Thank you @brucenock3344, @andyschnell58, @most2dot0, @ronraskind and @johnvasi! I apologize for not really analyzing this song as it deserves, but it did affect me a bit more than expected and however much I tried to keep my cool, it really wasn't easy. I hope you can forgive that. ❤❤❤
@@AleksReacts it’s all part of honest reactions and part of what makes your channel all the more special and interesting to all of us who look forward to your next posting 🌺
Thank you so much! I think this one has so far shown the most of my outlook on life inadvertently. Angelina really hits hard with this song, but there's quite a lot of beauty to found even when the emotions are difficult and mixed...
One of Angelina’s talents is her ability to connect with her audience. She does that immediately and personally. So many times, we feel that personal connection-Angelina is singing not to an audience, but to each of us as individuals. And when there’s a universal theme, like the death of a loved one, we all share her feelings. But like everything Angelina writes, she wants us to look on the bright side. In Shield, she thanks her family for guiding and protecting her. In Million Miles, she comforts us-we’re never alone. In Seventh Heaven, which you haven’t watched yet, she tells us with very accessible old school jazz to rise past inevitable adversity. There are similar messages of self-empowerment in Good in Goodbyes (a tour de force) and Diamond. Her outlook and her message are as beautiful as her music.
This theme cannot but touch one's heart, as it is universal or rather as @poolhallshark said universal for anyone who's over a certain age. Well, I am over a certain age and it did what it seems to do to us all - brings tears of joy and sorrow mixed into one. I will not spoil the "surprise" of my reaction to the Shield. I do hope you will see it a month or two from now thanks to Pontus and Alan on @wrappedinawarmblanket, but I will mention that we came to it during the recording in live conversation and that like with all the others I had no prior knowledge of the song at all. I find it very interesting that only you and @andyschnell58 both listed Good in Goodbyes and Diamond. No one else even mentioned these songs. Are both written by Angelina?
Thank you for this heartfelt reaction, Aleks ❤ This song has helped so many people and I agree it’s very accurate, for me as well. I have a stronger sense of my dad now than when he was alive. Like I know him better now. It’s a strange feeling, but comforts me in a way.
Thank you as well, Pontus. ❤ Knowing about your dad and you knowing about my grandad, this song connects to both of us in such a profound way. I am glad that we understood each other when we talked and in seeing this song as accurate for both of us.
I've listened to this beautiful song many dozens of times. There's something about watching her perform this song that brings tears to my eyes every time. There's something about Angelina that touches my soul like no other musician ever has.
Though I try not to show it too much, music does affect me. TBH I cried far more after recording the reaction, but I am not filming that if I can help it. This song reaches deep into the soul of anyone who's lost someone close and Angelina really made this one special by pouring her soul into it and still lighting it with hope.
"This song is dedicated to anyone who has lost a loved one. I wrote this song thinking about all the great memories I had with my grandpa and how much it hurts to lose someone. I hope this song finds a place in your heart, as it comes straight from mine." -Angelina Jordan This Angelina original holds a very special place in the hearts of fans. Most of us have experienced a loss like this at some point, and Angelina's approach to dealing with sorrow and pain while remembering the beautiful and great experiences with the departed loved one is very helpful to many. Angelina dedicated it to her grandfather, but it is also meant to comfort everyone in the same situation. This black and white studio recording is great - as are the other two (lyric version and music video) she released around the same time - but I feel like the pain and sorrow were still too close to her, and overshadow the intended consolation (released short before and after her 15th bday). It's different with the evolved version that Angelina performed in Kongsberg and Kurbadhagen in 2022 - there's still sadness, but the comfort now outweighs it th-cam.com/video/fyBUtStF65w/w-d-xo.html It's also interesting because she talks a little bit about the meaning of the song before she starts singing. btw the Angels who recomended this video should have warned you that it takes some tissues to get thru this reaction. I don't remember if you have already reacted to Angelina's NGT videos - here is an excerpt of what judge Mia Gundersen said to Angelina after the finale: "Angelina you've been given a genuine gift that shows up at this young age. You have been given the ability to convey emotions to other people and this can be overwhelming for an eight year old. But this gift is yours and it's a rare thing because today not many people can do it. They sing, and there are a lot of people who can sing very well, but your strength is that you have a completely unique ability to communicate. This you should take good care of. This you should know, inside of you, that this is something huge - because this is a gift from the Universe." This song is the best proof that she took good care of this special gift indeed.
I love how her words say the same thing the song does so clearly. I was probably warned about "tissues", but I don't think I even have tissues. This was unexpected and unusual for me. I have been warned before and I could still control myself enough to never resort to actually wiping my tears. There's a first time for everything it seems... The comment from Mia Gundersen is accurate, though I have not heard it before. There are still many performances by Angelina that I am yet to see. Thank you as well for sharing the Kongsberg version, I will be sure to hear it.
I am so sorry for your loss. Like Angelina, I am happy to say I feel the presence of family lost in the memories of them and their smiles. Though I miss them, they're still always with me. I do hope you feel that as well (in time) about your mother.
You are not alone Aleks. So many of us were brought to tears the first time we heard this anthem for those mourning the loss of a loved one. 🎶 ❤️💔❤️🩹👣
Greetings from Scotland! Excellent AJ song choice! I think this is one of her hardest hitting emotional songs, for obvious reasons. You don't need to apologise to anyone Aleks, I understand how you feel, completely.
Oh, Peter, so glad to hear from you. I know you understand this one much better than many of us ever could. I wish you didn't. Still, keep the smiles and beautiful memories - that's what I wish for you and your (extended) family the most knowing your loss. ❤
@@AleksReacts Thank you Aleks, yes, I feel my youngest son beside me still and it comforts me. I still hear his laugh and comments when I do something stupid and it makes things more normal for me. Just a coping mechanism of course. It does get easier with time. Already it has been over a year and I can see a marked improvement in the family attitude. As they say, "Gone but never forgotten" So many happy memories. have a great weekend my friend! Remember, I always watch but only comment when it needs it! My son always said I talked too much anyway! 😊
@@AleksReacts Thank you Aleks, I know you really mean that. I'm fine, or I will be, that I know. We all look after each other and my eldest son (who we now live with in a new house) is a real gem. My wife is having a big celebration for her 70th birthday this month and our daughter-in-law and our granddaughter will be there, of course they both lost a huge chunk of their family, so it will be good to enjoy some happy times again! 😊
Angelina Jordan ASTAR (the name says it all), this young norwegian genius (now 18 y old) is imo the best singer on the planet! I am 71 y old and have never heard a singer like her in my whole life. Every time she brings tears in my eyes cause her singing is so beautiful. Her voice touches my heart and cleanses my soul.
I certainly agree she is a musical prodigy and she's quite grown up for her age, even when she was just a little girl. Her performances are always a treat to watch. ❤
Several of the lines in the songs are based on things that her grandfather said to her such as “I’ll be watching you from the moon and see everything you do.” We believe the opening line refers to when she was a little girl and she would go out with her grandfather to help homeless people on the streets.
Someone else mentioned the moon reference, it is rather a lovely thing to say to your grandchild as I believe that is how her hope and belief her grandad is with her was instilled into her as a child. Getting to know her through her songs is really an honor.
