Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years Lyrics

(by Tom Waits)

1. 16 Shells from a Thirty - Ought - Six
2. Clap Hands
3. Cold Cold Ground
4. Downtown Train
5. Earth Died Screaming
6. Frank's Wild Years
7. Good Old World
8. Hang On St. Christopher
9. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
10. Innocent When You Dream
11. Jesus Gonna Be Here
12. Jockey Full Of Bourbon
13. Johnsburg, Illinois
14. November
15. Shore Leave
16. Singapore
17. Straight To The Top (rhumba)
18. Strange Weather
19. Temptation
20. The Black Rider
21. Time
22. Underground
23. Way Down In The Hole

Tom Waits News

• Critic's Pick - Kentucky.com
  He keeps Plant in the driver's seat and warps the music into waves of guitar tremolo and ambient acoustics. As a result, songs by Tom Waits, Gene Clark and
  kentucky.com
• Blind Boys Are Back In Town - Belfast Telegraph
  ... out the most spiritual aspects of mainstream music, while at the same time recording moving renditions of songs by everyone from Tom Waits to Prince.
  belfasttelegraph.co.uk
• Book Review: Making Records - The Scenes Behind The Music By Phil ... - Blogcritics.org
  Among the best concerts he has attended include Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Ray Charles,
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• 3 Musicians, 3 Styles And An Amazing Blend - International Herald Tribune
  ... Plant and Krauss share old and recent songs, drawing on Gene Clark, the Everly Brothers, Townes Van Zandt, Allen Toussaint, Mel Tillis and Tom Waits.
  iht.com
• Collaborating With Kronos - San Jose Mercury News
  The CD "Healing the Divide: A Concert for Peace and Reconciliation" features four Waits-Kronos numbers from that show. "Performing with Tom Waits was
  mercurynews.com
• Of Vaudeville And Vikings - Sacramento News & Review
  Inside, a pianist lurks behind the dusty, straight back of his instrument. He sings like Tom Waits. Yeah, it has to be Waits. But there are three of him.
  newsreview.com
• Let's See What Happens; Long-term; Marriage - Guardian Unlimited
  ... science and science fiction; meer cats; plinky plonking on the piano; about a third of Tom Waits' musical offerings; making lists (apparently).
  dating.guardian.co.uk
• Gutter Twins: Joe Henry Vs. Tom Waits - Crawdaddy
  Ironically, the more individualized Henry’s music becomes, the more he reminds me of another auteur: the great Tom Waits. The parallel might not be obvious
  crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com
• Linda Thompson Returns To Music Scene With 'versatile Heart' - Voice Of America
  It's a stunning collection of ballads, mostly original, others contributed by songwriters including Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, and some, like the title
  voanews.com
• Mule Variations: Tom Waits For Someone - Village Voice
  (Kick-in time has not received its due from popular-music scholars; for purposes of comparison, my all-time champ is Love's Forever Changes,
  villagevoice.com