There aren’t many times when I would consider writing about spoken word pieces, but when Tom Waits is talking to Bob Dylan, well, you just listen. I’ve often wondered what it would be like to have lunch with two of the greatest song writers who have ever lived, and I can’t help but suspect that it would be something like this…random, off the wall, ridiculous, and absolutely brilliant.
And there’s really not a whole lot I can say about any of these clips, they more or less speak for themselves. They are baffling, but irresistible…absurd, but impressive. The two seem to exist in a world all their own…it doesn’t matter that thousands of other people are listening, they know we can’t possibly understand. Maybe that’s why Tom Waits ends many of these segments with an assertive, “So There.” He doesn’t need to argue, he doesn’t even need to persuade, and there certainly isn’t any need for questions…he’s right. So there!
Tom Waits and Bob Dylan – “Jewish Curses”
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May all your teeth fall out except one, which should remain for a toothache.
Tom Waits and Bob Dylan – “Birds”
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He’s definitely a guy who gets his money’s worth out of a boombox…let’s hear what Tom has to say.
Tom Waits and Bob Dylan – “Numbers”
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The marmelade was just out of this world.
Tom Waits and Bob Dylan – “RX Sign”
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And Jupiter was thought to be the most powerful of heavenly bodies in curing disease. Thanks Tom.
Tom Waits and Bob Dylan – “Body Parts”
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You know, for centuries, women’s feet have been considered sexual parts in many cultures.
And while I realize this may be in poor taste, I couldn’t possibly put up a post about Tom Waits and Bob Dylan without including this video from Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy…yes, I know it’s a bit offensive, but it’s also clever…so there.
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These clips are NOT Dylan and Waits speaking to eachother. They are tapes that Tom made and he sends them to Dylan at his radio show.
Darkeyez, that’s probably why he said “when Tom Waits is talking to Bob Dylan…” tape or not, it is Tom Waits talking to Bob Dylan… just a thought
These clips are NOT Dylan and Waits speaking to eachother. They are tapes that Tom made and he sends them to Dylan at his radio show.
Darkeyez, that’s probably why he said “when Tom Waits is talking to Bob Dylan…” tape or not, it is Tom Waits talking to Bob Dylan… just a thought