Artist: Tom Waits

Real name

Thomas Alan Waits

Born

December 7, 1949

Country

United States

Family

Kathleen Brennan Wife

Performances
- Originals
- Covers
Songs written by
- Original songs
Releases
Tributes
Forum topics

Performances

Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
1	Good Old World (Waltz)	Tom Waits	1991	Holly Cole
2	Diamonds and Gold	Tom Waits	1985	(2 artists)
3	Once Upon a Town / Empty Pockets	Tom Waits	February 2004	(2 artists)
4	Murder in the Red Barn	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	John Hammond
5	The Last Rose of Summer	Tom Waits	1993	Holly Cole Trio
6	Way Down in the Hole	Tom Waits	August 1987	(7 artists)
7	Frank's Theme	Tom Waits	August 1987	Holly Cole
8	Hang On St. Christopher	Tom Waits	August 1987	(2 artists)
9	Bad as Me	Tom Waits	August 23, 2011	Tom Jones
10	Make It Rain	Tom Waits	October 5, 2004	Janiva Magness
11	Look's Like I'm Up Shit Creek Again	Tom Waits	1991	(2 artists)
12	Lowside of the Road	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	(2 artists)
13	Ice Cream Man	Tom Waits	1973	(3 artists)
14	Midnight Lullaby	Tom Waits	1973	(3 artists)
15	Long Way Home	Tom Waits	February 19, 2002	(3 artists)
16	Falling Down	Tom Waits	1988	(2 artists)
17	Cinny's Waltz	Tom Waits	1977	Holly Cole
18	Muriel	Tom Waits	1977	Eleni Mandell
19	The Briar and the Rose	Tom Waits	1993	(2 artists)
20	I'll Shoot the Moon	Tom Waits	1993	Scarlett Johansson
21	Whistlin' Past the Graveyard	Tom Waits	1978	(2 artists)
22	Buzz Flederjohn	Tom Waits	1999	John Hammond
23	I Want You	Tom Waits	1993	(2 artists)
24	Temptation	Tom Waits	August 1987	(6 artists)
25	Poncho's Lament	Tom Waits	1991	The Blacks
26	Frank's Wild Years	Tom Waits	September 1983	Davide Van De Sfroos
27	Gin Soaked Boy	Tom Waits	September 1983	(2 artists)
28	Ol' 55	Tom Waits	1973	(11 artists)
29	The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)	Tom Waits	1976	Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks
30	Blind Love	Tom Waits	1985	Dave Alvin
31	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	(10 artists)
32	In Between Love	Tom Waits	1993	Curtis Stigers
33	Old Shoes (And Picture Postcards)	Tom Waits	1973	Drugstore
34	Little Boy Blue	Tom Waits	1982	(2 artists)
35	New Coat of Paint	Tom Waits	1974	(6 artists)
36	Step Right Up	Tom Waits	1976	Violent Femmes
37	Martha	Tom Waits	1973	(8 artists)
38	Ruby's Arms	Tom Waits	1980	(4 artists)
39	Pasties and a G-string	Tom Waits	1976	(3 artists)
40	Mockin' Bird	Tom Waits	1993	Tindersticks
41	Train Song	Tom Waits	August 1987	(3 artists)
42	Innocent When You Dream	Tom Waits	August 1987	(7 artists)
43	(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night	Tom Waits	1974	(9 artists)
44	Green Grass	Tom Waits	October 5, 2004	(3 artists)
45	Blue Skies	Tom Waits	1993	Floyd Dixon
46	Take it with me	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	(3 artists)
47	Jesus Gonna Be Here	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	(4 artists)
48	16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six	Tom Waits	September 1983	(2 artists)
49	Johnsburg, Illinois	Tom Waits	September 1983	(4 artists)
50	Rosie	Tom Waits	1973	The Beat Farmers
51	Tom Traubert's Blues	Tom Waits	1976	(3 artists)
52	Yesterday Is Here	Tom Waits	August 1987	(8 artists)
53	Cold Cold Ground	Tom Waits	August 1987	(2 artists)
54	Virginia Avenue	Tom Waits	1973	Knoxville Girls
55	Soldier's Things	Tom Waits	September 1983	(7 artists)
56	Pony	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	Ramblin' Jack Elliott
