First Time Hearing Janis Joplin | Maybe

[@DianeJennings]

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[@scottferguson2092]

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[@DianeJennings]

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[@rickeycarey4556]

I am going to buy some to have for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and St. Patrick's Day.🦃🎅☘

[@scottferguson2092]

@@rickeycarey4556 lol

[@ik7578]

This is why some of us say the music today isn't as good as it was back then. No auto tune, just pure talent that shines through. You can't fake that.

[@stevewest4994]

And some great backing musicians who weren't aligned to a grid in Pro-Tools but could just play 'in the pocket'.

[@earlymorningtwilight9119]

people who would acrually practice for hrs on end to get it right

[@ingobordewick6480]

As Freddie Mercury said once: "There will come a time, when technology will kill the soul of music."

[@alexvangen745]

I’m 29 years old and I grew up on this music! I wish I was alive back then so I could see my favorite bands live! Man 50s-70s were the best decades for music of all time

[@Odiewan-Kenobi768]

You can't discount Adele or Michael Bublé

[@trinaq]

Rest in peace, Janice Joplin. The first time I heard her version of "Piece of my Heart", I got literal goosebumps, all down my spine.

[@DianeJennings]

😊

[@P-M-869]

I also loved her song "Summertime".

[@Gordy63]

You must check out Otis Redding’s “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.” An all-time classic.

[@jgeur]

@@DianeJennings hey DeeDee, search for her appearance on the Dick Cavett show when she did this song....live performance, you'll enjoy.

[@JayM409]

@@Gordy63 And 'Ain't no Sunshine,' by Bill WIthers.

[@kek4494]

Back when there wasn't autotune, some people stood out and could sing.

[@jamesslick4790]

Ohhhhh myyyy gawd.. I HATE "autotune". I'm a musician (keyboards..all kinds) who CAN'T sing, So I just don't (Except for Drunk Karaoke..) I'd rather hear someone sing slightly "off" thasn friggin' autotune.

[@Jasoncremeans73]

Write some songs in the olden style. Im sure they will be awesome.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@Jasoncremeans73 It's NOT the songwriting. It's the fact of no "real" singing and no real people playing ACTUAL instruments in today's tunes. "Musak" of the '70s is better than 86.75309% of the AI generated "pop" tunes today.

[@tommiller4895]

The only advantage of being old is seeing the very best Singers and Bands from multiple decades. I saw Janis perform live at Woodtock in 1969. She stole the show!

[@gordonrussell7137]

Janis recorded "Me and Bobby Mcgee" just before she passed. When it was released, it went to #1.

[@nataliestclair6176]

She recorded Me and Bobby Mcgee over a year before she died. It was recorded in May of 1969 amd she died in Oct of 1970. After she died they re-released the song and it went to #1 on the charts then. I think that is the release you were talking about since the original release never made it to #1 on the charts. The highest it got to on the original release was #12

[@gordonrussell7137]

The studio pros gave her everything they could. Really great arrangement. @@nataliestclair6176

[@BillW1]

Thanks Diane, Janice was a real powerhouse. Her performance of Ball and Chain from the Monterey Pop Festival is absolutely phenomenal!

[@DianeJennings]

Thank you, Bill! Ball and chain? Great title. I must check that out

[@williambenner701]

​@@DianeJenningsand checking her out live as well!❤

[@ajruther67]

@@DianeJennings If you do watch that video, you will see that the camera will focus on a woman in the audience .... twice. Once in the middle and at the end. The woman is Mama Cass of the 60's folk group The Mamas and The Papas who also performed at the Monterey Pop Festival. This performance at the festival is what helped her get a record contract and get widely known.

[@jimbatten1927]

As great as ball and chain is, is hard to beat her live performance of Summertime.

[@BillW1]

@@jimbatten1927 Diane will need to react to both. It's worth it for more Janice.

[@rickeycarey4556]

Janis Joplin was definitely a Star on Stage with her presence entertaining lots of people from all over the world.

