Alice returns for our first demo-to-studio jump, as Waits either trades frozen treats for hot lovin', or just embarks on a peripatetic dairy-based romance. Song endings, the interpretation between demos and final versions, as well as the nature of demos and producers/production in general all get consideration.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Ice Cream Man, The Early Years vol 1, Tom Waits (1991)
Hit The Road Jack, demo, Percy Mayfield (1960)
Ice Cream Man, Closing Time, Tom Waits (1973)
Hit The Road Jack, single, Ray Charles (1961)
The Doppler Effect: what does motion do to waves?, Alt Shift X, via YouTube (2013)
O Death, Ralph Stanley, O Brother Whereart Thou? Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)
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