Your Body Is A Wonderland - Muziek
Your Body Is A Wonderland by John Mayer
John Mayer
Biografie van de kunstenaar John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer Was Born October 16 1977 In Fairfield Connecticut USA And Started Playing Guitar At 13 After Being Inspired By A Stevie Ray Vaughan Tape His Neighbor Gave Him. In 1998 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia Where He Refined His Skills And Gained A Following. In 2003 He Won The Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The 2002 Single "Your Body Is A Wonderland" From The Album Room For Squares. In February 2005 He Was Awarded The Song Of The Year Grammy For His Song Daughters Which He Composed While In The Shower From The Album Heavier Things. In Winning The Award He Beat Out Such Contenders As Alicia Keys And Kanye West. He Dedicated This Award To His Grandmother Annie Hoffman Who Died In May 2004. He Also Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For Which Elvis Costello Prince And Seal Were Also Nominated. In 2007 John Won 2 Grammys One For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The Song "Waiting On The World To Change " And Also Best Pop Vocal Album For His Album Continuum. To Date Mayer Has Toured With Many Groups Including Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Teitur Ben Folds And Sheryl Crow. In 2004 Mayer Worked With Hip Hop Artist And Producer Kanye West Appearing Both On Go And Kanye West's Bittersweet Released In The Summer Of 2007 As An ITunes Pre-Order Bonus Track To The Album Graduation And Received Praise From Rap Heavyweights Like Jay-Z And Nelly. When Asked About His Ubiquitous Presence In The Hip Hop Community He Said "It's Not Music Out There Right Now. That's Why To Me Hip-Hop Is Where Rock Used To Be." It Was Around This Time That He Began Hinting At A Change In His Musical Interests Announcing That He Was "closing Up Shop On Acoustic Sensitivity." In 2005 He Began A String Of Collaborations With Various Blues Artists Including Buddy Guy BB King Eric Clapton And Jazz Artist John Scofield. He Also Toured With The Legendary Jazz Pianist Herbie Hancock Which Included A Show At The Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee. Although Mayer Has Maintained A Reputation For Being A Sensitive Singer-Songwriter He Is Also An Accomplished Guitarist Influenced By The Likes Of Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Freddie King And B.B. King. In This Regard He Has Released An Album With His Band The John Mayer Trio Try! Which Features A Blues-Rock Style Reminiscent Of Jimi Hendrix. In September 2006 Mayer Released His Third Studio Album Continuum. The Album Written And Produced Exclusively By Mayer With The Help Of Steve Jordan From The John Mayer Trio Is A Culmination Of Mayer's Growth As An Artist And Continues With The Blues-Rock Style That He Began To Flirt With On Try!. Also Notable Is John Mayer's Various Adaptations In Style. He Always Maintained A Blues Tone He Introduced A Rockier Edge. However In Continuum He Adopts A Calmer Genre Returning To His Previous Styles. On November 17 2009 Mayer's Fourth Studio Album Battle Studies Was Released And Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart. The Album Consists Of 11 Tracks With A Total Time Of 45 Minutes. The First Single From The Album "Who Says" Was Released On September 24 2009 In Advance Of Album And Was Followed On October 19 By The Single "Heartbreak Warfare" And The Single "Half Of My Heart" Released On June 21 2010. Despite The Album's Commercial Success Critics Were Mixed With Their Praise While Some Reviews Were Glowing Calling It His "most Adventurous" Others Called The Album "safe" And Noted That "Mayer The Singer-Songwriter And Mayer The Man About Town Sometimes Seem Disconnected Like They Don't Even Belong In The Same Body. Following His Recovery From Vocal Surgery Mayer Returned To The Studio. On June 18 2013 Mayer Announced From His Facebook Page That His Sixth Album Paradise Valley Would Be Released On August 13 2013. On The Same Day He Released A Lyric Video For The New Album's First Single "Paper Doll" On His YouTube Page. The Release Date Was Later Changed To August 20 2013. "Who You Love" Featuring Katy Perry Followed As The Album's Third Single And A Music Video Was Released On December 17 2013 For The Song. The Album Which Also Includes A Collaboration With Frank Ocean Was Met With Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Mayer Embarked On A Tour His First In Three Years In Support Of Born And Raised And Paradise Valley. The American Leg Of The Tour Ran From July To December 2013 With Interscope Recording Artist Phillip Phillips Serving As Support Act. The Tour Will Visit Australia In April 2014.
Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Your Body Is a Wonderland
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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Biography - John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer Was Born October 16 1977 In Fairfield Connecticut USA And Started Playing Guitar At 13 After Being Inspired By A Stevie Ray Vaughan Tape His Neighbor Gave Him. In 1998 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia Where He Refined His Skills And Gained A Following. In 2003 He Won The Grammy Award For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The 2002 Single "Your Body Is A Wonderland" From The Album Room For Squares. In February 2005 He Was Awarded The Song Of The Year Grammy For His Song Daughters Which He Composed While In The Shower From The Album Heavier Things. In Winning The Award He Beat Out Such Contenders As Alicia Keys And Kanye West. He Dedicated This Award To His Grandmother Annie Hoffman Who Died In May 2004. He Also Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For Which Elvis Costello Prince And Seal Were Also Nominated. In 2007 John Won 2 Grammys One For Best Male Pop Vocal Performance For The Song "Waiting On The World To Change " And Also Best Pop Vocal Album For His Album Continuum. To Date Mayer Has Toured With Many Groups Including Maroon 5 Guster Counting Crows The Wallflowers Teitur Ben Folds And Sheryl Crow. In 2004 Mayer Worked With Hip Hop Artist And Producer Kanye West Appearing Both On Go And Kanye West's Bittersweet Released In The Summer Of 2007 As An ITunes Pre-Order Bonus Track To The Album Graduation And Received Praise From Rap Heavyweights Like Jay-Z And Nelly. When Asked About His Ubiquitous Presence In The Hip Hop Community He Said "It's Not Music Out There Right Now. That's Why To Me Hip-Hop Is Where Rock Used To Be." It Was Around This Time That He Began Hinting At A Change In His Musical Interests Announcing That He Was "closing Up Shop On Acoustic Sensitivity." In 2005 He Began A String Of Collaborations With Various Blues Artists Including Buddy Guy BB King Eric Clapton And Jazz Artist John Scofield. He Also Toured With The Legendary Jazz Pianist Herbie Hancock Which Included A Show At The Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee. Although Mayer Has Maintained A Reputation For Being A Sensitive Singer-Songwriter He Is Also An Accomplished Guitarist Influenced By The Likes Of Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Freddie King And B.B. King. In This Regard He Has Released An Album With His Band The John Mayer Trio Try! Which Features A Blues-Rock Style Reminiscent Of Jimi Hendrix. In September 2006 Mayer Released His Third Studio Album Continuum. The Album Written And Produced Exclusively By Mayer With The Help Of Steve Jordan From The John Mayer Trio Is A Culmination Of Mayer's Growth As An Artist And Continues With The Blues-Rock Style That He Began To Flirt With On Try!. Also Notable Is John Mayer's Various Adaptations In Style. He Always Maintained A Blues Tone He Introduced A Rockier Edge. However In Continuum He Adopts A Calmer Genre Returning To His Previous Styles. On November 17 2009 Mayer's Fourth Studio Album Battle Studies Was Released And Debuted At Number One On The U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart. The Album Consists Of 11 Tracks With A Total Time Of 45 Minutes. The First Single From The Album "Who Says" Was Released On September 24 2009 In Advance Of Album And Was Followed On October 19 By The Single "Heartbreak Warfare" And The Single "Half Of My Heart" Released On June 21 2010. Despite The Album's Commercial Success Critics Were Mixed With Their Praise While Some Reviews Were Glowing Calling It His "most Adventurous" Others Called The Album "safe" And Noted That "Mayer The Singer-Songwriter And Mayer The Man About Town Sometimes Seem Disconnected Like They Don't Even Belong In The Same Body. Following His Recovery From Vocal Surgery Mayer Returned To The Studio. On June 18 2013 Mayer Announced From His Facebook Page That His Sixth Album Paradise Valley Would Be Released On August 13 2013. On The Same Day He Released A Lyric Video For The New Album's First Single "Paper Doll" On His YouTube Page. The Release Date Was Later Changed To August 20 2013. "Who You Love" Featuring Katy Perry Followed As The Album's Third Single And A Music Video Was Released On December 17 2013 For The Song. The Album Which Also Includes A Collaboration With Frank Ocean Was Met With Positive Reviews From Music Critics. Mayer Embarked On A Tour His First In Three Years In Support Of Born And Raised And Paradise Valley. The American Leg Of The Tour Ran From July To December 2013 With Interscope Recording Artist Phillip Phillips Serving As Support Act. The Tour Will Visit Australia In April 2014.
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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.