Song of the Year! Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For" brings in all the feels.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I admit, I watched the Barbie movie with my husband, and found it endearing, charming and hilarious; and of course we both loved Ryan Gosling's character. And while the movie itself was wonderful, so was the soundtrack and score. Billie Eilish's song "What Was I Made For" was such a touching addition, to see it win Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammy Awards is not at all surprising. Let's break down that live performance!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she analyzes Billie Eilish's song "What Was I Made For" Live for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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This performance is just another great example that even if a particular musical genre isn't your taste, some songs & performances transcend all that, and we just love them for their beauty. Some music is universally beautiful.
she is sooooo unbelievably overrated like beatles or cobain... she presents all what going wrong in music nowadays...
You mean The Beatles, one of the most influencial bands ever? @@seelenwinter6662
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@@seelenwinter6662…….Beatles …..?.. overrated ? Really ?? No comments !
@@MsCorbacho the beatles without historical context or impact are completely overrated. the music is simple and kinda sucks, but they were just first.
Got to see her live here in Ireland....I'm a metal fan but my daughter wanted to go...I was blown away by her performance her technique her stage presence....she is a force....her brother who also writes and plays guitar for her is also an amazing singer songwriter.
Billie is also a musician, and the songwriter .. she wrote many songs by herself, he helped her more with the melodies bc she was still too young when she blew up and with 0 experience, he is older than her and he was already in a band, but now she is making everything, she is also the producer , vocal producer, composer, mixer and engineer of Barbie song (official Grammy credits) .. for example her best lyrics and most emotional songs she wrote them. Like Listen before I go, My future Etc… but the most touching and saddest but unfortunately UNRELEASED song is “6.18.18” a solo written song, she wrote this song at only 16 just for her friend death… xxxtentation, a famous rapper, he supported her sm in her career especially when she had depression … … and wow …. The lyrics and her voice can literally destroy you even more than What was I made for … 💔 I’m 30 and I think she is amazing! She is a rebel unique soul. Just pure magic. I agree.
@@783wuw Slight correction. Rob Kinelski did the mixing for this song. Billie was just a producer and engineer for the song (and writer). Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt also did the string arrangements.
@@aaronmoen7402 Mark Ronson just quietly sneaks in, makes something incredible & keeps moving like it's nothing he's so talented
Finneas (Billie's brother) is brilliant. One of the best producers working today.
She even said in an interview that she sang this song with that airy voice on purpose because every other way she tried to sing it just didn't convey the correct emotion for the song. She actually can sing loud and can tap into all different types of singing styles. I think her voice is amazing and every time I listen to this song it just breaks my heart to pieces. Also anyone that actually sings KNOWS how hard it is to sustain your breath when you're singing very breathy and airy like she is. I've heard ppl complain about how much she breathes in this song but it's because she's using SO much air to sing like that!!
That’s right. She said she could have belted it and it would have been easier, but she needed it to sound like she just got done crying, so breathy was the only way
Yes.. she said maintaining that breathy singing was actually very challenging.
airy voice.... hahahaha... she has no voice... never had a singer more success with a weaker voice...
@@seelenwinter6662 And?
@@seelenwinter6662 You are really going out of your way to let everybody know that you don't like her, don't you.
Also "never had a singer more success with a weaker voice" - tell that to Enya. Sure, you don't have to like Billie's music and voice but dismissing her talent like this just to hate is cheap.
When I first saw Billie perform this on SNL, it swallowed me whole and broke me into a million pieces simultaneously. This Grammy performance will forever be one of my favourites. I believe this will become the ‘heart song’ of many, regardless of age, gender, musical taste 💝
Me too!
Well said!
Billie is extremely insipid, she is boring.
This song is perfection. It makes me cry every time I hear it, because it is a perfect description of what it feels like to be a woman sometimes! This is more than a song, it's something you feel in your soul! I adore Billie and Finneas! 🩷🩷🩷
The lyric that lines up with the introduction of that fuller voicing is "something you've paid for" which seems significant.
We had a hs choir sing this in our hall at work. Lots of reverb in the room. Everyone was crying. Seeing a group of teenage girls sing this song beautifully with strings and piano backing.
This made the whole theater say “I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying!”
