When I bought 'Discipline' I thought I had been given Talking Heads by mistake. When I got this one I thought I had been given #Beefheart.

This one remain favourite. There's a tune but I don't think anyone is playing it. And he writes lyrics like James Ellroy wishes he could. #swordfishtrombones

Nice notes from #TomWaits on his great #Swordfishtrombones album.

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I'm the darkness in the light
I'm the leftness in the right
I'm the rightness in the wrong
I'm the shortness in the long
I'm the goodness in the bad
I'm the saneness in the mad
I'm the sadness in the joy
I'm the gin in the gin soaked boy

genius of #TomWaits
#Swordfishtrombones
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Underground Whatever is going on in Tom Waits’ underground, I want to go to it. Unbelievably enough, Tom Waits used to be a pretty normal singer-songwriter, in the beginning of his career. He did a lot o…

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Lot of great albums, I own almost all of them on one format or another. I have to go with #Swordfishtrombones

All of #TomWaits classic 80s 'trilogy' albums feature great cover photography. But with its surreal, Vaudevillian TinTone by Mike Russ, #Swordfishtrombones stands out as a real indication a big change in direction was afoot. It’s Brechtian. It’s Waitsian. It’s ace. #musicsky #vinyl #topalbumcovers

Tuesday evening listening… #TomWaits #SwordfishTrombones

The one that started it all #TomWaits #swordfishtrombones