Tom Waits - "Way Down In The Hole"

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"Way Down In The Hole" by Tom Waits from the album 'Franks Wild Years'
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[@agastyabose8362]

Omar comin

[@007TisseTrold]

Tommar waitin

[@weirnershittler6752]

@@007TisseTrold I feel you...but my *double barrel shotgun* *dont!*

[@webbgems67]

😂😂

[@adrienmiailhevaloteau4856]

BNBG !

[@donaldjohannes2020]

Hey now

[@themandalorian2616]

It's all in the game yo

[@dudemanismadcool]

I dun' see no sweat on yo brow neither bruh

[@hoze1235]

i always thought it was a black guy

[@IhnoBlack]

EA SPORTS...

[@IhnoBlack]

@@hoze1235 sorry it took so long.

[@SgtKaneGunlock]

Indeed!

[@YSuniverse856]

“When you follow drugs you get drug addicts and drug dealers but when you start to follow the money you don’t know where the fuck it’s going to take you” - Lester Freamon

[@joshuaseeberg5742]

"Sheeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiit" - Bunk Moreland

[@glenrichardson8266]

​@@joshuaseeberg5742Clay Davis.

[@gnuPirate]

That is a very cool and excellent quote and really suits the video. Top work!

[@BoleDaPole]

We know exactly where the money leads that why it never goes past the dealers unless it's used as a way to take out a politcal/business adversary

[@Elmlock]

because the love of money is the root of all evil?

[@jefflittleton7606]

You never drink alone if you’re listening to Tom Waits.

[@andrewbabooshkin3557]

You never trust a man in the blue tranche coat when you listening HIM

[@georgepugh9863]

I, like him, would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

[@waynedurning8717]

See you at the meeting.

[@andrewparkinson1332]

Then i never drink alone. Thank you

[@ufoman4468]

I got Hiccups man. Proud of em too.

[@devonmunn5728]

This fit in perfectly within Season 2!

[@hoze1235]

i always thought it was a black guy

[@ambientvirtual]

@Kelly Mojica That version is a cover of the Tom Waits version, actually

[@gobuns2]

@@hoze1235 yeah! like an old christian black man, I couldn't help but imagine it like that :D

[@YSuniverse856]

Facts

[@Laflamenko]

Absolute ❤❤

[@brunogoberna4891]

Ribot's guitar is insane. A very limited guitar player could actually play it after not a lot of practice. But man , to come up wirh such weird and perfect combination of notes, it's totally insane. It's mesmerising, in my opinion.

[@sebastianosiviero5041]

Great guitar indeed

[@descantinginsalubrious]

You have captured my exact feelings about the guitar on this track.

[@scoggers1628]

For sure. The creativity of it is superb. A lot of players can achieve technical process, but few have anything original to say. The guitar solos here are unique. Just perfect for a Tom Waits song.

[@hagbardceline7118]

What about Frank Sobotka? I'm not reading his name in any of this!

[@davidtalbot9325]

I was listening to this, loud, at 2am, 15 years before The Wire was ever on television. And yet, it's absolutely perfect for each purpose.

[@RockandrollNegro]

I've never watched a single solitary episode of The Wire, or any film or television production which featured this song, and it seems kind of cheap to co-opt this song for something as useless and tacky as an HBO series.

[@AidanCulverREAL]

@@RockandrollNegro You’re missing out, the Wire certainly isn’t tacky.

[@Squidforhire2]

@@AidanCulverREAL This

[@markgolden9104]

@@RockandrollNegro Whatever. You have binged this show from beginning to end at least 10 times.

[@xXLILB3T0Xx]

@@RockandrollNegro I think you missed the point of the original comment my brotha. one love.

[@3020311]

RIP Michael K Williams

[@billonious]

what a sweet voice!!!!!!

[@gfgf9300]

Best solo ever.

[@stale_.]

Marc Ribot is a gem. A left-handed guitarist playing right-handed. Marvelous

[@carenovi]

People may think season 2 is not the best of The Wire (I personally love). But this is definitely the best version of their intro!

[@SphincterOfDoom]

It's the original too.

[@matthewmiller1865]

Best intro but Season 2 is genuinely hard to sit through

[@JarmalK]

@@matthewmiller1865 I just started. Is season 2 bad or something? I’m current at season 1 episode 10

[@willcozine3795]

@@JarmalK you probably watched it by now, but many people including myself think season 2 feels like a side quest in relation to the rest of the show. But, it's still necessary to Simon's goal of showing the full caricature of the city, every nook and cranny. Coulda been a couple episodes rather than a full season tho.

[@miked7205]

You need season 2 to see how the Greek fits into everything. All the pieces matter.

