Existentialism On Prom Night Live

[JayGatsbyOdysseus]

A nice little song for you kids. Looks like your generation might make some decent music. Still, can compare to Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven or Springsteen Born to Run or The Doors LA Woman. It would be best for you kids just to study your history of music here in the USA because it will never reach the heights it did in the 60s and 70s.

[arefx]

@JayGatsbyOdysseus you don't know what the hell you are talking about, there is PLENTY of good music out there that was made just months ago... Just because you haven't heard it doesnt mean its out there... maybe you should stop listening to the doors or zeppelin for the millionth time and look for some other good music. Its out there.

[JayGatsbyOdysseus]

@arefx This band has probably never read Thus Spoke Zarathrustra or knows who Camus is or Sartre. To use the word existentialism in the title of the a song, you should have an understading of the subject.

[arefx]

doesnt meant its not out there rather

[StephenJNettles]

@JayGatsbyOdysseus and i'm sure ur parents said the same thing....

[antinusmaximus]

epic! fucking epic! floors me everytime!

[tbsxbassistx375]

That snare is perfect...

[NairbyNairby]

@tbsxbassistx375 It really, really is lol

[Enriquezimirish]

Say what you want but John Nolan throws himself completely into the song, very few people get as into it as he does

[msestheticsgirl]

nothing is hotter than a guy that can sing and play piano <3

[BlankMessageTV]

the guitarist plays like such a armature

[CwalkSG]

@BlankMessageTV you're right..... but learn to spell.

[silverblue73]

all the bands you hear on the radio are recordings that are doctored in studios under perfect conditions. also keep in mind, a recording of a live show is NOT a live show and will not sound the same.

[TheLeokurtcobain]

its live,its raw,its fucking great

[sk8brder40]

John's amazing! His sister has a terrible voice and looks like she's really focusing on guitar like it's hard for her XD

[thekingoflalaland]

not gonna lie... This just gave me as boner.

[Crymsonblaze]

I really like his raw voice.

[izzyatnine]

i find it awkward to see john standing there in front of straylight run and now taking back sunday. oh well. they're back together(:

[BodaciousWickerman]

Yay John!!!

[PPPEEETTTIIIEEE]

so much passion.

[ohllllso]

so great

[switchfootrocks11]

i think he sounds great. i don't know what ya'll are talking about.

[inmedx]

Powerful performance. Loved it!

[daftyslikk]

he looks like the main guy from lost

[winstonbty]

it is right you can sing me anything, good or bad, pretty or ugly. it's how it's supposed to be.

[daynuhmarie18]

Anyone else think he's better as a back up singer like he was in TBS? Not bashing his vocal abilities. He's amazing. But, do you think his vocals were better in TBS?

[jonnygill1203]

I might get slated for this, but I think his voice sounds really great here. Compared to a lot of live acts his singing is exquisite, and with so much emotion as well.

[Tufty89]

my bands coverin this for our Uni assessment. Awesome song, n fun piano part to play

[paperhandsunion]

what show is this?

[Gingerza909]

this song immence

[jd6893]

His voice kinda sounds funny on this one... lol

[MusicLikesAdam]

Probably going to get down-ranked for this, but his voice is pretty bad live. I dig the song, but live, his voice really lacks.

[SandStormDota]

agreed

but i still like the song live

[sk8erfreak182]

He is really into this song

[ellie117]

@sk8erfreak182 how can someone NOT be really into this song?

[firedigimon99]

@ellie117 I know I like it!

[MassEffectRocks]

Amazing performance =]

[yits051]

SIMPLY A FANTASTIC SONG

excellent live performance, the emotion in John's singing and playing is incredible, especially towards the end, you can tell hes sooo into the music.

[Eparskie]

awesome piano part

[ObsidianTeen]

He should do a live piano solo of the song. Just that piano and no other instruments. Beautiful.

[ryanmichelena]

should've never let the girl go...tsk tsk

[tmilewski]

It's John's sister.

[anonypossum]

this is carson daly's late night, right?

[em0drumz]

what key's it in? is it just down an octive or what? it sounds different on my keyboard.

[daynuhmarie18]

Abslutely amazing.

iGot chills when John REALLY got into it. Ohh man. iMana marry that guy:) Fasho. Lol<33 LOVEme some StraylightRun. DUH.

