My (religious) parents were always weird about songs with sex themes, but for some reason THIS was the song they would be weird about when we heard it in public
I really appreciate the outro song. As someone who was learning jazz piano right when this song was popular, to me the song's greatest crime is drowning out the original All of Me in search results
I've been hearing this song at karaoke for years, and it frustrated me a little because I find the curious chorus SO romantic (do not underestimate the power of telling a woman you love every part of her, I started hearing I was fat before I even hit puberty) but then the verses all sound miserable. I'm so glad other people can hear it.
Listening to Todd talk about this song reminds me of him talking about Billy Joel’s She’s Always a Woman. Both men were trying to write love songs about their wives and ended up accidentally writing a song that insults them in several ways.
This song is like A Thousand Years. It exists for weddings where I instantly judge the couple. I’m gonna play music from my musicals especially the dark romantic ones where everyone dies and my fiancé will play video game and anime music
Married to a woman who later in our marriage suffered from mental illness, this song guts me everytime I hear it. Maybe I read too much into it, or perhaps some people cannot understand it because they cannot relate.
john legend is basically one of the few artist karens like to blast on full volume on their suvs with a live laugh love bumper sticker on the back while they're on their way to ruin your day at your local 9 to 5 job.
JAYSUS! Don't just throw in THAT godawful BEP's track without a warning first! Who are the other guys with Todd in those 2 scenes? I thought I recognized the guy from Brows Held High.
this is honestly one of my least favorite songs. not because of overplay—though, being as awful as it is, any play is overplay, and this still gets constant radio play—but cuz it is so insincere. the only honest thing about it is that John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are a dumpster fire as people. and I cannot stand this simpering dweeb caterwauling over how beautiful Teigen's mind is when she convinces herself to bully an (at the time) underage victim of grooming and publicly telling said victim to kill themselves on a daily basis.
this song isn't an ode to loving a person not only in spite of, but partly because of their (perceived) flaws—"HowDoILook" by Pillow Queens is a far more earnest example of that—it is an ode to two people who are rich, famous, and living consequence-free lives being rich, famous, and living consequence-free lives. it is soulless radio spittle and an utterly performative declaration of unquestioned love like every other meaningless ass piano ballad serving freeze-dried "classy" and "emotional" wallpaper music.
This song screams "easy listening" and curiously, last weekend I heard it on the local radio, and clicked this video without having any idea what it was. Had completely forgot about it until now.
This song is absolutely excellent to practice when you're learning to sing. It's better than if Ed Sheeran had sung it, although Ed Sheeran could have written it. Enough backhanded compliments?
This song in style and subject matter actually kind of reminded me of Babyface's "The Day (You Gave Me a Son)" from the turn of the millenium, though Babyface's was better. They are both like these super slow, gushy, piano-driven songs written to their wives, and VERY quiet, and you gotta be in a more somber mood to listen to it for sure lol
@MrJacobrabbit
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Save Room my favorite song by him
@holacasita1979
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
My (religious) parents were always weird about songs with sex themes, but for some reason THIS was the song they would be weird about when we heard it in public
@henryam503
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
I really appreciate the outro song. As someone who was learning jazz piano right when this song was popular, to me the song's greatest crime is drowning out the original All of Me in search results
@stupendoushorrendous8258
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
10:04 "I tell her only partly, I only love my bed and my mama, I'm sorry"
@ThisCommentWroteItself
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Okay so, in 2025, when we know that Chrissy Teigen, John Legend's wife, was awful to her employees…
Idk, the part where Todd says that John is being jerked around by her and trying to convince himself that he's in love, it hits different I guess
@RoseThePhoenix
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
I've been hearing this song at karaoke for years, and it frustrated me a little because I find the curious chorus SO romantic (do not underestimate the power of telling a woman you love every part of her, I started hearing I was fat before I even hit puberty) but then the verses all sound miserable. I'm so glad other people can hear it.
@swede_nibblets
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
“All your perfect imperfections” *is a supermodel*
@CatalystOfFire
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
So, uh, maybe a good performer who sucks at writing songs?
