Vocal Analysis of Shallow - Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | Voice Teacher Reacts

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  • Voice teacher Sam Johnson's reaction to and analysis of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper singing Shallow from A Star Is Born.
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  • @wildoatling
    @wildoatling 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1179

    I honestly don't know why I'm so obsessed with these videos. I'm not an awesome singer, I have no desire to be one; so this isn't for educational purposes. All I know is I LOVE watching him be so passionate about it. I smile every time he sings along or mouths the words.

    • @trompeta79
      @trompeta79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I think you can take a lot more education from this than just technical vocal advice. I find it musically/artistically enlightening and so wholesome and inspiring.

    • @irenerbustos
      @irenerbustos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It's just Sam's diction. He can communicate his honest thoughts kindly but truly.

    • @Remenry
      @Remenry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yesssss!

    • @crimsonfoxwing1970
      @crimsonfoxwing1970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I feel the same! I find it interesting to hear how passionate he speaks as well! I think my perspective that anyone speaking about a true passion of theirs is interesting to me. I don’t care what it is, if you’re truly passionate you can tell and it’s so much fun and so interesting to hear about what drives people in this world!

    • @cheerfulyank
      @cheerfulyank 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same! They're just so soothing.

  • @Riksi80
    @Riksi80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    "You can be technically perfect, but have no ability to tell a story" -Lady Gaga, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • @TheAoide82
    @TheAoide82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1263

    What I find amazing about Lady Gaga is that she understands how to blend. She changes her timbre to blend with her partner. She knows how to compliment who she's singing with. It's true professionalism.

    • @VeronicaMcCarrison
      @VeronicaMcCarrison 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Laura Wargo that’s why I am a great fan. She is awesome

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well it helps that
      They’ve sung together before. She knows what he can sound like and adjust accordingly.

    • @TheAoide82
      @TheAoide82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@Nazaba09 not everyone can do that, especially people who are used to singing solo. It takes a thoughtful and versatile singer.

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Laura Wargo that’s why I said ‘it helps they’ve sung together before’. She’s not used to singing this song solo.

    • @TheAoide82
      @TheAoide82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Nazaba09 okay...

  • @Kasey113
    @Kasey113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    "all that training only existed so that he could sound like him" I wish more music teachers (not just voice teachers) would remember this and teach this from day one of giving lessons. You're not trying to sound like Slash on that guitar, or like Lady Gaga while playing that piano and singing - focus on being you, and on expressing what you want to express instead. (And obviously, I'm wishing someone had told me that years ago!)

    • @sakuramari
      @sakuramari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah, I can relate to that too. I was attending a performing arts academy, and would have 3 singing classes on the same day, but with different teachers. The first teacher would always critisize and tell me "You haven't listened to the CD, have you? You don't sound anything like the original singer. Go home and listen to the CD over and over again until you can sing it exactly the same way as the singer on the CD."
      Then the teacher in the following class would compliment me on my originality. "It's good that you are not trying to just copy the singer, but sing it in your own style, in your own voice." Maybe she was just trying to be nice, but I found it interesting, the different approaches by the singing coaches, although confusing the was they contracted each other, at first. But I preferred the teacher who told me not to copy other artists, but to find my own voice and my own way of singing.

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not everybody has something that interesting or extraordinary to tell, though. Music doesn't always have to be about telling something. Sometimes it can be just for fun and sometimes just for the sake of beauty, sometimes is just a matter of duty or work. This idea of musicians and singers being this illuminated artists is very new and it takes the focus of the music to put it on the person who does the music. I prefer to focus on the music.

    • @arx754
      @arx754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@sakuramari : I have no musical training and no talent, but i've always cringed when I hear a new singer being described as "another Whitney Houston" or whatever. To me, it sounds like the "kiss of death' for the singer because it's basically telling them they're only a COPY, and not an "original".

    • @matthiasprice
      @matthiasprice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Word!

  • @sconner1453
    @sconner1453 5 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    Only channel I don't mind ads playing. Sam's getting paid!

    • @trompeta79
      @trompeta79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same, he's so authentic and giving free genuine helpful advice and entertainment I noticed that myself as the ad started. It was my first positive experience with a commercial in awhile :)

    • @sconner1453
      @sconner1453 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Obviously Clint does not know the you tube system of monetizing accounts.

    • @kaitlynconyers4051
      @kaitlynconyers4051 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HELL YA, he deserves me watching the ad's

    • @slay_ur_existence2960
      @slay_ur_existence2960 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clint Kempster you do realize youtubers get paid when they make videos right?

