THE ACADEMY IS -THE PHRASE THAT PAYS (ACOUSTIC)

[ILOVEROCK4EVR]

the academy is never die there guys are always in my mind

[kfranco913]

i like the full band version better.

[sheliahharris1]

william needs a taller chair

[MrsWillBeckett12]

Whoops, I mean: "gratze"

[MrsWillBeckett12]

"gratis, gratis." Haha, I love it!!! XD Its very different than the original version, but I kinda like it!!! :D William Beckett's voice is simply AMAZING! And this is when he still had his beautiful long hair and wore a bandana around his knee! -3 I miss that look... :P He kinda stutters some of the lyrics... Does he do that on purpose, or is it because of his stuttering problem? :/

[7z6r]

@MrsWillBeckett12 I think he does it on purpose, as far as I know stutterer can sing without having to stutter because for speaking and singing different parts of the brain are used.

(Correct me if I'm wrong.)

[plkw3love]

ok. haha sisky's hair!!!!!!!!!!

[breadandjam1]

So many bad notes in this song... A true reflection on how much modern studio music is edited...

[factualrealityy]

This version reminds me of...some genre that I can't place.

[colorfulcrisis]

they are great, just not live. they suck life.

[jamesraward]

Wow... What a dreadful version of a well written song

[hannahcolemanxxx]

WOW,, he has an amazing voice

[xxDemonPunkxx]

They're all so talented <3

[pruefalloutkid]

butcher looks so odd with a guitar ;D

and bill.. just <333...

[kekoaalii97]

@KeepDaBeat.

Yeah. In 2005...

[AquaOliver123]

awh!! :3 i love it!

[pikkolaivonne]

whaaaat? he said GRAZIE?OMFG Am I dreaming? can't believe it! ** - yees I'm italian (:

[GossipGirl22005]

still prefer the normal version, but william's voice amazes me everytime

[brydieclark]

The Academy Is... win at life. I know how stupid "win at life" sounds, but honestly it's true. They're really amazing and they gambled on their future when they became musicians, and everything's gone iin their favour, only because they are so awesome.

[KeepDaBeat]

@brydieclark The ones in the band hardly gambled their future. The original drummer and guitarist left....

[chthonianqueen]

I actually like this alot. I mean the album version is amazing but i like the differences in this.

[HabelBagels]

I perfer the normal version of this song.

Still good tho :)

[kanosgirl]

I like the normal better. I mean they're amazing acoustic but the song is too slow acoustic.

[PEEKxAxBOO7]

gah,

i'll never forget the day i met these amazing guys <3

[Funnygurls12]

ahhh old school william...

he so diffrent now.

[rylandblackinton]

Lmfao! Sisky Business in the background with his Celtics top on. <3

[kihonecore]

lol, The Butcher is unique! I love the William's voice, he's awesome <3

[DaniCalifornia16]

oh my god.

[daniclouds]

William should wear clothes just like butcher does O_O

[lonelyhearted2]

Lol. He so should! That would be AMAZING!!!!!!! I would pay too see that. lol

[Pyrosk8erperson]

why the fuck cant i find the vidio there all sped up

[imthepresident101]

interesting

[williamshouldmarryme]

Different, but I like it.

[dinosaurslovecupcake]

oh wow, i know the butcher doesnt wear pants sometimes, but wow! O_O

[EroticSlave]

William Beckett is amazing in every single goddamned way possible. I wanna play Janga with him <3

[darknessisfadingin]

haha, i first I thought The Butcher wasn't wearing any clothes..lol

but i love this!!!!! <3

[phantomacademy22]

...fun.

i find it funny how butcher's wearing almost no clothes.

[ninjaaa0lozzii]

it was quite good, but the recorded one sounded better because it's alot faster and he strained his voice here when he didnt need to, because william's awesome anyway

[lifeofafox]

interesting version..

[carmylu93]

I liked the old version better =p

[NickZamarin]

this band's talent resides in the studio....

[vickypanicfan]

Ooohh poor william!!he was forcing his voice way too much!!it didn't sounds natural...but he has an amazin' voice...I know!haha that was so funny when he said..."grazie..grazie.."he's soo great!I loove uu williaam!!<3

[Strife699]

wow, i hate this, this just kills the real version.

[rickmaert]

i thnik that the celtics shirt is just

a liitle to small for that guy

[SnOwyScrEamErZzz]

wow wtf, the guitarists are retarded if they think that those riffs fit at all.

[ChampionEagles]

ahh the linkk doesnt workk!

[FavouriteCensor]

The only real way to play guitar is in the buff. :D

[omgxitsEMILY]

I only really like this song, but I haven't listened to all of their songs so I can't promise that. xD.

[ChyeahItsTaylor]

dont like how he sings this.

sounds odd.

[ThisIsAWebCast]

The Academy Is... should really coming to canada soon (=

[Noomie90]

I agree!

[LizyLuxury]

His voice is the best I've ever heard. The tone quality and balance is genius.

