David's Lyre - 'Tear Them Down' (Acoustic rooftop session)

[itsharryward]

remember watching this when it first came out and being like the 200th viewer (:

[DannyLeeBreen]

love the song. but where's batman?

[davemcfc89]

incredible...anyone have the chords (guitar). cheers

[wilbish]

@davemcfc89 If you just watch what he's doing in this video it's pretty easy to work it out, but the capo is on the 6th fret (he has on it on the 7th but his guitar is tuned half a step down). The chords are Em, G, Am, F#/D, C and D (in the form of C, just slide the C chord up 2 frets to get the D chord he uses) all relative to the capo. The chord progression should be easy enough to work out by listening, hope this helps :)

[viciousification]

this is amazing...<3

[msdwyerr]

i fucking love this and him

[jasmineroseee1]

You're enchanting.

[SamS159]

I respect you endlessly.

Is this in London?

[hayeslad]

The mask doesn't work, I KNOW IT'S YOU PAUL DIXON!

[ChubbeeChao]

Love the music. Not too big a fan of that mask, sorry.

[HelloMariaFernanda]

We have the same capo. : )

[Templeton1994]

amazing

[hutzelsam]

He is so fascinating : )



[CaptainJackMcJackson]

can you plleeeeease put on a video explaining how to play this?? i love it ;D

[AsideBsideTV]

The moment I saw the Napster sticker, I completely fell in love.

You have a beautiful voice, also :)

[tdguitarmaster2]

Any chance of getting the tab for this?

[tdguitarmaster2]

Who could actually 'dislike' this?!

[LiveLikeTheEagles]

i want his hair.

[schaneo]

@LiveLikeTheEagles mee too!

[LetsDude]

@brandonchasseur2205

I Think you have to play with the Capo on 6th an play

C, D, Em

the other part with "the king is dead..."

Em, Em, Em, Em, Em, Em, F#M,F#M, G,G,G,C,C,C so on... i guess :)

[LetsDude]

r u readeeeyy?

[sweeney309]

anyone know the chords to this song? tis awesome :)

[jonnyfamos69]

What kind of camera was used here? its VERY high definition.. but only 480p!

[ElementOfGuitars]

So I played this version and the original together... this version is wayyy better

[xImSoSickx]

Your voice reminds me of a higher pitched Zach Condon. I assure you that's a compliment at it's best. Also the mask is sexy. (Y)

[Hannannananahar]

im actually addicted to this song lol. I can't stop listening to it <3

[once123123]

this is really good!!

[DannyLeeBreen]

this is just brilliant mate.

[freemancoup]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a upbeat Diamen rice

[HeatherBtw]

Incredible.

[debbpic]

Brilliant

[SneakyLIKEaNinja]

is it this version of the song that'll be released? because i prefer this acoustic version to the original...

[signalflaretv]

i agree that it is nasal... but i think it adds more character to the voice somehow. :)

love this song!

[nlukic]

Quite boring really

[jamiejam07]

@nlukic ur mother

[marrey07]

heard this on Zane Lowe tonight, really like it! Lose that ridiculous mask though, there's a good boy.

[Twikki]

i have that sticker on my guitar case :)

[samueldillon]

Bloody Love It. All over the pre-order.

[erringtont44]

i had better shits.

[julicsek]

Jay Jagannath! :)

[cmurphy8]

crap

[jamiejam07]

Wow awesome he deserves to be famous

[jujumatt]

Sounds like the singer from the Kooks and the guitar sound is consistent with that. You do that well though and there is clearly a market for it.

[SaraWard1970]

Love it.... even better live!

[Muzezzz]

Like the song...good acoustic version...better than a clip with the band!

Agree with some other comments...a bit nasal, perhaps the mask over the bridge of your nose doesn't help...it also makes you look a bit of a pretentious dick, which I'm sure you're not!

Good luck.

[iceabod]

i realy dont get why we do that "the king is dead long live the king well onviousely he aint living to long if hes dead now is he :L love your song tho :D

[lulu777lulu]

its referring to the next king... to bring in his reign immediately.

if the heir was a woman then we would say the king is dead long live the queen

[Jinxicca88]

@iceabod "the king is dead" = in reference to the king who has just died. "long live the king" = in allegiance to the new monarch who will be assuming the throne next. it's because (in the UK at least), the heir to the throne's reign begins as soon as his predecessor dies.

[erringtont44]

@Jinxicca88 (Y)

[iceabod]

@Jinxicca88 hehe i was jokeing anyways :D

[OwenOnTheInternet]

That is one hell of a camera.

