How To Write A PERFECT Tom Waits Song!

Let’s Write A Tom Waits Song. We’ll need:

Vintage Cars

Gunshots

Diamonds

Ballroom Dances

A beautiful woman with a sad past

A hundred year old bartender who knows all the stories from the old neighborhood

Hobo Talk

A Battered Suitcase

A Toy Piano

Horny Carnies

A Jukebox

A Sailor, Or A Bunch Of Them

An All-Night Diner

A Train

A Circus 20 Years Past Its Prime

and now we’re done!

If you ever wonder what a baby thinks of Tom Waits, you can check it out here.

We can also write a Nick Cave song, a Mountain Goats Song, or a Robyn Hitchcock song…