I'm a 62 year old music lover. For over 40 years, I've continuously held that Ella and Whitney were the two greatest... it's shocking, to think a 15 year old, could cause me real doubt now. Thank you for sharing Angelina's works of art.
Singing has an emotional component to it that some singers can bring forth so as to enter the human soul. That is what Angelina has in 'spades' when you realize how many different genres she performs, bringing forth that emotional component seemingly whenever she wants to. She is the most versatile singer of excellence I have ever heard. Others can do some genres very well, but only Angelina does all of them........and that is the edge she has on all other excellent singers.
Love it when she Hands Her Heart To the World & See Inside of Her Gifts Given to Angelina by The Most Highest Creator of All. Love Angelina Jordan Her Voice Soothes all my Pain Away and Sends me into Serendipity 💙
In my uneducated opinion, Angelina is one of a kind. Nobody's voice has touched me like this since I first heard Emilou Harris - a God bless her,, Emi never came close to what Angelina can do. She IS the best n my world.
Angelina is one of the most addictive singers I have ever listened to, & one of the very few, that can pull you right into the song, making you feel, every word, every note, & every emotion. ❤️💙 I always have this feeling that Angelina is not only channeling some of these late great singers, but that they also pass through her, when she is singing their song ❤️💙 A rare beauty, in every sense of the word ❤️💙 Loved your reaction, & you can gather from my comment, that Angelina would be my preferred listening tone........it's all preference & how we hear the music, & Angelina just touches the emotions like nobody else can!
after i see this, i must say that Angelina,so young in this live performance is one of a kind, after whitney,they have different styles,Angelina smooth style,her voice in her age is amazing,a future,or already a living legend,so young, a star already,great react.
I hope singing never becomes routine for Angelina, if it ever does, god forbid, then music will have died. As one of the Norway’s got talent judges told Angelina, saying to her, “ Angelina are you are music”
18-month-old baby hears sounds around him and starts to sing! It's amazing how much innate emotional and musical intelligence this girl has! A great combination of great singers with Angelina :) Regards
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Another thought provoking analysis of Angelina’s amazing talent. I’d never heard Angelina and Whitney back to back before. I always thought Angelina did a very good job on this, but she was really staring on the high notes. After hearing them back to back I really enjoy Angelina’s version slightly better. If you factor in the age difference it is no contest. Will Angelina be able to do this better when she is 29, only time and nature can decide. Thanks again for your devotion to Angelina.
Voice coaches on youtube always said a maturing voice will be moving towards the lower end of the register. Which would make it harder to hit those high notes that are on the edge of her range now. But we'll see.
@@yves2932, I'm not a vocal coach, so I know nothing about this, and am genuinely curious as to when a voice matures. Had Whitney's voice moved to the lower end of the register before she recorded this song and made it such a hit at the age of 28, or does that move happen later in life? Has Angelina already reached her peak, after just turning 13 in this video, or does her voice have at least 15 years to get better? I am curious, because I'm old, and would like to know if she will get so much better than she is now, in my lifetime, or have I heard the best from her in her first 7 years.
@@musicluvr70 I'm as clueless as you ;-) But I think they were saying the absolute peak of your vocal abilities is in your early twenties. This specialist claims the voice is fully matured at the 30ies: majoringinmusic.com/changes-in-vocal-range/
Thank you, Alan. Yours is one of the most interesting, in depth and intelligently articulated critiques of Angelina’s supremely gifted abilities that I have seen so far. It was a pleasure to join you.
In my opinion the difference between Angelina and other polished and professional singers - the reason we cry when Angelina sings, but remain dry eyed when we hear another singing the same song is because those singers are performing...they are SINGING the song, but Angelina is LIVING the song...lyrics, meaning, melody, and all.
If it's a matter of taste, I taste Angelina. If it's using just the basics to sing this song I'm back to Angelina, if it's age I'm back to Angelina. Angelina IMHO is a monster. She gobbles up songs like I eat ice cream. Angelina was born to sing and so she shall. Your comments are well taken Alan, thank you, thumbs up.
Alan, I love what you are doing with your channel. I have been listening to Angelina for almost a year. I am an old sax player and lover of Jazz. I do not have the words to describe fully what happens to me when she sings, but I want you to notice her when she does a song really well. She giggles slightly to herself at the end of the song as if she is pleased with her performance and it made her giddy. I have known a psychic as a friend. The ability to connect to other people through time and space does happen. Angelina's ability to move people emotionally may be in that realm. It almost seems that Angelina connects with the song writer's thoughts & emotions when the song was written, connects with the artist's talents she covers and then channels all of that through her with her own style in a uniquely pleasing way. Her singing penetrates like warm, radiant sunlight on a cool morning and it feels good. Wayne
Have been waiting expectantly for your next reaction to Angelina. Love the way you approach the subjects you talk about. I listen to Angelina everyday - Why? Because when she sings she touches my heart.
