John doesn’t just want to point out everything that, according to him, is wrong in the world he also wants to discuss the role his generation plays in this issue: What does surface quite clearly is his critique on world leaders, the media’s prejudice, and his stance against warfare:īecause when they own the information, oh We just feel like we don’t have the meansįor a political song, John doesn’t home in on one topic. It was a response to the issues in the world at that time. In 2006, John Mayer released Waiting On The World To Change. Waiting On The World To Change (Continuum, 2006) Daughters did become an incredibly successful song, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it got people thinking.Ĥ. It’s dubious whether this song brought John more luck in love, considering his fair share of exes and his current status as a single man. So mothers, be good to your daughters too Girls become lovers who turn into mothers In order to never have to go through this again -“If I meet one more beautiful woman with daddy issues, I swear to God, I’m just gonna go insane”-, he treats this song as a call out to parents to treat their daughters well: “I t really is the result of tracing it backwards to find out how I could possibly love this person. In the Storytellers episode he highlights the meaning of this song: To stand on the steps with my heart in my hand Where all of the walls all continually change He loved her, but she wasn’t able to let him into her life because she was afraid of trusting men. In an episode of VH1 Storytellers John explains that he wrote it for a woman with ‘ daddy issues’. Did you know that it originated from his frustration around an unrequited love? One of the first songs that helped John Mayer make a name for himself internationally and which awarded him with 2 Grammy Awards is Daughters.
I’m curious to find out if they are able to affect you the same way as they did me… In preparation for John Mayer’s world tour I’ve examined the stories behind 5 of my favorite lyrics written by the singer-songwriter. Perhaps the most extraordinary element is the fact that they’re simultaneously metaphorical and direct. Now I know better and have discovered that his lyrics are layered, nostalgic, and (indeed!) raw. Depressing? What was she talking about? Wasn’t this music super easy-going?Īt that time, I wasn’t really listening to lyrics all that much yet, so I wasn’t aware that what might be the most remarkable component of John Mayer’s music had slipped right past me! This is why I was surprised when one of my friends said: “Oh no Marjo, not that depressing music again”. I’d been listening to his albums on heavy rotation for years and to me this was the perfect soundtrack for a relaxed morning. In April 2012, I visited New York with my friends and one morning I played Battle Studies by John Mayer, one of my favorite albums.
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