Today, December 7, is Tom ... only ever be one Tom Waits. Waits must have been a country artist in another life because no one writes a sad song like him. And this is one of the saddest songs ...

There is an undoubted kinship between Tom Waits’ music and Edward Hopper’s paintings. They are the great, expressionist voyeurs of American life.

As one of the most prolific and influential artists of the modern music era, it is surprising to learn Tom Waits has never ... of contemporary artists, Waits’ songs have taken on new life.

The best Tom Waits songs play like cult midnight movies, full of wild scenes and strange characters. “Goin’ Out West”, for example, spins the tale of a rough-beast wannabe who’s come to ...

June 1976 Denmark DR TV Studios Original Source PAL VHS Recording from a TV show transcripted to DVD Sange efter Lukketid translates to Songs after ... subtitled in Danish Tom is standing in ...

Well, it was and still is, as Tom Waits has praised the poet ever since he discovered Bukowski. Waits, who has partially adopted Bukowski’s literary voice over the years has one song that stems ...

Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7 ... songwriters despite having little radio or music video support. His songs are best-known to the general public in the form of cover versions by ...

Just one year after his successful lawsuit against Volkswagen-Audi in Spain, Tom ... Waits has taken to prevent his music and image from being associated with commercial products. Waits's first ...