Seal was born on the outskirts of London to working-class parents of Brazilian and Nigerian descent. They separated when he was very young, and Seal was raised primarily by his father, an interior decorator with a violent temper, and his stepmother. He had a turbulent childhood and left home after dropping out of school at age 15. In his early 20s Seal developed a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus (try saying that fast...), which left him with prominent facial scars that were later erroneously rumoured to be Nigerian tribal markings.
I remember going cliff jumping in high school with my friend and HIS high school buddies. They were guys guys, football players. And we had about a 35 minute drive to said cliffs. So we were listening to the radio, a lot of metal, alternative rock as well. So a commercial came on and the channel shuffling commenced. Nope, skip, naaah etc. then this song came on. The car got quiet, the song finished and we all just sat there and accepted it. A great song where nobody was like “yes” “this song kicks ass” nope. Just silence and ears open. A good moment that proves a good song is a good song and doesn’t need anything else.
Interestingly, Seal never intended for "Kiss From a Rose" to be released. Based on his recollections below, you never know when you have a hit on your hands.... “I wrote it way before I wrote any of my first album. I wrote it about three years before I was even signed, before I had a deal. It is really old. The song started off as an experiment. When I was just starting out, I was living in a squat. I had one of those four-track port-a-studios, basically a tape machine that takes a cassette and splits it up into four tracks.” He laid the song down but apparently didn’t think much of the results. “I threw the tape in the corner. I was embarrassed by it so I wouldn’t play it for my producer, Trevor Horn. But I played it to a friend. So then, when I was recording my second album, Trevor kept asking me about this ‘rose’ song he’d heard about. My friend had told him about it. I finally played it to him on the second album, because he kept brow beating me into it.” “To be honest, I was never really that proud of it, though I like what Trevor did with the recording. He turned that tape from my corner into another 8,000,000 record sales and my name became a household name. I realized it just wasn’t a song from a tape in the corner when I was picking up Grammys for it. Of course I love it now and I am just so appreciative of the fact that I have a song like that, that most people love.”
It really is an incredible story and one which I'd heard before. The song is so beautiful, it's weird to imagine Seal wasn't very happy with it originally. I just thank God, the people around him had a very different idea when they heard it! 🙋♂
The first songs were "Crazy" and "Killer" by Seal. In the early 1990s, a civil war raged in Europe in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which was very brutal and bloody. The UN had sent Peace Corps to that area in an attempt to control the warring parties. Many soldiers who came back developed PTSD, because of all the atrocities that had happened there. There was a documentary (on YT) about a soldier who was traumatized by this. He saw civilians being crushed by tanks, snipers shooting at civilians, blowing them up because of the landmines on the roads. The genocide in Srebrenica forced many civilians to flee for their lives. One of the parties fighting in this conflict captured thousands of civilians, Families were torn apart, they separated the men and boys and killed 6,000 of them. The soldier often drove his truck on the roads. Seal's song "Crazy" was often played while he was driving and trying to avoid the landmines. Nowadays, when he hears this song, he is immediately back in that war. Crazy. Someone who was there at the time. @dinomujkic 3 years ago The biggest hit of 1992 in Sarajevo city under siege.I listened as a teenager in a shelter during the shelling of the city.Everyone would gather from the building and listen with the help of generators. Seal - Future love paradise (official video) is also good. Crazy and Killer also on (official video), these are the best videoclips from before he became known in the USA.
For me it means his life was dark and grey, and as his feelings for her increase she is like a beautiful rose bringing light and colour to his life. Strange how we all 'see' the meaning of lyrics differently 🇬🇧
A Rose can symbolize a lot of things... something beautiful that blossoms... or something beautiful to honor someone who has passed away... or something to flatter or romance a woman you love... or something beautiful that has thorns below it that will hurt u if you are not careful... It's all subjective.
