Tom Waits - "Swordfishtrombone" 

As near perfect as a song can get...

This song is so addictive. Love the instrumentation and how damn groovy it sounds. And Tom's wails at the end are the icing on the cake.

Heart breaking. Tom is on another level completely.

First time I remember hearing this I was 4 lol raised on Tom waits and frank zappa... for some reason this song scared the shit out of toddler me

Oh god, this takes me back...still sounds sublime.

A sublime masterpiece. I've been 'breaking my own heart' playing sad songs, but then I move to Tom. He makes you stare into another place.

I've had a bottle of Ballantines Scotch Whisky for a very long time. Every once in a while I'll take a shot and listen to this song.

One of Tom's finest moments

Well he came home from the war with a party in his head and modified Brougham DeVille and a pair of legs that opened up like butterfly wings and a mad dog that wouldn't sit still he went and took up with a Salvation Army Band girl who played dirty water from a swordfishtrombone he went to sleep at the bottom of Tenkiller lake and he said "gee, but it's great to be home." Well he came home from the war with a party in his head and an idea for a fireworks display and he knew that he'd be ready with a stainless steel machete and a half a pint of Ballentine's each day and he holed up in room above a hardware store cryin' nothing there but Hollywood tears and he put a spell on some poor little Crutchfield girl and stayed like that for 27 years Well he packed up all his expectations he lit out for California with a flyswatter banjo on his knee with a lucky tiger in his angel hair and benzedrine for getting there they found him in a eucalyptus tree lieutenant got him a canary bird and skanked her head with every word and Chesterfielded moonbeams in a song and he got 20 years for lovin' her from some Oklahoma governor said everything this Doughboy does is wrong Now some say he's doing the obituary mambo and some say he's hanging on the wall perhaps this yarn's the only thing that holds this man together some say he was never here at all Some say they saw him down in Birmingham, sleeping in a boxcar going by and if you think that you can tell a bigger tale I swear to God you'd have to tell a lie...

Wow!!! Waits was EPIC in my youth ❤️ I could write a book about his influence in the 90’s in Seattle

Love this fucking album.

The perfect song to start a revolution of words in a catacomb of terms. One of my favourites...

Well, people throw the word "original" around a lot but here, it really belongs......Tom W. IS one of a kind and a person has to wonder, does our world need more like him or is one just right??? I am inclined to believe that there can only be one and any imitators would be ignored.......

Tom is a legend

I am officially stuck in the 90’s watching Big Time at Rialto and dancing flamenco to Tom Waits 💃

I can due no justice to how great this is

2:42 the mood for the last year a half

I've got this tune on half my Playlists. It's amazing how many genres it fits with!

Tom Waits-always great

This one is so Great!!!!!! Oh!!!!!! Yea!!!!!!!

Gee but it's great to be home. Thanks Tom Waits

Love the scream at the end

The visuals....

100% Excellent!!!

This really sounds like a swordfishtrombone

thank s a lot for your mix, I love, with Tom waits and every all

this is so good

Got twenty years for lovin her from some Oklahoma governor may be the coolest lyric ever

Capolavoro assolutooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gee, But it's great to be back home...

I lived an a very crummy apartment with the three guys on the album cover, minus the tuba. We spent hours and hours smoking weed and drinking Czech beer and playing Texas hold-em for very small sums of money. Aside from the bedbugs and the cockroaches, it was a wonderful place.

Whenever I listen to this song I fantazie about a PI show or Game having this as as theme song. Imagine a true detective season with this banger as a theme song, am i the only?

Beautiful fretless bass. 👌

2:06 that allways gives me the chills

Bass line reminds me of Kate Bush’s “All the Love.”

The star is the xylophone for me.

just bought it online ohhhh yeahhhhhhh

no dislikes the way it should be

This song is like eating salad with your bare hands

Hard to believe this album was released on def jam 😄

Went and took up with a salvation army band...girl .

Smooth as the snohomish band cytrus

Came here due to Cormoran Strike- Book 7 (The Running Grave!)

Which song was writeen first?

sounds like a pikmin 2 dungeon track in the beginning

This song is like eating raw pumpkin

I may never understand the story ,but if you think that you can tell a bigger tale I swear to god you'll have to tell a lie.

