Jockey Full of Bourbon

[filmcrew1551]

Not everyone likes him,but he drives some folks WILD

[yashicat5]

Isn't this riff the one used for Black Books?

[aoife92]

@yashicat5 Black Books ripped it off a bit... They sound really similar, but not the same.

[foxfingers]

its no coincidence that tom waits on youtube is only available in the lowest of qualities. The way he meant it to be.

[usamalali]

Tom Waits is so boring, unoriginal and unmelodious! ! I don't understand why people listen to him.

ok so now that I have your wide eyed, fully enraged attention: Waits is the best thing that ever happened to the world!

[jimaldo64]

@usamalali hehehe you were this |-| close to having a baseball bat lobotomy!

[mraliabbaslali]

@jimaldo64 Hehee :P

[Zerophoenix1]

How come whenever Im trying to find the comment that everyone is hating on I can find it? HELP! D:

[jimaldo64]

@Zerophoenix1 Ctrl+F "CarlSagan0101" you'll find it there

[MrHarbl]

Awesome song. My favorite "creepy" Tom Waits tune.

[volvojensen]

@MrHarbl mine is on the album 'Mule variations' What's he building...

[jimaldo64]

@MrHarbl "yesterday is here"

[streetspiritben]

what guitar was used on this?

[TheDrubix]

@streetspiritben I think its a telecaster

[jimaldo64]

@streetspiritben he probably made it himself, he makes a lot of his own instruments

[lunaspenta]

che figo spaziale

[HypaSonicDeathMonkey]

@crakula

Is all you do get pwnt over the internet?

[Lotsamoss]

@crakula If you are going to try to make fun of someone, make sure to check your own shitty comment. Spelling a simple word like 'career' wrong, just makes you sound dumb and uneducated.

[HypaSonicDeathMonkey]

@crakula

Nope. Try again.

[HypaSonicDeathMonkey]

@crakula

Seeing as everyone can hear it except you, might wanna reconsider that statement.

[HypaSonicDeathMonkey]

@crakula

So? Doesn't make them sound any less similar.

[gimmi1]

any one heard jon bonamassa's version? its quite nice too!

[CarlSagan0101]

@gimmi1

Joe Bonamassa is boring pop blues.

[gimmi1]

@CarlSagan0101 at least he made this boring song interesting

[CarlSagan0101]

@gimmi1

Tom Waits... is... boring?

O___O

[jimaldo64]

@CarlSagan010 you don't deserve to use the name Carl Sagan.......shame on you!!!!

[CarlSagan0101]

@jimaldo64

Why not? Joe Bonomassa isn't interesting at all. He's typical pop blues just like John Mayer, a lot of Clapton's post-Cream stuff, and a lot of BB Kings work too.

[JimboDean9]

probably my favorite by him, next to chocolate jesus and heart attack and vine

[soseductivejo]

this song always reminds me of andy garcia in things to do in denver when your dead!!!......love that film!........its such a rough song love it!!!!!

[TheRavingLlama]

Fucking masterpiece.

[greenman22244]

thumbs up if  tom waits=fuck yeah

[blackrad101]

how did this get 10 dislikes

[MrGunnerio]

things to do in denver when you're dead :D

[Th3xGoaT]

Nine people are severly brain damaged.

[InfectiousShroomKid]

Heard from a friend of mine that he played a show with Primus, and the fucks in the audience booed him off stage. I like Primus and all, but what a bunch of dumb fucks with no real musical taste. I would had to have held back a punch in the face if i saw someone booing within arm reach.

[theBigNoseAttack]

one of my favs!if you like tom check my channel too! cheerz from greece

[edwardgonzalez87]

love to hear this when im drunk

:P

[foxfingers]

@edwardgonzalez87

lol i feel you

[jmyl0425]

8 people have a jockey full of horse manure. How could you not like this song?

[bluesmaster94]

Joe Bonamassa's version is way better then this !!!

Joe Bonamassa is the BEST !! :D

[SuperCinemaLover]

@bluesmaster94 No way!!! Tom rules!!!!!

[GeorgiePPuddinPie]

The man is an amazing song writer. He can do little wrong...

[Theotherotherother]

I believe I've over drank my bourbon and I think I'm having trouble standing.

[spinskype]

2 dollar pistol......full of boubon...classic

[Aisle3Comedy]

Thumbs up if you were brought here by Moxy Früvous!

[WKaliberr]

Only fault of this song: Too short!!

[xxxkillertorpedoe]

OMG this song has been stuck in my head forever! And I love it!

