80's Radio - a rivers cuomo project

[DuGrail]

Wow! That's impressive!

[KLove3232]

Are you trying to look loike Scott Shriner? lol nice playn'.

[ntwiles]

This is a great cover man. Definitely subscribing.

[dankster215]

Very Elvis Costello!!! Very Kick Ass!!!!

[Aceydwarf]

I do believe Rivers did not take this song because he wants you to have it for yourself. (:

[sergio23zero]

Nice Job Johnny. I got a feeling this band will never break up.

[oudbandwagon]

You Rock!!!!!!!

[ZiGy14]

amazing!!!

[bookcaseman]

i dig it man. nice job brotha

[JJ122591]

You rock and your style reminds me of weezer(i mean your clothing and such lol) Good voice and i thought the beginning was funny (recording a song is a bitch XD) 5/5

[rumbaworks]

dude, your f*ing good man. i loved it

[arccaster301]

this cover is so well done. deserves way more views than it has right now.

[Glitches0and0stuff]

Have you been invited to youtube live yet?

=)

[Glitches0and0stuff]

I like it. alot.

[dupersloby]

tyou sound like an amateur

[johnnyonline]

i am

[dupersloby]

eh, i just don't like the song

[CalebBeason]

johnny, you are far from amateur, the guy above is either jealous, or a complete idiot.. keep up the amazing work man

[Animeabe]

one man band, pretty cool! Have to agree with the previous poster, really feel the weezer vibe in the solo. nice work

[mikeknight4u]

You remind me of Elvis Costello. And that's a really good thing! Awesome job man!!!

[masteroink]

You really should get in touch with some music guys, they might make you a rockstar

[ManilaSoda13]

you really caught the old weezer vibe, especially with the guitar solo. Awesome job man! i want more videos! hope rivers takes a few of your adds into consideration for the final cut of the song!

[marc94clap]

only in dreams cover!!

[valiantjosh]

Dude that was sick bro, your awesome!

[kylepeerless]

this is sick

[q0rkie]

you should go pro man that was sick

[lonelygnome1]

cool. the solo was wicked sweet.

[gfizzle27]

awesome man it would be sick if you got a video of you playin the bass too.

[travelzoid6777]

this is awsome bro, keep playin :D

[KawaiiPies]

you must have a lot of free time

its good tho

if you wrote a song ide prolly listen to it

[KirkHammett131290]

youre a talent

[jamison693]

yeah, thats cause it is a fender...

[mwright165]

i cant believe thats a squire guitar it looks and sounds better than most fenders!

[ethanjkelly]

it's a fender, they don't make squires in that colour

[popomczowzow]

No, he told me in a comment on his pink triangle cover that it was an early japanese squire from the 80's.

[mwright165]

no its a squire the guy said so himself he just put a damn fender neck on it and put fender pickups and squires do come in this colour my friend had one in this colour!

[ethanjkelly]

were i live u can't get a squire in that colour, plus, if u put fender stuff for all the important stuff, then is it really a squire anymore?

[mwright165]

i just goes to show you can turn any guitar into a dream guitar!id pick that guitar over any fender because of the tone! it's a sweet thing

[KirkHammett131290]

its not a squire!! i can read ok? look at the guitar!!

[johnnyonline]

it is a squire actually.. a rare one, it says "squire series" in the rounded part of the head stock. they only made them like this in the 1st month or so of production at the japanese factory in 1982 :)

[KirkHammett131290]

okay, sorry about the agressive comment :D  i thought i read recognized the typical fender logo on the head

[mwright165]

its a motherfucking squire get it into youre head

[KirkHammett131290]

shut up. now i know its a squier. bunghole

[mwright165]

ok then good

[q0rkie]

its a strat i don't think he would play a cheap guitar like that

[mwright165]

ya he would squire is a good make and it is a squire he said so! y friend has a squire and a fender bass but for some he always plays with the squire live its all about how you use it

[PTBizzle]

i got a squire and a epi les paul studio and i like the way my squire plays alot better in my opinion. they are good made guitars ive had mine for over 7 years and never had a problem with it

[mwright165]

yeah people only knock them because very few famous musicians use them and they are cheap the only reason they dont down epiphones is because a lot of famous people use them! its a snobbery thing if you ask me!

