This is when she began rearranging and some times rewriting lyrics when needed to be age appropriate. She also changes her voice to adapt to the song. Listen to this, Feeling Good, I'd rather go blind and Autumn Leaves and you will see what I mean! God Bless!
Rosie was mistaken. There is no other 8 year old, or any age, girl who sings like her. The AGT 3fer is a great idea. The answer is simple. While respecting the artists she has created her own genre, Angelina
The Frank Sinatra cut was produced/arranged by Quincy Jones, I believe. Angelina much more recently sang it for Quincy Jones' Birthday, and the production is about the same as Frank's.
@@devon7008 - Hi - And that is so brilliant to see, even with someone's phone footage it's makes that whole performance even better to listen to. We just need to track down those camera men at the front who must have some really good footage. :-)
She sang the Frank Sinatra version with a large orchestra with the FS arrangement at Quincy Jones' Birthday celebration in London. QJ arranged and produced the version for Sinatra.
Ah! You got there before me :-) So, I'll just be content with posting the link, to make it easy for him. age 12? - Fly me to the moon (Quincy Jones 85th birthday Fan made video): ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html
The girl with a 1,000 voices.. She puts her own mark on cover songs that identifies her and honors the original artists and the song itself. She been rewriting and doing arrangements since she's been singing, along with playing the piano, guitar and flute.
She's a child at this age, she doesn't see what we adults do. Her grandmother loved jazz and played it all the time. Now from what i've read , Angelina loved the toon, she didn't understand English yet, and listened to it over and over and started singing it. I'm not sure the grandmother understood English well , because, they say the reason Angelina doesn't sing this song anymore, is because when the family found out it was a song about suicide, she stopped singing that song. But in the contest, that's why the older man asked her if she knew what the song is about. He knew what it was about. So when she said it was about a sad Sunday, he paused then said, "yes it is". I think she so stunned him with her talent, he was wanting to know how advanced she really was. That's my favorite part, he is stunned throughout the song, but as soon as she finishes . his whole body seems paralyzed, he's completely stunned and for awhile, he collapses in his chair. LOL never seen a reaction like it, its worth looking at. On this song, I hear it as jazzy. Angelina takes songs and makes them her own, often changing it quite a bit. You just have to love the end when Rosie gives her the toys, that look on Angelina's face tells you all you need to know.......She's a normal sweet little girl. Thanks History Buff for covering these two songs. Really enjoy your thoughts on these reactions.
after watching Angelina over a year, I think Angelina style is really diverse. She likes trying new things, maybe new challenges. Sometimes she pays homage and sounds like the original (Etta James, I'D RATHER GO BLIND ua-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/v-deo.html ). Sometimes she changes the tempo to what she considers a better feeling on the lyrics.
This performance was very much like her video of the cover. Her cover for Quincy Jones' birthday has the orchestra more in line with the original version, including the end... She is just adorable !!!!! I love that you play the original version before, many reacted to her I Have a Spell on You and mistakenly think is a cover of Nina Simone, when is really a cover of the original version from Screaming Jay Hawkins. Also, if people listened to Billie Holiday's Gloomy Sunday, they will realize why the Norway Got Talent Judge's were so impressed with her rendition of it. I have also listened first Summertime's original cover and can appreciate her rendition. I was not familiar with any of these songs, but thanks to her talent I am also discovering so many classics....
I am not sure what I was doing when I was 8 years old. Seeing this girl do this, I knew she was a prodigy. She is 15 now, and within the next 10 years she will do amazing things. She already has. She don't really need the music industry. The music industry needs her. She is right where she should be. Now at Republic Records. Can't wait for more music from her.
She’s done this a number of times as she’s grown. The improvements are obvious and she smooths it out into more of a Sinatra vibe. Don’t miss her singing My Way for the Sinatra feel. But in AJ style.
Her performance at Quinsey Jones anversary 2018 for sure has got the Sinatra style, and it is amazing. The AJ style of "My Way" could perhaps be more like the Elvis vibe I think.
She has covered this song more than any other. Many will say you should have reacted to the Quincy Jones rehearsal. It is quite awesome. They’re all good though
Hi! Thank you for another grand reaction to Angelina. She was invited by Quincy Jones to sing at his 85th birthday, held at the O2 Centre, London, where she sang the version of this song he had written for Frank Sinatra. There was no video of the actual performance, but there was one of Angelina rehearsing it. One of Angelina fans (pa1189j) mixed the rehearsal video and performance video and here is the incredible result. Please consider reacting to it. Here is the link: age 12 - Fly me to the moon (Qunicy Jones 85th birthday Fan made video): ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html
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Another great Angelina reaction. Shout out to her accompanist, Steve Conte. He is one of the premiere guitarists in bands and studio sessions in New York City. At an early age, Angelina started working with only the best musicians. If you like to listen to her singing FMTTM, she has, at my last count, 34 different UA-cam videos of it in varying styles and venues. If you want to compare her to Frank, watch both the rehearsal video and the audio track of her singing for Quincy Jones' 85th birthday celebration at O2 Arena in London on June 27, 2018. She was 12-years old and sang to the same orchestral arrangement that Quincy wrote for Frank. Here is the rehearsal video: ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html Here is the audio track from the concert: ua-cam.com/video/GLdNc29qd70/v-deo.html You can thank me later!
And of course the are other versions of Angelina doing Fly Me To The Moon. Check out the Quincy Jones birthday party rehearsal, it’s the one close to Sinatra. During a NGT interview she said learnt listening to music, so potentially at this point she’s had no or little coaching, a year later she’s exploded out of this style to do I Put a Spell On You.
That was a very good reaction - the Frank Sinatra rendition with the Quincey Jones arrangement - if you want to listen to Angelina cover that you should try the June 2018 performance, Quincey personally invited Angelina to open the show at his 85th Birthday concert at the O2 arena in London. The performance on the View came just after her first appearance at a large concert where she sang What a Difference a Day Makes - Fly me to the moon was brought to Angelina's attention by her school teacher, she does not need to "borrow" anyone's emotions here - it had a direct relevance to her as it spoke of her relationship with her maternal grandfather, I gather that they would look at the moon together and he would hold her hand. In her modified lyrics for Amy Winehouse's Back to Black - she has the line - "I'm the one who speaks to the moon", and of course in her original - Million Miles - about her grandfather, she has the lines "He said I'm watching you from the moon I'm everywhere, see everything you do" "But now he's not here to hold my hand". This young lady is not simply a mimic, in an interview Omer, one of the NGT judges, commented that her first Billie Holiday performance came as quiet a shock to him, he wondered if she was just a mimic, but during a rehearsal of a later song he saw her asking the bass player to change the arrangement, then he saw that she is indeed a true artist, musician and singer. How could an 8 year old possibly have such depth of character?
You got it..she has created her own style that at least rivals the previous greats..one day she will be regarded along side them as one of the true musical giants to have graced our world..God bless you AJ
8 years old. Amazing. She has a jazzy style. She gave her own style to it. So confident at that age, singing for an audience. What a talent. Thank you for this reaction.
