“AT 85, HE SANG ONE SONG — AND THE APPLAUSE LASTED NEARLY 8 MINUTES.” At 85, Tom Jones walked onto the stage for a rare tribute appearance, and the room rose before he even sang.

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No rush. No drama. Just respect. When the last note faded, no one moved.

The applause kept coming. Nearly eight minutes of it. Soft at first, then louder, turning into one steady chant of his name. Tom stood there quietly, hands resting on the microphone stand.

The way he always did. He didn’t say much. He didn’t need to. This wasn’t a comeback or a goodbye. It was a pause. A moment where a lifetime of songs spoke for him

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