this brings me back to when i was like 17 and i was digging up all these old tunes on youtube. i couldnt get enough of mayer back then. 23 now and nothings changed aha
Sometimes I wish that I was the weather You'd bring me up in conversation forever And when it rained I'd be the talk of the day Oh sometimes, I wish that I was a cold beer I'd rest assure that you would hold me near I'd be guaranteed to be just what you need And there could be no other way 'cause you're so, you're so lame Your tired words are all, they're all the same And I wanna walk, and I'd surely walk away If I wasnt such a sucker for you Sometimes I wish that I was a bong hit You'd let me in and you would love every minute And tell the room the things I did to you Oh, And there could be no other way 'cause your so lame Your tired words are all, your tired words are all the same And I wanna walk, you know I'd surely walk away If I wasn't such a sucker for you I see your world with rosy-colored glasses on Wanna right what I see wrong I could never have that power over you Someday I'm gonna pack up and leave this town I'm gonna get my own things going on And when I do, I'll forget about how.... You're so lame, Your tired words are all the same I wanna walk, you know I'd walk away If I wasn't such a sucker for you I wasn't such a sucker for you I wasn't such a sucker for you
Most of these undiscovered songs are either live songs that he performed but never put on an album or rejects for albums...and hey if your reject songs are Awesome it makes the official songs on his albums even more Awesome and makes him a music god lol!
lyrics. You’re welcome ☺️ "Sucker" Sometimes, I wish that I was the weather You'd bring me up in conversation forever And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day Oh, sometimes I wish that I was a cold beer I'd rest assured that you would hold me near I'd be guaranteed to be just what you need And there could be no other way, 'cause you're so, you're so lame Your tired words are all, they're all the same Yeah, I would walk and I'd surely walk away If I wasn't such a sucker for you Sometimes, I wish that I was a bong hit You'd let me in and you would love every minute And tell the room the things I did to you Oh, and there could be no other way, 'cause you're so lame Your tired words are all, your tired words are all the same Yeah, I would walk, you know I'd surely walk away If I wasn't such a sucker for you I see your world with rosy colored glasses on Wanna right what I see wrong I could never have that power over you Someday, I'm gonna pack up and leave this town I'm gonna get my own things goin' on And when I do, I'll forget, I'll forget I'll forget about how, how you're so, you're so lame Your tired words are all, your tired words are all the same And I would walk, you know I'd, I'd walk away If I wasn't such a sucker for you I wasn't such a sucker for you I wasn't such a sucker for you
When after coming back to this song for years and hearing this song and finally reaching a revelation: when he says this ones for Jeff, could he mean Jeff Buckley? It can be no other
it could easily be a joke. as a performer in small coffee shops, its easy and fun to put people on the spot like that. im not sure about where this recording is from, but thats what it sounds like to me. i used to do it all the time.
I'm not the biggest John Mayer fan in the world (massive respect for his abilities with the guitar though) and DAMN I wish I could find this song somewhere for download.
I remember when I was such a huge JM fan in high school and introduced my friend to him. I'd been listening to all his stuff for months. Then she shows me this song and I'm freaking out, because I didn't know it existed. How did she do that? (This is before the net was this heavy with Mayer stuff).
You are undeniably right, if it weren't for the few people that actually are good and caring beings. Don't forget the billions of lives, if not more over the years, that have been lost because of religious wars and persecution. Over land, power, money, etc. In my own opinion I believe we have truly gained nothing from it over the years. If we would all just come together and put our differences aside then this world would have been a better place. The root of all evil, greed of the people.
Here's my two cents: I think Jeff might be a friend who was dealing with a situation like the song describes. He might not have released it on an album for fear it would cause a media uproar (like it seems to have in the comments of this video!). Great song, either way.
This is my favorite John mayer song. Why isn’t it on Apple Music? I want to add it to my playlists but it’s not on there and here I am having to listen to it on RUclips instead lol
+PeterZeeke Holy shit. Nice version. I'm gonna ask John a background of this song when he does his periscope, although I already know about it from the Casa Del Mar concert, it's always great when John shares his stuff
@EJ1202 use a youtube downloader. not an advocate of downloading but if you cant pay to get it it's no problem i think. otherwise there would be an itunes version or so.. good luck. its a brilliant song!
