Tom's voice makes the littlest hairs stand up on the back of my neck, like a poltergeist's breath. I mean that's in some way a musical talent, no he's not Mariah Carey but we all can't sing about Butterflies.
What the fuck do people get out of judging his voice. He can sing how he wants to sing. One of the best artists ever. Listen to Closing Time or The Early Years and tell me he cant sing. Some very strange people in the world to come and watch a Tom Waits video and then post something bad about him. It's mental. Go and get put down
Best voice ever. So much heart, so much soul, so much character. This voice has seen some things. This voice can tell you a story. This voice has absolute credibility.
Waits is the musician that will be remembered generations from now when all the fads burn out...classic, rooted in americana, and innovative...we look up howlin wolf and son house...our grandchildren will be looking up this man
tom waits is good at acting, but singing is not his forte in my opinion. is just raspy and not good. sure acquired taste and whatever, but there is no denying he is last on the list of people that covered this song
Are you kidding? This is the best cover of this song there is. Tom Waits is one of the few honest singers out there. His version includes the pain of loving and the fear of rejection and the sordidness of our animalism and the lingering, echoing loneliness between two people, even as the drift out on the Sea of Love. Forget all you've ever learned about technique and listen with your heart. Tom's is easily the most creative cover of this song.
@ShamuLesbo Fair enough. If "rasp" is a problem for you might enjoy some of his earlier recordings. Can actually can sing quite smoothly--when he wants to. He is much more diverse than your average vocalist.
@ShamuLesbo Fair enough. If "rasp" is a problem for your ears, you might enjoy some of his earlier recordings. Can actually can sing quite smoothly--when he wants to. He is much more diverse than your average vocalist.
@smoothstringsron Well, it's not tone-deafness. He doesn't miss a note. He's just got what could be considered a bad tone. I'm not sure you can call him a bad singer. His pitch is fine, and his tone is clearly purposeful, as it's something he's toyed with throughout his career.
@smoothstringsron I suppose Louis Armstrong's froggy voice is awful as well to your Superior ear especially while croaking out What a Wonderful World. I have a handmade bamboo windchime that I love to hear plonking out the tunes of the wind, sounds more raw and natural than my neighbors store bought metal windchime though they both sound great singing the same breezy melodies.....
@smoothstringsron What the fuck man ? I mean, I really am fucking surprised. Tom Waits has one of the most special voices I have ever heard.
He is a great actor, a great song writer and a GREAT singer. He is a true artist and you come here and say he can not sing a shit. Again ..what the fuck man ?
@rexorrama Its in the eye of the beholder. I think personally he amazing. he can translate his emotions in to sounds that are unbelievably powerful. I rarely see any one with this sort of power around today. I mean ray lamontagne its also awesome but thats besides thee point. Its not about how u sound just how much soul you put in it.
Listen to Waits's earlier stuff like martha, cold cold ground, Ol'55 you'll probably like that more.
Yeah, but whatever you think of Tom Waits he is not so pathetic as to be trolling youtube comments trying to lob insults in a fruitless attempt to raise his self esteem.
And you'll never have a fraction of the success with your voice as Mr. Waits has had with his.
@P0PH0USE Big deal, Tom Waits will never be as successful as Bieber. Success obviously doesn't equal
quality. A lot of sucky artists are successful. And my personal opinion is this Waits singing sucks big time. Not the person, just his so called "singing" IMO. You being a person who's into personal attacks, should maybe consider some self evaluation, before pronouncing judgment on others. Thank you.
@TheMaddd9 Well, not subjecting myself to listening to Tom Waits sounding like a warthog caught in a running garbage disposal, goes a long ways towards that.
@rexorrama My comment has nothing to do with your love for clean voices but more with the fact that you can't appreciate talent and originality when you hear it (I'm not talking about this cover; more on a global view of his career)... Also, it has to do with your judgement on what type of artist should become famous... How can you judge others taste in music or on whatever else? You can't... Well, obviously you can, but there's no right or wrong here...
@TheLimecutter This guy's singing sucks. How did he become popular?
rexorrama 5 months ago
My comment has nothing to do with your love for clean voices but more with the fact that you can't appreciate talent and originality when you hear it (I'm not talking about this cover; more on a global view of his career)... Also, it has to do with your judgement on what type of artist should become famous... How can you judge others taste in music or on whatever else?
