Baby reacts to Tom Waits

[@100perdido]

Put a padlock on the liquor cabinet, hide the cigarettes and keep this kid away from pianos.

[@martyharless5097]

Keep the piano away from the liquor cabinet

[@charlesroberts3650]

STOP! (mouth full of oatmeal up my sinuses)

[@charlesroberts3650]

@@martyharless5097 STOP! (mouth full of oatmeal out my nose)

[@martyharless5097]

@@charlesroberts3650 hahaha

[@charlesroberts3650]

@@PaulThomasV It went right over your head...

[@michael50351]

Of course a kid likes it. He sounds like Cookie Monster singing.

[@geoffbeyer1873]

So funny, yet, so true

[@beverlycrabtree5307]

That's exactly what I was going to say!

[@savagebushranger7953]

@TovaShai BwaHahAha! You're a legend!

[@savagebushranger7953]

@TovaShai Clearly I've been dating the wrong ladies, they didn't appreciate Tom!

[@ytucharliesierra]

@TovaShai Excellent indeed!

[@TheEleatic]

Waits intentionally composes music for babies, winos, and retired beauticians. Although, some of his earlier material was dedicated to mineralogists.

[@josh420masterB]

Hey hey, can't forget about the guys who deodorize all the shoes at the bowling alley.

[@73685]

Don’t forget the lunch ladies Cause the lunch ladies don’t forget

[@onazram1]

LOL..!

[@kent5627]

Plus the pre-dawn Waffle House cooks, and the guys who restock the auto-trader mags out front. That reminds me, I’m late for my shift.

[@TheCheermeister]

And botanists.

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

I do the same thing when I listen to Tom Waits. Though I sometimes fall out of my high chair.

[@dirtysanchez941]

🤣 Tom does help that effect. If you got whiskey!

[@dirtysanchez941]

@Bornaking don't do it. It's a trap.

[@JoeLabisch]

Tom Waits too

[@terichace7798]

LOL!

[@moorbilt]

Im still falling

[@robertbuckley9303]

I'm an old man, and I react to Tom Waits just like this baby.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Me too man except for the old man part - I'm a middle-aged woman - but you're my kinda people, buddy

[@germanbustos2272]

Indeed 🍻

[@edwardsexperience6234]

Yes sir, that's my feelings exactly!

[@trishaferrand1395]

Me too!!!!!

[@ccarrick]

The look on the kid's face when he starts singing is so great. I've seen it on a lot of people when I introduce them to Tom - it's like "I'm not sure how I feel about this" but then they give in to the awesome.

[@jodygirrl]

The exact same response I get when people hear me play Tom Waits

[@dos-fslady3140]

My brother traveled around the world to listen to Tom Waits, and had every single recording he'd ever made. My brother also owned almost every sad song ever played, and he knew all the lyrics. RIP, my cherished brother. I'm taking good care of your music collection, and can now endure almost 60 seconds of Tom Waits before I want to jump off the roof!

[@CuteLesbo69]

@@dos-fslady3140 I am so sorry for your loss.

[@SmorgShow]

I used to play all types of music including Tom Waits for my daughter since was born and 22 years later she teaches music.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

I showed Tom Waits to my baby once. Now he's a 60-year-old hobo living in a boxcar.

[@waynegoodman135]

Hahahahahah!!!😂😂👆

[@thebandsoul7836]

Craziest part is, the transformation only took two weeks.

[@thebandsoul7836]

@DragonChaserKev How about not being a huge bummer, dude?

[@Jacob_Junge]

@DragonChaserKev I read your comment to someone else's baby, and he's now a sad, bitter, old man who lashes out at strangers.

[@sammyeagleson7844]

@DragonChaserKev i read ur comment and now I'm depressed

[@colinmitchellartwork3486]

My son loved him too; he even had a special name for him (Cacky-koo). We only figured out what he meant when I finally pulled out one of his albums to play and my son freaked out yelling "Cacky- koo! Cacky-koo!" as if saying "FINALLY!!!! You're playing what I've been asking for for months now!" It still sticks in my head over 15 years later.