[mwright165]

thank you

[BrotherlyBesties]

this is really eminding me of apples in stereo. I dig it!

[102385]

hahaha it's actually so good it's funny. you talented bastard.

[amadeus2490]

The drums made it sound really good.

[mmhs2009]

nice job! i really liked your cover

[ItalianMafia36]

is this song on itunes

[johnnyonline]

nope.. a youtube exclusive

[ItalianMafia36]

thanks so do u know when this song is going to be played by weeZer

[johnnyonline]

i didn't think it was a weezer thing.. just a fun youtube project between rivers and his fans.

[ItalianMafia36]

oh okay jw so where do u live in the southern hemisphere

[johnnyonline]

The Land of Oz

[ItalianMafia36]

thats cool so is it okay if u can give me the tabs to this song

[johnnyonline]

don't have any tabs.. sorry

[ItalianMafia36]

oh the sucks for me and u did a very good job on this

[ItalianMafia36]

oh and can i ask u one more question why dont u have any tabs for this song jw and if u find a way to some how give me tabs just send them to me and i will give u my email or something

[johnnyonline]

i'd have to sit down for hours with a guitar to work it out and type it down.. i don't have that kind of spare time my friend. hence the reason i haven't posted a video to youtube in months. speaking of which.. i'm very busy and important, must dash. cya!

... actually if you're that keen on learning my version, you could tab it out and send it to me.. i'd love a copy. it'll be good practice for you :)

cheers

[ItalianMafia36]

k i will try im only twelve and it would be my first tab thanks!

[ItalianMafia36]

hey john can you give me some time with the tabs im trying my best here but school is starting so when i get free time i will do as much as i can do possible

[ItalianMafia36]

good news john got the very first part of the tabs done now i need the chorus and solo cant wait til im finished c ya

[tsandtss]

From a look, don't get mad anyone, if im wrong, but it looks like E Major, A Major, D Major, F Minor. No time for the rest. maybe right, maybe wrong.

[tsandtss]

Fuck, I meant D Major, F Minor, E Major, A Major...

[joecrede24]

Way better than the original! Excellent once again!

[GiancarloBosbacci]

thats your take, nice isnt rivers doing that lets right a sawg and getting to that or he already finished and i didnt know

[TOexp]

this be better than the real one

[ianclap]

Dude you rock!

Great drumming!

[Teej212]

can yuo post the tabs for that somewhere? especially the solo!

[weezerweatherwax]

Well done! Liked the weezer-like solo. Being in three places at one time was pretty cool too.

[weezer44]

Wow !



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[tsandtss]

john > Patrick Wilson .....maybe, maybe

[johnnyonline]

gee whiz.. that's a pretty big compliment there.. thanking you.

[CameronMaris]

fn-fucking-tastic. I'm actually glad that you didn't write a new bridge, because you'd probably kick all of our asses. Fantastic work, brother.

[gertrudebetrude]

wow, you are extremely talented.

very skilled, and your voice is also excellent and smooth and fantastic and wonderful

[Elpantalla1]

You really weezed up the solo!

Nice.

[johnnyonline]

cheers, i was aiming for something that felt like old school weezer.. nice and phat!

[marc94clap]

nice...

[ericmejia1401]

i want to download this song

[easthousepinballwiza]

awesome man, best version yet.

[txsizedballz]

Dude That was a great take! You have major talent. Rivers is one of our innovators...thank god someone is being original these days.

[Streetlightmanifest0]

dude, thanks for the comment, ur still really amazing. i actually like ur version a ton more than weezers. u need to make a cd!

[frettingfrenzy100]

weezer isnt doing it.

its just rivers himself.

although it would be pleasent if weezer did it altogether.

btw.

that rock'd!

it sent chills down my spine.

in a good way.

