FIRST TIME REACTING TO | ANGELINA JORDAN "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN" &" KILLING ME SOFTLY" REACTION

[@GG_AJfan]

Her performance of "Mount Everest" on that concert is untouchable to me...

[@larrypifer1103]

This is a 17-year-old that has been performing, and giving concerts since she was 8 years old, and she is destined to be greatest STORYTELLING Signature Voice of all time. Her video of Bohemian Rhapsody that she performed on AGT in 2020 has been viewed more that 150 million times on KZbin, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok it is a classic. People flew into Norway from all over the world to see 1, or more of the 3 concerts she performed in June of 2022, all 3 were sold out.

[@kristena9285]

16 in this video though.. 🙂

[@lesgray8709]

Angelina has the incredible ability to perform in live concerts better than in the studio! Her album should be coming out this year, it will be great - but for me - I need to hear the songs in the live concerts that will follow - there is nothing to beat being there in person with other like minded people to fully absorb the true essence of Angelina Jordan...

[@HS-ol4zl]

Angelina is killing me softly with her songs...

[@anirenka]

Kongsberg is in Norway. I was at her concert a few days later in Sandefjord 10th of July 2022 😁🥰 Amazing concert 💖💖

[@kenscott8966]

People often say this song (or that one) is perfect for Angelina or they state it as did you that "this is right up in her wheelhouse". The undeniable fact is that Angelina's wheelhouse is approximately the size of Texas! One can test this by observing that across her catalog nothing is lacking, nothing is forced, or false, or insincere. Everything she decides to touch fits. No more versatile artist can one find, regardless of era or genre. Great job Britt!

[@larrypifer1103]

AJ has been killing us softly with her performances since she was 7, and now we have no choice, we must experience her.

[@jojow.2158]

Hi there - a lot of Artists have Problems with live singing but not Angelina - the stage is her living room singing is her breathing and beeing with us is her fun time

[@BigAngieFan808]

Thanks for your insightful reaction to these songs I recorded. I’m guessing that next is the awesome “Mt Everest” from the same concert, because you have that song in the thumbnail by mistake.. This was the best concert I have ever been to!

[@marvinboswell6889]

Yes mam , she can sing, this was one of her outdoor cocert in Norway this summer it was reported she sang 18 songs to sold out venue ,,fan flew there from all over the world to hear her the report was her voice sound even better live than recorded, many who were there watch your reaction .thanks

[@bahmansarhangi8376]

AJ is a gift to the world! ❤❤❤ To answer to your question, Kongsberg is a small city in Norway an hour from Oslo the capital city. Kongsberg Jazz festival takes place every summer in Kongsberg, and AJ is one of the main attractions.

[@AbbieCrescendo]

Lori Lieberman's original, It became a hit with Roberta Flack's remake in 1973 and then covered by the Fugees with a massive hit. Angelina's soulful and jazzy take is based on all 3 of these singers.

[@alberttenfoot]

According to Wikipedia the song is much earlier than Lori Lieberman's performance, Here is what they write: "The oldest known recording of the song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label (02576).[5][16] Ashley said he had learned it from his grandfather, Enoch Ashley,[17] who got married around the time of the Civil War,[18] which suggests that the song could have been written years before the turn of the century. Roy Acuff, an "early-day friend and apprentice" of Clarence Ashley's, learned it from him and recorded it as "Rising Sun" on November 3, 1938."

[@geoffreynorth9046]

Great reactions - Killing Me Softly in particular is really virtuoso Angelina ! I love it so much...

[@ridgemanron]

You could go back in time and place this girl in a jazz club singing songs in this style of her's. All I'd ask, is for Billie Holiday to also be on the program at the club. Two 'Queens Of Jazz', that's them for sure.

[@ClaudioMarcucci7756]

Absolutely a delightful double reaction, Britt. I have been to this concert on July 7th and the following one on the 10th in Sandefjord, also in Norway, and I can tell you that it was absolutely worth making the trip from Italy, they were 2 wonderful moments to be able to fully enjoy hers incredible voice and hers slow and fascinating interpretations.💛🧡❤

[@larrypifer1103]

It has been my experience that AJ reads the lyrics the first time she performs a song but does not need to after that first time, she appears to have a photographic memory.

[@capstan50g]

Some vocal coaches have described her as a singer's singer because of her technical skills. I agree with you that this is hard work combined with huge talent. Roberta Flack had the first big hit with Killing Me Softly in the '70s. Great reaction!

[@giuseppeurna1986]

Giusta osservazione

[@capstan50g]

@@giuseppeurna1986 Grazie mille!

