Vocal ANALYSIS of Hayley Williams, Paramore "Still Into You" raw studio take 

Her control is a 10. Her power is a 10+1. It’s rare to find an artist with such mastery that the edges of control is all she has left to earn extra credit.

Hayley Williams is one of my absolute all time favs. She is just… she’s the full package. Undeniable talent, pure charisma, and just an overall magnetizing personality onstage. She’s on my top 5 easily.

This is so great! Definitely need to do an analysis of her live vocals singing 'All I Wanted' on Bonnaroo this year which is probably the most vocally demanding song she's ever sung.

Saw her a week after she had a lung infection that forced her to cancel some shows…and she was absolutely mindblowing. During their song crave, she BELTED the most beautiful notes that filled the entire stadium. 1 week after a lung infection!!!!??? I’ve seen paramore live 3 times and every time I’m blown away. Her voice is insane while also dancing like a madwoman the ENTIRE time. Paramore is simply fantastic. On a whole other level.

Honestly, Hayley is at her best right now in 2023. She seems to have really found and grown into her voice and range, and damn near mastered it. She sounds great right now on all there new stuff, especially live.. Really the whole current band are top notch musicians.

If you think about it, what she's doing in the verses is like a mix between rapping and singing, so like many rappers she uses her face and her mouth to articulate the words in the best possible way and be percussive with them. Very interesting analysis as always

The part of “rose colored boy “ where she playfully shouts, “low key! No pressure! Just hang with me in my weather” so fun and playful I can shout it all day in my car

The tiny bit of grit in her voice when she leads back into the last chorus is absolutely perfect as well. Check out the isolated vocals of Brick By Brick and Ain’t it Fun. Absolutely incredible

The best part is her technique has improved since this. Her highs are even more supported and she sings low more often, especially on her solo work.

When she sings “I need the other one to hold you…” I love the bounce in her shoulders to help bring out the rhythm and staccato pulse in each word.

Also it's just really good and deliberate story telling. Every time she says "you" it's soft and sensitive, it draws you in and adds a personal emotive touch to the word. The "you" she is refereeing to, she loves that person.

Fun fact: Haley, Taylor, and Zach are all percussionist mains who play multiple instruments! Thus why there music is so rhythmic!

it's insane how incredibly nuanced her vocal talent is, too. she cultivated *her* sound that only *she* can do on a whim. i've always sung along to Paramore's music, for nearly 20 years now, but could never really quite catch the same soul that Hayley puts into her voice. glad to know i'm not talentless, but hayley is just on an entirely different level. i always knew that hayley sounded unique and powerful but never could parse why. one of the greatest of our time, for sure.

please, do more analysis about Hayley's voice!!! it's so hard to find videos like this about her, and I don't know why because she is one of the best singers I've ever seen!

Just astounding. She literally nailed it in every single aspect in one take. Not one bit of autotune needed here. The chorus, to me, almost sounds like a confession. Like she is exclaiming to the world or the one she loves how she feels, and there is this inherent embarassment and vulnerability and uncomfortability that comes with that, and it really shows in the performance with the vibrato and sighs and breaths. It makes it so endearing and engaging to watch and listen to. Edit: after finishing the video it seems like the climax is this breaking point and after she does it the final chorus is way less embrassed and she attacks it with confidence, giving this sense of character development within the song where she is now not scared to proclaim her love. I wonder if this was all intentional and she wrote the lyrics with the intent to perform them differently on the 3rd chorus, and even if she did was it intentionally to tell this narrative, or is this all just incidental? Either way, im taking notes.

Awesome! Hayley is such a killer singer

Such a powerhouse talent for such a tiny person. She’s definitely one of my faves, glad you dove into her vocals like this.

She has more of a tremolo than vibrato and it sounds phenomenal. And her note releases are perfect, with slapback and/or reverb I'm sure it sounds fantastic.

Wow. Didn't even realize you haven't made a video about Hayley yet. She's RIDICULOUSLY good

Love the part BABY NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I'M NAAAAAAAAAT INTO YOOOOOOOOUUUU I could hear it over and over again ❤️

her whole body is in control and she controle her whole body to make great music. she is one of my best vocaliste. she sing song so great.

