Janis Joplin - Cry Baby | REACTION 

Janis did not just sing the music. She was the music. I feel blessed to have grown up in the musical world of the 60s and 70s and the likes of it will never be repeated.

I CRIED and cried when she died. Summertime. Piece of my Heart. Amazing!

Janis had one of the most unique & powerful voices with a lot of grit. Sadly we lost her too soon. She was only 27 when she died. She had a lot of great songs in her short life such as "Me & Bobby McGee", "Piece Of My Heart", "Down On Me", "Little Girl Blue", "Summertime", "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)", "Get It While You Can", "Bye, Bye Baby", "Move Over", "Mercedes Benz" etc.

No one like her. First time I saw her- July 5th, very late, after 2 days of 100 degree Georgia heat, she came on stage, immediately the crowd on their feet, energized. Then, later that year, in concert, another amazing performance! I was 18, in love with Janis. Still am. What made Janis so great, apart from her voice and talent, was that she was so Real!

She put it all out there....warts and all. Just shreds her heart. Its why my generation adored her.

I don't know how to describe that first note she sings. It's like she's singing 3 Octaves at the same time.

Power house voice! But when she talks, she sounds like a little girl! Love Janis!

Loved your reaction! You would be totally blown away if you were to watch her perform Ball & Chain live at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. It too is an experience!

The GREAT Janis, queen of the blooz, still missed so much even today. I will ALWAYS love this woman's singing, always makes me get goose bumps and chills. Guys - PLEASE do her version of "Ball and chain" live at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. It will change your world and make you fall in love with her forever ❤

Love love anything Janis! Thanks, love you guys.

I'm 76 years young, and I saw them twice in the late 60's and both times she was chugging "Southern Comfort" straight out of the fifth. She was AWESOME !! I always considered her the best female singer with the worst band, but I still loved them.

Best rocker chick ever!

Janis"s self destructive lifestyle has taken something vital to our musical heritage.

I can only imagine if she had lived longer. She was such a tortured soul, with so much talent. I loved her then, and still do. Drugs are poison, and don't affect just the addict. It affects the whole world - we've been deprived of so many because of it.

anothrer member of the 27 club. What a talent. Greatest female rock singer ever!!!

She is more multidimensional than your first impression might imply. I think you'll like Ball & Chain more (LIVE). (But don't judge by the guitarists avant garde opening. THAT is not how the song is going to continue. She takes it down two notches form Cry Baby, but it is still full of her ability to deliver intense emotion. These 2 are some of her belting songs. She doesn't always go to this category. Like on "Me and Bobby McGee", the song is a completely different style of song. And happy. And then there are still other performances with more traditional singing for you, from Joplin, where you you would hear that she does sing more "traditionally" really well, too, and then also, she sure can sure pull her load in a duet.

Janis was a soulful singer for sure, happy labor day all, ❤

I wasn't sure how she was going to translate to a young audience. She was unique and intense and stoned 🤣. She burned it at both ends with drugs and booze and it took her out. A shame.

She is saying to the man she loves that when he gets done traveling the world trying to find himself, he will someday figure out that he will find himself back in her arms and like a fool she will welcome him back with open arms.

This was when she was in Toronto you cut out the part where you can see a Canadian flag behind her😊😊😊 I love this woman to me there's nobody better in the world living or dead that sings like her😊😊😊

She does best in her live performances because she can improv her songs and use her voice to its fullest potential and emotional grip. Her studio versions are more held back. But most of all she clearly likes performing and singing for people, real people in an audience. She has said this in many of her interviews.

“I feel like I just got baptised” 🤣🤣

When Janis' death was announced I was 13 at a sleep over with a group of my best friends. We heard it on the radio and cried our eyes out for the rest of the night. We knew in our schoolgirl hearts that we had lost an ally. RIP Janis

janis never sang a song the same way twice.

I LOVE YOU JANIS !

