Gospel Train, The Black Rider, Tom Waits [218]

Penny Foxley returns to give Martin & Sam some more context and detail for the Black Rider play from 2004. The cacophony of the music (and the evolution of that music), Marianne Faithfull’s tailcoat, and the raw energy of early-2000s girlband pop all feature in today’s discussion... sometimes slightly tangentially? website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Gospel Train, The Black Rider, Tom Waits (1993) Overload, One Touch, Sugababes (2000) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly. Lyrics - Gospel Train Come on people  got to get on board Train is leavin  and there's room for one more God, don't listen to the devil  He got ways to move you this train don't carry no smokers This train... Well come on people  cause it's startin to rain get on Board it's the gospel train, yeah Don't listen to the devil  Don't listen to the devil  Satan will fool you Satan will fool you I said Satan will fool you well this train don't carry no smokers this train this train wooo wooo Come on people: get on Board Train is leavin  and there's room for one more just trust in the Lord wooo woooo woooo Listen to me come on people cause it's starting to rain get on board ride the gospel train Don't listen to the devil  he got ways to move you

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Song by Song is a podcast celebrating the music of Tom Waits, hosted by podcaster-musician Martin Zaltz Austwick and actor-musician Sam Pay. Sam and Martin set themselves the goal of listening to Tom Waits’s back catalogue from beginning to end, and devoting an episode to discussing each track. Song by Song is in no way officially linked to Tom Waits, or endorsed by Tom Waits, or associates. All excerpts are used for criticism purposes - please purchase your own copies of the music at your favourite shop, app, or platform to get the full experience and support musicians' work.