Im still watching this in 2024

@0508brenpat

2 ай бұрын

Same here!

@juanpirafaelli2928

16 күн бұрын

im still crying after having listened to it 30 times

My mind still can't understand how it's possible to play this riff and sing at the same time.

@whyaskmenoely25

9 жыл бұрын

possible. practice and time.

@AddictedToTheStones

9 жыл бұрын

Pfftt Practice?....He's a Jedi! This is common knowledge :P

@whyaskmenoely25

9 жыл бұрын

Melanie Jones Does this mean I'm a jedi too? I can play and sing it perfectly fine

@MrGuitarRock

9 жыл бұрын

eheheh I thought the same. I also don't know how is it possible to play Who did you think I was, Ain't no sunshine and many other songs

@whyaskmenoely25

9 жыл бұрын

MrGuitarRock time, practice, patience and magic.

"Maybe this mattress will spin on its axis and find me on yours" This guy has a radically unique level of imagination.

@roughpetals4061

7 жыл бұрын

i freaking love that line!!!! the best!! .. i love how real and raw it is.. its my fave from the song!!

@alejandrourquiza5891

6 жыл бұрын

I know but i still don't get what that means can anyone of you help me with that?

@moniquea2497

6 жыл бұрын

the axis is the imaginary line in the middle of the mattress while it spins. So the lyric basically means that he wishes when the mattress spins while he's lying there feeling alone, he will magically be moved to the girl's mattress to be with her. Actually, just last night he answered this Question on Twitter.

@vlibrando2510

5 жыл бұрын

@@alejandrourquiza5891 good question

@Debrolley

4 жыл бұрын

He is brilliant. I totally "get him"

This speech made me make a crazy decision and then I had my heart broken. But I'm okay with that. Life's too short to keep playing the game. At least I tried. Still love you, John.

@JorgeGarcia-jj2od

5 жыл бұрын

hahaha same here faaam :p

@chasedowndreams6253

5 жыл бұрын

I can totally feel you! Just made the same experience.. I feel like most people are not completely honest and maybe just want to play the game - and don‘t understand how much strength it takes to open you heart for them and can‘t value what you did for them

@chasedowndreams6253

5 жыл бұрын

Jecith thanks man! All good right now, John‘s music helps a lot

@gigo2997

5 жыл бұрын

I too want to do the same so bad, but for now, I'm OK with the possibility that she'll "forget about me", dispite John's great lyrics. It hurts right now, but in time perhaps we will meet at a horisontal level of affection

@chasedowndreams6253

5 жыл бұрын

Thayssa Vidal yeah I‘m 100% sure we will :) Because love always wins! Just believe in it, I wish you only the best.

"Cause life is just too short to keep playing the game. Cause if you really want somebody, you'll figure it out later" Too right my friend

@yadurocky

5 жыл бұрын

Pelle van Smith :(

@ohmyafy

5 жыл бұрын

Or not the right hand is always there

@hd3873

5 жыл бұрын

Yea but.... It's a bummer if you go full-honesty mode, and get your heart broken in the end 😂😂

@hugo-_-

5 жыл бұрын

yeah that shit hurted.

@ivyanderson2428

5 жыл бұрын

No one or nothing can deny the love you deserve

This guy is an emotion.

@jawide626

7 жыл бұрын

"hey man" "hey" "you good?" "yeh i'm fine, how are you" "me, i'm John Mayer"

@Amaandafranco1993

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Dempsey I can relate

@Kostas1601

7 жыл бұрын

I'm always John Mayer lol

@JordansTake35

4 жыл бұрын

He is.. I would classify it as "romantically sad hope"

@lucasferes3519

4 жыл бұрын

I'm feeling kinda John Mayer right now, what about u?

I swear that half the reason I'm such a hopeless romantic is because of this man, right here. Definitely my favorite artist of all time.

@roseronato4968

6 жыл бұрын

Native Wombat me too

@robizbicki2271

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to know I’m not the only one who he helped throw into that ideology as well. Not sure if it’s healthy but I can’t control it so I’m not gonna fight it.

@mlynnlm9068

5 жыл бұрын

Word!

@somprem5164

4 жыл бұрын

Sooo true

@dromerli6649

4 жыл бұрын

Same bro lol

Does anyone else have this bookmarked? Just to go back and watch when you're having one of those moments?

@andycrick912

8 жыл бұрын

Yes, having that moment now at 2:00am friday night

@hiterss

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Crick 1:34am friday night too

@myyoutube4280

8 жыл бұрын

+Shelby Bradford well how freaky having one of those moments right now sat.1.35am and i really want to text someone who has been a complete bastard to me know that i've wised up to the fact that they've been a complete bastard to me and i was too in love with them to see it

@andrewperkins120

8 жыл бұрын

Yup. Right now 1245 Am. Got me all up in my feels.

