Reaction to "When You're Smiling" by Angelina Jordan (11y)

[@williamarmstrong9008]

When you’re smiling he sanging that and it’s happy video production her grandmother directed it really good and Angelina Jordan a wonderful personality humble person and a great singer I think she’s destined to be a great singer around the world

[@jamessceeles4397]

Angelina's grandmother deserves a short musical film director award for this; my heart smiles each time I watch and listen to this; it will never get old. Kids at their youthful best with supportive adults.

[@squidkid2]

What's amazing to me now that I listen to this is that she must have recorded the vocal on this in the studio with a whole group of jazz musicians. And I bet she did it without much production goofing it up. Just her fronting a totally swinging straight ahead jazz group. Just close your eyes and listen to her running out in front of the band and driving the music not trying to keep up with the band.

[@hans-georgschroter7887]

Her Mission is to smile the whole world and feel better. I hear her everyday and look in a positive way for the day 🌅. I am shure with her next Album we will smile again 💓🌺🤗

[@GrandmaEllen]

What I like is she is featuring her music program and school---they supported her before, during, and after Norway's Got Talent. I just think this is so cool, and such a way to focus on and thank the school programs. Pure fun. 💜

[@andyschnell58]

Wonderful Angelina made this video including her classmates. We know Angelina is having fun whenever she is 'working" on her music but this was special to include her friends. Her early years are remarkable, not just because vocally she was more advanced than any other at a given age but because she had her own style and conveyed tremendous emotion from her earliest performances.

[@amadosanclementegomez6468]

Demasiada cháchara, hace el comienzo del vídeo pesado. Angelina es espectacular es de otro mundo.

[@McDevittMike]

Angelina has been brilliant right out of the starting gate and has always surprised me by her choices and never disappointed me in her performance. I also don't want to to suggest anything to her to perform. She's gonna go where she's gonna go and I'm thrilled to go along for the ride as long as I can.

[@CarlD70]

Such a cool video directed by her Grandma. Thanks for reacting Nate. You are 100% correct that if you listen to her singing, sometimes many many times of songs, you do miss just how brilliant this young girl is. She never stops amazing me.

[@robertoxyzzz]

Outstanding reaction on catching all her nuances of the true force that she is.

[@deniseperryman2814]

I’ve watched this so many times I love to see her doing happy songs she is beautiful inside and out and your right she does arrange the things she does and your right this is very jazzy she knows her music she is a very cleaver young lady I just love 💕 Angelina and she’s at her happiest singing jazz I adore Angelina love ❤️ from Denise In England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥰❤️👍😘👋XX

[@joekiplik9108]

I love this vid of her very much...blown me a way...

[@garycallan7384]

She is generous. She shares the stage with band members and their instruments like jazz and older music used to be. Artist now have to push their voice through the whole song

[@juliochavez7161]

Angelina is special, and has been for a long time, and she is so young still. Her God given talent has been there every step of the way IMHO. Thanks Nate for your time and words about my favorite singer. Thumbs up sir.

[@roddiener]

Also, those are her actual classmates and teacher, very cool!

[@natevibe5817]

I was hoping they were... She gets to share her fun with everybody!

[@mehdikeyha3755]

🙏🙏👍👍💙💙

[@po954]

Nate, What a find! Great! I discovered this reaction during the US Presidential Election...a perfect way to get distracted from what else is going on! Angelina as always delightful!

[@mogoce04]

Try something s got a hold on me .. no sad.. very good

[@markharrell3602]

I really enjoy your reactions.

[@flakebust990]

Thank you for beautiful reaction to Angelina Jordan and her playful mind.

[@olofjansson7911]

A great celebration to life! Just love her songs and persona.❤😎🇸🇪👍

[@dhamma58]

When the kids are racing down the hall and grab the stack of papers which go flying, that is her uncle with the stack. Always present but rarely seen, I feel sure that family is a valuable reassurance, especially at these young ages.

[@wajj1842]

Her uncle Michael is also her manager. For a very funny side of Angelina, here's a video of her rehearsing while Michael is looking at his phone and primping with his hair: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jovHgaKZf6mjebM Very funny, and it shows her sense of humor and that she is a very happy person.

[@berniescott5537]

You made some very important points that everyone especially first time listeners to Angelina need to hear.Listening for the endless subtleties of her vocals and appreciating her creativity from even the earliest performances.Appreciate her genius at every step of the way,she is evolving musically but has never been musically deficient in any way.I remember reading a translation from a norwegian interview where her mom said that she knew that there was something unique and special about Angelina,even as an infant.She didn't elaborate more but I think that we will never know the full mystery of this amazing child.

