Ive been a Janis fan since I was a kid. Listen to that passion. Listen to that voice. Holy crap ! I will never tire of that authenticity. There will never be another Janis.
She died not too long after doing this concert from an accidental heroin overdose. So sad. I'm 69 years old and I've heard a lot of female singers but no other female singer comes close to Janice in my opinion. I was 17 when she did this concert. You're an incredible reactor!
This song makes me sad: she really did look everywhere and never did find anyone who loved her the way she needed to be loved. Great perfomance though...as always.
Why didn't I know about this song?? OMG....THIS is a song that was made for the human voice, this is Janis at the top of her game....WHY haven't I heard this before?? Who has been keeping this treasure from us and WHY??....perfection..
Thank you for doing an actual reaction. Thank you for offering an actual educated opinion. Thank you for not being lazy and just watching a song through and going "Wow" at the end for the sake of views and likes. A refreshing change.
She was an angel, and always spoke of the artists that she loved and who she was influenced by - Bessie Smith, Odetta, Leadbelly, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Etta James. Great reaction to her singing.
This is my FAVORITE song of hers. I was alone and troubled for a very long time and this song embodies that lonely despair. It makes me so sad for her that she never found that place. I have a difficult time separating myself from the song, so I'm not sure if it's really her best work or if that's my opinion. But it is the saddest, loneliest, most relatable song and absolutely beautiful, too.
Sometimes there are angels among us. Perfectly stated. This particular angel has been speaking to me since I was in high school. I'll never forget the day she died and I heard it in art class. How wonderful that across the years people are still discovering her and appreciating her talent and sincerity. She was one of those rare people where it was not a performance, it was their life. If you ever read about her life, you will see what an intelligent person she was, who was ostracized in high school because she stuck up for civil rights and was called some vile names. She was a true Rebel and a brave soul. I think people like this, rare, as you've indicated, are just too fragile for any type of longevity on this Earth. They're like a comet, they streak across the sky and obliterate everyone else and then plunge Into darkness. Beautiful reaction.
I have to tell you I have watched this reaction several times, I love it so much. I had never heard this song before and I thought I knew all her songs. Growing up I listened to her through my parents record albums. I saw my 71 year old father recently and showed him this performance and he had never heard it either. I love your reaction so much because it is so clearly obvious that you feel her raw beautiful talent. Your appreciation is like no other reactor I've seen. Thank you and Bless you!!!
I have known Janis' work for as long as I can remember but I didnt know she sang a song like this- purely and honestly talking to the Lord with all her desperation.
Check out Janis at her very first public appearance.She sang ball and chain at the Monterey pop festival she was great.Mama Cass was there she couldn't believe it.That's where she was discovered.Thanks for this one love her and miss her.😏
You nailed it. The record version is beautiful. Your right on saying there will never be someone as real and raw as she was..is. That's what she gave us. You can hear the desperation in her plea to our Lord. Great fan since 1970. Thank you!
Dude...Big Brother and the Holding Company were a bad-ass rock/funk band and Janis just exudes soul. They were inspiring. Shame drugs and alcohol stole her away too soon. Great commentary on your review of this song!
I saw the Play Janis and let me say, to hear those songs Live!! It was as if you were transported to the 60's I felt the songs in my soul ✌️ it was a spiritual moment.. I'll always love Janis Joplin ❤️
I’ve been requesting this one at my usual guys...nobody has covered it. This is by far her most gut wrenching song of all. This is a bit more rough then some of the other versions.
Well said in the end! His reactions are epic as well, he has what they referred to during old Hollywood years as the "rubber-face". My great great grandpa Luis Alberni was the king of the rubberface with his incredible mobile expressions which brought millions upon millions laughter during the years of ww1, ww2 and the great depression. My papa is a great unsung hero of the classic cinema, born on the day of october 4th, the same date to the night Janis Joplin took her final breath on earth, except in 1886. I was born in 1986. Thank you for giving such honour to my most beloved musical communicator. she will forever communicate with the world. Can you believe that even still she is misunderstood and still gets a bad rap from people that just don't realize how special she really was! She came to me on 3 different occasions as a child, and on all 3 occasions my body tingled and my spirit uplifted, and i ached for her, i cried all 3 times, and on the 3rd time i discovered her name. I ran home to ask my Nana about her, and my Nana mentioned the band Big Brother and the holding company and told me about a time in West Hollywood at a gay bar when Janis came up to her so polite and shook her hand and introduced herself, my Nana's girlfriends friend was good friends with Janis. My grandma was high on LSD and last remembers seeing just Janis alone, just lost, and lonely in the club, and remembers just feeling so sad for her. Janis was an angel on earth!
