John Mayer - Edge of Desire (Live at the Hollywood Bowl, August 22, 2010)

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  • čas přidán 19. 04. 2011
  • 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 grain 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 someone. If you love someone, if you love somebody. If you love someone. Don't say a word, say, "don't say a word, just come over. Just come over, just come over, don't say a word, just come over. Let me cry all over you, let me wish that you were someone different." If you love someone....
    This is not my video. It's not my intention to claim ownership of the video and audio used in this clip. However, I edited the audio of the original video with a higher quality one from a different source.
    Original Video: • Edge of Desire - John ... by jenniefalgout
    Audio: www.archive.org/download/JM201... and
    www.archive.org/download/JM201...
    John Mayer and his recording label own all objects used in this clip.
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  • @karinadeswari7165
    @karinadeswari7165 Před 3 měsíci +31

    Im still watching this in 2024

  • @NadirToZenith
    @NadirToZenith Před 8 lety +1905

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

    • @roughpetals4061
      @roughpetals4061 Před 7 lety +48

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

    • @alejandrourquiza5891
      @alejandrourquiza5891 Před 6 lety +4

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

    • @moniquea2497
      @moniquea2497 Před 6 lety +79

      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
      @vlibrando2510 Před 5 lety +1

      @@alejandrourquiza5891 good question

    • @Debrolley
      @Debrolley Před 4 lety +5

      He is brilliant. I totally "get him"

  • @thayssavidal
    @thayssavidal Před 5 lety +3949

    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
      @JorgeGarcia-jj2od Před 5 lety +38

      hahaha same here faaam :p

    • @chasedowndreams6253
      @chasedowndreams6253 Před 5 lety +93

      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
      @chasedowndreams6253 Před 5 lety +9

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

    • @gigo2997
      @gigo2997 Před 5 lety +16

      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
      @chasedowndreams6253 Před 5 lety +13

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

  • @mystaych
    @mystaych Před rokem +138

    "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"

  • @BrunoChoueri
    @BrunoChoueri Před 9 lety +2862

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

    • @whyaskmenoely25
      @whyaskmenoely25 Před 9 lety +136

      possible. practice and time.

    • @AddictedToTheStones
      @AddictedToTheStones Před 9 lety +161

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

    • @whyaskmenoely25
      @whyaskmenoely25 Před 9 lety +49

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

    • @MrGuitarRock
      @MrGuitarRock Před 9 lety +18

      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
      @whyaskmenoely25 Před 9 lety +19

      MrGuitarRock time, practice, patience and magic.

  • @nativewombat
    @nativewombat Před 7 lety +2182

    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
      @roseronato4968 Před 5 lety +7

      Native Wombat me too

    • @robizbicki2271
      @robizbicki2271 Před 5 lety +53

      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
      @mlynnlm9068 Před 5 lety +2

      Word!

    • @somprem5164
      @somprem5164 Před 4 lety +2

      Sooo true

    • @dromerli6649
      @dromerli6649 Před 4 lety +1

      Same bro lol

  • @jaincoral25
    @jaincoral25 Před 8 lety +1740

    This guy is an emotion.

    • @jawide626
      @jawide626 Před 7 lety +147

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

    • @Amaandafranco1993
      @Amaandafranco1993 Před 7 lety +8

      Jack Dempsey I can relate

    • @Kostas1601
      @Kostas1601 Před 7 lety +23

      I'm always John Mayer lol

    • @JordansTake35
      @JordansTake35 Před 4 lety +17

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

    • @lucasferes3519
      @lucasferes3519 Před 4 lety +7

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

  • @PelleVanSmith
    @PelleVanSmith Před 8 lety +1189

    "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
      @yadurocky Před 5 lety +2

      Pelle van Smith :(

    • @ohmyafy
      @ohmyafy Před 5 lety +8

      Or not the right hand is always there

    • @hd3873
      @hd3873 Před 5 lety +3

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

    • @hugo-_-
      @hugo-_- Před 5 lety +2

      yeah that shit hurted.

