Rank the Tracks: Tom Waits' Rain Dogs (1985)

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Rank the Tracks: Tom Waits' Rain Dogs (1985)

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Give my umbrella to the rain dogs. For I am a rain dog too...



Tom Waits' "Rain Dogs" (1985)

Tracklisting:
01 | Singapore
02 | Clap Hands
03 | Cemetery Polka
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
06 | Big Black Mariah
07 | Diamonds & Gold
08 | Hang Down Your Head
09 | Time
10 | Rain Dogs
11 | Midtown
12 | 9th & Hennepin
13 | Gun Street Girl
14 | Union Square
15 | Blind Love
16 | Walking Spanish
17 | Downtown Train
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head

Next week we will all get the bends...

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prosecutorgodot wrote:That Anders Petersen photo should be a fun one.
It should be! It's funny that you mention it because only recently I discovered that Tom Waits was not the man in the cover art but a guy named Rose (because of the tattoo on his chest) "leaning against Lilly who is laughing hard because he's being so melodramatic." The picture was taken by Swedish photographer Anders Petersen at Café Lehmitz in Hamburg in the late 1960s. You can find more information and see more pictures of the bizarre world of the Café Lehmitz (so fitting with Waits' world) here, here and especially here.
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"Hey little bird, fly away home. Your house is on fire, your children are alone."

01 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
02 | Singapore
03 | Cemetery Polka
04 | Union Square
05 | Gun Street Girl
06 | Diamonds & Gold
07 | Midtown
08 | Walking Spanish
09 | Bride of Rain Dog
10 | 9th & Hennepin
11 | Rain Dogs
12 | Downtown Train
13 | Hang Down Your Head
14 | Time
15 | Blind Love
16 | Clap Hands
17 | Big Black Mariah
18 | Tango Till They're Sore
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
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17 | Downtown Train
02 | Clap Hands
13 | Gun Street Girl
06 | Big Black Mariah
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
01 | Singapore
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
08 | Hang Down Your Head
14 | Union Square
09 | Time
07 | Diamonds & Gold
11 | Midtown
15 | Blind Love
03 | Cemetery Polka
16 | Walking Spanish
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
10 | Rain Dogs
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
12 | 9th & Hennepin
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09 | Time
08 | Hang Down Your Head
01 | Singapore
17 | Downtown Train
02 | Clap Hands
10 | Rain Dogs
03 | Cemetery Polka
15 | Blind Love
11 | Midtown
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
13 | Gun Street Girl
12 | 9th & Hennepin
07 | Diamonds & Gold
06 | Big Black Mariah
14 | Union Square
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
16 | Walking Spanish
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17 | Downtown Train
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
09 | Time
08 | Hang Down Your Head
01 | Singapore
02 | Clap Hands
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
03 | Cemetery Polka
06 | Big Black Mariah
12 | 9th & Hennepin
13 | Gun Street Girl
10 | Rain Dogs
07 | Diamonds & Gold
15 | Blind Love
16 | Walking Spanish
14 | Union Square
11 | Midtown
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
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04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
09 | Time
10 | Rain Dogs
17 | Downtown Train
13 | Gun Street Girl
08 | Hang Down Your Head
02 | Clap Hands
01 | Singapore
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
16 | Walking Spanish
15 | Blind Love
03 | Cemetery Polka
11 | Midtown
06 | Big Black Mariah
07 | Diamonds & Gold
12 | 9th & Hennepin
14 | Union Square
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
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17 | Downtown Train
08 | Hang Down Your Head
03 | Cemetery Polka
02 | Clap Hands
10 | Rain Dogs
13 | Gun Street Girl
01 | Singapore
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
09 | Time
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
14 | Union Square
07 | Diamonds & Gold
06 | Big Black Mariah
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
11 | Midtown
16 | Walking Spanish
15 | Blind Love
12 | 9th & Hennepin
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
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A completely enveloping album. The vocals, the instrumental choices and the lyrics build on each other to create a world in your mind. Sounds like the world in Philip Pullman's Ruby in the Smoke. Also some great songs. I like listening to this album when I feel down in the dumps; the album makes me feel better because I know someone else out there has much worse problems. It's weird that this album comes from the Eighties, because it really doesn't sound like anything from that time period.
I can't really say anything about the album that hasn't already been said. Just listen to it!

