Vocal Coach reacts to Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease The Pain ( Live )

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Vocal Coach reacts to reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease The Pain ( Live )
Original Video without interruption: • Lisa Fischer - "How Ca...
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Composed by Lisa Fischer for her album So Intense.
Produced by Narada Michael Walden with associate producer Louis Biancaniello.
Performed by Lisa Fischer - Vocals
Genres: Rock, R&B, pop, electronic, freestyle, soul, house
Origin: New York, U.S.
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[@arthurlangford5861]

She was never comfortable as a solo artist and really didn't like being out front. She much preferred her backup role. She's had a stellar career doing this!

[@cryptomongoose8799]

Her stuff with the Stones is some of the most impactful vocal performances I’ve ever heard. I was lucky enough to see her perform with them and it was so good.

[@whome6020]

i always wondered, because this song was AMAZING and she should have been a huge star, but she just went away...

[@shueibfelix8976]

@@cryptomongoose8799 good is an understatement her range and agility is almost unmatched it has no ceiling this was just outrageous

[@RandomUsername010]

She seems like she loves singing, period. But would rather stay in the background, not deal with all the pressures of stardom.

[@Official.tadiwa]

That's a lie. Rock is what prevented her from becoming as high as thiney mariah and celine

[@jgotorres]

She won a Grammy for the album which contains this song in a tie with Patti LaBelle, who was winning a Grammy for an album in which Lisa was a backup singer! Crazy

[@johnsonzz-jw3oz]

Yes, I remember seeing the Grammy award night on TV when they both won!

[@booginas]

Oh. I remember she beat Patti but didn't know she had sang back up for Patti on the album Patti was nominated 🏆 for 🤯

[@ebazileyes1475]

So it a strange kinda way Lisa won both times....bc without her backup vocals I guess...

[@jgotorres]

@@booginasshe didn’t beat Patti - she tied with her!

[@gabeeskridge8291]

E

[@MrChazzels]

She is one of the best vocalists that has walked on stage! Seriously and How can i ease the pain is one of the hardest songs to sing vocally. I love this woman so dam much

[@marccraney1260]

Facts bruh, and if anybody says anything different than they are crazy

[@ryanokeefe7351]

I came to say exactly this!

[@MegaBay101]

She also was a backup singer for Luther Vandross.Great reaction!

[@cinnamonstar808]

her career started because he THREW SHADE at another 'famous singer" My backup singer can sing better than you ! 😆✨ 🙌🏾 . I dont remember the whole story because someone told me in passing convo. but I recall this cause it was funny

[@sweetpeepauline]

There is no one that sings like Lisa Fischer! She is phenomenal and gorgeous! 💕💐

[@k_perry]

Lisa Fischer is the greatest vocalist EVER (TO ME). She has a spirit that's as beautiful as her voice. She still performs and KILLS today at age 63 with her band "Grand Baton" and with pianist, Taylor Eigsti.

[@Jonvocals]

YES! I’m so glad reactors are starting to pick on this performance. Lisa deserves all the recognition and praise. She’s a true MASTER, up there with prime Whitney and prime Mariah.

[@rc4016]

AGREED.

[@tmn8547]

Lisa is one of the vocal greats! She has stated in several interviews that the pressure from the record label to record and sell a second album plus her making a bad oral agreement to sign with another label (that eventually decided not to sign her) all caused her to go back to background singing. As y’all could probably see, Lisa has a bit of shyness to her. She felt more comfortable singing background. She was a “student” of Luther and Chaka before going to The Rolling Stones , Pink, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails to name of few. Also, she studied opera in college but eventually dropped out due to personal issues. At 63, she is still touring. She doesn’t go this high on this song anymore, but she does go high every now and then, and she is still a beast on the mic! ❤️

[@sumi7579]

She sang backup for Patti LaBelle too.

[@voicesofjoi545]

This is a masterclass in singing with a talented and skillful artist. So very few singers can flex then end a song like she does, without showing effort. Thank you for reviewing her work and recognizing!! I've been a fan for decades now and I never get tired of listening to her and this performance!🥰🥰🥰

[@mikelewis34]

I've said this for over 20 years her voice for me personally is like a mix of Mariah Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston rolled into one.

[@drtroyturner7464]

I hear Toni Braxton (as if a sister) and once I heard backup to Rock Greats like The Stones, I think Tina Turner

[@rupenimudunavukuiii5909]

True shit !

