The Weeknd Backstage Warmups

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @Justenphelps
    @Justenphelps 4 года назад +4430

    I would pay MAD money to see an acoustic set by him

    • @davidtureau25
      @davidtureau25 4 года назад +22

      Fn Right!

    • @AK_1444
      @AK_1444 4 года назад +26

      Me too! Intimate settings 😍

    • @elg4192
      @elg4192 3 года назад +57

      The Weeknd Unplugged

    • @ggsdude1
      @ggsdude1 3 года назад +1

      Yeahh bruh he would be phenomenal

    • @ayyxojackson7714
      @ayyxojackson7714 3 года назад +3

      Yes MAD money!! Fr

  • @98babycakes
    @98babycakes 9 лет назад +5917

    He would take singing in the shower to a whole other level

  • @mkelly534
    @mkelly534 5 лет назад +3153

    Props to his long time guitarist Patrick. Super talented and still rocking with XO

    • @goldpvnda
      @goldpvnda 4 года назад +57

      i was literally about to ask if anyone knew the guitarist, thank you for the comment! Anyone know his instagram?

    • @jelqerfromouterspace
      @jelqerfromouterspace 4 года назад +20

      Mehul Vadher patrickxoxoxo

    • @eljefe114
      @eljefe114 4 года назад +21

      Just wrote the same thing and saw this. Patrick cold on that thing

    • @raghavahuja12
      @raghavahuja12 3 года назад +3

      I thought he was Mike Posner lmfao

    • @gettsfilms
      @gettsfilms 3 года назад +40

      @@raghavahuja12 I thought he was Lil Dicky for a sec 💀

  • @samueltan1837
    @samueltan1837 4 года назад +2309

    the greatest artist of our generation no one can tell me otherwise

  • @daltonking2620
    @daltonking2620 6 лет назад +5553

    When the weeknds warm ups are better than most artist best effort lmao

  • @AMakki7491
    @AMakki7491 9 лет назад +1658

    If my voice was that good I'd just have conversations with people in that tone

  • @drkskinordie7419
    @drkskinordie7419 8 лет назад +2299

    he has the best falsetto you'll ever hear

    • @humbertoflores8028
      @humbertoflores8028 8 лет назад +9

      Yessss⚫❤✖

    • @SimpExterminator
      @SimpExterminator 8 лет назад +296

      LOL Jason Derulo...okay there buddy. The Weeknd's voice is another level that JD cant come close too. Nice try though.

    • @SimpExterminator
      @SimpExterminator 8 лет назад +129

      LOL okay man whatever makes you sleep at night. Peace.

    • @cmgAndy1222
      @cmgAndy1222 8 лет назад +11

      Maxwell has

    • @pqtamxo5835
      @pqtamxo5835 8 лет назад +55

      The weeknd is king shut up

  • @thiccrat
    @thiccrat 8 месяцев назад +14

    miss the pre-Idol days so much. miss the way it was. you can never go back. 😢

  • @HucciXI
    @HucciXI 10 лет назад +2253

    king of dark rnb

    • @HucciXI
      @HucciXI 10 лет назад +11

      ***** wazap

    • @nyramoss3146
      @nyramoss3146 10 лет назад +2

      Gledam Ti U Sisu jel realno ovo

    • @justinyayo16
      @justinyayo16 9 лет назад +6

      his music ain't dark, understand wat he's singing bout and ull think different and ull actually like him more I fucking hate when idiot people say that !

    • @thiocarbamoyl
      @thiocarbamoyl 7 лет назад +79

      justinyayo16 How is it not dark? His new stuff not as much, sure, but Trilogy was literally the ruminations of a partying, drugged-out narcissist and all the nihilism, alienation, and self-loathing that comes with that. I'd call that pretty dark.

    • @kamronhoward7207
      @kamronhoward7207 7 лет назад +23

      justinyayo16 his music did used to be dark bruh chill lmao

  • @tyaihefner
    @tyaihefner 5 лет назад +3018

    I always hit those notes only in shower

  • @kunstlerleben_
    @kunstlerleben_ 9 лет назад +2046

    Abel you need to do an acoustic album my god

  • @alilpup
    @alilpup 4 года назад +2173

    Usually singer tend to skip the falsetto part, and Abel is just enjoying doing it.

    • @sereroserera367
      @sereroserera367 4 года назад +157

      They dont skip falsetto, they skip hitting high notes with their natural voice cause it's straining for the voice. Falsetto isn't really their natural voice so it's less harsh on the voice. And a lot of singers dont even sing in falsetto.

    • @shawnpagel170
      @shawnpagel170 4 года назад +40

      Serero Serera wrong. You’re literally just incorrect. Falsetto is a high note you dumbass. Learn yourself something

    • @Bingchillingting
      @Bingchillingting 4 года назад +38

      @@sereroserera367 lol hes such a dumbass😂

    • @madvillain8483
      @madvillain8483 4 года назад +31

      If your voice is comfortable doing those notes, what person will not enjoy?

    • @josephelsberry7476
      @josephelsberry7476 4 года назад +3

      Ka Jie Au XO☀️🌎🌗☮️🎶

  • @jonesingg
    @jonesingg 9 лет назад +3355

    He is one of the best vocalists alive. No auto tune needed whatsoever.

    • @gospelphilomath
      @gospelphilomath 9 лет назад +31

      +oskarstankovic you throwing shade at partynextdoor LOOL?

