Billie Eilish - No Time To Die (The BRIT Awards) | Voice Teacher Reacts
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I hope this observation on how Billie Eilish sang No Time To Die, live at The BRIT Awards helps you figure out how the voice works better, so you can learn how to make smart choices in your own voice.
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Sam, we all draw our powers from different sources: Billie Eillish from her nails, you from your 5 o’clock shadow that has every color of hair except the one on your head. It’s just how life is.
Lmfao
Damn, the library is open.
@@SamJohnsonVoice Don't listen to him! I'm the same way and we ain't broken!
@@TheApostateTapir Never forget.
Its a friggin joke
No one:
Sam: How much of her power comes from those fingernails?
Mariana Reis legit cracking up at this 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I want some power fingernails.
🤣🤣🤣
its a sort of Sanson effect . if she cuts them , she will lost the power and the fame.
He wasn't being serious, was he?
Sam looked geniunely excited when she did her bigger note and was like heck ya she can do it, I knew could. So pure.
She can do much more. I don't know why people consider that B4 A big note. It's not even supported🤷🏻♂️
@@lennoxbonnie5210 its because it's not what everyone is used to hearing from her.
Alan NO it’s cuz she rarely hits them notes that’s why, but I do agree with you tho, it wasn’t supported
She can go higher and she can do. Better 🤷🏼♀️
Sam’s excited reactions are what I live for! 😊
I was actually there for that performance, up close in the front pit. We couldn't hear her very well since the speakers pointed towards the main audience but the arrangement was so beautiful live. That big note hit me so hard. After the performance, we could see her get emotional, it was really sweet.
Hopefully you weren't one of those people who were screaming.
@@ivanrowing1124 oh well I'm sorry then
How could you Not scream? Billie eilish is 10 ft away
Jaye Jay wait really?
Did yall notice Finneas smile at her when she finished? He was so proud!!
His neighbors: “Lovely neighborhood we live in. No criminals or anything around here.”
Sam: 18:10
His neighbors: “... call the cops.”
CultureShock ϟ 😂😂
Image trying to sleep & then u suddenly hear someone loudly singing/screaming 'DIEEEE' :'D
This honestly changed my whole watching experience, I'm laughing so hard
Lmao 🤣
I lost my breath I laughed so hard xD
"It's actually a really cool exercise for people to go through of trying to make really good art while being limited in the colors that you're using."
heartsofgoldenrod yes. Love this observation. In visual art constraint is understood and respected as a deliberate artistic choice, and I don’t understand why people are viewing it as a negative with her singing.
Kerryn Simmons I believe its cause it can be construed as lazy singing. Like Sam points out, it isn’t easy to do what she does, BUT it’s more difficult to be more dynamic and sing louder and with more range
@@kayelle8005 Yes but in art it could be seen as the equivalent of a poor artist that can ONLY do one thing, one view of a head, the one pose, the same few colours, can only create abstract art etc. In such a case it is not a choice. There's no choice if it's the only thing you can do. That's a limitation. Any good artist will tell you that you should learn the fundamentals first and THEN you can pick and choose what styles or things you prefer to draw, paint etc. Far too many artists never learn to properly paint or draw, have no real understanding of anatomy, perspective, colour theory, light and shadow etc. and they go straight into abstract art or similar and make out it's a choice or their anatomy is way off and they call it a style. It's only a style if you deliberately make those choices, knowing how to do it correctly first.
@@Jhakaro Yes. Great points. I agree with you. I don't know if Billie is making a choice or not. Just because we've predominantly seen one aspect so far does not mean she isn't making a deliberate choice and does actually know the fundamentals, but it could well be that this is her starting point and her knowledge or skill level is not allowing a variation. Time will tell. I see a similar thing with the athletes that I've coached. Some are naturally talented and can get a fair degree of success, even elite success, without knowing or applying really good foundational generic movement and sport specific technique. That said, they all improve their performance once they do take the time and effort to understand and learn technique.
When Sam said he wanted Billie to sing loudly and then she did... For you Sam. For You✊✨
Is it wrong that I laughed every time Sam said "the D"?
