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Tom Waits Week: Cross My Wooden Leg And I Swear On My Glass Eye

3 Jun, 2008 in fnord, music, Tom Waits Week, wisdom by

It Will Always Come To Find You, It Will Always Hear You Cry This song, with Keith Richards for added legitimacy, is one of my favorite ever. Again, Tom sings in myths, he hums like a detuned radio.  Dear God, there’s so much of me that’s lain dormant. You say that it’s gospel, but I [...]

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Tom Waits Week: Some Say He Once Killed A Man With A Guitar String

31 May, 2008 in fnord, music, Tom Waits Week by

I don’t love Tom Waits, per se. I love an era of Tom Waits’ career. I love from Rain Dogs through Bone Machine. This particular swath of Tom’s career really speaks to the addict in me. The Irish. This song is from Bone Machine. One look in his eye, and everyone denies ever having met [...]

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