Tom Waits Media Extravaganza
Tom Waits a 3-disc album titled Orphans – Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards. I’ve been listening to it every day since it came out, and I must say it’s an incredibly great collection of songs. The “Brawlers” disc is made up primarily of noisy, stomping rock songs, the “Bawlers” disc holds the quieter ballads, and the “Bastards” disc is a mish mash new stuff, songs he’s done in the past including his rendition of “Heigh Ho” from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in which he “takes the spring out of their step.” (Go listen to this NPR interview for more about that.) and some stories that only Tom can tell.
Tom was on David Letterman Monday night. Watch Part I of the interview here and watch his performance of “Lie to Me” below.
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Tom was on The Daily Show Tuesday night, and you can watch the interview in two parts here and here. During the interview Tom and Jon discuss how the problems in Iraq might be solved with a 2X4 guitar. The show closes with a truncated performance of “Day After Tomorrow” from the 2004 album Real Gone. Watch it here.
If you haven’t bought Orphans yet, well go get it already.
I’ve been listening to this too. It’s great.