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@MrGmonkeywillruleyou

2 ай бұрын

Try piano has been drinking or step right up

@iwanbottos5128

2 ай бұрын

The man made more albums than I had women and still Polo never ever has heard that raspy voice . I wonder if all these people ever watched MTV , or did all these reactors live under the ground . Sorry , but I cannot believe this anymore .BTW Waits is ffing brilliant .

@jasonbarton4521

2 ай бұрын

Polo, your parody comment is so insightfully meta-accurate, it beggars belief! There's no way to perform 1 of his songs (I've tried), w/o sounding like a COMPLETE impersonator. His entire career is a "performance" - yet, he inhabits that character completely! You HAVE to watch his live, mid-80s performance on YT ("Tom Waits The Tube") in which he gives himself over to that persona completely - capturing his raspy-voiced, vaudevillian persona to the NTH degree! It must be seen to be believed!

@heyheyjk-la

2 ай бұрын

Tom is one of the rare true artists and geniuses in music and one of the greatest American songwriters.

Tom Waits is a national treasure. Seriously. Original. A poet. A musician.

@Jude_196

2 ай бұрын

FACTS!!

@chrisross-fd3fo

2 ай бұрын

i got a bone to pick w tom.whether hes m40ft or 1000 miles away whenever i hear him that cigarette smoke somehow gets in my eyes

@allenrking

2 ай бұрын

Grammys and the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame and not a number one hit because he’s just Tom Waits. Even his acceptance speech was a classic. So Tom. He’s a Hall of Famer.

@slypperyfox

2 ай бұрын

Don’t shortchange him. He’s also an actor. Anyone remember the engineer who barters with Denzel Washington to charge his Ipod in “The Book of Eli”? He was also the engineer who got our heroes on track in “Mystery Men”. Strong although mostly background characters.

@jayfultz3495

2 ай бұрын

@@slypperyfox add The Dead Don't Die & Coffee and Cigarettes to list of underrated Tom Waits performances

"they say I don't have any hits and I'm difficult to work with..... and they say that like it's a bad thing." Tom Waits' Hall of Fame induction speech

@scottprice8994

2 ай бұрын

My favorite line is the end of the speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction when Tom Waits said, "Thank you. This has been very encouraging." Ha ha

@cameronsmith3827

2 ай бұрын

Hilarious!

The piano has been drinking, not me

@irishgrl

2 ай бұрын

BEST!!

@richardlord8126

2 ай бұрын

He performed it on Fernwood tonight

@aaronpincus6095

2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing him perform this one on an episode of SNL. The audience sat there stunned. They had no idea what was going on.

@frankhoulihanfh4972

2 ай бұрын

You can’t find your waitress With a Geiger counter She hates you and your friends But you can’t get served without her

@irishgrl

2 ай бұрын

@@frankhoulihanfh4972 Best lyrics ever!

Tom Waits: as authentic and original as an artist can possibly be...more so than many can handle, but definitely in my wheelhouse. Can't play enough Tom Waits for me.

@tjlanglois1989

2 ай бұрын

I played his library for four days straight twelve years ago and my roommates threatened to kill me.

I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You is awesome by Tom Waits!!❤❤

@bossemartinson837

2 ай бұрын

My daughter who is now 29 heard that song when she was about 15 and she emedietly fall in love.

He's written a whole library of music, he's a master songwriter

@realityjunky

2 ай бұрын

...and he's Big In Japan.

@zia8248

2 ай бұрын

His wife, kathleen brennan, co-wrote a lot of his stuff. They been married for like 50years.

@TheBigburcie

2 ай бұрын

He's your favorite songwriter's favorite songwriter. His voice may take a while to get through but it's worth the time investment to dig deeper.

@bradspitt3896

24 күн бұрын

And a damn good prospector.

@realityjunky

23 күн бұрын

@@TheBigburcie "We got to dig dig dig, far as we could go" (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

Tom's passion is so palpable because he singing about his soon to be wife Kathleen Brennan who helped get him right when things could of gone south . Stilled married 40 years later , a rare thing these days . A 'keeper' as we use to say .

