Vocal Coach Reacts to BILLIE EILISH "What Was I Made For" 

when this song with THAT scene came in the movie everyone went dead silence you could only hear some people crying, its so beautiful billie and finneas did a great job capturing Barbies feelings in the movie

i cant listen to this song without crying it is honestly heartbreaking and relatable on another level

she already has an oscar and tbh she definitely clinched another nomination with this one March 2024 update: :-)

This song doesn’t even have to be relatable it’s done so good it allows u to feel someone else’s pain through words and hella good singing

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the fact that she wrote lyrics based on scenes from the movie played for comedy, and managed to make them so poignant just shows how good of a songwriter her and Finneas are. 😭🤚💕

the fact that this song played every time barbie felt and experienced emotions and realized how fucked up the real world is didn’t help at all like I was CRYING

It’s not just Billie..it’s the combined talents of Billie AND her brother Finneas. He’s a wizard. A musical wizard of a producer. When they combine their talents? It’s magic.

This song fits so well with Barbie’s theme of the human experience and wondering what your purpose is. Thanks for reacting to this. I almost cried.

The lyric about forgetting how to be happy, something she’s not, but something she could be hit me hard. Wow. That’s a powerful song.

I think part of her breathy vocals and the stylization of the production lend this song to truly feel like someone’s mutterings under their breath, inner musings, or the thoughts that you only ever have in your head and you never say out loud. It’s just so heartbreakingly beautiful 💔

I remember when I heard the song during THAT scene in the Barbie movie, I was just breathless the whole time, it blew me away with so much emotion.

I am a 61 year old man and one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Beyond touching. And yes, Hannah like you, everytime I hear it I get a couple tears. So worth it!! Billie Eilesh and Finneas OConnell are definitely a once in a lifetime and I am hoping we get many more decades of great music and artistry.

This song in the movie had me in puddles and the line “We mothers stand still so that our daughters can look back and see how far they've come" hit me so hard as a mom of a 4-year-old daughter. Would love to see a reaction to Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo!

so a lil origin story here for the song, Finneas was the one who suggested writing a number for the film, at first Billie didn't want to write a song for the Barbie movie cause she didn't think they could top what they did for "No Time To Die" and then Finneas just sat down and started playing some melodies, and then the famous opening line came to her and then it was full speed ahead.

That last part gets me everytime. The “think I forgot how to be happy, something I’m not but something I could be, what I was made for” tears

I absolutely love, ‘’don’t tell my boyfriend, that’s not what he’s made for’’ cause men are not prepared to hear everything we go through, and we can’t escape from the stuff we have to go through, girlhood is the most powerful thing

I’ve watched so many reactions to this song and Hannah is the first one to actually acknowledge that riff Billie did!!! Billie ate that up! This is why Hannah is the best❤️

Watched the film lastnight & as a 30 years old man that enjoys football, marvel and things of that nature, I had to hold back tears for this scene and it just put a massive lump in my throat, it’s one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in the moment and pictures of kids growing up started flashing, I have a 2 year old who is world! Now the following day I just see Margot Robbie’s emotional face laying bare to all. How did this song fit so well for a Barbie doll & real Human life! Seriously touching. ❤️

hannah girl, i just know you'll be a sobbing mess when you hear this song playing during the barbie movie 😭❤

Billie and Finneas are just too good together, this song is excellent

Yesss, these outfits are hers of many important moments in her life, like the Oscars, the bellyache video, the Bad guy video, the lovely video, some of her merch too. She has a RU-vid video showing and telling the story of all of them

This song makes me bawl every damn time. I’ve been in a period of feeling on the outside looking in, what’s my purpose and just wanting to feel good again, and that’s what this song puts into words for me ❤️

Great Gerwig loved this song so much that, with Billie's permission, she gave the chords to their score composer so they're incorporated in the score of the film prior to the scene this song appears in

This song should win the best song Oscar. On one level it's so deep and emotional but it's also literally summing up the plot of the movie. How? How can you sum up a movie plot AND make it about so much more?

I wasn't expecting the music video to make me sob the way it did, my goodness. Doing her task, despite all the obstacles put in her way. Not allowing herself to get frustrated. Even when she does, she composes herself and moves on. So powerful and sad.

I spontaneously burst into tears when I heard the first few notes in the movie. It was such a great addition to the movie that kept being sprinkled towards the end.

Billie’s song is incredible, it fits the Barbie movie so much too and it’s so freaking emotional!! I would love to see Hannah’s reaction to Just Ken!

I genuinely don’t know any women who don’t tear up at this song. She really wrote it for all of us ❤

I cried to this yesterday, the last lines broke me. We were made to be happy. It may be difficult, but we can do it. All of us. We were made for life. And we were made for a happy life.

This song makes me cry within the first few notes. It's the fact that I've always known what I wanted to be when I grew up, and now that it's time for me to make that decision a reality, I'm just so unsure of myself.

I can't listen to this song without crying. it's so relatable and sooo sad. her vocal is so beautiful and I can feel her emotions. I love her music so much

I love how the theme of this song is utilized throughout the whole movie. Using the theme this way really adds a layer of depth to the movie.

