John Mayer "Your Body Is A Wonderland"

Originally titled "Strawberry Wonderland", John Mayer eventually changed the title of his ode to his first girlfriend to "Your Body Is A Wonderland". The song went on to outperform his debut hit "No Such Thing". With any success comes backlash and "Your Body Is A Wonderland" wasn't immune. Despite winning a Grammy for the tune, critics mocked Mayer for it. This caused him to shelve the song while on tour. Nowadays, Mayer claims he's embraced the song for what it is and has no problem playing it.

John Mayer "No Such Thing"

Q: Do radio stations take requests?

A: They take them, but 99% of the time they don't actually play them.

Q: Why not?

A: Most playlists are determined well in advance.

Q: What do you mean?

A: Radio stations "test" songs using auditorium testing (or other means) and develop a playlist of songs that score as "familiar" and "likable". From there, a station has a list of (usually 300) songs they deem "safe" that gets played.

Q: So why do DJs always say that they'll "try to get that song on"?

A: Because they're being nice.

Q: So there's no such thing as a request that actually gets played.

A: Not really although people tend to request songs that are current and would likely be played anyway. 

Q: I see.  

John Mayer - "Heartbreak Warfare"

The name John Mayer still meant something in 2009.  His bluesy ballad "Heartbreak Warfare" dominated the radio while tales from his personal life frequented the tabloids.  A year later, Mayer withdrew from the public eye following uproar from controversial interviews with Rolling Stone and Playboy Magazine.  In those candid interviews, Mayer dished on his sexual conquests with ladies such as Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson.  He also explained his disinterest in dating black women.  Following the flap, Mayer withdrew and refused to do interviews.

John Mayer - "Waiting on the World to Change"

During the height of John Mayer's reign, he scored a #1 Adult Contemporary hit with "Waiting on the World to Change".  At the time, it was Mayer's first social commentary about the political scene from that era (2006).  Over the past handful of years, John Mayer has been MIA.  Should someone do a well-being check on him?

John Mayer - "Heartbreak Warfare"

John Mayer managed to score a hit on the Top 40, Rock, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, and Smooth Jazz charts in 2009 with "Heartbreak Warfare".  Yep, somewhere between Dave Koz and Chris Botti there was John Mayer.

Rob Thomas - "Streetcorner Symphony"

Everything was all right in 2006 as Rob Thomas' "Streetcorner Symphony" serenaded all of America thanks to some help from his buddy John Mayer.