Mayer Hawthorne - I Wish It Would Rain (Video)

[Theboiii1]

OMg! his suits getting wet

[Wacokid48]

the spirit of great music from our generation just re-emerged..and how sweet !!

We always believed it would..!!

[MamaOldSchool]

Did you make a comeback? You must be a reincarnation of an artist from the 50's. Your sound reminds me of times from way back in the day...like when it was freezing cold and we would sing do-wop in alleyways accapella because that's where the best acoustics were. Keep doin' it baby. It's really great to hear some real music. Only problem is, I couldn't hear your voice on most of the videos, just the music.

[Wacokid48]

hey Mayer...wonderful.!!!... you conjured the Philly sound and then some!

[cheruy]

Even if it would rain..the memories will still remain...I still and always love you JAMES S. miss u so much. I hope that you'll be doing great always. I always think about you night and day...i wish we could communicate again soon just if you want to. really miss you so much.

[M1ssD3nm4rk]

such a calming voice (:

[badank559]

It's raining now in NorCal

[rdizzie19]

Falsetta is on point.

[kali4good]

After playing this song after i forgot about it for a while it really put a smile on my face and i sang along as though i had jst heard it yesterday. this song is so smooth and easy i love it

[8urfutrkin]

i dont want her to see my this way....

[TheAtheistSuperhero]

this is such a cool song

[luckystrr09]

It's raining right now in SoCal..

[chicagogirl46]

what a beautiful song 1

[Mr801Boi]

This dude makes real ass nigga music. Respect.

[ronnieluv1960]

Yes! Classic old school style in which he did it justice! Keep them coming Bravo!

[dpplonowski]

clearly influenced by wish it would rain by the temptations

[Jayhawk1Baseball]

Old Chicks at 2:07

[Almondeyez9]

This song is stuck in my head...love the 60's vibe. Mayer's singing from the heart...so much soul!

[KastroThaDon]

He likes the black girls

[5Kpro]

Got more soul than a sock with a hole - MF DOOM

[devilboyraden]

Someone get this guy a towel! ;)

[MrCommenter2000]

so all the fuckers are listening now i see

[houstonjdd]

@MrCommenter2000 Elite much?

[Raslernovich]

nice song :)

but isn't it too melancholic, is it??

[synjynw]

this is amazing if you turn on youtubes christmas special snow flakes :) great song.

[DIsraelTV]

Meh, I thought "Just ain't gonna work out" was cool, and that song brought me here, but I wish I hadn't clicked this one. Trying too hard to sound just like The Stylistics, took this song straight from the Temptations. If you're gonna use the same song name, at least have the decency to either remake it or re-imagine it. There's a difference between originality and deja vu.

[buddytyree]

This is so much better than his new stuff...

[alanloggom]

awesome

[eatxsleepxlizzie]

i saw them before a bruno mars concert, and they made it so fun(:

[guadalupe12rbd]

@eatxsleepxlizzie Me to seriously i think i perfer to hear then sing live than hear them on the radio or on cd they are amazing live!!!!

[Rwg1170]

This guy has a great voice, if you haven't... check out the Live at Daryl's House with Mayer Hawthorne. Worth the time. This Cat is good!

[BadSneakers]

@Rwg1170 Indeed. They nail Strange Arrangement

[tamaravel]

He is a young, white Smokey Robinson

[Donnnnnnny]

The best combination of Soul and swag of this age.

[ARoy5goSJHS]

That bitch was about to get wrecked at 1:36

[RobotSally24312]

He's so filled with soul. I looove it. :)

[EdwardJamesInes]

thumbs up if you played this in your car when it rained!

[shawdaycee101]

Very soulful person... U can't teach that... I can sit bacc and blow a nice blunt and relax to this

[bigdawg212]

I just saw this video on mtv and I liked it so I had to check it out again

[KoolIsKeith]

My mom sent me here.

[Rescher187]

shoot trough ma heart - easy words which describe ma emotionos !

