No not a girl dad, however grew up with 3 sisters and a mom, only male so I sorta know what it’s like being the only male, however I didn’t grow up with 3 perfectionist ( Angelina, mom Sara, and grandma Mery) there’s so much going on in this video first Angelina said grandma and mom did the set, cousins and little sister in the video grandma produced, Mery never misses a chance to film her grandchildren. But then you have black leather outfit, Priscilla hair, red guitar, when lounging in chair blue suede boots and classic Elvis with the guitar neck pointing down and only a few strums. Angelina’s voice is continuing to grow most people don’t understand she’s only 16, and still has another 10 or fifteen years before it’s fully developed. Anyway I’m sure you understand that an education out ways fame and her team is doing a stellar job by holding her back not that she’s known worldwide now.
What is amazing to me, is how she brings out the story of the song. No matter what she sings, when she is done, you know the story, you know what the writer had to say. So often the storing behind the song gets lost in the pomp and circumstance of the performance, with Angelina you get the story. Many of the songs she has covered I have just thought "Wow, that is what they were saying". This is one of them. I didn't get this from the Elvis version. I get it, get it big-time in the Angelina version.
Angelina is a musical and human savant. She was given a gift from a higher power and she started learning and experiencing with it starting at age one and a half. She is the greatest artist, singer, composer and human being that has ever walked the earth. And this Angel who is just starting to spread her wings does this journey barefoot for humankind.
Barefoot Angel Strikes again 😇👼 Thank You Sir for your reaction hope you and your family have a blessed evening 🙏 sending love from Lafayette Georgia 🙏 🍑
This was spectacular and possibly the best performance of her career thus far. That takes into consideration the vocals, the video, piano, and symbolism. I believe it surely is a taste of things to come. Your reaction was sincere and enjoyable, and thank you for your continued support of Angelina. Please encourage your viewers to like, comment, and subscribe to the links you provide for Angelina. She appreciates it more than you know! Yes Angelina did sing barefoot while performing which is her routine. She wore the boots as a tribute to Elvis while entering the building. The older girl was Angelina's sister and the younger two were her cousins.Thank you for all you do.
The executive director Mery Zamani (Angelina’s Grandmother, inspiration, best friend, and “everything”*) included all four of her granddaughters in this beautiful video. ❤️ [*all are words that Angelina has used to describe her Grandma 🫶]
The younger girls are her cousins Aurora and Athena and the older is her sister Juliette. Beautiful song well performed by all. Thanks for the reaction, I loved it
I have it on good authority that Angelina’s youngest cousin is NOT named Aurora. No one in the family has publicly disclosed this young girl’s name. 🙏💛 [other than this important detail, nice comment Roy. 😉]
I love Angelina Jordan, she is the best of the best... she a star was born with her own shine! I loved your reaction. Thanks for sharing this video with us. 🙏⚘️
She has 5 outdoor concerts in Norway after this vid. And you wouldn't believe how great she is, especially in the very last show. She laughs, she cries, dedicated songs, and with all that, she kills it with the vocals, new vocals. She is getting better by the performance. 🇺🇲😎👍💯🌟
Angelina has millions of fans all around the world. Many believe she is already the GOAT at only 16. Her potential for higher levels of magnificence when she is 21 is hard to imagine. That's 5 more years with her talent and having every advantage imaginable. There is un precedented, wild fund ahead for us.
That dude playing the piano is Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California, and he has been working with AJ since she signed with the largest record company in the world at the age of 14, two years ago. Rob was the MC of AJ Christmas Show that aired Dec 23, of 21. AJ’s Christmas Show that live-streamed on Dec 23 of 21 had some of the most important musicians of our time: Frank Sinatra's drummer for 6 years, and sun in-law of the late Henry Mancini, Greg Field has won 9 Grammys, and the bass player, Chuck Berghofer who also played for Sinatra for 6 years accompanied AJ on her Christmas Show, and they stated that she had the "storytelling ability of the greats, Streisand, Fitzgerald, Vaughan, including Sinatra, to name a few. The main pianist, a five-time nominated for Grammys, Shelly Berg, stated in all his years working with the greatest vocalist, he had never encountered a talent like AJ. Did I forget to mention Jimmy Z, the famous Sax Player who worked with Rod Steward, Etta James, the Eurythmics, and Doctor Dre, was part of the band for the show? Jimmy stated that AJ was the best he has ever played for. Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California played the guitar, and was the MC of the show. (I can't list the complete backgrounds on all the band members because it would take several pages to do them justice.) Angelina stated that she would rather perform than take a breath, and she has never been forced to perform, it has been her decision.
