New Mapping Tom Waits

The songs of Tom Waits comprise many geographical references. Waits' narrative ballads are total of interesting characters living interesting lives inwards atmospheric locations.

Jonas Nordström has scoured the lyrics of all Tom Waits songs in addition to created The Tom Waits Map, a Google Map that shows all the locations mentioned inwards the American singer-songwriter's dorsum catalog. Click on a marking on the map in addition to yous tin honour out which vocal references the selected place in addition to read the relevant lyric.

At the minute yous can't genuinely heed to the songs only that mightiness last coming. I discovered that the vocal 'Danny Says' (Idaho on the map) includes a link to heed to the vocal on Spotify. So hopefully Jonas is working on providing links to heed to all the songs.

Stompin' Tom Connors was a Canadian country/folk vocalizer who wrote many songs nigh Canadian locations.

CBC News has created the Stompin' Tom's Musical Map of Canada which maps vidoes of Stompin' Toms songs to the locations that are featured inwards the songs. Users tin search the map past times place in addition to play in addition to heed to the vocal videos straight from the map.

American folk stone ring The Mountain Goats induce got written a release of songs over the years alongside the words 'Going to ...' inwards the title, alongside a goal completing the song's name.

Going to Somewhere is a fun niggling Street View application that volition accept yous to a random goal based on 1 of The Mountain Goats 'Going to ...' songs. Just press 'Go' in addition to yous volition last transported to a novel destination.

The exclusively matter missing from this app is the actual music. It would last nifty if yous could genuinely heed to the relevant vocal when a novel place is shown.