live Tom Waits / Herb Hardesty - Summertime / Burma Shave
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2012
- Tom Waits live, accompanied by the incredible Herb Hardesty. A few inches of tape seem missing, that's not my fault though. The cover says it was recorded in the U.S. 1984, but that's not necessarily true.
Photography of Mr Herbert Hardesty: Lionel DECOSTER CC BY SA - เพลง
Per the request below, here is the correct transcript of the lyrics of this performance.
FYI, it is from the “Sydney State Theatre”, Sydney, Australia
May 2, 1979
This recording is probably from an FM broadcast which was designed to enhance interest in Tom's 1979 Australian tour, as it is from the 2nd night of the tour. Tom also did some Aussie TV appearances before the tour, appearing first on “The Don Lane Show” on 4/30/79.
(The performance starts with the instrumental theme to the song "Summertime" on trumpet, first with a rubber plunger [makes the wha wha Peanuts voice sound], which is then removed. Later in the song a mute is also used in the trumpet to make it sound thinner, and the plunger is used again for part of the solo interlude)
(Quoting Tom from here on)
Well...
-applause-
(Waits laughs at the warm applause)
Mister Herbet Hardesty
Uh you know...
You know it... I remember..it rained all day, the day that Elvis Presley died
And only a legend can make it do that
Cause you know...
I remember when my baby said we were through and she's gonna walk out on me,
It was Elvis Presley that talked her out of it
And uh.. he gave me my first leather jacket and taught me how to comb my hair just right in a fillin' station bathroom (slang for gas station)
It was Elvis that gave you a rubber on prom night.. and told you that you looked real sharp
So...
I think he maybe just got a little tired of repairing all the broken hearts in the world
And now I think maybe I understand,
Why mechanics' cars never start
And why night watchmen are always sleeping on the job
Why shoeshine boys are always have worn out, scuffed up shoes
But uh... you know a leven (word mistake)... what ya gonna do, ya know?
A legend never dies.. it just teaches you everything he knows and,
gives you courage to ask around
And I know uh.. there's a small little town where dreams are still alive
And... there's a hero on every corner,
and uh... they're all on their way to a place called Burma Shave..
(there is a cut in the recording here - it was probably being recorded on a cassette tape which had to be flipped over to Side B
- the missing line would be approximately:
"There was this licorice tattoo, that turned a gun metal blue" - resume tape)
Scrawled out across the shoulders, of this dying little town see..
And every night it takes the one eyes jacks...
uh... a one eyed jack is like...
you got one headlight burned out on your car.. called a one-eyed jack,
You could see 'em from across the railroad tracks, and
With a scar on his belly there came this stranger passing through, and
He was a juvenile delinquent.. and he never learned how to behave
But the cops never think to look... when you're on your way to Burma Shave
And the road was like a ribbon man, yeah
And the moon was like a bone
And he didn't seem to be like any guy she'd ever known
He kinda looked like Farley Granger... with his hair slicked back..
And she said "Honey I've always been a sucker for a fella that uh...
wears a cowboy hat
And just how far do you think you might be going Mister?"
He said baby that all depends on uh.. what you mean
Cause I'm only stopping here tonight,
cause I got to get myself some gasoline
And "I guess I'm going out thataway least-wise as long as it's paved
And I guess you'd say I'm on my way to... Burma Shave"
And he said, uh, that's cool
Why don't you put your knees up on the glove compartment
Well she took out her barrettes and man..
her hair spilled out just like root beer
She popped her gum and she arched her back
And she said "man.. this little town don't amount to nothin'
It's just a wide spot in the road
And some nights my heart pounds like thunder and I don't know why it don't explode
But everybody in this stinkin' town has got one foot in the grave
and I'm gonna take my chances with you tonight..
all the way to Burma Shave"
He said..uh well you know uh.. OK.. uh, how old are you?..
Uh that's.. a problem..
Oh where'd you go to school baby? Oh yeah? Oh..
I went to Sweetwater, Uh, I dropped out.. you know.. you know how it is.. Got in trouble..
You know a guy named Eddy Alvarez? No?
Huh... Well Presley's what they call me
Why don't you change the stations baby
and count the grain elevators, watch em go by in the rearview mirror
"any way you point this thing is gonna beat the hell out of the sting
cause every night I go to bed with all my dreams, and I lie down..
