The invisible war of words between John Mayer and Taylor Swift goes on.

Mayer went on "Today" Friday to promote his new album "Paradise Valley," and was asked whether the single "Paper Doll" was aimed at Swift, whom he dated for a short stretch in 2009. Swift, of course, famously portrayed Mayer as a heartless Casanova (without naming him) in her song "Dear John."

So is "Paper Doll" Mayer's revenge?


To summarize: Someone asked Mayer what his own song is about and he answered, "It's none of my business."

Whoa, that's deep.

The song's chorus sure seems to about Swift, however:

"You're like 22 girls in one/And none of them know what they're running from/Was it just too far to fall/for a little paper doll?"

Mayer plays Shoreline Amphitheatre on July 26.


Saturday is July 6, the 187th day of 2013. There are 178 days left in the year.

1483: England's King Richard III was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

1535: Sir Thomas More was executed in England for high treason.

1777: During the American Revolution, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga.





1945: President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.


1963: The cult horror movie "Blood Feast" had its world premiere at a drive-in theater in Peoria, Ill.

1973: Classical conductor Otto Klemperer, 88, died in Zurich, Switzerland.







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