Jesus Christ I was sobbing… the lyrics devastated me. No matter who you are, we all feel this one way or another. All I can say is she’s a master at taking complex relatable human emotions and translating them into songs that seep into your core

Billie has always been amazing at holding back in order to push her melodies forward and bring the most out of them. It's why she's the one artist me and my grandma both enjoy listening to together

I cried at the theatre because of this song. I believe its the realisation of who we are and knowing all the innocence is lost. While Barbie realises about the real world, we grow up from being as a kid to also one day having this epiphany or rather, a “flip the switch” moment, knowing that we are all grown ups now- and this is why we can all relate to this song.

oh my god PLEASE do a commentary on the Barbie movie! It's still in theatres, but the music I thought was surprisingly good, and especially this Billie Eilish song in context of the movie...truly wrecks your soul in the best and most cathartic way

I wasn't expecting to cry during the barbie movie but God damn did I start silently bawling during this scene.

I cannot listen to this song without crying, god, not only does billie make everything sound so relatable even if you haven't gone throught it, but if you are going or have gone through something like that, it absolutely pierces you through

There is so much to do on this video! First, her voice. Second, the lyrics. Third, the video (which she directed of course) showing her trying to keep moving forward while everything falls down around her. As her life (the doll clothes/storm) hits its peak…she gives up - but with kind of a smile, to do it again tomorrow. Amazingly deep and ethereal.

This song captures the human experience so well. I cry every time I hear it.

finally somebody who reacts to songs who understands how important it is NOT to interupt the flow and vibe of a song, especially not the first time u here it

the scene where this song plays has made me cry each time i saw the movie (i’ve seen it 3 times already it’s so good). i get moved very easily by music so i love this song so much.

THAT scene had everyone collective sobbing. Me included.

No words, Billie is way before her time! One jd the strongest musicians today! Just love her! I always knew she and her brother would make it huge!!! Such a beautiful song!

This song just perfectly encapsulates all the feelings I came away from the Barbie movie with. I went into that movie expecting just a silly little comedy about some dolls I played with as a kid and came out with tears in my eyes and this song brings me right back to that feeling. A beautiful song for an amazing movie

I watched this movie twice in theaters with my mom and it hit so hard. And on the second watch this song is baked into so many parts of the movie and it's breathtaking

When seeing Hannah cry at the end I just wanted to go through my phone screen to give her a big hug to comfort her 🥺

This song is so gorgeous! So glad you’re reacting to Billie💖

still LOVING that Dumbledore sock on the mic❤️❤️

Billie is killing me with this song. I can barely get through it without becoming a weepy mess.

billie slays every song she sings, her voice is so nice, also hannah, i love you!!

The harmonies are so intricate too. She’s awesome

i also teared up watching and listening to this its really so beautiful and such a masterpiece

she is amazingly good, there aren't enough words to describe her and what she does in those lyrics and with her voice! I'm a super super fan ❤

Who hasn’t had a moment where they questioned their own meaning or purpose of existence. We all long to be made for something of purpose. It’s that struggle to find the purpose that can crush u. Billie never seizes to blow me away ❤

The song adds the emotional gravity that's needed in the movie. It connects the audience to the movie. It is such an ethereal song that it grabs you sonically and then knocks you out lyrically. It's perfect. Oscar and Grammy on the way.

Seeing Hannah getting emotional by songs is just so meaningful to me, it just shows how connected she is to music, Hannah deserves the world and we really need more people like her❤️

Billie is such a beautiful person and her music is so beautiful, just a bunch of beautifulness!

This is the most beautiful and heart breaking song I've heard in a very long time. And Billie Eilish is an incredible singer. As you pointed out, she knows when less is more. And, at 73, I'm not even the intended audience for Billie or this song. But man, she just has such superb control of her instrument! I bow before her!

You for sure need to make a video about the Barbie Movie!! It's incredible!!!

One of my favorite songs she’s put out

This makes me sob so hard, I’ve got some stuff going on at the moment so my emotions are kind of near the surface anyway. I went to see the Barbie movie with a friend and had a great time, then this came on during the credits and I was a mess.

This song manages to make me sooo emotional & teary eyed!!!😢 BEAUTIFUL SONG❤

I think this song also does a wonderful job of summing up those feelings of worthlessness and uncertainty about being a teenager. I don’t know what I want to do, there’s so much I want to do but in the end, I don’t know if I’m doing a lot of it for the sake of other people or myself. I’m so insecure I hide so much of who I am from my friends (“Looked so alive, turns out I’m not real”), it’s like the real me isn’t real to them because I’m showing a completely different person to them, and it’s my fault because I’m the one hiding it. I don’t know what my talents are, and I’m uncertain about my future. Whenever I’m listening to this in order to relate it to myself, I substitute the line “don’t tell my boyfriend” with “don’t tell all my friends”. It suddenly becomes 100x more heart wrenching because I want to get out how I’m feeling so badly, yet I don’t want anyone around me to worry or feel stressed because of me. The lines that probably hit the most are “When did it end? All the enjoyment. I’m sad again, don’t tell my boyfriend”. I already explained the last one above, and the lines that precede it just make it even more meaningful. It’s like that nostalgia I have for when I was younger and not so insecure and afraid. I don’t know whether this is all just a phase or something more, but what I do know is that someday I’ll find who I am. Whether it’s tomorrow or years ahead, someday. And I still have hope, cause at the same time I love being a teenager. Being better at things I previously was absolute shit at before, being more self aware of my mistakes and being able to correct them, etc. It’s a love hate relationship. And to anyone out there feeling the same way, regardless of your age, background, color, gender or whatever (S.L.U.T reference teehee), I hope you’ll find something to continue living for. And I’m so glad to be alive in a time where Billie exists, and much more. Without music, I’d probably be dead by now. ❤