[@charlesturner3688]

Angelina’s funny rehearsal video The song it’s Magic

[@1949ala]

I believe that was her father in the hallway with the sheaf of papers , thanks for playing this

[@krisamagus1]

completely agree with your assessment.

[@terjealns2381]

What concerns her future contributions to pure artistry, i dont wanna know. Ill just, I presume. The futures so bright i gotta wear shades.

[@karidragni1509]

👍👍👍🌱🌷🌸😊🌸🌷💛💛💛

[@markcreitzman8728]

Another beautiful and heartfelt reaction to the barefoot princess. Looking forward to more

[@natevibe5817]

I'm touched that people (mostly) like my reactions. It's a joy to speak my heart - and to bask in her light. I only wish I had more time for it, and fewer tech disruptions...!

[@royjohansen7472]

❤️ your reaction 👍😊

[@johannesdippenaar5087]

Thank you. Excellent remarks at the end. Very true.

[@bruceclark133]

Oh Nate! Another super reaction from your heart. I did get grabbed very early on in the early NGT show, and got really hooked. Being 80 it has helped lower my blood pressure as long as I get my daily dose of Angelina. You are a super reactor and love your comments. Thanks.

[@natevibe5817]

Thank you. I'm finding it hard to keep up, in the midst of a busy life... But I'm hoping the process will keep getting shorter, simpler, streamlined... If only I had a technical assistant!

[@Mr.DamianM]

Hi Nate. Angelina's grandmother is credited with directing the video. Also, I believe this song is originally from 1928! Of course, Angelina drags it forward almost a hundred years, jazzes it up, and makes it spectacular. She can't be more than 10 here. I always enjoy your thoughtful reactions.

[@natevibe5817]

I hear so much of her grandmother's active spirit... I hope to see her in a video someday. Or perhaps I have and didn't know it...

[@manupe4141]

@@natevibe5817 Guys, this video was directed by AJ's grandmother. And, as far as I know, the grandmother plays the role of "the teacher" in the video. Cheers, Nate. 😷

[@larsm2001]

@@natevibe5817 There are many glimses of her, for instance in the last clip peeping through the backdoor just before Angelina starts singing on the "I put a spell on you" video, or in the foreground of her family on several occations during Bohemian Rhaspody on AGT. Grandma was the first one to jump up and applaud just as finished the song, with mom next to her :)

[@wajj1842]

This uplifting video was produced and directed by her grandmother, Mery Zamani. These are the kids Angelina goes to school with in Oslo. Notice how everyone speaks very good English. The man in the hall with the papers is her uncle/manager Michael. Do you remember, as a kid, how much fun it was to slide down the banisters? These kids are all very talented, partly because the "arts" are highly valued in Norway. I've heard this song many times, but this is my favorite version. When Angeliin is doing jazz, her tone and phrasing is always right on. Very well made and uplifting video. Her classmates are well-aware of Angelina's remarkable talent. But it's not something she flaunts. By the looks on their faces, this video was a blast to make. Thanks a lot Nate! 😊💕

[@robertcarlson2807]

Thanks, Nate, for another fantastic Angelina reaction. Wasn't that one fun? "When You're Smiling" was written in 1928 by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin. Louis Armstrong had a hit record of it, but the version Angelina did was probably based on the Louis Prima version in the mid-1950s. Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37apJh_f9yBl9E I always enjoy your comments before and after your reactions. Very thoughtful and heartfelt. Keep the Angelina reactions coming. As you know, her fans can't get enough of them (and you)!

[@natevibe5817]

Louis Prima - that was fun! Like swinging, man... Old style. Very cool.

[@dhamma58]

I want to thank you for that link to Louis, which then led me to one of the great interviews with Keely Smith. So much is on the web, truly it is impossible without gatekeepers or enthusiasts to help point the way!

[@Truthseekersws]

Well said Nate. She hooked me within the first few seconds of my first time seeing/hearing her. It was the A cappella part of Bohemian Rhapsody. Goosebumps right then. And right then I sensed that I was about to hear something really special. That was a bit over a month ago. Have been listening to her lots since then. I'm in my 70's. Have heard a lot of talented singers over the years. Angelina is just amazingly special. And I agree with your thoughts on another of her songs.. She was probably listening to lots of music right from the womb. But, as you said, I think, there is more. She is also a gifted prodigy. At 18 months you can hear the Whitney Houston melody. And to learn to seek out Jazz songs over the internet by the age of 3!! Many kids listen to music in the womb. Not many ( any?) are looking for songs on the internet by the age of three. And also gifted with "perfect pitch" and special vocal chords, and great intelligence. Thanks Nate.

