I've listened to this album so many times back in the day that I can still sing along with every song word for word. Tom is on my bucket list. My brother saw him 1976.
@Kevin Malone that's when I first saw him too. I have seen him more than a half dozen times now and I hope you get a chance. I don't know if he is still touring, but if he is, I would urge you to do it soon. He won't be touring much longer. Even if you have to go a few hundred miles to get to a place he's playing, you won't regret it.
There are two lines I LOVE in this song. First is - "there's a rendezvous Of strangers around the coffee urn tonight." comparing the pot and or the grounds to an urn - The second is letting us know that awful feeling when you've been out all night but you're going to have to face the morning - he writes - "As the lead pipe morning falls And the waitress calls" Yes morning feels like a lead pipe falling on you. I've ALWAYS been a night person. In my twenties I worked in bars and waitressed in gentlemen's clubs. After work at 4 am you go to the all night diner. It's another world at night - people are different, the world is different. Morning breaks its spell. Maybe even sadder is that all those amazing diners my dad used to call greasy spoons no longer exist - at least in NYC. There used to be one on every corner and now you'd be lucky to find even one. Rents are so high you can't pay it serving diner food. A whole culture gone - but Waits has immortalized it. Thank you for listening to these songs, I love them so much.
It's an awesome song, one of my very favorites, but it's not called Waltzing Mathilda, it's a couple of lines from the song incorporated into a song called Tom Traubert's Blues. From my favorite album of his, 'Small Change'.
This song is so insanely genial that hurts. The chorus of a song being the Menu of the coffee launge... who does that? I've listened to the this record soooo many times,in loop...because I'm always feeling that I'm there in the audience. Plus I can have a drink and smoke a cigar as well to give a realistic touch ❤😂
You hit the nail on the head twice in your review bro. First, you said that you could picture the waitress, and secondly you said he was a storyteller. He has so many songs that you could sit back and close your eyes and listen to, and you would see the whole story playing out in your head, with complete details. It's why I told you that he was my favorite American songwriter.
@dan I don't know that I have all of his stuff, but I have about 20 of his albums. Many of the other ones available are just a version of 'greatest hits', or some other categories like that. He certainly has evolved, but he does so many other things besides his music. He's a great actor, and he's written scores for movies and musicals, and he's just an all around entertainer. I have yet to see him in an interview where he didn't crack me up.
Waits' voice is great, although I also like this, I listen more to his songs from the 1970s. I know that you are very versatile with artists and yet you sometimes surprise me because Tom Waits is not something everyone likes. Gr. from the Netherlands💖
This is from the 70's. It's from'75 I believe. This live album 'Nighthawks At The Diner' came out just when I was starting to follow him. His next album after this is still my favorite to this day, 'Small Change'.
@@bradtaggart5509 oh ok i didn't know that. I only got to know Tom Waits in 1998/99 through a friend who gave me a tape with songs from Tom Waits. I said 70s, but it was also 80s. Songs like Tom Trouberts blues , Step right up, Innocent when you dream , Chocolate jesus , jersey girl and more. I do have a playlist on my channel, there are only 7 of my favorite Tom songs on it, the last one I added is from 2002 All the world is green.
@@Coby-Fajalobi a few of the songs you mentioned are from my favorite album, Small Change, from 1976. That's the year I graduated high school. The first time I saw him in person was then. I've seen him in concert many times since. You have Step Right Up, and Tom Traubert's Blues on your list, both from that album. Tom Traubert's Blues is one of my favorite songs ever. If you like the quirky stuff he does, like Step Right Up, you might love the song, 'The Piano Has Been Drinking' from the album. Tom's the only guy I know that can make a piano sound drunk. 'The One That Got Away' is almost like a rap song in slow motion. There's several other excellent blues songs on the album too. Invitation To The Blues, I Wish I Was In New Orleans, Bad Liver and a Broken Heart, those and a couple more are great blues. If you haven't already done it, I highly recommend you go and listen to the entire album. It's one of the few that he did, where he was backed by a full orchestra on a lot of the songs. I'm sure they have it right here on RUclips. You will love it.😊
I've listened to this album so many times back in the day that I can still sing along with every song word for word. Tom is on my bucket list. My brother saw him 1976.
@Kevin Malone that's when I first saw him too. I have seen him more than a half dozen times now and I hope you get a chance. I don't know if he is still touring, but if he is, I would urge you to do it soon. He won't be touring much longer. Even if you have to go a few hundred miles to get to a place he's playing, you won't regret it.
I love Tom Waits, he is a lyrical genus. He also is an incredible musician. Nighthawks At The Diner is a great album. Thank you for your reaction.
