"THE BALLAD OF JANE DOE" from Ride The Cyclone | Cover by Justine M.

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shoutout to the folks on my discord server who pointed me towards this song! it was a MONSTER to record, i tell you what. though exhausting, it was SO SATISFYING to hear all the harmonies blend together, especially in the final mix. really happy to have learned about this song and “ride the cyclone,” because i think this might be one of my favorite covers of the ones i’ve done recently!
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- Original song from “Ride The Cyclone” by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
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- Vocals by Justine M.
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[@JustinesMic]

yes, i did sing this song in a lower key, and that is because i am NOT gonna let something being too high to stop me from singing a song i love

[@yddraigfelyn]

YESSSS, normalise singing songs in the correct key for your vocal range!!!

[@angelroseasmr]

I feel like the lower key suits your voice better. It adds more of an eerie feeling and makes it more like a ballad

[@haileymullican335]

I actually kinda like the lower key version better than the original, so no problems from me!

[@rileythemedlabstudent8616]

@@yddraigfelyn this

[@رادانکاظمی]

How you cover the songs without copy right?

[@annapantsu]

YEEEEAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHA

[@itsallfictional5119]

OMG HI ANNA

[@ArchRASahi]

Hi anna

[@Hailey-bl4fu]

hello anna

[@aihoshinoirl]

YESSS OMGG

[@zoe1ariel]

hi anna😁

[@avivyoukerharel2140]

Finally a version I can sing along to without destroying my voice!

[@tealablu3759]

I agree!!!

[@user-tcf.orv.tsctir]

Yes! :D

[@Chloeselman_161]

Can we talk about how the art is creepy but amazing and i love it sm and the cover was so refreshing since people rarely cover this in a lower key

[@HappyLilly-if9vw]

This feel like she's a soul filled with sorrow and rage begging the heavens to tell her why her life ended so quickly

[@rosae_rosae_rosa]

She is ! She's a musical theater character. It's called "Ride the Cyclone". It's the story of six teenagers who die in a rollercoaster accident. Their souls are collected by the fair's fortune telling machine, who will allow one of them to go back to life. She is Jane Doe, the one unidentified body. Her dead friends don't recognize her, neither does anyone alive. Herself doesn't know who she is. This is her song. And every song is as good as this one. You should definitely watch it

[@HappyLilly-if9vw]

@@rosae_rosae_rosa trust me I will

[@isaiahthefriend]

💀that's literally what happened lmao

[@janmonster2XxXx]

A balance of between of sadness and madness

[@thomasplouffe1363]

this song actually got to me, i work with cold case files of unidentified individuals, some unidentified from way before i was even born, but this case im working with rn is pulling my heartstrings, a unidentified little girl, no older then one year old pulled from the lake last year, yet she remains unidentified still, just a tiny little thing and im working to find her family

[@someshortqueer]

I hope you're able to find her identity and family! After watching the musical this song is from, I feel so much more empathy towards cases dealing with unidentified people, and I appreciate life more. I also appreciate people like you, who do jobs pertaining to death

[@kreati_]

Any updates on the little one? I hope you found her family ❤

[@nomatteridc]

😢

[@theonebreadlord]

any updates?

[@thomasplouffe1363]

@@theonebreadlord nothing, gone cold, shes buried now

[@Honey_Sweets]

I personally think a lower key makes this song sound more menacing, and I'm here for it

[@amber_4xx]

Sarah Pelzers Jane Doe (the OG btw!) has a lower voice/is around this pitch!

[@XMillyyX]

Emily Rohm is actually the original

[@jimbobadoo]

It was supposed to be in a lower octave, I’m pretty sure But Emily Rohm sang it higher and they liked it better

[@sb03139]

@@XMillyyX I don't wanna sound rude, but Sarah Jane Pelzer was actually the first Jane Doe actress, Emily was the one who played her the most :)

[@Mr.happy689]

It sounds more realistic... Look I know it doesn't make sense, roll with me here 😭

[@girlsland1]

The lower tone makes it so much more raw. Like that first "and i'm asking why lord" hit me in the GUT

[@gachashantria5176]

i love the irony that this song is called a ballad and a ballad is a song that tells a story, while shes asking about what her story was in the song, this is much more like a lament than noels song which ironically was more like a ballad than janes song

[@-.Sunny.The.Sunflower.-]

Tonight they have the chance to express not what they were perceived to be, but what they dreamt they were. Jane Doe wanted to have a story, Noel didn't I think

[@sillyrei-0]

@@-.Sunny.The.Sunflower.- Close, but Noel wanted the character he sung about’s story (Monique)

[@ghostofpolaris]

I appreciate how you lowered the key to still fit your vocal range because you SHINED through this.

