Tom Waits/Cookie Monster mashup - God's Away On Business

[BennettIsAmazing]

This is one of the best things on the internet.

[2071Johnny]

This reminds me of that Duckman episode, "All About Elliot" and that Futurama segment "I, Meatbag".

[hobbit5821]

Great!

[wralphh]

this should have been the official video

[smokeemonkee]

Incredible editing job!

[mattphoto1]

Oh, brilliant!

[runcycleskixc]

you made my day

[Mariooooooism]

Thumbs up if you're showing this to your kids!

[cheektreats]

Yeah!

[keyehaw]

The way Elmo nods when Cookie Monster sings "killers, thieves and lawyers" at 0:52 is absolutely hilarious. As is the whole video. Props.

[ResidentPyro]

This is the best thing on the internet, everyone else go home.

[DJGort]

Sweet Jesus. This is better than Handel's "Messiah".

[sidDkid87]

Seriously - Is there a better combo on this earth than Tom Waits and Cookie Monster?

[ashielbows]

hmm.....some kinda genius right here

[Tanavids]

Brilliantly done. The lyrics to this song are seriously grim.

[cerebra1pau1y]

This is the greatest thing I have ever seen.

[Minyobi083]

*Standing ovation*

Wow.

[StuffAdder]

I love it.

[dreil55]

113 people don't like shovels, picks, jobs, are very religious, or are themselves poor, lame, blind, or killers, or thieves, or lawyers, or are in a ditch and don't like to hear bad news/saxophones.

[MiniKona13]

LIFE. MADE.

ohmygosh ily

[TheReegar]

This is genius

[SweetPeaTheCatIsCool]

Excellent video, cookie monsters dancing and lip synching is perfect! I would love to see cookie monster do " low side of the road"

[newoldtymer]

best goddam video on youtube is what that is.

[wyrdbyrd]

I cannot listen to this song anymore without picturing the Cookie Monster in a bowler hat.

[usgadude]

@wyrdbyrd Cookie Ska Monster

[SanDiegoHarry1]

Very fun... He's no Zlad, but still very cool.

[Diatonic5th]

I bet Tom Waits would love this video!

[Tigerlilly0777]

Beautiful!

[TreibsandTV]

More like 112 killers, thieves and lawyers.

[TreibsandTV]

This is sooooo awesome. Totally should go viral

[andjkh]

WHY ISN'T THIS VIRAL ?

[SBNavigator]

Very impressed with your work

[RomeoAloneo]

Please check out my Tom Waits/Cookie monster duet!

[MoxyOx]

More of these, please. Can we recast all of Sesame St as a macabre circus?

[PsychoBillyNiki]

This is epic!

[MercuryCoatedVeins]

the best thing about it is that it totally works...

[TheExDetroiter]

Awesome video. I had a roommate that loved Tom Waits. I could never figure out the lyrics to one of his songs so I used to sing it as "there was a quarter in the street - I was too fat to pick it up".

[PsychoBillyNiki]

@TheExDetroiter lmao!

[WhatE7263]

WOW. This is FANTASTICALLY CREEPY. Great job! You have succeeded in making me fall even more in love with Tom Waits, while at the same time ensuring that I will never be able to look at Cookie Monster the same way again. Well, done!

[westwolf270]

love this!!!

[hooktrunk]

Awesome!



[funeguy2]

How to love this?....love...

[Gillkyrson]

I admire what you've done here. I can only imagine the amount of footage of Cookie Monster you had to filter through. Kudos man.

[MrKafebronz]

Bleeding Jaysus the best mashup this year so far.. Keep´m comming!

[KarmaNinja69]

Cookie Monster freaggin' Rocks!!



[KarmaNinja69]

0:12 -- Rick Santorum?  If so, Cookie Monster should imagine his head is a cookie!!

[royllier91]

So cool but creepy....

[jeffkussman]

I used to be away on business...but then I took an arrow to the knee.

[PapaBearGryIIs]

There was an interview on the Russell Brand show, on BBC Radio 2, where they interviewed the guy who voices the Cookie Monster, and the guy said that he based the Cookie Monster's voice on Tom Waits. I can't remember what weeks podcast it was though, unfortunately. It was 2007/08.

[MCHellshit]

@PapaBearGryIIs Im pretty sure he was joking

[moosecat2024]

110 people are away on business.

[Joce397]

great collaboration! All we need now is some Rawlf the dog from the "Muppets"

[timmonk47]

Tom Waits is a no - talent clown !!!!

[CherryBearBabe]

This is AWESOME! I really never thought of the Cookie Monster voice-Tom Waits connection, but this video REALLY brings it out! AWESOME!

[harrygreenstuff]

Bravo!!

