vanessa • December 27th, 2008 at 5:13 am

cant wait til this album comes out, im so excited!! I loved all the songs you sang acoustic at rw&co in Vancouver. Can I request all your songs done acoustic?! :0)

Ian Moffatt • December 27th, 2008 at 5:42 am

Acoustic Record ?? I think that was the best news i have read anywhere in…. A long, long time. I am really excited about this! I think the ideal track listing would look like:

1. St. Lawrence River
2. Tomorrow Comes
3. Wake up and Say Goodbye
4. Life of Bees
5. The Music
6. Underground
7. The Wolves
8. Love Will Save the Day
9. Alone in the Universe
10. Everyday Things
11. Speak/Listen
12. Dogs

The Wolves is a really beautiful song, and so under appreciated! I can’t believe it is not a favorite among more fans. I think it is likely David Ushers best kept secrete. I know there are 2 moist songs on there, but i think both of them, especially Underground would sound absurdly amazing as an acoustic track.
I am head over heels in love with the raw acoustic sound, and consider myself quite the collector of acoustic records – yours will make for an amazing addition. Can’t wait!

Kai • December 27th, 2008 at 5:54 am

I saw an acoustic version you did of Black Black Heart on youtube and I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I thought it was beautiful though. Please do that one for me :)

Also, I think it would be interesting to see what you would do with We Are Wolves Here in acoustics. I look forward to seeing it nonetheless. I love acoustic music so whatever you put on the CD I’m really excited to hear.

Faith • December 27th, 2008 at 6:36 am

I saw a previous post abour “Galaxy” Hope you could include that too. You left me hanging with that really short song. hahhahaha.

Lei • December 27th, 2008 at 8:18 am

Only you

victoria bourne • December 27th, 2008 at 9:01 am

i am still basking in the glory of your current album. may i suggest at least a double album of acoustic songs since you have so many. i just found the official video for kill the lights, nice one and all too accurate might i add, the song really hits hard, scarey, i am not even gonna try to understand. Why did you not post the video for it?

Brenda Lynn • December 27th, 2008 at 10:11 am

In this light
Love will save the day
souring

Thanh • December 27th, 2008 at 10:30 am

FAST CAR!!!! thats my only choice. if you make a whole album with just that one song on it and sell it for 10$, id buy it

Bronwyn • December 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

forest fire!
and too close to the sun!

Suzanne • December 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

Here are my chosen and favorite songs:

1. Some People Say
2. See You Fall
3. Brilliant
4. The Music
5. The River
6. Secret Garden
7. Faithless
8. Numb
9. Science
10. Surfacing
11. White Flag
12. Fearless
13. Long Goodbye
14. Too Close to the Sun
15. the wolves
16. St Lawrence River (of course)

17. Machine Punch Through (if you intend on including any moist songs)

cara • December 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm

“souring” and “blue” are two of my favorites, and i also think it would be awesome to get “carry on” in a more accessible place since it is another gem. however, my biggest vote goes for the remix of “tangerine” from the machine punch through audio dvd. AMAZING!

Jade • December 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

“See you fall” and “Dogs”, please!!!

Shannon • December 27th, 2008 at 2:01 pm

I dont envy you the choice… there are so many great options! After much deliberation, here is my wishlist! :)

cover – The Drugs Dont Work (my dream cover!)
Deliver Me

Forestfire
Joy in Small Places (always loved these lyrics)
Surfacing
TOOL
Faithless
Souring
So Far Down
White Flag
Brilliant
The River
Secret Garden
Everyday Things
Galaxy
Stay?

Nathalie • December 27th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

OH yeah, accoustic album. I dream about it since so long.

It’s hard to make a choice.

Alone in the universe.
My way out.
I don’t know, it’s too hard to make a choice.

Just go with the vibe. I’m sure it’s gonna be so good.

Happy holidays to you, your family and friends.

xs

Craig • December 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm

I think it’d be great to have a couple tracks from each album! And maybe even one or two from the Moist era. And so my many propositions include:
- Low Low Low
- Leave it Alone
- Jesus Was My Girl
- Forestfire
- Alone in the Universe
- My Way Out
- Numb
- Hope (Tell Everyone)
- Science
- Ugly is Beautiful
- We Are Wolves Here (Electric City)
- Airplanes

Whatever you come out with, David, I’m sure it’ll be wicked. Looking forward to the final product!

david usher • December 27th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

numb is an interesting suggestion, hadnt thought of that but always liked the lyric:)

dave • December 27th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Just saw you at the Mod club…great show…now, accoustic? hmmm…here are my suggestions:
I m coming down
Time of our lives
Devil by my side
Surfacing
Tomorrow comes
Fearless
St Lawrence River
Love will save the day
The Wolves
And so we run
My Biggest mistake
Speak/listen
Too close to the sun
Alone in the universe
Black Black heart 2.0
Jesus was my girl
F Train

Angel • December 27th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

‘And so we Run’ would be beautiful in any form. :) Can’t wait for the new album David!