[@chrisball3778]

I know this video is 8 years old, and that baby is school age now, but this is just magic. Incidentally, the reason this is getting so many hits after so many years is because the Tom Waits KZbin channel has been posting lots more content recently and the KZbin algorithm is promoting it to all the people binge-watching it on pandemic lockdown.

[@happybenjful]

And I've suddenly been reconnecting with Tom waits albums

[@MartijnPennings]

Thanks, I was wondering about why there were so many recent comments and why KZbin recommended this 8 year old video to someone who doesn't like babies or baby reactions or baby videos.

[@twozup1098]

Thanks for explaining this. Now I can live the rest of my life in peace with this knowledge.

[@theodour8617]

@@twozup1098 I can't!

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

It's amazing seeing that unadulterated reaction, and the fact that rhythm is in all of us, and smiles too :)

[@charliem2507]

Oh my goodness, how adorable, this baby has got groove, gonna be a musician!💜

[@madderHare]

Tom Waits is my favourite person, I lie awake at night worrying about him. He's 70 now, you know. Oh dear... It's beautiful to see this little one appreciate him too.

[@MkeKen67]

Tom Waits' appearances on Letterman were always fantastic. You never knew what he was going to say next during interviews.

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

Tom Waits for no man

[@christophervaldez8746]

Wait till the baby hears Captain Beefheart!!!

[@Jobby1975]

Amen friend!

[@paulk357]

Baby steps.....

[@savagebushranger7953]

That's right, the Mascara Snake. *Fast and Bulbous!*

[@ericheine2414]

You should see Tom Waits react to a baby. Beautiful, so beautiful, Tom is a father. He used to drive his kids to school and pick them up. Bravo Tom

[@thedepartmentoffunk3393]

He's lucky to have a parent like you.

[@jacobhelgeson3038]

When My son was 3 or so he used to ask me to “play the naughty guy” in the car. He liked waits cause his voice was “naughty” 😬😬 cheers to fellow waits fans spreading the love to the youth of today

[@cohencohen54]

I went on a first date years ago and in the car on the way to dinner i played this song of Tom Waits and told my date this is my favorite song. She listened and then said you must be crazy, this is not even music! Needless to say there was no second date.

[@wealldieatthehandsoflovedones]

I met my girl at a coffee shop.

[@ga3124]

I usually test women with Ole '55 and San Diego Serenade. You gotta go slow... :-)

[@adolpholiverbush2]

@@ga3124 One could always opt for "Better Off Without A Wife" or the ever-friendly "Hell Broke Luce"

[@jdoedoenet]

Good riddance, then!

[@charlesroberts3650]

A good way to weed out the tasteless ones right away! (That, and how they treat your dog, also named Tom Waits : )

[@jw6948]

That was my first reaction to hearing Tom Waits too! But I was 16 😆

[@kymberlypray6985]

This is my *exact* reaction to his music as well ... doing a little chair dancing, squealing, and happy squirming. ♥️🎵

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

He's got a bright future as a roadside surgeon who will blame his alcoholism on pianos! ;^}

[@tchrisou812]

bring a pen

[@mattlohr]

#MedicalMorning

[@g_oduofthenorth9618]

The look of suddenly losing all innocence, and then immediately revelling in it.

[@florianhauenschild2709]

That's an example of great parenting 👌

[@alexabjr]

Posting their kids on internet for views?

[@sabinewetzel2272]

@@alexabjr 👍❤

[@deveryshepardson3640]

Wow that’s totally my reaction to Tom Waits too! He is so amazing!

[@Diegosees]

...for pirate parents 😊

[@MrJJBhizzle]

Least it ain't Jockey full of bourbon...

[@ShaakTisElectricKoolAid]

I'd rather have a bottle of milk in front of me than a frontal lobotomy

[@complexlittlepirate3589]

BEST comment ever

[@admerin6961]

You remembered!