[@KingKull1971]

Nah, Lisa was an original and she blew Mariah, Pattii LaBelle and Whitney Houston out of the water.

[@PRAYERIAS1]

@@KingKull1971Nall no one blows Whitney out the water maybe patty and Mariah she blew out the water. Whitney has the best selling single by any female artist.

[@KingKull1971]

@@PRAYERIAS1 Lisa has more range than Whitney. The only reason Lisa wasn't as successful as her was because she walked away from the music industry right after she won a Grammy. She didn't want the spotlight anymore. Lisa Fisher only recorded one album.

[@farrellcityking1]

“How can you sing that high and it sound so delicate?”… a truth if I ever heard one.

[@lorichambers2244]

And the woman still has it! She now leads a jazz trio and whenever she comes within a 50km radius I am there. And she still sings "Ease the Pain"

[@marquesq.4499]

There is literally no one I've heard, in my decades of living and loving music, that sings with such technicality, such range, and such emotion as Lisa Fischer. As amazing as Mariah Carey is, the myriad of vocal styling and Impeccably seamless changes from chest, head and falsetto is unmatched by anyone in my opinion. Perfection.

[@dionwrites8561]

Rachelle Ferrell is another one

[@lalablack6038]

Rachelle Farrell

[@AlienXpress99]

Lisa Fisher was a beast! You had to actually know how to sing back in the day. True angelic voice. None of that bubble gum singing would fly. Even Madonna had to compete

[@jalabi99]

She was a long-time backup singer for Luther Vandross; as a former background singer himself, he was always encouraging his own backup singers to take their careers to the next level. He produced 40% of the tracks on her debut studio album, 1981's _So Intense,_ from which "How Can I Ease the Pain" was the first single and biggest hit. If you haven't watched her section of the 2013 Grammy- and Academy Award-winning documentary _20 Feet from Stardom,_ you should. She explains what made her not want to continue pursuing a solo musical career even after the massive success of _So Intense._ In part she said, "I reject the notion that the job you excel at is somehow not enough to aspire to, that there has to be something more. I love supporting other artists...Some people will do anything to be famous. I just wanted to sing."

[@helgar791]

I twice suggested Lisa to you about 2 years ago. Glad you've awakened. The most underrated singer of her generation. Lisa is still alive and working in and around my native Brooklyn. At 63 years she can still hit that F6 and is still just as beautiful as ever. Yes, she worked of and on with The Rolling Stones, but most of her major work was done, along with the great Ava Cherry, backing Luther Vandross for 22 years. This video then is a masterclass, not only in vocal technique, but in performance, presentation, and emotional commitment.

[@jbr600]

I have seen this recording of Lisa Fischer countless times throughout the years and it's always like hearing it for the first time and yes she should be way more known for her vocal talent😍💯🌠🌌

[@nikkikat1325]

Wow!!! Phenomenal! She reminds me of Toni Braxton and Whitney combined. Which creates…basically a Unicorn 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nm1raider758]

She actually reminds me of either Micki Howard/Phyllis Hyman...

[@rc4016]

My thought was a mix of Anita and Mariah....but big picture we had the same idea.....a grounded voice that can hit high notes as needed.

[@BRIANIGANI]

She's that and more

[@osovagabundo1]

She had a prominent role in the Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom. She hits thhat space of a welcome gut punch

[@mrswatson1132]

That's what I love about her singing, soulful , high-pitched and delicate❣🥰

[@reeboo43]

I love how you stopped and said you wished you had a tiny part of her voice because you thought you had heard the pinnacle of her talent then she blows the roof off in her whistle register and you Lose it...I was 9 when this song came out and everytime I've heard it in the last 31 years I get the same warm feeling when I hear her sing

[@lyd2460]

She doesn't use whistle she uses an trained an operatic headvoice which is healthy and more trained than whistle

[@Je_Ne_Sais_Quoi]

Me too girl, I swear I listen to this song a few times a week still, I can't get enough of it!

[@leojames559]

She has three different dimensions to her voice that i counted..maybe four. Simply amazing 👏 😍 ❤️

[@tbenn77]

You nailed it, " Why is she not the most famous singer in the world"......so true. She is still out there singing. She continues to innovate and amaze. She has her own band and travels the world. I have seen her many times in concert-----seeing her live is a revelation and an incredible blessing. She throws her emotion into every song ----- and with THAT voice....WoW....words fail. She is just BEYOND.

