Seal on Why Kiss From A Rose Shouldn't Have Worked

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Seal on Why Kiss From A Rose Shouldn't Have Worked

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Seal. Crazy. Kiss From A Rose. Superstar. Talking about his music, his development as a singer, his youth, the history of the scars on his face, and more. In this clip, he breaks down all of the ways the popular Batman Forever song "Kiss from a Rose" shouldn't have worked...but luckily, did.
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@DCP Жыл бұрын

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@LloydsofRochester 6 ай бұрын

What's it called? The link doesn't work on my phone.

@bananaboyTS 5 ай бұрын

@@LloydsofRochesteryeee this sux

@user-nz6rh3km9k 2 ай бұрын

I actually wrote that record 😮

@barkowacko Жыл бұрын

he hit that "BAYBAYYYYYY" so perfectly and off the cuff. legend.

@audiofile8311 11 ай бұрын

legit felt like someone played a sample

@madeovstarstuff 9 ай бұрын

Still got it ain't he

@BaajAdebule 9 ай бұрын

Bruh! Mid conversation! Crazy!

@Rossdink 8 ай бұрын

It wasn’t perfect but it was good

@ErnaMcburna 7 ай бұрын

Bro can just sing…he hit that note and it sounded exactly like he was in a studio recording

@pawntozy Жыл бұрын

He's just causally hitting the song perfectly?

@raencloud435 Жыл бұрын

Well, he is the one who wrote it and sang it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@koyakream Жыл бұрын

@@raencloud435 well yeah but many singers suck at singing perfectly on command

@andrewnkunda7 Жыл бұрын

@@koyakream We the fans have demanded that he sing it at every concert since 1995...he can literally do it in his sleep..nothing beats that kind of practice.

@dailydoseofamapiano Жыл бұрын

I was like OMG!

@mixedmartialoddest Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he comes from a time where every performance in the studio was not pitch corrected, so he probably had to actually work on his craft.

@s.j.t6006 Жыл бұрын

For me the reason why it was successful is because it felt like a story. The beginning is like 'once upon a time' ie the set up, then the rockish part feels like a strong emotion, his heart has been changed and he's screaming it out to the world. The last part he mentioned feels like triumph, "I've been kissed by a rose on the gray!" Repeating it over and over. It's a really beautiful song compensation. He's not giving himself enough credit!

@vm3813 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Couldn’t have phrased that better ☝🏽

@anonymousperson3023 8 ай бұрын

It's successful because of the sound, not the lyrics. Nobody understands the lyrics. It's the sound that carries it

@harlequinhead2008 8 ай бұрын

Great comment! Totally agree!

@RMichaelHimself 8 ай бұрын

He's giving himself a ton of credit. Where is the perception he's not taking credit coming from? Because he's accurately analyzing the fact that it shouldn't have worked on paper? It did work, and it was beautiful. He knows that, we all know that. His point is that it was arguably the greatest song ever made, and he's an amazing musician for it, due to the fact that he produced it without even following the established "rules". Ya'll saying "oh come on Seal, take more credit, you should be proud of yourself" are *totally* missing his point.

@yl6128 4 ай бұрын

to me, it's about how darkness can be be changed by light, and how in the darkest of times, light can prevail upon the darkness.

@NicholasTamachaski 9 ай бұрын

When I was little, I was obsessed with Batman Forever. My sister had the soundtrack on cassette. I would ask her to play "The Batman Song" and she had to rewind that cassette over and over. Kiss From a Rose brings me back to my childhood whenever I hear it, and it's my all-time favorite song because of it.

@peterbarlow7781 Ай бұрын

Same here!!!

@Sharibaby80 Күн бұрын

Totally had the cd.

@mscaine2291 Жыл бұрын

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG

@tcgreen11 11 ай бұрын

Me too

@IkesPimpHand 11 ай бұрын

Always. BAY BAYYYYYY❤❤

@c.l.potter3441 10 ай бұрын

Me too, loved it for almost thirty years.

