FIRST REACTION - Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues
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- FIRST REACTION - Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues
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"Why do anyone like that voice?" maybe because it sounds like a voice of a man who lived a life.
And his voice makes us feel that WE lived his life too...
I love Tom
Agreed, its a very Bukowski voice.
I'm old. I bought closing time in a record store in London in 1982. She's young. Don't pile on her. Tom would not abide.
Because Tom waits had sung it as himself. Did not have to be another singer. Personally I usually heard this song when I wanna sleep
Tom Waits is everything modern musicians are not. Wicked, profound, colorful and interesting
I appreciate your honesty. Tom waits is an acquired taste, as others have said. For me, he's one of the greatest. A genius lyricist and musician.
You see, that's what I love. She's young. She's has a different sphere of reference. She's young. I didn't know Tom Waits, picked up Closing Time, in 1988. Fell in love with falling in love. Stupid romantic. Paid the price. But it was worth it. Your a gentleman for supporting her.
@@thebillryan what he wrote is correct. Waits is a acquired taste and for me it's a taste I want seconds for. Love Waits. Seen him live in Canada, United States and in Amsterdam a few times. Tom Waits has a huge following in Europe and very popular. Even more so there than in America in my opinion. Either way he is one of the greatest lyricist and musician and actors there is...that just my opinion. I second what Michael Reisel wrote
Not everyone can appreciate Toms view or voice. I, being a near lifetime inner city kid, growing up in the ghettos in my area, having two older brothers in Vietnam and one didn’t come home, it speaks what’s in my heart
Tom Waits is a master painter, painting stories through his music.
that's' a beautiful description
Funny you say that, cuz I just thought it five minutes ago. I love to listen to Tom when I want to get into the mood to grab some paint and make a picture.
I sing just like him!!!
I introduced waits to my ex and she had the same reaction. She stole my tom waits records when we broke up and it made me smile.
That story is basically a waits song... you know this right?
Same happened to me, except it was Bob Dylan records.
I hate when that happens!!!!!
LOL
My sister never appreciated Tom Waits. He has some of the most moving songs.
I'll answer your question. I love his voice because it expresses hard human experience. As someone who spent some years living on the streets, I think he communicates that experience better than any other artist I know.
That said I gave you a thumbs up because I appreciate honesty.
And I gave you a thumbs up because I appreciate yours
Tom Waits is my number 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. From the first moment I heard him I was addicted.
It's like a Louis Armstrong and Louis, Tom or Joe Cocker would be hard to take for the young people of today because no young singers sound like them
@@Calers-gu1ib I think that's the problem with the music today, they all sound pretty much alike. I love Louis Armstrong even though he was long before my time. "What a Wonderful World" is one of those songs that will stay with me my entire life. But I'm one of those people who adore and admire the uniqueness of artists like Dylan, Cocker, Waits, Armstrong, Joplin, etc.
@@laurakennedy9250 Don't forget Ray
@@Calers-gu1ib "Hit the Road Jack". Can't forget Ray!
I was introduced to Tom Waits by a friend when I was in the Navy. Can't imagine not knowing his work now. I start every driving trip with a single play of Hang on St. Christopher, and have since 1999. Love your honest opinion. I know more people that don't like him than do probably.
The measure of Tom Waits is the number of people who cover his music but those artists never replicate the depth and richness of of Tom's "growling".
That old man at the bar has had a lot of experiences. Tom takes his life seriously. I don’t think that could be accomplished with any other voice. The sound alone is great art.
"Come on up to the house" is one of many beautiful ones.
I love this cover of the song: th-cam.com/video/GQbDULp82bA/w-d-xo.html
I'm one of the those weirdos who was hooked the first time I ever heard a Tom Waits song in '83. I love that wrecked, gravely voice! This song was a perfect length for me. LOVES me some Tom Waits!
I love his voice, his music, his storytelling, and his charisma, he is one of a kind! But I can understand, that not everybody feels the same way.
He is incredible. Old'55 is also easily one of his best.
Heart of Saturday Night was GOLD!
"Martha" too
Ol 55 is just how I would feel after dropping a special girl off after a date!
One of those songs that raise the hairs on your neck,,,, Good album,
Saw Tom Waits for the 1st time at a club outside of Willumantic, Connecticut. New Riders of The Purple Sage were supposed to play, but couldn't make it. Instead it was Tom, a piano and a stand up bass player .I was mesmerized then, and still am. He's a world unto himself! You may like Rickie Lee Jones as well..
