So Gorgeous! Alone - Heart (cover by Floor Jansen) | Reaction

[@chadbennett7873]

The piano was played by Joost van den Broek, a dear friend of Floor's and keyboardist from her first band, After Forever. He is currently Arjen Anthony Lucassen's right hand man for Ayeron and keyboardist and director for his live performances. Arjen "discovered" Floor when she was sixteen, so they collaborate frequently, along with Floor's "little" sister, who is slightly taller than Floor's 6'1". Loved your reaction to this incredible woman, and her friend Joost. It is truly my belief that they arrived from the same planet to grace us with their music.

[@rnowak85]

Joost is also a famous music producer including the last 3 Epica albums as well as Blackbriar, Powerwolf, Blind Guardian, Stream of Passion, Mayan, Vuur, and Ex Libris. He is associated with the famous Dutch recording studio Sandlane.

[@Klojum]

Officially, his name nowadays is SIR Joost van den Broek. The dude has been knighted by the Dutch King.

[@BrendonChase_2015]

Did somebody say Ayreon? As in: "Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017)".. (hint hint.. Mrs. R) 😁Cheers!

[@matzek.3220]

​@@BrendonChase_2015😂Good one, Brendon! I concur!

[@chadbennett7873]

@@Klojum Indeed, and rightfully so!

[@Duskwind_]

Floor even makes covering Ann Wilson look easy. This was recorded in a shed in her back yard that they turned into a recording studio during Covid. The camera work was done by her husband Hannes and the piano was recorded by the keyboardist from her old band After Forever.

[@chrisoleary1909]

Hilariously. The reason Floor did Frozen was because of how much her daughter loved it😂

[@zoeystar4668]

Yup. Floor said she was tired of listening to it, so figured she'd just sing it herself as a gift to her daughter Freja.

[@MrsRealistic]

Well I see that we have something in common! Our daughter had a "Frozen" Christmas stocking with a button that played the song 😆

[@timhutchinson8485]

Floor did covers of “let it go” as well as “into the unknown” during lockdown.

[@MrsRealistic]

That'll be next on my list for her!! 😁

[@randymarple9830]

Most of these covers were done at their home during the Covid LOCKDOWN in Sweden. The videographer is her husband, Hannes Van Dahl, drummer of Sabaton, metal band famous for epic battle songs of skirmishes of WW1 & WW2. Floor did these videos to stay in touch with the fans of Nightwish.

[@MrsRealistic]

I did their song "Christmas Truce" and LOVED IT!

[@randymarple9830]

@@MrsRealistic ❤

[@matthewgoodA1206]

This is my favorite Heart song, and oh, how she killed it. Getting the right level of melancholy emotion, and able to use her vocal power to belt like she needed to. And she also hit that G#5, no mean feat. Altogether beautifully memorable.

[@Thorgrim247]

Floor did these type of home produced cover videos for all of us during the lockdowns. "Let it Go" was the 1st one she did for her daughter Freja, who also loved the Frozen movies. She also did a cover of "Into the Unknown".

[@marianogonzalez1977]

You have to hear "How's the heart" acoustic (Planet Rock version) and hear what she can do sitting down ;-) Cheers from Argentina!!!

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for the suggestion! 😁

[@PomLimey]

There’s not many singers that would do such a stripped back version of this song. With just a piano as backing there is nowhere to hide. But Floor made it look easy. Beautiful piano too.

[@MrsRealistic]

It was done perfectly!

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

This is great! Probably my favorite of Floor's Covid times home made covers. She has done this a couple of times before, but this is most mature of them. Powerful, but also so vulnerable performance. ⛄👍

[@daviddobbins9896]

Hearing this cover just lets everyone know how awesome Ann Wilson is! Ann was easily my favorite female vocalist in the 70’s and 80’s. Love this song and Floor’s cover. And that piano! 👏🏻

[@damienmaynard8892]

Yes, for this kind of song and performance to be good the touch on the piano has to be just right. Joost certainly has it! They've known each other a while now!

[@richardwest6358]

Over 25 years

[@MrsRealistic]

Oh yeah, I LOVE Heart! They were kind of the trail blazers for hard rock chicks!

[@wannabedane4046]

Floor did amazing covers during covid to stay in touch with her fans. Frozen ! and II are bangers when Floor interpret them. Oblivion is another song soaring, and many more.

[@stpfs9281]

"EuFlooria"!

[@jonno55]

Nice reaction. You maybe don't know, but Floor is doing a cover of a cover. Originally a song by I-Ten, 1983. Heart covered it and made it famous.

