Tracklisting
- Big In Japan
- Lowside Of The Road
- Hold On
- Get Behind The Mule
- House Where Nobody Lives
- Cold Water
- Pony
- What’s He Building?
- Black Market Baby
- Eyeball Kid
- Picture In A Frame
- Chocolate Jesus
- Georgia Lee
- Filipino Box Spring Hog
- Take It With Me
- Come On Up To The House
Not much else can be said about this album other than this is Tom Waits at his best. Tom Waits is one of the most innovative artists in popular music. His singular vision embraces everything from blues to tin-pan-alley to jazz to just about anything else you can think of. Grammy winner, actor, poet, a master of the musical collage and lyrical surprise, Tom Waits is simply a giant.
“Mule Variations” offers the most complete picture of Tom Waits of any of his albums. Edgy stomps, humor and experimentation are interspersed with some of the most beautiful and personal songs he’s ever written.