Hobo Johnson - Romeo & Juliet [NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert]

[@fourthwallbreak]

That is spoken poetry at its best. And I've never seen a pianist as stoned as this guy during a live performance ever.

[@sadforever0129]

fourthwallbreak 1:25 🤣

[@lyza444]

for a sec i thought he was blind

[@TomFoolery32]

As soon as I read this I looked at the video and it switched to him just zoned the fuck out 😄 🤣

[@jedidiahm6437]

Holy shit lmao him in half focus at the beginning he's on cloud nine 😂

[@jayb8302]

As a child of divorce, this song resonates so strongly with me. All of us wanted just one Christmas. Thanks, Hobo.

[@tijan8948]

Great!!

[@connorpartlow1708]

Honestly I like my two Christmas

[@xchip2]

Couldn't hold it together at this part, would give anything for one Christmas

[@taylor92493]

Just went through another one. I got two bad dads.

[@gwen920]

honestly same, i get one real christmas and facetime the other parent, and then we go back to the other house and sort of do a little christmas present thing there but it’s hard man 😕

[@annadibacco]

Hobo Johnson is honestly the physical representation of sad boi hours

[@yellinginmyear]

Sad Bois 4 life

[@superkay4421]

Literally been saying sad boii hours for at least a week

[@jakehumberger9935]

Lemme get ur snap tho fr

[@blackheartnova]

jake humberger thirsty

[@acemaker5182]

Anna ur profile pic is hot af high key just saying 😏

[@subliminalenterprise4062]

"And boy it's tough... because that's the sound of people falling out of love" Love bars

[@subliminalenterprise4062]

Update: Thanks for all the likes, if you would like to support my music subscribe to my channel. It would push me to come thru with all this music I've had in my hidden files. Hobo johsnon is a huge influence to me by far and I'm super glad his music can do what it does.

[@mikev3233]

you can actually hear the passion and sadness in his voice :(

[@merrillolen9555]

Yes. You can see it on his face too

[@ethanthomas9379]

I feel like we are watching his slow descent into madness

[@nogoodchan5114]

Ethan Thomas there you go. I couldn’t figure it out

[@letitbegin1012]

No were watching him climb out of it

[@aidengreen3151]

The line between insanity and genius is a thin one

[@JeremiahFernandez]

we're watching him wrestle with it

[@aayanislam8611]

Lol someone commented this on Peach Scone and of course u steal it for likes

[@akdhfhrh7565]

this version is wayyy better than the original

[@KofiProductions]

akdhfhrh this is the only version I listen to. I tried the other one. He needs to understand the emotion in his voice is what makes him great. The overproduction in his recent music is really drowning out what I love about him.

[@lindseydameri974]

that’s exactly what i was about to comment

[@rodo2220]

I wish this version was on Apple Music because I don’t like the original at all

[@kenkekenZZZZ13]

I agree but I do like the recorded version of the last part. Actually, I have mixed feelings about the last monologue type part. It feels much more personal in this version, like I'm a friend of his and he's opening up. I like the recorded version because I like the instrumentation. Instruments can make things way more expressive and hold more emotion.

[@ismynamethisorthat8601]

I just don't like the beginning in the original

[@thriftybeast8899]

I listen to you while I lie in my bed and cry. Thank you for making music that creates a comforting hold

[@vanessacalderon3757]

I do the same

[@zombie4030]

Why were you crying?..

[@alexiamaddison5104]

Thriftybeast 079 I don’t know hi but his voice and his songs just cures my depression for just a few minutes but it’s a really great feeling and I wish that I could have this feeling all of the time...

[@honeybsweet4229]

Word I do the same

[@subliminalenterprise4062]

Yeah you better

[@zoellababy]

it broke my heart when he started to get kind of upset :(

[@dd-lr4rq]

~*Passion*~

[@zaina.5261]

Zoë when

[@jimkellt5358]

@@zaina.5261 3:15

[@emilybarker9173]

i love hobo johnson he nees to be protected at all costs he is too pure for this world

[@kab3r329]

"just one christmas" hurts as a kid of divorce

[@merrillolen9555]

Man :(

[@plathsbelljar]

yeah ive been getting pulled through like 3 every christmas since i was 5

[@oinkpiggy611]

This hits bro this caused my depression

[@lmaoluca3353]

same lol

[@mollygrace3068]

My ex and I celebrate Christmas together with our kids. Thanksgiving and birthdays too.

[@kiarrasowards570]

Dude why is this JUST NOW getting put on here? It’s killing me bc he has the curls in this BUT his head has been shaved for most (if not all) of October... makes me wanna cry!!!! It’s like watching The Notebook where they die holding each other... I need the curls back 😭 okay but seriously love him and he writes some kickass songs lol

[@RushilKasetty]

It was posted on NPR in September

[@sarasmit1099]

He screams for me when i really want to.