And they die right here every morning
So come on Presley and drill me a hole, with a barber pole
Cause I'm jumpin' my parole just like a fugitive tonight
Let's have another swig of that sweet black velvet..that sweet black velvet
Let's pass that car! Are you brave enough?
And we can get there just before the sun comes up
You and me, all the way to Burma Shave.. yeah
Cause I'm going crazy in this town man.. yeah
My old man give me nothing but shit.. I don't know..
I don't care what they say.. yeah
Let's get out of town tonight"
(passing car noises)
Trumpet Solo - mute used in middle & end
(Kostas K sez it sounds like a Dying Elephant!)
-applause-
Well, I was talking to..uh.. my brother in law
He said there was a wreck out on the highway..
Well, they saw the smoke from the tires, and the twisted machine
Aw, and when all you got's just a nickel's worth of dreams
and they've been swindled from you
on the way to a place called Burma Shave
You let the sun hit the derrick.. cast a bat wing shadow,
It's up against a car door on the shotgun side
But you know something baby? I swear to God..
when they pulled you from the wreck you still had on your shades
And dreams are growing wild every night
Just this side of Burma Shave
And there's another young girl out by the highway tonight
With her thumb out
There's just a few trucks goin' by
(passing noise)
(from this point Waits is singing the original lyrics of the backing melody from the song Summertime)
The fish are jumpin',
Fish are jumpin',
Then... the cotton is high
You daddy's rich
You daddy's rich
And your mama, your mama's good lookin'
So hush..little baby
Don't
Don't
Don't you cry (repeated 10 times before the final)
Don't.... you... cry
correction: "gives you courage to *ask her out*"
😎💖🖒 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!!!!
good morning blues on shoes to walk
Awesome
Thank U❤️💓🙏
Я почти не знаю английский, зато могу воспринимать всю музыку, включая голос Тома, как единое целое... Это прекрасно.
This vibe should never extinguish 🫀
Genialny Tom Waits czaruje swoją osobowością 🎺
Herbert Hardesty, gone, but never forgotten. One of the greats.
When ones traveled in chaos, despair, and self reflection, this poet has the power to walk one down some deeply familiar visions. Isn't it interesting, the power of words, emotion, and a Melody.
BTW most people outside the US have no idea what the reference to Burma Shave is....it was an old brand of shaving cream, that used to have a long series of separated signs advertising their product, so the final sign looked like a roadsign to a town called.....Burma Shave
I know the comment is old, but thank you so much! Two others from different songs I've not been able to translate - do you know what his soaking wet Staceys are? Or a gooseneck riser?
Thank you I thought it was a shaving soap 😀
Si amigo
Burma got shaved by different Imperialist countries alright. And not just beards.
@@xoxb2 Staceys are brand of shoes/boots and a gooseneck riser is long piece of metal for towing on trucks; the way it's used in the song I believe would be as a weapon.
Intensity and humour in music , that’s cool
Superb
This is indeed from 1979 in Sydney, when Hardesty was touring with Tom.
And god damn it, it's just incredible.
+Crew AH : thanks!
The description says there's a few inches of tape missing so this may be the State Theatre recording from 1979 BUT in that recording there's a line that drew a whoop from an audience member that's clearly audible. It isn't in this version (and I was the audience member!)
It is a JJ recording.I recorded it to a cassette tape from the radio.
This bootleg is also called "Cold Beer on a Hot Night" - it was recorded in Sydney 1979 as far as I know. And it's the best recording of Burma Shave/Summertime that I know of. It's amazing.
Agreed. 1 million %
hell eyah @@ianodonnell2658
@@ianodonnell2658sorry about that, i mean hell yeah
You can hear me whooping at one point! What a great gig it was.
@@raucousreg9064 awesome, wish i couldve been there but i wasnt born yet lol
Versión emocionante con esa trompeta y esas atmósferas tan Tom Waits, un adagio a la más hermosa tristeza.
Absolutly the best,love the sound and the lyrics. Thanks so much.
Never heard this until today. A red letter day. Than you MyRandomEnterprises for the lyrics.
The best "mash-up" I've had the pleasure of hearing. You can feel the sweat and desperation and lost dreams...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM !
