ROCK MUSICIAN REACTION to Grace VanderWaal - Darkness Keeps Chasing Me (Live)
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2019
- Grace VanderWaal performing Darkness Keeps Chasing Me on some rando rooftop. MTV did something significant. Im kinda in a trance here...
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The story behind the production of this song just amazes me.....She wrote this song when she was 12. Let that sink in....That level of emotion, and the ability to express it in words at age 12. You really need to look up the lyrics, they are really powerful. This song came together at the end of a producing session when they just had a few minutes left. She truly is a God given talent that will be around for a long time....just be greatful yall that you are here at the beginning.
Actually I think she was 13, but that's just quibbling isn't it? People who get depressed have said the song affected them deeply. It made me cry. (along with A Better Life and Beautiful Thing, which I think is a modern day classic) I'm traveling from Vancouver to Toronto to see her on her latest tour; soooo excited!
@@jamessmithe5490 I *assume* know the concert was worth the drive. S.F. Filmore one was fantastic.
Oh yes, it was worth the trip. If I hadn't seen her I would be kicking myself for years. I've seen Paul Simon, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Dylan; I honestly think her performance in Toronto outshone them all. I'm sure she will have many amazing performances in the future but I'm so glad I saw her now.
Grace doing her own thing is what makes her the best artist since the Beatles. She is also a wonderful person.
Im 60 and this girl just keeps me saying wow,!
I was looking for you , I wasn't sure if you got my reply since that troll blocked me
@@Calers-gu1ib if it's about vandervalt, i did respond , it's absolutely fantastic!! Thank - you for pointing it out !!!, i started watching it right away but just a little bit at a time just to make it last longer! Lol , thanks again and have a good day, go grace !
@@Calers-gu1ib by the way I also sent you a message about finally finding a vid before you ( until then an impossible thing to do ! ) your everywhere it seems! Latter !
This was an eye opening performance, its when we all heard her sound exactly like the recorded version and realized how really good she has become in such a short time , she is 14 yrs old in this performance
Yes, when she did a lot of her album songs before she released the album it was shocking how close the album was to her previously live versions
My first, and WoW, been hooked since
"There's something other worldly there that I don't understand ...". Bingo!
She is truly amazing and as a fellow musician I am amazed at her gift she has been blessed with And how she mastered it at only 12 with her first EP four songs which blew me away then at 13 her Full album “just the beginning “ took talent to a whole new level along with A handful of singles. She writes and produces her own songs in which Columbia records and let her do her own thing
Well, co-produces; she never records a song and just lets someone else produce it,(like the true artist that she is) but she does have a collaborator for her songs. But, how many 13 year olds(when she was recording her cd) can assert themselves artistically that way? As you say, she is truly amazing. And I have nothing but praise for Columbia for just letting her find her own path.
There is a recorded version. It is unreal. I very clearly remember when I first heard this - on headphones when I listened to Just The Beginning end to end having just bought the download. DKCM was literally jawdropping and all the more so when you realise how young she was to have written it.
Hypermarlin I‘m honest I could not help but start wheeping, when I first listened to it.
@@J0hnd0367 I'm that way with most of her songs. I can't explain it either. She just brings out the emotions in me-especially Beautiful Thing.
@@J0hnd0367 Same for me with the Windex ad...
Nate, you really need to take a day and just binge watch Grace. She's not only a great singer/songwriter, she's a natural comedian and more. Start with her UA-cam channel. Then her AGT performances. Her interviews. Her music videos. Soon you will be scouring the interweb to feed your addiction. But she's totally worth it. Remember the song, "I Wanna New Drug" by Huey Lewis? Grace IS that drug.
Thank you for reacting to this , many more should see this song to realize Grace is not just that little girl in the yellow pants strumming her ukulele , more Grace please
I'm a 46 year old hardcore punk rocker and I buy all of Grace's music she is the best songwriter and I LOVE her unique voice!
Grace is a fantastic song writer, I would like to see the music she discarded when on tour with Imagine Dragon's.
The studio ver of this is pretty amazing. You should give it a listen .. :)
Excellent reaction, thanks. The lyrics... really listen to them is my recommendation! Seriously, this is the song that put Grace on a level I reserve for Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and the like. But I am a product of the sixties and early seventies, the era when there were so many awesome songs that were poetry as much as music. She has a lot more in this vein. Your discussion of her musical talents is spot on. But when you combine that with her writing talent, her amazing personality, and her intelligence she puts herself among the elite of singer/songwriters of all time. Of course this is just my opinion, but many others agree. Which brings me to my second point: Be warned that you are about to be sucked down the rabbit hole into Grace World. It is a beautiful place, a true Wonderland, but there is no escape!
