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Amos · 06-02-2010, 05:32 PM

Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking

This song is 3:39 of pure poetic excellence!

The piano has been drinking
my necktie is asleep
and the combo went back to New York
the jukebox has to take a leak
and the carpet needs a haircut
and the spotlight looks like a prison break
cause the telephone's out of cigarettes
and the balcony's on the make
and the piano has been drinking
the piano has been drinking...

and the menus are all freezing
and the lightman's blind in one eye
and he can't see out of the other
and the piano-tuner's got a hearing aid
and he showed up with his mother
and the piano has been drinking
the piano has been drinking

cause the bouncer is a Sumo wrestler
cream puff casper milk toast
and the owner is a mental midget
with the I.Q. of a fencepost
cause the piano has been drinking
the piano has been drinking...

and you can't find your waitress
with a Geiger counter
And she hates you and your friends
and you just can't get served
without her
and the box-office is drooling
and the bar stools are on fire
and the newspapers were fooling
and the ash-trays have retired
the piano has been drinking
the piano has been drinking
The piano has been drinking
not me, not me, not me, not me, not me

Halpert · 06-02-2010, 05:58 PM

"Now I have an American Dream but it involves Black Masks and Gasoline!"-Rise Against. Song Black Masks and Gasoline.

Alex/ · 06-03-2010, 03:02 AM

Then there are times when I can't seem to understand at all
And yes
It seems as though I'm going nowhere
Really ****ing fast

There are so many others, but that one came to mind first. See my signature for another favorite.

Insane Guest · 06-03-2010, 12:17 PM

F**k it all and no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
I need a voice to let myself
To let myself go free
F**k it all and f**king no regrets
I hit the lights on these dark sets
Medallion noose, I hang myself
St. Anger 'round my neck

I don't like the song too much but it's nice to listen to when you are pissed off.

Brahma5 · 06-03-2010, 08:32 PM

And I wonder, still I wonder who'll stop the rain

Halpert · 06-03-2010, 08:52 PM

May Elvis turn in his grave and Les Paul curse my dirty calloused fingers.
or
I lost the confidence to right a song so I found three simple chords and held them together with my weak voice on an out of tune guitar my father gave to me.
Both are from "What We Worked For"

DoctorSoft · 06-03-2010, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlemagne

the single line i'm digging the most currently would have to be:

why can't i see the sunspots in your eyes?

mostly because of how it's delivered.

damn good song, chap.

dankrsta · 06-04-2010, 08:26 PM

Now some of us are weak, and some endure
And some people live their lives, with a violence that's pure and clean
But I saw a man cry once, down on his knees
In the corner of a darkened cell, and his pain meant nothing to me
But I was younger then, and young men never die
When I walked out in the sun, I was strong, clear minded,
and blind

thelostpizza · 06-05-2010, 01:10 AM

I want something good to die for to make it beautiful to live-Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stoneage is one of my all time favorites
Im really digging the lyrics from Wake Up right now, "Children Wake Up, Hold Your Mistake Up, Before they turn summer into dust" I think hes saying if people dont start repenting God will come and destroy the earth leaving it to dust..and of course his screaming line "We're just a million little gods causi nrainstorms, turning every good thing to rust"
I just did a cover of it if you wanna check out my youtube profile

xxshwangbangxx · 06-05-2010, 08:50 AM

Poison oak, some boyhood bravery
When the telephone was a tin can on a string
And I fell asleep with you still talking to me
You said you weren't afraid to die

In Polaroids you were dressed in women's clothes
Were you made ashamed?
Why did you lock them in the drawer?
And I don't think that I ever loved you more

Than when you turned away
When you slammed the door
When you stole the car and drove towards Mexico
And you wrote bad checks just to fill your arm
I was young enough, I still believed in war

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep
And all their tearful words could turn back into steam

But me, I'm a single cell on a serpent's tongue
And there's a muddy field where a garden was
And I'm glad you got away, but I'm still stuck out hear
My clothes are soaking wet from your brother's tears

And I never thought this life was possible
You're the yellow bird that I've been waiting for

The end of paralysis, I was a statuette
Now I'm drunk as hell on a piano bench
And when I press the keys, it all gets reversed
The sound of loneliness makes me happier

