WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE - JOHN MAYER
John Mayer is already off to a blockbuster start on adult top 40 radio — No. 27 — with “Waiting On the World to Change,” marking his highest debut ever on that radio format. Unlike his Grammy Award-lauded softie signature “Daughters,” “World” lobs a controversial lyric that questions right-wing politics and the war in
Iraq: “When you trust your television/What you see is what you get/Cause when they own the information/They can bend it all they want.” Melodically, it’s still a smooth ride, with Mayer’s serene vocal easing the message into more of a plea than an assault. His action on the charts, however, is a different matter: No. 1 is all but a given on adult top 40 and triple-A (adult alternative album). Billboard