@TTKayers 10 ай бұрын

I still tear up hearing it! His singing voice is so beautiful ❤️

@KenzieRetro 10 ай бұрын

I've loved this song since my teenage years

@fuhyou3223 Жыл бұрын

He made a classic song. He should be proud.

@reggyloisy2081 Жыл бұрын

He is, he just trying to tell us how talented he is, naturally 😊

@loreleiofthemist Жыл бұрын

@LisaEmBee215good lord lady take your happy pills and get lost

@WillingOpinion3034 Жыл бұрын

@LisaEmBee215 What?

@amandamarieperea9799 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@vdubskiee5356 10 ай бұрын

exactly

@shawndon3622 Жыл бұрын

I call it a blissful Masterpiece.. It's just a Great Magical song that arouses our imagination.

@kaeliarobinson3108 3 ай бұрын

For sure!

@Nope1717 2 ай бұрын

Just imagine how many people in the world can relate to one simple bar….. YOU REMAIN MY POWER, MY PLEASURE, MY PAIN….. absolutely beautiful ❤

@ZackofSpades Жыл бұрын

That's fine, man. Batman Forever really shouldn't have worked, either.

@jeraldmcclainofficial6005 11 ай бұрын

But it did. Can't say the same for "Batman and Robin" (1997).

@Bnic9155 10 ай бұрын

Lol good point what the hell did this song had to do with Batman 😅 either way the song to me was beautiful because of his voice and the clarinet

@jeraldmcclainofficial6005 10 ай бұрын

@@Bnic9155 It was the third or fourth song on the soundtrack to "Batman Forever" (1995).

@nikajerrier3723 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@samuraiyue 10 ай бұрын

Talking about Blissful ignorance... @@Bnic9155

@aylasabatini7122 Жыл бұрын

Seal, respectfully, the fact that you blending two differing genres so well not only shows that it does work, but also shows you're a fucking legend in making it work. Also goes to show how music is very versatile. I mean if it wasn't, DJs would be out of the job.

@3rdjrh 9 ай бұрын

R and b but what’s the other?

@aylasabatini7122 9 ай бұрын

@@3rdjrhMedieval English folk in a waltz as he put it.

@Abbywise32 9 ай бұрын

More than three genres It's more like five

@anonymousperson3023 8 ай бұрын

It doesn't. If it did, this song would be nothing special but it is because it's unusual. This is a very unique hit that doesn't work. This is an anomaly. Let's not act like it isn't

@aylasabatini7122 8 ай бұрын

@@anonymousperson3023 If it's a hit, then it works.

@JasonL77 6 ай бұрын

Trust me, Seal. It works. It’s one of my all time favorite songs.

@jonehaney8939 11 күн бұрын

Amen... Same!

@ikafmedia2007 9 күн бұрын

😯😧😮 ... I don't know what Seal is ON ABOUT. Work for me then & still does. The magical characteristic is awesome. Don't fall for crooked standard, especially from scholars.

@npats550 7 күн бұрын

Oh it works. The way he belted out "babaaay", so casually en pointe!

@marilynwhite6286 6 күн бұрын

Mine too 😊

@KiriakosVilchez 5 ай бұрын

He broke down the mechanics of the song like a true artist. I replayed the part how he analyzed "Kiss from a Rose," and it's like a master class example in explaining your work as a creator. He expands on each element as part of a formula. Seal describing his own song as "blissful ignorance" shows just how serious he is as a performer. 👏

@porkpistol3346 Жыл бұрын

It's definitely a top 100 most beautiful songs ever.

@biancadiamondm 3 ай бұрын

Yes!

@CharismaCatalyst 5 ай бұрын

“Wrote it when I didn’t even know any better” love that!!

