Tom Waits - "Hold On"

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025

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  • @albertmillus9637
    @albertmillus9637 9 месяцев назад +123

    I’ve listened to Waits for decades, but somehow managed to miss this song until now. I recently lost my wife of forty years, and my main purpose in life is to care for our autistic son. I truly need to hold on.

    • @joeb2487
      @joeb2487 9 месяцев назад +4

      I'm so sorry for your loss. Stay strong ❤

    • @OscarOrquera
      @OscarOrquera 7 месяцев назад +4

      No aguantes, vivelo todo lo que puedas..

    • @SOM-v4o
      @SOM-v4o 7 месяцев назад +3

      I pray that God give you strength through your pain and suffering. As the pain may not be easier today. I can promise if you hold on for God. 1 day for the pain to get better is a promise. In Jesus name. Amen.

    • @olly8
      @olly8 7 месяцев назад +8

      Sorry for your loss. The 14th of June will be 51yrs since I lost my husband and 'Hold on' was all I knew of what to do about it. People told me to let go...move on, but that's impossible- I tried. So I hold on til it's my time...my turn to die. Some people you don't let go of. You carry them inside all your life.💔❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥💯

    • @bradleypence5715
      @bradleypence5715 6 месяцев назад +5

      Maybe you heard it at just the right time. ❤

  • @carolzuvich1235
    @carolzuvich1235 4 года назад +3622

    Tom. You saved my life 7 and a half years ago. My oldest daughter died and for 6 months I listened to you. It helped more than I can ever say. Thank you!

    • @malcolmbillington2864
      @malcolmbillington2864 4 года назад +86

      sorry for your loss

    • @carolzuvich1235
      @carolzuvich1235 4 года назад +42

      @@malcolmbillington2864 thank you

    • @downhillphilm.6682
      @downhillphilm.6682 4 года назад +82

      your comment brought tears to my eyes.....stay strong!

    • @mario7frankielee
      @mario7frankielee 4 года назад +58

      dear carol
      music has that magic to heal lovesickness and stuff but what’s that compared to your loss
      i pray for you to be showered with love and fortune🍀🍀🍀

    • @carolzuvich1235
      @carolzuvich1235 4 года назад +30

      @@mario7frankielee thank you for your kind words

  • @spraudoggy
    @spraudoggy 3 года назад +14

    Honored you took the time to reply with such kind words. Thank you.

  • @ashleyblomquist6466
    @ashleyblomquist6466 3 года назад +108

    My bonus dad shared this song a year plus ago, it will forever make me think of him. He is currently battling cancer, diagnosed 3 months ago roughly. Please pray for him.

    • @lorenzobacalzo6058
      @lorenzobacalzo6058 3 года назад +3

      My Prayers are with you and your dad. Be strong and Hold On. 🙏

    • @KurtisC93
      @KurtisC93 9 месяцев назад +4

      Any updates since then?

    • @aaronheatherly
      @aaronheatherly 8 месяцев назад +4

      Prayers for you and yours whatever the situation..member to hold on... God bless.

    • @Eriko-cy7iy
      @Eriko-cy7iy 17 дней назад

      How is he doing? I hope you and him are doing well, merry Christmas

  • @tristanmike
    @tristanmike Год назад +43

    I like to think that there is the multiverse where I live a better life than I live here. I also imagine that Tom Waits is the exact same in every single possible universe. He is the Universal Constant.

    • @butimar68
      @butimar68 Месяц назад +3

      I love this comment so much, I wish I could hug it.

    • @ghislaingilberti6504
      @ghislaingilberti6504 16 дней назад +1

      Oh yeah !
      He could be !

  • @silvaraspel7183
    @silvaraspel7183 Год назад +76

    Tom Waits is the reason I am still here. I only had 2 albums in 1998, one Richie Sambora, one Tom Waits. Both cost half monthly income. I had no equipment to listen to these as I was homeless. Went to joint in old town, put the CD on and asked permission to wash my hair in that huge metal sink at the back. Then did the dishes for beer and some food. Survived the harsh winters.

    • @alexhannah6343
      @alexhannah6343 5 месяцев назад +4

      You're a better man than most hope your doing better now

    • @olly8
      @olly8 2 месяца назад +2

      Even going through hard times, you showed respect by earning your way while introducing some ppl to Tom Waits. Hope life is a going easier for you now. You hold on, k👍🏻

    • @KVGerudo
      @KVGerudo 2 месяца назад +1

      👏 ♥

    • @teacup3133
      @teacup3133 Месяц назад

      Wow, what a story! I'd love to hear the rest and hope things are better for you now.

    • @anthonywhite6530
      @anthonywhite6530 Месяц назад

      Nice. Stay great

  • @jameslaury3328
    @jameslaury3328 11 месяцев назад +10

    2013.. homeless me in a state of sorrow and heartbreak. This song comes on my youtube.. and saves my life

  • @BrandXSports
    @BrandXSports 4 года назад +1544

    I have fought off foreclosure five times. I found out my wife was having an affair a week after having my heart attack. I got fat, bald and my knees went bad. I have been on the brink of bankruptcy more times than I can count. Felt like a failure as a husband, a father, a friend and a man. Now I am back on my feet, had one of the best Christmases of my life and will be a Grandfather in March. Tom is right. You just got to hold on. It's hard but you can do it.

    • @shirleyforrest6897
      @shirleyforrest6897 4 года назад +25

      Theres something to be said for longevity!! so glad you held on.things always change.xxx

    • @judydove1602
      @judydove1602 4 года назад +11

      good for you!!!!

    • @thezachlambert
      @thezachlambert 4 года назад +14

      Hell yeah Mike. Keep it up.

