Landon Swank TOP 10 ~ America's Got Talent 2011

[ConverseFan7000]

3:05 isnt the fish supposed to come out of his hand? where'd it go?

[balentinp]

you can kinaa see the glass move back down when he take out his hand from the tank

[Vercetti44133]

FUCK pop lyfe

[irinkalovaxoxo36]

hes cute :)

[potatoboy9]

wow !!!!!

[fuzzy831]

There is someone in the compartment underneath. The hand is their hand. His hand never even goes in the tank.

[Theepicpurpleninja]

@fuzzy831 How the heck could that be someone elses hand?????

[xDevilsTheoryx]

You could actually see glass move down the tank at 3.11 to 3.13. Just to let you guys know. Overall amazing trick.

[MrIrishland]

vagus is ment to have magic but for some reason they never win this

[MoneyMayweather86]

The guy the year before with the Tiger was the best i think it was michael grasso

[tloberif754]

@MoneyMayweather86 I don't know he is pretty good.

[e2t4th]

@MoneyMayweather86 murray

[Spongeduderocs]

I wish he would have made it. I think he's great!

[thurman1996]

To BE HONESt if peirs would have got up nd stop clapping, he proabbly would of made it to the top 4....dont u guys see that? the people who make it to the top 4 or any next round depends on the america votes of course but the judges reaction, nd the words they say ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

[spvn]

What type of a stupid question did Piers ask?! "Was some water supposed to come out?" OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S WHAT SELLS THE ILLUSION. The water splashing out part was what made me really go "wow" for that illusion.

[that1magician]

Pop Lyfe sucks nuts

[Roadie1987]

I thought i heard the song one republic sang last night i ws trying to remember which act used it

[eddytanjiacheng]

Sharon is only concerned about the fish AWWWW

[sp33dy52]

i saw the glass move

[shadowdragon56]

I REALLY wish yall would shut up, and not tell everyone how the trick works! I just wanna enjoy it. Its not fun to watch Magic if someone just spoils it. Magic is suppose to be with excitement, and curiousity, and fun. But when yall tell everyone how it works, It ruins everything. So shut up and enjoy this HOT guy do his AMAZING MAGIC! :]

[shadowdragon56]

I REALLY wish yall would shut up, and not tell everyone how the trick works! I just wanna enjoy it. Its not fun to watch Magic if someone just spoils it. Magic is suppose to be with excitement, and curiousity, and fun. But when yall tell everyone how it works, It ruins everything. So shut up and enjoy this HOT guy do his AMAZING MAGIC! :D

[shadowdragon56]

I REALLY wish yall would shut up, and not tell everyone how the trick works! I just wanna enjoy it. Its not fun to watch Magic if someone just spoils it. Magic is suppose to be with excitement, and curiousity, and fun. But when yall tell everyone how it works, It ruins everything. So shut up and enjoy this HOT guy do his AMAZING MAGIC! :D

[pfrank4evr]

i saw the glass move! but i dont get the fish...

[avidgames91091]

41 People preferred poplyfe over landon.

[MuseMuseandMoreMuse]

LANDON. IS. HOT. nuff' said.

[ohdamnitsairon]

I think if he would have done ANY other trick, he would have made it thru, considering it was only a 1% difference, just because a lot of people were concerned about the fish. LOL. I know i was.

[SuperTrollol]

The fish is seen briefly between 3:01-3:02. To see it, look near the bottom center edge of the paper towel after the first gush of water.

On the results show, Howie claimed that the fish is in his aquarium at his home. So yes, it's safe to say the fish is dead

[NationalPro]

Initially, it was an amazing trick! but now that we see how to do it... it is quite simple but still thats the whole point of magic and i think he should of been in top 4 instead of shitlyfe.

[LelouchZhang]

I wish he got through

[38101518]

@LelouchZhang

Ya me too. I didn't really lke those 'magic' stuff but he made me start to like it :) Copperfield was his idol. He is MY idol. :D But wait. doesn't that count as animal abuse? o.0 nah i'm just asking :D

btw:U WATCH CODE GEASS??

[LelouchZhang]

@38101518 yeah I didn't like him until the bomb one or top 10/48. And yes I like code geass. I can't wait for the new one coming out in 2012

[SmileBuddy3838]

I hope the goldfish is okay :-3

[EmziTonny]

3:10 you can see the glass going down!

[Twilightfey]

Blah! He should still be in the running! He's awesome! I really don't watch the show, but... hello?! This guys is amazing!

