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Tom Waits

Well, oops Tom did it again(poor joke-I know),this guy is like a fine wine,he keeps getting better and better,you think he's backed himself into a musical corner and he goes an write's himself out of it.I know there are people out there who dislike his music,although I've never met him/her.He must be the only immortal musician still alive today.
mingus77079
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tpsonic
1,092 posts
 
"I'll take it, with me when I go" Mule Variations.
debsal
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Garfish, good choice. I too like Tom Waits and have many of his CDs. That doesn't mean Holly Cole's covers are not the "genuine" item. She does an excellent interpretation, and they stand on their own. I also like them. I also like Bob Dylan, but love Joan Baez's covers of Dylan on "Any Day Now". If the only person legit to sing a song is the original singer, music would be a lot poorer.
garfish
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I'll stand by my post. Tom Waits is a song writing genius, but the CD of Holly Cole singing his songs has many beautifully done songs on it-- certainly different than Tom Waits singing his own works but still excellent in it's own right. And her "Temptations" CD reminded me a bit (just "a bit") of Jennifer Warnes doing Leonard Cohen's songs on "Famous Blue Raincoat". It's hardly unusual for an excellent singer to sing the songs of an excellent songwriter.

Dan Penn wrote (and sang) "At the Dark End of the Street"-- one of the greatest blues/soul songs ever written, IMO, but it took other singers to really bring it to life, again, IMO. Cheers. Craig
garfish
1,840 posts
 
Thanks Debsal. We were posting at the same time, and had very similar thoughts. Cheers. Craig
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