Michelle • December 27th, 2008 at 4:43 pm

My vote would be for:

Tomorrow Comes
Devil by my Side
St. Lawrence River
Alone in the Universe
Low Low Low
Some People Say
and…Black Black Heart would be super interesting…

Looking forward to your next creative gems inspiring to us all.

Pamella • December 27th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

1. St. Lawrence River
2. Souring
3. Hey Kids
4. Fast car

fendergurl • December 27th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

Hi. I know that you are enquiring about the songs that you have written and the prospect of making an acoustic version of them, but I am wondering if you would consider covering the songs of other artists? You have such a unique voice, and it would be quite exciting to hear what you might be able to do by creating your own acoustic version of other popular songs.
Just a thought, and if I were to suggest songs that would be dynamic, if you were to cover them, I might suggest:

-Everybody’s Fool, Evanescence
-Betterman, Pearl Jam
-Times Like These, Foo Fighters

Your music continues to inspire me and your lyrics always open up new ideas. Thanks for offering this chance for fans to submit their opinions.

Happy New Year ahead.

fg

kristi • December 27th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

I think Kill the Lights would be awesome acoustic!

Karsten • December 27th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

Underground
Mike Hammer
Breathe
Place
Fish – pretty much anything off of Mercedes Five and Dime I would love to hear an acoustic re-arrangement of.
Galaxy
Too Close to the Sun
Jesus Was My Girl
Alone in the Universe
F Train
And I agree with MiZ; Better Than You would be pretty cool in an acoustic arrangement.

Kelly • December 27th, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Blinded
Jesus Was My Girl
A Day in the Life
Forestfire
Science
The Music

Bono • December 27th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

It’s so awesome that you include us in thsi process David. Thanks so much. Here are a few of my suggestions:

Sparkle and Shine
Galaxy
See You Fall
Tomorrow Comes
Time of Our Lives(the way you guys performed it last tour – AWESOME)
Blinded
My Way Out
Secret Garden
Airplanes

I’d also love to hear you do a cover of any U2 song. Maybe:

Stay(Far Away So Close)

That would be fantastic hearing you guys do that acoustically

Roz • December 27th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Tomorrow Comes

Eldon • December 27th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

Great idea! I would love to hear the following…

-St Lawrence River
-Trickster
-Unholy Dirty & Beautiful
-Ophelia

Chris • December 27th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

Record the new arrangement of “Time of our Lives”. Brilliantly done.

Other songs I’d love to see:
- Blinded
- Alone in the Universe
- Faithless
- Numb
- Hallucinations
- Brilliant
- White Flag
- Wake Up and Say Goodbye

:)

dreamer • December 27th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

St. Lawrence River

david usher • December 27th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

st lawrence is on the list!

TV • December 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

Hi David!

-St. Lawrence
-Surfacing
-Wake up and say goodbye
-The Music
-Time of Our Lives
-See you fall
-Love will save the day

I think it would be cool if you sang Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen too :) Can’t wait for the album to come out!!

TV and Tra

Marie • December 27th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Hummm..
Black Black Heart
So we run
The music
Wake up and say Goodbye
Ugly is beautiful
I love them so much :)
thanks for asking :)

Shauna Fagan • December 27th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

I would love to hear the song Souring it is one of my favourite songs and would sound amazing done acoustic, and of course St.Lawrence River thats a given.

melanie /mini fee • December 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm

I think that you should keep your best hits for a live album, here my choice of songs that feels more grounded, best to fit with an acoustic album…

Galaxy
Gazoline
My way out
How are you (this one should realy be there)
Science
Devil by my side
St-Laurence river…

Cory • December 27th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

I would like to hear ‘underground’ acoustically…it is my favorite song. I saw you live in peterborough dave and it was wicked…don’t stop making albums ever!

Tracey • December 27th, 2008 at 8:13 pm

It took a while to decide but here are some that would be great:

*See You Fall
*Breathe-I know this is from Moist but it is a great song
*My Way Out
*Forestfire

but “Time Of Our Lives” would be my pick!

I really like the track “Kill The Lights” on the Batman Dark Knight Trailer…very well done.

Phoenix • December 27th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Accousticly, Love Will Save The Day would sound beautiful. As well as Airplanes, Jesus Was My Girl and My Way Out.

Nick • December 27th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

In this light
Going home
St Lawrence river
Love will save the day
F train
Forest fire
A day in the life
The music
White flag
Wake up and say goodbye
time of our lives

I like black black heart 2.0 and the river as well, but I’m not sure how well they’d work as acoustic songs.

If you allowed I’d really like to hear an acoustic version of breathe and underground.

Chantal • December 27th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

My way out
White Flag
Surfacing
tomorrow comes
See you Fall
Going Home

Thanks :)

Siri Ellis • December 27th, 2008 at 9:32 pm

I would love to hear fish.

