Idlewild - You Held The World In Your Arms at VH1

[1988bluemoon]

Wayne Rooney's hair transplant looks great here!

[jackbrazzo]

what seems different, seems different today!

[henricussecundus1154]

Without a doubt the greatest band in the World.

[mkriki]

Now, it's 2011 and I had to download FIFA 2003 just to know that this band exists. This song should be played in the radios, and people should have the opportunity to discover this band and it's beautiful songs (and Roddy's brilliant lyrics). Here, in Hungary the radio only plays Justin Beaber and etc... I'm sure if people would know that this kind of music, this band exists, they would listen to this instead of the other disco stuff...

[treeenaable]

every time i hear that voice.. i fall in love just a little bit more....

[neilnixon11]

One of the best British bands ever!!!

[JimmyChaos1985]

Just learned this on guitar... Great fun to play.

[skisunshine]

@JimmyChaos1985 you know what tuning this versions in??

sounds open...help gotta play this

[kcwicho]

@JimmyChaos1985 I need the chords, please.

[strackmfc]

i want to play this on guitar, anyone know a place where i can find the chords or tabs? its diff from the original :(

or if anyone knows how to play could you tell me? :)

[cyclotronjets]

a kind of scottish ian brown without the neddishness

[BurgieRachael]

I love the guitar bit all the way through this! LOVE THE SONG ALTOGETHER! <3 ;-)

[BLOMBBBB]

GREAT

BLOODY

BAND

[ubujacks]

Great vid. I saw them when they were supporting REM and thought they rocked

[Cat42timoshenka]

why have i never heard of these guys before..they are great:)

[russscience]

where is this version of the song available to buy or download? can't find this version anywhere else and its my favourite

[russscience]

whoah first time I heard this song, and have to say it is the most emotional song I heard in a while, can't believe I never listened to this band before

[strokadellic]

Haggis.

[dabull136]

Damn. Get those front teeth fixed! I couldn't look at npothing else.

[CLBP1234]

My uncle or cousin knows idle wild dont be so nasty i am a huge fan of them and u have to be 14 to go to there concert so in 3 years time ill be old enough to go to there concert and i defenetly will and they are really nice i think there are to many nasty people in this world it doesent matter bout looks its whats inside that counts

[cataloguetown]

@CLBP1234 Cmon he was just offering some dental advice.

[PixieGlamRock]

Beautiful, beautiful song!

[tsimpoukopios]

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!

[brock1109]

Fucking brilliant!!!!!

[stipneita]

tusa es masorca de un taita que fue en busca de su huagua por el norte poray lijos de usa...congratulations...

[Plec07]

Its open G tuning D,G,D,G,B,D and capo on the 3rd. I know he was it on the 4th there. Then use the shape Esus 022200. And use that shape on the 4th and 7th fret also.

[separatedagent86]

hey..im a bit silly and dont know much bout the guitar...witht that tuning, is it from the thicker to the thinner strings? lol.. id really like to learn how to play this song!.. do you know anywhere i could learn how to play this..maybe a video online..? thanks

[Plec07]

Thicker D,G,D,G,B,D Thinner.

Tune the two thickest and the thinest down one note. No I dont think there is a video that I found.

[separatedagent86]

hey thanks! your a legend! x

[paulmai]

Thank you for starting this thread of conversation :) very much appreciated!

Going to try some of this (including the alternate tuning...Idlewild are the first band I have tried alt tuning with...it's nice)

[Plec07]

No worries, I think that little lick he is doing is a D shape on the 7th fret (relative to capo) but I think it sounds better on the 4th either. All down strokes. Its a D but with putting your little finger down also so it kinda goes:

D 8 7 0 8 7 0

B 8 8 8 8 8 8

G 7 7 7 7 7 7

D x x x x x x

G x x x x x x

D x x x x x x

It doesnt sound perfect but its ok.

[separatedagent86]

@Plec07 - u are brilliant...u replued like a year ago! and i juust saw this! thanks mate! =)

[Plec07]

No worries, wonder will they ever be the band again, they were bk then.

[CLBP1234]

They are still a band cause they had a concert in celturc not that long ago and my cousin always goes to there concerts they are my favriout band

[BiChecker]

he looks good, but why the hell in the vid of this song not? just like a fellow there!

[BiChecker]

i mean the official video of you held the world in your arms

[ilikestufilikestuf]

...huh? This is a live acoustic version. You can see the official video by clicking on it in the 'related videos' bit...

[johnnygriffin]

Ive met Roddy.Got his autogragh after a gig in Preston.He had a pizza in his hand.Legend.

[blindingsun]

you say that like u expect scottish musicians to not like pizza?? lol..

Urusei Yatsura , gave me jellybeans.. but no1 remembers them..lol

[JMACLE32]

addictivation station!

[claudioog]

addicting

[mandarose]

amazing

[bassthing26]

fucking great. thanks.

[phoebec75]

amazing version, roddy has a lovely singing voice!

[mandarose]

fucking brilliant. ;)

[bassthing26]

UNDERRATED.

[omgitsjsko]

LOVE, LOVE, ABSOLUTELY LOVE this song!!! In every way!!!

Idlewild deserves more notice! Definitely!!!

And Roddy is so much cuter with shorter hair! =)

[fookingme]

agree with you on everything except Roddy being cuter... Being Hetero does that to me, hahaha.

:D

[wizzardsmith]

Theyve turned it from a stunning, rallying anthem to an equally brilliant, introspective acoustic.

[sc214real]

anyone know how to play it this way? i cant work it out. standard tuning or what?

[julle41]

mmh..

i think its something like open g tuning..

u can see it because there is a chord where his fingers arent on the fretboard..

and a capo on 4th fret..

[swiftyg]

to play the song the way they play it above:

(capo 5)

Intro/Verse

A (without the bottom finger on) / slide A shape up 5 frets / G / F

...the rest is just combinations of those chords

hope that helps.

[julle41]

some rhythm problems..

but nevertheless fuckin great song!

[ronaldinnes]

haha no way...he does look like rooney

[iancrawford86]

well these guys were on TV before Rooney i am sure, so rooney looks like him haha! but yeah see what you mean, he looks like a better looking Wayne Rooney, lol!

[juanakoelx]

greaters!!!!!!!!!!

[huyvucccp]

:D =D>

[colette1979]

quality

[thefonix2]

Fuckin Class"Rod Is God"

[karmaband]

great job guys...

[scheisslogin]

pure magic, i'd like to see'em on mtv unplugged

[russscience]

@scheisslogin me too this version is so emotional

[Denomar]

Anyone got the tabs for this? I keep watching the fretboard and getting nowhere. He's playing the melody and chords at the same time!

[filllo]

I love this song...

[makssiu]

It's PERFECT!!

[vermillionandgreen]

brilliant - didn't know wayne rooney could sing like that

[orientbutler]

ha, i'd give that a 'lol'.

[LithingGrint]

why?

[cabbaman98]

Rooney?

[geekaleek]

lead singer looks like wayne rooney

[Lumiet]

like Jared Padalecki in Supernatural

[Jdo214]

WOW you know he really does! i never noticed that

[SpinYouAround]

Such A Good Track. Love that dudes voice.

[nikkah123]

wow that guys looks like Geoff rowley.

[resetkm]

fucker awesome

[u2popmofo]

Possibly my favorite Idlewild track ever.

[twpwrestling]

love this

[McClean06]

Great song!