I found this explanation of the songs meaning, including a quote from Seal......One of the more mysterious songs ever written, there has been much speculation as to the meaning of "Kiss From A Rose" - many think it has something to do with drugs, while others hear it as an expression of love or a journey to the afterlife. Seal has never explained what the song is about, offering only that there was "some kind of relationship that inspired the lyrics." Seal bucked convention by not including printed lyrics with the album, something he did because he didn't want to wash away anyone's interpretation. He also says that his songs often mean more than one thing, so attributing a meaning would be too simplistic. In lieu of lyrics, Seal wrote a screed on the subject that went with the album. "I think it's the general vibe of what I'm saying that is important and not the exact literal translation," he wrote. "The song is always larger in the listener's mind because with it they attach imagery which is relative to their own personal experience. So it is your perception of what I'm saying rather than what I actually way that is the key."
When this song came out, I went NUTS trying to figure out who sang it and what it was... Once I found it, I couldn't stop listening to it. It's so beautiful!!! I would run 10 miles in the cold weather with it on repeat... CLASSIC!!!!
Seals career was basically over, and this single for his second album flopped on the charts and barely made it two weeks. But Joel Schumacher, the director of this movie, was a big seal fan and reached out looking for a song for a love scene and Seal sent him Kiss From a Rose. Schumacher didn't end up using it in the film, but for the end credits. And that was it, this became one of the biggest hits of the decade. Pretty wild!
Seal provided lyrics and vocals for British DJ and record producer Adamski's single "Killer", which reached number one in the UK for 4 weeks in 1990. In 1991, Seal re-recorded "Killer" for his debut album, Seal, produced by Trevor Horn. Seal's version reached number eight in the UK. The song "Crazy", also from his debut album, was Seal's first commercial hit, reaching No. 2 in the UK, while becoming his first top ten single in the US.
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide. These include hit songs "Crazy" and "Killer", the latter of which went to number one in the UK, and his most celebrated song, "Kiss from a Rose", which was released in 1994. The prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars. Seal first began dating German model Heidi Klum in February 2004, shortly after she announced her pregnancy and the end of her relationship with Italian Formula One team manager Flavio Briatore. Seal proposed to Klum on 23 December 2004 in a quinzee he had built on a glacier in Whistler, British Columbia. On 10 May 2005, the couple married on a beach in Mexico near Seal's home on Costa Careyes. Every year during their marriage, Seal and Klum renewed their vows on their anniversary with close friends and family. About these renewals, Seal said in 2010, "Each year, Heidi and I get remarried. It's a great party, but for about an hour, we go off on our own down to a private beach. We sit there with the kids and read vows to each other as the sun sets. It's a very special moment to us." In November 2009, Klum officially adopted Seal's surname and became legally known as Heidi Samuel. Peace out.
I finally made it first! Love this song and love your reaction. It has an ethereal feel to it. I always was puzzled by the "eyes become large" part, too. 😁 And I ALWAYS read the credits cuz I got friends who are usually buried down in the "Best Boy Grip" section.
I love that song, and even though it's a real lo-tech video, I still like it too. Adamski did a great song/video with Nina Hagen too: "Get Your Body." Speaking of Nina, do you think our boy is ready to deal with force of nature that is Ms. Hagen?
Oh I love this song! Thank you for sharing. My daughter introduced me to it. Hauntingly beautiful. And yes, I think you're spot on picking up on the midievil sound! ❤
Seal has never fully explained what the song "Kiss from a Rose" is actually about, only saying that there was "some kind of relationship that inspired the lyrics." He has previously said that his songs often mean more than one subject, so giving one meaning would be too simplistic.
Your reaction video is excellent and telling and I feel the same. This is a low key banger but ever growing becoming straight up amazing track. Seal did something incredible the likes of we may never see again. Incredible times.
I remember listening to this song and never knew what he was singing about. I am glad you broke down the lyrics but I still don’t understand.. beautiful melancholic song. I remember being at Six Flags and it was so hot all day. We went to the amphitheater for the finale water show. As we sat around the lake this song came on and a big cool breeze blew in and man, it was such a feeling. I appreciated my life, my kids, thankful to be enjoying time with my family. All from a cool breeze and a song.
Saw Seal in concert in Johannesburg South Africa a few years back. One of the most atttractive and sexiest singers around. Fantastic voice. Love tgis guy.
