Marc Ribot is one of the best guitarists in history So underrated

@gabelogan56

4 ай бұрын

I wanna put Xan McCurdy up there too

@sweetlittlesheila67

2 ай бұрын

My absolute favourite guitar solo is Marc’s , on this song.

Tom Waits just kicked in my door and broke my speaker. He muttered something about "balancing the universe" and stormed out.

@mikhailtunnell2304

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the universe has too many closed doors?

@whit9250

3 жыл бұрын

Thanos vs Tom Waits. No contest.

@brandonconnell2630

2 жыл бұрын

Did he have a bunny? You know if you seen seven psychopaths haha

@crimsonwarrior161

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah! He's been doing that to people since around 1983. It was after "Step Right Up" came out. Reagan was in office, and Tom was pissed. Idk why he thought kicking in peoples speakers would correct this, but I'd be damned if i was gonna correct him! He'd been up for three days drinking whiskey and doing cocaine!

@crimsonwarrior161

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonconnell2630 love that movie so much...

The remastered version just doesn't capture the gritty, trashcan lid-banging vibe that the original has.

@jeanjacquesrousseau1955

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the gritty trashcan lid banging vibe does the magic, always come back to this version. It is magic. :D

@theguylikesmovies

4 жыл бұрын

Ciel1820 I first heard the remastered version and loved it. Now that I know there’s this original it’s kind of sad to me. I love both but many people hate on the remastered version. That version should have been called “revisited”

@jeanjacquesrousseau1955

4 жыл бұрын

@@theguylikesmovies It is not a bad song but they destroyed the dynamics when they added the horns. :D As you said it is not a real "remaster".

@theguylikesmovies

4 жыл бұрын

Jean Jacques Rousseau I can see that. But, I love the horns as well. After reading ur comment it made me want to go back into this version which is very raw but as u know many people love or hair waits. I tend to love all his music even if at first I dislike a song of his I go back to it and end up loving it. It’s been a day, I had a beer and now it’s clear... I am sharing this version on my youtube because you fellow fans have expressed ur love for this original version (and I tend to love originals over all) but I must say, I do appreciate this version more every day. Thanks fellow Tom waits fans!

@jeanjacquesrousseau1955

4 жыл бұрын

@@theguylikesmovies Little update: The original versions sounds absolutely horrible on my studio monitor I just found out haha. but I love the sound with my studio headphones. Super weird. :D

That solo. Dear god.

@Dissexional

8 жыл бұрын

yep

@bshaw004

8 жыл бұрын

+Adriaan du Toit Marc Ribot makes it rain.

@afiday123

8 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@sovietproduce1746

7 жыл бұрын

yea are amazing

@v.dargain1678

6 жыл бұрын

The best .

this guitar solo is one of the best moments in music history

@olilovesflic

4 жыл бұрын

paolo Ceresi Marc Ribot

@aleksandervaldal

4 жыл бұрын

You should go to habana

@alvarop1984

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. One of the TOP 10 best solos of all times, for me. The latin feeling is something else.

@andrewmair7371

3 жыл бұрын

Yes☝️😁 The great M.R certainly brought a lot to Tom’s sound - enormous contribution 👍

@timnissen8727

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently it is Marc trying to work out what he was going to play on the tune. They didn't bother doing another take.

killer guitar from Marc Ribot

@garchbrown

10 жыл бұрын

Marc* get the mans name right son

@179rich

10 жыл бұрын

my bad

@garchbrown

9 жыл бұрын

Julien Paradis Not even a bash, no disrespect intended, but just respect Marc Ribot enough to get his name right.

@thebigredwagon

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he nails it.

@CharlieTaylorrrrr

7 жыл бұрын

just unbelievable

that moment he hits the chorus, his voice is a damn weapon of mass destruction

his voice is used as a percussion instrument.

Aggression. Reckoning. Ascension. Waits at his very best, damn near enough to bring me to tears.

Only Tom Waits can manage to make a song sound like a dream and a nightmare at the same time. Gotta love him!