Jessica Gilbert • December 27th, 2008 at 10:12 pm

Love Will Save the Day
The Music
Airplanes
Black Black Heart

J Bond • December 27th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

David,

I would love to see you reach back into the Moist catalog for Resurrection. I find it appropriate not just for its name (and think it may be a great first song for this new effort), but I also believe that as time has passed that it could be very valuable for you as an individual to look back on this particular piece. Well, let me also confess to wanting it for my own selfish reasons. I simply love the song and it is one of the songs by which I discovered you and Moist. I hope there would not be any licensing conflict or anything with this particular suggestion. Thanks for the opportunity to chime in on this.

Perry • December 27th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

time of our lives
so we run(is my theme song when I run races)
brilliant
souring(where is this song on the albums?)
spotlight on
The music
kill the lights

hard to narrow down of course as there are so many I like….enjoy and thank you for writing such wonderful music.

Tarakemeniel • December 27th, 2008 at 11:10 pm

Alone In The Universe
Time Of Our Lives
Devil By My Side
Secret Garden
Everyday Things

Are the songs I think should make it on the record :)

Andrea • December 27th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

Wow, I’m honoured that you’re asking for fan input.

Trying to choose just a few songs for an acoustic set is pretty impossible. I chose songs that are acoustic-friendly, but perhaps I should’ve chosen songs that aren’t, so that they can be completely interpreted in new ways. Acoustically, I would like to hear not necessarily the “hits,” but the “loveliest” songs.

From Little Songs:
St. Lawrence River // F Train // Final Thoughts & the Last Day on Earth

From Morning Orbit:
Black Black Heart // My Way Out // Blinded // Closer

From Hallucinations:
Numb // Time of our Lives // Devil By My Side // In this Light // Tomorrow Comes

From If God Had Curves:
Everything is Alright By Me Now // Faithless // Soldiering

From Strange Birds:
Brilliant // Ugly is Beautiful

If you will be playing any Moist songs, I’d love to hear:
Believe Me // Leave it Alone // Gasoline // Tonight // Deliver Me

Annie • December 28th, 2008 at 12:20 am

I think “Kill the lights” would sound pretty awesome. Also “Fast Car”, “In this Light, and “So we run”.

Katy • December 28th, 2008 at 12:36 am

Message Home is absolutely AMAZING the way you do it live. If the album has that, I’d be so happy.

My Way Out would be really awesome too

Pamela Detlor • December 28th, 2008 at 12:46 am

Devil By My Side
My Way Out

Looking forward to the project!

Best,
Pamela

Aga & Gabriel • December 28th, 2008 at 1:28 am

Too Close To The Sun
A Day In the Life
Message Home
In This Light
Surfacing
Love Will Save
Hey Kids
Faithless
UGLY IS BEAUTIFUL!
Brilliant
The River
Wake Up and Say Goodbye

Very exciting, especially for the new material!!

Peace.

lana • December 28th, 2008 at 1:33 am

p.s. merry holidays :)

Deb • December 28th, 2008 at 1:53 am

My Way Out
Black Black Heart
St. Lawrence River (duh)
A Day In The Life
Love Will Save The Day
Some People Say
Jesus Was My Girl
From the “old” days (if it’s possible): Breathe, Dog, Underground, Believe Me
Etc.

Aw hell, anything will be great. Wing it. Surprise us. Can hardly wait.

;)

seasonsinthesky • December 28th, 2008 at 1:54 am

generally speaking, i find a lot of your lesser-known (i.e. non-single) material feels better suited, from my outsider perspective, for acoustic reinterpretations. for instance, a song like Blue feels more apt for an acoustic guitar accompaniment than Love Will Save the Day (to me). also, a lot of your songs already feature acoustic guitars prominently, so i think the more material you use that already doesn’t include acoustic guitars, the better the acoustic reworking would be (i.e. Long Goodbye, In This Light, Hallucinations, The River, etc.). lastly, if you do want/are able to include any Moist songs, i think Gasoline, Hate, Morphine, Breathe, and Fish feel “acoustically inclined;” personally, i find much of Mercedes Five and Dime in particular has a sublime quality that would easily translate to an acoustic setting (whereas earlier material, especially on Silver, seems to really ask for the electric accompaniment to get the point across emotionally accurately).

Kathleen Finnegan • December 28th, 2008 at 1:58 am

Please include:
life of bees
love will save the day
some people say….. a classic!
so far down
fast car
and so we run (as we heard on facebook before the release of the album…the best!!!)
A big fan of Moist : gasoline and tangerine could be interesting…

Peace
Kathleen xxx

Niko • December 28th, 2008 at 2:09 am

They are all awesome songs, I would like to hear them all acoustically.

Heather • December 28th, 2008 at 2:16 am

My way out needs to be done…I’m certain it was meant to be recorded in its raw form..please! Also, In This Light would be pretty terrific.
Good Luck

Ashlee • December 28th, 2008 at 2:26 am

I think Surfacing and And So We Run would be awesome acoustic! I loved everything you did acoustic at the concert at Mod Club in Toronto.

dep • December 28th, 2008 at 2:32 am

acoustic albums are fantastic (especially since i won’t be able to catch u live unless u come to asia again)! too many songs come to mind but would really love to hear “surfacing”, “underground”, “leave it alone”, “the music”, “fearless”, “love will save the day”, “jesus was my girl”, “white flag”.
actually basically any song acoustic from you will be great!! :D

Jenny • December 28th, 2008 at 2:47 am

David,

I love the idea of the acoustic album. Would you be able to do Moist songs? I miss hearing them soooo much and it would be absolutely incredible! And also Black Black Heart should definitely be included. But Tangerine, Low, Tonight, Comes and Goes would be amazing to hear again on the album and in concert! Good luck with everything and Happy New Year and to and your wife.