@valfujim8918

7 жыл бұрын

right at 2:51 am, yup, this is one of those moments

I responded & a couple months later I ended up marrying the love of my life. thank you John

@gurlin5231

4 жыл бұрын

Thats great man good luck!

@sm0lb32n7

4 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ John making marriages happen!

@backfromthedarkalive

3 жыл бұрын

Way to go.. that's gorgeous. this is one of my all time favorite songs.. legend!!

@achyutmahajan6205

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Congratulations!

a regret is never seeing Mayer live when Battle Studies came out, because I'd kill for a live set of just this album.

@abbyvii

2 жыл бұрын

me too. meeeee toooo

@chrisj1319

2 жыл бұрын

Battle Studies is right up there with continuum and WTLI for me, such a good album

@tw8454

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisj1319 better in my opinion

@andrefajardo10

2 жыл бұрын

literally a fucking mood i love this album just as much as continuum maybe even more and i was so young when it came out but i adore the album in its entirety

@tmmuscics2753

Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t alive then

Well, after rewatching this live version dozens of times, I finally have the courage to press the send button. Life’s too short. Update: I’m doomed to die alone I guess

@freaky09012

23 күн бұрын

What you need is coming to you. Have faith. It’s hard sometimes. But it will.

Listening to this in 2024. Everytime I listen to this I have goosebumps. What a Magic song

This is what I pay internet for

"Cause life is just too short to keep playing the game."

@shashankslegalremedialclas8805

8 жыл бұрын

not because of life is short but because if the moments unnoticed.. edge of desire

@amolkhade

6 жыл бұрын

mannnnn!!! That ALWAYS gets me!

@mandyyve8694

4 жыл бұрын

True

We can file this in that one large folder of John Mayer songs of "B-side tracks that I didn't realize their genius until 5-10 years after they were released."

@kevinthrogmorton3203

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Pierson same here

@erickrosas2702

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Pierson A

@0dinko

5 жыл бұрын

yep!!!

@connorabrams62

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Pierson So true.

@zelmoy

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Pierson so so so so true!

"Dad why is my sister's name Rose?" "Because your mom loves roses" "Oh, thank you, Dad" "No problem, John Mayer Edge of Desire Live"

@hundepaul1236

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@hundepaul1236

Жыл бұрын

🥲😭🙃

This guy is a legend, that's the best Blackberry impression I've ever seen.

I've been a John Mayer fan for the longest time and for some reason, Edge of Desire has always been close to my heart. Two years ago, I fell in love with someone and we were in a long distance relationship. Whenever I used to miss him, I'd just text him the lyrics "Maybe this mattress, would spin on its axis and find me on yours". This year in January, we broke up. It's been so, so difficult to watch this video ever since. Somehow, I always end up watching this on a Sunday night. This reminds me of him and I don't want to associate this song with him anymore but it's tough. I didn't know where I was going when I started typing this comment, but I'd like to say one thing to everyone who's reading this comment (if someone *is* actually reading this hello lol) - cherish the love you have. Tell people that you love them. Don't give up on people who love you. Otherwise, like me, you'd be lying in bed, with your phone on your chest, waiting for it to go "brrrr, brrrr, brrrr" and trust me, that's not a good feeling.

@darrylpinto9578

3 жыл бұрын

I hope your mattress would spin on its axis and find someone whom you can love better. Also, thanks for the reminder. :)

@pranavdesai6984

3 жыл бұрын

Ya

@beastmaster6946

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your amazing story ❤️

@peterparker9142

3 жыл бұрын

Wow... You gain my respect arya Thnks

@guitarfan2496

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you sister. Sorry you had to go through that. I too was a victim of long distance. Im still getting better. Hope you are too. Dont be sad that it ended, be happy that it happened.

I've lost the count of the times I've watched this.

@lrodrigs_

6 жыл бұрын

cianalu me too

@1neeraj9

5 жыл бұрын

Same here dude

@1neeraj9

5 жыл бұрын

It's like I have learnt to play the song on my guitar, I have learnt to sing it note to note.. but hell I can not do it at the same time.. and that is so frustrating!!

@MahimaKhandelwal1995

5 жыл бұрын

I swear. It's like fine wine, only becomes better.

@1neeraj9

5 жыл бұрын

@@MahimaKhandelwal1995 true

John Mayer is the best wing man ever

@joshgill7095

7 жыл бұрын

Hell yea brotha

@jimmychen1823

7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Oseguera Does anyone not realize what Aidan said... like the worst version of the word

Accurate blackberry buzzing sound

@mlynnlm9068

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

This guy has been an integral part to my emotional education as a human being. This performance is everything to me. Just raw, honest music.

@yaelw9281

2 жыл бұрын

THIS COMMENT IS INSANELY ACCURATE. I"M KINDA OBSESSED WITH IT

@Sid-pg8nh

11 ай бұрын

beautifully expressed!!

