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  • @thesmancincy Exactly

  • I love you Jack Johnson! You are simply amazing.

  • first time i heard jack johnson cuss in a song

  • tears in my eye, i wish most of the public could realize what good music is

  • @thesmancincy i really wish that something like that was possible, maybe one day well have an artist who is as revolutionary as past artists :(

  • So I have a poster of Jack Johnson, Sublime and Bob Marley in my room... enough said

  • I always liked Jack Johnson, he seems like a real relaxing chill kind of dude you wanna hang withat the crib or go to the beach with.

    But I like him even more after these covers, because I thought he'd be too nice nice to say "its the shit stuck under my shoe" or "finding roaches in the pot" even though it sounded like a fan finished that line for him LOL

  • wow that was awful. I'll take Rome over JJ...

  • @fourhighflsh At least JJ makes it his own where Rome just impersonates Bradley.

  • @fourhighflsh Naaaa man

    Jack johnson blends his own playing style with sublime

    Rome kind of impersonates brad, but it ends up sounding too whiny/ not enough soul.

    jack johnson has soul.

  • Jack is the man but Bradley was a the God.

  • @AdamIsChillen

    If Bradley was the God, Bob Marley was???? think about it!

  • @AdamIsChillen love them both

    

  • MAGIC

  • I double like this song.... =)

  • oh yeahhh me likey!

  • Holy shit .....all of these comments are blasphemous to the original meaning of any song.....music is meant to bring people together....just chill the fuck out

  • jack johnson is cool but why is he so damn afraid to say a curse word?! lmao

  • @chach868 fuck you

  • He's doing what he loves to do...nobody on this earth has the right to take that away from him. If you don't like it, then it's easy to just not listen, or not spend the time commenting on a video like this.

  • hes just showing his respect for the band and its sounds awesome

  • Lol quit listening to it if you dont like it anymore....common sense dumbasses....go back to your fucking lady gaga and nickleback marketing bullshit and leave honest musicians alone.

  • @justcantfit

    Whatever.. Too many of the songs Jack plays has the same bullshit barre chord groove..Not so with Marley and Tosh and Bunny...So what the fuck are you talking about , exactly?

  • POT!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I saw Jack in concert. The whole time i was hoping he would play some sublime. And he didnt.....but it was still an awesome show.

  • jack is a huge sublime fan.

  • "I've got the fruit juice...in the trunk of my car"

  • hahaha i got the fruit juice XD in case somebody didnt know, sublime's line is deuce deuce, like a loaded .22 hahaha good cover but that part made me laugh hahah

  • I was just laughing over that myself and am happy that you picked up on this also.

  • @2xAdam..I'm quite literally laughing out loud !! No need for creativity when insulting a mental midget such as yourself, didn't want you getting confused !!! You don't have to be a Jack Johnson fan, but, you're obviously into music on some level if you're viewing these videos....music isn't always about originality, its about what you're feeling at any given moment...if you can't appreciate that then you're in the wrong place....Do you play an instrument ?

  • @oldirtyjerz I like jack Johnson actually. Stumbled accross this looking up some of his other videos. Kinda wish I never did. And Yeah I can play guitar, drums, bass keys, but the only thing i do really well is sing. So a am quite critical when it comes to covers. And I do apologize to all you die hards, love all the crap you want. Love is love and crap is crap. I'm out!

  • 2xAdam is an IDIOT !!!

  • @oldirtyjerz GOOD ONE! You're as clever with your insults as jack johnson is with his sublime covers!!!

  • Sublime Is better

  • Very brave to take on Trenchtown Rock AND Garden Grove, 2 epic classics, one after another!

  • yeah i had a pretty good laugh at 2:02 when he the dude yells pot haha nice

  • If you Google: "covers that sublime did" and at the top there should be a link to All Experts that has a list of just reggae cover sublime did, its pretty cool.

    Off the top of my head I know they also covered the Bad Religion song "we're only gonna die" but they called it "we're only gonna die of our own arrogance" like the faction did so they might have covered their rendition of it.

