1). Heartattack & Vine
2). Shore Leave
3). 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six
4). Goin' Out West
5). Jersey Girl

Down There By The Train!!

"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"

Trampled Rose
Jersey Girl
Gun Street Girl
Soldier's Things
Big Black Mariah

Christ, this is a tough one ...


Jersey Girl
On The Nickel
Ruby's Arms
Martha
Tom Traubert's Blues

martha is one of the most beautiful songs i ever heard

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Christ, this is a tough one ...


Jersey Girl
On The Nickel
Ruby's Arms
Martha
Tom Traubert's Blues

An Asylum man ....

Oh man! Now you're talking my language...

1. Hold On
2. Jockey Full of Bourbon
3. Singapore
4. Down There By The Train
5. Blind Love (With Keith!)

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Christ, this is a tough one ...


Jersey Girl
On The Nickel
Ruby's Arms
Martha
Tom Traubert's Blues

An Asylum man ....

Thats been said a few times, but not in this context.

Didnt actually notice that. Was 'Swordfishtrombones' the first one on Island?

'Rain Dogs' and 'Heartattack and Vine' are my 2 favourite Waits albums. The late 70s - mid 80s' era is tops for me.

I love some of his early stuff, but I think he came into his own when he stopped playing the drunk piano man character and developed his own true style - the Island years, Swordfish, Rain Dogs, Mule and Real Gone, though admittedly he tests my patience with some of his sideways travel into the world of Berchtold Brecht, etc.

1. That Feel
2. Way Down In The Hole
3. Big In Japan
4. Dirt In The Ground
5. Come On Up to the House

That's impossible, but I'll try.

A Little Rain
Martha
Tango Till They Sore
Down There By The Train
I Can't Wait To Get Off Work

Could be 5 different ones tomorrow

How about "Jesus Gonna Be here Soon"? Or "Chocolate Jesus" (top 5 Tom Waits Jesus songs?)

1.Tom Traubert\s blues
2.Time
3.Martha
4.You can never hold back spring
5.Ol' 55

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1.Tom Traubert\s blues
2.Time
3.Martha
4.You can never hold back spring
5.Ol' 55

Time! Can't believe I left that one out.

Can I add "Hang Down Your Head" and "Downtown Train" (covered by Rod, I believe)?

Time waits for no one.

Waiting on a friend. I can think of only two.

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Christ, this is a tough one ...


Jersey Girl
On The Nickel
Ruby's Arms
Martha
Tom Traubert's Blues

An Asylum man ....

Thats been said a few times, but not in this context.

Didnt actually notice that. Was 'Swordfishtrombones' the first one on Island?

'Rain Dogs' and 'Heartattack and Vine' are my 2 favourite Waits albums. The late 70s - mid 80s' era is tops for me.

Swordfishtrombones was recorded for Asylum, but they rejected the album, so Waits took it to Island. So, yes, it was the first Island album.

I love all of Waits' stuff. My favourite era runs from Blue Valentine through to Bone Machine inclusive. I found Mule Variations a bit overrated, like both Alice and Blood Money, but the most recent masterpiece is Real Gone. Stunning, stunning album that.

Ok , here goes

1] Kentucky Avenue
2] On the Nickel
3] Invitation to the Blues
4] Tango Til they're sore
5] San Diego Serenade.

naming my top 5 tom waits songs is too difficult (though "train song" and
"innocent when you dream" would be on that list, for sure) so i'd rather just say how lucky i feel to have seen him in concert, considering he hardly performs live. it was a very memorable night for me,

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naming my top 5 tom waits songs is too difficult (though "train song" and
"innocent when you dream" would be on that list, for sure) so i'd rather just say how lucky i feel to have seen him in concert, considering he hardly performs live. it was a very memorable night for me,

Not good enough Bernie. Come on, do be a wuss. I have trouble compiling a Waits Top 50. Always wind up with 57/58 of his songs - and that's not including the bubbling-unders.

I've seen him twice. Hammersmith Odeon 1987 and 2004. So good it hurt. Really wanted to see him in Edinburgh, but family commitments got in the way. I think Gazza went ... and rubbed it in our faces. The swine!

hoist that rag (ribot's guitar solo!)
dirt in the ground
take care of all my children
sins of the father
diamonds and gold

it's a testimony to the man's greatness that I could list five songs not mentioned above

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hoist that rag (ribot's guitar solo!)
dirt in the ground
take care of all my children
sins of the father
diamonds and gold

it's a testimony to the man's greatness that I could list five songs not mentioned above

I saw two "Real Gone" shows in Amsterdam and one in Seattle. He opened with "Make It Rain" and "Hoist That Rag" and also did "Sins of the Father". Ribot was with him. Absolutely f'n brilliant!

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naming my top 5 tom waits songs is too difficult (though "train song" and
"innocent when you dream" would be on that list, for sure) so i'd rather just say how lucky i feel to have seen him in concert, considering he hardly performs live. it was a very memorable night for me,

Not good enough Bernie. Come on, do be a wuss.

oh alright, i'll do it! for you!

train song
innocent when you dream
house where nobody lives
make it rain
hang down your head

Something like

Ol' 55
That Feel
Earth Died Screaming
Road To Peace
In The Neighbourhood

No order. He's just too good to pick 5 songs.

Hang Down Your Head
Gun Street Girl
Make It Rain
House Where Nobody Lives
Blind Love

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naming my top 5 tom waits songs is too difficult (though "train song" and
"innocent when you dream" would be on that list, for sure) so i'd rather just say how lucky i feel to have seen him in concert, considering he hardly performs live. it was a very memorable night for me,

Not good enough Bernie. Come on, do be a wuss. I have trouble compiling a Waits Top 50. Always wind up with 57/58 of his songs - and that's not including the bubbling-unders.

I've seen him twice. Hammersmith Odeon 1987 and 2004. So good it hurt. Really wanted to see him in Edinburgh, but family commitments got in the way. I think Gazza went ... and rubbed it in our faces. The swine!

letitloose was there too. A great night.

I'll have to add a few faves;

Picture In a Frame

Take It With Me

Bottom Of The World

Gin Soaked Boy

I saw two "Real Gone" shows in Amsterdam and one in Seattle. He opened with "Make It Rain" and "Hoist That Rag" and also did "Sins of the Father". Ribot was with him. Absolutely f'n brilliant!

I can imagine. I have a video of a gig in Berlin from the same tour with a great, reggae-esque version of Sins of the Father.

Rock'n'roll is here to stay.

Singapore
Downtown Train
In The Neighbourhood
Alice
Ol' 55