[@MrsRealistic]

I totally didn't know that! You learn something new every day! Thanks! 😁

[@tomaszzaraza9971]

and all of that while sitting down. and this was during covid, recorded in her barn in Sweden

[@tcscushing]

Had heard the name. Just became a Floor fan.

[@glenngunnis6642]

Floor is a goddess, she can sing anything! Thank you!🎸🤘

[@MrsRealistic]

Couldn't agree more! 👏

[@Mars-is4un]

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 well done again

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you 🤗

[@ronnie1587]

I love Floors take on this song, especially sitting in a rocking chair in front of a mike with nothing but a piano!! Another point is the fact that most people seem to think that this is a cover of a Heart song but it isn't as their's is also a cover as well. The group that wrote this never got the credit they deserved, which is not very good!! Someone else in the comments has already brought this fact up so I won't bother to repeat it!! Cheers

[@MrsRealistic]

Wow! I didn't know that! Thanks! 😁

[@naruto9121983]

this is not live. these are the covers she did during covid time to stay in shape vocally. tommy from sabaton helped her with many of her videos. this piano i think it was joost from after forever her previous band who played it. oblivion is another great cover of her

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks! I wasn't sure if it was live... there were a few spots that looked "unsynced".

[@damienmaynard8892]

I think it was hubby Hannes behind the camera!

[@fredverkerk838]

yes its live , in her homestudio , with a mic of 7000 dollar, the piano is not live .

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Brilliant. Love her voice. Greetings from South Africa

[@alleninfinity6730]

Floor connected so well with us her fans during the lockdowns for covid. She is such a wonderful person, sweet as pie, and not a bit of diva in her. I am a guy that appreciates great vocals from any person, and Floor amazes me. She was born with natural talent, and has honed it into a perfect vocal instrument. First vocalist I ever heard at 56 who's voice made me go, " Holy S**t!" I am just grateful to have discovered her and Nightwish.

[@MrsRealistic]

Couldn't agree more! She's outstanding!

[@joeturner1181]

A man of culture and refinement I see! Just in case you haven't heard of them, let me recommend Haley Reinhart and Morgan James. Their duet of Dear Prudence is a hidden gem. Haley's version of Creep with Post Modern Jukebox is a masterclass in vocal technique, and Morgan's version of Take Me to Church with just a piano (played by Scott Bradlee) is stunning.

[@phils866]

One of the few good things to come out of the covid lockdowns.....Floor started putting out these incredible solo performances.

[@omegafirelord7469]

I used to follow Heart around Seattle before they started doing their originals because I was convinced they would be great in the future, they were mostly a Led Zeppelin cover band then! I loved Floor's, but Ann still has my heart, and she still belts it out!

[@MrsRealistic]

I LOVE Heart... every time Barracuda comes on the radio I'm back in the 80's!

[@user-Rockmagix]

1st of june is my once in a lifetime lullaby - I have tickets for her live show in Eindhoven/NL. And believe me, beeing 64 now I never ever had such a huge anticipation on a concert like this time. And to be clear, I've seen at least 500 of them. Would love to see this track and 'Slow Love Slow' on top of her new albumstuff. Can't wait - get wet eyes only thinking of it.....

[@MrsRealistic]

Amazing! You're so lucky! 😊🙌

[@jeffk1482]

@user-nr2by3gf8g You’re *seriously* dedicated to your music. Good on you!!!

[@beckyleavitt7808]

This is the best cover of this song I have heard so far. I used to get in the car and sing this at the top of my lungs when I needed to express my frustration. There's something therapeutic about it. Floor is just an astounding singer. Thanks for reacting to this.

[@janvanleeuwen2535]

Absolutely true. Like you said, there's something therapeutic about it. Proud to be Dutch 🇳🇱 😊

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for listening!

[@IAMisLove]

👍Nice, a great cover performance by Floor. 🖖❤

[@clivematthews5296]

Of course she has now released her first solo album, Paragon and before that several covers in her home studio during lockdown. Now waiting for the new Nightwish album. 🤞

[@optimusakc]

Floor has done a lot of great covers on her channel but none of them are actually "live" recordings. Her husband does the video recording with a bunch of fun angles throughout and they produced these songs for fun during covid. No doubt she can actually sing while sitting down though if she wants. She has an actual live version of Hows the Heart 'acoustic' from Nightwish where she sits.

[@zoeystar4668]

She sang these in her studio. It wasn't lip syncing.