[@fallen_star2319]

I love it down a key. It makes it sound like it's from a tragedy or horror musical, rather than the comedy the original was.

[@AlloyIsArtTrash]

no way you sung this song while I'm currently hyperfixating on Ride the Cyclone HOW DID YOU KNOW??? LOVELY voice as always though

[@tamarbeker1701]

Same!

[@epxcc1f]

SAMEE

[@lizze6369]

This was STUNNING! The “time eats all his children in the end” part was chilling! It was like a mixture of Jane Doe feeling a sense of loathing and lost! It took my breath away! I also like how you fixed the song to match your range. Not only did it give it a whole different vibe, but it also gave the whole aspect of Jane Doe’s character a different light! Absolutely amazing!

[@Missmi]

A challenging song that you absolutely "slayed"! ;) I can't even imagine the amount of effort that went into recording and editing this; the sound mixing is so good and smooth, and the harmonies are beautiful. Also, welcome to the "Ride The Cyclone" club, we have...cotton candy and carnival treats! 🎪

[@rosykindbunny1313]

Just whatever you do... don't go on the rollercoasters

[@BritishMotherfucker]

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[@wolfy7890]

It's a complete wonder why they didn't go for mezzo soprano originally, it sounds so much more like Jane Doe is in anguish over not knowing who she is. You did amazing and I can finally sing this as well. Thank you for your rendition and making it a lower octave.

[@niyalove5044]

Right that’s what I’d think

[@Havoc.Obliteration]

Personally, I feel like the song was originally written for a higher key is because it sounds less... human? Jane Doe knows nothing her life, only small fragments of a big picture. Hitting those higher notes are considered unnatural and creeping into whistle note territory, which only few can hit. An example of this inhuman idea is The Doll's song.

[@kyirsss]

my theory is that they just needed a soprano for the choir, i mean we have misha’s bass, ocean’s mezzo soprano, constances alto and idk who ricky and noel are but definitely either a tenor or barytone, and here we have jane doe’s soprano

[@Ohnoourtableitsbrokennn]

@@Havoc.Obliteration it definitely does feel unnatural,but it has the side affect of making Jane ridiculously hard to play consistently.

[@marshalhammel5065]

I don't know much about music, but I know that Justine has some great flexibility and control over her voice to sing well in so many different styles that require different techniques.

[@transdollie9677]

There's such a depth of anguish to this one, I love it. The og is great, too, but this one feels like a young girl who feels true ire over the loss of a life she can't remember.

[@ToxicMynd]

Is actually reminded me of a tabletop character that ive had in my back pocket for years. In fantasy settings they are a changeling, in scifi they are cybernetically augmented to be able to become anyone. But whatever the setting, the story is the same. They have worn so many masks and become so many people, lived so many lives, that they have forgotten who they are originally, even their original name is lost. They are simply Doe, not John or Jane Doe, because even gender is lost to them.

[@avacadotoast5571]

That sounds so cool!

[@cats1th61]

That's so interesting! This song also reminds me of my changeling character but for different reasons. I hope you get to play your character, they sound super interesting!

[@midnights2631]

Your character sounds really cool

[@kingdiamond2555]

Love that! Reminds me of my own DND character who's an idol! Her soul was put into a robotic body and made to forget her old memories which made her become a new person but starting to remember them now, which is causing an existential crisis.

[@brickfire5221]

This is such a COOL character idea! Y'know, I personally love finding theme songs for my characters, maybe this would be a great one for yours :>

[@lunaaaaa6038]

This is so cool! As an alto I find it difficult to sing the ballad of Jane doe! Would you ever consider posting the full instrumental you used for this song?

