What is "real gone"

a. (context US slang English) outrageously cool, wild and carefree, hepcat

Real Gone is an album by Tom Waits, released October 3, 2004 in Europe, and October 5 in United States on the ANTI- label.

Recorded in an abandoned schoolhouse in Mississippi, its songs are notable for their heavy use of percussion and total lack of piano, previously Waits's signature instrument.

The album features some of the few political songs Waits has written, the most explicit being "Day After Tomorrow", a song Waits has described as an "elliptical" protest against the Iraq War.

The album was supported by the Real Gone Tour, playing sold out locations in North America and Europe in October and November 2004.

It was chosen by the editors of Harp Magazine as the best album of 2004.

"Real Gone" is a song written by Sheryl Crow and John Shanks for the 2006 Disney· Pixar film Cars. Crow's version of the song is the second single to the official soundtrack album to the film.

The song charted to No. 76 on the Billboard Pop 100, as well as No. 1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart.

According to the sheet music published at MusicNotes.com, the song is written in the key of C major (recorded a half-step lower in B major).

Real Gone may refer to:

• Real Gone (album), a 2004 album by Tom Waits
• "Real Gone" (song), a song recorded by Sheryl Crow for the soundtrack to the film Cars
• " Real Real Gone", a song by Van Morrison
• Real Gone Music, a reissue record label
• Gone Records, a record label originally known as Real Gone