@normaleehi

2 ай бұрын

and his songwriting partner! we owe just as much to kathleen as we do tom

@petersmall1574

2 ай бұрын

@@normaleehi I've performed some of their songs at Open Mic Nights, and I always name both of them as the authors in my introductions.

@roadhog19

2 ай бұрын

Was he or was he not a one time married to Ricky Lee Jones? I have loved him for years. "Nighthawks at The Diner" one of my favs. The album and song. "Mule Variations" another great one. The list just goes on. Loved his Viceroys and bourbon. Saw him live in "76" back when he was a lot more shall I say beatnik type personality. Also a pretty good actor. Better than a lot who claim to be actors. Pretty talented all around.

@bearislandjosh5279

2 ай бұрын

​@@roadhog19Nighthawks is such an incredible album! I love it dearly

@annabelwarmington4164

2 ай бұрын

@@roadhog19 Tom Waits is brillant, and always has been. He and Rickie Lee Jones were "together" for a while, just before she got her first record. Her writing and life and the way they were living then had a big influence on his early work. Her Chuck E's In Love song is written about their mutual friend Chuck E Weiss, Tom's best friend then. They hung out as a threesome. I think she credits him as being her first big love, a very important person, and he has said that her lifestyle was a bit too wild for him. They're both beautiful, honest artists and people, who've never stopped creating in their unique ways. Nobody is like either of them.

One of the great American songwriters and an incredible performer. Had the pleasure of seeing him many times.

@markg3380

2 ай бұрын

Lucky! Everyone commenting loves Tom Waits, so this might be common knowledge, but his performance on the 1978 Austin City Limits show is legendary and a must-see. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fJZ_sNSdnLuufLw.htmlsi=uUZOjXSQkrNs9LmT There is a good backstory behind it as well. I think Franks Wild Years is my favorite, but his catalog is so huge that I feel like a novice and may get laughed at that choice by the more seasoned. Bottom-line. Check out this hour-long 1978 Austin City Limits on PBS performance. Put it on after a big night of revelry when you aren't quite ready to go to bed and want to have a couple more. It was a dream-like and unforgettable experience the first time I saw it, and I go back to it occasionally. I hear the trumpet crying and Tom growling now as I write this... Glad you liked this Polo. I wasn't sure you would but that is so cool it made the 4Runner.

@brianmcmeat1306

2 ай бұрын

What's he building?

@karenfryberger4260

2 ай бұрын

@@brianmcmeat1306 Polo might have to work up to that one...!

I love his rendition of Waltzing Matilda.

@laurieburnside5300

2 ай бұрын

His is not a rendition. It's his song.

@BachelorMachinesTV

2 ай бұрын

@@laurieburnside5300 "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)" is by Tom Waits, "Waltzing Matilda" is an Australian folk song that is referenced in it.

@NebraskaGonvilleJones

2 ай бұрын

@@laurieburnside5300As an Aussie I find your your comment just a little off base 😂 but seriously “Tom Traubert’s Blues” is a great song but Waltzing Matilda is definitely ours 😊

I suggested Tom Waits! Thanks for checking him out! I'm excited to see what you thought

@MADM0NK

2 ай бұрын

I have a short list of national treasures. He is definitely on the list. Thank you for the suggestion

OMG, I love Tom Waits. So different and so unique.

Heart Attack and Vine, Downtown Train, The Heart of Saturday Night, Jockey Full of Bourbon… so many great songs

@Mr1159pm

6 күн бұрын

Yesterday is here, downtown train, rain dogs, all the world is green...

Tom Waits is about as peak as you can get when it comes to songwriting.

@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq

2 ай бұрын

Van Morrison level genius.

God’s Away on Business lives rent free in my head

@jabberbone1

2 ай бұрын

Lucky bastard. It charges me $8.50 a night.

@JuandeFucaU

2 ай бұрын

I'm addicted to Chocolate Jesusses.

