Agreed! I have watched so many reactions, from a few other coaches, and this is the first time anyone mentioned how difficult it is to express that type of emotion to the point of tears, yet keep it together. I learned a lot just from listening!
It’s refreshing to see a comment like yours, you couldn’t be more right. I’ve seen many vocal coaches critique her singing on this song by the things and notes she’s doing that is what draws us all in to this song, a song we all seem to come back to and watch repeatedly. Yes some of things she was doing isn’t the best of the vocal cords, isn’t perfect pitch, could hurt the jaw placement or the vocal nodes, etc. but she doesn’t sing like this every time. She sang the song the way she did so that we could feel every emotion, every sound that she was singing. This man really seemed to understand that, and see how gifted she really is, and how fantastic this song is, how fantastic she was playing off the emotions to make us feel it all. She’s incredible and I hope she continues to become more mainstream, in the sense that she puts out more music, because I know she will put out good, amazing quality music.
Acknowledgment should be paid for being this transparent with an audience full of complete strangers! Personally, I prefer a vocalist that's emotionally connected as opposed to a vocalist that's technically accurate. In my humble opinion, she's playing on an entirely different level!
Exactly, John Henry -- At times during this performance, you can SEE the emotion coming through -- her voice cracks, quavers, and I even noticed once or twice that her hands were trembling. The emotion is why this performance is so great. You almost NEVER see this level of emotion in a performance. She's a superstar!
The guitarist gets a lot of credit for playing the same melody throughout allowing Yebba to express her voice connecting with the sound of the strings. Beautiful! 🌹
Dude, you nailed it with "This is like a showcase of contemporary singing". That's exactly what it is, she paints with All the colors of the wind-pipe. Every vocal styling of note or interest, all in one gorgeous 6 minute chunk.
This song helped me through one of the roughest parts of my life. So, I feel a lot of joy seeing people watch this video by Yebba for the first time. She is incredible!
I’ve watched many Vocal teachers critique this performance and your comments are absolutely fantastic...I say this because there are some that didn’t take the raw emotion in her voice as part of why she was making the sounds and notes that she did...thank you for taking the entire “package” into consideration 👍🏼😁
This was her breakout performance as a solo artist. Ed Sheeran's team signed her immediately after this song. This performance deserves a Grammy...but she vowed to never perform it again 😢
I have learned since first watching this that Yebba WROTE this song -- obviously from personal experience. It appeared during this performance that she was reliving or tapping into the emotion of that experience. Although this might be seen as a bit flawed by some vocal coaches (not you, though), she chose to tell the story (or sing the story) with all the emotion that goes along with betrayal by a loved one/partner.
Oh my, I subbed so fast. Great analyze! I sent this video to my son (music college student in Sweden). Apparently he's already a subscriber. Sometimes the world isn't so big.
i have seen many reaction of this and voice teacher, vocal coach´s and other speaking of technik´s and her tone´s, but no one seems to notice it, of course she has wailing tones, the story and the emotions she puts into it (heartache and anger) say it, what does a lovesick person do, cry, she has the sobs, the sighs, the whimpering, the bitter gasp and the pressed exhalation, transformed into tones of their singing. Or to put it another way "she cries the song in sorrow and anger" and the emotions she puts into it makes it so effective
Exactly!! That’s why it resonates with listeners… who hasn’t gone thru a breakup or being jilted by a cheat?! To sing-wail cry with no tears is almost impossible…
You’re incredibly right. I’ve played music in front of thousands before but when my family asked me to play “in the arms of the angel” by Sarah mclachlan. I cried and had to end the song. I’ve done that same song a hundred times. But situation matters. The fact that abbey can keep up with the emotion and still sing like a champ is something.
I happened upon your channel because I think Yebba is amazing. Now, I think you are amazing, too. Looking forward to viewing more of your content. Thanks for this.
Hi John, I've watched many reactions to that song, from those who are so shooked that they're speechless to commenting every crack and technical aspect. But yours is the most interesting one so far (with Sam Johnson's) because you manage to teach us while enjoying what's happening ❤
He said “contemporary singing” chie this is southern black church front-back-and on the side lol she has the best control I’ve ever heard but I’ve heard these arrangements my whole life lol
Exactly, you can see it in her eyes. She is not messing around with this song. Someone hurt her. You should react to evergreen. Unfortunately its about her mother passing away.
