I totally second the cover of Hozier's "Take Me To Church" - nuance, power and emotion. But I suggest you react to the official one with Scott Bradley. th-cam.com/video/9C0xGB73Uuc/w-d-xo.html
As mentioned earlier she is Juliard trained and got her start in musical theater (Godspell). She’s one of three vocalists in PMJs version of All About That Bass. She also teams up with Haley for a beautiful version of the Beatle’s “Dear Prudence”.
Morgan does an acoustics version of Dear Prudence by The Beatles. She sings with her fellow PMJ genius Haley Reinhardt accompanied by Morgan's husband on the guitar. It's out of this world. Keep up the awesome reactions.
Thanks for taking this one on Travis. Morgan is a class Act, now with a substantial catalogue of original material, and covers, since her days touring with PMJ and Haley. She even ran a project featuring female vocalists for songs from Jesus Christ Superstar, and sings through the entire Beatle's White Album in one sitting. Some personal favourite covers to listen to are "Dear Prudence" (duet with Haley), "I'm Not the Only One", "Take Me To Church", and "Sledgehammer". And _any_ of her Aretha Franklin covers.
Several people have mentioned "Take Me to Church". For something a little faster in tempo, she does "Maps", and I believe she is the singer on "Barbie Girl" (it's been a long time since I've seen that one). Don't neglect the fellas of PMJ. "Not the Only One " and "Stacy's Mom" featuring Casey Abrams are fun, and since it's spooky season, "Thriller" featuring Wayne Brady is worth checking out.
PMJ is the creation of Scott Bradlee, pianist/arranger His idea is to take current hits and place them into another era Morgan did Broadway - Motown the Musical Her casual duets are fantastic - with Haley and Marc Broussard PLEASE PLEASE react to her and Marc singing Aretha's "Do right woman , Do right man" BOTH KILL IT!!!!
I highly recommend her doing Maps by Maroon 5 with PMJ . There is also a great version of the Beatles Dear Prudence with her and Haley sitting on a couch .
Morgan is a completely under apperciated ( not to PMJ fans ) vocal dynamo !! She spent 10 yrs pounding the streets of NYC trying to make an impression on Broadway, it didn't work out. She's been doing her own thing ever since.😎👌
Anything she does is great, as usual I'm a day late so you may not see this, but in case you do, try Morgan along with Marc Broussard singing Aretha's "Do Right Woman" that is a side of her in a much different light. I loved the the casual setting & just a guitar for backing the vocals of two of my favorite artists, hope you enjoy also.
Great reaction, Travis! As others have mentioned, PMJ's All About the Bass is awesome, and has both Morgan and Haley, as well as Ariana Savalas and Casey Abrams - super fun! Other great ones are PMJ with Morgan doing Maps, and PMJ with Haley doing - well, anything with Haley, really! Another amazing singer you might want to check out is Eva Cassidy. The live recording of her singing Over the Rainbow is both beautiful and heartbreaking. Thanks for the great reactions!
Whenever I see reactions like this, there is never any mention of the real star of these productions. That would be Scott Bradlee(pianist/arranger), who is the mastermind behind PMJ. He's never produced a bad cover; some of which I think are much better than the originals.
I've been obsessed with reactions to this song because it moved me SO MUCH when I heard it the first time. My face / brain was the same as yours throughout... "WHAT AM I HEARING? THIS IS.... WHAT AM I HEARING? I think that for a cover this is better than the original beause it reinvents the song in a different way while still respecting and presenting the full power of the song. The only other song that I had thoughts like "Can this be better than the original?" is the Pentatonix / Lindsey Sterling version of Radioactive." I would LOVE to see your reaction to that.
Love PMJ & Morgan! You can go down a rabbit hole with them as easily as PTX. Proceed with caution!!!! (As we all shove you over the edge and down the hole!)
Allana Myles sang "Black Velvet". What a freaking cool reference! And yes, I'll be exploring more Morgan James now. Thanks for the tip. I think you might really like the Canadian Moroccan singer, Faouzia. I recommend starting with "Tears of Gold (Stripped)". This is seriously up your alley.
