actually it's for his sound engineer Chad Franscoviak. You can hear him say "Chad's got eyes of the bluest skies..." and I think at one point he even sings "Sweet Chad of Mine".
@PeteManic Nice comment ! hahaha..... Can't believe he didn't throw down on Slash's most famous solo. I figured the only reason he did the cover was to show he could play the solo. Cuz he is kind of a show-off on guitar.
how can anyone hate on this? its a great guitarist from our day having fun and showing some versatility on the guitar. If you're a musician you can understand that. Fuck u haters
@rmed30 All this nonsensical shit coming from a turd who thinks his opinion of what is "real" music actually matters to anyone. You say you wouldn't troll a band playing in a bar somewhere trying to make it. Well what about when John Mayer would play blues music in bars before he was famous. You're just too ignorant for your own good. Did it ever occur to you that (oh my god, brace yourself) that a musician might like to play a variety of music? Holy shit, what a concept. Mind blown.
But its not as if John didn't work hard to come up to where he is now. He sings amazingly, plays guitar well, and probably is a genius when it comes to music. It sucks that lesser known bands don't earn that much but that doesn't mean you have to pull down artists who are already at the top. We gotta help the artists at the bottom to rise on top. Eventually, they will all sell out on the top, unless they pull a Cobain and kill themselves at the age of 27, before selling out.
@rehan07ism He sings his songs amazingly, he sucks at this song, he sucked trying to sing panama. I love hearing bands play covers of other great songs though and I can forgive him not hitting the ultra high Axel/Roth notes quite easily, because the fact he even played the song more than makes up for it.
Wow! You dickheads. Stop fucking arguing about how Mayer sucks and GnR are the best etc. etc. There is NO best band/artist. They're all fucking great to me! Clapton, Hendrix, Mayer, GnR, Zeppelin and loads more. They're all fucking brilliant. If you don't like a couple, (because they're rip offs or whatever) go cry in the corner. Nobody gives a shit. Why so much criticism? The music industry can't grow because people are too afraid to form bands anymore because there's too much criticism!
@rehan07ism shut the fuck up. the music industry can't grow because it's dominated by a handful of massive record companies and business cocksuckers at clearchannel who spoonfeed you shitty "artists" like John Mayer and pass it off as quality. Millions of morons buy John Mayer and plenty of other really good acts scrape by under the radar. Hendrix is the only respectable artist on that list. And that's only probably because he didn't live long enough to use his music to sell shitty products.
@rmed30 Yes. The industry is dominated by Record companies and business cocksuckers. Completely agreed. So why do people have to add to it with so much criticism? If you don't like a song or something, no need to make a big thing about it! Obviously you can have your own opinion about it. Nobody's forcing you to like it. Paul McCartney won't take criticism that badly. He's ALREADY a legend. I'm talking about new bands. It's just sad that we over-criticize them. All I'm saying is chill out.
@rmed30 It was way easier to form a band in the 70s/ 60s. The support from everyone was MUCH more. Now a days there are millions of bands and we're forced into over-criticism. But there has got to be a limit. I hope you understand. I love the "under the radar music" too. I love it. But you have to give it to Mayer too. He's got quite a few good songs. Maybe you don't like them. But you're just another brick in the wall. ;-)
@rehan07ism I agree. I would never troll a solid band trying to make it. Likewise if John Mayer was playing in a bar somewhere, I would never boo him. And I don't begrudge legitamate musicians their success. If you make shitty pop songs like Maroon 5 and make a ton of money, that's great. Just don't expect me to go along with Maroon 5 if they write some heavier things and go about it as if they are the next Pink Floyd. And that's essentially the trajectory of JM's career
@rehan07ism John Mayer started as Kenny G and now he thinks he's Charlie Parker. I'm not buying it. There is no credibility there because he sold it all when he made daughters. And I see live shows from lesser known bands all the time. I saw Between the Buried and Me last week and they were phenomenal. Every member of that band would blow Mayer off the stage. They probably made 400 each for that show and that sort of pisses me off. And they are actually down to earth, not fatheaded egobrains.
@rmed30 Actually yes there is. Be wise to find the video where he explains it and feel free to cry some more once you find out.