Brittny • December 28th, 2008 at 3:41 am

I would LOVE to hear a lot of songs from Hallucinations, as I personally believe it’s your best work. Fearless in particular would be amazing to hear acoustic. DEVIL BY MY SIDE would be amazing. I will never forgive you if you ignore how beautiful Time of our lives would sound acoustic. Surfacing would be very moving. FORESTFIRE is epic and deserves an acoustic honoring, . So, to sum it up…

From Hallucinations:
1. Fearless
2. Devil by my Side
3. Time of our Lives
4. Surfacing

From Little Songs:
1. Unholy Dirty and Beautiful
2. Trickster
3. Forestfire
4. F Train

From If God had Curves:
1. Long Goodbye

….and many others. Just DON”T do Butterfly, it would not sound right….Best of luck!

Amy • December 28th, 2008 at 3:49 am

It’s so hard to choose, honestly. You do so well either way. I’ve heard both acoustic and electric of a few of your songs, such as And So We Run, The Music, St Laurence River, and from Moist, Push and Morphine/Break Her Down, and I can never decide which version I enjoy better! I will admit though, I’d like to hear some of your VERY electric songs acoustic, such as Kill the Lights (I noticed no one else put it, because it IS so electric, but it would be so nifty), and I agree, if you’re doing Moist songs, Underground and Ophelia would be interesting to hear “unplugged”. Honestly though, whichever ones you’ve decided on, I KNOW are going to sound great :D

david usher • December 28th, 2008 at 4:27 am

im in norway:)

Emily • December 28th, 2008 at 6:04 am

here are the songs I would love an acoustic rendition and to hear again in concert. Thanks David for letting us share our thoughts.

-”Tomorrow Comes”
-”Butterfly”
-”St. Lawrence River”
-”My Way Out”
-”Underground”
-”Alone in the Universe”

Joanne • December 28th, 2008 at 7:48 am

Mmmm – acoustic record, can’t wait!

St Lawrence River
Babyskin tattoo
F Train (even though, as subway lines go, I prefer the V train myself!)
The Music
Brilliant
Time Of Our Lives

acoustic • December 28th, 2008 at 8:51 am

PLEASE include “Black, black heart”!

sahiti • December 28th, 2008 at 9:20 am

such a fantastic idea! i can’t wait for this cd, david.

my picks:

- jesus was my girl
- joy in small places
- black black heart (the lush opera chorus is so vital to the song, i’d love to hear your acoustic take on it!)
- too close to the sun
- brilliant

much, much love :)

Amanda • December 28th, 2008 at 9:46 am

i think that anything from Little Songs deserve a second go in the spotlight. as well, i think Galaxy would be awesome! since it was never on any of your albums.

Cory • December 28th, 2008 at 10:05 am

David – thanks for being such a talent in a difficult business… PLEASE KEEP DOING WHAT YOU’RE DOING! Two songs stand out in my mind for acoustic interpretations:

1) Surfacing
2) Black Black Heart

Cheers and all the best!

Nancy • December 28th, 2008 at 10:09 am

Here are my suggestions:
- Leave it alone
- In this Light
- Hey Kids
- The Music
- Ugly is beautiful
- The Science
- And so we run
- Kill the lights

I can’t wait to hear that album! Such a good idea!

Lala • December 28th, 2008 at 10:55 am

Tell everyone
Time of our lives
My way out

I cant wait!!! You guys are awesome!!! Good performance in winnipeg! We miss you all already. We always reminisce about the concert.

Marie • December 28th, 2008 at 10:56 am

1. Time Of Our Lives
2. In this light
3. Kill the lights
4. Devil By My Side
5. Science

DAPH • December 28th, 2008 at 11:41 am

ugly is beatiful HAVE TO BE THERE!!

TrentL • December 28th, 2008 at 12:13 pm

STAY…..needs to be on it.

Bob Binette • December 28th, 2008 at 12:27 pm

How are you…Tomorrow comes…Alone in the universe…See you fall also…
Brilliant…Hallucination…Black, black heart…St Lawrence river…
Long goodbye…

Brandi Sineath • December 28th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

Oh this is exciting. Can’t wait!!!!!! Again I wish you would come down South (warm down here) to Charleston SC. it is Dec.28th and it is 77 outside. ok so as far as the album

- How are you
- Hey kids
- Blue ( my most favorite song in the world)
- so far down
-Black Black heart
are the top 5

Martine • December 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

My favorite song is one we don’t hear enough; Butterfly.

