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[@hoho330]

'You don't need to be busy in New York because New York is busy' - Thats a great quote

[@LAkadian]

If that is actually true, then I need New York.

[@williamcarter7362]

@@LAkadian wtf !!!! Duh everybody knows New York is BUSY !!

[@paulytamale]

Boy, these two are working on vastly different levels here.

[@morganrock1]

+paulytamale Pure essence of bantz

[@blindedbullet]

+paulytamale waits humor is so dry, it's beautiful.

[@Gyozomroka]

+paulytamale the clap at 1:25 is so painfully awkward

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

+paulytamale fo sho. waits is glib and quick and fallon has, as always, so little to say and keeps trying and trying to score. embarrassing.

[@henrikhanninen6609]

+paulytamale Hei ! At least the guy is trying,( He is getting paid for trying). As long as Tom Waits is concerned,;he is my musical Rock-God. He is creative ; he doesnt seem to care what audience thinks of his songs. ( Heh.... he is getting paid too). But none the less; Tom Waits is my idol !.

[@TheUltimateGC]

Fallon looks like he's having a damn anxiety attack

[@travsformation1]

Too much coke will do that.... ;)

[@MP-qe1jr]

Trav Sformer :)

[@justinnicoflocco2698]

Trav Sformer Nah Tom's too real for his ass.

[@robfalgiano]

Justin Flocco Jimmy Fallon's massive toolness is fully exposed.

[@luigimafia10201]

like at 1:25.. gitty skool girl

[@Michael-br7zc]

Love when Jimmy’s incompetent arrogance is revealed by guests who out class him on so many levels. Tom Waits is a genius. Poet, musician, philosopher, quick witted, humble, etc.

[@bennyboyle1134]

So well put. Jimmy Fallon would be embarrassed if he weren't Jimmy Fallon.

[@brotherchunkymusic950]

100% accurate

[@edsenr2101]

it was a bit of cringe see him talking to the legend that is Tom

[@edsenr2101]

It's mad Tom looks an inch or two taller when he walks out, but a foot shorter sitting down..

[@gentlehorst]

Incompetent arrogance is one word or I would call him fake, nervous, loud, no substance but waste of air, annoying and yes, I can not stand him. The beauty is I do not have to. Colbert is fitting my fill of smart. Just here for Tom (Waits because sadly I do not know the guy but each record except this one fits my groove [I did not know I had in me]. Come on Tom Waits ... give us just one more!

[@tomripsin8321]

This is my first experience watching Jimmy Fallon as a talk show host. I'm embarrassed for him.

[@vet137]

lol yea it's sad!

[@killerbiene243]

he is always like that..

[@russ4294]

His nervous groveling is painful to watch

[@artissonbeats3057]

Right

[@Gonzokeywest45]

Talk about overpaid

[@andrewcalvarese]

Give Tom his own latenight show.

[@james_daniels]

For real right? He's so charasmatic and fluent in the way he carries himself. Jimmy just seems like a tool

[@artissonbeats3057]

Yes

[@miralabualjadail4206]

Ohhh that would be legendary

[@abigailnatas3399]

Yes!!!!

[@oughtssought1198]

no. bad idea. Tom Waits is pithy + to the point = profound make him fill an hour or 2 of empty space every night with a string of strangers who are neither + selling some Hollyjunk product by trying to presend their Hollyjunk is profound & you waste what makes Waits great by spreading it too thin. appreciate what you get w/o pretending the wise man is a magician for all roles

[@ambercarr5533]

Good thing Tom is brilliant- he carried this entire interview (and that's not even his job). Jimmy Fallon is extremely hard to watch.

[@MattDaniek]

Agreed

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

In fairness, he carries every interview. That's what you get when you have Tom Waits on.

[@surfrunnerd8457]

Yeah. Jimmy reminds me of people I knew in the 80's who constantly did cocaine. They would shout, scream and couldn't sit still for a second.

[@graablick9471]

He IS hard to watch. But to be fair, I think he was trying to impress Tom. I'm afraid, most people would try to do the same.

