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Songs of 2019

May 9, 2019

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer

It’s been a while since we talked about John here on Songs of 2019, so I think it’s time we bring him back into the fold. And we all know I’m a sucker for sad and languid love song.

Which is what this is.

Slow Dancing in A Burning Room is a slow jam. It’s heart-wrenching. It’s beautiful. It is lyrically evocative in its imagery. Melodically, it is the kind of song that you can continue to hear long after the last note has played. Instrumentally, it does something interesting near the end of the chorus where the same notes are played over and over again at a quick pace to create a secondary melody (it reminds me a lot of the way the beginning of Hear You Me by Jimmy Eat World sounds). And then, of course, there is the electric guitar solo that comes in and out throughout the last minute or so of the song.

It really gives you soft-rock/rock ballad vibes, and I absolutely adore it. John Mayer’s voice is incredible, and his tone fits so well with this beautiful song he has created.

This is a song that will get you all up in your feelings. You’ll find yourself sitting in your car under a gray sky, watching the rain fall while this song plays in the back–and everything you’ve been trying to keep at bay will come flooding back toward you. But you won’t be alone with it–John will be there with you. And that makes it bearable.

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JM for GQ (February 2019)

📸: Carlos Serrao

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JM x Jerry Lorenzo | Complex | November Issue

📸: Emman Montalvan

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JM x Jerry Lorenzo | Complex | November Issue

📸: Emman Montalvan

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John Mayer playing with Dead & Company on 2/24/18.

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John Mayer - New Light (Premium Content!)

Check out JM’s music video for “New Light”

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Check out John’s new song! https://youtu.be/2PH7dK6SLC8

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Errolson Hugh | John Mayer

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October 29, 2017 | Buenos Aires, BR

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October 29, 2017 | Buenos Aires, BR

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October 27, 2017 | Rio

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John Mayer & Band in Sao Paulo on 10/18/17.

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Daniel Prakopcyk Photography

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October 24, 2017 | Porto Alegre, BR

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October 22, 2017 |  Curitiba, Brazil

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📸 Daniel Prakopcyk | Curitiba, Brazil

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October 20, 2017 | Belo Horizonte, BR

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