Music is music. There's no such thing as real music. Calling a particular type of music as 'real' just shows how ignorant you are. Music cannot be defined as real or fake. Music is music.
And I'm not bothered to reply to you anymore. Have a cry somewhere else. Good day.
@fingerSk8te 1. He was singing it as a joke genius 2. Did you mean 'compose'? 3. And now I just know you're another idiot who's never listened to any of John's songs. I pity you.
JM's not being serious here. He was just chilling out and having a bit of fun on-stage. Trust me, if you saw him when he's serious, you wouldn't be hating. This is the man who covers Hendrix like a boss, got Clapton's respect (and became so close to Clapton that he's merited the nickname "Slowhand Jr."), and got mad respect from his hero Buddy Guy--this was just done all just in fun here with the audience. I mean, can't you tell he's purposely mimicking Axl Rose's mannerisms? JM's humorous.
@SuperGamer87 That may be true thats hes joking around but these days you really gotta be careful because him trying to sing like axl; sounds like ass. Johns weird tho like i listen to slow dancing in a burning room and the live version from LA or the trio album and hes amazing. Then there is some stuff with him and buddy guy or clapton where im like play like you normally do and like white kid playing the blues cause he can do it for real.... hes always tastey but sometimes misses the mark I
@FreaquedeMusique nvm i figured the prob out your 15 years old and think you know something about the world and every thing in it so scratch everything i said and go play out side young man when you get a few more years under you then come talk about music 1 and ask some ? about what is really going on
@deoss69 nvm... I thought someone like youd be a little more mature than a 15 year old.. still coming back to spread the hate.. as i said its all matter of opinion.. come back to me when your english is understandable...
@FreaquedeMusique yeah yeah yeah 15 years old i get it you know everything about life. please feel free to keep talking well all listen and rejoice when you think you have figured something new out that we all know has been done before but well smile and act like you made something new and well talk about wow i cant be leave it took you that long to figure it out !
@deoss69 wow you sound like a d-bag. you think you can play better than JM? hahah, even if it were true, you're still not successful, nobody knows who you are, you're still bagging on other talented guitarists on youtube, and your sentences and barely decipherable. better than jm at guitar? i doubt it, better than jm at anything else in the world? hell no. except for maybe being a douchebag, but even john d-bags more eloquently than you do. get a life
Lol people stop hating on these videos he's just messing around you wanna hear some masterpieces go to his where the light is dvd and listen to belief or gravity. He's really brilliant, and toned down the douchiness recently. I saw him a little while ago, he's really got his head screwed on right suddenly and comes off as pretty sincere.
@hiladelphia "Eric Clapton - Layla live from tokyo 1988 just watch that video or any other of Eric Claptons videos and go crawl back into that cave you've obviously been in for the last 30 years.
Still better than that absolute piece of shit version that Sheryl Crow did (which she should be beaten in front of her adopted child for....), but that's not really saying much, is it.
@iamdannywilde get et otta here. he's a really good guitarist and saying he is average for a 15 year old is an insult to all the greats who have said it was an honor to play beside him.
your pathetic, your ranting on something that you can only describe vaguely and repetitiously from any other john mayer hater. you should gimme something good to talk shit about JM, but you'll most likely epically fail like the thick headed fuck you are.
p.s. don't hate John Mayer because he became successful on enjoyable music that's popular today. Robert Johnson and Duke Ellington did the same in their time. Some of those "teenie bob" hits show great restraint and timing geared toward pleasing the ear; both aspects of a great guitarist. bitch.
and to respond to your comment. John Mayer is one of the best blues players around WHO IS FAMOUS.
If you go to any club, bar, or watch footage from, say, guitar center's king of the blues contest, you will see blues players comparable if not far superior.
The fact that he is a famous pop star is what enhances people's worship of Mayer's blues playing, which IMHO is maybe-slightly-above-average at best.
john plays melodically to be catchy with his soloing hence his pop rock genre expertize. You need to find more stuff on john mayer. He can play, you just haven't seen it.
@douker it is half-assed, and the singing is annoying. but there are brilliant blues players out there! if you haven't heard of him, take the time to search kirk fletcher. and of course michael landau.
