A Design For Life - Manic Street Preachers Acoustic cover

[44cooney88]

Awesome guitar playing, awesome voice, just awesome bud :)

[feldmannpaul]

That was superb, very nicely done. You can live in my loft any time you want. Liked the guitar playing, I play it different, but its all good man. Shit, drunk again

[EatPopSlop]

Hell yeah!!!!!!! Great stuff mate!!!!!!!

[slash46xx]

is that an eko ranger?

[Goff8]

Such a hard song to sing while your playing, great job!

[daz2k00]

That was absolutely amazing. I am a massive fan of the manics, and I could listen to singing that all day long. 10/10 from me. Not many people can actually sing that song and reach the notes, especially whilst playing guitar. You have the voice and the rhythm, Very impressive.

[frantomo]

great timbre.. excelent for this song but please.. more practice :)) well done!

[optimus1976]

Quality!!!Wish I could play guitar like this. Practised for ages and ages but could never get my fingers to go from chord to chord if that makes any sense? Any tips?

[SwanseaTosh]

@optimus1976 keep practicing!!! honestly, one day it just clicks.......i'm still learning tho :P

[jemdave13]

Great cover! Really good voice and guitar sounds good!

[manfelix]

Cracking cover this! I - like - it -a - lot.

[rydow]

Excellent cover, i really enjoyed this!

[starfiremale]

What are the chords tho??

[NIKEV10]

good cover mate, nice to see someone not trying to sound like JDB, more doing an improvisation,

[TheDevil969696]

I love this song, and you did it well

[thejohnpietrzak]

Really good mate!

Have you got the guitar tab for this song?

[Christoferson1994]

Bliss.

[frenkyled]

Sounds good,

[BrainSpecialist]

A great James Dean Bradfield impression. Congrats!

[flyerphil]

You really nailed that - acoustically and voice. Well done, really enjoyed it, Am sure clubs would love to hear you perform, a great job

[flyerphil]

You really nailed that - austically and voice. Well done, really enjoyed it, Am sure clubs would love to hear you perform

[tahhana86]

wow, great job! although i didn't hear it all, was singing along during the second half of it ;) what a song

[cappucinokid100]

hi mate.got probs with email so i didnt open it coz i wasnt sure .found your channel,great stuff..ive been playing 20yrs and iam IMPRESSED.NICE WORK FELLA

[cappucinokid100]

lovely stuff mate...you got it sounding sweet as hell

[Jamesdeanbadfingers]

Great cover. Did it proud! ;o)

[maksr66]

Amazingly done! You did it! It's so hard to get his vocal range, but you did it! Well done and I hope to hear you again in the future!

[christianandrews1]

i wish you lived in cyprus! i would have you play in my rock club scene! it holds 200 people and they would love you!

[AJen912]

You did a great job with this! Kudos on the high notes. =P

[tanznottz]

Great job dude! It's a difficult song I must admit but you did good =]

[backinburntcity]

Very good, usually watching these covers embarrasses me in some way -- well, I don't normally watch YT covers at all actually -- but your performance was very professional. Sounds like you should be in a band for sure! And it's obvious how big of a JDB fan you are; your voice sounds just like his. :)

[troutyk]

cracking butt! u in a band or play around the valleys?

[madmax8000]

Great voice - difficult song

[Bantu1875]

Nice one mate..........fucking brilliant song!!!

[plpra79]

Eko ranger 6 guitar. Great sound!

[MethuCysgu]

crackin voice

[gc1242]

nice, well done dude

[Jemvie]

fkin awesome mate, I love this song!

[CocaineTrashup]

I Love You (: (:

[Garethfeb16]

love it! good take on a great song!! well done mate. I know the words arn't perfect but the voice and the music cover all that...........

[whatsername109]

I like your voice

its soft but has power well done

[aespaldasdetunovia]

love u!

[ThisCharmingFan]

Great cover. I can play it but your voice pisses all over mine haha. Good voice mate.

