Tom Waits

Tom Waits
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About the artist

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Known for his deep, gravelly voice, his lyrics often explore the lives of marginalized and overlooked individuals. Beginning in the folk scene of the 1970s, Waits’ music has since incorporated influences from rock, jazz, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk, and experimental techniques. Waits was born in Pomona, California, and later moved to Whittier, where his early experiences on Kentucky Avenue shaped much of his later work.

Top songs

  1. I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You
  2. Clap Hands
  3. Jockey Full of Bourbon
  4. Downtown Train
  5. Singapore
  6. Time
  7. Martha
  8. Rain Dogs
  9. Cemetery Polka
  10. Tango Till They're Sore
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  1. Hold On
  2. Hang Down Your Head
  3. Big Black Mariah
  4. Little Drop Of Poison
  5. Gun Street Girl
  6. Ol' 55
  7. Ice Cream Man
  8. Underground
  9. Alice
  10. Anywhere I Lay My Head
  11. Union Square
  12. Walking Spanish
  13. 9th & Hennepin
  14. Goin' Out West
  15. Blind Love
  16. Grapefruit Moon
  17. Virginia Avenue
  18. Big in Japan
  19. Midnight Lullaby
  20. Way Down in the Hole
  21. Step Right Up
  22. Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
  23. Shore Leave
  24. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
  25. Johnsburg, Illinois
  26. Chocolate Jesus
  27. Closing Time
  28. Lonely
  29. Rosie
  30. Jesus Gonna Be Here
  31. Get Behind the Mule
  32. Dirt in the Ground
  33. Blue Valentines
  34. Frank's Wild Years
  35. All the World Is Green
  36. New Coat of Paint
  37. Jersey Girl
  38. Come on Up to the House
  39. Diamonds & Gold
  40. Long Way Home
  41. Soldier's Things
  42. Such a Scream
  43. God's Away on Business
  44. Hoist That Rag
  45. Heartattack and Vine
  46. House Where Nobody Lives
  47. Earth Died Screaming
  48. San Diego Serenade
  49. Dead and Lovely
  50. Diamonds on My Windshield
  51. Down, Down, Down
  52. Swordfishtrombone
  53. Lie to Me
  54. Black Wings
  55. Gin Soaked Boy
  56. Picture in a Frame
  57. Temptation
  58. Drunk on the Moon
  59. Green Grass
  60. Hang on St. Christopher
  61. Town With No Cheer
  62. Cold Water
  63. Cold Cold Ground
  64. (Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night
  65. All Stripped Down
  66. Take It With Me
  67. Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)
  68. Invitation to the Blues
  69. Pony
  70. Bad as Me
  71. Lowside of the Road
  72. Walk Away
  73. Yesterday Is Here
  74. Shiver Me Timbers
  75. Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)
  76. Make It Rain
  77. Murder in the Red Barn
  78. Dave the Butcher
  79. Midtown (Instrumental)
  80. Chicago
  81. Romeo Is Bleeding
  82. Please Call Me, Baby
  83. Everything You Can Think
  84. Misery Is the River of the World
  85. Poor Edward
  86. Sea of Love
  87. Fumblin' With the Blues
  88. I'm Still Here
  89. Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
  90. How's It Gonna End

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