[@alanoakley3242]

I agree with much of what you said. Some of what Angelina did as a child didn't sound perfect but I could always see what she was trying to do. She was attempting vocal techniques that kids twice her age would not even notice. In some cases she simply made sounds approximating to the lyrics of songs, which is pretty bold. She didn't know the words to Gloomy Sunday or I'm a Fool to Want You on NGT, for example, but got up in front of tens of thousands of viewers anyway because she could sound like Billie Holiday. Since developing her own sound, she still only had a rudimentary grasp of what she was singing about in some instances but you would never know it from her performances because she always sounded like she was singing her life. Listen closer and you'd occasionally have to ask whether she had come across a particular word before or was it a word at all. While I'll grant that her style made it difficult to tell how much was intentional, one of her many gifts is that it doesn't seem to matter. The most interesting thing for me now is to what extent Angelina's record label reign in her eclecticism and steer her path.

[@RachelDacusAuthor]

Thank you for such thoughtful reactions, and for insightful reminders about the need for self-care and paying deeper attention at a time like this. Listening to Angelina is part of my self-care, because her artistry and purity of intention are inspiring. It's also inspiring to hear reactions like yours. One of my favorite AJ songs is her version of Summertime with the beautiful KORK orchestra. So serene.kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6Wsm4Bph6xpe6M

[@natevibe5817]

I am glad my words go deep for you, and resonate... I am grateful. Thank you.

[@andyschnell58]

That version of Summertime with KORK has become my favorite. I am still trying to come up with the proper adjectives to give it justice. Serene is a good choice.

[@karolyn8644]

Yup, straight-up jazz...love it. This is such a delightful video, and Angelina is showing her acting skills a bit, too. Are you aware of her friendship with Steven Van Zandt, formerly of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band and Sopranos? He recently starred in the Lillehammer, or Lilyhammer TV series. I think it was filmed in Norway. He became acquainted with Angelina and her family and invited Angelina to appear in the last episode of the show. She was just eight years old and played a little girl singing in a club of some sort. She sang two songs. Much of her singing is drowned out by conversation among the dinner guests, but it is still a pretty delightful thing to watch. Here's her IMDb profile: www.imdb.com/name/nm8361019/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t339

[@natevibe5817]

Saw part of one song, oddly surrealistic scene, gonna have to track down the whole of it....

[@billweekley4077]

@@natevibe5817 The series was or is on Netflix.

[@charlesturner3688]

AJ Mary’s Boy Child New Angelina Jordan The Evolution 14 minutes of AJ.

[@ek-1707]

Rusty Shackleford put together another video to this same version of the song. It is worth a watch and makes you feel even better about her: : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHiyqZ2njaeKlac I especially enjoy the "first reactions" when the reactor is using some on-camera persona they have developed, and after about 5 seconds you see their mouth drop open, they lose all that fake schtick and you see their true self.

[@flakebust990]

You almost broke my heart. I am blunt, yes. But i`d love to hear people "stay sane" instead of "stay safe" . I hear the ominous echo of " build back better" and what i feel is "stay slave"

[@natevibe5817]

A broken heart, with time, only grows and expands. Yet deeper than that is who you are. And the stories of men are just words on the wind...

[@flakebust990]

@@natevibe5817 Hm.. thank you. I expected no less ..

[@yubogolfer4040]

Nate, hearing your comments about life and it's challanges, I get a guess you have learned lessons about it a hard way and got wise to have a different look and feel on such things and value the necessity for selfcare. Music that touches the heart and soul like that from Aurora and Angelina helps a lot. Another recommendation for soulful scandinavian music is the band Wardruna. Their performance of 'Helvegen' together with Aurora may be the best start into their world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ_Ohah-hZ6kadE Btw, I'm from Germany (you asked about it in a previous reaction, where your audience is from if I remember correctly)

[@bertjones3010]

Nate, I suspect you've been getting calls for the contralto Diana Ankudinova. If you check out this 30 sec of her pronouncing her name and look in the description box, there is a chronological listing of some of her performances with links. Perhaps you might get to add to your reaction videos. As busy as you are, perhaps when time allows. I appreciate your your comments also. Very timely sir. Regards, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXa4pGpqaqprjJI