Tom Jones
Tom Jones is a Welsh singer known for powerful vocals spanning pop, rock, and soul, with hits from "It's Not Unusual" (1965) through decades of reinvention.
The name also refers to Henry Fielding's 1749 comic novel *The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling*, a picaresque tale of an illegitimate young man's adventures in 18th-century England.
Rascally adventure narrative style
- eighteenth-centuryRelating to the 1700s
- foundlingAbandoned child discovered
- satireMockery exposing vice
- moralityRight and wrong principles
adventure · inheritance · courtship · English literature · 1749 · social commentary
Famously attractive public figure
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- tight pantsClose-fitting lower garments
- chest hairFollicles on the torso
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
ladies' man · swinger · charisma · swagger · masculinity · sensuality · Vegas
One who sings professionally
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
- belterPowerful vocalist or stunner
- chest voiceSinging from the ribcage
vibrato · range · showman · performer · microphone · stage presence · live performance · tour
Celtic British principality
- CardiffWelsh seat of government
- SwanseaWelsh coastal city
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
Celtic · working-class · British · knighthood · homeland · roots · accent · pride
Program mixing different performances
- coachOne who instructs
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- guestsPeople received hospitably
- duetsTwo-person musical performances
ratings · BBC · ITV · chat shows · interviews · specials
picaresque
Rascally adventure narrative style
- eighteenth-centuryRelating to the 1700s
- foundlingAbandoned child discovered
- satireMockery exposing vice
morality · adventure · inheritance · courtship · English literature · 1749 · social commentary
sex symbol
Famously attractive public figure
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- tight pantsClose-fitting lower garments
- chest hairFollicles on the torso
sweat · ladies' man · swinger · charisma · swagger · masculinity · sensuality · Vegas
vocalist
One who sings professionally
chest voice · vibrato · range · showman · performer · microphone · stage presence · live performance · tour · concert
Delilah
Treacherous biblical woman
- ThunderballExplosive spherical projectile
Wales
Celtic British principality
- CardiffWelsh seat of government
- SwanseaWelsh coastal city
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
rugby · Celtic · working-class · British · knighthood · homeland · roots · accent · pride
variety show
Program mixing different performances
duets · ratings · BBC · ITV · chat shows · interviews · specials
- Welsh Musicmale voice choirs, Bonnie Tyler, Duffy, male voice choir, cerdd dant
- Welsh PeopleAnthony Hopkins, Richard Burton, Dylan Thomas, Roald Dahl, Michael Sheen
- Male SingersElvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Freddie Mercury, John Lennon
- Classic BooksPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, Great Expectations
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- literary charactersSherlock Holmes, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn
Tom JonesLeonard Cohen
Canadian singer-songwriter, poet
James Taylor · Art Garfunkel · Perry Como · Chet Baker · Simon & Garfunkel
Tom JonesChet Baker
Bee Gees · Barry Gibb · Art Garfunkel · Michael Jackson · Smokey Robinson
Tom JonesDavid Bowie
Starman glam rocker
Boy George · Michael Jackson · Morrissey · k.d. lang · Annie Lennox