Why John Mayer HATED "Your Body Is A Wonderland"

[@Pete_Furlong]

Awesome video and video topic! Thank you! I hated that they released it as a single because it was clear to me they were trying to make him a heartthrob. His comment about the "least initiated" is spot on - if this was the first JM song you heard, you were likely going to see him as a one-man boy band, out of the context of this mind-blowingly beautiful and brilliant debut album, which I listened to on repeat for almost 2 years. I love it for what he meant it to be. But it should have remained a deep cut.

[@JonasArthurMusic]

This was an incredible video! 🔥🔥 Thanks for making it!

[@CommonRevolt]

Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for watching!! I love doing this and can’t wait to make more :-)

[@james_edward]

I’ve got a complicated relationship with this song. When I started learning guitar, I studied every song Mayer released at the time which included Inside Wants Out and RFS. I loved all the riffs and chords including on this one, but over the years the song became more and more cringe to me, and then years down I kept hearing it in my doctor’s office, the grocery store, the bank…it felt like I could never get away from the track that makes me think of MY high school girlfriend and the awkwardness of it all. I don’t think I’ll ever come back around to it-in fact I skip it every time I play that record, but I’m glad it exists for what it was in my life.

[@CommonRevolt]

I gotta be honest, I still love the song hahaha

[@nickmurphy5960]

one of my favorite bridges in all of JM songs

[@CommonRevolt]

I remember when I first heard it, I almost thought the bridge was the start of a new song. It’s just that good.

[@Pete_Furlong]

Hell yeah. The switch in the guitar part is so sweet. And they cut it short for radio brevity.

[@omgnetwork5231]

He's right... It's one of those bookmark songs for the year 2002. Along with Timberlake's "Like I Love You" 50's "In Da Club" Nelly's "Hot in Herre" Avril's "Complicated" Missy's "Work It" Eminem's "Without Me" Eve's "Gangsta Lovin'" and a bunch more of great songs!

[@cd_w2077]

I feel like I’ve come full circle on this song the way John has. It was fun at first, got a little embarrassing (and honesty he put out better stuff after), and now I think it’s a fun cheeky song again.

[@thegorn]

He should follow up with "Your body is a jizz spittoon"

[@davidbakke9293]

Waht

[@90LPPlayer]

Yes!!!!

[@lisaverbosky7022]

It’s a good song and a fun live performance. Great video

[@maxzapom]

I think it's still a great song

[@SBTCP]

I had a complicated relationship song just John had for your body is a wonderland I was dating with my girlfriend samantha and I told Samantha this is getting complicated and I had that complicated relationship for your body is a wonderland-Luke.

[@yosode]

We can start saying that the song is pure pop. Those lyrics are a bit irrelevant socially, but even that, I can say that the musicality itself is great.

[@Friendlyfires4985]

It’s a good song ether you like it or don’t move on lol

[@osmankovacevic6135]

I liked this song when I was young, thought of this guy exactly was pisses him off....I thought he was a 1 hit wonder or some artist like Neyo. I come to KZbin 20 years later and listen to these KZbin guitarists talk about John Mayer being a guitarist virtuoso....I still don't see it and yeah I believe him that he can hate that song, I'm the person who probably will never change his mind because it's too late

[@bradleydrawsweirdstuff]

Daughters is way more cheesy than this song, also lyrically bland

[@CommonRevolt]

I agree tbh

[@michaelbdougherty]

Disagree. It’s got a timeless quality. But, it’s interesting and sad how often artists become defined by unrepresentative hit songs. More than Words by Queensryche. Or Brick by Ben Folds Five. Or this.

[@Pete_Furlong]

​@@michaelbdoughertytotally. Daughters is actually a very profound, yet, simple song. I don't think people get the psychological depth in it. Btw I think you confused Queensrych for Extreme, but good point with those song example!

[@andyscott5277]

It’s ok John, we all hated "Your Body is a Wonderland." Song features some of the most cringe-inducing lyrics of all time 😅

[@DMIIMD]

I hate that song too

[@jebatman756]

Good. He should hate it cause it's crap lyrically speaking