Vocal gymnastics means nothing to me, Whitney had plenty of that, I don’t hear the soul in her voice, like in Angelina’s voice, there is something in her voice that is indescribable, it speaks to the soul, just like Monet.
Great overview and reaction. I know it is impossible to have universal agreement on who is the "best" artist or vocalist of all time. At some point however I think people can begin to come to some agreement about a group of superstars. You touched on 2, Elvis and Whitney. There are others, Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury for instance. I believe Angelina over time will join this pantheon of all time greats. She is a once in a lifetime artist and her gift and love for brining it to the world has only just begun. I am excited to see and share this journey with her.
There's really only one thing that explains Angelina. Look into that magical musical place that all singers want to be, and you'll see Angelina gazing back at you. She is music.
The English artist (Jessie ?) has a beautiful voice. Her rendition has a softness lacking in all the others which is unique for this song.I found it very pleasant. Angelina’s emotional rendition is delivered with such smoothness of expression that it makes one “feel” the song.
Thanks again, Alan. It IS great fun! I agree with the assessment of who is better. It's taste and connection. Jesse doesn't really connect with me but she does some stuff at the high end that I like a lot. Ariana is exceptional and I like her a lot, but her version of the song here is less impactful than the others for me. This is not my favorite Whitney version. Still, I think Whitney is great. Angelina is the only one of the four that I feel a connection to. I feel more from Angelina's songs than from others (generally speaking-- there are a few outliers). I don't know that I've read how much or how often music was played in the house. I have only read that granny did introduce Angelina to jazz and played it around her. Angelina's aptitude and desire are key. Some reactors point out a few flaws in Angelina's performance. Even with them, I like her version as much (if not better) than my favorite Whitney version and I recognize that at 13 her voice is not fully mature so those flaws may fade if Angelina continues to sing this song 5-10 years from now. Still, I choose to listen to Angelina and I feel a greater emotional response to her version and to her singing, in general, than I do others...even the recognized "great" ones. Angelina's on her way to achieving her destiny.
@Gary Swee I 100% agree with everything you said. Angelina was a bit pitchy at some points on the big notes, but I didn’t mind because she poured emotion into it. Whitney’s performance here was just that, a performance. IMO, connecting to a song emotionally (both the singer and the listener) is really what makes you love it.
Thank you Alan.Very interesting take on this song.I'm a fan of AJ and I really appreciate the comparisons.In my mind there is no one better than Angelina, absolutely no one! Thats just my opinion.When AJ sings you can feel every word and note.She is incredible.I have explained her as coming from God but I welcome other reasons that she is so special.I enjoy your reactions!
Absolutely agree about ‘feeling’ her voice and the emotion she stirs with her lovely singing-but also the clarity as you can understand every word. Not only was Angelina born with this incredible gift, she is improving all the time!
I have missed you but now I see why. Constructing this marvelous and deeply interesting presentation must have taken a lot of your time. After hearing you, I see that the nurturing she received in music, specifically jazz, was critical for her confidence in herself as well as her musical abilities. But taking that further, how fortunate we were that all of that was lavished on a child who was born with incredible musical abilities. She was blessed and we are blessed.
Good news and bad news. First the bad news. My editor, creative consultant, technical supervisor (aka my daughter) has gone off to uni in London 100 miles away. Also when we tried to upload this a fortnight ago, we were plagued and delayed with copyright claims. The good news is my stepson lives 4 miles away and I found out yesterday he makes and edits documentaries. His hand in this video just makes it that much slicker. I've already recorded 3 more- only waiting to be edited. And I have my next 9 (yes NINE) on paper. It is my intention to drip feed the videos once every 12-14 days. The well is far from dry. In my mansion, there are many rooms
My impression is that she was a lot on her own in deciding what to do with her music, she also choose all the songs herself. Sometimes having no teacher telling you what to do can create a broader understanding of the possibilities and make you more prone to develop an ability to just puzzle it out until you're satisfied with it. Speaking from my totally different profession I believe that can help a lot in developing confidence.
@@yves2932 My impression is that lack of confidence was/is never an issue for AJ. She has this quiet confidence you barely need to scratch the surface to see. She is just very self possessed. She has exquisite control of her emotions but at the same time they're all there right on the surface. She understands music very deeply. It's not just her musical arrangement in 'I Put a Spell'- but many other songs. If she were just an ordinary artist, I would not be reacting to her exclusively
As a professional teacher for a career, my mantra continues to be we learn to a deeper level when we relearn a topic before teaching that subject. In Angelina's case, that really comes out when we observe how easily she slips to the role of "teacher" as in the videos of her teaching her little sister and the renowned musicians she teaches in other videos.
