Ryan Adams - Dear John

[DminorFmajor]

4:23 :)

[rp1guy]

RIP Space Wolf. There will never be another Cardinals with out your amazing playing, you will be missed : (

[ROADAPPLE756]

Mesmerizing

[radkid06]

Hey Ryan Adams, you have a brand new fan. Damn, the guy can perform.

[bingthewindbong]

if the cardinals don't get back together, neal's backing vocals will be missed.

[RatStravaganza]

He has possibly he nicest voice I have ever heard. I'm addicted. Ryan Adams has been a big part of my life musically for a very long time, since I was small and I've never really realized how grateful for that I am.

[walmartshoes7]

unbelievable song, but i prefer the original studio version with Norah Jones. This song just sounds better with the female voice.

[blubbafisch]

Can you tell me where I can find it? I've searched for it but didn't find any version of Nora Jones. I have never heard her version.

[walmartshoes7]

its the album version. that's her doing the female part.

[blubbafisch]

Thank you but there doesn't seem to be any studio version of this song on YouTube. Do you know why this song is so rare on youTube?

(And please tell me where it can be found) :D

[walmartshoes7]

yeah, i haven't found a studio version of this song on YouTube either, but it's on the Jacksonville City Nights album that he made with the Cardinals. You should probably get it.

[blubbafisch]

Would be cool but I don't think they won't have it here in Germany (that's where I live) because I think it's very special or rare (if you can't even find anything on YouTube.)

[canuckistani81]

Norah doesn't have a separate version, but she sang on the studio version you can find on Ryan's "Jacksonville City Nights" album. She sings the part you see Neal Casal singing here.

[l2read]

On the album 'Jacksonville City nights' Im pretty sure theres a live version on youtube as well

[thodso]

God damn, goosebumps every time. I'm seein these guys tonight, can only hope they play this.

[mlphawaii]

I agree Wezander...good comment!!! ;)

[wezander]

I think a person has to make those faces to make a guitar make those kinds of sounds.

[smurfieboo]

Neal's facial expressions crack me up, as always.

[dbme42]

4:25 - 4:30 = chills

[mlphawaii]

omfg i love this video..!

[mlphawaii]

his voice in this video is beautiful..

whenever i hear this song i HAVE to sing along..

my fav. part is 4:25

[readchomsky]

Very sad song.

[lisaishere0919]

love the cats and door part lyrics

so who is john?

any story about this song?

[jphares44]

When I listen to it, I think it's about a recently widowed wife...but that's just one interpretation.

[sarahemorr]

blows my mind every time...i can never get enough of ryan adams and the cardinals

[mlphawaii]

i think i viewed this 20,000 times...;)

[Homeiswherethevanis]

This is much better than porn.

[mlphawaii]

ryan and neal are a great combo..i hope they never break up..

[PeteABC123]

too late, it's happening =(

[darboo]

Neil's guitar solo is incredible in this version. Every note is perfectly placed.

[mlphawaii]

hell ya..i agree, i love this version, wish the norah jones version wasn't on the jacksonville city nights albumn..

[west7689]

Is it wrong to like this version about 100 times more than the one with Norah Jones?

[auntylisa345]

its one of his best but so sad i like this version so much

[lumiuni]

what's with this song.just have to play it over and over

[mlphawaii]

i replayed this song over and over again..i just couldn't get enough...

[jamjazzhead]

this song is simply wonderful

[orangerusti]

this song is so cool and sad there is so much desperation and misery packed into it. ryan adams is my favorite musician hands down

[freedom8758]

neal casal sucks.

[ibanez6789345]

sorry what world touring band are you in?

[eugejnr1]

i LOVE youtube....when i'm pissed up,pissed off or pissed on....fuck the universe!!!!

[mddean46and2]

there is no comparison. Ryan Adams rules house and Bryan Adams could never ever touch him. hands down. I feel like a fool eve posting this cause I thought that it was already understood

[uconn5588]

altru, you are a fucking idiot. Ryan Adams is so much better than Bryan ever was. How could one possibly compare the two? Leave you unneeded, ignorant comments in your head please so they won't blemish what is true art. Thank you.

