Flash Pan Hunter, The Black Rider, Tom Waits [216]

Waits returns to more directly narrative material through the lyrics of William Burroughs, as Jenny, Sam and Martin talk about vocal quality, musical dissonance, and the extraordinary musical stylings of Björk. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: [email protected] Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Flash Pan Hunter, The Black Rider, Tom Waits (1993) Hunter, Homogenic, Björk (1997) 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 - Flash Pan Hunter The flash pan hunter sways with the wind His rifle is the sound of the morning Each sulfurous bullet way have its own wit Each cartridge comes with a warning Beware of elaborate telescopic meats They will find their way back to the forest For Wilhelm can't wait  To be Peg Leg's crown As the briar is strangling  The rose back down His back shall be my slender new branch It will sway and bend in the breeze As the Devil does his Polka  With a hatchet in his hand As a sniper in the branches of the trees As the vulture flutters down As the snake sheds his dove Wilhelm's cutting off his fingers  So they'll fit into his glove For Wilhelm can't wait  To be Peg Leg's crown As the briar is strangling  The rose back down