Tom Waits CRAZIEST Performance - Telephone Call From Istanbul - LIVE (Official Audio) 

Well, yeah. But it's one thing to be a genius, and another thing to be a genius who makes some of the most satisfying, interesting, creative, moving, wonderful music on the planet. Or off it, probably. I admire the genius, but I l-o-v-e the music.

I'd love to know who the other five would be

"If they didn't want it eaten, they wouldn't make it taste so good"

Tom (in his raspy voice): Mom, I wish you had eaten some barbed wire too. At least you would not be yelling at me. You see, I am incapable of yelling back just coz of this damn barbed wire.

I heard an interview where Tom claimed he copied his voice from his uncle (can't remember the name, maybe Ron?). He told him mum who replied,"Tom, uncle Ron has throat cancer"

@@crwhittle this is both amazing and hilarious.

Sound advice.😊

What if I’m dead inside?

@@BearFattfilm Then your outside can drive the car. I think that's how it works.

a singular ambition for all people that are really alive. 🤲

Sorry. What is done is done. Promise I won't do it again. Please.

i would see him more of a thrash metal kind of performer.

If you hate his voice, you are the problem. His early clear vocals just sound weird.

tom doesn't need lyrics to any song, he can just keep growling around, suits me...

His voice and style are the genius. Come on man.

I love when he beats the hell of a chest of drawers,this man can make anything sound beautiful.

Well put! 🙌

I'd say Tom's singing here is probably too bouncy and expressive to be exactly like black metal vocals. To be clear, I mean that as a compliment.

Three words: screamin jay Hawkins

@@Smudge4199 I was lucky enough to see Screaming Jay Hawkins @ MSG when he was an opening act for the Stones(1982?)

​@@a.t.3192I woulda just gone with "death metal vocals". Theres more variance there

You better hurry

@dierotezarah8475 He's old now.

Yes, many years ago I saw him two times live in the Netherlands. It really was an incredible experience...

Too late

Msdouchesiuese Nice:)

correction: you can be the coolest dude on earth, but then you'd be Tom Waits.

He is big in Japan, after all

Nice story!

Felt

"Once you enter his world, you're hooked." A very good way to put it!

saw him toronto then as well; late 80s monster.

That's awesome man. Your so lucky. I missed him on that 88 tour cause I just joined the Navy. My buddy got us tickets for The beacon theater show in NYC but I got called up to go to bootcamp earlier than I expected.

unexpectedly got sucked into the sublime Waits musical vacuum in 1981 after ‘borrowing’ a copy of SFTrombones from my high school library. Damn, I’ve been a disciple ever since. Sadly, I went to the Beacon box office when tix went on sale but passed on tix😡as they were too expensive for me & I have never gotten another opportunity to see him again😢. I did however get to meet him & shake his hand at a Springsteen concert in NJ(1985?). Great memory but I would trade that moment for a chance to see him perform which I fear I will never get😌

Я люблю Тома Уэйтса !

And how ass t ride?:( what did u talk about with them?

Nor Fear Nor Loathing

Is Marc Ribot on this version?!?

My best friend brought Small Change to my apartment one afternoon. Early 1970s. Put it on turntable, changed my life. No exaggeration.

Fun bit of poetry!

Thank you for this unexpected bit of Waitsesnes :-)

It presents as a disjointed cacophony when you break it down in to pieces, but when you put it together it works brilliantly. THAT is genius!

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Great story thanks for sharing! Funnily enough, jones Hall 2008 is the next show I'm gonna release on this channel!

RALPH Carney RIP. Good man, great horn player.