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This was Angelina’s arrangement. Those written notes you saw her making? And the band director reading and smiling? Those were last minute adjustments that Angelina wanted! The band gave her the nickname “The Boss”!
@@ninaschofield ❤everything you do. As far as vocal coaches it's you The Fairy Voice Mother and The Charismatic Voice that are my go-to professionals for analysis. I'd love to get your take on AJ at age 15 in this video singing Easy On Me. Now I love Adel but IMHO I think AJ's subtle choices in the delivery of this song has me loving it even more then the original. Hope you react/review this soon & let us know were you stand on this brilliant cover. Cheers 😍 Angelina Jordan - Easy On Me (Adele Cover) Live From Studio th-cam.com/video/Mpw5Q76hWWE/w-d-xo.html
@@robmarar yea love all those. Rhebecca rva too and Beth roars, Julie Nixon Jvox. Nina great analysis and love seeing you get less shy .love your reaction on stop the things you do More of that Nina, go for it . all have there own styles, some common things but some other each spot that others don't & vice versa so it's such an education. Aj is fantastic, and it's musicality and good research & influences .she apparently studied up on the earlier singers version
I figure I must have watched this 500 times by now.. and it never get's tiring. It helps of course that watching first time reactor's faces is priceless. As for the arrangement, she has complete control over her own arrangement, but she does have input on the Band's as well. There is actually a Video out there showing her working with this same band on a different song "Portrait of a Child". But over all I think the instrumentation is a group effort.
Nina, thanks for this wonderful and amazed (it's normal to happen!) reaction, this song is one of the important steps to understand the singularity of Angelina's talent. It's unreal like her, from a very young person, she choice to use her incredible passion and understanding through music in a splendid way, especially for these legendary songs. She is definitely the only 9-year-old girl who understands and has the courage and the ability to sing this song from Screaming' Jay, so imbued with his power, and reorganize it according to her musical sensibility and vision (her written notes that she has on the lectern and which she also gives to the band director at the beginning of the video). I sincerely believe that this it's the most beautiful version of this song, over 60 years since it was written and there are much of versions of it, also sung by great singers. 💛🧡❤
Masterclass. Musicians have been calling her the boss since she was 8. She is incredibly musically empathetic. She not only has perfect pitch but an innate response to music that cannot be taught.
Thank you Nina. If you know Screaming Jay Hawkings' original (I'm sure you do), you will know how wild it is. Angelina has packaged that wildness into a jazzy, sassy, tour de force of a musical performance that brings in so many references. The Middle-Eastern touch in the final section and the nod to Hawkings' operatic training, for example. That last note was 14 full seconds of beautifully sustained vibrato. And at the end, you can see her thinking, 'Not bad, but ... ' Pure genius, cannot be explained.
@@Mark-iv7np, well Hawkins passed on 15 years before Angelina covered this and I think his opinion would have changed, and you think CCR really needs to be defended against a 9 year old? A shame you didn’t even mention Angelina’s performance but chose to cast shade on her….and I’ll just add that Angelina’s version is the closest to Screaming Jays ever recorded and I like CCR but they did water it down, there is no logical comparison.
The girl with a 1000 voices ❤️ You will find that out later when you have gone through her catalogue of music ❤️ This was kinda Angelina in beastmode at the age of 9 ❤️ If you have not seen her feeling good cover at age 10, Her cover of Rihannas Stay at age 12, I recommend you them 2 👍❤️
Terrific reaction. Our ability to watch AJ grow from a tiny six year old to the statuesque seventeen year old that she has become together with the anticipation of future greatness makes her whole story compelling. I love that you are exploring her early years. There are many choices between 8 years old and 10 years old. One of my favorites is "Feeling Good", th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html.
Nina, my co-commenters did the most work here, thanks to all of you angels. The musicians knew when she began to sing (at the latest) who she was. She was their national treasure and renown genius of musical instinct and they nicknamed her very lovingly THE BOSS. You saw her in the beginning writing the final arrangements, gave it to the bandleader with a humble "those are my wishes". You saw his reaction. From her sound booth she directed the whole thing. Be safe and sound. Elmar from Germany
Fabulous reaction Nina ! This is the song that set most vocal coaches , reactors and first time listeners on the Angelina Jordan journey and into the rabbit hole as we say ! This was an epic performance by a 9 year old who by the way arranged the song with the band on exactly how she wanted certain things done ! They call her the boss and rightly so ! Angelina's sense of musical arrangements and vocal composition is off the charts at this age and has continued to this day ! She has a true sense of who she is and what she wants to accomplish in her songs ! It's totally uncanny and I believe she is a prodigy of music ! So much to talk about this performance even though she is a child she manages to convey a professionally delivered performance so naturally ! She is fearless, sincere and passionate about her music and it's unbelievable to see this magnificent result ! I want to thank you personally for continuing your Angelina Jordan journey. You are the one of the finest vocal analysts on the TH-cam channel and believe me, you are so much appreciated.! Keep posting Nina you are a pleasure to watch and listen to ! 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
@@ninaschofield I agree with everything @rongotwalt4487 wrote but ... your reaction is just not long enough! So much to discuss, so much left unsaid 😊 ... R (Australia)
This was the most shocking performance from a child I've seen this interpretation of this song rivals any I've heard .watching your expression was a lot of fun ,thumbs up to you 👍
Her cover of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT made a big wave. Two years ago she did a gorgeous and intense revisit of it on her xmas show: th-cam.com/video/5hGMhP2iKD8/w-d-xo.html That one really shows the growth of her voice.
Absolutely phenomenal performance from our barefoot Viking , Angelina at 9 years old actually arranges this rendition herself, she is paying tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s , Angelina is commanding the performance she is the boss, I’ve listened to Angelina’s take on this song hundreds of times and to me it’s still absolutely amazing incredible, great reaction thanks 🙏
THAT is a reaction! Love to see someone with the know like you have Nina watch this, it is very educating :) I think anyone with some talent for listening, and I mean really LISTENING to music will recognize how great Angelina is. All successful musicians will have this talent. A lot of people that for various reasons do not sing or play an instrument will have this listening talent. I think she will be the most loved singer of her time. ❤❤ I think Angelina is the singer's singer. By that I mean that she employs so many different techniques, dynamics and ornaments in her performances that you would need to know a bit about singing to appreciate it. Angelina always does it so tasteful too, never overcooked. As you hear more of her you'll find that she adapts her style to the message and style of each song she does. From the top of my head, she's done Jazz (she's the QUEEN of jazz!), blues, soul, country, folk, RDM, pop, rhytm'n'blues, and even a smidge of rap. Cheers Nina that was fun!
Hello Nina, with 9 years already a masterpiece of singing. Here you can, you have to, enjoy every second. You like Angelina's lower range? - How great thou art 13 years old - th-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/w-d-xo.html - well known by Elvis And the following song is also extraordinary: - I’d rather go blind 12 years old - th-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/w-d-xo.html - Angelina on a sofa testing a new microphone, Etta James cover Thank you for this great reaction and Greetings from Germany
Thanks, Nina! Shocking to say the least! In the beginning you saw the musical director handed a sheet of paper. It contained changes Angelina wanted the band to make before recording the video. Yes, she began rearranging classic songs already from when she was 9. An analogy I could make about listening to her is when our mom's were stewing a bowl of soup on the stove and when no one was looking we would get a piece of bread or just a soup spoon and dip in into the pot to taste the soup. We would swallow it and think, "My goodness, this is delicious! How does mom do it?" Nina, all of us fit into that category but, Nina, folks like you are like chefs in my story and not only do you love the taste of the soup but you can taste the hints of rosemary, and garlic, and parsley, and sweet onions, etc., you get the idea. Nina, I always point out to everyone when you watch it again keep looking at the VERY END because what Angelina does is she lifts up her right arm and rests it on a ledge and she looks straight ahead pondering if it was alright or could she have done it better. She's amazing.