[@optimusakc]

@@zoeystar4668 not lip syncing no, for sure she is singing but she does do a studio recording of the song first and then films multiple takes of the song for the video. It's why you have all the different angles throughout. She could just film a live version of the song and it would be great but guessing she just wants it perfect for the sound recording and this also adds more flavor to the music videos.

[@lukeweather]

Wow beautiful like the woman in this video love it

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you so much 😁

[@williamadkins2170]

Floor Jansen - Alone - Christmas Metal Symphony

[@majbrat]

It's such a lovely version

[@zoeystar4668]

Floor makes all her covers her own. When Floor sings, she draws you into the lyrics with all the emotion in her vocals. This is at Floor's home studio, created during the pandemic lock downs. If you do her Frozen "Let It Go", from her home studio, please do the remastered version. "Let It Go" was her first home studio share,but needed to be remastered because the instruments were overbearing and had to be reconfigured to allow Floor's vocals to be showcased. Here is a link to the proper version. She also does a 2nd song from frozen 2. Both are awesome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp2ponRmg7KtmtU

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@WNYretiree]

Of all of Floor's covid period songs. this is my favorite. I love Ann Wilson, and I think that Floor does her, and the song full justice.

[@MrsRealistic]

Indeed! Anne Wilson was the first woman I heard sing that way... Heart kind of paved the way for hard rock chicks!

[@jukeboxdave6026]

Great reaction - love Floor amazing singer love and respect from the UK 👍👍😀😀🌟 amazing channel 👍

[@blueeyes1110]

Floor singing Let It Go from Frozen is absolutely awesome but even better is Into the Unknown from Frozen 2

[@hson_hson9621]

this is such a classic song

[@loveloochay]

🎁🎁🎁🎼🎁🎁🎁 .. I agree with your description ... so gorgeous !! What a fantastic cover of a fantastic song ! Yeah .. I like her style. I have always said that Ann Wilson is the best voice of a female Rock singer of all time. This is a hot cover. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@davephillips7209]

I would never suggest ANYONE take on an Ann Wilson vocal...unless their name is Floor Jansen or Amy Lee. That was just so good! Thanks for this one.

[@MrsRealistic]

Haha! You're SO right!!

[@daveg.6820]

Simply stunning. Floor's precision and emotional delivery never fail to surprise and please. Just for fun, guess my age if I tell you that I sang harmony along with her - a song from Heart. Anyway, thanks for always choosing wisely. Cheers.

[@janvanleeuwen2535]

50 years

[@MrsRealistic]

60? 🫣

[@daveg.6820]

@@MrsRealistic Thanks for the generous guesses, but I mislead you. 'Alone' was written in 1983 and released by Heart in 1987 - that's recent music to me. Play something from Nat Cole recorded in the '50s and I'll sing along with that, too. Actually, I'm 86. Cheers.

[@daveg.6820]

@@janvanleeuwen2535 Thanks. See my Reply to MrsRealistic below. 😇

[@daveg.6820]

@@janvanleeuwen2535 Thanks. See my Reply to MrsRealistic below. 😇

[@paisa20]

Thanks

[@stpfs9281]

Her Wolf side: "I'll howl and Roar 'cause I'm not afraid anymore", (Heraldic Dog and Wolf tattoos, behind her ears). Lovingly videoed by her husband Hannes, the drummer for Sabaton, who also loves Pantera, a cigar and a good Whisky! Her bandmate from After Forever, ReVamp and solo work, Joost van den Broek, also a producer and regular with Arjen Lucassen, "Ayreon"... So many connections!

[@erickvermeulen9734]

Why does this make my eyes moist every time I hear it? By the way, the version by Heart was a cover too....

[@MrsRealistic]

I've just found this out! You learn something new every day! 😁

[@Kelsi_the_lamentation]

🖤🤘🔥

[@Midknight_Jedi]

Heart and Nightwish! What a combo!!!!! Great reaction!!!

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes! Thank you! 😁

[@grahambatchelor3576]

There can only be one........ and there is. Her name?....... Floor Jansen!

[@MrsRealistic]

😁🙌

[@sampanther8854]

Love her voice ❤ I didn't reckonise her name I have seen nightwish live but I am crap with names 😂😳 thanks for sharing ❤✌️

[@MrsRealistic]

Well I'm glad you saw it! And how cool that you got to them then live!!