[@orangesporanges1504]

☺️

[@BaddaBigBoom]

@@complexlittlepirate3589 Yes :-)

[@groofay]

Man, I miss seeing Tom on the late night shows...

[@kevinhallisey5201]

That's exactly how I reacted the 1st time I heard Waits songs.....except I was 24 years old.

[@WizardOfWhoopee]

Same here, but 54. For 30 years I mixed him up with John Waite, I thought they were the same guy.

[@tkenglander6226]

Kid is adorable - and keeps good time!!

[@timadamson3378]

I used to play him for my daughter. Cookie Monster!

[@livingminimumwage6359]

I was about to type exactly that. Waits is basically alcoholic Cookie Monster for adults. Of course kids dig him.

[@gj8683]

@@livingminimumwage6359 Whiskey Whiskey Whiskey good for me!

[@NoName-cg1uq]

In my village is one dog which has a voise when he's barking like Tom Waits singing in this song.I m not kidding... Cheers

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Yep. Kids got good taste.

[@raycope2086]

What a cool baby. I wish you rainbows little one.

[@scrimmerman]

Awesome! A sincere thanks for posting. I was in a foul mood and just puttering around on the interwebs when I came across this. I feel MUCh better now.

[@pretorious700]

He git the serious WTF eyes whem Tom started singing.

[@whoknowswho7494]

Wonderful you are turning him/her on to one of the best musicians of all time. Rain Dogs, baby.

[@charlesroberts3650]

Baby will be a rain dog too......

[@nukustudio6882]

This baby and myself are on the same page while I am 66 years old, we are all connected.,❤️❤️❤️

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

This post warmed my heart as much as the video. Thanks, mate.

[@fredrickpotocnik8156]

Your baby absolutely has a deep soul connection with Mr Waits!!! He is showing a primitive reaction we all feel to the artistry of Tom Waits! I tend to lift my arms, wallop out some guttural noises and sway back and fourth when listening to the music of Tom Waits, just like your beautiful child! LOL! I remember the first time I played the music of Tom Waits for my son Ian, back in the 90's! I put on the song "Cemetery Polka," from the LP RAIN DOGS. The first thing Ian said was: "Papa, that man sounds like he's drunk!" LOL! Out of the mouths of babes!!!

[@javiersmith7027]

I like that as the baby looks around as if trying to get out, Tom is singing "I'll never get out"

[@dammitall223]

And when Waits sings that, the kid looks up as if to say, "Wait--what?"

[@winstonmarlowe5254]

He was instinctively searching for a flask of whisky.

[@rayoray1904]

Tom waits songs used to be my bed time songs, my dad would sing them to me. Specifically chocolate Jesus. I relate to this baby.👶🛌💤

[@andykubash4280]

I would get “innocent when you dream” sung to me by my dad haha I cant believe I’m not the only one who had a Tom Waits bedtime sorta childhood.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

I'm a mum, but my kids got Innocent When You Dream (shoutout to your Dad there, Andy!) and Martha. Also Warren Zevon's Carmelita. You just draw on what you got when you sing a kid to sleep, I guess.

[@johnbastille5483]

@@andykubash4280 One of the nicest, most gentle songs ever!

[@estoy1001]

Baby's first sentence: Step right up

[@kenophon]

or Wasted and Wounded :P

[@philgray1023]

Ours, We sail tonight for Singapore!

[@adizmf]

only $1

[@Plafintarr]

Comeoncomeoncomeon!

[@otomicans6580]

Everyone's a winner. Bargains galooooooore!

[@wolfen1101]

The kid already has better taste in music than most people I know

[@napoleonwilson6499]

That's how it happens. My mom played him and Billy Idol and Tom Petty and all kinds of blues,soul rock n roll or any damn thing else she pleased...and voila! Me...

[@Overton_Windows]

My daughter was that way, still is actually. I wouldn’t be surprised if the person posting actually plays a bit themselves. That has a huge influence.