    • @gospelphilomath
      @gospelphilomath 9 лет назад +6

      ***** he still is tragic live,check out his "Earned it" performance at the Juno Awards. He's a great studio singer though...

    • @enddigital2377
      @enddigital2377 9 лет назад +25

      +Pooch Luelz not everybody is natural stage prefromence like MJ, Beyonce and RiRi, his shy and he will improve but you got to admit his pure talent and genius at what he does including his band #team

    • @gospelphilomath
      @gospelphilomath 9 лет назад +4

      Den Oumer Rhianna has the same issue live. Ive witnessed it on several occasions

    • @nickdreezy2457
      @nickdreezy2457 9 лет назад +3

      +Wes “Hot Dog” Steingraber II I'm sure if you sing an entire album along with some classics that his voice would not be top notch all the way through no?

  • @ravagewenches5997
    @ravagewenches5997 8 лет назад +2803

    kissland was slept on tbh

    • @Steez2Passout
      @Steez2Passout 8 лет назад +79

      Ravage Wenches underrated asf

    • @yasminenasri6088
      @yasminenasri6088 7 лет назад +188

      its better underrated, real xo can enjoy it better without all the bandwagons

    • @charlesarmstrong901
      @charlesarmstrong901 7 лет назад +29

      Ravage Wenches favorite album by far

    • @aidenmccarthy792
      @aidenmccarthy792 7 лет назад +72

      The beats are just exotic as fuck so it takes a few listens to get accustomed to

    • @patrickt5685
      @patrickt5685 7 лет назад +37

      Kissland was a beast

  • @marcola431
    @marcola431 5 лет назад +836

    He sings very well, but dont forget about the guitarrist... he is making the vibe

    • @mkelly534
      @mkelly534 5 лет назад +54

      Patrick. With him in 2011 and with him in 2020.

    • @jaywest9478
      @jaywest9478 4 года назад +31

      Yes he is great but let me honest Abel is setting the tone he don't even need a fucking guitar and he could set a tone but yes the guy playing is good but Abel is legend

    • @Isaac_Oldton77
      @Isaac_Oldton77 4 года назад +4

      @@jaywest9478 well said.

    • @rudrasharma5448
      @rudrasharma5448 3 года назад +5

      So you are a guitarist 😭😂

    • @xxGaM3rSkiillzx
      @xxGaM3rSkiillzx 3 года назад +25

      @@jaywest9478 lol don’t undermine Patrick like that, he been with him through every tour always bringing his music to life hence why abel thanks him and his drummer letting them jam out

  • @JQ-hy7ko
    @JQ-hy7ko 6 месяцев назад +43

    ive been watching this for 10 years

    • @vedu8519
      @vedu8519 4 месяца назад +2

      Same. I wish to God he released a full Kissland acoustic album.

    • @charlottechamberlain5973
      @charlottechamberlain5973 3 месяца назад +1

      It’s so addictive.

  • @TheAcousticExcesses
    @TheAcousticExcesses 9 лет назад +577

    Am I the only one who wants Abel to do more acoustic warmups / sessions?

  • @alex_rodriguez777
    @alex_rodriguez777 5 лет назад +5045

    Don't hate me, but I honestly like this acoustic take more than the original
    Then again, Abel could sing nutrition facts and I'd dig it

    • @richardmacias9696
      @richardmacias9696 5 лет назад +61

      I do too I'd listen to this so many times cuz the vocal mastery abel commands. Then one day I searched the song in here and watched the video for the first time ever love the visuals and dark Japanese poetry awesome video but for me BTTW will always be this version. If you like acoustic check out Tigerpause his rendition of wicked games is calming and heartbreaking at the same time no vocals the vocals he plays on guitar

    • @channelsusthe
      @channelsusthe 5 лет назад +4

      facts

    • @derpfaceonigiri4950
      @derpfaceonigiri4950 4 года назад +34

      I still prefer the original but that doesn't make me want to hate you

    • @anothersadboiscandle8949
      @anothersadboiscandle8949 4 года назад +9

      So if I like reading nutrition facts, will that take it up to God level?

    • @centanhotbox84
      @centanhotbox84 4 года назад +1

      nice observation in d end der

  • @loneryee
    @loneryee 5 лет назад +1408

    *"Belong To The World" is the name of the 1st song.*
    *"The Town" is the name of the 2nd song.*

    • @dannypalacios8409
      @dannypalacios8409 5 лет назад +39

      Loner Yee OMG FINALLY AFTER 5 YEARS SOMEONE FOUND THE NAME OF THE SONGS

    • @michaelkeperling4168
      @michaelkeperling4168 5 лет назад +65

      @@dannypalacios8409 dumb fuck

    • @Andy-th2tn
      @Andy-th2tn 5 лет назад +19

      Michael Keperling r/whoosh

    • @Andy-th2tn
      @Andy-th2tn 5 лет назад +10

      M C yeah man you sure showed him...

    • @dannypalacios8409
      @dannypalacios8409 5 лет назад +44

      M C I think my comment got deleted so let me reiterate, it was clearly sarcasm you dumb fuck

  • @yobryan88
    @yobryan88 5 лет назад +121

    When he sings the town part 🔥
    Honey, honey, honey, honey please...

  • @adeoluosibodu.
    @adeoluosibodu. 8 лет назад +1073

    Its not enough to have a good voice. Have an outstanding one. very dinstinctive. The weeknd is a legend.