He wrote this. "The prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars." The Batman story is when his parents were killed, a rose was left on the spot by the killer. It was previously written.
Seal (sometimes referred to as Seal II to avoid confusion with his debut 1991 album of the same name) is one of my favorite albums! It was released in 1994 and features "Kiss from a Rose", along with the wonderful song "Don't Cry". Don't Cry is definitely worth a listen!
In addition, Queen + Seal - Who Wants to Live Forever (The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992). Only two singers in this evening was able to be near to Freddie: George Michael and Seal...
I went to see Seal live in around 1993/4 and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was one of the most amazing evenings of my life and I still look back on it with such joy. He did an encore of Hey Joe (by Jimmi Hendrix), which was phenomenal. My friend and I went to a club after and were so buzzing we just danced all night.
This song hits me as a beautiful love song from someone who has no love given to him until he meets her. The gray tower is his bleak soul. The light that can’t be seen is her love that clarifies their desire for each other. This, to me, is one of the most powerful love songs I have ever heard.
I remember driving through Pennsylvania farm roads in late autumn with slate grey skies and snow starting to fall. This playing in the radio from WGAL. Takes me back.
Wow all these years I even taught it was grave. Thanks for looking that up. It is a very romantic and Med-eval indeed. It almost has a Shakespeare play sound.
This is easy in the top 10 of my all time favourite songs. There is so much going on in this song... Apparently one of the more 'complicated' songs out there. The album Seal II is incredible and still listen to it on a regular basis.
Just listening to this brings back so much nostalgia! (But really listening to it again, I could definitely be convinced that this is about cocaine, or possibly some other drug lol. Still awesome!)
This song is so gorgeous, and has such a unique melody-line, I just love singing along to it!! And yes, you pulled up the correct lyrics. I've always thought this song was about bits and pieces of thoughts and musings about a certain person. But the vagueness of the lyrics allows everyone to make their own interpretations.
As many, including myself, have mentioned, check out both Pentatonix's and Dan Vasc's versions of this song. Pentatonic's beatboxer, Kevin, is also a classically trained cellist - his talent is included in their version. Result... FIRE! Dan, is awesome as usual. His duet with Violet... also, FIRE! 😀
Love Seal!!! My favorites are Crazy, Waiting For You, Love Divine, and Don’t Cry. He’s got some amazing music of his own but has also done several covers/ musical standards over the years.
WHAAAT?? I've thought it was "a GRAVE", too!!! For 30 years (or whatever) I've been singing "grave" instead of "gray". LOL. Thanks for that, dude. And oh, yeah "Fly Like an Eagle" is a Steve Miller track. Maybe Seal covered it?
Hey B.P. I been watching your channel for a little while and I just wanted to say that what you alluded to in regards to listening to music as opposed to just hearing it is one of the things I get from your reactions. I've heard most of the songs you react to but frequently hear them or percieve them differently after your reaction/dive into the tune and that's a great thing.
Seal was born on the outskirts of London to working-class parents of Brazilian and Nigerian descent. They separated when he was very young, and Seal was raised primarily by his father, an interior decorator with a violent temper, and his stepmother. He had a turbulent childhood and left home after dropping out of school at age 15. In his early 20s Seal developed a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus (try saying that fast...), which left him with prominent facial scars that were later erroneously rumoured to be Nigerian tribal markings.
My aunt on my dads side had some type of lupus thanks for sharing this I would of never known❕❗
Nice to see the real story not the silly rumours.
I never knew
He was born in Paddington not the outskirts of London, and then fostered in Essex, not part of Lodon, a separate county.
His scars did not deter his early modeling career at all, thankfully.
Fly Like An Eagle was covered by Seal for the movie Space Jam. In 1996. However, the original was from 1976 by The Steve Miller Band. 😊
It's a classic..doesn't fit into any style, genre...timeless!
I remember going cliff jumping in high school with my friend and HIS high school buddies. They were guys guys, football players. And we had about a 35 minute drive to said cliffs. So we were listening to the radio, a lot of metal, alternative rock as well. So a commercial came on and the channel shuffling commenced. Nope, skip, naaah etc. then this song came on. The car got quiet, the song finished and we all just sat there and accepted it. A great song where nobody was like “yes” “this song kicks ass” nope. Just silence and ears open. A good moment that proves a good song is a good song and doesn’t need anything else.