[renee5745]

love this song

[riissa473]

was i the only one thinkin holy shit! that girls is gonna get hit by the white truck! lol

[rachelgaoa2]

fukin love this jam

[digitallyblondeshow]

Why didn't he pick up the Oprah Magazine? I don't get it. It'd make his day so much better.

[MrMacadoscious]

This song makes me think about every bitch that broke my heart!! =-O

[picklezenator]

More Soul than South Korea.

[ayork913]

@picklezenator

thats funny as shit

[picklezenator]

@ayork913 thank you, good sir.

[juanisabastard]

This guy is white?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?­!?

[CheddarBob39]

@juanisabastard

No, he is black.

[AsherBenjamin3000]

@juanisabastard Said the same thing about Rick Astley (Rick Roll) White Guy with a Black Voice! God makes us for unique reasons, he made Mayer Hawthorne a White Gentlemen with a lot of soul!

[calwaite]

Damn this white boy can sing!



[ninabee24]

One of the best albums!!!

[NorthDenverStudios]

Looks like Buddy Holly and sounds like Curtis Mayfield.

[onemozartone]

chilling 10680, u damn straight. Baby Boy could be driving back to his babymama, after he blew her off in the rain to Marvin Gayes (Its too late). chilling got yo game on.

[ghilliemann]

this guy is the eminem of soul

[Chilling10680]

This is like some old school stuff from the 70's, his songs would go perfect in the movie Baby Boy

[njblack73]

He reminds me of The Moments, aka Ray, Goodman & Brown.

[spongebobgirlfriend]

he reminds me of james blake

[tommyrock69]

You rarely hear him on the radio, but then again, what greatness is on the airwaves these days?

[neuroplastixxx]

@tommyrock69 Fuck the radio.That is all.

[doh1126]

@tommyrock69 thats because he is real and not auto tuned like everything on the radio today

[Ladyice91]

: The Temps would be proud.

[PRUDENCE19831]

Dope!

[ninokribow]

I wish it would rain on 52 people.

[Essencedx]

this is gold.

[cloud9dj]

Wow.......... how good is this Guy, reminds me of Ray Goodman and Brown (Moments)

[Nssjxchamaco]

@cloud9dj This is a man who knows his music, agreed.

[rainbowkitty1000]

love this guy , wish i could do a duet with him, he seems to have a liking for the sistas {:0)

[FlorisaQuinn]

AMAZING! 5 STARS..............

[port2344chester]

@FlorisaQuinn I TOO REP THE 5 STAR MIND SET... FANtastic!!

[soccerchick9841]

ahh REAL MUSIC finally!:)

[aRedSquirtile]

i thought he was reaching for the O magazine

[pillowpants323184]

the piano in this song is heaven.

[MamiRicaaaa]

Great soul homage to the Brothers of Motown! Loving that black sound!

[Pattisita]

Your music lift up me soul!!!! 

[notic99]

never mind i found it, it's the gummi bear theme song

[notic99]

those trumpets during the chorus remind me of an old cartoon theme song but i cant quite put my finger on what show it was

[banditfugsook]

where is repeat button?

[Kriskazam]

@banditfugsook on the top left side of the video

[LadyofWar1980]

This needs to be chopped and screwed. SERIOUSLY!!!!

[BusquedaBlues]

@LadyofWar1980

Oh god no.

Why would you ruin such a magnificent song with such an absolutely horrid type of remixing.

[LadyofWar1980]

@BusquedaBlues

Sorry...I happen to like ALL forms of music! I appreciate the concept of remixing. Just because something get remixed doesn't mean it becomes "damaged goods". I can think of so many songs that have been sampled or remixed brilliantly throughout the years. It's called having an open mind my dear! ;)

[bebekkap]

@LadyofWar1980 hell its already slow enough

[AdRiRocks86]

i love this man!!! his music is so calming and reminds me of oldies:) yes im 12 who cares i just love him!!!!!!!!

[TheDevilfireman]

@AdRiRocks86 im 13 and i agree much more better than techno and autotune shit

[mimmyapolis]

OMG this guy has this gem by The Temptations nailed. Check out AWB's "work to do". When I first heard him , I about fell over backwards! He channels that old soul music I grew up with. Priceless perfection

[Shauntee0828]

Mayer is thebomb.com!! His music is awesome and is voice is comparable to NONE!!