You did it! Thank you thank you thank you! I have been requesting that you react to Morgan James since you started doing reactions. I know you’re going to love it, and I can’t wait to see this. Thank you! P.s. after seeing your reaction: I admit to yelling “I told you so!“ at the screen while watching you react. So glad you like her voice as much as I thought you would! I suggest that you watch her “ain’t no way“ and the duet she did of “ do right woman“. And everything everyone else suggests as well. Also, I think you would love Shoshana Bean singing “she used to be mine“, and Chris Stapleton singing “sometimes I cry“ live at the Bing lounge.
Juilliard trained as an Opera singer. Did Broadway instead. Shifted from Broadway to Pop/Jazz type singing. Here's an interesting way to get up to speed. During the initial Pandemic lockdown last year she sat at home and put out multiple singing performances every day for over a month (it's almost 100 performances). Completely unedited aurally. In other words, stripped-back versions, live recorded (they probably did multiple takes and used the best one). Just go to her channel, look at the videos from that period, and pick your favorite songs. They'll ALL be good. 100 or so live songs, and every last one good. You'll know its the right spot in her backlog of videos, because you'll suddenly see a whole massive area of thumbnails of her singing next to one guy (her husband) with a guitar.
Nice reaction.. And congratulations (as it is known) to you first Morgasm. All the comments have laid out your Morgan James journey and i look forward to see where it takes you!!
Morgan’s ”Take me to Church” live with PMJ, the audience reacting is precious. th-cam.com/video/bwHVmgJXdoo/w-d-xo.html Morgan’s smile lights up the whole concert hall ❤️
Haley Reinhart News: as of last night, she's got a really unusual new video out on her channel ("Off the Ground"). Its VERY different from her PMJ stuff, so might be an interesting viewing for you. She's coming up in the world, because the video was directed by Robert Rodriguez. As in the guy who did videos for Lady Gaga and Demi Lovato, as well as movies like Spy Kids, Sin City, etc.
Yes, Morgan & Hayley together is a thing: PMJ All About That Bass and just them and Morgan's husband at home, Beatles' Dear Prudence. Ya gotta look at both! :)
As you wander through the wonderful and somewhat bizarre world of PMJ, you will find another familiar moniker - that of one Mario Jose who, outside the PMJ worked on two different Pulse tributes "Rise" and one that he led, a foursome with three of his friends singing "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen. Isn't it wonderful how these things start coming around from the other side and reconnecting somewhere else altogether?
Ready for a Treat??!! There it is. She and Haley are my 2 favorites with PMJ. She has a huge catalog on her channel. Broadway (Godspell) "Take me to Church" but do the official video with Scott Bradlee and PMJ. Great reaction, it's how I reacted 1st time also OL.
As mentioned by some others below highly recommend Morgan with Haley Rhinehart on Dear Prudence, her solo take (w/PMJ’s Scott Bradlee) on Take me to Church, and also her duet with Marc Broussard on Do Right Woman
eat your heart out Aerosmith and Steven Tyler........I'd sign over the rights to this tune to PMJ and Morgan right now..........girl knows how to make an entrance, huh?....hat's off to the band.....the cellist's solo was FIRE !
Morgan James is one of the many talented musicians PMJ has in their catalogue. I swear her body has to be half lungs. Another one of their singers that gets ignored is Miche Braden. Check out her doing Old Town Road or Sweet Child O Mine.
Morgan James is living proof the US music industry sucks. She should be a superstar, hands down. Check out the MPJ/MJ cover of "Maps". Stunning! She's a Julliard trained vocalist.
recherche recommendations: broadway sings michael jackson/ i'll be there; broadway sings whitney houston/ i'm every woman; me oh my/aretha cover; aint no way/aretha, in orange-ey dress; obsessed, with seth rudestky, godspell/mariah carey; you thought not/ her own song, libro musica... she's giga-talented.
There are many excellent suggestions here, please don't overlook "Call my name" a Prince remake or any of her three original albums "Hunter", "Reckless Abandon" or "Memphis Magnetic".
