DAVID FORD - "Go To Hell" (2008) 

tYLeR i HAve QuEStIonS For yOu

TYLER UR TOO SMOL

Here from Tyler but DANG this guy is SO TALENTED

....Tyler?

Oh okay Tyler cool

David Ford is fucking brilliant.... While I was guitar tech for Rodrigo Y Gabriela - David opened for us in Europe. I have been in this biz for over twenty years and have seen it all - I have NEVER made it a point to watch the opener evry night for 6 shows. David is worth EVERY note. He is the real deal....

This is like watching something be printed in color on a press. Each pass adds color and depth.

I watch this video at least once a day and it never gets old, only better and better

Absolutely incredible, he just keeps getting better with each song.

I saw him in concert a year ago in Toronto and he performed the song without a band... more or less just like the video... he had some sort of handheld machine that he would record samples onto and play them in a loop (except the piano bit at the end and some guitar parts which he actually played)... really good live show. Very friendly afterwards talking to the audience as he drank a pint...

OMG A vid like this comes around once a life time. Lefty drummer too... Dang.

I've been a Ford fan for a while and it's great to see 1,689 comments on one of his videos, the man is a modern day genius and a gentleman in person, fully deserves some attention

I saw David Ford live 18 months ago opening for Ammie Mann. He absolutely blew my mind. What you see here is what he does in concert. Ornate musical constructions, put together piece by piece. He got a standing ovation and then just slinked offstage, no encore. This guy is amazing.

Dude, you are one of the best singers on youtube I have ever seen.

It's called software guys. He's got a headphone that's monitoring the whole thing so he knows what he's playing and singing against. Someone is sitting in the other room pushing the record button while the software is looping over the same section that was initially recorded. I guarantee this was well rehearsed (might even be on a click to get started). Phenomenal none the less!! Terrific musicianship!!

I love David Ford. Always have, always will. This video shows some of the talent you would get to appreciate at a live show. I suggest everyone go check him out. He's a great performer and a really nice guy to chill with after the show.

Saw this guy live in a small pub in Sydney, Australia last year - was special.

Tyty

Unfrigginbelievable. Great song, great voice, phenomenal musicianship.

All instruments, everything, played by him that is amazing.

And many of those people who died this past week are in heaven right now. And they wouldn't want to come back. It's so glorious and so wonderful. - Billy Graham, September 14, 2001 I think it is very good when people suffer. To me, that is like the kiss of Jesus. - Mother Theresa (who as her letters show didn't believe one word in the bible)

Unreal, one take. Real talent. Seriously.

I love this guy. He has some serious SOUL!!!

im addicted to this vid,....the background harmonies are the beach boys quality,..and his voice is so fxckin amazing , in fact the whole thing is such a perfect package,..i need to lie down...........thats how good this is:)(

Anyone who thinks this is shit, doesn't know shit. Even if you don't like his music, if you know anything about music performance it's easy to see the immense talent he possess. To pull this off in one take is simply amazing. Not only that, but the lyrics are genius. I think anyone who thinks any original song is shit should at least try writing one themselves to have a little perspective. That it comes so gracefully from this man's soul is truly a blessing to everyone.

lol :) I'm the rest of the views. I can't get enough of this song. I could seriously play it over and over all day and not get sick of it.

this has to be one of the best videos on youtube! i loved how it started off so simplistic but transformed into a melding song of beats, rhythm and awesomeness!

I can't get enough of this song :)

Regardless of other comments about this being "just a bit of music" I couldn't disagree more.. Music makes the world go round, songs like this take you way back when, and leave you hanging on right now at the same time... It's so pure and intense all in one sitting. Your voice, as well, it just great and I love every bit of the song. Anyways... Thanks for sharing this with the rest of us. Saying this was inspirational would be an understatement

Still Better than anything I've heard in the last 11 years since this was published!

Awesome! I love David Ford. Fantastic songwriter. Looking forward to seeing him in the U.S.

i loved this song yesterday, i love this song today, and i'm sure i'll love it tomorrow !

I can't get enough of this video. It's simply amazing.

i just met david last night, he is a great guy and soooo talented

Ive just watched this 4 times straight and it still sounds good..

WALL OF SOUND from a one man band. Great! Thanks for sharing your talent. Greetings BB

this is absolutely incredible...this guy is gifted with a huge musical talent

It's so great to see real art on here. This style and talent is a gem in a mine of... well, dirt. Thank you for sharing!

david you are showing just how music can be made!!!!! you did a great piece of work here and I at 55 and a musician too love this more than you know. Keep up the great work.... as simple as using, go to hell, for the lyrics it is both a video and audio piece of art... thanks, charlie

it's amazing how the accompaniments don't have to change at all throughout the whole song!

absolutely brilliant. My idol.

That was probably the greatest thing I have ever seen on youtube.

awesome, i have been a fan of david ford for a long time and it's nice to see him get featured on youtube.

