History Music / TomJones

"[[IncrediblyLamePun It's not unusual.]]"

* CoolOldGuy: Tom's iconic singing voice, legendary charisma and overall coolness haven't faded a bit, even in his eighties.

* BadassBaritone: His deep, powerful singing voice is the stuff of legends.

* CoolOldGuy: Tom's effortless charisma and coolness haven't faded a bit, even in his eighties.

"Well, it sounds like you’ve got Tom Jones Syndrome."

"Is it common, Doc?"”

* CelebritySurvivor: Two of the survivors at the end of ''Film/MarsAttacks'' are a former World Heavyweight Champion boxer... and Tom Jones. The latter case is particularly ironic since up to that point the film had [[KillEmAll gruesomely killed off]] its entire AllStarCast. [[invoked]]

* GlassShatteringSound: Jones proves he could shatter glass with just his voice on one episode of the ''[[Creator/DinahShore Dinah Shore Show]]''. He has also been known to break ''microphones'' with the sheer power of his voice.

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijvNHd_Gd3Y Delilah]]" is a bright, upbeat sounding song with a very catchy chorus. Then you suddenly realize that you're singing about a man who stabbed his (allegedly) cheating girlfriend and is asking for forgiveness. The police are battering down the door as he begs her dead body for forgiveness. The song is, in fact, very dark. But people still sing it at holiday camps because the tune's nice.

* CompellingVoice: The man can ''still'' cause women to throw undergarments at him just by singing.
* CoverVersion: Two of his biggest hits, "Kiss" and "Burning Love" were covers of the Music/{{Prince}} and Music/ElvisPresley songs, respectively. Jones' version of "Kiss" actually outsold Prince's original worldwide.
** The album ''Reload'' is (ergo a CoverAlbum), with the exception of "Sex Bomb", entirely cover versions sung as duets with other artists/groups, such as the cover of Music/TalkingHeads' "Burning Down the House" with Music/TheCardigans.

“Well, it sounds like you’ve got Tom Jones Syndrome.”

“Is it common, Doc?”

“[[IncrediblyLamePun It’s not unusual.]]”

Tom Jones has contributed to the soundtracks of over 130 different productions (including television, films, plays, cartoons, and even video games), and has been known to occasionally act (usually either as himself or in bit parts). He has hosted three variety series. The first, ''This Is Tom Jones'' (1969–71), was jointly produced by ATV and ITC. ATV broadcast it in the UK, with ITC exporting it to the States, where it aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. The second, ''Tom Jones'' (1980–81), was produced in Canada for North American broadcast syndication and exported to the BBC, where it was broadcast from 1980 to 1982 as ''The Tom Jones Show''. Finally, in 1992, he hosted ''Tom Jones: The Right Time'', which had a (planned) six-episode run on Creator/{{ITV}} and was exported to the States for Creator/{{VH1}}. Since 2012, when not out there rocking the stage at age 80 (he still plays about a hundred shows a year), he's been a coach on the British version of ''Series/TheVoice'' (he has taken two contestants to the championship—Leanne Mitchell in the first season, and Ruti Olajugbagbe in the seventh). Jones and the producers had differences that led to his departure after the fourth series (season) in 2015; fans reacted very negatively to his departure, and he was brought back after a one-season absence. The other coaches apparently consider him to be "the man to beat" on the show because of his vast experience and know-how. And even in his eighties, he apparently still has it, with his 2021 cover album ''Surrounded by Time'' debuting at #1 on the UK album charts, making him the oldest male artist to have a UK #1 album, and drawing substantial critical praise. That album also made the ''Billboard'' 200 in the States.

Tom Jones has contributed to the soundtracks of over 130 different productions (including television, films, plays, cartoons, and even video games), and has been known to occasionally act (usually either as himself or in bit parts). He has hosted three variety series. The first, ''This Is Tom Jones'' (1969–71), was jointly produced by ATV and ITC. ATV broadcast it in the UK, with ITC exporting it to the States, where it aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. The second, ''Tom Jones'' (1980–81), was produced in Canada for North American broadcast syndication and exported to the BBC, where it was broadcast from 1980 to 1982 as ''The Tom Jones Show''. Finally, in 1992, he hosted ''Tom Jones: The Right Time'', which had a (planned) six-episode run on Creator/{{ITV}} and was exported to the States for Creator/{{VH1}}. Since 2012, when not out there rocking the stage at age 80 (he still plays about a hundred shows a year), he's been a coach on the British version of ''Series/TheVoice'' (he has taken two contestants to the championship—Leanne Mitchell in the first season, and Ruti Olajugbagbe in the seventh). Jones and the producers had differences that led to his departure after the fourth series (season) in 2015; fans reacted very negatively to his departure, and he was brought back after a one-season absence. The other coaches apparently consider him to be "the man to beat" on the show because of his vast experience and know-how.

** His 1994 single, "If I Only Knew," starts out with an Incredibly Long BigYes.

* {{Pornomancer}}: As noted, even now when he's in his 70s, he can sing women out of their clothing whenever he damned well wants to.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: He speaks with a thick, very recognizable Welsh accent. When he sings, it sounds like he's right out of Memphis Tennessee.
* SourceMusic: In ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Jones voices a singer who croons to Emperor Kuzco while Kuzco dances along. The animated singer looks remarkably like the real Jones, in fact. Funnily enough, he took the role after [[Music/ThePolice Sting]] (who was already writing songs for the movie) turned it down, saying he was too old to make it work.

