Who loves Tom? I think he's amazing. Just his whole career has been brilliant really, lyrics alone are great. But he's pretty experimental too, there's all kinds of strange sounds and instruments used. What would be your favourite album? Has to be 1983's "Swordfishtrombones" for me. Rattle Big Black Bones in the Danger zone there's a rumblin' groan down below there's a big dark town it's a place I've found there's a world going on UNDERGROUND they're alive, they're awake while the rest of the world is asleep below the mine shaft roads it will all unfold there's a world going on UNDERGROUND all the roots hang down swing from town to town they are marching around down under your boots all the trucks unload beyond the gopher holes there's a world going on UNDERGROUND ("Underground" - Swordfishtrombones)
I love Tom Waits. Swordfishtrombones is an amazing album but my favorite tracks would have to be Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) off Small Change and The Briar And The Rose off Black Rider.
Rights! "Small Change" is pretty excellent too. I've never heard "Black Rider", but my housemate has the lot so I'll give that a spin tonight. all my friends are married every Tom and Dick and Harry you must be strong to go it alone here's to the bachelors and the bowery bums and those who feel that they're the ones who are better off without a wife I like to sleep until the crack of noon midnight howlin' at the moon goin' out when I wanto, comin' home when I please I don't have to ask permission if I want to go out fishing and I never have to ask for the keys never been no Valentino had a girl who lived in Reno left me for a trumpet player didn't get me down he was wanted for assault though he said it weren't his fault well the coppers rode him right out of town selfish about my privacy as long as I can be with me we get along so well I can't even believe it I love to chew the fat with folks and listen to all your dirty jokes I'm so thankful for these friends I do receive ("Better Off Without a Wife" - Nighthawke's at the Diner, 1975)
have to confess never really listened to any of his music "did he have a song called i aint missing you (or something like that ) ? .
i think tom waits is brilliant. its always really funny hearing the stuff he did with zappa too. my favourite song has to be the pianno has been drinking.
He has a pretty famous song called "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" - Is that the one you're thinking of? It was on his debut actually, "Closing Time". Good album to start with
not sure "the songs on a complimation tape somwhere round house (must root it out ) .will keep me eyes open for closing time..........cheers
