House Where Nobody Lives

[@raymondgeissel8743]

vocal right at "did someone do somebody wrong?" just blows me away.

[@Jamslerr]

“If there’s love in a house, it’s a palace for sure. Without love, there ain’t nothin but a house. A house where nobody lives. DAMN Tom

[@scottsoucy6186]

I have a CD with a version of this song performed by King Ernest. Great song, but I never knew it was a Tom Waits song!

[@johnnybhoy4278]

Hats off to Tom for this piece of brilliance.

[@boomer8393]

From a terrifying place that no other musician would dare go - beautifully haunting...

[@kengoodey]

I've tried to explain many times to people who only listen to chart music and watch talent shows that the best singers in music often can't sing to save their lives. I believe it's about putting genuine felling and emotion into your performance, not whether you can hit all the notes perfectly. Tom's singing voice sends shivers up my spine.

[@rippyrip1625]

love me some tommy

[@LukeMaynard]

He's got a very distinctive delivery, but people don't often notice just how consistently on pitch he sings, across a pretty wide range of highs and lows, and at a volume level from a near-whisper to full-on shouting like a carnival barker from Hell. So much of the precision and technique of a good singer is here; that's why he sounds better, in a lot of cases, than singers who have a smoother or clearer voice, but not much else going for them.

[@bdcsluper]

thank you @@LukeMaynard it appears Le Diabolique is missing the forest for the trees. and Tom's early stuff shows he was quite capable of singing in what you call a 'clearer' or a smoother' voice. I know people who knew him back in the Early Days in West Hollywood

[@mark0248]

Tom Waits actually has an amazing range, he just uses it in very specific way, he's a very very talented singer

[@anononomous]

Saying Tom Waits can't sing is like saying Pablo Picasso can't paint.

[@rtwhitson3]

The house where nobody lives...half a block from the bar with no name.

[@craigstoll2098]

My goodness. That's a real heart stopper right there.

[@jeffmatuszak477]

Best entertainer, musician, piano player, vocalist, and especially songwriter, I've ever heard or seen!💙

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Impressionante Tom!bellissima canzone!! 😨😊😔🤩😍💘♥️💔💯💋🌹

[@brek5]

What a song, what a sentiment....resonates with me in so many ways.

[@brianlewis4415]

Like many of Mr Waits' songs its brilliant lyric and soul felt delivery hits the heart..Everytime.

[@TinojPrietoAguilar]

Saludos y abrazos de bienestar para Tom y toda la gente en diversos espacios y tiempos.

[@thedellow2093]

Absolutely stunning performance. What a song!

[@dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007]

Beautiful.

[@udol.4612]

great music, great musician , great soul....

[@stevebrown3559]

Forget the house where nobody lives, it is this voice where I live...

[@quintork4100]

the most beautiful powerful nutcase of all time so far xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@guyb7005]

Excellent live recording! and wonderful lyrical painting by a true master.

[@ronjamroz6432]

My eyes are leaking, so much emotion. Tom's an original, a gem.

[@darinareilly9868]

Just fabulous

[@andyc1175]

Pure Gold.....

[@feltthefluff]

No one can make me cry like Tom can and I love him for it.

[@maksari7048]

don't trade it for silver don't trade it for gold, this is timeless piece

[@jamesgilmore1588]

The only song my dog will sing 😊

[@nothingtoseehere4684]

Ive always wondered if Waits took inspiration for this song from Mavis Staples' A House is Not a Home

[@rhinomechanics8423]

w0W ! this is like finding a Jewel .. Just FANASTIC !!

[@kellyketcham1101]

Oh Tom Waits…. So Unique but your messages? SO FELT BY ME AND SO FAMILIAR! Thank you Man

[@johnmaloney8963]

great song-great delivery!!!

[@MrUndeadEd]

this song is true and painful

[@VideoDVD3]

A musical legend

[@SKLFKR88]

A tear every time!!!

