Switchfoot - Meant To Live (Live)

[miss343151]

I love the speech at the begining I even wrote it down so that everytime I see it I remember that Im changing the world.

[abdiel338]

cool! is my favorite group..!

[TruelyElite853]

I'm gonna be the first person to post something in 27 days... Hi.

[nsully97]

I've listened to this band my whole life and love them! I'm christian and they used to be and still are a christian band!

[DarkWriter31]

Love the intro. What song do they play before this? It sounds like it flows from one song to the other.

[TheGuitardude94]

you people put the gayest comments on youtube. U r bitching about the most useless and stupidest things...u ppl don't even know what music is about.

[rengaffagner]

I don't get it... How does one, after listening to Jon's speech and this beautifully inspiring song can just go around writing comments about how someone is gay or stupid or has a bad taste...

Seriously. "So here's a song about living it. Living out loud".

To me, they're more than a band. They're role models, someone I look up to. There's no problem with being gay, and you won't change someone's taste with a youtube comment.

This is starting to sound cliché, but just listen to the damn song!

[clokedbigman]

wow the singer sucks live

[JasonHurlburt]

@clokedbigman /no not really

[Bradleysauce]

@clokedbigman im guessing thats sarcasm?

[clokedbigman]

@Bradleysauce no i dont think he is that great...still really kewl lyrics and guitar...he just needs to work on his

"LIVE" voice

[iplayforgod]

i saw these guys live this year, and they are amazing, they really put in the effort for every show they play and thats something i admire about this band and jon always interracts with the audience all the time

so whoever is callin them douchebags just go see them live and then reconsider your stupid comment :)

[sonic777111]

These guys have such great taste in gear! Gibson, Vox, Orange, Matchless, 65amps, Lakland...I've always admired how good they sound.

[adamtylermiller]

@sonic777111 and lets not forget the freakin legit Gibson Melody Maker. You don't see many of those making the rounds anymore.

[clokedbigman]

@sonic777111 they need mesa cabs

[bookaddict7]

He's got a real good voice. :) most singers can't preform worth crap live which is the sad truth, but these guys are real good! :D

[clokedbigman]

@bookaddict7 agreed but i donr have a problem with singing live

[theorthianguy]

Alot of crud on here guys... please, just grow up and stop bickering over such little things.

We were meant to live for what? To argue and cuss at each other like kids? I don't think so.

[MRBONKERS1000]

easy,just look at the why they are like onstage,i mean when you got hair in your face like that your just full of your self on focused on what you look like, douchbags do that kind of shit and just cause you read or heard that people met them and siad they were nice doesnt mean shit, the dude looks all preachy and shit,i mean really what the fuck are they doing,i know skaters are into them, and most skaters are dicks,what does that tell you

[8u77355]

@MRBONKERS1000 thats such an ignorant comment lol. you're a moron

[mannnymanny]

@MRBONKERS1000 if you were in front of me right now. we would probably be throwing hands

[zues770]

@MRBONKERS1000 Tells me your an idiot!

[ErictheSickist95]

@MRBONKERS1000 there not skaters..and his hairs in his face because of the sweat from the performance he gave the songs before that and your a douche bag for stereotyping you dick

[GoGoGo2Sleep]

@MRBONKERS1000 WOW you are sooooo LOW in I.Q... yes it means your an idiot. wait idiot is such a nice word to use... hmm... retarded.. no... hmm.. I don't know, It's just the stupidest comment I have ever red in my entire life even outside youtube..your comments are sooo stupid I cannot comprehend it.. anyways may Godbless your brains brotha!!!

[TheMusicStoner]

How can you say they are douche bags? They are better than you will ever be. They actually make a difference, while you stand idly by. So before you try insulting someone, take a look in the mirror my friend and you shall see who the real douche bag is here.

[thecrow28dante]

not douche bags but he thousand sing powerful to my opinion ore is that just the recording of the film

[michaelsteal]

dude illl eat you for callin mr jon foreman a deuche... His/switchfoots music is the best thing to happen to america

[surgeyX]

"Every day you wake up you change the world" -- rofl what a douche bag.

[tayguitars]

2:28 his eyes are scary...

[ericmdale]

My favorite christian band is Slipknot. Their lyrics really made me come closer to God. But Switchfoot is good too.

[Ortizsensei]

@ericmdale hahaha ur joke is funny

[TheNatedog24]

best band ever and i've heard them live.

[bleach022288]

life is too short to stand idly by, leting the world spin around w/ out us, whether not you like it everyday you wake up you change the world............... everyday you wake up you change the world................ everyday you wake up you change the world!!!!!!!! and thats it whether you like it or not, so here's a song about living it, LIVING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[outbook]

wat does jon say in the ebigning its like the world is too short i belive high or somthin?