    • @MYKEYSAUTOMOTIVE
      @MYKEYSAUTOMOTIVE 6 лет назад +3

      Adeolu Osibodu 🙌🏻💯

    • @dxe4582
      @dxe4582 4 года назад +14

      And his songs are fcuking amazing. This is one of the hardest things to do

    • @urmama54
      @urmama54 4 года назад

      dude discovered a new colour

    • @juancarlosvasquez699
      @juancarlosvasquez699 4 года назад

      Kinda sounds like miike.

    • @moneysigno9342
      @moneysigno9342 4 года назад +1

      Juan Carlos Vasquez naw miike sounds like him😳

  • @nanibeats1658
    @nanibeats1658 6 лет назад +1284

    my mom is so obsessed with this video, she basically watches it everyday.
    i wouldn't be surprised if the 2 million views were from her.

    • @Moe-zf8ow
      @Moe-zf8ow 4 года назад +43

      Technically impossible due to the link between views and ip addresses, unless she restarts the router every single time and even that wouldn't do. I'm impressed your mom is into the weeknd, I wish I have that privilege.

    • @Sunwu6980
      @Sunwu6980 4 года назад +19

      Shes not the only one coming back again and again here😆😅

    • @phatmanlovescake
      @phatmanlovescake 4 года назад +9

      She'd have to watch it for about 22 years to hit 2million

    • @UltimateBrofist13
      @UltimateBrofist13 4 года назад +27

      The fuck wrong with this comment thread

    • @ecex7470
      @ecex7470 3 года назад +17

      me as a mom

  • @azurnxo2134
    @azurnxo2134 4 года назад +90

    Kiss Land is the greatest album of our generation. Way ahead of its time. Its time will come.

  • @Blaksmurf1
    @Blaksmurf1 9 лет назад +561

    Let's give it up to the guy on the guitar too 👏🏾 love the way he's feelin that shit lol

    • @TheJordan97971
      @TheJordan97971 9 лет назад +23

      Patrick's always great.

    • @stevefreed3646
      @stevefreed3646 9 лет назад +2

      +TheJordan97971 do you know his full name? I've been tryin to find him on RUclips to see if I can modernize my guitar rig a bit

    • @TheJordan97971
      @TheJordan97971 9 лет назад +10

      Steve Freed Patrick Greenaway.

    • @Blaksmurf1
      @Blaksmurf1 9 лет назад +9

      +Steve Freed his IG is @patrickxoxoxo if that helps too

    • @bennice5239
      @bennice5239 7 лет назад

      jordan_thebaker walk on water

  • @lexxc5594
    @lexxc5594 9 лет назад +37

    I love the pain in his voice. So refreshing.

  • @shadishans136
    @shadishans136 9 лет назад +96

    Abel is sooooo talented!!! He has the most gentle voice that always gives me the chills😉

    • @mrsimone8974
      @mrsimone8974 9 лет назад +2

      +Shadi Shans the goosebumps! if you dont get them its NOT good music! The first time I ever heard anything from him was Wicked Games and My body got chills and goosebumps and every song since

  • @cperzam7700
    @cperzam7700 4 года назад +516

    Imagine working with that guy everyday listening to his voice without any kind of edit, must be one of the best jobs on earth.

    • @fernandoluisruelas8387
      @fernandoluisruelas8387 4 года назад +5

      yes

    • @limyize
      @limyize 3 года назад +28

      Imagine being the weeknd

    • @fernandoluisruelas8387
      @fernandoluisruelas8387 3 года назад +6

      @@limyize 🤯

    • @HolyRussia-ue8pz
      @HolyRussia-ue8pz 3 года назад

      Trust me it is not jk

    • @justinabel5990
      @justinabel5990 3 года назад +6

      @@limyize he's the only artist that I actually wish I was him . Like literally in his body .I'd love to see life from his perspective ... Jesus his life must be so beautiful

  • @milosmatijevic1866
    @milosmatijevic1866 6 лет назад +532

    I miss that hair sometimes.

    • @PD-dl3rr
      @PD-dl3rr 3 года назад +11

      Yes couldn't agree more with you

    • @biggestXOever
      @biggestXOever 3 года назад +15

      @@PD-dl3rr We all do but I think it was it’s time to go. It was apart of him growing as a person and as a artist.

    • @anibalhyrulesantihero7021
      @anibalhyrulesantihero7021 3 года назад +2

      Same. It looks so cool.

    • @grecia6758
      @grecia6758 3 года назад +10

      I love this hair and this era so bad

    • @JoeyMx
      @JoeyMx 3 года назад +7

      @@grecia6758 probably one of his best

  • @christianfadoju
    @christianfadoju 4 года назад +236

    I liked how he confirmed "is that the The Town right?" before he killed that s***!.. Abel you're a G

    • @alexagonzales251
      @alexagonzales251 4 года назад +12

      I read this comment right when this moment happend😂😂😂

    • @spaceinvader4565
      @spaceinvader4565 3 года назад

      Do you know what the first song that played before the town was?

    • @alisherk6230
      @alisherk6230 3 года назад +5

      @@spaceinvader4565 belong to the world

  • @jamesgarza4412
    @jamesgarza4412 3 года назад +299

    For me, The Weeknd is the artist of a lifetime. Without a doubt, my favorite singer ever. He has something for me no matter what mood I'm in. When I'm down, I put Abel on and I listen to his lyrics and they hit deep. His music has an impact on everyone, but especially those who really listen to what he's saying, and can identify with it. When you go through shit, and life gets fucked up, his music is there for you. Like a friend who's never going anywhere, and who you can count on to console you, give you advice, or pick you back up. I know he's just a guy and his music is played by billions, but when you listen to him enough, so much that you know all the words to all his songs, so much that you can feel his emotions through his music, it hits different,

    • @ranayshapower7229
      @ranayshapower7229 3 года назад +7

      Wow you described this so perfectly !

