Watch Tom Waits perform “The Fall Of Troy” in new documentary

Tom Waits has contributed to a new documentary about homelessness in the American south. Ultimata Fermata (The Last Ride) is part of the Il Fattore Umano (The Human Factor) series, from Italian public television channel RAI3.

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Waits can be seen performing songs on acoustic guitar and piano, as well as reading from his poem “Seeds On Hard Ground”. Below, you can watch a clip of him playing “The Fall Of Troy”, which originally appeared on the 1996 soundtrack album for the film Dead Man Walking, and later on the 2006 compilation Orphans.

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You can watch the full documentary here and support some of the charities involved here, here and here.