City Love by John Mayer

[queencassie765]

From the battery

To the gallery

It's the kind of thing you only see

In scented, glossy magazines

[MegaBelloli]

very cool..nice song..the best john mayer..

[bgoodrick]

If I remember right from watching the special features dvd, he hit the first solo effect by mistake. Sounds pretty sweet though. :p

[Wednesday13dk]

Amazing!.. What is he saying at the beginning? .. I don't watch movies anymore because of...?

[bluesrockEd]

@Wednesday13dk they are too hard to read

[LazouCy]

Is there a studio version of this track?

[mutewitness]

@LazouCy it's on the album "room for squares"

[GoReds10FuckOff]

The lead with the guitar setting is fucking outrageously sick.

[GreenzMusic]

he's so much better now :)

[noonkuta1]

wow wow wow wow wow! is all i can say to all his songs. Yup he def has a song if u got a situation :-)....

[MrJadenLee]

3:10 ... so nice...

[63stratslinger]

Guitar playas--help me out--- what's that effect that he uses on the first half of the solo that he clicks on by accident (or so he said in an interview)? It's like some sort of vibe pedal, right? Can't quite put my finger on it. Thanks!

[SadeT617]

@63stratslinger Maybe a uni-vibe? Or a Leslie?

[SadeT617]

@63stratslinger At least that's I've seen people mention about this solo. I might be wrong but I wanna say a uni-vibe or Leslie.

[KJizel1010]

@63stratslinger pretty sure it's some type of chorus pedal.

[Cbluesrocker]

I never know what he's saying... haha, great songs though!

[nilsonsaless]

His face on the solo is so funny! :P

[Bostown123]

@nilsonsaless that's a true musician making love to that guitar.

[Evolveweb]

best guitar solo I've felt in a long time

[AznVi3tx]

He doesn't talkative in his shows nowadays, or is it just me?

[andyrja10]

@AznVi3tx i think hes gotten more talkitive

[bondman00794]

@AznVi3tx Just you.

[UberShredder9]

the whole album is great, but i have one problem with it. i think john was singing too close to the mike, because it sounds like he has a cold. i dont know if anyone else noticed that.........but amazing playing!

[Nitrousoxide2k]

@UberShredder9 It's called soul. Sounds like a sickness.

[amjdamjd]

@UberShredder9 it was like his first big album. he was probably still developing his voice, cause it's heavenly now:)

[bondman00794]

@UberShredder9 His actually did have a cold on this tour. on and off.

[TomasE94]

This song is just amazing

[nesselegant08]

this man is a genius..no gimmicks pure talent...this man is amazing..thats it

[DavidCookFan146]

20 years from now, hes going to remembered as the biggest legend of this time.

[Pwn3d360]

it seems like the feeling of that solo is saying "i'm alright, i'll get over you"

[AwesomeDanishPastry]

John Mayer + guitar = talent will go bankrubt!!

[acdcrocksyou]

i didn't know Moby played drums for John Mayer :P

[ednaldoernesto]

6 people don´t have a city love

[taydevits]

oh i'd kill to be theat microphone

[TheFifthTake]

If you have a situation, John Mayer has a song. :)

[andrewbautista23]

everyone could relate to john mayer's romantic songs.

[adachi3]

É, com certeza é direito de todos elogiar ou criticar pessoas públicas no youtube, mas sinceramente? é meio atitude de mal comido vir no vídeo do cara só pra meter o pau - não seja tão amargo e vá assistir e incentivar vídeos que você goste, camarada. Relaxa aí, blz?

[minerex]

@RapsodiaTirana Seu padrão foi definido qnd vc disse q platéia feminina é falta de talento. Esnobe é entrar no vídeo de um cara que vc não curte, e fazer um comentário desdenhando ele. ;) Reveja seus conceitos, campeão

[asoaresjr]

@Jrksun Not picking on you, but everyone gets this wrong... it's falling asleep to the sounds of SIRENS, not silence. Makes a lot more sense, if you think about it

[donmeswimee]

@asoaresjr Lol yeah its definitely sirens.

[Jrksun]

Falling asleep to the sound of silence....

[theloserkid1]

quien pinches es jason mraz???

[hangtime2810]

i could listen to this guy solo all day

[SuperMeju]

the best of all the best!!!

[Meg300]

love his voice, the sound of his guitar and this what he does with these two things together:)

[123bitterbro123]

3:37 classic jm

[paniac5]

The Secret Sisters started this! Better than Jason Mraz don't compare por favor!

[brrrapful]

"I don't watch movies anymore because... they're too hard to read"

lol gotta love John Mayer's humor

[MrSjVjoCK]

jason mraz is good too, like john doesnt just make jason talentless in comparison.. i dont really see them as similar artists anyways. they might be played on the same radio stations, but they're very different.. john is amazing though, thats for sure.

