The Nightwatchman - Whatever It Takes

[LikeIeatCake]

I was soooo happy at the Rise Against gig when I realised these were supporting <3

7/11/11 - best day of my life <3

[gregarious24]

I love folk music and I love Tom Morello...as a guitarist. But I'm not a fan of him as a singer or songwriter AT ALL. This kind of stuff is weak, in my opinion.

[CoolHandLuke1994]

@gregarious24 Do you understand the lyrics?

[az123jaymeaz123]

Tom Morello rocks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skaboy360]

0:41 tom morrello dont need no charity bitches

[Disturbed2102]

It pisses me off that Tom doesn't get the recognition that he deserves, he is an amazing guitarist.

[malleusss555]

tom morello is a badass

[TheSilvergunSuperman]

I LOL'd at 02:52. "Look man, here's a dude who can play this shit."

[s2ths2]

This is so fucking cool.

[insanelyrandom]

is that toms wife at the start and end of the video / shes right uo my street

[WinglessAngel136]

Im suprised tht ppl didnt go crazy wen they saw Tom Morello out in the street

[xM4TTM4Nx]

That is one of the coolest riffs ive ever heard. Tom is such a beast.

[Wintercomet100]

i will give this guy that much. he actually is pretty good! not to bad in the least bit! i could learn to like music like this!

[IndieFringe]

He writes the best riffs ever!

[thcdreams654]

Well, if Tom Morello was gay, hypothetically speaking that is, what would that make you?

[lBenHarrison]

Oh Tom Morello... you never cease to amaze me...

[mauricioouriques]

red hot chili peppers ooooooowwwwwww can't stop

[MishalQUT]

Yeah Linkin Park are gay

[element8able]

raped that replay button

[rapajara]

tom morello is married and has children how is he gay?????

[ClaudeoRacing]

@rapajara :-P, it doesen't matters, "Gay" isn't an Insult for Morello.

[thcdreams654]

Tom come film a video on the East Coast.

[MrHabs1993]

Morrello for the WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!

[bariman799]

Catchy as FUCK.

[rundle19938]

Tom Morello has a GREAT voice!

[MySk8erboy]

where is the I LOVE IT button

[labbern]

WHY THE HELL IS "HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH" BY LORDI IN THE RELATED VIDEOS?!?

[ClaudeoRacing]

@labbern Because Tom Morello = Electric Guitars = Rock = Metal = Idiotic and Glam Metal = Lordi

[TheJohnny990]

last year in school we had 2 write about a famous black person bcuz of black history month and i wrote about tom morello (he's half black). 4 the next month random ppl would go up 2 me and say "i hear the guy from rage is black".

[Seanar9]

What is that guy doing puting only a coin in Tom's case??? I would empty my entire wallet and give him my credit card!

[buzsakipityu0]

Morello is awesome

[rozkrokokrok]

I LOVE HIS VOICE !!! HE IS DIPLOMAT ! NOT PRIMITIVE !

[edgemorello]

denle monedas al vago ese..........NO ES TOM MORELLO RAPTALO jajjaja xDDDDDDDDD

[lukasvelozo]

2:32 ... this part kills me! maybe i'm the only one who cannot stop seeing this video :S

[FlakeUnlimited]

needs more cowbell

[blasthockey86]

2:32 even the monkey was amazed.

[ShamrockTinc]

love it

[gr2br024]

everysong i've heard of the nightwatchman is awesome

[hopedickey]

Tom my Brother in arms. Im Am truley Greatefull that you answered my prayer through your music. in order to help you believe its me. im bringing you back to the night it all came together. i was at my sisters with her boyfriend he was able to send a silent message with his guiter. he had his head phones on while I was praying for us all to come together. It was so powerfull that all I could do was cry. Thank you for answering the call and the signs. untill our paths meet. waiting on the word.

[jirijuas95]

I love the solo, he can do anything even with an acoustic

[asnierkishcowboy]

haha 0:42 best part ^ ^

[watchthiscityfall]

I think his voice is absolutely perfect for this style of music. And also it fits the lyrics he chooses to write with this solo project as well. Compared to RATM & SSSC I would have to choose this (Nightwatchman) Although all three are incomparable based on their music styles/genres it's personal preference. ROCK ON TOM!

[JoshyBarth]

I think he has an awesome voice!

