I'm Yours Mr. A-Z!

call it delayed reaction but it took me more than a year after its commercial release before i finally joined the rest of the world singing to Jason Mraz's latest masterpiece "I'm Yours." Not that i'm not a fan of him, in fact i WAS. in 2003 i spent many sleepless nights absorbing word for word the lyrics of all the songs in his first album Waiting for my Rocket to Come and sang nonstop for months. I have no favorite in that album, i love all the songs!

unfortunately i must have suffered from jason mraz overdose which made my stomach sick and so after i have vomited and purged myself of the last of his viruses, i tuned in to other artists: jack johnson, james blunt, john mayer...it's weird that their names all start with J! then there's this guy i dated who introduced me to craig david, dishwalla, lifehouse, green day...i fell in love with them too.

fast forward to last year and Jason resurfaces in my life when i first heard "I'm Yours." i thought then it sounded the same as his previous songs so i shrugged it off. Not even his appearance at this year's American Idol finale singing that already popular song had any effect on me.

and then it happened. i was driving on the freeway for the first time alone last Thursday and the song i remembered playing on the radio was, you guessed it, I'm Yours. The cheerful song helped me relax during the what-used-to-be-a-terrifying drive and before i knew it, it was time to exit. The next time i heard it, while waiting for the light to turn green at an intersection, i was already singing to it, bouncing in my seat, swinging my head and tapping the wheel that the driver in the car beside me must have thought I'm an experienced driver hahaha. When i got home i downloaded it from iTunes, searched for the lyrics and memorized it. Now i couldn't stop singing! It's been a week already and what i have is a severe case of last song syndrome, i could even hear it playing while i sleep. Arrrrggghhh!

Once again, i am bewitched by the voice, charm and talent of this singer/songwriter. Look at the picture, there he is casting a spell on me...sigh...and i'm completely powerless to fight him.

So there, Mr. A-Z is back on my radar and i am charmed, hexed, mesmerized, magnetized by this happy little hippie song. Listening to it is 4 minutes and 4 seconds of complete bliss multiply that by the number of times i've played it. It's so cute, makes me smile, the happiest song ever. And thanks to him I am back to playing my guitar and already i was overwhelmed by the hundreds of youtube videos demonstrating how to play his song. If only i could play it the same way he does in this video.



There are just too many versions of this song, the simplest chords of which are G-D-Em-C but i usually do B-F#-G#m-E. I love it that i can relax my fingers while i play E. Last night i studied this tutorial and i hurt my fingers trying to finish the song. Not a good idea considering that i haven't played the guitar for more than 3 years.



So maybe until my fingers get their groove back i'll just stick to the simple chords. The only thing i need now is a singer. Any volunteers?

...So i wont hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, i'm sure
There's no need to complicate, our time is short
This is our fate, i'm yours....

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