  • Sublime did a shit load a reggae covers man, trenchtown rock IS a &#^in cover. Everybody does covers or samples music, that how music evolves and grows and songs are passed on from one generation to the next, its been goin on as long as people have been makin music so i suggest you come to terms with that or your going to be real unhappy the rest of your life cause covers aren't goin anywhere.

  • Pot!!!

  • theres no point in arguing the fact is 1.) brad liked doing covers and if he did not want it then he would not of done it. its like respect, give it and you'll get it back. 2. bob Marley would of simply said one love! sweet cover by jack... check out jacks cover of badfish/boss dj, also amazing peace-zaaaa

  • whoever's giving Jack shit obviously has never heard "Imitation is the highest form of flattery"

  • Sublime has 2 coves on 40 oz to freedom. Scarlet Begonias and Rivers of Babylon and I could give a fuck.

    Jack Johnson can do any Sublime song and I'm cool with it.

  • @ebelingb also 5446 was my number is a cover of a toots and the maytails song. Covers are aiight

  • @StanSitwell Thanks, i didn't know that. I agree that covers are ok. People are on here bitching about artists covering Sublime but they always did it.

  • pussy, afraid to say FUCK

  • @Subtonic2837 Just cuz he has standards doesnt make him a pussy.

  • i dont see why so many cunts get shitty on youtube when people show their appretiation by keeping theyre music alive, theres no doubt bradley would of loved it anyone who hates on this video or any like it is a disgrace to sublime. rip brad and lou dog

  • @jammie1234545 Sublime is keeping Sublime alive just fine. I'm going to see it all live August 24th, so anyone who continues to "act a fool" towards me, can go eat a big bag of shit. I know what true appreciation is.

  • @2xAdam You are truly an idiot man. First of all Jack was probably listening to Sublime for a long time. Probably before you were born based on your mentality. Second, I am quite certain he realizes what deuce deuce is. Sublime did covers ALL the time. Jack does this song justice, nothing will ever be the original, but this is great. And, Sublime is NOT keeping Sublime alive. They are second rate at best without Brad. The other guys in Sublime just couldn't stand on their own with out the name.

  • @incubus022  It's not that jack is bland, mind numbing, and run of the mill. It's the fact he tries to drown a perfectly unique song in his cheap mayonaise! "I cant stand shitty COVERS! Goin' in my EAR! If you like shitty COVERS! Listen to JJ right HERE! Most covers are WACK! Just like the people they ATTRACT!"

    If

  • @2xAdam Look man, I have a very simple solution for you. If you don't like it, just go the fuck away and keep your opinion to yourself. You can call it bland all day long, but apparently Jack Johnson has more talent than you. But, I mean, if you can provide a better cover, then by all means put it up.

    "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"

    Take it as a compliment to Sublime from someone who is obviously a fellow fan. Let it pay tribute to Brad and stop trashing. No one wants to hear it

  • @incubus022 If this was you covering sublime I'd give you a big ol' E for effort, man. Whether you fucked up the lyrics or not. But in this case you have a professional musician who cant "imitate" for shit or even make this version remotely unique. And by the way I've seen high school kids preform this song better. YOur definitely right about one thing though, arguing this bullshit is pointless. What makes it so special anyways? JJ played this one for the ladies! Hope he got some! HOOOO WEEEE!

  • @2xAdam

    You're nothing but another wannabe elitist idiot. Its not about anyones opinion but JJ's. Its about the love of the music, and him paying homage to the things he loves in music. Hate on it all you like, but you aren't going to make any difference whatsoever.

  • @Zakesque Elitist idiot? You dont fucking know me! You dont even want to get me started on this POS again! Sublime covered songs fantastically with so much passion! Reinvented them for the next generation. These recreations are flaccid and dull...Masterminded specifically for the dim-witted and simple-minded. If you call that "homage"...You Sally are the idiot.

  • @2xAdam Well put....I like Jack, and have seen him live a few times...always a good show. That being said, his generic -JJ trademark strum covers are bullshit...Ever heard him cover Taj Mahal's version of Frankie & Albert"?? It'll make ya weep with rage, man, no shit.....Almost as bad as this spineless Garden Grove cover. Stop it Jack!!