@SBel65

2 ай бұрын

Especially when he sings it through Cookie Monster! Love the song!

My aunt gave me his double album Nighthawks at the Diner on my 16th birthday in 1990. She got it for her 16th birthday and passed it to me. His songwriting, acting, everything has been an obsession since. He is indeed the true meaning of an artist. Fearless. Unapologetically him. One of the most authentic artists of all time. Thanks for doing this one.

Every single time I hear Tom Waits I think to myself “I really need to listen to more Tom Waits”. And then I forget until the next time I hear something by him. I’ve been doing this since the late 80s. But I have never heard anything by him I didn’t like. Just so much raw emotion, heart, soul in everything.

@SASoundsRock

2 ай бұрын

You really need to listen to more Tom Waits. Make a playlist *today*

@Chris.Davis.2

2 ай бұрын

I cherished several cassettes I had of him and one night they were all stolen.😢

@crunchfootjim4936

2 ай бұрын

@@Chris.Davis.2 ...and two days later the thiefs girlfriend moved out.😆

@dexstewart2450

2 ай бұрын

I think it's the intensity: you HAVE to actually stop and listen: background music it ain't.

@GMarkCole

18 күн бұрын

Compare Wairs version of this song to anyone else’s, and you know WHY you like him - or why you don’t.

Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis - the live version. It's so good.

@heatherhobbit2931

2 ай бұрын

Sooooooo good!

@SmittenKitten.

2 ай бұрын

@@heatherhobbit2931 It makes me laugh and cry every single time!

@heatherhobbit2931

2 ай бұрын

@@SmittenKitten. Right? It wouldn't be Christmas without it. And it's so relatable.

@SmittenKitten.

2 ай бұрын

@@heatherhobbit2931 Yes, exactly! So poignant and heartbreaking for so many reasons.

@Murdo2112

2 ай бұрын

Greatest Christmas song.

Tom's album Raindogs is a masterclass in lyric as storytelling....it's amazing. He's got such a "vibe". He's great at describing the ugly, mundane and seedy as beautiful with verse and metaphor. He's magical. This song is actually very tame for Waits. He specializes in "seedy, drunk and dark." The underbelly of society.

@realityjunky

2 ай бұрын

Gun Street Girl and Clap Hands are like religious experiences for me. Iconic.

@marithibaut7868

2 ай бұрын

I had an old Mercedes with the best tape deck I ever had in a car, but only a few tapes. During the 8 years I drove this car I heard always one tape (one side swordfish trombones, other side raindogs) I love Tom Waits since the late 80s 🥰

@realityjunky

2 ай бұрын

@@marithibaut7868 Old Mercs are wonderful; they just float along. And if you had only one tape, that is not a bad choice.

@marithibaut7868

2 ай бұрын

@@realityjunky I had 4 tapes, but Tom Waits was the best, but you’re right, this one would have been enough 😂

@realityjunky

2 ай бұрын

@@marithibaut7868 I've gotta ask...have you ever heard his Heigh Ho? I'm still surprised Disney let him contribute that to the multi-artist celebration of Disney songs, a long time ago. There's a lot of great stuff on there, particularly Suzanne Vega and Sinead O'Conner but the song from Snow White...dwarves mining jewels deep underground...I'm still hypnotized by that rendering, pun intended. TW is the voice of those endless tunnels. He made a masterpiece.

Polo --- so glad you gave Tom Waits a listen. He is one of the best songwriters of our time. His personal life and his musical path are extraordinary. He encompasses the American desperation and hopes and fears and love in a way that no other singer songwriter does. He is under appreciated by the average person. He is on a level with greats like Hank Williams SR., Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan.

@josiepkat

2 ай бұрын

100% ❤❤❤

So glad you got to tom. He's a musical chameleon. Sounds like whiskey and sawdust. Genius.

@petersmall1574

2 ай бұрын

At around 5:30, Polo says "This guy's amazing. He sings like he's singing a parody of himself. And it still sounds good."