[@NotStanleyTucci]

Lisa’s skills are OUTRAGEOUS!! Saw her live a few years ago. One of a kind goddess ❤️ Voice of an angel.

[@Jaijaisinger2727_]

That song is one of the most difficult songs to sing and she delivers her rang is phenomenal, feel incredible, control excellent even her mic technique is awesome she is pure perfection!!!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sixxdee9]

She damn near sang the whole scale 🤣🤣🤣🤣 her voice is absolutely the definition of insanity.

[@Jaijaisinger2727_]

@@Sixxdee9 YESYESYES

[@Betweentheraindrops8]

I saw her live twice in 2019. Easily the best. Her more intimate rendition of this song that she does now is even better. Much more vulnerability.

[@diegoshepherd3464]

Lisa Fischer is SO amazing, so underrated. Thanks for the reaction. First time watching you,

[@acebrown1527]

Pound for pound, there is that many women on this planet that can compete with her vocally. This woman is a priceless gym in a bag full of custom-made diamonds. She will shine brighter than all. At least in my opinion...

[@jbr600]

😳😲Her more recent renditions are PHENOMINAL this song has grown with her and its just spectacular to watcher perform it in its new form!!😍🥰 Watch her sing it here on KZbin just look for the most recent live versions.

[@rouguy1972]

Her voice and this song ❤️

[@michellepreston9799]

When she goes high you just don't think it can get any better but it does

[@shanellblue4317]

This Singer Lisa Fisher she’s a Master class singer ! She has sang background for every person in the industry you could think of ! She’s also the late great Stunningly superb Luther Vandross background singer his protege & he was also her Mentor.. she never wanted the spotlight she preferred to sing in the background ..

[@davidgabaldon9250]

Lisa has always been Perfection! No one comes close to this beautiful talent and I do t understand why she isn't more well known. Love Love Love!

[@jakgats1411]

imagine being in the audience, my jaw wouldve been on the floor. the mastery over her voice is simply out of this world. hers is the type of voice that you get lost in, uplifts the soul like nothing else. amazing!!

[@nf3982]

She sang backup for both Luther Vandross and The Rilling Stines at the same time. She is amazing.

[@divatalk9011]

Lisa breathes music.

[@joesmith1957]

I saw her live in a small club a few years ago - staggering!

[@zacharyminton73]

I saw that in person. She was backup for Luther Vandross and he gave her the stage in the middle of his show. I was glued to my seat, unmovable. She haunted us. I remember that like it was yesterday and will never forget the magic I observed

[@koffeblk]

A vocal beast Lisa is. Love how you reacted to her voice especially those high notes

[@jasonscott8265]

Lisa is genuine. The real deal...PHENOMENAL!!!

[@auralfixxation6702]

Dam, her voice is sooooo good. Wow, this caught me completely by surprise. 😊

[@brownbeauty39]

Lisa Fischer is definitely a rare Gem 💎 her vocals are phenomenal. Her various octaves are very beautiful 🌟💖

[@soundseeker63]

Lisa is like the vocal love child of Whitney AND Mariah, combining the best bits of each - Whitney's stregth, warmth and gospel influenced emotionality, with Mariah's airy delicacy and earth-shattering range. She's a vocal gymnast, a technician, but also, a heartfelt performer and story teller. She's probably the best singer most people have never heard of. In a way, thats sad, but also cool. She seems happy doing what she does (mostly backup/group).

[@poterra1421]

Lisa Fischer, together with Sharlotte Gibson, also served as backing vocalists for Nine Inch Nails on the Tension 2013 tour. Definitely worth checking out

[@dlouise64]

you're right she has intense emotion in her vocals, she's absolutely phenomenal

[@adrianovieira2575]

Lisa used to work with Rolling Stones as backing vocal, and made two tours with Tina Turner as backing vocal too.

[@maxloughlin9971]

Loved your reaction to the greatest vocalist I’ve ever had the pleasure to listen to. Gimme Shelter Amsterdam 1995 next Lisa is also the greatest rock n roll singer ever 🔥❤️

[@tainos65]

Thank YOU for IMMERSE YOURSELF INTO Lisa Fischer you make her shine like a DIAMOND. your job is AMAZING.

[@dennissutherland5072]

Lisa traversed to the highest vocal range that is possible as a vocalist! This song sits among the greatest!! All those who covered this song fell short of its heights!!