I like that you mentioned Joni Mitchell. She came to my mind as a comparison as well. Nice
Man I just compared her to a combination of Judy Garland and Joni Mitchell; well, great minds think alike.
Now you can relate to my amazement and consternation that she has only performed this song live 5 times since its release in November 2017. It deserves to be have been heard everywhere, hundreds of times by now.
John May agreed. It always gets me in the feels and it’s a masterpiece of songwriting and singing and message. It feels old - like a classic- and she wrote it when she was 12 which is insane.
You have a hell of a lot of songs to catch up on, have fun, you will love it.
Well, has you can now see, there is a great deal of passion for her music. So different from everyone else it makes it hard to categorize her overall music to a specific genre. The rabbit hole you have stumbled upon is so much deeper than you can imagine. There is a lot of material for you to choose from and it doesn’t matter what you listen to next because you’ll inevitably want more. Good reaction to the one and only🤓
Yeaa I can see this sicked you into the emotions. And thx for a different angle on this stuff. Great reaction, but do more pls..
Good analysis of graces singing style...she has her own style, not hooky, but captivating. She's not for evryone but for those who connect with her, the bond is strong and electric.
I prefer the studio recording. Grace wrote this song at 13, in the studio, in 30 minutes. It is a masterpiece.
Welcome to the fanderwaals ❤️ please do a reaction on the song lungs. It shows her amazing song writing ability and it’s a great song!
Her music ranges and transcends genere. She has 2 studio albums with Columbia records and a few singles. You will never be able to categorize her in a specific genere.
I'm a vet, Grace understands so much what I have gone through in my life, how is this even possible? I don't really know. But I thank the Heavens every day for this Prodigy. Please listen to Better Life, Lungs, Clearly, and So Much More Than This. Thank you for your comments.
Thank you for your service!
@@knate_official I thank you very much for that!!!
James, thank you for ur service. I have played this for my 81-yr-old dad who is a retired marine, and he blubbers as well.
Is she or is she the most beautiful cute thing on earth!??! ♡
If you want to be blown away try checking out her acoustic "In My Blood" cover on the Elvis Duran show (14yo at the time). She is one of those people who can own a song effortlessly. Another that is amazing is her cover of Ed Sherran's "The A Team "at Paste Studios. She had just turned 13 at the time and it is her first time playing the guitar publicly after spending a week learning it with UA-cam tutorials. (Links below)
Amazing explanation by the way, and you are exactly right. Her lyrics and vocals always amaze me, but it was more then that and I have not been able to figure it out. She seems to suck in so many different people of different ages and backgrounds, not the just young girls you often see in her concert footage.
Bob Boilen, who does the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, has a great story about how he stumbled upon her after grabbing tickets for what he thought was a show by rock guitarist Grace Vonderkuhn. After realizing his mistake (the line of tweens around the block apparently tipped him off) he decided to check her out. He got sucked in as well and it wasn't long before he had her on the TDC.
Taking in the fact that she didn't start playing music seriously and writing songs until she was 11 years old, getting her uke with her B-day $. Learned to play it off UA-cam. Then she auditioned for AGT the next spring and going on to win with her only actual stage experience being small open mics at coffee shops.
It just boggles the mind how some people just have a destiny.
Even if you don't react to these I recommend listening to them. Normally covers are just that but even Shawn Mendez was blown away by her cover of his song.
In My Blood ua-cam.com/video/9I38CP9TCdU/v-deo.html
A-Team ua-cam.com/video/IBuGSEhlp7E/v-deo.html
The best reactions to Grace are always the professional musicians. Invariably they’re always blown away. Grace wasn’t “amazing for a 12 year old” - she’s just flat out amazing at any age.. It is the nuances and textures of her vocals that isn’t something you could ever learn or train or develop, it is just something that was God given (if you believe in that) or a gift of nature. I’ve seen Grace perform live 5 times. I’ve seen her in tiny venues accompanied with just her uke and I seen her in stadiums warming up for Imagine Dragons, she is awesome in both settings but it is in the small venues where you really get to experience all the magic of her unmatched vocals.
This girl is special.
Enjoyed your reaction yes there is a studio version it's on her album just the beginning its amazing there is another song on that album called a better life she wrote it for her brother going through a drug addiction she was 13 on the album there is some good live versions of better life her fender video for the song is very good full of emotion the studio version is also great
The thing is, Better Life is actually better at ACL and the Eylisum concerts
@@Calers-gu1ib Yes, the Austin City Limits performance at 13 is my favorite version. And the Fender version is great to show the contrast of how versatile she is.
@@donjones4719 The Austin version is so '60s
Great review. You surprised me with "Springsteen"! I like that!
Again, I love how totally you get Grace. And join the club - everyone has trouble naming a genre for her, she slides to and between genres in the same song. Loved how you said it was strange to compare her to such a big name as Springsteen, but got deep into it anyway. Have heard her compared to Sia, Adele, - and Ray Charles! Always with; not that she sounds like them, but there are elements...
