Waits, Tom - Downtown Train Lyrics

This Is the first song I’ve heard from him. Lyrics are great voice is okay

giving the hopeless hope one song at a time...

Is that his real voice or a character? It's interesting to listen to.

That's his voice.  His voice is pretty smooth in this song compared to a lot of others.

Great to see the lion from the wizard of oz got his courage, shaved and made something of his life.

Jake Lamotta in the video 😭

I loved the rod Stewart version.

Listening from Brazil. I am 56 years old.

i'm sorry, but he looks like a tweeker in this video....I can't unsee that

❤️ Tom!!

Greta Musical. I Listen to him since he performed in German,

Radio stations always play the Godawful  Rod Stewart version of this, WHY ????????

Fantastic guitar

Ridiculous voice

One of the greatest song writers if our time. Listen to Mule Variations and tell me it doesn't touch your soul.

Just get rid of all the stupid static and it's Bruce Springsteen.

Love the man as a human. Would have a drink with him. Will give him tunes from "Bone Machine." But when he's not tedious &/or trying too hard (ie "Step Right Up," "Burma Shave"), he's just Billy Joel + Cliff Notes Bukowski.

Between this guy and Bukowski, the American gomorrah is well documented in a fantastic way.

I think this is fucken terrible

One of my favorite Waits' songs. I once had the album on cassette tape!

Can't believe that so many people are taken in by this rubbish from someone who can't sing at all, hasn't got a voice, - for alternative music, listen to Shane McGowan or Steve Earle, - you are all being taken in by the hype surrounding Tom Waits- he is completely talentless.

They're just thorns without the rose... So Excellent.

roses don't have thorns.

Good, but Rod Stewart's version is better by far

Who is this Rob Stuart some people are talking about? Never heard of him.

I'm here from the weird interview video

Just discovering this artist. Authentic and terrific. this song's not his best- corner drug store musak has another version but Tom rules for authenticity.

I prefer the Rod Stewart version

He's the singing Prospector in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Strangely brilliant.

If you got this far and just discovered tom waits then you are on the beginng of a great journey......enjoy the ride....it may take a while but it is worth it....

journey of what??

@Kevin Ko sorry dude.....missed a bit of text...hope it makes sense now....if not I will give up n delete it....

こんな大人になりたい。

Hell's yes! That video destroyed almost every music video made since. I love God. "Hell's yes" was just an exclamation about how great that video-song combo was. Not that He'll is great. It's not great. That's why my comment was only an expression of hooplah after watching such a F#'k yes! video. Now I'm PC and may return to enjoying my day and music.

Cold caffien in a nicotine cloud

Jake LaMotta???

I got into tom waits thanks to primus. 2 artists that get nowhere near the recognition they deserve.

A perfect song.

This shit sucks all of you are fuckin deaf go read a book or something better yet go listen to literally anything else I'm gonna go hang myself now knowing that this got 2.2 million views so goodbye cruel strange confusing world.

It's a good song.

I’m so glad I managed to see him live.

Happy 70th for yesterday Tom!

Tom Waits in this video is my favorite aesthetic.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM... LOVE MARC FROM GERMANY ❤️... 😘

Happy birthday Tom!

Happy 70th from Helsinki, Tom!

Just A Real Masterpiece :)

This man sounds like he shit himself and the smell is too much to handle

Tom Waits is the most underrated musician of all time

lol he sounds like garbage. Anyone can growl in a mic with dumb lyrics.

I bet you like Bob Dylan to lol

Frankie b why are you here if that’s the case?

@Sebastian I saw an interview with him and was curious so I looked him up. Started laughing at the comments of people praising him lol. He mumbles, he doesn't sing. It's just my opinion, you would probably hate what I like. I will leave this joke music alone from now on

Frankie b well said

Tiziana ❤️

I've been a fan since 1988, but I've never seen this. Anyone know who directed it?

