Tom Jones International

Hooray for Elvis Costello! You’ve got to admire him for the following, as recounted in the NY Daily News: In a post on his website, the English singer-songwriter tells fans not to buy the upcoming release, “The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook,” recorded over two nights at The Wiltern in Los Angeles in May, because it’s too expensive.

Costello isn’t slagging the quality of the box set, which he calls a “beautifully designed compendium” featuring live recordings that “find [his band] the Imposters in rare form.”

“Unfortunately,” the English songwriter adds, “we…find ourselves unable to recommend this lovely item to you as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire.”

The set, which contains a CD, DVD, a 10-inch vinyl record and a 40-page tribute book autographed by Costello and other tour memorabilia, is currently available on pre-order for between $200 and $300 dollars, according to various retail websites.

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A Russian website posted this gorgeous photo and wrote about Tom’s show there. The translation isn’t perfect, but it’s the best I can do:

Tom Jones’ concert could be another event for fans of retro. But in the end he showed how you can reinvent yourself for fans you’ve had for 50 years. Above the stage BKZ “October” were ten spotlights – the show promised to be colorful: in terms of light, and in terms of music.

Jones, his hair brown and gray, boldly walked onstage and sang hit after hit —She’s a Lady, Thunderball, and What’s New Pussycat?. On stage, in addition to a guitar trio, there were an organist and keyboardist, two backing vocalists (thin blonde and shapely brunette) and a brass section. The guitarist was like Mark Knopfler, and flutes.

He sang his very first single, Jones Chills and Fever and moved without a break into Sex Bomb. Of course, this song is top-Jones.

And then the knight of the Kingdom embarked on more interesting experiments. First, was the old (18th century), the tragic St. James Infirmary Blues. Jones recorded it with well-known TV presenter and pianist Jools Holland. Next come songs from latest album Praise & Blame – and here the sound is only an overloaded guitar, drums and voice. John Lee Hooker’s Burning Hell sounds like it The White Stripes – but without hysterics and tears: this song is the life of man.

Jones performed Green, Green Grass of Home to the accompaniment of acoustic guitars. And then the singing and the b-side to this long-time hit – Detroit City by Mel Tillis employs guitar, bass, plus 8 pairs of hands. In the next year we will see more of Praise & Blame

Of course, there was Delilah, even : in the context of the tumultuous biography of the artist right now it sounds even better than Joe Cocker….Music is good for body and soul.— 11/29/2011, Radif Kashapov (SOUNDS RU)

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OFFICIAL Tom Jones (as his site, FB & Twitter pages are called) Tuesday noted that they already “squashed [sic] rumours” that he’d be on the show The Voice. Now, you know that pesky press — they’re persisting with the stories (see post below) despite those efforts. So, once again they are attempting to quash the rumor — er, rumour. Guess we’ll find out eventually.

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The note to the right appeared today on the OFFICIAL Tom Jones site. Sad, isn’t it? But, perhaps, we’ll soon be seeing news of new bookings and I believe we can all hope Sir Tom has a restful holiday month at home and that the new year will bring the new CD, many concerts and lots of good news.

BBC News reports that there was a fire at the site in Cwmtillery, Wales where the Top Hat Club was located. It was here, on May 10, 1964, that Gordon Mills — back home to visit his mother — discovered Tom Jones and brought him to London.

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I am expecting some good video of Tom in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, I decided to take a quick trip back a few years.

Please join me on this journey back to 2003 when Tom was in New York City to promote his compilation of hits on the CD Reloaded.

The video, as you can see from the screen shot here, isn’t great, but it’s fun and I was able to improve the quality a bit. And, since Regis has been gone for an entire week, it’s fun to see him, too. On this show, Tom sings Mama Told Me Not To Come and (of course) It’s Not Unusual.

You can watch the video in the TJI.com Video Library. I found it especially enjoyable because of the glimpses of the last band and singers.

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Paying For Panties: Late Hollywood talent manager and publicist Jay Bernstein’s autobiography Starmaker says that it was Bernstein who started the whole panty-tossing thing with Tom Jones In a story on Fox News one of the book’s co-authors, David Rubini, is quoted: “Bernstein claims it was all his idea to turn Tom Jones into a sex symbol by paying women to throw their underwear and hotel keys at the singer.

