I think she MUST have a genius level mind to be able to grok the feelings she has not experienced. Heck, she has a dozen different kinds of genius. She won the DNA jackpot. Not the least of which is humility and sweetness.
Not bad for a 9 year old. Take a fifties classic song by Screaming Jay Hawkins, arrange the music and then sing like a 40 year old jazz singer. This girl is a gift to us all. Welcome to Angelina's world.
Amazing indeed. A real prodigy. You're the only reactor I've seen who mentioned that quick squeal she does near the beginning. I was always surprised that none of the others mentioned that, or the "hey-hey-hey...watch out!"
One thing to note is the band is playing pretty much just the background of the song -- she's carrying pretty much the whole melody herself and shaping it inside the arrangement that she worked out with the band! Impressive!!
Now you know why the Angels are so dedicated. Just start listening to more and you’ll see why she’s The Girl with a Thousand Voices. Contrast this old school blues with her right now: her just released cover of Elvis’s Suspicious Minds will show you how her voice, musicality, and delivery have matured into just mesmerizing talent. It’s a beautiful tribute to Elvis, but like today’s tribute to Screamin Jay Hawkins, it’s all Angelina.
Embodiment of a soul singer channeling through this young Precious inocent gifted child Gods gift to this world that miracle do and are here in our time and Univerese 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️⚘️
Angelina is a born genius,born to sing,a great storyteller with her music,,,thats it..you can not explain it..and she won ngt,norway got talent 8years old,and performed gloomy sunday 7years old in the same show,could easealy been a vocal coach now sixteen years old
Yes. Billie Jean shows her genius ability to take an iconic MJ hit and reinvent it into a jazzy masterpiece. I think you will love it. Thanks for a great reaction. Look forward to your next.
When you said "Angelina is a real treasure" you were right. Shortly after she won Norway's Got Talent at 8 yo, Norway's King & the Prime Minister, both declared her a "National Treasure." Personally, I think she is a World Treasure. So you have to share her, Norway!
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. Well perhaps this is what she does when she does play and 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 16 years old... That is unfathomable!... Oh Lord... what is coming the world is not prepared for but we as fans have been on the edge of our seats and will remain there as we wait. No hurry. We want Angelina to do it her way when she is ready. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her. We know Angelina will continue to amaze! We will be here to experience and cherish it for as long as we live.... and I am praying for many more years for myself to enjoy it till the end of my days... I hope to go out of this world listening to the most beautiful voice ever created for man just as Angelina came into it to fulfill her purpose, what she was put on earth to do, sing for the whole World... and Me! To me Angelina is always singing to me transporting me to that beautiful place she inhabits when she sings and to experience it with her. She has the ability to touch hearts and souls and change lives. She has the ability to change lives on a personal level and the power to change lives on a global scale. To me no one compares. 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. ♥👣👸🏻
Such a fun ride no matter how many times I watch this! After the first time I checked out the original Hawkins version and was even more blown away by what 9 year old Angelina did here. The original was a wild piece of performance art with elements that Angelina clearly loved and tried to incorporate into the arrangement. The grunts and growls are there, but other sections removed to create a tighter, more melodic song, and in my opinion, the best version of it I have ever heard. A spell indeed! Thanks for the great reaction!
I agree that this is the best version I've heard _vocally._ My favorite is actually the Creedence Clearwater Revival version, but there it's all about the guitars, not the vocals.
When Angelina turned 10 l stopped thinking of her as a child singer and realized she is an artist and she is only waiting for her body to catch up with her desire to inhabit a song completely and absolutely. And she is one cool and composed artist.
Good job! She’s fun, ain’t she? The “hey, what’s up?” Part was taken from Jay’s black and white tv performance that A J arraigned around. I love the very end when she moves her left hand to her chin and the right arm comes up returning her back to a 9 year old.
Woohoo! Thanks for the shout-out, YOSC! It really does seem like she transforms when she sings, doesn't it? Angelina based her arrangement on the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who also wrote it (he's the face on the candle at the beginning). You have good instincts; the "hey-hey-hey-hey, watch out!" was borrowed from a performance Jay did on video. I guess the amazing thing about her borrowing it is that she made me believe it. In fact, I consider this performance as on par with other iconic blues songs such as Billie Holiday's cover of I'm A Fool To Want You, or Nina Simone's deliciously subversive take on Feeling Good. Great reaction, YOSC! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Great Reaction!...Shes tapping into HERSELF! If you Listen to her performances on Norways Got Talent where she sang Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" with such fearless confidence and style you'll see what I mean...She's always had it. At age SEVEN she seemed have a real sense of herself...She knows who she is, what she wants to do and how to do it....Not with arrogance,but from her own innate musical sense of how to sing a song to make you FEEL the emotional intent of the lyrics.....THANKS!
This was an Angelina creation based on Nina Simone and Screaming Jay Hawkins version. For a 9 year old this was something else, mind blowing. I enjoyed your reaction, thank you.
Perfect example of what it means to just let go, having fun with her voice, playing with techniques (now finely polished".. For JAZZ, you need to see her @ "7 yrs old" singing 2 Billie Holiday classics,. Nancy Sinatra classic, topped off with Gershwin's "Summertime" that sealed the deal and won her the Norway's Got Talent show .. she was AWESOME.. Classic Jazz, she does Ella, Nina, Billie, Etta and Frank just to name a few... ALL at 10yrs old and under . I just love you had to hear it a second time.. you ROCK!!!! And SO MUCH fun!! 🎤🎵🎶🎹 PEACE!!
And barely 9 at that. 9 years 2 months... Basically still 8. LMAO Great reaction! I just wish there weren't months between your Angelina reactions♥ Love and respect from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥♥ And BTW, this was her own arrangement. You can see her hand her hand-written note with her latest changes to the band leader in the beginning of the video😉
!What a voice....WOW. What a beautyful rendition, so majestic and impeccable. God bless her.. And of course I do apprecite your words concerning Angelina, She deserves all the attention due to her incredible talent which IMHO it's unique .
I must have listened to Angelina's version of "I Put a Spell on You" at least 100 times along with different Voice professional Reactors, trying to explain how an old Jazz Singer's voice comes out of a little 9-year girl. I think Angelina has a connection with the Jazz Singers from the past given to her at birth, or she has a Time machine. As absurd as either one or the other is, the reality is Angelina's Grandmother Mery Zamani introduced Jazz to Angelina when she was a baby. Mery loved playing Jazz music around Angelina not knowing that she would become a child musical prodigy, Mery was also a child prodigy Artist. The truth is, "The apple never falls far from the tree".