Yep, State Theatre Sydney 1979. Brilliant show. I saw him two nights in a row and the set list was totally different. Recorded by Indie radio station Double J, now JJJ. I had the recording on cassette recorded off the radio but recently found the double album Cold Beer on a Hot Night.
Beware! Genius at work
still after 25 years goozebumps all over
42 years
I am and will always be the 'Execuitive Vice President ' of the Tom Waits fan club of the Rocky Mtn. Region🤫
I listen to this every couple of weeks, at most. Just an incredible piece of music.
He’so beautyful in all that one can imagine, l
loved hiyfrom the first time I’ve heard him ❤️🔥
I am glad to have this recording on CD....
Phenomenal performance.
To me it's the best Summertime I've ever heard... uh well you know uh...
Don't insult Billie and Ella that way.
that sweet black velvet
I was five at the time. Goddamn If I where 14 I would have been there. Some things will always hurt a little bit
It's from a CD titled 'Blue'. I bought it in the early nineties in an East German record store. I think it's a Russian copy, labelled just 'P 910144'.
True life in North Cali!
Remember as a boy, heard " take five" & was transformed off the teeny pop.. maybe this n same vein-- it's 40-50's style.. luv it
Thank you for uploading, warm whisky and the emotions come out....ahhhhhhh
Always 💯...
♥️. !
WOW ! So cool,man !
Tom ESSA figura e sua música esse jazz translúcido louco gosto pelo seu estilo único satisfaz meu CEREBELO também louco como todos nós abraço .
O hell yeah!! Thanks so very much for your upload 👏👏 2am and I Really Needed this "Shot"! 🤙 👌 🌻
I bought the CD of "Cold Beer on a hot night" a good 15 years ago, lost it now, but you can download it/torrent it easy enough. The quality is amazing, it's from an Australian radio broadcast. I'll never know why it wasn't an official release, it is one of the best concerts I've ever heard, I much prefer it to Big Time, it has a real atmosphere, you can hear the crowd and Tom is in top form, and this is the definitive version of this song, for me, his band on this tour is amazing.
Amazing.
herb hardesty is also a well know tenor saxist...he did a lot of the famous solos on fats domino's hits
Like his quote " reality is for ppl who can't face drugs "
I hear it everyday
When I was pregnant, 17 years old, now listening to summertime, but then wintertime. No children for me. Men pay for an abortion, but then they do not care
I melt every time i here this sound and this story...
Wonderful wonderful 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊 ❤️❤️❤️
Merci Tom on the 14th July 2021 it is not summertime in france
Wonderful Man. Wonderful JJ Cale. Wonderful Art. Alessio Basciani.
Always wondered, ever since I got my hands on the "Cold Beer On a Hot Night" bootleg about 30 years ago, from an Italian post order company that was exclusively dealing in bootlegs, if the master tape for this amazing gig is lingering in some Australian radio archive. Would be fantastic to get someone to dig it up and get it released in full.
Perhaps Tom's record company could get their hands on it? Or somebody who's working at whatever happened with the Triple J station / show?
I downloaded this from Napster 20 years ago.
Trippy, as usual
Wonderful
yesss
good lord !!!
Wow!
this song (or a very similar one) is in a "Romeo bleeding - live from Austin" 12" LP recorded in 1978 (and reprint in 2009) that I own... great album.
In the U.S. it’s title Fast women and slow horses. This is a Christmas Eve tradition of mine or a few years
🖤
Oh yeah 🤟🔥💓
The cassette i had in the late 80's with this version was live in sydney? It was a bootleg i bought at a record convention in a best western...
Where's the "love" button? "Like" just isn't enough for this
Every night I go to bed with my dreams and they die right by next me tomorrow.
Dopest of The Dope.
uaaahhhhh...
12/2021
Fucking awesome horn
where did you find this track?
This is the Austin City limits show from 1978. Full show here.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x3l9rxi
No. State Theatre, Sydney.
we know the secret! :-D
The bass player is pretty important
There used to be the actual video to this here on TH-cam. Anyone know where I can find it again? My favourite live performance probably ever!
it is sydney, 1979, great concert, quite tipsy
You should drink whisky whilst listening this
😁
Don Lane clip can be found here: th-cam.com/video/uUFklia47WM/w-d-xo.html
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How to touch your very own soul?
australia 1982?
sydney 1979 (kinda sure)
thanks!