[SlowStabs]

^__^'' aww at 1:13 he hit his face on the mic. haha

[bornfrustrated18]

aww bless him :)

[weedan2k8]

the only the academy is song that reminds me of an other band i always think of the used when i hear this lol but yeah awsong and band

[baconlady11]

I dont here it.

Love the used but idn

Maybe kinda sounds like lunacy fringe by them?

[jbrocks93]

It reminds me of the plain white t's on the chorus, to me.

[mxcndude]

has anyone found a recorded version of this song? not acoustic. thanks

[xMeAndMyBlackParadex]

ohhh bill beckett you are one adorable man:)

[BurtneySpurs]

Lol, look at sisky over there.

[dancet0thisbeat]

i love this song and the acoustic version is pretty awesome...

it reminds me of something i'd hear whilst

floating in a lazy river...

well the instruments, not so much the lyrics.

this was intended to be a compliment, haha!

[xnekomonx]

CONRAAAAAAAD (L)

[brittanyyXballer]

ahaha, i'd tap that.

[SaRahLoVeSwIlLiAm123]

Me too :D

[CharlotteDavey]

Me three :)

[fancyyykidd]

Me fourth,

Oh babyy! <3

[LizyLuxury]

PSH! Me first! 8D

[jessicacullen96]

This is literally my favorite song ever, but I really don't like the acoustic version.

[LachicaPink]

ajajajaja son lindos no?? me gustan ellos

[singitloud16]

he looks so... diferrent with long hair!!

[jessicacullen96]

I love this song, but I don't like it in acoustic.

William looks really young in this video.

Also the guy sitting next to him looks like he's not wearing any clothes.

[mrsnickjonas215]

the guy next to william is the butcher...and he doesn't wear any clothes AT ALL, well maybe boxers or pants, but he never wears shitrs

[AllTimeAcademyLuver]

He isnt wearing any clithes ...see how they blur it in the beginning

[MeissnerMartin]

didn't like it at all... i like the original but this one... meh

[xAshleighKate]

tony in the background (L)

chizzy in a flanno.

ahh these boy's make me sad :(

[marisol666]

tom and sisky loks like...

mad

or bored,,,,

why the butcher is playing the guitar??

[marisol666]

wow

good ritm

but i want my michael guy chislett

U_u

anyway love this song!

[marinafob798]

i love this song!!!!!!

[MyPinoy]

is that the butcher playing guitar?!

[theveronicasfreakluv]

i love this song but i cant memorize it

[chocolatepieeater]

can anyone tell me the chords?!

[mcused0lover]

Wow.

That song is amazing!

[Her3ert]

:O ! o love that song, but William look really gay dressed like that, but they still being the shit :D !

[luitaurus]

nice version :)

what did william say at the end?

[DarkKaiser379]

sounded like gratzi which is thank you in Italian

[luitaurus]

you mean grazie

i know italian and actually i heard it but i did think i heard bad

anyway thank you :)

[DarkKaiser379]

lol yeah thats what i meant Im part italian and I can barely spell a word in the language how bad is that

[hope4anewday]

mm. this is perfect.

[xxriotPARAMOREriotxx]

william has the best voice live :)

[DarkKaiser379]

I agree loads of bands sound crap or REALLY different live but his voice is just the same live or recorded! He's an amazing singer!

[missxXxunderstood]

sexy!

dammit i love you william

[Roxygirl515]

at 0:36 you can see Sisky in the background =P lol

[animeparafallout]

this come out on my bday!!!!! 10-17

[maramamaaka]

Tony's moustache is total class!

Love it.

[LaBoricua01]

*other version

[LaBoricua01]

That's my fav. song of them ever lol... But I like the ther version better but this one is still good of course

[mnbvcx66]

lol. Sisky looks bored in the background!

[XXILoveAMrotek7XX]

amazing. I noticed that butcher can do almost anything :D

[VampyreADarkBeauty]

i really like this version, but i could never play it. :(

Can somebody tell me what chords he's usin'??

it would be very helpfull

[MartinLover88]

the butcher on a guitar is a creepy concept...but i still love him. i almost thought he was naked at first o.0

[musicluvrguitarist23]

william looks so young!!!! and sisky's hair was super crazy then! i don't really like this version of this song

[kawaiiouran]

they have this on one of their eps. its called from the carpet. yeah it sounds a little better on the cd. they also have acoustic versions of down and out and black mamba

[FollowYourFootsteps]

butcher = SUPER MULTI-TALENTED :)

i love how tony and sisky are so obvioulsy watching in the background xp

[newkindofchemistry]

...is Butcher wearing pants....?

[Abbia1210]

Hahaha Butcher is wearing shorts.

[Abbia1210]

SISKY HAS HIS AFRO

:)

[NeverTooLate1x3dg]

oh jeez...

this is so fucking rad!

ahhh.

like i wasn't sure if i'd like the acoustic,

but its so great.

[demiandselenarock15]

the acoustic sucks man!! it hurts my ears but the regular is one of my fav songs

[GabbyGenevieve]

They're surprisingly good all around

[summerskin13]

i'm surprised that i liked it, i'm so used to listening to the other version.

but, still it's really good, and though i still like the non-acoustic better, this is still a really nice variation, and better than i thought it would be.