[20hobbsie]

His voice makes his music original and stand out. Tom Morello=Pure genious

[JayJayMusicman]

great song. This guitar has very good sound.

greetings from Polish

[Polkader14]

@JayJayMusicman yea hes pro as hell. lol i like how people look at him when they pass by him and they are all like "wtf is this guy doing??" If I would be there and saw him i'd be like"holy shit! Tom Morello have my babies!" Not rly lol but yea. And you meant to say greetings from poland** I'm from poland btw.

[ramironicolasbazan]

To tom morello:

Tom sos lo mejor que me pudo haber pasado en la vida.

te agradezco por todo lo que sos y espero algun dia poder cumplir mi sueño de conseguir un saludo tuyo y un autografo eaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[311herbs]

You think he really "walks the Walk" Hes against globalism you think he uses a cell phone?

[thramagen]

@311herbs if using a cellphone is globalism i dont think hes against that aspect of globalism

[KURWAMACJAPIERD0LE]

@311herbs

yeap, blueberry actually

[Nojrada]

Good old A minor pentatonic!

[kitrinospiti]

Great voice! I only just heard his songs too. Reminds me of "The the"

[sleacc]

I like his voice -- I am a new fan -- only heard two tunes so far -- I am thinking Leonard Cohen and Bob Dyan also had voices different than the main stream ---- in fact Tom reminds me of Leonard ! (and I am sure there are more)

[montoya9421]

i love tom morello he is the best guitarist and one of my favorites

[mwahahaha2100]

tom here for me is like pink floyd. technically not a great singer, but a voice you can get addicted to listening to. the musics bloody good too

[jetsonic69]

Tom Morello is like damm man, I should of brought a better acoustic guitar at this cheap inner city flea market :)

[edmond5050]

any of you guys know what settings he uses to get the grainy distortion sound? plenty thanks for replys !

[raichy]

@edmond5050 I think it's his acoustic guitar with whammy pedal set on one or two octaves down, or maybe some other setting. I knew it first time I heard this riff, I got digitech whammy and I came across this sound too while messing with it )

[edmond5050]

@raichy oh i see thanks, but i also think it may be his classical guitar(whatever it takes) and maybe a fuzz pedal. but thank you for telling me about whammy pedal.

[DontEatEggs666]

The next Bob Dylan.

[edmond5050]

@DontEatEggs666 no, the first Tom Morello

[DontEatEggs666]

@edmond5050 No, the third Jesus.

[stephenc90]

is this the song that gives his acoustic guitar's name? whatever it takes

[raichy]

At 4:03 Tom's like c'mon guys lets rock this place

[edmond5050]

@raichy aha nice.

[21stCENTURYBOY12]

hes gr8:L

[MataHaji]

Hell yeah Placita Olvera!!! I eat taquitos there!!

[emirahgmed]

i think tom will find sucess in this

[Astraeashines]

His voice reminds me of Leonard Cohen, back in the day. Lyrics delivered with the same compelling rhythm..how can one not hear this message? Love this guy!

[MichaelJordanable]

I will be like him.

[TheF3R3RR0]

i have the same guitar but without a cutaway

[lovesgirl101]

tom has the ultimate sexy commanding voice!

[TheJohnny990]

If Tom Morello were walking through my town playing guitar i wouldn't just look at him i'd follow him.

[MrBigGinger]

goooooood song

[ClassicRock8]

i love tom, i want to gently shave his gorgeous head....oh is that weird

[896748rhjbasgjjgankl]

@ClassicRock8 hahahaha awesome

[TheJohnny990]

@ClassicRock8 wat da deuce

[SPCMRNLEON]

tht looks like olvera street

[blondie4cutie]

Tom is the best. Absolutely the best!!!

[truongkahp]

His voice is perfectly fine. What the fuck are you people talking about?

[Mistrzlatas]

Everthing, what he do is awesome, but RATM was best.

[xambler06]

does it matter what his voice sounds like? for gosh sakes this is his folk/country alterego. he may be famous for his effects but it don't mean he can't play acoustic.

[TheJohnny990]

hoos the girl playing accordian in the beginning

[8182570]

@TheJohnny990 my guess is the nightwatchwoman ;) (aka his wife.. he has a family too :D) but that is again just a guess

[luekdethwish]

@8182570

probably the same girl he's walking with his arm around at the end

[chiefbody08]

thats a bad ass little riff...he pulld out haha..tom morello is a G-tar god!!!!!!!!

