Voice Teacher Reacts to Little Mix - Falling (Harry Styles cover)

I hope this observation on how they sing helps you figure out how the voice works better, so you can learn how to make smart choices in your own voice.
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[@NineAnutza]

Perrie started the song that way because it was supposed to be Jesy, but she had a panic attack prior to start this performance, so Perrie jumped in and sang her part and made sure Jesy was okay until she'd calmed herself, so she was ready to continue with the song later on...

[@harmyk1]

I’m sorry how does Perrie’s diction relate to Jessy’s panic attack?

[@mixerblinkmoomooneverland7718]

@@harmyk1 she never rehearsed or sang this part until this performance

[@rosecoloredgirl5855]

@@harmyk1 go to Jesy's instagram page and watch the rehearsal and read the caption

[@ravenkitviejo8694]

@@harmyk1 They do care for each other, if one is sad all of them is trying to be happy but deep down they're also sad. They are not the "girlgroup" you know where overpowering is always happening between bandmates. They are not like them sorry

[@blalala5837]

@@mixerblinkmoomooneverland7718 thats really sweet but that has absolutely nothing to do with enunciating the lyrics.. youre just saying them so people can understand you.

[@jeanFssarella]

Perrie has a very natural musical theater vocal style where everything is precise, so it's an artistic choice to make everything sound cooler or even more modern and hip... I dont think it gets annoyng like Ariana's diction, but she fights with her own instincts to become more versitlie and I love it (I tend to do the same).

[@saeda0056]

You worded this perfectly actually

[@ImprezzionOfficial]

8:52 just casually slays the high note in the harmony mid sentence like it's nothing haha. Nice!

[@gyanpool2321]

Dude if its not too much to ask could you also check put a cover I made :) completely understand if you wish not to! Have an amazing day

[@gyanpool2321]

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[@Rosannasfriend]

Leigh Anne really stands out in this performance to me.

[@SamJohnsonVoice]

Absolutely. She's fantastic.

[@erik69006]

I think Perrie does. That sustained open note was absolutely divine

[@sierrastar5155]

Both perries and Leigh’s voices are the strongest and most clear they have been in years.

[@AlwaysLM2011]

Sierra Star actually this is the most perrie has struggled. Her strongest was her weird era. Her voice needs more rest but she did better here then any recent performance just needs more rest. Leigh is killing it though this era is her time to shine for once.

[@sierrastar5155]

@@AlwaysLM2011 this is leigh and perries era. I havnt heard her voice this clear for a long time.

[@terezaholkova3145]

YES MORE LITTLE MIX pls. their cover of "holy grail/smells like teen spirit/counting stars" is really good as is their paper penthouse performance of "touch and shout out to my ex"

[@julio_shania]

I love that he went right to Leigh-Anne =p she's always the most underrated singer from the group, but girl she improved the most

[@SS-qr4ln]

She always had great versatility, which led her to sing out of her comfort zone more than the other ones. :-)

[@MubinNoor]

I know, I'm so proud of Leigh! 🥺❤

[@Abigail_larraga]

Thank you for reacting to Little Mix, and yes Leigh Anne has developed her voice and confidence the most through the years. Hope you’ll react again to them in the future. Loveee your reactions. Please do an analysis of Lea Salonga and Eva Noblezada as Kim at Miss Saigon!!

[@terrymccausland7618]

You skipped jesys part

[@camillemarii]

leigh anne (the girl with the trench coat and cool braid) has really honed her skills over the years. she has such noticeable improvements with each of their albums, i'm always so proud of her. i love hearing people in your field mention her. loved this video! i'm a big fan of little mix and their covers have always been hit or miss for me for the reasons you spoke of. this isn't a bad performance and a casual listener could tell that they're talented. but LM have this habit of making stylistic choices in acoustic performances that are unnecessary for their skill level. they've shown throughout their career that they've got the natural talent and hard-earned skills to perform with a more clean, clear sound. yet they regularly give these breathy, head shaky, low enunciation performances that, as a fan, sometimes leave me disappointed and wishing for another version. granted, that is where mixers are spoiled. LM performances are diverse enough that us fans will download multiple acoustic, a cappella, and band accompaniment versions of one song because LM bring something new to every performance they do. maybe that's why i get disappointed with these radio 1 sessions where they choose the styles that aren't my favorite sound from them, because i won't get another version🥺 real spoiled girl shit🥺 that got a long🙈 haha i'm sorry, this video brought about feelings that i suppose are similar to what you went through with your christina aguilera "reflection" video anyway, i love little mix and i love your channel, thank you for doing this!

