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@OnpurposeWithIntention

3 ай бұрын

❤

Aside from the fact that all of these performances are amazing... shout out to NPR for never having any advertisements on the videos... y'all are the real MVP

@senpaihentai7911

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Baytron You never heard of adblockers before? If you use Android, root device and install Adaway. Be your own MVP and learn to use adblocker apps. 😂

@joecusack3015

8 жыл бұрын

+SENPAI HENTAI Just get KZread Red. It wont void your warranty on your phone. Or, just get the add on for Google Chrome. AddBlocker. Its free and does the same as KZread RED

@christanmiddleton8580

8 жыл бұрын

"Be your own MVP"- Coined

@mantuu9894

7 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt know that because I have a lovelz thing called auto-tune. :3

@mellow6749

7 жыл бұрын

Autotune: Now Featuring AdBlock, apparently

John Legend's voice is made of the crackling of a fireplace, hot chocolate, and fuzzy slippers on a christmas morning.

@mistermime1337

7 жыл бұрын

made my day!cheers :)

@aegontargaryen6269

6 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s true

@winsomecunningham7972

5 жыл бұрын

All of me loves all of you

@AE-ix2iz

5 жыл бұрын

MusingsofaJay♡ wow perfect description

@LaurelKashinn

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful description!

Gotta tell this story, it was the 4th of July 2014 and I was back home in Philly. They put on a free concert in the park before the fireworks and it was cold and rainy and everyone was miserable. 3 groups performed and they got out of there after 15 mins or 3 songs apiece. John Legend came out in the rain and proceeded to sing soaking wet for 45 mins and by the end of his concert everyone was up and dancing and singing along. I've been a fan ever since.

His voice is velvet autumn air

@DCKita

5 жыл бұрын

I felt that comment on a spiritual level 😂

@dailybrewid8630

5 жыл бұрын

I love how you describe his voice!! Totally agree

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dana how are you doing...?

@eruratana3546

10 ай бұрын

That was so deep

So effortless it's almost unfair how much talent he has.

@eeeli13

5 жыл бұрын

He sure worked hard for it!! Know what u mean though...

@The19Bodyguard

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he said at an interview that he worked very hard for reaching that level

@hdsoutherland4071

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@shabbyhouse

4 жыл бұрын

And we dont see all the work behind

@jaredmcdonald3285

3 жыл бұрын

His brother is just as good if not better look up Vaughn Anthony

His voice is crazy good. One of the best voices mankind has ever heard. Word.

@1jjbooker

7 жыл бұрын

Nasir V this is facts... Imma big fan of his vocal ability and writing

@lucas.schineider

6 жыл бұрын

Nasir V

@johnwagemans7948

6 жыл бұрын

You haven't heard alot then.

@sallybowles2781

5 жыл бұрын

well, one of the best of the ones that are still alive :D

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Layne how are you doing..?

"We were made to laur"

@ameredetail

7 жыл бұрын

hahahaha... so true

@mcivannamboya1430

7 жыл бұрын

Herman Pettersen loool 😂😂

@yoshiki.g1450

7 жыл бұрын

Herman Pettersen damn straight...:D

@lakeashaw

7 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@jonathandavisjr4137

7 жыл бұрын

Herman Pettersen 😂😂😂

John Legend is such a refreshing and creative breeze in the stale music business. So much of the river of sublime tradition flows through him. I hear Nat King Cole, Sam Cook, Mahalia Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Marvin Gaye and so many other greats in him...classical, pop, jazz, blues...He sings, writes, plays...what a deep and wide fountain...

@Tiger5672

9 жыл бұрын

Brian Walsh I agree! I would love to hear him and Adele do a duet! That would be amazing.

@chocolatebunni

5 жыл бұрын

And Donny Hathaway

@AE-ix2iz

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Walsh well said

@AE-ix2iz

5 жыл бұрын

Chocolate Bunni nice addition. Agreed

@orlandosumlin

7 ай бұрын

I just so fully agree. He’s my biggest musical inspiration

Hands down, one of the best vocal performances I've ever heard.