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice. She was only 9 years old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, an American singer/songwriter. He wrote and performed it in 1956 and Angelina based her performance on the original, although she did make some subtle alterations to both lyrics and melody. As you continue your journey of discovering Angelina, you will come to realise that she does her own arrangements of most of the cover songs she sings. The differences may not be immediately discernible on first listening to them, but they are there. There may be a subtle change in tempo or tone, or more inflexion on some words, or a phrase may differ in pitch from the original. The amount of control that Angelina has over her voice cannot be measured. She never hurries a song. She sings in such a way that the emotions in the lyrics are felt by the listener. In this video did you notice:Angelina finishing some notes and handing them to the pianist, who smiled as he read them? They were her wishes (instructions) to the band how she wished therm to play the music. In the band, she was called a boss.
Some of the things she did showed her familiarity with the original version by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who's face was on the candle she was holding at the beginning.
Did you notice how she used two different styles of vibrato at the end (the a cappella part) when she sang, "I don't caaaare…"? In the first half of the word "care", she is using her typical slow, wide vibrato, and then in the second half switches to a quicker, tighter, somewhat "choppier" version. Later she would develop an even quicker vibrato that she used at the beginning of her "Heal the World" cover (a quick nod to Michael Jackson's vocal style right off the bat), and then went even further with it in her most recent covers (studio and live) of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" last year (especially the final "held" note at the end of her lilve performance at _Allsang på Grensen_ - all of the things I'm referring to are on her Official channel, BTW). I'm no vocal expert, but I'd imagine it's harder to alter your natural vibrato (epsecially in multiple different ways) than, say, the timbre of your voice. Thoughts?
A very interesting analysis, Nina, outside of the typical attempt to technically analyze something inexplicable. It's like seeing a Botticelli, a Velázquez or a Turner watercolor and trying to analyze them by explaining how they hold the brush or move their wrist, absurd, beauty is felt, it fills your soul, it cannot be explained. No one, in the entire history of music, has sung like this at the age of 9, this video should be a compulsory subject in all singing schools.
Excellent reaction/analysis to this EPIC performance by Angelina at barely 9 yo. I think this will shown in classes at music schools into the next century. Just sayin'!!!
it is literally the best arrangement of this song. bringing all of the elements of the original but re-organizing the chaos into this beautiful masterpiece
Way above average critique/reaction. Years and years from now when Angelina looks back at her career she can be very proud of this extraordinary, prodigy performance
Angelina doing what she does. Taking an iconic song, rearranging it herself, giving us absolute authenticity for the genre, and killing, murdering the performance. At 9 years old. Easily one of my favorite videos of all time. This is not just great singing for a kid. It’s great singing that could be included on any collection of old school blues. We’re so blown away by everything she does here that it’s hard to give special attention to individual skills, but her timing with that live band is immaculate. She rides that beat fluidly and effortlessly like she’s been singing in jazz clubs for decades. She will surprise you again and again, just like today-and you haven’t even heard her older performances. Maybe stick with some more jazzy singing and move on to 10 year old Angelina covering “Feelin Good”. It is, again, one of the best, most original, covers of that classic you’ll ever hear regardless of age-by the best singer I’ve ever heard. There are two different live performances, at 10, that will blow you away. Here’s a link to Angelina with a full band behind her: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for this analysis! You might enjoy reacting to her rendition of My Funny Valentine of last year: th-cam.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/w-d-xo.html This was such an amazing performance and that just at age 9. The band is indeed incredible as well. It so much fun to see how she explores all facets of her voice. The call forward to the band 'Hey hey hey watch out!!" And the band joins in.
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based on listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight into how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and communicates to them what she wants to do. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
So glad to see you enjoying this one! I just puts a perma-grin on your face, doesn't it? It is bewilderingly good. So much so, that it is difficult to focus on any one thing because there are so many and they are connected. Our minds work at the level of arithmetic, maybe algebra, and here we watch her doing Fourier transformations on the fly. It truly is a thing of wonder to behold.
Angelina Jordan holds up a picture of Screamin Jay Hawkins. He is the one who wrote the original song. The question is how can a nine-year-old little girl be able to convey a song of this maturity to bring out emotions that she has never experienced? I enjoy watching people experience this song for the first time. Angelina Jordan has Put a Spell on everyone. With her amazing voice and control over any song that she sings is amazing. Angelina has full control over all the arrangements that she does.
Thanks for another fantastic reaction with so many passionate and informed comments. I would be happy if you stopped to explain what you hear in every syllable. I think you could have watched it over again at least three times before getting to the point of not stopping and then appreciating the entire composition as a whole. I would be right there with you for the entire journey. (Heck, make a Part 2 reaction.) A bit of historical writing on this song says Hawkins wrote it as a love song but influences from the producer turned it in to a theatrical phenomenon that Hawkins reproduced and exaggerated during years, if not decades, of live performances. I feel that Angelina read about this and turned the arrangement back, more like the original intention, while also also embracing Hawkins originally released version. An absolute genius prodigy. I hear at least two rates of vibrato, if not three or more. (How many accomplished adults can achieve that?)
Loved this reaction Nina!!! Honestly, it's torture waiting for you to react between your AJ reactions. Speed it up girl! You have only 180 some odd reactions to go before she drops her album! Lol One recommendation: AJ performing "Feeling Good" at age 10 live: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html
Great rxn. I've been waiting years for this one, ever since you reacted to Dimash with SOS. I knew I would see more shocked reactions. You always get "liked" before I press "play."
I highly recommend that you watch the original by Screamin Jay Hawkins in 1956 from which AJ bases this interpretation of her own as all her covers are her own arrangements. What she wrote at the start are her own notes on the arrangement. I call AJ the Mozart of the voice.
Thanks Nina, that was very enjoyable to watch ! I'd recommend Feeling Good next, live at The Stream Gir Tilbake, also from her official channel, done two weeks before her 11th birthday: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html&pp=iAQB8AUB
That was a fabulous reaction and commentary Nina, so much fun to watch a musically trained artist as yourself be taken aback by what this little cute 9 year old girl just did here. This is truly a masterpiece of music and has Angelina's fingerprints all over it. Her musicality is literally off the charts as is her talent. Again, this was such a joy to watch so much appreciation to you Nina for sharing with us all. Really looking forward to the next Angelina review. Might I suggest 10 year old Angelina Live on stage with another fabulous jazz band performing "Feeling Good". Simply another epic performance by this young lady: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html. Hope you will consider this one. Thank you.
Hi Nina 👋. What an amazingly awesome reaction to 9 Angelina, we really love your break down and analysis of her. The nerdier the better 👍. She was 9 when this was filmed. The band members already at this age call her little boss. She does her own arrangements and she is very kind and respectful on how she corrects and asks for changes even before and during rehearsals. Angie is about to release her 1st single from RR anytime now. So please buy it and react to it. God bless you sweetie ✝️🙏🙂👍❤.
