Tom Waits - "God's Away On Business"

[khyaoigirl396]

If Tom Waits was the devil, then damn I would be a Satanist.

[XClubbraxal44]

guys just started listening to tom waits, what are your top 5 favorite songs i should look at

[TheTwo7s]

@XClubbraxal44 All of them! November, Sea of love, Little drop of poison, No one knows im gone, endless list of great poetic, real music that will take your soul away. Tom Waits is Music.

[killerbenji]

@XClubbraxal44 I would recommend any track from his album 'Bone Machine' but honestly just listen around. Try 'Bad as me', 'Little drop of poison','Hold on', 'Hoist that rag', 'Top of the hill' the list just goes on and on...like TheTwo7s said endless list of great poetic, real music.

[XClubbraxal44]

@killerbenji okay thanks ill check it out!

[Ariel1Dominguez]

im just tired of people comparing Tom Waits with the Devil. I mean, he is a bad ass but he is not Tom Waits.

[burningburney94]

Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and Leonard Cohen. three greatest men to have ever graced this earth.

[Remington61189]

Tom Wait's touching love ballad to Wall Street

[Shtove]

@Remington61189

It should be killers thieves and BANKERS!

[13panagiwtis13]

OH OH What a Song , What an Atist !

[yjadalyn1]

haha he sounds like the cookie monster

[shaizerbaizer657]

@yjadalyn1 No one fucks with the cookie monster.

[carale1986]

I just spoke to Warren Zevon. We will not be receiving any more lawyers, guns or money. Apparently he's been trying to relay the message from beyond the grave for the past nine years, but the fans were already so caked with shit... We simply couldn't hear.

Meanwhile, Tom Waits continues to make more sense despite every attenuated semitone of inflection he can no longer evoke. The man can growl out an altruism to sound Abaddon. Sadly, he'll never out-growl the yawning abyss of this generation.

[CoAoW]

I would be most intrigued by a collaboration between Tom Waits and Stephin Merritt.

[Error404AccessDenied]

cocks away

cocks away

cocks away on business

[gccastrp]

This was probably discussed before but WHY EMUS?!

[Noooooo0ooOooooo]

@gccastrp why not emus?

[CIODOD]

God is away...

and not without cause.

Profane for profane sake is just showing you are to stupid to converse in a civil manner.

[4Zoot]

@CIODOD I'm guessing you are religious. Hah.

[CIODOD]

@4Zoot

NO. Ha Ha Ha H a!

Not even a little.

I do like to cause conflict and to argue in an intelligent manner about just about anything, I just take the opposing side for fun. ;-)

[4Zoot]

@CIODOD Fairy'nuff, haha. That's mainly what I do on YouTube aswell. I'm half-troll, half-reckoner. :P

[soadpwnsyou]

@CIODOD

People that say profane means you can't converse in a civil manner are people that just want to act highly above everyone. Profane has no effect, only idiots think that it has effect like yourself.

[macfreak18]

@CIODOD profanity can mean different things to different people. not every moment of everyone's life has to include proper everything, such as proper grammar.

since you tend to use proper grammar, you of all people should know that everyone has word choice, so everyone uses words (or excludes words) when necessary.

...but there are some who don't think properly and use terrible grammer on job applications & use profanity on accident to people who actually believe that god exists

[CIODOD]

@macfreak18 Out fucking standing! I am not religious, I only wanted to point out how lazy some people have become when trying to communicate. In fact I just enjoy Tom Waits and while I was listening to this song I thought what the fuck why not start some trouble and I am quite happy with the results.

[macfreak18]

@CIODOD i didn't assume you were and i wouldn't have cared if you were.

so you either "only" wanted to point out something or you wanted to start trouble, pick one of the two.

i did agree with you in my last sentence that some people have become lazy though... with a little irony sprinkled in :)

[Lynx45678]

It's almost as if I'm being driven insane by this, very slowly, and I can't stop listening.

[lackademic]

@Lynx45678 Your comment made me laugh as much as this video. Keep listening!

[vaderrox12345]

This guy must have hit puberty like a bulldozer...

[StoneBoneAndFire]

@nocab1984 oooooooooooh, touchy. the visuals are different but the song remains the same so why be aggressive?

[nocab1984]

@StoneBoneAndFire you're right it's been a long week and I unfairly lashed out. you caught me at a bad time. apologies

[skyflower196051]

His songs are great and alittle strange but thats what I like about him..hes a great story teller.Keep making thoses songs Tom.

[StoneBoneAndFire]

Great song but prefer the cookie monster video, sorry.

