I'm Growing Old is my favorite. 💜 Growing old is a privilege and a challenge. I grew old too (now 65), but my best friend is a little Hawaiian lady who is 87. She has great positive Energy which inspires me. Your energy and outlook inspires me, too! I almost got to see you perform in San Jose, but it was cancelled, and I was so heartbroken. Hopefully, I WILL get to see/hear you perform before one of us passes away. 😊 I luv every song you've ever sung, but most of all, 'What's New, Pussycat", which I scream-sing in my truck while I drive the lonely highway to town in Texas, where I live. Keep growing old, Mr. Tom Jones! This world needs You! 💗💗💗
remember when this was live on the Tom Jones show my mom loved him and Janis too like we all did . when they did this duet my whole family was up and dancing , jumping up and down in the living room except for my dad who just sat drinking his beer laughing and enjoying the whole scene .those were great times a very special time, i really miss those days...
Janice joplin and Jimi Hendrix were born 2 months apart. They both made their transition one month apart from each other. Barbiturates and heroin, is not a positive,Quinella😮
My GAWD! I never knew this existed. Man, it's so good to see these two performers giving it all they had! Live - no overdubs, no lip-syncing, no fake playing. It's the real thing, baby. Great band, good energy in the room. Wish I'd been there. Thanks for sharing this one, Tom! I'm so glad you had the opportunity to sing with Janis.
@@GeneRogers-di6cl Please don't apologise... I was actually replying to the commentor at the top who stated that Janis got him moving. He used to really send it on his show every week, just Google Tom Jones Dances Like Hell...he really sends it
I saw Janis Joplin in Hartford, CT when I was nineteen yrs old. I never saw anything quite like it in my life! What a performance - such raw talent. What she did with her voice was nothing short of amazing. So glad I grew up in the 60s and 70s. What a great time to be young.❤I never imagined a paring of Tom Jones and Janis. But it was fantastic.
I am 68 and I was fortunate to have seen Janis Joplin in Kansas City, Kansas at The Memorial Hall Auditorium on a Sunday afternoon in 1969 , I don't remember the month but she was with The Full Tilt Boogie Band and Sea Train opened the show, she was wonderful, I was only 14 or 15 and my friend Steve Sassman and I went, his Mom dropped us off and after the show we went to McDonald's and ate $.15 cheeseburgers and$.12 fries , Janis did two shows that day and we went to the early one, she was a great singer and I will always remember her, RIP Janis
@@Back2blonde Was she with The Full Tilt Boogie Band or Big Brother , I think that The Full Tilt Boogie Band was made up of better musicians, what a shame that she died so young, I would have loved to hear her sing " The American Songbook" she did Summertime and it was beautiful, RIP Janice
@@OdiousToad I really enjoyed their music , I don't know what happened to them but I believe there was a lot of personal changes in the band, was Janis Joplin on the bill when you saw them
I love your story/experience!! Janis ❤ I'm thinking likely Kansas - city/state tax wasn't the same in Suffolk County on Long Island. Why you got more for your money. McDonald's in my hometown opened in 1970. Three burgers, one fries, one fountain soda, for 96 cents. I can't remember if the burgers were cheeseburgers. (But I would think they were.) I distinctly remember always getting 4 cents change back. Back in the day. 😊
Tom is one of the most underrated vocalists in terms of ability to handle any genre and keep up with the best! Few people could have matched the rawness and wild power of Janis, but he does! Incredible!
Yes, I agree, amazing Duo amazing duet. I mean, there's other duets. You know I'm in out there that are like really super cool and stuff. But you know who is louis and gwyneth paltrow comes to mind cruising
@@tappedout300xcmaybe because he was musically talented. He didn't have to screech to reach the top notes like she did. Was never that impressed with her vocals if I'm honest.
Anybody who could do that well with Tom Jones, and was still only age 26? Absolutely amazing. Her pants were a beautiful color here. ( i notice colors) Wow, imagine what more she could have done. People still really miss her
Only 26🤔…. In those days you were a fully grown adult not an infantilised adolescent like the 26 years olds of today still living with, and relying on the bank of mum and dad….
He was not underrated. He was everywhere TV shows radio live concerts. Just some people thought they were too cool for Tom Jones. A lot of us couldn't admit we liked Tom Jones 😂
@@stillnotwoke Thank you. Kids today say that about stars of the past because they never heard of them without knowing how big those stars were in their day.
Tom Jones Doesn't. Make. Sense. He is a towering titan of a vocalist. He is a mirror and brings out the absolute best of the people he performs with. And it is just full of joy.
I’m stunned. I have genuinely never really listened to any of Janis Joplin, but holy fuck she was amazing. How have I missed this? I thought I had a diverse music taste, but I have been awoken!
Yeah I feel the same way.. She was definitely amazing. More so than I thought too.Tom jones is a little intimidated for a minute. He knew she had an amazing talent. Tom Jones noticed the talent. That janis joplin had the power to mesmerize the audience, And was definitely at her peak. Her voice was the epitome of Blues and soul. Music ,but at the end he felt honored he was on the same stage as janis,Tom jones did just fine in his own right.
Janis was a hardcore Texas Blues singer from Port Arthur. She had such a unique voice that will never be imitated or duplicated. She also was a member of the "forever 27 club" along with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) and Blind Owl Alan Wilson from Cannet Heat.
Janis is a tornado whirlwind of sound and stand alone as top of greatest white women singer of all time. Sorry to bring colour to this but we talking 40 years ago and she's amazing and not been outshined to this day or days to come 😊❤️ janis you crazy Diamond 🌞
Check out her album "Pearl", released after her death. I still listen to it 50+ years later. "Move Over", "Half Moon" and "Get it While You Can" are my favorites, plus the instrumental "Buried Alive in the Blues"
Talk about burning down the house !!!. There was enough energy on that stage to shoot a rocket to the moon. Janis was my favorite singer back in my high school days from 1967 to 1971. I just gave away my age. 😅
When I was a kid I never understood why people thought Janis Joplin was so great....now as an adult, I can really appreciate the talent she was. She was also very attractive. May God Rest her Soul
Yes. I've known her name all my life but only recently saw her interviews and videos on UA-cam and I'm blown away. She is such a cutie and her LOVE of music just burst out from her ❤️🔥❤️🔥💖💖
She would have loved your comments,she did not see herself as beautiful,and she radiated beauty.You should look up her interview with Dick Cavett,very revealing,and very sad.