@thechefraejuan

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

I don't think I could handle seeing him live. Not without embarrassing myself.

@Dfndrofmnknd

6 жыл бұрын

Saw him in a small theater in Bellingham, WA in 2014. I can barely listen to his records anymore because they don't compare to his live performance.

@Mcary07

4 жыл бұрын

Hilarious

@lorenzobarcelo5642

4 жыл бұрын

His live performance is unreal. an addiction, you will have a hard time listening to the CD after hearing the real thing. His talent is so amazing

@gislabush6364

3 жыл бұрын

He is literally amazing live!!!

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Tami how are you doing...?

PLEASE get D'angelo on here!!!

@wizthem

8 жыл бұрын

+One2three4abc For real tho

@sehz1789

7 жыл бұрын

ahh d angelo the modern black music goddess

@scott5311

7 жыл бұрын

He would KILL!

@Roy-G-Biv

7 жыл бұрын

goddess?

@tigerlillie1997

7 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

"Made To Love" 0:05 "Move" 6:26 "All Of Me" 10:32

@guyduderson709

5 жыл бұрын

I salute you

@lukewolfgang5002

5 жыл бұрын

Hero of chat

@michellemolefi5191

4 жыл бұрын

i was searching for this comment

@masotaum

2 жыл бұрын

ty

Very enjoyable. No high-effects video required, just a good audio and video engineer, and a performer who lives in the song.

@helloxonsfan

9 жыл бұрын

This is the perfect combo. I love both NPR & John Legend.

@9UaYXxB

9 жыл бұрын

They worked very well together as you have said. Cheers!

Anyone here from 2019? John Legend's voice never gets old!

This version of Made to Love is way better than the album version

@soulphoenix13

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's so raw, which brings out the authentic beauty of the track. A song like that is better stripped down and not produced. Some of Legend's tracks suffer from overproduction, which isn't a fault of his. It's just the industry. Anyway, I loved this version so much. Watched it three times.

@geoting2007

5 жыл бұрын

ben bdippin big facts

@LoveWithin

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree! I played it like 5 times in a row LOL

@MrLorenzoism

5 жыл бұрын

thats true about most tiny desk performances

@youtubeaccount9058

4 жыл бұрын

This version - that he just sat down and belted out solo in one take. So impressive.

I feel so lucky to say that my generation produced such a legendary talent like John Legend.

the voice crack at 12:50 is why I love live music so much. It reminds us that behind all the watered down crap we hear on the radio that's polished to perfection there is still a human behind the music. Hearing absolute masters make mistakes reminds me that we are all mortals and nothing should be as perfect as the fake world we live in wants us to believe it is.

00:00 Made To Love 6:25 Move 10:32 All Of Me

Man those first few notes of Made to Love were amazing. Brought me back to his first album...blissful and memorizing vocals...pure talent and those keys! 😫😍

I could just listen to him talk for hours

Beautiful. He's one of the best singer/composer at this time. wonderful.

"Made to Love" is hands down sounds the best - to me. I still find it funny some think he's autotuned, in an office, with a crowd, while he has so many vocal fluctuations in his music which sound amazing.

I want to live forever in a captured moment of John’s voice. Like trying to stop a wave from returning back to the ocean. Impossible. Just hold onto the memory.

I think I'd give up a limb to have his voice.

We are all witnessing a LEGEND! We should all be thankful that John Legend exists. NPR you guys should be very proud at what you have created, I cant say enough about tiny desk.

A Jamie Foxx tiny Desk Concert would be AMAZING!

@sethjsanchez

5 жыл бұрын

yes please

@joshuaowens4466

5 жыл бұрын

J-Foxx would be sick

@Archlense

5 жыл бұрын

im still waiting Jamie Foxx would be amazing.

@keshiapeters1575

5 жыл бұрын

yes. His last album Hollywood was so underrated.

@1337fireninjas

4 жыл бұрын

YES

I'm goose-bumped by the soothing sound of both John and the guitarist around 9:30 :That part always makes a mighty "move" on me. On repeat since 2014.

I was asked to cover All of Me and I refused. How can I cover a song that is just done so well by this man? I'd be a fool.