[nocab1984]

@StoneBoneAndFire everyone else prefers that you take that comment, cram it down your cookie hole, blow it out your ass, and go back to your sesame street where someone might give a big bird shit

[Chefodeath]

This song is fucking ugly

So why do I like it so much?

[WhiTeShaRk8000]

@Chefodeath Ugly doesn't mean unlikable. Ugliness is as lovable or likable as Beauty itself.

Also we probably would enjoy and like almost all crap songs if they were to be sang by the extraordinary person known as Tom, of course depending if you like him in the first place. But either way I wouldn't agree calling this song ugly, not because ugly can be as lovable as beauty, but because it is genuinely beautiful.

[2ndnickthegreek992]

Let us plan a coup, gentlemen. Tom Waits is going to be the supreme pangalactic overlord, through a little help from our forces.

[Bennanteno]

There is no doubt in my mind that he devoured every single one of those emu after filing this. Amazing work.

[TheName008]

-nova, not -novae, although there's enough substance for several

[TheName008]

@zeppy215 his lyrics - profound, frivolous, true; use of instrumentation - unexpected, moving, interesting; vocals - inspired, unique, grating. Overall - one brilliant supernovae of talent. IMHO

[nebylobylonebylo]

He's great. So little heard about him...

[burningburney94]

I like how a bunch of Metal is suggested in the sidebar.

[atlimk]

I´ll buy this album instead of downloading it illegally because Tom Waits Is just that good..

[Cosmic1900]

If Tom Waits swallowed a rock, he would shit out a polished marble. His music is like the devil's interpretation of a Disney soundtrack- Listening to him is terrifying, awe-inspiring, and surreal, like listening to the primal urges of a veteran violinist in the midst of a nervous breakdown. If George Orwell had lived long enough to hear Tom Waits, Orwell would never have written 1984... speaking of which, WHY IS TOM WAITS NOT THE LEADER OF THE WORLD???

[kalevraa]

@Cosmic1900 yeah, second that. tom waits for world emperor!

[LordSia13]

@Cosmic1900 At a guess... I'd say it's because God's Away On Business.

Have a Chocolate Jesus with a Little Drop Of Poison.

[MrParanormalist]

@Cosmic1900 I take it you're a huge Tom Waits fan :D

[DuncanTalks]

@Cosmic1900 This is the only sensible comment I've ever seen on YouTube.

[saxophongo]

don't stop listening)

[ericburdontheanimal]

i just realised that i like the music if a person which is singing is saggitaurus.

Tom Waits, Black Sabbath(Ozzy Osbourn), The Doors(Jim Morrison), Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Billy Idol...

[Elnonopololo]

@ericburdontheanimal Eric Burdon was born in May, though, and I guess you like the Backstreet Boys, since Aaron Carter is a Saggitarius too! :O

[ericburdontheanimal]

@Elnonopololo well there are some exceptions :) I like The Animals although the singer is not a saggitarius. who the f**k are backstreet boys? :O

[Lockesmith9]

Tom Waits isn't the devil.

The devil only wishes he could be Tom Waits.

[BeerGogglesReviews]

@Lockesmith9 You know there ain't no Tom Waits, it's just the Devil when he dreams lofty dreams.

[lomanteen]

Клипы, конечно, господина Тома Уеитса башку на семь восьмых всегда стабильно отшибают. Это еще хорошо, а может и плохо, что я еще и английский на троечку знаю.

[iamjohnbrennan]

Autotuned!!!

[zeppy215]

What the Fuck kind of Garbage is this? If he wasn't famous, this would be considered garbage, right?

[utzzzz12345]

@zeppy215 hahahahahahahhah

[TheName008]

@zeppy215 - So far from correct, can't even begin...

[zeppy215]

@TheName008 - Please Begin!

[revseth]

My only guess is that 153 people had business with Jehovah.......

[KingZydrate]

Listen to this at 1/2 speed. Lawdy jesus.

[IntheDudeWeTrust]

153 people deserve to be eaten by the emus in this video!!!

[TheSoulMan8]

why the emus? we may never know...

[pingu666thrasher]

me enkanta tom waits, ME RECUERDA A JAY HAWKING

xD NO SE PARECE, PERO ME RECUERDA...

[xXMUFFINISMXx]

This man is a fucking genius

[thacantfulme]

Tom is so completely insane ,that he's saner than most of us.

[JinxRainbowFox]

I swear almost all these are my views.

[txzack66]

bubbles



[DomWrath]

Living, breathing, singing David Lynch character

[wasteland70]

@DomWrath Intersting comment. You are quite right. Really a kean observation!

[LOWRYpik]

If you like tom waits check out patrick LOWRY

[aeschafer1]

Love the song. Love love love. But I have to say, I think I like the Cookie Monster video quite a bit better.

