Mayer Hawthorne - Mr. Blue Sky (Live at KCRW)

[bobby6900]

kids gor major talent

[secretagent007ismine]

love his hoodie

[MinecraftSlovensky]

@MrDrewbie001 J

[joshywah]

THE MAN!

[redbeakman]

Sounds well out of key to me. Everyone is great with the exception of the lead singer.

[pielagow]

love love love everything <3

[AmethystAnarchyAngel]

XD JK

[AmethystAnarchyAngel]

Cool song, dumb hipster singing it.

[0pacity]

Brilliant fellas. Loved every second of your cover. Put me a in a very positive attitude :)

[Syndicat3]

The singing is atrocious.

[TheNitromx5]

der teil von 0:09-0:31 ist so derb lustig wie der da rumtantzt als wär er high... (und gebt euch die Fratze von dem Hesslon!!!)

[videowatcher4006]

If Jeff Lynne saw this he would be suing. The lead vocalist might have better auditioning for Clark Kent / Superman

[LizaniaLive]

WOW I really love their version

[ammarprince11]

Kinda like a uncanny look-alike of Lewis BlueXephos

[PlayMusicPickup]

Apart from the fact that the keyboard/vocoder part has all the wrong chords and they don't bother to learn the last part of the tune, this isn't a bad effort.

[genez0r]

manny ramirez on bass everybody!

[icoelmono]

This is actually an AMAZINGGG spot on RESPECTFUL cover of this song -- They even made an obvious point to get guitar tones right & even the synth sounds the same -- But seriously, this guy's voice is annoying. It is all nasally & almost sounds like Michael Bolton or something. Still, amazing cover! Respect.

[LeftxBehindx]

My opinion. Original was way better bye ELO. But he has an excellent voice.

[mcclarko]

anyone a birmingham city fan?? this is our pre match song, and i must say i really like this remake!

[airmatt86]

@britt11828 fail.

[HandleyHalifax]

bit to fast for my liking, but otherwise it is a nice cover

[pacman2326]

ELO!!!!!!

[BruceterHouse]

Bringin that original rock and roll r&b back full swing! Dam good

[q0zi]

Kind of like a modern day Buddy Holly.

[DancingSpiderman]

@q0zi ...Or a young Elvis Costello.

[q0zi]

@DancingSpiderman Are your Spidey senses tingling? Ö

[cooperalbright]

@q0zi Not exactly.. has glasses, though. Mayer brings back the raw soul of yesterday, while Buddy helped create an entire new genre.

[q0zi]

@cooperalbright Yeahh

[tennisrodman]

man i really really really really dig this...

[MrNurdee]

why Paris Hilton famous and he's not

[rukiddinbro]

@MrNurdee bcoz he doesn't care ;)

[jackstyles99]

big fan of electric light orchestra

[Spyrofunk]

You guys rock! great cover, loving it soo much.

[Ranch5490]

I LOVE THIS!!

[michaelsmorrison]

Turn The Key

I will get up tomorrow and stretch and smile

I will turn the key and unlock the happy dreams for a while

Because I love You and I know that you love me too

M.S. Morrison

[michaelsmorrison]

Turn The Key

I will get up tomorrow and stretch and smile

I will turn the key and unlock the happy dreams for a while

Because I love You and I know that you love me too

M.S. Morrison

[TheJennyCash]

Topher Mohr singing backup. <3 He's pretty dreamy...

[craigybhoy94]

Good, but nothing beats ELO's :P

[eggplantgarden]

i love this cover. saw them perform this live in milwaukee (couldnt have picked a better opener for passion pit), and it blew my mind.  wat a fantastic voice

[nufsaid321]

Where did you get that hoodie???

[2Ursos1]

Okay this guy is...just awesome.

[Vednier]

Not bad, but original is better. In this version music seems too simple, but same music OK in ELO version

[badleon666]

dope track

[ppetracco]

Saw him last weekend @Floripa, Brzzil.

No only the 1:46 part was sounding way better (with 3 voices n'everything), but also the vocoder part. He learned just the right chords. It was awesome!

[brunofujii]

@ppetracco Really? I didn't even know he was in Brazil. I wish I was there. Where it was?

[ppetracco]

@brunofujii I saw it in Florianopolis - SC. If i'm not mistaken, he'll also be in Rio - RJ and Recife - PE.

[brunofujii]

@ppetracco Thank you for the information.

[ppetracco]

@brunofujii Yo: I was mistaken. Look up summer soul festival.

[brunofujii]

@ppetracco Thank you again.

[pizzaROX]

i love his hoodie

[MomsYo]

this is music !

[colbgrr1]

I thought about not posting anything... Damnit

[lonstar70]

That lead singers voice is horrendous. Sounds like a cow.

[gravel1510]

@lonstar70 thats how he's supposed to sound..old school listen to " just aint gonna work out"..

[lonstar70]

um

[TheRaducux]

this dude is so oldschool :d .cool !