The song is pretty muted. I actually enjoy it more than the original. It ebbs and flows, and has a sort of watery quality. Not quite as ethereal as some of his tracks, with its driving bass rhythm, but fairly so. I love all things Waits, though. =)
just heard this track for the first time a couple months ago on k.c.r.w. radio l.a..... had no idea it was in the movie.... thought it was a recently recorded track....i love it...
Why... Why... Has all the good Tom stuff been pulled. What are YOU (Record Companies) People protecting! Access to live videos! LET IT GO! It FUELS YOUR BRAND! Please... Let the old Tom videos back on.... Where elese can we see them for chrissake.... Ticketmaster?
I enjoy this version much better then any other. It's darker, more emotional, and the introduced concept of "drowning" in the sea of love is brilliant. It's that alone that adds such a gothic vibe to it.
I do a cover of this version, yet still a good bit different. It's on my channel if anyone wishes to view it.
I enjoy everything this man does. Even songs that aren't his, he's got that earthly quality, that passion that really fills my heart with emotions every time.
I absolutely love Tom Waits and despise Cat Power, but I actually think the Cat Power cover is better. Can't believe I'm writing this. (and no, I don't think Cat Power are even remotely in the same league as Tom Waits, I wana make that clear). YSF
I've just heard this for the first time. At first, I wasn't sure, but by the end of it, I loved it. I'm still struggling to get the syrup out of my head from Robert Plant's version, though! Heh heh.
@cascasoldier yes it is a good movie well worth watching, very underrated,.. pacino and john goodman are both great in it, and ellen barkins in her prime.
they show Al in his underpants.... there's not much better than that.... oh wait...Crusing and Panic in Needle Park...you can see Al without his underpants.... yeah..that's better...sorry
@anothergunner Actually the song is pretty flat and monotonous, isn't it? For me, the name is not what sold me on it because when I first heard this during the closing credits of "Sea of Love" I didn't know who Tom Waits was. After one verse I knew I had to have it and purchased the soundtrack immediately after the movie. A short time later I purchased my first Tom Waits album and it's been an ongoing love affair ever since. :-)
@Parmenides320 nice im glad you liked it that much, just didnt do it for me :D have you heard Cat Power's version.... now that was completely compelling!
And on the 7th God rested,then on the 8th he got up early and made Tom Waits.He conjures with music and words.If you own no other,get Swordfish Trombones."The menus were all freezing"
I love the Orphans Vinyl collection, but I really wish Tom released this one song as a '45. I could play that one song on my record player for hours on end. And if I get in guitar, this is the first song I'm trying out.
I wonder if he'd be more popular if he just worked on his diction. His lyrics are wonderful and full of pathos. I enjoy his husky voice. He's emotional. Quirky as hell. More interesting than anybody who covers his songs. It's just if you don't read the lyrics, you might not get em. And they're too good not to get.
I don't know I think that shaky kind of unclear diction is part of his style. It's like dylan kind of. I kind of think another reason that he's not so popular is some the stylistic choices he makes which are just STRANGE XD . But I prefer to be part of the small group in the know anyway.
@kurisensei Yeah, Tom Waits is sort of like Joe Cocker, in the sense that their cover versions are usually at least as good as the original, and sometimes better, and always a bit edgier and bluesy. Of course his originals are great, too. And when a film maker knows how to use them, the result is perfection. Check out "Innocent When You Dream" at the end of "Smoke".
MY favorite version of this song, used at the end credits of the movie. thank you for uploading, thank you, thank you. i like the other versions too, honeydrippers, cat powers, and others, including phil philipps
When the end credits of Sea of Love started rolling I thought, "I have GOT to get this song!" I believe I bought the soundtrack the next day. It was my introduction to Tom Waits.
Sounds a lot like some of Keith Richards stuff.
PrivateAckbar 6 days ago in playlist music 6
Sexy as hell
shelnora 1 month ago
holy shit
guntzborg 1 month ago
Tom u old devil, u make me melt!!!
latrelus 2 months ago
best version of this song i reckon!.
MrNeilm327 2 months ago
ça me donne du baume au coeur!
