Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) is one of the most famous songs of Tom Waits. It was written in 1976 and first appeared as an opening track on album “Small Change” . Tom Traubert's Blues is evidently based on the Australian hymn Waltzing Matilda (written by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson). But that doesn’t mean that they deal with the same matter, the only thing similar in both songs is the chorus. Beacase of the chorus, by the way, this song is quite often mistagged and referred to as Waltzing Matilda , which is of course wrong. The meani… read more
Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) is one of the most famous songs of Tom Waits. It was written in 1976 and first appeare… read more
Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) is one of the most famous songs of Tom Waits. It was written in 1976 and first appeared as an opening track on album “Smal… read more
Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski. Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle Waits was unable to make a living from his music in the 70s because his classical bar music, based in… read more
Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a … read more
Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Ini… read more