Tom Jones and Janis Joplin brought out the best of each other when performing together. Amazing energy and chemistry. These two are the real deal. God bless the soul of Janis.
What a performance. I keep coming back to this. I love that Janis is totally focused on Tom. The eye contact is wild and they are totally in musical sync during this performance. One of the great duets. Bitter sweet beauty. Tom was on fire here. R.I.P Janis.x
This is just outstanding...I have watched him now with Cher, and with Wilson Pickett -- he can adapt to whatever style of his guests, and really make them look good. Tom Jones, what a talent!
@@serialhag1647 Janis had chemistry with just about anybody on stage. She drags people up on stage to dance with her ... she just wants everyone having a good time. Tom Jones seems the same way- very engaging with his audience
Tom unquestionably had the moves back then, but Janis inspired him with her own uninhibited gyrations. The camera had to cut away when she started backing in on him. 😉
@@pueblodove I stand corrected, you were right. The videos of Janis on the Dick Cavett Show and the Tom Jones Show were the Kosmic Blues Band. The guitarist Sam Andrews originally with Big Brother & The Holding Company and the bass player Brad Campell played in both bands, Full Tilt and Kosmic Blues Band.
@@georgebuck2269 Ok, I was going by the sound, each band sorta added their own sound. I knew they had a shift in the bands a lot. Was there a 4th band?
Tom Jones has an incredible strong singing voice as it is but it is hard to believe at the power that Janis produces and very clear too. We will not see the likes of her again, ever. Just one of a kind and so well missed.
Tom had to hold his mic several inches away from his mouth in order not to distort his vocal sound and even risk blowing out the mic as he'd been known to do. Janis, like most other singers, holds her mic against her mouth to get the volume...
@@elephantintheroom5678 I'm referring to the operatic-type power and volume jones produces and waaay more powerful than most singers, hence his need to normally sing with the mic away from his mouth. As I already said; he was known to pop microphones in his younger days because of this power.
@@stuartleggat7176 volume matters nothing. What she gives expression to does. I love Tom. But Janis delivers heartbreak in a way that speks for itself. Oh man, Oh man.
They were both on fire here and really appeared to be enjoying working with each other! Never saw this before and it just blew me away! Individual leave they both were very energetic together they are like an atomic musical bomb!
Janis is totally raising Tom’s energy level! Sad my generation did not get to have Janis around. Happy we still got Tom! (Please see Cindy Smith’s comment six months ago...Tom Jones explains it himself!!)
My aunt Patty used to babysit me when I was four years old and she watched the Tom Jones show and I was supposed to be taking a nap, but I would always watch. I have loved music my whole life.
Apparently he had the ability to adapt very well to every style of music presented to him; just like Cher who became successful at every genre of music, from ballads, to torch songs to rock and even disco.
Took him a few minutes to soak in some of her Energy, once he did, he surprised himself. Janis was a Category 6 force of nature. He held on and rode the tsunami.
Tom Jones has an incredible strong singing voice as it is but it is hard to believe at the power that Janis produces and very clear too. We will not see the likes of her again, ever. Just one of a kind and so well missed. 114
They were really good friends, but the epitome of cool would have seen Tom and Elvis do something together in 68’ Colonel wouldn’t let Elvis share the stage with anyone.
Back in the day, the Tom Jones Show was as cool as anything on TV. He had the top rock musicians of that time, and he was pretty smooth. I always watched it.
Tom, this is so damned cool! Only sorry it took 52 years for me to see it! You definitely keyed in to Janis, and you both did a hell of a job! Thanks for posting it.
It's actually kinda sweet at the end when he pulls her in for that hug, and then kisses her head...the vibe was totally one of "I appreciate you", as if he understood her deep-down insecurity and just wanted to show her that love for who she was...that's what I picked up from it anyway, and it made me go "awwww" 🥺❤❤❤
I was paying so much attention to Tom and Janice. I didn’t even notice they were dancers in the background… and I love how organic Janis Joplin is no implants, no lip, fillers, just simple and organic, and in all that lies the beauty
@@jacquelinedavis6607 They weren't even there to dance, they were just supposed to be set dressing. But they couldn't resist that smoking band and two legendary vocalists.
@@danieldickson8591 Who could resist? Not me. Every time I hear music with a happy beat, my feet start tapping. Then comes the humming and my body starts movin' and groovin' . There was a lady in a clothing store that chided me for my little dance! She's just lucky that I hummed and didn't sing like I did in my car or cleaning the house.
@@theresabenko2540 I drove semi’s cross country in the sevenths and wore out five 8track copies of pearl. Pushed it in in morning popped it out at night. Know every song by heart.
@@theresabenko2540 that was a problem that went back to her school years. She felt some anger towards her classmates and wanted to go back and show them her fame and popularity. Which I don’t think ever happened.
I'd reverse that, Love Janis but Tom Jones, as someone else says, sings every song like it's the last one he'll ever sing, yet still remains under control.
They are not playing instruments. She's hopping out of beat at times. "pure" is subject to bias. Many singers use auto tune because they like the sound, not because they need it (except rap and reggaeton and such nonsense music).
But you could see that the two of them inspired each other, raising their heat as the song progressed. Like every great duet, together they're greater than the sum of their parts.
True,. Tom the power house and Janis a exploding neutron star. Tom new before he was playing second and respect he knew.. Who the fuck could be in that position. Amazing. Miss you Janis a few more year would have gave magic to the world. 😢😢😢
BlackMuddyRiver they both something that goes way beyond talent, absolutely amazing amount of drive behind their voices! They both knew that about each other, we can see them admire each other as they sing.
