Song Analysis Of All Of Me
John Legend’s biggest hit today “All of Me,” was his first number one single in the United States and the second best- selling song of 2014. The song and music video are primarily dedicated to his wife, Chrissy Teigen. But there is a secondary audience, those people in relationships who value love. “All of Me,” by John Legend is a positive message he uses to express his love to his wife. The song uses repetition, imagery, and lists to create emotions about what love means to him. Repetition is what Legend uses to get the point across that he loves his wife out to his fans, and for his fans to feel loved by their loved ones as well. By repeating a phrase like “All of me loves all of you,” he continues to confess his love and makes
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He continues to describe events in which he will always love his wife. “You’re my downfall, you’re my muse my worst distraction, my rhythm and blues,” is a great example that Legend uses to list how his wife brings out the good and bad in him, and he is okay with that. Even though there might be rough times between them, he notices that his wife will always be there for support. Not every relationship is perfect and he explains that by saying it is okay to have struggles and hard- ships. Legend is so devoted to his wife, he will think of anything to prove that she is perfect in his mind and that is all that matters. For instance, “even when you’re crying you’re beautiful too the world is beating you down, I’m around through every mood,” he wants her to know that he is always there for her, even when she is at a breaking point. His wife might think that she is not worthy or not perfect, and that causes her to be in bad moods. However, Legend knows about these moods, he has been there before and knows how to take care of her. Other audiences, like fans or those in relationships, can sympathize because being in a relationship takes hard work, and you have to know your partner in order to understand what they are going through. When you work on building a relationship it makes both of the people better at situations like Legend has
He continues to describe events in which he will always love his wife. “You’re my downfall, you’re my muse my worst distraction, my rhythm and blues,” is a great example that Legend uses to list how his wife brings out the good and bad in him, and he is okay with that. Even though there might be rough times between them, he notices that his wife will always be there for support. Not every relationship is perfect and he explains that by saying it is okay to have struggles and hard- ships. Legend is so devoted to his wife, he will think of anything to prove that she is perfect in his mind and that is all that matters. For instance, “even when you’re crying you’re beautiful too the world is beating you down, I’m around through every mood,” he wants her to know that he is always there for her, even when she is at a breaking point. His wife might think that she is not worthy or not perfect, and that causes her to be in bad moods. However, Legend knows about these moods, he has been there before and knows how to take care of her. Other audiences, like fans or those in relationships, can sympathize because being in a relationship takes hard work, and you have to know your partner in order to understand what they are going through. When you work on building a relationship it makes both of the people better at situations like Legend has