The song was written by Mark James. In the Wikipedia entry of the origins of the song, he is said to have remarked "That late one night, he was fooling around on his Fender guitar and using his Hammond organ pedals for a bass line and came up with what he thought was a catchy melody. At the time, he was married to his first wife but still had feelings for his childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. James's wife had suspicions about his feelings. He felt it was a confusing time for him and that all three were "caught in this trap that they could not walk out of." Other singers covering this song invariably base their performance on that of Elvis, in that it is very "upbeat". Angelina took a very different path in that she read and understood the lyrics and what Mark James intended when writing them . To my mind, her rendition is much truer to the emotions of the song. The children appearing in the video were Angelina's cousins Aurora (first) and then Athena - daughters of her uncle Michael Astar, and then her sister Juliette. I would hazard a guess that they were included to emphasise that children are very important to Angelina and her family. Confession! I have never been a great fan of Elvis Presley, although I do like some of his earlier recordings, and I had never heard of the song "Suspicious minds" but knew that Angelina would completely take ownership of it, and she did. It was beautiful. After listening to it several times, I decided to download the lyrics to see whether she kept to the original structure. She didn't, and the song is all the better for it. For me, that she started with the Bridge of the song is very significant and, I feel, very indicative of Angelina's "up front" transparency. She was declaring that it was important that their love did not die, and then carries on to say why she feels as she does. Others first say how they feel and then, almost as an afterthought, assure their love they don't want it to end. For me, it is whether I feel the singer is genuine about the situation and wishes it could be resolved or whether the singer understands the situation but thinks the blame is on her/his partner but feels the need to assure them they don't want it to end (until somebody else comes along). I paste below the order in which Angelina sung the verses. "Suspicious minds" Angelina Jordan - lyrics rearranged. Oh let our love survive I'll dry the tears from your eyes Let's don't let a good thing die When honey, you know I've never lied to you We're caught in a trap I can't walk out Because I love you too much baby Why can't you see What you're doing to me When you don't believe a word I say? We can't go on together With suspicious minds And we can't build our dreams On suspicious minds So, if an old friend I know Stops by to say hello Would I still see suspicion in your eyes? Here we go again Asking where I've been You can't see these tears are real I'm crying (Yes, I'm crying) We can't go on together With suspicious minds And we can't build our dreams On suspicious minds Oh let our love survive I'll dry the tears from your eyes Let's don't let a good thing die When honey, you know I've never lied to you
I must have listened to this close to 300 times so far, and when she sings the first line, it makes my eyes tear up every time. Yes, her voice has matured or grown or just got better. I have to ask, were you on a treadmill at the beginning? it looked like you were walking. 🙂
She did a successful concert Summertour last weeks where she sang 21 different Songs life. Her Stage presence and the communication with her international Angels from all over the world was exceptionally. She's a wonderful lovely person ❣️❤️💃🎸which touches our hearts 💕 Great reasons for more reactions 👍
@@beachbumseaglass 3 full Concerts in 10 days. The last concert 10.jul with 18 songs and I was happy to be there 👪✌️💕💃🎸she don't wanted to leave the stage
I believe the girls represent Angelina's evolution from a baby to her now "grown up" look since she always preformed in white attire. This is a new sound from Angelina and is more of what I expect to hear when her album is released hopefully this year.
I love how she grabs your attention, pulls you in and just fills you with goodness. Listening to her sing this song is like getting a warm, loving embrace.
Angelina never ceases to amaze me, at just how incredibly talented she is, and that she can take her voice to newer levels, we have never heard before.....there is something so special about her ability, to tell the songs story, allowing us to listen with a new perspective, and hear & feel emotions, we may not have heard from the original artist 💖💖💖 Not only her voice, but her delivery is also her gift!
Great reaction to the greatest vocalist on this planet....and the others as well. Beautiful family. Cheers and take care of them girls, Angelina is a role model for everyone.
My interpretation of the symbolism of this music video: First, and foremost; Angelina Jordan at 16 is the epitome of a Storytelling ARTIST, and she has the ability to take us by the hand and lead us down an imaginary path that we visualize as reality. The remarkable fact is that we experience this in each of her performances. In this video we see her as a married woman in her mid to late 20s. As AJ sings the phrase “Were caught in a trap, I can’t walk out” we see 3 small children, this to me is a marriage where the children come first. If it were AJ by herself, she would not stay in a relation without trust.
My best friend is a father to girls, well young women now. He has such a close relationship with them. He has encouraged them academically but also to travel and experience life. He had all brothers. He said he never wanted boys. He says he loves being surrounded by beautiful intelligent creative and self possessed women.
Breath-taking , instantly my favourite track from her and full credit to the team with the piano and video , absolutely brilliant! I have two girls and two boys and can feel how proud you are. Keep the AJ's coming.
Her lower range is so rich and soulful. It is so hard to comprehend a 16 year old can create such emotive arrangements, no matter how long she's been doing it. She plays guitar piano violin. I think she has dropped the flute
UA-cam views since June 22, 2022❗️ Her Beehive hairdo was an homage to Priscilla. Many photographs of her hair exactly like that. A Leather outfit he later wore. The guitar is the Elvis‘s 1968 “Comeback” Guitar! Rob Christe actually owns this. The two young children are her cousins, her Uncle Michael’s children, the older girl is her sister Juliette. She even had a framed photo of Elvis, at this location. Rob Christie on piano 🌺
Yeah! She’s something special, isn’t she? Pure Velvet Perfection! This vocal arrangement was all Angelina, I have no doubt in collaboration with a stellar team including Rob Christie & Mery Zamani her Grandmother. She is a Master Storyteller. The video is shot in the same Antique Store that she did 'My Funny Valentine' on Valentine’s Day. I believe it is in LA near her home. I believe the girls in the video represent Angelina's Journey from infancy to present through the classics of music history. Thus the Antique store, She grew up studying and performing these classics. Did you notice that right foot raise it''s heal to cradle the guitar a couple of times in the performance. I was waiting for her to throw in a little shake to it in homage to the King. Could that have been intentional? That is Rob Christie on piano. Sister Juliette and a couple of Uncle Michael's Babies. I think that makes them cousins not nieces. Full Black Leather Bodysuit, the guitar from his concert in 68 and the hair a homage to Priscilla Presley. Yeah! She can bring tears to your eyes. Epic. Incredible. There are no words. Epic! Wow, Wow, Wow! Could it be more Beautiful? ♥👣👸🏻🎷 Yeah she doing a Concert in Norway this month! Album to drop soon! So much to look forward to.♥👣👸🏻🎷
I think her cousins are portraying the children of the family in which there are suspicious minds (story line of the song) ... hence a trap. Everyone's emotional reaction to the first image of the baby shows how strong the emotional bonds to family are. Why would she be representing herself in this song? Why do you guess, or do you have inside info on the meaning of the images?