@douker hahaha youre right but i did get over them like two years ago....
whatever dude, its true that he did make his name with some teen friendly songs, but shortly after he was known as a great blues player and if you ask me his latest album is not one for the teen girls.
im very interested in what music you listen to though, if you think john mayer is so god awful
sorry man, but your boys slash, angus young, etc are all great, but they all use recycled licks, riffs, solos, etc. If you say mayer hasnt done much for music, neither have some of the greatest guitar and especially blues players ever
And stay the hell away from Phil Lesh, too! What a dick. He hasn't taken guitar to any new avenues. The fact that he was chosen as a 'guitar god' next to Derek Trucks is a travesty.
@douker Fuck you man, you don't know anything. JM is one of the best guitarists of today. He played with all the greats, Clapton, BB King, you name it, more than once. You should dream to be half the guitarist he is, you're just full of bullshit.
ohok thats good he ended the jm slash contversy by just playing and showing slash has a list of legendary songs ..
bucketrance 2 weeks ago
this quality is horrbile.
Leonard3882 2 weeks ago
actually it's for his sound engineer Chad Franscoviak. You can hear him say "Chad's got eyes of the bluest skies..." and I think at one point he even sings "Sweet Chad of Mine".
deejack1414 1 month ago
Sweet Child on a Strat? Jesus wept.
PeteManic 1 month ago
@PeteManic Nice comment ! hahaha..... Can't believe he didn't throw down on Slash's most famous solo. I figured the only reason he did the cover was to show he could play the solo. Cuz he is kind of a show-off on guitar.
jbro619 1 month ago
@PeteManic you know that most of led zepplin was recorded on a strat
PreppersTactics 1 month ago
@PreppersTactics I think that most of the early Zep stuff was recorded on a tele rather than a strat though I might be wrong...
PeteManic 1 month ago
@PeteManic uhhh Les Paul.
DannyReggin 3 weeks ago
@PeteManic Indeed. Stairway to Heaven's solo was recorded on a telecaster.
Franyjoss 4 days ago
this was recorded with a potato
jaboogwah 1 month ago 4
mais c'est quoi ce delire c'est qui ce type ma parole
mybabybluues 1 month ago
Is this really John singing? doesnt sound like him at all :)
Thorbur1 2 months ago
how can anyone hate on this? its a great guitarist from our day having fun and showing some versatility on the guitar. If you're a musician you can understand that. Fuck u haters
blok31092 2 months ago
la cago tocando sweet child , sono terrible tanto la voz como todo..
evegonk21 2 months ago
@rmed30 All this nonsensical shit coming from a turd who thinks his opinion of what is "real" music actually matters to anyone. You say you wouldn't troll a band playing in a bar somewhere trying to make it. Well what about when John Mayer would play blues music in bars before he was famous. You're just too ignorant for your own good. Did it ever occur to you that (oh my god, brace yourself) that a musician might like to play a variety of music? Holy shit, what a concept. Mind blown.
bgoodrick 2 months ago
But its not as if John didn't work hard to come up to where he is now. He sings amazingly, plays guitar well, and probably is a genius when it comes to music. It sucks that lesser known bands don't earn that much but that doesn't mean you have to pull down artists who are already at the top. We gotta help the artists at the bottom to rise on top. Eventually, they will all sell out on the top, unless they pull a Cobain and kill themselves at the age of 27, before selling out.
rehan07ism 2 months ago
@rehan07ism He sings his songs amazingly, he sucks at this song, he sucked trying to sing panama. I love hearing bands play covers of other great songs though and I can forgive him not hitting the ultra high Axel/Roth notes quite easily, because the fact he even played the song more than makes up for it.
teklegal 2 months ago
Wow! You dickheads. Stop fucking arguing about how Mayer sucks and GnR are the best etc. etc. There is NO best band/artist. They're all fucking great to me! Clapton, Hendrix, Mayer, GnR, Zeppelin and loads more. They're all fucking brilliant. If you don't like a couple, (because they're rip offs or whatever) go cry in the corner. Nobody gives a shit. Why so much criticism? The music industry can't grow because people are too afraid to form bands anymore because there's too much criticism!
