BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL! | If I Were A Boy - Angelina Jordan (Reaction & Vocal Analysis)

[@dojoswitzer]

You should hear Toby Gad’s comments about Angelina. He hints that he prefer’s this rendition.

[@rchad6064]

Well done. I always enjoy your reactions.

[@FlameCold258]

Thanks for your nice reacton to this epic perfornance. It's probably more of a legendary re-make than a regular cover. 😊😊😊😊

[@douglasrobarge5597]

That was MAGICAL and you're reaction was so wonderful and informative, really nice 👍👍👍

[@jeffthebeeguy]

Great analysis of voice. She seems to be able to put a little something special into every word and space in a song yet it is never overdone, messy, too busy, or inappropriate. From sharp diction to her dropping of consonants, slides, her raspy vibrato (I so love that). She is dancing an intricate ballet within all parts of the song--powerful yet graceful, moving yet mesmerizing--leaving you in peace at the conclusion. There will be other great singers--but I doubt there will ever be another Angelina Jordan as she is so much more than her voice.

[@keithserafy]

Beautiful words Jeff, I totally agree with your description of Angelina. Hope your bees are healthy & happy, we depend on them so much.

[@michinawi22able]

It is a pleasure watching your reactions to Angelina, which is a double pleasure is to listen and watch Angelina being reacted by you!

[@alainl-fq7cz]

I so totally agree with you!

[@peterdilecce3596]

once again you gave an excellent and masterful reaction to Angelina's one of a kind voice. I thoroughly enjoy your expertise my friend Looking forward to your future reactions to our Princess. Thank you

[@tmtjr]

Was looking forward to your reaction!

[@marvinboswell6889]

Enjoyed your reaction thumbs up 👍,,,,, she sang beautifully

[@clones365]

I enjoy reactions to Angelina, but was really eager for yours;)

[@billeaton9562]

Great reaction, thanks. Toby Gad (the piano player) is the original songwriter with BC Jean and he invited Angelina to sing this for his piano diaries release. He has a number of very famous songs that he had written and has re imagined them for this compilation. Angelina has another official video on her channel as well but I must admit to preferring this one.

[@tomrogers1305]

I pretty sure Toby's intent here, with the "Piano Diaries" project, is to create an album of new originals as opposed to an album of covers. The words and melodies may be familiar, but his personal choices of the artists who will perform the songs likely will not be.

[@BarrySowder]

Carl, I feel that it would take 4 - 5 different top tier singers at their best (We Are the World-style) to pull off all that Angelina did in this song. And then of course, those seamless and effortless transitions that you mentioned would disappear. I also feel this is her best vocal yet - which is hard for me to say because of the emotional effect her music video of Suspicious Minds had on me.😢

[@gregjohnston5684]

great reaction and comments

[@monaboutet6863]

A sublime performance ❤❤

[@rogerandrus1806]

At the Paladium Toby introduced her as the world's next greatest singer that the world doesn't know yet.

[@kyleFincher]

❤❤❤Love Angelina❤❤❤

[@jim-rohe]

The song was written by Toby Gad and B C Jean and originally recorded by Jean. Then by Beyonce who made it famous. Toby Gad is currently producing an album of his famous hits, with different singers that he invites to sing. He chose Angelina to record this song for his album which he is calling "Piano Diaries". Toby is also working with Angelina on writing some new songs to be released later. In this recording Toby is playing the piano for her.

[@ewelina8b]

Great reaction. ❤

[@charlesallison146]

Well you said it and you are 1000% right...

[@waldemarwojtan1717]

Toby Gad is the co-writer of the song with BC Jean. BC Jean, was the first to sing the song. Beyoncé cover the Song. Tobias "Toby" Gad (born 28 March 1968) is a German music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for co-writing songs including John Legend's biggest hit, "All of Me", the fifth-highest certified single in RIAA history, and for co-writing and producing "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie and "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé. Other notable works include "Skyscraper" for Demi Lovato, "Who You Are" for Jessie J, "Untouched" for The Veronicas, "A Year Without Rain" for Selena Gomez & the Scene, "Don't Hold Your Breath" for Nicole Scherzinger, "Love You More" for JLS, and "I Do" for Colbie Caillat. In the third quarter of 2014, Gad was ranked the #3 songwriter in America by Billboard, behind Ryan Tedder and Pharrell Williams.

