Straight To The Top, Big Time, Tom Waits [148]

Looking back to the Rhumba version of this track from Franks Wild Years, Sam and Martin feel their way through an excellent version of a song that has little appeal for either of them. We also discuss some of the physicality of Waits's live performance, and how that informs the performance. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: [email protected] Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Straight To The Top, Big Time, Tom Waits (1988) 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 - Straight To The Top I'm going straight up to the top oh yeah Where the air is fresh and clean I'm going up up to the top oh yeah You know me you know what I mean I can't let sorrow pull me on down Live for tomorrow oh baby I have found you I'm going straight up to the top oh yeah Where the air is fresh and clean I know I just can't stop oh no Till I know I'm wild and free I'm like a champagne bubble pop pop I'm like those birds high up in the tree I can't let sorrow pull me on down Live for tomorrow yeah I have found you I'm going straight up to the top oh yeah Where the air is fresh and clean yeah I can't let sorrow pull me down Live for tomorrow oh baby oh baby I'm going straight up to the top oh yeah Where the air is where the air is Where the air is where the air is Where the air is fresh fresh and clean yeah Fresh and clean fresh and clean Fresh and clean fresh and clean Fresh and clean fresh and clean fresh and clean Get on up get on up now get on up get on up Get on up get on up get on up get on up get on up Get on up get on up get on up get on up get on up Get on up get on up get on up get on up get on up Get on up get on up get on up get on up