@michellewiggins3297

4 жыл бұрын

Did you ever cave in? It's such an amazing song.

Tiny desk allows artists to be raw, intimate and real. Love the talent - stripped of all the glitter and being intimate with it 💚

One of the great voices of our times. How effortless he makes it seem.

I rarely use the term "Musical Genius", but here it applies.

there is so much purity in his eyes. hes got so much love and kindness like within him, u can feel from his music. oh i love him.

He almost seems sad. His voice is like a sip of scotch, exuding a smokey resonance reminiscent of the draw from a cuban cigar maybe? He just sounds so good.

@taylormorales6614

7 жыл бұрын

TroubleinZION ❤

@jchez0962

6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful simile. You describe it so beautifully.

@esakpase4000

6 жыл бұрын

TroubleinZION I couldn't say any better..

@priteshyadvendu802

5 жыл бұрын

You sir have a way with words

@divalish100

5 жыл бұрын

WOW....the sip of scotch so perfectly describes his voice

I am so stunned by the intimacy NPr has created in this "tiny desk" set....my favorite artists sound even better to me when playing for this audience in this setting. T pain was great, Lianne LaHavas., Deqn Sue, Adele, Natalie Merchant, Sun Ra Arkestra (wow! peeled my wig), oh oh oh EDmar Castaneda !!!! how super special that was......

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Kim how are you doing...?

The best thing to come out of Clark County Ohio ever!!! Sheer talent. Class. Thank you John Stevens for sharing your talent with us. Cheers from Park Layne!!!

1. John L is a very handsome man. 2. He's got a beautiful voice. 3. And he's got some serious piano skills. Edit: Plus, John seems like he's a really nice guy. Wow, talk about having it all? ( ^ _ ^ )

@christanmiddleton8580

8 жыл бұрын

Don't forget his wife #savage

waiting for Childish Gambino

@Regimeshifts

7 жыл бұрын

Are you eating though?

@iparamount1

7 жыл бұрын

where that Redbone? !?! straight acoustic

@Zervantor

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I would like it if he would also play some songs from before this last album

@emersonflores9008

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! We need Bino, please! But he is obviously super busy lately filming and voice acting.

@202DHB

6 жыл бұрын

you must not watch Atlanta lol

Criminally underrated.

@DovakiinV

7 жыл бұрын

'sold millions of records, won nine Grammys'... mhmm

@StephanieL180

7 жыл бұрын

SpikeSpiegel And still underrated. Not that many millions either.

@DovakiinV

7 жыл бұрын

Should count him lucky, even with great skill at something you can't expect a certain amount of success. Take William Blake as one example.

@Elm98

7 жыл бұрын

anderson paak

@fokincont

7 жыл бұрын

true but hes just starting

I watch this over and over for his rich voice and those damn expresssions. He has such a captivating face.

Just keep thinking of jamie foxx's impersonation of him lol

@yasserykifuku8910

7 жыл бұрын

yeaahhhh no shit😂😂😂

@jarrodong4430

7 жыл бұрын

IKR

@shamworld1781

6 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one

@keshiapeters1575

5 жыл бұрын

me too. That impression was spot on.

@AE-ix2iz

5 жыл бұрын

DeathnoteIsTheLife 😂

Sweet like honey. I could listening to John Legend Live all day and night. Thanks NPR😍

This is the perfect combo. I love both NPR & John Legend.

how can you even end such a performance with humility? I'd be like "I know right? 😎"

This is, by far, one of the best performance that I've ever seen in Tiny Desk. I can't stop watching it...

I couldn't believe it when John said he wrote a song with Fink... OMG! He is such an underrated songwriter... Maybe John will help him getting the views he deserves! These two together are awesome...

@micha-elvanluijtelaar3331

4 жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, and this is the first time I saw this clip. I love John any day, but there is no way he can ever come close to Fink's version of this song (it's called Move on me, not Move btw).