Tom Waits is my second favorite artist after Dylan, you should know he has two distinct careers, from 72 to 84 he was a singer songwriter in a piano blues style, from 84 on became more of an avant garde artist. He is also a great actor and had appeared in many films most recently The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

@ljunod

2 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh, we might be soulmates! 😂

@lawrencesimon7355

20 күн бұрын

Hi there soulmate good to meet you

Tom Waits is a genius. Try “Hang On Saint Christopher” to see his range.

I am a 63 year old English man who has been a singer / songwriter since I was a teenager. Tom Waits is / has always been my favourite songwriter and my greatest influence. Although I sound nothing like Tom, I have, forever, endeavoured to capture something of a similar, poetic, heart felt, personal essence in the way I write. If I have, somehow, succeeded ... even in the most minuscule of ways, I will be the most satisfied of artists. Tom is a total " one off " NOBODY is like him nor comes anywhere close to him, in my opinion. Songwriting is like painting. Tom has so many more colours to his audible palette than anyone out there. A TOTAL MUSICAL GENIUS who can never fit into any pigeonhole .... other than TOM WAITS MUSIC 🙏

@violetfemme411

2 ай бұрын

Well said my friend 💜

Musician,Singer Songwriter Poet ,theater,films conceptual artist. Been loving his work for 4 decades ❤ Tom has kept my dark side company,never bringing me down just great company

@rossdavies-hooper3602

2 ай бұрын

When I'm down, I always have his song 'Hold On' in my head.

They don't make them like tom Waits any more. He is overlooked by so many but He is one of the best. Very genuine to his art. My favorite is the duet with Crystal Gale-Take me Home.

@r.fairlie7186

2 ай бұрын

My introduction to that beautiful duet was via Kathy Bates singing it on “Harry’s Law”. Her version intrigued me so much that I needed to watch Tom and Crystal sing it. 😊 Perfection!

Fun fact ; He was the gold prospector in the movie The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs.

@DrStrangelove3891

2 ай бұрын

He was also Renfield in Dracula.

@HammockQueen

2 ай бұрын

He was also Rudy in Ironweed. A banger movie.

@maryrosekent8223

2 ай бұрын

@@DrStrangelove3891 I thought the character’s name was Renfrew…

@Liberty1977

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he was the devil in the Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus also

@joseywailer7624

2 ай бұрын

He answers the door at the bar after Johnny kills the Soc in The Outsiders.

Been a fan since I heard "Nighthawks at the Diner" in 1976. A highly underrated musician and song writer.

@hlawrencepowell

2 ай бұрын

Mt sister bought me the album when it came out. Birthday, I think. I've been hooked ever since.

The long way home, Hold on, Muriel, Walk away, All the world is green. just so many great songs

He's different, but oh, so talented and influential. Enjoy!

Hes an incredible poet of music!, and not a bad actor either

"He sings like he's a parody of himself and it still sounds good." Great comment, Polo, I like that.

An amazing songwriter, singer, performer. Waits is one of a kind in the best possible way.

This man has an incredible catalogue.

There are great musicians who are not super-famous but are widely revered by other musicians, and Tom Waits is one of them. His songs have been covered by The Ramones, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Tori Amos, Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, and Joan Baez. For many musicians, and for people who can appreciate soul music with a side of heartfelt grit, Tom Waits is a hero.

@kcronin7211

2 ай бұрын

.... The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Black, Rickie Lee Jones, Nanci Griffith.....

@user-nv5su8yq1e

2 ай бұрын

… Norah Jones, although maybe that was more a case of him writing a song for her and then recording it himself.

@thelordofhellaz

2 ай бұрын

Scarlet Johansson's first album is all Tom Waits stuff

Love Tom waites. Beautifully melancholy voice ..gritt and substance.Also gifted piano player .He does an incredible version of a very well-known folk poem,song. unofficial national anthem to Australia. Waltzing Matilda , his version always makes me cry.

@Jacob_Junge

2 ай бұрын

It's not a version of the Australian song, though, it just borrows the chorus. Tom Waits' song is called 'Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)', and it's partly inspired by a night out with a Danish folk singer and violinist called Mathilde, whom he met and played with while touring in Denmark.

