St. Vincent Hates This “Hideously Sexist” John Mayer Classic: “The Worst Song Ever Written”

St. Vincent recently spoke about the songs that have impacted her life in an interview with Kerrang following the release of her latest album, All Born Screaming, in April. She discussed the album, as well as her favorite songs, songs that remind her of high school, and the songs that make her feel better when she’s sad.

In addition, she also discussed the song she hates the most, with the question posed as “the worst song ever written.” St. Vincent—real name Anne Clark—has done some dissing in the past and is no stranger to hot takes. Previously on her album promotion circuit, she called “Hallelujah” covers “the worst thing in the world.” Now, she’s going after John Mayer.

St. Vincent named Mayer’s 2003 song “Daughters” as the worst song ever written. When asked why, she answered, “It’s just so hideously sexist.” She added, “It pretends to be a love song, but it’s really, really retrograde and really sexist. And I hate it … It’s so deeply misogynistic, which would be fine if you owned that, but it pretends like it’s sweet.”

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St. Vincent Blasts John Mayer’s Song “Daughters” as “Hideously Sexist”

“Daughters” came out in 2003 and was generally a hit. However, if you look closely at the lyrics, there is merit to St. Vincent’s opinion.

Fathers be good to your daughters / Daughters will love like you do / Girls become lovers who turn into mothers / So mothers be good to your daughters too, Mayer sings in the chorus, and there are a couple of things that stand out just in this verse. Mayer is assuming all girls are going to grow up and be “lovers,” as well as assuming the pipeline from “lover” is automatically “mother.”

Now, this could have just been a case of good rhyming and the general sense of ignorance that blanketed the early 2000s. There doesn’t seem to be anything malicious going on in this song. However, it does stand to reason that it’s just not a good sentiment. “Daughters” definitely didn’t age well, is essentially St. Vincent’s opinion.

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