05 | Tango Till They're Sore
08 | Hang Down Your Head
10 | Rain Dogs
02 | Clap Hands
16 | Walking Spanish
13 | Gun Street Girl
17 | Downtown Train
06 | Big Black Mariah
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
09 | Time
12 | 9th & Hennepin
14 | Union Square
01 | Singapore
07 | Diamonds & Gold
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
03 | Cemetery Polka
11 | Midtown
15 | Blind Love
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
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17 | Downtown Train*
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon*
02 | Clap Hands*
07 | Diamonds & Gold
01 | Singapore
10 | Rain Dogs
03 | Cemetery Polka
13 | Gun Street Girl
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
11 | Midtown
08 | Hang Down Your Head
06 | Big Black Mariah
16 | Walking Spanish
12 | 9th & Hennepin
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
15 | Blind Love
09 | Time
14 | Union Square
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 7.97 (Very good)
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Results after the first week of voting:

01 | Downtown Train | 3,9 points
02 | Clap Hands | 5,9 points
03 | Jockey Full of Bourbon | 6,0 points
04 | Hang Down Your Head | 6,0 points
05 | Singapore | 6,1 points
06 | Gun Street Girl | 7,3 points
07 | Rain Dogs | 8,0 points
08 | Time | 8,3 points
09 | Cemetery Polka | 9,0 points
10 | Tango Till They're Sore | 10,1 points
11 | Diamonds & Gold | 11,5 points
12 | Big Black Mariah | 11,9 points
13 | Midtown | 12,8 points
14 | Walking Spanish | 12,9 points
15 | Anywhere I Lay My Head | 13,1 points
16 | Union Square | 13,3 points
17 | Blind Love | 14,3 points
18 | 9th & Hennepin | 14,3 points
19 | Bride of Rain Dog | 15,6 points

The low position of "Time" really puzzles me...
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02 | Clap Hands
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
13 | Gun Street Girl
09 | Time
17 | Downtown Train
06 | Big Black Mariah
08 | Hang Down Your Head
01 | Singapore
03 | Cemetery Polka
16 | Walking Spanish
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
14 | Union Square
10 | Rain Dogs
11 | Midtown
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
15 | Blind Love
07 | Diamonds & Gold
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
12 | 9th & Hennepin
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12 | 9th & Hennepin
02 | Clap Hands
13 | Gun Street Girl
09 | Time
17 | Downtown Train
10 | Rain Dogs
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
06 | Big Black Mariah
14 | Union Square
16 | Walking Spanish
01 | Singapore
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
08 | Hang Down Your Head
15 | Blind Love
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
07 | Diamonds & Gold
03 | Cemetery Polka
11 | Midtown
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
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09 | Time
04 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
08 | Hang Down Your Head
07 | Diamonds & Gold
17 | Downtown Train

13 | Gun Street Girl
15 | Blind Love
02 | Clap Hands
19 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
05 | Tango Till They're Sore
14 | Union Square
03 | Cemetery Polka
12 | 9th & Hennepin
10 | Rain Dogs

16 | Walking Spanish
06 | Big Black Mariah
11 | Midtown
01 | Singapore
18 | Bride of Rain Dog
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1. Downtown train
2. Singapore
3. Clap hands
4. Jockey full of bourbon
5. Cemetery polka
6. Union square
7. Rain dogs
8. Tango till they're sore
9. Big black mariah
10. Anywhere I lay my head
11. Hang down your head
12. 9th & Hennepin
13. Walking spanish
14. Diamonds & gold
15. Time
16. Blind love
17. Midtown
18. Gun street girl
19. Bride of rain dog
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1. Downtown Train
2. Hang Down Your Head
3. Time
4. Gun Street Girl
5. Anywhere I Lay My Head
6. Jockey Full of Bourbon
7. Blind Love
8. Walking Spanish
9. Union Square
10. Tango Till They're Sore
11. Big Black Mariah
12. Rain Dogs
13. Clap Hands
14. Diamonds & Gold
15. 9th & Hennepin
16. Singapore
17. Cemetery Polka
18. Bride of Rain Dog
19. Midtown
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Welcome to Rank the Tracks, Safetycat!
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01| Singapore
12| 9th & Hennepin
19| Anywhere I Lay My Head
13| Gun Street Girl
09| Time
16| Walking Spanish
02| Clap Hands
17| Downtown Train
08| Hang Down Your Head
07| Diamonds & Gold
05| Tango Till They're Sore
10| Rain Dogs
03| Cemetery Polka
11| Midtown
14| Union Square
06| Big Black Mariah
15| Blind Love
04| Jockey Full of Bourbon
18| Bride of Rain Dog
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01 | Downtown Train
02 | Jockey Full of Bourbon
03 | Time
04 | Hang Down Your Head (no idea why this song isn't more acclaimed, it's absolutely one of his best)
05 | Singapore
06 | 9th & Hennepin
07 | Anywhere I Lay My Head
08 | Big Black Mariah
09 | Blind Love
10 | Bride of Rain Dog
11 | Cemetery Polka
12 | Clap Hands
13 | Diamonds & Gold
14 | Gun Street Girl
15 | Midtown
16 | Rain Dogs
17 | Tango Till They're Sore
18 | Union Square
19 | Walking Spanish
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