Waits, Tom - Telephone Call From Istanbul Lyrics






All night long on the broken glass
livin in a medicine chest
mediteromanian hotel back
sprawled across a roll top desk
the monkey rode the blade on an
overhead fan
they paint the donkey blue if you pay
I got a telephone call from Istanbul
my baby's coming home today
will you sell me one of those if I shave my head
get me out of town is what fireball said
never trust a man in a blue trench coat
never drive a car when you're dead
Saturday's a festival
Friday's a gem
dye your hair yellow
and raise your hem
follow me to beulah's on
dry creek road
I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed
take me down to buy a tux
on red rose bear
got to cut a hole in the day
I got a telephone call from Istanbul
my baby's coming home today





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  1. J.... G....

    Why don't you hold the kitten with some respect?

  2. �.... G....

    Köszi Attila! Megvan!

  3. �.... �....

    Уэйтс всегда цепляет сильно. Ну это тех кто шарит немного. Особенно " Море любви"

  4. t.... ....

    listening to this song makes me wanna go to Istanbul

  5. d.... a....

    İstanbul'dan telefon geldi
    Yârim bugün eve dönüyormuş
    - - -
    I got a telephone call from Istanbul
    My baby's coming home today

  6. �.... �....

    Very best

  7. J.... M....

    Trop bon ! Pas de fioritures ni arrangements, du naturel et roule bolide...Et quelle voix ! Des tripes pour dire la Vie ! Thanks Tom !😘💫

  8. K.... L....

    My son called me several times from Istanbul  (Not Constantinople)

  9. �.... �....

    nice in 2019

  10. S.... G....

    Never drive a car when you're dead, is that what I heard him sing? I love it!

  11. J.... T....

    Awww. Adorable...and look, a kitty 🐱

  12. E.... �....

    Büyük üstad

  13. K.... A....

    tom bey come istanbul

  14. O.... B....

    all dislikes must be by Greek accounts , lol

  15. m.... i....

    Why am i enjoying this song?
    Fuck!!
    This shit is good!!!

  16. S.... K....

    Harika!! Saygı ve sevgilerimle istanbul'dan. Yaşayan efsane büyük usta daha da Ömrün uzun olsun.

  17. �.... A....

    Greetings from Turkey❤

  18. V.... J....

    LOVELY THANKS FOR SHARE AND INSPIRATIONS & Leny Mix

  19. T.... M....

    Let's all shrug off our skin and rattle around in our bones with Tom. What better way to get through these times.

  20. T.... T....

    That man changed my life in 1993! Won't tell the details:) Greetings from Istanbul!

  21. P.... ....

    Jus wut I needed right now!

  22. Z.... B....

    You must love this man.........

  23. I.... C....

    Me encantaaa!!!!!💕

  24. M.... H....

    Who played on this track?
    Genius attracts genius.

    M.... H....

    marc ribot?

    M.... H....

    @shiva1008 the great esp-tele playing ribot, yessirree

  25. g.... c....

    no me sale la voz ronca :(

  26. Z.... C....

    this is a awesome track ..... young people aint' got a clue of this Artist ....

  27. S.... H....

    2:02 That Marc Ribot solo, though

    S.... H....

    Thats why he's da BOMB

  28. S.... H....

    Holy fucking fuck.

  29. k.... m....

    久しぶりに聴きました!かっこよくてしかたがない(^O^)Lovely!Smoky!Sweetiiiii!!!

  30. E.... H....

    Beautiful Boy anyone?

  31. R.... J....

    what a great version , only heard the frank's wild years one.