You ask what she taps into when she sings. In an interview she discusses it and said first, she loves singing and that singing is as important to her as breathing. Secondly she said, when she sings she closes her eyes and goes into another world. An endless world filled with happiness and love. Basically tapping into her heart it sounds like to me. If you watch her eyes you can see her close them from time to time and you can just tell she’s in her world. She does it quite often. It’s amazing to watch. She is just such a special human being.
I find two unique personas in Angelina’s videos. 1) an age appropriate awareness and reaction before and after she starts singing, and this reappears occasionally during long instrumental sections between verses; and 2) ‘the singer’, the vocal artist who has an absolute control and mastery of the moment. Sometimes you get to see her transition into or out of that magical world, from this magnificent timeless vocal artist persona into a girl of her age at the time.
@@dojoswitzer You see that at the end of this video. After the final notes fades you see her slip into that pensive, thoughtful little girl, possibly wondering if there was any thing she could have done to make it better.
@@johndoe-gt6gp Perhaps the most moving of all these instances is near the end of AJ singing ‘Always On My Mind’ in tribute to her grandfather when she pauses singing for an instrumental section (guitar) and the memories take hold. (She demonstrates once again she is such a loving and fearless person to share that video with everyone.)
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 some of the members of the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and gives them some instructions. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
I agree. After this seeing the second Jay Hawkins song, “Portrait of a Man” that she changed to “Portrait of a Child”. One of my many absolute favorites from her. Much love and appreciation from California!❤️🍀🌈😇🙏🏻❣️
new sub here my fellow reactor... Angelina Jordan is so addictive... hehe she is one of a kind.. proud to be one the the Angels.... more power.. we got the same reaction wen i first reacted to her
After watching many of Angelina’s recordings, listening to a variety of vocal & performance coaches, and watching the limited number of interviews with Angelina; my impression of her is that she probably has 1) an idyllic memory for sound, allowing her to remember everything she ever heard and giving her a wealth of knowledge to access at any time; 2) an abnormally sensitive perfect pitch, allowing her to hear finest of details in other singer voices; 3) an innate internal metronome, allowing her to always know exactly were/when she is within the time signature; and 4) developed incredible dexterity of her entire vocal tract, allowing her to not only mimic the sounds of other vocalists but to also emit the emotions those performers were experiencing during the original performances, without actually experiencing the emotions herself.
Douglas I'm finding your articulated comments extremely valuable! Thanks for sharing your insights and I'm agreeing with others that this vocal coach really gets Angelina very well.💖💎 Cheers 🍻
absolutely perfect break down.. I might steal it sometime.. it actually helped me because her talent is easy to hear, hard to understand and put into words, Douglas 🙂❤
@@numbskullsbus5485 Thanks, this has been a work in process. This captures the essence, but there are additional parts that were not pasted here. It is all theory. Will be interesting if one day Angelina can confirm any of it. Most may be tacit knowledge to her. (I saw a short clip at AGT that appears to be Simon saying to AJ, “I don’t think you know how good you are.”)
@@dojoswitzer I remember that clip very well. I believe she knows exactly how good she is but deals with her gifts and the persona that she is, has become, in a way that is alien to most of us, and most especially to the vast majority of today's performers. She's like a musical Jane Goodall.
@@stevek5332 I think what may have made Simon say this is, so many less talented young performers have an ego so hugely exploded by people (probably mostly their parents) telling them how great they are. Recently I saw a YT clip of a girl on AGT who was so obnoxiously full of herself that I could not watch the interview for more than a few seconds.
Angelina laid down this track at the tender age of 9 years and 2 months. I have a theory on how this performance came to be. Angelina spent a lot of time on the internet searching for music. Her inspiration for this song, as others have commented, is the performance of the song's originator, Screaming Jay Hawkins (1956). The backstory of the Screaming Jay version of this song can be found on Wikipedia. The story goes that the band got to drinking more than a bit in the recording studio, and led by Screaming Jay, really hammed up the performance. What they delivered was no sultry Nina Simone, jazz love song, which inspired a thousand me-too versions. The Screaming Jay version was "rough trade" rhythm and blues. It was accompanied with totally zany playacting by screaming Jay. That version landed it among the all time top 500 recordings in the Rock-N-Roll Hall Of Fame. You do need to watch Screaming Jay's performance to fully appreciate Angelina's. My take is that Angelina found the Screaming Jay video while she was still an 8 year old, and I expect she found it very funny. It is funny. She really connected with the humor of the performance, and that made her determined to pull a version off her own. If you go back to the beginning of Angelina's video, where she comes out from behind the curtain, where she was standing with her grandmother, she is holding a memorial, or votive, candle with a portrait of Screaming jay Hawkins on it. I read that as Angelina's telling us that this performance is a homage to Screaming Jay. The camera then pans up to Angelina's face where she displays a mischievous grin, That grin is inconsistent with the solemnity of the memorial candle. I think that grin is telling us to watch out because you ain't going to believe what's coming next. I think the whole performance was Angelina having a riotous good time. She was totally serious, while at the same time being completely tongue-in-cheek. Pretty sophisticated for her age, wouldn't you say.
WP that there is some highly elucidating possibilities you throw out there 🤔, but I can buy into a lot of the aspects of AJ's possible live of the humour of Screaming Jay to her 8 year old artistic (Miss Lady Day) mindset and soul that swirled through her then. So yes ... all you conjecture I can imagine some great truths in... and it is quite fun to consider! Cheers 🍻
Not meaning to contradict anything you stated, I suspect that Angelina listened to every cover of IPASOY that she could find and found Hawkins rendition too unrefined and the covers too distant from the original. I also suspect she read the backstory about the writing and original performance. I feel that Angelina ’fixed’ her rendition to more closely align with Hawkins’ intent of a love song while also appreciating his consequential recordings, by creating some middle ground between the original and her favorite cover(s). For me, mentioning her age only add icing to the cake, because no one of any age accomplishes what Angelina did after 65 years and an endless list of covers.
All the speculation is actually wonderful. Things that we know for sure: Angelina pours out her soul, with every performance; she has a great since of humor; she is humble; she has great respect for the artists she covers; she loves her family and fans; as she has stated, singing is like breathing for her. We all appreciate music differently but the one thing her fans, of which her Grandma Mery is probably her greatest of all, have in common is that we can’t get enough of her. I believe, as do many this performance will be enshrined in the Music Hall of Fame.
Angelina brought "Screamin" J. Hawkins back to life in so so many minds around the world with this. In this studio-session she gave it her all. She did it how she realy wanted, and most singing and voice coaches make their point of that this might be harming to her voice if she sing like this a lot. Angelina knew, or at least was was told this. So all of her live versions of this is eased down quite a bit, and are still very nice and impressive. She showes that J Hawkins original version (-s) is the one for her, and she honor him for his work both in this, and in her jam-session with her band, on his song "A portrit of a man", as she rewrote into "A portrait of a child". th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
She also handed the band her arrangement instructions at the start and was 'conducting' them, and herself, here and there on the way through. 🤣 Puts a whole new spin on the meaning of 'Prodigy'! A career to watch - Yes?! 🤩
Screaming Jay Hawkins, that is who she is giving tribute to, that is his picture on the candle she is holding. I do love her singing of course , who wouldn't be knocked out by Angelina's performance, but I would also recommend you listen to the original by Screaming Jay Hawkins.
