Comments on: Cities mentioned in Tom Waits songs http://kevinomara.com/blog/2010/02/06/cities-mentioned-in-tom-waits-songs/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:45:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amanda http://kevinomara.com/blog/2010/02/06/cities-mentioned-in-tom-waits-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-172000 Amanda Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:01:52 +0000 http://kevinomara.com/blog/?p=527#comment-172000 1.) I think the Covington in "Don't Go Into That Barn" might be Covington, KY on the Ohio River since the list seems to go in order from north to south along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers 2.) I may be imagining things, but in "Top of the Hill" there is a reference to the city of Williamsburg, VA. There's a lyric that goes: The moon rises over Dog Street Jefferson says now everything's reet Our most famous street (that runs through Colonial Williamsburg) is called Duke of Gloucester, called DoG Street by locals. There is a statue of Thomas Jefferson there as well. 1.) I think the Covington in “Don’t Go Into That Barn” might be Covington, KY on the Ohio River since the list seems to go in order from north to south along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

2.) I may be imagining things, but in “Top of the Hill” there is a reference to the city of Williamsburg, VA. There’s a lyric that goes:

The moon rises over Dog Street
Jefferson says now everything’s reet

Our most famous street (that runs through Colonial Williamsburg) is called Duke of Gloucester, called DoG Street by locals. There is a statue of Thomas Jefferson there as well.

]]> By: Manning Leonard Krull http://kevinomara.com/blog/2010/02/06/cities-mentioned-in-tom-waits-songs/comment-page-1/#comment-170465 Manning Leonard Krull Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:55:42 +0000 http://kevinomara.com/blog/?p=527#comment-170465 I enjoyed the hell out of that. I enjoyed the hell out of that.

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