If i hear Finesse it just makes me wanna listen to Poison, if I hear Leave the Door Open it just makes me wanna listen to Marvin Gaye and Mercy Mercy Me, if i hear Locked out of Heaven (10/10 song btw) i wanna listen to Sting, if i hear When i Was Your Man it just makes me wanna hear She's Out of My life, if i hear Uptown Funk i just wanna listen to James Brown/ Prince. This is why The Weeknd is a better artist you don't listen to his songs (save for a few like A Lonely Night) and think oh that sounds like ___ artist or song, you just know he has a unique identity.
Again, Bruno Mars is excellent as a performer/singer but he'll always be associated with his predecessors whereas The Weeknd is the first "The Weeknd"

whenever Abel or Bruno drop new music ktt2 goblins come out of nowhere with random ass takes

You cant say the weeknd doesnt do this right after he dropped After Hours

zero musical identity

the weeknd built his career off literally sounding like MJ tho ?

this is why the weeknd is a better artist

and man named a song that sounds like MJ, your avi is RIGHT THERE

No he didn’t. His music wasn’t like MJs. People just said their voices sounded similar. It’s a difference between that and what Bruno does

Weeknds first tape that blew him up came out in 2011. You’re sending me a song from 4 years later

Yes because can’t feel my face is reminiscent of his discography

They both mid bro it ain’t a coincidence

What do you mean by this?

no

Kinda tbh. Built a career off tried and true sounds that worked before. I love bruno but he’s just a talented performer, it’s hard to say that he’s really carved a sound for himself beyond just well-produced 70s-80s revival

Oh it make sense u a drake hater lol

of course

??? no I'm not lol

was literally listening to Take Care this AM

I heard a rumor that his real name isn’t even Bruno Mars, who knows what else he’s lying about.

link me some s*** that sounds like after hours then...

nah he blew up sounding like MJ but Trilogy's only similarity to MJ is the voice

this is a great take op

to be fair tho, not every artist has to be a revolutionary traiblazer

some people just make amazing music

look the weeknd is guilty of it too but as a whole, he has a much more unique identity, you can't listen to Trilogy and say anyone really sounds like that. Whereas Bruno from the first album did

Because he is

This such a shallow take. This just a polite way of saying he appropriates culture which is at least a 4 year old take now