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  • I really want to hear TW sing What a Wonderful World.

  • no one like tom waits! all hail the king!!

  • @mikefiftynine is this one of those "X is dead, long live x!" statements? Otherwise I gotta say that since I know my own tastes I like both The King (whom I presume you mean Elivs) and Tom Waits. If Elvis is the Allmighty emperor upoin the throne of rock, Waits is the filthy hoodlum king of the underworld

  • @Stretchypantsmaster yes i can see that

    king can be anyone

    when i think of the king i think of Jack "King" Kirby

    take care

  • @mikefiftynine you to :)

  • I would like to lock tom in my studio and have him play every song he has ever written. Lol

  • he looks like he could beat your ass

  • Holy fuck that is an awesome performance.

    one of his best, and thats sayin something.

  • he uses his voice to portray the character in the story..

  • Fuckin A!

  • what pisses me off is that people say he can't sing- his voice is unusual on this song, sure, but it's not bad it actually sounds brilliant and more interesting than anything M&M could ever do... he talks over a fake drum beat who gives a fuck?

  • this song makes me want to cry and i've no idea why

  • He's kind of demon laughin' about people listening to demons when he sings...

    but he is innocent when he dream (kind of dream)

  • To me it is limiting Waits to say that he invented his own genre. His music is so varied it defies being encapsulated into and any particular genre - even his own.

    Now when I have to select a category for his music files for the simple purpose of managing my music collection, he falls under "singer/songwriter."

  • @dray657 lol. I can only imagine someone saying this with a speech impedement and breathing heavily.

  • Best ever

  • they say hes the veggie monster now

  • Beautiful song

  • The greatest musik ever...........

  • my favorate NON rapper...

  • i really regret not getting to see him on the glitter and doom tour. had the chance but could't find a ride.

  • Tom Waits has great lyrics and soul.

  • Tom Waits is the only artist who I can think of who has literally invented his own genre...

  • @TaskMaster619 how about Primus? or Frank Zappa?

  • @TaskMaster619 Robert Wyatt, Mark Hollis, Derek Bailey, Suicide, Björk, ...?? By the way, Tom Waits was heavily influenced by Captain Beefheart, Howlin' Wolf, Louis Armstrong... and you can hear it. Not saying he isn't great or anything, i just think you're exaggerating quite a bit. Nobody literally invents a genre (except critics), and on the other hand, many great artists do so figuratively, by finding and using their own particular voice.

  • :) Yes ! One of the Greatest for sure it is TOM WAITS ! He inspire me enormously!

  • a piece of eternal beauty! Love this song!

  • cookie monsta!

  • Greatest !

    

  • What is the dif betwen hem and a barking dog?

  • good old grandpa - live forever Tom!!

  • wat kind of guitar is tom using?

  • love this song!

  • He´s a Reptile - love him so much

  • so fu*king inspiring..

  • @bigpete053 i disagree

  • @bigpete053 You just made a good point by saying that he isnt the greatest ever... It might sound cheesy but there is no such thing in my opinion. But the fact you call his lyrics mediocre puzzles me. He is a master of positively confusing you. Lyrics that seem to be so simple tend to be extremely deep when they grow on you. I can tell you from experience that Tom Waits is acquired taste. I couldn't stand it at first...

  • @bigpete053 Have you ever listened to each of his albums? he is famous because he is such Dynamic artist. He pretty much does what he wants and his music is not driven by record labels or fame. He writes for the regular old "Joe" at the bar. He writes for the bum on the street corner that no one will acknowledge and his voice and his lyrics are a representation of working class society. If you did some research you might find that the man can ACTUALLY sing Tenor and such VERY well(first album).

  • @kowtpr187 Exactly !!! I agree whit u ! Love T W 

  • That was a great, great song.

  • Rap is the rapeing of music. Just look RAP - RAPE, just add an E,lol. Did you know that Some of Eminems BIGGEST hits have guitar rifts,Vocals,Bass, from other/better songs. I did'nt put drumbeats cuz hardly any rap song has more than 2 or 3,lol.

  • Calling M&M a musician is like calling a fireman a cop. M&M ain't no musician. He's a rapper. He made a great ad for Chrysler for the Super Bowl. Best thing he EVER did.

    Do NOT compare him to Waits in ANY way. As a musician, I wouldn't walk across the street to piss up M&M's ass if his guts were on fire. He's as worthless as tits on a boar hog. A RAPPER is all he is. If rappers were a car, they'd be a rusted hulk that one would use to stop a ditch from eroding.

    That is all.

