"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]
Lucinda Williams recorded a version of the song for the soundtrack of the crime/drama series Crossing Jordan, released in 2003.[3] It was later appended as a bonus track on the vinyl release of her 2003 album World Without Tears. Gothic rock ensemble Human Drama recorded the song for their covers' album Pinups, which was intended as a tribute to the various artists that had influenced them.[4] Country artist Jack Ingram has played the song at live concerts, and his version was recorded for his live debut Live at Adair's in 1995.[5]
Formats and track listingedit
UK 7" single (107 761-100)
"Hang Down Your Head" – 2:32
"Tango Till They're Sore" – 2:49
Personneledit
Adapted from the Hang Down Your Head liner notes.[6]
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