[@ericacla]

he knew he had genital herpes and gave someone else who didn't know he did

[@pointblank4937]

@@ericacla bro what

[@ericacla]

@@pointblank4937 it came out a while ago

[@pointblank4937]

@@ericacla okay but literally what does that have to do with the above comment

[@Kai-ef3cp]

@@ericacla and was proven false

[@maddieputman8682]

Omg when he messed up it was the purest thing ever😂❤️❤️

[@boostedbunny5333]

I dont even think he really messed up, his emotions just caught up to him. Sad to be honest..

[@kellsss]

The modern day Shakespeare.. Love you Frank 👏👏👏👏

[@jaybybaby1]

that's too emotional

[@Flipindabird23]

I love his music. So don’t take my next statement the wrong way, but you can’t even compare the two. Even if you brought them both to the same age. Shakespeare was like one of those Elon Musk type brains, but for the arts. Instead of science. Which could easily be argued is an art itself. Hobo Johnson has some great talent, but he is definitely not a modern day Shakespeare. He’s a modern day Frank.

[@jackquincy6351]

Jared Piper fax

[@sadboylogan7291]

This is my favorite hobo Johnson song by far

[@aayanislam8611]

BAD! Personally Peach Scone is my favorite bcuz I can relate to it, this girl sent me an essay ab how much she likes my friend and their together now but it comforts me

[@sadboylogan7291]

Yeah me too..I've liked the same girl for 3 years now and I finally got her attention but she has a "best friend" and it hurts Everytime she brings him up

[@aayanislam8611]

That’s tuff I keep relations with her waiting when she moves on today I told her I loved her and she hasn’t replied I think he is like a really interesting artist I love his music cuz all the rap is not as relatable

[@sadboylogan7291]

Yeah I've been there way more then I want to admit and everyone says that eventually someone will be the one but I want that now

[@aayanislam8611]

Same it’s even worse cuz as he says in the song why would u ruin someone’s lifetime so idk what to do cuz I don’t wanna ruin a friend ship a relationship or anything it’s so confusing sometimes

[@Introextro-z6i]

My absolute favorite of this is that he actually read Romeo and Juliet for this song, I love him.

[@alfio_dipane]

This boi went through this shit and he is shouting it out. A true artist.

[@SHMEGMA9]

I was instantly hooked when I heard these guys play the for the first time. He is a true artist

[@jessworsley9909]

Omg I’m bawling. I’ve been following frank’s career and supporting and enjoying his music for so long and to see him thriving and getting recognition but still staying authentic as ever. I relate to his music so much and I will forever be thankful for his art. Truly a beautiful, genuine person. They are hard to find these days but frank is a gem. Love you always! Part of me wants to keep you as our little amazing secret as the fans from early on BUT Franks voice needs to be heard across the world. I’m so ecstatic to say that this truly is the rise of hobo johnson!! We love you man, - love Jess and the rest of your fans!xx

[@shlankyshaboingboing9449]

Frank's songs just hit different in so many ways..

[@-fate1nmyhands-902]

It feels so good Oh that's my shit right there That's the ticket Give me the ticket Give it to me, baby I'm too emotional Good luck to my future wives And their future lives without me You guys will do great! I'm sure that I've prepared you for every guy you'll date And every guy you'll marry And every guy you'll hate It's the lullabies I sang out of tune That's probably what did it Or my twin size mattress that I had since I was seven That we have to sleep on whenever she spends the night And if she falls off again, she'll find another guy to like We're just Romeo & Juliet But getting drunk and eating Percocets But just to ease the stress But soft what light, through yonder window breaks It is the east, but Juliet just puked off the balcony How romantic Nothing like getting drunk and getting manic On a motherfucking Monday, I I brush the bangs behind her lovely little ear As she describes in detail how the end is truly near Wow, and I'm sure that we can do this for forever Or until we drink the poison, 'cause she sees some cloudy weather As Rosaline, lies in bed, seething, wide awake Because a burning love for Juliet only took a day And if Romeo and Juliet continued to be married Then there's half of a chance That their kids would get embarrassed When all the kids at school all talk about their parents And Romeo Jr. has to say they're not together And Junior will dream of the day when he's a man And what he'll do to avoid that fifty percent chance Of his kids feeling the way he feels He'll probably just stick with the Netflix and chill Dear Shakespeare Could you write a happy ending please? Could you write a happy ending please? We just deserve a happy ending please, please And every sting from every teardrop From every ring at every pawn shop I'm not missing both my Christmas' Though family would be nice In my dreams, my kids are happy And I know that they won't mind One Christmas Just one Christmas Just one Christmas Just one Christmas But dear mom Conversations from a couch haven't ever felt the same Since you looked Dad in the eye And you told him that things are about to change My mom was made from Adam's rib And the marriage went south When the snake came back and asked my mother out to dinner And my dad found out, and asked my mom what that's about And she said "Oh, it's nothing" For dad loves to shout really loud Loud enough to knock the lamps and dressers to the ground In my memory, I can hear Chopin's nocturnes playing in the background A slow trainwreck, you'll close your eyes But forever hear the sound, and boy, it's tough 'Cause that's the sound of people falling out of love