@martenselabs3212

11 ай бұрын

Well said.

Once every 6 months, I come here to listen to this masterpiece 20 times straight

@angelikic.4929

3 жыл бұрын

I'm on my 8th time in a row reading your comment 😁

@jannabalthaser

Жыл бұрын

You're not the only one.

@georgegarley1540

Жыл бұрын

I played this for the street on Halloween a few years into the 2nd gulf war. Lots of U students were out. Good reviews from people who have never heard of Tom Wait5

@stefanhewitt157

Жыл бұрын

Im just commenting so you can see this and listen to it again

@Benjamin-fu4fl

11 ай бұрын

Same here

New favorite thing: scrolling through the comments and seeing all the ways Waits fans describe the quality of his voice and songs.

This was my gateway Tom Waits song.

Wikipedia: Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."

@patrickharris1375

6 жыл бұрын

Angus Dewangus Dude, fuck off with your fascist bullshit.

@ryanharper3177

6 жыл бұрын

Angus Dewangus holy fuck did you just short hand reference the Protocols of Zion? I hope you are trolling you fuck.

@sierra2425

5 жыл бұрын

@@ryanharper3177 The description was a compliment. It has a distinctive voice.

@ryanharper3177

5 жыл бұрын

Monica Paunescu no I get that I was talking to Angus

@LuridContent

5 жыл бұрын

The only thing worse than anti-Jew ballbags are basement dwelling retards larping as "anti-fascists". Sorry kids, Jews are good people and there are no Nazis left to punch. Fuck yourselves.

You can't listen to this song just once.

this song is like prime rib ,meaty,substantial,hearty ,delicious.and it's like a shanty in a rundown third world country,down to earth,deep, dark and visceral.

@MickeyFlipper

9 жыл бұрын

Beautifully and eloquently described

@joseywales8270

9 жыл бұрын

Mickey Flipper thank you.

@eldukay30

9 жыл бұрын

what a perfect comment. i found this song after watching phil seymour hoffman talk about, among other things, minnows, barracudas, and sharks in "a most wanted man." i've spent fair amounts of time in locales like baghdad, mombasa, nouakchott, georgetown, etc etc. this song is the background music playing in all those dark and raw places.

@jennycopland4889

7 жыл бұрын

Jyig

@v.dargain1678

6 жыл бұрын

Rag still means something .

Can't believe how good this song is.

This is just fantastic!! I picture Tom as the captain of a pirate ship yelling at a bunch of drunken sailors to raise their flag…or as he puts it, to “hoist that rag” !!!

one of my favorite songs of all time its just amazing, gritty, dirty, earthy, beautiful!

@TheCoraB

8 жыл бұрын

All the right words. Couldn't have said it better!

@v.dargain1678

6 жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly .

@darthanddedeu2580

5 жыл бұрын

This mix has grown on me, the sound that everything was mic'd up with entry level equipment in a dusty bar, playing after the headliner band cleared the bar out, they are playing for the staff, drunks and degenerates & whores left

@BarbItalia

5 жыл бұрын

YES!

@liamcronin8110

5 жыл бұрын

its dirty and gritty spot on sir and that riff that kicks in when he hoists that rag is immense

This song just brings something out of you doesn't it. Something you rarely get to see in yourself.

@maxwhitworth9178

Жыл бұрын

Damn straight, my man. I know what you mean.

This isn’t a song. It’s an explosion.

Love the fact that Mr Waits refuse to 'grow up'. Where other tends to crawl into security and play safe he just keeps on going. Challeging him self and 'keeping the world weird'. Hoist that rag!!!

Brilliant. Just brilliant deep blues. I'm sold. Love it.

one of tom waits best songs

@CharlieTaylorrrrr

7 жыл бұрын

incredible, especially the solo

@Switcharoo12

6 жыл бұрын

They're are so many. Guys a genius.

This song made outside cats come to my house.

@mtndweller55

8 жыл бұрын

awesome

@mikehorlick1412

8 жыл бұрын

If i could upvote this twice . . . I would.