Laurie T • December 28th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Anything you do acoustically will sound wonderful.
I would love to hear:
Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful
Too Close to the Sun
The Music
Spotlight On
Blue
We Are Wolves Here
Speak/Listen
And no list would be complete without Black Black Heart

Happy Holidays
Please play NY in 2009 (Bardavon in Poughkeepsie would be a great venue)

Corey S • December 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

I would love to hear St.Lawrence River and F-Train done again. Numb would also be good done accoustically.

Tee • December 28th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Wow .. what a huge responce.. well Id like anything done for all songs are great and would sound great done accoustically… I saw you in Vancouver on Nov 7th loved it and wish I would have stayed longer but sister was grumpy and shouldnt have taken her! lol Also my camera needed charging more than it was … which I only got two shots before it died! Ugh! So if you are coming back …try to do Victoria again in the town square like last time! That was an awesome show and well wish I had a camera then too! lol Thanks for asking the fans for their opinion as we appreciate it!
Hope you had a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

Bryn • December 28th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

Oh my Gosh David, Any song you so will be amazing! And its pretty awesome you’ve put this out there:
We are wolves ehre, The music, spotlight on, science, happy ending, life of bees, some peopel say, the river, and so we run
wake up and say good bye, airplanes, speak/ listen, kill the lights, so far down… any of the songs from the last 2 cds!

Happy New Year!

Laura • December 28th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

I will TRY and keep this brief, but probably won’t :)
1. Message Home
2. Surfacing
3. Numb
4. Souring
5. The Wolves
6. Forest Fire
7. F Train
8. Alone in the Universe
9. Joy in Small Places
10. Black Black Heart
11. A Day in the Life
12. Ugly is Beautiful
13. Science
14. Some People Say
15. We Are Wolves Here
16. And So We Run
17. Wake Up and Say Goodbye

And by Moist:
1. Underground (pretty please)
2. Gasoline
3. Breathe

Nathan • December 28th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

please do My Biggest Mistake lol I’ll be a happy happy man if I hear that song acoustically. It would be even better if you extended it. The album version seems kinda too short :(

Elaina • December 28th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

St. Lawrence River
My Biggest Mistake
Souring

bui • December 28th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

ps. “underground” is my number one for moist choice ;)

Maxime • December 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

Too Close to the Sun
Surfacing
Everything is Alright
Blinded
Happy Endings
Hallucinations
My Way Out
Trickster
Forestfire
I Am the Weapon

Songs that you wouldn’t expect to hear live. But really, I’m just glad you decided to start re-working on the acoustic album! Hope to see you soon :)

Michelle • December 28th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

Here’s what I would like on the acoustic album. Hard to choose, but love idea!

Jesus Was My Girl
Black Black Heart
Butterfly
My Way Out
In this Light
Message Home
Numb
Hallucinations
Faithless
Long Goodbye
Life of Bees
Brilliant
Ugly is Beautiful
White Flag
Secret Garden
The River
And So We Run
Everyday Things
Airplanes
…

Special requests!
See Touch Feel
Morphine
;)

But any others will be just fine!
Michelle x

Michelle • December 28th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

And Tomorrow Comes..

Ok, that’s it. Sorry about that. Will still add songs if I continue thinking about it! It will be really hard to choose David, isn’t?

jodi • December 28th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

fun! thank you for polling us for our ideas… :)
tough list to narrow down, but here is a portion of my dream track list.

1 – hallucinations
2 – how are you
3 – tomorrow comes
4 – hope (tell everyone)
5 – life of bees
6 – spotlight on
7 – the river
8 – i am the weapon
9 – souring – i know you’ve said it’s on the album, but i can’t not put it on my list! ditto for the next one on this list…
10 – st. lawrence river – if i had to name my top 5 songs of all time – this song would be there

and for moist songs – deliver me.

Christine • December 28th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Devil by my side

Sabrina aka angelinfire • December 28th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

Holy Crap… 176 responses!!!!! See how much your fans wants so bad an acoustic record!!! Wow, i think its the first time people give you back so much answers!! Thats cool no ? Can’t wait to see your song choices!!!! Happy new year!

Terri Lee • December 28th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

Hi David,

My choices for the acoustic recording would be:

Surfacing
Tomorrow Comes
Black, Black Heart
My Way Out
Love Will Save the Day

Leslie • December 28th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

Hi David,

I had the opportunity to meet you when you were in Lethbridge in June and want to thank you for that. Thank you also for asking your fans opinion on your accoustic album. Here are some of the songs I would like to hear on the accoustic album:

- I’m coming down
- Time of our lives
- My way out
- Hallucinations
- Kill the lights
- The music
- Brilliant
- Forestfire
- F Train

Thanks again! I look forward to it! Come back to Lethbridge soon!

stuart • December 28th, 2008 at 6:12 pm

due to the hige response why not just re-record all your solo cd`s as acoustic versions that way we will all be happy
stu

zeque • December 28th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

sorry it was watching the wheels. amazing version.
thnax again

Keri • December 28th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

unholy, dirty, beautiful
black, black heart
st. lawrence river
hope (tell everyone)
devil by my side
The Music
Brilliant
White Flag
And So We Run

Leanne • December 28th, 2008 at 7:30 pm

definitely “Day in the Life,” “Numb,” “Time of Our Lives,” “Brilliant,” “St. Lawrence River,” “We are Wolves Here,” and “Resurrection”

Ashley • December 28th, 2008 at 7:32 pm

I would like to hear an acoustic of Gasoline.

