Brett Dennen "Ain't No Reason" (Live)

[atooltobe]

i love his sway when he sings the chorus, this version of this song is amazing.

[cutekelly09]

Wow...

[JC322010]

Magic

[iTsSeCrEtPerDuE]

I love the faces Brett makes. :)

[iTsSeCrEtPerDuE]

Nobody has the power that Brett Dennen has. Everytime I hear him sing this, I cry.

[barmichaeli]

this song is amazing

[NelenaPonesNiley]

i think hes as sexy as hell

[offshoregasm]

WOW..... great lyrics........would love to hear Tracy Chapman sing this song.... Hell why Im wishing Go back in time and hear Bob Marley sing it. Great song

[samdavid95]

amazing

[Izak4925]

lyrically amazing

[sealudt2]

this guy has a severe case of gingervitis

[jalimah819]

BRAVO!

[compass4853]

ACES

[voodookook]

First Class!!!

[AutumnIFall]

People say that no one makes music with as much passion and emotion as past artists, but real artistry does still exist in music, it just doesn't get as much attention as it used to..

[MartinaGerling]

Reminds me of bob dylan.,

[superkulmedkniv25]

He might not have a soul, but he has soul

[roddorf]

fake ass bob dyaln, but i really like it. Cant tell you how bad i think we need a new great folk singer compared to a new great rapper or pop star. Stay real brett.

[paneason]

simply the best



[threeamax]

wow  ima 20 year musician and am blown away...such feeling and soul....love it

[liljrkid302]

i just realised he kinda has a little bit of a southern accent

[semjaavria]

i think he looks pretty cool in a weird way

[kennedy2g]

Such an ugly man with such a beautiful voice

[murrtownchillen]

@kennedy2g

Why even post that? what a douche bag..

[lilybe]

this incredibly talented young man deserves lots of money and awards!! Lets hope he can sense the audiences appreciation:-) Sounds v like Ben Harper!

[themicle1]

This in all honesty mad me cry it's just an amazing song :')

[chrissielee88]

amaaaazing!!!

[fireittup33]

i knew i liked him for a reason.. us gingers know !

[36thorne]

why does everybody focus on how he looks so much? Just accept that it's an awesome song and enjoy it without hating on appearances so much

[AnneLovesYou7]

"Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks.

Not in what they say.

Just in what they are."

You should think about this more often. Brett Dennen is really beautiful. He makes the world a better place. That's my opinion :)

[chrishensonwtf]

he sounds like randy newman's uglier, more talented son.

[CalmBefore6]

the way he swings his head and guitar back and forth makes me seriously doubt that this is live. ever heard of the doppler effect? I also seriously doubt that he couldn't do it live. I'm just really curious over how they managed to keep the sound so equal throughout the song with the kind of mic that their using and him wiggling around like ray charles. awesome song awesome s(/g)inger :). (i know thats racist, just found that this was a funny coincident .)

[DonBerkovic]

He reminds me of Simbas father in Lion King.

[MissMisery123]

I think he is beautiful... ♥

[songchecklive]

Sorry Lily it's not for sale at this time.

[tobarich1963]

@songchecklive Love it dude..:) Happy new year..<3

[Lily2U1515]

where can one purchase this exact recording?

[iTsSeCrEtPerDuE]

@Lily2U1515 You can't buy it, but you can download it from Youtube to your computer.

[Lily2U1515]

@iTsSeCrEtPerDuE right, my daughter just got me a better program for doing just that! Thanks!!

[maxkorzec]

This guy believes what he's singing, this is true heart-to-heart song that everyone can relate to. and its also a song thats real. Truly amazing

[TheOkstate2012]

@maxkorzec

word. music is all about passion imo. even when you hear a song with no words, if its been written with passion and authenticity I can get a feeling of what the author is feeling. haha that mind sound wierd. but i dont know why i say the things i do.

[dallpall]

7 people listen to ICP.

[olabritt]

i'd give anything for that voice

[AnneKP93]

i love this song but this is NOT a good performance ! he rushes too much!

pity brett..

[DjEpicDjFail]

egal wie er aussieht es ist einfach geil!

