John Legend

Released: June 19, 2020

Songwriter: Harry Warren Al Dubin Trey Campbell Keith Sorrells Alex Niceforo OAK John Legend

Producer: OAK

[Intro]
Ooh-laa, ooh-laa
Listen

[Verse 1]
Come and get me wasted
This is dedicated to that, "Ooh-laa"
Run it to me real quick
I be going stupid for that, "Ooh-laa"

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't make me wait
I've been thinking about it all day
You know what I want
The second, the minute, I'm home

[Chorus]
It's ooh-laa
That's the only music that I wanna hear
Is, "Ooh-laa"
Get a little louder, scream it in my ear, yeah
Spin it 'round, let it bounce some
Up and down, think we found something
Smack it, flip it, rub it down
To the sound of, "Ooh-laa"
"Ooh-laa, ooh-laa"

[Verse 2]
You know I'm romantic
I'd cross the Atlantic for that, "Ooh-laa"
I'll wear my best tuxedo
And you can undress me and we go, "Ooh-laa"

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't make me wait
I've been thinking about it all day
You know what I want
The second, the minute, I'm home

[Chorus]
It's ooh-laa
That's the only music that I wanna hear
Is, "Ooh-laa"
Get a little louder, scream it in my ear, yeah
Spin it 'round, let it bounce some
Up and down, think we found something
Smack it, flip it, rub it down
To the sound of, "Ooh-laa"
"Ooh-laa, ooh-laa"

[Outro]
Spin it 'round, let it bounce some (Yeah)
Up and down, think we found something
Smack it, flip it, rub it down
To the sound of, "Ooh-laa"
Spin it 'round, let it bounce some
Up and down, think we found something
Smack it, flip it, rub it down
To the sound of, "Ooh-laa" (Yeah)
Spin it 'round, let it bounce some
Up and down, think we found something (Yeah)
Smack it, flip it, rub it down
To the sound of, "Ooh-laa"
Spin it 'round, let it bounce some
Up and down, think we found something
Smack it, flip it, rub it down
To the sound of, "Ooh-laa"
Ooh-ooh-ooh, laa
Ooh-ooh-ooh, laa
Ooh-laa

John Legend was born in 1978 in Ohio. He became an in-demand session musician and songwriter, working with such artists as Alicia Keys, Twista and Janet Jackson. He was soon introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians collaborated on one another’s demos.

J. Ivy claims credit for bestowing the “Legend” moniker upon John Stephens (with an assist from Kanye West). Via

Kanye was like, ‘Have you heard of this singer called John Stephens?’ He played me this song from him, that I think will.i.am produced. It was so refreshing and soulful. An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. I told him, ‘I heard your music. It’s so amazing. It sounds old school. Man, you sound like one of the legends. You’re a legend. Matter of fact, that’s what I am going to call you from now The Legend. A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I was like, ‘John Legend!’ Kanye then said, ‘You’re John Legend from now on. That’s your name!’”

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