💯💯💯👍👍😣
💯💯❤️❤️👍👍👍 4:32 no sad face ,loved your story of silence in the car while listening to this beautiful song! It makes you pay attention!
I love that 😍
I love me some SEAL his song CRAZY is so good 🎶Music is life !! 😉✌🏽
I love this song. Its Crazy so good it is👊
The acoustic version is awesome too 🙂
Seal is such an underrated singer! I love his voice and I love this song released in 1994! I also like his song “Crazy”!❤❤
This song won 4 grammys..and the album it was featured on went quadruple platinum...defined his career ...
Interestingly, Seal never intended for "Kiss From a Rose" to be released. Based on his recollections below, you never know when you have a hit on your hands....
“I wrote it way before I wrote any of my first album. I wrote it about three years before I was even signed, before I had a deal. It is really old. The song started off as an experiment. When I was just starting out, I was living in a squat. I had one of those four-track port-a-studios, basically a tape machine that takes a cassette and splits it up into four tracks.”
He laid the song down but apparently didn’t think much of the results. “I threw the tape in the corner. I was embarrassed by it so I wouldn’t play it for my producer, Trevor Horn. But I played it to a friend. So then, when I was recording my second album, Trevor kept asking me about this ‘rose’ song he’d heard about. My friend had told him about it. I finally played it to him on the second album, because he kept brow beating me into it.”
“To be honest, I was never really that proud of it, though I like what Trevor did with the recording. He turned that tape from my corner into another 8,000,000 record sales and my name became a household name. I realized it just wasn’t a song from a tape in the corner when I was picking up Grammys for it. Of course I love it now and I am just so appreciative of the fact that I have a song like that, that most people love.”
It really is an incredible story and one which I'd heard before. The song is so beautiful, it's weird to imagine Seal wasn't very happy with it originally. I just thank God, the people around him had a very different idea when they heard it! 🙋♂
Beautiful song. ❤❤❤
The first songs were "Crazy" and "Killer" by Seal.
In the early 1990s, a civil war raged in Europe in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which was very brutal and bloody.
The UN had sent Peace Corps to that area in an attempt to control the warring parties.
Many soldiers who came back developed PTSD, because of all the atrocities that had happened there.
There was a documentary (on YT) about a soldier who was traumatized by this.
He saw civilians being crushed by tanks, snipers shooting at civilians, blowing them up because of the landmines on the roads.
The genocide in Srebrenica forced many civilians to flee for their lives.
One of the parties fighting in this conflict captured thousands of civilians,
Families were torn apart, they separated the men and boys and killed 6,000 of them.
The soldier often drove his truck on the roads.
Seal's song "Crazy" was often played while he was driving and trying to avoid the landmines.
Nowadays, when he hears this song, he is immediately back in that war.
Crazy.
Someone who was there at the time.
@dinomujkic 3 years ago
The biggest hit of 1992 in Sarajevo city under siege.I listened as a teenager in a shelter during the shelling of the city.Everyone would gather from the building and listen with the help of generators.
Seal - Future love paradise (official video) is also good.
Crazy and Killer also on (official video), these are the best videoclips from before he became known in the USA.
crazy was my favourite song by seal
Good backstory, thanks!!
For me it means his life was dark and grey, and as his feelings for her increase she is like a beautiful rose bringing light and colour to his life. Strange how we all 'see' the meaning of lyrics differently 🇬🇧
It’s about putting a rose on a grave, coffin
@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Nope. Never said "grave". If you'd listen to his entire reaction, you'd know the lyric is "gray".
You needed something like this after watching, “Relax”! LOL!😂
Really, looks like he's still confused.😅🤣😂
😂😂😂...but I must confess daced around to Relax in my LR in the 80's when I put it on the stereo turntable!
A Rose can symbolize a lot of things... something beautiful that blossoms... or something beautiful to honor someone who has passed away... or something to flatter or romance a woman you love... or something beautiful that has thorns below it that will hurt u if you are not careful...
