John Mayer LIVE ACOUSTIC "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room" Hotel Cafe 1/8/11

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John Mayer LIVE ACOUSTIC "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room" Hotel Cafe 1/8/11

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13 жыл бұрын

This was a surprise midnight show. Disclaimer: the women shouting all kinds of nutty things in the background are not me. lol.

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@joshives5682 6 жыл бұрын

Tells crowd to lower expectations then goes onto play the tightest acoustic version of that song I've ever heard. Classic JM

@Messayne 5 жыл бұрын

I know right? This is around the same time he cancelled a tour and had vocal surgery so he could have been eluding to his vocal performance.

@practicaldriver 5 жыл бұрын

He trolling us lol. Love this version

@zackyang2332 5 жыл бұрын

I think he is actually kind of in the edge doing this because in my opinion he is more used when they are playing as a band and of course a band compared to acoustic only is very different in many different ways so he's saying that incase he fucks up and cringes. But nice stunt by jm. Classic

@markkindermann5822 2 жыл бұрын

truth

@tubingforever 2 жыл бұрын

He always does that :D

@boysisig8260 7 жыл бұрын

this chick said 'don't worry we'll sing it for you'. then went "hmm hmm hmm slow dancing in a burning room hmmm hmmm hmm"

@dukeduck9362 6 жыл бұрын

Oath

@batmanandrobin250 6 жыл бұрын

flangerboy21 me lmao

@leinardesteves3987 5 жыл бұрын

John was so annoyed 😂😂

@TheRabidbunnies 5 жыл бұрын

lmfao to be fair he hadn't really started playing yet but yeah i hate people like that

@denachtconducteur7070 5 жыл бұрын

So it seemed haha

@bluesyace9564 6 жыл бұрын

When you're recording john mayer, always focus on the guitar, ALWAYS

@sheerioyang7024 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@shelbytomy07 4 жыл бұрын

Agree, and please don't yelling in the middle of his performance

@ROHIT-jq1vb 4 жыл бұрын

I did 😂

@sagarbasnet7299 4 жыл бұрын

My man 👌

@dariovannozzi 3 жыл бұрын

You're right, many men would pay to see a video of his hands play live in full HD

@violetskyye 11 жыл бұрын

I forgot to share that, after the set, I walked up to John and told him how beautiful his new songs were, and he seemed genuinely touched and grateful, and gave me a huge hug and we spoke a bit. I didn't know if he'd be friendly or an ass based on what I'd heard, but he could not have been nicer, and even tried to help me with my camera after the flash didn't go off for our picture.

@43_dhruvnegi49 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine meeting john mayer.. Lucky you🍀🍀👀💜

@louiszaffino4071 3 жыл бұрын

SOOO LUCKY

@coprhead6 11 жыл бұрын

"We can sing them for you!" *Comes in wrong 5 seconds later*

@1999C2996 10 жыл бұрын

That was a drunk Katy Perry yelling.. "Get it in, John!! "

@15nicinho 5 жыл бұрын

was it really?

@Andy-rp5up 5 жыл бұрын

@@15nicinho 100%

@shiningyip1227 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@pepperjanehq 5 жыл бұрын

Seems legit

@rishabhdevchawla3597 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@sinjon 5 жыл бұрын

“Get it in John, get it in” If he had a dollar for every time he’s heard that he’d be, well, John Mayer

@seanh9882 4 жыл бұрын

John mayor?

@preetkhandawala7938 3 жыл бұрын

Seah h damnnn man

@leaveitorsinkit242 2 жыл бұрын

OMG. 😂🤣 It’s too big!

@carlozollinger3012 5 жыл бұрын

Like Clapton said I don’t think he realizes how good he really is

@mmafan2223 5 жыл бұрын

i do though

@Arrezinal 4 жыл бұрын

ehhh... he does

@Raambzy 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, he totally does lol

@BucketsProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Without taking anything away from John, is hilariously wrong.

