I Made a Terrible Mistake... Reaction to Angelina Jordan Cry Me a River

[@ArabManReacts]

Habibati! If you haven't checked it out yet, here's the link to the Retrospective we did about Angelina Jordan, this was a labor of love, we'd be super happy if you checked it out and shared your thoughts.

[@LeNaSmileyStar]

aaaaaaaah..... live fan video of "It's a Man's World".... AJ. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@wilfriedmatusch9293]

It seems like she’s having fun in the moment

[@jwichman9]

She brings new life to old songs

[@jwichman9]

So smooth so smokey so sultry. So Angelina.

[@ellenweiss7771]

That is a voice that get’s born…once in a blue moon! No one comes close!

[@HS-ol4zl]

Angelina Jordan, the little girl who saved Jazz...!

[@michaelrogers7426]

Angelina on this one is like listening to a Lamborghini just sitting and idling with a few revs… beautiful but hiding the full potential, we know she has not floored it yet

[@ericdavison5434]

Welcome to Norway's love of jazz and its musical practitioners. Angelina's respect for the trombone player's solo makes me smile.

[@rogerwolstenholme2710]

11yo !! she likes live performances best of all, its what she lives and breaths for.... and what she's best at.

[@osovagabundo1]

The musicians know theyre on every monitor around the world forever.

[@stevenhambek846]

Never thought about it that way. Makes total sense. They have GOT to be sharp and focused. Because if they have problems with a “bad day” they will hear about it for the rest of their career. Especially in this setting. That trombone player just smoked his solo.

[@stevenhambek846]

She’s the boss!

[@osovagabundo1]

@@stevenhambek846 i have a buddy that was Elvis’s bassist for over a hundred shows. It was great but that followed him his entire life. Little mistakes never escape vinyl or film.

[@stevenhambek846]

@@osovagabundo1 thank you so much for the eye opening comments. I always assumed the greatness displayed by the musicians were mostly due to having the resources to bring in the best of the best. Norway should get more attention for producing fabulous artists. We should see awards shows from Europe in the US. Grammys seems to be missing in action in their choices. Makes no sense to me.

[@kenhall5551]

A jazz queen, Great reaction

[@elmarwinkler6335]

Boudy, the brass section is the same as in "feeling good". They are more than just colleguaes. Elmar from Germany

[@giovannigalata2330]

Hi there. Great reaction man. This was an Epic concert. She did 16 songs. Can you Imagine She Is 11 ?? In this concert She performs a great versione of "loving you" in the "Beast mode" have a try😊😊

[@dharmabum9119]

^This. You gotta hear her tear up this Muddy Waters blues track (song title and lyrics slightly altered to make it age appropriate for an 11 year old). Ok, it is a Willie Dixon song, but Muddy Waters recorded it and made it a Chicago Blues classic. Here's the original kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ_Pp3uGZqaLhtE

[@giovannigalata2330]

@@dharmabum9119 What a Deep blues Bud.,.. Thank you for the link

[@dianagraham7663]

IT DOSN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I HEAR HER SING ANY SONG I'M STILL IN AWE. I FEEL EVERY WORD.

[@karyn354]

Me too!

[@michinawi22able]

I feel every syllable

[@FlameCold258]

Thank you!

[@andyschnell58]

This performance is my choice of song, if I could only listen to one song for the rest of my life. It just hits all my emotions, with incredible vocals and music backing Angelina. This is one song of 13 from this remarkable concert in 2017 when Angelina was 11 years old.

[@pietersbart]

Yes this is such an amazing version of this song. She tells me the story who has distanced herself from the other and is telling ‘You deal with it, really not my problem anymore’ with a touch of melancholy.

[@dianneblazley1166]

Mesmerising. Angelina feels every word & sings that way, setting her apart from most.

[@rickhilde8281]

This song is from 1953. Her grandmother was still in the womb

[@nyima04011]

Love Love Love your reaction! Thank you!