@herrqwertz3567

6 ай бұрын

Amen brother. Again, thank you❤

@Flo-qw4jr

6 ай бұрын

@@herrqwertz3567 ❤❤

Mayer is just an incredible talent. Cant think of too many people who can introduce a song like that and then launch into a song and then then play that lick. This is real music, the real deal.

@lisajones224

9 ай бұрын

This is such a hauntingly beautiful song-coming straight from the heart. He definitely has a point here. It's not just the vocals and lyrics-his music is beautiful in every song he does!

@jordangamble3515

2 ай бұрын

Young people don’t know about music like this. This is one of those songs that carry more weight because of how much talent John put into it. So powerful.

I've never connected on an intellectual level so much with someone that I've never met before. This man is a genius. You either love him or hate him; all I can say is I've never related to someone's ideology and way of thinking more than with this man.

@robizbicki2271

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Haggar literally just commented on someone else about how he’s sorta ignited (or maybe it was just there and I didn’t notice) the ideology of hopeless romanticism because I think that’s what I’d call this.

@thesolitaryadventurer

4 жыл бұрын

Love him musically, yet he's an arrogant prick when he speaks in person. I don't mind the concert talk but in an interview he's way too up himself. Hell of a guitarist and songwriter.

@backfromthedarkalive

3 жыл бұрын

Amen !!!! His songs just move me.. so amazing as an artist. and that guitar...

@amaurygorlier6461

2 жыл бұрын

So true. My mind has a best friend in this world called John Mayer. And a lot of people can relate to what he sings without knowing him. We all have our own Mayer who makes life more beautiful, he is a treasure.

@hrithikdiwakar7053

Жыл бұрын

So true, the way I connect to room for squares is unlike any

Have you ever heard a better prologue to a live song than this one? Is there a better song to fall back to on a lonely Saturday night than this? :)

@josepaucar3430

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, he has one when he calls himself uncle John or something like that and said this phrase at the end after a long and precise prologue... "Never underestimate the power of I like that"

@ReleNtLEsS1nG

6 жыл бұрын

Jose Paucar remember what performance that was by any chance?

@josepaucar3430

6 жыл бұрын

Yes!! He did it in Any Given Thurdays in 2002. I was looking for the video but i couldnt fin it, but I found the speech on internet, this is it. Hope you like it... "So I was thinkin' about relationships and about how it pertains to songs about relationships, And uh, I was trying to think, well it occurred to me that the key, I figured out the key to a relationship and how to make it work. Check it out, this is, this is, a tip from your uncle John, check it out. When you first meet somebody, you find out they like you, first of all, a friend of a friend of theirs say, he or she really really likes you, and it kills you, floors you, sends you to the ground, you've got to pick yourself up off the ground; then you get their phone number and you call them up, right, and you say "Yeah, that's a really great phone conversation, can I see you some time?" and then they say this, they say, "I'd like that." Nothing feels better than "I'd like that". So now, your blood pressures' goin, you're six feet off the ground, you can't sleep, because of "I'd like that". So then you hang out for a while, and you call and you talk on the phone all the time, and then you drop the bomb, what feels like the bomb, you say, "You know what, I've been thinkin about you a lot." And she goes, "Ahhhhhhh!" And you go "What happened?" and she goes, "I'm sorry, I just, I just, I just, that's, I've been thinking about you too." Bam. Higher into the sky. But now "I'd like that." Tch. Done. Now you're up to "I'm thinkin about you." Then however number of months pass, it makes you feel comfortable saying it, you say "I gotta tell you something." They go "What?", you go "I'm in love with you." And nothing in the world sounds better than "I'm in love with you." And then maybe she starts crying, or maybe he goes "*gasp*". And all the sudden you're like "I'm in." But now what doesn't work?; "I'd like that." and "I've been thinkin about you." Now we're at "I'm in love with you." Then maybe some day it'll move up to "I love you." Fast forward, now you're like "I love you a lot; I love you more than anything in life." Now "I love you." doesn't work. It's a threshold that keeps movin up. Fast forward, like six months, six weeks, whatever the case may be, now you're on like, "I want to marry you." "I want to impregnate you with my love." "I wanna, I wanna just send my love to you." "Damn it, words don't work anymore." And then you say this line, and you know, you know you've used this line before, "I just wish they'd put a new word in the dictionary bigger than love because love just doesn't describe what I feel." And so now he or she starts askin, "Do you love me?" and you start goin, "Of course I love you." "Well say it." And then it becomes "Say it twice." And it goes "Say it three times." And then, you cross a really interesting point, where all the sudden it becomes "I hate you, I hate you." And you go, "Oh my god she hates me." And now it's like "I hate you more than anything." And then it's like "We're over." And then they go "No we're not." And you go "Yes we are." Now the words completely do not work at all, you're left with nothing. You're throwing punches under water. You're done. You know what the moral of that story is, if there is one. Never, ever, ever, ever underestimate the power of "I'd like that." John Mayer

@ReleNtLEsS1nG

6 жыл бұрын

Jose Paucar wow, I really appreciate this man, thank you!!