@mariahhall8481 Жыл бұрын

He has amazing vocals! He hit that note perfectly. Legend

@martinelove5159 Ай бұрын

While sitting down I might add 🫶🏻

@DOGOID 10 ай бұрын

Good music isn't about knowing , it's about feeling. The mind gets in the way a lot of times

@hypersonicmonkeybrains3418 9 ай бұрын

"In order to move others, I must be moved" Niccolo Paganini.

@cfoster121 Жыл бұрын

You know you have God given talent when "what shouldn't work" becomes an instant classic ❤.

@josephantwi8891 7 ай бұрын

It wasn’t instant. It entered the charts at 60, dropped to 78 and disappeared. The producer of Batman forever used it as soundtrack and then it became a sensation

@PowerRangersFanAntiDinoFury 3 ай бұрын

@@josephantwi8891 songs usually get more popular when they're advertised in a movie 🎥🍿

@frankyavery Жыл бұрын

I feel like the opposite. The most successful songs tend to have classical elements or be mixed genre. Look at Queen, Linkin Park or some Nelly songs. Or just rock ballads in general. We can't get enough of them. They are happy surprises that expand our mind.

@roseneal2392 Жыл бұрын

Come on Seal you are a unique artist. We are still appreciating the lyrics and like you said it's globally out of the box. That's what the industry does. No better than a rose growing from the concrete. Surprise you've been here before🌍❤

@dylanclark8856 Жыл бұрын

That wasn't at all what he was saying.......

@roseneal2392 Жыл бұрын

It's just entertainment💎

@tcgreen11 11 ай бұрын

@@roseneal2392are you talking to Seal or Franky?

@roseneal2392 11 ай бұрын

To be honest the artist, Seal has always been successful in his deliverance of entertainment🏆

@darrellmuhammad6079 9 ай бұрын

When the heart and mind are in harmony, innocence is present and there is purity of thought; brilliance happens.

@dwightalfred Жыл бұрын

He is really saying he did not know how he did that. In all these years I had not paid attention to the Baroque melodic elements or the fact that it's in 3/4 time. Genius.

@Tom531Cat Жыл бұрын

Ah, your statement makes more sense to me now.

@BBrolic Жыл бұрын

This song embodied what Batman was about, it reminds me of what would have been played if Batman found love one day. It honored Batman Forever beautifully. Especially with Kilmer and Kidman in that film. It synced perfectly imo.

@julian9898 Жыл бұрын

The more I learn about Seal the more I like. What a stand up guy! And an amazing song!

@leemiah3583 11 ай бұрын

It's a song that's so amazing no one else has been able to do again

@BloodRoseKitten 8 ай бұрын

If you’re good enough, you CAN make it work, even if it "shouldn’t." That's the grand part about being a true artist. He not only made it work.... he made it beautiful!

@angieb5720 Жыл бұрын

It most certainly works! This song still gives me chills when I hear it. Simply beautiful.

@jaybro7530 Жыл бұрын

But it does work, Seal! It works. Not only does it work, but it's perhaps one of the greatest songs of all time. Thank you. 👏

@tiffanyholcomb6226 8 ай бұрын

I agree entirely 🙌

@jefffarmer0311 Ай бұрын

@@tiffanyholcomb6226 I agree as well with Seal's "Kiss From A Rose" song.

@jasonwillaford79 11 ай бұрын

That moment where where he said "baby!!""my ❤ stopped

@alienatedslayer Ай бұрын

as a 90's kid this is the one song that will always stick with me.

@ericjohnson7632 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes things just fall into place and work together.

@Lenival3 Жыл бұрын

For my opnion this is the Best song of Seal.

@ammarnapata2193 Жыл бұрын

That and fly like an eagle

@coisasaqui 11 ай бұрын

i basicly only know 3 or 4 songs of him but i dont even wanna know the rest tbh bc of how good this song is.. im just hooked

@jeraldmcclainofficial6005 11 ай бұрын

"Kiss From A Rose" from his second album is his best song but "Seal I" from 1991 was his best album. Play the whole record from beginning to end, it just flows.

