The Weeknd's Perfect Trilogy - Thursday: The Consequence of Manipulation

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Жыл бұрын

I don't think anybody in 2011 expected The Weeknd to come back and recreate the brilliance of House of Balloons, but man did he defy expectations with Thursday.
This project widens our view of The Weeknd's world. It doesn't focus on The Weeknd's character, but his partners, his puppets... his victims. And it's shocking. This video runs through that narrative and helps us see ourselves in the manipulation of The Weeknd, and how we can apply it in our own lives.
Huge SHOUTOUT to one of my most significant role models for music dissection, Myke C-Town. Attached is the clip I used of him talking about Abel. Appreciate you my guy!
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@happynothappy666 Жыл бұрын

Wtf Thursday is dark

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

I feel that this is a great way to wrap up the entire script ;)

@code.velocity Жыл бұрын

You really listened to it without realizing that?????

@michaelmentality 7 ай бұрын

Wtf you’re late

@mmz.q 6 ай бұрын

That’s why it’s my fav mixtape and I relate a lot to it

@xxcringeycookiezxx3441 4 ай бұрын

@@code.velocityfr lmao😭😭

@kyrellarnold5468 Жыл бұрын

The bonus track Valerie demonstrates that The Weeknd had feelings for Valerie and that they both knew what they were getting into. In the first verse, he talks about taking responsibility for what he did to Valerie, and in the second verse, he admits that he didn't want to cheat on her and wishes he didn't have to lie to her about it. On the bridge, he admits that he knew what she was getting into, and the reason she didn't stop loving him was because she'd rather be with him than alone. The way The Birds Part 2 is structured, it is never revealed what exactly was shot at the start although two of the main guesses are she shot herself or something else. If the former is true, then Valerie is Abel's letter of guilt and regret over the loss of a former lover; If the latter is true then the former stays the same but with the added aspect of being a direct love letter. Also, in Lonely Star, he mentions her "best friends" being pain and regret, and following the narrative that she shot herself, her best friends have now become mutual friends of both parties, with Valerie because she was cheated on by someone she loved and Abel because he tried to cheat on her and lost someone he loved, and his expression of his feelings are now too late.

@g4bbyyy 8 ай бұрын

This is a great comment

@izzy5122 3 ай бұрын

Valerie had to shoot Abel in his back “and now my back hurts ooh she lost control”

@TheApolloTaste 2 ай бұрын

@@izzy5122what i think about that is after she shot herself he was burying her body and that’s why he says “my back hurts she lost control”

@TheDrunkLawyer Жыл бұрын

XO/The Host/Initiation is so fkn insane. I can’t wait to hear you break it down

@g4bbyyy 8 ай бұрын

XO/the host makes me feel lifted, initiation takes me to another planet. Insane is definitely the correct word

@murdowurdo Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure “gone” was The Weeknd flexing. He was faded as fuck and wanted to prove that anything he makes is a bob. I’m pretty sure it’s a freestyle. Just a straight flex of talent. I don’t know where but I read it somewhere , can’t confirm.

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

I have read reports similar to this as well. I believe he recorded it WHILE he was completely wasted, which would make sense in all realms of perspective

@lucidmind9676 Жыл бұрын

Thursday for some odd reason is considered “the ugly stepchild” of the Trilogy but is actually better than Echoes of Silence too me especially with songs like The Birds Pt.2, that song is a deep example of how manipulation can become toxic in a relationship. Don’t get me wrong, Echoes of Silence is great but the Dirty Diana cover kinda started it off wrong because to me that was the first instance of him tryna live up to the Michael Jackson comparisons that he’s embraced even more now. I still love The Weeknd’s music but man do I miss this deep lyrical side of him. Trilogy and Kissland came out a decade ago and I’m still unpacking hidden meanings in them still to this day

@hannahmadden1862 Жыл бұрын

I concur 100%

@lucasphillips2177 Жыл бұрын

"I miss this deep lyrical side of him" Echoes of SIlence has by far the darkest lyrics. Also, even tho Thursday is dope, "baby I can fuck you right" (Lonely Star) is a garbage lyric be honest. Check out Montreal, Outside, Echoes of Silence those have far better lyrics