Her Grandmother played this kind of music in the home and she took to it and has been singing ever since. She has a music video on this song and it’s adorable 🥰
Angelina always sings songs in her own style but she always respects the original artist Angelina is just the best no one comes close to Angelina she’s just out of this world 🌎 she’s definitely heaven sent I just adore her Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴👼👼👸🏻👸🏻🦶🦶👍👋🥰
She is a MASTER VOCAL COACH, She had music lessons since she was three. She speaks three languages, does her own arrangements with the songs she sings. She is a child prodigy. And a lovely person.
Thanks for your respectful and insightful reaction. After following AJ for a while, I reached the same conclusion. She many times sings as either her interpretation of an artist she admires or just plain makes a piece her own. Either way, I love what she produces and she seems to be having the time of her life.
Another great reaction. Thanks. You said something about her being an empath. I’ve always thought that she hears and comprehends emotions. Not like you or I would, but to her, sadness may have a specific sound and a tone perhaps. It’s incredible how a single voice can impact so many people so strongly. I can’t think of anyone in my lifetime and that’s more years that I wish to share.
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to Angelina. Your response was as expected. The feeling of peace, praise, and love for a young girl whose Talent is through the roof cannot be measured. Angelina's fans have praised and loved her since she was a small child. She has an incredible history. She began singing at one and a half years old and by the age of three was listening to jazz and the classics on repeat, singing along and absorbing styles and techniques. She was a true prodigy. Norwegian born Angelina won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 8 years old singing Old Time classic songs that are unheard of in a child that age. She became the youngest ever winner of an international Got Talent Show! Since that time, up to her present age of 15, she has recorded over 135 songs on UA-cam which you can find on Rusty shackleford's homepage on UA-cam. It is a chronological list beginning at age 6, her first time in the studio. List consists mostly of cover songs, and approximately half a dozen originals which are over the past year or two. It's not just about her voice, but the emotion and attitude she conveys through her music. ua-cam.com/play/PL2v8kgVeo4EbQD6l_WAVjOfItquzW7oEc.html Why do we love and praise Angelina? It is because her soul is as pure as her Talent. She is humble, compassionate, and filled with empathy for her fellow man and for the world. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace to make the world better. How can you not love her? When she was 6 years old, she was in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own shoes and promised she would never again wear shoes while performing until all children of the world had shoes! At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, and became the youngest ever published author in Norway. So again, how and why do we praise and love Angelina? It is self-evident. Reactors from all over the world have been following her for years and are now more than just reactors. They have become loving fans to support her as we do. You cannot follow Angelina without developing an emotional attachment. I hope you continue to react to Angelina and her loyal fans will flock to your channel and subscribe in anticipation. Welcome to this rabbit hole from which you can never escape, nor would you want to. Peace.
If you need to identify who she sound like, I can tell you that she has 1000 different voices to choose from, depending on the song choice and type .. It's Angelina.
There are about a half dozen other versions of this song she has done through the years, Each is unique and wonderful. My favorite may be the Linked In commercial, or maybe the acoustic music video version, or maybe the Quincy Jones rehearsal with performance audio overlaid on it. You get the idea?
Angelina has the unique gift of truly understanding The human condition. She is an avid reader and was at that time also. Although she is young, she's still obviously has the ability to take the experience of the lyrics and interpret them in her way so that she can elicit the emotion of the song even though she has not experienced it. This is in evidence in that she closes her eyes frequently when she's singing. She goes into her own world to feel the emotion. Angelina, when she covers a song, pays respect to the original artist, but incorporates her own style and makes it her own. That is the sign of a true artist.
Don't forget she was 8 years old there and she was just starting to learn English as a third language that's why she's kind of hesitant trying to get the right words
She started learning English much earlier, family lived a couple years in the States when she was 3-5. Interview at 5 speaking English. I wonder if her skills in changing the sounds of vowels stem from all the different languages she grew up with, Norwegian, Swedish, Persian, Japanese and English, and having a brilliant ear for sounds. Just a thought.
Lonwolf. I feel quite sure her hesitation came as a result from the fact that the literal translation of "Norske Talenter" is actually "Norwegian Talents". This could very well be the first time she had to say this in english, so she tended to speak this out the literal way. She of course just heard the "Norway Got Talent" version from the host, so she picked up on that in the end. Her english is actually no less from her norwegian to my ears. (Almost the opposite actually. I feel confident my english is quite far from hers anyway)
Hey, HB. I personally hope you continue to review the original artists when you review Angelina's cover songs, (as time allows 🙂). I enjoy the unique perspective the comparison affords. Angelina's voice is so distinctive one tends to focus on the vocal quality she achieves at such a young age. The direct comparison with the original artist really highlights her sophisticated style and arrangement choices in a way I've not encountered before through other review channels. I look forward to watching your channel grow!
In your efforts to understand exactly how she encompasses the emotional and musical understanding of her "style", you're overlooking the two most applicable terms: PRODIGY and GENIUS. When you listen to her with that in mind, you'll see it can't really be explained. Our Barefoot Princess can't be put in a box with a specific label.. Angelina is one of a kind, the kind that comes once in a generation. You search for a female "non African American" jazz singer that she covers... I suggest you perhaps listen to her covers of jazz composers, Gershwin, etc. I strongly recommend you treat your ears and heart to her rendition of SUMMERTIME which she performed and netted her the winner of Norway's Got Talent @ age 7 ( which she stated on AGT). Jazz is her first love and strongest influence. How about you just allow yourself, like all of we her fans, to submerge yourself in the wonder of her voice and ability to take us up in flight to her world, no questions asked, just drown in the beauty of her talent. Thanks! ❣️
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She widely used that style only at 7/8 years. Later versions of the song are vastly different. The performance for Quiny Jones birthday gala used the original arrangement, sounded very similar to the original. Later covers of other songs often have 50% a strong resemblance to the original artist and sound 50% Angelina, if that makes sense.
There are several recordings of Angelina doing this song. I think most people feel that the best was at the Quincy Jones birthday rehearsal concert when she was 12. It was with full orchestra and her voice was matured. It is the two and a half minute video and she is wearing yellow.
History in the making. As I have watched her videos, it has occurred to me she is essentially doing her homework by trying all the styles that she likes or feels she needs to understand. I find it most amazing that she has the confidence to post these online for the world to see since we are told most are the first or second take, and for some she is even reading the lyrics as she sings.
Sir. You are a great talent in this business of "reacting". The voice, the preparation, the reactions and expressing them. You are officially my number 1. The same spot as Angelina occupies as a singer. Thank you!
It is a Angelina-style like she always do. She can pay tribute to another rendition. But in the end she does it her way. I really like what you said about her being an empath. I am soon 50 and have never come across a singer like her befor.
