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  • only 5 mins?? damn. i wanted more!

  • Ambulance drivers don't give a shit they just wanna get off work...Classic Waits.

  • This is top shelf hundred proof wonder in its most uncondensed form

  • I bought this album in 1976,"small change" the entire thing is great to this day.

  • @daveinchapelhill Regarding your Small Change comment...I think it's even better today. And it's audio quality is just amazing...a mix straight to two track...

  • basically a poor snl impressionist

  • man that song just blew me away. some powerfull bass playing there which adds to Toms greatness in this song. brilliant

  • damn

  • how on earth did this man get to be so damn cool?

  • Genius is quite an understatement. He's far beyond the mere definition of genius.

    He is far beyond...

  • TOM WAITS IS THE MAN! GENIUS!

  • It's not Jim Hughart... I don't know who it is...

  • maybe Larry Taylor?

  • The bassist is Fitz Jenkins. He says so after Small Change.

  • Not sure but I think the bassist is Jim Hughart. He's played with Ella Fitzgerald so he's a real jazz bassist.

  • my man is drunk!

  • A friend of mine went to a gig of his and after the gig mr waits borrowed money off him for a cab home. only he could make that appear classy

  • Has anyone read Tom Waits' biography? It's an amazing book. Very in depth.

  • whats it called?

  • WHO IS THIS BASSIST?

  • The EPITOME of cool!

  • KILLER BASSIST....OUTRAGEOUS!!

  • ...halfpast unlucky! Love is for the birds. Fucking brilliant.

  • his bass player should be locked up!!!

  • @sloppymccheese why should he be locked up?

  • @moshpittttt it's a sort of a joke that dedicated tom waits fans will understand.

    to give you a hint, Nighthawks at the diner. ;)

  • awesome, just awesome!!!

  • An absolute gem of a gig - none of the 15 songs fail to deliver.

    Thanks so much for posting this footage of a master at work.

  • How can I be the first to comment on this? Tom is the best thing that happened to american music in the last thirty five years. He also has the best humor. Thanks, Tom...and I hope those glasses made it to you. Andre

  • it was just posted in october of 2007 on youtube, but i second that is the best.

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