Tom Waits - God's Away On Business

[hiroakaprotagonist]

I am the clown with the tear-away face Here in a flash and gone without a trace. I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?" I am the wind blowing through your hair I am the shadow on the moon at night Filling your dreams to the brim with fright This is Halloween, this is Halloween Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

[lolzong94]

This is the perfect song to play at a funeral :)

[bonegristler]

@lolzong94 LOL, My kind of humor.

[scottsanerd]

Anyone else reminded of the cockroach guy in Men In Black?

[2ndnickthegreek992]

@scottsanerd LoL epic thought LoL

[Luanav1988]

For a buck? For no buck at all!

[2ndnickthegreek992]

Oh he's absent then. Okay, if you speak with him mister Tom, tell him I'll call later.

[357drpepper]

esto es expresar algo, extraordinaria sublime, genial

[indoworx]

my heart!!!! :)



[brucale]

"All music comes from God."

-- Johnny Cash

[alexhtp]

@brucale

and black metal is gods music....and don't tell me that black metal is not music(i don't like black metal!!!!)

[bjorks007]

i'm still waiting for a death metal version of this..

[TreeHugger1009]

when did he played devil? in dr. parnasus? i dont think that it said explicitly in any part that he played devil

[Luanav1988]

@TreeHugger1009 I guess the only creepy payrol he did (i mean,in which he was not a hot badass) was in the Dracula of Coppola.

[Remington61189]

He played a great devil

[MikeTrytek1]

Fourteen people were on a ship that sank.

[wizardmj84]

Where's your God now... punk?

[BluePeopleISee]

I love his voice!!!

[MrThatmeanguy1995]

Metal and Jazz had a son

[Chrisinpommyland]

I want tom, nick cave and C W Stoneking in a group.....would pay good money for that

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

THIS is music.

[Driconh42]

@Imhornydadcomeinside Ur fucking kidding me right HAHAHAHHAAH xD

[Imhornydadcomeinside]

@Driconh42 No, but go listen to Lady Gaga *Facepalm* Fucking fail.

[MrSmokieJoey]

God's away on business, but no worries! Tom is hopefully here to stay..

[BL4NDY]

ok thats 6 times iv listened to this on the trot , Amazin !!!!!!!!!!

[lazovy]

this is an report about the world

[Myballs64]

this mammoth-teethed weedy-buck-voiced dude scares the beegees outta me.

[portalbenderwindon]

Tom Waits is the Slenderman

[superchief86]

Well played, Tom Waits. Well played.

[niriop]

Tom Waits walking around on stilts in an abandoned block of flats inhabited by emus...for some reason this makes perfect sense.

[bananaphoneist]

@niriop Actually, THAT IS HIS HOUSE.

[acidtrip45]

this song just made my night. and my morning <3

[simonmee1]

never work with small children and emus

[TheRoflcer]

I've seen and listened to 1000s of songs, I have never seen any more weirder.

that includes either the video and the lyrics!

[Nordligast]

I was like "wut? I better pause my porn, as I need to watch this"

[anothergoodnight]

I dislike that there are suggestions to Escape The Fate on the side.

Other then that, this song is aaaaaaaawesome!

[spacegirl1998]

Cookie Monster did it better.

[brioshell]

It's almost impossible to believe the same man sings "Hold On"...

[En6teina]

а мне понравилось) очень необычное видео, да и это старый добрый Том)

[LivinginDogville]

now I am angry! few days ago this video was at the top of my favorites on my channel..few seconds ago I wonted to see it, bat SOMEBODY explained me that that video is no longer available in my country... I do live in fucking Dogville!

[mivanthi]

@LivinginDogville Like dogville is somewhere... duh...

[LivinginDogville]

@mivanthi Lars von Trier has the answer...

[Eoinmoo4]

i would love to see him cover a beegees song <3 hahaha

[seydlitz89]

Brilliant! Where we are in America today, the whiff of Weimar in the air and the mass of stooges just following the rightwing nihilists . .  .

[danzig566]

Please check out rain dogs cover by our band LIBERTINES AND DOGS and tell us what you think.

[petardafajakreka]

this is fuckin metal in a paralel universe

[AllanSanches]

@petardafajakreka Yeah, I thought the same thing, this sounds fucking heavy

[PatchowPietro]

LOL jenson button has dandruff! thumbs if you understand my comment haha

[Timotej2]

serp is satan

serp is satan

serp is satan,xD

[Obsius]

i would so pay to see a vid with cookie singing this song. COOKIE FTW

[PostcardKittenMeow]

@Obsius watch?v=U5X4N2exOsU

[Joontee1]

I get pain in my throat just listening to his fucked-up voice!

[schclum]

How the fuck did he go from expressive classy songs like drunk on the moon to this shit?!!! does he have any new songs that sound like his first 3 albums? can someone please tell me coz his new stuff just sounds silly...

[Lessproductivestuff]

@schclum you suck.

[BenGordonBITCHSLAP]

@schclum Implying none of his other songs were silly.

See "The Piano has been Drinking"...

