i still remember the first time i heard it, and i get goose bumps everytime im in that moment of nostalgia, even typing this gace me goose bumps. long live love and beautiful music.
Every time I here this (a lot! ) I cry, literally, in so much absolute joyous rapture, its embarrasing....then laugh, because we all know that each of his fingesr has its own brain, and "John" is just the mission commander.
+Tristan98 respect. I started learning this song about this time last year. It's like a beautiful and intense form of meditation every time you play it
As a teacher and long time player. Don't let this discourage you. There is a lot going on that make's it sound far more difficult than it is. Let it inspire you to keep playing. The 12 String really enhances how "Full" it sounds and the Capo has a big effect on the pull off's. And anyone with Rhythm can slap the body of the acoustic to create a "Drum" sound. So if this blows your mind, good, it's excellent playing. All I am saying is some of the things that make it seemingly really stand out can be done by most experienced players. I see a lot of comments of discourage after watching this. Don't let it discourage you, let it inspire you to do the same. He isn't an Alien.
It took me 6 months to learn 10 years ago and I'm still improving some parts everytime I play it, I agree with you it's really not impossible but when you're not that experienced some parts can be quite tricky, however every begginer should try to learn ocean at some point, the sooner the better, learning this took me to a whole different level back then, I've learned many more songs in open c after this one, the possibilities always amaze me, anyway all of you guys who feel like you can't do it go ahead and try to learn ocean even though it seems hard, take it one piece at a time and you'll get there.
@@cherylpump3372 It tweeks the sound.. Like John Butler probably used 12 but cause of his ear for music he knew it would sound that bit better... He's a genius man!
This song is so powerful that it makes my 5 week old baby stop crying and stay completely quiet for the whole songs duration. Just as I'm writing this as the song has finished my baby has now started crying again. love you John Butler you are the real deal. x
Amazing guitarist and artist, but I have a Maton 12 string that will be 50 years old next month - has had two new tops on it, once due to being stolen by a motorcycle gang and being left on a beach, and the other time due to an accident - but still sounds utterly fantastic! Tommy Emmanuel when he played it said it was one of the best sounding 12-strings he'd ever heard. But if I saw John Butler coming to play it, I'd run five miles before I'd let him near it! He plays Matons too - but he beats the livin' fuckin' bejeezus out of them - but what a guitarist!! Great stuff, John Butler, I love your music!!
Listening to this song has to be one of the most comforting things in the world. A place I go to relieve everything and release my spirit. John Butler is more than a guitarist, and he’s more than an artist. This has been my favourite song ever since I’ve first heard it. There’s something about it that I cannot explain, it exceeds the limitations of language. Yet I feel like I understand it deeply inside of me. The power of music
I heard this song for the first time today this morning and I cannot stop listening to it. It makes me cry every time. So heavenly. I thank God I came across this song
watching him play is watching his spirit, his soul, pour out in front of you. The way he twitches and aches while he plays, its almost like hes trying to capture all his being and pour it into this piece and its such a struggle to contain this much beauty.
I saw them play this in Taos, on my oldest brother’s birthday, July 1st, 2007. The closest I ever felt, in my soul, to him, since he died in 1998.. Standing barefoot in the grass at Kit Carson Park looking into the heavens. Thank you JBT
WIth my guitar in hand i was listening to this and playing my guitar(no shit). At some point i just stopped and with my head shaking my eyes closed and thats the beauty of music by such a good musician. Mesmerizing.
This is the one that sparked my passion for music. The reason I started travelling just to go busking on every street throughout Europe and the reason I never give up on my music. It brought me out of my shell and slowly released the grip social anxiety had on me back then. It brings me way back, to when RUclips was in it's infancy, and badly-recorded mobile videos of John busking the streets of Australia were circling. I have yet to experience JBT live, but has remained on top of my bucketlist ever since I fell in love with this imperfect perfection called Ocean. Thank you for this beautiful music.
I remember going to a RockIt festival in 1999 when indie was huge. Band after bands went on, huge amps, distortion etc. then John came on. I’d seen him in Fremantle busking before. One man and a guitar had the entire crowd of thousands absolutely vibing heavy. It was a tough act to follow for him and he was amazing!