    • @blueskys2010
      @blueskys2010 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clint Kempster do you know anything about adsense???

  • @angeladeluna
    @angeladeluna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    I love how you emphasize the beauty in imperfection. It's something all us Type A perfectionists need to hear on repeat. I have come to believe the beauty is in allowing the thing to exist as it is.

  • @everythingshiny
    @everythingshiny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    At the start, Bradley had literally only just got on stage, he had been coerced out of the audience for this performance. So he had no warm-up at all. He did such a good job :)

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Kate Lattey I don’t believe that for a second. He was up on that stage pretty fast. It’s not like they had to beg. I’m sure it was planned.

    • @kikibirdball
      @kikibirdball 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Nazaba09 maybe he was hoping for it

    • @arx754
      @arx754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@Nazaba09 : I'm sure it was planned. They probably even had him come to the theater that morning and at least roughly go through it, but mainly for the purpose of getting him comfortable performing in front of a live audience NOT made of extras. i thought he seemed nervous during their performance, but MUCH preferred that to them giving a "polished" performance. AND, i really commend him for stepping out of his "safe zone" and doing it. I think a lot of actors would be too afraid of flubbing it and looking silly, so they wouldn't do it. (And, I can't say i blame them. lol). It's one thing to make a film with directors, crew, etc., and 'extras' and quite another to appear in front of a "real" live audience.

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      arx754 definitely. It’s like what’s always talked about in these vocal coaching videos-something can be technically perfect but emotionally missing. Bradley wasn’t technically perfect but was definitely emotionally into it.

    • @federicofaraviera9963
      @federicofaraviera9963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@arx754 It was not planned. The audience was asking for several minutes for Bradley to sing and when he agreed, Gaga jumped for joy. He went to see the Enigma show and then went to see the other Jazz show.

  • @DrakenWolfwood
    @DrakenWolfwood 5 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Come thru sincere positivity 👏 I'm not gonna name names, but there are other vocal coaches on TH-cam that "SPILL THAT HOT TEA YAS SIS" on a bad performance, and it feels like gaudy drama and gossip. Your input though feels so well informed and your intentions are clearly in good faith. Bob Ross of vocal coaching right here 👌

    • @luisagreggiodasilva59
      @luisagreggiodasilva59 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you're talking about TP I get your opinion so much, even tho I really like him as a person, he's levels under other professionals on YT (Sam, for example) and he probably reached 1M followers because he collaborated/reacted to famous people.

    • @marge973
      @marge973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Luísa Greggio da Silva I agree TP is sensationalizing now. He doesn’t analyze or give anything constructive anymore imo which is why I don’t understand how or why he can charge as much as he does. Idk whether he knows what he’s talking about but currently I can’t tell and it’s frustrating

    • @AlucardPeach
      @AlucardPeach 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best. Compliment. Ever.

  • @annahill99
    @annahill99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    “Love the acting”
    Hush Sam I want to believe they’re actually that close 😩

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      starsonfire 😂 they are don’t worry.

    • @kate19210
      @kate19210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      there was no acting
      They are like this all the time lol

    • @Yayomeow
      @Yayomeow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      That isn’t acting lol. That’s an amazing friendship. Reminds me of Kate and Leo’s friendship♥️

    • @jnilson0428
      @jnilson0428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They’ve both said that they are good friends so I don’t think we have anything to worry about ❤️

    • @carolapinkertgreatawakenin5653
      @carolapinkertgreatawakenin5653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Yayomeow do You mean Kate and Peter 🤔

  • @milaces1323
    @milaces1323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    "Bradley Cooper's Extra Squeeze" sounds like a great headline for a gossip blog hahahaha

    • @nadiariggs5110
      @nadiariggs5110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Camila Céspedes holy crap 😂😂😂😂thank you for this 😂😂😂

    • @milaces1323
      @milaces1323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nadiariggs5110 You are very welcome 😉

  • @Aeblivion
    @Aeblivion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    you arguing with yourself over how great bradley and gaga’s voice are is adorable lmaoo we all agree sis

  • @veronicaschwarz22
    @veronicaschwarz22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    7:31 she wrote it herself along side Mark Ronson and two other producers

  • @Lisa85
    @Lisa85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    What i love about Brad his that his singing isnt perfect but you can hear emotion and feel the story he is telling through the words. I have seen the movie but I appreciate what I've heard and hope this isn't the last we hear him in a singing role. Mother Gaga is amazing as always - she continues to blow me away. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts always!