Glad you are back. This performance makes me sad because it is straight from the heart from a place of real pain. Appreciate your more technical insights.
Sadly, it wasn’t just the technology of the time, it was The Kozmic Blues Band themselves. They were often out of tune, out of sync, which they were criticized for constantly by the music press back in the day. Her next and final band, Full Tilt Boogie, were a much tighter working unit, and they knew how to swing underneath Janis and support her. The tragic thing is that we will never know what heights they could have achieved, as poor Janis died before their first album together was even finished: she never got to add the vocals to the aptly named “Buried Alive In The Blues”
I agree john, kosmic was horrible! Full Tilt was better but in my opinion still left something to be desired. I first heard Janis when I was in the Navy in 1968. A Sunday morning was woken to the sound of a woman screaming and I have loved her since then. I was devastated when I heard of her passing.
Great reaction video! Loved what you had to say man. Janis is my hands down all-time favorite; definitely was an angel sent to just sing her heart out! ✌❤🌈
Right on.....loved your reaction . Shes my favorite angel as well as yourself. I've been listening to.since was 13...and still do. I know Janis would be grateful for understanding the kind words. 🙏❤
Thenks for your video, and for reminding the younger generations about her! 🌹I luckily have 7 Lp's of that fantastic voice, and still get chills, after many decades listen to her.
Hi. Great performance. If you haven't already, check out the studio version and her live performance of a song called "Little Girl Blue" that she performed on a show called "This Is Tom Jones" and a song called maybe, I like the studio version and her early stuff from 1965 from an album called "This Is Janis Joplin," which includes a song called Codiene and 219 Train. Thank you so much for posting.
DramaSydETV Rest in peace Tina Turner (May 2023) She was in an interview asked who she listened to & Janis was all she said. Janis helped me through some really rough stuff in my teen years and beyond. One of the 1st vinyl albums ever bought...still she makes me weep and mezmerizes my heart in a good way...makes me feel so deep, makes one know they are alive in such crazy times (it was crazy in the 60's and very heard to explain. Thank G-d for all the amazing music that helped (and continues) to carry many of us
thank you so much for posting. If you haven't checked it out already, she did a song called "Little Girl Blue". On a show called This is Tom Jones and the studio version is also great! I'm sure you already know this, just throwin' it out there also the studio version of Maybe and the song Try on the Dick Cavett show. Thanks again for posting. Much appreciated.
I've been asking other 'reaction' guys to have a listen to this specific Janis Joplin song; as a HUGE Janis fan, I think this is likely my favorite. I have been really curious to see what other people thought of it. So thank you so much for having a listen. I think the first time I heard this; I thought 'this is Janis'. A star that burnt out way too soon. Thank you so much! There are better recordings of the song though too. :p lol
Wow! That was incredible! Janis was amazing! And I really loved your reaction & everything you had to say & your knowledge of other singers that were clearly influenced by Janis. Subscribed! 💥💯🖤🎼🤘
She learned from the great blues singers and was very inspired by Otis Redding after seeing him at the Monterey Pop Festival. Check out Otis doing Shout and Try A Little Tenderness at Monterey. And of course, Dock of the Bay.
And thank God for YOU who brings the beauty and legacy of these gifted individuals to all in hopes they will not only learn and appreciate them but will also, in turn, pass it on. Please check out Nina Simone's live version of STARS where she pays homage to Ms Joplin and others who gave us all a piece of their hearts.
I had hair like Janis.I could feel her pain because I was going through the same thing but different kind.My hair had a connection with her because I hated it.I know it doesn't make sense but I could see myself in her.I love her and miss her because she was the only one I could connect to.
I'm not the religious type but DAMN! Janis is a religious experience, hands down!
Ive been a Janis fan since I was a kid. Listen to that passion. Listen to that voice. Holy crap ! I will never tire of that authenticity. There will never be another Janis.
You can tell she meant every single word of this song. Rest In Peace Janis.