Hopullman 3 months ago
pur régale
Hopullman 3 months ago
Tom's voice makes the littlest hairs stand up on the back of my neck, like a poltergeist's breath. I mean that's in some way a musical talent, no he's not Mariah Carey but we all can't sing about Butterflies.
enochjames 4 months ago 9
What the fuck do people get out of judging his voice. He can sing how he wants to sing. One of the best artists ever. Listen to Closing Time or The Early Years and tell me he cant sing. Some very strange people in the world to come and watch a Tom Waits video and then post something bad about him. It's mental. Go and get put down
TheTwelfthOfMay 4 months ago 3
I want to be Tom Waits if I could sing like this!
TheLimecutter 5 months ago 2
There was a saying in the showbusiness "If you're different, you're good". Some people made a living out of that.
pinchold 6 months ago
Best voice ever. So much heart, so much soul, so much character. This voice has seen some things. This voice can tell you a story. This voice has absolute credibility.
chopperdave13 6 months ago 2
Tom Waits Can Do No Wrong
wakygee 6 months ago
Waits is the musician that will be remembered generations from now when all the fads burn out...classic, rooted in americana, and innovative...we look up howlin wolf and son house...our grandchildren will be looking up this man
omegaprosource 6 months ago
talent and sincerity = genius= TOM WAITS
observito 6 months ago
25 people must have had there brain removed !!!
zaperfan 7 months ago
tom waits is good at acting, but singing is not his forte in my opinion. is just raspy and not good. sure acquired taste and whatever, but there is no denying he is last on the list of people that covered this song
ShamuLesbo 7 months ago
@ShamuLesbo
Are you kidding? This is the best cover of this song there is. Tom Waits is one of the few honest singers out there. His version includes the pain of loving and the fear of rejection and the sordidness of our animalism and the lingering, echoing loneliness between two people, even as the drift out on the Sea of Love. Forget all you've ever learned about technique and listen with your heart. Tom's is easily the most creative cover of this song.
MrCallipygian 7 months ago 6
@MrCallipygian i see what you're saying, but i respectfully disagree
ShamuLesbo 6 months ago
@ShamuLesbo Fair enough. If "rasp" is a problem for you might enjoy some of his earlier recordings. Can actually can sing quite smoothly--when he wants to. He is much more diverse than your average vocalist.
MrCallipygian 6 months ago
@ShamuLesbo Fair enough. If "rasp" is a problem for your ears, you might enjoy some of his earlier recordings. Can actually can sing quite smoothly--when he wants to. He is much more diverse than your average vocalist.
MrCallipygian 6 months ago
@ShamuLesbo This is my favourite cover of them all!
jellydrop 6 months ago
Hey there's a music video for this song. I saw it in TheMissmusicvids channel. xd
xxxleydi13xxx 7 months ago
raw perfection...
material889 7 months ago
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Is everybody tone deaf? He sucks!!
smoothstringsron 8 months ago
@smoothstringsron Like Leonard Cohen, he's an acquired taste.
Parmenides320 8 months ago 31
@smoothstringsron you suck !
stiggyh 7 months ago
@smoothstringsron Well, it's not tone-deafness. He doesn't miss a note. He's just got what could be considered a bad tone. I'm not sure you can call him a bad singer. His pitch is fine, and his tone is clearly purposeful, as it's something he's toyed with throughout his career.
PickUpYourLighters 4 months ago in playlist Tom waits
@smoothstringsron I suppose Louis Armstrong's froggy voice is awful as well to your Superior ear especially while croaking out What a Wonderful World. I have a handmade bamboo windchime that I love to hear plonking out the tunes of the wind, sounds more raw and natural than my neighbors store bought metal windchime though they both sound great singing the same breezy melodies.....
D1G17ALTR1PP3R 1 week ago in playlist Music - Tom Waits
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He may be a great song writer but he can't sing worth a shit.
smoothstringsron 8 months ago
@smoothstringsron What the fuck man ? I mean, I really am fucking surprised. Tom Waits has one of the most special voices I have ever heard.
He is a great actor, a great song writer and a GREAT singer. He is a true artist and you come here and say he can not sing a shit. Again ..what the fuck man ?
JeremyTheWicked028 7 months ago 2
@JeremyTheWicked028
^Listen^.
Now, how is this unhorrible?
trezuraat 7 months ago
@JeremyTheWicked028 I like it. I like Tom Waits. But maybe musical tastes mustn't be discussed, I don't know.
JeremyTheWicked028 7 months ago
My god, that guitar.
mikeamputechture 8 months ago
:-)
ROMAJAM 10 months ago
simply great.......