[@willeymiller4760]

Great reaction as always I love Floor's voice on anything she does she is amazing never heard anything bad from her. On a side note just in case you didnt hear Ren has a new song out now just FYI. Anyways back to this lovely singer she has the perfect tone to do this cover and she really feels the music one of the reasons I could listen to her over and over again.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes! I'll be doing Ren's new one on Monday! I'm so excited!

[@markclements7767]

Hello again, greetings from UK Yet another beautiful reaction, thank you 😊 I do love Floor's cover of 'Frozen' but I also love Floor's cover of the song from frozen 2, 'Into the Unknown'. Perhaps you could do a double song reaction? 😁🙏🙏🙏

[@MrsRealistic]

I'll check it out! Thanks!

[@bigmw]

Ann Wilson made slower version of her beautiful hit. I think Floor used that one to her interpretation. Try find on YT "Heart, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Alone". Great reaction but I have still this same problem watching that kind of videos on YT. When Floor is singing I'm always focused on her and her voice and I usually forgot to watch the reaction (I mean face reaction of youtubers, for example) 😉 Whish you all the best and see you soon.

[@MrsRealistic]

Haha! Totally! I can see that as being true!

[@williamadkins2170]

Floor has sang this live twice that I know of. The first time was before Nightwish, and the second was with 3 members of Nightwish.

[@HCH944]

Ad hoc you can find it live in 2009 with the Red Limo String Quartett, with NW on the Baltic Princess 2015 and during Christmas Metal Symphany in Balingen and Kristianstad(cant recognize what band) in 2013...but sadly all vids in non-professional quality.

[@rnowak85]

She also used to sing it pretty regularly with After Forever in concert. You can find several fan recordings on YT from 2007. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKGwfHtrist5oa8si=3fIhakTH12kIISYt and kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4jFoYGQhdOWiNksi=gfgtPI4L9ZfW36-v.

[@topographic1973ify]

I'd like to hear her do Mistral Wind off the Dog and Butterfly album by Heart.

[@szolanek]

I see. You go for the bests. Amazing cover. She sings a lot in chairs. I had the feeling, it had post-production, which is fine. The piano was top. The only thing I miss about her performances, and I do only because we are spoiled with the genius of Diana and Dimash, that in one hand her jumps are not as smooth, there is a tiny break always, and on the other hand those tones in different registers don't harmonize as well, not sounding related. But again, only because of D&D....and some others.

[@kimfabritiusdetengnagel2038]

Just for the record - It is I10 who wrote 'Alone' - but Heart made it famous - and Floor made it perfect (and I love Ann W - but....)

[@markschattefor6997]

It is "LUL" on the piano.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Ann Wilson liked it...

[@kevinjennings238]

Recorded during Covid!

[@hiufernando7340]

Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan? The band is call "Lovebites" They all The Beautiful Queens Metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal. And they have a lot die hard fans too. The song is "Judgement day" Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for the suggestion! 😁

[@fabrizio_prina]

Hello Mrs. Realistic. Nightwish Army Italian Division reporting. She was bored during the lockdown due to the pandemic so she and Joost did this from home and not only this song in truth. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrsRealistic]

Epic 😄

[@michelleboussiala4470]

Please please react to “Requiem pour un fou” live by Johnny Hallyday ft. Lara Fabian. It is such an intense song and the emotion they exude will literally have you holding your breath. I think you’ll really like it

[@bennybuffylove]

Floor does the best cover of "Euphoria" for the Beste Zanger show..... Floor Jansen - Euphoria | Beste Zangers Songfestival No reaction needed, unless you want to.

[@putuagus1747]

Hi next would you react to steelheart " she's gone " , thankyou really love your channel🎉

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks so much! I'll add it to the list!

[@timhutchinson8485]

Even though this looks “live” Im not totally sure. A couple spots don’t seem to quite match up, so she might have recorded the audio separately in a more controlled environment and lined it up to the performance.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, I noticed a few spots as well, so I'm unsure...

[@MeStevely]

I'm sure that's the case, video and audio recorded separately. But hey, this was made at the height of the virus that cannot be named, and she was keeping us fans fed with regular new stuff which I'm sure was appreciated by many.

[@MrsRealistic]

@MeStevely Ah yes, the virus that cannot be named. 😄🤦‍♀️

[@rnowak85]

Not live. Audio and video are recorded separately and then mixed together. Pretty standard for music videos.