@marzblaq7267 6 ай бұрын

I’m literally sitting here with my jaw wide open. I listened to the Thursday mixtape all the time back 10 years ago and I never really deciphered the songs and lyrics, I just got lost in the instrumentals and flow of the project. The Birds pt. 2’s breakdown… Jesus… if Euphoria came out in 2011-12, Trilogy is the perfect soundtrack for Season 1. It never occurred to me that that was the death of the Leading Lady of the Thursday story

@Andy-si9kz 6 ай бұрын

the gunshot in the birds is actually not the girl killing herself. Genius actually annotates that she shoots Abel, or that she shoots one of his other partners out of jealousy. She’s still alive

@Akell2001 5 ай бұрын

This is probably one of, if not THE best analysis/dissection of one of Abel’s projects. The amount of detail & accuracy is great. Wow. Thank you.

@g4bbyyy 8 ай бұрын

4:24 - 5:11 .. im horrified at how this reminds me of my ex and I, and im realizing why i find so much comfort in abels music. Thats a big pill to swallow 💀

@theweekndxo7438 Жыл бұрын

Someone once said If I showed you Thursday before House of Balloons, you’d hands down say it’s the best on trilogy because it’s that good. But HOB is better

@jademoon1949 Жыл бұрын

Echoes of silence is better than thursday

@theweekndxo7438 Жыл бұрын

@@jademoon1949 cap

@halfwaydrum2 Жыл бұрын

@@jademoon1949 no way. I love all of them, got each of the originals on vinyl, but I think the first 2 are a league above the eos

@vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541 Жыл бұрын

@@halfwaydrum2 I think eos is the more alternative, darker sound abel was trying to explore on thursday but fully fleshed out, thursday sometimes have songs that are too long that can feel aimless at points (specially gone), not to mention that eos arguably has his betten written lyrics on trilogy, some of the most unique production in an r&b project ever, and some of his best performances on songs like d.d, montreal, xo/the host and the title track, thursday is an amazing project, don't get me wrong, but when you analyse all 3 mixtapes, it's not hard to see why most fans consider it the weakest between then

@halfwaydrum2 Жыл бұрын

@@vocecaiunocontodomalakoi7541 I have a bias towards Thursday because the birds p1+2 were the first Weeknd songs I ever heard, back in like 2014. I was younger but I loved it. I just find Thursday consistently good, but I think house of balloons and eos have a skip on them

@lyamxo2791 Жыл бұрын

Excelent, There are some things I'd want to say. 1-Do you have plans on analyzing the 3 tracks that were added on the trilogy version? 2-Rolling stone is confirmed to be a letter to his fans, he knows he'd become popular "how we f*cking got here", he also tells to his fans that he'll be different and "I hope you still listen". 3-We can understand his early persona a little bit more if we visit other projects, for example we now that he's hurt and miserable, the worst he lives the more he'll hide it, we have 2 hidden lines that let us see how bad he felt, "give me real attention or I'll start drowning through my wrist", "I used to pray when I was 16, if I didn't make it then I'd probably make my wrist bleed", so we know that he was really hurt, really. Another example is that we thought he was incapable of falling in love during his old times, until Tears in the rain where he tells that all girls feel the same, except one, he thinks she might been the one, confirming us that he wanted love, or at least was capable of falling in love contrary of what he wanted to do, by my dear melancholy he's in the place of Valerie, codependent and searching for comfort, and when he lost his partner he was very hurt, everything he feared happened. 4-I'd like to see your analysis on XO/The Host, for me along with wicked games is the pinacle of his old sound.

@ruthless8209 Жыл бұрын

patiently waiting on echoes of silence

@petertarentaal983 Жыл бұрын

I'm literally embodied by Abel's lifestyle without even realising it and it's killing me, yet I feel so refined at times.

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry to hear that this is a struggle for you my friend. Prayers that you will see yourself to brighter days!

@sanxotwod Жыл бұрын

Valerie’s real name is Alice and she actually makes music too

@alkem123 Жыл бұрын

@@FALLxo her name is Alice Ustinova

@Rahul444R Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video, your killing it, most underrated channel on KZfaq. Can’t wait for the Echoes of Silence review! Hats off to you!

