OCEAN - John Butler - 2012 Studio Version

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2012
  • This special re-recording was captured in 'The Compound', John Butler's studio in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012. Having performed the track to a worldwide audience over the past 12 years, 'Ocean' is today available FREE as an MP3, grab your copy here: www.johnbutlertrio.com/ocean
    Filmed & Edited by: Roly Skender www.frankensound.com.au/
    Audio Recorded & Mastered by: Robin Mai
    Graphics by: Fuzzhoven
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    Watch our videos on www.vimeo.com/johnbutlertrio if your country is being blocked
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    This special re-recording was captured in 'The Compound', his studio in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012. Having performed the track to a worldwide audience over the past 12 years, 'Ocean' is today available FREE as an MP3, grab your copy here: www.johnbutlertrio.com/ocean
    "OCEAN is a very interesting aspect of my life. It is part of my DNA. It conveys all things I can't put into words.
    Life, loss, love, spirit. As I evolve so too does 'Ocean'. The song was first recorded as part of my first album/cassette,
    "Searching For Heritage", which I sold when I busked, then for my first self-titled studio album 12 years ago -- "John Butler (1998)".
    The song has been watched online incredibly over 25 million times in various formats, nearly always live, be it from MusicMax Sessions or from one of the many festivals I have had the pleasure to play. I'd like to thank you for your continued support over all these years; it means so much to me. I would like to thank you by offering this first studio recording of 'Ocean' in over a decade as a free download.
    I recorded it in my favourite studio, The Compound here in Fremantle Western Australia, a studio you helped me build.
    This marks just another fleeting moment in a career that is very much ongoing.
    I look forward to bringing you many new songs and albums into the future and continuing this amazing journey with you ALL.
    THANK YOU,
    J.B"
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  • @LaylatheBoxerDog
    @LaylatheBoxerDog Před 2 měsíci +767

    who's listening "Still" in 2024?

    • @infinitiinfiniti9623
      @infinitiinfiniti9623 Před měsícem +9

      Is there a better guitar video, nope so ima return to this of courseeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • @vancebrainard8470
      @vancebrainard8470 Před měsícem +6

      Pretty little lady I met working at a bakery had this song tatted on her. Yew!! Beautiful gal but even better song after getting backstory and listening.

    • @-Ardaigh
      @-Ardaigh Před měsícem +2

      me

    • @jennybeam7226
      @jennybeam7226 Před měsícem

      🙋💓🙋

    • @SuperRoss121
      @SuperRoss121 Před měsícem +1

      Definitely not me

  • @chrstiaan722
    @chrstiaan722 Před 4 lety +14347

    I honestly thought i would never be able to play this. And here we are...5 years later and i was right.

    • @feynstein1004
      @feynstein1004 Před 4 lety +218

      Lmao mate

    • @ricardoaudaz1918
      @ricardoaudaz1918 Před 4 lety +19

      Kkkkkkk

    • @dr05guitar
      @dr05guitar Před 4 lety +13

      :))

    • @chrstiaan722
      @chrstiaan722 Před 4 lety +11

      lynnie helmsh czcams.com/video/DFssuRJMvEI/video.html busy looking at the tutorial now😂😂

    • @synthejayzer
      @synthejayzer Před 4 lety +14

      ​@@chrstiaan722 I made an beat sheet you might like for the RH LH part @1:40 drive.google.com/file/d/16NfmsyfssLfUwnwFYAwwxgF2FgTx89X_/view?usp=sharing

  • @dertuel
    @dertuel Před 6 dny +16

    This is not a song. This is a feeling that unites all of us.

  • @BradNewton
    @BradNewton Před 3 měsíci +284

    back here in Jan 2024. Still creates the same emotions... masterful.

    • @devonboes2376
      @devonboes2376 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Discovered this last year it's such a soulful performance. The remastered version is great as well.

    • @burakkiziroglu2128
      @burakkiziroglu2128 Před 3 měsíci +1

      it records 11 yrs ago. who cares it is a masterpiece

    • @colleenquigley5491
      @colleenquigley5491 Před měsícem

      INDEED

    • @colleenquigley5491
      @colleenquigley5491 Před měsícem

      It lulls me awake & it lulls me asleep. This piece is timeless.
      Oh, to be Mr. Butler...or his guitar.

    • @pronojibchowdhury2033
      @pronojibchowdhury2033 Před měsícem

      ​@@colleenquigley5491O. l, 9

  • @hopeful9991
    @hopeful9991 Před 5 lety +6526

    My husband used to listen to this so often, I couldn't stand it anymore. Now he died very suddenly 2 months ago and I listen to this again while crying for the love of my life. I remember how my handsome man worked while hearing this and now I love this song, too. I miss my best friend 😢

    • @indayulcha
      @indayulcha Před 5 lety +394

      I am pulling out a chair and listening this with you. I am with you in this. You are not alone. Let's celebrate life! Shalom! Shalom! 💐

    • @mememe753
      @mememe753 Před 5 lety +83

      feeling the love you shared sending love 😘

    • @wanderirivers8151
      @wanderirivers8151 Před 5 lety +35

    • @MWDPond
      @MWDPond Před 5 lety +147

      Wow. I read this and just started ugly crying. God speed. You’re doing a great job. Keep fighting.

    • @hanginlaundry360
      @hanginlaundry360 Před 5 lety +39

      Blessings on you! You will see him again!

  • @markkerry22mk
    @markkerry22mk Před 5 lety +3941

    this guy is the reason i bought a 12 string. subsequently this guy is the reason i sold my 12 string .

