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Sunday 7 July 2024

Tom Waits

This is the first time I have heard Tom Wait's Songs and voice so I will leave all the comments to you folks !!

1. Heartattack And Vine
2. Jersey Girl
3. Eggs And Sausage
4. I Never Talk To Strangers....with Bette Midler
5. The Piano Has Been Drinking

1. Whistlin' Past The Graveyard
2. Mr Henry
3. Diamonds On My Windscreen
4. Burma Shave
5.Tom Traubert's Blues
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the folk scene during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected the influence of such diverse genres as rock, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk, hip hop and experimental techniques verging on industrial music.  A keen, sensitive and sympathetic chronicler of the adrift and downtrodden, Mr. Waits creates three-dimensional characters who, even in their confusion and despair, are capable of insight and startling points of view. Their stories are accompanied by music that’s unlike any other in pop history.
          5. The Piano Has Been Drinking

2 comments:

  1. I collection I never knew existed until now. It seems to be 'oddball' favourites from his Electra days. Blank cheques might refer to a lack of revenue he was expecting from these great tunes. Tom will be regarded as the seminal singer songwriter of his time. - M

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