Justin returns to discuss the nature of abandonment and housing with Martin and Sam, as well as our feelings about Waits's sentimental tone. We dig into Kathleen's involvement in the composition, his vocal quality, and then get massively side-tracked by the recording history of the deepest man in showbiz.

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Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: House Where Nobody Lives, Mule Variations, Tom Waits (1999) This Ole House, single, Rosemary Clooney (1954)

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