    • @ivyanderson2428
      @ivyanderson2428 Před 4 lety +3

      No one or nothing can deny the love you deserve

  • @fernandagiffoni116
    @fernandagiffoni116 Před 3 lety +76

    This is what I pay internet for

  • @Lizaaard21
    @Lizaaard21 Před 4 lety +321

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

    • @gurlin5231
      @gurlin5231 Před 4 lety +1

      Thats great man good luck!

    • @sm0lb32n7
      @sm0lb32n7 Před 4 lety +7

      ❤️❤️❤️ John making marriages happen!

    • @backfromthedarkalive
      @backfromthedarkalive Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @achyutmahajan6205
      @achyutmahajan6205 Před 3 lety +1

      Wow. Congratulations!

  • @jazzyflow7956
    @jazzyflow7956 Před 7 lety +185

    fuck this imma have to call her now

    • @Mathes1
      @Mathes1 Před 7 lety +22

      Hope it went well if you did end up calling her

    • @kawaiishtuffs6651
      @kawaiishtuffs6651 Před 7 lety +4

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

    • @Mathes1
      @Mathes1 Před 7 lety +6

      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
      @kawaiishtuffs6651 Před 7 lety +6

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

    • @jazzyflow7956
      @jazzyflow7956 Před 7 lety +12

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

  • @singplayinspire
    @singplayinspire Před 8 lety +976

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

    • @andycrick912
      @andycrick912 Před 8 lety +16

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

    • @hiterss
      @hiterss Před 8 lety +10

      +Andy Crick 1:34am friday night too

    • @myyoutube4280
      @myyoutube4280 Před 8 lety +10

      +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
      @andrewperkins120 Před 8 lety

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

    • @valfujim8918
      @valfujim8918 Před 7 lety +6

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

  • @johnoliversantiago2476
    @johnoliversantiago2476 Před 2 lety +338

    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
      @abbyvii Před 2 lety +5

      me too. meeeee toooo

    • @chrisj1319
      @chrisj1319 Před 2 lety +17

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

    • @tw8454
      @tw8454 Před 2 lety +3

      @@chrisj1319 better in my opinion

    • @andrefajardo10
      @andrefajardo10 Před 2 lety +8

      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
      @tmmuscics2753 Před rokem

      I wasn’t alive then

  •  Před 9 lety +686

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

  • @alvaroscb
    @alvaroscb Před 3 lety +88

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

  • @BrandonDean3
    @BrandonDean3 Před 7 lety +1452

    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."

  • @aryeaaaah
    @aryeaaaah Před 3 lety +482

    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
      @darrylpinto9578 Před 3 lety +28

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

    • @pranavdesai6984
      @pranavdesai6984 Před 3 lety

      Ya

    • @beastmaster6946
      @beastmaster6946 Před 3 lety +4

      Thank you for sharing your amazing story ❤️

    • @peterparker9142
      @peterparker9142 Před 3 lety +2

      Wow... You gain my respect arya Thnks

    • @guitarfan2496
      @guitarfan2496 Před 3 lety +6

      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.

  • @idontcare-tk1te
    @idontcare-tk1te Před 2 měsíci +12

    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
      @freaky09012 Před 2 dny

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

  • @tuqueeenha
    @tuqueeenha Před 10 lety +515

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

    • @lrodrigs_
      @lrodrigs_ Před 6 lety

      cianalu me too

    • @1neeraj9
      @1neeraj9 Před 5 lety

      Same here dude

    • @1neeraj9
      @1neeraj9 Před 5 lety +1

      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
      @MahimaKhandelwal1995 Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @1neeraj9
      @1neeraj9 Před 5 lety +1

      @@MahimaKhandelwal1995 true

  • @danieljohnson2046
    @danieljohnson2046 Před 8 lety +607

    Accurate blackberry buzzing sound

  • @oplanejadorfinanceiro
    @oplanejadorfinanceiro Před měsícem +5

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

  • @Flo-qw4jr
    @Flo-qw4jr Před 2 lety +196

    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
      @yaelw9281 Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @Sid-pg8nh
      @Sid-pg8nh Před 11 měsíci

      beautifully expressed!!

