A live recording of Tom Waits performing live for WDR Studios in Köln, Germany on April 18th, 1977.
Tracklist:
Step right up
Invitation to the Blues
Depot Depot
Jitterbug Boy
Pasties and a G string
I wish I was in New Orleans
Fumblin' with the Blues
Semi Suite Emotional Weather Report
Bad Liver and a Broken Heart
New Coat of Paint
I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work
The One That Got Away
Small Change
Tom Traubert’s Blues
Today we dive in to Volume 04 of a 4-volume playlist of some of my favorite music of 2019. And, just to review one last time: there are 50 songs, but only 49 albums represented, since ‘Sideways’ by Seryn was released as a single. We’ve already heard a lot of great music and this last installment is no exception if I do say so myself (and I do).
I hope you enjoy this last installment of the series.
Volume 04 Tracklisting:
‘Come On Up To The House’ by Joseph from the album Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits
‘Spinning Song’ by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds from the album Ghosteen
‘U.F.O.F.’ by Big Thief from the album U.F.O.F.
‘Goin’ by Wet Tuna from the album Water Weird
‘Walk Through The Fire’ by Yola from the album Walk Through The Fire
‘All Mirrors’ by Angel Olsen from the album All Mirrors
‘Utopia In Blue’ by Eamon Fogarty from the album Blue Values
‘Margaritas at the Mall’ by Purple Mountains from the album Purple Mountains
‘My Phoenix’ by Pedro the Lion from the album Phoenix
‘Be Kind’ by Matt Valentine from the album Preserves
‘Her Arrival’ by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah from the album Ancestral Recall
‘Endless Dave’ by L'Eclair from the album Sauropoda
‘Good Ol' Vilayati’ by Sarathy Korwar from the album More Arriving
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Thanks to my good friend Kyle, I had the chance to see Tom Waits at the Palace Theatre in Louisville, KY in 2006. Hands down one of the best live shows I have ever seen and something I will never forget. But forgive me, I’m just bragging.
In 1978, Waits appeared on Austin City Limits. Video of the show sometimes appears on PBS affiliates but to my knowledge, it has never been released in any sort of official capacity (lthough you can watch “Silent Night/Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis” at the Austin City Limits’ page for the show). But that doesn’t mean the concert hasn’t been widely distributed. Along with the 1973 Bob Marley set I posted the other day, this one was a show found on just about every tape trader’s list. At least any tape traders I would trade tapes with.
The night includes a classic setlist:
Summertime/Burma Shave
Annie's Back in Town/I Wish I Was in New Orleans
A Sweet Little Bullet From a Pretty Blue Gun
On the Nickel
Romeo is Bleeding
Silent Night/Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
Small Change