    • @guitarguru.3572
      @guitarguru.3572 4 года назад +33

      I’ve been through about everything you mentioned. Throw in a severe addiction to multiple substances. I’m really glad that you found your way through it. As hard as it is, I found it helped to embrace the bad with the good. You can’t find a better way to help you to appreciate the good when it arrives. Those times when I was alone were actually something I needed, in retrospect. Beforehand, I was arrogant, reckless, and downright ungrateful. I sincerely hope that every day for you gets better than the day before.

    • @andylarson7912
      @andylarson7912 4 года назад +13

      Dang man I love your comment. Glad you have found a way to heal. Hope you get my message! Thanks for sharing

  • @mjsayegh
    @mjsayegh Год назад +71

    This song was playing when my childs heart stopped during labour, and we did Hold On....and it started beating again. True story.

    • @samcottee6125
      @samcottee6125 4 месяца назад

    • @Mutter-Riieger
      @Mutter-Riieger 2 месяца назад

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      .. kkkvĥ0ü😊😊😊😅i666 uu

    • @PabloSavage1300
      @PabloSavage1300 28 дней назад

      Lies😂

    • @mjsayegh
      @mjsayegh 28 дней назад

      @PabloSavage1300 nope, true story lol Satan saved me I guess lol

  • @waggsish
    @waggsish 6 лет назад +587

    Tom is an American Treasure. His songs are real people. Broken dreams. Hard times. and above all Hope and redemption.

    • @peanutlucy1
      @peanutlucy1 4 года назад +11

      And a voice like no other!!

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 4 года назад +12

      Guys like him are the best part of America imo. I doubt he would exist anywhere else his material is about the culture there.

    • @colinwilliams553
      @colinwilliams553 4 года назад +3

      Timothy, you're absolutely right:TOM WAITS IS AN AMERICAN TREASURE.... PERIOD!!!

    • @lenej.makwana297
      @lenej.makwana297 4 года назад +5

      He’s a treasure period. :)

    • @niranjannaikwadi
      @niranjannaikwadi 4 года назад +2

      Hope is a terrible thing, at least that's how I feel about it. Maybe I have seen more moonlight than sunny days.

  • @dickedupgimmick
    @dickedupgimmick 14 лет назад +142

    With charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
    She went and took that California trip
    This man is a poet.

    • @Wilshare
      @Wilshare 3 года назад +4

      A TRUE BARD....YES

    • @KVGerudo
      @KVGerudo 2 месяца назад

      He is such a poet, we gotta give credit to Brennan too ♥

  • @mohsenpourhossein9799
    @mohsenpourhossein9799 2 года назад +233

    Not only in Japan, Tom Waits is "big in Iran" too! Love all the way from the forgotten land of Iran 🇮🇷. God knows how many times I've closed my eyes and listened to him while sipping my last beer! You helped me through rough times.

    • @V.CatCroissant
      @V.CatCroissant 2 года назад +23

      You're not so forgotten now... sending my best wishes from UK and hope the brave people of Iran get to be free soon. ❤ Be safe!

    • @karlmarx8719
      @karlmarx8719 Год назад

      Isn’t drinking forbade in Islam? Damn Kuffar

    • @tdz69
      @tdz69 Год назад +18

      This post is just further evidence how very much alike we all are no matter where we are from. God bless you brother! In the end there’s only love.

    • @Dz-up4lv
      @Dz-up4lv Год назад +2

      ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @Oberon4278
      @Oberon4278 Год назад

      You're allowed to drink alcohol in Iran?

  • @dannymadison-vl4qk
    @dannymadison-vl4qk Месяц назад +4

    My favorite Tom song. Featured on an episode of the Walking Dead. The blonde girl sings it a capella around the fire as the rest sit still and soak up the sentiment. Beautiful.

    • @mannlydann1978
      @mannlydann1978 3 дня назад

      I came here after watching that scene.

  • @Gandalf-iy5tm
    @Gandalf-iy5tm 11 месяцев назад +24

    When I am ready to give up. Tom Waits gives me hope.

    • @daddysdarlin5989
      @daddysdarlin5989 10 месяцев назад

      One of the best voices ever! I've loved Tom since the 70's! Masterful! Much love from Utah ❤!

    • @elizabethpinkerton9866
      @elizabethpinkerton9866 9 месяцев назад +1

      He saved me when I escaped violence and madness. Ive just started buying all the albums I left behind when I ran with my children. Closeing Time and Heartattack on Vine where my favs so I have a few still to get.

  • @Lindy059
    @Lindy059 3 года назад +144

    My husband Jim was in the hospital almost 2 months fighting Covid. Tom Waits accompanied me on my hour long car drives to see him every day. Praying to God I would not lose him, Tom helped me to hold on and gave me hope. I am forever grateful to this talented artist that helped give me the strength to keep going. ❤

    • @hopehollowayrozier4651
      @hopehollowayrozier4651 3 года назад +11

      God bless you , bless Tom Waits, and your husband. You didn't say , but I sure hope you still have him.

    • @manualramirez2973
      @manualramirez2973 3 года назад +8

      Hoping that you and your family are doing better at this time

    • @lindanorris2455
      @lindanorris2455 2 года назад +3

      LOVE TOM. BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND!

    • @Sunbirden1
      @Sunbirden1 Год назад +1

      Bless you

    • @letsrock12345
      @letsrock12345 Год назад

      Hope you and Jim are well.

  • @gorodneypace
    @gorodneypace 3 года назад +32

    Good for you! I have had bankruptcy once and three years ago my wife of 20 years left me at about the same time I was diagnosed with cancer of the mouth, which resulted in losing most of my lower jaw. Since then I have had a lung embolism, a collapsed lung, blood poisoning, and once my heart stopped beating for about two minutes. But somehow, something inside me said to Hold On. So now I am still here and maybe healthier than I have been in 20+ years. Great song.