[stuckinamoment]

I'm obsessed with this song. Ryan's the man.

[ibanez6789345]

ryan was not inspired by bryan at all

[ibanez6789345]

man where would we be without Ryan.

[logbeastie]

alot more than a filthy troll like yourself.

[davemja]

this song is so powerful...lyrically, no one can touch Ryan Adams.

[GoBackToBedAmerica]

Such an excellent song. Support real art and buy all of his albums. my favs in order:

easy tiger, follow the lights, jacksonville city lights, cold roses, love is hell, heartbreaker, rock n roll.

[eugejnr1]

Here here buddy!!!

[NotTheRedBaron8]

sooooooooooo good. one of my favorite songs, ever! way better minus the norah.

[nedzebner]

hey everybody,

Bryan Adams is not Ryan Adams' Dad

its weird that some people think this

[reimersholme9]

bryan is so good i love this song

[cornybthatsme]

I love the look on Neal's face at 1:32

A tear ran when I heard this song live...I can't get enough of it since.

[rattleU2]

Fucking best song. Ryan come to spain please!!!!

[hans1033]

good god

[marypopers]

This is my wayout...

[randit]

holy shit. so much better than the album version.

[KMileSupernova]

yeah, but have you heard the studio recording version on Follow the Lights EP ? my personal favourite :D

[sagacioussue]

This isn't confusing or homoerotic. It's like he's reading a letter from a woman to her husband who died. The couple went through the death of a child and the sorrow lead to many problems. The husband tried to relieve the pain through an affair. His wife ignored the affair knowing that she was in too much pain herself and couldn't comfort him. She forgives him and she misses him. The song is ultimately about how love can endure many things including death, cheating, and general neglect.

[WHO9ER]

well if you see him perform live. Right before the verse of "summer when candie.." he lets out a huge sniff referencing the candy to coke, but i'm sure you're right about the general interpretation.

[sagacioussue]

Thanks. That makes sense and still fits. He could have turned to drugs instead of another woman for comfort.

[stevicki]

love can endure thru anything on the day my husband drank himself to death i caught him cheating with my best friend. i still love him.

[jwenck]

one of the best ballads ever written...and performed. Adams grips your soul and shakes it up a bit. Absolutely moving...

You don't have to understand every little nuance to appreciate this song...just go with it...

[Lepyne]

Lyrics are a bit confusing but the vocals ie: harmonys are unbelievable ! What an addition Neal is. Can play a bit of guitar too !

[jmwyman]

I knew what you were doing

That summer when Candie came around

But I had too much hurt to bother you

When we lost our first child I thought a little pain was overdue

And I wanted you so bad...

Cause you are always mine to keep when you're gone

Two silvers rings, one's on my finger and the other one's gone

Went underground with you, oh John

I miss you...

Oh John....

[fictionyears]

this song seems oddly homoerotic without norah. outstanding performance all the same.

[sracharlie]

As far as I'm concerned, this song just could not last long enough.

[steviebotss]

in verse three what it sounds like is hes talking about this woman,candy, comes and hes so hurt from her(his wife) being gone the child and his dept so he turns to her and he knows its not her(wife) but he wishes it was idk thats what i got from it

[tylermbussey]

No, the word is "payment", not "pain".

[eugejnr1]

Outstanding!!!

[painfulrealisation]

I love this song, but I can never get my head around Verse #3. "I knew what you were doing, That summer when Candy came around, But I had too much hurt to bother you". This leads me to believe that John was having an affair with someone called Candy, and the Widow knew about it. Is this what is implied?

"When we lost our first child I thought a little payment was overdue, And I want you so bad". Can somebody explain this to me, and what it has to do with the rest of Verse 3?

[nikis100]

I think the lyric goes ˝a little pain was overdue˝???

[justingarman]

Candy could be cocaine?

[theghostoftomjoad]

The lyric is 'a little pain was overdue.' I think that because she was hurt so much by the affair that she felt he needed to hurt too. And so the death of his first child was him feeling the pain that she did when she found out about the affair.

[rockweaver]

Exquisite! Thankyou!