    • @gray-state1703
      @gray-state1703 Год назад

      Agreed brother! At his early stage I was literally ONLY listening to The Weeknd. I was like how can I listen to anything else when this amazing artist exist!

  • @rebecca5121
    @rebecca5121 4 года назад +702

    No matter how long I've been a fan I always come back here to reminisce. I first heard the Weeknd on an old friend's snapchat story in 2013. I was so captured by his airy falsetto and harsh brassy notes, he has a very distinctive style. Almost a decade later I remain enthralled by him and his evolution and how he decides to "reinvent" himself by giving us different eras/chapters while still remaining true to himself. I'm so proud of how far he's come, and everything he's been able to accomplish. He's so devoted to his art and making sure he's consistently creating and releasing quality material. I guess what I'm trying to say is, "If it ain't XO then it gotta go". Thank you for all of your hard work Abel! Sending so much love! xo

  • @okaymiguel
    @okaymiguel 9 лет назад +414

    Very peaceful. I can nap to this, I can eat to this, shower to this, and you already know what else.

  • @softestsoftmatter
    @softestsoftmatter 4 года назад +367

    2020 still in love with this
    His voice
    And this era

  • @samarawakefield5550
    @samarawakefield5550 10 лет назад +47

    Gosh he just looks like a little sweet heart. Great fucking song. He's very theatrical, i love how his songs tell a story, i love that he gets so passionate

  • @irem-td9op
    @irem-td9op 9 лет назад +165

    his voice gives me the chills no joke

  • @morganmiddleton6237
    @morganmiddleton6237 9 лет назад +980

    the thing I love about The Weeknd is that he is naturally talented and he puts his emotion in every song. Dropping out of high school was the best thing he ever did. I've been a fan since he was mysterious artist releasing music online and hoping someone would hear it and I did and im thankful that I found him. im thankful I could have his as a secret of mine before he became famous :)

    • @pseudonym6084
      @pseudonym6084 9 лет назад +16

      👏👏👏👏 Amen! I discovered him about 3 weeks ago & bought to myself his topical album which pulled me totally in his spell. "Kissland" followed & hope to hold soon "Trilogy" in my hands.
      He's very gifted, like both albums very much.

    • @pseudonym6084
      @pseudonym6084 9 лет назад

      Well, yes, I know it ...... 

    • @jewfukaninja
      @jewfukaninja 8 лет назад +10

      +Kenneth Antonio but drake isnt better

    • @RobertLopez-wt7qb
      @RobertLopez-wt7qb 8 лет назад +12

      +Kenneth Antonio don't forget that drakes album "Take care" was a success because of Abel. If he hadn't wrote half the songs then drakes album wouldn't have been as big and Abel's "The Trilogy" would've been longer and possibly better... If that's possible.

    • @andyaboagye2015
      @andyaboagye2015 8 лет назад

      +Ernie Armenta lol tell him please guys talking like the weeknd wrote all the raps smh

  • @cesar91
    @cesar91 6 лет назад +347

    TRACKS
    0:01 Belong to the World
    3:15 The Town

  • @eixxo
    @eixxo 4 месяца назад +10

    the acoustic versions are on another level omg. abel's voice is forever going to be timeless. imagine an acoustic album, that would be a dream. XO.❤💫

    • @sJiggy609h66a
      @sJiggy609h66a 3 месяца назад

      he’s good but his flow is nowhere near prince nsix gomunkul 6

  • @triston7510
    @triston7510 9 лет назад +203

    THIS IS A FUCKIN GEM.

  • @kourallightning4812
    @kourallightning4812 8 лет назад +115

    I can listen to this over and over it makes me feel sad cause of the emotion in his voice its so beautiful his voice is amazing and his lyrics are so good ..

    • @SeecoDeuz
      @SeecoDeuz 8 лет назад +11

      +Persona lol that hater

    • @TheHALOFAN1998
      @TheHALOFAN1998 8 лет назад +2

      Persona your life is shitty

    • @Lovergirl44
      @Lovergirl44 7 лет назад +2

      same , been on repeat, so beautiful ❤

  • @francisravi7651
    @francisravi7651 4 года назад +138

    Being in that room must be such an eargasm

  • @cindyjune6490
    @cindyjune6490 4 года назад +140

    I am so late to the Weeknd party, but when I heard him on the radio in Los Angeles earlier this year I was hooked. Listened to him endless loops on youtube I think I am all caught up😍😍😍his voice is so beautiful, and his evolution is wow....

  • @ashleysingh2534
    @ashleysingh2534 3 года назад +275

    I don’t know how to put it into words, but The Town does something to me

  • @janetortiz1550
    @janetortiz1550 8 лет назад +193

    this Easiest way to describe this
    BEAUTIFUL TORTURE

  • @brandonrue545
    @brandonrue545 4 года назад +72

    I felt his pain as a 14 year old. I got to experience the same pain 8 years later, and to go back through Trilogy, Echoes of Silence, etc is so riveting. Passion, pain, and ultimately....love. The greatest voice to ever stand behind a microphone.