  32. M.... B....

    Groovy Tom

  33. D.... S....

    All night long on the broken glass
    Livin' in a medicine chest
    Mediterranean hotel back sprawled across a roll top desk
    The monkey rode the blade on an overhead fan
    They paint the donkey blue if you pay
    I got a telephone call from Istanbul
    My baby's coming home today
    Will you sell me one of those if I shave my head
    Get me out of town is what Fireball said
    Never trust a man in a blue trench coat
    Never drive a car when you're dead
    Saturday's the festival
    Friday's a gem
    Follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
    I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed
    Will you sell me one of those if I shave my head

    Get me out of town is what Fireball said
    Never trust a man in a blue trench coat
    Never drive a car when you're dead
    Saturday's the festival
    Friday's a gem
    Dye your hair yellow and raise your hem
    Follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
    I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed
    Take me down to buy a tux on Red Rose Bear
    Got to cut a hole in the day
    I got a telephone call from Istanbul
    My baby's coming home today
    Sell me one of those if I shave my head
    Get me out of town is what Fireball said
    Never trust a man in a blue trench coat
    Never drive a car when you're dead
    Saturday's the festival
    Friday's a gem
    Dye your hair yellow and raise your hem
    Follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
    I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed

  34. �.... �....

    Не ведали, что творили, а при сотворении - огляделися-отряхнулися-сплюнули, да и осталися до поры-до времени неведомыми-вляпавшимися в историю, блiнЪ...

  35. r.... ....

    A Mr Tom Waits is on the line

  36. D.... R....

    Simply fuckin awesome sir!!!!

  37. h.... ....

    love the way that bass wanders about after 3.00 ... just so wonderfully wrong.

  38. S.... C....

    Greetings from Nordic Venedig... Yes, This Rocks<3...Light & Love...

  39. B.... G....

    We love your sense of music...

  40. M.... D....

    Never drive a car when you're dead!

  41. C.... ....

    Was this served Halal? with extra CHEESE? asking for a friend- i heard george soros needed a sock puppet

  42. c.... s....

    T.Waits un genio.

  43. S.... A....

    Öksürse sesi düzelecekmiş gibi 😂

  44. C.... C....

    ....shit lol who did i marry?!

  45. T.... A....

    Fucking Epic!

  46. l.... ....

    Adamsın tom adam adam adam !!

  47. A.... ....

    Amazing

  48. D.... M....

    and here we all are again

  49. D.... B....

    God, we're lucky to live on a planet with Tom Waits on it...

  50. M.... B....

    "The other day, I overheard my older kids talking to my younger boy and they were saying ‘don’t ever, don’t EVER ask Dad to help you with your homework.’ They said I made up a war once."
    :D

    M.... B....

    That's fucking great lmao, my dad once did the same thing when I asked him for help with a history essay only for him to give me this full in-depth description of "The Greenland-Canadian War"

  51. C.... p....

    I'm a little tired of his Algren Schtick.

    C.... p....

    I know, Nelson was a much more melodious crooner! ;)

  52. h.... a....

    Mistreated a little kitty? Fu. C. K. You Waits I m dumping all my albums in the trash. Animal abuser.

  53. E.... �....

    Amk İstanbula gelemeden ölecek yaş 69 a dayadı

  54. d.... s....

    muy bueno

  55. s.... I....

    Absolutely a music gem! Thanx Tom

  56. E.... T....

    Adamın sesinin %80 i viski ve sigara amk

  57. Z.... ....

    This still slays me. Combination of Kurt Weill and Astor Piazzola with some blues thrown in.

  58. A.... C....

    maledetto cagnaccio!!!!!!!

  59. d.... ....

    Crazy German.

  60. J.... D....

    tom waits john goes

    J.... D....

    Jeremy Irons btw

  61. N.... B....

    Omg how have I not heard this before? I heard his stuff before but now I'm hooked

  62. O.... O....

    Hahahaha the last minute of this one has this real sock hop quality to it, it's just amazing. Dude was such an artists artist, as hipster as it fucking is. It includes so much stuff.

    O.... O....

    Olli Olivine that double bass. Every decision he makes about each of his songs is inspired. Arrangements, musicians, choice of instruments, score, lyrics. They broke the mold when they made Waits.

    O.... O....

    If you like this, do whatever you can to secure a copy of 'Big Time' his live concert film. Absolutely amazing, one of my most valued pieces in my music collection. Great songs, great performance, weirdness galore and spectacular arrangements. Cannot recommend it enough.

  63. H.... o....

    Great live performance of this awesome song ..Luv Tom

  64. A.... Y....

    Alooooooooooooo huoop

  65. c.... ....

    Marc Ribot?

