Carbon Leaf - Life Less Ordinary - Live @ Easy Street

[excel04]

this video's been up 6 years and no dislikes. That has to be some kind of Youtube record

[biebgirl18]

terrys my cousin

[biebgirl18]

terrys my cousin

[amurican35]

I like this band, song.

[coolboy3056cp]

M AN i love them!!!!!!!!!!!! these guys really rock!! their like the best and i kinda really like them more than the BEATLES!! WIERD but i really love them more than the beatles!! PS. sorry beatles!

[kuliimjulischreiben]

This is the first song I ever heard by them. The rest is history. :) And this song makes me extremely happy. :D

[musiclovinggurl123]

Love this song =]

Reminds me of my baby Ryan :P

[smubamagirl]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE GUYS!!! Fell in love with their music years ago when they were on Dr Phil.

[tomcat13claws]

I just discovered this band, kind of like them--why did you have to say they were on Dr. Phil! You ruined it! How can I like them now?

[Augustdow]

Barry You look super happy! Love the smiles!

[Augustdow]

Didnt this song have an MTV video? I think I had it on DVD when it first came out and lst it.

[ItsReallySteve]

I love these guys. Definitely my favorite.

[mls633]

Carbon Leaf live at the Soiled Dove Underground on 4/15/09 was awesome! Great band at a great venue!. ps: gth mattcaps :)

[mattcaps]

anyone who likes this song is a special type of idiot... "took the bones of me" is the most retarded lyric ever written

[TheHumanFact0r]

And I suppose what's in your playlist is the most profound thing ever written?

[TheHumanFact0r]

I don't see why you feel the need to be such a pessimist. If you like it, great; leave an enouraging comment. If you don't like it, (like yourself) then why not listen to something you do like? Why even bother?

[mattcaps]

i think you're a pessimist for thinking that i have negative intentions. i'm an optimist because i want people to expand their minds and realize how bad these lyrics are.

[TheHumanFact0r]

"anyone who likes this song is a special type of idiot... "took the bones of me" is the most retarded lyric ever written"

Because that's not negative at all...

People have different tastes in music. Some like this, Norwegian death metal, country, indie, folk, etc... There's no need to call people who enjoy things that are different than the things you enjoy idiots. It's futile.

[mattcaps]

you're missing the point. it's not about music, it's about LYRICAL CONTENT. i actually don't mind the musical style of this song... but the lyrics wreak of stupidity. i appreciate and accept diversity, but i denounce weakness and false art. if it is futile to assert oneself and ones opinions, then life is pointless.

[mattcaps]

*reek, typo

[TheHumanFact0r]

Some can argue that it is. But that's an entire argument in itself. The point is, that a lot of lyrics don't make sense. Some are there purely for the way they sound- not the point they get across. Case in point, Andrew Bird. I'm aware when a lyric isn't amazing and don't need you to inform me. Music doesn't ALWAYS have to make sense. Sometimes it can just sound nice. Know what I mean? I think we can agree on that at the very least. On a lighter note, you're very fun to argue with.

[mattcaps]

just because "some lyrics don't make sense" doesn't mean that these lyrics are not horrible. i agree that if i didn't speak english, this song would be very pleasant to hear.

[shmina1]

You just failed completely. There is no such thing as false art, in saying that, you just destroyed your entire argument. Any form of self-expression is art, by saying their art is false, you're saying that their expression is false, which isn't possible. You obviously have a very narrow-minded sense of art.

[mattcaps]

by your argument, taking a dump is art.

[shmina1]

As a reply to your comment about a dump being art, if you would take a moment to look at the Guggenheim Museum gallery in New York City, they have on display a can which reportedly contains a piece of crap, it is registered as modern art by an authority with much more credibility than you. So yes, taking a dump can be a form of art. Thank you and goodbye.

[mattcaps]

first of all, that display is a CAN. the contents are irrelevant. you are really looking at the outer layer of the art... the can itself.

and we are getting away from the point, anyways:

this song has idiotic lyrics.

[shmina1]

You just gave my argument new ground. "The contents are irrelevant". In saying this, specific lyrics of the song are irrelevant, because when looking at the sound of the song in general and its overall meaning, regardless of what words are utilized to get that meaning across, this song is great. The song has a very good sound, upbeat but still smooth, and the meaning of the song which is finding a someone who makes his life extraordinary, is a meaningful and relevant topic to anyone.

[mattcaps]

you just gave my argument new ground. the fact that this song is upbeat, smooth, and has a good overall musical composition is actually a testament to how HORRIFIC the lyrics are. i actually love this type of music, but the chorus lyrics in this song are beyond stupid. they are not abstractly good, they are not creatively good... they are plainly dumb.

