A Farewell to the After Hours Era.
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- As The Dawn approaches, let's take ONE LAST look at the After Hours era, as well as break down the music videos for "Too Late" and "Save Your Tears". Timestamps below!
What an era it's been. Thank you to @TheWeeknd
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:34 - "Too Late" Music Video EXPLAINED!
13:48 - "Save Your Tears" Music Video EXPLAINED!
24:30 - Do the After Hours Era music videos form a storyline?
27:08 - Our favorite moments (performances, music videos, etc.) from the After Hours era...
42:17 - we answer some of YOUR questions re: After Hours!
52:03 - Why was After Hours so successful?
New to our channel? Go check out our TRILOGY of videos discussing After Hours right here: ua-cam.com/play/PLXzM6oJxrnoxTmiXGvOM3Hhyv7Oqh0v04.html
TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 - Intro
2:34 - "Too Late" Music Video EXPLAINED!
13:48 - "Save Your Tears" Music Video EXPLAINED!
24:30 - Do the After Hours Era music videos form a storyline?
27:08 - Our favorite moments (performances, music videos, etc.) from the After Hours era...
42:17 - we answer some of YOUR questions re: After Hours!
52:03 - Why was After Hours so successful?
Hey, do you guys know where I can find the whole after hours trailer at? Where he's in the casino on a slot machine and satan is in it too? You guys showed part of it in the beginning when you were talking about, Too Late
@@QPBrantley is it possibly this one? ua-cam.com/video/jkMDuCfvs1g/v-deo.html
I'm glad we could experience this era together, even if it was in the worst year ever we pulled through with a master piece of an album by an amazing man named The Weeknd.
Yess dude 🔥
Yeah great
Proud of the After Hours Era, but it’s time for the next chapter to happen.
#TheDawnIsComing
After Hours saved my life….I was going through a lot of shit this past year and this album saved me….I wen’t through heartbreak and pain…. To be honest I was never a sad or depressed person more life of the party and after I thought I found love it was just gone in a blink of an eye and I didn’t know how to handle it. Some nights I was so close to suicide I would just cry listening to After Hours missing the one girl that put me through this pain. I’m blessed that I was able to get through this phase of my life and I finally moved on. I’m happy again even though I don’t have that girl no more…. Able thank you so much for making After Hours because it really did save my life…and I’m sorry for anything your going through and I hope your fans know that we got your back!
X.O. for life
We are right there with you🤍this album has gotten us through our darkest days and it’s all because of that man’s talent and geniusness. Wishing you strength and love man🙌XO
Your like me.. but After Hours also saved my life X.O Gang for Life✌🏽🔥
All the albums be saving us ❤❤❤
This entire album got me through freshman year of high school and kept me happy and occupied whenever I needed it. After Hours will always be the most important album to me
On a more related note, what a heartwarming story, I’m so happy you didn’t kill yourself. Ik I’m some random guy in a UA-cam comment section, but Ik you are here for a good reason. Good luck with the rest of your life and the rest of your journey on this planet! We’re here with ya :)
I will not say goodbye to after hours album
It has become a part of life now
Going to challenge y’all a little bit. I think every music video is connected. My theory is that Heartless up until the In Your Eyes video we’re watching a man lose his mind (even in the performances)
He dies in the IYE video and gets transported to hell. We see the process of him getting transported in Until I bleed out. In snowchild, this is him reliving his entire life in hell. Now when too late comes into play, we are back in reality and The Weeknd is not dead inside but essentially people don’t care, they still want more of him. So they grab his head and find a body for him to be rebirth in but he comes back as a shell of himself, not actually The Weeknd. By the end of it all, he got plastic surgery and officially lost his mind yet again due to a fake attempt of resurrection.
Now* dead inside
i shit myself this is pretty good
I’ve been trying to connect them for SO LONG and this is EASILY the best theory I’ve seen! I truly believe it’s another story of the same man losing his mind in a different way
I’m so hyped to see how The Dawn builds on this!
I have a playlist that goes through all the videos in this order cause I always thought this too!! It starts with the trailer and goes and I added some live sets cause I feel some are connected as well
@@matthewsandoval4370 some of the live performances are definitely connected (AMAs, Jimmy Kimmel, etc)
The best story teller of all time ngl, Abel is truly is an amazing artist.