Beautiful reaction to the song which allowed me to properly grieve the loss of 5 loved ones, over a 3.5 year period just prior to the song being released. I truly believe "Million Miles" will always be one of Angelina's most popular songs. Angelina now has a jazzy version of "Bad Valentine" posted on Toby Gad's topic channel. It is now my favorite version. th-cam.com/video/6Ln9Tajsuzk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MpotRX1Ep-t_wMCH
Thank you kindly! I do try to refrain myself from overly pronounced emotions, but truth be told I could not do that afterward recording it. They poured out in private. How someone so young understands all the nuances of this kind of loss is beyond me, but she really did. It is a beautiful song indeed. I'll be sure to listen to the new version Bad Valentine, just not sure if that will be a reaction or not. I did write it up anyway. Who knows how I'll feel about it...
Thank you for your moving reaction. Yes, that's what's so interesting about AJ, beyond her unique and phenomenal voice, is that she's not just another singer, but an artist in her own right, capable from an early age of conceiving lyrics and music for moving or catchy songs, with this astonishing awareness for a young person that life is this mix of highs and lows, joys and sorrows.
Thank you as well for giving it your attention. Of course, we agree on Angelina and even though I am now familiar with her, she still manages to partly surprise me from time to time. This is one of those times.
Thank you Aleks for this. 👍 👣This has moved people around the world, and by that fullfilled Angelina`s dream and wish for this song, as she dedecated it to everyone who went, or goes through the pain and longing after loss of dear ones. It truely IS remarcable for a 14 yo to write this, and perform this. It is a rather spesial song to so meny of us. As I understand; - there where some havy moments for her in studio, as this was recorded. Understandably so👣 I think your analyze was right on point, as Angelina herself wanted to specifically point out the aspect of being "never alone" after losing someone. At her 2022 conserts she made this very clear as she introduced her live version of this song. Two years later,and she was abel to put even more of her feelings emotion into her performance of this song. Make sure you get to listen to at least one of those performances she presented in her Norway conserts that years, as she was 16. By your self, or even for another reaction video. We`d love that 🤗
I can certainly understand how this would be hard to sing, especially since it's personal and written by her. It's hard to listen to as well and at the same time comforting. Thank you for pointing me to other, newer versions. Given the influence of this one on me, I'm likely going to listen to this song on my own, but I do appreciate it very much. ❤
I don't think anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one can get through this song with dry eyes. It not only conveys feelings loss but healing also at the same time. Nice reaction.
Even though I really do try not to overshare my emotions, as I'm simply raised that way, it really wasn't possible here. This time it wasn't a matter of choice. Thank you for your understanding.
Great reaction, sorry for your loss, but I'm glad your holding onto the wonderful memories. She covered another song when she was 12 when her other Grandfather passed dedicated to him. It was called "Always On My Mind", God Bless!
Thank you as well. It was 20+ years ago, but my grandad and I were very close. She just reminded me of the wonderful relationship we had and things he taught me. It's partly due to him that I love music so much and this general interest in people, cultures, etc. Quite a lot of that is due to him. Very specific relationship, grandad and granddaughter, at least it seems for both AJ and myself. 😊
Angelina’s nationality, she is part of the Asian community. Million Miles Million Miles was written by AJ for her Step Grandfather. Angelina’s nationality is Norwegian, she speaks Norwegian, Japanese, Iranian, and English. Her maternal grandfather was Japanese, and her grandmother is Iranian, and was a child prodigy in ART and Poetry. Her father is Swedish. You can see all of these nationalities in her looks. She the most unique being in the world as she sings in Japanese! we get another example of this wonderful child. composer that has written a number of songs, she also was the youngest writer to publish a book in Norway, she plays the keyboard/piano, guitar, flute, and violin. The stars aligned when AJ was born, there has never, in my 75 years, been anyone with such an impact on music.
What a beautiful reaction ♥ Thank you for sharing it. I love this song. Angelina is a talented songwriter, no doubt. Often when I listen to it I think of my grandparents that passed away many years ago. We were very close. They both passed when I lived abroad, and I never got a chance to say goodbye.
Thank you so much! It was very similar for me as well, with my mother's parents. I never got the chance to say goodbye to my grandma, but thankfully with my grandad it was possible in a way. It's a long story as to the why and how of it, but believe me I understand you better than you might think.
@@AleksReacts Oh, I believe you. From your very moving reaction I felt we had a similar story. Sorry for your loss, an unavoidable part of life unfortunately, if you live on this earth for a while.
Unavoidable indeed. Let us both remember their smiles for as long as we are around. ❤ No point in grief, the good memories keep them alive for us. Sorry for your loss as well, dear friend.
The line in the song "I'll never regret what I do" comes from her grandfather telling her to be careful to not do things that she is likely to regret later.
A lot of us reacted the same way. It is very powerful and very emotional. Her two belts truly felt like connections to her grandfather "on the moon." Her live performances even make this more powerful. She said that the tears were flowing when she first recorded this. She shares better than most.
I do not see a different way to react to this song... so, yes, I understand why most would feel it the same way I did. Thank you for telling me, I kept trying to contain it.
Hi Aleks, Angelina is already demonstrating here her strength and her affinity for life. The song is melancholy but it is truly a song of hope as you mentioned. Angelina always looks stored the future and the positive. It has been reflected in her EP which is a song of empowerment. And in her recent concert in LA, she spoke about a very difficult experience she has gone through emotionally, but she ultimately ends up grateful and thanking the individual who hurt her as she realizes they have taught her something in the time they had. Angelina's strength will guide her through life hopefully and is a reflection on the upbringing she has had and the love around her. Wishing you peace as well.
A lot of her personality shines through her music and her performances. That's exactly why I never needed to hear/know more than her songs. Here she bares her soul, and I see hope, smiles and love mixed with that pain many of us know. Wishing you all the best as well.
