She walked in and did that in one take. She has unmatched vocal control. She's totally in control! She can do what she pleases. She's my favorite female vocalist...hands down.
PMJ had covered Creep w/ this arrangement months before with a different singer. Haley joined PMJ on their European 2015 tour, Haley's first professional tour after Idol. Days into the tour, Haley asked if she could perform PMJ's Radiohead cover. At that time, Haley had only covered "Habits" w/ PMJ & also sang on PMJ's cover of "All About That Bass" cover on tour. She performed "Creep" for the first time live in Lyon, France: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4J7AGfLN67g.html From the crowd's reaction, PMJ's Scott Bradlee did something he had never done before, re-record a cover he'd already done: A week after Haley arrived in Berlin to join PMJ, Scott took their day off in Zurich, Switzerland to re-record "Creep" and "All About That Bass" both included Haley, "Creep" became their most viewed video, "All About That Bass", their second most viewed. There is a misconception out there that Haley was 'sick' when she recorded Creep w/ PMJ. That is not true, Haley was tired from jet lag and being on the road for a week. In a recent interview about recording "Creep", Haley said she thought maybe being tired & not 100%, she had to draw more from herself to give the performance she did on "Creep" Haley has most of the top 10 viewed videos on PMJ's channel, but I suggest you react to her most recent cover w/ PMJ, her first in over five years, a spectacular cover of No Doubt's "Don't Speak" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Txi7QuO99kM.html
@@nickforell1 If you'd like to see a 'non' PMJ performance, recently, I had the honor of Haley putting her sound board mix of a 2022 tour performance on one of my videos and posting it to her channel.... a stunning vocal of "I Put a Spell On You". ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LCWwOtdf728.html I appreciate your honest reaction. Lots of reaction channels out there who pander for subscribers. I felt you were genuinely surprise/impressed. FYI Haley's put out four albums, 3 w/ independent songs (My favorite is "Lo-Fi Soul) and one cover album of songs who influenced her parents, even flew them to CA to record the album, she even used the original engineers who recorded the original songs, and on analog tape. Haley's a real deal throwback and a delight to follow. I'm still stunned she used my video :) My motto, if Haley comes anywhere near your town, you MUST hear that voice live. ps, The Zombies themselves thanked Haley for her cover of their "Time of the Season" to bring it to a newer generation. A year later, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they even highlighted my video of Haley performing "Time of the Season" on their social media :) twitter.com/TheZombiesMusic/status/1448765839788974086?s=20
Made it her own? Yes. This is an amazing performance. I can't say Haley is my 'very very favorite, nor is PMJ. But THIS? THIS performance, this song, this day... is one of the best vocal and instrumental performances I have ever heard. By anyone. Ever. I'm happy you reacted and enjoyed! The unexpected is usually the most fun AND exciting!! Great reaction!
Haley is magic - she’s an old soul and her range, mastery of vocal technique, and authenticity keep her among my favorite vocalists. Loved your reaction, Nick! You will love the PMJ / Haley cover of Seven Nation Army! 🔥❤
That version of "Cree[" you just reacted to stayed on the Billboard Digital Jazz Chart for 58 straight weeks. As Haley is easily the best vocalist to have ever performed for PMJ. As prior to Haley's arrival, all PMJ ever played were cheap dives and tiny venues. Then after Haley arrived on the scene and quickly recorded several music videos with them that all went viral, suddenly PMJ found itself filling coliseums and arenas. Meanwhile, more must react to Haley Reinhart music videos with PMJ are "Seven Nation Army", "Don't Speak", "Oops, I Did It Again", "Habits", and "All About That Bass". All of those will blow you and your subscribers away.
HaleysTusk is worth following in their own right! Always appreciate the extra Haley knowledge and clips (like Haley's "I Put a Spell on You). Your reaction was refreshing and very enjoyable! Got a new subscriber out of it! In addition to Haley's cover of "Don't Speak", I like her cover of Seven Nation Army with PMJ. For a non-PMJ sample, the bit she did with her father at Chess Records was amazing as was her guest performance with Jeff Goldblum's jazz group. Enjoy!