[@larrypifer1103]

“Killing Me Softly With His Song” was originally written for and recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1972. Roberta Flack first heard the song on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City (where Lori Lieberman’s version was featured on the in-flight audio program). In September of 1972, Roberta was opening up for Marvin Gaye at the Greek Theater. After she performed the encore song she prepared, Marvin advised her to sing another song. According to Roberta: I said well, I got this song I’ve been working on called ‘Killing Me Softly’ and he [Marvin Gaye] said ‘Do it, baby’ And I did and the audience went crazy, and he walked over to me and put his arm around me and said, ‘Baby, don’t ever do that song again live until you record it.’“ Roberta’s version of “Killing Me Softly” was released in January of 1973. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in February of 1973 and later for a week in March of 1973. She won two Grammy Awards in 1973 for “Record of the Year” and “Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.”

[@rickpallas2001]

I did not know this about Lori Lieberman having first recording the song. My first exposure was the 1973 version by Roberta Flack when I was a senior in high school. Found a performance by Lori Lieberman. Thank you!

[@stevenhambek846]

Have you seen the recent documentary on Roberta on PBS?

[@patriciasepulveda1264]

Larry .. you are the best answerer of questions by far! Fabulous to hear all that! Thanks.

[@bills5268]

"Killing Me Softly" gave me goosebumps. I hate comparing Angelina to anyone because she is the most unique and talented singer I have heard in my 71 years. However, Angelina is as eclectic an artist as was Roberta Flack in her day. Angelina, like Roberta, can sing in more genres of music, from all eras, from any singer, and does it so naturally. I have not heard any other singer that can do that.

[@geirstianaaslund7141]

Agree Bill, except Eva Cassidy that would have turned 60 years TODAY if she hadn't died when she was only 33. Jazz, blues, pop, country she mastered it all, just like Angelina. Angelina is catching up, but Eva is still slightly ahead in my opinion.

[@bills5268]

@@geirstianaaslund7141 I agree. Eva had her own style and sang beautifully. She was taken far too soon.

[@swampbear55]

What a great cover of this song. So unique and so special.

[@hannuhedman5882]

She is so good in those bluesy parts.. And that guitar player is also very good.

[@most2dot0]

Here is a playlist of the complete concert: kzbin.info/aero/PLddfS789jBCqgzvCzoA64el1GGlJ135bP The opening song was a surprise, Mount Everest by Labrinth, which she did not do before, and is one of my favorites of her.

[@ooshta]

What an awesome reaction Britt. I fell in love with this song when Roberta Flack (love her version) covered it in 1973. (Was originally by Lori Leiberman) than Angie did her version, so I know have 2 favorite versions of this song. It was an awesome concert in Norway back in July of 2022. You should react to her version of "Mount Everest" by Labrinth (make sure you watch his original 1st to really appreciate what she does with the song) also you just have to at the same concert react to her live in concert version of "Million Miles" (the song she wrote as a tribute to her late grandpa) this will also really blow your socks off 🤯👍❤ (PS, so happy you turned up your mic and have headphones) also on your thumb nail for this reaction you put "Mount Everest" you might want to change that. 👌

[@martinstenitzer8782]

This concert was heavenly, angelina and her band, the stage all is absolutly amazing, the quality live is so good as like in a studio, she is a diva for ever. Killing me softly is outstanding, every word is a world, unique...and she is so gorgeous, tall and that with 16 years 👑♥️🌹💫

[@geirstianaaslund7141]

This concert at Kongsberg was heavenly, the next in Kurbadhagen was even better.... I attended them both

[@christiansteinhoff1731]

You teased with Mount everest. She kills that song. Everyone needs to KZbin Angelina Jordan You Say. ITS A BLACK SCREEN JUST VOCALS. I can't stop listening to it it's my favorite. If you could react to that I think you will be blown away. I love your reactions you post every day and I look forward to seeing your reaction.