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God 💥 protects Angelina our Angel 😇 and Toby and the whole Astar 🌟 Angels 😇 family ! Spread Love 💖 all Day👌! Love 💖 and peace ☮️✌️ and kindness 😀 from little beauty Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋♂️ ! Roger aka Röschu outside 😊! PS : Glendal Alex Theater 🎭 ! Angelinas new Life original Song "Thank You written by Angelina and Toby Gad is Amazing ! Brilliant ! Heartwarming ❤️🔥! and Soul ✨️Touching ! 20th evening at 7p.m to 9.30pm Angelina had Her Concert in Glendal Alex Theater 🎭 with her new original Song "Bad Valentine" near (10 miles) from Los Angeles where Angelina has lived with her family 👨👩👧👦 for 4 years ! Angelina, our earth's most orphaned and kindest angel 😇, will be performing with her Las Vegas Angels 😇 band👌 and with Toby Gad, her new 2nd musical and lyricist 📝 Gramny winning angel 😇! and Rob Christie 😇 Republic Records music director and Angelina's mentor, Angelina's record label for 4 years ! 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What an honor for Angelina and also for Scott Hoying to sing this John Legend song as a duet 👩😲🎙👨🦰😲 ! Angelina and Scott sing 😲😲 " All Of Me" original song from John Legend ! written by "Toby Gad" great songwriter 📝 Grammy 🥇Winner great pianist 🎹 and guitarist 🎸! and cool 😎 lovely 💖 Guy that Angelina is working with now 🤝! Magical 💫 songs will be created like for example😊 ! The performance by Angelina Jordan at the Alex Theater 🎭 in Glendale, California, on September 20, 2024, was indeed a sold-out 🎫 event, marking another milestone 🧱 in her illustrious career ! (Fans) Angels 😇 of the Norwegian singing 👸😲🎙sensation filled the venue, eager to experience her soulful renditions and unique interpretations of classic and contemporary songs 🎶 ! The concert 🎷🎺🎸 🎹 🥁, which featured her new single "Princess of Ruins, 🧱 " was met with critical acclaim and showcased her growth as an artist since winning Norway's Got Talent at the age of seven ! Her ability to connect with the audience through her music 🎶 lover 💖 has made her shows highly anticipated events, and this one was no exception, leaving attendees mesmerized and looking forward to her future performances 😊 ! PS : Angelina said before the live show ( in Glendal Alex Theater 🎭 near Los Angeles California September 20th 7pm) the musicians 🎸 🎹🎷🎺🥁 shook hands 🤝 in a circle, "We will Kill" this live show and then we will all go on a Big "Tour" soon, that is God's 💥🙏 will ! God 💫🙏 protects Angelina, his earthly angel 😇 the whole time, he guides Angelina through the family - 👪 and music - 🎶 world 🌍 always in the light ✨️🌟☀️😊 ! God 💥 sent Angelina to us 💫 for this very reason, so that over time Angelina can find and gather all of her helper angels 😇😇😇 to begin healing 🙌 the world with her divine loving ❤️🔥 voice 👩😲🎙 and God's 💥 plan ! To spread love 💖❤️🔥 ! hope 😌 ! and peace 🙏 ! every day👍👌😊 ! God 💥 protect Angelina, our angel 😇 ! and Toby ! and all their musicians🎷🎹 🎸🥁 🎺 😊 ! 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Thank you so much, Röschu! I will re-read this comment a couple of times, to ensure I do not miss anything, but for now a huge thanks to you for always being there with AJ and with me. ❤❤❤
Very understandable, I partly lost my battle though I gave it my best not to fall apart on camera. I can't imagine how hard it is for such a recent loss, so young a girl and the one actually singing her own song.
All her own Songs are very personal written out of her diaries with her own experience and let us feel her own emotions referred to all of us 👍 From her talking about her new Song "Thank you" it makes her feel stronger. And feeling the light inside 💠 Please go to her Glendale concert from last month 🎉
Thank you, Hans! I do have to ask as there is no way I would be able to record a reaction to an entire concert in one go, do you mean I should hear the version of Thank You from Live at Alex Theatre, September 20, 2024, Glendale, USA?
Thanks a lot for a very beautiful reaction to this song. No need to apologize for not analyzing the song; your emotional reaction is more than enough analysis on its own. Of course a lot of it can be attributed to your own memories, but reacting emotionally is what a talented singer will and can do to you. If her delivery had been less perfect, it would have taken you out of your feels I think. I SO often see that a song text and the arrangement is MEANT to make you feel in a particular way, but then the performance of it doesn't deliver. In Angelina's case there is no such thing as not delivering. Maybe her main attribute it the way she emotes with her voice, how she time and time again makes you FEEL. With this particular performance it's more or less impossible not to be engaged with the lyrics and delivery, as most of us, at least past a certain age, have experienced something similar. Angelina lost both her grandfathers in a relatively short time, and she was very strongly connected to both of them, maybe most so to her maternal grandfather, to whom this song was written when she was 13. This performance was recorded when she was 14 years old, and it was her first original after she signed with Republic Records the same year. On your own time, I encourage you to watch the music video to the song as well. That being said, I am glad that you reacted to the studio recording. THAT way I know that it is her voice, her delivery and the lyrics that made you feel, and not the visuals. I feel like I could have gone on for an hour, but I guess most has already been said by the other commenters at this point. I am yet again a little late to the "party". We have been celebrating my Mother-in-law 🙂 Seeing that you have another reaction to Angelina is always a highlight of the day for me. I am very happy that you have stumbled across Angelina, I am already almost 11 years in with her. In DEEP. And not sure if I will ever come out 😁🤣 Take care, Aleks! Much love and respect from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
Thank you so much, Sharkster! This time I am glad to see you are late to the "party" as you sure have a valid reason. Not much of a party on a day of celebration, though, so I'll repeat my best wishes to your Mother-in-law. I did try to bring some analysis toward the end, when I could compose myself somewhat, but it's not my "best work" from that point of view. On the other hand, I do not think it's possible to react using reason only to this song. You are right, Angelina did tug at the right heart-strings and that is the actual point of this song. As you probably noticed, it seems AJ and I share a similar outlook leaning towards the positive even in grief, and so far her personality comes through the most in her own songs. Logically. Thank you again, as an AJ reaction is the highlight of your day, reading a comment from you is often something that brightens my day (even at night, like now 😂) . Love and respect, to you as well my Norwegian friend! ❤❤❤
She lost both grandfathers. Million Miles was for her mother's father who is Japanese and Mery's husband. A few years back she dedicated "You Were Always on My Mind" to her father's father who I believe is Swedish); she sits with a photo of her grandfather on the screen while Ivan Mendez gently strums his guitar...she almost makes it though! th-cam.com/video/dd8r7c-4-ks/w-d-xo.html BTW, in Million Miles her grandfather once told her he will be watching her from the moon which she included in the lyrics.
Ah, so it seems it is her grandfather who helped her understand how even though someone is gone, they are not really gone from your heart. Thank you so much for giving a more thorough explanation behind this song.
This song brings a tear to my eye every time I watch her. But watching her sing "you are always on my mind" makes me straight up cry every time. She almost gets thru the song, but when she starts to cry at the end, I just lose it.
Thank you, Steve. Sounds like eventually I will hear another song by Angelina related to a great a loss, but I will take a break from the tough ones and focus a bit on the joyful side of her. If I can get through it, I will be sure to hear Always on my mind as well.
Hey @Aleksreacts you have posted such a nice reakson video 🙏❤ you shared your real feelings and opinions, as you said it is absolutely true the song million miles wriiten and fantastic performed By The new universal super Star Angelina Jordan may God allways bless her ❤AMEN 🙏, Yes it is very touching and meanigsful message to everyone who here greatly misses their loved ones. Thank you so much Aleks Very beautiful and empathetic lady,🌻🌹👋 keep it up and God Bless you evryday ❤
Thank you as well, Abbie! It was a long time ago. I'm not sure if those are tears of joy or sorrow, or simply tears of wishes, but I always think of my grandad with a smile. He'd have liked it that way. 😊
@@AleksReacts It was probably tears for both but as you said, the feels never leaves you but time gives you the opportunity to heel and deflect so the hurt becomes minimal and the joy of the best memories live forever.
As beautiful as the song is this is one of those songs where you have to see the video in order to understand the heartfelt sentiment of the song 😢❤my thoughts are with you Aleks🌺
This version was chosen by one of the suggestions and no one suggested the official video. I will watch that one as well, but it seems opinions are divided on the topic. Some say it's great that it was just the song, others that the video says more... Either way, don't worry about my loss, it was a long, long time ago and to this day smiles and tears are mixed, but the memories are only good. ❤❤❤
Yes, it really is! It may sting a bit, but the beautiful memories are much stronger than the sting and they are also a lovely way to keep the loved ones alive in our hearts. ❤
Great reaction. Several other reactors got very emotional reacting to this song thinking about their grandparent that they had recently lost. She was 14 in this recording but I believe she was 13 when she began to write the song.