“’Jones didn’t know his machismo was being stirred by Jay Bernstein behind the scenes,’ Rubini said. ‘He would go back and forth between Las Vegas and Los Angeles paying these women to go wild.’”

Stunt or not, it apparently worked.

UPDATE: NOVEMBER 28: In an “exclusive” story today The Sun says that, “As TV Biz [The Sun's column] predicted, Pop Idol champ Will Young, Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am, Welsh legend Tom Jones and pop princess Jessie J have all said they’ll appear.” Although The Sun seems to be sure of this information, other news outlets are less so. Of course, you know the drill — it’s not official until you see it on OFFICIAL Tom Jones.

Tom ends his winter tour with a 7 pm show tonight, Monday, November 28, in St. Petersburg, Russia. It’s very cold there so one hopes the crowd is very warm. This is the last show scheduled (thus far) this year and there is nothing yet made public on his schedule for 2012. Hopefully, he will be back home and can drop by Las Vegas for a show before the end of the year. Sir Tom being a coach on The Voice.

Playing catch-up: On November 17, when Tom played in Bucharest, Romania, Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton — there filming a History Channel mini-series about the Hatfield-McCoy feud — attended his concert. According to observers, they came into the hall quietly and sat about 20 meters (65 feet) from the stage.

Sir Tom Jones named Wales’ Greatest Living National Treasure

WalesOnline | November 25, 2011 | By Jessica Flynn

We may never see a £1m bank note in circulation but if there was one then Sir Tom Jones should feature on it – according to a national survey.

Sir Tom pipped the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dame Shirley Bassey and Catherine Zeta-Jones to be named Wales’ Greatest Living National Treasure and will now be featured on a unique Christmas £1m note.

The nationwide poll by The EuroMillions’ Millionaire Raffle National Treasures was commissioned to celebrate Millionaires Month, with 50 Brits guaranteed to win £1m between November 25 and December 23.

More than 4,000 adults took part in the poll which asked the public to vote for the person they believed to be our greatest national living treasure and best represent the nation on a unique £1m note.

A shortlist of national icons was compiled by a panel led by former Heat magazine editor Mark Frith.

The shortlist focused on living luminaries and included names representing every region of the UK in a comprehensive study of living national icons.

The overall winner and the names judged to be the greatest national treasure in each of the nation’s 13 regions will be honoured on the special notes.

Pontypridd-born Sir Tom, 71, who has enjoyed chart success with classics including Green, Green Grass of Home and It’s Not Unusual, received 25% of the votes in the Welsh poll.

The rest of the top five were Sir Anthony Hopkins (17%), Dame Shirley Bassey (13%), Holyhead-born Dawn French (7%) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (5%).

A EuroMillions spokesperson, said: “Sir Tom Jones rightfully holds a place in the nation’s hearts and is considered one of the greatest entertainer of all time, as well as being considered to be our greatest living Welsh treasure.

“With 50 new millionaires being made before Christmas it would make life much easier if we could just hold a stock of notes adorned with Sir Tom Jones’ image. Until then we are going to have to rely on giant cheques.”

When it came to the national vote of 4,000 adults from all over the UK, Sir David Attenborough was named as Britain’s Greatest Living National Treasure with 24% of the votes, followed by Stephen Fry with 13% and Sean Connery who had 8%.

Financial forecaster and statistician Geoff Ellis predicts that based on the current rate of inflation we will have to wait until the year 2170 before the £1m note will be in circulation.

A Small Public Service Announcement: This is a big weekend for movies and, as a movie reviewer, I’ve seen them all. I’d like to recommend Hugo (possibly the best film of this year or many years), The Descendants, The Muppets, My Weekend With Marilyn, among others. (The Muppets, by the way, is best for kids of 10 or 12 and up, as little ones don’t know the characters and the humor may be above their heads.) You can read my reviews at Living Las Vegas.

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To all in the USA (and a belated wish for the same to our Canadian friends) TJI hopes you each have a glorious Thanksgiving.

Last year I posted this audio clip and, in the spirit of the day, am reposting it for those who missed it or who want to hear it again. It’s from a 33 record sent to US disc jockeys (remember them?) to play in order to promote the release of Daughter of Darkness. It was called Just For You: For US Fans.

