WAITS: Oh, l love those expressions. I'm always writing those things down --- a little rain never hurt no one. Kathleen had this melody, and I saved it from the fire. She has all these Irish melodies. Then we read one of those terrible articles in a newspaper about a kid in a van that went out of control and went over a cliff, and they all died. Goes through some different time periods. Starts out with the ice man's mule, then it goes to the dancing on the roof with the ceiling coming down, and ends up in the van. So I think it comes forward in time, a little bit, with the images. But it's a song you can add another verse to, if you want.
That's a very 'Tom Waits' response! Especially "it's a song you can add another verse to, if you want" since he seems to change songs around during live performances at his whim. Doesn't really say much about what the song is about, but what the song feels like. Thanks for sharing this!
That's a very 'Tom Waits' response! Especially "it's a song you can add another verse to, if you want" since he seems to change songs around during live performances at his whim. Doesn't really say much about what the song is about, but what the song feels like. Thanks for sharing this!
Absolutely NOT a murder ballad
Q: "A Little Rain."
WAITS: Oh, l love those expressions. I'm always writing those things down --- a little rain never hurt no one. Kathleen had this melody, and I saved it from the fire. She has all these Irish melodies. Then we read one of those terrible articles in a newspaper about a kid in a van that went out of control and went over a cliff, and they all died. Goes through some different time periods. Starts out with the ice man's mule, then it goes to the dancing on the roof with the ceiling coming down, and ends up in the van. So I think it comes forward in time, a little bit, with the images. But it's a song you can add another verse to, if you want.
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@joe5316608 Where does this Q&A come from?
That's a very 'Tom Waits' response! Especially "it's a song you can add another verse to, if you want" since he seems to change songs around during live performances at his whim. Doesn't really say much about what the song is about, but what the song feels like. Thanks for sharing this!
That's a very 'Tom Waits' response! Especially "it's a song you can add another verse to, if you want" since he seems to change songs around during live performances at his whim. Doesn't really say much about what the song is about, but what the song feels like. Thanks for sharing this!