Hayley is such an amazing singer, I went to see paramore a few days ago it was awesome, I'd highly recommend their live performances of let the flames begin from the final riot, and hallelujah from the final riot. For album I'd recommend the song all I wanted. And acoustic I'd recommend decode acoustic and in the morning. Their newest album this is why is like emotional therapy for the millennial generation

She was the first singer whose technique I was absolutely stunned with when they came out with Riot. I knew enough about voice by then to realize she was remarkable. And I was very jealous lol.

This rhythm is a characteristic of her, she brings emotion

Please check out other Paramore songs! There are so many! And please check out her 2 solo albums! You really hear her vocal prowess on Petals for Armor.

Oh my gosh, this was so exciting to watch and listen to! I loved your breakdown of Haleys voice and this particular song. I have loved Paramore since they began, and enamored with Haley's voice and her performances. Just outstanding. Couldn't take my eyes off her mouth movements, just truly shows so much how she was sculpting those sounds. Don't know another way to express that, but....so happy you did this Chris, TY!

Chris, this was a great analysis of the singing style that Haley brings. Both of my daughters have performed several of Haley's songs with their band. So, I am looking forward to showing them both this great vocal break down. Thank Chris.

man, it’s x2 combo hit - your MJ analysis videos are one of a kind, now Hayley Williams - even a single upload takes it home - but another series is mindblowing, will keep an eye out for what is about to come out next. as of Hayley - she’s a singing machine, it’s really difficult to find a single weak phrase in a shit load of live videos from early 00s up until this point. she’s *disturbingly* consistent in quality

She is incredible and out of this world!!!!

Thank you for doing vocal analysis for more women! 👏👏👏 This is such a great showcase of her level of control.

Your insights are so intelligent bro!! You’re a master of the art and so is Hayley!!

She can deliver the song and captivate the listener just by her singing, even without us hearing the track. She sings the whole and such a pushed high range sh*t in just one take and perfect. Instead I have to record even a low-medium voice range song phrase by phrase so I can take breath and get the pitch and the performance consistent 😆 There's loads of recent and daily live videos and NPR Tiny Desk Concerts where she sings perfectly while dancing, having fun like mad, with an explosive stage presence like a female Freddie Mercury, she's so engaging. She's a true artist, not just a singer. You can hear she has a trained technique BUT she never does "vocal gym", she sounds authentic and emotional just like the best, most sensitive and most real non-trained singer, she delivers something beyond just her skills. She can deliver all ranges of emotions, and she "feeds" you the lyrics, she makes you feel them, specially in her beautiful solo albums, whether she sings softly or pushing high, and that's the most difficult "something special" for the ordinary trained singer. That's because she's a real and good person that has been through hard times. Honestly she's now one of the best female singers in rock history.

Expressiveness also subconsciously manages breath control... can do so consciously, yet it's often some of our first unconscious introductions to throat length breathing control. Hayley's breath control is spectacular. Thanks for the video! Love your energy in descriptions and how you "act the part" for a bit! Grateful to have found your channel!

I’ve watched this take countless times. One the greats! Love having your analysis of it.

This has been my favorite raw vocal video for years! You picked a great one for sure.

I was waiting for this video, thank you so much

I love so much Haley Williams, thanks for this video ! so much goosbump

What an amazing video! Thank you Chris for sharing such an important class!!

Cool one! Just discovered her and Paramore with their 2023 song, "This Is Why".

Goosebumps the whole freaking time man... shes amazing. Thanks for breaking this down Chris

Loved this !! Thank you for breaking it down 🙏🏼💖 she’s an incredible vocalist and you’re amazing at what you do! ☺️

This video just changed the game for me. OMG! Thank you Chris!

This is AWESOME! love this kinda Vid! I really got into the sighs and it helped me with a couple songs ive been working on, thank you!

She's awesome! x

Thank you so much for doing this video, been looking for something just like this. I just could not figure out how she's making all the range of these amazing sounds while singing. Now I'm starting to notice some of them!

Her vocals are phenomenal live. The 1st time I saw them all I could say at the end of their first song was, oh my god... There's a really old acoustic performance of them playing "Decode" from YEARS ago at some radio station. The video is in black and white. She sounds absolutely incredible.

How fun!! Great song and great analysis!

I love love her voice

Style is so important - thanks for sharing this great information.

Haley is a great singer. I think she had some vocal trouble a while ago but is back now better than ever.