I absolutely love Yebba! She's such a powerhouse with those vocals! I constantly look for new reactions to this song and it brought me here. Instantly subscribed! If you liked this, you'll absolutely love Pentatonix!
Thanks for a really good reaction to this wonder of a singer/songwriter (My mind is her composition, performed here for the first time a week before her Mother passed away from suicide. She has subsequently donated all the TH-cam income from this song to an organisation dedicated to helping people with mental health issues). I just discovered Yebba a few months ago (I must have been living under a rock!). I was so glad you mentioned Streisand when it comes to conveying pain and emotion while holding the vocals together. I think Yebba is a voice that comes along once in a generation. The only singers/songwriters I would compare her to are Jazmine Sullivan and Joni Mitchell. If you haven´t heard her Evergreen, or Distance, or the latest, October Sky, you should check them out. Also, her collaborations are equally amazing: Ed Sheeran, Clark Beckham, PJ Morton and Lucky Daye to name a few.
Love Yebba. Loved your reaction. As mentioned by a few others, check out Gravity, her duet with Clark Beckham. Less well known, but just as good is Smoke, her duet with Luke Levenson.
Hi John. I would highly recommend that you react to and analyze a young Russian singer named Diana Ankudinova, who is a rising superstar. Many people (including vocal coaches) have never heard a voice like hers (she does more than manipulate her larynx). I think your analysis would be very instructional. Thanks.
Didn't see it posted here, but it is pronounced "YEAH- BAH" It is "Abbey" spelled backwards which is her given first name. LOVED your review of this. I've heard it reacted to about 10 or so times and so far you have nailed it the best.
Great reaction as per usual. Just one small comment, it would be even better if after pausing, you would go back a few seconds, as to not restart mid-note or section. Quick tip this can easily be done using the keyboard. Action Shortcut ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toggle play/pause the video k or Spacebar Go back 5 seconds Left arrow Go back 10 seconds j Go forward 5 seconds Right arrow Go forward 10 seconds l Restart video 0 (not the keypad number) Go to Full Screen mode f Exit Full Screen mode Escape Increase volume 5% Up arrow Decrease volume 5% Down arrow Mute/unmute video m Shift+N Move to the next video Shift+P Move to the previous video
I find myself watching a lot of reaction videos lately. It's like my thing during covid. The more I watch and find great performances, I realize I tend to skip through the reactor's reactions when they pause, hitting that right-arrow until the performance resumes. Maybe I like feeling like we're reacting to it together. ? And we can talk about how it made us feel when it's over? (Self reflecting while typing.)
I LIKED and commented @ 6:20 - by then I KNEW you were suspending intellectual observation - and just FEELING at this point. (goes out for a cig) returns @ 8:23 - and SUBSCRIBES - you understand. Xavier
You need to react to the young Norwegian singer/songwriter/producer Aurora singing a song she wrote at the age of 13-14 called Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1) at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize concert. She was 19 at the time. It is written from the perspective of a women who's mate kills her to end her suffering from a brutal vicious progressive incurable disease and how an unbelievably horrible situation affected both of them. Aurora is as vulnerable as finely spun glass and as strong as high carbon steel. Her art rips you apart and heals you at the same time. Who does that? Her art is almost too intense to bear, but you can't look away. She is a siren in the form of a wood nymph. Resistance is futile!
This was written by her about losing mom to mental illness, her mom committed suicide just a cpl weeks after she put this out. She was devastated by it.
She wrote it about a relationship but then dedicated it to her mom since it connects to the topic of mental illness. Her mom died after this performance (I think 3 weeks later) so this song couldn’t have been about losing her mom. The song “Evergreen” is about her mom.
Every single vocal coach whose done a reaction video to this song as well as every other person has been amazed. She’s amazing! Yebba is also a Grammy winner 😊
Well, a few have had some criticisms. Tara Simon comes to mind. But even she didn't think she sounded terrible, just not completely technically accurate.
To sing like that and then say "thats that one" afterwords is crazy. The humility.
For anyone who hasn't figured it out, YEBBA didn't show up to sing a song. She showed up to tell a story.
I have probably watched 10 voice coach's react to this video and you are the only one who gets it. You seem like an amazing coach.
Agreed! I have watched so many reactions, from a few other coaches, and this is the first time anyone mentioned how difficult it is to express that type of emotion to the point of tears, yet keep it together. I learned a lot just from listening!
It’s refreshing to see a comment like yours, you couldn’t be more right.