The new album has been a clear direction of musical evolution for him. Who wants to keep making music that's sounds like the stuff they made 10 years ago? That would be very boring for someone who has invested in innovation. His latest album is a lyrical masterpiece and unique from the rest of his catalog. He is a 40 year old man his sound is maturing along with his own mind.
@dreamquarter Me too bud. Yep, done been made a fool of. Time to move on brother. yeah, I know it hurts. Better off on our own. Once bitten twice shy. that's a good thing in this situation. It's not a fault to love someone. It's actually something that some folks can't possess. The ability to love. Give yourself some time. Nothing wrong in loving someone. But there is something wrong when it's not reciprocated. Especially, when there's someone else. That's my situation. Time to let go...
@VoOdOcHiLe2309 If you happen to be looking for man on the side or covered in rain, they're on any given thursday. and i know i have another kind of green somewhere. let me know if you want to know where it is. :)
It's the old Mayer tunes like this one that make me want to pick up my guitar and start writing my next song. So inspirational.
Sameeee
Peak mayer
same
Samee
Same
"Sometimes, I wish I was a bong hit" - John Mayer
this brings me back to when i was like 17 and i was digging up all these old tunes on youtube. i couldnt get enough of mayer back then. 23 now and nothings changed aha
Same haha I’m 17, digging up all these old tunes on RUclips and can’t get enough of Mayer, what’s up!
Same here!
Literally
Does Chaferbud ring a bell?
25
This guy...He really knows how to write the lyrics that hit the spot.
And music too
Always has been
I WISH A WAS A BOOOONNGGG HIIIT
This song man... Literal gold. I love it beyond words. I hadn't heard this in over 5 years and forgotten about it until today. The feels....
Kostas1601 me too! I’ve been looking for this song for years because I didn’t know the name. So happy
and it wasnt even on an album.. amazing
10 year anniversary
Gentleman, there is no peak Mayer, he is always in his peak
Seriously tho - every time I think this man hits a new high, he just gets higher and higher.
Sometimes I wish that I was the weather
You'd bring me up in conversation forever
And when it rained I'd be the talk of the day
Oh sometimes, I wish that I was a cold beer
I'd rest assure that you would hold me near
I'd be guaranteed to be just what you need
And there could be no other way 'cause you're so,
you're so lame
Your tired words are all, they're all the same
And I wanna walk, and I'd surely walk away
If I wasnt such a sucker for you
Sometimes I wish that I was a bong hit
You'd let me in and you would love every minute
And tell the room the things I did to you
Oh, And there could be no other way 'cause your so lame
Your tired words are all, your tired words are all the same
And I wanna walk, you know I'd surely walk away
If I wasn't such a sucker for you
I see your world with rosy-colored glasses on
Wanna right what I see wrong
I could never have that power over you
Someday I'm gonna pack up and leave this town
I'm gonna get my own things going on
And when I do, I'll forget about how....
You're so lame,
Your tired words are all the same
I wanna walk, you know I'd walk away
If I wasn't such a sucker for you
I wasn't such a sucker for you
I wasn't such a sucker for you
the chords in this song are so amazing
fairly simple for him, the main riff is E to Bm7 played on the 7th fret, then A, G#7, C#m7, F#7, Bm7, then B7 (i think) and repeat. enjoy!
@@omarsaletovicprins9632 also the rhythm and finger picking with his typical thumb slap
@@KEPSAGAMER thankfully its just a muted slap, not the slap where the string actually plays. im not there yet hahaha
This has to be my favorite unreleased.
What about Tracing?
Most of these undiscovered songs are either live songs that he performed but never put on an album or rejects for albums...and hey if your reject songs are Awesome it makes the official songs on his albums even more Awesome and makes him a music god lol!
2023 and I still have this song playing in my mind randomly for a peace of mind
Love John's scatting in this tune. It takes the song to another level of appreciation.
No dislikes, and this was one of the first songs he wrote, in the spring of 98.
Why is this not a single
Idk how many times I went to this song and just scrolled through the comments while listening
Me at the moment
Scat singing at the end makes it.
