Jamie Lidell 'Multiply' with Jools Holland on piano

[100Soulpower]

I keep posting Jamie's videos on Facebook, and nobody ever likes them. What's wrong with these people?!!!

[misterblitzer]

@100Soulpower You just have lame ass friends :p

[BathedInMilk]

Dooooood! Forgot about this! I was in the audience that show. Five years ago? Bloody hell. Ace stuff.

[noisyneil]

best male singer alive in my opinion. full of life, love, joy and music. brilliant! :-)

[nabeelz1803]

Sorry I meant Harlem

[nabeelz1803]

Genius, soulful with a nod to otis redding and his slightly more rock n roll'y soul stuff. I'm preety sure he's not from Brooklyn, Brighton I think it is.

[sarahk145]

who disklike it? this is incredible great!

[r0conscious]

Really Awesome !!! Love The Piano & Voice Without A Whole Band, It Makes Every Musical & Soulful Aspect Pop Out Even Clearer !

[kurtfc1]

Hey Big Time Showdown (is that a self aggrandizing name or what?) Why don't you take the wax out of your ears. Make a huge candle, light it and warm up your heart.

[BigTimeShowdown]

This guy is a good imitator...he does NOT have more soul than most r nb artists.. he just imitates old soulsingers very well.. he will have vocal chord problems later due to it later.. but he is already multimilionair.. so who cares?LOL

soul doenst mean you can sing loud or scream some notes.as most caucasian people think..for instance I think that Charleen Spiteri (Texas) has soul.. i never heard her scream though...

[LWard1969]

This dude can sing,,, Harlem USA born and raised and im telling you he has more soul than most black R&B so called artist,,, so now Robin Thicke has some competition,,,lol

[twistedarseplater]

i was in the audience this night,

and the guy was amazing,

he can really belt it.....

[certainromance24]

Jools Holland's descriptions of the musicians are always perfect

[maureazy]

We're looking forward on seeing Jamie tomorrow on stage in The Effenaar in Eindhoven. Certainly by hearing this version! Els  & Maurice

[apatheticsquirrel]

I don't think I've ever heard Jools play better. This is incredible.

[aliport7]

And i`ll say one more thing....on radio in Ireland i haven`t heard not even one song from Jamie`s new album.... instead i know by heart songs of Michael Buble or Florence a. t. M. It`s just a fact....no intention to offend anybody.

But hey....life is beautiful, i`ve got to stop complaining!

[d33pS3Ad1v3r]

@aliport7

right. cos in romania they're playing WARP tunes all day long on mainstream radio.

Give me a fucking break.

[bainy1990]

Jools WOW perfect good tune

[ilovemutemath]

Good Lord, best combination, EVER.

[anneleenhartjekooks]

woooow, he's so good!

[Denisex3MCR]

brilliant. seriously.

[marie52751]

completely charming...

[SeanRodrieguez]

3:02 to the end is just so fucking good, Jools just nails it perfectly and Jamie plays off it like a pro.

[normanwarrior1]

mr Holland has a perfect time..great!!

[ElisaN92]

omg this is bloody brilliant!

[aliport7]

Jamie`s brilliant with the sinth and his laptop in live shows,but....he can sing too,huh?

yes,he can! love you Jamie!

[aliport7]

Instead of hearing this gem on the radio all the time,we get crap like Lily Allen ,Coldplay and other boring stuff...

[DROTTOHARRIS]

Lily Allen is so over rated its not funny good point

I just discovered this guy doing tutorials on ableton live go figure he's good aint he...?

I hate that pretentious " intelligent" sarcastic pom voice of hers and I am a half Pom...

[roballthetime]

@DROTTOHARRIS I am a full pom and i think she is a proper cunt! i fully agree...

Lidell is the boy, his voice is indisputably amazing... 

[DROTTOHARRIS]

@roballthetime haha thanks m8 , I found out on my Mum's side I got an OBE Great Uncle War Hero, Rule Brittania!!!

cheers m8 from OZ.

Great voice great somgs he's played Pubs down here hopefullly next tour before he gets famous...

