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Stan Ridgway
Stanard 'Stan' Ridgway (born April 5, 1954) is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo.
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Live in Santa Clara, CA 1991 [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Overlords | 4:02 |
| The Big Heat | 4:40 |
| My Exclusive Sex Club | 3:10 |
| Don't Box Me in | 4:18 |
| Lonely Town | 4:24 |
| Big Dumb Town | 3:09 |
| Drive She Said | 4:29 |
| Mexican Radio | 3:56 |
| Uba's House of Fashions | 3:46 |
| Mission in Life | 7:45 |
| The Last Honest Man | 4:06 |
| The Passenger | 4:13 |
| Sixteen Tons | 4:09 |
Showbusiness Is My Life [DVD] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Camouflage | |
| Don't Box Me In (Rumblefish) | |
| Back in Flesh | |
| Call Box | |
| Mexican Radio | |
| Drive She Said | |
| Lonely Town | |
| This Way Out | |
| Big Dumb Town | |
| Knife and Fork |
Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads & Fugitive Songs [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Into the Sun | 3:28 |
| Afghan/Forklift | 4:49 |
| King for a Day | 5:26 |
| Monsters of the Id | 4:04 |
| Running With the Carnival | 4:40 |
| Our Manhattan Moment | 5:18 |
| Crow Hollow Blues | 2:30 |
| That Big 5-0 | 2:48 |
| God Sleeps in a Caboose | 5:51 |
| Throw It Away | 3:16 |
| My Own Universe | 3:33 |
| Classic Hollywood Ending | 3:56 |
| My Rose Marie (A Soldier's Tale) | 6:06 |
1996 @ the Mercury Lounge NYC [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Big Heat (Hip-Hop Version) | 5:53 |
| Wild Bill Donovan | 3:01 |
| Stranded | 4:58 |
| Big Dumb Town | 4:13 |
| Down the Coast Highway | 6:30 |
| Gone the Distance | 3:06 |
| Camouflage (Marlon Brando Version) | 6:58 |
| Lonely Town | 4:29 |
| Luther Played Guitar | 4:48 |
| Mexican Radio | 3:56 |
| 16 Tons | 5:39 |
1996 @ the Mercury Lounge NYC [Bonus Track] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Wild Bill Donovan | 3:01 |
| Stranded | 4:58 |
| Big Dumb Town | 4:13 |
| Down the Coast Highway | 6:30 |
| Gone the Distance | 3:06 |
| Lonely Town | 4:29 |
| Luther Played Guitar | 4:48 |
| Mexican Radio | 3:56 |
| 16 Tons | 5:39 |
Holiday in Dirt [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Operator Help Me | 4:18 |
| Time Inside | 3:56 |
| End of the Line | 5:51 |
| Garage Band '69 | 3:21 |
| Bing Can't Walk | 5:07 |
| Brand New Special and Unique | 2:51 |
| After the Storm | 2:53 |
| Floundering | 3:11 |
| Amnesia | 2:53 |
| Whatever Happened to You? | 3:33 |
Live! 1989 the Ancient Town of Frankfurt @ the Batschkapp Club [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heat Takes a Walk | 2:43 |
| Dogs | 4:39 |
| Lonely Town | 4:16 |
| Peg and Pete and Me | 4:13 |
| Bing Can't Walk | 4:48 |
| Calling Out to Carol | 4:21 |
| Can't Complain | 4:59 |
| Don't Box Me In | 4:10 |
| Mexican Radio | 3:56 |
| The Last Honest Man | 3:51 |
| Goin' Southbound | 5:05 |
| A Mission in Life | 7:53 |
| Ring of Fire | 6:06 |
| Newspapers | 2:58 |
| Call of the West | 6:01 |
Live! Beyond Tomorrow! 1990 @ the Coach House, CA. [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Talk Hard | 3:39 |