@thomasschmeiche4583 2 жыл бұрын

Einer der besten

@anmolsingh009 9 жыл бұрын

that guitar sounds so fuckin good

@AfroMidoban 8 жыл бұрын

+Anmol Singh that's a $7k guitar or more js.

@Charizti 7 жыл бұрын

+UpwardNinja That's why they can't be found ;)

@DannyJonesum 7 жыл бұрын

you can find it, in martin's website

@DannyJonesum 7 жыл бұрын

www.martinguitar.com/guitars/custom-signature-editions/omjm-john-mayer/

@hellothere6760 6 жыл бұрын

he makes it sound good too

@LaFlamaBlanca89 10 жыл бұрын

you can tell john hates that girl

@twentyoneHz 5 жыл бұрын

LaFlamaBlanca89 he dated that girl lmao it’s Katy Perry

@MarsLonsen 5 жыл бұрын

@@twentyoneHz how do you know?

@Z4ub3r 5 жыл бұрын

@@MarsLonsen its her voice 100%

@crazyhydraful 5 жыл бұрын

@@Z4ub3r actually it does sound like her! Lol

@adamyates598 4 жыл бұрын

i hate her also

@violetskyye 10 жыл бұрын

Fans: I GET IT! People are yelling and it sucks. But I filmed and uploaded this so people could enjoy a lovely rare live performance, and I obviously had no control over other people in the club. Every day I get dozens of posts by people complaining about the background noise to the point where I feel like, gee, would they prefer I just delete the videos. Please just enjoy it for what it is. / end of rant.

@mizzruby8317 10 жыл бұрын

The majority of us are just saying they're annoying but the video and audio are really good I love john he's amazing!

@thesilverbrow2382 10 жыл бұрын

Seriously though, I'm totally against violence towards females. But I'd get my wife to punch that bitch in the head. Great song though.

@druii2 10 жыл бұрын

Ungrateful people... For me it’s part of it, if you want to hear it clean go listen to the CD.

@4310267205113 10 жыл бұрын

after listening to it like 50 times, I dont even notice the girls

@Squawk_Box 9 жыл бұрын

I would just like to add onto this that if you're those type of people, you should stop...but still a great video. Thank you!

@BLacKHaLLoW 8 жыл бұрын

2:07 when you gotta remember your verse because you spent a year not saying a single word. John is such an incredible artist. I take him as the inspiration that he is, vices and all. This was such a raw and unique performance. I cant wait until my next JM show.

@Flo-qw4jr Жыл бұрын

This was before his vocal surgery though…right?

@algeloutaghoy3529 5 жыл бұрын

0:11 Maaann .. look how fast he hides the guitar pick on his fingers! such a magician.

@aryanyadav1998 9 жыл бұрын

Those who want to learn how John played this song, just search for "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room Zartimus" That guy explains it perfectly.

@jallegar1808 7 жыл бұрын

Zartimus is the man

@aryanyadav1998 7 жыл бұрын

Haha I know right :)

@user-zr9hu3tf1y 7 жыл бұрын

I totally respect Zartimus for all the tutorials he does and you for recommending him to people but he doesn't quite explain how to play this perfectly ;( He gets really close! But there are a few errors ;( I sound like a bit of an asshole but I just love this video and have watched it literally a couple hundred times and was just the tiniest bit sad at the small mistakes in his tutorial. But yeah Zartimus is still the man :)

@BenK. 7 жыл бұрын

This version is just so great because of the solo^^I think its worth to learn

@TheAmaterazzzu 6 жыл бұрын

His tabs are on point but no offence, he plays a bit sloppy and his guitar sound shite lol

@kimtran5552 4 жыл бұрын

This is the unhappiest I've ever seen John on stage.

@Umuliuz 3 жыл бұрын

Mine is the "somethings missing in your athmosphere". He can barely get the words out... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJiHnt2asarTgn0.html

@caffers7744 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think he's unhappy, I think it's just that at this point he had just spent a year essentially not speaking or singing. Probably nerves and/or trying to get used to performing again.

@dollsizedpistol1 2 жыл бұрын

At least she didn’t yell during the solo!!! It’s so beautiful.

