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derekz83 18 hr ago +19

I’ll say it’s def not in my favorites list. But I found that I liked it ALOT more once I learned how to play it on guitar. It’s such a great chord progression and has so much room for creativity.

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Ok-Thanks4321 13 hr ago

[first two minutes](https://youtu.be/1f5Q-_YyQl4?si=M4sq5TR5yAVkPYf-) Dude asks John what song he hates playing now and it’s Waiting on the World to Change and the guy was basically like I knew it, that song totally sucks. Just a funny tidbit surrounding this.

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thenewNFC 14 hr ago +21

I'll admit I just kind of find it it crazy that anyone or anything would decide to put time into thinking "Hey! Remember that John Mayer song from 20 years ago? That song was bullshit!!!"

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artisticsnobbery 14 hr ago +5

Yeah I thought this was my onion sub Listnook for a minute

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Ok-Thanks4321 13 hr ago +2

It’s probably [this guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mayers-waiting-for-the-world-to-change-worst-song-ever/384316)

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Harmony_w 14 hr ago +1

Right?!?! Maybe people just need some amazing perfect timeless anthem and they'll suddenly rise up ...I won't hold my breath.

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K4L21EV 17 hr ago +9

I see it as a softer, more polite "American Idiot".

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ModelChef4000 19 hr ago +13

The song did accurately convey the post-GWB-winning-a-second-term apathy folks felt. But the song still sucks

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epiphanyWednesday 14 hr ago +6

Lots of actual reasons not to like this guy, but that song seemed like a pretty clear critique of just waiting for superman.

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Has_Recipes 15 hr ago +1

He should've called it, " Not Waiting on the World to Change." Then he would be a genius and we'd be here to congratulate him in 2026.

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SarahArabic2 11 hr ago +1

People really care about this?

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2-wheels 16 hr ago -3

Mayer fan here, but that song sucks. Waiting is how scum like Trump obtain power. Disliked the song the first time i heard it. Weak.

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deweez 11 hr ago +1

It's the worst track on Continuum and somehow it's the first.

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