Angelina Jordan - My Funny Valentine [FIRST LISTEN]

[@HusemR]

Angelina Jordan Astar, this young norwegian lady is imo the best singer on the planet! I am 69 y old and have never heard a singer like her in my whole life.

[@musicluvr70]

I'm rapidly closing in on 68 and I agree 100%.

[@Nevelepride]

Her version of this old classic is the best I have ever heard! Her voice is beyond magical!🙏🌟❤️

[@RustyShacklefordChannel]

This song is nearly a hundred years old, and has been covered by countless artists, but nobody can match Angelina's version IMO. She did basically this same version at 9 and I loved it then, but this new one is next level. I know most people point to the 10 year old version for comparison, but the 9 year old one (live at Hagekonsert på Aksept) is much closer to this one in terms vocal choices and pacing... and Angelina always brings that extra bit of magic when she is live in front of a crowd. When the shoes come off she seems to go into a whole different gear.

[@mrstlu4838]

Love that one, too!

[@josephstimpfl4594]

That is what l have noticed as well. She is not just an artist. She is a performer who rises to the occasion. Some outdoor performances are ones that capture magic. You can see the electric atmosphere in the faces of the audience. Shall we just say that she is mesmerizing?

[@ooshta]

Agree Rusty. But I really like the 10 y o Angie version, for she just sitting on a chair with no mic & singing it to her grandma Mery & us. It's also the full version of the 1937 song verse the jazz standard version. Which Angie at 16 has no equal for it (IMOP)

[@ronjones1077]

I love the 9 year old performance. She works pretty hard on the 10 year old one which is fantastic. The 16 year old Angelina is pure Heaven!

[@musicluvr70]

This is by far the best version of this song I've heard in my 67 years. Hands down.

[@nfpnone8248]

In the conversation yes, but the best, only if you discount Ella Fitzgerald, and a few others. I prefer Ella, but this is a great rendition!

[@musicluvr70]

@@nfpnone8248 I suppose it's all a matter of taste then, because as I said in my original comment, "I" prefer this one hands down, and that is discounting no one.

[@keithserafy]

@@musicluvr70 Yep, I'm with you Gary, yesterday I re-listened to Ella & 7-8 other legendary versions, but Angelina's is still my preference.

[@poolhallshark]

I fully agree :-)

[@lydiabentley3413]

Gary Rogers. I totally agree

[@berniescott4014]

Angelina's on the cusp of worldwide fame,to her fans she's Legend already.Thanks for keeping reacting to our fav Nathan,good job.

[@dalecoppola2848]

Angelina brings back the Golden Age of Hollywood with this all-time Jazz classic. Her impeccable voice and ability to set the atmosphere to create this Instagram video. She has two other videos of this song when she was 9 and 10 years old. This is an all-time famous jazz classic that was covered by over 600 artists and recorded, I think, around 1,400 times. I was really surprised that you weren't aware of this song.

[@CarlD70]

Nice job Nathan. This young lady can do what ever she want...she is total Class all the way. Could be a super model, could be a movie star I suppose, but what we all hope for is she continues to bring us these stunning world class, master class vocals for the rest of her life.... music industry needs some class and real vocal artists like Angelina.

[@johnbattles1002]

Due to several of the negative comments I read beforehand, I almost didn't watch this reaction. But I did, anyhow! And I'm so glad I did! Nathan Longwell, great reaction!

[@mrstlu4838]

What Barry says below! It is really sad that so many people don’t know this song, but, as we know, Angelina is on a mission to bring jazz back mainstream. With her voice and arrangement skills, and the fact that jazz musicians on all continents want to play with her … I think she can do it! Anyhow, thanks for reacting to Angelina again.

[@juliochavez7161]

Angelina and her devastatingly beautiful voice once again taking control of another song. Thumbs up Nathan.

[@lydiabentley3413]

Great comment Julio

[@juliochavez7161]

@@lydiabentley3413 Happy Easter Lydia, thanks, have a wonderful day.

[@lydiabentley3413]

Angelina’s rendition of this song was absolutely outstanding and the best I have ever heard. Thank you for a lovely reaction

[@nathanlongwell]

Thank you for watching! ☺️

[@mburkitt7678]

My personal observations: 1) It seems to me that Angelina comes from a family that hopes she succeeds but does not need her to, so there is no pressure from that side. 2) We are told she has great creative freedom from her label so she doesn't need to fulfill the creative expectations of others who are pursuing their own fortunes through her. 3) She seems to be focused on others to a great extent (remember why she still performs barefoot), so she hopefully doesn't feel she must achieve fame for her own life story. The perfect combination - one of the greatest talents ever in the perfect environment to do great things. Just my 2 cents worth.