From an unbiased standpoint, I don’t think he is yet, but I think he will be top 5 of all time when it comes to storytelling by the end of his career
I think of our generation he’s certainly one of the best storytelling artists up there with Kendrick, Kanye, and Tyler The Creator. I think by the end of his career he will be known as one of the best storytellers in all of music
So W take just a bit too early to call him the best (he is my favorite artist tho, this is just from an unbiased standpoint. He’s my favorite artist in any aspect, but from an objective standpoint, he’s got a bit to go)
I think the order of the videos goes something like this (with explanation):
1 - Heartless (Official Video)
At the end of Heartless, The Weeknd is on the Vegas street, which is where Blinding Lights starts.
2 - Blinding Lights (Official Video)
This is the video where he breaks his nose, after getting punched by a guard.
3 - Until I Bleed Out (Official Video)
He has bandaging on his nose, and the video ends off with him in the deserty area.
4 - Snowchild (Animated Video)
Video starts off where UIBO ended; in the desert.
5 - Blinding Lights (Live on Jimmy Kimmel)
This is the performance at the beginning of the short film.
6 - After Hours (Short Film)
Starts at Jimmy Kimmel, ends in the elevator with the In Your Eyes lady.
7 - In Your Eyes (Official Video)
Starts at the end of the short film in the elevator, and ends with his head cut off.
8 - Too Late (Official Video)
This video is all about The Weeknd's head which was cut off in the previous video.
9 - Save Your Tears / In Your Eyes (Live on the 2020 AMAs)
In this performance, The Weeknd now has full face bandaging. This can be from his decapitation and/or surgery.
10 - Save Your Tears (Official Video)
The Weeknd now has no bandages and a full facelift.
If anyone has any comments/ideas/suggestions I am open to them! XOTWOD!
I’m curious if there’s some other performances and videos that fit in here!
Idk if the MTV performance and half time show have any significance in the storyline, but who knows!
Snowchild is the first one
@@alexandersantana24 no Snowchild definitely goes after UIBO
I listened to The Weeknd before in the past. But i only knew the singles like the hills, cant feel my face and starboy.
I can say that because of After Hours album and your theory video i became addicted to Abel songs.
Thank you 2 for the amazing videos and Abel for helped me this last two years.
(Sorry if i wrote something wrong, i'm brazilian and i learned english by myself)
XOTWOD
u should listen to trilogy and kissland
Listen to old music to
@@theweekndmusictapes802 my top 50 most listen of all time in spotify has only Abel so yeah, i already know his old works ;)
Same here, because of After Hours, I’ve become not only a fan of The Weeknd, but someone who can appreciate many genres including rap which I used to hate! My ears and mind have been opened up and Abel will forever be my favorite and the most influential artist to me and my life
Now I will say when it comes to the music itself, I probably like Kanye a bit more cuz I prefer rap to R&B and pop, but The Weeknd will always be more important to me as a person and my life in general
That’s impressive that your English is self taught. It’s not an easy language so kudos to you 👏🏾
Love the Weekend! I'm 58, just discovered Abel a couple years ago.❌🖤⭕💖 Such talent!!🎼💗
Legendary run
the fact that you guys put in the time to sit down and create a whole hour podcast about this era is beautiful . I appreciate it and im glad you guys are appreciate the era and the new era coming. what an era!
Thanks Danny! We also just put out our cinematic analysis of Dawn FM that we think you'd enjoy. We'll link it right here: ua-cam.com/video/LJcK6ZW00kI/v-deo.html
We'd love to know what you think!
It's quite a depressing comparison but the Save your tear music video is reminiscent to Michael Jackson's video for One more chance (filmed in 2003 but released after his death with the video was incomplete) in which you see arguably the greatest artist of all time as almost a shadow of his former self where he has become just the name while losing that previous sense of greatness. Both Save your tears and One more chance have the artist dancing on tables but not at a level before, again reinforcing the idea of a once great artist now at a low point. The plastic surgery in Save your tears could also reference Jackson's own problem with plastic surgery perhaps showing the insecurities people within the entertainment industry attempting to remain at the top. Overall watching the Save your tears video with the context of Jackson's One more chance video it portrays the larger story of once great artists trying to rekindle their peak and popularity with the message that the industry allows some great artists to fall off from their previous heights. Side note, I don't think this idea is completely applicable to Jackson himself and the One more chance video as I believe he was far from a spent force exemplified by his planned This is it tour, his planned endeavors into film while also beginning to work with contemporary artists.
