REACTION | Angelina Jordan - I'm Still Holding out for You Original video: • ANGELINA JORDAN I'm S... #AngelinaJordan #IamStillHoldingOutForYou #Reaction
This is a Baby Fuzz song, he made a track but did not release his version until after Angelina made this track, never meant to be released, even Baby Fuzz admitted this was a wonderful rendition though he did not know about it until it was released without permission. Still it is a masterpiece and will become a thing of legend (lore) how this never to see the light of day song became a worldwide sensation, both for Baby fuzz the original artist, and for Angelina Jordan who did not need the song as she was already famous on her own merits. But she saw the beauty, and then the darkness of this song's final lyrics and decided she would never sing it again, despite her giving what will undoubtedly be the best rendition ever of this song, though Baby Fuzz's original track is awesome in its own right. Baby Fuzz has been extremely gracious about the whole leaked release of Jordan's interpretation, and to his credit has no ill will toward Angelina, and even expressed admiration for her interpretation. I do hope both artist can collaborate in future songs, I have listened to a couple of other songs by Baby Fuzz, and while not quite this level of excellence, has his own voice and a very original sense of artistry that can be polarizing, with some songs extremely beautiful and others awkward. Angelina is a master and bringing the meaning of songs to its fullest, and I believe she will have a long line of songwriters lined up to have her sing their songs. Though she has proven to be a growing force in songwriting herself.
When she pops off near the end, regardless of it's the 100th time of the day i hear it. My eyes leak. I'm a grown man, and I'm fangirling over a teenager. I don't understand what happening with me. But she really helps me feel things that i have suppressed for years.
She told a street girl that she wanted to be a great singer...the street girl prayed for her.... wow what a prayer.. she is nothing short of absolutely amazing
R Emerson I love your reactions .Angelinia is a gift from our Lord We are born on the day an .month my year 1949. (01-10 1949) I listen to her every night
Angelina said she will never sing this song again. She was 10 when it was made. And she will never sing Gloomy Sunday again. After Avichi killed himself she realized the negative affect they can have on anyone depressed . So she stopped it's release. Some one Leaked this out. I agree that this is a masterpiece video.
Anjelina is already in the top 10 singers in the world on pure ability in my opinion. But as she gets older she is rather ridiculously going to get better and better. Got a start physically bigger lungs longer vocal chords so her range may well expand and she will be able to extend even longer. And then of course she will learn about life and love and loss and pain and she will gain an emotional depth that at the moment she cannot possibly have. She sounds like she's lived many lives, but in truth she's a kid and so the song is just words without meaning. When she starts to properly connect with the lyrics rather than simply the sound, she's going to be an all time great. And you can also see that she's going to be very beautiful. She's got that Jackie O look. She's born to be a superstar.
I've never heard Amy Winehouse sound anything this smooth ever not even on her best day that's not to demean Amy Winehouse but Angelina is on a different level seriously
Since, as Doug explains below, the song was written by Baby Fuzz in Oslo Norway in 2016, and no one has put out a recording of it, perhaps Angelina was upset because she is planning to record it, maybe on her new album, and was only rehearsing here to get a feel for it. I can understand if this was something she didn't approve of being released. However, it is a beautiful video, and her vocal is OUTSTANDING! as usual. The video has been out there for a little over a year, and is preceded by the alert "LEAKED". So, in essence, this was stolen from her. My guess is we will see this song meet up with Angelina again. Always love your Angelina reactions, Emerson. Best wishes. Billy J
WELL SAID SIR REX, I CONCUR !!! BECAUSE OF THE ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING ENDING, THIS MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE POP SONG OF ALL TIME !!! ZEUS TALKED THROUGH THE CLIMAX AND MISSED THE WORDS "DROWN" AND "DOWN" THE MOST INTENSE WORDS AND CLIMAX I'VE EVER HEARD IN A POP SONG !!! BUT YOUR ASSESSMENT OF IT ALL IS PERFECT, "EPIC VOCAL ART" !!!
