Performing John Mayer's "Stop This Train" At Graduation

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[@nolanleite]

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[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

Definitely will check it out, bro!

[@nolanleite]

@@davidbrucemusicvideo thank you so much!

[@c_s_b_9_4]

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

[@nolanleite]

appreciate it!

[@wmasterjam3824]

great way to put it!

[@swilsons05]

DEFINITELY not easy lol i just learned it the other day (probably how this video was recommended lol) phenomenal job Nolan!! very impressive work

[@ZL1LoVeR]

And to nail the timing like that… this song is extremely difficult

[@donofarrell3188]

Exactly. This is not an easy song to play, let alone sing in front of an audience of people you know. Awesome

[@Tiemen.M]

People underestimate how fucking hard this is to play. Hats off to you, man.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@anhtuanfasa6953]

I don’t think it’s so hard to play, I learned this song in just a few days, and I play guitar from 4 years ago

[@nilo034]

@@anhtuanfasa6953 singing and playing at the same time this well is fking hard man

[@anhtuanfasa6953]

@@nilo034 nah, it’s not. Maybe you should try to practice a lot, like 4 hours a day, and then you can sing and play at the same time in just one month

[@nilo034]

@@anhtuanfasa6953 sure anything is possible w a whole lot of practice but I’m sure we can agree this is difficult to pull off for the average guitar player

[@nik_nik3653]

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

[@nolanleite]

appreciate it!

[@kingirvine91]

That deserved a bigger pop from the crowd. No one knows how crazy awesome that was.

[@nolanleite]

haha thank you!

[@hizumahikari4507]

The fact that you sang this in a graduation ceremony. I got shivers, and I honestly still scared to move on from teenhood.

[@nolanleite]

scary feeling for sure, cherish every moment while it’s here :)

[@Serna171]

You still have plenty of time being young. John wrote this song when he was 28 lol

[@HollowRick]

​@@Serna171exactly haha.. at 31 I feel this song... Both my parents will be 60 next year..

[@Kiki-blues]

@@HollowRickim 32 right now and my parents will be 77 next year😢

[@PiglipsMaximus]

When i was a kid everybody told me you don't wanna be an adult lol. They were true

[@James-ke4gq]

This is honestly insane how you pulled this off, in a graduation gown! You have talent, and BALLS for this one dude respect 4L

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@charvius]

Yeah this deserved a MUCH bigger applause. You killed this my guy. Great job.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you 🙌

[@TomRubicon5949]

From the first bar I already knew this was a great guitar player. Simply perfect rendition

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much 🙃

[@oldbandguy]

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.

[@nolanleite]

yes, i was in chorus, concert band and jazz band! thank you so much!

[@fatkitty4207]

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.

[@nolanleite]

@@fatkitty4207 they are definitely hard to come by today

[@thegary252]

Such a good cover. Why is this not more popular?!

[@nolanleite]

Haha I appreciate it!

[@heloification]

The fact that the best cover online is you singing it at graduation is insane! I gotta hear your cover of neon now

[@nolanleite]

aye thank you so much!

[@dustandgerms]

bump on this. we need to see your neon cover mah dude

[@zitnbit]

What a suitable song for a graduation. Playing this hard song while singing? Awesome. 👍

[@nolanleite]

Thank you very much!

[@SeedRamples]

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!

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much for the kind words!

[@doggerspaniel]

Wow props to you. I always choke up at the part about seeing his parents go. Seriously, props brother!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@BrandonRKH]

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!

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@LE-1]

Chills… if it’d been me I feel like I would’ve broken down mid-song. Congrats on your graduation!

[@nolanleite]

i appreciate it!

[@TaterCreator]

Great job

[@nolanleite]

@@TaterCreator thank you!

[@greeksurferdude]

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.

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@Fadegalaxy-mv4mp]

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.

[@brandonbracho5898]

Goosebumps throughout the whole song. Great job man.

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@infowazz]

made me cry. just like the original. amazing perfect cover.

[@nolanleite]

Wow thank you for the kind words!

[@JessieTrainorLVegas]

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!

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@lukedenezza2732]

God damn you can sing well. Well fuckin done man sounded so great

[@nolanleite]

i appreciate it!

