#2ofus bucket list

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Two Of Us, Official Video

Two Of Us, Official Lyric Video

Two Of Us, Richard’s Bucket List Official Video

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I noticed something very cool in the editing of the #LouisandRichard music video!

The last thing on Richard’s bucket list was to perform in front of a live audience. He chose to sing Nessun Dorma, the famous tenor aria from Puccini’s opera, Turandot.

The aria ends in high notes in the tenor range— B4 and A4. The lyrics are:

Here’s Richard at that point.

The aria is already challenging for tenors in their prime. Imagine an 83-year-old voice singing it! Incredible!

(I also love these serendipitous lyrics for Two of Us. He will win.)

The video then immediately segues into the chorus of Two of Us: “Even if I’m on my own, I know I won’t be alone.” Louis’ voice is singing in the same, high tenor range, same notes even. Although he’s singing a pop song, and not opera, his voice is so clear and at ease, so completely effortless— it’s breathtaking. The end of the video hearkens back to the beginning, when Louis told Richard, “I’m a singer as well.” Not only are they both singers, they’re both high tenors with incredible voices.

It’s even that way in the livestream. Louis’ voice is supported by flying buttresses.

Anyway, I loved this witty and musically intelligent editing.

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4/24/2019 by Glenn Rowley

Grab the tissues! Louis Tomlinsondropped the video for his new single “Two of Us” on Wednesday (April 24), and it’s a tearjerker.

In the clip, Tomlinson meets 83-year-old Richard Green, whose wife passed away from Alzheimer’s around the same time that the former One Directioner lost his mother, Johannah Deakin, to cancer. As the two bond, the older man reveals he has put together a bucket list, and Tomlinson agrees to help him check off all the items on the list.

“I will be the best of me/ Always keep you next to me/ I'll be living one life for the two of us,” the pop star sings as he and Green fly a helicopter, drive a race car and ride a roller coaster together.

The heartwarming video culminates in crossing off one final item on the amateur singer’s bucket list: performing in front of an arena full of fans at one of Tomlinson’s shows. The crowd goes wild when Green delivers a stirring performance of an operatic tune like a pro as the pop star cheers his new friend on from the sidelines.

“Two of Us” is the lead single from Tomlinson’s upcoming debut solo album and was released just one week before his sister Félicité’s untimely death at age 18 from cardiac arrest. Watch the video for “Two of Us” below.

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By Robyn Merrett April 24, 2019 08:52 PM

Louis Tomlinson knows more than most what it is like to lose someone you love, so the singer has drawn on his own experience to help an 83-year-old man following the death of his wife.

After hearing that man named Richard, whose wife Pat died due to an Alzheimer’s complication in December 2016, was trying to check off a few of the items on his bucket list, the British star stepped in.

“A month or so ago I met an amazing man called Richard. He had a few things he wanted to do so I thought I’d help him out,” Tomlinson, 27, wrote on Instagram Wednesday.

“This video feels particularly relevant and powerful to me. Richard is a classic example of a fearless man who in light of tragedy still pushes himself to live with as much laughter and happiness as possible,” Tomlinson added.

The time the pair spent together has been turned into an emotional video clip for Tomlinson’s new single “Two of Us”.

In the video, Richard explains throughout the course of his life, he’s been a taxi driver, an actor and singer.

“I started playing at the clubs and pubs when I was about 17 years old — I did 45 years of that and gave it up when my wife started being ill. She couldn’t be left alone.”

“Unfortunately, she’s gone now — two years this Christmas she’s been gone,” Richard says.

“I talk to her on a regular basis, even though she’s not here.”

The clip then fades to black and a text appears that reads, “I lost someone around the same time. My mum.”

Tomlinson’s mother Johannah Deakin died in 2016 from an aggressive form of leukemia.

Tomlinson explains he was so touched by Richard’s story that he decided to pay him a visit and help bring a little joy to his life.

That’s when Tomlinson shows up at Richard’s door.

After sharing a sweet embrace, Tomlinson and Richard begin talking about the women they lost.

“We lived a good life together,” Richard says of his wife. “I’m sorry to hear your mum at such an early age.”

“She was 43… We’re a big family so it hit us hard,” Tomlinson says in the clip.

Tomlinson then asks Richard about his bucket list and how it came about.

“It was something I’ve always fancied doing,” Richard says before the two embark on their adventures, which includes flying a helicopter, driving a race car and riding a roller coaster.

Getting a tattoo was also on Richard’s bucket list, but instead, he gave Tomlinson one.

While each activity proved to be more touching than the one before, Richard’s final item was the most moving.

Towards the end of the video, Tomlinson reveals Richard wanted to perform in a packed arena.

So, at one of his shows, Tomlinson brings Richard out and he belts out the incredibly technically demanding opera song, “Nessun Dorma”, bringing the entire audience to their feet.

“It’s been a good time with you Louis,” Richard says after his performance.

“It’s been lovely. No bulls—. Actually spending real time with you and feeling like we’ve gotten to know each other. It’s been really nice,” Tomlinson says back.

