"... we've been Song by Song" - Final Season Specials
Aaaaaaand finally... we're delighted to welcome Sam Clements to the show for an extended farewell to the podcast, discussing the process inv...
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20 of 386 episodesThe Old Favourites pt 2 - Where did we end up? - Final Season Specials
Having gone through all of Waits's music Song by Song, we're obviously well-placed to say which ones are best... or maybe least-worst... per...
The Old Favourites pt 1 - Where do you begin? - Final Season Specials
Having done the work, put in the hours and carefully considered all the options, Martin and Sam discuss exactly where they think a new liste...
Music Videos pt 2 (1999-2012) - Final Season Specials
Our second set of music videos brings Philippa back to Martin and Sam for the last decade-and-change of Waits music videos. Sampling the wor...
Music Videos pt 1 (1979-1992) - Final Season Specials
Continuing our season of specials on material outside the show's main remit, Philippa Spanos returns to help Martin and Sam consider the cre...
Mailbag Episode #7
Our final season wouldn't be complete without a look at the emails sent in by you, dear listeners, covering some errors and omissions, new t...
"He's a real Mensch" - Barney Hoskyns on the music of Tom Waits - Final Season Specials
We're delighted to bring you an extended interview with the man who literally wrote the book on Tom Waits, Barney Hoskyns. Bouncing through...
True Orphans pt 7 (2010-2023) - Final Season Specials
Just imagine... at one point we thought this surprisingly epic True Orphans series might fit in two episodes, HA! Anyway, for this final epi...
True Orphans pt 6 (2000-2009) - Final Season Specials
As we enter the new millennium, Waits pushes into new sonic territory with various collaborations, covers and spoken word pieces, including...
Christmas Break 2023
Just a brief FYI that Song by Song is taking a (previously unannounced) seasonal break for two weeks. We'll be back on January 10th 2024 wit...
True Orphans pt 5 (1992-1999) - Final Season Specials
Rounding out the second half(?) of the 1990s, Waits explores collaborations with old friends and some unusual covers, as well as the buildin...
True Orphans pt 4 (1990-1992) - Final Season Specials
Into the 1990s, Martin and Sam return for more unreleased Waits tracks, splitting the decade into two more manageable chunks. This first epi...
True Orphans pt 3 (1980-1989) - Final Season Specials
More discussions of Waits's unreleased recordings brings us to the 1980s, featuring several demos, a bunch of covers, and significant collab...
True Orphans pt 2 (1977-1979) - Final Season Specials
Our second episode dealing with the non-album work of Tom Waits (and our second from the 1970s) brings a variety of covers, live performance...
True Orphans pt 1 (1971-1977) - Final Season Specials
Having determined not to waste everyone's time with a comprehensive coverage of ALL of Waits's recordings... Sam and Martin return to the po...
After You Die, Bad As Me, Tom Waits [429]
WE DID IT! Just over 8 years and several hundred episodes since Ol' 55, we've songed all the songs there are to Song by Song. Along with a l...
Tell Me, Bad As Me, Tom Waits [428]
A quintessential and sincere song of advice and experience for Kirk, Martin and Sam this week, perhaps also bordering on the sentimental? We...
She Stole The Blush, Bad As Me, Tom Waits [427]
Diving into the three bonus tracks from the Bad As Me Deluxe edition, Sam and Martin welcome Kirk Hamilton of the Strong Songs podcast to ex...
New Year's Eve, Bad As Me, Tom Waits [426]
At the end of the album-proper, Andrea, Martin and Sam consider the festive season as well as all its associated traumas. We return to Leona...
Hell Broke Luce, Bad As Me, Tom Waits [425]
With serious discussion of disturbing events from the start, Andrea illuminates for Sam and Martin some of the context for this song of mili...