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Alicia Keys and John Mayer Duetted Two of Their Biggest Hits in Times Square
Their voices flowed seamlessly!
In 2017, Alicia Keys and John Mayer joined forces in NYC's Times Square for an epic mashup of their two hits, "If I Ain't Got You" and "Gravity."
The performance started out with Keys playing some intricate piano before singing her song's signature lyrics. After the chorus was finished, Mayer joined in with some soulful guitar and smooth vocals, switching the melody to his song "Gravity."
In a full circle moment, the song came back to "If I Ain't Got You." For an epic conclusion, Keys sang with a subtle rasp in her voice while Mayer brought everything together with a passionate guitar solo. Watch the performance here.
About "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys
One of Keys' most well-known song to date, "If I Ain't Got You" reached the number-four position on the Billboard charts in 2004. It is a track off her second album The Diary of Alicia Keys, and the lyrics preach the importance of not letting superficial things in life define you.
"If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys lyrics
Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game
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Some people think
That the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
That life's a bore
So full of the superficial
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah
Some people search for a fountain
Promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them
Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be
With no one to share, with no one who truly cares for me
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, you, you
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Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah
If I ain't got you with me, baby, oh, ooh
Said nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me, baby
