WHO IS THIS FORCE OF NATURE?! Janis Joplin | Cry Baby | FIRST REACTION

[@raythornton8578]

I’m 73 years old and grew up with Janice. It still gives me chills when I hear her sing. She has more talent in her little finger than anyone singing today.

[@philiphutton5935]

74 year's here. Totally agree with you. Have you heard the UK. alternative to Janis? Maggie Bell lead singer in Stone the Crows? I still have their albums from the sixties. Love them!

[@latachia_2981]

I totally agree! This was on her album Pearl. I listened to that record every day. I'm 72, & will be 73 years old in April. I'm sure glad that I got to be in this era of music!

[@JodyLynzzz]

My people!! Everlasting at least

[@JodyLynzzz]

@@latachia_2981 Appears I'm the youngest of the above me. I'm just 71! I'll see yall there!

[@robertcooke1774]

We have Beth Hart today

[@jokuz9133]

Blues artists didn't care about looking or sounding perfect they just want you to feel the music

[@georgesheffield1580]

Yes ,perfect and correct explanation of the BLUES.

[@ChefBarb58]

NOBODY OWNS THE BLUES... THE SOUL SHOWS IT, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR RACE. IF YOU GOT SING IT. BLESS YOU JANIS ❤

[@slashfan6747]

True brother

[@diesel1344]

People say an artist owns a song. Well, Janis lived the song, she inhabited the song, she was the song. Never been another like her in my 78 years and I am quite sure there never will be while I am alive.

[@1blastman]

I always felt that too. Great singers can do a cover and take complete possession of that song. I saw her sing until 4 am one night at the Fillmore East. The Dead opened and she was the headliner. That was a night I'll never forget. She sang until she came out and said, "I just don't have any more left." and we knew it and loved her for it. One of the best nights of my life.

[@patrickgriffitt6551]

Always have been always will be a JJ fan.77here and there are so many from our day we will never see anyone like them again. We were blessed. When Janis sang the Blues the pain was real.

[@johnh539]

Sadly its because it was all raw pain from her, she became verry ill so had to stop being a hobo, the love of her life refused to stop so she was left behind.

[@dagmar.6954]

Janis had one of the most unique & powerful voices with a lot of grit. Sadly we lost her too soon. She was only 27 when she died. She had a lot of great songs in her short life such as "Me & Bobby McGee", "Piece Of My Heart", "Down On Me", "Little Girl Blue", "Summertime", "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)", "Get It While You Can", "Bye, Bye Baby", "Move Over", "Mercedes Benz" etc.

[@Lacey_Face]

Yep they used and abused her do bad. Shes a member of Club 27. Artists that died at 27.

[@dagmar.6954]

Yes, there is a huge list in that group including Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse etc. @@Lacey_Face

[@SarahDengler]

Omg! 27!!

[@Lacey_Face]

@@SarahDengler Yep. If you can find it, the Movie "The Rose" was based on Janis Joplin. Bette Midler played Janis. Janis had a big tattoo of a Red Rose, hence the name "The Rose".

[@Lacey_Face]

@@dagmar.6954 Yep, its not just singers either. Its actors too.

[@MsDicenice]

I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news but she just smiled and turned away. Janie what a voice, what a spirit. Such a loss

[@carolyng5044]

...Bye bye Miss American Pie... Don McLean...great songwriter. Good analogy.

[@lenordbrazil9580]

Drug attack she doesnt have my respect

[@sst3d]

Perfect words, whoever you are

[@suemetzger5302]

A​ddiction is officially a disease. Hope you never have to deal with, or maybe you'd have a little more empathy if you did.

[@claycassin8437]

@@lenordbrazil9580 Bless your heart.

[@merrillpayton]

Janis always was, still is and always will be on my heart as one of the best ever. I was heartbroken at the news of her death. She will always be missed by those of us that were fortunate enough to have seen her in her prime!!!!!!!!! Thank you Sarah for your stunning reaction!!!!!

[@Mark13091961]

Janis left nothing behind ... one of a kind

[@crand20033]

I hope the Lord finally bought her a Mercedes to leave behind.

[@Mark13091961]

@@crand20033 to keep up with those pesky Porsches 👍😉

[@carolmartin4413]

She was a force of nature in our 60's generation and we still think there will never be another like her! Glad you're enjoying what we had in person!

[@janpenland3686]

I wish we could step back in time to relive those great times. This generation unfortunately will never know the peace and love that our generation had for each other. Much Love ❤

[@carolmartin4413]

@@janpenland3686 so true

[@thaeros]

well there IS a female singer right now that is pretty close ( but not exactly the same voise) that is australian and not knowed that much her name is " karise Eden"!

