Tom Waits

Summer
in Siam

Tom Waits takes on “Summer in Siam,” Shane MacGowan’s song from the Pogues’ 1990 album Hell’s Ditch, produced by Joe Strummer. It is one of 36 tracks on 20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan, out November 13, 2026, alongside U2, Bruce Springsteen, Primal Scream, Hozier and Jessie Buckley and the Pogues themselves; Victoria Mary Clarke revealed the line-up, and half of the artist royalties go to the Dublin Simon Community.

Tom Waits. Written by Shane MacGowan; first recorded by the Pogues on Hell’s Ditch (1990), produced by Joe Strummer. From 20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan, Rubyworks, November 13, 2026. Sources: Classic Pop, The Line of Best Fit, Wikipedia, Tom Waits on YouTube. Photograph: Bangkok, Siam, 1865, by John Thomson, Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0. Wikimedia Commons.