Vocal Coach reacts to Aurora singing It Happened Quiet

Aurora is such a phenomenal singer and storyteller. Today we're watching her live studio recording of It Happened Quiet.
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[@GhostlyEcheveria]

When she projects her voice in the line "Don't you speak over my voice", it gets me every time. She truly lives and breathes her songs. This has always been one of my favorite live performances of Aurora.

[@taisa7512]

EXACTLY the first time i heard that line i cried immediately, i wish i could forget to listen to as if it was the first time again

[@AztecHusBone]

The way she sings: "pillow". Just relaxes my whole body ...

[@stimpy1414]

Not when you realize that it was used to muffle a gunshot.

[@JuanFernandoCastroReyna-jn4te]

Still for reasons i wont explain but find very shareable with a few others ​@@stimpy1414

[@mikeynma]

Such a powerful song about domestic abuse sang by the embodiment of mother earth and backed up by an actual angel!

[@i_am_m3384]

I'm glad, that you wrote about, what this song is about. It's sometimes frightening, that many people didn't get that this is a song about domestic violence, because it is performed so beautifully.

[@todradmaker4297]

@@i_am_m3384 I'm always struck by the drastic dichotomy of this piece. Such a beautiful angelic sounding song about such a dark subject. Aurora is quite the bold artist.

[@ferMusic7878]

@@todradmaker4297 Well, I think that represents the main character's denial of the situation (and the denial that many women have when living in a violent relationship). Pay attention to how she sings the words "Love is wild"... it reflects that denial... even after all the violence the character suffered... it happened because love is wild...

[@peikathryn]

You get a taste of it when she sings "You can't remember much more, but you know it happened quiet" the second time and she shudders and then bounces slightly to self sooth.

[@TheOnlyOpie]

It is not about domestic abuse, Aurora said it's a tragic love story, on a valentine's day show/interview, and followed it with murder song in several live performances. She wouldn't call domestic violence a sad true love story.

[@Lectric_Blue]

Silja, Silja, Silja..... Aurora deserves each and every plaudit, but the way Silja supports and enhances the melodies with such beautiful layering is so magical. You are missed....

[@RunarNyrud]

Look at how Silja is looking at Aurora... Aurora likes to play with the tempo and timeing, so my guess is that Silja is looking for "clues". Silja and Aurora had worked so much togheter, so they developed a "7th sense" between them. I miss Silja..... No disrespect to her new backupsingers.

[@mubats]

I think she is SOOO FREAKING GOOD!

[@Lectric_Blue]

Absolutely! Silja adds such beautiful depth and warmth to the palette...

[@MrSuperawesome5000]

Her performance was VERY good. Aurora is climbing up and down the register like she typically does and that is SO hard as a backup singer to stay out of the way of. She was extremely disciplined and well anchored giving Aurora the freedom to be creative up front in a very stripped down song. Very, very good!

[@Rollsspelsmusik]

"Dont speak over my voice" is what gets me every time in this version. this is why i find this version 100 times better than the studio version.

[@Adrian_Marmy]

This is probably my favorite Aurora performance. Like... if I had to pick one. Thanks for reacting to it. I am addicted to watching people being completely captivated by it. 😅

[@tyada89]

Me too 😂😍🤤

[@sterling_max]

same here, I fix my eyes on the person reacting to see the moment when Aurora messes his heart :) :)

[@Adrian_Marmy]

@@sterling_max this. And very rarely it happens that ppl are somewhat indifferent towards her and I can't for the life of me understand how this is possible. I am very judgmental with those ppl in fact, I believe they must be some sort of alexithymiacs 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ (yes I had to Google the term 😄)

[@sterling_max]

@@Adrian_Marmy to me the ones that dislike are the ones that are more preoccupied for the video and the "reaction" than to actual pay attention to what the music tries to convey.

[@somebuddy.]

Same here :)

[@christian53050]

Someone said in a comment that the way Aurora says the word "pillow' makes his pillow seem like a bag of rocks...I stole that immediately.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

The thing about Aurora is her level of commitment. In this, as so many of her performances, she IS the song, no separation of mind from body. That is why it is so powerful. With some songs the factor is joy. You see her having fun, especially to a live audience with a more up beat song. She is IN her audience, emotionally, a high level of empathy.

