Listener - Failure's Not For Failures

[zimmawoman]

why do you speak the way you do? i'm not judging or trying to be rude i'm just genuinely wondering

[SammStimulant]

This song is so amazing I can't even handle it.

[guitarlord82]

your mustache is orgasmic.



[MatthewAPelletier]

i feel like he would do a great pirate impression....

[oxaloaceticacid]

and your name is certainly in regards to fat nerd videogame. live a life and stop sweating words puss

[oxaloaceticacid]

bet youre fat as fuck and eat meat all day. i think you watch dr oz and feel bad when you see animal cruelty videos on tv but cant seem to bat a fucking eyelash when you eat meat. i bet you say beef every single time your talking about dead cow pieces and i have a feeling you think spitting in public is unsightly but you cant imagine looking into how your nikes were made. hope you die alone :)

[h0usefire]

@oxaloaceticacid Lol what.

[xMichaelWrightx]

why's he yelling at me

[4angel17]

I've known Dan for a while now and I will tell you right now... he is an amazing man! For those you you who are telling yourself that he is an idiot or a faggot, I would say please watch what you're saying and watch the fact that you're judging someone you DO NOT KNOW, you will be judged at the same degree you judge others... remember that:) God Bless

[AmherstAisle]

"THEN YOU'LL BE LIV'IN IN A VAN!!! DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!!!!"

no but really, this f*cking rocks.

[oxaloaceticacid]

kloppingj. my response. you are a fucking faggot. seriously, youre an absolute fucking faggot. lowest level of trash aye? nazis and slaughterhouse workers, rapists, all those gnarly bros are fucking equal with those who use an awesome beautiful word like fuucckking FAGGOT. youre an absolute joke. youre the fucking garbage human being. everyday you probably make 80 selfish, awful, closeminded decisions. youre bitching about a fucking word? eat a fucking dick dude.

[Courier6ofHyrule]

@oxaloaceticacid I bet Dan Smith could yell this and it would so amazing. Anyways good job making a well worded point. Your word smith and prose is touching and beautiful. Also "closeminded" decision is decided not to say "faggot"? No that's just making sure no one is offended. Please be better at being a human being.

[celina004479]

:D <3



[Waffnub]

To alot of people, he is weird. To God, he is a masterpiece!

[sucker4life09]

dan smith. you sir are awemazing! great poet! And I WANT YOUR MOUSTACHE!!! :{)

[RuzeDnB]

How my friends described him:

"Intoxicated. Mustache-bearing. Autistic. Poet."

I couldn't agree more. XD This crap is weird. But hey. We all have music opinions. This guy sure is passionate...

[ItsaMeHarold]

Awesome stuff man. He sounds like Dan Aykroyd and has Chris Farley's enthusiasm.

[MeLlamoBradly]

but yeah this guy seems psychotic

[MeLlamoBradly]

I;m not going to lie this is weird as hell but it sounds cool- I've heard this guy on a song by the chariot before, pretty bad ass and genius lyrics

[dangerzonesupervisor]

Who is this guy making fun of? It seems kinda rude.

[jessedefehr]

@dangerzonesupervisor he's not making fun of anyone this is just who he is

[Flary0]

@dangerzonesupervisor dude, if I was mentally challenged and people made fun of me doing such an awesome songs and putting their passion into art such as this masterpiece, I would be fucking honored.

[meinblubber]

haters gonna hate, listeners gonna listen.

[TheTommynazi]

@RyanPatchell Go do that and get off Youtube troll

[Paradoxid3]

Haters gonna Hate.

[sulivancat]

Autism is being accepted more now, this is proof.

[donniedarkoooooo]

I just can't believe people say this is shit and this guy sucks...I cried on this...It touched my feelings...

[Ariknifeman]

And Ryan, Artists usually are Faggots.

[Ariknifeman]

This is obviously a passionate work in progress. Art and artistic expression evolves over time and with the artist. Perhaps in the future he could draw a picture of how this "song" makes him feel on that giant blank wall behind him in his own poop. That would be a creative expression of passion and very special. You ART weirdos need to put down the bong, turn off the TV, climb out of each others self-righteous asses, stop sticking your hands out, and get a damn real job that produces something

[RyanPatchell]

this guy does suck. Id rather listen to my shit dropping in the toilet.

[moosepig]

@RyanPatchell why watch the video in the first place then you idiot? go and watch a blink 182 video or something. get lost.

[koll12]

This guy sucks

[RyanPatchell]

why does he purposely talk like that? You can tell hes faking it, fucking faggot hipster.

