Of particular delight to me was the live version of 'Get Behind the Mule' (previously on Mule Variations, 1999). I was less impressed by the re-working 'Singapore' but if you are familiar with the original (Rain Dogs, 1985) you can understand how it is a difficult song to improve on. But easily the most enjoyable track on the preview comes just before the end with 'Circus.' Its classic Tom Waits- five minutes of his alcoholic pirate drawl describing the big top for the down and out.
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This has almost nothing to do with your post, but I watched Wristcutters: A Love Story last night, and Waits is featured on the soundtrack and in the film. I love Waits as an actor; he can make any ridiculous line sound meaningful.
There s a pretty amazing deleted scene of him from Mystery Men where he hits on an old woman.
Thank you for this, you can never have too much Tom Waits.
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