Tom Waits - on a totally different level. Also a great actor! Made a great Renfield!

One of the best 🎶 rabbit holes in existence. Keep going ❤ The man and his music are exquisite.

Tom makes me happy.... been my favourite artist for 30 years his songs are beautiful, dark, comedic, sad, life affirming, poetic and stunning have every album and each is full of delights

Oh, hell yeah! Please do more Tom Waits. You're in for a ride!

Tom can tear your heart out, make you laugh and he can be real strange. You want to feel it in your heart, listen to "Georgia Lee". If you want to laugh, try "The Piano Has Been Drinking". If you are looking for something strange, try "What's He Building in There??".

I challenge anyone to listen to Tom Trauberts Blues and not shed a tear! Magnificent story teller and musician!

I first encountered Waits at age 15 when he was in his very avant-garde stage of his career. I’d never heard anything like him.. my best friend and I were stunned to learn someone let him make 10 albums. 😂 I fell in love w his music though. He is one of the great American poets of the 20th century. He writes romantic songs about ppl on the streets - ppl who can’t quite get to the American dream- at least in the first half of his career. These were the ppl from my grandmother’s neighborhood. I can’t imagine the empty space my life would’ve had without his music- and I’ve never said that about any artist. Start with his romantic period - first 3 albums - before venturing into his songs from the 80s. Ruby’s Arms (also from Heart Attack & Vine - which Jersey Girl is from) is so beautiful. Always look at lyrics- they’re incredible but his voice can sometimes hide them. I hope you’ll listen to more Waits - he’s well worth getting to know. ❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

the whole "rain dogs" album

@noother964

2 ай бұрын

A masterpiece!

Man, time is so fleeting - one of the greatest out there! Outstanding JAZZ pianist, singer, composer, 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 Mathilda". He has released so many great songs.

Tom Waits is a legend. Great reaction

Love me some Tom Waits.

Absolutely LOVE Tom Waits, so many nights listening to Tom sing a lot the same words I wish I had written or sometimes would have said. His lyrics are often just pure magic. It's a REAL deep hole, the Tom Waits hole, with lots of different scenes along the way, and definitely worth traveling down.

Tom Waits is a true genius one of a kind original. Incredible catalogue

Absolutely love and admire Tom Waits. Watch the video for this song.. and be sure to watch until the end. I highly recommend a deep dive into his music!

Keep listening toWaits, and you will be amazed where you end up. Creative,poetic, and everything from hysterically funny to incredibly deep.

Tom Waits wrote and recorded the song Jersey Girl, which was made famous by Springsteen. Tom's version is well, the real one. And he wrote Ol' 55, also recorded, and covered by The Eagles and a huge hit for them.

@eznix

2 ай бұрын

Tom Waits original version of Ol' 55 is the only version of that song that matters. The Eagles ruined it with their take.

@Antor9192

2 ай бұрын

I just asked if he wrote “Jersey Girl” and I guess he did, great song and Ol’ 55” is one of my favorite songs! Great job Tom Waits! Always like Tom, but now I like him even more, very talented guy!!

@bellabunnell3174

2 ай бұрын

​@@eznixSarah McLachlan does a great version. She's a big fan.

@HeckleCat

2 ай бұрын

agreed. @@eznix

@HeckleCat

2 ай бұрын

my friend had the album when it first came out and we listened to Jersey Girl :) @@Antor9192

Embarrassed to say, never heard him or the song. Amazing real, authentic, genuine talent! Where have I been???

@richardsimpson9039

2 ай бұрын

You’re not the only one who hasn’t heard of Tom Waits, but I’m quite sure he’s glad to make your acquaintance. I love Tom Waits!