[neinman123]

he's pretty good *-*

[HumanAccount]

this guy looks like my grandmother...but he is pretty talented

[TheTonygallagher]

This guy has the best voice ive heard in a long time, sorta like a male tracey chapman.... Hope to see his stuff in the shops in ireland!!!

[Viezzle]

I wonder if he wrote the lyric himself because it's one of the most thoughtful song I've heard in a long while. His voice is great as well!

[mahcuz]

@Viezzle Does he look incapable of thought?

[scb0421]

@mahcuz Many singers do not write their own songs.

[atomicthree]

@scb0421 ure right but a real musician does his own music. otherwise as u say ure just a singer. like all those plastic people on MTV.

[mahcuz]

@atomicthree I disagree. A singer singing others' songs is as much a musician as any other.

[atomicthree]

@mahcuz Its nice to agree to disagree

[inserie20]

@atomicthree I think he cares more about spreading the message than about you or anyone else considering him a real musician... but some people are not able to see magic when it happens

[mahcuz]

@scb0421 Sure. But why should one 'wonder' if a song was written by its performer? Aren't we all capable of thought?

[scottay69]

if you have a chance to see this guy live, do it, he rocked the house

[brother234]

amazing



[katz4girlz]

my new fav red-head. thank u for these words

[MrKawalec]

[scrubs] :)

[scb0421]

@MrKawalec That is exactly how I came across this song. It was playing when Laverne was in a coma from the car accident. At first I thought it was Marcy Grey. I am glad I decided to look into it, he is an amazing young man.

[Vignette2b]

purely beautiful

[Vignette2b]

 purely beautiful

[zsdurbin]

Peace, Order and Harmony without the God who gives it...Messiah Save us!

[joevalu]

man he is one goofy lookin mother fucker...great song though... i guess gingers can have souls

[joevalu]

@janjonasappel oh

[melmes03]

@joevalu more like gingers can have soul

[Razor5210]

Absolutely love this song but i wish he would cut his hair.

[LauiMiaui]

ooh he is on my handy but i havent buy him he was there (htc magic)

[daviJames]

i love this red head, watched his show in dubai <3

[overgrownjackass]

Brett Dennen seems like one of those rare artists like jack johnson, ben folds, bob marley, etc that never seem to diverse & spoil themselves with money from the public. I gta say.. he's songs are as pure as it gets these days..

[LoveMeForWhoIm]

Song #1

[SyriousVyrus]

"Slavery stitched into the fabric of my clothes" what a line! Works on so many levels.

[icandy51]

A really emotional song :( but i do love it!!

[mikedowd66]

amazing

[maxjenn2008]

at 2:33 his lips are shaking. he's so concentrated and his own lyrics "touch" him. respect man. i feel the same. love his music

[flowerchild19871]

aint it the truth! great talent right there

[PiperRocks13479]

I saw this in California a while back. It was just vacation but he was amazing.

[jimmyvandeuson]

Wow what a great song its important and if everyone thought that way we would live in a better world.

[99Sorc]

beautiful song - although i dont believe Love sets u free. I believe YOU set yourself free, by Loving unconditionally.

HLP everyone

[bbloodyangel1]

that's brett dennen?!!

I would never have guessed..

you just dont expect that voice to come out of that

i was expecting some 30 year old bearded hippy....

[manukingz]

he's acutally thirty

[brvsfn2004]

well hess just a thirty year old red headed clean shaven hippie haha. but yea i get what your saying, he wasnt what i was expecting either.

[trixit]

@bbloodyangel1 I am about to blow your mind, he is 30 :)

[PaintMePicasso]

@bbloodyangel1 well, he is 30 years old ;) born in 1979

[jackins7]

@bbloodyangel1 He is 30, 31 this year (Y)

[overgrownjackass]

@bbloodyangel1 LOL yer.. he's a lil bit of a hippy but no beard ;) You still gta love this fella!

[Cablemanguy]

@bbloodyangel1 I was expecting a woman O_O... don rly know why, I had just heard the song on the radio a few times, never heard the name or anythin. You can imagine my surprise :P

[bbloodyangel1]

@Cablemanguy hahahahah a woman. wow. you musta been REALLY surprised! ;)

[irelandmxr]

@bbloodyangel1 yea he doesnt look 30 does he!?

