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Dear Ann,

Have we ever talked about Tom Waits? Big fan here. His excruciating, beautiful music always brings back my first years in New York, when I was scared and enchanted by so many things. For a too-brief period of affordable rent and good company, I had a roommate who wore out her Tom Waits and Richard and Linda Thompson records on me.

As I putter about doing my holiday readiness activities—Most Moisturized Mom is on her way—look busy!—I’m enjoying the heck out of Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits, a new album of Waits songs sung by some of my favorite singers, including (sewing circle shoutout!) Rosanne Cash and Allison Moorer. The intimacy of their voices is a knife to the heart. In a good way.

It’s nice to be able to understand the words, for one thing. But each singer brings something new, and now I want to sit here and roll the Tom Waits videos on YouTube.

Love,

Kay

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14 Comments

  • Thanks for this..

  • Beautiful, touching song. Thank you.

  • Thank you. I will share with my kids.

  • Check out ‘Come on up to the House’ by Sarah Jarosz. It’s one of my favorite covers.

  • Lovely, lovely, lovely.

  • Opening up ears for a new generation. Beautiful.

    • Downtown Train. Gets me every time.

  • Wow wow wow. Thanks for this.

  • Thank you Kay! I also love the Thompsons together and separate. His album 13 Rivers is a new favorite of mine

  • I heard Corinne Bailey Ray doing Jersey Girl recently. On Paul Cavalconte’s Sunday Show, maybe. I didn’t realize it was an entire album. Sounds like a great listen.

  • Wow, brings back memories of my summer living in upstate New York when I first heard Tom Waits. Now I gotta roll You Tube videos of him;)

  • Beautiful but nobody has it including Dualtone who released it . Will have to wait.

  • Very beautiful- I love Tom Waits and these ladies voices are just magic. Sets the tone for the day so nicely.

  • Good one, I’ve forgotten how wonderful Tom Waits is. And I have very similar memories of listening to TW and R and L Thompson in NYC.
    Thank you

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