I'm so sorry to hear that Angelina does not approve of this song. I think it is one of her best performances and the video is wonderfully done. It shows how diverse her voice is and the wonderful range she has. However, that said, she is the master of herself, and her wishes are what's important. Again, I absolutely LOVE this song and the accompanying video and would hate to see this masterpiece lost forever. Now I wish I'd never seen it. I think Angelina is the best female vocalist out there, bar none.
Bill Harford I love how she sang this song-so much soul and maturity beyond her years. So many moments that give me goosebumps! The production is great too. The reason she decided to stop performing / promoting it is because of the last verse. She doesn’t wanna sing anything that has a suicidal tone which is also why she no longer performs Gloomy Sunday even though that’s what she sang at the NGT audition.
Bill Harford i just want to say this....i can't unhear this song and i dont want to! I respect her stand, but its just sooooo beautifully sung! As for this performance, the top 3 from what she's done!!! Go Angelina!!!!
@@petesahli3967 I just got done listening to it right before I saw your notification. This is one of her absolute finest and we're not alone in saying we can't unhear it. Angelina is such a great talent and this certainly shows it.
Angelina said she would not sing this one because of it's suicidal overtones but the treatment she has put on it means that this wonderful singer HAS arrived.
I am soo sadden that she will no longer sing this song!! Listened to ALL OF HER MUSIC & THIS SONG, SHE HAS SOO MUCH DEPT & EMOTION IN IT!! HOPE SHE RECONSIDERS!! IF SHE RELEASED THIS AS HER FIRST SINGLE, IT WOULD GO PLATINUM FASTER THAN ANY ARTIST EVER, BEFORE & AFTER HER
I don't think that will ever happen. The song was written for Angelina and when she refused having her name on it the authors gave the song to a different artist. Angelina refused because she didn't like the lyrics at the end about drowning oneself. I think the songwriter didn't take into consideration you don't give a 12 year old girl such strong lyrics.
Anybody else feel if this song is removed from RU-vid we will lose one of the best songs performed from one of, if not the best singer on the planet, it’s a stunning masterpiece 💐🌺
Thanks for mentioning that. I just copied it so they can't take it from me. It's a real possibility this song might disappear, and that would be a travesty.
It's so mesmerising. She gives me goosebumps & tears. At her age with this performance.. she is not just a singer, she's an artist. Look forward to you covering her other classic songs, most are better than the original singers. I love your reaction. Angelina brought me to the world of jazz
Kaspar Hauser! I agree, Angelina is Angelina with Her unique Voice🎤 Her performs and renditons are so good and only sound's Angelina🎶🎶🎶She is so amazing and talented singer! One of The best on The World!
I think Angelina's vocals are so good she can sound like anyone she likes, sometimes she puts a liitle of that in some of her covers sometimes she doesnt. Many child singers wander off to see what their limits are and get lost in the forest and go nowhere. Angelina seems to have always known her limits and whenever she feels she cant improve on an original she changes it and makes it her own version.
I would love to hear Angelina sing this song live. That late run towards the end is beyond amazing... As always she never disappoint. And the lyric video just complimented well her already unmatched vocals.
She's such a young, innocent girl. That's what we love about her. She didn't realize it was about suicide at first. Once she learned that, it was decided not to release it or to perform it again. This version was leaked and someone put together the amateur video to go with the soundtrack. Probably the same reason she doesn't perform Gloomy Sunday anymore. We, her fans, support her in her decision by not promoting this performance, as great as it is.
✨Angelina Jordan✨ est la plus grande, elle rassemble à elle seule le talent, le charme, le charisme...elle est exceptionnelle, est rare...C est un diamant, une Star✨ 🕊✨
Here is the last stanza from the original song. It is now clear to me why Angelina's mother was so upset with her daughter singing this particular song : ’ll go down to the river Hold my head underwater Pray to God He delivers Me from your ways And even if I drown I’m gonna’ hold it down for you
The shot with the moon at the end is from her official video of Fly Me To The Moon, which shows her in a desert setting. It's my favorite version of that song by Angelina. I think you would like it a lot.