[gooman989898]

the drums are always mic'd up so well

[1963misty]

you so totally rock!!!! lucky to get to play with so many great guitar Gods! Thanks for giving us such great music! Fan forever

[Carlota565]

he's not just a man who plays guitar and sings some lyrics. he's very talend, and he's lyrics seem to have real meanings, that's one reason why he's so good and girls scream his name

[Manukravitz]

"This is a song about falling in love with a wrong person for all the right reasons ... "

Haha, I really love that statement ... I wonder if it's because i can relate the situation I'm currently in with the girl I love ...

[MrNebelful]

In all the "any given thursday" vides of youtube.. the most thumbed up comments are about the girls shouting ... ahhaha aaaww Mayer's golden years.

[MrJguitarH]

101freaksshow?

jason mraz is absolute nothin next john mayer

John mayer is for me the new Jimi hendrix GODDAMN!

[MRpolo2012]

His facial expressions make all his songs all the better!

[TomasE94]

good bass player

[SuperChance17]

Dumb hoes screaming have no idea what the fuck hes talking about. They just want his cock in there mouths and have no idea the immense guitar talent the owner of that cock contains.

[lorraineedmay]

@SuperChance17 Cool down man!

[SuperChance17]

@lorraineedmay shh go away.

[MadDogMolenaar]

2:53 voldemort on the drums

[amandanicole275]

to funyyy tht he says this is a song about falling in love with the wrong person for all the right reasons. storrryy of my lifee truthfully. he is such an amazingly talented musician

[mamahv]

I feel like such a dork listening to John along with all those girls getting all wet over him!But damn,He has such great tone and new licks that are impossible to here in today's pop music.Nice John

[FirstFactionFilms]

I would love to hear him jam for an extended period of time. Or better yet...Jam with him!

[amber3154]

he's amazing. He has so much soul when he plays. This is my favorite song by him

[marynor09]

i love the "any given thursday" album...

[guitarfreakk019]

does any1 kno wat kind of effects pedal he uses with his guitar in the beginning of the solo??

[kyotzo]

@guitarfreakk019 I believe it is flanger or some sort of chorus effect.

[waynechanhaoran]

@kyotzo its a leslie cab

[THha1506]

John Amazing Mayer

[jlgfable]

master!

[thomguerra]

I love his broken metaphor in the intro.. its so honest. You pull out all your best qualities when you first meet someone, then all your loose ends begin to show. You show every artsy movie you own to make you seem interesting and then at the bottom of the pile you find Kazaam and Striptease.. and really, your just not that interesting at all.

[Redemptionsflaw]

lol john mayer is so good he melts his own face off. 3:37

[bebothegreek]

@Redemptionsflaw this comment made my day hahahahahaha

[pilarq]

I'm actually disappointed to hear his explanation of the song, though it doesn't surprise me in the least. It's a very romantic song.

[guitarman1234321]

I like the chorus effect on the solo. Sounds like he's imitating an organ.

[ssmookie13]

@guitarman1234321 It's a little ironic that you say that. if you listen to the commentary for the dvd during this song he says that he messed up and tapped the wrong pedal, which led to him having to play out the solo with the chorus until he could switch back to the effect he wanted. But its still a good solo, I always like the end of the solo when he hits those trills going down.

[guitarman1234321]

I like the chrus effect on the solo. Sounds like he's imitating an organ.

[atl2maryland]

one of the only Mayer songs I can actually listen to.. not bad at all

[regelemihai]

@atl2maryland

What's wrong with the others?

This one is actually not all that good--considering his other songs.

[atl2maryland]

@regelemihai I Dont know I guess it's his stlye that doesnt appeal to me. This song is just laid back and I happen to like it. He makes good songs definitely.. I just dont like most of them.

[Austin20155]

John Mayer just melted my face!

[Patcha1993]

Way to hit the wrong the pedal on the solo John and way to come back from it :P

[kweerb8]

they should put some of his faces on the jizz in my pants video.

[aguyinpostfalls]

no one ever notices the Bass player...

[atl2maryland]

@aguyinpostfalls if hes good they do.. if hes not doing shit he gets looked over everytime

[ROMAN9109]

definitely in the mood for this song

[aikenforjeff]

he came at 4:03 haha

[ryantowle]

@aikenforjeff hahahahah fuuny shit

[101freakshow]

He's just better than jason mraz

[3mani3]

@101freakshow I'd say their too different to compare, musically. It's a matter of liking with those two artists. They're both incredibly talented but go in two different directions with their talent. Me personally think that if you would put them together to meet somewhere in between with both their qualities, well, it couldn't get much better than that. But maybe that's just me^^.

