Wow, holy crap I didn't even realize that! Im doing a recreation of your Desert Rose in sound engineering and I didn't even realize that it's the anniversary! That's so cool!
Thanks for sharing, I think artistically, this was very personal. Those tears in the video looked too real to fake. It adds a lot of emotion to your voice , the lyrics and has elevated the song for me personally. Bravo!
I feel like every person whose parents are immigrants can feel this. You were raised in a country with a certain culture and a certain perception of things and you go to your original country where your whole family is and can literally feel the disconnection, the wall between them and you. You feel alienated within your own community because you didn’t grow up the same way and some things you do can be shocking, offensive, perceived in a bad way there. That’s honestly a terrible feeling that not too many artists talk about and lolo represented so perfectly so thank you for this.
I have never liked a comment so quickly. This is the struggle of being the kid living in the hyphen. Mexican-American. Feeling the disconnect on both sides high key sucks...
And then you always get mixed messages about who you are ... like “your not ____ not really” but in the country you grow up in your told your not really that either. It’s frustrating😐
Exactly and they pressure you to say that their country is better . They push you to say that your country of origin is your real country. I was born in France with algerian and italian origin
The “habibi” broke my heart. I’m arab and Mexican and feel a disconnect to both since I never was indulged in either culture growing up. I feel like I can’t be truly loved as who I am without having to change myself to fit each of their standards
A la ... Arabe y Mexicana/o ... y yo pensaba q ya lo habia visto todo . Pero si fuera de bromas same Soy Española y Marroqui ( de Marruecos, si , lo q esta en el video ... creo ) pero la verdad no simpatizo con nada de esto
I’m Moroccan and has been born and raised in France so that song hits me right in the feels. When she says "love me love me won’t you love me" "hold me close when I come home" these lyrics literally made me cry. Being alienated from your own roots is a different kind of pain.
The beauty of this song is even tho it’s written about religion and religious differences it’s completely open to interpretation and anyone can relate to it ♥️♥️
I'm Arab and Ive felt this even tho I was born and raised in Arab countries with my family.... I felt that something was wrong with me, or the culture, or the religion.... But it was none of those things, it was the PPL who I called my family. So I decided to move away and live somewhere, I'm currently looking for somewhere comfy enough for me to make it my own home. Inshallah I'll find that place soon ❤️🤲🏻
hope you find the place you're looking for. My mom had a similar experience, she moved from Denmark to Florida as a child, and at age 15 ran away from home in Florida to go to NYC since her mom was bedridden and most of the people around her (family included) were racist or otherwise assholes. Its hard to make a go of it completely on your own, but she did it, and you can too. Good luck صديق
Wow you can feel how personal this video is. I'm sure this resonates with so many people who feel alienated from their families or ancestral lands in so many different situations. Lolo is a gem and this song is incredible. If you need me I'll either be dancing in tulle on a beach or crying in a taxi. Mashalla Lolo!!!
@@-cassiopee3923 She is half Algerian and half French. So, I think this video depicts what she feels towards her origins. She feels distant even though she was with them. I don't know if I was able to provide you with the correct thought behind the video. But this is what I think the video says.
rising star yes ! I hate that I won’t have the background 100% (the complete correct info) but I read an interview that her family said for her to change her last name and that they don’t approve of her life decisions. (Dads side of course)
@@vliciouss Thanks for the information. It's really sad actually. Your very own family disapproving of you and your choices is one of the most hurtful things.
@@moniakarfale2242 هههه تا انا كان تيحصابلي واش مغربية مع بان ليا الفيديو مصور فالمغرب وخلاص فاش شفت دوك البيجامات هههههه دوك لي معروفين تنلبسوهم فالعيد الكبير راه بزااف ، غتبصم اسمها فالساحة الفنية فالمستقبل ان شاء الله
This was one of her first songs.. and I always found it the hardest to listen to.. having a visual to this lyrical letter is so amazingly personal & honest. LY LO, bb
I can understand her so much. I grew up in a muslim immigrant family. I'm just crying after seeing this video. I want to experience love but if my parents will ever find it out, they will reject me. I'm also bisexual which makes everything a lot harder...
Omg I thought I was the only one who had this exact situation, I live in a bengali Muslim immigrant family in London and I'm bisexual omg I remember balling my eyes out to this yesterday😭😭
@@-cassiopee3923 Lolo's roots come from Algeria, her father was from there but they moved away when she was really young. She wanted to go back and visit her family but when she was going to go visit her cousin for a wedding, that side of the family didn't want her there because of the western influence.
@@ValenNitto Well "They" didn't leave Algeria , her father did , then move to France . Lolo was born in Paris and THEN her family move to LA. She's a French girl with Algerian rootd , who grew up in the US .
@@wishy19the singer is Algerian and yes she filmed in morroco cause it’s similar to Algeria. It was hard for her team to get visa to Algeria so it was easier bcs to visa for her team but she show Algerian tradition 🇩🇿
This video made me cry so much when I first saw it. I've seen a lot of great North African and Arab musicians talk about their families (ex. Mahmood), but like Lolo my dad is Algerian and after one big family reunion like the one in this video (my jedda also looks like the one in the video) I never saw or heard from any of them again for years. Speaking french too I love the bilingual lyrics, but for me Lolo here is singing the language of loneliness. The image at 1:30 just breaks me down, being estranged AND in the diaspora you just have this feeling of wishing your family would have held on to you and not let you go, no matter what you grow up to be or if you can understand everything about each other. After a decade of estrangement I finally reached out to my aunt who was visiting her mother (my jedda) and asked her to translate and read a letter to her (my jedda is illerate) telling her about my life, what music I like, what I study, etc. My jedda replied saying, "no matter where my grandchildren live, I love them equally."
