Tom Waits' Martha is a poignant reflection on lost love and nostalgia, featured on his debut album, Closing Time, released in 1973. The song emerged during a pivotal period in American folk music, when singer-songwriters were increasingly exploring deeply personal narratives. Structured as a long-distance phone call from the narrator, Tom Frost, to his old flame, Martha, after forty years apart, the song exemplifies Waits' early narrative songwriting style, which drew inspiration from literary figures like Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. The lyrics capture a deep sense … read more
Tom Waits' Martha is a poignant reflection on lost love and nostalgia, featured on his debut album, Closing Time, released in 1973. The song eme… read more
Tom Waits' Martha is a poignant reflection on lost love and nostalgia, featured on his debut album, Closing Time, released in 1973. The song emerged during a pivotal period in Ameri…read more
Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski. Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle Waits was unable to make a living from his music in the 70s because his classical bar music, based in… read more
Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a … read more
Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Ini… read more