Wow, this VT and song are a first for me, never heard this before. She is fabulous and the VT is fantastic that goes with it. It's the most mature she has ever sounded or indeed ever looked, this could be released and be a major hit. I wonder if given her still relatively young age are her family keeping real fame away from her for the moment. Her appearances at a few red carpet celeb events recently would indicate they are allowing her to slowly and carefully take a few more steps into the limelight. What a fabulous sensible and caring family this girl has. They really are doing the absolute right thing for her. She maybe often compared vocally to Amy Winehouse, a unique genius and the comparison is deserved, but my goodness Amy can also be held up as an example of how you never want your child to end up due to excessive fame and exposure to negative elements.
You hit the nail on the head about her family. They have said from the beginning that her education and having a normal childhood will always take priority over her singing career. I think they have really held true to that, and I commend them for it. The list of things they have turned down grows by the day. She will have plenty of time for a career and fame after she has grown. With a lot of these child singers, a big part of what makes them special is their age and they need to "cash in" while they can. Angelina's age has always only been a very small part of what makes her special. She's not "good for her age", she's just good. I think it's obvious her talent is not going anywhere. She will be huge some day (if she chooses). The more I learn about her, the more I think she will not sacrifice her art for the sake of money and fame... and unfortunately in the current music industry money and fame usually comes with a little conformity. She still has 5 years until adulthood (as crazy as that sounds when you listen to her), so hopefully by then there will be more opportunity for a 'self-releasing' artist to make it big without selling their soul to a label. Only time will tell, but I'm really enjoying watching from the sidelines as her career unfolds. Amy, on the other hand... amy's family was terrible and at the root of her entire downfall.
This song was written by an artist called Baby Fuzz in Oslo Norway in 2016! This was one of many songs written at the time but no artists took this one on! I don't know how or when Angelina performed it but my best guess is that this was done to see how the song actually sounded!
WOW! he said it, close to an amy Winehouse. Thought she was a billie, sarah, dinah but then again she has all their best qualities. She takes me to another world!
@@jayseaem Hard to argue with that . It doesntt seem possible a human child can have a voice that powerful and soulful. but glad she does, listen to her music 6 or 7 times every day or more... like a drug being addicted to .. Just cant stop saying Wow though.
Great reaction to what I consider to be one of her best jazzy bluesy vocals. This is world class music and the pics and video are very well done. Love it, love it, love it!
I love this song, because of her voice. Interesting all the back story. She should keep it in reserve and release it 10 years from now when she is all grown up and has gone through it like all of us. Not right now coming from a child.
All right, all right . I KNOW I'm late. But I just discovered your channel, and I just had to comment on her age in this recording. I guess you know by now (Iknow you do) but to other people reading this comment : She was TEN years old. Yup. TEN YEARS OLD. Try to wrap your heads around that fact guys. Totally mind blowing to say the least. I see you have reacted to almost all her covers, so I'll subsribe to you now and look through each and every one of them. It's indredibly nice to come across reactors that are not just on the hype train so to speak, but that has been aware of her since a few years back. As a Norwegian, I have been aware of her since she was 6, and ofc already at that time I (and everybody else) KNEW that she was someone extraordinary. I loved your reaction, 100% genuine. Have a great weekend :-)
If you have not done Angelina Jordan's version of 'Feeling good' you might want to consider it. The last two minutes are mind-blowing. She is about 10 years old or so.
Thank you Mr Emerson for your awesome outstanding sincere reaction to Angelina. In my opinion, you always have the best reaction to Angelina's singing in all of RU-vid sir...Thank you..Cheers..
She didn't like the lyrics at the end about drowning oneself. So she refused to record this for a single. What you listened to here was a demo recording that for some reason got into the hands of people who didn't keep their confidentiality. This demo was never supposed to be published.