Sir Tom and Janis Joplin, now that’s a dynamic duo! Still watching and enjoying June 2021 two of my favorite entertainers in the world! Rest and Rock in Peace Lady Janis, your legacy will live on forever! Sir Tom you are blessed with a God given gift of a voice that is as strong and powerful now as it was here back in the day! You’ve given so much of yourself to your millions of fans throughout the decades! God bless you and keep you! Thank you both for sharing your wonderful talent!
@@davidpadilla8092 I would almost agree except for the fact that she did not have many days left after that. That's why it was so nice to see her having that much fun because I think the heartbreaks overpowered the joys.
This emblematic and amazing live duet of Tom Jones and Janis Joplin in "This Is Tom Jones" TV show, was brodcasted December 9th of 1969 at ITV studios, London. It has been widely considered one of the most memorable moments in the history of television and also as a symbolic closing of the 60s music .
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Watching these two Herculean talents light fire to each other’s soul-dazzled voices, lifted my spirits into the stratosphere of cosmic vocal delight, where I exploded into waves of orgasmic sound ecstasy. Simply dazzling.
I thought the same also a youngin in the 70's, my mother who is 80 now loved both Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdick..lol. Though I always liked them both, they have a new place in my ❤.
Look at the whiplash dude in the background. Tom’s keeping up with Janis pretty good. They’re so different and yet there they are throwing down together. I like it.
Oh gawd you should check out a concert of her on UA-cam where she's pulling dozens of people u'll on stage with her and everyone is dancing around her!?!?!? It's LITERALLY "a happening!!" Like holy shit to "get down" with joplin on stage....????? Omg blow my MIND!! Lol
What a performance. I love that Janis is totally focused on Tom. They are totally in sync and tandem during this performance. Bitter sweet beauty. R.I.P Janis.x
Wow. They compliment each other thinking they have different styles One is raw and pure, the other one smooth and swagger. They don't try to outstage one another. More artists should be like this.
For too brief a time, she was a true force of nature. I will always remember the shot of Cass Elliot in the audience at Monterey Pop with her mouth open in amazement as Janis performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was something to behold.
Yes. Cass was a force of nature, too, but a totally different Earth Mama vibe. I always loved watching her being caught up in the moment that was Janis.
I’ve always loved both of them. Two powerhouses yet on opposite ends of the music genres of the time. Seeing these two together was mesmerizing! They just fed off each other’s vibes and made a new masterpiece 🥰
A brilliant performance by two incredible legends!!!! Singing, dancing just having a wonderful time!!!! The musicians also put on a brilliant performance and all those people dancing away!!!! Every body, famous or not 'equally' having a great time!!!!! 😁😇😍👏🎷🎸🎶🎤
I'd be willing to bet Tom and Janis rehearsed this once for 10 seconds,both looked at each othef and said "you good?" "Yep-good!!!!" And the rest is history!! You can tell they both were having fun and loved working with each other!!!
Actually Joe, they never had met nor rehearsed! She was busy and couldn't make it to the rehearsal earlier that day. She was advised that Tom could match her on the high notes, which she just laughed and said 'we'll see' (apparently). Seeing her face after Tom's first piece with her (0.53) was classic!
This is the real thing no shit..2019..see madonna songfestival....the greatest...shit off all...madonna is great but she cant sing like the most "stars" these days..en beyonce is sowieso grote shit..die denkt dat ze Tina turner is 😂
I had the privilege of watching Tom Jones perform from the wings and he had the most powerful voice imaginable. After the show he talked to us about Elvis , Janis, Jimmy Page and John Lennon, and he was just an all around cool guy
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I'm Growing Old is my favorite. 💜
Growing old is a privilege and a challenge. I grew old too (now 65), but my best friend is a little Hawaiian lady who is 87. She has great positive Energy which inspires me. Your energy and outlook inspires me, too! I almost got to see you perform in San Jose, but it was cancelled, and I was so heartbroken. Hopefully, I WILL get to see/hear you perform before one of us passes away. 😊 I luv every song you've ever sung, but most of all, 'What's New, Pussycat", which I scream-sing in my truck while I drive the lonely highway to town in Texas, where I live. Keep growing old, Mr. Tom Jones! This world needs You! 💗💗💗
Hey Tom, janis had that same type of soul in her singing like you. You both sounded great together complimenting each other vocally.👌
The windmills of your minds
Truerer words could have not been spoken!!! 💙🎶✌
remember when this was live on the Tom Jones show my mom loved him and Janis too like we all did . when they did this duet my whole family was up and dancing , jumping up and down in the living room except for my dad who just sat drinking his beer laughing and enjoying the whole scene .those were great times a very special time, i really miss those days...
Yep, our house too !!!!
Dad couldn't wait for Rawhide, wagon train or Perry Mason to hit our 18 inch TV .
Cool!
❤❤🎉🎉❤❤🎉🎉
1967 ?
69
When your artistic talent is light years above what is humanly possible, you don't stay here too long. RIP Janis Joplin.
Paul McCartney
Janice joplin and Jimi Hendrix were born 2 months apart.
They both made their transition one month apart from each other.
Barbiturates and heroin, is not a positive,Quinella😮
Loved this. So much joy and happiness. Thank you God for this blessing.
Alive in the wpp
Janis in wpp
This is why I can’t stop using UA-cam. Tom Jones and Janis Joplin in 1969? How can you not watch it?
It is great. Was immediately sucked in.
That's RIGHT!!
Exactly
I know!
Wow…1969!!!
I've loved Tom Jones for 55 years, but man oh man, LISTEN TO JANIS!
Tome Jones is amazing, but I don't even he knew what to do with Janis Joplin.
Two years later she was dead. Check out the June 1971 Dick Cavett show with Janis Joplin and Raquel Welch!
Great singer but overrated...
My GAWD! I never knew this existed. Man, it's so good to see these two performers giving it all they had! Live - no overdubs, no lip-syncing, no fake playing. It's the real thing, baby. Great band, good energy in the room. Wish I'd been there. Thanks for sharing this one, Tom! I'm so glad you had the opportunity to sing with Janis.
Check out the old Johnny Cash show. Can't believe the people he has on with him
@@76Ibenez Will do, Ibanez (great guitars!). Thanks for the reminder!
