TagsTagsThere's always free cheddar in a mousetrap, baby It's a deal, it's a deal -- Tom Waits, "God's Away On Business"
I just discovered that the insanely great music show Austin City Limits has a channel on Vimeo, and among the treasures they've uploaded is this 1978 performance by Tom Waits. I've only seen this in grainy low-res YouTube uploads; it's riveting in good quality. The song is from Blue Valentine. ...
This is why I still love NPR -- great interviews like this one from Fresh Air, with Tom Waits talking about his new album Bad As Me. Video Also see: Tom Waits | Bad As Me
I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby For a buck, for a buck If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch You're out of luck, you're out of luck Ship is sinking The ship is sinking The ship is sinking There's a leak, there's a leak in the boiler room The poor, ...
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For a Sunday afternoon music break, here's another performance from the “Three Girls and Their Buddy” tour, featuring Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller. This is a classic Tom Waits song; Shawn Colvin introduces it by saying she's always loved it, and so have I. [Video]
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From the exceptional album Alice, Tom Waits tells the troubling tale of “Poor Edward.” [Video] Did you hear the news about Edward? On the back of his head He had another face Was it a woman’s face Or a young girl They said to remove it would kill him So poor Edward was doomed The face could ...
From Tom Waits’ classic album Mule Variations, a little excursion into paranoia. [Video] Dedicated to the right wing blogosphere.
An interesting video version of a song from one of Tom Waits’ best albums, Mule Variations. [Video]
Here’s Tom Waits on the David Letterman show, with a great performance of his song “All the World is Green” from Blood Money, followed by a funny interview. (This record and its companion Alice are two of our all-time favorite recordings.) [Video] I fell into the ocean When you became my ...
[Video] I’d sell your heart to the junkman baby For a buck, for a buck If you’re looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch You’re out of luck, you’re out of luck The ship is sinking The ship is sinking The ship is sinking There’s a leak, there’s a leak, in the boiler room The ...
I’ve always thought this is one of Tom Waits’ best songs, and the video’s pretty good too. It’s about heartache, and holding on. [Video]
Just discovered this classically weird video by Tom Waits at YouTube: I Don’t Wanna Grow Up. [Video] When I’m lyin’ in my bed at night I don’t wanna grow up Nothin’ ever seems to turn out right I don’t wanna grow up How do you move in a world of fog That’s always changing things Makes me wish ...
The music for this evening: (Audio now removed.) 1) Michael Brecker: Never Alone from Wide Angles. 2) Tom Waits, in a song that appears in a KCRW compilation: The Fall of Troy, from KCRW - Rare On Air Volume 4. 3) Fountains of Wayne: Bright Future in Sales, from Welcome Interstate Managers. 4) James Taylor: ...
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The playlist for tonight: [Audio removed...] 1) Joe Pass, from his masterwork Virtuoso, absolutely shredding the standard tune Have You Met Miss Jones. One of the most amazing solo guitar performances ever recorded. Swing to the nth power. 2) A magnificent, pristine recording of the classic hymn Panis Angelicus, from Beth Nielsen Chapman’s ...
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