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Swordfishtrombones is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records.It was the first album that Waits self-produced. Stylistically different from his previous albums, Swordfishtrombones moves away from conventional piano-based songwriting towards unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract and experimental rock approach.
Tom Waits was born and raised in a middle-class family in Pomona, California. Inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he began singing on the San Diego folk circuit. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1972, where he worked as a songwriter before signing a recording contract with Asylum Records.
original songs "Rains on Me" Free the West Memphis 3: charity with Chuck E. Weiss: 2001 "Long Way Home" and "Jayne's Blue Wish" Big Bad Love [36] soundtrack original song 2002 "Bend Down the Branches" For the Kids: charity original song, previously featured in 1998 film Bunny: 2003 "The Return of Jackie and Judy" We're a Happy Family: A Tribute ...
The song was parodied by a Waits soundalike in a 1988 Doritos ad, for which Waits successfully sued the Frito-Lay company for “voice misappropriation and false endorsement” and was awarded ...
"Underground", a song by Tom Waits from Swordfishtrombones "Underground", song by Men at Work from Business as Usual , 1980s "Underground" (David Bowie song) , featured in the film Labyrinth
I’ve often called this the greatest rock album of all-time. Starting with “Baba O’Riley,” and ending with “We Won’t Get Fooled Again,” pretty much says it all, but there is much ...
Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years is a Tom Waits compilation album, consisting of previously released songs from his years recording with Island Records, most notably from the albums Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, Big Time and Franks Wild Years. The tracks were selected by Tom Waits.
Tom Waits has recalled the extraordinary moment he was given a lift by none other than Eden Ahbez, the writer behind Nat King Cole’s hit song “Nature Boy”.. The notoriously interview-shy US ...