[@Flee810]

Out of all of them this was by far my favorite one. 😮‍💨

[@angelcanez4426]

& it's the one from season 2 arguably the worst season 😂

[@Flee810]

@@angelcanez4426 By default. 😅 It was actually a great season.

[@angelcanez4426]

@@Flee810 a lot of people don't like it but it's shockingly important to the story

[@pritamlaskar]

@@angelcanez4426 thought so on my first watch. Re-watch the wire and you may start to see it was actually the best.

[@glowy_subject3050]

@Pritam Laskar I don't think it the best, but it definitely does not deserve so much hate from the Fandom 🤣 It is a very good season

[@lawsonfan5797]

As a McNulty from Dundalk, I approve.

[@StrongSensitivePerson]

I have no idea what you said, but I love it. ✌️💚♾️

[@sammo2560]

feels weird to hear this outside of The Wire. My favourite show of all time though and possibly my favourite Waits album too!

[@hoze1235]

i always thought it was a black guy

[@bubbaguy4411]

It could be weird because The Wire theme was different each season being sung by by a different person each time. There used to be a compilation here on KZbin, but it was either pulled or the uploader deleted it.

[@AunCollective]

It was my first Waits album and definitely a part of the 7 albums i absolutely love. It puts a smile on my face knowing that the Internet has at least been good for introducing people to Tom Waits.

[@dabratlaboratoriesreviews4659]

Best crime drama ever made . Everything else I cannot help comparing and they are never even close .

[@kentborges5114]

LOVE ME SOME WAITS.

[@SIMUL4CR4]

I'm conflicted, because I was listening to this shit years before The Wire was even a thing and this comment section is completely dismissing the genius who posted the video in the first place... But also, The Wire IS the best show ever made.

[@mynameistaylor1882]

breaking bad is better

[@chrisdawson1776]

@@mynameistaylor1882 Lmfao nah dude

[@AidanCulverREAL]

@@mynameistaylor1882 breaking bad isn’t even close. Half the scenes in breaking bad are unwatchable wastes of time. Parts of it are spectacular.

[@jacksonbear1]

@@chrisdawson1776 With all due respect to The Wire, Breaking Bad is better

[@jacksonbear1]

@@AidanCulverREAL Breaking Bad doesn’t have a bad season. Seasons 2 and 5 of The Wire a debatable

[@zbdbz]

Huge, long time Tom Waits fan. Loved The Wire. But I would REALLY love it if this was the song for the next season of The Crown.

[@hoze1235]

i always thought it was a black guy

[@saviorlife6646]

@@hoze1235 Blues music transcends race my brother

[@joshuasole5989]

Blues is a human feeling I feel that x

[@kennydrew6886]

I mean, the actor of McNulty was there.

[@Godasdogas]

Lyrics: When you walk through the garden You gotta watch your back Well, I beg your pardon Walk the straight and narrow track If you walk with Jesus He's gonna save your soul You gotta keep the devil Way down in the hole He's got the fire and the fury At his command Well, you don't have to worry If you hold on to Jesus' hand We'll all be safe from Satan When the thunder rolls We just gotta help me keep the devil Way down in the hole All the angels sing About Jesus' mighty sword And they'll shield you with their wings And keep you close to the lord Don't pay heed to temptation For his hands are so cold You gotta help me keep the devil Way down in the hole Down in the hole, down in the hole Down in the hole, down in the hole Down in the hole, down in the hole You gotta help me keep the devil Down in the hole

[@lauraberry226]

🙏😊

[@ReRe_642]

Amen keep him way done in the whole. Hold onto Jesus hand.

[@JTNugget]

Absolute legend.

[@steves9088]

We started watching Season One about six months ago. I am glad I READ about the change in the opening song before I loaded Season Two, episode one and wondered what the hell had happened????

[@thomas.silvano]

Excellent version, thanks

[@dnachistatrax1029]

I remember 3rd Bass, flipped this...back in the day, way before "The Wire" used it for the intro!

[@cheri238]

Tom Waits soul is sheer poetry.❤️🌹

[@alaael-sayed2284]

Masterpiece

[@chinsymcgee1327]

What's everyone's favorite Wire intro by season?

