Unlike other country artists who sing about small towns, Childers is actually from one. And he has always known exactly who he is. Either way, Childers showed that he is going to be himself. Even more thanked him for giving them visibility in a genre where they have long been erased. Many celebrated him for showing the region as containing more than one kind of love story. “To be that encouragement that someone needs to get one step further to self-actualizing - that's the power of music, and I’m just really honored that that whole entire piece resonated in that way.” … This is the first time that they’ve felt seen.” Childers has been especially touched by coming-out stories. While there have been plenty of “really ugly comments,” Childers says that the reaction to the video has been “overwhelmingly more positive than negative.” He shares a few deeply moving messages of “people … didn't really ever see themselves in the music that was constantly around them. They accused Childers of being gay himself, as if hurling the ultimate insult. They posted comments full of vile bigotry. They filmed themselves burning his T-shirts and concert tickets. How, they asked, had an artist who had come to represent the rural, working-class spirit of the mountain South put his stamp of approval on a gay romance? He no longer fit their stereotypical expectations of what an Appalachian singer - or person - believes and honors. It met an explosion of both praise - from many longtime fans and fellow artists like Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell - and consternation from disgruntled listeners whose chief complaint was that Childers had “gone woke.” The ability to find a place of tranquillity would prove helpful a couple months later, after the release of the song’s video, which portrayed the first-ever gay romance and gay kiss in a country music video released by a major label. That stillness on his face wasn’t concentration as much as it was peace. Childers wasn’t performing this song - he was playing it for himself. Perhaps he was mesmerized by the rich notes of the old standard. In a moment when there were no actors or crew around, Childers slipped into the notes of “Bonaparte’s Retreat.” His eyes were open but focused on the strings of the fiddle his face relaxed. Everyone was there to film a scene for the video of Childers’ latest single, “In Your Love,” co-written with Geno Seale. An occasional golf cart sped by, and a group of actors outfitted as 1950s-era coal miners marched along with picks and shovels propped on their shoulders. Childers wore a thin jacket but seemed unfazed by the chill or the activity. Outside, the cicadas screamed in the heat, but the mine was so cold that many crew members hurried about in coats. You’re devastated, and the other person can tell what’s going on too, but instead of talking about it, you keep slow dancing in a burning room hoping that ignoring the problem will make it not real.Įventually though, the room always burns down.Tyler Childers sat alone, playing his fiddle, deep in a limestone mine near Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee. This talks about the slow death of a relationship, and the moment when you truly realize that all of these little moments of falling apart have culminated in what is the inevitable end of your relationship. One of John Mayer’s most heartbreaking, and real songs to exist. This is the deep and dying breath, of this love that we’ve been working on. Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer (But if you are dealing with a relationship ending, here are tips to help you) Here are the best songs to listen when you're losing touch with your best friend. “It’s not like you were dating them” people might say to you, “there are so many other friends out there!”īut I’ve been in your shoes, and trust me, it’s not like a romantic relationship ending because it is much worse. Drifting apart from a best friend is something horrific that most people seem to gloss over.
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