There is a video with her and Finneas about how they made the song. The complexity and time it took is crazy. Highly recommend watching it

Your reaction is so pure. I've had same when i listened to it all the times. I was teary eyed while your were listening to it and talking about.

I’m crying it’s so beautiful ❤ my heart is breaking

This is the BEST reaction to this song online. I've watched them all and you get the message/feeling and talk about how Billie and the team accomplish that. So good! Keep it up!

I love billie so much for this song

I really love this song I love how everyone can connect to this song in some way I really like Billie elish and how almost all her song are so soft and quiet and not loud like other songs

It’s so good and when the scene comes up with it in the movie it’s so fitting and it makes me cry every time I see the scene

I've been listening to this song all day on repeat. I've just been feeling very depressed lately and this just hit so many spots for me.. I ended up crying for like an hour straight while listening to it. Hannah, when you commented about how strongly that you feel music strongly, I could not relate more and made me tear up knowing that someone else that is out there like me. Thank you for sharing that about yourself.

I tell you....I'm going through something so incredibly hard in my life...a life change I never thought I'd ever have to face and my goodness this song hits me so hard. I can't not cry when I hear it. I love Billie and the emotion behind this song is just woo💔

you are adorable! i cried during my first listen too such a beautiful song

You made me cry more than I usually do listening to this 😢 I have severe depression and this song perfectly describes how I feel. And your reaction is so pure 🥺

This song has brought me to tears every time I hear it, especially because I’ve been struggling a lot lately with my life purpose and depression and some past traumas that I’ve been through. Billie did a great job

its such an amazing song

Her voice is so pretty !

Can’t even with this song- goosebumps and tears. Seen the movie 3 times and the scene the song is for is amazing. This song is so deep💔

Every once in a while a song just hits the soul and this is one of them ❤

this song hits so hard and it came during a very very low point for me so when I listen to it it really feels like it was made for me it’s so accurate I always cry 😭

Love your vids keep doing what you do ❤

So hauntingly good, truly amazing vocal and the simple piano makes it all the better. This 53 year old Father of two girls loves it. I’m calling it now, this song will win best song for the Oscar.

IM OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG

Hannah, I don’t know you but your videos give me some indescribable thing that makes me the version of myself I strive to be. You are who the internet was made for. God bless you.

Now I wanna cry... my tears are just hanging on the edge of my eye lining...just when her things or I say her dreams are being blown so hard and she's trying to pick up things as much as she can..

There are so many other amazing billie songs like tv and the 30th that all make me cry, too. I would love it if you did a video with multiple billie songs in the same video

Your reaction to it, is what I felt the first time I watched the whole music video and heard it on Billie's channel, I subscribed to your channel because I can see the good person and good heart that you are, for the way you express yourself and how you were holding up your tears from the start and at the end you even teared down, I think your soul is beautiful and I'm glad to have found a channel where someone can speak about someone's art without criticizing it and even complimenting it in a positive way, but realistic, I thought it was so beautiful too. Thanks for your reaction video, loved it :3❤

so glad you're consistently uploading again! make sure u don't overwork yourself tho, take care

i'm so in love with this song

I heard you mention your reaction to this on your reaction to Billie's Grammy performance. I so agree… goosebumps and tears every time. I have been watching her and Finneas talk about the process of creating the song. Wow… Thank you.

re the simplicity of the song, it's definitely what the scene in the movie called for. I for sure would love to see you react to the whole movie, I think you're going to enjoy it a lot

As a 100% disabled combat veteran, like so many people, I relate to this piece. Her music gives a voice to the depths of our human experience. Billie talks to us and her brother is a musical genius.

Somehow, I've listened to this a hundred times before, and never realized how precise the enunciation is. You hear every t and d and s even though the whispery tone makes you think you wouldn't.

This might be Billie's most beautiful song ♥️

this song was absolutely beautiful and fits so seamlessly with the scene in the barbie movie 🫶🏻

i hiiiiighly recommend listening to the recent upload to her youtube where she sang this song at lolapolooza, it was such a stunning vocal performance, and the video itself is SO touching, everyone enjoying the music for what it is and relating was just SO incredibly human. it brought me to tears SO fast, i just admire billie so much as well, it was such a performance

OMG I LOVE THIS SONG-

Loved your reaction! I saw a video of her singing the track live and it truly was stunning. I think some people confuse singing lightly as she does as lacking power, but it takes so much control to sustain those notes and stay on key. She and her brother Finneas are musical geniuses in my opinion. ^_^

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