@@borgerborgersen372 Ive been following her for years, I didnt know that. Pity she didnt change the words at the end before it got out. Looks like her grandmother did the vid tho. the name of who posted it ive never heard of. its still a great performance
@@thesociallyresponsibleanar2882 Angelina doesn't decide the lyrics when she is singing an original song. The song writer has the final word. Remember Angelina worked for the songwriter. This is similar to what she did with Nico Cartosio and Song For A. Nico hired Angelina and gave her the instrumental and lyrics for her to sing. He recorded the instrumental at Abbey Road in London. Angelina recorded the vocal later in LA. On Angelina's Patreon page you see different services she offers and the price. One is if you want her to sing a particular cover up to the most expensive where you hire her to be the vocalist for your own song. For covers she can do what she wants with lyrics changing as she has done several times. This video is NOT made by Angelina's family, but an Angelina fan who downloaded the illegal video before it was withdrawn from RU-vid. He must have used photos of Angelina posted on her Instagram game. The only strange thing for me is why Angelina made the demo in the first place since you get the lyrics up front. It could be her management didn't realize the impact of the strong lyrics at first.
@@borgerborgersen372 I dont think there is much impact, face it the lyrics meaning isnt that strong at all, especially to a 13 year old singing it in this day and age. She sang born to die
@@thesociallyresponsibleanar2882 All we know is that Angelina refused to have her name related to the lyrics. Maybe it's inconsistent compared with the Born To Die lyrics, but opinions can develop over time. She made the demo and changed her mind afterwards.
More proof that Angelina Jordan is the Barefoot Angel! Mere mortals don't sing that Heavenly! My only regret is that at age 65, I will not be able to witness her when she reaches the pinnacle of her career. God Bless the Barefoot Angel!
I agree with you. I'm two months off my 88th birthdaay and just hope that I will live to 100 so that I can still watch and listen to Angelina when she is 25.
I'm 69 and I plan on seeing her reach global success. It won't take much longer. Her family is just waiting for her to get through school and be at least 18.
@@ZeusReact I just did some research. It's by a guy by the name of BabyFuzz. I never heard of him before. Here's the link for his video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q5HsABS4OXQ.html
I love her voice on this one (well all of them, but this is one of my favorites). The way she says "drown" and "down" near the end is just incredible. ...and that run at 4:28 is just perfection. It's like the vocal equivalent of a leaf falling gracefully through the air. I totally respect that she does not approve of the lyrics and how they might be interpreted by young minds. I respect her sooo much for sticking to her values and discarding one of her best works. .....that being said, I'm a big boy that is not easily swayed by lyrics, so I will be hanging on to my copy of this and listening to it for years to come ;)
Mr Rusty i totally agree, i live in Southern Mississippi, i am 53, and i have listened to music from the oldies, to jazz, blues and country/western, 70's and 80's, and this child is amazing, and she certainly is God sent in a time, evil runs amok. I am glad she lost on AGT in a way, she carves already monster songs from monster singers, and she steps up the covers to an amazing level.
I also think we should pay respect to baby fuzz for letting the video stay up.. after all, it IS his song, and they have not been in contact with him, he made this version himself, and only saw Angelinas version much later, wich he loved! There have been so many talking him down, targeting him and and unfairly criticized on the internet, cause they think it is because of him the video is not produced. So I think we should thank him and show him some respect for writing this lovely song, and letting Angelinas version stay online. there is also many angelina fans in his comment section on his original song, wich I find rude and condesending.. Show him some respect! here is his original song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q5HsABS4OXQ.html Stay safe, and take care of eachother, we are all in this together.
hey rusty can you confirm her age in this one I thought she was 11/12 but I've heard people say she recorded it when she was 10? just wondering if you know the answer, cheers
I loved this when I first heard it. I think this has been out for about a year now, although I don't listen to it anymore, as I always felt like it might have been released without her permission.
I can see why Angelina doesn't want to sing this song because of one of the original lines. But she doesn't include that line here and the song works out fine. So I'm not sure what the problem is with the lyrics. This is one of her best performances. For her to say she will never perform this song in public is just strange given that there is nothing inappropriate at all about the lyrics she sings here. Makes no sense. There is something else going on. This song has already been recorded by Baby FuzZ, but it's not half the quality of Angelina's rendition. She needs to rethink this. She owns the best version of it and she should realize that. Angelina needs an original, breakout song that can go up the charts. This one could do that for her.
Thanks for grant reaction first time for me to see this so it must be new? I really appreciate you reacting on Angelina as she is probably the greatest Voice there is :) ~ OneLove ~ JBB