[@SeeletutorialLove]

i think leigh anne was her favorite in the first reaction he did of them (in case you didn't know)

[@psmphil4678]

Leigh Anne my fave❤

[@xlxan9170]

You're so different from other vocal reaction channels. You explain things thoroughly, which makes it easier to actually learn. Thank you.

[@simplydepressed]

I just really like Sam's way of explaining things also long haired sam >>>

[@marywinniran5744]

^!!!

[@MoreStuffKSaid]

Return of the hair!

[@jeanFssarella]

oh, and they don't tend to be so breathy... They just try to be versatile. They use full voice all the time, specially Leigh and Perrie

[@meganparker636]

Absolutely phenomenal performance can’t believe how amazing and unique each one of them is.

[@katemclean2890]

I was genuinely surprised to hear the comments about Perrie's annunciation. She sounds as clear to me as always here and not difficult to understand at all.

[@tokinGLX]

yeah im baffled, it is like he is trying his hardest to talk them down, saying their runs are sloppy and he cant understand her?

[@sierrastar5155]

Yeah that confused me aswell. Her voice was the clearest its been in a long time and her annunciation was spot on. Its actually very difficult to maintain that vulnerable sound and keep the strong annunciation but she did it perfectly.

[@MagBuckley]

Really? Because I honestly had trouble understanding her in both of her parts (never heard the song before) and I continue to hear different things than what the lyrics actually say even though I've checked them multiple times now. Then again, I think Perrie often trades enunciation for tone, not just this time. And I personally don't mind! I'd rather hear a beautiful voice rather than "just" well enunciated words. BUT that's why I can totally understand and agree with Sam's critique on that matter.

[@MagBuckley]

Also (hopefully not offending anyone), enunciation is the correct term here, being synonymous with the word articulation. An annunciation is a type of proclamation, often used in religious contexts referring to the Virgin Mary and her conceiving of Jesus as announced by the Archangel Gabriel.

[@sierrastar5155]

Her voice couldn't of been clearer for me. I knew the song before hand but not the lyrics and I understood her just fine.

[@shreyamall1669]

Thank you very much for listening to our requests and supporting Little Mix ❤🤗

[@Theeldritchwitch]

He didn't react to Jesy😭

[@connorrrj02]

i noticed that too i was like WAIT A MINUTE

[@tomlover962]

Unacceptable:((((

[@keeks4914]

Cause she's too breathy.

[@melancholyzeroeight8804]

@@keeks4914 uhm wha- that's the reason??

[@eadc2158]

Yep. Sadly.

[@ravenkitviejo8694]

my queens, love them and I'm hoping they'll get more recognition all over the world

[@Advanceyourenglish5]

The jaw IS an articulator. It’s a part of the vocal tract, and it should be trained along the rest of the structures. Adjusting the jaw is not a synonym of tension, it’s indeed necessary to produce certain sounds.

[@Jayderritchey]

Thanks, Sam! Always love to hear your thoughts

[@anshumaansathe2225]

wow never knew aragorn was so good at voice teaching

[@SamJohnsonVoice]

nicest thing i've ever heard

[@shabaraliberal1804]

Love how you focus on the technical aspects rather than just how lovely they sound!

[@normagruden]

I thought Perrie's begining was really beautiful. And idk maybe it's because I'm not a singer but I just don't hear the sloppiness in their runs.

[@eamcbmsc]

Perrie’s voice is beautiful. She just has somethings she can work on.

[@ninanoona1164]

i would love to see you react to a performance of them where they are not just standing still but dancing around ! these girls sound incredible even with intense choreo and it just blows my mind ! a great example is their epic performance of woman like me at the Brits 2019

[@camilad4888]

I see Little Mix? I click. Loved this reaction

[@alexandresousa338]

You should see the video "acapella queens", show more of their harmonies!!!

