Thomas Peter Odell, conocido mundialmente como Tom Odell, nació el 24 de noviembre de 1990 en Chichester, una pequeña ciudad en el condado de West Sussex, Inglaterra. Hijo de una pareja profundamente conectada con las artes, su madre era maestra y su padre piloto de avión, Tom mostró gran interés por la música desde temprana edad. A los 7 años ya aprendía piano, un instrumento que se convertiría en el pilar de su carrera.
La adolescencia de Tom estuvo marcada por su inclinación hacia la música. A los 13 años, comenzó a escribir canciones, inspirado por artistas como Elton John y Leonard Cohen. Estudió en la Seaford College, donde formó su primera banda, Tom and the Tides. Aunque la banda no perduró, esta experiencia le brindó sus primeros contactos con el mundo de la música en vivo y la composición.
Posteriormente, se mudó a Brighton para estudiar en el Instituto Británico y Moderno de Música (BIMM). Durante este periodo, comenzó a tocar en pequeños locales y pubs, refinando su estilo y ganando experiencia. La vida en Londres no fue fácil, pero sus perseverancia y talento empezaron a rendir frutos.
En 2012, la vida de Tom cambió drásticamente cuando firmó su primer contrato con el sello discográfico In the Name Of, vinculado a Columbia Records, gracias a Lily Allen, quien quedó impresionada por su talento. Ese mismo año, lanzó su primer EP, “Songs from
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Falling James in the Tahoe mud
Stick around to tell us all the tale
He fell in love with a Gun Street Girl and
Now he's dancing in the Birmingham jail
Dancing in the Birmingham jail.
Took a 100 dollars off a slaughterhouse Joe
Brought a bran' new michigan 20 gauge
Got all liquored up on that road house corn,
Blew a hole in the hood of a yellow corvette
Blew a hole in the hood of a yellow corvette.
Bought a second hand Nova from a Cuban Chinese
Dyed his hair in the bathroom of a Texaco
With a pawnshop radio, quarter past 4
Well ,he left Waukegan at the slammin' of the door
He left Waukegan at the slammin' of the door
Chorus:
I said John, John he's long gone
Gone to Indiana
Ain't never coming home
I said John, John he's long gone
Gone to Indiana, ain't never coming home.
Sitting in a sycamore in St. John's Wood
Soakin' day old bread in kerosene
He was blue as a robin's egg brown as a hog
Stayin' out of circulation till the dogs get tired
Stayin' out of circulation till the dogs get tired
Shadow fixed the toilet with an old trombone
He never got up in the morning on a Saturday
Sittin' by the Erie with a bull whipped dog
Tellin' everyone he saw
They went thatta way
Tellin' everyone he saw
They went thatta way.
Now the rain's like gravel on an old tin roof
And the Burlinton Northern's pullin' out of the world
With a head full of bourbon and a dream in the straw.
And a Gun Street Girl was the cause of it all
A Gun Street Girl was the cause of it all.
Riding in the shadow by the St. Joe Ridge
He heard the click clack tappin' of a blind man's cane
Pullin' into Baker on a New Year's Eve
With one eye on the pistol the other on the door
With one eye on the pistol the other on the door.
Miss Charlotte took her satchel down to King Fish Row
And he smuggled in a bran' new pair of alligator shoes.
With her fireman's raincoat and her long yellow hair, well
They tired her to a tree with a skinny millionaire
They tired her to a tree with a skinny millionaire.
Chorus:
I said John, John he's long gone
Gone to Indiana
Ain't never coming home
I said John, John he's long gone
Gone to Indiana, ain't never coming home
Bangin' on a table with an old tin cup
Sing I'll never kiss a Gun Street Girl again,
I'll never kiss a Gun Street Girl again.