Checked Out - Wade Johnston & The Navigators (Original)

[rymns]

Not original sorry. See the start and other parts of your "original song" and compare with "My Girl" of the unique "The Temptations".

[CrazedPogostik]

I've got sunshine on a rainy day :B

[facedownfellaz]

Not bad

[kyledrum15]

gotta tune up those drums man!

[raaahhhhhh]

I'm digging the bass as well as the rest of the song of course! You need to come out to Baltimore pleaseee (my birthday is coming up... eh? eh?)

[raaahhhhhh]

I need to get my wisdom teeth out within the year... hopefully i'm as lucky as you are haha.

[ladymontener]

Nice

[wannaberockONgirl]

Wade your amazing!

I just love this song..and all of your covers..

You are extremly talented <3

and youre so funny heh, if i lived any where nearer i would deffinitely go to see on a concert ;) and the UKULELES! LOVE IT! :D

stay cool! and keep on doing what youre doing it's great!

Love, from sLOVEnia :)

[dreamerboy6]

So I just realized you've been wearing an earring now and then, pretty much since you started posting videos. How unobservant am I, not noticing until now!? XD

[monsieurspanky]

nice bassline. great job.

[oyunzu]

amazing.. Wooah, I just love your music.

[nivek0991]

you guys look lonely lol

[liveit22rockit22]

:) u guys r awesome :) i saw u guys at the ursula thing and u guys did rerally good! ur voices are great :)

[barbiebangkok]

you are a genius

[natkurz]

ahhh your voice is beautiful :)

[leejalove2010]

you guys have a really unique sound. very cool.

[dreamerboy6]

Awesome as always! I wish I could have been there! Oh, and I actually like the earring! It looks cool! :D Congrats on having such an uncannily easy time with the wisdom teeth! Mine were awful!

[dovermoreno]

You guys were great but in my opinion, in order to make the big time, you need to make one little change.

Two words.....

assless chaps !!

[taylorkelsaw]

Hot single guys. Love this stuff. Keep it coming.

[hdance247]

Um hi yeah, your voice is absolutely stunning.

[tgirl0412]

woooooow. I think you should skip Sex On Fire.... your song Checked Out was great though.

[stormcloud847]

you all look like you're wearing pajamas....

[ZaGreatRandini]

Well done Wade!!! You're so going far!

Keep it up!

[hawaianchik]

omgg the drum guy is so HOTTTTTTTTT!!!!

[sammma32]

what happened to your ear?

[rorhan]

this song on an acoustic, maybe with an upright base, and the soft drums you've got, would be perfect!

[kmiilax]

i loved your song..!!!! all of them.. but specially checked out .. oh and jane..

and kings of leon sunded so strange! lol

good luck with the cd :DD!

[Sinikettu]

The drums are just perfect for your music!

[Rubakis]

haha, i love everyone freaking out about the earring... you've had it for a while, haven't you? or have i just imagined one there before? that'd be weird :S

[YesImElizabeth]

i like you better solo...

And without the earring, :P

But i still love you wade!

[lukuleles]

you guys need new band outfits.

[Lottybagotty]

oh my god i cannot wait to buy the album when it comes out on itunes!!!!!!!!! love Wade Johnston!

[Downwithcoke]

No fair, you live in Ohio and not CA

[Schepsel]

... You missed point 3. SINCE WHEN DO YOU HAVE AN EARRING? o__o

Also, I'm very impressed by this band-thing. I liked the Sex On Fire cover, it was nice and sort of calm.

You did great on vocals, and when the CD get's released on iTunes I'll buy it. :>

Best of luck,

Jep.

[lcdryfly]

Hey Wade, you seem to be extra-animated on your comments section. Is that the post-wisdom tooth Vicodin effect? : )

[davedavedavecowan]

playin for the invisible man convention I see...ive been there..dc

[ConnorFlockSpeevage]

Can you do tip jar with your band?? It's an awesome song! :)

[iheartjbrothers]

he did do tip jar with his band...at 5:01

[ConnorFlockSpeevage]

I know, I mean like the full song.

[txsphere]

I second losing the ear ring. Play more Uke. It works well with your voice, looks good and the guitar makes you look tiny.

[ConnorFlockSpeevage]

It doesn't make him look tiny. . .

[Downwithcoke]

What if he really is shorter than most and we just can't tell because his vids are always shoulders and head?

[subscriberin]

wicked eyes

[JuliaJa00]

wade, you rock! : )

[makepeacenotwar0505]

That was great!

[jrsphit]

well yeah, it's not perfect, but it's really good! enjoyed a lot =D

[monsterbazz]

NICE!

[Southy11]

Take out the ear ring!

[RosieRoller91]

i love how tight the harmonies are!

[WillowDove40]

You have a beautiful voice. Please keep singing for us!!

[kmmde]

With a band you remind me of Dispatch. :)

[sifarraj]

pretty great.

[ReceesXPieces]

You guys are fantastic. :] I love the original feel you give to everything you do.

[Jbirdie928]

This was pretty awesome! Really feeling that bass line.

[lauar21]

I loved this song, Wade. You are just full of talent!

[vchic33]

oh his wisdom teeth were taken out, no wonder he sounded kinda off while he was talking :P good job wade on the performance :D keep it up

[NarniiGal911]

AHAHAHA

love the deep voice you put on at the beginning, Wade :P

very sexy

love all your originals, keep it up

[RydhTheOne]

SWEET SONG DUDE!

Good job Wade!

[meganicole2010]

Great job!