@Jermaine2099 10 ай бұрын

@@coisasaquiwell, Human Beings is good but damn it's a downer lol

@jessicasalas2772 2 ай бұрын

Crazy will always be my number 1

@ColdheartCuzo Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love it. Still play it today.

@antoinetteamegbletor8324 3 ай бұрын

Same here

@MusicandMe1588 8 ай бұрын

2023, im still listening to that song,almost everyday....(Philippines)

@marilyngray6242 Жыл бұрын

But it does work! You listen to it and it attacks your senses in such a pleasing manner with the pitch and melody changes are very soothing!

@reggyloisy2081 Жыл бұрын

Well Seal, sir… when you think of earth the way it spins imperfectly and it gives us all of the four seasons in 365 days, i think you nailed all the four seasons eternally in this song… Naturally, it’s just a beautiful song.

@maleficentred 9 ай бұрын

I saw this live years ago and I can assure you that the power and beauty of this song comes from his presence onstage. He is stunning

@vm3813 8 ай бұрын

Anen!

@vm3813 8 ай бұрын

Correction: Amen !!!

@cynthiahusband106 3 ай бұрын

Gorgeous song , sung perfectly by Seal it’s fluid and stunning in so many parts , gorgeous song whatever the break down of the chords , it works and not just for the movie , it’s perfection in expressing love.

@CM-kl9qh 7 ай бұрын

That it’s such a melding of genre (coupled with lyrics that draw you in) is exactly why does work.

@DesiLu4Life Жыл бұрын

I listened to this song today on repeat! Still a classic!! ❤️

@goldrosa8579 Жыл бұрын

I play it all day ❤

@Khaos969 Жыл бұрын

This is an example of someone with a god given talent that doesn’t realise how good they truly are, he could probably come back now and still reach number 1

@PenGame Жыл бұрын

Due to the stupidity the world wants to hear he wouldn't survive musically but I appreciate Seal and I would love to hear from him more of it worked like that

@excelbliss6193 Жыл бұрын

@@PenGame Very true. Like most of the time trash is on trend. And great songs don't even stand any chances

@SterlynJones Жыл бұрын

@@PenGame I do feel like a good amount of us have had enough of the trash at this point. And most people would really push for "real music," to top the charts, for a fact I know a good amount of people who would jump on that train

@volvoguy804 9 ай бұрын

I completely agree! After learning piano for the past couple of years, musically, the melodies and styles within the song are all over the place and you can easily create variations of it. When creating music, sometimes the result is just "willed" out of nowhere.

@Nitephall 11 ай бұрын

One of the best songs ever written. If blissful ignorance creates this, I'll take it.

@chrisxavier1848 Жыл бұрын

It's that very madrigal quality and modern jazz soul that grabbed me the very first time i heard it.

@timothyapwisch7652 Жыл бұрын

just saw him in Atlanta!!!! AMAZING!!!!!

@SilentEcho16 2 ай бұрын

The fact he made one of the most legendary songs WHEN HE DIDNT KNOW ANY BETTER?!

@David-hr5ml 2 ай бұрын

That's why it works. You should not limit yourself by what should or shouldn't be

@patriciaengle5930 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful combination in tones and love the words ! Still love that song !

@evion9942 Жыл бұрын

How this guy has not played a bad guy in a movie is unreal

@jclerkley95 Жыл бұрын

So, what do you mean by that? 😂

@Lord_Drip Жыл бұрын

The reason he hasnt is because seal is more of nicer guy ' if it were the case a James Bond movie where he plays a soft spoken villian thats a psychopath

@BlackSzn7 Жыл бұрын

Maybe because he’s a singer and not an actor

@pinthetailproductions4859 Жыл бұрын

Micro agression

@andrewnkunda7 Жыл бұрын

Why not a good guy ?...he IS quite a very good guy.

