White Lies - "Bigger Than Us" 5/16 Letterman (TheAudioPerv.com) 

There is something epic about the chorus of this song, not sure what it is but gives me the most incredible high listening to it.

I’ll never understand why these lads aren’t bigger than they are, the first album is fucking incredible. I honestly thought they were on a kings of leon style trajectory to superstardom, but it never hapenned. They’re a class band, massively underrated

Most bands would die to have written a song like this but to nail it live on Letterman brings it to another level.

This song is bigger than us

Every bit of emotion I've bottled up over the years and it takes just one monumental song and one epic chorus to unlock the floodgates

Mad respect to Letterman for not forgetting them and having them back again! Such a great band

Ian Curtis would appreciate this evolution. Class band.

Just so much sound and so little show off. Simply outstanding in this age of endless overly designed talent shows...

“Thank you gentlemen, I enjoyed that very much” love that little compliment from Dave lol What a great performance.

love the feeling that brings this chorus

The UK producing all the best bands again !

These guys leave coldplay in the dust. There is hope after all!

The bassist (second Voice) is so handsome.

When sing the chorus together it gives me goosebumps. Well done, Charles !

And I feel like I'm breaking up But I wanted to stay. Headlights on the hillside Don't take me this way. I don't want you to hold me I want you to pray, 'Cause it's bigger than us.

This is basically if Ian Curtis was still alive when joy division went a bit electro in new order

why this band isnt selling millions around the globe i dont know ... i

This live version just outrun the recorded one ... Simply outstanding .

Really awesome backing vocals in this performance.

I think I come here every year to comment on how amazing this song and this performance is.

This episode was repeated last night (July 5, 2011). This is the first time I've heard this song, and I think they performed excellent live. An excellent song too.

Saw them in Boston last night. Absolutely fantastic. They closed the encore with this song but didn't play 'Strangers' at all during the set. Harry was really flattered by the enthusiastic crowd at the show, even though it was only 2/3 full for a 650-capacity crowd. Might be my favorite album of the year, either 'Ritual' or the new Ringo Deathstarr.

The more I listen to this song.. the more I Luuuuv it :). Amazing performance! Niiiiiice shirt!

Nice Beatles-esque harmonies. Awesome band

Saw these guys when they supported Kings of Leon in Manchester :) indescribable

Heard this amazing song in the Hot Pursuit game, now I'm listening to all the live versions of it 👍👍👍

That's a genius performance! The mix is AWESOME. Do they always have the extra members in concert? Damn I'm gonna watch it again

I’ve never seen a live exhibition so similar to the master recording in the album, amazing

For me they are the biggest band in the world !!

So amazing

Great band, my shame I only discovered them recently, remind me of Interpol also.

Eargasm

i have to sample this... so many memories to this song..

1st time i heard of these blokes and it won't be the last............they rock

This is awesome. I'm gonna see them for live in two days sooo excited omg

Best way to hear this track.

amazing performance

the new joy division

Tonite they were fucking awesome in MEXICO CITY they close the show with BIGGEN THAN US, they really love Mexican crowd!!

@podiumguy100 at least we have survived the whole wave of today's music and still appreciate lovely tunes! stay true dude!

junior dos santos on backround vocals

Awesome performance, This is bigger than us!

Saw them in Boston last night. Absolutely fantastic. The backing vocals didn't sound as powerful at the show as they do in this Letterman performance. They closed the encore with this song but didn't play 'Strangers' at all during the set. Harry was really flattered by the enthusiastic crowd at the show, even though it was only 2/3 full for a 650-capacity crowd. Might be my favorite album of the year, either 'Ritual' or the new Ringo Deathstarr.

Wow, great presentation! Sublime :)

that sounds incredible!!!!!!

This is downright good....

goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

FUCKING solid performance!

these guys are pretty gnarly

Super Musik

Лучшие

Looking good guys! :D And of course sounding superb.

Always super cool!! :*)

HAHAHA nice shirt, Harry! Can't wait to see WL live here in Brazil again!

Not necessarily copying Curtis, but there are definite similarities -> vocal style, stage presence. That's not a bad thing. Just because there are similarities doesn't mean they're bad.

cant agree more

Nice! I'm the first one to see. Greetins from Brazil and @alelacerda9 Nice job! Alex.

10!

Great band!.. the kinda band you'd take home to ur parents

EPIC.........

@grlfrendinac0ma well they're session musicians. Well commonly session musicians are common friends of bands who was asked by them to play for them as support musicians. :)

That bass player is a damn good backup singer. Probably better than the lead.

The drummer looks like Howard from TBBT when he played Rockband in that one episode :D

I know why they selling a millions because they are Amazing!!!

Thursday nite for the show at Terminal 5.

damn.

nice

@podiumguy100 good question.

Harry really likes the tele - bigsby combo I see :D wise choice

@podiumguy100 wait 1 year man... we hope that they stay like the band they are and not selling themselves

@podiumguy100 Cause most people try not to get with their real selves and listen to fun music to run away.

Also Echo and the Bunnymen.

@TheYoghurt21 oh i agree ...but u look at the "artists" who are and it makes you wonder ....

😍

this was posted exactly 2100 days ago

one person is smaller than us...

i forgot how fucking huge this song is

No idea why they arent as big as the killers

oh goodness, tommy looks so handsome =)))))

aww that was awesome :D

these guys are great! and yah, harry is HOT!

White Lies have gotta be sick of playing this song lol I loved it for so long just from live versions like 6 months before Ritual came out then once this song was all over the radio and much music here in Canada it kind of ruined it for me HAHA.

@podiumguy100 It's not all about selling you know...

but i like them

@podiumguy100 it's not all about selling millions around the globe...

I love this song but this chorus sounds way too clean. I really hope they didn't have playback or whatever it's called.

Is this shirt chosen by Harry because he loved it or he had to wear it cause he lost a bet???.....However the performance went great and other members of the band weren't distracted by ......well you know :)

... do not like compromise

they sound like interpol crossed with the killers... they don't sound like joy division, nobody will ever sound as hollow as joy division. and they don't sound like the smiths either, seriously?

How young 😂😂😂

he looks like Ian

lol ni im just playin jeez

hahaha

Everywhere. The Government. Corporations. The Church of Scientology. Your closet.

it's TOO clean, we need grit. check out Diiv - Doused on letterman and their video.

No beards

hahahah wait.. what?

i... ILLUMINATI.

Looks like a bunch of office workers with instruments, very stagnant, very efficient, trying to be Joy Division but with everything in tune. . .good at what they do but not rock and roll, bet they are great when they re pissed!!

Nope, not really. Not every modern post-punk singer tries to copy Ian.