[@murtheblur]

I understand what you're saying and I agree, however, she doesn't have a perfect environment. Life brings surprises, such as unexpected passings like grandfathers. Avicii, and others. Also, her grandmothers battle with breast cancer. Not everything is rosy.

[@mburkitt7678]

@@murtheblur I agree that everything is not perfect. I guess I was thinking along the lines of the usual pitfalls around expectations (of others and yourself) that derail many young artists.

[@poolhallshark]

Hello Nathan. You failed in commenting on her vocals the first time you stopped the video, but I'm happy nevertheless that I saw you react to MY personal part of this whole performance, namely the last part lasting for ten seconds, starting at 5:42 THAT'S what you can call voice control. Extremely well done IMO. As is the rest.... But still :-) I also liked the part where you discuss her family and the way they protect her. Very valid. Greetings from Norway :-)

[@RachelDacusAuthor]

Thanks, Nathan, for another good reaction to Angelina, appreciating her amazing talent. You're so right, her family and team are sheltering her from what can be devastating sudden fame and its crazy pressures. And yet I believe Angelina herself has an uncommon amount of wisdom and is more mature than most young performers. I believe she values her Shields and will protect herself as she goes on. I draw this belief from her behavior and the fact that she's already encountered worldwide fame and performing for huge audiences. Not to mention her compassion.

[@lydiabentley3413]

Truly a great and accurate comment Rachel

[@angelightification]

Angelina 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@osowallman5743]

Shes only known success. Shes had great accompanists , bands, and orchestras since early childhood. She’s had national support and her grandma already had the life of an artist. She can fill any hall whenever she wants . I dont think the rubber band released by fame like so many others applies here. I cant wait for the next decade for her and for all of us ☺️✨

[@BarrySowder]

✨⭐✨Nathan, My Funny Valentine is a jazz standard recorded over 1,000 times by 600+ artists! Angelina, herself, will sooner or later be the new Jazz Vocal Standard. Please take some time to hear versions of this song by the greats -- Ella, Sarah Vaughn, Tony Bennett, Sinatra, etc and your appreciation of Angelina's version will triple!✨⭐✨

[@lydiabentley3413]

A great and accurate comment

[@McDevittMike]

I realize that I'm an old man and can't relate but the fact that anybody would not immediately understand that 'My Funny Valentine' as the 'CLASSIC" song (especially since it's exactly the kind of song AJ would record) absolutely astonishes me. That's not a criticism, just an observation, but with Angelina, I think it's really, really, helpful to be familiar with the original version of a song she's covering to appreciate all that she's doing. Angelina often sings LIKE other singers but doesn't sound like them. Take 'I Put a Spell on You" for example. Most people would have expected her to cover the Nina Simone version, because that's the one most people know. When I realized she was covering the Screamin' Jay Hawkins original, I figured that for once this little girl would have to come up short. Then she delivered that incredible interpretation of what was originally a madcap rant, turned it into an expression of 'desperate love' and you realize what a pure and legitimate artist she was even at 9. That's because she takes what we love about the original and works her magic with it. Nice reaction, but more information would have been helpful. And yes, she's wearing contacts. Her eyes are brown. 😎

[@musicluvr70]

Totally agree! There are a set of twin brothers that do reactions, and I like the fact that they research the song first. I have noticed though that recently they tend to take some comments as fact, which I'm not fond of.

[@nathanlongwell]

Very good! I may have to do a reaction to the original “My Funny Valentine”!

[@leechap3]

Not certain but since this was taken from her Instagram/Tik Tok those baby blues could be a filter.

[@frankphillips5660]

IMO, this is her best performance yet. She just keeps getting better and better but this 16 yo performance gives us a brief glimpse of what she will sound like in the next few years since this sounds so mature. Here is her performance of the same song exactly to the day 6 years earlier at 10 yo. It has always been in my top 5 faves. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYuVZntqlpeahqs

[@rogercarriere4756]

Her best performance…till the next one.😉

[@frankphillips5660]

@@rogercarriere4756 As always, LOL

[@elmarwinkler6335]

Nathan, Angelina is a sixteen year old woman, only by passport. With 6,1 ft tall and the look of a supermodel, she could be 26 yo. She said somewhere, the blue contacts are in honor of Princess, the shoeless girl, who had blue eyes, astoundig for a middle eastern girl, but I reread AJ´s book. You stay safe out there. German greetings

[@musicluvr70]

Thank you for posting this Elmar, I had never heard this before. So many complained about it when she first started wearing the blue contacts. I myself didn't see the big deal. Hopefully someday she will republish her book in English and then I will purchase it. I don't want the Kindle version, I want something I can sit on my bookshelf.

