Max McNown gave the crowd at Red Bull Jukebox in Nashville a serious dose of nostalgia at the Nov. 7 show when he brought out a very special guest for a performance of one of the biggest hits of 2007. The singer welcomed Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s to the stage for a duet of “Hey There Delilah,” and the moment turned into a full-circle experience for McNown.

Before the show, McNown told Men’s Journal that the song held a special place in his life. In fact, it was the first song he remembers discovering on his own.

“Well, I’m going to be singing ‘Hey There Delilah’ with Tom Higgenson. And that was the first song in my memory of my entire lifetime that I discovered on my own and kind of made my own. So to be able to sing with him, I’ve been looking forward to that the most,” McNown said.

It turns out the connection goes back to middle school. McNown first performed “Hey There Delilah” during his first-ever live performance in front of his eighth-grade class.…