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Aga how are you doing...?

john legend's voice is always so rich and soulful, such a classy lad~

John Legend has sold millions of records, won nine Grammys, collaborated with many of the biggest stars in music (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Alicia Keys, The Roots, et al), and achieved the kind of statesmanlike musical-ambassador status usually afforded to artists twice his age. He is, in short, the sort of star who doesn't usually perform behind desks in offices. #johnlegend

@alexcurrie8460

5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Whyte best comment on this video 👏

@jenniferrbishop1

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, But you must be new. It is a real HONOR to be invited to do the NPR Tiny Desk concert and if you get on here, it will make you famous if you werent , already, hands down. NPR Tiny Desk is the Creme de la Creme of promotion and love for REAL music. Have you not seen the catalog of performers ? Wilco? The Pixies? Robert Cray? The Avett Brothers? Dave Matthews? Yo Yo Ma? Natalie Merchant? There are too many to bring up !sorry, dear one. He is EXACTLY the kind of person that sits at a desk and sings.

@jas_bataille

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferrbishop1 Hey Jennifer, what Marcus wrote is literally the description attached to this video which he copied and paste... yeah. "the sort of star who doesn't usually perform behind desks..." The key word here is "usually". Which means, he would never do this but for Tiny Desk. Which means this comments means the contrary of what you thought. Sorry.

@718comics

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people don’t usually do this but when you see other stars do it you want to give it a try

His voice is so crisp and pure it’s like he’s almost lipsyncing from his album.

John Legend is astounding.......thanks for posting this!

Tiny Desk, Big Voice

@hdsoutherland4071

4 жыл бұрын

Here hear. ..

This is easily the best version of "Made to Love" The album version and his other live performances of this song just seem rushed.

I like how they showed the crowd. It seems like they only show it if it's a sea of humanity.

John is so talented!! Thanks Tiny Desk for featuring so much amazing talent!!

Everyone who sings from the heart makes it look easy

Lost count of how many times I've watched this. This is fantastic. On a side note, I desperately need the tabs for "Move." My gosh ❤️

All of Me is a song i can never get over... it describes love in the realest of ways. Everytime i listen to it, i smile

@thomaslarosa5440

9 жыл бұрын

Listen to the jazz All of Me, it's better:)

Thank you so much to Tiny desk NPR Music....a wide variety of music and artists, a great concept! To hear JL in this way is brilliant... :-) Compliments to the sound team once again.

yep this guy deserves everything he has going for him he's amazing

maravilhoso John. amo você. sou brasileiro. lindas canções

So nobody’s gunna talk About John’s poreless and seemingly flawless complexion? Thought I just clicked on a glossier ad... Skin and vocal dexterity is like butta😩✨ HOW SWAY?!

@mariaesparza4067

4 жыл бұрын

i just stared at him...

@samsschool3639

4 жыл бұрын

He looked a little bit ashy to me

He made it sound so effortless. John is dope. Great performance.

This, People...THIS!!!! Look into the audience. Just Look at the diversity of the crowd. All the walks of life represented. No one cares about the religious beliefs of the person standing beside them. No social status hierarchy, not a care in the world for 15 minutes. Just humans, being human. Great music can move mountains, great musicians touch your soul. John Legend is one of those people that can do both.

@shnbwmn

9 жыл бұрын

Why must someone always post a comment like this?

@cossacknutcracker

9 жыл бұрын

I want you to make a movie like the lion king but with humans :D

@BunkleMcCrunkle

9 жыл бұрын

What the fuck has that got to do with anythin?

@cossacknutcracker

9 жыл бұрын

owenmcburns nothing at all just words that i felt were needed

@BunkleMcCrunkle

9 жыл бұрын

I like your conviction. Now, in response to your request, there is a stage play of the lion king, or you could just watch hamlet.

He has a beautiful voice, but that piano playing.. Wow! Such a talented artist.

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Carla how are you doing...?

He makes music sound effortless. Incredible.

@yeopazman

10 жыл бұрын

God damn, you're hot! :)

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Deann how are you doing ...?

“Move” was AMAZING. I felt the raw emotion in my soul. Such a powerful message. Well done John Legend 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Thank you NPR! I love these intimate sessions with world class musicians.

How can't we love his voice. Smooth like a butter, sweet like a candy.

