We're answering our first request here at 'Round Midnight! Pour another drink and get ready to mist up. Going out to our listeners/readers at LaLocaVista, here's Tom Waits performing "Tom Traubert's Blues":
And this one used to run through my head a lot on the subway in New York near the end of the last century. If you're old enough, you might remember Rod Stewart had a top hit in 1990 covering this song. Here's the original, better version of "Downtown Train" without the grit and heartbreak sanded away:
Saturday, December 8, 2007
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Tom Waits albums are usually great, but the real treat is to see him live. He has much more showman in him than even the most extroverted performers.
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