    • @kimpeek7586
      @kimpeek7586 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love both of them. Lady Gaga was fabulous in American Horror Story. I am so glad she is doing more acting.

  • @mtcs6701
    @mtcs6701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    Boi cutting your hair short was the best decision ever😎

    • @sakuramari
      @sakuramari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      I liked his long hair, (I do have a thing for guys with long hair though) but I think that both styles look good :)

    • @tiffthenerd
      @tiffthenerd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Have you seen the short hair/glasses combo in his conspiracy video? *drool*

    • @nikolearnaiz1822
      @nikolearnaiz1822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah he's so hot. Still single I hope? 😍

    • @jenniferh.k.7123
      @jenniferh.k.7123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My 2005 old me misses his long hair because I love guys with long hair but 2019 likes the shorter cut 😁 ok i shut up now!

    • @AlucardPeach
      @AlucardPeach 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I liked it long, personally. I don't know that he cares what females think 🤔

  • @andreacollins3204
    @andreacollins3204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    As a mental health sufferer and who has lived through family addictions and suicides this song is literally in my soul. I adore it no matter how it is sung. Imperfection is perfection to me ❤️❤️❤️

    • @QuayWay
      @QuayWay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      andrea collins May god bless you

  • @sunnydays5186
    @sunnydays5186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    There can be 100 people in a room and 99 don't believe in you and all it takes is that 1 person to believe in you etc etc

    • @txlivin7819
      @txlivin7819 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didn't she say that like 100 times in interviews for this movie?

  • @dancanvocals
    @dancanvocals 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    NEVER BORING

  • @matheusgraciano8399
    @matheusgraciano8399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I don't know what you did but it seems that your videos will get even better from now on and I didn't think that was possible

  • @hwall7864
    @hwall7864 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Sam Johnson is the Mr. Rogers of vocal coaching.

  • @jmeA86
    @jmeA86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Sam your channel is growing SO QUICK! I'm so happy for you, you deserve it!!! 💖💖💖

  • @jennaln
    @jennaln 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Everything you said around the 10 minute mark really hit home, and sounded very familiar (painfully so)! I feel that one of the main reasons we want to sing, perform or create things is to express ourselves in some way. While a solid foundation of the technical aspects are key to be able to do that fully and opens up many more options, focusing too much on technique could develop in to being devoid of any personality or emotion, or get in the way of being able to express yourself at all; it would just be so cold and clinical. What would be the point in that? So often people pick on those who perhaps currently lack the technique to show us their personality in a more successful way, but equally it can be a hindrance to focus solely on technique. As you have said in many of your videos, it requires a balance!
    Sorry for the essay, whoops. Another awesome video, thanks Sam!

  • @CitizensTea
    @CitizensTea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I love that you give positive criticism on what they could technically get better on. Everyone is capable of improvement even masters in craft. As long as the technical issues don’t distract you from the performance itself then it doesn’t really matter in that performance. To get something truly raw and intense sometimes requires you to do something imperfect. To show the genuine feeling.

  • @windyventure
    @windyventure 5 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    What you said around minute 10:00 really got me... that was beautiful. Was waiting for you to review this, so happy you did! Thank you. Can’t wait to get voice lessons one day!!

    • @Remenry
      @Remenry 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totally!

    • @whydoesyoutubehaveahandlenow
      @whydoesyoutubehaveahandlenow 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah was beautifully said wasn't expecting a random introspective moment here

  • @Polly1905
    @Polly1905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "Everyone has inside them something very special!"
    We need more People like you in this World!

  • @SixtyDoesStuff
    @SixtyDoesStuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I value emotional connection over technique. All through high school my favorite singer was NOT technically proficient, but his raw emotion in songs hooked me.
    And a personal anecdote, one of the times I felt most accomplished musically was when a friend listened to a new song I was working on it affected him, he felt pain and sadness and desperation. And I knew I had done my job well.

  • @SharpNaif
    @SharpNaif 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    9:35 “There is the potential to be great, I believe, in every single person."

  • @mellemai692
    @mellemai692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    You are always so supportive! you always point out the "mistakes" to teach a lesson and to make people grow, you always give solutions to problems in such a kind and respectful way, I really love that about you. it's so good to hear someone tell you that you have potential and that you just need to find a way to show it.
    To me, that's what it's about: technique is a tool, a means, a way to achieve something, but definitely not an end; sharing emotions, connecting with people and creating art that is as unique as the individual you are is.

