Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis

Withywindle

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Fri Dec-24-10 08:37 PM
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Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qBoy2rhVw

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amerikat

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Fri Dec-24-10 09:04 PM
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1. People either love him or hate him.

I think he is pure genius. He only gets better as the years
go by.

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Withywindle

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Fri Dec-24-10 09:30 PM
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2. I love him so much.

I've been a fan since I heard Rain Dogs back in '85.

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thirtiesgirl

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Fri Dec-24-10 10:10 PM
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3. Thanks for sharing.

I love this song.

Here's a cover version by Neko Case. The hooker finally gets her own voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UNetiESps

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Withywindle

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Fri Dec-24-10 10:35 PM
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4. Thanks for this too.

Neko Case is so frakkin' amazing!

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nolabear

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Sat Dec-25-10 12:10 AM
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5. If there is a God, I hope he's Tom Waits.

Really, wouldn't that make your day?

(One of my songs of the season, btw)

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Withywindle

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Sat Dec-25-10 01:06 AM
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7. He damn well better be.

My mental image of God is someone with a voice like Tom Waits'...but is a woman. :D

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Heidi

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Sat Dec-25-10 12:44 AM
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6. Love, love, love Mr. Waits.

Thank you, Wittywindle! :hug:

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abq e streeter

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Sat Dec-25-10 01:52 AM
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8. His absolutely best album ever (in my humble opinion)

Saw him at the Quiet Knight in '75 (Belmont right next to the El)....Incredible performance by a genius of a poet and musician.

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MiddleFingerMom

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Sat Dec-25-10 04:27 AM
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9. Probably my favorite Tom Waits song, "The Piano Has Been Drinking"...

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...coupled with his appearance on "Fernwood Tonight" with Martin Mull and Fred Willard.
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I always wanted to BE Tom Waits.
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Hell... still do.
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And not just because he and Ricki Lee Jones used to be an item.
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Not entirely.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwUtEEjZJ8
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Wait wait wait... THIS is my favorite.
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"Somewhere (from West Side Story)"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_brLP-PSCNk&feature=related
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Wait wait wait... THIS is my favorite...
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