John Mayer Let The Office Use One Of His Songs, But He Had One Condition

The American version of “The Office” ran for nine seasons on NBC, and it won four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Perhaps you’re doing a rewatch along with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey’s podcast about the show, “Office Ladies.” The podcast looks back at each episode in order, and in the one for “A Benihana Christmas,” which is season 3, episodes 10 and 11, they talk about how they managed to get the rights to use John Mayer’s song, “Your Body is a Wonderland.”In the episode, set during the holidays, Michael (Steve Carell) and his girlfriend, Carol (Nancy Walls), break up.

Michael, Andy (Ed Helms), Dwight (Rainn Wilson), and Jim (John Krasinski) head to Benihana for dinner to cheer him up.

Michael and Andy pick up waitresses from the restaurant and bring them back to the party.

During the festivities, Andy and Michael sing “Your Body is a Wonderland” to the women.

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