Matthew Drake The original recording was done by a group called the family, which was a prince spinoff group, the leader of the family was a previous member of the time with morris day. But yes prince definitely wrote this song
@@jcbaber7521 Sinead's version is certainly good, but Chris' version is not just more soulful than Sinead's, it's waaaay more soulful. In fact, looking at it completely logically and not just emotionally, when actually considering the genre of "soul music" and comparing it to other songs from the soul genre, Sinead's version hardly seems soulful at all to me.
@@Hector-ze7ed I weep every time I watch that video. I weep every time I watch someone else watching this video. Every time I hear the guitar intro. Everything. I weep at this song.
I can tell you from first-hand experience that most of the time people who have very strong emotions in every category of emotions for the most part, are usually pretty creative
@@rosebud7283 I did look at the facts... So did the police. They also viewed the hotel's surveillance footage which proved no one else was in his room after his wife talked to him on the phone. There is ZERO evidence suggesting that he was murdered. You're just a week minded conspiracy theorist.
There is nothing more genuine than Chris Cornell singing.... Probably the best singer in the grunge era, and sadly he isn't with us anymore. Ashamed how such a beautiful voice can be gone like that...
for as talented as Chris was he was a tortured soul. all throughout his career his lyrics came from a dark place. it's so sad that he finally decided he no longer wanted to live. his talent was really incredible.
Which is only reason people thinks it's good. Sinead O'connor's was much better. But she's still a live so we'll have to wait until everyone sees that one.
The way Chris sang this song was a depiction of how far down a dark hole he was in that only a few people knew. We only learned about his troubles after his death. He is so missed.
Usually I don't care that much when a famous artist dies, but in the case of Chris I really felt that. In performances like this one you can see how sensitive he was as a singer. You can tell he was a tortured soul.
i picked out a song list, since my days are numbered, and i have so much chris cornell on it.... i mean its a long list, but its in an order. there will be no casket, just go to the bar i picked and get along, enjoy music and stories. i am the highway
Dear sushi can you react to nearly forgot my broken heart 💔 also by Chris Cornell at Sirius XM studios. It is even more moving than nothing compares to you. Hugs and love I send to you ❤️
I love Chris's technical vocal skills, his tone, his emotion, and his soul, but saying "NO ONE" sings like him anymore is just factually incorrect. This is the baseless type of statement you'd expect to here from a naively loyal, blindly biased fan. It is a disingenuous, emotionally based statement, not backed up by fact. Regardless of how much you or I love Chris, off course there are other people who sing like him, and just as good as him. I'm not making an equivalent... That's not the point of my suggestion, as a somewhat unrelated issue, listen to Chris Stapleton's "I was Wrong", and/or "Tennessee Whiskey".
@@smallblockchevy1022 Nobody said Chris was the greatest vocalist in history (though I believe he was one of the greatest vocalists of our generation). But the fact does stand that nobody else sings like Chris. Love him or hate him, his was a voice that could never be duplicated.
Chris was the frontman of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog (Chris + members of Pearl Jam), Audioslave (Chris + Rage Against the Machine), and also did solo projects. He was good friends with Chester Bennington of Linkin Park who also left us far too soon by taking his own life two months after Chris did on what would have been Chris' birthday. You owe it to yourself to check out Temple of the Dog - Say Hello 2 Heaven
@@iammine8117 yeah it's much better to think he killed himself along w Chester, Prince, Whitney Houston, MJ, and countless other celebrities. Have you listened to Tom McDonald new song..They trying to kill me? What is he talking about. Hmm? Remember when they arrested the guys who killed BIG and 2pac.? Me neither How many of those Country singers are killing themselves from depression? I will put my tin foil hat back on and you put your head back in the sand! Or you could wake up. Did you not just see how ABC just got outed for burying the Jeffery Epstein story in 2016? Other ppl are saying the same thing I am in this comment section. Your favorite artist are being killed when they travel off the path, don't push the agenda. Start talking! I hope you start opening your eyes.
What's is wrong with just saying, wow, what a wonderful performance? Without having to take away from it by pointing out that Prince wrote the song? Everyone knows that Prince wrote the song... Everyone knows that Prince was a great singer/songwriter/musician, but even he didn't write all of his songs. Prince's greatness, as great as it may be, is a different discussion. I know you may be emotionally attached to Prince, but believe me, it's ok to just simply say, "Chris did a great job". Tina Turner's song "Proud Mary" was great too, but should we diminish her rendition of the song by bringing it to everyone's attention that Creedence Clearwater Revival wrote the song, and wrote the melody, and perhaps even did a better version than she did? Prince is great in his own right, but that is a completely different subject. This subject is about this specific video, about Chris Cornell's version of this song. Try to control your personal emotional fanaticism toward a specific artist.