57	Rain Dogs	Tom Waits	1985	Laura Fedele
58	Dirt in the Ground	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	(2 artists)
59	$ 29.00	Tom Waits	1978	(2 artists)
60	Anywhere I Lay My Head	Tom Waits	1985	(3 artists)
61	Alice	Tom Waits	May 2002	Jane Birkin
62	Goin' Out West	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	(3 artists)
63	Shiver Me Timbers	Tom Waits	1974	(4 artists)
64	I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You	Tom Waits	1973	(13 artists)
65	Invitation to the Blues	Tom Waits	1976	(6 artists)
66	Shore Leave	Tom Waits	September 1983	John Hammond
67	Time	Tom Waits	1985	(2 artists)
68	Better Off Without a Wife	Tom Waits	1975	(2 artists)
69	Big Black Mariah	Tom Waits	1985	John Hammond
70	Clap Hands	Tom Waits	1985	(4 artists)
71	Jockey Full of Bourbon	Tom Waits	1985	(9 artists)
72	Tango 'til They're Sore	Tom Waits	1985	(2 artists)
73	Broken Bicycles	Tom Waits	1982	(5 artists)
74	You Can't Unring a Bell	Tom Waits	1982	These Immortal Souls
75	Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis	Tom Waits	1978	(3 artists)
76	Romeo Is Bleeding	Tom Waits	1978	(2 artists)
77	Downtown	Tom Waits	1980	(2 artists)
78	Heartattack and Vine	Tom Waits	1980	(5 artists)
79	Jersey Girl	Tom Waits	1980	(8 artists)
80	On the Nickel	Tom Waits	1980	Carla Bozulich
81	'Til the Money Runs Out	Tom Waits	1980	John Hammond
82	Red Shoes by the Drugstore	Tom Waits	1978	(2 artists)
83	Downtown Train	Tom Waits	1985	(8 artists)
84	No One Knows I'm Gone	Tom Waits	May 2002	(2 artists)
85	Town With No Cheer	Tom Waits	September 1983	Scarlett Johansson
86	Fawn	Tom Waits	May 2002	Scarlett Johansson
87	I Wish I Was in New Orleans	Tom Waits	1976	Scarlett Johansson
88	Fannin Street	Tom Waits	December 5, 2006	(2 artists)
89	Who Are You?	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	Scarlett Johansson
90	Gun Street Girl	Tom Waits	1985	Canned Heat
91	I Can't Wait to Get Off Work	Tom Waits	1976	Veronica Klaus
92	Dead and Lovely	Tom Waits	October 5, 2004	(4 artists)
93	All the Time	Tom Waits	December 5, 2006	Southside Johnny with LaBamba's Big Band
94	Walk Away	Tom Waits	1996	(2 artists)
95	Down, Down, Down	Tom Waits	September 1983	Southside Johnny with LaBamba's Big Band
96	Drunk on the Moon	Tom Waits	1974	John Pizzarelli
97	The Black Rider	Tom Waits	1993	Frank Black and the Catholics
98	Please Call Me, Baby	Tom Waits	1974	(3 artists)
99	San Diego Serenade	Tom Waits	1974	(13 artists)
100	Day After Tomorrow	Tom Waits	October 5, 2004	(2 artists)
101	Foreign Affair	Tom Waits	1977	(2 artists)
102	Russian Dance	Tom Waits	1993	Gulag Tunes
103	Hang Down Your Head	Tom Waits	1985	(5 artists)
104	Chocolate Jesus	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
105	Fish & Bird	Tom Waits	May 2002	Jonah Matranga
106	Grapefruit Moon	Tom Waits	1973	(4 artists)
107	Trampled Rose	Tom Waits	October 5, 2004	(3 artists)
108	Picture in a Frame	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	(3 artists)
109	Hold On	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	(2 artists)
110	Get behind the Mule	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	John Hammond
111	Georgia Lee	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	(3 artists)
112	Come On Up to the House	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	(2 artists)
113	I Never Talk to Strangers	Tom Waits Co-Starring Bette Midler	1977	(2 artists)
114	This One's From the Heart	Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle	1982	Sharleen Spiteri