9 yo then; 16 yo this year 2022. Waiting for an album to drop next year, 2023. In this video, I am amazed by that round tone/vowel long breath ending. Screaming Jay Hawkins recording of his original gives you clues (not the live performance). She did Norway's Got Talent at ages 7/8 with jazz. Have you heard those? 💜
You need to add I'm Still Holding Out For You to your Angela song list. It will give you a appreciation of her ability and what she was capable of at a young age. It was definitely one of her better studio efforts. She was picked to demo a song that was written and released (later) by Baby Fuzz. You'll love it. Seriously, it could have been a hit. Trust me, I'm not leading you astray.
Do you know Angalena speaks 4 languages and published a book at 8, plays piano flute and piano Angalena is an undeniable prodigy and a gift to the world
Thanks - this remains my favorite by Angelina... NINE..?? right? (actually, what I heard was that she "interpreted" the original from Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
She definitely adds something of the original artist in every cover. Go watch the Screaming Jay Hawkins original a 100 times and try to mimic any part of it.
Not mimicking, you're right. There are many features of this arrangement that are unique to Angelina, no other singer has tried them. The "Hey hey hey" and the connected scream (on a breath INTAKE by AJ) are taken in spirit from a maniacal laugh section from J Hawkins himself's most well-known performance. At least the scream part of which is always ignored by subsequent performers.
Here's the original by Screamin Jay Hawkins who is pictured on the candle she's holding at the beginning of the video: th-cam.com/video/b1D7luQJwa0/w-d-xo.html
That was a good and authentic reaction. Please react to - insert any song from Angelina's approximately 200 songs - and you will be - insert any exceptionally positive attribute -
Certainly, she had taken inspiration and re-adapted it from the original singer Jay Hawkins which its of is worth a watch. Thank you for your insightful and interesting reaction here.
Angelina established studied sJay Hawkins I put a spell on you in 1956 she practice it and she changed a little words bit of a the song around she gave a note to the director of the change that she wanted to orchestra she did not mimic anything she made her own she’s nine years and two months out here she’s a Prodigy you know that
I guess when we watch this ( and I have a 1000 times ) it should be no real surprise how she has developed into a true Superstar. Love your shocked reaction!
Angelina is one of the most addictive singers I have ever listened to, & one of the very few, that can pull you right into the song, making you feel, every word, every note, & every emotion. ❤💙 I always have this feeling that Angelina is not only channeling some of these late great singers, but that they also pass through her, when she is singing their song,& is why she can capture the true spirit of the original singer ❤💙 A rare beauty, in every sense of the word ❤💙 Loved your reaction!!!
Thank you Thank yo for that great reaction & awesome comments on (9) Angie. Here's what Angie said in an interview a year later (when she was around 10 at interview) about this song: “It means love!, Desperate love. It's very special, it's almost voodoo,The original is very nice, and when I scream it is a desperate cry that everyone should love each other.”- AJ. “Born to Die” by Lana th-cam.com/video/DNU-HcLuO_I/w-d-xo.html Angie’s 12 here. “A Natural Woman” Acoustic (Aretha Franklin Tribute) th-cam.com/video/rt6KhBxiaDo/w-d-xo.html Angie’s 12.5 yo. here.
It is truly a conundrum when we try to rationalize how it is possible that this tiny sweet-faced 9yo Norwegian girl can step up to a microphone, flip some switch within her, become this "beast-mode" version of herself and deliver this historic performance. "I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured (before Nina Simone). This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original to appreciate the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I put A Spell on You" th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html
This obviously took a few takes over multiple locations and with different microphones. I don't think anyone else could have pulled it off with hundreds of takes. It's easy to see that she was wound up and ready to rock and roll and I have to believe that her spirit had a big sigh of relief when it realized that it could just Let It Go. Great reaction. I am now subscribed.
If you want to see amazing proof of how great she can perform without multiple takes, check this th-cam.com/video/AKDL8LLp8xc/w-d-xo.html. It is several recording on one live performance put together fabulously by Chris Walker
Your first instinct is pretty much on the money. The video is a homage to the song’s creator, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. It’s his silhouette that appears on the candle seen in the opening credits. Watch the original Screamin’ Hawkins version; the influence is unmistakable.
Fantastic reaction and articulations. As I'm sure others may have stated here I believe her interpretation is closest to Screaming Jay Hawkins 'original' in tempo and sharp audacity but she bumps up the melodic swing and cohesive tightness whereas I'd say Screaming Jays was looser in his rhythmic expressions with the song. All said it seems she had to have really invested time in really evaluating so much of Screaming Jays intents and then allowed her indwelling musicality to shine through this incredible re-interpretation and of course, 'making it her own'. Her respect was so uniquely honoring that id love to know how she and/or Grandma Mery came up with the Screaming Jay candle that she presents at the beginning? Cheers 🥂, and look fwd to following your AJ journey
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Thank you for reacting to this unbelievable masterpiece performance by Angelina. Angelina is a gift for humanity with her unique and angelic voice. The Barefoot Angel has been giving us gifts after gifts since she was 6 years old till present time at 16 years old.
She based this version on the Screaming Jay Hawkings original. She took his wild performance and put it into a jazz style. Much of what you hear is a 'musicalised' version of Hawkings' extraordinary enunciations, including that 'Ha, ha, ha' bit you mentioned. But what gets me about Angelina's performance is the drama in it. That first utterance is like a menacing whisper, and she practically spits out the word 'spell' then adds a neat vibrato so you can't answer back. After that she sends shaft after shaft of barbed arrows, pinning down the person who is addressed here. Then the extended 'Ooo' section is like an incantation, and at the end you are completely at her mercy, like a rabbit caught in the stare of a weasel. Thank you so much for this reaction. Can't wait for more!
