Tom Waits - "Tom Traubert's Blues" (Live on Rockpalast, 1977)

Tom Waits makes life worth living even when it's not...

Tom has been there with me through the toughest struggles of my life; job loss, failed relationships, cancer, losing loved ones. Despite its melancholic tone, his music always seems to offer a glimmer of hope and perseverance. It shines a light into the dark corners and almost seems to say, "I see you. I'm here with you. You are not alone."

Still love this gut punch of a song, almost 50 years later...❤

...tears come to my eyes now, this one gets me every time..😥 Thank you, mr.Waits

He is one of the great painters only he uses words. Nothing better than to crawl into a comfortable bed, turn on Tom Waits and watch his music videos play on the inside of my eyelids.

Long live Mr. Tom Waits 🙏 thank you

Absolutely adore Tom Waits. What talent. He is absolutely amazing. Heard many negative comments about him. Well sorry you have really not been listening.

For some reason those chords and the melody are written into my DNA. Its like I have heard this song in a life before this life.

The Brother withheld NOTHING on this stage...he gave it ALL. I haven't been moved like this in many years. As a blues fan, I don't understand why I didn't discover this many years ago. Thank God for YT.

Some live performances are just moments of pure magic never to be repeated.

Bless you Tom Waits and all those who gave this beautiful performance.

I think anyone who loves this song as much as I do has lived one or more of the scenarios he sings about here. A masterpiece. Dylan can't touch this one.

Love how he says on the Sydney '79 show introducing this - "Hope you don't mind, I kind of borrowed your national anthem"

God bless this Brother of mine that I've never met but always loved. 🙏🎸

His live shows in those days were religious experiences. Simply the best.

They fired me(after almost ten years) twice as DJ in a bar in Vienna/Austria 'cause I played songs like this. 🤣😂🤩🥰😎😇🤫😏🤭🤗

A unique, very creative and original icon. An already Legend of our times. This Dawn Poet (as read he was once called) may move you from laughter into melancholy as if you were a leaf blown by the four winds. From The Part You Throw Away to Who Are You or Better Off Without A Wife, Waits remains one of the most touching songwriters I've ever heard. His rythm bases are part of the very innovative work he develops. Just hear Downtown Train or Rain Dogs or some other any pal will recommend you, and tell me if you aren't yet under his spell. His sketches of mislead or common lives may feel you closer or reconcile with the human kind. Clever Music for clever people, don't doubt it. Much more than a Cult Artist. Hats off to the Great Tom Waits. And thank you for your tunes, Tom. Already standards to me, many of them. ❤️🎶👍🤗😇✔️

Whenever I want to think of what I've done in my life... my accomplishments, my failures... I listen to this.... I don't know why or what that means. This is the best version of this song. Thanks for sharing it.

such a captivating performance, completely mesmerized

THE BEST VERSION OF waltzing Matilda, ever! Can we make this our national anthem Australia? The old version of this is our unofficial one. Tom's version should be the official one. And then I'd actually Know all the words to the Australian national anthem and even care about them. IDK & IDC the current one.