John Mayer - Queen Of California (Live on Letterman)

Music video by John Mayer performing Queen Of California (Live on Letterman). (C) 2013 CBS Interactive

[@keyvendunn]

loved Severus Snape's guitar solo.

[@johnbourgeois6598]

Keyven Dunn Hahaha I havent seen this great of a comment in a while

[@zacwong6776]

I was thinking exactly the same thing and was about to comment until I saw your comment. Say no more fam!

[@joaoveiga3382]

Zane Carney is great

[@CrypticAss]

Well.. looks like I’m going to be calling Zane “Snape” for a while” 😂

[@kindabluu]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, he's a damn Hendrix reincarnate with even more versatility and style

[@bybybirdybirdnub]

so hes john mayer?

[@kindabluu]

lol yes

[@thedompavicmusic3262]

Gio Chio buddyyyyy I've been thinking this for a while now, too scared to say it out loud haha

[@lexrex3]

I heard a little it of a Hendrix sound, too at the beginning of the solo. But, then he goes back into his own grove which is a nice kind of hybrid. Great singer, song writer, and guitarist all around.

[@jackcarlson9645]

No, just no. Was he influenced by Hendrix? Yes. Is he a reincarnate of hendrix? Absolutely not. Is he better or more versatile? No. Hendrix pioneered and reinvented how to play the guitar. John Mayer has not done that. Hendrix is the greatest guitar player of all time. John Mayer is a hell of a guitar player though!

[@boratepe]

I like the studio version so much, when he plays with the solos and changes, adds more stuff, that's even more beautiful and i enjoy it a lot. This guy is so underrated because of his personal life but hes a brilliant musician. And only the ones that has a good taste in music could enjoy it that much like me so im lucky about it. Bless you jm!

[@luciaterenzi9445]

what's with his personal life? I don't know him too well so I wouldn't know about his bad reputation

[@luciaterenzi9445]

+vw s/he said that he's underrated as an artist because of his bad reputation and i was just wondering what he did that was so bad to partially ruin his carrier. I was just questioning that part of the comment since I don't know anything about him, I really don't know what you're talking about, i know his/her comment was mostly about him as a musician.

[@boratepe]

+Lu Te I think he made some unfortunate statements about his love life and maybe some racism, i don't know that much too. I'm not american, but whenever i ask an american about john mayer's music, they say he's a douchebag instead of commenting on his music. I think he's a great person besides being a great musician.

[@AirekxD]

+Lu Te he's a ladies man he dated multiple women back then like Taylor swift, Jen Aniston, Katy perry and more. He also made racist remarks but he said that he has like a dark humor and didn't mean it that way some cause of that people always over look his music.

[@luciaterenzi9445]

+Ahmet Bora Tepe +Erik Alvidrez thank you very much, i'm not american either hahaha

[@kirkdaville]

I love how John kinda handed some of the solos off to another guitarist this time around. That Zane guy is a beast.

[@DiegoAvellar]

The best live version of this music!! John Mayer is an amazing artist!! I'm glad that I saw him live in Brazil last year. I'll never forget that day.

[@kdione01]

zane carney... what a guitar prodigy. Mayer loves surrounding himself with real talent

[@maryscottoconnor9711]

Every single live performance of this is better than the last. But the same can be said of every live performance of any song. I have yet to NOT be blown away.

[@davioremi]

1:55 Severo Snape looks great on guitar! Solus Maxima.

[@TheSpoiledredhead]

Even recovery from throat surgery he is theMAN

[@pembyjones]

PHENOMENAL!! I am addicted to this song/performance! John and Zane are 🔥 ❤️❤️❤️

[@maryscottoconnor9711]

I know, right? I've got it on repeat with "Last Train Home" (ballad version) and "Born and Raised." Of course, it'll only be a matter of time before I get on a kick with another group of songs. "Gravity" live? Puhleeze - sublime.

[@brewer9565]

Solid performance from all. Zane Carney's playing is sublime and his solo is so elegant and tasteful. You can see by John's smile at eye end of it that he loved it. Great keys in the break. Solid rhythm section with Aaron Sterling on drums and Sean Hurley on the vintage Fender P-bass capped with a killer solo from John on the Strat. Love this!

[@CammojoDragon97]

Man, Snape can play a tasty guitar solo

[@benfry1686]

+CammojoDragon97 That's Mr. Zane Carney to you sir

[@LukeDallert]

I can't see Snape in him at all. Ok he has black hair but that's all. Zane is an awesome looking man, fantastic guitarplayer and a very nice guy.. I met him. So why insulting his appearance?

[@matthewkann465]

This song reminds me of the summer I moved to California from NY. His album was the soundtrack of that period of my life....🙏

[@Conorsseur]

omg when he broke out the strat I wet myself. Incredible job from everybody! Amazing.

[@altadena57]

LOL !!