  • @KatBurnsKASHKA
    @KatBurnsKASHKA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Haircut looks fresh :)

    • @addicted367
      @addicted367 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I like the facial hair too 😍

    • @MrsFrogmother1
      @MrsFrogmother1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The haircut has brought out his eyes!!

    • @user-zg6tx8el5y
      @user-zg6tx8el5y 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr he became way cuter with the shorter hair

    • @addicted367
      @addicted367 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-zg6tx8el5y I think he look better with his long hair.

  • @paniclover4138
    @paniclover4138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    What made this so good was how impromptu it was and not perfect. It made it so real. You can see that they have become such amazing friends. I love singing this song and seeing the people that made it amazing not be perfect at it is much more encouraging.

  • @riannonzemak8134
    @riannonzemak8134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Sam have you done Stevie Nicks yet? Named after a Fleetwood Mac song, I grew up listening to them. I adore your explanations and would love you to explain Stevie’s voice

  • @qabirel
    @qabirel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This wasn’t her best Shallow live, the emotion of singing with Bradley + that’s the last song of the 2h show, that’s why she may seem tired...

  • @TwistedIllusionUK
    @TwistedIllusionUK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I am a huge Jeff Buckley fan. He dipped in out of key all the time. he would hit a note flat and then raise into it with some beautiful swooning passion. His voice was utterly remarkable but it wasn't because it was a perfect voice. It was fundamentally because of his passion.
    Same goes for Freddie Mercury. The adulation for him is endless but his voice was never perfect live. He sang lower harmonies because he didn't look after his voice, that didn't make his performances any less mesmerising, or his voice any less powerful.
    The car analogy is spot on. To me, technique should be accompanied with great emotion. Singing is multi faceted and not just about hitting notes and ticking boxes.

  • @jeffreyberman3108
    @jeffreyberman3108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The car analogy is amazing. Love your videos, Sam.

  • @thewicked_reader
    @thewicked_reader 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    What he said actually reminded me of Ed Sheeran in “Give Me Love” towards the end of the song. How his voice sounded raspy and it kind of almost cracked too. But I felt that emotion when he was singing that line. I felt the hurt of that song. It sounded real.

    • @Nazaba09
      @Nazaba09 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lourdes Cabrera I find that with singers who smoke. It makes their voice raspy and it can go really good or really bad. I mean, depending on how you look at it, P!nk is either an amazing singer, or cracks A LOT. 😂

    • @thewicked_reader
      @thewicked_reader 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Nazaba09 I did not know that! But since I really like P!nk, I'll just say that she is an amazing singer lol. But who really knows lol.

    • @singulariteas
      @singulariteas 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's my favorite part of that song! you really feel what he's singing

  • @kepeilei3593
    @kepeilei3593 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    What you said in the end almost made me cry. There was one time (not long ago) I performed a mandarin song in front of my American friends. And for some weird reason I actually remembered my story with the song. I associated the song with my worst part of life and the process of trying to walk out of it. I am a very technical person when it comes to singing. But I was totally overwhelmed by my own experience to the point where I had to force myself not to cry just to keep singing. And that was the night when I totally walked out of the effect of that part of my life. And also, the first time when people come to me and say things like “hey I don’t know the lyrics at all but I can totally feel the heavy emotions coming out of the song” “thank you for sharing you feeling. Now I know I am not alone”...
    I think you already said the exact relationship between your emotion and technique in videos before. You want to develop a technique you can trust so that you can trust it and concentrate on the story you want to tell.
    Thank you Sam, you are one of the few voice teachers on TH-cam to talk about this a lot. And I cannot get to the point I said above without your video.

  • @ravennightshade4702
    @ravennightshade4702 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Shes never boring because she is who she is! Monsters love her because she doesn't care what people think or say, she enjoys what she does and just makes you wish you were as expressive as her 🖤

  • @lauriep2018
    @lauriep2018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You might appreciate the fact that this wasn’t planned... he was in the audience just watching the show and she called him out. So no warm up or jitters to work out.