Thank you! My loss was 20+ years ago, but closeness is closeness, you never forget the important people in your life. My grandad was one of the most important influences in mine.
Simply a beautiful and heartfelt reaction Aleks, sorry for your loss. I have lost my Mom, Dad, Grandparents and Brother but this song written by this caring and sweet young lady may give us sadness but also hope and comfort that our loved ones are still with us in our hearts, always. Sometime when you get a chance, please check out her Live version of this at her Norway concert in Kongsberg a couple years ago filmed by NRK TV, Norway...she changed it up a bit, she is 16 and it is stunning Live. Here is a link: th-cam.com/video/joKQeVbThzE/w-d-xo.html. Hope you get a chance to watch it, can only say that you will not regret it. Cheers.
Oh, Carl I am so lucky to have my parents still with me. I do not think "sorry for your loss" conveys my feelings correctly, so I will try to translate a saying as directly/literally from Serbian as possible "I feel compassion with you for your loss". I hope it carries the weight of the feelings I mean to express for you. ❤❤❤ Like Angelina, I always believed our loved ones stay with us as long as we live and in a way "watch over us". I am glad to hear that her song brings you that comfort and hope. Thank you also for the Kongsberg version. I will be sure to listen to it as well.
With all good writers the song is the story. With exceptional performers they can bring that story to life in such a way that it can touch your soul. I look at video as a different medium in music because we are clearly combining the audible, now with a visual track that has its own artistic impact if done correctly. Given that perspective the video in its own right can tell an equally compelling story that can have its own impact on emotions. When the time comes for Lara Fabian's "Llora", as amazing as her various live performances of that song are nothing will stir the level of emotions, anger and despair that the video will convey in my opinion. I always prefer live performances but there are some videos that are so powerful in their artistry and cinematography that they must also be appreciated. In Angelina's video, the blue shirt scene at the end, for anyone who has kept a lock of a loved ones hair, a piece of jewelry or in this case a favorite piece of clothing, the ending is so touching. You can be a poet or a painter or you can be both. I watched your reaction again when I got home, (I should never had started it on my lunch break at work) Aleks, this is my favorite of all your postings and Angelina thank you for blessing us with your talent that moves us in these exact ways.
Thank you again! Yes, this one is not a great choice to watch at the office. I have not watched the official video yet, but to this day I have my grandad's shirt (white Indian cotton shirt with blue stripes) and I used to wear it through my teen years. I will watch it though, just as always I'll take a break and then dive back in. This song is both painful and quite beautiful. Noted on Llora, as Daniele and Raquel said the same btw.
2 other Angelina "Million Miles" videos: 1. Official Lyric Video illustrated by Mery (grandpa's husband) (th-cam.com/video/NhKRh5ZtuWk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=x-wBgwrccMt-XktS0) (2020) 2. Live performance Kongsberg, Norway (th-cam.com/video/joKQeVbThzE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_7qSDeQZSkNpYbHs) (2022) To me it looks & sounds like she feels his spirit more in Norway.
Thank you, Eric! I'll be sure to watch both, as many have pointed out I should. Just don't want to get on an emotional roller-coaster on a daily basis. A tad bit later on, a break then again. 😊
Thank you @brucenock3344, @andyschnell58, @most2dot0, @ronraskind and @johnvasi! I apologize for not really analyzing this song as it deserves, but it did affect me a bit more than expected and however much I tried to keep my cool, it really wasn't easy. I hope you can forgive that. ❤❤❤
@@AleksReacts it’s all part of honest reactions and part of what makes your channel all the more special and interesting to all of us who look forward to your next posting 🌺
@@xerezjg52 Thank you so much for your kind words ❤
Angelina's music, her own music, is very healing, uplifting, and inspiring.
I found this to be a very relatable song, for anyone who's lost someone dear and close to them.
Beautiful reaction and commentary Aleks.....
Thank you so much! I think this one has so far shown the most of my outlook on life inadvertently. Angelina really hits hard with this song, but there's quite a lot of beauty to found even when the emotions are difficult and mixed...
So beautiful it hurts !!!
Yes, exactly.
This songs brought millions of people to tears. It's Angelina's special gift to be able to rip your heart out when she chooses to. 😎
It's simple, in a way. We are all human and we have all at some point in our lives experienced such a loss.
One of Angelina’s talents is her ability to connect with her audience. She does that immediately and personally. So many times, we feel that personal connection-Angelina is singing not to an audience, but to each of us as individuals. And when there’s a universal theme, like the death of a loved one, we all share her feelings.
But like everything Angelina writes, she wants us to look on the bright side. In Shield, she thanks her family for guiding and protecting her. In Million Miles, she comforts us-we’re never alone. In Seventh Heaven, which you haven’t watched yet, she tells us with very accessible old school jazz to rise past inevitable adversity. There are similar messages of self-empowerment in Good in Goodbyes (a tour de force) and Diamond. Her outlook and her message are as beautiful as her music.
This theme cannot but touch one's heart, as it is universal or rather as @poolhallshark said universal for anyone who's over a certain age. Well, I am over a certain age and it did what it seems to do to us all - brings tears of joy and sorrow mixed into one.
I will not spoil the "surprise" of my reaction to the Shield. I do hope you will see it a month or two from now thanks to Pontus and Alan on @wrappedinawarmblanket, but I will mention that we came to it during the recording in live conversation and that like with all the others I had no prior knowledge of the song at all.
I find it very interesting that only you and @andyschnell58 both listed Good in Goodbyes and Diamond. No one else even mentioned these songs. Are both written by Angelina?
A rough one.... beautiful and brings memories to mind!
This is the hardest one I ever reacted to, but I keep to the smiles and memories as much as possible. It's a gorgeous song, truly. Thank you!
Thank you
Thank you as well, Tadeusz
Thank you for this heartfelt reaction, Aleks ❤ This song has helped so many people and I agree it’s very accurate, for me as well. I have a stronger sense of my dad now than when he was alive. Like I know him better now. It’s a strange feeling, but comforts me in a way.
Thank you as well, Pontus. ❤ Knowing about your dad and you knowing about my grandad, this song connects to both of us in such a profound way. I am glad that we understood each other when we talked and in seeing this song as accurate for both of us.
I've listened to this beautiful song many dozens of times. There's something about watching her perform this song that brings tears to my eyes every time. There's something about Angelina that touches my soul like no other musician ever has.
Though I try not to show it too much, music does affect me. TBH I cried far more after recording the reaction, but I am not filming that if I can help it. This song reaches deep into the soul of anyone who's lost someone close and Angelina really made this one special by pouring her soul into it and still lighting it with hope.
A beautiful review. Thanks!
Thank you kindly, James. ❤
"This song is dedicated to anyone who has lost a loved one. I wrote this song thinking about all the great memories I had with my grandpa and how much it hurts to lose someone. I hope this song finds a place in your heart, as it comes straight from mine." -Angelina Jordan
This Angelina original holds a very special place in the hearts of fans. Most of us have experienced a loss like this at some point, and Angelina's approach to dealing with sorrow and pain while remembering the beautiful and great experiences with the departed loved one is very helpful to many. Angelina dedicated it to her grandfather, but it is also meant to comfort everyone in the same situation.
