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A Good Man Is Hard To Find, Blood Money, Tom Waits [314]
The final song from Blood Money sees Martin and Sam come together to discuss optimism and bleakness, some of the repeating themes of the album and the play, and a possible lineage for this track reach...
26 Jan 202220min
Calliope, Blood Money, Tom Waits [313]
Pete Fraser is back with Martin and Sam, breaking down this unusual chunk of instrumental music from Waits's back yard. We discuss the use and origin of this track, and have an extended conversation o...
19 Jan 202226min
Woe, Blood Money, Tom Waits [312]
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,...
12 Jan 202223min
The Part You Throw Away, Blood Money, Tom Waits [311]
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 ...
5 Jan 202222min
Starving in the Belly of a Whale, Blood Money, Tom Waits [310]
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 ...
22 Dec 202118min
Lullaby, Blood Money, Tom Waits [309]
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...
15 Dec 202122min
Knife Chase, Blood Money, Tom Waits [308]
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 th...
8 Dec 202117min
Another Man's Vine, Blood Money, Tom Waits [307]
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 bitter...
1 Dec 202123min