[@louisevad6091]

Once in a life performance. The stars aligned

[@heidiangel5904]

Ich bin immer wieder begeistert von diesem Künstler, John Mayer ist genialer Gitarrist.. Ich liebe ihn und seine Musik, er ist jemand der nicht abgehoben ist.. Er ist einfach Fantastisch.. Komm nach Deutschland Köln, möchte dich auf der Bühne bewundern.. Love you John Mayer.. 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@cookies7517]

2:15 The face Snape makes when John acknowledges how good your solo is

[@joshuawq]

The groove just gets me on my feet.. Love it

[@shelbycooper5709]

this song reminds me of summer :) love it

[@petersensalas8643]

Man....I wish u would come to deep south texas.....we all love u down here.

[@mrockin101]

Joni mitchell reference and neil young all within an amazing john mayer song.

[@SethHarcrowmusic]

+Marisa Claire I love the Joni reference!! Best verse in the song in my opinion :)

[@tomassousa3607]

And Bob Dylan reference too "if you see her say hello"

[@katford7286]

John Mayer is just ridiculously talented. Love him.

[@cmouseplane]

For the beginner guitar players out there. Look up the B Minor Pentatonic scale and practice, practice, practice on improvising over this song. John is one of the people who influenced me to play and pick up the guitar!!

[@ludwigsandstrom8147]

Ab minor pentatonic

[@cmouseplane]

Which one though?

[@MrWrestlemania316]

I love this song! And kudos for him singing relatively soon after his surgery

[@kyleschnell8660]

WOW... that variation he does on the second time he plays the riff is amazing.

[@cuatro336]

Imagine the pressure of being John Mayer's lead guitar player.

[@MakeMoreMusicOk]

The crafting of his music is amazing, absolutely incredible 😮😊😮

[@afrpratama]

Goodbye cold, goodbye rain Goodbye sorrow, goodbye shame I'm headed out west with my headphones on Boarded a flight with a song in the back of my soul And no one knows I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down Hello beauty, hello strange Hello wonder, what's your name? Looking for the sun that Neil Young hung After the gold rush of 1971 I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down If you see her say, "Hello" Just don't tell me, "I told you so" Joni wrote Blue in her house by the sea I gotta believe there's another color waiting on me To set me free I just found out her ghost left town The Queen of California is stepping down, down, down Get down

[@anadiaz2993]

Amazing. Special vibe.

[@SumanthLazarus]

somehow I come here more often than the original version ! Carney kills it !

[@mayemcdonald4392]

I love this BUT I miss Graham Nash on that old piano in the video and his glorious smile...he was so happy to be a part of this song's vibe! Well done John...you did rock NYC !

[@penhapeixoto7830]

Amo todas as músicas, maravilhosas

[@BurtonKroes]

Nice bass playing.

[@canningp2w]

I love JM! From 1st to whenever he decides to quit.

[@Frenchieus]

Well Zane is killing it !!!!

[@fernandacampolina44]

You're the best! Incomparable!

[@austinsiegenthaler9524]

that solo at the end kills me

[@merijnmusic12]

hee still rocking the blues!! hell yeahh

[@jackstraw9244]

Wow that was great !

[@manuelbautista1732]

he has a perfect groove!!

[@worldshaper1723]

That guitar player is really good.

[@vitinhos240395]

brazil next week!!! can`t believee

[@logandolenshekmusic]

damn that guitar sounds perfect..

[@TheJuiceyLemon]

Aww shit.. Thought I was going to bed... Now I HAVE to learn that solo... :P

[@MilkBoy17520]

The guitar tone on the electric solo??? Fucking out of this world. I think the silverskys are really cool but I miss the tones of his primary few strats. I hope he still plays them some.

[@penhapeixoto7830]

Letras maravilhosa!

[@timothyeubanks]

Stunning

[@nlndpldjr]

Whatever you say, John's John. Stop complaining about his voice. He went through a throat surgery. He faded to the West to find himself. And there in front you, bitches n' gentlemen, is the John Mayer, in full circle.

[@SumanthLazarus]

I love the ancestoral Indian cloak wear !

[@fernandacampolina44]

See you tomorrow!!! 3 can't wait

[@BryceJob]

I personally think paradise valley is his best album yet.

[@nesbittheisman10]

Dude for real. His last 2 have been off the charts.

[@kaitlintwilkinson]

Continuum.

[@rdgzchema]

nesbittheisman10 Being off the charts doesn't mean anything, dude. Miley Cyrus may be in the top of the charts, and that doesn't mean she is good.

[@bilzpinkz]

AGREE with BORN & RAISED TOO !!!!

[@codycarter5627]

This song is off born and raised........

[@Rubiksluvva]

He’s gotta be using the q tron plus in that solo

[@titolahaye2603]

Que sonido mas agradable.

[@yazz.5226]

The best!

[@philpriester7982]

Snape plays a pretty mean guitar

[@jodycrawford2841]

:) Queen of California!

