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  • how come this guy aint famous but justin beiber is

  • This is my go to song and vid, just amazing :)

  • ever awesome :D

  • Need to marry you **busizz4me.info**

  • I'm a huge fan. Great concept. Visually interesting as well as musically captivating.

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  • Kinda reminds me of Bob Dylan. Awesome job man.

  • I really must see this man live..he's a musical genius!

  • So... are there any instruments that david cannot play? What an amazing musician with an amazing voice too. And awesome lyrics. Wow.

  • I saw him play live last November. One of the most amazing live shows I have ever seen. Just pure musical talent in this guy. He opened for Ingrid Michaelson. Newton Faulkner also played that night. it was an incredible show!!

  • I saw this show also, after David Ford and Newton Faulkner, who was awesome, I left, she did not stand a chance...

  • David Ford speaks to me when I'm feeling out of it. He talks about the kind of things that make you wanna have hope, you know?

  • Seems like the drums are a bit off.... Just kidding. This is absolutely amazing.

  • Wow this is a sick ass song

  • to say the least

  • Awesome, awesome stuff!!!

    Do your neighbors hate you?

  • his neighbors prolly love him. they get to listen amazing music all the time.

  • what incredible hero!

  • I honestly can't see why people don't believe this is all one take or him doing everything. I saw him play live in Atlantic City about three or four years ago. It was simply amazing. Its not some trick.. he's actually playing everything in this song by himself and its simply the most amazing thing I've ever seen live. He's my number one live performer.

    This is also my favorite Ford song besides the Bitter Xmas one and Katie

  • perfectly done

  • How the hell are you looping all that? When you add certain layers it's like your not even near a looper and I don't see you press any buttons? someone please enlighten me!! thanks!

  • throughout the video you can see him hitting the loop switch with his foot with a few instruments. and those other ones that you don't see him activating anything could be recording to a master track that he can go back and loop them through a program.

  • most looping machines now are pedals, since they're used for live situations. It's assumed that the hands are busy. If not that, someone else may have been pushing it.

  • no one else is pushing the buttons...he does this live, all by himself...check the videos...

  • Superb songwriting, incredible vocals, and all round innovative talent .

    In admiration David, and glad to have met you.

    Carol Douglas

  • Holy crap if there wasn't a video to go with this, I would have never known this was all one guy - LIVE AT THE SAME TIME. Utterly amazing.

  • I like the piano clusters at the end (last thing added to the loop stack). Subtle, tasteful touch.

  • nailed it... perfect song, retire Mr Ford your work is done.

  • ok, great song! well played, i dont understand how he can walk down like 10 flights of stairs and still walk out into daylight. crazy house

  • yea it may be on the side of a cliff? who knows.

  • "Go Fuck Thy Neighbor"

    Brilliant.

  • i don't believe in god. but this man is mine !

  • very fucking nice!!!

  • Thought it was pretty cool to see him make this video. I don't know if this is the one that got him discovered, but I heard there was a video he did himself that got a lot of attentions a few years ago and if it ws this I can see why. I think he is a very talented artist and wish he would play more in the states

  • That was pretty cool. What was the recording device?

  • probably a Boss loopstation (rc-20?)

  • i'll be saving for that one then =P

  • Deep, bending at the waist fucking respect

    The beautiful man is a god damn genius

  • very nice , very nice... great technique

  • OMG I LOVE THIS SONG!!! =]]]

  • pretty good not as good as go to hell though it is excellent

  • David Ford is an inspirational artist. His genius is only surpassed by his love for what he does. I wish everyone would put this much time, passion and devotion into everything they did. The world would be a happier and better place. I have to say that David is probabl my favorit musician. I am soooo fuckin mad I missed his show though, it was right after my birtday but I couldnt get tickets. Oh well maybe next time. And if you are hating on David then fuck you, you are an idiot.

  • Wow! HE is really talented.

    Awesome!!

  • i saw him in madison and he is amazing!

  • Yeah, I just saw him too at an Ingrid Michaelson concert and I have almost fallen in love

  • I saw David at Nwumos in Seattle last night and was blown away. If you get a chance to see him in person it is well worth it. He does it all. What a talent.

  • i never thought i'd enjoy anything that had a banjo or an accordion... but this guy is fucking awesome

  • Not as good as Go To Hell - but I'm still really impressed with his work. 'taint many people out there that could pull this sort of thing off well.

    Well Done

  • Good, though I do prefer Go To Hell

  • k this video reminds me of my videos!!1 T

  • He is amazingly talented, Im really impressed!

    Great video!

  • I have now uploaded a video of David performing State of the Union live from the Union Chapel Gig (26.09.08) - I beleave this is the first time that State of the Union has been performed live with a full band/ with no looping.

  • That was an amazing gig, thanks for uploading.

  • No problem, I have a few more online from that night. Wish I could have taken some more though. Really was a great night.

  • this is my favorite song i have heard from him.

  • It kills me that people can't just enjoy music for what it is. Who cares if it was looped or that he looks like maybe he isn't a great drummer? Last I checked, music was to be "listened" too. I like his style alot.

