Blue Valentine

Tom Waits' fifth studio album, from 1978, Blue Valentine is an amazing work of art. This album was really the turning point between classic Waits, and the more avant-garde Waits. His voice became much more gravelly in his hiatus, and he added more low-lifes and hard-lucks to the songs. One of the best songs he has ever recorded is here, Romeo Is Bleeding, along with $29.00, and Blue Valentines.

An excerpt from Blue Valentine's-
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun

I'd rather die before I wake
Like Marilyn Monroe
And throw my dreams out in
The street and the
Rain will make em grow

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Pehdtsckjmba

1. A meandering course, seemingly devoid of reason, but based upon a logical idea.

2. A term invented by Tom Waits for his 2008 tour press conference video. It began as an acronym for the cities on his U.S. tour list, and became the 'guiding word' of the tour.

We'll be taking a pehdtsckjmba across the country this summer, and we'll be zig-zagging coast to coast.

Hoist That Rag

1. The second song on Tom Waits' 2004 album, Real Gone.

2. A sentiment based on the lyrics and tone of that song. To tell some one to 'Hoist That Rag' is to tell them that life is shit, but to stick it out.

God used me as hammer, boys
To beat his weary drum today

Hoist that rag

Hoist that rag

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It's a free country

A phrase that is used by Americans. Sadly it is no longer true, but to this day the Government forces people believe it is.

Sincerely Signed,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Conspiracy Theorist

"It's a free country!" Johnny to the Government

"No it's not!" The Government to Johnny

"I'll think what I want" Johnny

"You'll think what I tell you." Government

"Ok." Americans to Government

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