The style you just started hearing is indeed her new style (at the time) and still. Now that she won, she started taking artistic liberty which makes her the incredible wonder that she is.
Listen to this old ( idiot ) me. There are studies that says. The thing/ baby. In their mother's womb. Can absorb sounds. Even at times, reacts to certain kinds. The grandmother loves a certain kind of music. She played them in the house over and over . Mom was pregnant. Sounds his the little thing inside that belly for the length of that pregnancy. And after birth. The baby tool all that sound in. Now its coming back out. Only a little different.
IMO best version of Fly Me To The Moon she did was live in Quincy Jones 85th anniversary concert at London. She opened the concert for Quincy with this song. Amazing as always! It's worth you to take a look or react to it if you will. Cheers!
OH...It's me again. I just wanted tolet you guys know that there is another version of this song, namely the one she sang for Quincy Jones on his 85thbirthday anniversary in the O2 Arena in London. In that performance the arrangement is almost identical to the arrangement in Sinatra's recording. And myself, I also feel that her overall rendition here is much closer to the way Frank Sinatra performed it. I'd really love for you to check it out and tell me what you think. Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/GLdNc29qd70/v-deo.html Enjoy (again) 😄😄😄
I think Angelina has a clear favoritt in this song. Since 8 yo she has a great many (close to 10 on YT) performances and versions of the song. It`s even on her album "It`s Magic (2018). Quite understandable, as she gets to sing out loud her big inner wish; "- fill my heart with song and let me sing for ever more . . ." That is surtenly my wish for her as well. Great reaction.
must be your first time hearing her I have been listening to her for the last 7 years, she has written her own music and has albums out she I a force to be reckon with god bless
This has become one her signature songs, in many different arrangements. It officially became hers when Quincy Jones asked her to sing this for his 85th birthday using the arrangement Quincy wrote for Frank. You should check this out even if you don't react.The rehearsal video has good audio.
Hi, AJ is very unique has her own style, her voice is so rich with a golden voice, some songs are Million Years ago ( Adel), Stay ( Rihanna), Born to Die, The Show Go On ( Qween ), that's just a few of over 100 songs. Thank you for your reaction also Feeling Good ( Nina Simone ).
I think she does her style when covering other singers. There is no mimicking. Of course, she has listened to the originals, etc., but she does what she feels and more.
Angelina's single of "Fly Me to the Moon" still shows up on the Itunes Jazz chart from time to time as well as her album "It's Magic" that she did with the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces. You can listen to the album on Spotify.
My favorite rendition of her version was seen in rehearsal for the Quincey Adams birthday celebration. She is a little older. Also I think you nailed it. She is already developing her own style. I recommend ‘I’’ Still Holding Out For You’. It is a masterpiece.
Children may not have to go so deep within to recognize a feeling or to express it, she’s feeling the words as she understands them. A child without shoes, is a sad thing for a child as it is for an adult however With far more baggage and so on, yet the intensity of the feeling they both experienced may be the same. She’s gifted in expressing those emotions through her voice. Quite the prodigy
So glad you did the Sinatra version. Imo, this is AJ's favorite song as she has performed it many times in different versions, including the Sinatra version you played. At Quincy Jones' request for his 85th birthday celebration the same rendition he arranged for Frank Sinatra. There is also a video her grandma Mery made at age 10. Would love all 3 AGT on one reaction!! Thanks so much for continuing this "historical" journey.
I think the closest I can get to her stile is, Amy Winehouse tripped and bumped in to Billie Holiday and the two landed in a little girl from Norway. Its her own stile at the end of the day, She Loves to sing and we are all fortunate to be here for it.
Did you see how she hugged and rubbed Rosie’s back? She reminded me of an adult way of showing love. She is either an old soul reincarnated to show us something, idk. I am hooked with everything AJ. Her music brought me here.
I know I may be wrong, but I'm pretty certain that Mr. Sinatra himself was a teeny weeny off key at one stage in this top notch production, and that's one thing I've NEVER heard from Angelina through all of her covers, mostly recorded in one take in her room with only an instrument and the mic. Now you probably wonder at what part I think I heard this? Gonna be interesting if someone will back it up... Hehe Listen closely to the part between the 3:03 - 3:05 mark in this video (Specifically the words "All I"). Go in at least 10 second before this, just to get the "feel" for his general tone (as if you needed... Lol) I'm loving your channel btw. Quality commentary and insight always. Much love and respect from Norway. 🙂👍
It's interesting you say that because I'm pretty sure angelina was a bit flat when she held that higher note towards the end. You can see it on my face but I didnt say anything because I didn't want the pitch forks to come out. Granted, she's 8 and it was live and I could be wrong
@@HistoryBuff She was a few cents flat on that note but she pitched it up towards the end. She could have played it safe by putting on a vibrato... Sinatra was always, in my opinion, a tiny tad flat, or at least centered his notes on the low end of the acceptable area of "being in tune".. Stylistically that is. He did it his way..
I think, you are right, with this empath thing. Therefore people talk of "old soul trapped in a young persons body". And she changed "babe" to "darling"... Need some kind of understanding...
Great insights, me thinks as a fellow historian and musician. :-) Indeed Angelina “angelizes” most of her covers, instead of copying. However, I am not really into that “one camp or the other” thinking. In a sense, almost all music is “copying”, whether it is notes from a score or stylistic elements. I think what confounds a lot of listeners about Angelina, is that she is CAPABLE of copying or mimicking any number of great artists. She can sing almost exactly like Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Whitney Houston and many others. That means she has a great ear, as well as vocal capabilities. So she can “mimick”, and I think that is what she does in her very first NGT performance with “Gloomy Sunday”. However, she is also a great interpreter and arranger of music - or in short, a gifted musician who happens to use her voice for her main instrument. There’s a backstage clip showing this very well, where she “educates” the trumpet player ahead of the NGT performance of “Summertime” by singing his part while mimicking the trumpet sound. But when she sings “Bang Bang”, she certainly isn’t mimicking Nancy Sinatra, who she outsings by a mile. A lot of “angels” get tired of the comparisons to other singers, and sometimes I do too. (Yes, she can sound like Amy in one soundbite and like Whitney in another, but hey, do you think Amy could ever sing like Whitney or vice versa?) But comparison is how we judge good from bad, just as mimicking is a very important way of learning. Angelina Jordan is an incredibly talented artist, and part of that artistry is that she can draw inspiration from a number of great singers who were talented in their ways, but almost always much less versatile than she is. She is the apprentice who became a master at the age of eight, but she can still conjure up those greats when she wants to. It is inspiration, not mimickry. Oh, BTW: There is also a clip of Angelina doing (what is known as) a Sinatra song in the style of Sinatra. That would be “My Way”. But when she does “You Make Me Feel So Young”, the angelizes it instead...