This black and white studio recording is great - as are the other two (lyric version and music video) she released around the same time - but I feel like the pain and sorrow were still too close to her, and overshadow the intended consolation (released short before and after her 15th bday). It's different with the evolved version that Angelina performed in Kongsberg and Kurbadhagen in 2022 - there's still sadness, but the comfort now outweighs it th-cam.com/video/fyBUtStF65w/w-d-xo.html It's also interesting because she talks a little bit about the meaning of the song before she starts singing.
btw the Angels who recomended this video should have warned you that it takes some tissues to get thru this reaction.
I don't remember if you have already reacted to Angelina's NGT videos - here is an excerpt of what judge Mia Gundersen said to Angelina after the finale:
"Angelina you've been given a genuine gift that shows up at this young age. You have been given the ability to convey emotions to other people and this can be overwhelming for an eight year old. But this gift is yours and it's a rare thing because today not many people can do it. They sing, and there are a lot of people who can sing very well, but your strength is that you have a completely unique ability to communicate. This you should take good care of. This you should know, inside of you, that this is something huge - because this is a gift from the Universe."
This song is the best proof that she took good care of this special gift indeed.
I love how her words say the same thing the song does so clearly. I was probably warned about "tissues", but I don't think I even have tissues. This was unexpected and unusual for me. I have been warned before and I could still control myself enough to never resort to actually wiping my tears. There's a first time for everything it seems...
The comment from Mia Gundersen is accurate, though I have not heard it before. There are still many performances by Angelina that I am yet to see. Thank you as well for sharing the Kongsberg version, I will be sure to hear it.
I know exactly how you feel. In fact I played this song at my mother's funeral service just a few months ago.❤❤👣❤❤
I am so sorry for your loss. Like Angelina, I am happy to say I feel the presence of family lost in the memories of them and their smiles. Though I miss them, they're still always with me. I do hope you feel that as well (in time) about your mother.
@@AleksReacts Thank you. Angelina helps ❤️❤️👣❤️❤️
You are not alone Aleks. So many of us were brought to tears the first time we heard this anthem for those mourning the loss of a loved one. 🎶 ❤️💔❤️🩹👣
Greetings from Scotland! Excellent AJ song choice! I think this is one of her hardest hitting emotional songs, for obvious reasons. You don't need to apologise to anyone Aleks, I understand how you feel, completely.
Oh, Peter, so glad to hear from you. I know you understand this one much better than many of us ever could. I wish you didn't. Still, keep the smiles and beautiful memories - that's what I wish for you and your (extended) family the most knowing your loss. ❤
@@AleksReacts Thank you Aleks, yes, I feel my youngest son beside me still and it comforts me. I still hear his laugh and comments when I do something stupid and it makes things more normal for me. Just a coping mechanism of course. It does get easier with time. Already it has been over a year and I can see a marked improvement in the family attitude. As they say, "Gone but never forgotten" So many happy memories. have a great weekend my friend! Remember, I always watch but only comment when it needs it! My son always said I talked too much anyway! 😊
For once, I am speechless. I'll only send love. ❤
@@AleksReacts Thank you Aleks, I know you really mean that. I'm fine, or I will be, that I know. We all look after each other and my eldest son (who we now live with in a new house) is a real gem. My wife is having a big celebration for her 70th birthday this month and our daughter-in-law and our granddaughter will be there, of course they both lost a huge chunk of their family, so it will be good to enjoy some happy times again! 😊
Her voice so penetrating....mixed with the perfect words....🥲
Not much more to be said... Thank you.
Angelina Jordan ASTAR (the name says it all), this young norwegian genius (now 18 y old) is imo the best singer on the planet! I am 71 y old and have never heard a singer like her in my whole life. Every time she brings tears in my eyes cause her singing is so beautiful. Her voice touches my heart and cleanses my soul.
I certainly agree she is a musical prodigy and she's quite grown up for her age, even when she was just a little girl. Her performances are always a treat to watch. ❤
Several of the lines in the songs are based on things that her grandfather said to her such as “I’ll be watching you from the moon and see everything you do.” We believe the opening line refers to when she was a little girl and she would go out with her grandfather to help homeless people on the streets.
Someone else mentioned the moon reference, it is rather a lovely thing to say to your grandchild as I believe that is how her hope and belief her grandad is with her was instilled into her as a child. Getting to know her through her songs is really an honor.
Beautiful reaction to the song which allowed me to properly grieve the loss of 5 loved ones, over a 3.5 year period just prior to the song being released. I truly believe "Million Miles" will always be one of Angelina's most popular songs.
Angelina now has a jazzy version of "Bad Valentine" posted on Toby Gad's topic channel. It is now my favorite version.
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Thank you kindly! I do try to refrain myself from overly pronounced emotions, but truth be told I could not do that afterward recording it. They poured out in private. How someone so young understands all the nuances of this kind of loss is beyond me, but she really did. It is a beautiful song indeed.
I'll be sure to listen to the new version Bad Valentine, just not sure if that will be a reaction or not. I did write it up anyway. Who knows how I'll feel about it...
Thank you for your moving reaction. Yes, that's what's so interesting about AJ, beyond her unique and phenomenal voice, is that she's not just another singer, but an artist in her own right, capable from an early age of conceiving lyrics and music for moving or catchy songs, with this astonishing awareness for a young person that life is this mix of highs and lows, joys and sorrows.
Thank you as well for giving it your attention. Of course, we agree on Angelina and even though I am now familiar with her, she still manages to partly surprise me from time to time. This is one of those times.
Your reaction is our reaction, Angelina was so touched by her grandpa's death ! The moment when she shout her pain is absolutely terrible !!
We are all human, after all, no? Yes, I felt it which you can probably see in my body language.
Thank you Aleks for this. 👍
👣This has moved people around the world, and by that fullfilled Angelina`s dream and wish for this song, as she dedecated it to everyone who went, or goes through the pain and longing after loss of dear ones. It truely IS remarcable for a 14 yo to write this, and perform this. It is a rather spesial song to so meny of us.
As I understand; - there where some havy moments for her in studio, as this was recorded. Understandably so👣
I think your analyze was right on point, as Angelina herself wanted to specifically point out the aspect of being "never alone" after losing someone.
At her 2022 conserts she made this very clear as she introduced her live version of this song. Two years later,and she was abel to put even more of her feelings emotion into her performance of this song.
Make sure you get to listen to at least one of those performances she presented in her Norway conserts that years, as she was 16. By your self,
or even for another reaction video. We`d love that 🤗
I can certainly understand how this would be hard to sing, especially since it's personal and written by her. It's hard to listen to as well and at the same time comforting. Thank you for pointing me to other, newer versions. Given the influence of this one on me, I'm likely going to listen to this song on my own, but I do appreciate it very much. ❤
that record 14 years 10 month old .
Thank you for letting me know. I wasn't sure.
I don't think anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one can get through this song with dry eyes. It not only conveys feelings loss but healing also at the same time. Nice reaction.