[@komcaloon5609]

People don’t sing that soulfully without the experience of real emotional pain. She channeled it and served it up as a delicacy for us to enjoy. So nice to see you explore a female “Great”. Recommend early Linda Ronstadt solo work next. Good stuff Diane!!

[@DianeJennings]

I know what you mean, Ken! It’s tragic, but honest

[@jcIIXVIIIVII]

"Summertime", "Little Girl Blue", "Get It While You Can", "Kozmic Blues", and "Cry Baby" by Janis, just to name a few, are all absolutely phenomenal. I love that Janis and her music is making a resurgence. Not only is she fast becoming popular among reactors, such as yourself, but "Loki" S2 E2 features her song "Kozmic Blues" and is on the S2 soundtrack Janis passed 17 years before I was born, but she's been my #1 all-time favorite vocalist and main crush ☺️ since I was 14 Just everything about her lol Her beautiful unique singing voice reflects who she was inside and out. And when she just talked, so sweet, shy with a low smooth velvety rasp lol and she was simply down-to-earth, humble, kind but strong.

[@veronica6325]

Janis Joplin doesn't just sound like a hippie. She was a hippie, and damn proud of it.

[@rickeycarey4556]

That's cool Janis Joplin walked up to Bob Dylan and told Him were going to be famous. Positivity brings creativity bringing inspiration to create.

[@theallseeingmaster]

I saw her perform when I was a very young teenager. The girl had tremendous stage presence, my eyes were compelled to watch only her, for the whole show. And then, suddenly, she was gone. We who knew her talent miss her, tremendously.

[@joannerichards1750]

I met Janis after her concert in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1968. She was smiling and gracious and engaging with her fans.

[@chipparmley]

Wow!

[@suepall5425]

I was 8 years old in 68 and living in Lorain, Ohio. : )

[@rickeycarey4556]

This is also my first time hearing Janis Joplin's Song Maybe. The only song I have heard of Hers is take a piece of my heart. She has that one of a kind voice that you can hear on the radio and know its Janis Joplin. Thanks for sharing the music journey with me making the universe a happy place. I Hope You and Chewie's Wednesday is going good today.

[@DianeJennings]

Yes a voice like her is instantly recognizable! I agree

[@rickeycarey4556]

@@DianeJennings It's a blessing and great gift to have a voice like that. 😊

[@rickeycarey4556]

I learned a quite a bit about Janis Joplin that I did not know about Her in Her journeys of Life. I always like learning with You too makes My day very Joyful and Happy.

[@josephmayo3253]

Good video Diane. Janis was a one of a kind talent. The combination of range and power is unbelievable. For Otis Redding, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay is his most famous song, and you will love it. No doubt in my mind.

[@richardpare3538]

Janis was an outcast in her home town, and even later when she became famous, she was an outside to almost everything. She once stated that she would make love to 30000 people at her concerts, and then go home alone to sleep by herself. She was a brilliant performer, but had a very troubled soul. RIP, Janis. The world could definitely use more souls like yours.

[@caplondon]

No maybe about it. Janis was such a unique and gifted talent. She wasn't here a long time, but will be remembered a long time. Great reaction to this awesome performance. Thanks for sharing. 😊🎉❤

[@bjs301]

Otis Redding died just short of making the 27 Club. A couple days before he died in a plane crash, he recorded Dock of the Bay, which everybody connected to him advised against. They all hated it, but it turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the 1960s. Truly a great song. Janis was amazing, but a singer who may have had even greater range was Linda Ronstadt. She is still with us, but had to quit singing years ago when she developed Parkinson's Disease. If you haven't played her yet, you might want to try Blue Bayou.

[@johnbumgardner7977]

Janis was One of a kind ❤

[@arlowormley4110]

I like how even though you aren't familiar with some music you listen to, you listen with an open mind.

[@DianeJennings]

I try to! Thanks!

