I would crawl across glass to see this guy on stage
@keenanketsdever590Ай бұрын
got to see him in his last performance (so far). But felt the same way as you before I did. so I was unemployed for 3 years, living off governments hand outs, I finally landed a job, I started on Monday, that night my friend said "tom waits is playing on Saturday in San Jose (near San Francisco) we have to go. I had to go into by boss of only a week and explain to him that as extremely grateful I was was for the job and opportunity, I have to go see this and I understand if he had to fire me, he said no, go have a good time, be back on Monday. I went, top 3 days of my life.
@patrickscutella8364 ай бұрын
Ive seen Waits 5xs in concert first time in 1975 or so. One of the greatest songwriters in the last 50 years.
@markbommarito1300Ай бұрын
DO NOT stop at Chocolate Jesus. There is Sooo much more. Tom Waits is an underrated Nation Treasure. I saw him in Phoenix opening night of his last tour Glitter and Doom. It was the single greatest concert of my life. I just teared up thinking about it. If he ever tours again or plays live just one more time, I swear, I'll throw down an empty Credit Card to get a seat. then I'd travel by Plane, a Train or a Mule to get there.
@PeteAxeShields3 ай бұрын
I have been the biggest Tom Waits fan since I was a young teenage boy. I am 63 years old now and there is absolutely NOBODY like him. 100% unique. The Waits catalogue is HUGE and incredible - without doubt one of the, if not THE greatest songwriter of all time. I've actually covered Chocolate Jesus with my band several years ago 🙂Glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. You seem like a lovely human being. I would recommend some other Tom Waits songs but there are so many I would simply say ; " Take a deep dive into his work and prepare to be amazed " Love & Light brother 🙏
@TheWolffAndTheMelody3 ай бұрын
He really is amazing!
@peterbockholm31767 ай бұрын
I'm very glad that you liked it, preaching the gospel of Tom Waits is often a thankless task, too many people doesn't understand the worlds most famous underground artist. He's an amazing storyteller, most of his songs are stories. Tom is a very "wide" artist that never looks back, he never repeats himself. His latest album Bad As Me (2011) has basically nothing in common with his first album Closing Time (1973), there's stories, music and song on both and that's about it, both are wonderful by its own rights. He appears in movies as well, the roles are usually small but interesting. For example, he was The Engineer in The Book of Eli. My favorite movie is his episode in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmush, other cast members are Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop and Roberto Benigni. I'll be back with two more suggestions, two songs that are very very different. / Swedish Pete
@TheWolffAndTheMelody7 ай бұрын
Dude yea this was really cool! Thank you for sharing.
@Lookinforrealmusic7 ай бұрын
I LOVE Tom Waits! His body of work is Epic!
@synkraut96337 ай бұрын
Haha Roberto Begnini “you catch a rabbit”
@Alsatiagent-zu1rx3 ай бұрын
@@synkraut9633 "Do you look out the window or at the window?" "In our case I'm afraid you look at the window".
@ccampbell72143 ай бұрын
Not so underground as Chuck E Wies ... one can barely find any video of him ... RIP to one of the all-time, truly underground and under appreciated greatest songwriters and singing performer's of all time .. Chuck E's in Love ..
@MrDarkMagnus7 сағат бұрын
In 1979 I was in the Rochester, NY train station when I noticed a man about 30 away singing to the piped in music. I knew it was Tom just by the voice. He caught my eye and I just grinned and nodded. Roughly 40 years later my son is in a Boston dive bar and Tom ends up buying him a beer.
@Festoniaful7 ай бұрын
There are 2 types of reaction to tom waits, either you're into it or you hate it
@SomeRandomOldFatGuy6 ай бұрын
It's a rare and wonderful event when someone can connect to Toms music.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody6 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this! I appreciate his artistic flare and how he approaches his music.
@WNYretiree7 ай бұрын
I have never heard of this guy. That is my loss. What a performer! I was surprised and entranced by the song, and the way it was sung.