[TheHyra]

this, this is catchy. had it in my head all day since i listened to it last night

[polioman5000]

2:50 hahaha that man points in disbelief at his lil solo lol it is addicting. great tune

[InspectriceGadget]

I think i must be addicted to this song!!!! :D

[bulletinman]

Great Video. Whatever it takes!

[ratmaslove]

i love morello

[ezln1718]

whatever it takes!

[fattyboombah42]

cool budget video.

awesome song.

[Chubachus]

kickass

[Avalaxy]

Whatsup with the girl in the intro?

[bulletinman]

A true American Hero.

[simonpvo2]

wow funny that voice dont sound like tom morello, and im even a big morello fan but it really sound like they managed hes voice.

[March3Yahoo]

Search him live, he still sounds like that.

[nebel50]

he is a good singer like me you cant here if i am singing thug a voice changer device

[nebel50]

i am like tom morello i love to play guitar and sing at the same time

[DontEatEggs666]

Lmao why did you get so many thumbs-downs for saying that? I don't understand why that's a bad thing to say. lol I gave you thumbs-up!

[2fast4u2beat]

its actually his voice.

[Sp4wn]

Looks like a non-gay Vin Diesel. haha

[radicalhit]

Though I'll be truthful and say I dont fancy his voice much, damn the song's awesome.

[TheJohnny990]

@radicalhit He's an ok singer. In this song he's using a machine that makes his voice sound distorted

[gwarsloth]

vin diesel wishs he could play the axe like tom. tom is this generations hendrix!

[jpbass150]

Probably cost him practically nothing to make this video, and yet it's so cool. Saw him live in NYC, amazing show. Don't flame him in any way; it just doesn't make sense.

[m3ll333]

anyone thinks he looks like a smaller vin deisel?

[olly598]

how can u call tom morello gay, when u have probably never met him in your life. i am not obsessed with him but i think he is a brilliant guitarist but not the best singer in the world, how does that make him

[thedistorter666]

Why the fuck are people always complaining about Tom's voice? like i say always, HE AIN'T NO SINGER, HE IS A ONE MAN REVOLUTION!

[phrygian360]

@thedistorter666 lol he's just a guy who got a good break in music exoressing his own political beliefs. lets not be fan boys and actually listen and pay attention.

[Santi311]

Tom Morello is more than just a musician. Look up Axis of Justice.

[phrygian360]

@Santi311 just because a man makes money from a rock band and then leans his weight on politics does not make him a politician, a rebel, a revolution etc. dont get me wrong i like him, his early music and what he fights for. i just do not like this. i also think running effects on a classical style acoustic is really a horrible idea and funky in the worst sense of the word. peace.

[Zelinskas9]

@thedistorter666 I personally like Tom's voice.

[changeupthesystem]

@thedistorter666 i actually like his nightwatchman voice, honestly i dont like RATM that much but its just the style of the music and every song sounding the same but i completly support what they represent

[Diamondust25]

@thedistorter666 Lol, awesome.

[antiwar94]

@thedistorter666 But he is a good singer anyway.

[liverpool3333]

@thedistorter666 I really like his voice :D it's cool and hardcore! He'd be an awesome punk vocalist!

[DontEatEggs666]

@liverpool3333 I know whatcha mean. Imagine 1:10 being played with a band with heavy distortioned guitars and Tom singing louder. He's already composed punk and doesn't even know it.

[JimmyFightingBack]

@thedistorter666 I like his voice.  He's definatley not a "rock" singer, but given the current state of things, that's a good thing.

[e2h2tony]

@thedistorter666 he is an amazing singer you retard

[thedistorter666]

@e2h2tony You do realize that I'm actually praising Tom by saying 'hes no singer, he's a one man revolution' don't you?

[10oclockCurfew]

@thedistorter666 who cares? its lyrics you should care about. LISTEN TO THEM BITCHES

[KARRF233]

@TeamRascalov: You cannot call Tom Morello gay. What's wrong with you? Asshole.

[ClaudeoRacing]

@KARRF233 Agreed, but, for Tom Morello To be called gay is not an insult, because he is in favor of gay rights. So the idiot who said that, learn to insult.

[watchthiscityfall]

@KARRF233 Even if he was gay. So what? I would still respect him and rock out to his tunes all the same.

[jailbreak434]

@watchthiscityfall I hope the guy who called him gay knows Tom is married with a couple of kids. With his WIFE. I have nothing against gay people, but that guy really should make sure he knows what he's talking about. Total bullshit.