[@JohnnyBoyCovers]

I liked this before even watching hahaha. I’m obsessed with little mix and clicked as soooon as I saw!!!! I watch everyone’s reactions to them hehehe Thanks Sam!

[@ceribeth2189]

Same🥰

[@shenellamarks8497]

This was one of my absolute favorite performances from them. I'm loving the appreciation Leigh is receiving...

[@reneezemlock7880]

I THINK this was their first performance together, as in the same room, since Covid... As far as the breathyness... that was just a stylistic choice for this particular song/performance; You should check out Power by them.

[@user-qp5xh9ky4t]

I agree the breathiness isn't my favorite style. I feel they're really talented singers though and they showed off their vocal flexibility. I would have preferred more enunciation and less runs. The number of runs took me out of emotionally connecting with it a little bit. Extremely undeniably talented singers though

[@doesitmatter_YT]

I appreciate the objective analysis. I watch these videos to learn about their voices and constant praise with no critique doesn't help with that. I'm disappointed that you edited out Jesy's solo part but I think with your comments about the amount of breathy vocals I can take a guess and say you didn't love her part. I hope that despite some fans in the comments being rude you'll continue to react to them because I enjoy your reactions a lot. You probably won't see this with the amount of comments this video already has but on the off chance you do, can I ask whether or not you could tell that Jesy had a panic attack minutes beforehand? I've seen other coaches with different artists say they could tell a singer had been crying or upset beforehand because of the way their voice sounded. None of the professionals who have reacted to this have commented on it and so I'm wondering if it just wasn't noticeable.

[@SamJohnsonVoice]

i didn't notice it

[@doesitmatter_YT]

@@SamJohnsonVoice Oh, wow, I didn't think you'd reply. Thank you! I just want to say sorry for the negativity in the comments. I don't think you said anything to deserve it. Your critique was balanced and honest.

[@splodge561]

@@SamJohnsonVoice can I ask whether you get offended by a critique of your critique? It's not meant to be rude though some people are getting upset on your behalf.

[@hannahcampbell7985]

I have to say I never understand the annunciation comments. This is legit my second time ever hearing this song (I don’t really listen to pop anymore but loved little mix back in the day so thought I’d check out this reaction) but I understand all her words ? But I think you said it’s subjective so that’s probably it? Idk

[@danielanter7497]

I'd love to see you react to Chloe X Halle again 🙃. Any live performance would be amazing. I recommend you watching their "Fall" performance at the Today's Show in 2016 or their cover of "A change is gonna come" (you can find it in the "Chloe x Halle Updates" channel). Love your vids🤗❤

[@Heyguhh]

Yasssss‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@d.t.artistry]

Fall from Revolt Live is their best version of that song !!!

[@whyyouwannaknowmyname4598]

Hey Sam, you mention your voice teacher every once in awhile, I thought it would be cool if you did a video of your voice teacher analyzing you singing a song

[@surajshrestha7047]

It's been a while Sam....👀🙄 But I'm not complaining, he finally gave us the long overdue Little Mix reaction!🙏❤

[@ninanoona1164]

a very interesting take ! i mean we as fans don't pay attention to all these details and just think they sound great 💜 i would really love to see you work with them and watch how much of a change that would bring to their vocals

[@paddylewis6818]

He literally cut perrie off at the best vocal moment 😐

[@kandacelynn07]

I hadn't watched you in a long while and completely forgot how much I enjoy you explaining how the voice works. I love it!

[@katkat594]

Perrie Edwards slay this song please react to perrie edwards all by myself cover

[@RhetoricalMuse]

This guy is mad authentic. I like him.

[@miguelber1997]

YESSSS I WAS WAITING FOR YOU!

[@luciajorge4977]

I LOVE when you react to Little Mix!! Please do more :)))

[@winjoysaldivar5347]

Yassss. Thanks coach sam. Been waiting for this ❤️

[@FatimaLopezr]

Thank you for your honest opinion! Love your videos

[@midoriyakyun9488]

THANK YOU for reacting to this!! 😭😍🙌

[@marierdzoropeza7238]

I'd love to see more of little mix at acapella, they are the queens when it comes to that love u Sam have a good day

[@franchesca9859]

I slept while listening to him talk.