[@RobertDeMartin]

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to tonight's radio broadcast of 'Music To Sooth You With'! Tonight we're going to start things off with a song from yesteryear entitled 'Cry Me A River' made popular by Julie London way back in the 50's. The artist you will be listening to does a wonderful rendition of the song and I'm sure you will enjoy it. After the song I will do a short interview with her, one I believe you will absolutely enjoy. So, here she is, Miss Angelina Jordan singing 'Cry Me A River' !!!!!!! "

[@jamil2447]

This is definitely smooth jazz made to draw one into chill mode. How a girl can be that hep and mellow on the groove.

[@emk4a7]

Angelina macht aus jedem Lied etwas besonderes. Das kann nur sie mit ihrer besonderen Stimme.

[@pamelagoodman7559]

The musicians she works with call her The Boss

[@avila6435]

Thank you for your reaction. Waiting for the next!!

[@derekmaddox7236]

New subscriber! You're absolutely right. Angelina is at her most impressive in live performances. No autotune. No dancers. No strobe lights. Just a girl with a microphone singing and touching the hearts and souls of everyone who hears. I even love hearing the little perfect imperfections as she performs. It reminds me that she really is human after all and that the goodness that I hear is real. There are several recordings of her performing this song. Each performance is slightly different, and all of them are wonderful.

[@jean-claudeledanois1247]

This is the difference between a true authentic artist and a commercial product like those Beyonce Rihanna and other cheap product...

[@Rchl.Campos]

Angelina Jordan's live performances are absolutely the wealth of her. She is beyond precious to my Father as well.

[@RoguishlyHandsome]

What she is made of is pure awesome.

[@johannesdippenaar5087]

Thank you for your reaction. She was only 11 in this video. You must watch this whole concert of her. Here you get some of best performances. Actually every one is outstanding .

[@markkleckner3060]

Awesome reaction and well said facts, God Bless!

[@gwenkruger2779]

She has had the same band since she was 8 years old while she was in Norway and then moved to LA so they are very comfortable together.

[@Rchl.Campos]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have extended much value through this reaction. I, too, made the presumption of the other composition at first. A pleasant surprise.

[@Kurmet]

It's so funny how easy it is to get into a new routine...I look forward to Monday every day, even now that I've only just watched the last video. Good work and many thanks !!

[@ArabManReacts]

Yeyyyyy

[@lydialanata8714]

She's an old soul with the best talent❤

[@williamdunphe-bh2pu]

Thanks for all the reactions you are awesome 😎 I love your reactions to our barefoot princess wild bill

[@GrandmaEllen]

Your reactions are enjoyable, AMR. Like you I appreciate the fan footage. I think this is a wonderful performance---that voice, sinuous and rich. Grandma Ellen, out, no shout.

[@mijyadoc5374]

I agree.... she has had a hard time finding the right musicians..... they are rare when coupled with her voice and her song choices:)

[@keithserafy]

This is my favorite version of this song, just smooth, sophisticated jazz by an 11 yo jazz master!

[@boz352]

Angelina is such a remarkable person, not just because she sings like a goddess of music (if there is such a thing...well there is now). Any visit with her is a very special treat, replacing all that nasty rhetoric that seems so abundant in the media of late, with her warm tones from old classics. She rejuvenates my every day and I truly feel blessed every time I get to hear her lovely voice. She keeps me digging for new and different ways to express my love and appreciation.

[@massimoseganti8687]

Wonderful concert, great song and amazing Angelina, velvety voice that accompanies this stellar jazz piece, I refuse to look at Angelina's age so as not to go crazy, good reaction, good life and music...Massimo

[@thomasreimringer6001]

green is hope yellow is envy

[@dianedove1000]

She sang for this whole concert, and she knocked every song out of the park at age eleven! You must watch all of her performances here. This is an excellent jazz band in Norway. It’s a small venue so no professional camera work, sad to say, at least none that I’ve seen.

