Tom Waits - I don't want to grow up

[MykeMetyll]

Turning 20 scared me.

[15Jack95]

2012... i dont wanna grow up

[runtubefantasy]

AMAZING song!

[Paperhouse81]

Why does he sound he will soon stop talking soon because of all the cancer in his throat?

[MissPerla00]

I'm gonna be 15 on January 13, I was just reading my diaries.. I saw all my past memories.. they all seemed like yesterday.. Life is cruel that way.. I just wanna go back to being 10 months old, sitting on my daddy's lap without hurting his knees, getting carried on horsy rides.those were the days.. In a few years, i'll already be over my teen years.. sitting in an office, counting my taxes.. so lets try living every moment for it's worth!Cz 1 day were gna open our eyes n regret tht we didnt!:(

[wilsonchrisa]

this is a ramones song, you doofs

[SeryogaMeinBruder]

@wilsonchrisa Not quite, Ramones actually covered Waits here. This was originally on Waits' 1992 album "Bone Machine", whereas the Ramones cover is on their '95 release "Adios Amigos". You can check the Wikipedia page for "Adios", it credits Waits and his wife as the writers.

[wilsonchrisa]

@SeryogaMeinBruder word

[AdvocateTheDevils]

@wilsonchrisa - Research before commenting (wherever necessary to avoid looking stupid, or "doofusy").

The song was actually originally performed and written by Tom Waits, The Ramones covered it.

[DemonWarp65]

Wow, when the video finished, "Up next: When I grow up, I wanna be famous by the Pussycat Dolls". God really is away on business. :-(

[corbenfan84]

the anthem to all young folk

[creepweirdo123]

tom waits = most underated genius ever

[treismac]

On the plus side, growing up CAN bring wisdom if you pay attention as the moon rises and sets over and over again.

[AbdielAbiram]

im gonna be 18 soon...i dont wanna grow up

[SJ528491]

@AbdielAbiram Same here...

[0Smilelikeyoumeanit]

@AbdielAbiram Same here!

[seriouslyseductive]

@AbdielAbiram You think turning 18 is bad? I'm turning 20 soon. :/

[AdvocateTheDevils]

@seriouslyseductive - Some people are already dead, now THATS bad, some people dont reach 1 year old, some people dont reach 18 or 20. Fuck in hell, has anyone noticed we can die any minute! WTF!!! Who designed this shit called life?!?! What asshole made this threatened hell!? Distract yourself with TV, fashion, girls/boys, drugs n alcohol, cars, jobs, money, but none of that will kill the fear and the inevitable fact of DEATH!!!!!!!!!! Better look a little deeper at life then huh? Have nice day

[seriouslyseductive]

@AdvocateTheDevils You don't know me, I don't know you. I don't do drugs, I don't smoke, I don't inject, I don't inhale, I don't swallow, I don't sniff. I don't drink, I don't watch porn and that's a hell of a lot to say for a 20 year old. I'm pretty fu*king proud of myself for it. You know why I don't? Because I've had family members die from the listed above. I better take a deeper look at life eh? Maybe you should think before you start arguments with people.

[AdvocateTheDevils]

@AdvocateTheDevils - I did a magic trick and turned light-hearted humor into heavy-hearted humor, which is still a form of humor. Dont get so defensive to some random persons comments on youtube. No need to take it so personally, was meant for anyone who reads it, can be taken or leaved. Good to hear you are not doing all that dumb shit you listed. None of it works.

[MattSatriani]

@AbdielAbiram Idem!

[Redgrant80]

I'm gonna be 20 in two days. Blaaah.

[Radiohead17321]

I'm 17 and i feel that life has gone by way to fast i wish i did'nt have to get a job and go to collage i wish i could back i cant even want to think about turning 30

[sgfhk321]

@Radiohead17321 I had the same thoughts when I listened to this song at 17. Now I am 26. You will get there, kid.

[DemonWarp65]

@Radiohead17321 I hear you there. I listened to this song when I turned 30, and now that I am less than a year away from 40, it is more relevant to me than ever. "When I turn on the 5 O'Clock news" is my favorite part!

[Piglooze]

when i listen this song .. i don't want to grow up

[lionmarci]

Ez nekem is tetszik.

Apukám imádja tom waits-et én nem csípem annyira, de ez a szám tök jó! :)

[extralargesandwiches]

Tom Waits is the oldest and the youngest man ever.

[beavis226]

only waits could make a song that sounds crude from a distance but brings tears to your eyes when you listen close

[STL88ALDEN]

@161angie I agree. My girlfriend is in the other room so i had to toughen up. Didn't want to have to explain to her on how i don't wanna grow up.

[nickpiranha26]

one of the greatest songs ever. it touches me deeply

[StephenFiorentini]

Just did my own version of this great song. please come and have a look

[tatethompson1234]

Finally in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame,good job Tom. Hes a real talent, I wished this song was played more often

[Csp499]

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

-George Bernard Shaw

“Growing Old is Mandatory - Growing Up Is Optional”

-Chili Davis

[SickOmega]

Did The Ramones over Tom, or did Tom cover The Ramones??

[cretin1138]

@SickOmega The Ramones covered Tom. This was originally by Tom Waits

[SupperOfTheMightyOne]

@AleftyArighty

Yeah, he did.

[AleftyArighty]

@SupperOfTheMightyOne mea culpa! but who is K. Brennan credited on it?

[SupperOfTheMightyOne]

@AleftyArighty

Good fucking question.

[Sibbycat]

@AleftyArighty K. Brennan is his wife.

