Damien Leith - Message To My Girl

[jilleemillee]

I just love this so much

[nicknearthebay]

good version but neil rules.

[jezxk18]

@nicknearthebay Agreed. Neil can never be beaten. I heard him do a version of Cry Baby Cry and it was better than The Beatles.

[MsSez]

Omg I thought no-one could sing this better than Neil, but this gave me goosebumps

[ThePhantomLash]

Top version ....

[KonM4N4Life]

How did I end up here?

[Canadianrenee1]

I love listening to Damien sing, and have ever since I saw him on Idol when I was visiting Australia.  What a lovely, calming voice.

[DTrillster]

It's four and a half years later, but this performance still gives me goosebumps...and Damien just keeps on getting better!

[WizFizz]

A difficult song to cover, but he nails it! Fantastic!

[SunnBurn]

The original is one of my favorite songs ever. While no one can touch Neil Finn singing "Message to My Girl", this performance is very good.

[tamoril]

It's not surprising that in a world full of lady gaga's and "p diddy's" that one irish pub singer who has felt real love and sings with his heart can blow everyone away. The world needs more like this and less pop princesses IMO.

[Zeenta]

@tamoril I totaly agree.

[ulsterman1980]

@tamoril

Preferably non-Irish. Although Neil and Tim's maternal ancestry can be traced back to the 'Emerald Isle', I can assure you, emigration was the right choice.

God Defend New Zealand.

[Mr522dade]

I feel like this towards a girl I love And i wish she could hear this song He did a great job !!

[Zeenta]

Gorgeous.

[SpencerIves]

I never thought this song would work as a ballad, but this guy has the range to make it work really well.

[hammerggf]

Guys if u think this is good have a look for an album titled ENZSO its the original finn brothers aka Split Enz doing a ballad with an orchestra the most awesome music i have ever heard

[runninglikewind]

Clearly a very good singer and piano player however some songs are hard to cover as they are soooooo associated with the original band. This just makes me want to listen to Neil Finn sing it

[tcbambridge]

Damien has a new single out!

Its called 'To Get To You', and its available to buy in Australia from September 25 2009.

If you want to hear the song in full and watch the video, just put 'Damien Leith To Get To You' the You Tube search.

The new album is called 'Remember June', and it is available to buy from October 9 2009.

So great to see new music from Damien again!

[metalfreak148]

this is so gay. damien leith is a fuck tard australian idol fag boy. if he was actaully a good singer he would have got famous without going on australian idol like all the REAL performers/singers/artists out there

[loggie4eva]

he is really good, it's not that easy to become famous, they don't just find you and see that you have talent. You have to do something about your talent.

[ohpheepheeXD]

It seems so bland without the rest of the band, notice how much better it sounded with a bit of proper accompaniment,

I guess I'm not a big ballads fan, the song isn't horrible and his voice is okay but I love the Split Enz original way more

[springcat81]

I like the Split Enz song and this version is beautiful

[slikyle]

he certainly does pick all the best songs, and all my favorite songs

[ageiiGIRL]

i love this performance

beautiful

[Nuncal]

Sensational, from a Split Enz fan

[guitarfreak186]

Split Enz are betta

[paspax]

I remember seeing this on TV. It was the only episode of Australian Idol I ever watched & I was awestruck by this performance.

[taoistcowboy123]

He picks great songs.  Neil finn, Ben Harper, Chris Issak.

[MissFlissy]

Uuueeggh.... Butchered.

[marcellin20]

marcias about to have an orgasim

[serendipityI]

Totally delicious listening (and watching!)

Lol - the judges mentioned that the piano went off-key after it got moved on-stage & under the lights - not Damien's fault they couldn't fix it in time before he sang.I love his mature interpretation too... so real.

[bunnchyy]

beautiful you gorgeous man

[leanda27]

oh gosh damo .absol bee ute tee fullllll

[will112]

Huh....funny, I don't seem to be able to find any versions performed by markduff, vedder12 or albion2304. Wonder why that is.

[markduff]

Actually as a singing teacher and piano player for 20+ years , he is in fact singing a bit flat. And end of the first verse before the he plays an in correct chord its meant to be a D# and he seems to do this wrong each time. However its a hard song to sing and I think its the piano playing that lets it down as he is holding the sustain pedal on every chord and this is common for a new player.

[TrillyD]

If you like Neil Finn, you will recognise that this is very similiar to his ENZO piano version...and Damien did it incredible justice. Just so emotional and gorgeous!

[bunnchyy]

BEAUTIFUL

[sohappyIcouldshit]

bullshit...cant listen to it...he sounda like a whiney ass baby delete

[vedder12]

I agree, sounds like he got kicked in the balls to many times.

[bunnchyy]

Everything he sings sound beautiful and I love his face it's cute

[runningaway8]

Theres something about his voice that just touches you so much!