[@pamagnolia]

She was a fabulous, powerhouse entertainer. We lost her way too soon. 🙏

[@infledermaus]

We've lost far too many great talents way too soon. Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Janis, Jimmy, Jim Croce, Duane Allman, and too many more.

[@infledermaus]

And Aretha Franklin could have lived to be 250 and it would still have been too soon. 😢

[@lizstraub6621]

Agreed. What's not widely known is that the night Janis "OD'd" There were 30 odd deaths in that town. Someone put uncut heroin on the street, and people died. It was murder, or so the hidden truth says. RIP, Janis. Her visits to Dick Cavett's show are treasures, she was a very sweet, shy, funny girl with an amazing gift.

[@ikshields]

And WAY more than just an “entertainer”. Far too superficial and empty-headed a word for such a powerful, real, and lasting artist.

[@allisonwinterbottom3475]

Janis was our girl!! Worldwide she bust us outta our bobbysocks world and set fire to it!! 74yrs young.

[@bigunone]

I love the look on your face when Janis cranked it up! After all these years she can still bring tears

[@erzebetb]

and believe it or not, this wasn't the best take of her singing this song! 72 here, and i'm soooo happy that younger folks are discovering her and LOVING her like we all do. my generation had the best music! enjoy and share janis!

[@johnvogt5847]

It wasn't her voice, it was her passion that made her special. She gave everything she had to the performance.

[@joannholmes8726]

Wonder what her and Tina Turner could do together? We would all weep and scream in passion.

[@stephenfitzpatrick3031]

She voiced her passion . Cheers .

[@kellylappin5944]

It was also her voice.

[@annesilverman469]

It was her voice also. I swear she is singing 3 notes at a time screeching beautifully and then it's a sultry blues voice. Powerful

[@ajruther67]

Janis had a lot of inner pain and it really came out when she sang

[@katyharrs278]

Janis Joplin! What can you say,she was one of a kind,a little pocket power house,love her so much 😊

[@loadedorygun]

Your comment makes me think of her epic heel stomp on Ball and Chain from Monterey. That heel was the Hammer of Thor for her performance.

[@tommiller4895]

I saw Janis perform at Woodstock in 1969. She was even more impressive live. I still don't understand how such a tiny woman could produce that incredible voice. She put her "heart and soul" into every note. She left us way too young.

[@popsfursmurf]

Janis is myfavorite blues singer of all time. Etta, Nina, Aretha, are great. Give me theTexan every time. Her laugh at the finish of mercedes benz still sends chills all over me.

[@claymiller8171]

Ball and chain is the ultimate Janis Joplin song.

[@eduardogarate5396]

I get 69 years old and I grow up listened to Janis... I love her until my death... !! Greetings from Santiago, Chile dear Sarha!!

[@stevensmith743]

My first album purchase as a kid was Pearl. Played it continually for years. She redefined blues, and brought an energy to her performances that remains unmatched.

[@tonilharmon]

Loved your reaction. Check out her "Ball and Chain live at Monterrey Pop " and "Summertime ". "Work Me Lord" is another favorite. She suffered from severe stage fright; but, once she started singing, she became im.ersed in her music. She was the real deal. No autotune. No tricks. Just Janis. She never did a song the same way twice. She was the queen of blues rock. Gone way too soon.

[@Zentrix-24]

So glad I saw Janis live in Calgary 1970..just months before she passed RIP........One of the best soul blues singer you'd ever hear and will remain so....evermore!

[@r.1599]

"She became the song." That's beautiful.

[@Navigator2166]

It is! An authentic summation of JJ’s relationship with her music. 💕💔💕

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

Watch the 1967 Monterey Pop festival footage , which was put on by The Mamas and the Poppas . When Janis came on stage and opened her mouth the camera was on Mama Cass . Not only was she totally blown away by what she was hearing , it didn't take a lip reader to know what she said about Janis .

[@paulablack5987]

What did she say?

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@paulablack5987 look it up , if I repeat it here I could get in trouble with the powers that be .

[@1LaOriental]

@@paulablack5987 I believe she said WOW 😮

[@fionasteele3642]

Janis Joplin was a force to be reckoned with . I am almost 76 , and remember her singing when I was 15 yrs old, I loved her passion . She died of a drug over dose .. and I cried like a baby myself .. I played her singing in my bedroom , and my mother would bang on my door yelling turn that racket down .. ha ha ha … Janis sang from her soul .. she was a star ..