@dollsizedpistol1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you @violetskyye for these wonderful videos!!

@edgargonzalez110 Жыл бұрын

From 3:01 to 3:30 is the proper way to solo on an acoustic guitar ! This is the tightest version of slowing dancing in a burning room by far !!!

@jamespayne4580 10 жыл бұрын

L.A. audiences feel so entitled. Sometimes music is better appreciated in silence.

@DaZDo1988 4 жыл бұрын

You put it more elegantly than me :-D But I totally agree.

@mragunathan1627 4 жыл бұрын

New York is just as bad. Terrible fucking behavior

@computergenerated3833 4 жыл бұрын

james payne it’s cool when there’s cheering in a stadium, I live for that shit, but it’s obnoxious when you can hear individual peoples voices in a lounge or a bar

@linds6609 4 жыл бұрын

That's a much nicer way than what I was thinking "I wish that vapid ibecile would just shut up so I could enjoy the song, all the shouting in the world is not gonna get him to notice you."

@computergenerated3833 4 жыл бұрын

james payne it really isn’t. Music brings out involuntary reactions in all of us. Nobody should have to suppress their excitement at a FUCKING CONCERT. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 people are the ones that feel entitled. I’m gonna tell you right now that you are not entitled to a perfectly silent concert with hundreds of other people around perfectly catering to your concerns. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 are the ones that need to just shut up and just enjoy the music rather than shit on other people who are enjoying the music. There’s another video of John Mayer playing an amazing cover of watchtower and the crowd was completely silent and there’s jerks like you who take over the entire comment section complaining about how nobody cheered and John didn’t get the respect he deserved. So which is it? Silence or no silence? You can’t have it both ways. Make up your minds drop, keep to yourself, drop the holier than thou crap and let people enjoy music in peace.

@krishnamohan6530 7 жыл бұрын

This video proves the true purpose of KZfaq as a product - One fan happens to be at the right place at the right time with a good quality camera to witness the greatest live performance in the history & future of the entire universe, and uploads it for other fans to enjoy!

@therichardchannel 13 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how he can whip out a solo playing lead and rhythm at the same time so well. Two words: holy shit

@charlesbaudraz5207 4 жыл бұрын

How can you be soooo good a guitar player..... it really is mind blowing.

@suzyalex20 13 жыл бұрын

That's talent! So raw...the thing I love the most about John Mayer, he may perform a song 100 times but it's always different...every single time...there's a special nuance to it...love love this acoustic version...very raw, pure and heartfelt!

@s4mcote 9 жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous of this guy's skills on the guitar... A mix of jealousy and deep admiration. Amazing version, thanks for uploading this! I'm baffled that people won't shut up, though. John fucking Mayer is playing!

@Darwish1108 2 жыл бұрын

i keep coming back to this video, i love the way he played the guitar. Getting the same one some time in the near future hopefully :). Lucky you to attend this

@MatteSweden 13 жыл бұрын

The instrumental part that starts three minutes in, it's fucking genius! I think this is the definition of talent..!

@TheSyntheticPop 10 жыл бұрын

Fast forward to 3:00 for for one of the best groove's.

@vanadium3 10 жыл бұрын

heck yeah!

@Bluemgwes 10 жыл бұрын

I'm feeling those strum patterns at 3:14. Good stuff, but this fuckin' crowd man...self-absorbed to the max.

@caspervanhelvoirt 10 жыл бұрын

But I don't want to miss a part where John's with his guitar only... So just watch it al :)

@caspervanhelvoirt 9 жыл бұрын

***** Hahahah yeah! :) Frusci and Mayer are my favs! Cant get enough of them

@caspervanhelvoirt 9 жыл бұрын

***** red hot chili peppers of course ;) and I love Toto, Alter Bridge and Foo Fighters aswell! And John Frusciante, Mayer and Lenny Kravitz are my favourite solo musicians! And you?