[huggiehuggie1]

Tom waits is a boss

[bifaybump]

just look at that face. thats a legend if i ever saw one

[mikekadas]

Jockey Full Of Bourbon - Waits, Tom [Pomona, California] - 1985 - "AMG Pick. From the beginning of his career, Tom Waits had always explored a variety of musical influences from folk to blues and jazz. He opened himself up to a wider array of musical sources (including Latin, Eastern European, and avant-garde art rock)" - Greatest Hits [Import Russia] (ANTI-Records) [Disc 1]-2008.

[Misishaxi]

Sleaziest opening riff ever.

[WKaliberr]

@Misishaxi what do you mean by that?

[gilli39]

@WKaliberr He probably means that the opening riff is the sleaziest one ever

[crowsound]

I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up

[NewMexKush]

Such a relaxing tune. I love it.

[Momirski]

Tom you're my North Star when I'm lost and feeling blue.

[daneeehhhh]

is it me or this sounds like "She Bangs" of Ricky Martin? No offense, Ricky could have stolen this

[mauro9601]

Meravigliosa....tra le mie preferite di Tom Waits

[JWBails]

Joe Bonamassa brought me here

[uglybob0072]

@JWBails Joes version is, in my opinion, waaayyy better, but I can appreciate why some people would like the original version. I had never heard this song before I heard Joes cover on The Ballad of John Henry album.

[ipodchicken]

His voice was so much better when he was younger. It makes me a little sad to hear him now, but I'm glad that he is still doing what he loves.

[bkirk918]

@ipodchicken

You gotta be joking. What he does with his voice he does on purpose. Besides, this recording is about 25 years old, so...what are you talking about?

[oleifangDK]

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!!!"

[MrsHowl]

@ohyewithlittlefaith alright mate, calm down i was just pointing out they sounded similar. Just thought it was interesting...just means maybe Dylan Moran likes Tom Waits thats all. geez.

[Pietro07061993]

down by law is amazing!! WAITS & JARMUSCH RULES!!!

[SuperBluesystem]

I love this song, it's awesome the images you can get just by listening the lyrics!

[SHERLOCKundHOMS]

Das Leben nach dem Tod in Denver!!! geiler film :)

[ironysteeth]

First heard this song when I saw "Things to do in Denver when you're dead." Loved it since. If you like good music that doenst get played on the radio, check out it's soundtrack sometime

[aliceramone65]

killer

[MoffeAnimal]

Man oh man how i love this song!!! One of the all time greatest!

[OxyMiracle]

Such a classy song. I wish that more people could appreciate his style - unfortunately for many it's just an acquired taste...

I got onto Waits after listening to all of Zappa/Beefheart/Man Man and his style is even unique compared to these - he reminds me of a character out of some dark dark movie with his gruff voice.

[RawringTaters]

@OxyMiracle I agree! But that whiskey voice is amazing to me. And how it changes over the years makes it even better.

Ive listened to man man for a good while now and am glad my friend linked me to tom, he really is amazing and gives me so much inspiration for my art.

[spacemanbose]

incredible

[stinson48]

The only word I can think of is fucking magnificent.

Oops I guess that's two words......fuck it!

[Ashley4339]

awesome!

[SlugaBoziji]

Tom and Mickey Rourke would be excellent companions for a coffee and a cigarette or two.

[octart]

masterpiece!

[SanGuevara]

I have no idea what Waits is singing about (some study of the lyrics should fix that), but goddamn this is catchy!

[Thenewdane]

@SanGuevara he sings about being drunk, doing dumb things and forgetting afterwards :)

[SlugaBoziji]

I take my hat off to Mr. Waits.

A film Waits´s lovers should check out :)

[RollingReunion]

Great song. I hear some Screaming Jay Hawkins influence in here.

[folkguitar1]

Love this!

[MrsHowl]

oh and i forgot to add - anyone else notice how strangely similar this is to the theme tune of that comedy programme with Dylan Moran and Bill Bailey called 'Black Books'?

[chaoswarhound]

I love that program! And you're right there actualy mate, never noticed that! Fair play!

[coffee2024]

how right you are. Never noticed it before now.

[FunnyCowboyDance]

@coffee2024 It's been pointed out a lot. Very reminiscent of Ribot's stuff.

[Metalsalt]

@coffee2024 Miljoonasade - Rokkibändi wounded knee, Also another cover/copy/strangely samely sounding song in finnish :)

[drring67]

i think that ,

perhaps , the theme tune is similar to this .

[OtterpopSlaughterMop]

Yeah! It sounds nearly identical!

[FeedsNoSliesMusic]

It similar, but not strangely. They're both to do with drunkards, see.

[papitata]

@MrsHowl, three thumbs up for your remark, if I only had the extra thumb.