Nina, wonderful reaction. If I may suggest the next song be I'm Still Holding Out For You, Age 10. This is a song that most people have never heard of. Another masterpiece by this incredible young woman. You will be stunned, I guarantee it.
We've been waiting for this one, and you did not disappoint! To me, this is how the song was meant to be sung, even including the original by "Screamin" Jay. He had intended to sing this as a love song/ballad, but on the night of the original recording he and the band got pretty drunk at the studio and "Screamin Jay" was born.
Awesome reaction and breakdown to an Epic Performance! She had been working with this band by this time for some time. They know she knows what she wants on arrangements for each instrument and respects her wants and were at this time referring to her as Boss. When she was on NGT one of the Judges happened to stop by during the rehearsal of "Bang Bang" and at just turning 8 was giving direction to the base player and at that time knew she was the real deal. Check out "I'd Rather Go Blind", another jaw dropping performance. The crazy thing about this one, she is 12, but wasn't released until age 13, she is sitting down and leaning forward. Keep that in mind as you listen to it, especially near the end of the song. She does so many musical acrobats and doesn't take a breath for 15.3 seconds and a little one at that. Enjoy, looking forward to the reaction to "I'd Rather Go Blind", God Bless!
At only a few seconds in you already said "there's so much to talk about". Just from a couple of lines Angelina can give you lots to analyze. She packs so much detail into every word. ...and somehow manages to never overdo it. She does a lot with a lyric, but every detail seems to have a purpose. Her phrasing and timing are just genius. You asked how much say Angelina has... she has said that she does all her arrangements herself, and many band members she has worked with (including some world class legends) have been blown away by her musical intelligence. Her album is releasing very soon! Get ready world, here she comes!
Thank you for another of your thoughtful reactions. It was so enjoyable to watch your excitement develop as Angelina's song played. I have a song by Angelina that I really, really would love for you to do a reaction. She was still 10 years old when she did the song. Baby Fuzz wrote the song and wanted Angelina to sing the song before he released it, is my understanding. Angelina did an outstanding rendition of, I'm Still Holding Out for You, but her family wouldn't allow its official release because of thematic issues. The song was leaked and its title on her video is "Leaked", but you get the song by its actual name. Please react to Angelina's recital of I'm Still Holding Out for You. You'll be glad you did.
Wonderful reaction. She did later sing this song live on a number of occasions, but I don't think she ever sang it quite the same way... the growl was dropped (changed), I imagine because vocal coaches advised her it might damage her vocal cords.... so she adapted the song but it is still great - I like this version at a concert in Korea, I think the one where she supported Norah Jones: th-cam.com/video/hclCpWcHN74/w-d-xo.html
I think you would like this too and find it interesting: a jamming session I guess with some of the same musicians, singing another Screaming Jay Hawkins song, Angelina's adaptation "Portrait of a Child": th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link to the performance in Korea. Her phrasing seemed more similar to the original Screaming Jay Hawkins version in this concert than in the B&W studio version, which was much more unique, at least as I hear it. Thanks again.
@@robertbeneckson6501 there are quite a few such rehearsal videos and she does that a fair bit... I think her musicians love it ! :) She has a great sense of humour and fun !
Great reaction Nina. I would subscribe again if I could.. The greatest performance ever. Barely 9 and does her own arrangements. Amazing 600 views an hour is not bad. 200k subs very soon with reactions like this.
I know you've done NGT and this (which is really her most amazing of them all) you really should check out the song just prior to all of those you've done, that being AJ at 6 years old in her first studio appearance singing, "I (Who Have Nothing)". I suspect it was a warm up for her family to see if they thought she was ready for what was to come, so they presented her with a studio for the first time. Watching her almost immediately move from apprehensiveness with the first line to the joy of actually jumping up and down and smiling gleefully at the end of the second, indicating that she realized she had nothing to fear, is a fascinating sight. A few lines later and she's actually giving a thumbs up to her family indicating 'she's got it!" You'd be remiss if you don't do that before your moving up in the years.
Others have pointed out that Angelina was making changes at the first ... you see her writing down them .. and the band director smiling at the notes. I am 'told' that she arranged this herself. Shrug. I really think that when Prodigy is used for her .. that in this case it is correct.
If you want a progressiv view then you need to go back to the NGT year: "What a difference a day makes" from "Allsang på grensen" (Singalong on the boarder to Sweden). It is made one month after she won NGT. "Fly me to the moon" from The View on american TV 3 months after she won NGT. Then you may look at AJ performing for the Nobel Peace price laureates from desember 2014. And there are also some TV performances at Christmas time.
Consider that this was arranged and performed a scant 11-10 months after winning Norway's Got Talent Season 14, where she had auditioned at the age of 7 years old. Her vocal ability continues to grow exponentially, year to year for nearly a decade. Little AJ is not so little anymore, as she turned 17 in January 2023, and will graduate from high school within the month. As for her vocal Olympics, Angelina was advised to not repeat this exact performance, owing to the possibility of damage to her vocal chords. That makes this performance "the" masterpiece cover of Screamin Jay Hawkins (1956).
You should respond more. Angelina has so many shades in her voice that you haven't listened to yet, it's a shame to miss it, because very soon she is going to release her first record... 🦶🦶 👑 🗣🎙🎷She organizes her music including the one you just heard...
My thoughts on this performance. I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. We get the most stunning, amazing performance of a 9 yr old of this Jazz standard ever created. I believe it is going to go down in Jazz & Music history as the best ever for this age and in my opinion the best rendition of this song ever created Screamin Jay included. It will be revisited for Decades and will remain relevant for Generations to come. Anyone who discovers this performance for the first time today or a 100 years from today are going to be as amazed and astounded as everybody has been to this point. Think of the children who will be inspired by this one performance in the decades to come. This is an Iconic performance and will always be Iconic. Angelina has on her own from early on at 6 or 7 yrs old reintroduced what I believe will be a whole new Jazz Era and redefined by this young phenom and prodigy. That is astounding! And she is just 17 years old... That is unfathomable. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her.
You just watched a Masterpiece! Destined to go down in Music History as the best performance by a 9 yr old, Period! Past, present & dare I say Future! I'd like to see anyone, young or old who can do a cover of this & with the justice it deserves as Angelina has done on every cover she does. ♥👣👸🏻
It is certainly one of the most viewed videos, Angelina amazing in a unique cover, at 9 years old I have never seen such a performance, she stands among the greatest jazz singers of the past and perhaps even greater than the present, excellent review Nina , good life, Massimo
You are one of the very few who is paying attention to Angelina's outstanding breath control (at least for a 9 year old, as in this video). That last frase of the song without breath within in was a staggering 14 seconds.....
Thanks for another great reaction to & appreciation of Angelina's epic performance of this Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1950's classic (which she also produced) - at age 9. Even at this young age, the band members affectionately referred to Angelina as "The Boss". Highly recommend a couple of other Angelina gems between her winning AGT & this performance: What A Difference A Day Makes (performed outdoors at a Norwegian summer music festival) & her USA debut singing Fly Me To The Moon (on The View). Also at 9 years old Angelina released a book (making her the youngest published author in Norway). And around that time she had an interview with Anne Lindmo, NRK TV where Angelina reads from her diary (when she was 6) & explains why - to this day - she always sings barefoot. IMHO - as great a singer as Angelina is, she's even a better person. Thank you. And may GOD continue to watch over & bless Angelina Jordan.