[@jay_ooh]

I think everything Leigh-anne doeswith her voice as a conscious choice and I think she chose to shake her head with the vibrato not because she was insecure with it at all and I don't think that one part was sloppy at all .

[@MelissaRiccardi]

So happy you reacted to this! yay!!!

[@eusamuelo]

pls react more Demi Lovato's perfomances

[@fatima.s4382]

Can you please react to a singer call Faouzia. All of her songs are incredible especially the stripped versions(preferably do those if you are ever gonna react to her)

[@terezaholkova3145]

PLS ANALYSE "Little Mix Acapella Queens updated version (2020)

[@leabaker7278]

Such interesting and useful insights! An example (in my opinion) of a group that blend really well and don’t sing breathy is GQ quartet.

[@anmon11]

Please react to "I'm here" performance by Cynthia Erivo.

[@destinysamuel5628]

Thank you for reacting to little mix! Can you react to their paper penthouse performance of “Touch” and “Shout out to my ex”

[@panagaeajurassic7949]

Can you do Silverchair (live at the civic theatre Newcastle)? Daniel does some crazy stuff with his voice and I'd particularly like to know what you think about how he pronounces vowels/words. Mainly on songs like After All These Years, Tuna In The Brine, Across The Night, Ana's Song, and Miss You Love. Love your channel and all that you do Sam!

[@victoriasapico5650]

Thank you, I’m learning a lot, love to hear what you’re talking about 👍😊

[@alexandresousa338]

Thank you so much!!! More little mix please🙏🙏🙏

[@marygriffore3087]

Will you do Mad World by Pentatonix? I would love to hear your thoughts!

[@saraa1741]

Love that song

[@fantagekahama]

Please react to Jasmine Sullivan’s run in “Insecure” and the singers who did the Insecure challenge and tried to recreate it!

[@sadie513]

I thought I was the only one who had a hard time understanding some of Perrie's bits. This cover is actually the first time I've heard this song so I really would've wanted to actually hear the words. I still love these ladies so I can forgive her for that. Lol. 💜

[@MubinNoor]

Same. I've never heard the original.

[@lucia7247]

Personally I could understand her ❤️

[@kamalabouchaaban]

I think analyzing Mariah's voice is the most interesting. For example analyzing her acapella singing to her fans I think it's titled mariah carey special private performance for fans or her singing with her mother who is an opera singer would be a great way to differentiate between their techniques.

[@rachelcontos212]

I'd love to see a colab with you and Marc Daniel Patrick! It would be fun to hear Marc's analysis on the acting/character development side of a Broadway performance, and yours on the vocal side. Your videos are similar, and I think you'd make a great team and it would make for a fun video.

[@annahill99]

Agreed but I also just love Sam talking about broadway performances! (Which is sadly unpopular apparently smh)

[@evie5714]

Can you react to perrie Edwards 1+1 cover or perrie Edwards cover of all by myself. Her voice is so powerful and just amazing also I love your videos ❤️❤️😍

[@flavialmm]

Me waiting for more Little mix in this channel!

[@Lena-md2fd]

I´m from Germany and my favourite band is AnnenMayKantereit. Next to their own german songs they've done some live performances in english too, like "Made Me Belive" or "September". I would love to hear what you think about Henning's voice. :D

[@shadowlessPhoenix]

Ich kann mir denken, was Sam sagen wird - Henning sieht und hört sich einfach ungesund an ;) Aber ich liebe seine Stimme trotzdem

[@joaquincalderon1448]

OMG I WAS WAITING FOR THIS! Thank you so much Sam!! ❤️

[@AlwaysLM2011]

Leigh Anne definitely stood out in this performance.

[@biyuwu8894]

They are queens of harmonies

[@rosiem4000]

Please react to Confetti, acoustic - the girls sounds amazing

[@ndndndbdndnd3318]

Yes plz!