@@nyima04011 Thanks Deborah. I base my interpretation on my knowledge of Angelina's journey from an 18 month old little girl singing a "classic" of music history 'I Will Always Love You' . She has been listening to these classics on repeat on U-Tube since then under the guidance and inspiration of her Grandmother Mery Zamani. She has been performing these classics since her first time in studio at 6 yrs old.. She has continued this journey through her 1st introduction to the world with her "Classic'" 'Gloomy Sunday and following with her many performances at her many Jazz Festivals, TV performances, Concerts, and charity events, studio recordings and practice sessions at home accompanied or not. The location in the Antique store represents these classics (like the furniture) of another era. To me she portrays wonder at all these classics surrounding her. as she has travelled this road. Her tribute to Elvis is at her present age, today, each stage represented by her cousins and sister and ending with Angelina herself on the couch still admiring all this history surrounding her. The beautiful rendition of the song, and other tributes are in the leather outfit, Guitar and hair a tribute to Priscilla. Just my interpretation but it makes the most sense to me. .♥👣👸🏻
Absolutely what I expected. She made this her own song and she did it beautifully. I noticed Juliet sitting there she is going to be as beautiful as Angelina one day. Elvis' version is great and it always was, and it still is one of my favorites. but Angelina's version is equally great and is definitely her own. When I first heard this song I loved it and put it at #3 on my playlist (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.), about midday I moved it up to #1. The main thing that changed my mind was the power in her voice. I'm not talking about loudness I'm talking about the power she has regardless of how loud or soft she sings. This is a quality that I haven't heard from anyone in my 82 years. This voice has become so unique that it is totally unmatched. Her phrasing in the last bridge is great. And she got Elvis’s ‘Oh Yea’ at the end of the song. The pianist is Rob Christie (3 Grammys), he is the head of the Republic Record department that is responsible for Angelina and other singers. The two small kids are her uncle Mike's kids, and the older girl is Angelina's sister. 🙂
She plays four instruments: piano, guitar, violin and flute! The two little ones are her Manager Uncle Mike’s girls, her cousins, and the older one is her sister, Juliette. Grandma produced this and made it a family affair. Of course, the girls are supposed to represent Angelina as she grows.
I love how she slowed this down, stripped off the party vibe, but honored Elvis, while opening up this song to deliver its essential meaning to our hearts. Her phrasing is superb.
Thanks for another great reaction to another masterful reinterpretation & performance by Angelina - this time of a well known Elvis hit. Definitely a family production - the Executive Producer Mery Zamani is Angelina's grandmother, the 2 smaller girls are her cousins & the older girl is Angelina's younger sister Juliette. Also it's a great tribute to Elvis - Angelina's beehive hairdo is reminiscent of Priscilla Presley & her black jumpsuit & red guitar are the same as in the Elvis comeback tour. Always look forward to more of your Angelina reactions. Thank you. And may GOD continue to watch over & bless Angelina Jordan.
Angelina's voice has an intensity to it that doesn't derive from pitch, or volume, or even power but is from a more subtle (but no less impacting) source, an emotional connection (some say Duende ). Whatever it is, she definitely knows how to unfurl it and impact the listener. Good luck with those daughters!!
The 3 girls bring joy to reactors which added a beautiful touch to the video. Angelina has yet again performed brilliantly and beautifully. Her vocals are yummy, tasteful. Great reaction Sebs
Awww..you have a beautiful family and it's so weird that the nieces and your girls are, basically, the same age! I can understand your reaction to them!
3 girls 1 boy, and i came from a family of 3 boys 1 girl. Great reaction, you must check out the live version from July 10th 2022, listen to her emotinal message for her fans
Great reaction Sebs, this is her unique and fantastic rewrite of this iconic song. Yes, it's a different song, but it's the same, yes, it's still that song, but somehow (in a way only Angelina can process) it's even more emotional, it's slower, yes, but it's closer to flowing of your soul. In short, it's "made in Angelina" and it's absolutely gorgeous and you just want it to last longer. 💛🧡❤️
really enjoy your reviews . enjoy the references to your daughters an your love for them . I get it . I have 2 daughters ,6 grand-daughters and 2 great-granddaughters . As Maurice Chevalier said " thank heaven for little girls ".
Sixteen year old Angelina has already achieved elite master level vocal capabilities. We can hear the continued evolution and development of her vocal capabilities in this cover and in her recent concerts in her home country of Norway. I highly recommend that you watch and react to her live outdoor performances from these two concerts. Since Angelina completed her academic requirements this year I think her Norway concerts are the launching site of her professional career. The grape vine says Angelina’s debut album with Republic Records is going to be released in August.
Just in case you missed them, and I have not read them in the comments yet. Hair.. Precilla Presley's. Guitar... The actual Guitar Elvis used in his comeback concert, bought by Rob Christie, the gifted Piano player, who was wearing the same outfit that the band used in the concert. The shoes may have been blue suede but looked a little shiny. Keep going. I love your reactions and yes... your children certainly look like those in the video, already explained by others.
Sebs was wondering about the shoes in the beginning ... as far as i could see, the shoes were shown only during the intro but she didn't wear them when singing
A breathtaking arrangement and the power of her voice is amazing 👍 I also think that her slower version gives the storytelling of the song more emotion and power of the lyrics ❤️
Have you listened to Elvis' version? Have you listened to the words? She definitely does justice, and the simplified instrumentation is effective, but Elvis' version is the original and the top. I love her "soft" delivery here - really exposes her unique vocal talents.