Wow, there are some deep thinking people here. But I do think I feel the vibration thing in my soul and maybe kinda explains my love of Angelina's songs and my preference of her as greatest for me, cause I can't explain it.
That's very kind of you to say. Actually, I have great admiration for her grandmother- because I have great respect for sages. The paradox of my position id trying to understand and explain Angelina and all that surrounds her while respecting the privacy of her family
@@thealanpapier That might be why your ratio between subs and likes is so strong; you being very respectful of that family. Side note: Some shy off, after reacting to Angelina Jordan. They might be turned off by some fans of Angelina Jordan that might seem a less appealing sort of fanatic. Is this something you might talk to? I think we share loving to support Angelina Jordan and sharing her and the way we make us feel, listening to her singing. If your journey with Angelina Jordan on you tube comes to an end i would love to see you do the same thing for Aurora Aksnes.
@@flakebust990 I must admit to what should be obvious- I am an AJ super fan, a 'contained' AJ super fan- but a super fan nonetheless. I have taken on the role of giving voice to her fans and super fans to let them know that they are not alone and their reaction is shared and valid. I have never had a musical experience before as I have had with AJ- and this is why I only react to her. And many of her fans feel the same way. If you happen to be Norwegian, in my upcoming video I will be describing how i first discovered AJ- through Sigrid (from Alesund)
This was the best review I've seen. I'm so enjoying the Angelina journey your taking us on. I remember one of the judges on Norway's Got Talent, after Angelina's debut performance, saying "you are music". After this review I think I have a better understanding of how insightful that judge was.
Alan, i don't think it's as simple as you state regarding Angelina's non-nervousness when performing. When you place a child on stage in front of thousands of people there is a natural tendency to be fearful or nervous, regardless how well you sing or how natural it comes to you. Angelina has confidence which helps, but i think it's her ability to detach herself from her surroundings and enter her inner world where only she and her music exist.
Thank you, Alan, for a well-presented program. I have been following Angie for several years now, have seen all that she has done and many, many reactions, most worthless. Yours, however, are very well thought out and offer new insights to the phenomenon called Angelina. I have my own ways of describing her amazing abilities. The one I think most represents the difference between her and other singers is that she is 3D vs. their 2D - she brings another dimension to a song that is endearing and intimate and heart-warming and on and on. We just do not possess a word to describe it. Angie has said that she goes to s special, good-feeling place when she sings and you can see her go there a few seconds before she opens her mouth. While she sings she is not fully in our world, her eyes close and she selects from her toolbag of hundreds of voices, ornaments, pitches, breathing, timing, back phrasing and so forth, in just the right way to present each song beautifully. I would have to say that is pure genius, but it wouldn't work if she did not have an unique and gorgeous voice. When I listened to the three other performers in your video, they sang well, and in their own style, but were not interesting, once you compare them to Angelina. That is why I can listen to the same songs from Angie time and time again and never be bored. And, each time I discover something new. She is an amazing gift to humanity.
I've noted that a few times Angelina turns towards the camera and slightly away from the mic,that varies the tone of course because the amplfication is affected.This has been misinterpretated as her going slightly off pitch which isn't the case of course.Angelina is a musical genius and it's up to us to listen very deeply and try to grasp the soul of each song that she shares.You look at her music from an artistic viewpoint and that's the real doorway to her paradise I think.Your insights are very interesting,having fun right along with you.
I remember listening to an interview of someone talking about Patsy Cline and they were saying "when Patsy sang a song it was sung" meaning that the song would hence forth be compared to Patsy's version. I am starting to believe that about Angelina's singing her arrangement. This girl has a giant talent that I think has many more years to develop. Alan, I love your analysis and I am sure that each video you do takes many hours of thought, then much effort to assemble those thoughts into videos. Thank you very much!!!
Alan. Totally agree that Angelina was listening to music while still in the womb. Forming words at eighteen months let alone having tone awareness and expressing it is barely comprehensible. Scrolling through RU-vid looking for Jazz artists at two through three is a wonderment. She must have been receiving contentment from the pursuit. She obviously learned from her mother and grandmother the use of a phone or tablet and quickly learned the direction she wished to pursue. What three year old tells her mother she wants to sing for Simon Cowell. How does a five year old acquire the life values she displays at six. Language skills and abilities by five and six are another discussion. Wish that we could conduct some interviews and research as to when. Regards Sir please continue.
Wow great job been waiting for your next one. Angelina is one of kind as always the barefoot princess nails it they all come from in side her self. Given to us from above. Can't wait for your next one!
