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Song by Song

Song by Song is a podcast celebrating the music of Tom Waits, hosted by podcaster-musician Martin Zaltz Austwick and actor-musician Sam Pay. Sam and Martin set themselves the goal of listening to Tom Waits’s back catalogue from beginning to end, and devoting an episode to discussing each track.

Song by Song is in no way officially linked to Tom Waits, or endorsed by Tom Waits, or associates. All excerpts are used for criticism purposes – please purchase your own copies of the music at your favourite shop, app, or platform to get the full experience and support musicians’ work.

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Latest Episodes:

Woe, Blood Money, Tom Waits [312] Jan 12, 2022

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We consider the three roles of this song - in the play, on the album, and as a piece of music in isolation - as Pete, Martin & Sam dig into the value of variation in music, the wash of emotion in Woe, and the restrained delivery of Kitty White.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Woe, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Plain Gold Ring, single, Kitty White (1956)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

The Part You Throw Away, Blood Money, Tom Waits [311] Jan 05, 2022

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We welcome saxophonist and composer Pete Fraser to the show, joining Sam and Martin to listen to the Tom Waits version of a song written for Ute Lemper. We discuss the performative and presentational aspects of the track, Waits as an artist, and our lives in general.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: The Part You Throw Away, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) The Part You Throw Away, Punishing Kiss, Ute Lemper (2000)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Starving in the Belly of a Whale, Blood Money, Tom Waits [310] Dec 22, 2021

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Album fatigue begins to set in this week, with mixed feelings from Sam and Martin about the third or fourth song from Blood Money dealing with the despair humanity is endlessly surrounded by. There's some technical sonic analysis, as well as some thought about 90s images of whale-based music.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Starving in the Belly of a Whale, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Gepetto, Star, Belly (1993)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Lullaby, Blood Money, Tom Waits [309] Dec 15, 2021

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There's some disappointment in Waits's bedtime song this week, as Martin & Sam consider the purpose of the lullaby in Woyzeck and beyond, and think about the perspectives we bring to the specificities of a song.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Lullaby, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Rockabye, 100 Not Out, Kit & The Widow (2011)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Knife Chase, Blood Money, Tom Waits [308] Dec 08, 2021

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Theatrical music to underscore incidental events, or aggressive reenforcement of violent imagery? Martin & Sam find themselves poised between interpretations for this instrumental, along with their thoughts on other cutlery-based songs.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Knife Chase (instrumental), Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Spoonful, single, Howlin' Wolf (1960)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Another Man's Vine, Blood Money, Tom Waits [307] Dec 01, 2021

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Repetitions of phrase and imagery dominate this song of lust, violence and betrayal, as Miss Yankey completes her journey with Martin & Sam through Blood Money. We discover more abandonment and bitterness, as well as considering images of infidelity from various different perspectives.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Another Man's Vine, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) The Other Woman, Ultraviolence, Lana Del Ray (2014)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

God's Away on Business, Blood Money, Tom Waits [306] Nov 24, 2021

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It's still lyrics-first, sound-second, with Miss Yankey sharing her approach to music analysis with Sam & Martin. Waits gets straight back into the religious material with this 'masterpiece of bitterness', bridging spiritual, earthly, and cookie concerns.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: God's Away on Business, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) God Bless The Child, single, Billie Holiday (1941)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

All The World Is Green, Blood Money, Tom Waits [305] Nov 17, 2021

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Performance poet and writer Miss Yankey joins Martin and Sam to take a literary approach to Waits's lyrics in this song of love, lifeguarding and colour theory.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: All the World Is Green, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Eden, Last Year Was Weird vol 3, Tkay Maidza (2021)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Coney Island Baby, Blood Money, Tom Waits [304] Nov 10, 2021

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As Waits returns to sentimentality and Americana, Babs and Fran are less struck by the qualities of the song and more curious as to the reality of the woman he's singing about. There's discussion of music vs lyrics in the appreciation of the Manic Street Preachers, whether Waits is Over/Underrated, and how classic Jim Henson characters might interpret his work.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Coney Island Baby, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier, Everything Must Go, Manic Street Preachers (1996)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Everything Goes to Hell, Blood Money, Tom Waits [303] Nov 03, 2021

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Back with Martin & Sam, Bárbara and Fran find a little more danceability this week, albeit in a more cliched image of doomed relationships and gender roles. With some consideration of cabaret numbers and cowboys, we take a look at how Waits shapes the tone of the album, and whether everyone needs a nap.

website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com

Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Everything Goes to Hell, Blood Money, Tom Waits (2002) I'm Tired, Blazing Saddles Soundtrack, Madeline Kahn (1974)

We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

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