[tfortommyb]

@Twilightfey No, he's not. You're just attracted to him. Look up some real magicians on youtube and watch GOOD tricks. Shawn Farquhar, Mathieu Bich, etc. People who actually write their own tricks. This guy is top 48 quality, but NOT top 10.

[pinkstarburstsRh8tin]

@tfortommyb DISAGREE im w/ @Twilightfey . (but i like poplyfe better)

[iF3llOffaBr1dge]

I'm sure I'd have girls all over me if I could somehow produce a fish outta my mouth LOL

[MoneyMayweather86]

@iF3llOffaBr1dge He started the act with the fish in his mouth its so obvious

[123ThreatTriple]

omg that is really amazing all of his acts are always unique and different way to go LANDON SWANK!!!

[8SpOrtsgUrL8]

where did the fishy goo :(

[WiiDudeIV]

Too bad it wasn't a Top 5 because I think him or Anna Graceman would have made it.

[1981Galadriel]

@WiiDudeIV He would have made it if they did the top 5 instead. He was 5th. That's the only explanation for how the 1% difference between him and Poplyfe is possible. Anna was sadly 6th at best.

[MrChaotic4]

Oh my god. That is completely impossible

[Rgvfan12]

@MrChaotic4 duh thats why there is a glass screen door

[MrChaotic4]

last time, he risked his life. This time it was real magic. I loved Landon

[Rgvfan12]

@MrChaotic4 risked? LMAO he wasn't in any of those boxes

[PaceIsTheTrick2]

What a horrible performance. He basically did the same trick he did last time, he just added a fish this time

[veruschka001]

he's so friggin handsome ;)

[journeytosilius]

I wonder what was Landon's final trick going to be if he was able to go into the finals? Surely it would have been his best one ever. Now we get to see some re-incarnation of the Jackson 5 sing another song instead, whoopty doo! Havent we got enough music an overload from that entertainment field in America? How often do you get to see magicians do great acts like this? But then thats the problem with America, they will always like the same crap over and over. Jackson 5, Poplyfe, whoever's next.

[donyindragupala]

magic tricks are awesome. !!

[thefunksensei]

TO EVERYONE OUT THERE: MAGIC IS NOT REAL. HE DIDNT REALLY STICK HIS HAND THROUGH GLASS, HE IS AN ILLUSIONIST. THE POINT IS TO AMUSE US, SO IF ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS HATE ON HIM AND INSULT THE TRICK, LET ME SEE YOU DO IT AND IF YOU CAN'T THEN LEAVE.

[OoEmGeeAzn]

@thefunksensei he obviously did suck my balls

[manturian]

it was very well done, but on the 2nd viewing I figured it out.

[cowsgorawr1431]

he totally should have gone through hes really talented and this just wasnt his best performance but he is would have been the perfect winner hes so vegas you could just imagine his name in lights

i love poplyfe but he deserved it more than they did

[018Peach]

what's the name of the song at 2:39

[THENYCBALLER]

@018Peach Secrets- One Republic

[starlightthekitten]

@018Peach Secrets by One Republic :D

It's one of my favorite songs!

[xoOJDxo1994]

aww i feel bad that he didn't make it he was good :( he's also really good looking...too bad he's 10 years older than me lol

[89personda]

He should have added more tricks! Still, he is great

[IcyHot311]

Landonnnn <3 

[hughmadd]

1. The fish is still alive, it was said on the results show

2. Even if the fish was supposed to appear in his hand (I still think it was apart of the act to make it disappear...), it's not his fault it swam away from the vision of the audience

3. Stop being smartasses who try to figure out every single magic trick. Magic is only fun if you shut up and enjoy it

[aquacat8]

I also compared the two videos side by side (Live vid and vid Howie showed), and if you look closely, you can see the fish swim away in the live video. It happens so fast, that when watching the show on TV, you would have probably missed seeing the fish swim away.

[ricane98]

He's so slick with his magic wished he made it to the top 4 though :/

[bopp109]

where did the fish go?!?! that's why he lost

[kinga981]

@bopp109 the fish is at howies house!

[Eclipton]

@bopp109 It slipped out of his hand after his hand goes into the tank and it swam to the bottom. Howie pointed it out near the beginning of the results show the next evening.

[joshuaramirez1000]

this dude sucks. wow go home

[liagiba989]

@joshuaramirez1000 Shut up! -_-

[ILOVEdance013]

@joshuaramirez1000 Let's see you do it.