Good to see you reacting again to Angelina though am struggling to understand your comment that she sounds ‘tinny’. To me she has a warm, very individual voice. 💕💕
Its hard to explain. Her resonance changes a lot from warm and open to a more forward placed "tinny" sound that mirrors that 1930s-40s style. Its not a bad thing but very stylistic
Hi Buff, you'r right: Don't "compare" Angelina with other artist - but to contrast Angelinas song with the song of another artist is very interesting. So we can better understand where Angelina gets her inspiration from. So you asked for other (female) singer which have sung "Fly Me To The Moon" (or "In Other Words" what was the initial title of this song). I found some some - and I think you can find more. And: You should consider, that also Angelina sung this song often and there are several versions on YT. Even one version with the arrangement of Quincy Jones, which was the arrangement he made for Frank Sinatra AFAIK... Angelina sung it on the 85th birthday show for him in the O2 Arena London. There is a video from the rehearsal of it but dubbed with the professional recorded audio from the performance (the recording from the rehearsal was taken privatly with a small cam or a smartphone). So here are the links. Angelinas versions (there are may be more ;-) ) Age Upload Where link 7/8 21.03.2014 "Senkveld ""The Late Show"" (TV2)" ua-cam.com/video/rFWs2Z_RZ3Y/v-deo.html 8 19.09.2014 "The View" US-TV Show ua-cam.com/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/v-deo.html 8 15.08.2019 Gala 2014 von "Ein Herz für Kinder" "Angelina Jordan sings in charity for children with heart disease. (2014)" ua-cam.com/video/3d8w4urgHq4/v-deo.html 10 30.04.2017 Little Big Shots US (aired 17.04.2016? If the title of another video is right: ua-cam.com/video/cw1mx16mUFY/v-deo.html) ua-cam.com/video/ESlRssCSTdE/v-deo.html 10 09.07.2016 Kongsberg jazzfestival ua-cam.com/video/iOdWleX9fzE/v-deo.html 10/11? 12.02.2017 Music video by Mery Zamani (her grandma) ua-cam.com/video/jnnzbdt4_RE/v-deo.html 11? 02.10.2018 The incomparable Angelina Jordan at Jake & Rachel's wedding ua-cam.com/video/6XJ5xnUgKCw/v-deo.html 12 16.07.2019 12.07.2019 - Prøysenhuset, Rudshøgda, Norway ua-cam.com/video/VqYO30zB6DU/v-deo.html 12 02.12.2019 2018 Rehearsal for the Quincy Jones birthday ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html And here are some other artists from the classic jazz era: Kaye Ballard - In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon) (1954): ua-cam.com/video/vpC_N19UlIk/v-deo.html Shirley Bassey - (In Other Words) Fly Me To The Moon (1963 Recording): ua-cam.com/video/MolLz3tV7qo/v-deo.html Peggy Lee - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words): ua-cam.com/video/v9J1-ReetZo/v-deo.html Have fun and stay well and healthy Andreas
Angelina ,as you said, is not a mimic she is an original artist even when covering another's style. Angelina has done many versions of this song , here is her version in Frank's style when she is a bit older, with a very similiar orchestra arrangement .. ( ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html ) She seem to never do this song the same way twice, but always fantastically creative. Great reaction looking forward to the next one of Angelina..
Angelina has amazing flexibility as can be witnessed by the following two songs: Shield (she wrote as a 12-year old. Performed on Scandinavian talk show Skavlan. In the interview before Angelina sung, she said that when she sings she goes into an endless other world that is full of happiness. Angelina said the song's sound was inspired by the Bond films. Her favorite Bond films are Diamonds Are Forever and Goldfinger: ua-cam.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/v-deo.html To show the incredible cross genre abilities Angelina has, when 13-years old she collaborated with the Norwegian EDM (Electronic Dance Music) duo TRXD, and recorded the vocals for the song Above The Water. It has only been released officially as an audio track in 2020. However, an amazing, unofficial video was created that added some footage of shuffle dancers: ua-cam.com/video/y6SilwnR2Zc/v-deo.html
As you go for her last NGT performance "I`m a fool to want you", be aware of her great version of the song as she recorded it for the "- Magic" - album. These two versions would make a great dobbel-reaction video I think. Can`t wait! :-D 2014: ua-cam.com/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/v-deo.html 2017/18: ua-cam.com/video/SGx0djXTXQk/v-deo.html (11/12 years old)
The word you're looking for is euphonious. Of course, the kid has no deep understanding of what adult songs mean. She has an ear for what's beautiful, taught by her granny, and this ability makes her believable. Though, she's a very smart kid and understands the figurative language, but she can't fully follow emotionally. I don't think this should be her focus either. I enjoy her voice alone and don't pay much attention to the meaning. She could sing the phonebook for all I care. If you can't "believe" her that's a you problem.
Yep there she is
This is when she began rearranging and some times rewriting lyrics when needed to be age appropriate. She also changes her voice to adapt to the song. Listen to this, Feeling Good, I'd rather go blind and Autumn Leaves and you will see what I mean! God Bless!
Rosie was mistaken. There is no other 8 year old, or any age, girl who sings like her.
The AGT 3fer is a great idea.
The answer is simple. While respecting the artists she has created her own genre, Angelina
You nailed the style thing. It’s her style. She does the same thing with Feeling Good.
The Frank Sinatra cut was produced/arranged by Quincy Jones, I believe. Angelina much more recently sang it for Quincy Jones' Birthday, and the production is about the same as Frank's.
The orchestra in that QJ rehearsal was so impressive
Here's the actual concert. Poor video, but great audio.... ua-cam.com/video/uFtFHs2Dg5E/v-deo.html
@@devon7008 - Hi - And that is so brilliant to see, even with someone's phone footage it's makes that whole performance even better to listen to. We just need to track down those camera men at the front who must have some really good footage. :-)
She sang the Frank Sinatra version with a large orchestra with the FS arrangement at Quincy Jones' Birthday celebration in London. QJ arranged and produced the version for Sinatra.
Ah! You got there before me :-) So, I'll just be content with posting the link, to make it easy for him. age 12? - Fly me to the moon (Quincy Jones 85th birthday Fan made video): ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html
Yeah, to 'compare' FS and AJ that might have been a better idea, but this version is incredibly good also, but different.
YEAP!
Thnx. The QJ birthday party song is the closest she gets to the original Sinatra.
She makes every song hers.
The girl with a 1,000 voices.. She puts her own mark on cover songs that identifies her and honors the original artists and the song itself. She been rewriting and doing arrangements since she's been singing, along with playing the piano, guitar and flute.
I agree
Yes yes yes!!!
Angelina with 1000000000 VOICES!!! Absolutely!!!!
MAGICAL VOICE!!!!
That's a lot of voices
Angelina doing Angelina, there is only one and we are so lucky to have that one. Thumbs up sir.
