Joss & Leagues wrote:

Martha by Tom Waits never fails to upset me. About a year and a half ago, I'd just broken up with my girlfriend and she was in the next room not

talking to me. I was sitting in the dark listening to Nick Drake's bryter layter and pink moon and feeling sad. I put on closing time by Tom Waits and when that song came on I was ordered to take that fucking record off. Never been able to listen to it much since.

Tom Waits' 'Ruby's Arms' is the one song that always starts me off. For those of you who never heard it, it's about a guy silently leaving his girl early in the morning, never to see her again. You don't find out the true nature of his relationship with her (long time girlfriend ? short term fling ? prostitute ?) or why he has to leave her, but the guy is obviously distraught at the prospect. Silly, sentimental f*ck that I am, I see him as simply going because he knows he'll hurt her at some point in the future. The idea of leaving someone because you know it's for the best for them in the long term, however devastating for you, is one I always find utterly compelling. Could I do it ? Ach, I can't type anymore. regards, yergreetinuncleTurt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------