[WhisperToYourGhost]

@RyanPatchell he isnt faking anything. he doesnt even know he does that. he puts his words in the back of his head and when he has to recite it he lets his brain do the work. its his passion coming out. youre just an asshole.

[ianharwood]

@RyanPatchell Dan Smith is not a hipster. Although, a lot of his followers are hipsters...

[wildcattennis15]

@RyanPatchell Are you serious? It's called art. He has passion for what he does. Something that is lost in the music you more than likely listen to. Grow up. Get over it.

[KloppingJ]

@RyanPatchell Anyone who uses the word "faggot" obviously belongs to the lowest level of trash that crawls on this earth. It is clear that your opinion is COMPLETELY valueless. Go educate yourself and learn how to not be a disgusting, horrific human being and then you may criticize art. Until then, no one will respect a single word that comes from that rotting mouth.

[RyanPatchell]

@KloppingJ keep using big words to make yourself sound good.

[KloppingJ]

@RyanPatchell ...which one is a big word?

[BlueBoxEntertainment]

hahahah it shows the emotion he has for his music and words. YOUR AN IDIOT RYAN PATCHELL :)

[laxcrack25]

@RyanPatchell fuck you die slow

[fleshxrot]

@RyanPatchell

You are an ignorant fucking trashy bastard. Can you not see the passion?

[Dinoguts1]

@RyanPatchell Hey. Sup?? Screw off.

[CarruthersElliot]

his words hit home in so many ways.

[AlaynnaForPresident]

I think I'm in love with you.

[chapinrandlett9876]

he is so inspirational

[pinfree91]

I have a kind of dark humor but I was watching this and my mom walked in and yelled at me, "You're going to hell for always looking for videos of retarded people ...poor soul." hah, he's super talented and I love it so much.

[lolirul]

haha this dude is great! hes like high with passion! and a mix of something else, no one rubs there nose that much. unless yah be sniffin shtuff lol! dude is amazing!

[DannyShawn1436]

dont get me wrong, the music is awesome & i really like it & dan seems quite symphatic to me....but is he kinda sick cuz hes moving and hes kinda hyper active....BUT THE MUSIC IS AWESOME!

[mattchurchify]

This guy is so awesome lol. Seeing him live was insane.

[TheStaniz]

Heartfelt, inspired, candid, raw, truth. Dan Smith. Take it or leave it. I take it.....every time.

[astrawberrykiss]

I love his poems. He seems to speak/sing with the mannerisms of a person with cerebral palsy. I'm not saying he has that disease. Some people just "do what they do" to get their point across to others. Singers/artists are crazy beautiful!!!!!!  *ilovelistener*

[PoorlyDrawnDevil1]

Poetry <3

[ISweepadaguitar]

Song? I don't wanna live on this planet anymore

[eiqht]

@ISweepadaguitar fu

[TheStaniz]

OK. Good deal. See ya.

[SHAWNMCDUFFIE]

crazy

[Ttrizzi]

This is not music.... and idk if he's got some kind of disease or something? but this IS weird.

[BrGut6323]

@Ttrizzi , This is a real song , there's other videos of it , with instruments to go along with these words . And i don't think Dan Smith has a disease . His movements , although they are quite awkward , it shows how passionate he is about his music ! It's actually amazing to see , i love this guy .

[Ttrizzi]

@BrGut6323 but i cant understand what he saying lol. only a few select words

[mayydaymurda]

@Ttrizzi It's because your not "listening" ;)

[BrGut6323]

@Ttrizzi Aha yeah , i guess it's because of his accent .

[SabianTamaDrummer]

Has he got tourettes? I'm not being a dick.. he just shows some symptoms of it!

[MMIAHCAZANOV]

@SabianTamaDrummer He's so into his music and the true meaning of what he's saying that he doesn't give a fuck about outward appearances. He doesn't have symptoms of tourettes. So I hate you.

[SabianTamaDrummer]

@MMIAHCAZANOV As i said.. I'm not being a dick. I love this guys music.. I love his lyrics and the passion he portrays through both mediums.

As a musician myself I know about portraying feelings through outward movement.

I'm new to Listener and it was a question i was interested in. Even if he did have tourettes... it wouldn't change anything. I'm simply wondering.

so stop being butthurt

[cloudiadesuini14]

- Fuck me. And speak to me, such beautiful words. He's fucking inspiring.

[percivillemcfresh]

How much speed does this guy do?

[ocfootballguy57]

@percivillemcfresh the kind that's laced with passion

[CthulhuDarkLord]

It's like he just loses control of his body when he sings/speaks. Not that that's bad, he just rides on the emotion, you can hear it in his voice... A truly talented man.