[TheSwitchfoot123]

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[TheSwitchfoot123]

your solo is wrong the solo goes like daranannarana

[deadLEE15]

epic!

[GerardWayJr]

TBS. Therefore, I'm going to another video.

[Unequipped5]

Someone's out of breath

[euvi85]

Wow this sounds absolutely terrible. The guitar sounds awful. I love this song but what were they doing this night?

[EricCris10sen]

sounds like he was losing his voice a little. But still great band

[DangerProneAndy]

im going to see them live tonight in sanjose costa rica :)

[Knights2theEnd]

whats with that number on the bottom?

[yomangyomang]

he looks high

[arziiee1995]

@yomangyomang 

[arziiee1995]

ahahahaha .. LOLxD

[epicmenio]

Just the Girls are singing!

[fashank22]

it was good but the guitar sounds like its being played out of a pocket amp. weak sound, it doesnt do them justice

[longsleeveless]

Jerome Fontanillas is a Filipino! Proud to be Pinoy!

[VipulThe]

shit performance....they rock in the official video :) :)

[antlerman1357]

lol they got tht one part wrong the audience they said we were meant to live for so much more 3X instead they were supposed to cut it off the 3rd time

[MrCurdo]

i got to meet them :D........concert in san diego

[jokingrofl]

jon may have been out of tune, but the song still kicks ass xD

[greenorange75]

They are NOT emo, that's for sure.

[spreckles3]

He's not flat... He's high off Jesus Christ :)

[Insomniackc]

Actually, there is nothing really wrong with their guitar sound, they are with an overdrive, and not to much distortion on the second guitars.

To be honesty, it's their playing that makes it sound not so good

[Infinite0112]

Man, the guitars do NOT sound good in this.

[Harkian]

Yup, guitars are absolute shit in this performance. Man, I actually like this song, such a shame that they're not good live.

[manohman101]

i've been a fan of them since 1999, so it was great to see them live finally in febraury!

[Legend037]

bad guitar tone!!!!!!!!!

[elijahocampo]

this is sick. ima cry T T. this song is so damn good ...

[telecastersRthebest]

singing flat? i don't think so. his pitch is right on.

[MrCurdo]

sure sometimes he me be slightly flat....but have you ever stopped to think that this song is about more that just good singing?

[Blakinse]

@MrCurdo agrreed

[chickwithcurves]

hes not flat and he didnt stop singing he wanted the crowd to participate

[subigya9]

he's just restless,,can't you see him trippin all sweat..he is great live...

[Gamerjohn21]

THEY SUCK LIVE? Switchfoot are awesome! Stop making them sound like they aren't! No! He's not flat! Gosh..

[piguif]

he is flat do u have any musical knowledge u fuck!!!!

[dalboy83]

am i the only one hearing this guy singing flat?? i like the music but damm they suck live. not that great of a singer on stage in this video or others i watched.

i now know not to waste money to see them live. plus i shouldn't be doing his job of singing parts of the song.

[mattmylescheesys]

you have good taste in music, he doesnt sound up to par here but once again, this is 3 years ago, but ill assume you still think he sucks on video. but ive been to 3 shows and havnt once been letdown. watch the acoustic version and if you think thats bad then i dont know what the fuck you expect

[fatty205]

you are the ulcer in the mouth of the lion...

[jddqd]

Jon foreman looks a bit like bryan adams ;-)

[mattmylescheesys]

btw his voice is at its best here some of the misques are just a lack of focus, they really got fucked over by their soundguy

[HootyInWonderLand]

Omg this is adorable.

I Think it sounds great

[alectheskaterdude101]

I met these guys they were the nicest guys you could meet

[blinx12ss]

He sings pretty damm good...why is everyone bitching over his voice?

[BWpepperr]

Well,I think it's because his singing here is subpar in comparison to how he usually performs. But it could have been a bad day for him. Happens to all bands.

[MindFreakFan1234]

i know right plus it sounds alot better when you actually there

[DKL828]

i love ya switchfoot... .. but horrible live performances...

i hate it when bands can't sing live... anyone can sound awesome in studio recordings, singing 10 seconds at a time.

but being able to sing in a hour and a half performance live is real talent.

[mattmylescheesys]

go to a real concert fucker. and you all are judging them on a performance they did years ago they are flawless now

[DKL828]

no need to be an asshole, i'm just stating my opinion. and i have been to one of their concerts actually. their performance was good. they got the crowd going and all that, but still, their singing was not good.