My algorithm has shown me you've reacted to Morgan James and recognized all the work she's put in! You may know by now she was Julliard trained, I've known her since she was on Broadway and you won't find anyone that works harder than her, she still has vocal classes once a week. You said you wanted to listen (react) to more of her...I've compiled sort of a "greatest hits" list for you...but to be honest there really is just SO MUCH MORE!!! Take Me To Church - Piano / Vocal Hozier Cover ft. Morgan James (Postmodern Jukebox) th-cam.com/video/9C0xGB73Uuc/w-d-xo.html Maps - Vintage 1970s Soul Maroon 5 Cover ft. Morgan James (Postmodern Jukebox) th-cam.com/video/8gO_lxThc1M/w-d-xo.html I'm Not The Only One by Sam Smith (Morgan James cover) th-cam.com/video/8-jCTeVfIzQ/w-d-xo.html Come Together by The Beatles (Morgan James cover) th-cam.com/video/OfxpuV-MJaI/w-d-xo.html Do Right Woman, Do Right Man by Aretha Franklin (Morgan James & Marc Broussard cover) th-cam.com/video/w_thmX_wcHs/w-d-xo.html Dear Prudence by The Beatles (Morgan James & Haley Reinhart Cover) th-cam.com/video/wv_Xhzwvjyg/w-d-xo.html And for a real special treat, in this live performance from Paris, she does a "call and response" section with Doug her husband, and guitarist, where she really stretches her range to a D#6!!! Morgan James "Sledgehammer" La Maroquinerie, Paris th-cam.com/video/rMpqpCcvKns/w-d-xo.html
I've been watching a lot of reactions to this song lately, mostly watching for reactions to that first long note she does. Yours at 4:50 is the best I've seen. When you realize the note just keeps going and going.
Well, since you asked: All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor. This is where I first discovered Morgan James th-cam.com/video/aLnZ1NQm2uk/w-d-xo.html Maps, Maroon 5 - I'll be honest here. I hadn't heard Maroon 5's Maps before I listened to Morgan's cover of it. IMO, Morgan does it so much better! th-cam.com/video/8gO_lxThc1M/w-d-xo.html Call My Name, Prince - Prince rarely gives permission to record his songs but within 5 minutes of hearing Morgan's cover, he said yes. th-cam.com/video/DhbS3BFtXDk/w-d-xo.html Ain't No Way, Aretha Franklin - Morgan holds a note for an amazing 24 seconds @ 1:42 into the video. I get frisson every time I hear it! th-cam.com/video/3qw9SjAYHEg/w-d-xo.html And yet, still a couple more. Who Wants to Live Forever, Queen - th-cam.com/video/7Ttx0gHKfY8/w-d-xo.html Take Me to Church, Hozier - th-cam.com/video/9C0xGB73Uuc/w-d-xo.html And just for the fun of it, here's one that I recorded the first time I saw her live in concert at The Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, MN doing her title track Reckless Abandon th-cam.com/video/rAgYQj7bBes/w-d-xo.html Check her out at www.morganjamesonline.com/ So yeah, I'm a Morgan fan. Big time.
Check out All About That Bass with Haley Reinhart, Morgan James and Ariana Savalas (Telly “Kojak” Savalas’ daughter) - th-cam.com/video/aLnZ1NQm2uk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PostmodernJukebox
Thank you for this! Morgan is, imo, just waaaaay underrated. If you would, check out her duet with Eric Broussard (also, vastly underrated) of Do Right Woman. th-cam.com/video/w_thmX_wcHs/w-d-xo.html
Really enjoying your reactions! Especially to PMJ! Since you seem to be reacting to a lot of songs that I like, I thought I'd leave links to two of my favorites: Make It Rain, by Shoshana Bean th-cam.com/video/a_YSY3jcBuo/w-d-xo.html and, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement) covered by Tina S. th-cam.com/video/o6rBK0BqL2w/w-d-xo.html
I think you and your audience would be a natural to move on to musical theater as well as acappella doing theatrical performances. So I'm going to try Tim Minchin but he is multidimensional so how about this introduction to the artist with the the performance of "When I Grow Up" from Conan. th-cam.com/video/P9GUTr2VXEA/w-d-xo.html
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She does a great cover of “Take Me to Church”. Keep up the good work!😘
Morgan is Juliard trained and calls her style classical-pop.
