Imagine seeing John Legend play live in a room with just a capacity of 14 people, with just his piano playing for accompaniment. The R&B star gave his most intimate performance when he performed “All Of Me” on Inas Nacht, playing in the tiny Hamburg pub, Zum Schellfischposten. John’s voice sounds positively creamy here, and he surely does his best work in this stripped-back format. When host Ina Müller joined her voice to turn it into a duet, the moment got all the more special.
The chemistry was really cooking, and fans declared this the most beautiful performance ever on Inas Nacht. There’s something about John’s smooth voice that sounds so gorgeous when paired with just a lone piano. And can we say the man is a masterful piano player? The Music Man just wishes this performance was longer.
Fan channel SoMuEde uploaded the performance to YouTube, where it hit 1.5 million views. Viewers found a lot to like and added comments such as “This is by far the most beautiful performance on Inas Night, and I think John and Ina’s voices harmonize perfectly” and “I’ve never heard such an amazing live singer.”
Inas Nacht always seems to create the most magical performances. One of the greatest moments on the show came when none other than Sting dropped in. He performed his Police classics “Every Breath You Take” and “Roxanne,” as well as his solo number “Fields of Gold.” Sting performed all three songs after impromptu requests from Ina and the crowd. Despite the lack of preparation, his intimate acoustic delivery of the classic songs sounds incredibly gorgeous.
John Legend issued “All of Me” as the third single from his fourth studio album Love in the Future. He dropped the single on August 12, 2013. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that John was inspired to write the song due to his love for his then-fiancée (and now wife) Chrissy Teigen. “All of Me” was a turning point in John’s career, as it became his first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was likewise successful internationally, shifting 12.3 million units across the globe. This made the R&B number the third best-selling song of 2014. “All of Me” has become John’s signature song in the years since. It currently has 3.1 billion streams on Spotify, being his only song to join the prestigious billions club on the platform.