City and Colour - "Grand Optimist" (Live at WFUV)

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  • Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024

Комментарии • 334

  • @ChrisChoiniere1
    @ChrisChoiniere1 12 лет назад +61

    the first time I ever heard a City and Colour song I thought "So this is the kind of music that musicians listen to"

    • @JamesS777
      @JamesS777 Год назад +3

      Very good, grasshopper.
      you have become a wise and deadly hornet with a hard shell

  • @KATANAG0D
    @KATANAG0D 9 лет назад +187

    one of the few artists that actually sounds better live than on the record

  • @jakeithmusic
    @jakeithmusic 4 года назад +50

    It's funny to think that he was the singer of a hardcore metal band and he can still sing like and angel

    • @jimbobaggins7553
      @jimbobaggins7553 Год назад +13

      Yeah, but he still sings like this in alexisonfire , george does the screaming

    • @Rat_Intelligence
      @Rat_Intelligence День назад

      *Post hardcore*, not hardcore metal

  • @ataugusta
    @ataugusta 6 месяцев назад +3

    So many years have passed… still makes an impact. Thank you Dallas. Peace to all of you that commented now decades ago. ❤

  • @BrandonHolsey
    @BrandonHolsey 12 лет назад +80

    It's hard to call yourself a grown man when this song forces a tear. I own every album released. I almost feel like I would've offed myself without artists like this. Battling depression is no bullshit ladies and gentlemen. It can crush an individual. Songs like this help people to better understand that they are not alone. Dislike because I could f*ckin care less. THANK YOU DALLAS GREEN for helping me better understand what I am going through. That's all. Thanks for posting this video WFUVRADIO

    • @zachfriesen7567
      @zachfriesen7567 3 года назад +4

      @Travis LM you ain’t alone

    • @daniellong9263
      @daniellong9263 3 года назад +15

      grown men are allowed to cry man

    • @Ben-ch5vs
      @Ben-ch5vs 3 года назад +6

      grown men shed tears. We are human man, shed your tears. Love you

    • @abbylomas4975
      @abbylomas4975 3 года назад +1

      Kia kaha bro. Stay strong x

    • @YumboYack2521
      @YumboYack2521 2 года назад +2

      Hang in there brutha, we all out here living life one day at a time

  • @allegrot438
    @allegrot438 9 лет назад +92

    His voice is just perfect to me and I don't know why.

    • @j.r.9104
      @j.r.9104 4 года назад +1

      It makes me smile and feel good. I would turn into a blubbering idiot if someone sang like that to me...

    • @alexanderhunt5740
      @alexanderhunt5740 4 года назад +3

      because it's perfect

  • @8686brendan
    @8686brendan 9 лет назад +32

    21 people have issues with their musical tastes, this is amazing

  • @Bacon__SteezBurger
    @Bacon__SteezBurger 2 года назад +17

    ⚠️LYRICS⚠️
    I fear I'm dying of complications
    Complications due to things I've left undone
    That all my debts will be left unpaid
    Feel like a cripple without a cane
    I'm like a jack of all trades
    Who's a master of none
    Then there's my father
    He's always looking on the bright side
    Saying things like
    "Son, life just ain't that hard"
    He is the grand optimist
    I am the world's poor pessimist
    You give him burdensome times
    And he will escape unscarred
    I guess I take after my mother
    I guess I take after my mother
    I used to be quite resilient
    Gain no strength from counting the beads on a rosary
    And now the wound has begun to turn
    Another lesson that has gone unlearned
    But this is not a cry for pity or for sympathy
    I guess I take after my mother
    I guess I take after my mother
    I guess I take after my mother
    I guess I take after my mother

  • @ChaosTheory693
    @ChaosTheory693 12 лет назад +5

    Dallas deserves more than he gets. People don't know real music anymore, the only music that succeeds in todays day and age is songs that have some repetitive beat or autotune. This guy can sing, play the banjo, the harmonica, the piano, the drums, percussion and all different types of guitars, he is talent and pure genius.

  • @artcoreplayer
    @artcoreplayer 3 года назад +3

    This song crumbles me everytime I hear it.

  • @gam2b4lk3z3s
    @gam2b4lk3z3s 10 лет назад +27

    I will do my very best to make my child take after me in finding such artists and experience such joy and amazement time and time again. Outstanding. Perhaps I will show him/her this.