My favorite collaboration she did with PMJ was a cover of "Take Me to Church".
I totally second the cover of Hozier's "Take Me To Church" - nuance, power and emotion. But I suggest you react to the official one with Scott Bradley. th-cam.com/video/9C0xGB73Uuc/w-d-xo.html
Morgan has such easy power, just the voice of an angel. She is a star!
As mentioned earlier she is Juliard trained and got her start in musical theater (Godspell).
She’s one of three vocalists in PMJs version of All About That Bass. She also teams up with Haley for a beautiful version of the Beatle’s “Dear Prudence”.
All about that Bass and Dear Prudence oh god yes .... but also Mpas bu maroon 5 the cover of Hoziers Take me to church is absolutely top notch
Morgan does an acoustics version of Dear Prudence by The Beatles. She sings with her fellow PMJ genius Haley Reinhardt accompanied by Morgan's husband on the guitar. It's out of this world. Keep up the awesome reactions.
Morgan has a lot of music she recorded during the pandemic. She has such a soulful voice.
Thanks for taking this one on Travis. Morgan is a class Act, now with a substantial catalogue of original material, and covers, since her days touring with PMJ and Haley. She even ran a project featuring female vocalists for songs from Jesus Christ Superstar, and sings through the entire Beatle's White Album in one sitting. Some personal favourite covers to listen to are "Dear Prudence" (duet with Haley), "I'm Not the Only One", "Take Me To Church", and "Sledgehammer". And _any_ of her Aretha Franklin covers.
I second this! Her duet of “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” with Marc Broussard is incredible!
Travis you are going to freak! Morgan is a beast!
Several people have mentioned "Take Me to Church". For something a little faster in tempo, she does "Maps", and I believe she is the singer on "Barbie Girl" (it's been a long time since I've seen that one). Don't neglect the fellas of PMJ. "Not the Only One " and "Stacy's Mom" featuring Casey Abrams are fun, and since it's spooky season, "Thriller" featuring Wayne Brady is worth checking out.
PMJ is the creation of Scott Bradlee, pianist/arranger His idea is to take current hits and place them into another era
Morgan did Broadway - Motown the Musical
Her casual duets are fantastic - with Haley and Marc Broussard
PLEASE PLEASE react to her and Marc singing Aretha's "Do right woman , Do right man" BOTH KILL IT!!!!
I highly recommend her doing Maps by Maroon 5 with PMJ . There is also a great version of the Beatles Dear Prudence with her and Haley sitting on a couch .
Morgan is a completely under apperciated ( not to PMJ fans ) vocal dynamo !! She spent 10 yrs pounding the streets of NYC trying to make an impression on Broadway, it didn't work out. She's been doing her own thing ever since.😎👌
Anything she does is great, as usual I'm a day late so you may not see this, but in case you do, try Morgan along with Marc Broussard singing Aretha's "Do Right Woman" that is a side of her in a much different light. I loved the the casual setting & just a guitar for backing the vocals of two of my favorite artists, hope you enjoy also.
Wondering when you were going to find the talented Morgan James……I could listen to this everyday…..nice reaction…..Judy D
Great reaction, Travis! As others have mentioned, PMJ's All About the Bass is awesome, and has both Morgan and Haley, as well as Ariana Savalas and Casey Abrams - super fun! Other great ones are PMJ with Morgan doing Maps, and PMJ with Haley doing - well, anything with Haley, really! Another amazing singer you might want to check out is Eva Cassidy. The live recording of her singing Over the Rainbow is both beautiful and heartbreaking. Thanks for the great reactions!
She has such wonderful control of her powerful voice! Just gorgeous. Enjoyed your reaction, Travis.
