True Orphans pt 6 (2000-2009) - Final Season Specials

As we enter the new millennium, Waits pushes into new sonic territory with various collaborations, covers and spoken word pieces, including nostalgic re-inventions and some more full-blooded engagement with hip hop music.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Moanin' Parade, album, Gatmo / Tom Waits (2000)

Sideshow Seance, album, Gatmo / Tom Waits (2000)

Helium Reprise, Helium, Tin Hat Trio (2000)

Helium Reprise, 360 OST, Tin Hat Trio / Mike Patton (2011)

I’ll Tell You Why That Is, Beatin' the Heat, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks / Tom Waits (2000)

The Piano Has Been Drinkin' (Not Me), Beatin' the Heat, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks / Tom Waits (2000)

The Piano Has Been Drinkin' (Not Me), live at Fur Peace Ranch, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks / Tom Waits (2011)

2:19, Wicked Grin, John Hammond (2001)

Buzz Fledderjohn, Wicked Grin, John Hammond (2001)

Fannin Street, Wicked Grin, John Hammond (2001)

I Know I've Been Changed, Wicked Grin, John Hammond (2001)

Mahfouz, Witness, Dave Douglas / Tom Waits (2001)

What's He Building In There, Hullaballoo Live intro, Tom Waits via Muse (2001)

Diamond In Your Mind, Don't Give Up On Me, Solomon Burke (2002)

Diamond In Your Mind, Healing The Divide - A Concert For Peace And Reconciliation, Tom Waits / The Kronos Quartet (2007)

Tom Waits and The Ramones at the Tropicana Motel (photo by Brad Elterman)

Go Tell It On The Mountain, Go Tell It On The Mountain, The Blind Boys of Alabama / Tom Waits (2002)

Jesus Gonna Be Here, Spirit of the Century, The Blind Boys of Alabama (2001)

Kitate, The Ride, Los Lobos / Tom Waits / Martha Gonzalez (2004)

Going Fetal, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, The Eels (2004)

Ramblin’ Man, live recording, The House Of Blues, Cleveland OH, w. Hank Williams (13 August 2006)

Ramblin' Man, single, Hank Williams and The Drifting Cowboys (1951)

Spoonful, live recording, The House Of Blues, Cleveland OH, w. Willie Dixon (13 August 2006)

Spoonful, single, Howlin' Wolf (1960)

The Making of Tom Waits' Mule Variations, Tape Op issue 140, Jacob Paul Nielsen (2020)
Morning Hollow, It's A Wonderful Life / Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain, Sparklehorse (2001/2006)

Sideshow Seance, album, Gatmo / Waits (2007)

The Waitress, When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold, Atmosphere (2008)

Spacious Thoughts, The Spirit Of Apollo, N.A.S.A / Tom Waits / Kool Keith (2009)

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Diamond In Your Mind / Danny Says / On The Road - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [383/384/385]

We welcome writer and podcaster Tim Clare to Song by Song, for more Orphaned songs about the significance of imaginary diamonds, sound-check deadlines, and a collaboration with Primus. We discuss reinterpretations of The Ramones, another version of Kerouac’s song On The Road, and a very valuable belt.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Diamond In Your Mind, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Diamond In Your Mind, Healing The Divide: A Concert For Reconciliation And Peace, Tom Waits / The Chronos Quartet (2007)

Diamond In Your Mind, Don't Give Up On Me, Solomon Burke (2002)

Danny Says, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Danny Says, End of the Century, The Ramones (1980)

Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight), Brain Drain, The Ramones (1989)

On The Road, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Waits and Primus recording On The Road, extract from Videoplasty (1998)

Home I'll Never Be, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

On The Road (excerpt), Jack Kerouac reads On The Road, Jack Kerouac (1999)

If It Wasnae for Your Wellies, A Life In The Day Of: The Collection, Billy Connolly (1998)

Maybe Tomorrow, theme music from the Littlest Hobo, Terry Bush (1963)

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The Return Of Jackie And Judy / It's Over / Home I'll Never Be - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards [365/366/367]

Martin is a punk, Sam Pay is a runt, Vera joined the podcast and they all… focused on getting enough water because hydration is important. We dip back into the Woyzeck material, consider Ramones fandom, and Waits pays tribute to Jack Kerouac.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
The Return Of Jackie And Judy, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

The Return Of Jackie And Judy, End of the Century, The Ramones (1980)

Judy Is A Punk, Ramones, The Ramones (1976)

It's Over, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

Scene featuring 'It's Over' from Liberty Heights (dir. Levinson), via YouTube (1999)

Home I'll Never Be, Orphans: Brawlers Bawlers & Bastards, Tom Waits (2006)

On The Road (excerpt), Jack Kerouac reads On The Road, Jack Kerouac (1999)

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I Don't Wanna Grow Up - Bone Machine [201]

Scary, Martin & Sam return to Bone Machine for this Tom-Waits-Does-The-Ramones song about the frustrations of youth towards age. We take a look at ideas of inspiration, the evolution of punk in general and the Ramones specifically, and the value of our own childhood ambitions.

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
I Don't Wanna Grow Up, Bone Machine, Tom Waits (1992)

I Don't Wanna Grow Up, music video (dir. Dayton/Faris & Jarmusch) via YouTube, Tom Waits (1992)

I Wanna Be Sedated, Road To Ruin, The Ramones (1978)

I Wanna Be Sedated, (dir. Fishman) via YouTube, The Ramones (1978)

I Don't Want To Grow Up, Adios Amigos, The Ramones (1995)

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