Small Change

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Rod Stewart – Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 4, 2020. The song is considered one of Waits' signature songs and was described by Howe as "the work of an extremely talented lyricist". It has since been covered by a number of artists, including Rod Stewart, who released a version of the song on the compilation album Lead Vocalist (1993). Stewart's version was released as a single in 1992 and charted in eight countries upon its release, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

Tom Traubert's Blues" opens the album. Jay S. Jacobs has described the song as a "stunning opener [which] sets the tone for what follows." [4] The refrain is based almost word by word on the 1890 Australian song, " Waltzing Matilda" by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, although the tune is slightly different. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.267. Rod Stewart – Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 4, 2020. The song's lyrics narrate the story of Tom Traubert, "a man who finds himself stranded and penniless in a foreign land." Biographer Jay S. Jacobs has described Traubert as "etched as a sympathetic character, but it's clear that he inhabits a hell of his own making. He'll never make his way home again because any cash he gets his hands on he squanders on drink." [5]Secondly there's the sounds. From the voices Tom spews the songs out in to the bizarre percussion and filthy sounding guitars. There are jam jars where there should be cymbals and muddy fuzz where there should be chords.

British album certifications – Tom Waits – Small Change". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 26, 2012. a b c d "Tom Traubert's Blues". Tom Waits Library. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09 . Retrieved 2007-01-18. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" (commonly known as " Tom Traubert's Blues" or " Waltzing Matilda") is a song by American musician Tom Waits. Small Change is sadly under-represented here, with only the amazing "Step Right Up" and "Tom Traubert's Blues" on the roll call. So, my only complaint about this record is the questionable absence of the gorgeous "Invitation to the Blues." Other than that and some near-clunkers ("I Never Talk to Strangers"), Used Songs is an exceptional gathering of Waits' material.I love this album for three reasons. Firstly the songs. Whomever was singing them it would be churlish to argue with the quality of song writing on Rain Dogs. These are anthems for the ages. The Piano Has Been Drinking -an obvious standout. Funniest song on the album. That makes 3 great songs in a row. The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

Deusner, Stephen M. (March 24, 2018). "Tom Waits: The Asylum Era". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 24, 2018. As wiseacre and rambunctious as that particular song may be, Small Change is electrically charged with a pathos that comes across as both false and real, with Waits playing the raconteur masking his very real sadness behind expressions of sadness. “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart” launches a counteroffensive against his congenital sentimentality, as he slyly undercuts his own pieties: “The moon ain’t romantic, it’s intimidating as hell,” he crows. Deeply embedded in the underbelly, Small Change is nevertheless Waits’ most personal, even is most confessional album, somehow refracting the real person through the persona. The Fun Facts: In his hipster beatnik glory meets Hollywood noir period (1973-1980), Tom Waits was sharing the bill with a Burlesque show on the Lower East-Side of Manhattan, at the Club Copacabana. Photographed here taking a break between sets, he sits in the dressing room with a dancer from the show. The sultry posed girl is none other than Cassandra Peterson who would later be known as Elvira, "Mistress of the Darkness," though Peterson will not claim authenticity to his fact.The song has been recorded by Rod Stewart on two 1993 albums, Lead Vocalist and Unplugged...and Seated under the title "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)". a b c Small Change (LP). Tom Waits. Asylum Records. 1976. K 53050. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)