For our fourth episode we celebrate short stories in songs. The set starts with 'Up the Junction' by Squeeze and ends with 'Frank's Wild Years' by Tom Waits, with an intriguingly varied literary journey in between.

Tracklist

Up the Junction, Squeeze

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, The Jam

The First Big Weekend, The Arab Strap

Jonathan David, Belle and Sebastian

Ellen and Ben, The Dismemberment Plan

Dry Your Eyes, The Streets

On the Bus Mall, The Decemberists

Light Pollution, Bright Eyes

My Dog Was Lost, The Fiery Furnaces

Papa Was A Rodeo, The Magnetic Fields

Fall of the High School Running Back, The Mountain Goats

Jim Wise, Sun Kil Moon

Cat’s in the Cradle, Harry Chapin

Frank’s Wild Years, Tom Waits