That's really interesting I had no idea he had such depth. Though to be honest even
though I find his stuff poetic and artistic if he can write stuff like FA - PLEASE
WRITE MORE OF IT TOM. It sort of like Red Skelton - IF he only played Freddy The
Feeloader all the time when he could do so much more besides. A better analogy might
be if Joni only wrote songs like The Circle Game then out of
nowhere on one album amongst all her Circle Game songs comes Song For Sharron.
Ken
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> Your points are very well made, Ken, and I appreciate you going into all the detail
>as well as transcribing the brilliant title track from FA...
>
> Tom created this "Bowery Bum" as poet laureate character, dispensing deep wisdom
>through songs and stories. BUT, Tom himself has certainly risen above that character,
>writing German leitmotif opera as well as "Frank's Wild Years" for Steppenwolf
>Theatre in Chicago and "The Black Ryder". In concert he will frequently deliver a
>monologue peppered with the "SAT" words he uses in 'Foreign Affairs'.
>
> I think his choice of text for the song was inspired by his love for the songs of
>Cole Porter. That's who it most reminds me of...
>
> After all, if Joni can write something as "deeply simple" as Both Sides Now and
>something as "simply deep" as Hejira, why can't Tom also work in the same vein?
>
> Bob
>
> NP: Dan Hicks & Tom Waits, "I'll Tell You Why That Is"