  66. M.... P....

    Wich version is this?

  67. m.... d....

    buna Tom waits demissiniz ama bu bildigin DIEGO SIMEONE.

  68. �.... �....

    I am from Bulgaria.So ,I am near by...Perfect sound for ilustraited the Carigrad ! I like it !

  69. S.... B....

    Ribot's guitar though :-)

  70. J.... E....

    Tom is in a class of his own.

  71. T.... C....

    A telephone call from istanbul means "do not answer it" to me. Either it is an advertisement call or the banks.

  72. S.... M....

    WHAT A CRAZY FREAKING SONG ,....hahahahahahahahahahHAHHAHA

  73. C.... ....

    tear jerking

  74. D.... M....

    not only is a great actor but he's a great f****** songwriter

    D.... M....

    To me Tom is more than a singer/songwriter. I consider him a skid-row cabaret artist.

  75. N.... S....

    tom waits while jeremy irons
    TIRREKkings from istanbul

  76. C.... K....

    funny to see the channel name is tt. TT originally stands for Turkish Telekom :-)

  77. i.... ....

    Greetings from istanbul ! I'm in love with this song.

  78. l.... ....

    Red Elvises.

  79. Y.... L....

    great song and concept - though (for all turkish illegitimate sons of bitches) its still Constantinople or Byzantium. Your history is a criminal record.

  80. j.... n....

    BIGTIME。擦り切れるほど見たなあ(VHSな時代です)。

  81. I.... ....

    If there's one song that reminds me of driving through the Nevada desert....This is it. Long live Tom.

  82. L.... ....

    Alo,gğime bagtğıydın gardaşım ? AGJGHDAKF

  83. T.... ....

    Ron Pearlman... that you man? I thought so... Hay man what's up?

  84. O.... H....

    J'adore,,,,,,

  85. a.... d....

    Greetings from Qars mk :)

  86. R.... ....

    When i think something about Istanbul, a word of mediteromanian comes to my brain which invented by Mr. Tom Waits. And I feel like it's an immaculate confection in english.

  87. A.... F....

    The guitar!

  88. H.... T....

    Great!!

  89. S.... ....

    Will you sell me one of those if I shave my head?
    "Get me out of town" is what fireball said
    Never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat
    Never drive a car when you're dead
    Saturday's a festival, Friday's a gem
    Dye your hair yellow and raise your hand
    Follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
    I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewedWell, take me down to buy a tux on red rose bear
    I got to cut a hole in the day
    I got a telephone call from Istanbul
    My baby's coming home todaySell me one of those if I shave my head
    "Get me out of town" is what fireball said
    Never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat
    Never drive a car when you're dead
    Saturday's a festival, now Friday's just a gem
    Dye your hair yellow and raise your hand
    Follow me to Beulah's on dry creek road
    I got to wear the hat that my baby done sewed, whoa

  90. j.... m....

    noooooo! Where's it gone? I need to listen to this version again! it was too fucking awesome to be taken away!!!!

  91. E.... �....

    As bayrakları as!

  92. G.... K....

    Tom Waits for no one

    G.... K....

    I'm a couple of years too late, but thanks for your brilliant comment . . . !

  93. T.... R....

    live version from live album "big time" - i would put in the description, still prefer the album version from franks wild years but i heard that so many times before i got the big time vinyl - like this version though still, lively, live, but missing words where toms out of breath trying to keep up with a band that's set off just a bit too quick

  94. J.... A....

    Soon there!

  95. E.... S....

    Telephone Call From Constantinopol*, please

    E.... S....

    EST SQVAD No

    E.... S....

    ** İstanbul

    E.... S....

    Yup, everyone knows its Constantinopol

    E.... S....

    Cry 😂

  96. R.... P....

    Fuckin killer

    R.... P....

    I Agree

    R.... P....

    Lovecraft and Tom Waits. You're a man after my own heart.

  97. D.... S....

    he is the greatest of all time.

    D.... S....

    yes, he resume the western music of the last 100 years !

    D.... S....

    Yes Yes he is

    D.... S....

    he is defo up there

    D.... S....

    Nailed it