[Rice4TheWin]

Unless your a magician, STFU and lets see you do this stuff. No one gives a dam if you guessed how to do it.

[UranusVR]

What's the name of the song starts at 2:37?

[lovestosmile18]

@UranusVR Secrets by One Republic :)

[HISTORICWALTONHOUSE]

He is not original and deserved to be sent home. watch as he covers the glass with the cloth. the glass goes up and there is a port hole lifted behind the cloth. When he goes to remove his hand you can see the water droplets on the glass going down with the glass to once again hide the port hole gaff. CREATE YOUR OWN TRICKS THAT MAKE PEOPLE SAY HOW DID THEY DO THAT....

[UranusVR]

@HISTORICWALTONHOUSE Nobody cares about this shit. He is awesome and you are gay.

[nightshadow575]

@HISTORICWALTONHOUSE hey! he DID make me think how did he do that until retards like you ruin it! like the vegas one with the balloons, the exploding boxes, BUT NO- THANK YOU for spoiling it you mental retard

[iboy012345]

@HISTORICWALTONHOUSE Apparently he's not original because you closely examined his trick and discovered how it was done......stop being so anal

[HISTORICWALTONHOUSE]

@HISTORICWALTONHOUSE not being anal at all... JUST REAL!!!!!!! If you want to be at the top of your game make it new and fresh... don't re-hash and steal others tricks.... CREATE YOUR OWN!!! A local junior high group did this same trick... IT WAS MUCH BETTER................

[ElleCue93]

hes already hot.. and the magic makes him even sexxxier <3

[james561993]

Wow.... I enjoy it :))



[NWS789]

@theoriginalphillyfan i enjoyed the trick and thats the main point, but thats the first time i have actually figured out a trick on this show so i am not trying to be a critic on everything

[JustmeKasie]

@AmericanBestTalent i just want to say thank you for posting all these vids :)

[chilichimps96]

Does anyone know the name of the second song during his performance?

[papidonvilla4]

@chilichimps96 one republic - secrets

[chilichimps96]

@papidonvilla4 ty sounds good lol

[ohsnapitzlana]

A good magician always leaves you wondering how they did that.

[thefrenchie99]

He's the only magician I would pay 2 see. All other magicians( like Seth Grabel) are HUGE cheese balls.

[thefrenchie99]

He's so awesome he should've gone into the top 4 not landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Landau is good, but he's only that popular cause he's black.

[tfortommyb]

@thefrenchie99 This may be the most idiotic comment I've ever read on youtube...

[LilWildAnnie]

@thefrenchie99 :x That isn't cool dude. It has nothing to do with race. I personally love Landau, cause of his personalty not because he's black. I personally think poplyfe should have gotten send home.

[webkinzwhovian]

He was good. But i dont get the act. At first it was pretty amazing then he started getting boring. So uh.. sad he left but alson glad

[jimslive]

to be honest , that's not a new magic trick ....

if you watching cyril before ... or some magician

you see this magic before

[gimmieurBRAIN]

omg this video is LIVE :D ....wait, what?

[NWS789]

Awhy9 my brother spotted the glass slide down the first time he watched it. they should of zoomed out when he did the trick though

[jmore5099]

conjure

[NWS789]

you can see the glass slide down and plug the water, its so cheap.

[thoriginalphillyfan]

@NWS789 and how many people caught that the first time? of course he didnt actually stick his hand through the glass..its not possible..he is an ILLUSIONIST

[STLcardinalsfan2]

He really let me down this time but he still was WAY better than stupid Pooplyfe.

[youngprofessional231]

pure garbage. look at the top piece of wood, it's about 18 inches in height. He slide the glass up, you can't even notice it, because the wood cover it. Look at the bottom piece of wood, it's about 24 inches in height. the bottom wood covers the glass at the bottom. The top wood covers when he slides the glass up. The glass has a hold with a thin clear plastic covers the hold so water won't get out as much. This is pure garbage. Magics are all pure garbage.

[Paliasterminus]

@youngprofessional231 To be honest, do you know what I find garbage? People such as yourselves that come onto magician's acts and tell everyone how it works and how it sucks and I can see this and that and he will never make it blah blah blah. I am in the vast majority of people that enjoy magic for what it is and doesn't examine every nook and cranny to find how it's done, and then bash said magician. Either enjoy the trick or gtfo.