[Brandonbumper]

Why don't you go see a live performance. I gotta be honest i think they've really stepped up their game since their new album.

[johnmemories]

buena cancion!!!

[epicmenio]

they sound pretty nice to me.

[chiccq]

How can you say they're douche bags? Have you met them? Have they treated you so bad? In what way are they douche bags? Explain to me please......because every people that met them and talked to them in person said they were super nice and humble. I saw them live and they were far from being douche bags.

[emankhan21]

@chiccq yeah i agree with you there super nice me and my friends waited 2 hours after there concert to meet everyone and when the last member came out (chad) we didnt have a pen for him to sign stuff so he went inside his tour bus got us a pen and a cookie! all of them were sooooo nice!!!

[bbs5400]

crowds better than he is

[bbs5400]

horrible live

[TheMattathonShow]

@finally555 First of all, I've actually met them. They are very nice, and second, that's improper. It's "are" since Switchfoot is a band, not one person. Since it's a "bunch" anyway, that's improper.

[TheMusicStoner]

@finally555 I've talked with them. They're better than you will ever be.

[RToffler]

awesome

[greeny987]

far better than jonas fags..anyway,this song rocks..!!GO SWITCHFOOT!!except for a drum play change,its like a military beat in this live one...but still it rocks =)

[Berishman]

how the hell can you compare them to the jonas brothers? these guys have been making music since 95.

??

?????

[greeny987]

relax...i was dissing Jonass Fags...not dissing switchfoot..god sakes..

[babycomeback01]

he's sweating like a dog

[1DAngus1]

worst guitar tone...

[darkleon7]

Wow...

What a truly powerful message in this song, where he had everyone else singing just about had me in tears...

wonderful

:)

[azinger]

this song reminds me of my friend who died form cancer.....good song

[fantratten]

Wasn't that good live.. But i love the song so much.

[mattmylescheesys]

the fuck? theyre kind of famous as well

[katsaur]

i second that, mattmylescheesys, :)

[vhernie27tube]

k.m...love you!

[mattmylescheesys]

you mean they're gay right?

[bluemarts]

you're gay.

you can't even spell you foooool. shame on you.

[higgyfoo]

i still haven't found a really good live performance of this song. no live performace of this song (that i've seen) has the fullnes that the album version had. and sumthin always either sounds out of tune, or is added that doesn't fit.

[Spiffy412]

its like the into sounds kinda funny

[delgado4652]

I love this song!! But something sounded different bout it live.....the guitars were a little wack but still amazing

[chaingang1985]

the guitars sound wack cuz theres 3 of them

[delgado4652]

im not trying to rag on them. But It's actually because they have their distortion all set to different styles. One of them is too loud and sounds very "punky" and the other ones are just too soft and sound like they're trying to get a grunge sound....It's not all tech talk but it's the best explanation I can give....cuz 3 guitars should sound WAY better, at least when they all sound right o.O

[craponnaruto]

I understand.I am tech and I think it's not hard to understand.

[rokfactor34]

my band is definitely playing this intro next week in the talent show. The drums and guitar sound hard but it only takes like 5-10 minutes to figure it out

[buckeyenov17]

"Every day you wake up, you change the world!"

[drumsticks135]

not too impressed with lead vocals... maybe he would be better without the guitar...

[kennyplay]

if you watched the whole video, he does sick without the guitar

[TheScore22]

what the fuck why is this so god dam bad thy suck live!

[TheMusicStoner]

@TheScore22 Have you ever actually seen them live?

[teouroma]

its very good song i like so mush switfoot... god bless you sweetfoot !!!!!

[loloproduction]

awsome song .. but he sucks at singing live

[passerbyboy]

BEAST!!!

[cougrhocky30]

its amazing meeting these people, they are just incredible

[nycskool50]

The intro to this performance is SICK!!!

[threels4]

jesus foreman looks like he just walked out of a pool, sweat much?

[pepperseed11]

Awe-fu***ng-some!!!

this version is a bomb

I absolutely luv it

thanx for posting it!!!

[flips0]

horrible live, he cant sing for his life. great not live tho lol....

[GrlSk8r4Christ]

oh cool! i love this song and its on the channel that my mom watches all the time :D awesome

[fortaaron]

man i wiked want johns SG!!!!! these guys are so good

[MelissaDawn1994]

Love this! It's amazing wen everybody's singing together. It's awesome.

[Sk1LLy619]

i saw them live

for free =]

at the del mar fair.

[danzen0]

is this the one in the beautiful letdown album 2disc edition???

nice performance!!

[exrkun9]

No. That was in San Diego at the Soma. Same intro, though.

[ManuCrazyBaby]

awesome performance!!

