ALL OF ME

All of Me is a Jazz Standard popularised in the 1930’s and 1940’s. It was written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 and has been covered by many artists including Frank Sinatra. Although we attributed this backing track version to be in the style of Frank, it is not really. Sinatra certainly made his own unique version, but it has very loose timing, which makes for a difficult backing track. This version is our own, which we created as it works well with a live crowd. It has a light jazz feel with snare brushes and a soft muted trumpet as a melody guide. So yes, we took some poetic license on this one (pardon the pun – this is part of the reason we are called Tempoetic!).  

All of Me

Songwriter(s): Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons

All of me, why not take all of me?
Can’t you see, I’m no good without you
Take my lips, I wanna lose them
Take my arms, I’ll never use them

Your goodbye, left me with eyes that cry
How can I, get on without you

You took the part that once was my heart
So why not, why not take all of me

All of me, come on get all of me
Can’t you see, I’m just a mess without you
Take my lips, I wanna lose them
Get a piece of these arms, I’ll never use them

Your goodbye, left me with eyes that cry
How can I, ever make it without you

You know you got the part
Used to be my heart
So why not, why not take all of me