Wonderful destructuring analysis Alan, I have assimilated every word and I share them ... it's precisely in these comparisons, not evaluations, that every time I realize how much that little girl steals the air I breathe. Each of her vocal opera (I don't know whether to call them songs) is so absolutely and profoundly full of passion, emotion, sensitivity, with those personal and peculiar characteristics, that it's not possible to homologate it, it's her and only her and in this way she leaves you a sign in the soul, which you cannot erase. Whitney has an incomparable and wonderful vocal ability, but in this version of the song she is perhaps a bit too acting and is less soft and smooth. Thanks, great job !
My personal subjective but honest opinion. I am/were a big fan of Whitney. This is the second time on different occasions that I listen to Whitney singing this song. On both occasions she is too dramatic en and suddenly her performance is for me not so impressive like Angelina's. Angelina sings for me more fluently and is softer on my ears and touch my soul. Actually at my old age I find it very difficult to listen to other singers especially when they sing songs that Angelina had cover.
You couldn't be more correct. Just try to listen to Charlotte Summers (Born November 2005, 3 months older) singing Diamonds are Forever, I Put a Spell on You, You don't know me, Feeling Good, It's a Man's World. A Lot of people will say she is the real Talent and son on. I think she was on AGT 2019. I think she made a very big mistake when she chose the same playlist as Angelina. Most of the judges seemd to have liked the performances. For me she blew all the songs as she made them more pop and screammed;
Yes I thought that version of Whitney’s song was her best and I think that Angelina thought so too that’s why she chose and sang a version very close to that bodyguard version.
Four amazing renditions of Whitney Houston's iconoc song. Why do I tear up at only one of the four cover's performances, the original one included? Like you say, Alan, it is subjective, and each artist sings the song beautifully. It is not at all, for me, the irrelevant and unfair question of who sings it better, but of who touched my trembling soul more than the other three. My answer is inspired by Nikola Tesla's work and can be, humbly, formulated in the following terms: Since a piece of music, for instance, could be interpreted as a sequence of vibrational sound frequency, the one that would correspond best to the particular vibrational frequency of my soul would affect me more. Angelina's own vocal vibrational frequency must obviously correspond to mine, since it is when she sings that song here that my whole being is touched, chills and goosebumps occurred, and my lacrymal glands are reacting to her particular vocal vibrational sound frequency. Does it make sense? I love, love your expression " anthem of the soul", the word anthem, that I would apply also to Angelina' original Oslo, describing poetically the emotional charge that I feel when she sings it.
Please search, Alan, for her version of Oslo her sang on a rooftop (reported in Oslo before their departure to the U.S). She pours out her soul into her expressing her feelings. It is worth finding.
Wonderful analysis. And yes, Angelina is amazingly better and the reason does seem to lie in her emotional capacity guiding her voice. But as a child how does she have such a developed emotional capacity without the life experience that must inform and enrich the emotional input?
No "bearing with you" necessary Alan. Love your analysis! You make it very understandable. I appreciate all the thought and work you put into these videos.
A very well done and most interesting analysis with superb analogies. I completely agree with the vast majority of what you say. With regard to the development of her talent during her early childhood, I was wondering if you have considered the impact of her socioeconomic environment. We know that many of the artistic geniuses of history were greatly assisted by materially 'easy' childhoods, and ongoing 'patronage', especially during the Renaissance. It removes pressures and allows additional development time that more restrictive environments don't. From videos I have seen of her childhood, I suspect that may have been a factor with Angelina as well. Just a thought.
Norway is a very affluent country. They have a lot of land, few people and reserves of oil. AJ grew up very comfortably- at least upper middle class. Her dad works for an Iranian oil company. So the socioeconomic certainly didn't hold her back. And all the stars were aligned when she was born. And I also believe she has a different emotional construct than almost anyone else to do what she does. I will be discussing that in an upcoming video.
@@thealanpapier 'At least' is correct. Viewing various shorts (e.g. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0MxvyojVlBk.html ) and other online information relating to Angelina, including the multiple houses the family has, gives me the impression they are very well off indeed. That is in no way any sort of judgement, but it does add weight to my theory. Regarding her emotional construct, it is interesting to see her reactions in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nxu0thekm-M.html where she is not yet certain she can do what she wants to, but is delighted when she finds she can. She seems to have absolutely no fear of the consequences of failure, perhaps because she has not experienced any that are important to her.