[@larsfrodelarsen5757]

... then suddenly the magic of her voice hits you !!!

[@comartse]

I really enjoyed your comments on the great Angelina's performance. It's a pleasure to listen to you as I am a non-native English speaker.

[@keithserafy]

This version from Toby Gad's album "Piano Diaries" is my favorite & a vocal Masterpiece, IMO. The Official Music Video is quite different, it's more up-beat, pop style with more instruments that's radio ready for her to get introduced to the masses. Great reaction/analysis Carl, I always learn from them. Thanks!

[@johnbrown3119]

I liked it too!😃

[@PhilipKnopp]

There are so many vocal events that strike the heart and soul again and again...what a performance!

[@boscobeans]

Angelina could have done this totally acapella. No one can do what this young woman can do. In a class ALL BY HERSELF.

[@lightbearer7552]

Thank you for your great reaction ,to this stunning heartfelt masterpiece by the stunning masterpiece Angelina , I was not a fan of this song but again she creates her magic and elevates another song and takes it back to her planet, she was already my favourite artist of all time years ago and still only 18yrs old she just gets better and better and leaves everything else behind , the new renaissance Goddess 💜💜💜👣

[@MarkHughson]

This cover is glorious, it lets her voice absolutely shine. Thanks to Toby for asking AJ to sing this reinvented cover of his song for his Piano Diaries album. Toby is quoted saying, “Working with Angelina has been nothing short of inspiring. Her ability to channel profound emotion through her voice adds a whole new depth to the song.” They are also working on other songs for AJ. This will be huge for her. After 16 years of practice Angelina is all grown up and has now arrived. Please subscribe to AJ's channel - she deserves it.

[@marvinboswell6889]

Powerful vocals and emotion

[@ky314]

Wow. You clearly feel it, yet you can also technically explain her virtuosity better than others.

[@jeffjeff-j6t]

Great reaction, You explained her Raw Talent Perfectly. God Bless.

[@RobertDeMartin]

Depth as in soulfulness. The purity of love comes in many shades and Angelina conveys her interpretation of the love in every song she sings 'for us' When we combine her vocal and artistic excellence with a genuine soulfulness she sings with we have an artist who touches our hearts in such a manner she stands alone. It's about 'who she is' and her love is in our hearts and we are drawn into her world and for those precious seconds we are transformed into someone far away from the challenges of everyday life. And, does that feeling of love diminish when the melody is over? No, it lingers on and our exchange of love with her never fades and nary a day goes by without her in our thoughts. Remarkable? Yes, very much so.

[@pelle6988]

"If I Were a Boy" is a song written by BC Jean and Toby Gad and originally performed by Jean in 2008.[1] The song gained international attention the same year in a version by the American singer Beyoncé, from her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Jean and Gad also handled its production alongside Beyoncé. Inspired by the difficult break-up of a romantic relationship, the song was initially recorded by Jean, whose record company rejected it. Beyoncé then recorded her own version. Jean was upset when she learned that Beyoncé was releasing it as a single, but eventually, they reached an agreement.

[@poolhallshark]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@gailhubbard7102]

Great reaction! I too love Angelina's voice and version of this song. She's my all-time favourite singer and I'm in my 70s!

[@warrenwainscott8453]

great reaction spot on

[@ClandOp]

YES -- AJ's ability to sustain vibrato through vocal fry (chest and mixed) is so unique. If Louis Armstrong had been a woman . . . .

[@rogergraetzer5992]