[jedienaha]

@101freakshow Fuck! jason mraz is nothing compared to him

[mikestheman2b]

@101freakshow Theyre both awesome.

[cedricsurfer]

@101freakshow don't listen to mraz then

the're both better than you though...

[101freakshow]

@cedricsurfer that's what i'm doing. and THEY'RE better than you too.

[kontolraksasa]

@101freakshow your comparison doesnt make sense.

[101freakshow]

@kontolraksasa yeah i know. but it got 49 vote ups.

[bluebill0124]

@101freakshow I beg to differ. Jason and John are both in my top 5 favourite artists at the moment, and I love them for different reasons. John is a virtuoso of a guitar player, and has a great voice to complement his skills. Whereas Jason in my opinion is a lyrical genius, the poet of the 21th Century. Jason is not a guitarist. However, both of these guys are simply mind-blowing when they perform live :) Long post, but I needed to express my sentiments - good day!

[ddavinn]

@101freakshow well, mayer and mraz do an absolute different kind of music..mayer does blues, and mraz does some kind of reggae..so i dont think we can compare those two, they do good in their music.. :)

[SASJKL]

@101freakshow maybe lyrically, but vocally jmraz just kills it. that's why i'm praying john mayer can write a song to sing with j mraz. wouldn't that be fucking amazing!

[tylerdwells]

I dont watch movies anymore cause they're too hard to read....wtf?

[hockeyMVP4life]

@tylerdwells LOL. i know right. I heard that and I was like, wait rewind, that made no sense.

[rhxt1002]

@tylerdwells Oh, about that... he's high.

[Patcha1993]

@tylerdwells Its a joke idiot

[ctbburg09]

One of the more underrated songs from one of the most underrated musicians/guitarists out there.

[SASJKL]

@ctbburg09 underrated song, yes. underrated artist/musician/guitarist? far from it. but man he is good lol.

[adamsimonsmusic]

I dont think he meant to turn on that organ-sounding pedal at the start of the solo! Good recovery though, it sounded pretty cool.

[3mmyATM]

Oh how I love you and your music John Mayer :)(:

[3mmyATM]

Oh how I love you and your music John Mayer :)(:

[klown7]

the drummer moves too much like a robot. he needs to feel the music more like mayer does

[MrBartt9]

I agree, Jj johnson is a lot better.

[jacmas]

All those girls screaming don't even care or recognize his amazing talent. They just see a man up there with a guitar, and they get wet. that little jig he does right before the verse after the solo?! Fuckkk niceee :) He's great.

[missingsolution]

John has his own genre

[MrAliman1234]

@missingsolution adult cometary

[husky720]

Haha I know...when he's talking about movies and relationships in the beginning it was pretty funny, but I'm not sure how many people there understood what he meant, until he said "New York City" and everyone went nuts

[Niecee44]

@jacmas LMAOOOOOOOO!

[jacmas]

Hahahah I know right? That's completely how it is! Haha fuck.

[Niecee44]

@jacmas, i bet though don't even realize he is singing for a girl named lydia... LOL!

[justthahn]

@jacmas I concur.

[marynor09]

@jacmas i do.

[lorraineedmay]

@jacmas Cool down , please

[fionaspencer8]

@jacmas

How is this the top rated comment? What kind of mysoginists voted this up??? Not all girls are oblivious of his "amazing talent". Just because a guy is standing on a stage with a guitar doesn't mean that he has the skills to back it up or justify his presence on that stage. Don't be an idiot.

[GuitarGroogns]

@jacmas Chill out dude, your not better than them...

[ryguy88games]

@jacmas At the end of that pre-verse solo the look on his face is "whoa even I thought that was pretty good".

[minerex]

Parabéns ! Então analisa o artista pela complexidade do arranjo da música, e não pela platéia. Se simplesmente não é do seu gosto, você nao pode dizer q o artista não tem talento. Se você acha que está 'abaixo' dos seus padrões, não ouça. =)

[minerex]

Cara, você toca algum instrumento?

se você responder não, eu já não te levo a sério

[minerex]

Não precisa ter ciumes só pq ele pega mais que vc.

[ukfanzdp1]

" I don't watch movies anymore b/c they're hard to read"

???? What the heck does that mean? lol

[RobbieMacIntyre]

It means they can be hard to understand.

[OwensMusic1]

He'd rather read a book!

[dessyyyh]

yea i imagine he's saying it as somewhat of a joke....cause you don't read movies?

[whyhellomysunshine]

sounds just like the cd. boy is he amazing.