[@joenisnapje712]

This song just makes my eyes rain spontaneously. Her technique reminds me of Sinead O’Connor

[@joenisnapje712]

Best let them tears run wild right Dave 😭👍🏻

[@John-re2qw]

Aurora is an endlessly fascinating individual. An amazing combination of opposites, delicate but also very strong, naive but wise at the same time, innocent but risque on occasions, serious yet hilarious as well, both introspective and capable of being outwardly exuberant. Always a true, unique, precious individual.

[@Spiral_Out]

There are not enough words in the universe to describe the utter beauty of Aurora. She is etheral, fairy like, just absolutely wonderful. I seen her preform live in March of this year. It was such a special moment, a venue of 1000 people and i have never been in such a respectful, quiet crowd. Every single person was just mesmerized by her. I also got to meet her after the show, and she is exactly what we see online. Sweet, genuine, loving and kind. She took time to speak to all who were waiting for her. Aurora is a gift to humanity 💜

[@joeb4142]

Aurora’s vocals instantly captivate me. She speaks to a tender, vulnerable place inside and tbh I can’t listen to her very often.

[@jasonsturek6510]

I return to this performance often. It's one of those rare ones from any artist where you listen in awe that it is live and can't find a single decision made you'd change, never mind the awesomeness of actually executing it. Another one that comes to mind is Chris Cornell's version of "Nothing Compares 2 You" . . . these performances are like movies you can watch over and over. Mesmerizing.

[@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897]

I have been a fan of Aurora since her debut album. Her voice is magical. It just puts me in a state of peace. She the movement of her hands flows nicely as if her hands are also singing as well. It is very like how Edith Piaf used her hand for musical expression.

[@benbirch2393]

And the wonder of it all, is that im sure aurora simply sings and expresses this way, naturally, without thought.

[@ShizumaNeko]

this performance has always captivated me, great reaction! Aurora is just a league of her own

[@marlondasilva2475]

Aurora and her backing vocal is a beautiful thing! Pleeease, react AURORA Across The Universe live like a version

[@eTraxx]

Your face so well expresses the term .. "entranced"

[@Geralt26]

Great reaction for a artist I really love. And Silja always match incredible with Aurora. Aurora not only sound incredible but she is also very expressive artist who sing beautifully about non trivial topics. Very natural and creative artist. in my case Aurora has mesmerizing effect - it is like she would move you to her world and emotions.

[@avedic]

This performance is a masterclass in subtlety and nuance.... The thing is, Aurora clearly isn't doing any of that as an affectation. It's just what her body and face happen to be doing while her mind literally inhabits the soul of the song. It's also an excellent example of how _precise_ her control and articulation are. SO crystal clear and lucid. Yet, not remotely sterile. Her voice often sounds like a bright piercing cobalt blue arctic sky....after months of dreary oppressive grey clouds and rain. There's something very pristine and emotionally cathartic about her voice....

[@johndennison3140]

I’ve loved Aurora from the first time I ever heard her and that was 7 year’s ago,since then I’ve seen her live 3 times and I’ve no hesitation in saying that she’s the best live performer I’ve ever seen, as a songwriter her catalog of songs are amazing filled with lyrics that makes you think deeply about life and the world we live in touching subjects that other artists shy away from.we are truly blessed to have her music her words of medicine her words of poetry her little children as she likes to call them in our lives,simply put she is the essence of what the true art of music should be all about,a wonderful humble human soul who is deeply loved by thousands around the world.GENIUS ❤️

[@hiroakiureshino5938]

Many of her song lyrics is very sad and dark but it makes me feel calm and comfortable. Why?

[@mrinvader]

WE ALL HAVE her inner darkness... She speaks directly to the little black hole in all our hearts, acknowledges it, and reassures us that it will be ok.

[@seanmurphy637]

This is such a Beautiful vocal performance, by both of these ladies. I think there are 4 songs from this live recording. They are all excellent. Looking forward to seeing you discover more from Aurora.