[@geoffreynorth9046]

This was an incredible concert: she's 11 here and this is one of my very favourites of hers - she sings it again with a military band at 12, but I like this version best. I like what you say about live singing and raw, unmanipulated recordings: Angelina shines when singing live... really in her element...

[@anitaherbert1037]

Excellent Reaction. Keep them coming.

[@christhomas2669]

Stunning. Johnny Mercer , song. I love her ♥️

[@dropbarracuda]

Just want to recommend one last time, because I enjoy your insightful, knowledgeable reactions and I truly think you'd enjoy it as much as I do: please consider a listen/analysis/reaction to Haley Reinhart's cover of Radiohead's "Creep" with Postmodern Jukebox. It is a mind-blowingly good performance, both for the composition and technicality of the piece. It has been a my favorite female vocal performance for some time, and I say that as a big fan of both Angelina Jordan and Aurora. I truly hope that this performance comes up in your queue one day, because it's truly something to witness. Fun Fact: she did the performance on the very FIRST take.

[@ArabManReacts]

Hey!! I actually know that song! I remember binge watching/listening to it when it came. I generally don’t do reactions to things that I’ve already watched, however, there have been a few exceptions when it’s a song that i’d like to share with everyone, so maybe we’ll come back to it. ❤️🙏🏻

[@dropbarracuda]

@ArabManReacts 🙏you're the man! Thank you for all the reactions you've been putting out there. Your reactions and commentary stand out b/c it's apparent how into music you are. Your energy is infectious, and I'm always looking for the next one 🙂👍🏼

[@ArabManReacts]

You put a massive smile on my face, I was literally going down an anxiety spiral and read this just now and it stopped. Thank you, I can actually go to bed now

[@gtir300hp]

You are quite right about her looking at her music layed out on the floor. I find it intreging watching her when she has her music on a stand, in concert. Most of it is music, hand written on pieces of paper, held with little sprung loaded wooden pegs. Is mostly notes I think. Her band are using tablets, and flicking electronic pages lol. Some of the band could be more than 35 years older than AJ. The wind blows and catch's her paper notes and sends some of them flying. She just carries on singing doesn't even bother her. Steve from New Zealand

[@pamelav4628]

This is a good song.

[@rogercarriere4756]

This concert was in 2017, she was 11. It’s absolutely phenomenal to sing like this at 11, but wait to see/ hear her 2018 concert when she sang « It’s A Man World ». Mind blowing!

[@donnabanks7213]

the trombonist is awesome

[@DharaPyar]

thank you, i follow AJ since a few years an she ist the best female singer on earth (in addition to Dimash as the best male singer 😉😊) both are the music. they were born to sing and have old souls inside of them, who perhaps had singing many lives before

[@alanfoster6589]

I love Angelina, but...Diana Ankudinova. Depends what you're looking for.

[@DharaPyar]

@@alanfoster6589 thank you for the tip... Diana has a great range. but I love AJ style. Diana sings powerful and in very different notes... but AJ plays with her voice in a very artfull sense... I like her jazz style. i think, in the end is this a taste of your own, what you love more.

[@alanfoster6589]

@@DharaPyar Two colors of a rainbow.

[@DharaPyar]

@@alanfoster6589 👍👌🌈

[@brentravnsborg2782]

I think that this concert is Angelina's finest vocal performance pre-AGT. She has completely left her child voice behind by the time of this being recorded. Great reaction thx.

[@dagmarmrogers1]

I've been doing live mixing for almost 50 years and you are correct when it comes to talent. Live is the place that either shines or not, especially in the old analog days, now they can do auto tune during the higher end shows. What impresses me is her tictoc's just singing into phone mic, mind-blowing pure magic. I've been waiting for this voice for a long long time As I see it she became a vocal virtuoso by the age 10, I say that because she has complete control of all the vocal tools she possesses; honestly the only thing I haven't heard her do Mongolian throat singing and opera, LOL but that doesn't mean she can't either, so we will see what happens over the next nine years or so either way it's going to be a fantastic journey. Thanks for the great reaction.

