I was asked to give an artist by the name of Tom Waits a listen... First Reaction 

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"they say I don't have any hits and I'm difficult to work with..... and they say that like it's a bad thing." Tom Waits' Hall of Fame induction speech

Tom Waits is a national treasure. Seriously. Original. A poet. A musician.

The piano has been drinking, not me

Tom Waits: as authentic and original as an artist can possibly be...more so than many can handle, but definitely in my wheelhouse. Can't play enough Tom Waits for me.

He's written a whole library of music, he's a master songwriter

Tom's passion is so palpable because he singing about his soon to be wife Kathleen Brennan who helped get him right when things could of gone south . Stilled married 40 years later , a rare thing these days . A 'keeper' as we use to say .

I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You is awesome by Tom Waits!!❤❤

My aunt gave me his double album Nighthawks at the Diner on my 16th birthday in 1990. She got it for her 16th birthday and passed it to me. His songwriting, acting, everything has been an obsession since. He is indeed the true meaning of an artist. Fearless. Unapologetically him. One of the most authentic artists of all time. Thanks for doing this one.

Tom's album Raindogs is a masterclass in lyric as storytelling....it's amazing. He's got such a "vibe". He's great at describing the ugly, mundane and seedy as beautiful with verse and metaphor. He's magical. This song is actually very tame for Waits. He specializes in "seedy, drunk and dark." The underbelly of society.

Tom Waits is about as peak as you can get when it comes to songwriting.

I suggested Tom Waits! Thanks for checking him out! I'm excited to see what you thought

Heart Attack and Vine, Downtown Train, The Heart of Saturday Night, Jockey Full of Bourbon… so many great songs

OMG, I love Tom Waits. So different and so unique.

One of the great American songwriters and an incredible performer. Had the pleasure of seeing him many times.

I am a 63 year old English man who has been a singer / songwriter since I was a teenager. Tom Waits is / has always been my favourite songwriter and my greatest influence. Although I sound nothing like Tom, I have, forever, endeavoured to capture something of a similar, poetic, heart felt, personal essence in the way I write. If I have, somehow, succeeded ... even in the most minuscule of ways, I will be the most satisfied of artists. Tom is a total " one off " NOBODY is like him nor comes anywhere close to him, in my opinion. Songwriting is like painting. Tom has so many more colours to his audible palette than anyone out there. A TOTAL MUSICAL GENIUS who can never fit into any pigeonhole .... other than TOM WAITS MUSIC 🙏

I love his rendition of Waltzing Matilda.

Every single time I hear Tom Waits I think to myself “I really need to listen to more Tom Waits”. And then I forget until the next time I hear something by him. I’ve been doing this since the late 80s. But I have never heard anything by him I didn’t like. Just so much raw emotion, heart, soul in everything.

Tom Waits is my second favorite artist after Dylan, you should know he has two distinct careers, from 72 to 84 he was a singer songwriter in a piano blues style, from 84 on became more of an avant garde artist. He is also a great actor and had appeared in many films most recently The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

God’s Away on Business lives rent free in my head

Polo --- so glad you gave Tom Waits a listen. He is one of the best songwriters of our time. His personal life and his musical path are extraordinary. He encompasses the American desperation and hopes and fears and love in a way that no other singer songwriter does. He is under appreciated by the average person. He is on a level with greats like Hank Williams SR., Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan.

Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis - the live version. It's so good.

So glad you got to tom. He's a musical chameleon. Sounds like whiskey and sawdust. Genius.

Tom Waits is a genius. Try “Hang On Saint Christopher” to see his range.

"He sings like he's a parody of himself and it still sounds good." Great comment, Polo, I like that.

Fun fact ; He was the gold prospector in the movie The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs.

The long way home, Hold on, Muriel, Walk away, All the world is green. just so many great songs

Been a fan since I heard "Nighthawks at the Diner" in 1976. A highly underrated musician and song writer.

Tom can tear your heart out, make you laugh and he can be real strange. You want to feel it in your heart, listen to "Georgia Lee". If you want to laugh, try "The Piano Has Been Drinking". If you are looking for something strange, try "What's He Building in There??".

Musician,Singer Songwriter Poet ,theater,films conceptual artist. Been loving his work for 4 decades ❤ Tom has kept my dark side company,never bringing me down just great company

Tom Waits is a performance artist. He's been playing a middle-aged drunkard since was a teenager. Back in the 80s he was in a film with Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep named 'Ironweed' and he was the one you watched when they were on the screen together

This man has an incredible catalogue.

He's different, but oh, so talented and influential. Enjoy!

There are great musicians who are not super-famous but are widely revered by other musicians, and Tom Waits is one of them. His songs have been covered by The Ramones, Rod Stewart, Willie Nelson, Tori Amos, Johnny Cash, Bob Seger, and Joan Baez. For many musicians, and for people who can appreciate soul music with a side of heartfelt grit, Tom Waits is a hero.