[yits051]

one of my favorite songs

[soccercrazy309]

well he is on pitch so he isnt shitty. there are better ones but he is one of my favortie singers. lol

[Smokewade]

i love this song, i play it on my piano, like erday

[PPPEEETTTIIIEEE]

voices dont need to be perfect. i think the heart put into this song is fucking amazing

[PimpinJesus48629100]

Can I agree to this comment anymore? He's a shitty vocalist, but the effort he puts into this song makes this song more important to me than any other =)

[blink2millkbone]

@PPPEEETTTIIIEEE not much of a range, this guy has an incredible voice, and has quite a large vocal range. but clearly guys on youtube who have no musically training or talent are the ones to be judging.

[ThisTownNotMe]

shitty vocalist? you and i both know you dont mean that.

and if you do, then you must not know an ounce about music, and if you do. then you def dont play music, hes up there expressing himself, and singing his heart out.. thats the most talent you need and can show, your opinion is irrelevant and so is mine, on how good his voice is.. the fact that he sings his heart out, is the fact that hes an amazing vocalist.

FACTS!Q

[WHENdarknessFALLS92]

@PPPEEETTTIIIEEE Also many people have probably never recorded a song. The point of recording is to get a perfect sounding recording. Even if its not the way the artist usually performs the song.

[sk8tafrnk]

@PPPEEETTTIIIEEE voices always sound terrible when recorded on video equipment

[PPPEEETTTIIIEEE]

@sk8tafrnk I never said it was bad. his raw voice is fantastic. I'd MUCH rather see musicians sing their hearts out and hear the flaws in their voice which everyone has vs. watching someone lip sync. Straylight Run is an amazing band, the mixing was a little bad on the producers part when the girl started singing. but irregardless watching them sing their hearts out is amazing.

[sticklesng]

@PPPEEETTTIIIEEE Did you really just say "irregardless?"

[PPPEEETTTIIIEEE]

@sticklesng i meant "regardless" sorry. haha honest mistake

[sk8brder40]

@PPPEEETTTIIIEEE How are people saying John's voice is bad in this video? It's pretty amazing and in key the whole time..

[jonnywhy85]

feel it brother. Songs got heart.

[outlawtorn]

3:40 is the best part, you can tell he's in love with with he does for a living and that's something great.

[GeetarManSkip]

i completely agree. someone could suck, but if you can tell they feel it, truly feel it, then thats a true musician if u ask me.

[anarchyrulzoxymoron]

i just read acadencePreD's comment...and that answered my question...haha

[anarchyrulzoxymoron]

is that the guy from Taking back sunday...not fred but the dude before him

[simensays]

that last part of your name is really needed

[anarchyrulzoxymoron]

the oxymoron? ...no need to be a douche...as i said i didnt read the previous comments all i did was watch the video and comment...it was one of those times i didn't really feel like going back to read all the comments.

[eduramos13]

it is , it is

what did you think of tbs new album???

[anarchyrulzoxymoron]

their newest one? i haven't heard much of it yet....the last album i really heard most of was loudernow...i hope to get the new one soon

[troyhoffpauir]

yes, thats John Nolan, he was on the TBS album Tell All Your Friends.

[liljrodguitarboy27]

That, in my opinion, was the best TBS album.

[lunchbag08]

yea john nolan

[motelrooms]

this is so good, seriously.

[tacojohn69]

"you would. You. Would."

[brvsfn2004]

you dont have to jump around like a fool to have stage prescence, stage prescence is more about being confident and owning a stage than fancy tricks. They have plenty of stage presence

[acadencePreD]

john is sitting down at a piano playing a sad song, there is no stage presence for that. Alot of you are saying these people dont know anything about playing in a band? John nolan was in taking back sunday before this, will noon was in breaking pangea befor this, and shawn cooper was also in taking back sunday. Look at those bands and tell me they dont have stage presence...research it before you are going to critizize a band.

[acadencePreD]

This song was not written to have stage presence, shittty live bands like blink 182 have to jump around to cover up how shitty they actually sound live.

[simensays]

Blink actually doesn't do much jumping. Tom was never really a jumper. But i assume you're trying to make a point

[lunchbag08]

really seriously. what a jack ass. blink is amazing brand new is amazing straylight is pretty good too. ur a dumbass

[acadencePreD]

i think youre the dumbass. I never mentioned anything about Brand New so right there you sound like an idiot. I worship jesse lacey and blink 182 has no talent live...there songs are just fun to listen too, thats it. I also never said anything bad about straylight run...i was actually standing up for them, so what the fuck are you saying?