Awesome reaction! Thank you! Postmodern Jukebox has some amazing covers, in general. They always change it up with the style. Really incredible. If you haven't checked them out, you absolutely should! You will not be disappointed!
great reaction nick. haley reinhart is one the greatest, most unique vocalist of our time. postmodern jukebox (or pmj) takes current popular songs and completely re-imagines them vintage (1920s to 1960s) in the music itself and style of the performances that actually take you back in time. they have a variety of good vocals but haley especially with postmodern jukebox is incredible. all the other haley/pmj ones are great also: "all about the bass", "habits", "black hole sun", "mad world", "seven nations army", "oops i did it again", "lovefool" and the very recent "don't speak". i think what is so phenomenal about haley is not just her amazing silk to sandpaper voice but also her character and soul that she puts into the performances. even when she uses very little of her unique vocal acrobatics, her pure raw soft voice is amazing like in the intro of "creep". you see this even more in her solo platinum cover of "can't help falling in love" for the extra gum commercial which is truly stunning and frequently described as what love sounds like here: (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_uNpEbt7w_o.html )
This is the one that gets all the attention (>100MM views), but she knocks others out of the park as well. Check out her PMJ covers of "Seven Nation Army", "Habits", "Black Hole Sun" and "Don't Speak". PMJ itself is a deep rabbit hole: Right up there with Haley is Morgan James ("Maps", "Dream On", "Take Me to Church".) Or catch them both in "All About That Bass".
Brilliant vocalist. Also a marvelous actor. Haley is 100% committed to the persona that the song presents, and the situation the persona is experiencing within the 'story' of the song.
One of my favorite all time vocal performances. For my money, she is the only singer out there who can truly compare to the potential of Angelina Jordan.
IMO, Haley is much more versatile and a polished performer than Angelina. Maybe in time Ms. Jordan will achieve the level of talent that Ms. Reinhart is at.
Haley is one of my favorites who was on Idol and her singing with PMJ. She's 32 now and AJ is 17. Haley is a much more polished performer and skillful singer. AJ is a naturally gifted prodigy who is just starting to tap into her potential and whose voice is still developing. 😮 Reinhart sounds well rehearsed, while AJ can sing off the cuff and kill it. AJ's airy notes, tonality and bravado... these voice qualities excedes that of Haley's voice for me. IMHO. When AJ gains experience in the performance side watch out!
She is amazing. She sings pop, jazz, rock and then she kills it with the vintage PMJ covers as well. I am a rock guy so I love here album "What's That Sound" which is an album of covers from late 60s/early 70s. In the rock genre she has covered House of the RIsing Sun (the Animals), Bennie and the Jets (Elton John) and What is and What Should Never Be (Led Zeppelin). I think she also did the Beatles all on Idol. Since, she's sang with one of the Doors and also Slash and Myles Kennedy on the Stones song Wild Horses.
Haley has done b2-f6…she has a 3 octave plus vocal range almost 4, she has the ability to go higher but she knows where she wants to go, she has belted up to A5 as well. Top tier vocalist, I recommend don’t speak and I put a spell on you covers, they will both blow ur mind
Haley’s voice is otherworldly. She transports you to another time, place, and reality. She takes you on an entire journey, captivates your heart with her soul and grips your mind with her musicality and doesn’t let go. She truly makes you forget where you are and what you’re doing other than listening to her pour out everything in here and now. I love her. Please listen to more Haley! Loves your reaction!!!
Terry, I totally agree with your comment regarding Haley and Angelina Jordan. This may be the greatest vocal performance ever. I would like to add Morgan James to the list.
Don't know if anyone has mentioned but PMJ is the brainchild of Scott Bradlee, the pianist in this video. He does all the arrangements. A musical genius.
Maybe you just aren't awae but Scott Bradlee (on piano) is the GENIUS behind PMJ. He comes up with the arrangement and then these fantastic (but mostly little known) artists come out and astound us with their performances. And let's not forget the musicians that back up the singers. All in all, PMJ is fabulous. You really need to check out their cover of All About That Bass, Dream On, Feel It Still, Ain't No Rest For the Wicked; and so many more. They take a song and give an entirely new twist.
Loads of love from Sweden! I have loved her voice since I heard this version of Creep the first time, I was kind off sick of people covering it for talent shows etc, I love the original and I think I had goosebumps the whole way though. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the performance that she does with Jeff Goldblums band, it truly shows how humble and amazing she is! Plus, I mean, who can say no to a big of the O.G. Daddy Goldblum?