Wow, I just watched the music video (for the first time as well so thank you for the recommendation) and there are some interesting parallels. Also that story of how they were in the middle of filming this before they raided Neverland is very eerie.
We appreciate the comment! Learned something new today🤝
@@OurThoughtsPodcast If you're interested, this article explains the full context at the time. Would highly recommend. www.charles-thomson.net/Portfolio-Features-One-More-Chance.html
@@darren223 what a sad story man. I can’t even imagine what that must’ve been like for Michael to get so close to a second chance just for it to blow up in his face so dramatically. You gotta figure he angered someone with DEEP industry ties.
On a lighter note, the segment talking about his plan to pursue films reminds me of this funny video talking about insane casting choices that didn’t go through that I’ll link right here: ua-cam.com/video/x8JwBZAtflE/v-deo.html
Interesting.
Can’t wait until dawn lol..No lie tho this album has became my favorite weekend project because its so raw and the story telling is so good. Can picture every song in my head. I still think my dear melancholy project was over looked it was a good setup for this album
I think that the after hours video is just the beginning of him tripping out and the videos for In Your eyes, too late are just dreams in that trip. And until I bleed it out is just what’s happening to him during the trip and also the end of his drug trip. Also the too late video climax can also be in reference to one of the lyrics in the song lost in the fire. The part when he says you can bring a friend
I really wish there were official instrumentals out there to listen to.
The ambient sound of the album is depressing, beautiful, and slightly horrifying. The production is absolutely incredible, near perfect in every way.
WE NEED THIS! It would absolutely be it’s own experience tbh.
Oh shoot👀👀🔥 after hours has been good to us boys 🙏🏿🙏🏿
Favorite artist of all time from day 1 Always loved and supported this man
I love after hours, from It’s story to the album’s music to the performances to it’s merch to everything else. The weeknd perfected it and to this day it is a 10/10 for me and still the best album of the 2020’s.
Thank you Abel for the AMAZING journey you put us through on After Hours and let the Dawn be another big step. Thank you….
You guys know what I gotta do…
WITH DJ KHALED AD-LIBS!!!
The Dawn will be an 11/10 if it has DJ Khaled ad-libs! PLEASE ABEL 🤣
In all seriousness, I think The Dawn will build splendidly off of After Hours. I’m expecting a brighter direction (the sun rising after the night kind of a thing) and the snippet of Take My Breath sounds amazing! Can’t wait for this album
I’m glad that I was able to witness at least the end of After Hours even though I unfortunately missed a good majority of it!
This made me wanna go back and rewatch ur old after hours vids. Keep up the grind ❌⭕️
i've loved this era so much. The live performances with music video productions were excellent
I’m still hoping for Faith MV 🔥. The pre-chorus is amazing 🔥
It’s not gonna happen 😔
After Hours era was amazing. The artistic vision from the character to the music to the performances. It definitely a mindset and a persona, but the next chapter is here.. 🌅🌅🌅
Another thing which I noticed with the Too Late music video is the resemblance to Steven Meisel’s Vogue Italia editorial on plastic surgery ‘makeover madness’ in 2005, which maybe could be some inspiration. The idea of the editorial is that in order to be perfect you need to change the way you look to fit the industry. Im pretty sure the editorial was also a bit controversial (as was the Too late MV in the eyes of some) showing the models getting surgery, stitches and bandaged to stay with what society calls ‘beautiful’. If you see the pictures of the shoot you’ll see the resemblance.