[@sherafrazier]

I absolutely am enchanted by her fairy dust voice…..

[@chuckletourneau5542]

Lovely reaction! Take careful note of the second time she sings "... it happened quiet..." where she shudders, then bounces gently. That raises my goosebumps every time.

[@Knvb-]

From tool to Alice in Chains to Aurora. LOVING your reactions. It’s like experiencing them again for the first time.

[@jamesriser5305]

I never heard of Aurora. My music background is pathetic but I am learning so much by watching your videos. This is music appreciation in action. Love you and your emotional reactions.

[@snellious6574]

and when you combine the lyrics of "it happened quiet" with "i went too far"... i cry for her.

[@methany4404]

Totally agree that she has an angelic voice. Thank you for sharing and pointing the tone of hers.

[@ericallen774]

i love this performance, this is the master version. Subtle, brilliant lyrics. I am always struck at what a brave song this is. Considering the subject matter, to have the "chorus" Love is wild, wild is such an amazing choice of words. Mmm, "as if time is standing still". This is just brilliant.

[@AusDenBergen]

I first learned of her when she performed with Wardruna. I was mesmerized by her voice and presence.

[@poolhallshark]

Thank you for an amazing reaction to Aurora and Silja. I really love watching your Angelina and Aurora reactions. Last year was a great year for me, at least musically speaking, as I got to see both of them live in concert. The fact that they are both Norwegian makes me proud of being Norwegian myself. But I still think that I am unbiased when I say that they are both among the very best singers,vocalists and artists in the world. Much love and respect from Norway❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheVocalyst]

Biased or not, I completely agree!

[@poolhallshark]

@@TheVocalyst 🥰🥰

[@Einyen]

Thank you for a great reaction. Here are 2 recommendations for future Aurora reactions, first one is from back in 2016 and it is a pure a cappella performance with 3 of her band members: Through The Eyes of a Child and this particular video is called Vevo UK Lift. The next one is from late January 2022 and is a video that was praised by 3 other vocal coaches, it is the song "Everything Matters" from her latest Jan 2022 album and it is featuring French singer/songwriter Pomme (Claire Pommet), and they are both performing it live together. The video is called Aurora x Pomme Live on Rhythm by Modzik.

[@madkow007]

Through The Eyes of a Child Vevo UK Lift is really something to see and hear. they all do such an amazing job on it.

[@Einyen]

@@madkow007 Yeah, it is incredible, and I love one of the top comments of the video: "A 19-year-old girl without any prior professional music background did this. She wrote the lyrics, composed the melody, sang the song in the purest way that humans expected to connect with: no instrument, only the voice alone. It is not only beautiful. it's magic." Have you seen "Warrior" Vevo UK Lift from the same day? It is also very good. Both are so perfect there probably is some post production on the sound (and video), but we know how good her live vocals are, that it is probably minor.

[@larswara2124]

Aurora is so unique!!!

[@timgrodesky4694]

Such a wonderful analysis of this performance. It's nice to hear the technical aspects combined with the emotional response to this amazing artist. If you haven't already you MUST react to Through the Eyes of a Child from her VEVO live stripped version and would love to hear your comments on that particular performance. Looking forward to more great reactions in the future!!

[@coolworldpopculture]

I weep every time I watch this video.

[@mariopardillo8618]

Still waiting for more Aurora on your channel. Her latest album is quite amazing and there are several live videos of some songs from it. Check out "Everything Matters", "Exhale, Inhale" , "Heathens" and "A Temporary High". There is so much of her catalog for you to choose from, so please - more Aurora.

[@fictionallove_2416]

Its been 7 months since you reacted to her, I'm so glad you did another one :D!

[@sevilnatas]

Time to revisit Aurora with something a bit different from the 2 songs you've already reacted to. "It Happened Quiet" and "Murder" are very similar, in a folksie and ethereal way. I would suggest "Churchyard" (live at KEKW), "God is Woman" (Arianna Grande cover), "Life on Mars" (David Bowie cover) and "Rasputin" (disco cover) as great examples of other styles that she is great at. "God is Woman" and "Life on Mars" are a great examples of here prowess at both singing and piano playing, "Churchyard" and "Rasputin" examples of more fun live pop performances. All the covers almost become brand new songs, in the spin that she puts on them. In some cases, she surpasses the original, IMO.