That was quite possibly the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

Fantastic! I love the way each sound builds on the previous ones. Great song!

so artsy so brilliant.. so much talent in brooklyn.. and the lyrics, just what I needed to hear tonight. =)

Saw him live yesterday - absolutely amazing!!

Saw him live when he opened for Raine Maida in Buffalo, instant fan.

Absolutely brilliant looping!

Absolutely love it! What a talented musician. Good song, great video. Outstanding job.

Love it..love the easy going set up of the beats along with the nonchalance. KOOL.

you can set the loop function to loop anywhere and pause for as long as you want without looping. you start with the click (in this video the click is in his earpiece) then you map the loops i.e. loop 1 through 4, channel one (room mic), no loop for 5 through 12, loop 13 through 16, channel two (handheld mic) ect. you can map the whole song out, you would just need to know your marks, and have all your mics set up.

Layer by layer absolutely awesome

Now this is something worth being featured. Genious.

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while. I'm surprised that I haven't heard of this artist before now.

I love how he progresses through the instruments. A 1-man band, why not?

very amazing!!! stumbled onto to this video... and i lovee it!

Amazin.. the ''peak'' of composition skills here..you create orchestration and build the armony at once on your own..

amazing!! i am absolutely in love with this video!

Best video I've ever seen on youtube. Not only did it look very difficult to create, but you sir, have an amazing voice and amazing talent. Never stop, ever.

that just might be the best video i've ever seen on youtube. You had my complete and utter attention.

I saw this guy open for Gomez when they played Chicago a year or so ago. Very good set. I found his album in a local music shop and just had to pick it up. He did alot of looping at the show too. With that hat (he was wearing the same one onstage) he looks like Tom Waits! Cheer up you miserable...

this makes me smile

this video is one of the most inspiring music videos I've ever seen.

very cool. I like how nicely every instrument added to the intensity of the music as the song progressed. *thumbs up!*

-Hey David, where were you? -Oh just a coffee break. great video!

We had him record at Sun Studio, he absolutely does it alone. He uses a loop machine to record the stuff you hear repeating. He's a great songwriter and pretty nice guy too. Because of the smaller space you can tell more from our video of this tune and he talks about the machine a bit in our video interview.

Excellent Work! Love the video, what a great idea! And Sound!

i know some people are compelled to tell us how its done, but lets stop treating this video like a freakin magic show. we know how it's done so just enjoy it for what it is, no matter if it is simple or not. well done david!

wow, all i cans ay is wow. true talent, this wont be the last we see of this gentleman im sure

This is probably the most incredible video I've ever seen on youtube... awesome

Wow! just astounding. extremely original and very catchy. great job.

That was freaking brillent. Im definitly getting that on itunes!

I never comment about anything.......ever.....this is a first....that was great. Thanks.

i met him when you did, and i agree on both accounts! he was very sweet. we took a picture together. i told him i couldn't afford his album, and he told me just to download it or to have my friend who was getting a copy burn it for me LOL.

That was bloody awesome.

amazing. 5*'s, added to favorites, and subscribed all from this vid. great work

the benchmark for all singer/songwriters

Hey thanks, that really was great, can't wait to see and hear the next one.

Coolest part of the video is when he takes a drink of the coffee at the beginning, just for kicks.

Very nice. Love it.

this is SO much better than the album version. like, this is freaking amazing

He does it all himself. See him live - it's stunning!

Wow...das ist wirklich Klasse :D Und was für ne schöne Stimme *schmelz*

Absolutely brilliant!

You're absolutely amazing dude. I never comment on videos but this is one video that really shows a talent and I'm glad your touring and going places you really deserve it. Awesome video, amazing job.

This rules utterly.

Wonderful, as always!

Easily the coolest thing I will see today.

That was phenomenal! I am just in awe.

Sick job my friend!!! Wouldn't mind see some more of this stuff

lovin this

thats one of the most amazing music videos i have ever seen... ever well done mate, bloody good job

absolutely loved the song, and the video was kick ass man. good job

This is great, best song heard in a long time, very smart video too!

Amazing, I'm speechless

It doesn't even begin to capture what he can do live, but still fucking rocks.

Dude. I wish I would have thought of that! What an awesome concept! AH! I love this! I'm adding it as a favorite!

This is brilliant! I think some of you don't understand that he's not representing that this was all done with a microphone hooked directly into a handheld camera. It was very likely being produced on the fly (to an extent) at the moment. Otherwise he could simply go back through the sounds recording and edit and resample from the one recording. it looks like all the instruments were mic'd separately, so I'm sure he had multiple tracks to push back or pull out as he pleased.

He does this in his concerts. He has a laptop set to loop things and uses a foot pedal to establish which loop to repeat. The ear bud helps him hear it more clearly, like many singers wear them to hear a more "pure" sound than with all the background noises.