[@JustinesMic]

unfortunately, i’m unable to upload the full instrumental. but the key i sang this in is Dbm, which is 4 semitones lower than the original key.

[@lunaaaaa6038]

@@JustinesMic thank you for the info!

[@rileynoonan1355]

OMG I’ve been listening to this religiously and now the queen herself does a cover?!?

[@TheArtsy_]

This topped any possible expectations I had for this cover. It’s such a complicated song technically speaking and you did it in such a mesmerizing way. It’s so intense, beautiful and captures everything of this song. Amazing 💜

[@puppi_jelly]

1:54 OMG THE WAY THE HARMONIES JUST MELT TOGETHER

[@madmouse1016]

Literally though, one of my worst fears is being killed or something and them not being able to identify me 😭 like that's somehow so unsettling-

[@MielDoublage]

It's INCREDIBLE, your voice is so beautiful, and the fact that this song is in a lower key makes it even more enchanting, truly bravo!

[@3ch0h3art4]

This gives it a more eerie feel. The og feels more solem

[@miniclown9432]

I love that this is sung in a lower key because it makes it more ominous and sad, like she misses or thinks she misses whoever she was before the cyclone crashed.

[@thetruefeatherqueen]

The new key adds so much!!!! Your voice is so powerful too!!! It just makes my chest swell up with happy feelings listening to this!!!

[@ebnyhund7848]

i managed to sync the two and they sound haunting together

[@phirerising]

Everyone is talking about the cover, and it’s absolutely amazing - Don’t get me wrong - But ever since learning the way the “Ahhh” part pitters off is to mimic her screaming that’s all I can pay attention to at that bit. It’s so harrowing.. You did a fantastic job on the cover though!!!

[@ReedDaOG]

That is pretty terrifying

[@glasspomegranate]

This was beautiful and chilling. I’m usually not big on covers of this song because I just love the original so much, but this cover brought something special that I can’t quite explain. This is really specific but I love how you delivered the “Oh saint Peter let me in line.” Absolutely magnificent

[@muroforachatzi8230]

who else is here after the live on loop? your vocals are great as usual justine

[@CarnivalofCarnageHaunts]

“A MELODY FLOATS THROUGH THE AIR‼️‼️‼️ WHEN SILENCE FALLS🗣️🗣️🗣️ DOES NO ONE CARE⁉️⁉️⁉️ (DOES ANYONE CARE⁉️⁉️⁉️)” 3:29

[@zen0vi]

I have been looping this cover since I heard it this morning! I have seen the light, a lower tone fits this song so well. I prefer it to the original higher one! You beyond ate on this one

[@FelipeKlar-lg7ro]

OMG THANKS!!!! IM A TENOR AND I LOVE THIS SONG BUT NEVER COULD SING IT PROPERLY, NOW I CAN!!!! AND YOUR VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!❤❤❤

[@JustinesMic]

OMG I’M GLAD altos 🤝 tenors fr

[@FelipeKlar-lg7ro]

@@JustinesMicYEAAAAH TRUE WERE THE BEST 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 (and i think i didnt said, but you are FREAKING AWESOME its like the best cover i ever listened of it ❤❤❤❤)

[@Homoraccoon]

FINALLY a cover i can sing! i have a lower voice, so it's a real struggle to sing the original, but i could probably learn to sing this

[@TOAlice_]

Finally a version for mezzo-soprano. Sounds really cool!

[@starry_faye]

Absolutely beautiful 💗 one of my favorite musical songs by one of my favorite voices. Definitely going on my replay list

[@AzureJoems]

The art looks so damn haunting

[@kurtchei]

WOW I sung along and as an alto that was perfect. I feel like I unlocked a whole new voice

[@trashcanyounot1798]

Oh my god I’m on my period and have been feeling really crappy and this is *exactly* what I need right now thank you

[@CharaDreemurX]

Same!

[@scroobl]

This is gorgeous! Probably one of my new favorite covers on this song by far :O Love the lower key too!

[@kon2175]

Your voice makes this song sound more dignified than before somehow. It’s wonderful, thank you!

[@carolinecheney]

Amazing cover! And SarahDraws did an awesome job on the art too!