[@lindasmith1370]

Cry Me A River was written by Arthur Hamilton and recorded by Julie London in 1955.

[@sashasojen2640]

THXXX Arab Man for your promise of furthermore 82 AJ vids.. =) I always liked your comments about a kid, getting older and reminds us, not to grow as fast as the older grown wanted to be. I was walking to my working place once and tried to sing for myself her suspicious minds cover, cause I was so nailed by listening. that's music is about.. salam

[@cherylkurucz8852]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Love

[@osovagabundo1]

Yes!

[@tomcollins9805]

I have so many of her songs in my top five, I can’t keep track any more. She is so unbelievably fantastic live.

[@BethBArtz]

You reacted to this enchanting performance very well. I loved it, too, the first time (and many times since).. Thank you!

[@ericzeichert511]

Julie London in 1955...I heard James Bond theme notes in the instruments, but I have an ear infection so who knows. The vocals, however were amazing as usual.

[@kjellneset919]

This is one of her best concerts ever since the band and her voice in perfect harmony and it got better as show went on. It was a magical concert. Love from Norwegian subscriber.

[@doritagonzalez6710]

QUÉ PEQUEÑA TAN MARAVILLOSA TIENE UNA VOZ ÚNICA GUAUUUUUU GUAUUUUUU ANGELINA TIENES EL PODER DE TRANSPORTARNOS GRACIAS A TI AMIGUITO POR TAN EXELENTE REACCIÓN.CHAUUUU ABRAZOS DESDE ARGENTINA 😁👍👍👍❤❤❤❤

[@osovagabundo1]

Her mom is 39 so 1984

[@ArabManReacts]

WOW that's crazyyyy, Me and her mom are almost the same age. WOWWWWWW

[@keithserafy]

@@ArabManReacts The original was by Julie London in 1953, so her Grandma Mery wasn't even in her mother's womb yet when this song was released!

[@osovagabundo1]

​@@ArabManReactsI'll be 60 very soon. Time flies by the year when you hit 40. It's full Gallup with no reigns to slow it down. But we have the excitement of getting a ticket to hear Angelina Jordan or Diana Ankudinova in our future. It would be like seeing Ella or Nina live. A generational voice that changes culture itself. I saw Count Basie live once and you could feel the history of jazz onstage in his presence. I think Angelina is doing that too. Like an apprentice steeped deeply in a lifetime dedication. She brings the history of the great American Song book with her. It's reassuring that she will take it to generations we will never see. That's an incredible gift to culture.

[@kjellneset919]

I was at her concert last summer so i know that is how she sounds live.Amazing!

[@kerrythomas6220]

She’s actually 11. At 12 she sang this with a much larger band. I prefer this performance, it’s much more intimate and dare I say sultry, considering how young she is. Whoever is occupying that soul has forgotten whose body they are in and how young it is! They have forgotten to let her grow up before beginning to sing like this. I have to keep my eyes open so I am reminded just exactly who is singing.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Jazz is her "go to" style. I assume because she likes the free style but she can sing anything.

[@fredneecher1746]

I think even her Grannie was just a baby when this song was written! So smooth, it could be straight out of a black-and-white movie of the 1950s, in a nightclub somewhere, the artist leaning on a grand piano. She brings back the old times when people played real music! Thank for another great reaction.

[@GMauriceGuinouard]

Pretty close. Actually this song was first published in 1953, about a decade (give or take) before Grandma Mery was born.

[@capstan50g]

Great reaction, Boudy! I thought this was an odd one for the patrons to agree on, although she sings it beautifully. There's another performance of it with a concert band that's more dramatic. This is good, though. Lots of reactors mention how fitting it would be for Angelina to sing a James Bond movie theme after hearing this, and I couldn't agree more. What do you think?