  • @epistemologicaldespair68
    @epistemologicaldespair68 Před 9 měsíci +309

    My friend and brother Dusty Wallace showed me this song in the parking lot of a hotel we were staying in for a ironworking job. I was 20 and he was 18 , both of us played guitar and were simply astounded at John’s prowess and awestruck by the beauty of the song . One month later I travelled back to Ohio with him and stayed for 3 weeks, Dusty gave me my first dose of LSD and it was this single most life changing experience event I’ve ever had, short of being born. Dusty sat with me as I rode the waves of bliss and as I sunk down to the depths of despair. He was there as i weeped over the revelations I was having about how badly I’ve treated people, about how I’ve ignored people who love me. 8 years later and I still have never bonded with another’s soul like we did that day. A few months after I returned home, into a life that no longer made sense to me and bore very little resemblance to who I was, Dusty died in a car accident, it’s hard to describe how broken I was. I had just started a new job and had about $100 to my name, but I loaded my car and made the 8 hour trip up to Ohio for his funeral. Right as I was walking out after talking with his parents, his dad ran after me and handed me a $100 bill. I still can’t make sense of this, he had no idea that I had a spent my literal last dollar to attend the funeral…it was very mystical. This song always takes me back to that time, it takes me back to that day with Dusty as my life changed forever, to me part of his soul lies within this song. I cry every time I hear it. Dusty my friend, I miss you, almost every step I’ve taken since you passed, I’ve taken with you in mind. I wish I could thank you for the impact you had on me, because of you I’m a more loving and empathic person, I can’t imagine my life if I had not met you . I will see you when I see you my dear friend.

    • @redeye780
      @redeye780 Před 8 měsíci +18

      Beautiful story man. Sorry for your loss and Thank you for sharing. It’s crazy how much LSD/Shrooms can forever change how you view life, even if it’s ever so slightly

    • @agreyf
      @agreyf Před 8 měsíci +20

      You should write my friend. You have an affinity for words.

    • @robm.4512
      @robm.4512 Před 8 měsíci +15

      I feel you, man.
      Lost my one and only really close friend Max, close in much the same way as you described your friend.
      He succumbed at the age of 36, quite unexpectedly, to undiagnosed cancer in the tissues around his heart.
      It broke me completely for a long long time.
      About two years later his mother phoned me, she’d found my number on the back of an envelope when she’d finally got the strength to start sorting through his stuff, it’d been in boxes in her garage since he’d died.
      She just talked, picked me up, put me on my feet, gave me strength and told me how to live again.
      How she knew just what to say and how she’d had the strength herself to worry about how I was doing I’ll never know.
      Since that day I’ve tried to live life in a way that I know Max would’ve been proud of, to be kinder than I’d have been otherwise, to be more forgiving like he was, to listen more and speak with more forethought as he did.
      Most of all to share the joy of being alive and to laugh at myself, as he did.
      That’s his legacy and what an amazing, enduring, gift it’s been.
      🤝

    • @bryanfry6406
      @bryanfry6406 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Amen 🙏 brother, amen.

    • @lakshikarodrigo1636
      @lakshikarodrigo1636 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Wow

  • @TheCriglerShow
    @TheCriglerShow Před 7 měsíci +38

    Every couple years I come back to this video to get lost in the magic.

  • @OddWhite
    @OddWhite Před 8 lety +4809

    This guy would make the best campfire buddy ever

  • @augustaimperatrix
    @augustaimperatrix Před 8 lety +856

    These 12 minutes made me forget everyone and everything around me....
    wow

  • @user-cl5zy3dh3u
    @user-cl5zy3dh3u Před 5 měsíci +20

    The fact that people keep coming back shows how much this song left such an impression on those who listened..

  • @leamingtoncc
    @leamingtoncc Před rokem +117

    I'm 61 years old and have a very broad range in music taste. This is the piece of music I would take to my desert island. I would never tire of listening to it. A true masterpiece that literally gives me goosebumps every time.

  • @youmanaa
    @youmanaa Před 3 lety +2542

    My guitar listens to this when i'm not home

  • @stuartbaker794
    @stuartbaker794 Před 3 lety +2810

    In 2021 this is still a timeless masterpiece

    • @tomsock218
      @tomsock218 Před 3 lety +22

      Indeed

    • @dotterel
      @dotterel Před 3 lety +20

      Always and forever

    • @brienneburbank3972
      @brienneburbank3972 Před 3 lety +11

      Facts!!

    • @johntipton6797
      @johntipton6797 Před 3 lety +7

      Yep!

    • @darkaquatus
      @darkaquatus Před 3 lety +27

      Started listening to this video many years ago. Listening to it today still gives me goosebumps and it brings me back to the time I first listened to it.

  • @markphillips8065
    @markphillips8065 Před rokem +253

    11 years later and still the GREATEST guitar solo. A true masterpiece. Love, anger, hate, joy. This piece has it all.

    • @johannemorrissette
      @johannemorrissette Před rokem +1

      tellement

    • @mikenollan7030
      @mikenollan7030 Před rokem +1

      One minute in... And I'm blown away... had a good gut feeling but did not expect it to be this beautiful..

    • @umano957
      @umano957 Před rokem +1

      @@alderladybius9385 At the end, after he stops playing.😢

    • @jonpeters555
      @jonpeters555 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Anger?

  • @tinokshenishba
    @tinokshenishba Před 7 měsíci +8

    Just heard him for the FIRST TIME. Amazing!!

  • @rachelbennett5438
    @rachelbennett5438 Před rokem +1657

    Still returning here 10 years later.
    Hits me right in the heart.

    • @lucifergaming6560
      @lucifergaming6560 Před rokem +9

      same here bro🥹☺️☺️☺️

    • @CateB66
      @CateB66 Před rokem +2

      Agree! Must be that we have the same surname which makes us appreciate brilliance! 😉 From watching him live, busking on the streets of Freo, his magic and talent is 1st rate!

    • @theowlsarefun
      @theowlsarefun Před rokem +1

      Such a beautiful song. I've been listening for about as long as you!

    • @SanoDiMens
      @SanoDiMens Před rokem +7

      This is a spell not a damn song, bro

    • @RunwithSung
      @RunwithSung Před rokem

      Same!

  • @evokem1819
    @evokem1819 Před rokem +921

    A guy at our school that most people ignored played this bar for bar at our end of year assembly in our final year and got a standing ovation. Truly a masterpiece

  • @psytron939
    @psytron939 Před 4 hodinami

    I will never get tired of this ever. Forever and Always! 12 years listening and beyond. I cant believe how floored I was the first time I listened to this. I was in tears.

  • @user-ml4rn4di7k
    @user-ml4rn4di7k Před 3 měsíci +5

    I'm still listening years later and he still captivates me... takes me somewhere else. He is so amazing, and that doesn't even explain it for me. John Butler, you are a phenomenon. Thank you

  • @OliviasCrafts
    @OliviasCrafts Před 8 lety +4601

    my dad listens to this song when we are in the car. He told me to close my eyes and pretend I was at the beach. He told me to think of the waves. I am 11 and I love this song so much now. we play it a lot now.