For a moment i thought i was playing croc 2

Whaaaaat? 1:1 view:like ratio. Accurate.

VERY

Elevator music for champions

Swordfishtrombone Songtext Well he came home from the war With a party in his head And modified Brougham DeVille And a pair of legs that opened up Like butterfly wings And a mad dog that wouldn′t sit still He went and took up with a Salvation Ar Band girl Who played dirty water from a swordfishtrombone He went to sleep at the bottom of Tenkiller lake And he said "gee, but it's great to be home." Well he came home from the war With a party in his head And an idea for a fireworks display And he knew that he′d be ready with A stainless steel machete And a half a pint of Ballentine's each day And he holed up in room above a hardware store Cryin' nothing there but Hollywood tears And he put a spell on some poor little Crutchfield girl And stayed like that for 27 years Well he packed up all his expectations he lit out for California With a flyswatter banjo on his knee With a lucky tiger in his angel hair And benzedrine for getting there They found him in a eucalyptus tree Lieutenant got him a canary bird And skanked her head with every word And Chesterfielded moonbeams in a song And he got 20 years for lovin′ her from some Oklahoma governor Said everything this Doughboy Does is wrong Now some say he′s doing the obituary mambo And some say he's hanging on the wall Perhaps this yarn′s the only thing that holds this man together Some say he was never here at all Some say they saw him down in Birmingham, Sleeping in a boxcar going by And if you think that you can tell a bigger tale I swear to God you'd have to tell a lie... (Songtext von Swordfishposaune Nun, er kam aus dem Krieg nach Hause Mit einer Party im Kopf Und modifizierter Brougham DeVille Und ein Paar Beine, die sich öffneten Wie Schmetterlingsflügel Und ein verrückter Hund, der nicht still sitzen würde Er ging und begann mit einem Heils-Ar Bandgirl Der schmutziges Wasser aus einer Schwertfischposaune spielte Er schlief am Grund des Tenkiller-Sees ein Und er sagte: „Mensch, aber es ist toll, zu Hause zu sein.“ Nun, er kam aus dem Krieg nach Hause Mit einer Party im Kopf Und eine Idee für ein Feuerwerk Und er wusste, dass er bereit sein würde Eine Machete aus Edelstahl Und ein halbes Pint Ballentine's jeden Tag Und er verschanzte sich im Zimmer über einem Baumarkt Da weint nichts außer Hollywood-Tränen Und er hat ein armes kleines Mädchen aus Crutchfield verzaubert Und das blieb 27 Jahre lang so Nun, er hat alle seine Erwartungen an Kalifornien erfüllt Mit einem Fliegenklatschen-Banjo auf dem Knie Mit einem Glückstiger im Engelshaar Und Benzedrin, um dorthin zu gelangen Sie fanden ihn in einem Eukalyptusbaum Der Leutnant hat ihm einen Kanarienvogel besorgt Und schlug sich bei jedem Wort den Kopf Und Chesterfields Mondstrahlen in einem Lied Und er bekam 20 Jahre dafür, dass er sie liebte, von irgendeinem Gouverneur von Oklahoma Dieser Doughboy hat alles gesagt Ist falsch Jetzt sagen einige, er mache den Nachruf-Mambo Und manche sagen, er hängt an der Wand Vielleicht ist dieses Garn das Einzige, was diesen Mann zusammenhält Manche sagen, er sei überhaupt nie hier gewesen Einige sagen, sie hätten ihn unten in Birmingham gesehen, Schlafen in einem vorbeifahrenden Güterwagen Und wenn Sie denken, dass Sie eine größere Geschichte erzählen können Ich schwöre bei Gott, du müsstest lügen ...)

Reinfield

If drugs had a soundtrack....well....THIS IS!!! I love this guy!

This song sounds like apple cider vinegar tastes

DIO

anyone here from Croc?

I hope this doesn't ruin the song, but it almost reminds me of "Be Prepared" with Scar from The Lion King lol

Everytime my wife gives me shit I say,,,,everything this old boy does is wrong,,lmfao