MUSICIAN REACTS TO Angelina Jordan SINGING I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James *I GOT CHILLS* 

Happy 16th birthday to Angelina!! Super well done and it's interesting to see different vocalists take on this song! Def go check out the Beyonce version though because it is a complete different vibe than this cover. Feel free to tell me more ideas of what to react to!! Go listen to our new song: bit.ly/InSickSong Harem pants: www.harempants.com/discount/WeSpa *10% discount already applied*

Happy Sweet Sixteen to ANGELINA JORDAN ASTAR... she makes many lives worth while with her sound!!!!

Happy Birthday Angelina. Enjoy your sweet 16 birthday

What makes Angelina even more interesting in addition to her special voice and talent is the fact that she has brought back to live an almost forgotten music class, and she is very good at it 😎❤

If she were to sing this Etta James classic at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY, she would be the first white singer to ever get a standing ovation from the toughest 'soul' critics on the planet.

Hi Andrea, enjoyed your reaction to Angelina. She sang this song as sort of a tribute in the style of the original great classic Jazz Singer Etta James. Have a wonderful sweet 16s happy birthday Angelina Jordan. 💝💝

Right ... Nobody would dare have the audacity to critique a child sitting on her couch after school belting out this song and yet consistently outsings every singer on the planet... PERIOD.

Happy 16th birthday Angelina. Angelina closes her eyes and enters the special world she visits while singing. Here is a link to a short interview she gave before premiering her original song "Shield". Note the interview switches from Norwegian to English about 30 seconds into it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-97hjWg4ToRQ.html Here is the link to her singing "Shield" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lQtUbVKb0vs.html

The movie was 'Cadillac Records' and Beyonce's rendition was heartrending. Angelina has completely reimagined the song with this take. This Angelina just playing with her new Microphone that she received for her 12th or 13th birthday and trying a new side to her vocals. Incredible!

A couple unrelated comments: I don’t see these vocals as Angelina’s “style”, but merely one of the genres that she can recreate-seemingly effortlessly as you noted. If you watch her recent Adele cover of Easy on Me, you’ll see an amazing array of vocal textures and tones completely different from this. Also, I agree that Angelina’s version here is not a personal statement, but her tribute to an older, 1960’s style of soul-and to Etta James herself. I think Angelina intentionally takes this over the top, and that makes it fun as well as an amazing display of vocals. And finally, I am always amazed at how incredible she sounds with no technical help-just give her a music track, a mic, and a big sofa.

Sometimes in life it's needed to move on to complete your journey. You keep being you. And you will achieve your dreams.💕💕💕

Hello Andrea! Great reaction again ! It's always nice to hear another singer's reaction to her, and their takeaways. The funny thing with Angelina is that when you think you start to get the essence of her, you hear something TOTALLY different, and you have to begin anew. LOL We've all been there. Cool to hear that you love her GRASPS and ROWLS as you put it :-)))) But what you said is all correct IMO, and that she sounds effortless is something every reactor comment on, it's so very apparent. And it's true. Lastly I have the perfect song for you to react to. Mark my next 4 words. WHEN SHE WAS TEN years old, she made a studio recording of "I'm Still Holding Out For You" and that performance is WAY beyond incredible. It was the definite proof that Angelina could do anything, and sound absolutely NOTHING like a ten year old girl. It's actually totally crazy. You will understand. The recording itself is shrouded in a bit of mystery, as it was never released. Some speculate that is was due to the lyrics, that they were a bit inappropriate for a ten year old. Anyhow, a fan kept a copy, luckily, and put it out there a few years later. That's why it says "leaked" in the description. Most of her hardcore fans rank this among her VERY best ever, me included. It's probably on top 10 on EVERY fan's list. Again you will understand. Enough rambling already, here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dv8mjCh5iiE.html Thanks for doing a reaction on her 16th birthday. It's very much appreciated. Take care of your throat and stay safe! Love from Norway :-)

Whenever Angelina sings a song it always seems like she has somehow figured out the way it was always _supposed_ to sound. It's baffling to me how a 12 year old can just 'unlock' a song that has been around for over 50 years. ...and yet there it is. I'm not sure it could be done in any other way that would suit the song better than she has done it here.