Sam from Waterloo • December 28th, 2008 at 8:06 pm

I love the old Moist stuff. I saw David play twice at the University of Waterloo (Fed Hall) several years ago. I was in the “mosh pit” and yelled at David to play “Resurrection”, he replied “what?” – it was too loud.

OK here’s my top 5 list:
1) Forest Fire
2) Resurrection
3) Ophelia
4) St. Lawrence River
5) Breathe

Anne Dorsey • December 28th, 2008 at 10:21 pm

St Lawrence River!!!! this my most fav song.

clark • December 28th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

1. Jesus Was My Girl

2. Love will save the day

3. kil the lights

Andrea • December 29th, 2008 at 12:13 am

Because its really hard to choose songs when so many of all LOVE all of your songs!!!!! Have fun trying to decide. Take care, Andrea xx

david usher • December 29th, 2008 at 12:45 am

i think this is going to be challenging to decide:)

Lee • December 29th, 2008 at 1:25 am

Black Black Heart is my favorite song of yours and one of my all time favorite songs.

I have heard you play it live/acoustic and would really like to have a high/studio quality unplugged version for my ipod.

So please include it!!

Lianne • December 29th, 2008 at 1:45 am

Oh my gosh I have no idea how you will ever decide with all of these suggestions!

My favorite has always been St. Lawrence River. The others that immediately came to mind are Fast Car, F-Train and Unholy, Dirty, Beautiful.

Good luck deciding! I can’t wait to get this CD.

Taisa • December 29th, 2008 at 2:42 am

Here are some that I would like to hear:

Ugly is Beautiful
In this Light
White Flag
Spotlight On
My Way Out
Trickster
F-Train
Forestfire
Butterfly
Devil By My Side
Surfacing
Faithless
Brilliant
Some People Say
Airplanes
And So We Run
Everyday Things

Moist:

Believe Me
Picture Elvis
Into Everything
Machine Punch Through
Tonight
Better Than You

That’s quite a bit, I know. I just love all your songs.

Lena • December 29th, 2008 at 4:11 am

anything off Little Songs but especially:
Forest Fire
St Lawrence River
F Train

Morning Orbit:
My Way Out

And if you’re still playing Moist stuff…anything off Mercedes Five and Dime

Gasoline
Morphine

Paschal • December 29th, 2008 at 6:42 am

St. Lawrence River needs to be included… Besides of that :

- Numb
- Going Home
- Some People Say

Can’t wait to hear it ! See you on facebook !

Sabrina aka angelinfire • December 29th, 2008 at 9:26 am

i think you should do a triple CD set !!! ;)

Elizabeth • December 29th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

Love Will Save the Day
Trickster
Jesus Was my Girl
F Train
Fast Car
My way out
Hallucinations
in this light
hey kids
the music
MY TOP TEN! Can’t wait for the album.

Rocco • December 29th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

I must preface my list by saying that Morning Orbit is still one of the most lethal (good)albums you’ve made, so here are my acoustic song choices…(They’re really just my favorite and I have no idea how they would sound acoustic but I’d buy the album just to support you)
1.How Are You
2.Too Close to the Sun
3.Joy In Small Places
4.Blinded
5.Closer
6.I’m Coming Down
7.Surfacing
8.Tomorrow Comes
9.Hope(Tell Everyone)
10.Faithless
11.Spotlight On
12.Science
13.White Flag
14.Blue
15.Some People Say
16.And So We Run
17.Wake Up and Say Goodbye
18.Speak/Listen

Kristine • December 29th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Me again…I think Everything Is All Right By Me Now could be interesting too!

Jorgen LS • December 29th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Hi.
I love your stuff from recent years, still i think it would be great hearing new acoustic versions of these favourites of mine:

• Black Black Heart
• St. Lawrence River
• Forestfire
• A Day In the Life
• Alone In The Universe
• Surfacing
• Numb ( wolud be great hearing this one with the original straight forward rythm done on a childs drumset!! )

Ryan • December 29th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

My way out
my way out
my way out
my way out
my way out, and my way out.
oh, and maybe my way out that would be nice too.

Anne • December 29th, 2008 at 7:55 pm

LOL David! :D I think you are up to the challenge! :D

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant! :D You and the song but I have no doubt whatever songs you and the guys decide on the album will be Brilliant! :D Can’t wait!

Chris • December 29th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

F TRAIN!

Dianne • December 29th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

Your voice is so mesmerizing anything you choose will be perfect but with such a hard decision to make (i suggest a double album – or triple with a DVD as well!!)

my FAV’S are:

alone in the universe
black black heart
the river
the music
love will save the day
ugly is beautiful
breathe
push
tangerine

altho like I said before, any choice you make will be perfect.

can’t wait to hear it!! good luck. Dianne

Cyndee • December 29th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

I would love to hear:
~ Love will save the day
~ My way out
~ Devil by my side
~ The Music

…..but I think anything that you do will be amazing like usual!! Can’t wait to hear the album!!

