Downtown Train

[Aniland]

What happened to the rest of this video?

[popqueen23]

@Aniland I'm trying to figure that out...any ideas?

[stephanwideman]

Nice done, and keep it up

[settriggers]

I really get tired of these 250 pound, Oprah loving, bon-bon queens, complaining on what slim women wear.

[BibiAudiofil]

it's better than Rod's

lovely

[TREYMONTRALLA]

ESTA CHICA ME PARECE MARAVILLOSA SU VOZ Y EL SENTIMIENTO QUE PONE AL PIANO,POR NO COMENTAR LA NO VERVAL QUE TIENE. ME HE ENAMORADO DE LO QUE ACONTECE TODA ELLA. MUAK!!

[3hartford]

straining a little bit there. ease up on that voice. vodka!

[ErshovLA]

better en old tom

[MrPascalou65]

salut tu es tres douée et tu es tres jolie tu as une voix magnifique

[terrystrand]

GORGEOUS RENDITION....Thanx.

[Milverton68]

very good..

[elkhartmartin]

forced. might work better if you learned it by performing it enough times to not need the sheet music. then maybe you would feel it more. and those high notes.... not the best song for you. good playing. and really cute nightie.

[navim49]

Love you smooth, classy style. Another beautifully performed rendition.

[Venchardo]

A very 'clean' interpretation but still lovely! I like it!

[guitarcapo]

I think you need a "Tom Waits Singing Kit"

It's basically a fifth of grain alcohol and a carton of Camel cigarettes.

[foobee2]

@guitarcapo so true, so very true

[thetrinity7939]

well fit

[h0b0ch1c]

Really beautiful. Nice rendition with an awesome cameo by that little strolling cat behind you.

[rlegear19]

You are good but this is not a good song for you. You were great with Waits` "Take me Home'.

[jcscavuzzo]

I have another reason to fall in love with this song !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tourbillion47]

greetings from germany . I love your voice so much . thats a great singing and playing of one of my favotit song . 5 stars*****

[itsStruth]

Clip the notes rather than drawing them out and avoid so much high - as your voice allows - more breathy stuff. basically roughin it up. Or sing a song more suited tou your voice. It's better than Rod Stewarts version - not that you should be aiming that low.

[bihlbo]

Very beautiful, I really enjoyed it. :)

[olsongirl5]

Love it. very soulful. I do it on the banjo (olsongirl5). great stuff.

Nancy

[hotfirecaster]

Hey,

Very cool cover!

Congrats,

Chris

[fabiogallazzi]

Brava. Mi piaci. I hope I'll keep your creativity your entire life.

[64fairlane305]

Sweet girl, god voice but you ruin the song case you miss the blue feeling

[cjeb2003]

I agree. I've got a 6 year old mutt that holds a note better! Don't quit your day job. It will pay better in the long run.

[greendolphin]

Really beatiful. I love the way you sings and i prefer your version than rod steward or everything but the girl by far.

[gary1961]

... bravo, bravo. I always look for something different from the original when someone sings a cover version - and you certainly put your own personality on this Tom Waits classic - it's almost operatic in parts. Nice to see your singing attracted your cat into the room.

[guyglowmore1]

thought i heard tom singing till i looked at the vid. good job, especially the piano

[StallingsFilm]

Great job!

It's an awesome cover

You're very talented!

[bookwyrm9000]

Simply incredible.

[Packhu]

Simply delightnin'

you're amazing baby, keep up the good work...

Valentina from Italy

[royalord]

cool!

[minjita42]

popqueen great voice , would sound a lot better topless ... great body

[MartinB1979]

love this TW song!

well done: this version is far better than Everything But the Girl's... ;)

[tommytumult]

Hey thanks for recording this, it gave me goosebumps it was so good.

[California194]

Your voice is so amazing... your playing too.

Awesome!!!

[easypiecy1963]

Merry me!

Easypiecy

[SunsetRubdownz]

definitely kicks rod stewart's ass!!!

you're super cute. but you already know that.

[razzking]

Apparently this is better than you think it is

[Frelagator]

Nice, cool cat too, and yes agree with the guys: you look stunning!

[jenius57]

YOU ROCK LARA!!!!

~Lucas

[lamartineta]

Great! Believe me, you are so wonderful and you sing so lovely, that you could also get dressed and be appreciated anyway.

[popqueen23]

haha you know I don't understand why people think I was trying to be sexy in this shirt...it's a tank top and it was the summer time, it really isn't any more complicated than that. Notice that when I recorded things in the winter I was wearing...a sweater...amazing!

[popqueen23]

don't get me wrong though, I really do appreciate the kind words about the singing :)

[lamartineta]

you are a wit intelligent girl!, in fact as a woman I was telling that with a smile.... good luck and keep on singing, the world needs beauty and poetry so much

[burritopunk]

this is beautiful! If I only knew women that liked Tom Waits!

[baked]

Great! Keep em coming!!!

[ianwilson2007]

Great job..I love this song

[oneandonlydave]

I just fell in love with you a little bit :) Love the song and love your performance of it!

[davester1224]

So beautiful I had to listen twice. Wonderful!