Judit and Susan Polgar... forgot the third... Great chess players. Angelina tells a story when she sings and she tells it with her heart in to our souls ❤
@@kentovewagenes1141 Hi Kent If you are Norwegian, I discovered AJ by first discovering Sigrid (from Alesund). In a future video, I will tell how I came to discover AJ
@@thealanpapier cool 😁 I am from Bergen, Norway. Norway has some amazing artists with Angelina, Aurora, Sigrid and also Susanne Sundfør ❤ But, it's only Angelina i listen to EVERY day. She makes me calm with her voice ❤
@@kentovewagenes1141 I also listen to AJ every day. And I realized there were thousands and thousands of others like us- which made me start this AJ channel Congratulations for being Norwegian!! I have very fond memories of my time spent there. And I know Sigrid either has a studio or a flat in Bergen
Thank you, Alan, for another of your intelligent and insightful analyses of Angelina's immense talent. Your approach is a breath of fresh air from the myriad "Wow! Amazing! How old is she?" reactors out there. May I offer a few observations (not criticisms) of my own? While the video of Whitney you used was wonderful, I wish you had used the official movie soundtrack video. It would have shown more of a correlation between Whitney and Angelina. With both using the same backing track, it would have made it easier to compare and contrast their performances. Not for competitive purposes, mind you. I hate when people try to turn the arts into a sporting competition. In listening to both of them, it never escapes me that Whitney did hers at age 29 in a major recording company studio with all the bells and whistles (autotune, mixing, compression, multiple takes, etc.), while Angelina, at age 13, did hers in one take in a small studio or a room in her home. That to me is astounding. Whitney's performance is "perfect" because of what I mentioned before, while, to my ear, Angelina's had two very minor flaws - intonation at the end of the second verse and a loss of breath support on one word at the beginning of the second chorus. Maybe she is human after all! I loved your analogies between chess and baseball to give perspective to Angelina's unique and immense abilities. Thanks again. Looking forward to your next in-depth video!
Actually, I did use the original movie soundtrack version at first- (which is what AJ's version is based on) but then I came up against copyright issues and was blocked. (Did you know that 3 copyright strikes and they take your channel down?) This is why it was a 22 day gap since my last video. My priority then was to get any version that I could publish
Alan, I thought the heads up match with Adele was so one sided in favor of Angelina it was actually laughable. This one outdoes that one. Here, she covers all 3 superstars! Alan, there's a beautiful melody circulating around on you tube, SOMEWHERE IN TIME. It's absolutely remarkable and I hope some day Angelina does her thing and records a video of it. I know it would be mind blowing. She's unbelievable. Have you seen her duet with Elvis? It's near perfect. We missed you. Got nervous. Glad to see you're back. Keep up the great work.
Good news and bad news. First the bad news. My editor, creative consultant, technical supervisor (aka my daughter) has gone off to uni in London 100 miles away. Also when we tried to upload this a fortnight ago, we were plagued and delayed with copyright claims. The good news is my stepson lives 4 miles away and I found out yesterday he makes and edits documentaries. His hand in this video just makes it that much slicker. I've already recorded 3 more- only waiting to be edited. And I have my next 9 (yes NINE) on paper. It is my intention to drip feed the videos once every 12-14 days. The well is far from dry. In my mansion, there are many rooms
@@thealanpapier Sounds great! As I'm sure you know, we cannot get enough of Angelina. And, I actually like the fact that you have seen the video's before hand. Your "in depth" comments have brought forth a lot of interesting theories from her fans to say the least. Your channel is fun and it will grow like crazy.
I think everything you are saying about her is true, however I think there is more to it than just that, Although that is extremely important.Those things are very important but she also has to have the genetics for it, her lungs, her vocal cords, and other physical factors all have to come into play just right, and let’s not forget her environment as you mentioned. All the stars aligned for Angelina to bless herself, her family, and the rest of us with her divine unique gifts. Everything this young lady does seems to be motivated by love. I hope she is wise and remains unspotted from this world and keeps the purity that she has now. I know that’s a tall order, but, I hope it nonetheless.
I agree with you, from day one, if not prenatally. In addition, I think the answer is in her hyperintelligence in the emotional sense (EQ) and that a synapse between emotions and music was created at the earliest age. Thank you for the wonderful explanation. I especially liked "drawing" parallels between chess, sports and music. Indeed, there are universal rules and values in all areas, it can be called the golden ratio, the golden chord, the integrity or the solution of a system of differential equations that explains the motion of the planets. Greetings from a cyberneticist and painter from Belgrade who grew up with music.
Thank you. I have found that my evolution as a RU-vidr is becoming great fun. One of the things I very consciously try and do is bring in aspects from many different fields (I will be talking about the geneticist, Mendl and hybrid vigour soon) because this is how life is. Everything is connected to everything else. Yet again, there is a slight hitch with my next video being blocked. Hope to sort out over the weekend. Cheers AP
JJ going for stylistic only. AG trying to outdo Whitney. Whitney, again going for stylistic. AJ does it with soul..imagine! Trying to prove something and she does.