[@frostyupscope]

Aurora has always intrigued me. She seems so innocent in her mannerisms and that voice just magnifies that effect. At the same time, her voice has such a level of authority that implies wisdom and experience. Always a treat to see her sing. I do not see anything on here to denote how to suggest a song to be reviewed. On the off chance that you look for suggestions on here, I would like to suggest Lipstick and Cocaine, by Kaz Hawkins. Very different than Aurora, but I feel that you would enjoy it all the same.

[@Ati-MarcusS]

AURORA is Love

[@rouguy1972]

She is something else❤

[@panchiolarranaga1616]

I started watching during my lunchbreak but ,time fliesI and I finally got off my job. So now it's my time for delight, Aurora is my favorite and I was enjoying your reflections and being a musician it feels great to listen to somebody making some sense that is great considering all the noise around us txs maam

[@vincentmb238]

So, that was the best part of my day. Wow.

[@beth8292]

please please watch and react her Nidarosdomen concert. It is utterly enchanting. I would recommend Murder Song from this concert.

[@ledoutofshadow8004]

Silja and Aurora have performed together for years. Hundreds of concerts together on the road, around the world. Yes, they can sing together with an intimacy seldom seen today.

[@sorenm.lairdsorries7547]

Thank you 🙏❤ Bethany ❤ for your 🌈 AURORA - It Happened Quiet reaction! #auroraaksnes #aurora #ithappenedquiet

[@joycedigitaldiary]

Aurora feels like our kept secret. I wanted her to be known by everyone but it feels like it’s better for us to just keep her in our own worlds. We love our ethereal queen fairy so much ❤❤❤

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

agreed, this is her best performance. check out eivor, falling free live in torshavn. i think it's one of the best vocal performances i know, her talent is unbelievable. and i'm sure she uses a vocal technique you havn't heard before, called kulning. it was used to call animals over a long distance during sheep herding f. e.

[@Kraakesolv]

Amazing, amazing reaction and analysis. Love it when you catch what others don't! I will recommend, as did others, another duet. This time with Pomme and it's also about love. But in a different way. And it is, next to this, my favourite performance by far. The video is Aurora x Pommes - Live at Rhythm by Modzik. It makes me cry every time, not because it's sad but because it's so. Freaking. Beautiful.

[@adoboflakes8473]

More Aurora live performances please! She is just magical to watch.

[@justjulie37]

She's fabulous. So soothing

[@ariframjamil647]

I love watching you get sucked into the song !

[@Josian-ps7fb]

Oooh. That's what I wanted to write...

[@hakanandersson1276]

Hey! Always as nice and interesting to hear you analyze a singer of this caliber. Almost all of her songs with Aurora are so unique but this one is a few steps extra. There really is no one who sings like her... Possibly her co-singer Silja Sol then. They must be soul twins. Either way it's heavenly to perfection. The greatness of Silja is how she can follow Aurora when she sings. She can be quite "reckless" in tempo and tone hehe. Joking aside, I suspect they trained together extremely hard. Thanks again and hope you'll be back soon with a new Aurora analysis

[@Ray1969.]

Aurora is a generational talent

[@RickSjoerds]

This performance keeps ending up in my history on a regular base.. it’s the one of the best performances of AURORA and definitely my favorite to watch. Her expressions vocally and the “painting” she makes for her words to come out are making it otherworldly. Love it! I know you react on songs, but if you wanna have some joy you should watch the HAIK Documentary with AURORA. You won’t regret. It’s worth a reaction video for sure, but if not, see for yourself 👌

[@Hangar402]

Glad you chose this performance it's my favorite

[@JRBPHOTOGRAPHY]

Captivating! Asif It wasn't Captivating enough, but when you learn more about what she is doing, it's just that bit more deep to listen & watch

[@tinagarcia3571]

Even her cover are all her amazing.

