David Gray - Shine

[danmarmaladeand09]

the most positive break-up song I've ever heard! SHIIIIIYYOIINNEE!

[magsmeg17]

i just love this song-excellent!!!!!!

[TheJacobiker]

Dont be hiding in the shadows or clinging to the past, with your beauty so precious and the seasons so fast...

[numnuts2009]

What a great story this song is . And what a talent Gray is !!! I wonder if the talentless karaoke singers on x factor have even heard of him ??? Or cowell ( destroyer of proper music )

[The80sTrashKid]

David Gray is one helluva songwriter! I can't name mediocre song!

[jkerrmellott]

How can anyone dislike this song?



[debsco1978]

The male version of Amy Winehouse

[etonchef]

@debsco1978 Male Amy Winehouse my arse, he has talent!

[Inbetweenher]

a simply beautiful song

[CaptGolightly]

As a sometime busker it warms the cockles of my heart to know that he did a bit himself for a time.....I bet he belted this one through Underground tunnels! Superb stuff.

[sidnyhop]

Mesh Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Paul Simon and some magic glistening dust; the result is David Gray, perhaps the greatest, most natural writer/performer of our day. Thanks so much for posting this and the couple other tunes you have from the TOTALLY EPIC Hammersmith concert. Amazing!

[13vafanculo]

FUCK WARNER MUSIC UP THE ASS WITH A BIG HORSE COCK

[Mdoe85]

The lyrics, the voice, the guitar, the simplicity! what an artist!

[TonyJackMusic]

This has to be one of my all time fav songs....amazing songwriting

[mysee1]

David Gray is without doubt one of the most original and underrated singer song writers of the last quarter century if not of all time, it amazes me how anyone can fail to be moved by this song!!! i feel like saying have u no soul, has your heart never known what it is like to be in love!!! it is a song that manages to convey love and the bitter sweet experience of its breakdown, and the certainty that in the end u wil always be a better person for it, it is a song of hope.

[CovKid2011]

@mysee1 david gray is amazing but im not sure about all of them but this song was composed by somebody else, not david himself, im not causing an argument i thought the same thing about him, until i realised he wasnt the original composer of this song

[swardh]

@CovKid2011 So who is supposed to have written it? It says both on allmusic.com and in the cd booklet that david wrote it.

[octobergrl1026]

Shine baby shine ;)

[Coloneyson]

My god that's amazing. I don't think he intends to stop people in their everyday routines and try and "correct" them, but simply to speak to whoever's listening. I'm all ears, Dave.

[0607Sam]

This gives me chills

<3

[LacunaInc323]

I'd go straight for him.

[motherocean24]

Raw...raw beauty....what a gift this man has.

[ealo11]

Thanks to Michael Johns for the link to this beautiful song.

[r2627]

this song speaks to my soul, and has carried me through so many moments in my life, when i thought i couldn't face another day. the actions of others and the pain of failed dreams can extinguish the light that we have within. when i listen to this song, i feel like i will shine again, as long as i keep going~thank you david for taking my hand with your words, and healing my heart with your songs

[hemet92544]

file this under my utube acoustic or piano list? decisions decisions

[maria2649]

fantastic and loving song

[MsJparenti]

O MY GOD!! I have never heard anything so beautiful!

[warheadjaws]

It don't come down to nothin but LOVE in the end!

[Stereostuart]

A vastly under rated genius, one day he will get the credit due for his amazing work.

[Koerdow]

I cant watch 'please forgive me' anywhere! :'(

Everytime I try it says: 'Not availeble in you region'

:(

[craigham123]

i seen david live at the point in dublin and to this day its the best gig i have been to,he gets so emotion through to the crowed when he sings,his songs come from the heart and soul,i think he has to be the most under rated singer song writer out there,he has had so much talent and so many amazing song he should be a bigger star than he is!!!! he is a true legend of music,... were going to rise from these ashes like a bird of flame..... love it

[kingmorrissette]

This guy is such a great song writer.

[kathybear5326]

@kingmorrissette  thats becouse he didn't write them they are from the 70's and 80's remakes

[kathybear5326]

@kingmorrissette thats becouse he didn't write them they are from the 70's and 80's remakes but i love his voice better the one how wrote it

[motherocean24]

What a brilliant artist.  Bravo. Fan for life.

[santamara]

Brilliant musical genius!

Love him.......and you.......for posting!

Thank you:)

[AndyBoy63]

@santamara

Great performance. Thanks for the share, Dori. You are very 'flexible' ; )

[tripware]

nice :)

[adamatova]

What is that tuning and how do I get it?