I'm not sure if that "she wants to prove something" impression is accurate. The only time I'm aware of that she ever displayed any feeling of having to prove something was when she said "If I have no confidence into myself, how could I ask anyone to put their confidence into me?" (Did she read books about leadership?). Summing up all the comments of voice coaches I've watched, many of her covers are technically hard. Her youtube back catalogue looks a bit like a learning journee to me, jumping from challenge to challenge.
Alan I always look forward to your videos. As I’ve said before, it would be great to sit down with a beer and share our thoughts on this Angel. First of all I am impressed with your knowledge of baseball. Did you live in the states at some point? I very much liked JJ’s version. Not so much Ariana’s. I assume you chose Whitney’s version to show a different take on it for her. Angie covered the movie version. I love Angies version. I really don’t think belting is her thing and she was definitely at the edge of her upper range there. But this was a tribute to Whitney from Angie. The interesting thing about Angie versus a lot of talented young singers is that neither of her parents are musicians or singers. Singers like Haley Reinhart grew up with music. Haley recently dropped a video with her singing and dad playing guitar. It is excellent. Little 7 year old Claire Crosby has two musical parents that influence her greatly. If you haven’t watched any Claire please do, she will bring the tears for you too. Looking forward to your next video. Cheers!
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Alan: so you have given me a subject that will help in understanding who A.J. is and what contributed to her talents. What and how you explained this stage of her early years is very interesting. I still think there is something else that is part of her talents, old soul as you mention can still be part of her life. I have seen in many of her videos something that came from some where and honesty I don't think it came from her grandmother. I just don't see the connection for A.J. to be able to connect on these thing unless she grew up in America or Harlem. It words, attitude and soul that she seem to know and to be able to feel that from a record seem not possible. But that why I will continue to listen to her music and your channel. All about the music and love.
Hi, In the 6 weeks since I did this video, my thoughts about AJ have evolved. I will be recording another video this week (AJ 'Shield)= to be published mid December- where I will be discussing the influence of the ancient wisdom from Zoroastrianism!!
This song was not composed by the artist singing it ,it was written by David foster and Linda Thompson . Whitney made it famous , and every one thinks she owns it , which she did for a long time, until along came Angelina Jordan a 12 year old girl from Norway who has blown everyone else out to the game ,with her tone, smoothness , quality of voice, and a emotional content unmatched by anyone today, of seasoned singers over three times her age. No one singer can claim ownership of this song ,but Angelina to date is the master of this song at only a 12 year old girl. Whitney did a great job and held the trophy per say, for many years, however. compared to the now "Barefoot Queen of Song" Whitney's versions are a bit choppy ,where as Angelina is as smooth as velvet with the lyrics, and her range is ever as impressive as Whitney's ever was. I have to now hand the trophy over to Angelina , until some one else comes along and puts more emotion and tone in this song which seems to be quite an impossible task to accomplish.
@@artdeco2071 I did not say that in my comment , however, I have read somewhere that,( cant remember where it was,) that she has worked with David Foster at one time.
Angelina's rendition sings the entire song seated for 4.52 minutes in one take with all the heaviest belts of the highest notes in the last 50 seconds. Ariana Grande's rendition is 2.30 minutes, cutting out the last belts. Whitney's live rendition has her taking breathing breaks in the last minute to complete. These are the basic facts.
I don't think her using "I love singing" as a kind of mission statement has neccesarily to be seen as an understatement. We've all witnessed her idea of "singing" is a bit different and broader than usual. Her covers are true to the essence of the original and you can instantly recognice the original and often even the artists voice she's covering. Yet she's not trying to create a duplicate. She's always adding her own twist on it and makes it her own. The first two artist you showed did a good copy, which is quite an achievement for this very hard song. But they dont do much more in my opinion. The consensus on expectations seems to be that covering Whitney can only end up as a miserable fail or something great. But in most cases a miserable fail. You have to be extremly good not to mess it up so much that it sounds horrible. And those select few that are that good are usually good enough to make it great. The reaction of the judges on germany's "Got Talent" variant DSDS was a vivid example of that. "I'll be singing Whitney Housten". "Are you sure? Oh no, I know how that will end. (Everyone will will hate me again for ripping a cute girl to shreds) Don't you have an alternate song? PLEASE!!!" Yes we have our own Simon character. The idea of an association of music with beeing cuddled, nurtured, loved is an interesting thought. You can associate feelings to a taste or sound, it's called a pavlov reflex. I once had unintentionally trained myself to one. So I can confirm it works in real life. I was always wondering how she can be void of stage fright. Some people cant feel physical pain due to some defect. Could it be something similar? That would be probably the only mental defect some people would love to have. But then again you can tell, she's not frightened but also not completly comfortable at her first apearances and grows more confident. That makes that idea implausible.