She is great when she opens up and belts it (even when 12). I think she was fighting a cold here. She really opens it up in the studio version.
You appreciate her pacing, phrasing: I think you would really enjoy how she had these instincts from the beginning. Listen to her "Beautiful Thing" from America's Got Talent. At 12, such changes of timing, dynamics, tone - conveyed with just her voice and a ukulele! Written totally alone, in her room. And the dynamics are all in service of her being a conduit for emotion.
ua-cam.com/video/tBuB_BBi_aU/v-deo.html Please use this version, not her later rewritten studio version, for illustrations of what I just wrote.
Beyond a doubt, my favorite of all her songs. So powerful!
Hey not sure if anyone mentioned yet, as I'm not reading through all 170ish comments, but she has two studio albums,
"Perfectly Imperfect" and "Just the Begining" and hopefully a third on the way.
This is the second reaction about Grace of you. I have the impression that Grace has caught you. Maybe it's imagination, no imagination, Grace has you. 😅😅. Welcome to the Fanderwaal's. I'm curious about your next reaction. I am a new subscriber. ✌️😎💕🇩🇪
By request. He reacted to this by request.
Grace doing her own thing is the BOMB! That's why we all love her so. Her fans have been sucked in since day ONE.
you say the right things about grace grace do the most things self she has wrote more than 25 songs she makes the story of her video clips and let no other people say what she must do for hits grace is always grace no matter what
Check out the live performance of "Escape My Mind" from the Late, Late Show with James Cordon. Great filming and performance.
Still my fav, yet so much more to come. This latest Kimmel Today and Tomorrow is just as good.
It's good to see such a thoughtful analysis of Grace.(I've subscribed and if you want a lot more subscribers, keep reacting to Grace) "She sucks you in" is pretty accurate. And yes, though you didn't hear them, the lyrics are way beyond what you would expect from a 13 year old(when she recorded it for her album). I think, if you really haven't seen it you should check out her debut on America's Got Talent; you'll realize it's not just her unique vocal stylings that turn people into such devoted fans. It's her unique personality. I haven't been a fan of anyone in 40 years, and appreciate the talent of others but I'm crazy about Grace. Interesting that you would compare her to Springsteen though; that never would have occurred to me. If I had to make a comparison it would be Judy Garland(for her ability to transmit the emotion of a song) and Joni Mitchell(for her songwriting abilities)
Haha...grace's fans can be fanatical
Oh, that we are. And overprotective sometimes. Just "Insane Sometimes". Great song too btw. ;)
Yes. Listen to beautiful thing. Story of Lucy Windex commercial.
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As a musician/reactor, please don't listen to this version. It is a great piece of work, but I'd love to hear your pure musical reaction. Her live original version from AGT is much better for your type of reaction. ua-cam.com/video/tBuB_BBi_aU/v-deo.html Further on this in my own Comment.
Then feel free to enjoy for yourself the Story of Lucy version. Shows how powerfully her music can be used to tell a story. This is almost a film short.
Sorry to disagree with you Thomas Black, but you can see my reasons.
love ya Grace..stay strong, God Bless ya
Grace VanderWaal Rocks!!!💜💜💜😎
Thanks man!She is realy different and unique
Good reaction. She is her own thing. Her earliest songs have complex phrasing, time Sig's, and chords. Some are paired with cello and piano. The producers were very careful to keep her voice forward. The studio version captures the rich texture of her voice better than the restricted gain on an outdoor mic did here.
Check out the ACL Fest first week and watch her command the audience. Better Life is a simple tune but she just unhooks her jaw and belts it out. I have all her ballads on a loop and it's great driving tunes which seems to prompt some epiphany of some sort. She hasn't released a bad song yet. Thanks for your observations on this. I've never been a fan of much but this feels like something is unfolding right in front of us and it's all been very good.
ua-cam.com/video/5J-tYlq7ddQ/v-deo.html
You are so right, Grace has been on our play list since the U-Tube videos, Xs & Os, All About That Base, first time was Beautiful Thing, before it was named. My wife has a raspy voice and said check out this little girl with a voice like mine. I said to her, she has your voice. Well history now.
The first mistake this guy made was trying to define Grace's music. That is impossible. Grace sings what Grace feels. There is no genre for Grace's music. Grace is Grace, and I hope that never changes.
Her lyric are amazing, I see no comparison to Springsteen, as for hearing her lyrics, I have heard every word??
She is without any doubt, a musical poet genius..!👌☝️
She is working on her dynamics you can tell
Love your reactions. While most of Grace's songs are originals, she does a cover of "River" which is phenomenal. Love to hear your reaction. Just subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing! I have River on my list for sure!