* ADeadlyAffair: "Delilah" is from the perspective of the man being cheated on as he takes his murderous revenge.

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijvNHd_Gd3Y Delilah]]" is a bright, upbeat sounding song with a very catchy chorus. Then you suddenly realize that you're singing about a man who stabbed his cheating girlfriend and is asking for forgiveness. The police are battering down the door as he begs her dead body for forgiveness. The song is, in fact, very dark. But people still sing it at holiday camps because the tune's nice.

* IncrediblyLongNote: There is a debunked urban legend regarding his recording of the [[https://youtu.be/sT0x7QiJI1g theme song]] for ''Thunderball'' that says he held the last note so long that he passed out. Not quite [[note]] ""I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning." [[/note]], but it is an amazingly long note.

* IncrediblyLongNote: There is a debunked urban legend regarding his recording of the [[https://youtu.be/sT0x7QiJI1g theme song]] for ''Thunderball'' that says he held the last note so long that he passed out. Not quite [[note]] ""I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning." [[/note], but it is an amazingly long note.

* IncrediblyLongNote: There is a debunked urban legend regarding his recording of the [[https://youtu.be/sT0x7QiJI1g theme song]] for ''Thunderball'' that says he held the last note so long that he passed out. Not quite, but it is an amazingly long note.

* YourCheatingHeart: "Delilah" is from the perspective of the man being cheated on as he takes his murderous revenge.

Tom Jones has contributed to the soundtracks of over 130 different productions (including television, films, plays, cartoons, and even video games), and has been known to occasionally act (usually either as himself or in bit parts). He has hosted three variety series. The first, ''This Is Tom Jones'' (1969–71), was jointly produced by ATV and ITC. ATV broadcast it in the UK, with ITC exporting it to the States, where it aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. The second, ''Tom Jones'' (1980–81), was produced in Canada for North American broadcast syndication and exported to the BBC, where it was broadcast from 1980 to 1982 as ''The Tom Jones Show''. Finally, in 1992, he hosted ''Tom Jones: The Right Time'', which had a (planned) six-episode run on Creator/{{ITV}} and was exported to the States for Creator/{{VH1}}. These days, when he's not out there rocking the stage at age 80 (he still plays about a hundred shows a year), he's a coach on the British version of ''Series/TheVoice'' (during the first season of which he took contestant Leanne Mitchell to the championship). The other coaches apparently consider him to be "the man to beat" on the show because of his vast experience and know-how.

Tom Jones has contributed to the soundtracks of over 130 different productions (including television, films, plays, cartoons, and even video games), and has been known to occasionally act (usually either as himself or in bit parts). He has hosted three variety series. The first, ''This Is Tom Jones'' (1969–71), was jointly produced by ATV and ITC. ATV broadcast it in the UK, with ITC exporting it to the States, where it aired on Creator/{{ABC}}. The second, ''Tom Jones'' (1980–81), was produced in Canada for North American broadcast syndication and exported to the BBC, where it was broadcast from 1980 to 1982 as ''The Tom Jones Show''. Finally, in 1992, he hosted ''Tom Jones: The Right Stuff'', which had a (planned) six-episode run on Creator/{{ITV}} and was exported to the States for Creator/{{VH1}}. These days, when he's not out there rocking the stage at age 80 (he still plays about a hundred shows a year), he's a coach on the British version of ''Series/TheVoice'' (during the first season of which he took contestant Leanne Mitchell to the championship). The other coaches apparently consider him to be "the man to beat" on the show because of his vast experience and know-how.

Tom Jones has contributed to the soundtracks of over 130 different productions (including television, films, plays, cartoons, and even video games), and has been known to occasionally act (usually either as himself or in bit parts). Between 1980 and 1982, he had his own variety series on the BBC called ''The Tom Jones Show''. These days, when he's not out there rocking the stage at age 77 (he still plays about a hundred shows a year), he's a coach on the British version of ''Series/TheVoice'' (during the first season of which he took contestant Leanne Mitchell to the championship). The other coaches apparently consider him to be "the man to beat" on the show because of his vast experience and know-how.

* CelebritySurvivor: Two of the survivors at the end of ''Film/MarsAttacks'' are a former World Heavyweight Champion boxer... and Music/TomJones. The latter case is particularly ironic since up to that point the film had [[KillEmAll gruesomely killed off]] its entire AllStarCast. [[invoked]]

* LoungeLizard: ''Film/MarsAttacks'' ends with Music/TomJones singing "It's Not Unusual" in his stage-act garb.

* AsHimself: Most of his acting gigs have been examples of AsHimself.

-->''And if there's time before I pull this trigger
-->''Tell me what he's got that I ain't got''

* IncrediblyLongNote: There is a debunked urban legend regarding his recording of the [[https://youtu.be/sT0x7QiJI1g theme song]] for the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' that says he held the last note so long that he passed out. Not quite, but it is an amazingly long note.

“Is it common?”

* CelebritySurvivor: Two of the survivors at the end of ''Film/MarsAttacks'' are a former World Heavyweight Champion boxer... and Music/TomJones. The latter case is particularly ironic since up to that point the film had [[KillEmAll gruesomely killed off]] its entire AllStarCast.