John Mayer - Bittersweet Symphony (Hollywood Bowl live in HD/HQ) - #04

[ThePorkyoupine]

It's two different people talking. One person thought it was Coldplay, one person questioned it. Ever had that moment when you know it isn't a certain artist but can't remember who it actually is? Chill guys. Everyone's human.

[MarcoWGuitar]

If you want to watch how John Mayer plays this on Guitar

youtube/JBYqV3kNBkY

[penrun]

i thought the beginning was great, then it died down... nice attempt!

[creed777]

not Mayers style... vocally yikes.

[Marqu17]

Check out Cory Marquardt on youtube ! enjoy.

[sugarfreecom]

Hope you don't mind but i like the original better

[PacManBear]

I bet she regrets saying this is a cold play song ..haha maybe ms know it all will think twice next time

[stiwari2]

if you listen closely, they do actually figure out it's the verve at 1:46

[MrSydbar8]

S-H-I-T



[Zeli2tear]

No. It's not Coldplay -___- that was annoying, gawd!

[HpHH83]

Its funny, to watch this video you have to use the the ''Internet", the same "Internet" you could use to find out who sings this song...which is sung by The Verve....I knew who sung this already, but have no problem using Google to find out if I didn't.

[whiteravenstudio1]

as much as i love john mayer, and I do(where the light is was an incredible show), this is a BAD cover.

[DOPRDragon]

Would have loved to have put this into a playlist, but the retards talking in the foreground spoil it.

[dibbley1981]

No its not! Its by The Verve written by Richard Ashcroft.

[EBB47]

COldplay..... "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

[kingfish806]

Kid can wail. Helluva piano player too.

[TheHiddenAnswer]

HAHA "Its coldplay" "yeah its coldplay"....."bittersweet symphony" phew they finally got it..."bittersweet symphony...by coldplay" -__-

[Marqu17]

@TheHiddenAnswer Check out Cory Marquardt on youtube ! enjoy

[PrettyMommyOfTwo]

@TheHiddenAnswer But it's actually by The Verve!!

[nugentkj]

uh its coldplay uh uh im a friggin expert. tards

[ericjb86]

I think everyone has made a big enough deal about who the original artist is. One of the amazing things about this song is that regardless of who is performing it, it is still amazing. I think we should thank her a high quality recording.

[missym877]

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

[missym877]

I love how these girls are talking all over this video and say its Coldplay...WOW ALL LOUD AND WRONG. Smh.

[jazzianful]

You're shooting a video. Now shut up.

[IAMTHOMYORKE]

I have a feeling John would laugh at this video...the song is by "The Verve"... ;)

[smoggums]

This is great! Beyond greatness.. The passion of John voice is blowing my ears of! Thanks for sharing :)

[bdeprima]

Actually mick jagger doesn't det a dime and apologized to Ashcroft - one of the stones old producers(?) would not give The Verve the rights ,retains all rights to the song. So you can't blame The Stones for this one ,,,

[thesaymsia]

IT AINT COLDPLAY!

[WescovichBree]

Oh goodness, I make the error of saying the original.. Jeez, I'm sorry, but the video I had seen and the version that was On Demand(yeah, I'm old school and I listen to music On Demand) was the one that had The Verve featuring Coldplay. They were featured in the song, and the two artists sound similar, it's an honest mistake. Still, no need to call them stupid or hate on them for their mistake. Jeez..

[happyhourkid]

It would be much better if these bitches would shut the fuck up. Why record the video if you're going to just talk over it.

[WescovichBree]

Don't hate on the girls for saying it's coldplay. They're partially right. The original song was the Verve featuring Coldplay. Lots of people think it's a coldplay song because coldplay sometimes plays it at concerts. So don't be so hard on them. (:

[lilpele9]

@WescovichBree the verve didnt feature coldplay on it -__- coldplay just did a cover

[0800001066amber]

@WescovichBree No the original on Urban Hymns is by JUST The Verve. Coldplay just cover it sometimes, apparently. Still, and always will be, by The Verve.

[Thedarklistener92]

@WescovichBree

Na. The Original Song is just by the Verve, Ashcroft used a Riff by the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger & Co still get their money for every play in the Radio, but the Song by the Verve has got nothing to do with coldplay at all.

Coldplay, along with other bands like oasis have been covering this song. So does John here.

[jimmyRHCP]

Incredible cover... A huge fan of both Mayer and the Verve... People say he ruins it.. He really doesn't.At all. Can imagine most of the people who say that only know this one song of The Verve's.. Great track.. But not their best..

[jimmyRHCP]

Incredible cover... A huge fan of both Mayer and the Verve... People say he ruins it.. He really doesn't.At all. Can imagine most of the people who say that only know this one song of The Verve's.. Great track.. But not their best..

[SuperVerveFan]

Jajajaa coldplay?? WTF Bittersweet Symphony is froom THE VERVEEEE¡

[LucidEyes17]

I hope you all know that the rolling stones wrote this melody and that the verve paid for part of it but plagiarised all of it and they get no royalties for the song as a result. look it up.