Superb analysis. Really fantastic insight. Thanks for the upload

You can almost hear the instrumentation along with her voice alone. Amazing.

Your videos are the best! You proper make me laugh and I love how you notice every single thing about voices - it’s nice to hear someone speak my language whenever I talk to people about this they don’t understand

one of my all time favorites, her voice is so interesting

I was just watching this the other day I shared it with my sister and she was still singing it when you uploaded LOL

Took you long enough to make a video about my number one singer in the world

Well, gained a new subscriber! HUGE Paramore fan. I would like to think the percussion thing she does from her voice makes sense because in interviews it's explained they all started out on drums and resonate with that. I would love to hear your analysis of All I Wanted, because when she hits those high notes she has a closed vowel sound into an open one. A lot of people that try to cover it can hit the note but not the right vowel sounds.

She is complete, great vocalist, instrumentalist, lyricist

Exactly what I needed!

A HUGE thank you for this video ! I've been looking for a good analysis and you made me realize why I had so much tension while covering Paramore and Hayley's songs ! Can't wait for the next ones, some live performances would be great ! Check out her Last Hope one (show happening in Chicago) and the GRAMMY ones if you haven't already ! Also, would love to have advices on both the tracks All I wanted and Turn it off as the belted parts are really incredible !

this is a great analysis omg. you should do this on their Last Hope live performance! she put so much emotions there.

Her voice makes me melty

This guy's reactions are hilarious!

Besides for how cool this video is, I feel like I'm also learning a lot from how you are so engaging on the video!

love u hayley, listening since college days 2019

❤ Hayley's voice

AWSOME

i love her

She’s so amazing

10:07 I love how you said "listen to her face"

YES, FINALLY! 🙌🏻

yesss, more hayley williams pleasee!

Awesome review ❤❤😊

🎉🎉🎉🎉amazing

Woooo more Haley! Chris, I’m curious if you ever considered doing a vocal analysis of Donovan Melero from Hail The Sun. As a post-hardcore musician he is so incredibly nuanced with his techniques and I think you would have a ton of fun doing an analysis.

i love hayley williams i was emo as a child i'm obsessed with her

You’ve got to look at their performance of the song Future at Parahoy 2016. It’s one of the craziest things ever.

Damnn! You get the best practical content!

Hadn’t seen that clip before. She’s a great singer, but that’s a great clip to demonstrate it.

Such a thorough and interesting analysis. I loved every second of it. Can't wait to watch more of your videos. If you haven't already, I recommend doing an analysis of the voice of Florence Welch from Florence + The Machine.

Best day everrrrrrrrrrr

i think that's what makes artists like her a professional. you look at a lot of cover artists on youtube and they got great vocals and editing, but the just lack that "feel" and conviction when performing a song. it's that intangible quality that gives these great pop punk bands the energy and drive that make their music so good

YEAHHHH!!!!! I LOVE PARAMORE!!!!!!!!

Hayley & Johnny Hawkins are mad inspiring vocalists

just found your channel after watching the original video, great stuff dude! subbed :)

I would love to see you an analyse a recent performance of All I Wanted. It’s one of the hardest vocal melodies of all time IMO and she kills it. He belting in the upper register is outstanding.

I’m not even a vocalist, I just love Hayley 🩷 great vid!

Criminally underrated vocalist/performer. Top tier breakdown dude. First video I’ve seen from you. You should do Tori Kelly. Maybe you have…gunna check out your other vids. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💯

Hayley is a cheat code. Her vocals are unreal

Hayley 💞💞💞💞

definitely check out resolve's new colors, blew me away that i had to pause my game to play it from the beginning since it was a random metal radio

Yes! More girls please!

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you should cover “all i wanted” next👍🏽

I'm a huge metal head, but I have to admit Heyley is still my (not so)secret Love.

You should analyse Faouzia next! You WILL love her voice!

All I Wanted live analysis would be epic to see what you think :) she was too scared for a long time to sing it live just because of the complexity of the song and pressure on the voice during concerts

More Paramore! Please!!!

So good! You should take a look at Marty O'Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra. Think you'd appreciate what he does vocally. Lots going on there in the live performances too.

The number 1 thing that I understand when I was trying to sing is that you need to do it with your WHOLE body and being and Hayley was one of the persons that really made me realize that.