[@LeNaSmileyStar]

Thank you for a beautiful reaction and commentary. I dunno how many times I've listened to this version of the song, but some days, today was one of them.... I tear up because it touches my 💖 and soul, and it's just SO BEAUTIFUL on all levels... and YES the #OutOfThisWorldHarmonies 🥰 #AURoRA #SiljaSol

[@jamil2447]

Remove the microphone and replace it with a canvas. You will see by her hand movements that she is in fact not only singing but quietly and softly painting lyrics like the artist that she is. I have never watched a musician emote the soul of poetry as does Aurora. Her talent for causing one to become part of the journey that she has embarked upon is at best fantastic.

[@PaalRyd]

You're nailing all the right and important points about both Aurora and the performance. Mesmerized and amazed, we're all irresistible pulled into a completely new place by her... Aurora and Silja leaves nobody untouched by this fantastic performance. Wonderful reaction, Bethany! Thank you for covering this.

[@dlbwoodbury]

Wonderful reaction! I too am mesmerized by her voice. I like that you mentioned the precision of her diction. The final d of the song in the word ‘wild’ puts a period at the end of the poem/song. I know I am reacting to your reaction a year later, but the other singer’s name is pronounced ‘Silya.’ As in German, the j is pronounced like a y in English. Thanks 🙏

[@ladycarolinacharfuelaneraz8618]

Thanks for reacting again to Aurora, I thought you forgot her haha. I hope there will be a new reaction from her very soon, Through the eyes of a chile in Nidarosdomen is great, Under the water in the honda stage too, well she has so many good presentations that there are a lot to choose from, so I would appreciate it if you take them into account 😊

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

FYI - Silja. As in most Germanic languages, the J is pronounced as an English Y.

[@rosemay75]

Gorgeous reaction. ☺️

[@Freak_a_zoid]

Thank you for this. I look forward to, and can’t wait for, your next Aurora video.

[@annehyden1088]

masterpiece

[@brandonboand]

The two of your are beautiful ❤

[@zweibrucker]

Love your reaction here Ms Vocalist.

[@ronaldjackson6333]

This shows how varied song is. To paraphrase Whitman, "Song is large, it contains multitudes."

[@alexandredias4981]

this week i listened to Aurora covering David Bowie's Life on Mars. OMG !!!! Its spectacular!!!

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

Silja Sol is an artist of her own too before she started collaborating with Aurora. You should check out some of her songs.

[@TheVirtualWatcher]

I could see you were mesmerised from the start ... The first time I saw this was on a reaction channel. After the first two words I had to stop and watch the original as it had to be heard without interruption. Next? Well, it's more like what order to watch her prodigious output but may I make a suggestion, 2 versions of the same song just to further demonstrate her versatility:- AURORA - A Temporary High : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXPQfmymq7qba80 AURORA - A Temporary High - Radio 1 Piano Sessions : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z53SgWSCesZ9fqc

[@theMadMan74]

I would offer that her version of A Temporary High on Vevo would be an interesting contrast together with the first link you provided

[@Freak_a_zoid]

Another Aurora reaction pls. It’s been some time now. Pls pls pls.

[@justinfillette9817]

Please do more aurora she's so good gentle earthquakes is a really good one and runaway

[@kevdenn]

Great reaction. Silja pronounced "Celia" thanks.

[@Einyen]

She pronounced it correctly except the extra "D" sound on the "J" letter that is used in English, that does not exist in Norwegian, so she kind of pronounced it "Sildja", just have to remove that d-sound.

[@TheVocalyst]

Oh okay! Thank you!!

[@dek86s]

beautiful song!! you have to check out TesseracT - Sirens ( Daniel Tompkins vocal performance).. you will love it!! one of the most emotional song so prepare your tissiue!!

[@Smaugyyy]

Perfection from them both. I miss Silja accompanying Aurora.

[@lillm6874]

Thanks for this great reaction🤗 This song is so beautiful, but also very sad It’s inspired by domestic violence, and in the end she (the victim) comes back to haunt him😳❤️ The harmonies between Aurora and her then backup vocalist Silja is so amazingly beautiful 😍😍 Could you please react to: “Through the eyes of a child” live at Nidarosdomen (cathedral in Norway) 2017 It’s an important song for her😍

[@farn451]

An interdimensional being, the embodiment of purity in music, let's hope the police from her dimension never find her and we get to keep her...