I’ve seen many vocal coaches critique her singing on this song by the things and notes she’s doing that is what draws us all in to this song, a song we all seem to come back to and watch repeatedly.
Yes some of things she was doing isn’t the best of the vocal cords, isn’t perfect pitch, could hurt the jaw placement or the vocal nodes, etc. but she doesn’t sing like this every time. She sang the song the way she did so that we could feel every emotion, every sound that she was singing. This man really seemed to understand that, and see how gifted she really is, and how fantastic this song is, how fantastic she was playing off the emotions to make us feel it all.
She’s incredible and I hope she continues to become more mainstream, in the sense that she puts out more music, because I know she will put out good, amazing quality music.
Acknowledgment should be paid for being this transparent with an audience full of complete strangers! Personally, I prefer a vocalist that's emotionally connected as opposed to a vocalist that's technically accurate. In my humble opinion, she's playing on an entirely different level!
YES!!
Agree
that audience needed a whooping ... are they deaf?? this was from another world and they act so tame
@@MegaTinni They were told to stay quiet so the production team could capture clean audio. It's important to not cast judgement. JS
@@ragtop63 I meant the applause at the end 🤦
‘It’s not about showing off the voice, it’s about communication’
Thank you for that nugget. ⚡️
Exactly, John Henry -- At times during this performance, you can SEE the emotion coming through -- her voice cracks, quavers, and I even noticed once or twice that her hands were trembling. The emotion is why this performance is so great. You almost NEVER see this level of emotion in a performance. She's a superstar!
I’m watching this in 2024 and loving your reactions!!
Thank you!
@@JohnHennyVocalStudio Me too 👏❤️🙋♀️
The guitarist gets a lot of credit for playing the same melody throughout allowing Yebba to express her voice connecting with the sound of the strings. Beautiful! 🌹
Dude, you nailed it with "This is like a showcase of contemporary singing". That's exactly what it is, she paints with All the colors of the wind-pipe. Every vocal styling of note or interest, all in one gorgeous 6 minute chunk.
This is probably the best reaction vid to this performance. You get it.
you so fully understood this song and how Yebba communicates her music, awesome reaction!
lol makes me cry, ive heard it dozens of times and it can still get me
I love watching good vocal coaches react to this because they understand just how wonderfully nuanced this performance is. Great reaction video!
"You can see it in her eyes" -John
My god can you. Someone hurt her and you can feel and see it in her eyes. What a powerful performance.
This song helped me through one of the roughest parts of my life. So, I feel a lot of joy seeing people watch this video by Yebba for the first time. She is incredible!
I’ve watched many Vocal teachers critique this performance and your comments are absolutely fantastic...I say this because there are some that didn’t take the raw emotion in her voice as part of why she was making the sounds and notes that she did...thank you for taking the entire “package” into consideration 👍🏼😁
Best technical reaction to this video hands down! Wrong is right sometimes in music. Perfect performances are rarely interesting or memorable
This was her breakout performance as a solo artist. Ed Sheeran's team signed her immediately after this song.
This performance deserves a Grammy...but she vowed to never perform it again 😢
I'm new to Yebba and have been watching ALL the reaction videos. YOUR reaction made me instantly sub. 👏🏼 Thank you for appreciating her raw emotion!
Thanks for subbing!
So emotional... she brings tears to my eyes
I have learned since first watching this that Yebba WROTE this song -- obviously from personal experience. It appeared during this performance that she was reliving or tapping into the emotion of that experience. Although this might be seen as a bit flawed by some vocal coaches (not you, though), she chose to tell the story (or sing the story) with all the emotion that goes along with betrayal by a loved one/partner.
It is about her mother who had recently committed suicide .. reformatted little to be a relationship song
Oh my, I subbed so fast. Great analyze! I sent this video to my son (music college student in Sweden). Apparently he's already a subscriber. Sometimes the world isn't so big.
I love this!
i have seen many reaction of this and voice teacher, vocal coach´s and other speaking of technik´s and her tone´s, but no one seems to notice it, of course she has wailing tones, the story and the emotions she puts into it (heartache and anger) say it, what does a lovesick person do, cry, she has the sobs, the sighs, the whimpering, the bitter gasp and the pressed exhalation, transformed into tones of their singing. Or to put it another way "she cries the song in sorrow and anger" and the emotions she puts into it makes it so effective
Exactly!! That’s why it resonates with listeners… who hasn’t gone thru a breakup or being jilted by a cheat?! To sing-wail cry with no tears is almost impossible…
You’re incredibly right. I’ve played music in front of thousands before but when my family asked me to play “in the arms of the angel” by Sarah mclachlan. I cried and had to end the song. I’ve done that same song a hundred times. But situation matters. The fact that abbey can keep up with the emotion and still sing like a champ is something.