Or Phil Och's.
For a song that can rip your heart out listen to his Hold On. His voice tells a story even if his words say "good mprning". I was introduced to him by my mom's twin brother over 20 years ago and I ended up with his Tom Waits CDs after he passed 15 years ago. He's a one of a kind national treasure.
Bruce, check out Sharon Little's cover of Hold on. It's amazing!
I have loved Tom Waits all my adult life - so since the late Jurassic - but, yes, his voice is very much an acquired taste. Honest reactions like yours are a gift, even to rusted on fans such as myself. Thankyou. But that said, he really is worth much more of a listen....
No hate here. Wrong song as an introduction to Tom. "I hope I don't fall in love with you " would have been a better intro.
It was a perfect introductory song. It was simply a shallow reaction.
The voice fits the lyrics and music. It's Tom Waits.
Ooooh, the tension from waiting for Charlotte's score. She's got good taste. Where'd that come from?
I've tried to listen to covers and its never the same without his voice
One problem, you need a bottle or red wine..Tom is a legend. one of the greatest !!!!!
Tom's a journey ...if you pick the wrong song to start you end up where you did. Tom wrote Downtown Train made famous by Rod Stewart and he wrote Jersey Girl made famous by Springsteen. If you invest the time you will soon find beautiful songs that will break your heart like no others can. Good luck.
Tom Waits voice is like Coffee. It's an acquired taste. He's a musical legend.
I love Tom's songs when they are sung by someone else (Rod Stewart did a wonderful cover of this one). When I first heard Tom's voice I thought it was terrible! But the older I get the more I hear myself in his voice. I hear someone who has seen too many years and too many miles, but who still has beauty in his soul to share with others. Ultimately, we all become Tom's voice.
So prophetic on your part...✌🏻❤🎶🤘
It slays me that Rod Stewart got a grammy with Downtown Train but Tom's Do You Think I'm Sexy got Nuthin'!
When hearing the raspy, expressive voice of Tom Waits it is difficult for some people to understand what a treasure he is. The first time we heard him perform many, many years ago, we wondered if he would ever catch on, but he grows on one. The fact is he is a storyteller, a poet, a writer of tunes that usually don't find themselves on radio stations. However, his compositions have been recorded by numerous performers, likely because of their unique storytelling poetry. Some of the artists who have recorded his music include Johnny Cash, Bob Seeger, Norah Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Willy Nelson, The Ramones, and others. See: Tom Waits - Wikipedia
I met Tom Waits back in college at McGlinchy's, which is or was a bar on 15th St, in Philadelphia. It was back in 1973 right before his relationship with Rickie Lee Jones. He couldn't have been nicer. Of course that may have been the alcohol talking.
I think he's sounding like an old down and out, lonely drunk. perfect for the vibe of the song.
The best advice i ever received for Tom was to work chronologically... he evolved so much and reinvented himself multiple times (a la bowie).... this is pretty early on, but he was already quite different here than on his first record. True legend. Songwriting hero.
Loved seeing you get “settled in”. Like once the shock value wore off, you took the ride. Kudos.
Tom’s voice... i’ll say... is not for everyone. But i think there is a quality in it that some of us... some of us... see in ourselves. This song is about being completely down on your luck. Somebody who has completely lost everything. You cant have donny osmond sing about that. You need a voice that reflects it. Tom is that voice... and spoiler alert... most of his songs are... deep in meaning, and not very chipper. But believe it or not, he has a tremendous sense of humor. I think a lot of folks... myself included... can easily and readily identify with his voice. It can be grating and beautiful at the same time. Few other ls can make that claim
Yeah, like you know Tom. Get the fuck outta here.
@@clansymbiont8688 careful… your troll is showing
@@adrock1011 A troll forces an extreme point of view to try and illicit an emotional response, whereas I actually believe you're a pretentious tool. Quit trying to enhance your self worth by pretending to know Tom. You're a joke.
@@clansymbiont8688 nah… a troll makes comments of no value simply to be contrarian and illicit a response. To that end, congrats. However, it does in this instance, make you the joke. To that end, haha.
