Looking for the heart of Saturday night – Tom Waits

[Andre H]

Hope everyone is safe. It’s January 25 2026 and a big snowstorm is going across the US. This is a Tom Waits cover in drop D tuning. Love the sound of Drop D and the options you create with this tuning. A beautiful Tom Waits song from his early days

Best, Andre

[Michael Krailo]

Nice song cover. Not many drop D tunes, this is one I never heard before. Great job.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[Andre H]

Forgot to add. This is on my new guitar, a2024 Gibson Hummingbird!

[Dieter]

Excellent performance of a wonderful song.

Dieter

[Garry]

Unfamiliar with the song Andre but I enjoyed it. Really well delivered, vocally, guitar wise and musically. Congratulations on your new guitar, looks and sounds great. All the best and keep out of that storm. We’re going to hit 44 degrees Celsius here tomorrow in Melbourne, it’ll be a scorcher! 😎

[charjo]

Well done, Andre, and congrats on your big, beautiful new guitar.
John

[Geoff]

Very beautifully played Andre.

[David L]

Great song, great rendition. My band does this one. Gotta love Tom Waits.

[JoeD1]

That was a fine performance and beautiful guitar.

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Manfred M]

I like these Tom Waits songs. They are so unique. And your version hits the nail on the head, Andre. Great performance.

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[Laurel C]

Well done 👏 . You really captured the essence of Waits storytelling. Congrats on your new acoustic guitar Andre.

[Mark T]

One of my favourite Tom songs, and loved your cover version, Andre – nicely played and true to the original 👏👏

My wife often says I’m trying to sing like Tom Waits – she hates it 😂😂

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