[@josepharkerplop4000]

To be honest with you, I understood every word Perry says, and I heard this version first than the original, so ... just saying, good reaction by the way.😌

[@amydayx8141]

the girl in the trench coat is Leigh-Anne and the girl with the shorter skirt is Perrie. They have namessss :(

[@user-eh2ty4mv3e]

Not popular enough to care :)

[@genesismuniz7267]

Idk why people are upset. There were lots of compliments that followed his critiques. No one is a perfect singer and everyone can always keep growing. He’s a voice TEACHER... I think this was great. Thanks for watching this!

[@user-eh2ty4mv3e]

I imagine he gets tired of people begging him to react to mediocre performances. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@user-eh2ty4mv3e]

Becca meh. They are ok.

[@piningforfjords]

Speaking of Live Lounge, Sam, I'd love to hear your take on London Grammar's cover of "Wrecking Ball." 🙂

[@annahill99]

I’ve love to see Sam analyze the different sounds Leslie Odom Jr uses in different songs in Hamilfilm but I don’t want him to get copyright striked (copyright stricken?)

[@MATT-dw3lu]

I'm glad they're the biggest girl band in the world its easy to criticise!

[@saraa1741]

Yassss, the long hair is back. Keep it, Sam! It looks good on you.

[@disgustednatalie7029]

Help me out guys, Sam NEEDS to listen to gimme shelter!! He has to hear merry claytons vocals! I think he will be blown away

[@adw2263]

I was under the impression there were 4 members. What happened to Jesy? I know she didn't sing much in this but she did sing and is amazing.

[@SamJohnsonVoice]

if i didn't edit down my videos they would all be 34 minutes and average 4 minutes of watch time

[@adw2263]

@@SamJohnsonVoice I understand that but no excuse to leave one member out.

[@tokinGLX]

@@SamJohnsonVoice maybe focus on making content that you enjoy making, regardless of how much "watch time" you think it may get. o havent watched any if your videos for awhile but you seem kindof stressed here, like you would much rather be doing somethig else. hope all is well my dude. also one tip, try to keep a dissonance between how little mix sings and what you would teach somebody. you wanting them to do something different does not matter because they are professionals with their own vocal coach.

[@baluhhh3068]

@@tokinGLX THANK YOU!!!

[@janeholmes4416]

@@tokinGLX well said totally agree

[@shabaraliberal1804]

Please react to them singing these four walls

[@claricesilva2700]

The lyrics are just as important as the song,because depending on the lyrics the way the sing change.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

Forgive me by Chloe x Halle love is amazing and I would love to see your reaction to it!

[@velky_reeds]

You should check out the rehearsal video, Jesy sings the first part instead of Perrie, maybe it affected the way that she sang it. Jesy had a panic attack before the performance.

[@rachelbrown3452]

Totally digged your example of the wide vowel with "Again" had blink 182 vibes and i'm so down to hearing a cover of this song in a punk rock genre

[@marcardenas2119]

Wait why didn’t you listen Jesy’s part?

[@sappel1478]

Could you react to Perrie (The short skirt) singing "All By Myself" by Celine Dion. She has better diction there. I'd love to hear your take on it.

[@oraso8854]

You should react to LITTLE MIX'S secret love song LIVE AT THE SEARCH 🖤

[@nataliehollern8344]

Why did you skip jesy's part out?

[@TheSophiezation]

Please Sam, react and analyse rock and heavy singers, such as Axl Rose, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio etc, because heavy and hard rock singers often do very different things than pop singers 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@results_not_found]

Saaaam, could you be the first one to make an explanation on Christina Aguilera's - I love you Porgy, please? 🙏🏼I'm dying for a professional explanation!

[@sarahambler5612]

I'd love to see your reaction to yungblud's live lounge of seniorita/back to black

[@survivorswapped7637]

Perrie used to have a lot more clear tone then the breathy one she uses in this performance. I think she’s had a lot of vocal damage because she’s done most of the big high notes for the group.

[@linc2687]

She also had surgery a while while back

[@sierrastar5155]

It was a stylistic choice for this performance. Her voice is actually the clearest it’s been in years,

[@milkyteawithbiscuits3555]

She did a cover of a musical theatre song I could have danced all night on her instagram if you have time check it out she posted it around April this year and her voice is so clear and sounds so healthy honestly I’d say this performance was definitely a stylistic choice to be breathy because as you could tell she has no problem switching registers.