TheNellamaria 10 months ago
personally not my favourite version. not keen on his voice, unique though it is
armhartwell 10 months ago
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This guy's singing sucks. How did he become popular?
rexorrama 10 months ago
@rexorrama I quite like his voice. It's unique.
jellydrop 10 months ago 2
@rexorrama Its in the eye of the beholder. I think personally he amazing. he can translate his emotions in to sounds that are unbelievably powerful. I rarely see any one with this sort of power around today. I mean ray lamontagne its also awesome but thats besides thee point. Its not about how u sound just how much soul you put in it.
Listen to Waits's earlier stuff like martha, cold cold ground, Ol'55 you'll probably like that more.
OggieACjumper 10 months ago 2
@rexorrama Because he's a fantastic songwriter.
jltc008 9 months ago
@rexorrama Like Leonard Cohen, he's an acquired taste. If you don't like him, you don't have to listen to him.
Parmenides320 8 months ago 27
Exactly on point. This arrangement also reminds me of John Cale's version of Heartbreak Hotel. Welcome to the Dark Side!
ibgkneil 5 months ago
@rexorrama you suck.
stiggyh 7 months ago
@stiggyh Yeah, but i don't suck as bad as Tom Waits "singing".
rexorrama 7 months ago
@rexorrama
Yeah, but whatever you think of Tom Waits he is not so pathetic as to be trolling youtube comments trying to lob insults in a fruitless attempt to raise his self esteem.
And you'll never have a fraction of the success with your voice as Mr. Waits has had with his.
P0PH0USE 6 months ago
@P0PH0USE Big deal, Tom Waits will never be as successful as Bieber. Success obviously doesn't equal
quality. A lot of sucky artists are successful. And my personal opinion is this Waits singing sucks big time. Not the person, just his so called "singing" IMO. You being a person who's into personal attacks, should maybe consider some self evaluation, before pronouncing judgment on others. Thank you.
rexorrama 6 months ago
@rexorrama wow!!!....just wow......How can you exist?
TheMaddd9 6 months ago
@TheMaddd9 Well, not subjecting myself to listening to Tom Waits sounding like a warthog caught in a running garbage disposal, goes a long ways towards that.
rexorrama 6 months ago
@rexorrama My comment has nothing to do with your love for clean voices but more with the fact that you can't appreciate talent and originality when you hear it (I'm not talking about this cover; more on a global view of his career)... Also, it has to do with your judgement on what type of artist should become famous... How can you judge others taste in music or on whatever else? You can't... Well, obviously you can, but there's no right or wrong here...
TheMaddd9 6 months ago
@TheMaddd9 Whaaa?
TheLimecutter 5 months ago
@TheLimecutter This guy's singing sucks. How did he become popular?
rexorrama 5 months ago
My comment has nothing to do with your love for clean voices but more with the fact that you can't appreciate talent and originality when you hear it (I'm not talking about this cover; more on a global view of his career)... Also, it has to do with your judgement on what type of artist should become famous... How can you judge others taste in music or on whatever else?
TheMaddd9 5 months ago
The song is pretty muted. I actually enjoy it more than the original. It ebbs and flows, and has a sort of watery quality. Not quite as ethereal as some of his tracks, with its driving bass rhythm, but fairly so. I love all things Waits, though. =)
suchstrangecandy 10 months ago
just heard this track for the first time a couple months ago on k.c.r.w. radio l.a..... had no idea it was in the movie.... thought it was a recently recorded track....i love it...
pollard4181 10 months ago
actually i like ( sea of love ) film so much when i heard that song in the credit i liked it !
TheShiriali 10 months ago
What a superb rendition. One of the few covers that kick the original's bollocks!
hennck 10 months ago
what an amazing version , favourite
pollydeuss 11 months ago
Why... Why... Has all the good Tom stuff been pulled. What are YOU (Record Companies) People protecting! Access to live videos! LET IT GO! It FUELS YOUR BRAND! Please... Let the old Tom videos back on.... Where elese can we see them for chrissake.... Ticketmaster?
markeydusod 11 months ago
Crazy movie. Al Pacino is a God!
EvilOrochiVII 11 months ago
Tom Waits you are a genius, this is my favourite version of the song by far.
alexiswinter89 11 months ago
this is the best version.... very hot song!
kishanna09 11 months ago
I enjoy this version much better then any other. It's darker, more emotional, and the introduced concept of "drowning" in the sea of love is brilliant. It's that alone that adds such a gothic vibe to it.
