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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