I cry EVERY TIME I hear this song. They are both ridiculously talented but her lyrics, omg. I feel they speak to every woman. Brilliant
When I first saw Billie I felt she was just another of today's music of which I don't care for a bit being a singer songwriter from back in the 70's. But when I heard this song Finnease's smooth playing of chords that cut to one's heart, Billie's voice melted me with such a heartfelt depth I'd not heard before. She's brilliant. The two of them are so far ahead of the rest of today's music it's like in another zip code.. So well done and sweet.
Such a beautiful sad but hopeful song.
And the line "I think I forgot how to be happy.." gets me every time. I saw how it got you too. I think you're right, we've all been there 🥹
SOTY.. well deserved imo.
This was a wonderful analysis, Elizabeth. Billie is given a hard time for what some perceive as “whisper” singing. And you have rightly pointed out how difficult it is to sing in this way. She has an interview where she demonstrates all the ways she could have sung(sang? Is sung a word?? lol) this. Billie can belt, but this song wouldn’t have been right if she had. It was chosen on purpose to sound this way to evoke emotion…and boy does it!!! Thank you, Elizabeth!!!
It is. Sing, sang, sung.
This song seems next to impossible to do any other way and still convey that pure emotion. I like when contestants on The Voice or other shows do their interpretations of covers, but "What I Was Made For" is not just a melody or lyrics but it is a transfer of emotion that really can't be conveyed any other way than this, and by her.
I'm very much a rocker. This song is so moving. I find this, the Pretty Reckless 25 and The Tragically Hip Fiddlers Green or 35 years old just hit different.
Her rendition of the song on the Oscars was even softer and it was in my opinion one of the greatest live musical performances in Oscars history.
I have to agree re the Oscar performance. So pure and heart rending.
Like how you broke everything down. The connection between the two of them is a big part of their success. If you notice at the end how Billie looks at Finneas…Billie has one of the best big brothers anyone could have!
I am 100% in agreement with you on Billie's skills as a singer, performer, and, with Finneas, as a songwriter. What first drew me to Billie was all the space she and Finneas leave in their recorded work. She was comfortable with silence in a way most artists would be uncomfortable. Their is nothing to hide behind. As you eluded to, much like an old school jazz or traditional pop artist would. There are some wonderful videos of just she and Finneas on acoustic guitar performing for over 20,000 people. That takes guts. Where many singers live in the mezzo forte to fortissimo range, Billie will spend time between pianissimo and mezzo forte. It's where she shines. For any metalheads wanting to check out more Billie, I recommend "Bury a Friend", and the official music video. It's dark, creepy, and wicked good. Billie is a lover of metal as well, it comes through in that song.
This song is what convinced me to see the Barbie movie. I really wasn't very interested at first... but I had to see how they used this.
People assumed it would just be a goofy comedy with the doll nostalgia. It actually has a mature message.
I love Billie Eilish, but this song, and especially this performance just goes straight to the feels. Jeez Louise
Never been what you'd consider a Billie Eilish Fan but I remember watching her sing “When the Party’s Over” Live on the Howard Stern Show and it was just something else. Definitely a thing a beauty. Also, I love seeing your sting replica in the background.
100% agree! Gave me chills....
"I think i forgot how to be happy" will definitely resonate with me for a while.
Yes, same. The lyrics of her songs are hittin…
Same here. I forgot that so long ago, I'm not really sure if I actually know what it means to be "happy" at all.
She mixed what Barbie feels in the story with some personal experience. She has said she experienced depression from ages 13 to 16, which involved self-harm.
This coverage by Elizabeth helped cement my appreciation for Billy Eilish. This channel has introduced me to many artists I am now a fan of. Thanks for that.
This and her 1st live performance of her James Bond theme song both give me goosebumps every single time. 2 very different moods and atmospheres but both so mesmerising.
No time to die!!! Love that song
While she may not be my favorite artist, I definitely won't turn the station when she comes on the radio. She has a truly beautiful voice, and she reminds me a lot of Tori Amos. I also have to agree that she and Finneas make an amazing combo, and I'm sure being brother and sister helped shape that; He knows exactly how to compose to get the most out of her voice 😊
Love Tori Amos! We need some Tori Amos analysis. Siren is one of my favorites
OK, so I love the way you explain the inner working physiological aspects of a voice. But can you explain what muscles cause my shivers and goosebumps and what literally brings tears to my eyes when she sings?
Thank you, great voices don’t have to be big loud voices. What Billie does is absolutely amazing
She truly is so talented and unique! I love that her and Phineas are so close and create together! I’ve heard some of her songs, but am not fully immersed in her music; however this song deserves the Grammy and she sings it flawlessly! It’s really a beautiful song that goes right to the essence of humanity!
