Teddy Swims - Blinding Lights (The Weeknd Cover)

When you gangsta, viking and country at the same time

I'm honestly impressed how clean his glasses are!

I found out about Teddy via "Lose Control", which, upon hearing it in its entirety, made ME lose control. Utterly stunning. But then today, as I was looking for BLINDING LIGHTS, I found he covered it. Blindly, I clicked on it, expecting to hear an absolute mess. Consider this to be me eating my words. Armed with the simplest of instruments-acoustic guitar, keyboards, and a UKULELE of all things!-Swims gets his point across in the slickest, most soulful of ways, but never lets his huge, smouldering voice get in the way of the overriding point, which is the lush vocal melody. No doubt The Weeknd has heard this and is grinning from ear to ear. Utterly CRUSHING.

This is exactly how you cover a song the right way. Make it your own without destroying the original. Awesome job.

The weeknd version is what you play when you are on your mercedes with this hot girl going on a diner first date, Teddy's version is what you play when you are with the love of your life on a classic cadillac convertible cruising on the coast

The Weeknd made a track perfect for the cities and driving at night. Teddy gaves us a cover to head through the countryside to the ocean.

These guys are genuinely happy playing together. You can feel it.

The way Teddy sings the chorus in 3 styles, spanning across raspy, soothing and pure soaring, is sheer musicianship!

This man’s voice is everything . Glad I got to discover him !

This song has been the soundtrack to our quarantine. I am so lucky that I get to be with my best friends in the world during this mess. Count your blessings! My cover of Blinding Lights by The Weeknd is streaming on all platforms now!! Link in description ❤️❤️❤️

Dude sounds like Jack black, John Mayer and Adam Levine at the same time. Unbelievable talent

Imagine sitting by the fire listening to fire. Awesome

Whats so great about this cover for me is that it doesn't make me feel like I'm driving through Vegas but instead like I'm driving through a beautiful forest at the crack of dawn. Another amazing cover man

Dude, your range, your sound, your emotion, all of it is just *chef’s kiss*. Damn dude, I’m so appreciative of your talent, you’re amazing.

I have no clue why YouTube recommended this video, but holy crap. This guy absolutely crushed this song. His voice is phenomenal.

Lyrics : I've been tryna call I've been on my own for long enough Maybe you can show me how to love, maybe I'm going through withdrawals You don't even have to do too much You can turn me on with just a touch, baby I look around and Sin City's cold and empty (Oh) No one's around to judge me (Oh) I can't see clearly when you're gone I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch I said, ooh, I'm drowning in the night Oh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust Hey, hey, hey I'm running out of time 'Cause I can see the sun light up the sky So I hit the road in overdrive, baby, oh The city's cold and empty (Oh) No one's around to judge me (Oh) I can't see clearly when you're gone I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch I said, ooh, I'm drowning in the night Oh, when I'm like this, you're the one I trust I'm just walking back to let you know (Back to let you know) I can never say it on the phone (Say it on the phone) Will never let you go this time (Ooh) I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey I said, ooh, I'm blinded by the lights No, I can't sleep until I feel your touch

A chill bearded dude covered in tattoo's singing and playing guitar around a campfire, what is not to like?

I’ve never heard Teddy before, and I am so glad the algorithm brought me here. WOW what talent!!!

Truly a special talent. Teddy’s voice just hits different.

This version is soooooo much better than the original!!! 😍❤ Teddy is just amazing! this message is from Brazil 😘