Thanks for this fantastic reaction for the birthday of Angelina, Andrea. I love, absolutely I love, this cover, so out of the ordinary but with an incredible soul inside and so simple, effortless. This is Angelina at only 12 years, in addition to the incredible musical talent, she has passion, musical sensitivity, independence of judgment and vocal autonomy that makes her results even more surreal, regardless of her age. 💛 🧡 ❤️

Angelina, Angelina, Angelina. Happy birthday and hope you have so many more. Angelina's "Style", is whatever she chooses it to be. She is a unique and wonderful human being with humility and compassion. If more of us were like this young lady what a wonderful world this would be. Thank you god for gracing us with this amazingly beautiful and talented human being. And thank you Andrea for covering her.

Angelina just sitting on the couch testing out a new microphone that she had gotten her birthday at the time :)

She already is a gifted singer, but I can only imagine how great she will be as she continues to hone her craft.

Angelina's control of her voice (her "instrument") is simply off the charts. What you're hearing at the beginning (and occasionally at the end) of many words in this is known as "vocal fry." She also can add rasp (which she does in this) and growls when she wants (though she doesn't in this track). Her breath control is unbelievable too, evidenced in her incredible run toward the end of this performance (a single breath that goes on forever). Primarily, this a "master class" in vocal fry that all vocal students should study.

🥰Happy Sweet 16th Birthday 😇Angelina!!🥳

That was crazy soulful ❤ Crazy chills ❤

Happy Birthday, Angelina!

Your voice goes up and deep down with raspiness like Angelina's singing voice does. Beautiful! Thank you for your reaction. This is one of my favorite covers from Angelina. I've heard it more than a hundred times I think and it still amazes me how good it is.

It was a great thing to see your reaction to this cover. As a musician, you can more easily hear certain ways that Angelina chooses to approach not only a song, but the feelings that she wants to get across. Thanks Andrea, I look forward to your future reactions.

Hard to believe she's been performing for 9 years and is only 16!HAPPY BIRTHDAY Angel___!

Hello Andrea! Happy 16th Birthday Angelina! Angelina singing into the new mic she just got for her birthday. If you look close you can see the mic is backwards. Maybe Angelina thought the sound was better that way!

Happy Sweet 16th Birthday Angelina!!!! (1/10/2022)

👍happy birthday Angelina!!🎉😄

great observation about how effortless she can create different sounds with so little visible effort - never see any straining or tension or nerves...

This kid sings the type of songs I would not normally listen to and yet when Angelina puts her magic signature on any song, new or old "This Kid" really makes them sound great. I lack words when I try to describe how good I think Angelina is.

With amazing talents like Angelina, I just sit back and enjoy it. It is inconceivable that she was singing like this from a very young age. So no use being confused when enjoying her singing is so easy. If you want to listen to her singing smoothly without fry and blast, you could check out 'When you believe' or 'Heal the world'. Your new song sounds great! I need to listen it a few times more though :-)

You need to hear the original song by Etta James, it is like Etta James jumped in Angelina and is now singing this song through Angelina.

Happy 🎉 Birthday Ms. Angelina 🕊✨💚👣🤍✨🕊 Jordan / Sweet 🍓🎂🍓 (16) Sixteen 🚦🔑🚘🔑🚦 Our Earth Angel ❤︎🌹🌹🌹❤︎ of Humanity ❤︎💜🔥💜❤︎ (Joy and Happiness)!!! ❤︎👗❤︎ Thank U Ms. Silvestro / So Kind U Care 4 Ms. Jordan / Fellow Angel & Super Great RU-vid Host!!! Thank U Astar Family - We Care So Much 4 U Too!!! Many Thank U's to Ms. AJ!!! What U have Done 4 Other's the Many Years to Help Other's Feel Joy through Fine Music Plus your Fantastic Loving Heart and Soul - "Above Special Here - Ms. Jordan!!!! Everyone / Universe At - Large Thanks U!!!! Big Time!!!!

