He’s John Mayer, and he’s ready to be a star. The 40-year-old singer/songwriter proved he couldn’t care less what others think of him these days with the release of the hysterically low-budget video for his latest lovelorn tune, “New Light.” The insta-meme clip, which dropped Thursday (May 24), sees Mayer striking corny poses in front of a horribly misused green screen. Twitter’s general consensus was that the parodical video was so bad, it was actually fantastic (not to mention a GIF goldmine).
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“I needed to make a video for New Light but nobody could agree on a budget. (MUSIC INDUSTRY amirite?)” Mayer explained on Twitter. “So I went to a place downtown and made this with a company that usually does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos.”
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Despite the unconventional production, the final product’s response was overwhelmingly positive, eliciting stamps of approval from Post Malone, Dillon Francis and more. Here’s just a few of Twitter’s best reactions to Mayer’s “New Light” music video. Mazel tov!
The ‘New Light’ music video is so good —
— George Smith (@NewHopeGeorge) May 24, 2018
decoding John Mayer’s New Light video the same way everyone picked apart Childish Gambino’s This is America
— andrew (@andrew_bodily) May 24, 2018
my summer aesthetic might have to be @JohnMayer’s New Light’ video. not the outfit — the video itself.
— brvd jvmes (@brvdleyjvmes) May 25, 2018
Getting maaaaajor Rebecca Black (“FRIDAY”) vibes w/John Mayer’s super low budget “NEW LIGHT” video shot at a place that does birthday and Bar Mitzvah videos!! LMAO, GENIUS!!!#FridayFeeling #JohnMayer #NewLight #NewLightVideo pic.twitter.com/wWzEhnjywu
— Sophieeee (@iamsophiedawson) May 25, 2018
200% love for john mayer’s new mv ————
— josh villena (@jeshwehey) May 25, 2018
john i love this
— Beerbongs & Bentleys (@PostMalone) May 25, 2018
This is the kind of premium content I expect on this website https://t.co/mcAIHHQPpA
— Danielle Fishel (@daniellefishel) May 24, 2018
40 yr old John Mayer is the best John Mayer https://t.co/rIvlHPh473
— Colin Rosenblum (@ColinRosenblum) May 24, 2018
Please release the green screen version of this! So much meme material.
— Kaladin Stormblessed (@WilsonA0624) May 24, 2018
MASSIVE
— DILLON FRANCIS (@DILLONFRANCIS) May 24, 2018
This is just like my bar mitzvah video.
— Matt Halpern (@MattPeriphery) May 25, 2018
this feels like a great time to change your handle to John Mayor. love the vid
— FELIX CARTAL // NEXT SEASON (@felixcartal) May 24, 2018
Damn this is gold
— Alex Kopp (@Akopp) May 24, 2018
Okay this is my new favorite music video– high quality content right here https://t.co/ipGIZMYHB0
— Alex Aiono (@alexaiono) May 24, 2018
What John Mayer did for the ‘New Light’ video is exactly how every music video should be for any song ever.
— Sydney Golic (@SydGolic) May 24, 2018
This is my favourite music video EVER! @johnmayer I want to give up creating after seeing this talent ————https://t.co/pij33J90l1#JohnMayer #NewLight #MusicVideo @YouTube
— Karl Morgan (@karlmorganmusic) May 24, 2018