Half of my Heart (3:37)
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“Half of My Heart,” a duet with Taylor Swift. The pair team up for a nice piece of Fleetwood Mac-inspired pop in which Mayer sings, “Half of my heart is a shotgun wedding to a bride with a paper ring, but half of the heart is the part of a man who hasn’t truly loved anything.
”If the track has a flaw, it’s that Swift’s appearance is, well, too swift. This weekend’s Saturday Night Live host and musical guest doesn’t pop up until the 2:45 mark, where she delivers the line, “I can’t stop loving you” twice before again receding to the background, only to appear again for some last-second harmonizing before the fadeout.
Even with the lack of Swift, the track will no doubt be in constant rotation for fans of Mayer, Taylor and Rumours.Half of My Heart,” track three on Battle Studies, appears on the brighter side of Mayer’s new LP, as the guitarist recently told Rolling Stone, “The record starts out sort of like the sun is out, then it gets darker. And then the sun comes back out at the end.”
“Half” also seems to avoid all the combat metaphors featured on Studies. “I was loving the war theme, the battle theme. The militaristic, vulgar, violent side of a relationship on the down slope,” Mayer told RS.
”If the track has a flaw, it’s that Swift’s appearance is, well, too swift. This weekend’s Saturday Night Live host and musical guest doesn’t pop up until the 2:45 mark, where she delivers the line, “I can’t stop loving you” twice before again receding to the background, only to appear again for some last-second harmonizing before the fadeout.
Even with the lack of Swift, the track will no doubt be in constant rotation for fans of Mayer, Taylor and Rumours.Half of My Heart,” track three on Battle Studies, appears on the brighter side of Mayer’s new LP, as the guitarist recently told Rolling Stone, “The record starts out sort of like the sun is out, then it gets darker. And then the sun comes back out at the end.”
“Half” also seems to avoid all the combat metaphors featured on Studies. “I was loving the war theme, the battle theme. The militaristic, vulgar, violent side of a relationship on the down slope,” Mayer told RS.
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davidn87 wrote:
Yeah, needs more Taylor.
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thahbianchi wrote:
so this is Taylor singing? awww so cute, the song got much better with this girl's voice behind!
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ohitshawaii wrote:
I'm so pleased with John Mayer and Taylor Swift's collaboration. (:
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callatelavaca wrote:
I love everything about this song...sadly, even Taylor Swift [2]
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Empty_Skies wrote:
This is fantastic.
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Risyea wrote:
Amazing!
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fran_22 wrote:
This song is fucking beautiful!
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gr8pixel wrote:
Taylor Swifts part is not enough.. It's just the harmony. I thought she's singing the 2nd verse. Nice song though...
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Karimostar wrote:
great ♥
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DevInclined wrote:
I love everything about this song...sadly, even Taylor Swift
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RoomForSymmetry wrote:
Jesus I can't stop listening to this one...everything about it is great!
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heathermartin wrote:
I could listen to this song over and over again!
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rafaelferrari wrote:
<3
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roomoss31 wrote:
best song on the new album, whole albums great though!
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livy88 wrote:
@thinkofengland: taylor swift
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thinkofengland wrote:
who is the girl singing?
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blankepic wrote:
i love this song soooo much!
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themax101 wrote:
Are you kidding me? By-far the best track on the album!
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ValeoAnt wrote:
Probably the worst on the new album. So sickly sweet it will make you diabetic.
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mijnd3rt wrote:
Best song ever. Period.
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