A very happy 16th birthday to Angelina Jordan. Great reaction. 👍 Top vocalist of her age and more. Absolutely could listen to her for hours a day.

Great reaction, Andrea. You're enormously intuitive -- and as a singer yourself, you understand how intentional AJ's use of vocal fry and vibrato is in this song. Thank you, and I'm looking forward to your reaction to her forthcoming album.

Love your reactions Andrea. Just a kid sitting on her living room couch belting out a Etta James classic. Only Angelina.

👑 👑 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGELINA 👑 👑 👣🌬🌎

Great reaction to The Queen of Jazz and Emotion, God Bless!

I agree with your observation that she's incorporating her amazing rasp into her evolving style, and she's also becoming even more of a powerhouse. If you haven't checked it out, listen to her cover of "Mercy" for the film The Hating Game. She uses both in that one. Happy 16th birthday, Angelina!! xoxo

Great reaction! Happy birthday Angelina!!🎂🎂🎂🎉🎉🎁🎁🎁

Happy Birthday Angelina

You want to just close your eyes and let these unbelievable glorious sounds wash over you as each and every word has meaning like never before.

Angelina has a single out it's her 1st original she wrote it for her grandfather who passed away you should listen to it until it it's really good I think you would enjoy it,, I really like your reactions they're very thoughtful and genuine keep up the good work✌️ It's called a million miles

Angelina can apparently change her voice at will to deliver whatever style she chooses. FYI, many have said this is the first released performance with the Newmann microphone, which she got for her 12th birthday.

Apart from enjoying her I notice her reading the lyrics , amazing . Hope you are well or not too bad .

love the impression

This was Angie sitting on the couch and just playing around with her instrument and mic. Some have said the mic is backwards to add that old mic sound. Should react to her Duffy cover Mercy! It has a lot of this style rasp in it. She does all the vocals. It’s the open soundtrack for the Romcom The Hating Game just recently released. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Mthm-9jECM.html

To me, what makes this rendition super amazing is that English is either her second or third language. We're now going back how many years with this song in a completely different era of musical style. It's as if she lived THAT era.

Thank you for reacting to this amazing performance by the Barefoot Angel. Angelina happy birthday to you and the best wishes for you and and the family for the year 2022. I haven't seen Shawn in the last few reactions. I hope he is well and doing OK.

Love your reaction, love your voice too. Look forward to more reactions. ♥️👍👍👍

Amazing talent. Happy Birthday Angelina

Actually this is not the voice she found, just one of the many voices in her tool box. She is just sitting around at home on her couch trying out her new Mic and one of her other voices. You will not find this particular hard core rasp and fry in but a couple of songs she has covered. Listened to some older live Etta James concerts where she does actually use vocal fry, not to this extent though. Only true jazz/blues singers can do these types of vocals, and here we have one in Angelina.

HAPPY HAPPY SWEET 16th BIRTHDAY ANGELINA!!! May 2022 bring you happiness , even more success and joy. Stay safe and healthy!! from Seattle and my family in Oslo.

She's incredible! ❤️

Happy Birthday Angelina. Andrea you are too young to know who influenced Amy Winehouse and who she sounds like to me. Angelina, to me, doesn’t sound like Winehouse at all. She is unique, truly unique. I do hear the influences of Etta James, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, but here she is a combo of Bessie Smith and Janis Joplin with Aretha Franklin thrown in. Angelina has integrated into her all of her influences and this is pure jazzy, soul music, and r & b.

at 13, already a blue diva.

On the video she just turned 12. The microphone was her birthday present.

Tasty, Angelina's created here an entry for the blues songbook.

Have you heard of the Norwegian singer and national treasure Sissel? She is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos and has a phenomenal voice. If you have seen the Titanic movie, then you have definitely heard her voice. She has been performing for four decades and is a very special singer. When you hear her voice, you will understand why. Could you react to one of her songs? I can recommend "Auld Lang Syne", "You'll Never Walk Alone" or "You Raise Me Up".

