The Piano Has Been Drinking - Tom Waits

[rockefe]

nice......

[Twistednerver]

9 people can't find their waitress with a Geiger counter.

[Twistednerver]

@ManFromOverThere creampie casper milk toast.

[Twistednerver]

God this song should be mandatorily played as last call at every bar...this song makes me want to never go back a bar and never play another song in one.

[amplexusironia]

I found this by typing in 'piano ha' into Google, trying to remember who that famous pianist was (Horowitz). Now, it's my favorite song. Thanks, Fate.

[rave822]

Heard this not to long ago! It's pretty catchy.

[MadHatter123456]

wonderful song, horrible video.

[SuperStuey2]

what a great drunk song..

[MrLronhoover]

the girl at 2:14 will fuck you in a stall in the mens room

[MrLronhoover]

Its a song folks, if you dont like the photos dont look, you know in the pre mtv days music was actually written with no consideration of video. Try it out sometime,just close your eyes or cover the screen.You do have to concentrate a little [might be the problem right there] its called "listening to music"

[MadFredTV]

6 people dind't found a waitress with a gaigercounter..

[FuelsaverForyou]

Beautifullly done, that must have taken some time. I see you are a true Tom Waits fan. Keep up the great work.

[noodleeees]

to blame everything and every one but your self... hm

[Tommyfazz]

the song remains the same ... but the video is luv-e-ly Tommy

[pkreutzer]

Very good song, lame video.

[inkblack666]

tom waits is the greatest musician of all time and fuck you if you disagree

[stonesfan1989]

Wow this guy is amazing, his tune is so fresh, he is as talented as Yoko Ono! Yoko Ono sucks cock shes a cunt.

[ravenwing613]

@stonesfan1989 And Mick Jagger is a faggot.  Your point?

[stonesfan1989]

@ravenwing613 His voice is actually pleasant to listen to.

[YourFaceWillDie468]

@stonesfan1989 @ravenwing613 Fuck you both.

[stonesfan1989]

@YourFaceWillDie468 wants to have a three way with @Ravenwing613 and myself. I'm flattered but i'm busy right now. So just beat your meat-puppet senseless.

[bluesman282]

@YourFaceWillDie468 lolololololololol i read this before i read the other comments

[rontemplin]

@ravenwing613 Your Point? It's about time Mick came out, we always knew he was a bit of a queen... Your gaydar is fully charged queermoe...

[daniele736]

Tom sei nel mio cuore per sempre.

[handsomerube]

yes...great song. video is WAAAAAAAAY too literal...

[guccifx1]

Molto Brilliant...!!!

[nyx1919]

Sauce on the picture of the girl with the red hair from about 2.10 to 2.15 or so? Looks awesome.

[elarus]

@nyx1919 bump

[Palatard]

Don't look at the video it ruins the song lol! thanks for the upload though! first one I found that isn't live and I like it better!

[ghostofgar]

@Palatard I know, I had to scroll down and just listen ;)

[Twistednerver]

@Palatard i beg tooooo differ! The video had me weeeeeak.

[AlmightyScubba]

These lyrics remind me of some of my dreams lol

[audioszsz]

the computer has been drinking

[jetsr]

great song, fucking shitty video

[airsplat490]

I fucking hate videos that have obvious pictures that match the lyrics. It just show that some people have no intelligence.

[VSL123]

@airsplat490 The maker of the video wasn't aiming for an award of prize you idiot. If he/she wanted to make the pictures match the lyrics then he's within that right. You don't know how he thinks or what he does in life. Associating someone's intelligence with something they took around 10 - 30 minutes to make is unintelligent in every sense of the word.

One more thing. 'It just show' should be 'It just shows'. Use proper grammar before calling someone else unintelligent.

[trexsandwhich]

@airsplat490 So make a better one you daft brush

[ImJimHill]

@airsplat490 I also had the first reaction that it was too literal, but the song is so great... After watching a bit I appreciated the attention to detail and the actually thoughtful selection of images. The style is not generally my taste either, but it is a really good job of what it is, and the overall product is certainly pleasant.

[CrunchTHEkangaroo]

I like these pictures, they're funny some of them. :D

[makinclabies]

these pictures are awful

[avila745]

nicely done video,great song,funny lyrics....

[dlite3113]

someone really should let the telephone bum a cigarette

[zionravescene]

This is the sort of song that gets better and better the longer you stick with it. I love it.

[TheSicknotesan]

@airnbobo. Small Change. Great Album.

[bigmarty11288]

At peanut butter factories, there is a maximum of two rat hairs allowed per pound of peanut butter before the lot is recalled. Sauerkraut is 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume.  Spiciness is measured in Scoville Units. Botulism grows only in the complete absence of oxygen. Peas are not vegetables, they are legumes. Drinking coconut milk can cause diarrhea. Ingested in large quantities, nutmeg has hallucinogenic properties.

[6eidan6yos6on]

great song

dont really like the video

but the explanation of it its really interesting n.n

[nakedyoga420]

Despite the obviouse hilarity of this song, i think its truly a beautiful piece of work. I mean the simple piano, the simple singing, but the lyrics just blend together with everything and it just gives off a good vibe. Art is such a beautiful thing you know

[airnbobo]

Is this version on any album?

[philthepill1980]

best video ever



[lsdguy1]

the pictures are funny!

[rdyhrm]

Damn good version......Damn good....

[thekke94]

Problem? Just blame it on the piano.

[ilovekurtcobain17]

i love this song thanks mr. knoth for this song for playing it in our english class for poems :) thank u so much i love it

[mrbolo1955]

The best way to enjoy this song is by turning up the volume then darkening your screen. Great music I can't remember ever being this drunk, might have been, but don't remember!