@Lvnarqq Жыл бұрын

You’re so damn underrated, even though you unwrap the true meanings of the weeknds old songs. It’s incredible how you can just know the full backstory of the song by just listening to it, even though a lot of people have talked about it and it might’ve taught you stuff, it’s still incredible. Hopefully you get more recognition because you’re amazing. ❤

@pinkakuma3545 Жыл бұрын

I feel like the whole trilogy story behind the 3 mixtapes is something not everyone perceives the same way , The 3 mixtapes are a work of art and not everyone perceives art the same way everyone has a different perspective of things , The Weeknd is basically telling a story with trilogy but there are certain things that are not cleared , so it’s up by yourself to analyze the 3 mixtapes connect them and when you come at a conclusion that’s what you believe what actually happened on trilogy,I feel Abel made it that way on purpose , The Weeknd may be the only one who knows the truth of what really happened on trilogy

@darien8675 Жыл бұрын

These parts are so sad but so good, can u please do echoes of silence. It’s my favorite

@JoniMultiplesolutions Жыл бұрын

Wow. I didn't think it was as dark. Thanks a lot for this video!!

@safehaven717 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to watch the EoS breakdown and your other videos that I see on Tyler and Kendrick, our music tastes seem to really line up and you do an amazing job with these breakdowns, absolutely incredible you’ve gained a new sub and likes on all the videos I watch. Good shit frfr

@cRodoh3 Жыл бұрын

damn. what a breakdown. thank you for making this! watched this and the HOB vid and you've given me a different perspective of of these albums. I'll be in the back waiting for EoS and maybe, possibly, eventually "Kissland"...

@user-hc1bb2uf7z Жыл бұрын

Great video! Can't wait for Echoes of silence!

@theoptionist8887 18 күн бұрын

man. this is such a good video. you're so talented at cross hatching this story together with meaning. like this was so well put and well put together. i really really enjoyed this. well. i mean. the whole things makes me sad. its an in depth look and breakdown of tragic art. and coming to terms with loving something so dark. idk. but yeah. super loved this. excited to check out some more videos

@danteturnbull1475 Жыл бұрын

Great video man!! Keep it up

@christianabeldangol Жыл бұрын

Love these videos can’t wait for EOS 🥰🥰

@markmandotcom Жыл бұрын

can wait for your EOS vid!!

@akshatvyas7387 Ай бұрын

Thursday is my favorite album/mixtape out of his discography. The story telling is immaculate. Gone, rolling stone and Valerie take it for me. The concept of a different girl every day of the week is something that took me surprise. Also Thursday's(the song) melancholic melody gives me something that no other song does, maybe echoes of silence(also the song) but these are rare songs. True underrated gems. And the seamless beat switch in gone goes unnoticed every time.

@hannahmadden1862 Жыл бұрын

Thanks in advance for your analysis of After Hours

@marcaus8464 8 ай бұрын

Bruuuuuuh!!!! , your segues are on point 👌🏾🔥 I’m gonna need you to write some papers for me.

@frankleni6718 4 ай бұрын

I actually interpret Birds pt 2 as Valerie shooting him in the back and ending their relationship, permanently rebuffing him. She hands back the pills and the narrator says that his back hurts. He focuses on her pain but mentions his physical pain. It’s almost like he is trying to convince himself that he is still in control, even though she ended things with him.

@izzy5122 Жыл бұрын

Let’s break down Thursday Lonely Star: Valerie meets Abel Life of The Party: Abel Takes Valerie To A Party Thursday: Valerie Becomes Impatient And Abel is Not Having It The Birds Pt 1: Abel Warns Valerie About Falling in love and Valerie Breaks Down The Birds Pt 2: Friday Morning And Valerie Shoots Abel in his Back and not herself because Abel said “And Now My Back Hurts” Gone (The Birds Pt 3) Friday and Abel Is at another girl’s House and he’s not worried Rolling stone doesn’t matter to the story so let’s move on Heaven Or Las Vegas: He Pays For His Fathers Sins And He Feels Sorry about it Valerie: Abel Apologizes To Valerie But Valerie Does Not GAF and She Moves on and leaves Abel Heartbroken IG The Tables have turned Valerie was just a Bird