One of my favorite songs by him so fun to sing
lyrics. You’re welcome ☺️
"Sucker"
Sometimes, I wish that I was the weather
You'd bring me up in conversation forever
And when it rained, I'd be the talk of the day
Oh, sometimes I wish that I was a cold beer
I'd rest assured that you would hold me near
I'd be guaranteed to be just what you need
And there could be no other way, 'cause you're so, you're so lame
Your tired words are all, they're all the same
Yeah, I would walk and I'd surely walk away
If I wasn't such a sucker for you
Sometimes, I wish that I was a bong hit
You'd let me in and you would love every minute
And tell the room the things I did to you
Oh, and there could be no other way, 'cause you're so lame
Your tired words are all, your tired words are all the same
Yeah, I would walk, you know I'd surely walk away
If I wasn't such a sucker for you
I see your world with rosy colored glasses on
Wanna right what I see wrong
I could never have that power over you
Someday, I'm gonna pack up and leave this town
I'm gonna get my own things goin' on
And when I do, I'll forget, I'll forget
I'll forget about how, how you're so, you're so lame
Your tired words are all, your tired words are all the same
And I would walk, you know I'd, I'd walk away
If I wasn't such a sucker for you
I wasn't such a sucker for you
I wasn't such a sucker for you
Thank youoo
thank you
How, how, how just HOW this song didn't came up in one of his early record, jesus.
FINALLY! Some sweet, real, honest John Mayer. I've missed you! And thank you so much-you bring back true love!
What a song, my god
This was out around the time of Room For Squares. I've had this in my collection for at least 10 years. This exact version too.
Love John Mayer, I've been listening to his unreleased stuff for the past hour :)
it would be cool if he made an album with all his unproduced stuff like everything that would be sick..
He has thought about it, he was going to release an album called 'zero' a couple years ago
I know, right! Good thing we have nice fans who record rare stuff and then share it with the rest us :) Have a good day!
Thank you for sharing early work of john mayer has genius inside it
When after coming back to this song for years and hearing this song and finally reaching a revelation: when he says this ones for Jeff, could he mean Jeff Buckley? It can be no other
Yea m ayer likes Buckley lot of early songs have a Buckley feel
This song is much fun to play ^^
Love this song so much...such percussive and fun sound.
I love this song and John Mayer! I hope he comes out with a new album
+Jonah Barbosa he said he's working on a release date for this fall 2016. iv'e been waiting for so long haha
+Matt Qualley awesome man! Can't wait!
Hey, Jonah, you got your wish ;)
Jacob Windsor yesssss!!!!! I’m going to one of his concerts in August!!!!
How are there so many JM songs on youtube that aren't on his albums?! Where are they all coming from??
Through pure talent. Even 7 years after your comment people are still coming back to them.
Preston hey there. Me too so close in time
"sometimes i wish i was a bong hit" what a fantastic lyric! go mayer!
Funny cause he still prays before every show. Or at least used to.
"sometimes, i wish that i was a bong hit" - fucking sweet
it could easily be a joke. as a performer in small coffee shops, its easy and fun to put people on the spot like that. im not sure about where this recording is from, but thats what it sounds like to me. i used to do it all the time.
I would walk, you know I'd walk away if I wasn't such a sucker for you
2023 and still loving it
I'm not the biggest John Mayer fan in the world (massive respect for his abilities with the guitar though) and DAMN I wish I could find this song somewhere for download.
I'm so glad I found this.
great acoustics. I love the scat at the end. :)
I remember when I was such a huge JM fan in high school and introduced my friend to him. I'd been listening to all his stuff for months. Then she shows me this song and I'm freaking out, because I didn't know it existed. How did she do that? (This is before the net was this heavy with Mayer stuff).
I love this so much! John Mayer though :)
pure john mayer pure creativity
Ahh so great, I've been listening to this playlist for hours...
Love his music.
I'm loving this playlist!!!
My favorite song of John’s 🤠
A true hidden gem
Mike you're great guy. Thank you.
I would love to hear this with a band as a studio recording
Jeff Buckley, maybe?
Could've been his birthday or the anniversary of his death, Mayer is a huge fan of his...
"This ones for Jeff"
6 people....oh right, nobody disliked this song, because its amazing.
Spotify, I NEED THIS ONE
Too bad then... It's really good ! Thanks for sharing it ! Best regards from El Salvador :)
it's amazing!!! really! thank you so much :)
"if i wasn't suck a sucker for you... dabababahh... "
i'm addicted by this song
@Erniepbms THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can't get this song out of my head and now I have it! You rock! :D
You are undeniably right, if it weren't for the few people that actually are good and caring beings. Don't forget the billions of lives, if not more over the years, that have been lost because of religious wars and persecution. Over land, power, money, etc. In my own opinion I believe we have truly gained nothing from it over the years. If we would all just come together and put our differences aside then this world would have been a better place. The root of all evil, greed of the people.