Those that can do. Those that can't teach. The rest just criticise. Said it seven years ago. Best version. If it doesn't touch your soul , there's something wrong 🥰
The part at 6:40 will always be my favorite, this song is in my soul, it touches my heart in ways I couldn’t imagine. ---A very close friend of mine whom upon meeting and who’s death altered the course of my life showed me this song one night as we bonded over guitar, forming a friendship that was as deep as the ocean. (Pun is probably intentional) and when I hear this I feel him, our friends and family live on through the love we share and have shared with them, they live through the moments where the melody synchronizes with a memory, where the past meets the present and forms a unique place in time. Each time I hear this I meet my friend again in a new way, with my new ideas and my new hopes, fears and dreams. I miss him, but here he is in these melodies, chords and percussive actions. I hope everyone could experience this, to have an immense love for a person and a shared passion and adoration for music, to have the music bring that person to life inside your heart and mind. One other thing this song gives me can be summed up in the words of Heraclitus when he said “Panta Rhea” Nothing abides, all flows. This song captures that this in such an eloquent and potent way. love you John! And love you all❤️
John Butler was like the first guitarist I heard before , and am still struggling to see his concert 🎶 I can’t stop watching his songs , it doesn’t matter where I go „ I must hear ocean „ work , fitness , at home , this song is like „oh waw „ 😮❤
This track is a healing meditation for me. My emotions roll with the waves, you can cry, scream, laugh and just release and by the end, I picture myself as a playful dolphin with nothing to worry about in the world but this beautiful sensation of swimming through the ocean currents. This track brought me back when I got sick and my mind felt like it had a vise on it and all I felt was heavy and angry and foggy, my brain was literally slowly dying. I remember the moment I started to feel again, it was at a concert to raise money for the bush fires in NSW, listening to this track. John truly has an amazing gift and I am so grateful he shares that, and so much of himself, with us.
Without ever hearing him speak i knew he would be that type of person. Someone with a pretty deep yet basic understanding of this odd thing we call reality
As I close my eyes I feel the sand between my toes. The gulls are fighting nearby for a French fry. Sand crabs avoid the pipers. The tide rolls in and out. Gentle at first but the with more intensity the sand dollars are washed out to sea. The warm sunshine on my skin bare My soul and being with no care. Free God bless you John
If i could have any talent on earth it would be to pick strings as smoothly and quickly will hitting every fret perfectly. Truely inspiring and everyday i play guitar i think "one day i will play Ocean"
I can't believe all the people that are like "OMG i'm on the camera" *fake smile* *fake kiss*, everything about being superficial. Can't believe those recording this with their phones either. They have the chance to listen to on of the greatest artist alive and this is his best song, the one defining him, the one where he gives himself to the world... ENJOY THE MOMENT FFS !!
I totally agree. These people seem to get your point differently. What tilulu73 is saying is that people should focus on the music like you Benjamin kelley instead of being superficial. I can tell he points this towards the people at 8:42. This is very rude from the audiences part and it sucks to be the artist in this situation.
Disha Dinesh exactly! If I ever have money to burn, I'll want a commission a roller-coaster just for this song, catered to its ups and downs. Listen to the studio version, it's the ultimate one, in case you haven't already.
What can I say? This song makes me move through the air and fill myself so light and free. Simply unbelievable. listen to it for 20 times already and each time is a first one.
What an utterly incredible human being! I am absolutely blown away with tears of joy listening to this for the first time, OMG! The pure beauty and passion and perfection is truly mesmerising! WOW!!!! Outstanding. Thank you so so much x
The soul of the ocean touches my soul by this incredible musician, everytime listen. So this must be "true" in the very sense from the beginning of the world.
Wow. How did it take this many years for this song to appear in my RUclips feed. Just when you thought Aussie acoustic guitar playing didn’t get better than Tommy Emmanuel you see this.