At the end of the clip, Thomlinson urges his fans to donate to the Alzheimer Society, Cancer Research UK and Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

The powerful video was filmed around the same time the singer tragically lost his younger sister. In March, Félicité Tomlinson died of a suspected cardiac arrest. She was 18.

Before her sudden death, Félicité, who was also known as Fizzy, worked as a model and influencer with over one million followers on Instagram.

One month later, Tomlinson broke his silence on Félicite’s sudden death writing, “Just wanted to thank everyone for their lovely words over the past couple of weeks.”

“Sending you all loads of love x.”

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Tom Breihan @tombreihan | May 3, 2019 - 2:42 pm

2. Louis Tomlinson – “Two Of Us” (Dir. ?)

This is only barely a music video. You can’t even hear the damn song. But it’s remarkably effective at forcing you to feel things, which is, of course, the entire point.

5. Julia Shapiro – “A Couple Highs” (Dir. Claire Buss)

4. Bleached – “Hard To Kill” (Dir. Juliana & Nicky Giraffe) 

3. Taylor Swift – “ME!” (Feat. Brendon Urie) (Dir. Dave Meyers & Taylor Swift)

2. Louis Tomlinson – “Two Of Us” (Dir. ?)

1. Stormzy – “Vossi Bop” (Dir. Henry Scholfield)

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By ROBYN MERRETT May 16, 2019 07:01 PM 

Louis Tomlinson has released a tear-jerking music video for “Two of Us” — an emotional track dedicated to his late mother Johannah Deakin.

The black-and-white clip opens up with Tomlinson, 27, alone in a warehouse, sitting in front of a grand piano.

He then sings “It’s been a minute since I called you/Just to hear the answerphone/Yeah, I know that you won’t get this/But I’ll leave a message so I’m not alone.”

Throughout the rest of the clip, Tomlinson can be seen signing the emotional lyrics in different spaces around the building. At one point he is sitting on a sofa and in another scene, he is at a table.

The former One Direction member is later joined by backup singers in an empty room as he belts out, “Even when I’m on my own, I know I won’t be alone/I know you’ll be looking down, swear I’m gonna make you proud/I’ll be living one life for the two of us.”

The visual concludes with Tomlinson back at the piano.

Deakin died in 2016 from an aggressive form of leukemia.

The touching tribute comes just a few weeks after Tomlinson used his experience with grief to help an 83-year-old man following the death of his wife.

After hearing that man named Richard, whose wife Pat died due to an Alzheimer’s complication in December 2016, was trying to check off a few of the items on his bucket list, the British star stepped in.

The time the pair spent together has been turned into a video shared on YouTube with “Two of Us” playing in the background.

“This video feels particularly relevant and powerful to me. Richard is a classic example of a fearless man who in light of tragedy still pushes himself to live with as much laughter and happiness as possible,” Tomlinson said on Instagram.

Tomlinson explains in the clip he was so touched by Richard’s story that he decided to pay him a visit and help bring a little joy to his life.

That’s when Tomlinson shows up at Richard’s door.

After sharing a sweet embrace, Tomlinson and Richard begin talking about the women they lost.

“We lived a good life together,” Richard says of his wife. “I’m sorry to hear your mum at such an early age.”

“She was 43… We’re a big family so it hit us hard,” Tomlinson says in the clip.

Tomlinson then asks Richard about his bucket list and how it came about.

“It was something I’ve always fancied doing,” Richard says before the two embark on their adventures, which includes flying a helicopter, driving a race car and riding a roller coaster.

While each activity proved to be more touching than the one before, Richard’s final item was the most moving.

Towards the end of the video, Tomlinson reveals Richard wanted to perform in a packed arena.

“It’s been a good time with you Louis,” Richard says after his performance.

“It’s been lovely. No bulls—. Actually spending real time with you and feeling like we’ve gotten to know each other. It’s been really nice,” Tomlinson says back.

The powerful video was filmed around the same time the singer tragically lost his younger sister. In March, Félicité Tomlinson died of a suspected cardiac arrest. She was 18.

Before her sudden death, Félicité, who was also known as Fizzy, worked as a model and influencer with over one million followers on Instagram.

One month later, Tomlinson broke his silence on Félicite’s sudden death writing, “Just wanted to thank everyone for their lovely words over the past couple of weeks.”

“Sending you all loads of love x.”

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From his camera roll when he posted on instagram on 4.22.19:

The newsletter promoting #LouisAndRichard on 4.24.19:

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I thought I just wanted to see Louis playing the piano and was eagerly awaiting that music video. Little did I know that #LouisandRichard would get me like it did. It packed a powerful punch. Well done.

And while you wipe away your tears, please go vote for Louis.

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Gemma via Instagram story, 4.25.19 

(watch the video here/support the charity here)

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cbsnews: Singer Louis Tomlinson just helped an 83-year-old man check things off his bucket list – and the video of their adventures is adorable. 

#louistomlinson #bucketlist #uplifting #kindness

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