Tango till they're sore -- Tom Waits

[mikspeed74]

feel like falling out a window with confetti in my hair - happy new year!

[jekaduckduck]

I dont care if you look like a fraggle, if you sing like this to me, I'm yours.

[ntn888]

It's a pity replays don't account for the view count. If so, I bet this one would top the ranks! Seriously, this is the kind of song you'd want to re-listen immediately.

[greeneightball]

@ntn888 agreed..

[chadwalker420]

i cant figure out if this song is my birth song or my eulogy.

[TheSunGlassesThing]

i'll tell you all my secrets, but i lie about my past... that line always gets me..

[fiendishfairies]

What is this picture? Anyone know?

[otchster]

@fiendishfairies rain dogs album cover

[monika28400]

@fiendishfairies I think it is pic of Charles Bukowski , not Tom waits .as far as I remember.they kind of looked alike .

[funnyfacerful]

@monika28400 lol no its absolutely not

[KingKarnivore]

@monika28400 No the pic is tom waits, Bukowski was way more bloated

[CarlSagan0101]

@KingKarnivore

No it's not. The picture was taken by some Swedish photographer, and the people in the pic are credited as Rose and Lily.

[KingKarnivore]

@CarlSagan0101 Oh ok.... so is the man Rose or Lily? : )

[monika28400]

@fiendishfairies it is anders petersen`s photo from the album called cafe lehmitz

[TheOmniscientAtheist]

i think the term 'genious' is overused, but tw is definetly there!!!

[JivemasterJ]

@TheOmniscientAtheist right up there with the GZA

[thSubliminalCriminal]

@burningburney99, Because you're LISTENING!!

[thSubliminalCriminal]

I always wondered who the woman is holding him in this picture....maybe she's Horseface Ethel!

[zorastrus]

@thSubliminalCriminal I have read that the picture isn't of him, but is instead a picture he saw in a German magazine, I think, that he really liked.

[strummeresque]

@zorastrus Correct

[NETSY296]

Brilliant lyrics from Tom as ever and especially brilliant Les Dawson on piano to accompany them.

[slumanythingsiro]

His voice is sooo seductive!

dont you think?

[bollpwnbay]

Nipple mustaches 

[cherilyn999]

I wish there wasn't so much profanity for this video, profanity doesn't fit when talking about his genius..Use profanity on something else, not his songs..

.

.I'm glad the younger ones are listening to him now, maybe they will know how very classic his songs are...I listen to him a lot, and never tire of any of his heart-touching and very well-written songs, this younger generation has most songs you can't even know the lyrics. His songs are full of life or sadness and real pain..

[greeneightball]

@cherilyn999 What profanity?

[HomoAfanusBalleticus]

This album will play if I go to heaven when I die....

[rabidwire]

This song will be played at my funeral.

[jaykillaaa]

This is a great song!

[helenamelona]

Lady Gaga should cover this song. Suits her.

[AdytaShakespeare]

@helenamelona Only decent artists should cover Tom Waits' songs.

[toolfangirl]

@helenamelona why? this is classic stuff and if she sings it everyone wont even pay attention to toms version anymore

[revjimbeam]

@helenamelona shut the fuck up...

[helenamelona]

@revjimbeam thats not nice!!!

[helenamelona]

@revjimbeam shut the fuck up yourself rude person!

[SaveYoshi]

Is it just me, or is Tom waits-despite his age-INCREDIBLY sexy?

[JimboDean9]

@SaveYoshi and his devilish look? lol..he is what jim morrison is for me, just a guy i want to be or act like..id love to have a few drinks with this guy

[TheBikicsunaly]

I'm 2 and listening to this song right now. Why??? (Well if you dont belive, check it!) :D

[TenWhoWereTaken]

@burningburney99 Wow, 17? Aren't you special?! Fuck off.

[Netherarrow]

im 15 and im listening to it right now ^^

[smoogirl]

*sigh* This guy will be my idol singer in my story ^^;

[Singsonggirl]

it's three in the morning and I can't stop listening!!!!!!!

[EdgeGeraldine]

HEY GUYS I'M 22 AND I LISTEN TO THIS

ISN'T THAT WACKY

[rayward54]

@EdgeGeraldine

Good on you!! I hope you enjoy what you hear and broaden your musical taste!!