Me in choir for years whenever the conductors would say that
I read this comment during the ad before the video and the video was hilarious because of it
"So.. she starts on the D"
@@SamJohnsonVoice Good to know I'm not the only immature one here.
"it wasn't, like, ultra breathy on the d actually"
Billie said "You can have a little belt, as a treat"
Perfect comment
Billie’s entire vocal style
in one damn nutshell...!!
〜 *P E R F E C T I O N* 〜 ♥︎
Funny how when he says "constraints" at 5:56 , he hits the piano. The piano is a constraint on his space and freedom of gesticulation.
Oh, a detail person here.
My first thought the day this song released was literally, "OMFG SHE DID IT. SHE DID IIIIIIIT!!!"
and my second thought was, "Sam is gonna love this!!"
Billie is so very special. I'm 37 and mostly into metal, but Billie hits me in my depression and my borderline 😍😍
Dude, same. I've had a few coworkers look at me really funny when my playlist goes from As Blood Runs Black to Billie. There's something special about her voice and it's presence in her less mainstream stuff.
40 here, and same
Sam listens to all the recorded music at half volume, on the TV, while playing board games so as to not influence his live reactions. He does this alone.
All I could think was, "Sam plays board games!? Wow, more points in the cool column.:
Would love to know which board games he plays.
This video literally took me more than half an hour cause English isn’t my first language and I only learn it in school, so I had to look up like 3 words a sentence😂
But I kept watching it because this is the first video of a vocal coach reacting to Billie in which the vocal coach really seems to be one and definitely knows what he’s talking about.
If I watch videos of Billie singing sth, I usually just listen and enjoy it, but this was really very interesting to see. Thank you for it!
(I hope I could express right what I wanted to say, as I already said, English isn’t my mother tongue ;))
M_e_ E_m_ You are doing fine. You clearly know a lot more English than the average English person knows of your language. This is also a good way to keep up and improve your language skills.
English IS my native language and I still don't know what Sam's talking about half the time lol I'm not fluent in musical terminology. But I admire you for trying to understand and wanting to learn more!
Me Sorry but how ? My native language is French and I always lived in France but I perfectly understood what Sam said, from what I learned about english at school
@@lali7046 it's a joke 🙂 I was being hyperbolic, sarcastic. I wasn't saying that I don't understand the English language or the actual words that he's speaking... I'm saying I am not familiar with musical terminology and techniques so I don't often understand all of the different types of vocal and musical theory etc...he discusses. He's good at explaining things, of course, it's just not my area. I just enjoy listening to Sam talk about music, I don't really have any interest in musical theory beyond that so some of what he says goes a bit over my head - in terms of the subject matter, not the actual language itself.
@@lali7046 I guess you are a special snowflake, one of a kind. So congrats and keep on being awesome
she said in an interview recorded just before this performance that she was really nervous about successfully hitting that high note. glad she nailed it. i think you will see more of "this" from here now that she has some confidence.
nicebluejay She “nailed” it. Ha 😬💅🏽
nomadine85 *ba dum tsss*
@@nomadine85 i don't get it
@nicebluejay huge part of her strength comes from her nails, hence "nailed" it 🤭
sustaining that belt* is the correct terminology
that was not a high note and she sustained it, she didn't just hit it
Not bad for a song performed live for the first time with a HANS ZIMMER conducting and having written it in 3 days with her brother in their tour bus..... I swear, they’re just too effing talented.
They even tried writing in a studio and couldn’t make it work. They don’t need fancy ass equipment to win at life and I love it 😂❤️
Katie B Pretty sure in a tv interview she said they wrote it in Finneas’ room in their parents’ house.
Sean Hayes that’s not true lmao they wrote the other songs in finneas’ bedroom but not no time to die
xevamariax Whatever. They said it in an interview so I think I’ll take their word over yours.
Sean Hayes 🙄🙄
Sean Hayes say the name of the interview
Do you ever just squish the acoustic paneling on your wall because I swear 20% of my thoughts when watching Sam videos are about my active need to squish the foam. Is this normal
Yes
@@SamJohnsonVoice Thank god
😂
The theme Finneas was adapting is called "The James Bond Suspense Theme", for real! It's used in almost all of the Bond movies.