  • @bosse9445
    @bosse9445 Před 7 lety +141

    I can see the ocean. Its calm but the storm is coming !

  • @paulgallagher5771
    @paulgallagher5771 Před 9 měsíci +21

    He plays the guitar like nobody else I have ever seen, as if without rules or boundaries. He has discovered the instrument, and his own mastery of it, with great freedom.

  • @allanwells5112
    @allanwells5112 Před 4 měsíci +24

    The thing I love about this instrumental is how many times it feels like it's going to come to an end but the song transitions into another amazing section.

    • @petrolgene
      @petrolgene Před 3 měsíci +1

      its like 3 tracks in 1. Its beautiful.

  • @cx5870
    @cx5870 Před 2 lety +661

    this is not just a song, it's a journey

    • @linamartinez809
      @linamartinez809 Před 2 lety

      Reminds me of embryonic journey by Jefferson airplane...

    • @castawaygibo9661
      @castawaygibo9661 Před 2 lety +5

      Well put, this song has so much emotion behind it. I finally have woken up as some say after a brain condition and depression and anxiety attacks. I finally feel free! I see life so differently. Everyone has value and is beautiful in thier own way. This song has gotten me thru so much as I keep coming back to ground myself. I would've never thought I could be so spiritual or emotionally changed but I am now and I love it. I play guitar as well similarly. CX take care and I hope you have a happy life and good health.

    • @cx5870
      @cx5870 Před 2 lety

      @@castawaygibo9661 you too brother, you too

    • @prasoondhapola2875
      @prasoondhapola2875 Před 2 lety +1

      @@castawaygibo9661 just here to congratulate you and thank you for sharing your story and reminding of the power of art in our lives. This song and your comment has really turned me on as an artist now. One day, hopefully, I too will have such a life affirming effect, with my art, on at least one person.

    • @jaymanjay1030
      @jaymanjay1030 Před 2 lety +2

      The lord of the strings

  • @intothedeep13
    @intothedeep13 Před 8 lety +364

    this makes me want to go dance in a field of flowers

  • @k8dvs209
    @k8dvs209 Před měsícem +6

    Ohhh man. 15yrs later And I still can’t tear myself away.
    Absolute Perfection.

  • @acublues7252
    @acublues7252 Před 13 dny +2

    Simply, 12 minutes of hapyness. That still makes me cry

  • @Crazelord91
    @Crazelord91 Před 7 lety +294

    So glad this has so many views!! But to be honest 24 out of the 26 million views are just from me constantly playing this on repeat...

    • @CosineCurve
      @CosineCurve Před 7 lety +2

      If only it worked that way

    • @Alifkbr
      @Alifkbr Před 7 lety

      Refreshing the video grants a view

    • @patrickleboeuf6169
      @patrickleboeuf6169 Před 7 lety +2

      francis cabrel la cabane du pecheur

    • @TheLinisz
      @TheLinisz Před 7 lety +25

      3* 60 + 35 = 215 s
      24 000 000 * 215 = 5 160 000 000 s
      5 160 000 000 s ~ 160 years
      Video came out in 2012.
      You sir just lied. Shame on you.

    • @Crazelord91
      @Crazelord91 Před 7 lety +12

      TheLinisz That's how much I love this video; it defies math and physics

  • @vinniecentz
    @vinniecentz Před 3 lety +1253

    In 2014 I saw John Butler live here in Italy, it was the first time I attended a live gig all by myself, alone, and I saw something I still remember with chills.
    During the middle section of this song (around @5:17) some people in front of me moved like they were about to make a circle pit. I wasn't able to tell what was going on until I stepped forward: they disposed themselves in a circle, making enough space for a couple who was dancing and dancing and dancing as if no one was around them, just a boy and a girl smiling, holding each other, kissing each other and jumping as high as they could. Their eyes sparkled so much they completely stole the show from John. All our eyes were focused on them; someone looked away and made just a quick and shy eye contact with other people like they were all asking to each other silently but euforically "Are you seeing this?"
    It was all a majestic display of love, wonder and joy.
    Still today, everytime I hear this song, I think about that couple and hope they are still living the time of their lives.

    • @anlauska3517
      @anlauska3517 Před 3 lety +8

      😢😢😢

    • @idiotmobil7568
      @idiotmobil7568 Před 3 lety +10

      Nice story man👍

    • @Ash-fm6ym
      @Ash-fm6ym Před 3 lety +54

      They broke up, she cheated on him with the local guitarist

    • @avalondreaming1433
      @avalondreaming1433 Před 3 lety +41

      What a beautiful story about a moment in time. May you have many others.

    • @vinniecentz
      @vinniecentz Před 3 lety +10

      @@avalondreaming1433 thanks for the kind words, I wish that to you too. Happy new year!

  • @skiball83
    @skiball83 Před měsícem +5

    Listening in 2024

  • @AI-wp2te
    @AI-wp2te Před 5 měsíci +17

    This is my favourite piece of music of ALL TIME. I love this. I love the way it makes me feel. I love the journey it takes me on. I love you!

  • @Quicksilver_Cookie
    @Quicksilver_Cookie Před 9 lety +271

    Is it just me or this song gives you a feeling like you knew this guy all your life? There's something so personal about this song, like he reveals all his most sacred secrets to you. Fascinating.

    • @leisaenglefield6965
      @leisaenglefield6965 Před 9 lety +4

      I heard this song for the first time when he was busking outside the Markets in Freemantle 20 years ago, this song strums the strings of my soul, love on a whole other level :)

    • @Dermavent
      @Dermavent Před 9 lety +1

      Leisa Englefield
      Thanks for sharing, blessings

    • @somefuckstolemynick
      @somefuckstolemynick Před 9 lety +1

      Leisa Englefield That is a memory I would trade the world for!

    • @pyroblaze07
      @pyroblaze07 Před 9 lety +5

      Had felt how he feels with this song. Felt sad, happy, excited but most especially it made me feel calm and alive...