Undoubtedly an exceptional singer, and I think the creative collaboration between her and her brother Finneas makes them both even greater than the sum of their parts, and takes the music to the next level.
I would love to see a reaction to a Finneas song one day. Maybe "I lost a friend"?
Her performance on SNL was amazing also. I’m almost 44 and I only like about half of her music but god damn if Billie Eilish deserves every last leaf on every last flower she gets.
The songs are amazing, but honestly it's Elizabeth's incredible earnestness and enthusiasm and genuine joy that brings me back every time. The empathy, intelligence, expertise, and just cute, goofy love that comes out for so many songs is not something I've found on the internet, anywhere or ever.
I love everything Billie has ever done, even when it breaks me into a million little pieces.
This description and breakdown is exactly the honor that this piece deserves. Well done.
this song always chokes me up, but it's even more emotional and beautiful live.
i've always found it a bit funny when people just dismiss billie eilish as "pop", when nearly all of her songs don't follow the typical pop flow. just because she gets radio plays doesn't mean she's only pop, it's because she's talented!
while i think yes she fits nicely in the pop category, some of her songs definitely blur genres, and overall it's just good music. glad to see your analysis of her voice!
And even at that, she barely gets support from radio, stans had to literally ask to get the song to be played in radio
I think people forget that "pop" actually stands for "popular".
I'm starting to warm to Billie Eilish, considering how 'odd' her songs are in structure and choice of vocals, i'm starting to wonder if the USA finally has its own Kate Bush?
I've been saying since I first heard her years ago that even though I don't like her genre of music, I knew with her voice and talent that she would definitely be going places.
Congrats on 1.6M subs!!! Hopefully you can reach 2M before the end of the year 🤞🏼
I would love to see you react to Fiona Apple - singer-songwriter, voice and piano, often downtempo like this but with such rawness and emotion in her voice. One of my all-time favorites. "On the Bound", "Fast As You Can" are good places to start.
YES!
Yes please
❤ On the Bound!!!
“I know” is a fantastic one too ❤
YES! 1,000 TIMES YES!
Today, through this video, is the first time I've heard her voice, heard her sing, heard her music.
And you realized that you hadn't been missing a thing, right?
I find the perpetual "hushed" voice thing quite distracting. 90% of the songs I've heard from her sound the same due to that narrow vocal style, although in this song she ALMOST manages to let go of it. Compare her to someone like Tori Amos, who not only can do the "hushed" emotional soft stuff, but she can easily unleash her full voice when she wants to. The fact that Eilish sings 99% of the time hushed up next to the mic really prevents me from liking it, which is a shame.
I absolutely adore this song and the choices she made with it
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
Metalhead here, but I love music all across many genres. Also, grew up playing with barbie so the movie made me bawl and Billies angelic vocals didn’t help at all!! I love this kind of music (Vienna Teng comes to mind) and I wish she did more stuff like this.
I'm a huge Billie Eilish fan she is so talented
Billie sings so softly and gentle and yet you can feel the power of the voice she hides behind this softness. It's the fascination of watching someone pluck a flower with an excavator. Such control.
Omg, SOOOO gorgeous and emotional!!! Stunning luve performance, and I love how Finneas applause at the end expresses such love and pride! 🥰🥹
Searched but don't know if I missed, but did you react to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's performance of Shallow at the Oscars? One for the ages!!
The first time I saw her I knew she was going to be an amazing artist!!! The pairing powerhouse with her and her brother is a perfect storm!!!
I'm a metalhead and I've always been so in love with Billie and Finneas. Love love love this performance, goosebumps and throat lump all the way! I knew it was a feat of strength but thank you The Charismatic Voice for explaining it all!
Kudos for reviewing the Grammy performance of this song. I know it was recorded specifically for the movie, but hearing it on the radio just leaves me unfulfilled knowing that she has so much more in her bag. The Grammy performance allowed her to dig into it more and add so much depth to the song. Master class in performance!
Billie hates "pop" genre applied to her even though it is the radio and pop marketing on radio that adopted her. She refused to fix her songs and lyrics for radio. She hit #1 on charts without any radio play. That never happened in the history of music. Radio had no choice but to play her music.
Anyway, good music comes from when genre and prevailing styles are broken. That's what reactions like this video are showcasing. We need more genre defying artists and reviews like this one.