@goncman Жыл бұрын

Wrong

@k0pykat582 9 ай бұрын

no the birds part two is her tryna convince abel not to leave her with a gun to her head. but he leaves her anyway so she shoots herself because its the only way for her to fall out of love. thats why he says "it wont be long before she falls outta love"

@bklopps Жыл бұрын

I like to see the zone as well as a few other songs on this mixtape as songs about other women. Abel said once talking about his early music he purposely talked about different experiences with different women in different songs

@563Mouse 5 ай бұрын

I been a Weeknd fan since 2011 no cap so this break down is great never thought about subject matter like this 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@jaleelhitlal4265 Ай бұрын

What an explanation bro👏🏽

@dracoo3117 Жыл бұрын

please make echoes of silence please 🙏🏽

@randomlyashy 4 ай бұрын

thursday is one of my fav albums

@FXCartel 16 күн бұрын

Still one of the greatest sounds ever despite the actual story and lyrics the melodies an tone and rhythm is amazing

@e.a.m.1063 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful analysis from a beautiful guy :)

@PrettyboyAshtun 4 ай бұрын

the birds pt 2 is underrated

@konflykt2325 3 күн бұрын

I was really into this album as a 9 year old up to high school i was dealing with a lot of shit that a child shouldnt be and this album gave me an outlet to feel it all. I will forever be grateful for that. i dont listen to his music much anymore though because i cant get past him grooming bella hadid and i dont have the cd anymore. i dont want to give him anymore money. I think that behavior is normalized in the xo fandom alot. theres so many pedophiles that groomed me through his music and i really wanna post this comment in case there are other victims that would like to talk about addiction, recovering from abuse, etc. thank you for this analysis!

@playbxoy 3 ай бұрын

in the beginning of "lonely star" : it seems like pain and regret, are your bestfriends...well baby I can be ..your bestfriend .."😭🔥XO

@LawlessGaming13 Жыл бұрын

The way I see it, if you tell the how it's gonna be, and they go along with it, then it's their fault. Manipulation implies that one was lied too. She hurts herself by thinking she's special enough to change his mind, and she found out she wasn't.

@paulagetsmewetter Жыл бұрын

you should cover echoes of silence

@ItachiUchiha-ut6xj Жыл бұрын

Thursday is still the Weeknd's best album.

@Frank-ps8jr 11 ай бұрын

LONELY STAR

@bento9007 7 ай бұрын

Praise God

@melokakaza7178 Жыл бұрын

WE NEED THE ECHOS OF SILENCE VIDEO

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

All in due time, my dear friend :)

@bumboom7352 3 ай бұрын

5:43 That clip of that one guy had my dying 😂😂😂. That represents part of rhe ablum to an accuracy had me laughing. 😂😂😂

@kausturmer Жыл бұрын

I lived trilogy in real life, I was the lonely star

@g4bbyyy 8 ай бұрын

The way watching this video made me realize the same thing.

@lawsemaj 8 ай бұрын

I Love these breakdowns... What I don't like is the way his "imperfections" are undermined. His toxic ways spoken of as tho he's doin something wrong. NO... His toxic manipulative imperfections is why we all Love him. Have some respect

@fentanylstealer 6 ай бұрын

i love the weeknd

@GeordinLee 7 ай бұрын

Fucking genius.

@rjxoxo4909 7 ай бұрын

@RevivedBeast184 Жыл бұрын

LONELY STARRRRR

@kidaidanykfl Жыл бұрын

Imo these tapes were like Michael Jackson and 808's and Heartbreak met up

@PapeldeCasa 10 ай бұрын

🦇

@Toweleeeie17 7 ай бұрын

Valerie isn’t dead

@ak6sandhu Жыл бұрын

Who’s the guy at 5:45 ?