I always think of "Me & Bobby McGee" when I think of Janis! ❤

Truly iconic and brillant

Janis is one of my favorite singers of all time. Great reaction! I also recommend; -'Maybe' and 'Raise Your Hand' (live from Ed Sullivan Show) -'To Love Somebody' (live from Dick Cavett Show) -'Summertime' and 'Work Me, Lord' (live from Stockholm '69). -'Little Girl Blue' (live from Tom Jones Show)

When you do Ball and Chain,*please* it HAS to be the Live at Monterey Pop. It HAS to be. It's iconic. And thank you for putting up a reaction to a female. I quit*ever* watching a few previously favored reaction channels (like the A&A channel), since they seem to be so prejudiced against females. Yeah, they like Stevie Nick's, but imo they have really let us women down. (And they took like two years to start reacting to black artists.)

Janis Joplin with a cold still as compelling as any performer then or now!

Great Janis. Love all her songs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Well I had to come and listen to your reaction to Janis... I love that an old British guy understood every word she said but you were having problems even though she comes from your country... BUT, maybe it's because i'm 71 years old and grew up with this from when it came out. Keep on Rocking guys. PS: Loving the channel.

You need to see her live!

Take Anothr Piece of My Heart....

Jim Morrison died at 27.

The story is, that what she's singing here is true, and that he was coming home to her. They were to meet in the hotel she was staying at, the morning after she died. From a recent documentary made about her life.

I loved the spoken word parts. This is not a song I'll reach for on my own, but this is cool. 😎 Definitely react to her most famous song "Piece Of My Heart" and her 2nd most famous song "Me & Bobby McGee" (which Nick has probably heard at least once somewhere), written by Kris Kristofferson.

she was bullied all through high school and got the BEST revenge!

When they coined the phrase "left it all on the stage", they must have had Janice in mind. She was always raw, soulful, and authentic, but if you'd like to hear a more commercial-sounding Janis, the extremely popular "Me and Bobby McGee"--with great boogie piano--is a good option.

I never heard this version before and I understood every single word

Ball and chain live is incredible, same with Summertime. You've never heard a rendition of the like EVER. Visceral and raw

She's for real...no games...

“Me and Bobby McGee” is the best, give it a listen

Good research. But I can say Janis, her voice will always live on.

Janice was a little woman with a big presence...her concerts certainly not like her studio recordings... I can't tell you where in her lineup for the night's songs Janice was when she did that performance...how long she was straining her voice..what or how much she may have drank or what she'd taken..she was notorious for being high during her performances...however there's no question she sang from the heart and meant every word and note that came out of her mouth...RIP Janice Joplin... 🌿🌿🌿

When you talk about passion...

Do "Ball and Chain" live at Monterey Pop Festival.

Buddy was dumbstruck 3 seconds in. I love it. If you werent a dirty Vikings fan, Id hug ya.🍻

💙💙💙

Ryan looks half asleep lol

I know I’m almost alone on this, but I greatly prefer the studio versions of Janis to the live ones. Likewise, I would have liked the studio version here.

One and only Janis . No way guys I h3ar every word and she's talking true shit , I guess it's a " my generation" song ! ?

Next "Kozmic Blues"!

You saw the light .

Her studio version is as good too

- Next: "BALL AND CHAIN", live at "Monterey Pop Festival" (1968) - her breakout performance. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X1zFnyEe3nE.htmlsi=gMy_lIYs29a8pMzP - SO MUCH SOUL! :)

The Mercedes Benz song is a happy sounding song 🎵

Understood every bit of her singing and talking, hippy style, that was the youth of the day movement and we basically all talked like her. You need to live the era to understand her.

Could you guys do some more L7. I recommend Broomstick, Diet Pill, and Shove

More Janis pls!😁

Always live or Video 50s threw 80s 😊

Janis and Tom Jones

Half Moon Move Over Mercedes Benz

👋✌️😁

Is the guy in the orange shirt really buzzed or is he falling asleep😮😮😮

I got every word.

IMO I like her studio versions best. Any live she did , she was way too stoned and wasn’t at her best.

You have to be troubled to be soulful. Sad fact of life. Aretha and Stevie were outliers.

