Romeo Is Bleeding (song)
"Romeo Is Bleeding" is a song written and performed by Tom Waits, and released on his 1978 album, "Blue Valentine.
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The lyrics make frequent use of Spanish, including phrases such as "Hey Pachuco!Dáme esa pistola, hombre!"
(Give me that pistol, man!), "Hijo de la chingada madre!"
(You son of a fucking whore!), and "Vamos a dormir, hombre"
(Let's go to sleep, man).
Waits also makes a reference to gangster movie-star James Cagney, also mentioned in "Invitation to the Blues" from the album "Small Change."
Jay S. Jacobs, in his book "Wild years: the music and myth of Tom Waits," describes "Romeo is Bleeding" as depicting "a guy who sticks a shiv into the local sheriff [and] is fatally shot in the chest — a familiar Waits image, with echoes of "West Side Story.
Waits had more overtly referenced "West Side Story" earlier on the "Blue Valentine" album, with "Somewhere" as the opening track.
According to Waits, the song is based on a real incident in Los Angeles, and concerns "a Mexican gang leader who was shot and died in a movie house in downtown L.A."
Music critic Adrian Denning wrote that "one song that would, could and SHOULD rank amongst [Waits']
finest moments is the fabulous Jazz swing and late night
seedy feel of 'Romeo is Bleeding.'
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While lukewarm towards "Blue Valentine" in general, Denning remarked that the song "corrects matters somewhat," citing the song's "great vocals and... bass groove."
Robert Christgau wrote that "Romeo is Bleeding" was "easily my favorite among his Chandleroid sagas of tragedy outside the law," but added that it is "more effective on the jacket than when he [Waits] underlines its emotional resonance in song."
Patrick Humphries, in his book "The many lives of Tom Waits," was unimpressed, labelling the song a "rewrite" of Waits' 1976 song, "Small Change.
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The song later lent its name to the Peter Medak film "Romeo Is Bleeding", which starred Gary Oldman.
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Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and actor.
His music is characterized by lyrics focusing on the underside of society, delivered in his distinctive deep, gravelly voice.
During the 1970s, he worked primarily in jazz, but since the 1980s his music has reflected greater influence from blues, vaudeville, and experimental genres.
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Inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he began singing on the San Diego folk music circuit as a teenager, relocating to Los Angeles in 1972.
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In 1980, Waits married Kathleen Brennan, split from his manager and record label, and moved to New York City.
Under his wife's encouragement, he pursued a more experimental and eclectic musical aesthetic influenced by the work of Harry Partch and Captain Beefheart.
This was reflected in a series of albums released by Island Records, including "Swordfishtrombones" (1983), "Rain Dogs" (1985), and "Franks Wild Years" (1987).
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Having returned to California in the 1990s, Waits' albums "Bone Machine" (1992), "The Black Rider" (1993), and "Mule Variations" (1999) earned him increasing critical acclaim and various Grammy Awards.
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Although attracting little commercial success domestically, Waits attracted an international cult following and has been widely covered by other singers.
In 2011, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and included in the 2015 Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
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Question: Which country the performer of song Romeo Is Bleeding (Song) is from?
Answer: American