Kerouac in "Home I'll Never Be" and "On The Road"; the caterwauling multi-tracked Tom choir bawling out "Goodnight Irene"; the prisoner in "Fish In The Jailhouse" bragging about his ability to pick locks with a fishbone; lines like "Well, the rat always knows when he's in with weasels"; and above all, the overarching humanism that enlightens even the most sombre corners of this massive project. It’s an attitude perhaps best encapsulated in "Bend Down The Branches", an allegorical observation about how trees (ie humans) may get old, but never ugly: "You're like a willow, once you were gold/We're made for bending, even beauty gets old". There's plenty that's old and beautiful about these Orphans.
Tom Waits - Orphans
year 2006 review: There's so much more to enjoy here - the adaptations of
Kerouac in "Home I'll Never Be" and "On The Road"; the caterwauling multi-tracked Tom choir bawling out "Goodnight Irene"; the prisoner in "Fish In The Jailhouse" bragging about his ability to pick locks with a fishbone; lines like "Well, the rat always knows when he's in with weasels"; and above all, the overarching humanism that enlightens even the most sombre corners of this massive project. It’s an attitude perhaps best encapsulated in "Bend Down The Branches", an allegorical observation about how trees (ie humans) may get old, but never ugly: "You're like a willow, once you were gold/We're made for bending, even beauty gets old". There's plenty that's old and beautiful about these Orphans.
Kerouac in "Home I'll Never Be" and "On The Road"; the caterwauling multi-tracked Tom choir bawling out "Goodnight Irene"; the prisoner in "Fish In The Jailhouse" bragging about his ability to pick locks with a fishbone; lines like "Well, the rat always knows when he's in with weasels"; and above all, the overarching humanism that enlightens even the most sombre corners of this massive project. It’s an attitude perhaps best encapsulated in "Bend Down The Branches", an allegorical observation about how trees (ie humans) may get old, but never ugly: "You're like a willow, once you were gold/We're made for bending, even beauty gets old". There's plenty that's old and beautiful about these Orphans.
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