Tom Waits' debut album is a minor-key masterpiece filled with songs of late-night loneliness. Within the apparently narrow range of the cocktail bar pianistics and muttered vocals, Waits and producer Jerry Yester manage a surprisingly broad collection of styles, from the jazzy "Virginia Avenue" to the up-tempo funk of "Ice Cream Man" and from the acoustic guitar folkiness of "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" to the saloon song "Midnight Lullaby," which would have been a perfect addition to the repertoires of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett. Waits' entire musical approach is stylized, of course, and at times derivative -- "Lonely" borrows a little too much from Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" -- and his lovelorn lyrics can be sentimental without being penetrating. But he also has a gift for gently rolling pop melodies, and he can come up with striking, original scenarios, as on the best songs, "Ol' 55" and "Martha," which Yester discreetly augments with strings. Closing Time announces the arrival of a talented songwriter whose self-conscious melancholy can be surprisingly moving.
The first mogger to guess my #1 Waits song wins a beer...the payment part will be figured out somehow...it may involve travel...or maybe in a month or two we will be able to download beverages, mog is getting better all the time, you just never know
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From 1973-08-12 KPFK folk scene studios in LA. Tom played 11 songs with great interview segments in between each. A highlight for me, albeit a pretty popular song, is "I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You". Hope you enjoy!Tom Waits 08/12/73"Folk Scene" radio show KPFK1. Virginia Avenue3. San Diego Serenade5. Ol' 557. Semi Suite9. Fumblin with the Blues11. Rosie13. Depot, Depot15. I Hope I Do...
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From the first week we met, my wife and I have bonded over music. As our relationship grew we knew that when it came time to get married, music would play a big part of that day. As that day came closer, and planning was well under way, we spent hours pouring through our collection of albums and songs to find the song that fit each moment perfectly. We think we did a pretty dang good job, t...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Ol' 55 |
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| 2 I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You |
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| 3 Virginia Avenue |
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| 4 Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) |
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| 5 Midnight Lullaby |
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| 6 Martha |
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| 7 Rosie |
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| 8 Lonely |
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| 9 Ice Cream Man |
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| 10 Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love) |
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| 11 Grapefruit Moon |
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| 12 Closing Time |
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