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Learn about Tom Waits, an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor, who has a distinctive voice and eclectic style. Explore his discography, filmography, collaborations, awards, and influences.
Tom Waits. In honor of The Heart Of Saturday Night’s 50th Anniversary, ANTI- is reissuing the album in two limited edition vinyl colors: Slightly Gold – (Limited to 800 copies - SOLD OUT) Mailing list subscribers get first listen on new releases and first dibs on merchandise which is often in limited editions in the Tom Waits Webstore.
Watch official videos, live performances, interviews and tributes of Tom Waits, the American singer-songwriter and actor. Explore his albums, songs, genres and collaborations on his YouTube channel.
- Tom Waits - "Sins of My Father"2.9K views
- Tom Waits - "Trampled Rose"726 views
- Tom Waits - "Circus"256 views
- Tom Waits - "Green Grass"702 views
- Tom Waits - "Metropolitan Glide"388 views
- Tom Waits - "Shake It"558 views
- Tom Waits - "Day After Tomorrow"492 views
- Tom Waits - "Chick A Boom"252 views
- Tom Waits - "Hoist That Rag"1.2K views
- Tom Waits - "Top of the Hill"4.8K views
- ‘(Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night’
- ‘Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to The Wind in Copenhagen)’
- ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’
- ‘Christmas Card from A Hooker in Minneapolis’
- ‘Heartattack and Vine’
- ‘Johnsburg, Illinois’
- ‘Rain Dogs’
- ‘Temptation’
- ‘Hoist That Rag’
- ‘Hell Broke Luce’
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After the initial vain attempt to make a mark with his debut album Closing Time in 1973, it was Waits’ second album The Heart of the Night in 1974 that established his distinct style and turned some heads. The jazz flavour is enhanced by a neat soundtrack with just an acoustic guitar, upright bass, and one of Waits’ most unaffected vocal performanc...
The 1976 album was a game-changer as it offered the audience a fresh take on Waits. Yet again he proved to be a deft songwriter, one who doesn’t let the reins loose and makes sure he is always in control, even during the chaos. The thirsty man motif continues unabated here. Written in London, it recounts a stroll around the Danish capital with a gi...
Waits’ signature absurdist lyrics are on full display in this song. Waits imitates a drunkard who is spouting nonsense phrases recalling a “somewhat abused, slightly-out-of-tune piano that one would expect to find in the corner of a bar left out in the rain.” The songs full title ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An evening with Pete King)’ re...
This 1976 song has a strong jazz seasoning that lingers even after the song ends. The bittersweet melody of the song immediately reminds one of Ray Charles song ‘Georgia on My Mind.’ The self-explanatory lyrics narrate a letter written by a prostitute to a man named Charlie. She lies through and through telling him how happy she is until the writer...
Compared to the bunch of heart-wrenching songs given above, the title track of the 1980 album of the same name is a bit of a bruiser. It witnesses Waits’ new area of interest, whiskey-soaked jams and sees the singer revel and excel in the blues just as Picasso had done before him. The track gained a new fanbase with its use in various advertisement...
Waits’ career can be divided into two halves: pre-Swordfishtrombones and post-Swordfishtrombones. The 1983 album was a crucial moment for his career. The music moved away from the piano and string orchestra arrangement of the 1970s and the tempo pattern also changed. The track is a tribute to Waits’ wife Kathleen Brennan. The song is about his wife...
Elvis Costello told Patrick Humphries in his book The Many Lives of Tom Waits, “I think I was envious of his ability to rewrite himself out of the corner he’d appeared to have backed himself into.” This what exactly happened in Rain Dogs, the 1985 album. Waits shined brighter than in Swordfishtrombones. While ‘Cemetery Polka’, ‘Hang Down Your Head’...
The 1987 album has Latin tinges that were deeply ingrained in Waits’ music since he grew up in California taking frequent trips to Mexico. The song’s slowly percolating rhythms and broken-jukebox horns all add to one of the best vocal performances Waits has ever turned in. What makes the album special is the way he uses his voice. He moves away fro...
On 2004 Waits made yet another smooth transition adapting the hip hop style. He mainly used the beats of hip hop along with beatboxing to back up his unique vocals and turn this into one of the singer’s more modern classics. The track acts as a dystopian anthem and reflects the bold spirit that Waits embodies. With each repetition of the phrase, it...
Taking its title from a piece of graffiti carved into the walls of Alcatraz during a prison break, ‘Hell Broke Luce’ from the 2011 album, witnesses Waits agitating on behalf of the beleaguered Army grunt. ‘Day After Tomorrow on Real Gone’, ‘Road to Peace on Orphans’ and ‘Hell Broke Luce’ are a bunch of protest songs written by Waits on the Iraq War...
A tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Tom Waits, who blended jazz, blues, folk and experimental music. Discover his best songs from his career, from 'The Heart of Saturday Night' to 'Rain Dogs', and learn about his influences and style.
Aug 16, 2017 · Watch the video of Tom Waits performing "Downtown Train" from his 1985 album 'Rain Dogs'. The video was directed by Jean Baptiste Mondino and features Waits' distinctive voice and style.
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Tom Waits is one of the most distinctive and talented singer-songwriters of modern times. The Grammy-winning musician, who was nominated for an Oscar for his soundtrack work...
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