Barcarolle, Alice, Tom Waits [299]

Episode 15 of the Song by Song podcast, hosted by Song by Song podcast, titled "Barcarolle, Alice, Tom Waits [299]" was published on September 1, 2021 and runs 23 minutes.

September 1, 2021 ·23m · Song by Song

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Episode Description

Waits struggles against the passing of time (and perhaps the classical form of the song) this week, as Celine chats with Martin & Sam about beauty and clarity, song forms versus meaning, and why we don't do more opera on the show.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Barcarolle, Alice, Tom Waits (2002)
Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (Barcarolle), The Tales of Hoffman (Act IV), Ann Murray / Jessye Norman / Jacques Offenbach (1988/1881)
Instrumental 1 (early version of Barcarolle), The Alice Demos, Tom Waits (1992 - unreleased)

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