[danlikesmusicalot]

@schclum he moved in a more avant garde direction in the 80, obviously some people don't gonna get it but there's no doubting his genius imo

[ToliveAnimations]

Simply the best tom waits song. Fuckin A!

[hoezay]

@MaxxieFelan You are 19 and listen to Tom Waits! WOW you must be real smart!



[TheFemaleLucifer]

At first I thought he said "God's a freak"

DX

[eijosemo]

soy Eilen Johanna cara de almohabana.

[phemohilia]

This song is just ridiculously awesome, levels of awesome that I have yet to even begin to process.... an' shit!! : )

[BlackEyedSun]

Well, it's not one of his better performances... but still love the Tom :O)

[fabiosunset]

Stewart Copeland log drums

[mcardlel90]

this bloke should sing metal

[TheFemaleLucifer]

@mcardlel90

That's what I thought!

But then again.. his singing fits to this music too. : D

[mcardlel90]

@TheFemaleLucifer yeh his voice definitely does suit the music. But could still see him fronting a metal band haha

[iunnodiapeys]

this scares the shit out of me. who ever likes this sucks more dick than tom waits does for a buck, for a buck.

[shiftysprite]

@iunnodiapeys die faster

[Spartanhoplit]

1:09 is kinda freaky. I love this song though. It makes me sleep...

[clandestiny01]

The look of the Ostrich at the end of the video 3:03 was like “What the hell was all of this?”

[pawelzigii]

Dopiero co minely koszmary z Krugerem i Cookie Monsterem w rolach glownych a tu 2 w 1 ...

Spanie mam z glowy ;/ .,

[1artursky]

Очень хороший звук

[MrBurnsand]

@ Serenity.. tell your nepheh he's dead right:)

[RecuerdoQueJaimeMoli]

Genius!

[Lamporre]

Terry Gilliam saw this video, and knew instantly who would play his Devil in "Parnassus" :D :D :D

[LoveSaysDie]

This actually my favorite song ever. its my alarm in the morning :)

[Smurfamo]

@ChaseFichtenwashere I believe it's a distorted trumpet!

[ChaseFichtenwashere]

what instrument does a solo at like 1:52?

[BolletjeWit]

Actually bought this album yesterday, after hearing this on Youtube :D

[conflictiva]

God's been away on business for a looooong time now...

[roaldski]

Hmm, I feel like watching Imaginarium of Dr. Parnasuss agian now :)

[cityandpeace1]

RCA!

[paulminiwaits]

11 personnes n'ont rien compris.

[JimmySteller]

Tom Waits is a living legend.

[MadMaxGamer]

The official anthem of Corporate America

[Sodericeberg]

@MadMaxGamer well said man

[necridos]

@MadMaxGamer I think Canada could use it too. Maybe China aswell.. Hell, most of the damn world could probably relate to this.

[felice333]

@MadMaxGamer I dont get it

[Haren94]

10 guys are away on business.

[bacardi119]

"Who are the ones that we kept in charge? killers, thieves and lawyers", genius.

[Bili170]

Goddamn ther's always such

A big temptation

To be good, To be good

Tere's always free cheddar in

A mousetrap, baby

It's a deal, it's a deal

God's away, God's away, God's away

On Business. Business.

God's away, God's away, God's away

On Business. Business.

[TheTedminator]

Seriously. All this ''Marilyn manson would make a cover of this'' comment, and ''soooo satanic<3'' shit, was that really the intention of the song? I mean, sure, he got a non-christian-lyric in this song, but that about for an example, ''Lord i've been changed''? Stop messing around.

[aragon89]

@TheTedminator agreed!

Lord i ve been changed is my favorit song, but not the album one with choir an claps messing up the all thing, but the one here on youtube (the arte interview one)

Just Mr Waits' voice roaring through the air!:D

[RH98]

@TheTedminator Nah mainly in would be a bad idea for MM to cover this because compared to Tom Waits he would sound like a poncey twat.

[Lorenzo84no]

Hey..i'm drunk and i'm watching this...oh my god...if u are drunk..you could heare other voices and other poetry on Tom's works

[scum4lyfe]

sounds like skeletor from cky

[serenityangelus]

My nephew says he sounds like the Cookie Monster :P

[gumface]

@serenityangelus your nephew is an asshole and he will never do anything good in life

[shiftysprite]

@serenityangelus your nephew way right

[xwexarexbulletsx]

@serenityangelus Om nom nom on business, business :D

[Obsius]

i would so pay to see a vid with cookie singing this lol

[scottbeever]

@serenityangelus you should show this to your nephew watch?v=U5X4N2exOsU&feature=fe­edlik

[Dicktaa]

@serenityangelus search for tom waits/cookie monster mashup on youtube

[MarkArandjus]

This song + electric guitar = death metal

Seriously, try it.

[TheLeilalein]

i`m afraid:D

[razielmxz]

Marilyn Manson should seriously cover this song 

[ghostgrabber]

@razielmxz

fuck you..

[TheTedminator]

@razielmxz HELL NO. It'd be like letting him read poetry. He'd ruin the whole song.

[seedaripper2010]

You fucking advertising cunts...how dare you wreck this? (and kind of ironic at the same time)

[wrongbananas6]

@GracieSparkz I am here for the exact same reason

... I kind of love him for it.