@1bossdj7 ай бұрын
I'm jealous that you get to experience his extensive discography for the first time.
@adrock10115 ай бұрын
There is no one quite like him. Thankfully letterman “got it”
@nelsonx53264 ай бұрын
The 'Rain Dogs' album is amazing.
@jameszitz61963 ай бұрын
It's so strange how he is so famous and so unknown at the same time
@CosmoCosmo1233 ай бұрын
I saw him live in DC in 1978… the stage was set with a piano and a street light. He came out with a 1/5 of Jack and a carton of Camels…grabbed the light pole and entertained us for 3 hours.
@michaeljenner1795Ай бұрын
Now that you've been introduced to Tom Waits, you will be happy to know that he has an enormous catalogue of albums that's he's been putting out since the early 70's. Tom Waits in performance is very theatrical and yes, unique. His voice, the way he moves, the instruments that he selects to use, bring together a very distinctive and unique sound all his own. He's my absolute favorite artist.
@mervmartin21127 ай бұрын
You've officially jumped into a rabbit hole. Have a happy "Tom Waits". "Warm beer, cold women" is a fav of mine.
@gurulimbo7 ай бұрын
Waits... as in Tom waits for nobody... Glad you liked it. One of my fav of his Letterman performances waiting for mor reactions to him 🙃🙂😎🤛👍.
@annebokma46374 ай бұрын
My favorite singer since I was 15.. 40 years ago 😊 keep listening to his work Just one thing it is wait, just with an added s 😂
@magna1167 ай бұрын
Hell of an actor too. He is the old prospector in 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs".
@Gavgoyle7 ай бұрын
"I'll be back, Mister Pocket!"
@gordieparenteau65557 ай бұрын
@@Gavgoyle He stole the show as Renfield in the 1992 Dracula.
@nac.mac.feegle6 ай бұрын
And _Down by Law_
@MrEyeSeee5 ай бұрын
He has a fun part in Coffee and Cigarettes where he talks to Iggy Pop in a diner, Its also a fun movie, I am a recovering hipster
@nac.mac.feegle5 ай бұрын
@@MrEyeSeee I LOVE that conversation between Iggy and Waits. Two of my all time faves. Now I must go turn up Lust for Life.
@ddmagee575 ай бұрын
"Nighthawks at the Diner" is a good album to start with. You picked up on him fast, bravo! You pronounce the "waites" with a long A, like tape.
@j.f.33423 ай бұрын
Man time is so fleeting, one of the greatest out there! Outstanding JAZZ pianist, singer, composer, poet, actor, author and entertainer - and today only repetitive mass-produced goods are listened to. - Thank you for this song and more of it please!!! How about "Waltzing Matilda". He has put out so many great songs.
@gm99843 ай бұрын
Its waits. Like.. wait, hold up... waits
@Paulobrisaboa7 ай бұрын
My favorite author/singer. I've been listening him for the past 40 years. Every song is different. There's nothing which we can compare. Try 'God's away on business', 'Hell broke Luce' or 'Going out west'.
@wrestleshute3 ай бұрын
Frist time I heard Tom Waits was on the Red Hot + Blue Cole Porter tribute record from 1990. I was just 18 years old and have been enthralled with him since
@gurulimbo7 ай бұрын
Every performance from Tom Waits is brilliance. Check out his Austin City Limits show 1978. Perfection all the way through.
@donrichards2717 ай бұрын
Waits is difficult to fit into a genre, I call it Jazz Plus. A truly gifted singer songwriter always with something interesting/bizarre to say and a delivery that can make you glad to have ears. He's more popular among musicians than the general populace (at least in the people I know) for whatever that tells you. It will be a satisfying dive for you if you do go down his rabbit hole.
@MetalGrandad237 ай бұрын
That's one f**king deep rabbit hole you've just entered 😁 Personal recommendations start with his Rain Dogs and Swordfishtrombone albums and work out from there. The 'cleaner' earlier songs and the dirty junkyard blues of the later. Soooooooo much stuff, I'm jealous you get to hear this stuff for the first time.
