Body and Soul Lyrics
My heart is sad and lonely
For you, I sigh, for you, dear, only
Why haven't you seen it?
I'm all for you, body and soul
[Verse 2: Amy Winehouse]
I spend my days in longin'
And wonderin' why it's me you're wrongin'
I tell you I mean it
I'm all for you, body and soul
[Pre-Chorus: Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse]
I can't believe it, it's hard to conceive it
That you'd turn away romance, oh
Are you pretendin'? It looks like the endin'
Unless I could have one more chance to prove it, dear
[Chorus: Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse & Both]
My life, a wreck, you're making
You know I'm yours for just the takin'
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you, body and soul
[Pre-Chorus: Tony Bennett]
Are you pretending? It looks like the ending
Unless I can have one more chance to prove, dear
My life, a wreck, you're makin'
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender
Myself to you, body and soul
About
“Body and Soul” is a cinematic cover of Libby Holman’s 1930 song that features vocals from English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The song, recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, was Winehouse’s final studio recording, taking place on March 23, 2011, exactly four months before her tragic death.
The cover was the first single released from Winehouse’s posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures, having been released September 14, 2011 – what would have been her 28th birthday.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
She was one of the truest jazz singers I ever heard. For me, she should be treated like Ella Fitzgerald, like Billie Holiday – she had the complete gift. If she had lived, I would have said, “Slow down, you’re too important.” Life teaches you, really, how to live it if you can live long enough.
– Bennett via the 2015 AMY documentary
“Body and Soul” won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012. This win marked Bennett’s seventeenth Grammy win and Winehouse’s sixth and final Grammy win.
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