[@pinkstarphoenix6182]

Janis was unique and is sorely missed. So sad that we lost her so soon after finding her

[@jimross7648]

Janis Joplin's bluesy wail was instantly recognizable, whether it was when she was with Big Brother and The Holding Company, or her own solo productions. She was one of those unique shooting stars who blinded you with the intense light of her talent. But like many burnt out way too soon. Her personal demons and a big heart ensured a turbulent personal life in a time of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. I always marvel at singer Diane's reaction to unique and powerful musical voices. Talent instantly recognizes talent, I guess. So now Diane sort of encourages us to over indulge, with less or no consequences with her new sponsor. Why now, when I've spent years training myself to not party as hardy as I occasionally use to, with the resulting painful consequences. Where was this product when I really needed it. Another stellar reaction video. Thanks.

[@DianeJennings]

Right? This could be very much a game changer gym 😉 You are so flattering. But while I can hold a tune, Janis can SANG!!!

[@kerrykelly3699]

As some here have already stated, I didn't start listening to Janice Joplin until later on in life. She was a great artist, and I wonder what she would be doing if she had lived after middle age. Her generation had natural abilities that transcended the technologies we have today. If only ...

[@DianeJennings]

😢 I always wonder with tragic stories like that. If she had turned her life around and have a happy ending, could you sing with so much feeling?

[@LindaC616]

​@@DianeJenningsHow is Adele doing now that she's happy?

[@firedoc5]

Janis could bring the power and still be as smooth as her favorite drink, Southern Comfort. It was when she was with Big Brother and the Holding Company that she really busted out, but it was when she went solo, she shined so brightly then to suddenly have that light suddenly extinguished.

[@paullangland7559]

And here I am learning about Janice Joplin alongside you as well. This was yet another fun video to get from you today.

[@DianeJennings]

Thank you!

[@razzberrylogic]

Diane likes Janis Joplin because she is full of surprises It’s also why we like Diane, who often improvises And let’s not forget ED, she won’t settle for compromises Chewie is just livin his life and hopes his treat count rises

[@DianeJennings]

Omg it rhymes and it’s TRUE

[@martinkasper197]

If I do a shaking rhyme, probably won't earn a dime...🤣🤣🤣 So I gonna let it go, and leave to you the show...

[@freeplayfrank7736]

Huge Janis Joplin fan here. Maybe is such an under rated song, I think is was fantastic. I'm glad you liked it too, and recognize some of what made Janis so unique.

[@nataliestclair6176]

Underrated is a word they should ban from being used in KZbin comments. It's widely overused and 99% of the time not used correctly. The song Maybe is in the top 10 Janice Joplins most famous songs and it's not even a Janice Joplin original song. The song was first recorded by the Chantels in 1957 and reached #2 on the charts. The Chantel release is considered one of the top 500 greatest songs of all time

[@kimsparks5811]

Until I saw your thumbnail of her, I didn't fully appreciate how young she was (she was older than me, that made her "old"). What a talent.

[@DianeJennings]

Yeah when I colorized that picture, it definitely highlighted how young she was

[@iceman34]

Always a force when she sang . Thanks Diane.

[@DianeJennings]

thanks Graham

[@JamesPolichak]

Janis was a Goddess of the Sixties.

[@brookec.b.3611]

I love the soulful sound of this song, and her voice is of course ✨iconic✨ Definitely another artist that we lost too soon. And a wonderful reaction as always Diane! 😎

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

That song was off of her album, I got dem ol’ Kozmic blues again mama, which was her third album but her first solo album after she quit Big Brother. Her band on this album is The Kozmic Blues Band which was a manufactured studio band that her label put together with horns added because they wanted Janis to go into a Jazzier direction (even though she made the songs on this album as bluesy as she was allowed) & Janis hated the band & the direction the label was making her go into because she was a blues-rock singer, NOT a jazz singer. When the album flopped, they let her pick out her own band for the next album & she picked some dynamite musicians she called The Full Tilt Boogie Band. They just finished their first album together as a group when Janis died. The last song on that album is an instrumental because Janis died before she could add her vocals to it. So they released it in her memory anyway in 1971. The name of that album was called “Pearl” which was Janis’ nickname.

