Continuing the tradition of performing an unexpected duet at his Nashville tour stop, John Mayer welcomed Maren Morris onstage at Music City on Wednesday night.
For the open show with country star Meyer providing background vocals on "Last Train Home", as she does on the album Cut, guitarist on "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" before returning to the stage later in the evening. to connect with. Turning the 2006 song into a collaboration, 44-year-old Meyer later said that it "had to always happen."
Morris, 32, took some creative license with the song, swapping "bitch" for "D---" in the second stanza of the song, much to the delight of the crowd.
The two gave a hug after the duet, with Morris jokingly saying, "My high school self is just dead" as Meyer put it, "I'm 65."
Speaking more about the length of his career shortly after, Meyer told the audience, "I know I'm a people's high school record/musician and that's an incredible thing, because I never expected to do that. Didn't do what I've been doing for so long. And it's because of you - 20-some years later - still fill an area in Nashville and play these songs. And you guys live in them, and you guys do something People demand. There are songs I'd let go if it wasn't for you guys that I play them. And at some point when I play them, I go, 'Son of a bitch, they You are right! There is a lot of life in these songs.' You grab me to my own songs and go, 'No, we want you to play these.'"
He continued, "You have done so much for me as a writer and you have inspired me a lot as an artist and I cannot thank you enough for coming out for tour after tour. Keep at it. Thank you so much for. The dream is going. I am now able to fully accept and appreciate and be grateful for [it]. I can't thank you enough for being around."
Each musician shared moments from the night on their Instagram pages on Thursday, with Morris writing, "Hello, Maran can't be reached right now because she went back to 2006 and told her younger self it would be in the year 2022 and His mind exploded... Thank you @johnmayer for bringing your new light to Nashville and blessing our ears. What a band."
"As long as I live, whenever someone mentions a Nashville show in 2022, I'll remember the excellent moments on stage with @marenmorris on both 'Last Train Home' and 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room,' where the first For the time being, the true meaning of the song came to life as the couple always was," Meyer captioned her set of photos.
"Maren is one of my favorite artists, writers, and singers of all time, and it's a great honor to share the musical space with her. What a night. The latter glows strong."
Meyer and Morris have long shared a mutual admiration, but the two have only recently begun to collaborate. Meyer joined the country star on stage at the Grammys in March 2021, where he played guitar as he performed his smash hit "The Bones", while Morris's background vocals on Meyer's songs "Last Train Home" and "Shot in the Dark". are shown on. ,
Morris told People last year, "He's just smart as a whip. He's also really, really thoughtful and he internalizes every other word he says. I think it's so cute." " "He has been very respectful and appreciative of my music over the years."