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Reply #30 posted 01/13/06 10:34am

sosgemini

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i loved his voice...

before he went all bea author on us.
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Reply #31 posted 01/13/06 10:47am

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Cheek said:

Threads with real music content die early... hrmph

Next time I'll start a dumb ass MJ thread... hrmph

Don't do it.

I'll help you with some 70s Tom Wait...



...Nighthawks at the Diner

I remember him doing Eggs and Sausage on SNL.


tA

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Reply #32 posted 01/13/06 11:11am

Cheek

theAudience said:

Don't do it.

I'll help you with some 70s Tom Wait...



...Nighthawks at the Diner

I remember him doing Eggs and Sausage on SNL.


Eggs And Sausage love

Nighthawks is an amazing live album!!! I love its atmosphere!!! When I'm listening to it I'm feeling like I was there... cool

Thanx for posting!!! highfive biggrin

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Reply #33 posted 01/13/06 11:14am

Cheek

sosgemini said:

i loved his voice...

before he went all bea author on us.


Huh???
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Reply #34 posted 01/13/06 12:04pm

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Small Change is great for the older stuff. Step Right Up, I Wish I Was in New Orleans (how does he not sounds like a complete rip off of Louis Armstrong here? Somehow he manages), Invitation to the Blues, all brilliant.

Swordfish Trombones is my favorite of the 80's trilogy

Lines like:

"I'm getting harder than Chinese algebra"
"Using parking meters as walking sticks"
"The large print giveth and the small print taketh away"
"It was a train that took me away from you but a train can't bring me home"
"Everything's a dollar in this box"
"You're innocent when you dream"
"Hang on St' Christopher!"
"I got hair on my chest. I look good without a shirt"
"Human oddities!"
"Don't be caught with your drawers down...It gets you a job--It IS a job...gives you an erection it wins the election...turns you into a 10 year old Hindu boy...get outta here kid you're bothering me"
"I got the jam, but not the bread. But hey, I'm big in Japan"

make him the funniest & most serious & tragic lyricist around.
Check this song out at:
http://www.soundclick.com...tmusic.htm
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Reply #35 posted 01/13/06 3:11pm

sosgemini

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Cheek said:

sosgemini said:

i loved his voice...

before he went all bea author on us.


Huh???



i loved his voice before it got all gruff and ruff...
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Reply #36 posted 01/13/06 3:23pm

DiamondGirl
The piano has been drinking
My necktie is asleep
And the combo went back to New York
The jukebox has to take a leak
And the carpet needs a haircut
And the spotlight looks like a prison break
And the telephone's out of cigarettes
And the balcony is on the make
And the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking...


And the menus are all freezing
And the light man's blind in one eye
And he can't see out of the other
And the piano-tuner's got a hearing aid
And he showed up with his mother
And the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
As the bouncer is a Sumo wrestler
Cream-puff casper milktoast
And the owner is a mental midget
With the I.Q. of a fence post
'Cause the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking...


And you can't find your waitress
With a Geiger counter
And she hates you and your friends
And you just can't get served without her
And the box-office is drooling
And the bar stools are on fire
And the newspapers were fooling
And the ash-trays have retired
'Cause the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
Not me, not me, not me, not me, not me


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Reply #37 posted 01/13/06 9:13pm

Cinnie
My friend Steve is all about the Tom Waits, but I honestly can't hack the guy. confuse
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Reply #38 posted 01/13/06 9:19pm

sosgemini

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Cinnie said:

My friend Steve is all about the Tom Waits, but I honestly can't hack the guy. confuse


even his early stuff?
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Reply #39 posted 01/13/06 9:37pm

Cinnie

sosgemini said:

Cinnie said:

My friend Steve is all about the Tom Waits, but I honestly can't hack the guy. confuse


even his early stuff?


I remember I could tolerate Closing Time, but I've mostly heard his 80s albums.
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Reply #40 posted 01/14/06 12:10am

Cheek

andyman91 said:

"Human oddities!"


From the album "The Black Rider"!!! lol

I love it! cool

That intro has some crazy lyrics - it always makes me laugh!!! lol

Thanx for posting!!! cool
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Reply #41 posted 01/14/06 12:12am

Cheek

andyman91 said:

Small Change is great for the older stuff. Step Right Up, I Wish I Was in New Orleans (how does he not sounds like a complete rip off of Louis Armstrong here? Somehow he manages), Invitation to the Blues, all brilliant.

Swordfish Trombones is my favorite of the 80's trilogy


My fav albums are "Closing Time", "Rain Dogs" and "Swordfishtrombones"! cool
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Reply #42 posted 01/14/06 12:13am

Cheek

sosgemini said:

i loved his voice before it got all gruff and ruff...