She has such an amazing voice, I've only seen her covering Amy Winehouse in the past. When I saw this video in my subscriptions I thought I had to check it out cause I didn't think there was any way she could get her voice deep enough to cover Elvis, but she knocked it out of the park. So egg on my face 😀
@@johnnash2815 you should absolutely check out all her stuff..she has nearly 200 recordings starting from when she was 6. She is a phenom. She started as a jazz vocalist but her recording of 'I Who Have Nothing' (Ben E. King/Tom Jones) at the age of 6 is an excellent place to start ☺️
@@johnnash2815 here she is singing “How Great Though Art” aged 12 and in the same key as Elvis’s famous rendition! Aged 12!! ua-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/v-deo.html
@@johnnash2815 if you didn't think she could get her voice as deep down as Elvis, listen to what she did when she was 12 with another song that Elvis also did: ua-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/v-deo.html
It's great watching your reactions. There's another performance that was released at the same time as this studio cover. It's at the Norwegian Music Festival, Allsang Pa Grensen, the same place she performed at since winning Norway's Got Talent. I know you've already reacted to 13 year old Angelina singing Whitney's "I Have Nothing", so this one will show you just how mature and powerful her voice is at 16.
I love your reactions to Angelina, so nice. Angelina did perform with Nora Jones 5 years ago in Seoul. I drove 5 hours with my 2 daughters to see Angelina live. It was an AMAZING evening in all ways. ❤️ An experience for life, to listen to her live. There are severeal videos of that consert on UA-cam. It's at: "Kurbadhagen, 10th of July. " Have a nice summer with your wife and daughters. Btw I have a boy as well, becides my 2 girls. Love from Norway. 🇳🇴
She dropped a new video on 7/22 at midnight. Republic records released a official video of her cover of Whitney Houston's I have nothing...WATCH OT!! Breath taking!!
I heard this cover by Angelina several times (at least 40 🙈) before I saw the movie! That was beneficial! I noticed immediately that the film started out with the same opening of the song as Angelina. By a female singer! So that must have been her inspiration! And this cover is full of 'hints' to the life of Elvis and the movie. And Angelina has covered more of his songs. You can hear almost all of them (partly). She is special and has a great taste for music and art!
You need to play this video with your wife and Penney's Sister. This video was a family affair, with her Grandmother Mery Zamani as Ex-Producer, her Uncle Mike's two daughters, and her sister Juliette as the young girl growing up. The symbolism from the dust flying off the piano representing the past, Elvis's Black jumpsuit, and the red guitar he played during his come-back tour in1968 to Priscilla Presley's hairdo was pure genius in storytelling. Most of all, Angelina sang in a deeper mature voice, drawing you into "Suspicious Minds," told through Priscilla's perspective during their troubled marriage, slowing down the song's tempo and allowing the lyrics to tell the story. Angelina Jordan has developed her style of singing that sets the mood of all her songs. She is a pure Artist!
Good idea listening to Angelina and walking on your treadmill
Angelina did a song for the Presley family Lisa Marie has passed away Elvis's only Daughter 54 years Young she sounds just like her father singing
I’m a dad with a son and daughter. I am also a guy that grew up with four sisters and one brother.
Angelina is just the best we all love her
Great reaction and I am exclusively a son dad with 3 boys, God Bless!
01/13/2023 RIP Lisa Presley 54 years Young the only daughter Elvis Presley had 🙏🙏🙏
I don't think she gets enough recognition,her voice is out the world.
Wish they had put this in the movie
Angelina doesn't cover songs - she uncovers them, delivering their essence to heart. Wonderful!
Well said. What a wonderful was to describe what she does
@@MichaelSmith-mr2mz Ditto, ditto!
Always looking for new ways to describe this unique talent. Spot-on!
Nice said! I always like to say: Angelina doesn't cover songs - She complets them.
Nice.
Angelina Jordan Astar, for me she is the best singer of the last 50 years. Her voice touch my heart and clean my soul.
The soft power of her voice is unmatched 🤩
No not a girl dad, however grew up with 3 sisters and a mom, only male so I sorta know what it’s like being the only male, however I didn’t grow up with 3 perfectionist ( Angelina, mom Sara, and grandma Mery) there’s so much going on in this video first Angelina said grandma and mom did the set, cousins and little sister in the video grandma produced, Mery never misses a chance to film her grandchildren. But then you have black leather outfit, Priscilla hair, red guitar, when lounging in chair blue suede boots and classic Elvis with the guitar neck pointing down and only a few strums. Angelina’s voice is continuing to grow most people don’t understand she’s only 16, and still has another 10 or fifteen years before it’s fully developed. Anyway I’m sure you understand that an education out ways fame and her team is doing a stellar job by holding her back not that she’s known worldwide now.
By the way, congratulations to you my Brudda 🤙 you have a beautiful family 🕊️ peace.
How Great Thou Art. Thats the one you need to react to, promise you won't be disappointed especially if you like Elvis
What is amazing to me, is how she brings out the story of the song. No matter what she sings, when she is done, you know the story, you know what the writer had to say. So often the storing behind the song gets lost in the pomp and circumstance of the performance, with Angelina you get the story. Many of the songs she has covered I have just thought "Wow, that is what they were saying". This is one of them. I didn't get this from the Elvis version. I get it, get it big-time in the Angelina version.
I’ll wager my house you’ll never see Angelina perform with shoes on her feet!
I think she looks like she could be Elvis’s daughter. She kinda looks him.