  • @twistedmistress5635
    @twistedmistress5635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My band and I play out every weekend. We’re successful not because we’re the most phenomenally technical musicians on the planet, but rather because we connect with the audience, they have a blast at our shows, and we make them feel good. I’m a really good singer, but not because i hit every note perfectly every night, that’s unrealistic... I’m fearless and fun and I trust my instrument, which i’ve been honing for years, and let my performance instincts take people on a ride. Some of my best vocals have come when I’ve disconnected my brain from the technical details and join in the fun. On any scale: massive international arenas, or small local rock bars, people crave palpable connective energy. There is honestly no point in making music otherwise, it nourishes souls on both sides of the stage.

  • @tokumoaineko6127
    @tokumoaineko6127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Completely agree, I mean, technically it's the worst performance of the song in my opinion, yet it just blows each and everyone away by the power and chemistry those guys have. Thanks for acknowledging that, amazing analysis as always, keep it going!

  • @tru905
    @tru905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I got to say you are one of the better vocal teachers on TH-cam. I find majority of the other “teachers” fake. I had a question, lately I have been reading critic articles/reviews on Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s Jazz album ‘Cheek to Cheek’ and in the reviews they mention Gaga’s phrasing and comparing it to Tony’s. Can you please do a video on her jazz songs such as ‘I can’t give you anything but love’ or ‘but beautiful ‘. These are her duet with Tony-Bennett and can you explain why critics bring up her phrasing. Also she has two solo on the jazz album that mentions her phrasing and the difficulties of the songs: ‘lush life’ and ‘bang bang’.

  • @BenTBrown
    @BenTBrown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Glad you're back Sam! I'm also a voice teacher/singer and your positive outlook and phrasing is always refreshing.

  • @kelleyflint8207
    @kelleyflint8207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Thanks so much Sam for your take on Lady Gaga as a performer. I think she’s incredible! Please do reactions on Chester Bennington. He is one of my favorites.

    • @znjjnj1853
      @znjjnj1853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chester Bennington is my favorite Male singer
      Lady Gaga is my favorite female singer

  • @anbar
    @anbar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I like how you lower the volume of the video when you talk so we can hear you :)

  • @frostedsilver
    @frostedsilver 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    You have hit my biggest issue with singing right on the head here. To be emotive requires REALLY putting yourself out there, and not everyone is comfortable with that. I'm starting to figure out that I never have been. I AM interested in how a person might go about overcoming some of those barriers... although I suspect it's very individual, so making general comments might be hard.

    • @TeaOnTue
      @TeaOnTue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have the exact same problem. I think there are more people like us than we think, I wish Sam would make a detailed video on this!

    • @henriikkawarmbold8092
      @henriikkawarmbold8092 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep looking hun, it's worth it! All I can say, once you get there, even partly, it gets easier little by little. One of the things is, you need to accept yourself first and trust that no matter happens, YOU've always got your back. Also, try bringing the emotion first with songs that really resonate in you on a deep level, and just go for it, let yourself feel and sing from your heart. And practice, practice, practice, until you know your songs so well that if you eventually do mess up during a performance you can just write it off as a humane blunder and keep your head up high. All the best!

  • @auto-did-act
    @auto-did-act 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a painter and sculptor I agree wholeheartedly. Technical skill is the scaffolding on which we build great art.

  • @MaxSujyReact
    @MaxSujyReact 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    50 views and 56 like, that's how to break youtube!

  • @Tracyg36
    @Tracyg36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You said the same thing about Beyoncé a while back, about how she knows her instrument and when she does that growl (which is similar to the roughness in Gaga's voice here) and goes back to sing normally right after is something that is comfortable for her. This is why I like your analyses - you explain the mechanics behind it and give a possible reason for it. If it's not too much asking, could you please analyze Brandon Victor Dixon's rendition of Superstar on Jesus Christ Superstar Live last year? Thank you so much!

  • @kareng1894
    @kareng1894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hey Sam. Would you react/analyze Boyz II Men - End of the Road (Home Free Cover) please? These fellows just keep getting better. Thank you! ^_^

    • @HomeFree_Fan_Germany
      @HomeFree_Fan_Germany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I really enjoyed your analysis in this video so I would love for you to do an analysis of Home Free as well!

    • @GoldAndDangerous
      @GoldAndDangerous 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've been asking for Home Free as well, and would love it if you'd react to them.

    • @donnamhall8491
      @donnamhall8491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Would love to hear your analysis of any Home Free video... official or fan video, as their live shows are as amazing as their official videos.