There is only one Grace. There are several great singers around the same age, but only Grace comes complete with brilliant new song after brilliant new song.
Hello SaWD, Yeah, were not very GRACEful, but we tend to be loud and *active* for and by enjoying her music; and life as she's shared with us over the past three or so years.
Thanks for you for your picking up a touch of how most all of us feel about her and to support You, have liked and subscribed. Keep posting, and check out some of her other music, perhaps this time, YOU select what to react to. Thanks again from ChiTown!
You got Grace's connection with early Springsteen, whereas I did so more with early Dylan. No matter, I've always got the connection between early Dylan and early Springsteen.
She's done covers also putting such a twist on her own renditions. Specifically, Leon Bridge's 'River' (MTV Push) and Johnny Nash's' Clearly'. More recently, from the Jimmy Kimmel Show 'Today and Tomorrow' from her 'Stargirl' movie (her first acting debut ) which she wrote while on set during a break, and 'Thirteen'. A MUST WATCH!!
One minor correction, Johnny Nash's song is " I can See Clearly Now", the song Grace sings is "Clearly" and was written including a couple of Mr. Nash's lines (with his permission), by her producer and a few other writers. Grace was brought in an wrote the bridge of the song.
Haunting and beautiful just a unique and profound artist and only fourteen at the time, truly a prodigy of immense potential
. Her song writing and melodic bridges can compare to great song writers 3 times her age. She delivers her message directly into your heart like a sledge hammer. She is truly one of a kind. Loved your reaction and will check out your platform again thumbs up
Totally love the sledgehammer analogy.
You simply must react to Beautiful Thing, the best love song ever written. Grace wrote it for her big sister ehen she was 12. It speaks of the best, purest kind of love. Wendx used it to great effect in their Story of Lucy video. React to this only if you're not afraid of crying on camera. Here it is from Grace's UA-cam channel.
ua-cam.com/video/k7rqVanT1pM/v-deo.html
And LISTEN TO THE LYRICS this time.
Thanks for saying that; I truly believe it is one of the best love songs ever written, even it it's not a romantic one. Hell, makes me cry every time.
I think that's the best description I've heard so far -- she sucks you in; wonderful phrasing - mesmerizing. One in a zillion.
It's too easy to overlook that she was only 13 when she wrote and produced this song. When you remember this, you gain in perspective of her talent.
I can guarantee that aspect was not overlooked
@@knate_official Not only dd she write the song but incredibly I heard she wrote it in about 20 minutes when she had some spare time in a recording studio in NYC when she was working on her album "Just the Beginning". I'd highly recommend listening to the album version too. The depth of FEELING she put's into it is staggering. It's had me in tears many times and I'm 66 years old! You mentioned her phrasing... YESSSS!! That's one of a long list of standouts to me about her. Listening to her from a drummer's perspective her innate sense of rhythmic phrasing is off the scale. She plays syllables like a seasoned percussionist! "Can't Escape my Mind" is a fine example, but really it's notable in all of her songs.
@@Emondotcalm I like your drummer's perspective on Grace.
She is singing 'I'm Yours' with Jason Mraz at the Special Olympics and right at the very end she air plays the ending drum close out.
@@philipmcneill3526 Yup!! That's another thing I've noticed about her watching her from the very beginning. It's kind of subtle and easy to miss but there's lots of other "clues" like that I've seen in a lot of her other videos that tells me she's not just standing there singing and playing the uke oblivious to the backup musicians. She's totally aware of everything going on.... The whole sound, almost like a conductor would do. She's everything all rolled into one complete package. Singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, ukulele player. All topped off with stunning good looks tempered by a humble positive attitude. From day one, her audition (I Don't Know my Name) is packed full of dynamics and well thought out song structure you'd never expect from a 12 year old kid banging out an original song.
@@Emondotcalm Yes, her "sense of rhythmic phrasing is off the scale," and anything but conventional. In many songs her phrasing is whatever she wants it to be for that line, regardless of the line before or after. Is aware of her percussionist, the basic beat, but independent of it when she wants. One of the things that makes her unique. This very special phrasing is one item of the specialness that people heard/felt in IDKMN, even if they didn't realize it. Also one reason people can't name a specific genre for most of her songs.
In IDKMN and Beautiful Thing, the girl sounds like she never heard of a metronome in her life. Just has that flexible beat in her mind.
I didn’t listen to the words at first either. Her WAY, and delivery, like you say, was all I could concentrate on in the beginning. Just wrapping my head around a little girl writing such a song. What is she? Fourteen, or thirteen here? THEN there is the words, which then turns the whole thing into mind boggling. And she is no fluke because their are so many other songs at least equally as unbelievable. And so much variety. You say Springsteen, I say Beatles. I have just never seen such a thing. Except for maybe by them. But they weren’t twelve or thirteen.