  • @Zakesque "homage" should entail more than JJ's generic strum pattern on EVERY cover he does...It's not homage, it's fuckin' lazy...Jack can play if he want's to, but he rarely does, any more.

  • @Zakesque I like Jack...but "homage" should entail more than his some old generic strum pattern on EVERY cover he does...It's not homage, it's fuckin' lazy...Jack can play if he want's to, but he rarely does, any more.

  • @belikewater001

    I dont know man, he's getting paid to do what a ton of us love to do at home every day... Jam on our guitars to some sublime! I say listen to the people, this song is like an anthem for him, if you were in his shoes would not be doing the same thing if you respected a band that helped define your style? He's probably been playing that song for years and just wanted to jam it with his friends for a cover. Right on. At least the man's got taste eh?

  • @jpat911 Man, I love Jack....I just wish he'ds break out of his safe guitar groove.

  • @jammie1234545 That's fucking hilarious....Sublime was a fucking real band, with different sounds, from punk, to ska, ...i LOVE Jack Johnson .....BUT has turned into a fucking caricature. ...iT'S ALL THE SAME.

  • i dont get the hate. if you dont like it, fine. no accounting for taste i guess. but hes just showin his respect to 2 big influences.

    Brad isnt rolling over in his grave. mainly because he was cremated. but im pretty sure he would love this cover. or at least appreciate the respect. i know Brad wouldnt be into all your shit talkin.

  • Brad woulda loved to be covered by jack johnson more than anyone, and sublime covered other bands so i dont see what the big deal is. he's keeping sublime's legacy alive and well which is awsome. Long live Jack johnson and R.I.P. Bradley who well be forever missed. peace out

  • Let it be. He's inspired by Sublime.

  • Did he just say "I've got the FRUIT JUICE in the trunk of my car"?!!! Jack Johnson is PRETTY CHILL...His covers are SUPER TAME!!! Surprised he didn't change "shit" to "peach pit"...or maybe "finding roaches in the KETTLE" would sound better?!!!

  • I thinks its called economics, idiot...

  • @longgonepedro You "THINKS" wrong, You fucking NANCY BOY!!! It's called "Pussification" !!!

  • @2xAdam

    maybe he doesnt drink... whats the big deal? also, he knows theres probably a lot of kids in the crowd, so he wants to keep it clean. take your bitching and whining elsewhere please.

  • @pokinsmot YOu must be really fuckin' high or something. First of all , "Deuce-Deuce" is not referring to beer or any other drink. Brad was referring to his twenty-two caliber gun that he kept in the trunk of his car. (I don't think Jack Johnson realizes that either) Secondly, I'm not whining...I'm actually LMFAO because people are actually sticking up for this POS version! THis song was never intended for little kids. Period.

  • wow, Jack Johnson is a terrible singer compared to Brad Knowles.

  • @thosemynikes 1. Jack Johnson is good.

    2. Spell better

    3. This is a good cover

    :)

  • @lordfakfak

    There was nothing i typed spelled incorrectly,

    Jack Johnson sucks, so does your spell check ability.

    i clicked this hoping he would actually do something good...nope, Brad is probably rolling over in his grave.

  • @thosemynikes

    Try again. You spelled Nowell wrong... You're such an awesome fan you don't even know his last name...

  • One of the greatest line ever in a song... "One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain..." --Bob Marley was a genius!

  • jack johnson should stop covering sublime, he sucks.

  • @jakeneiner

    and you should stop listening to him. you obviously dont have good enough ears.

  • I hate when I'm listening to a live song and some douchebag in the crowd is yelling like an idiot.

  • Haha fruit juice

  • amazing ! bob would definatly approve of jack

  • pot!!!

  • pretty good cover by jj...and sublime covered bob marleys trenchdown rock to begin with anyway

  • love it - the medley goes so well together I think it should be a real recorded song!!! he does it so well for such renowned songs.

  • Any respect I had for this fag is now gone, he broke my heart, and broke music.

  • Fuck you haha, i doubt jack johnson has a duce duce in the trunk of his car, but i bet he does have fruit juice.

  • Yeah then maybe this song was the wrong choice for him.