[@lukealford_6185]

Made John proud 💛💛💛

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much!

[@18ashfaqahsan2]

That was beautifully done.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@june2420111]

This song is so hard. Hours and hours of practice. Mad respect to you! It paid off because you sound amazing 👌.

[@nolanleite]

@@june2420111 hey thanks so much!

[@markdixon9902]

That was incredible.. your voice and playing are flawless. Love that you added your own vocal nuances to it too, made it unique.

[@nolanleite]

i appreciate it!

[@lenny3804]

Nice SRV strap, and great performance!

[@nolanleite]

appreciate it! he’s the best

[@claymore9359]

John Mayer would be honored, you did this song justice.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@lonerangerrobo]

Yooooo this is beautiful! If only people knew how hard it is to play this song and sing it too.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@laukikkantharia7135]

Best cover of this song is this video.

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@rytiski]

Good way to get John's attention! That guitar string is perfect.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@adaamthorn]

you fucking killed this dude 🔥

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@jareddoll4044]

Blown away by this. Insanely difficult song to play and you just killed it. Favorite cover of this song by far

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@ryanthayer2965]

Amazing job!!! great voice too!!

[@nolanleite]

Thanks!

[@AndrewHyett]

Nailing it!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@AllanYangUSA]

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.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@subhamgogoi3989]

You did this song justice mate! Should be proud of yourself. Really well done mate.

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@jamalsag7812]

Thank you young man for doing justice to one of my favorite John Mayer songs!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@jamalsag7812]

@@nolanleite your welcome sir. Keep it up!!!

[@nolanleite]

@@jamalsag7812 Will do!

[@SeleckPlays]

amazing job! It takes both talent and hard work to accomplish that!

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@wendyteeter1762]

Mayer is my favorite artist. Nolan, you did this song justice my friend! That was absolutely beautiful ❤❤❤

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@wendyteeter1762]

@@nolanleite You’re welcome!

[@matthewbyrne4831]

bros got me in tears, good work man

[@nolanleite]

aye thank you!

[@f0x845]

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!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@JoshuaG85]

I just cry when I watch this. There is feeling in the words but the voice is what does it. Rock on.

[@nolanleite]

Wow, thanks so much!

[@Sayujjain]

i cant tell you how much i love this! this song always brings me to tears

[@nolanleite]

@@Sayujjain thank you so much!

[@josiahp77]

Oh man, this is awesome. I love playing this song on my guitar, super cool chords.

[@nolanleite]

super fun to play for sure

[@livinginsebastianflorida]

Wow! Amazing job. Great song choice for graduation. Incredibly performed. Pulled a tear or two from my eyes

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

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 KZbin 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 KZbin. 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!

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@jimtull21954]

Perfect graduation song, probably not performed like this at too many high school commencements. Tune reminds me of Neil Young's 'Sugar Mountain'. Awesome.

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much!

[@BTMovieSecondChannel]

Flawless playing! And I really like how full of passion you sang starting from 02:36, with lots of conviction and a really nice raw voice! Reminds me a lot of Bruno Mars (and that is a compliment). Good song choice for your grad!

[@nolanleite]

@@BTMovieSecondChannel wow thank you so much for the kind words!

[@jeremythomas3919]

Simply beautiful

[@nolanleite]

@@jeremythomas3919 thank you!

[@arnav5680]

Your playing was so clean. Amazing.

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@ClipsCinemix]

Bless you man! Many don't know John Mayer's work.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@shreyasjoshi4867]

You’ve an amazing voice mate! More power to you King!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@sked11]

holy shit man i got chills from the opening riff. god it is so clean

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@aiden4016]

that was insanely impressive. great job man.

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@failedathousandtimes]

Amazing! Takes a lot of courage to do that !

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@br0nd4l3]

Thanks, you made my morning here in Belgium.. 🙏

[@nolanleite]

Thanks for listening!

[@gabecurran6847]

INCREDIBLE! 💙💙💙 So glad I got to see this in person

[@nolanleite]

Glad you liked it Gabe!