She's a child at this age, she doesn't see what we adults do. Her grandmother loved jazz and played it all the time. Now from what i've read , Angelina loved the toon, she didn't understand English yet, and listened to it over and over and started singing it. I'm not sure the grandmother understood English well , because, they say the reason Angelina doesn't sing this song anymore, is because when the family found out it was a song about suicide, she stopped singing that song. But in the contest, that's why the older man asked her if she knew what the song is about. He knew what it was about. So when she said it was about a sad Sunday, he paused then said, "yes it is". I think she so stunned him with her talent, he was wanting to know how advanced she really was. That's my favorite part, he is stunned throughout the song, but as soon as she finishes . his whole body seems paralyzed, he's completely stunned and for awhile, he collapses in his chair. LOL never seen a reaction like it, its worth looking at. On this song, I hear it as jazzy. Angelina takes songs and makes them her own, often changing it quite a bit. You just have to love the end when Rosie gives her the toys, that look on Angelina's face tells you all you need to know.......She's a normal sweet little girl. Thanks History Buff for covering these two songs. Really enjoy your thoughts on these reactions.
100 % Angelina.
after watching Angelina over a year, I think Angelina style is really diverse. She likes trying new things, maybe new challenges. Sometimes she pays homage and sounds like the original (Etta James, I'D RATHER GO BLIND ua-cam.com/video/pK8mMXQb3_I/v-deo.html ). Sometimes she changes the tempo to what she considers a better feeling on the lyrics.
Love that video, incredible how great she sounds in a setting like that.
And also... I freaking LOVE Frank Sinatra!!! - G
This performance was very much like her video of the cover. Her cover for Quincy Jones' birthday has the orchestra more in line with the original version, including the end... She is just adorable !!!!! I love that you play the original version before, many reacted to her I Have a Spell on You and mistakenly think is a cover of Nina Simone, when is really a cover of the original version from Screaming Jay Hawkins. Also, if people listened to Billie Holiday's Gloomy Sunday, they will realize why the Norway Got Talent Judge's were so impressed with her rendition of it. I have also listened first Summertime's original cover and can appreciate her rendition. I was not familiar with any of these songs, but thanks to her talent I am also discovering so many classics....
Angelina Jordan... The One and Only!!
I am not sure what I was doing when I was 8 years old. Seeing this girl do this, I knew she was a prodigy. She is 15 now, and within the next 10 years she will do amazing things. She already has. She don't really need the music industry. The music industry needs her. She is right where she should be. Now at Republic Records. Can't wait for more music from her.
She’s done this a number of times as she’s grown. The improvements are obvious and she smooths it out into more of a Sinatra vibe. Don’t miss her singing My Way for the Sinatra feel. But in AJ style.
Her performance at Quinsey Jones anversary 2018 for sure has got the Sinatra style, and it is amazing. The AJ style of "My Way" could perhaps be more like the Elvis vibe I think.
@@jollyo9276 I think you are more correct. As with so many covers, she slows the tempo and the deepened tone is EP like.
Your nickname "History Buff" is quite fitting because Angelina makes history right there 😁
You nailed it! She covers a lot of songs, but she makes them her own, she never mimics the performer.
She is her universe
I enjoyed a trip down the memory lane with these exquisite vocal performances, both Frank Sinatra and Angelina Jordan.
She has covered this song more than any other. Many will say you should have reacted to the Quincy Jones rehearsal. It is quite awesome. They’re all good though
The Quincy Jones rehearsal with the orchestra IS THE BEST!!!
I'm a huge fan of 11 year old Angelina's recording for LinkedIn. I posted the link. ua-cam.com/video/b42IZF7KHRg/v-deo.html
The rehearsal takes the track from the stage performance. One can hardly hear her on the recording of the rehearsal.
Good analysis about her empathetic soul :D
Hi! Thank you for another grand reaction to Angelina. She was invited by Quincy Jones to sing at his 85th birthday, held at the O2 Centre, London, where she sang the version of this song he had written for Frank Sinatra. There was no video of the actual performance, but there was one of Angelina rehearsing it. One of Angelina fans (pa1189j) mixed the rehearsal video and performance video and here is the incredible result. Please consider reacting to it. Here is the link: age 12 - Fly me to the moon (Qunicy Jones 85th birthday Fan made video): ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html
Yes. She could not put that meaning in her songs but she feels the songs. Absolutely correct.
Nice reaction, I agree with you
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Another great Angelina reaction. Shout out to her accompanist, Steve Conte. He is one of the premiere guitarists in bands and studio sessions in New York City. At an early age, Angelina started working with only the best musicians. If you like to listen to her singing FMTTM, she has, at my last count, 34 different UA-cam videos of it in varying styles and venues. If you want to compare her to Frank, watch both the rehearsal video and the audio track of her singing for Quincy Jones' 85th birthday celebration at O2 Arena in London on June 27, 2018. She was 12-years old and sang to the same orchestral arrangement that Quincy wrote for Frank. Here is the rehearsal video: ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html Here is the audio track from the concert: ua-cam.com/video/GLdNc29qd70/v-deo.html You can thank me later!
And of course the are other versions of Angelina doing Fly Me To The Moon. Check out the Quincy Jones birthday party rehearsal, it’s the one close to Sinatra. During a NGT interview she said learnt listening to music, so potentially at this point she’s had no or little coaching, a year later she’s exploded out of this style to do I Put a Spell On You.
That was a very good reaction - the Frank Sinatra rendition with the Quincey Jones arrangement - if you want to listen to Angelina cover that you should try the June 2018 performance, Quincey personally invited Angelina to open the show at his 85th Birthday concert at the O2 arena in London. The performance on the View came just after her first appearance at a large concert where she sang What a Difference a Day Makes - Fly me to the moon was brought to Angelina's attention by her school teacher, she does not need to "borrow" anyone's emotions here - it had a direct relevance to her as it spoke of her relationship with her maternal grandfather, I gather that they would look at the moon together and he would hold her hand. In her modified lyrics for Amy Winehouse's Back to Black - she has the line - "I'm the one who speaks to the moon", and of course in her original - Million Miles - about her grandfather, she has the lines "He said I'm watching you from the moon I'm everywhere, see everything you do" "But now he's not here to hold my hand".
This young lady is not simply a mimic, in an interview Omer, one of the NGT judges, commented that her first Billie Holiday performance came as quiet a shock to him, he wondered if she was just a mimic, but during a rehearsal of a later song he saw her asking the bass player to change the arrangement, then he saw that she is indeed a true artist, musician and singer. How could an 8 year old possibly have such depth of character?
That was the guitarist for Bang Bang. She was very insistent!
And again Frank's was superb and along comes Angelina jordan and blows this out if the water. Our Queen of jazz
You got it..she has created her own style that at least rivals the previous greats..one day she will be regarded along side them as one of the true musical giants to have graced our world..God bless you AJ
8 years old. Amazing. She has a jazzy style. She gave her own style to it. So confident at that age, singing for an audience. What a talent. Thank you for this reaction.