[@scor440]

Fallon needs medication

[@Bill-jc1fy]

Tom Waits for no one Seriously, Waits is like no other artist around. His songwriting and performances are awesome and his sense of humor is amazing. Saw him perform 5 or 6 times and I look forward to seeing him again

[@GeahkBurchill]

Tom Waits is too good for this show

[@StandWatie1862]

Jimmy Fallon is in the way and should just leave. Tom can interview himself

[@andylec5879]

I'd love to see that. He might take himself off for a quiet drink after

[@JohnDoe69986]

Pu Ping woah nelly this ain’t Mexico

[@thomastruant8837]

@@JohnDoe69986 El queso es Viejo y mohoso donde esta el bano

[@secondbreakfast1694]

These comments are amazing

[@joey4track]

this man just exudes gloriousness . tom is a freaking legend

[@ameerhamid89]

Sometimes when I feel really down about myself, my conversational skills, my articulation, even my abilities at the workplace, I come and watch Jimmy Fallon . . . and I instantly feel better about myself.

[@mmegraham]

I think Jimmy was probably super intimidated and fanboy-ing so hard that he really flubbed this. Tom, on the other hand, had a whole comedy bit down cold!

[@oughtssought1198]

@@mmegraham yes to both Fallon really epitomizes the TV phony thing some other talk show hosts do an interesting spoof on that expectation Fallon just tastes like a straight-up full-time cringe-worthy sycophant

[@AnnoyedFlamingos-pg4rw]

If ur really down n out tom shares an amazing trick to cheer anyone up in jamacia on the show fishing with john its actually part of the criterion collection but witout spoilin anything check it out

[@polodog96]

How on earth get Fallon get this job, he makes me cringe

[@cameronjohnson3529]

Didn't you notice the stretch marks around his mouth?

[@legalmexican]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@nathanielrooker7036]

He paid a price, and now has owners.

[@davidpfeifer9489]

Eric Wishart nice attempt at English..... first time?

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

He typed "get" instead of "did" , Dad. Got ahead of himself. But you were too wound up with your endorphin buzzy trolling, in your role as "Masterful Native Speaker" to notice. The rest of it, spelling and syntax is perfect, and the use of the "how on earth" cliche obviously indicates a native English speaker. No punctuation, but that's about par for youtube. Clearly, you also have no life ......here, you can have some of my red paint. Paint a big "L" on your forehead. People will think we're in a band or something. @@davidpfeifer9489

[@andronymous31]

This is the happiest, friendliest mood I've ever seen Tom Waits in! And so funny! 😂 I love it!

[@mmegraham]

Such generosity to a fan with a little TV show!

[@1976jra]

Holy crap, that was one of the most painful, awkward interview I have ever seen. Fallon should be relegated to cable access television after that debacle of an interview.

[@jtmichaelson]

Jimmy loves everyone's movies, everyone's songs, everyone's albums, everyone's TV shows. He watches all the movies, all the TV shows and listens to everyone's music. How does he find the time? What are the chances Jimmy REALLY loved the new album? Tom Waits is over his head. And at least Johnny Carson never told you he liked your stuff if he really didn't.

[@householdrecordings]

Omg I know, right? I bet he's never even heard of Rain Dogs or SFT or Blood Money, etc.

[@JBCo2012]

JT Michaelson EXACTLY. Jimbo is a fake phony and fraud

[@greglaprade7507]

JT Michaelson You can't compare these Democrat Party shills to Carson. Carson was the best ever. And these robotic puppets are painful to watch.

[@acousticshadow4032]

Bingo, JTM. Right from SNL, I have never understood Fallon's appeal. Only in America.

[@greglaprade7507]

@bert smith exactly

[@jc13jach3]

You guys weren't joking, huh? The sporadic laughing, hyperactive behaviour would make it seem Jimmy had fallen on magic mushrooms before this interview.

[@perspellman]

Only excuse is if he was actually starstruck.

[@MrShepperson]

'Rock And Roll' hall of fame? The guy should have his own category...

[@legalmexican]

Yeah, he's not really a rock-n-roller.

[@prodbmanbeats]

Unseen Moon well a lot of hip hop and blues artists are in it 😂

[@natelivas3961]

@@prodbmanbeats Blues is rock n roll in it’s purest form

[@angiebelle9440]

His own hall

[@beerbatov]

@@natelivas3961 yeah, blues is, but hip hop.....not really. also rock n roll hall of fame has been a joke for the last 30 years. People like miley cyrus getting inducted lol.