It's all subjective.
I love Seal...and this song is still on my playlist today.
I found this explanation of the songs meaning, including a quote from Seal......One of the more mysterious songs ever written, there has been much speculation as to the meaning of "Kiss From A Rose" - many think it has something to do with drugs, while others hear it as an expression of love or a journey to the afterlife. Seal has never explained what the song is about, offering only that there was "some kind of relationship that inspired the lyrics."
Seal bucked convention by not including printed lyrics with the album, something he did because he didn't want to wash away anyone's interpretation. He also says that his songs often mean more than one thing, so attributing a meaning would be too simplistic. In lieu of lyrics, Seal wrote a screed on the subject that went with the album. "I think it's the general vibe of what I'm saying that is important and not the exact literal translation," he wrote. "The song is always larger in the listener's mind because with it they attach imagery which is relative to their own personal experience. So it is your perception of what I'm saying rather than what I actually way that is the key."
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A beautiful song that still gives me goosebumps, every time hearing this. 🎶🎶🎶👍
Adamski...Killer ..Banging tune featuring Seal
Come here to recommend this tune. Iconic
Adamski & Seal "Killer" classic old house music beat.
You should watch Rick Beato's interview with Seal about how he wrote this song. It's a great insight.
I was going to say this. I loved how Rick was talking about the song and said something like, “Let’s call Seal and ask him.”
Cant believe this song is 30 years old. Seal has some great songs in catalogue, like Crazy, Killer, Prayer for the Dying, Human Beings etc
I love Don't Cry as well😊
I always just took this as a poem - the words are so abstract that it could be interpreted in many ways.
When this song came out, I went NUTS trying to figure out who sang it and what it was... Once I found it, I couldn't stop listening to it. It's so beautiful!!! I would run 10 miles in the cold weather with it on repeat... CLASSIC!!!!
"Fly Like an Eagle" written by Steve Miller. First recorded with his band.
Seals career was basically over, and this single for his second album flopped on the charts and barely made it two weeks. But Joel Schumacher, the director of this movie, was a big seal fan and reached out looking for a song for a love scene and Seal sent him Kiss From a Rose. Schumacher didn't end up using it in the film, but for the end credits. And that was it, this became one of the biggest hits of the decade. Pretty wild!
Seal provided lyrics and vocals for British DJ and record producer Adamski's single "Killer", which reached number one in the UK for 4 weeks in 1990. In 1991, Seal re-recorded "Killer" for his debut album, Seal, produced by Trevor Horn. Seal's version reached number eight in the UK.
The song "Crazy", also from his debut album, was Seal's first commercial hit, reaching No. 2 in the UK, while becoming his first top ten single in the US.
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide. These include hit songs "Crazy" and "Killer", the latter of which went to number one in the UK, and his most celebrated song, "Kiss from a Rose", which was released in 1994. The prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars. Seal first began dating German model Heidi Klum in February 2004, shortly after she announced her pregnancy and the end of her relationship with Italian Formula One team manager Flavio Briatore. Seal proposed to Klum on 23 December 2004 in a quinzee he had built on a glacier in Whistler, British Columbia. On 10 May 2005, the couple married on a beach in Mexico near Seal's home on Costa Careyes. Every year during their marriage, Seal and Klum renewed their vows on their anniversary with close friends and family. About these renewals, Seal said in 2010, "Each year, Heidi and I get remarried. It's a great party, but for about an hour, we go off on our own down to a private beach. We sit there with the kids and read vows to each other as the sun sets. It's a very special moment to us." In November 2009, Klum officially adopted Seal's surname and became legally known as Heidi Samuel. Peace out.
Wow!
The song is done in the format of a waltz...123,123,123. Very unique in its time
Oh thank you, thank you...I've been requesting this! A most beautiful song by a GREAT artist!
seal.... "we're never gonna survive, unless we get a little crazy"
Yesssss!
My favorite Seal song!
That batman Forever soundtrack is crazy !
U2 song from that soundtrack was good too 😎
Saw Seal in concert back in the 90s here in Texas. God tier artist.
That's what's great about you pegasus.