Love it. Billie is my only pop-music guilty pleasure. Incredibly subtle.
You should look at Billie's performance of Fever with Count Basie Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022 to see her doing more of a Jazz feel
Oh yes! And also "is that all there is" from the same show
Billie converted me totally with this song and her performances of it. Truly incredible
I haven’t seen the movie yet but I’ve heard her sing this couple of times. The impression I’m getting as I hear her saying in those two very distinct voices that is kind of like the Barbie doll is singing part of it and then the Barbie that becomes more self-aware and Sings in a voice that gives the impression of a young woman today. The story of the puppet Pinocchio is the closest possible comparison, no disrespect to either one of these storylines. I love the way she sings this and seems to convey two very different voices.
Yes!!! Been hoping for this❤
Reminds me of early Jewel. Very plaintive.
Her Bond song is great too.
I agree she does give me early Jewel vibes and a bit of Smokey Rodinson.
That’s an insult to Jewel.
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...saw your vid again to commemorate Billie and FINNEAS´s Oscar a month ago to the hour! I am blown up again by it all, your video the artists, etc. So beautiful to have found you, Thanks. ...time to move on....
Here to push Tash Sultana. Any of her songs are an amazing ride. Btw love the channel! Been watching for a couple years, no critiques from me! 😁
Wonderful song; wonderful review. Thank you!
Love Billie's live No Time To Die performance from the BRIT Awards
I absolutely love this song. I am not a fan of Billie but I know a good singer when I hear them. Her voice is absolutely gorgeous. It makes me wonder how her voice would sound like doing other genres of music. Like can you imagine a metal Billie Eilish song? lol
I actually can. She has mixed genres very well in the past. Looking forward to the new album 🤘
my favourite beautiful mixing of her & Finneas's voices is the acoustic performance of "Copycat" they did. Complete with signature Billie snarl btw
She sings very well. Nice emotional touch.
This performance reminds me of No Time to Die, but instead of an angry sadness, tinged by betrayal like in No Time, it's just
heartbreaking sadness, tinged with a quiet hope that you still can't believe you have.
I would love a duet between her and Ren...
I think it could cause all the tears.
I love that i just watched the pearl jam video and then this and they both give you those feelings. Listen to all music people
her last two songs ... this and no time to die, and believe me i waited far too long to hear her bond theme in the cinema ... just digs into your soul! but the song from barbie, i waited to listen too, and when i did fully it hit me HARD!
also check out MY FUTURE, because if it surprises you more than it did me in it's structure ...
Been really hoping you would analyze this song. It's mesmerizing.
There really is no one like Billie. Also your hair is amazing 😃
I absolutely adore Billies stuff. But I think it's unfortunate this specific song as come to light so much. She has soooo many songs that I believe would bring you a lot of more interesting sounds and vocal takes. But I'm glad you checked her out none the less!
I think a nuanced, low-production piece was pretty ideal
I was so moved by this performance. I havent seen the movie yet, much to the annoyance of my granddaughter, lol. I love Billie, she can be quite brassy and lovely and unique. I never know what to expect from her, yet am always pleasantly suprised. I think she is a truly great artist. I love that she & her brother really feel like a team, who work hard to produce interesting & quality music.
Thank you so very much for helping others realize that there IS hope for a happier time if one finds oneself in dark times
Billie has said she experienced depression from ages 13 to 16, which involved self-harm.
@@treetopjones737 Mmmm . . . thank you for sharing . . . I had no idea. Such troubling times are so sad. Thank G that she survived !
Omg..say breathy voice!
This performance almost brought me to tears. Definitely hits home for a lot of people I'm sure. I'd love to hear your analysis of her live performance of No Time to Die from the final Daniel Craig 007 film!
Thank you. Your observations are so sharp and beautiful - really enjoyed this. 💖
Wow, that was really good. I teared up several times! And this isn't usually my genre, but I do have a lot of respect for Billie Eilish's singing, and it's really cool to see how she's grown as a vocalist since she was a kid.
Billie and her brother Phinneas are two of the great lyricists of our time
Adore this song and Billie. Another artist that I just very recently discovered after she almost swept the BRIT Awards this week is RAYE. Really think you should consider featuring her in an upcoming video. She's got such an incredible voice...soulful, sultry. And she's got an amazing story and just..yum she's phenomenal. Anyways...love this video as always.
You may want to check out Halestorm. Lzzy on vocals and guitar, and Arjy on drums. Their first demo was when they were teens.