[@tolysongeada2180]

Thank you.

[@emilyscroggins9951]

I love all his songs. They have a rhythm and as it progresses it’s like madness, but it’s capturing my though process. My boyfriend actually laughed at me because I do it. It’s like constantly trying to prove your not crazy and not falling apart and it’s wonderful

[@unusualROX123]

When I first heard this song, I cried. While my parents aren't divorced yet, their relationship is so incredibly broken that I can't help but wonder if I'm going to end up just like them. I'm a musician as well so it was nice to feel my fears represented in a song from none other than Hobo Johnson.

[@hart.argent5235]

His voice just makes it so 🥺

[@proliferatingprofligate7032]

Honestly for me, the part that hits the hardest is the entire "50% chance" bit. My parents got divorced, loads of my friends parents got divorced, my aunts and uncles got divorced. It really felt like a love that lasts just didn't exist, like it was stupid to even hope for one. I really like and relate to creve coeur 1 as well.

[@sophielemelin9118]

The end had me in tears I just wanna hug him

[@DanielGonzalez-ys5gs]

I really hope people understand this isn't a love song. But like he says about about falling out of love. This song is great

[@tazmon122]

everyone with childhood broken families: that line "i just want one christmas" hits so hard. me: i didn't mind 2 december holidays. it was the weekend car rides, learning how to write a check by 7, watching as my dad's hands would shake. remember hearing Grateful Dead from the car stereo louder than Green Day in my CD player. backseat smells, not sure when dinner was. anxiety tracks missing a fresh new Simpsons episode. that's where my shit starts to fall apart. it's that line that sticks "we have to sleep on my twin sized mattress that i had since i was 7....and when she falls off, she'll find another guy to like" that hits.

[@merrillolen9555]

Man..

[@bry0745]

Dang this hits hard. I will always remember the day my dad had bags at the door and my mom on the floor crying, I asked where he was going twice because I thought he was being sarcastic when he said he was leaving. I will always remember the nights I cried because I wanted to see him, even after coming home from his apartment just hours earlier. The new people they introduced then they were torn away never to be seen again, now they both have someone and I have two homes and separate families, but at least they’re all happy and able to have a conversation, right? I’m happy for them I’m happy where we are, but sometimes I think where would we be now if they’ve never divorced. What’s just one day of a normal family like?

[@tazmon122]

@@bry0745 sucks how parents scar up their kids like that....at least yours found someone to help them be healthy and happy. i don't even know how many like you/scarred but surviving for anything better. how many like me that only see that shit in books and movies, bouncing from 1 toxic fucked up bed to the next. hoping the next one gonna be like you, but it's just more of the last one.

[@neuronicole9161]

God, I love this group. Thank you all for being alive.

[@remix808haaaiian6]

Damn found out about this band on accident and I don’t regret it

[@KingFantaable]

He becomes the story that he tells, you can see the emotion flowing through him with every word. the pain in his life has made this beautiful performance that we get to enjoy..... watch it and live it.

[@benjaminkeeler1959]

What a sad and beautiful thing this song is. To see someone perform something like this with such raw emotion is a gift.

[@adamlewis6702]

Please please put this version on Apple Music. This one is so superior

[@cameronmarsh4871]

Hobo johnson is literally the meaning of depression in men he seems to always be smiling on the outside and than his lyrics are the internal feelings

[@brandyingram2034]

I absolutely love his pure passion and emotion. He's just.... I have no words I'm in total awe of his craft.

[@trey29840]

A poet tells his greatest poems when he speaks truth from his heart

[@odalistorres8728]

I cant wait to see him live in Chicago😭💖 his music really helps me so much😭💖

[@VCMarina]

Hell yea, I'm going to

[@katiegarcia4253]

Lucky

[@iwantthis5200]

There’s one close to me but I can’t go ☹️

[@SpaceDust392]

I've never loved any other artist the way I love Frank. I'm so in love.

