Tom Waits - The long way home

[Ashraffay]

"Got a head full of lightning

A hat full of rain"

What a genius !!!!!!!!!!

[RK807]

It would be better if this guy just wrote for other singers. His voice is so aggravating.

[kingofthestrings91]

@RK807 get off the tom waits page then, partner

[IandAproductioN]

When songs have lyrics this profound, its not about who's version you like listening to more. Waits version is the way its supposed to be. and thats worth alot of respect. Norah Jones is great, shes just not tom waits.

[humbertsin1994]

i prefer the norah jones version

[bjiggles]

every time My wife asks me where i've been I always tell her...."I'm sorry pretty baby. I always take the long way home."

[Friedegger]

No matter what I do I keep coming back to this song.

[TheKlimperkarl]

Genialer Song !!

[BourbonLady89]

so simple and so beautiful...

[auboholick]

Before my girlfriend and I started dating we worked together. I always used to take her route home with her, even though it was 45 minutes longer. Yes that's one of the reasons I love this song.

[platter1000]

@auboholick what a waste of gasoline should of bought trader joe's chuck shaw instead and sat down and sat in for the world series

[JHAM3232]

wow this is one of the few songs that tears me to shreds within the first verse.

[crystalwoman1]

His lyrics & music. My heart.

[LilyLovesLabyrinth]

My dad got into a car accident two nights ago.

He's the strongest man I've ever known, but over the past few years he's been through a lot, and it's been hard.

After he got in the accident, he tried to make sure that my brother, sister, and I didn't find out about it.

He didn't want us to be disappointed,

But we aren't. We just want to see him get better.

In a way, he tried to take the long way home.

This song has comforted me, and I know he'll be okay.

Thank you Tom Waits.

[geoson4582]

@LilyLovesLabyrinth thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. hope your dad's allright

[LilyLovesLabyrinth]

@geoson4582 Thank you so much!

He's getting so much better so quickly, and it's incredible.

Thank you:)

[geoson4582]

@LilyLovesLabyrinth That's so good to hear! Thanks for the update. Great song, eh? Glad you were able to find comfort in a time of uncertainty. We're playing tomorrow night, we'll do this song and dedicate it to and your dad.

[LilyLovesLabyrinth]

@geoson4582 Wow, thank you!:) I'm sure you will do it justice, and a song is always better when there's some sort of emotional tie behind it, good luck!:)

[gunstreetgrrl29]

this one reminds me of my lost love and my lost country... i've traded them all for the highway instead... thank you, tom.

[GeneralGonzo15]

I can't find a bad song from this guy

[dalety1313]

AH!!! i love this one! "come with me, together we can take the long way home!" so good!

[killelvis1]

@ dodobrainish this song is from disc 2 of 3-cd set , brawlers, bawlers and bastards on anti records...

[barrielyons]

this makes me wanna love sombody again!! but im gonna go the long way about it :)

[dodobrainish]

anyone know the album this is from?

[Crstn4440]

@dodobrainish its from Orphans :)

[KarmaNinja69]

@dodobrainish "Orphans, brawlers, bawlers & bastards"

[ynotaga]

@KarmaNinja69 "

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, & Bastards"

[namedULaika]

reminds me of those times when you don't want to go home just yet, so you purposefully take the back roads in order to make your time last a little longer

[restricted2blunts]

Tom Waits you are beautiful, and your music is fullfilling to my blue soul

[KingMedicine721]

This is my and my wife's song and danced our first dance to, ironically.

[lilundgren1]

Excellent song and Tom sure knows how to convey the feeling!

[The666xSLAYER]

this song is absolutely beautiful.

[mountainat85]

springsteen...you're kidding right!

[pullbackbaby]

Not a bad tune, Tommay. Boss could cover this one.