[HurleyGirl311]

awesome...except that those bitches have to learn how to shut it i want to listen to JM play not them talk!

[spacewagonhaha]

FUCK YOU THIS IS SHIT, fucker should ruin his own songs not others's songs

[spacewagonhaha]

this bitch needs a slap, fuckin weirdo, stick to singing your own shite

[StarlightJones]

Ugh. Maybe I had to be there. Or maybe its because I hate John Mayer. The pianist is off the chart.  John just sounds annoying. God Damn. The ending is cacophonous. John Mayer shouldn't vocally improvise. Ever.

[madmusiclove]

Serious respect for this version of the song, thanks for the amazing quality!

[madmusiclove]

Serious respect fot this version of the song

[phish1085]

shut up bitches

[amrein]

wow



[reggie46404]

Man this was terrible you guys talking over the performance. Didn't you realize you were recording? That is some annoying stuff and Coldplay aren't even known for this the Verve originally made it. But saying that you guys made me want to hear Coldplay's cover. I bet it is good though cause Coldplay can make anything sound good. One of my favorite bands of all time.

[BondsMusic]

This song is originally by The Verve.

[aquaxbat]

"oh I love this song..it's coldplay"

[aquaxbat]

hahaha coldplay.

[TheAxis456]

john mayer lost his soul...what a shame

[rgl3ma57]

@TheAxis456 what the fuck are you talking about?

[TheAxis456]

@rgl3ma57 I am fucking talking about how he doesn't play the same. Look at Continuum and look at Battle Studies. Battle Studies, to be honest, seemed like he put no effort into making. The chords are cliched and it's just not as soulful as Continuum. Ya dig?

[thedmandnpcs]

@TheAxis456 agreed.

[rockstarrist]

Bitter suite , butter suieet. better sweet ? is that wat it is? The bittch who uploaded this !! LMAO

[rockstarrist]

THOSE FUKIN MORONS !! You American bittches don't even know what song this is - y d fuk r u in a concert ! John Mayer asole had to spoil the song !! What more do you expect from Americans !!

[ShredST]

@rockstarrist You sound exceedingly stupid. This song isn't fucking high art. If it is, Brad Mehldau is on the piano anyway.

[rockstarrist]

@ShredST STFU !

[ShredST]

@rockstarrist Thank you for your amazing display of your intelligence.

[jose713ful]

@rockstarrist us americans where blues was born was the reason the eastern part of the world got in guitars

[Ziad31]

Lol at the "omg I think it's coldplay"

[RyanMCone]

GOD  those girls need to shut up!

[nikgottheblues]

this would have been a great video of you wouldve of shut up.

[kerlazinho]

incredible, I love it !

Très belle reprise !

[TobyEllisSongwriter]

first song on the first album I ever bought, Urban Hymns by The Verve. 5 years later I discover John Mayer, because he was on the same episode of Live At Abbey Road with Richard Ashcroft (lead singer of The Verve). Now he's covering Bittersweet Symphony, glorious!

Only thing he needs to do now is to cover some Ocean Colour Scene, come on John! Bit of Riverboat Song or Get Blown Away!! :D

[jennisums]

I was there for this show... so freakin amazing!!

[iceman10129]

after seeing this, I am so looking forward to covering this song!

[metalhead317]

Those morons need to shut up and listen to the Symphony...

[larendor10]

Fucking idiots, IT'S THE VERVE YOU RETARDS, GET EDUCATED IN MUSIC

[VGerring]

@larendor10 No need to insult people who made an effort to capture this wonderful cover for the rest of us to see. You can correct without insulting.

[larendor10]

@VGerring lick my nuts, retard

[VGerring]

@larendor10 Try not to use derogatory terms like retard. It just proves your immaturity.

[larendor10]

@VGerring Retard is a valid term in the English language, i think you'll find, son.

[alqimikosi]

@larendor10 Its says the COVER!

[RuecianG]

@larendor10 True, but I wouldn't consider The Verve to be so monumental or musically complex that those who don't know would be considered ignorant. Great band I would say. However, no need to be snobby. =\

[larendor10]

@RuecianG I think you misconstrued my original comment - when i said get educated in music, i wasn't implying that the verve are god-level status or anything, I was saying something along the lines of "maybe you should fucking learn who sings classic songs". Tbh, they're not even a favourite band of mine. No elitism from me, though i can see how you came to that conclusion.

Just correcting you!

[RuecianG]

@larendor10 Haha alright, point taken. It definitely is a classic song!

[KnockxYouxDown666]

@larendor10 bite a dick!

[heyabbiehighfive]

best concert ever. period. soo glad i decided to not spend my night in vegas and drive 4 hours to come see this :)

[ShredST]

How many people there actually knew who Brad Mehldau was?

[jmforlife83]

best comment ive read on this page by far

[MikeTheGreatWall]

John Mayer is an incredibly Musician! I loved this concert, and wish I could find the DVD of this Concert!

[KristianAugustine]

best concert i ever went to and ever will.

[oldham42]

Proof of how great a musician John is. He figures out this song 15 seconds before the performance. And Brad just jumps in. How freaking awesome is that. And it's a flawless performance. I so wish I could've gone to this.