[anabolicpete]

that was fantastic!!!

[boeingbloke777]

blew me away

[scoby1knoby]

Excellent! - That's what it's all about, Beltin out a good song. So what if you got the words a bit wrong. It's about enjoying playing. Perfection is for professionals and they don't get it most of the time!

[stevecrabbo]

Brilliant version, mate.

[dysfunctionalist]

Absolutely awesome!

[kringles4]

as we say in America...wow! Outstanding!

Joe.

[rchan0]

brilliant really like this well done

[2008billyh]

ive been singing this for years then had a few years off and tonight i just could not hit the high chorus bits, same key as before but baffled as to what to do to get it back?

good version btw but lyrics are a bit wrong however if you played that in a pub with full rock band it would go down a storm..

[Hotlips4000]

Wow,i really enjoyed that mate,...you were great! ;)

I was singing along with you! ;)

One of my favourite tunes of all time,..and i'm not even a Manics fan! ;)

[rhysed84]

i think u sing well fella! betta than many more on here.... fuck the rest of the comments, u sing with bollocks my friend! x

[AABINVESTIGATIONS]

atleast get the lyrics right you numpty git.......

But what price now for a shallow piece of dignity

 not,

walk right now

what an ass..

ps

learning to play and sing also helps when covering songs

[daneo226]

great job! i like this song, and you did it justice. your guitar has a killer tone too.

[qvistmoe]

this is awesome. Best non-manic cover ive heard... Your voice is raw, reminds a little of Layne Stailey from Alice In Chains.

[AABINVESTIGATIONS]

best you've heard? i assume its also the first you've heard,,, this guy sucks

[beavisthelizard]

I Should have learned the words huh? :) soz u didnt like it.

[commandopants]

well done most impressive

[welshy292006]

i am james 3 rd cousin and thought you did a great job triumphantly!!!!!!!!! good luck from joe leyton

[beavisthelizard]

Thanks, dun let him see this thou, cos I dont think I got the words right! haha Itls make him angry! lol cheers! P

[narendroputro]

brilliant, mate

[VitchWinston]

I'm a big Manics fan - this gave me the chills dude. Great job!!

[VictorCruz69]

I'm Viewer number 6.666!! holy shit!. awsome voice by the way. I envy you. and thats saying a lot ;)

[indiebot]

I wish I could sing like that, respect!

[CRUSTY69UNDERPANTS]

design for life is my fav song. you did it justice, well done

[Daveflex]

really good,, your voice is KILLER!!!!! *****

[ourtimeisonloan]

Wups

Top Drawer m8!

I used to be a busker n noted 1 thang while watchin ya vid,which is u dont play fingerstyle arpegio on this song,which makes it more difficult,credit to you,but when we are singin n playin,our mind has 2 do a kinda jugglin act,between guitar,voice n timing, if like me u use fingerstyle,instead then there are less hand movements,which takes LESS brainpower,trust me.

the advantage of using fingerstyle is your hand is static n then your brain can concentrate more on your vocals.

[WoolyNerdProductions]

Awesome, Nice guitar also :P

[beavisthelizard]

;) sweet ;)

[RodSE7EN]

Excellent !!!

Wonderful cover, beautiful moment

[MrExclusivenary]

Dude just incredible! 5 Stars

[peej2103]

this is awesome, great guitar work and amazing vocals! good job man.

[CuteAndPassable]

Just absolutely wicked! This is one of my favourite songs and you certainly did it justice.

[stevefletcher98]

crikey that was good! :)

[CornelisDonovan]

Really Good

[BertENashus]

Brilliant

[deadpassive]

Not bad at all, but it seemed to get faster as you went.

[Jamesdeanbadfingers]

Can't complain about anything here, mate! Excellent - loved watching it - great voice and great guitar playing. Has inspired me to try playing this again!