Lyrics here ❤️ "Inshallah," that's what you say You think I lost my faith You won't speak my name Forbidden, won't see you again I chose a life of sin Wish you could forgive [Pre-Chorus] I got sharp edges, I get defensive Too lost to care, middle finger in the air I'm sorry that I scared ya Be my protector when I cross the Sahara Take me there, take me there and [Chorus] Love me like a desert rose Hold me like you can't let go Keep me safe when I come home Love me like a desert rose [Verse 2] Regarde nous Les mêmes joues Toi et moi, tous les deux les mêmes Plus de joie, en rentrant dans le bled [Pre-Chorus] I got sharp edges, I get defensive Too lost to care, middle finger in the air I'm sorry that I scared ya Be my protector when I cross the Sahara Take me there, take me there and [Chorus] Love me like a desert rose Hold me like you can't let go (Like you can't let go) Keep me safe when I come home Love me like a- [Bridge] Love me, that's all I want (Habibi) Hold me, is that too much? (Habibi) Keep me safe when I come home (Habibi) Love me, ah, love me like a- [Chorus] Love me like a desert rose Hold me like you can't let go Keep me safe when I come home Love me like a- [Outro] Like a desert Habibi, habibi (Habibi) Habibi, habibi, ah (Habibi) Habibi, habibi, ah Love me Won't you love me?
Why did you skip the french part? This song talks about her origins and those lyrics give lot of sense to the story she tells Here it is: Regarde-nous (Look at us) Les mêmes joues (The same cheeks) Toi et moi (You and I) Tous les deux les mêmes (Both the same) Plus de choix (No more choice) En rentrant dans le bled (Entering(/on the way back to) the village)
I was probably really lost in the beats that I forgot that the lyrics actually represented a personal story of yours. Now, after watching this video instead of feeling all sexy I'll probably feel nostalgic haha I haven't experienced being /alienated/ from my roots, but I'd surely feel like I've left something behind or neglected when I finally go there. So I feel this, I feel you Lolo. All the love, this came out amazing💛
Desert Rose is by far my most favorite track. I was so excited to know you're releasing a video, and now that I've seen it I want to say how incredibly proud I am of you. Just the fact that you're putting out something so heavily personal and intimate into the world is just... Thank you. That's not an easy story to tell, but I'm so so grateful you did.
This video represents the feelings i have when visiting my parents home country, enjoying the time there, disagreement with (some) their culture and the sad feeling when leaving. This was the first song i heard of you and made me fall in love with your music! I'm glad you decided to make a video for it.
Nah the shot where the family’s reflection is in the window and the little boy reaches out for her on the other side and then chases after the car 🥺 people who feel distant to their roots can relate you can see how she feels isolated even though it’s supposed to be the place you are from, it’s like you’re a stranger
This makes me want to go visit my family in Afghanistan. Although I would feel a bit alienated (the people know right away you’re western), I want to get to know them and to learn more about my culture. It’s too bad I never got the chance to see any of my grandparents though 💔😞 Aside: I feel so sorry for Lolo, especially towards the end was so heartbreaking. This is truly one of my favourites off the album.
I never get sentimental watching a Musikvideo but this one really hits close to home and makes me feel some typ of way. Thank you for sharing this intimit part of your life and your experience with us lolo ❤️❤️
I cannot put to words how much I love this song and the message behind it . It hits home since my parents come from two absolutely different backgrounds . I love that I get to experience both cultures but I will be “that foreign kid” no matter where I go . I also wanted to mention , she’s got a beautiful nose .
Translation of the french part: Regarde nous: look at us Les mêmes joues: the same cheeks Toi et moi : you and I Tous les deux les mêmes: both the same Plus de joie: no more joy En rentrant dans le bled: entering the country (the bled) I Relate to this singer so muuch oh and ALGERIAAAAAA 🇩🇿 🇩🇿
@@sanakabanerjee4462 not in that case :) It depends on the pronunciation of the "plus". If you let the "s" sound, that means "more". If you don't pronounce the "s", like in this case, it means "no more".
As a french Moroccan/Tunisian girl I can feel this song so deeply that’s insane.. It was this song that made me discover her. Your legacy don’t have to be a burden and sometimes it hurt to let go of certain things. But you have to... 🌹
So thankful to Lolo for sharing with us a part of her story. This song is very deep and meaningful and so is the music video. A lot of people can relate to this story just like me. Thank you Lolo it was very beautiful 💜
I think I finally understood... God, this is so heartbreaking 💔 "Be my protector when I cross the Sahara" Everything makes sense now... Children are pure and innocent, they can see and accept/love you for who you are. It's different when it comes to the adults in the father's family side when that father is absent and isn't there to show love and protect his daughter. (at least symbolically) Difficult to be and feel accepted. The fact that she still calls him Habibi... 💔 So vulnerable, so precious!! Much love Lolo. This only made me love the song even more. Thank you for these wonderful song and video.