  • @jaysonlemoine I love Jack Johnson AND Sublime, but that's sooo true. haha

  • Jack Johnson is awesome, he's never done anything to warrant anybody hatin on him. These are two great songs that he's covering. And he's covering them so he can put his own spin on them whats the point of playing it if you dont put your own spin on the song? Sublime is one of the greatest bands of all time. Its a tribute to them that he is playing their beautiful music.

  • Fucking awful.

  • i love sublime and jack johnson bloody awesome

  • Dude, if you don't like it, why do you spend your time listening to it then commenting on it? Sounds like some people just have no life.

  • mmmmmmm I LOVE IT when people take good ass songs and make 'em nice and poppy sounding. Delightful.

    Not.

  • it still smelling like lou dog is in the van... dope

  • pretty sweet

  • @ refferman1 why you listen to his songs f u dont like him anyway? its not about the "same sounds" like. he's more on opening you into another world.

  • Briliant

  • Jack Johnson has a sweet ass cover of bad fish

  • Damn straight he does!

  • you tell 'em

  • lighten up guys, sublime did covers ALL THE TIME of other bands. Jack Johnson is actually one of the few people i would want to cover Sublime, so chill. peace!

  • Brad would approve of this message.

  • Too right.

  • wailing souls...the dead?! say it loud bro!

  • couldnt have said it better myself

  • thanks :) loving the profile name!

  • @nyrangers731 I agree, he is just doing a little of what inspired him... i love it.

  • @nyrangers731 you mean cover Bob Marley.

  • @rauliscoolarony

    well yes, but no haha because i'm talking about his cover of garden grove on here, which is a sublime song, and jack also does covers of boss dj/badfish, which are sublime songs.

  • i love how he wont say deuce-deuce but he'll say shit hahahaha

  • Fruit Juice?! WTF!

  • he just doesn't want to talk about guns and promote violence...saying the word 'shit' isn't a big deal

  • well he shouldnt be scared of cussing.hes playin sublime, say it for real.

    but its still good

  • he sucked up garden grove. im with ya man

  • fruit juice... wow....

  • Oh yeah, right. What they said.

  • it's impossible to cover sublime. They were beyond amazing. I actually think this sounds pretty good though. Trenchtown Rock was originally a Bob Marley song too.

  • This is great. I'm not super into Jack Johnson, but this was decent version.

    Who cares if he changed the words, it's a cover...remember, Sublime covered Trenchtown Rock anywayz

  • hahaha cuddos to whoever yelled POT! at 2:02

  • Sublime's The Shit, I Wish He Didnt Do Garden Grove Though, I Mean I Love Jack Johnsons But When I Think Of Garden Grove I Think Of Brad, Especially The Lou Dog Part

  • pretty good cover...yeahh i know everyone's already talkin about it but i dont understand why he would self-censor the song...if youre gonna sing it sing it right. other than that it was a good cover

  • dude, he totally said fruit juice. you know Jack Johnson ain't gonna shoot no one with a 22. lol. but he's still an amazing musician none the less. not nearly as good as Brad, Eric or Bud. but he's good.

  • LOL

  • yeah, he's so mellow he can't even SAY deuce-deuce... lmao

  • No One Can Hate On Sublime

  • no but they can hate on Jack Johnson...

    THE LINE IS DEUCE DEUCE NOT FUCKING FRUIT JUICE

  • why cant you just dig all the tunes man and chill out

  • So what man? Jack Johnson can say whatever he wants. I don't see you out there making great, chill music everyday.

  • Bite me. jack johnson is the shit. Not as good as Bradley, mind you, but he is still great.  Chill out.

  • not as good? im a life long till the day i die sublime fan. jacks just different he aint supposed to be the same . Jack johnson is his own kind of musical genious.his lyrics are poetry and in my opinion any time you combine that with melodies as pure original and soothing i find jacks music amazing.. i think you prolly agree with me. i see your name now and i think if you were here with me now we'd spark one and talk music. - im mean i like your name

  • What? I don't do drugs.....constantly. lol Nah, we'd burn a couple. I actually just saw BadFish at Grand Rapids Wednesday. It was cool as hell. During the intermission, the entire crowd was singing Bohemian Rhapsody.