  • @Brian204_CC
    @Brian204_CC 4 года назад +506

    Imagine accidentally opening that door and hearing this..

    • @fernandoluisruelas8387
      @fernandoluisruelas8387 3 года назад +41

      Would it really be an accident?

    • @indianathe3rd742
      @indianathe3rd742 3 года назад +26

      I would just close the door and stay

    • @jayejacob9584
      @jayejacob9584 3 года назад +16

      I’ll stay on purpose

    • @tjr6900
      @tjr6900 3 года назад +13

      "accidentally opening that door" as if you couldnt hear it from outside, u aint slick lol

    • @ace_gamer12
      @ace_gamer12 6 месяцев назад +2

      Im staying and taking a seat

  • @AThickBurrito
    @AThickBurrito 10 лет назад +987

    So talented, so underrated. I love how he purposely avoids becoming mainstream. You, my friend Abel, are the future. XO.

    • @TheSkyrimps3
      @TheSkyrimps3 10 лет назад +14

      ***** i think if weeknd really wants to become mainstream... he needs more songs like belong to the world and wicked games

    • @SOMEDRUNKPANDA123
      @SOMEDRUNKPANDA123 10 лет назад +6

      ***** I know right, mostly everyone knows who he is

    • @tlc723
      @tlc723 9 лет назад +4

      Ty Haddie, 3 projects is nothing. Listen to every single song on all of his albums. He's definitely avoiding mainstream.

    • @VanIsleBC
      @VanIsleBC 9 лет назад +26

      he's trying hard as fuck to be mainstream. look at who he collaborates with, the projects he's involved with. listen to an interview wherein he talks about his mainstream ambitions. you're just wrong

    • @AThickBurrito
      @AThickBurrito 9 лет назад +2

      seriously. take a look at how many people follow him on Twitter compared to other trash artists (Soulja boy, lil b)

  • @yahyaoa8694
    @yahyaoa8694 3 года назад +44

    Effortless, magical, once in a generation talent!

  • @gihnzo
    @gihnzo 10 лет назад +22

    how can a human being sing so pure without missing one single note?

  • @MottoMotto
    @MottoMotto 3 года назад +312

    Only real XO be here in 2021 🖤

    • @araxo622
      @araxo622 3 года назад +9

      I'll be here all my life ❤️

    • @XOTWOD707
      @XOTWOD707 3 года назад +7

      Till we overdose❤

    • @gotdajuiceeee
      @gotdajuiceeee 3 года назад +6

      Miss old Abel man

    • @grecia6758
      @grecia6758 3 года назад +4

      Damm I’m here

    • @grecia6758
      @grecia6758 3 года назад +1

      And I’ll be here till die

  • @mkelly534
    @mkelly534 5 лет назад +36

    I have come back to this video 20 times over the years and I never get tired of it, Just pure talent both in vocals and guitar. Thank you Abel and Patrick.

  • @mori4133
    @mori4133 8 лет назад +16

    His voice makes me feel like crying tears of just pure joy and ecstasy because omfg that is the voice of a freaking angel. Pure talent. Looooveeee. I can't handle this.

  • @rockwjz
    @rockwjz Год назад +19

    This is one of my all time favorite songs from him and I am so happy it has an acoustic version to accompany it! He will forever be one of my top 3 favorite artists. He just kills everything he does… his catalog of work is so insane now!

  • @samsungfanboy
    @samsungfanboy 4 года назад +132

    Lyrics (I changed them because slightly different from the studio versions of the songs):
    [Part 1: Belong To The World]
    [Verse 1]
    I know you want your money
    'Cause you do this every day
    The way you doubt your feelings
    And look the other way
    Well, it's something I relate to
    Your gift of nonchalance
    But nobody's ever made me fall in love
    With this amount of touch, well
    [Pre-Chorus]
    I'm not a fool
    I just love that you're dead inside
    I'm not a fool, babe
    I'm just lifeless too
    But you taught me how to feel
    When nobody ever would
    And you taught me how to love
    When nobody ever could
    [Chorus]
    Ooh girl, I know I should leave you
    And learn to mistreat you
    'Cause you belong to the world (oh yeah)
    And ooh girl, I wanna embrace you
    Domesticate you
    But you belong to the world
    You belong to the world
    [Verse 2]
    And I know that I'm saying too much
    Even though I'd rather hold my tongue, yeah
    And I'll pull you closer holding on to
    Every moment 'til my time is done, babe
    And this ain't right, you've been the only one to make me smile
    In so long, I've succumbed to what I've become, hey
    [Pre-Chorus]
    I'm not a fool, baby
    I just love that you're dead inside
    I'm not a fool, girl
    I'm just lifeless too
    But you taught me how to feel
    When nobody ever would
    And you taught me how to love
    When nobody ever could, ohh
    [Chorus]
    Well ooh girl, I know I should leave you
    And learn to mistreat you, girl
    'Cause you belong to the world (Ooh yeah)
    And ooh girl, I wanna embrace you
    Domesticate you
    But you belong to the world
    You belong to the world
    [Part 2: The Town]
    [Intro: The Weeknd & (Patrick Greenaway)]
    Is that The Town, right?
    (Yea)
    Oo-oo-ooh
    Oh, oh
    [Hook]
    You did many things
    That I liked, that I liked
    And you like diamond rings
    I can provide, I can provide for you
    You made me feel so good
    Before I left
    On the road
    And you deserve your name
    On a crown, on a throne
    [Verse 1]
    I haven't been around my town in a long while
    I apologize, but I
    I've been trying to get this money like I got a couple kids who rely
    On me
    But I remember on the bathroom floor
    'Fore I went on tour
    Like you said we couldn't do it again
    Cause you had a thing with some other man
    You said it was love
    And you said you were lost
    Then you wished me good luck
    To find somebody to love
    Oh, baby, oh-h
    But, oooh
    Now I've heard that you're single
    And uh huh, I'll give you something to live for, oh
    Yes, I will, oh
    Yes, I will, oh-h-h
    Yes, I will
    [Verse 2]
    (Honey, honey, honey, honey, honey, honey, honey, honey)
    Honey, please
    You never thought you'd ever see my face again
    But your love just swayed the lies
    When he stared into your eyes
    He just might be too good for you, oh
    You're almost dead to him
    You're sleeping with a frozen heart
    Well baby girl it's over now
    And you can always count on me, oh-h
    Your unshackled boy, unrestrained to touch
    So immune to love
    And it feels so priceless to me, oh
    That you're always free
    That you'll take me in
    Now I'm everything, your everything
    Ooh, oh
    Ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
    I know you'll take me in