Angelina is a musical and human savant. She was given a gift from a higher power and she started learning and experiencing with it starting at age one and a half. She is the greatest artist, singer, composer and human being that has ever walked the earth. And this Angel who is just starting to spread her wings does this journey barefoot for humankind.
I have one beautiful daughter who has given me 5 grandkids. I am truly blessed. All my best to you and yours this holiday season, Bless and be well.
I can't rub the goosebumps off :)
Beautiful girls man .I have two daughters three granddaughters plus one son one grandson one great grandson love them all. Great video.
Angelina just turned 17 in January 2023 she has learned how to play that piano a fiddle and a guitar music must run body barefooted Princess👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣
1,022,107 views in one month on UA-cam, WOW, She is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo special, like no other.
Barefoot Angel Strikes again 😇👼 Thank You Sir for your reaction hope you and your family have a blessed evening 🙏 sending love from Lafayette Georgia 🙏 🍑
Another gorgeous genius performance from Angelina jordan.
You know the old saying, Elvis has left the building, Well Angelina has just entered the Building. Bravo 👏. Our Barefoot princess 👣🎸❤️.
This was spectacular and possibly the best performance of her career thus far. That takes into consideration the vocals, the video, piano, and symbolism. I believe it surely is a taste of things to come.
Your reaction was sincere and enjoyable, and thank you for your continued support of Angelina. Please encourage your viewers to like, comment, and subscribe to the links you provide for Angelina. She appreciates it more than you know! Yes Angelina did sing barefoot while performing which is her routine. She wore the boots as a tribute to Elvis while entering the building. The older girl was Angelina's sister and the younger two were her cousins.Thank you for all you do.
The executive director Mery Zamani (Angelina’s Grandmother, inspiration, best friend, and “everything”*) included all four of her granddaughters in this beautiful video. ❤️
[*all are words that Angelina has used to describe her Grandma 🫶]
The younger girls are her cousins Aurora and Athena and the older is her sister Juliette. Beautiful song well performed by all. Thanks for the reaction, I loved it
Wow so beautiful
I have it on good authority that Angelina’s youngest cousin is NOT named Aurora. No one in the family has publicly disclosed this young girl’s name. 🙏💛
[other than this important detail, nice comment Roy. 😉]
@@peterhormell1511 thanks for the correction. I won’t repeat that again. Appreciate the info
I love that she said Juliette is the love of her life. Those two are so close and will be their entire life.
You have such a great personality and an amazing energy.
I love Angelina Jordan, she is the best of the best... she a star was born with her own shine! I loved your reaction. Thanks for sharing this video with us. 🙏⚘️
She has 5 outdoor concerts in Norway after this vid. And you wouldn't believe how great she is, especially in the very last show. She laughs, she cries, dedicated songs, and with all that, she kills it with the vocals, new vocals. She is getting better by the performance. 🇺🇲😎👍💯🌟
It was 3 concerts and 1 TV show. Otherwise I missed 1 concert that I really had wanted to attend 😀
Angelina has millions of fans all around the world. Many believe she is already the GOAT at only 16. Her potential for higher levels of magnificence when she is 21 is hard to imagine. That's 5 more years with her talent and having every advantage imaginable.
There is un precedented, wild fund ahead for us.
So lovely wife and your kids are just beautiful. 😅
Did you notice, she take her shoes off when she was singing. She had them on when she walked in.
When AJ did Bohemian Rhapsody on AGT, Howie Mandel summed up her performance, her singing ability is hypnotic.
Girl is rocking her Amy Winehouse hairdo again. Beautiful rendition...
That dude playing the piano is Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California, and he has been working with AJ since she signed with the largest record company in the world at the age of 14, two years ago. Rob was the MC of AJ Christmas Show that aired Dec 23, of 21. AJ’s Christmas Show that live-streamed on Dec 23 of 21 had some of the most important musicians of our time: Frank Sinatra's drummer for 6 years, and sun in-law of the late Henry Mancini, Greg Field has won 9 Grammys, and the bass player, Chuck Berghofer who also played for Sinatra for 6 years accompanied AJ on her Christmas Show, and they stated that she had the "storytelling ability of the greats, Streisand, Fitzgerald, Vaughan, including Sinatra, to name a few. The main pianist, a five-time nominated for Grammys, Shelly Berg, stated in all his years working with the greatest vocalist, he had never encountered a talent like AJ. Did I forget to mention Jimmy Z, the famous Sax Player who worked with Rod Steward, Etta James, the Eurythmics, and Doctor Dre, was part of the band for the show? Jimmy stated that AJ was the best he has ever played for. Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California played the guitar, and was the MC of the show. (I can't list the complete backgrounds on all the band members because it would take several pages to do them justice.) Angelina stated that she would rather perform than take a breath, and she has never been forced to perform, it has been her decision.
The song was written by Mark James. In the Wikipedia entry of the origins of the song, he is said to have remarked "That late one night, he was fooling around on his Fender guitar and using his Hammond organ pedals for a bass line and came up with what he thought was a catchy melody. At the time, he was married to his first wife but still had feelings for his childhood sweetheart, who was married back in Houston. James's wife had suspicions about his feelings. He felt it was a confusing time for him and that all three were "caught in this trap that they could not walk out of."
Other singers covering this song invariably base their performance on that of Elvis, in that it is very "upbeat". Angelina took a very different path in that she read and understood the lyrics and what Mark James intended when writing them . To my mind, her rendition is much truer to the emotions of the song.
The children appearing in the video were Angelina's cousins Aurora (first) and then Athena - daughters of her uncle Michael Astar, and then her sister Juliette. I would hazard a guess that they were included to emphasise that children are very important to Angelina and her family.