  • @SafetyMentalst
    @SafetyMentalst 6 месяцев назад +36

    Hold on to your childish imagination
    Always find humor in every situation
    Never let others be your frustration
    An keep a smile in every conversation
    Stay young no matter your generation

  • @thefunnier716
    @thefunnier716 4 года назад +47

    This song creates a memory that doesnt exist

  • @ralphmunn6689
    @ralphmunn6689 7 месяцев назад +25

    One of a dozen geniuses of my time, giving me a hundred reasons to cry and never regretting a single minute of it.

  • @repetemyname842
    @repetemyname842 3 года назад +69

    This man doesnt write songs, he writes stories. Stories from the heart and from the soul, more real than anything you will ever hear on the radio. I hope you live to be 100, Tom, and keep the music flowing.

  • @markochota6266
    @markochota6266 10 месяцев назад +10

    Festhalten nur darauf kommt es an. Wahre Liebe.

  • @jmgfx4161
    @jmgfx4161 3 года назад +350

    This was the first song I heard when I left my abusive wife 2 years ago. My boys and I moved in with my mom and dad and we lost dad last year. Regretfully, this was the first song I heard from Tom Waits and I cried like a baby when he said "come on, Jim" because it felt like he was speaking right to me. Things are only getting better as time rolls on. And all you have to do is hold on.

    • @iherzmusic
      @iherzmusic 3 года назад +13

      Glad you were able to get out of that situation. Keep holding on!

    • @deejaykay1975
      @deejaykay1975 3 года назад +5

      Never let go...

    • @zachariahjones1310
      @zachariahjones1310 3 года назад +11

      I lost my love after 22 years a couple days ago and it is hard

    • @jmgfx4161
      @jmgfx4161 3 года назад +5

      @@zachariahjones1310 I'm sorry.

    • @lenhudson8194
      @lenhudson8194 2 года назад +1

      But your name is cellar.

  • @shellyreinhart2183
    @shellyreinhart2183 2 года назад +37

    "When It's cold and there's no music...But inside your head there's a record that's playing" Always a Tune.....

    • @davenicholas1868
      @davenicholas1868 2 года назад +2

      Awesome 👏
      He have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Tom?

    • @TomWaits-qx6ki
      @TomWaits-qx6ki Год назад +3

      Thanks for your consistent love and support towards me on my page I really appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about my music and life in general

    • @mastersamurai7683
      @mastersamurai7683 11 месяцев назад +2

      When your really down and out that song doesn't play...makes you reimagine the definition of weath

  • @lucylillypad1512
    @lucylillypad1512 Год назад +9

    We need Tom more than ever now! We all need to Hold On!

  • @waggsish
    @waggsish 3 года назад +134

    Lyrics
    They hung a sign up in our town
    "If you live it up, you won't live it down"
    So she left Monte Rio, son
    Just like a bullet leaves a gun
    With her charcoal eyes and Monroe hips
    She went and took that California trip
    Oh, the moon was gold, her hair like wind
    Said, "don't look back, just come on, Jim"
    Oh, you got to hold on, hold on
    You gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    Well, he gave her a dimestore watch
    And a ring made from a spoon
    Everyone's looking for someone to blame
    When you share my bed, you share my name
    Well, go ahead and call the cops
    You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops
    She said, "baby, I still love you"
    Sometimes there's nothin' left to do
    Oh, but you got to hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on and take my hand
    I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    Well, God bless your crooked little heart
    St. Louis got the best of me
    I miss your broken China voice
    How I wish you were still here with me
    Oh, you build it up, you wreck it down
    Then you burn your mansion to the ground
    Oh, there's nothing left to keep you here
    But when you're falling behind in this big blue world
    Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    Down by the Riverside motel
    It's ten below and falling
    By a ninety-nine cent store
    She closed her eyes and started swaying
    But it's so hard to dance that way
    When it's cold and there's no music
    Oh, your old hometown's so far away
    But inside your head there's a record that's playing
    A song called "Hold On", hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    Take my hand, I'm standing right there, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, hold on
    Babe, you gotta hold on
    And take my hand, I'm standing right here, you gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on, baby
    You gotta hold on, girl
    You gotta hold on
    You gotta hold on

    • @neilprovis3271
      @neilprovis3271 2 года назад +3

      thanks it took so long to find the words Regards N P Australia

    • @dorseyblack9833
      @dorseyblack9833 2 года назад +5

      Thank you for the lyrics.

    • @neilprovis3271
      @neilprovis3271 2 года назад +2

      BEAUTIFUL

    • @badermunir5944
      @badermunir5944 Год назад +2

      So kind of you & thank you for writing the lyrics of this powerful song . No doubt it gives me a hope & a gentle ray of light as I'm alive for my children. My children are the reason.

    • @laurathomas6133
      @laurathomas6133 11 месяцев назад +2

      Appreciate your time in doing this❤

  • @odintillgren3212
    @odintillgren3212 8 лет назад +3118

    How does a man who sounds like he smokes tires and drinks gasoline make such beautiful songs?

    • @Indyls
      @Indyls 8 лет назад +31

      +Odin Tillgren Oh man, I was just thinking something very like that. Truth!

    • @lillyandruben
      @lillyandruben 8 лет назад +111

      That is a brilliant line "he smokes tyres and drinks gasoline

    • @roberth4688
      @roberth4688 8 лет назад +129

      Him and Leonard Cohen make that "I gargle shards of glass and bleach" voice work amazingly well.