Buzzing so much at this reaction. We get it technically maybe she’s not protecting her voice but my god... the emotion.... the emotion.
Gospel background is key to her singing.
Great reaction. I'm glad you're back.
I happened upon your channel because I think Yebba is amazing. Now, I think you are amazing, too. Looking forward to viewing more of your content. Thanks for this.
Thank you so much!!
Hi John, I've watched many reactions to that song, from those who are so shooked that they're speechless to commenting every crack and technical aspect. But yours is the most interesting one so far (with Sam Johnson's) because you manage to teach us while enjoying what's happening ❤
A genius analysis John.
Thank you!
He said “contemporary singing” chie this is southern black church front-back-and on the side lol she has the best control I’ve ever heard but I’ve heard these arrangements my whole life lol
This.
❤❤ clearly. Yebba has given credit to her experience… which the runs and soul (the call & response) is 100 % black church!
He means contemporary as opposed to classical. Which it is. Stop being so sensitive and demanding everyone attribute everything to you
Thank you for the lovely reaction!
More yebba reactions please!!
She can clearly sing cleanly but is using her voice to be a story teller and let it be like a true colorful painting.
Spot-on commentary. Loved your observations and appreciate your ability to articulate them so well.
Exactly, you can see it in her eyes. She is not messing around with this song. Someone hurt her. You should react to evergreen. Unfortunately its about her mother passing away.
What a great reaction!
This reaction was everything!!
Yaaas finally! Please react to more of her, her name is Abbey Smith
Dude I love you, and how you analyze her voice while enjoying her at the same time!!
Please react to Clark Beckham and Yebba singing Gravity. They are both amazing. Thanks
I always enjoy discovering new music through these reactions, and get a nice dose of musical education in the process. Thank you!
Yebba is awesome. I love listening to her music
You are awesome. :) Yebba is one of my new favorites. :)
I love her voice
This channel has such good vibes
We wont yell at you for stopping. Stop all you like and explain away. Thats why we( I at least) am here.
Love your reaction. Love Yebba! Please do more!
Called singing her heart out!
Look into her song Evergreen. Also Gravity with Clark Beckham. Mind browning
I absolutely love Yebba! She's such a powerhouse with those vocals! I constantly look for new reactions to this song and it brought me here. Instantly subscribed! If you liked this, you'll absolutely love Pentatonix!
Thanks for a really good reaction to this wonder of a singer/songwriter (My mind is her composition, performed here for the first time a week before her Mother passed away from suicide. She has subsequently donated all the TH-cam income from this song to an organisation dedicated to helping people with mental health issues). I just discovered Yebba a few months ago (I must have been living under a rock!). I was so glad you mentioned Streisand when it comes to conveying pain and emotion while holding the vocals together. I think Yebba is a voice that comes along once in a generation. The only singers/songwriters I would compare her to are Jazmine Sullivan and Joni Mitchell. If you haven´t heard her Evergreen, or Distance, or the latest, October Sky, you should check them out. Also, her collaborations are equally amazing: Ed Sheeran, Clark Beckham, PJ Morton and Lucky Daye to name a few.
Love Yebba. Loved your reaction.
As mentioned by a few others, check out Gravity, her duet with Clark Beckham.
Less well known, but just as good is Smoke, her duet with Luke Levenson.
Smoke! 👏🏼
Great reaction!
New favorite react channel. You have so much love and provide so much depth with what you do.
I appreciate that
Hi John. I would highly recommend that you react to and analyze a young Russian singer named Diana Ankudinova, who is a rising superstar. Many people (including vocal coaches) have never heard a voice like hers (she does more than manipulate her larynx). I think your analysis would be very instructional. Thanks.
I suggest reacting to either "Wicked Game" (Chris Stapelton) or "Rechenka"
best vocal teacher on youtube hands down
John, great reaction, "you understand and hear" 👏💫
Omg i love this reaction, pure joy ❤
Reminds me so much of aretha franklin, simply amazing
Didn't see it posted here, but it is pronounced "YEAH- BAH" It is "Abbey" spelled backwards which is her given first name. LOVED your review of this. I've heard it reacted to about 10 or so times and so far you have nailed it the best.