[@elmarwinkler6335]

@@musicluvr70 hi, about 2 weeks ago I really a comment about her contacts in an interview. I got curios and dived back into her book and there in the paintings of her grandma an d aj´s descriptions I saw the blue eyes. Gary if you can afford the money for the english download, IMO it is worth every cent, because you then also understand the emphaty and the IQ she MUST have to realise, all those things. Sorry she has her books only in download anymore. She wrote on Insta and Patreon, the publishing house went bankrupt and she bought the last existing books from them. The downloads are safeguarded, so that only you, the buyer can access them, from what I can understand. To much greedy people out there. And a little part of her proceedings go to charity. And if I may say here, the family needs the money, hospital and healthcare are astronomical expensive in the USA. You can easily go broke. As you follow her families history the past few years you can conclude what I meen. AJ asked, not to reveal to much. PEACE from South Germany

[@ShanLiB]

I bought it, in Norwegian, before there was any Kindle version. I don't speak or read Norwegian. I spent a lot of time translating the book using Google and other aids as well as help from native Norwegian speakers. As each sentence was revealed my wonder and respect for the author grew. I would not trade that experience for anything and am very glad I didn't wait for a translated version. It's just my opinion but, if I could have the choice of buying the original version vs a translated version, I would buy the original. I think it might have something to do with the relationship between Angelina and her diary entries as age 6 and the thoughts and feeling expressed in those diary entries which in no way resemble the mental processes of a six-year old. When you have to do the translating, it slows you down and inadvertently provides processing time for your brain to take in what you are seeing. If it's already translated for you, you can just read at a normal pace and miss the real context.

[@musicluvr70]

@@elmarwinkler6335, I suppose I could afford the digital version, but I'm "old School". If I buy something, I want to be able to hold it in my hands. I don't download or stream music for this reason also. I know well the costs of healthcare in the USA, as I live here. I'm 67, and although at the moment my health isn't terrible, I am still required to make frequent doctors visits. I am willing to bet that Angelina's family is better equipped to deal with money issues than I am, but if Republic Records makes her albums available on vinyl, or her book is republished on paper, I will be sure to purchase all that I am able. In the meantime I will support her on her KZbin channels and spread the word of how amazing she is. 🙏 PEACE to you also, from the US

[@musicluvr70]

@@ShanLiB, I wanted to buy the original version, but the cost of the book and shipping to the US at the time, put the cost out of my budget. Due to heart surgery ten years ago, and other health issues my doctor wouldn't allow me to continue working, so my income is not the best. Translating it through internet search would have given me something to do, but as I said, the cost back then was more than I could afford for something that wasn't a necessity.

[@mrtonyo1965]

Extraordinary talent

[@olofjansson7911]

So great! Liked your thoughts about to protect her. She is a very bright girl so we should not be afraid of something in the Britney direction.❤😎🇸🇪

[@benheideveld4617]

Listening to possibly the best song by possibly the best young talent, and then going into a rant about contact lenses and how her parents must be protecting her. Final verdict: “Well done”… The first time I’m craving a “Second Reaction”. So long, Nathan, and thanks for all the fish!

[@pietersbart]

It is not just any song, it is an absolute classic :-) Especially in the way that Angelina sings it: she takes you on a trip back in time to about 50-60 years ago. It has been recorded over a 1,000 times and I think this goes way up to the top. She sings this so divinely beautiful dancing around the melody sliding and skipping from note to note using her rich vocal toolbox with all sorts of different voice use and dynamics, not to impress but to give us this magnificent performance. I can listen to this version on repeat for a long time. Each time when you think she cannot get better, she just jumps ahead and gets better and better. The version you used contains artifacts (the high whistle tones), if you want to listen to again (and of course you want!), you’ll find this version free of them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4WqfZWpfKl0f5I

[@ooshta]

Nice reaction to (16) Angie singing her arrangement of the jazz standard of the 1937 song. “Lovin' You” - Proysenfestivalen 21.07.2017 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2W6gZWjn8yInZY Angie’s (11) “I Just Want To Make Love To You” originally written by Willie Dixon 1954 & covered by Muddy Waters & a lot of other big name blues singers also. Angie changed the lyrics & made it more age appropriate & also made it really awesome a bit modern style blues.

[@kenscott8966]

Please put the link to the original video in the description so that Angelina gets direct views. Thanks.