This is not a song, this is a gospel. This is how I feel it
She was a damn freak of nature
She died not too long after doing this concert from an accidental heroin overdose. So sad. I'm 69 years old and I've heard a lot of female singers but no other female singer comes close to Janice in my opinion. I was 17 when she did this concert. You're an incredible reactor!
Janis took me to church and I didn't even know that I wanted to go. I just attended the Church of Music n Pain. RIP Ms. Joplin.
This song makes me sad: she really did look everywhere and never did find anyone who loved her the way she needed to be loved. Great perfomance though...as always.
I left a comment only to read below and find that you already said it better.
She new pain, and how to express it, the voice get pulse that way, we can feel her so strongly.
I never thought she even needed a horn section, with her voice.
Why didn't I know about this song?? OMG....THIS is a song that was made for the human voice, this is Janis at the top of her game....WHY haven't I heard this before?? Who has been keeping this treasure from us and WHY??....perfection..
My first time hearing too
Rest In Peace, Janis Joplin. Never forgotten. Always loved. Another Texan, legend, beautiful soul gone too soon.
Thank you for doing an actual reaction. Thank you for offering an actual educated opinion. Thank you for not being lazy and just watching a song through and going "Wow" at the end for the sake of views and likes. A refreshing change.
This is from her best album -- "Kozmik Blues" -- with her best band. She's actually disciplined throughout.
She was just to good for this world. Janice reduces me to tears every single time. (Born in 1977 so I grew up listening to her)
She was an angel, and always spoke of the artists that she loved and who she was influenced by - Bessie Smith, Odetta, Leadbelly, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Etta James. Great reaction to her singing.
This is my FAVORITE song of hers. I was alone and troubled for a very long time and this song embodies that lonely despair. It makes me so sad for her that she never found that place. I have a difficult time separating myself from the song, so I'm not sure if it's really her best work or if that's my opinion. But it is the saddest, loneliest, most relatable song and absolutely beautiful, too.
Janis is was and willever be the dopest voice
Sometimes there are angels among us. Perfectly stated. This particular angel has been speaking to me since I was in high school. I'll never forget the day she died and I heard it in art class. How wonderful that across the years people are still discovering her and appreciating her talent and sincerity. She was one of those rare people where it was not a performance, it was their life. If you ever read about her life, you will see what an intelligent person she was, who was ostracized in high school because she stuck up for civil rights and was called some vile names. She was a true Rebel and a brave soul. I think people like this, rare, as you've indicated, are just too fragile for any type of longevity on this Earth. They're like a comet, they streak across the sky and obliterate everyone else and then plunge Into darkness. Beautiful reaction.
Frank Gentile great comment 👍🏻
There was simply nobody else like her!
I wish I could give Janis a Hug😢
Totally agree with you about the horns… epic performance!
this is the human experience. no matter where you from in this world or language u speak u can understand Janis u feel it in your chest.
It's a pleasure to hear her. Absolutely blessed with a beautiful soul. R.I.P. Janis
I have to tell you I have watched this reaction several times, I love it so much. I had never heard this song before and I thought I knew all her songs. Growing up I listened to her through my parents record albums. I saw my 71 year old father recently and showed him this performance and he had never heard it either. I love your reaction so much because it is so clearly obvious that you feel her raw beautiful talent. Your appreciation is like no other reactor I've seen. Thank you and Bless you!!!
It’s always special to find something from Janis you haven’t heard before
Thank you. Old days. Her band didn't deserve her. And in those days.. I remember... soul passion and raw emotion wasn't welcome by the mainstream
I have known Janis' work for as long as I can remember but I didnt know she sang a song like this- purely and honestly talking to the Lord with all her desperation.
Damn! How have I missed this one all these years. Love me the blues & OOAK Janis! This one really hits home...RIP!
She felt the music! She was the music.
Check out Janis at her very first public appearance.She sang ball and chain at the Monterey pop festival she was great.Mama Cass was there she couldn't believe it.That's where she was discovered.Thanks for this one love her and miss her.😏
She seems to put every once of Her self into every song
This is my favorite song of hers. It’s so beautiful but it just stabs you in the soul.
Omg, she's brilliant!!!
Yes she is
I LOVE YOU JANIS!
She takes me to church with this song every time! 💖💖💖 Ugh I love Janis
Yes she's amazing ❤
You nailed it. The record version is beautiful. Your right on saying there will never be someone as real and raw as she was..is.
