Song · Tom Waits
“Jockey Full of Bourbon” by Tom Waits
From the album Rain Dogs (1985)
“Jockey Full of Bourbon” by Tom Waits appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2019 and 2023. It was first released in 1985 on the album Rain Dogs. Its best result is #434 on the KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,207 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Jockey Full of Bourbon" was the first single from Rain Dogs, Tom Waits' 1985 album on Island, and it's his in every sense: he wrote it, arranged it, produced it, sings it and plays guitar. Around him, Marc Ribot's guitar tangles with his own, Larry Taylor thumps a double bass, Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges drums, Michael Blair adds congas and percussion, and Ralph Carney blows saxophone, with Robert Musso engineering and mixing.
The song found a second life on screen, in "Down by Law" in 1986 and, nine years on, in "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 434 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2023 | 831 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
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