{"id":441,"date":"2018-06-08T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2018\/2018\/06\/08\/new-york-series-tom-waits-downtown-train\/"},"modified":"2018-06-08T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T18:00:05","slug":"new-york-series-tom-waits-downtown-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2018\/2018\/06\/08\/new-york-series-tom-waits-downtown-train\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Series: Tom Waits ‘Downtown Train’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite how overwhelming it can be to outsiders, when it comes down to it, New York City<\/a> is truly just a big small town. It\u2019s comprised of hundreds of different neighborhoods which each have their own quirks and personalities, but they all blend together to form a magnificent sum of diversity and prosperity. You will never get to know everyone in the city, or even your neighborhood, but once you live in an area long enough you get to know a hodgepodge of people, which makes the city begin to feel small.<\/p>\n

You walk down the block and see the Chinese delivery guy that comes to your apartment twice a week, the butcher who you make friendly banter on the street with, and that same annoying bus driver who you know is out to get you (but you still can\u2019t prove a thing.) Tom Waits\u2019 1985 track \u2018Downtime Train<\/a>\u2019 paints a murky picture of the obscure way New York can box you in a world knowing everyone around, while at the same time leaving you feeling lonesome and alienated.<\/p>\n