  • @uboat6313 Are you talking about Eminem? And as far as rappers go, he is pretty fucking talented. Doesn't hold a candle to Tom Waits tho

  • I can't believe people are trying to compare Eminem to Tom Waits, a man who uses electronic devices (synthesizers, drum machines etc) to make music for him, against a man who has been making music for 39 years, working with legendary artists and inspiring countless others to pick up an instrument and work your ass off to make your voice heard in the world. Granted, MM might have had it rough, but he's done nothing to music like Tom Waits has. Tom Waits changed the world with his.

  • we'll have a lot of kicking going on

  • If you think Eminem has shit on Tom Waits you need to fuck off. Eminem sings about his daddy leaving him, boo hoo. Tom Waits sings about shit worth making over 25 albums for, Eminem has what, 4? The majority being about his above average life.

  • Tom Waits is my favorite musician. Close to being my favorite artist in all the towering pyramid of artliness.

  • if eminem vs this guy eminem would kick his ass

  • @Nandaba2Star In 10 years, let's see who is talking about M&M and who is talking about Waits. And Tom has been at it for 35 years already. Emotion and passion trumps smart-assness every time.

  • @garyhowiePhotography nah bro, nobody fucking whos who tom waits is, eminem is a fucking legend

  • @Nandaba2Star No one knows who Tom Waits is?!?. 1. Inducted into the RnR HOF. 2. 31 albums/cds. 3. He has contributed to 48 other albums, often on albums of artists such as Primus, Bonnie Raitt, Roy Orbison, Rolling Stones, Thelonius Monk, Chuck E. Weiss, Los Lobos and Solomon Burke. 4. Has had 20+ tribute albums dedicated to him. 5. Has appeared in or contributed to 47 movies. 6. An impossible number of TV appearances.

    M&M my ass! As stated, we will see the story in 10 years.

  • @garyhowiePhotography ahem NOONE thats not 50+ gives a fuck about tom waits bro

  • @Nandaba2Star I am 17 and I know very well who he is. Eminem is a legend? So what? You do understand that we can't be exactly as you are,right? If you don't like Tom Waits,what were you doing here? Lets just put it this way: NOONE would ever care if you rather Eminem over Tom Waits,"bro"

  • @Nandaba2Star I hope someone punches you in the dick tomorrow. And I'm pretty sure Eminem knows who Tom Waits is. Nothing like 27+ albums, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and appears on rap songs. Look up Atmosphere - Waitress and N.A.S.A. with Tom Waits.

  • @somethingnewcxb lol whoever likes Waits songs are retards. he sounds like hes choking on my cock

  • @Nandaba2Star

    Choke on your cock? Go easy on me mate, your mom told me it used to stick between her teeth

  • @Nandaba2Star tom waits has actually done shit. actually lived things. actually written music. actually made people think. eminem has whined and made bad jokes. i dont really see a contest here.

  • @moosemanis23 Don't think you're quite being fair.

  • @Nandaba2Star lol

  • ok i mean the song is fine but.... WTF IS UP WITH HIS VOICE??? if I heard this voice in a dark alleyway i would probably pee myself and sprint away (him: "helloooo, little girl!" >:]

    me: "AAHHHHHH S**T S**T S**T!!!!!")

  • @97arb Give it a chance, and listen to some of his really twisted songs, like "misery is the river of the world" you'll get used to the voice a little bit, but part of why he's such a good musician is that he knows his voice is jarring and puts that to good use.

  • Sounds like Cookie Monster if he drank a lot and chainsmoked. I appreciate the lyrics but I can't get over the voice.

  • unique, nothing like this guy!

  • sounds like armstrong, little bit

  • I feel like im at the bottom of the world... .. ...Fuck.

  • I was a young man when I discovered music, and knew it was one of the greatest joys in my life. Then I discovered Tom waits. I never knew music before. Even my 2 year old sings along with daddy.

  • How many times can I 'like' a video? ....Just once? .....Bullshit

  • I love this song, and I think I like this version in the video (the growlier one) even better then the one on Orphans.

  • WTF! why are all the negative comments censored? And is this one going to be censored to?

    btw, I like Tom Waits, just don't like people who block comments.

  • In reference to comments by @ShovelDuct and @hrld13 I've just turned 14 a couple of weeks ago and I'm really beginning to like Tom Waits. I believe a lot of 14 y/o girls are currently into Twilight, Justin Bieber, Jonas Brothers and the like? Yeah, I'm not like most 14y/o girls... :)

  • @bananachip33

    That's great to hear! I think if more 14 year olds (boys and girls) listened to Tom, the world would be better off. With every kid who starts listening to Tom Waits, the future gets a little brighter

  • @DinosaurCop AMEN! Ive turned my 11 year old nephew on to it. He's been learning his songs and showing them to his friends!