[AcousticUplift]

@aliport7 I'd agree with the gripe about Lily but Coldplay are a talented lot and not boring in the least. Their stuff is epic and good for what it is. No complaints here. Jamie has a different style completely though; 2 distinct entities. Definitely talented+ good at what he does. Indeed he deserves more radio play than the vast majority of pop/R&B rubbish coming from both sides of the Atlantic. He certainly deserves a lot more recognition than that ersatz-soul 'queen' Joss Stone.

[aliport7]

@AcousticUplift True, you have it there. Maybe i`m just not the right fan material for Coldplay, didn`t mean to offend or upset anybody. There`s little bit of everything for everyone out there, from Metallica to Nigel Kennedy , or Robyn to Aretha .

[Kinghammy76]

Jamie. I want you

[tieisthe23]

jools is fuckin sick at the piano!!

[waesda]

Saw him at Jazz Ghent. What a voice, and what a great gig!!!

[manufaith1981]

inspired by steevie wonder!!!!!

[girlfromphilly610]

He's so flippin' talented! He sings with soul! I love it! I would love to him live!!!

[tieisthe23]

perfection

this should be the music that plays constantly on the radio!

[jackmyers12]

wow man wat a voice, puts to shame ppl like james morrisson who just a poster boy rly, music shd be about music and this is a lovley happy song which they nailed!

[AcousticUplift]

@jackmyers12 Again, James Morrison is good too. No need to put a similar artist down to appreciate Jamie's talent. I agree it would be refreshing to see him do more soulful stuff like JL though.

[phildirt3]

jools has the best job on the planet

[manunison]

whaaaaaaaaaaaat??? he's f**king great!!!!!

[michets82]

like the piano a lot ...

lidell great as ever!!!

[jessyvoight123]

OMFG!

he´s freakin awesome!!!!

i love the way he shakes his hand xD

[Buckshotsasin]

he is the best love almost al his songs 

n wish i could sing that good haha

[etherealrhythm]

That voice is god-given.

[Miviejatevale]

YEAHHHHHH

[sandgaijin]

wow. i only heard him through the radio. i never would have thought him not to be black. it's like when rick astley first showed his face! regardless, jamie is awesome and extremely talented!

[AliAss367]

he's so animated ha!

[R4YMI]

The best version of this song, the duet piano/voice is really amazing. Bravo !

[babeth83]

He's not nervous, he's always like that, a little electric.

[theacorpse]

He looks pretty nervous especially at the beginning, yet it ispires so much respect to see someone perform that extraordinarily well even when stressed

He is absolutely MINDBLOWING !!

[secendale]

nerveus? Great singer ^^!

[welshyinoz]

Who is this guy, fantastic soul voice. Sounds like a young guy from Oz, Eran James.

[paciuzz]

GREAT

[cbproducktions]

This song is awesome! Jamie performs kind of wierd, but it's pretty cool. I first heard this song in the video

/watch?v=OjLz58c7prE

It makes the song so much cooler with the skateboarding sync with it.

[engymaster]

Fuck! :)

[Dorien00001]

what a voice!!

[MathaeusBech]

Indeed wonderful performance by Jamie, but you cant argue with Jools on piano :D

[LolliLenna]

wooooow!

[Aidanadia]

So So So Magnificent. :)

[clareroddy]

fit fit yummy

[simplesherry]

he looks much jonger without that beard-thing :P

[garyhobson1982]

AMAZING

[ghysncsjdanmvkn]

he is hot!!!!!!!!!!

[ulm200786]

Thank you... he's sexy. It's the personality even in the beard and crazy clothes and new band. I love them...

[Copabanana91]

=)

<3

[Muskadash]

Why is Jools Holland ALWAYS wearing black?

[kubozawa123]

because this make him more like a musician

[rhode123]

i dont get that

[thefreshmusic]

he looks like a German Dane Cook but with a killer voice of a brother!

[fatblckchick]

kinda like a young Harrison Ford

[Quietlydoesit]

No guys. Listen to me. His hand wasn't shaking. He was shaking his hand. That is the suble but obvious difference. Like my hand didn't write this. I made my hand write it. OK?

[KellyPattison]

Slightly Patronising.

[Gunnerss09]

@Quietlydoesit ...future lawyer.

[alinadinport]

Hey Jamie you rock!I`ll come on tour with you!