  • @josielopez2532
    @josielopez2532 8 лет назад +155

    he's the only singer who actually sounds lik the song with or without the editing x'o twod

  • @Camden1313
    @Camden1313 10 лет назад +1297

    I'm slightly ashamed it took the 50 Shades film for me to discover this artist. What a voice, my god...perfect.

    • @lilmanpreet17
      @lilmanpreet17 10 лет назад +115

      Damn eh... Better late than never!

    • @PCEKNG
      @PCEKNG 10 лет назад +32

      so sad

    • @Joer245
      @Joer245 10 лет назад +54

      Agree with better late than never, now listen to all his music and catch up ☺XO

    • @saintsofnovember7197
      @saintsofnovember7197 10 лет назад +22

      damn hah i at least you get too enjoy all of his music at once and he doesn't have one skippable or badsong

    • @heliozaiya
      @heliozaiya 10 лет назад +60

      Welcome to the party. Now OD on the XO.

  • @TWINSBEMAKKIN
    @TWINSBEMAKKIN 8 лет назад +186

    Sounds so peacefull Like All the Problems in life fade away

  • @mrdeas2525
    @mrdeas2525 4 года назад +63

    I’ve been hooked to this nigga since 2010 when House of Balloons mixtape dropped. I knew INSTANTLY he was a legend in the making. His shit was always super different but addicting. He opens the book on those demons that you have to close to survive. He has kept me ALIVE. No doubt. 2020 I’m still here!! XOTIOD!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

    • @jlpurkiss13
      @jlpurkiss13 3 года назад +1

      Fully agree and if you go through my RUclips and phone I’ve had his music since 2010 as well! Love that mate! Gutted his new stuff ain’t like this no more. But in rolling stone he admits he will be different and hopes we still listen!

    • @nicholasingall5413
      @nicholasingall5413 3 года назад

      @@jlpurkiss13 his old music such as Friday isn’t as good as his new stuff like blinding lights and star boy

    • @jlpurkiss13
      @jlpurkiss13 3 года назад

      @@nicholasingall5413 because you prefer mainstream

    • @nicholasingall5413
      @nicholasingall5413 3 года назад

      @@jlpurkiss13 what dus mainstream mean ? I prefer good music

    • @jlpurkiss13
      @jlpurkiss13 3 года назад

      @@nicholasingall5413 so many artists such as: Ed sheeran, The Weeknd, mk and drake had better and their own style
      Of music then when they made it had to change to suit radio and mainstream to a bigger audience…

  • @jpb544188
    @jpb544188 10 лет назад +3384

    His voice makes me want to cry, sleep and have sex at the same time.

    • @LEGENDSOFROCK45
      @LEGENDSOFROCK45 10 лет назад +29

      Lmfaoo Legit

    • @CandyXotwod
      @CandyXotwod 10 лет назад +18

      You ain't never lie

    • @mopolo1009
      @mopolo1009 9 лет назад +23

      You mean you would, Cry while sexin, then go ta sleep huh...

    • @CandyXotwod
      @CandyXotwod 9 лет назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @numpty94
      @numpty94 9 лет назад +12

      RedRanger Ryu 1010 nope she would be crying in her sleep while having sex.

  • @maishas914
    @maishas914 5 лет назад +26

    abel. you used to my lil secret. now the friends i told u about long ago listen to you all of a sudden. bitter sweet feeling. but im proud of you, you deserve it alllllll xotwod

  • @merilinalu143
    @merilinalu143 8 лет назад +144

    Happy 3 years of kissland! 💚💚💚💚💚

  • @BIGE2333
    @BIGE2333 3 года назад +121

    I love all his music, but I have to say Kissland album hits different, such a classic, so much depth to each song, simply put, a masterpiece!

    • @Patriciareadss
      @Patriciareadss 2 года назад +2

      It’s always the forgotten masterpiece 😭

    • @anthok6911
      @anthok6911 Год назад +2

      Kiss Land is definitely the underrated album I have ever heard in my life.

  • @emmanumusic
    @emmanumusic 9 лет назад +17

    My heart just stopped right now. This is a pure beauty.. Abel has a unique natural angel voice that not very much people have.. A legend is born. I will remember you Abel ! XO

  • @cantguard26
    @cantguard26 9 лет назад +945

    I can't believe people slept on him for this long.