[@Overton_Windows]

Jonathan Pratt my mom played Christian rock and it’s always sounded soulless and hollow. Everything I love was found on my own. One needs to look for good music if they want real variety.

[@jdoedoenet]

Kid already knows wassup.

[@markpapallo718]

Always a good thing to raise them on the classics.

[@WeerdBeard]

Down There By The Train is a regular bedtime song for my girl. Doesn't hurt that Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner was the lullaby I'd sing when she was an infant.

[@patrickthibodeaux288]

What a cutie! I had the same reaction the first time I heard Waits.

[@georgechristiansen6785]

I still feel that way when I listen to him!

[@kidoctane]

If that ain't the cutest thing on the internet......not sure what is ! Way cuter than a basket of kittens

[@CGKA2020]

Baby looked like he was getting ready to do some Russian squat/kick folk dancing

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

"Tom Waits and the Cossack Kid."

[@SocietyPages]

1. Aw, what a cutie. 2. Excellent taste in music. 3. Whose turn is it to put out the recycling? :)

[@onazram1]

I know this is an old post, but it is just too funny..!

[@michaelcelani8325]

Was " Jersey Girl" one of Toms songs?

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

@@michaelcelani8325 Yes. Written for his wife and creative partner, Kathleen Brennan.

[@johnbastille5483]

@@michaelcelani8325 Great song!

[@brianwilde8210]

A life long gift of the wonderful mans music I hope

[@vendetta2525_]

My mom and dad raised me with playing Bone Machine, Rain Dogs and Swordfishtrombone for a lot of my childhood, and I still love the shit out of Tom Waits. Great parenting.

[@tarkus1056]

I hope they put on repeat Tango Till They're Sore or In The Nighborhood and not The Ocean lmao

[@dawnbaker1970]

Vendetta I'm glad you took to the music. I think of it as an acquired taste beloved by real (and faux) artsy types. I do like one song called Big in Japan though.

[@PrettyDecentCreations]

Your parents had wonderful taste.

[@AbsurdTube]

That is how I still react and I've been listening to Waits for over 3 decades.

[@dirtysanchez941]

Oh myyyy gosh!!! The cutest baby ever 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@andrejjovanovic8679]

And it immediately reaches for that bottle of booze

[@lcslndmt]

Tom Waits: starts singing Baby "tf am I listening to... NEVERMIND I LOVE THIS!"

[@annahorvath849]

On such occasions my previous dog used to hide in the bathroom and howl...

[@ritahorvath8207]

Great kid, no question. ♥

[@alisonmary1443]

That baby is so flipping cute AND has great taste in music

[@Missjunebugfreak]

This perfectly mirrors my reaction whenever I listen to Tom Waits.

[@TheDavveponken]

I love the choice of song

[@dg19de]

And I sat upon my high chair and I am smoking like a Diesel way out here

[@GIBKEL]

I had the same reaction at 19. It’s pirate music and me loves some pirate music. You’re baby is a pirate, the best of kinds!

[@rhinomechanics8423]

LOL ..its me every time ~~ ..Love this Kid !

[@latchmangle2636]

Oooh it's the cookie monster mummy.Tom waits for no man

[@charliewhite7596]

I used to put on a tom waits album for my children when i would put them to bed

[@ronaldowens5025]

Well , for my son it was Ministry's, Just in Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up album.

[@lizardking6135]

Story goes that baby climbed down his high stool, grabbed hisself a pickaxe, and has been building a new train rail line expansion ever since

[@stevetugwell9599]

That kids got great taste in music

[@theresawade2016]

This is adorable! Kid's got taste. Tom Waits doesn't have a voice for everyone's taste but I adore him.

[@fordgalaxie8986]

I bet if you played primus for him you would of gotten a similar reaction.

[@rubyramone]

This random video totally made my day. His expressions are priceless!!

[@meredithdavis2247]

Oh my heart! Your baby wins. This made my day. Thank you!

