Tom Waits is God's gift to my generation, hopefully listened to by those who come after. I can't imagine a world without his poetry, humor and observations on life.
Thank God he's still with us,.. what a guy, one of the most outstanding artists of all time. He blows me away every time, and what a warm guy he is. So so grateful..
The facts he usually stays away from politics, and that so few musicians actually took a stand made putting this out in the middle of the Iraq War all the more poignant. Just a really strong message of compassion for everyone involved.
My core musical influences are Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Frank Sinatra and Tom Waits(main) - I didn't find Tom however until I was about 20 years old and thats when Bad As Me came out - so unfortunately have never been able to see Tom Waits live (or any of these guys obviously) but still have hope...
This performance by Tom illustrates the horror of war. Which is happening right now in Europe, due to the egomaniac russian invasion of Ukraine. In the person: "I am not fighting for justice, not for freedom, I am just fighting for my life and another day in this world. I just do what I've been told".
Great performance, but terrible edit. If you wanna use the closer shot from a different recording but you can only use half a second at a time because it doesn’t sync properly, just leave it out. The midshot is good enough.
Tom Waits is God's gift to my generation, hopefully listened to by those who come after. I can't imagine a world without his poetry, humor and observations on life.
Hi Friend. And Hopefully the politicians full of greed and power listen as well.
Thank God he's still with us,.. what a guy, one of the most outstanding artists of all time. He blows me away every time, and what a warm guy he is. So so grateful..
Such an incredible artist and poem! Love his words, melodies and perfomance...
The man is a genius.
My husband died inside. This song reminds me of who he used to be
I wish that I could say something as powerful as this, but until that day comes, I’ll just have to let Tom say it better than I.
heart breaking beautiful song.
Omg. I'm crying. Thank You.
That's pitiful 😂
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 It isn't. It's lovely.
The Man!
Omg 😳 I’m tearing up 😞 if you just let the music in it’s so powerful
The facts he usually stays away from politics, and that so few musicians actually took a stand made putting this out in the middle of the Iraq War all the more poignant. Just a really strong message of compassion for everyone involved.
There's a few songs tho
He didnt write about current events. But he did, later
Amazing
Buenos aires te espera ,tom.desdeargentina rogelio.
Absolutely superb.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH GREAT TOM!!!
probably my favorite on Real Gone, so far as impact. Thanks for posting!
He's awesome ..😎😍
My core musical influences are Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Frank Sinatra and Tom Waits(main) - I didn't find Tom however until I was about 20 years old and thats when Bad As Me came out - so unfortunately have never been able to see Tom Waits live (or any of these guys obviously) but still have hope...
The best forever and ever.
Delightful. ~ Thank you so much Mr.Waits ~
"they fill us full of lies, everyone buys about what it means to be a soldier"
simply amazing
One of the greatest (if not the greatest) anti-war sings ever.
Nail on the head, Doc.
❤️
Beautifully done. So poignant, now especially.
Noone writes love songs like Tom Waits does.
You tube never had..
What do we do?
Respect what we really have
I hope we really have it, Eric Simpson. Yes, though.
Rockford town
Lil bit respect
Wish I could know who sent Tom that letter
This performance by Tom illustrates the horror of war. Which is happening right now in Europe, due to the egomaniac russian invasion of Ukraine. In the person: "I am not fighting for justice, not for freedom, I am just fighting for my life and another day in this world. I just do what I've been told".
“What I miss you won’t believe, is shoveling snow and raking leaves.” Only a tour in Vietnam could illicit such a thought.
I'm not gonna do any pretentious intellectualism loke many seem to. He's maybe the best lyricist in the English language.
Great performance, but terrible edit. If you wanna use the closer shot from a different recording but you can only use half a second at a time because it doesn’t sync properly, just leave it out. The midshot is good enough.