I discovered this song in 2018 and it still gives me chills to this day. The ending part was so beautiful and meaningful and heartbreaking for some reason. I never imagined the visuals to be like this and it exceeded my expectations. Lolo is great
such a beautiful and painful video. shout out to you because it must’ve been really tough to film that and share it with us 💙 will always be grateful for this song
this hurts so much to watch🥺💗 as a kurdish american girl who’s constantly trying to learn more and embrace my roots, but still feels perpetually disconnected. most days feel normal, but on others the disconnect weighs so heavy on my heart. sending all my love to other first gens💗
I was born in Algeria and moved to the US at 5. And I FEEL this song deep. Like, I don’t really belong with Algerians for being too american but also feeling so disconnected from americans because I was raised in an algerian household.
@@yasmineakouiass320 hayak is an algeria traditions and she showed it , she filmed in morocco cuz it was hard to get visa that's it , she showed couscous an algeian dish , she represented her country algeria no matter where the place is
@yasmineakouiass320 it filmed in Morocco as you said but she showed the Algerian culture cs she's an Algerian you said whatever you want you're talking just for talking 🤦
I thought i was the only one who got teary eyed watching this music video but then i scrolled through the comments and saw i was not the only one!! This was really personal and lolo would always be my fav!
I can really relate to this song. My family is part of a religion called Jehovahs Witnesses but I don't want to be a part of it anymore. When I was younger I happily participated in the religion, but now things are different. That's why I can especially relate to the lines "you think I lost my faith" and "forbidden won't see you again. I chose of life of sin". I have recently come to accept myself for being queer but my mom doesn't support the LGBTQ+ so it's been really hard for me to open up to her and tell her that I don't want to be a part of her religion anymore. My mom knows I'm queer, I have no idea how, but she's made it very clear. For some reason, she has never actually talked to me about it at all. My brother doesn't want any part of the religion either and I recently hinted to him I am queer and I was so happy to hear him say that he doesn't care and he won't judge me. My other brother (who is active in the religion) was very judgmental about it when I basically just straight up told him with a very obvious hint. I'm his sister and I want him to know everything about me but to judge me and tear down my built-up acceptance in my sexuality is very thoughtless and of him, regardless of beliefs. I have nothing against Jehovah's witnesses I only have anything against my family (siblings, mother) because Jehovahs witnesses aren't supposed to be homophobic they just shouldn't support LGBTQ+ and my family is definitely quite homophobic.
i didn't think I could be this connected to a bunch of visuals and a couple of lyrics... I cried from start to end tho... I am Colombian, I am not a migrant, nonetheless, I was raised in a very very catholic family. So the more I grow up and learn more about the garbage on my religion and the more I become a "sinner", the more I am disconnected to my religious roots, and the more I feel strange with my parents, with my sisters. Perhaps my reality is no as dramatic as being raised in such a contrasting environment different from the "original" roots, but still, waking up and being more and more distant ideologically, and being looked like you disappointed everyone's expectations, bruh, this song hits home.
Ela foi visitar seu lar passado, mas ela voltou diferente porque foi criada em uma cultura diferente. Ela já não se reconhece mais no próprio lar de nascença, e sofre preconceito por ser diferente, e se culpa por isso. Ela vai embora de coração partido.
i love my Arab culture and the community but it gets so hard sometimes. especially now in TikTok its so sexual but it has such a bigger meaning than u guys think. constantly told to be ashamed and compared to always feel like ur wrong and not allowed to make any mistakes bc the family name is in vain. so much trauma from childhoods for most of us. To the Arab family we are "whitewashed" and always told we would've been better to stay back home. I don't want people to think Arabs are oppressed but it is the case for a lot of us. more of sexism than oppression. my culture is beautiful but it isn't perfect just like any other culture. I love this. this is true art. I'm so sorry for anyone that was raised in a toxic/ toxic immigrant household because it does hurt a lot.
I've felt this and I am American. My family wanted me to have certain things and be a certain way. Childhood traumas made us estranged. I'm living my whole life with the family I made🥰🥰 thank you for this song So beautiful
I'm mixed and I really relate to this song. Because of my family situation, I am disconnected from my dad's side of the family. I don't know much about Japanese culture other than what I see in media. I can't speak Japanese and I didn't grow up eating the food at home. Also because of my appearance, people don't believe me when I say I'm Asian. I think there are a lot of people that feel separated from their heritage, not just mixed people, but I know that a lot of multiracial people can resonate.
Spotify randomly showed me this song years ago. I used to play it before I ever even stepped into the middle-east. Its one of those fun songs that has changed for me as I have aged. Soothing and sad.
This song hits different after watching the video tbh 🥺 As a child of interracial, immigrant parents, the feeling of alienation is even worse, cuz you fit in neither of your homelands.
This was the very first song I fell in love with Lolo (after stumbling this orgasmic tune from one of @Farahdukhai video in 2018). Wanted to have visuals for this sexy number for a long time. Had an impression that it could be sexy and haunting with the Sahara as a background. Instead this is exceptionally raw, genuinely sincere - simply original. I definitely understand why you waited long enough to get this done. The storyline is exceptional, you just had to capture its essence in its purest of form without a limited budget and creativity! Kudos yet again Lolo. You are remarkable and your music is life for me ❣
this is one of my favorite songs of all time. i also have middle eastern roots and this video resonated deeply with me. couldn't have imagined more fitting visuals
I think I understand the meaning of the song. There are cultural rules and there is freedom. She chose freedom and went her own path. But she still loves her family. I know how it feels like.
