{"id":6501,"date":"2026-10-23T12:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T16:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=6501"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T16:41:38","slug":"john-mayer-chases-an-elusive-romance-in-new-song-tom-and-jerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/john-mayer-chases-an-elusive-romance-in-new-song-tom-and-jerry\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mayer Chases an Elusive Romance in New Song \u201cTom And Jerry\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/john-mayer\">John Mayer<\/a> returns with his first solo release in five years. The new single, \u201cTom And Jerry\u201d, follows <em>Sob Rock<\/em>, Mayer\u2019s 2021 album and final release for his longtime label, Columbia Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTom And Jerry\u201d arrives via Mayer\u2019s own Sob Rock Records and continues the Pep\u00e9 Le Pew vibe of tunes like \u201cWhy You No Love Me\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Never Gonna Catch You<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom and Jerry\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l15JXYQGoUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayer uses a cat-and-mouse metaphor to describe an elusive romance. (In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7CHWXCDLBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">titular cartoon<\/a>, Tom always tried to smash Jerry to pieces, but only ended up getting hurt in each episode.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019m never gonna catch you,<br>This is never gonna end.<br>Might as well be my lover,<br>If you<\/em><em>\u2005don\u2019t<\/em><em>\u2005wanna be my<\/em><em>\u2005friend.<br>You\u2019re my badge,<br>Baby, I\u2019m your scar.<br>Throwing<\/em><em>\u2005daggers at the camera,<br>Trying to hit me from afar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over yacht-tinged keys, the narrator declares his love, but the woman remains emotionally out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now if you ever come through,<br>Which I doubt you\u2019ll do,<br>I\u2019ll run away with you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have too much history, and perhaps the initial chase was the most intriguing part. I don\u2019t know if this counts as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5MkfBNl_3pw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slow dancing in a burning room<\/a>, but the narrator seems destined for heartbreak here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Admit that if you met me,<br>Tonight for the first time.<br>You\u2019d never forget me,<br>We\u2019d be living on the same dime.<br>It\u2019s not too late,<br>It\u2019s easy if you try.<br>Whatever his name is,<br>Just tell him goodbye.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An All-Star Band<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayer wrote and produced the song with Blake Slatkin, alongside an all-star band of high-profile musicians who helped craft the glossy track: bassist Pino Palladino, drummer Aaron Sterling, percussionist Lenny Castro, and Larry Goldings on organ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echoing his <em>Sob Rock<\/em>, 80s-inspired era, Mayer sings, plays guitar, synths, keeps the chorus pedal on, and keeps things sobbing on \u201cTom And Jerry\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing on Instagram, Mayer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DexM6cfkmdH\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed<\/a> his admiration for the musicians he works with: \u201cI\u2019ve said it before, but it bears repeating every time \u2014 I get to work with a group of incredibly talented and deeply dedicated artists who will stop at nothing until the sound comes into focus and becomes a picture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Mayer returns with the glossy new track &#8220;Tom And Jerry&#8221;, marking his first solo release in five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":973477,"featured_media":6506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"byline":{"profiles":[{"type":"byline_id","atts":{"term_id":316,"post_id":2139}}]},"savage_platform_role_ideator":[],"savage_platform_role_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_senior_editor":[],"savage_platform_role_photographer":[],"savage_platform_role_illustrator":[],"savage_platform_role_translator":[],"savage_platform_role_as-told-to":[],"savage_platform_role_reviewed-by":[],"savage_platform_disable_recirculation":false,"savage_platform_article_type":"news","savage_platform_vice_article_type":"article","savage_platform_article_intent":"","savage_platform_show_affiliate_disclaimer":false,"savage_platform_markdown_available":false,"savage_platform_markdown_version":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"wp_curate_deduplication":false,"wp_curate_unique_pinned_posts":false,"savage_platform_featured_image_caption":"Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for SiriusXM","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"savage_platform_subheadline":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[576,36],"byline":[316],"class_list":["post-6501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-john-mayer","tag-pop-music"],"savage_platform_primary_term":{"category":{"term_name":"Features","term_id":12,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/category\/features\/"},"post_tag":{"term_name":"John Mayer","term_id":576,"term_link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/tag\/john-mayer\/"}},"hide_from_homepage":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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