Tom Jones does Leonard Cohen, and does him proud.
He also does Tom Waits, can't wait to hear that, no pun intended.
I was never much of a fan in his early days, maybe it was the first wife screaming at him too much.
The old Welsh rocker has turned into a real bluesy type of singer in his later years. On a new album to be released next month he covers a load of classy songwriters, PM excluded.
See the list below.
Gone are the glitzy Las Vegas suits and the shimmies that used to get the knickers up on stage. This is the stripped down true artist, and I'm liking it.
Tower of SongMusic video by Tom Jones performing Tower Of Song. (C) 2012
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Seek and ye shall find.
Actually I take back the Tom Waits comment above, I'm not so sure I like this. I'll have to give it a couple more listens. I guess it's not too bad, but it does sound more like the earlier Tom Jones than the bluesy Tom Jones.
Bad As Me
'Spirit In The Room' the new Tom Jones album will be released on May 21st
Tracklisting:
1. Tower Of Song (L. Cohen)
2. (I Want To) Come Home (P.McCartney)
3. Hit Or Miss (Odetta)
4. Love And Blessings (P. Simon)
5. Soul Of A Man (Blind Willie Johnson)
6. Bad As Me (T.Waits)
7. Dimming Of The Day (R.Thompson)
8. Travelling Shoes (V. Hall Ward)
9. All Blues Hail Mary (J. Henry)
10. Charlie Darwin (Low Anthem)
