Tom Waits - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

[TheBham54]

oh my God....never heard this version before...and I'm a BIG Tom Waits fan...agree with muzicsalesman...as good as JB's original....

[SIPSPIER101]

A rare Tom Waits version of the 1965 James Brown soul classic “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.” . live in 1987 at Massey Hall in Toronto Canada during the “Frank‘s Wild Years” tour. On stage that night are Tom Waits on vocals, piano, bullhorn, Marc Ribot: guitars, banjos, trumpet, Willy Schwarz ( ‘the squeeze) ’Ralph Carney: saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet, marimba, violin, baritone horn, harmonica, Greg Cohen: upright/ electric bass, box electric and Michael Blair on drums & percussion.

[FreeTinfoilHat]

I can't believe this is my first time hearing this. Excuse me while I kick myself to death.

[webdrummer]

Damn..... so good!

[morrisman64]

great job

[ApocalypticWarhammer]

Outstanding.

[billyherklots]

DAYUMMMMMMMMMMMM

[stiggyh]

the singing rust bucket ;)

[JoshHunter1999]

It ridiculous how well this song fits him

[primusman34]

Tom Waits is the Chuck Norris of music

[dggd]

Work it Tom Waits!

[alberts1985]

yes sir this is great

[bundasichi]

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Noun:

Special honor or respect shown publicly.

[096giovadale]

JB's version's better!!!!! Ok shoot me now

[bouroumchouroum]

@096giovadale You're right! This is the ugliest version of PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[096giovadale]

@bouroumchouroum original version is ALWAYS better :)

[sclogse1]

I have this tune (PGABNB) from a collection of live stuff on CD that's been around for quite a while. Nice to see it listed on Tom's web site under his videos. However there's a wonderful song he did in the eighties, around the Paradise Alley period. It's called Scarecrow, and has a strong Aaron Copland feel in the piano. It's a perfect, short song, that very few people know about.

[gabehampton]

@sclogse1 Could you upload it? I never heard that one.

[spadoukie]

As always...Tom Waits for no man!!

[YourLovelyMan]

No. Fucking. Way.

[hazelsnook]

What a rip off

[rocknrollporn]

this is fuckn AWESOME!!!!

[ajgree6]

I loved 80's Waits. The dude had a voice back then that was better than almost anyone.

[JHandcock1111]

Tom Waits is a blessing from God. He reminds us there is more than one way to take what life gives us. I am so greatful he exists.

[rogeralexander7]

Man I dig your soul...Your grainy voice is the juice that makes this single..

Brother...man.....!!!!!

[FUNNYGUYJACK44]

GREAT Sound quality also , love the Drums, I CANT STOP PLAYING IT !!! Who else could do this sONG ? Nobody thats who

[TimboBumaye]

@FUNNYGUYJACK44 james brown, the guy who originally played it ya gabroni

[muzicsalesman]

Tom Waits: The only white man who can cover this song and make it better.

[Ashley4339]

We're not worthy!

We're not worthy!

Truer words have never been spoken but had to be written...We are not worthy of this piece of brilliance!!

[Go4green99]

very fine, indeed!

[revbricenichols]

Really Fantastic!!!! Thank you!

[HyperMushrooms]

I wish I could get an MP3 of this...

[austrianfunkhunter]

@HyperMushrooms

google Free-YouTube-to-MP3-Converter

[h3llbring3r]

This is all kinds of awesome. He needs to slip this into an album!

[skifree108]

havent heard tom sing funk before - he is awesome!

[geoman7447]

This is one awesome performance. And it has, for some reason I'll never understand, propelled my cover of "I hope I don't fall in love with you" to my top song. How did this song ever get 85K views while your others are so small?

[gabehampton]

Tom Waits posted it on his Facebook page. I was confused about the sudden interest in the video as well for about a day and a half, and then I realized that it was on Tom Waits Facebook page. It's still at the top of it. I feel humbled by it. It's his song, you know. I just uploaded it because it wasn't on Youtube yet, and I knew most people hadn't heard it. Most of the things I upload weren't on Youtube before I posted them. I make sure of it before I post them.

[kjiver]

@gabehampton Great song - the video is also on his homepage - under the news section

[celticircle]

tight band...

[chrispab]

yeah

[gabehampton]

I have some other Tom Waits performances uploaded on my channel. Well, three other ones. They are from a live performance at Lee Furr Studios in Tuscon. He tells stories in two of them and sings afterwords, and in one he reads a Red Sovine poem

[Alex24391]

: holy fucking shit. I love you more and more Mr Waits.

[fungusplucker]

I wonder which came first, this song or the bourbon :P

[Ashley4339]

This man has just ascended to a whole new plane of cool....Awesomness!!