[@davidpost428]

Well now you know about Janis. So many belted-out tunes! No one has a voice like hers. She was one of the key voices of the revolutionary Sixties.

[@pennyfarmer1423]

That tune always rips right through me

[@theravyshow2570]

I was tearing up watching you get shivers watching Janis! Yes...she became the song. She felt it from the very depth of her being. ❤❤❤

[@Crystal_Blue_Persuasion]

Janis' voice was so rich. My mom gave me the Pearl album for Christmas when I was 13. She is still my favorite female vocalist, after 50 years. Wonderful reaction video.

[@drums4b]

Nobody and I mean nobody can compare or ever will to my Janis Joplin! My top 4 forever. Elvis, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, and no less my Janis Joplin.

[@lillybloom1590]

Now, that's a very sincere and proper reaction to a live version of the greatest ever: JJ!

[@mjeffn2]

I’ve nursed a deep crush on Janos Joplin since 1968 when I first heard her. I was 13 at the time. Brings tears to my eyes.

[@Neugen]

I saw Janis perform when I was just 15. Changed my life!

[@faithtalkforum]

You just watched one of the greatest… maybe the greatest blues singer ever! She was powerful. RIP Janis!

[@Frank-pe9pk]

I was in high school when Janis passed. She was my late gf’s favorite singer. We had a group of musicians that would get together and play quite often. She would love to sing her songs. We would always be amazed at her passion. Those are times we will never forget. Miss you so much baby.

[@LisaApril]

Have you heard Janis Joplins summertime? My favorite song ever.

[@danjoda755]

OMG Sarah, this was delightful!! Thank you so much for sharing your delight in the music I cut my teeth on so very long ago. This was better medicine for me than the garbage my doctor prescribes 😂❤😇❣️🌹

[@mayolson2]

I am 82 yrs old and loved my era of singers. Thanks for all you do that brings me back to my favorite time.

[@ChronicExcessiveManliness]

Her soul opened up...and that emotion came out of her mouth. Fantastic...

[@MrGadfly772]

So many young people have no idea just what music was like and how much has been lost to corporate manipulation. These days music is a product, a mere commodity to be marketed. Back in the days of Joplin it was art, and if the music industry was lucky enough it could ride along for the profits. Nowadays the corporations control it from start to finish. It's so sad what has been lost, but I'm glad you found it all the same.

[@johnhorner5711]

No (&()*&)(&) autotune here!!!! Power and passion from a unique human being. Long live Janis Joplin.

[@EdnaDoe-s2k]

We lost Janice way too early. She let her pain come out when she sang. She OD'd on heroin at the age of 27 in 1970. She was a wild child of the 70s. And we are still rockin' with her in 2024. She can make me cry every time. You do a great job and I'm going to start watching you. I love the way you react.❤

[@JamesFolkers]

Janis

[@simonlitten]

Janice was the queen of white blues in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She could emote a television commercial if she had to. She had talent to burn and it killed her. Nearly everything she did is worth listening to. Thank you for this.

[@tendjinn]

Become a song - you got it 100 percent. I was born long after Janis was gone but the first time I heard her as a kid (IIRC a teacher suggested her) I fell in love. She set the bar for how I judge singers. Just amazing.

[@PauloRicardo-hn8pn]

That's Janis! She doesn't have to sing cry baby to make me cry. She was like a shooting star in the night sky , beautiful and brief. She had a rough life , never fitting anywhere but she has my love 4ever !!!

[@brucewalters8635]

I was walking by Filmore East and Janis Joplin was in concert there. I was 16 from PA so I had no money for a ticket but even being near the venue she was playing was memorable. That and a black dude trying to sell me a $2 bag of heroin. I said no and rolled back to my buddies and we smoked weed all the way back to PA in a Volkswagon bus. Great times.

[@Wanda-t1e]

I love this woman . Just like a typical Capricorn we wear our hearts on our sleeves. To know this beautiful creature was taken away from us at only 27 is such a tragedy . Her music is timeless. I know she’s looking down and just smiling ear to ear because of these young people are loving her music . We love you Janis , then , now and forever ❤️🙏🏻

[@sunshinyday8648]

Idk what Capricorns you are talking about. I was raised by a Capricorn and the only person she has ever been soft for one minute in her life is me.

[@Wanda-t1e]

@@sunshinyday8648 What I mean by that statement is simply this , wearing your heart on your sleeve means you love people too much, not just lovers , friends, people period and we open our hearts out to the world and it’s truly hard at times but you can’t help it you have no choice that’s a Capricorn.