@fluffmcmuff6801

7 жыл бұрын

I, Donald J. Trump will grab them for you! I love grabbing pussys! They won't even see my tiny hand$ coming! Believe me, it will be bigly tremendous, so bigly stupendous!

@whitetigress7448

7 жыл бұрын

haha! Funny.

@XenoGuru

6 жыл бұрын

Some whiskey drinkin; stogie smokin blues cats

I'm a sorry ass USMC reservist vet with one tour over seas. More regrets than a man can count. I have friends that "saw" more than I did. This song is an anthem to me. I tattooed a bird on my chest bc of this song. Amazing guitar, amazing lyrics. Be there. Hear the song. It gets the blood flowing. I love it and there is nothing that compares. Only Tom waits can put you there. #hoistthatrag

@michaelschroeder1536

10 жыл бұрын

#ghostbird

@dmmjsm

9 жыл бұрын

my Respect and gratitude for your service. this song speaks a millions ways to me, but your post was louder than them all. take care

@drewpert0515

9 жыл бұрын

I love our beloved Marine Corps.. I have the EGA tattooed into my flesh. Two deployments to the sand box.. I love every single one of my fellow Marines.. Even the self proclaimed "sorry ass" ones such as yourself. We all come back with Demons.. Keep your head up. Semper fi

@guaranadrought

9 жыл бұрын

Your description is perfect, my respect and admiration to you.

@LEO-xo9cz

3 жыл бұрын

How many died in your year of service?

One of the greatest songwriters out there at the peak of his powers. Such dark imagery and sonics

Tom Waits just delivered mail wearing short shorts, smoking a cigarette, and listening to John Zorn. He politely gave me a letter from the IRS, then proceeded to burn my house down. He laughed while driving his postman horse away, and flicked a match in my face . I love this man.

The guitar solo on this track is one of the greatest things ever witnessed. It's dripping in drunken swagger.

what a badass tune

Still as good as when I first heard this when it was first released. Waits is a LEGEND. Best regards, TGV

@maximofenn8681

3 жыл бұрын

Hey The Urban Gentry , wasn’t expecting to see u here

@Natter20002

Жыл бұрын

Yeah funny I just watched his last video then came here and there he was 😂

@soapalot

10 ай бұрын

I had to do a double take when I saw your name here, of all places. Ciao.

Cigars, mojitos & Hoist That Rag is why I Love Saturday nights. Brilliant, y'know?

He's always had a great band behind him, who seems to understand what is being imagined and then done. One of my favorites and always will be.

Well, I learned the trade from Piggy Knowles Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys God used me as a hammer, boys To beat his weary drum today Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Sun is up, the world is flat Damn good address for a rat The smell of blood, the drone of flies You know what to do if the baby cries Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Well, we stick our fingers in the ground Heave and turn the world around Smoke is blacking out the sun At night I pray and clean my gun The cracked bell rings and the ghost bird sings And the gods go begging here So just open fire when you hit the shore All is fair in love and war Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag!

@joedrew9418

2 жыл бұрын

Ray zemel sometimes it's hard to make out all of Tom's lyrics. Thanks

@vivianepuertas7047

Жыл бұрын

M

@vivianepuertas7047

Жыл бұрын

Extaordinaire

@jamesbrown6020

Жыл бұрын

Wait! I always thought he said "soldiers open fire" not the other way

I am obsessed with this guitar solo. It makes me think of beautiful flower sprouting from a pile of ordure, like a story I read, I think it was the dung heap by Maupassant. What a song.

For me, this is one out of several Tom Waits' songs which border on a spiritual experience, touching, and stirring my soul in a manner that transcends, and defies language! Thank you, Tom!!!

im not sure why they remastered/re did this song, this version is so fucking good and way better than the new one IMO

@honrodgers9472

6 ай бұрын

They remastered alot of his albums it's a shame they removed all the original off of streaming

@Massenstein

3 ай бұрын

This and Don't go into that barn, originals are so much better

@Lady_in_the_Radiator

Күн бұрын

​@honrodgers9472 There's a difference between remastering and remixing. Remastering is fine, it just aims to improve sound quality without changing the music itself and that's what they did with all his other albums, so those are basically the same. This album is the only one that was remixed - and that would also be fine if it was clearly marked as such and the original was still available. The fact that that's not the case is a real shame.