[CORRIGEEN71]

NICE JOB NICE STRINGS

[muserachgirl]

You know its almost perfect! congratulations!! in the chorus your voice at first came lower but its a small thing:-) believe me I am difficult in this things and you did it great so congratulations in voice and guitar

[Kazzyh]

very good!! like your voice.. its god a really good edge to it!!!

[L3183]

Good voice, fantastic guitar work. I imagine you probably didn't know a ton of Manics fans would be watching this, but I rather think you should know all the words xD Maddeningly unhelpful, yes. Excellent job, nevertheless and one of my favorite songs on the face of the planet. Good choice.

[beavisthelizard]

Im glad you like it that much, but voices is all a matter of taste! Lets not forget who wrote it thou, Cheers dude.. It means alot to me to hear that stuff, My family and neighbours are prity sick of me banging out tunes now haha the guy 3 doors away saya im getting better! L8rz P

[beavisthelizard]

Nah I gota be ohnest I just went for it one week, I found out how easy it was to bang a videos out on youtube then off I went, so all of these vids I got up here, I just rushed really. Didnt realize so many peeps would end up watching, silly of me really! I will link up a bunch of polished versions for all those who feel let down by me rushed unrehersed performances.

[imspartacus3]

not bad at all man

[herorocker]

nice version,and I LOVE JDB so that big from me!!!

[julise]

wauw, i want your voice

[beavisthelizard]

Im sure we could come to some arangement.. heh

[beavisthelizard]

nah its in tune, sounds sweet to me.

[ivornewname]

You are the business,you must be a guitar teacher in real life,fantastic,,i wish i could play,i am off to buy a guitar tomorrow,just been to watch the manics at llandudno,,,they are the dogs..

[CHARMONE78HEHE]

nice job

[cabbaman98]

U got a rlei unique n great voice. also nyc soundign guitaring. U r pretty godo dude keep it up.

[ryanfrombrum]

Great version - will tell friends to have a look and post comments. Nice one !!!

[Linesider1]

Great performance - well done! How anyone can sing while playing arpeggio is way beyond me! You've got a great voice too.

[ianbo81]

very well done... you are certainly a right hand man.. you can play rhythm well. I struglle with this but I'm good with the left hand (chord shapes etc), I just can never getthe right strum pattern for songs, anyway.. well done bro..

[welshleprechaun]

That was really good, it's a shame i've yet to find a Manics acoustic version. You really need the violins n the background though!

[beavisthelizard]

I got a backing track but that wasnt what I was goping for here, This is just me Raw live unrehersed. Its not perfect but I could pick a guitar up at a party or on a beach and bang all my fav tunes out well enough to bring a smile to some peeps faces ;) cheers for your time. RAW! :)

[leiteria]

depressing

[beavisthelizard]

?? why so ??

[RedMachineKieran]

great version

[staticchris123]

wicked man. quality version. lovely guitar. sounds like a cruiser. Manics rule:D

[TheBruce1314]

good effort bud.nice set o pipes.

[xManicKatx]

Wow. i think you did a very good job. Your awsome at guitar and I love your voice.

Are you by any chance in a band?

[beavisthelizard]

I do play with bands somtimes, nothing longterm yet. :) Like doing accoustic stuff, Dun have to depend on any1 else then, So no 1 lets me down ;) L8rz P

[Gehaktbrood]

Wow really impressive guitar playing! And, yes, you had some words wrong, but hey, I can dream the lyrics and might still forget them when sitting there singing in front of a camera ;)

Your singing is quite ok too!

[beavisthelizard]

yeah your prob right, Im not sure of the words I just went for it. Im a Guitarist, who can sing a bit. Guitarist first thou. Cheers for your time and comment. L8rz P

[huambo]

good voice mate

[criggers]

Class!

[pem67gary]

Ever thought about Stars In Your Eyes ? Cracking cover, well done !!

[Thaleshpw]

congratz man

liked it a lot

[skr1927]

safe!

[darklybright]

very nice

[nosombrero]

you sung that with real balls! Awesome beavis