@jeanmariefagon because he is the greatest American songwriter of the second half of the 20th century. If it wasn't for George Gershwin, it would have been the whole century.
my favourite track on the album - i still have it on 2nd hand vinyl, £2.99 from Beano's record store in croydon, suitably dog eared but unscratched (ha ha ) , bought in maybe, 91/92....
Did Thomas Newman compose this
Mr11MUSICMAN 3 months ago
Beautiful Maladies by far one of his best compilations
pete03701 6 months ago
Swordfishtrombones is definitely Tom Waits' masterpiece
luca9433 6 months ago
This is Amazing
cristytovar 10 months ago
"...and I wondered how the same moon outside, over this Chinatown fair, could look down on Illinois and find you there..."
How does the guy do it?
jeanmariefagon 1 year ago 4
@jeanmariefagon because he is the greatest American songwriter of the second half of the 20th century. If it wasn't for George Gershwin, it would have been the whole century.
thedarkpresence 10 months ago
i love to play tom waits to people when i first meet them. this is an unbeatable test of intelligence and character
TheReegar 1 year ago 9
@TheReegar Yes! if you don't get it, GET OUTTA MY HOUSE! HAhaha nice
TheBeanmartian 10 months ago
@TheReegar hahhaaaa nice one. Dont forget endurance and musical stamina. No bad pun intended. Its an aquired taste sometimes
joostcanters 1 month ago
this, the title track, Frank's Wild Years-such magnificent pieces of art. tom waits is the man.
poeticjournalism 1 year ago
...and in baaaaaaaaaaad need of a shave.
Best song on the album!
THRILLHOUSE85 1 year ago
He transports me into a different personality, time and place!!!
CelticReject 1 year ago
Fuck i love the imagrey in this song, it's my favourite "walking into a bar song"
humanshieldchorus 1 year ago 2
totalno jebeno genijalna stvar!!!!
Kloshmi 1 year ago
One hell of a song Prob my fav on swordfishtrombones
StephenRoddy 2 years ago
God that's cool!!!
pjerrett 2 years ago
"...Played billiards with a midget..."
curbyourwife 2 years ago 7
Un piccolo capolavoro ;)
AndreaHen 2 years ago
You can feel the humidity in your shirt.
COYOTEJAW1980 2 years ago 17
@COYOTEJAW1980 this is a good commet, i know what you mean but i never thought to think it
humanshieldchorus 1 year ago
@COYOTEJAW1980 Yes
cristytovar 10 months ago
my favourite track on the album - i still have it on 2nd hand vinyl, £2.99 from Beano's record store in croydon, suitably dog eared but unscratched (ha ha ) , bought in maybe, 91/92....
stevem292 2 years ago 5
I would kill to have this album on vinyl. And yes Shore Leave is my favorite as well. The Big Time version is equally as magnificent.
BenWright91 2 years ago 6
@BenWright91 i have the big time album and no "shore leave" on it. how come?
Maleshevich 8 months ago
@BenWright91 One of my first pickups when I started collecting. Swordfishtrombones and Rain Dogs are must haves in my opinion.
SKAMANDO 5 months ago