Monday, March 21, 2016

Now it's boilin' in a miserable March 21st

Town with no Cheer:



by Tom Waits

Lyrics excerpt:
This tiny Victorian rhubarb
kept the watering hole open for sixty-five years.
Now it's boilin' in a miserable March 21st
wrapped the hills in a blanket of Patterson's curse
the train smokes down the xylophone
there'll be no stopping here
all ya can be is thirsty in a town with no cheer

2 comments:

  1. Somehow I missed the point to this song, I fear. Maybe it's Patterson's curse that did the trick!

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    1. Well, it's Tom Waits ;) so atmosphere is an important element that must be considered. It's the story of an actual town. It once had a train station, but then the train quit stopping there:
      "This tiny Victorian rhubarb
      Kept the watering hole open for sixty-five years"
      "The train smokes down the xylophone
      There'll be no stoppin' here
      All ya can be is thirsty in a town with no cheer"
      "Though the townspeople here
      Fought her Vic Rail decree tooth and nail"

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