[@AlwaysLM2011]

Perrie has vocal issues because she shouts a lot instead of singing, she over pushes her range and low key her showing off with her extra high notes into higher notes such as sad songs, little me, power etc has also played a part in her vocal damage. She needs a new vocal coach and needs to use head voice or something else other than high notes. Her head voice is the best so I don’t know why she’s been made into a one trick pony when I’m sure she’s capable of doing more. We get it she can belt but that’s way predictable and not impressive after basically a decade, time for change.

[@OnewAnnie]

Please react to Korean Singer Taeyeon! Any of her compilation videos please!!!

[@michaelhardwick2928]

You missed Jesy’s part!

[@jakoreyiswild]

I really thought I would like your reaction was kinda waiting for it, but whew.... The mood of your critiques have truly changed..... Im on the fence of my appreciation, its kinda leaning over the edge of pretentious now... its so micro-analytical that the joy and fun of the overall process & performance goes unnoticed.... but thanks for trying

[@SamJohnsonVoice]

that's cool! you don't have to watch anymore.

[@lonelyhorse5313]

@@SamJohnsonVoice you better back off

[@bapianist3382]

Why do so many vocal coaches have an issue with jaw movement in runs. I’ve been told over and over again by other vocal coaches that this isn’t an issue, as long as it’s not tense. Their runs are very clear and a most of the time, they use different vowels in their runs so it’s necessary to change shape. You also say it’s fine as long as it’s sustainable, and it definitely is; they’ve been doing it for 9 years together and have only improved. I’m sorry if this sounds standoffish, I was just interested to see why so many people have an issue with something that doesn’t really affect the singer

[@meganaliceward6744]

I think the thing is, you never truly know what something feels like for someone else so you don't know whether or not 'excessive' jaw movement is affecting the singer. If a singer explicitly says they experience no tension whilst moving their jaw so much - fair enough, it's not a problem for them and a vocal coach working closely with them wouldn't bother 'correcting' it. When you don't know a singer and are speaking in more general terms, jaw movement is definitely something worth commenting on. The muscles in your jaw are so big and connected to a lot of the muscles in your tongue as well so sometimes if someone is moving their jaw around a lot, it may not necessarily manifest as jaw tension - it could be creating some sort of domino effect and creating problems elsewhere in the body instead. I think when vocal coaches point out this kind of jaw movement, they're not pointing it out because it's 'bad', it's just more of a red-flag and something to take notice of, in case there are other issues going on. I agree that the jaw has to move a little bit to accommodate for different sounds, but a lot of singers will move their jaw along with the pitch, which isn't necessary at all and, as Sam has said before in many videos, it would be interesting to know if the singer could do these runs without moving their jaw so much, to know that they're not relying on it. Hope that helps :)

[@bapianist3382]

Megan Alice Ward yeah it helps. I do think a lot of the time that some singers rely on it. I guess you just need to take the time to research to see if it does affect them over time or if they’re adopting unhealthy habits. I do think that a lot of the time, vocal coaches are extra critical about this (not Sam btw) and it ruins the overall reaction.

[@Aya-zh3ku]

Please react to the original voice of Jasmine and Mulan, Lea Salonga. Maybe her version of On my own or A whole new world original and 20 years later. I think she's really good. But I want to know if you think so as well.

[@maixmee]

SAM!! Please, please react to the the Korean band called "The Rose". "Sorry" by The Rose or "Moon" by Woosung (The Rose's main vocalist).

[@johnathonnaughton6270]

Id like to see a review of some live Mika. There is a version where he is playing with an orchestra.

[@johnathonnaughton6270]

Also could be interesting to see you review some singers who are known more for their stylistic/lyrical choices such as leonard cohen, tom waits, etc...

[@zwizh]

I would love to see Mika on the channel! The Radio 2 performance of Sanremo would be good.

[@FatimaLopezr]

Yes! Grace kelly ❤️ I love Mika

[@Speedofsound9]

Can you do Silverchair - Tomorrow Live MTV. They were only 15 years old

[@fudge54]

I’d love to see you react to some Carrie Underwood performances!! I’d love to hear your thoughts.