I LOVE this song. so much.
!
:D
Here's my two cents: I think Jeff might be a friend who was dealing with a situation like the song describes. He might not have released it on an album for fear it would cause a media uproar (like it seems to have in the comments of this video!). Great song, either way.
This playlist
This is my favorite John mayer song. Why isn’t it on Apple Music? I want to add it to my playlists but it’s not on there and here I am having to listen to it on RUclips instead lol
it is a good song
really good song
His obviously dedicating the solo to Jeff not the song, the lyrics are definitely not referring to his relationship with a man called Jeff.
Jeff Buckley
This song isn't on any of John's albums, it's just a song he plays live every once in a while :)
This feels like a prototype to New Light.
Still listening 2022
Peak Mayer, for me
@dreamquarter
Spring of 98?! Are you sure? This is a piece of history...
Thank you shreder.
this reminds me of Inside want's out, Battle Studies had none of this stuff, Who Says was the closest maybe
better version: soundcloud.com/peterzeeke/sucker
That's awesome! Where did you get that version?
I have no idea where it came from, I found it on the old windows media player web browser. Havent seen it anywhere since, I love the song its perfect
+PeterZeeke OMG tank you so much
+PeterZeeke Holy shit. Nice version. I'm gonna ask John a background of this song when he does his periscope, although I already know about it from the Casa Del Mar concert, it's always great when John shares his stuff
+PeterZeeke No way!!!
this is just too good. I think I have a guy crush on John Mayer :P
Best song ever
he fucking did that lad ! love that guy's music..
@EJ1202
use a youtube downloader.
not an advocate of downloading but if you cant pay to get it it's no problem i think. otherwise there would be an itunes version or so..
good luck. its a brilliant song!
love that !
💜💟💜 hello! i am lame, too. 😁
@icu812ct I heard John Mayer say he wrote this song while in college mannny years ago at Berklee so I confidently doubt it was a reference to her :P
wtf what are a lll of these random john mayer songs?????
I dont know if you know whats in his heart about God.
@TheFuryBlogger i was talking about the 9/11 song being called covered in rain and thats on any given thursday this song (sucker) isnt on anything
you could use keepvid (google it for the link) and then convert the video to audio using some media converter like FormatFactory (google again)
Pretty cool skats
Sometimes I wish I was a bong hit....
Love, Love
@ANT321Liz
hey I got that too, I'm suprised its not uploaded on her cos it incredible. no idea where it came from tho
@TheFuryBlogger its called covered in rain
The Jeff is probably abt Jeff Buckley because Mayer was/is a huge Buckley fan and he used to always scat in his live solo performances
Those pants...
As a long time fan I really expected something like this for this new album.. not like "love on the weekend"..
idk if u got to listen to roll it on home from his wave two, but has a lot of sucker esque influences. check it out!
Yea...I miss his old stuff too, but "You're gonna live forever in me" and "Still feel like your man" are pretty good I'd say.
"still feel like your man" and "moving on....." are full with john's usual licks. the solo in "changing" is awesome too!
Tim Qi from j to k
The new album has been a clear direction of musical evolution for him. Who wants to keep making music that's sounds like the stuff they made 10 years ago? That would be very boring for someone who has invested in innovation. His latest album is a lyrical masterpiece and unique from the rest of his catalog. He is a 40 year old man his sound is maturing along with his own mind.
@dreamquarter
Me too bud. Yep, done been made a fool of. Time to move on brother. yeah, I know it hurts. Better off on our own. Once bitten twice shy. that's a good thing in this situation. It's not a fault to love someone. It's actually something that some folks can't possess. The ability to love. Give yourself some time. Nothing wrong in loving someone. But there is something wrong when it's not reciprocated. Especially, when there's someone else. That's my situation. Time to let go...
@VoOdOcHiLe2309 If you happen to be looking for man on the side or covered in rain, they're on any given thursday. and i know i have another kind of green somewhere. let me know if you want to know where it is. :)
'this ones for Jeff'.............
from 3:55 he keeps saying "Bieber" ...
this song works really well at 1.25 speed
Anyone know where to get this exact version of the song? I've got like 10 different versions but none match this
@dreamquarter NEVER bring out the fact that a video has 0 Dislikes. Someone WILL make sure to Dislike the video.
Solid!