    • @fitnesgrammpacer25
      @fitnesgrammpacer25 4 года назад

      gam2b4lk3z3s wish you the he best! I don’t know you, but I can’t help but feel joy on your journey on raising such a wonderful child.

  • @AzziSenpai
    @AzziSenpai 11 месяцев назад +2

    this has literally always been one of my favourite city and colour songs and for some reason I've never listened to an acoustic version until now. It never really occurred to me, this is brilliant.

  • @strawsparky33
    @strawsparky33 8 лет назад +16

    i have my father martin acoustic after he passed. beautiful instrument like the one dallas plays here

  • @lukeism2
    @lukeism2 8 лет назад +16

    There's a kid who plays this in my street along with other Dallas green songs, been doing it since last year. He sounds exactly like him. So I guess I kinda know what it's like to stand in front of Dallas green and listen to him live for a few songs.

    • @iceburg.3143
      @iceburg.3143 7 лет назад +4

      Luke Petersen we need a video of this guy!

    • @StephenDopp
      @StephenDopp 7 лет назад +1

      Luke Petersen where do you live???

    • @DimensionBoyTV
      @DimensionBoyTV 7 лет назад +1

      Luke Petersen '

    • @ayeapprove
      @ayeapprove 4 года назад

      Dude record him. Having a similar voice to dallas is a guaranteed winner

  • @josec8331
    @josec8331 9 лет назад +30

    He had the look before the look was a look

  • @Oakyplays
    @Oakyplays 12 лет назад +5

    Dallas Green pours so much emotion into his songs. Makes me tear up every time I hear one of his songs hearing the power and emotion woven throughout the whole song

  • @Richard_Lush
    @Richard_Lush Год назад +1

    When he branched off on his own it really impressed me. He’s an excellent musician and great writer.

  • @campbellknight8441
    @campbellknight8441 10 лет назад +7

    One of the greatest artists around. Dallas Green is the Prime Minister of Folk

    • @EPHRAIMrising
      @EPHRAIMrising 3 года назад

      Still an underrated comment, years later! 😂

  • @BiGBALLiN225
    @BiGBALLiN225 9 лет назад +2

    My friend Josh brought me here... #RIPtheProphetJosh 😔😔😔😔 thank u for showing me this awesome song.

  • @HeavyAMOfficial
    @HeavyAMOfficial 2 года назад +6

    This is just too good, I always have to come back and give it a listen

  • @justinmillett101
    @justinmillett101 2 года назад +2

    This song brings tears to my eyes for the past 10 years. When this man say wooooo I guess I take after my mother I break. Thanks for such a great song.

  • @kirbystevens4885
    @kirbystevens4885 12 лет назад +3

    Dallas Green has such a beautiful voice and talent, everyone should love this, its truly amazing.

  • @AZDessertRat
    @AZDessertRat 12 лет назад

    My daughter sent me the link to this song... The lyrics brought tears to my eyes as my heart swelled...

  • @B1INK
    @B1INK 2 года назад

    Ok it’s 2022 and this guy is playing in St. Catharines this weekend with his old band a.o.f I can hear them from my building I’m soo jealous there’s nothing like this guy he is music

  • @PokemonGuy666
    @PokemonGuy666 11 месяцев назад

    This song has my family dynamic down so hard it feels like a direct attack! DG luv u bro, see u back at Saltys!

  • @aaronmannofficial
    @aaronmannofficial Год назад +1

    Most incredible voice.
    Still my favorite Folk Acoustic Artist of all time. Most of my music is inspired by this man.

  • @celtickev1230
    @celtickev1230 12 лет назад

    I'm a U.S. citizen. Dallas Green is amazing and so is Canada!

  • @janetmartin5900
    @janetmartin5900 2 года назад

    Heard this on a T.V. show as background. Love iit!

  • @mikehlavaty5041
    @mikehlavaty5041 11 лет назад +1

    There is no difference when true talent is involved, yet Dallas is above that. His live performances are not only as good as his studio recordings, but much much better. Pure Beauty.

  • @Rb0746
    @Rb0746 12 лет назад +1

    it doesn't make sense to me how anyone could dislike this

  • @j.r.9104
    @j.r.9104 3 года назад

    That voice just melts me into the sofa.

  • @xavlandry4487
    @xavlandry4487 5 лет назад +1

    I don’t know what but I feel something inside when I listen to that song. Like a sadness or nostalgie I really don’t know

  • @MetalMark9
    @MetalMark9 7 лет назад

    I wish that the record recordings were as bare as this. His live performance is so much better.