A playlist of AJs performances is found on the YT channel of Rusty Shackleford titled The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan All 132 Songs (up to Nov. 2020).
My recommendation for the next one: "Feeling Good" live on _The Stream Gir Tilbake_ (a charity-related TV special) when she was 10-almost-11. It's also on her Official channel. th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html It's not nearly as "inventive" as the vocal tour de force you just witnessed, but it is _expertly_ sung - and was actually broadcast live (like her last two performances on NGT). There are some other performances at 10 (not to mention 9 and 8) that you _must_ eventually react to, but I'm jumping ahead to this one because I think it best showcases the development of the sound of her voice, per se (since she's using a quite "natural" timbre) and her development as a live performer. Looking forward to your next AJ reaction, whatever it is…
Great reaction, isn't Angelina absolutely amazing , Angelina put a spell on you, i can see that, just as Angelina has done to everyone including me who listens to this Masterpiece, i believe it will go down in history as one of the best covers ever, enjoy the journey. 👹🌏
This is not a straight cover of screaming Jay Hawkins though it ows more to that than Nina Simone or Bette Midler. She listens to songs sung by various artists, picks and chooses what aspects she is drawn to.
Simply amazing, and you are right, there is so much in her voice and tone! Great reaction and breakdown. If I believed in reincarnation she would be my reason but I think it is her LOVE for music that has driven her to learn so quickly. I see so many artists in her! Low bass Kenneth!
This is a masterpiece from little child Angelina 🔥fire she was 9 years young in this performance video from original Jay Hawkins 1956 her voice is out of this world 🌍so much,raspi,screaming,depth,emotions,feeling,mature,rich,and so much old soul in her body and voice incredible!!! I’ve never heard and seen anything like Angelina!! I doubt we ever will again either !!! 😮We need to support and protect her!!! She is Extraordinary thanks Nina 👍I loved i❤ I love❤everything about Angelina our barefoot Princess an Angel 😇and Queen of Jazz 🎙🎷🎺🎸🎼 is u beautiful,magical magnificent!!! She is untouchable! Nobody is like Angelina! Great voice Vokal Analyse Nina 👍👌Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭❤️✌️🙏😇👍👋🏻🙋♂️
As the 8 year and 4 months old Angelina blew us all away with her winning performance of "Summertime", what evolvement should we expect during the next 6 - 8 months from this child. An amazingly gifted child, but still; - a child. Well as she "fell in to" study of the music from "Screamin`Jay Hawkin", I guess we see the result just here. As Angelina goes straight to the main source, she make sure to pick up on the intentions and the soul of a song. Even for this one. Hawkin`s performance -s for sure are super theatrical and funny, and even a bit sceary I would think, to a young girl at 8 - 9 yo. Angelina BTW obviously had a great time watching and analysing his song, though even never ment for a child anyway. Angelina still is abel to go behind all the sceary stuff, all the smoke and firworks, and she uncover the song behind it all. What it is all about. And she gives it her heart. I guess I`ve seen and heard this performance at least half a thousand times during these last 7 years since release, and still I only enjoy it more and more, as I understand less and less about how she possibly could bring such a performance to life at all, at her age. I dear say, no adult person would even seriously ever initiate such a performance for this angel of music and humanity. Would they?? This is the soul-work of Angelina`s musical mind and her immensly gift, her instrument, her voice-tool.
Angelina is the goddess of music and vocal, all is perfect on point, her arrangement, the music, her voice is heavenly..absolutly outstanding 👑♥️🌹💫i love your reaction 😊
I'm glad you liked it. When you stated you would listen through, then go back and Anylize I cheered!! Then you changed your mind and chopped the rest of the song into confetti. I guess I just enjoy seeing reactions more than instructions. Reactions are enjoyable. Instructions are informative. But this old man is not aspiring to be a singer, so lost on me.
Yes this definitely was a statement piece. This was Angelina saying that I'm more than just a child singer. The musical intelligence that she possessed at such an early age is quite simply mind blowing. Her keen sense of phrasing probably came from the study of all the jazz greats from a very early age. I believe she was 3 years old when she starting searching through TH-cam for her inspirations.
Funny to see the interview of her mom right after she won Norway got Talent. She was asked, what are you guys gonna do now? She said, we gonna go home and live our normal lives. Lol don't know if her mom knew how popular her little child had become.
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I think this video has the most reaction faces I've ever done!!
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Some news from Norway, Angelina Jordan - Love don't let me go, release may 5th , original song by AJ
That is the magic of Angelina Jordan Astar ❤️
Nina, you might want to put together a TH-cam Short featuring all your reaction faces from this video. It would be fun!
Hello Nina, Angelina dropped her new single last and I can't wait for you to check it out.
I hope you know the story behind her performing barefooted.
This was Angelina’s arrangement. Those written notes you saw her making? And the band director reading and smiling? Those were last minute adjustments that Angelina wanted! The band gave her the nickname “The Boss”!
Oh i love that!
@@ninaschofield Yes, Not bad for a 9.2 yr old....Amazing talent aka old soul / born again etc.
She also makes all of her own clothing and she performs in!
@@ninaschofield ❤everything you do. As far as vocal coaches it's you The Fairy Voice Mother and The Charismatic Voice that are my go-to professionals for analysis. I'd love to get your take on AJ at age 15 in this video singing Easy On Me. Now I love Adel but IMHO I think AJ's subtle choices in the delivery of this song has me loving it even more then the original. Hope you react/review this soon & let us know were you stand on this brilliant cover. Cheers 😍
Angelina Jordan - Easy On Me (Adele Cover) Live From Studio
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@@robmarar yea love all those. Rhebecca rva too and Beth roars, Julie Nixon Jvox. Nina great analysis and love seeing you get less shy .love your reaction on stop the things you do
More of that Nina, go for it . all have there own styles, some common things but some other each spot that others don't & vice versa so it's such an education. Aj is fantastic, and it's musicality and good research & influences
.she apparently studied up on the earlier singers version
Then at 10, she made an amazing performance of Feeling Good, Live at the Stream Gir Tilbake: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely beautiful reaction. Thanks for being in to Angelina 😊
I figure I must have watched this 500 times by now.. and it never get's tiring. It helps of course that watching first time reactor's faces is priceless. As for the arrangement, she has complete control over her own arrangement, but she does have input on the Band's as well. There is actually a Video out there showing her working with this same band on a different song "Portrait of a Child". But over all I think the instrumentation is a group effort.
Oh fantastic, thanks for the info and for watching for the 501st time with me Jonathan! :)
Nina, thanks for this wonderful and amazed (it's normal to happen!) reaction, this song is one of the important steps to understand the singularity of Angelina's talent. It's unreal like her, from a very young person, she choice to use her incredible passion and understanding through music in a splendid way, especially for these legendary songs. She is definitely the only 9-year-old girl who understands and has the courage and the ability to sing this song from Screaming' Jay, so imbued with his power, and reorganize it according to her musical sensibility and vision (her written notes that she has on the lectern and which she also gives to the band director at the beginning of the video). I sincerely believe that this it's the most beautiful version of this song, over 60 years since it was written and there are much of versions of it, also sung by great singers. 💛🧡❤
Thanks so much for watching and enjoying this amazing vocal with me!