[TheBenjaminRyan]

@adamatova Tuning is in open E. also sounds good in open D

[AnnaBaaanana]

Such emotion, such beauty. This is a real picture of what love can be about.

[FRANKMORRISSETTE]

IF YOU CAN NOT GET INTO THIS ,YOU HAVE NO SOUL

[tommystrong]

Without doubt my fav song ever, words, music, sung with such passion, he takes you on a ride along the way!

[jenniferlynn3000]

absolutely breathtaking.

[LipGunk]

Magical.

Completely, utterly, hands-down the most beautiful 'sad' song ever.

Beyond words.

[jeremyyasses]

Will see him tomorrow night at hard rock live in Orlando fl . His last stop on the tour . Can't fukkin wait ! David gray rocks !!!!!!!!!

[DonnaD123]

You cannot imagine how perfect the words to this song are to me right now.....just saw him in Providence, Rhode Island recently. The whole concert was just so well done. His extended rendition of "Nemisis" to close the over 2 hour show from his most recent album was unreal. I was so excited since that cut is my favorite on "Draw the Line". He is a great , passionate performer. His lyrics speak miles of emotion.

Thank you,David....

[LKN4MAMOJO]

masterpiece music dont get better then this

[jaydenholman]

this song is fucking amazing

[564002]

still the same like when I first heard this ... fantastic!

[ilovexbar]

my love!

he sounds like derren brown here though lol!

[GeorgiaLiverpool]

Love when you find an artist that's even better live than on CD.

His lyrics, voice and just everything amaze me.

[themangonemad]

gotta love it

[clobby84]

This song is so incredible. Beautiful.

[proudestmikey]

Gray = God

[StephGod]

WOW!!!!... all I have to say.... WOW!!!

[James1toknow]

This guy is so in touch with music,, I can't even explain IT !!!

[GeorgiaLiverpool]

Can't get much better than that.

What a song! Goosebumps every time.

I might just love him...

[debsco1978]

This man has a beautiful voice I would love him to sing to me, if he did I would probably melt

[whitelabrador1]

Sometimes I think he forgets the audience are there :)

[Angiegirl00]

wow i really love his voice :)

[19beattiebhoy16]

fukin the shit these young wans should be listenin tae these days fuckin in about it! peace out pps

[laxton19]

@19beattiebhoy16 Thank God you've mastered the language

[PibedeOro28]

i wake up any morning with that song. Thanks David for helping me starting the day with sonderfull music

[themadcrew100]

I listen 2 this song over n over as it brings me closer 2 my Darling Scott...this album help heal my pain...rip baby till we're in each others arms again I'll stay true 2 u FOREVER...love u till eternity & beyond...ur wee sweetheart Helen x x x x x x x

[prayforsurfers]

@themadcrew100 .... Helen so sorry for your loss. I lost my best friend three years ago, his name was Scott as well. We saw David in NYC for his second show ever in the u.s. What an amazing performance. Years later I lost a close friend named Omar in a terrible accident. Thanks to lots of video over the past two years of surfing and having fun, we were able to piece together a video dubbing this song. I hope your sorrow has faded into happy memories. Not easy but It has for me.

[qman4918]

Music is the universal language. This is my favourite of all his songs. So raw, so real. His music is a journey of the soul.

[karldisley]

This boy can sing !! just think everyone else should see.

[pretty9reenpark4]

amazing how one lyric can heal a thousand problems and can bring u back from the deepest depths of despair such a genius thank you david for your inspiration music is the greatest healer any one person can have. and bring any one together young or old.

[ThePoonce]

this song is actually inpsired by some poet david was reading at the time, cant remember which poet or poem, but look it up

[snivellusfriend]

It was "Ephemera," by William Butler Yeats.

[dzaph84]

I am a singer / songwriter. When I listen to David Gray I am always intensely inspired and equally discouraged. He is an example of mastered artistry.

[SilBacks]

"Remember your soul is the one thing you can't compromise"

-David Gray

[MandyMayzy]

Amen,lyrical genius.His verse should be studied.

[calavoie1]

who says music today is dead????????

this guy steals my soul with his words

[MrLando76]

Im a 6'2 230 lb grown man that heard this song for the first time and cried. Right then I realized how infinte the power that true music can have on any single soul at any uknown time.

[MandyMayzy]

so cool ,so real,thanks for posting that wonderful comment.Positive thoughts are few and far between on this site. I just can't get my head around all the mindless degrading.

[caroline1052]

a great song !!