@adidassoccer4 9 жыл бұрын

I love this face at 2:00 at the end of the interlude. It's like "is this gonna work...YUP"

@JMBelief1 8 жыл бұрын

+adidassoccer4 that or trying to remember how the second verse starts haha

@sethmurray8319 3 жыл бұрын

That harmonic note after the second slide right at the beginning is divine

@adellem5356 9 жыл бұрын

I am entranced by watching him be so incredibly absorbed in this art of his. He's in his own little bubble, and it's truly lovely to watch.

@plinkplonk9053 3 жыл бұрын

The guy shouting at 3.14 is the exact emotion I felt

@Wozniak_15 5 жыл бұрын

That guitar playing though... So tight n clean ... Damn John !

@djgca1 13 жыл бұрын

He doesn't even have to sing to words to this to make it beautiful. His guitar in this sounds like the most magnificent thing I have ever heard.

@bennelson4439 2 жыл бұрын

3:01-3.27 is maybe the best little piece of acoustic guitar work I’ve ever seen or heard.

@covhu4837 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@vsqtx1984 2 жыл бұрын

when the song reached that part i was wondering how he would go with the solo as there wasn't any backup, but this guy....................

@kevinskho 2 жыл бұрын

wildly awesome bridge, pure acoustic bliss

@matemate2089 10 жыл бұрын

The best acoustic solo Ive heard in a while! So smooth....

@matthewlogan8547 8 жыл бұрын

Great rendition, thoroughly enjoyed that.

@carlospeixoto5865 8 жыл бұрын

My God, John Mayer getting better like WHAT to call complete artist !!!

@blok31092 11 жыл бұрын

Who would have thought that these recordings would be so valuable as a fan. Never thought it would be this long til' we heard him live again. Thanks for these vids!!

@sohailsaha7427 5 жыл бұрын

His guitar is seriously on point! He is one of the greatest guitarist we've ever known. He adapts the Blues style picking in all of his songs, adding his licks and stuff. That's unique. That's what music needs. UNIQUENESS.

@gwincheese 7 жыл бұрын

Its so good i keep playing it over and over again! John Mayer is absolutely the best!!!

@piercechan 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for uploading this for all of us to enjoy! I seriously come back to this video monthly for the past few years. I actually like the girls and their talking and yelling, it adds to the whole experience. I hope I may someday be lucky enough to find myself at one of John’s secret shows.

@HenriqueClemente 3 жыл бұрын

This guy one day will be a star

@honestmanmusic 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of the first videos I liked EVER on KZfaq…and I’ve probably watched it 1k times. Thank you for uploading, again, and for helping make this platform the best for live performances

@colinlippincott6804 6 жыл бұрын

What john says out loud "lower your expectations" What john really means "get ready for the fucking show"

@dietermeyer1 13 жыл бұрын

I love his ability to play his songs in different styles.

@kyle71998 8 жыл бұрын

Absolute masterpiece of a song and performance, he was definitely feeling the hurt.

@buddyrichrocks 8 жыл бұрын

just love what he's done with the song. I love it when musos change it up!

@mia4484 9 жыл бұрын

Words cannot express how amazing this is...

@wazupjaghetermaya 12 жыл бұрын

Love his passion and dedication in his face in the solo. He's amazing.

@ricklynn6176 7 жыл бұрын

John has always been an excellent guitarist! Great voice, but those chops are what impresses me most about him. True musician right there!

@Nick-qw7ln 4 жыл бұрын

So happy that to be able to witness a living master guitarist, really cool.

@alejandrosalcedo2225 6 жыл бұрын

so funny how he says "lower your expectations" and then proceeds to nail the song!

@hugovaldez9301 2 жыл бұрын

When she says “Omg I’m gonna cry” I felt that.

@stefan-t-- 12 жыл бұрын

It is quite amazing that John Mayer can take a song I've listened to literally 300 plus times in my life and do a slightly different version with amazing embellishments and solos and renew my love for the song that had become boring to my ear again. He's done this several times with several different songs too, it's incredible.

@Jaysmooth4 3 жыл бұрын

man that solo he never fails to impress ever..

