John Butler Trio - Gov did nothin'(Live @ Federation Square)

[allenher92]

just amazing!

[LoungeFly02]

4:36 :O Impressive! I've seen this video countless time and never noticed Shannon drumming with one hand while playing bass with his other! These three band members truly are talented.

[mrknudsen1996]

Damn! What a piece of music! Nothing less than fantastic!

Just a little question: is the man with the hat and the trumpet from Denmark ? :)

- He is wearing a "Bevar Christiania" shirt!

[Ozjourneyman]

This song is about every Government that furthered their own agenda's at the expense of minority groups and ethnicities within their own nation. He does use Katrina, Bin Laden, the war on terror and the "children overboard" incidents as points to bolster the message within his lyrics.

[bydrvd]

nope must have been something else oh well Thank you You Tube

[bydrvd]

Was it " what has your government did for you"  Speaking to people of USA

[bydrvd]

Whats up when your comment doesn't post. From one Katrina/Rita survivor.

[metalgod2347]

thumbs up if you miss the dreads

[olligobber]

That clarinettist is made of win, seriously.

[amanderruth]

God Bless the people who had to deal with the wrath of Katrina. Goooood tune!

[batomverm]

6:40 :)

[batomverm]

Maravilhoso!!!!!!!

[BlackHawk4832]

awesome: they really clap their hands on 2 and 4 :D

[Sreejeetify]

A true display of MUSIC.. glory to john butler's sheer talent..

I don't know why is this song watched so less as compared to his other song videos..

[xxLedZep420xx]

AMAZING DEMONSTRATION OF MUSICALITY

[Mojoman1911]

its about katrina bitches

[BTL256]

@Mojoman1911 katrina who?

[ABCsuckmyD123]

@BTL256 Is this is a joke..

[Mojoman1911]

its about katrina bitches

[jongu108]

3 people are agents from government who self-brainwashed to think that government actually did something.

[xMSIxMCRx]

Oh my god this is lovely! Such a change from his regular music style, but in such a good way.

[MatthewJoelSforcina]

Gov did nothing to uphold human equality rights. Indigenous or independent thinker. Aboriginal or Assange.

[MrPaboy69]

don't get me wrong, Vicka has one of the most beautiful voices you will ever hear... but shut the f**k up, i can' hear john playing

[swimmer12102]

the new orleans jazz style band makes me believe that this is 100 percent about katrina haha...plus some other lines give it away if you listen closley

EPIC SONG!!

[0kungfupanda0]

This show would have been so unreal to see with all the backups and everything, woow..One of the few times I regret being Canadian lol

[februax]

mamma mia che spettacolo!!!!

[Maniaxification]

Wake up to yourselves.....polotics will always be polotics..if u wanna moan about shit ..write it in a letter to yourself.....just listen to these guys tunes...imho....sublime...the rest take it as you se it...stop looking for things in music like the peeps did with dylan and just learn to enjoy the sound....this guy and his band rocks...rock on

[hallsbaseball]

i think it is about how bush didnt do anything for Ktrina because he talks about looking for bin laden at 1:08

[Bindlossclun]

Shit man... i never really liked this song... till i saw this video :D what's the techinique called?

[Artyfartyify]

@Bindlossclun lap slide guitar

its hundreds of years old, but its only recently its started popping up again :)

theirs a chap called "eric mongrain" who does a song called "air tap" that uses a simular technique

[Bindlossclun]

@Artyfartyify aww thanks man, i'll get practising! :)

[TheEditingShop]

Hey it's true. Gov did nothing and they RARELY do. The fuck is up with that?

[yumdedum]

There should be medals for this sort of performance.

[massesy]

Tears in ma eyes, cause its that beautiful!

[BinaryAngst]

The John Butler Trio is an enigma to behold.

[TubKizza]

This is a brillaint song, with a brilliant message.

[MrGondai]

Pure fucking awesome

[bandmollylou]

great jam, great musicians, great mix of different styles.... just beautiful ...

[thtsritesun1212]

Obama has done nothin!

[Adsmunk]

nice pink floyd vibe around the 6 minute mark....

[Lisa100806]

like like like like !!

[MasterJruss]

5:15 that womens voice just ghosts through the air and gives me chills

[yumdedum]

that is just a FANTASTIC musical collaboration...

[muleoftheeast]

A FEAST FOR THE EARS!!

[Blackpaw9802]

I love this track for the fullness of the music. Rock and Jazz. Very diverse in its delivery and origin. Very New Orleans at the end of the track. Wow how many government situations have you seen anguish and the government do nothing. Wow very powerful.

[Surfister]

EWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[damo5246]

haha just noticed the backing singers...vikka and linda bull....ausie invasion (or new zealansd)....awesome/

[damo5246]

political aside. Just an amazingsong by possibly the best Aussie talent ever.

this guy makes a guitar sing.

