TonyfromLuton

<p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/HPNM/0c3da59091_KHYE_media.jpg"></p><p>"<strong>Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)</strong>" (commonly known as "<strong>Tom Traubert's Blues</strong>" or "<strong>Waltzing Matilda</strong>") is a song by American musician&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Waits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Waits</a>.</p><p>It is the opening track on Waits' fourth studio album&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Change_(Tom_Waits_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Small Change</em></a>, released in September 1976 on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Asylum Records</a>. Written by Waits and produced by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bones_Howe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bones Howe</a>, the song's chorus is derived from the Australian&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">folk</a>&nbsp;song "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltzing_Matilda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Waltzing Matilda</a>" and its lyrics narrate alcohol abuse, inspired by Waits' own experiences in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Angeles</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Copenhagen</a>.</p><p>The song is considered one of Waits'&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signature songs</a>&nbsp;and was described by Howe as "the work of an extremely talented lyricist". It has since been covered by a number of artists, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a>, who released a version of the song on the compilation album&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Vocalist_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lead Vocalist</em></a>&nbsp;(1993). Stewart's version was released as a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">single</a>&nbsp;in 1992 and charted in eight countries upon its release, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands.</p><p>Hope you like my version of this thought provoking song, and apologies to Australia !!</p><p>Take Care...</p><p>Tony.</p><p><br></p>