[@gliebzeit]

Subscribed. Thank you for this wonderfully detailed reaction and analysis of Aurora singing her song 'It Happened Quiet'. You've given me a much deeper understanding of why I love this performance so much! Please come back to Aurora more. For an upbeat number that she performed in 2018 at a Brazilian radio station with Silja and Fredrik backing her on vocals (and Fredrik on acoustic guitar) ... the recording/video and the performance are stunning. There is a 22 second intro before the song begins, and a one-side interview after. Her song 'Forgotten Love' - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX2tgqWOntmlqNE I had to come back and add this other upbeat number from 2018 at a Paris studio with Silja and Fredrik Vogsborg backing her on vocals and acoustic guitar ... the quality of Aurora's singing is superb. The song is her 'Queendom' - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfIZmqCqdapfJI

[@maximpowers1]

Silja Sol is superb ❤. That was live at the current..

[@davidgibbons6394]

TY. I've been a big fan of Aurora... and to know why.... TY for teaching me how much of a work of art we watched.

[@davidgibbons6394]

sub bell. ty.

[@davidgibbons6394]

and, this is story telling that jazz is; with voice.

[@PK--ITA]

Thanks for the reactions, this song is beautiful and sung so well.... And it reminds me so much of the tunes of Leonard Cohen...

[@JimmyStone-ii6dy]

WOW! I have seen u before and was on the fence. Loved this and hope to see better from u and am sure I will. WOW

[@Soilfood365]

Just one I'd love to see you talk about; I've always felt that Georgia Train has a very similar voice and often covers similarly distressing subjects to Aurora, but where Aurora tends to be ethereally tranquil in facing pain, Georgia Train's work (e.g. Needles and Pinches as a solo artist, Trust as part of Bitter Ruin) tends more towards the... other end of the emotional spectrum. I would love to see your response to her work and see if I'm just imagining the similarity there.

[@mariopardillo8618]

Absolutely lovely reaction and analysis! I was hoping you would come back to Aurora. I´m subscribing in hopes for more.

[@HONJAASE]

Thank you 💖🎶🎵

[@JoriDiculous]

Great you are reacting to more Aurora. Watching her perform always tear me its just too beautiful. If you want something a bot more different from her, try some of her covers; Massive Attacks - Teardrop, or David Bowie's - Life on mars where she do a very much her own version. Live at Nidarosdomen is also a good hours or so long show.

[@soleywolfgangsdottir]

and you really need to discover the beautiful voice of susanne sundfor from norway. her songs are really beautiful and this girl can sing, too. one of my favourit songs by her is when the lord. it was the leading title for a documentary about the norwegian fotographer lene marie fossen. i have listened to this song a thousand times and watched the video a thousand times but it crushes my heart evry single time again. this song will leave traces for sure: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6C6d3ahmMmgkKs another beautiful song is the brothel live at cigalle kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3jGdGObq5x6mdU check her out, she truly deserves it!

[@droidattack2888]

YOU have the most believable reaction to the most amazing song of all time . i hate all the fakers

[@qsrmusic]

Okay.. I’m LOVING your reactions to all the different singers.. But you haven’t done anything from Thom Yorke and Radiohead. Whaddya think?

[@Tbonyandsteak]

There is another great singer from norway, take a listen to Vårvise with Sissel and Sebastian. That was some decades ago though.

[@Freak_a_zoid]

When’s your next Aurora reaction? Please….

[@boldor1967]

I don't know why but I always get Tarintino vibes when I hear this song its like it should have been in one of his films even though I know it has not lol

[@ourwalkstogether]

I absolutely love the harmonies but am particularly impressed with how Silja will sometimes sing lower than Aurora and other times higher, often both within the same phrase. They really do weave their voices perfectly together.

[@benh59]

"Don't you speak over my voice." That line and the way she emphasizes "my voice" gets me every single time. Loved your reaction. I suggest her version of "God is a Woman" next.

[@X_ch4ng3]

😊👍