Happy New Year! It’s 2020 and that means Song by Song is taking the opportunity to delve into some of the listener mail we've received over the last year or so. Check out the show notes below for more links and details of the songs discussed.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: News From The Duke from The Black Rider: The Casting of the 12 Magic Bullets (filmed at the Weiner Festwochen, via YouTube), Wilson/Burroughs/Waits (1990) Town With No Cheer, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983) The Black Rider, Black Letter Days, Frank Black & The Catholics (2002) Soldier's Things, Swordfishtrombones, Tom Waits (1983)

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