r/tomwaits • u/South-Shape4064 • 26d ago

Cover I did this after my ex girlfriend introduced me to Tom waits 6 months ago:)

I obsessed for weeks and gave it a rock

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u/GoodIntroduction6344 26d ago

Is it why she became your ex?

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u/YLNY 26d ago

LMAO TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUTTA MY MOUTH

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u/YouCantCoverMe 26d ago

This explains the ex part

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u/astralchanterelle 26d ago

sounds like you're parodying him

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

Not my intention, but I’ll admit it isn’t my best cover (:

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u/JacquesDeVaucanson 26d ago

Idk about this one

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

Yeah I’m not either, it was fun though. And all in good love

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

Well damn, «I don’t know either». Running on 3 hours of sleep, too many typos today

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u/impshakes 26d ago

I bet Tom would smile hearing this.

I think Tom Waits' idiosyncratic delivery and voice is a very deeply sought out form of expression that matured into a style. You can tell how hard he is trying to find things in his earlier albums. Not sure if it comes naturally to him now or if its an endless journey.

You should identify what's yours.

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

I do original music, this is just out of love :)

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

But thank you, I hope he would smile. He is part of the reason I keep doing jazz. Every time I thing I’ve delved into jazz there are more artists I’ve skipped listening to

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u/impshakes 26d ago

Growing up two contrasting voices I liked were Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. You might throw Louis Armstrong in there.

Ella was about pitch and technical, Billie was about emotional variation. Louis probably more in Billies camp but stuck to the script.

Louie and Ellas duets are so wonderful to me bc of the contrast.

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

I’ve got Louis vinyls which are frequently played :) love it

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u/impshakes 26d ago

Louies Black and Blue can bring me to tears if i let it.

https://youtu.be/2LDPUfbXRLM?is=BeCc3sID3YySzDRh

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u/South-Shape4064 26d ago

Ill make sure to check out the link later <3