[@Fruity_one]

YOU. ARE. A. QUEEN!! My tot bro wanted to hear what i was listening to (this cover) and his just jamming loving it❤

[@artemisiatheta7549]

That was absolutely amazing and a version that is hard to top!

[@blazekeaveny645]

This song is so amazing! I just want to say thank you for this perfect version of the song

[@1blossom3]

Been waiting for more people to cover this song ❤

[@tori-chin3569]

Я не хотела чтобы это великолепное исполнение заканчивалось! Удивительная работа!

[@opastelllavender]

YES I love this song! It sounds so so nice with your voice!

[@Jay-ug8kl]

I've been looking for a cover in a lower key for ages so I can singing along without putting too much stress on my voice

[@gvnlessktchn]

DUDE THIS IS SICK?? your voice is incredible :D

[@maxwellgrimsley]

I have chills your voice is gorgeous

[@jellyfish1897]

I love listening to your song covers

[@olinaw5145]

wonderful cover!!!Ahhh love the song and your voice!!

[@dinahdelightful4069]

FINALLY A VERSION I CAN SING (and designate to my ocs lol)

[@GrumpyHaru]

You absolutely did amazing!

[@xelous9997]

Lower key, higher key don't matter to me. You did freaking amazing on this and you should keep up the amazing work! Well done!

[@trixxsaurus2386]

This is phenomenal o-o I actually like this version a lot more than the original. Not that the original isn't good, I just think you sing with a bit more emotion, and the song doesn't seem to drag as much. Your voice is amazing as always 👍

[@fallen_star2319]

The lower key also makes it feel more tragic, more intense for the background music. I love it.

[@R0SELLIAS]

4:26 the lost part scratched my brain so good

[@Agjghyungh]

This is the most perfect song and the best cover ever I love this artist

[@natralskitsophrenia8465]

This cover scratches the itch in my brain soooo nicely

[@ta1lsp4]

OH MY GOD, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

[@RobBarclayMusic]

Really good, well done Justine M.! Have a fantastic weekend my friend!🎷🎷

[@sukimin_kitza]

You’re too good I’m crying 😭

[@giulianasilva3275]

You carried so much anger an sorrow to it, I love i, it really made me feel like she's still mourning her death

[@ohyahhsweet-dancesonthepiano]

youtube could've given me this before i learned high notes just for the ballad of jane doe

[@KadeWrites]

As an alto that is using this song for some auditions… thank you so so much 🙏

[@GenAqua]

The art of Jane is morbid and great.

[@Literally_crowley]

OMG I LOVE THIS- I can sing the high version but I'm sick rn and I could still sing along without dying this was amazing 😭

[@alexpeterson124]

Beautiful!!! I am so happy i can sing along without hurting my throat

[@chattychatotchannel]

This is so ethereal and mournful wow

[@spiritchrysalis]

I've somehow never stumbled across your channel before, and your rendition just floored me. Literal tears. Thank you for such a beautiful cover.

[@marityulpanka]

I love this cover really much!

[@1hesperiidae]

im violently sobbing thank you so much

[@DJEJ7716]

These high notes are so impressive!! I loved how you changed the end bit to sound more haunting, lovely touch.

[@elizathebard]

Absolutely amazing loved it Justine 💙💙

[@maxwellgrimsley]

I am IN LOVE!!! 💕💜💕

[@altheeas]

this is literally nuts holy shit. scraped my soul raw.

[@RAATz-]

Aaaaaa i'm obsessed with your cover!!!

[@Ramblinggg]

Oh my gosh!!! :O I was really excited to see your take on Jane Doe, and- aaagjhfjfk!!! Boi!!!! You did. Not. Disappoint!!!! This has instantly become my favorite cover!!!!!❤❤ I don't usually comment on music or covers, since I don't have much to say other than the average keyboard smashes and heart emoji avalanches, but I legit need to _actually_ rant about how amazing your vocals are!!! Like- I've loved so many of your previous covers (and the collabs too of fucking course, the lesbian vibes are immaculate✨) but maybe it's the fact that I've just really been into Ride the Cyclone recently or the way the lower pitch just worked so perfectly with this song but either way I'm going to be listening to this so goddamn much ahhhh!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ ((Also side note I literally got startled when the "tell me why lord" part started, I just for some reason wasn't expecting you to go lower but you _did_ and it was amazing👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@awkwardhuman1788]

This is gorgeous!