[@massimoseganti8687]

Angelina sings well everywhere but, on stage, it's the best, you can perceive the emotions and skills that have a unique flavor live, wonderful concert last year with moments of incredible intensity that only a talent like Angelina transmits. Excellent review Britt, good life..Massimo

[@giuseppeurna1986]

Straordinario talento qui canta dal vivo e si vede tutto il suo talento. Meravigliosa. Britt e sempre un piacere grande sentirti commentare A.J

[@pietersbart]

The version of the Animals is excellent: a much more aggressive and rocky version. Angelina’s version is more soulful and bluesy and of course wonderful :-) The original is still recognizable but she really made it her own by bluesing it up. I wonder if she is really reading and needing it or if it is simply a security branch and a nice reassurance to have at hand. I tend to believe the latter. Angelina’s version is bit in between the original by Roberta Flack and the version of the Fugees and Lauren Hill. Yeah she takes her time singing songs. She tends to slow down songs even her own songs: her live version of Million Miles is quite a bit slower than the studio versions. I can’t wait to see her live and experience her live singing from close up. These smartphone recordings are amazing already, to experience it from a feet away… :-D Angelina has a very rich vocal toolbox and plays with her voice (belt, rasp, twang, headvoice and more) pauses, rhythms, tempo and freely uses it through her song to tell the story and make you feel the story. I do not get the impression that she is trying to impress us with her vocal and technical prowess.

[@joey10473]

Love all your reactions to Angelina.

[@sulatlalaki]

I like how, in Norway (or so it appears), the norm for the musicians to wear suits, in this case tuxedos 🤵‍♂️

[@davelegget1000]

this group of musicians backing her a first class . and of course she is just great.

[@robertwhite6248]

One her best versions of Rihannas "Love on the Brain" is done at that same concert

[@lisayoung4987]

I can listen to Angelina 24/7 I swear she could turn a Heart of Stone into a Garden of Beautiful Blooms of a Roses in Every Color and Make Them tear up into a Soft Teddy Bear.

[@sonnythorelli5402]

She’s playing, having fun. ❤

[@I_scribbles]

Now make sure you see Million Miles from this concert!

[@Mark_MOORE_VFL]

Can't go wrong with AJ 💙

[@brucecumming8803]

The House of the Rising Sun is an old US blues song. When the Animals covered it they were part of the British revival of US blues. Thanks to that revival many of the old negro US blues artists experienced a revival. When the Rolling Stones first came to the US, they were asked, at a news conference, "what do you want to see". Mick said they wanted to see Muddy Waters. One of the reporters replied "where is that".

[@johnhakansson1832]

I hear she is known for taking her time, apparently her most common direction to the band is “slower”

[@Coybib10]

I enjoy your respect for Angelina....Lauren Hill would love this...thank you

[@larsfrodelarsen6645]

A star is rising !!!

[@olofjansson7911]

This was great! You have to listening to Mount Everest. The first song in this concert. It is fantastic!❤😎

[@MichaelGroves777]

Angelina makes them wonderful again

[@Wolfm4n10]

In the summer Angelina was in Norway and had not one but three concerts in Norway and you can find all three concerts here on KZbin. First she was at kurbadhagen in the city of Sandefjord and then she had this concert a few days later in Kongsberg and then three days after that she had a second concert at kurbad hagen in the city of Sandefjord and there was alot of her angels in the concerts from all around the world. all three a similar songs but she changed few of the song in each concert. all three concerts are worth looking if you are interested and the good thing you will find it all here on KZbin. love your reactions to our barefooted angel Angelina

[@fredneecher1746]

It was Roberta Flack who made this popular in 1973. I remember it well because it's synonymous in my mind with a girl called Jenny - the one who got away.

[@kenhall5551]

She is a jazz queen

[@mikaeljohansson7848]

The song "Mount Everest" from the same concert is totally amazing

[@danilozaccaria9271]

Kongsberg is a town rougly 90 kilometers West of Oslo . I WAS THERE. JULY 7TH 2022. I still have goosebump thinking about it.🤩🤩😍😍✨️❤️

[@gtir300hp]

One thing I love about Angelina. She is the youngest here. She has made little rittin notes which she holds on the music stand with little plastic pegs. The band members, are using tablets for their music and notes etc. Love it lol.

[@joeseay2883]

I love the way she talks.! She says y'all like she's from Dixieland.! I always figured she would sound British when she was young. But she sounds American.! I guess she had lots of time in California.

[@grahamkelsey1675]

She did HOTRS on TikTok a while back and it was just her jamming on a guitar by herself...it will shock you how good it is

[@user-qr4qq1gw7k]

She is so good, I love her singing!!!Thanks!!

[@Mercury6_]

This whole concert is straight 🔥

[@tomcollins9805]

Kongsberg Norway. It’s north west of Oslo. I was there for this concert. She is amazing live in concert.

[@elmarwinkler6335]

Kongsberg is a Norwegian town West to South-West of Oslo in the South of Norway, not very far from the sea. As Larry told, she performed here (she told it herself) since she is 7 years old. She often sings the shortened versions, so she does not get problems with the owner´s rights. As G G says, Her version of Mount Everest from Labrynt is spectacular. Be safe, Elmar from Germany.