Poison Oak - Bright Eyes

06-02-2010, 05:32 PM	#461 (permalink)
Amos Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 37	Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking This song is 3:39 of pure poetic excellence! The piano has been drinking my necktie is asleep and the combo went back to New York the jukebox has to take a leak and the carpet needs a haircut and the spotlight looks like a prison break cause the telephone's out of cigarettes and the balcony's on the make and the piano has been drinking the piano has been drinking... and the menus are all freezing and the lightman's blind in one eye and he can't see out of the other and the piano-tuner's got a hearing aid and he showed up with his mother and the piano has been drinking the piano has been drinking cause the bouncer is a Sumo wrestler cream puff casper milk toast and the owner is a mental midget with the I.Q. of a fencepost cause the piano has been drinking the piano has been drinking... and you can't find your waitress with a Geiger counter And she hates you and your friends and you just can't get served without her and the box-office is drooling and the bar stools are on fire and the newspapers were fooling and the ash-trays have retired the piano has been drinking the piano has been drinking The piano has been drinking not me, not me, not me, not me, not me __________________ wazzup?

06-02-2010, 05:58 PM	#462 (permalink)
Halpert Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 141	"Now I have an American Dream but it involves Black Masks and Gasoline!"-Rise Against. Song Black Masks and Gasoline. __________________ My last.fm http://last.fm/user/af-halpert

06-03-2010, 03:02 AM	#463 (permalink)
Alex/ Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 104	Then there are times when I can't seem to understand at all And yes It seems as though I'm going nowhere Really ****ing fast There are so many others, but that one came to mind first. See my signature for another favorite. __________________ When he was six he believed the moon overhead followed him by nine he had deciphered the illusion trading magic for fact. No tradebacks.

06-03-2010, 08:52 PM	#466 (permalink)
Halpert Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 141	May Elvis turn in his grave and Les Paul curse my dirty calloused fingers. or I lost the confidence to right a song so I found three simple chords and held them together with my weak voice on an out of tune guitar my father gave to me. Both are from "What We Worked For" __________________ My last.fm http://last.fm/user/af-halpert

06-04-2010, 08:26 PM	#468 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	Now some of us are weak, and some endure And some people live their lives, with a violence that's pure and clean But I saw a man cry once, down on his knees In the corner of a darkened cell, and his pain meant nothing to me But I was younger then, and young men never die When I walked out in the sun, I was strong, clear minded, and blind __________________ Last.fm

06-03-2010, 12:17 PM	#464 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Fk it all and no regrets I hit the lights on these dark sets I need a voice to let myself To let myself go free Fk it all and f**king no regrets I hit the lights on these dark sets Medallion noose, I hang myself St. Anger 'round my neck I don't like the song too much but it's nice to listen to when you are pissed off.

06-03-2010, 08:32 PM	#465 (permalink)
Brahma5 Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 16	And I wonder, still I wonder who'll stop the rain

06-05-2010, 01:10 AM	#469 (permalink)
thelostpizza Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 8	I want something good to die for to make it beautiful to live-Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stoneage is one of my all time favorites Im really digging the lyrics from Wake Up right now, "Children Wake Up, Hold Your Mistake Up, Before they turn summer into dust" I think hes saying if people dont start repenting God will come and destroy the earth leaving it to dust..and of course his screaming line "We're just a million little gods causi nrainstorms, turning every good thing to rust" I just did a cover of it if you wanna check out my youtube profile __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/thelostpizza http://www.youtube.com/user/thelostpizza http://www.facebook.com/pages/That-f...v=wall&ref=sgmYou should join

06-05-2010, 08:50 AM	#470 (permalink)
xxshwangbangxx Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 55	Poison oak, some boyhood bravery When the telephone was a tin can on a string And I fell asleep with you still talking to me You said you weren't afraid to die In Polaroids you were dressed in women's clothes Were you made ashamed? Why did you lock them in the drawer? And I don't think that I ever loved you more Than when you turned away When you slammed the door When you stole the car and drove towards Mexico And you wrote bad checks just to fill your arm I was young enough, I still believed in war Let the poets cry themselves to sleep And all their tearful words could turn back into steam But me, I'm a single cell on a serpent's tongue And there's a muddy field where a garden was And I'm glad you got away, but I'm still stuck out hear My clothes are soaking wet from your brother's tears And I never thought this life was possible You're the yellow bird that I've been waiting for The end of paralysis, I was a statuette Now I'm drunk as hell on a piano bench And when I press the keys, it all gets reversed The sound of loneliness makes me happier Poison Oak - Bright Eyes