When the Earth died screaming... music


smile
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Reply #43 posted 01/14/06 12:13am

Cheek

DiamondGirl said:

The piano has been drinking
My necktie is asleep
And the combo went back to New York
The jukebox has to take a leak
And the carpet needs a haircut
And the spotlight looks like a prison break
And the telephone's out of cigarettes
And the balcony is on the make
And the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking...


And the menus are all freezing
And the light man's blind in one eye
And he can't see out of the other
And the piano-tuner's got a hearing aid
And he showed up with his mother
And the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
As the bouncer is a Sumo wrestler
Cream-puff casper milktoast
And the owner is a mental midget
With the I.Q. of a fence post
'Cause the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking...


And you can't find your waitress
With a Geiger counter
And she hates you and your friends
And you just can't get served without her
And the box-office is drooling
And the bar stools are on fire
And the newspapers were fooling
And the ash-trays have retired
'Cause the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
Not me, not me, not me, not me, not me


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smile
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Reply #44 posted 01/14/06 12:16am

Cheek

Cinnie said:

I remember I could tolerate Closing Time, but I've mostly heard his 80s albums.


"Closing Time" is an amazing album!!! smile
Includes some of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard!!! cool
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Reply #45 posted 01/14/06 7:29am

GangstaFam
I've always wanted to get into him, but never really took the plunge.
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Reply #46 posted 01/14/06 4:36pm

DiamondGirl
Also loved his small role as the announcer in the movie The Cotton Club
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Reply #47 posted 01/15/06 9:12am

Shapeshifter

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Cheek said:

smile

Last night I was watching an awesome movie entitled "La Cité Des Enfants Perdus" - directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. It's amazing, y'all should check it!!! smile
So I was watching the movie and it really made me want to listen to my 80s Tom Waits albums right after that! cool

For me the movie represented a similar atmosphere like Waits' 80 albums - "Swordfishtrombones", "Rain Dogs" and "Frank's Wild Years"!
(Now I'm playing the first of his trilogy...)

Okay, that's all! smile I just wanted to share this feeling... lol

Any Tom Waits admirers out there???

Have a great day/night!!! cool




Si ....
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Reply #48 posted 01/15/06 5:35pm

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Waits is one of my top 10.

Of all the shows I have seen he is the best. Beacon Theatre NYC 96 Mule Variations. Paid $200 a seat upper deck. I left thinking that $1k wouldn't stop me from seeing him.

He never sold out, still challenges himself, doesn't care what other trends are hot, and totally changed his game from piano jazz stuff to avant garde.

One of the only artists on the planet that I think every musician respects whether he digs it or not.

My favs include Heart of Saturday night. Swordfish and Rain dogs.

His voice is perfect for his music. His lyrics are second to none.

Clever mo-fo
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Reply #49 posted 01/16/06 12:02am

Cheek

aalloca said:

Waits is one of my top 10.

Of all the shows I have seen he is the best. Beacon Theatre NYC 96 Mule Variations. Paid $200 a seat upper deck. I left thinking that $1k wouldn't stop me from seeing him.

He never sold out, still challenges himself, doesn't care what other trends are hot, and totally changed his game from piano jazz stuff to avant garde.

One of the only artists on the planet that I think every musician respects whether he digs it or not.

My favs include Heart of Saturday night. Swordfish and Rain dogs.

His voice is perfect for his music. His lyrics are second to none.

Clever mo-fo



highfive

Thanx for posting! cool
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Reply #50 posted 01/16/06 12:03am

Cheek

GangstaFam said:

I've always wanted to get into him, but never really took the plunge.


Go back to your Britney CDs... rolleyes





tease lol
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Reply #51 posted 01/16/06 12:03am

Cheek

Shapeshifter said:

Si ....


Thanx for posting. neutral
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Reply #52 posted 01/16/06 12:16am

Christopher

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let this thread sink! smile

yay! yay! yay! party
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Reply #53 posted 01/16/06 1:27am

Cheek

Christopher said:

let this thread sink! smile

yay! yay! yay! party


Sit on it! smile
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Reply #54 posted 01/16/06 1:35am

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Cheek said:

Christopher said:

let this thread sink! smile

yay! yay! yay! party


cher cher cher smile


omg lol
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Reply #55 posted 01/16/06 1:37am

Cheek

Christopher said:

I'm a bottom! smile


smile
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Reply #56 posted 01/16/06 1:38am

Christopher

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Cheek said:

Christopher said:

I'm a bottom! smile


so am i neutral smile


smile
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Reply #57 posted 01/16/06 1:39am

Cheek

Christopher said:

Cheek said:



so am i neutral smile


smile


talk to the hand
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Reply #58 posted 01/16/06 1:40am

Christopher

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Cheek said:


talk to the hand

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Reply #59 posted 01/16/06 1:43am

Cheek

Christopher said:



mad
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