Great reaction! Check out her in a couple of duet covers. “Dear Prudence “ and “I knew You Were Waiting “
Whenever I see reactions like this, there is never any mention of the real star of these productions. That would be Scott Bradlee(pianist/arranger), who is the mastermind behind PMJ. He's never produced a bad cover; some of which I think are much better than the originals.
I gave tons of props to PMJ and the arrangement. Maybe take a second look. 😉
Excelente reaccion, saludos desde Costa Rica, pura vida !!!
Thx thx thx !!!
Now try MAPS (Maroon 5 cover) Incredible !!
You will love her
backup singers!!!
second that.......
Maps and Dream On are two of my favorite covers by Morgan. Love them both! Morgan is the best!!!
Holy Cow! That was amazing.
I've been obsessed with reactions to this song because it moved me SO MUCH when I heard it the first time. My face / brain was the same as yours throughout... "WHAT AM I HEARING? THIS IS.... WHAT AM I HEARING?
I think that for a cover this is better than the original beause it reinvents the song in a different way while still respecting and presenting the full power of the song.
The only other song that I had thoughts like "Can this be better than the original?" is the Pentatonix / Lindsey Sterling version of Radioactive." I would LOVE to see your reaction to that.
Don't forget- "Really Don't Care" and "Sledgehammer" by MJ. Really, ANYTHING she does is Golden!
Lovely reaction and awesome shirt!
Love PMJ & Morgan! You can go down a rabbit hole with them as easily as PTX. Proceed with caution!!!! (As we all shove you over the edge and down the hole!)
Allana Myles sang "Black Velvet". What a freaking cool reference! And yes, I'll be exploring more Morgan James now. Thanks for the tip. I think you might really like the Canadian Moroccan singer, Faouzia. I recommend starting with "Tears of Gold (Stripped)". This is seriously up your alley.
Morgan James maps the live version with her wearing a grey dress amazing
YES!!!!!! I'm a 77 (Senior) Fan.
Morgan James & Marc Broussard covering 'Do Right Woman, Do Right Man' by Aretha Franklin. IT'S AMAZING
Try watching her just sitting on the coach singing Aretha, been a fan of hers for years.
You did it! Thank you thank you thank you! I have been requesting that you react to Morgan James since you started doing reactions. I know you’re going to love it, and I can’t wait to see this. Thank you!
P.s. after seeing your reaction: I admit to yelling “I told you so!“ at the screen while watching you react. So glad you like her voice as much as I thought you would! I suggest that you watch her “ain’t no way“ and the duet she did of “ do right woman“. And everything everyone else suggests as well. Also, I think you would love Shoshana Bean singing “she used to be mine“, and Chris Stapleton singing “sometimes I cry“ live at the Bing lounge.
Juilliard trained as an Opera singer. Did Broadway instead. Shifted from Broadway to Pop/Jazz type singing.
Here's an interesting way to get up to speed. During the initial Pandemic lockdown last year she sat at home and put out multiple singing performances every day for over a month (it's almost 100 performances). Completely unedited aurally. In other words, stripped-back versions, live recorded (they probably did multiple takes and used the best one). Just go to her channel, look at the videos from that period, and pick your favorite songs. They'll ALL be good. 100 or so live songs, and every last one good.
You'll know its the right spot in her backlog of videos, because you'll suddenly see a whole massive area of thumbnails of her singing next to one guy (her husband) with a guitar.
morgan james is one of my favs too especially this song other greats are
maps - PMJ
take me to church- PMJ
sledgehammer
Nice reaction.. And congratulations (as it is known) to you first Morgasm. All the comments have laid out your Morgan James journey and i look forward to see where it takes you!!
Morgan’s ”Take me to Church” live with PMJ, the audience reacting is precious.
th-cam.com/video/bwHVmgJXdoo/w-d-xo.html
Morgan’s smile lights up the whole concert hall ❤️
Haley Reinhart News: as of last night, she's got a really unusual new video out on her channel ("Off the Ground"). Its VERY different from her PMJ stuff, so might be an interesting viewing for you. She's coming up in the world, because the video was directed by Robert Rodriguez. As in the guy who did videos for Lady Gaga and Demi Lovato, as well as movies like Spy Kids, Sin City, etc.