[@sunshinyday8648]

@@Wanda-t1e that's nothing at all like any Capricorn I have ever known. Including my mother

[@Wanda-t1e]

@@sunshinyday8648 wow , you must not have net too many Capricorns then because trust me when I tell you that’s exactly how we are and if you you were to question Capricorns or people who truly are close to a Capricorn they’ll tell you the same thing. I have a nephew who is the same way .

[@sunshinyday8648]

@@Wanda-t1e I've met hundreds at least. Pisces are the ones with their emotions on their sleeves. Capricorn too logical for that

[@vickiepower6201]

The first and the greatest rock female ever,thank you Janice ❤️

[@victoryak86]

This may be the most actually GENUINE reaction channels. So often they can be good but few show their feelings and experience of the song s well as this lovely lady.

[@Peacetrain66]

Nobody in the world like Janis! RIP ❤I love to see how you appreciate her!

[@bzowaable]

Janis była niezwykła.. kocham ją miłością fanki i wrażliwca ❤

[@hilariousname6826]

Okay - now for her 'Ball & Chain' at the Monterey Pop Festival. Then 'Piece of My Heart' - first the studio recording, then the live recording in Germany. You can thank me later!

[@arnodobler1096]

One of the most extraordinary artists of all time!❤

[@PeterDay81]

She was a power house.

[@physicsguru5580]

The great the legendary Janice Joplin!

[@cathyboyce6457]

THE Janis Joplin ~ in a class of her own!

[@jameswargo6762]

She was one of the greats

[@Markrealguy51]

She always wore her heart and soul on her sleeve..thank god I grew up in those days…witnessing her,and others,in video is much better than never..glad to feel your vibes

[@CozzyKorner]

Everything about her was amazing! You can choose any song. This song and Me and Bobby McGee are my favs💖🙏🏻RIP

[@mjcapinto]

Janis sings her heart out, literally. To Janis with love. ❤

[@terihollis8603]

She had this gift...it was way beyond talent. And the hurt , pain, and it seems a constant turmoil in her life was passed through her voice..so yes she became the music, or rather the music became her. Her short time on this earth has left an indelible mark. ❤

[@sp1582]

I LOVE YOU JANIS !

[@sar8349]

Grew up with this song and when I was privileged to babysit for my new granddaughter and she would get a little screamy, we would put on this song and dance around. RIP Janis

[@suecook1326]

Janis was one of a kind! I was 15 in 1970 and ran away from Ohio to California with plans to go to the Monterey Pop Festival where she was discovered in 1967. On Oct. 4th, 2 weeks before the fest, she was found dead of an overdose in LA. We still went to the festival but it lost a lot of its allure with the loss of Janis. My favorite song of hers is Summertime, a live performance she did in 1969. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ-YhYGnn9p7n7c&pp=ygUPc3VtbWVydGltZSBsaXZl

[@shemanic1]

Ahhhhhh Janis. What more can be said. Love her songs. Maybe "Piece of my Heart" next? Please.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

"Take a little piece of my heart".

[@Nottherebutthere]

Thanks, hadn't heard that in many, many years. It's hard to imagine how she might have aged......

[@Camille_Lee_Æon]

Whenever I hear her sing..it brings tears...she is OG!!!

[@AnnieNelson-m4j]

When Janice sings, you can't help but move! I hope you keep on discovering music in all its glorious forms!

[@JamesFolkers]

Janis

[@recatroutson3430]

All that was great. I love Janice Joplin.

[@JamesFolkers]

Janis

[@jcIIXVIIIVII]

Janis is absolutely amazing. And was gorgeous inside and out. She gives me chills no matter how many times I listen to her. My all-time favorite music artists. 1. Janis Joplin (My favorite vocalist) 2. 2Pac (my favorite poet) 3. Eminem (my favorite lyricist) Janis was the living embodiment of soul and music.

[@janetclaireSays]

Not only did she do everything you described so perfectly - she did it when women didn't do anything even close to that! She was a shock in her time. It was all her, live.

[@davidtoupal1015]

One of my all time favorites

[@peterbaruxis2511]

I've heard other live performances of this but not this one, woah! It's amazing how she delivers such raw & dirty blues performig live and how clean and perfect (this song) is on the studio album. WHO IS THIS FORCE OF NATURE?! Janis Joplin (to borrow this video title)

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Whenever Janis performed, she walked off the stage empty. She would always give everything she was to her audience. When she left the stage, it was to recharge for the next time. ❤

[@Angel-rq3pi]

Thank you for not stopping and starting constantly..... You gotta listen all the way through or you miss the best of Janis and her wailing and story-telling. And her humour.