[balou0810]

you and your voice are beautifull

[ComaSeason]

I like it! You chose a nice setting for this song as well.

[SmellyMelly1985]

I love you!

[bennehbennehbenneh]

Hehe, that's really lovely. You only ever so slightly murdered it :) :P. No I jest, it's beautiful. Bravo.

[Fantasybath]

I'm in luv

[WeerdBeard]

Beutiful cover of a Tom Waits Classic. Your voice is beautiful! Keep it up!

[adamdore]

Transparent

[Manobaru]

Very nice, very nice... Beautiful wonam playing beautiful song ;)

But I think you need to play little louder, because there are moments, when your voice is way too loud compare with piano.

Also, the moments when you're quickly changing the pages are little funny ^^'

But after all great job ;)

[stormcrow99]

Hey popqueen23, this is charming, and passionate. YouTube at it's best. Thanks :)

[veggiebabe4]

beautiful.

and you put rod stewart to shame. broke my heart when he did this song

[adamdore]

seethrough, anything else?

[socker59]

Hi Lara,

now I have the music too.

whenever you come to germany you are welcome to sing downtown train. Dont worry about the tanktop its very nice. How was jamaika?

[marieps]

get dressed please!

[popqueen23]

it's a tank top! It was the summer...that's bad?

[rahlgren]

keep the top...it adds to the beauty of your video. Everything But The Girl does a great version of this song.

[Hannibu]

No way! you look beautiful!

[Aniland]

@marieps mind your business please!

[webstercat]

Very well done! Very real! Did you ever get married?

[mcspongeicus]

very nice version. really well done.

[saintetienne21]

not bad, not bad

[bhz44]

Bravo! a dificult endeavor...

[tattypatty]

A ton of clowns have butchered this song, but your'e ok,baby

[Lemacfive]

es muy hermosa la energía en tu expresión y el sentimiento en tu voz. Genial, amiga.

[GemNVLight]

this one is not so good as others. anyway, you did very well.

[bluestreety]

You left me speachless.

I've posted on the Tom Waits version on youtube, about Everything But The Girls version. This is quite similar, so

Tom Waits 10 out of 10

Everything But The Girl 9 out of 10

Popqueen23 8 out of 10

Rod Stewart 0 out of 10

[xtragicjane]

Lovely! You sing it a little more like I always heard it.

[salud978]

very good

[kngfsh256]

Very enjoyable

[BrendanBoulter]

Hey Lara, great rendition of Downtown Train, my favourite Tom Waits song, perhaps my all-time favourite song. To be honest, I didn't think that anyone could do it any better than TW. That is, until I saw your version. You have brought something unique to this song and have really made it your own. Well done. Any chance of recording some more songs? Brendan.

[popqueen23]

yea i'm recording the second i step back into the states- i'll do another Waits one too :)

[BrendanBoulter]

Lara, that's great. Can't wait to hear it. Best regards, Brendan.

[bookwyrm9000]

I look forward to it.  You are truly refreshing.

[koji1114]

SO Cute!!

[nervouspete]

After Rod Stewarts damn fool cover, I felt angry and confused at the world. Then I saw yours, and felt cheerier and more harmonious. Piano needs a little work, but the voice and the passion are very much there! Bravo!

[Paunchline]

Add a little Bushmills, a few cigarettes and drop it down a tad... but then again... that wouldn't be you. The page turns were great.

[UPINYOGRILL09]

Freakin AWESOME : ) KUDOS

[CelticFist]

Nice outfit!

[tpesc]

You have a beautiful voice

[jeffA911]

You sexy you.xxoo

[stefanellino]

Great! After "almost blue" I have been surprised to discover this video. I think we really like the same music! Personally I prefere the other performance from you. But they are both really really great.

Complimenti e saluti da Stefano

[Bunyonz]

Awesome!

[ColdRoses]

way better than rod stewart. enjoyed it madam.

[moonlitesymphony]

I've never heard rod do it but she's never gonna beat Tom Waits. Certainly a good version of it.

[stillavril]

Just beautiful.

Love x

[bmbloo]

A little brutal. Maybe I'd enjoy that performance drunk at a bar.

[jpatrick26]

Really cool, I wish I had the music to play it

[popqueen23]

well I'll get you the music when I get back from jamaica- i'll just scan and email but I can't do that until december :(. If you want, it's from a book of Tom Waits music called Beautiful Maladies, I bet you could find it on amazon :) Thanks for listening!

[jpatrick26]

Oh wow, I looked for the music book before on amazon and it wasn't there, this time I found it! Thanks. I forgot to say that you have a nice voice to. :D

[bl00tered]

Really enjoyed that. Thanks

[Alanarion]

Wonderfull voice!! keep on uploading!! You got yourself a fan :)

[Alanarion]

Oh i forgot.. your interpretation of the song is really wonderfull, better than what rod stewart or tom waits could do themselves ( perhaps because of their limited voice range )

[TarenFox]

Beautiful!

[popqueen23]

thanks! I was kind of worried people weren't going to like the adaptation of the song- after all, tom waits is one of a kind

[mortshelby]

Nice, toots!