Editing Tom Waits (section)

===''Real Gone'' and ''Orphans'': 2004–2011===
[[File:Tom Waits Praha 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Tom Waits performing in [[Prague]] in 2008 as part of his [[Glitter and Doom Tour]]]]
In 2004, Waits released his fifteenth studio album, [[Real Gone (album)|''Real Gone'']].{{sfnm|1a1=Humphries|1y=2007|1p=288|2a1=Hoskyns|2y=2009|2p=458}} Waits had recorded it in an abandoned schoolhouse in [[Locke, California|Locke]]. Hoskyns called the album Waits' "roughest, most unkempt music to date". It incorporated Waits [[beatbox]]ing, a technique he had picked up from his growing interest in [[hip hop music|hip hop]].{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|pp=458–459}} Humphries characterized it as "the most overtly political album of Waits' career".{{sfn|Humphries|2007|p=289}} It featured three political songs expressing Waits' anger at the presidency of [[George W. Bush]] and the [[Iraq War]]. He said: "I'm not a politician. I keep my mouth shut because I don't want to put my foot in it. But at a certain point, saying absolutely nothing is a political statement of its own."{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|p=458}} ''Real Gone'' received largely positive reviews.{{sfn|Humphries|2007|p=294}} It made the Billboard Top 30 as well as the Top 10 in several European album charts,{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|p=469}} also earning him a nomination for Best International Male Solo Artist at the 2005 [[Brit Awards]].{{sfn|Humphries|2007|p=301}} In October 2004, he launched a tour in [[Vancouver]] before heading to Europe, where his shows were sell-outs:{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|pp=469–470}} his only London gig saw 78,000 applications for around 3,700 available tickets.{{sfn|Humphries|2007|p=299}} Per Bowman, "Much of ''Real Gone'' was built around oral-percussion home recordings that Waits made in his bathroom, using his mouth as a human beat-box. A superb example is the bed track underpinning the hellacious groove of ‘Metropolitan Glide’ that Waits aptly described as ‘cubist funk.’ In stark contrast, the album's closing track, 'Day After Tomorrow,' returned Waits to his singer-songwriter roots, and features a beautiful melody that sounds eerily similar to Dylan's early acoustic work."<ref name=Bowman/>

After several years without film appearances, he played a gun-toting [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] in [[Tony Scott]]'s ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'' (2005).{{sfnm|1a1=Humphries|1y=2007|1pp=303–305|2a1=Hoskyns|2y=2009|2p=471}} Later that year, he traveled to Italy to appear in Benigni's ''[[The Tiger and the Snow]]''.{{sfnm|1a1=Humphries|1y=2007|1p=304|2a1=Hoskyns|2y=2009|2p=471}} He followed this with a performance as an angel posing as a tramp in ''[[Wristcutters: A Love Story]]'' (2007).{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|p=471}} In the summer of 2006, Waits embarked on his "Orphans" tour of southern and Midwest states. His son Casey played in the band accompanying him on tour.{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|p=484}} In 2006, he issued ''[[Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards]]'', a 54-song three-disc box set of rarities, unreleased tracks and new compositions; Waits described its contents as "songs that fell behind the stove while making dinner." The first disc, ''Brawlers'', consists of raucous [[rock music|rock]] and [[blues (music)|blues]]-based numbers; the second, ''Bawlers'', of melancholic [[country music|country]] songs and ballads; the third, ''Bastards'', of stories, [[spoken word]] pieces and other works not so easily categorized.{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|pp=472–473}} ''Orphans'' made the top ten in several European charts. In 2006, Waits was a guest on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' with [[Jon Stewart]], where he played "Day After Tomorrow".<ref>{{cite web| title= Moment of Zen - Day After Tomorrow - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart| date=November 29, 2006| url=https://www.cc.com/video/dt90ig/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-moment-of-zen-day-after-tomorrow| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922114122/https://www.cc.com/video/dt90ig/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-moment-of-zen-day-after-tomorrow| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Cole, Waits TIFF09 tweaked.jpg|thumb|left|Waits next to [[Lily Cole]] at the premiere for ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'' at the 2009 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In January 2008, Waits performed at a benefit for Bet Tzedek Legal Services—The House of Justice, a [[nonprofit]] poverty law center, in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.anti.com/news/index/419/TOM_WAITS_TO_PERFORM_3_SONGS_AT_BENEFIT_FOR_BET_TZEDEK_LEGAL_SERVICESTHE_HOUSE_OF_JUSTICE | title=Tom Waits to perform 3 songs at benefit for Bet Tzedek Legal Services-The House Or Justice|publisher=Anti.com | access-date=January 27, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511161218/http://www.anti.com/news/index/419/TOM_WAITS_TO_PERFORM_3_SONGS_AT_BENEFIT_FOR_BET_TZEDEK_LEGAL_SERVICESTHE_HOUSE_OF_JUSTICE | archive-date=May 11, 2008 }}</ref>
That year, Waits embarked on his [[Glitter and Doom Tour]], starting in the U.S. and moving to Europe. Both of his sons played with him on the tour.{{sfn|Hoskyns|2009|pp=495, 497}} At the June concert in [[El Paso, Texas]], Waits was presented with the key to the city.<ref>{{cite news| title=Tom Waits awarded key to Texas city| date=June 28, 2006| work=NME| url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tom-waits-35-1324967}}</ref> In 2009, he released the two-disc ''[[Glitter and Doom Live]]''. He continued acting, playing Mr Nick in Gilliam's ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'' (2009)<ref>{{Cite news| last=Stubbs | first=Phill | title=''The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus'' | publisher=Dreams |url=http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/parnprev.htm |date=October 2007| access-date=October 10, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| first=Shawn | last=Adler | url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/11/15/ledger-a-big-joker-when-it-comes-to-new-gilliam-film/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116122411/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/11/15/ledger-a-big-joker-when-it-comes-to-new-gilliam-film/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 16, 2007 | title=Ledger A Big Joker When It Comes To New Gilliam Film | publisher=MTV | date=November 15, 2007 | access-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref> and Engineer in ''[[The Book of Eli]]'' (2010), a [[post-apocalyptic]] film by the [[Hughes brothers]].<ref>{{cite web| title=The Book of Eli (2010) - Full Cast & Crew- IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1037705/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm}}</ref>

Waits found himself in a situation similar to his earlier one with Frito Lay in 2000 when [[Audi]] approached him, asking to use "Innocent When You Dream" for a commercial broadcast in Spain. Waits declined, but the commercial ultimately featured music very similar to that song. Waits undertook legal action, and a Spanish court recognized that there had been a violation of Waits's [[moral rights]] in addition to the infringement of copyright. The production company, Tandem Campmany Guasch, was ordered to pay compensation to Waits through his Spanish publisher. Waits later joked that they got the name of the song wrong, thinking it was called "Innocent When You Scheme".{{sfn|Humphries|2007|p=305}}<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4629274.stm | title=Tom Waits wins advert mimic case | date=January 19, 2006 | work=BBC News | access-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> In 2005, Waits sued [[Adam Opel AG]], claiming that, after having failed to sign him to sing in their Scandinavian commercials, they had hired a sound-alike singer. In 2007, the suit was settled, and Waits gave his proceeds to charity.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6305403.stm | title=Waits settles in 'imitation' case | access-date=November 24, 2007 | work=BBC News | date=January 27, 2007 | location=London}}</ref>