  • @frankievelasco1738
    @frankievelasco1738 9 лет назад +6

    A Waco Texas youtube video brought me here. '93

  • @Foremansart
    @Foremansart 10 лет назад +2

    How does this video not have over a million views???????????????

  • @geraldkong7005
    @geraldkong7005 6 лет назад +1

    my heart is full, thank you God for creating a man like Dallas :')

  • @HaiItsLizzie
    @HaiItsLizzie 11 лет назад +2

    How can you not like this song ?

  • @fishy3293
    @fishy3293 12 лет назад

    This man is awesome, not the awesome we use today like "man this burrito is awesome" but truly awesome in the traditional sense of the word, a word that should be reserved for things that leave us going fuuuuuccckkk. Thank you Dallas

  • @AxCYeR
    @AxCYeR 12 лет назад

    i wish i was him.. good life, good looks, great singer, great guitarist... perfect

  • @TheRebelAndTheGirl
    @TheRebelAndTheGirl 12 лет назад

    I saw him in North Bay my hometown last year a few hours from Toronto. You are very true to say Canada recognizes and loves him more here. But i personally believe from personal experience and ive heard from other people that we appreciate our Canadian musicians and those who visit alot more then most places.

  • @Omamily
    @Omamily 9 лет назад +5

    So beautiful!
    And that Martin guitar omg.. best guitar eveeeeer

  • @Kovari3
    @Kovari3 12 лет назад

    ... this man is changing my life

  • @hishouha
    @hishouha 2 года назад

    I FINALLY FOUND THE SONG
    It keeps playing at work and I love it ❤️ I think it’s just beautiful

  • @luismartin2545
    @luismartin2545 4 года назад +1

    maaaaan, your voice and lyrics=perfection

  • @ConnorEveritt
    @ConnorEveritt 12 лет назад

    If you close your eyes, you wouldn't believe it was live. Fantastic!

  • @jlynis4u2nv
    @jlynis4u2nv 12 лет назад

    Being as beautiful as Dallas Green along with his amazing voice should be illegal!!

  • @annabee148
    @annabee148 2 года назад

    He's amazing

  • @amandabergeron6082
    @amandabergeron6082 8 лет назад +2

    Im due in 2 months with my first son, Dallas is in my top choices for names because of him 👍

  • @sierrawroe908
    @sierrawroe908 12 лет назад

    Catalpa is coming up and I cannot wait !!!! He is truly an amazing artist .

  • @grimzors
    @grimzors 12 лет назад

    his life mustve not been that good at one point, all his songs are depressing as fuck, but at the same time they pick you up when youre depressed. his music is truly a life saver

  • @Bennucks
    @Bennucks 12 лет назад

    Will his amazing song writing continue to get better and better.................Like Elton John and the greats, every new song from him blows us away.

  • @TheJenniferOlive
    @TheJenniferOlive 11 лет назад

    The best concert I have ever been too. His voice is painfully beautiful.

  • @mertDiesel
    @mertDiesel Год назад

    I feel like I’m in an astronaut’s suit and it slowly filling with water. Well done

  • @jefflawrence3894
    @jefflawrence3894 10 лет назад

    this hits way harder than the LP recording - awesome!!!!!

  • @ashleyvaughan1047
    @ashleyvaughan1047 11 лет назад

    A voice this talented singing meaningful lyrics in this time is hard to find, this is beautiful.

  • @AcheeBachee
    @AcheeBachee 11 лет назад

    I could listen to him every second of every day. His voice is just as beautiful as he is.

  • @hetverhaalvandewasbeer
    @hetverhaalvandewasbeer 11 лет назад

    This is as good as it gets. Such a badass looking lovely softie.
    I can only dream my covers will be good as the original one day

  • @AOFenris
    @AOFenris 3 года назад

    Legend. That is him unplugged.

  • @ErisedDawn
    @ErisedDawn 12 лет назад

    His voice is just, perfect.

  • @oOTheDonMeisterOo
    @oOTheDonMeisterOo 12 лет назад

    It is NEVER sad to stumble across life changing music! I envy the fact that you have 3 completely new albums to fall in love with! :)

  • @Gracehasnolife
    @Gracehasnolife 12 лет назад

    seeing him in concert in september! im pretty much in love with him.

  • @trueformchewii
    @trueformchewii 11 лет назад

    jesus christ i love this man

  • @layla8181
    @layla8181 12 лет назад +1

    This one of my favourite songs of his!!! Amazing as always

  • @kevinherington2214
    @kevinherington2214 10 месяцев назад

    Canada kicks out some good music

  • @69seph
    @69seph 12 лет назад

    Dallas, you make my life a better place!!!

