Tom Waits - "Make It Rain" & Interview (Live on David Letterman, 2004) 

Tom Waits, a true American Original of whom we can be very proud.

Larry Taylor such a beast on the bass

I just discovered Tom an hour ago and I have to say I am thoroughly entertained by his entire way of being. His style is all his own and nobody else is like him and that makes him a nearly extinct species!

for those keeping tabs at home.. that's Judah Bauer on drums and Russell Simins with the telecaster, both from Blues Explosion, and Larry Taylor from Canned Heat holding it down on the upright bass.. I'm so incredibly envious of the audience who just went to a Letterman taping one afternoon and had this absolute masterpiece presented to them for free

Tom is a force of nature

This is the first song I ever heard by Tom Waits. I’m about 2 years deep on this rabbit hole of amazing music

Damn that's awesome. Mad soul and passion set this man on fire. I almost believe he very well could make it rain.

His comedic tempo in the interview before his set. 👏 👏 👏

total genius. one of a kind. lucky to have this guy with us. make it rain. Love and respect.

Blues Explosion!!

I been listening to so much waits that it actually rained here in perth. Secret is dont stop listening. Dont stop Waitin'

This is pain relief! It's raining hard here now ~ Nor-Cal!

A light in this world. Love you Tom.

Ohhh yeh that voice...wowww and that guitar tone yum...the whole sound

He is unique.. I was curious after his song was sang in Norwegian the voice 2023. waltzing Matilda.

Those beats though

Excellent personnage - Bravo Tom pour tes chansons que j'adore

I ❤️you Tom. Your voice makes me fly

Tom with Judah & Russel !! YEAH !

Best version i think!

❤❤❤❤❤

DAMN!

Phenomenal performance and song

The best, jewelry, thunder tom

I wonder if that audience had any idea what they were just hearing. Like did they have any idea? Realgone is on of the greatest albums of all time.

My Favorite!

Judah Bauer and Russell Simins, they get after it, too. Larry, also getting it while the spell was on em. All around like weather vanes while juicy Tom was stretching that suit and howling. Made my neck hairs stand up and a sweater fall off my eyebrows and all that.

Who knew horses drew pictures on their stable doors with their teeth? Thanks Tom ;-)

RIP Larry Taylor...

Niice

most unexpected yet appropriate strip club song... i love you, Tom.

Don't ever , don't ever . . . Tom I totally commiserate with you on the homework question.

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

This is the sound that my heart screams constantly, as i remain silent, and stone faced to a big fucking bag of stupids who didn't have the 'since' to just let the rain make it rain. Now we're all on fire, and still nobody has a goddamn light. We're a sorry lot indeed. In deed a saw ree lawt n deet.

rendering "every single" word

I’ve yet to see a boring Tom Waits interview.

Zio Tomaso. Mil gratz, but when does the killing stop?

I was told horses crib when they have worms, the wood help get rid of them naturaly

judah bauer-doesn’t get more cool than that

What if JIM MORRISON & TOM WAITS COLLABORATE? IT'LL SURELY BE SHOCKING TO FUCKING PERFECT PEOPLE !!!

I stand alone here

Free the horses ! ! ! Nevermind the glutens.

All those decades of chain smoking have culminated in this moment 😅

HA, HA, HA ! ! ! The captions feature doesn't speak Waits.

Reinfield

Im watching this and comparing it to recent interviews Letterman's done with Kim Kardashian and comparing!! What the hell has happened in the world??

Horses crib because they are bored, and it becomes a compulsive and self-destructive habit, like chewing on your own fingernails. Horses in nature don't crib, but they also don't eat hay and don't often live 25+ years.