Tom Waits music videos have always had this unique sense of on the fly drunken spontaneity that seems to embody his music so well. Though this style of "drunken fun" seems to be consistent throughout many Tom Waits videos, director Jesse Dylan's "Satisfied" might be the most honest interpretation of a Tom Waits song I've seen yet.
Only Tom Waits could pull off a video like this. He has the outrage and command in his voice to keep a viewers attention as he stumbles around a vacant back yard. It's also intriguing because the video doesn't show us much. It's not just the performance that keeps us involved but it's what we don't see; where is he? Why is he here? What is he on? But the camera work is also on par with his performance. We are almost dancing drunkenly with Tom Waits as we are shot in the head with blinding lights and loud beats. It's a scattered POV shot that drags us into his state of mind. This music video brings new light to this song and gives it a place to live and breath, it feels natural, grimy and old, all the things I think about when someone says Tom Waits (no offense intended). 5 out of 5.
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