[jonnywhy85]

arguing over the internet is like the special olympics... even if you win... you're still retarded.

[lightthiscity11]

you sir, win :)

[DeliciousXCupcakes]

@jonnywhy85 old joke is old.

[circlex2]

@jonnywhy85 lol fucked up

[kyleromano87]

@jonnywhy85 how long did you sit and stare at your computer screen before vomiting something as insensitive as this into the text box? it isn't witty. it just makes you look like an ass hole.

[blink2millkbone]

@acadencePreD hehehe, diffferent kinds of music man, blink is all about fun, so ya they arnt great live, but its the atmosphere that makes them great. but i gotta say this performance was really moving.

[SatittyBilly]

damn i think it sounds fine. this isnt a song you can really move around to though. yeah stage presence is a big part of the show but for straylight run their more of a lighter band. cant do much to thier music but listen and enjoy. and her voice was out of key. who cares. doesnt mean they suck. maybe she had a cold? never know man. personaly i liked it.

[LeChouDamour]

I hope I get to go see Straylight Run and Lovedrug in Madison, WI in June... ;_; <3

[taketheveilpluto]

God she's so hot.

Wish she wasn't married "/

[BadestManOnThePlanet]

whom ever mixed this on SNL needs to be fired..

that bass is WAYYYYY to high. thats all i can hear!

[Joel4605]

Why are people arguing if Michelle Nolan (the girl with the guitar) should be in the band?

SHE LEFT THE BAND MONTHS AGO

[izzyMACHANAO]

btw, is this the guy who use to play guitar for TakingBackSunday? looks like him o.o

[JTMARTIN22]

yes, yes it is. after jesse l of bn

[Ravencat]

^^ I can play this on piano :D

[izzyMACHANAO]

nice nice nice song =D

i tried to learn the song by ear on piano,

only got the beginning ^__^

they sound great live =D

[yankeesarerad]

Michelle doesn't have to be smiling. Her stage presence is fine. It's not exactly a song you sing with a smile....

great jam though.

[savestheray182]

john looks like he just got laid/won the lottery and michelle looks like she is having a bad day/woke up on the wrong side of the bed

[under0ath767]

fuck that girl guitarist...she sucks at backing him up and she stands there like a fucking idiot.

no stage presense at all.

[duff5000]

Its his sister. And i dont see anything wrong with her stage presence.

[em0drumz]

well why don't you call up straylight and ask if you could be their replacement guitarist. Because stage presence means everything?

[zeldan82]

I agree with you man, Stage presence does mean a lot in a show, these people obviously don't know anything about playing in a band, and her voice sounds like shit, I got your back on this one..

[ChelsByStereo]

Are you kidding me?!

You clearly know nothing about Straylight Run

[zeldan82]

Kidding you about what? watch the video, they all just stand there. stage presence is everything when it comes to playing a show.. you can sound so amazing but if you just stand there its going to ruin your whole show... and the girls voice is so out of key with his, if you cant hear that you are tone deaf

[zeldan82]

how did this turn into all of there music, I do listen to them, I love them, all I am saying is the girl in this video is boring, I am not saying they should be jumping all over the place.. I agree music is about the emotion, but the girl in the video looks board, and she is putting no emotion in the song.. jeez calm down

[ChelsByStereo]

If you love them you should know she's left so what does it matter :S

[zeldan82]

well I dont love them that much, after there newest cd came out I stopped listening to them. Actually this cd was the only one that I really liked.. why did she leave? and don't get me wrong, I think she has an amazing voice, she was just off that night bad. and in my opinion she brought the show down with her lack of performance. Thats just me, so don't get mad for speaking my opinion

[ChelsByStereo]

Its cool,

I like them better without her if i'm honest, I dont think she made the band, like some people do,

She left to form a new band I think, she does have a good voice though

[vince2b]

Harmonization.

[webbyness]

Don't rag on Michelle she's amazing.

And if it makes you feel better, she's not in the band anymore. Sadly.

[toagmar1]

i don't think the girl is out of key.. she sings the same harmony as she does in the recorded version.

[tbwannab]

talk....about....making...the.­.song....draaagggg

[SkywayTraffic]

lol well the girl was definitely "out of key" So she stayed true to the lyrics at least :-p

But I really do love this band, and other than that it was a great performance

[ohLook888]

This is an amazing band I love em!