Steve Harrison Thank you for that critique but you misunderstand my postings. My comments are to the Reactor not the Sub’s. These Artists and Songs are new to the Reactor. Of course the Sub’s know these facts. Most of us that like Reactor channels post to educate and suggest to help in the Reactors discovery. Thank you.
Oh girl. Welcome to the world of Chris Cornell...basically the best lead singer of early 90s grunge music. That’s another era that you need to do a deep dive in for sure :)
Riteous Right Hand agreed but Chris was more diverse and prolific with his music and can reach a much wider audience. Him and Layne had two of the greatest voices in rock history though.
@@riteousrighthand6144 Layne?????? lol Layne was a run of the mill grunge singer. People place a higher regard for him because he died, lol... what a joke.!!!
@@riteousrighthand6144 Layne doesn't even compare to Chris, lol. What a comical joke to even compare Layne Stayley to Chris Cornell, rofl. My stomach actually hurts from laughing, rofl!!!!
I was about 6 or 7 years old sitting in my sister's room on the green carpet as she played her brand new prince cassette around 1984-85. This was one of the songs I can remember listen to so much. Not sure what he was talking about but amazed by prince's voice. The first time I heard chris Cornell was on MTV when I was in the seventh grade singing for temple of the dog. Either "say hello to heaven" or "hunger strike" his voice is has so much emotion I will never forget the 80s and 90s music.
Didnt think you would come across this song But you thank you !!!. This is one of my Fav all time. I listed to this about 3 years ago for the first time ! Keep up the good work! Lovee you vids
This has and always will be a powerful song, but Chris' raspy and guttural voice just hits all the feels so much more. Nothing but respect to Prince as these are his lyrics, but I don't know how or if this song should ever be attempted by another individual after the late, great Chris Cornell. Like you said, "EFFORTLESS"Absolutely LOVED your reaction to this!
Written by Prince. Made famous by Sinead O'Connor. Hearts & souls touched by Chris Cornell ❤️ 💛 💙 💜 Sadly Chris Cornell took his own life in May of 2017 💔 💔 💔 💔
Chris played this as a tribute to Prince, who had just recently passed away. Now it reminds us of how amazing Chris himself was. Nothing compares to either of them, really.
Chris was one of my all time favorite musicians. I grew up late 80s into the 90s his music was everything. I've listened to his version of this song about 100 times. Its beautiful every single time. RIP
Haven't heard this version. One of my fav vocalists of all time. Another great from a list of greats by Prince. During Christmas, find Cornell's version of "Ave Maria". RIP Chris x
His death left a great sadness. Just loved that voice of his. Like all great artist's, just living gets too much. He loved hard fell hard. Rip Chris. Love your thoughts on music from around the world
I can tell you about the last two times I heard this song, watching Chris play live when he was doing his solo tour (such a.. just memorable concert) and the last time before hearing it now was the day I heard he died. He was such a huge part of me growing up and his music, I have so many memories attached to his and associated bands music. We lost a really good one with him.
Try "Hunger Strike" by Temple of the Dog, then "Show Me How to Live" or "Cochise" by Audioslave, then "Fell on Black Days" by Soundgarden. Chris Cornell was one of the greatest voices in Rock history. These are some bands he played with that show how dynamic he was. He is a legend. I always tell myself"Don't be sad he is gone, just be happy he was here" when thinking about his death.
Like the words of the song = liking the lyricist. Like the melody, rhythm, and complexity = liking the songwriter. Like the particular performance (how it is song) = liking the artist performing that specific version/interpretation (don't forget, it's a performance the real lives of many artists are racked and wrecked with pain and dark internal struggles)
I remember hearing it years ago and being blown away. I've always been a much bigger fan of Chris Cornell than I ever have been of Sinead O'Connor btw. Just saying.
The first time I heard this song is when it debuted in 1989....by Sinead O'Connor....and it was a hot hit...we used to cruise around the lake on the weekends with the stereo cranked!!! I was 16 and it was over 30 years ago....then years later Chris Cornell remade it and rocked it better than any Male could....check out chris Cornells 'Hungry' you wont regret it....
Cris Cornell was the lead singer of the rock band Sound Garden. He will go down as one of the greatest voices in rock history. He was also a very tortured sole. He battled a lot of depression throughout his life. On May 17, 2017, he lost his battle with depression when he unfortunately hung himself. Two months later, on July 20, his close friend Chester Bennington did the same. Chester was the lead singer of Lincoln Park. I don't know if you were aware of this information or not, but this was a little back story just in case you didn't already know. I mentioned both singers because you really can't tell one story without the other. You should react to Chester's performance of his song One More Light. He did a live performance of the song as a tribute to Chris.
Chris Cornell was one of the best male vocalists of his era, some might say any era. We truly lost a treasure when he died. He does a great rendition of Ave Maria too. Not to mention virtually everything else he sings. Listen to some Temple of The Dog stuff.