    • @Treeman1177
      @Treeman1177 8 лет назад +47

      great writer makes all the deference

    • @goth1945
      @goth1945 8 лет назад +55

      lol and let's not forget bob dylan, joe cocker...it's the man behind da voice, every time. He gives me goosebumps. Every time

  • @ThatFifaGamer
    @ThatFifaGamer 2 года назад +58

    One of the greatest songs ever written.

    • @P03Z
      @P03Z Год назад

      You must be high as fuck. This shit sucks

    • @birgitgrabenkamp
      @birgitgrabenkamp Год назад +1

      Hold on...is the one you can do... it's the reason for all living beings around the world 🌎🫶

  • @ReverendGreenArt
    @ReverendGreenArt 2 года назад +15

    I remember riding with my Dad in his 1995 Del Sol with the top down while listening to Tom Waits - I was only 8 years old and we were both hungry for food, and Dad was also hungry for new cigars. It was always a Saturday, the day he had off from work back then, and we would find our way to Chick-fil-A, one of the newer fast food chains in our area that happened to nestle itself in a corner across the parking lot of Boda Pipes, a local cigar store. He would load Bone Machine into his CD player before we left and he would always make sure that our car rides together finished the entire CD, which was just short of an hour of drive time.
    My Dad loved listening to albums front to back, all the time. Never a song wasted. And now that I know how long it took to get to Chick-fil-A, Boda Pipes, and then back home, it was far short of the 53 minute runtime of that Tom Waits album. Tom Waits meant so much to him at that time that we absolutely had to share the drive and songs together until they were done. And boy oh boy did it wear off on me.

  • @PresleyRiver
    @PresleyRiver 3 года назад +656

    This man is everything artists today aren’t. Interesting, profound, colorful, and wicked.

    • @veronicalyn7906
      @veronicalyn7906 3 года назад +12

      His sincerity is his beauty 💕

    • @stevencorsoe9575
      @stevencorsoe9575 3 года назад +9

      Today's artists will never,ever be artists...just garbage that floats at it's fake meanings that only makes money off of the fools that listen to them.

    • @spacecadet8843
      @spacecadet8843 3 года назад +6

      You sure? Listen to Brian Fallon. You're welcome.

    • @spacecadet8843
      @spacecadet8843 3 года назад +16

      @@stevencorsoe9575 Brian Fallon, Turnpike Troubadours, John Baumann, Thieving Birds, Greensky Bluegrass, Rival Sons, Radio Moscow, Colter Wall, etc. There's so many good acts if you actually care to look.

    • @stevencorsoe9575
      @stevencorsoe9575 3 года назад +7

      @@spacecadet8843 Oh yeah...know of all of them but Tom Waits is still my favorite.😄👍

  • @anastasiamichaelgrigoriado7650
    @anastasiamichaelgrigoriado7650 10 месяцев назад +5

    Well, Tom Waits succeeded yet again not just because of his beautiful songs and singing but because of offering me the chance of holding on thanks to all of you people, from everywhere, with hope, with courage, with strength. My eyes are in tears right now, but I can see enough to write to all of you out there, with every ounce of my heart, begging you let's all hold on

  • @Dade333311
    @Dade333311 7 лет назад +346

    Tom Waits writes lyrics that invite his listeners to create with him. They sketch out the framework and our experiences fill in the details. Masterful.

    • @cathydwiggins7922
      @cathydwiggins7922 4 года назад +6

      Yep...Tom Waits tops my list and Dylan brings in second-place prize.

    • @Frederas11811
      @Frederas11811 4 года назад +5

      @@cathydwiggins7922 Tom writes an entire movie in most of his songs.

    • @jimingram2702
      @jimingram2702 4 года назад +5

      The framework analogy is good. TW is definitely a carpenter of songs.

    • @mikewalsh7318
      @mikewalsh7318 3 года назад +6

      Well put, like reading a book. He speaks to ypur mind's eye.

    • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
      @Frosty_tha_Snowman 3 года назад

      Very well said.

  • @luciabernreiter8483
    @luciabernreiter8483 3 года назад +9

    Tom Waits forever

  • @sulaimannh
    @sulaimannh 7 лет назад +528

    It's my 20th birthday and I'm just listening to the person who helped me stay strong through my hardest times. I love Tom Waits so much 😭❤️

    • @mikeymc3094
      @mikeymc3094 5 лет назад +19

      SJ it’s 4 Oct,2019 today it was my 60 b,day yesterday. I just listen to him cos he’s great no other reason. Hope ur doin ok these days mate

    • @larrylinn8589
      @larrylinn8589 5 лет назад +17

      @@mikeymc3094 I an 70 years old, and Tom's songs are tattooed into my brain.

    • @miracdemir3002
      @miracdemir3002 4 года назад +2

      İyi misin sülüman nasıl oldun

    • @jimmymoosic
      @jimmymoosic 4 года назад +9

      I’m 70. He is a national treasure. Loved him long time now.

    • @cletusyesk
      @cletusyesk 4 года назад +9

      The hardest times have yet to come.

  • @candg4989
    @candg4989 Год назад +4

    I never thought I’d get so teary eyed with a guy saying the same thing over and over again, “Hold on, Hold On…”

  • @grannyjudi1
    @grannyjudi1 Месяц назад +3

    Happy Birthday Tom. made my life so much better with your music...

  • @joycepugh331
    @joycepugh331 4 года назад +50

    Waits is an American treasure. I came to his music late, but I believe only those of us with a few years under our belts can appreciate him.

    • @tomwaits264
      @tomwaits264 3 года назад +3

      Thanks for your sincere compliment and love, I’m not complete without you as my Fan 🌹🎻 I have you to be most thankful for 🎻🎻🌹

    • @jamesgibson5876
      @jamesgibson5876 2 года назад +2

      I've been listening since my 20s and now am 60 .. it's the same appreciation ..I just have more understanding lol and can relate in a different way .. or .. you are probly correct ...