Happy 16th bday Angie it's better than the original love your reaction thanks

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16 today.....super reaction.....

I love her voice I love it

She really can sing, WOW.

This was her 12th birthday. The microphone was a present and she was just testing it out. As you do.

It is her birthday today Sweet 16

First, Happy 16th Birthday to Angelina. I haven't been much of a fan of Angelina's version of this song in the past. Then I heard this Chris Stapleton/Angelina Jordan mashup by RMX, and it completely turned me around. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oO-vTz5wyyM.html It now has over 1.2M views on YT, and is being discovered by more and more people. Simply put, it's Fantastic!! Very good to see you reacting to Angelina again, Andrea. xoxo

Lovely big sister reaction to such an amazing talent. I think with Beyoncé she has probably lived through a emotional break up where as obviously Angelina hasn't so a different dimension but beautiful. Next AJ reaction very soon please.

One of my top ten AJA performances, but I think she was only testing the new mic, to see if it would get on fire. Surprisingly it didn’t 😁

She always makes it much better than the original. There have been songs in the past that I did not care for by others, but when AJ performs them, they take on a greatness like no other can.

HEADPHONES, HEADPHONES, HEADPHONES!

Beyonce wishes she had the versatility and musical originality that Angelina has.

Angelina often "deep fries a song in pure soul." This one is like "soul-fried-soul" with Angelina spice sprinkled all over. Her vocal fry is so sweet, my cholesterol numbers are through the roof! (though my doctor's not buying the excuse!)

This is the only song like it and we forget the Country girl to EDM "Above the Water" to Adele like, Amy, Sound to Elvis and you hear Angelina perform it, You know it! Put it back in the box, it's done!

Hi Andrea & thanks for your nice reaction & nerdy break down just like us fans love it. Happy sweet 16th B-day to Angie & may God continue to bless her & her family. Hope your having a God blessed New Year too. Angie was kicking back on her couch & singing in her Neumann TLM 102 mic backwards on purpose, very smart move here. She was trying something new with her sound on the mic. So she turned it backwards. I imagine to tone down some of her fry nuances. Here's a couple of songs& arrangements from Angie that you'll love. “My Funny Valentine” Ella Fitzgerald cover- 2/14/16 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sZ25H4a2gPI.html She’s 10 with no mic & just sitting on chair. Angie does a great interpretation of this difficult song to interpret.(warning serious Cute factor at the end) singing this to her grandma. “Stay” by Rihanna ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IJv-cI_482k.html Angie is 12 here. “It’s a man’s world” by James Brown ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HEm7tGrjIKk.html Angie is 12 doing a outdoor concert, a musician said she hit a E5-G5 on the big belt near the end. Angie really knocked it out of the park with her arrangement.

I will say something about your singing. From what I've watched. Your holding back. Your keeping your emotions in check.like you don't want the world to see you exposed. Girl ,,,music is ALL feelings. It's what makes it real. Without that reality. You might as well sing in the shower. You underestimate your potential.ive been doing sound almost 35yrs .from Nashville to Florida. Worked with Metallica to Barbera mandrell. Eddie . money,phil çollins. Skid row pantera. Red hot chili. Peppers to every concert played in Miami and Florida .you got pipes girl. I watched you sing on a reaction. Of angelina.and your boyfriend Sked so bad on guitar he killed your cover. I did sound for Charlie Daniels in Florida in the 90s Amy grant. Guns and roses.im retired now. Don't waste your time with people who hold you back. You have a beautiful voice. God gave you a gift.like he gave me ears.use it. Life is only once . 💕💯

Another comment, she was playing around with her voice to see what she could do, she just had turned 13 and got a new microphone. Also remember her voice is constantly changing pretty drastically until she reaches 22 or 23. Shows her work ethic, constantly working her musical instrument to most possible perfection, God Bless!

