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| Der_Hamburger (Somewhere in Germany...) | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 06:49 O.k., that's the right Moment for PSD - otherwise i get down with my nerves... |
| mlarimore | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 06:46 Love this....... |
| eswiley2 | Posted: May 08, 2013 - 06:44 dwlangham wrote: I tried sitting with the cool kids last time this song was on. Today, I'm a square. PSD, here I come. yeah.. not working for me, either... |
| StoneyG (Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th) | Posted: Apr 11, 2013 - 19:09 ottovonb wrote: Not one of my favorites but again I applaud RP for its adventurous spirit. I will say this, there are some performers who are more interesting to see perform as opposed to simply listening to them on the radio. I have a hunch Tom Waits may be one of those. Ditto to all of this. |
| dwlangham (Nowhere to be found) | Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 08:25 I tried sitting with the cool kids last time this song was on. Today, I'm a square. PSD, here I come. |
| ottovonb | Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 15:19 Not one of my favorites but again I applaud RP for its adventurous spirit. I will say this, there are some performers who are more interesting to see perform as opposed to simply listening to them on the radio. I have a hunch Tom Waits may be one of those. |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 15:12 Tom Waits outdoes himself again. A very negative thing in my book. |
| Grammarcop (A mitten surrounded by ice) | Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 15:11 Whatever it is, I want it! |
| motobecane | Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 15:10 Was lucky to live in range of WQBK FM near Albany, NY in the 70s and they'd play this pretty regularly (along with other eclectic stuff. They were as close to RP as I've heard in a broadcast station. Of course they are just another crap radio station now) A 10 for me. |
| Waldemar_Smith | Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 15:09 Yeah, it's a little odd, but clever and hilarious. |
| musikluvr | Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 15:09 Awesome, indeed! |
| Segue (Almost Paradise) | Posted: Feb 07, 2013 - 23:36 an acquired taste. and not good midnight music. |
| schayler (Denver) | Posted: Feb 03, 2013 - 07:33 Never heard this before. Awesome! Can't believe the rating is 6.5%. If one can win an election with an erection, well...I think I'll stop here. |
| chefhahn (Nashville) | Posted: Feb 03, 2013 - 07:30 Love the lyrics |
| Athyrius | Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 19:36 Rather hear other's opinions than Tom HOBO Waits |
| jehahn (Boston, MA) | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 20:40 Lakeview wrote: That's the thing about opinions . . . they don't have to have value to everyone. For example, your opinion that Demian's opinion is of no value, actually has little value to me . . . funny how it works, eh? I always heard it as opinions are like assholes. Everyone's got one, but people generally don't want to see yours. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 17:43 Proclivities wrote: Here's another photo from that session:  Cover photo trivia (from Wiki): The cover art features Waits sitting in a go-go dancer's dressing room, with a topless go-go dancer standing nearby who is rumored to be Cassandra Peterson who is famously known for her character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 15:39 Okay - I'm starting to have a deeper appreciation for this song - I'll bump it up to 7. I catch a new line or 2 every time, that I hadn't heard before. Also it reminds me of a song by the band Laika called "Badtimes" that lists out all the supposed things a computer virus will do to wreck havoc on your life.... |
| Ecocruiser (Orlando, Florida) | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 15:38 This "song" is a complete bore, please no more... |
| dirtbagpook | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 15:32 one of my favourite Christmas songs! |
| zigzag | Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 23:38 It's a shame that Wait's wit is lost upon most people. Including from the Sopranos, NASA and Dylan, he represents the best things to have been produced by the USA since WW2. |
| kcar | Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 23:20 richlister wrote: Because they're both shit? Sadly for you, kitten, no. |
| hidey (NZ) | Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 23:15 Colossal once again from Mr Waits! So many excellent songs, moods and atmospheres... Keep 'em coming  |
| cShaggy (..inna state of being..) | Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 23:15 ..separated at birth >> Ron Perlman..??..(i'm sure that's been noted before)..