[blowinyourmind]

i think he's shaking his hand to the rhytm. As you can see, suddenly the shaking stops and appears again in the certain part of the song ...

Whatever he does, he does it the best way i've seen..

[ABEGAFE]

Stevie Wonder is one of his biggest influences i havn' heard of him B4 this but its obvious

[mgangster123]

This is the best Jamie Lidell video i have seen yet!Seriously, Jools and Jamie rock!

But sometimes I wonder why he's acting so strange...Dude what's up with the shaking? That doesn't change the fact that he's my favourite soul singer. People, this is music!

[SMoldie]

He's alright, nothing special, if you like it, cool.

[deadclownsociety]

I wonder why this got marked down, I really, really do..

'Tis a good comment..

Just because you don't agree with the views expressed, doesn't mean the comment should be marked down. The marking comments thing was started to take people who leave the most inconprehensibly stupid comments down a peg, not to obliterate constructive criticism entirely..

Some people seem to be unaware of that..

The fact that this particular comment isn't even negative I guess means nothing to you people..

[deadclownsociety]

...

I have no idea why this comment ended up here.

Am I not allowed to reply to someone who a few people have deemed unworthy to comment?!

People who think that if someone doesn't gush with praise when they leave a comment, their comment is negative and they must be stopped?!

I urge you, go to page 3 of the comments to this video, and read "SMoldie"'s comment..

Now you tell me if that's a negative comment.

Because it seems like a perfectly innocent comment on the video to me..

[maghrebiatun]

Wonderful

[jennyalicemaria]

he looks a bit retarded sometimes but his voice is awsome!

[Roshkopf]

he's fucking hot.

[wheoeee]

I wonder why his hands are shaking that much...

[Iyanomi]

This the first time I saw Jamie Lidell on national TV an also the first time I heard him sing.

[00Steatlh00]

NO matter whats people said, this sound like soul to me, and nomatter if is black or white, soul have no colors, is just soul, is that why the best soul singer ever was blind ( Ray Charles), colors no matter, soul is just soul, nothing more nothing less

[dignitia]

Hear hear!

[BigAndo21]

Not really a soul singer, but I think Dan Auerbach deserves some mention. Wails the blues like nobody else these days.

[jaryturner]

I never made this a race thing but thanks for doing so. It really elevates the discussion. And for the record, Sam Cooke is the standard.

[theonlybyrone]

No jay, you didn't make it a race thing. You just praised the white soul singers and criticized the black soul singers. Oh wait, that demonstrates a racial bias! Then, instead of directly refuting my argument, you insinuate that I'm the racist and that I'm unintelligent. How very Carl Rove. Nicely played, sir.

[00Steatlh00]

O.o sorry, maybe my bad english help ^^, i dont insinuate u r a racist, i just say, soul is soul, nomatter color of the singer, close ur eyes and hear the song with ur soul, white soul singers and black soul singer r the same people, soul singers, the color not make enyone better than other, so talk about color of the singers here have no sence for me, talk about soul have sence, close ur eyes, hear the song, enjoy the music

[theonlybyrone]

Stealth, I wasn't responding to your comments. I agree with you. I was speaking to JaryTurner. Don't worry about your english. I understand you perfectly.

[00Steatlh00]

Ok buddy,tnx, have a nice day ^^

[theonlybyrone]

Sorry to keep ranting, but it blows my mind that no one offered up D'Angelo or Rapheal Saddiq in defense of american soul. Two of the funkiest brothers to come along since James Brown, and you "fans" of soul don't even mention them? Sad.

[jaryturner]

Yeah man, totally, just my opinion. I need to open my mind.

[utube12121212]

jaryturner is so fuckin stupid.

jamie on the other hand rocks

[jaryturner]

James Morrison

Jamie Lidell

Joss Stone

Mark Ronson

Amy Winehouse

The most promising American would be Ricky Fante, but he seems to have disappeared. Badu is funk/alternative at best. Hamilton, good, but lacking distinction. India, not classic soul. John Legend, very close, when Kanye is not getting in the way.

[123abc19956]

i feel just about the same way with you, except for that Anthony Hamilton is amazing. Have you heard Do You Feel Me? Have you heard Cornbread,Fish,and Collard Greens? Have you heard Torn Up? You have to agree, Anthony is amazingly soulfull. Jamie Lidell is also.

