Songwriter REACTS to Aurora - It Happened Quiet (First Listen!) [Live @ The Current]
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Guitarist and songwriter Matt Farkas listens to the hauntingly beautiful song It Happened Quiet by Aurora (Live at The Current.)
Thank you to my patron Heather O'Neal for this transcendent experience!
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As a metal fan, this is also totally out of my comfort zone but I absolutely love it. It's nice seeing a fellow metal head appreciate it 🖤
I think every metal fan is allowed to listen to stuff that's the polar opposite of metal. It's so fantastic, how can you not love it?
@@MattFarkas Metalhead here too, and i LOVE Aurora, fun fact, Aurora is also a metal head, she has stated in interviews, her favorite band is Gojira, and that she listens to Mastodon and Sytem of a Down. amazing artist, she becomes the song when she performs,
I’m all over the place with music, I have a hard time with most country and most rap, because I can’t relate. But I was going through an anthem/metal phase. Queens, We Will Rock You, Fun., Some Nights. John Newman, Love Me Again. The drums and the belting, took me to Mushroomhead, the Faceless, and some old school Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, and anything Max Cavalera has done(he is awesome!). Some how lead me to Aurora, and I have listening to Norwegian Folk music... who knew???
I’ve heard Aurora calls herself a metal head too. Apparently she loves the stuff 😆 which is both hella surprising and welcome
Same here. It's the honesty of what she's doing. It's the same thing we look for in Metal. Honest music performed with sincerity.... and you don't get any closer to that that Aurora.
This is definitely a rabbit hole you want to go down. I just discovered this amazing young lady two months ago. I have since listened to almost all of her songs and many interviews. Very unique person. She is so kind and her music will transport you to another dimension. She is so mesmerizing to watch. Some are turned off by her animated hand movements, but I love it. She is so expressive and loses herself in her music. I agree with TT TT suggestions. The Nidarostomen performances are amazing. Through the eyes of a child is so breathtakingly beautiful, I have to listen to it every day. I would also suggest "Runaway" either the music video or the performance at the 2015 Nobel peace prize concert. Aurora says it's a good place to start her music. She wrote it when she was 11 years old. Please continue to react to her. You won't regret it.
I just discovered her recently as well and have been completely sucked in. Such a beautiful voice and human being.
There will be more Aurora reactions, I promise. 😊 Thanks for the great comment and suggestions, Julie!
@@MattFarkas She has amazing covers like "Believer" by Imagine Dragons and many more :) all are amazing too!
Her cover of Life on Mars is stunning. Just her and piano. Go for the live performance at KEXP too. That was where I started my Aurora journey. Much more upbeat. Her band is incredible too. They all sing so the harmonies are all there in all their glory.
@@kevinbrown3082 Life on Mars at the Nidarosdomen is pretty nice as well. Her covers of Leonard Cohen are pretty awesome too (Famous Blue Raincoat and So Long Marianne).
As a long term metal and rock fan i love to see when a brother in arms like my Queen. I been with this thiny lady for 6 years and i have never ever regret it. Hope you do more of her. Her voice is always soothing but be aware.... Her lyrics could be pretty morbid and harsh.
How could you not love her? What a beautiful singing voice...
Even this song has some harsh lyrics. "Are your dreams as dead as they seem?" Thats not something you ask somebody when you are trying to make nice with them.
It's really awesome how many metal heads appreciated Aurora. So amazing.
Aurora vibrates on a different frequency than most of us. She is unique.
Aurora’s Murder song live at the Nobel peace concert is a MUST!!
Domestic violence leads to death of woman, she comes back to haunt him.
Aurora has such a way with depictions of domestic violence. Anyone who has been on that situation can relate strongly to her lyrics 🩷😩
yes - she is trancendental - she is a great songwriter, and one of the best live artist I've ever seen. That includes Stones and Springsteen. She have done some good covers too.