I'd also love for her to "belt" a little more going forward when writing new songs. I love her style, I think she has an interesting and lovely voice, but I got so excited when I heard the power coming out the first time I listened to the song. More colour, like you said. Just adds more colour & more "textures".
(I also really love the arrangement of the song, I think they did a class act incorporating traditional Bond into the song without being too in-your-face!)
Billie's "soft but still on the voice" sound is the sound of unrequited love. The tension is in the emotion... like a song that doesn't resolve at the end and leaves you hanging on the 7th
"It's really difficult to sing super quiet and on the Voice."
Sam: How much of your power comes from your fingernails
Me, a violinist: ...
i’m trying haha i play viola and i can totally relateeeeee ahahhhahah
@@taym9931 2set violin
@@zoeh.7921 Ling Ling wannabeeeee
She is so young and with so mich potential. Most opera singers I've met started their formal opera singing training at her age.
I don't think she will go for that path, but she could expand her vocal range, add much more tecniches, learn music theory.
I hope she chose to keep studying, because she is really good, but could become just an absolute vocal monster.
Has Sam cracked the code of how much power are coming from her fingernails? 😂
😂
10:52 thank God I lowered my volume seconds before that 😂😂😂😂😂
This was awesome. I love that you spend so much time differentiating between style choice and singing ability.
I'd also love to see you react to Hozier singing the Humours of Whiskey!
Oh yes! I've had that video on a loop since I first discovered it, it'd be wonderful to see Sam react to it :D
She has such a distinctive and beautiful voice. I always feel like the best part of any Bond movie is the theme 😂 awesome video, as usual!
Billie Eilish, Hans Zimmer and Johnny Marr. Now that's a show!
RemuCSGO and finneas
Don't forget about Finneas please. He helped Billie write and record this song in their tour bus for 3 days. He's also her brother/producer.
@@emamut9936 I know who Finneas is.
TY - really thought your analysis was educational. So much so, I actually didn't know some of the terms you used, what they mean...but that is my lack of knowledge/experience, not a criticism of what you said. Now I have musical (singing) terms I need to familiarize myself with going forward. I am not a singer and have - duh! - a lot to learn about the mechanics of singing. So your review/analysis was a very worthwhile introduction. Enjoyed your video very much. TY again.
I was trying not to be one of those commenters but I must admit I am glad you chose this performance. Both performance and analysis made me very happy. The info on slides was extra great.
Would love to see you take a look at Alison Krauss with her super light but never breathy high voice, and old timey fast vibrato and beautiful sound.
Some singers do the high C, some the D, Sam does the DIE
She was super nervous and it was her first time performing this song!!!! I love her !
I completely forget to pay attention to how Billie's singing even when I'm watching your react videos, because her emotions are just so overwhelming!!
Bianca Machado i love listening to her songs because even on the studio recordings you can almost see her face going through the emotions
15:47 That face tells that master Sam is impressed
React to Harry Styles - Falling at the BRIT Awards
Will Tyers This was very beautiful and emotional. Good for Harry.
OMG YESSSSSSsssss
I absolutely love Billie Eilish' style, I'm a bit old now at almost 36 but she reminds me of me as a 'youngster'. I like how you give a professional view on her voice and not a judgemental one. 👍
Please react to FKA twigs "Cellophane" on Jools Holland, Sam!
Greetings from the 🇰🇳 Caribbean 🇰🇳 Sam! I’ve learned so much about music and vocals by watching your vids. Keep the awesome content coming 😍
Please more videos on Billie Eilish!!! She’s amazing!! Listening to her makes me wish I could sing! 😭❤️
YYAAAAAASSSS! I have been waiting for you to review this performance!! She actually punched it and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts
Sam got some serious sun recently, good for you man!
This song is so precious that everytime I hear it I cry
When she belted that A... Sam was grinning and nodding like a proud Dad on the sideline. "Atta girl!" ✊🏼
Also I love your reaction to her big A, you seemed so proud to hear her getting louder, which is what you keep wanting from her!!!!!!! Makes me so happy. Yay!