[@spencer6800]

The worst part about any jimmy fallon interview on youtube is that nobody actually comments on what the guest has to say because they're too busy hating on fallon

[@donolinger6904]

Has King Crimson said anything about your user pic? Are you a fan?

[@beerbatov]

@@donolinger6904 he probably doesnt even know king crimson

[@sapien377]

Because Jimmy makes every interview nearly unbearable lol

[@umanuu]

@@beerbatov you prolly know nothin bout the letter U

[@Theleanworkshop]

The joke at 1:15 went right over Fallon's head. He was pointing at how people like cabbies and barbers run their mouths about what's wrong with this or that situation - and what should be done instead - as if they've got it all figured out. And they spend their whole day telling everyone they meet (i.e. "solving the world's problems)". Fallon giggled and clapped and then said "Yeh... Isn't that amazing, right? I agree with you. [then, thinking he suddenly understood it, his tone picked up, and he started clapping and giggling] Hehehe! I absolutely I agree with that!" But... Waits was being sardonic. I can only imagine that awkward moment where Waits knew it would be more embarrassing to stop and explain. You can actually see Waits take a drink and look off to his right and then stare off at the floor ahead to allow the moment to pass and save both of them from further embarrassment.

[@glenngriffon8032]

That's because Fallon has no idea how to converse intelligently. He's got no idea how to talk to this man. Waits is someone who steeps himself deep in americana and history and politics, he reads about culture and philosophy. He's an intelligent, well read, well travelled man. Fallon on the other hand is a comedian. And he's not a very good comedian either. He has no idea how to really entertain, he just reads his script and says the funny haha words and occasionally makes little quips that he thinks are intelligent zingers. He's out of his depth on this show and far out of his league trying to trade jokes with Waits. He's embarrassing himself up there. He reminds me of a little yappy dog. Like a little, fluffy yappy mutt that gets way too excited and you worry he's gonna widdle on the carpet.

[@Jumper2k5]

So much unnecessary hate I guess that's all the comment section is for. Clearly you can read minds and know exactly what was going through Fallon's head ... even if hes not on same the level of intelligence as Tom.. so what? You think Tom Waitts would speak like this about Fallon? I doubt it... hed probably think you are a piece of shit talking about a guy you don't even know like this it's kinda sad really you probably go through your whole life acting like you just stepped in a heaping pile of dog crap just looking for a reason to snap off on someone for something you don't like about them.

[@butternjelly2787]

@@Jumper2k5 this is hilarious, sweet irony. you're literally acting out exactly what you're criticising him for.

[@anontough6907]

@@butternjelly2787 Now I understand why this was Banned, I've search on Google, Trying to find out why, just read the comments, see how this was total mess, the cope... the seethe. Great Moment. Rare History.

[@Gr8Layks]

I see the makings of a sitcom: "Mr. Cool & the Spaz." This host sucks!

[@cameronjohnson3529]

On SNL, Jimmy Fallon was the one who blew Don Ohlmayer, while Norm MacDonald got shitcanned for refusing.

[@donolinger6904]

- He's obeying his Illuminati masters, like an obedient dog.

[@mbach1187]

the whole thing with the only people qualified to run the country are cutting hair and driving cabs went right over his head haha

[@SynthApprentice]

AHAHAHA I TOTALLY AGREE

[@JoeKnows44]

I can't sit through it. Jimmy Fallon is so bad here.

[@Adrhodes442]

+Joe Malburg Yea its really early into Late Night I think. He makes a comment about the set, like the show just started, and he's certainly acting like it. Nice to see how much better he's gotten.

[@jacobembry117]

Is he....Bad as Me?

[@katkal3]

just here?

[@rva]

what a dude

[@MackSackDaDomo]

I always listened to Tom Waits in private because I thought none of my friends would dig it or even know who he is, then as I grew older I slowly found out here and there that all my friends did the same. "You ever listen to Tom Waits?" "...I love Tom Waits" "I DO TOO"

[@sapien377]

None of my friends or family like his music but I like it that way. It's like I found a treasure that only I know about.