[@jhbmusic1957]

There's a house on my block that's abandoned and cold The folks moved out of it a long time ago And they took all their things and they never came back It looks like it's haunted with the windows all cracked Everyone calls it the house The house where nobody lives Once it held laughter Once it held dreams, did they throw it away, did they know what it means? Did someone's heart break Or did someone do somebody wrong? Well, the paint is all cracked, it was peeled off of the wood The papers were stacked on the porch where I stood And the weeds had grown up just as high as the door There were birds in the chimney and an old chest of drawers Looks like no one will ever come back To the house where nobody lives Oh, and once it held laughter Once it held dreams, did they throw it away, did they know what it means? Did someone's heart break Or did someone do somebody wrong? So if you find someone Someone to have, someone to hold, don't trade it for silver Oh, don't trade it for gold 'Cause I have all of life's treasures and they're fine and they're good They remind me that houses are just made of wood What makes a house grand, oh, it ain't the roof or the doors, If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure. But without love it ain't nothin' but a house A house where nobody lives But without love It ain't nothin' but a house, a house where nobody lives

[@mundrubjet]

This guy will crush all artists today... Tom Waits...Yup...Ol Sarge...

[@marciaaraujosilva7519]

A piece of Art!

[@bigjim2313]

Fantastic! You can't beat some Tom!

[@lydiacooper8876]

Can we just get married already?!? I've been in love with you my whole life 💝

[@nancywilder1610]

he has his own style, love it

[@mikedeveer1047]

Tom is a league on his own

[@frankwolftown]

DON'T YOU DARE FORGET THAT!

[@vv247]

A masterpiece.

[@seangel54]

WONDERFUL!!!!

[@javiergomezalbarran9792]

I have written something based on the song, to see if you like THE EMPTY HOUSE In my town there is a house that looks empty No one clean herbal the input Or pruning the old apple tree that gives more pain than fruit But every afternoon, always at five, the door opens And the couple of bent elders comes out smelling of tobacco and alcohol What happened with your laughter and your dreams? When they broke their hearts? From my window, I see them pass The old yellow hat and a cookie for Sam Twenty years crying to the girl's dead, It came to thirty. Beautiful as the queen of hearts His smile shut off in a second. And the icy wind stayed forever Who did something wrong? There is always someone to blame I see them pass, each time slower and the hair more white Always at five, the hour of death. The hour in which they die the bullfighters and the queens Still have not cleaned up the entry and pruned the apple tree, But on the headstone, the beautiful plants around you know who is there Some day, they will not come back and the house will continue to empty And our hearts will know that they are where they always wanted to I will look for your old hat and I will buy cookies for Sam And the bells will ring in silence Respecting the meeting, and the infinite embrace. From my window, I see them pass The old yellow hat and a cookie for Sam. Tradutor de ingles a Portugues? Tradutor ingles portugues Traductor de ingles a español

[@coreycox2345]

Sad and lovely. You write well.

[@EmersonWilkes]

Still the Prince of Paradise Alley.

[@cupandsaucer7636]

Thank you for this!

[@anononomous]

That last verse....

[@javiergomezalbarran9792]

agree, tobacco and alcohol are not good, but without them there would be no voice like it, unique and wonderful. that, and the madness, make Tom a genius and that is a good thing.

[@carmemlenoracoelhomartins229]

Unique!!!

[@JayFrederick]

it's a palace for sure

[@djjustdave]

HOW can I possibly write lyrics with this guy around?

[@fsuersal]

WE know what he's building in there. WOW

[@mundrubjet]

Oh...helll...yes...

[@JennyWren333]

My guts are on the floor.

[@Jaumesclub]

I’m liker Number 900 and that makes me happy 😃

[@lelloceravolo3694]

I love Tom...

[@aliwhitwell]

Legend!

[@ermolaoslol]

where is this from?

[@pearlynx]

believe it or not, i think it's from the Jay Leno show circa 1999-2000.

[@ermolaoslol]

Thanks, I did some research and it seems correct! Have a nice day

[@mrmojorisin0204]

Ich liebe ihn!!!

[@boyblueian]

I don't know why this is listed under the category "comedy". It is artful and poignant.

[@richardalanholster7390]

Wow

[@mejustme6944]

🍻 🚬 ☁ 🍸❤

[@brenconnell9342]

Feck

[@jaredoliver9347]

Sounds like a walrus

[@apophis3441]

Voise craked! Lol ew