  • LOL we moshed to bohemian at the badfish show in North Hampton MA

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  • what?! that sounds sooo fun. you got the right idea about music:)i love so many varieties of music....sometimes its hard for me to find music i dont like . im really excited cause ive got plans to go to some good concerts this summer.

  • yeah but bradley did freestyle his lyrics on the stage, i understand what your saying because sublime is my life and when people mess up the lyrics its kinda disrespectful, but it also depends on the person, jack johnsons cool and i dont care him so much messing with the lyrics he clearly loves sublime himself

  • he obviously knows that

    he was just having a laugh,it makes more sense like that anyway

  • did he say "I've got the fruit juice in the trunk of my car?" lol

  • y i think he did

  • smelled like LOU DOG inside the van!

  • Dude Jack Johnson cool and all if you like him, but Garden Grove can't be chill, it's gotta have a projection of the voice like brad did, makes it sound real you know?

  • OH i just love how the crowd sings to garden grove i just wish it could brad the crowd was singing with

  • lmao fruit juice

  • actually, (and im a HUGE Sublime fan, so please dont think im bashing them) a great deal of Sublimes material came from them sampling other artists.

    theres an amazing Sublime bootleg called Rewind Selector in which someone blended together Sublime's version and the original version. the original Rewind Selector had 50 songs, but someone came along and added around 50 more.

    you can find it here

    rewindselector d0+ bwlng d0+ c0m

  • yeah that's true but they didn't cover them completely. that's the point i was trying to get across.

  • peace..

  • lol....anyone who use to hang out with Bradley wouldnt be petty enough to brag about it on youtube...

  • nope, really..most of thier material are covers. some of the ones bradley self-penned are, pool shark, get out, and pawn shop. just to name a few. most of the others are covers.

  • I don't know about that man, I mean on their self labeled cd there was only one song that wasn't written by them. So I wouldn't say 90 percent

  • self titled accounts for like 1% of thier recorded material.

  • bullshit.. caress me down, date rape, santeria, what i got, doin' time, don't push, greatest hits, same in the end, stp, wrong way, waiting for my ruca, slow ride...and there's way more buddy trust.

    just a couple were covers like smoke 2 joints, scarlet begonias.. give me some more....

  • you gotta be fucking kidding me dude, doin time isnt a sublime song. thats a fucking gershwin song you tool. scarlet begonias is a grateful dead CLASSIC. carress me down is sleng teng riddim. you have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. i could go on and on . pawn shop, slow ride, please. dont fucking try. go listen to rewind selector, then try and say something intelligent.

  • either fuckin way sublime made all those songs muuuuuuch better!

  • and i never said scarlet wasn't a cover i knew that already.

    and once again who gives a shit?

    sublime just made all those songs better so stop your bitching

  • Covers: Smoke 2 Joints-The Toyes (already said) Scarlet Begonias-The Grateful Dead (already said) We're Only Gonna Die (For Our Arrogance)-Bad Religion Rivers of Babylon-The Melodians 54-46 That's My Number - Toots Hibbert Jailhouse- BMW (classic) War deh 'Round a John Shop (Pawn Shop) -Wailing Souls Trenchtown Rock-BMW Steppin' Razor -Joe Higgs Guava Jelly and This Train -BMW Hope - The Descendents I Love My Dog (I Jah) - Bad Brains Peace and Love.
  • congrats you did some research :)

    sublime still made them better

  • hell yes they did

  • You forgot

    Foolish Fool - Dee Dee Warwick

  • ahh i knew I forgot one

    yes, thank you

  • anyone can look up cover songs on a computer and sublime made every song on that list 5 times better than it was

  • Sublime is sublime. Now I have to go listen to some Sublime songs.

  • He say "I've got the duece duece in the trunk of my car" meaning hes got a gun in his trunk he was not fucking around. And Bradley Nowell wrote those wonderful lyrics

  • Never forget.

  • Did he say "ive got the fruit juice in the trunk of my car" HAHAHAHA

  • omg hahaahah

  • i love living in garden grove.

  • Does jack johnson use curse words? I noticed he took all the badwords out of garden grove? lol