[@SalGersGirl]

It feels to me like the difference in singing and using your voice like the instrument that it is and she's a master at it

[@cynthiawoolbright134]

after all these years this song still gives me chills!!😊😊😊

[@keybaangel3]

💯

[@lilmamasomeanlovedymond5416]

😱 my mind was taken over and I couldn't break free! But when she hit that high note with absolute precision I malfunctioned in amazement

[@polyprinz]

I stood in line at Sam Goodie in Honolulu, Hawaii when this album came out. CD's were a popular choice, and cassette tapes were on the verge of extinction, I bought the cassette tape because I couldn't afford the CD, and I played it and played it until it was worn out. For some of us that grew up in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's we didn't know then how lucky we were, the many gifted singers that came out around that time.

[@ban6096]

She actually shocked me at 06.13 . I didn't expect it. She has the best voice and styling and control that I've heard in YEARS!

[@eliasblue717]

True artistry. If you can feel the subject of the song and translate that vocally, it's storytelling - pure heaven. She video'd her show at the Rialto - if you love her, you should watch it. Just amazing!

[@elijahalcia7762]

Well said...roller coaster of chords, textures ,tones......a boss in the singing art!! Yesss, mastery!!

[@world-yw5ro]

Lisa Fischer es una estrella como ninguna! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@seeval3871]

Luv Lisa for years…. Natural Talent her voice is a gifted instrument, she sings from her Soul Black Girl Magic……. Lisa was born singing …. Natural singing, it can’t be analyzed it’s Soulful

[@ricobonifacio1095]

She is amazing. I watched a live version from just a few years ago doing this song and it was still amazing.

[@ronaldkable]

Thanks Beth, good to see your considered and overawed reaction to a performance I've always thought is one of the best, ever

[@dougel4709]

Why have I not listened to her more?!?! What a voice!!!!

[@lamontb.2258]

Thank you for this ride with you. Pleasant voice.

[@CMch22]

Her tone up in that super high head/whistle register is incredible.

[@arthurwohlwill3837]

I saw the Rolling Stones in the early 90's in Chicago and remember being impressed with the singer who sang "Monkey Man" with Mick Jagger. I had no idea who it was until I saw the movie "20 Feet from Stardom" which is all about backup singers. I really recommend it.

[@jjsteel43]

She has such an amazing voice and she is so beautiful here. She could have had many hits if she wanted to have them

[@zackc.8015]

She was quite a looker in her day.

[@princet1863]

Lisa would make all vocal coaches sit and quietly be amazed

[@brownbeauty39]

Lisa Fischer was a backup singer for Luther Vandross and she and him performed live at Wembley (Searching is the title song and the collaboration is stellar ❤

[@Garcelle1987]

Lisa Fischer is an Absolutely stunning singer And she still sounds amazing now🙌

[@raquelbrassfield7024]

I fell in love with this song the first time I ever heard it and even more so with her voice. I mean....one of the greatest voices ever. Mind-blowing...

[@randybigswollthornton7309]

One of the best. She does a great live show too

[@lenajriddle]

Luther Vandross was the first concert I ever attended. Lisa Fisher was the backup singer I could not take my eyes off of. She made me want to be a backup singer.

[@miltonslocum8957]

I just subscribed Beth and thoroughly enjoyed your reaction! This was Indeed a masterful performance by a very unique talent. You said it all!! Looking forward to more of your reactions!

[@BethRoars]

Thanks for subbing!

[@miltonslocum8957]

@@BethRoars You're welcome!

[@kenny.gabriel.2]

Inoubliable performance. Ms. Fischer was before me but this is timeless music. She is among my repertoire of wonderful vocalists. ❤️

[@williwombat1066]

IMO, I think it’s the other way around. Lisa Fisher is EVERYTHING and the ‘greats’ only have segments. On other words, she is this magnificent tower of a building while the greats ate just a mere brick. Fisher is all about the music and being in the front doesn’t matter when one is concerned about the music. There is great talent in the world of back up singers. Their is hard yet they make it seem easy, there’s a complexity being performed by them that is just magical.

[@ekamsat9]

Lisa Fischer is amazing! I'm so glad I saw the documentary "20ft from Stardom". I remember hearing Lisa's music back in the day. What a treat to revisit such an artist. Use to be one of the requirements to perform a song was that you actually "could" sing and live no less. Every year the Grammys come and they just hand out awards, cause someone has to win. Sadly, this makes that talent pool weak. Lisa Fischer won a Grammy award tying with Patti Labelle (just so happens Lisa also sang back up on Patti's song as well, mind blowing). Who else was in Lisa's category? Aretha Franklin & Gladys Knight, now that is some legendary singers (Vanessa Williams was included in that group, not the same league. Sorry girl. Loved Ugly Betty.) I've probably gone on too long but how many people can say Chaka Khan (another legend) gave props on their KZbin video? Love you Lisa, your spirit shines through.