@Lookinforrealmusic7 ай бұрын
Big Time, Mule Variations , can't miss those
@mookie76887 ай бұрын
@@Lookinforrealmusic and Nighthawks At The Diner - absolutely unique live album
@huwpowell60813 ай бұрын
Agree, two wonderful albums, but I still reach for Heart of Saturday Night in the wee small hours.
@draug79667 ай бұрын
I've heard of him but never listened to him. This was hella good, so raw and gritty.
@baskoning98967 ай бұрын
His voice is so full of emotion, his art is so strong. Bravo!
@JVTrickypants2 ай бұрын
His lyrical brilliance in a few stanzas: When the weather gets rough And it's whiskey in the shade It's best to wrap your savior Up in cellophane He flows like the big muddy But that's ok Pour him over ice cream For a nice parfait
@TheWolffAndTheMelody2 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant.
@jonathanaldecoa10996 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Tom sing this back in the day at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A. on the Mule Variations tour. Greetings from Southern California.😎🕺
@td16307 ай бұрын
I was 18, making out with my first girlfriend. She had put on Frank's Wild Years, and that album made me STOP what I was doing. My horndog teenager self. That's how powerful his music is.
@sclogse12 ай бұрын
Jeez, you said, Tom Watts.
@jkopacetick7 ай бұрын
Wow interesting.. reminds me a bit of Cab Calloway. Grit and gravel galore. IDK if he can scat like Cab but i bet he does. Use of the mega made it sound like an old victrola. Love it! ❤ and ✌️
@patriciawarren42967 күн бұрын
Listen to Come On Up To The House and Hold On
@sagebooker7 ай бұрын
I love those great voices from American that we appreciate so much here in France; Tom Waits, Calvin Russell, Neil Young,... i mean great voices not because of the vocal part, that I like very much, but because of their lyrics, their despair sometimes, their cynism sometimes too... I think its part of America's roots with original blues
@laurakennedy92506 ай бұрын
Love, love, love Tom!
@keithblackburn75164 ай бұрын
Check out Tom Waits (long A sound in Waits. Not short A) in 1977 RockPalaste from Germany. Glad to see you have the same admiration of this song as I do. Tom uses a lot of different sounds weaved into his music in addition to his gravely voice. He also has been in many movies that you may want to check out. Nice review!
@entropyfun7 ай бұрын
That's Tom Waits for you. No one like him. I don't think he has one hit song, but everything he does is mesmerizing.
@bugsunplugged3 ай бұрын
Have you listened to Tom's song "Take it with Me" yet? It's scrawled across the scars of my heart & every time I hear it start, I burst into tears. Tom's version is great, of course - but the Rachel Price live version will devastate you.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody3 ай бұрын
will have to check it out.
@grysqrl7 ай бұрын
Nice reaction. Tom Waits is a really fantastic musician - an excellent storyteller who can dip his toe into any genre and make it his own. Hope you check out some more!
@ChrisTallant7 ай бұрын
As for another Tom Waits song, listen to "Little Drop Of Poison"
@user-dy2te6xf6g4 ай бұрын
It’s also possible that you know songs by famous artists that were written by Waits Jersey Girl/Bruce Springsteen, downtown train/ rod Stewart, Old 55/ Eagles
@jlerrickson4 ай бұрын
I hope you're able to explore more of Tom's repertoire. Tom has made his music many things over the decades, but what it always is is tremendously engaging to listen to.
@DanTheSqueegeeMan7 ай бұрын
Everything I knew up to now about Tom Waits, was Bruce Springsteen's cover of Jersey Girl. I wonder why I never dared to listen to him. This was fabulous. I didn't like the mega at first, but I know what he was aiming for... brilliant.
@jamespriest9658Ай бұрын
He's on the Leonard Cohen level.. Tom is a human rib spreader
@rodneymacomber63373 ай бұрын
I’ve been listening to Tom for years. This is a great video, but I will say his voice is different on his first recording different Lots of good songs. I hope you keep listening to him. Tom Waits is very dynamic you can’t form an opinion. With just one or two songs.
