Performing John Mayer's "Stop This Train" At Graduation
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@@davidbrucemusicvideo thank you so much!
this is one of those songs that people who don't play guitar have NO IDEA how difficult it is. awesome job. love how you put your name instead of John's name
appreciate it!
great way to put it!
DEFINITELY not easy lol i just learned it the other day (probably how this video was recommended lol)
phenomenal job Nolan!! very impressive work
And to nail the timing like that… this song is extremely difficult
Exactly. This is not an easy song to play, let alone sing in front of an audience of people you know. Awesome
People underestimate how fucking hard this is to play. Hats off to you, man.
Thank you!
playing such an insanely complex song while sounding like that is something i thought only john could do you killed this shit man well done
appreciate it!
That deserved a bigger pop from the crowd. No one knows how crazy awesome that was.
haha thank you!
The fact that you sang this in a graduation ceremony. I got shivers, and I honestly still scared to move on from teenhood.
scary feeling for sure, cherish every moment while it’s here :)
You still have plenty of time being young. John wrote this song when he was 28 lol
@@Serna171exactly haha.. at 31 I feel this song... Both my parents will be 60 next year..
@@HollowRickim 32 right now and my parents will be 77 next year😢
When i was a kid everybody told me you don't wanna be an adult lol. They were true
This is honestly insane how you pulled this off, in a graduation gown! You have talent, and BALLS for this one dude respect 4L
Thanks so much!
From the first bar I already knew this was a great guitar player. Simply perfect rendition
Thank you so much 🙃
Yeah this deserved a MUCH bigger applause. You killed this my guy. Great job.
Thank you 🙌
Retired music educator here...that was excellent! Hoping you were involved with some music programs while you were in school. If so, I would think they would be very proud of you.
yes, i was in chorus, concert band and jazz band! thank you so much!
My school doesn't have many of those things damn. It seems Americans schools have a lot or at least had a lot of creative side projects.
@@fatkitty4207 they are definitely hard to come by today
Such a good cover. Why is this not more popular?!
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What a suitable song for a graduation. Playing this hard song while singing? Awesome. 👍
Thank you very much!
The fact that the best cover online is you singing it at graduation is insane! I gotta hear your cover of neon now
aye thank you so much!
bump on this. we need to see your neon cover mah dude
Chills… if it’d been me I feel like I would’ve broken down mid-song. Congrats on your graduation!
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Life changing lyrics! Literally a poem written into song. Amazing voice and guitar playing!!
No, I'm not color blind
I know the world is black and white
I try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this, tonight
Stop this train
I want to get off and go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But, honestly, won't someone stop this train?
Don't know how else to say it
I don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train
I want to get off and go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But, honestly, won't someone stop this train?
So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say that life has just begun
Had a talk with my old man
Said, "Help me understand"
He said, "Turn sixty-eight
You'll renegotiate"
"Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
John, honestly, we'll never stop this train"
Once in a while, when it's good
It'll feel like it should
When you're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
'Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing, stop this train
I want to get off and go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know, I can't
'Cause now I see I'll never stop this train.
thank you!
its just such an intense song because of how real it is too. it really makes you want to make the most of the small amount of time you get on this world.
Thank you young man for doing justice to one of my favorite John Mayer songs!
Thank you for the kind words!
@@nolanleite your welcome sir. Keep it up!!!
@@jamalsag7812 Will do!
Holy cow! I'm 35 and was looking for vids of this song to learn how to play it after my grandmother passed away. This highschooler played THIS song in front of his graduating class AND absolutely killed it?!? Mad props to you, sir! It's a challenging song. Great job!
thank you!
Wow props to you. I always choke up at the part about seeing his parents go. Seriously, props brother!
Thank you so much!
This is one of those songs that when you listen to it, it sounds easy, but is actually difficult to play and sing esp in front of a live audience. You killed it man. Love the nerves brother! Not easy to pull off John's songs live!
Thanks so much!
Perfect graduation song, probably not performed like this at too many high school commencements. Tune reminds me of Neil Young's 'Sugar Mountain'. Awesome.
thank you so much!
God damn you can sing well. Well fuckin done man sounded so great
i appreciate it!
Nice SRV strap, and great performance!
appreciate it! he’s the best
That was incredible.. your voice and playing are flawless. Love that you added your own vocal nuances to it too, made it unique.
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Goosebumps throughout the whole song. Great job man.
Thanks so much!
made me cry. just like the original. amazing perfect cover.
Wow thank you for the kind words!
Bro John maters my favorite. I graduate next year and you made me feel like it’s ok.
Of course it’s ok, enjoy it!
Excellent graduation song. At that point in your life, there is a tremendous amount of stuff ahead of you.
Thanks for the kind words!
This performance is better than the one on John Mayer's album. Yes, the guitar playing on the real album is better/cleaner and the singing on the album is also techinically more proficient, but John's performance lacks the emotion needed in such a song. Specifically when you get to the section of the dad talking to the son, you "give" the song SO much more. That emotion elevates this performance to new heights. The last bridge acts as a perfect buildup and fakeout for the last chorus, and you put the exact right feelings and emotions into the sections. When you get to the next chorus "find yourself singing 'stop this train'", it really does sound like you just found yourself back in this old mindset and you are melancholic and sad that you've allowed yourself to sink back in. You've really showcased your great understanding of this song and what it is trying to do. I thank you for letting us hear this amazing performance and wish you the best of luck in your continued endeavors. Never stop the train!
thank you so much for the kind words!
John Mayer would be honored, you did this song justice.
Thank you so much!
Made John proud 💛💛💛
thank you so much!