~*~Much Love~*~

Cyndee

Myreille • December 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

Hi David
I wish you happy holidays with your family and a good year filled with inspiration and new ideas.

Here are some some of my choices of songs for an acoustic album. I am impatient to hear all these songs that i love so much, or the ones that you will choose, with new arrangements.

The music
Tomorrow comes
And so we run
My biggest mistake
St Lawrence river
To close to the sun
Everyday things
I’m coming down
Some people say
Believe me
Carry on (Song which I would like to hear. I bought your album on iTune and I could not have it as it been said on your site)

Can’t wait for that cd and thank you for asking us

B • December 29th, 2008 at 11:43 pm

going home
some people say
my biggest mistake
soldering
fast car
souring
faithless
white flag
see you fall
when it hurts or speak/listen

Helen • December 30th, 2008 at 12:51 am

F Train

Chichi • December 30th, 2008 at 3:16 am

Love will save the day please =D That I’d like to see how you interpret Black black heart acoustically.

Unknown DU fans: I was just in Texas visiting some friends a week ago when a random stranger stole my concert shirt. I was inside a town house complex at the time so we never caught the guy… Nothing else was stolen (wallet, cellphone nor keys) but I kinda wish they had instead of my shirt.

Max Power • December 30th, 2008 at 4:22 am

I wouldn’t like to be the one taking the final decision!
Let’s go album by album
– F-Train as to be there!
– Joy in small places would would make an interresting remix.
– Devil’s by my side, In this light or Tomorrow Comes would be great.
– Please! a longer version of Soldiering!! and i love Faithless
– White flag and Brillant are incredible, i would love to see those
– Finally, Secret Garden and The River

Keep it coming!

Sabrina aka angelinfire • December 30th, 2008 at 11:21 am

Unholy
million
my way out
hallucination
in this light
TOOL
everything is alright
souring
blue
science
i am the weapon

Lynne Duplessis • December 30th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

My ultimate Favorite is Forestfire..

After that I would also like:
St Lawrence River
Unholy Dirty Beautiful
Black Black Heart

Mario • December 30th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

Amazing idea, I thought you’d never ask. Here are my choices…I tried to keep it short but it was hard enough to condense it to 14! Happy New Year!

1. Brilliant
2. St.Lawrence River
3. Fast Car
4. Time of Our Lives
5. Souring
6. Everyday Things
7. Science
8. Alone in the Universe
9. Spotlight On
10. And So We Run
11. Hey Kids
12. Devil’s by My Side
13. My Way Out
14. Some People Say

Kelly • December 30th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

I already requested a song for this album, and cant beleive I forgot to say Fearless. Its my ultimate fave song of yours :) I hear it with some cello playing…. dont know if youre going that route or not.
Again I am so excited for this album!!! Cant wait!!

Janyk • December 30th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Hey! okay , I’d really really like to hear
- Jesus was my girl ( please please please!!!!! )
- Alone in the universe
- Black Black heart

And you know…all the others :D I’m actually very excited…new album means new tour? :D The live in MONTREAL was amazing! good job! :)

Francois • December 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

Super!!!

I would like to ear tommorow comes…

Looking foward to this album

Ian • December 30th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Anything!
Your voice is majestic, and fits so well with an acoustic guitar, and please don’t forget the cello^^

Hillary • December 30th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

I think St Lawrence river HAS to be on it :)

Julie • December 30th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

I think you can pull off a modern version of Where Evil Grows by Terry Jacks. Cheers, Julie Larocque

Philippe-Alexandre • December 30th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Stay
The Music
And So We Run
Wake Up And Say Goodbye
Some peoples say
Black Black Heart
Alone In The Universe
Souring
Time Of Our Life ( Remix )
Time Of Our Life
Surfacing

yvette kirchgesner • December 30th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

Hi David,
I’m very excited about an acoustic album! Yay! Actually just listened to all albums on the way to and from Nakiska, Alberta ski vacation:-) Enjoyed every song as “The car window trees rushing by” inspired some thought on what songs I’d love to hear acoustically:
“Too Close To The Sun”
“Alone In The Universe”
“See You Fall”
“Surfacing”
“Airplanes”
“Galaxy”
“I’m Coming Down” (got to hear that high note again! X)

Enjoy creating in the new year:-) I know I will X

Emily Faerie • December 30th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

A wonderful idea I’ve been waiting for! Anything you choose will be perfect. I would love to hear some more songs sung in Thai too.