    • @herrqwertz3567
      @herrqwertz3567 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Amen brother.
      Again, thank you❤

    • @Flo-qw4jr
      @Flo-qw4jr Před 5 měsíci

      @@herrqwertz3567 ❤❤

  • @Trueredeemer
    @Trueredeemer Před 7 lety +453

    John Mayer is the best wing man ever

    • @joshgill7095
      @joshgill7095 Před 7 lety +3

      Hell yea brotha

    • @jimmychen1823
      @jimmychen1823 Před 6 lety +10

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

  • @Raj-sj4vd
    @Raj-sj4vd Před 7 lety +141

    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
      @josepaucar3430 Před 6 lety

      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
      @ReleNtLEsS1nG Před 6 lety

      Jose Paucar remember what performance that was by any chance?

    • @josepaucar3430
      @josepaucar3430 Před 6 lety +8

      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
      @ReleNtLEsS1nG Před 6 lety

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

    • @uromis
      @uromis Před 4 lety

      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

  • @gabrieltsiry
    @gabrieltsiry Před 8 lety +391

    there's something about this particular performance ...

    • @MrMiarinjo
      @MrMiarinjo Před 8 lety +7

      whaooo! another malagasy john mayer fan!

  • @sudhindrak
    @sudhindrak Před 8 lety +464

    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
      @lisajones224 Před 8 měsíci +2

      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
      @jordangamble3515 Před 2 měsíci +1

      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.

  • @alexhaggar2657
    @alexhaggar2657 Před 6 lety +506

    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
      @robizbicki2271 Před 5 lety +13

      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
      @thesolitaryadventurer Před 4 lety +2

      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
      @backfromthedarkalive Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @amaurygorlier6461
      @amaurygorlier6461 Před 2 lety +6

      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
      @hrithikdiwakar7053 Před rokem +1

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

  • @pietroferrari5975
    @pietroferrari5975 Před rokem +27

    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.

  • @0508brenpat
    @0508brenpat Před 9 měsíci +16

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

  • @tonytwoglasses9565
    @tonytwoglasses9565 Před 3 lety +265

    If Ted Mosby were a musician

  • @rmagraj8
    @rmagraj8 Před 4 lety +37

    The "every breath you take" of our generation.

  • @kflores7718
    @kflores7718 Před 8 lety +292

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

    • @ivessosa9298
      @ivessosa9298 Před 5 lety +3

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

    • @isaacting1301
      @isaacting1301 Před 5 lety +8

      @@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
      @ivessosa9298 Před 5 lety

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

    • @janebute2541
      @janebute2541 Před 5 lety +16

      @@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
      @FreshAndOrganic Před 4 lety +6

      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.

  •  Před 10 lety +396

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

  • @cyrusthelegend
    @cyrusthelegend Před 4 lety +124

    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.

  • @jerrshreds5954
    @jerrshreds5954 Před 2 lety +7

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

  • @veasnavorng9465
    @veasnavorng9465 Před měsícem +1

    2024! To all people who are searching for life and reached this. Keep hope alive

  • @catseyezzz
    @catseyezzz Před 12 lety +57

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

  • @MeeraAlMidfa
    @MeeraAlMidfa Před 6 lety +433

    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.

  • @itstheflaminturtle
    @itstheflaminturtle Před 2 lety +96

    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
      @suju3056 Před 2 lety +12

      You are heard and seen

    • @dilligaf24824
      @dilligaf24824 Před 2 lety +6

      @@suju3056 loudly! This was powerful!

    • @tw8454
      @tw8454 Před 2 lety +2

      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
      @eric3893 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @ganjazz
    @ganjazz Před 2 lety +47

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

  • @healingwithholly4602
    @healingwithholly4602 Před 8 lety +156

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

  • @iseeyou380
    @iseeyou380 Před 8 lety +138

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

  • @siddharthsharma3128
    @siddharthsharma3128 Před 8 lety +208

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

  • @angelasings24
    @angelasings24 Před 5 lety +27

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

  • @allyouneedislove2206
    @allyouneedislove2206 Před 6 lety +79

    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.

