Undercover Agent for the Blues

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"Undercover Agent for the Blues" is a song by Tom Waits, known for its noirish, blues-infused style and vivid storytelling.

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Undercover Agent for the Blues canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
album Blue Valentine
artist Tom Waits
composer Tom Waits
countryOfOrigin United States
genre blues
blues rock
noir-influenced music
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
guitar
piano
saxophone
hasLyricalTheme crime and intrigue
noir storytelling
romantic tension
hasMood dark
melancholic
noirish
hasMusicalStyle blues-infused
hasNotableFeature blues-based chord progression
cinematic atmosphere
vivid character-driven lyrics
hasVocalStyle gravelly voice
includedIn Tom Waits discography
isFollowedBy Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard
isPrecededBy Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
language English
length approximately 2:50
lyricist Tom Waits
narrativeStyle first-person storytelling
partOf Blue Valentine
performer Tom Waits
producer Bones Howe
recordLabel Asylum Records
releaseDate 1978
trackNumber 4
vocalist Tom Waits

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Foreign Affair includesTrack Undercover Agent for the Blues