There are two lines I LOVE in this song. First is - "there's a rendezvous Of strangers around the coffee urn tonight." comparing the pot and or the grounds to an urn - The second is letting us know that awful feeling when you've been out all night but you're going to have to face the morning - he writes - "As the lead pipe morning falls And the waitress calls"
Yes morning feels like a lead pipe falling on you. I've ALWAYS been a night person. In my twenties I worked in bars and waitressed in gentlemen's clubs. After work at 4 am you go to the all night diner. It's another world at night - people are different, the world is different. Morning breaks its spell. Maybe even sadder is that all those amazing diners my dad used to call greasy spoons no longer exist - at least in NYC. There used to be one on every corner and now you'd be lucky to find even one. Rents are so high you can't pay it serving diner food. A whole culture gone - but Waits has immortalized it. Thank you for listening to these songs, I love them so much.
Try his "Waltzing Mathilda" it's excellent..
It's an awesome song, one of my very favorites, but it's not called Waltzing Mathilda, it's a couple of lines from the song incorporated into a song called Tom Traubert's Blues. From my favorite album of his, 'Small Change'.
This song is so insanely genial that hurts. The chorus of a song being the Menu of the coffee launge... who does that? I've listened to the this record soooo many times,in loop...because I'm always feeling that I'm there in the audience. Plus I can have a drink and smoke a cigar as well to give a realistic touch ❤😂
This is the moodiest song in the universe.
He is so funny 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦
You hit the nail on the head twice in your review bro. First, you said that you could picture the waitress, and secondly you said he was a storyteller. He has so many songs that you could sit back and close your eyes and listen to, and you would see the whole story playing out in your head, with complete details. It's why I told you that he was my favorite American songwriter.
@dan I don't know that I have all of his stuff, but I have about 20 of his albums. Many of the other ones available are just a version of 'greatest hits', or some other categories like that. He certainly has evolved, but he does so many other things besides his music. He's a great actor, and he's written scores for movies and musicals, and he's just an all around entertainer. I have yet to see him in an interview where he didn't crack me up.
Gotta go grab some breakfast after hearing this.
Hahahahahahaha. Did you catch the one from yesterday, Better Off Without A Wife? This guy is hilarious.
When this came out I'd never heard anything like it. Still haven't.
OMG... who does a brilliant song about the menu of a coffee shop and gets away brilliantly with it? Only Tom waits ❤
Hey, those Norms patty melts are amazing....
the only problem is the veal cutlet has a habit of beatin the shit out of my cup of coffee XD
Mr. Waits😂
I remember.
I remember when they added the “smokatorium” in the local greasy spoon.
And when they took it out and threw all the smokers outside next to the door.
In a deeper mode, try Burma Shave, and or Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis (One of the saddest funny songs or funny sad songs ever.)
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The old diners were so much better than Waffle House, and the waitresses nicer too.
A lead pipe morning cloud
Waits' voice is great, although I also like this, I listen more to his songs from the 1970s. I know that you are very versatile with artists and yet you sometimes surprise me because Tom Waits is not something everyone likes. Gr. from the Netherlands💖
This is from the 70's. It's from'75 I believe. This live album 'Nighthawks At The Diner' came out just when I was starting to follow him. His next album after this is still my favorite to this day, 'Small Change'.
@@bradtaggart5509 oh ok i didn't know that. I only got to know Tom Waits in 1998/99 through a friend who gave me a tape with songs from Tom Waits. I said 70s, but it was also 80s. Songs like Tom Trouberts blues , Step right up, Innocent when you dream , Chocolate jesus , jersey girl and more. I do have a playlist on my channel, there are only 7 of my favorite Tom songs on it, the last one I added is from 2002 All the world is green.
@@Coby-Fajalobi a few of the songs you mentioned are from my favorite album, Small Change, from 1976. That's the year I graduated high school. The first time I saw him in person was then. I've seen him in concert many times since. You have Step Right Up, and Tom Traubert's Blues on your list, both from that album. Tom Traubert's Blues is one of my favorite songs ever. If you like the quirky stuff he does, like Step Right Up, you might love the song, 'The Piano Has Been Drinking' from the album. Tom's the only guy I know that can make a piano sound drunk. 'The One That Got Away' is almost like a rap song in slow motion. There's several other excellent blues songs on the album too. Invitation To The Blues, I Wish I Was In New Orleans, Bad Liver and a Broken Heart, those and a couple more are great blues. If you haven't already done it, I highly recommend you go and listen to the entire album. It's one of the few that he did, where he was backed by a full orchestra on a lot of the songs. I'm sure they have it right here on RUclips. You will love it.😊