[@kavindukalhara2563]

4 is the best

[@intothevoid9604]

Worst to best 3,5,2,4,1

[@piritskenyer]

My favourite is the intro to S02

[@Kwekwe]

Best to worst for me:- 1,2,4,3,5

[@cameronlamb1869]

They all go hard

[@13ColoniesFishing]

This mans soul is in his music

[@Bedstuys-Favorite]

Indeed✊🏿Been Listening 2 Tom 4 a While Now✊🏿💪🏿

[@docnu5757]

Thanks Tom, now I want 🦀 😉

[@gabegrinff]

Tip: to make everyday errands feel badass just play this song and pretend you’re a character in The Wire being followed by McNulty and co. Makes dropping off Amazon returns, grocery shopping much more fun 😂

[@Callithenicsking]

This and the domaje are the best ones

[@hchise22]

If you come for the King, you'd best not miss

[@cibriosis]

i genuinly thought it was a black singer not tom waits..damn ok i am genuinly mesmerized

[@kinGsaL1515]

Just started The Wire after over 10 years of saying I absolutely would.. wish me luck!

[@kinGsaL1515]

Just finished!

[@ponuibelizario2958]

@@kinGsaL1515 good aye

[@kinGsaL1515]

@@ponuibelizario2958 fucking amazing. I'm on the sopranos now

[@stevie8271]

@@kinGsaL1515 let us know how that goes when ur done! lol i think the difference between the two shows is the wire's mainly sociological with a focus on its grander narrative, the sopranos is mainly psychological with a focus on its characters. it's an oversimplification, the wire has great characters too, there are twists and turns in the plot of the sopranos, etc, i think what they have in common is critiquing america, but yeh, just enjoy them classics :D

[@kinGsaL1515]

@@stevie8271 Thanks! I just finished S4 E1 5 minutes ago lol. It's great so far although if I am comparing it to the wire.. so far The Wire is still on a whole other level, but I may be speaking too soon. And I 100% agree with the differences you said, the Sopranos focuses so much more on the character especially how much Tony gets in his character as opposed to McNulty.

[@miked7205]

If I hear the music, I’m gonna dance.

[@chrosadomartinez]

Baltimore ❤

[@BRUNOAZIZ]

you got your devil suitcase i got my god shotgun.....

[@jamiecapes2644]

Glad Frank didn't have to see the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge.

[@FKnox123]

Business, always business.

[@TheBabadook616]

Fell in love with this track when I watched the live version in his movie 'Big Time', so damn good

[@elgamerico]

What about Frank Sobotka ? I'm not hearing his name anywhere here 😁

[@littleDANNYboy1989]

Bunch of rat fuckers, all of ya!

[@joshuasimoun1727]

Rest in peace Omar

[@dohpellfulanito4379]

1:16 my soul starts leaving my body

[@Gexter18]

Tiger king doc is how I discovered this.

[@rabidcentrist]

Nick Cave borrowed heavily from this and Cave's song became the theme song for Peaky Blinders. Drove me nuts when I first heard the opening to PB only to realise it was Nick Cave.

[@geraldhoffpauir5048]

same here

[@christianlee7349]

No shit. Sneaky son of bitch. Love them both. Can totally hear it.

[@dmlevitt]

comfort music. love to you mr. waits.

[@dimitristotsios2292]

the album is a masterpiece anyway

[@rj45ac]

Thank you for this song, Tom. But the Blind Boys killed it!

[@carpediem4887]

Yea I prefer the blind boys version! Good song either way though!

[@worldofparker]

@@carpediem4887 BlindBoys are good, but this is better, it is so sonically interesting, the way the guitar solo comes in and the odd sound on the sax and having the sax instead of the drums poking out the bossa nova beat is great.

[@tayslaughfactory9961]

I think this is the original version of Way Down In The Hole. The rest on The Wire were amazing renditions though.

[@SKLLZTHATKILLZ]

This autoplayed after some other video, now i have to watch every episode of the wire again... smh

[@f1f.]

The game is the game who enters the game can not exit

[@rickycarter3718]

World goin one way, people another.

[@erockelmtree7868]

There might be a devil in all of us.

[@abiflores9828]

Best frigging song in the world

[@TheDjokosh]

the game is the game

[@슛돌이-j6r]

한동훈 추천곡

[@antdogg422]

Shame to let a good toaster get away over a frayed cord!

[@gobuns2]

guitar is the best in this, out of all the other covers The Wire showed.

[@tahamohammedi5898]

World go one way, people another yo

[@AlinJ.]

Best version of this song and it's not even close.

[@ericdabbaghchi3974]

Omar don’t scare

[@nathanmartin1850]

The Wire and my mid-90s Metallica fandom brought me here

[@2hmaadd]

Omar coming yo

[@JetPackDino]

Does anyone know what inspired Tom Waits to write this song? I know there's some Gospel inspiration, but is there anything more specific that anyone knows? I Googled it, but my question was so baffling to the search engine that they sent me a questionnaire. Soooo yeah. I feel like it's an important subject but little is out there.