[tjstubbs1]

this is really good!

[smckavanagh001]

police sirons are awesome an so are you (Y)

[stfugtfofgt]

Out of all the YT promoted "MusicTuesday" artists, he is by far the best. None of this "Shani Cuppcake" shite.

[pimple22]

Try not singing through your hooter,  king of sabi, meow meow!!!!!!!! the king dead, must find Tonto.

[ricool06]

The sirens actually blend in with the song.

[MalSalmo]

@ricool06 yeah they work really well !!!

great voice :)

[martinoiloveisdead]

toss un a mask jump of the building and do us all a favour

[NPC919]

A guitar strap wouldn't go a miss :L Cool stuff either way

[stfugtfofgt]

@tannguyen1981 I think it's part of his look.

[lakie111]

wow i actually love this song!! :) xxx

[andykaufmen]

killer

[Tobougg]

thata no better be piggy!

[smitty618]

Nice song!

[pupil2]

Hes wearing the mask because he is on the ruun from the police, ie the reason the sirens in the background ;)

[pucklechurchio]

LOOKS LIKE A HOMOSEXUAL

[vhsDuxbury]

like it. just dont get the mask?

[18joe2]

Sub XD and a classic megadeth line XD

[stfugtfofgt]

Holy hell this is absolutely brilliant.

[DshankumMusic]

I think you deserve my subscription

Check out my stuff aswell people

[cloevoice]

wow he is one hell of a singer

[Mrsowlandthepussycat]

Amazing, definately the best thing I've heard in a long time, fantastic voice, But why did you remove the 'secret basement gig video'?

[0PiaMai]

absolutely outstanding.

[edtheox123]

you need a guitar strap mate - but a good job nonetheless

[harrolldthebarroll]

no wonder he is wearing a mask he dont want any-one to know who he is------ Im Not Suprised ; ) sounds like the police are coming for him ha ha

[Fatblokeaoke]

What camera did you shoot this with? Was it a Canon 5d mk11?

[Panicradio]

More info about the guy

guardian. co. uk/ music/ 2010/ jul/26 /new-band-davids-lyre without spaces of course :)

[Panicradio]

Actually his name is Paul Dixon :)

Btw.: Can someone write the lyrics please? :)

[dazlia2]

No wonder he chose to wear a mask! What a load of old shit lol

[octadecagon]

I can't believe I missed the thumbs up button

[foopie321]

bombay bicycle club style vid

[thecoolagent]

Everything about this was amazing. The singing. The music. And the filming-3

[2004carlt]

Nothing about this grabbed me. All the arse kissing on here is gay, the mask looks like a kids film I've seen (The Thief.....something or other) and lyrics are outdated. Like Elvis died years ago, right?

[stfugtfofgt]

@2004carlt Shut up, the lyrics are fabulous.

[2004carlt]

@stfugtfofgt Lyrics are ok but his voice is still annoying. Might be better in a studio. Needs beefing up. Sounds like an cat on heat.

[incongra]

It is my belief the sirens were dubbed in afterwards

[Seanod123]

@incongra It sounds lie they were to me too.

[zildjianzone]

Voice is similar to Rufus Wainwright's

[zildjianzone]

Your amazing David, your a man of rare talent, but what camera was being used in this video please??

[Sparrklepants]

Absolutely love this.

[llorenx3]

you are so amazing.

[mr0man0]

loving the police sirens in the back :D

[futreslayer300]

Amazing, love the song, love the video, love the rooftop and were those police sirens in tune/time with you? All in all, great things gona be happening for you! :D

[sxckuku]

Aaah, I'm so happy you're releasing this! September. Right, now I want summer to go faster :)

[binboyuk]

cant wait until your famous :P will buy all your albums xD

[maftnabl]

I LOVE it <3<3<3<3.....*___*

[xMeganRebeccax]

this is nice :)

[officialravenzoe]

I'm so in love with you.

[jhubeJELLO]

september. okay. need time machine.

[adambrabbin]

Is this being released as a single or is there an album on the way?

[adambrabbin]

wow, this is good

[finee258]

im always happy when i find people like you on youtube.

people who can make me smile just because theyre genius :)

[essjaypeee]

so brilliant as always. can't wait for september 6th

[SatisfactionforYa]

I already knew this song from myspace and wondered "why isn't this on itunes or anywhere..." soo yeiah 6th!

[ElementOfGuitars]

this is amazing. Sep 6th will be epic!

[taylaaababee]

love this

[Ollieglam]

can't wait till sep. 6th! :)