Perhaps ’…she chose…’
Love this reaction! So great to hear a professional's assessment of a young talent
Masterclass. Musicians have been calling her the boss since she was 8. She is incredibly musically empathetic. She not only has perfect pitch but an innate response to music that cannot be taught.
Thank you Nina. If you know Screaming Jay Hawkings' original (I'm sure you do), you will know how wild it is. Angelina has packaged that wildness into a jazzy, sassy, tour de force of a musical performance that brings in so many references. The Middle-Eastern touch in the final section and the nod to Hawkings' operatic training, for example. That last note was 14 full seconds of beautifully sustained vibrato. And at the end, you can see her thinking, 'Not bad, but ... ' Pure genius, cannot be explained.
Yes she are copying Skreaming Jay Hawking wilderness ❤
Yes , I am so impressed by her self-judgment when she is done singing !
To me CCR, Credences version is the best. John Fogertys gritty soulful voice is perfect for this song. Screaming Jay Hawkins said CCR owns the song.
@@Mark-iv7np, well Hawkins passed on 15 years before Angelina covered this and I think his opinion would have changed, and you think CCR really needs to be defended against a 9 year old? A shame you didn’t even mention Angelina’s performance but chose to cast shade on her….and I’ll just add that Angelina’s version is the closest to Screaming Jays ever recorded and I like CCR but they did water it down, there is no logical comparison.
@@Mark-iv7np Please post a source for your assertion that Screamin' Jay Hawkins said CCR owns the song?
Masterpiece
The girl with a 1000 voices ❤️ You will find that out later when you have gone through her catalogue of music ❤️ This was kinda Angelina in beastmode at the age of 9 ❤️ If you have not seen her feeling good cover at age 10, Her cover of Rihannas Stay at age 12, I recommend you them 2 👍❤️
Here is the link to FG at a TV charity event: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html
Terrific reaction. Our ability to watch AJ grow from a tiny six year old to the statuesque seventeen year old that she has become together with the anticipation of future greatness makes her whole story compelling.
I love that you are exploring her early years. There are many choices between 8 years old and 10 years old. One of my favorites is "Feeling Good", th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html.
Nina, my co-commenters did the most work here, thanks to all of you angels.
The musicians knew when she began to sing (at the latest) who she was. She was their national treasure and renown genius of musical instinct and they nicknamed her very lovingly THE BOSS. You saw her in the beginning writing the final arrangements, gave it to the bandleader with a humble "those are my wishes". You saw his reaction. From her sound booth she directed the whole thing.
Be safe and sound.
Elmar from Germany
Fabulous reaction Nina ! This is the song that set most vocal coaches , reactors and first time listeners on the Angelina Jordan journey and into the rabbit hole as we say ! This was an epic performance by a 9 year old who by the way arranged the song with the band on exactly how she wanted certain things done ! They call her the boss and rightly so ! Angelina's sense of musical arrangements and vocal composition is off the charts at this age and has continued to this day ! She has a true sense of who she is and what she wants to accomplish in her songs ! It's totally uncanny and I believe she is a prodigy of music ! So much to talk about this performance even though she is a child she manages to convey a professionally delivered performance so naturally ! She is fearless, sincere and passionate about her music and it's unbelievable to see this magnificent result ! I want to thank you personally for continuing your Angelina Jordan journey. You are the one of the finest vocal analysts on the TH-cam channel and believe me, you are so much appreciated.! Keep posting Nina you are a pleasure to watch and listen to ! 👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so very much!! 😊
@@ninaschofield I agree with everything @rongotwalt4487 wrote but ... your reaction is just not long enough! So much to discuss, so much left unsaid 😊 ... R (Australia)
This was the most shocking performance from a child I've seen this interpretation of this song rivals any I've heard .watching your expression was a lot of fun ,thumbs up to you 👍
Her cover of Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT made a big wave. Two years ago she did a gorgeous and intense revisit of it on her xmas show: th-cam.com/video/5hGMhP2iKD8/w-d-xo.html
That one really shows the growth of her voice.
Her nickname is the boss with all who’re interacting with her during the production and performance of her video’s!!
Absolutely phenomenal performance from our barefoot Viking , Angelina at 9 years old actually arranges this rendition herself, she is paying tribute to the original artist Screaming J Hawkins a blues musician from the 1950s , Angelina is commanding the performance she is the boss, I’ve listened to Angelina’s take on this song hundreds of times and to me it’s still absolutely amazing incredible, great reaction thanks 🙏
THAT is a reaction! Love to see someone with the know like you have Nina watch this, it is very educating :) I think anyone with some talent for listening, and I mean really LISTENING to music will recognize how great Angelina is. All successful musicians will have this talent. A lot of people that for various reasons do not sing or play an instrument will have this listening talent. I think she will be the most loved singer of her time. ❤❤
I think Angelina is the singer's singer. By that I mean that she employs so many different techniques, dynamics and ornaments in her performances that you would need to know a bit about singing to appreciate it. Angelina always does it so tasteful too, never overcooked. As you hear more of her you'll find that she adapts her style to the message and style of each song she does. From the top of my head, she's done Jazz (she's the QUEEN of jazz!), blues, soul, country, folk, RDM, pop, rhytm'n'blues, and even a smidge of rap.
Cheers Nina that was fun!
Thank you so much for watching and enjoying this with me!
Hello Nina, with 9 years already a masterpiece of singing. Here you can, you have to, enjoy every second.
You like Angelina's lower range?
- How great thou art 13 years old - th-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/w-d-xo.html - well known by Elvis
And the following song is also extraordinary:
- I’d rather go blind 12 years old - th-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/w-d-xo.html - Angelina on a sofa testing a new microphone, Etta James cover
Thank you for this great reaction and
Greetings from Germany
I will never get tired of watching people be blown away by this performance.🤗
Thanks, Nina! Shocking to say the least! In the beginning you saw the musical director handed a sheet of paper. It contained changes Angelina wanted the band to make before recording the video. Yes, she began rearranging classic songs already from when she was 9. An analogy I could make about listening to her is when our mom's were stewing a bowl of soup on the stove and when no one was looking we would get a piece of bread or just a soup spoon and dip in into the pot to taste the soup. We would swallow it and think, "My goodness, this is delicious! How does mom do it?" Nina, all of us fit into that category but, Nina, folks like you are like chefs in my story and not only do you love the taste of the soup but you can taste the hints of rosemary, and garlic, and parsley, and sweet onions, etc., you get the idea. Nina, I always point out to everyone when you watch it again keep looking at the VERY END because what Angelina does is she lifts up her right arm and rests it on a ledge and she looks straight ahead pondering if it was alright or could she have done it better. She's amazing.
Thanks for watching! Love your analogy 👩🏼🍳 🎶
A barefoot princess with a hypnotic voice.