Does this make me a bad person?

[DemonWarp65]

@aeschafer1 As long as you get the gist of the song itself, I guess it does not.

[1953SM]

Lololol @ those last comments because as hard as it is to type ,I would rather spell the words correctly than not even if it takes me a little bit longer !

[MIsguidedarCHAngEL]

Should WWIII happen, bringing forth destruction, riots, fires, mass-murdering and the collapse of society around the world....i could imagine no better song playing in the background.

[kasedase]

his ENT must be a miracle worker

[TheNathanDarko]

The sound of 1000 bottles of whiskeys :-) simply amazing, love that song...

[lepo2606]

marlboro voice?

[Nile101]

@lepo2606 Marlboros are far too light to produce a voice like this. I'd go more with a mix of extremely strong tobacco and glass smoked out of a pipe made of brimstone.

[mixify1]

I love you, Youtube, for granting me access to the glories of Tom Waits, but WHY, for the love of God, WHY must you put Miley Cyrus in the related videos?

Tom Waits is so different from Miley Cyrus, it's like trying to compare a handful of dirt to a bar of gold. It just shouldn't be done.

[PEANTONG]

The most under-rated musician of our time and yet the most innovative and unique performer on every level. Fuck off Lady cunting GaGa. Fuck off Robbie Wanker Williams. In fact, fuck off everyone in the showbiz industry who are not called Tom Waits. Now fuck off and go to bed..

[dvno69]

@PEANTONG very well said xx

[CaramelDingo]

@PEANTONG I enjoy Tom Waits as much as the next guy but right about now I'm sure he would slap you across the tits for being so blind to music. Regardless of how much you like the guy, keep your mind open to many different genres. Not just one artist.

[paste319]

@PEANTONG as much as I love him, he kinda reminds me of Goran Bregovic's music.. can't help it.

[CrunchBogus]

@PEANTONG That's all well and good, but variety is the spice of life. Acts like Lady Gaga are popular because their styles appeal to a wider audience. Innovative, wicked-cool stuff like Tom Waits doesn't top the charts because too many people just don't care for it, for whatever reason. That's no reason to take it out on the performers.

[MykeMetyll]

@PEANTONG

We all love Tom Waits. No need to be so negative and bring that hatred here.

[PEANTONG]

@MykeMetyll - Why not. It was a Lady Ga Ga look-a-like who first came into my life and double-crossed me. And I've sworn to take revenge on all Hollywood and pop star look-a-likes that cross my path. Now fuck off and eat your dinner.

[MykeMetyll]

@PEANTONG

Take your negativity elsewhere.

[4Zoot]

@PEANTONG A lovely paragraph. However, I wouldn't say fuck off to Rickie Lee Jones. She's as awesome as Tom Waits. She is my female Tom Waits.

[subfin]

@PEANTONG Ya... this isn't over rated.... this is straight shit

[ThoseEvilJellyFishes]

sogoodughhhhhhhhhcannothandle

[LocoRico89]

The NDAA and The Patriot Act -_- Seriously, thought of this song when these passed

[NekaWindtail00]

Was singin' this to myself all day.

Took me a while to notice he's on some kind of stilts.

Perhaps to be the lame?

(Btw those are Emus not Ostriches)

[MsDweebs]

damn, I love this man, what a genuis!

[nevernohijab]

who are the ones that we kept in charge?

Killers, thieves, lawyers....

Or didn't we?

[Deathofanenemy]

real talent we are seeing :P

[Sean420d1]

People often ask...Who is this Tom Waits you're always listening to? So I just stick speakers in all of my windows and let them listen for themselves : ) LOL You should see the looks I get when I go and get the trash can or check the mail...Priceless!!! 2 best musician/artists to ever live= Tom Waits/Kurt Cobain

[vjaros1]

What the fuck IS this?

[pencilinablender]

I've been sober for nearly three years. But when I hear Tom Waits' music, I'm overwhelmed with an urge to get drunk.... and burn down a house. I should probably talk to my sponsor about this.

[wassermeister]

@pencilinablender Im drunk, poor you

[retrospectroverted]

@pencilinablender Frank could never stand that dog...

[wasteland70]

@pencilinablender Congratulations on your three years. I had in about a year and blew it. Keep the faith, talk to your sponsor and God Bless. Art will do it to you, trust me, I hear ya.

[BeerGogglesReviews]

@pencilinablender I have been completely sober now for 59 or maybe nearer 60 minutes. The worst hour of my life. Maybe I should talk to my sponsors. OK sponsors, buy me a beer.

Just joshing mate. Keep it up.