[@Actually_insane_af]

It’s weird that in this the higher notes are more like screams than in the original version, where the high notes implied to be screams.

[@MountinRocks]

OMG your voice is so pretty wish I had a voice like yours 🤍

[@teefstudios]

funny thing is this is the only song that I genuinely cried to. saying this as a listener to most of the songs.. plus there’s so many references as well!!

[@Romd626]

ITS SO FIRE JAWDROPPING

[@Leia_22]

A GIFT FOR US ALTOS!!!!

[@Ancusohm]

Awesome work! I love it.

[@Dragon-hoard]

This is going to live in my brain for the next week

[@Lucys_dreams]

I never heard the original song but I L❤️VE this cover

[@rosae_rosae_rosa]

You should ! And also, you should watch the musical. It's called "Ride the Cyclone". It's the story of six teenagers who die in a rollercoaster accident. Their souls are collected by the fair's fortune telling machine, who will allow one of them to go back to life. She is Jane Doe, the one unidentified body. Her dead friends don't recognize her, neither does anyone alive. Herself doesn't know who she is. This is her song. And every song is as good as this one

[@Emihana]

This is gorgeous.

[@Dirtflesh333]

YIPBEEEEE

[@thehungarianwitchhasspoken6039]

Thius is my favourite cover of this song. I love it more than the original (no hate to the original actress/singer of course, she's incredibly talented as well)

[@OctoJuice]

ABSOLUTE BANGER 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️💥💥💥💥💥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@Kazieneco]

AMAZING

[@star_the_silly_real]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ve been looking for an alto cover for so long! Thank you for this! Also I literally got chills listening to this!

[@ムシtsvbakiI-I411ITI3]

Well, havibg no idea where this is from and hearing this just now, your voice is so utterly angelic, I couldn't care less if it's different from whatever else. This is marvellous!

[@carmellabelle7494]

[Jane:] Some might say we're released Pushing daisies, deceased But we all know the worms must be fed There's just one lingering fear Oh my soul, is it here? Or is it rotting somewhere with my head? Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh my soul Ooh... Ooh... Ahh... Ahh... ah Oh no soul, and no name And no story, what a shame Cruel existence was only a sham? Oh Saint Peter, let me in! You must know where I've been Won't you tell me at last who I am? Who I am Who I am Who I am Who I am Ooh... Ooh... Ahh... Ahh... ah And from the ground, beneath my feet I hear the anguish of the street [Choir:] A choir never complete [Jane:] And like an old forgotten tune A song that no one knows... Forgot how it goes Just john and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe And I'm askin' why lord If this is how I die, lord Why be left with no family And no friends? [Choir:] Ooh [Jane:] I've got no celebration Just this consolation Time eats all his children In the end [Arpeggio riffing] Ahhh... A melody floats through the air When silence falls, does no one care? [Choir:] Does anyone care? [Jane:] Another sad, forgotten tune Another song that no one knows So that's how it goes! Just john and me Forever eternally, Jane Doe [Choir:] And she's asking "why, lord?" [Jane:] Why, oh why, oh why, oh why...? [Choir:] "This is no way to die, lord!" [Jane:] No one to sing, no one to sigh Now that all is said and done Isn't there anyone to tell me who I am? [Choir (Jane):] No singing songs of celebration (Ah ah ah ah) Just this sorry speculation (Aah ahh) [Jane:] Like john I'll be eternally A forgotten name, some lost refrain Just "Jane" Jane... Doe! [Choir:] A melody floats through the air When silence falls, does no one care? Jane Doe

[@The-Great-Gnome-of-Chaos]

Hauntingly beautiful

[@Mar_C1Ph3R]

I am singing this for my drama audition and I’m either singing this or Anna’s version

[@clockworkjunkie_9120]

This is beautiful! ❤️

[@01ramcummins]

I found this song through a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles edit (As odd as it may seem), so it's nice to be able to sing it without completely destroying my lungs and voice