Uploaded by go4green on Dec 2, 2006
This song rolled around in my head for many moons. As per usual, Tom Waits has the uncanny abililty to make profound musical poetry. I wanted to put images with this song but had no idea of a concept. Until one morning while I was walking my dog on the beach in Marina Del Rey after a rain storm. All this trash was dumped on the beach from the tide. It felt as if the ocean was sick of all this junk and puked it back up on the shores. i.e. "The Ocean Doesn't Want Me Today". We've all heard of trash, islands of trash strewn about the ocean. So to see it up close was some sight. Unlike any I'd ever seen. The irony was compelling. A place considered so beautiful was repulsivey "trashed" overnight. I ran and got my camera and just started shooting. It was a synchronized moment for sure, in a Tom Waits sort of way. And the result, well to me, it's obvious.
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@armoredamadillo prrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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@AkaruAbsolution Circus off Real Gone is my favourite
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Ow, my soul.
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This is music?
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@AkaruAbsolution Try "9th and Hennepin" from Rain Dogs
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Heard this song on Murdoc's Pirate Radio Show on Gorillaz website!
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@mjmcnult it can't possibly hurt
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Are there other songs by Tom Waits like this? I prefer his musical poetry to his regular songs, but the only other one I've heard is "What's He Building in There?".
Lovely video, by the way, my favorite part was when you stepped on that shelf of sand. I don't know. It was oddly appealing.
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Suitably weird for a weird end to the week. My nutty directional driller mate just sent me this from some rig somewhere. out the way of the oceanic calamity though I think, and son also..
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FAR OUT yet ON TARGET !
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My best friend drowned herself in the Baltic Sea a few months ago and after they found her body, I was considering doing the same. This song reminds me that it's not my time yet...
smurfieboo 1 year ago 21
It's a nice piece of work, but does the song no justice. Keep on keeping on, though. Best of luck and all that jazz...
armoredamadillo 4 years ago 5