[SasukeUcha77]

@mrbolo1955 And you probably won't remember this time either.

[Dragmack]

this song is the best kind of music; sweet, courageous, angry, and sad all at the same time.

[mamabear955]

Sooo Good, thanx for the hard work you put in!!! Absolutely loved it!!! The images were fabulous!!!

[ProgDrummerQ]

eveything makes sense but....how can a balcony be "on the make?"

[KaisersOkay]

I seem to remember (way back) that Waits supposedly turned up to a record company meeting late, and completely sloshed. It was reported that they were on the verge of sacking him, and he then sashayed over to a piano in the room and banged this tune out. The rest is of course is history

[PurpleCowsMakeGJ]

I like the pic at the end. :]

[Cervicconstruction]

Fab.

[Deadeesh]

Not me. xD

[thisisbroders]

Superb Images

[morshusbigbomb]

Don't do drugs kids

[JulianKaruk]

Hilarious visuals. Love it.

[bryceanwhimsey]

I like this video. I realize that it's not a popular opinion--but I see some irony in the pictures chosen; the tone behind the literal images is one of degradation and depression, as is the tone of the song. I think it's fitting. Not perfect, but well achieved.

[viridianmoonlight]

hell, i'd be happy if the only image you showed was the old ass piano :D

[TheUberDark]

If you want to put litteral pictures up the considder that it is 'and the newspapers were fooling' but you have a picture of folding not fooling.

Good song though, obviously..

I didn't come here only to comment :p

[wreccen]

great quallity, thank you mate!

[empress737700]

I agree with the masses... great song, terrible video. 

[seedaripper2010]

Love the tune, but hate the video...sorry man (but bastardising a great song, with a half-hearted attempt at witticism, Grains me...) It just completely ruined the whole meaning of the song (if anything, it patronised it)

[IdleAl]

Perfectly unique. 

[UniqeTeckNique]

@IdleAl ThanK YoU :)

[Jaymeizterflash01]

A fantastic musician, he is truly blessed with greatness...

[lottavernix]

is it me or at 3:17 does Tom look like Kramer?

[budmuth]

love the presentation!

[ernete01]

the cartoon at the end is very cool.

[Kred14]

the bribery picture has only 2 $100 bills, then a bunch of $1 bills.

[shibbydude123]

@Kred14 pedant

[Zerogard]

This song perfectly explains my life.

[blacksnor]

i'm sooo gonna sing this on X-factor,

i know its even harder then singing real good,

without drinking and smoking, but still, im gonna try ;;

[marcosaurus]

loved the non-live versionness of this

loved the pictures for "not me"

NICE!

[arcadefiremuse]

No. 2 on my favourite lyrics list

[mrwolf84]

I don't have a good english.. your litteral transposition help me a lot!

[XXItachiXSasukeXX]

Lol, the pictures are great. A good quality song, too.

[rodrigochapat]

did you just put the first image on google that came out for every word in the song??? lol

[laviniaandrei]

great video montage!

[johnnnnnnny86]

Amazing song. Well done video.

[ramtha9]

Very nice. Thank you!

[thethegreenmachine]

Excellent pictures, and perfectly synchronized.

[meeshajunk45]

The term "irreverent destitute humour" is perfect

[Herebebears]

The images are PERFECT...awesome image selection. They display all of the irreverent destitute humour one finds in a Tom Waits tune. PERFECT! Love it!!!

[phillyvinilli]

Tom Waits his whole life

[TheJiggsCasey]

I love Waits, thanks for posting a non-live version.

[jb48999]

tis the season !

[pauleypauleypauley]

awesome version, good quality, thank you!! buuuuut... i don't want to sound like a jerk but maybe the images are a little too literal and kinda erode the experience, just my oipinion. but most of all really truly thanks for uploading great music!

[MasterBiblicalMemory]

@pauleypauleypauley Thanks for your comment. Yes, the images are very literal (indeed, too literal!). The reason being that if abstracts are reduced to concrete tangibles, they are easy to remember. Hence, if you watch this video several times, you will find that the lyrics are actually easier to remember (mnemonics are my hobby). And if you 'link' the images together, you will have memorized the lyrics! Best wishes!

[pauleypauleypauley]

@MasterBiblicalMemory Good point! i get ya

[jenkins80526]

@MasterBiblicalMemory

No you actually butchered the song with terrible images. Hence I'm not going to watch this video several times so that by mnemonics and concrete tangibles I can remember the lyrics. I don't think we Waits fans need absolutely stupid images to memorize the lyrics. It absolutely erodes the experience of an incredible song. I regret that I even wasted my time here.

[animistix]

@jenkins80526 (most splendid moniker by the way...)

Heavens to Betsy! If you're so worried about wasting your time, what in Funk's name are you doing leaving comments on YouTube? I'm certainly wasting my time and by god I'm EMBRACING the EXPERIENCE! (I didn't get where I am today by not wasting my time you know.)

Did it not occur to you to just listen to the music without looking at the pictures? Ah well.

[rowellbeej01]

@MasterBiblicalMemory that's cool. well said.

[marduk111]

@MasterBiblicalMemory "the balcony is on the make" means its damaged. the cash pic isnt very literal :P

[jklitten]

@pauleypauleypauley It's not like you have to sit there and watch the slideshow to listen to the song.

[noodlam]

excellent. thanks for the excellent visuals too.

[mieprowan]

One of the best photoessays to one of the best songs I've ever seen.

I especially love all the dead pianos; but it's all wonderful. Wow. Just wow.

[mieprowan]

absolutely terrific, I have sent this hither and yon.

[Antphelpsee]

i love this, so much.

[lupocephalic]

Very well done. Thanks for this!

[Elevelin1]

literal :-D

[deathnotefan13]

finally a non-live version. Thank you!