[@PoorEdward]

@@sapien377 narcissism

[@cheese7781]

@@sapien377I feel exactly the same

[@paulbarlow8286]

I knew this was going to be bad. My golden retriever groaned as soon as he heard Fallon's obnoxious voice.

[@pinkskyatnight6569]

Tom carried this entire interview. Jimmy seemed coked up and intimidated at once - how did he manage to pull that off?!?

[@ferouihamza]

1:25 lol wtf was that?who hired jimmy? i love tom but i had to stop the video

[@Janeandhound]

'....the only people qualified to run the country are driving cabs and cutting hair...' aside from the music, performance (understatement!!) love this man!!!! amazing. our old blues masters might be gone, but this man carries us on. thanks for this one!! he's in rare form.

[@NicolasDykmansable]

Fallon seems nervous...

[@gettinweird4263]

He seems like a legitimate fan. I'd be much more nervous-looking if I was interviewing Waits, that's for sure!

[@larrylinn8589]

Attempting to interview Tom Waits is a no win situation!

[@scottnewhouse6668]

I think high is what you’re thinking about.

[@pinnapynna7252]

È stato bello conoscerlo... Grazie!!! P. S. ... Un mondo in un respiro... Celluloide per 25 minuti. Grazie!

[@lark_bark]

Yeah you can tell by the tone of Jimmy Fallon's voice he was nervous & very excited to meet Tom Waits hell I would be too the man is brilliant & a legend.

[@danielryder3501]

the JOKER inteviewd by a joke

[@sndgod6793]

daniel ryder Ha!

[@johnchase4408]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@cyanrazorCel]

just like the recent movie :p

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

How 'bout another joke, Jimmy?

[@johngulliver6151]

Are you nervous about going anywhere without your furniture? I just love Tom

[@zoelynch9403]

It is literally like he is having an actual panic attack during this interview..or he's on some kind of upper. It's acute anxiety or narcotics, this is not the behavior of someone in their right mind.

[@Schoppenheer]

Jimmys a Virgo, they can be quite nervous and neurotic . Too self conscious and critical and in their head and introverted. Toms a rising and Sun in Sagittarius more extraverted and cool/fun

[@PHJimY]

Strange, but Tom gets along well with Jimmy. They like each other, even though many of the comments here are not too favourable to Fallon. Tom is not an easy interview and if he doesn't like you you're doomed. His answers in other interviews often don't make any sense (on purpose), but Jimmy's lucky that Tom likes him.

[@propername4830]

That means Jimmy Fallon is the best interviewer

[@xmachodonkeywrestler]

Jesus Fallon is awful. This is the first time Ive actually watched him interview some and the reason I did was for Tom Waits and that silly hack ruined. Haha yea furniture haha yeah the hall haha giggle giggle.

[@donolinger6904]

His fake laughter gets old quickly.

[@Buckle02]

Only watched to see Tom. Made it able to watch if your able to blur out the grey shit to his left/ our right

[@rva]

high as a kite

[@scottnewhouse6668]

Which one?

[@dedhippi]

wow...a vinyl LP. Haven't seen one of those for a while...I know I still have a number of 'em in my garage takin' up space. Gotta get a turntable one day and relive the past.

[@rom661]

Fallon is out of his element. And obviously uncomfortable. In fairness, Waits can do that to people.

[@Nickropolis]

Shut it Fallon, let the big people speak.

[@hughgrection7246]

Seriously. And tell that band to STFU

[@TheSusiyp]

Tom is the best. Live he is better than most. Thanks for all the interviews

[@cambotandclay]

Wow, Tom Waits can even Make Jimmy Fallon's show good.

[@Chillton]

+MindMeme A lot of his guests make the show good, as long as it's about them. Perfect solution would be guests interacting and interviewing eachother without him.

[@andrewmair7371]

MindMeme Tom’s great but I wouldn’t go that far...

[@davewebb413]

Tom Waits was Heath Ledger's inspiration for the role of Joker in The Dark Knight. If you watch the interview from 1979, it's amazing, how much he sounds like Joker.

[@shanemead1594]

Talent, soul, Spirit, Longevity, humor, personality = Tom Waits!

