Something a little different (a bit of a trademark of ours) as we took a look at the songs of Tom Waits. Hugh put this one together, and I was as interested as anyone else, having not followed the man at all, and being only sort of aware of him, largely because of his very recognisable voice.
It was a great show, and I came away more impressed than I’d expected. Many thanks to those who joined us on the plaza, and those who just listened in.
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year |
| Ice Cream Man | Tom Waits | The Early Years vol.1 | 1991 |
| I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love with You | Tom Waits | Closing Time | 1973 |
| Shiver Me Timbers | Tom Waits | The Early Years vol.2 | 1993 |
| Grapefruit Moon | Tom Waits | The Early Years vol.2 | 1993 |
| Diamonds on my Windshield | Tom Waits | The Early Years vol.2 | 1993 |
| Martha | Tom Waits | Closing Time | 1973 |
| Small Change | Tom Waits | Small Change | 1976 |
The Show
| Ol’ ’55 | Tom Waits | Closing Time | 1973 |
| (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night | Tom Waits | The Heart of Saturday Night | 1974 |
| Tom Traubert’s Blues | Tom Waits | Small Change | 1976 |
| Burma-Shave | Tom Waits | Foreign Affairs | 1977 |
| Potter’s Field | Tom Waits | Foreign Affairs | 1977 |
| Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis | Tom Waits | Blue Valentine | 1978 |
| Heartattack and Vine | Tom Waits | Heartattack and Vine | 1980 |
| Broken Bicycles | Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle | One From The Heart | 1982 |
| Dirt In the Ground | Christine Collister | Dark Gift of Time | 1998 |
| Anywhere I Lay My Head | Scarlett Johansson | Anywhere I Lay My Head | 2008 |
| In The Neighbourhood | Liane Carroll | The Right To Love | 2017 |
| Strange Weather | Marianne Faithfull | Faithfull: A Collection of Her Best Recordings | 1994 |
| Hang On St. Christopher | Rod Stewart | A Spanner In The Works | 1995 |
| Downtown Train | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Hometown Girl | 1987 |
| Trampled Rose | Alison Krauss; Robert Plant | Raising Sand | 2007 |
| The Part You Throw Away | Ute Lemper | Punishing Kiss [Import Bonus Tracks] | 2000 |
| Temptation | Diana Krall | Girl in the Other Room [UK Bonus Track] | 2004 |
| Such A Scream | Tom Waits | Bone Machine | 1992 |
| Goin’ Out West | Tom Waits | Bone Machine | 1992 |
| Lowside of the Road | Tom Waits | Mule Variations | 1999 |
| Take it with Me | Tom Waits | Mule Variations | 1999 |
| Hoist That Rag | Tom Waits | Real Gone | 2004 |
| Back In The Crowd | Tom Waits | Bad As Me [Deluxe Edition] Disc 1 | 2011 |
Postshow
| What’s He Building? | Tom Waits | Mule Variations | 1999 |
| Coney Island Baby | Tom Waits | Blood Money | 2002 |
| Get Behind The Mule | Tom Waits | Glitter And Doom Live | 2009 |
| Murder In The Red Barn | Tom Waits | Bone Machine | 1992 |
| Nighthawk Postcards | Tom Waits | Nighthawks at the Diner | 1975 |