[@emerying]

as a shakespeare enthusiast and a child of divorced parents, this will forever be one of my favourite songs

[@LizzumBeth]

Please don’t lose this raw edge as you go

[@NaMi-jv2oj]

His energy is out of control and i love it 💕

[@AlissaMeganHanson]

He is always soooo emotional I can't even. He just make me cry every single time

[@mariancope2924]

I love his honesty and feelings ❣️ this is an amazing slam poetry band

[@mallorynicole8130]

This is beauty and art beyond what humanity deserves.

[@Michael-Moo]

Holy shit. That's good music.

[@Spanken]

That energy in the intro. This song is perfect for what I got going on thanks hobo

[@caitlinrobertson3780]

when he quoted shakespeare i swear my heart dropped out my arse.... love this dude too much

[@highjaws]

I CANT WAIT FOR HIS BEXT ALBUM

[@ludivineamann9623]

My heart is exploding, this performance is so beautifully raw

[@icedcoldbrew]

i’m not crying you are.

[@bucketboy999]

I can't understand how does he not cry

[@delainebutler9459]

I LOVE ALL OF THESE GUYS they are so dynamic together

[@prettyinpanda]

I think its my favorite way to listen/watch it so much

[@bayo9760]

This song hits hard. Your music has filled my Spotify lol

[@turbodelslowww3952]

I honestly have no words after watching this.....broke my heart every word 🥺

[@karlkani4458]

Man this song really hits dem feelings

[@lukec4724]

I feel heartbroken but incredibly moved by their live performance.

[@rebeccafleming3401]

He’s so beautiful to watch perform

[@MythicRabbit]

That's some real unfiltered emotion right there.

[@maxhartzler7753]

Ive been depressed lately and this made me somewhat happy for a good 3 minutes and 41 seconds.

[@XrpAndy]

I just cried

[@merrillolen9555]

Me too

[@Niicole4177]

Hobo. A poet.

[@collinmelancholy6134]

I'm fully convinced that I am living this mans songs

[@joelrepass2379]

I feel like this man should get a TV show for some reason.

[@S0UPxCAN]

Your music makes everything okay when I'm having a bad day Frank, so thank you

[@kylie96531]

his songs give me a vibe i can't explain

[@kalligonze5627]

I want to give him a hug so bad he looks like he gives true best hugs

[@simaaysu]

love him sm

[@puffofpaint6754]

Hobo Johnson is the living version of this🥺👉👈

[@nidalus104]

Listening to this still gives me the chills

[@msmagenta7681]

What an underrated creater.. This is honestly breath taking

[@moonshotter]

This is pretty genius and their emotions are raw and clearly visible. glory.

[@tatumerickson5044]

i’m not crying. you are

[@sorinapalacios67]

Respect.

[@afi642]

You remember everything in such detail whether it's a song or food the next day

[@c4llm3]

Okay, but why can I relate to this song 🥺

[@TyTy-gr4lt]

lmfao same it hurts

[@Jelisawesome]

this right here is pure art

[@magandarosas370]

Just need it on SoundCloud so I can have it on repeat 24/7

[@ZacksWhack]

This is the greatest version of this song and nothing less

[@evelynu.5838]

Yep this song never fails to make me cry.

[@elijahhayes-miller160]

You can see the emotions in their eyes

[@Cokenail_]

Best version

[@LordJudgement1818]

My fav part is the beenie guy on the right. His bars are soooo beautiful.

[@amberbibiloni8647]

This performance gets me every time!

[@sarahcav459]

Oh my gosh you are amazing you have so much feeling and you can tell you’ve been through so much

[@lesadnoodlessecondaccount7591]

I love his voice

[@chloebombara694]

Can I just tell you that this is insane the emotions are absolutely amazing and real

[@helenlomas4387]

I love how you can hear his facial expressions when he sings

[@jlongallen5972]

This song makes my soul happy and my heart hurt at the same time

[@MarkDreamsPhilosophy]

your music is amazing..its on another level..it makes people feel..and thats the type of music i love

[@austinschaefferkoetter1240]

Last line gave me chills ...

[@aanyaakay]

who else thinks he should make more music 🤧🖤 we miss you.

[@msdump6846]

thanks, hobo j. for uploading the individual songs from your tiny desk. like fr if i just want the one song in my playlist i only want the one song. although i do watch this 10 times a month

[@MeowerGaming]

This is honestly so awesome. You've really worked super hard and it's cool to see how you're climbing forward.

[@kylerrupp3448]

You make me so happy and like you say you do with other people I listen to your music like medicine

[@Evil_Otters]

This version is the best

[@teapeaa]

Your songs are so incredibly lovely to sing along to!

[@kittcm8959]

Love your work!❤️ Refreshing to hear proper music in this day and age

[@epiczina595]

Touching. 😔😢