I Don't Wanna Grow Up - Waits or Dylan?

taz · Post by **taz** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:31 am

I was driving with a friend of mine and listening to Tom Waits "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" and he told me that Bob Dylan wrote that song...true or false for my Dylan afficionados.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 9:41 am

I thought Toys R Us wrote that song!

pip_52 · Post by **pip_52** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 9:49 am

Its not credited to Dylan . . .

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:58 am

That's a Tom Waits original.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:13 pm

Okay, apparently we're not talking about the one from PETER PAN then...

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 10:52 pm

Tom Waits from Bone Machine. Not Dylan.

If you don't have Bone Machine, you need it.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:45 am

Good point, I don't, and obviously must. Gotta get behind the mule.

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 10:52 am

Bome Machine is so good. It's Tom's Let's Dance.

taz · Post by **taz** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 10:59 am

I have Bone Machine and love it!! That was the confusing part, as I'm not a big Dylan fan I wasn't able to argue the point. Damn...gonna have to pop that cd back in the car...

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 12:26 pm

I like Bone Machine better than Mule Variations -- it's got more spark. I remember being kind of disappointed with MV at first, I'd been eagerly awaiting its release for ages and I just didn't think it was different enough from BM... it felt like it had come out of the same mold, but not as quite as good. It's very good by the usual standards, but I was surprised that both El Vez and Blue Chair put it before Bone Machine on their lists.

Post by **BlueChair** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 1:00 am

I don't have Bone Machine yet. I've listened to some of it, and I think it's a little too heavy for me. I like the earthiness of Mule Variations. Plus it was my first Tom Waits album, so I have a massive soft spot for the weird album I listened to by fluke and fell in love with.

sulkygirl · Post by **sulkygirl** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 3:19 am

***sigh***

Maybe when I get that "raise", I can start researching Waits back catalog...

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 4:36 am

Noise: good way to get me to demote BM from my 'must buy' list. I don't believe you though, and I will not be provoked.

I love MV. For me it was harking back to my fave TW LP, and one of my all-time faves, Rain Dogs, in terms of the lovely range of styles, the mix of tender ballads and nutty weird things with clanking dustbin lid percussion, etc. It's nowhere near as good as RD, but still good. I prefer it to Blood Money, which, considering the rave reviews it seemed to get, seemd very obvious to me, like he'd made it without really working at it, but maybe I need to play it some more. Haven't heard Alice yet.

I have to explore the early ones. I have Blue Valentine, but nothing before. Closing Time is a consistent high scorer, so maybe that's a good one for after BM.

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 12:25 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Noise: good way to get me to demote BM from my 'must buy' list. I don't believe you though, and I will not be provoked. .