[@edkeaton]

Happy Wednesday to you Diane! Looks like you have picked out another great artist to listen to and react as well. Janis Joplin is a phenomenal artist in every sense of the word. Her voice sounds amazing! Thanks always for sharing your thoughts and reactions on these videos of yours. Have a wonderful rest of your week and be well Diane! Please give my best to Chewie for me. 👋😎🎉♥️

[@DianeJennings]

Added!

[@1COMIXMAN]

The best blues rock singer and one of the best singers ever. No one can ever sound like her. It took years of straining her voice drinking hard and smoking harder.

[@jamesloftus6157]

Never heard her sing "Maybe" before. Thanks for the experience.

[@DianeJennings]

Aww glad we could have one together Jim!

[@phoenixmichaels]

Ball and Chain live. One of the top 5 live performances of all time.

[@scottbradley6953]

You've done it again, Diane! I actually got to see this one as I had a day off of work🎉This is a very reaction (Hi Chewie ❤😊) You got to the heart of Janice. Listen to Piece of my Heart next, I know you'll like it. 💖🐺

[@andrewclarke3622]

I think I had janice's Pearl Album. This is when I discovered her in the late 80s. These were my High Schools years. Iistened to here into the late 90s. This one is new to me too.

[@armadillotoe]

"Ball and Chain" live at the Monterey Pop Festival is a visceral experience. She wasn't note perfect but oh my God what a performance. You may discover who Otis Redding is sitting on the dock by the bay watching the tide roll away.

[@nataliestclair6176]

This song was originally recorded by the Chantels, an all black female R&B group, in 1957. Their release of the song hit number 2 on the US RB charts. The Chantels version is on the top 500 greatest songs of all time

[@rickeycarey4556]

Thanks Zbiotics For Sponsoring Diane's Channel. It's always good to not have a hangover from drinking. That was cools see all of You in the sponsorship video.

[@DianeJennings]

We had a lot of fun testing it out.

[@rickeycarey4556]

@@DianeJennings Very True. 🎉🥂

[@JohnDuffy-bq8wg]

You really can't mix up janis joplin with anyone else, a voice and soul of pain and beauty

[@themidsouthcyclist8880]

I love Janis... Bobby McGee is my personal favorite. She's not an insignificant member of the 27 Club, and I wish she (and so many others) had made it.

[@tonetone7572]

you'll never hear another singer sing ,sound like and pour out their soul like Janis did. Ever .

[@richardcampbell2261]

This is the first time I have heard of this gem. Thank you for selecting it.

[@morgan97475]

Such happiness to see you enjoying Janis. She was incredible.

[@alsullivan9115]

You should react to Otis Redding, These Arms Of Mind, and I've Been Loving You Too Long, are my favorites. In my opinion his 1992, The Very Best Of Otis Redding is his best album.

[@terenceliska1491]

Janis was all thumbs up to me. There are NOT too many peeps that can sing like her living or past away. To me, she has one of those once in a lifetime type of voice.. it is also pretty amazing that she does have some critics, too. It is either you LOVE her or u do not.

[@alu.minium521]

She was a special gift to us all lost so soon after she burst onto the music scene. BOOP

[@DianeJennings]

Tragic! Booo 😊

[@DianeJennings]

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[@lisapop5219]

Oh my, I grew up with Otis and Aretha. My husband had them and Billie. Our parents were very much into music and it was always on

[@tootalazaaz]

She was great and giving women a motivation on they can do anything.

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

Lovely song! Thanks for reacting! PS: Suggesting Otis Redding's "I Love You More Than Words Can Say"

[@gordonrussell7137]

Janis recorded 'Me and Bobbie Mcgee' just before she passed. The song went to #1 on Billboard when it was released.

[@chipparmley]

Kris Kristopherson wrote that song

[@edrodriguez9431]

I agree about living in a cool time, so much at our fingertips. 2023 was alright.

[@Caseytify]

Otis Redding is best known for (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, one of the songs on the TOP GUN soundtrack. For me Joplin's best work was Cheap Thrills with Big Brother and the Holding Company.