This guy rules !! Holy shit, this guy inspires me ti be whatever i want in life. That hippie but hard working, good minded, soul guided, piece of a person
How am I only hearing about this dude now.... my man kills this shit and more people should be aware of his presence bc it strong as hell! Good job my friend
“I don’t know where I got this saying from but it kinda resonates with me… energy, positivity, negativity - it’s like a fire. I often have a battle with the brain because it’s one of those great big tools that’s here to serve me and not for me to serve it, but I find that a lot of the time I am serving my brain - I don’t exactly know why but… the more you put energy into good stuff, it’s like a fire, the more good thoughts you put on it the bigger the fire gets; the more bad thoughts you put on it, the bigger the bad fire gets… I’d like to think that during this next song I can be putting some good thoughts and some good vibes on the good fire… and it’s kinda the only thing that gives me faith in this crazy mixed-up world that we live in. If you wanna join the power of thought and intention - if you believe in that - then join me in putting out some good stuff to all your brothers and sisters, in faraway lands and close by.” - John Butler
kosmos007 so did I, I was bawling my eyes out!, totally gone, a blubbering wreck! My kids were going like What’s wrong, what’s wrong but it’s so hard to explain as their Dad.
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My wife walked down the aisle to Ocean... one of the best moments of my life...
Wow 🤩 that’s SOME KINDA LOVE 💕
You should upload the video to YT
I wish I'd never heard this song before, so I could hear it for the first time
you took the words straight out of my mouth
i wish i could listne to is as if it was my first time everytime :D
i still remember the first time i heard it, and i get goose bumps everytime im in that moment of nostalgia, even typing this gace me goose bumps. long live love and beautiful music.
For me, everytime is like the first time.
I smile when I hear people say "Theres no good music around anymore" I reply "Have you heard of John Butler?"
Every time I here this (a lot! ) I cry, literally, in so much absolute joyous rapture, its embarrasing....then laugh, because we all know that each of his fingesr has its own brain, and "John" is just the mission commander.
Usually I don’t listem to “played music” , because I’m from the HipHop culture, but this shit is crazy af, unbelievably emotional
I've listened to song literally over 50 times and i can't get enough of it.... It's utterly epic to an indescribable a level!
I've learned to play it half a year ago.. still play it everyday and lose myself in it over and over again
Ahmed if you love John, check out Tash Sultana if you haven't already.
Cheers Rob
+Tristan98 respect. I started learning this song about this time last year. It's like a beautiful and intense form of meditation every time you play it
It's rarely the same version either, you can watch another video and he plays it differently.
I love songs like that. Songs that are never played the same way twice. This is raw music straight from the heart.
this got me throught 15 months in Iraq as it always bolstered hope within me. Can't say enough about the music but this one saved me. Thank You
Robert?
As a teacher and long time player. Don't let this discourage you. There is a lot going on that make's it sound far more difficult than it is. Let it inspire you to keep playing. The 12 String really enhances how "Full" it sounds and the Capo has a big effect on the pull off's. And anyone with Rhythm can slap the body of the acoustic to create a "Drum" sound. So if this blows your mind, good, it's excellent playing. All I am saying is some of the things that make it seemingly really stand out can be done by most experienced players. I see a lot of comments of discourage after watching this. Don't let it discourage you, let it inspire you to do the same. He isn't an Alien.
It took me 6 months to learn 10 years ago and I'm still improving some parts everytime I play it, I agree with you it's really not impossible but when you're not that experienced some parts can be quite tricky, however every begginer should try to learn ocean at some point, the sooner the better, learning this took me to a whole different level back then, I've learned many more songs in open c after this one, the possibilities always amaze me, anyway all of you guys who feel like you can't do it go ahead and try to learn ocean even though it seems hard, take it one piece at a time and you'll get there.
He might not be FULL alien, but his ancestors definitely intermingled with other interstellar travelers.
11 string
@@tyronefox3528 I see that it is 11...is there a reason the 12th string is left out? I am not a musician...just an appreciator of music.
@@cherylpump3372 It tweeks the sound.. Like John Butler probably used 12 but cause of his ear for music he knew it would sound that bit better... He's a genius man!
2:40 starting the beat off with feedback from the speakers. What a monster
I missed that until I read your comment....right on brother.....so sick!
Stumbled across this a few weeks ago on Spotify.
70 years of waiting for something really special.
Worth the wait .... Yep
Good for you Steve! I’m almost 60 and it’s one of my top ten tracks of my life..so far 😁👍🏼
This song is so powerful that it makes my 5 week old baby stop crying and stay completely quiet for the whole songs duration. Just as I'm writing this as the song has finished my baby has now started crying again. love you John Butler you are the real deal. x
james moore that's beautiful! :)
loop it
Do they still like this song??
