'Tain't No Sin, The Black Rider, Tom Waits [209]

We’re sort of missing Waits this week, as William Burroughs covers this Edgars/Donaldson song from his childhood. Simon and David return for more discussion with Martin and Sam around authenticity (of voice, of writing, or of instrumental sound), the fusion of Waits and Burroughs’ writing, and the nature of wax art. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: [email protected] Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: 'Tain't No Sin, The Black Rider, Tom Waits (1993) 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 - T'Ain't No Sin When you hear sweet syncopation And the music softly moans T ain't no sin to take off your skin  And dance around in your bones When it gets too hot for comfort And you can't get an ice cream cone 'T ain't no sin to take off your skin And dance around in your bones Just like those bamboo babies Down in the South Sea tropic zone T' ain't no sin to take off your skin And dance around in your bones When you hear sweet syncopation, and the music softly moans 't ain't no sin to take off your skin, and dance around in your bones When it gets too hot for comfort, and you can't get an ice cream cone 't ain't no sin to take off your skin, and dance around in your bones Just like those bamboo babies, down in the South Sea tropic zone 't ain't no sin to take off your skin, and dance around in your bones