Beautiful & instructive,thank you ❤
It's Amazing I love how she has managed to sing given all that she's been through and losing her mother to suicide ❤️
Great reaction as per usual. Just one small comment, it would be even better if after pausing, you would go back a few seconds, as to not restart mid-note or section.
Quick tip this can easily be done using the keyboard.
Action Shortcut
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Toggle play/pause the video k or Spacebar
Go back 5 seconds Left arrow
Go back 10 seconds j
Go forward 5 seconds Right arrow
Go forward 10 seconds l
Restart video 0 (not the keypad number)
Go to Full Screen mode f
Exit Full Screen mode Escape
Increase volume 5% Up arrow
Decrease volume 5% Down arrow
Mute/unmute video m
Shift+N Move to the next video
Shift+P Move to the previous video
Thank you for the info.
Please please please listen to Chris Stapleton. Sometimes I cry Live.
8:30 He had to jam with her!!! 😂 loved this analysis
I SO ENJOYED your reaction & commentary...this was awesome
Wonderful reaction!! Thank you very much!!!
Please react to Evergreen by her. Wow
Shes so emotional as its for her Mum she sang it after her Mum passed through suicide
Like always amazing reaction!! Yebba is awesome indeed! 🇧🇷✨
I'm still waiting to see your reaction to Evergreen by yebba.
Would love to see you react to Sigrid - Dynamite!
I find myself watching a lot of reaction videos lately. It's like my thing during covid. The more I watch and find great performances, I realize I tend to skip through the reactor's reactions when they pause, hitting that right-arrow until the performance resumes. Maybe I like feeling like we're reacting to it together. ? And we can talk about how it made us feel when it's over? (Self reflecting while typing.)
god if i only had your ears 😭😭♥️
I LIKED and commented @ 6:20 - by then I KNEW you were suspending intellectual observation - and just FEELING at this point.
(goes out for a cig)
returns @ 8:23 - and SUBSCRIBES - you understand.
Xavier
Wow, well said.
You need to react to the young Norwegian singer/songwriter/producer Aurora singing a song she wrote at the age of 13-14 called Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1) at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize concert. She was 19 at the time. It is written from the perspective of a women who's mate kills her to end her suffering from a brutal vicious progressive incurable disease and how an unbelievably horrible situation affected both of them.
Aurora is as vulnerable as finely spun glass and as strong as high carbon steel. Her art rips you apart and heals you at the same time. Who does that? Her art is almost too intense to bear, but you can't look away. She is a siren in the form of a wood nymph. Resistance is futile!
Fav reaction
He looks so overjoyed when she hits that passion at "satisfied"... Lol
If you hear at her best please react to
YEBBA: Evergreen [Official Video] | Beats 1 | Apple Music
Wonderful. Thank you
You should react to something from Sammy Rae (her cover of all i want or lonely town are great)
Sir, you should be experienced by voice of Diana Ankudinova River. I m sure you will be shocked seem since Dimash performance
Please react to Morissette Amon's cover "Fly like a bird" by Mariah Carey
or her own song "Akin ka nalang" live on Wish 107.5
New subbie
This was written by her about losing mom to mental illness, her mom committed suicide just a cpl weeks after she put this out. She was devastated by it.
She wrote it about a relationship but then dedicated it to her mom since it connects to the topic of mental illness. Her mom died after this performance (I think 3 weeks later) so this song couldn’t have been about losing her mom. The song “Evergreen” is about her mom.
The fact that this performance doesn’t have a Grammy award is a travesty
React to Jessie J. Any of her performances on the singer. Purple rain, my heart will go on, and I have nothing are soooo good.
You need to listen Mariza - Gente Da Minha Terra ao vivo em Lisboa - th-cam.com/video/S2Ip-uUhaoI/w-d-xo.html I think you will love it!
4 chords, but like the vid!
good comments for sure but just less cuts pls
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Yebba is so amazing - its frustrating that the corporate music machine is putting her in a straightjacket
❤😢❤😊
Please react to beyonce live
This singer sounds terrible!!
Big oof bud. You’re plain wrong.
You could at least elaborate and not just spew hate.
Every single vocal coach whose done a reaction video to this song as well as every other person has been amazed. She’s amazing! Yebba is also a Grammy winner 😊
WTF??? Lol, she’s impeccable!
Well, a few have had some criticisms. Tara Simon comes to mind. But even she didn't think she sounded terrible, just not completely technically accurate.