Such a fantastic video guys. Thank you for your work! As a big fan of Abel, it's such a pleasure to understand every single word that comes out, feels like I'm sharing the same room
Thank you guys so much for making these podcasts. I'm a college student, been a music lover for a while now, but i think After Hours was the first time an album REALLY hit me, like touched my soul, hit me in the corazon, type beat and I couldn't stop listening to it, watch the music videos, look up Genius lyric explanations, etc. My friends didn't really care about the album the way I did so I kinda just fangirled by myself till I found this podcast. Seeing all the DEEP dives and analyses was exactly the kind of content I wanted, and the best/weird part about it was that hearing y'all talk felt like just having a convo with friends about the music. Y'all said things that were exactly in line with what I thought and brought up new ideas I hadn't even thought of which i really appreciate.
This era was truly one for the books. I absolutely love concept albums like this, especially when it does feel like an ~era~. I can't wait to see what The Weeknd does next, or even just any other artists who come up with new concept albums/eras like this. And I can't wait to see what y'all talk about next! I love what y'all are doing so keep up the good work!
hey Rebeca! just wanted to say this comment is like a bundle of serotonin that I (cesco) can't help but smile at every time I see it so thank you so much for the kind words :)
We also just dropped our cinematic analysis for Dawn FM that we'd love to get your thoughts on! We'll leave it linked right here: ua-cam.com/video/LJcK6ZW00kI/v-deo.html
Much love and enjoy :)
I usually can't watch a video when people are just talking for about 30 mins to an hour straight but ya'll really got me into the vibe it felt like I was actually there chatting with you guys! WATCHED THE WHOLE THING. NEW SUB :) AH was a whole masterpiece. Honestly I don't think any other artist could top that off IT JUST HIT DIFFERENT imagine being so in love with what you do that you would put all of this hard work EVEN DURING A PANDEMIC PLZZ WE LOVE A KING. XOTWOD
Heyoooo just wanted to check back in and let you know that we just dropped our cinematic analysis of Dawn FM! We'd love to know what you think as we'll leave it linked right here: ua-cam.com/video/LJcK6ZW00kI/v-deo.html
Enjoy! :)
Fantastic job guys really enjoyed your analysis and recap of such a great album
I think that the scene where they sew his head on the dancer's body is a commentary on body image in Hollywood. I think because Abel never showed his body (which is totally okay, he doesn't have to), and perhaps in this video the idea is that lots of girls may think because he's a celebrity, he has to look this way, he has to have this perfect muscular body. So they forcefully create the perfect guy from their imagination.
Facts! Especially in the R&B world where it feels like u HAVE to have that perfect body like you’re saying for people to take your music seriously which shouldn’t be true.
This video was a great look back at this era! Great work guys! I’m looking forward to the content you guys will do with the new era 😎
the end of the vevo faith was the most emotional preformance ive seen in a while
Thank you guys so much for your great videos, a french fan speaking. Just wanted to tell you that just like you I'm starting writing video and articles/essays about diffrrent albums (DAMN. already finished) and I'm currently working on the After Hours article in which I'm regrouping and explaining all the songs/music videos storytelling
So once again It's great to share and speak about things we truly love and makes us coming out better
🤝🤝🤝please send us those videos/articles/essays whenever you get them done, we’d love to read them!
Loving your analysis. One correction. Abel still lives in LA. He sold his mansion to Madonna but he lives in a $25 million dollar Penthouse in Beverly Hills now. He also uses to live in BH before he bought the mansion in 2017 so he is going back to old Abel in many ways I guess
He never lived in that mansion either
This era was so good 😩
That fact he had no features on the album & I it did so amazing, he the 🐐
I sometimes come back to this video just because I miss this era so much. The Dawn is great, but nothing will be like the After Hours experience.
The connection people are making with the girl in Save Your Tears and Selena is that Selena looks very similar in a music video of her own. Bangs, earrings, dress, etc.
This was an amazing video man, well done guys.
I’m such a big fan of u guys for real🙏 , not only do I see how passionate u guys are and how much effort and work u guys put in but u guys give me and others new perspectives and theories to the lure and in a very clear concise way like honestly going through a lot of videos and the songs to digest all the details and allusions/references to things I never would’ve thought of. U guys deserve sooo much more recognition and I feel like UA-cam is like shadow banning u 😭
Wow thank you so much for the kind words☺️much love and we’ll be right back with another video coming soon!