Even though I really do try not to overshare my emotions, as I'm simply raised that way, it really wasn't possible here. This time it wasn't a matter of choice. Thank you for your understanding.
Love your reaction. Thank you ❤❤❤
I am glad to hear that. Thank you as well! ❤❤❤
Great reaction, sorry for your loss, but I'm glad your holding onto the wonderful memories. She covered another song when she was 12 when her other Grandfather passed dedicated to him. It was called "Always On My Mind", God Bless!
Thank you as well. It was 20+ years ago, but my grandad and I were very close. She just reminded me of the wonderful relationship we had and things he taught me. It's partly due to him that I love music so much and this general interest in people, cultures, etc. Quite a lot of that is due to him. Very specific relationship, grandad and granddaughter, at least it seems for both AJ and myself. 😊
Angelina’s nationality, she is part of the Asian community.
Million Miles
Million Miles was written by AJ for her Step Grandfather. Angelina’s nationality is Norwegian, she speaks Norwegian, Japanese, Iranian, and English. Her maternal grandfather was Japanese, and her grandmother is Iranian, and was a child prodigy in ART and Poetry. Her father is Swedish. You can see all of these nationalities in her looks. She the most unique being in the world as she sings in Japanese! we get another example of this wonderful child. composer that has written a number of songs, she also was the youngest writer to publish a book in Norway, she plays the keyboard/piano, guitar, flute, and violin. The stars aligned when AJ was born, there has never, in my 75 years, been anyone with such an impact on music.
What a beautiful reaction ♥ Thank you for sharing it.
I love this song. Angelina is a talented songwriter, no doubt. Often when I listen to it I think of my grandparents that passed away many years ago. We were very close. They both passed when I lived abroad, and I never got a chance to say goodbye.
Thank you so much! It was very similar for me as well, with my mother's parents. I never got the chance to say goodbye to my grandma, but thankfully with my grandad it was possible in a way. It's a long story as to the why and how of it, but believe me I understand you better than you might think.
@@AleksReacts Oh, I believe you. From your very moving reaction I felt we had a similar story. Sorry for your loss, an unavoidable part of life unfortunately, if you live on this earth for a while.
Unavoidable indeed. Let us both remember their smiles for as long as we are around. ❤ No point in grief, the good memories keep them alive for us. Sorry for your loss as well, dear friend.
@@AleksReacts Thank you. Excellent words to live by. Love your perspectives. ❤
The line in the song "I'll never regret what I do" comes from her grandfather telling her to be careful to not do things that she is likely to regret later.
Thank you! I understood that as if because he's a part of her she won't be making the wrong decisions, but this does help understand it better.
A lot of us reacted the same way. It is very powerful and very emotional. Her two belts truly felt like connections to her grandfather "on the moon." Her live performances even make this more powerful. She said that the tears were flowing when she first recorded this. She shares better than most.
I do not see a different way to react to this song... so, yes, I understand why most would feel it the same way I did. Thank you for telling me, I kept trying to contain it.
Hi Aleks, Angelina is already demonstrating here her strength and her affinity for life. The song is melancholy but it is truly a song of hope as you mentioned. Angelina always looks stored the future and the positive. It has been reflected in her EP which is a song of empowerment. And in her recent concert in LA, she spoke about a very difficult experience she has gone through emotionally, but she ultimately ends up grateful and thanking the individual who hurt her as she realizes they have taught her something in the time they had. Angelina's strength will guide her through life hopefully and is a reflection on the upbringing she has had and the love around her. Wishing you peace as well.
A lot of her personality shines through her music and her performances. That's exactly why I never needed to hear/know more than her songs. Here she bares her soul, and I see hope, smiles and love mixed with that pain many of us know. Wishing you all the best as well.
Hi Aleks 👋😇👍👌😊! Angelina sings this song in memory of her deceased grandfather (RIP♥️) who AJ loved very much💖! It's emotional❤️🔥! and soul✨️Captivating 🔗 ! and heartwarming❤️🔥in this sad🥲song for AJ! She sings😲it with heart❤️blood🩸and with passion! You can literally feel who she is singing😲😊! When Angelina opens her mouth 😲 and sings 👩😲🎙! Then Angelina immediately connects her orphan 💯 year old soul 💫✨️💫 with our souls 💫✨️💫 and hearts ❤️🔥! With all the people who still have a soul ✨️ and a heart ❤️ 😊! With any other singer😯 you just listen! With Angelina our Angel 😇 you feel the song in your soul 💫✨️💫 and your heart ❤️🔥! And you understand every syllable of the lyrics that Angelina sings 😲🎙 it hits you deep inside 🤪! That's the difference to all the other good singers😯😊! Angelina our Angel 😇 deserves only good positive light - people around her! and Toby is the next angel 😇 in this angel family 😇 Super person 👍👌 God 💥 protect 🙏 Angelina and Toby Gad 😊! Angelina's voice 😲 is timeless! Its magic💫 is that Angelina can slip into the role of the song like a chameleon 🦎 and spice up the lyrics! It's realistic! Like an actor in his role! Even if Angelina has never personally experienced what she sings😲! It seems very authentic😊! I've been following Angelina😇musically🎸 for over 2 years now since she won Norway's go talent show at the age of 8 with songs by Billy Holliday, Nancy Sinatra, and Georges Gerswin Summertime song! whereupon Angelina won the song competition with 46% of 10 finalists! The youngest winner ever😊! For me, Angelina has the best voice 😲 as a "Gospel singer 😲! ("in the gospel choir since she was 18") then "Jazz 🎺 old / modern! Blues 🎷Soul ✨️ Pop and R&B! Now for more than 50 years 👌 and music 🎶 lover 💖 🎹 🎸 😊! (Now 68)! Angelina has many 💯 year old souls ✨️ from the past and now in her 😊! Thanks for sharing this great video my fellow Angelina Angel 😇 ! great reactions and comments as always Aleks 👍👌😊 ! God 💥 protects Angelina our Angel 😇 and Toby and the whole Astar 🌟 Angels 😇 family ! Spread Love 💖 all Day👌! Love 💖 and peace ☮️✌️ and kindness 😀 from little beauty Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋♂️ ! Roger aka Röschu outside 😊!