When I think of a child prodigy, I think of Angelina Jordan. When I think of the singer with the best tone, I think of Diana Ankudinova. When I think of the singer with the best range & control, I think of Dimash Kubaibergen. But when I think of versatility & pure emotion I think of Ronnie Radke from Falling In Reverse, a band you haven't reacted to yet, who I believe is the most talented man in the music industry. Ronnie puts more emotion in his songs, lyrically and vocally than any other artist. His videos are second to none, he has a beautiful voice, and he can Rap, Rock, Growl, or sing a Ballad with more passion and clarity than any other artist. Most of the time he mixes genres in his songs. I'd like to start you off with the song "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined" which is a remake of a song he wrote and released in 2011 called "The Drug In Me Is you." I would say react to both in the same video so you see what changes he did or just skim through the original and react to "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined." Also, Ronnie does react to TH-camrs reacting to him, so you don't have to worry about copyright strikes, which means you don't have to skip or blur any of the videos because Ronnie loves it when his videos get reacted to. Here's the link. th-cam.com/video/B2cbhYihBWY/w-d-xo.html
*My husband and I are back together your video and the help off *DR KYF* helped me greatly,. I would get up in the morning with your video and prayers to *DR kYF* the great spell caster and go back to bed just on repeat even while I slept, lol I needed this to plant into my subconscious ( Unless you been there you wouldn't understand) however I often come back to this particular video because the first time I watched it I'd been crying All day and clicked on this video and laughed Soo hard and loud, all so call *DR kYF* at you retelling your clients stories my son burst into my room and said I can't believe your laughing for the first time in 6 years mom All thanks to *Dr KYF*
What a wonderful reaction to this classic video! Thank you, it was so much fun. I know, what we just heard was unbelievable but, no, there it was, live in black and white! I love the very end of the video when she is pondering if she could have done it any better. Btw, the band members said she was very nice to work with and there was no question, she knew exactly what she wanted and was doing. Her activities at school included going to singing classes. The instructors told her mom that there was no need for her to participate in the classes because they had nothing for her to learn. In fact, they suggested to mom Angelina could already be a master instructor herself! What a head shaking story the Angelina Experience is and discovering her is a joy that warms our heart and very soon, everyone in the world will know who Angelina Jordan is.
We Angelina angels never get tired watching reaction videos to this masterpiece. I greatly look forward to your analysis of some more jazz from Angelina. My favorite is "What a Difference a Day Makes" when she was 8 years old. th-cam.com/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/w-d-xo.html
Yes, I love Nina Simones version, but this was Screamin Jay Hawkins cover which was outstanding and I believe she did the arrangement herself at age 9... that is crazy... 😳 Have an amazing day 👍 Btw, if you have not heard and seen Screamin Jay Hawkins version... check it out, and you will appreciate Angelinas version even more ❤️ Crazy what she has done here.
Great reaction. Yes Angelina in her relaxed sort of way giving us the passion of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, helped by some influence from Shirley Bassey for those powerful drawn out notes. Yes for sure, Angelina is telling us a story. How can a young girl draw us in like this and somehow take us on a journey?
From Iowa, USA; OK, WOW ❗🤗🌹 1. An important thing to remember about AJ is that she refused to sign for a record deal through AGT and they relented and invited her to sing anyway. 2. AJ is currently signed with Republic Records. 3. AJ began singing at 18 months. Her grandmother was a jazz/blues fan and played that genre of music for AJ. She fell in love with it very early on and has even arranged most if not all that she sings from age 8. What an incredible talent. 4. Currently in 2022 she is in her mid-teenage years, stands 6 foot tall and still performs barefoot. The backstory of her encounter with the homeless girl she met while she traveled with her family through Iran at age 6 includes the weather damaged bare feet of the child she gave her own shoes to. 5. The reason she performs barefoot is to bring awareness to her public of the children worldwide who can't afford shoes of their own. She has raised millions of dollars for clothing including shoes for those unfortunate children. 💕 6. AJ sews her own clothes, (the cloth is designed by her grandmother). 7. We all hope to enjoy her performances for many years to come. 8. BTW I'm 80 and have been involved privately in music since my age of 7.
🎶I watch (almost) every reaction video of this song. Yours is my favorite because you listened to it without stopping w commentary, pure reaction, THEN, played it again with your comments. I never get tired of hearing this masterpiece. Thanks so much☺️ Now, I’m a new subscriber. Looking forward to your other reactions🎶
I watched an interview with one of the judges on Norway's got talent. he said at first they thought she was mimicking, but they walked into one of her rehearsals and seen her giving instructions to the bass player. they knew than she was for real
I think she MUST have a genius level mind to be able to grok the feelings she has not experienced. Heck, she has a dozen different kinds of genius. She won the DNA jackpot. Not the least of which is humility and sweetness.
Ive heard this a thousand times and its always astonishing.
Yes, it was the Screamin Jay Hawkins version
Six million people have viewed this song‼️
Not bad for a 9 year old. Take a fifties classic song by Screaming Jay Hawkins, arrange the music and then sing like a 40 year old jazz singer. This girl is a gift to us all. Welcome to Angelina's world.
Amazing indeed. A real prodigy. You're the only reactor I've seen who mentioned that quick squeal she does near the beginning. I was always surprised that none of the others mentioned that, or the "hey-hey-hey...watch out!"
One thing to note is the band is playing pretty much just the background of the song -- she's carrying pretty much the whole melody herself and shaping it inside the arrangement that she worked out with the band! Impressive!!
The band lovingly nicknamed her the Boss
She gets it, period. And she gives it back strong, exclamation point!
Nine years old, English is her second language and this is her arrangement. Mind blown.
Angelina, you amaze me, at 9yrs old. W o w.
What a great & fantastic reaction to our pint size genius.....
Now you know why the Angels are so dedicated. Just start listening to more and you’ll see why she’s The Girl with a Thousand Voices. Contrast this old school blues with her right now: her just released cover of Elvis’s Suspicious Minds will show you how her voice, musicality, and delivery have matured into just mesmerizing talent. It’s a beautiful tribute to Elvis, but like today’s tribute to Screamin Jay Hawkins, it’s all Angelina.
Suspicious Minds was this reactor’s previous Angelina video. See the reaction here: th-cam.com/video/5ZhptTb3ets/w-d-xo.html
You should react to Angelina singing "What a difference a day makes" when she was 8.
This is the link I have. Audio only, plus a slide show. th-cam.com/video/NOQ4_jBIq8o/w-d-xo.html
Yes, please.
Embodiment of a soul singer channeling through this young
Precious inocent gifted child Gods gift to this world that miracle do and are here in our time and Univerese 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️⚘️
Angelina is a born genius,born to sing,a great storyteller with her music,,,thats it..you can not explain it..and she won ngt,norway got talent 8years old,and performed gloomy sunday 7years old in the same show,could easealy been a vocal coach now sixteen years old
Yes. Billie Jean shows her genius ability to take an iconic MJ hit and reinvent it into a jazzy masterpiece. I think you will love it. Thanks for a great reaction. Look forward to your next.
The squeal was on an inhale... I remember doing that when I was a kid,
… and on pitch, and changed pitch.
I listened to this phenomenal performance countless times and I am still amazed and thrilled every time. Fierce masterpiece!