    • @andreww5574
      @andreww5574 9 лет назад +40

      +Isaiah Watson House of Balloons is a classic. He's had a big fanbase for a while.

    • @seanlisa
      @seanlisa 9 лет назад +7

      jus like they sleeping on me

    • @joshuasup15
      @joshuasup15 9 лет назад +6

      A original is the noise unreleased

    • @cantguard26
      @cantguard26 9 лет назад +20

      His MOST underrated song is The Morning hands down

    • @Jellyyy
      @Jellyyy 9 лет назад +14

      +Isaiah Watson nah kissland or twenty eight

  • @normalbutyl
    @normalbutyl 7 месяцев назад +10

    This is still top 50 acoustic performances of all time and this was a warm up. I thank the Heavenly Father for my ears. Been on this since pre 100k

  • @AB_0070
    @AB_0070 10 лет назад +141

    Omg he needs to make an acoustic album this is soooo good!!! Love him XO

    • @wolfsade
      @wolfsade 10 лет назад +38

      My heart wouldn't be able to handle that..That would make my entire life.

    • @davonj80
      @davonj80 10 лет назад +7

      That would be epic

  • @Sweetheart888_
    @Sweetheart888_ Год назад +23

    Kissland is such an intense Album, every song is a story just Masterpiece

  • @YoungMitch36
    @YoungMitch36 10 лет назад +35

    man the weeknd has such a beautiful voice

  • @kingdomcitizenship5613
    @kingdomcitizenship5613 4 года назад +145

    The Weeknd's warmups go harder than some artist actual concert

  • @wadahbottle
    @wadahbottle 2 года назад +45

    Just saw him live, vocals still don’t disappoint

  • @shalxnda
    @shalxnda 9 месяцев назад +3

    We need videos like this back

  • @Mancalashawty
    @Mancalashawty 8 лет назад +84

    I have so much love for this man it's unreal. Kissland matters too. XOTWOD

    • @Jellyyy
      @Jellyyy 8 лет назад +7

      All fucken day xo

    • @lovingchicken10
      @lovingchicken10 8 лет назад +3

      xo

    • @juliestrellapop1
      @juliestrellapop1 8 лет назад +5

      xo to the death 👄💞

    • @GroovyCollier
      @GroovyCollier 8 лет назад +4

      I was really feelin Kiss Land tbh, people gave him crap for it because it wasn't the trilogy but to me it was still the real honest The Weeknd

    • @thisthatxotwod948
      @thisthatxotwod948 8 лет назад +2

      Yes!!! So much respect and love for able! XOTWOD!

  • @ssfc0001
    @ssfc0001 8 лет назад +318

    Kissland has to be the best album he has given

    • @Nnn61.9
      @Nnn61.9 8 лет назад +59

      Supa Strikas nah the trilogy is the shit

    • @hendersonli6594
      @hendersonli6594 8 лет назад +25

      Nikol G trilogy one of the best albums of the 2010s

    • @charlesarmstrong8695
      @charlesarmstrong8695 8 лет назад +12

      it was my fav for sure kissland don't get enough love

    • @valorantlegendgod
      @valorantlegendgod 4 года назад +2

      Yuneesh Pandian kissland is def number 1 for me. I can’t believe how underrated it is.

    • @abangjib8245
      @abangjib8245 4 года назад +1

      kissland>>>>>>>>>trilogy

  • @allanabarca9328
    @allanabarca9328 6 лет назад +23

    Been a fan since his first album. His music speaks truth via relationship, heartbreak, and life. I love his music and voice.

  • @vassyvg6534
    @vassyvg6534 3 года назад +37

    5:11 - 5:30 his falsetto is out of this world

  • @hollym3505
    @hollym3505 8 лет назад +16

    I literally watch this weekly. His voice is so beautiful and sensual. I like this acoustic version better than the studio versions. ❤️

  • @dc703
    @dc703 5 лет назад +35

    5 years later and still gives me the goosebumps

  • @shaun2602able
    @shaun2602able 5 лет назад +30

    This just touches the soul.... You taught me how love.... I can relate to so many of his tracks

  • @daniellefontaine2433
    @daniellefontaine2433 4 года назад +96

    Who’s here in 2020 rewatching this for the millionth time. XOTWOD

  • @alexhitaj6768
    @alexhitaj6768 5 лет назад +36

    I sleep to this song every night, it calms me.

    • @urenakim
      @urenakim 4 года назад +1

      Alex Hitaj me too xoxo

    • @salmanhaidr
      @salmanhaidr 9 месяцев назад

      Name of first song?

  • @ARenriquee
    @ARenriquee 7 лет назад +53

    We really need another one of these acoustic warm ups

    • @elisac.7784
      @elisac.7784 6 лет назад +3

      enrique buendiaz nothing without you was the last he did

  • @THEGOGETTERSINVEST
    @THEGOGETTERSINVEST 8 лет назад +24

    This kid is the best singer I've ever heard gets you in your feelings so easily

    • @AyedrianCK
      @AyedrianCK 8 лет назад +9

      exactly , you can be happy and turn you sad in a snap

  • @coupleofbeers31
    @coupleofbeers31 Год назад +2

    What an amazing voice. I really hope he comes to Arizona again soon. So sad that I missed him last year.