I'm excited to hear more! :)
Her fans, of which I am one, are called the Warriors and Weirdos! Her voice is quite unique and her body becomes an instrument as she sings! You should check out The Seed or The River or Through the Eye’s of a Child Live VEVO stripped! Enjoy your reactions and just subscribed!
Thanks for the sub, David! I'll keep your suggestions in mind. Definitely want to hear more from her!
At 24, AURORA has quite a diverse repertoire. She's always mesmerizing, and her voice just pulls you in and takes you with her on a journey. Her performances and songs range from folk ballads to orchestral to trip-synth to percussive high energy -- songs often build as you listen to them, adding various elements along the way. I strongly recommend reactions to other live performances, for instance, her highly energetic KEXP performance in Iceland (with Bjork in the audience), where she sings "Churchyard" and "All is Soft Inside.”
Appreciate the suggestions! Picking the next Aurora video sounds like it might be difficult, with how awesome she is.
Also check Murder 5,4,3,2,1 at Noble Peace concert 🎶
Aurora loves Metal music! Now something different by Aorora. Forgotten Love performed at Lindmo.
Yes, "Forgotten Love" at LINDMO is quite something, including the lively dance choreography!
Silja Sol is SUPERB to... on guitar
Performance of a lifetime. So beautiful.
You have to check out >Live "Through the eyes of a child" at the Nidarosdomen Cathedral Concert
AND >Live "Lucky" at the Nidarosdomen Cathedral Concert AND >Live "Murder Song 54321" at the Noble Peace Price Concert AND >Live " I went too far" at Honda Stage
FROM AURORA :-) PURE ART AS CAN BE!!!
Aurora is a metal fan, too!
More Aurora:
"Through the eyes of a child" live Nidarosdomen - the entire concert from Nidarosdomen is incredibly beautiful
"It happened quiet" live Nidarosdomen
"Murder song" Live Nobel Prize
"Lucky" live live Nidarosdomen
"Nature Boy" live Nidarosdomen
I think that performance is the best I've heard of murder song
Appreciate the suggestions!!
Agree !!
Nidarosdomen was extremely beautiful.
I absolutely love this version of the song... so gentle and soothing
Gorgeous!
Aurora is nostalgia🥺
What a nice and gentle reaction! So suitable! Yeah, Aurora very often has that effect on you, speaking directly to your heart and soul. Her catalogue is a huge goodie-bag!! Only 24 years old. If you want to hear another great duet with guitar, and would highly recommend Murder Song from the 2015 Nobel Peace Price Concert in Oslo. It's an epic performance.
Word.
So so relaxing. I was almost in a trance afterwards. Thanks for the suggestions, Thorleif!
@@MattFarkas Yeah. The performance at the Nobel Peace Prize concert at age 19 (or maybe 20) is fantastic in a true live performance ua-cam.com/video/vh0SWTVwXxw/v-deo.html
Considering your music background, you definitely should react to her music video of "The seed". You will love it for sure !
I'll add it to the list of possible videos to react to next from her. ✌
That was Aurora at around 50% in a studio environment, she is a show woman and is far more interesting in a concert environment where she can showcase her talents far more.
Sounds like something I definitely need to check out!
There are so many full concerts of her on UA-cam.
The problem is, once I start listening, I don't want to stop.
My neighbors have no choice.
😂
Aurora - Under The Water live is the most rock song from her
THIS! I love this song and there are not enough reactions to it! :( I guess its because its one of her less popular songs :-/
My personal preferred live performance is VEVOHalloween.
Ooh! Sounds like one to check out then! Thanks, Ivan!
I cry every time i hear her....she does do something in my hart..
Great reaction again! Hope to see more! Her Nidarosdomen and Haik Concerts are fantastic!
Thanks Runar!! I'll keep those in mind when I'm deciding the next song to make a reaction video for. 😁
subbed early knowing AuRoRa comes after a Wardruna react. listen to this one at Nidarosdomen and see what you
think. this one is more beautiful and relaxed while the other is beautiful and haunting. there are many great
suggestions below. thx Heather! thx Rockstar! great react!