[@PengPoyZneiz]

The inspirational voice behind the mighty Joker!

[@Dishonours]

you can tell jimmy genuinely likes this guy

[@MrShawntompkins]

my all-time favorite.

[@Blaydelk]

Well if you don't like furniture, you probably like waits. Old at twelve, young at 30, Waits is a psychological, monster of macabre reason. No midnight train, alone, waiting at the station...walk home and hum a tune. Ten miles of humming can make a man crazy. Dogs snapping, guns pointed, police asking, ten miles, and a new tune. The dark is the life behind the iron curtain of sunset.

[@RileyRampant]

pretty much, yea

[@augustgreig9420]

I have been a huge fan of Waits for almost 20 years now. He has always been in my top three of Tool, Tom Waits and The Velvet Underground. Let me ask you, is that comment you wrote completely original? Because I searched through Google and found nothing even close, so I assume that you just made it up right here on the spot. Either that or you had written it somewhere in real life and had just never bothered with posting it anywhere online. Either way, if that is your original writing, then I have to commend you. It is very, very good. I'd say that you managed to capture Waits as perfectly as you could in so few words. My only complaint is that it isn't longer and more detailed. And that is not a criticism of the quality, but rather a celebration of it, in that it leaves me wanting to hear more. I'd love for you to reply back so I could have a little dialogue with you.

[@vman339]

So a guy on weed visits a guy on coke...

[@danjwalker]

So a guy on talent meets a guy on hack...

[@katkal3]

ive been hooked on hack for too long

[@noaha8915]

Thank you for this comment. Pretending he's genuinely on coke made his behavior go from damn near unbearable to hilarious.

[@waenderer]

being dumb is one thing, being proud of it is another thing

[@brandonhannick8520]

Their both drunks. Tom is a legend

[@afrikazanj7768]

"There's not a symbol for every feeling" Truth

[@RoyArrowood]

Despite Jimmy's inability to grasp the joke I'm legit starting to wonder if there aren't maybe some cabbies more qualified to run the country nowadays

[@gwendolenyoung4198]

i was reading it like Jimmy too. these days, it's not far from the truth!

[@lewismasonmusic]

How the fuck did Fallon ever land a talk show? Did NBC lose a bet?

[@RoflJoker1994]

+Lewis Mason LMFAO

[@householdrecordings]

The dude is UNfunny and cringe-inducing it hurts.

[@Zirc0nium69]

+Lewis Mason He really seems like the kid at school nobody likes but everyone hangs out with for some reason.

[@THX11458]

You don't need talent, you just need to know Lorne Micheals and Fallon is close friends with him.

[@jw6948]

Tom Waits is the coolest man on the planet EVER....but what the hell is he doing on the fallon show? Guess even the coolest man ever has to sell some product....

[@troyseffrood4635]

@sharon doherty time doesn't matter, Tom is so intellegent

[@myloveistrue98]

couldn't have put it any better. thank you :)

[@paulasymonds7979]

Tom is light years ahead...👍

[@marcusdirect]

I don't think people appreciate what an artist Tom Waits truly is. Grapefruit Moon , one star shining

[@ritahorvath8207]

He is very much appreciated here in Europe . .

[@aquama444]

He is unbelievably profound, its uncanny.

[@TheQuicks96]

tom waits, the best doctor and musician of all times

[@chrissylove5886]

They are both awesome...tom is so so def cool

[@householdrecordings]

Fallon had NO idea about Tom Waits or his music. The dude was jittering like "Holy shit....what the fuck is a Swordfishtrombone?!"

[@brotherchunkymusic950]

Good Lord, Jimmy is way out of his element trying to interview Mr. Waits. Painful.

[@shaizerbaizer657]

He did perform Raised Right Men after the interview. Look it up!

[@ichthus1890]

I spent a night in the downtown YMCA in Chicago twenty years ago and the room was chalk full of cockroaches. I'm from a cold climate and had never had that experience before. I love a cold climate, warm whiskey and Tom's song about a girl from Minneapolis.

[@TruthinWWE]

So this is the man that Heath Ledger based his Joker on.. very nice

[@devinthierault]

Partially. He said he was going for a Chicagoan accent for the most part though.