  • i dont like his style but i do agree with wat ur saying

  • From what I've seen, I think he's a musical GENIUS. Most people can't play ANY instruments even a little bit...he can play pretty much everything. He's the whole package!

  • check out Keller Williams :]

  • Gig yesterday with him was epic.

  • i sooo know !!

  • wooo 26th sept :)

  • my bday is the next day! 27th! lol

  • wow.

  • great job! give em hell.what looper are you using?

  • He's using a rc-2 boss loop station :)

  • remember seeing him live 3-4 years ago, i liked him, new he would make it, but his songs soon get boring, theres nothing keeping you entertained, thers only so far 1 man can take sampling. his new Go To Hell is a good example of that. his older songs were much better.

    seeing him live in a room of 50 people was a much better experience

  • its not bad, but nothin to special either, nice lyrics though.

  • stop being so talented

    it's not fair

  • i want that mic

  • was recommended this video by a friend. i'm sorry, but i can't say i like david ford from watching this and "go to hell". i've seen people loop instruments live before, so i don't see anything novel about it. he doesn't seem to showcase any virtuosity on any particular instrument. maybe because it's because i'm a drummer and i cringed when i watched him play the drums...from looking at other people's comments though, perhaps i just need to seem play live. sorry to his fans. just my small opinion

  • its more about the fact that he has the balls to say what he is saying. he is calling out the fakes of a majority.

  • I don't think it's the song to be showcasing any virtuosity on any of the instruments to be honest. No, he doesn't look like a drummer, but then maybe he isn't. Maybe he learnt to play the insturments' parts specifically for the video.

  • What makes him different is really his writing. I have to agree with you about the instruments (even though I don't want to cause I'm a huge fan)...but you gotta appreciate the lyrics

  • I love how this song just snowballs into an impassioned crescendo.

  • Does anyone know a way to download the mp3s for the live one take versions of this and go to hell? I like them a lot better than the regular versions

  • my friend showed me this video...

    im glad he did

    :]

  • great song and true

  • the black/white really adds an effect to it

  • I wish I could subscribe to a channel with just this guy's music

  • im with u 110% on that. i could listen to him all day

  • I couldn't agree more :) bring on the David Ford Channel! 24hr Fordness!

  • bloody brillant

  • your amazin man.....truly talented=)

  • fuck ya, his voice is so amazing!

  • i like it

  • A shake of a hand, A smile to a smile... This is AMAZING, down right up most top notch a... miracle.

  • Genius....

  • That's the best YouTube video I've seen in a very, very long time... Stunning.

  • so amazing. He knows he is interesting. He knows his environment is interesting. He just knows what he should sound like. Anyone hating on him is just jealous and trying really hard to find an excuse to hate him.

  • THE...............

    .......BEST!!!

  • Wow he can sing!

  • i just saw this guy too at augustana and he was seriously amazing. his voice blew me away!

  • I just discovered this guy last night at the Augustana show and he blew me away.

    He shouldn't be an opening act, he should be the entire show!

  • i agreee!!

    he is the best

  • i saw him at a sara bareilles concert, too . . . hes really good, but i forgot to get hte cd on the way out. . . usually the pre-show SUCKS . . . but hes amazing!!!!

  • you can buy his albums on itunes or in any store.

    he's an amazing musician. being able to play multiple at one time doesn't mean he's not very good at any. frankly, it's quite the opposite. imagine keeping track of all this in your head while singing and playing??

  • No, he's right. This guy probably isn't a concert pianist and a classical guitar virtuouso and a saxophone genius. He is a jack of all trades, but he's pretty damn good at all of them, and he mixes them well, which is a skill unto itself.

  • he isn't actually keeping track of it all in his head... that's what his earpiece is for

  • where can i buy his album?

  • I like this guy's stuff. Caught him at the Sara Bareilles concert last night in DC, and I was pleasantly surprised.

  • and you can do better???

  • And this is a stupid argument. America was at one point the country in the world with the best healthcare that everyone else envied. People said "We can do better" and 90% said "But we're already the best." Well, so we stopped improving, now look at us. We're a laughing stock. There is always room for improvement, and making that statement doesn't mean it needs to be YOU who makes the improvement. It keeps us all real and honest to ourselves.

    Also, don't be a fucking prick, mate.

  • your a retard. what it does mean is he is a great musician.

  • good song good video.. i am a musician a can truly appreciate this musical/video expression. Pieace

  • He's a good singer and he plays like loads of instruments.

    I'm jealous.

    Are you?

    Looks like it.

    "I don't have the equipment, video camera,or desperate need for attention. Also, I have already seen it done by a female recording artist. And instead of having everything keep looping, she would turn off certain loops so they didn't become obnoxiously repetative."

    That looks like jealousy.

  • It's a great job... you can enjoy or not with... So simply.

  • I'm not going to even get to how pompous it is to claim what art is and is not.

    But the guy has talent. Sadly... I'd have to agree with the guitar riffs. They are a tad overused.

  • Then again, so what if they are? :)

  • im gona put this nicely kevin0098 go fuck yourself

  • This video is AMAZING...i've seen him do this live and in person before and if its possible that was even better

  • The last two minutes were really alot better IMO, good job though.