[@MidnightMadnessRocks]

You have to remember that at the time of Woodstock there had only been one other show that size that was in the South, and it did not get the same kind of press that Woodstock did at that time. I was in northern New York state that summer at the same time they landed on the moon, and I was there for a wedding, but I did not know the show would happen 25 days later, and 100 miles away. I did not know about the show until a week after it happened on TV , and I had returned to St. Louis. Since there had not been a show like this there in New York there was no real playbook on how to manage a show this size, so they muddled through the best the could with all sorts of surprises coming, and a lot of people were stuck on the roads even the musicians. I heard of one band that was suppose to open the show, and they saw the size of the show, and took off as fast as they could, so lots of surprises. I saw Janis on TV a week later, and went the next days, and bought her album Pearl.

[@SusanCote-n7z]

I was lucky enough to see Janis live in Seattle at the old baseball park Sic stadium. I believe PG&E, Steve Miller band and another but Janis walked to the stage from the back of the stadium and we were fortunate enough to talk to her and get autographs. I just remember color, feathers and beads!!!!

[@McM-u2u]

I am a fan of JANIS, but i mever heard this song before. WOW!! now i am an even bigger fan now. BEAUTIFUL 👍🍀

[@Barbarra63297]

Janis early days with the Waller Creek Boys really shows her talent for the blues.

[@ronnydowdy7432]

😮 One of the first songs I heard her was written by Willie Nelson "Crazy" and I was so sad the way she used her wonderful voice. After she died Willie Nelson kept the song for himself even though many people have made a cover of it no one sang it better than Janis Joplin. " Piece of My Heart " is a good one to check out if you want.

[@louielouie22]

Summertime live 1969 she is a legend.

[@FJA---]

I’ve been a fan of hers since 1966 when I first heard her sing. One of the greatest blues & rock voices of all time. One you should check out is Angelina Jordan’s version of “I Put A Spell On You” (the live black & white version she recorded when she was 9. I guarantee you that you’ll never have heard anything like it.

[@acp45blue]

I saw Janis live in concert in Tempe, AZ 1969. Super wow.

[@CapnDan57]

Excellent review, Irish Girl Janis was a powerhouse singer but had a tumultuous life. & . She poured herself out to the audience and they loved her for it, but she never achieved personal fulfillment from it. Too bad she joined the 27 club, one can only imagine what else we could've enjoyed listening to. Yes, 1969 was called the 'summer of love' a true hippie free for all. Hope you and Chewie are havin' a Wonderful Wəịŕdnesday.

[@DianeJennings]

Oh imagine if iPhone cameras were around then and social media 😉 I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Diane! Thanks for stopping by

[@Falling1100]

Diane, thank you for the great video. There are two other videos that you should watch. The first one is her appearance on The Dick Cavett show. The second one is when she went to her high school reunion. Anybody that hits Jim Morrison with a bottle Southern comfort can’t be all bad.

[@TizAtx]

Please look up her version of “Summertime”. It’s something out of this world.

[@mibeatleman6767]

Sadly. When Janis was in High School (Port Arthur, Texas), she was voted "The Ugliest Boy In School", she was an outcast because of her love of Rythm and Blues. 💔🕯

[@dusty3913]

Really? Effing Texas! …

[@tonilharmon]

She said "They laughed me out of school, laughed me out of town, and laughed me out of the state" on The Dick Cavett show.

[@MrMwmussel1]

Otis Redding’s “sittin’ on the dock of the Bay” is iconic! I mean he left his home in Georgia to sit there.

[@DianeJennings]

Wha?? 😮

[@sylvanaire]

I’ve never heard this song before as I’m only a casual fan but her voice just knocked me on my butt on this one. The blues just shines right through!

[@gkiferonhs]

You'd love her Ball & Chain live at the Monterrey Pop Festival.

[@DianeJennings]

🎉

[@msmilder25]

pure blues goddess...she made every song her own by pouring her soul into every note...

[@bobbybaker9237]

Awesome reaction Janis was a great musician

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Never heard this before. What a staggeringly great song. Wow. Thanks

[@dougtittl78418]

Janis Joplin - Ball & Chain - Monterey Pop how most of the world was introduced to her

[@rocknrollhippie]

Work me lord live in Stockholm is also amazing

[@leftcoaster67]

Treat yourself to Ball and Chain at Monteray 1967. Mama Cass of the Mamas and Papas was just blown away by her in the audience. So was everyone else.