Okay, but I love the run she does just after the belt, though
Sam, you remind me of my best friend who passed away and knew a lot about music. He would give me a lot of informal music lessons/conversations. Your analysis give me good memories of my friend. Thank you.
Please please react to Cynthia Erivo's performance at this year's Oscars. Please.
yes that is exactly why I love this song. She does sing louder and less breathy (you see it more in the recorded version). It is so moody and powerful
Sam, have you ever reacted to any Amy Winehouse performances? I realize there's probably not a huge window of performances available on TH-cam where she was even with it. Would love to see your analysis of her voice though, if you haven't done so already.
Damn, I'd love to see that analysis too. Especially her live performance of Love is a Losing Game, I'm just in love with her voice
@@killerqueen9385 same. I love how she had her own unique style while also drawing inspiration from the great soul singers of the 60's/Motown era (I'm a huge Motown fan). Truly among the most gifted female performers of the past decade, in my opinion; add to that the brilliant production and arrangements of Mark Ronson. Wish we could see what she'd be up to today :/
@@somni2246 Oh yeah, I would love to be able to hear what she'd create nowadays but I'm also incredibly happy and grateful that we got to hear her at all. Now that I've heard her voice I can't imagine not having her music in my life
I love Amy, may she rest in peace such a beautiful soul and huge talent
Absolutely adore Amy for always ❤
Love your analyses! Love it when you use your own voice and how you belted out the D-I-E like you were trying to kill someone. LOL Sorry, no insult, I loved it, you have a great voice, amazing range! Also love Billie's & Finneas' performance here, they are both so talented. I have to admit that I'm a bit addicted to this song already. It just grabs you & doesn't let you go.
If you react to Loren Allred sing Never Enough at David Foster’s PBS special, you will literally lose your mind. It is an incredible vocal.
Anthony White this^
I watched an old video of you reacting to billie and noticed you didn't talk enough about the technical stuff, then I see this, and you go in so much detail and it's great. Not doubting your knowledge now or before, but you are definitely a better teacher now. You're awesome
Why don’t I just watch the video in full, instead of skipping everything he says to get to the bit she sings? I need to figure out my life, but alas, I’m here writing this message
When I first heard the song I was literally thinking "I would love to see Sam Johnson reacting to that louder part of the song". Thanks for thee cool video!
I always thought that the reason she sings so softly is because psychologically people will get quiet when they want to be heard the most
Do you have a source about that?
melody pond former middle school teacher chiming in to say you are correct, this works. I could yell if needed, but preferred to go quiet.
Half of this goes over my head, still love your analyses
Harry Styles - Falling (brits awards)
Well we got what we wanted haha, seriously I loved this whole video! And that performance just did it for me, took me to some other place.
Please react to Harry Styles Falling from The Brit Awards
And we are ending this day on positive note thanks to Billie Eilish and Sam Johnson. 😀
I'd like to see you reacting to Darci Lynne, when she won America's Got Talent 2017. Can't understand how she sings without opening her mouth.
No one on this earth can say ANYTHING bad a about that highnote🌝❤️
One of the other things I like about your videos is that you are quite hilarious at times and often at a most unexpected moment. Keep up the good work. It is always a pleasure to see a Sam analysis pop into my queue!
brb growing my fingernails out to amazing lengths
i love the rambling its like my favorite part of your videos
I have been waiting for thissssssss 💕💕💕
I’m so excited to watch this!! I’m so excited to see your reaction to her high note and singing with more clarity! I’m hoping so hear her sing more like this in the future it was like a little tease of what is to come
I don't understand why some people think that in order to "sing" you have to reach high notes.
It's not a rule, it's just an idea we have in our heads. If the roles were reversed, we would say "you don't have to shout".
Sam, I have never watched your channel before...and...well, I think you are on-spot. I really appreciate your feedback and your facial expressions when your goosebumps begin. Very genuine, keep it going. I'll be watching for more.