[tfortommyb]

@Paliasterminus Dude, it's the same trick that he did in a previous round except this time it involved water and killing a fish. Chill the hell out. The fact that he doesn't write his own tricks makes it not vegas worthy. He is nowhere near the level of Copperfield, Penn & Teller, etc.

[Paliasterminus]

@tfortommyb I agree he isn't in the same league as the rest of them. Of course they've had a vast number of years more than he has under his belt. What I am saying is he has promise. Was it the most fluid illusion? Heck no. Should he be bashed by people who don't do magic? No. The only ones who have a right to criticize him are fellow magicians. Sorry, my opinion. I like his presentation and believe he'll be in Vegas with some more polishing.

[batow8]

@Paliasterminus "the only ones who have a right to criticize him are fellow magicians"

That's bullshit.

[HISTORICWALTONHOUSE]

@Paliasterminus sorry but garbage are people like you... your kind follows and thats sad... People like me use our minds, and are not the ones who would be lead freely to the butcher... but i guess there is a need for your kind... We cant all be good.. there always has to be a lower class.. in your case the lowest...

[Paliasterminus]

@HISTORICWALTONHOUSE I really have no idea what you just said. "A need for your kind"? "Your kind follows and thats sad"? Wow. You really think highly of yourself don't you? People like you use the Internet to come off tough and smart, when everyone knows your life is probably pathetic. And before you start spouting the "I make $100,000 a year with a wife and 2 kids dumbass", no you don't. You live alone with very few friends. Goodbye, done talking to you, I feel sorry for you. Truly.

[nightshadow575]

@youngprofessional231 your mind,mental age, friendlyness and non-retarded-ness is garbage

[LilWildAnnie]

@youngprofessional231 Why would you do that? Some of us don't want to know how it works! :c

[liagiba989]

@youngprofessional231 You're pure garbage. People like you are all pure garbage. Now you can gtfo.

[NationalPro]

@youngprofessional231 kike

[joshisonwheels]

@youngprofessional231 if you wtch magic tricks just 2 spoil the moment then dont watch magic tricks. theres a reason why your comment recieved hella negative votes.

[That60sShow1]

you clearly see its a diff hand in the container just by skin tone

[webofcausation]

He lost out by less than %1, if the fish had cooperated and you saw it come out of his hand he'd probably be in the final.

[mizatitude101]

i like both poplyfe and landon but just because poplyfe out beat him doesnt mean he isnt going to go far. He was extremely talent and made it far and because of that he will go far in life and his dream will come true because someone will definitively hire him

[MrTrickbusters]

@epfcontrol there will be no wild card. tnx poplyfe piece of crap beat him by less than 1 percent

[Lulexiaa]

Damn it, I wish he won! ;__;

But honestly, to all those people hating on Poplife because they beat him, its your fault for not voting for Landon :\...

[mewanaiscp]

Look pplz! Don't just start critizing him all of a sudden! When you first watch the trip it would blow your mind. Don't go replaying and replaying to find all of the problems and mistakes. Plus to me he was way better then poplyfe.

[royalfrenchfrie24]

whats the second song

[candycaneify]

I didn't like this performance as much..

[GunnerM60]

I cannot believe Poplyfe beat Landon Swank! America you got it WRONG! REALLY WRONG!! This guy should have have gone through!

[Zimdude12]

He should have won. :(

[keepsmiling98]

omg! this guy is so hot! :D

[Vercetti44133]

1% :( i think cause people never saw the fish they didnt vote for him, my internet was down so i didnt vote but i live in canada so i dont know

[ilSWiSH]

whats the first song???

[kennethoo]

This was the least deserving standing ovation in the history of the show this trick was horribly executed and it wasnt even creative plus the fish was dropped...so pointless and this guy never should have made it this far anyways deserved to go home good job America!

[jman1489]

Problems:

1. it was obvious he had he fish in his mouth all along.

2. you can tell the glass didn't slide up as he wanted right away as he has to try to push up twice.

3. 2:56 you can clearly see a hole slide up which would allow his hand in (plus no fish!)

4. at 3:11 you see the glass start to move back down (and water spills out from the bottom, not where he put his hand through)

Bottom line poorly executed trick

[redrumslam]

@jman1489

umad bro?

[felix10allstarviola]

@jman1489 lets see you do better

[Jfly7814]

@jman1489 There is always some asshole know it all that likes to try and ruin it for everyone. Shut up and just enjoy the trick.

[icyshark61]

@jman1489 thank you for ruining it you jerk. if he saw this im sure he would be hurt.