[kidkontos]

this music video is sponsored by Marlboro Full Flavored cigarettes. if you want to have this unique sound smoke 1 - 1 1/2 packs a day. lol

[baiatucuapa2]

FILELIST !

[musicschokofreak]

i'm kind of afraid of him...but his music is soo unique! brilliant!

[cooljayhu]

I really want Tom Waits just one time to say "Me want cookie"

[aicdethfan84]

@cooljayhu HAW! I'd pay good money to hear him say it, then watch him devour a plate of cookies

[annaelina2000]

weird :D

[TheRealFacts1]

ok...... Tom take a seat mate lets talk about your shit VOICE YOU CUNT..

[tiredeys]

GENIUS!!

[2ndnickthegreek992]

Totoally love it!

[atrayue]

Brilliance. F*uckin' nerve scrapin' genius. 

[electricprunes1]

epic! 

[tambodevideos]

chuck Norri's sore trough = tom waits

[ImYourDeity]

@tambodevideos I didn't know chuck had a trough. Does he feed his pigs from it?

[fergiebear]

Yeah but when God gets back all Hell is going to break!!! The empty house is our economy.

[Momirski]

Come down off the cross, we can use the wood.

[schclum]

Wow. He needs to go back to fucking jazz

[salohcin1013]

I wonder how many people have gotten nightmares after watching this video...I know Ill be one more

[gamma9313]

People smoke to try to imitate Tom Waits voice

[camponessa]

sinister....

[foottothenuts]

do people actually think he's a good singer?

[TBW92]

@foottothenuts Do you really think you have a valid opinion?

[foottothenuts]

@TBW92 Do you?

[TBW92]

@foottothenuts I do, in fact. Scientific fact.

[FeelingFreshSon]

@foottothenuts

You don't have to have a clear voice to be a good singer. His voice is very textured and "ugly" but he uses it to good effect. It's kind of like learning to drink black coffee. When you first drink it you're like "OH SHIT THIS IS STRONG" but after a while everything else is sickly sweet and disingenuous. At least, that's what I gather (I just became a fan)

[inanimateanimation]

Everybody take 8 pills of Benadryl and watch this video an hour later. You will not regret it.

[TheLogicStick]

@inanimateanimation

I love you. 

[redraven993]

Tom Waits in DOCTOR PARNASSUS cool devil.

[AloeDesign]

All we really need for this is some ostriches and balloons. done.

[MsPerdica]

@TheHowlscastle stay drunk!

[ancook58]

One of my favorite Tom Waits tunes.

[fritzquarar]

"There's always free cheddar in the mouse trap baby- It's a DEAL, It's a DEAL."

Here is a man who truly sees behind the curtain.

[abcshopper]

@fritzquarar Cause he's really deep and you get it?

[6020e3]

he should do a cover of fifteen men on a dead man's chest. this man is beast !

[sk8erLem]

omg what is this? lol

[calabozoandroide]

happy birthday tom!

[WeGrowPeace]

happy beeday Tom Waits!

[TheLovestain69]

Not at all what I expected, but really rather amazing. I was a little worried when I first it start but by the end I loved it.

[xCrosseyedCirclex]

pure awesomeness.

[LightenValley]

Jazz + David Lynch

[youknowsheshalfcrazy]

141 people are killers, thieves and lawyers!

[bioforce5]

"lolz" is in the url lol

[DoobiScrew]

This guy is a hero.

[c135977w]

manson should had a cameo in this video

[sidDkid87]

@c135977w Wait a minute . . . you didn't know that Tom and Chuck are actually the same person? Man, where you been?

[c135977w]

@sidDkid87  I don't think we're talking about the same person.

[sidDkid87]

@c135977w I was just kidding ; )` Waits Rules!

[basehead617]

probably the most terrifying lyrics ever put to music

[23cornchip]

Which album is this on?

[thesusancreature]

@23cornchip The album is called Blood Money.

[23cornchip]

@thesusancreature ok cool thanks for letting me know!

[rsmaster16]

Creepy late at night in a dark house.

[Tunkkurai]

Nice emus :D Good song and great video!

[mrjokioo]

This video is so awesome but it scares the heck out of me!

[CherryWallop]

That scratchy, rough, barking sound? That's the sound of pure, uncut genius.

[VamLoveAndKisses]

Emu anyone?

[sunray2804]

What can you do with an empty house,some turkeys,bubbles an Tom Waits...

[wealthmaster71]

@sunray2804 Think those are Emu's not turkeys>

[spechulkaye]

@sunray2804 lol I see Emus xD

[bullshark30]

@sunray2804 HAHAHA oh fuck - there emus! American?

[ilykegreenday]

@sunray2804 They're actually emus :D

[MrFlokos]

@sunray2804 they are ostrichs i think :p