    • @babzee7111
      @babzee7111 Год назад +1

      @joycepugh331 The comment right after yours is from a 20 year old - I glean from his brief comment his appreciation of Tom Waits would rival yours. ❤️

    • @stillnotwoke
      @stillnotwoke Год назад +1

      ​@@tomwaits264 So fake... 😂

    • @brohamerer1604
      @brohamerer1604 Год назад +1

      Been listening to Tom Waits since I was 17 and I'm 25 now. I always dislike when older people think younger people can't like, enjoy, or understand something. Tom Waits is one of if not my favorite musician ever and he has brought me through many rough moments in my life

  • @osmosis1st
    @osmosis1st 4 года назад +10

    A broken heart isn't dead! It's just broken!!

  • @faymfaym3137
    @faymfaym3137 Год назад +9

    My first husband (now dead) turned me on to Tom. His name was Jim. Our relationship wasn’t headed where I was hoping - so after 6 yrs of dating I moved to California to pursue my passion. The line about “she went and took that California trip” - and the line about “don’t look back just come on Jim” - have always resonated. We eventually married - and divorced - and he passed passed shortly thereafter - listening to this song is tough. Bittersweet. More bitter than sweet. Makes me wonder if I should have held on longer than I did with his sobriety struggles. Went on to have a family after him. And amazing kids. My dream realized. But he was my soulmate. Tough to listen to Tom. He was my soulmate and without him I’d never have been introduced to Tom. This song is a tough one now though. Very evocative.

    • @CoolDude-of7cd
      @CoolDude-of7cd 8 месяцев назад

      was it sucide?

    • @olly8
      @olly8 7 месяцев назад

      ​​alcohol...it's silent suicide, whether intentional or a by-product. At least with those I've lost to it. 😔

  • @monoman5409
    @monoman5409 2 месяца назад +2

    This man's ability to both embrace and mock sadness should give us all hope.

  • @jamescarterjones
    @jamescarterjones Год назад +5

    he's the most unrecognized artist of the 20th century

    • @newenglandguitarman3345
      @newenglandguitarman3345 10 дней назад

      Oh he’s recognized - by real people with real taste & respect for real musicians .. just not by the sick twisted perverse entertainment industry that destroys everything in its path ! Like he said at his hall of fame induction
      “ they say I don’t have any hits and I’m hard to work with like it’s a bad thing!”

  • @ianjones7718
    @ianjones7718 4 года назад +26

    I am 70 now after listening to tom for years each song comes out fresh to my ears with my own interpretation pertaining to my life

  • @billbradford7898
    @billbradford7898 Год назад +15

    The very definition of original, authentic and yet universal

  • @yousufmohideen5243
    @yousufmohideen5243 Год назад +8

    this song saved my life

  • @chrisd5964
    @chrisd5964 3 месяца назад +5

    Just a message to the USA, Tom Waits is your genius musician. There he is, right there. Enjoy him as long as you can.

  • @MikeTrainormusic
    @MikeTrainormusic Год назад

    I packed up my car and moved to Nova Scotia on a total whim. I had nothing lined up and didn't know anyone here. I slept in my car for weeks until I found a place. I didn't feel lonely, at all. I had Tom Waits with me the entire time. I've been a fan for a long time, but he's all I played for years. That was in 2015, and what's transpired here has transformed my life and has been my favourite time- by a mile. I did nothing but explore and adventure, and I'm still here. Thank you, Tom

  • @hotsmudgesundae
    @hotsmudgesundae 14 лет назад +22

    Tom Waits doesnt write music. He just takes a pen and his heart spills through the tip of it. The man has a gift that countless people would die for. I know I would. I could try to write a song...I could NOT try to write a song and just scribble; but nothing that comes from my pen or my piano or my guitar will EVER be as profound and REAL as the miraculous messages and tones that plume from this man....this gift from God to the human race.

  • @lullsbaby9321
    @lullsbaby9321 3 года назад +8

    You cant "share" Tom's songs, because your friends wont feel what you feel listening to it. Their own their own journey, which is why they may need to hear it. They wont get what you're going through, but his pain will help them get through their struggles. Which is why he MUST be shared

    • @TheBella2u
      @TheBella2u Месяц назад

      You gotta share! It’s a gift if one person discovers an artist they’ve never been exposed to. Share the love ❤

  • @tadgerdavidson5377
    @tadgerdavidson5377 Год назад +23

    You get the feeling Tom writes these songs with no idea how much they mean to people....he doesnt know us but they hit the heart

    • @norfoninsongunderson236
      @norfoninsongunderson236 Год назад +1

      Tom knows us. Just close your eyes next time you listen to any of his albums.

    • @andreyalkhovik9818
      @andreyalkhovik9818 Год назад

      Я убежден, что настоящим поэтам текст диктует сам Господь Бог. И они поют непосредственно Тебе . братишки и Сестренки дождитесь рассвета . дальше все будет лучше. Берегите себя и ближних.

  • @SusanEaden
    @SusanEaden 8 месяцев назад +4

    1st time I've heard him. I think he's definitely got talent writing music. His voice is unique.

  • @cecilbrabid
    @cecilbrabid 5 месяцев назад +14

    All these years and I still find Tom saving me again and again. Whether it's after a bad breakup or my search for God and complete and utter surrender to that Force, Tom is always there. Thank you. ❣️❤️

  • @jeffstevens4262
    @jeffstevens4262 11 лет назад +393

    Anyone whose just discovered the amazing genius of Tom Waits shoud check out what he's been doing over the last 30 years or so and be captivated, Go ahead, I almost envy you...

