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* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: According to the Allmusic review, Waits had recorded ''Music/{{Swordfishtrombones}}'' in 1982, but it appears to have taken him thirteen months to get a record label interested in releasing it.
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* TheDanza: Will occasionally sing from the POV of characters named Tom, e.g., Tom Traubert, Tom Frost from "Martha".
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Those of the cellphone generation may be confused by references to asking an operator for a phone number and a fee for a long distance call from 1973's "Martha."
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If not for his breakup with Rickie Lee Jones, he'd never have married Kathleen Brennan, changed his musical style and his works from ''Swordfishrombones'' onward wouldn't have happened.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If not for his breakup with Rickie Lee Jones, he'd never have married Kathleen Brennan, changed his musical style and his works from ''Swordfishrombones'' ''Swordfishtrombones'' onward wouldn't have happened.
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* BigNameFan: He's got quite a few. This includes celebrities like Johnny Depp, John Oliver, Nick Offerman, Jerry Hall, and Megan Mullally. Other fans include historian Simon Schama and various musicians, including The Clash's Joe Strummer, Metallica's James Hetfield, and ''Bob freakin' Dylan'' (who referred to Waits as one of his "secret heroes").
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* BigNameFan: He's got quite a few. This includes celebrities like Johnny Depp, John Oliver, Nick Offerman, Jerry Hall, and Megan Mullally. Other fans include historian Simon Schama and various musicians, including The Clash's Joe Strummer, Metallica's James Hetfield, and ''Bob freakin' Dylan'' (who referred to Waits as one of his "secret heroes").
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If not for his breakup with Rickie Lee Jones, he'd never have met Kathleen Brennan, changed his musical style and his works from ''Swordfishrombones'' onward wouldn't have happened.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If not for his breakup with Rickie Lee Jones, he'd never have met married Kathleen Brennan, changed his musical style and his works from ''Swordfishrombones'' onward wouldn't have happened.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If not for his breakup with Rickie Lee Jones, he'd never have met Kathleen Brennan, changed his musical style and his works from ''Swordfishrombones'' onward wouldn't have happened.
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*** "A Sight for Sore Eyes" -> 想い出に乾杯 (Toast to Memory)
*** "Down, Down, Down" -> 地獄に落ちた男の歌 - (Song of a Man Who Fell to Hell)
* FakeRussian: It would seem the Russian Dance song from Black Rider musical wouldn't be worth mentioning as this (especially since Waits almost correctly utters the "one-two-three-four" in Russian there). But the thing is, Waits really doesn't like Russia and repeatedly rejected gig offers from the country, despite a massive following among Russian intellectuals; what's more, the song has been used as one of the themes for the dark and absurd movie about Russian backwater, ''The Truce'' (also despite the song not being anything like Russian in its musical style, but rather Gypsy/Balkan).
* NoHitWonder: Waits is notable for performing for [[LongRunners over 4 decades]] and through three label changes, but without a single #1 hit on the charts. Even Music/RodStewart's cover of "Downtown Train" only got to #3. It's not surprising that he has a cult following, though.
*** "Down, Down, Down" -> 地獄に落ちた男の歌 - (Song of a Man Who Fell to Hell)
* FakeRussian: It would seem the Russian Dance song from Black Rider musical wouldn't be worth mentioning as this (especially since Waits almost correctly utters the "one-two-three-four" in Russian there). But the thing is, Waits really doesn't like Russia and repeatedly rejected gig offers from the country, despite a massive following among Russian intellectuals; what's more, the song has been used as one of the themes for the dark and absurd movie about Russian backwater, ''The Truce'' (also despite the song not being anything like Russian in its musical style, but rather Gypsy/Balkan).
* NoHitWonder: Waits is notable for performing for [[LongRunners over 4 decades]] and through three label changes, but without a single #1 hit on the charts. Even Music/RodStewart's cover of "Downtown Train" only got to #3. It's not surprising that he has a cult following, though.
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*** "A Sight for Sore Eyes" from ''Music/ForeignAffairs'' -> 想い出に乾杯 (Toast to Memory)
*** "Down, Down, Down" from ''Music/{{Swordfishtrombones}}'' -> 地獄に落ちた男の歌 - (Song of a Man Who Fell to Hell)
* FakeRussian: It would seem the Russian Dance song fromBlack Rider ''Music/TheBlackRider'' musical wouldn't be worth mentioning as this (especially since Waits almost correctly utters the "one-two-three-four" in Russian there). But the thing is, Waits really doesn't like Russia and repeatedly rejected gig offers from the country, despite a massive following among Russian intellectuals; what's more, the song has been used as one of the themes for the dark and absurd movie about Russian backwater, ''The Truce'' (also despite the song not being anything like Russian in its musical style, but rather Gypsy/Balkan).
* NoHitWonder: Waits is notable for performing for [[LongRunners over 4 decades]] and through three label changes, but without a single #1 hit on the charts. Even Music/RodStewart's cover of "Downtown Train" from ''Music/RainDogs'' only got to #3. It's not surprising that he has a cult following,though.though.
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*** "Down, Down, Down" from ''Music/{{Swordfishtrombones}}'' -> 地獄に落ちた男の歌 - (Song of a Man Who Fell to Hell)
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* NoHitWonder: Waits is notable for performing for [[LongRunners over 4 decades]] and through three label changes, but without a single #1 hit on the charts. Even Music/RodStewart's cover of "Downtown Train" from ''Music/RainDogs'' only got to #3. It's not surprising that he has a cult following,
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** Japanese
*** "A Sight for Sore Eyes" -> 想い出に乾杯 (Toast to Memory)
*** "Down, Down, Down" -> 地獄に落ちた男の歌 - (Song of a Man Who Fell to Hell)
** Japanese
*** "A Sight for Sore Eyes" -> 想い出に乾杯 (Toast to Memory)
*** "Down, Down, Down" -> 地獄に落ちた男の歌 - (Song of a Man Who Fell to Hell)
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* CreatorCouple: With Kathleen Brennan, who has contributed to his current and most critically acclaimed style.
* FakeRussian: It would seem the Russian Dance song from Black Rider musical wouldn't be worth mentioning as this (especially since Waits almost correctly utters the "one-two-three-four" in Russian there). But the thing is, Waits really doesn't like Russia and repeatedly rejected gig offers from the country, despite a massive following among Russian intellectuals; what's more, the song has been used as one of the themes for the dark and absurd movie about Russian backwater, ''The Truce'' (also despite the song not being anything like Russian in its musical style, but rather Gypsy/Balkan).
* FakeRussian: It would seem the Russian Dance song from Black Rider musical wouldn't be worth mentioning as this (especially since Waits almost correctly utters the "one-two-three-four" in Russian there). But the thing is, Waits really doesn't like Russia and repeatedly rejected gig offers from the country, despite a massive following among Russian intellectuals; what's more, the song has been used as one of the themes for the dark and absurd movie about Russian backwater, ''The Truce'' (also despite the song not being anything like Russian in its musical style, but rather Gypsy/Balkan).
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* NoHitWonder: Waits is notable for performing for [[LongRunners over 4 decades]] and through three label changes, but without a single #1 hit on the charts. Even Music/RodStewart's cover of "Downtown Train" only got to #3. It's not surprising that he has a cult following, though.