[@ArabManReacts]

Oh absolutely, I think I even said that in one of the earlier reactions I did. It WILL happen, just a matter of time

[@josephstimpfl4594]

This is her first real concert. Started with Lovin You and had about a dozen songs. All good. Love the band.

[@Magician1939]

The original version was sung by Julie London

[@albertphilippi4371]

Sorry, who is Justin Timberlake'. Oh I know, not in the same league as Angelina.👣💯 *AJ* 💯👣

[@lassesvenson7242]

You just talked away a gorgeous trombone solo...

[@ericdavison5434]

Arthur Hamilton (Julie London's HS sweetheart) wrote this song in 1953 for a Jack Webb (Dragnet star and Julie London's first husband) movie; however Jack thought that the word plebeian in the lyrics made the song unusable. Arthur asked Julie to release it in 1955 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4TXfmOtp8l5otk), which skyrocketed her to fame and fortune. Apparently more people bought Julie's albums for the "pinup" covers than the music. I must say it was tempting.

[@thewrenchreviews9986]

“Cry Me a River” is a popular torch song written by Arthur Hamilton. It was first published in 1953

[@ridgemanron]

Julie London's rendition is considered 'The Gold Standard' for this song and Angelina stays 'spot on' with Julie's beautiful presentation. Julie was also a true jazz singer and beautiful to look at as well.

[@richmiller4306]

Grace Vanderwaal's simple version is much better.

[@ridgemanron]

That's a perfect description for her, simple, void of versatility.

[@lordleonusa]

I used to think that Julie London did the best version of this song in the late 1950s, but AJ has it locked down. The Brass is also awesome.

[@John-fk3rv]

💯

[@wassilok8090]

🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️🥰👌👍

[@ClaudioMarcucci7756]

What a beautiful reaction, Boudy. I love her version of the song. Every time she interprets a song by stripping it in her own way, she seems to simultaneously increase the level of understanding of the lyrics and amplify their expressive power. Angelina's musical vision transcends the ordinary and she always manages to give a different interpretative reading, she really has a musical knowledge and analytical ability that is beyond my understanding, also considering her age. Her phrasing, underpinned by her wonderful use of breath and her jazzy vision, always fascinates me and gives me chills every time, despite having listened to it hundreds of times. 💛🧡❤

[@alberttenfoot]

Hi! Your comment expresses so well how I feel about Angelina's performance of this song and indeed, Angelina as a person. I always read your comments, and every one leaves me with a feeling of great respect for how well you express yourself in English.

[@estellegoodnight6338]

Cry Me a River - Peggy Lee originally sang it.

[@rogerevansen2882]

I'm not going to say that Angelina has NEVER done multiple takes on a song, as there are a couple of them out there. However, .....she is known to do virtually every recording in one take. When she covered "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse, what you hear in the video is take #2. Angelina didn't like the first take so they did one more. And that's what you hear, start to finish. A single take. She has in the past worked with Stargate Productions, who have worked with some huge talents in the music business. Their words, not mine: "There's maybe a handful of singers out there who can take a song, sing it front to back one time and it sounds amazing. Among the artists we've worked with, #1, Beyonce..#2, Sam Smith.. #3, Angelina Jordan. It is so rare...it is such a gift..." When you see Angelina sitting at home in the U.S. with her guitarist, Ivan Mendez, knocking out songs that he probably didn't even know until 15 minutes earlier, she breezes through an incredible vocal performance, such that even HE can't believe what he's hearing. He himself said that IF they needed to do another take, it was because he screwed up, not her. I totally get where you're coming from, because it's been SOP for quite a while (especially in the digital era) to stitch together the best takes of different sections of songs, and even different lines, in order to get the best sounding performance for the record. No need with the Barefoot Princess. She works like Frank Sinatra. One take, Done. Peace to you and yours, my friend!! Blessings from Wisconsin.

[@mortenBP]

Mery Zamani, Angelinas grandmother, is born in 1961. "Cry me a river" was written in 1953. So, there you go. But Angelina has sung older songs than this one.