@uromis

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Paucar just read this: if this was really him all the way back in 2002 I have to admire the young 22year old him for all the wisdom he had already

I know you're not reading this, but I miss you a lot and I hope you don't forget about me.

@JacksonDreyer

5 жыл бұрын

Shelsea Hüsch Call ‘em up!

@harleyjames443

5 жыл бұрын

yes kinda miss you

@harleyjames443

5 жыл бұрын

john

@alvzFm

4 жыл бұрын

Life’s too short to be playing that game.

@armaansamirizvi3354

4 жыл бұрын

Call them woman

"Let me cry all over you.. Let me wish you were someone different.."

@ivessosa9298

5 жыл бұрын

I dont get this part..Why "let me wish you were someone different?"{ if you love that person? LOL

@isaacting1301

5 жыл бұрын

@@ivessosa9298 My best guess is because as humans, we desire variety; in this case, being with different women. Even though you love this person, they are just ONE person and thus they are unable to satisfy one's craving for variety. So to say "Let me wish you were someone different" is to say 'let me wish you were someone else to trick myself into thinking i'm with another woman.', because ultimately, it is possible to get bored of the one you love. It all links back into what he said about life being too short to "Playing the game.

@ivessosa9298

5 жыл бұрын

@@isaacting1301 OhhhI I see... Capisce!! Love the intro and the song!

@janebute2541

5 жыл бұрын

@@isaacting1301 no.I want be you so much, you don't really want me. I want to love somebody different who will love me back and not tear my heart out.

@FreshAndOrganic

4 жыл бұрын

let me wish you were someone different....because the person i really love isn't here. in other words... i can't be with the person i really truly love, so i called "you". this happens all the time. we substitute "love the one you're WITH", for love the one you ACTUALLY love.

Just like everybody else in this comments section, I felt extremly encouraged to take a leap of faith and love as much as I could. She didn't respond the way I intended and I completely understand, the truth is that I still see her differently and Im always fighting to forget about it, but for those brief 20 seconds or so of extreme courage I felt invincible and stronger than I ever felt before.

The "every breath you take" of our generation.

Okay John. I was seeing someone for over two years... Hopelessly fell in love with her ... Got my heart broken ... And it fucked me up . I stayed away from all these stuff for a while because I didn't want to go back to falling in love and getting my heart broken like that. But you know how it goes. You cross paths with interesting people as life goes on. Wasn't different in my case either. There's this girl in my class . I'm happy when I'm around her. I keep smiling from ear to ear which is something I have not done in a long time. Even though I know I like her , I'm scared to tell her . I've seen this video hundreds of times before . And every single time , the speech before the song gives me goosebumps. When I saw it now , it gave me the motivation to tell her how I really feel. I'm going to tell her tonight. It's a Sunday night after all. I might get my heart broken , maybe tonight, maybe later. But I don't care.. " Life is too short to keep playing the game. Because if you really want someone , you'll figure it out later " Thank you John. I love you ❤️ Edit 1 - 07/10/2019 Guess I have a girlfriend now :) Edit 2 - 30/06/2020 It did not work out. I'm gonna move away for higher studies and she moved for work. The pandemic took a toll on our mental health as well. :( but I do not regret anything. We still are great friends even though we've gone our separate ways Edit 3 - 25/03/23 Wow. Feels surreal writing this tbh. We've been pretty busy figuring shit out in the past couple of years but still kept in touch. And recently we started speaking quite often and it reached a point where we admitted to still having feelings for each other. The last time I met her was November of 2021. I'm gonna see her again in 5 days and I'm super excited about it. Wish us luck :) Edit 4 - 07/05/23 Leaving again for studies/work. She's busy with work as well. We've agreed on giving long distance a go and I'm really happy that things are finally starting to go in a good direction. Wish us luck. Edit 5 - 15/09/23 Long distance has it's ups and downs. We're going through our fair share of them as well. Edit 6 - 02/10/23 My heart is heavy when I'm typing this. We've decided to part ways. Is it what I want? No. But you don't always get what you want or things doesn't always work out the way you want them to. I feel like this thread has been a part of our relationship in a way, so I'm updating this. Life's hard rn. I hope I make it through.

@jf3349

4 жыл бұрын

Congrats, glad u did that, good for u

@cyrusthelegend

4 жыл бұрын

@@jf3349 Thanks mate

@tessa3217

4 жыл бұрын

Way to go man!