Hes an incredible poet of music!, and not a bad actor either

If this is your first Tom Waits, you got a great journey of discovery ahead of you.

They don't make them like tom Waits any more. He is overlooked by so many but He is one of the best. Very genuine to his art. My favorite is the duet with Crystal Gale-Take me Home.

I first encountered Waits at age 15 when he was in his very avant-garde stage of his career. I’d never heard anything like him.. my best friend and I were stunned to learn someone let him make 10 albums. 😂 I fell in love w his music though. He is one of the great American poets of the 20th century. He writes romantic songs about ppl on the streets - ppl who can’t quite get to the American dream- at least in the first half of his career. These were the ppl from my grandmother’s neighborhood. I can’t imagine the empty space my life would’ve had without his music- and I’ve never said that about any artist. Start with his romantic period - first 3 albums - before venturing into his songs from the 80s. Ruby’s Arms (also from Heart Attack & Vine - which Jersey Girl is from) is so beautiful. Always look at lyrics- they’re incredible but his voice can sometimes hide them. I hope you’ll listen to more Waits - he’s well worth getting to know. ❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

One of the best 🎶 rabbit holes in existence. Keep going ❤ The man and his music are exquisite.

Yay Tom Waits! Check out Heart of Saturday Night. So good.

Love Tom waites. Beautifully melancholy voice ..gritt and substance.Also gifted piano player .He does an incredible version of a very well-known folk poem,song. unofficial national anthem to Australia. Waltzing Matilda , his version always makes me cry.

Before Tom Waits developed his distinctive growl, his first two albums have a much softer singing voice, the albums "Heart of Saturday Night" and "Closing Time" are very different listens. The song you chose was off the album "Heartattack and Vine" which is a phenomenal album from start to finish, every song is a killer. His later works get more avant garde and experimental. You have an incredible journey with Tom Waits! Enjoy!

Tom Waits - on a totally different level. Also a great actor! Made a great Renfield!

Tom makes me happy.... been my favourite artist for 30 years his songs are beautiful, dark, comedic, sad, life affirming, poetic and stunning have every album and each is full of delights

"Chocolate Jesus," live on Letterman, one of the most unusual performances ever.

I challenge anyone to listen to Tom Trauberts Blues and not shed a tear! Magnificent story teller and musician!

Oh, hell yeah! Please do more Tom Waits. You're in for a ride!

Love me some Tom Waits.

Tom Waits is a legend. Great reaction

Tom Waits wrote and recorded the song Jersey Girl, which was made famous by Springsteen. Tom's version is well, the real one. And he wrote Ol' 55, also recorded, and covered by The Eagles and a huge hit for them.

I love Tom Waits. His music is some highly advanced listening. Very few casual listeners would find its beauty. Hope you're enjoying it

You gotta listen to downtown train as well... love tom wait

An amazing songwriter, singer, performer. Waits is one of a kind in the best possible way.

You just reached my favorite living artist. I couldn't even chose my top twenty songs for you to react to!

I adore Tom Waits. Did you ever watch The Wire? The intro song “Way down in the Hole” is his. I love so many i can’t even think but I’d recommend something from his later albums when things get a little more out there. Hoist That Rag was my ring tone in University.

Keep listening toWaits, and you will be amazed where you end up. Creative,poetic, and everything from hysterically funny to incredibly deep.

My favorite of his is I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You

You have no idea how happy this makes me. No one reacts to Tom Waits! He's been one of my favorite artists since I was a teen (which was many a year ago). I have some of his lyrics tattooed on my wrist. He is a genre in and of himself. I'd love for you to react to more from him. Some suggestions and I'll try to keep the list short: Just the Right Bullets, Black Wings, San Diego Serenade, Hold On, Tango Til They're Sore, Step Right Up, Soldier's Things, the Piano Has Been Drinking, God's Away on Business...I better stop now or I'll keep going forever lol

the whole "rain dogs" album

The piano has been drinking by tom is just genius. A must listen❤️🤘

A true troubadour, marvelous storyteller, I cant imagine a world without Tom.

Tom Waits is a true genius one of a kind original. Incredible catalogue

I love Tom Waits so much. If you loved Neil Young’s Harvest Moon you must listen to Tom Waits sing Grapefruit Moon. Beautiful.

Tom Waits is a jambalaya of voices starting with Louis Armstrong, Howlin' Wolf, Captain Beefheart & Chuck E. Weiss with his own creative edge added to the masterful lyrics & tales. One of America's finest. Confounds many with that voice. He also has an amazing between-song-patter when performing live. He appears in many gritty films with major movie stars like Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone, Kathy Bates, Richard Gere, Gary Oldman & so many others.

Tom Waits!!. Classic. Great actor too ❤️😀

Love Tom Waits!

When Jon Stewart, who is a HUGE Tom Waits fan, had him for the first and only time on the Daily Show, he told him something along the lines of “If I were lying dying in a ditch, your music would be the soundtrack.”