[@nickmcconnell1291]

Can you imagine what this sounded like live and not on an iphone recording?

[@BigAngieFan808]

I was the one that recorded it and I can tell you it was insane how good she sounded live

[@nickmcconnell1291]

@@BigAngieFan808 Thanks so much for sharing that recording! I am sure it was hard to hold a camera steady in that crowd! I have hopes that some of that concert was professionally recorded and might become available some day.

[@BigAngieFan808]

@@nickmcconnell1291 there were big pro cameras recording throughout, and nrk tv did release professionally recorded versions of her two original songs 7th heaven and million miles. So some day we might have the whole concert with that nrk tv quality!

[@marshawolfe2948]

Roberta Flack is the original singer what maybe somebody sang it before her but back in my day it was Roberta Flack who I absolutely loved she was one of my most favorite singers and I think Angelina really loves her also

[@sonnythorelli5402]

Thanks Britt, you have to the point reflection on AJ’s way of singing. You are right in that she know what she do and she work hard to get it right. It is not by accident she sounds so amazing. 😮

[@richardduffy3115]

There is another video of AJ singing Killing me Softly, where in my opinion she does an even better performance of this great song. It was done during the same time she did her recent Norway concerts at a different venue. Of course, this one was fantastic as well!!

[@gottabeemee]

Roberta Flack would enjoy Angelina's rendition!! Can't WAIT till her new album is released, because that means tours in USA will follow!!

[@daghugowilhelmsen5660]

Kongsberg is innland in southern Norway, it is known as the silver city and the hometown of the leading singer of AHA.

[@patriciasepulveda1264]

House of the Rising Sun was a tiktok she did at 5am one morning that blew me away. I happened to be awake just a few minutes after and went on and saw it and felt so special because I was seeing it just a few minutes after she was on there. Funny .. like I was special!! So here she's not doing the full song either .. I hope she does some day. Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack, by the way) simply makes me eager for her record to come out .. which she recently hinted was coming "soon". I hope both of these are on the record in their full versions. I never can be "fine" with pieces of the songs because she does them so ridiculously beautifully. I JUST WANT MORE!! That all said, I do love the tiktok compilations and highly recommend them. One is 40-some minutes long and it is outrageous in the sense that we clearly see her singing EVERYWHERE .. in the streets, at the beach, the parking lot, in her bedroom .. I don't think she ever stops .. always with her cellphone stretched out in front of her and she sometimes does phenomenally beautiful versions of the songs.. I don't believe we have EVER seen a singer EVER share like this. They used to be without any instrumentation, which was gorgeous .. but then they put in piano behind them .. at first I was sorry but I quickly relaxed into it because the piano was subtle and supported her really well. I highly recommend watching these .. I believe only one reactor has taken one of these on .. and it is amazing.

[@danilozaccaria9271]

That "we will" you heard in the background it was ME. 😜😁

[@johnbattles1002]

Roberta Flack made "Killing Me Softly" a huge hit in the early 1970's, but I believe the original was by someone else earlier. The great "crooner" singer Andy Williams does a fantastic rendition of the song as well! But Angelina brings out the raw emotion of it like no other!

[@irenestrmnss4331]

Britt, love your voice too🥰 you are so sweet.

[@griselizondo]

Omg, you should react to her original song "Million miles" that she performed in that concert! ❤️

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

Britt you're absolutely gorgeous and I freaking love your swag.

[@joedeleon2017]

Angelina takes on some of the hardest songs to sing. No problem!😊❤

[@BUDSBEAU]

notice she is reading it before she sings it, the 3 rd verse KILLING ME SOFTLY.

[@jessiehoolahoopsmcgee]

Britt I love your voice!!!

[@alanoakley3242]

The other version you probably heard was by the great Roberta Flack, a singer/pianist from the 70s who was also notable for her duets with Donny Hathaway. The original, albeit less well-known recording of the song was by Lori Lieberman and it was inspired by her attending a Don McLean set in LA. Deeply affected, she relayed her thoughts to a lyricist she had been working with, who transformed her notes into song lyrics but denied her the co-writer credit she thought she deserved.

[@bernhardschiller4329]

The thumbnail to this video showed Mount Everest, which was the first song at this concert and which is my favourite song by Angelina by far. Unfortunately you choose two other, which is fine, cause they are beautyful as well. But please try Mount Everest at Kongsberg.

[@sulatlalaki]

The famous version of Killing Me Softly was Roberta Flack

[@geniej9093]

The great Roberta Flack... Now having heard AJ's version in this live setting, I have to say I felt the raw discomfort meant to be provoked. Brutally well sung.

