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Your Body Is A Wonderland by John Mayer
John Mayer
Künstlerbiographie John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer * 16. Oktober 1977 In Bridgeport Connecticut Ist Ein US-Amerikanischer Songwriter. Seine Songs Verbinden Die Stilrichtungen Folk Rock Pop Country Und Blues. Mit 13 Lernte Mayer Die Musik Von Stevie Ray Vaughan Kennen Die Ihn Vom Blues Begeisterte. Nach Der Highschool Fing Er An Musik Am Berklee College Of Music In Boston Zu Studieren Brach Das Studium Jedoch Vorzeitig Ab. Er Erspielte Sich In Der Lokalen Szene Einen Namen Und Veröffentlichte 1999 Sein Erstes Album „Inside Wants Out“. Nach Einiger Anerkennung In Der Lokalen Presse Bekam Er 2000 Einen Plattenvertrag Bei Aware/Columbia Records. Dort Nahm Er Das Album „Room For Squares“ Auf. Die Erste Single „No Such Thing“ War Ein Großer Kommerzieller Erfolg Ebenso Die Hitsingle "Your Body Is A Wonderland". Das Album Erreichte In Den USA Platin. Nach Einem Live-Album Und Einer Live-DVD Mit Dem Titel „Any Given Thursday“ Erschien Im Oktober 2003 Sein Drittes Studioalbum „Heavier Things“. 2005 Gründete Er Die Band John Mayer Trio In Der Er Gitarre Spielte Und Sang Pino Palladino War Bassist Und Steve Jordan Spielte Schlagzeug. Musikalisch Wandte Sich Mayer Von Seinem Poppigen Sound Ab Und Kehrte Zu Seiner Vorliebe Zurück Dem Blues. Die Tour War Sofort Ausverkauft Mit Try! Erschien Auch Ein Live-Album. Auf Dem Folgendem Studioalbum "Continuum" Das 2006 Erschien Waren Ebenfalls Einige Stücke Des Trios Enthalten. 2008 Veröffentlichte Mayer Die DVD "Where The Light Is John Mayer Live In Los Angeles" Die Einen Kompletten Konzertmitschnitt Enthält. Auch Das John Mayer Trio Ist Mit Einem Set Vertreten. Für Herbst 2009 Kündigte John Mayer Sein Nächstest Album "Battle Studies" An.
Frogtoon Musik - Song-Info: Your Body Is a Wonderland
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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.
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John Clayton Mayer * 16. Oktober 1977 In Bridgeport Connecticut Ist Ein US-Amerikanischer Songwriter. Seine Songs Verbinden Die Stilrichtungen Folk Rock Pop Country Und Blues. Mit 13 Lernte Mayer Die Musik Von Stevie Ray Vaughan Kennen Die Ihn Vom Blues Begeisterte. Nach Der Highschool Fing Er An Musik Am Berklee College Of Music In Boston Zu Studieren Brach Das Studium Jedoch Vorzeitig Ab. Er Erspielte Sich In Der Lokalen Szene Einen Namen Und Veröffentlichte 1999 Sein Erstes Album „Inside Wants Out“. Nach Einiger Anerkennung In Der Lokalen Presse Bekam Er 2000 Einen Plattenvertrag Bei Aware/Columbia Records. Dort Nahm Er Das Album „Room For Squares“ Auf. Die Erste Single „No Such Thing“ War Ein Großer Kommerzieller Erfolg Ebenso Die Hitsingle "Your Body Is A Wonderland". Das Album Erreichte In Den USA Platin. Nach Einem Live-Album Und Einer Live-DVD Mit Dem Titel „Any Given Thursday“ Erschien Im Oktober 2003 Sein Drittes Studioalbum „Heavier Things“. 2005 Gründete Er Die Band John Mayer Trio In Der Er Gitarre Spielte Und Sang Pino Palladino War Bassist Und Steve Jordan Spielte Schlagzeug. Musikalisch Wandte Sich Mayer Von Seinem Poppigen Sound Ab Und Kehrte Zu Seiner Vorliebe Zurück Dem Blues. Die Tour War Sofort Ausverkauft Mit Try! Erschien Auch Ein Live-Album. Auf Dem Folgendem Studioalbum "Continuum" Das 2006 Erschien Waren Ebenfalls Einige Stücke Des Trios Enthalten. 2008 Veröffentlichte Mayer Die DVD "Where The Light Is John Mayer Live In Los Angeles" Die Einen Kompletten Konzertmitschnitt Enthält. Auch Das John Mayer Trio Ist Mit Einem Set Vertreten. Für Herbst 2009 Kündigte John Mayer Sein Nächstest Album "Battle Studies" An.
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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.