The Early Years
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Known for his growling vocals and for the distinct poetry of his lyrics, Tom Waits has amassed over the course of three decades a devoted cult following. The Early Years collects the lyrics?formative and classic?from the first ten albums of this true bard of hard living. A celebration of both his words and of the artist himself, this lyrical biography charts the course from Wait's emotional debut album, Closing Time (1977), to the experimental stirrings in Heartattack and Vine (1991) and One from the Heart (1992). Here the words achieve a new potency, adding further dimension to this singularly gifted artist.
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Tom Waits is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. By integrating pre-rock styles such as blues, jazz, and Vaudeville with genres verging on the industrial, Waits has created a distinct musical persona. He has won two Grammy Awards and has been nominated for a number of other major music awards as well as an Academy Award for his soundtrack work.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- From Closing Time
- Ol'55
- I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love...
- Virginia Avenue
- Old Shoes (And Picture Postcards)
- Midnight Lullaby
- Martha
- Rosie
- Lonely
- Ice Cream Man
- Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings...
- Grapefruit Moon
- From The Heart of Saturday Night
- New Coat Of Paint
- San Diego Serenade
- Semi Suite
- Shiver Me Timbers
- Diamonds on my Windshield
- (Looking For) The Heart of ...
- Fumblin' With the Blues
- Please Call Me, Baby
- Depot, Depot
- Drunk on the Moon
- The Ghosts of Saturday Night (After...
- From Nighthawks at the Diner
- Emotional Weather Report
- On a Foggy Night
- Eggs & Sausage (In a Cadillac...
- Better Off Without a Wife
- Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy...
- Warm Beer and Cold Women
- Putnam County
- Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission)
- Nobody
- From Small Change
- Tom Traubert's Blues
- Step Right Up
- Jitterbug Boy
- I Wish I Was in New Orleans
- The Piano Has Been Drinking
- Invitation to the Blues
- Pasties and a G-string
- Bad Liver and a Broken Heart
- The One That Got Away
- Small Change (Got Rained on...
- I Can't Wait to Get Off Work...
- From Foreign Affairs
- Muriel
- I Never Talk To Strangers
- Jack & Neal
- A Sight For Sore Eyes
- Potter's Field
- Burma Shave
- Barber Shop
- Foreign Affair
- From Blue Valentine
- Red Shoes by the Drugstore
- Christmas Card from a Hooker...
- Romeo is Bleeding
- $29.00
- Wrong Side of the Road
- Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
- Kentucky Avenue
- A Sweet Little Bullet from...
- Blue Valentines
- From Heartattack and Vine
- Heartattack and Vine
- Saving All My Love For You
- Downtown
- Jersey Girl
- 'Til the Money Runs Out
- On the Nickel
- Mr. Siegal
- Ruby's Arms
- From The Early Years: Volume One
- Goin' Down Slow
- Poncho's Lament
- I'm Your Late Night Evening...
- Had Me A Girl
- Rockin' Chair
- When You Ain't Got Nobody
- Frank's Song
- Looks Like I'm Up Shit...
- So Long I'll See Ya
- From The Early Years: Volume Two
- Mockin' Bird
- In Between Love
- Blue Skies
- I Want You
- So It Goes
- From One from the Heart
- Is There Any Way Out Of This Dream
- Picking Up After You
- Old Boyfriends
- Broken Bicycles
- I Beg Your Pardon
- Little Boy Blue
- You Can't Unring A Bell
- This One's From The Heart
- Take Me Home
- Once Upon a Town
- The Wages of Love
- About the Author
- Credits
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
