Described as one of the last beatniks of the contemporary music, Tom Waits - in fact - had two separate careers. From 1973 (LP "Closing Time") to 1983 ("One From The Heart" soundtrack), he recorded nine LPs for Asylum Records, writing songs mainly in the manner of Tin Pan Alley, mixing them with jazz and blues...See full bio »
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Mishpatim
(2008)
(writer: "This One's from the Heart", "Presents", "One upon a Town/Empty Pockets", "Old Boyfriends", "Little Boy Blue", "Is There Any Way Out of This Dream?", "Instrumental Montage", "I Beg Your Pardon", "PICKING UP AFTER YOU" / performer: "This One's from the Heart", "Presents", "One upon a Town/Empty Pockets", "Old Boyfriends", "Little Boy Blue", "Is There Any Way Out of This Dream?", "Instrumental Montage", "I Beg Your Pardon", "PICKING UP AFTER YOU")
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(2005)
(writer: "What's He Building?", "Straight to the Top Vegas", "Temptation", "God's Away on Business" / performer: "What's He Building?", "Straight to the Top Vegas", "Temptation", "God's Away on Business")
2004In the Realms of the Unreal
(documentary)
(writer: "Flash Pan Hunter Intro", "Innocent When You Dream 78")
2003November
(writer: "Tom Traubert's Blues Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen" / performer: "Tom Traubert's Blues Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen")
2003Coffee and Cigarettes
(writer: "Saw Sage" / as T. Waits / performer: "Saw Sage")
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Bad Medicine
(1996)
(writer: "'Til the Money Runs Out", "Cold Cold Ground" / performer: "'Til the Money Runs Out", "Cold Cold Ground")
1996Father's Day
("Who Are You This Time" / / as T. Waits)
1996Basquiat
(writer: "Who Are You This Time", "Tom Traubert's Blues Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen" / performer: "Who Are You This Time", "Tom Traubert's Blues Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen")
1996Generation X
(TV movie)
(writer: "Telephone Call From Istanbul" / performer: "Telephone Call From Istanbul")
1996Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan
(documentary)
(writer: "Just Another Sucker on the Vine" / performer: "Just Another Sucker on the Vine")
1995Twelve Monkeys
(writer: "The Earth Died Screaming" 1992 / performer: "The Earth Died Screaming" 1992)
1995Smoke
(writer: "Downtown Train", "Innocent when you dream" / performer: "Downtown Train", "Innocent when you dream" / "Innocent when you dream")
1992American Heart
(writer: "I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand", "Jack's Flashback Theme" and "Additional Music" / music: "Jersey Girl" / lyrics: "Jersey Girl" / performer: "I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand", "Jack's Flashback Theme" and "Additional Music", "I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby", "Jersey Girl" / producer: "I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand", "Jack's Flashback Theme" and "Additional Music")
1991Night on Earth
(writer: "Back in the Good Old World", "Good Old World" / producer: "Back in the Good Old World", "Good Old World" / arranger: "Back in the Good Old World", "Good Old World")
1990Red Hot and Blue
(TV movie)
(performer: "It's Alright With Me")
1989Sea of Love
(performer: "SEA OF LOVE" End Title Version)
1986Down by Law
(writer: "Jockey Full of Bourbon", "Tango Till They're Sore" / performer: "Jockey Full of Bourbon", "Tango Till They're Sore", "Crying")
1982The Uppercrust
(writer: "On The Nickel" / performer: "On The Nickel")
1982One from the Heart
(writer: "Tom's Piano Intro", "Once Upon A Town", "The Wages Of Love", "Is There Any Way Out Of This Dream?", "Picking Up After You", "Old Boyfriends", "Broken Bicycles", "I Beg Your Pardon", "Little Boy Blue", "The Tango", "Circus Girl", "You Can't Unring A Bell", "Take Me Home", "Presents" / performer: "Tom's Piano Intro", "Once Upon A Town", "The Wages Of Love", "Picking Up After You", "Broken Bicycles", "I Beg Your Pardon", "Little Boy Blue", "The Tango", "You Can't Unring A Bell", "Take Me Home")
The blues is like a planet. It's an enormous topic. You can't ignore the impact that it has had and continues to have on the whole musical culture. It's a tree that everyone is swinging from. Without it, I don't know where I would be. It's indelible and indispensable.
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Trivia:
Member of the "Sons of Lee Marvin". Along with Jim Jarmusch (Founder). A private and humorous group consisting of invited members whom could plausibly be Lee Marvin's son.
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