When you said "Angelina is a real treasure" you were right. Shortly after she won Norway's Got Talent at 8 yo, Norway's King & the Prime Minister, both declared her a "National Treasure." Personally, I think she is a World Treasure. So you have to share her, Norway!
Both females were great to hear, Angelina & the singing coach!
We do. 🇧🇻❤️😄
Next, aliens from Alpha Centauri system will be landing here and claiming "No, she is not just an earth person, she is representing the galaxy...."
We don't wannaaa🥺
I love this performance so much. As they say AJ don't play. Well perhaps this is what she does when she does play and 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 16 years old... That is unfathomable!... Oh Lord... what is coming the world is not prepared for but we as fans have been on the edge of our seats and will remain there as we wait. No hurry. We want Angelina to do it her way when she is ready. She has already established her proficiency and incredible work ethic in this endeavor guided by an incredible family and professional support now surrounding her.
We know Angelina will continue to amaze! We will be here to experience and cherish it for as long as we live.... and I am praying for many more years for myself to enjoy it till the end of my days... I hope to go out of this world listening to the most beautiful voice ever created for man just as Angelina came into it to fulfill her purpose, what she was put on earth to do, sing for the whole World... and Me! To me Angelina is always singing to me transporting me to that beautiful place she inhabits when she sings and to experience it with her. She has the ability to touch hearts and souls and change lives. She has the ability to change lives on a personal level and the power to change lives on a global scale. To me no one compares.
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. ♥👣👸🏻
Such a fun ride no matter how many times I watch this! After the first time I checked out the original Hawkins version and was even more blown away by what 9 year old Angelina did here. The original was a wild piece of performance art with elements that Angelina clearly loved and tried to incorporate into the arrangement. The grunts and growls are there, but other sections removed to create a tighter, more melodic song, and in my opinion, the best version of it I have ever heard. A spell indeed! Thanks for the great reaction!
I agree that this is the best version I've heard _vocally._ My favorite is actually the Creedence Clearwater Revival version, but there it's all about the guitars, not the vocals.
When Angelina turned 10 l stopped thinking of her as a child singer and realized she is an artist and she is only waiting for her body to catch up with her desire to inhabit a song completely and absolutely. And she is one cool and composed artist.
Well said! She left behind any traces of "little girl" and should be compared (favorably) to any top tier singer
Awesome reaction, but normal for this performance, God Bless!
Finally a vocal coach who lets it play and then give feedback. I subscribed , great reaction . Loved that reaction
Good job! She’s fun, ain’t she? The “hey, what’s up?” Part was taken from Jay’s black and white tv performance that A J arraigned around.
I love the very end when she moves her left hand to her chin and the right arm comes up returning her back to a 9 year old.
And the ending of Spell is pure Marlene Dietrich in Lili Marlene.
Woohoo! Thanks for the shout-out, YOSC! It really does seem like she transforms when she sings, doesn't it? Angelina based her arrangement on the original by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who also wrote it (he's the face on the candle at the beginning). You have good instincts; the "hey-hey-hey-hey, watch out!" was borrowed from a performance Jay did on video. I guess the amazing thing about her borrowing it is that she made me believe it. In fact, I consider this performance as on par with other iconic blues songs such as Billie Holiday's cover of I'm A Fool To Want You, or Nina Simone's deliciously subversive take on Feeling Good. Great reaction, YOSC! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
She was in charge. She did the arrangement of this vedio. She's amazing.
Great Reaction!...Shes tapping into HERSELF! If you Listen to her performances on Norways Got Talent where she sang Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" with such fearless confidence and style you'll see what I mean...She's always had it. At age SEVEN she seemed have a real sense of herself...She knows who she is, what she wants to do and how to do it....Not with arrogance,but from her own innate musical sense of how to sing a song to make you FEEL the emotional intent of the lyrics.....THANKS!
My love 💘 to Angelina Jordan began with this performance 🎭
Thanks a lot for your reaction, like 👍
Absolutely wonderful reaction, and a great description of everything at the end. This young lady is proving that she will go far.
Mozart and Angelina = is true!
This was an Angelina creation based on Nina Simone and Screaming Jay Hawkins version. For a 9 year old this was something else, mind blowing. I enjoyed your reaction, thank you.
Perfect example of what it means to just let go, having fun with her voice, playing with techniques (now finely polished".. For JAZZ, you need to see her @ "7 yrs old" singing 2 Billie Holiday classics,. Nancy Sinatra classic, topped off with Gershwin's
"Summertime" that sealed the deal and won her the Norway's Got Talent show .. she was AWESOME.. Classic Jazz, she does Ella, Nina, Billie, Etta and Frank just to name a few... ALL at 10yrs old and under . I just love you had to hear it a second time.. you ROCK!!!! And SO MUCH fun!! 🎤🎵🎶🎹 PEACE!!
And barely 9 at that. 9 years 2 months... Basically still 8. LMAO Great reaction! I just wish there weren't months between your Angelina reactions♥
Love and respect from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥♥ And BTW, this was her own arrangement. You can see her hand her hand-written note with her latest changes to the band leader in the beginning of the video😉
!What a voice....WOW. What a beautyful rendition, so majestic and impeccable. God bless her.. And of course I do apprecite your words concerning Angelina, She deserves all the attention due to her incredible talent which IMHO it's unique .
I must have listened to Angelina's version of "I Put a Spell on You" at least 100 times along with different Voice professional Reactors, trying to explain how an old Jazz Singer's voice comes out of a little 9-year girl. I think Angelina has a connection with the Jazz Singers from the past given to her at birth, or she has a Time machine. As absurd as either one or the other is, the reality is Angelina's Grandmother Mery Zamani introduced Jazz to Angelina when she was a baby. Mery loved playing Jazz music around Angelina not knowing that she would become a child musical prodigy, Mery was also a child prodigy Artist. The truth is, "The apple never falls far from the tree".
You ask what she taps into when she sings. In an interview she discusses it and said first, she loves singing and that singing is as important to her as breathing. Secondly she said, when she sings she closes her eyes and goes into another world. An endless world filled with happiness and love. Basically tapping into her heart it sounds like to me. If you watch her eyes you can see her close them from time to time and you can just tell she’s in her world. She does it quite often. It’s amazing to watch. She is just such a special human being.
I find two unique personas in Angelina’s videos. 1) an age appropriate awareness and reaction before and after she starts singing, and this reappears occasionally during long instrumental sections between verses; and 2) ‘the singer’, the vocal artist who has an absolute control and mastery of the moment.
Sometimes you get to see her transition into or out of that magical world, from this magnificent timeless vocal artist persona into a girl of her age at the time.
@@dojoswitzer You see that at the end of this video. After the final notes fades you see her slip into that pensive, thoughtful little girl, possibly wondering if there was any thing she could have done to make it better.
