Leire has become one of YouTube’s most famous buskers, captivating audiences with acoustic guitar covers of pop’s greatest hits. But nobody expected her boyfriend and fellow busker, Atticus Blue, to rock up to one of her live London sets and accidentally steal her limelight!
The moment has already racked up more than 683,000 views to date, and Music Man readers can watch it all unfold in the video below…
Before diving into their surprise duet in the midst of London’s bustling Leicester Square, Atticus cutely reveals how he and Leire met while busking, becoming an item three or four years ago. Then, he stuns the audience as he reveals their upcoming song: the Adele hit, “When We Were Young” – a breakup anthem about to be totally reinvented by this power couple.
Leire leads the ballad with her acoustic guitar, her beautifully rich accent giving the emotional track a breathtaking twist. Then, Atticus amps up the ballad’s raw power as he steals the next verse, nailing Adele’s original vocal melodies with bold pop tones and a sentimental edge.
With Adele’s anthems being a staple of pretty much every woman’s life during their darkest moments, it feels rare to hear a man dare to take on one of her tracks, let alone sing it as well as the superstar herself. But Atticus accepts the challenge like a pro, leaving the audience enchanted by his mind-blowing take, made even greater by the vivid chemistry he shares with his partner, Leire.
Their vocals are the perfect match; two diverse perspectives on pop performance uniting in the ultimate love song duet. And as Adele fans stumble across this viral clip, one common thread links them all together: pure adoration for the couple.
This duet has been enchanting viewers of all ages, spurring waves of emotion within countless fans. As one top commenter wrote beneath Leire and Atticus’ viral clip, “Precious couple. I’m 67, live in Canada, can’t sing but I’m so happy you found each other. Be well and live forward. Blessings,” another shared their heartwarming encouragement: “70 year old chap here with tears in my eyes! Oh please, to all you young people: enjoy your time, every minute in it! Realize the world is yours for now!”
With fans begging the pair to shoot for a record contract, reckoning they could even headline a Vegas concert, some viewers can’t help noticing one peculiar thing about their performance: “How can people just walk past and not stand there mesmerized like I am? Beautiful duo your voices work perfectly together. Choking up here!”
Another viewer backed up the mood when they wrote, “Brought tears to my eyes. Sad that people rushing by cannot stop for just a moment to feel what music does to the soul. Beautiful.”