  • @DinosaurCop i am one of them. i am currently 14 years old, going to have 15 in 20th of december, an man i love this artist! i listen mostly to deathcore, deathmeral, but this is one of the artists tha everyone should listen to him at leat once. his songs are beatiful

  • @DinosaurCop way way better thats what i try to say to all parents and bieber fans, that a child should be introduced to fine art at early ages even if they dont understand it , it will surely stick there waiting to come out other day. my kid will hear of tom waits from his mothers belly hell yeahhhhhh

  • @pEdRoLoCuRa

    They say if a baby hears Mozart in the womb, he'll be born smarter. If a baby hears Tom Waits in the womb, he'll be born with 28 cents in his pocket and a 5 o'clock shadow

  • @DinosaurCop i know what id prefer

  • @DinosaurCop Then he'd be born pretty damn rich!

  • Cookie monster singing :D

  • I´m 20 Years old, n recently discovered Tom, my music life will never be the same, i dont know how most of the ppl my age, can waste their time on such empty n souless music nowadays (i.e. Justin Bieber, etc)

  • @hrld13 I just turned 19 but I've been in love with Tom Waits for about five years and I can say without doubt that he is the greatest musician that has ever lived.

  • Is that Duke Robillard on the guitar?

  • That's how you GROWL a lullaby...

  • Epic.........Godlike........To­m Waits.......

  • is this the reincarnation of who i think it is?

  • @flame21066 If you're thinking Louis Armstrong, then no.

    since, LA died in 71. and Tom was born in 49

  • Brilliant!

  • this is a take on "sitting on top of the world" franky sinatra its clever as usual with tom waits.

  • Fantastico!!!!

  • I can listen to it over and over! One of my absolute favorite songs!

  • u a fish?

  • I want him to be my father

  • he may b

  • This man is one of Americas last great song writers. Also one of my all time favorite songs.

  • Who said there is no God!

  • "I'm handcuffed to the bishop in the barbershop line..." So cryptic and yet it makes such sense. God bless Mr. Waits.

  • Actually - it is "handcuffed to the bishop - and the barber shop liar...". Makes even more sense :)

  • Haha that's right lol. I must've misheard it...but you're right...that DOES make more sense lol.

  • Yes friend but it doesnt make you a god. I know. I been there. Tom is soulfully natural even without the vices.

  • brings me to tears

  • he's so cool without trying

  • He used his kind of "yowling" voice for the recording. he used his kind of "barking" voice here.

  • Im slicking down my hair with the white part of the egg for ages ! ! ! I love you Tom !

  • THE greatest musician alive today.

  • @delrose21 with dylan

  • @delrose21 Amen to that.

  • I did the first time I listened to him. and sometimes I still do. But either way.. i cant seem to get enough of him. I think he's pretty good. :-)

  • C'est beau... comme une pierre abandonnée au bord d'une route.

    RDST.B

  • The biggest! the unique! The Tom Waits Ladies and Gentlemen!

    Vive Tome waits! y Dios lo cuide siempre...

  • gen-i-us (jen'yes) [[L, guardian spirit]]

    1. Tom Waits 2. read 1

  • greatest artist ever...

  • I always kind of knew about Tom Waits since I was young, but have really just "discovered" his music within the past few months and can't get enough. His music and lyrics hit you right in the chest...amazing. The first verse of this song never fails to give me chills.

  • Oh Ye Mighty Gods of rock, watch and weep....

    motherfuckers

  • A marvel. Gutted I won't be seeing him in Edinburgh. I did manage to get tickets for Leonard Cohen in Amsterdam, but then it transpired I'd have to forego Tom's show, which is a few days later. I dunno, ya wait for a hero and then two come along. Thanks for this.

  • anybody recognize what electric tom is playing?

  • Who else could write "I'm handcuffed to the bishop and the barbershop liar" and roar his emotions so sublimely? A true master.

  • Thank you sir.

  • Magnifico, senza parole!

  • I can't describe how much i love this man.

  • the king of cool.

  • I'm going to get some ice cubes and shove them under my arm pits and pick my toe nails with a rusty spade. Tom for President!

  • Detroit, it's on itunes too...

    same with the bottom of the world vid.

    trampled rose is from memphis, I was on the 7th row, brilliant!

  • Saw three shows on this tour! Such a great performance.

  • No wai. It's not BAD it just gives me the heebies.

  • it is haunting but i somehow find it comforting. like no other voice you hear anymore... gotta love tom waits!!

  • Terrific. Does anyone know when this took place?

  • days ago

  • NOOOOOOO this is probably from the Orphans tour, summer '06

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