[napalmfred]

Some of the best lyrics I have ever heard.

[DrewBludd]

I can't tell if he means this sarcastically or not. I'd like to believe he doesn't.

[DeathByBlunderbuss]

"When I see the 5 O'Clock news, I don't wanna grow up" Brilliant stuff right there!

[thedubber3000]

I could listen to this on loop forever and not get tired of it.

[MrJujubee83]

i can picture this man performing in a very seedy, dark, smoke-filled bar, and then committing suicide in his one bedroom apartment.

[rorshacherror]

@MrJujubee83 um...why?

[themostrandomchick24]

@MrJujubee83 -LOL, no, I think Tom is a pretty happy guy nowadays. The last I heard, he's writing a Broadway play and starting on a new album. :-)

[22blasi]

buon compleanno tom

[aluvha]

exlente cancion



[soccerfreak79bc]

eh i prefer ramones version

[ScotchSailor]

should have been in toy story 1-3

[llamasausage]

@ScotchSailor this song would have been epic near the end of toy story 3 lol

[punk4life516]

@ScotchSailor hell yea i agree with you

[aencom69]

5 people wanna grow up.what a shame

[MrMethadrine]

wtf is he mubling?

[halford99]

I Love the Ramones they're the band of my life but I gotta say the original version is as good as theirs.

[Kuastoyn]

Im 15 and i can tell you this song scares the hell out of me, i mean it really make me look and see ever thing i will have to do...... Just freeks me out.

[HeadlessPony]

@Kuastoyn

Your 20's are awesome. Trust me. ;]

[phlizmo]

@HeadlessPony 30's are better ;)

[Pyroclastes]

enough to make a "grown" man cry...

[shitmyliverhurts]

@ashkonnicholas he's more productive than you'll ever be.

[MissingTime1]

@jackno7daniels You say don't even bother to listen to TW, then tell the mainstreamers to buy Rain Dogs (which the title alone is badass lol, and a good album). You're confusing them.

[jackno7daniels]

@jackno7daniels why remove??

[ashkonnicholas]

he should have just wrote this FOR the ramones cause i loved it before i heard this version... man was i dissapointed

[HeadlessPony]

@ashkonnicholas

Uh.......This version is waaaaaay better than the Ramones. It's fucking Tom Waits. It doesn't get any better than this, good sir.

[themostrandomchick24]

@ashkonnicholas -Tom Waits is a fucking genius. Just because he doesn't sound like anyone else out there doesn't mean he can't sing. This was the first, and only song for quite a bit, which I heard from him, and I'm still not sick of it.

[ILiveInMomsBasement]

Tom Waits can't sing? Are you dense? I would attempt to argue but four decades worth of fans is proof enough of the mans talent.

[MaxJoeyRamoneK]

The song is from him not bad, but I think the Ramones have made it their own song

[ashkonnicholas]

god this guy cant sing for shit and hes a disgrace to his own song. ramones did it SOOO much better. THIS doesnt even sound like music. it sounds like an old guy trying to take a dump

[Wowbagger86]

@ashkonnicholas If you don't like Tom Waits' more exsperimental stuff, listen through the Closing Time album, then make up your mind.

[Addiction747]

@ashkonnicholas That's what YOU think. To me his voice is fucking amazing and everything about this cover. I heard the Ramones cover before this. And the very first time i heard this i was like FUCK this is awesome!

[Misishaxi]

@ashkonnicholas

Thanks for your wonderful input.

[uglysack]

i just pooped a 'roid. Thanks for posting.

[emmersyeah]

This is so great. Holly Cole did a cover of this and while it isn't as good, the lyrics really shine through in both versions.

[IVH93]

This song is so true!

[Jeansandsummer]

I don't want to grow up!

[SpamNapkin]

I'm a Toys R Us kid!

[madqwertyTexas]

he cant sing but i like the way he sings it MAN

ROMONES ROCK ALL IT IS TOO IT

[GiglaGonashvili]

genious...

[mimosh1]

i do like the ramones version but this one has so much more meaning

[daviddowns81]

more meaning? it is the same song.....

[mimosh1]

i kno but the style and waites's voice make so much more meaningful to me

[daviddowns81]

yeah... I like Tom's version for for his voice and just the guitar... I think it makes it more personal..

and I like Ramones cause it well.. it's the ramones.. atleast you know Joey Ramone understands it... I mean if some trend of the day band in the 90's I would say, nevermind.. but it is Joey Ramone ! and The Ramones are a good bad to embody the message of the song... (watch the live version from Letterman)

and Tom Waits even covered the Ramones !

[tattat44]

I would say that Tom Waits understands it better than Joey did, being that he DID grow up, and didn't like one effing minute of it.

[mimosh1]

why would u say tht? lol i dont get it!

[P4SMOR]

heu....

probably too much beers,

i dont get it too, lol,

sorry!!

[lucyarax83]

This is a great version. It was written to be sung by his voice.

[tomielmacho]

horrible!!! the version of the ramones is much better

[USBMFBMLLNBMOBM]

he did this originally... poser

[tomielmacho]

es originalmente BORING!

[gbmov]

i need a massage

[VeryApe31]

x2 on it being played at a wake, this song almost gives me the chills.

[losfunkySt]

Speaking words of wisdom Mr. Waits !

[Chris21490]

Tom Waits 4tw

[rexstalin]

I want this plaayed at my wake!

[tzibulac]

u go

[pierre132369]

fantastic it is

what a voice!!

[BaWsLeE]

Dude I haven't heard this in years. the best version ever!!!!