Tom Waits fans, do you read Charles Bukowski?

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They are kind of like peanut butter and jelly, wouldn't you agree.

What are yoiur favorite Waits album and Bukowski book?

Answer 1

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Yes!

But, I actually got into them separately. They do go good together though. My brother introduced me to Tom Waits, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers introduced me to Bukowski. (through their song "Mellowship Slinky in B Major", which has a line that goes like "I'm on the porch 'cause I lost my house key, pick up my book I read Bukowski")

My top 5 favorite Waits albums:
1 Small Change
2 Rain Dogs
3 Mule Variations
4 Heartattack and Vine
5 Foreign Affairs
(wow, that was really hard, honestly I love them all)

I've only read two Bukowski novels, Post Office and Ham on Rye. Of those two, I liked Ham on Rye better. I often cite that book as both the funniest and saddest book I've ever read.

I have a few of his books of poetry too, and these are my top 5 favorite Bukowski poems:
1 Bluebird
2 Roll the Dice
3 2347 Duane
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4 Yes Yes
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5 I thought of ships, of armies, hanging on...
(although this list could change tomorrow)

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I found out about Bukowski the same way. I have found that the U2 song These Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills, is named after a Bukowski poem.

My favorite is Ham On Rye. Factotum and Women are other favorites.

Answer 2

I am only a casual Waits fan (own a few of his albums, am familiar with a few more, and only really care for his music post-"Swordfishtrombones"). I do not, as Anthony Kiedis has remarked, "pick up my book and read Bukowski" (or something like that). therefore, I cannot comment on the pb&j...

favorite Waits album: the aformentioned "Swordfishtrombones." I especially enjoy Victor Feldman's contributions to the album.
favorite Bukowski: n/a, although I did enjoy "Barfly" when I watched it years ago...

edit: I see that Waltzing Matilda has provided the correct Kiedis lyric. I'm happy to see that I wasn't far off...

Answer 3

i thought reading bukowski was a requirement if you liked tom waits and wanted to be cool....kinda like reading baudelaire and listening to bauhaus.

i like tom waits, but have no use for charles bukowski.

Answer 4

I have read a few bukowski books, but i can't remember any titles at the moment.

I love "Bone Machine" ...keep coming back to that album.

Answer 5

i had a bukowski phase in college.

real gone

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