[jordanlannert1]

@EdgeGeraldine im 21 and i listen to this...and have been for a couple years. thats wacky

[MrCroniker]

@EdgeGeraldine i m 17 nd listening to tom since i can make the difference between a pig nd a wall

[bigmarty11288]

@EdgeGeraldine I'm 22 and I fuck your grandmother. ISNT THAT KINKY

[dakruo15]

@bigmarty11288 hahaha!

[greeneightball]

@EdgeGeraldine not really.. I'm 21.

[Darsoid]

send me off to bed forevermore.

[CareBearCountdown]

This is my song.

[theBigNoseAttack]

damn that's cool!the intro got the drunkest piano melody i've ever heard!if you like tom check my channel too if you please!

[boobtubekid23]

Man o man what a world we live in! You people are getting down on 13 year old! As if you had it all figured out at that age! Give her props she's listening to Tom, eventually she'll figure stuff out. You pompous assh*les who are boosting your own egos by proving to be more advanced than a 13 year old, sure haven't figured out jack! People who are mature don't have to prove it by pointing out a child's immaturity!

[Biigfish559]

Erm...whats wrong with someone young listening to TW?? maybe he/she can spread appreciation of a singer who will otherwise go unnoticed by the yoof. Beter than Gaga and co.!

[MarkArandjus]

verse: Em Am B7 Em  Em Am B7 Em

chours: Am B7 Em Am B7 Em Am B7 Em

In case you were thinking about it ;)

[rsclutch1990]

A good night: Whisky, dim lights, thunderstorms and Rain Dogs LP. Throw a cigar into the mix and you've got yourself a party for 1.

[SwampDaddy7]

@rsclutch1990 Throw in a steak (medium rare, preferred porterhouse) and a martini to go with it.

[filologina]

@rsclutch1990 Add a fireplace as well... No lights whatsoever, only the sparkle of fire...

[Luanav1988]

@rsclutch1990 nothing like a party for 1, ha?

[TheGent85]

tom waits is the only person who can hit all the wrong notes and make them sound just right.

[stickyjam1]

I tell you, after half a bottle of wine I start to think I can play this. I've subsequently been told that I can't...

[toolfangirl]

2 people dont like racist and sexist music.... i dont know im 13 and my favorite singers is this guy and rancid..XD yup im old school even tho i was born on 1998 XD

[stickyjam1]

@toolfangirl I don't like racist and sexist music, I don't think you should be allowed to listen to Tom Waits anymore, you clearly don't understand it.

[lofod]

@toolfangirl

mate, with all due respect you should look up a dictionary ant then try to understand your post. Racist and sexist are not what you think.

And I agree with stickyjam1, I don't think you should be allowed to listen to Tom Waits.

[toolfangirl]

@lofod wups typo dude i my post got mixed up on another post i did were this one guy was dissing black people....so the "sexist and racist" thing was from the other post.. sorry.. i ment to say " 2 people dont like good music" sorry

[rsclutch1990]

@toolfangirl In order to be Old School you need to be from an old school era. You're as new school as they come and obviously a music cripple.

I agree with the other two posts - you should be banned from listening to Tom Waits. You don't possess the physical or emotional maturity to listen to this.

[MysterousBear]

@rsclutch1990

You self ritious, pompous little twat.

You think Tom sits on his throne and says "SOMEONE LISTENING? SOMEONE LISTENING THAT IS YOUNGER THAN MOST? IMMATURE I SAY, UNWORTHY! CAST THEM OUT!" He probably laughs his ass off at people that do shit like that.

[mindingosafado]

@toolfangirl no one gives a fuck how old you are

[toolfangirl]

@mindingosafado yaaa.. how old are you..and also my comment got screwed up sooo ya~ :D

[nlk1387]

wow, i wish i would have discovered waits a loooong time ago

[johnnnnnnny86]

2 people disliked this accidentally

[frietag]

1 person dislikes this. their opinion is wrong. But i forgive them.

[RubyBladeAwesome]

@frietag The other one can go get fucked, though.

[JungleLeggs]

I want this played at my funeral

[myclocksays42O]

that piano has followed me for 15 years

[IndianSummer2006]

I could happily live right inside this song and never leave.

[stiggyh]

is it tom in the photo ? +whos the woman

[allesklar83]

@stiggyh

it's not tom on the photo

it's a photo by anders petersen, a swedish photographer. It's part of the "Cafe Lehmitz" collection, all shot in the same pub.