[JordanChesneyVideos]

Wow.

[Greesovith]

what the.. this is good!!

[Treowe]

Right on bro.

[RussellHokes57]

Wow.. And to think I thought Tom couldn't possibly get any more awesome...

[webstercat]

The scream in the end is totally Jamesish! I would love have heard tom sing this. Would like to have seen his moves.....

[TheCopyHolder]

Sounds like this was recorded from the back of the room.

[mayberry5000]

I adore Tom., but better than James? Blasphemy.

[Shreeves16]

This has been the only thing good to come of my facebook usuage as a matter of fact. Love Tom.

[blakedawg76]

Oh my god! Hell yes!

[11mambo]

Outasight!

[MrDennisKuhn]

Fantastic version, you are awesomest Tom ;-) What would be the music world without your great influence and inspiration ;-)

[asinwhat]

if you think this is a funky as margaret thatcher,youre mistake AND an asshole.its absolute..

[noisyneil]

this is about as funky as margaret thatcher

[Scottinni]

This great. Remember he is Tom Waits not James Brown. I love to hear James do Mr Segal or Heart Attack & Vine.

[madahad9]

There are a few performers I have on a wish list to see live and Tom Waits is in the top five . I would like also see Talking Heads get back together and play a tour.

[pelotasdad]

this must have been great to see live....

[adamlazlo]

Wow! Wow! Wow! This has to be one of the best things I've ever heard! Such an obvious person to cover for Tom without me realizing it before! Brilliant! He should do a whole James Brown tribute album :)

[casanovahagfish]

YES! Tom Waits meets James Brown? This has epic written all over it. 

[kenwut]

Me too.



[antwilliams86]

AWESOME.

[1310buddha93]

This is great work, but "better than James"? Really?

[harvito]

Effin amazin!!! Thanks for the post.

[AnnaBaaanana]

Bombastic!!!

[complitdave]

holy smokes

[jaroyde]

Absolutely Great！We want DwnLrd.

[Maddhater1]

Thumbs up if you found this link via facebook!

[antraxptpt]

@Maddhater1 what's the point?.

[Maddhater1]

@antraxptpt The point was this vid had no veiws and then had around 3,000 the second it was posted on the Tom Waits face book page.

Thought it would be nice to get a count.

[angelflyinsolo]

@Maddhater1 i came from twitter

[JHB1987]

@Maddhater1 I came from Tom's twitter

[JHB1987]

@Maddhater1 I came from Tom's twitter (/TOMWAITS)

[FryCookFromVenus]

this is fucking awesome. tom waits covers this perfectly. is it at all possible to download?

[PotatoManTada]

@FryCookFromVenus keepvid.com

[FryCookFromVenus]

@PotatoManTada thanks potatoman. done & done. i want it as an mp3 too, but i'll settle for the vid for the time being.

[rsclutch1990]

This is fucking awesome :) idea: Tom waits does an album covering jb :P

[HDeanClark]

Brings back great memories!

[pnkgtr]

This is fantastic. I love JB and Tom Waits.

[geekmagnet27]

There is no one like Tom. I said God damn!

[kitsch2spacea]

Gosh darnit, my feet haven't stopped moving!

[Mommalikes]

Tom never fails to amaze me!

[PockyBebop]

This is so awesome. Tom Waits is the man!

[jasonmoyer]

This is fucking amazing.

[Uzzman27]

the definition of cool!!

[Dan070]

aoisfoaigfhjeoiughweoughweough­wegvnhweovnwe Omfg this is so good I just contracted hand tourettes... Or colloquially speaking: 'an uncontrollable jive.'

[webstercat]

Better than James!

[blakedawg76]

@webstercat This is pretty strong, all hail James n all hail Tom!

[ronworthy]

@webstercat you're smokin crack.

[webstercat]

@ronworthy Don't get so touchy darling. I saw James in 1968 with the Flames. Probably before you were born.....

[nelsonbrito83]

Badass!

[Frankiefoamy]

Extremely awesome!

[sullamaca]

A rare Tom Waits version of the 1965 James Brown soul classic “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag.” Less a cover of the original Brown penned masterpiece than an ingenious and maniacal reinterpretation recorded live in 1987 at Massey Hall in Toronto Canada during the “Frank‘s Wild Years” tour.

[frankcarrodius]

Tom, as ever, you are the man.

[salsburysteakjr]

@sullamaca I dunno, he covers it pretty close to the original...

[matt37862]

@sullamaca "an ingenius and meniacal reinterpretation"? really? I'm a big fan of Waits too, but that was a pretty faithful to the original version...especially by his standards.