I havnt bought his CD, as his originals etc is not my kind of thing but I loved him on idol :)

[wilbo206]

This was his best performance on Idol. There was all the hoo-hah about Nessun Dorma, and Crying was wonderful, but Damien was never better here. Amazing.

[speedpop]

Agree totally.

[pumpkinsdmc]

its by split enz people

[MeoCaroline]

Good version, think I'd murder him if he butchered anything by CH. Still prefer the original, nothing can touch that, but this guy pretty good.

[Logikally]

Sure this is a talent contest also. He isnt meant to be able to out do originals etc. He is at the start of his career afterall. I agree, a very good version tho.

[bbt69er]

lol me to.

[chazzwozer]

Wow. Someone on Australian Idol who actually has talent.

[Ceriouss]

Simply Brilliant. Don't like the show but this guy has a perfect voice.

[Tikka79]

Love the song. Prefer the original, but he did an excellent cover.

[bbt69er]

top effort.

[bbt69er]

rather he fucking nailed that!

[G30r91na]

lol! i never saw this one and i was sure that i watched every single week. oh well, damien was always beautiful anyway.

[RuthSpitzer]

This is a perfectly beautiful rendition of this song by Damien Leith (Australian Idol 2006). Love this version as much as the original.

[bobby0]

Gimme the acoustic version by Tim Finn anyday.

[albion2304]

Ahh Neil Finn actually... and he's got nothing on Neil!

[markduff]

Totally agree.

[trisevo]

I hate this show with a passion, but this guy made me tune it just to see what he would pull out, this is one of my favourite songs ever, and he did it better then the original in my opinion.

[markduff]

Miles off but nice try. Do a search for Neil fin doing this live and compare.

[belfastdavy]

this is an absolute brilliant song, sung pitch perfect, what a chanter this boy is!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[markduff]

Perfect pitch? have another listen :) nice version thou.

[mygoldfisharegold]

Damo won last yr (06) he was simply amazing...i watched every week just to hear him sing

[sarahjane25]

<3 it! Damo rules! =]

[EugeneDempsey]

his best performance... amazing...

[Salmasaluki]

amazing!

[kobweb999]

brilliant

[sairwoth]

He won a couple of months ago. Oh my god this songs makes me cry, he is so brilliant. Sorry Crowded House, I think he has you beat!

[sairwoth]

Or Split enz to be exact!

[Amez71]

What a great song! I wish our Idols (American) were allowed to play instruments while on the show. How long ago did he win Australian Idol?

[dededom]

Damien won Australian Idol in November 2006. His single was #1 for 5 weeks and his album, The Winner's Journey (with songs from the show) was #1 for 4 weeks.

[puzzlemaster89]

Other way round dededom, single 4 weeks, album 5 weeks

[KrisLovesDamien]

Lord!!!. He did this song so beautifully!!. I love it when his on the piano and stairin into that camera <3

[rainkeroro]

perfect

[theball77]

the boy can sing

[ryj62]

whats to say he couldnt win american idol with performances like wicked game, hallelujah, crying, message to my girl, unchained melody, nessun dorma and so on. some of these performances are the best of any idol i rekn

[Aidan181283]

wow....I thought Jessica would win but Damien is just as better!He has something that others don't(like jessica)talent!He is so cool

[RCmack]

Damien is a good singer with great potential. He was named Australian Idol. I think Damien would have made the Top 6 on American Idol.

[antyo]

Really?

He kicks Taylor Hick's arse any day in my opinion.

[pickenshovel]

thank god for you tube ive been searching for these videos everywher

[celestemoon]

In fact, young person, I grew up on Split Enz and can sing this by heart. Neil Finn doesn't slow up before the phrase 'buried in the sand', throwing emphasis on it as though it were the most important message in the song. And thus I believe the phrasing was a mistake, not the lyric.

[bridga27]

Ummmm... darls how about you stop and think about the fact that ALL music is about interpretation and thus perhaps Damien (and others) feel that not spending a lifetime with their head buried in the sand IS the most important msg in the song. Perhaps YOU being so incredibly opinionated is the mistake, not the phrasing.

[antyo]

Exactly bridga.

I completely agree. I have no idea why celestemoon is picking on such a small stupid thing. Just enjoy Damien's voice.

He is definitely an amazing Australian Idol.

[ksof]

No it wasn't a mistake

If you actually had a listen to the original you would know how the song goes

[celestemoon]

Weird phrase to end on, though, I think that was a mistake. Also, he's gonna have to choose songs carefully if he does release because otherwise it will be Val Doonicanland x Simon Gallagher.

[mithol]

I thought it was good to end on that.

[ryj62]

yeh same? whats with evry1 bitching about his phrasing at the end? sounded gr8 to me

[OzKimba]

Nice. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone sing like this to ya :)

[kayjay81]

this version gave me tingles when he first did it on the show. A great version.

[Merrill1345]

Yay!! I'm glad this is up again! The old one got taken down.