[livinlife245]

@oldham42 i doubt he figured out on the spot. im sure they agreed about what they were gonna play before... and it would be tough for brad to figure what john was playing, since he plays it a note lower than the original...

[urkagav05]

thanks for uploading! i was there that night and wished he could sing all night...

[krazykimberly246]

wtf hahahahha coldplay?

[MsJennyyo]

click thumbs up if u are watching this cuz Diego Boneta tweeted this :)

[lllzehcnaslll]

1:13 haha .. John's famous baby dance

[tjsfender]

In reply to previous comments, this is by The Verve not Coldplay, coldplay have performed with Verve live with this song but not re done it, trust me I'm English and grew up in the 90s with this music :)

[tompoynton]

The bane of so many concerts: American women who WON'T EVER SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[ashweezy92]

"it's coldplay, right?"

no. wrong.

[Proximitus]

@ashweezy92 Too bad she thinks the original is from Coldplay!

[Danklin24]

@ashweezy92 The Verve

[Danklin24]

what the hell does cold called mean?

[TheJazzolive]

Thanks for sharing!!!!

[UhOhOreo129]

It's Brad fucking Mehldau! He's arguably one of the most important jazz pianist alive right now. Just in case you guys weren't aware.

[Hengelothijs]

@UhOhOreo129

word!

[madsemil23]

@UhOhOreo129 I love Brad Mehldau. Truly homo.

[reggie46404]

@UhOhOreo129 I wasn't aware but now I am so thanks.

[rpcurry]

@UhOhOreo129 MY UNCLE COULD OUTPLAY HIM ON THE PIANO ALL DAY LONG

[xLinaChansDEADx]

@rpcurry Right, as if you could tell his abilities by this one live accompaniment.

[rpcurry]

@xLinaChansDEADx  it was a joke

[blitzhannan]

@UhOhOreo129 Yes someone else noticed lol!!

[carolfury]

A really good version of the Verve's brilliant song written by the great Richard Ashcroft. It is one of my favourite songs and for me to think another version is good it must be special check it out. I like it very much

[meeshellrene]

the verve's bittersweet symphony wow, i remember this song was re done by coldplay but i remember it most from the movie cruel intentions. Nice job JM he so rocks!! 

[socalprincess]

@meeshellrene oh really? I didn't know Coldplay redid this... maybe that's what she was talking about, haha!

[pinkymcsparkle]

Thanks for posting this video! I was there and am so glad I got the chance to see this performed live!!! I was at Staples in March but in the nosebleeds, that was my first JM show ever...this was a vastly superior experience!!!

[arminhempel]

@socialprincess: Thank you soooooo much! I waited so long for this collaboration! Great quality, wish i knew and wish i could have been there.

[krSEIBER]

It's the Verve, but holy shit I envy you all who saw this. Went to the Cincinnati and Noblesville one but this show could have been bad as fucccck!

[dctt76]

HAHAHA!!!!! "it's Coldplay!" too cute! Thanks for posting! It was an amazing show!!

[socalprincess]

@dctt76 Haha I know... those were the girls next to us. I told them its the Verve, but its hard to hear because I was trying to be quiet and he'd started singing - had no clue the mic on my camera was so sensitive!. :)

[dctt76]

@socalprincess well, it totally added character to the vid. =) thank you again for posting. i was in total shock! are you going to the irvine show tomorrow??

[socalprincess]

@dctt76 Unfortunately not, but I'd love to! I just drove to Phx for the 8/18 show, then back home for the Bowl. That will be 3 shows for the year for me, which I should be happy with - but a little bummed I probably won't see him again this year :/

Boo.. haha! Have fun! I'm sure he'll change up the setlist a bit, which would have been nice since Phx & LA were nearly identical. :)

[dctt76]

@socalprincess aw, bummer! i will try to get some video then and share. :o)

tomorrow nite will make my third show this year, as well. i saw him at staples in march. i'll keep in touch! :oD

[socalprincess]

@dctt76 That will be awesome! I'll be working on getting the other 15 videos I took at the Bowl uploaded. :D

[alEE4l]

LOL "IS THIS COLDPLAY?" HAHAHA BLESS YOUR HEART!

[lizcis]

Beautiful sound and pic~tysm for sharing~!

[JMlover333]

THIS CONCERT WAS SO AMAZING. definitely my favorite so far.

[MarcVanKay]

Wow thanks for the great quality! I was at this and loved every moment of it!

[ananasMasriach]

@ the girls saying its coldplay; its not coldplay. Its the Verve, but I can see why ud say that. Thanks for sharing this. I was there last night, and it was unbelievable.

[wondrboy99]

amazing.... beautiful!

[tracey2929]

You are fast! I texted friends from the concert telling them they had to check this out! I didn't expect it to be up so fast! Thanks for letting me re-live this awesome performance!

[krunkjess]

kinda beautiful.

[lust4utube]

thanks johnny..for giving me an eargasm

[rafitamedinaloaiza]

what an amazing perfromance of those two guys... it was incredible been there =)