Confession! I have never been a great fan of Elvis Presley, although I do like some of his earlier recordings, and I had never heard of the song "Suspicious minds" but knew that Angelina would completely take ownership of it, and she did. It was beautiful. After listening to it several times, I decided to download the lyrics to see whether she kept to the original structure. She didn't, and the song is all the better for it. For me, that she started with the Bridge of the song is very significant and, I feel, very indicative of Angelina's "up front" transparency. She was declaring that it was important that their love did not die, and then carries on to say why she feels as she does. Others first say how they feel and then, almost as an afterthought, assure their love they don't want it to end. For me, it is whether I feel the singer is genuine about the situation and wishes it could be resolved or whether the singer understands the situation but thinks the blame is on her/his partner but feels the need to assure them they don't want it to end (until somebody else comes along).
I paste below the order in which Angelina sung the verses.
"Suspicious minds" Angelina Jordan - lyrics rearranged.
Oh let our love survive
I'll dry the tears from your eyes
Let's don't let a good thing die
When honey, you know I've never lied to you
We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby
Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I say?
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds
So, if an old friend I know
Stops by to say hello
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?
Here we go again
Asking where I've been
You can't see these tears are real
I'm crying
(Yes, I'm crying)
We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds
Oh let our love survive
I'll dry the tears from your eyes
Let's don't let a good thing die
When honey, you know I've never lied to you
Omg her voice is so amazing❤
As all ways , out of the world!
Angelina ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The hair is a shout out to Priscilla , and the pose on the couch is a replica of Priscilla's pose in a magazine story in the early 60s
So. Good!
I must have listened to this close to 300 times so far, and when she sings the first line, it makes my eyes tear up every time. Yes, her voice has matured or grown or just got better. I have to ask, were you on a treadmill at the beginning? it looked like you were walking. 🙂
I think perhaps he meant it to symbolize him trying to "catch up" to her latest performance? 😁
She did a successful concert Summertour last weeks where she sang 21 different Songs life. Her Stage presence and the communication with her international Angels from all over the world was exceptionally. She's a wonderful lovely person ❣️❤️💃🎸which touches our hearts 💕
Great reasons for more reactions 👍
21 songs ?? 😯
@@beachbumseaglass 3 full Concerts in 10 days. The last concert 10.jul with 18 songs and I was happy to be there 👪✌️💕💃🎸she don't wanted to leave the stage
I believe the girls represent Angelina's evolution from a baby to her now "grown up" look since she always preformed in white attire. This is a new sound from Angelina and is more of what I expect to hear when her album is released hopefully this year.
I love how she grabs your attention, pulls you in and just fills you with goodness. Listening to her sing this song is like getting a warm, loving embrace.
Angelina never ceases to amaze me, at just how incredibly talented she is, and that she can take her voice to newer levels, we have never heard before.....there is something so special about her ability, to tell the songs story, allowing us to listen with a new perspective, and hear & feel emotions, we may not have heard from the original artist 💖💖💖 Not only her voice, but her delivery is also her gift!
That guitar is a Hagstrom Viking II just like the one Elvis played in the 68 special show.
Lol, and thanks for the reaction!
Did you know that Angelina plays the piano, flute, guitar, and violin and also paints
Angelina is a superstar.if you would, check out the group HOME FREE.
Great reaction to the greatest vocalist on this planet....and the others as well. Beautiful family. Cheers and take care of them girls, Angelina is a role model for everyone.
My interpretation of the symbolism of this music video:
First, and foremost; Angelina Jordan at 16 is the epitome of a Storytelling ARTIST, and she has the ability to take us by the hand and lead us down an imaginary path that we visualize as reality. The remarkable fact is that we experience this in each of her performances. In this video we see her as a married woman in her mid to late 20s. As AJ sings the phrase “Were caught in a trap, I can’t walk out” we see 3 small children, this to me is a marriage where the children come first. If it were AJ by herself, she would not stay in a relation without trust.
My best friend is a father to girls, well young women now. He has such a close relationship with them. He has encouraged them academically but also to travel and experience life. He had all brothers. He said he never wanted boys. He says he loves being surrounded by beautiful intelligent creative and self possessed women.
Breath-taking , instantly my favourite track from her and full credit to the team with the piano and video , absolutely brilliant! I have two girls and two boys and can feel how proud you are. Keep the AJ's coming.
Her lower range is so rich and soulful. It is so hard to comprehend a 16 year old can create such emotive arrangements, no matter how long she's been doing it. She plays guitar piano violin. I think she has dropped the flute
anita I think she has also dropped the violin.
She has a powerful gentleness in her singing - unparalleled! PS: Your girls are darling.
