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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

Nice SRV strap, and great performance!

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

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

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