👩🏻🎤🎵🌎⭐️🇳🇴❤️ I've always thought that this was an utterly remarkable performance by a 13-year-old Angelina. Since we're talking about whether or not aesthetic judgments are subjective, I will just point out that if they are (and I'm not making a claim here one way or the other) that means not only that it would be wrong to say that Whitney is better than Angelina, or that Angelina is better than Whitney, but it also means that it would be wrong to say that either of them is better than Jessie J or Ariana Grande. In fact, it means that it would be wrong to say that Whitney is any better than my next door neighbor. If aesthetic judgments are subjective then everyone is on a par with everyone.
I think first of all you need to be on a certain mimimum level of abilities, which is very high for this song. Otherwise everyone will inevitable agree you butchered the song. Above that level all bets are of and it's more a matter of taste.
What strikes me about that video of Angeluna belting out a song at 18 months is that she IS belting it out...AND already inherently has that dramatic hand gesture - that so many peofessional singers have - she HAS that at 18 months...and it's NOT a practiced gesture!
To address something you said at the very end: personally, I see Angelina's early development as a singer as being more comparable to her learning to speak than to her "growing her arms". Children learn to speak "naturally", yes, but it takes some effort. They may start out simply "babbling" and trying to imitate sounds that they hear, but they also are compelled to communicate needs and desires, and they get frustrated when they cannot do so effectively (which is why many parents opt to use sign language as a kind of bridge between the pre-verbal stage and speech, since that seems to make it easier for the child to communicate). IOW, children have an _urge_ to communicate; they don't just "happen to" start communicating at some point "just because" (the way an arm grows "just because" the child is growing up). Now, I don't know if there is in Angelina's early singing experiences an analog of the frustration I mentioned (maybe not until later, when she found she wasn't good enough for her own liking), but the video of her at 18 months is particularly fascinating because it (IMO) raises profound questions related to the other things I was talking about: imitation, motivation, and communication. When baby Angelina threw her head back and (eventually) closed her eyes as she sang, was she imitating other singers she had seen? Was she imitating Whitney? (I don't think so. Not in the music video for this song, anyway. Although Whitney closes her eyes a few times, she doesn't do it at that point in the song, nor does she ever throw her head back the way Angelina does.) Or was she doing it "naturally"? Was she "singing it with feeling" because she was _actually experiencing_ a feeling deep inside as she sang - something she would later describe as being taken to "another world"? (Could this have been the first time she caught a brief glimpse of that world?) And, assuming she was singing with "genuine feeling", was she perhaps even trying to _communicate_ that feeling through her singing? Is that even _possible_ for an 18-month-old? I don't know the answer to these questions, but the thought that the answer to some of the latter ones might be "yes"… I mean… I… I just don't know. (BTW, for comparison, here's a short clip of Claire Crosby at 19 months, throwing her head back as she sings along with "In Summer" from _Frozen_ : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-76Fwo2OjWYk.htmlm23s The full video contains many other clips of her singing before she was 3, starting at 10 months [off-camera]. I wish we had this much early stuff of Angelina singing. There's gotta a lot be more we haven't seen…)
Hi Donald, Your comment is much too long and articulate for me not to reply. We broadly agree about everything. I don't believe in splitting hairs- but normally you would be right- singing would be an extension of a child learning a language. But all the evidence points to AJ being attuned to music well before she was verbal. The image of 'growing her arms' was just a way to express the organic and inevitable nature of her growing to be a singer. Some things are hard to know and we can only 'conjecture'. I agree that the closed eyes takes her to another world. Maybe it also allows her 110% focus on the music with no visual distraction. What I haven't expressed explicitly (which I should have)- and which none of us can remember- is the world of feeling age 6 months, 12 months, 18 months. The neurology is not yet developed enough to filter the desirable from the undesirable. Everything is taken in- for better or worse. Just look at the family dog- all emotion right on the surface all the time. So when these young babies are exposed to life, they are a total sponge. All parents take note!! I had a look at the Clare Crosby video. It reinforces my view that early development is a massive influence Cheers AP
@@thealanpapier Hey Alan,thanks for your mission to explain and bring the music of Angelina out to a broader public,and I must say its very interesting at least to listening to your explanation of why you think Angelina is the great artist that thousand of her fans from all around the world can agree too,and by the way,it's rare to find someone speaking english in a way that is so easy to understand for me as a foreigner.And here is my opinion about Angelina.Here she is 13 years of age,and she is connecting to you the listener in a way that no one else can,she emote and she is an expert to bring that emotion to the listener,in a way she is not only singing to your ears,but to your soul as well,and many who comment are calling her a doctor becauce her singing has a special effect on many,they are relaxing and starts to heal.This effect she had on listeners when she was 12,11,10,9,8,7,and may be even when she was six.Angelina said early that to her,singing was as important as breathing,and she wanted to be a superstar and sing to the whole world.I have seen a video with an american shaman where he tells that in his opinion Angelina is a cosmic avatar,and I am starting to believe it myself.So IMO she is a cosmic avatar brought to this earth on a mission in this turbulent time in the history of the human race.She is here giving out love through her singing an her example in her way of interacting with other people,example her giving away her shoes when six, giving away the money she won winning Norway got talent,an many charety events where she has been singing,raicing 21 millon euros,by her impact the world will be a better place and start to heal,in the same way people listening to her music are relaxing and if you have had a bad day listening to here singing,go right from her soul to your soul,and you start to heal.By the way her whole name is Angelina Jordan Astar,Jordan in the scandinavian languages are derived from the earth,so her name means an angel and a star from the earth.A conscidence,I do'nt think so,she is fulfilling her destiny,a destiny that was her plan from before she was born.If you read some spiritual litterature,many says that souls reincarnate together acording to plan,an therefore know beforehand who your parents would be,and the parents know who their baby will be,hence the appropriate name given to Angelina by her parents.
