Muriel, Foreign Affairs, Tom Waits [048]

Episode 2 of the Song by Song podcast, hosted by Song by Song podcast, titled "Muriel, Foreign Affairs, Tom Waits [048]" was published on August 31, 2016 and runs 14 minutes.

August 31, 2016 ·14m · Song by Song

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Episode Description

Dreaming of a(nother) girl who left him, Tom Waits returns to mournful yearning for the second track of Foreign Affairs. Martin and Sam continue discussing the possible influences on this song through the person of Edie Adams and Muriel cigars, as well as the vocal stylings of Dolly Parton and the production choices on the album as a whole.

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:
Muriel, Foreign Affairs, Tom Waits (1977)
Jolene, Jolene, Dolly Parton (1973)

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