Well, I super appreciate the sub! There will be more Aurora reactions, I promise!
Without understanding anything Aurora speaks, because I only speak Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷, I understand everything at the same time, just because of the emotion she goes through.Thank you perfect author, and her companion too.
Greetings from Norway =)
Greetings, Tom! Welcome to the channel. 😀
Perfection
Check her live performance at KEXP
Yes!
He needs to watch lucky, murder song, through the eyes of a child, runaway all live. He would fall over :)
That was just plain stunning.
Aurora is literally an angel and i love her so much. nice reaction man.
It’s just so hauntingly beautiful. The music sounds sweet and quiet, but the lyrics are very sad. A very toxic relationship indeed.
😥
My favorite female singer (Norway) Aurora 👏🏼
Only Aurora can create a song about violence and make it into something beautiful ❤
Great reaction - she is definitely mesmerizing!
Aurora is the total package - singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, producer/arranger, choreographer, and an absolutely lovely human being (and she’s just 24 years old!). She will often perform her songs quite differently - sometimes with her band, other times stripped down to just her and one instrument, a cappella, with full orchestra, etc. - so it is definitely worth listening to different versions of the same song. Also, some of her videos are mini-masterpieces as well.
A short list of original songs:
Runaway - Nobel Peace Prize concert and her music video
Through the Eyes of a Child - Nidarosdomen concert, my recommendation Live Stripped - VIVO UK Lift
It Happened Quiet - Nidarosdomen concert, but I'd recommend the live at The Current version as well
Churchyard - Live on KEXP
Winter Bird - Nidarosdomen concert and her music video
Murder Song 5,4,3,2,1 - Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Lucky - Nidarosdomen concert
Little Boy in the Grass - Nidarosdomen concert
The Seed - Music Video, HAIK Concert
The River - Music video, Live in Bergen 2020
Exist For Love - Music video,
Daydreamer - Music video
She also does some awesome covers:
Life on Mars - David Bowie
Believer - Imagine Dragons
God is a Woman - Ariana Grande
Across the Universe - John Lennon
Teardrop - Massive Attack
I think you should definitely check out ,churchyard,and under the water by her ! :D great reaction
Plsss do a reaction of Churchyard at the KEXP !!! Loved so much your reaction!
Thanks João!! I'll add it to the list of songs to check out. ✌
Under The Water or The Seed most rock songs of Aurora
may I suggest Through the eyes of a child but the vevo lift version.
Welcome to the world of Aurora, I just call her our Queen of the North. Hi From Sweden :-)
a masterpiece.
Aurora has her crazy talent, but also musical inteligence to her. She has imerged herself with some crazy talentet co-musicians! Silja Sol here sung above Aurora on the range, and Aurora has a very high register voice.. and she played that gitar beautifull too♡
❤️
Estou todo arrepiado!!❤❤❤❤👏👏👏
Just subscribed. Another Norwegian singer you should listen to is Angelina Jordan, a child prodigy jazz singer, although she has over 130 covers of various genres. To start, try ‘I put a spell on you’ the black and white version when she was 9, and her new release ‘7th heaven’ which she wrote. She is 15 here. Of course, if jazz is not your thing, there are plenty of others to choose. Be warned... if you listen to I put a spell on you, she might just do that. She has to the many millions of fans around the world.
Aurora's music is not something you would search for, but you are right in the movie soundtrack bit. She is featured in several Movies and TV series. My recommendation for something to check out next, because its the complete opposite of this song (and i love it) is "Under the water" Live at VEVOHalloween. And probably get used to getting recommendations to listen to her live. There is just something magical about it. The two songs i personally feel are just as good in the music video are either "The Seed" or "Winterbird" because either the message or the artistry is so strong in the videos.
Stay safe and take care! :)
Edit: Her music is in a few Video games as well.