| The Big Heat | 6:18 |
| Last Honest Man | 5:02 |
| Salesman | 4:51 |
| Mexican Radio | 4:45 |
| Uba's House of Fashions | 4:37 |
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:24 |
| Goin' Southbound | 5:19 |
| Drive She Said | 6:05 |
| Nadine | 4:30 |
| The Passenger | 3:45 |
| Call of the West | 5:23 |
| Beyond Tomorrow | 7:44 |
Live! 1991 "Poolside With Gilly" @ the Strand, Manhattan Beach, Calif. [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Overlords | 4:32 |
| Talk Hard | 3:27 |
| The Roadblock | 4:46 |
| The Big Heat | 4:34 |
| Lonely Town | 4:33 |
| Harry Truman | 4:06 |
| Don't Box Me In | 3:54 |
| Drive She Said | 4:40 |
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:41 |
| Uba's House of Fashions | 4:06 |
| Camouflage | 6:35 |
| The Last Honest Man | 4:01 |
| A Mission in Life | 7:01 |
| Can't Stop the Show | 3:54 |
| Mexican Radio | 4:16 |
| 16 Tons | 4:08 |
Live! 1991 "Poolside with Gilly" @ the Strand, Hermosa Beach, Calif. [27 Tracks] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Overlords | 4:32 |
| Talk Hard | 3:27 |
| The Roadblock | 4:46 |
| The Big Heat | 4:34 |
| Lonely Town | 4:33 |
| Harry Truman | 4:06 |
| Don't Box Me In | 3:54 |
| Drive She Said | 4:40 |
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:41 |
| Uba's House of Fashions | 4:06 |
| Camouflage | 6:35 |
| Last Honest Man | 4:01 |
| A Mission in Life | 7:01 |
| Can't Stop the Show | 3:54 |
| Mexican Radio | 4:16 |
Anatomy [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mission Bell | 5:02 |
| Deep Blue Polka Dot | 4:38 |
| Train of Thought | 4:14 |
| Murray's Steakhouse Story | 1:06 |
| Susie Before Sunrise | 4:01 |
| Sweet Pig Alley | 1:12 |
| Valerie Is Sleeping | 3:03 |
| Mickey the Priest | 2:17 |
| Mama Had a Stove | 3:39 |
| Whistle for Louise | 4:26 |
| Picasso's Tear | 4:16 |
| Sixteen Tons | 9:20 |
Back to Back [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Box Me In | 5:05 |
| Camouflage [Single Remix Edit][Edit] | 5:02 |
| Back Towards Diamond Bar | 2:08 |
Film Songs [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Susie Before Sunrise | 4:01 |
| Deep Inside We're Blue | 4:31 |
| Bing Can't Walk | 5:09 |
| End of the Line | 5:50 |
| Floundering | 3:10 |
| Talk Hard | 3:40 |
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:57 |
Drywall Incident [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Back Towards Diamond Bar | 2:08 |
| Police Call | 5:16 |
| New Blue Mercedes | 3:33 |
| Bel Air Blues | 4:49 |
| Hell in a Handbasket | 2:10 |
| Highway Song | 4:57 |
| Mr. Smith | 5:27 |
| Time Wave Zero | 5:24 |
| Old Bent Coin | 2:30 |
| My Exclusive Sex Club | 2:44 |
| Triangle Head | 2:53 |
| Big American Problem | 7:08 |
Black Diamond [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Dumb Town | 4:20 |
| Gone the Distance | 3:03 |
| Knife and Fork | 4:52 |
| Luther Played Guitar | 4:20 |
| Stranded | 4:51 |
| Wild Bill Donovan | 2:54 |
| Man of Stone | 3:47 |
| Pink Parakeet | 4:58 |
| Underneath the Big Green Tree | 3:21 |
| As I Went Out One Morning | 3:13 |
| Crystal Palace | 6:50 |
The Best of Stan Ridgway: Songs That Made This Country Great [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Salesman | 5:26 |