  • @zockor
    @zockor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Nightwish - Ghost love score (Wacken open air 2013)
    Nightwish - The poet and the pendulum (LIVE AT WEBMLEY 2016)

    • @green7apocalyptica
      @green7apocalyptica 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sam you have to see this performances❤️❤️❤️

    • @animeflash125
      @animeflash125 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes Sam please watch these two videos and react Floor Jensen is a goddess

    • @maxmattt
      @maxmattt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’d add Storytime and Ever Dream to that list.

  • @LePetitNuageGris
    @LePetitNuageGris 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Everything you said about being vulnerable and sharing yourself through your singing is everything that I find difficult about singing/songwriting. I can’t let go and let myself be me or have those difficult feelings even in my own exclusive company. But hearing you say those things made me feel that if I’m ever ready to take lessons, I’d want to have you as my teacher. You’re so understanding and I feel like you could help me love my own voice and own it.

  • @kimhackett9675
    @kimhackett9675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I agree with you, 100%. There are vocalists out there who are technically pure and extremely skilled, but who are emotionless to the point of being downright clinical. And there are others - Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen are fine examples - who may not have great range or flawless skill, but the way they connect words with feeling speaks to a person in a soulful level. When a person can marry both technical skills and emotional connection, it's an amazing experience.

  • @janiebennett5645
    @janiebennett5645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bradley Cooper is an ACTOR.. not a professional singer,,,, maybe "constricted" is the word you were looking for?? Is this his first time singing live?? That makes a difference as far as him being relaxed. 6:03 "I also like her coz she sounds like a person"... really?? So you think she is human?? That's wonderful Sam.

  • @jenniferchristine1945
    @jenniferchristine1945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was there. It was incredible.

  • @artistbychoice2861
    @artistbychoice2861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Well she acctually is a Singer and Brad took lesson for the movie and have never Done it before ☺️ .. brads voice reminds me of the voice of Mark Knophler ( dire straits.. because i belive i spelled his last name wrong )

    • @prettytrombonist
      @prettytrombonist 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Artist ByChoice oh my! Yes, he does sound like him. I was thinking that but couldn’t place who he reminded me of then.

  • @K2scuba
    @K2scuba 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your enthusiasm is contagious. I enjoyed watching you get so happy & charged-up watching them,

  • @deanneb6925
    @deanneb6925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love seeing your editing progress and get more fun 😂☺️

  • @kayla-nx2if
    @kayla-nx2if 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I absolutely agree with finding value in the imperfections, I find it’s much easier to connect to the music and the Artist when their emotions come trough the music and they aren’t as concerned about being technically correct.

  • @Ash-xt1ej
    @Ash-xt1ej 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Amazing and informative as usual. Also totally agree, love his authentic voice. You can hear the emotions in his voice and I appreciate it so much.

  • @georgiatappy4684
    @georgiatappy4684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love your videos, and I love the message you shared at the 10:00 mark. It's so important not to expect perfection everytime

  • @benja_h0337
    @benja_h0337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Again he did not said and analyzing, this cannot continue

  • @nataliegarder5272
    @nataliegarder5272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Woo Woo Woo 🚨🚨🚨

    • @liina000
      @liina000 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously laughing at out at this. What a silly yet hilarious editing.

  • @bowhuistv7638
    @bowhuistv7638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Keep in mind they sang this song IN CHARACTER in the movie. They aren't the same people as they were portraying in the film so it'll sound a little different hearing it live months later. This comment is mainly towards Bradley

  • @billizetti
    @billizetti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Loved that! For me, emotion always wins. Always love your enthusiasm.

  • @crazytinch
    @crazytinch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Omg! Never have I ever clicked so fast! I looove your analysis vodeos! Keep up the good work!

  • @liina000
    @liina000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I can't get enough of these. A TH-cam gem, you are.

    • @liina000
      @liina000 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry if this was too much of a "You have a great voice" type of comment. :D

  • @stevesteve350
    @stevesteve350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love your critiques. Don't change a thing. Was feeling down on my performances and watching you always make me feel better.

  • @rotemp5838
    @rotemp5838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Regarding tiredness in singing, I wanted to ask a question. I recently saw an interview with one of my favorite singers (Floor Jansen from Nightwish, ex-After Forever, ex-Revamp), and she said that the thing that pulls her through long shows, rigorous touring and even throat viruses, is muscle memory. She explained that if she’s trained herself enough on a song, specifically on a really crazy climax of a long sustained high note, muscle memory will pull her through, even though the worst conditions (and in truth, she never Fs up that climax, I heard her crack a little on it once and immediately fix it).
    While I understand the concept of muscle memory in sports, it’s a little crazy for me thinking on it regarding singing. Could you please explain that concept?
    And as always, love your videos! So incredibly informative and fun!

