Simply one of the most beautiful songs of all time. Lyrics just kills me. A truly great poet, great musician. This one guy makes 95% of so called rock and pop stars totally obsolete. Thanks for posting it.
Born in Pomona, California to parents of Scottish, Irish, and Norwegian descent, Tom Waits was working as a doorman at the Heritage nightclub in San Diego in the early '70s, where artists of every genre performed. An avid fan of many writers and musicians, among them Bob Dylan, Lord Buckley, Hoagy Carmichael, Marty Robbins, Raymond Chandler, and Stephen Foster, Waits began developing his own idiosyncratic musical style, combining song and monologue.
we would be but blessed 2 see the backwoods wanderer live.... makes a fuckin mexcan like me feel cajun my heros list grows 1 up today el magnifico tom waits!!!
i dont wanna say anything about tom... u can listen.. and u can understand him.. he is GOD
azmiemrahozen 1 year ago
great drums, great lyrics, great singer.
derneueuntergang 1 year ago
it's called 'sins of MY father'
Mehedict 2 years ago
@Mehedict
that's a funny differance :)
lowfitv 1 year ago
Lol "Sins of the Father" is also the title of a Black Sabbath song. That's how I found this video. I'm glad I did. 5 stars!
kenshin4227 2 years ago 4
dam gd concert
panda606 2 years ago
oh i was gonna post this..but hey thanks.
panda606 2 years ago
Simply one of the most beautiful songs of all time. Lyrics just kills me. A truly great poet, great musician. This one guy makes 95% of so called rock and pop stars totally obsolete. Thanks for posting it.
crimsonic68 2 years ago 4
wow
kevycanavan 3 years ago
i was gonna go to sleep, but i think i'll go have a cigarette and walk along the highway. thanks tom.
shovman 3 years ago 2
you re goodamn right man!!!!!!
love this so mutch too!
giorgiopoppy 2 years ago
god almighty for richousness sake... humiliation of our fallen state...
beautiful...
saxnviolinz 3 years ago 2
This cat is hot-wired to to some higher purpose, I'm sure of it.
doirevomba 3 years ago 8
everyone is hotwired for a higher purpose.
:D.
spewgra 2 years ago
greatest lyricist in american history...
Bob Dylan can sit on the train to Waitsville.
lampshademilktoast 3 years ago 35
amen brotha
Methelin 3 years ago 3
The showman, the poet, the prohpet, the one. Tom Waits. The master.
Magemastrtom 2 years ago 6
HERMOSO
carmenonly 3 years ago 2
thank you Tom.
orbsycli 3 years ago 2
I would trade 100 Led Zeppelin tickets for of Toms concerts anyday. Hes a major shaman.
doirevomba 4 years ago 24
I can't believe I agree with you. oh my gosh
Dizkneelande 2 years ago
Well I would sell only 99 so I could still see Zeppelin at least once... but ya Tom is more than amazing, much more.
briemkiki827 2 years ago
Ditto! Any day/ Any Where/ Long as I could get there.
ak47doubletap 2 years ago
no end of fun sitting with a glass of dry gin and a few close friends listening to the bourbon and smoke drenched voice of a legend.
if i owned a bar, tom waits would be only the only one in the jukebox.
saketheshadow 4 years ago 9
i liked that comment.
megaplayah 3 years ago
can i come to your bar?
AliKathem 3 years ago
@saketheshadow If I owned a bar Tom will be playing the piano all night.
andboy 8 months ago
these lyrics rock!
DesolationRow0 4 years ago 3
Well it does explain all the questions that people tend to ask on tom waits video clips
nailersrule 5 years ago
what a voice...increíble!!!
latierramadre 5 years ago
Born in Pomona, California to parents of Scottish, Irish, and Norwegian descent, Tom Waits was working as a doorman at the Heritage nightclub in San Diego in the early '70s, where artists of every genre performed. An avid fan of many writers and musicians, among them Bob Dylan, Lord Buckley, Hoagy Carmichael, Marty Robbins, Raymond Chandler, and Stephen Foster, Waits began developing his own idiosyncratic musical style, combining song and monologue.
neckstabfilms 5 years ago
what's thar all about? you're not on wikipedia, matey
dirtysanchezoo 5 years ago 2
Now... that's funny!
Paunchline 5 years ago
yes, I like very much this guy....
oswe24297 5 years ago
we would be but blessed 2 see the backwoods wanderer live.... makes a fuckin mexcan like me feel cajun my heros list grows 1 up today el magnifico tom waits!!!
carrotdick 5 years ago
hell yeah, Tom Waits rocks hard. Easily one of the best singer/songwriters of all time. I hope I get to see him live one day.
madvillain88 5 years ago 3
This is a brilliant song froma brilliant CD, "REAL GONE". I'm a Tom Waits fanatic from back in the day.
he's one of the greatest songwriters ever
JamalSlomack 5 years ago