[thtsritesun1212]

@damo5246 mmmm... i think xavier rudd has him beat. but hes pretty damn good!

[TheGreatshot200]

wow this song is amazing and true

[TheGreatshot200]

agreed legandary

[parcoreLA]

THE THREE of them are EXCELLENT muscians!

[DanielDeBass]

Theres no difference between politicians, either way don't talk about that stuff just feel the tune.

[divebomber93]

Songsticks:

Way to be prejudice. For a liberal, I thought you wouldn't have been one to use prejudice at all. Next time just comment on the song.

Great song btw!

[2dmiller08]

Songsticks:

Im sure you will get offended by this even though it isnt near my purpose, JBT's purpose for his music is very similar to Bob Marley's in that he wants to bring people together not tear them down, so whether you like or dislike bush or obama, why do you want to tear them down? they are human and mess up just like everyone else, but tearing them down helps no one...as americans we have our right to say and believe what we want, but we shouldnt abuse that freedom with hate.

[SONGSTICKS]

Hello.. Nope, not offended at all.

But hey, it's not just americans who have the right to say and believe what you want !! Now listen to this track again at 1.50 onwards and tell me that the lyrics aren't implying the bush government to be racist. Also, notice that at the end of the track they bring in a new orleans style jazz band.. so to me that means what the tracks about is the floods in new orleans and "tearing down" the government for doing nothing to help them

bad mistakes I can forgive

[HUY0005]

i was at this concert!!

i kno it was almost a year ago but i cant believe the dreads are gone!!

[LordOfMySoul]

That is f*ckin amazing. Love JBT ~

[4lex85]

I fuckin LOVE this Guy and his band!

[renatocotro]

Like Pink Floyd

[Maud6]

amazing!

[RamuntchoTheFirst]

Just awesome, I think the best vid of jbt i've ever seen...

[phunkclubb]

sweet as!!

[stijnschuller]

This is a recent version of the great gig in the sky

[doubled32]

Thats EXACTLY what i was thinking. purely put, this is the best band around today

[Ub4ntish]

This guy is an awesome musician..big up from a bob marley fan!

[ETGuitarist]

@Ub4ntish Have you seen his covers of Get Up Stand Up. Some sweet vids on the YouTube brother!

[Ub4ntish]

@ETGuitarist yeah man with something to toke thats pure pleasure and reflection...

[ETGuitarist]

@Ub4ntish One Bob Marley extra crispy coming up. haha. One Love.

[Ultimuzzy]

this is probably the most eclectic combination of musical skill and style i've ever seen

[mcgrady1141]

awsome!

[umdiscodevinil]

she does sing! 0o

[try2h1d3]

This is NOT jazz.

Looks like you still hate jazz music.

[mokuso666]

yeah is a blues funk fusion, not jazz :) you dont like jazz try listening to Stanley Jordan, one of the vids of songs you know, he might change your mind on jazz :)

[bjn2772]

holy shit that woman singing just gave me the most intense goosebumps of my life

[cryzzl]

me too. and she doesn't use any words, amazing, isn't it :)

[ETGuitarist]

Always reminds me of "Great Gig in the Sky" by Pink Floyd. Check that out if you haven't heard that.

[bjn2772]

Dark Side of the Moon is my favorite album but ive never made the connection until now, thanks man

[bjn2772]

if ur into reggae at all u should check out the album "Dub Side of the Moon" by Easy Star All-Stars, its basically just a reggae cover of Dark Side of the Moon

[Dstring36]

bua bua easy star is great i do their version of karma police from radiodread!

they do some good covers iree stylee.

john butler is one of my favorite of all time.

[Tubelim]

nice med bevar christiania trøjen :)

[JasgerJ]

haha ja hvor fedt! :D

[youfelixzim]

Awesome. Feel sorry for the clarinettist. Plays his heart out from 7:40 onwards and all we get to see are all of the other musicians backing him up.

[Fugix]

The camera people probably didn't know where the hell that inane solo was coming from :D

[joemac92]

@youfelixzim i was wondering what that was! thanks for the clarification

[chr0899933]

awesome percussion

[ObLiesk]

one of my favorite songs by him so real has so much substance

[lumpenschlumpf]

onelove....

word!

[tentonbrick]

now thats a jam.

onelove

[BailoAnoche]

love these guys with a passion, but why are they singing about the USA? theyre from australia and should sing about australian things. like vegamite... :)

[Drennan3]

they're talking about how the Australian gov basically has done nothing to help the indigenous people ..the true owners of the land kinda like Canada and the native population here

[Lousticdrummer]

good to see some people understand what the song is about ^^ thank you man

[scottdrummer]

@Drennan3 Actually the song topic is about 'gov did nothin'' for hurricane Katrina victims, nothing to do with Australia. Listen to the lyrics. Listen to the drums and feel of the song, its based around the New Orleans 2nd line rhythm, listen to the brass solo.

