Bell X1 - The Great Defector - Letterman

Please subscribe, comment and rate. High quality video of Bell X1 performing live the first single from their fourth album Blue Lights On The Runway on David Letterman, 17th March (St. Patrick's Day!) 2009. Bell X1 hail from Co. Kildare in Ireland. In their previous incarnaction, Juniper, they worked with future successful solo artist Damien Rice. Their other albums are Neither Am I, Music in Mouth and Flock.

Many of their songs have been used in US television shows, such as Eve The Apple Of My Eye featured in The OC, Light Catches Your Face featured in One Tree Hill and Some Surprise (written by Bell X1's Paul Noonan but performed by Gary Lightbody and Lisa Hannigan) featured in Grey's Anatomy.

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[DrrnTW]

who is that idiot at the start of the video failin at doin an irish acent

[padraic2001eire]

@DrrnTW Paul Shaffer.

[Thatbeat1974]

where's David Bryne? Talking Heads rippoff...

[padraic2001eire]

@Thatbeat1974 Really? Of what song?

[trollfinger]

Nice, how the fuck are they not bigger over here in Ireland if they are playing letterman ?

[IngialV]

the chocolate at the end of the cornetto IS the best bit

[macunfraidh]

@padraic2001eire A lot of BellX1 stuff is very Talking Heads-esque. Especially on the album flock. Long may it continue. I like both.

[csmsmith1]

I don't think they sound like Talking Heads... just some element there... and I could easily compare them to The Cars if this is the case.

[tpaladino]

Great song, and they're great live. Yeah he's definitely got a David Byrne/Talking Heads thing going but that isn't a bad thing at all.

[mistermom3]

@Thatbeat1974 yup...defo...agreed....loved talking heads...but you know what...who cares..I'm sure David Byrne would be proud of this sound....how bad...AND they're from....!

[ohiosouthpaw]

@Thatbeat1974 Accept the fact..He just sounds like David Byrne...They are just a band trying to make it in this ridiculously commercialized American music scene.. He was born with the voice. So leave them alone...Not a rip off..

[firecoroner]

@padraic2001eire

It does sound a little like "and she was" in terms of chord progression. But I doubt it was a case of plagarism. These guys are just huge talking heads fans

[savich777]

Красавцы!!!!!!!!!!!!



[harleygough]

I can hear a lot of Roy Orbison/ Travelling Wilburys in this song, great stuff