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Muscle memory is at least as important in singing as it is in sports.

    • @rotemp5838
      @rotemp5838 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ignasimp I understand that. But I'm assuming it works in a different manner than in sports. That's what I'm asking about.

    • @Ignasimp
      @Ignasimp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rotemp5838 it's similar to the technical training of a sport. Not like the muscle and cardio training.

  • @nelea.7483
    @nelea.7483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Today I am going to be reacting to ... Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper"
    ... Sam.. :( What about " and analysing", Sam? WHAT ABOUT " AND ANALYSING " :( :(
    It's my favourite part

  • @kevinkelley3657
    @kevinkelley3657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She is a trained singer, he is an actor. He is better than most, she is darn good. Luv your stuff man, thanks.

  • @humanormachine2936
    @humanormachine2936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a phenomenal teacher and your encouragement for singers to sound like themselves hit me very close to home. I'm nothing close to a professional, but I've been singing as a hobby since I was a child. When I was younger, my goal was to imitate Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Jewel, or some other singer. If I could sound just like them, I would consider myself successful (imitating famous singers is also a separate hobby of mine). I stopped liking my own singing voice, and eventually, lost my ability to even recognize whether my voice was mine or someone else's. Could you possibly make a video on exercises you can do to find your own voice and stop imitating the way famous singers sing?

  • @Matthewrents
    @Matthewrents 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hearing little imperfections make these singers, who are idols or role models to so many people, human again. It makes the setting and everything about the performance just more real, which is great.
    If all you ever listen to is produced music, and you're trying to sing and sound like them or learn from them, you're always comparing yourself to something artificially corrected. It's a little more of an unrealistic standard. Nobody is "perfect", and that's okay!

  • @StalkAlexHere
    @StalkAlexHere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “It wasn’t perfect, but it was emotive & fine...
    I FIND VALUE IN THISE IMPERFECTIONS.” 🙌🏼
    Sam Johnson, you give me SO MUCH HOPE
    in learning to develop my own voice! 😃 ♥︎ 🎶

  • @AntonioTarot
    @AntonioTarot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Literally I was watching Rebecca Vocal Athlete and same reaction video, just her video was ended I came faster hear!

  • @snowscorvids186
    @snowscorvids186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As someone who is obsessed with music theory and teaches music I have to say emotion is way more a part of music than technicality.
    I have always taught my students that we learn the rules of music so that we know exactly how to BREAK them and express whatever it is you need to express.
    I am passionate about music theory and the science behind it but I don’t think that you have to choose one or the other. I’ve heard performances from people who don’t know a lick of music theory and it’s so powerful, but I watch people who do know music theory explaining how much love they found in a piece and worked through it.
    Music IS emotion and feeling I don’t think it’s possible to unmarry the two

  • @alicelavender6761
    @alicelavender6761 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love your comments about the imperfections, it's why I love seeing live music! I would love to see you reacting to Kelly Clarkson- Her and John Legend just did a live duet that would be really interesting to hear you analyse.

  • @raneye8568
    @raneye8568 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You teach academic vocabulary in context like a perfect teacher. I just learned what the words “post production,” “inears,” and improvisational” mean all because you understand teaching and learning so well.

  • @veronicatorres8576
    @veronicatorres8576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sam Sam Sam Sam Sam Sam Sam Sam please
    Nightwish - Ghost Love Score
    Nightwish - The poet and the pendulum
    Both with Floor Jansen please! Please!
    Love your videos!

  • @jadelynmay
    @jadelynmay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Something my mother used to say to me before I hit the stage was "Remember, there are great singers, then great performers, but be a great entertainer" It always put me at ease that I didn't have to be technically perfect. Go out there, be yourself. I agree with you. The lessons and the tech are the foundation. It's what you bring to the song that makes it great.

  • @Irocktonight12
    @Irocktonight12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is also the first time they performed live together and with this song. I personally thought it was extremely moving. I just honestly love this song and duo regardless haha

  • @brettcox8143
    @brettcox8143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lyrically and melodically music speaks to most people on a subconscious, emotional level. When we watch live performance even outside of an environment where the performer is required to convey more than just the music, i.e theatre, we still expect an emotional connection between the performer and the music. It doesn’t matter if a singer is performing lyrics about a life changing event they experienced or their neighbours cat! Sam you are 100% correct. We are not mechanical, we are beautifully imperfect, emotional beings and any expression made in that vain is raw, honest and ultimately perfect!