@Shadoerip Ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs! I played this over and over when my love passed away. RIP Kelly! 💝

@corymartin100 3 ай бұрын

Seal. What are you talking about?? Kiss from a rose is one of the best songs ever produced. 👍👏 His voice and All the different elements in that song made it a masterpiece 👏👏👏

@user-qh9uk6ic4o Жыл бұрын

His perfect tone 😮

@tammyo8922 Жыл бұрын

I am obsessed with his masterpiece! Definitely a gift from the universe ❤️ Thank you Seal 🙏💕💐

@yvaincallipso84 2 ай бұрын

My favorite Genius page is this song, mostly because when asked about the meaning of the chorus Seal answered "I've avoided answering this question for 20 years, not gonna answer it now". And I just think that's beautiful

@usmcdevildog6935 3 ай бұрын

Deal has always been very critical about his own work. That's probably why his music works the way it does. CRAZY, if my favorite song. 😊

@creepsnocturnal8063 9 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful creation, God bless you sir.

@DaLotus0 21 күн бұрын

When you so good at music that you can break down one of your best song and say "Its shouldn't work" yet you made it work. 10/10 Artist love his work.

@user-tw7wx5me9k Ай бұрын

I don't know if it was ''blissful ignorance'' but it worked because all that mix up of music became of the most beautiful songs . Thank you Seal.

@Joefest99 Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@user-ry1ze4jd5u 11 ай бұрын

One of my absolute most favourite songs ever, Ever EVER!! ❤

@kybercrow 6 ай бұрын

Seal sitting in a gaming chair makes this even better.

@jonnybaynham1689 26 күн бұрын

The Succession theme has a similar crossover between classic, baroque style with an RnB thumping bass and that works so well too

@Argenbiz Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, simply beautiful.

@leximatic Жыл бұрын

In an interview with Rick Beato he stated in a similar way, that this song kind of "happened" when he was testing his new Tascam. Do musicians sometimes stumble over pieces, that turn out to be great somewhat later? Yes, more often than one would think and it's part of their talent.

@AGirlNamedVan 3 күн бұрын

... It's still legendary! Love you seal and your blissful ignorance thanks for blessing us with this masterpiece!!!

@pariahx13 Ай бұрын

Literally the only reason why I love Batman Forever so much.

@Nayops23 Жыл бұрын

And somehow it works beautifully

@seanwelch71 Жыл бұрын

Seal is so good!

@SugahShy 11 күн бұрын

That's the beauty of music. It shouldn't work, but it does. What he may not have known during those years was that many people were rediscovering Gregorian chants, Baroque music and Madrigals. Timing is everything. 😊

@MannysVisionStudio 23 күн бұрын

I really wish people would ask more questions about his body of work and not JUST Kiss from a Rose, while it’s a beautiful song for sure, and definitely one of his best, it is NOT his best song of his career. He has a lot of beautiful, deeper songs than that. Worth talking about and finding out about.

@the36lessons11 Жыл бұрын

Classic elements always go well when added right. That's simply what he did, ignorant or not, it was a hit. _"Bittersweet Symphony"_ is another song from around that time that should not have worked, by his logic on it, but was mixed well with electronic, rock, and light gospel elements. The mind and creativity behind it is what makes it work.

@angelljoachim-bf4gk Жыл бұрын

YOOOO....I FUCKING LOVE SEAL!!!!

@La_Ru-yg8es 2 ай бұрын

That is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. 😍 "You became the light on the dark side of me..." Love that line, love the song.

@spliz86 3 ай бұрын

Nice wrap around vid about the song from Seal: Kiss From A Rose 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

@letstalk1050 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful is beautiful, it doesn't have to make sense

@barbarabagaric2942 9 ай бұрын

So true. No need to analyse.

@ludal7912 Жыл бұрын

К Р А С А В Ч И К.❤

@DCGuruX Ай бұрын

His gift made the song work. That’s the wonderfulness of art. Expression doesn’t always have to follow the rules . Someone will feel it. Someone will get it.