Thank you so much, I miss a family like this to come home with😔 my mom is Dutch and my father is moroccan..I never lived with him and my family, they are all living in Morocco 😭I saw him twice in my life..I'm 30 years old now. I cried my eyes out with this masterpiece. Thank you Lolo this song helped me healing 💕 loves Latoya
HAPPY BDAY DESERT ROSE ❤️
WHO'S HERE 1 YEAR LATER??
i love you 🤍
Wow, holy crap I didn't even realize that! Im doing a recreation of your Desert Rose in sound engineering and I didn't even realize that it's the anniversary! That's so cool!
this song is iconic
Thanks for sharing, I think artistically, this was very personal. Those tears in the video looked too real to fake. It adds a lot of emotion to your voice , the lyrics and has elevated the song for me personally. Bravo!
🙋♂️
Lolo is another artist of my little secret, now is receiving the recognition she deserves
She*
You couldn't speak my mind more
SAME !!!
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I feel like every person whose parents are immigrants can feel this.
You were raised in a country with a certain culture and a certain perception of things and you go to your original country where your whole family is and can literally feel the disconnection, the wall between them and you. You feel alienated within your own community because you didn’t grow up the same way and some things you do can be shocking, offensive, perceived in a bad way there.
That’s honestly a terrible feeling that not too many artists talk about and lolo represented so perfectly so thank you for this.
I have never liked a comment so quickly. This is the struggle of being the kid living in the hyphen. Mexican-American. Feeling the disconnect on both sides high key sucks...
And then you always get mixed messages about who you are ... like “your not ____ not really” but in the country you grow up in your told your not really that either. It’s frustrating😐
@@calebholm4237 exactly!!!! oh my god
THIS x100 I really want to go to Afghanistan but I’m just afraid to feel alienated by them.
Exactly and they pressure you to say that their country is better . They push you to say that your country of origin is your real country. I was born in France with algerian and italian origin
the ending (3:54) is the absolute best part. I’ve never heard a sound like that before and it give me chills every time.
No the part 2:06 is the best
@@DivyaSingh-iy2ih2:06 is the best
The “habibi” broke my heart. I’m arab and Mexican and feel a disconnect to both since I never was indulged in either culture growing up. I feel like I can’t be truly loved as who I am without having to change myself to fit each of their standards
Yup everything you said 💯. Yo tambien.
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SAME.
A la ... Arabe y Mexicana/o ... y yo pensaba q ya lo habia visto todo . Pero si fuera de bromas same Soy Española y Marroqui ( de Marruecos, si , lo q esta en el video ... creo ) pero la verdad no simpatizo con nada de esto
You are innately these cultures whether you’ve insulted in them or not though..it’s where you are from
I love how she incorporates multiple languages in her lyrics
@@uchiharin3341 not urdu its arabic
Yes because she is an Algerian
J aime trop la musique
❤❤💙💙💅💅🖤🖤🎈🎈 j aime trop
@@uchiharin3341 💀💀💀
The end made me tear. That little boy running after her broke my heart
Me too it really hurts
I’m Moroccan and has been born and raised in France so that song hits me right in the feels.
When she says "love me love me won’t you love me" "hold me close when I come home" these lyrics literally made me cry.
Being alienated from your own roots is a different kind of pain.
@Michael Dunn stfu
France is so much better.
Can't understand where you guys are coming from. I mean boi u were born and raised in France not morroco that you miss it.
@Michael Dunn you're so funny when you go back home first, but you won't do it because without our wealth youre just a bum
@@samar949 tu peux pas comprendre ça n'a rien à voir avec la beauté du pays
@Michael Dunn u go home your home is the dumpster. They miss u
The beauty of this song is even tho it’s written about religion and religious differences it’s completely open to interpretation and anyone can relate to it ♥️♥️
Is it really about religions ? I thought it was about her roots: she's from Algéria and France !
@@josefalc29 on her tiktok, she said it's about family trauma and religious differences
@insignia_gamingyt I think she came form a Muslim background cuz a lot of Muslims I know usually say inshaAllah etc
I thought this was about cultural differences, growing up in a different country then going back home to your roots
@bubbles bunny yeah I see
I'm Arab and Ive felt this even tho I was born and raised in Arab countries with my family.... I felt that something was wrong with me, or the culture, or the religion.... But it was none of those things, it was the PPL who I called my family. So I decided to move away and live somewhere, I'm currently looking for somewhere comfy enough for me to make it my own home. Inshallah I'll find that place soon ❤️🤲🏻
It's probably religion too let's be honest
good luck finding a home where you‘ll be able to find peace and happiness 💖
ameen ❤️🤲🏻
hope you find the place you're looking for. My mom had a similar experience, she moved from Denmark to Florida as a child, and at age 15 ran away from home in Florida to go to NYC since her mom was bedridden and most of the people around her (family included) were racist or otherwise assholes. Its hard to make a go of it completely on your own, but she did it, and you can too. Good luck صديق
@@kohlcooke8789 how did she run away??
Wow you can feel how personal this video is. I'm sure this resonates with so many people who feel alienated from their families or ancestral lands in so many different situations. Lolo is a gem and this song is incredible. If you need me I'll either be dancing in tulle on a beach or crying in a taxi. Mashalla Lolo!!!
i dont really get the story behind the song ?