UA-cam views since June 22, 2022❗️ Her Beehive hairdo was an homage to Priscilla. Many photographs of her hair exactly like that. A Leather outfit he later wore. The guitar is the Elvis‘s 1968 “Comeback” Guitar! Rob Christe actually owns this. The two young children are her cousins, her Uncle Michael’s children, the older girl is her sister Juliette. She even had a framed photo of Elvis, at this location. Rob Christie on piano 🌺
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Hey man, Great reaction! 🇺🇲😎👍💯🌟
Check out Angelina's version of STAY... awesome
Yeah! She’s something special, isn’t she? Pure Velvet Perfection! This vocal arrangement was all Angelina, I have no doubt in collaboration with a stellar team including Rob Christie & Mery Zamani her Grandmother. She is a Master Storyteller. The video is shot in the same Antique Store that she did 'My Funny Valentine' on Valentine’s Day. I believe it is in LA near her home. I believe the girls in the video represent Angelina's Journey from infancy to present through the classics of music history. Thus the Antique store, She grew up studying and performing these classics. Did you notice that right foot raise it''s heal to cradle the guitar a couple of times in the performance. I was waiting for her to throw in a little shake to it in homage to the King. Could that have been intentional? That is Rob Christie on piano. Sister Juliette and a couple of Uncle Michael's Babies. I think that makes them cousins not nieces. Full Black Leather Bodysuit, the guitar from his concert in 68 and the hair a homage to Priscilla Presley. Yeah! She can bring tears to your eyes. Epic. Incredible. There are no words. Epic! Wow, Wow, Wow! Could it be more Beautiful? ♥👣👸🏻🎷 Yeah she doing a Concert in Norway this month! Album to drop soon! So much to look forward to.♥👣👸🏻🎷
I think her cousins are portraying the children of the family in which there are suspicious minds (story line of the song) ... hence a trap. Everyone's emotional reaction to the first image of the baby shows how strong the emotional bonds to family are. Why would she be representing herself in this song? Why do you guess, or do you have inside info on the meaning of the images?
@@nyima04011 Thanks Deborah. I base my interpretation on my knowledge of Angelina's journey from an 18 month old little girl singing a "classic" of music history 'I Will Always Love You' . She has been listening to these classics on repeat on U-Tube since then under the guidance and inspiration of her Grandmother Mery Zamani. She has been performing these classics since her first time in studio at 6 yrs old.. She has continued this journey through her 1st introduction to the world with her "Classic'" 'Gloomy Sunday and following with her many performances at her many Jazz Festivals, TV performances, Concerts, and charity events, studio recordings and practice sessions at home accompanied or not. The location in the Antique store represents these classics (like the furniture) of another era. To me she portrays wonder at all these classics surrounding her. as she has travelled this road. Her tribute to Elvis is at her present age, today, each stage represented by her cousins and sister and ending with Angelina herself on the couch still admiring all this history surrounding her. The beautiful rendition of the song, and other tributes are in the leather outfit, Guitar and hair a tribute to Priscilla. Just my interpretation but it makes the most sense to me. .♥👣👸🏻
Absolutely what I expected. She made this her own song and she did it beautifully. I noticed Juliet sitting there she is going to be as beautiful as Angelina one day.
Elvis' version is great and it always was, and it still is one of my favorites. but Angelina's version is equally great and is definitely her own.
When I first heard this song I loved it and put it at #3 on my playlist (Angelina Jordan Playlist by Terry M.), about midday I moved it up to #1. The main thing that changed my mind was the power in her voice. I'm not talking about loudness I'm talking about the power she has regardless of how loud or soft she sings. This is a quality that I haven't heard from anyone in my 82 years. This voice has become so unique that it is totally unmatched.
Her phrasing in the last bridge is great. And she got Elvis’s ‘Oh Yea’ at the end of the song.
The pianist is Rob Christie (3 Grammys), he is the head of the Republic Record department that is responsible for Angelina and other singers.
The two small kids are her uncle Mike's kids, and the older girl is Angelina's sister.
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She plays four instruments: piano, guitar, violin and flute! The two little ones are her Manager Uncle Mike’s girls, her cousins, and the older one is her sister, Juliette. Grandma produced this and made it a family affair. Of course, the girls are supposed to represent Angelina as she grows.
Thank you so much Sebs!!
Now is time to go to her concerts in Norway during the last two weeks!!! Amazingly amazing!!!
I love how she slowed this down, stripped off the party vibe, but honored Elvis, while opening up this song to deliver its essential meaning to our hearts. Her phrasing is superb.
Thanks for another great reaction to another masterful reinterpretation & performance by Angelina - this time of a well known Elvis hit. Definitely a family production - the Executive Producer Mery Zamani is Angelina's grandmother, the 2 smaller girls are her cousins & the older girl is Angelina's younger sister Juliette. Also it's a great tribute to Elvis - Angelina's beehive hairdo is reminiscent of Priscilla Presley & her black jumpsuit & red guitar are the same as in the Elvis comeback tour. Always look forward to more of your Angelina reactions. Thank you. And may GOD continue to watch over & bless Angelina Jordan.
She's a gem, great reaction 🇨🇱❤
Angelina's voice has an intensity to it that doesn't derive from pitch, or volume, or even power but is from a more subtle (but no less impacting) source, an emotional connection (some say Duende ). Whatever it is, she definitely knows how to unfurl it and impact the listener. Good luck with those daughters!!
The 3 girls bring joy to reactors which added a beautiful touch to the video. Angelina has yet again performed brilliantly and beautifully. Her vocals are yummy, tasteful. Great reaction Sebs
Awww..you have a beautiful family and it's so weird that the nieces and your girls are, basically, the same age! I can understand your reaction to them!
kelli cousins.
3 girls 1 boy, and i came from a family of 3 boys 1 girl. Great reaction, you must check out the live version from July 10th 2022, listen to her emotinal message for her fans
She did take off her shoes later ...
This song was on the Elvis movie soundtrack.
Good reaction...she is amazing as usual...her voice warm n velvety.
Maturing.....her voice has matured.....
Dont know if it stopped but definitely maturing❣
always a pleasure! 👏
Great reaction Sebs, this is her unique and fantastic rewrite of this iconic song. Yes, it's a different song, but it's the same, yes, it's still that song, but somehow (in a way only Angelina can process) it's even more emotional, it's slower, yes, but it's closer to flowing of your soul. In short, it's "made in Angelina" and it's absolutely gorgeous and you just want it to last longer. 💛🧡❤️
really enjoy your reviews . enjoy the references to your daughters an your love for them . I get it . I have 2 daughters ,6 grand-daughters and 2 great-granddaughters . As Maurice Chevalier said " thank heaven for little girls ".
just read that the 3 girls are her cousins and her sister (the oldest girl)
the 2 youngest girls are cousins of Angelina and the older girl with straight hair is Angelinas little sister.