2004 was a fucking great year for music, the white stripes elephant album, this masterpiece of an album, rap was at its last peak and its been downhill since DOOM's MadVillainy in 2006. Then Soulja Boy had to go and invent the internet. Anyway Tom Waits is a national treasure. I've been into him ever since I watched the movie wristcutters.

I've been a Waits man for nearly thirty years enjoying every album he ever made. I've often said once this guy gets into your blood nothing else quite hits the mark. I have long spells of nothing but Tom and eventually manage to tear myself away to go listen to other stuff I have but I always come back. Hoist that rag is one of the few songs I never liked much. Just put it on and it blew me away! I'm on my fourth listen. I'm now going to be up until the early hours listening to those others I might not have been to keen on in the past. This is brilliant. I'm hoping he hasn't retired he's been a bit quiet.

@Iog0ut

2 жыл бұрын

that happens to me with so much music as well. lots of songs i didnt like much 2-10 years ago and i relisten and find out what makes them special. its a good feeling

pure genius. and that guitar solo....my sweet Lord it's sick...

@jaredvincent6334

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@alvarop1984

3 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the greatest guitar solos of all times.

This song is one of my favorites of his, and I've been listening since the beginning. It reminds me of flamenco, which always makes me bawl when I listen. Ribot's guitar combined with Tom's growl just kills me.

Masterpiece!!!

I can’t get enough of this jam!

Cannot express how much Tom Waits' music affects me. Just rediscovered it. Phenomenal

Well we stick our fingers in The ground, heave and Turn the world around Smoke is blacking out the sun At night I pray and clean my gun The cracked bell rings as The ghost bird sings and the gods Go beggin here So just open fire As you hit the shore All is fair in love And war HOIST THAT RAG!!! >>>Man... I love Tom's anti-war songs!

@LEO-xo9cz

5 жыл бұрын

Does he stand for Palestinian rights?

@fraukus12

4 жыл бұрын

LEO yes. Have you heard the song “Road to Peace”?

@joedrew9418

2 жыл бұрын

Handymandan, thanks for the lyrics.

Original much better than remaster. Thankfully it's here

I'll never understand why Mr. Waits thought it would be a good idea to bury Marc Ribot's guitar work way down in the remix/remaster/re-release. I had this album in CD way back when CD's were used, now I have to rely on youtube to hear Marc Ribots masterpiece. Thank you!

@AunCollective

2 жыл бұрын

He seems like the type to do that just to see who is paying attention. However, this guitar solo seems like the raw sound he often wants. Anyone ever asked Tom about the change? **EDIT** I couldn't find anything specific to this track. Ribot has a history with Cuban music. I wonder if Ribot had input in the remastering process? If I ever find out the answer, I'll come back here and post.

@briansmith9455

2 жыл бұрын

You can be sure he did. He's as much Tom Waits as Tom himself as far as the sound goes. He's been with him since he began making the post-jazz-crooner albums.

@thestonerooster5914

Жыл бұрын

yeah it was weird when i listened to it on spotify, i was immediately like “this isn’t right” i’m sooo thankful youtube has it

I cannot express how much I love this song.... There are too many emotions and expressions and sounds all happening at once.... it's just pure, raw MAJIC!!! (AND it makes me want to buy a guitar!!)

Thanks for posting this. I had this CD. It’s gone. Real gone. I’ve listen to the remastered version I guess ever since it was released. I always like the original and I don’t have it anymore. You’re the shit.

@patricklapointe4979

12 күн бұрын

I still have mine!

Music in the raw is amazing sometimes. This is raw as hell

@markmearth1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. A perfect adjective for it "raw", and the opposite of "war. " 😎

One of his best songs and an incredible visionary work of art.