@@-cassiopee3923 She is half Algerian and half French. So, I think this video depicts what she feels towards her origins. She feels distant even though she was with them. I don't know if I was able to provide you with the correct thought behind the video. But this is what I think the video says.
rising star yes ! I hate that I won’t have the background 100% (the complete correct info) but I read an interview that her family said for her to change her last name and that they don’t approve of her life decisions. (Dads side of course)
@@vliciouss Thanks for the information. It's really sad actually. Your very own family disapproving of you and your choices is one of the most hurtful things.
rising star you’re very welcome, and yes, I agree.
UA-cam Ad actually was good for once
For real 😂😂😂
Waw its so waaaw
I see you everywhere
😭 yes
This feeling is like knowing you have a family you want to love (and be loved by) but yet you never can be fully a part of it.. i really feel it
I feel you. I can relate this
yes i feel so outcast ..
Me too
Yessss this.
Our Algerian queen🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This song feels like an anthem for all the alienated people
Literally
What is this song about
@@piratepuppy3394 Could be interpreted as feeling like you don't fit in where you are.
@natadelhelm thanks for comment 🙏❤️
I thought this would never come!
I didn’t either
Mad Lib me neither
Love how her song has really expressed her identity (American-French-Algerian)
moroccain*
monia karfale nope here dad are algerian
@@SpicyKdom yeah sorry i was wrong
@@moniakarfale2242 هههه تا انا كان تيحصابلي واش مغربية مع بان ليا الفيديو مصور فالمغرب وخلاص فاش شفت دوك البيجامات هههههه دوك لي معروفين تنلبسوهم فالعيد الكبير راه بزااف ، غتبصم اسمها فالساحة الفنية فالمستقبل ان شاء الله
@@darkstar9564 wah f lewal katghalti hhh
This was one of her first songs.. and I always found it the hardest to listen to.. having a visual to this lyrical letter is so amazingly personal & honest. LY LO, bb
This song just goes to show how many people don’t listen to the lyrics of songs.
From my understanding it’s abt religious beliefs and some sort of trauma
@@javierresto5771 Yes 💔
The song: Abt religious beliefs and Trauma
TikTok:Seggs trend go brrr
@@cameroncooksey6718 she made a tiktok about it she's not upset tho
@@marie____ Ik i saw it i was just saying
I can understand her so much. I grew up in a muslim immigrant family. I'm just crying after seeing this video. I want to experience love but if my parents will ever find it out, they will reject me. I'm also bisexual which makes everything a lot harder...
This pain I share with you ❤️
glad i’m not the only one.
Omg I thought I was the only one who had this exact situation, I live in a bengali Muslim immigrant family in London and I'm bisexual omg I remember balling my eyes out to this yesterday😭😭
I’m bisexual too 💕
You guys need to leave islam
Did i seriously just cried when shes hugging the lady 😣
I realized I havent hugged my grandma in a while 😢 She lives in North Africa and its so hard to see her
@@leena7961 i hope you meet your grandma soon❤️
if you know her story you’ll know how beautiful this song is. she’s singing to her algerian side that she’s estranged from. i love this song sm 🥺🥺🥺
CAM can you tell me about her?
Love this. If you know the history, this is personal.
what’s the story behind the song, i don’t really get it, can u explain me please ??
Sad Soundcloud this was not filmed in Algeria. This is in Essaouira in Morocco
@@-cassiopee3923 Lolo's roots come from Algeria, her father was from there but they moved away when she was really young. She wanted to go back and visit her family but when she was going to go visit her cousin for a wedding, that side of the family didn't want her there because of the western influence.
@@ValenNitto
Well "They" didn't leave Algeria , her father did , then move to France . Lolo was born in Paris and THEN her family move to LA. She's a French girl with Algerian rootd , who grew up in the US .
SnowMonkey92 *san Francisco
Children are so sweet and pure. They accepted her without any bias of social convention. 😢💗
Love this. The chorus is like a lullaby, the imagery is poetic and edgy in a casual everyday way.
Never thought that this song talks about her roots and how she wants her family to love her..this is just too deep
french and algerian beauty. she’s amazing
The fact that I cried like crazy. Felt personal but yet, universal.
I loved how she showed her Algerian heritage ❤🇩🇿
That’s Moroccan heritage bcz the video is filmed in Morocco it has nothing to do with Algeria
@@wishy19the singer is Algerian and yes she filmed in morroco cause it’s similar to Algeria. It was hard for her team to get visa to Algeria so it was easier bcs to visa for her team but she show Algerian tradition 🇩🇿
@@wishy19 yas
@@douaasworld9670 🤢🙊🤢🤢🤢🤦🤦🤦
@@musicalcomposition3105 لو سمحت /ي علاواش ايموجي القرف وش قارف/ة من الجزائر
This video made me cry so much when I first saw it. I've seen a lot of great North African and Arab musicians talk about their families (ex. Mahmood), but like Lolo my dad is Algerian and after one big family reunion like the one in this video (my jedda also looks like the one in the video) I never saw or heard from any of them again for years. Speaking french too I love the bilingual lyrics, but for me Lolo here is singing the language of loneliness. The image at 1:30 just breaks me down, being estranged AND in the diaspora you just have this feeling of wishing your family would have held on to you and not let you go, no matter what you grow up to be or if you can understand everything about each other. After a decade of estrangement I finally reached out to my aunt who was visiting her mother (my jedda) and asked her to translate and read a letter to her (my jedda is illerate) telling her about my life, what music I like, what I study, etc. My jedda replied saying, "no matter where my grandchildren live, I love them equally."