(Also duuuude yes, UA-cam stays holding us back from greatness smh🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️)
@@OurThoughtsPodcast of courseee!! 😁 and can’t wait to see it , UA-cam needs to get on that issue ASAP
I think this album is the realest the Weeknd has been since Trilogy like a peak behind the curtains of his heart
and kiss land
What an era ... It was an experience 🔥🔥🔥🔥😎
Love this guys!
yet the most underrated song is until i bleed out.
He moved into a penthouse downtown LA 🤣🤣🤣🤣 It always makes me laugh, he sung all about how he wants to leave LA but then moves right to the heart of it lol
I mean he does have a unreleased song called Take Me Back To LA …🤔
His penthouse is not in downtown L.A.
@@pretycateyes ok well close enough lol
He still lives in LA he bought a penthouse for like 21 millon that's where he lives since selling his house to Madonna XO until we OD
i can't get enough of this album
Amazing video as always
Thank YOU for the amazing question🙌
I’m so happy we all got to experience this masterpiece of an era in our lifetimes, a legend like Abel comes around once every ten lifetimes.
I love this, talking openly about it
this video is beautiful wow thank you for thisn
This era will forever be special, after hours being the dark thematic work it is came at a dark moment for us all, the thing which made it even more relatable. For me after hours marked a psychological escape from the chaos caused by the pandemic, I will forever cherish and celebrate the After Hours but now it's time to look forward to the dawn, hopefully with perfect timing to the amelioration of the current human condition too.
You guys back ohhhh thanks
I just cant imagine how ABEL will top AFTER HOURS !! waiting for the dawn.
I'm not ready to let go
My absolute favorite live performance was Heartless
alone again is also my number one on the album!!!!
music video order could be
until i bleed out
snowchild
heartless
heartless intermission
in your eyes ft. doja cat (idk how it would connect but it could represent being on drugs since the music video looks like a bunch of people OD and said, "fuck it, lets make something")
blinding lights
blinding lights chromatics
after hours trailer
in your eyes
too late
save your tears
save your tears remix
Loved this so much 🥰🥰🥰 XO'TWOD
Please, I know its a hard one, but you need to do a video about Trilogy!
The Dawn is COMING ❤️😍
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After Hours isn’t going anywhere!
I will forever listen to it
The album hits so much harder now that the era is over
Top top top video again guys!
Good episode
I thoroughly enjoyed the After Hours Era. The album, After Hours, is such an amazing album from Mr. Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd). I know that people have their favorite song from After Hours, but for me personally, i don't have a favorite song from the After Hours album because i love each song to the point where i would listen to each song 2 to 3 times LOL. :) So yeah, the songs on After Hours are that good. Plus, i love how each song connected with each other and the transitions were so seamless, which allowed the entire storyline on the album to make sense, you know? The After Hours album was definitely worth the wait when it dropped on March 20th, 2020. The Weeknd is an amazing artist in every way, shape, and form. With that said, i'm looking forward to the new era from The Weeknd when the time comes. :)
After Hours is done but I can still put the album on repeat everyday :)
But I'm hype for the Dawn is Coming 🌅🌅 time to add another album on repeat.
In save your tears music video, that girl looks exactly like how Selena looks in her dance again music vidoe. Same hairstyle same ring same face same earring. That's the link why ppl were saying it's her
My question really made it into this???? That’s love man
I think Heath Ledger's joker scene where he sipped the champagne was referenced in save your tears music video when the weeknd did it
After hours is gold
Let's gooo 👀🖤🖤🖤🔥🔥🔥
Btw Fav song: Faith for sure
Fav live perfomance: (super bowl doesnt count to me cuz its another level shit so with that said) Faith VEVO perfomance.
Fav video clip: After hours for sure. When the instrumental of after hours starts give me chills everytime.
Never been so happy to see a notification
Just found your channel and am obsessed! I would love to be a guest or talk to you 2 about possibly being a guest if you're ever open to that. I'm a huge Weeknd fanatic and discovered Abel in late 2011. I'd love to share my experiences and interpretations of Abel's work if you're open to that :) we don't even have to make it a YT video, it would just be dope to chat with fellow XO ❤ I'm a woman so perhaps I can offer my perspective in a way you 2 might not have thought about prior. Either way, love this channel and just subbed!!
