This would be a fun challenge to see how everyone can interpret & cover this popular Beautiful Song ........
I thought this You Tube Video was pretty good as an example to give you inspiration...
I will try to learn it myself as soon as I get a break from gigs,....meanwhile feel free to post your version in any way you can, audio or video, etc,.. here also.

should be interesting & fun.

What would I do without your smart mouth
Drawing me in, and you kicking me out
Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down
What's going on in that beautiful mind
I'm on your magical mystery ride
And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright

My head's underwater
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, oh

How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood
You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing in my head for you

My head's underwater
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you,oh
Give me all of you

Cards on the table, we're both showing hearts
Risking it all, though it's hard

Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I'll give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

I give you all of me
And you give me all of you, ohh

It should really be fun hearing the 'baritones' on ths forum going after those 'falsetto' notes ...

Gary ... what did you say about needing a 'vice' to squeeze certain male anatomy parts to hit those notes ?!?

But this IS a beautiful song ...

Just do it your own way ....that's the fun of a challenge,
be creative,....after all we have an Arranger KB
John legend doesn't lol

no, but his piano sounds really nice ...

Actually I have already thought of a couple of ways to TRY to treat this song ... keeping true to its simplicity, but still being 'creative' ...

BOSSA?......Just sayin lol

I'll have to listen to the song again, but it really didn't do anything for me at all.

Gary

After listening the second time, it's not one that sends shivers down my spine.

Gary

Too bad I was looking forward to yours and many others here on SZ versions & treatments of this beautiful song Gary.



I was thinking of doing it when I get a chance with only using Acoustic Guitar MULTIPADS

Heres another great cover wow!

Donny ... that's really interesting, because I was also thinking of Acoustic Guitar for the background ... maybe using an "Unplugged" style with no drum kit, and maybe, just MAYBE, a Lite Latin percussion ...

Some guy in New Jersey once told me, if you can't dance to the song, don't play it - he was right. I adhered strictly to his philosophy and it paid off in spades. Soon I had more jobs than I could handle, the audiences were always happy when I arrived, and I've been able to return every month to these locations and wow the audiences with more new songs. Both of the songs Donny posted would put my audiences to sleep. They may be "covers" but I'm not really sure why. Maybe the definition of covers needs to be explored in greater detail. I'm sure these songs would go over well with the American Idol crowd, but my foot-stompin, dancin', hand-clappin' audiences would quickly begin to yawn when the second verse kicked in.

"Originally, Billboard and other magazines that track the popularity of musical artists and hit tunes measured the sales success of the published tune, not just recordings of it. Later, they tracked the airplay that songs achieved, some cover versions being more successful recording(s) than the original song(s).[1] Cover versions of well-known, well-liked tunes are often recorded by new artists to achieve initial success when their unfamiliar original material would be less likely to be successful. Before the onset of Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s, songs were published and several records of a song might be brought out by singers of the day, each giving it their individual treatment."

That said, I would be interested in hearing Donny and others do both of these songs using the arranger keyboard ONLY! No midi files, no MP3 backing tracks - just your creativity, your vocals and the keyboard.

Cheers,

Gary

Gary as you know most times I am in a dance venue and play songs appropriately...BUT,......there are times when I am in a cocktail style relax setting and there just to pepper the mood & fill the air with songs like this, how you can say this isn't a beautiful melody and lyric is beyond me but, I respect your opinion as always.
As I've always said THERE IS LIFE BEYOND Arranger KB STYLES....that's why I have maintained an open mind and Mix it up using all the tools at my disposal on stage to accommodate EVERY kind of venue & audience thru the years and will continue to do so for a long while into the future...Like I said if I get time between gigs I will try to record this tune in some way. Take acre.

Gary ... I luv ya man, but IMHO that is one RIDICULOUS statement, and I am happy it wasn't YOU who said it ...
While I agree that it depends on the venue and the audience, I also have to ask if some of us only play for dancing crowds? ... And if we are playing for NH are all of our audiences DANCING??? About a month ago, as part of the program I prepared for a NH gig, I played "Lady of Spain" using one of the accordion voices on the Pa900 and the audience responded to it even better than I thought they would ...
And as Donny said, there ARE times in a cocktail or background music setting - like what was shown in John Legend's video - when a song like this is going to 'capture' an audience ... granted it may not fit your "foot-stompin, dancin', hand-clappin' audiences" but that does not mean it isn't a beautiful song ...
And do any of us here not learn songs just for our OWN enjoyment???... there are any number of songs that I play at home that might not play on a gig ...
I might not be able to perform this song well enough to play on ANY gig, but that doesn't mean I won't try to learn it, even if only for myself ... just sayin' ...

And I believe the term 'cover' applies to someone performing a song that was made 'famous' by someone else ... in other words, every song we play - unless it is our own original material - is a 'cover' ...

Sorry guys, the story behind the lyrics in both songs are just fine, but to ME, the songs were a bit monotonous and boring. That said, I don't do wallpaper music where someone just wants to have some music in the background while they're eating dinner and talking with their dinner guests - I turn those kind of jobs down every week. I do perform some slow ballad type music once in a while, but it's usually songs that can still be danced to. I also do some show tunes, which I love to perform, but again, they are usually songs you can dance to.

Tony, keep in mind that all of my audiences are not old, feeble and crippled - many are my age and younger, some in their late 40s and 50s, and I know the kind of music they respond positively to - and neither of these songs fit into that category. I play at a half-dozen, upscale retirement communities where the folks there love to dance. They love 50s, 60s, 70s rock and roll, they love ballroom dancing, they can tango, cha cha and rumba with the best of them, and I have a few that can quickstep and clog. Sure, I play for those that cannot remember what zip code they lived in, but the one thing they can still remember is music - it never seems to leave their psyche, regardless of how fogged the rest of their mind is.

I don't think I'm alone in this kind of thinking, but who knows, maybe I am, and that's OK too. I know you guys would love to hear me do one of these songs, but when I can't seem to get comfortable with a song, for whatever reason, I just will not do it.

Cheers,

Gary

this now a big wedding song also. just sayin..

Gary ... I did not say your audiences are "old, feeble and crippled" ... what I was saying is that SOMETIMES I play to audiences that are not dancing and this song would fit very nicely... I do not see myself ever playing this song for a NH because I do not think it would fit...

And I wish I lived in your area, because I would apply for those "wallpaper music" gigs you turn down every week ... while I enjoy playing for dance crowds, those gigs give me the opportunity to play the songs I might generally play only for myself, especially some instrumentals, and I have found them to be some of my higher paying gigs ... and don't be fooled - these people may be having dinner and conversing with friends, but you will know they are listening by their tips and comments ...

But, that's why they make vanilla, chocolate and rocky road ...

BTW, Gar, ... you mention "both songs" ... what song other than John Legend's "All of Me" were you referring to?

... hmmm ... I missed that one some how ...thanks Donny ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_John_Legend


John Legend

Tony, most of those jobs are at restaurants, which as you well know, don't pay very high. Sometimes the tips are pretty good, though. I get a couple calls every month for weddings, and usually send those folks to a DJ I know locally.

For me, the money I get for my regular jobs is great, and as stated, I have more work than I can handle. Getting a day off lately has been difficult, and I have a lot of work to do on the boat to get it ready for sailing. I've only had two days off in the last three weeks, and it rained one of them, so I couldn't work on the boat. The following day off I had to mow the lawn.

Gary

... speaking of trophies and awards ... his wife:
http://popminute.com/photoi/?n=Christine+Teigen+Si+2k13&c=9&m=12&d=100&l=1

John certainly deserves it dont you think?