@emmanuelamador7267 2 ай бұрын

I was a kid back then. Memories were vivid. I remember listening in radio & television of his music.

@EpicFlavoredMan Жыл бұрын

His fingernails .

@buledikarin9069 Жыл бұрын

He Likes painting them

@Justaskkjames Жыл бұрын

His nails look disgusting.

@Justaskkjames Жыл бұрын

Just imagine his toenails 🤮

@Renae-yn2wq 4 ай бұрын

Best ever ! One of my favorite listen to it over and over as we decorated our tree for our new baby boy was on his way he just turned 28 april10th this Christmas I was prego with him we played this at his party ! Love this song soooo much

@gloriasamuel5685 Ай бұрын

The monks and priests of ancient times; covered their faces, so as not to take praises for their works, of impossibility. Your scars on your face, is a heavenly iconic blessing, from God and he made your songs work for you. You're are great blessing to us with kiss 💋 from a rose 🌹.

@Spiceycocoa Ай бұрын

The song was significantly more memorable than the movie itself. If it wasn’t for the song, I would always question which Batman movie that was. It was a great song and I still listen to it to this day. He should be proud of himself. Its unique! I love hearing when great songs are always made by accident.

@caseygrantfriel3762 Ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs, for all the reasons Seal explains that it shouldn’t work. It’s amazing.

@hotshot6923 Ай бұрын

The number one rule in songwriting is there is no rules, there's guidelines but no rules. This song works because it shouldn't work. You stepped out of the box and gave us something original. That's what we love about it. It's sad that, for us musicians, as we develop a better understanding of songwriting we put ourselves in a box and fear venturing out from it because we "know something won't work" and ultimately end up less creative than when we "didn't know any better"

@shanshizz 26 күн бұрын

WONT YOU TELL ME IS THAT HEALTHY, BABY...I just can't stop imagine that he's singing that part in my ear...OMG...❤❤❤❤❤

@KilyanAustin 3 ай бұрын

Seal you are an absolute legend. Your songs still sound like nothing else out there. Its like a dream.

@CoreyD88 9 ай бұрын

His voice is so perfectly beautiful that I could hear the music during his little acapella moments.

@LizzieBennet86 25 күн бұрын

Its a masterpiece! I miss real music like this. To think we used to have massive, iconic songs on the regular, just new drops of so many different artists every other week. And then it kind of stop sometime in the mid 2000s 😢

@jimicarterOLC 4 күн бұрын

Consistently one of my favorite songs of all time since I first heard it, and that hasn’t changed after all these years 🤷‍♂️

@clairemonroewriter 2 күн бұрын

It's an amazingly gorgeous song. The baroque sets the mood and the lyrics are beautiful. It totally works.

@richieb3602 2 ай бұрын

Bro thing is you've crazily created a masterpiece of chaos that happens to be my favorite song ever.

@Im1BossyChick 4 ай бұрын

I still listen to Kiss From A Rose on repeat sometimes. Transports me back to my 1st love in the 90's; it was one of our songs. It brings back some of the best memories & can still make me cry. I adore that song! 💖💝

@celeste7665 6 ай бұрын

Unbelievable even without singing just talking about the song he has a such a beautiful voice 😊

@antoinetteamegbletor8324 3 ай бұрын

My all time favorite song !! "Kiss from a rose" I had to learn the lyrics which I do know now and sing along whenever I play it.

@12tribes61 Жыл бұрын

Cmon man music is beyond putting in one box! Seal should know ART cannot be put into a box! Music is a fusion!

@Tom531Cat Жыл бұрын

I would agree with your statement more. Music is Art and we are hearing the fusion of it all by the Artist.

@Dakkon0379 Ай бұрын

Seal is my main mane! He made pairings from several genres oddly intermixed into one song for Batman Forever such as medieval melodies and notes layered over minstrel-like lyrics but so beautifully executed in a strange modern musical style the it just made sense to have it birthed into existence, without anyone even questioning its relevance?