@damonwiggins40357 ай бұрын
Welcome to Tom Waits. Enjoy the ride.
@stevel25042 ай бұрын
Love Tom waits, just a brilliant writer and performer. Have a listed to Swordfish Trombones, more accessable than some of his stuff.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody2 ай бұрын
Yea, this has been such a fun journey! Really enjoy his music.
@jpetersgoyanksАй бұрын
It’s Actually Tim Walts
@mrkrinkle724 ай бұрын
Look up "Elephant Beer Blues" man, you'll dig it!
@danielfox6907Ай бұрын
My vote for most creative performer. A song about candy.
@yetisburgeadress4 ай бұрын
Fantastic finishing reaction... I will let others give you your next Waits suggestions but welcome aboard.... "I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." Waits on drinking while appearing on Fernwod Tonight.
@Clarkchapin4 ай бұрын
Dude! Anything off of SWORDFISHTROMBONE!!!! Tom Waits loves, kills, rocks, resurrects & ordains!
@markusjentzsch79323 ай бұрын
True legend! "Blue valentine" is in my "10 albums i would take to a deserted island" list. played all instruments himself. check out $29 f.e.
@markwaldman53897 ай бұрын
There's never been another performance like this. Who has the guts to sing through a megaphone. It's performance art, harking back to streetcorner preachers. He's done a bunch of other interesting songs too. BTW, Beth Hart does a decent cover of this song.
@jamespriest9658Ай бұрын
Drinking at the Last Call in LA.. Waits and Bukowski.. I still have a lil scar from Bukowski flicking a cigarette but in my face.. tom lives by me in Sonoma.. very low key these days..
@TheWolffAndTheMelodyАй бұрын
Thats a wild story. I've loved diving into his music.
@tylerverheggen68777 ай бұрын
As a metalhead you might be interested in knowing that he's worked with Les Claypool of Primus since the 90s! (If you consider Primus metal, anyway haha)
@Gavgoyle7 ай бұрын
Probably most notably on the song Tommy the Cat that was used on the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey soundtrack.
@markricketts19714 ай бұрын
I went to a strip joint in Toronto in the 70's. The stripper was dancing to one of his songs, it was the most awesome thing I ever heard. I was hooked. Love Tom Waits.
@michaelteret47633 ай бұрын
Tom _does_ like a good waltz…
@lesliedavis21854 ай бұрын
Love Tom Waits, this is one of my faves.
@lurx20244 ай бұрын
Obviously this guy is not for everyone's tastes or preferences, but for us Tom Waits fans, there is nobody like him. Superlatives simply do not do him justice.
@I-serve-you-tea7 ай бұрын
I used to listen to Tom waits when I was depressed for a long time in the 90s
@paznewis1074 ай бұрын
Ha ha. We all felt like this 1st time. Rain Dogs next chap, Waits btw
@RalphSpoiledsport3 ай бұрын
This is even better as it seems to be a 4th or 5th (or more) copy of a video tape.
@Lookinforrealmusic7 ай бұрын
Tom Waits is EPIC! I hope you look into who he is. Fell in love with his work when I heard "Big Time" and Ive been a huge fan ever since
@TheWolffAndTheMelody7 ай бұрын
This was so good!
@SageMillhill5 ай бұрын
One of Tom Waits' more famous songs is 'Downtown Train', which became a number one hit in Canada when covered by Rod Stewart. I prefer Tom's version though.♥your channel by the way.
@bradkelley87323 ай бұрын
WAITS! Rhymes with GATES.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody3 ай бұрын
I've done a few reactions since this one, so I got it down lol
@normaleehi3 ай бұрын
welcome to the other side
@Unicorns8myPoo6 ай бұрын
Tabletop Joe deserves a listen as well
@btj-oo8xc2 ай бұрын
Dirty is a good description. I think you've just become a believer
@jamespriest9658Ай бұрын
Downtown Train
@jpsother11837 ай бұрын
Cookie Monster! Cookie and Tom have never been seen in the same room together at the same time.