[blade1394]

@Drennan3 i thought it was about bush doing fuck all when hurricane katrina hit new orleans

[DontRunBand]

@Drennan3 Naw dude, it's about the gov not helping the people of Katrina. Hence "living on my roof in the land of forgotten" and "wading in waist deep water." Also the Louisiana style jazz jam at the end.

[ZMWinkler]

@DontRunBand it was Lousiana jam version of Dark Side of the Moon xD

[LoungeFly02]

@DontRunBand I believe it's about more than just Katrina. Katrina is just one part of the song. What about "G be Indiana Jones'n diggin up the east stealin dinosaur bones'n/He don't dream of stoppin/Chasin his tail trying to find Bin Laden"

That to me sounds like anti war lyrics.

[0kungfupanda0]

@Drennan3 Although John has spoken on such things before, he is specifically referring to Hurricane Katrina in the US.

[DjwG90]

@Drennan3 Actually, this is a song about the U.S. government, in relation to helping the victims of cyclone Katrina (2005) in the Southern United States, who were mostly African-Americans. An absolutely amazing song, too. Love the jams! :D

[NnizZzenN]

@OutWanderin The drummer's name is Michael Barker. The bass player is Shannon Birchhall ;)

[OutWanderin]

@NnizZzenN Yes you are right, my mistake

[NnizZzenN]

@OutWanderin hehe ;) happens for everyone ;)

[soocool78]

@Drennan3 please tell me your kidding and that your really know that its the American Gov and Hurricane Katrina

[scply21]

Damn, that singing by the female gave me goosebumps. They love this stuff and so do I.

[bugkillah]

ditto

[ridedawavez24]

see this is what musics about... MTV take some notes why dont you

[bugkillah]

i wonder if these people are passionate about what they do huh.

[chillumgrill]

awesome song!!! thx for the add

[mushroomz88]

What a voice that woman has.... Gotta love the JBT

[elavate7]

she killed it lol

[Raabx44]

This is like one of my fav songs by John Butler Trio. its about hurricane katrina and how our government did nothin about it. The lyrics are sooo good on this song and the instrumental at hte end is just amazing. this is real music

[BenTheThird]

Yeah. Those three days sucked. But then our government did everything about it.

[galatisam1]

the US government did nothing about helping the victims of katrina and plus they denied the help and the doctors that Cuba offered... just because of not ruin their image... and asking from Cuba to help them...

[Matt200688]

I saw them in Glastonbury in 2005 and have loved them ever since. Such a relaxing band to listen to, but really makes you think when you listen properly :) Great guitar playing from JB as well :)

[turpinian]

man i saw them in atlanta last august and in nashville the november before...both absolutely incredible shows!!!

[jakeisonthejaker]

variety playhouse in little 5? i was there too! it was awesome. every show he plays is

[turpinian]

no i saw them at some ampitheatre with g love in atlanta. ive been to the variety playhouse to see sound tribe though

[jakeisonthejaker]

hifi buys amphitheater maybe?

[turpinian]

chastain park

[healimonster1]

was he awsome with g.love?

[turpinian]

yes it was incredible. they played "blackbird"by the beatles together

[mschwab66]

Come to New England

[zworazwora]

ŚWIETNE!

[Stonehedge85]

OH MY GOD!

[Myx4o]

Yes, I wanted to say something different, but that's all I can say!

[jeffs241]

these guys are true musicians! saw them in Chicago at Lollapalooza.... please come to Canada soon!

[almightyzoso]

Now this..this is music.

Music is something that you listen to..and not hear.

And I'm listening to this...out of this world..

[cardarelli5390]

Anybody know what kind of instrument that drum is?.Where the pitch keeps changing around 4:10

[JoakimRiot]

The big one is timpani. Orchestral toms. if that's what you're refering to.

[UnityGain1]

That's a talking drum...aka..adondo or gan gan...mostly played in Northern and Western Africa

[JasgerJ]

this is so good!!!!!!!

[alana2013]

killer :)

[christophericker]

unreal

[jellygoeswobble]

Truly epic. JBT are just unreal. Clearly someone has done a deal with the Devil!

[SulfingSumo]

yeah, that's kinda how it feels, he/they're so good it's almost out of this world

[0kungfupanda0]

@jellygoeswobble No no no, hes so epic that the devil needs to do deals with him. case in point; "Devil running".

[kresser90]

oh God!!!

Simply AWESOME!!!!

Go JBT!

[jonas227]

oh wow, what an awesome jam!

thank you so much for uploading this!

[0totoro0]

No worries buddy.

Yeah it is one of my favourites