@@johndoe-gt6gp Perhaps the most moving of all these instances is near the end of AJ singing ‘Always On My Mind’ in tribute to her grandfather when she pauses singing for an instrumental section (guitar) and the memories take hold. (She demonstrates once again she is such a loving and fearless person to share that video with everyone.)
@@dojoswitzer yeah, that one always gets to me. It just breaks my heart to see her hurting like that. You just want to take her pain away somehow.
@@johndoe-gt6gp Is this really your name? I have a cousin named Jack Frost. Ironically, he is now retired and lives in Florida.
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 some of the members of the same band at the same age (9 yrs old) - You will see that she is aware of what each musician is doing and gives them some instructions. There are English subtitles as the spoken language is Norwegian: th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
I agree. After this seeing the second Jay Hawkins song, “Portrait of a Man” that she changed to “Portrait of a Child”. One of my many absolute favorites from her. Much love and appreciation from California!❤️🍀🌈😇🙏🏻❣️
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new sub here my fellow reactor... Angelina Jordan is so addictive... hehe she is one of a kind.. proud to be one the the Angels.... more power.. we got the same reaction wen i first reacted to her
After watching many of Angelina’s recordings, listening to a variety of vocal & performance coaches, and watching the limited number of interviews with Angelina; my impression of her is that she probably has 1) an idyllic memory for sound, allowing her to remember everything she ever heard and giving her a wealth of knowledge to access at any time; 2) an abnormally sensitive perfect pitch, allowing her to hear finest of details in other singer voices; 3) an innate internal metronome, allowing her to always know exactly were/when she is within the time signature; and 4) developed incredible dexterity of her entire vocal tract, allowing her to not only mimic the sounds of other vocalists but to also emit the emotions those performers were experiencing during the original performances, without actually experiencing the emotions herself.
Douglas I'm finding your articulated comments extremely valuable! Thanks for sharing your insights and I'm agreeing with others that this vocal coach really gets Angelina very well.💖💎 Cheers 🍻
absolutely perfect break down.. I might steal it sometime.. it actually helped me because her talent is easy to hear, hard to understand and put into words, Douglas 🙂❤
@@numbskullsbus5485 Thanks, this has been a work in process. This captures the essence, but there are additional parts that were not pasted here. It is all theory. Will be interesting if one day Angelina can confirm any of it. Most may be tacit knowledge to her. (I saw a short clip at AGT that appears to be Simon saying to AJ, “I don’t think you know how good you are.”)
@@dojoswitzer I remember that clip very well. I believe she knows exactly how good she is but deals with her gifts and the persona that she is, has become, in a way that is alien to most of us, and most especially to the vast majority of today's performers. She's like a musical Jane Goodall.
@@stevek5332 I think what may have made Simon say this is, so many less talented young performers have an ego so hugely exploded by people (probably mostly their parents) telling them how great they are.
Recently I saw a YT clip of a girl on AGT who was so obnoxiously full of herself that I could not watch the interview for more than a few seconds.
Angelina laid down this track at the tender age of 9 years and 2 months. I have a theory on how this performance came to be. Angelina spent a lot of time on the internet searching for music. Her inspiration for this song, as others have commented, is the performance of the song's originator, Screaming Jay Hawkins (1956). The backstory of the Screaming Jay version of this song can be found on Wikipedia. The story goes that the band got to drinking more than a bit in the recording studio, and led by Screaming Jay, really hammed up the performance. What they delivered was no sultry Nina Simone, jazz love song, which inspired a thousand me-too versions. The Screaming Jay version was "rough trade" rhythm and blues. It was accompanied with totally zany playacting by screaming Jay. That version landed it among the all time top 500 recordings in the Rock-N-Roll Hall Of Fame. You do need to watch Screaming Jay's performance to fully appreciate Angelina's.
My take is that Angelina found the Screaming Jay video while she was still an 8 year old, and I expect she found it very funny. It is funny. She really connected with the humor of the performance, and that made her determined to pull a version off her own. If you go back to the beginning of Angelina's video, where she comes out from behind the curtain, where she was standing with her grandmother, she is holding a memorial, or votive, candle with a portrait of Screaming jay Hawkins on it. I read that as Angelina's telling us that this performance is a homage to Screaming Jay. The camera then pans up to Angelina's face where she displays a mischievous grin, That grin is inconsistent with the solemnity of the memorial candle. I think that grin is telling us to watch out because you ain't going to believe what's coming next. I think the whole performance was Angelina having a riotous good time. She was totally serious, while at the same time being completely tongue-in-cheek. Pretty sophisticated for her age, wouldn't you say.
WP that there is some highly elucidating possibilities you throw out there 🤔, but I can buy into a lot of the aspects of AJ's possible live of the humour of Screaming Jay to her 8 year old artistic (Miss Lady Day) mindset and soul that swirled through her then. So yes ... all you conjecture I can imagine some great truths in... and it is quite fun to consider! Cheers 🍻
Not meaning to contradict anything you stated, I suspect that Angelina listened to every cover of IPASOY that she could find and found Hawkins rendition too unrefined and the covers too distant from the original. I also suspect she read the backstory about the writing and original performance.
I feel that Angelina ’fixed’ her rendition to more closely align with Hawkins’ intent of a love song while also appreciating his consequential recordings, by creating some middle ground between the original and her favorite cover(s).
For me, mentioning her age only add icing to the cake, because no one of any age accomplishes what Angelina did after 65 years and an endless list of covers.
Very interesting discussion
All the speculation is actually wonderful. Things that we know for sure: Angelina pours out her soul, with every performance; she has a great since of humor; she is humble; she has great respect for the artists she covers; she loves her family and fans; as she has stated, singing is like breathing for her. We all appreciate music differently but the one thing her fans, of which her Grandma Mery is probably her greatest of all, have in common is that we can’t get enough of her. I believe, as do many this performance will be enshrined in the Music Hall of Fame.
Love the back to back reaction to this performance. ❤
That's why they call her a prodigy thank you for the reaction
Angelina brought "Screamin" J. Hawkins back to life in so so many minds around the world with this. In this studio-session she gave it her all. She did it how she realy wanted, and most singing and voice coaches make their point of that this might be harming to her voice if she sing like this a lot. Angelina knew, or at least was was told this. So all of her live versions of this is eased down quite a bit, and are still very nice and impressive. She showes that J Hawkins original version (-s) is the one for her, and she honor him for his work both in this, and in her jam-session with her band, on his song "A portrit of a man", as she rewrote into "A portrait of a child". th-cam.com/video/SAkZDAXJA4E/w-d-xo.html
She also handed the band her arrangement instructions at the start and was 'conducting' them, and herself, here and there on the way through. 🤣 Puts a whole new spin on the meaning of 'Prodigy'! A career to watch - Yes?! 🤩
the "heheheh" is Angelina's version from Screaming Jay Hawking original's 1956 recording. In Hawkings it's a laugh. Angelina made her own version.