Me either. Awesome ❤
Tom Jones and Janice Joplin awesome singers, great video 1963, I was 3
Never been anything like this. Janis RIP ❤❤❤❤
Tom Jones hit an F5 in this performance. That is the highest note I have ever heard him sing. Janis Joplin got him moving and working it in this duet.
He pensado lo mismo.
Jo, T.J. a la altura de voz con J.J.
Guau!!
Anyone singing with Janis Joplin would have to have stepped up their game !!! 😊
You've obviously never seen Tom "dancing like hell". He certainly didn't need anyone else to get him moving...
@@alisonhophing6261 I have seen Tom Jones in person singing. I don’t remember him dancing. Sorry about that!
@@GeneRogers-di6cl Please don't apologise... I was actually replying to the commentor at the top who stated that Janis got him moving. He used to really send it on his show every week, just Google Tom Jones Dances Like Hell...he really sends it
I saw Janis Joplin in Hartford, CT when I was nineteen yrs old. I never saw anything quite like it in my life! What a performance - such raw talent. What she did with her voice was nothing short of amazing. So glad I grew up in the 60s and 70s. What a great time to be young.❤I never imagined a paring of Tom Jones and Janis. But it was fantastic.
What a great memory you have! I wish I could have seen her. TX for sharing.
We did have the best of it!
Ann Wilson a great one too. Someone of our age said it's worth being old now to have been young back then
Don't forget Gracie Slick oh and Gayle McCormick
@danclark3377
U lucky ….
I am 68 and I was fortunate to have seen Janis Joplin in Kansas City, Kansas at The Memorial Hall Auditorium on a Sunday afternoon in 1969 , I don't remember the month but she was with The Full Tilt Boogie Band and Sea Train opened the show, she was wonderful, I was only 14 or 15 and my friend Steve Sassman and I went, his Mom dropped us off and after the show we went to McDonald's and ate $.15 cheeseburgers and$.12 fries , Janis did two shows that day and we went to the early one, she was a great singer and I will always remember her, RIP Janis
I’m 70 and I also saw her in Philly. She was a real powerhouse friendly warm person. She’s now in heaven flying high.
@@Back2blonde Was she with The Full Tilt Boogie Band or Big Brother , I think that The Full Tilt Boogie Band was made up of better musicians, what a shame that she died so young, I would have loved to hear her sing " The American Songbook" she did Summertime and it was beautiful, RIP Janice
Oh my! Sea Train. There's a blast. Philly early 70s. Fairmount Park.
@@OdiousToad I really enjoyed their music , I don't know what happened to them but I believe there was a lot of personal changes in the band, was Janis Joplin on the bill when you saw them
I love your story/experience!! Janis ❤ I'm thinking likely Kansas - city/state tax wasn't the same in Suffolk County on Long Island. Why you got more for your money. McDonald's in my hometown opened in 1970. Three burgers, one fries, one fountain soda, for 96 cents. I can't remember if the burgers were cheeseburgers. (But I would think they were.) I distinctly remember always getting 4 cents change back. Back in the day. 😊
I love to see Janis singing happily and with such a big smile. A perfect match here... Go you, queen!
She's beyond believe. Crazy crazy and so much.
God bless you Janis greatest white singer of all time. She is a hurricane tornado 🙉🙉🙉
oh janis had a big smile, after tom and her did there thing!,get it. and from what i heard about tom, he was very well endowed. yahoo.
You mean screaming happily.
Weird, as much as I love to hear this, it's almost like their singing styles are butting heads with the same competitive energy.
@@davidbingley6734 It certainly looks like they were each pushing each other to really cut loose. The greatest artists inspire each other.
Tom is one of the most underrated vocalists in terms of ability to handle any genre and keep up with the best! Few people could have matched the rawness and wild power of Janis, but he does! Incredible!
word!
Exacto, poder salvaje de gritos nada más, si eso es tener una gran voz yo me quedo con Tarzan y mi amado Sir Tom Jones Forever 💐❣️❣️❣️
Totally agree. Tom could mix it up with anybody. Top notch singer. You could tell that Janis was a hand full for him on this one..
Yes, I agree, amazing Duo amazing duet. I mean, there's other duets. You know I'm in out there that are like really super cool and stuff. But you know who is louis and gwyneth paltrow comes to mind cruising
@@tappedout300xcmaybe because he was musically talented. He didn't have to screech to reach the top notes like she did. Was never that impressed with her vocals if I'm honest.
Tom is a powerhouse, but I think even he was blown away by Janis' raw energy and talent!
The girl is real and raw - powderful.
yup, he admitted that in interviews :)
right at the beginning, you can see him have his 'breath taken away'
Géniale janis
He’s trying, but he just can’t match her.
I was feeling down...then I watched this.
I'm fine now! What a joyful performance🤩
Cheers Erin, have a good one....
Tom and Janis both look like they are having so much fun here! 2 powerhouse voices!
Hello Mary, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??
@@TrevorJennings-i2b quale virus?
I literally have never seen a bigger grin on either of their faces.
Anybody who could do that well with Tom Jones, and was still only age 26? Absolutely amazing. Her pants were a beautiful color here. ( i notice colors) Wow, imagine what more she could have done. People still really miss her
Only 26🤔…. In those days you were a fully grown adult not an infantilised adolescent like the 26 years olds of today still living with, and relying on the bank of mum and dad….
Janis wore a lot of purple!
Tom wasn’t very old, either.
Listen up, kids! This was the time of real music andmusicians!
So true
Sadly, kids today don’t care about real music made by people who can actually sing and play instruments.
And real entertainment. Not the crap we see today, all show, no talent!
Yessssssssssssss
Да что Вы знаете о современных детях, Дима, у них больший выбор и слушают они тоже что и мы.
Two of most powerful singers of all time. Tom is definitely underrated here.
He was not underrated. He was everywhere TV shows radio live concerts. Just some people thought they were too cool for Tom Jones. A lot of us couldn't admit we liked Tom Jones 😂
"Underrated" comments are overrated... try harder.
@@stillnotwoke Thank you. Kids today say that about stars of the past because they never heard of them without knowing how big those stars were in their day.