@cyrusthelegend

4 жыл бұрын

@@tessa3217 Thank you

@athirapushpagaran5724

4 жыл бұрын

Cyrusseee this is♥️

it's like this man secretly tapped into my soul and laid it out right in front of me and made it beautiful.

there's something about this particular performance ...

@MrMiarinjo

8 жыл бұрын

whaooo! another malagasy john mayer fan!

It's been almost 9 years since we dated, but we've seen each other here and there. This song resonated with me so hard during 7 of those years. We'd speak occasionally. We'd remain there for each other throughout all the boyfriends and the girlfriends. We'd often end up asleep in each other's arms on a couch after a night of partying with our mutual friends. But we'd say nothing about it. I moved away for 2 years and we have barely spoken these last 3. We spent one full day together last January, where everything came rushing back. The nostalgia the memories. We actually both planned just to catch up for an hour, but neither of us ordered the bill. Each time he waved at the waiter, I expected him to ask for the bill, but he said "another carlsberg please *turns to me* did you want another drink?". I saw john mayer live a few days ago, I remember telling myself during the set that if he sings edge of desire i'll take it as a sign to contact him. Or to tell him how i've felt all this time, because I never did. It was too much, and I couldn't trust him. But I loved him. Now.. I don't know.. there can't be love there we barely spoke in 3 years.. but there is residue. A yearning for the past. Well, john sang the song, but I couldn't message him. I just couldn't do it. 9 years of holding back, just to say it in text? Not to mention, He's in a relationship. But i'm here, listening to this again, 5 years later, thinking about him. It's bittersweet I guess.

@alexhaggar2657

6 жыл бұрын

MeeraAlMidfa update?

@gracelly23

5 жыл бұрын

This breaks my heart =(

@almost5198

5 жыл бұрын

feeels!

@frequentflyer8866

5 жыл бұрын

My name is John Mayer. Just message.

@corysutton

5 жыл бұрын

You’ll never know until you finally send that message.

that prologue makes me feel some type of way and Edge of Desire has always been my favorite song from him

" I want you so bad I'd go back on the things I believe"... what an amazing line.

fuck this imma have to call her now

@Mathes1

7 жыл бұрын

Hope it went well if you did end up calling her

@kawaiishtuffs6651

7 жыл бұрын

I'ma say this... I called her and we got back together but it ended in shambles so yeah.

@Mathes1

7 жыл бұрын

You called her though and that's better than a lot of people , now your mind won't be nagging at you all day and night telling you what could've been

@kawaiishtuffs6651

7 жыл бұрын

you're right. however i still come back to this specific live performance and reminisce. :D

@jazzyflow7956

7 жыл бұрын

idiot there's 7 billion people in this world and you have to call her

My heart beats so fast whenever I hear this song. The most beautiful song I've ever heard.

I know this video is a decade old, but it is just so representative of a universal feeling today. I’m sort of a late bloomer Mayer fan and this song was always in my ear after first hearing it. I had always thought of this song as a cry for longing for your lover. Throughout my relationship with her, I would always talk about this song and how it made me just want to be with her, lie together on the couch, just letting the world disappear around us. Those moments were just so awesome. To feel like the world couldn’t do a damn thing to us. But it turns out it could. Ever since we broke, I’ve truly understood this song now. I don’t want to play the game. I want to tell her everything that’s in me, both the hurt and the love. But I can’t do it. I can’t reach out because all its going to do is bring more pain. Either way, I don’t think i’m going to hear the phone buzzing or ever hear her reach out. But that cry, “just come over, just come over, let me cry all over you, let me wish you were someone different” will ring true.

@suju3056

2 жыл бұрын

You are heard and seen

@dilligaf24824

2 жыл бұрын

@@suju3056 loudly! This was powerful!

@tw8454

2 жыл бұрын

im living this nightmare. my second time and 7 years. im so broken. i dont have it in me to date again for a LONG time. i just doubt she’ll ever wanna see my number come up again.

@eric3893

2 жыл бұрын

@@tw8454 It cannot be easy man. Pressure through alright? You'll get through this, I believe in you.

People who don't like his speeches can I have your concert tickets? :D I don't see what the problem is..his speeches add a lot to this experience of his shows. If you don't like hearing other people's opinions it's up to you. Considering the majority of the venue goes crazy for his speeches he will continue to do them. People care about what he has to say. If you don't then that's just too bad for you. Concerts are also very much about hands on communication with the fans. Plus it is used as a transition/ intro to the song in almost all cases. So. It is always a plus. It shows dedication. It's easy to just go up on stage and repeat songs. Communication with the audience is key.

@mistyann6919

5 жыл бұрын

WTF..

@avee2471

5 жыл бұрын

Kostas1601 stfu pussy

@BlasterJunos

5 жыл бұрын

So true, if you want one without the speech just get the album version! I'm amazed at people complaining. Why don't they just head to the album version? My personal opinion though.

