Straight To The Top (Vegas), Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits [138]

Song by Song welcomes fellow music enthusiast Gabriel Ebulue from The Three Track Podcast to discuss the second version of this track, as it relates to Sinatra, Jaques Brel, and your crazy uncle at a wedding. 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 (Vegas), Franks Wild Years, Tom Waits (1987) Jacky, Tenement Symphony, Marc Almond (1991) 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 (Vegas) I'm going straight to the top, whoa I'm going 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 Mister Sorrow try and pull ol' Frankie down We live for tomorrow, I have found you Straight to the top I'm going up where the air is fresh and clean I know I'm never gonna stop Until I know, I know I'm wild and free Hey, I'm going straight up to the top And if you know me, you know what I mean I can't let ol' Mister Sorrow try and pull me down I live for tomorrow, I have found you I'm going straight to the top, whoa I'm going up where the air is fresh and clean Yeah, whoa I can't let Mister Sorrow pull ol' Frankie down We live for tomorrow, I have found you Straight to the top, oh yeah Up where the air is Up where the air is Up where the air is Up where the air is Up where the air is fresh and clean, whoa Whoa, how about that band? Whoa!