This week, we’re listening to songs about waiting, and I’ll tell you a story you might not know about Tom Petty and plagiarism. Send your song recommendations to symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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Ben Pollack, “Waitin’ for Katie” (single, 1927)
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4:17
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, “The Waiting” (Hard Promises, 1980)
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8:08
The Jayhawks, “Waiting for the Sun” (Hollywood Town Hall, 1992)
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14:15
Reading: Emily Dickinson, “If you were coming in the fall”
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16:29
Carole King, “It’s Going to Take Some Time” (Music, 1971)
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19:56
Sandy Denny, “It’ll Take a Long Time” (Sandy, 1972)
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26:11
Clip: Waiting for Godot
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29:04
Driver Eight, “Waiting for Godot” (Watermelon, 1994)
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32:21
Stavesacre, “Keep Waiting” (Speakeasy, 1999)
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37:14
Reading: R.S. Thomas, “Kneeling”
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39:12
Leslie Odom, Jr., “Wait for It” (Hamilton OBCR, 2015)
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42:22
Company, “One Day More” (Les Miserables OLCR, 1985)
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46:44
The Beach Boys, “I’m Waiting for the Day” (Pet Sounds, 1966)
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49:44
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, “How Long Do I Have to Wait for You” (Naturally, 2005)
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53:34
Laura Nyro, “When I Was a Freeport and You Were the Main Drag” (Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, 1970)
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56:50
The Replacements, “Can’t Hardly Wait” (Pleased to Meet Me, 1987)
1 comment
Mike Farmer
Watching and Waiting – The Moody Blues
One of my favorite Moody Blues Songs.
I think of you when I listen to this now. It sounds like a song you would have written.
Both the sound of the music the presentation and the message remind me so much of you.