  • @sunbird5673
    @sunbird5673 8 лет назад +22

    He is EVERYTHING. Nothing could ever compare to this mans talent. Kissland doesn't get the credit it deserves in my opinion. XOTWOD

  • @MysticalMastodon
    @MysticalMastodon 10 лет назад +511

    It disappoints me that so many people don't understand Kiss Land.

    • @DiLo377
      @DiLo377 10 лет назад

      What do you mean?

    • @noahcornelius513
      @noahcornelius513 10 лет назад +27

      Agree 100%.

    • @Paulj8c882
      @Paulj8c882 10 лет назад +46

      It's a story of the trouble of him and his girl. All the songs are basically placed perfectly through out the whole album. Dope indeed.

    • @MysticalMastodon
      @MysticalMastodon 10 лет назад +70

      D Lo Some people don't see the sadness, not just in the lyrics but in the effects that Abel puts on his voice. They're so cold and static, yet it's beautiful too. It's like you can see a different side of every song, and I have to say that I know it's no accident. His voice is so concrete; it really grounds the songs and solidifies the lyrics at the same time.
      See, I said that as a response to all of the fans who say that Kiss Land isn't sad because the beats aren't as depressing. I find Kiss Land even more depressing just based on the fact that instead of spending so much time making edgy beats that sound sad, he spent time crafting the perfect effects to place on his voice, so you feel the man in the lyrics being sad, and not the occasion or the song itself.

    • @DiLo377
      @DiLo377 10 лет назад +3

      Matthew Gonzales aww wow, I have yet to listen to it from beginning to end but will remember this and pay particular attention, thank you

  • @stopsnortingweed4238
    @stopsnortingweed4238 8 лет назад +58

    This is probably the most beautiful things I've ever seen ;3

  • @angelmendoza9362
    @angelmendoza9362 4 года назад +97

    this album was so fire, wish he made another album similar to kissland. After hours is fire too

    • @candycrush3932
      @candycrush3932 Год назад

      After hours is ok tbh but imo kids land was his last good album before he started slowing getting bad

    • @abenozil6387
      @abenozil6387 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@candycrush3932every album by the weeknd has its own beauty ...nowhere in his career he goes bad

    • @doudoumouri
      @doudoumouri 3 месяца назад

      Dawn fm has shades of Kissland imo, they’re both conceptual albums who follow a specific soundscape with vocal and instrumental experimentation while staying true to the core of what he is as a musician at the time of each one, but ofc nothing is on the level of kissland.

  • @patriciaWmonteiro
    @patriciaWmonteiro 10 лет назад +14

    i've been waiting for his acoustics for soooo long ahhhh not a bit disappointed

  • @joseguerrero7198
    @joseguerrero7198 4 года назад +11

    I Remember when I was back in 7th grade 9 years ago. Heard my first song from him “wicked games” backed in 2011. Till now his my favorite artist, TRILOGY always hits in a different level. XOTWOD!

  • @thisthatxotwod948
    @thisthatxotwod948 8 лет назад +55

    So much emotion in his voice in the town! Speechless! XOTWOD

  • @JocelynSanchezx
    @JocelynSanchezx 5 лет назад +38

    I always come back to this video like it was just posted 😭

  • @gabrielagarcia876
    @gabrielagarcia876 9 лет назад +31

    He has such raw talent, I'd kill to see him live.

    • @drewer81
      @drewer81 6 лет назад +2

      He sounds just like that live

    • @nanibeats1658
      @nanibeats1658 5 лет назад +1

      Saw him live it was a dream 😭

  • @JadeRabbitPoundingElixir
    @JadeRabbitPoundingElixir 9 лет назад +12

    Gosh he sounds so heavenly in vocal warm up. Hope and pray to meet him. He seems shy and sweet.

  • @genellecampbell5378
    @genellecampbell5378 7 лет назад +8

    God he's so damn amazing. One of the strongest, natural, angelic voice of all time.

  • @machardt
    @machardt 2 года назад +41

    i cry hysterically to this
    this man put his entire soul into this album unlike anything i’ve ever listened to . he’s truly irreplaceable

  • @arirobinson1225
    @arirobinson1225 10 лет назад +4667

    and people say he auto tunes. ok.

    • @yoching1466
      @yoching1466 10 лет назад +98

      I like turtles too It's okay you can have two cats.

    • @LCMxTACO
      @LCMxTACO 9 лет назад +4

      AllHail Fleezus rt though

    • @JesseMusicc
      @JesseMusicc 9 лет назад +385

      He does, doesn't mean he can't sing. There's auto tune in his songs.

    • @aidanivesdavis
      @aidanivesdavis 9 лет назад +375

      He does. That doesn't mean he's bad. People need to learn wtf autotune actually is.

    • @jjtheslayer69
      @jjtheslayer69 9 лет назад +79

      Ari Robinson auto tune is like a microphone, its just an extension, as long as you know how to be original with it youre an artist

  • @Butters_Stotch_187
    @Butters_Stotch_187 4 года назад +13

    It's insane how no matter what he did, he would always end up making it, there's no way this voice would go unheard

  • @xodanny2955
    @xodanny2955 4 года назад +41

    the town was insane with the 'honey honey honey honey honey pleasseeee"

  • @terrellminor7386
    @terrellminor7386 5 месяцев назад +4

    This literally never gets old 😭🖤 XO for life

  • @markhallo5992
    @markhallo5992 5 лет назад +79

    It's 2019.im still here😂😂❣️❣️❣️