@gregevans66493 ай бұрын
WAITS ;)
@kimn98024 ай бұрын
Welcome to the rabbit hole. TW is one of the greatest singer songwriter performers to walk the stage. Huge back catalogue of brilliance.
@laurieburnside53004 ай бұрын
I love that you are so new to Waits that you don't know how to pronounce his name, ha! Also, i know you're getting loads of suggestios, and they're all good, but try to get your hands on a live show he did in Sydney Australia in 1979. It. Will. Blow. Your. Mind.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody4 ай бұрын
lol This was my first reaction. Since then I've learned how to say it hahaha
@johnschmidt73006 ай бұрын
Check out Tom Waits orphans, (ballers, brawlers and bastards)
@michaelserkey69515 ай бұрын
It is important for those who do not know TW to listen to him.
@patriciawarren42967 күн бұрын
But it's Tom Waits not Tom Waltz
@billhooten53945 ай бұрын
Checkout' Filipino Box Spring Hog '
@stevehunt79383 ай бұрын
For a long time i thought Tom was black :)
@MrPoliticalScientist7 ай бұрын
Check out his live versions of "A Sweet Little Bullet from A Pretty Blue Gun" & "Make It Rain" Live on Letterman.
@HeyVirgne7 ай бұрын
Has some good acting roles as well.
@ChrisTallant7 ай бұрын
Tom Waits is like Ren, he does his own thing and it's living legend status just making own path. Doesn't matter what he thinks, just bam - Here.
@brucesorensen3 ай бұрын
His name is Waits. Rhymes with Gates. Not Watts.
@jpsother11837 ай бұрын
Oh and Tom has a ton of works. Lots of folks have covered him. This isn't the best version of this I've heard, and he is something of an acquired taste, but try "Heart Attack And Vine", "Singapore", "Jockey Full of Bourbon", or for really out there try kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zpqhg8d4s6fDe4E.htmlsi=QxdDOgatvcawJuk_ "What's He Building?" or "Frank's Wild Years" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJlzp9xe1p2Xp58.htmlsi=FMGwJG5HfWt8cHiD
@donrichards2717 ай бұрын
Franks Wild Years. That one should be heard by everyone at least once.
@hlawrencepowell3 ай бұрын
Tom Watts? It's Waits.
@stuffnuns3 ай бұрын
Waits. As in I am waiting for Tom Waits. I hope Tom Waits waits for me. That’s how pronounce his name. No hate. Just wait. I set the bait…for the one-eyed sailor.
@JVTrickypants2 ай бұрын
Tom Walts? lol It's Tom Waits, but also can't think of any specific song he has done that will give you a line into Tom's music. He has changed genres dozens of times, but he keeps focused on brilliant lyrics while using his ridiculous voice
@brucifer07 ай бұрын
Check out the Live record "Big Time" by Tom. It's epic!
@tedmohr63534 ай бұрын
His name is how it is spelled WAITS. Not Watts like the light bulb
@gabrielkain17 ай бұрын
This was not good. I hated the use of the megaphone. He has a blues/jazz style voice,which is good but the rest was not for me at all.
@TheWolffAndTheMelody7 ай бұрын
lol the megaphone was my fav part lol But I feel ya dude
@Croz767 ай бұрын
Tom Waits is amazing. If you have a spare few minutes, look up some talk show interviews with him. He frequented the David Letterman show over the years, any one of those interviews/performances are Legendary 😆! The album Closing Time is an oldie but goodie, and swordfishtrombones is more along the lines of this song, but I'd call it more Avant-garde. 🤠
@TheWolffAndTheMelody7 ай бұрын
Yea, this was wild. He seems like such a cool character!
@baskoning98967 ай бұрын
Please do 'ne me quitte pas' by Jaques Brel kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8WSpJieuNrWn4E.htmlsi=a0aTzgrQYX28Haix