[VirginiaCityVigiLanT]

I had never noticed before the 'cookie monster connection'.No wonder we never see them in the same room together!!! You did a nice job.Thanx!

[mlh73]

Pure genius.

[cinderblokc]

I need more cookiewaits!

[DollBrideMask]

I actually, genuinely had to run to the toilet to piss after he started dancing with the fruit. Well and truly lost my shit.

[KarmaNinja69]

I never knew Cookie Monster can sing so well, and he can dance too!!

P.S.: 110 people don't sleep well at night.

[Isdelth]

i love this, its so well made xD, i cant stop watching it! THE SHIIIIIP IS SINKING! cookie monster is so much more badass now!

[pyroguyFTW]

110 little kids have a youtube account

[phillycheeze62]

Brilliant!! This is simply brilliant.

[YourLordTheSavior]

Though Tom Waits' music is immortal, he himself shall unfortunately pass eventually. That is why I say that we take his voice box and ingenious mind and transplant them into the cookie monster. He even moves the same!

[Radicalindifference]

I wish this was real !!

[beckettsamiam]

How is it even remotely possible that this got any dislike votes? Guess it takes all kinds...

[Timmybear]

@beckettsamiam - I suspect the dislike is coming from the message of the song.

[lonesomeflower]

Awesome, when I first watched this video it only had a few thousand views and now it's heading for 1 million! Admittedly around 10% of that may have been me...

[KevinGuinness5555]

This is absolutely brilliant

[mwright83]

The mouth movements are so good, it wouldn't have been any better had they originally had cookie monster sing this. I am really impressed!

[3lsa123bby]

This is soo good especially the meaning behind it.

[moysh07]

you are a genious!!!!

[ablahrereful]

cant get enough of this! 2:11

[WarDragon1984]

I can't decide whether to thumbs up or thumbs down. It's brilliant, but just plain wrong...

[fishbonegroove]

@WarDragon1984 Wrong? Why? I think Tom Waits himself would find it brilliant, and funny as hell... He DOES have a sense of humor, you know...

[WarDragon1984]

@fishbonegroove I meant from the Cookie Monster end, not from Tom Waits' perspective. The song is possibly the exact antithesis of Sesame Street (which, yes, is what makes it funny, but I still wouldn't let a little kid hear it).

[Timmybear]

@WarDragon1984 - LET a child hear it? Am I the only person who finds the notion of forbidding another person from listening to a POP SONG kind of, well, insane?

[TumbleMassey]

Excellent stuff to combine two great American icons.

[sakogu]

such a good job lining up the video to the song, it looks remarkable,

[CyberTiger000]

I'm proud to have watched this video in it's 2nd day uploaded, and even then I knew it was going to be viral. I must say, sort of late for hitting the 1.000.000 now, but still, adictive as hell. X3 After all, isn't this the 30th time you watch it? XD

[snappycatchy]

So the album Frank's Wild Years was actually about Frank Oz?

[antsamba]

Unbelievably awesome!! Nice job

[scalabim2007]

simply the best mash-up

[Dylan10777]

Genius beyond belief.

[salsburysteakjr]

HA! I wonder how much of the time when Tom's barking "Business!" the cookie monster was actually yelling out "COOKIE!"

[dancingdjdarcy]

ooookkkkkkk, uhuuuuuuuh, I watch sesame street since a baby, don't remember that song! >_____<

[skipgoat]

This is possibly the most awesome thing I've ever seen...

[yulyulno]

I ♥ U ccokiemunster

[whiteboy7176]

They must be crazy to have never even considered Tom Waits to be the voice of Cookie Monster! Seriously. I did some research into it after seeing this since I was curious.

Not even once. Not even considered. :O

[MrHermionePotter]

Seems legit

[leadyHpoizon]

It's perfect.

[lifeinsf]

I've been watching this on repeat for a day now. No wonder Cookie Monster is the spokesperson for Occupy Sesame Street, he's nailed it.

[bohara9999]

Cookie Monster, you cynical bastard...I think I love you :)

[drytinder]

106 people are killers, thieves, and lawyers.

[MsNims]

Fantastic and relevant! awesome!

[TheLittleAtheist]

:D I demand more !!!!!!!!

[foxxy85]

Brilliant!!

[ChristianReformed]

No He's not. lol

[EddieBeakney]

Now, finally, after 30 years, I see the point of music videos. Brilliant.

[blackmarketbaby83]

This is the stuff my dreams are made of.

[Turretti]

@blackmarketbaby83

This is the stuff my nightmares are made of. In a good way

[blackmarketbaby83]

I can die happy now

[youknowsheshalfcrazy]

Tom Waits does a good cover of this.

[Chillton]

I love it :D

[walkerdw1993]

2:19-2:20 What the hell?