@backfromthedarkalive

3 жыл бұрын

Well said why do people bitch..if you don't like it stay away from the concert.. sheesh!!

@Luke101

3 жыл бұрын

@@avee2471 you must be alone

John is a genius. It's amazing how he can express the feeling of wanting someone that you let go, but you wish that person called you, texted you, to come over, say nothing and lay next to you.

''A night never to be trusted for emotions''. And now John is getting is through the Sunday nights with Current Mood. What a legend!

I had the chance to hold her hand forever. It all slipped away because I was too afraid I wasn't enough. It's been 5 years, 3 exes, & a lifelong regret, I still want her.

The intro and the actual song ,lyrics ,everything about this song is so amazing ... Another mayer's gem !!

@alancastellon9225

7 жыл бұрын

it really is dude

that frickin guitar intro is an *a d d i c t i o n* to me

@nelgrace1969

4 жыл бұрын

Oh me too ❤

Getting massively paranoid rn and on the verge of getting an anxiety attack and that speech made me tear up. The riff sent shivers down my spine. His voice calmed the storm within me. I sincerely thank you, John for the music you create. You HELP people through it, heal them through it. 💕

Since it's the end of the year, I got my Spotify wrapped results a couple days ago and I found out I listened to John 104 hours this year and this song was my number one most played. Never been to one of his concerts but I would be the happiest girl if I ever got the opportunity. He is truly my favorite musician. He has so much soul and such a great heart.

@Interyou25

5 жыл бұрын

Ahah your not the only one like that ahah but on my part my most listened is covered in rain ;-)

@purebluejapan-

5 жыл бұрын

Where do you live!

@Interyou25

5 жыл бұрын

@@purebluejapan- he never went to france :(

Watching this in 2024, wishing I saw this a dozen years ago. Thanks for tellin us the truth, brother John ❤

The way he makes his guitar weep in the solo....puts a lump in my throat every single time and I've been watching this video for years. When someone can play like that, there really are no words. He's a modern day Clapton. Play on, John. Play on.

I always come back to this song when I my heart hurts, makes me wanna text my ex and tell her how much our relationship meant to me and how I want to start over. Never felt so in love with somebody before, just to watch her walk away with somebody else. Breaks my heart knowing there won’t ever be a second chance with her because of her unfaithful acts. “I want you so bad I’ll go back on the things I believe” is such a powerful line because I can feel that so badly, but in the end I know that will just break me again.

@eric3893

2 жыл бұрын

Keep your head high King. Know your worth, better will come. I promise.

@Scottttyboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@eric3893 I appreciate you ❤️ I do deserve a lot better.

@mauromaciel6336

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you both for the messages. Thanks so much and stay strong, Scott. Better will come!

@marwanhassan309

10 ай бұрын

Your pride as a man is more important than a woman that slept with someone else

@averycriscitello3551

4 ай бұрын

Same bro

It’s okay to argue. It’s okay to yell. It’s okay to be sad, angry, mad, jealous. It’s okay to cry. People always seem to forget that we are human. Far from perfect. Far from getting it right the first time. Johns songs really embody that idea of imperfection that’s why I keep coming back. Because imperfection is beautiful. And perfect is something I’ll never know

@coolnamebro

Жыл бұрын

Everything is always perfect, because everything is always exactly as it should be.

so good to see people opening their hearts because of his monologue... in fact, there's a painful truth in his words and it's sad that we spend too much time in life avoiding our feelings. yup, come over. Life gets easier this way.

This is the " trying so hard to get out of the toxic image he fell into" John Mayer. He did it!

Had to come back here every once in a while...

@keijogary9655

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

this speech is everything

Such an inspirational opening speech to the perfect song for it.

@thespianswan

9 жыл бұрын

Your twin! Haha

@LukeWilliamsMusic

9 жыл бұрын

Bahaha you got it :)

@thespianswan

9 жыл бұрын

Haha its time to share your stage gig!

He is just so damn clear about what it means to be alive...Man! what a perfectly imperfect being...LOVE HIM!!

he is playing that and singing!!

@SmithhausCraftworks

5 жыл бұрын

Not to that tough, play it without singing until it's muscle memory, then sing your heart out!

@vincentvega1081

4 жыл бұрын

Joey Smith still difficult nonetheless

Love is really nothing but a dream that keeps waking me................................

I did not expect to be here at 1:10 am but here I am again. My favorite FAVORITE live version in the entire world.