@micamans

8 жыл бұрын

+Observer Zero just like all of his work ;)

@WanquanLoot

6 жыл бұрын

micaman sterk not Chicka Boom

@Ethan-fh9lq

6 жыл бұрын

Agree : ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Guitar Solo rearranges my conception of being every time i hear it, more or less,

Masterpiece. Waits & Ribot and a cause.

an addictive and vicious cacophony

@WanquanLoot

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Collier I feel like cacophony is pejorative but I see what ur getting at

@Switcharoo12

6 жыл бұрын

Organized chaos

This is the original version, which is amazing. They ruined it when they 'remastered' it.

@gillestremblay3465

4 жыл бұрын

It even made unsuscribe of Spotify because of that...

@kitpalmer1583

4 жыл бұрын

I much prefer the remastered version, the horns are awesome and add so much

@paulamartin3841

4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to find this comment here

@keanuwick1082

4 жыл бұрын

@@kitpalmer1583 Good God no....just no...

@aladee1

4 жыл бұрын

Right?! Interesting but totally inferior. At least leave the original version on streaming platforms so we can have a choice. There will be plenty of people who hear the remastered version for their first listen of the album, such a mistake.

This song just leaves me wanting more. It’s infectious.

I dont know why but the brutal sound hits me. Love that sound

One of my all-time favorite waits tunes. Ribot's guitar solo is fucking sick.

One of my favorites!

@MallikaMenon

9 жыл бұрын

It is amazing!

@brienlafata4619

9 жыл бұрын

You have excellent taste girl

@MallikaMenon

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brien :) Are you hungover? xD

@brienlafata4619

9 жыл бұрын

Mallika Chauhan yes sweetheart how would you know that

@MallikaMenon

9 жыл бұрын

Umm, I was reading your very interesting comments :P About you being half drunk and ...

.....that 🎸 solo ....❤

Hoist that rag Mr Waits!!! You rock!!! I just love this song and Marc Ribots brilliant guitar work. Thank you for posting,NJ xx 👏👏🎼🎶🍀🇮🇪💋💋💋

This is one of those songs that I didn't like at first but the more I listened to it the more I fell in love. Kind of like guacamole

So deep and gritty; words cant describe really. Work of art for those who can get into his music style.

Always come back to this song

All sailor-soldier-writer disserter-whistleblowers of british dutch american norwegian finlandian whalemen-merchantmen-menofwar of all times will toast to you from forecastles of rolling vessels for many a time to come, Tommy dearest boy!

first song i ever heard by tom waits, ever since then ive loved him. real gone is still one of my favorites of his albums

Gets better with age. Wonderful.

THE MAN IS A GENIUS

One of the best and my favourite album of his extensive library.

Definitely a pirate song! “The world is flat”, “ghost birds sing”, “open fire when you hit the shore”.

BEAUTIFUL TOM ,YOU SING FROM THE SOUL

My favourite one, right after the "Black Wings" and the "Raindogs"... I cannot tell the feeling of Tom's music, but , well ... love it.

first heard it from the closing credits of a most wanted man equally great film

One of my favourites since 3 years ago. We love you Tom!

Best thing to come out of Dream Daddy LMFAO

Well, we stick our fingers in the ground Heave and turn the world around Smoke is blacking out the sun At night I pray and clean my gun!

One of the greatest songs i've ever heard.

Awkward moment: Jamming to this song while your parents left you home alone for a few hours, and it's sooooo loud you don't realize they have returned, and they barge into your room and your mother is in tears because she thought the song said "Hoist that Hag".

This guy helped save my life, I think. Along with Cave and Cohen.

Good thing this is on KZread, since the remastered version of Real Gone is now the only version of the album on Spotify. I really need to get the original 2004 release on vinyl.

Started a bit late listening to his music,now i"m the more curious to dive into his great work !