[@washinton45]

Você fez a melhor leitura dessa incrível... Janis Joplin!! Abraço.

[@brianharroun7105]

You need to watch her at the monterey pop festival when she first was discovered

[@judithgockel1001]

82 years here. Never heard anyone to equal her.

[@abelgonzaslez2103]

STRONG AND POWERFUL VOICES SO GREAT SO GOOD JANIS JOPLIN.

[@katiefoster2317]

Janis brings that exact joy your feeling every listen. I crank the volume

[@Navigator2166]

Yes, that was about all of our reactions when we saw/heard Janice Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company. What is so fantastic is this was the voice and the musicians. No electronics what you see is what you get. This is the truest if true talents. We lost her and too many of the great ones too soon. Goddess of Blue’s Rock. Delighted I was born at a time when this music ruled our young world! Your reactions are just the best… thank you so very much!

[@bakercarl8518]

You know there's only few that sings and preforms and still put a tear in my eye.. Thanks for this request and I appreciate Sarah my dear.

[@love68]

She was a lightening strike. Here, hit us all, and left. God's blessings upon you and Miss Joplin. 🙏💛😃

[@lisauptagrafft2010]

Thanks for this reaction! This is one of her concert performance I haven’t seen before, so thanks so much! Janis is one of my all time favorite singers! ❤️

[@BahamaWynters]

Paraphrasing: "Every night I make love to 10,000 people but then I go home alone." Janis Joplin was talking about how the guys in her band went home on the road with someone, but no there was no man waiting for her at the backstage door. But, there was a man who, realizing his honest and deep love for Janis, wrote an impassioned telegram. He was coming home to her (from one of those places men go). But Janis never received his proclamation of that unfaltering love for her. She crossed over that evening while the telegram waited at her hotel lobby desk.

[@jcIIXVIIIVII]

That part will always break my heart, especially knowing she passed while alone and lonely.. 😢

[@rjq2809]

I was 7 yrs old when Janis Joplin died... Thank You for giving Janis a try cause she's Awesome! Sad some generations today don't even know who she is....

[@Lacey_Face]

Janis is FANTASTIC! Listen to Me & Bobby McGee, Summertime my favs.

[@SarahDengler]

I'll check it out!

[@BradGryphonn]

I have a few Janis albums, and Big Brother and The Holding Company (the band). Her passion was just intense.

[@dawnwagoner8307]

Wow seeing and hearing was a real treat thank you so much for sharing your reaction with us

[@jazzmandolin5004]

When you pour your heart and soul into it, this is what you get. I grew up in that era and the music was fantastic. However, there were absolute stand outs, Janis was one of them. She was to vocals what Hendrix was to guitar in my opinion.

[@clairebarrow4896]

Janis lived a few houses up the street from my high school classmate. My friend would come to school and tell me that she and her band had a jam session at her house and you could hear the music reverberate all through the wooded canyon where they lived. The whole neighborhood would get free concerts all of the time.

[@patroberts5449]

My absolute favorite female singer! What a voice!!

[@joelong7448]

I commend you for listening all the way through! lol Your reaction was like mine when I first started hearing her. Like watching her with a strong Sun in your eyes, lol It's an acquired taste. I didn't really like it at first. But this very song was I think what turned me around on her. She just let it fly to where I think the only other person that could come close with a rendition might be Joe Cocker. Anyway, I love your genuine reactions.

[@diesel1344]

Always wanted to see a duet with her and Joe Cocker. You might need two stretchers to take them out because they would have given everything in them to the song. He had his addictions but finally kicked them and performed almost up until his death in 2014 at 70.

[@bakercarl8518]

Thanks!

[@SarahDengler]

Thank you so much

[@bakercarl8518]

@@SarahDengler you are always welcome my dear.

[@747981]

Love your reaction! Listen to more of Janis live!!

[@juliemanarin4127]

Greatest female singer of blues rock!

[@yogib37]

you need to react to Janis Joplin Another piece of my heart. You will love it.

[@ellenl6353]

You just watched a woman with so much soul that it can't be replicated. It's genuine and raw; and that's what soul is about--the pain that resides deep within--and Joplin just throws it all out there as if saying, "Here. Absorb this." Every phrase was intentional and controlled, which is unbelievable given what appears to be chaos. Anyone who covers her music sounds mechanical in comparison. She makes me cry with goosebumps.

[@MichaelWilshusen-s8v]

RIP Janice