    • @akashseth7565
      @akashseth7565 Před 9 lety

      MrCorvusC same man i feel that too ... its stimulates all the sadness and good moments and all kinds of different feelings that makes me feel connected to him

  • @helterskelterss
    @helterskelterss Před 7 lety +705

    It was 2007 when I was backpacking in Australia when I was stumbled upon John. It wasn't on a CD or an mp3. Probably even sure he wasn't THAT well known outside Australia. There he was, playing guitar by the roadside wagon jamming his life away. To this day I vouch and say nothing has been as magical as watching him up close playing, with my wife besides me. So humble. So shy. So real!
    Thank you John. Traveled the world and the 7 seas, everybody's looking for someone. I found you. Cheers.

  • @davehawkes1991
    @davehawkes1991 Před 5 měsíci +22

    I have just watched this again, probably for the 1000th time. My desert island piece of music.. full stop.

  • @jeffrichards4624
    @jeffrichards4624 Před 29 dny +4

    #1 fav song ever. I'm 53 and seen a lot of music. JB is special, as a human. And great at sharing his art so we can understand.

  • @bertrandng6706
    @bertrandng6706 Před 4 lety +1487

    When I was younger, learning new songs on the guitar it'd be my goal to play it exactly as the original artist played it. One day I decided to try to learn this song, and I realised as JBT said that he never played this song the same way twice. That it constantly evolved like a living thing. And trying (and failing) to mimic it, opened doors to me. To what music should be, dynamic, full of expression, freedom to add things and take away and make mistakes because that's where the life of the song lies. This song revolutionised everything about my guitar playing to me.

    • @patrickp588
      @patrickp588 Před 4 lety +2

      Bertrand Ng play your own style

    • @LoveAllOver1
      @LoveAllOver1 Před 4 lety +36

      Great insight! I am a musician as well and you are on it man. Sometimes the mistakes sound good, especially when a guitarist is really ripping it and he hits a dirty note, and realizes it, but, embraces it, and actually leans into it. Almost always non musicians won't even be able to hear it, but they love it. It's the mole on the face of a beautiful woman.

    • @khayatkd
      @khayatkd Před 4 lety

      truly inspiring reading this comment listining from 8' to 9' !

    • @yamoshigodofsaiyans1569
      @yamoshigodofsaiyans1569 Před 4 lety +5

      A true artist can both recognise other talents, but also create and evolve their own. JB as an artist is a prodigy who should be more known.

    • @linesyverinsen9215
      @linesyverinsen9215 Před 4 lety +1

      That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

  • @lucindawilson4758
    @lucindawilson4758 Před 3 lety +738

    Thank you John, You were my daughter’s favorite artist. She played this beautiful song over and over again. Unfortunately she died just over
    a year ago and I have not been able to listen to any of her music. Her favorite space was the ocean. Thank you for touching her soul.

    • @OrYanE04
      @OrYanE04 Před 3 lety +20

      I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you can feel her through this song. Good luck 🌟

    • @jerryq9542
      @jerryq9542 Před 3 lety +14

      This make me cry, i'm so sorry for your loss, you will see your daughter in heaven again

    • @avici0182
      @avici0182 Před 3 lety +9

      I am so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful soul she is❤

    • @michaelprice7669
      @michaelprice7669 Před 3 lety +10

      Wow brought me too tears hearing about your daughter. So sorry for your loss and hope this song can bring you some comfort in knowing what a gentle soul your daughter was and may she forever rest in peace. X

    • @aryamantewari5122
      @aryamantewari5122 Před 3 lety +5

      Bless your little girl. So sorry about your loss.

  • @dustinostonal5832
    @dustinostonal5832 Před 6 dny +1

    I feel like I traveled and ended up right back at home.

  • @rampagewookie2684
    @rampagewookie2684 Před rokem +56

    Whenever someone tells me they're lost, I always direct them right here. This song means something different to every person who listens. I was on the verge of ending it all. And this song just made it all okay

    • @bbuggediffy
      @bbuggediffy Před 9 měsíci +2

      Why are you encountering so many lost people?

    • @Joseph87101
      @Joseph87101 Před 8 měsíci +6

      Stick around brother. Life is a beautiful gift. At times, a difficult gift but worth every second. God Bless.

    • @Kalilloko
      @Kalilloko Před 8 měsíci +1

      Hey, brother. Beautiful words. I hope you are well. Lets enjoy The beauty of art and love. 🙏🏼❤️

  • @melodyplayground
    @melodyplayground Před rokem +857

    I tell everyone about Ocean, describing it as "a 12 minute guitar song where a man tells his entire life story without words" I am an avid acoustic guitarist, and this is my favorite instrumental song of all time. I want it played at my funeral.
    Thank you sincerely John for contributing to a musical world worth living in.

    • @figuringitoutalive
      @figuringitoutalive Před rokem +7

      Beautiful description...! And yes. A beautiful sound to mark the end of one's life too. 🙏🏽💖💚🍀🌠

    • @christinaboyce4363
      @christinaboyce4363 Před rokem +8

      My daughter introduced me to this and thought it would be perfect for my wedding, I used it during the promenade to the pasture for vows and during the lantern launch at dusk . Very moving and so so masterfully done .. my soul weeps when I hear it it's a beautiful piece. Thank you

    • @MISSINGYEARS
      @MISSINGYEARS Před rokem

      Let everyday be your funeral

    • @anima6035
      @anima6035 Před rokem +1

      @@christinaboyce4363 beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

    • @davidAnonsen
      @davidAnonsen Před rokem +4

      I want it played at my funeral too😂

  • @saturdaynight7649
    @saturdaynight7649 Před 8 lety +188

    the clip i watch once every 6 months or so to remind myself that i'll never be good at guitar

    • @Kookychild
      @Kookychild Před 8 lety +5

      +BeasterDenBeast hahahahha thats fucking gold

    • @marthabrazier4523
      @marthabrazier4523 Před 8 lety +12

      watch him and think how good you could be one day!:)

    • @OnyxDeity
      @OnyxDeity Před 8 lety +1

      +BeasterDenBeast In all seriousness, while it's a very beautiful song, it's not that technically demanding and you could absolutely play this someday. The composition is the truly impressive thing here! Your biggest hurdle is probably getting all the mics and pedals, as there are quite a few on display here.