You're growth and appreciation And you're insight Of different genres of music is commendable.
Thank you
I finally made it first! Love this song and love your reaction. It has an ethereal feel to it. I always was puzzled by the "eyes become large" part, too. 😁 And I ALWAYS read the credits cuz I got friends who are usually buried down in the "Best Boy Grip" section.
Beautifully composed song. Seal really broke the scene on Adamski's Killer (which, if you have not checked it out, is worth a look).
I love that song, and even though it's a real lo-tech video, I still like it too.
Adamski did a great song/video with Nina Hagen too: "Get Your Body." Speaking of Nina, do you think our boy is ready to deal with force of nature that is Ms. Hagen?
Oh I love this song! Thank you for sharing. My daughter introduced me to it. Hauntingly beautiful. And yes, I think you're spot on picking up on the midievil sound! ❤
its about falling in love.. nothing more nothing less. the grey is the world and her love brings light to him.
Seal is an amazing singer. He has so many great songs. 💙
Fabulous song, never tire of listening to it
Seal has never fully explained what the song "Kiss from a Rose" is actually about, only saying that there was "some kind of relationship that inspired the lyrics." He has previously said that his songs often mean more than one subject, so giving one meaning would be too simplistic.
In 2005 Seal married television personality and model Heidi Klum, with whom he had several children. Unfortunately, the couple divorced in 2014.
Seal’s song “Prayer for the Dying” is amazing.
yes
He was, at one time, married to Heidi Klum
She was the best looking woman alive for a few years!
yeah but that came to an end because of his temper
@@CloudslnMyCoffeeYou do not know that!
@@HoneyBee03272 according to court docs and reporting at the time
I loved Seal in the 90s. Crazy was one of my favorites
Yeah! I thought grave too! 😔
I'm gonna keep saying grave! 😂
Your reaction video is excellent and telling and I feel the same. This is a low key banger but ever growing becoming straight up amazing track. Seal did something incredible the likes of we may never see again. Incredible times.
Such a beautiful voice.
It was a career song for Seal. Really great tune. How many dudes have thought they sounded just like Seal going down the road singing along to it?
I remember listening to this song and never knew what he was singing about. I am glad you broke down the lyrics but I still don’t understand.. beautiful melancholic song. I remember being at Six Flags and it was so hot all day. We went to the amphitheater for the finale water show. As we sat around the lake this song came on and a big cool breeze blew in and man, it was such a feeling. I appreciated my life, my kids, thankful to be enjoying time with my family. All from a cool breeze and a song.
Saw Seal in concert in Johannesburg South Africa a few years back. One of the most atttractive and sexiest singers around. Fantastic voice. Love tgis guy.
goose bumps man. have not heard this song in years and it's still a winner.
I love his song Crazy you shout give a reaction 😊
Pure talent ❤️
I remember seeing him w/Paula Abdul in my early 20's at the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in Phoenix, AZ...he sounded amazing!
He wrote this. "The prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars." The Batman story is when his parents were killed, a rose was left on the spot by the killer. It was previously written.
An amazing voice!
This song is magic!! Love Seal!! He’s so underrated! 🤗💙
Great voice.saw him in 89/90 singing alongside Adamski at the hacienda in Manchester when killer was in the charts.
One of my favorite songs of all time.
Great singer. GREAT
Seal's facial scars are the result of the affects of Lupus, as I understand it.
It was the 1st time I ever heard. It a good song. I like it. Thank you for playing it.
Beautiful song , fabulous singer has been giving me goosebumps since I first heard it 30 years ago
Fantastic singer..."Crazy" is one of his massive hits
"Crazy" is my fav Seal.
He wrote the song early in life, I always felt he was describing a first love, how it can be so strong its an addiction.
The facial scarring came from the disease Lupus. I don't know why but the imperfections are part of the attraction. I love this guy.
Seal (sometimes referred to as Seal II to avoid confusion with his debut 1991 album of the same name) is one of my favorite albums! It was released in 1994 and features "Kiss from a Rose", along with the wonderful song "Don't Cry". Don't Cry is definitely worth a listen!