[SingsOfFreedom]

David Gray is my new favorite colour

such a lovely song. kind of makes me want to...

SHINE

[LuvSilly]

This song KO's me. Wish he was playing in my town.

(KO's means Knock Out (positive thing) trying to remember the Internet is a world audience)

[bonjofi]

*loves it!!!*

[jmcminn]

David Gray represents everything missing in music today. Brilliant artist.

[TaTaTaTaTodayJr]

Gives me the chills!!! Brilliant musician!

[ECoopDiddy40]

David Gray has to be my favorite lyricist of all time, he paints a picture with his words and intensifies the color with the music. Brilliant man!

[tourcaddie12]

Amazing! He is such a gifted musician who writes all his music with a purpose!

[deeFLOy]

IT ALMOST KILLS ME!! MY HERO!!... I was listening to this song day per day when I traveld through B.C. 2004?!

[guitarchic100]

oowow

[debscavs]

His voice is bloody amazing. Gray is the best!!!

[ukmachinehead]

Where gonna go where we can shineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeee. Great song. :-)

[dannyrose177]

music at its best

[jmarek1710]

This song has brought me some peace in a not so peaceful time, thank you to who ever posted this.

[justinwillismusic]

I told agree with you, love this song, its been with me thru some good and bad times... glad I'm not alone with that.. peace to you

[after0all]

i had this song during all the day in my head! i wasn't able to find where that it came from 'till i saw david gray on youtube sing that song (A) what an angel. what can i say more? purity to our ears.

[jedrod123]

very moving....

[formerBlonde1983]

brilliant!!!!what else is there to say...

[FXMAN66]

pure friggin genius

[Vsquad93]

what a wonderful song

[mikeyboy1]

LOVE IT! FUCKING LOVE IT!!!! such a beautiful song. He always seems to get so much soul into his songs.

[steivegerrard]

i just loove this song :( it's sooo beautiful! :( i listen to it now alot when i'm not in a good mood ''/

[orthosrich]

David becomes one with his song, and he pours out his soul... a naked emotional connection for all to feel. "It don't come down to nothing but LOVE".-so SHINE!

[MarissaLean]

just one word: genius <3

Gray 4 eva <3

[freckldface]

I just can't. get. enough. of this. soOng.

Thank heavens for David :}

[TonyJackMusic]

Fantastic tune....unbelievable vocals....the mans a poet

If you like Davids stuff, stop by and check mine out you may find something you like!

[shortcircuit1977]

Its about a relationship thats ran its course

[ajvan]

can someone explain me... is this song abaut 2 people sayin goodbye, because there is no more love or because their life is coming to end.. ?

sory abaut my english....

[glasgw]

woohoo i'm the 28,000 viewer

[jrock714]

...love driving to this track. one of the best i've ever heard.

[jxpwharton]

I freaken love this song and all of David's keep em up :D

[carsandguitars00]

i read the lyrics to this song before i actually heard it,it made me cry,it's so beautiful,it's not just a song it's poetry, pure ,plain,clear,honest no unnecessary philosophy,if only there were more people like david,the world would truly shine,if only we would all realize that it all comes down to nothing but love in the end,i feel like standing in the midle of a street and scream,to all those pl in a hury for work,money,whaterver and shout,pl open ur eyes it all comes down to love in the end

[z0mfglogiczero]

:)  .

[Erick0Samantha]

@carsandguitars00 ur comment is a little dramatic, but i can agree with you on that it's poetry, pure ,plain,clear,honest no unnecessary philosophy,if only there were more people like david,the world would truly shine

[RuskNation61]

sounds like the version off of his best of album

[johners1990]

whats up with the moaners at the bottom? this is a great song written by a great singer/songwriter. keep them coming david!

[ilovenoelyyy]

god, people leave some long comments when david gray is concerned. this is beautiful

[derwentmole]

Fair comment. Crikey, whats all that about??! Mint song and musician.

[wereallidiots]

it's not often to see someone who really knows they're alive and with such a good heart that wishes the world didn't have to be so full of hurt and suck so bad sometimes bravo david, i wish my body were as free and happy as yours seems to be -just thought the first comment people read here right now should be something positive

[lodger111]

Well, my opinion of David Gray was pretty indifferent really, until he unforgivably murdered in cold blood one of my favourite songs ever, namely "Say Hello Wave Goodbye". I really don't care for his cover of "Friday I'm in Love" either. But then again, I have a sneaking affection for "Illuminate" by the incomparable Orbital, which features ol' wonky-neck on guest vocals. So perhaps I'm being a little harsh on the man after all...

