Glen Hansard - Devil Town

[TheEpicWeezl]

Daniel put so much emotion into his song. he was going through bad shit he was schizophrenic and was addicted to drugs. just watching this makes me upset that he's turning something that should communicate daniels emotions into some sort of silly sing along.

[siren223]

Glen sang this on Saturday night while fixing his guitar string, and ended with calling Portland a Devil town. if you know what happened at their concert in Portland then you know why he said it.

[colyerT]

Omg, this would've been the best concert to go to EVER!

[Jesusplant]

don't get the haunting feeling as you do from daniel

[garethac81]

I don't know...everything about this performance just feels too fucking COSY. Hey, we're singing Devil Town...isn't this hilarious?

Err...no, it isn't. It's a song written by a man tortured to the point of insanity by his obsession with evil. Maybe they're being ironic - hell, even Daniel himself does it as a sing-along live - but somehow, I think that's a stretch.

Still, leaving the song aside, getting an audience to wander out of the building clicking their fingers was a neat trick.

[imagine0000]

thank you so much posting this....i never had the chance to see him do that in my country..thanks..

[wwxoxww]

please remove this shit!

hands off devil town wich is not a commerfial jingle or whatever

Glen shitsard FUCK OFF AND DIE! !

[stardanmy]

this guy my be funny or whatever, but devil town is a fucking awesome song!! and it pisses me off that he turns it into a joke daniel jhonston is a ledgend, why not make a joke about people with down sydrome while he's at it!!

[julesfrom84]

Are you kidding? Geez, you're seriously overreacting, he's not having a go at Daniel Johnston at all! They've been singing this song for qiute a while and they've never been disrespectful. What's wrong with having fun with a great song?

[womanatwittsend]

I agree with Jules. Glen has been an admirerer of Daniel Johnson for a long time now. In fact he invited Daniel as a guest singer when he and mar were recently invited to be on Austin City Limits (PBS) last month. One can be respectful and yet still have yet still be open to moments of spontaneous fun. On this particular night, he is and was.

[art198007]

If you knew anything about Glen Hansard or the Frames and their relationship to the Daniel you'd get it. Don't pre-judge you muppet.

[TheEpicWeezl]

@art198007 what would their relationship have anything to do with this? even if they did have a close relationship Glen should know better than to take a song so serious and emotional into a childs song.

[ThroneMonkey]

at what point did he turn it into a joke? all he did was sing a version of a daniel johnston song. To me that says respect if anything.

[rocknrollfolds]

ur fucking up something cool

[agoldcoin]

I love Daniel Johnston

[kevinbyrne90]

are the frames big in america

[SCUShinobi]

Sadly no...Most people I know haven't even heard of them. Though there are those spreadin the word! The musical talent of them and the swell season needs to be promoted. Thankfully it seems that Once is getting them known around America.

[DevilRabbitInc]

I love Glen Hansard! I never would have known about him if we hadn't watched Oncein choir! Amazing voice!

[pscz3]

best concert i have ever been to! definitely the best ending!

[EdFanny]

this was such an amazing show!!

and I'm so glad that you caught this part on video!!

<3

[CalliBertschy]

I absolutely LOVED this. everyone leaving... snapping their fingers, turning to leave. brilliant.

[dboyd1089]

ooomg hahahaha that's pretty funny! love it.

[ASegovia]

Love this show!!! Best Concert ever!!! Glen took photos with fans afterwards and was so cool to everyone who stayed.

[thefallopianswimteam]

what a good show.... and way to end it... i'm still singing this in my head