That's what she gave us. You can hear the desperation in her plea to our Lord. Great fan since 1970.
Thank you!
That ending sung by Janis Joplin tore my heart ♥️ out ! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💫
Excellent point - Janis was the original! RIP girl!
With all the disclaimers stated, Janis' voice still rang true, front and center, on my simple home PC. Thank you for your unbiased reactions!
Dude...Big Brother and the Holding Company were a bad-ass rock/funk band and Janis just exudes soul. They were inspiring. Shame drugs and alcohol stole her away too soon. Great commentary on your review of this song!
Such raw power yet so controlled. What an amazing ride! Thank you.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCES BY JANIS.
Thank you for honoring Janis.
Janis is triggering my emotions within seconds, I admire her.
This is a sad song knowing what we know about her life now very sad. We have all felt this at times.
This is an amazing song and Janis is fire on this song.
What's crazy is that there wouldn't have been a Janis Joplin without Etta James, cuz that was her biggest idol and looked up to her immensely.
Janis. Queen eternal.
I saw the Play Janis and let me say, to hear those songs Live!! It was as if you were transported to the 60's I felt the songs in my soul ✌️ it was a spiritual moment.. I'll always love Janis Joplin ❤️
I’ve been requesting this one at my usual guys...nobody has covered it. This is by far her most gut wrenching song of all. This is a bit more rough then some of the other versions.
Father saw her in 1968 Boston Tea Party for $ 2.00 cookies included image 2.00 bucks to see her back in the day !!! The Voice
Well said in the end! His reactions are epic as well, he has what they referred to during old Hollywood years as the "rubber-face". My great great grandpa Luis Alberni was the king of the rubberface with his incredible mobile expressions which brought millions upon millions laughter during the years of ww1, ww2 and the great depression. My papa is a great unsung hero of the classic cinema, born on the day of october 4th, the same date to the night Janis Joplin took her final breath on earth, except in 1886. I was born in 1986. Thank you for giving such honour to my most beloved musical communicator. she will forever communicate with the world. Can you believe that even still she is misunderstood and still gets a bad rap from people that just don't realize how special she really was! She came to me on 3 different occasions as a child, and on all 3 occasions my body tingled and my spirit uplifted, and i ached for her, i cried all 3 times, and on the 3rd time i discovered her name. I ran home to ask my Nana about her, and my Nana mentioned the band Big Brother and the holding company and told me about a time in West Hollywood at a gay bar when Janis came up to her so polite and shook her hand and introduced herself, my Nana's girlfriends friend was good friends with Janis. My grandma was high on LSD and last remembers seeing just Janis alone, just lost, and lonely in the club, and remembers just feeling so sad for her. Janis was an angel on earth!
Never heard her do such a long song really shines here
Glad you are back. This performance makes me sad because it is straight from the heart from a place of real pain. Appreciate your more technical insights.
She is so raw
Sadly, it wasn’t just the technology of the time, it was The Kozmic Blues Band themselves. They were often out of tune, out of sync, which they were criticized for constantly by the music press back in the day. Her next and final band, Full Tilt Boogie, were a much tighter working unit, and they knew how to swing underneath Janis and support her. The tragic thing is that we will never know what heights they could have achieved, as poor Janis died before their first album together was even finished: she never got to add the vocals to the aptly named “Buried Alive In The Blues”
interesting, thanks for the info!!!
So true 👍
I agree john, kosmic was horrible! Full Tilt was better but in my opinion still left something to be desired. I first heard Janis when I was in the Navy in 1968. A Sunday morning was woken to the sound of a woman screaming and I have loved her since then. I was devastated when I heard of her passing.
Great reaction video! Loved what you had to say man. Janis is my hands down all-time favorite; definitely was an angel sent to just sing her heart out! ✌❤🌈
Yes, she is the Truth! Thanks for reminding!
angels walk among us.. :)
Right on.....loved your reaction .
Shes my favorite angel as well as yourself. I've been listening to.since was 13...and still do.
I know Janis would be grateful for understanding the kind words. 🙏❤
Thenks for your video, and for reminding the younger generations about her! 🌹I luckily have 7 Lp's of that fantastic voice, and still get chills, after many decades listen to her.