Hi Andrea, I may have already commented on this. I don't think I did, but if I am wrong, bear with me, You're absolutely right about the difference between Beyonce's version and hers. In fact, I went back and listened to the studio and live live recording by Etta James. You are right that this is a power version (just saying I agree with you, not doubting that you are right)) Not everyone is able to identify and share nuance between performances, covers etc, and when someone does that mne, that just increases my appreciation of the song, so thabk you. P.S. Enjoyed your little riff attempt on that last bit too..😊

Great reaction. Angelina stays pretty true to the Etta James version that she sang live in her later years. If you listen to Etta James performing this song live in Montreux in 1975 it sounds similar in tone. Another good example of someone singing this song in this same way is Beth Hart ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BeK9m4y73HY.html.

Do you know the version of Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa? If not, you really missed something. This one is just Angelina. More and more I think, she is uncomparable, because unique and just brilliant every time, she opens her mouth. But if you like this song, check out Beth& Joe. More suggestions? "Mans World" live with Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps. Breathtaking. And happy birthday again, Angelina!

This is a 1967 version by Etta James she sounds a lot like Etta it's really pretty remarkable for a 12 year old I enjoyed your reaction thank you

this is a study- she's practicing the rasp. she seems to take on and work out different styles. really similar to how Bobby McFerrin did that with instruments and his voice

Etta's rasp on this song and AJ's are almost exactly the same. AJ added very few changes to the song from Etta's original.

she is using her mic backwards, logo out, ... it is suggested it was on purpose and as it alters the sound for this. I wish it could be verified. THIS experimental track, so different than any other came in handy as her latest Cover, MERCY, uses a lot of this distorted approach, even more than DUFFY utilized.

Hey girl enjoy your reactions

Happy New Year Andrea! Perhaps until someone breaks your heart you can't really vocalise the feeling? Fantastic voice though.

Nice reaction, thank you Andrea. if you find the time, maybe react to "I'm still holding on to you", a leaked cover of a 10 year old song, when she was 10.

First you win the "sweetest face in town"contes , sit down on the couch, wave at us and do this, excuse me if I am confused...yes I know, from the deep south, southern Norway !

Does she ever breathe...???

Vocal fry is what she's incorporating here. It's not actually growling or rasp, which are two vocal techniques that are more abusive to the vocal chords.

No, she sounds like Angelina.

I never heard of this girl before. To me the very first thing I thought she really sounded close to is Janis Joplin: the style, the raspy, soulful voice, and the demeanor. And yes there is a bit of Amy Winehouse mixed in as well, but I lean more towards Janis Joplin. No doubt she is incredibly talented for such a young person. In my opinion, perhaps the overuse of the raspyness and stress on certain words could be dialed back just a tad. I know many will disagree with my view and that's fine. Overall she is impressive. And Happy Birthday if you read this.

Andrea- your point re authentic emotion is a good one. While AJ is simply amazing (the best?) at interpreting music she feels, at 12(?), there is always going to be a dimension missing...enter Beyonce😉

Where is Sean?

Well Angie is sitting on a chouch singing for fun to a careoke backtrack and you compering that to a produced version? Really!

In my opinion, Beyoncé singing this sounds “lazy” although, she does a very nice job with her vocals. I do not mean that she doesn’t put an effort into this song. I’m inspired hearing Angelina’s rendition. 🌸

Shes singing almost all head vocal fry. Rarely we see so much foward placement in her mouth. We see it more open and little larynx low down. Again, great reaction, astute observations

She uses the rasp with restraint. The rasp is the mustard on the hot dog. In some places where she holds a note the sound is clear. So, using the rasp sparingly gives a great contrast. We appreciate both the raspy and the straight sound more because of the contrast between them. Watch this video and study it; it's a master class in the blues and singing in general.

I think you may be confusing growl with vocal fry....Also, it should be mentioned that she sang this sitting down. As a singer, I'm sure you know that up to 35% of vocal power can be lost when singing seated.

Its a tribute to Etta. Listen to the original as well.

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