[TheJohnny990]

@TeamRascalov how do u know this. do u stalk him?

[Bartholomule01]

Dude, I love his new CD. THe Fabled City is so great. And this song is fantastic walking music I must say.

[derekleefan96]

fuck you

[houseofratm]

Usually The Nightwatchman has sort of 'meh' videos but this is a class one. Great songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. This is way different from the usual Tom.

[derekleefan96]

your talking out of your ass

[houseofratm]

How am I? My comment made perfect sense.

[doodoobaby992]

lol 0:43...fuck yeah... :D

[Prostape]

if i saw morello busking on the street i would give him i everything i had on me (L)

[luiszv14]

@Prostape he would not care about your money , he cares of spreading his mesage to the people, i dont think he need money he is tom morello dude a guitar god!!

[clapton1958]

@Prostape Knowing Tom, he'd probably give it all back and more.

[canadainyoface]

0:32 - ROCK THAT COWBELL!!!

[Anglefan12]

Rage needs a new CD. I would gasm over that. I also wish I would have gotten to see Morello as the Nightwatchmen.

[aznbmxer182]

awesome song

[aznbmxer182]

FU man your gay

[Laihohammet16]

nice grammar, i guess i should be shoot

[djay1990]

I always liked his accoustic stuff, but this song is awesome!

[madebutante]

was this filmed in Santa Barbara??

Whatever it takes...I want that commitment...

[SL9V3]

The Nightwatchmen is still running right??

[s3ntrax]

yeah well kinda, now he has a new band called The Streetsweeper social club check out the song 100 little curses, it rocks!

[qwerty2000000]

nope hes out of that and hes back with RATM

[JohanGasMask]

here you can see that hes half black :)

[jared4prez]

I knew it!!!!!!!

[jaapznl]

LOL -> 4:02

[Punk4lyfe1414213562]

well, this is a great example of my personal political/musical inspiration

[AllaStoccata]

I wish more musicians were as selfless as Tom.

[ShadowLancer128]

@AllaStoccata ...and So I lead you toward the direction of Steve Vai; who does 3 charity auctions PER YEAR.

[APlike2skate]

@AllaStoccata i wish i was as selfless as tom

[lostinmilw]

@APlike2skate Then be selfless. That's all you need to do to be selfless.

[44eelz]

Tom at Olvera St.....KICK ASS

[chevetochaz]

wow tom morello can sing...

another reason why he is one of the sickest musicians ever.... loved his creativity in rage...and this is something different but i can stil like it...

go tom!

[nniwhcs]

zu

holaholakaix

halsts maul du hast doch keine ahnung nur weil du dich von der regierung viel zu leicht beeinflussen lässt und auch noch stolz drauf

schwachsinn du bist einfach nur dumm oder

?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jordan199262]

I never miss the last few seconds of this video. It's too good. One man with his fist to the ones that keep us down. Tom Morello for President.

[Pincus666]

You see the "César E. Chávez" sign at 0:12.

César Estrada Chávez was a vegan. Tom Morello is a vegetarian.

In fact all of RATM are vegetarians, besides Tim Commerford who is a vegan.

[holaholakaix]

1. weird seeing him busking

2. lol at the ppl looking at him like wtf

[natzirt]

yeah thats him whether you like it or not haha

[lillyoo799]

umm...yeah that's him

[8182570]

the nightwatchman has a music video! ;)

he looks mighty good with sunglasses on! I'm a big fan! and i'm so bummed that i can't go to his concert this sat :(

[chrisroxxx69]

it shows how much tom morello kicks ass he can play in two ultra sucsessful bands and then a solo carerr and be fucking awesome in all of them

[usfbulls51]

lol, I like watching the peoples reaction that are walking behind him

[chilam8668]

who's the chick playing accordion at the beginning, is it the nightwatchwoman?

[8182570]

that's his girlfriend or fiance or wife... i dunno which one ;) but i'm sure she's with tom ^^

[tuber6666]

Tom Morello and John Fruciante are the best guitarists of this generation.

[HeavyJerichoholic]

I wonder how these people can just continue walking when Tom Morello himself walks on the street! I wish Tom could come to Russia... :'(

[jozko16]

i fall for this song, though not for the first listening, but it is great melody :)

[wontgetfooledagain1]

His solo work is incendiary, even though it will never be as popular as RATM.

The best guitar player of our generation.