Her Grandmother played this kind of music in the home and she took to it and has been singing ever since. She has a music video on this song and it’s adorable 🥰
Angelina always sings songs in her own style but she always respects the original artist Angelina is just the best no one comes close to Angelina she’s just out of this world 🌎 she’s definitely heaven sent I just adore her Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴👼👼👸🏻👸🏻🦶🦶👍👋🥰
Welcome! Denise from Yorkshire!
She sang much better than original singer .she is a supper star .... get use to with it love you Angelina you are the best .
Love the way you did this reaction... Helped me see even better that she does it all her way....
She is a MASTER VOCAL COACH, She had music lessons since she was three. She speaks three languages, does her own arrangements with the songs she sings. She is a child prodigy. And a lovely person.
The song she wrote at 10 with the music What is Life? Fabulous!
Finally you got right!!! This is Angelina style. Please don’t compare her!!!
Thanks for your respectful and insightful reaction. After following AJ for a while, I reached the same conclusion. She many times sings as either her interpretation of an artist she admires or just plain makes a piece her own. Either way, I love what she produces and she seems to be having the time of her life.
we like when you make us listen to the original song because it makes us discover the musical culture and how talented this girl is
Another great reaction. Thanks.
You said something about her being an empath. I’ve always thought that she hears and comprehends emotions. Not like you or I would, but to her, sadness may have a specific sound and a tone perhaps. It’s incredible how a single voice can impact so many people so strongly. I can’t think of anyone in my lifetime and that’s more years that I wish to share.
Angelina brought me to you. You are very intuitive. Spot on reaction.
I just subscribed and will check out your other three reactions of AJ. 🌺
Thank you very much for the sub!!
Thank you for your heartfelt reaction to Angelina. Your response was as expected. The feeling of peace, praise, and love for a young girl whose Talent is through the roof cannot be measured.
Angelina's fans have praised and loved her since she was a small child. She has an incredible history. She began singing at one and a half years old and by the age of three was listening to jazz and the classics on repeat, singing along and absorbing styles and techniques. She was a true prodigy.
Norwegian born Angelina won Norway's Got Talent at the age of 8 years old singing Old Time classic songs that are unheard of in a child that age. She became the youngest ever winner of an international Got Talent Show!
Since that time, up to her present age of 15, she has recorded over 135 songs on UA-cam which you can find on Rusty shackleford's homepage on UA-cam. It is a chronological list beginning at age 6, her first time in the studio. List consists mostly of cover songs, and approximately half a dozen originals which are over the past year or two. It's not just about her voice, but the emotion and attitude she conveys through her music.
ua-cam.com/play/PL2v8kgVeo4EbQD6l_WAVjOfItquzW7oEc.html
Why do we love and praise Angelina? It is because her soul is as pure as her Talent. She is humble, compassionate, and filled with empathy for her fellow man and for the world. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace to make the world better. How can you not love her?
When she was 6 years old, she was in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own shoes and promised she would never again wear shoes while performing until all children of the world had shoes! At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, and became the youngest ever published author in Norway.
So again, how and why do we praise and love Angelina? It is self-evident. Reactors from all over the world have been following her for years and are now more than just reactors. They have become loving fans to support her as we do. You cannot follow Angelina without developing an emotional attachment.
I hope you continue to react to Angelina and her loyal fans will flock to your channel and subscribe in anticipation.
Welcome to this rabbit hole from which you can never escape, nor would you want to. Peace.
If you need to identify who she sound like, I can tell you that she has 1000 different voices to choose from, depending on the song choice and type .. It's Angelina.
There are about a half dozen other versions of this song she has done through the years, Each is unique and wonderful. My favorite may be the Linked In commercial, or maybe the acoustic music video version, or maybe the Quincy Jones rehearsal with performance audio overlaid on it. You get the idea?
You named my 3 favorite versions. The view version would be my 4th fave
Disney tried to sign her. I think the toys were part of that.
Angelina has the unique gift of truly understanding The human condition. She is an avid reader and was at that time also. Although she is young, she's still obviously has the ability to take the experience of the lyrics and interpret them in her way so that she can elicit the emotion of the song even though she has not experienced it. This is in evidence in that she closes her eyes frequently when she's singing. She goes into her own world to feel the emotion. Angelina, when she covers a song, pays respect to the original artist, but incorporates her own style and makes it her own. That is the sign of a true artist.
Don't forget she was 8 years old there and she was just starting to learn English as a third language that's why she's kind of hesitant trying to get the right words
She started learning English much earlier, family lived a couple years in the States when she was 3-5. Interview at 5 speaking English. I wonder if her skills in changing the sounds of vowels stem from all the different languages she grew up with, Norwegian, Swedish, Persian, Japanese and English, and having a brilliant ear for sounds. Just a thought.
Lonwolf. I feel quite sure her hesitation came as a result from the fact that the literal translation of "Norske Talenter" is actually "Norwegian Talents". This could very well be the first time she had to say this in english, so she tended to speak this out the literal way. She of course just heard the "Norway Got Talent" version from the host, so she picked up on that in the end. Her english is actually no less from her norwegian to my ears. (Almost the opposite actually. I feel confident my english is quite far from hers anyway)
She appears to simply be a little shy, even when she is much older, except when she is singing of course.
She’s done 41 DIFFERENT versions of Fly me to the moon all with different inflections almost like 41 different songs
Hey, HB. I personally hope you continue to review the original artists when you review Angelina's cover songs, (as time allows 🙂). I enjoy the unique perspective the comparison affords. Angelina's voice is so distinctive one tends to focus on the vocal quality she achieves at such a young age. The direct comparison with the original artist really highlights her sophisticated style and arrangement choices in a way I've not encountered before through other review channels. I look forward to watching your channel grow!
In your efforts to understand exactly how she encompasses the emotional and musical understanding of her "style", you're overlooking the two most applicable terms: PRODIGY and GENIUS. When you listen to her with that in mind, you'll see it can't really be explained. Our Barefoot Princess can't be put in a box with a specific label.. Angelina is one of a kind, the kind that comes once in a generation. You search for a female "non African American" jazz singer that she covers... I suggest you perhaps listen to her covers of jazz composers, Gershwin, etc. I strongly recommend you treat your ears and heart to her rendition of SUMMERTIME which she performed and netted her the winner of Norway's Got Talent @ age 7 ( which she stated on AGT). Jazz is her first love and strongest influence. How about you just allow yourself, like all of we her fans, to submerge yourself in the wonder of her voice and ability to take us up in flight to her world, no questions asked, just drown in the beauty of her talent. Thanks! ❣️
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She widely used that style only at 7/8 years. Later versions of the song are vastly different. The performance for Quiny Jones birthday gala used the original arrangement, sounded very similar to the original. Later covers of other songs often have 50% a strong resemblance to the original artist and sound 50% Angelina, if that makes sense.
There are several recordings of Angelina doing this song. I think most people feel that the best was at the Quincy Jones birthday rehearsal concert when she was 12. It was with full orchestra and her voice was matured. It is the two and a half minute video and she is wearing yellow.
