"I Can't Make You Love Me" was written by Nashville writers Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin, who were well-noted for their successes in the country music arena. The song was rewritten many times before being finalized, months later. "We wrote, most every week, in Mike's basement," Shamblin told Peter Cooper in an interview with the Nashville Tennessean. "And we'd worked on this song for more than six months. One day, he said, 'Come up to the living room,' where his piano was. He sat down and started playing this melody, and it was one of the most moving pieces of music I'd heard. I mean, it hit me in a hard way ... Instantly, I knew it was the best thing I'd ever been a part of."[4] Reid and Shamblin were both country music songwriters, who according to some accounts originally wrote the song as a fast, bluegrass number. Upon slowing down the tempo considerably, they realized the song gained considerable power and thought about giving the song to one of three artists: Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler or Linda Ronstadt. Eventually, the song made its way to Bonnie Raitt, who recorded the track for her eleventh studio album, Luck of the Draw (1991). Raitt co-produced the song with Don Was, while Bruce Hornsby provided a piano

Teddy’s cover of “Idon’twannabeyouanymore” is outstanding. He makes you want to listen to him sing this song more than once.

Big Teddy got more soul than the train

Give his cover of someone you loved a listen. It's wonderful

Bro got soul , he’s got some great covers and originals

No one has described this voice this perfectly ..... so so good.

You should hear Teddy's version of Michael Jackson's "Rock With You".... it's brilliant!!

Thank you for being quiet so he can show us what real singing is all about!!

Hard to beat the original, but he's a gamer. Great pipes.

More Teddy! Many covers and a couple of his own. Country, pop, rock and r&b. He's great. Over million subs in a year.

2:10 LOL...love your rendition of this song. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

he definitely has an rb vibe, check out his covers of maxwell, and mario.

Teddy covers Summer Walker (Playing Games), Mario (Let Me Love You), The Weeknd, Khalid, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Michael Jackson, Billie Eilish, ... and on and on. He's also got 3 original tracks right now (Night Off, Picky, Broke).

HIs vibrato is so smooth...

Idontwamtobeyouanymore...by Teddy Swims...

You are so entertaining to watch! Your reactions always crack me up. Keep up the good work!

You should really react to his cover of......"you look good in love"..... trust me

Time to rock!!! Rolling Stones - can’t you hear me knocking!!!!

I sang ring my bell with you …Subscribing now just cuz that lol

You've some pretty good pipes yourself.

Wayne Toupes Fish out of water you will not be disappointed

"got that soul, soul, soul, dirty, dirty" Ha-ha, ha

I love crazy good voices. Joss Stone is someone you have to check out if you love a really soulful voice. I haven't seen many reactions to her songs, but I think you will be extremely pleasantly surprised. You can start with Joss Stone - Tell Me 'Bout It. She is as good live as she is in the studio.

He is soooo gooood you should listen to some of his other stuff too please .... You're a really good singer urself so I'll binge watch and see what I can find when I getta chance .... New Subscriber .... Thank You & Hava Wonderful Day!!!!

It's fun to tap into you as your energy is fire

Scribe please please react to Gary Moore live in Montréux 2010 Parisien walkways and I love you forever😍

Teddy’s version better than Tank and George Michael...he got vocals

Love me some Teddy

Teddy Swims, play a Southern California show somewhere, I will be there bearded brother. Great reaction by the way.

Joe Bonomassa and Beth Hart I'll take care of you.

❤❤❤ S. C.

React to teddy swims make you feel my love

We all been there

You might try some 80's rock one album wonder Billy Squire "Everybody Wants You" or the Boss Bruce Springsteen "Thunder Road", or maybe the first speed rap from Micky Dolin of the Monkeys "Goin Down"

You have a great voice!

about time!

This guy's great! But you should check the original version by Bonnie Raitt too!

Check out his Summer Walker cover🔥🔥🔥💯🙏🏽

Yeah he did Tanks version

Hi , could you please react to kenton cover

How about some old school Isley brothers... fight the power

Hahahah you didnt just go to Bone Thugs 🤣

Can you react to Yebba - My Mind?!

What drugs are you on ? 😂😂😂

That was NUT

Gotta do the Bonnie raitt original much better Bruce Hornsby on piano!

Teddy gets some odd hate too. I think he owes a few people money or something. Dude sings his ass off though.

Shes mean

Once again I fail to see why so many people react to this version. Clearly recency bias is king these days. Bonnie Raitt's version isn't merely better, it's miles better emotionally, production wise, and instrumentally. Will someone please do her version instead of this one?

Why would anyone want to hear a Karaoke treatment of a great song?