Legend also played the piano on Lauryn Hill's 1998 song "Everything is Everything" and sang background vocals on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name". Legend frequently cites gospel, R&B, and hip hop music as his main musical influences.
Legend released his critically acclaimed and Billboard Top Ten second album, Once Again, in October 2006. Produced by Raphael Saadiq, Kanye West and will.i.am, it is again a mixture of gospel and classic soul showcasing his extraordinary voice, particularly on "Show Me".
Grammy Award Wins:
*2005 Best New Artist
*2005 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: "Ordinary People"
*2005 Best R&B Album- Get Lifted
*2007 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: Heaven
*2007 Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: Family Affair
Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend combined the raw fervor of contemporaries Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. Born John Stephens, Legend was a child prodigy who grew up in Ohio, where he began singing gospel and playing piano at the tender age of five. Legend left Ohio at 16 to attend college in Philadelphia, and it was there that he first found a larger audience. Not yet out of his teens, Legend was tapped to play piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything" in 1998. After completing college, he moved to New York, where he began to build a loyal following playing in nightclubs and releasing CDs that he would sell at shows. He also became an in-demand session musician, playing and occasionally writing for a wide array of artists, including Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson, and Kanye West. It wasn't until West signed the young talent to his new label that he adopted the Legend name with 2004's Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory. Get Lifted, his first studio album, was released later in the year. On the strength of enduring single "Ordinary People," the album reached the Top Five of the Billboard 200. This led to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Once Again, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, followed in October 2006. Live from Philadelphia, sold exclusively at Target stores, was a successful stopgap release that predated October 2008's Evolver.
Made to Love
John Legend Lyrics
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We were made to love
We were made to love
You was in for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
Oh I never seen anything
Extraordinary see
Oh I never loved
I never loved
Never loved someone like this
Have a seat here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You was in for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
High! High! High!
Made for love
We were made to love
Have a seat here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You was in for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
Oh have you ever know
When you lay you eyes on
You're a perfect work of art
I knew right from the start
Ow I was never sure
Of a God before
But I know he must exist
He created this
Have a seat here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You was in for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
High! High! High!
Made for love
We were made to love
Have a seat here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You was in for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
Have a seat here for you
You was in for me too
High! High! High!
Have a seat here for you
You was in for me too
The song "Made to Love" by John Legend is a beautiful expression of the love between two people that was meant to be. The lyrics convey the idea that the two individuals were created and brought together by a higher power, as if they were made for each other. The repeated lines "We were made to love, You were made for me too" reinforce this idea of destiny and a divine plan.
The opening line "Have a seat here for you" implies that the singer is inviting their loved one to sit beside them, adding a sense of intimacy to the lyrics. The lines "Oh, I never loved, never loved, never loved someone like this" further highlight the intensity and uniqueness of the love the singer feels for their partner. The lyrics "High, high, high! Made for love" also suggest that the love they share is something extraordinary and transcendent.
In the second verse, the lyrics take on a more spiritual tone, with the singer expressing their belief in a higher power who created their partner as a "perfect work of art". The line "I knew right from the start" suggests a sense of immediate recognition and connection between the two individuals. Overall, the lyrics of "Made to Love" are a powerful ode to the depth and meaning of true love.
Line by Line Meaning
Have a seat here for you
Please sit down and take a moment to listen to me
We were made to love
Our purpose in life is to love each other
You was in for me too
You were destined to be with me
Oh I never seen anything
I have never experienced anything like this before
It much more then you and me
Our connection goes beyond just the two of us
Extraordinary see
It is amazing to witness
Oh I never loved
I have never loved someone this deeply before
Never loved someone like this
My love for you is unique and incomparable
High! High! High!
My love for you is grand and limitless
Made for love
Our beings were specifically designed to love and be loved
Oh have you ever know
Have you ever realized
When you lay your eyes on
When you see something so beautiful
You're a perfect work of art
It is a masterpiece
I knew right from the start
I knew immediately
Ow I was never sure
I was doubtful before
Of a God before
Of the existence of a higher power
But I know he must exist
Because of the beauty I see in you
Have a seat here for you
Let's take a moment to appreciate this love
You was in for me too
We were destined to share this love
High! High! High!
My love for you is grand and limitless
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARSHALL JEFFERSON, JUSTIN BARON, MARVIN BURNS, ERNEST CLARK, ANDREW HOROWITZ, KIMBRA LEE JOHNSON, MARCOS ENRIQUE PALACIOS, JOHN STEPHENS, DAVE TOZER, NANA TUFFOUR, KANYE OMARI WEST
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I was sent here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You were sent for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
Oh I've never seen anything
In much more than you and me
Extraordinary machine
Oh I've never loved, I've never loved
Never loved someone like this
All-I-know is...
I was sent here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You were sent for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
All made for love, we were made to love
I was sent here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You were sent for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
Oh, have you ever known
We laid your eyes on
The perfect work of art
I knew right from the start
Oh, I was never sure of a God before
But I know he must exist:
He created this
I was sent here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You were sent for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
All made for love, we were made to love
I was sent here for you
We were made to love
We were made to love
You were sent for me too
We were made to love
We were made to love
I was sent here for you...
You were sent for me too...
I was sent here for you...
You were sent for me too...
@yaritzarodriguez2202
I'm here because I heard this song in the performance of the French in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics. Great song!!!
@toinehand100
Ahahah exactly the same ! But it's a bit less hypnotizing without the skating performance, still an amazing song tho
@user-dc9du7tg5n
Тоже услышала песню эту с ритм- танца французской пары Попадакис и Сизерона! Программа- супер! Заслуженно получили мировой рекорд в баллах за прокат. Всё сошлось- и программа, и скольжение на высочайшем уровне. Этот ритм-танец надолго запомнится.
@ashk585
The same :)
@janey1133
Ditto; it's hypnotic as was the French pair who skated to this song!
@joannalewandowska3231
The same reason. It was magnificent.
@kayleighbloomfield42
I’d never heard of this song until today watching the french ice dancing in the olympics! Outstanding.
@aleksandraola5594
Omg me too
@kenskisound
Me too! Can't believe it was released in 2013, it's really stood the test of time!
@yaritzarodriguez2202
Me too!!! beautiful song.