Hang Down Your Head
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"Hang Down Your Head" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1985 album Rain Dogs and released as a single that year by Island Records. It is in the same vein as Tom Waits' earlier work, featuring a more conventional melodic structure compared to other songs on Rain Dogs, albeit featuring an idiosyncratic arrangement. Allmusic critic Stewart Mason called the song "among the most direct and effective things Waits has ever written."[2]
Quick Facts Single by Tom Waits, from the album Rain Dogs ...
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Single by Tom Waits | ||||
from the album Rain Dogs | ||||
B-side | "Tango Till They're Sore" | |||
Released | 1985 (1985) | |||
Recorded | 1985 (1985) at RCA Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Folk rock[1] | |||
Length | 2:32 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Waits | |||
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