Saturday, August 23, 2008

Great Love Songs (9)

This is another of my favourite songs by Tom Waits, Downtown Train from his utterly brilliant 1985 album Rain Dogs.

I have only two things to say about this. Well, perhaps three.

I would give anything to be able to play the guitar like this (I'm not sure who's playing on this, actually. Is it Marc Ribot?): deceptively simple, but the phrasing, the tone are sublime. I get shivers down the spine every time I hear it.

Rod Stewart should be arraigned by the International Criminal Court for daring to cover this.

Anyone who doesn't dig this has no soul.

Enjoy.



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