[@elizabethderuvo7659]

You are the coolest person Ive ever seen

[@nolanleite]

Lol thank you 🙃

[@darkooo94]

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!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@_SincerelyEden]

Listening to this song for NYE and it didn’t fail to make me cry. Great cover ❤

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@TerenceOhh]

That was too clean. Great job, man! Can't imagine how hard playing it live WHILE SINGING.

[@nolanleite]

Haha thank you!

[@user-sv7qq1pb2v]

john would be proud, that was impressive

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@neilroyston1294]

Wow just wow. The singing and playing along knowing how difficult it is. That was something great. Awesome !!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@billvill61]

Excellent graduation song. At that point in your life, there is a tremendous amount of stuff ahead of you.

[@nolanleite]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@everysingleguitars]

DAMNNN fuckin killed it bro

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@enviroawareness]

Wow! Amazing playing and a spectacular voice!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@naterosario660]

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!

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much!

[@BobGnarley.]

Your voice has the right timbre too! very nice

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@surajmiji2614]

excellent playing and singing ... guitar sounds so nice too

[@nolanleite]

Thanks!

[@donofarrell3188]

Huge huge balls playing this at graduation. Damn

[@nolanleite]

haha i appreciate it

[@chrispizana8067]

killed that!!

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@entertainment-pills]

just perfect!!

[@nolanleite]

@@entertainment-pills preciate it!

[@ominoreg]

Great job, Nolan!

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@gabrieladdison]

Sounds really good 😁

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@neilmarsh7437]

great job man - lovely cover lovely voice

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@nukhanlee1618]

Well performed, Mate! Truth: It takes a Heart to be playing Mr Mayer like you did! Kudos! 👍🔥

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@ajwalters9894]

this is so sick, that was awesome

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@AndrewHyett]

❤ ❤ ❤ yay! He's proper.😢😅🎉😂😊

[@nolanleite]

❤

[@rasmus8408]

MY MAN❤️❤️❤️

[@nolanleite]

🙌

[@iamjoesauce]

Whoa dude!!! Best cover yet of this song and I can play it end to end as well! One of my favorite all time.

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much!

[@hollowpaulo]

beautifully done

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@RAUFFUS_0]

Dude I loved your cover so much! I always like to see the minor or major differences between the original versions and the covers, and it always shows the individuality and taste of every unique musician, and yours truly shows your talent bro! I loved the fact that you completely ditched the classic Mayer falsetto in the bridge, it matched your voice and elevated your tone so beautifully! Keep going brother, never stop playing and singing your soul out to reach and touch others! P.S.: There’s something about your tone that reminds me of Bruno Mars (but on a lower register of course 😅)

[@nolanleite]

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@deeedledeee]

Insanely beautiful

[@nolanleite]

Appreciate it!

[@Danny-kcduh]

Beautiful, energy never dies

[@nolanleite]

I appreciate it!

[@johndevadas1933]

Excellent! Will be listening to your debut album. Thanks for sharing

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@noahmarquis4809]

This is just outstanding. Truly something special.

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@willykuo1008]

Nicely done, I totally like this performance haha, it sure has a lot of meanings at the graduation, best wishes to you man.

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much!

[@JaredWeber-h5k]

nolan, beautiful performance! It gave me goosebumps! great job!

[@nolanleite]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@jh-hn6qw]

That was really good!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@lisamalone5219]

Fantastic. And Congratulations Graduate. 👍✌

[@nolanleite]

thank you so much!

[@TiesSepGames]

thats so impressive bro

[@nolanleite]

Thanks so much!

[@jacobeames4093]

absolutely amazing. Hope to do the same at my graduation haha.

[@nolanleite]

go for it 💪

[@kmk2386]

You have beautiful voice, bro

[@nolanleite]

@@kmk2386 Thanks so much!

[@markhenshaw06]

Nailed it.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@patar2112]

i’m late to this but man. that was incredible. and what a perfect song for the occasion. i think Mayer would be proud.

[@nolanleite]

Thank you so much!

[@BushidoDug]

moving!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!

[@SamRobertsGuitar]

Superb mate

[@nolanleite]

thank you!

[@texasmusiccentral]

Wonderful performance!

[@nolanleite]

Thank you!