[@kristena9285]

There is no link to her original Instagram video because she took it down after a few days.

[@musicluvr70]

As KristenA said, the only two versions available are the ones by Boris and Rusty. Although I do think her links should be posted so she gets views also. Don't make it all about the person doing the reaction, because without the artist they wouldn't be able to profit.

[@mikeplott4817]

Yes she is her eyes are brown 🙏👍

[@krissysteel1]

This is just so amazingly good. To my ears her defenetly best performance until now. If there is one out there I would sure like to hear it. (I have heard an amazing one from Britain got talent. But its not better or on par whit this.) She is wearing contacts. O belive both her mother and grandmother is to. Just because brown eyes are geneticly dominant. About her make up. She is hanging out whit Heidi Klum so.... I guess she has gotten some advice on the art of make up.

[@ZenMonkey1138]

Her natural eye color is brown

[@CarlosCastillo-ue9cz]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@cazziefores2183]

I wished that you had done her 10yrs old version first as a comparison.. And to hear the growth in her vocals.. Both are spectacular.... I'd love you to do a little LDR on the channel.. Especially something from her Norman Fucking Rockwell masterpiece or even her latest album Blue Bannisters.. Always look forward to your reactions Nate.. Much love from across the pond xxx 🙏🎶🎧😘👌🇬🇧✌️

[@marvinboswell6889]

Good one

[@markkleckner3060]

Great reaction to another Master Piece! I know she wants to get into Modeling, being helped by Heidi Klum, that explains Makeup. The Blue contacts my belief is a symbol like Elvis had with his Mother by dying his hair Black to match hers. She looks up to her Grandmother the same way, their hair is basically the same color, but Grandmother has Blue eyes, just my opinion, God Bless!

[@nathanlongwell]

Very cool thought. It definitely could be something along those lines!

[@elmarwinkler6335]

Me again, The TikTok is for testing out, witch songs are favored by her fans. This is my conclusion, after seeing her do "yesterday" on TikTok first and then as a full video. The same goes for some other songs. As she is preparing her album, she said as much on Christmas in her online-concert. End of June she will finish Highschool and Rep.Records and AJ are working heavily on her musical career. Peace

[@darrellspurr6030]

She is wearing contacts she has glasses also.

[@ek-1707]

She has brown eyes, so she is either wearing contacts, or they are digitally colored (I believe TokTok has an easy way to do that.)

[@ClifftheBigRedDoggy]

TikTok does have eye filters, however she does wear blue colored contacts. So does her mom, Sarah AND her grandma Mery!! Girls just wanna have fun! Oh, Angelina should do a cover of that song.

[@ek-1707]

@@ClifftheBigRedDoggy I saw the TikTok that showed the three of the with blue eyes. i've only read presumptive comments that she is wearing contacts, never anything "from the horses mouth". Plus, when that video showed Mom and Grandma with them, that convinced me that it was just a little digital magic.

[@flyingspaghetti369]

It's would be better if you did a double reaction with her 10 yo version of My Funny Valentine.

[@waynedenni3187]

She is wearing blue contacts the story is she's wearing them and remembrance of the little girl she met when she was 6 I don't know whether that's true or not but today Angelina is almost 6 feet tall and I think she looks like a supermodel Shopper singing career doesn't take off I think she could become a supermodel LOL and any of that her voice is absolutely stunning

[@gregjohnston5684]

Since her eyes are naturally brown, I think your "she might be wearing contacts" musing may have merit.

[@davidohara7669]

She does not need the makeup

[@nathanlongwell]

Obviously

[@BUDSBEAU]

isnt she amazing looking here. SHE IS WEARING BLUE contacts. Angelinas eyes are naturally dark brown.

[@musicluvr70]

I have read, although I can't prove it in any way, that the blue contacts, as well as the singing barefoot is in remembrance of the girl she met in the middle east. The comment said that in her book, she states that "Princess had blue eyes", and this is to honor her.

[@suyapakloth-jorgensen1760]

Is it important that she wears contacts ?

[@nathanlongwell]

Not particularly. Just observing

[@poolhallshark]

Jeg synes ikke du skal være frekk selv om han nevner linsene. Det er en observasjon som han sier selv. Det er som de som kommenterer at hun ikke har sko på. Observasjoner :-)

[@williamarmstrong9008]

Sweeten did it Charity concert disagrees for help raise 120, 000 Euros Do you Sweden have raised Euro for children’s charity 16 now and she still does not wear shoes on stage Wonderful Humanitarian Los Angeles California Angelina girl Raise $12 million Children 👶 Charity.