Lost in melody, Michael Jackson crooning about being a stranger in Moscow, had me think, correction, connect this aura with Abel Tesfaye a.k.a The Weeknd’s music, specifically his third track on his latest mix tape, “Montreal”, the second largest city in Canada, as well as, Tesfaye’s country; the most cultured city in Canada.
I’ve personally listened to Tesfaye’s “Montreal” intensively since the debut of “Ecohes Of Silence”, releasing December 21st, 2011, but I downloaded “Stranger in Moscow”, as I was hearing it on the radio one evening.
“Stranger In Moscow” had me going back and forth between the two soul felt pieces. “Montreal” has a concrete Jackson vibe, however with a more updated twist as Tesfaye sings not only in English, but French as well; telling a story about a woman who gave to much of herself to soon, resulting in him losing interest as there were no mystery to her left, despite his hopes for them. The jazzy tune could have indeed been Jackson’, if one had not known any better. Tesfaye was most definitely influenced by Jackson.
“Stranger In Moscow”, speaks upon a loneliness that someone is feeling, so alone it is as if they are in a foreign country.
The vibes both tracks harmonize to my soul magnetically lures me; quite beautiful.
Another point that caught my attention was both Jackson and Tesfaye chosen foreign cities to myself and most of America, both starting with “M’s”, in return, left me intrigued as to why the geniuses chosen Moscow and Montreal.
One forty-nine in the morning, and I’m awake playing these two tracks, forth and back, as if, I am trying to find a hidden meaning that was meant solely for me.
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