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tom waits
Got no time for the corner boys, down in the street makin all that noise,
Dont want no whores on eighth avenue, cause tonight Im gonna be with you.
Cause tonight Im gonna take that ride, across the river to the jersey side,
Take my baby to the carnival, and Ill take you on all the rides, sing sha la
La la la la sha la la la.
Down the shore everythings alright, you with your baby on a saturday night,
Dont you know that all my dreams come true, when Im walkin down the street
With you, sing sha la la la la la sha la la la.
You know she thrills me with all her charms, when Im wrapped up in my
Babys arms, my little angel gives me everything, I know someday that shell
Wear my ring.
So dont bother me cause I got no time, Im on my way to see that girl of
Mine, nothin else matters in this whole wide world, when youre in love with
A jersey girl, sing sha la la la la la la.
And I call your name, I cant sleep at night, sha la la la la la la.
Jersey Girl
by
Tom Waits
Album: Heart Attack And Vine Released: 1980
Songfacts:
Waits wrote it about his new wife, Kathleen. He was getting over a 2-year relationship with Rickie Lee Jones when she came into his life and “saved him.” Waits now has a new wife. No word on what state she is from. (thanks, John - Los Angeles, CA)
Bruce Springsteen covered this song in concert on many occasions. He started performing it at a series of shows in 1981 at the new Meadowlands arena in New Jersey. Even though he did not write this, Springsteen feels the character is the same guy from his earlier songs “Sandy” and “Rosalita,” who has now grown up and got the Jersey Girl.
Springsteen released this as the B-side of “Cover Me” in 1984. Two years later, he used the same version, taken from a show at The Meadowlands, on his boxed set Live 1975-1985. This is one of the few cover songs Springsteen released. Usually it was other artists performing his songs.
In 1981, Waits joined Springsteen on stage for this at a show in Los Angeles.
I love both versions of this song.Springsteen does a fantastic job on his.however there is something powerful emotionally in tom waits version.that voice and phrasing is magical.
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Bruce all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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What do you mean “too young” i like the last sentence of you comment .
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your right
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Bruce Springsteen is as great a musichian as Tom Waits. But I toatally agree… Nobody can perform a Tom Waits song as himself. Bruce Springsteens cover also lack that hounting guitar
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ok, well i guess im going to have to agree with BeanyNeko, Tom and Bruce are both great, but everyone has their prefrenses (spelling). i Enjoy Tom more though. :]
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Tom all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!
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both are great singers and songwriters… lets not compare two greats
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Both versions by Bruce and Tom are wonderful, and both Bruce and Tom are equally supremely awesome.
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HORRIBLE!
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you need your ass kicked -real bad bitch !!!!Fing cunt hiding behind his compuiter jacking off to porn DIE !!
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Bruce would never say something like that, cos Bruce loves the original version. Bruce fanatics only listen Bruce Springspteen, open your mind.
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The Absolute Best Version!
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Tom Waits is better then Bruce. If you people even knew who Tom Waits was. Tom is 100x better then Bruce. way better. end of story.
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fucking asshole
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This version sounds like an Adam Sandler parody. LOL I prefer BRUCE!
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