Powerhouse vocalists!
Tom Jones Doesn't. Make. Sense. He is a towering titan of a vocalist. He is a mirror and brings out the absolute best of the people he performs with. And it is just full of joy.
Holy crap, what a find this is. Chills. All that power from both, direct, flowing, no lip-synching - and such fun! A new go-to dance number.
I know. It is what you call PROPER MUSIC!!
I’m stunned. I have genuinely never really listened to any of Janis Joplin, but holy fuck she was amazing. How have I missed this? I thought I had a diverse music taste, but I have been awoken!
Yeah I feel the same way.. She was definitely amazing. More so than I thought too.Tom jones is a little intimidated for a minute. He knew she had an amazing talent. Tom Jones noticed the talent. That janis joplin had the power to mesmerize the audience, And was definitely at her peak. Her voice was the epitome of Blues and soul. Music ,but at the end he felt honored he was on the same stage as janis,Tom jones did just fine in his own right.
Janis was a hardcore Texas Blues singer from Port Arthur. She had such a unique voice that will never be imitated or duplicated. She also was a member of the "forever 27 club" along with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) and Blind Owl Alan Wilson from Cannet Heat.
Janis is a tornado whirlwind of sound and stand alone as top of greatest white women singer of all time. Sorry to bring colour to this but we talking 40 years ago and she's amazing and not been outshined to this day or days to come 😊❤️ janis you crazy Diamond 🌞
@@georgebuck2269 She was also very intelligent and super humble. A totally cool lady.
Check out her album "Pearl", released after her death. I still listen to it 50+ years later. "Move Over", "Half Moon" and "Get it While You Can" are my favorites, plus the instrumental "Buried Alive in the Blues"
Talk about burning down the house !!!. There was enough energy on that stage to shoot a rocket to the moon. Janis was my favorite singer back in my high school days from 1967 to 1971. I just gave away my age. 😅
When I was a kid I never understood why people thought Janis Joplin was so great....now as an adult, I can really appreciate the talent she was. She was also very attractive.
May God Rest her Soul
Amen.
So beautiful and she never felt it saw that in herself.
Yes. I've known her name all my life but only recently saw her interviews and videos on UA-cam and I'm blown away. She is such a cutie and her LOVE of music just burst out from her ❤️🔥❤️🔥💖💖
She would have loved your comments,she did not see herself as beautiful,and she radiated beauty.You should look up her interview with Dick Cavett,very revealing,and very sad.
Wow, I knew how great Tom and Janis were, but that was probably the best combo I’ve ever seen. Awesome!!
I know I was blown away too 💜☺️💯
Agreed, the band kicked butt too!
Tom Jones and Janis Joplin brought out the best of each other when performing together. Amazing energy and chemistry. These two are the real deal. God bless the soul of Janis.
Tom JOnes was revered by many rock musicians
This is WOW- I never knew Tom sang with Janis. Flipping amazing they both have so much soul. It seems Tom could sing with anybody
What a performance. I keep coming back to this. I love that Janis is totally focused on Tom. The eye contact is wild and they are totally in musical sync during this performance. One of the great duets. Bitter sweet beauty. Tom was on fire here. R.I.P Janis.x
Дженис поистине гениальная !!!!
Janis brought out the best in Tom. That's what healthy and real competition......and love can do.
Wow! What an awesome raw performance from 2 iconic vocalists. Both Janis and Tom could sing anything, any style.
This is just outstanding...I have watched him now with Cher, and with Wilson Pickett -- he can adapt to whatever style of his guests, and really make them look good. Tom Jones, what a talent!
You should check out Tom Jones & Tina Turner-Medley-Warner Theater 1978. They complement each other-body and soul.
@@denisepaul7274 Wonderful suggestion Denise, ty :)
The Cher performance had little chemistry between the 2 of them. Janis tho...
Check him out with Joe Cocker
@@serialhag1647 Janis had chemistry with just about anybody on stage. She drags people up on stage to dance with her ... she just wants everyone having a good time.
Tom Jones seems the same way- very engaging with his audience
Tom Jones can really dance! Wow! He’s really gettin’ down n’ dirty, groovin’ with those wild moves! I’m impressed!
Oh yes the man can dance, I could watch him dance all day long!
Tom unquestionably had the moves back then, but Janis inspired him with her own uninhibited gyrations. The camera had to cut away when she started backing in on him. 😉
New to Tome Jones eh...hahaha
Janis was a force of nature.
Incredible duet. 2 of the finest.
Good job Tom, too. He brought it.
I know that's Right !!!!!!
He switched her ON )❤
Wow both of them so much energy. I wouldn’t expect less from Janice but Tom nailed it.The band needs to be acknowledged as well.
Right, was it the Cosmic Blues Band?
@@pueblodove Probably "The Full Tilt Boogie Band."
@@georgebuck2269 cool
@@pueblodove I stand corrected, you were right. The videos of Janis on the Dick Cavett Show and the Tom Jones Show were the Kosmic Blues Band. The guitarist Sam Andrews originally with Big Brother & The Holding Company and the bass player Brad Campell played in both bands, Full Tilt and Kosmic Blues Band.
@@georgebuck2269 Ok, I was going by the sound, each band sorta added their own sound. I knew they had a shift in the bands a lot. Was there a 4th band?
this is simply how it should be done... both are completely singing in the moment and going for it...immense!
Where the backup dancers enhance their talent, not substitute for it!
I agree, they are getting down 😎!!!
I really hope that this kind of music come back. I'm so tired to hear music nowadays.
Tom Jones has an incredible strong singing voice as it is but it is hard to believe at the power that Janis produces and very clear too. We will not see the likes of her again, ever. Just one of a kind and so well missed.
Tom Jones is/was a big fan of Chuck Jackson, listening to him.
Look up Vella. She channels a Joplin style!
Tom had to hold his mic several inches away from his mouth in order not to distort his vocal sound and even risk blowing out the mic as he'd been known to do. Janis, like most other singers, holds her mic against her mouth to get the volume...