[TheJennyCash]

Topher Mohr! <3 hahaha

[123hardcoretyp]

what an instrument is that at 2:20 haha just laughiong my ass off!

[al88sfinest]

@123hardcoretyp that's a vocoder darn dandy

[MarkK7800]

hawthorne is da shit...cant hate, best original music in a while

[CGuyDE]

@MarkK7800 Can't really say his "music" is original, since half of them are covers of 50's blues/soul groups... however I agree that his sound and style are definitely refreshingly new and different.

[fissionchips303]

@essesin thank you for validating what I was feeling.. I didn't know how to put it into words but you pretty much summed it up.

[pimptypeboy]

man i just heard a song of this guy on music choice an im liking this dude style an all the songs im hearing on youtube.

[jjointer]

on the intro i was about to sing "life is like a hurricane....." lol

[TheElyse2985]

this man is soul!

i love you mayer hawthorne

[omzir]

there are mother fuckers out there that can sing this dude into oblivion... this is some hipster bullshit. imagine if the dude had more emotion and soul?

[RedefineYou]

@omzir worst troll ever

[spicyxlilxman]

@omzir naw, man, he started out as a rapper. he just loves the music, he doesn't claim to have a good voice.

that said, this is possibly the least soulful video ever recorded. more recent stuff, from after he learned to sing, is much better.

[baldblythe]

That is one tambourine playing mofo !!!

[essesin]

If you don't like this guy you're not a hater, you just expect a level of originality and musicality that is completely lacking in this uninspired milk toast.

[TeoJade]

Ya cuz!!!

[Bassman911]

OMG!! I've been watching his videos for like an hour trying to figure out why people like him, and just now it hit me. He's the new Randy Newman! btw this guy really does sucks, although my opinion is coming from a musicians stand point (I really don't like Randy Newman)

[CustomBumpMaker]

@Bassman911

"by the way this guy really does suck."

nope.

[SpendexDevils]

@Bassman911

"my opinion is coming from a musicians stand point "

Than you're a musician with a real bad taste.... Mayer Hawthorne is the shit!

Just like Randy Newman!

[conor1148]

@Bassman911 everyone better watchout, we have a wannabe musician. we better all listen to his shit opinion!

[2ndWnd]

@Bassman911

okay. so, you're a musician. too bad but Mayer Hawthorne still has a huge fan base. Wheres yours?

[laurab8383]

@Bassman911 you seem like the pretentious type

[tmmullenhevey]

now THIS is what i'm talkin' about

[robotmaster101]

24 people enjoy the rain

[csienk69]

I love this guy. He is ( as my 16 year old would say) mad cool

[chadfanto13]

this is actually a really good cover way to go

[nicadcock]

nice one guys

can you check our acoustic version out thanks 

[DanteDevil2727]

Look at this band! I love it, This shows that music goes beyond all race. Your race has nothing to do with the music you listen to or play. I hate how the world thinks it does.

[braunosaurus]

Most definitely one of the most well done re creations of a classic song. BIG THUMBS UP!!!

[SalientK]

This is just okay. Sounds kind of lazy though, like he's singing it sitting down. I know it's supposed to be a carefree song, but it's also supposed to be lively. Still, it's not bad I guess.

[umanu23]

Spiderman



[Cipkolizacz]

dobry stary walek

[butown2]

what the heck is the thing in his mouth at the end?

[chocolate1387]

@butown2 its a vocoder. ELO used one in the original too.

[joelheff2006]

@chocolate1387 microkorg

[jadecalliope1]

First time I heard this version I was skeptical, but I rather like this cover better than the original.

[patwaveman]

Good Voice.

[TeddySczudlo]

Big Fan of hawthorne

[anandalopez]

I love this vibration!

[tuesdayyyyyy]

Mayer Hawthorne, you have my heart.

[SebaRvP11]

I luv it! ;d

[Gavarooney]

mayer hawthorne is the man, the record is so damn good.

[DevronHoward]

@liamosdad So you can do a better job

[PurpleHazeHippie]

Epic song!

[bmpham]

yeah this is a pretty shitty cover.

[PACMAN2207]

damn he sucks at singing!!

[JustPlainNooby]

@PACMAN2207 Your pretty fucking stupid, he actually has a voice, not some autotune bullshit that everyone listens to today.

[spicyxlilxman]

@JustPlainNooby even more so now that he's been working at it. when a strange arrangement came out it was iffy but live he's got a GREAT voice.

[bananie5150]

Saw this performed live @ Coachella...so much fun!!

[mrPOTatomuffins]

im pretty sure his intentions werent to make his version sound better than the original but to express his style of music within this song just like with any other covers

[ApathetikDarko]

Love it!

[filipwalicki]

masz zajebisty dres ziom!!!

[NettesMopped]

perfect song ! outside it is raining and inside mr. blue sky is playing : D

[jtgtheog]

He sing's beautifully. (: I've been Impressed with his vocals since he first started. (:

[THEHEATWAVE10]

wur dyo all haters go home this is da shiznit right here... white or not he is where its at since when does race determine talent thats bull

[AZERTYoscar]

This version sucks. Original is much better.

