Nickel Creek - The House of Tom Bombadil

[aminedude]

damn that was awesome

[1Slud]

Im gonna keep this simple and just say awesome.

[MrByrdman85]

tom wasn't in the movie because the movies were, unfortunately, made for the people who had never even read or heard of the books. the movie was not made for the hard core Tolkien fans/scholars. while the movies were amazing, the only fantasy genre movie to ever win an Oscar (let only 9!) and are worth watching over and over again (extended only lol screw the theatrical versions) the story was butchered because a lot of the population especially the younger generations don't read

[cromforever77]

ha. i thought it looked like home

[bigassbass09]

i've seen the movies, and ive read the first book, and am starting the second. I too wonder why in the world Tom Bombadil was not in the movie! this was a huge mistake made by the producer. He would've made the first movie a little more enjoyable in my opinion ;)

[weirdchickadee]

Definitely my #1 song. My sister and I dance to this often.

[crittinger]

blue grass in 7/8 and other odd mixed meters

i love it :)

[TSarangLove]

@crittinger that's why nickel creek is so fantastic! they're all truly so talented

[MyNameIsCarls]

I was disappointed when Tom wasn't in the movie... I would love to see who they would cast as him!

[TheThornester]

Im about to learn this for a cover , wish me luck :|

[Fan666Maiden]

@TheThornester - good luck... you'll need it! xD

What instrument do you play?

[TheThornester]

@Fan666Maiden thankyou and i play violin :)

[weirdchickadee]

Though I've never been, this song reminds me of Ireland.

[GreyArmadillo]

the reason he wasnt in the movie is because FOR THE MOVIE he didnt work... FOR THE BOOKS he did. learn to respect the fact that not everything can be put into the movie.

[jmbstudent]

song is House of Tom Bombadil by Nickel Creek

[1nicawilly]

C'mon, Bees' 4 year old kids don't poop on trains.... 'sides dogs aren't allowed on trains where a band is playing.

[detachedlegs2]

what? was the song playing in the train? haha that happened to me before, except I was wearing stockings...yeahh...

[TheFretDancer]

My god this music is glorious

[4alloffyou]

that sound reminds me of norway

[TheWasatch]

It reminds me of Arizona

[Herzquelle]

Tom Bombadil is the best :)

[JDvorak2009]

I LOVE THIS ONE TOO! You guys need to get back together for another cd!

or maybe even a DVD!

Come on! Everybody is doing DVDS now days!

[Humpahna]

Tom Bombadil WAS part of the LordOfTheRings and he should have been included in the movie...

[TheHunterRavine]

Agree hes such a good character.. Really wish Tolkien had been able to illuminate more of Toms life before passing on. He left to much mystery in it and I want closure haha.

[jkmcdani]

Agreed. If they leave Beorn out of the new Hobbit 2-part movie series I'll be upset. He's my favorite character from that book. Beorn is a badass.

[feh2]

i know. :< it's like..a big blur after frodoleaves bag-end to the bree inn. I mean..wtf

[Razsteroid]

@Humpahna Yeah, but there's the issue, they had to pace it differently because it was a film, as opposed to something you could read and absorb on your own (not in a theater). I remember Interviews where they stated that they felt the films were too short too put everything they wanted in, and they run about the 3 hour mark. Honestly I think they did a great job, and some things had to be cut realistically, so I'm happy they were able to keep in what they had.

[AdlejandroP]

I like their music when they dont sing...

[soccerchick54321]

the violin in this is gorgeous!

[bluegrassdevil]

great music:-),I´m bluegrass fiddler and this fidles are very good(sorry for my english:D)

[xsniipex]

bobsmith i think like you too good explained. but i think tom bombadil is very important in the story of lotr but right you said its more grown up like silmarillion or else books

[bobsmith222]

Tom was not in the movie because he did not progress the story and would have made the movie like an hour longer. I agree it would have been cool to see him there but alas Tom was only a literary divice created to gentlytransition you from the childlike world of the hobbit to the very grown up world of lotr....i went way to deep there

[sk8nska]

i love the bass at 1:37-1:34

so sick

[DJMcsmacker]

MAN this song owns! Hey dol derry dol!

[Tabla461]

why is Tom not in the movie? I was pissed off when I saw the movie and Tom wasnt in it wtf peter jackson wtf.

[pepsi101]

if you watch the extended version of LOTR he talks about how its not a part of the book that "moves the story on." I was upset too :(.

[karzoff]

yeah I have the extended version and I was sad when I saw it wasn't in it.

Tom Bombadil is awsome. He's a sort of an Elf, Gandalf and Tolkien himself mix. A kind of anti-Sauron

[thewanderer84]

yeah, they kinda sat around for three chapters or so. tom was awesome and i wanted him to be in the movie too.

[ThiefOfTime01]

I think Treebeard had some of Toms lines, but Tom himself wasnt in it coz of moeny/time issues.

[followingbreadcrumbs]

@Tabla461 i was angry too but then i realized...Tom is too big for the movie. they couldn't possibly have done his character properly

[Th3C0untryB0y]

@followingbreadcrumbs If they could make Hagrid from Harry Potter, they could make Tom.

[followingbreadcrumbs]

@Th3C0untryB0y i didn't mean big as in size but importance

[LordDragonage1000]

@followingbreadcrumbs True, Tom is very important, but not so much in the trilogy. He has his own stories.

[kngfsh256]

@Tabla461 - that is just one of WTF's I had for all three movies

[MarcellusXV]

@Tabla461 It couldnt have been. The movies were already longer than what Newline wanted, and Tom Bombadil, despite being a popular charecter, was not key to the plot, indeed he was completely unessecery asfar as the plot goes. He is a fun part of the book and is what makes the first part of LOTR so fun.

[aflatironwade27]

@Tabla461 I think Tom wasn't in the movie because he doesn't really fit the mood of the movie right before the hobbits reach Bree. Plus, I kind of like the fact that he stays only a literary entity. After all, he was in "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" way before the Books were written. Even Tolkein himself said it's best that somethings stay a mystery. I think Tom is one of them.

[Iason8]

@Tabla461 Because the movies were already incredibly long and the idea of Tom Bombadil was the easiest concept to cut from the story as it would have been one of the hardest for the readers to grasp and the least relevant to the facets of the story that Jackson was attempting to illuminate.

[AgnotTheOdd]

Hey dol! Merry dol! Ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! Hop along! Fal lal the willow! Tom bom! Jolly Tom! Tom Bombadillo!

[Scott17quebec]

Tom Bombadil <3

[bradalfk]

all music asociated with tom is fun and happy, hes awesome!

[larce17]

Of all I have met who read Lord of the Rings

very few remember Tom. Perhaps that was the secret of his success in surviving the chaos he knew was coming.Love Nickel Creek but have not found a post of "The Hand Song" Would love to see Sara sing this.

[nimrod4017]

i have it in my fav list

[soccer7stud2]

lol his secret was he was so strong no one wanted to mess with him, lol, that and he was secluded ;). but he put the ring on and took it off with ease that shows something

[ruckmens]

who the fuck is tom.. i love this guy and dont even know him,i wish he were my dad

[amkaen]

How cool! Me old dad would've loved it!

[Oolath]

He doo Merry doo! Me hearties!

[Kratosthegow88]

best band ever!!

and nice footage too!

5/5

i LOVE the violin part around 1:02-1:06

AMAZING!

[RainbowAddiction]

Hey dol derry dol!