  • @kevinherington2214
    @kevinherington2214 10 месяцев назад

    This is real talent

  • @hrynkiee
    @hrynkiee 12 лет назад

    just saw him in concert. it was perfect and beautiful and amazing and I love hiimm

  • @SirNealio
    @SirNealio 12 лет назад

    how could anyone not like this song?

  • @Marilynpcabrera
    @Marilynpcabrera 3 года назад

    Love.

  • @23Rones
    @23Rones 12 лет назад

    Cannot wait to see him live!

  • @karlaga9309
    @karlaga9309 8 месяцев назад +1

    ❤️‍🔥 2024 ❤️‍🔥

  • @foresters801
    @foresters801 12 лет назад

    So good to listen to a new artist that is actually talented. Can't say the same for the majority of the crap out there. His music is brilliant

  • @lovestruck005
    @lovestruck005 7 лет назад

    His voice is mesmerizing,so electic and brilliant in every tone

  • @sullyfour4444
    @sullyfour4444 10 лет назад

    Perfection, from first note to last.

  • @user-iu5fi2qk6b
    @user-iu5fi2qk6b 4 года назад

    Soooo good

  • @amandamccormck1825
    @amandamccormck1825 12 лет назад

    this man is pure talent his voice is heaven! love him and every piece of music he creates

  • @sylartick88
    @sylartick88 5 лет назад

    Its a masterpiece song and great artist. So underrated.

  • @fastliketree
    @fastliketree 12 лет назад

    He is holding it in between his fingers. I do it on stage all the time!

  • @Stretchzz
    @Stretchzz 10 лет назад

    Best live version of this great song

  • @keansy123
    @keansy123 12 лет назад

    amazing live would see him again in a heartbeat! fantastic artist!!! anyone would wanna come lisitin to his stories.

  • @Kstylie420
    @Kstylie420 12 лет назад

    Dallas is a Musician.
    He was a punk back in the day and liked the heavy stuff; didn't we all?
    Point is he pumps out great songs and I expect he will keep doing so for a long time to come.

  • @nicodemo3246
    @nicodemo3246 Год назад

    Luv this

  • @iambuto2418
    @iambuto2418 9 лет назад

    An angel. I try to harness/know my voice as well as he does.

  • @JoSmoBN
    @JoSmoBN 12 лет назад

    I was hoping his voice wouldn't be as good live. This proves to me...he's not human.

  • @srichmon
    @srichmon 13 лет назад

    Great video, thanks.

  • @Smeshthisguymma
    @Smeshthisguymma 13 лет назад

    this is beautiful

  • @UncleBuZ
    @UncleBuZ Год назад +3

    Dallas was a Hipster before Hipster was a thing.

  • @nerdalert12345
    @nerdalert12345 12 лет назад

    hard to imagine theres so much hate on a video so beautiful :( sad sad world...

  • @beholdthestorm5038
    @beholdthestorm5038 10 лет назад +1

    Amazing. Simply amazing

  • @Biddlesworth1
    @Biddlesworth1 12 лет назад

    What a beautiful voice - everything Dallas Green sings turns to gold! Love him!!

  • @SegnoongeS
    @SegnoongeS 12 лет назад +1

    i would love to see him life. i hope that dream is going to happen in my life. Regards from Londom

  • @examples1213
    @examples1213 12 лет назад

    His live's are amazing! No difference when true talent is involved.

  • @murilof1994
    @murilof1994 12 лет назад

    brilliant. just... brilliant.

  • @arieftoeng
    @arieftoeng 10 лет назад

    the voice of yours, amazingly peaceful!!

  • @valeriecarvajal99
    @valeriecarvajal99 11 лет назад

    Now I can't unsee it... O.o

  • @FitnessProfesh
    @FitnessProfesh 12 лет назад

    fuaarrrrk this is my pre-gym workout song haha Dallas Green voice is one a kind

  • @dibnah46
    @dibnah46 12 лет назад

    this is better than the album version! unreal!!

  • @chadloveschargers
    @chadloveschargers 11 лет назад

    Canada in the house!

  • @dunxalot
    @dunxalot 12 лет назад

    we love him in Australia!

  • @mashnbangers22
    @mashnbangers22 12 лет назад

    Wow what a voice! beautiful