America by Allen Ginsberg with music by Tom Waits

[gadamer102]

Holy fuck! This is beautiful!

[CityPriests]

Why the fark is "workers" mutated to "wobblies" !? And why is the communist line manipulated!? And why can't he say fuck?!

All in all a very beautifull poem set to a very beautifull melody, but why the fark does it have to be poluted by "moral highground"-bitches?

[Eldritch976]

Truly angelic... nice vid thank you very much.

[spudtrooper621]

never thought i could love a poem as much as this. and i hate english.

[Qbert1000]

What Tom Waits song is this?

[mistersam92]

@Qbert1000 its called 'closing time', from his debut album of the same name

[TheBradcake]

Plz somebody give me more examples of poetry like this and music I've heard tom waits

[TheBradcake]

I'm not a hundred percent sure what its about but I think its beautiful

[danielphillipbutler]

sounds like crap! Love Tom Waits, hate whiny New York Jews, sounds like a bitch! does a major disservice to Tom Waits, who is apolitical, and does not make bitchy whines. Would love to see footage of Sonny Barger beat the crap outta this whiny tosser from the 1960s!

[overman926]

@danielphillipbutler 1: This was written in the 50s, thanks.

2: There is no such thing as an apolitical artist.

3: Doesn't whine? What about Lonely? Bad Liver and a Broken Heart?

Cover yourself up, man. Your primate is showing.

[cryptnotic]

A shining example of American narcissistic poetry.

[RafaSanSeverino]

great. Thanks, Pepe.

[JRoN1Mo]

Go fuck yourself with your Atom bomb

I don't feel good, don't bother me

[TheUndertakerSaysRIP]

annoying fucking music bitch

[spermangerman]

This was a stupid and obnoxious thing to say, but I found myself laughing my ass off.

[TheUndertakerSaysRIP]

@spermangerman why do you say that, Mr. Sperm Anger Man

[cerebellumpulse]

This is very nice with the music. Thanks for posting!

[14Fabry]

Does anybody know where I can find this version without music?

[thadudesbro]

@14Fabry The reading and composition is done by Tom Waits. The music wasn't added by @azurepepevalencia, it is part of the original performance.

[14Fabry]

@thadudesbro ok, thank you!!!

[MrFartboy79]

YouTube Commie bastards!

[LeeVaiM]

I was a communist when I was a kid. I'm not sorry.

[0live0wire0]

@LeeVaiM it's understood if one is a communist when he's too young but being a communist after 20 is idiocy

[marietta268]

i think beat generations are only one who have understood what is this world about...

[idospeakenglish]

I like how he makes fun of the pro-america propaganda from 3:56 to 4:29

[TeslaDanser]

why is this censored? Ginsberg would be turning in his grave.

[authorityblues]

America I have given you all and now I am nothing

[franzfaramir]

the words, the voice, the tune, the images. magnificent.

[basketcase5295]

communist is censored?!?!

[pureefreaxx]

he's great.

[Sandline86]

This really is a good video to go with this classic piece

[higherness]

1:31 hell yeah

[mabuhayguy]

BOOYAH BRILLIANT!

[effinyzarc]

it's so random and beautiful.. why have i not heard writing like this in my life time i'm 22 born 1988 no one has wrote like this since i've been alive

[BCsJonathanTM]

@effinyzarc ... that you've yet come across.

[effinyzarc]

@BCsJonathanTM well you have any in mind so far?

[hobokiti]

Watched this after the State of the Union Address last night. Made me feel better.

[destroyerdreams]

I AM America.

[cyclos12]

I love his air of self reconciliation, i can only dream of writing poems like this!

[hamletthedane515]

I find that lines of this poem just pop into my head every now and then. Truly beautiful.

[holycrapifoundthem]

I first listened to this 10 years ago, and it never fails to leave me crying when I hear it. So much potential, so much of it lost.

[Jimmyjewels]

What version / name of this song is?

[Jimmyjewels]

'Now I'm Nothing' A song by Nine Inch Nails. I wonder if Trent stole that title from this poem...lol

[amableodiable]

great video, great edition and sound, perfect, thank you!

[CinderellaXXGirlXX]

I love the music in the background! xx

[fasterthanbolt]

Awesome video!!!

[SongC4tcher]

I love the video you've put with this poem. It's beautiful.

[tayluhdagreat]

I realize I'm talking to myself again.

[SoulLustify]

People are people, our thoughts run similar in every generation.

The enemy may change, the reward may change but the internal battles remains the same.

[ghoshwhowalks]

@SoulLustify , sorry i hit the wrong button. meant to vote your comment up.

[DrunkenPiano]

i dont like allen ginsberg

[Niamhdm7871]

Beautiful images nicely done thank you........

[azurepepevalencia]

I think so too, funny how the same issues still apply today...

[DrunkenPiano]

@azurepepevalencia how can anything ever progress is people keep placing blame and saying shit but never taking action. this is why things are the same today. because the mentalities are all the same.

[S2Cents]

@azurepepevalencia I think it is funny and sickening and I feel dead inside sometimes

[cyanleopard]

This is my favorite poem....... This was vary nicely done, thank you for posting this. It seems he saw what was wrong with America way back thin.

America when will you wake up?