I think a lot of older guys that grew up with Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Burdon, Marvin Gaye, Lennon and McCartney, Simon and Garfunkle, Otis Redding, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and even Pink Floyd don't have the same sentiments as the younger guys about Springsteen but we are going to see them view Grace through their own life time experiences. I think it's no different than reading teens compare Grace to Melanie Martinez and Billy while we are seeing her in the same vein as Carol King and Melanie Safka, SaWD knows our singers while kids don't have a clue who Safka is
@@Calers-gu1ib I'm 62 and grew up with the ones you listed + Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot and John Denver. Grace is, and will be, to her generation as those you listed are to mine. What's strange is that I feel like she IS a part of my generation, too.
@@marksandal4852 Being 12 years old while Woodstock was going on gave you a different perspective than mine
@@Calers-gu1ib I thought, "Who the heck is Melanie Safka?" I had to look her up. Duh! Melanie! Just a little before my time but not much. I remember my older sister having the 45 of Brand New Key and I would listen to it.
@@marksandal4852 I think if she was around today they would be feeding her songs to sing just like Ariana has and she would have a lot more of hits
Listening to this song around other people is sorta difficult to do. It is an extremely deep emotional song. One of these days don't be surprised if you're listening closely to the lyrics and you start crying your eyes out. If you've ever been "there". And many of us have been "there", it's a hard emotion to deal (fear). IMO, it's essentially a little girl crying out in fear for anyone (friends, fans, family, God), to save her from the darkness (depression, sadness, evil). At times she is begging for help.
She does have some hooky songs as well. Check out all of her AGT performances, everyone of those are major "sing along" songs. In case you don't know yet she writes her own music. (I subbed and liked).
She an assortment of astonishing covers and about 15? Or 16? originals. She also has 4 or 5 unreleased songs you can find on UA-cam (my favorite 12STARS).
Sorry I start typing about Grace, I either cry or write an essay. I'm a 49 yr old man. I used to tear up pretty good for about a year and a half every time I watched her sing. If you watch her AGT in order with the judges comments, you get to see a little girls dream come true, before your eyes. And it's a beautiful thing.
You must here Lungs by Grace Vanderwaal, You must!
Better life from ACL week 1 it's a good one. You should check it
To me she is the most original performer produced in the states for many decades.
14 years old!!
The cool thing about Grace is this may be a classic song but she just wants to go on to the next thing; a true creative genius.
She sings with so much emotion.....most of her originals' lyrics suck you in....
I was wondering if you knew, or knew of her guitarist, Melissa Dougherty? She also teaches music and I think is a mentor and big influence to Grace's sound. Her last guitarist is pretty well know, also...Destiny Petrel.
I dont know either of them honestly. I did notice her playing on DKCM, though. It was a perfect blend of stylishness and skill that complemented the song as it should be.
I don't know if anyone else commented this but she was very sick with the flu in this performance!!! She is amazing Live!!! And Her song writing is really incredible & i really liked this album!!!
Thanks for the info - I wondered about that, her voice sounds a little nasal, I thought she had a cold.
I loved your reaction to this. I listen to Grace while at work (desk job) and she's calming; even her upbeat stuff is calming! This one hits home so close to me that I rarely listen to it - mostly just hitting next when it comes on. I've said it before - I needed a friend like her when I was her age (I'm 42). I think mentally and emotionally I'd have turned out very, very differently. Worth saying again.
I can only listen to this song once a week-it is too emotionally draining .
Grace needs to come with a warning: CAUTION, HIGHLY ADICTIVE! You hit the nail on the head, Nate. She sucks you in. She's captivating. It's funny, I was watching you and thinking, she's hooked him just seconds before you made the comment about sucking you in. AND SHE WAS ONLY 13 FREEKIN' YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WROTE THIS!!! Here's The Story of Lucy. She wrote Beautiful Thing for her older sister, Olivia, and sang it for her 1st live performance on AGT. BTW, she was 12 when she wrote this one. ua-cam.com/video/k7rqVanT1pM/v-deo.html
This song is one you need to listen to the lyrics, fans of this song often say it takes them back to memories from the past and brings out emotions they hadn't felt in awhile
Ill get into the lyrics as I listen to it more, but as I heard it the first time, I didnt need the lyrics to feel those emotions. I usually dont if its delivered well.
When asked what singer she would most liked to have seen perform live, she answered Billie Holiday. Maybe that's why she has that blues/jazz feel in some of her music.
So many videos of Grace....enjoy. One that no one is mentioning is her MTV Push Artist cover of Leon Bridges RIVER......One of her best ever......lots of artists cover other artists and do a good job.....Grace covers someone's work and makes it better. So much for you to react to.......
