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10-28-11 Footnotes
Show 309: Halloween Special 2011, Review of Tom Waits
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1 It’s everyone’s favorite time of year: Halloween! This is one of our most requested shows, so Jim and Greg are back with another installment of Scary Songs for the season. Here are their 2011 picks:
Greg
The Cure, “Subway Song”
Scott Walker, “Jesse”
Lupe Fiasco, “Put You On Game”
Bruce Springsteen, “State Trooper”
Jim
The Specials, “Ghost Town”
Nina Simone, “Pirate Jenny”
10CC, “I’m Not in Love”
Peter Gabriel, “Intruder”
2 Jim and Greg also turn the critic’s duties over to some members of the audience. Here are some Halloween suggestions from listeners:
Frank from Philadelphia: Sonic Youth, “Cotton Crown”
Nicole from Naperville, IL: Queen, “Death on Two Legs”
David from Cleveland: Skinny Puppy, “The Killing Game”
Stacy from Garner, N.C.: Neko Case, “Deep Red Bells”
3 Whenever we solicit nominations for Halloween songs, one name comes up time and time again: Tom Waits. The boozy saloon crooner has a creepy voice, and dark, edgy narratives to match. His latest is called Bad As Me, and yes, Jim says, that about sums it up. He hasn’t been a fan of Waits since his Swordfishtrombones days, calling the singer/songwriter shticky and grating. This album is no different, and he says Trash It. Greg is a little surprised, considering this is Waits’ most accessible, hook-laden effort in years. What Jim calls shtick, he calls theatricality. And he admits that sometimes the theatricality obscures the plain good songwriting, rooted in old blues. Greg especially likes the collaboration with keyboardist Augie Myers. He says Bad As Me is a Buy It.
Songs Featured in Show #309
John Carpenter, “Halloween – Main Theme,” John Carpenter Film Music: Halloween, Silva, 2002
The Cure, “Subway Song,” Three Imaginary Boys, Fiction, 1979
The Specials, “Ghost Town,” Ghost Town, 2 Tone, 1981
Scott Walker, “Jesse,” The Drift, 4AD, 2006
Queen, “Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…),” A Night at the Opera, EMI, 1975
Skinny Puppy, “Killing Game,” Last Rights, Nettwerk, 1992
Aphex Twin, “Heroes Symphony (Aphex Twin Remix),” 26 Mixes For Cash, Warp, 2003
Bloodrock, “D.O.A.,” Bloodrock 2, Capitol, 1970
Nina Simone, “Pirate Jenny,” Nina Simone in Concert, Philips, 1964
Lupe Fiasco, “Put You on Game,” The Cool, 1st & 15th, 2007
10cc, “I’m Not in Love,” The Original Soundtrack, Mercury, 1975
Sonic Youth, “Kotton Krown,” Sister, SST, 1987
Neko Case, “Deep Red Bells,” Blacklisted, Bloodshot, 2002
Bruce Springsteen, “State Trooper,” Nebraska, Columbia, 1982
Peter Gabriel, “Intruder,” Peter Gabriel (Melt), Mercury, 1980
Joy Division, “Dead Souls,” Licht und Blindheit, Sordide Sentimental, 1980
Tom Waits, “Chicago,” Bad as Me, ANTI-, 2011
Tom Waits, “Raised Right Men,” Bad as Me, ANTI-, 2011
Tom Waits, “Dave the Butcher,” Swordfishtrombones, Island, 1982
Cut Copy, “Saturdays,” Bright Like Neon Love, Modular, 2004
Cat Power, “Aretha, Sing One for Me,” Jukebox, Matador, 2008
Laura Veirs, “Carol Kaye,” Judy Flame, Raven Marching Band, 2010
Cheap Trick, “Surrender,” Heaven Tonight, Epic, 1978
Mos Def, “Perfect Timing,” True Magic, Geffen, 2006
Foo Fighters, “My Hero,” The Colour and the Shape,” Capitol, 1997
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