In addition, Queen + Seal - Who Wants to Live Forever (The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 1992). Only two singers in this evening was able to be near to Freddie: George Michael and Seal...
Wow. All these years I have been singing Kissed by a rose on the face.
Goosebumps. Every time. Seal is crazy talented and a good human being. 🥰
I've been fortunate enough to see Seal in concert ! He was great!
I went to see Seal live in around 1993/4 and I'm not exaggerating when I say it was one of the most amazing evenings of my life and I still look back on it with such joy. He did an encore of Hey Joe (by Jimmi Hendrix), which was phenomenal. My friend and I went to a club after and were so buzzing we just danced all night.
Definitely a RUclips rabbit hole! I love Seal, he is one of my Mum/Moms favourite artists!
Seals "fly like an eagle 🦅 was used in the original SPACEJAM movie, Iconic.😂🙏🏻🇬🇧
It showed up just as he stopped the video. Was a clickable link.
No, seal did a cover of the Steve Miller Bands song Fly Like an Eagle.
That's a cover. Steve Miller did the original.
Its gorgeous. Its a feeling.
This song hits me as a beautiful love song from someone who has no love given to him until he meets her. The gray tower is his bleak soul. The light that can’t be seen is her love that clarifies their desire for each other. This, to me, is one of the most powerful love songs I have ever heard.
I remember driving through Pennsylvania farm roads in late autumn with slate grey skies and snow starting to fall. This playing in the radio from WGAL. Takes me back.
Played Seal's first album SEAL on repeat for days.
Wow all these years I even taught it was grave. Thanks for looking that up. It is a very romantic and Med-eval indeed. It almost has a Shakespeare play sound.
This was my introduction to Seal. Absolutely one of my favourite artists. Would love to see him live.
This is easy in the top 10 of my all time favourite songs. There is so much going on in this song... Apparently one of the more 'complicated' songs out there. The album Seal II is incredible and still listen to it on a regular basis.
Amazingly beautiful! I love it!! Now go listen to Pentatonix version! It will blow you away in a whole other way!
One of the cool things about certain lyrics is that it means something different based upon life experiences.
Im shocked you didnt realize this was a banger til now.
Beautiful song and beautiful vocals
Immediately bought the CD when it came out. Other great songs on there too. Love Seal.
Great singer!
There're not too many songs that are so good it brings tear to my eye but, this is one of those songs.
One of my all time favorite songs!
Just listening to this brings back so much nostalgia! (But really listening to it again, I could definitely be convinced that this is about cocaine, or possibly some other drug lol. Still awesome!)
This song is so gorgeous, and has such a unique melody-line, I just love singing along to it!! And yes, you pulled up the correct lyrics. I've always thought this song was about bits and pieces of thoughts and musings about a certain person. But the vagueness of the lyrics allows everyone to make their own interpretations.
As many, including myself, have mentioned, check out both Pentatonix's and Dan Vasc's versions of this song. Pentatonic's beatboxer, Kevin, is also a classically trained cellist - his talent is included in their version. Result... FIRE! Dan, is awesome as usual. His duet with Violet... also, FIRE! 😀
I've seen Seal live in NY a few times. Love.
Crazy is one of my favs! This one obviously is beautiful!
Love Seal❤
His voice is beautiful!
The third joint you were trying to think of was "Crazy" (my favorite of the 3)
Love Seal!!! My favorites are Crazy, Waiting For You, Love Divine, and Don’t Cry. He’s got some amazing music of his own but has also done several covers/ musical standards over the years.
WHAAAT?? I've thought it was "a GRAVE", too!!! For 30 years (or whatever) I've been singing "grave" instead of "gray". LOL. Thanks for that, dude. And oh, yeah "Fly Like an Eagle" is a Steve Miller track. Maybe Seal covered it?
Hey B.P. I been watching your channel for a little while and I just wanted to say that what you alluded to in regards to listening to music as opposed to just hearing it is one of the things I get from your reactions. I've heard most of the songs you react to but frequently hear them or percieve them differently after your reaction/dive into the tune and that's a great thing.
Great artist
Yes i love seal like a musicion and like a good man ❤😂