[melif23]

51 people don't like the rain

[BunnyBear8926]

This song go hard!!!!

[MultiNelly97]

Love It ! Just Love It !

[denetta24]

what a classic!! i just found out about him today, and i have enjoyed everyone of his songs!!! who'da thought a guy who looked like a chem teacher would make such great music. LOL!! and i mean REAL MUSIC!! i could listen to him all day.

[adbayobay]

This guy is badd ass,I listen to Oldies But Goodies every day and Mayer Hawthorne has just been added to my every day music listening.Thanks for posting.

[adrianlindsaylohan]

He reminds me of my science teacher, which is not a good thing, love and science teacher don't go together.

[littleowll]

Dallas Green?

[besuw1]

this is called baby making music

[dzynone]

Dope song and vid. But the chick at 1:40 almost got her ass clipped by that van.

[drod559]

Simply Amazing artist!!!!!!!

[markechio]

great music !!!

[sk8andenjoi]

hahhaha 1:39 shes bout to get hit by the van



[tonyfalca]

one of the best songs from the album

[ChicoLatino562]

The 50 dislikes wish it would rain.

[thadus232]

This shit is so mint.

It's almost Illegal.

[LadyofWar1980]

I've been listening to this quite a bit since I've first heard it. It's addictive...why do I get the feeling it's gonna get sampled by somebody real soon? It might sound good if someone made a chopped and screwed version of this...maybe?

[thezigmister1]

Real music....something people dont here too much of anymore.

[hpdp1992]

Can't wait for his upcoming album “How Do You Do”, out on October 11th.

Single the Walk came out Yesterday.

Check it out on his website.

[JAEBONE61]

This dude is the man.

[dgdancebabie]

yes!

[evanrkg]

I don't get how this is related to the Temptations song of the same name... the lyrics and melody are totally different. Can anyone inform me?

PS - Loooove this song

[ladymuziklover]

@evanrkg this isn't related to the Tempts song..the title jus has the same words

[neogendarkness]

i rather listen to him than lil wayne anyday -.-

[psyked111]

@neogendarkness strangely enough i can listen to both all day lol

[neogendarkness]

@psyked111 lol i can too but lil wayne is in like every song you hear now tho :/

[minxjeh]

@neogendarkness

I'd rather listen to ANYBODY other than Lil Wayne.

[neogendarkness]

@minxjeh same here bro im tired of listening to him

[SihtFukcCokc]

@neogendarkness And they're related because...?

I'm sorry, I seem to be missing a point here...

[neogendarkness]

@SihtFukcCokc theres really no point to it i just rather listen to mayers soulful music then lil waynes rap

thats all!!

[ValeTudo01]

This is so refreshing to hear, especially with all the garbage thats out today. Thank You Mayer Hawthorne, Thank You Uploader

[xosweetaspicklesxo]

00:26-00:32 is that the chick from the OG real world Las Vegas, season 12, Arissa?

[vegbird1]

@xosweetaspicklesxo - totally looks like it. Good call!

[bnnycakes]

I thought that white van creeping from behind was going to suddenly take him away or soemthing!!! ahaaa

[johnsfast]

WTF HE'S WHITE?! O.O i downloaded this song without the video..and wut da..he sounds black XD

[GSMSDANCEENT]

They are by far amazing live.

[Lambertvs666]

Replay button is probably smashed from me right now. if you like this you should check out "I can't make you love me" by Bon Iver. dont think its on youtube but its on soundcloud check it out, lovely

[ultradumbu]

48 people doesn't like your first comment xD and 48 people didn't wish it would rain xD

[Shasha24000]

A slowed down jazzy version of the Temptations "I wish it would rain''. Love it, love this man!

[eksoedusprime]

yo this guy is a modern day boz scaggs

[AirPickles]

Whever I have to go on a date with a girl, but I've been crying and I don't want her to see- I just put on a suit and tie, some skate shoes, and a pair of hipster glasses and get in the shower. Then she's so bewildered by the fact that I'm soaking wet that she doesn't even notice that I'm crying.

