The Piano has Been Drinking - Tom Waits, 1981

[@regulatormachine2788]

very authentic, and he is doing this very difficult song cold

[@donspiro1134]

Well, he did write it.

[@ambassadorshine2914]

Thank you. Just, thank you.

[@w.l.graves7228]

been tom waits fan since 70's .. brilliant !

[@catelyntully9361]

Oh, this is so very brilliant juxtaposition. Befitting of the piano! ❤

[@conradblack2504]

You can hear the beginnings of "Tango till they're sore"...

[@EastSider48215]

Tom Waits is a musical genius.

[@lucylillypad1512]

My best friend and I play this before we go out. We sing REALLY LOUD!! Love the tune!!

[@conilmusician]

I love this. Thank you for sharing, CR.

[@suttercane8150]

This song matters.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Happy 72, Tom! It's Pearl Harbor Day and it's your birthday. And I've been drinking. Heavily.

[@fix_yer_swing]

Does anyone ever feel like the piano in this song? Because off key milquetoast sumo necktie take a leak. Thanks for putting this up for all us aflame barstools

[@SolvingOurKreation956]

I sure am a piano.. it’s his best rendition of the tune in this performance.

[@thinkngrin]

Master musician!

[@slicktop2jz855]

Part of Ledger's inspirtation for The Joker

[@ClannCholmain]

I’d believe that

[@danteezy945]

fr

[@pietzsche]

@@danteezy945 This is the interview the Joker comes from, and there's just no question, the whole thing is there, bar the bombs kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4iTXqSAhcd7eqM&ab_channel=ReelinInTheYears66

[@treesplease4053]

I'd well believe that, as a lover of Tom and Heath do you know this to be fact?, Thanks

[@Theratspray]

@@treesplease4053it is indeed fact

[@SolvingOurKreation956]

3:22 did he use his foot?!! Woah!

[@ΑΝΤΙ-ρ9τ]

The piano has been drinking My neck tie is asleep And the combo went back to New York The jukebox has to take a leak And the carpet needs a haircut And the spotlight looks like a prison break Cause the telephone is out of cigarettes And the balcony is on the make And the piano has been drinking The piano has been drinking And the menus are all freezing And the lightman's blind in one eye And he can't see out of the other And the piano tuner's got a hearing aid And showed up with his mother And the piano has been drinking The piano has been drinking Cause the bouncer is a Sumo wrestler Cream-puff casper milquetoast And the owner is a mental midget with the I.Q. of a fencepost Cause the piano has been drinking The piano has been drinking And you can't find your waitress With a Geiger counter And she hates you and your friends And you just can't get served Without her And the box-office is drooling And the bar stools are on fire And the newspapers were fooling And the ashtrays have retired And the piano has been drinking The piano has been drinking The piano has been drinking Not me, not me, not me, not me, not me

[@greglarry11]

The one and only. There is nothing likes this around anymore.

[@outtolunchtv]

Anybody else bothered by how the host asked him to play the tune? "The piano has been drunk. Do that one for me." I wonder if that's why Tom played it so differently from the album version.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

This does seem kind of impromptu, maybe even punk?

[@josemiguelestebalamansilla6639]

I really believe that Tom waits feels bothered and instead of showing verbal disconformism, just thinks...i am your ape? You pay this with breaking the rythm of your show and you Will get stressed, i Will not obey to stop when u laugh and start to cough for making me stop...but meanwhile the performance Will still be amazing for music lovers

[@careyhortle7245]

@@eye-pokerI couldn’t agree more. Not only was that sort of request in a demanding nature very common back then and particularly in these shows where the the host has an ego beyond belief. But the main reason is because it’s Tom Waits. If you knew anything about him, blues or jazz I think you would understand. If you want to get really shallow and just brush the surface, the name of the song could even be symbolic of the inconsistent nature of alcoholics and each rendition is an interpretation of the different drunk pianos this tune has been performed on - because the piano has been drinking - not me

[@abdallahmohamed6247]

on a quest to find the beset live performance for this song ** prolly drinking whiskey w him is

[@lallyoisin]

😊

[@atrainradio929]

As much as I adore the beautiful album version; this one feels even more like Tom.

[@vitamineASD]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@jojobutter1]

I imagine Frank Zappa would have liked this. Or who knows maybe he'd hated it. Your choice, Marco.

[@Sanctuary.Studio.D16]

☘

[@jefferyobryan6351]

Fernwood tonight version rules!😂

[@MrGrimm-eo5lc]

Thou cannst sing tis song sober

[@Rakupferamik]

Der erinnert sich sicher nicht mehr an diesen Vorabend...... 😀 musikalisch wie darstellerisch Spitzenklasse!

[@amwinnyc]

What date is this?

[@Juniorxxiv]

Gay Byrne presenting so its old enough

[@Juniorxxiv]

Pretty sure pat Kenny was presenter for most of the late 90s and early 2000s anyway

[@Daniel-ox1sb]

not my favorite rendition but it's interesting, hah.

[@sebastianpollock2355]

@boulderguy888 why? Sounds like a very Tom thing to do

[@debbiehines4609]

He is purposely doing a bad job...which makes it even more hilarious.

[@softpackRed]

@@debbiehines4609 Ain't bad at all .. he's just purposely playing in a very odd and uncomfortable scale.

[@ostcx]

the fingers are triggering me

[@nickh8097]

Smoker indents!!

[@thegranddilligaf]

Up next ladies and gentlemen is Dave Allen with his unique take on religion.

[@gabesolomon4887]

This isn't The Piano Has Been Drinking. This is The Piano Is Drunk And It's Not My Fault. Completely different key and harmonies. Similar lyrics. Listen to the intro by the host, man. Different song. That's why it sounds off.

[@lallyoisin]

gay Byrne represents my youth! pass america 8

[@evelynhayes7006]

First

[@tomlally7893]

No one cares

[@elizabethryan2217]

Check out Jack Lukeman's version. Seriously. Very funny, and I think he does it better than Tom Waits - as amazing as Tom Waits is.

[@dewfall56]

The tune is wrong, he must be doing that on purpose.

[@stephensummers1958]

This is just awful. Lol

[@stephensummers1958]

@boulderguy888 why? weird

[@sosa707]

@@stephensummers1958 then why do you listen to him

[@stephensummers1958]

@@sosa707 I don’t... in what way did you ever think I was a fan? It’s a KZbin video. And its awful. Just like your reply.

[@stevem.o.1185]

​@@stephensummers1958 may a fart on you