    • @contrafax
      @contrafax 5 лет назад +11

      Exactly so, I love discovering, "new" music. I am loving Tom Waits... Damn he is good.

    • @rafaelwillems3244
      @rafaelwillems3244 5 лет назад +3

      curse of the pioneers

    • @jmgfx4161
      @jmgfx4161 5 лет назад +6

      No need to be envious of me, I envy you. You knew something before I did and I'm looking forward to listening to more.

    • @joshwilliams7118
      @joshwilliams7118 5 лет назад +1

      Where to start? He’s wrote a lot

    • @splitpitch
      @splitpitch 5 лет назад +3

      @@joshwilliams7118 rain dogs

  • @TsukiNaito1
    @TsukiNaito1 10 лет назад +78

    The soul in this guy's voice! Why did it take the Walking Dead for me to hear this?

    • @mikesworld3792
      @mikesworld3792 3 года назад +2

      He's in "the outsiders" movie too! Just realized rewatching it the other day,

    • @lenhudson8194
      @lenhudson8194 3 года назад +20

      It doesn't matter how you found him. What matters is that you did.

    • @andrewcox2875
      @andrewcox2875 3 года назад +5

      The Wire, for me.

    • @davidschmidt6013
      @davidschmidt6013 3 года назад +2

      Just be glad you did.

    • @jenniferbayes3312
      @jenniferbayes3312 2 года назад

      @@lenhudson8194 YES!!! 💯

  • @karmaday8467
    @karmaday8467 4 года назад +32

    I am 24 years old, and I'm upset that before tonight I had no idea Tom Waits was anything but an actor. I'm mad at my momma. Why wasn't I raised right, listening to this man?

    • @evanbaker4780
      @evanbaker4780 4 года назад +4

      24 years old, Neil Young’s “Old Man” from the album Harvest might make a nice mixed drink with this song. Peace to you my friend.

    • @MichaelDoherty1981
      @MichaelDoherty1981 4 года назад +3

      I found him late myself, but every day since has been better

    • @karmaday8467
      @karmaday8467 4 года назад

      @@evanbaker4780 Well I'm not one much for drinking, but tonight is a Kentucky bourbon creme in a coffee kinda night, I think that'll suffice, no?

    • @butimar68
      @butimar68 3 года назад +3

      My son doesn't like Beatles even though I do like them, but he loves Tom Waits. I guess it's about personal taste. But I'm not going to hide that I'm so proud of him liking Waits over Beatles, mommy's boy. :)

    • @namer6914
      @namer6914 3 года назад

      I feel you, and i am 35 🤦🏼‍♂

  • @lucylillypad1512
    @lucylillypad1512 2 года назад +30

    It's been almost 10 years. And this never ceases to remind me to hold on. It gets less painful, but still hurts. Tom, thanks for all you do.

    • @davenicholas1868
      @davenicholas1868 2 года назад

      You can say that again…
      He have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Tom?

    • @TomWaits-qx6ki
      @TomWaits-qx6ki Год назад

      Thanks for your consistent love and support towards me on my page I really appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about my music and life in general

  • @cranmer4
    @cranmer4 7 месяцев назад +8

    Tom Waits is needed in the music industry

  • @gotmytingsfam
    @gotmytingsfam 8 лет назад +796

    I actually hesitated before listening to this, because I knew exactly how it would make me feel.
    Yet here I am.

    • @jacoblong3510
      @jacoblong3510 8 лет назад +21

      +Brick Brassbone
      As in the battle with most of enjoying Tom Waits ha

    • @harveylee51
      @harveylee51 7 лет назад +10

      isn't that a given with TOM WAITS!! ? I knew ahead of time too achingly so and also here I am!! enjoy BRUV!!

    • @calamitousjane8807
      @calamitousjane8807 7 лет назад +4

      Brick Brassbone teagan and Sara, wake up exhausted...

    • @123thof
      @123thof 7 лет назад +5

      Excellent comment

    • @michaeljohn3936
      @michaeljohn3936 7 лет назад +3

      Your profile pic just gave me a huge rush of memories as a child that I havnt seen in years, alongside nostalgia

  • @joanarturoacevedo44
    @joanarturoacevedo44 2 года назад +20

    The fact he can still produce such amazing songs in his old age is beautiful.
    Other musicians ain't touching him.

    • @lucylillypad1512
      @lucylillypad1512 2 года назад +2

      Our Tom is not OLD! He's better with age! Like a fine, fine wine!! Hope he lives for another 50 years!

    • @Pluralofvinylisvinyls
      @Pluralofvinylisvinyls 9 месяцев назад

      This song is like 25 years old

  • @Christine-titan
    @Christine-titan 3 года назад +33

    This song got me through 2020 and all of its anguish and all of the passings of friends and family of late. Art is lifesaving.

    • @davenicholas1868
      @davenicholas1868 2 года назад

      You can say that again…
      He have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Tom?

    • @TomWaits-qx6ki
      @TomWaits-qx6ki Год назад

      Thanks for your consistent love and support towards me on my page I really appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about my music

  • @RedRobin13
    @RedRobin13 4 года назад +8

    This man is our brother. God love him.

  • @kenthermanson2671
    @kenthermanson2671 3 года назад

    Life is NOT a trinket like a dime store watch or a spoon ring. It's the only thing we cannot replace. Tom Waits comes gritty and hard with the truth. Overcoming resistance by holding on will add more value to a precious life. Gritty and hard have help pave the way for a smoother and softer existence.

  • @CatJabZ
    @CatJabZ 4 месяца назад +4

    Tom is my favorite poet.❤

  • @jmgfx4161
    @jmgfx4161 5 лет назад +48

    My God, that was absolutely beautiful.