    • @PladoTV
      @PladoTV Před 8 lety +4

      +OnyxDeity I've played guitar for 15 years. In all seriousness, this is about as technically demanding as you can get on an acoustic. Also, something you may not know about this piece is that a lot of this song is improvised and changed every time he plays it. He talks about how a song shouldn't be stagnant and that every time he plays this song it's a reflection of his life at that time. It's actually the reason he named the song Ocean because of it's ever-changing style.

    • @DerSollek
      @DerSollek Před 8 lety

      +BeasterDenBeast I'm currently learning it, and I'm about 9 minutes in.
      I'm not an amazing guitarist and the song is actually not that difficult. The way I play it is obviously not comparable to his, but the song isn't as demanding as it looks. just give it a shot!

  • @chusynadiemas
    @chusynadiemas Před 5 měsíci +11

    I used to listen to this song with the boys when I was 17... now I’m 28 and I hardly talk to them anymore and I live thousands of kilometres away from them but I still love them the same. Love you guys

  • @marktaylor5498
    @marktaylor5498 Před 7 měsíci +11

    Today is October 5th, 2023... your music is a gift.... a gift this world needs... shared!
    Thank you.... never lose your fire, ever!!!!

  • @TheNeo1992
    @TheNeo1992 Před 9 lety +1389

    This made me happy and sad, excited and calm. It was tense yet so peacefully. I felt like jumping and fooling around and like laying down and don't movin at all, just relax and let the sounds flow through every inch of my body.

  • @abbierussell4548
    @abbierussell4548 Před 7 lety +744

    My partner recently passed away leaving me and two children alone in this world. I was never good with words but i used to tell Bianca this song was about my love for her since my words would never be enough, so listening to this song is my daily ritual to help me keep going. Rip Bianca Jade Stackman. Love forever, Kayne and your beautiful children Noah and AJ

    • @aussiechris570
      @aussiechris570 Před 7 lety +16

      Really sorry for your loss, keep listening to John and his music if it makes you feel better.

    • @gerrardhart6040
      @gerrardhart6040 Před 7 lety +7

      abbie Russell Sorry for your lost dude.

    • @will2073
      @will2073 Před 7 lety +1

      abbie Russell Lost wife and one off two Childs die ?

    • @Lkleem1174
      @Lkleem1174 Před 7 lety +3

      abbie Russell so sorry for your loss. Peace and comfort be with you my friend.

    • @sabrialva11
      @sabrialva11 Před 7 lety

      :(

  • @ruchitnavlakha4789
    @ruchitnavlakha4789 Před 5 měsíci +3

    What a legend he is, still watching in dec 23

  • @ethanritchie3316
    @ethanritchie3316 Před 8 lety +391

    Anyone watching this masterpiece in 2016?

  • @jeffmcclure918
    @jeffmcclure918 Před 4 lety +1198

    Once I get Smoke On The Water down I think this will probably be my next song to tackle

    • @nolanr7679
      @nolanr7679 Před 3 lety +27

      It's all downhill from smoke on the water. Light work.

    • @territorialamcape2726
      @territorialamcape2726 Před 3 lety +12

      Haha I'm 16 years in and I've almost got this riff down. I guess more practice for me hahahaha 😂
      Thanks for the laugh bro, I'm almost positive by your sarcasm your a great guitarist.

    • @buddhamack1491
      @buddhamack1491 Před 3 lety +11

      I hold the guitar and tap it, so I think I'm pretty close!

    • @azzladz1264
      @azzladz1264 Před 3 lety +4

      One doesn't just tackle this song hehe good luck tho buddy i hope u do either way, dedication will make u achieve whatever u want mate

    • @jasminflower3814
      @jasminflower3814 Před 3 lety +1

      lol

  • @morsisuyo
    @morsisuyo Před 24 dny +1

    This song to me is a whole story a lifetime lived from birth to your last days with all the stuff that goes in between.... My go to song for anything

  • @blessedland000
    @blessedland000 Před měsícem +2

    what an old guitar ! but how amazing it play !

  • @daltonater1212
    @daltonater1212 Před 8 lety +211

    This is a song I would drink beer and watch the sunset with my signifigant other with.

    • @lucreciag.o.9170
      @lucreciag.o.9170 Před 8 lety +1

      +Master- Baitor same...

    • @archer454
      @archer454 Před 8 lety

      Yes this song is amazing.

    • @Timmash2
      @Timmash2 Před 8 lety +9

      +Master- Baitor You don't have a significant other, unless you mean your right hand... #hatersgonnahate

    • @daltonater1212
      @daltonater1212 Před 8 lety +10

      +Timmash2 lol what did else did you think I meant??

    • @ghadymrad
      @ghadymrad Před 8 lety +2

      RHCP 🙌

  • @blacksniper7884
    @blacksniper7884 Před 3 lety +212

    BRO "Rezo Ja lol ey " loves you and we too :)

    • @anonymusxyz7420
      @anonymusxyz7420 Před 3 lety +4

      kommst du aus deutschland?/sprichst du deutsch? und warst du auch im stream dabei, war soo nice

    • @ArmyBlinkStayOnceMidzyMoaMY
      @ArmyBlinkStayOnceMidzyMoaMY Před 3 lety +2

      @@anonymusxyz7420 ja und nein. War nich im stream dabei aber war echt schön

    • @blacksniper7884
      @blacksniper7884 Před 3 lety +1

      @@anonymusxyz7420 Ja, es war so schön

    • @jale4563
      @jale4563 Před 3 lety +1

      loves^

    • @metcalfe87
      @metcalfe87 Před 3 lety +1

      What does this mean? Sorry, and thanks

  • @jamesdriscoll7788
    @jamesdriscoll7788 Před rokem +27

    I almost cannot believe what I just witnessed. God gave this man a gift. Incredible.

  • @joshuahackathorn8644
    @joshuahackathorn8644 Před 8 měsíci +5

    It's amazing how he almost tells a full story with just a guitar in this.

  • @craziecaz
    @craziecaz Před 7 lety +388

    I will never ever get bored of this

    • @carolineferris5591
      @carolineferris5591 Před 6 lety +2

      Carol Murphy seen him twice at Stubbs and I never get over this. Tears every time. So gorgeous.