  • @Shoobalabadootdoot
    @Shoobalabadootdoot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Sam! Can you analyze Marc Martel’s cover of “Love of my Life” by Queen?

  • @janiebennett5645
    @janiebennett5645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I liked the part of your Critique video at 1:55 and at 7:41 when you said "I don't know".... I just loved those parts.... I played them many, MANY times, and it's the most I've ever agreed with you. Oh and I love how you preceded that ( at 7:41) with a flourish of finger snapping!! Hahahaha!! Also when you said ""Everything I'm doing, (I think you meant, "saying" ) is really, REALLY picky...." Yep, I agree, yet again!!

  • @lnathang5900
    @lnathang5900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please do an analysis of Hozier - Movement (Live) I beg of you 😂

  • @janiebennett5645
    @janiebennett5645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She probably allowed him to be "highlighted" as she stayed down while he was singing. She undoubtedly told him, "Just look at me, I've got you".... and THAT'S exactly what he did to get past the beginning. 12:17 "The kind of judgement that you have to make, (you edited) to choose whether making these sounds in this way is the ideal way, or to make changes and STILL have the same EMOTIONAL IMPACT." That's all I'm asking from you, Sam.

  • @veronicaschwarz22
    @veronicaschwarz22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I imagine you already watched the movie, what do you think about it?specially about the music

  • @rogersanderscustoms8121
    @rogersanderscustoms8121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The improv angle on this and the raw emotive quality are what makes this song. So glad there was very little if any vocal production in editing. This song gives me tears and I am a metalhead. It did what it was suppoessed to do.

  • @prxclight
    @prxclight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    btw can you react to Marc Martel Bohemian Rhapsody , tq .

  • @daukraa
    @daukraa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your videos because I can hear and feel that singing is your passion that's impossible to fake. Also huge knowledge and great ear! Thank you that you're sharing it with us ❤️❤️ xoxo from Poland 🇵🇱

  • @jennyskaggs6736
    @jennyskaggs6736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this song so much, her voice is amazing. I don't dig this footage though. I don't think it does either of them any favors. Sam is so damn smart though. I love the thoughts on their voices and performance.

  • @janiebennett5645
    @janiebennett5645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:33 Glad you like the sound.... she is emoting, into the piano. Most pianists do that, plus she is an actress so,,, there's that. Try to understand what you are looking at Sam. The ENTIRE PICTURE,... not just everything that you see/hear Wrong... there's so much more here.

  • @GypsyRock
    @GypsyRock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please react to Layne Staley of Alice In Chains singing “Love Hate Love” live at the Moore theater

  • @ChristineExpressions
    @ChristineExpressions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You truly love what you do and it shows. I took piano lessons for a year or so and watch The Voice and that’s the extent of my music experience yet here I am crying at your encouraging and positive nature.

  • @its-MK...
    @its-MK... ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite little thing about Gaga I've noticed is that she'll switch which leg she pedals with to open her body to the crowd... That's amazing & I'm sure so many people overlook that. It's not natural for pianists.

  • @liky6951
    @liky6951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Please react to SUPERFRUIT - FROZEN MEDLEY!!!

  • @barbarabueno81
    @barbarabueno81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Lady Gaga fan I can say she is an AMAZING musician, performer, entertainer, and human being! Her concerts are AMAZING and she is so authentically her it's beautiful!

  • @greenbaymackey
    @greenbaymackey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Jazz bobbleheads my man.

  • @strangecatrowr
    @strangecatrowr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The truths and the feels! So many! Wow, your wisdom is just amazing. And myself, as someone who is new to the whole 'improving my singing', SO MUCH of what you say is so encouraging. I can't even mention which examples, because there are so many of them that hit home for me, have truth and truly help someone like me. I don't have confidence in my abilities, regardless of what my singing sounds like, but thanks to you, I feel that being confident in my ability and my instrument is obtainable. Keep doing your awesome videos !

  • @dancanvocals
    @dancanvocals 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can you react to Jessie J singing Purple Rain on Singer 2018 please 🙏

  • @Tee84
    @Tee84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gaga is so talented, she's a real artist.
    Bradley is also talented, I'm sure he was really nervous to perfom, he's not used to it. They did the movie in front of a real crowd, but the crowd didn't had the sound while they were filming. He did really good during that performance.
    I really enjoy how you talk about every artists. Great video as always!