St. Vincent Says John Mayer Hit ‘Daughters’ Is ‘Hideously Sexist’

Throughout a latest interview with Kerrang!, Grammy-winning artist St. Vincent, identified off-stage as Annie Clark, didn’t mince phrases when discussing what she considers the “worst track ever written.”

Her selection? John Mayer’s 2003 hit, “Daughters.”

“It’s simply so hideously sexist, nevertheless it pretends to be a love track,” St. Vincent instructed the British heavy music title. “It’s actually, actually retrograde and actually sexist. And I hate it… It’s so deeply misogynistic, which might be advantageous if you happen to owned that, nevertheless it pretends prefer it’s candy.”

St. Vincent’s critique appears to zero in on the track’s lyrics, which advise fathers to “be good to your daughters” to make sure smoother relationships for males sooner or later.

Regardless of St. Vincent’s critique, it’s value noting that “Daughters” was well-received on the time of its launch.

The track earned Mayer a Grammy Award for track of the yr in 2005, beating out the likes of Alicia Keys and Kanye West. It additionally topped Billboard’s Grownup Pop Airplay chart and reached No. 2 on the Grownup Modern chart.

In the identical interview, St. Vincent spoke much more warmly about different songs that formed her musical journey.

She fondly talked about Steely Dan’s “Hearth within the Gap,” reminiscing about lengthy automobile rides crammed with their music. She additionally praised Nick Cave & the Dangerous Seeds’ “Into My Arms,” calling it a “good love track.” However when it got here to Mayer’s “Daughters,” there was no such nostalgia or admiration.

The revelation comes amid the discharge of St. Vincent’s newest album, All Born Screaming, which dropped in April.

“It’s about life and dying and love,” she instructed Billboard in June. “And that’s it.”

“Each file I’ve ever made has been so private about what’s happening in my life at any given time. I’m queer. I understand how to code-switch. The thought of id as efficiency has been very clear to me since I used to be a toddler… I’m queer, I’m residing in multitudes, however this file particularly is just not about persona or deconstruction.”