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Tom Waits-Used Songs-'73-80-BEST OF-ELEKTRA/ASYLUM-CD
TOM WAITS-USED SONGS-16TR-
NEW CD
Tom Waits - Used Songs 1973-1980
(digipack + Slipcase)
16 Track best of.
Those only familiar with Tom Waits's experimental post-Swordfishtrombones music on Island are often surprised and delighted to discover the singer-songwriter's pre-Swordfishtrombones work on Elektra.
A sampling of Waits's nascent recordings is spotlighted on this Rhino compilation. Offering up a beat "hobo" persona that's part Jack Kerouac and part Charles Bukowski, Waits delivered a more traditional American musical persona back then.
In fact, some of his melodies approached Stephen Foster territory (witness the absolutely gorgeous "Heart of Saturday Night"). "Ol' 55" became famous via an Eagles cover, Bruce Springsteen would immortalize "Jersey Girl," and "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard"--which highlights his Louis Armstrong-meets-Captain Beefheart vocals of the period--still rocks.
But while it's an excellent introduction, tracks like the beautiful "Tom Troubert's Blues" will only make the more newly initiated want to hear albums like Small Change in their entirety.
Tracks
1. Heartattack And Vine 04:44
2. Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson) 04:23
3. A Sight For Sore Eyes 04:41
4. Whistlin' Past The Graveyard 03:16
5. Burma Shave 06:33
6. Step Right Up 05:40
7. Ol' 55 03:58
8. I Never Talk To Strangers - With Bette Midler 03:38
9. Mr. Siegal 05:14
10. Jersey Girl 05:10
11. Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis 04:32
12. Blue Valentines 05:51
13. (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night 03:51
14. Muriel 03:34
15. Wrong Side Of The Road 05:14
16. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) 06:35