[lauraliz2374]

It is so amazing to see someone so into what they are doing. I haven't seen anyone have this much passion for anything in so long. It's refreshing.

[AndThenCameThenC]

so good man, so freaking good

[123runaround]

This guy is fucking incredible.

So much love.

[SwAlLoWyOuRpRiDe123]

a voice full of passion for life...inspires me every time 

[DetrialTetrial]

Wow, that was so strong. Had to watch it twice...

[ixitp2]

awesome, nice, hugs from Spain

[Kuschelsack]

I want to get this shirt!

[wecamelikegiants]

if you want to understand some of dan smith's songs, like this one or "falling in love with glaciers," go watch The Neverending Story. this song is based on the scene when the horse dies in the Swamp of Sorrows: "I lost my best friend to sadness." Dan Smith is a genius. He makes the most brilliant work.

[MsBubbleGumxoxo]

Passionate,Inspiring,Warm-hear­ted, Just Beautiful. Genius. Pure. 

[steelrain2012]

I have never in my life been moved this much by anything. This man is a fucking genius.

[MsBubbleGumxoxo]

^^^Amen.

[ObsceneZues13]

This song really helped me see alot of things. Thank you very much for doing this and i hope you keep doing this for a long time

[bdcanis]

i understand this guy's new idea and way of expressing himself but he seems like anyone who is good at reciting poems. everyone can clearly see this; but he exaggerates his body movements and closes his eye as to be in pain and acts crazy. it makes people look and say "wow he's really into it" or "wow he's really passionate." also i dont get why in every "song" he has to RAISE his voice every few words to act intense. i liked some his stuff but its kinda exaggerated and over the top now.

[KodraCartan]

@bdcanis thats kinda like say why do the singers in screamo bands scream. its just because how they want to show there art

[hallelujahkingisdead]

@bdcanis It's not just reciting poems it's writing them which is a whole different animal so he has the right to recite it any way he pleases.

[tokechokesmile]

you are absolutely fucking amazing.

[xSoIntricate]

haters gonna fucking hate. this man is absolutely brilliant. <3

[eurobred]

wowowowowow trolololol!!! i love it

[titoxcore]

i feel like he had to sneeze the whole time

[fagg0tmast3r]

i fucking love this. omg,

[Necropedocoprophilia]

Spoken Word is shit

[DemonCadaver11]

I don't mean to be hatin' or anything, but what exactly is this supposed to be...a web blog or what?

[jophie]

for some weird reason he reminds me of machoman randy savage awesome poetry tho!

[aclotm]

sounds like he's doing a joker impression...this is too corny, i'm sorry.

[DwagonBreff]

Dan Smith, is an inspiring, beautiful, man. His words tear at me apart and i can't help but to keep listening.

[myhellyea]

does he have turrets?

[gilley432]

Interesting, however i think that his persona is a bit extreme.

[donthrowchairs]

This is absolutely beautiful. I heard him on some college radio station on the way home today and I was amazed.

[JRADtheawesome1]

this man is a semi bipolar lyrical genius.

[badabamlamm]

I love your moustache.

[headbangaboogie1]

after hearing "untitled" and now hearing this im a bit confused lol i guess they ARE experimental

[whoadiefresh]

Am I the only person who wants to punch this guy in the face? WTF how many strokes did you just have?

[wavvesandkingz]

@whoadiefresh GTFO

[IanRoantree]

@whoadiefresh this guy would knock you the fuck out with one swing of his arms during one of his poems

[remyandtrent]

seeing him on november 12th. BEYOND excited.

[JHallDaBoss]

epic



[Sk2277]

I really want to know who this song is about. I lost my best friend too, and for some reason this song makes perfect sense.



[setad1]

why did this almost make me cry?

[jcoatsworth1]

that man is a genius!

[ICANSEEDEADHORIZONS]

his shirt is best

[happymarkkj]

Autism is a really hard thing to have. Really, its bad to see adults going through it alone. At least he is making a career out of the sadness he lives everyday. Stay strong Dan ^_^ your handicap is not a curse, it is actually a gift.

[outofbubblegum777]

@happymarkkj I never thought he had autism, I just thought he was an amazing musician. I'm not even joking.

[Deadguy56]

@happymarkkj

wat.

[nikewarrior24]

Listener is cool. He reminds me of Mick Foley as mankind back in the wrestler days with his movements. lol

[mangeelio]

he says what Charlie Sheen wanted to say...

[RespectFalseIcons]

its imperfection is its greatest strength, true art

[followHimnotUs]

possessed by chris farley!