Thanks Rene! I really want to do more Aurora reactions sometime soon. What a gorgeous voice!!
Cheers,
Matt
No reaction to the fact that the lyrics and song structure are so….? are so…..?ok, speechless is the right reaction
Adele Someone like you from NPR radio performance😉😉
I'm metalhead, but Aurora, geeeshh.
Hi Matt! You are amongst very few male commentators that didn't pretend not to understand what this song is about, instead talking about only her voice and outfit... Some of them actually laugh away as they listen to it!!! Of course this song is about domestic abuse, I recommend River for you. She wrote it after she read the statistics about male suicide rate and how both genders are a victim of macho male toxicity culture. She also has a song called The murder song 1,2,3,4,5. I recommend her performance in nobel peace prize concert of 2015. Since it is performed there, it can be interpreted in many ways, such as in wars, where one's lover is injured and suffering but there is no hope of help, or in my case when I had to ask the doctors to end my grandmother's life, or when I had to euthanize my 16 year old Lab/Great dane boy. However she wrote it when she read the story about a man who shot his wife, because of a terminal illness. She performs it in an ambiguous way, because euthanasia is illegal in Norway...So again double meaning...Anyway I applaud your intellect...
I was intrigued to listen to a metal guy’s reaction to something so delicate yet powerful. An excellent reaction, in that you didn’t break the mood and flow of the song. I won’t subscribe now as you indicated that while beautiful, it was unlikely you’ll go down this path again. Thanks for taking this on and sharing with your fan base.
Mmm...I think you misunderstood me. I'm absolutely 100% willing (and planning) to listen to more Aurora and other musical artists who are similar. This just isn't the type of music I typically seek out. Which is the amazing thing about this channel, finding stuff I wouldn't normally listen to and enjoying it!
@@MattFarkas Thank you for the clarification. I'll go ahead and subscribe and see what you react to in the future. I'm also a big fan of Angelina Jordan, who has sung so many covers with only a solitary guitar backing but also with full orchestras and even a symphony. Most people became aware of her through her performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT Champions in January 2020. She has covers in many genres and has just had her 5th original "7th Heaven. Also just released a live video of "All I Ask". It's unlikely as a guitarist that I can get you to react to any acapella groups, but Home Free and Pentatonix are my favorites.
@@bingobillable I appreciate the sub!! I might be a guitarist, but I'm a songwriter first and foremost, so I try and appreciate all genres. :) I'll add Angelina to my list of artists to check out. Cheers, Matt
isn't she so special....? she has the amazing ability to connect to everyone's emotional core....this song is dark - about a complicated love affair that may be "dead"......."are your dreams as dead as they seem? I bleed in your bed, turn it red like the ground outside your window".........."love is wild" and not in a good way
Yep she's absolutely unique, Aurora is different and adorable
Check her out yo for your own sake, I mean, she is a very special human being and a stunning artist, songwriter and story teller, jack off all trades producer, check her out bro
nice
Hope you react to more of Aurora. This stripped down version of this song is very different from the album version and other live performances.
There will be more!
Great reaction! I suggest the cover of teardrop of massive attack by her it is AMAZING! 🤩🤩🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Sia Chandelier fron NRJ radio france performance😷
one take !
In certain parts she sounds quite similar to Anneke van Giersbergen, nice, interesting piece
I'm excited to finally listen to some Anneke! Soooooon...
Aurora Murder Song at the Nobel peace prize concert. I always cry in that one. Where do I have to through money?!
what are those headphones that Aurora is wearing? I see many artists use it
Got a little curious myself.
Seems to be MDR-7506 from SONY.