RIVER ua-cam.com/video/CccMZxkqS0Q/v-deo.html she was 13.
There has been one other request for that one. I do like hearing good covers. It gives a real good view of how an artist uses their imagination. Ill add it to the list
If you didn't know it, she opened for Imagine Dragons all last summer and just recently opened four shows for Florence and the Machine.
@@WarrenPDavis you might be surprised to learn that I cant stand Imagine Dragons. I hope Grace blew them off the stage every night!
@@knate_official not a big fan either....but they are huge and she was their opening act. She was great. Lots of videos of her act while with them. As I said in another post....as good as she is recorded, she is even better live....something happens when she is on stage....she thrives of their energy.. I enjoy you reactions.....keep them coming
This is an amazing song, perhaps autobiographical in nature, and the studio version will knock your socks off, too, with overpowering emotion. IMHO, except for a few jazz singers, Grace is the most subtly emotive singer alive.
You just earned a new sub man... keep it up.... u HAVE to check out more of her stuff Like your so beautiful. Or Moonlight
I don't see how you can listen to Grace's songs without hearing the words because her strong suit is the lyrics. They are so meaningful. As people pointed out earlier, she was 13 when she wrote this. She puts so much emotions into any of her songs. If you want to be amazed further, check out her performances as the opening act for Florence and the Machines this month. She dances and whirls around on the stage like she is her own world and still puts those emotions into each song. Also "Beautiful Thing" is such a super love song without saying the word 'love', also written at age 12. It was the music for the Windex commercial which won the UA-cam Ad of the year because of it (ua-cam.com/video/k7rqVanT1pM/v-deo.html).
Its just how I receive music. Lyrics always come last for me, especially if the delivery is as powerful as hers. Its a wordless language.
@@knate_official I did subscribe. I like your approach, more substance to the reaction than a lot of reactors.
I noticed you talked a lot less over the song this time. As you said: She has a way of sucking you in...
That's just Grace for ya.
Apart form the recording she has performed that song publicly all of five times:
Bean Runner concert: An acoustic concert for a small group of fans in January 2018
The MTV rooftop performance you just watched.
The Utica MCCV concert.
NPR Tiny Desk concert (radio station)
At the Grammy Museum.
All great performances, Utica and Grammy Museum stand out for me.
SaWD, you should do another Grace reaction video to "Clearly " she took an old classic and made it her own, with a dark twist. Definitely like to see your reaction to the Video, not the live performances!
Former musician now disabled ... I completely agree
I have been comparing her to Springsteen since her debut album release.
It's great to hear a reaction video from a musician that appears to understand music better than me. I also have found her enunciations unclear the first time through. Each of her songs, for me, get better with time and when I get to know the lyrics better. One can also find interesting stories about the history or creative process for her songs that, again for me, seem to enhance the enjoyment. I have a visual art background and have grown up with criticism as being a great tool. Reaction videos are good, however, I think that critique videos that involved a little more study of the work at hand would be much better. If you are up for one more from Grace, her latest release is a lyric video! Check it out ua-cam.com/video/yMsW8T99KPs/v-deo.html
That is definitely my next Grace reaction. Gonna get after it tonight!
I think more people got turned off by the visuals of the Utica concert, but if your that interested you can view the better version any time you like. Yes I can see your Springsteen comparison. It's cool you can see what we can
By the way it looks like over 60% of Grace viewers won't give a like or dislike, very odd. Marcin will probably give us a more accurate number
@@Calers-gu1ib Utica was filmed a bit below stage level and from a little far back, if that's what you're referring to. But the audio was fine, and I happen to like the DKCM she did here a (very) little bit more than the rooftop. I also liked the Fender version of Better LIfe a bit more than ACL (her more nuanced vocalizing of "eyes", in particular). It would be cool if someday "skinny ass" could parse Grace's various song performances and really dig into what makes her songwriting so brilliant (Mark has done that, but a "new observer" would be interesting). The only problem is that after you're hooked on Grace, it makes it almost impossible to step back into a totally unbiased stance (ie., be a "true" reactor).
@@bradhaney2575 I think all the versions of DKCM are emotional ( not a big fan of the Bean one) but I think I've stated many times Utica is the best. ACL Better Life will always be my favorite because it's a raw natural live version. Grace explained once that the recording studio versions are a whole lot of takes that are spliced together to get that perfect version ( maybe the reason Eilish sometimes sticks live) I think Grace was proud of herself after ACL because she did all those songs perfectly in one take
@@Calers-gu1ib I think I remember you saying that now; my mistake. Agree about ACL in general. That's why I'm going there (Emo's, not ACL).
LISTEN TO GRACE VANDERWAAL BURNED
the emotion it brings doesnt require words?
