Straight To The Top (Rhumba), Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits [127]

Straight to one-down-from-the-top (track-listing-wise), Martin and Sam continue with more tortuous car similes, the divide between genuine celebration and the desperation for the same, and special guest-input from Google Translate. 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 (Rhumba), Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987) Rumba Azul, Rumba International!, Lecuona Cuban Boys (1935/2015) 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 (Rhumba) I'm going straight up to the top  oh yea up where the air is  fresh and clean I'm going straight up to the top  if you know me, you know what I mean I can't let sorrow  try and pull ol' Frankie down live for tomorrow I have found you I'm going straight to the top up where the air is fresh and clean I know that I will never stop, oh no, until I know I'm wild and free. just like a champagne bubble pop pop pop I'm like those birdies  high up in the trees I can't let sorrow  pull ol' Frankie down live for tomorrow  I have found you. I'm going straight up to the top oh yeah up where the air is fresh and clean.