This song has always given me the uncontrollable urge to dance, even though don't know how. It's just sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels-- hoist that rag indeed. Nice to see Tom get political in his old age.

@v.dargain1678

6 жыл бұрын

Ha , ha , ha , ha !

@kalibstallings3079

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's political but u take it as you will

@billdwall2894

6 жыл бұрын

It is political. If you can't tell this song is about American intervention in the Middle East then please do'n't vote.

@billdwall2894

6 жыл бұрын

"open fire when you hit the shore; all is fair in love and war"

@WillieEWoof

6 жыл бұрын

You are right, it is political, no doubt about it! BTW, nice reference to Samuel Johnson.

Watched A Most Wanted Man last night and was mesmerized by this song. Gonna buy the MP3 and make it my latest car groove. This description of Waits' vocal style from an article reference in Wikipedia: "Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding 'like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.' Yup. That's it! And it's fabulous.

I do love this man, his voice, his lyrics and...especially in this song..his guitarrist! he's terrific! I die everytime I listen to this solo!!! OMG!!!

This is definitely the best version of this song.

@GAMakin

Ай бұрын

Recorded in The Cook's Basement.

Hackers when they find a snitch living at 69420: "Damn good address for a rat."

I vastly prefer this version to the one they released when they remastered the album.

Tom is a genius and this song has the greatest guitar solo EVER!

Brilliant combination of different music styles....a whole new thing!! Yay for new

Took me a really long time to "get" Tom Waits

@thebigredwagon

9 жыл бұрын

But aren't you glad you did!

@ALLCAPS

6 жыл бұрын

hah! damn! i can't believe that my whole life I haven't BEEN on this DRUG of MUSIC! FUCK FUCK FUCK God forgive me for this sin.

@SergeantMuffins

6 жыл бұрын

What clicked? I've been wanting to "get" him for the longest time, but this is the only song I really enjoy.

@WickedJ133

6 жыл бұрын

I really couldn't say. I guess the best way I can explain it is to say that once I got past my prejudices of what music "should" sound like from a technical standpoint and I just went on with what Waits' songs make you feel like. All of his albums sound like they come from a specific time and place. Rain Dogs, for instance, has a sound that creates the feeling of walking down grimey back alleys in the worst parts of New York. I'm probably not making any sense whatsoever but hell, I tried!

@akillen77

6 жыл бұрын

Guybrush Threepwood atmosphere

Tom Waits and Les Claypool?! AW YEEEEAH!

@citioflights

5 жыл бұрын

AND brian mantia! the brain? from the brown album

@entheogenicreverence1109

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yes!!!

Great song. Love the junkyard feel and what a guitar Solo! Wonderful again from Waits and Ribot et al

Gives ANYBODY a chance to be what they want to be.... love this...

Tom Waits and Bjork are the two greatest artists we have.

I love this version. The remastered isnt as good.

@toysforthetoygod2671

5 жыл бұрын

ecabernet Agreed! No where near as good. Same with dont go into that barn

@MichaelDooleyProject

5 жыл бұрын

i totally agree. This mix is the one I first heard and loved. I cant do the 2017 remix. Just sounds wrong.

@valerievikernes9839

5 жыл бұрын

the remastered definitely did well by the guitar as the riff becomes loud and prominent but gooddamn is this track something

@aladee1

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. the new mix is interesting, but definitely inferior to this one. Can't believe they replaced it on all the streaming platforms.

@owlteachereducation

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Sometimes less is more.

So awesome that Les Claypool apears frequently on this song and a few times on the album.

Broken hearts with mended soul.

R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman

@smartalek180

7 жыл бұрын

Better Late Than Never Brigade here (in case you're still wondering): Song's in the soundtrack of a PSH film, "A Most Wanted Man." In the future, if you want to know something like this, and nobody answers you quickly, just Google the relevant phrases together, like so: Philip Seymour Hoffman Hoist That Rag You'll usually find what you're looking for fairly quickly, often among the first few hits. Google's clever that way. Cheers

Beautiful. Thanks

and god gave us tom waits. thank you god