John Mayer

Drop The Leash 10
Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
edited July 2007 in Other Music
I seriously think Pearl jam should cover his song Waiting On the world to change.

the lyrics are right up their alley.
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  • elstongunn
    elstongunn Posts: 285
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    I seriously think Pearl jam should cover his song Waiting On the world to change.

    the lyrics are right up their alley.
    i'm gonna be polite but that's one of the most awful , cliche ripoff (black coffee in bed) songs i've ever heard....

    in my opinion.

    but i think john mayer is funny. ever catch The John Mayer show when he interviews Trickdaddy?
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,005
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    I seriously think Pearl jam should cover his song Waiting On the world to change.

    the lyrics are right up their alley.

    no they shouldn't
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  • satansbedbugs
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    John Mayer should cover a pj song
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    John Mayer is a phenomenal guitarist, but I'm not a huge fan of a lot of his music.
  • JD Sal
    JD Sal Posts: 790
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    I seriously think Pearl jam should cover his song Waiting On the world to change.

    the lyrics are right up their alley.

    No offense, but there are thousands of songs I'd rather hear PJ cover.
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  • macci
    macci Posts: 1,057
    satansbedbugs wrote:
    John Mayer should cover a pj song

    Yup......respect biuuutch!
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  • over bends
    over bends Posts: 1,568
    satansbedbugs wrote:
    John Mayer should cover a pj song

    He could play a mean Yellow Ledbetter. Don't know how bad he'd butcher the vocals though. Could be interesting.
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  • byrdbyrd
    byrdbyrd Posts: 40
    Mods,

    Please lock this thread...

    Thanks
  • robfest2
    robfest2 Posts: 594
    byrdbyrd wrote:
    Mods,

    Please lock this thread...

    Thanks
    WHY?
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    PJ is a man's band

    John Mayer makes music for weee little girls
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  • walkunafraid
    walkunafraid Posts: 2,655
    I thought John Mayer's version of Radiohead's "Kid A" (the song, not the whole album) was pretty damn cool.

    He's a pretty badass guitar player, too.
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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    john mayer.... talented as fuck.

    amazing guitar player.
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    john is my friend's eddie.
    he's a big pj fan appearently too... but i dont think theres many pj songs that he can cover, vocally anyways, except maybe... blood!!

    the other way around? hmmmm.. i agree that theres better songs to be covered than that one... and besides i'm sick of hearing it at the dept store i work at. :)
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • Juberoo
    Juberoo Posts: 472
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    PJ is a man's band

    John Mayer makes music for weee little girls

    Ummm excuse me...but there are plenty of us "girls" out here who love PJ too. So PJ is a woman's band as well.

    BTW...I think John Mayer is awesome in his own right.
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  • stevieraveon
    stevieraveon Posts: 413
    John Mayer is an amazing guitarist. Check out the John Mayer Trio cd, or Continuum. When he finally stops singing about "Daughters' and starts playing the blues, he's unreal.
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  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    Juberoo wrote:
    Ummm excuse me...but there are plenty of us "girls" out here who love PJ too. So PJ is a woman's band as well.

    BTW...I think John Mayer is awesome in his own right.

    like I said weee wittle girls ;)

    jk
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Naaah - the song's okay, and I like *some* of the lyrics, but does Pearl Jam WAIT for the world to change? No - they effect change themselves - just check out their activist section. Mayer's song, while I like some of the lyrics, is a little too passive for me, and IMO for Pearl Jam. They go more for the Bleed for Me, Gimme Some Truth, let's DO something type of covers, not sit here and wait.
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  • itsevobaby
    itsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    the guy's a stoner who idolises eddie vedder. that makes him A.O.K in my books :)

    and yes, he makes guitars his bitches :D
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    JaneNY wrote:
    Naaah - the song's okay, and I like *some* of the lyrics, but does Pearl Jam WAIT for the world to change? No - they effect change themselves - just check out their activist section. Mayer's song, while I like some of the lyrics, is a little too passive for me, and IMO for Pearl Jam. They go more for the Bleed for Me, Gimme Some Truth, let's DO something type of covers, not sit here and wait.

    Thank you....

    ...I really don't mind the music of the song, and I respect John Mayer as an artist and I think he's downright awesome as a blues guitarist.... but that song's lyrics just kill me. Any message which is trying to justify the idea of sitting around and doing nothing is just so completely counterproductive to society. It's a shame too, because there are tons of bands that are out there trying honestly to motivate the youth of the nation to spark CHANGE via ACTION... but meanwhile 'Waiting on the World to Change' is played on the radio for all to hear and enjoy. I mean, if the song were somber and depressing, then it would be different- in fact, it could probably make for a very interesting cover by someone. But the fact that it's so poppy and upbeat means it's just like it's celebrating inaction... which is the exact opposite of what this world needs right now....

    Sorry for the rant. Like I said, I have a lot of respect for Mayer, but I can't forgive him for that song. I also can't forgive him for that Daughters song, but that's for an entirely different reason. :D
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  • JD Sal
    JD Sal Posts: 790
    Aww come on, what's with all the disdain for the Daughters song? It's sappy, but I love it cuz I'm a dad. I bet you haters don't have a little girl. ;)
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