Waiting On The World To Change by ELTON COSTELLO published on 2013-05-11T15:02:29Z **"Waiting on the World to Change" is the first single released from John Mayer's 2006 studio album, Continuum. The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. Because of its theme of discontent and hope, it quickly came into demand in a variety of television programs, charity benefits, and other events. "Waiting on the World to Change" contains a highly popular chord progression often found in blues, rock and soul songs. The chord progression is I - vi - IV - I - V - vi - IV - I, and in the case of "Waiting on the World to Change", it is in the key of D. Another interesting fact is the accenting of the beats in the verses. Contrary to most popular music, the second snare backbeat of the second measure of the two-bar beat that repeats through most of the song features an accent on the "and" of "4", and not directly on "4". The song's theme centers on the singer and his generation's inaction in regard to current world conditions. However, he attributes this inaction to a lack of power: Now we see everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it He also laments the corruption among leaders: It's not that we don't care, We just know that the fight ain't fair John Mayer confirmed this feeling of discontent between the leaders and that led to an interview with The Advocate, explaining the song this way: "It's saying, ‘Well, I'll just watch American Idol because I know that if I were engaged in changing anything for the better, or the better as I see it, it would go unnoticed or be completely ineffective.' A lot of people have that feeling."[1] Even so, the song alludes to hope for the future, with the singer intoning that with his generation's ascension to power, things will change: One day our generation Is gonna rule the population So we keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change Politics was a topic that Mayer had not previously tackled. On his decision to include a politically tinged song, he commented, "You cannot avoid war in life, you cannot avoid the fear of terrorism, you cannot avoid those things now, they are a part of everyday demeanor. So in that sense it's become more of an acceptable thing to comment on because it's just so much of a white elephant."[2] **From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genre Rock\ Blues Comment by April Rick Love this- very nice cover 2024-02-10T22:39:03Z Comment by 𝐁𝐫𝐱𝐲𝐧 fye asf fr, keep it up ma g 2024-02-10T22:27:44Z Comment by Rocky Øka this one is a banger nigga I salute 2024-02-10T01:53:21Z Comment by NEAL The track is great actually but the mixing wasn't done right 2024-02-10T01:43:23Z Comment by Chris magsam great sounding song, nice work 2024-02-08T23:46:45Z Comment by C. Christopher Carder Nice song. Love the piano feel. 2024-02-08T17:26:39Z Comment by Kevin C. Browne I fw this 2024-02-08T02:06:15Z Comment by @lberpocho good track 2024-02-05T16:25:24Z Comment by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut I didn't think it was possible to improve on this classic, but you've done it! Vocals excellent too. 2024-02-05T11:06:57Z Comment by Sid & Doris Bonkers Loving this mellow bluesy vibe 2024-02-05T11:05:32Z Comment by seakayisdying great cover u did hear, great job man 2024-02-04T21:40:48Z Comment by MENDENHALL Nicely done cover - enjoyed the listen 2023-10-21T15:28:10Z Comment by Katana00 I love rock blues so muchhh 2023-10-20T11:46:03Z Comment by A Proper Quantum Nice positive feelings on this! Keys and lyrics are great! Love the groove on this too! 2023-10-19T04:36:15Z Comment by Refill cool vibe, good song fr. i fw this heavy 2023-10-18T13:19:38Z Comment by Mayran Araújo Nice mix 2023-10-16T12:00:35Z Comment by RETROSPECTION pretty cool 🔥 2023-10-16T08:57:08Z Comment by Marco Siri Fire tune ❤️ 2023-10-15T03:53:45Z Comment by Steve Duffie Love this song. Nice cover. I think Mayer would be happy with it. 2023-10-14T16:35:09Z Comment by Franco_Toscano una pista con toda la onda ,felicitaciones 2023-10-14T12:11:17Z Comment by Javier Quintana, "Loto" this IS lit no cap amazing song fr fr 2023-05-16T13:42:52Z Comment by Ten44 Good old handmade music - well done 2023-05-14T12:55:25Z Comment by LightofLion i fw it fr 2023-05-13T19:10:41Z Comment by Mike’s Wilson I love the piano! Good stuff! 2023-05-13T16:06:14Z Comment by Dysgenia Great cover. Good vocals and instrumentation. 2023-05-13T13:30:18Z Comment by ansia awesome vibes my man very nice 2023-05-13T03:07:14Z Comment by Intellectual Hippies Beautiful lyrics and voice i like the piano 2023-05-12T20:50:46Z Comment by 1N-DIVIDE Reaaly blues vibe.Beatiful track, thank you) 2023-05-12T06:55:46Z Comment by TheLosAngelesMime I really like piano on this 2023-05-11T22:54:44Z