Screaming Jay Hawkins, that is who she is giving tribute to, that is his picture on the candle she is holding. I do love her singing of course , who wouldn't be knocked out by Angelina's performance, but I would also recommend you listen to the original by Screaming Jay Hawkins.
9 yo then; 16 yo this year 2022. Waiting for an album to drop next year, 2023. In this video, I am amazed by that round tone/vowel long breath ending. Screaming Jay Hawkins recording of his original gives you clues (not the live performance). She did Norway's Got Talent at ages 7/8 with jazz. Have you heard those? 💜
She is bad ass .
They put professional jazz musicians with a barefoot 9 year-old as they're lead singer. Now that's incredible
A wonderful reaction, to a wonderful performance. Appreciate your insightful comments. I look forward to more of your reaction videos.
You need to add I'm Still Holding Out For You to your Angela song list. It will give you a appreciation of her ability and what she was capable of at a young age. It was definitely one of her better studio efforts. She was picked to demo a song that was written and released (later) by Baby Fuzz. You'll love it. Seriously, it could have been a hit. Trust me, I'm not leading you astray.
Thank you 🙏 this is one of my favorite! She’s absolutely amazing!👌😀❤️💫
That was a stroke of genius!
Do you know Angalena speaks 4 languages and published a book at 8, plays piano flute and piano Angalena is an undeniable prodigy and a gift to the world
Просто супер.
..благодарю Ютуб за это открытие....голос возвращает мне радость в жизни
Да,она уже легенда!Жаль,что у нас это пока не замечают...
God gave this girl a voice very few will ever get.
Thanks - this remains my favorite by Angelina... NINE..?? right? (actually, what I heard was that she "interpreted" the original from Screamin' Jay Hawkins)
She definitely adds something of the original artist in every cover. Go watch the Screaming Jay Hawkins original a 100 times and try to mimic any part of it.
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Not mimicking, you're right. There are many features of this arrangement that are unique to Angelina, no other singer has tried them. The "Hey hey hey" and the connected scream (on a breath INTAKE by AJ) are taken in spirit from a maniacal laugh section from J Hawkins himself's most well-known performance. At least the scream part of which is always ignored by subsequent performers.
Here's the original by Screamin Jay Hawkins who is pictured on the candle she's holding at the beginning of the video: th-cam.com/video/b1D7luQJwa0/w-d-xo.html
That was a good and authentic reaction. Please react to - insert any song from Angelina's approximately 200 songs - and you will be - insert any exceptionally positive attribute -
Great reaction. Please, react to her cover of I'd rather go blind, by Etta James. Beyond amazing.
This is the link I have: th-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/w-d-xo.html
Certainly, she had taken inspiration and re-adapted it from the original singer Jay Hawkins which its of is worth a watch. Thank you for your insightful and interesting reaction here.
You are so loved AJ 😍❤💕
Angelina established studied sJay Hawkins I put a spell on you in 1956 she practice it and she changed a little words bit of a the song around she gave a note to the director of the change that she wanted to orchestra she did not mimic anything she made her own she’s nine years and two months out here she’s a Prodigy you know that
I guess when we watch this ( and I have a 1000 times ) it should be no real surprise how she has developed into a true Superstar. Love your shocked reaction!
Angelina is one of the most addictive singers I have ever listened to, & one of the very few, that can pull you right into the song, making you feel, every word, every note, & every emotion. ❤💙 I always have this feeling that Angelina is not only channeling some of these late great singers, but that they also pass through her, when she is singing their song,& is why she can capture the true spirit of the original singer ❤💙 A rare beauty, in every sense of the word ❤💙 Loved your reaction!!!
Thank you Thank yo for that great reaction & awesome comments on (9) Angie. Here's
what Angie said in an interview a year later (when she was around 10 at interview) about this song: “It means love!, Desperate love. It's very special, it's almost voodoo,The original is
very nice, and when I scream it is a desperate cry that everyone should love each other.”- AJ.
“Born to Die” by Lana th-cam.com/video/DNU-HcLuO_I/w-d-xo.html Angie’s 12 here.
“A Natural Woman” Acoustic (Aretha Franklin Tribute) th-cam.com/video/rt6KhBxiaDo/w-d-xo.html Angie’s 12.5 yo. here.
It is truly a conundrum when we try to rationalize how it is possible that this tiny sweet-faced 9yo Norwegian girl can step up to a microphone, flip some switch within her, become this "beast-mode" version of herself and deliver this historic performance. "I Put a Spell On You" has been covered many times and is recognized as a classic, yet almost never is the tone of the original 1956 "Screamin" Jay Hawkins version captured (before Nina Simone). This is because Hawkins was the original shock-rock guy (think Ozzy Osbourne type craziness) and his style is difficult to emulate and also because his dated delivery is uncomfortable and stereotypical to our modern sensibilities. Yet Angelina respectfully sings his own song in a manner that exceeds his (Hawkin's image is on the candle she holds at the start of her video). You must go and listen to Hawkins' original to appreciate the true genius in how AJ incorporates many of his vocal elements [usually omitted by most singers]. This shows another aspect of her musical IQ and arranging genius (not to mention her masterful control of her vocal instrument equaled by few others regardless of age). "Screamin" Jay Hawkins original "I put A Spell on You" th-cam.com/video/orNpH6iyokI/w-d-xo.html
Holy cow... this kid is something different!!
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I have watched that one maybe 100 times still gets me !😮
This obviously took a few takes over multiple locations and with different microphones. I don't think anyone else could have pulled it off with hundreds of takes. It's easy to see that she was wound up and ready to rock and roll and I have to believe that her spirit had a big sigh of relief when it realized that it could just Let It Go. Great reaction. I am now subscribed.
If you want to see amazing proof of how great she can perform without multiple takes, check this
th-cam.com/video/AKDL8LLp8xc/w-d-xo.html. It is several recording on one live performance put together fabulously by Chris Walker
Your first instinct is pretty much on the money. The video is a homage to the song’s creator, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. It’s his silhouette that appears on the candle seen in the opening credits. Watch the original Screamin’ Hawkins version; the influence is unmistakable.
Fantastic reaction and articulations. As I'm sure others may have stated here I believe her interpretation is closest to Screaming Jay Hawkins 'original' in tempo and sharp audacity but she bumps up the melodic swing and cohesive tightness whereas I'd say Screaming Jays was looser in his rhythmic expressions with the song. All said it seems she had to have really invested time in really evaluating so much of Screaming Jays intents and then allowed her indwelling musicality to shine through this incredible re-interpretation and of course, 'making it her own'. Her respect was so uniquely honoring that id love to know how she and/or Grandma Mery came up with the Screaming Jay candle that she presents at the beginning? Cheers 🥂, and look fwd to following your AJ journey
terry It's been mentioned (without verification) that Mery bought the candle when she was living in Japan.
