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Friday, October 27, 2006

It's Tom Waits Friday



Not too keen on the vid itself. It's technically competent but thematically unrelated to what Waits is singing about. However, many thanks to the artist for posting up a crisp, clear version of the song.

Anyway, Waits grinds it out like an old machine driven too hard, too often, tearing itself apart, so turn it up loud.
"Pregnant women and Vietnam Vets
Beggin’ on the freeway ‘bout as hard as it gets.
..."

Welcome back to the future, kids.

5 comments:

  1. Here's the complete lyrics courtesy of lyricsdomain.com:

    Well I woke up this morning
    With the cold water
    With the cold water
    With the cold water
    Woke up this morning
    With the cold water
    With the cold water
    With the cold

    Police at the station
    And they don't look friendly
    Well they don't look friendly
    Well they don't look friendly
    Police at the station
    And they don't look friendly
    They don't look friendly well
    They don't

    Blind or crippled
    Sharp or dull
    I'm reading the Bible
    By a 40 watt bulb
    What price freedom
    Dirt is my rug
    Well I sleep like a baby
    With the snakes and the bugs

    Well the stores are open
    But I ain't got no money
    I ain't got no money
    Stores are open but I
    Ain't got no money
    Ain't got no money
    Well I ain't

    Found an old dog
    And he seems to like me
    Seems to like me
    Well he seems to like me
    Found an old dog and he
    Seems to like me
    Seems to like me
    Well he seems

    Seen them fellows
    with the card board signs
    Scrapin up a little $
    To buy a bottle of wine
    Pregnant women and
    The Vietnam vets I say
    Beggin on the freeway
    Bout as hard as it gets

    Well I slept in the graveyard
    It was cool and still
    Cool and still
    It was cool and still
    Slept in the graveyard
    It was cool and still
    Cool and still and it
    Was cool

    Slept all night in the Cedar grove
    I was born to ramble
    Born to rove
    Some men are searchin for the
    Holy Grail
    But there ain't nothin sweeter
    Than ridin the rails

    I love 47 but I'm 24
    Well they shooed me away
    From here the time before
    Turned there their backs
    And they locked their doors
    I'm watching T.V. in
    The window of a furniture store

    Well I woke up this morning
    With the cold water
    With the cold water
    With the cold water
    Woke up this morning
    With the cold water
    With the cold water
    With the cold

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  2. Anonymous7:55 PM

    This illustrates something Frank Zappa once said about the electric guitar. He said he liked it 'cause it was the filthiest, nastiest, most evil sounding instrument you could play.

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  3. Anonymous7:59 PM

    here's another favorite Tom Waits song,

    Goin'Out West:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-KhvrGwCU


    CRANK IT UP!!!!11!!



    Well I'm goin' out west
    Where the wind blows tall
    'Cause Tony Franciosa
    Used to date my ma
    They got some money out there
    They're giving it away
    I'm gonna do what I want
    Do what I want
    And I'm gonna get paid

    Little brown sausages
    Lying in the sand
    I ain't no extra baby
    I'm a leading man
    Well my parole officer
    WIll be proud of me
    With my Olds 88
    And the devil on a leash
    My Olds 88
    And the devil on a leash

    Well I kno karate, Voodoo too
    I'm gonna make myself available to you
    I don't need no make up
    I got real scars
    I got hair on my chest
    I look good without a shirt

    Well I don't lose my composure
    In a high speed chase
    Well my friends think I'm ugly
    I got a masculine face
    I got some dragstrip courage
    I can really drive a bed
    I'm gonna change my name
    To Hannibal or maybe
    Just Rex
    Change my name to Hannibal
    Or maybe just Rex

    I'm gonna drive all night
    Take some speed
    I'm gonna wait for the sun
    To shine down on me
    I cut a hole in my roof
    In the shape of a heart

    And I'm goin' out west
    Where they'll appreciate me
    Goin' out west
    Goin' out west

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  4. DG, are you having trouble with HYouTube videos here? They're not even apearing, much less playing, on my blog. If you go to Youtube, they play just fine but for some reason they're not interfacing with Blogger.com.

    I think I may have to go beta, since it doesn't seem to be affected by all the recent bullshit.

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  5. JP,
    Off and on. Some vanish. Some only load and run 80%. Most OK.
    I sense to "improvements" being made behind the scene now that it's been commoditized.

    Leigh,
    The castle is cable-free.

    tweez & L&L,

    Thanks for the lyrical update.

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