@@andreaspedersen3952 thank you sir, I have been trying to find it by just referring to videos but it was near impossible. Thanks for the help!
what a lovely performance, i think it's one of her best prformances at all. if you want to know a bit about her background in music, i'd like to reccommend three artists: agnes obel, susanne sundfor and ane brun.
to start with is agnes obel, "the curse" from the berlin live sessions, which is a feast both for your ears and eyes
ua-cam.com/video/j1wgaFJ0750/v-deo.html
or "familiar" live, where she sings with this two different voices
ua-cam.com/video/JfEoxFsF7x4/v-deo.html
further i'd like to reccommend two songs by susanne sundfør, "undercover" live
ua-cam.com/video/A-uRyOu4YV4/v-deo.html where she shows her immense vocal and songwriting skills, or "the brothel" live at cigalle
ua-cam.com/video/eGcC0ev7Gcs/v-deo.html
susanne sundfor is a master in songwriting and composing, in addition to her very unique and powerful voice.
finally i'd like to introduce you to ane brun, who is also a wonderful voice in the nordic music landscape. first of all, she is a huge role model for aurora and played exclusively an aurora cover of "all is soft inside", which was featured in a documentary about aurora called "haik". here you'll find it:
ua-cam.com/video/zB0Qx7buCF8/v-deo.html
auroras face when she realized that ane brun is playing her song is priceless.
to end, i'd reccomend the song "last breath"
ua-cam.com/video/o7cJL_RoHuU/v-deo.html
Graveyard from KEXP Iceland next?
My favourite is The river, which is a song she wrote after she heard that 2/3 who commit suicide is men.
Yeah.. she has a tendency to be a little bit morbid in her themes. But she is among the sweetest souls...
she has another performance with a guitar and two voices. Murder Song from the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ooh! Thanks for the heads up!!
Hi! Can you also react to SB19? They are from the Philippines. They are PPOP. They just uploaded their latest MV entitled WHAT❓ the leader wrote, compose and co-produce the song. the youngest is the creative director and the Main Vocalist choreographed the song too :)
Fun fact: according to a friend of the production they have limited budget for this MV. The production is All Filipino. The scene on desert is actually Lahar , volcanic mudflow and not sand. All of it was shot Here in the Philippines
I'll look into them! Thanks for the comment, Yel!
Thank you for your consideration! I will wait for it 😊
Subscribed for Aurora. Welcome to our newest Weirdo and Warrior. Aurora attracts Metal Heads and as mentioned, she is a metal head. Another song with her, a guitar and an other singer is AURORA - MURDER SONG (5,4,3,2,1) - The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert ua-cam.com/video/vh0SWTVwXxw/v-deo.html You are not the first reactor who doesn't pause. Many get caught up in the song. As for blocking I have yet to see any reactions to her live stuff being blocked. The only exception may be the appearance on Jimmy Fallon.
She has many top quality live concerts out there. Last year she did at least 3 Covid-19 concerts. Also she changes up her songs from performance to performance. The same song is often rearranged at different concerts with the exception being her festival gigs which is understandable.
2 30 8n song stararts,
If you like Aurora you should have a listen to Eivør another artist from the Nordic countries.
It is not metal but the performance in Falling Free (ua-cam.com/video/KNPIdGBn7M4/v-deo.html)
is pretty spectacular.
Just 2 words.
Murder Song
Sounds like a fun one 😂
@@MattFarkas: If you liked this song, the "Murder song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" is definitely for you as well. Would love to see your reaction.
lady Gaga million reasons Howard Stern show performance😷
Helvegen = The way to hell
This song is kind of a rape and revenge story. The boyfriend goes too far and rapes his girlfriend ("love is wild"). After that he kills her for fear of the consequences. Her soul dies during the rape. Inwardly she falls apart into "a thousand pieces" (the "crying land" is her soul), even though she was as strong as a "stone" before and is "broken into sand". She is in shock. She can only scream inside ("silent call"). When he murders her, she bleeds out to death and she look "like a flower on the medow" in his bed. Then he buries her bloody body outside the window (red ground). After that she came back ("return from the shadows") as his guilty conscience and this (her) voice in his head is louder than his own ("don't you speak over my voice"). She bleed in his bed, turn it red again and again. She will always haunt him.