Covers

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
1	It's All Right With Me	Tom Waits	1990	Peter Cookson
2	Strange Weather	Tom Waits	1988	Marianne Faithfull
3	The Return of Jackie and Judy	Tom Waits	February 11, 2003	The Ramones
4	Books of Moses	Tom Waits	July 6, 1999	Skip Spence
5	Somewhere (From "West Side Story")	Tom Waits	1978	Larry Kert, Reri Grist & Carol Lawrence
6	Heigh Ho (The Dwarfs Marching Song)	Tom Waits	1988	The Dwarf Chorus
7	Sea of Love	Tom Waits	November 1989	Phil Phillips with The Twilights
8	Goodnight Irene	Tom Waits	December 5, 2006	Leadbelly
9	Danny Says	Tom Waits	December 5, 2006	The Ramones
10	King Kong	Tom Waits	September 21, 2004	Daniel Johnston
11	Highway Cafe	Tom Waits	1999	Kinky Friedman
12	Big Joe and Phantom 309	Tom Waits	1975	Red Sovine
13	Go Tell It on the Mountain	The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Tom Waits	2003
14	Shenandoah	Tom Waits with Keith Richards	February 19, 2013	Henry Burr & Albert Campbell

Songs written by

Original songs

	Title	Written by	Covered by
1	Romeo Is Bleeding	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
2	Red Shoes by the Drugstore	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
3	I Can't Wait to Get Off Work	Tom Waits	Veronica Klaus
4	Come On Up to the House	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
5	Ice Cream Man	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
6	Picture in a Frame	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
7	No One Knows I'm Gone	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
8	Tom Traubert's Blues	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
9	Martha	Tom Waits	(8 artists)
10	Falling Down	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
11	Better Off Without a Wife	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
12	Yesterday Is Here	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(8 artists)
13	Good Old World (Waltz)	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Holly Cole
14	Mockin' Bird	Tom Waits	Tindersticks
15	Big Black Mariah	Tom Waits	John Hammond
16	Frank's Theme	Tom Waits	Holly Cole
17	Time	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
18	Chocolate Jesus	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
19	Invitation to the Blues	Tom Waits	(6 artists)
20	Broken Bicycles	Tom Waits	(5 artists)
21	Ruby's Arms	Tom Waits	(4 artists)
22	The Briar and the Rose	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
23	This One's From the Heart	Tom Waits	Sharleen Spiteri
24	Empty Pockets	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
25	All the Time	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Southside Johnny with LaBamba's Big Band
26	Alice	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Jane Birkin
27	Lowside of the Road	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
28	Jersey Girl	Tom Waits	(8 artists)
29	Is There Any Way Out Of This Dream	Tom Waits	Mathilde Santing
30	New Coat of Paint	Tom Waits	(6 artists)
31	Downtown Train	Tom Waits	(8 artists)
32	Muriel	Tom Waits	Eleni Mandell
33	Hang On St. Christopher	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
34	In Between Love	Tom Waits	Curtis Stigers
35	Georgia Lee	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
36	I Never Talk to Strangers	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
37	'Til the Money Runs Out	Tom Waits	John Hammond
38	Town With No Cheer	Tom Waits	Scarlett Johansson
39	The Black Rider	Tom Waits	Frank Black and the Catholics
40	Please Call Me, Baby	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
41	On the Nickel	Tom Waits	Carla Bozulich
42	Goin' Out West	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
43	Grapefruit Moon	Tom Waits	(4 artists)
44	Fawn	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Scarlett Johansson
45	Dirt in the Ground	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
46	Jesus Gonna Be Here	Tom Waits	(4 artists)
47	San Diego Serenade	Tom Waits	(13 artists)
48	Heartattack and Vine	Tom Waits	(5 artists)
49	Murder in the Red Barn	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	John Hammond
50	Fannin Street	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
51	Bad as Me	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Tom Jones
