- Audio CD (20 April 1999)
- Format: Single
- Label: Msi
- ASIN: B00000IWRV
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 863,920 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Tom Waits's song is a hymn to following one's dreams and sticking to one's beliefs, even if these at the moment seem to lead nowhere but to enormous difficulties. His voice is coarse and raw, full of contradictory emotions: it is tender yet harsh, sweet yet mature. He sings about simple things, 'a dimestore watch' and 'a ring made from a spoon'; but life is made of simple things. The objects which one values most are those objects that have no inherent value per se except for that bestowed upon them by their owner. When Tom Waits sings about such things he is singing about one of the core basics that make up human life. He admits that life going wrong is the norm rather than the exception; but yet he pushes the listener to hold on. Most of all, Waits sings about faith. Faith is what makes one go on living, whether it being faith in God or money, everything or nothing.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Another great one from the master
15 Jun 2000
Format:Audio CD
Tom Waits has always has a knack for creating moody, melancholy masterpieces. This track is no exception. A dark and gruff country flavored ditty, "Hold On" is a logical progression from his previous work. Hope and Despair seem to dance a slow Texas two-step here, as Tom reminds us over a plodding, almost dirge-like western guitar sound to "...take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on..." Beautiful imagery, great atmospheric music, plus the addition of two non-album tracks make this one worth buying for sure.
why didn't he put buzz fledderjohn on the album??
25 Mar 2011
Format:Audio CD
there were a couple songs that mule coulda done without, why put one his his greatest songs ever on a B side?
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Buzz 'Gitdown'john
26 Nov 2006
Format:Audio CD
If Waits had only written 'Buzz Fledderjohn' his place as a master American song writer would be assured.
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