After listening to this again, I have a couple comments. Angelina Jordan's version is, of course, about as good as it gets. But, I think you picked a version from Whitney that doesn't really give a good one-to-one comparison. That was a 1994 BIG theatrical concert production, with all sorts of added flourishes and runs not present in her original version. I think a much better comparison would have been with the original "Bodyguard" sound track or her official music video.
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🙏🙏👍👍💙💙 i like another version of this song by withney and I might be criticized by saying this but to my opinion the only singer I can say was better than angelina is Freddy mercury I have listened so many covers by angelina from legendary singers and in 90% of cases her covers were better than the originals but the only singer angelina couldn't touch it yet is Freddy but she is just 14 now and she is not in her prime
I love Angelina's voice, but not on every song cover. This version is best sungvby the queen herself, Whitney Houston ❤. There's just no comparison, not yet anyway. But I also happen to think no one will ever match Whitney Houston's voice. She was something else.
Good fun with your analogies, Alan. Problem is they don't really work. With a marathon we have a measurement---Time. The winner has the fastest time, and I can compare others by looking at their time. Can't argue with that. With chess we have a winner. It's not up for discussion. Checkmate! But with singing, we have to make a judgement, and the standard varies. What you like I might not, and vice versa. So there's all this room for disagreement---Not with running, and Not with chess. See how the analogy breaks down. And you picked a version of Whitney's that is quite different than the others are performing, so comparison is very difficult. She's playing with the melody to entertain the crowd and to show off a little, and because she's Whitney and it's her song, she can do that. But while I love the original by Whitney, I didn't really care for this version. Some people will refuse to make a negative judgment because it's Whitney, and they assume that if she's singing it, well, it must be great. Which again shows how the analogies you used just don't work. There is no judgment with running---fastest time wins; with chess---checkmate. But with singing it's all about taste; and while you might believe that Whitney and Angelina are superior on this song, someone else might not. See the problem? For a Great comparison between Angelina and Whitney, Philip at pa1189j has created an incredible mashup of the two of them singing this song: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iByyAzKCvFg.html It is simply Terrific! But again, it allows the listener to make a Judgment. Because there is no Standard for what is Best, so there can Not be an indisputable Winner, or a measurement to determine the difference between them---it comes down to "What Did You Like the Best"? So with that in mind, and ranking the ones that you chose, here's my ranking: 1st---Angelina; 2nd---Jesse Jay; 3rd---Whitney; and 4th---Ariana. And others will have completely different rankings because this is all a matter taste. Thanks for putting this all together, Alan. Until next time. 😊💕💕
Point taken. I was not making the point across the 3 human endeavours- marathon, chess and singing. I was making the point that with these, and virtually every other field, there is a huge range of ability. Whether these abilities can be 'measured' is almost incidental. Appreciation of music is subjective; the other 2 are not- but it is the range of ability which is fascinating The publishing of this video was delayed for 10 days because I was trying to sort out copyright claims. This was not my first choice for WH version. In the end, I was lucky to find any version that I could publish.
Actually, we'll find out that Grandma is the one we have to thank a lot. All that Jazz stuff AJ was exposed to even before the birth was due to Grandma's good taste in music. Grandma seems to be still a huge influcence in the way AJ sings and chooses the songs.
IVE TOLD PEOPLE WHITNEY WASNT GREAT LIVE AND THIS VIDEO PROVES IT,,,,, I MAYBE AN ANGELINA FAN but she sings the song the way it was meant to be sung. where whitney was obviosly singing it the way she did because she had no enhancements backing her vocals. sorry whitney fans but i think im spot on