Absolutely love and admire Tom Waits. Watch the video for this song.. and be sure to watch until the end. I highly recommend a deep dive into his music!

Man, time is so fleeting - one of the greatest out there! Outstanding JAZZ pianist, singer, composer, actor, author and entertainer - and today only repetitive mass-produced goods are listened to. - Thank you for this song and more of it please!!! How about "Waltzing Mathilda". He has released so many great songs.

The soundtrack to my life beginning in the early 70’s. You could spend weeks going through his archive. Glad you began with an audio. Tom Waits is one of the best performances artist EVER! Concerts and all created video singles are stunning. Even his interviews are fabulous, especially on Letterman. Dive in!

The man is a poet. He paints such vivid pictures with music and words.

Tom Waits is as deep, interesting, & varied a music dive as Tool, but with some stark differences. There will be songs that you'll like, some you hate, and some that will change your life. Tom (& his wife/songwriting partner Kathleen Brennan) are true artists in every sense of the word. Your comment about the "Ultimate Drunk Song" is funny, since he has a song from his more humorous era called "The Piano Has Been Drinking". Give it a try, and yes, it's the same man.

Embarrassed to say, never heard him or the song. Amazing real, authentic, genuine talent! Where have I been???

Waits is an enormous talent. A wonderful songwriter, a skilled storyteller and poet he's pretty much on a shelf all his own. Jazz, experimental, pop, classics he can do it all. And, he is damn funny too.

Tom Waits is an artist you either get, or you don't. Incredibly poetic, sometimes very strange, always interesting

I was lucky enough to see this live in 1999 - there is no one like Tom Waits and he has such a massive, varied catalogue I don't even know where to start. Romeo Is Bleeding would be awesome.

No one can tell a story like Waits. Every single song he's done is an unique experience.

Tom Waits is also an actor. His performance as Renfield in Bram Stoker's Dracula was one of the best things about that movie.

Fun Fact: Tom Waits was the voice of Tommy The Cat (Primus).

Absolutely LOVE Tom Waits, so many nights listening to Tom sing a lot the same words I wish I had written or sometimes would have said. His lyrics are often just pure magic. It's a REAL deep hole, the Tom Waits hole, with lots of different scenes along the way, and definitely worth traveling down.

Clap hands is so good…so many great tunes from this genius.

If you're getting into Tom Waits, you have just dipped your toe into an entire ocean. His work is so marvelously varied, and there's so much of it! Wait til you get to his experimental stuff! Happy sailing, my friend!

On my personal Mt. Olympus of great poetic songwriters Dylan is Zeus and the three gods right below him are Tom Waits, John Prine and Leonard Cohen. Tom Waits is the patron saint of life’s down and out citizens. He fills them with so much humanity. Please try “Warm Beer, Cold Women” Invitation to the Blues” “Can’t Wait To Get Off Work (and See My Baby)”, “Georgia Lee”, Tom Traubart’s Blues”and “On the Nickel”. Just to name a few.

Tom Waits has a song called Chocolate Jesus and there’s a video of him doing and part of the song he’s singing through a megaphone. It’s fantastic.

seeing him live was one of the highlights of seeing great artist perform .

Tom has one of the most unique voices in the industry. His lyrics and passion are iconic.

This is fire???? He has about 200 more that are straight fire. One of a kind is an understatement. Great reaction

An early recommendation. Tom Waits on Letterman doing “Take One Last Look”. It’s the end of Letterman’s Late Night Show, and Tom sends him off with such a poignant song. The whole clip, including the interview with Tom and George Clooney is a great segway into the song.

There is a video of Tom Waits, on Letterman 09/09/04 singing "Make it Rain". It is absolutely a must watch. Among other items, you can sense why some guitarists call their instrument an axe. Watch it.

Tom is a musicians musician. He's one that all the grammy winners listen to. You need to watch any of his concert videos. He is a premier storyteller.

Tom Waits is a legendary song writer, 'down in the hole', and 'heart of Saturday night' are two of my all tome favourites.

A playlist of Tom Watts, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan & Neil Young is perfect on a Sunday to sip whiskey with

Nice one. I've seen Bruce Sprinsteen do this live a couple times. You can image how it suits him. Wait's album "Closing Time" is killer. I wore it out. My favorite is "Martha." Thanks so much for sharing. Love you vibe, Polo.

I got to see Tom Waites live at a University of Nebraska at Omaha Student Union concert around 1975 when I was taking some night classes. He blew my mind.

I thought I was a Tom Waits fan, yet I didn't know this story! Thank you, Polo Mars, for introducing me to an amazing love song, from an American original. What a song writer.

You really need to listen to ‘Shore Leave’😘

Tom Waits is an artist well worth exploring.

Tom Waits been a fan ever since I listen to him sing saw him in concert in 1970 once check out the song The Piano is drinking and Potter's field all his music is fantastic

If you like storytelling in a song, you have found a master.

There's a time and a place for Tom waits. And that time and place is almost always right now and right here