Prodigio assoluto. Oggi Talento unico.
Many believe the music legends blessed Angelina with a unique tone and style that transcends all. This performance is likely the finest recording ever of a 9 year old, and is a taste of things to come.
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Thank you for reacting to this unbelievable masterpiece performance by Angelina.
Angelina is a gift for humanity with her unique and angelic voice.
The Barefoot Angel has been giving us gifts after gifts since she was 6 years old till present time at 16 years old.
She based this version on the Screaming Jay Hawkings original. She took his wild performance and put it into a jazz style. Much of what you hear is a 'musicalised' version of Hawkings' extraordinary enunciations, including that 'Ha, ha, ha' bit you mentioned. But what gets me about Angelina's performance is the drama in it. That first utterance is like a menacing whisper, and she practically spits out the word 'spell' then adds a neat vibrato so you can't answer back. After that she sends shaft after shaft of barbed arrows, pinning down the person who is addressed here. Then the extended 'Ooo' section is like an incantation, and at the end you are completely at her mercy, like a rabbit caught in the stare of a weasel. Thank you so much for this reaction. Can't wait for more!
When I think of a child prodigy, I think of Angelina Jordan. When I think of the singer with the best tone, I think of Diana Ankudinova. When I think of the singer with the best range & control, I think of Dimash Kubaibergen. But when I think of versatility & pure emotion I think of Ronnie Radke from Falling In Reverse, a band you haven't reacted to yet, who I believe is the most talented man in the music industry. Ronnie puts more emotion in his songs, lyrically and vocally than any other artist. His videos are second to none, he has a beautiful voice, and he can Rap, Rock, Growl, or sing a Ballad with more passion and clarity than any other artist. Most of the time he mixes genres in his songs. I'd like to start you off with the song "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined" which is a remake of a song he wrote and released in 2011 called "The Drug In Me Is you." I would say react to both in the same video so you see what changes he did or just skim through the original and react to "The Drug In Me Is Reimagined." Also, Ronnie does react to TH-camrs reacting to him, so you don't have to worry about copyright strikes, which means you don't have to skip or blur any of the videos because Ronnie loves it when his videos get reacted to. Here's the link. th-cam.com/video/B2cbhYihBWY/w-d-xo.html
Keep em’ coming. Enjoy
You never get bored with Angelina because you never can predict exactly how she will sing a song. Love the middle eastern sounding run at the end
She definitely was doing some mimicry of Screaming Jay Hawkins version. Still unbelievably amazing!
*My husband and I are back together your video and the help off *DR KYF* helped me greatly,. I would get up in the morning with your video and prayers to *DR kYF* the great spell caster and go back to bed just on repeat even while I slept, lol I needed this to plant into my subconscious
( Unless you been there you wouldn't understand) however I often come back to this particular video because the first time I watched it I'd been crying All day and clicked on this video and laughed Soo hard and loud, all so call *DR kYF* at you retelling your clients stories my son burst into my room and said I can't believe your laughing for the first time in 6 years mom
All thanks to *Dr KYF*
How do I contact him
Screaming A. Jordan 🎶🎼
What a wonderful reaction to this classic video! Thank you, it was so much fun. I know, what we just heard was unbelievable but, no, there it was, live in black and white!
I love the very end of the video when she is pondering if she could have done it any better.
Btw, the band members said she was very nice to work with and there was no question, she knew exactly what she wanted and was doing.
Her activities at school included going to singing classes. The instructors told her mom that there was no need for her to participate in the classes because they had nothing for her to learn. In fact, they suggested to mom Angelina could already be a master instructor herself!
What a head shaking story the Angelina Experience is and discovering her is a joy that warms our heart and very soon, everyone in the world will know who Angelina Jordan is.
We Angelina angels never get tired watching reaction videos to this masterpiece. I greatly look forward to your analysis of some more jazz from Angelina. My favorite is "What a Difference a Day Makes" when she was 8 years old. th-cam.com/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/w-d-xo.html
Yes, I love Nina Simones version, but this was Screamin Jay Hawkins cover which was outstanding and I believe she did the arrangement herself at age 9... that is crazy... 😳 Have an amazing day 👍 Btw, if you have not heard and seen Screamin Jay Hawkins version... check it out, and you will appreciate Angelinas version even more ❤️ Crazy what she has done here.
Yes. It would make more sense for her to listen to Screaming J Hawkins singing this to help understand what Angelina has done here.
@@louisegogel7973 For sure ❤️
Great reaction. Yes Angelina in her relaxed sort of way giving us the passion of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, helped by some influence from Shirley Bassey for those powerful drawn out notes. Yes for sure, Angelina is telling us a story. How can a young girl draw us in like this and somehow take us on a journey?
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1. An important thing to remember about AJ is that she refused to sign for a record deal through AGT and they relented and invited her to sing anyway.
2. AJ is currently signed with Republic Records.
3. AJ began singing at 18 months. Her grandmother was a jazz/blues fan and played that genre of music for AJ. She fell in love with it very early on and has even arranged most if not all that she sings from age 8. What an incredible talent.
4. Currently in 2022 she is in her mid-teenage years, stands 6 foot tall and still performs barefoot. The backstory of her encounter with the homeless girl she met while she traveled with her family through Iran at age 6 includes the weather damaged bare feet of the child she gave her own shoes to.
5. The reason she performs barefoot is to bring awareness to her public of the children worldwide who can't afford shoes of their own. She has raised millions of dollars for clothing including shoes for those unfortunate children. 💕
6. AJ sews her own clothes, (the cloth is designed by her grandmother).
7. We all hope to enjoy her performances for many years to come.
8. BTW I'm 80 and have been involved privately in music since my age of 7.
🎶I watch (almost) every reaction video of this song.
Yours is my favorite because you listened to it without stopping w commentary, pure reaction, THEN, played it again with your comments.
I never get tired of hearing this masterpiece.
Thanks so much☺️
Now, I’m a new subscriber. Looking forward to your other reactions🎶
I watched an interview with one of the judges on Norway's got talent. he said at first they thought she was mimicking, but they walked into one of her rehearsals and seen her giving instructions to the bass player. they knew than she was for real
Jordan is nine years and two months out here she’s here singing a song originally signed by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 1956. He was a blue singer.
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She lit his candle at the beginning of the video
Moments of the beginning of jazz for Angelina at age 7, Summertime.
Excellent review! Great insights. Glad you paused and edited, so hard to collect your thoughts after listening to such an amazing performer!