[Xymer123]

One of the guitars werent tuned alright xD haha but besides that it was quite good:)

[jcnaples]

this song isn't grunge!

[randomperson222]

wht i luv bout switchfoot is tht there one of those band who dont need a studio 2 b good

[prefan11]

great vid

[ivax316]

lo mejorrr sin duda

[f4fwildcatpilot]

I WAS AT THIS CONCERT

[somesk8trguy]

sweet

[Jurassicparkz08]

Is this one of those Television channels that promise your life will become perfect if you donate money? Lol, awesome performance.

[RToffler]

I saw this live at sunfest at carowinds.

He gave the same little speech beforehand.

[gatewaytofilm]

the guitar sounds kinda..well..pussy in this song, the vocals are just fine though, 4/5 imo.

[ds3ym0ur]

i love switchfoot. but there just ok live. i wouldn't go to there show.

[princematthew91]

What are you talking about? Switchfoot is amazing live. You must have never seen them play "Dirty second Hands" live. And this video is a performance for a tv show, not an actual concert.

[CerealGamer]

Switchfoot is one of the best bands I've heard live along with Sum41, Relient K are also good like but not as good as Switchfoot

[TurdMcMuff]

@CerealGamer if you like bands like sum41, check out Lucky Boys Confusion. they're my favorite band

[worldfest]

he rocks singing live! nothing like watching it happen!

[Byaringan1]

hey is it my or did that 1 dudes guitar just ?MUTED OUT? at the end?

[fidobarker]

yeah.. the vocalist's guitar right?

[siegnguitarmaster]

switch foot is such an awsome band!

[rexbassist]

there's three guitars...

but once the song starts it sounds like there's only one.

they need to pick up the treble and turn on distortion

[Adamschlup]

i can play this song on guitar

[edenr14]

yay! lucky I can't go to a show this tour.I'm hoping next tour I can.yes jon's voice is amazing<3.have fun!

[edenr14]

yay! lucky I can't go to a show this tour.I'm hoping next tour I can.yes jon's voice is amazing<3.have fun!

[edenr14]

see them live yourself and if you still say they suck live you don't know what you're talking about.this video along with this song are awesome.switchfoot is amazing live!

[iluvjmtmds]

i soo agree even though i havent seen them live yet....but im goin 2 their concert next week and im soo excited!!! when i c jon singing im literally gonna cry!...

[bennyy2726]

sux ass live

[TheMusicStoner]

@bennyy2726 Have you actually ever seen them live? I've seen them twice and both times they were absoloutley amazing.

[KirbyPwnz13]

He sucks @ singing live! But I like the song...

[lasimeeeee]

switchfoot has 3 guitarists yeah

jon foreman - lead singer + guitarist

drew shirley - the lead guitarist

jerome font. - the pianist and he also plays guitar for some songs

but theres just 1 main lead guitarist (drew)

[vanillabear23]

he seems like tom delonge except, not a poser.but tom at one time used to be cool.this guy is aweosme though.

[skateproethan205]

does SwitchFoot have 3 guitarists?

[rm125er]

They have two and then add one for touring I beleive

[BabyMan39]

No they do have three, they have Drew who is the main guitarist, then you have Jon that plays guitar but not all the time, and then u have Jerome who also plays guitar but not all the time : )

[SktRat4life]

hmmmm haseo i wonder why he's out of breath.. jesus christ your dumb

[wtfisthisbitch]

yay!

[haseo9231]

he sounds out of breath for some reason..

[ilovejklproductionz]

hmmm? He's really sweaty and looks really tired. and looks like he's been playin a concert for a long time... *GEE* i wonder y he's out of breathe!

[hmongsterboi]

cool

[steve1300]

is that the same thing tim was wearing on the Oh gravity?

[fullclip16117]

I respect Switchfoot only because out of all of the bands that came out of that whole 2004 fluffband thing, Switchfoot is the only one that can rock out live, the rest of them sounded like fuck-shit.

[chuck030689]

nice intro..

"life is too short to stand i believe i. letting the world spin around without us, whether u like it or not everyday u wake up, you change the world, everyday u wake up, you change the world, yeah, everyday u wake up you change the world."

GODbless switchfoot! ^_^

[ShiningBlade90]

life is too short to stand idly by.

^^

GODbless you too

[kai274]

he knows how to get a crowd going

[balleraal07]

they look really tired...

[calvin7195]

There is the best music you will find in most places the electric guitars really rock out in the first part of this song.

[Beanthemachine123]

it has a very Our Lady Peace Innocent feel to it the way he just lets them sing it. beautiful.

[chase6string]

pretty good performance, looks really tired.