[saranade07]

How has this not hit a million views yet?!

[LordPenguin7485]

Needs more emu's.

[sweetpeariot]

This. This is my new favorite thing.

[angelogcs77]

Respect.

[labeano2002]

omgosh. i love this. it's synced so well!

[W0o0lfy]

i love this but it is....creepy how much the tom waits sounds like the cookie monster

[Dillbob1]

@jstoelb There's a big difference

[georgehazan]

it's incredible :) thanks a lot

[Zidanie5]

Sir, I'll sell you my soul if you do "Earth Died Screaming"

[spazfemme]

I'm not going to lie...I have seen this as least once a week for the past 6 weeks.

[whiteboy7176]

@spazfemme, been worried I was alone!

[giacomore]

I won't lie either. I have outwatched you and will continue to do so (not that it's a contest, of course) but it doesn't get much more entertaining than this, if you like Tom Waits and have a bit of a sense of humor!

[bpeisch]

This is inspired on several levels... bravo.

[xlwoon]

I'll bet half of Cookie Monster's appearances on Sesame Street are uncredited cameos by Tom Waits! Maybe half of Tom Waits's concerts are him lip-syncing to recordings by Cookie Monster!!

[astronozzel]

Bastard's totally flipping us off at 3:35!

[astronozzel]

this is magnificent

[FolksCallMeLuke]

This is literally the best video I've ever seen on youtube... bravo.

[WelcometoPatRock]

I think Tom would laugh his aaass off at this

Nice work man :D

[SuperKeekay]

God is an stupid idiot and is FAKE!!!!!!!!!

[biohazard724]

@SuperKeekay How can something be an idiot and fake? Being an idiot requires intelligence on some level. Intelligence requires existence. Unless you meant God is a hypocrite?

[Moralityman]

2:57 - 3:04 at the typewriter is perfect.

[undstaub2staub]

@Moralityman 2:22 - 2:28 is really good too.

[celticguardian951]

This is horrifyingly awesome lol

[AstonishingAce]

Horrifying.

[sclogse1]

Marvelous. Cookie has some moves!

[StephenAndrew777]

That's just funny.

[pseedie]

this is genius. thank you.

[arothmanmusic]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[MrKrucible]

Do another!



[secumplen]

I want to like this a thousand times.... juxtaposing the supposedly innocent characters of sesame street with the beautifully cynical Tom Waits... It is a match made in Heaven, or Hell. Everything goes to hell anyway... as we all know. ;-)

[Timmybear]

@secumplen - Sometimes I think people were watching a different Sesame Street than I was.  It always struck me as FAR from innocent. Not as creepy as Mr. Roger's, but still subversive (though Electric Company was my preferred show).

[SuperSUCKcess]

this is the song you hear on your way to hell, I swear

[zionravescene]

0:29 LOL

[croninlaw]

This was so well done! Great job!

[boosh90]

stuff like this is the reason why I access the internet on a regular basis

fantastic stuff

[visnjic101]

this kicks ass, well done

[TheSurlygentleman]

My favorite part is watching him dance behind the table of food.

[fourfingerfunk]

One of the best mash-ups ever! BRAVO :)

[TheAmazingFidget]

3:48 :V

[Mr77Prince]

911,911 watcher. I win.

[ablahrereful]

2:10 is pure art

[caseyspaos]

Awesome editing! Perfect timing! I am a long-time fan of Brother Tom (since 1984), but an even longer-time fan of CM (1971), and I love this! Yes. I am old.

[ducktapethis]

holy shit

that works WAY too well

[discotraxx6]

that.was.so.AWESOME!! 

[mrmagpie21]

This is great, I've always thought Waits sounds like Cookie Monster on God's Away On Business...glad i'm not alone!

[Raap123]

so you get also a deep voice from eating to much coockies?

[MikeTrytek1]

Someone with too much time on their hands, but I'm forever grateful!

[PatrickS345]

YES

[TheRhythmCollection]

Cookie Monster gets really grumpy when you don't give min his cookies.

[ModernDayProphets]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!! Pure genius!!!!!!!!

[DanPfleging]

Man.  Forget the voice, I never realized how similar Cookie Monster and Tom's stage presences are.

[andywatson932]

C is for Capitalism.

[LilithFilth]

I burst out laughing straight away!!

I fukn LOVE IT!!

I have tears in my eyes.

[t11001100]

This is great, though I would have liked it more if it hadn't repeated 52 seconds or so of the song for some reason

[butnotanelephant]

This is a masterpiece

[zionravescene]

@butnotanelephant This is a MONSTERpiece.

[notpublius]

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[apoxalex]

cool

[LoudValves]

Rense has linked to this now... :)