She was only 9 years old when she performed this song. It is her tribute to Screamin' Jay Hawkins, an American singer/songwriter. He wrote and performed it in 1956 and Angelina based her performance on the original, although she did make some subtle alterations to both lyrics and melody. As you continue your journey of discovering Angelina, you will come to realise that she does her own arrangements of most of the cover songs she sings. The differences may not be immediately discernible on first listening to them, but they are there. There may be a subtle change in tempo or tone, or more inflexion on some words, or a phrase may differ in pitch from the original. The amount of control that Angelina has over her voice cannot be measured. She never hurries a song. She sings in such a way that the emotions in the lyrics are felt by the listener. In this video did you notice:Angelina finishing some notes and handing them to the pianist, who smiled as he read them? They were her wishes (instructions) to the band how she wished therm to play the music. In the band, she was called a boss.
Some of the things she did showed her familiarity with the original version by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who's face was on the candle she was holding at the beginning.
Did you notice how she used two different styles of vibrato at the end (the a cappella part) when she sang, "I don't caaaare…"? In the first half of the word "care", she is using her typical slow, wide vibrato, and then in the second half switches to a quicker, tighter, somewhat "choppier" version. Later she would develop an even quicker vibrato that she used at the beginning of her "Heal the World" cover (a quick nod to Michael Jackson's vocal style right off the bat), and then went even further with it in her most recent covers (studio and live) of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" last year (especially the final "held" note at the end of her lilve performance at _Allsang på Grensen_ - all of the things I'm referring to are on her Official channel, BTW). I'm no vocal expert, but I'd imagine it's harder to alter your natural vibrato (epsecially in multiple different ways) than, say, the timbre of your voice. Thoughts?
A very interesting analysis, Nina, outside of the typical attempt to technically analyze something inexplicable. It's like seeing a Botticelli, a Velázquez or a Turner watercolor and trying to analyze them by explaining how they hold the brush or move their wrist, absurd, beauty is felt, it fills your soul, it cannot be explained. No one, in the entire history of music, has sung like this at the age of 9, this video should be a compulsory subject in all singing schools.
I think she exhausted all possibilities of the voice in that single performance. I never thought a voice could be that versatile.
Great reaction..Nina! Yeah..Angelina made history here.
Excellent reaction/analysis to this EPIC performance by Angelina at barely 9 yo. I think this will shown in classes at music schools into the next century. Just sayin'!!!
it is literally the best arrangement of this song. bringing all of the elements of the original but re-organizing the chaos into this beautiful masterpiece
Way above average critique/reaction. Years and years from now when Angelina looks back at her career she can be very proud of this extraordinary, prodigy performance
Angelina doing what she does. Taking an iconic song, rearranging it herself, giving us absolute authenticity for the genre, and killing, murdering the performance. At 9 years old. Easily one of my favorite videos of all time. This is not just great singing for a kid. It’s great singing that could be included on any collection of old school blues. We’re so blown away by everything she does here that it’s hard to give special attention to individual skills, but her timing with that live band is immaculate. She rides that beat fluidly and effortlessly like she’s been singing in jazz clubs for decades.
She will surprise you again and again, just like today-and you haven’t even heard her older performances. Maybe stick with some more jazzy singing and move on to 10 year old Angelina covering “Feelin Good”. It is, again, one of the best, most original, covers of that classic you’ll ever hear regardless of age-by the best singer I’ve ever heard. There are two different live performances, at 10, that will blow you away. Here’s a link to Angelina with a full band behind her: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for this analysis! You might enjoy reacting to her rendition of My Funny Valentine of last year: th-cam.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/w-d-xo.html
This was such an amazing performance and that just at age 9. The band is indeed incredible as well. It so much fun to see how she explores all facets of her voice. The call forward to the band 'Hey hey hey watch out!!" And the band joins in.
Angelina was 9 years old in this performance - This song was not arranged for her - she wrote the arrangement based on listening to the original Screamin' Jay Hawkins version - in fact, at the beginning of the video you see Angelina writing down some last-minute changes and it is read by the bandleader. You also notice that her own handwritten notes are on the music stand in front of her as she sings. For more insight into how Angelina works, here is a rehearsal video with the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and communicates to them what she wants to do. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
yes, Agelina is the head of the band, incredible!
So glad to see you enjoying this one! I just puts a perma-grin on your face, doesn't it? It is bewilderingly good. So much so, that it is difficult to focus on any one thing because there are so many and they are connected. Our minds work at the level of arithmetic, maybe algebra, and here we watch her doing Fourier transformations on the fly. It truly is a thing of wonder to behold.
Angelina Jordan holds up a picture of Screamin Jay Hawkins. He is the one who wrote the original song. The question is how can a nine-year-old little girl be able to convey a song of this maturity to bring out emotions that she has never experienced? I enjoy watching people experience this song for the first time. Angelina Jordan has Put a Spell on everyone. With her amazing voice and control over any song that she sings is amazing. Angelina has full control over all the arrangements that she does.
What I love is at the end, her rising her hand to her chin and you can see her thinking, how could I have did it better.
A barefoot and future queen of jazz loved you're reaction thanks nina
Thanks for another fantastic reaction with so many passionate and informed comments. I would be happy if you stopped to explain what you hear in every syllable. I think you could have watched it over again at least three times before getting to the point of not stopping and then appreciating the entire composition as a whole. I would be right there with you for the entire journey. (Heck, make a Part 2 reaction.)
A bit of historical writing on this song says Hawkins wrote it as a love song but influences from the producer turned it in to a theatrical phenomenon that Hawkins reproduced and exaggerated during years, if not decades, of live performances. I feel that Angelina read about this and turned the arrangement back, more like the original intention, while also also embracing Hawkins originally released version. An absolute genius prodigy.
I hear at least two rates of vibrato, if not three or more. (How many accomplished adults can achieve that?)
Loved this reaction Nina!!!
Honestly, it's torture waiting for you to react between your AJ reactions. Speed it up girl! You have only 180 some odd reactions to go before she drops her album! Lol
One recommendation:
AJ performing "Feeling Good" at age 10 live:
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Surprised it took this long for you to get to this!!!!!
Takes me back to 1930's Jazz. She has a old soul.
Great rxn. I've been waiting years for this one, ever since you reacted to Dimash with SOS. I knew I would see more shocked reactions. You always get "liked" before I press "play."
What can I say? I've been following Angelina since Norways got Talent, just a chance viewing, WOW !
I highly recommend that you watch the original by Screamin Jay Hawkins in 1956 from which AJ bases this interpretation of her own as all her covers are her own arrangements. What she wrote at the start are her own notes on the arrangement. I call AJ the Mozart of the voice.
Hi Nina, so glad u reacted to this, an epic cover by Angie. I watch it most days, just superb isn't it. Love ur enthusiastic analysis as usual❤
Thanks Nina, that was very enjoyable to watch
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I'd recommend Feeling Good next, live at The Stream Gir Tilbake, also from her official channel, done two weeks before her 11th birthday: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html&pp=iAQB8AUB
Fully agree!
She knew all of this at 9 that's why she is the best of all time Wild bill 🙂
That was a fabulous reaction and commentary Nina, so much fun to watch a musically trained artist as yourself be taken aback by what this little cute 9 year old girl just did here. This is truly a masterpiece of music and has Angelina's fingerprints all over it. Her musicality is literally off the charts as is her talent. Again, this was such a joy to watch so much appreciation to you Nina for sharing with us all. Really looking forward to the next Angelina review. Might I suggest 10 year old Angelina Live on stage with another fabulous jazz band performing "Feeling Good". Simply another epic performance by this young lady: th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html. Hope you will consider this one. Thank you.