  • @enriquesolorzanotoledo8078
    @enriquesolorzanotoledo8078 Před 3 lety +53

    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.

  • @jorgegalicia4548
    @jorgegalicia4548 Před 4 lety +21

    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
      @coolnamebro Před rokem

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

  • @robbertzeeman
    @robbertzeeman Před 5 lety +58

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

  • @giuliociavarella6117
    @giuliociavarella6117 Před rokem +4

    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”.

  • @HGilby8
    @HGilby8 Před 5 lety +96

    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
      @Interyou25 Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @purebluejapan-
      @purebluejapan- Před 5 lety

      Where do you live!

    • @Interyou25
      @Interyou25 Před 5 lety

      @@purebluejapan- he never went to france :(

  • @Kostas1601
    @Kostas1601 Před 9 lety +309

    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
      @mistyann6919 Před 5 lety +1

      WTF..

    • @avee2471
      @avee2471 Před 5 lety +2

      Kostas1601 stfu pussy

    • @BlasterJunos
      @BlasterJunos Před 5 lety +8

      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
      @backfromthedarkalive Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @Luke101
      @Luke101 Před 3 lety +4

      @@avee2471 you must be alone

  • @WookieChewie13
    @WookieChewie13 Před 2 lety +2

    Blackberry, John before the throat injury, throwback!

  • @DixieWreck69
    @DixieWreck69 Před 3 lety +19

    raise your hand if you made a bad decision after his speech 👋🏼

  • @theshamnotsph
    @theshamnotsph Před 3 lety +7

    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.

  • @sawbones5825
    @sawbones5825 Před 3 lety +6

    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

  • @Einahpets33
    @Einahpets33 Před 3 lety +21

    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.

  • @larysmendonca5239
    @larysmendonca5239 Před 10 lety +44

    Steady my breathing, silently screaming.

  • @gabrieladeoliveira7546
    @gabrieladeoliveira7546 Před rokem +13

    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.

  • @robb2155
    @robb2155 Před 10 lety +465

    Should we really be taking love advice from John Mayer?
    eh what the hell, I'll try it.

    • @nosandigsandi6770
      @nosandigsandi6770 Před 6 lety

      robb2155 nice

    • @mariebmom
      @mariebmom Před 5 lety +7

      Yes! I have the feeling that who he is and everything he feels and how he feels and because of his unique way to express himself, that’s exactly why he doesn’t seem to “succeed” at finding the right one and keeping them.

    • @mistyann6919
      @mistyann6919 Před 5 lety

      Lol... Its good right

    • @tomatodile
      @tomatodile Před 5 lety +6

      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @valerieandrews5088
      @valerieandrews5088 Před 3 lety

      Why not?

  • @galacticpills
    @galacticpills Před 2 lety +71

    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. 💕

  • @mgb243
    @mgb243 Před 10 lety +81

    this speech is everything

  • @chrislopez4122
    @chrislopez4122 Před 3 lety +15

    John Mayer has ruined my relationships since 2001. Lol.

  • @somprem5164
    @somprem5164 Před 2 lety +27

    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
      @mauromaciel6336 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @saminahmed8220
    @saminahmed8220 Před 3 lety +4

    It’s a Sunday night. A night never to be trusted for emotions.

  • @edcr92
    @edcr92 Před 11 lety +6

    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!

  • @LukeWilliamsMusic
    @LukeWilliamsMusic Před 9 lety +106

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

  • @obinamyirang7918
    @obinamyirang7918 Před rokem +1

    It's August , it's raining ,it's a Friday evening and it's one of those days 💔

  • @mithunkiran6809
    @mithunkiran6809 Před 3 lety +17

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

  • @Scottttyboy
    @Scottttyboy Před 2 lety +38

    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
      @eric3893 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @Scottttyboy
      @Scottttyboy Před 2 lety +7

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

    • @mauromaciel6336
      @mauromaciel6336 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @marwanhassan309
      @marwanhassan309 Před 10 měsíci

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

    • @averycriscitello3551
      @averycriscitello3551 Před 3 měsíci

      Same bro

  • @reflexivmusic
    @reflexivmusic Před 5 lety +24

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

  • @-belieber5440
    @-belieber5440 Před 2 lety +6

    No John I don't have anyone who'll make my blackberry go Brr Brrr Brrr.