Hi Carl👋 my friend and fellow Angelina Angel 😇 A little Background Story for you 😊! Angelina our Angel 😇 sings👸😲🎙her new single "If I were a Boy" in the Beautiful ST.JAMES CHURCH 💒 in Paddington London with optimal Acoustics 🎶 for the Cello 🎻 and Piano 🎹 the Toby plays! Toby wrote this original Song 🎶 together with BC-Jean! who then sang this Song 🎶 😲! Later in 2008! Beyonce sang this as cover Song 🎶 which then became a mega hit in a music Video! TOBY is now Angelina’s new Mentor! Advisor! and with Song 🎶 writers! Grammy Winner🥇Producer great Guitarist 🎸and Pianist 🎹 ! Angelina sings 👸😲🎙Amazing! Brilliant! Stunning! Magical 💫! Heartwarming ❤️‍🔥💖 and Soul ✨️🌟✨️ Touching! Angelina looks like a goddess 👸in her beautiful white dress 👗! I know Toby Gad well 😀 from Germany 🇩🇪! He is a great Pianist 🎹 Songwriter and a loving 💖 cool 😎 Guy 👌! And everything he puts his hands on musically 🎶 turns to gold🥇Angelina is in very good Hands 👏 with Him! I'm so happy 😀 that Toby is working with Angelina!👍👌👏! then musical 🎶 "miracles" happen! Angelina is also a great Songwriter 📝 and Toby has already won Awards🎖for the Songs he has written 📝 for many famous Singers 😲! Toby wrote Songs 📝 🎶 for Beoncey 2008! "If I were a Boy " for John Legend "All Of Me" for Madonna, Shakira, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Calum Scott, Harry Style, Victoria Justice, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Meg Trainor, Kesha, Liam Payne, Lindsey Stirling, Aurora, Leona Lewis! Angelina and Toby are a unique team👍for the future! They will write miracle Songs 🎶 for the Phenomenal Voice 👰‍♀️😲🎙of Angelina! Angelina is in very good Hands 👏 with Toby 😃😀👍👌👏! Angelina and Toby have also written a new Song 🎶 Called "BAD VALENTINE" which Angelina sings with Toby on the piano 🎹 👰‍♀️🎙😲! Another fantastic new Song so Powerful 💥💥💥 Amazing Voice 😲! Brilliant! World Class 🌍 Angelina! (Nr.1 Hit for me!) As Toby said about Angelina's Voice 😲 World Class 🌍 Voice 😲! And he knows what he is talking about! Because he worked with the most famous Singers 😮 and wrote 📝 Songs 🎶 for them! Toby is a great Jazz 🎺🎻🎷 🎹 🎸 Fan and now a Big Angelina (Fan) Angel 😇! Thanks for sharing this Video👍great emotional ❤️‍🔥 reaction and comments as always my fellow AJ Angel 😇 👍👌👏! Love 💖 and peace ✌ ☮️ and kindness 😀 from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 👋🙋‍♂️😇👣👸😯🎙🎺🎷🎸 🎹 ❤️‍🔥 ❤️🔥💥🌍🌹💎! God protects Angelina our Angel 😇 ! 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭👋🙋‍♂️😇👣👰‍♀️👸🎙🎺🎸🎷🎹 ❤️❤️‍🔥💖🔥💥💎! spread Love 💖 all day! Roger aka Röschu out 😀! ANGELINA SAID : What an honor to be part of this iconic song and @tobygadmusic Piano Diares album.Feels so special to be part of (If I Were A Boy) with the actual legend who made it. I’m so so happy with the way this beautiful song turned out! Hope you guys enjoy it as much as we do ❤️ full music video is out now on my official KZbin channel! More music coming with me and Toby! Get ready for that ✨? YES 💯 %👍👌😊! Thank you a thousand times for the support, my fellow angel 😇 from Angelina! our jazz queen👸 and angel 😇! on her two You Tube channels 🙏 She deserves it a thousand times over 😀!

[@nanp544]

👍🏼🤗🎼💞

[@groporth8739]

Hi Carl! You just "popped" up as a suggestion as I was browsing KZbin. I'm a huge Angelina fan! I really liked your take on this performance! To me it seems you have a lot of knowledge when it comes to music!! Thank you for your intersting - and in my opinion - "on-the-point" analyze!

[@kevingood4644]

He’s great..beautifully eloquent and always completely on point..I find his speech musical..

[@jeffjeff-j6t]

Much Better than Beyonce' By Far, Angelina is the G.O.A.T. IMO

[@eTraxx]

A cover only in the sense that what Beyoncé made was a cover of the song written by BC Jean and Toby Gad, originally performed by Jean in 2008. Beyoncé's cover was that same year. In this video the pianist is Toby Gad .. the Piano Diaries are a celebration of his hit songs. He invited Angelina to England with him to perform .. this is the fourth version I have heard. I am not sure if it is really a cover when a singer is standing next to the composer as they jam to create a different version of the song.