[edgbarrowwight]

one, theres allways one jackass who presses the sodding disslike, face it, we're just made of hate

[stiggyh]

@edgbarrowwight well you can take delight in that its probably the most positive like to dislike ratio of all videos ;)

[Fewsounds]

I love rain dogs but i must say Swordfishtrombone is an excellent album aswell.

[gamecubeclock]

Rain Dogs was the first album I got by him. This song in particular makes me feel like walking around with a shabby suit and fedora, tie halfway undone, with a cigarette dangling out my mouth. Just as I start walking it begins to rain.

Damn fine music.

[gitnerd]

@gamecubeclock Damn, you just won my comment of the month award mate.

[TheWoodencrow]

I love Tom's songs. They're easy to just sing to pass the time, but oh so hard to sing well. Tom is a goddamn genius to come up with lyrics like these, beautiful little barroom melodies that gently tug at your memories and leave you with the sense that, no matter what your life has been like, this man has seen it all, knows it, and understands. Music with real soul to it, you can't fake it.

[stevenfsbruni]

Thank you very much Mr. Waits. For your wonderful contribution to this World of ours! 

[monkgroupie]

"I'll tell you all my secrets but I'll lie about my past"

What a line!

[Dettkin]

@monkgroupie Absolutely great

[CrYsT4LCl4wS]

@monkgroupie I dont understand it...

[kiokio21]

amazing<3

[CaptainBluebear08]

drunk louis armstrong

[rubyrose456]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......thanks­..soooo delish!

[ThrashyAlice]

I'll tell you all my secrets

But I lie about my past

So send me off to bed forever more.

[russell1403]

how can two retards not like this song,,or tom wiats?

[0001kd]

this photo is great....great symbolism--waits style

[TaffyRaphie]

@0001kd Could you explain that? I feel stupid.

[0001kd]

@TaffyRaphie I'm really just refering to the classic tom stuff. The feelings of destitute and solitude corresponding with the somewhat contrary desire for familiar places and people. The photo (not of tom) gives me that vibe. He is passed out, kinda depressed, she is laughing hysterically. New Orleans has that same feeling in this song...enjoyable, yet self destructive.

[Staroth999]

My favorite song from Rain Dogs,however the entire album is great!!!

[linnetsleap]

Time for a little Tom Waits. LOVE the words to this one.

[Lidzz77]

i love this song.

[palteonato]

Great lyrics

[Edwardfelix418]

Great song .. great memories associated with it!

[quiet451]

This is one of those songs that reminds me of a specific time. A good time.

[edibrennan]

Dear Mr. Waits: I love love you!! edi b.

[klikklack1]

R.D. IS the best album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheScreamingCarrot]

Aha the first thing I hear is dissonant ragtime! Awesome! I prefer this sort of stuff to the blues that Tom Waits also does.

[ambig1308]

whenever i die i want this song on full blassssttt and send me off to bed forever more!

[sortoutable]

LIKE HIM

[vivalosmuertos2]

definitely my #1 tom waits song. makes my day everytime!!!

[nachoguns]

increible

[afsbjah2]

i never knew it was a woman on the cover

[HeadlessPony]

@afsbjah2

Me neither! Hahaha. I never knew what the heck was going on on the cover.

[stinson48]

Wonderful New Orleans song!

[chuckleberryfinn83]

What a great song, it staggers and reels like a proper drunk. I hope when I die I'll be laid out with a barrel of porter at my head, a bottle of whiskey at my feet and this song on repeat. Here's to ya Tom, Sláinte!

[owlz4]

fucking love him, so amazing

[revjimbeam]

...just get me to new orleans...

[DrunkenPiano]

...im gonna start carrying confetti this is inspiring and then a shield for when people get pissed and try to beat me down for getting it on their carpets.

[Writtenjustice]

@2005BustaH I hop you realize your son is amazingly awesome and cool

[MsNicola2009]

best song

[RippoTheWane]

they take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door...

that's the verse that made me fall in love with tom's music.

[joeygarage77]

this is going to play at my funeral

:)

[fatsomacamazing]

you liked that, hope you're in a better place now! R.I.P. Claudia !!! God bless your soul !!! We will miss you! with all my love, A

[StrummerLivesxxx]

Best album I have ever heard. Well, that is, out of all the albums I have listened to :)

[RagsYooTube]

make sure they play my theme song

i guess daisies will have to do : )

[RomanMarcello]

love this tune

[seansurlow]

Great Song.