[@gibbson68]

i can see it , like in his mannerisms

[@jellyacc]

Looove that smile. Glad he put it on the cover

[@ReverendBenzo]

He was in the films Taxi, Doogal and Factory Girl. And yeah he was on SNL and enjoyed looking at the camera while laughing at his own "jokes".

[@RamonReport]

One of the coolest cats to ever live. Just a dude I have always been drawn too man. Mad love for Mr Waits.

[@SeverSTL]

Our whole basketball team was kicked out of the YMCA. I was not aware we were in such good company.

[@brendaschouten-beckett6448]

Permanent reminder of a temporary feeling. (was that him?)

[@Jamslerr]

Fallon looks like he’s a little teary eyed at the eyed after thanking him for everything. Must be a pretty sincere fan of his it seems.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

Bad As Me is a masterpiece record and song.

[@emilieclark154]

I’ve never seen someone so anxious

[@00lilyvonshtupp]

I love that Jimmy spoke with Tom. I love Tom Waits.

[@ivanwide1]

Nice to see n hear Tommy.

[@NeoViny]

Tom Waits is the man. Share-aton hahaha... awesome

[@adolpholiverbush2]

At 1:18, Tom is aping a quote from the great George Burns. Fallon completely misses the reference.

[@webstercat]

It isn't well known but Tom has also written a very interesting cook book. One of the recipes call for a pinch of Balder Dash and which is the main ingredient in cream of Lotus soup. Only place I know that would have that is your local mosque.

[@sajadavini4506]

Tom waits is a great artist , a genius !

[@katigusto]

Love Tom Waits confirmed legend and saint! Jimmy Fallon, don't know him from a bag of shit, but he's not far removed from it!

[@matijabg]

...just a most sincere, honest and spontaneous Tom Waits fan?Remember, relaxing takes balls.

[@youkyouk7471]

Fallon ´s fake laugh spoils everything .... Waits is a Genius anyhow .

[@gibbogle]

The one and only Tom Waits, a real treasure.

[@frankmcbride7051]

I thought I might need to point out how gracious Tom was in the face of embarrassing incompetence, but I see that has been well handled.

[@kamileishon]

Watch a clip of Tom Waits when he is younger - he sounds and looks just like Heath's Joker!

[@MrGHawaii]

Tom is so much cooler than him that it makes the interview awkward.

[@zanegreening2060]

Tom Waits just needs to host his own talk show.

[@charlescarpio8877]

Do you think the 'Plummer in a leotard' line was a reference to MYSTERY MEN?

[@RaddIndustries]

I think Jimmy uses the system that he goes out and ask's questions he really doesn't come prepared. Guys like Conan, Leno, Letterman, talk to the guests before the show and let them know some of the questions to make it more fluent and smooth.

[@MrMZaccone]

He was on Saturday Night Live for awhile.

[@mikerohr7576]

This is the most amusing string of comments I've ever read. Thank you guys and gals!

[@legalmexican]

That may the most vacuous interview in history.

[@Kaalec]

Letterman does it every time. The fact that Fallon still has a career after Taxi is astounding. Probably just because no one saw it.

[@EMH-Ascending]

Can someone repost this, but only the parts when Tom is speaking?

[@Voodoochil111111]

Jesus Jimmy. Take it down a few notches.

[@nah1610]

Good heavens, his speaking voice hasn't changed since he was young!

[@56conn6h]

@ the 2:39 mark Fallon says that Tom doesn't look like he is in pain. I think though that he is....because of Fallon's cloying manner. He looks like he wishes he never agreed to come on the show.

[@MrCook1227]

Still, he ought to be able to hold it together better than this. He's obviously a big fan and acted as nervous as he possibly could. Waits was very nice in moving past it and trying to take the pressure off. Nice guy.

[@__-bb8nt]

no he's always like that.

[@linalea7022]

"you're staying at a hotel?" I was floored by the wisdom coming out of Jimmy Fallon's questions...

[@joshuamurray-nevill9127]

What was Fallon snorting at the time? Like an infant seal.

[@sinkvenice4438]

Jimmy Fallon is fanboying really hard here, it's adorable. Mind you, if I ever met Tom Waits, I'd definitely throw up with nerves.