[@hansyrsinaga5894]

And Fun Fact is This Song won a Grammy Awards 1992 for Best Female RnB Vocal by Female (tied with Patti Labelle with "Burn")

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

And she was backing the song with Patti which is even more crazier

[@basehead617]

she literally says this in the video

[@booginas]

I like what you said about how all the vocal acrobatics she's doing are extensions of her emotions in the moment & her not just doing foolishness cuz she can 👏🏾💥!!

[@gilbertocruz1683]

This woman blew my mind live in 1995 singing Gimme Shelter with the Stones...will never forget that night

[@legacytrade6]

Phenomenal! Lisa Fischer is exquisite ❤

[@seeval3871]

It’s Soulful….. born with talent

[@lastaviusdarby2771]

Her voice has the velvety richness of Whitney Houston, the high whistle notes of Mariah Carey, and the depth and nuance of a Patti LaBelle! She is for me ...the greatest female vocalist of all time! Ladies and gentlemen... the incomprable Lisa Fischer!

[@951scorp]

Reading all these comments about Lisa Fischer you have do a research on Babygirl when she sung background for Chaka Khan on A Night in Tunisia live and when she was with Luther and Patti Labelle she has a track record and now she’s killing it today in House Music check out the Elements Of Life

[@adrianb220]

Fantastic you love her like i do..i can't listen once always like 5 to 6 times straight

[@r.fairlie7186]

Hi Beth, I’ve just watched Lisa’s concert “Live At The Rialto” on KZbin. As you’re a fan as well, I thought you may like to see it too. It goes for just under an hour. She’s older but her voice is still as amazing as it is here. PS. I commented there that your reaction is my favourite of all as you’re a professional voice coach and you absolutely love Lisa’s voice. (I hope that someone may pass that on to the lovely lady herself!) All the best!

[@orlandorobinson9369]

I saw her sing this song live years ago. It was at a Luther Vandross concert, where she was his back-up singer. She sounded so good and looked so very sexy while singing it.

[@blakkbutterfly1356]

This lady is absolutely Beautiful 😍

[@omarmccray3282]

Love it.

[@sheikhabrahim4057]

I love your honesty of Lisa's singing prowess. I never stop listening to this song. Whats your reaction to Vann Johnson's 'Love is All?'

[@user-lu4ol4qb9z]

She was phenomenal. A phenomenal performance those ol r&b performances from the 80’s and 90’s you can’t beat it. I think If Beth likes this performance you should react to Teddy Pendergrass “Lady” the live version. It WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. The same kind of energy that you saw in the Lisa Fischer performance is in that Teddy Pendergrass performance!

[@wekabird886toktown7]

Goosebumps!!!

[@dwantaylor704]

Beyond Masterful!

[@carllattimore8227]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@louiesmom007]

Power AND control.

[@reidawilliams9375]

Amazing!!!

[@JazzPublicist]

She was just (January 4, 2024- January 8, 2024) at the San Francisco Jazz Center. She has changed up her act and the group that she is currently appearing with. I prefer her backing provided by good Jazz musicians because they can improvise better than most other musicians. Still great voice and performance.

[@kamaaina3236]

IMO as a vocalist, she's better than Whitney and Mariah. But she didn't want that solo path. Now that she's touring, the way she wants, I'm SO HAPPY. Her live shows are incredible. Seeing the mastery in front of you is mesmerizing.

[@megaton8184]

Y’all kill me saying she better than Whitney. Hate when y’all compare different artist. Who all have different voices. Come from a different background of life.

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

No she's not better than Whitney I hate how yall try to put black female singers against each other her and Whitney are both greats in their own right also Whitney set the standards for singers after her coming into the industry so stop

[@awoFalase]

Lisa Fischer is just Brilliant!

[@JazzPublicist]

She will be at the San Francisco Jazz Center in November, 2022. She is still singing her behind off. Get the DVD "24 feet from Stardom. She is a vocal master.

[@Jaijaisinger2727_]

As I recall she preferred to be a backup singer Luther Vandross( whom she also sang backup for) had to convince her to record an album. Most artists know what comes with being a superstar(selling your soul to the devil)and they want no part of it.