Song by Song Podcast
1) "... we've been Song by Song" - Final Season Specials
Aaaaaaand finally... we're delighted to welcome Sam Clements to the show for an extended farewell to the podcast, discussing the process involved in producing a weekly music show for 8+ years. Martin ...Show More
2) The Old Favourites pt 2 - Where did we end up? - Final Season Specials
Having gone through all of Waits's music Song by Song, we're obviously well-placed to say which ones are best... or maybe least-worst... perhaps just from our perspective... subjectively good in these...Show More
3) The Old Favourites pt 1 - Where do you begin? - Final Season Specials
Having done the work, put in the hours and carefully considered all the options, Martin and Sam discuss exactly where they think a new listener to Waits's music might want to start, considering the va...Show More
4) Music Videos pt 2 (1999-2012) - Final Season Specials
Our second set of music videos brings Philippa back to Martin and Sam for the last decade-and-change of Waits music videos. Sampling the work of Jesse Dylan, Matt Mahurin and various others, we consid...Show More
5) Music Videos pt 1 (1979-1992) - Final Season Specials
Continuing our season of specials on material outside the show’s main remit, Philippa Spanos returns to help Martin and Sam consider the creative and commercial aspects of Waits’s music videos. Starti...Show More
6) Mailbag Episode #7
Our final season wouldn't be complete without a look at the emails sent in by you, dear listeners, covering some errors and omissions, new theories, questions about remasters and several lovely well-w...Show More
7) "He's A Mensch" - Barney Hoskyns on the music of Tom Waits - Final Season Specials
We're delighted to bring you an extended interview with the man who literally wrote the book on Tom Waits, Barney Hoskyns. Bouncing through a selection of Waits's material from the 70s to the present ...Show More
"He's A Mensch" - Barney Hoskyns on the music of Tom Waits - Final Season Specials
1:33:23 | Jan 24th, 2024
8) True Orphans pt 7 (2010-2023) - Final Season Specials
Just imagine... at one point we thought this surprisingly epic True Orphans series might fit in two episodes, HA! Anyway, for this final episode Martin and Sam consider the Waits material from 2010 to...Show More
9) True Orphans pt 6 (2000-2009) - Final Season Specials
As we enter the new millennium, Waits pushes into new sonic territory with various collaborations, covers and spoken word pieces, including nostalgic re-inventions and some more full-blooded engagemen...Show More
10) Christmas Break 2023
Just a brief FYI that Song by Song is taking a (previously unannounced) seasonal break for two weeks. We'll be back on January 10th 2024 with the penultimate episode of our True Orphans series. Have a...Show More