[WaltonWembleyMusic]

@bbloodyangel1 he is 30 years old

[idicula1979]

@bbloodyangel1 If you like this you should check out this duet he does with Natelie Merchant called Heaven. it is BRILLIANT!

[mottag8830]

@bbloodyangel1 i think he is like 30 though

[YTdiscusser]

@mottag8830

wow really? he looks like a teenager

[KaitonsCorner]

@bbloodyangel1: He's 31...and kind of a hippy

[Schilltron30303]

@bbloodyangel1 uhhh yeah it is a 30 yr old hippie

[Dollinha]

@bbloodyangel1 It's true that you expect someone much older to have that gorgeous voice and that much soul. I was surprised at how young Brett Dennen appears. However, it does not take away from the beauty of this song.

Some people are saying he is not attractive. I disagree. I think he is a very attractive young man, I would love to see him with a haircut, but, he is not ugly in any sense of the word!

[clfred1957]

@Dollinha

Hes 32

[littleguyalex]

@bbloodyangel1 Ya I think you might be thinking of the lead singer of Manchester Orchestra.

[TheOrangeGuy13]

@bbloodyangel1 Brett Dennen is actually a 31 year old hippy. 1979 :) Peace

[TiannaDANK]

@bbloodyangel1 he's actually a 31 year old 'hippie'. lol

[skunzmaen]

@bbloodyangel1 Brett Dennen (* 28. Oktober 1979) now its 2011 and he's 32 now. so he was 29 in 2008 . just cause he looks younger he could be a 30 year old man ;D

[Mapa729]

Its so weird when he starts to sing- you really don't expect him to have that kind of voice. Fuck yeah Brett!

[zorropwd]

Great video! This is a really good song, and everybody likes to listen to it.

If you'd like to learn how to play it like Brett Dennen, check out the tutorial on my channel!

[dros420]

Not quite as good as the record track version, but still good. I usually don't like songs like these, but this one kind of stuck. I hate listening to peace songs, because the world will never be peaceful, we'll always have people here to destroy what other people have made for us. some say "peace is for the weak", but I say, if they are so weak, why do they KEEP fighting for it? Anyway, really good song, nice tune and great lyrics.

[jihadpizza]

such an important song.

[gracie727]

Saw him with John Butler Trio a few years ago... it was simply an amazing night!

[digitalfootball]

"Love will come and set me free" Superb...

[digitalfootball]

Awesome.

[8182570]

he opened for jason mraz on saturday and i've been a fan ever since!

[KeyS2PeacE]

Love this song. Dennen is the best lyricist i've heard in awhile (check out So Long, Sweet Misery)...but this song especially is visually and emotionally powerful.

"Love wil come and set me free."

Dennen

All we are saying, is give peace a chance."

Lennon

[skydancer1x]

first time listening to this guy...like him!

John Mayer-ish, but not.

awesome song here.

[mikedowd66]

with m ward, the industry's best kept secret.

Thanks Brett

[TheReiShiz]

Gorgeous voice. :3

[rfranklinm]

This is his best song in so many ways. He's not being political, just being himself. If you really liked him, quit listening to talk radio and listen to music.

[alejandro8888]

This guy is obviously pro-Iraq war specifically so anything that sounds even slightly pacifist he must by principle reject.

[rfranklinm]

He got a -6 with that comment. There is justice. lol Thanks. Have a great day. rich

[kblflivingston]

I really liked dennen till I got this song. It's just so political, and I listened to interviews with him about this, and he really doesn't know what he's talking about :P

So it kinda ruined it for me. You should listen to the song "Just like the moon", that's my favorite from him

[Angushelen]

white guy, red hair, totally awesome with a fantastic sense of time going out to buy his stuff now

[Pablo284]

simplemente increible, tiene demasiada pasion por las cosas q pasan en el mundo y por si acaso lo escribo en ingles tambien

Just incredible, this guy have so much passion for the things that happens in our wolrd...

xD

[101piesaregood]

this guy is totally awesome

[texan4ev]

i love the lyrics and message of this song cause it is so true. its official, i love this guy!