[coleisbetterthanyou]

he's the nicest person I've ever met in my life, so much compassion

[Izzyraptor]

I can't handle how awesome he is.

[alysGS]

@ socialstudiescharlee

ok then



[mikexmistake]

Hellen Keller dislikes this.

[bloodstaindbeauty]

He's so.. comfortable in his movements.. it's awkward. Adorable. And completely inspiring.

[xBASSBOOMx]

That's emotion, my friends.

[72dreaton]

im distracted by his muscularity...

[THAT1GIRLMEREDITH]

why does he flick his chin at 2:37.......?

[alysGS]

is he mentally normal? I mean he's a genius, I would marry him only for the art he brings to the world, but I mean..he acts strange, right??

[bluescarlet11]

@alysGS I had the same thought when I first started listening, but I think his mannerisms while singing/performing can be explained by his hip hop background. I may be wrong.

[DemonSlayer879]

@bluescarlet11 It's passion, emotion if you will. All his performances you can see how into it he is. THAT is music. :P

[socialstudiescharlee]

@alysGS no. be quiet 

[someguywithacat]

i want a mustache like yours when im older, this is really good

[m1chaelw0rkm4n]

this is art.

[lilithskyy]

Fucking great!

[profssrfunk]

ha this is funny, oh wait shit... this is pure art.

[dylanleeder]

Holy shit! 10,00 views! Thanks everyone! And yes, Dan is awesome. Super nice dude too.

[cheartw]

@dylanleeder just found out about these guys/guy today and fell in love with it. where can i get their music? please help me out. for the love of poetry and music...

[TheKickasskatie]

drifting is not swimming and this is it! powerful.

[TheKickasskatie]

thank u so much for posting this. i love everything he does <3

[TheKickasskatie]

everything he does gives me goosbumps

[remaininginlight]

Tourettes rocks!

[StlReportMe]

Dan Smith is the best rapper.

[blenderzen]

this may be the best thing i see todays!

[TragicMatthew]

It feels unkind and under forever

[TheYesii000]

When I posted this there were 0 dislikes. That's the first time I've seen that happen.

[ch3ngaa]

It's pretty embarrassing to watch him perform.

But his music is pretty on point, nonetheless!

[Residew]

@ch3ngaa Embarrassing? Try Inspiring.

[cloudsvsground]

@ch3ngaa it's amazing... Residew is right. If you can't see that he has this passion, you're blind. Passion is beautiful.

[ryanjamesldn]

amazing.



[dance789chic]

listener completes my life

[OffroadBeast5]

He is Dance Myth. So amazing and talented

[cherishsaaays]

God, I am so in love with Dan Smith. He's a god.

[musicismyfavorite777]

@cherishsaaays He's a GIFT from God. =)

[casedinlight]

I think he's so hot.

[Lateralus03]

When your mind sees something strange and alien it's never seen before your heart has a natural reaction to reject it. Why is this like this? This isn't like everything else, I hate this. But you want to love it, your heart opens up, you see things for what they are. It becomes a part of you. What was once hated and rejected is now what makes you who you are.

[TimmyViderman]

I remember the first time i head dan i thought it was the strangest thing and i couldn't see how someone could enjoy it. but it was so strange i couldn't get it out of my head. then i realized that this man is speaking with pure passion and these lyrics are some of the best i've ever heard. amazing.

[synplex180z]

:'} <3

[thequeenofneverwas]

this gives me such chills omfg

[irishplaya1315]

@thatguy21796 Its something called Talk Music. Pretty much poetry with music behind it. Its very odd when you first hear it, but when you get used to it and listen and feel rather than think and analyze it becomes something so much more. If you still dont enjoy it well thats ok, and if you do thats fantastic too.

[sammytoe1993]

@irishplaya1315 your totally right at first i was confused on this style of music but for some reason i love it and its beautiful and you can feel the vibe of the meaning of the music, some people just dont know good quality these days

[ksportrait]

I fall in love with him more and more.. ugh.

[MrBananapancakes123]

I never knew Daniel Day Lewis had such a powerful voice.

[dag794]

Why is he flinching & flailing?

[merrsshee]

@dag794 It's pure passion dude.

[InTheMidstOfRhiannon]

Its good to know I'm not the only one who thinks of him as a hero. :D

[Mrdumbassmf1]

This MF is on crack or something.

[MrSalocio]

Dude, I really enjoy this vids with Dan Smith. Great work !

[bomberlink]

Failing is not just for failure's. we just have more experiance.

[WhenWeCouldDream]

Dear Dan I love you, you're so beautiful.

[abdominantsacrifice]

Fucking hero.