Oops, I seem to have run out of anger and jealousy. Heh. :)

[wereallidiots]

haha, don't sell yourself short, i'm sure you can come up with plenty more if the occasion arises. incomparable orbital- well put.

[lodger111]

Someone needs to point out to him that "Shite" is spelled with a "t", not an "n".

[wereallidiots]

someone needs to point out to lodger111, that he's a pointless "shite" that needs to keep his stupid ugly comments to himself... this song is beautiful and masterfully perfected, if you can't get past your hangups and bitterness, then you need to keep them to yourself instead of sharing your ugliness with others, it's not our fault if you don't know how to shine

[lodger111]

When it comes to "sharing my ugliness with others", Gray does it so much better than I ever could.

[wereallidiots]

poor guy, your parents didn't really love you did they? ever wonder why?

[lodger111]

Ah, now *I'm* not the useless wobbly-necked fucker foisting my horrid whiney voice and lack of talent on the world, now am I? Of course, since you know I'm right, making it personal is the only way you can try to get back at me. But that's okay - as you're trying to defend someone as inherently crap as David Gray, it's forgivable.

[wereallidiots]

hmm, must have hit a nerve. and that's pretty presumptuous of you- alternatively, i know you're obviously damaged and consumed with anger and jealousy which obviously clouds your judgement a great deal, not to mention dead wrong- you don't have to listen, nor do you have to foist your horrid whiney comments on the many people who do choose to listen & enjoy- i don't see you playing for a silent packed house, entranced by the beauty of your music, now do i? i highly doubt i ever would, at that...

[lodger111]

Heh. You're funny. And very well named, too. :)

[wereallidiots]

thanks, and just for the record, i can't say that i even know anyone that isn't damaged somehow, and just out of curiosity, what music do you actually like? and why would you be here listening to or even looking at someone you don't like when you could be somewhere else doing something you do like? i mean i'm obviously a bit miffed about things myself, but i usually don't like to displace that onto people that are just trying to enjoy something they find beautiful. i did have fun though...

[wereallidiots]

also just for the record, my name refers to "we" as humans, not "we" as a nationality. now if you would please, get to work on producing some more anger and perchance some good ole resentment and see if you can put it to good use where it's actually desperately needed ;)

[cart6498]

Simply brilliant!! seen him live about 6 times and he seems to get better time after time!! Keep it up mr gray! hopefully see you soon when your touring with the new album! :D

[wereallidiots]

oh, david, you know you shine anywhere you go- you are surely one of god's favorite sons, you make him most proud...

[elecydean]

A guy who started out with nothing, now has everything, a brilliant recording artist.

[danielpgouveia]

What??? Don't you see? He hasn't nothing... if he had, he wasn't so brilliant how he is. I think he is great but he is great because he knows what is having everything and lose everything. So he "just" have is musics and recordations. That's why everyone loves him, because everyone lost something but don't know how express, and he does. He is brilliant but don't have everything.

[mariancom]

Look at htis guy...no bad or long hair period, no weird garments, no lousy publicity...is such a guy real?Not to mention his music, which is absolutely complex and beatiful...He is just being himself, not many people can be proud of this.

[MandyMayzy]

cool,you get it.thats rare as well.lovely

[Jigglebod]

DITTO!!!!!!!

[mohanicus]

excellant guitar playing and a bloody great singer.

one of his best songs.

[lapoderosa7]

i have never seen any singer who can get the crowd quiet so quickly and so effectively.

now this is one guy who you can just sit down in front of, listen him wail and shout and do whatever the hell he wants with his voice all day long and still be amazed by the end of it.

everybody should love david gray.

peace.

[LYLAM4]

Flawless love this guy!

[jameswp266]

This is so beautiful, really inspiring song :)

[tclaw1]

I love a lot of songs but this gem is right up there. The power and simplicity of his songs are great, but this one takes the cake! What a performance! Lead you upstairs is also a cracker from this concert!

[Mugwumps]

Saw him last night in Brighton - 1 and three quarter hours of brilliance!

[MandyMayzy]

I wonder why people such a hightened awareness of such genius is not in my life!!

[japhyryder66]

He just gets better and better. He's raw and he's real and he is one of those rare people that can really move you with his music. I love him dearly.

[lonefing3r]

thnks for posting this....this performance is just flawless.

[RKF1972]

What can you say, it might be DG's Best Song EVA!

I'm sure we can all relate to the words in this song....the ending of a relationship!

I can't wait for the Boston show December 5, 2007.

Cheers,

-RKF

[bgolf109]

Hi Tally