[YourTubeisindeednice]

I seriously thought he was a black soul women :O - turns out to be a white redhead guy! :-D - Amazing voice.

[thtsritesun1212]

hahahaha

[DirkxNowitzki]

yeah!!!!!

[AddictedToTheStones]

heard this song and fell in love with the lyrics/voice and passion you can hear in his voice....then downloaded everything i could find, and it's all as great as this song....

[tui73y]

dennen is the man!!!!!!!!!

[filiduttisen]

Came across the song via a Scrubs episode, just had to find the song playing in the background amazing! :o

[OwzAJ]

Yeah same, Season 6.

When they find out Laverne was in a car crash, Sad episode.

Awesome song.

[Crispy92]

My no good reason

[rfranklinm]

I have only watched a few videos of you and I've loved them all. It was so cool to see you do this. rich

[KillaKella18]

wonderfull

[mikedowd66]

awesome

[madeinscotland123]

seen live in glasgow he played this song everybody in the whole place was truly touched by his music . hes amazing :D !!!!

[jonnwall]

dam ,,, when he play glasgow man ,, i missed him

[maleman247]

absolutely amazing lyrics

[UnfamiliarRedStars]

I won't lie, I came across this song because of TAA, but this song is probably one of the best songs I've ever heard. The Lyrics are too true, and Dennen's playing just carry out the message beautifully.

[ChildofDust6969]

haha same

[ogrish84]

TAA!

[Fendermrr]

I like this guy's voice

[zet168]

Did anyone else only watch this because The amazing atheist faved it?

[swebbo]

watched it after scrubs, whos the amazing athiest?

[TravisDurden88]

the amazing athiest got 60,000 subribers

[LoOkAtHiSsOcKs]

who cares that he is athiest it shouldnt matter its all about the music

[TravisDurden88]

i think there is a misunderstanding, i just make a reply to swebbo and zet168

[EckoStream]

I did :P

[freaky011]

lol, yes!

[TravisDurden88]

jap^^

[WeAreWakingUp]

Love it!!!!

[Raphtor13]

Love the lyrics...wish I had gotten to his show when he his Chicago!

[HappyJoyousFree]

I have to learn this song!!!!!! good lord!

[NicholeRoxSox]

this guy is gona b Big!his lyrics make sense and 4 those dat dont git it GET A F#!KIN clue!a song with truth in it ,bout time

[chaosxx667]

lol how should somebody not understand what he is talking about.. isnt it obvious o.0

[NicholeRoxSox]

it is very obvious.but i know someone who had no clue what he was talking about and i seriously smacked him xP

[Punkbrain]

Really poor, generic lyrics but it sounds amazing until you actually listen to what he is saying

[HunnterMerrittt]

one of the most inspiring folk/indie acoustic artist's out there. good job Brett

[emmaistheshiz]

because that's how he was born?......

[emmaistheshiz]

i personally think he is adorable

[walkinanda]

what an ugly yet talented mofo

[chaosxx667]

word

[frayle19]

this guy rocks and i know his antie shes my u.s history teacher.

[rob4ontherocks]

How come he's like rapping in all the live versions. He has a pretty good voice he should just fucking use it.

[butt0nup]

Love his lyrics. His songs give me chills. And I don't even argue with all the haters, because this man moves me to tears. It almost makes me jealous, but damn, how I am thankful for his talent.

[SweetKooshy]

he looks alot different in this video, he's better in the others

[scrubssam]

he doesnt really look like you think he would but who cares really still a dynamite song

[jonnithundahhhh]

what kind of guitar is that...?

[jmayerfan07]

Martin with an Auditorium body.

An older one by the look of the headstock.

[j3ohnny]

it's a martin,it's got the om-21 pickguard but the guitar is not a om...

[mehmeh202]

Mmm, great song. :)

[luckystrike1]

"The wind blows wild and I may move

But politicians lie and I am not fooled

You don't need no reason or a 3 piece suit

To argue the truth."

No words...