Guys you're just scratching the surface. Not her best performance check out summertime and especially work Me Lord she'll blow you away. Peace

Another 27 club look it. Up

Has language changed that much in 50 years that you couldn’t understand most of her spoken words? Sounded like clear, 60’s /70’s era English to me. Just say the word , be happy to translate. Glad you chose the live over the recorded version, you youngsters need to see it, not just hear it

Not my favorite-Just listen to the whole "Cheap Thrills" Album. Try Combination of the two then Turtle Blues and Summertime-then do ball and Chain and then my Favorite--Piece of My Heart which is her best.

I understood everything she said.

I can't believe you said you couldn't understand what she was singing!?

You can’t understand what she’s saying! You have to be kidding me! She was very audible and was not slurring! You’re the first on RU-vid that has watched her and said that! Very sad on you part especially for some of the the music nowadays that really is hard to understand. Boy are you missing out on her! Most iconic performer!

Janis is one of those rare singers who can make you emotional no matter what they are singing. She poured her soul in every song she sang. I see that someone wrote out a great list for you, Piece of My Heart is one of my all-time favorites of hers, and Summertime. But she was an original and an incredible loss when she passed.

Check out Janis' live cover of "Summertime", it's amazing. RIP Janis ♥️🙏🕊🌹

The intensity is rather intense, isn't it? I'm familiar with Janis in general, but somehow I think I never heard this one! She kind of reminds me a bit of a female Joe Cocker, just dripping with emotion and completely unique. Thanks guys.

She did some talk shows - well worth watching - quite a talented extremely rare lady.

What a beautiful and unique voice!! Hope some Bob Seger slides in soon!🤘🔥

The big beautiful smile on Nick's lips says it all. She's just so special and incredibly entertaining. I love artists who are truly unique and you know who it is the second you hear that voice. Thanks, Boys.

Janice got the blues!

That was intensely raw and soul-shredding down to the core. I loved her improvised part... had never seen this live performance before. Amazing! ❤

I saw Her at the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock. Some of The Bands that were at Monterey, Were at Woodstock. Both were a Groove! ✌

Ball and Chain, Monterey pop festival 1967. Enuff said.... ....

“If you ever want me then come on and cry baby!” God that line hits me hard 🤣

Move Over.. Slade covered it, but Janice did it first .. you'll love it.

Maybe try a studio recording for a different take on her…

Saw them Big Brother and the Holding Company in the 60s - she was also a Southern Comfort sot. She was a screamer and not really that popular.

The way she sang & preformed made Janis J., Janis J. By the way she was from Beaumont, TX

I love Pearl, every song is pure and uniquely Janis. I think it’s some of her best work. I still have it in my album collection from the 60s and 70s. I hope you will review more of the songs on it. You won’t be disappointed. Ball & Chain and Piece of My Heart with Big Brother & the Holding Co are a couple of my favourite live performances.

Give a listen to “Bobby McGee” by Janis…

I got on a site that was a music critiquing page discussing the Donald Fagen song "The H Gang." One commenter complained that Christians would attack the tune for its inference to heroine. That was the most recent comment, and already 4 years old, so I didn't bother to respond, but I had to wonder. So many musicians from that era died from heroine abuse, you'd think that had they found Jesus, they might still be kickin' and singing today...

You guys should check out the song I'm A Good Woman by Cold Blood. They were a local band in San Francisco.

We lost Janis Joplin way too soon. She had an amazing voice and a rough life. Her pain poured out through her sound but, she never ran out of it. I was just a teenager when she passed away but I cried. She and Jimi Hendrix were two of my favorites. You should check out more of Janis. She is extraordinary and there will never be another one like her. She can strip your soul down to the bone with her voice. Great show

Ok Baby Boomers, they got you. The view count should be high for this one. 👌🏾✌🏽

Pearl is an amazing album. Listen to it!

Alice Cooper- Elected (73) What could be more timely. 💯 banger

That was the most subdued initial reaction I’ve ever seen to someone hearing Janis for the first note she sings. Especially on this song opening.

Not tradtional? This is the blues and in a way you're right - there will never be another Janice.