“Some songs come out of the ground just like a potato…some tunes, if you break them open…you will find eggs.”

                                                                                                   Tom Waits

Intro

Tom Waits – Blind Love /Rain Dogs, Island, 1985/

 

Thelonious Monk – Ruby, My Dear /Solo Monk, Columbia, 1965/

Vicente Fernandez – Guadalajara /Mexicanismo, Sony, 1998/

Timi Yuro – Hurt /The Very Best Of Timi Yuro, Capitol, 1992/

James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World /The 50th Anniversary Collection, Utv, 2003/

The Brothers Four – Green Leaves Of Summer /singl, Columbia, 1960/

Alvin Cash & The Crawlers – Twine Time /An Introduction To Chicago Soul, Fuel, 2000/

The Animals – Don’t Bring Me Down /Animalisms (bonus track), Repertoire, 1999/

The Shirelles – Baby It’s You /The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, Rhino, 2003/

Ike And Tina Turner – A Fool In Love /River Deep – Mountain High, A&M, 1968/

Frank Sinatra – Angel Eyes /Sings For Only The Lonely, Capitol, 1988/

Jerry Butler – Moon River /The Best Of Vee-Jay Years, Charly, 2007/

Howlin’ Wolf – Spoonful /His Best, MCA, 1997/

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – 912 Greens /Young Brigham, Reprise, 1968/

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – China Pig /The Dust Blows Forward (An Anthology), WB, 1999/

Tom Waits – Johnsburg, Illinois /Swordfishtrombones, Island, 1983/

Johnny Cash – Delia’s Gone /The Legend, Vol. 3, Columbia Legacy, 2005/

King Curtis – Harlem Nocturne /Night Train, Prestige, 1995/

The Box Tops – The Letter /The Letter, Sundazed, 2000/

The Staple Singers – Wade In The Water /Freedom Highway, Columbia Legacy, 2008/

The Rolling Stones – I Just Want To See His Face /Exile On Main Street, Virgin, 1972/

Alex Chilton – Bangkok /The Lost Decade, Last Call, 2004/

Harry Belafonte – Jamaica Farewell /Calypso, RCA, 1992/

Nat King Cole – Nature Boy /The World Of Nat King Cole, EMI, 2005/


Bonus

Bob Dylan – Ballad In Plain D /Another Side Of Bob Dylan, CBS, 1967/

Bobbie Gentry – Ode To Billie Joe /Ode To Billie Joe/Touch Em With Love, Raven, 2008/

? & The Mysterians – 96 Tears /The Best Of ? & The Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966 – 1967, ABKCO, 2005/

Peter, Paul & Mary – Whatshername /Album 1700, WB, 1967/


Outro

Tom Waits – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis /Blue Valentine, Elektra, 1978/