[MrPiglet247]

Yipee, I've just discovered another great Tom Waits song, Thanks for posting

[thebrandnewcolony]

Breathtaking, words cant describe his music. Posted proudly at thebrandnewcolony music blog. Many thanks for posting it at youtube

[atothemothafuckinb]

@thebrandnewcolony one word beeeeeeeeeeeautiful

[Akselseifert]

More meaningful and emotional for me, then any other song. And some songs are DAMN' meaningful and emotional for me!!

[stavros440]

Reminds me of something my granddad used to sing. How could anybody not love this song? A harsh voice with such sweetness

[CheetoSantana]

Great song is an understatement

[graham8990]

shadows of each and everyone of us, brilliant

[acracissaudia]

beautifull:) :) :) :) :) :)

[mark100000007]

i think the world agrees!!!!

[charlieeff]

Other people sing Tom Waits songs!!!!

[piro18683]

great!! tom è il migliore!!

[Sporeadam]

you see much more on the long way home

[morgaffi]

Every good singer can sing words they haven't written, but only Tom can do this sort magic to someone else's song.

[alice88wa]

@morgaffi Actually, Tom Waits wrote this song.

[morgaffi]

@alice88wa Yup, you're absolutely correct. My mistake. How embarrassing, he says sheepishly.  Um, well, he would've still brought magic to it had he not written it... ;)

[JesterPoetryArtVlogs]

what album is this off of?

[enkaio]

@JesterPoetryArtVlogs It's on Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards. Disk 2

[riverskin]

Hope he gets inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Adore him.

[TheJgetty]

@riverskin 

[TheJgetty]

@riverskin If anyone deserves it it's him, a modern day legend

[don92340]

This picture is also used in Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold video. No idea as to who used it first. She is really worth a listen too. I like his version better than Nora's, but I like her too.

[30Ciaran]

Beautiful, who wrote this? as there seems to be many versions from way more artists that usually would take on a waits song

[Ullbritt]

@30Ciaran him and his wife.

[MrKrobar98]

Not to say I don't like the man, but he sounds like he's got face, throat, and mouth cancer while drinking a bourbon through his teeth.

[jonsangster]

@MrKrobar98

hah!

[diamonddust22]

@MrKrobar98 then you'd be right

[platter1000]

great tune and video

[SgtBastard101]

I know this photo in the video. Its ah pic. of a forest road here in Olympia, WA.!

[unreallxx]

made me cry..I think he is man of my life,pure genius.his music is masterpiece!!!

[Jojangamer13]

true its a great song but this effect sucks omfg blue forrest??

[Qwazier3]

Was just jamming to Tom on my ipod tonight. Bone Machine is so interesting. Just like you can't eat just one Oreo cookie, you can't listen to just one Tom Waits song or album. And on that note I shall go to the Goin' Out West video and then on to A Little Drop of Poison and then onto Down Town Train and then Cocolate Jesus and then and then and then................Toooooooom­. Wait for meeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!! =)

[TheSidewalkCipher]

@Qwazier3

I do that all the time. In fact I've been doing it this evening and am right now!

Although my trip has been slightly different, I just came from Time and then Down By the Train. I'm not sure where I'm going yet....

[seansurlow]

Totally great.

He is an American Treasure...

[fleurdilys]

@seansurlow True. I envy. Your chances of seeing him live is much more than mine.

[LAU94g]

bellissima!

[NeiXWiXis]

I saw 4 people who did not like this song........omg

[ydouhatemeevil1]

ohh gosh tom... everytime i hear this song i gush and smile and feel all fluttery inside :)

[AnitaCandyBox]

I love his broken voice

[deemat555]

Tom has a very unique voice i will give him that. He doesn't make me want to go out and buy his music, but he does o.k.

[kebeling1]

Tom Waits inspires.

[Celesidor]

Poland is waiting for you Tom !