Hi Nina 👋. What an amazingly awesome reaction to 9 Angelina, we really love your break down and analysis of her. The nerdier the better 👍. She was 9 when this was filmed. The band members already at this age call her little boss. She does her own arrangements and she is very kind and respectful on how she corrects and asks for changes even before and during rehearsals. Angie is about to release her 1st single from RR anytime now. So please buy it and react to it. God bless you sweetie ✝️🙏🙂👍❤.
Definitely an epic performance.
Nina, wonderful reaction. If I may suggest the next song be I'm Still Holding Out For You, Age 10. This is a song that most people have never heard of. Another masterpiece by this incredible young woman. You will be stunned, I guarantee it.
I second that! A potential number one hit that never was (more of a demo song, never marketed or widely spread).
We've been waiting for this one, and you did not disappoint! To me, this is how the song was meant to be sung, even including the original by "Screamin" Jay. He had intended to sing this as a love song/ballad, but on the night of the original recording he and the band got pretty drunk at the studio and "Screamin Jay" was born.
Awesome reaction and breakdown to an Epic Performance! She had been working with this band by this time for some time. They know she knows what she wants on arrangements for each instrument and respects her wants and were at this time referring to her as Boss. When she was on NGT one of the Judges happened to stop by during the rehearsal of "Bang Bang" and at just turning 8 was giving direction to the base player and at that time knew she was the real deal. Check out "I'd Rather Go Blind", another jaw dropping performance. The crazy thing about this one, she is 12, but wasn't released until age 13, she is sitting down and leaning forward. Keep that in mind as you listen to it, especially near the end of the song. She does so many musical acrobats and doesn't take a breath for 15.3 seconds and a little one at that. Enjoy, looking forward to the reaction to "I'd Rather Go Blind", God Bless!
Nina, she gets it, period. And gives it back strong, exclamation point! An "artist".
I never tire of this masterpiece! Mind blowing on every level.
At only a few seconds in you already said "there's so much to talk about". Just from a couple of lines Angelina can give you lots to analyze. She packs so much detail into every word. ...and somehow manages to never overdo it. She does a lot with a lyric, but every detail seems to have a purpose. Her phrasing and timing are just genius. You asked how much say Angelina has... she has said that she does all her arrangements herself, and many band members she has worked with (including some world class legends) have been blown away by her musical intelligence. Her album is releasing very soon! Get ready world, here she comes!
Angelina Jordan is the g.o.a.t. wild bill 🙂
Thank you for another of your thoughtful reactions. It was so enjoyable to watch your excitement develop as Angelina's song played. I have a song by Angelina that I really, really would love for you to do a reaction. She was still 10 years old when she did the song. Baby Fuzz wrote the song and wanted Angelina to sing the song before he released it, is my understanding. Angelina did an outstanding rendition of, I'm Still Holding Out for You, but her family wouldn't allow its official release because of thematic issues. The song was leaked and its title on her video is "Leaked", but you get the song by its actual name. Please react to Angelina's recital of I'm Still Holding Out for You. You'll be glad you did.
This is why we are so mesmerized by AJ.
Wonderful reaction. She did later sing this song live on a number of occasions, but I don't think she ever sang it quite the same way... the growl was dropped (changed), I imagine because vocal coaches advised her it might damage her vocal cords.... so she adapted the song but it is still great - I like this version at a concert in Korea, I think the one where she supported Norah Jones: th-cam.com/video/hclCpWcHN74/w-d-xo.html
I think you would like this too and find it interesting: a jamming session I guess with some of the same musicians, singing another Screaming Jay Hawkins song, Angelina's adaptation "Portrait of a Child": th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link to the performance in Korea. Her phrasing seemed more similar to the original Screaming Jay Hawkins version in this concert than in the B&W studio version, which was much more unique, at least as I hear it. Thanks again.
@@robertbeneckson6501 I love this rehearsal video too... she seems such fun to work with ! :) th-cam.com/video/lW8g5QmTLY0/w-d-xo.html
@Geoffrey North I like that one, she's hamming it up a bit. 😃
@@robertbeneckson6501 there are quite a few such rehearsal videos and she does that a fair bit... I think her musicians love it ! :) She has a great sense of humour and fun !
Great reaction Nina. I would subscribe again if I could..
The greatest performance ever. Barely 9 and does her own arrangements. Amazing
600 views an hour is not bad. 200k subs very soon with reactions like this.
Thank you so much Albert!
I know you've done NGT and this (which is really her most amazing of them all) you really should check out the song just prior to all of those you've done, that being AJ at 6 years old in her first studio appearance singing, "I (Who Have Nothing)". I suspect it was a warm up for her family to see if they thought she was ready for what was to come, so they presented her with a studio for the first time. Watching her almost immediately move from apprehensiveness with the first line to the joy of actually jumping up and down and smiling gleefully at the end of the second, indicating that she realized she had nothing to fear, is a fascinating sight. A few lines later and she's actually giving a thumbs up to her family indicating 'she's got it!" You'd be remiss if you don't do that before your moving up in the years.
Others have pointed out that Angelina was making changes at the first ... you see her writing down them .. and the band director smiling at the notes. I am 'told' that she arranged this herself. Shrug. I really think that when Prodigy is used for her .. that in this case it is correct.
If you want a progressiv view then you need to go back to the NGT year:
"What a difference a day makes" from "Allsang på grensen" (Singalong on the boarder to Sweden). It is made one month after she won NGT.
"Fly me to the moon" from The View on american TV 3 months after she won NGT.
Then you may look at AJ performing for the Nobel Peace price laureates from desember 2014.
And there are also some TV performances at Christmas time.
Consider that this was arranged and performed a scant 11-10 months after winning Norway's Got Talent Season 14, where she had auditioned at the age of 7 years old. Her vocal ability continues to grow exponentially, year to year for nearly a decade. Little AJ is not so little anymore, as she turned 17 in January 2023, and will graduate from high school within the month.
As for her vocal Olympics, Angelina was advised to not repeat this exact performance, owing to the possibility of damage to her vocal chords. That makes this performance "the" masterpiece cover of Screamin Jay Hawkins (1956).
You should respond more. Angelina has so many shades in her voice that you haven't listened to yet, it's a shame to miss it, because very soon she is going to release her first record... 🦶🦶 👑 🗣🎙🎷She organizes her music including the one you just heard...
My thoughts on this performance.
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. We get the most stunning, amazing performance of a 9 yr old of this Jazz standard ever created. I believe it is going to go down in Jazz & Music history as the best ever for this age and in my opinion the best rendition of this song ever created Screamin Jay included. It will be revisited for Decades and will remain relevant for Generations to come. Anyone who discovers this performance for the first time today or a 100 years from today are going to be as amazed and astounded as everybody has been to this point.
Think of the children who will be inspired by this one performance in the decades to come. This is an Iconic performance and will always be Iconic. Angelina has on her own from early on at 6 or 7 yrs old reintroduced what I believe will be a whole new Jazz Era and redefined by this young phenom and prodigy. That is astounding! And she is just 17 years old... That is unfathomable. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her.
