John Legend likes his girl
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In his latest single, “You and I (Nobody in the World),” John Legend wants to make his girlfriend feel special by letting her know that to him she’s perfect.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT JOHN LEGEND
Name: John Roger Stephens
Nationality: American
Style: Pop, R&B
Albums: Love in the Future (2013), Evolver (2008), Once Again (2006), Get Lifted (2004)
Label: GOOD, Sony Music, Columbia
In brief: Born in Ohio, USA, this 35-year-old singer-songwriter started playing the piano when he was 7 years old. He graduated in English from the University of Pennsylvania. John initially sang backing vocals for famous artists like Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Kanye West. His debut album, Get Lifted, was released in 2004. The album reached No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 on the UK R&B Albums chart, helped along by the hit single “Ordinary People.” Throughout the decade that followed, John Legend released many hits and won nine Grammy Awards. His new album, Love in the Future, was released in August last year. The album’s hit singles include “Who Do We Think We Are,” “All of me” and “You & I (Nobody in the World).
If you like John Legend, check out: Alicia Keys, R. Kelly and Bruno Mars
Website: www.johnlegend.com
“You & I (Nobody in the World)”
By John Legend
You fix your make-up just so
Guess you don’t know
That you’re beautiful
Try on every dress that you own
You were fine in my eyes
A half hour ago
And if your mirror
Won’t make it any clearer
I’ll be the one to let you know
Chorus
Out of all of the girls
You’re my one and only girl
Ain’t nobody in the world tonight
All of the stars
You make them shine like they were ours
Ain’t nobody in the world but you and I
You and I
Ain’t nobody in the world but you
You stop the room when we walk in
Spotlight’s on everybody’s staring
Tell all of these boys
They’re wasting their time
Stop standing in line
‘Cause you’re all mine
And this evening
I won’t let the feeling die
I never wanna leave your side
(Chorus)
You keep wondering
If you’re what I’m wanting
You don’t even have to try
You don’t have to try, don’t try
(Chorus)
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a noun, verb, pronoun or adjective.
1. make-up ……………
2. ours ……………
3. fine ……………
4. own ……………
Vocabulary
- prophet (n): a person who claims to know what will happen in the future
profit (n): the money that you make in business or by selling things
belly (n): the part of the body below the chest