Like the river in Germany - Rhine heart. Haley on Idol had a lot of firsts brought to the show. First jazz duet with Casey Abrams using scat (Moanin), first father playing lead guitar on one of her songs, including her falling on her butt. Two country singers placed ahead of her, though she covered LeAnn Rhimes Blue cause she can flat out yodel which was better than anything the other country folk could muster. So check out her wiki, she has done a lot in the last ten years. As far as this song goes, the arrangement was done by the piano player, Scott Bradlee, and leader of the collaboration known as PostModern Jukebox. Haley was just the featured vocalist. PMJ has hundreds of videos, and Haley has been one of the plethora of singers over the years though arguably the most popular. I don't think she's had classical training, at least not in school but from her mom who sang in a band with her father.
I love this 1940ish cover of Creep. She does a cover of Seven Army Nation that is a 'dirge' that is amazing. And Black Hole Sun. those three covers she does are my favorites.
Haley has the most instantly lovable voice you will ever hear, she is not just any singer, Haley is a master vocal technician. Haley is putting on a clinic here and how to use every vocal expression with ease
Hey Nick, I hope all has gone well with the graduation! Haley is one of my top three favorite female singers. Angelina Jordan, Eva Cassidy, and Haley Reinhart. In fact I put in a request for Eva awhile back. I saw all of Haley's performances on American Idol years ago when she was still a teenager. Her rendition of House of the rising Sun went viral. Although she was eliminated in the top five, I knew she would become something special. This is no question my favorite Haley performance. It is so different and soulful and jazzy and in fact iconic. She creates her own version of the song. Eva Cassidy will amaze you in a different way and take you on emotional journey. Over the rainbow is probably the best version ever recorded! Great comments as always and I'll catch you on the next one.😮
Haley was the 20 years old when she participated in American Idol. She ended up third in the competition, not fifth. If you must comment, then get your facts straight.
@@JeffTokayer I thought she was 19 when she auditioned and then turned 20. Not a big deal. I also did not say she came in fifth. I said she came in the top five.
@@ronraskind She was actually 18 when she first auditioned for season nine, and was rejected by Simon Cowell and Randy. But those auditions don’t count as being a participant. Season 10 (2011) is when Haley participated, and she was already 20 years old (09/09/90). As for coming in fifth, you can also say she came in tenth or twenty fourth. That’s misleading. Haley’s goal was to reach third place, and she did.
@@JeffTokayer In a recent Q&A Haley did in Oregon, it was revealed Idol did a whole segment on Haley for Season 9, went to her hometown, even video'd her family singing, so she was fairly confident she'd make it into the 9th season (especially that her 'lucky number' was nine). That would explain how devastated she was when Simon and Randy rejected her. The 'voices' suggesting she return for Season 10 were the producers contacting her and encouraging her to try again for Season 10. We always wondered why in Season 10 they practically did zero promoting of Haley until late into the season... I think interviewing Haley about doing Lady Gaga's "You and I", the same episode she broke through w/ House of the Rising Sun, so really deep into the season was when they gave her some air time. The reason was, they were supposed to do it for Season 9, but Simon derailed the plans by putting together a season 9 that is most commonly believed to be the Worst in the show's history, because that was Simon's last season before he left Idol to start the Voice. Somewhere in the Idol vaults, there is video of the segment they were going to air of Haley and her family in her hometown for Season 9. Just more ammunition to make Haley less trusting of the system, then being dropped by Interscope before any ability to promote her debut album.... no wonder she's so adamant about taking her future in her own hands and remaining an independent artist.
Creep ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m3lF2qEA2cw.html Dream On ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yq4KA0mUnC8.html Seven Nation Army ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sB6HY8r983c.html All About That Bass ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aLnZ1NQm2uk.html Maps ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8gO_lxThc1M.html Lovefool ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dXjZeCL0C9o.html
Haley is great, shout-out to Scott Bradlee (the pianist and lead man for Postmodern Jukebox who does all their arrangements). Personally one of my favourites featuring Haley Reinhart is a performance of Dear Prudence she did with Morgan James on Morgans channel.
The current vocalist performing Creep on this 2023 PMJ tour is Effie Passero, her remarkable interpretation is also next level greatness, remember her name👍
This cover is the best one out there. To me, Haley's voice is a musical instrument. Seven Nation Army is another good one, Haley's last name is pronounced Rhine hart. Haley has a couple of albums, the last one has a song called "Free" on it, is really good.
Haley has released four albums and an LP. "Free" was actually on Haley's debut album, "Listen Up!" That album was followed by "Better," then "What's That Sound? (which was mostly covers of 1960s rock recorded to tape using vintage equipment), and then the self-released "Lo-Fi Soul." That was followed by her "Off the Ground" EP.