@laurencarranza6971

10 ай бұрын

Omg it’s 1:05am when I read this lol

It’s a sunday night, a night never to be trusted for emotions. So, a lot of you guys are gonna head home and either receive texts in the dead of night or actually compose them that are not going to be fully representative of how you feel for the rest of the day, for the rest of your week. Then you’ll be reaching out, and if you’re not reaching out you’ll have someone else reaching out to you. And your friends, and your brain, and your morals, and your conscience have all trained you not to respond. But I’m gonna go against the brain and I’m going to suggest that the next time you get a message from the one you love, the only person in the world you love and can’t talk to, that you respond. And you just write back when they ask you if you’re up, and you’re up, just write back, “Yup, come on over.” Cause life is just too short to keep playing the game. Cause if you really want somebody, you’ll figure it out later. Otherwise, you’ll be laying in bed with a Blackberry on your chest staring at it, doing nothing for the rest of the night, hoping that it goes, “PRRR, PRRR, PRRR”. If you love someone, if you love somebody. Say, “don’t say a word, just come over”.

I bet you will find all the die hard romantics down here..... always at JM's. .. LOVE YOU JOHN !

God bless the person who recorded this. You're the reason I come back to this video whenever I'm low. You have no idea what you've given to this world John. I love you so much❤️ I'm going through a break up and whenever I feel like texting my ex I comeback to this video and just cry. It's only because I know I shouldn't text her but I always end up texting her. You spoil me John. Why are you such a hopeless romantic? I wish I wasn't a hopeless romantic like you. I love you so much! I hope my ex realises my love for her and comes back to me. Well, till then I'll just always watch this video and remember our good times. Thank you uploader for uploading this❤️

@mauromaciel6336

2 жыл бұрын

I can relate, sir. I wish you the best. Stay strong!

This is my favorite song EVER. Why was this never a single?!?!

and i love him when i don't know how it happened, and now i know i shouldn't because he never will. . .and i'll never know what i did wrong to be in this situation, but i'm willing to go against everything i know and be with him. ironic that i finally understand this song after all these years, i can only imagine what John was going through when he wrote this song. even being in this situation now i can barely describe it or explain it to myself because i don't even understand, and John turns it into this beautiful song. incredible. just incredible.

@viniciusguedes6443

10 жыл бұрын

word. me too.

@katherinechrist-janer5636

6 жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth. He's amazing.

"Cause life is too short..." He was about to cry in that part. Only honest word's from his mouth, that's why he also makes us cry... Love is really nothing, but a dream that keeps me awake

Steady my breathing, silently screaming.

@tmmuscics2753

Жыл бұрын

This is me sometimes

You're breaking my heart John Mayer

Who's still watching this is 2023? ❤🙋‍♀️❤

@cpesq.5884

4 ай бұрын

'24

@12368584

2 ай бұрын

2024🎉

This is for the girl, who was my great love and my greatest tragedy. I’ve loved you since we were 13 years old and haven’t loved you less since then. I’m sorry for giving up on us 9 years ago, i look back now and it’s still my greatest regret but seeing you happily married now makes the pain worth my while cause I know he’ll do the things I would’ve wanted us to be. I love you and I’ll be seeing you in another life, when we are both cats. -8/4/02

I can't explain how I felt when I watched thid video for the first time. But touched me with the very profound way. Today is the John Mayer's b-day and a decided to watch this again just for realize again that "life's too short to keep playing the game".

This song somehow haunts me till this day with all the memories I have associated with those Worst days when I was lonely and all alone. The car rides at night to back home..self doubtful and insecured days flashes before me even today. The key shift in some parts of the song just sends chill in the spine.

If Ted Mosby were a musician

@jouddamra6345

3 жыл бұрын

oh my GOD

@sudeepkuchara5287

3 жыл бұрын

boi do i have news for you:)

@yamanosu9463

3 жыл бұрын

@@sudeepkuchara5287 could you explain the news?

@lucasmalachias

3 жыл бұрын

@@yamanosu9463 Josh Radnor actually is a musician!

@visheshsood6551

3 жыл бұрын

fuck

no exaggeration, i must listen to this song hundreds of times a day, its too much for me.

I rewatch this performance once a month. Something so special about the little speech, "if you love somebody".. comes from the heart.

Dealing with the hardest breakup of my life and that intro had me trying not to break down in front of everyone at work. Love John, his music is healing

@kopalsharma

9 ай бұрын

I feel you.

@jonsnow3300

9 ай бұрын

Hang in there, life continues, so should you

he plays so freaking precisely.. The amount of heartbreeak and heart ache I see here does make me a bit sad but to see people pressing on still...

I'm not a guitarist but I am a bookwork and English literature nerd and that's why I love this guy's poetry in all his songs.

Don’t control what you can’t fight. Love you, John.

"There I just said it; I'm scared you forget about me" no other song has ever hit me so hard like this fucking song. And here I am, 1:06 and can't stop listening. He's brilliant!

Anybody else still get the chills during that first bend of the solo?

My last 2 relationships both passed away at 30 and 31 years old. I landed in John Mayer after that and thank god. Honestly does something to my soul. Thank you John!

