Tom Waits

Tom Waits

"Walking spanish"
Album: Rain Dogs

He's got himself a homemade special
You know his glass is full of sand
And it feels just like a jaybird the way it fits into his hand
He rolled a blade up in his trick towel
They slap their hands against the wall
You never trip, you never stumble
He's walking Spanish down the hall

Slip him a picture of our Jesus
Or give him a spoon to dig a hole
What all he done ain't no one's business
But he'll need blankets for the cold
They dim the lights over on Broadway
Even the king has bowed his head
And every face looks right up at Mason
Man he's walking Spanish down the hall

Litella's screeching for a blind pig
Punk Sanders carved it out of wood
He never sang when he got hoodwinked
They tried it all but he never would
Tomorrow morning there'll be laundry
But he'll be somewhere else to hear the call
Don't say goodbye, he's just leaving early
He's walking Spanish down the hall

All St. Barthelemew said
Was whispered into the ear of Blind Jack Dawes
All Baker told the machine was that he never broke the law
Go on and tip your hat up to the Pilate
Take off your watch, your rings and all
Even Jesus wanted just a little more time
When he was walking Spanish down the hall

(Vater von Tom Waits)
...wer Tom Waits einmal gehört hat, der weiß fortan, wer und was unsere Musikwelt bereichert...selbst Beethoven mag diesen Interpreten sehr...ich muss es wissen, schließlich unterhalten wir uns oft über Musik, ihre Richtungen, Entwicklungen, Verbindungen und Vermischungen...

...welcher guter Regisseur und Produzent, der einen halbwegs sozialkritischen und spannenden Film auf die Beine stellen will, denkt nicht an Tom Waits ?...an ihm geht kein Weg vorbei, wenn man an sehr gute Filmmusik denkt...!

(Jim Jarmuch und Tom Waits: Kreativität at it´s best)
...wie oft sind wir mit dem Wagen durch die Gegend"gecruised", und Tom Waits hat uns bis in die Morgendämmerung begleitet...