While I admire your ability to write compelling entries about songs you don't care about, I can't believe you don't like Heart of Saturday Night! It's boozy and forlorn and perfect for lonely weekend nights—a very good if not great second-tier Waits album. Anyway, good post.
This is one of my favorite Waits albums and has been since high school (1993 for me) and the reason I became a Waits fan. To each their own, I suppose.
I don’t understand your dislike for this album Ray. I love it. It’s my go to dinner music. But there’s no arguing with taste is there? Jesus we’re only in the D’s ...
New subscriber here, and an enthusiastic one. I happen to like Heart of Saturday Night as well, but it’s certainly in the category of Early Work and well overshadowed by (most of) what came after it as Tom honed his talent and followed his inspirations farther and farther afield. (The title song of that album was my personal anthem for more years than I care to count, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that.)
No, what moved me to comment here today was indeed that Uber-goofy Home Depot vid you unearthed. Probably one of the greatest examples of Madison Avenue Missing the Point Entirely, and I ugly-laughed right out loud in disbelief. Made my day, in a way. Thanks for that, and for all the great work you’re doing for us faithful Waitsians on this site. Bon courage and keep it up !
While I admire your ability to write compelling entries about songs you don't care about, I can't believe you don't like Heart of Saturday Night! It's boozy and forlorn and perfect for lonely weekend nights—a very good if not great second-tier Waits album. Anyway, good post.
This is one of my favorite Waits albums and has been since high school (1993 for me) and the reason I became a Waits fan. To each their own, I suppose.
I don’t understand your dislike for this album Ray. I love it. It’s my go to dinner music. But there’s no arguing with taste is there? Jesus we’re only in the D’s ...
New subscriber here, and an enthusiastic one. I happen to like Heart of Saturday Night as well, but it’s certainly in the category of Early Work and well overshadowed by (most of) what came after it as Tom honed his talent and followed his inspirations farther and farther afield. (The title song of that album was my personal anthem for more years than I care to count, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that.)
No, what moved me to comment here today was indeed that Uber-goofy Home Depot vid you unearthed. Probably one of the greatest examples of Madison Avenue Missing the Point Entirely, and I ugly-laughed right out loud in disbelief. Made my day, in a way. Thanks for that, and for all the great work you’re doing for us faithful Waitsians on this site. Bon courage and keep it up !