[MrTrickbusters]

@jman1489

what do u expect he made the fish magically appear in his mouth and his hand magically go through the glass?

[Awhy9]

@jman1489 1-3 No you can't see this, unless you have no life and watch it over 10 thousand times, you can't tell. Yeah I notice now that it slides down, but only because I was looking for it. In truth it was brilliantly executed; because you don't expect any of it, so you don't look for it. Simple and effective.

[ballet901ami]

kk i hate hate poplyfe now

[ballet901ami]

ummmmmmmmm. kk boring!!!

[MuseMuseandMoreMuse]

i refused to watch the rest of the show after Landon<33 was sent home. D:<

[myname466]

america voted for overrated shit poplyfe over this guy?

[thangchocoi2]

what a shame :( poplyfe beat landon by 1%

[Hat3rsLoveMe]

sorry but do you reallythink a band is going to beat out two unique acts both amazing and a fantastic singer really they should of put him through because he was just way better

[Mattgoot]

Howie showed the video last night.

Im Not watching this anymore. I Have No dog in this fight.

Well Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. But the way America has been voting Fucking POPLYFE- another fucking kiddie band will probably win.

[ccheath776]

This was slow, non exciting, and just boorish. You want to know why no magician has ever made the finals? because they all try to do this slow moving aweful looking illusion. You have to pop you have to WOW the crowd. Pushing a fish around will not WOW anyone.

[ayaml33t]

@ccheath776 This is the reason Hollywood is going down the shitter. Everyone thinks that movies have to have a lot of pop, a lot of flash, and what do we get for it? Yet another gritty superhero reboot? If you paid any attention to the presentation you'd realize there's a story here; a story that's connects the performer and the audience. He can't do something with a lot of flash because the connection would be lost. Team iLuminate has this on lock though - connection and pizzazz.

[Progneto]

Anybody with half a brain can figure this trick out. Landon blew it at the end and almost completely gave it away.

[LavaWarrior787]

THUMBS UP IF U THINK POPLYFE SHOULD BE RENAMED POPSHIT

[stalkman21]

anybody know what the second song is

[Doubl3Me]

Whats the song landon swank used?! pls tell me

[misscarra332]

@Doubl3Me the first one was "I Don't Wanna Be" by Gavin DeGraw and the second one was "Secrets" by OneRepublic.

[Doubl3Me]

@misscarra332 THANK YOU !! truckloadsoflove <33

[cucuun22]

i think the reason he didnt make it was becuz some ppl didnt see the fish when he put his hand in the tank but it was there

[shkhl]

I assume people didn't vote bec they felt he was so great and would be put through.

[shkhl]

he's probably going to be signed for a million $ before long

[urdurdur]

less then 1% difference for those people who watched the results... that means if u people that didnt vote can just blame thereselfs!!!

[TaeYangAddict25]

i seriously hate that he left! the only magician :( he's amazing and deserved to make it!!

[myusernameistaken23]

The video they showed on the result show was clearly a fake. There was no orange fish in this video when he was sticking his hand through

[thitaga]

@myusernameistaken23 You know that there's more than 1 camera filming this at the same time right? The video they showed is from a different angle than the one broadcasted on TV. I think Landon thought he somehow lost the fish during the trick and made up the story on how it was suppose to vanish when it really just slipped out of his hand earlier.

[DocDLH]

This was a great act but he didn't present a STORY and that is what draws in an audience ... maybe missing a lost lover and pulling her picture out of a window box (reaching into it like the aquarium), materializing her, then having her disappear as a dream goes from fantasy to reality back to fantasy. That would a wonderful presentation.

[TheSMSproductionz]

what is the name of the song?

[TheXlr8jj]

@TheSMSproductionz The second one is secrets by onerepublic.

[cureloms]

that was incredible, y'all! how did he not make it through?!

[angellus09]

What is the name of the song?

[kennethoo]

honestly this was a pointless act....boring as hell and there really wasnt anything original whatsoever in this just the same generic stuff we have all seen from magicians for the last 10 years....deserves to go home.

[DocDLH]

@kennethoo I don't know if it was "boring as hell" but the presentation was not enchanting or whimsical (see my other post). This trick had the possibility of not only amazing an audience but also reaching inside them by using a universal story of loss and fantasy. He didn't do that and therefore, the audience doesn't feel that "I want to see more of this" vibe. Too bad, I really liked him but he has a great future and will undoubtedly eventually headline his own show. He is only 26.

[vanie29]

@mcsnap today on the show (wednesday) howie said he kept the fish