@poppslongwalker
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Wonder if your opinion has changed, big guy
@GriffinBrian2
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
I love your nooks and all your crannies
@danielflanard8274
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Was not aware that this song elicits so much contempt.
@JonathanLedbetter
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
My Top 40 station played an upbeat dance version of this song. God forbid we don't hear any dance beats for 4 minutes.
@tegan_paige
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Listening to Todd talk about this song reminds me of him talking about Billy Joel’s She’s Always a Woman. Both men were trying to write love songs about their wives and ended up accidentally writing a song that insults them in several ways.
@EternalYorkieMom
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
This song is like A Thousand Years. It exists for weddings where I instantly judge the couple. I’m gonna play music from my musicals especially the dark romantic ones where everyone dies and my fiancé will play video game and anime music
@MatthewHiltner
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Married to a woman who later in our marriage suffered from mental illness, this song guts me everytime I hear it. Maybe I read too much into it, or perhaps some people cannot understand it because they cannot relate.
@noahthomson2774
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
john legend is basically one of the few artist karens like to blast on full volume on their suvs with a live laugh love bumper sticker on the back while they're on their way to ruin your day at your local 9 to 5 job.
@louisduarte8763
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
JAYSUS! Don't just throw in THAT godawful BEP's track without a warning first!
Who are the other guys with Todd in those 2 scenes? I thought I recognized the guy from Brows Held High.
@mattday2656
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
I love john legend… in theory, but love ballads aren't my thing.
@Fay-h4c
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
I love this song
@JamesJimmaHarding
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
White guy with an acoustic guitar – WIGWAG
Black guy with an acoustic piano – BIGWAP
@GriffinBrian2
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Allame luvs alladat
@futuristic.handgun
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Knowing that this is about his insufferable wife, that line about her smart mouth and your definition of it are definitely appropriate.
@kevinphiggins
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Didn’t Cee Lo used to perform as Cee Lo Green & His Perfect Imperfections?
@RubyLioness
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
I actually kinda hate Happy tho… 😭
@gxtmfa
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
This song sounds like a knock-off Nora Jones
@MelMelodyWerner
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
this is honestly one of my least favorite songs. not because of overplay—though, being as awful as it is, any play is overplay, and this still gets constant radio play—but cuz it is so insincere. the only honest thing about it is that John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are a dumpster fire as people. and I cannot stand this simpering dweeb caterwauling over how beautiful Teigen's mind is when she convinces herself to bully an (at the time) underage victim of grooming and publicly telling said victim to kill themselves on a daily basis.
this song isn't an ode to loving a person not only in spite of, but partly because of their (perceived) flaws—"HowDoILook" by Pillow Queens is a far more earnest example of that—it is an ode to two people who are rich, famous, and living consequence-free lives being rich, famous, and living consequence-free lives. it is soulless radio spittle and an utterly performative declaration of unquestioned love like every other meaningless ass piano ballad serving freeze-dried "classy" and "emotional" wallpaper music.
@artbk
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
This song screams "easy listening" and curiously, last weekend I heard it on the local radio, and clicked this video without having any idea what it was. Had completely forgot about it until now.
@Zomdra
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
What do we want?
Todd's dog!
When do we want it?
Todd's dog!!
@ian-what-does-music
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
This song is absolutely excellent to practice when you're learning to sing. It's better than if Ed Sheeran had sung it, although Ed Sheeran could have written it. Enough backhanded compliments?
@ddjsoyenby
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
honestly john legend just isn't a popstar kind of guy he is really talented, but he's not great at hooks or making catchy songs.
@leephillips4402
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Been a while, I forgot what your chin looked like.
@GriffinBrian2
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
Derulo pshoff
@keithduthie
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
It's trivially easy to not compare this with Ordinary People – just never listen to Ordinary People.
@mikki3740
April 7, 2026 at 9:18 pm
This song in style and subject matter actually kind of reminded me of Babyface's "The Day (You Gave Me a Son)" from the turn of the millenium, though Babyface's was better. They are both like these super slow, gushy, piano-driven songs written to their wives, and VERY quiet, and you gotta be in a more somber mood to listen to it for sure lol