# All of me raymond deng · 2016-09-12 Raymond Deng performs a one-take cover of John Legend's 'All of Me,' dedicating the romantic ballad to his darling as a birthday tribute. The episode presents the song's complete lyrics, from 'what would I do without your smart mouth' to the final repeated 'give me all of you,' capturing every verse about loving curves, edges, and perfect imperfections. Deng's vocal delivery carries the emotional weight, with the backing track and a simple 'we're going' cue marking the start. The description notes the piece was 'worked many times' but this take is 'credited to Ren,' pointing to the recording's single-pass authenticity. The performance emphasizes the song's promise of reciprocal devotion—'give your all to me, I give my all to you'—making the birthday dedication both personal and universal. ## Questions this episode answers ### What does the singer say about the listener's appearance and imperfections? Speaker 2 says, 'Love your curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections.' They also say 'all of me loves all of you.' This follows Speaker 2's line about being underwater but breathing fine, calling the listener crazy, and admitting they are out of their mind. [0:46](https://raymonddeng8594.podhood.com/6a875019-d3ba-426f-893f-f639fad1d7cb?t=46000) ### What does the singer say to someone who is crying? Speaker 2 says, 'How many times do I have to tell you, even when you're crying, you're beautiful too?' They also say the world may be beating the listener down, but they are around through every mood. Speaker 2 calls the listener their downfall, muse, worst distraction, and rhythm and blues. [1:46](https://raymonddeng8594.podhood.com/6a875019-d3ba-426f-893f-f639fad1d7cb?t=106000) ### What does the singer say about putting cards on the table? Speaker 2 says, 'Cards on the table, we're both showing us, risking it all, though it's hard.' Then Speaker 2 continues, saying 'cause all of me loves all of you' and the lines about giving all, winning while losing, and the listener being an end and beginning. [3:23](https://raymonddeng8594.podhood.com/6a875019-d3ba-426f-893f-f639fad1d7cb?t=203000) ## Key moments - **[0:00] Intro** - **[0:20] Verse 1** - [0:20] Speaker 2 opens the cover with "What would I do without your smart mouth, drawing me in and you kicking me out?" - **[0:46] Chorus 1** - [0:46] Speaker 2 sings the chorus "'cause all of me loves all of you, love your curves and all your edges, all your perfect imperfections." - **[1:46] Verse 2** - **[2:14] Chorus 2** - [2:14] Speaker 2 sings "I can't stop singing, it's ringing in my head for you" as the second pre-chorus builds into another chorus. - **[3:23] Bridge** - [3:23] Speaker 2 sings the bridge "Cards on the table, we're both showing us, risking it all, though it's hard." - **[4:09] Outro** - [4:16] Speaker 2 ends the performance with the final refrain "I give you all of me, and you give me all of you" and a closing "Uh-oh." ## Topics Cover Songs, Birthday Tributes, Love Songs ## Transcript ### Intro We're going. ### Verse 1 **Host** [0:20] 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. I'm throwing 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. ### Chorus 1 **Host** [1:20] Give your all to me, I 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 ### Verse 2 **Host** [1:46] of you. Uh-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. ### Chorus 2 **Host** [2:14] 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 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. Uh-oh, give me all of you. ### Bridge **Host** [3:23] Cards on the table, we're both showing us, 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 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 ### Outro **Host** [4:16] of you. Uh-oh, 'cause I give you all of me, and you give me all of you. Uh-oh. --- This library is powered by PodHood (https://podhood.com), the podcast website platform.