Tom Waits

Tom Waits lives in the middle ground — 18 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 12 quiet anchors and 5 songs where they let go completely.

4.9
Avg Intensity
35
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

The controlled burn

Grapefruit Moon moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1973
Ice Cream Man moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1973
Step Right Up moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1976
Blind Love moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1985
Downtown Train moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Hang Down Your Head moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1985
Singapore moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Tango Till They're Sore moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1985
Innocent When You Dream moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1987
Telephone Call from Istanbul moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1987
Way Down in the Hole moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1987
Long Way Home moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 4 · 2001
All the World Is Green moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 2002
Come On Up to the House moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2004
Day After Tomorrow moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2004
Trampled Rose moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2004
Bottom of the World moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2006
Lie To Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2006

The quiet ones

I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1973
Ol' 55 safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1973
Rosie safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1973
Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1976
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1978
Jersey Girl safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1980
Time safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1985
Hold On safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1999
House Where Nobody Lives safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1999
Picture in a Frame safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4 · 1999
Take It With Me safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 1999
Green Grass safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3 · 2004

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