Sixteen year old Angelina has already achieved elite master level vocal capabilities. We can hear the continued evolution and development of her vocal capabilities in this cover and in her recent concerts in her home country of Norway. I highly recommend that you watch and react to her live outdoor performances from these two concerts.
Since Angelina completed her academic requirements this year I think her Norway concerts are the launching site of her professional career. The grape vine says Angelina’s debut album with Republic Records is going to be released in August.
Love the voice.
Just in case you missed them, and I have not read them in the comments yet. Hair.. Precilla Presley's. Guitar... The actual Guitar Elvis used in his comeback concert, bought by Rob Christie, the gifted Piano player, who was wearing the same outfit that the band used in the concert. The shoes may have been blue suede but looked a little shiny. Keep going. I love your reactions and yes... your children certainly look like those in the video, already explained by others.
Sebs was wondering about the shoes in the beginning ...
as far as i could see, the shoes were shown only during the intro
but she didn't wear them when singing
A breathtaking arrangement and the power of her voice is amazing 👍 I also think that her slower version gives the storytelling of the song more emotion and power of the lyrics ❤️
Have you listened to Elvis' version? Have you listened to the words? She definitely does justice, and the simplified instrumentation is effective, but Elvis' version is the original and the top. I love her "soft" delivery here - really exposes her unique vocal talents.
She has such an amazing voice, I've only seen her covering Amy Winehouse in the past. When I saw this video in my subscriptions I thought I had to check it out cause I didn't think there was any way she could get her voice deep enough to cover Elvis, but she knocked it out of the park. So egg on my face 😀
btw I just googled her now, she's only 16 now, she must have only been about 12/13 when she covered Amy Winehouse. That has blown my mind.
@@johnnash2815 you should absolutely check out all her stuff..she has nearly 200 recordings starting from when she was 6. She is a phenom. She started as a jazz vocalist but her recording of 'I Who Have Nothing' (Ben E. King/Tom Jones) at the age of 6 is an excellent place to start ☺️
@@johnnash2815 here she is singing “How Great Though Art” aged 12 and in the same key as Elvis’s famous rendition! Aged 12!! ua-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/v-deo.html
@@johnnash2815 if you didn't think she could get her voice as deep down as Elvis, listen to what she did when she was 12 with another song that Elvis also did: ua-cam.com/video/WLAEy1LIHrc/v-deo.html
Great reaction, as usual. Take a look at AJ's performance of "I Have Nothing" in Norway. BTW -- yep -- I also have TWO girls!
Wonderful reaction Sebs , you have a beautiful family . you are blessed!!
Are you walking on a treadmill 😉
Angelina's 'Gentle Power' soft but emotionally powerful
Lucky you , I am a boys mom and grandma of 4 boys
She plays guitar on tiktok a lot. House of the rising sun is really good
Listen with one ear: be suspicious with the other." - Laotian [ Ms. Angelina✨🦶✨Jordan ] Proverb 🌹 DD.
:-)) Love your reaction , I also think it is beautiful :-))
Really nice reaction bro ... great to see the dad coming through when the little girls are on the screen
It's great watching your reactions. There's another performance that was released at the same time as this studio cover. It's at the Norwegian Music Festival, Allsang Pa Grensen, the same place she performed at since winning Norway's Got Talent. I know you've already reacted to 13 year old Angelina singing Whitney's "I Have Nothing", so this one will show you just how mature and powerful her voice is at 16.
The younger girls were her cousins and the older girl was Juliette, her sister. I agree about Angelina's tone. Like cookies and cream.
I love your reactions to Angelina, so nice. Angelina did perform with Nora Jones 5 years ago in Seoul. I drove 5 hours with my 2 daughters to see Angelina live. It was an AMAZING evening in all ways. ❤️ An experience for life, to listen to her live. There are severeal videos of that consert on UA-cam. It's at: "Kurbadhagen, 10th of July. " Have a nice summer with your wife and daughters. Btw I have a boy as well, becides my 2 girls. Love from Norway. 🇳🇴
She dropped a new video on 7/22 at midnight. Republic records released a official video of her cover of Whitney Houston's I have nothing...WATCH OT!! Breath taking!!
I heard this cover by Angelina several times (at least 40 🙈) before I saw the movie! That was beneficial! I noticed immediately that the film started out with the same opening of the song as Angelina. By a female singer! So that must have been her inspiration! And this cover is full of 'hints' to the life of Elvis and the movie. And Angelina has covered more of his songs. You can hear almost all of them (partly). She is special and has a great taste for music and art!
The black bricks classic 🥇👀
You need to play this video with your wife and Penney's Sister. This video was a family affair, with her Grandmother Mery Zamani as Ex-Producer, her Uncle Mike's two daughters, and her sister Juliette as the young girl growing up. The symbolism from the dust flying off the piano representing the past, Elvis's Black jumpsuit, and the red guitar he played during his come-back tour in1968 to Priscilla Presley's hairdo was pure genius in storytelling. Most of all, Angelina sang in a deeper mature voice, drawing you into "Suspicious Minds," told through Priscilla's perspective during their troubled marriage, slowing down the song's tempo and allowing the lyrics to tell the story. Angelina Jordan has developed her style of singing that sets the mood of all her songs. She is a pure Artist!