I do a cover of this version, yet still a good bit different. It's on my channel if anyone wishes to view it.
pieceofplacenta 11 months ago
I enjoy everything this man does. Even songs that aren't his, he's got that earthly quality, that passion that really fills my heart with emotions every time.
dandemint 11 months ago
Generally I love you Tom but your interpretation of this song to put it politely leaves a bit to be desired. Stick to your own songs.
MStock57 1 year ago
I absolutely love Tom Waits and despise Cat Power, but I actually think the Cat Power cover is better. Can't believe I'm writing this. (and no, I don't think Cat Power are even remotely in the same league as Tom Waits, I wana make that clear). YSF
ysfaljanabi 1 year ago
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ysfaljanabi 1 year ago
gotta love tom "the singing ashtray" :)
stiggyh 1 year ago
you need to see how he sings in the film,
its unbelievable
SioPopu 1 year ago
i think this is a great version, its darker then the original and so full of emotion.
MegaMegalomaniac 1 year ago
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Great swing and very sensual rhythm!
observito 1 year ago
Tom's version gives me the shivers. It's so sensual. He's just phenomenal. <3
opredeleno 1 year ago
besy version i've ever heard!
mountainat85 1 year ago
love what he turned this song into
Fidelisadmortem 1 year ago
To grab this mp3 goto audioripit doht cohm.
PadraigEsters732100 1 year ago
he's terrific ,but i sound just like him after a night on the turps and a thousand cigarettes , truely
ruandted 1 year ago
I'd follow Tom Waits into snake-infested waters.
lvgraham 1 year ago 3
i dont like this
dentpopcan 1 year ago
im drunk/stoned and i fukin luv THIS
tagvendorfi 1 year ago
@tagvendorfi yeaaaaaaaahhh ;)
caradepapa36 1 year ago
great song and great film!
bluebayou23 1 year ago
he is no phil phillips the original singer of this song
gknopp1 1 year ago
oooooooooo, beautifully
galinamladenova 1 year ago
I've just heard this for the first time. At first, I wasn't sure, but by the end of it, I loved it. I'm still struggling to get the syrup out of my head from Robert Plant's version, though! Heh heh.
weirdunclebob 1 year ago
this movie is classic!
hmoon99 1 year ago
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this movie ROCKS
hmoon99 1 year ago
Movie is good
Uggehbuggeh 1 year ago 3
Can someone tell me if the movie is this good? =D
cascasoldier 1 year ago 11
@cascasoldier Not that I recall. :-)
Parmenides320 1 year ago 7
@cascasoldier movie is good
Uggehbuggeh 1 year ago
@cascasoldier yes it is a good movie well worth watching, very underrated,.. pacino and john goodman are both great in it, and ellen barkins in her prime.
connaught2008 1 year ago
Every move with Pacino is good
roeschuxxx 1 year ago 3
@cascasoldier it's worth watching. good enoug. tom waits only sings in the closing credits and does nothing else.
squiggyklane 1 year ago
@cascasoldier Its worth watching on a weekend where you just want to watch an Al Pacino kinda movie.
m1st3rh 1 year ago
@cascasoldier Very good, dont miss
masen811 1 year ago
@cascasoldier Yes, it is! 7/8 of 10 :)
P0G0NA 1 year ago
3 stars out of 4. It has some great acting but the end is weak.
PistonPackingPete 1 year ago
3 stars out of 4. It has some great acting but the ending is weak.
PistonPackingPete 1 year ago
@cascasoldier The film is great. Pachino and Barkin are hot. Neo noir at its best.
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54Rumle 1 year ago
@cascasoldier worth a watch al is great as usual
iamjohn89 1 year ago
@cascasoldier The film is very strong and very good acting! True!
observito 1 year ago
@cascasoldier
observito 1 year ago
@cascasoldier yeah its good. its one of those 80-90s sex-noir flicks like Jade, to live and die in LA, basic instinct
charleswaddell07 1 year ago
@cascasoldier I remember it been good. Al Pacino was good anyway.
granaff 7 months ago
@cascasoldier
of course it's good
they show Al in his underpants.... there's not much better than that.... oh wait...Crusing and Panic in Needle Park...you can see Al without his underpants.... yeah..that's better...sorry
milkcow 6 months ago
If you like cop/suspense movies and Pacino watch it. It's got some fairly good twists. You won't hear this theme song until the very end though.
ibgkneil 5 months ago
interesting fact!: tom waits writes 1-3 songs each day
Sporeadam 1 year ago
Temazo.
sansanssa 1 year ago
worst :(
MsChanpot 1 year ago
Supremo
TheDaniellelois 1 year ago
Sea Of Love
e5city 1 year ago
One of the most original and legitimate talents alive today, to be sure!
