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Romeo Is Bleeding

Name: Romeo Is Bleeding
Description: Tom Waits composed and performed this song, which appeared on his 1978 album Blue Valentine. The track incorporates Spanish-language elements throughout its lyrics and includes a reference to actor James Cagney, who had been previously mentioned in another Waits composition from an earlier album.

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Tom Waits composed and performed this song, which appeared on his 1978 album Blue Valentine. The track incorporates Spanish-language elements throughout its lyrics and includes a reference to actor James Cagney, who had been previously mentioned in another Waits composition from an earlier album.

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What the lyrics are about

The song uses Spanish phrases and makes a reference to a gangster movie star.

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