  • @longlivethedrama
    @longlivethedrama 9 лет назад +170

    I am ADDICTED to this song… so beautiful, he sings it so heartbroken. There's nothing better than listening Tom Waits in maximal volume on my balcony.

    • @Potida1
      @Potida1 9 лет назад +2

      +longlivethedrama I am addicted to it too :-)

    • @scrubbymcgee5233
      @scrubbymcgee5233 9 лет назад +4

      I played this son for my mom when she was in the hospital to this day iv never herd a song that has more meaning to me than tom waits hold on

    • @joshwilliams7118
      @joshwilliams7118 5 лет назад +2

      It’s got me coming back here at least twice a week since 3 months ago when I heard it the first time, truly addicted this week.

    • @sinceunati
      @sinceunati 5 лет назад

      Well, I'm now in love with you..so yeah...Gonna somehow have to explain this to my wife..

    • @neilprovis3271
      @neilprovis3271 5 лет назад

      me to i have to old on

  • @RyanJohnson-tw2ch
    @RyanJohnson-tw2ch 4 года назад +1

    If you live it up ,you wont live it down. Greatest

  • @roxy5588
    @roxy5588 Год назад +2

    I grew up listening to Tom Waits and man this guy is a genius from songwriting to composition, he is a master at his craft and and a true poet with his lyrics. Hold On is a song that I remember when I was growing up in the 1990s. Its a work of art. My dad is a huge fan of Tom and drew me to his music. I guess I was raised the right way.

    • @ryMorVEX
      @ryMorVEX Год назад +1

      Don’t forget about Kathleen Brennan

    • @roxy5588
      @roxy5588 Год назад

      @@ryMorVEX I am going to be doing a radio Spotlight on Tom Waits and yes his wife Kathleen is a wonderful songwriter.

  • @gs212.
    @gs212. Год назад +7

    Uwielbiam Toma ,że jest prawdziwym facetem i nie udaje innego lepszego .❤

  • @jobemotswedi9372
    @jobemotswedi9372 Год назад +4

    My first vinyl in my vinyl collection was this album, i just wanted something i can touch. Tom is the best.

    • @muhammetsanci
      @muhammetsanci Год назад

      Oh man.. amazing way to start the collection. My favorite one in my collection is also his albume :)

  • @TheWoodencrow
    @TheWoodencrow 13 лет назад +16

    As rough as some of his work sounds, it's songs like this, soft broken little ballads sung from the heart that truly show you Tom's range. From crooner to caterwauler, bulldog to bawler, this man isn't great simply because of his unique voice. It's the soul of his lyrics and the pure, raw, honesty of his performances that truly distinguish him as a master of his craft.

  • @wantobeaprincess
    @wantobeaprincess 27 дней назад

    What a brilliant artist. Wasn't just about the music. He is a "Showman"

  • @noobyproducions4092
    @noobyproducions4092 3 года назад +10

    The hidden treasures of music. Absolute masterpiece.

  • @sirmelancholia
    @sirmelancholia 12 лет назад +18

    I'm a Tom Waits fan of 25 years. I couldn't be more ecstatic to have heard this song on my favorite show. I'm glad more people get the opportunity to discover and enjoy the vast catalogue of music that this genius has created.

  • @JeghedderThomas
    @JeghedderThomas 6 лет назад +15

    How can you not love Tom Waits?

  • @13addams
    @13addams 6 месяцев назад +9

    I was so happy when Beth Greene from TWD [The Walking Dead] (my fav character😊) sang this for her whole group when they were preparing for the war in Season 3, it was so nostalgic. Missing the old TWD when it was that deep and the characters were the original🥺🥹💓✨🌌

  • @AyaSN8
    @AyaSN8 6 месяцев назад +2

    One of the greatest of all times

  • @sharonhearne5014
    @sharonhearne5014 2 месяца назад +1

    We were told music should be lilting and perfect but then Tom came along and taught us differently.

  • @elisabettabubola4927
    @elisabettabubola4927 4 года назад +4

    Tim esita touches my heart all the time . He’s unique. Never old

    • @davenicholas1868
      @davenicholas1868 2 года назад

      You can say that again…
      He have a soulful voice!
      This is my favorite song 🎶 so tell me are you a fan of Tom?

    • @TomWaits-qx6ki
      @TomWaits-qx6ki Год назад

      Thanks for your consistent love and support towards me on my page I really appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about my music

  • @patrickhurley7029
    @patrickhurley7029 3 года назад +5

    If you are going through a junk yard of a time in life, I always recommend Tom Waits - man is one of my biggest musical heroes - but also one of my biggest hero's

  • @Davett53
    @Davett53 5 лет назад +4

    When Tom Waits sings his sad songs, they cut right to the heart. So many times I find myself crying,....

    • @PedroLima-ip5zb
      @PedroLima-ip5zb 5 лет назад

      They say when we cry were talking to our soul...go figure

  • @KathleenGreer-hk6yl
    @KathleenGreer-hk6yl 25 дней назад

    The way Tom Waits connects with broken hearts is amazing.

  • @ericbachman-johnson3192
    @ericbachman-johnson3192 Год назад +1

    It was the 70s. I was living near Chicago and seeing all the folk musicians like Steve Goodman and John Prine etc live and in person.
    Then a friend said we gotta see this Tom Waits guy. I think he was appearing at Biddy Mulligan's on the far north side. Standing in line to get in a scruffy skinny guy is stumbling around pushing his way in. He mumbled something about "where's the bathroom..."
    It was Tom Waits, already in character. Been a fan ever since!