@FlashBalash 11 жыл бұрын

ME TO! rly want to thank you for putting up theese vids here. Actually don't know what i'd do without them ;) Pure peace and love from sweden

@TheDastan21 3 жыл бұрын

says lower your expectations and plays guitar i'll never play in 10 years

@bennorton7512 7 жыл бұрын

3:27 he even sounds perfect when he messes up, so good!

@amyburke93 10 жыл бұрын

I don't here any background noise...I only hear John Mayer playing and singing the hell out of this song. Man I love him!

@Snake-du6yd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this feelling❤️

@FalconFish20 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading :)

@hurddude 13 жыл бұрын

This gave me chills... Amazing version..

@ggpimpslapplox 12 жыл бұрын

mayer's live singing has been really improving over the years

@eyeveetan 12 жыл бұрын

i'm falling in love with john mayer all over again because of that solo.

@Barbeta13 10 жыл бұрын

that story is awesome, thank you for uploading the videos !

@simonshrestha8680 9 жыл бұрын

says she can "sing for him"..sings only the slow dancing in the burning part

@Aaronperiod 3 жыл бұрын

And thank God for that!

@cmm3338 2 жыл бұрын

dude makes a guitar sound like a whole band is behind him. His voice, wasn't even the focus here.. magical guitar work presented here, masterclass in rhythm, and muting.

@nicholasraditya3168 5 жыл бұрын

Thought I'm just the only one who keeps coming back to this live version of the song, every single day.

@RazerEditing 9 жыл бұрын

watch this at least once a week, freestyle rhythm at the end is incredible, so is the tone.

@mcintyre12345678910 13 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. It's like he was staying at this hotel and everyone pressured him into playing, then he got up there and played the shit out of that guitar!

@SteveDave227 4 жыл бұрын

Love the chorded acoustic solo. Dude can really play.

@TheNextGeneration098 4 жыл бұрын

This man is amazing. That solo was sooooo good

@maxgoingnnowhere7613 5 жыл бұрын

i love how this performance is simple, not too "over the top" (which, is always amazing if it's john playing), but this one could be my favourite behind the one Live in LA

@crossfarts1 9 жыл бұрын

If the complainers where at the gig they would oh heard the same background noise and still enjoyed it as I did.

@violetskyye 9 жыл бұрын

mike cherry So true. I was standing a few feet away from the people yelling, but I barely noticed it at the time, because I was focusing on the performance.

@Daniel-ls1gb 7 жыл бұрын

What an amazing sounding acoustic guitar

@JMcKaySV 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Li it's the player ;)

@kyudooooo 12 жыл бұрын

I used to think the version from "Where The Light Is Live in LA" was as good as it was going to get... Wow. I am blown away every time I listen to this song. Thanks so much violetskyye!

@Jordylee007 12 жыл бұрын

That solo blows me away every time.

@patriciaaguilerajb007 7 жыл бұрын

Guitarras e violões para o John são apenas extensões do corpo!!!!! Cara mara!

@violetskyye 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments. I hadn't watched my own videos in a long time, and came back here and enjoyed some of them the last couple of days. I had no idea when I saw him at this venue that it would be one of the last times he performed live in so long. So glad I was there that night.

@JonhyKaigi 13 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, show ... good job

@guitarfan6543 11 жыл бұрын

When I saw him in Minneapolis in 2007, his encore was an acoustic Slow Dancing with DRH. Fucking beautiful.

@sujalthapa8188 5 жыл бұрын

3:00 Goosebumps.

@juliananascimento5613 10 жыл бұрын

cara, a música ja é perfeita e nessa versão ficou extremamente perfeita, sem palavras

@keverllywilliansdasilva9399 5 жыл бұрын

Sem dúvidas

@agathaclv 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this !! :}

@celinamanso8923 Ай бұрын

É sempre um grande prazer ouvir este grande intérprete cujo nome é JOHN MAYER. Obrigado por postar este ícone da música .😊😊

@BucketsProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone else's favorite part at 3:00?