Hi. Great performance. If you haven't already, check out the studio version and her live performance of a song called "Little Girl Blue" that she performed on a show called "This Is Tom Jones" and a song called maybe, I like the studio version and her early stuff from 1965 from an album called "This Is Janis Joplin," which includes a song called Codiene and 219 Train. Thank you so much for posting.
DramaSydETV Rest in peace Tina Turner (May 2023) She was in an interview asked who she listened to & Janis was all she said. Janis helped me through some really rough stuff in my teen years and beyond. One of the 1st vinyl albums ever bought...still she makes me weep and mezmerizes my heart in a good way...makes me feel so deep, makes one know they are alive in such crazy times (it was crazy in the 60's and very heard to explain. Thank G-d for all the amazing music that helped (and continues) to carry many of us
Thank you so much for this reaction Janis sure was an angel with an angel of her own by the name of Bessie Smith again thank my friend 👍
thank you so much for posting. If you haven't checked it out already, she did a song called "Little Girl Blue". On a show called This is Tom Jones and the studio version is also great! I'm sure you already know this, just throwin' it out there also the studio version of Maybe and the song Try on the Dick Cavett show. Thanks again for posting. Much appreciated.
Can you imagine if she and Jimmy Page performed together a blues song? I think the world would be set on fire instantly
Beautiful reaction💞 Little Girl Blue is another great song by Janis you will love
One of a kind!! 🔥🔥🔥
LEGEND!!!!!!!🙄😀😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤
She really commits to the song. She just puts everything in.
100% loved your reaction. It's the truth...all of it. Bravo!
Thank you for covering this one. One of the best proformance ever recorded!
LOVE JANIS ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL R I P 💔
I didn't appreciate Janis when I was in my teens , you are reintroducing me to my own music.... Thank you❣✌
Thank you so much for this reaction ❤️
Janis ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you drama for putting words to how I feel. I really appreciate that. You have a gift yourself. Thank you
I lovee so much this song🌹🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for putting Janis out there ! Great reaction!
Man it doesn’t seem like 3 years since I requested this my friend your comments were absolutely correct
Powerful!
I've been asking other 'reaction' guys to have a listen to this specific Janis Joplin song; as a HUGE Janis fan, I think this is likely my favorite. I have been really curious to see what other people thought of it. So thank you so much for having a listen. I think the first time I heard this; I thought 'this is Janis'. A star that burnt out way too soon. Thank you so much! There are better recordings of the song though too. :p lol
JANIS JOPLIN R🌹I🌹P 🎤🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🥰
Wow! That was incredible! Janis was amazing! And I really loved your reaction & everything you had to say & your knowledge of other singers that were clearly influenced by Janis.
Subscribed!
💥💯🖤🎼🤘
Fantastic pick horns are great keyboards superb and drums in several parts really did great
Janis Joplin live at Monterey Pop Festival is perhaps her greatest live performance. Check it out, you won't regret it.
The tree truly cannot survive without it's roots.
Parabéns pelo vídeo ela canta com a alma
I believe that the only singer who could compete with all those instruments was Janis Joplin.
This is a much lovers reaction channel! So much diversity! Gotta love Janis! Great reaction as always my G. Love and respect!
She learned from the great blues singers and was very inspired by Otis Redding after seeing him at the Monterey Pop Festival. Check out Otis doing Shout and Try A Little Tenderness at Monterey. And of course, Dock of the Bay.
I love Janis , I can't think of Janis without thinking of Jimi Henderx ,their both are so awesome.
Love your reaction, love what you said about janis, shell always be truth 💚
And thank God for YOU who brings the beauty and legacy of these gifted individuals to all in hopes they will not only learn and appreciate them but will also, in turn, pass it on.
Please check out Nina Simone's live version of STARS where she pays homage to Ms Joplin and others who gave us all a piece of their hearts.
Amazing
Your commentary is beautiful.
Good expressions 😀
Good reaction Mr person 😀
Sht made me cry. That last bit made my goosebumps hurt
I've never seen this performance of her somehow. My spine is now short circuited.
I believe all her work is digitally remastered now.
Damn! If this doesn’t make you feel anything...you better check your pulse!
I had hair like Janis.I could feel her pain because I was going through the same thing but different kind.My hair had a connection with her because I hated it.I know it doesn't make sense but I could see myself in her.I love her and miss her because she was the only one I could connect to.