[@shodanrich3317]

MUST DO "LUVIN YOU" from this concert. Blows my mind every time. Love your approach and analysis. Thank you.

[@robertsilva631]

Angelina was 11 in this performance - 2017

[@jackieheald5522]

Love your reactions to Angelina! Will you please add “I’m Still Holding Out For You “ to your AJ playlist? This is a fan made video sung when she was 10 years old and my personal favorite from Angelina

[@mikeplott4817]

Great Reaction 👍🙏👣

[@poolhallshark]

Great reaction again, Boudy! This is part of a concert she held in 2017, when she was exactly 11,5 years old. This whole concert is just incredible and it holds a few of my favourite performances by her, one of them being her performance of Lovin' You. In that one she showed us vocals that she had never shown us before, and rarely if ever since. It's a bit unfortunate that you talked on top of that trombone solo, as it is one of the most beautiful trombone solos I know. Do yourself a favour and listen to it again if you haven't already 😊 Much love from Norway 🇸🇯❤️🔥

[@leechap3]

Around this time Angelina performed a totally different arrangement of this song at another concert, accompanied by a brass band. It is on my Angelina Top Ten which is saying a lot. It is worthy of a reaction on its own.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJqxmJ2cp8hkmrM

[@MiguelSantos-vf5yn]

Watch for the future AJ will be asked to create a song and sing for a new James Bond movie, why her voices.

[@richardduffy3115]

No way this is an 11 year old girl singing this timeless classic! There is an amazingly good 50 year old jazz singer hiding out of view, and A.J. is a terrific lip syncer!! 😏

[@boscobeans]

Better than tranquilizers.

[@Sarah-bc8rjp976]

This Cry Me a River was originally released 1953. AJ was only 11y.

[@kristena9285]

Her mom was still in her mom's womb? The song is from 1953 and Angelinas mom was born in 1984 (I think). 😀 Edit: And Angelina's grandmother was born in 1961..

[@ArabManReacts]

Hahaha so her mothers mothers mom, when I think of the 80s in like oh yes the 80, like 20 years ago. But no, the 80s were FORTY years ago FORTYYYY

[@kristena9285]

@@ArabManReacts Yes I know. It's crazy. There is something wrong with time! ;-)

[@Membwayne]

You're going to end up doing almost every song from this concert. If I could attend one of her concerts from this period, it would be this one. She opens with "Lovin' You" which is her PG version of Etta James "I Just Want to Make Love to You", with all the fire of "Spell". It also has "Diamonds Are Forever" and more!

[@rrdner5700sbcglob]

The complexity and "looseness" of singing jaz just boggles my mind. Angelina was amazing in this. She is truely an amazing jaz singer...AT AGE 11!!! Absolutely love this. I only wish the audio had been a whole lot better!!

[@CarlosCastillo-ue9cz]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@hannuhedman5882]

She was only 11 years old in this performance.

[@tomrogers1305]

Some very talented Angels will post-produce her live performances. Many of the live clips from her concert with the military band have been extensively enhanced.

[@johndoe-gt6gp]

It was written before her grandmother was born.

[@DonaldLancon]

Heh… Angelina's mom (Sara) wasn't in her mother's (Mery's) womb when this song came out (written in 1953 and popularized by Julie London in 1955). In fact, Mery wasn't even in _her_ mother's womb yet. Mery was (reportedly) born in 1961.

[@tadeostodullo4587]

😀😀😀😀😀

[@SuperLiorr]

There is another performance of this song with a Norwegian military band, it's worth hearing its performance there, much more rhythmic, feels like a song from a James Bond movie 🎷🎙🗣👑🦶🦶

[@ros8737]

It’s from quite a concert and I guess she rests her voice a bit while maneuvering this song in a comprehensive set. No complaints.

[@charlesbrown5433]

THERE IS ONE OF HER AT 18 MO.