PS : Glendal Alex Theater 🎭 ! Angelinas new Life original Song "Thank You written by Angelina and Toby Gad is Amazing ! Brilliant ! Heartwarming ❤️🔥! and Soul ✨️Touching ! 20th evening at 7p.m to 9.30pm Angelina had Her Concert in Glendal Alex Theater 🎭 with her new original Song "Bad Valentine" near (10 miles) from Los Angeles where Angelina has lived with her family 👨👩👧👦 for 4 years ! Angelina, our earth's most orphaned and kindest angel 😇, will be performing with her Las Vegas Angels 😇 band👌 and with Toby Gad, her new 2nd musical and lyricist 📝 Gramny winning angel 😇! and Rob Christie 😇 Republic Records music director and Angelina's mentor, Angelina's record label for 4 years ! And also in the party is the legend, now 69 years old "Jimmy Z' ", the best harmonica player of old ! He played and went on tour with Etta James ! with Frank Sinatra ! and Barbara Streisand ! Rod Stewart ! and he played with the Eurorhythmics ! with all the great former legends ! What an honor for Angelina👍👌! Angelina is finding and gathering more and more human angels 😇 around her ! That is Angelina's plan from God 💥 to create a sea of angels 😇😇😇, for a better healing 🌟 🙌 world 🌍 with more acceptance ! To bring love 💖❤️🔥 ! hope 🙏 ! and peace 😌 to people! That is just my spiritual 💫 and musical 🎸 🎹 🎺 and singer 😲 opinion ! All you Angelina Angels 😇😇😇😇 were to be envied who were at Angelina's concert at the Alex Theater Glendale California near Los Angeles ! Angelina's phenomenal voice 👩😲🎙Scott Hoying (Pentatonix) voice 😲 and Jimmy Z' best mouth harmonica and saxophonist 🎷of the earlier era born in 1955 ? What an honor for Angelina and also for Scott Hoying to sing this John Legend song as a duet 👩😲🎙👨🦰😲 ! Angelina and Scott sing 😲😲 " All Of Me" original song from John Legend ! written by "Toby Gad" great songwriter 📝 Grammy 🥇Winner great pianist 🎹 and guitarist 🎸! and cool 😎 lovely 💖 Guy that Angelina is working with now 🤝! Magical 💫 songs will be created like for example😊 ! The performance by Angelina Jordan at the Alex Theater 🎭 in Glendale, California, on September 20, 2024, was indeed a sold-out 🎫 event, marking another milestone 🧱 in her illustrious career ! (Fans) Angels 😇 of the Norwegian singing 👸😲🎙sensation filled the venue, eager to experience her soulful renditions and unique interpretations of classic and contemporary songs 🎶 ! The concert 🎷🎺🎸 🎹 🥁, which featured her new single "Princess of Ruins, 🧱 " was met with critical acclaim and showcased her growth as an artist since winning Norway's Got Talent at the age of seven ! Her ability to connect with the audience through her music 🎶 lover 💖 has made her shows highly anticipated events, and this one was no exception, leaving attendees mesmerized and looking forward to her future performances 😊 !
PS : Angelina said before the live show ( in Glendal Alex Theater 🎭 near Los Angeles California September 20th 7pm) the musicians 🎸 🎹🎷🎺🥁 shook hands 🤝 in a circle, "We will Kill" this live show and then we will all go on a Big "Tour" soon, that is God's 💥🙏 will ! God 💫🙏 protects Angelina, his earthly angel 😇 the whole time, he guides Angelina through the family - 👪 and music - 🎶 world 🌍 always in the light ✨️🌟☀️😊 ! God 💥 sent Angelina to us 💫 for this very reason, so that over time Angelina can find and gather all of her helper angels 😇😇😇 to begin healing 🙌 the world with her divine loving ❤️🔥 voice 👩😲🎙 and God's 💥 plan ! To spread love 💖❤️🔥 ! hope 😌 ! and peace 🙏 ! every day👍👌😊 ! God 💥 protect Angelina, our angel 😇 ! and Toby ! and all their musicians🎷🎹 🎸🥁 🎺 😊 !
PS: "James Thiel" (Engineer) TH-cam Channel 👌! And Chris Walker "Big Angie Fan Channel"👌! recorded the whole concert with special cameras 📹 and audio 🔊 to achieve the best "Quality Playback" ! And now put together all 21 songs from Angelina 👸😲🎙with 2 new original songs! and they can now be posted on their 2 TH-cam Channel 👌😊! fantastic Picture and sound Quality as always with our two " BEST ANGELINA SUPPORTERS IN OUR ANGELINA ANGELS 😇😇😇 FAMILY 👍👌👏😇😊 ! And "Knut Hegland 😇 You Tube Channel " ! All other Amateur Angels 😇 and fan videos are nowhere near as good 👍👌😊 ! " The one Video from Concert I'd Rather Go Blind" song had Chris Walker's better version than James ! Because Chris has the whole solo scene from guitarist 🎸 Romeo and Jimmy Z' mouth harmonica "Awesome Part" in the Video James doesn't have sorry Jim 🤷♂️ ! Otherwise all Concert Videos from James 20 songs are World class 🌍 👍👌👏 ! As well from Chris 🌍👍👌👏 !
Thank you a thousand times for the support, my fellow angel 😇 from Angelina!! our jazz queen👸 and angel 😇! on her two You Tube channels 🙏 You will boost the algorithm! and your👍👌 as well as Angelina's subscribers 👍👌! Thanks 🙏? She deserves it a thousand times over 😊 !
Thank you so much, Röschu! I will re-read this comment a couple of times, to ensure I do not miss anything, but for now a huge thanks to you for always being there with AJ and with me. ❤❤❤
Excellent reaction!
She said she cried recording this song
Believe me I can well understand why... Thank you!
She said she struggled to hold back tears with this studio performance.
Very understandable, I partly lost my battle though I gave it my best not to fall apart on camera. I can't imagine how hard it is for such a recent loss, so young a girl and the one actually singing her own song.
All her own Songs are very personal written out of her diaries with her own experience and let us feel her own emotions referred to all of us 👍
From her talking about her new Song "Thank you" it makes her feel stronger.
And feeling the light inside 💠
Please go to her Glendale concert from last month 🎉
Thank you, Hans! I do have to ask as there is no way I would be able to record a reaction to an entire concert in one go, do you mean I should hear the version of Thank You from Live at Alex Theatre, September 20, 2024, Glendale, USA?
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James Thiel has done a great job for the recording
Noted correctly this time around. Thank you!
Thanks a lot for a very beautiful reaction to this song. No need to apologize for not analyzing the song; your emotional reaction is more than enough analysis on its own. Of course a lot of it can be attributed to your own memories, but reacting emotionally is what a talented singer will and can do to you. If her delivery had been less perfect, it would have taken you out of your feels I think.
I SO often see that a song text and the arrangement is MEANT to make you feel in a particular way, but then the performance of it doesn't deliver. In Angelina's case there is no such thing as not delivering. Maybe her main attribute it the way she emotes with her voice, how she time and time again makes you FEEL. With this particular performance it's more or less impossible not to be engaged with the lyrics and delivery, as most of us, at least past a certain age, have experienced something similar.
Angelina lost both her grandfathers in a relatively short time, and she was very strongly connected to both of them, maybe most so to her maternal grandfather, to whom this song was written when she was 13. This performance was recorded when she was 14 years old, and it was her first original after she signed with Republic Records the same year. On your own time, I encourage you to watch the music video to the song as well. That being said, I am glad that you reacted to the studio recording. THAT way I know that it is her voice, her delivery and the lyrics that made you feel, and not the visuals. I feel like I could have gone on for an hour, but I guess most has already been said by the other commenters at this point. I am yet again a little late to the "party". We have been celebrating my Mother-in-law 🙂 Seeing that you have another reaction to Angelina is always a highlight of the day for me. I am very happy that you have stumbled across Angelina, I am already almost 11 years in with her. In DEEP. And not sure if I will ever come out 😁🤣 Take care, Aleks! Much love and respect from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥
Thank you so much, Sharkster! This time I am glad to see you are late to the "party" as you sure have a valid reason. Not much of a party on a day of celebration, though, so I'll repeat my best wishes to your Mother-in-law.
