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Knit to This: Women Sing Waits
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
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