Any Tom Waits fans?

DAM

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This might be a bit uncharecteristic of me, but anyone else listen to him? He has a very distinct musical talent and I do not think its possible to compare him to anyone else, he has his own genre.


Fav song:

Well Frank settled down in the Valley
and hung his wild years
on a nail that he drove through
his wife's forehead
he sold used office furniture
out there on San Fernando Road
and assumed a $30,000 loan
at 15 1/4 % and put down payment
on a little two bedroom place
his wife was a spent piece of used jet trash
made good bloody marys
kept her mouth shut most of the time
had a little Chihuahua named Carlos
that had some kind of skin disease
and was totally blind. They had a
thoroughly modern kitchen
self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
Frank drove a little sedan
they were so happy

One night Frank was on his way home
from work, stopped at the liquor store,
picked up a couple Mickey's Big Mouths
drank 'em in the car on his way
to the Shell station, he got a gallon of
gas in a can, drove home, doused
everything in the house, torched it,
parked across the street, laughing,
watching it burn, all Halloween
orange and chimney red then
Frank put on a top forty station
got on the Hollywood Freeway
headed north

Never could stand that dog



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kassy

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I haven't heard a lot of his music, but I enjoy his 'Waltzing Matilda' ( not the Aussie W Matilda ).
 

joemamma

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yes, tom waits is a genius. you can't confine him because he sprawls across so many genres. i think his lyrics are really good as well. he cones off almost like a hobo beatnik kind of guy.
 

loup garou

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One of my friends recommended his music to me, and I listened to one of his CDs and really liked it. Could someone recommend some (more) songs?
 

DAM

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<< One of my friends recommended his music to me, and I listened to one of his CDs and really liked it. Could someone recommend some (more) songs? >>





swordfishtrombones, one of my fav cds.




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yasha

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I was just thinking about Tom Waits earlier after hearing one of my Favorites &quot;Shore Leave&quot; on the radio today.
 

HansHurt

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I have every alblum this guy has made...some are pretty shaky, but I am deff. a fan. :)