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Aelric - 2008-07-23

are you sure this isn't one of the times he was faked?


takewithfood - 2008-07-23

Afraid not: http://www.tomwaitslibrary.com/commercial.html


KnowFuture - 2008-07-23

...as opposed to the rest of his career, which was completely mundane.


VoilaIntruder - 2008-07-23

It is a bit surprising that he hasn't done more commercials/movies/trailers, his voice is like, totally made for them. Provided the commercials were for gravel or gospels, the movies were set in the 30s, and Don LaFontaine didn't exist.


sheikurbouti - 2008-07-24

Along with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits is now well known for NOT shilling his songs out to commercial interests... but I imagine his career was in a different place in 1981. ...and there's nothing wrong with KnowFuture that a hunnerd dollars won't fix.


zatojones - 2008-07-24

As far as I know Waits has no problem with lending his voice or acting ability to a product. He just doesn't like his music being used to do it.

Tom Waits - auto 5


ztc - 2008-07-24

"I get it all the time, and they offer people a whole lot of money. Unfortunately I don't want to get on the bandwagon. You know, when a guy is singing to me about toilet paper - you may need the money but, I mean, rob a 7-11! Do something with dignity and save us all the trouble of peeing on your grave. I don't want to rail at length here, but it's like a fistula for me. If you subscribe to your personal mythology, to the point where you do your own work, and then somebody puts decals over it, it no longer carries the same weight. I have been offered money and all that, and then there's the people that imitate me too. I really am against people who allow their music to be nothing more than a jingle for jeans or Bud. But I say, "Good, okay, now I know who you are." 'Cause it's always money. There have been tours endorsed, encouraged and financed by Miller, and I say, "Why don't you just get an office at Miller? Start really workin' for the guy." I just hate it... The advertisers are banking on your credibility, but the problem is it's no longer yours. Videos did a lot of that because they created pictures and that style was immediately adopted, or aborted, by advertising. They didn't even wait for it to grow up. And it's funny, but they're banking on the fact that people won't really notice. So they should be exposed. They should be fined! [bangs his fist on the table] I hate all of the people that do it! All of you guys! You're sissies!"


Cleaner82 - 2008-07-24

In all fairness this is easily the hippest pet food commercial I've ever seen. And man, I've seen a few.


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