Beautiful performance of this song ❤, thank you for the full Breakdown of it .. I don’t think I’ve seen you stop a song so many times to give an explanation 😂… sure do learn a lot about vocals
Please listen to their new album but specifically The Greatest. It has so much emotion.
THANK YOU FOR ANALYZING THIS SONG!!!
I am not a vocalist, but rather a single reed player / music professor, and several months ago I sustained an odd / idiopathic swelling in my upper spine that blew out two vertebrae (having fusion surgery next week) but also inflamed my vocal cords to the point of actual damage. I am still working with a speech therapist who specifically works with musicians. That comment about using an /h/ to stat a pitch to help open up the folds before the actual tonal quality starts is probably the single most important thing I’ve learned so far. And she’s helped me come a long way back on the road to recovery. That Billie Eilish sound of an ethereal, quiet, “weakened” quality was what I, as a bass/baritone, sounded like ALL the time, but with a forced “this is my best, strongest vocal tone.” As much as it works for her, it was definitely NOT my preferred quality.
Echosmith is another example of your point about siblings. Bright is my favorite by them, but Over My Head is a fun example of a much different sound from the same group.
I love metal and progressive rock and became a huge Billie fan. Her song "You Should See Me in a Crown" has total metal vibes even if it's a "pop" song. I'm waiting for a brutally heavy cover because it'll work SO WELL🤘 Great video as always!
I've been waiting for your take.
I wanted to ask if you still react to Nightwish or other metal artists (cause that's why I found and love you) but now I see you reacted to Falling in reverse sooo, I'm gonna stay on your tube for some time I guess 😂❤ rock on, you're great!🤘🏻
Been following for a few years now. Love all the new content that is more than just metal. I have heard some of your music that is out there on the Tube. Just out of curiosity, have you ever thought about covering some of your fav Metal songs Opera style, if you have done this and I missed it, can you link it to me?
Doing this song in my choir right now. Really like it
I love this song and watched the song win an Oscar.
I love when Wolfgang Van Halen gently know who is father and band was. I love Billie Eilish’s music! She’s fantastic!
Hey, love your videos! I just wanted to ask if you wouldn't mind checking out Shaun Morgan's voice from seether ? I love his rasp. I love the song "Pass Slowly" cause of his range in it but in the song "Like Suicide" he does some screams which are super impressive and if you want to hear a cover, they have a cover of "Careless Whisper" which is amazing aswell! Thanks!
Broken ft. Amy Lee as well. Their harmonies are amazing.
@@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734yeah its a beautiful song !
I know you mostly do rock but can you please do a series on Billie? I love her music and I love how you break it down.
Obvious jazz influences in her approach. Very thought crossed my mind when I first heard this song.
THE BEST AND THE MORE BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE YOU
Her performance of the James Bond song really made me notice her. She sings beyond her years about things I can’t imagine someone that young can even fathom.
I’d love to see you interview her
Imagine how many new subs there would be🥲
Imagine her label forbid it unless Elisabeth pays a fortune. Longer interviews is a good one "pay for access" for even the biggest media/news outlets unless it's for promotion. Imagine the presedent it would set if Billie E. chooses to do an interview for a independent media outlet what Elisabeth basically is. It would also put focus to the reactor scene on TH-cam and everything that would bring of copyright claims and strikes. I hope massive label controlled artists never get on any youtube channels what this topic regards. It's ofc a totally different story with bands that is powerful or independent like Avenged, FIR and Tom M. as examples but even videos by them get copyright claims sometimes by TH-cam or the automated Sony claim (Sony owns everything.. 😂)
Billie Eilish has a absolutely beautiful voice. Lady Gaga same. Both do and sing whatever they choose and don't mind much what other's think. But when they perform these types of songs, the strength and beauty of their voices really shine. Both incredibly strong singers. Goosebumps for sure.
She did great on no time to die for James Bond movie.
so cute when singing Billie and her bother Finneas together
old man..but i hate when people of my generation say there is no gd new music!!!! Thank gawd for my daughter and her recommendations!!!!
Soulful music.
Check out Billie's performance of "When the Party's Over" on the Howard Stern show. Truly amazing.
Beautiful song, stunning performance, love their creativity and willingness to be different. What’s not to like, even if you’re an old rock/metal guy like me? Really hoping you’ll get to Ren’s latest release ‘Back on 74/Message in a Bottle’ retake too…