[@logandolenshekmusic]

i was actually laughing out loud during that solo around 1:55 he looks exactly like snape haha

[@frediejerrie]

4:06 "I guest i just feel like" mood right?

[@ethangovea115]

i always play the two songs together. they're in the same key but he does play almost the exact phrase lol

[@asiyaamohamed83]

Your amazing

[@stujansen]

Snape rocking the electric guitar.

[@luciascrimaglia5788]

see you tonight!!

[@TheMrburd]

Severus Snape on guitar and Terry Crews with the backup vocals... Not bad John Mayer.

[@polvr3726]

😂

[@herukuswara9233]

Hahahaha 😆 Terry crews

[@GaustadKjottet]

1:36 turn to page 394

[@signaturelincoln5166]

The moment he picks up the guitar...

[@andrewmorris3479]

Queen of California meets SRV.

[@PeterZeeke]

B & R is the better album but PV has some great songs too

[@1234567891926]

am i the only one who's fond of the drummer's beard

[@kittygirl21]

Good

[@adrianoflcorrea]

He's actually singing better in my opinion. And do those guys rock!

[@sheribettevy7665]

❤️❤️👌👌👍👍🔥🔥🔥✌🏻✌🏻

[@TheSoundConnoisseur]

John I’d love to mix your live show stuff. Cause what happened here ???

[@matheus6894]

the BLUES FURY 4:10 MODE: ON

[@ridercox6549]

Professor Snape on the guitar

[@thespectralights2072]

Who knew Snape faked his death to leave hogwarts to join John’s band? I didn’t

[@mauriciosolo809]

Snape rocks

[@elmoblatch9787]

It's a bit odd for John Mayer to give up the lead guitar slot.

[@idanlawliet]

So Prof. Snape wasn't dead, he just went to play guitar 🎸

[@LoloBear7]

I loved the Born & Raised album. There are some nice songs in Paradise Valley as well, but overall, it's not doing much for me yet..

[@maxkomine1934]

That's one tasty, solid, an pocket-playing bassist!

[@Threesixnin]

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[@getsumWAKE]

snape on lead guitar

[@marceloduarte2620]

I think the way he sings the verses on the record is much better than the way he does here. I dont like it. Still a great performance, we have great musicians here.

[@jakejudy5455]

Marcelo Duarte that's the beauty of autotune. He admits to using it in a video. He sings incredibly without it but it saves time and is easier on the voice.

[@tomleaverland2458]

Probably because he had just had major vocal surgery before this aswell so...

[@tommygiii4920]

Yeah, he was sill recovering from major vocal cord issues.

[@Doud92]

Someone's pulling out a poncho.. man

[@taimurhashim516]

Bruh is that Snape from Harry Potter playing the electric guitar

[@tomassousa3607]

Why isn't he singing like the record?

[@usergsadikin]

good god... put down your cellphones people and enjoy the music !

[@gabevachon326]

Charlie Sexton shed his skin and morphed into John

[@blueluftwaffle]

zane's great

[@PierFrancesco991]

The third guitarist guy go to take a coffe after then John toke the strato.

[@alexmickmusic]

what scale would this be in

[@TheMrburd]

B major

[@Rennyblue]

Only guy who’s dressed normally in the band is the drummer

[@jennypennypocket]

Guitar must make your forearms strong. So does using the chin up bar. Maybe quiet time would be good for me.

[@sameersmerchant]

Whos playing Electric guitar on this?

[@joshscus]

Zayne Carney on the left (Mayer’s right) and Doug Pettibone on the right (Mayer’s) left. Bass: Sean Hurley Drums: Aaron Sterling Keys: Andy Burton Backing Vocals: Tiffany Palmer and Carlos Ricketts

[@casseyeaton4497]

down

[@SeidelMatheus]

What acoustic guitar is this?

[@ferrariman29]

Martin 00-42sc

[@josiah6328]

00-48sc :O

[@jcschwartz59]

00-51sc ;)

[@josiah6328]

00-54sc ^_^

[@ColossalTriangle6425]

Its John's signature Martin, 00-45SC.

[@PaxtonTrench]

Totally was going to make a comment on how the guitarist looks nothing like Snape and then I got to 1:57 haha

[@VannaNar]

These snape comments are killing me. lol

[@iancamone]

almost an olivia

[@ConorCraig]

He's recovering for vocal granuloma surgery

[@jennypennypocket]

Who is the queen of California?.

[@BenK.]

He himself his ^^

[@chestershi8852]

Katy Perry

[@lyricdude98]

John is 3 times better than his lead guitar player is....

[@ianrichards6294]

only 3?

[@lyricdude98]

True! lets go 30!

[@jdtroops]

That's just not necessary to say. His guitar player actually rocks too..

[@lyricdude98]

Yah but nothing like John! The man is a legend

[@ReviewMovieWorld1]

Yeah, Believe or not, the acoustic riff John is playing in this is harder than the solos