Tom Waits - Walking Spanish

[xatzidakis]

His geniosity,is almost comparable to his generosity to gift us mindblowing songs.

[bigmarty11288]

Dueling saxophones. I love it.

[garyw930]

May I recommend the book 'A Concise Guide To Eighties' Music' by Karl Vorderman. The author is a big fan of this track.

[gettaloadofhim]

I cant tell if he makes more money off his music or off suing the big ass companies that try to use his music without permission.

[TheMadCaptainMusic]

I love this tune, my band Soapy Jefferson have a cover on this on youtube too.

[goddamneclectic]

was this a B-side from Heart attack?

[gabe25591]

@goddamneclectic Nah it was from Rain Dogs in1985. So even if it were an unused song from HA&V, it probs would've appeared on Swordfishtrombones rather than Rain Dogs.

[goddamneclectic]

@gabe25591 ahhh... nice. thanks for the info

[gabe25591]

@goddamneclectic No worries!

[dogofman]

Even Jesus wanted just a little more time, as he was walking spanish down the hall.

QFT for the christards!

[aspiva4]

dang

[Teratogenetics]

What all he's done aint' no ones bizzn'zz

[toolfangirl]

i looked over to the rest of the videos...."tom waits reads charles  bukowski"....haha!

[dyedinsoul]

my kind of cool .. love it

[lifeizlemonz]

hes so sexy

[bacardi119]

I listen to Waits sober and I enjoy it, but when I listen to Waits while drunk, it´s like a fucking orgasm.

[shepshepshep]

'Ambulatory locomotion of the recipient of the bum's rush, involuntarily emulating a Flamenco dancer by dint of being simultaneously propelled forward and elevated at the seat of one's pants with one hand, and the scruff of one's neck with another. The expression recalls the supposed "custom of pirates, in the Spanish Main, of forcing prisoners wo walk while holding them by the neck so that their toes barely touched the deck."

[flight1100]

I was listening to T.W in the seventies. While most of what I listened to then sounds a bit naive to me now the music of Tom Waits has lost none of its significance. If anything it's influence just keeps growing

[virtuosooo]

For some reason I love that ending line where he says "even jesus wanted a little more time, when he was walking spanish down the hall" lol. Amazing song. Love it. But then again I have a hard time finding songs from Tom that I don't like. All I can really say is he's the best . I think he's incapable of writing bad music.

[Isabelabooorges]

Fantástico!

[drewdavies]

walking spanish = the walk you take to the electric chair!

[gutaschlussel]

@drewdavies thanks! =)

[gutaschlussel]

Anyone here can explain to me what does "walking spanish" mean?

[kidcreole77]

@gutaschlussel Horses can be trained to "walk spanish". They kick their legs out in front. It's what someone who was trying to run away but is being held on both arms, say by two officers escorting him the electric chair, might look like.

[BackToTheBlues]

@kidcreole77 We do this song in our set, I always wondered what I was singing about, lol! My thought on 'his glass was full of sand' is that if an optimist says the glass is half full and the pessimist says it's half empty, if you think yours is full of sand you've got to be in a bad way...

Dim the lights on Broadway = electric chair?

Love this song, anyway.

[ta2rtist13]

@BackToTheBlues Glass is full of sand i think refers to an hour glass, or cutting life short. It's talking about an execution.

[BackToTheBlues]

@ta2rtist13 I never thought of an hourglass. It's a clever bit of writing. As Ian Dury said "there ain't half been some clever b*stards.."

[StonefieldJim4]

(1) Walking (someone) Spanish- To force someone to leave, usu. from a public place, by lifting him by his coat or shirt collar to a walking position and propelling him toward the door (Source: Dictionary Of American Slang, Wentworth/ Flexner). Being in the act of doing something you don't want to do. Go to Tom Waits Library lyrics section for more detail.@BackToTheBlues

[edgbarrowwight]

God what an orgasmic sax solo

[TheReegar]

the waits is pure solid 100% coooool as always

[Simonbard1]

maybe the coolest song ever written. there are better. Tom wrote some of them. but never have i heard a cooler song

[campoobutt]

@Simonbard1 In my opinion Heartattack & Vine is a bit better, but just a bit.

[tehwubz]

new fav tom waits tune! big thanks for the upload

[babettsky]

nice pics as well!

[babettsky]

yeap thanx

[Jofficus]

Thanks for the upload.