52	Trampled Rose	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
53	Green Grass	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
54	Long Way Home	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
55	The Last Rose of Summer	Tom Waits	Holly Cole Trio
56	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(10 artists)
57	(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night	Tom Waits	(9 artists)
58	Get behind the Mule	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	John Hammond
59	Jockey Full of Bourbon	Tom Waits	(9 artists)
60	Poncho's Lament	Tom Waits	The Blacks
61	Shiver Me Timbers	Tom Waits	(4 artists)
62	Step Right Up	Tom Waits	Violent Femmes
63	Look's Like I'm Up Shit Creek Again	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
64	Down, Down, Down	Tom Waits	Southside Johnny with LaBamba's Big Band
65	Rainbow Sleeves	Tom Waits	(8 artists)
66	Diamonds and Gold	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
67	Frank's Wild Years	Tom Waits	Davide Van De Sfroos
68	16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
69	Whistlin' Past the Graveyard	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
70	I Wish I Was in New Orleans	Tom Waits	Scarlett Johansson
71	Temptation	Tom Waits	(6 artists)
72	Pony	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Ramblin' Jack Elliott
73	Rain Dogs	Tom Waits	Laura Fedele
74	Russian Dance	Tom Waits	Gulag Tunes
75	Shore Leave	Tom Waits	John Hammond
76	Virginia Avenue	Tom Waits	Knoxville Girls
77	Take it with me	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
78	Gun Street Girl	Tom Waits	Canned Heat
79	Walk Away	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
80	Johnsburg, Illinois	Tom Waits	(4 artists)
81	Hold On	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
82	Old Boyfriends	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
83	Blue Skies	Tom Waits	Floyd Dixon
84	Clap Hands	Tom Waits	(4 artists)
85	Dead and Lovely	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(4 artists)
86	Old Shoes (And Picture Postcards)	Tom Waits	Drugstore
87	Soldier's Things	Tom Waits	(7 artists)
88	Innocent When You Dream	Tom Waits	(7 artists)
89	Foreign Affair	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
90	Make It Rain	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Janiva Magness
91	Downtown	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
92	Rosie	Tom Waits	The Beat Farmers
93	Cinny's Waltz	Tom Waits	Holly Cole
94	Little Boy Blue	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
95	I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You	Tom Waits	(13 artists)
96	You Can't Unring a Bell	Tom Waits	These Immortal Souls
97	Fish & Bird	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Jonah Matranga
98	Tango 'til They're Sore	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
99	Midnight Lullaby	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
100	$ 29.00	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
101	Take Me Home	Tom Waits	Holly Cole
102	Pasties and a G-string	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
103	Way Down in the Hole	Tom Waits	(7 artists)
104	Gin Soaked Boy	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
105	I Want You	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
106	Anywhere I Lay My Head	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
107	Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
108	Cold Cold Ground	Tom Waits	(2 artists)
109	The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)	Tom Waits	Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks
110	Train Song	Tom Waits	(3 artists)
111	Blind Love	Tom Waits	Dave Alvin
112	Drunk on the Moon	Tom Waits	John Pizzarelli
113	Buzz Flederjohn	Tom Waits	John Hammond
114	I'll Shoot the Moon	Tom Waits	Scarlett Johansson
115	Strange Weather	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(3 artists)
116	Who Are You?	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	Scarlett Johansson
117	Day After Tomorrow	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(2 artists)
118	Hang Down Your Head	Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan	(5 artists)
119	Ol' 55	Tom Waits	(11 artists)

