Our second set of music videos brings Philippa back to Martin and Sam for the last decade-and-change of Waits music videos. Sampling the work of Jesse Dylan, Matt Mahurin and various others, we consider what these videos mean in a post-YouTube world, as well as Waits's filmed promos in the 21st century.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Hold On, Tom Waits music video from Mule Variations, dir. Matt Mahurin (1999)
Come On Up To The House, (unauthorised?) Tom Waits music video from Mule Variations, dir. Anders Lövgren (1999)
What's He Building, Tom Waits music video from Mule Variations, dir. Lex Brand (1999)
Scandal Makers from Arrested Development S2E17 "Spring Breakout" (2005)
God's Away On Business, Tom Waits music video from Blood Money, dir. Jesse Dylan (2002)
Tom Waits Library entry for Top Of The Hill music video, detailing contents and origins
Lie To Me, Tom Waits music video from Orphans, dir. Danny Clinch (2006)
Tom Waits Press Conference, promo for Glitter&Doom tour, dir. unknown (2008)
Tom Waits' Private Listening Party, promo for Bad As Me, dir. unknown (2011)
Satisfied, Tom Waits music video from Bad As Me, dir. Jesse Dylan (2011)
Hell Broke Luce, Tom Waits music video from Bad As Me, dir. Matt Mahurin (2012)
Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythms Of The War Drums, A Perfect Circle music video from Emotive, dir. Nick Paparone / Paul Thiel / Steven Grasse (2009)
Bad As Me, (unreleased?) Tom Waits music video from Bad As Me, dir. unknown / Jesse Dylan? (2011/2013?)
Bad As Me, YouTube audio from official ANTI- featuring colour photo from the Satisfied shoot showing full costume (2011)
Misery’s the River of the World, Tom Waits music / lyric video from Blood Money 20th Anniversary re-release, artwork by Casey Waits / animation by Sarah Sheikh Bridge (2022)
Lost In The Harbour, Tom Waits music / lyric video from Alice 20th Anniversary re-release, artwork by Christy Smith / animation by Sarah Sheikh Bridge (2022)
God's Away On Business, Tom Waits music / lyric video from Blood Money 20th Anniversary re-release, artwork by Casey Waits / animation by Sarah Sheikh Bridge (2022)
Top Of The Hill, Real Gone, Tom Waits (2004)
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