[@localnetsolutions]

I've really liked Killing Me Softly ever since I heard Lori Liberman sing it in 1971

[@carolinesmercantile4290]

I knew AJ has a long time been channelling Robert Flack (among many many many other jazz singers of the past)...welp, here we are! I knew it! I grew up in the 70's when Robert made it big on the radio, and remember Lauren Hill's rendition too...it's so nice to hear this smokey rendition by Angelina...she seems to be completely in her element in this video!

[@MikeRichardsPhotographic]

You gotta do her cover of Adele's love is a game girl you have to do a reaction to that x

[@patriciasepulveda1264]

AGREE!!

[@markkleckner3060]

Awesome reaction to The Future Music Queen, God Bless!

[@livingLge]

The original was Roberta Flack, who before AJ came along, was probably the only other vocalist to make my eyes tear up every time... Another Roberta Flack song that AJ covers is my fav: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWbEaoGNa7iMq6c

[@IgorS_Isr]

"The House of the Rising Sun" isn't The Animals' original. It is a traditional folk song.

[@jeffstumpf9129]

Eric Burton and the Animals weren’t the first to record this song. It’s an old Appalation folk song first recorded in 1933.

[@gailfoster8972]

You do know that English is her second language she's from Norway and she's also deaf in one ear do you understand this Talent of this young lady nobody understands how incredible this is

[@loveloochay]

💙💙💙🎼💙💙💙 .... 😍 .....

[@bounhomesirisavath3777]

ANGELINA IS KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HER SONGS I LOVED ♥️⭐️♥️🌟♥️ THAT IS ONE MY FAVORITE SONGS ♥️🌟♥️🌟♥️ I GIFTED GIVING SUBSCRIBE THUMBS UP 👍

[@cliffdavidson15]

July 2022 in Norway

[@angelightification]

I heard she sang over 80 songs - Check out Million Miles, at the end she kind of yells

[@nickmcconnell1291]

Britt, if you want to hear another song where Angelina “takes off the chain” a bit…. try her live version of “Lovin You” done when she was 11. I think you will really like this one! It was hearing this cover from her that cinched my belief that she may be one of the greatest jazz/RMB singers to have ever lived. I have a link below to one where you can hear her better. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6fQo6l7mb6Ghbs

[@BUDSBEAU]

ROBERTA FLACK is the original singer of this grammy winning song !!!

[@GrandmaEllen]

Eric Burdon and The Animals. Your reactions are wonderful. I'm never sorry for stopping by. Grandma Ellen, out.

[@jnorristube]

Saw your thumbnail for “Mount Everest” I was excited. This was good to but her MtEverest cover is insane

[@marshawolfe2948]

Britt please react to Angelina's cover of I'm A Fool To Want You It's in studio I Think she's like 12 years old but you've got to check that out it is absolutely beautiful it's originally by Billy Holiday So please check it out alright And I can speak for all of us Angelina angels we love you I'm so glad I found your channel because you're my number one Music reactor You and Schnell Jordan You both love Angelina Jordan just like her angels So check it out you're gonna love it💜💜💜💜💜

[@rogerandrus1806]

I just dropped a comment on another reaction encouraging you to go to Norway! I need to go to bed, but I'm binge watching you tonight. Roberta Flack was the best known "original", Grammy winning Thank you.

[@rickpallas2001]

Roberta Flack was the original artist (my era, back in the 70s). I know how you like live performances, so here she is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3iUYoyEmp2HidU

[@rickpallas2001]

Correction, Roberta made it famous in 1973, the original was a year prior by Lori Lieberman kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKS2kIhvf76lesU

[@CarlosCastillo-ue9cz]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@davidstevenson3295]

The title of this video was for MOUNT EVEREST ? but these are great too, I was just looking forward to your reaction of M E that song is beyond words!!!

[@M63Tod]

Roberta Flak is untouchable in her rendition. Angelina may be as good. They are just different and beautiful in their own way.

[@angelightification]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@indiecab9593]

“The house of the rising sun” was not originated by the animals- it goes back many decades before them.

[@jeannehurdel312]

Roberta Flack was the 1st to sing this song. I believe she wrote it as well.

[@kiritaia8469]

I love your reactions Brittany. I would love to see your reaction to AJ & Animal mashup. Please react to the following link below. It's a masterpiece #AngelinaJordanAnimalshouseoftherisingsunmashup

[@yuppers54]

your aunty Dolly covered House of the rising son too. But I think her voice was just a bit to sweet to do the song justice.