..generally like Waits, but can only muster a 6 on this one right now..he doesn't carry off the scat very well, imho.. |
| joelbb | Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 23:14 This cut does have it goin' on. Very, very Neo-Beat. |
| cubaninlondon (London) | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 06:42 Just 6.6? Really? For one of the most original artists ever? This is a ten in my book. Greetings from London. |
| mrgus (Salt Lake City) | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 06:34 I'd buy that for a dollar! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 06:30 sajitjacob wrote: Tried really hard not to click the "Larger cover art" link, just not happening. Here's another photo from that session: Click for larger image |
| hollirg1 | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 06:29 Is this music? Please make it stop! |
| sajitjacob (Christchurch NZ) | Posted: Dec 02, 2012 - 14:24 Tried really hard not to click the "Larger cover art" link, just not happening. fusion7891 wrote: Tried really had to like this one... just not happening. |
| fusion7891 | Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 21:10 Tried really had to like this one... just not happening. |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 20:59 The perfect night to listen to this. "Gives you an erection which wins the election" |
| richlister | Posted: Nov 01, 2012 - 06:22 kcar wrote: Your comment reminds me of a seinfeld episode:  Because they're both shit? |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Nov 01, 2012 - 06:20 ajlept wrote: TW coined the phrase: "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0E7x3Nqys  I was familiar with that gem long before TW arrived on the scene. |
| Kanuffen | Posted: Nov 01, 2012 - 06:20 A fantastic indictment of the consummer economy of which we are all a prinsoner..... until the REAL crash.... oh crap  |
| rtwingo (Ramat Gan, Israel) | Posted: Nov 01, 2012 - 06:18 WOW. First time for me, love it. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Nov 01, 2012 - 06:15 "It finds that slipper that's been at large under the chaise lounge for several weeks." Always makes me LOL. |
| shakitten (Trying to get back into a good dream) | Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 12:00 "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away..."
Love it! Tom's my lyrical hero. |
| mrgehring | Posted: Sep 30, 2012 - 20:20 Oh yes, this one again! First heard it when it came out, a true classic. Not sure how anyone could not "get it". Maybe these younger folks didn't grow up with all those lines from hundreds of ads I was bombarded with in my youth in the 60's and 70's ... |
| rubenbeagle (Deep in the heart of Illinois) | Posted: Sep 30, 2012 - 20:05 Oh no, not this again.............  |
| ajlept (Athens, GA) | Posted: Sep 03, 2012 - 22:46 TW coined the phrase: "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0E7x3Nqys |
| onerb | Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 07:02 gimme two! |
| sarahbean31 | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:47 Lakeview wrote: That's the thing about opinions . . . they don't have to have value to everyone. For example, your opinion that Demian's opinion is of no value, actually has little value to me . . . funny how it works, eh?  |
| Lakeview (Great White North) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:45 sarahbean31 wrote: Well neither does your opinion  That's the thing about opinions . . . they don't have to have value to everyone. For example, your opinion that Demian's opinion is of no value, actually has little value to me . . . funny how it works, eh? |
| Lakeview (Great White North) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:43 Interesting concept but . . . doesn't work in the end. |
| sarahbean31 | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:43 Demian wrote: This song has no redeeming value. Well neither does your opinion |
| Demian (No. VA) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:41 This song has no redeeming value. |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:41 andreicio wrote: Ok. It finally reached overplayed status. I rated this a 9, but it's becoming annoying. I know I have no right to say things like "I expect the playlist to be more varied", but please, Tom Waits has so many other good songs, you know. I only ever hear this song on RP and usually not more than once a month. How is that overplayed? And...a few other Tom Waits songs have been played on RP...just a few: :) |
| ziakut (Right Here) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:41 vluvlu wrote: I'm sorry...all I could think about after a short time with this song was "Shut up!" Don't be sorry. Feel the same way. Hey...everyone...close your eyes and imagine this song being sung by a muppet. |
| jen3005545 (Fort Worth, TX) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 11:40 Ha! This is a little wacky huh? |
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