Amazing guitarist and artist, but I have a Maton 12 string that will be 50 years old next month - has had two new tops on it, once due to being stolen by a motorcycle gang and being left on a beach, and the other time due to an accident - but still sounds utterly fantastic! Tommy Emmanuel when he played it said it was one of the best sounding 12-strings he'd ever heard. But if I saw John Butler coming to play it, I'd run five miles before I'd let him near it! He plays Matons too - but he beats the livin' fuckin' bejeezus out of them - but what a guitarist!! Great stuff, John Butler, I love your music!!
My mom asked me who my idol was and I took her straight to this song lmao never knew it'd make her cry but I understand why it did.
Listening to this song has to be one of the most comforting things in the world. A place I go to relieve everything and release my spirit. John Butler is more than a guitarist, and he’s more than an artist. This has been my favourite song ever since I’ve first heard it. There’s something about it that I cannot explain, it exceeds the limitations of language. Yet I feel like I understand it deeply inside of me. The power of music
I heard this song for the first time today this morning and I cannot stop listening to it. It makes me cry every time. So heavenly. I thank God I came across this song
I feel the same. everytime I listen to this song I am overwhelmed with joy and happiness and I can't control the happy tears. it's beautiful.
watching him play is watching his spirit, his soul, pour out in front of you. The way he twitches and aches while he plays, its almost like hes trying to capture all his being and pour it into this piece and its such a struggle to contain this much beauty.
I've lost count of how many times I've listened to this song over the last 6 years.
I'mIrishWhiskey I am now on 261 times
Same here
me to lol
I tear up whenever I hear this. Dunno why. Just love it.
😊 👍🏼
Every version of Ocean is a good song. And let that good fire burn.
I would walk to Australia to see him play live
I saw them play this in Taos, on my oldest brother’s birthday, July 1st, 2007. The closest I ever felt, in my soul, to him, since he died in 1998.. Standing barefoot in the grass at Kit Carson Park looking into the heavens. Thank you JBT
WIth my guitar in hand i was listening to this and playing my guitar(no shit). At some point i just stopped and with my head shaking my eyes closed and thats the beauty of music by such a good musician. Mesmerizing.
What he says before he starts has me well up. EVERY GODDAM TIME.
World peace ✌️♥️🌎
This is the one that sparked my passion for music.
The reason I started travelling just to go busking on every street throughout Europe and the reason I never give up on my music. It brought me out of my shell and slowly released the grip social anxiety had on me back then. It brings me way back, to when RUclips was in it's infancy, and badly-recorded mobile videos of John busking the streets of Australia were circling.
I have yet to experience JBT live, but has remained on top of my bucketlist ever since I fell in love with this imperfect perfection called Ocean.
Thank you for this beautiful music.
We bow before you Master of the string 🙏 What a gift to humanity
This is the best song ever. I came back to life and I owe you John Butler
I never miss the comment sections of any version of this video. Positivity!
I remember going to a RockIt festival in 1999 when indie was huge. Band after bands went on, huge amps, distortion etc. then John came on. I’d seen him in Fremantle busking before. One man and a guitar had the entire crowd of thousands absolutely vibing heavy. It was a tough act to follow for him and he was amazing!
Those that can do. Those that can't teach. The rest just criticise. Said it seven years ago. Best version.
If it doesn't touch your soul , there's something wrong 🥰
Watched him busk live in Sydney one day, people walking on by whilst I listened to musical genius. LEGEND John Butler, and a great man
the beauty of his art is, it seems slightly different every time he plays at a new venue! true artist!
THIS IS WHAT AMERICA AND THE WORLD NEEDS NOW 2020. POSITIVE ENERGY NOT NEGATIVE.
The part at 6:40 will always be my favorite, this song is in my soul, it touches my heart in ways I couldn’t imagine. ---A very close friend of mine whom upon meeting and who’s death altered the course of my life showed me this song one night as we bonded over guitar, forming a friendship that was as deep as the ocean. (Pun is probably intentional) and when I hear this I feel him, our friends and family live on through the love we share and have shared with them, they live through the moments where the melody synchronizes with a memory, where the past meets the present and forms a unique place in time. Each time I hear this I meet my friend again in a new way, with my new ideas and my new hopes, fears and dreams. I miss him, but here he is in these melodies, chords and percussive actions. I hope everyone could experience this, to have an immense love for a person and a shared passion and adoration for music, to have the music bring that person to life inside your heart and mind.
