For our final week with Eric Molinsky we discuss a Sesame Street crossover, oblique western storytelling, the dreamlike landscapes of Waits’s worlds, and the power of group singing folk music.

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: Diamonds & Gold, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits (1985) Deep Blue Sea, The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, Traditional/Pete Seeger (1960)

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