[Shulil86]

I like the song, but I like the video in 'video response' by @stonesthrow better... And the sound of the rain... :)

[Nutmeggerz1020]

BTW, mshuman this album has been out over a year. Love it too! My favorite is just ain't gonna work out.

[Nutmeggerz1020]

I love the song, really dislike the video. Xoxo

[jbsu12]

Every time it rains, this is my song of choice :-)

[cosmicate]

Blue Magic, anyone???

[frankie608]

The man is talented would love to see him and R. Saadiq do something together

[ryanspanger]

HOW COULD YOU DISLIKE THIS. Been stuck in my head for days now.

[kd11girl]

I love this song! But I can't find the piano sheet music for this, does anyone know where I can get it!?

[kushking97]

bad ass white dude this shit got a lil soul to it

[dodelledod]

1:02 he looks like the dorkier version of michael buble. super2 adorable!

[Dementia1680]

I love how his music sounds Old Skool :D <3!

[pumpkinseed1981]

Saw the vid for the first time as well as hearing it.... Fell in luv with it.... Very talented young man... Posting vid on FB ;)

[spainishgirl]

i love it!!

[DANNI26]

My fav song by far

[MommaKnowBest]

if i only heard this song i would think it was an original old school track..

[CarlosIsDown]

*if

[CarlosIsDown]

I was like "If he's so sad, then why isn't he crying?" Then I realized that it was raining on him, so I couldn't see the tear drop in his eye of there was one.

[w5kboy360]

He's the best

[Misscookie45]

THOUGHT HE WAS BLACK UNTIL I LOOKED UP AT THE TV AND SAW HE WAS WHITE.....SO MUCH SOUL IN HIS VOICE LOVE HIM LOVE THIS SONG

[DrAnchorActor]

Damn shes hot

[an935]

he's obviously not english

[xXxKrazyBabyxXx]

He sounds A LOT Better Live!!

[chrizz3434]

He gets points for the shoes he's wearing in this video not to mention the song is great!! Roll up, lay back, and just listen!!!!! "Cough....Cough...Cough play that again baby"

[LadyofWar1980]

Saw this on VH1 Soul this morning. It's hot!

[MrsTrip68]

his voice IS beautiful but i'm too used to the temptations version ,as far as i'm concerned his artistic vision for this song destroyed it .sorry that's just 1 opinion tho truthfully i will look up his other stuff because i DID enjoy the voice, just did not like the arrangement

[DJPsychoDTM]

@MrsTrip68 - It's not the same song. Just the same title. Listen 4 once.

[TheSlye1]

sound like smokey robinson. its tight tho

[MsHuman30]

I don't know who this guy is, but GOD his voice is beautiful....And soothing! This is also 1 of the most beautiful songs (& lyrics) I've ever heard in my whole entire life! This is SO going on my iPod, & I am SO coping his album when it comes out! Matter of fact, is his album out yet? Does any1 know?

[EP3phill]

@MsHuman30 yes it been out for sometime now

[Aikia215]

what genre of music is this i love it!>?

[PRUDENCE19831]

Much respect to this brother...from another.

[Randib09]

Amazing performance in SF!

[thepigster11]

He is pretty good.

[Ardenella]

Feist would/should definitely cover this song.

[KNYTMUSIC]

A fresh nod to real soul music.

[megandelaney95]

I saw him opening for Bruno mars and absolutely loved him live, but I'm not ad much of a fan of the recorded stuff. His voice seems way higher recorded.

[originallyloaded]

1:48 OBAMA

[francoispothier23]

nice :P

[matts2kool510]

This one was fun at the Bruno Mars concert...haha...he opened for him

[soulmatesrreal]

i know you can't please everyone, but you gotta be a real asshole not to recognize a brilliant song, video, singer can't stop playin this song over and over again

[souljah84]

freakin love dis song..!!

[thecabdeleon95]

This is the shit !