[@petejones879]

Janis was of her time that's for sure and yet her music is timeless

[@alexdalton8854]

Pure emotion this woman singing!❤

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

The movie “The Rose” 🌹 is about her. It was a pretty good movie 🎥.

[@LindaC616]

And wasn't Kris in that? Must've been weird...

[@Raymail-tj4cf]

@@LindaC616 I just check the cast of the movie and it doesn’t show Kris in it. Google could be wrong though.

[@LindaC616]

@Raymail-tj4cf no, I had it confused with "A Star is Born" You're right. "The Rose" is loosely based on Janis (I've not seen either)

[@ATN2USN]

Got to see her in person. Between belting songs, swilling Southern Comfort, and strutting around sporting a pink boa, she owned the stage. Great show!!

[@winterburden]

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

[@DianeJennings]

[@mattheweudy2396]

4:06 so soulful😍

[@damonpreusch880]

brings a soulful sound/can ether smooth or clap it awake

[@tomstelmach5233]

Since you’ve been on a 60’s music exploration, how ‘bout Jefferson Airplane, The Turtles, Quicksilver Messenger Service or Tiny Tim for that matter! Another great episode

[@powellhall9794]

😎👍Maybe was the first song I heard from Janis. Still one of my favorites.

[@Farinhir]

Janis was known as the Queen of Blues. I don't think she will ever be replaced. She is one of the few singers who's songs can still cause goosebumps for me... Sadly, drugs tend to end lives early. As The Offspring point out in "Half-Tourism", "Our light that shines strong only lasts for so long". You don't know who Otis Reding is? That is shocking. One of the most important Motown singers and song writers. He died in 1967 at the age of 26 due to a plane crash into a lake (Wisconsin). His biggest hit is "(Sitting on the) Dock of the Bay" but he has so many other good songs. He helped write "Sweet Soul Music" by Arthur Conley using the melody of "Yeah Man" in honor of Sam Cook who wrote said song. A Motown legend.

[@badhabitbabbitt7655]

Otis Redding "The Dock Of The Bay" or "Try A Little Tenderness" should work for you. Otis died in 1967 at 26yrs of age (Plane Crash).

[@miketalley5476]

Oh sweetheart, there was NOTHING "airy fairy" about Janice. She was the Queen of Blues Rock! A freight train of talent that would run you over if you didn't get out of the way! No one has EVER filled her shoes!

[@JEndless2025]

You need to hear "Mercedes Benz"(original version) by Janis Joplin.

[@robc1952]

I loved all of her songs, all of them

[@DianeJennings]

[@keithohara8167]

Janis sounds better every time I hear her x

[@higgme1ster]

"Piece of My Heart" and "Cry Baby" are favorites next to "Bobby McGee" and "Mercedes Benz." Please review all four of them OMG, Otis Redding, singing "The Dock of The Bay" is iconic. And while we are on the subject of iconic songs, listen to Ben E. King - Stand By Me (1961).

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction Diane! I haven't heard that song before. Thank you.

[@stevepas1]

She was called the queen of the blues

[@rickeycarey4556]

Happy Wonderful Welcoming Warm Weird Wednesdays Video is Here Yay Party On! Rock On!

[@DianeJennings]

You rock!

[@rickeycarey4556]

@@DianeJennings You Rock Too!

[@bdwon]

Janis was a great singer and a magnificently intelligent young woman. For a change of pace, maybe you could do a reaction video to one of her talk show interviews. I think that there was one where she contrasted the U.S. and European audiences before which she had performed. Contrasting the U.S. and Europe? What a novel idea! 🙂 or maybe it sounds familiar to you!

[@DianeJennings]

Great idea !!!

[@tinagarcia3571]

Summer time is my favorite. I saw her in person when I was 12. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO ARETHA IS , OH MY LORD!

[@kathenson606]

I live in southern texas and she grew up not far from here. She was awesome