[ZekeRoxas]

man i love Mayer.... he's so tight !

[ThePokeyPictures]

no comment

[kali4good]

thats an interesting music style tht he chose to get into, it's unique to be hearing a modern artist play this type of music nowadays, it's almost like ur listening to music in the past when listening to him but i love it

[yanawave]

oh! i know this song, it's part of the soundtrack in the movie Martian child. lol

[lawnmowerattack]

Can't sing.

[Distroi]

that's a dope hoodie mayer hawthorne has on. anybody know where i can grab that or a similar one?

[iBleedBlack5]

ok im kinda in love with the guitarist in this. does anyone know his name?! i can figure it out.

[DjDoubleS4444]

@iBleedBlack5 his name is tophurd

[iBleedBlack5]

@DjDoubleS4444 just tophurd?

[balukaaaa91]

hoooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmm­mmooooooooooooooooo

[mikeandhailey1]

dude dj haircut is from annarbor mi.................. do your research.sennnnnnnnnnnnnn

[J0ng0rd0n]

hey i never met him but i met a few of his crew in vienna... love this shit

[HappyChicas]

Mayer Hawthorne is soooo good!!!! Im like Best Friends with his cousin. His real name is andrew but the mayer hawthorne thing is because his middle name is mayer and the street he grew up on was hawthorne street... He is awesome

[FrandGasterMlash]

If you aint lyin'.. that's a dope ass background for his aka.

[tokowpc]

@HappyChicas if that is true thats pretty funny...you never heard take your middlename and the street you grew up on and thas supposed to be your pornstar name

[ATTICUSsperatus]

Where did he get that hoodie? i want one.

[Nikomoukk]

Great cover!

[DaddyClb]

Mayer is just way too cool....

[cyrax]

Throwing A Sweet Twist On Some Old Music, Mr. Blue Sky Has Been Reborn.

[zbstr611]

i just hope they dont fuck up the good ol stuff

[joe5head]

Dallas Green ft Mayer Hawthorn, i'd pay to see that

[Scalewerkz]

whys he got his mouth on that whiet thing?

[mmadk5]

@Scalewerkz I don't remember the exact name for it but what it does is change your voice and makes it sound epic. LOL

[whatsnewandrew]

its a vocoder!

possibly a microkorg.

[coldgettindumb]

its called a vocoder

[GITARBUB]

This song is by a 70's band called the electric light orchestra....

[ppetracco]

Turn up that Rhodes, deeede!

[kerrsgurl]

his voice kind of reminds me of paul weller...the cd is really good i like it alot...

[flailhard]

mayer and the county kill it and @ lodger that's an lrg hoodie

[k23problemchild]

How cud anyone hate on this guy? Im black n so wat if he white...this guy is da truth and that strange arrangement album is da shyt!

[AJx408x]

@k23problemchild good music is good music. there is no race. i feel ya man

[quiltedbigfoot]

@k23problemchild yeah there's really NOthing to hate on (i mean i dont know him personally) but hes eccentric, soulful and makes some damn good music

but i suppose its normal to be jealous of people more talented than you...so can we really blame the people...yes we can!

[StarGazer2188]

@k23problemchild Seriously, it's one of my favorite albums of the last few years. It's refreshing, at the very least.

[Lodger1337]

I wonder where he got that hoodie..

[DjDafader]

wtf are u trolling about?

[mmadk5]

@Crabtastic12 I think you may be the deaf one here :) Love, Austin.

[tonydibs007]

If you don't like this guy, then your just a hater

[maatu1]

well yeah, if you dont like anyone, thing, object, etc. then you are a hater of that anyone, thing, object, etc.

anyways, i love this guy no homo

[DV13Tech]

@tonydibs007 foreal though!

[TheKallista]

He's White!

[godluven44]

Captain obvious strikes again.

[Verbardi]

what has that got to do with anything!

[theultimohombre]

Ayiyi.. This isnt even a good ELO song. He put it to sleep, alright. Proves KCRW has no idea whats going on. I am not sold on this guy. Id rather be Rick-Rolled!

[svenmalte02]

No!!!

Someone stop them!

[maldini76]

mayer is talented and he's performing it to show that he likes/respects the song. at least he didnt release this as a single.

[waltergernand]

That would have slayed if you did the whole song. Very cool though!

[DrMandarino]

great! ... and one more reason to celebrate mi brand new xmas present, the microkorg!

[arcanas06]

lol

[chaoticjesus]

awful vocoder tone coming from that microkorg.

[rylandy101]

maybe its just how he sings the chorus. i cant get over it

[FrandGasterMlash]

@rylandy101 I agree with both your comments.

[rylandy101]

dont get me wrong i love elo but, this just has so much more raw amazingness and soul.

[Khadidja2309]

Cela donne envie de danser .. J'aime beaucoup, merci