I am very thankful to Peter, who saw Tom in Budapest. This is one of — if not the — best-written fan reviews I’ve ever read (and I didn’t edit it at all!). I am very impressed with Peter’s command of English.

Peter wrote: The show was fantastic as always, thank God he got back to the high-energy, classical “greatest hits” setlist he used to do, only 2 songs were from Praise and Blame.

The intro was lacking the build-up and anticipation I had seen before, because all of a sudden, at 8.10 the house lights went down, the band came onstage and kicked in with Give a Little Love, and Tom just walked out without any warning or announcement. He smiled and winked at the audience while some people were still outside in the hallway or looking for their seats. I kinda missed that more grandiose stage entrance he has been known for, because my heart was not pounding as it did during the previous 4 shows I had seen him. He was there but the “orgasm” barely happened. That was my only disappointment, but believe me, I quickly got over it.

From then on it was magic and that Voice simply exploded the Arena. Hit after hit, She’s a Lady, Thunderball, What’s New Pussycat, and the rest, the setlist was the same as in Zagreb the night before. It was not the dancing and jumping kind of experience, Tom’s beyond that level of entertainment. You just sit and watch him: smiling and acknowledging, that you are looking at a legend, a last of his kind, a Las Vegas veteran, a pop icon and he still has it. Absolutely incredible. It’s not a simple concert, it’s an event, it’s a celebration of his life and cult status. Whatever he does is magical, and you just forget he’s actually 71.

Looking at some young women standing in front of the stage he noticed: “Oh, there’s some beautiful young ladies here. I wish I was two years younger…” People burst out laughing.

What a showman, what a singer, what a legend. He told the audience that when he worked as a glove salesman, he worked for Hungarians (his employer was called Pali – which is a nickname for Paul in Hungarian), and they were very nice people. The wonderful thing was to see that he still gets a kick out of performing live, and loving to do what he does. He was in top form and I will certainly go see him again because there’s no sign of him stopping anytime soon.

To Peter’s review, Sabine — who always tells TJI about the shows she sees — added additional observations (and the photo at right). Thanks to her, too. She said:

He looked fantastic and his voice was strong.

BUT 2 years ago the audience was enthusiastic there, everybody was on their feet and danced but this time it was very calm.

When he said “Now you can dance” (at the beginning of You Can Leave Your Hat On) only me and 9 other women went in front of the stage…

He was really great, joked with us and I can not understand why the others were so calm.

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The Dubrovnik Times
ROCK LEGEND IN ZAGREB
Tom Jones presented with Croatian cross

Rock legend Tom Jones is well known for his love of jewelry and now he can add a specially designed Croatian pendant to his collection. After his concert in the Zagreb Arena on the 21st of November the Welsh singer was presented with a cross of white gold by the jewelers Križek.

“Our jewelry has been worn by a number of world celebrities including Morgan Freeman, Mickey Rourke, Gillian Anderson and many others, and it is a great honor for us to present our product to stars like Tom Jones” commented co-owner Viktor Križek. “I sincerely hope that every time he wears our jewelry he remembers our beautiful country and the enthusiastic Croatian audience” he concluded.

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If you missed the 44+ minutes of video of Tom performing 11 songs in Croatia linked in the post below, and have some time, be sure to check it out. (And, TJI must — admittedly immodestly — note, that the error on “OFFICIAL Tom Jones” noted in the post below yesterday has been corrected. It’s nice to know that people pay attention to TJI even if they would never acknowledge that fact publicly.)

Tom’s setlist Monday night in Zagreb was: Give a Little Love; She’s a Lady; Thunderball; What’s New Pussycat?; Hard to Handle; I’ll Never Fall in Love Again; Chills and Fever; Sex Bomb; St. James Infirmary Blues; Am I Wrong; Burning Hell; Didn’t It Rain; Green, Green Grass of Home; Detroit City; Delilah; Mama Told Me Not to Come; You Can Leave Your Hat On; If I Only Knew; It’s Not Unusual Encore: Hey Pocky Way; Kiss

The Keb Mo’ song, Am I Wrong may be unfamiliar to many of us and it’s nice to see him perform some of the others we haven’t heard in person in awhile. If I get more decent video, I’ll expand he movie to include those additional songs.