Nobody captures the booze, the broads, the eventual disappointment like Tom.

https://youtu.be/u3TOAzxeX7c

In an Ideal world Tom Waits would've got an Oscar for Buster Scruggs

I don’t know if he wants an oscar because he does what he likes and doesn’t give a shit about acclaim from snobs

I guess you have to be cool to say this is cool. I’m not cool

It takes a man to admit it!

Start listen Tom since 17. I v been listening him almost 40 years. I m still 17.

Great comment❤

https://youtu.be/u3TOAzxeX7c

Don't you ever effing grow up, you hear me?

Wrenchingly beautiful.

He always sounds constipated.

sounds like he eats cigarettes for breakfast... my god

Thank god! He wouldn't be Tom Waits if he didn't.

Tom's had this vocal style for a long time. The early material's not the same but it didn't take too long.

... "Every time it's a FOOL moon" ...

It’s strange isn’t it. I’ve never thought once that this man had any talent whatsoever.

This song sounds like what Springsteen aspired to be.

Tom Waits Fantástic!! Me gusta 🤗🎶🎶

I had no idea!

Greeting Tom ...Salut

Here after seeing the interview inspiring heath's joker voice.. amazing talent count me a fan.

Hazydaze me too

Me tooo

Loving every second of this song , its lyrics , its instruments , the choreography & the artits itself is so talented , fantastic & beautiful masterpiece

comment 666....love this guy, wish music was still from the heart like this

I want to listen to this song at the very last moments of my life. "will I see you tonight, on a downtown train..." he will sing as my eyes will slowly shut and my soul is leaving my body...

An absolute masterpiece I've been listening to all throughout my life

Beautiful and ugly at the same time

Let us not overlook the always remarkable guitar work of the sadly late, estimable Mr. Robert Quine (along with the equally respectable late G.E. Smith and Chris Spedding, as well as Mr. Waits himself. Have fun trying to ID which guitar lick belongs to whom!)

simply a classic

I used to listen to Tom waits until he became a gibberish politics man.

that's your loss!

Amazing sound with amazing video!

How is this guy a singer? One of the WORST voices I've ever heard in my life he sounds like Oscar the grouch

Great Song. Does anyone know, who the woman was?

Another song ruined by the 80’s. The music doesn’t match his voice at all. I wish this song was recorded in the 70’s.

Look up the stripped down 1986 live version.

Sounds like Tom`s cover of some Springsteen song.

You're gonna burn in hell Margus, and I'll be there laughing.

@swingersonian Woah

I don't get your attempt at s joke.

Jake la motta

the pain is lovely...

The Rod Stewart version is the best version from 1991

wow jake lamotta

This is one of those times where when people ask so “tom waits who does he sound like” and the only answer is Tom waits 100% original

One of my favourite songs done by one of my favourite artist(singer, writer, musician,performer, etc.), Tom Waits. This is original and classic

that is some song. the man is seriously cool. love it. ged from rosneath.

Y'all ready for the full moon tonight?

Anyone know what old movie they're using at the start?

That's Jake LaMotta, the subject of Raging Bull.

Fantastic guitar of Keith

Deuchls

Was given an disc of his listened to a couple of tracks thought hmm. About 8 months later 3am bottle of gin and a tab of acid alone in a cabin on a lake and then i got it...love ever since

The voice ...

joey diaz sent me here

Damn I never knew Jake Lamotta was in a Tom Waits video

Sound like a Springsteen clasic song 😉🎶👌

This video seems like something David Lynch would direct

Lynch was inspired by 80s music videos.

TheCheesybeef I’d love a collaboration between david lynch and tom waits

he has always seemed so much older then he actually is..

So many covers of this song but only 1 original and the best

Didnt know he existed till today. Song was well written. the arrangement is really cool. But for some reasons im havin trouble appreciatin the pleghm 😬 there's just too much.

please name the players on the track who plays the guitar that is so bright I love and hate?

YO!!!! Can anyone tell me whether or not that's Kim Coates (he played "Tig" in Sons Of Anarchy) laying on the ground in 2:04?? I tried looking it up and couldn't find anything but it looks like him.

I love Tom Waits and I like this song, but I fucking hate this music video.

Hey rod stewart!