    • @roycemuzic6727
      @roycemuzic6727 Před 6 lety +4

      Ive been coming back to this video for a couple years now. Im here again lol

    • @MrRob49815
      @MrRob49815 Před 6 lety +1

      Royce Muzic same as. Over 6 years. It was a different site before

    • @aussiechris570
      @aussiechris570 Před 6 lety +4

      He is one of a kind who at least for me brings a smile to my face when i am feeling down.

    • @SleepySeel
      @SleepySeel Před 6 lety

      Me neither. I even find myself holding my breath and have to remember to breathe its that good.

  • @daynechristensen4433
    @daynechristensen4433 Před rokem +542

    2023 and this song still hits like it did in 2015. Masterpiece

    • @MayteChuXan
      @MayteChuXan Před rokem +2

      🙋🏾‍♀️ 💓🔮🪄💖🎶🎵💖
      2023♾️

    • @MayteChuXan
      @MayteChuXan Před rokem

      Simply: MAGIC
      💓🔮🪄💖🎶🎵💖
      2023♾️
      Love from Venezuela

    • @P_JrH1013
      @P_JrH1013 Před rokem +3

      2015??? Try 2008 bro lol

    • @jlow2728
      @jlow2728 Před 11 měsíci +1

      me too

    • @siok4375
      @siok4375 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Same bro 🤯

  • @MrSayon20
    @MrSayon20 Před měsícem +2

    I keep returning to this music every few years like an old friend with whom I've parted ways but still remains in some corner of my heart.

  • @TheSaltySurfer
    @TheSaltySurfer Před 4 měsíci +2

    Time for a 2024 version

  • @IronMuppet
    @IronMuppet Před 3 lety +542

    8 years later and this is still the most impressive thing I have seen on the internet

    • @henryle4900
      @henryle4900 Před 3 lety +14

      What’s impressive is that you still value this kind of stuff. At least ur not into tik tok and all those videos of just girls shaking their ass. It’s just disgusting and so demeaning for anybody watching it

    • @traytonsorensen8352
      @traytonsorensen8352 Před 3 lety +2

      @@henryle4900 that’s what I’ve noticed too, most of the trend followers don’t appreciate this kind of music. The people who do like this kind of music have been life long friends

    • @ayaayaah6647
      @ayaayaah6647 Před 3 lety +3

      +1

    • @Prodigy_Il
      @Prodigy_Il Před 3 lety +5

      You should check out Eiro Nareths cover of Interstellar theme with a 12 string guitar. That cover to me was the greatest thing to bless my ears

    • @traytonsorensen8352
      @traytonsorensen8352 Před 3 lety

      @@Prodigy_Il well found my next song to learn. Thanks mate.

  • @kombilife
    @kombilife Před 2 lety +346

    for once I'm happy about CZcams repeatedly showing the same video on my feed - never get bored of this one.

    • @m.wallace8603
      @m.wallace8603 Před 2 lety +1

      I forgot how much I would never be bored about this one.

    • @raoulduke8720
      @raoulduke8720 Před 2 lety

      Kombi? thems SA words! Represent my friend, much love!

  • @pharaweewattanasen2045
    @pharaweewattanasen2045 Před 5 měsíci +18

    I cried!
    To be honest, this is the best thing I ever heard of my life,hit my feelings, I got so emotional!!!!
    Without one single word in this song.
    How amazing he is!

    • @brewmeup5827
      @brewmeup5827 Před 5 měsíci +3

      nearly had me in tears by the end of it. words can't even describe..

  • @Lucionado
    @Lucionado Před 4 měsíci +2

    Best song ever ever

  • @Speedeefeet
    @Speedeefeet Před 7 lety +162

    One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard in my entire life. I have listened several times and it has brought me to tears more than twice.... That doesn't just happen.

    • @bAtACt1X
      @bAtACt1X Před 7 lety +1

      Agree...excapt:
      That does just happen.
      Happens.
      Not as often as I wish bit still... it does.

    • @MyNameIsTwitted
      @MyNameIsTwitted Před 7 lety +1

      Ett1varg I've probably heard it more than 30 times.

    • @manager2655
      @manager2655 Před 7 lety +1

      it makes my heart sing sometimes and moves me to tears at others,I have heard about100 times and I never get tired of listening to it

    • @davideckes7408
      @davideckes7408 Před 7 lety +12

      I have listened to it over 83,962 times and only teared up 16, 703 times.

  • @alikiran6109
    @alikiran6109 Před 7 lety +401

    This video should register as one of the greatest achievements of human experience, kept as a museum piece and be known by the many generations to come in a far future

    • @KorieG
      @KorieG Před 6 lety

      alikiran
      Great comment brother! (Sister?). Later...

    • @seankennedy2819
      @seankennedy2819 Před 6 lety +1

      Well if that's so, then we obviously haven't achieved much as a species.
      That or you are easily impressed...

    • @KorieG
      @KorieG Před 6 lety +5

      Sean Kennedy
      Don't be a douche! This song is an AMAZING original! That's all I was trying to re-iterate! Later...

    • @seankennedy2819
      @seankennedy2819 Před 6 lety

      Hey douche, why are you replying to a comment that wasn't aimed at you? Are you an egotistical arsewipe like Butler too?
      Later...

    • @CollapsarCygnusX1HDE
      @CollapsarCygnusX1HDE Před 6 lety

      alikiran Agreed. Make it so!

  • @Musictoall-GF
    @Musictoall-GF Před 7 dny +1

    What r us without music? Jeeez man! This is a beautiful connection between human and guitar! For that, i say Wow!!!!

  • @Li0nX
    @Li0nX Před 4 měsíci +2

    Needing this right now… see y’all next at Estes Tonne - Song of the Golden Dragon.

  • @joelbyrne
    @joelbyrne Před 4 lety +600

    First time listener here... Guitarist of 27 years... I just left earth for 12 minutes and 5 seconds 🌎

  • @shadypelican
    @shadypelican Před 3 lety +285

    My only lament is that I will never be able to hear this song for the first time ever again.

    • @terinkaross6561
      @terinkaross6561 Před 3 lety +4

      You will if you drink enough liquor...

    • @dopamineman4817
      @dopamineman4817 Před 3 lety +7

      Every time i hear it its the first time.