You can see the 44+ minutes of video of Tom performing She’s A Lady, Hard To Handle, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Chills and Fever, Sex Bomb, Am I Wrong, Burning Hell, Green Green Grass of Home, Detroit City, Mama Told Me Not To Come, You Can Leave Your Hat On and Kiss in the TJI.com Video Library

It took a long time to put together and post. I hope you enjoy it!

More news: Tom’s official site, which did not post news of the contest to win tickets, did note — very happily — that Chris Evans’ “Dine & Disco” (disco?) auction to help Children In Need raised £611,904. Tom will be performing at Evans’ pub in Surrey on July 1, 2012. There was a contest involved that TJI posted last week. (Must note that someone needs to proofread the official site. The latest in a long line of errors is in today’s headline. It says — and I quote — “Chris Evan’s Auctions Tickets to See Tom Perform at his Pub for Children In Need.” Really, “Evan’s?” Does not say a lot that is good about education in the last 60 years or so.)

Thanks, Kat

In the photo at left, used in the news story, Tom is with a group of Yeomen Warders, popularly known as Beefeaters), guardians of the Tower of London. Looking at the photo in 2007 (given to TJI by our beloved Mary Muratore) Tom commented that all the Beefeaters gathered around him that momentous day he was knighted were Welsh.

Singer Sir Tom Jones is granted his own coat of arms
Sir Tom Jones, the veteran singer, has chosen a coat of arms featuring a Welsh dragon and a leek.

The Telegraph | Richard Eden | 7:28AM GMT 20 Nov 2011

For a member of the aristocracy, it’s not unusual to have a coat of arms. For the son of a coal miner who grew up in a terrace house in Pontypridd, it is, however, something to sing about.

Mandrake hears that Sir Tom Jones has applied for his own armorial bearings. “He has been granted arms in the last year,” says David White, Somerset Herald at the College of Arms.

“The crest features a demi red dragon holding an inverted leek. The shield features a key upright, in between two trees, a play on his real surname, Woodward.”

Sir Tom, 71, whose hits include Delilah and Green Green Grass of Home, was unavailable to comment on the honour. The singer, who was knighted in 2006, is not the first pop star to become armigerous.
In 2002, Sir Paul McCartney was granted a coat of arms featuring a guitar and a Liver Bird symbolising his music career and Liverpool roots. The motto was Ecce Cor Meum, or Behold MyHeart, which was the title of an oratorio written by the former Beatle during the illness of his first wife, Linda.

Anyone willing to pay at least £3,500 can apply for a coat of arms. There are no fixed criteria for eligibility, but awards and honours from the crown, civil or military commissions, university or professional qualifications, as well as eminence or good standing in national life, are taken into account. There are around 150 recipients a year.

The College of Arms was given a charter by Richard III in 1484, and in 1530 anyone considered a gentleman had to register at the college.

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According to the Royal College of Arms website, Sir Tom was granted his crest on August 3, 2011. It was granted to “Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, OBE of Remenham Hill, Oxfordshire.” That’s where his son’s home is. He’s still in LA but, probably, needed a UK address for the College.

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With the dearth of news these days, I believe it’s fun to find and post videos like this one.

It’s from The London Palladium Show broadcast on Friday, October 2, 1966. It was shown in color on NBC in the US and in black and white on ITV in the UK.

That week, the show was hosted by Kate Smith (1907-1986), a singer most famous in the 1930s through the 1960s. Her best-known recording was the Irving Berlin song, God Bless America. Among her other hits was Dream A Little Dream, later a huge hit for Mama Cass Elliot in 1968. Late in her life, Smith sang before home games of the Philadelphia Flyers ice hockey team.There is a statue of her in front of the Spectrum, the team’s home arena. And, baseball maven Alan Rubin tells me her version of God Bless America is played in Yankee Stadium during every seventh inning stretch. (Those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about can look up “seventh inning stretch, a great baseball tradition.)

Smith introduces Tom (check hos she pronounces the word “discotheque”) and he sings Mem>Not Responsible and Once There Was A Time. Then, he and Smith duet of the traditional folk song, It Takes A Worried Man from Tom’s 1965 album, Along Came Jones.

You’ll find the video in the TJI.com Video Library. Please bear in mind that it’s a recording from 45 years ago so it’s not the same quality as a newer recording would be. Enjoy this 26 year-old Tom Jones!

The calendars, I’m happy to report, are at the printer! .