[jadeashleyification]

I never tire of watching this video.

[BuruSiuru]

awesome 

[UnderXxdoG]

i want to have a voice like him i would scare people i respect tom waits

[metallicakid15]

he looks like james hefield from metallica lol

[MegaHoneydripper]

I would love to see Tom Waits in True Blood. He would be excellent in that show!

[ChaplainDMK]

Dude should go join a death metal band, Cannibal Corpse who? :P

[VelcomeBack]

This sounds like Satan singing

[TheTedminator]

@VelcomeBack don't think it was tom waits intention...

[TheTedminator]

@VelcomeBack FU

[otterboi26]

devilishly delectable.

[marsekot]

ОБОЖАЮ!!!

[nosurprisesss]

dievinu ;)

[qwer58j]

it's crazy by my standards, respect.

[SupernaturalLover67]

this song is fucking ridiculous. in a good way

[terryhesticles1000]

...the fuuuuck???

[xombieboyxero]

This song is wonderfully psychotic.

[Linkchvary]

happy 61st birthday Tom!

[MontySensei]

emus.

[Blodo555]

LOL...Love guys who push the envelope. Tom Waits, right up there with Cohen and Dylan.

[fahim113]

@Blodo555 Can you imagine those 3 in the same room? Sitting starign at each other thinking "yeah we are awesome, we better not make any music, the world wont be able to cope with such energy.."

[richardthewriter]

I owned a live CD of Tom Waits and all I remember from that disk is him saying "and God is a very busy man" If anyone can tell me the name of that song and the name of the live CD I would be most grateful and buy you a cup of coffee next time you are through town.

[gooble1973]

@richardthewriter It's called "Down In The Hole" - Big Time

[richardthewriter]

@gooble1973 I loved that CD. Don't remember what happened to it but Tom Waits is just an awesome artist.

[henkdejoop]

@richardthewriter song:way down in the hole  from the live concert: big time

[punk490]

Putain c'est de la merde...

[Apopoc]

@punk490 Vu tes vidéos tu ferais mieux de la fermer.

Tom Waits, lui, d'ailleurs, est un vrai punk.

[profet24]

Tom waits behind the walls

[SchoolOfTheFalls]

so satanic & awesome

[pipocapiteca]

THIS MUSIC IS AWSOME!!!

[Aepullo68]

Delightly crazy, obscene and scary :) gimme more!

[zackattack94]

this is shit

[TheTedminator]

@zackattack94 Why even bother commenting it? gtfo -.-

[zackattack94]

@TheTedminator LOLUMADBRO?!?!?! this sucks by the way

[TheTedminator]

@zackattack94 lol

[missdrama519]

This song scares the shit out of my roommate.

[CreativedotMedia]

@missdrama519 ....play it loud to your roomate at 3 in the morning and dress as a clown with big white teeth!! :)

[TheZombieflesh]

@missdrama519 and ma dad loves it :P

[millercork]

@missdrama519 haha quality!!!, laughed my ass off at that comment! weed may have played a part

[MultiMEGAHERTZ]

5 little children did not like this , and then he eat them!!!

[luzhoC]

1:52 :)

[MultiMEGAHERTZ]

it sounds like he eats little children for breakfest : )

[FlowersInHisHair]

*falls in love*

[TomPro4]

music+lyrics+video top class, his voice is awesome!!!

[vatomuraki]

does anyone else think that at ramdom moments he looks like Freddy Krueger or is it just me?

[MrNiko7777777]

(Mt 20, 1-16)

[MrMcInsane]

Puts Marilyn Manson to shame! Lol

Absolutely Brilliant!

[Grimmern1976]

The best growler in the world, just i had his voice, better start drinking wiskey then!!

[playboyhubba]

Lol, I only heard this song from Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and think it's hilarious

[kratis999]

really special voice !!!

[gillyssquashball]

Not only that, Santa is on rec leave.

[gillyssquashball]

Loved this guy in the Freddy Krueger films.

[gillyssquashball]

Is he saying 'gods away on business', or is he just coughing up phlegm?

[henkdejoop]

love his darker songs, the religious references are almost funny

[pantokrathor]

El mayor poeta

[pantokrathor]

¡¡Los dioses han vuelto a hacer negocios!! ¡¡Con nosotros!!

[undernockzone]

this is so awesome...i love his music.....genius,weird genius

[Fenrissia]

3 jerks pressed the wrong button

[dajohnthomas69]

hahaha, comedy music as Zappa could have intended. Great voice. I guess the lyrics are a parody or something mocking/scorning for I can't fully understand what mr. Waits is reciting. But It feels very funny...

[alixpuss]

whut the fuks goin on here all of a sudden sum ppl r talkin bout maury haha wtf where did maury cum from listenin 2 da master tom waits wierd

[DrAimbot]

Nothing says bleak like an emu

[Reginolde]

Classic

Tom Waits = Respect

[TheFacelessK]

tom waits is a folk music legend rolled in underground garage powder :3

[thornygravy]

is he retarded?

[SolidLittle]

@thornygravy  you're retarded