Nighthawks At The Diner
Tom Waits

Yeah this is spoken word alright. I’ll pay my respects to the great jazz in the background, but to be honest, it’s the worst mix between a podcast and a song. It’s not music and shouldn’t be classified as such. The “singer” sings at some points in the album, so why can’t he just sing the whole damn thing? If I wanted to listen to a smoker with lung damage spouting nonsense to a bunch of other smokers with lung damage, I would go to a homeless camp.

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