SPS

San Clemente, California

[Airicology]

Everyone should walk around with a little confetti.

[karolecampesine]

@Airicology I always do. It drives my friends crazy.

[hentaimaid]

@Airicology true you never know when you need it

[kapone10zx]

put my cla - ri - net be- neth your bed till I get back in town !!!!!!!!

[Glowskully]

So raw and so black love it !!!

[chaoswarhound]

my third favourite tom waits song, right after 16 shells from a thirty-ought six and singapore ^_^

[ramonthe3rd]

Deal out jacks OR BETTER!

[johnjdegree]

the opium joe group does a pretty good version of: Tango Till They're Sore on YouTube...not as good as tom's...but, pretty good.

[Cigmuntinho]

My no. 1 from Tom

[s1sherlock]

Is it just me or did Modest Mouse totally rip off Waits. The entire album "Good News..." is basically just a parody of this.

[Bluphynixx]

We're dancing to this song in my beginning modern dance class. I love it and the dance we're doing is crazy lol.

[KiwiPie16]

you go to PCC?

[Bluphynixx]

Of course ;D

[KiwiPie16]

I may have seen your class. Or maybe not. Do you have class Tuesday at like 4 something?

[devey28]

pcc?

paignton community college?

or am i mistaken?

[KiwiPie16]

Mistaken

[StLennyBruce]

That clarinet under the bed freaks me out.

[chris4presidenttt]

Me too!!!

[numbkid63]

i love to fall asleep to this song nothing quite like it.

[microfinedj]

i've been falling asleep to this song too recently.

[kimhunter2]

I've been addicted since 1984! Can't get enough Tom.

[garfus2]

when you play that tarantela / all the hounds will start to roar / .... they take apart their nightmares / and they leave them by the door / .... let me fall out of the window / with confetti in my hair / deal out jacks or better / on a blanket by the stairs / .... put my clarinet beneath your bed / until i get back in town / .... just make sure she's all in calico / and the color of a doll /

[night1952]

Es verdad, dollibashi:

Te contaré todos mis secretos

pero miento sobre mi pasado...

Tom Waits is full of these memaorable sentencies...

besides , the music... takes you to another place, te way, the jagged way they play... one of my favorites Waits´s songs ever...

[arthurzanoni]

y dos burritos for migo porfavor, sin salsa.

[alexxexy]

Traducción al español: Y dos burritos para mi, sin salsa por favor.

[arthurzanoni]

Oh thank you very much for the correction. I always wanted to speak like a taco. now i can! :) thank you.

[MrMan322]

Love it!

[DreamedOfHugeSpiders]

no-one can do a drunken piano like Tom. great song.

[DrJulien3]

@DreamedOfHugeSpiders I know who can... Peter Griffin

[zer0sv]

@DreamedOfHugeSpiders no one can appreciate tom waits piano like me when im drUnk, CHEERS!

[rings4ever]

Strong voice...Nice guy.

Loved since i saw Down by law...

He´s talented,man!

[Surfanimal1990s]

man he is quite addicting,right niow i'm can't get enough of him,nicely and finely done singer,sweet as pie that is my main man Tom waits indeed.

[dollibashi]

I tell you all my secrets

but I lie about my past

Genial

[SerpentesIceb]

Brilliant

[MajinVegeta989]

Very nice song! Deserves more attention than 13,000 views

[arthurzanoni]

this is probably my favourite song ever

[LaymensLament]

One of my favs!

[SwordFishTrombone1]

awkward song. Very addictive though

[shitbrick777]

it sure is fun to sing

[TteRipley]

haha, addictive, youre rigth =)

[zimmerface]

Best album.

[sfentem]

kind of reminds me of being for the benefit of mr. kite.

but...

you know...

creepy and hot.

[bjoernalberternst]

I made my own version of that song (look my vids...)....but that´s no comparison to this wonderful tunes...

This is just great!

[DrChristmas11]

so emotive, so rich, true blues......

[blackmanson]

One of my favourite Waits'songs. rain Dogs is such a great album. Probably the best

[RedLightBulbs]

I agree.

[rawfogod]

i second that agree.

[cousonian]

third that motion