rehan07ism 2 months ago
@rehan07ism shut the fuck up. the music industry can't grow because it's dominated by a handful of massive record companies and business cocksuckers at clearchannel who spoonfeed you shitty "artists" like John Mayer and pass it off as quality. Millions of morons buy John Mayer and plenty of other really good acts scrape by under the radar. Hendrix is the only respectable artist on that list. And that's only probably because he didn't live long enough to use his music to sell shitty products.
rmed30 2 months ago
@rmed30 Yes. The industry is dominated by Record companies and business cocksuckers. Completely agreed. So why do people have to add to it with so much criticism? If you don't like a song or something, no need to make a big thing about it! Obviously you can have your own opinion about it. Nobody's forcing you to like it. Paul McCartney won't take criticism that badly. He's ALREADY a legend. I'm talking about new bands. It's just sad that we over-criticize them. All I'm saying is chill out.
rehan07ism 2 months ago
@rmed30 It was way easier to form a band in the 70s/ 60s. The support from everyone was MUCH more. Now a days there are millions of bands and we're forced into over-criticism. But there has got to be a limit. I hope you understand. I love the "under the radar music" too. I love it. But you have to give it to Mayer too. He's got quite a few good songs. Maybe you don't like them. But you're just another brick in the wall. ;-)
rehan07ism 2 months ago
@rehan07ism I agree. I would never troll a solid band trying to make it. Likewise if John Mayer was playing in a bar somewhere, I would never boo him. And I don't begrudge legitamate musicians their success. If you make shitty pop songs like Maroon 5 and make a ton of money, that's great. Just don't expect me to go along with Maroon 5 if they write some heavier things and go about it as if they are the next Pink Floyd. And that's essentially the trajectory of JM's career
rmed30 2 months ago
@rehan07ism John Mayer started as Kenny G and now he thinks he's Charlie Parker. I'm not buying it. There is no credibility there because he sold it all when he made daughters. And I see live shows from lesser known bands all the time. I saw Between the Buried and Me last week and they were phenomenal. Every member of that band would blow Mayer off the stage. They probably made 400 each for that show and that sort of pisses me off. And they are actually down to earth, not fatheaded egobrains.
rmed30 2 months ago
@rehan07ism I doubt Paul McCartney is going to stop touring because somebody on youtube said a bad word about his songs. get real.
rmed30 2 months ago
@rmed30 Actually yes there is. Be wise to find the video where he explains it and feel free to cry some more once you find out.
Music is music. There's no such thing as real music. Calling a particular type of music as 'real' just shows how ignorant you are. Music cannot be defined as real or fake. Music is music.
And I'm not bothered to reply to you anymore. Have a cry somewhere else. Good day.
kbui97 2 months ago
@fingerSk8te 1. He was singing it as a joke genius 2. Did you mean 'compose'? 3. And now I just know you're another idiot who's never listened to any of John's songs. I pity you.
kbui97 2 months ago
at around 2:34 did that lady say "i will fuck your arms off!"?!
lonestarlucas 3 months ago
JM's not being serious here. He was just chilling out and having a bit of fun on-stage. Trust me, if you saw him when he's serious, you wouldn't be hating. This is the man who covers Hendrix like a boss, got Clapton's respect (and became so close to Clapton that he's merited the nickname "Slowhand Jr."), and got mad respect from his hero Buddy Guy--this was just done all just in fun here with the audience. I mean, can't you tell he's purposely mimicking Axl Rose's mannerisms? JM's humorous.
SuperGamer87 3 months ago 38
@SuperGamer87 That may be true thats hes joking around but these days you really gotta be careful because him trying to sing like axl; sounds like ass. Johns weird tho like i listen to slow dancing in a burning room and the live version from LA or the trio album and hes amazing. Then there is some stuff with him and buddy guy or clapton where im like play like you normally do and like white kid playing the blues cause he can do it for real.... hes always tastey but sometimes misses the mark I
himester666 1 month ago
Yeah, he's kind of obviously not being serious here. You are all idiots for thinking any different.
achickensandwich 3 months ago
can we please stop the paragraph comments and just enjoy a talented dude presenting his own twist on a classic?...play it JM
sholt115 3 months ago
@FreaquedeMusique nvm i figured the prob out your 15 years old and think you know something about the world and every thing in it so scratch everything i said and go play out side young man when you get a few more years under you then come talk about music 1 and ask some ? about what is really going on
deoss69 4 months ago
@deoss69 nvm... I thought someone like youd be a little more mature than a 15 year old.. still coming back to spread the hate.. as i said its all matter of opinion.. come back to me when your english is understandable...