This was a vocal masterclass. Haley’s got incredible range and is so creative in how she uses her instrument. She’s done a number of great collaborations with PMJ, including a New Orleans style dirge cover of Seven Nation Army. Then there’s this performance of one of her personal songs with a full orchestra should really just be seen by a lot more people ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fbEW8BrNctI.html.
Some background on the appearance with the full orchestra... "Our high-point and finale was filming at the magical Südbahnhotel, the empty but fully functional 1900 Grandhotel outside Vienna ("the last guest checked out 42 years ago..."). From this comes a first indirect glimpse of the documentary ("An Impossible Project"), namely the incredible performance we managed to film of Haley Reinhart performing her own song "Don't Know How To Love You", backed and arranged by Sascha Peres and his Orchestra. This is as analogue as it gets, 100% live, in fact even unrehearsed. Sascha and Haley met for the first time just a couple of hours before this was recorded (in Südbahn's usually deserted White Ballroom). We shot it on 35mm as part of the documentary. The music was cut direct to disc, as well as recorded on analogue tape. The evening was hosted by Doc's Supersense and Facebook' Analog Research Lab. On RU-vid, you can see the entire, uncut version of the song. There will be more music from Haley in the film. I've never seen a performance quite like this. Hope you like it. It's real." warm regards, Jens (director)
Another song Haley recorded for the same documentary is No Regrets, which hasn't received much attention . Great rendition. Still, my preferred version of Don't Know How To Love You is the one she performed with her dad at Chess Records. Totally raw.
Whoa!!!!! She is outstanding, if she is the one I remember on Idol she was left go to early. On Idol she performed House of the Rising Sun, and she blew everyone away
Her voice is smokey and silky-smooth. It feels like she is putting every atom of her physical body into her delivery and sending her music from a different era. However, if I didn’t know the lyrics I would have no idea what she was saying most of the time. For me, good diction adds that much more to a song.
Emphazising/dropping vowels and consonants for effect is a singing technique: "While consonants are important to make sense of our speech, vowels are what carry the tone and the resonance. If you sustain a long note on any consonant, let’s say /k/ you probably wouldn’t be able to produce a very loud or nicely ringing sound. Now try it with the /a/ vowel! Just relax your face, drop your jaw and say /a/." The NYT describing Billie Holiday's voice: "PROBABLY no voice in the history of jazz exerts a deeper fascination than the vulnerable, intimate slur of Billie Holiday, who died 27 years ago at the age of 44. With a vocal range of barely an octave and the timbre of a muted horn, Miss Holiday's singing was far from athletic, but it spanned the emotional range of the universe, communicating joy and pain with an immediacy that seemed at once artless and profoundly sophisticated."
Love Haley. I watched three seasons of Idol; hers was one of them. I really like Scotty, the winner, but Haley should have won because her talent is through the roof.
Hailey is incredible and has other contributions the PMJ that are well worth checking out. For my money, though, Morgan James' cover of "Dream On" with PMJ is the pinnacle. That's taking nothing away from Hailey; she is a once in a lifetime vocalist. So is Morgan James, just with a differing style. Of course you could do yourself a real favor and check out both of them working with PMJ on "All About that Bass". You can't go wrong with either.
Haley is the most impressive singer I know of. She has so many great songs with PMJ and without. But I highly recommend her (and PMJ's) cover of Tove Lo's "Habits". It's amazing. And there are very few reactions to it, not sure if that's just because the original isn't that well known. If you reacted to it you would be one of the few and largest reactors with a reaction to it. It deserves some lovin.
also what is even more impressive is that this masterpiece was actually completed in one take with a tired voice and all but one of the postmodern jukebox covers are done live with no auto-tune, etc more info in links below: here is the history of "creep" one take from scott bradlee (the creator and pianist from postmodern jukebox): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MskKSH1Kf4U.html. here is additional history on haley and "creep" from #1 fan haleyTusk (even has a color pic of her from that day): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eVASTaIoTYw.html
@@lisamayreed6399 Haley's parents have had a band for nearly 50 years, so she's old-school. Check out the recording of Haley and her father performing together at "Chess Records" for a sterling rendition of "Can't Find My Way Home" and an original song. He accompanies her on acoustic guitar. Another video of interest is Haley peforming "My Baby Just Cares for Me" with Jeff Goldblum. There's some fun banter between the two. In both of these videos you can hear her speaking voice, which is naturally raspy.