    • @MeJustAimy
      @MeJustAimy Před 3 lety

      @@terinkaross6561 healthier is either weed, shrooms, lsd.. psychedelics really lol

    • @gianlucafragiacomo4741
      @gianlucafragiacomo4741 Před 3 lety +5

      You know...the first time you listen to any song, you really don’t appreciate it to the deepest form. Only if you listen to this song multiple Times you can really catch the soul of it!

    • @tzarbowlby1718
      @tzarbowlby1718 Před 3 lety +4

      It gets better every time I listen to it going on a few years

  • @ryzusun
    @ryzusun Před 24 dny +2

    The closest humankind comes to perfection. An embrace of 100 years of emotions lived and beyond. A cry from the depths of the soul, joyous and yearning.

  • @danielwilkinson666
    @danielwilkinson666 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The most beautiful piece of music I've ever hearr

  • @akilakavisinghe7189
    @akilakavisinghe7189 Před 7 lety +33

    That rough look of his guitar is beautiful.

    • @jawdawg3959
      @jawdawg3959 Před 7 lety +2

      Akila Kavisinghe thanks finally umderstandz how beautiful a well worm guiar is

    • @kadeerkhan9802
      @kadeerkhan9802 Před 5 měsíci

      Like shoes, that have travelled the world with you. They're not meant to look new; they're meant to look like they've been around the world and back. Because they have.

  • @sulyluu
    @sulyluu Před 4 lety +266

    That guitar looks like it has so many stories to tell...

  • @all.five.horizons
    @all.five.horizons Před 8 měsíci +2

    Here i am again..listen to this piece of art..while i'm trying to find myself during a tumultuous period..

  • @aschumpert
    @aschumpert Před 5 měsíci +3

    Back here again 😊 love this song

  • @roshi98
    @roshi98 Před 7 lety +163

    First of all, beautiful.
    Second of all, it's not fair...it's just. Not. Fair.

    • @spah24motorcycles68
      @spah24motorcycles68 Před 7 lety +1

      lol

    • @phan4evr16
      @phan4evr16 Před 7 lety +32

      ya well neither is poverty or suicide bombings. . .go practice

    • @alec5906
      @alec5906 Před 7 lety +16

      Dudes been playing for 20+ years, practice everyday you'll get there

    • @michaeljosephacoustic5854
      @michaeljosephacoustic5854 Před 7 lety +1

      Play, play some more and then write your own music, good luck.

  • @tomlawton5116
    @tomlawton5116 Před 2 lety +251

    This sounds like what life should feel like.

    • @zorropirata6833
      @zorropirata6833 Před 2 lety +3

      Fxck yeah :)

    • @tomlawton5116
      @tomlawton5116 Před 2 lety +3

      *Correction. This sounds how life should feel.

    • @royalgeezer
      @royalgeezer Před 2 lety +4

      this IS what life feels like. Well his life, our songs would sound different, but just as beautiful

    • @tomlawton5116
      @tomlawton5116 Před 2 lety +1

      What can I say? Look after yourself Buddy.

    • @dynamicascension981
      @dynamicascension981 Před 2 lety +2

      That is what God intended

  • @NowyWymiar
    @NowyWymiar Před 4 měsíci +3

    2023 and still fresh. Bravo!

  • @mateofernandezdamonte1771
    @mateofernandezdamonte1771 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Happy 2024!

  • @ryanmoore7640
    @ryanmoore7640 Před 5 lety +465

    This is the most emotional song I’ve ever heard
    And it doesn’t even have words

    • @Andy-Frank
      @Andy-Frank Před 4 lety +2

      Buddy fuck yeah. Pootie don’t need no words.

    • @petethescalemodeller6130
      @petethescalemodeller6130 Před 4 lety +6

      I cry everytime , not ashamed to say it :):)

    • @kenwilkinson9
      @kenwilkinson9 Před 4 lety

      listen to Wayne, by John Frusciante

    • @kornbread5359
      @kornbread5359 Před 4 lety

      F F hmm, friend said the track i just dropped was “fruscienta” like. But i never listened to his music much, is that the guy who wrote time inabottle?

    • @vividestbeast4509
      @vividestbeast4509 Před 4 lety +7

      Leedy Scalemodeller I’ve came back to this song over the years. Happy in a relationship? Show her this song. Broke up? Cry to this song. New job? Celebrate with this song. Chilling and feeling good? Listen to this song.
      Man, it’s been a life saver for me through the last few years. This song always puts me in a better place, regardless the situation.
      Much love from the US.

  • @dylanhickey7509
    @dylanhickey7509 Před 7 lety +120

    Every time I listen to this song, the world seems at peace..

  • @sarah.s.flanagan
    @sarah.s.flanagan Před 4 měsíci +2

    So friggin GOOD

  • @informallyJames
    @informallyJames Před 8 dny +1

    What a blessing to have John share his talent with the world.

  • @petergergelymusic
    @petergergelymusic Před 10 lety +3569

    I'm back for my daily view. :) You simply cannot have enough of this masterpiece.

    • @Harshitvashisth
      @Harshitvashisth Před 6 lety +11

      Peter Gergely hi I love when one artist give respect to other artist .

    • @BlepGames
      @BlepGames Před 6 lety +11

      Peter Gergely I wonder if you're still here after all that time. This song is a-temporal.

    • @willdie308
      @willdie308 Před 6 lety +1

      Peter Gergely same here not every day but every second I have to lesson it

    • @samarthmandotra6055
      @samarthmandotra6055 Před 6 lety +3

      Still doing that after 3 years?

    • @riverreasteve
      @riverreasteve Před 6 lety

      Yep I know what you mean Peter. I keep coming back to this song as well. Not every day mind you. But after hearing the song for the first time a couple of years ago, Ive yet to hear anything better?

  • @THEREALTOFTOF
    @THEREALTOFTOF Před rokem +722

    My little sister introduced me to this masterpiece, she died in 2018 aged 23, when I listen to this I can't help but smile, it's a beautiful piece of music

    • @clumsyofficial9241
      @clumsyofficial9241 Před rokem +15

      So sad to here that But My good friend of mine also introduce this but I lost him in bike accident

    • @mikeriggs3891
      @mikeriggs3891 Před rokem +10

      May your lost one rest in piece. This is a beautiful song to associate with a loved one ❤️

    • @THEREALTOFTOF
      @THEREALTOFTOF Před rokem +2

      @@mikeriggs3891 it very much is. Thankyou ❤️

    • @THEREALTOFTOF
      @THEREALTOFTOF Před rokem +2

      @@clumsyofficial9241 sorry to hear about your friend.