One other thing this song gives me can be summed up in the words of Heraclitus when he said “Panta Rhea”
Nothing abides, all flows. This song captures that this in such an eloquent and potent way.
love you John! And love you all❤️
You posted this comment a long time ago but I just wanted to say I loved reading this. It was beautifully written. Take care of yourself man 💛
John Butler was like the first guitarist I heard before , and am still struggling to see his concert 🎶 I can’t stop watching his songs , it doesn’t matter where I go „ I must hear ocean „ work , fitness , at home , this song is like „oh waw „ 😮❤
It's addictive and more of like aquired addiction when you listen to this melody again n again n again 😍😍😍
This song is evergreen
This track is a healing meditation for me. My emotions roll with the waves, you can cry, scream, laugh and just release and by the end, I picture myself as a playful dolphin with nothing to worry about in the world but this beautiful sensation of swimming through the ocean currents.
This track brought me back when I got sick and my mind felt like it had a vise on it and all I felt was heavy and angry and foggy, my brain was literally slowly dying. I remember the moment I started to feel again, it was at a concert to raise money for the bush fires in NSW, listening to this track.
John truly has an amazing gift and I am so grateful he shares that, and so much of himself, with us.
I was lucky to see John perform this song live on his last UK tour , when he finished the audience nearly blew the roof off the venue .
Not so subtle reminder that John Butler is one of the greatest guitar composers of the modern age
if you don't listen to many guitar players
Check out some of the guitarists in the Sahara rt now 😍
Every time thing song in an experience.
Something magical in this song
We needed this to set our world on fire!
Without ever hearing him speak i knew he would be that type of person. Someone with a pretty deep yet basic understanding of this odd thing we call reality
Jesus on guitar!! John Butler truly is beyond the finest guitarist ever. Thanks for the most astonishing music, long may you play XX
As I close my eyes I feel the sand between my toes.
The gulls are fighting nearby for a French fry.
Sand crabs avoid the pipers.
The tide rolls in and out. Gentle at first but the with more intensity the sand dollars are washed out to sea.
The warm sunshine on my skin bare
My soul and being with no care.
Free
God bless you John
Being able to convey so much emotion with just a guitar, this is beautiful
If i could have any talent on earth it would be to pick strings as smoothly and quickly will hitting every fret perfectly. Truely inspiring and everyday i play guitar i think "one day i will play Ocean"
I was there and it was my favorite part of the festival
that intro speech made me feel damn warm inside
I saw him yesterday at the Olympia (Paris) and this song was magic (again !).
How was it?
He is a monster!! Such a skill!!
Original one of a kind mind blowing rhythms that only resonates in the hearts of people who seek for something real in this fake world!!!!!
Unmatched however, wherever, you can feel how much love and passion through this song, nothing matters most
I can't believe all the people that are like "OMG i'm on the camera" *fake smile* *fake kiss*, everything about being superficial. Can't believe those recording this with their phones either. They have the chance to listen to on of the greatest artist alive and this is his best song, the one defining him, the one where he gives himself to the world... ENJOY THE MOMENT FFS !!
no..just you are dimwitted idiot..
I totally agree. These people seem to get your point differently. What tilulu73 is saying is that people should focus on the music like you Benjamin kelley instead of being superficial. I can tell he points this towards the people at 8:42. This is very rude from the audiences part and it sucks to be the artist in this situation.
Benjamin Kelley very well said! Peace, bruh!
you must be so fun at parties @tilulu73
Feed the good fire hate will eat at your soul X
thank you John. We need this, desperately now. More than ever.
he first started playing this busking on the street.. now it's known world-wide. proud.
No need words with John Butler
good Sir, such good vibes. Thank you!
This is so calming. I could listen to whenever and feel grounded, and like everything is alright.
Disha Dinesh exactly! If I ever have money to burn, I'll want a commission a roller-coaster just for this song, catered to its ups and downs.
Listen to the studio version, it's the ultimate one, in case you haven't already.
Debaditya Sarkar Haha. That would be grand. And fitting. I have, actually. Just wandered into this version yest.