  • @sushmitaupreti4076
    @sushmitaupreti4076 Před 2 lety +5

    “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”❣️

  • @alejandrahidalgo5353
    @alejandrahidalgo5353 Před 10 lety +74

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

  • @Antoniolosoy
    @Antoniolosoy Před 12 lety +9

    "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

  • @kezkn
    @kezkn Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @haileyhontanosas1724
    @haileyhontanosas1724 Před 5 lety +6

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

    • @moulipal3468
      @moulipal3468 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @Stuff7164
      @Stuff7164 Před 2 lety +1

      @@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
      @moulipal3468 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Stuff7164 ah, I like that interpretation

    • @Stuff7164
      @Stuff7164 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @moulipal3468
      @moulipal3468 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Stuff7164 PRECISELY

  •  Před 7 lety +55

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

  • @kimsmith0130
    @kimsmith0130 Před 2 lety +10

    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
      @cybernisplays Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @kimsmith0130
      @kimsmith0130 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @cybernisplays
      @cybernisplays Před 2 lety

      @@kimsmith0130 Anytime ❤️ Just reach out Yk

  • @AleynaLara
    @AleynaLara Před 3 lety +2

    Im flying when i listen john mayer

  • @MoonRoseMuse
    @MoonRoseMuse Před 2 lety +14

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

  • @detectivejimmymcnulty1676
    @detectivejimmymcnulty1676 Před 10 měsíci +9

    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

  • @metallica3604
    @metallica3604 Před 7 lety +93

    he is playing that and singing!!

    • @SmithhausCraftworks
      @SmithhausCraftworks Před 5 lety +3

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

    • @vincentvega1081
      @vincentvega1081 Před 4 lety +1

      Joey Smith still difficult nonetheless

  • @ronnie5016
    @ronnie5016 Před 2 lety +13

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

  • @vfxeriksen8694
    @vfxeriksen8694 Před rokem +3

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

  • @gordybegucci
    @gordybegucci Před rokem +8

    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.

  • @allieblake477
    @allieblake477 Před 2 lety +5

    Moment of silence for all the ones thinking about someone who’s with someone else.

  • @annycarolinee2
    @annycarolinee2 Před 3 lety +12

    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".

  • @seekatierun
    @seekatierun Před 10 lety +56

    You're breaking my heart John Mayer

  • @samross8259
    @samross8259 Před rokem +3

    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.

  • @Justin-qb9ii
    @Justin-qb9ii Před 7 měsíci +3

    I keep coming back to this live every now and then just to remind myself.

  • @Kedawan24
    @Kedawan24 Před 10 měsíci +2

    “I’m scared you’ll forget about me” is 10x more heartbreaking now that he’s admitted a lot of his bad behavior was done in the name of being afraid that people would forget about him.

  • @msfyn
    @msfyn Před 3 lety +6

    My 18 yr old grandson introduced me to John Mayer and how special this song was to him. Tonight {Aug.22nd 2020} I decided to listen to this version. WHOA! August 22nd 1996 I was present as they buried the man {artist} who began my music journey and on that date my life took a new direction. Vale Ray ........... music knows no boundaries

  • @HimadriShankarSen
    @HimadriShankarSen Před 2 lety +14

    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.

  • @swathishri163
    @swathishri163 Před 2 lety +13

    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.

  • @yongshengs
    @yongshengs Před rokem +9

    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.

  • @theshamnotsph
    @theshamnotsph Před 3 lety +5

    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.

  • @K1NGKN13R
    @K1NGKN13R Před 5 lety +12

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

  • @Lin_Zhou
    @Lin_Zhou Před 10 lety +72

    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.

  • @cpesq.5884
    @cpesq.5884 Před 4 měsíci

    Talks like this and songs like this got me back together with my wife and 10 years later and two kids thank you john

  • @sixstringblues06
    @sixstringblues06 Před 2 lety +4

    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...