Now that’s what I’m talking about. Bravo.
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“Queen of California” lyric video
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John Mayer ripping up “Gravity” and “I’ve Got Dreams.” Dug this up from the recesses of my hard drive. Couldn’t stop filming for 8 and a half minutes. Enjoy.
Mayer, again? No surprise there. Here’s “Daughters,” after a 4 month hiatus from recording-making.
I might’ve gotten a little too excited about having a guitar at my disposal—for each of the past two nights, I’ve spent about 5 hours (!) putzing around with my guitar (its name is Ryan, if you wanted to know). It’s nice to be home. Not so nice to have numb fingertips.
Not the best guitar player of course, but I find that cycle of chords so soothing to play. Definitely eases my nerves.
The Tufts Beelzebubs covering John Mayer’s “Stop This Train” at Bubs in the Pub, April 29, 2011.
Who says “pop music” can’t have depth?
Covering John Mayer’s “I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You).”
I usually avoid covering the same artist consecutively, but I’m breaking the rule this time. Unsurprisingly, it’s for Mr. Mayer. I’ve listened to his music so much it feels like his songs are imprinted on my soul, and they just come tumbling right out whenever I set myself down in front of the piano. On top of that, there’s a sort of musical clean-ness/lean-ness to his performance style, that really lend his songs to… additional “processing” and musical exploration. I think that’s why I bee-lined for this song, when I was looking for a song to “explore my voice” with (a concept I’ve been very taken with, of late).
We all know there are bedroom guitarists, so might there be practice room pianists?
Filming myself was a very enlightening activity. I learned that my eyes are extremely small. I learned that I tend to tilt my face up a little too much when I sing. I learned that I have a funny right twitch in my face, that happens involuntarily whenever I’m working hard to hit a certain note or produce it in a certain way, and I also have an amusing tendency to sing with my eyebrows. More importantly though, I learned that what all those youtube artists do is in no way as easy as it looks, and strangely enough, it really does look a lot better to emote towards the camera, rather than away from it, as unnerving as it feels to do it.
The video I shot of John Mayer playing “In Your Atmosphere (LA Song)” at Wembley Arena in London, 27th May 2010.
There is something haunting about this song, about the way it’s so true to life, true to its mixed bag of emotions. Wanting to see someone, yet not wanting to see him/her at the same time. Wanting to stay away, yet wanting to be close. Wanting to give up, yet wanting to have hope. Hoping to avoid, yet hoping to run into. Hoping to talk, but hoping not to have to be the one to start.
I don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymore
I don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymore
I don’t know what it’s like to land and
not race through your door
I don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymoreI don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymore
I don’t think I really ever could
hold on to a hotel key
in your bedroom neighborhood
with me sleepwalking in HollywoodI’m gonna steer clear
Burn up in your atmosphere
I’m gonna steer clear
‘Cause I’d die if I saw you
I’d die if I didn’t see you there
So I don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymoreI don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymore
I’d get lost on the Boulevard at night
without your voice to tell me
“I love you, take a right,”
The 10 and the 2 is the loneliest sightBurn up in your atmosphere
I’m gonna steer clear
‘Cause I’d die if I saw you
I’d die if I didn’t see you there
So I don’t think I’m gonna go to LA anymore
Here’s the part he improvises:
Maybe we can make a deal
There’ll be room enough for both of us here
Get a place on the West side
Over by the sea
Stay to the right of the 405 and
Clear away from me
Should I ever need to go
to your part of town
I’ll put a request and write in
Send it back around
There’s no way, no way we can be
in the same city
I know the car you drive
and there’s lots of them around
And it’s hard to live life
When I’m constantly looking up and down
to see if that’s you
there behind the wheel
and even when it’s not
I don’t know how to feel
I think I’m gonna stay, gonna stay in the grey
I think I’m gonna stay
It’s gonna be a hot one in New York City
You and I from LA
You and I from LA
You and I from there knowingSomething’s missing (continues into new song)
I’m Gonna Find Another You to Turn Me On = John Mayer’s “I’m Gonna Find Another You” + Norah Jones’ “Turn Me On”
Each time I tried to play one, I somehow veered into the other - so I figured, hey, maybe I could put them together.
3 hours of sleep the day before Spring Break officially begins -> time to decompress. To the practice rooms!
In this recording, my Singaporean-ness - or at least non-Western-ness - is definitely showing. No matter how hard I try, I’m never really going to capture blues vowels/voice, I guess! Well, we do our best.
It kind of reminds me of the way Coryn was doing her best to make me say “banana” as many times as possible yesterday (I say “buh-nah-nuh,” not “buh-nan-nuh”; the latter still feels forced, most of the time). Banana. Banana. Bannaahhhna. Shrug. I like it.
JMMA’s Erika posted this at JMMA Facebook and it’s making everyone sentimental for “old John.” Do you miss this guy?
Man who doesn’t try. Man who thinks he’ll never look like a rock star. Man who admits to not having much experience with women.
Who is this man and what have we done with him?!
Jokes aside, yes, I do miss this guy.
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27th May 2010, We’re in Wembley Arena, John Mayer’s playing “Half of My Heart” - and then he breaks into “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Can you believe this man? I know I can’t.