[shmina1]

First off, how you see that as a testament to the lyrics being horrific makes no sense. And the chorus lyrics aren't stupid for what they are trying to say. He is making the point that the entrance of the woman into his life "shook his bones". Why you see about that as stupid makes absolutely no sense to me.

[mattcaps]

It's a testament because despite the song being musically good, the lyrics are so bad and stick out so dramatically that they cause me to think this song is bad overall. The message of 'I like a girl' is totally cliche, though bearable, if the lyrics "Shook the bones of me" and "Took the the bones of me" weren't idiotically placed in the chorus. The "bones of me" sounds like a retarded person trying to form a sentence.

[shmina1]

If you weren't historically ignorant you'd know that forming sentences with the direct object before the pronoun is a common structure in shakespearean english. Not the sentence structure of a retard.

[mattcaps]

shakespearean english is extremely outdated and sounds totally strange to normal people today. any intelligent person would say "my bones", not "the bones of me". nobody goes around saying, "wow, the hair of you looks really good." it sounds totally idiotic.

[shmina1]

Outdated it may be, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it is a language of art. It's built to work with the artist's needs, and that is what it does. It wouldn't have made any sense rhythmically to say "you shook my bones", but it worked perfectly to say "you shook the bones of me". Now if you can come up with another articulate way to say that, that you don't consider to be stupid, I'd love to hear it.

[mattcaps]

of course english can be interpreted, but that doesn't mean that every permutation of words is intelligent. good examples of creative english would be stevie wonder's twisted sentence: "hello children jesus loves you of america", or just the general kookiness of phish's lyrics. but carbon leaf's little bone fetish is absurd... it just sounds dumb. i really don't have much more to say... you think the lyrics are good, and i think they are a puke-inducing example of idiotic songwriting.

[shmina1]

Haha ok, it's been fun.

[BlaculasSmellyFro]

Gonna have to agree with mattcaps. Good song, awesome chorus, but the cliche lyrics make this song kind of lame to me.

[llt2112]

I agree with you - the entire song is great...gives me chills when I hear it...

[vickgallagher]

Oh, i'm from Brazil and adore Carbon Leaf! They are so amazing!!!!

[chuckyck9]

Yeah....me too!!!

[JonasBroFan69]

these guys r so good live and not many people on the chart r good at all it's just computers so these guys REALLY! should have more gigs and be more reconized!!!!!!!

[moarajuliana]

The McShep shippers anthem

[musiclovinggurl123]

I LOVE THEM!! OMFGGG! i know most of their songs and all the words xD

Singer is hawttt <3

[dacursednlucky]

I so love Carbon Leaf!

[swimmergurl759]

ALSOME lOVE IT

[gebzhoe]

wheeooooohhhhhh.... grateful to hear this piece

[Jorgejones31]

Dang, these guys are really good. Kinda sad though, when those people tried to clap along. In the quiet part. And failed. Great song though

[seafoam121]

Ahhh, his voice is so beautiful! Cannot get enough.

Ohh. If a band sounds good live, then they are TRUELY good!

Ohh yay.

[Brunoaz2000]

Carbon leaf rocks!!! I remember when they opened for Blues traveler, I didnt even know these guys back then. it was such a pleasant surprise!

[2jewtube]

my favorite song! this rox!

[RageAgainstIraq]

Carbon leaf is one of the few softer rock bands that still appeal to a metalhead like myself. i didn't say they were soft rock, they're just laid back and mellow for a rock band. mellow alternative. AWESOME BAND ANYWAY!!!

[karioeo]

this looks like it was a GREAT show.

amazing recording thanks!

[Jster2000]

dang thses guys are bigger then i thought

way to represent virginia!

[gr33ngummibear]

oh my gawd, i love carbon leaf sooooo much! theyre shamazing!

[khachatour]

<3 <3 <3

[carbonpictures]

very glad this works,...try my parody of sting-----carbonpictures!

[RazberrieTart]

My youngest brother and sister told me about Carbon leaf ... they even got to go see them perform in Wausau, Wisconsin .. two ? years ago ?

I am so glad they did, Carbon Leaf is one of my favorite groups now.

[weeeehaw]

ah, i love barry's voice, cant get enough of it

[G27dude]

they played at the art fair

[barrioat]

Where was this song at??? Now I keep on walking through life with no problem. This is now my favorite song.

[yorker54220]

I love there live sound its so amazing

[srhirst333]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[sepowell]

Saw Carbon Leaf a couple of summers ago. Best live performance I have seen in a long time.

[ljpw93]

you shook the bones of me!

[nivbri]

great song and performance

[alumba]

Diggin' the Carbon Leaf!

[gem14fourteen]

lol

[tongzhiyuxin]

thanks so much for posting this. i was at this concert with three of my best mates and it's a good memory, esp this song. and if you know where to look, i think you can see our heads... sarah will be overjoyed, being as she's sarah...