[@reuben8190]

Even though it’s not completely live, I do think that she did it in one take. I guess the piano was recorded previously (by Joost Van Den Broek) and she was hearing that piano through the skin colored in-ear monitors she was using. If you follow her lips, specially at the end of the notes, you can see it’s not playback. And there are just 2 cameras, one on a tripod and the other one hold by Hannes (her husband) playing with zoom and different angles. This was recorded at their home studio in Sweden, where they have very good equipment, this green and gold microphone is the legendary AKG C12VR valves mic and it costs between 5000 and 6000 dollars. This was done during covid, so I guess Joost recorded the piano, sent it to her and then she recorded the vocals in one take and sent it to Joost to be mixed in his professional studio in Holland. To sing while sitting is difficult but to sing while sitting on a rocking chair it’s even more difficult.

[@torbjornsjooander5625]

Check out Floors cower of Lady Gagas Shallow and Nightwish How's the heart Aoucustic on Rock Planet and you come to realice that Floor have no problem to sing sitting on a chair 😏 And that's is live without doubt

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you! 😁

[@ulrikeriemenschneider6154]

Check out the same cover by tommy johansson. Thats so awesome 😂

[@omegafirelord7469]

Floor is awesome here and really does this song justice, but it is hard to top the GOAT, Ann Wilson here at 67 singing with the Philadelphia Symphony 7 years ago! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKXSoZaZh8usi7csi=tDjICMz1HHYYcb8w Here is a 19 year old girl, Alexandra Capitanescu who won The Voice of Romania last year singing Alone as her finale song! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZTJonyoqZ2Bd8ksi=DVPzPvfH0ih96D8L

[@MrsRealistic]

Wow! Goosebumps on both! Heart is still rockin'!!

[@svilenp]

[@alexandersteinmetz6857]

Great you really did get so much out of it! Floors all Day Looks, youll find on her Web Presence Floor World and YT Channel (all costfree), perhaps not, or as you choose as Recap, there are multiple Vids of Her not or not just Singing, and without any Make Up:). I recon This because i think it would be something that you really enjoy watching, no matter if you make it public or not, Lady. She really do just vibe with you in quite some Things, in my humble Opinion. Small Sneak an Short of Floor thanking us all for the Birthday Wishes some Weeks ago;) kzbin.infojFzUjUcNKDU?si=C0sIJTUHwkPhCkgd Stay Healthy! Metalhead Frankonia, Bavaria, Germany.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@DaffyDill-zg8no]

Subbed...love your reaction to this and Guy Sebastion. You should check out Tommy Johansson, ex Sabaton lead guitarist....His covers of Heart`s `Alone' and Steelhearts` `She`s gone'. His covers,almost 200 on his channel are awesome. I promise you won`t be disappointed.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for the sub and suggestions!

[@johntilghman]

one of the others you really might want to do is: Floor Jansen - Oblivion M83 cover by Floor Jansen kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3axZYyjqMd8mKcsi=FGmpYWz79XPlQ4rb here is the original for comparison: M83 - Oblivion (feat Susanne Sundfør) - audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5vTk4RnhLyAhqcsi=Q1X0PYP6HqgJszph

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@michaelschmitz3185]

Phantom of the Opera Floor Jansen vs Henk Poort a Dutsch Opera Singer

[@MrsRealistic]

Oh I love that song!!

[@I_love_cats12223]

This is a great cover but Shut up and kiss me is better

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Without any make-up on? What? (getting glasses......) Nope, I still see a lot of make up.

[@MrsRealistic]

I'm talking about the picture in the background, not what she's wearing in the video 😄😆

[@ecbftl]

​@MrsRealistic I think that picture is from the cover art done for her solo album with less, more natural makeup. It is a beautiful look for her. I have seen her with little or no make up in some of the home videos on her channel. She has a series of Storytime videos which give a little look at her life and family during the 2020 time on and off the ranch in Sweden. The short Fan Friday Q&A video are fun, and give some info as well.

[@MrsRealistic]

@@ecbftl thanks for the info!

[@duncanwyer2460]

🇬🇧 Norfolk strapped in 😊 composition of this one is great and sitting down with such power how’s the heart acoustic was just as powerful

[@busher69]

As good as this is and as much as I love and appreciate Floor, nobody has equalled Ann Wilson singing Alone. That's the risk of doing covers, they most always disappoint or fall short of expectations. The only 2 exceptions I've heard are Disturbed singing "Sound of Silence" on the Conan Show and Nightwish and Marko singing the Pink Floyd song "High Hopes". There are no words to describe either of those covers/tributes. Unbelievable comes to mind but it doesn't do either justice. They have to be heard to be believed.

[@richardwest6358]

So - are you aware that the Heart version is itself a cover ? The original pre dates their version and was by I-ten