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Shot in the Dark

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It's just another shot in the dark

With this song John looks back wistfully on an old romance that didn’t work out. This song appears to contain a direct reference to “Getaway Car” by Taylor Swift: “I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed, We never had a shotgun shot in the dark”. Perhaps John intends this song as a veiled message about how he feels looking back on his past relationship with Taylor. Further references appear in the music video. The love interest appears to be wearing the same glasses Taylor wore in her “You Belong With Me” video. John also plays the same guitar in this video, as he did… read more
With this song John looks back wistfully on an old romance that didn’t work out. This song appears to contain a direct reference to “Getaway Car” by … read more
With this song John looks back wistfully on an old romance that didn’t work out. This song appears to contain a direct reference to “Getaway Car” by Taylor Swift: “I knew it from the fir… read more

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John Clayton Mayer was born October 16, 1977, in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, and started playing guitar at 13 after being inspired by a Stevie Ray Vaughan tape his neighbor gave him. In 1998 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he refined his skills and gained a following. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 2002 single "Your Body Is a Wonderland" from the album Room for Squares. In February 2005, he was awarded the Song of the Year Grammy for his song Daughters, which he composed while in the shower, from the album Heavier Things. I… read more
John Clayton Mayer was born October 16, 1977, in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, and started playing guitar at 13 after being inspired by a Stevie Ray Vaughan tape his neighbor gave him. In 19… read more
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