Prince wrote and recorded this song back in the 1980s! This is Chris Cornells cover of that song! He was the lead singer for Soundgarden back in the 1990s. That band broke apart and he formed Audioslave! He died of an apparent accidental overdose just a couple of years ago! Suffered from depression!
Everyone talks about Audioslave but Soundgarden's "Superunknown" and Temple of The Dog" self titled are Cornell's best work. And Prince was a genius ever get the chance look up what Purple Rain is actually about .
Through and through I think Down on the upside is Soundgarden’s best- BHS is their most popular imo Beatlesesque song but not their best by far... again imo I think Chris was turning into a real crooner... like Johnny Mathis check out Misery Chain on Letterman Even though I never knew him I loved him like a brother and cried like a baby for months after he died rip
. I mean opinion is opinion can't knock either. Yeah still don't think his death was a suicide to this very day. I don't believe Chester's death was either. I actually believe Chester was looking into his parents lineage sinse he was an orphan and found some shit he was not supposed to
Jay Spin In CCs case .... look at the gold digging wife- saw him as a down to earth family man but she was into Hollywood ......please....buried in LA?
That guy as you probably know is Chris Cornell singing a cover of Prince. Chris Cornell was former frontsinger of Soundgarden and audioslave like a bunch of others (like Eddy Vedder (pearl jam) ) they all have an unique sound. Specifically this song every time it makes me cry and km not ashamed of it
You should give Chris Stapleton a listen.." Tennessee Whiskey"...'I was wrong"...Sometimes I cry"..."Fire Away"...His voice is really great. Loved this reaction...Cornell had such a beautiful voice and presence.
Hey I have a question, what made you decide to react to this? Was it something someone suggested? The reason I ask is because this is sort of an odd introduction to him. This is Chris Cornell doing a Prince cover in 2016. His career began in the 80’s and he has a lot of hit songs from the bands he was in. I’ll give you a little brief, straightforward bit of information - He was the lead singer of Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, and Audioslave. Soundgarden was his primary band. Temple Of The Dog was a one-time group he took part in in 1990 as a tribute to the late Andrew Wood who was his friend and the lead singer of a band that was important around the time Grunge music was developing. Audioslave was a supergroup he was in during the 00’s when Soundgarden wasn’t active. I think it makes a lot more sense to listen to the classic work he’s done in his bands before hearing a modern day solo cover. Hunger Strike by Temple Of The Dog, Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, or Like A Stone by Audioslave - each of those are like the biggest ones from each band he took part in. They’re all great songs, I’d suggest them. Especially Hunger Strike since it does a good job showing his vocal range from low to high. Unfortunately Chris killed himself in 2017. As a fan I was devastated. I was in tears for days because of that. By the way, I hope this doesn’t sound like criticism because I enjoyed this reaction and it was really cool to see the appreciation you had for his voice. He was a great vocalist, especially in his prime.
I've been a Chris Cornell fan since the early 90's and had the pleasure of seeing him live many times during the 90's and 2000s. Many years had passed and I finally had the chance to catch him live again when he came to Detroit in May 2017. That was his final show! His final song was a cover of Led Zeppelin's In My Time of Dying. I can't help but wonder if he was trying to reach out? He seemed a bit "off" throughout his performance. We just assumed it was age! I wish we had known! I wish someone had known! This man was one of the pioneers of the music that saved me and many others who were just like me; the misfits, the misunderstood, the loners, and those that didn't fit in any clique! Thank you, Chris for sharing your gift with us! Continue to Rock in Paradise! If Heaven has a stage, that's one bad ass concert!
he's the guy paying tribute to Prince. he's the guy who committed suicide only a few years later. hes a guy who had real sorrow like real people. he's a gut who is missed....
I absolutely loved Chris Cornell's voice. He was a once in a life time talent that could sing any genre he wanted to. When he od' the world became a duller place. But Prince wrote this in the 80s and it became popular by Sinead O'Conner. Chris sang this in tribute to Prince after he died. I believe they were good friends. You should look up Like a Stone and Be Yourself. Those are just two of my favorite songs of his.
In my personal opinion Chris Cornell was the greatest rock vocalists of the 90s and possibly one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time he was amazing
Okay, I came to your channel for Em, but there is a special place for Chris in my heart. Em reinforced my love of 30 plus years of hip hop. But Chris? He was there to reflect my inner soul. RIP Chris. From Temple to Soundgarden to Audioslave, not to mention all the side projects. You were everything to a generation of us lost souls.
Love your channel. I'm an empath too...from Boston. Just wanted to make sure you knew Sinead O'Connor made this song famous in the early 90's, but this is my first time hearing this version. Wow. His voice isn't comparable...the raw resonance. Crazy.