Yooooo this is beautiful! If only people knew how hard it is to play this song and sing it too.
Thank you so much!
That was beautifully done.
Thank you!
Huge huge balls playing this at graduation. Damn
haha i appreciate it
exactly what I was thinking when I got my first job
Haha I feel that
Best cover of this song is this video.
thank you!
Sadly we don't have our graduation last year due to the pandemic
but if someone plays this song on it if I had one
I'll cry like a baby lmao
haha definitely had a few tears at our graduation
Nailed it.
Thank you!
Blown away by this. Insanely difficult song to play and you just killed it. Favorite cover of this song by far
Thank you!
john would be proud, that was impressive
Thank you!
Bro, you did such an amazing job. Daring to play this live and hold it down is one of the hardest songs to sing while concentrating on keeping the tempo and rhythm while singing.
Thank you so much!
I've loved playing this song for so many years. It's one that is always one you're working on. So difficult to really nail, but you did about as well as I've ever heard. Bravo!
Thank you so much!
You are the coolest person Ive ever seen
Lol thank you 🙃
Impressive AF 👏
Thank you!
Great job, Nolan!
Thanks so much!
Dude, this is AMAZING. I hope John saw or will see this. Also, this must have been extremely difficult to sing in front of your colleagues. Great job!
Thank you so much!
holy shit man i got chills from the opening riff. god it is so clean
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Amazing! Takes a lot of courage to do that !
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Grapefruit in the throat, man. What a beautiful performance. Damn
Thanks so much!
INCREDIBLE! 💙💙💙 So glad I got to see this in person
Glad you liked it Gabe!
beautifully done
Thanks so much!
MY MAN❤️❤️❤️
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You did this song justice mate! Should be proud of yourself. Really well done mate.
Thanks so much!
this had me cryin dawg shit
Haha thank you!
This is nuts
thank you so much!
Wow! Amazing job. Great song choice for graduation. Incredibly performed. Pulled a tear or two from my eyes
Thank you so much!
Damn good job, young man. I play music full-time for a living as a LoopingArtist for about 30 years, was the first looping artist in Chicago in the late 90s, and I’m a very proficient guitar player, but figured I would go on TH-cam to look at videos on how to play this song, which is something I never ever do. John is a beast, and this is a very tricky song to play. So I figured I would look up how to play it here on TH-cam. I stumbled upon your video here in the process.
I’m going to hit that subscribe button to show some love, you did a great job!
thank you!
Amazing job!!! great voice too!!
Thanks!
Oh man, this is awesome. I love playing this song on my guitar, super cool chords.
super fun to play for sure
Good way to get John's attention! That guitar string is perfect.
Thank you!
Mayer is my favorite artist. Nolan, you did this song justice my friend! That was absolutely beautiful ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
@@nolanleite You’re welcome!
absolutely amazing. Hope to do the same at my graduation haha.
go for it 💪
HOLY SHIT!!!! AMAZIN
haha thank you!
Listening to this song for NYE and it didn’t fail to make me cry. Great cover ❤
Thank you so much!
bros got me in tears, good work man
aye thank you!
Your playing was so clean. Amazing.
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Young Fella. That's impressive. Very tough song to play. Clutch
Thanks so much!
that was insanely impressive. great job man.
thank you!
Kudos ! You've made it look so simple. Love it !
thank you so much!
i’m late to this but man. that was incredible. and what a perfect song for the occasion. i think Mayer would be proud.
Thank you so much!
Well performed, Mate! Truth: It takes a Heart to be playing Mr Mayer like you did! Kudos! 👍🔥
thank you!
Great job 👍 . One of my favorite songs . You did an incredible job ! . I really enjoyed it .
I appreciate it!
shitt man, that is as clean as it gets. can feel the adrenaline rush, even that cant stop the perfection!
Aye thank you so much!
Whoa dude!!! Best cover yet of this song and I can play it end to end as well! One of my favorite all time.
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this was great! congrats on graduating!
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Lovely rendition! Great work. 👏
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Nicely done, I totally like this performance haha, it sure has a lot of meanings at the graduation, best wishes to you man.
thank you so much!
incredible! best live cover to date ive seen. feeling kinda sad cause im going off to uni in september and moving on. Congrats on Graduating!
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That was too clean. Great job, man! Can't imagine how hard playing it live WHILE SINGING.
Haha thank you!
Loved it! Cant even play it on guitar and you just killed that singing too!
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This was phenomenal. You are super talented my friend
thank you!
so beautiful!!!
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Just beautiful man 🙌
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great job man - lovely cover lovely voice
Thank you!
Excellent! Will be listening to your debut album. Thanks for sharing
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amazing playing. keep it up!
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Wow. Wow. Wow. Amazing job Nolan! You're very talented. Loved some of those extra runs you had. Smooth and controlled. I hope your classmates appreciated how amazing this was man. Bravo
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This was bonkers. Best live cover I’ve seen to date.
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amazing job! It takes both talent and hard work to accomplish that!
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moving!
Thank you!
Beautiful, energy never dies
I appreciate it!
This is just outstanding. Truly something special.
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Kid you rock!! ⚡👏🏻🔥🙌🏻
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killed that!!
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absolutely beautiful
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Wow just wow. The singing and playing along knowing how difficult it is. That was something great. Awesome !!
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You’ve an amazing voice mate! More power to you King!
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Bless you man! Many don't know John Mayer's work.
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Now I wanna play this at my graduation 😂 great job man!
haha thank you so much!
I just cry when I watch this. There is feeling in the words but the voice is what does it. Rock on.
Perfect song in perfect moments
thank you!