[@Sebastian_Moustache]

Great analysis and reaction to 👸🏻🎙👣👍🏻 wish you a wonderful day ☀️

[@danilozaccaria9271]

Hi bro. I gather you're a vocal coach. Tell you what. Your technical review of Angelina's craft is the best I've heard so far and I've heard many since I met Angelina 4 years ago. I even saw her live in kongsberg in 2022. I can't match your professional expertise, so I'll just say this. Her control, her effortless capability to "float' through the register going to chest, head,mix,falsetto voice, sliding from belting to bass notes(and viceversa) in the wink of an eye more often than not in the same line,word,syllable even in the same wowel is something UNWORDLY. No more barefoot Princess. She's a Queen now. The Queen of Queens. 👍👍👏👏❤️❤️👋

[@beachbumseaglass]

Hey ! Nice to see you. Thanks for your quality reactions my friend. This performance is a wonderful masterpiece. ( If /when you react to the full version of " Bad valentine " .... Buckle up. She KILLS it. 🤯) 👍🏻♥️

[@danellradtke2694]

Toby Gad wrote this song and requested Angelina do the video with him. They will be working together much more in the future.

[@dojoswitzer]

A second version of this was released by Angelina & Toby. A fellow listener played the two simultaneously and believes Angelina’s one vocal track was used in both musical versions. That leads me to ask, how amazing is her vocal performance when it melds equally well with an orchestral version and with a guitar & percussion version?

[@bekhenry9745]

Thank you once again for an insightful reaction. I have never liked the song but she AJ definitely made it more listenable. Her collaboration song written with Toby Gad 'Bad Valentine' is phenomenal.

[@AbbieCrescendo]

It's a total pleasure to here you talk about the things we feel as we listen to Angelina so I subbed. Thank you Carl. Angelina is by far the best interpreter of lyrics and music. Best wishes for your channels growth.

[@johannesdippenaar5087]

Dankie, Carl. weereens n uitstekende reaksie,analisering en uiteensetting van Angilina se talent. Jy bly een van die beste op You Tube wat dit betref. Dit is Toby wat die klavier speel. Hy en Angelina het ook in Londen gaan optree en hulle twee is nou besig met n nuwe liedjie ek dink dit is "My worst Valentine ", maar ek is nie seker nie. Toby het die lied hierbo saam met BC Jean geskryf wat dit ook gesing het voordat Beyonce dit opgeneem het. Lekker dag.

[@stevenhambek846]

Bad Valentine

[@johannesdippenaar5087]

@@stevenhambek846 thank you.

[@kerrythomas6220]

This is a cover of BC Jean’s If I Were a Boy, as was Beyoncé’s. Reactors need to get their information correct about this song! BC Jean was the original artist and cowriter with Toby Gad of this song! Beyoncé had a huge hit with Toby as the producer, she didn’t write the song.

[@kerrythomas6220]

Great reaction, always enjoy your technical analysis of Jordan’s ridiculous vocal talents for someone her age, or any age, for that matter lol!

[@nfpnone8248]

Which original, BC Jean’s, or Queen B?

[@kerrythomas6220]

Beyoncé’s was a cover, not an original!

[@nfpnone8248]

@@kerrythomas6220 I know that, but I don’t think he does!

[@kerrythomas6220]

@@nfpnone8248 Not many people do, so I try to mention it to every reactor who calls this a Beyonce cover, it may be considered a cover, just not a Beyonce cover. You can’t cover a cover, can you! lol!

[@Pyanfar]

❤️❤️❤️❤️👣 Let's hope Angelina and Toby have a hugely productive relationship. BC Jean sang the original version of this, Beyonce sang a cover of that. I beg to differ with one thing you said, Angelina has been one of the most skilled vocalists on the planet since she was a pre-teen. Her young body may not have been fully able to keep up with her mind but the technique and vocal agility was there even so. Work with me here and lets do a thought experiment. If Angelina's 10, 11, or 12 year old mind could be magically transferred to her now 18 year old body and you allowed that mind time to get used to it's new home what do you suppose she would sound like? My guess is that she would sound better that most any other 18 year old singer on the planet.

[@097534]

Recorded by Reba Mcentire in 2010 and a big hit well before Beyonce, this version is the best