It's no secret John Mayer thinks pretty highly of himself. (It takes a special someone to pull off these short-shorts.) But turns out he also thinks pretty highly of teen icon Taylor Swift, too. Back in March, he revealed via Twitter that he had finished a song called "Half of My Heart" that he hoped will be a duet with Swift. Not only that, he said "she would make a killer [Stevie] 'Nicks' in contrast to my [Tom] 'Petty' of a song." High praise, indeed.
Now, in the upcoming issue of Elle (the one in which Gwen Stefani seemingly has no inner monologue), Swift gushingly responded to his tweet. "I freaked out when I heard, because I've been such a big fan of John for such a long time. I'm really excited about just the idea that he would even mention me in his Twitter!"
Apparently, the key to Swift's heart is electronic flattery. (Ditto for Demi Lovato. She and Mayer had something of a twitter-mance earlier this year as well.) What would a Mayer-Swift collaboration sound like? Turns out we don't have to leave it entirely to the imagination. Mayer made a surprise appearance at a Swift's concert in L.A. last month, where they performed both "White Horse" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland" together. Watch the latter song below, and try to forget the fact Mayer is 31 and Swift is but 19 when thinking about the song's lyrics.
Whether the back-and-forth will result in a track remains to be seen, but the two seem to have enough chemistry together to make it work. (Though the Nicks-Petty comparison is the very definition of hyperbole.) What do you think? And given Mayer's affinity for teen pop stars (musically, that is), is a collaboration with Miley Cyrus inevitable?
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They’re both talented songwriters and have a similar sound vocally. I’d like to see them collaborate.
she cant sing live and he chases tail for a living. a match made in heaven…
I can’t believe he actually considers a collaboration between himself and Taylor Swift in the same universe as the legend that is Tom Petty and the goddess that is Stevie Nicks!! What a joke.
He feels he has to ride on the coat tails of these young pop stars to expose himself to that age group- smart marketing.
I LOVE YOU TAYLOR SWIFT!!!
You should definitley do a duet with John Mayer!!!