Tom Waits performs a new song "Take One Last Look" live on the Late Show With David Letterman on May 14, 2015 Official Site: www.tomwaits.com/ Official Store: tomwaitsstore.com/ Facebook: / tomwaits Twitter: / tomwaits #tomwaits
My father passed away, and we're looking to sell the house that I grew up in. This is the first song I thought of. I'm not ready for that, but I know it's necessary. Thank you, Mr. Waits, for making such a beautiful statement in song.
This was Tom’s last live performance to this date. I truly hope to see him again on the stage but if not… this was a legendary send off for himself and not just letterman.
In a land there's a town, and in that town there's a house And in that house there's a woman And in that woman there's a heart I love I'm gonna take it with me when I go
You can put well known well groomed handsome world topping film stars on the same show as Tom but he upstages them all without even meaning too. He allows everyone to get in touch with real feelings.
Dave is really moved and he shakes Tom's hand with teary gratitude and the brillant poet that Waits is smiles with a little incredulity because this rare breed is still humble. Rare stuff.
After living away from my homeland of Canada since I was 18, soon to be twenty years later, I am nearing the end of my time in China. When I first heard this song on the last Letterman years ago I new I was going to revisit it. And as I am packing my things preparing my wife and child for a new life in Canada this song helps cool the fires of uncertainty. New chapter, hoping for even better tales. Thanks Tom Waits.
One of the most poignant and emotional performances ever on Letterman IMHO I sadly had never discovered Mr. Waits until this point but through his songs and videos and all the late night/early monings together over the past almost 6 years I consider him a dear friend. Thank you Tom! You speak things I feel but cannot express.
Got a Best of CD from a friend when I was 17 and all the way into death metal and rock. Despite my taste in music at the time, Tom immediately became my favorite artist and still is to this day.
I just read a shortened version of these lyrics at an awards banquet for the first generation, low income about-to-graduate students I work with. I was looking for a poem and the God of Tom Waits whispered in my ear, “You idiot; do One Last Look!”
WOW. Just rewatching this and so glad you pointed that out! What a gorgeous moment. Been loving the Letterman youtube channels vids for bringing back moments like that.
This is a masterpiece, a humbling and heart-breaking love song. It's hugely inspirational and makes a person appreciate what they currently have in life, before they lose it. Tom wrote this beautiful song without even releasing or being financially rewarded for it, which demonstrates he's an altruist and puts people and music before profit. It's a tribute to Dave, but also appears to be a swan-song and a final farewell to his audience.
The same for me. But his duet "Take me Home" with Crystal Gayle.....well I have to be seated, and alone, because I just lose it on that one. It is extraordinary in every way. And their voices work together in a way that is beyond comprehension.
Great song. To protect what matters most I did go. I’d rather have died with the love of my life, but how could I live with myself, and bring her down. I’ll loose with my loved ones, but none will lose because of me. Every love story ends in sorrow, but they are the only stories worth telling.
Let's watch the sun come up in another town Try our luck a little further down Leave the cards on the table Leave the bread on the plate Put your hand on the gearshift Put your foot off the brake And take one last look At the place that you are leaving Take one last look Oh take one last look At the place that you are leaving Take one last look Our bed was something that the wind couldn't carry The arrow points a way across the waiting prairie This car looks like it could give us a good run The choice to leave was a good one And take one last look At the place that you are leaving Take one last look Oh take one last look At the place that you are leaving Take one last look Let's look forward to the lights that are new, The world is a ribbon of road for you All towns have churches and tire shops They put up speed limit signs and they hire cops I love to see the wind in your hair All we ever need we can get anywhere And take one last look At the place that you are leaving Take one last look Oh take one last look At the place that you are leaving Take one last look Oh take one last look Oh take one last look Take one last look
@@videogamebookreviews I didn't even remember posting these lyrics! Maybe I copied them from somewhere? Anyway, you're definitely right. I altered the first line of that verse to match what Tom sang also. Thanks!
God, i LOVE Tom Waits. I can listen to Bad As Me all the way through every single day and not get tired of it. It's pretty amazing to watch him do his thing, to be honest I like older Tom Waits a lot more than young Tom Waits. If He can read this I hope he never goes back to being young Tom Waits.
@@couplakooksTHIRDED! (Apparently he’s been in the studio recently so we might get one more from him. Would be amazing to hear a studio version of this track in particular, although at this point the guy owes us nothing of course!)
I was at the Letterman Show the week before this and although it was great seeing Dave during one of his last shows it still bums me out that I missed this. Amazing performance.
This beauty is already 6 years old..? But its up there with Bottom of The World, Widows Grove, All the World is Green, and so many others. Lets look forward to the lights that are new. Thanks, Grampa Tom
One of my favorite things about Waits: you can tell a lot about a person by A) Do they know Waits?; B) What are their favorite Waits songs? Based on your choice of "story-telling" songs, I'd say you're usually laid back and groovy; and also into spontaneous adventuring for the sake of memories. I may be completely wrong and sound like a fortune cookie, but I typed too much to turn back now. 🤡
A nata dos músicos revolucionários norte americanos Genuínos poetas,uma inteligência dominante, crítica,corajosa como Lou Reed,Iggy Pop,Tom Waits and só on.
Wow just wow. I started looking around this room in a homeless shelter that I've made my home, and thought someone was on the way to pick me up, and take me away from this. Amazing his music can do that.
I'm obsessed with music but if I have to pick one song, above Brian Wilson, the Beatles, Clifford T Ward or Dylan. It would be Kentucky Avenue by Tom Waits. Just my opinion.
@@paulcready7093 I wasted my time because I love music. Metal, in general, can have good ideas but bad execution. Black metal has the best ideas in the genre, music wise. The only problem is the vocals; childish and they ruin the atmosphere. Death metal, on the other hand, is unbearable for me. The greatest weakness in the metal genre is the high school mentality of what masculinity and " evilness" are supposed to be. It's an opinion, cheers matey.
A few months after seeing Tom sing this song on letterman I packed all my belongings up along with my dog and wife and moved to Japan ~ I know Tom was singing this song for Dave but Tom might as well been singing it to me ~ This song shot an arrow through my heart and let me feel like I was dong the right thing ~ It's now been 9 years ~