[123abc19956]

that was to jayturner

[boomshiddang]

Add James Hunter to that list.

[theonlybyrone]

You need to stop talking about soul as though you have any clue what real soul is all about. Do you honestly think that white people are saving an art form created by black people? You know why the only people keeping classic soul alive are white? Black people already did it and have since reinvented it, and will continue to do so. Just as white people will continue to struggle to keep up. Hamilton lacks distinction? Is that why EVERYONE who really knows soul calls him the new Bill Withers?

[theonlybyrone]

Eric Roberson

Vivian Green

Jill Scott

Donny (not Hathaway, look up "The Colored Section)

Frank McComb (Donny Hathaway reincarnated)

Sy Smith

Leela James

Layla Hathaway

the list is longer than any of you fools even know. Reading these comments makes me embarrassed to be white. I have nothing at all against white soul singers, but I can't stand white people who insist that whites are the only "real" soul singers these days. Get a clue. The only white innovator in soul these days is Robin Thicke.

[jaryturner]

The Brits are indeed the saviors of classic soul. The new American breed of "soul" is crap.

[utube12121212]

that's your uneducated opinion. real listeners of music are open to whatever anyone has to offer. maybe you should think about not being so close minded.

[lmijacik]

american soul is dead, R'n'B is the worst kind of trash most of the time, the Brits are the saviors of soul. There's no more singers like Marvin Gay or Stevie Wonder in the US...Jonh Legend maybe..

[utube12121212]

what are you talking about? do you want a list of some great soul singers who are american?

I'll give you three:

Anthony Hamilton

India Arie

and Ms. Badu.

You are sadly mistaken my friend. If you want more, hit me up.

[mleliza3]

Don't forget Chrisette Michele, Jill Scott, and Leela James. There are countless great American soul singers out there...some actually prefer not to be so commercially known, which I respect b/c I feel their music is less diluted.

[coolactive2004]

This fckin Holland is CONSTANTLY increasing tempo, just watch how Lidell is looking at him from the beginning. Luckily, he is a pro ... :)

[Drexciyian]

for those who dont know this guy used to do crazy crazy techno stuff before he started releasing this stuff,

[rinky]

shut up ye racists

[ellismyerson]

Sweet chord choices! love that - have it guys! I definatly relate to the sentiment.. we all in different places!

[Dildgaf]

i love this video, but there is absolutely no way any brit singer can be an american soul singer. it's white boy soul. great lyrics. great impersonation.

I wonder if that is how the Brits felt about Jimi Hendrix? Silly statement. Anyone heard of Eminem?

[shouldershift]

did you hear his english accent? and you liked it, then it shouldn't matter what genre he is singing or where hes from. if i went to see the opera and it was a black singer from swaziland, i wouldnt care, you cant say he cant be an american soul singer just because hes from england. so according to you this must be a "brittish" soul singer?

[sleeboface]

completely agree. hes not trying to be an american soul singer, and if you must put him in that category then hes bloody good at it.

Dont know what that point about Jimi is, seeing as 'brits' discovered him.

anyway... hes amazing

[interweg]

His timing is brilliant, isn't it?

[Botegogae]

In the 1960's, Dildgaf, white America would only listen to black music sung by white people. When artists like Sandie Shaw, Lulu and Tom Jones were heard but not seen it was though that they were black; ''surely white people couldn't sing like that'' The whole 'Brit Invasion' of the US in the '60's was based upon black music being sold to mainstream America by British whites, be it The Stones, Led Zep or Joe Cocker.

As for Jimi Hendrix he was popular in England before he was in the US.

[tr33s89]

wicked performance

[saldiamond]

love jamie lidell. too bad more people don't know about him. he's super talented.

[quakebob]

I just recently found out about Jamie Lidell. Talent like his will not go unnoticed forever. This guy is a very rare talent if you ask me. I can't get enough of him. His smoky soulful tone is amazing and his delivery is flawless. I love his attention deficit style of performing too. I have never heard of Jools Holland but some of the subtle chords he uses really add a lot to the song. It is a real treat to watch two pure musicians doing what they do best.

