Tom Jones in general

Tom Jones : What an amazing man! I went to see Tom Jones with my sister and my mum about five years ago at Wembley arena and he was amazing! Being only 16 back then, I didn't really appreciate him at the time. But after seeing him perform live and how professional, enthusiastic and entertaining he was, I could understand what all the fuss was about. Admittedly I still do not own any albums of his but if a song of his comes on the radio, I wack it right up and start singing away. He has such an amazing, different voice and he puts so much into it. Songs like Delilah where his voice has so much energy behind it make the hairs on my arms ...

[For the safety of other readers - please refrain from throwing your knickers.] There can be no doubt that Tom Jones is a living legend in the world of entertainment. There are few recording artists that have been able to retain their popularity in a career spanning five decades. Taking a look back at his career, via the tracklisting of his 1997 'Best of' CD on Decca records, it is clear to see that the man who was born Thomas Woodward in South Wales just after the outbreak of World War II, has made a very important contribution to British popular music. In fact, looking at the chart records since their inception in 1952, there is probably only ...

When I was a pretentious teenager I didn't have any time for people like Tom Jones. "But this doesn't mean anything," I'd warble. "Songs have to mean something to be any good." Now, having washed all that adolescent angst out of my system, I realise how wrong I was. Tom Jones is God. It's that simple. What I failed to grasp when I was younger was that great pop music comes in all shapes and sizes. So if you're the kind of person who likes that kind of thing, there's plenty of misery music by irritating art-school drop-outs like The Smiths and The Verve. You can listen to it and get thoroughly depressed and then pat ...