Reid Wilson 14-Year-Old Boy Earns Golden Buzzer With Jaw-Dropping Performance of ‘You Don’t Own Me’ 

Yes, although this was not an Aretha sing (although she might have also sung it). It was originally sung and made famous by Leslie Gore in 1963.

That’s what happens when gay is a thing

​@@kgs2280Yes, you're right. Also I've noticed among my grandkids they like the "Realness" of old school music as opposed to the bland Corporate stuff today.

... considering many forms of old song tended to speak of deep emotiokns, love deeper than skin, pain and loneliness, raw human feelings. It makes some sense that these would happen. I have observed with some heartbreak many youngling carry intense pain loneliness and hurt deep inside. From lgbt kids to just straight kids struggling to confirm to many different standards and ideals driving them mad with grief and the pain of insecurities and yes even trauma. 8 month's after my father unalived himself. My sisters Male BFF. dissapeared from his home found days later. He Unalived himself by hanging. Talking to his mom many years later. His twin brother somehow survived the grief even though he struggled. His other siblings made their life somewhere else with partners they needed to leave the pain of home. Her husband and her separated cuz the pain was too much and mother had clinically unstable. It Destroyed his home...

It’s not soul music and it’s not an Aretha song. Shows how much you know

Can you imagine if he did Amy Winehouse. He’s amazing!

WOW, yes, a wonderful all round performance, such great voice control !!

I’m sure he already is. This show is completely set up, with the contestants found by producers. They’re not just off the street. Other former “contestants” have made videos on here about it.

I can’t say because I hate this genre so I don’t have a good view of it

Sounds like a girl

Me too!

my mom was a professional singer, and I am a fairly ruthless critic, I can hear a little bit of pItchiness from his nervousness but other than that totally 10/10.

He hasn't won the million dollars yet.

it is his voice ... but it's not just his voice. ;-)

He might like that!

The "You Don't Own Me" arrangement that Reid sang wasn't original or just randomly chosen. It's the arrangement that Kyla Jade sang on The Voice 4 years ago (you can find it on RU-vid). Nearly identical except for the ending because Reid only had 3 minutes and had to shorten it. Since Reid's brother Kiley Tate Wilson (15 years old) was a contestant on The Voice a year or two ago, I'm pretty sure that they had studied all the past The Voice performances and chose this one that was suited for Reid's voice. Don't get me wrong, I thought that Reid's performance was absolutely stunning. I'm just giving credit where credit is due. This situation reminds me of when Adam Lambert sang "Ring Of Fire" on Country Music night on American Idol several years ago. His arrangement was adapted to the Phrygian scale that gave it the very unusual middle eastern sounds with sitars. Many people praised Adam for his unusual arrangement... and Simon Cowell - who really is music illiterate - panned Adam's performance and said the arrangement was "self-indulgent rubbish". BUT what nobody said either in his defense or his praise, I immediately recognized that this was the arrangement that Dilana sang on a singing competition show called Rock Star Supernova a year or two earlier. It was the same type of non-recognition for the artist who originated the arrangement just like the arrangement of YDKM that Reid sang.

He is VERY talented, to be sure! Golden buzzer? Nope! A bit screechy.

@@donnalthood3102He was nervous. I’ve seen his instagram and WOW he has a voice! He even did “Ain’t No Way” by Aretha Franklin!! I’m sure it was the song and nerves, but I do agree he is going to have to step it up.

@donnalthood3102 you're evil! He is a fantastic singers

Dusty Springfield but close. Same timeframe, both gay.

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