I’d especially love to hear:

alone in the universe
f train
forest fire
time of our lives
going home
some people say
the music
hallucinations
in this light
blinded
joy in small places

James • December 31st, 2008 at 12:42 am

I personally think all the best has been covered here. Can’t wait for the acoustic album, David. Sounds awesome.

rob • December 31st, 2008 at 1:19 am

first off is it ok if i throww in 1 or 2 moist songs(cause there might be)ill be back

L.Raymore • December 31st, 2008 at 1:24 am

Almost everything but most definitely:
Surfacing
How Are You
Only You

rob • December 31st, 2008 at 4:04 am

ok after 3 hours listening to some david usher (which was great might i add)i came up with this list (a couple are moist)but its all great.

see you fall
Faithless
Time of our lives
Going home
St.Lawrence river (of course)
Unholy Dirty and Beautiful
How are you
Brilliant
Blinded
speak listen
F train
Baby skin tattoo (the version from creature,I would just die if he did it!)
Disco Days (moist again but its all david) ;)

gavinsly • December 31st, 2008 at 5:11 pm

wow.. this is hard…
but i love Long Goodbye, Message Home, My Way Out…. there is way too many Haha!

Brendan • December 31st, 2008 at 7:10 pm

This reminds my of an acoustic album Collective Soul recently printed. However, for your own album, I’m sure it’ll be more fun for both you and the fans to produce songs that most people would never expect to hear stripped down acoustically.

for example,

Alone in the Universe
Hallucinations
The Music
We Are Wolves Here
I Am The Weapon

I can’ think of others, my brain is a little fried and to be honest, I haven’t popped in one of your albums in a couple of weeks at least… been on a kick with The Waking Eyes & The Killers

Lisa • December 31st, 2008 at 10:03 pm

I love all of your songs, to many to have to pick from. My choices are:

Breath (I love this song!!!!!)
The Music
Alone in the Universe
Black Black Heart
Leave it Alone
Love will save the day

I love all of your songs, especially Breath, so no matter what you put on the album, it will be amazing.

Jennifer • January 1st, 2009 at 12:36 am

The Music and Love will save the day are two of my favs!~~~

Leon • January 1st, 2009 at 5:25 pm

Nice, i like acoustic!
I’d love to hear

Ugly is beautifull
Alone in the universe
See you fall
How are you
Some people say

in your new album.

Anyway i wish you the best in creating your new album, and choosing songs for it.

Happy new year,

From The Netherlands.

Aleksandra • January 1st, 2009 at 6:51 pm

St. Lawrence River!!!!
The Music

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Eric Gregoire • January 1st, 2009 at 7:38 pm

Man Forestfire need to be on this cd. The song was made for a acoustic sound. also St. Lawrence River.

seen live in Montreal QC ~ 2007 and 2008
Fredericton NB ~ 2008
Hoping for Moncton NB for 2009..

Sandy • January 1st, 2009 at 10:10 pm

Hi David,

I would love to hear

St. Lawrence River*
Fast Car *
My Way Out
F Train
ForestFire
Too Close to the Sun

Just to name a few. All of your music has been great of day one and it just keeps getting better. Looking forward to hearing some of it in a new way.
Have seen you in concert about 4 times and loved it at the Savoy in Glace Bay NS
Thanks

Sean • January 1st, 2009 at 11:20 pm

omg i have too many songs to list but i’ll try to fit into 10 requests.

Liberation (moist)
Unholy, dirty and beautiful
Fish (moist)
Message Home
Forest Fire
How are you
Happy Endings
Kill the lights
Air Planes
Deliver Me (moist)

Ross • January 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 am

-In this Light
-Brilliant
-Surfacing
-Alone in the Universe

Kevin Harron • January 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 pm

My way out
forest fire
st lawrence river
F-train
disco days
time of our live
hallucinations
in this light
ressurection
jesus was my girl

I know some of these are moist songs but I am sure it would be possible. after all Matthew Good did it and nobody seemed to complain.

I would love to hear this album when it comes out. I saw you in Toronto this year and it really reinforced the appreciation and influence i find in your art.

Marie-Claude • January 4th, 2009 at 12:01 am

So hard to choose…
Trickster
Too close to the sun
Butterfly
Times of our lives – the new arrangement was amazing!!

aga • January 4th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

and Devil By My Side and Secret Garden!!!

kenton • January 4th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

If I could choose the album. It would consist of

1.Surfacing HOW THE BAND DID IT AT THE MOD CLUB IN 2003
2.Blinded
3.Wake Up and say goodbye
4.Stay PLEASE PLEASE RECORD THIS SONG
5.White Flag
6.Black Black Heart NYC
7.Time of our lives 08 versoin
8.Tomorrow Comes WITH GERRY FINNS ACOUSTIC GUITAR RIFF
9.Hallucinations

THANKS HAPPY 09

Lucie • January 4th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Allo David,

Best of success with the acoustic album and Happy New Year to you and your crew.

Hum! tough call but here are my picks:
1- St Lawrence River
2- Jesus was my girl
3-My way out (absolutely)
4- So far down
5-Too close to the sun
6-Some people say
7-Happy endings
8-Spotlight on
9-Love will save the day
10-Butterfly
11-Closer

I would add black black heart if this song can be done this way as I am no musician.
Luv ya!

Naila • January 8th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

…and that Forestfire was supposed to be part of the list. >.<