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I'm referring to the operatic-type power and volume jones produces and waaay more powerful than most singers, hence his need to normally sing with the mic away from his mouth. As I already said; he was known to pop microphones in his younger days because of this power.
@@stuartleggat7176 volume matters nothing. What she gives expression to does. I love Tom. But Janis delivers heartbreak in a way that speks for itself. Oh man, Oh man.
They were both on fire here and really appeared to be enjoying working with each other! Never saw this before and it just blew me away! Individual leave they both were very energetic together they are like an atomic musical bomb!
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Janis is totally raising Tom’s energy level! Sad my generation did not get to have Janis around. Happy we still got Tom!
(Please see Cindy Smith’s comment six months ago...Tom Jones explains it himself!!)
You missed out!
They were pretty much on the same level to begin with. Watch Tom Jones performance of Treat her right to see what I mean
you have terence d arby and amy 2
Wow she was amazing🤩
That is a misperception on your part. Tom Jones was ALWAYS high energy!
I watched this on tv 1969, Tom Jones show while feeding my new baby, he just turned 55yr ❤
My aunt Patty used to babysit me when I was four years old and she watched the Tom Jones show and I was supposed to be taking a nap, but I would always watch. I have loved music my whole life.
That's one cool mom and lucky baby!😮
How the heck did a guy like Tom come out of a tiny place like Wales and conquer every style of music? He can sing anything brilliantly!
Apparently he had the ability to adapt very well to every style of music presented to him; just like Cher who became successful at every genre of music, from ballads, to torch songs to rock and even disco.
Because Welsh people have great Voices that's why
I always say he’s my favorite Welshman
Lucky genetics. A freak of perfecting tje hip patterns.
@@donjohn2695 So you've heard the singing voices of all "Welsh people"? 🙄
No, that's NOT why. Tom Jones is ONE WELSH PERSON. Try valid comments.
Took him a few minutes to soak in some of her Energy, once he did, he surprised himself. Janis was a Category 6 force of nature. He held on and rode the tsunami.
Bill, I saw that too
Bill, well said, exactly.
Tom was hipper and wilder than most people give him credit for. Together he and Janis were wonderful.
Oh man Bill Simon, I love your comment!! Loove it!
De acuerdo, pero él nunca la alcanza.
Tom got the voice, the look, the swag, and the move. That's the full PREMIUM package, right there. 👌👌
Couldn't have said it better myself.
You can tell that they were digging each other's natural talent. I love this so much!
It was The Love Generation, you dig
One of the greatest clips ever! This beautiful duet of two equal voices - YES!
Tom Jones has an incredible strong singing voice as it is but it is hard to believe at the power that Janis produces and very clear too. We will not see the likes of her again, ever. Just one of a kind and so well missed.
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I might add...Whitney was a super powerhouse. I still get sad to think she's gone with that wonderful gift of her voice.
@@whopiddledonyourposttoasti175 Who's Whitney?
@@suchabadkitty1293 Whitney Houston
Lady Gaga can do this. Look up her Led Zeppelin covers.
Amy Winehouse would have given Janis a run for her money.
These 3 minutes and a half contain way more musical talent than the entire past two decades worlwide.
Either one of them singing for 10 seconds live here is better than 98% of modern day singer's entire careers
Damn true
The truth is 90% of the music talent in that 3 min is influenced by R&B and black culture. Diversity is great 👍
And they were 20-somethings!!
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Terrific video, words can’t express it❤✨✨✨✨✨✨👏👏👏 3:27
You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as Tom Jones dueting with Janis Joplin.
Dig it!
Solid.
They were really good friends, but the epitome of cool would have seen Tom and Elvis do something together in 68’
Colonel wouldn’t let Elvis share the stage with anyone.
It's very raw and sexy. Grrrrr
They have different style of music but this was fantastic
The musicians in this performance unbelievably good. That was perfect music.
It was Janis Joplins band called
This was the Kosmic Blue Band, not Full Tilt Boogie.
Back in the day, the Tom Jones Show was as cool as anything on TV. He had the top rock musicians of that time, and he was pretty smooth. I always watched it.
What a duet... they both compliment each others voice with some belting soul funk business
Tom, this is so damned cool! Only sorry it took 52 years for me to see it! You definitely keyed in to Janis, and you both did a hell of a job! Thanks for posting it.
Pure chemistry and talent. Will never see the likes of this ever again. God bless you Janis. R.I.P.🙏❤️🎼.x
It's actually kinda sweet at the end when he pulls her in for that hug, and then kisses her head...the vibe was totally one of "I appreciate you", as if he understood her deep-down insecurity and just wanted to show her that love for who she was...that's what I picked up from it anyway, and it made me go "awwww" 🥺❤❤❤
Definitely. It was an awkward tender moment....he treated her with kid gloves.
I was paying so much attention to Tom and Janice. I didn’t even notice they were dancers in the background… and I love how organic Janis Joplin is no implants, no lip, fillers, just simple and organic, and in all that lies the beauty
This just blows away anything in the past 30 years at least. True artists, true beauty. ❤
Her voice is so raw and....yes.... organic......I can't imagine she ever had formal voice training, which inevitably changes that natural quality
I had to look. By golly there are very enthusiastic dancers!
@@jacquelinedavis6607 They weren't even there to dance, they were just supposed to be set dressing. But they couldn't resist that smoking band and two legendary vocalists.
@@danieldickson8591 Who could resist? Not me. Every time I hear music with a happy beat, my feet start tapping. Then comes the humming and my body starts movin' and groovin' .
There was a lady in a clothing store that chided me for my little dance! She's just lucky that I hummed and didn't sing like I did in my car or cleaning the house.
What privilege, what quality, two great musicians, my respect and great admiration.
👏👏👏👏
Maybe, two great singer...is better
It's the coolest watching Sir Thomas Jones singing with some of the greats like Janis and Tina!! He can do it easily with his soulful voice!!
I would never have believed this pairing if I didnt see it myself, mind boggling..Tom and Janis so amazing.❤
I still cant believe these two ever sang together.
@@howardweinstein1324 mind boggling....lol
This is awesome not many people can stand their ground with Janice but then again not many can stand their ground with Tom.. This is pure magic
What a nice performance I love this song. How are you Linda ?