Yes, Morgan & Hayley together is a thing: PMJ All About That Bass and just them and Morgan's husband at home, Beatles' Dear Prudence. Ya gotta look at both! :)
As suggested by others try reacting to All about the Bass with Morgan, Haley and Arianna Savalas ( the Daughter of Kojak star Telly Savalas)
❤ Morgan James
The first time I heard Morgan was the PMJ cover of "Maps", very much worth a listen.
I’m a fan of Morgan and Haley. I love the PMJ songs featuring either one!
As you wander through the wonderful and somewhat bizarre world of PMJ, you will find another familiar moniker - that of one Mario Jose who, outside the PMJ worked on two different Pulse tributes "Rise" and one that he led, a foursome with three of his friends singing "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen. Isn't it wonderful how these things start coming around from the other side and reconnecting somewhere else altogether?
Ready for a Treat??!! There it is. She and Haley are my 2 favorites with PMJ. She has a huge catalog on her channel. Broadway (Godspell) "Take me to Church" but do the official video with Scott Bradlee and PMJ. Great reaction, it's how I reacted 1st time also OL.
As mentioned by some others below highly recommend Morgan with Haley Rhinehart on Dear Prudence, her solo take (w/PMJ’s Scott Bradlee) on Take me to Church, and also her duet with Marc Broussard on Do Right Woman
Morgan sings the entire White Album by the Beatles in one sitting. You can find it on her YT channel.
eat your heart out Aerosmith and Steven Tyler........I'd sign over the rights to this tune to PMJ and Morgan right now..........girl knows how to make an entrance, huh?....hat's off to the band.....the cellist's solo was FIRE !
Morgan James is one of the many talented musicians PMJ has in their catalogue. I swear her body has to be half lungs.
Another one of their singers that gets ignored is Miche Braden. Check out her doing Old Town Road or Sweet Child O Mine.
You HAVE to check out the PMJ and Morgan's cover of Maps, by maroon 5.
Morgan James is living proof the US music industry sucks. She should be a superstar, hands down. Check out the MPJ/MJ cover of "Maps". Stunning! She's a Julliard trained vocalist.
I remember this was something I admired when I was really into catching up on contemporary acappella.
recherche recommendations: broadway sings michael jackson/ i'll be there;
broadway sings whitney houston/ i'm every woman;
me oh my/aretha cover;
aint no way/aretha, in orange-ey dress;
obsessed, with seth rudestky, godspell/mariah carey;
you thought not/ her own song, libro musica...
she's giga-talented.
passion+power=goosebumps
Take me to Church please! Morgan...star.
Dear prudence by the Beatles with Morgan James/Haley Reinhart ❤❤❤ she is bway she did the Motown show
There are many excellent suggestions here, please don't overlook "Call my name" a Prince remake or any of her three original albums "Hunter", "Reckless Abandon" or "Memphis Magnetic".
Prince himself gave a thumbs up on Morgan's cover of Call My Name before his death.
Alannah Myles _ Black Velvet... great comparison, not many would had matched to this artist.
Check out "All About that Bass" with Morgan, Haley and another girl who is just as good. You will love it.
You have to react to PMJ All about that bass so good.
Please check out ZZ Ward, I think you'll like her. Her song " Put the gun down". I don't think I've seen anyone else react to her. 🤔
I love this one. Please check out their version of "Maps" ,also " I can't stand the rain" . So good. 💗
My algorithm has shown me you've reacted to Morgan James and recognized all the work she's put in! You may know by now she was Julliard trained, I've known her since she was on Broadway and you won't find anyone that works harder than her, she still has vocal classes once a week. You said you wanted to listen (react) to more of her...I've compiled sort of a "greatest hits" list for you...but to be honest there really is just SO MUCH MORE!!!
