Downtown Train by Tom Waits
“Theme: Train Songs Tom Waits amazing version of his song Downtown Train. This song feels so specific to New York City in the early 80's that I can feel the Q rumbling beneath me, see the street at 3am where she gets off, and how the lights illuminate the sidewalks. He wrote it in a basement apartment in a sketchy part of NYC (possibly next to an abandoned hobo encampment or crumbling accordion factory, as one would imagine that is where Wait's songs must be written).”
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Theme: Train Songs Tom Waits amazing version of his song Downtown Train. This song feels so specific to New York City in the early 80's that I can feel the Q rumbling beneath me, see the street at 3am where she gets off, and how the lights illuminate the sidewalks. He wrote it in a basement apartment in a sketchy part of NYC (possibly next to an abandoned hobo encampment or crumbling accordion factory, as one would imagine that is where Wait's songs must be written).
one of the greatest ballads ever.
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A great poet and songwriter.
My favourite Tom Waits song to say good bye to my favourite website. It's been real, @thisismyjam 🚂
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best version
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Timeless, moving, wonderful, funny. But not a train to be seen. #transportchain #
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