@petersmall1574

2 ай бұрын

I had a similar reaction when I first began listening to him in earnest around twenty years or so ago. I later realized I had heard him in the soundtrack to the movie "Night on Earth" and in some films by an independent director whose name slips my mind. You can find videos online of the several appearances he made on Dave Letterman's show. Letterman was clearly an admirer. But, other than that, Waits has, in relative terms, kind of flown a bit under the radar. He's not a big stadium performer like, say, Springsteen. And, despite the many offers he's had, Waits has always refused to allow his songs or performances to appear in commercials.

@nrkeye

17 күн бұрын

All I can say, pal, is catch up and hold on tight cuz you’re in for one helluva ride. I suggest starting at the beginning of his discography and working your way through in order, album by album-just the evolution of his artistry is fascinating. As for the songs themselves , I have yet to listen to a Waits song that I didn’t love. Enjoy!

A true troubadour, marvelous storyteller, I cant imagine a world without Tom.

I love Tom Waits so much. If you loved Neil Young’s Harvest Moon you must listen to Tom Waits sing Grapefruit Moon. Beautiful.

Yay Tom Waits! Check out Heart of Saturday Night. So good.

One of the greatest ever.

The piano has been drinking by tom is just genius. A must listen❤️🤘

Tom Waits!!. Classic. Great actor too ❤️😀

Waits is an enormous talent. A wonderful songwriter, a skilled storyteller and poet he's pretty much on a shelf all his own. Jazz, experimental, pop, classics he can do it all. And, he is damn funny too.

You gotta listen to downtown train as well... love tom wait

I love his work. One song more amazing then the other. He is calming when you listen to him.

Before Tom Waits developed his distinctive growl, his first two albums have a much softer singing voice, the albums "Heart of Saturday Night" and "Closing Time" are very different listens. The song you chose was off the album "Heartattack and Vine" which is a phenomenal album from start to finish, every song is a killer. His later works get more avant garde and experimental. You have an incredible journey with Tom Waits! Enjoy!

You just reached my favorite living artist. I couldn't even chose my top twenty songs for you to react to!

seeing him live was one of the highlights of seeing great artist perform .

The soundtrack to my life beginning in the early 70’s. You could spend weeks going through his archive. Glad you began with an audio. Tom Waits is one of the best performances artist EVER! Concerts and all created video singles are stunning. Even his interviews are fabulous, especially on Letterman. Dive in!

Love Tom Waits!

You have no idea how happy this makes me. No one reacts to Tom Waits! He's been one of my favorite artists since I was a teen (which was many a year ago). I have some of his lyrics tattooed on my wrist. He is a genre in and of himself. I'd love for you to react to more from him. Some suggestions and I'll try to keep the list short: Just the Right Bullets, Black Wings, San Diego Serenade, Hold On, Tango Til They're Sore, Step Right Up, Soldier's Things, the Piano Has Been Drinking, God's Away on Business...I better stop now or I'll keep going forever lol

@SBel65

2 ай бұрын

Love Step Right Up! Still so relevant today! Been listening for almost 50 years…love Tom Waits.

My favorite of his is I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You

I adore Tom Waits. Did you ever watch The Wire? The intro song “Way down in the Hole” is his. I love so many i can’t even think but I’d recommend something from his later albums when things get a little more out there. Hoist That Rag was my ring tone in University.

The man is a poet. He paints such vivid pictures with music and words.

One of my all-time favorite artists.

Tom Waits been a fan ever since I listen to him sing saw him in concert in 1970 once check out the song The Piano is drinking and Potter's field all his music is fantastic

I was lucky enough to see this live in 1999 - there is no one like Tom Waits and he has such a massive, varied catalogue I don't even know where to start. Romeo Is Bleeding would be awesome.

My favorite guy; thanks Polo.

Definitely one of my favorite artists ever and second Tom Traubert's Blues (live) as another one to check out along similar lines to this song. Happen to be wearing a Tom Waits shirt with his quote, "I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things."

Ahhh Tom Waits... proper original creative 😊

Hey Polo, I've been watching you're reactions for a while now. You're a seeker like I am, Sir. Always looking for a snapshot of what fits. Whether it's for a mood, place in time or just because. I've spent most of my life listening. There is a love of music that is implied in your clips. I definitely appreciate it, from one inquisitive soul to another. Every song adds to the pantheon of bards and virtuoso's that have been or will be. Peace!