^_^

[Lukvier]

Really talented, really great voice. Amazing cover.

[popsicle]

wow

[bandzorz1]

you're really talented man. good stuff

[SolidGoldFilmMaker]

hey this is good! I like it!

[guineabable08]

so

if you have an average singer, average guitarist, and average drummer, you have an average band.

but,

if you have all of those, but a great drummer, you have a really good band.

anyone else notice this? esp. with high school bands...

[weezinsuffy]

pretty much

[s1234520]

awesome sound! great job good sound quality i was suprised at how good the guitar sounded.

[howaboutthat25]

You are super fantastic man. You have a new subscriber.

[Streetlightmanifest0]

dude this is amazing!

i think it sounds great, you really need to make a CD.

i play some guitar too and ill hopefully get a camera and throw it online but i need to get a lot better before i get this good. right now, are you in a band or are u just doing your solo thing? it would be awesome to have some complementing sounds (i know your playing all the instruments but u could have a definite career with some other guys or something :D)

[johnnyonline]

cheers.. not in any band. it's just a hobby of mine when i find time after work.

[Glitches0and0stuff]

I'm the 3,000th viewer!

This is Fantastic.

[johnnyonline]

whoa! 3000 views.. i was reading the comments, but not taking much notice of the view count. goodness me!

[isecret]

i enjoyed this version~

[jamierobertward]

Love the solo.

[samerika]

awesome!

[thehalo2renegade]

this is definately my favorite take on 80's radio

[natalieilleana]

Dude Awesome! really live your commitment to the song : ) great !

[captainrad]

Awesome stuff! You have some great musicality and a killer guitar tone.

[technicolorboy]

Any chance I could get the tab for this? ;P Seriously though.

Honestly, your take on this song is amazing. By far the best one on Youtube. It breaks my heart when such good music goes unrecognized.

Rock on.

[is4i]

cool

[MmmmYesss]

you are realllly realllly good. like really good. but im pretty sure you already know that.

you should have changed the bridge though then it would have been absa-fruitly amazering.

fo sho

[monkeyonthedrumz]

wow great work man, any way i could get a cd of some of your songs? i really like the ones where your playing guitar and drums

[johnnyonline]

very soon i'll be putting out a CD of stuff.. so until then, watch my channel for updates :)

[monkeyonthedrumz]

will do, amazing music, and your a great musician

[koover07]

CD???!

[johnnyonline]

you know.. it's on my "gonna do" list

[distiller56]

what kind of strat is that

[johnnyonline]

a japanese squier.. from the very first run of them in the early 80's. the bridge pickup is a blue lace sensor :)

[octaviosan]

rivers should use this instead of the punk version which i really dislike

[anthonyrene]

i like your take of the song a lot. i especially like the solo and the slow down of the tempo. it's so freakin' boss. rivers should use that thang!

[johnnyonline]

well you tell rivers that.. :)

[videosonny]

You got a cool charisma, ora man. I like the vibe of the song.

[koover07]

I personally like the line let the Rockers roll... but i don't know.. yours is awesome!!! (i played them together, sometimes you have to pause yours to get them to match up.. but AWESOME!!!)

[sketch0003]

is there anywhere i can download your version cos its so awesome

[tirhascragoo]

Although it's too late in the game to completely change the song like this, I would hope that Rivers could consider using your guitar solo. I like it much better than the current one. It adds a nice change of pace to the song and definitely improves it. Great job!

[johnnyonline]

cheers, glad you liked it. i'm a bit slow on the uptake unfortunately. i made this a while ago but didn't upload it till it was too late, that's why it doesn't quite fit in to the current stage of development. ah well, what are you gonna do. :)

[GHM73]

And you kinda remind me of Elvis Costello. In a good way. Keep on keepin' on.

[GHM73]

Dude, this is great. I kinda even like it more than mine (damn you!)

peace - G

[bleed0range]

I was wondering if you were ever going to jump into this thing. lol.