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

That's Myke C Town of Dead End Hip Hop! I should have credited the video in the description but I forgot lol. Here's the link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jr52jct8l8-2YIU.html

@ak6sandhu Жыл бұрын

@@JacksonsMusicPalate Thanks

@frqnk7838 6 ай бұрын

Bro!!! She didn't kill herself, she actually shot him

@Smith-tq2ex 8 ай бұрын

XOTWOD

@yamokoz3041 Жыл бұрын

@triberedeyetv5971 Жыл бұрын

Personified sadism and the god of sinsations

@ssofiman1761 Жыл бұрын

Lot Thing To say About Thursday with Numb feeling,pimp feeling or you listen lonley star convice her she can have car etc or life of party let her shine in party told her you are star and Thursday is he tell her that it wensday what you calling only Thurday and the zone is the weeknd sleeping with thursday girl but not see her and the bird 1 that warning and bird 2 start with Gun represent Heart break or shooting her self or shooting at the girl he cheating or shooting at him but miss the shot and in Gone he take durgs and party to forgot thursday girl because he fell something and he miss her but not let it on it mind she dead or he moved on and in rolling stone no body will never love him like her or His Mom or His fans and Heaven of las vegas he take durgs and thinks he is untouchable and valerie is the weeknd he let it all out his feeling and gulit not with word but with emotion pure tension building,movie feeling the pace rise rise and end up with bird flying mean the weeknd free man that why this is Movie not music Able like Amazing Movie Dircetors and Writter do He Give You Story but no clear and Easy to make you own story and it make you feel sorry for the thursday girl but at the same time you dont feel sorry for her and make you question it the weeknd is a villian or thursday girl this is why this is the best movie music album of alltime maybe i love films like amercian psycho or fight club or Taxi driver

@izzy5122 Жыл бұрын

U forgot In The Birds Pt 2 Abel Says His Back Hurts which Valerie Probably shot him in the back Or his New Girl

@zamand9863 Жыл бұрын

not so hot take: EOS is the best out of all three, every track is a 10/10.

@imgonnatellmom3245 Жыл бұрын

Hotter take, its the worst album from the weeknd. The only good song on it is Montreal

@xotwodjavy Жыл бұрын

@@imgonnatellmom3245Absolutely horrendous take

@kshitij8428 Жыл бұрын

@@imgonnatellmom3245 The Transition from Montreal - Outside - XO/The Host - Initiation is goated bruh .

@kristianjohnson3008 11 ай бұрын

@@imgonnatellmom3245YES! THIS!

@imgonnatellmom3245 4 ай бұрын

@@kshitij8428looking back at it i was way too harsh on it

@squamousthomas3267 Жыл бұрын

I lost my virginity to Heaven or Las Vegas

@g4bbyyy 8 ай бұрын

Oh 😃

@stalliontheehottie 4 ай бұрын

@@g4bbyyylMFOAOO I wasn’t expecting that

@Superiorhumanboxing 8 ай бұрын

Where the fuck is he getting those videos

@ssofiman1761 Жыл бұрын

After you Finished Trilogy Do The weeknd best world buliding and best lyrics and best Produced album That is Kiss land

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

lollll no that is not it

@ssofiman1761 Жыл бұрын

@@JacksonsMusicPalate what do you mean buy that

@theweekndxo7438 Жыл бұрын

@@ssofiman1761 his best world building album is after hours

@ssofiman1761 Жыл бұрын

@@theweekndxo7438 Yes and No if there is No Kissland there is no After hour or Dawn Fm and Let be Real kissland The weeknd Best Album next To trilogy

@theweekndxo7438 Жыл бұрын

@@ssofiman1761 i don’t agrée tbh, kissland is iconic, but it’s probably the one album i go back to the least other than for professional or pretty

@ChillCitizen Жыл бұрын

Man I luv your explanation, it gives me even more understanding about my favorite artist 🤌🏾

@PapeldeCasa 10 ай бұрын

Not a conniving black predator 😊

@baexxx6907 8 ай бұрын

Huh

@omaryassir8775 Жыл бұрын

is the weeknd really awful or are you just a nice guy? this tells me a lot about you man

@johnviera3884 Ай бұрын

my mom likes soap operas. i like good music. that’s why I can’t follow this garbage

@eluayi Жыл бұрын

rolling stone so good

@mekeido Жыл бұрын

LONELY STAR, Yo bros , what's a good social to reach you at ? ,Great content keep it up

@JacksonsMusicPalate Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you my friend! If you'd like to reach out, @jacksonsmusicpalate on instagram would work - I don't use it much

@mekeido Жыл бұрын

@@JacksonsMusicPalate aye bet bro imma tap in