FreaquedeMusique 4 months ago
@FreaquedeMusique yeah yeah yeah 15 years old i get it you know everything about life. please feel free to keep talking well all listen and rejoice when you think you have figured something new out that we all know has been done before but well smile and act like you made something new and well talk about wow i cant be leave it took you that long to figure it out !
deoss69 4 months ago
@deoss69 wow you sound like a d-bag. you think you can play better than JM? hahah, even if it were true, you're still not successful, nobody knows who you are, you're still bagging on other talented guitarists on youtube, and your sentences and barely decipherable. better than jm at guitar? i doubt it, better than jm at anything else in the world? hell no. except for maybe being a douchebag, but even john d-bags more eloquently than you do. get a life
edwebo 3 months ago
hahahahahahahahahaha he stops RIGHT at the solo =)
012jack012 4 months ago
john mayer > slash
garbear2321 4 months ago
@garbear2321 NO WAY!
jannick333 4 months ago
@Bwahahahahahakangina lol, claims John Mayer is mediocre.
>Can't play guitar
DMB206 5 months ago
ok i can already smell the gnr fans thinkin he is ripping them off and hating... the ignorance..
FreaquedeMusique 5 months ago
@louielovett Your mom sucks big donkey dicks.
pavo491 5 months ago
@pavo491 My mom died from cancer.
louielovett 5 months ago 11
good player but not with this music
toejam498 5 months ago
@MrHardrod2 I listen to John Mayer and I'll fight you and your biker buddies
jlmojo10 6 months ago
@jlmojo10 LOL ya you will.
MrHardrod2 6 months ago
this was for his sound techs birthday. i was there. great show.
claptonmayer07 6 months ago
is he gay? he just said "id hate to look into his eyes and see an ounce of pain"
zomgzomglawlawlawl 8 months ago
@zomgzomglawlawlawl that could be his dad.
karenZmusic 1 month ago
Lol people stop hating on these videos he's just messing around you wanna hear some masterpieces go to his where the light is dvd and listen to belief or gravity. He's really brilliant, and toned down the douchiness recently. I saw him a little while ago, he's really got his head screwed on right suddenly and comes off as pretty sincere.
ZeppelinFan6980 9 months ago
quite good job on the late axl rose vocal cover :)
mNammi 10 months ago
Apparently, people below don't know the meaning of "Having a fun time"
FLIGHTCOMPANY 11 months ago
lol is that a fender in his hands?lol
darlfather 1 year ago
hahaha, jm's hilarious
aqwillis 1 year ago
SUX BAD !!!!!!
tgod72 1 year ago 2
o dear
Unit21100 1 year ago
@hiladelphia "Eric Clapton - Layla live from tokyo 1988 just watch that video or any other of Eric Claptons videos and go crawl back into that cave you've obviously been in for the last 30 years.
poopyy99 1 year ago
oh God why, John please dont take away my respect.
maestro723 1 year ago
Still better than that absolute piece of shit version that Sheryl Crow did (which she should be beaten in front of her adopted child for....), but that's not really saying much, is it.
revolutionday1 1 year ago
@hiladelphia "Clapton sucks"? You're a retarded-retard.
revolutionday1 1 year ago 14
@revolutionday1 Yeah and u suck retarded bitch
btw there will never be a revolution day fag
hiladelphia 1 year ago
@hiladelphia You're obviously 13 yrs. old, so....yeah. That'll be the end of this.
revolutionday1 1 year ago
@revolutionday1 no...
kubootv 4 months ago
@revolutionday1 if someone dare to say that, all has been said ,2012 the end is near...
PIBERUCHI 3 weeks ago
nice
condro18 1 year ago
@hiladelphia u must not get it then, guitar pyro can only get you so far.
rockstarbabyeah 1 year ago
@hiladelphia yeah im sure
campbellraiders 1 year ago
okey, john. just dont sing.