[journalismgrl]

i miss THIS john mayer, at least one thing remains the same--he's great live! looooove him, love this dvd.

[TMccord]

its good if its used by somebody who actually has talent. but instead its being used by some hack, who doesnt have a shread of talent, nor a creative body in their bone, and people are going ape shit over it. if i were president, i would bring good music back

[Fiascokid]

@TMccord

And demand that every autotune synthesizer be crushed into a fine powder

[TMccord]

amen

[hiphopsucks96]

Sometimes they're apps, and you can't crush an app into a fine powder, can you? But I agree, nonetheless.

[TMccord]

no kidding. i hope to be able to tell my kids about mayer someday. hopefully auto tune doesnt take over the music scene by then haha

[SwaggTastic213]

man i wonder if he looks back on these videos and thinks man i look like i was seventeen yea but i love john mayer

[MrKajesh56]

4:04 legit

[MrAliman1234]

did he mess up the solo with the chorus pedal or did he mean 2 do that???

[PINkMONSTErBUNNIEs]

He messed up! Its in the commentary of the DVD

[TMccord]

he messed up, but of course pulled it off beautifully. i wouldnt expect anything less from mayer

[MrAliman1234]

Best mess up ever!!

[TheAndrew4279]

John Mayer dominates J.J in every aspect...hands down

[fantinmoreno]

I hate rhe way this drummer plays... So robotic! J. J. Johnson is 1000 times better with JM!

[Snapshot3]

J.J. is in a completely different league ;)

but this guy is nothing to complain about.

[conor4guitar]

Great song!! Great Performance!!

but its funny how he stands on the wrong pedal for the solo and has to change it

[Sph134s]

I've got a city love, I found it in Lydia, and I don't remember life before her name

[RacineRacineRacine]

The solo fucking blows my mind!

[christomlin4]

4:30 wow thats kissing the mic...lol

[Fleezyy]

seriously. I definitely saw some saliva swappage between him and the mic.

[Alvarezie89]

" falling asleep to the sound of siren"

[graffitio1992]

its funny how 5 different people answered danirhcp69's question...and one of them said they werent sure after the first three had already confirmed that it was in fact love song for no one lmao

[sirfreakish]

I like how he's imitating the way SRV talks

[kyotzo]

how is he imitating the way SRV talks??

[danirhcp69]

When on Any Given Thursday did he rant about "I like you| I *really* like you| I love you." it eventually works its way to "I hate you". What song is this associated with?

[Shanman91]

Love song for no one.

[bandacheers]

love song for no one?

[thebluemushrooms]

love song for no one : )

[jphipps212]

love song for no one

[IanGuitarhero]

love song for no one i believe.. not sure! but im pretty sure!

[skater11166]

mnyess

[troymarkmusical]

John Mayer makes good music

[Levidamanguitar]

probably one of the most direct to the point true comment ive ever heard. There is no reason for a paragraph on how good he is. Nice comment lol.

[jordanoleg17]

sooo goooooooooood

[Lorrnae]

He always has that nice acoustic down home feel

[shelibeli40]

I wanna be the mike @ 4:12

[ImGoodAtGuitar]

Learn to spell moron

[shelibeli40]

Oh yea, I meant "MIC"...btw, I bet you SUCK at guitar.

[ImGoodAtGuitar]

Well hun, actually, im very good at guitar. Ive been playing guitar since I was 8, and i am 25 now. And my band is going on tour May 29th the Friday. So before you open your big mouth you ugly fuck, i suggest you shut the fuck up. Thanks

[shelibeli40]

That's funny that you feel the need to advertise your "awesome" band while telling me off.. I don't care if you play well or not, my point is you should stop being an asshole and pointing out ppl's spelling errors, It's rude..I shouldn't of compared you to the trailer park boys, I love them but you're just a little prick who makes himself feel like a big man by putting down ppl on youtube...gl 2u and your awesome band when you go on tour May 29th "hun"

[wannabefun]

you don't gain anything by discussing this, so why would you?

p.s. years don't mean a thing, it's talent an practise. A man can pratise a lot for 2 years and become better than a guy that hardly practised at all for 20 years

[FTIBand]

totally agree'd many people reach their peak well ahead of the years they've been playing

[shelibeli40]

...and one more thing. Since ppl like you just go around youtube looking for ppl to make fun of, why don't you go get a life you backwoods Canadien hillybilly, hobolo trailer park boy. Your hockey team SUCKS too!

[CptZeroTonio]

3:54 HAND TELEPORTATION

[mgazzer15]

dirty solo

what sound fx does he use on the first part of the solo?

[SeanDuncanMusic]

I'm pretty sure its a rotary speaker effect