@kcrisx3082 3 жыл бұрын

so ridiculously good

@ourskatetv 10 жыл бұрын

Sliw dancing in a burning room,my all time fav and this arrangement with another kind of simging technique just mkes it even better oh god how can it be that great ! thanks for the upliad new fav version

@csanchezcuba 9 жыл бұрын

his voice is fucked up after botox

@ourskatetv 9 жыл бұрын

I think its still awesome,i admit it got a kind of darker tone but maybe its natural with the aging idk still the best :D

@timijai22 13 жыл бұрын

Violetskyye, I've gotta say, you are my most favorite person right now for capturing all these wonderful performances. I will be saying 'thank you' for quite a while.

@wazupjaghetermaya 13 жыл бұрын

This is to me the best version ever of Slow Dancing In a Burning Room, minus all the screaming.

@Kostas1601 9 жыл бұрын

Okay guys, I'm going to cut her some slack because she says "I'm sorry" at 2:47...

@Joshkindle 5 жыл бұрын

But then proceeds to sing "SLOW DANCING IN A BURNING ROOM..." 😂 wtf

@computergenerated3833 4 жыл бұрын

Josue Barahona you know there’s multiple people in the crowd right?

@leaveitorsinkit242 3 жыл бұрын

2:51 That phrase felt so Bob Dylan esque.

@Dison2008 5 жыл бұрын

The best acoustic version of slow dancing in a burning room I ever seen

@joshuashelburn4040 4 жыл бұрын

@reeavila Жыл бұрын

This is what you called eargasm. The solo guitar!

@halps9568 10 жыл бұрын

That is the best sounding acoustic guitar I've ever heard. Signature series?

@rasmusbuchin9389 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah he has several custom acoustics, but that one's the Martin OMJM. Amazing sound and beautiful ;)

@twentyoneHz 5 жыл бұрын

If you want it, you can find it for the low low price of $14,999

@CrazyGamerTVY 5 жыл бұрын

Josh Kitch NO WAY! Take my money now

@mikepittman5880 5 жыл бұрын

Sells new for around $3,800.

@philharrier1078 5 жыл бұрын

It's the OM-28-JM, Only 404 made costs like £5,000, looks and sounds ridiculously nice though

@violetskyye 11 жыл бұрын

I was exhausted and ready to head home. I was just walking out to the parking lot, and had my parking stub in my hand when John walked in with his guitar. I'm like, I'd better turn around and go back in. They didn't announce him or even mention his name. He just walked up on stage, plugged in and started playing. Maybe some of the people shouting didn't even know who it was, because of his beard and long hair, and they wouldn't be expecting him.

@Reinoldviolao 11 жыл бұрын

My favorite John's song, amazing

@violetskyye 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad to know people all over the world can enjoy these. I'm going to see him again on the "Born & Raised" tour, but don't know if I'll get this close again w/ my camera. :)

@matthewnewson3327 7 жыл бұрын

I don't understand all the negativity towards the crowd. When you go to a gig, especially to a surprise and unexpected one like this, you aren't consciously thinking about how you may sound on someones phone recording that may or may not find its way onto youtube in a few weeks time, nor should you be. Pipe down and appreciate that they're actually getting into the music rather than standing their motionless.

@Bigchungus-vz4vg 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Newson in a song like this the only ‘real way’ to appreciate is to pipe down and feel it. But I don’t blame them for the excitement.

@dannyt4663 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any negativity towards the crowd as a whole, just towards the chick that keeps screaming “GET IT IN JOHN.” Like cmon, this is an acoustic performance, not fucking Guns N’ Roses

@violetskyye 11 жыл бұрын

Yup, I was on my way out on a typical Saturday night at midnight, and John was walking in with a guitar case. Needless to say, I turned around and went back in. lol.

@Ccbroo 13 жыл бұрын

what I love most about this guys music, is that he ALWAYS has a solo acoustic number for any song hes ever played. Most of the people know him as the electric guitar player with the band behind him, but it shows that every song he ever composed starts off with him playing on an acoustic guitar. First thing Im doing next morning is try to get this one down :]