| Lonely Town | 4:09 |
| Drive She Said | 4:23 |
| Don't Box Me In | 4:36 |
| Can't Complain | 3:49 |
| Goin' Southbound | 4:42 |
| Ring of Fire [Single Edit] | 3:44 |
| Camouflage [Single Remix Edit][Edit] | 4:59 |
| The Overlords | 4:59 |
| Lost Weekend | 5:00 |
| The Big Heat | 4:30 |
| Peg and Pete and Me | 4:41 |
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:52 |
| Walkin' Home Alone | 4:33 |
Mosquitos [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heat Takes a Walk | 2:43 |
| Lonely Town | 4:10 |
| Goin' Southbound | 4:43 |
| Dogs | 4:06 |
| Can't Complain | 3:51 |
| Peg and Pete and Me | 4:43 |
| Newspapers | 2:42 |
| Calling Out to Carol | 4:10 |
| The Last Honest Man | 4:03 |
| A Mission in Life | 5:55 |
Mosquitos [Expanded] [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Heat Takes a Walk | 2:42 |
| Lonely Town | 4:09 |
| Goin' Southbound | 4:42 |
| Dogs | 4:05 |
| Can't Complain | 3:51 |
| Peg and Pete and Me | 4:42 |
| Newspapers | 2:41 |
| Calling Out to Carol | 4:08 |
| The Last Honest Man | 4:02 |
| A Mission in Life | 5:55 |
The Big Heat [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Big Heat | 4:34 |
| Can't Stop the Show | 3:46 |
| Pile Driver | 4:47 |
| Walkin' Home Alone | 4:33 |
| Drive She Said | 4:23 |
| Salesman | 5:29 |
| Twisted | 3:38 |
| Camouflage | 7:17 |
| Rio Greyhound [Instrumental] | 3:13 |
| End of the Line [*] | 5:51 |
| End of the Line | 5:51 |
| Nadine [*] | 3:26 |
| Nadine | 3:26 |
The Big Heat [Dis-Information] [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Big Heat | |
| Pile Driver | |
| Drive She Said | |
| Salesman | |
| Twisted | |
| Camouflage |
Fly on the Wall: Music and Commentary From
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mexican Radio | 4:10 |
| Don't Box Me In | 5:04 |
| Drive She Said | 4:15 |
| Lonely Town | 4:09 |
| Goin' Southbound | 4:42 |
| The Last Honest Man | 4:01 |
| Can't Complain | 3:18 |
Partyball
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:52 |
| Snaketrain | 3:53 |
| Right Through You | 3:45 |
| The Gumbo Man | 3:34 |
| Harry Truman | 3:51 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Drive, She Said | 4:16 |
| Back Towards Diamond Bar | 2:08 |
| Camouflage | 7:17 |
| Bel Air Blues | 4:49 |
| Down the Coast Highway | 6:30 |
| Walkin' Home Alone | 4:33 |
| Mexican Radio | 4:16 |
| Drive She Said | 4:23 |
| Beloved Movie Star | 4:43 |
| The Big Heat | 4:30 |
| Ring of Fire [Single Edit] | 3:44 |
| Calling Out to Carol | 4:04 |
| Old Bent Coin | 2:30 |
| Triangle Head | 2:53 |
| Hell in a Handbasket | 2:10 |
| Amigo Bronco | 3:47 |
| I Wanna Be a Boss | 4:52 |
| Into the Sun | 3:28 |
| My Rose Marie (A Soldier's Tale) | 6:06 |
| Classic Hollywood Ending | 3:56 |
| Snaketrain | 3:53 |
| Salesman | 5:27 |
| Whatever Happened to You? | 3:33 |
| Call Box | |
| Beyond Tomorrow | 6:45 |
| Back in Flesh | |
| The Gumbo Man | 3:34 |
| God Sleeps in a Caboose | 5:51 |
| My Own Universe | 3:33 |
| Harry Truman | 3:51 |
| Can't Stop the Show | 3:46 |
| Goin' Southbound | 4:42 |
| The Roadblock | 4:46 |
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