Not always. At least not for me
Hey SAWD, if you're new to Grace, you should go back and watch her audition and go forward with the those 4 songs (judges and all). You will feel like you're watching a movie. Just a suggestion.
Love n your style.
✌️😎 Peace
Songs just flow out of Grace. Here is a link (copy of the original removed from Grace's site) to an early song of hers '12 stars' immediately after she just finished creating it in her bedroom. You can see it as a precursor to DKCM although it is supposedly based partly on a movie she had seen.
(Hunger Games?)
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ua-cam.com/video/Uhve-BMXD8w/v-deo.html
Totally can't be anticipated that a 12 year old girl would write like this. And totally incomprehensible that she would come up with all of those changes of pace, sound, dynamics.
Love to see your reaction to a song she just debuted live at her Asheville NC show, called Don't Like You and follow up with Waste My Time!!! Promise you will love it!!!
Second time Ive heard of this! I will add in the queue!
Just because you do see her ability there is two videos that you shouldn't miss. One is from her Vegas show that AGT didn't think enough to video and the other one is a year later when she sang DKCM at Utica. Her vocals are far greater than what they thought she could do from the AGT show ua-cam.com/video/ejaqnY_Eh4w/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/B-6WEdbHFYo/v-deo.html
Yes, if SaWD likes to hear her cut loose, he'll definitely enjoy that Vegas number. Fantastic combination of her breaky 12 year-old voice and belting growl.
Thanks so much for the Utica link! My new favorite version of DKCM. She doesn't hold back an iota, AND has all the best subtleties of her voice working 100% here.
@@donjones4719 At the Bean I got the impression she was guessing how to sing it like she recorded it but at Utica she knew exactly what she was doing
I had a moment of good-natured merriment. LOL. I surmised you may have had a little tummy-ache, as your bathroom door is wide open and you are working just a few feet from it. Hope you are ok now. Yar har har. My humor is completely good-natured. You da bomb
Haha. I hated when I left that thing open.
Yeah... trying to pigeonhole Grace VanderWaal. Good luck with that. You maybe could use a little contrast of her doing something more mainstream. Check out her live Escape My Mind performance on James Cordon. Then start over.
Got to second that Escape my mind reaction Grace in the video linked is very different to Grace singing DKCM and Stray
ua-cam.com/video/QZLSkrWtUSE/v-deo.html
If you want to hear some power in her voice check out her " remake" of Clearly, by Johnny Nash. Live on the Colbert show. Great audio and performance. Complete remake of that song and a great story behind it. ua-cam.com/video/nJ9awW8vwIU/v-deo.html
Great reaction btw. Continue the good work.
From my currently 90 pg. GV Playlist to you,
4-23-18 MTVX / COLUMBIA RECORDS ROOFTOP PERFORMANCE
N.Y.C., NEW YORK
Accoustic with Melissa
INTERVIEW
By Gabby Wilson
~ CLEARLY
~ CITY SONG
~ DARKNESS KEEPS CHASING ME
Grace VanderWaal on Hew New Single 'Clearly' + LIVE Performance |
#MTVXGRACE
35:17 MTV........................................................................... bM_nqXKmHzw
Gurfy wurp shmurgs.
Another great reaction. You bring insights that most other reactors just don't have. There's a little indie combo called Pomplamoose you might want to check out.
Check your view counts and you'll see that Grace is bringing people to your page. (Your reactions are being linked on some FanderWaal sites.) If you'd like to learn more about the artist behind the music, here's an excellent bio from the upcoming WonderFront Festival.
wonderfrontfestival.com/interactive-lineup/#/artist/grace-vanderwaal
Thank you so much! One of the main reasons I decided to start reacting is because I felt that most reactors dont bring much depth to the table. I wanted to provide that so Im grateful that is being noticed and appreciated. I do also notice that the vast majority of my viewers are Grace fans. I will do all I can to keep you guys entertained with consistent content! Thanks for the heads up on Pomplamoose too. Im loving all of the related suggestions from the FanderWaal fam!
story of Lucy Windex commercial with the song beautiful thing by Grace the song was originally written about her sister but picked up By Windex Award winner ua-cam.com/video/k7rqVanT1pM/v-deo.html that it subbed bye
Nate she was only 14 years old when she sang this song!
This is not one of her songs but shows you her originality and how she makes songs her own. Here she is at 13 ua-cam.com/video/CccMZxkqS0Q/v-deo.html
Enjoy!
Hi Tigre...it most certainly is one of her songs. She wrote it with Micah Premnath, but I believe its mostly her as she is listed before Micah.