Lyrics here ❤️
"Inshallah," that's what you say
You think I lost my faith
You won't speak my name
Forbidden, won't see you again
I chose a life of sin
Wish you could forgive
[Pre-Chorus]
I got sharp edges, I get defensive
Too lost to care, middle finger in the air
I'm sorry that I scared ya
Be my protector when I cross the Sahara
Take me there, take me there and
[Chorus]
Love me like a desert rose
Hold me like you can't let go
Keep me safe when I come home
Love me like a desert rose
[Verse 2]
Regarde nous
Les mêmes joues
Toi et moi, tous les deux les mêmes
Plus de joie, en rentrant dans le bled
[Pre-Chorus]
I got sharp edges, I get defensive
Too lost to care, middle finger in the air
I'm sorry that I scared ya
Be my protector when I cross the Sahara
Take me there, take me there and
[Chorus]
Love me like a desert rose
Hold me like you can't let go (Like you can't let go)
Keep me safe when I come home
Love me like a-
[Bridge]
Love me, that's all I want (Habibi)
Hold me, is that too much? (Habibi)
Keep me safe when I come home (Habibi)
Love me, ah, love me like a-
[Chorus]
Love me like a desert rose
Hold me like you can't let go
Keep me safe when I come home
Love me like a-
[Outro]
Like a desert
Habibi, habibi (Habibi)
Habibi, habibi, ah (Habibi)
Habibi, habibi, ah
Love me
Won't you love me?
Why did you skip the french part? This song talks about her origins and those lyrics give lot of sense to the story she tells
Here it is:
Regarde-nous
(Look at us)
Les mêmes joues
(The same cheeks)
Toi et moi
(You and I)
Tous les deux les mêmes
(Both the same)
Plus de choix
(No more choice)
En rentrant dans le bled
(Entering(/on the way back to) the village)
@@Blue_Kitsu sorry for that error occurred i'm posted now i'm fixed it now thank for you recommend
Thank you 🤍
Wow ❤️
seriousmama xoxo just in case u dont know what Habibi mean Baby
Sis literally made me cry with this clip. The song was already moving but the video was the cherry on top
I was probably really lost in the beats that I forgot that the lyrics actually represented a personal story of yours. Now, after watching this video instead of feeling all sexy I'll probably feel nostalgic haha
I haven't experienced being /alienated/ from my roots, but I'd surely feel like I've left something behind or neglected when I finally go there. So I feel this, I feel you Lolo.
All the love, this came out amazing💛
عجبني كيف صورت ثقافة الجزائر و عبرت عن ألم الإغتراب عن الأصل و الجذور حبيت
تراه مصور في المغرب شوفي صندوق الوصف💀
@@leeaah تتكلم عن معنى كلماتها ( تصور بكلماتها )يا الأخت!🤦
THIS IS SO UNDERRATED
Desert Rose is by far my most favorite track. I was so excited to know you're releasing a video, and now that I've seen it I want to say how incredibly proud I am of you. Just the fact that you're putting out something so heavily personal and intimate into the world is just... Thank you. That's not an easy story to tell, but I'm so so grateful you did.
First song I heard from her..instantly became a fan
Me too
Same
mine is moi 😌
This video represents the feelings i have when visiting my parents home country, enjoying the time there, disagreement with (some) their culture and the sad feeling when leaving. This was the first song i heard of you and made me fall in love with your music! I'm glad you decided to make a video for it.
An artist this is deep my greetings from algeria 🇩🇿
Nah the shot where the family’s reflection is in the window and the little boy reaches out for her on the other side and then chases after the car 🥺 people who feel distant to their roots can relate you can see how she feels isolated even though it’s supposed to be the place you are from, it’s like you’re a stranger
Thank you for sharing yourself so unapologetically 🥀
This makes me want to go visit my family in Afghanistan. Although I would feel a bit alienated (the people know right away you’re western), I want to get to know them and to learn more about my culture. It’s too bad I never got the chance to see any of my grandparents though 💔😞
Aside: I feel so sorry for Lolo, especially towards the end was so heartbreaking. This is truly one of my favourites off the album.
i‘m also from afghanistan. i miss it there so much. i just want to go back:( inshallah
what does she mean at the end
@@tana6949 Afghans don’t speak Arabic. Habibi means sweetheart though. ❤
@@Dhfhucudu yk this person edited their comment so it didn’t say afghanistan before
@@n1dgafinşallah 😢
Well after seeing this i can no longer have it on my "sexy play list".......damn that ending
We really have mistaken the purpose of the song
She actually posted on tiktok how she ain’t even mad about us making it sexual lmfao
@@LordCrackheadass wow thats crazy she new
🤣🤣
Lol so true i just posted story saying hottest song
algeriaaaaaa in the heart💙🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿💙💙💙
I loved this song in Taeyong's Vlive so much. He has great taste. I hadn't listened to this song from her yet.
This the song that made me a fan I'm emotional
it's soo beautiful, drowning in my tears
I never get sentimental watching a Musikvideo but this one really hits close to home and makes me feel some typ of way. Thank you for sharing this intimit part of your life and your experience with us lolo ❤️❤️
I cannot put to words how much I love this song and the message behind it . It hits home since my parents come from two absolutely different backgrounds . I love that I get to experience both cultures but I will be “that foreign kid” no matter where I go .
I also wanted to mention , she’s got a beautiful nose .
