Tramp & Tom Waits / Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

Original music video, without annoying self-promotion titles.
NB: Best with headphones!
Tune was recorded by Gavin Bryars in 1971 for Alan Powers' documentary.
One day Gavin left studio for a cup of coffee while the song played back in a loop, and when he was back, he noticed that people around are moving slowly, some sitting alone, weeping. He realized the emotional power of this music and added orchestral accompaniment to it.
Tramp has died before he could hear Gavins' work. Gavin said: "... the piece remains as an eloquent, but understated testimony to his(tramp) spirit and optimism".
In 1993 Tom Waits offered his voice for the remix. He lost his original 25 min. LP version from '71. The new version was made on a CD and run 70 min.
P.S. Sound in stereo. Use headphones for the best result!

Запись бродяги поющего эту "мантру" сделана Gavin Bryars в Лондоне у станции Waterloo, через несколько лет использована для ремикса с Том Waits по его просьбе.

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• tom
• waits
• bryars
• gavin
• love
• hope
• alternative
• religious
• soul
• jesus
• blood
• christian
• tramp
• london
• spirit

[taylorperrymusic]

does any body know the story on this song?

[fotohunt]

@taylorperrymusic

If you mean the story of the song creation, just click triangles next to the views count beneath the video.

If you mean what the song itself is about... hmm...check the Bible ;)

[gradivarius1]

what a pitty the tramp died weeks afther the release of the single

[3984ja]

beautyfull !!!!

[exavierdotnet]

There is a community radio station in Tampa wmnf and every year during their pledgethon they had play the record which it is about 30 minutes or longer, tom waits really gets down on it, and the record being a loop which after a while becomes hilarious rather than moving, a fun piece, thanks!

[morganfisherart]

PS would also love to see the documentary (by Alan Power?) from which this tramp's voice was taken. Is it available anywhere...?

[morganfisherart]

Excellently done, you have paid a good visual tribute to this song's depth and humanity, a masterpiece I have loved since it first camout. Were the clips of the nude people taken from the film "The Body"? I found the people occasionally singing along to be very moving. Well done!

[lenseke]

I'm pretty sure the tramps name was Porter.... with this legacy he deserves to be remebered by name I think!

[AlexDCl]

What's this all about, was it part of a documentary or something?

[AlexDCl]

Nice song, why are the people nude?

[cennis16]

is this song in any movie/tv shows or sampled by anyone it sounds so familiar

[creepoid]

Tramp ? Only a person just like everyone of us.....

[art88boi]

No religiuos meaning for me, just a moving work of art... love it!

[Carpetgnome]

Thank you so much for posting this. It never leaves me dry eyed. My nephew suffered severe seizures, leaving him pretty much autistic. He recently has begun talking again and this song has left me all blubbery. Thank you a million times.