AuntyNibbs 1 year ago
INGENIOUSLY....
Sergekow 1 year ago
@PoetryinMotion99 - Yeah oh yeah.Tom's growlin lyrics off-set by the clear simple guitar line. Quite deadly, indeed
spendall 1 year ago
Tom Waits growls it out like no one else can. yeah oh yeah
spendall 1 year ago
j'aime beaucoup cette version. merci de le partager.
cmedrano1000 1 year ago
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lame version, really flat. how a name sells 'eh?
anothergunner 1 year ago
@anothergunner Actually the song is pretty flat and monotonous, isn't it? For me, the name is not what sold me on it because when I first heard this during the closing credits of "Sea of Love" I didn't know who Tom Waits was. After one verse I knew I had to have it and purchased the soundtrack immediately after the movie. A short time later I purchased my first Tom Waits album and it's been an ongoing love affair ever since. :-)
Parmenides320 1 year ago 48
@Parmenides320 nice im glad you liked it that much, just didnt do it for me :D have you heard Cat Power's version.... now that was completely compelling!
anothergunner 1 year ago
@Parmenides320 its weird how most tom waits songs are like that its like he is just too damn good at being boring and i say that in a good way
MsJesusgod 11 months ago
@anothergunner
This is a classical "Tom Waits" version.
I suppose you dont't like Tom Waits!
:)
PS: me neither
custre 1 year ago
@custre ya cheers no, not a huge tom waits fan, but he certainly has some interesting and even very good tunes.. this? not one of them, imho
anothergunner 1 year ago
@anothergunner I bet you like the Cat Power version
cretsina 1 year ago
@anothergunner if you think this is flat you really dont understand this men
well i also like cat power version
ciroac30 1 year ago
@anothergunner oh yeah i forgot how Tom Waits is such a sell out
BountyHunter233 1 year ago
@BountyHunter233 tis ok, dont expect much
anothergunner 1 year ago
this was at the end of Juno, too. not tom wait's version
BeastyDave13 1 year ago
@BeastyDave13 Cat Power;s version?
budspott 1 year ago
@budspott yes, youtube it, ace rendition
anothergunner 1 year ago
wow this cover sukks
arab4lifemuslim4ever 1 year ago
@arab4lifemuslim4ever I can see you are an expert in music. Well said..Let's listen to some pop songs! that's more like it!!!
FrankMiller999 1 year ago 2
@FrankMiller999 umm...i said the fucking cover sux...
arab4lifemuslim4ever 1 year ago
This is great!
thecollective10 1 year ago
best version of the song ever lol
JesterPoetryArtVlogs 1 year ago
and the telephone is out of cigarettes...and the jukebox has to take a leak.......
LandoftheShanks 1 year ago 4
I personally like Cat Power's cover better, but her's has a completely different feel.
This song makes me want to fuck someone in a swanky hotel or some shit... and yet, for some reason I like it.
ANONONJEWTUBE 1 year ago 3
I love his voice, its unique
diegodonoso1984 1 year ago
And on the 7th God rested,then on the 8th he got up early and made Tom Waits.He conjures with music and words.If you own no other,get Swordfish Trombones."The menus were all freezing"
Sublime.
theMacvarish 1 year ago 2
I LOVE YOY,ANIA, THANKS
petergaluszka1 1 year ago
I love the Orphans Vinyl collection, but I really wish Tom released this one song as a '45. I could play that one song on my record player for hours on end. And if I get in guitar, this is the first song I'm trying out.
maliciousRainDog 1 year ago
Just saw Sea of Love movie and was intrigued by this song at the end. I'm hearing it for the second time and will hear it again. I'm liking it.
jaystrings 1 year ago
i saw this movie 4 the first time tonight. i heard this song at the end of the movie,
and fell in love with it. i still like the original version, but this is jamming, and i don't like remakes, but this is alright!
bjc19199 1 year ago
Huge fan of Tom Waits for years, love the movie too, a very thorough crimi with the the kmost exciting duo - Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin.
carlosthegaucho 1 year ago
*shudder*
i need a cigarette.
snakesonasnake 1 year ago
A great artist Tom Waits..respect.
hrumphis1 1 year ago 2
thanks for the great pictues too!
loveinthenow 1 year ago
Just saw the movie last night on Netflix. I heard this version of the song and really digg it.