I was expecting them to sing to a canned track. But having Janis kicking the band’s energy up a few notches made for a great recording.
I love that Janis was absolutely going for it... What I love more is that Tom made going for it look soooo easy. Both unbelievable talents.
I would take these two anyway l could get them!
GOD REST THEIR SOULS💖DONNA BARNETT
Tom is still alive haha
tom had a pent up whole life of living in wales ready to burst out 😂
Just wow!! I think this is one of the greatest duets ever committed to film. Simply outstanding. Passionate, authentic and true talent .🙏❤️.x
Tom jones was powerhouse but janis was a defenition of power itself ... superb duo
Couldn't have said it better myself.
@@DJANTONIVS Back in the '70's I almost wore out the Pearl 8 track. She sure put her heart and soul into her music. 🎶 🎤.
@@theresabenko2540 I drove semi’s cross country in the sevenths and wore out five 8track copies of pearl. Pushed it in in morning popped it out at night. Know every song by heart.
@@wayneshowalter1 Janice was on Dick Cavett (rerun). Sadly she was a lonely lady who didn't really know how much she was loved and admired.
@@theresabenko2540 that was a problem that went back to her school years. She felt some anger towards her classmates and wanted to go back and show them her fame and popularity. Which I don’t think ever happened.
Two incomprable voices of my generation. Great real music and performance unmatched
Auto tune? Special effects? No honestly we're fine. Wow. Love Tom but Janis is a force of nature, what a pairing😊👍👍👍
She was uncanny. She's in my top 4 of all time. Elvis, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke. and Janis. What a concert that would be!!
Exactly that voice was really a force of nature wow ...!!!
Wow, Nobody could have put that better to explain Janis. “A Force of Nature!!” Your Damn right.
Damn! No kidding. That was wild! You know they did the wild thing after, too.
I'd reverse that, Love Janis but Tom Jones, as someone else says, sings every song like it's the last one he'll ever sing, yet still remains under control.
This is real music. No autotune and pure talent.
Greetings from Rio de Janeiro Brazil
They are auto tuning themselves. No computer processing required.
They are not playing instruments. She's hopping out of beat at times. "pure" is subject to bias. Many singers use auto tune because they like the sound, not because they need it (except rap and reggaeton and such nonsense music).
They are simulating black soul singers so in that regard there is a degree of inauthenticity.
Janis was a soul singer. @@liborsionko
So awesome. Love how Mr. Jones rose to Janis' challenge the whole way through. What a fun supercharged performance
Her challenge was her everyday singing voice.
But you could see that the two of them inspired each other, raising their heat as the song progressed. Like every great duet, together they're greater than the sum of their parts.
@@danieldickson8591 I loved how they were amused at each other and challenging each other.
True,. Tom the power house and Janis a exploding neutron star. Tom new before he was playing second and respect he knew.. Who the fuck could be in that position.
Amazing. Miss you Janis a few more year would have gave magic to the world.
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Reminded me of the interview Dick Cavett did with her. Can see in that and here both of them unexpectedly falling into the fun love vibration with her
This may be the only performance I’ve ever seen anyone have more energy than Tom😂
I saw a Janis interview she said Tom was one of her favorite singers.
I read that too. She loved his voice...
BlackMuddyRiver they both something that goes way beyond talent, absolutely amazing amount of drive behind their voices! They both knew that about each other, we can see them admire each other as they sing.
Tom has always been amazingly hip.
You can tell in this video that she was really enjoying performing with Tom Jones. I would never have guessed that.
She was showing him the way...
Janis looks as though she is having so much fun, and I've never seen her dance better. Nice upload.
Good grief, I'm surprised this clip didn't self-destruct - it's FIRE!!!!!!
😂😂😂💥🔥
YES!! Self destruct overdue!!!🤪
Right!
Hahaha true 🤣
Janis’s voice and spirit of song were quite unique. The sheer electricity in her singing was, well, shocking!
Her energy was contagious then and still is today ❤Rip LEGEND
Sir Tom and Janis Joplin, now that’s a dynamic duo! Still watching and enjoying June 2021 two of my favorite entertainers in the world! Rest and Rock in Peace Lady Janis, your legacy will live on forever! Sir Tom you are blessed with a God given gift of a voice that is as strong and powerful now as it was here back in the day! You’ve given so much of yourself to your millions of fans throughout the decades! God bless you and keep you! Thank you both for sharing your wonderful talent!
Hello Cathy, how are you doing?
She had fun here. She had fun. God bless her. Tom was no slouch, either, and he really got into it too! Weird combinqtion but fantastic result!
some would say she had TOO MUCH fun
@@davidpadilla8092 I would almost agree except for the fact that she did not have many days left after that. That's why it was so nice to see her having that much fun because I think the heartbreaks overpowered the joys.
...later he got into her !...
This emblematic and amazing live duet of Tom Jones and Janis Joplin in "This Is Tom Jones" TV show, was brodcasted December 9th of 1969 at ITV studios, London.
It has been widely considered one of the most memorable moments in the history of television and also as a symbolic closing of the 60s music .
I have never seen tom jones rock so hard in his life- Janis really brings out the best in her singing partners
Well, you have missed a lot.
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He was getting out of breath lol she wore him out :))
She got him high first
she was in the way only
Tom Jones lays back to give Janis her moment, then matches her scream for scream. Two of the all-time greats, raising the roof.
yep. Very clear that he is a full pro. And seems relaxed in what he is doing
Tom never showed any sign of trying to upstage his guest singers. It always looked like he just loved performing with everyone great.
Wow such energy. I never knew that Tom and Janis sang together. This was great ❤️
Tom was just trying to keep up with Janis.
Tom was like ... wtf , did I get into ... good match up ... but well beyond Tom ....... Janis was gentle ......
As a child I never liked Joplin, but as an old dude with some perspective I can’t get enough of her.