When you have no idea what he's talking about but are watching anyway
Yayyy, thank you for doing this video! I know you said it was requested many times, but I just requested this like yesterday. So it's almost instant gratification for me 😁 Had had HAD to hear your opinion of that belt, especially after watching the one reaction vid where you said you wanted to hear her louder.
This is awesome, thx! But which vocal coach has not responded and analysed Floor Jansen and the other singers in 'Beste Zangers 2019?'
I deeply enjoy your analysis because i understand what singers do or choose to do. You explain in detail their technics without going all the time: oh wow, yaaas, goood oh wow.
Not a fan of her music or vocals but I love that she's herself and seems to be enjoying "entertaining." I think voices like Dirty Loops' Jonah Nilsson would be a great one for you to critique. Or maybe Jacob Collier or Aulando Frazier.
I love how you explain her voice. Much like Billie, I’ve always had a more breathy voice and our ranges are very much the same, including riding along the line of flipping vs not. I used to find it frustrating that I couldn’t sing a lot of the mainstream pop songs with the same type of sound/power.... and then here comes Billie. But how you’ve explained her voice and technique has helped me improve mine!! Thank you 🤗
i literally need and want you as my vocal coach 🥺
Billie is giving me major Alanis Morrisette- Uninvited live at the Grammys in 1999 vibes(and nostalgia) they both look like a night sky while performing a beautiful and haunting song ♡
**Someone tells me they don’t like Billy**
Me: “18:08”
I have been waiting for this since she performed it😍😍😍 Heck yaassss.
Personally I love when you hear her flip into different voices or colours because she transitions them well or it just seems expressively appropriate. When she come back down in 'never see ME CRY'. I just love that shift so much. It would be boring otherwise. It's a stylistic thing like Sia's voice cracks abd so rt of reflects the duality being sung about. Being in love, being angry at being deceived, the two faces of this lover who turned on her, the mixed emotions. It works.
Can you react to Harry Styles-Falling (Brit 2020)? Thank you.
Yo this is the best vocal coach ive watched! He’s Very Focus and very professional!
Hey slides reminded me of the way Aurora sings.
You've got to check out her cover of Bad from Like a Version. Great cover!
Yaaaay! Thanks for listening :)
I just realized it's Hans Zimmer conducting this piece! Surreal!
the song starts haunting then kind of triumphant. I can picture this being played under a scene where someone is very hurt, then maybe we think they've died, then the song picks up and the character rises, and does some basassery.
React to Harry Styles performing "Falling" at the Brits please!
I LOVE YOU SAM YOU'RE SO COOL AND EXPLAIN SOOO GOOD
Please check Harry Styles' performance at the BRITs!
Not a fan of hers in general but I like the song and I think it's cause her soft spoken singing fit well with that bond theme which was pretty slick.
From a critical perspective I'd say it's impressive that it sounded so similar to the studio recording, but I think as far as talent it really shows the control she has. Anneke Van Giersbergen has one of my favorite female singing voices and every now and then I can slightly hear a hint of Billie being able to sing like her but a little 'deeper'. If I listen to the two back to back the difference in vocal reach is a lot more evident but Anneke just naturally has one of those soft but projecting voices.
I love how she uses a subtle power for this song. She really puts serious strength into a song that relies on subtlety
Can you please look at falling by Harry styles at the brits???
Dear Sam, I would really really like to understand what Ben Howard is
doing with is voice in basically all of his live performances, i.e. the
"Small Things" Solo Session or especially "The Wolfs" at WFUV. Also
Daughters performance of "Smother" live on KEXP would be interesting!
It's probably too unpopular, but I at least want to try and mention it.
Love your channel
I just now noticed the Master Roshi in the background, haha.
3:08 So that's what I've been doing wrong, better get growing some fingernails!
I was waiting for this video! 💗
Sam, don't you find the live performance sounding so much better and richer than the recorded version? Loved your reaction on her high note, that is exactly what I felt and what I wanted to see from you, thank you for doing this video!!!
PLEASE react to Harry Styles 'Falling' from the brits!!!!!
I love that she went out of her voices comfort zone for this, although a lot of times when she’s live she spices things up