Our little Angel of Jazz and Soul.
History in the making.
As I have watched her videos, it has occurred to me she is essentially doing her homework by trying all the styles that she likes or feels she needs to understand. I find it most amazing that she has the confidence to post these online for the world to see since we are told most are the first or second take, and for some she is even reading the lyrics as she sings.
Sir. You are a great talent in this business of "reacting". The voice, the preparation, the reactions and expressing them. You are officially my number 1. The same spot as Angelina occupies as a singer.
Thank you!
Wow! Thank you!!!
It is a Angelina-style like she always do. She can pay tribute to another rendition. But in the end she does it her way. I really like what you said about her being an empath. I am soon 50 and have never come across a singer like her befor.
Angelina Jordan is everything a good singer need plus unique ones that can’t be copied child prodigy a gift to humanity
Bless her heart, she comes off as shy, but I think it’s that that she doesn’t understand the joke and the reference in the question.
The style you just started hearing is indeed her new style (at the time) and still. Now that she won, she started taking artistic liberty which makes her the incredible wonder that she is.
Listen to this old ( idiot ) me. There are studies that says. The thing/ baby. In their mother's womb. Can absorb sounds. Even at times, reacts to certain kinds. The grandmother loves a certain kind of music. She played them in the house over and over . Mom was pregnant. Sounds his the little thing inside that belly for the length of that pregnancy. And after birth. The baby tool all that sound in. Now its coming back out. Only a little different.
Hi History Buff. Recently, I got a chance to check out Frank in his prime and he was top of the heap, A number one, until Angelina. Cheers!
IMO best version of Fly Me To The Moon she did was live in Quincy Jones 85th anniversary concert at London. She opened the concert for Quincy with this song. Amazing as always! It's worth you to take a look or react to it if you will. Cheers!
OH...It's me again. I just wanted tolet you guys know that there is another version of this song, namely the one she sang for Quincy Jones on his 85thbirthday anniversary in the O2 Arena in London. In that performance the arrangement is almost identical to the arrangement in Sinatra's recording. And myself, I also feel that her overall rendition here is much closer to the way Frank Sinatra performed it. I'd really love for you to check it out and tell me what you think. Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/GLdNc29qd70/v-deo.html
Enjoy (again) 😄😄😄
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I think Angelina has a clear favoritt in this song. Since 8 yo she has a great many (close to 10 on YT) performances and versions of the song. It`s even on her album "It`s Magic (2018). Quite understandable, as she gets to sing out loud her big inner wish; "- fill my heart with song and let me sing for ever more . . ." That is surtenly my wish for her as well. Great reaction.
must be your first time hearing her I have been listening to her for the last 7 years, she has written her own music and has albums out she I a force to be reckon with god bless
It's my 3rd time but I'm a very recent convert!
This has become one her signature songs, in many different arrangements. It officially became hers when Quincy Jones asked her to sing this for his 85th birthday using the arrangement Quincy wrote for Frank. You should check this out even if you don't react.The rehearsal video has good audio.
You are so right.
Looking forward to your next reaktion of Angelina. She does lots of great jazz covers! One of my favorites is ”l’m a fool to want you” in a studio. ❤️
Hi, AJ is very unique has her own style, her voice is so rich with a golden voice, some songs are Million Years ago ( Adel), Stay ( Rihanna), Born to Die, The Show Go On ( Qween ), that's just a few of over 100 songs. Thank you for your reaction also Feeling Good ( Nina Simone ).
I think she does her style when covering other singers. There is no mimicking. Of course, she has listened to the originals, etc., but she does what she feels and more.
Angelina's single of "Fly Me to the Moon" still shows up on the Itunes Jazz chart from time to time as well as her album "It's Magic" that she did with the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces. You can listen to the album on Spotify.
My favorite rendition of her version was seen in rehearsal for the Quincey Adams birthday celebration. She is a little older.
Also I think you nailed it. She is already developing her own style.
I recommend ‘I’’ Still Holding Out For You’. It is a masterpiece.
Children may not have to go so deep within to recognize a feeling or to express it, she’s feeling the words as she understands them. A child without shoes, is a sad thing for a child as it is for an adult however With far more baggage and so on, yet the intensity of the feeling they both experienced may be the same. She’s gifted in expressing those emotions through her voice.
Quite the prodigy
when i was 8 years old ... i was flipping baseball cards ...
I was riding bigwheels and watching Heman over a bowl of cereal.
So glad you did the Sinatra version. Imo, this is AJ's favorite song as she has performed it many times in different versions, including the Sinatra version you played. At Quincy Jones' request for his 85th birthday celebration the same rendition he arranged for Frank Sinatra.
There is also a video her grandma Mery made at age 10. Would love all 3 AGT on one reaction!! Thanks so much for continuing this "historical" journey.
I think the closest I can get to her stile is, Amy Winehouse tripped and bumped in to Billie Holiday and the two landed in a little girl from Norway. Its her own stile at the end of the day, She Loves to sing and we are all fortunate to be here for it.
Did you see how she hugged and rubbed Rosie’s back? She reminded me of an adult way of showing love. She is either an old soul reincarnated to show us something, idk. I am hooked with everything AJ. Her music brought me here.
She don't mimic she does her own version of everything
I know I may be wrong, but I'm pretty certain that Mr. Sinatra himself was a teeny weeny off key at one stage in this top notch production, and that's one thing I've NEVER heard from Angelina through all of her covers, mostly recorded in one take in her room with only an instrument and the mic. Now you probably wonder at what part I think I heard this? Gonna be interesting if someone will back it up... Hehe
Listen closely to the part between the 3:03 - 3:05 mark in this video (Specifically the words "All I"). Go in at least 10 second before this, just to get the "feel" for his general tone (as if you needed... Lol)
I'm loving your channel btw. Quality commentary and insight always.
Much love and respect from Norway. 🙂👍
It's interesting you say that because I'm pretty sure angelina was a bit flat when she held that higher note towards the end. You can see it on my face but I didnt say anything because I didn't want the pitch forks to come out. Granted, she's 8 and it was live and I could be wrong
@@HistoryBuff She was a few cents flat on that note but she pitched it up towards the end. She could have played it safe by putting on a vibrato... Sinatra was always, in my opinion, a tiny tad flat, or at least centered his notes on the low end of the acceptable area of "being in tune".. Stylistically that is. He did it his way..
@@kristena9285 she did correct at the very end
I think, you are right, with this empath thing. Therefore people talk of "old soul trapped in a young persons body". And she changed "babe" to "darling"... Need some kind of understanding...
Version of Angelina is more emotional than Sinatra!!!!Absolutely!!!!
Great insights, me thinks as a fellow historian and musician. :-) Indeed Angelina “angelizes” most of her covers, instead of copying. However, I am not really into that “one camp or the other” thinking. In a sense, almost all music is “copying”, whether it is notes from a score or stylistic elements. I think what confounds a lot of listeners about Angelina, is that she is CAPABLE of copying or mimicking any number of great artists. She can sing almost exactly like Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Whitney Houston and many others. That means she has a great ear, as well as vocal capabilities. So she can “mimick”, and I think that is what she does in her very first NGT performance with “Gloomy Sunday”.
