John Legend

Released: October 24, 2006

Songwriter: Estelle will.i.am Poindexter Ray Lewis John Legend

Producer: will.i.am John Legend

[Intro]
Yeah
Sing it with me y'all
Oh, oh yeah yeah

[Verse 1]
Can we wait just a minute
Slow it down for a minute now baby
You're talkin' loud, you're wildin' out
Don't seem like my old lady
Let's go and play the song we used to play
Can we reignite the flame
'Cause things just ain't the same

[Pre-Chorus 1]
We can talk about the baby
We can talk until we're crazy
We can focus on it now
Or we can focus on it later
We can start another fight
We can argue and fuss all night
But I propose that we go to the floor
And we slow dance

[Chorus]
Tonight I wanna dance
Can you do that with your man yea
Tonight I wanna groove
And let the music make you move
Move, yeah

[Verse 2]
Can we wait just a minute
Turn that TV off for a minute
Now politics and talkin' shit ain't really none of my business
Let's go and play the songs we used to play
On that old school radio
Let the music soothe your soul

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Forget about the world
I'm groovin' with my girl
Forget about the news
Let's put on our dancin' shoes
Let's not talk about the war
Don't know what they're fightin' for
I propose that we go to the floor
And we slow dance

[Chorus]
Tonight I wanna dance
Can you do that with your man, yeah
Tonight I wanna groove
And let the music make you move
Move, yeah yeah
Move, yeah yeah

[Bridge]
I love it, I love it, I love it
Slow dancin' together
I love it, I love it, I love it
Slow dancin' together
I love it, I love it, I love it
Slow dancin' together
I love it, I love it
I propose that we go to the floor
And we slow dance

[Chorus]
Tonight I wanna dance
Can you do that with your man, yeah
Tonight I wanna groove
And let the music make you move
Move, yeah yeah
Move, yeah yeah

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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