[s2h2006]

can the girl hear the music? haha cant tell by the singing

[austinha11]

girl kinda ruins it imo

[MontyXSaur]

This song never gets old

[RaabLees]

isnt that the drummer from breaking pangea?

[spazz13x]

Yupp

[gky92]

i love this song!!

[ChristyPwnsU]

nice

[miami525]

undoubtedly one of the greatest songs ever

[j4ckh3art]

Straylight have an awesome rhythm section. The kit sounds amazing.

[drakexlazzara]

i love john's voice

great song:)

[faktionlover]

this is one of the best songs ever written!

[instrumentalista002]

he sounds like his voice is cracking up in some lines, but otherwise, they are so awesome live. the play their instruments so well!!

[dew1403]

just like how he says in the chourus "or loud and out of key"

[Agarwe]

It is funny that he is better live singer than Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday, where John sang only backing vocals...

[shake11bake]

He just sings in a different style than Adam, whether or not he's actually better is just a matter of opinion.

[thexxriver]

he is way much better then Adam!

[L337N00B09]

I never get tired of listening to this song! It's just sooo Amazing!!!!!

[miaC0w]

loved it

[ShieldStar]

Such a beautiful song.. and the lead singer too >> damn!!

[dew1403]

what a beautiful song

[HumanSculpture]

better live

thats WAY rare!!

YAY

[julyblondie08]

that guitar looks to big for michelle. She always looks mad.

[TaylorJ36]

wouldnt you be if your guitar was to big?

haha

[julyblondie08]

HAHAHA. Good point!!

[wolfie0890]

he got way better as the song progressed.

started off a bit off but quickly fixed it.

[captainwinters456]

Watching John reminds me of watching Jesse Lacey live (Brand New). voice and emotion.

[lodoma]

now that you said that...i dont know if i am making myself think it but the kind of favor in the face too.

[GodModeGaming]

No offense, but Michelle shouldn't have been singing at all in this performance.

She didn't share any of the emotion John did, and didn't make it sound any better.

[outlawtorn]

This band is so talented. I love the taking back sunday album when he was in the band, doing back up vocals, he mixed so well with tbs's singer, and it was just so good. haha

[guywithapen]

I am really surprised how good these guys are live, man.

Good work straylight!

[GodModeGaming]

John Nolan is one of the greatest singers...

[outlawtorn]

He is so into it when he sings, you can tell he really loves doing this.

[julyblondie08]

Thankz for posting. Nice to have one with nice quality!!!!

[garbear247]

this is beyond fantasic.

his voice was flawless

[ladani67]

great performance

[ratherBfishin567]

they just owned that song in a good way haha

[crystalizedsatin]

I love this song to bits!

[mpro1993]

they played this song really really well live, i was very suprised and impressed =)

[Emjey016]

i never get tire watching and hearing this song.. hahaha 1 of the greatest song ever...!!!

[Tipbruley]

Sounds the best live whoever said it didn't Get Ole girl out of the way she is holdin' Nolan back. I always felt this way and I am glad she is going her own route!

[Femmzz]

I love this song more than any song! It's my favourite song :D

But it doesn't really sound that good live..

[Emjey016]

amazing,, str rocks, sucks that michelle left but still one of the greatest band ever!!!

[zamir88]

i like this more than the studio version, the passion by john is cool

[clandestiNERD]

BEST SONG EVER.

[FaithSpeaks]

Their voices blended a lot better in the studio version. It's still an awesome song, though!

[clewskater24]

that song is amazing and has such a deep message

[freedomlikesummer]

is shaun cooper still in the band?

[clewskater24]

yeah but michelle derosa isnt ={

[BrandNewRun]

will noon say's they will be recoding in june and it will be the most rock oriented songs they've done so farr

[plus44fanatics]

this song was the first sounds that set in my mind after the patriots lost the super bowl:( im a diehard pats fan. sorry for the randomness btw i just looked at some of the superbowl vids and it makes me cry and i just had to leave this comment :(:(:(

[animefreak501]

boo pats go colts

[plus44fanatics]

fuck you! go pats!

[animefreak501]

pats couldn't even have a perfect season. They lost to the Giants.

[nothingthatkills777]

ya they are the worst they lost a game, fags.

[bayside987]

your weak.

[poopoopants111]

i love them, saw these guys live last summer :D