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David Was (26 Oct 1952 - )

Male Person - United States

Relationships (4)

Performance Name Of

  1. David Jay Weiss

Member Of

  1. Was (Not Was) original
  2. Detroit Panthers
  3. The Was Bros

Recordings by (1)

  1. Chow Main Street 3:49 (27 Mar 2001)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. The Party Broke Up 2:14 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983) harmonica, vibraphone
  2. Betrayal 3:06 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983) flute
  3. (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks 4:22 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983) organ, flute
  4. Man vs. the Empire Brain Building 4:02 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983) flute, trumpet
  5. Ba‐Lue‐Bolivar‐Ba‐Lues‐Are 2:00 Was (Not Was) (1984) flute
  6. Love Junkyard 4:11 Rickie Lee Jones (21 Oct 1991) other instruments
  7. How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989) 3:54 Was (Not Was) (01 Apr 1992) Hammond organ, guitar
  8. Back When Dogs Could Talk 3:36 Wayne Kramer (06 May 1997) horn, percussion, piano
  9. Count Time 4:22 Wayne Kramer (06 May 1997) keyboard

Vocals

  1. The Party Broke Up 2:14 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983)
  2. Man vs. the Empire Brain Building 4:02 Was (Not Was) (19 Sep 1983)
  3. Handy Dandy 4:03 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990) background vocals
  4. Hello Dad… I’m in Jail 1:26 Was (Not Was) (01 Apr 1992) lead vocals

Produced

  1. The Sky’s Ablaze 2:15 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  2. Out Come the Freaks 5:39 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  3. Tell Me That I’m Dreaming 5:08 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  4. Carry Me Back to Old Morocco 6:01 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  5. Where Did Your Heart Go? 5:01 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  6. It’s an Attack 3:10 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  7. Oh Mr. Friction 3:32 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  8. Go… Now! 5:29 Was (Not Was) (Aug 1981)
  9. Shake Your Head 3:59 Was (Not Was) feat. Kim Basinger & Ozzy Osbourne (19 Sep 1983)
  10. Crying 3:48 Roy Orbison & k.d. lang (1987)
  11. God Knows 3:02 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  12. Wiggle Wiggle 2:09 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  13. Handy Dandy 4:03 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  14. 2 X 2 3:36 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  15. Cat’s in the Well 3:21 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  16. Unbelievable 4:06 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  17. 10,000 Men 4:21 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  18. T.V. Talkin’ Song 3:02 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  19. Born in Time 3:39 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  20. Under the Red Sky 4:09 Bob Dylan (10 Sep 1990)
  21. Hello Dad… I’m in Jail 1:26 Was (Not Was) (01 Apr 1992)
  22. Shake Your Head 6:48 Was (Not Was) (01 Apr 1992)
  23. Listen Like Thieves 3:54 Was (Not Was) (01 Apr 1992)
  24. Que Será, Será 4:43 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  25. Je ne t’aime pas 3:57 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  26. Don’t Smoke in Bed 2:26 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  27. Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday 4:49 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  28. Ev’rything I’ve Got 2:55 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  29. Blame It on My Youth 3:00 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  30. So and So 3:27 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  31. Get Out of Town 4:42 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  32. Don’t Let the Teardrops Rust Your Shining Heart 4:19 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  33. The Tennessee Waltz 3:40 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)
  34. Cry (If You Want to) 2:36 Holly Cole Trio (23 Jun 1993)

Mixed

  1. Shining Mr. Lincoln's Shoes 3:13 Wayne Kramer (06 May 1997)
  2. A Farewell to Whiskey 3:13 Wayne Kramer (06 May 1997)
  3. Back When Dogs Could Talk 3:36 Wayne Kramer (06 May 1997)

Credited as (2)

  1. David Was
  2. Was / Was / Jacobs

Works (39)

Wrote

  1. Walk the Dinosaur
  2. Revolution in Apt. 29
  3. Shining Mr. Lincoln's Shoes
  4. You Don't Know My Name
  5. Count Time
  6. Doing the Work
  7. Wheel Me Out
  8. It’s an Attack!
  9. The Sky’s Ablaze
  10. Go… Now!
  11. Spy in the House of Love
  12. Love Junkyard
  13. 哀愁のメキシコ
  14. Where Did Your Heart Go?
  15. Dad I’m in Jail
  16. How the Heart Behaves
  17. Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball)
  18. Smile
  19. Zaz Turned Blue
  20. Betrayal
  21. Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)
  22. Man vs. the Empire Brain Building
  23. (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks
  24. Professor Night
  25. Stranger in the House
  26. The Party Broke Up
  27. 哀愁の瞳
  28. Walk the Dinosaur
  29. Out Come the Freaks
  30. Tell Me That I’m Dreaming
  31. Oh, Mr. Friction
  32. Carry Me Back to Old Morocco
  33. Hello Operator… I Mean Dad… I Mean Police… I Can’t Even Remember Who I Am

Composed

  1. Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Apr 1990)
  2. Shirley Temple Don't Live Here Any More (Apr 1990)
  3. 小姐，貴姓？

Lyrics

  1. Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Apr 1990)
  2. Shirley Temple Don't Live Here Any More (Apr 1990)
  3. If You Never Say Goodbye

Links (7)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/david_was

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Was

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/181257

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000812989

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913282/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/2673544

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5240855