John Mayer surprised a full crowd at his Nashville tour stop earlier this week as he welcomed Country superstar, Maren Morris to the stage with him and the result was magical.
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Morris helped Mayer open the show as she provided background vocals on "Last Train Home,” later returning to perform to fan favorite "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room," as a duet.
"My high school self just died" Morris squealed, according to Yahoo, after hugging Mayer following the duet prompting Mayer to respond jokingly, "I'm 65 years old."
Mayer elaborated by explaining, "I know I'm people's high school record/musician and it's an incredible thing, because I never expected to be doing what I'm doing this long. And it's because of you that I get to — 20-something years later — still fill an arena in Nashville and play these songs.”
He continued, "You've done so much for me as a writer and you've inspired me so much as an artist and I can't thank you enough for coming out tour after tour after tour. Thank you so much for keeping this dream going. I'm now able to fully accept and appreciate and be grateful for [it]. I can't thank you enough for sticking around."
After collecting herself following the show, Maren took to Instagram to fully express her excitement with a post featuring a clip of her and Mayer on stage together.
"Hello, Maren can't be reached right now because she went back to 2006 and told her younger self this would happen in year 2022 and her brain exploded... Thank you @johnmayer for bringing your new light to Nashville and blessing our ears. WHAT a band."
Mayer also expressed his admiration for Morris writing his own post.
"For as long as I live, whenever someone mentions the Nashville show in 2022, I'll remember the transcendent moments on stage with @marenmorris on both 'Last Train Home' and 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room,' where for the first time, the true meaning of the song came to life as the duet it was always meant to be.”
He concluded, “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 afterglow is strong."
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