Can anyone make out what Tom is saying at the end of the song?
Here's my best shot at transcribing this performance:
It's the Herbet Hardesty
*applause*
You know... I remember..it rained all day, the day that Elvis Presley died
And only a legend can make it do that
And you know..I remember when my baby said we were through and she was gonna walk out on me,
It was Evils Presley that talked her out of it
And.. he gave me my first leather jacket and taught me how to comb my hair just right in a ??? station bathroom
It was Elvis that gave you a rubber on prom night.. and told you that you looked real sharp
And you know..I think he maybe just got a little tired of repairing all the broken hearts in the world
And now I think maybe I understand,
Why mechanics' cars never start
and why night watchmen are always sleeping on the john
why shoeshine boys are always have worn out scuffed up shoes
A legend never dies.. just teaches you everything he knows,
gives you courage to ask around
And I know.. this small little town where dreams are still alive
And there's a hero on every corner,
and they're all on their way to a place called Burma Shave..
Scrawled across the shoulders of this dying town see..
And every night he takes the one eyes jacks, a one eyed jack is like...
you got one headlight burned out in your car.. called one-eyed jack
You could see him from across the railroad tracks
With a scar on his belly, there came this stranger passing through
He was a juvenile delinquent.. and he never learned how to behave
But the cops would never think to look you in on the way to
Burma Shave
And the road was like a ribbon man
And the moon was like a bone
And he didn't seem to be like any guy she'd ever known
He kinda looked like Farley Granger with his hair slicked back..
And she said "Honey I've always been a sucker for a fella that. wears a cowboy hat"
And just how far do you think you might be going Mister?
he said baby that all depends on.. what you mean
Cause I'm only stopping here tonight,
cause I got to get myself some gasoline
And I guess I'm going out thataway least while as long as it's paved
And I guess you'd say I'm on my way to
Burma Shave
And he said, uh, that's cool
Why don't you put your knees up on the glove compartment
Well she took out her barrettes and man.. her hair spilled out like rootbeer
she popped her gum and she arched her back
she said man.. this old town don't amount to nothing
It's just a wide spot in the road
some night my heart pounds just like thunder
I don't know why it don't explode
that everybody in this stinking town has got one foot in the grave
and I'm gonna take my chances with you tonight..
on the way to
Burma Shave
He said..OK.. how old are you?..uh that's.. a problem..
Oh where did you go to school babe? On yeah? I went to Sweetwater
I dropped out.. you know how it is..
You know a guy called Eddy Alvarez, well Presley's what they call me
why don't you change the stations baby
and count the grain elevators, watch em go by in the rearview mirror
and anywhere you point this thing
it's gonna beat the hell out of the sting
cause every night I go to bed with all my dreams, I lie down
And they die right here, every morning
So come one Presley and drill me a hole.. with a barber pole
Cause I'm jumping my parole just like a fugitive tonight
Let's have another swig of that sweet black velvet..that sweet black velvet
Let's pass that car! Are you brave enough?
And we can get there just before the sun comes up
You and me, all the way to Burma Shave
Cause I'm going crazy in this town
My old man give me nothing but shit
I don't know.. I don't care what they say,
Let's get out of town tonight
*Trumpet Solo/Dying Elephant*
*applause*
I was talking to.. my brother in law
He said there was a wreck out on the highway..
They saw the smoke from the tires, and the twisted machine
Oh and all you got is just a knickel's worth of dreams
and they've been swindled from you on the way to a place called Burma Shave
You let the sun hit the derrick cast a bat wing shadow,
It's up against a car door, on the shotgun side
Do you know something baby? I swear to God.. when they pulled you from the wreck
You still had on your shades
And dreams are growing wild every night
Just this side of Burma Shave
There's another young girl out by the highway tonight
just a few trucks go by
You daddy will..
You daddy will
And your mama, your mama
So hush..little baby
Don't
Don't you cry
There's another young girl out by the highway
With the thumb up (? the audio is fucked up real badly there, I'm considering a re-upload after hearing that)
...
You're daddy's rich...
The last part is just actual Summertime lyrics as written by DuBose Heyward. They're all over the internet.
Kostas K its a song called summertime
Dare I say he's male billy Holliday,, style
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