  • @moragvangeyzel6387
    @moragvangeyzel6387 Год назад +8

    Love it, have it on repeat, repeat, repeat.......

  • @artfan101
    @artfan101 8 лет назад +203

    Meeting Tom Waits is on my bucket list. I would be so happy to just sit and have a cup of coffee with the man.

    • @TipeONegatyve
      @TipeONegatyve 8 лет назад +29

      Heretic You should watch "Coffee & Cigarettes". There's a scene where Tom and Iggy Pop have coffee together.

    • @lieutenantawol1579
      @lieutenantawol1579 7 лет назад +8

      That is a good show, I've seen it a couple times

    • @deepnutella9936
      @deepnutella9936 7 лет назад +9

      It would probably be Irish coffee

    • @chriskirkland1816
      @chriskirkland1816 5 лет назад +1

      I think he died. But I would like to meet him too

    • @SandraLovesSun
      @SandraLovesSun 5 лет назад +5

      @@chriskirkland1816 He is alive.

  • @TmLVideoProductions
    @TmLVideoProductions 5 месяцев назад

    I attend my first Tom Waits concert at the historic Chicago Theater, with my friend Bill and his brother Marty, Saturday night, October 31st 🎃 1987. A magical evening I'll never forget. 🎶🎷 Thank you Tom for the music, memories and your soulful truth.

  • @danielsunmulleavey3024
    @danielsunmulleavey3024 Год назад +2

    TOM IS WHAT KEEP'S ME ALIVE !!

  • @moondancer4660
    @moondancer4660 Год назад +4

    I put my Playlist on mix and played it all night (couldn't sleep). This is one of the several beautiful songs that I discovered.

  • @CatherineSTodd
    @CatherineSTodd 4 года назад +30

    Wow! One of the most beautiful and lyrical songs I have ever heard from Waits so far. "Holding On" on repeat!

    • @tomwaits264
      @tomwaits264 3 года назад +1

      Your's are beautiful as you look, Thank's for your sincere compliment, I would always give appreciation to my dedicated fan like you
      🎻🌹🎻🌹🎻🌹

  • @katapusok3547
    @katapusok3547 3 года назад +4

    “Charcoal eyes and Monroe hips” - taking that California trip has been my dream for more than a decade. I grew up totally obsessed with the US, and I think about it every day, how great it must be to live in LA, close to the ocean, in a Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, strolling across Martha’s Vineyard, waking up under the West Virgina sun...
    maybe one day

    • @Pluralofvinylisvinyls
      @Pluralofvinylisvinyls 9 месяцев назад

      I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, it’s a terrible place. Miami too.

  • @powerbylightfutureisnow1579
    @powerbylightfutureisnow1579 Год назад

    I would see Tom at a road side dinner and he would smile at you and i felt like he was glowing happiness. I'm a true believer.

  • @williamkelly9859
    @williamkelly9859 10 месяцев назад

    You should know something. A song that you thought you forgot is still there. Beautiful.

  • @Kate8790
    @Kate8790 10 лет назад +6

    This song always makes me cry. Love Tom Waits.

    • @diamondgirl1014
      @diamondgirl1014 9 лет назад

      +Kate8790 I know how you feel. I listened to Tom Waits all the time as a kid. This brought back SSSOOOOO many memories.

  • @sa65cn1
    @sa65cn1 6 лет назад +23

    Waits is a truly unique musician and storyteller. I would love to see him in concert.

  • @rca6576
    @rca6576 4 года назад +67

    This song is playing and it's the last day of 2020. Goodbye hellscape year. Hold on everyone. Bless you and let's do good for each other and move forward to a more compassionate time.

    • @randallfriese3621
      @randallfriese3621 4 года назад +3

      Come on up to the house.

    • @shirleyforrest6897
      @shirleyforrest6897 4 года назад +3

      You bet! This will get better.thankyou for your positivity. We all need some of that. Goodbye nightmare year.hello better things to come.bless you.xxx

    • @MrMkardon
      @MrMkardon 3 года назад +1

      I am sorry to inform you that 2021 also sucked. Still glad that 2020 is over, though.

  • @wantobeaprincess
    @wantobeaprincess 2 месяца назад +1

    This man is a work of art

  • @donnabatchelor4260
    @donnabatchelor4260 3 года назад +7

    I can't find words to describe the feelings when I hear Tom. Profound? Real? Poetic? Nothing is enough.

  • @ThefightingCelt
    @ThefightingCelt 3 года назад +8

    In the World of popular music , Tom Waits is right up there with the best . Tremendous wordsmith and performer .

  • @tdunph4250
    @tdunph4250 Год назад +8

    This song definitely helped me through some bad times. This whole album is quite under-rated truthfully.

  • @robertzimberg
    @robertzimberg 3 года назад +1

    Hold on... Never give up... No matter what. This too will pass... and be replaced by other (though not necessarily the same, but still) great reasons for love, gratitude, faith and joy.

  • @AsTheWheelsTurn
    @AsTheWheelsTurn Год назад +2

    this was posted 15 years ago?!! only 9.4 million views....this is such an underrated song, I absolutely love the song and the video.

  • @carolzuvich1235
    @carolzuvich1235 3 года назад +4

    And a year later he is still helping me! May he live forever!

    • @juliusz1486
      @juliusz1486 3 года назад

      Greetings from Poland, Carol! As a father of a girl, i am deeply sorry for your loss

    • @TomWaits-qx6ki
      @TomWaits-qx6ki Год назад

      Thanks for your consistent love and support towards me on my page I really appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about my music

  • @BrandiEmmons
    @BrandiEmmons Год назад +3

    Dear sir I want to thank u for all ur amazing music my husband and I have been thru so much in the past 3 years but ur songs soothe our souls and make us smile thank u so much