Tom Waits
by Onater

My top 10 Tom Waits songs:
10. Ol' 55 (Closing Time, 1973)
9. New Coat Of Paint (The Heart Of Saturday Night, 1974)
8. Hang Down Your Head (Rain Dogs, 1985)
7. Martha (Closing Time, 1973)
6. Big In Japan (Mule Variations, 1999)
5. Downtown Train (Rain Dogs, 1985)
4. Swordfishtrombone (Swordfishtrombones, 1983)
3. Anywhere I Lay My Head (Rain Dogs, 1985)
2. Take It With Me (Mule Variations, 1999)
1. Come On Up To The House (Mule Variations, 1999)
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"Some say they saw him down in Birmingham, sleeping in a boxcar going by. And if you think that you can tell a bigger tale, I swear to God you'd have to tell a lie."

Tom Waits at his most mysterious.

Favourite Tracks: Swordfishtrombones, In The Neighborhood, Shore Leave, 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six, Frank's Wild Years, Town With No Cheer
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1983
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4,503
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"Well, I don't need anybody, because I learned, I learned to be alone. And I said anywhere, anywhere, anywhere I lay my head, boys, I will call my home."

Tom Waits at his most eccentric.

Favourite Tracks: Anywhere I Lay My Head, Hang Down Your Head, Downtown Train, Tango 'Til They're Sore, Clap Hands, Singapore
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1985
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11,453
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"Come down off the cross, we can use the wood."

Tom Waits at his dirtiest.

Favourite Tracks: Come On Up To The House, Take It With Me, Big In Japan, Cold Water
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1999
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1,899
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"Now I'm so sorry for what I've done, and I'm out here on my own. It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home."

Tom Waits at his most conceptual.

Favourite Tracks: Cold Cold Ground, Innocent When You Dream (78), Frank's Theme, Train Song, Yesterday Is Here, Way Down In The Hole
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1987
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1,036
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"Our love needs a transfusion, so let's shoot it full of wine. fishin' for a good time starts with throwin' in your line."

Tom Waits at his sleaziest.

Favourite Tracks: New Coat Of Paint, San Diego Serenade, (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night, Semi Suite
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1974
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1,152
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"I guess that our being together was never meant to be, and Martha, Martha, I love you, can't you see."

Tom Waits at his most heartbroken.

Favourite Tracks: Martha, Ol' 55, Grapefruit Moon, I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
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1973
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3,086
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"Well, hell doesn't want you, and heaven is full."

Tom Waits at his scariest.

Favourite Tracks: Dirt In The Ground, I Don't Wanna Grow Up, Goin' Out West, Black Wings, Earth Died Screaming, In The Colosseum
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1992
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2,070
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