Ух! Какое выступление . Они потрясающе. Дженис неповторимая с её мощной энергией и сильным голосом 💖👏👏👏👏
Watching these two Herculean talents light fire to each other’s soul-dazzled voices, lifted my spirits into the stratosphere of cosmic vocal delight, where I exploded into waves of orgasmic sound ecstasy. Simply dazzling.
i mean its good but damn it didnt make me feel THAT good... i guess i need to get prescribed whatever ur having damn
@@kg7219 I almost spewed a mouthful of wine reading your post, thanks for the laugh! "i need to get prescribed whatever ur having damn" 😂😂
Dude plz "rolling my eyes"
Go take a cold shower buddy. This is You TUBE not YOU P0RN 🤣
That kicked ass! Growing up in the 70s I thought of Tom Jones as "old people music", but recently come to see how awesome he is. What an epic combo!
That's because we're becoming the 'old people' now ;)
I thought the same also a youngin in the 70's, my mother who is 80 now loved both Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdick..lol. Though I always liked them both, they have a new place in my ❤.
Even in recent years, check out his "Praise and blame" album.
It's all there.
But this duet?
Makes my day every time I watch it.
Same
Pensabas en música de gente mayor, porque estabas a años luz de. entender a la gente mayor, es decir eras un mocoso impertinente.
Two singers having fun with each other. Pure joy!
Look at the whiplash dude in the background. Tom’s keeping up with Janis pretty good. They’re so different and yet there they are throwing down together. I like it.
Original head bangers
LMFAO....I KNOW, HOLY CHRIST MY NECK HURT JUST WATCHING HIM DANCE & WHIP AROUND LIKE THAT!!! 😎🤘❤🇨🇦🇺🇸
Took the words out of my mouth, "whiplash dude" is EXACTLY what I thought!
every time i watch this i end up with a big ass smile on my face because this is just so pure
Me too! I was in this big wide grin like I just saw something wonderful - and I did!
Powerfully Pure!
Yep...there will never be another Janis....or TJ.
Oh gawd you should check out a concert of her on UA-cam where she's pulling dozens of people u'll on stage with her and everyone is dancing around her!?!?!? It's LITERALLY "a happening!!" Like holy shit to "get down" with joplin on stage....????? Omg blow my MIND!! Lol
@@shaneboelter2220 omg that sounds amazing, i will! Imagine being that lucky to dance on stage with janis
What a performance. I love that Janis is totally focused on Tom. They are totally in sync and tandem during this performance. Bitter sweet beauty. R.I.P Janis.x
Great band and two beautiful soulful singers with just a couple plain mics doing this. Wowser!
They're like twin souls. Their moves, their voices, their sexiness - WOW!
Wow. They compliment each other thinking they have different styles One is raw and pure, the other one smooth and swagger. They don't try to outstage one another. More artists should be like this.
For too brief a time, she was a true force of nature. I will always remember the shot of Cass Elliot in the audience at Monterey Pop with her mouth open in amazement as Janis performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was something to behold.
Yes. Cass was a force of nature, too, but a totally different Earth Mama vibe. I always loved watching her being caught up in the moment that was Janis.
Super Stars burn bright but short.
Sadly Janis like others was a Super Star but never forgotten and the Music lives on forever 👍🙏
I’ve always loved both of them. Two powerhouses yet on opposite ends of the music genres of the time. Seeing these two together was mesmerizing! They just fed off each other’s vibes and made a new masterpiece 🥰
Wow, I've never heard Tom cut loose like that.
He should've done more with Janis..!
Oh yeah, from what I've seen, He's cut loose quite a few times! So much so, I wanna give him a pair of scissors!! Rimshot!!
When he cuts loose though...👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
You're underestimating him.
Janis has that effect.
That's my point
They feed each other's energy, love it. Janis was a bomb exploding on stage. x'D
A brilliant performance by two incredible legends!!!! Singing, dancing just having a wonderful time!!!!
The musicians also put on a brilliant performance and all those people dancing away!!!!
Every body, famous or not 'equally' having a great time!!!!! 😁😇😍👏🎷🎸🎶🎤
Where when was that
@Louise Mitchell - Brilliant observation! You are SO right; a good time was had by all. Thanks for your comment.
My Granny would loved to have seen this. She LOVED Tom Jones. I love Janis.
If you love this...
RAISE YOUR HAND!
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I'd be willing to bet Tom and Janis rehearsed this once for 10 seconds,both looked at each othef and said "you good?"
"Yep-good!!!!"
And the rest is history!!
You can tell they both were having fun and loved working with each other!!!
Actually Joe, they never had met nor rehearsed! She was busy and couldn't make it to the rehearsal earlier that day. She was advised that Tom could match her on the high notes, which she just laughed and said 'we'll see' (apparently). Seeing her face after Tom's first piece with her (0.53) was classic!
@@Brashyboy oh wow! Cool story. Thanks for this ❤
Yep! And you nailed it with this comment!
Loved the fluorescent pants and the dance moves!
Tsetsi everything beautiful!
OK STOP and appreciate the dancers killing it in the background! 1:30
@@jonothandoeser jaja lol. Yes!!! Siii!!!! I wanna leave an audio message on you tube.
Janis dejaste un gran vacío al llevarte ese torrente de talento, te esperaban muchos triunfos💐💐😔
Hello Tsetsi how are you doing
Wow, two amazing legendary voices in one amazing perfomance! Thank you UA-cam algorithm!!!
Tom really holds his own and I doubt many could singing with Janis back then.
This is the real thing no shit..2019..see
madonna songfestival....the greatest...shit off all...madonna is great but she cant sing like the most "stars" these days..en beyonce is sowieso grote shit..die denkt dat ze Tina turner is 😂
Definitely
Tom Jones is a great singer!
LOL right they seem like such an odd duet couple but Jones pulls it off.
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I’m 64 and can’t believe that I have never seen this before. Janis was fabulous
The beauty of technology
Me neither and I’m 67...👍🏼😎
I,m 63 I love this music@@roby5706
Not only that, but she looks quite different than I remember her.
same here im not 64 but music is my life and this i was needing
I had the privilege of watching Tom Jones perform from the wings and he had the most powerful voice imaginable. After the show he talked to us about Elvis , Janis, Jimmy Page and John Lennon, and he was just an all around cool guy