    • @antestanic2964
      @antestanic2964 Před rokem +5

      shit, man. I guess that`s all I`ve got to say.

  • @vanessar2165
    @vanessar2165 Před 25 dny +2

    Found this video today. My brother shared this with me years ago. He passed away 2 years ago from fentanyl poisoning. He was my best friend ❤

  • @jnymt7977
    @jnymt7977 Před 2 měsíci +2

    At this point, over ten years on, I must have spent a whole week of my life just watching this video

  • @spencerstevens5841
    @spencerstevens5841 Před 5 lety +2499

    Almost 30 days clean off of heroin, This is one of the only things that makes everything okay again

  • @KoalaBearWarrior
    @KoalaBearWarrior Před 9 lety +176

    This song makes you appreciate life more. For 13 minutes, all the shit, all the problems, all the worries, all the fears go away. Life is laid bare and reduced to the essentials. To watch the emotion is pure art. The sound and images take you away to another place. This is truly a religious experience.

    • @rikay91
      @rikay91 Před 9 lety +2

      true that warrior!!

    • @camillecarvalho542
      @camillecarvalho542 Před 9 lety +2

      man!!!!!!!!!!! thats what im talkin about.. i feel the same

    • @egibbo3978
      @egibbo3978 Před 9 lety +2

      Amen.

    • @junkyardjulie
      @junkyardjulie Před 9 lety +16

      I agree, except for the "religious experience". In my opinion, it's quite the spiritual experience :)

    • @VZLA92irie
      @VZLA92irie Před 9 lety

      YES

  • @caitlynstryker2842
    @caitlynstryker2842 Před rokem +12

    A previous commenter said this song means something different to each person - and so true. I walked down the aisle to this song. I've loved it for years, and couldn't think of a more meaningful way to symbolize the start of the rest of my life with my husband. I can hear and feel a whole story in this song - the ups, downs, pains, triumphs, and love - and I have a huge smile on my face each time I come back here.

  • @Lynellefurbush
    @Lynellefurbush Před 4 měsíci +3

    Still receiving medicine from this song. ❤

  • @ryanwood8341
    @ryanwood8341 Před 4 lety +273

    This is a man who's found some amount of freedom in his life.

    • @juliannedallas9643
      @juliannedallas9643 Před 4 lety +10

      Ryan Wood I feel free when I listen to it, so most definitely he is free playing it.

    • @iyosama1
      @iyosama1 Před 4 lety +7

      A man who found passion in his life.

    • @JonasAnandaKristiansson
      @JonasAnandaKristiansson Před 3 lety +3

      You can too. Non dual spirituality, go beyond the mind conditioning, and you are free, and can "feel" and Be freedom and love itself ( natural state for humans ). This song every second of your life basically, in a simplistic way of putting it.
      Much love

    • @ordwayedward
      @ordwayedward Před 3 lety

      Amen.

    • @vicimg84
      @vicimg84 Před 3 lety +1

      He’s completely free.

  • @grahamkristensen9301
    @grahamkristensen9301 Před 9 lety +280

    You know that episode of Futurama where Fry trades hands with the Devil so he can play the holophone? I'd gladly make that same trade just so I can play this song.

    • @zaxapitsa
      @zaxapitsa Před 9 lety +18

      Graham Kristensen it´s easier than it seems. give it a try! the hard part is to write it.

    • @juliencarrillo8494
      @juliencarrillo8494 Před 9 lety +1

      Graham Kristensen the original story is from robert johnson devil legend

    • @milordarkantos
      @milordarkantos Před 9 lety

      Graham Kristensen
      Can you give the episode name? I do not remind seeing it.

    • @zaxapitsa
      @zaxapitsa Před 9 lety

      isn´t it the last one?

    • @aarondudfield2837
      @aarondudfield2837 Před 9 lety

      Graham Kristensen You can trade your time instead. Whoever that is traded with seems to have quite a good exchange rate. I think you could have this down in two years if you've never played (provided you learned the right way). I think you could have it down in 6 months (if you play to a good extent already).

  • @bulltastik
    @bulltastik Před 10 dny +1

    One of the best live concerts ever👍🏼

  • @NIGGaHiigga
    @NIGGaHiigga Před 4 měsíci +3

    Grew up with this and so will my children.

  • @brettidema2800
    @brettidema2800 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I came back to this while a little wine drunk. I love all that's evoked from this song. The story of what's been and what's to come. These feels.

  • @Daisy-si2uy
    @Daisy-si2uy Před rokem +815

    My husband passed away in 2012, he was a mad surfer, surfed every day from the age of 4 until his death at 36.
    This piece of music really touches my heart, at its core.
    It represents his life in so many ways.Not just his love of the ocean, but also the many ups and downs he had in his life.
    I will always listen to this and remember him, with a smile and a tear. Xo

    • @lyradhall2956
      @lyradhall2956 Před rokem +12

      Hope this piece of music continues to help with your situation u find yourself in , it does get easier & music does help⚘❣ 💙 from Dublin

    • @FranzHach
      @FranzHach Před rokem +11

      wow, i really cried... at least 2 or 3 tears. but with a smile. nice words my friend.

    • @erick3139
      @erick3139 Před rokem +4

      I wish for the Love you shared to endure and guide you to peace❤from Valencia

    • @Boru06
      @Boru06 Před rokem +5

      True Love never dies. He still loves you too.

    • @Boru06
      @Boru06 Před rokem +2

      @@lyradhall2956 Peace to ya from up the road in Navan ✌

  • @Matt-btc
    @Matt-btc Před 4 lety +2658

    Anyone else listening during the pandemic?

  • @KickanDa1
    @KickanDa1 Před 5 měsíci +1

    omg. JBT is an old favourite, didn't thought I would come around them again.. 😯 Ohh 😍

  • @BradVicious
    @BradVicious Před 5 měsíci +4

    11 years later and still just incredible.