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")
2005The Secret Life of Words
(writer: "All the World Is Green" / performer: "All the World Is Green")
2005Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
(documentary)
(writer: "What's He Building in There?", "Straight to the Top Vegas", "Temptation", "God's Away on Business" / performer: "What's He Building in There?", "Straight to the Top Vegas", "Temptation", "God's Away on Business")
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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)
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", "It's Raining Cuban Cigars" - uncredited, "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")
1979Tom Waits for No One
(short)
(writer: "The One That Got Away" / performer: "The One That Got Away")
1978Paradise Alley
(writer: " Meet Me in Paradise Alley", "Annie's Back in Town" / performer: " Meet Me in Paradise Alley", "Annie's Back in Town")
1978Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna
(TV documentary)
(performer: "Jitterbug Boy" - uncredited, "A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun" - uncredited, "Shake, Rattle and Roll" - uncredited, "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" - uncredited, "Closing Time")
"Blind Love" is one of my first country songs. I like Merle Haggard. Most of those other guys, though, sound like they're all just drinking tea and watching their waist and talking to their accountant. This one I think subscribes to some of that roadhouse feel.
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Frito-Lay used an unauthorized sample of his song "Step Right Up" in one of their commercials. He successfully sued for an undisclosed amount of money. Frito-Lay unsuccessfully counter-sued.
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