Real Gone is the sixteenth studio album by Tom Waits, released October 4, 2… Read Full Bio ↴Real Gone is the sixteenth studio album by Tom Waits, released October 4, 2004 in Europe, and October 5 in United States on the ANTI- label. The album was supported by the Real Gone Tour, playing sold out locations in North America and Europe in October and November 2004.
The album features some of the few political songs Waits has written, the most explicit being "Day After Tomorrow", a song Waits has described as an "elliptical" protest against the Iraq War.
It was chosen by the editors of Harp Magazine as the best album of 2004.
Brain – percussion (tracks 1–5, 7, 10 and 12), claps (track 4)
Les Claypool – bass (tracks 2, 4 and 12)
Harry K. Cody – guitar (tracks 5 and 7), banjo (track 6)
Mark Howard – bells (track 9), claps (track 4)
Marc Ribot – guitar (tracks 1–4, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15), banjo (track 3), cigar box banjo (track 10)
Larry Taylor – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5–8, 10–12, 14 and 15), guitar (tracks 4 and 5)
Casey Waits – drums (tracks 8, 9 and 14), turntables (tracks 1 and 7), percussion (tracks 2 and 5), claps (track 4)
Tom Waits – vocals, guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7, 11 and 15), chamberlin (track 9), percussion (track 5), shakers (track 12), beatboxing (tracks 1, 7, 12, 13 and 16)
Trisha Wilson – claps (track 4)
The album features some of the few political songs Waits has written, the most explicit being "Day After Tomorrow", a song Waits has described as an "elliptical" protest against the Iraq War.
It was chosen by the editors of Harp Magazine as the best album of 2004.
Brain – percussion (tracks 1–5, 7, 10 and 12), claps (track 4)
Les Claypool – bass (tracks 2, 4 and 12)
Harry K. Cody – guitar (tracks 5 and 7), banjo (track 6)
Mark Howard – bells (track 9), claps (track 4)
Marc Ribot – guitar (tracks 1–4, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15), banjo (track 3), cigar box banjo (track 10)
Larry Taylor – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5–8, 10–12, 14 and 15), guitar (tracks 4 and 5)
Casey Waits – drums (tracks 8, 9 and 14), turntables (tracks 1 and 7), percussion (tracks 2 and 5), claps (track 4)
Tom Waits – vocals, guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7, 11 and 15), chamberlin (track 9), percussion (track 5), shakers (track 12), beatboxing (tracks 1, 7, 12, 13 and 16)
Trisha Wilson – claps (track 4)
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Real Gone
Tom Waits Lyrics
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Clang Boom Steam Well my baby's so fine Even her car looks good From behind …
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