[@MsMC-vr1jd]

This child is brilliant! Tom Waits is awesome and baby knows it. (Adorable baby, btw. 🥰)

[@Feuer75]

The serious look! Like your baby is really into the music. This is so cute. :)

[@blackmore4]

I love how when Waits starts singing _"never get out"_ the baby starts negotiating the sides of the chair for escape exits.

[@monicaacinom9412]

Whoever these people are, they are raising their children right.

[@64t120r]

Raising your child properly.

[@paulbeenenga795]

Ha. Thats awesome! My daughter isn't even 2 yet and she does the same damn thing when I crank up some waits. Especially the percussion driven jams. Proves there's hope for the future

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

Baby: "Drinking-songs make me thirsty." Mother proffers bottle of milk. Baby, chagrined: "No, no. The other bottle." *Also a great band name--Chagrined Baby and the Half-Empty Bottles.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

Though that band name might be seen as derisive to our current political leadership. "Chagrined-Baby and the Half-Empty Bottles." Prolly get blacklisted.

[@VelocityWriting]

Wide-eyed wonder and a dropped jaw. Oh yeah, that's the Waits we love.

[@little.heathen]

I react this way to Tom Wait too! 💙 I love your baby!

[@kiddtaak]

Tom Waits song for the movie "Robots" is awesome

[@tjmcdonald4747]

My kiddo was terrified of Tom. I played King Kong in the car and he started crying.

[@musicisbrilliant]

This is SO GOOD!!!! Hilarious. Cutest kid ever too.

[@ashesfrombones]

oh joker looks so cute when he was a baby

[@MSYNGWIE12]

You have a beautiful child with very good taste in music, I really enjoyed his reactions to Waits' unusual vocal styling, thanks for cheering up the world. I have to go now and do some electrolysis (seen that Waits video, Tom goes to the old folks home, if you haven't seen it is easy to find on here check it out, silly typical Tom foolery) Namaste, Z

[@lucyloose2841]

Classic should send it to Tom

[@byronp2311]

We be dancin', we be happy, we be amazed. More pls.

[@tonirad9577]

I absolutely love it 🥰! Sending this to my Dad !

[@brineb58]

I felt the same way the first time i heard it!!!

[@jamesgriffiths1551]

I played Goin’ Out West to my 10 month old today and he loved it!!!

[@kevincarlson7148]

Alright,I"m giving in and reversing my vasectomy.

[@blessedbees4247]

Kevin Carlson Best comment ever ! Slainte mate ! Oh, be sure to name the baby Tom ;)

[@ga3124]

You are a good parent.

[@fakename5956]

We all know the kid thinks he is listening to the Cookie Monster! He is looking for a cookie.

[@fakename5956]

I changed my mind, He is reaching for the bottle of Booze in the Box, He knows Tom Waits!

[@petten33]

Lol, that little cutie has good musical taste. Waits is the real deal and this sweety knows it.❤️🇨🇦🌞

[@martini1179]

I like how he turned off his own camera at the end.

[@cougarcountyaddept8001]

Yeah!that was sweet. Whenever i start singin ' Every body leaves.

[@rodshop5897]

Hey, I react the same when I hear Tom Waits!

[@collineare]

That babe is thinking: I've got to get out, get up and dance !!!v Oh, gotta figure that one out first.

[@Shiva108]

it's the riddim...

[@hr6334]

So cute 🥰

[@jackie5046]

Tom waits would just love this!

[@thadnakao7585]

Awesome .... baby got good taste in music

[@crosslink1493]

Wild speculation here, but I bet the next week the kid walks into his parents bedroom one morning and asks "Got any Zappa?"

[@johnbastille5483]

I've got lots of Tom Waits, most of Frank Zappa, and even some Captain Beefheart. Virtually all of Tom is listenable by kids, much of Frank, but very little of the good Captain. (He even scares me a little.)

[@carylshawver]

That baby started looking for her smokes n glass of whiskey at the end...🤣😂💖🤣😂