You just watched a Masterpiece! Destined to go down in Music History as the best performance by a 9 yr old, Period! Past, present & dare I say Future! I'd like to see anyone, young or old who can do a cover of this & with the justice it deserves as Angelina has done on every cover she does. ♥👣👸🏻
It is certainly one of the most viewed videos, Angelina amazing in a unique cover, at 9 years old I have never seen such a performance, she stands among the greatest jazz singers of the past and perhaps even greater than the present, excellent review Nina , good life, Massimo
You are one of the very few who is paying attention to Angelina's outstanding breath control (at least for a 9 year old, as in this video). That last frase of the song without breath within in was a staggering 14 seconds.....
Thanks for another great reaction to & appreciation of Angelina's epic performance of this Screamin' Jay Hawkins 1950's classic (which she also produced) - at age 9. Even at this young age, the band members affectionately referred to Angelina as "The Boss". Highly recommend a couple of other Angelina gems between her winning AGT & this performance: What A Difference A Day Makes (performed outdoors at a Norwegian summer music festival) & her USA debut singing Fly Me To The Moon (on The View). Also at 9 years old Angelina released a book (making her the youngest published author in Norway). And around that time she had an interview with Anne Lindmo, NRK TV where Angelina reads from her diary (when she was 6) & explains why - to this day - she always sings barefoot. IMHO - as great a singer as Angelina is, she's even a better person. Thank you. And may GOD continue to watch over & bless Angelina Jordan.
I cannot wait to see her reaction to I'M STILL HOLDING OUT FOR YOU... "demo" recording.
Just shy of age 11.
A playlist of AJs performances is found on the YT channel of Rusty Shackleford titled The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan All 132 Songs (up to Nov. 2020).
Well over 200+ songs now John, includes YT, Tiktok and IG as well.
My recommendation for the next one: "Feeling Good" live on _The Stream Gir Tilbake_ (a charity-related TV special) when she was 10-almost-11. It's also on her Official channel. th-cam.com/video/p8kAL-sGJx8/w-d-xo.html It's not nearly as "inventive" as the vocal tour de force you just witnessed, but it is _expertly_ sung - and was actually broadcast live (like her last two performances on NGT).
There are some other performances at 10 (not to mention 9 and 8) that you _must_ eventually react to, but I'm jumping ahead to this one because I think it best showcases the development of the sound of her voice, per se (since she's using a quite "natural" timbre) and her development as a live performer.
Looking forward to your next AJ reaction, whatever it is…
Thank you for this great reaction! there is still SO MUCH for you to discover from her!
It's 4/25/23 and this is STILL the greatest thing I've ever seen.
Great reaction, isn't Angelina absolutely amazing , Angelina put a spell on you, i can see that, just as Angelina has done to everyone including me who listens to this Masterpiece, i believe it will go down in history as one of the best covers ever, enjoy the journey. 👹🌏
This is not a straight cover of screaming Jay Hawkins though it ows more to that than Nina Simone or Bette Midler. She listens to songs sung by various artists, picks and chooses what aspects she is drawn to.
I love watching people reacting to this performance, it never disappoints! 😁
You should hear her in studio at 6 yrs old recording I Who Have Nothing!!!
Simply amazing, and you are right, there is so much in her voice and tone! Great reaction and breakdown. If I believed in reincarnation she would be my reason but I think it is her LOVE for music that has driven her to learn so quickly. I see so many artists in her! Low bass Kenneth!
This is a masterpiece from little child Angelina 🔥fire she was 9 years young in this performance video from original Jay Hawkins 1956 her voice is out of this world 🌍so much,raspi,screaming,depth,emotions,feeling,mature,rich,and so much old soul in her body and voice incredible!!! I’ve never heard and seen anything like Angelina!! I doubt we ever will again either !!! 😮We need to support and protect her!!! She is Extraordinary thanks Nina 👍I loved i❤ I love❤everything about Angelina our barefoot Princess an Angel 😇and Queen of Jazz 🎙🎷🎺🎸🎼 is u beautiful,magical magnificent!!! She is untouchable! Nobody is like Angelina! Great voice Vokal Analyse Nina 👍👌Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭❤️✌️🙏😇👍👋🏻🙋♂️
Amazing reaction, Nina❤ Much love from Norway 🇸🇯❤️
The I don't care" at the end: Marlene Ditrich in Lili Marleen.
It would take several classroom sessions to break this performance down. Your excitement while watching and listening to this was infectious ❤❤❤
great reaction and analysis again Nina! and so many Angelina reactions ahead of us :)
As the 8 year and 4 months old Angelina blew us all away with her winning performance of "Summertime", what evolvement should we expect during the next 6 - 8 months from this child. An amazingly gifted child, but still; - a child. Well as she "fell in to" study of the music from "Screamin`Jay Hawkin", I guess we see the result just here. As Angelina goes straight to the main source, she make sure to pick up on the intentions and the soul of a song. Even for this one. Hawkin`s performance -s for sure are super theatrical and funny, and even a bit sceary I would think, to a young girl at 8 - 9 yo.
Angelina BTW obviously had a great time watching and analysing his song, though even never ment for a child anyway. Angelina still is abel to go behind all the sceary stuff, all the smoke and firworks, and she uncover the song behind it all. What it is all about. And she gives it her heart.
I guess I`ve seen and heard this performance at least half a thousand times during these last 7 years since release, and still I only enjoy it more and more, as I understand less and less about how she possibly could bring such a performance to life at all, at her age. I dear say, no adult person would even seriously ever initiate such a performance for this angel of music and humanity. Would they?? This is the soul-work of Angelina`s musical mind and her immensly gift, her instrument, her voice-tool.
She well supported her chest. Be able to do those songs. Yes, he is well supported fantastic on her fantastic she told herself.
Always love your AJ reactions! Almost as much as I love your pug pillow! A must for one of your reactions is a pug cameo! 😀
Haha thank you much, noted re my pug cushion 😉
Legendary
Angelina is the goddess of music and vocal, all is perfect on point, her arrangement, the music, her voice is heavenly..absolutly outstanding 👑♥️🌹💫i love your reaction 😊
I'm glad you liked it.
When you stated you would listen through, then go back and Anylize I cheered!! Then you changed your mind and chopped the rest of the song into confetti.
I guess I just enjoy seeing reactions more than instructions. Reactions are enjoyable. Instructions are informative. But this old man is not aspiring to be a singer, so lost on me.
She gets it, period. And gives it back strong, exclamation point! Her instincts are ridiculous.
Beautiful reaction, loving and a great breakdown.
Yes this definitely was a statement piece. This was Angelina saying that I'm more than just a child singer. The musical intelligence that she possessed at such an early age is quite simply mind blowing. Her keen sense of phrasing probably came from the study of all the jazz greats from a very early age. I believe she was 3 years old when she starting searching through TH-cam for her inspirations.
Angelina sings this like a scorned woman, she means it!! SHE'S NINE!!
Fierce Masterpiece! Fearless, timeless and ageless. Wonderful ❣️
Funny to see the interview of her mom right after she won Norway got Talent. She was asked, what are you guys gonna do now? She said, we gonna go home and live our normal lives. Lol don't know if her mom knew how popular her little child had become.
Thank you 🙏 This is already a Angelina Classic now! Outstanding masterpiece by her!👌💫❤️
Great reaction! Please do a reaction to Angie's "Holding out for you" in which she was 10 years old. May cause some goosebumps though.