SF 0004: Short Story Songs
For our fourth episode we celebrate short stories in songs. The set starts with ‘Up the Junction’ by Squeeze and ends with ‘Frank’s Wild Years’ by Tom Waits, with an intriguingly varied literary journey in between.
Tracklist
Up the Junction, Squeeze
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight, The Jam
The First Big Weekend, The Arab Strap
Jonathan David, Belle and Sebastian
Ellen and Ben, The Dismemberment Plan
Dry Your Eyes, The Streets
On the Bus Mall, The Decemberists
Light Pollution, Bright Eyes
My Dog Was Lost, The Fiery Furnaces
Papa Was A Rodeo, The Magnetic Fields
Fall of the High School Running Back, The Mountain Goats
Jim Wise, Sun Kil Moon
Cat’s in the Cradle, Harry Chapin
Frank’s Wild Years, Tom Waits
Tracklisting (14 songs)

Up the junction
- Band/Artist:
- Squeeze

Down in the tube station at midnight
- Band/Artist:
- The Jam

The first big weekend
- Band/Artist:
- Arab Strap

Jonathan David
- Band/Artist:
- Belle and Sebastian

Ellen and Ben
- Band/Artist:
- The Dismemberment Plan

Dry Your eyes
- Band/Artist:
- The Streets

On the bus mall
- Band/Artist:
- The Decemberists

Light pollution
- Band/Artist:
- Bright Eyes

My dog was lost
- Band/Artist:
- Fiery Furnaces

Papa was a rodeo
- Band/Artist:
- The Magnetic Fields

Fall of the high school running back
- Band/Artist:
- The Mountain Goats

Jim Wise
- Band/Artist:
- Sun Kil Moon

Cat’s in the cradle
- Band/Artist:
- Harry Chapin

Frank’s wild years
- Band/Artist:
- Tom Waits