[brainriot]

i would give both my nuts to jam with TOM WAITS

[merc0049]

Magic

[Minneapolishooker]

Listen to Leonard Cohen's early voice... it's what cigarettes and booze to do to one's voice. I don't care... I wish I could spend just one day with Tom Waits... I could die the following day and my glowing spirit would sprout many a tree!!! I spend way too much time alone; god, I need a road trip!!!

[LandoftheShanks]

and LOL@ Tom Hanks.

[SunriseFresh]

He choses to sing like this. If you listen to his early stuff his voice as smooth.

[LandoftheShanks]

@SunriseFresh Exactly* He can still sing plainly, even in his old age. I love the way he sings regardless. He has an amazing voice to me. I wake up with Tom Waits and go to sleep with him on my MP3 every day.

[bgack]

LOL Tom Hanks. Good Gawd.

[sindrimarsteingrims]

@bgack: agreed!

[fecalinferno]

tom hanks?

[candlemasscade]

I think some of you are confusing "voice being gone" with "Voice being real" I think Tom hanks has a voice that goes very well with his music. It has soul. More than Norah Jones in my opinion.

[hrumphis1]

I put food on the table, and a roof overhead,but i'd trade it all tomorrow for the highway instead...

[seamushendry]

Wow, his voice is just GONE!

[nutrimentia]

You can't really say his voice is gone since it's always been like this.

[anewdayrising79]

Wow, I heard the Norah Jones version first, and this one is very hard on the ears, I don't care if iot is the original. Bleh...

[samjmpkj1]

Noah Jones isn't qualified to cover Josh Corban, what ever his name is.

[Swamoez0rs]

Stunning song.

Thank you for putting this up!

[radioactivemongoose]

This reminds me of my ex fiance, he used to sing me this song...

[poulstrup123]

i like this song because me and my friends like to take the lonng way home from school.

[markobegus]

Tom Waits...prophecy.

[estraven2008]

one of THE great songs. Hah--my spouse is all for takin' the long way home. It's almost like a religion for him ... and I ain't complaining.

[samjmpkj1]

@estraven2008

Good. Good, good for you. But what happens to your pride,while your waiting?

[danya6198]

excellent...

[xXEugenicaXx]

my favorite song from Orphans

[kujirapoo]

This is Awsome!

I love tom waits. And i liked this song!

Does someone know what Album this song is in?

[thewrongend]

Orphans - Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards: CD 2 (Bawlers), Track 3.

[KurtCobain198666]

I love Tom Waits, I first heard the Norah Jones cover of this song, fell in love with it

[jbobbylew]

head full o' lightning, hat full o' rain.

[stile1973]

Great song

[sawtoothdan]

"Money's just something you throw off the back of a train.

Got a head full of lightning and a hat full of rain."

That's just about the best string of lyrics you'll ever hear. It's just magic and genius - nothing new for TW.

[auboholick]

@sawtoothdan Werd Up!

[jimlovesearth2]

kill your internet.

[Dizkneelande]

kill urs first

[lovevic52]

as soon as I heard this song my shoulders began to move with the beat

[Crstn4440]

this is beautiful

[mirkobruner]

Tom Leads The Pack, We Follow, hand in hand to the long way Home! :) Great Song. Mirko From Rome

[wsx347538]

Tom Waits should tour more often, I wan to see him!!

[bambamerik]

ur not alone... i MUST see him before i die... WOW ... ohhhh

[LandoftheShanks]

@wsx347538 He's touring through Europe currently. He was in Dublin last time I checked the dates. There's a rumor going around that he is working on another album [= and maybe with the coming of it, he will do another tour. I wish he would come back to the US. I will demand him a million times until it happens *sigh*.

[HPDDJ]

I went to a concert tonight, and a guy named Damien Suomi covered this. Great song, I hope I find more gems like this from Tom Waits.

[Aum420]

thanks for this!

[Mokie234]

Adore Tom Waits, and this has to be one of my favourites. Thank you :)

[BioReiswaffel]

thx for upload!!!!

[feck1]

great song, thanks for putting this up!