yeah, philosophy, i think you're spot on: blame everyone and everything but yourself.
or, shift the blame. you know, the old "but look, they're all fucked up, too!" arguement.
i saw a video on youtube where some studio audience for some tv show laughed the whole way through the song...i don't think it's really all that funny. but whatever. studio audiences laugh at god damn everything.
The show is/was "Fernwood Tonight", a spoof talk/variety show hosted by characters played by Martin Mull and Fred Willard (if you haven't seen Willard's work as the dog show commentator in "Best in Show", you're missing out). It's the late '70s equivalent of The Colbert Report and I assure you, the hosts, the audience and Waits are all in on the "joke". Yeah, it's a little "canned" sounding, but listen to Waits' play this song live in Dublin. The audience laughs along with that as well, especially during the "Our Father" and other "improvised" parts in the...
The show is/was "Fernwood Tonight", a spoof talk/variety show hosted by characters played by Martin Mull and Fred Willard (if you haven't seen Willard's work as the dog show commentator in "Best in Show", you're missing out). It's the late '70s equivalent of The Colbert Report and I assure you, the hosts, the audience and Waits are all in on the "joke". Yeah, it's a little "canned" sounding, but listen to Waits' play this song live in Dublin. The audience laughs along with that as well, especially during the "Our Father" and other "improvised" parts in the middle... ; )
Ultimately, no, it's not a "funny" song, but it's one of those things where you laugh so you don't have to cry..............
yeah, philosophy, i think you're spot on: blame everyone and everything but yourself.
or, shift the blame. you know, the old "but look, they're all fucked up, too!" arguement.
i saw a video on youtube where some studio audience for some tv show laughed the whole way through the song...i don't think it's really all that funny. but whatever. studio audiences laugh at god damn everything.
The show is/was "Fernwood Tonight", a spoof talk/variety show hosted by characters played by Martin Mull and Fred Willard (if you haven't seen Willard's work as the dog show commentator in "Best in Show", you're missing out). It's the late '70s equivalent of The Colbert Report and I assure you, the hosts, the audience and Waits are all in on the "joke". Yeah, it's a little "canned" sounding, but listen to Waits' play this song live in Dublin. The audience laughs along with that as well, especially during the "Our Father" and other "improvised" parts in the...
The show is/was "Fernwood Tonight", a spoof talk/variety show hosted by characters played by Martin Mull and Fred Willard (if you haven't seen Willard's work as the dog show commentator in "Best in Show", you're missing out). It's the late '70s equivalent of The Colbert Report and I assure you, the hosts, the audience and Waits are all in on the "joke". Yeah, it's a little "canned" sounding, but listen to Waits' play this song live in Dublin. The audience laughs along with that as well, especially during the "Our Father" and other "improvised" parts in the middle... ; )
Ultimately, no, it's not a "funny" song, but it's one of those things where you laugh so you don't have to cry..............