I always heard the name Tom Waits, but never really bothered looking into it. Until now, I think I'm going to check out more of his work.
DoctorDoubleX 1 year ago 2
Congratulations. You're Life is about to change.
PatrickSvmmer 1 year ago
if you've never looked in to Tom Waits get ready for a journey of a life time. there is no one else like Tom Waits.
0ldSt0ner 1 year ago 2
No one compares with Tom, he is a rare genius!! He gets to me like no one else.
mylulac 1 year ago
at times i think John C Riley looks like Tom
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0ldSt0ner 1 year ago
This is very sexy ... Sensual and passionate! His voice always gets me ;)
Zyphindra 1 year ago
..maravillosamente decadente...sensual...magnifico...
elenadalpozzo 2 years ago
i dig.......
hop over and listen to cat power sing it!
vrotvixen 2 years ago 2
Great version; the slobbery vocals just make it more real, ya dig?
themoodynoobs 2 years ago
love this version... and the Original,they both are the greatest!
loverplease 2 years ago
cookie monster sings...
blazingbell 2 years ago
Rare and superb music !
selvejp 2 years ago
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8Josie8 2 years ago
Thank you!
Well done with the pictures, and I sure
am glad you 'found' Tom Waits!!!
YeshuaKingsKid 2 years ago
I wonder if he'd be more popular if he just worked on his diction. His lyrics are wonderful and full of pathos. I enjoy his husky voice. He's emotional. Quirky as hell. More interesting than anybody who covers his songs. It's just if you don't read the lyrics, you might not get em. And they're too good not to get.
brelfan 2 years ago 2
I don't know I think that shaky kind of unclear diction is part of his style. It's like dylan kind of. I kind of think another reason that he's not so popular is some the stylistic choices he makes which are just STRANGE XD . But I prefer to be part of the small group in the know anyway.
Stirrethcharybdis 2 years ago 2
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Trankle 2 years ago
I feel his diction is deliberately like that. It's a crucial part of his vocal style, :).
Trankle 2 years ago 2
Anyone know what guitar Tom plays , that small bodied brown one he's been using for years. Its seen at 1.20 in this slide show, any ideas??
skywalker909 2 years ago 2
@kurisensei. I couldn't agree more !
Krehyv 2 years ago
i like more robert plant version =D
jackwolf87 2 years ago
covers of Tom's songs are never as good as his own versions.... and his cover versions are always the best....
kurisensei 2 years ago 32
I hadn't thought it that way... how strangely true.
estevancarlos 2 years ago
@kurisensei Yeah, Tom Waits is sort of like Joe Cocker, in the sense that their cover versions are usually at least as good as the original, and sometimes better, and always a bit edgier and bluesy. Of course his originals are great, too. And when a film maker knows how to use them, the result is perfection. Check out "Innocent When You Dream" at the end of "Smoke".
peterat9999 1 year ago
@kurisensei Cibelle has a good cover on Green Grass. But yeah, that's about it.
Valholm 1 year ago
yes its sucha cool song. ^:)^
rareshbig 2 years ago
WOW!! GREAT SONG!!!!!!!!!!
randomguy1774 2 years ago
Waits songs are magic, aren't they? :)
mumiaszek 2 years ago 36
@mumiaszek yes
Remigijusp082 1 year ago
MY favorite version of this song, used at the end credits of the movie. thank you for uploading, thank you, thank you. i like the other versions too, honeydrippers, cat powers, and others, including phil philipps
tsmpore 2 years ago 8
When the end credits of Sea of Love started rolling I thought, "I have GOT to get this song!" I believe I bought the soundtrack the next day. It was my introduction to Tom Waits.
Parmenides320 2 years ago
My feeling exactly! In my opinion, Waits' version is the most passionate and powerful!
Souflari58 2 years ago 2
"I wanna tell how much i love, drowning in a sea of love"
Even with his covers his own wee touches shine.
Tom's the man - the mad cunt.
jefftipps 2 years ago 5
I love it!!!!the best song..<3
ksanthikiousi 2 years ago