  • hey kevin 0098, you just don't get it. Why don't post a video doing what he does..........

  • you sir are a douche

  • specifically, the douche below me. who is angry at everything else except this video, but wants to air it our on youtube...like lots of douches

  • Everyone's a critic on youtube

  • you obviously now nothing about art or music, it doesn't fucking matter if he uses the same loop through out the song, its how he uses them, and "desperate need for attention"!? mother fucker please! this man is doing what he loves and your on youtube complaining about it, seems to me like you do have a desperate need for attention...... asshole.

  • You can't define what art is to everyone else.

    Art is about opinion. If something speaks to you, or pulls some kind of emotion out of you other than disgust, who's to say that's not art?

  • if you pause right as that hidden fram happens, look at how much light is between his body and left arm, then look at the frame being spliced in, its different, so ya they edited it, but who cares, still great music

  • I think the Hidden frame is probably to change the display picture

  • Yet more Boomerang standard

  • talented young kid

  • This guy knows how to make use of the Boomerang for sure.

    I wonder what the missing frame at 4:51 is all about.

  • WOW

  • now thats a one man band

  • LOL

  • Cool clip 4 sure, but why is there a hidden frame at 4:51?? Doesn't that clue us into it being digitally edited?

  • Amazing... that's all I can say... Thanks for that.

  • One of the greatest songs ever written. Honestly. This is incredible. I love it.

  • i was going to see him in january but couldnt due to lack of money i so regret not going :'( both his albums are amazing

  • Just an absolute thrill of a song, you need to see him live, the kids a gem

  • I agree with mario kart mad it's awsome ps I get the hats thing (;

  • i heard this song at 'centre parks' it made so much sense to me, it really captures my spirit and takes me away to another place. hats off for david ford.

  • amazing!!!!

    what awsomme lyrics, well tallented

    x

  • Beautiful<333

    x

  • Oh daaaaaaaaaaaaamn.

    That is the most mind-blowing thing I've seen in so long it might just be forever. I wanna call my friend up about it, but I'm gonna have to retrieve my jaw from the ground first...

  • saw him live when he was supporting roddrigo nd gabriella at hammersmith appollo. this song just blew me away!!

  • I saw this live just tonight, it was amazing. Reminded me a lot of Damien Rice - I Remember, the chaos of it all, grand!

  • thats in lewes near brighton. have a look at the scarlet street resistance video on here too. your like it.

  • cant believe this is LIVE and done in ONE TAKE, ALL with looping...amazing.

  • Saw him last night in Belfast, can't get enough of this guy! What a talent, touching and meaningful lyrics and musically, on another level!

  • shame on you easyworld was where the music flourished.....

    "Play back this tape, I swear you'll see I only wanted you to be with me oh, kill the last romantic then come back for me"

  • ...and the way he takes other instruments and records them over the other ones is amazing, hes truly a one man band...! =]

  • he's so great, he makes an acoustic song sound like so much more than an acoustic guitar and his voice, i love it. this is true talent

  • this man knows real music

  • great song

    top class artist (though underrated)

    superb one take video

    but i can't understand why he was so restless in it.

  • great songs,to the point,wish i knew of him when he was touring the states.

  • work of genius!

  • i dont agree with the 'preacheresk' comment. its really just this song that he does anything like that and its still great

  • What's weird is that he goes in on the street level and walks down all those stairs at the beginning and then walks out into daylight at the end.

    great song.

  • Saw David last nite at the Barrolands....absolutely great musician. Wish him all the best for his career - think he's gonna have a bright and prosperous one, Suzee

  • A true artist without melodys from a computer thats made in 5 min..(Yes im talking about many

    rap artists)

  • Great song, great artist

  • amazing

  • Fantastic video. Seen him live b4 and he's fantastic. Can't wait to see him again in September.

  • cool

  • There is a place where death is a stranger and love alone shines

  • no one can disagree we are all lost...

    no love can worth getting fired for

  • seems you're the fag, for trying to call someone out on it...

  • @oneak: fuck you, you have no business on this planet...david ford is a great artist, you are nothing...

  • clearly there are some over sensitive david ford fans. Dont abuse his hat he has a guitar! I think he is good easyworld were better but this song is the best on the album, possibly next to cheer up.... How will people rate this its balanced lol!

  • sorry for being ignorant, but he's recording each bit on a loop, and then repeating it over and over to make the whole song? wow...

  • i love david ford!

  • david ford your a class act sir !!!!

  • isn't this video filmed in one take?

  • Yes, as are all his videos.

  • Really good! ;)

  • amazing. And all in one shot. This is my favorite song

  • what a song!!! he was great at the ulster hall

  • An Amazing Talent, I saw him at a duke special gig in Ireland.

  • I was very fortunate to see David perform this live last weekend. He opened for Aimee Mann and really stole the show. The crowd gave him a big ovation at the end of his set. I really hope he comes back to the NYC area again soon.

  • Brilliant song, brilliant artist. Saw him headline a gig last night in London, absolutly amazing! Go see him!