Ice Cream Man, Closing Time, Tom Waits [009]
Episode 9 of the Song by Song podcast, hosted by Song by Song podcast, titled "Ice Cream Man, Closing Time, Tom Waits [009]" was published on September 22, 2015 and runs 12 minutes.
September 22, 2015 ·12m · Song by Song
Episode Description
Things kick up a gear as Martin and Sam discuss the energetic outlier of Closing Time's second half. Discussion includes explicit lyrics, comic-book ice-cream sellers and the swing era of the Big Band.
Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order.
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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Ice Cream Man, Closing Time, Tom Waits (1973)
Is You Is Or Is You Aint (My Baby), Let the Good Times Roll, BB King (1999)
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