Tom Waits is an acquired taste sort of like warm tequila
He's a necessary taste, like water.
what a great song, and voice
I have friends who LOVE Tom Waits. He is an acquired taste. He is an artist. He is smart and sometimes funny. He's friends with Bob Dylan. He is growing on me.
Tom takes a little time - but he's worth every second you invest. There's a reason he's a hall of famer.
It was a nice song. His gravely voice and sort of slurred pronunciations were unique. Definitely different.
Nice? It's a masterpiece, you pike.
Moral of this video: don’t feed caviar to donkeys.
Free the Glutens!
Not called for really.
@@nomchompsky2883 Definitely called for.
Yep, her daughter was cool though.
@@FallGuy-68 Good taste skips a generation I guess
Wow...he sings like a friggin' angle that's down on his luck. Tom Waits is badass!!!
Oh man you are so wrong about his voice. One of the most powerful and beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. You have to listen to his other music to really put this song in context. He doesn’t always sing this way...he was playing a character.
i love him so much and long he is so cool
Writer Actor Composer Singer
"In the Neighbourhood" must have
I saw Tom Waits, in 1998 on the Mule Variations tour 🕺
I introduced Tom Waits to a friend while riding around in a van on a cold rainy evening in Ireland. He was mesmerized by the stories. Still talks about that and what the stories mean. Tom doesn't have a "professional" trained voice. It's NOT the voice. Its the stories. The old man who smoked too much telling the sometimes tragic stories of his life.
You hear Waits ounce and you do remember for life
Was searching Tom and found this , not a bad way to spend some time , in my theater , with it cranked and looking at your beautiful face listening. Then your review brought me a lil down, he is an acquired taste, but then when all hope is lost, a child shall lead them , and a nine appears and a smile returns ….
A wonderful song. A great lyricist. Love Tom.
If you want to hear a short Tom Waits song that I've seen win people over without anything else, it's called "Johnsburg, Illinois."
Try something off of "Blue Valentine" or "Foreign Affair." They're much more accessible vocally. Tom Traubert's Blues is definitely jumping in the deep end of Tom Waits.
Trivia: It is long rumored that the showgirl on the cover of that album with Tom is the legendary Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
I LOVE that voice, And I appreciate the length of the song, s'just about right for me!
I have and listen to almost everything Tom Waits has ever done...Love the grit and the stories.
My wife doesn't get him at all!
Fun little fact about this album cover, that Cassandra Peterson better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark in the background
He's world famous and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
If you want him without the gravel, listen to anything from 'The Early Years' albums, although in my opinion this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. If you try to connect the singing with the story of the song it might make more sense to you. Another thing you might want to listen for is how completely pitch perfect his singing is, and just the general cadence of the song and again how it works with the story.
His voice hasn't always been like this. Tom Waits is someone you either get or you don't. I recommend exploring his discography, starting with the first album and go through them. It's worth it. Tom reeks of character. Brilliant songwriter, musician, and storyteller. One of my favorites and initially was someone who had to grow on me. Introduced my father to him and he grew to love him as well. He got remarried after divorcing my mom and that woman can't stand Tom Waits either. Can't say I'm surprised that I don't like her either. Usually don't get along with people who are incapable of understanding the beauty of Tom Waits. Who get too stuck on what's on the surface. Funny that your kid was more open to it and loved it. She's a cool girl.
OMG had a boyfriend who loathed Tom Waits.. obviously we broke up..sorry but if u hate Tom then we have Nothing in common.
OMG this is why I subscribed to you .I was 16 when I first heard him. I thought he was an old black man not a 26 yo white guy who sings like he lived through the 1930's -40's with the whiskey fueled jukebox- jumping jazz joints, the java-drinking diner delinquents, the roustabouts, the raggedy homeless hobos, the seedier underbelly of life. Man did I fall in love with Tom Waits, I'm 60 now still love him(not the totally crazy stuff, I mean he can get OUT THERE) but 'Small Change' &' The Heart of Saturday Night' let alone hits for other singers 'Jersey Girl'( Springsteen) ' Downtown Train'( Rod Stewart) ' Old 55' (Eagles) then 'Bad as you' ( his latest). I love & recognize that voice & damn deep, meaningful lyrics .I hope u will too. Let him marinade a little, it'll taste really good. Thank you for this.
I loved this honest reaction.
Very funny. He's certainly an acquired taste.
