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Your Body Is A Wonderland by John Mayer
John Mayer
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Né Le 16 Octobre 1977 À Bridgeport Connecticut John Clayton Mayer Est Un Chanteur Et Compositeur Pop Américain. C’est À Ses 13 Ans Qu’il Apprend La Guitare Et S’intéresse Pour La Première Fois À La Pop. Pour Information C’est En Écoutant Une Casette De Stevie Ray Vaughan Que Lui A Donné Un Voisin Qu’il A Appris À Jouer De La Guitare Et A Découvert Le Blues. Après Deux Ans D’apprentissage Il Se Lance Et Joue Dans Des Bars De Blues. Sa Musique Est Appréciée Et John Mayer Est Engagé Pour Jouer Dans Un Groupe De Lycéens Appelé Villanova Junction En Compagnie De Joe Beleznay Tim Procaccini Et Rich Wolf. Voulant Être Un Expert De La Gratte Il S’inscrit Au Berklee College Of Music Dans Le Massachusetts. Il A Alors 19 Ans. A Force D’apprendre Il Se Rend Compte Que Son Plaisir Tient Plus Dans Le Fait De Composer Et De Jouer Ses Morceaux. Il Choisit Alors D’arrêter Ses Études Et De Déménager…direction Atlanta. Là-Bas Il S’intègre Dans Plusieurs Groupes Comme Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Et Teitur. Durant Ces Collaborations John Mayer A Enregistré De Nombreux Titres Dont Certains Ont Connu Un Franc Succès Tels Que « Clarity » « Bigger Than My Body » « No Such Thing » Et « Your Body Is A Wonderland ». De 1995 À 2004 L’artiste A Sorti Huit Albums Dont Le Dernier En Date Est « Battle Studies » 2009 .
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John-Mayer - Room For Squares
"Your Body Is A Wonderland" Is A Song Written And Recorded By American Singer-Songwriter John Mayer. It Was Released In October 2002 As The Second Single From His Debut Studio Album Room For Squares 2001 . It Reached Number 18 On The US Billboard Hot 100 And Number Nine On The New Zealand Singles Chart. Background
During His "VH1 Storytellers" Performance Mayer Stated That He Wrote The Song About His First Girlfriend At Age 14. The Song Was Actually Named "Strawberry Wonderland" But Was Later Changed By Mayer. There Has Been Speculation That Mayer Wrote The Song About Jennifer Love Hewitt Whom He Dated In 2002 But She Denied It. Hewitt Told Entertainment Weekly "My Body Is Far From A Wonderland. My Body Is More Like A Pawnshop. There's A Lot Of Interesting Things Put Together And If You Look Closely You'd Probably Be Excited But At First Glance Not So Much". According To The Liner Notes A Toy Piano Is Used As An Instrument In The Song. Lyrical Content
The Line "I'm Never Speaking Up Again" Sung In The Background Is Also Prominently Featured In The Chorus To The Song "My Stupid Mouth" Which Appears Just Before The Song On Room For Squares. Critical Reception
Billboard Said The Song Showcases Mayer's "smooth Casual Singing Style And Barroom Instrumentation." In 2003 "Your Body Is A Wonderland" Won Mayer The Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The Song Ranked At No. 28 On Blender Magazine's List Of The "50 Worst Songs Ever". Music Video
The Video Starred The Actress Holly Lynch. The Video Was Directed By Jim Gable And Edited By Scott C. Wilson. Appearances In The Media
In 2006 The Song Was Used In An Episode Of U.S. Version Of The Office Entitled "A Benihana Christmas". Characters Michael Scott And Andy Bernard Sing The Song As A Karaoke Duet. Mayer Agreed To Let The Show Use The Song In Exchange For A Dundie Which Was For "Tallest Music Dude". In The Episode Of Family Guy Titled "Stew-Roids" Stewie Sings A Song In Which He Pronounces The Word "body" Like "bah-Dy" Which He Then Explains "That's How John Mayer Would Say It" A Reference To The Pronunciation Of The Word In "Your Body Is A Wonderland". Lance Bass And Lacey Schwimmer Performed A Rhumba To The Song On Season 7 Of Dancing With The Stars.
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Né Le 16 Octobre 1977 À Bridgeport Connecticut John Clayton Mayer Est Un Chanteur Et Compositeur Pop Américain. C’est À Ses 13 Ans Qu’il Apprend La Guitare Et S’intéresse Pour La Première Fois À La Pop. Pour Information C’est En Écoutant Une Casette De Stevie Ray Vaughan Que Lui A Donné Un Voisin Qu’il A Appris À Jouer De La Guitare Et A Découvert Le Blues. Après Deux Ans D’apprentissage Il Se Lance Et Joue Dans Des Bars De Blues. Sa Musique Est Appréciée Et John Mayer Est Engagé Pour Jouer Dans Un Groupe De Lycéens Appelé Villanova Junction En Compagnie De Joe Beleznay Tim Procaccini Et Rich Wolf. Voulant Être Un Expert De La Gratte Il S’inscrit Au Berklee College Of Music Dans Le Massachusetts. Il A Alors 19 Ans. A Force D’apprendre Il Se Rend Compte Que Son Plaisir Tient Plus Dans Le Fait De Composer Et De Jouer Ses Morceaux. Il Choisit Alors D’arrêter Ses Études Et De Déménager…direction Atlanta. Là-Bas Il S’intègre Dans Plusieurs Groupes Comme Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Et Teitur. Durant Ces Collaborations John Mayer A Enregistré De Nombreux Titres Dont Certains Ont Connu Un Franc Succès Tels Que « Clarity » « Bigger Than My Body » « No Such Thing » Et « Your Body Is A Wonderland ». De 1995 À 2004 L’artiste A Sorti Huit Albums Dont Le Dernier En Date Est « Battle Studies » 2009 .
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"Your Body Is a Wonderland" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Mayer. It was released in October 2002 as the second single from his debut studio album, Room for Squares (2001). It reached number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart.
Background
During his "VH1 Storytellers" performance, Mayer stated that he wrote the song about his first girlfriend at age 14. The song was actually named "Strawberry Wonderland" but was later changed by Mayer.
There has been speculation that Mayer wrote the song about Jennifer Love Hewitt, whom he dated in 2002, but she denied it. Hewitt told Entertainment Weekly, "My body is far from a wonderland. My body is more like a pawnshop. There's a lot of interesting things put together, and if you look closely you'd probably be excited, but at first glance, not so much".
According to the liner notes, a toy piano is used as an instrument in the song.
Lyrical content
The line "I'm never speaking up again", sung in the background, is also prominently featured in the chorus to the song "My Stupid Mouth", which appears just before the song on Room For Squares.
Critical reception
Billboard said the song showcases Mayer's "smooth, casual singing style and barroom instrumentation." In 2003, "Your Body Is a Wonderland" won Mayer the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The song ranked at No. 28 on Blender magazine's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever".
Music video
The video starred the actress Holly Lynch. The video was directed by Jim Gable, and edited by Scott C. Wilson.
Appearances in the media
In 2006, the song was used in an episode of U.S. version of The Office, entitled "A Benihana Christmas". Characters Michael Scott and Andy Bernard sing the song as a karaoke duet. Mayer agreed to let the show use the song, in exchange for a Dundie, which was for "Tallest Music Dude".
In the episode of Family Guy titled "Stew-Roids", Stewie sings a song in which he pronounces the word "body" like "bah-dy", which he then explains "That's how John Mayer would say it"; a reference to the pronunciation of the word in "Your Body Is a Wonderland".
Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer performed a rhumba to the song on Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.