HknNor 1 year ago
@iamdannywilde get et otta here. he's a really good guitarist and saying he is average for a 15 year old is an insult to all the greats who have said it was an honor to play beside him.
DarkStageFilms 1 year ago
your pathetic, your ranting on something that you can only describe vaguely and repetitiously from any other john mayer hater. you should gimme something good to talk shit about JM, but you'll most likely epically fail like the thick headed fuck you are.
kylej88 2 years ago
p.s. don't hate John Mayer because he became successful on enjoyable music that's popular today. Robert Johnson and Duke Ellington did the same in their time. Some of those "teenie bob" hits show great restraint and timing geared toward pleasing the ear; both aspects of a great guitarist. bitch.
hahahehe8 2 years ago 2
and to respond to your comment. John Mayer is one of the best blues players around WHO IS FAMOUS.
If you go to any club, bar, or watch footage from, say, guitar center's king of the blues contest, you will see blues players comparable if not far superior.
The fact that he is a famous pop star is what enhances people's worship of Mayer's blues playing, which IMHO is maybe-slightly-above-average at best.
douker 2 years ago
john plays melodically to be catchy with his soloing hence his pop rock genre expertize. You need to find more stuff on john mayer. He can play, you just haven't seen it.
kylej88 2 years ago
@douker it is half-assed, and the singing is annoying. but there are brilliant blues players out there! if you haven't heard of him, take the time to search kirk fletcher. and of course michael landau.
thailow117 2 years ago
@douker hahaha youre right but i did get over them like two years ago....
whatever dude, its true that he did make his name with some teen friendly songs, but shortly after he was known as a great blues player and if you ask me his latest album is not one for the teen girls.
im very interested in what music you listen to though, if you think john mayer is so god awful
dhabs93 2 years ago
sorry man, but your boys slash, angus young, etc are all great, but they all use recycled licks, riffs, solos, etc. If you say mayer hasnt done much for music, neither have some of the greatest guitar and especially blues players ever
dhabs93 2 years ago
And stay the hell away from Phil Lesh, too! What a dick. He hasn't taken guitar to any new avenues. The fact that he was chosen as a 'guitar god' next to Derek Trucks is a travesty.
voodoochili12 2 years ago
lets see you do better you homo
cheesicles 2 years ago
douker... John mayer is a freakin genious.... and one of the best guitarists around today... so suck it.
TheMikev21 2 years ago
@douker Fuck you man, you don't know anything. JM is one of the best guitarists of today. He played with all the greats, Clapton, BB King, you name it, more than once. You should dream to be half the guitarist he is, you're just full of bullshit.
manelfreitas 2 years ago 6
lol breathe dude, its ok.
douker 2 years ago
you know he is singing like that as a fun joke regarding how axel sings/moves right?
Tarasepp 2 years ago
@acdc8281995 You should definitely listen to some of his SRV covers. Or otherwise his 'Where the light is' DVD
CherryBurstLesPaul 2 years ago 16
John is a great guitarist but... that song is legendary, you should do a good cover of it :)
(my english sucks xD!!)
alexsaito1990 2 years ago
terrible recording ...
selracterim2 2 years ago
dude...it was for a joke
ilivestrong25 2 years ago 23
People please don't judge this if you weren't there
CherryBurstLesPaul 2 years ago
Thank you!
TRENT32 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
hes singing bettr than hes playing, hes a stupid little fag
PrickettFarms 2 years ago
i don't think you've really heard him play then
sunp 2 years ago
I was at this same concert! wasn't it awesome?!!!
Gahzebo 2 years ago
no you idiot
PrickettFarms 2 years ago
lol to all of you
this was a joke.
he was trying to be funny because it was a birthday present for a kid in the crowd
Mharr1s 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
His present was a retarded sounding faggot who can't sing or play guitar? Poor kid.
tdawgheath 2 years ago
Ya think?
TeflonBalls 3 years ago
hahahahaa hes a great guitarist and hes got some balls to try this. Wouldn't try it again though...
husky720 3 years ago
actually, ilmao, pretty good vocal impersonation
bmrfff 3 years ago
lol he looks like jim carrey
tjtolbert 3 years ago 3