Translation of the french part:
Regarde nous: look at us
Les mêmes joues: the same cheeks
Toi et moi : you and I
Tous les deux les mêmes: both the same
Plus de joie: no more joy
En rentrant dans le bled: entering the country (the bled)
I Relate to this singer so muuch oh and ALGERIAAAAAA 🇩🇿 🇩🇿
isn't plus de joie supposed to mean something like more joy
@@sanakabanerjee4462 not in that case :) It depends on the pronunciation of the "plus". If you let the "s" sound, that means "more". If you don't pronounce the "s", like in this case, it means "no more".
@@takhorocho8086 oh wow damn, i guess they taught us nothing at school. Thanks a lot!
am i the only one who cried watching this, she really expressed her pain, her voice, the lyrics, the music video everything...😪
As a french Moroccan/Tunisian girl I can feel this song so deeply that’s insane.. It was this song that made me discover her. Your legacy don’t have to be a burden and sometimes it hurt to let go of certain things. But you have to... 🌹
So thankful to Lolo for sharing with us a part of her story. This song is very deep and meaningful and so is the music video. A lot of people can relate to this story just like me. Thank you Lolo it was very beautiful 💜
i love when artists deliver the msg abt rare things, not like all about relationships and whatsoever
I think I finally understood... God, this is so heartbreaking 💔
"Be my protector when I cross the Sahara"
Everything makes sense now...
Children are pure and innocent, they can see and accept/love you for who you are. It's different when it comes to the adults in the father's family side when that father is absent and isn't there to show love and protect his daughter. (at least symbolically) Difficult to be and feel accepted.
The fact that she still calls him Habibi... 💔 So vulnerable, so precious!!
Much love Lolo. This only made me love the song even more. Thank you for these wonderful song and video.
I discovered this song in 2018 and it still gives me chills to this day. The ending part was so beautiful and meaningful and heartbreaking for some reason. I never imagined the visuals to be like this and it exceeded my expectations. Lolo is great
such a beautiful and painful video. shout out to you because it must’ve been really tough to film that and share it with us 💙 will always be grateful for this song
y'all saying Lolo is a gem. Her name itself (لولو) means pearl, what are y'all expecting. 😭❤️❤️❤️
I can't explain what I like most about this song, the rhythm, the melody or that mixes different languages in its lyrics, I love it.
I felt this song. My heart it aches as I painted. Inspired a painting out of me. Thank you for making this song
this hurts so much to watch🥺💗 as a kurdish american girl who’s constantly trying to learn more and embrace my roots, but still feels perpetually disconnected. most days feel normal, but on others the disconnect weighs so heavy on my heart. sending all my love to other first gens💗
wow what a beautiful video. brought me to tears. as an Algerian who grew up in America i can relate to this song and video soooo much. ty lolo ilysm
My Algerian side brought me here too 💔
I was born in Algeria and moved to the US at 5. And I FEEL this song deep. Like, I don’t really belong with Algerians for being too american but also feeling so disconnected from americans because I was raised in an algerian household.
Who's here in 2024?
Me
🙋🏻♀️
Forever and always
Ever new view after 31. Of December I guess 😋
In 2023
Algerian culture 🥺🥺🥺soo pretty and original 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿 proud of you
Wtf How she represent Algeria and the video is filmed in Morocco 🇲🇦 with Moroccan people and Moroccan culture 😂😂😂and I know she's algerian
@@yasmineakouiass320 لاهي جزائرية وقالت ذلك في إحدى فيديو ليها على التيكتوك
@@yasmineakouiass320 hayak is an algeria traditions and she showed it , she filmed in morocco cuz it was hard to get visa that's it , she showed couscous an algeian dish , she represented her country algeria no matter where the place is
@yasmineakouiass320 it filmed in Morocco as you said but she showed the Algerian culture cs she's an Algerian you said whatever you want you're talking just for talking 🤦
The way her eyes tears at the end, you can feel her hurt and emotions! It's just so beautiful
I thought i was the only one who got teary eyed watching this music video but then i scrolled through the comments and saw i was not the only one!! This was really personal and lolo would always be my fav!
The edits to this song tho😩
I can really relate to this song. My family is part of a religion called Jehovahs Witnesses but I don't want to be a part of it anymore. When I was younger I happily participated in the religion, but now things are different. That's why I can especially relate to the lines "you think I lost my faith" and "forbidden won't see you again. I chose of life of sin". I have recently come to accept myself for being queer but my mom doesn't support the LGBTQ+ so it's been really hard for me to open up to her and tell her that I don't want to be a part of her religion anymore. My mom knows I'm queer, I have no idea how, but she's made it very clear. For some reason, she has never actually talked to me about it at all. My brother doesn't want any part of the religion either and I recently hinted to him I am queer and I was so happy to hear him say that he doesn't care and he won't judge me. My other brother (who is active in the religion) was very judgmental about it when I basically just straight up told him with a very obvious hint. I'm his sister and I want him to know everything about me but to judge me and tear down my built-up acceptance in my sexuality is very thoughtless and of him, regardless of beliefs. I have nothing against Jehovah's witnesses I only have anything against my family (siblings, mother) because Jehovahs witnesses aren't supposed to be homophobic they just shouldn't support LGBTQ+ and my family is definitely quite homophobic.
I love her!! Her voice hypnotic and therapeutic.
i didn't think I could be this connected to a bunch of visuals and a couple of lyrics... I cried from start to end tho... I am Colombian, I am not a migrant, nonetheless, I was raised in a very very catholic family. So the more I grow up and learn more about the garbage on my religion and the more I become a "sinner", the more I am disconnected to my religious roots, and the more I feel strange with my parents, with my sisters.