[@michaelbyrnes5020]

The holy spirit

[@anononomous]

Tom Waits from an NPR interview in 2011: "Down in the hole, yeah. I don't know what the origin of the song came, but it was very fast. And needing - we needed a gospel song for this collection of tunes that we'd written for "Franks Wild Years," for a show, you know, that eventually was done by Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and then became a record. I don't know. We had background vocalists on it, which I dug. But the song happened fast. It was like - I was probably thinking about Ray Charles trying to find one of those grooves that he lives in. And once I had the groove, then everything else just kind of fell together, you know?"

[@arthurdurham]

2 comments here. Either general love for the song or The Wire fans

[@skim1765]

한동훈 플레이리스트 보고 왔으면 개추 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@한포스]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ나두

[@mcomiskey7]

The Wire > The Sopranos.

[@sebhammond3841]

Hearing this on The Wire I thought it was Gil Scott-Heron at first, what I know of Gil's vocals from 'Me and the Devil'. Both are amazing creatives!

[@CBiscuit420]

Blackies on the prowl.

[@nuckythompson9054]

You come at the king better not miss

[@paedreau]

RIP Omar.

[@marcofiorentini4939]

I put It at maximum volume when my neighbors talk too loud....

[@ameliorationnation3763]

Who says you need more than one note!!! 🙂

[@exxxorcist7698]

Preach brother tom

[@thomascrowne5167]

"WHAT DA FUCK DID I DO?": McNulty.😅😅

[@412hwc]

this song is baltimore, and this song represents everything i think my dad lived in that city, the dark smokey clubs, shady people, dark streets, drugs....its weird but if you close your eyes and think of 60s 70s n early 80s baltimore this would be its soundtracc

[@NoAmmo22]

Sheeeit!

[@Zerocool215]

Raincry’starfire’punkstar ace rns3 bus loop kids peace. Jw philly

[@pangur780]

I have no idea what the hell your saying

[@chriskringle5191]

Awesome....

[@pangur780]

How you do that emoji

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Epic song

[@tombaron5607]

Wait. This is Tom waits. I would swear it was black blues singer.

[@josbertoalvesdesouza5893]

Legal!

[@dorothybobo5157]

Gospel

[@BirdGang6]

Omar comin yo

[@riojones9637]

I cant say I really remember this from "The Wire," but I do remember coming across this gem from "Brimstone," 1998-99 with Peter Horton and John Glover

[@NFZ138]

When you walk through the garden You gotta watch your back Well I beg your pardon Walk the straight and narrow track If you walk with Jesus He's gonna save your soul You gotta keep the devil Way down in the hole He's got the fire and the fury At his command Well you don't have to worry If you hold on to Jesus' hand We'll all be safe from Satan When the thunder rolls Just gotta help me keep the devil Way down in the hole All the angels sing 'Bout Jesus' mighty sword And they'll shield you with their wings And keep you close to the Lord Don't pay heed to temptation For his hands are so cold You gotta help me keep the devil Way down in the hole Way down in the hole Way down in the hole Way down in the hole Way down in the hole

[@carlmanley100]

I never heard of this song or the artist until I watched the HBO Crime Drama called "The Wire"

[@ahdalb1879]

Tom Waits - Way down in a hole

[@LaChroniqueEdgy1816]

Everyone else : Here from the Wire or Tom Waits fans Me : Here from Tiger King because it was used like 10 seconds

[@halwasserman7905]

I was unfamiliar with this man until I saw The Wire. And I was quite surprised to find that he is caucasian.

[@monkeyboy007007]

And he isn't even Greek...

[@hoze1235]

i always thought it was a black guy

[@jonahpatton8879]

@@hoze1235 same. last night I was like "this guy has got to be a sweaty fat bald black guy with a tiny mustache". Turns out I was 100% wrong, skinny white guy with a tiny beard and hair.

[@hoze1235]

@@jonahpatton8879 thought he would look like a typical big black gospel singer

[@romans8024]

always gets me from last season: - ...little bitches on chessboard - pawns

[@markgolden9104]

Someone always has to post that they were into something before it was in a show or movie and I think in most cases, they are full of shit.

[@TheShahofBaltimore]

This is Actually Bubbles Sponsor Singing Believe it or Not!

[@RealHypocrisy]

How you gon' run with wolves come night, if you spend all day sparrin with the pups?

[@mouved1]

Although I understand better what's tom say the version in the concert is wild and indubitably better

[@JoseRodriguez-ry8bt]

3rd Bass sampled this.

[@ladawnhardnett2266]

2024

[@ryanwarren2970]

One helluva song.

[@ardavonsahin]

i know what malaka is

[@tombrennan3973]

Tom You Are A LEGEND