[ActionPink]

Dude, Bra-vo. This is probably my favorite take on "80s Radio" yet.

[Gibrawk]

Rivers should totally let this guy have this song. Could be a great release and I actually enjoy this version better. ...

[onelastks928]

im inlove with that song, but even more..in love with that hoodie..you look great in it

[koover07]

I seriously was walking around work whistling and humming this song the otherday... I listened to it like.. 12ish, and it was still stuck in my head at 7pm... thats ridonkulus!! i love this song!! i wish it was on the new cd..

[dafunk1080]

Has anyone ever told you that you resemble an elder Chinese fellow? Good music Johnny ^_^

[oeioyoei]

That's really catchy. Awesome!

[walkindsaster]

why didnt you put this as a video comment for rivers to see? im sure he would love it

[johnnyonline]

he's closed off video responses a while ago. i sent it to him in a message the other day.. he might respond he might not. either way, i was just having fun with my version of the song.

[GibsFrozen]

great!

i wanna see some more drummin vids!

[samerika]

awesome, there was something i didnt get though, this song is written by rivers, where did he release this song?

[TonysGarage]

Awesome! I Love that little screen, I've got it in one of my videos you know:P

[pierc1r]

Have listened to you for ages... Sos, forgot how great you are. Also loved your version of Exit Music...If I ever go back to Melbourne......

[shelleyboodles]

nicely done!

[larcbebop]

The list of songs that made me keep viewing more than twice:

1) 80's Radio

2) I'm gonna be (500 miles)

3) Love two point oh

Please keep up so I can make an hour long list!

[9PRELUDE2]

that was very good!

[koover07]

JOHNNY!!! that was awesome

You just made this a weezer song, seriously...

[Lucky027895]

It was lovely.

[CapNCrunchitize]

hey man...ya sound good!

[paulblu450]

Very nice john.

[Littlewing1213]

yet another excellent video john

and whadya know, you now have as many videos as there are dalmations

that's something to shout about

[nikkocarlocayaga]

more more more!!!! :D

[mirella514]

I love it!!! ***** + ***** 1/2

[Badbox]

I really loved this. and rivers cuomo is cool :)

[AntiCliche]

This was awesome man! Keep up the solid rocking my friend from across the pond!

[ElectricGrandpa]

Very nice job. You should actually post this video as a response to Step 9, to make sure Rivers sees it.

[johnnyonline]

he seems to have turned off video responses since the cut off for the last step was sunday.

[ellendanielle325]

one of my favorites from you!!

[meallat]

that's brillianttttttttt!! how do you insert the drumming ? like....howdya sync it right??

[mcduffchannel]

I imagine... very difficulty by ear.

[johnnyonline]

it's hard to see, but as i'm drumming, i'm wearing headphones, listening to the guitar and vocal track (which i *should* have recorded with click-track but that's another story)

[lilgreetr11]

This is actually one of my favorites by you.

[MelleB90]

That sweater is cool!

[moviegasm]

Nice job, Johnny! That was awesome.

[xdanielletaylor]

Lets just get married already. This was really lovely, like you can't help but dance around.

[poica1]

Awesome stuff.

Although it sounded like the higher octave in the chorus kept taking you by surprise!

Your facial hair is great by the way.

[imthehuman]

Love it Johnny!

[KIRKIN2112]

Nicely done there brudda!

[funkyboy99]

sure you got style :o hope it's not too late for rivers to hear that ;)

[ratsdavie]

loved it ***** oh and where you buy your hoody is well minted?

[MikeWysong]

Glad I found you .

Very cool Jonny.

[ChristopherMast]

Great one. You make me wish I still had my drumset.

[RefUser]

all your electric guitar songs sounds like weezer!

[fungummies]

nice one johnny, your stuff is amazing. i love your covers in particular x

[Nerdnproudofit]

Yes! Great, Johnny! :D

[SDuder]

:D great job!