Perhaps my reality is no as dramatic as being raised in such a contrasting environment different from the "original" roots, but still, waking up and being more and more distant ideologically, and being looked like you disappointed everyone's expectations, bruh, this song hits home.
NOOSSA EU TAVA PENSANDO HOJE, "COMO SERÁ QUE PODERIA SER UM CLIPE DE DESERT ROSE???" TÔ CHORANDO CARA MEU DEUUUSSSSSSS
eu nao entendi mto bem o final
Ela voltando pro Brooklyn Love dela nos USA
Ela foi visitar seu lar passado, mas ela voltou diferente porque foi criada em uma cultura diferente. Ela já não se reconhece mais no próprio lar de nascença, e sofre preconceito por ser diferente, e se culpa por isso. Ela vai embora de coração partido.
This was absolutely beautiful, the scenery, the incorporates languange, vocal voice, semi cinematic music video, and the culture of the city.
Algeria's strength💚❤️🤍🇩🇿
This song always brings me to tears
4:20-5:15 she's not acting, like she's always carrying her pain inside
i love my Arab culture and the community but it gets so hard sometimes. especially now in TikTok its so sexual but it has such a bigger meaning than u guys think. constantly told to be ashamed and compared to always feel like ur wrong and not allowed to make any mistakes bc the family name is in vain. so much trauma from childhoods for most of us. To the Arab family we are "whitewashed" and always told we would've been better to stay back home. I don't want people to think Arabs are oppressed but it is the case for a lot of us. more of sexism than oppression. my culture is beautiful but it isn't perfect just like any other culture. I love this. this is true art. I'm so sorry for anyone that was raised in a toxic/ toxic immigrant household because it does hurt a lot.
Its arabo-amazigh culture 🇩🇿
As someone who barely gets to see their family in another country, this song always brings me to tears.
It's amazing that the men of her Arabic life (Dad and brother) get behind her and adore her
I've felt this and I am American. My family wanted me to have certain things and be a certain way. Childhood traumas made us estranged. I'm living my whole life with the family I made🥰🥰 thank you for this song
So beautiful
1:10 the guy on the left is just vibing with her singing
Fernando Diniz when she put the middle finger up I checked to see if he was looking... he wasn’t.
This is the single most beautiful thing ive ever watched.
I'm mixed and I really relate to this song. Because of my family situation, I am disconnected from my dad's side of the family. I don't know much about Japanese culture other than what I see in media. I can't speak Japanese and I didn't grow up eating the food at home. Also because of my appearance, people don't believe me when I say I'm Asian. I think there are a lot of people that feel separated from their heritage, not just mixed people, but I know that a lot of multiracial people can resonate.
Spotify randomly showed me this song years ago. I used to play it before I ever even stepped into the middle-east. Its one of those fun songs that has changed for me as I have aged. Soothing and sad.
Fire so talented !! Tu fais notre fierté 🇩🇿
This hit home really hard. Thank you for using this part of yourself to make this. Continue comme ça Lolo. Et bravo à la prod.
Her voice is so magical and when she starts singing in French I always get goosebumps in overwhelmed feeling
ESSA MULHER MERECE O MUNDO, OBRIGADO POR TUDO
This touched my spirit. The reflection in your window as you left
This song hits different after watching the video tbh 🥺
As a child of interracial, immigrant parents, the feeling of alienation is even worse, cuz you fit in neither of your homelands.
Allah loves you,you don't need no human♡
This was the very first song I fell in love with Lolo (after stumbling this orgasmic tune from one of @Farahdukhai video in 2018). Wanted to have visuals for this sexy number for a long time. Had an impression that it could be sexy and haunting with the Sahara as a background. Instead this is exceptionally raw, genuinely sincere - simply original. I definitely understand why you waited long enough to get this done. The storyline is exceptional, you just had to capture its essence in its purest of form without a limited budget and creativity! Kudos yet again Lolo. You are remarkable and your music is life for me ❣
this is one of my favorite songs of all time. i also have middle eastern roots and this video resonated deeply with me. couldn't have imagined more fitting visuals
when she speaks french, arabic, and english in one song😩💪🏼
These lyrics are just so smooth and understanding she's song is underated I love the don't you love me part and Lolo is just so creative and unique
Ela é uma artista maravilhosa, sou feliz de ter conhecido a Lolo. Essa música é perfeita. ♡♡ 🇧🇷
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I think I understand the meaning of the song. There are cultural rules and there is freedom. She chose freedom and went her own path. But she still loves her family. I know how it feels like.
Lolo gave me that feeling that I can’t explain but it’s something deep inside of me.
Incredible! Thank you Lolo for this merveille ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇩🇿🤍🐝
No maroco❤❤
@@mohamadjeddoudi2767 start by writing the name of it correctly
@@mohamadjeddoudi2767o to hell she said that she's Algerian
@@mohamadjeddoudi2767she said herself that she is half algerian and half french
THEN WHY THERE IS MOROCCAN FLAG?@@sousounasouha1934
Thank you so much, I miss a family like this to come home with😔 my mom is Dutch and my father is moroccan..I never lived with him and my family, they are all living in Morocco 😭I saw him twice in my life..I'm 30 years old now. I cried my eyes out with this masterpiece. Thank you Lolo this song helped me healing 💕 loves Latoya