What can I say? This song makes me move through the air and fill myself so light and free. Simply unbelievable. listen to it for 20 times already and each time is a first one.
How has this not yet been used in a movie or something ? What an amazing piece of music.
The hand is a wonderful gift if used to its godly purpose. Thank you for creating beautiful music with it. Just blown away by your genius!
Nice to listen after hearing this for 9 years. takes me to a new place every time. thank you
I never get sick of it. Always gives me goose bumps and makes me feel alive and free and amazing. Inspired. Thank you!
This is the best sounding recording of this song!!
I don't know if you look at these comments, but I'd like you to know, your music, this song, sounds to me like my moms soul taking flight.
What an utterly incredible human being! I am absolutely blown away with tears of joy listening to this for the first time, OMG! The pure beauty and passion and perfection is truly mesmerising! WOW!!!! Outstanding. Thank you so so much x
this deserves to have so many more views
The soul of the ocean touches my soul by this incredible musician, everytime listen. So this must be "true" in the very sense from the beginning of the world.
Legend 🙏
It doesn't matter how many times I listen to the song I still get goose bumps all over
9:22. This damn part always brings a tear to my eyes no mather for how long and how much time i've been listing to this song.
I get goosebumps at that part every version i listen too
Wow. How did it take this many years for this song to appear in my RUclips feed. Just when you thought Aussie acoustic guitar playing didn’t get better than Tommy Emmanuel you see this.
This song is truly amazing, perfect
2:40 oh my god, my jaw dropped, that feedback & reverb i was not expecting that, so much grace, & power :O
this is one of the most powerful performances I have ever watched! He is masterful
This guy rules !! Holy shit, this guy inspires me ti be whatever i want in life.
That hippie but hard working, good minded, soul guided, piece of a person
If Mozart was a 21st Century Aussie.
Bliss to the ears
A magnificent soul and gynormous talent that belies description 😊 thanks so much Mrs Butler for creating this truly remarkable human being ✌️👌👍
Coolest dude alive
Love the prelude to the part from the recording on this version
I was playing this at 0.50 speed and I forgot about it, and I swear on my life this guy was so unbelievably drunk sweet Jesus
The best i have ever heard
4:02 look at the roadie on the background, he's just hipnotized. Amazing performance, what a sick song!
I so love the sound of new strings.... The guy is just incredible!
me: John can I have the tablature for the song?
John (handing me a thick book): here is volume I for the intro...
The sound quality and JBT's playing is AMAZING
Love from South Africa.
Beautiful and enchanting performance! Additionally, I LOVE how his guitar is a 12-string except for the ‘G.’ Never seen that before! So cool!🥰👌
wow 😟 never heard this beautiful sound and artist before 🤧😭 FANTASTIC guys!!
Those good vibes are escorting us out of 2020 as we speak... HNY Bro
This is some good fire
How am I only hearing about this dude now.... my man kills this shit and more people should be aware of his presence bc it strong as hell! Good job my friend
I'd sell my soul to be able to play like this.
danrdgreen no question but i guess if im a ginger i cant really do that lol
*jji*
i really love those parts when that sort of electronic delay warms in here and there
“I don’t know where I got this saying from but it kinda resonates with me… energy, positivity, negativity - it’s like a fire. I often have a battle with the brain because it’s one of those great big tools that’s here to serve me and not for me to serve it, but I find that a lot of the time I am serving my brain - I don’t exactly know why but… the more you put energy into good stuff, it’s like a fire, the more good thoughts you put on it the bigger the fire gets; the more bad thoughts you put on it, the bigger the bad fire gets… I’d like to think that during this next song I can be putting some good thoughts and some good vibes on the good fire… and it’s kinda the only thing that gives me faith in this crazy mixed-up world that we live in. If you wanna join the power of thought and intention - if you believe in that - then join me in putting out some good stuff to all your brothers and sisters, in faraway lands and close by.” - John Butler
True brilliance... what a genious...
Much love from Switzerland
Not sure how I can STILL be in awe.
How does he get his fingernails like that?
My favourite JBT song just recently saw them at Kings Park at home in Perth and I just cried as I heard it so beautiful
kosmos007 so did I, I was bawling my eyes out!, totally gone, a blubbering wreck! My kids were going like What’s wrong, what’s wrong but it’s so hard to explain as their Dad.