[geoffge]

i love this video, but there is absolutely no way any brit singer can be an american soul singer. it's white boy soul. great lyrics. great impersonation.

[Monkeyboogy]

that's a little strong... its like a saying white guys couldn't cook chinese, or black guys can't play classical.. complete rubbish. Jamie's a great singer, he's clearly genuine and not trying to impersonate anybody. That said this is the only video of him singing I particularly like...

[CCSGods25]

First off its the piano player that makes it sound too jumpy and somewhat corny, not his voice. Secondly, Steve Winwood. Sorry, but you are wrong

[blimy]

What? You're stupid. Lidell is a stunner! Why would he want, or desire to be an 'american' soul singer!! Ppph! What hasn't he got? (He's certainly not vacuous!) Also, what's race got to do with it? Should he not sing with spirit because he isn't black american? Please! How controlling. He also wrote this song so I guess he isn't an impersonator?

[SurfaceToday]

well... I love jamie, but listen to this album track, then listen to some otis ( like the shout stuff) and there you go.

but it doesnt matter, the white/black thing will always arise.

[littlegreenbag]

Otis is my absolute number one man... BUT I also love this song and Jsmie, Music Will Not Last is amazing.

[discofrisko]

This video is much to silent, and the piano doesn't do the song any good...

The live version on De Laatste Show is way better.

You'll find it here on youtube as well.

[brutusvimes]

I disagree. I think the stripped down feel does wonders for the song.

[Eddiequick]

Absolutley Fantastic!!! What a voice!! Jules always know how to get the best out of a song!! wow!! Top Notch!!

[sharpbandit]

look at 1.40, he is shocking a little with his hand?? is he nervous hahahahah

[13crapa]

He is not nervous, I think. He did it to add a 'tremolo' effect to his voice. as a guitarist who shakes his guitar while doing a solo

[sharpbandit]

the term is familiar to me.. and no i dont think he can sing that high, it can be called 'tremolo' effected.... sorry ^^

[13crapa]

oh no, sorry for what?! I'm a musician so I'm familiar with this, but-u know-everybody don't have to be a musician!. so, take care.bye.

[sharpbandit]

dont be mad if your wrong.. my brother is a musician too.. :P

[sirenamber]

You are right, 13. It's a microphone technique he's using there when he's shaking the mic. He is definitely not nervous; I mean, look at him! What presence! He's not afraid to bear his soul up there, and has an amazing voice.

[maewe]

I love how is hand shakes but he doesn't care.

[juul545]

this guy is so freakin talented. i love jamie

[Turb1ne]

That Jools Holland doesn't do the act any good... What the hell is that man doing behind those keys...

[emilypidd09]

jools holland is a cock. i love jamie. oh god i do.

[Salfert]

this guy is so talented it's insane, he should be eiping the floor with faggot ass justin timberfake

[ikbenlaura]

Jamie and Jools are both brilliant!

[Chameleon41]

Wow, Jools' own chords are really cool in this. Really adds another dimension to the chorus.

[erevolver]

I feel in chuch! yeah clap your hands!

[DijitalJB]

who do you feel in church?

[stankler]

like how he grooves about..good to watch as well as listen

[andrew2010uk]

I saw this guy at glastonbury, he is amazing and its about time he got recognised.

[Jimbobble27]

No one has yet said how good jools is.... i know its a given but it should still be said!!

[subklueless]

he's not well known because he's so good!

just give it time.

JL! rock it well.

[Seiruu]

Great song, good voice. His voice has a bit of the Gavin Degraw thing going on IMO.

[panthershutch15]

Why isn't this guy more well known?? He is awesome..Great sound.

[Meilio]

Yes!! Soul is fantastic....And Jamie rules :-)

[blimy]

God bless his soul. Isn't he just perfectly wonderful?

[Meilio]

Yes!! Soul is fantastic....And Jamie rules :-)

[Freehardy]

This guy is soo good. Know him from his early Sativae releases and the supercollider project. Great live shows

[hiphophorse]

oh right, does he use supercolider to create stuff for performing with?

[bigus11]

he was in an amazing band called supercollider, i know he uses max msp when performing

[MissingLink101]

he's got a great voice, good version of the song

[soulfreesounds]

I agree

[PonNL]

The song is great. And this perfromance... it's incredible.