TAI never ceases to amaze me <3 :)

[tomsparkingonly]

This is so friggin' hott!!

[tomsparkingonly]

I must be easy to please cuz.....I liked it!

[Ewigkeittokiohoteluv]

lol does anyone else see him hit the mic lol

[lanrules101]

haha yeah aorund 1:13

[Ewigkeittokiohoteluv]

thats gotta suck

[LouiseLollipop]

Its cause hes so adorabley awkward.

[marizzlespazz]

okay. look its acoustic. would it make sense for him to start screaming? no...

[xohortonn]

I love this version.

[crazychocolateaddict]

i like this song a lot better when its not acoustic, i love TAI, but this sounds soooo weird! :/

[KennethNW]

awesome best song ever

[cookiemonsterxrawr]

ok...

dude the guy doesnt even sing this song right..

in some parts..and he's got a scratchy voice too..

:D

[chipzoars]

ummmm....

that is William Beckett singling.

and he is the original singer of the song.

and he isn't trying to sing it the same way.

soooo....

yeah

[hoover249]

???

[Abbia1210]

How does he not sing this song right?

PLEASE, DO enlighten me.

How does the original singer and writer of this song not sing it right?

[PandaSalad]

Actually,

How does he not sing his own song right?

lol. I mean HE did that song.

So nobody really knows if it's right or wrong.

haha.

[Abbia1210]

THATS WHAT I'M SAYING.

READ

[pineapplepinoy]

its just different version of guitar rhythm and william singing it. kinda like a hip-hop's equivalent to a remix

[Abbia1210]

Oh my lord are you stupid.

Did I ever say I don't like this version? My original comment was a reply to someone not knowing that William is the original singer of this song and they said he can't sing.

So read.

And I have this version on my iPod. You can conclude that I like it.

[stinkerlinker2]

haha i agree with a lot o people its not too good acoutic :p

but they are a great band nonetheless :)

[traiinwreckkk]

Good song <3

William's so skinny, though (;

[pokemonracecar666]

to bad the academy is sucks nigger cock

[violetred171]

haha at :57 i thought the butcher was naked, but then i looked again and saw his shorts

[work4thewicked]

lol, me too xD

[blknwhtdiamond]

i absolutely love this song..just not in acoustic

[magturb94]

lol this is awesome!!!!!! but my little brother can't stop cracking up

[FlameHaze104]

amazing!!! it's really good in acoustic as well!! amazing!

[revi10000]

Wow! It sounds just as good acoustic as it does not! I love this song

[falloutdiscogirl]

lmfao butcher.

[yah948]

william beckett is HOTHOTHOT!

&hes not gay, k, watch the music video about a girl, kid!!

[alessa0392]

is william gay?

cause he's damn hot!

[time4me2flyX3]

does the butcher have pants on...?

[peacenlovenat]

he probaly doesn't (probaly does) and there is no reason for him to...heh oh well

[xxxyouKNOWittxxx]

i love how butcher... the drummer is playing the guitar while sisky... their guitarist isn't even there. well he's in the back but not onstage. at first i didn't even think butcher had clothes on. i was like uhhhh okay?

and i love what bill did with the vocals

:D

[time4me2flyX3]

sisky plays bass.

[PinkLuvSkulls]

one of my favorite songs from them and it sounds great when they do it acoustically!! :D

[blij14]

sisky and tony are hanging around in the back just kike '.'

[counterygal1015]

it sond toadly differnt it alomst sonds life a dif beat

[therealemmalindquist]

lmfao, how does willam come off as gay to you?

[animeparafallout]

oh yea i luv dis song so much man!!

[live2lovegoo4ever]

Haha sisky chillin in the backround.

lmao

[xkamaliex]

what is the butcher wearing?

[migast0]

nothing? idk buts that hilarious

[skinnyjeankidsx]

ahaha... booty shorts maybe?

i love TAI regardless of his fashion choices.

[xkamaliex]

i second that xD

[youknowitsmo]

he's sooo skinny and gorgeous :]

god, i love william beckett

[samroxmisox]

[-dies.-]

This was amazing.

xD

[toyzah04]

ah

this is a nice slowed down/acoustic version id have to say!

[oommgg24]

alot of people say he is but others say hes not ???

[oommgg24]

i love the academy is but is the lead singer gay??

[amelia0249]

no!!!

[XneverXbeXenoughX]

To my knowledge, he has a girlfriend... so no :P

[traxxas2006]

He looks so different he cut his hair.

I like it both ways but i want him to grow it out.

[wickedsongbird94]

im so happy he cut his hair. i hate it in this video

[Darkangel00903]

is the lead singer gayy??

jw? im not against it or anything..

like i have 2 gay uncles

[wickedsongbird94]

nope, he's straight. :)

[KittySama]

Psht, he's gay for Gabe Saporta.

Jk. He's totally straight.

[chloek11]

hahah good answer!

hero status for you

gabilliam ftw =)

but no

billiam's straight