The voice grows on you, he paints word pictures, a collage of broken hearted images, memories of lost love, pain and sometimes, redemption.... Check out the video "Downtown Train" from the album "Rain Dogs", or listen to HIS song, " Ol' 55". He's something special, a sort of blue collar poet...
His voice is supposed to evoke a bar, but not a karaoke bar. More like a lonely sailor bar in some port city in South Asia. Lots of rain.
The daughter knows what's up.
The Muppets, eh? (Ha!) He's one of a kind, and a voice one cannot forget. I remember him from the 70's. Brings back memories from my old rock and roll days.... toured or were friends with Rolling Stones I think. BTW, I loved Charlotte's reaction!
The child appreciates the Cookie Monster voice
Like Captain Beefheart & Leonard Cohen he has a very unique voice, he actually didn't sing like that for the first several years of his career, but his wife who was a musician & producer herself encouraged him to sing like it. I love it personally. The song is an Australian bush ballad & is considered the countries unofficial national anthem, he took it & put a new spin on it. You should check out Martha from his first album where his voice is very different.
Thing about Tom is his eras of music . He started out like this th-cam.com/video/DzhHrVmTWDw/w-d-xo.html.. and well Tom being Tom he started to try different things . Some very odd for which I personally Love him for . But he’s mostly famous for his writing. Very few can write half as well as Mr. Waits . Lovely reactions btw
You need to dive deeper into Tom's work, he is poetic, prophetic and a very beautiful, quirky soul.
You could write a college thesis on everything this song is touching on. How a WW1 veteran deals with his physiological and physical scars from serving in a war.
Listen to that child! She knows her music!
I agree that his "gravely" vocals, as one comment put it, is an acquired taste, but the lyrics and phrasing of the song piqued my curiosity about his work. I'm definitely not going to write him off until I've heard more, but if this was his best, he is not easy on my ears.
You’ll grow into it
It sometimes takes time.😊
BEST VOICE EVER NOT TO MENTION BEST SONG WRITER EVER.
Your daughter has great taste in music. Can she send me her playlist?
Tom has so many great songs- i suggest Ruby's Arms and An invitation to the blues , Shore leave...
As Tom said, "Not everyone wants to sing like Wayne Newton". "I could sing like Wayne if I wanted to."
When people new to Waits are held back, at first, by the voice, they're often then taken in to the sweetness and compassion within.
And I don't mean sentimentality, I mean truthfulness.
Yes, there's the playfulness of the circus performer or gruff comedian, but Waits is the consummate artist.
A composer of true originality, a magnificent lyricist, an incomparable vocal stylist, a worldy-wise humourist. His work assimilates and transcends so much that is great from the rich seam of not only American music, but of 20th century literary, dramatic, poetic and visual arts.
Hence, just as the influence of Charles Bukowski's poetry is clear in Waits's work (not to mention the themes and moods of Edward Hopper's paintings), here is a musician whose seamless move towards avant-garde musical theatre is testimony to the fact that he's one of those rare few for whom innovation comes with age.
You just don't get it. It's cool, not everyone can. It's like dylan or young or such. But be assured he's amazing.
My Thumb Down is not for Tom Waits, whose voice and music I love. It is for you, Madame.
At least your daughter has an open mind and heart.
And Raffi, my fellow Canadian, absolutely RULES!
The melodies are great and his voice is a rollercoaster ride
I remember seeing him on i think SNL when i was little for the first time and i didnt get him but i heard the song Martha by him when i was older and really appreciated him so much more
Aaaahh what's that 8 ball know..all of 'Small Change' & love songs 'San Diego Serenade' & 'I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You'' I really hope u listen even privately.✌️
Love and thumbs up for Charlottes rating. 😊
The first Waits albums have a more musical voice, and likely got his songs picked up by Springsteen, notably "Heart of Saturday Night." Then his voice grew into a mix of Howlin' Wolf, Louis Armstrong, and a thousand too many whiskeys with cigarette butts. Still, his lyrical fusion experiments after a while become a new sort of music, where the poetry, vivid imagery, and truly offbeat instrumental accompaniment meld into a unique yet authentic result. Your child gives him a 9/10; perhaps there is hope for us after all!
