'Til The Money Runs Out, Heartattack and Vine, Tom Waits [073]

We have some difficulties parsing the meaning of the track this week, as Sarah, Martin and Sam visit some confusing (and perhaps terminal?) lyrics in 'Til The Money Runs Out. With side-by-side comparisons between this and Downtown a couple of episodes ago, as well as some pretty explicit interval track work by Mr Ronnie Barron, Song by Song continues its journey along Heartattack and Vine. Song by Song is Martin Zaltz Austwick and Sam Pay; two musicians listening to and discussing every single Tom Waits track in chronological order. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: [email protected] Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: 'Til The Money Runs Out, Heartattack And Vine, Tom Waits (1980) I Can Give It To You, 12" Single, Ronnie Barron (1980) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly. Lyrics - 'Til The Money Runs Out Check this strange beverage that falls out from the sky splashin bagdad on the hudson in Panther Martin's eyes he's high and outside wearin candy apple red scarlett gave him twenty-seven stitches in his head with a pint of green chartreuse ain't nothin seems right you buy the sunday paper on a saturday night Can't you hear the thunder someone stole my watch I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch someone tell those chinamen on Telegraph Canyon Road when youre on the bill with the spoon there ain't no time to unload so bye bye baby baby bye bye droopy stranger lonely dreamer toy puppy and the prado were laughin as they piled into Olmos eldorado jesus whispered eeni meany miney moe they're too proud to duck their heads that's why they bring it down so low So bye bye baby baby bye bye the pointed man is smack dab in the middle of July swingin from the rafters in his brand new tie he said I can't go back to that hotel room all they do is shout but I'll stay with you baby till the money runs out so bye bye baby baby bye bye so bye bye baby baby bye bye bye bye bye by bye baby baby bye bye bye bye baby baby bye bye bye bye baby baby bye bye bye bye baby baby bye bye bye bye baby baby bye bye oh bye bye baby bye bye baby baby bye bye