It's a bit of a downer this week, as Nick, Sam & Martin get together to talk about at least one hosts' least-favourite Tom Waits song so far. We have a discussion about the success and failure of simplicity in music, as well as some of the complex history of the 1960s calypso hit Yellow Bird.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Mockin' Bird, The Early Years vol 2, Tom Waits (1993) Mockin Bird, Step Right Up - Waits Tribute, Tindersticks (2004) Yellow Bird, Cherokeely Swings, Keely Smith (1962)

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