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With no real news to post, I’ve simply updated the latest entry. There is a video file and an audio file just below this article. There was video floating around of Tom singing Chills and Fever and Sex Bomb in Sofia but, while the video was good, the audio was awful. Hopefully, by the end of this winter tour, there’ll be good video so TJI can post a lot more. As I watched it, though, I wondered (and don’t get angry) if Tom feels a bit odd singing Sex Bomb these days. Anyway….

From the Sofia, Bulgaria News Agency before his show there:

Tom Jones to Entertain Bulgaria for 1st Time on Friday

Prominent British singer Tom Jones will have his first concert in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on Friday.

Sexbomb, Delilah and Mama Told Me Not to Come are among the hits the excited Bulgarian audience is expected to hear. Some 20 songs will be included in Tom Jones’ 2-hour-long concert.

The gig will be held at the newly opened Arena Armeets hall in Sofia, with a starting time of 8 pm. It is organized by Sofia Music Enterprises.

Tom Jones is one of the most productive and sold artists in the history of modern music. Among his most well known hits are songs like It’s Not Unusual, Kiss, Delilah, What’s New Pussycat, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again and If I Only Knew, among others.

Although his songs have an unmistakeable pop catchiness, they retain a deep rock and blues sensibility as their fundament.

Tom Jones’s career spans over 46 years, his latest full-length album being 2010′s Praise & Blame.

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Now, here’s Tom in Bulgaria Thursday night. Click here to see him perform You Can Leave Your Hat On and click here to listen to him sing Delilah in Bulgaria November 17.

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Tom Jones proves social highlight of Dubai Air Show

16/11/11 | The Moodie Report

Leading entertainer Sir Tom Jones was the big social highlight of the Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner last night – an event which was jointly hosted by Dubai Airports, Emirates Airline and Dubai Duty Free. It attracted 3,200 people.

The Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner was hosted at the Meydan, home of the world’s richest horse race. Jones flew in to Dubai on Emirates to perform exclusively for an invited audience at the event.

During the evening, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman of Dubai Duty Free and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, made the opening address and welcomed guests to the event which he described as a celebration of aviation, a celebration of Dubai and a celebration of the UAE’s 40th anniversary.

For the rest of this article and the article and photos from Beirut and a local MTV video about Tom’s visit, along with video of Tom singing there, please click here to (more…)

Calendar orders will close at the end of the day this Wednesday, November 16! So, if you wish to order, now is the time! Just click on the right.

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If you missed the post just below, with 20+ minutes of fun video, don’t forget to check it out.

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Apparently, Sir tom’s performance in Beirut Sunday night was a smash and, as he said in his promo clip for the show (post below) he must have had a grand time. Here’s a story about the show, written by a reporter who seems to have an inordinate interest in who wrote the songs and she says his performance of Kiss “stank” of sensuality. Yuck. Also seems he’s dropped the Praise and Blame stuff. Too bad.Tonight is a private performance in Dubai. Wonder if we’ll hear about that.

Tom Jones’ youthful performance wows Beirut

November 15, 2011 01:12 AM | By Chirine Lahoud | The Daily Star

BEIRUT: In the midst of his world tour, 71-year-old Welsh superstar and living legend Tom Jones stopped by Beirut for a one-night stand at the Forum de Beyrouth Sunday evening.

For two hours, on his first trip to Lebanon, the elegantly dressed Jones delivered a powerful and charismatic performance, playing some of his most famous tunes – Sex Bomb, It’s Not Unusual, Delilah and She’s a Lady.

A pop culture icon since the mid-1960s, Jones – aka Sir Thomas John Woodward – has sold over 100 million records. He acquired international fame after recording many number-one hits and taking advantage of his musical versatility that allows him to pole vault from pop and rock to country and blues to, well, Prince.

At the Forum Sunday Jones demonstrated that, even after 46 years, he still knows how to take a large audience in hand. Young and old, the full house sang and danced to Jones’ lead. Some even waved a Welsh flag in tribute.

Unlike some great performers and artists, Jones took the time to adorn the spell betweens some tunes with anecdotes. He explained how, in the summer of 1964, the public discovered him thanks to his first single Chills and Fever. When the first notes echoed through the hall, the audience came to its feet in a fury of applause.

For the rest of this bizarre review, please click here to (more…)

Calendar orders will close in a couple of days So, if you wish to order, now is the time! Just click on the right.

