NEW COAT OF PAINT: SONGS OF TOM WAITS
Various Artists
(Manifesto Records)
Silly me. I thought the idea of doing a tribute to a great songwriter who happens to have an "unconventional" voice was to contrast it by using "good" singers. This is the Bob Dylan rule. This oddity of oldies bucks that trend by featuring people like Lydia Lunch, the aptly named Screamin' Jay Hawkins and a bunch of obscure song stylists - some just as raspy or eccentric as Waits himself.
Like, what's the point?
Still, if you're a diehard Waits fan, this will make an interesting curio for your collection.
Track Listing
1.Whistlin' Past The Graveyard - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
02.Pasties And A G-String - Andre Williams
03.Heartattack And Vine - Lydia Lunch
04.Virginia Avenue - Knoxville Girls
05.Romeo Is Bleeding - Dexter Romweber's Infernal Racket
06.New Coat Of Paint - Lee Rocker
07.Broken Bicycles - Botanica
08.Old Boyfriends - Preacher Boy
09.Please Call Me, Baby - Sally Norvell
10.On The NIckel - Carla Bozulich
11.Muriel - Eleni Mandell
12.Poncho's Lament - The Blacks
13.Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - Neko Case
14.Blue Skies - Floyd Dixon
