POLL: Best Track on Tom Waits' "Rain Dogs"

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Second of the Frank albums (and I would say the best one, overall). I really do think "Downtown Train" is the most immortal track on here, so that's mine. If that weren't there, it would be between "Hang Down Your Head", "Tango Till They're Sore", or "Time".

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Jockey Full of Bourbon	10
Time	9
Clap Hands	7
Downtown Train	4
Tango Till They're Sore	4
Rain Dogs	3
Gun Street Girl	3
Hang Down Your Head	3
Singapore	2
Cemetery Polka	2
Anywhere I Lay My Head	1
Blind Love	1
Big Black Mariah	0
Union Square	0
9th & Hennepin	0
Walking Spanish	0
Midtown [Instrumental]	0
Bride of Rain Dog	0
Diamonds & Gold	0

― Joe, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 18:43 (seventeen years ago)

"jockey full of bourbon" for ribot

― Jordan, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 18:59 (seventeen years ago)

toss up between the title track and downtown train

― dog latin, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 18:59 (seventeen years ago)

even though it's my favourite by tom, i was never keen on the run between midtown and walking spanish.

― dog latin, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 19:01 (seventeen years ago)

"time"

― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 June 2008 19:04 (seventeen years ago)

Hang Down Your Head

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 19:22 (seventeen years ago)

Jordan is OTM on this thread

― John Justen, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 19:38 (seventeen years ago)

"Jockey," the title track, "Walking Spanish" and "Gun Street Girl" are all really strong candidates for me. The bass on "Walking Spanish" is fantastic.

― unperson, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 19:42 (seventeen years ago)

"jockey full of bourbon" for ribot

-- Jordan, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:59 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

― deej, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 20:14 (seventeen years ago)

For this, too.

― Eazy, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 21:01 (seventeen years ago)

oh yeah, good call.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 21:05 (seventeen years ago)

Cemetery Polka for the lyrics, but it's a close call between about 8 others.

― Matt #2, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 21:36 (seventeen years ago)

"Time", I dig a bit of maudlin.

― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 21:37 (seventeen years ago)

Gun Street Girl

― arghkaybee, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 21:48 (seventeen years ago)

"Rain Dogs," doggs.

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:01 (seventeen years ago)

Also, who thinks there's a better Tom Waits album than this

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:02 (seventeen years ago)

"Tango Till They're Sore"

― wilter, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:03 (seventeen years ago)

i've always loved "clap hands" and "gun street girl" most

― Dominique, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:21 (seventeen years ago)

I will also rep for Big Black Mariah and Diamonds & Gold

― wilter, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:25 (seventeen years ago)

Also, who thinks there's a better Tom Waits album than this

-- Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:02 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i tend to pull out swordfishtrombones more often but the songwriting on this one is unfuckwitable

― deej, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:26 (seventeen years ago)

ya the Waits albums I listen to most would be this one and Real Gone I think.

― wilter, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:30 (seventeen years ago)

a college friend introduced me to tom waits by playing "time" over and over. love this album, love that song.

― tipsy mothra, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:34 (seventeen years ago)

I'm surprised that song hasn't been covered a shitload of times.

― wilter, Tuesday, 10 June 2008 22:35 (seventeen years ago)

'clap hands' v 'time' v 'singapore'...so hard.

search tori amos's cover of 'time'.

― lex pretend, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 09:13 (seventeen years ago)

"jockey full of bourbon"

― latebloomer, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 10:24 (seventeen years ago)

jockey full of bourbon sounds like the theme tune from black books - or should that be the other way round?

― dog latin, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:26 (seventeen years ago)

'singapore' is another great one, forgot that

saw him do that live a year or two ago

― deej, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:52 (seventeen years ago)

i like the way he pronounces "hatters-here!" in that song.

― dog latin, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:57 (seventeen years ago)

FROM NOW ON BOARD THIS IRON BOAT,
YOUR HOME

― deej, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:59 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Friday, 20 June 2008 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Saturday, 21 June 2008 23:01 (seventeen years ago)

Top 3 predictable...

Anyone else seeing Mr Waits on his current tour?

― stephen, Sunday, 22 June 2008 02:08 (seventeen years ago)

I'm seeing him in Atlanta (second row pit!!!), but based on the setlists--and 2006's as well--it seems he's not playing Jockey Full of Bourbon much anymore

― Malcolm Money, Sunday, 22 June 2008 03:16 (seventeen years ago)

yeah bummer, he'll only play 20-25 other BRILLIANT songs instead, huh? ;)

― stephen, Sunday, 22 June 2008 03:55 (seventeen years ago)

three years pass...

"Gun Street Girl" is perfect Saturday clean-your-house music.

― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 24 September 2011 13:53 (fourteen years ago)

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