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Tom is in Beirut for the first time ever to do a concert tonight. This is the second time there’s been specific notice paid to the fact he is bringing his own band. Does anyone know why? It’s like when I was in Australia and, after a couple of shows, when I stood to participate in a standing ovation, I was told they “don’t do that” in Australia. Guess customs differ worldwide. Anyway, he seems excited to be in Beirut. (Wish he were going to Israel so he could sing MY Yiddishe Momme.) Anyway, click here to see the 16-second video of Sir Tom’s press statement in Beirut.

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Tom (to whom they still refer as a “crooner”) will be making a special appearance in Dubai this Tuesday evening at the 2011 Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner. That’s nice, as it should be warm, at least, before he goes to the oh-so-temperate climes of Eastern Europe in November: Rumania (November 17; Bulgaria, November 18; Croatia, November 21; Hungary, November 22; Czech Republic, November 23; Russia, November 28).

As you’ll see in the article below, “Tom” issued a statement about being so happy to play gig.

Question: Today and tomorrow, November 12 and 13, the annual Avation Nation takes place at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas celebrating 70 years of air power in Las Vegas and the Air Force’s accomplishments. It is something to see. Sir Tom has played the city (not the base, as they don’t do entertainment) during Aviation Nation. Why not this year? (OK, I know that was a dumb question.) Of course, one realizes that even the nighty MGM Grand’s parent corporation lacks the money that Dubai possesses to pay entertainers the fees some are asking these days but, even so….

Sir Tom Jones back in the UAE
Welsh singer Sir Tom Jones will be the special guest performer at the 2011 Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner

Staff Reporter | Published: 12:00 November 12, 2011 | Gulf News

Dubai: The legendary crooner is back. Welsh singer Sir Tom Jones will be the special guest performer at the 2011 Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner on Tuesday evening at the Meydan, organisers have announced.

Jones, whose last UAE appearance was at a concert in Abu Dhabi in April last year, will be performing for an audience of about 3,200 invited guests from the aviation world, including visiting dignitaries, exhibitors, business executives and members of the media.

“This is a great show. I love performing these songs and the band is fantastic, so I’m looking forward to seeing and entertaining everyone at the Airshow Gala in Dubai this month,” Jones said in a statement.

Anita Mehra, the chairperson of the Dubai Airshow Gala Dinner Committee said Jones’ performance follows a string of international performers that have graced the event over the years including Diana Ross, Michael Bolton, Lionel Richie and George Benson.

“Tom Jones is an entertainer whose popularity has spanned many decades and I have no doubt he will enthral the guests as soon as he steps on stage,” she said.

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Lovely interview with Sir Tom In Ireland: Ireland’s Late Late Show went on the air in 1968 and, still going today, is an Irish institution.

So, of course, it was only right that when the marvelous institution that is Sir Tom Jones was in Ireland promoting Praise and Blame he paid a visit to host Ryan Tubridy.

He sang Strange Things and then sat with the host for a jolly confab.

You can watch see Tom on the show in the TJI.com Video Library.

If you’ve been in Las Vegas between September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2011, and saw any shows, please take time to vote in the BroadwayWorld.com Best of Las Vegas 2011 Awards. This is the website for which I review shows. I know some of you have been here and might like to vote. You have until December 31 to do so.

Sadly, even though Tom placed high on last year’s list of Las Vegas’ “best concerts,” he wasn’t eligible for this year. Oh, well, maybe next year.

At any rate when you think about it, you probably will agree that at least people outside of Europe can take comfort of the existence, variety and easy accessibility of video. With it, we can see a Tom Jones concert whenever we want to.

So, here from 1994′s MTV Europe Music Awards, is Tom singing the ever-terrific (despite that video starring a dog) If I Only Knew.. He was, as noted in two posts below, promoting The Lead and How To Swing It. Enjoy!

A brief post at a very busy time. Actually, it’s a reposting of a video TJI linked to in 1987.

Subtitled for Japanese television, here’s Tom back a few years ago singing about the music he loves. And, since I love this song — and enjoy it when Tom sings Bob Seger (remember when he did We’ve Got Tonight? — I thought I’d post it.

So, click here to see the clip from the Japanese broadcast of his special, Born To Be Me. Enjoy it!