However, she is also a great interpreter and arranger of music - or in short, a gifted musician who happens to use her voice for her main instrument. There’s a backstage clip showing this very well, where she “educates” the trumpet player ahead of the NGT performance of “Summertime” by singing his part while mimicking the trumpet sound. But when she sings “Bang Bang”, she certainly isn’t mimicking Nancy Sinatra, who she outsings by a mile.
A lot of “angels” get tired of the comparisons to other singers, and sometimes I do too. (Yes, she can sound like Amy in one soundbite and like Whitney in another, but hey, do you think Amy could ever sing like Whitney or vice versa?) But comparison is how we judge good from bad, just as mimicking is a very important way of learning. Angelina Jordan is an incredibly talented artist, and part of that artistry is that she can draw inspiration from a number of great singers who were talented in their ways, but almost always much less versatile than she is. She is the apprentice who became a master at the age of eight, but she can still conjure up those greats when she wants to. It is inspiration, not mimickry.
Oh, BTW: There is also a clip of Angelina doing (what is known as) a Sinatra song in the style of Sinatra. That would be “My Way”. But when she does “You Make Me Feel So Young”, the angelizes it instead...
Good to see you reacting again to Angelina though am struggling to understand your comment that she sounds ‘tinny’. To me she has a warm, very individual voice. 💕💕
Its hard to explain. Her resonance changes a lot from warm and open to a more forward placed "tinny" sound that mirrors that 1930s-40s style. Its not a bad thing but very stylistic
Hi Buff,
you'r right: Don't "compare" Angelina with other artist - but to contrast Angelinas song with the song of another artist is very interesting. So we can better understand where Angelina gets her inspiration from.
So you asked for other (female) singer which have sung "Fly Me To The Moon" (or "In Other Words" what was the initial title of this song). I found some some - and I think you can find more.
And: You should consider, that also Angelina sung this song often and there are several versions on YT. Even one version with the arrangement of Quincy Jones, which was the arrangement he made for Frank Sinatra AFAIK... Angelina sung it on the 85th birthday show for him in the O2 Arena London. There is a video from the rehearsal of it but dubbed with the professional recorded audio from the performance (the recording from the rehearsal was taken privatly with a small cam or a smartphone).
So here are the links.
Angelinas versions (there are may be more ;-) )
Age Upload Where link
7/8 21.03.2014 "Senkveld ""The Late Show"" (TV2)" ua-cam.com/video/rFWs2Z_RZ3Y/v-deo.html
8 19.09.2014 "The View" US-TV Show ua-cam.com/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/v-deo.html
8 15.08.2019 Gala 2014 von "Ein Herz für Kinder"
"Angelina Jordan sings in charity for children with heart disease. (2014)" ua-cam.com/video/3d8w4urgHq4/v-deo.html
10 30.04.2017 Little Big Shots US
(aired 17.04.2016? If the title of another video is right: ua-cam.com/video/cw1mx16mUFY/v-deo.html)
ua-cam.com/video/ESlRssCSTdE/v-deo.html
10 09.07.2016 Kongsberg jazzfestival ua-cam.com/video/iOdWleX9fzE/v-deo.html
10/11? 12.02.2017 Music video by Mery Zamani (her grandma) ua-cam.com/video/jnnzbdt4_RE/v-deo.html
11? 02.10.2018 The incomparable Angelina Jordan at Jake & Rachel's wedding ua-cam.com/video/6XJ5xnUgKCw/v-deo.html
12 16.07.2019 12.07.2019 - Prøysenhuset, Rudshøgda, Norway ua-cam.com/video/VqYO30zB6DU/v-deo.html
12 02.12.2019 2018 Rehearsal for the Quincy Jones birthday ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html
And here are some other artists from the classic jazz era:
Kaye Ballard - In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon) (1954): ua-cam.com/video/vpC_N19UlIk/v-deo.html
Shirley Bassey - (In Other Words) Fly Me To The Moon (1963 Recording): ua-cam.com/video/MolLz3tV7qo/v-deo.html
Peggy Lee - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words): ua-cam.com/video/v9J1-ReetZo/v-deo.html
Have fun and stay well and healthy
Andreas
Wow! Thanks for all the recommendations!
@@HistoryBuff : You'r welcome :-D
Angelina ,as you said, is not a mimic she is an original artist even when covering another's style. Angelina has done many versions of this song , here is her version in Frank's style when she is a bit older, with a very similiar orchestra arrangement .. ( ua-cam.com/video/OMkwoqUNNkE/v-deo.html ) She seem to never do this song the same way twice, but always fantastically creative.
Great reaction looking forward to the next one of Angelina..
Angelina has amazing flexibility as can be witnessed by the following two songs:
Shield (she wrote as a 12-year old. Performed on Scandinavian talk show Skavlan. In the interview before Angelina sung, she said that when she sings she goes into an endless other world that is full of happiness. Angelina said the song's sound was inspired by the Bond films. Her favorite Bond films are Diamonds Are Forever and Goldfinger: ua-cam.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/v-deo.html
To show the incredible cross genre abilities Angelina has, when 13-years old she collaborated with the Norwegian EDM (Electronic Dance Music) duo TRXD, and recorded the vocals for the song Above The Water. It has only been released officially as an audio track in 2020. However, an amazing, unofficial video was created that added some footage of shuffle dancers: ua-cam.com/video/y6SilwnR2Zc/v-deo.html
Has she ever repeated Gloomy Sunday? I haven't seen any other covers.
As you go for her last NGT performance "I`m a fool to want you", be aware of her great version of the song as she recorded it for the "- Magic" - album. These two versions would make a great dobbel-reaction video I think. Can`t wait! :-D
2014: ua-cam.com/video/LXknLZDoRVQ/v-deo.html
2017/18: ua-cam.com/video/SGx0djXTXQk/v-deo.html (11/12 years old)
You need to hear the studio version when she was 12.
The sound you’re describing is called vocal fry
The word you're looking for is euphonious. Of course, the kid has no deep understanding of what adult songs mean. She has an ear for what's beautiful, taught by her granny, and this ability makes her believable. Though, she's a very smart kid and understands the figurative language, but she can't fully follow emotionally. I don't think this should be her focus either. I enjoy her voice alone and don't pay much attention to the meaning. She could sing the phonebook for all I care. If you can't "believe" her that's a you problem.
Hi . Nice reaction .. chk quncy jones birthday rehearsal for fly me to the moon . İt is like frank sinatra
"...ain't got that swing..."
Angelina is not doing karaoke, she sings a makes a song her own (all songs). Later on check her covering Whitney
I was hoping you would play her count Basie version . she sings this song in front of a big band, and its great