re: #10 Charles

This is songwriting at its very best. He strips the narrative down to the bone, with almost no details. There are very few lyrics, and he plays games with them too, letting the piano complete some of the phrases where you expect another line.

I consider this a real work of genius.

I agree..I always thought Tom Waite was like that as a songwriter…And he always had the best smokey bar room voice to tell the story..