Tevin Campbell - Tell Me What You Want Me to Do (Live on Arsenio Hall Show)

[@Triode12896]

The industry did him dirty he was one of the best RN artist in the 90s

[@rashadhaughton22]

He survived 🙏🏿

[@lifeiswhatyoumakeit4546]

Daggon puberty. I remember watching this on TV and just feeling so bad for him. But like the true star he is ... He pulled the rest of it out like a pro!

[@adrianfregoso6934]

Props to him for still finishing strong after that missed high note! Amazing voice as always tevin!

[@charlita25]

He still sounded a amazing 🤩. No auto tune just pure human voice ❤

[@MoorenaEl]

I remember when this first aired I was watching it in my bedroom and my Mother was watching it in her bedroom. We both was like oh dang he missed the note!! I been trying to hunt down this episode FOR YEARS. But on a SERIOUS note: IT HAPPENS!! he was a child prodigy and I'm sure he was tired from all the performances he had... We're human. His voice was still SUPERNATURAL IN THIS PERFORMANCE!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nia39]

So he missed a note voice was going through changes. Tevin one of best male vocalist. Everyone misses a note . TEVIN 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@LaCheleWallace]

3:12 - 3:15, po' thang. That's all right. You still sounded good and that last melisma you did near the end on *ME* was sick. You were hitting notes on top of notes like it was nothing. You just squeezed them right on in there. I'm sorry that the industry didn't take care of you as planned and promised. Vocally, you were a missed opportunity. I believe that through and through, Tevin.

[@charlesease6971]

Dam melisma , i see you know

[@alexism.7712]

3:08 Well at least we all know he wasn't lip syncing lol. 💖🌹

[@jamesgeorge5276]

Okay!!

[@MusiqluvCA]

That's right!

[@dman221]

I think NERVOUSNESS got the best of him on Arsenio Hall Show. You have to remember getting on Arsenio Hall was a really BIG THING back then.

[@MoorenaEl]

Naw boo Tevin wasn't nervous. I remember back then me and my Mother was commenting on how arrogant he was acting during this performance and then when he dropped to his knees nothing came out. But the thing is, he's human and shit happens. I tend to agree more about his voice being tired because Tevin was a major superstar then and he did a lot of performances.

[@mcmerry2846]

Puberty

[@crookeddonald4761]

A time before the internet, social media, and cell phones. What I wouldnt give ...

[@kesienauzoh2195]

What happened to Tevin in this industry as well as many other young artists is a big shame. It's not just in music but in many facets where our kids trust those who are supposed to look out for them. A very talented artist who contributed to the movie soundtrack of my life. Credit where it's due always.

[@kenderay99w.60]

Omg!!! My big sister was obsessed with Tevin .

[@ladyofwisdom2]

It caught me off guard when he missed his whistle. However, we all know that he can hit that note. I seen recent performances with him hitting that same note. He's a trooper for powering through that performance and he can sing his face off too. 😘😘

[@kevinGotJokes]

I remember that like it was yesterday. It caught me off guard too.

[@mellimel1174]

There is tremendous stress on the vocal chords when you are nervous. All those people…your brain sikes you put.

[@synthiasimms4608]

Tevin was a very talented,sweet& cute kid!Teen or adult, everyone has missed notes! Especially when their voices or bodies need rest!

[@MoorenaEl]

Best comment award

[@denisetowers1820]

I remember watching this in real time all those years ago. Thank God social media did not exist back then but thank God for it now because it's funny to read the comments.

[@Triode12896]

He was 15 years old here so let that marinate

[@dasongstress]

True because Google says he was born 1976 so in 1991 he definitely wouldn’t be 15. He probably just needed rest after performing this song so much. Again the industry didn’t space out his bookings. All about the $$$$

[@dasongstress]

Would’ve been 15

[@AngryJoi]

I looked for this video, so I could show it to my 11 yr old son, for months!

[@Jurnee2Peace]

That Duke Kit was on point for this performance.

[@josiemanang6692]

Tevin campbell his realy the best singer i like all his song

[@MoorenaEl]

On a lighter note: TEVIN'S HAIR WAS PERFECT!!!!!!

[@TerrenceRobinson-v4j]

He was still going through puberty at the time. His voice was changing. Believe me, I've been there and know how that is.

[@rashadhaughton22]

This song & his cadence reminds me of Whitney Houston’s “Where do broken hearts go?”

