Resolved: "Mr. Siegal" is the greatest song ever written about Las Vegas

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So I’ve been listening to a steady stream of Tom Waits and more than ever I find myself singing along with his signature gem “Mr. Siegal.”

This raw, raunchy, right cross of a ballad captures Las Vegas better than any other song before or since or could. And is Waits at his very gravelly best.

“…drivin’ dangerous curves across the dirty sheets…”

That is all.

And no, don’t start with “Viva Las Vegas,” which sounds like it was and probably was written by the LV Chamber of Commerce. Even when belted by ZZ Top.

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C’mon. A slow, sad version such as Shawn Colvin’s is the best. Consider yourself started.

Insulting Doc Pomus isn’t going to get you anywhere either.

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Come on now, y’all, get with it:

Big in Vegas - Buck Owens

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I disagree.

“Lost Weekend” - Wall of Voodoo

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Mr. Siegal is one of the best songs, period. Also, it’s one of my goto earworm killers when some nasty thing just crawls in there and refuses to be evicted.

How do the Angels get to sleep,
When the Devil leaves his porchlight on?

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I won’t argue with you, but I sure do like Gram Parsons’ “Ooh Las Vegas”…

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Seconded, especially this part:

Well, the queen of spades is a friend of mine
The queen of hearts is a bitch
Someday when I clean up my mind
I’ll find out which is which

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When I saw the thread title, I thought you had misspelled Bugsy’s name.