Props to the bassist, too. (I play bass, too, so good bass lines jump out at me.)

[Elpida2107]

but no props to the drummer :/ .. he still has a long way to go

[yaquigrande]

This is called "The Hustle". If you want to do what your heart wants, sometimes you play to empty tables. This is good stuff and people are bound to notice. Good job Wade! Very good song and the execution is superb.

[CaptainKatieClark]

I like it. Who needs a crowd when you have an entire mass of Youtuber's err...moshing online. If it were in a lower key, it wouldn't sound like Wade, dude.

[evannoo]

the empty tables make me sad, whats wrong with people?

[dartsharkbob]

I agree with mattboy1981 I think this is pitched too high. Nice song though.

[LarryTheBassplayer]

did you get your ear pierced dude?

[7chobbers7]

earring.....

too bad i cant be inohio to hear your sound in person wade

[applebritta]

This reminds me of a scene from Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

[mandyontopoftheworld]

you have no crowd shouting your name!!!

where are the peeps?!

maybe they...all decided to go the washroom...at the same time :)

[mattboy1981]

OK, I'm gonna get hate comments like every time I try to offer constructive criticism, but here goes. This song has real potential, but it was performed in WAY too high a key. Instead of sounding intimate and personal, it sounds disconnected and strained. So, I'd put this in a lower key. I think it would sound so much better and authentic. Just because u can sing high, doesn't mean u should. And girls, save your hate -- I know he's cute, I don't deny, just trying to help the musicianship.

[vibrohm]

Lol i think I agree with you but accidentally voted you down, sorry.

[shmukulele]

dude your totally right

[lcdryfly]

I disagree. The melody is lilting and jazzy. He clearly didn't mean this to be a morose balad. This key works.

[MobileMediaProducts]

Checked Out is a rip off of Groovin, Wade. At least the first bit. Marius

[Elzothequack]

Really catchy song! i actually am a huge fan of the baseline

[GeeEmOh]

Id come see you but i has school :(((

[healthyaddixion]

really loving this slow groove. quite fond of the percussion here.

but..umm..where the hell is everybody...?

[STARZFAN31]

As always Wade, you did wonderfully. Are you a member of this band or did you just play with them????????

[RDJim]

Yikes! Don't let those guys sing anymore...really rough..especially "I'm Yours" that was painful.

[maefiorini]

I have just seen all of your videos! And I'm in love with your work, and with you too. I love songs like this. I'm from Brazil, what a pit! Because if I wore from a place close to Ohio, I really want to see you playing! You have won a new fan! I just want to say that you're fantastic! Kisses!

[sorikku]

Haha you're officially the coolest person on the planet. Nice percussion :D

[heartskipsabeat]

lovely as always wade!

[ephemeralinfinity]

wow i'm in love with you and your band.

[slipperyfloor]

Is that a new earring? I didn't notice it before.

[slipperyfloor]

I love the drums! They're so chill. And I really like your style! Keep it up and I'll keep watching!

[lcdryfly]

The falsetto really works for you on this song. Very mellow... a little snippet of it reminds me of a great old Gordon Lightfoot song "The Summer Side of Life". My favorite of your originals so far!

[ekbyrd1]

bahhh. you're fantastic.

really rare melodies.

keep rockin /please/

[chicks18]

Dear god I love your voice. I so badly wish I lived remotely close to Ohio.

[veronicadredd22]

You deserve a bigger audience , o yea way to follow Julia nunes with the wisdom teeth extraction that's dedication

I'm beginning to think that all you tube ukulele stars have no wisdom teeth or is the no wisdom teeth all part of some secrete society of ukulele players hell bent on world domination in an illuminate like way ?

[miamorr37]

i don't really like the drums to be honesttt.  but it's still good.

[krisminne]

whoa! that's all you! hahha, took me a while to figure out

[beautyofgrea]

AMAZING as always, next time I demand to see your face better while you sing! =D Lol

Just teasing...

But it would be nice.

<3

xoxo

[joesmuse]

wow this is so discouraging to anyone else who is trying to make it in the music business. . you're ace

[jmta93]

youuuuu're awesome :)

i look up to you in music.

[Cameron5tevens]

Terrific! I hope to hear it on Sunday!

[4DJB25]

If anyone suggests you change you voice to be more gruff and rough, sock 'em in the jaw.

[Chaoschill]

Awesome bassist. Not in love with the guitar part.

But hey still better than anything i can make.

5/5 Keep it up.

[chango124]

Wow, this is a really good song.

[liljessboboy]

i got mine taken out last year and wasn't swollen either. haha!

[brokenXfantasy3]

wade. you look great. i couldn't even tell you had them taken out. you're amazing.

also, i think, if possible, you should come to east lansing, MI...its only like 5 hours away from ohio im sure :) my friends and i all love you and would be thrilled if you came here. let me know what you can do.

great video btw. <3

[klinii]

reminds me of jack johnson.. hopefully you like him 'cause this is a huuge compliment ^^ THIS IS SO GREAT!

[Rubakis]

:) i liiike it...

on the new cd, i hope?

[madasrabbits06]

amazing... :)

[jimmiew]

Come out to Vegas and I would be sure to come see you play and sing. Did you write this one?

[natchi212]

you make me happy. just wanted you to know that. thanks for sharing your music with us and for never forgetting to be awesome. : )

[peace01072]

very nice job!

[0justBETHANY]

I LOVE THIS!!!!! :D YAY!!!!

[agent941]

you sing like a god

[sonnycat20]

your voice is so sweet.