[@clydecromey6933]

I'm so old that I remember watching this live😅

[@yezmirsheppard-halika6892]

I would have died right on that stage. I would have RAN for my life! 😂

[@lenellsmith1943]

He should be a SuperStar the an can SANG !

[@nufforme]

Get it boy!

[@onedivision]

uh oh, puberty must have gotten him on the high note...damn shame...but he kept his composer...very professional.

[@LettingGo757]

He can still hit it .. must've just didn't feel right ..

[@alexiscenturion3374]

He can still hittin hit

[@mcmerry2846]

As a bass singer whose voice changed at 12 I know that feeling 😂

[@whitneyhouston1122]

I mean, you could train your voice to sing high again. Maybe not as high but high that's what I did.

[@AndraeS19751]

That puberty was kicking in and I remember the Airing

[@MalikJeffersonTheSilas]

October 11 1991

[@HelloKitty-wd6gj]

That's ok baby you still sound 👍

[@TheEarthRealm]

Well, at least we know he was singing _live._ 💁🏿‍♂️

[@MarciaSantos-ox1fk]

He was pissed! His face at the end says at all! 😂

[@brownskin26]

❤❤❤❤

[@Mist8314]

For the ppl saying he missed the note because he went through puberty. Lol he hit this same note on Apollo a year later and recently.

[@samkalkstein4236]

Bro he missed it cause he was going through puberty lmao you remember the voice cracjs

[@Mist8314]

@@samkalkstein4236 he hit the same note on a later clip and recently. He was too excited and didn’t breathe properly etc

[@samkalkstein4236]

@@Mist8314 Yeah he was also going through pueberty tho. He can hit it still i've seen the same clips. But thats cause he not going through pueberty anymore

[@alexism.7712]

@@samkalkstein4236 😭

[@tipdata]

He not hitting the note the same. It's down a few octives.

[@hypnotictouches]

👑🌹👑

[@PesanSejati]

Thats ok..sometimes singer need rest cause a little tired and i think thats puber time ..he is always be a talented and a good singer..

[@nshaneawesome9905]

3:12 - 3:15 Me 3 seconds after I got a jumpscare:

[@trentonhuntley9966]

It’s ok sir! That s&&@ was high AF! Once he couldn’t feel it he should’ve pitched it lower and descended instead.

[@mrqsrogers9]

I love it. TC could really sing such a talented dude. Is it ok that i shared this to my Instagram? I would make you sure to give you the credit for posting this classic performance

[@honestone490]

Celine Dion admitted she couldn't sing live and sound anything like her recorded songs. She embarrassed herself on an award show singing live and almost left the business for good. She actually went to a voice coach for many months of lessons to learn how to project her voice to sing live. Only then did she agree to do live concerts. All things considered Tevin you missed just one note. Considering the circumstances you did just fine.

[@synthiasimms4608]

I don't know a perfect person or singer !

[@marimuffin]

Can you upload the interview?

[@MusiqluvCA]

I wonder if his voice crack was addressed.

[@MalikDJefferson]

3:12 he lost his whistle notes lol very funny

[@LiveReality19]

Must’ve been in that denial stage, not realizing it’s not just a bad day. You’ve gotten older and can’t hit the note anymore

[@marimuffin]

Yea adolescence

[@MalikDJefferson]

Parts of every seen lol very funny

[@LiveReality19]

@@MalikDJefferson I know because it happened to me. I was able to hit whistle notes when I was 14/15 then when I was 16 i kept trying and trying all day one day until I just had to accept that it’s not the same anymore

[@marimuffin]

@@LiveReality19 I'm a victim of circumstance as well, I was pissed lol

[@Meachadaptive]

😂😂😂

[@MusiqluvCA]

Awww! Tevin missed the high note. It sounded like he aimed to whistle but couldn't reach it for a variety of reasons: he dropped to the floor, different song arrangement, change in voice to the 2nd album, etc. Apollo performance was much better.

[@mcmerry2846]

His voice broke on the high note, so sad, but still 99% of the song sounded nice

[@tipdata]

His voice was changing rapidly, he couldn't hit that high note anymore. Found out live.

[@MoorenaEl]

THAT'S a lie. He still can

[@michaelyoungboy5792]

That’s a hard note to hit (especially when your voice changing), I tried the other day and coughed my lungs out. Either way he still sounded good and finished with confidence!