GREAT reaction...OK, now it's time to check out her version of "Seven Nation Army" !!!!! She is really different and IMO, the best female vocalist on the planet. Has a long playlist...here's other suggestions: "All About the Bass;, "Habit"; "Don't Know How to Love You"; "Better"....gosh, so many !!
What a thoughtful, nuanced and informed ear you listen with! This is an INCREDIBLE performance that just holds me spellbound every time- she is just so vibrant, enchanting and sizzling with heart , soul and just oozes pure charisma, control creativity and power that’s turned up to a level of bliss and raw perfection, her voice and presence flood the consciousness like a blazing glorious sunset.
Love Radiohead (went to see them in Dublin) & despise 'Creep' with every fiber of my being (tjezus we poor teens were terrorized by it in the 90s, drove entire nations to collective suicide and ruin). Bizarrely; absolutely love this cover by Haley Reinhard. Am i goin' mad !? It's like the Martians have landed after all.
Yeah, thank you Kristin! Greatest vocalist they got in the States... nice reaction Nick, thanks as well! More Haley please, I don't mind which song, she never misses... Peace and love from Bavaria!
Love your reactions! If you want to see Hailey Rinehart in her undeniable style (like no other) - check out PostModern Jukebox with her version of “I Did it Again” - trust me -there is NO WAY to prepare you for it at all! No way! Best to you.
Easily my co-favorite singer ( along with Lara Fabian). Great covers and catchy originals. Favorite original is SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. Gotta love Haley!!
I’ve loved Haley ever since she was on American Idol. She didn’t win that season, but she’s considered by many to be the breakout star of the season (and has arguably had a much stronger career than whoever did win). I don’t know if i would call her a “mainstream success”, but she seems to be very happy in the lane she’s in, because she’s a really unique, old soul and has a really loyal following among those that do appreciate her talent.
As is most often the case when I hear her sing a cover, my thoughts are - "It's her song now" Check her (and PMJ) out doing theior cover of "Seven Nation Army", and drool in AWE!
In the following video, Scott Bradlee talks about PMJ's versions of 'Creep'. There are two versions with different vocalist. Haley, indeed, did this video in ONE take as Scott attest to in the video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MskKSH1Kf4U.html
I love this version. She does a great cover of Seven Nation Army as well, and there's a version of Lean On featuring Mykal Kilgore. The PMJ version of Stacy's Mom is also excellent.
Just wanted to mention that she had the -flu- when she recorded this and did it in one take. Edit: see below about the confusion about her being sick. It looks like she was tired, not sick.
Please stop perpetuating this sick nonsense. For PMJ Creep fans, Haley officially answers an often mischaracterized ‘fact’ about the recording of their iconic cover of “Creep”: PMj had just done five shows on the road across Europe and she was feeling a little tired But she felt it was that she wasn’t feeling 100% that gave her that extra tug of emotion she needed for the performance. “It’s been five shows, I’m pretty tired, I don’t know about this one….when it comes to those kinds of performances, I always give it 100% but I think emotionally, I was in a different place and really challenging something because I didn’t feel quite 100%, as far as being tired. It’s always really unique because I get to take my own stab and do the vocal arrangement…we’d only done it a few times on the road before that video. Alot of it is very jazz, very impromptu”
@@crystalfire5564 just one take. Some people say that it was the first of two takes. Here’s a link to Scott Bradlee on making his version of Creep. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MskKSH1Kf4U.html
welcome to Haley's world as one of the best vocalists today. in this song she performs 13 of the 8 known human vocal techniques. Her with PMJ is just a dynamic grouping. "Don't Speak' with PMJ another masterpiece, also, Love Fool, Black Hole Sun, Seven Nation Army, Earlier this year her Live "I Put a Spell on You" Her originals, "I don't Know how to Love You" 60's bluesy song, For her pure high clarity "Lay it Down" another original.
@@nickforell1 The story behind "Moanin'. Haley and Casey were going to perform the song, "It Takes Two." Then they switched to "Fever." During a break Ray Chew, the Music Director, begins to play "Moanin'" and Haley starts singing along. He's like, "You know this song?" Right about then the producers approach and express they think "Fever" might be too racy for the Idol audience. So Haley was like, "We have this ("Moanin'"). Casey had performed it at the end of his audition segment on a melodica, but he didn't know the song had words (they were written after the original release). At that point on the show, people knew Casey had a jazz background, but they didn't know Haley did. This was a results night duet (done to fill time) so it didn't count in the competition. After they performed it, Haley was sent to the stools as one of the bottom three contestants (based on voting the night before) to await her fate.