We were made to love 2020 who is here with me!

✨Pure heart✨Pure soul✨Pure gift✨Pure gold Thank you, John.The Love in your voice brings much needed Light to the planet.May you and Your Family Be Forever Blessed, Sweet Brother

All of Me always brings a tear to my eye. Such a powerful and deep song.

saw him live, probably one of the best performances I have heard live.

s/o NPR John Legend singing 🎤 an ripping apart them Keys 🎹 LEGENDARY

I Love this perfomance . I Love John Legend so much. His voice is extremely comforting to me.

Yes, John Legend. A gift to all of us. His phrasing....oh, my. I am reminded of the pianist Bill Evans. I hear the same excellence listening to John sing. The perfect turn of a melody. Egad, he's just so good.

I just heard you sing that song for the first time and you are amazing thank you I am so sorry for all the pain in the world why cant we all LOVE no more fighting

Please get Anthony Hamilton!

@pilotc5107

8 жыл бұрын

they just made one with him !

@BlessOli

6 жыл бұрын

Here kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWegxdKrmcq3YKg.html

@Maxbeanbag

6 жыл бұрын

..and its fing amazeballs

If they ever make a movie about Sam Cooke, John should play him.

@joannwood2854

5 жыл бұрын

Where is that movie?! I need it lol

@dkrew

4 жыл бұрын

I hear you, but listen to Aloe Blacc cover Change Is Gonna Come

@dustinmcdaniel5487

4 жыл бұрын

I need that movie in my lifetime.

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

@@joannwood2854 hello Joann how are you doing..?

His voice an Imagine and when he start playing those 🔥🔥🔥key's 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶🎶🎶🎹🎹🎹🎶🎶🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥☔❤❤❤❤❤WOW I could listen to him all DAY!!!!it just take you into deep deep thought God really truly bless his vocals the man is bad(Good) (Excellent AMAZING 🎹🎶🎤🎼🎹!!!!!)💜💜💜💜💜

The timbre of his tone is the money. It's a whole industry

goosebumps are an understatement.

Who’s listening to this under lockdown in 2021?

@leratomaduna07

3 жыл бұрын

Me baby

John Legend's voice is 1 of the best voices in popular music! He is one of my favorite singers and this video reminds me of why!!!

Love this program. Shout out to NPR and all the guest for the pure music.

God damn he is a pretty dude

@Mizmilla

7 жыл бұрын

Bene HA! My grandmother used to say Kevin Costner and Bruce Willis were "pretty men"

@KaraokeNig

7 жыл бұрын

+Sheila M :] Your grandma was clear on what kind of men she liked. I don't even know why i said that, i guess i was overwhelmed by his artistic presence.

Eu amo esse programa e essa apresentação do John Legend 💙

@isaquesilvasousa294

9 ай бұрын

Som de qualidade!!!

do we ever stop and wonder, all of me is actually one of the greatest love songs of all time, really defined this generation.

Una voz excepcional!!!

Wow...have to say I really enjoyed this. NPR tiny desk concerts bring out the best!!

@markneil9539

2 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing...?

Wish there would be an NPR tiny desk session of another talented John: Mr. Mayer. John Legend, as always, makes my soul happy with his amazing talents 👏

@kritikasampleone7457

4 жыл бұрын

JOHN MAYER PLEASE!

I always love John Legend concerts, though obviously this is different, but they always attract such a wide range of people. It's beautiful.

After watching this yesterday I had to watch it the minute I woke up, so beatiful! 😇

John is a fine-ash man

@absalommahlangu9696

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@queenv4340

2 жыл бұрын

Yesssss😂😂

What a beautiful man!

A Masterpiece.John’s sultry voice and heartfelt lyrics often move me to tears, but if I didn’t know better he seems heartbroken during his performance!🤔

This is so up-close I am literally overwhelmed

Legend indeed!!

Why do I feel like he just kissed all my scars and made me smile? Thx. The Legend!!!

One of the best voices in popular music hands down. "All of Me" is one of the best love songs ever written. Congrats to John and Chrissy on the birth of their baby girl!

His voice is just gorgeous.