I did try to bring some analysis toward the end, when I could compose myself somewhat, but it's not my "best work" from that point of view. On the other hand, I do not think it's possible to react using reason only to this song. You are right, Angelina did tug at the right heart-strings and that is the actual point of this song. As you probably noticed, it seems AJ and I share a similar outlook leaning towards the positive even in grief, and so far her personality comes through the most in her own songs. Logically. Thank you again, as an AJ reaction is the highlight of your day, reading a comment from you is often something that brightens my day (even at night, like now 😂) . Love and respect, to you as well my Norwegian friend! ❤❤❤
I almost forgot. I listened to this version because someone specifically recommended it. I will be sure to watch the official video, too. ❤❤❤
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She is the most selfreflectet Young Person I know. Look also to her "What Is Life" one of her first originals.
Thank you, I will. I can certainly see a lot of her personality in her music, she's rather mature for her age and carries it well.
She lost both grandfathers. Million Miles was for her mother's father who is Japanese and Mery's husband. A few years back she dedicated "You Were Always on My Mind" to her father's father who I believe is Swedish); she sits with a photo of her grandfather on the screen while Ivan Mendez gently strums his guitar...she almost makes it though! th-cam.com/video/dd8r7c-4-ks/w-d-xo.html BTW, in Million Miles her grandfather once told her he will be watching her from the moon which she included in the lyrics.
Ah, so it seems it is her grandfather who helped her understand how even though someone is gone, they are not really gone from your heart. Thank you so much for giving a more thorough explanation behind this song.
This song brings a tear to my eye every time I watch her. But watching her sing "you are always on my mind" makes me straight up cry every time. She almost gets thru the song, but when she starts to cry at the end, I just lose it.
Thank you, Steve. Sounds like eventually I will hear another song by Angelina related to a great a loss, but I will take a break from the tough ones and focus a bit on the joyful side of her. If I can get through it, I will be sure to hear Always on my mind as well.
Hey @Aleksreacts you have posted such a nice reakson video 🙏❤ you shared your real feelings and opinions, as you said it is absolutely true the song million miles wriiten and fantastic performed By The new universal super Star Angelina Jordan may God allways bless her ❤AMEN 🙏, Yes it is very touching and meanigsful message to everyone who here greatly misses their loved ones. Thank you so much Aleks Very beautiful and empathetic lady,🌻🌹👋 keep it up and God Bless you evryday ❤
Thank you kindly! My hopes are the same as Angelina's here - that we all find comfort in lovely memories. ❤❤❤
Thank you Alek and so sorry for your loss.
Thank you as well, Abbie! It was a long time ago. I'm not sure if those are tears of joy or sorrow, or simply tears of wishes, but I always think of my grandad with a smile. He'd have liked it that way. 😊
@@AleksReacts It was probably tears for both but as you said, the feels never leaves you but time gives you the opportunity to heel and deflect so the hurt becomes minimal and the joy of the best memories live forever.
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Thank you, Lee. ❤❤❤
As beautiful as the song is this is one of those songs where you have to see the video in order to understand the heartfelt sentiment of the song 😢❤my thoughts are with you Aleks🌺
This version was chosen by one of the suggestions and no one suggested the official video. I will watch that one as well, but it seems opinions are divided on the topic. Some say it's great that it was just the song, others that the video says more... Either way, don't worry about my loss, it was a long, long time ago and to this day smiles and tears are mixed, but the memories are only good. ❤❤❤
oh my your pinned comment, what a wonderful complement.... your apology is understood. Isn't it wonderful to have fond memories?
Yes, it really is! It may sting a bit, but the beautiful memories are much stronger than the sting and they are also a lovely way to keep the loved ones alive in our hearts. ❤
Wonderful reaction, Alek.
Thank you, kindly. ❤
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Great reaction.
Several other reactors got very emotional reacting to this song thinking about their grandparent that they had recently lost.
She was 14 in this recording but I believe she was 13 when she began to write the song.
Thank you! My loss was 20+ years ago, but closeness is closeness, you never forget the important people in your life. My grandad was one of the most important influences in mine.
Simply a beautiful and heartfelt reaction Aleks, sorry for your loss. I have lost my Mom, Dad, Grandparents and Brother but this song written by this caring and sweet young lady may give us sadness but also hope and comfort that our loved ones are still with us in our hearts, always. Sometime when you get a chance, please check out her Live version of this at her Norway concert in Kongsberg a couple years ago filmed by NRK TV, Norway...she changed it up a bit, she is 16 and it is stunning Live. Here is a link: th-cam.com/video/joKQeVbThzE/w-d-xo.html. Hope you get a chance to watch it, can only say that you will not regret it. Cheers.
Oh, Carl I am so lucky to have my parents still with me. I do not think "sorry for your loss" conveys my feelings correctly, so I will try to translate a saying as directly/literally from Serbian as possible "I feel compassion with you for your loss". I hope it carries the weight of the feelings I mean to express for you. ❤❤❤
Like Angelina, I always believed our loved ones stay with us as long as we live and in a way "watch over us". I am glad to hear that her song brings you that comfort and hope. Thank you also for the Kongsberg version. I will be sure to listen to it as well.
@AleksReacts Beautiful words Aleks...you don't know how much that means..you are a beautiful person ❤️
With all good writers the song is the story. With exceptional performers they can bring that story to life in such a way that it can touch your soul. I look at video as a different medium in music because we are clearly combining the audible, now with a visual track that has its own artistic impact if done correctly. Given that perspective the video in its own right can tell an equally compelling story that can have its own impact on emotions. When the time comes for Lara Fabian's "Llora", as amazing as her various live performances of that song are nothing will stir the level of emotions, anger and despair that the video will convey in my opinion. I always prefer live performances but there are some videos that are so powerful in their artistry and cinematography that they must also be appreciated. In Angelina's video, the blue shirt scene at the end, for anyone who has kept a lock of a loved ones hair, a piece of jewelry or in this case a favorite piece of clothing, the ending is so touching. You can be a poet or a painter or you can be both. I watched your reaction again when I got home, (I should never had started it on my lunch break at work) Aleks, this is my favorite of all your postings and Angelina thank you for blessing us with your talent that moves us in these exact ways.
Thank you again! Yes, this one is not a great choice to watch at the office. I have not watched the official video yet, but to this day I have my grandad's shirt (white Indian cotton shirt with blue stripes) and I used to wear it through my teen years. I will watch it though, just as always I'll take a break and then dive back in. This song is both painful and quite beautiful.
Noted on Llora, as Daniele and Raquel said the same btw.
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*NEW* Angelina Jordan and family: "It's October 3rd" th-cam.com/users/shortsgc7U66Iatb8
Thanks for the laugh after this song. 😊
@@AleksReacts You're welcome!
2 other Angelina "Million Miles" videos: 1. Official Lyric Video illustrated by Mery (grandpa's husband) (th-cam.com/video/NhKRh5ZtuWk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=x-wBgwrccMt-XktS0) (2020)
2. Live performance Kongsberg, Norway (th-cam.com/video/joKQeVbThzE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_7qSDeQZSkNpYbHs) (2022)
To me it looks & sounds like she feels his spirit more in Norway.
Thank you, Eric! I'll be sure to watch both, as many have pointed out I should. Just don't want to get on an emotional roller-coaster on a daily basis. A tad bit later on, a break then again. 😊
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