Take Me To Church - Piano / Vocal Hozier Cover ft. Morgan James (Postmodern Jukebox)
th-cam.com/video/9C0xGB73Uuc/w-d-xo.html
Maps - Vintage 1970s Soul Maroon 5 Cover ft. Morgan James (Postmodern Jukebox)
th-cam.com/video/8gO_lxThc1M/w-d-xo.html
I'm Not The Only One by Sam Smith (Morgan James cover)
th-cam.com/video/8-jCTeVfIzQ/w-d-xo.html
Come Together by The Beatles (Morgan James cover)
th-cam.com/video/OfxpuV-MJaI/w-d-xo.html
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man by Aretha Franklin (Morgan James & Marc Broussard cover)
th-cam.com/video/w_thmX_wcHs/w-d-xo.html
Dear Prudence by The Beatles (Morgan James & Haley Reinhart Cover)
th-cam.com/video/wv_Xhzwvjyg/w-d-xo.html
And for a real special treat, in this live performance from Paris, she does a "call and response" section with Doug her husband, and guitarist, where she really stretches her range to a D#6!!!
Morgan James "Sledgehammer" La Maroquinerie, Paris
th-cam.com/video/rMpqpCcvKns/w-d-xo.html
I've been watching a lot of reactions to this song lately, mostly watching for reactions to that first long note she does. Yours at 4:50 is the best I've seen. When you realize the note just keeps going and going.
Well, since you asked:
All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor. This is where I first discovered Morgan James th-cam.com/video/aLnZ1NQm2uk/w-d-xo.html
Maps, Maroon 5 - I'll be honest here. I hadn't heard Maroon 5's Maps before I listened to Morgan's cover of it. IMO, Morgan does it so much better!
th-cam.com/video/8gO_lxThc1M/w-d-xo.html
Call My Name, Prince - Prince rarely gives permission to record his songs but within 5 minutes of hearing Morgan's cover, he said yes.
th-cam.com/video/DhbS3BFtXDk/w-d-xo.html
Ain't No Way, Aretha Franklin - Morgan holds a note for an amazing 24 seconds @ 1:42 into the video. I get frisson every time I hear it! th-cam.com/video/3qw9SjAYHEg/w-d-xo.html
And yet, still a couple more.
Who Wants to Live Forever, Queen - th-cam.com/video/7Ttx0gHKfY8/w-d-xo.html
Take Me to Church, Hozier - th-cam.com/video/9C0xGB73Uuc/w-d-xo.html
And just for the fun of it, here's one that I recorded the first time I saw her live in concert at The Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, MN doing her title track Reckless Abandon
th-cam.com/video/rAgYQj7bBes/w-d-xo.html
Check her out at www.morganjamesonline.com/
So yeah, I'm a Morgan fan. Big time.
Check out All About That Bass with Haley Reinhart, Morgan James and Ariana Savalas (Telly “Kojak” Savalas’ daughter) - th-cam.com/video/aLnZ1NQm2uk/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PostmodernJukebox
Do her rendition of Maroon 5's "Maps", and you'll be equally impressed.
I'd check her cover of Prince's Call My Name should you dare.
Thank you for this! Morgan is, imo, just waaaaay underrated. If you would, check out her duet with Eric Broussard (also, vastly underrated) of Do Right Woman. th-cam.com/video/w_thmX_wcHs/w-d-xo.html
Please check out what I think is the most underrated PMJ cover, "Thriller" ft. Wayne Brady. People sleep on his vocals way too much.
Try postmodern jukebox don't speak ft. Hailey Reinhart
Really enjoying your reactions! Especially to PMJ! Since you seem to be reacting to a lot of songs that I like, I thought I'd leave links to two of my favorites: Make It Rain, by Shoshana Bean
th-cam.com/video/a_YSY3jcBuo/w-d-xo.html
and, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement) covered by Tina S.
th-cam.com/video/o6rBK0BqL2w/w-d-xo.html
I think you and your audience would be a natural to move on to musical theater as well as acappella doing theatrical performances. So I'm going to try Tim Minchin but he is multidimensional so how about this introduction to the artist with the the performance of "When I Grow Up" from Conan.
th-cam.com/video/P9GUTr2VXEA/w-d-xo.html
She is no Haley by a long shot
Every song they do is better than the original.
Who's this redhead step child bobblehead, get your face off the screen and let's see her sing!