[sohoking88]

@MrsHowl

There have to be some serious copywrite issues there

[OhYeWithLittleFaith]

@MrsHowl Piss off no its not! I can understand why you think that but there is no connection.

[EuphoriaAvenue]

@MrsHowl

I thought I was the only one who noticed that! It's the guitar that does is for me.

[kateevans1987]

@MrsHowl omg it could very almost be the same damn thing :O maybe it is, i love black books hehe

[monoperative]

@MrsHowl Good shout. Considering Bernard's general behaviour, I would suggest that this is intentional.

[ladill89]

this song i my ipod on a rainy morning.. still dark and late for work. happy in a suicidial way

[AlisKlaar]

@MrsHowl

Well spotted MrsHowl :)

[peterthemighty]

@MrsHowl Wow yes! Thank you. But it's probably the same music. If it is - Black books is now two times as awesome

[snugzysgirl]

@MrsHow I always said that!

[BollocksUtwat]

@MrsHowl My first thought when I saw that show for the first time was "This song sounds like Tom Waits".

[ezraloomis]

@MrsHowl And also "The Sopranos" theme.

[ezraloomis]

@MrsHowl And to 'The Sopranos' theme.

[LaviniaVeiled]

@MrsHowl - YESS!!! I JUST started watching that show and it immediately reminded me of this song. I would bet anything that the theme is modeled on this song to some degree.

[Nihilocracy]

@MrsHowl first thing i thought when i heard it

[youloudon]

@MrsHowl defo... have always thought that!!! nice to hear i'm not the only one!!!!

[ComradeCanadia]

@MrsHowl I've always thought that! Glad to know I'm not alone/insane.

[noremotevideos1]

@MrsHowl It is indeed the music intro music to Black Books... maybe re-recorded for legal purposes. Mr Waits is very particular about these things. Tho... if he'd seen black books he'd SURELY have approved. Coincidently... Dylan Moran once sat with myself and a friend at a pub table for a few hrs. Although it never came up... I'd bet a large bet he is a Waits fan.

[noremotevideos1]

@noremotevideos1 *music - typo... darn this YT system and its non-allowance of re-editing!!!

[esdjiraan]

@MrsHowl Me and my friend were convinced it was Tom Waits for a while...I looked it up, and I feel like I remember a different name attributed to it. Don't quote me.

[BeerUserSince1992]

@MrsHowl I THOUGHT it somehow sounded familiar. Thanks for this.

[envika]

Note that Ribot quotes "On Green Dolphin St." at 2:08

[Kingdom09100]

Dude. that's deep.

[JuanDeSoCal]

@envika, oh wow, you're right! thanks for pointing that out. good catch! (can't understand why someone gave you the thumbs down)

[ZZombyWooff]

The Finnish cover of this song is kind of hilarious. stupid. important. and then again hilarious. then it's not hilarious. but still, it is.

[Verdugothewatcher]

Smooth stuff, very dark atmosphere to it. Great song.

[tompetty832002]

such a dark riff. such an amazing unique songwriter. i love this song. im full of bourbon i can't stand up.

lol his the genres on myspace are listed as experimental/experimental/expe­rimental

[MandyLoren]

Very odd movie and a very odd song.... in a very possitive way <3

[johnvndonut]

i'm so happy. Marc Ribot is a legend. ahhhh. a bit drunk here... do you have the civil war story lead in to train song off of big time posted? am i getting greedy?

[coffee2024]

I have that song but I haven't posted it on Youtube. Once I get internet back on at home I'll put it up.

[LeFruFru]

@johnvndonut dear god i'm drunk too and I'd love to find this song right now Ribot is a genius

[vegangothboards]

@johnvndonut re:>ahhhh. a bit drunk here...

Hard not to be when listening to Tom Waits. Look up the word "drunk (adjective)" in the dictionary, and there's his picture. Maybe I shouldn't be listening to it when I'm at work...

[FlintMishagin]

this is such a great song, Tom Waits rules

[GeistWerk]

this is magic... amazing tune, amazing album

Tom Waits is GOD (in case of musicians... I guess I'm a polytheist ^^)

[jungalina]

Hey i love this song, would u know wat type of music this is? if so please answer as soon as possible XD please, thnx for uploading!

[coffee2024]

"With this trademark growl; his incorporation of pre-rock styles such as blues, jazz, and Vaudeville; and experimental tendencies verging on industrial music,[2] Waits has built up a distinctive musical persona."

Quoted from Wikipedia.

[SatchmoProductions]

Tom Waits is unclassifiable. He is his own genre.

[coffee2024]

"Waits has built up a distinctive musical persona"

Yes I agree, it is covered in that quote.

[straightwhiteguy]

.... I've always loved this song!... thanks for the originally recorded version!...