Ngl I'm going to miss red suit Abel
the only "bad" thing i can say about this era is "Faith" not getting a music video like Abel promised. i guess they had to scrap it :/
other than that, After Hours was incredible, and i can't wait to see what he has in store for us in The Dawn
Heyoooo just wanted to let you know that we just dropped our cinematic analysis of Dawn FM that we'll link right here: ua-cam.com/video/LJcK6ZW00kI/v-deo.html
enjoy! :)
@@OurThoughtsPodcast thanks! i'll give it a watch soon :)
I never knew an album could make me cry happy and sad tears at the same time 🤣
Now I’m crying cuz the era is over, the music is beautiful and sad, AND cuz I feel honored to have experienced this era
These are my analysis from Save Your Tears, let me know what you guys think. So basically my analysis of the music video starts by focusing on the obvious first, which is his face, it looks hella like hella different. It represents the image he puts out to the public. The people wearing masks are his “so called” fans, they look like they’re just there to watch what’s going and observing, therefore them just sitting still and not moving a muscle. The shiny suit also represents the idea of no matter how rich or lavish you look you can still be broken on the inside which is connected how his face looks. Him pouring champagne all over the place and people just watching represents the idea of like how viewers only see the “happy” moments of a celebrity or any other human. The girl is important in this music video because she’s the only one not wearing a mask which represents how Abel falling in love with the girl. They go to the stage, dance, fall in love, while everyone is watching. The gun represents his toxic traits, and that no matter what happens, his toxic traits will fire back at him in any relationship. It fades then to a red background, which I believe represents his new album “After Hours”. He’s performing for the audience and pouring his heart out after the breakup. The gun represents the toxic thoughts and everything he said on the album, he’s playing and having fun with the gun, which represents how these toxic thoughts and his ex influenced his music. He then uses the gun to shoot him self, which basically means that “the gun” was his album and his thoughts, and people were vibing to it but still felt his pain. When he shot himself, some people were worried in the beginning, which in reality people did feel his pain and were worried about how the weeknd is copping with his pain , but then applauded him later on for his remarkable album.
Ok save your tears defo has a connection . Even tho I don’t know what it is there’s a lot to see
A music video for Nothing Compares would’ve been cool
what a fucking era
Damn I need a breakdown of the unreleased songs for after hours take me back to la and hold my heart😁
the dawn has come😈
I want to put an S Curl in Weeknd's hair SOOOOOOO bad!
You’re right about salena and Bella..... I think they made him feel less of a man bc of who he really was..... look at how things ended with his ex Valerie and how he handled it with them that’s a good point.
Kinda confused Bc he’s still going to go on a After Hours tour
Is that drake in the Too late video
Why wasn’t there a video for Faith it’s a missed opportunities 😞
He pulled away from the secrete society. Yes he exposing all of them . Hope is stays safe.
WHEN R U GUYS GONNA REACT TO TAKE MY BREATH
If anyone has ever witnessed an exanguination, blood does not pour... It squirts at the interval of heart beats. I don't know why it's always portrayed as a pour....
Why does this comment make me feel uncomfortable? 😨
@@thatswhenweuncover8165 I couldn't tell you but I apologise...
I will really miss the red suit character
hey, are you guy a part of the weeknd discord? i'm one of the mods, we would absolutely love to have you in our community xo
This entire thing is such a commentary on art vs celebrity. I think Gaga’s fame monster wanted to touch on that too. I also think it’s a huge commentary on the fetishizing of artists and in particular black men. Honestly those two girls with bandaged faces in thr pool - only making out with his head. His image. His literal FACE value. And the house looks like the kardashian house. It’s such a commentary on thr fake and plastic nature of not only LA- but the commercialization of art.
Also his huge face looks like Yolanda hadid. It’s such a commentary.
Remember guys
The Dawn Is Coming
his message isnt ALWAYS about his relationships with women. theres so much more to his music than that, thats just one aspect. i feel like you guys really miss so much of his message. look more into what hes saying about the world, LA, hollywood, good and evil, etc.
idrk why race came into this with the Too Late video lmao