Nice one. I've seen Bruce Sprinsteen do this live a couple times. You can image how it suits him. Wait's album "Closing Time" is killer. I wore it out. My favorite is "Martha." Thanks so much for sharing. Love you vibe, Polo.

First time hearing him, very good. I look forward to listening to more of his stuff.

Tom has one of the most unique voices in the industry. His lyrics and passion are iconic.

Clap hands is so good…so many great tunes from this genius.

He sings like he has gravel in his voice box! But he is absolutely brilliant and I love him. His lyrics are poetry and the music simply enhance the impact. Thank you for your thoughtful reaction. I very much enjoy your reactions. Can I politely suggest you listen to Hold On, I Hope I Don't Fall in Love with You, and In the Neighbourhood by him at some point.

Talk about singing with whole body, Joe cocker would be great to listen too!

@maryrosekent8223

2 ай бұрын

I love his version of “Little Help From My Friends”.

I love Tom Waits. His music is some highly advanced listening. Very few casual listeners would find its beauty. Hope you're enjoying it

No one can tell a story like Waits. Every single song he's done is an unique experience.

Loved him in “Down By Law”… still watch it once in a while. Authentic artist.

@noother964

2 ай бұрын

Great movie and he was great in it! Another great role for him was in Ironweed, alongside Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.

A playlist of Tom Watts, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan & Neil Young is perfect on a Sunday to sip whiskey with

@13_13k

2 ай бұрын

It's so funny, I just wrote in the comments about Tom's calibur of writing being in league with about six amazing singer songwriters and Dylan and Van Morrison were on my list as well. Neil Young I also agree with you on that choice. I almost listed Jackson Brown but I'm not sure if he's on level with Hank Williams SR., Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dylan and Van Morrison and Neil Young.

@brendanbarrett8421

7 күн бұрын

What, no Travelling Wilburys?

On my personal Mt. Olympus of great poetic songwriters Dylan is Zeus and the three gods right below him are Tom Waits, John Prine and Leonard Cohen. Tom Waits is the patron saint of life’s down and out citizens. He fills them with so much humanity. Please try “Warm Beer, Cold Women” Invitation to the Blues” “Can’t Wait To Get Off Work (and See My Baby)”, “Georgia Lee”, Tom Traubart’s Blues”and “On the Nickel”. Just to name a few.

@lindawhiteside1264

2 ай бұрын

“On the Nickel” - yes yes yes

Tom Waits is a performance artist. He's been playing a middle-aged drunkard since was a teenager. Back in the 80s he was in a film with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep named 'Ironweed' and he was the one you watched when they were on the screen together

When Jon Stewart, who is a HUGE Tom Waits fan, had him for the first and only time on the Daily Show, he told him something along the lines of “If I were lying dying in a ditch, your music would be the soundtrack.”

@joseywailer7624

2 ай бұрын

LOL....From the placating I've seen by Stewart lately, I'd put his ear buds in for him and turn it up to 11.

You gotta do more Tom! I love his music, I'm so happy to see you discovering him Polo

If this is your first Tom Waits, you got a great journey of discovery ahead of you.

Tom Waits is a Universe unto himself. A brilliant, wonderful, broad unique universe. A master.

This is fire???? He has about 200 more that are straight fire. One of a kind is an understatement. Great reaction

Tom Waits is a legendary song writer, 'down in the hole', and 'heart of Saturday night' are two of my all tome favourites.

I got to see Tom Waites live at a University of Nebraska at Omaha Student Union concert around 1975 when I was taking some night classes. He blew my mind.

Big Tom Waits fan from Italy, loved what you said in your reaction, can def relate to it

There is a video of Tom Waits, on Letterman 09/09/04 singing "Make it Rain". It is absolutely a must watch. Among other items, you can sense why some guitarists call their instrument an axe. Watch it.

Tom Waits is an artist well worth exploring.