@@jyee2217 Tigre M means the River cover based on the link
@@jyee2217 Hey J Yee, you misunderstood my comment, it was related to the link in my posting of the song River written by Leon Bridges, she did an outstanding job of singing it on MTV Push -Artist to Watch.
ua-cam.com/video/0Hegd4xNfRo/v-deo.html Here is Leon Bridges official video for your enjoyment:)
Let me simply put Grace reaches in and grabs your heart out and then return it in a better condition (somehow!!!)
Problem is that, as a long-time musician, you're being too analytical, mostly with the emotions of the singing and the sound-bites.
Grace delivers LYRICS, and with great music to back her lyrics and her interpretation of those lyrics. She makes you feel the music, and that's a talent sorely missing in most singers today.
She will suck you in, but only after you're listened to her a few more times will you realize that, she is quite different and that you're on a long-term journey with her. She's not just someone that AGT found and brought to us. She's someone that would have made it, eventually, and without an AGT or VOICE needing to discover. In any case, she's here, we enjoy her and her music and general talents(S), Yes, plural talents, because, she's not just someone that sings. You'll be hearing and seeing more from her.
You do you, man. Ill react as I do, and I am very analytical, so you'll have to accept that in these reviews
@@knate_official and as you said you are looking at her as a singer yourself so we really haven't seen that in Grace reactions. The most popular Vocal Coaches Reactors seem to be avoiding her, as a matter of fact I don't think any Vocal Coach has reacted to her
@@knate_official Exactly what I said. You're being very analytical. Nothing wrong with that. As a musician, I wouldn't expect anything less. But, WE OUT HERE don't need to be so analytical, and we just need to enjoy the music and singing, and we don't have to go so deep into the analysis. Perhaps that's what's wrong with the music industry, where people just want to enjoy the music and singing and lyrics and performances, while the industry fills up the airwaves with JUNK. It's kinda like with the movies, where the critics love the "artsy" movies and those end up getting the Oscars and other awards, whereas the people mostly go to the action movies and super-hero movies and even horror movies and monster movies; IOW, what the people enjoy and want, is not what the industry consider best.
In any case, I don't fault you for your analytical ways; to each his own. I'll just enjoy the ride.
@@Calers-gu1ib yeah, I can see that. Vocal coaches are usually so focused on proper processes and techniques that they usually cant quite grasp when someone is so good outside those accepted boundaries. I was a singer in a Mike Patton-esqe metal band back in the mid-2000s, and I was quite adept at a lot of his wild, character driven tone and style changes. My vocal coach at the time had no clue how to approach what I was doing in those songs. He was able to help me improve on my breath control and pitch consistency in my singing, but the different character voices I had in each of those songs he wouldnt touch. I suspect that those vocal coaches wont react for the same reason. Whats the point of reacting as a coach if youre just gonna shrug your shoulders at the camera?
@@efrainadorno2344 Thanks. I appreciate the clarification. The over-analysis I do on these reactions is how my brain operates on everything every day. Youre getting a direct line into the thought processes I would have if I was doing this without the camera on. Although it can be quite exhausting, its also allowed me to understand and teach myself to do things just by observing others. Its a skill that Ive come to really appreciate as Ive gotten into middle age.
I would love to see your reaction to Grace's performance of "Clearly" on the Stephen Colbert show. Don't want to spoil it for you, but I think you will really like the end of the bridge. ua-cam.com/video/nJ9awW8vwIU/v-deo.html
I got a Nina Simone/Pink vibe
Can you react to Allie Sherlock? She is a 14 year old Irish busker (she plays music on the street)
She does a lot of covers but also has amazing original songs. Anything of hers is mesmerizing.
Here is one of her originals if you want to start with one of those. It’s called Some People ua-cam.com/video/XE-TfFI42dA/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/TAHi5sZZdeA/v-deo.html studio version
If you can't understand all the lyrics of this song, you should read the lyrics. Maybe, watch a lyric video of this song. It would be worth it.
You are chosing excellent content! I believe your channel is really going to take off!! I would suggest Angelica Hale 9 year old stuns Simon and the crowd America's got talent 2017 . It is her first audition. Please be sure to watch the full introduction, and be prepared to be amazed!!!!
Hey you, I really enjoy your “intelligent” comments. It’s refreshing to say the the least - that is, to listen to reactions by someone who seems to be “schooled” in the subject of music, which I absolutely no nothing about. True.
Something I do know about, though, is that as part of your work, personal presentation is also extremely important. And so my good-looking, intelligent and talented young man, please get the hell out of your broom closet and show a more professional side of yourself. Your work and personality are so good, it’s a shame that’s it’s not reflected more in your personal surroundings. So grab a friend, pick a new paint color, clean it up a bit more, keep your closet and cupboard doors shut, put up couple of nice pics and see what good that could bring your way. Cool! My best for your continued success.
Check out some recent reactions. Been working on minimizing my background as you suggested. It bothers me too
Rickee lee Jones maybe
Who's that????