"Hold On," 1999, displays the full paradox of the best Waits - a plaintive, melancholy but beautiful melody, poetic allusional lyrics that touch down to the ground just enough to frame an impressionistic image of fraught emotional truths. Striking comments in the TH-cam describe real people in desperate moments, brought back from some dark edge by listening to Waits songs. Not everyone may feel it, but for those who do, there are so very few contemporary singer/songwriters who take any genuine risks, to move us to tears, and so we may find healing in the shared pain.
The HBO series "the Wire" used "Way Down in the Hole," and the video is genuinely frightening, in a way that ordinary shock effects can't replicate - the darker side to a full-on genius, like him or not: th-cam.com/video/Xw2MjRcVO4g/w-d-xo.html
Its the most perfect voice you will find because its pure and authentic,not like the artists nowadays with their wanna be everybodys voice!
I was in a Cathedral in Tondawanda NY and the deepest operatic voice was singing that day for mass and I kept trying to clear my throat. Tom is cool. He was the weapons seller in the movie Mystery Men. Maybe for little girls it's like a Grampa voice. I wonder how Quebec would take his meddling with the Waltzing Matilda song
Eight sheets to the wind?????
Only eight?
The bloke sounds truly plastered. I've performed in that state a few times myself.
I prefer the Rod Stewart version for musicality but this version really hits the heart!
Sing on my ol' cocker!
Spot on Charlotte. Good on you.
Tom will never be your cup of tea because Tom sings like the old blues singers. His voice if full of pain and deep deep meaning.
Tom waits is performance art. “Small Change got rained on………”
Tom Waits is an acquired taste. His honey over
Gravel voice speaks of many things. Some good, some bad.
The beginning was difficult to understand but as it went on it became very interesting. His voice will never be heard in an opera, but the topics he writes about and sings the stories about strangely enough. Fit his voice. Four Sheets to the Wind may give you a clue. I felt the angst of an aging alcoholic reminiscing about a friend from his past. Loneliness and regret are demonstrated by this song and by Tom’s performance. I’m going to look up some more of his work to check it out. Strangely enough it grabbed me.
Rod Stewart did a beautiful version of this on his "Unplugged and Seated" album, and also "Lead Vocalist" album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
I think people like Tom Waits' voice for the same reason they like the voice of singers like Louis Armstrong: it's a voice of a person that's lived a full life. For Louis, it could be considered a life full of happiness and optimism, where as with Tom, he's a man down on his luck holding onto a single image of beauty because it's all he has left.
In my opinion, there are two kinds of people in the world, those who love Tom Waits and those who do not deserve Tom Waits.
Oh btw like your little girl there, I played "Innocent when you dream (78)" to a little girl too and she was moving back and forth to the sound of the music, I guess little kids do enjoy Tom?
Grapefruit Moon! It is amazing...not kidding...
First time I saw Tom was on Fernwood 2Nite. At first I thought it was a gag, but since, I have come to appreciate his style and the world he creates. Perhaps Traubert is not the best place to start. When he first started out, his style was more mellow but years of consuming cigarettes, liquor and drugs took their toll on his vocals and actually made the voice match the material. His albums have always been a step to the left of a bukowski reality. He created one of the saddest funny songs or vice versa. Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis, Try that on.
Widow's Grove was my favorite song for years. Still in my top 5.
A battered old suitcase
To a hotel someplace
And a wound that will never heal
Sorry, that's the best of....
Rod Stewart did a cover of it, you might like that one more.
Your opinion is understandable. Songs about homeless, down-and -outers are circumstances that most people want to ignore.
Tom Waits voice is the perfect example of a thing being both ugly and beautiful simultaneously. His voice can drive some away, but those who listen deeper eventually come to enjoy listening to him. One of the greatest songwriters of all time and also a very good actor. Try listening to his first album, his voice is a touch less gruff, and the songs are terrific.
If you had to pick someone to read out these lyrics to you, which do you think would have a longer lasting impact on you - your 28 year old cousin or your 87 year old grandfather? That's the answer to why people like his voice.
"Why would anyone like that voice?" Because it's the only voice that can properly sing his lyrics. There has to be a certain level of pain and cynicism. Try "Step Right Up", a selection of advertising slogans strung together over a walking bassline in F. th-cam.com/video/yGShQsxiy1c/w-d-xo.html Incidentally, fun fact, the topless girl on the album cover is Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
Must be understood that "Matililda" is alcohol.