@cybernisplays

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you're okay , Just Hang in There ❤️ Have Faith ❤️

@kimsmith0130

2 жыл бұрын

@@cybernisplays I am okay now. Lots of work to get here but perspective is everything. Thank you for your kind words.

@cybernisplays

2 жыл бұрын

@@kimsmith0130 Anytime ❤️ Just reach out Yk

this song always makes me cry

“Cause if you really want somebody, you’ll figure it out later. Otherwise you’ll be laying in the bed with your blackberry on your chest, staring at it, doing nothing for the rest of the night, hoping that it goes “PRRR PRRR PRRR”. If you love someone, if you love somebody say, “ don’t say a word, just come over”❣️

sometimes speaking up isnt enough. if a person really dont like or love you im pretty sure words are just words to them. theres no emotion, no excitement, no meaning, nothing... but theres nothing wrong expressing out your feelings. you have this time and chance to say the words so you have to make up the most of it. thats what I did. but I ended losing myself and her. this song really reminds me of how love correctly works. if a person totally wants you, even if you dont say a word they will come over. if you want somebody give it a go or regret not doing anything. acceptance or rejection it doesnt matter because either ways you'll still live in this world full of pain and happiness.

Still the best video on a sunday night in 2020

@vroomer72

Жыл бұрын

2022*

How much I love his words. This particular speech gave me just enough courage to text the one I thought I loved this past summer, after not seeing him for over a year. "Cause if you really want somebody, you'll figure it out later..." The guy texted back, telling me it was so great to hear from me again. We spend, in my mind, some magical times together. But then he went back to his old distant self again. I haven't heard form him in a couple of weeks. I don't think I ever will again. But I'm ok with it now. Because I indeed figured it out later: I gave him another chance and he blew it. His loss. It was the exact closure I needed.

11 years on and this monologue still hits hard and true. Just thinking how I've become a hopeless romantic because of this man and his music. And I regret nothing. Thank you Mr Mayer.

I can't believed I stumbled into this performance on a Sunday night. "It's a Sunday night. A night never to be trusted with emotion." What a mystifying coincidence.

I heard the speech, thought about the girl I loved. Called her, asked her out. She's my girlfriend. Thanks John Mayer! Best relationship I've ever had. This guy needs to be a motivation speaker! GIVE THIS MAN A NOBEL PRIZE!

Just learned this on guitar today. Took me a little longer than expected haha and to sing with it? Impossible...for now

@samhaokip9126

8 жыл бұрын

+chrislopez44 ikr i can play the guitar parts but as soon as i start singing i lose focus too lol

@LeonardoCeratti

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Samuel +chrislopez44 i just recorded a video playing and singing this song, It would be awesome if you watch it. Anyways, thanks for your time

@clydedsouzaauthor

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

This song. This performance. This intro. “Yup, come over”. That John’s voice is a little broken by this time in that tour, makes this performance even more meaningful.

I will forever be in love with this song. I found this song when I first started dating my boyfriend 3 years ago... He leaves for boot camp tomorrow and I listened to it today and it brings back so many great memories. John is truly a great artist. This my favorite video of him singing this song. The speech in the beginning gets me all the time.

@fa7al596

2 жыл бұрын

Hey hows life??

This right here has definitely become my favourite live performance of John ever. That intro is just golden. He’s just too good with words..

To the one who shot and/or posted this video, THANK YOU. This version is incredibly heartbreaking but so beautiful on many levels. I love John's speech and the emotion he brings with it. Completely relatable. And then he works his way effortlessly into that song to complete the experience. Bonus: reading all the comments! Love what most people have shared. ❤ #PowerOfMusic

Anyone else listening at 1 AM? It's the perfect way to feel complete joy and hopelessness at the same time.

One of the sickest and most related speeche's someone can relate to, just sensational.

God bless John Mayer and the one who recorded this video, more than 10 years down and I still can't get enough of this one! Still on the edge of desire.

I'm only now starting to realise that Battle Studies is a good album. Sure, it doesn't have popular songs but that doesn't mean these songs shouldn't get any less credit than the more known ones... There's always a reason to fall in love with John all over again :)

Im flying when i listen john mayer

"Let me cry all over you, let me wish that you were someone different." The honesty

@moulipal3468

3 жыл бұрын

I never understood this. What does he mean by this?

@Stuff7164

2 жыл бұрын

@@moulipal3468 - Perhaps, it encapsulates second guessing someone you want to be with, but they have "issues" (lack of compatibility). Part of you says to stay away, but the other part says "who cares!" because you're madly in love with them. Just one possible interpretation.

@moulipal3468

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stuff7164 ah, I like that interpretation

@Stuff7164

2 жыл бұрын

@@moulipal3468 - Kinda like Minnie Driver in 'Good Will Hunting' telling Matt Damon, "I'm willing to give it a shot!"

@moulipal3468

2 жыл бұрын

@@Stuff7164 PRECISELY