Releases

Audio album

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	The Heart of Saturday Night	Tom Waits	1974	Asylum
2	Small Change	Tom Waits	1976	Asylum
3	Mule Variations	Tom Waits	April 20, 1999	Anti-
4	The Early Years	Tom Waits	1991	Bizarre/Straight Records
5	Night on Earth - Original Soundtrack Recording	Tom Waits	1991	Antilles
6	Closing Time	Tom Waits	1973	Asylum
7	The Early Years Vol. 2	Tom Waits	1993	Bizarre/Straight Records
8	The Black Rider	Tom Waits	1993	Island
9	Foreign Affairs	Tom Waits	1977	Asylum
10	Mule Variations [Australia]	Tom Waits	1999	Anti-
11	Big Time	Tom Waits	1988	Island
12	Rain Dogs	Tom Waits	1985	Island
13	Nighthawks at the Diner	Tom Waits	1975	Asylum
14	Blue Valentine	Tom Waits	1978	Asylum
15	Real Gone	Tom Waits	October 5, 2004	Anti-
16	Swordfishtrombones	Tom Waits	September 1983	Island
17	Franks Wild Years	Tom Waits	August 1987	Island
18	Bone Machine	Tom Waits	September 8, 1992	Island
19	Heartattack and Vine	Tom Waits	1980	Asylum
20	Orphans - Brawler, Bawlers & Bastards	Tom Waits	December 5, 2006	Anti-
21	Alice	Tom Waits	May 2002	Anti-
22	One From the Heart [2004 Reissue]	Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle	February 2004	Columbia
23	One From the Heart	Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle	1982	Columbia

Digital release

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Bad as Me	Tom Waits	August 23, 2011	Anti-

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Son of Rogues Gallery - Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys	various artists	February 19, 2013	Anti-
2	Red Hot + Blue	various artists	1990	Chrysalis Records
3	Big Bad Love	various artists	February 19, 2002	Elektra
4	We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to The Ramones	various artists	February 11, 2003	DV8
5	More Oar - A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album	various artists	July 6, 1999	Birdman
6	Stay Awake - Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films	various artists	1988	A&M
7	Sea of Love	various artists	November 1989	Mercury
8	The Late Great Daniel Johnston - Discovered Covered	various artists	September 21, 2004	Gammon
9	Pearls in the Snow - The Songs of Kinky Friedman	various artists	1999	Kinkajou
10	Dead Man Walking	various artists	1996	Columbia
11	Broken Blossom	Bette Midler	1977	Atlantic Records
12	Go Tell It on the Mountain	The Blind Boys of Alabama	2003	Real World

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Saving All My Love - A Tribute to Tom Waits	Claudia Bettinaglio	April 2001	Hermans
2	Grapefruit Moon - The Songs of Tom Waits	Southside Johnny with LaBamba's Big Band	September 2008	Leroy
3	New Coat of Paint - Songs of Tom Waits	various artists	May 30, 2000	Manifesto
4	Wicked Grin	John Hammond	March 13, 2001	Pointblank
5	Pornoshow - Laura Fedele interpreta Tom Waits	Laura Fedele	January 2003	Auditorium
6	Anywhere I Lay My Head	Scarlett Johansson	May 20, 2008	Atco Records
7	Anywhere I Lay My Head [iTunes]	Scarlett Johansson	May 20, 2008	Atco Records
8	Step Right Up - The Songs of Tom Waits	various artists	1995	Manifesto
9	Temptation	Holly Cole	1995	Alert Music Inc.

Forum topics

	Topic	Board	Started by	Replies	Last message
1	Artists who have covered their songs	Discussion	Simon	14	2013-03-04 21:26:48 GMT by Bastien
2	Last Rose of Summer [Tom Waits] cover by the Holly Cole Trio	Add songs	artsinspired	1	2013-02-05 02:08:09 GMT by walt
3	Trampled Rose	Add songs	rioub	1	2012-05-07 22:34:27 GMT by walt
4	Grapefruit Moon - Tom Waits Tribute CD by Southside Johnny	Add songs	Patrick	1	2012-04-21 08:40:41 GMT by walt
5	California, Here I Come cover by Tom Waits	Add songs	sebastiaanl	0	2010-09-26 01:09:47 GMT by sebastiaanl
6	Sea of Love covers	Add songs	JMS	1	2009-03-10 14:53:47 GMT by bacon