Participants have to submit a list of songs that were important to them. That list is sent to all other participants 6 months in advance. So more than enough time, but the TV channel wants the quality of course to be good and all participants have a busy agenda as it is, of course. Floor Jansen said that she was extremely nervous to sing this song, as she does not speak Spanish at all. Floor did not say how many times she repeated this song, only that it took her a lot of effort. She did specify how long she and Henk Poort prepaired for their duet Phantom of the Opera. They rehearsed five times, mainly to synchronise the band to the more metal ground tones of their rendition.
She turned a sunny summer breeze into a raging thunderstorm. You deserve way more subscribers, your analyses are some of the best on the tubes of you. I like how you specifically mentioned the octave leap on tantas, it's one of my favorite parts in the song.
I agree. I think the general audience may find her videos a little bit too complicated. Not to mention she doesn’t sell herself as a vocal coach, those of the people that are most often searched for outside of regular reaction people. Opera singers? Not as much.
So true. I remember commenting something similar in another Jess NW reaction. Besides knowledge she's got great musical ears, catches things fast and accurately. Wouldn't be surprised if she also writes. Very nice reaction/analysis yet again. Bravo Jess ;)
I really like how she can explain things that I hear and love in song, that I can not even describe. I have learned so much watching and listening to these videos! Favorite videos were: twisted coil from Ayreon and Sancta Terra from Epica.
Rolf said he was suffering from having his heart broken. His agent or someone suggested he write it all in a letter and give it to him. Then they made a song out of it :) Btw she blew the socks off all the contestants on the German version of this show last year too. It's called Sing Meinen Song. She rocked it!
Since Floor doesn't speak Spanish she just learned to sing this song phonetically, although she of course also learned the meaning so she could put in the emotional performance. She did translate two of the three Dutch songs she sang on the show to English so it was a bit surprising that she didn't translate this one, but I guess she saw it as a challenge to overcome.
@@transitambulance I wasn't thinking of 'Shallow' but of 'I Don't Know a Thing About Love', which is called 'Van de liefde weet ik niks' in the Dutch original. You are correct on Winner though, I got mixed up when I changed what I was talking about in the post and it got mixed in with the Dutch songs in my head.
Floor's sister Irene, who worked (at least at the time of the Beste Zangers taping) at a language learning company, helped Floor prepare for the languages she had to sing and/or translate.
When the producers of the show booked Floor, they knew that they were getting a tattooed lady that sang in a metal band. I imagine they were quite surprised at her level of diverse talent, professionalism and voice quality. (Metal music wasn't very popular or much played in the Netherlands -- at least prior to Floor's appearance on Beste Zangers.)
Seismologists in Western Europe confused the collective thud they registered on their seismographs for an earthquake, when in actuality it was the jaws of every person in the Netherlands dropping to the floor when they heard Floor sing during the premiere of episode one of that season.
Only metal fans knew who Floor was in her (my) own country the Netherlands......this show finally blew her up to the proportion she deserved for so many years. Easily our best singer and nobody knew. Last november we saw her (again) with Nightwish and the mother of one of my friends, 73 year old grandmother, asked if she could come if one of us somehow couldn't go.....concert was posponed 2 times and 2 years due to covid.....lo and behold, one could not make it on the new date, so the 73 year old joined us.....and loved the experience. Funny, as before she would always be like that metal of you guys is way too loud. Exactly the thing Floor has been advocating for.....it's so much more than that. Now people know....at least some more.
I'm spanish and I understand all the lyrics. She doesn't speak Spanish but she do a great job. It is not my favorite song but is very special because we can listen to her sing in my language. Congratulations Jessica you have a very good Spanish pronutation.
@@martinskartland She do not speaks Spanish. She learned the lyrics. She has mistakes but I can understand. She speaks Italian and and this is a little help to pronounce better. She has difficulty to pronounce the words with "J" because that sound only exists in Spanish. I can feel that she worked hard the lyrics because there are words that she has a perfect pronunciation. Others words not so much, but the advantage we have is that we Spaniards can understand our mispronounced language. Other languages must be pronounced very well to be understood.
@@NotSoRespectedPanda Yes there are some differents words and accents but we can understand very well. But the original song is not "mexican" it is from República Dominicana. It is a Spanish a little more difficult to understand for me but not much more than the "mexican". If a person writes the lyrics of a song then usually he writes with an standard language. I didn't hear slang or strangers words.
@@javiermarsilla Not sure what you mean by that. Like the J in Juan and jota? That is a very common sound in The Netherlands. We have much more trouble pronouncing the c (like in cero), zeta and the double r. Zorro is a real tongue killer for us.
There's full episode with pre- and post song reactions. Rolf said that it the original song was of his broken relationship. The producer listened his sorrows and told him to write a letter to make a song of it. When he did that he got a comment: "we doing a song, not an album..." The episodes were recorded in four days on Ibiza (mmmm... what a place to have a vacation!) , accompanied by a live band playing the songs. Mainly two episodes/day.
She had about 4 days to learn it phonetically with help from her sister Irene ...who is a beast of a singer as well .....yes there's 2 of them . Try " Winner " from beste zangers
I think they prepare beforehand but the rehearsals and shows are recorded in a week. And Floor doesn't really speak spanish so she just learned how to sing this song. Also, beste zangers was Floor's breakthrough as a solo artist and that's why she now has more solo songs and a solo album coming up in March.
I LOVE how you do just enough research to really give context and meaning to a piece without spoiling the reaction. Listening to Rolf's original Salsa/Reggaeton version first was a great move! BTW, fun "fact" here, Rolf's jaw-on-the-ground expression didn't change much during the course of the show. 😂 The more he listened to Floor, it seemed the harder it was to pick his jaw back up! 🤣 What a fun reaction to watch here - and as usual, spot-on!!!!
That was by far the best reaction I have heard to that performance. You have struck the right balance between analysis and appreciation. You have come a long way as a reactor on CZcams. Keep up the good work.
She recently participated in the German version of this program (Sing meinen Song) and those covers/songs were just beyond ridiculous. Especially "Can I call you home?" and her own song "Storm".
Great performance of Floor. My advise try to find the before and after by each song, they have sub. Titles and explain so much of why they choose a song
All her songs at Beste Zangers 2019 are highly recommended for your next video comments. Also the whole episode 4 is very special where Floor Jansen was the leading lady.
A great inspiration for Floor as wel as Simone from epica was Anneke van Giersbergen. Frontlady from the gathering. Oldschool symphonic metal. She did beste zangers last year. You'll love just aldu. It's pure happines
Rolf, had a breakup and was told by someone (producer?) to write a letter to her about the breakup and they'd make a song from that (They then on the show joked that his letter was so long it was an album, not a song) and this is what the song is about. Floor learned it phonetically working with someone who spoke Spanish. As the show was in recorded in Ibiza, there were quite a few around, but I don't know who they were or when it was done. She does know Marcela Bovio who is from Mexico and lives in Netherlands and she translated another song from Dutch to English, working with her sister Irene. The songs sung are either those by the guest or their favorites. Emma hadn't really written anything, and Henk does Opera, Theater, etc. As for which songs from this? Yes! all of them. Also Rolf's version of "Hotel California", Emma's version of Floor's "Strong" and really most any song from any of them for any of the others. This was a very good season of the series. Henk singing country was too cool, as was his learning distortion for singing to Floor Disturbd's version of "Sound Of Silence". Floor started with Villa Lied to open the show, and she and Henk closed with Phantom, everything in between was damned good.
You know how Floor will do the song, but when she ramps it up, oooh! In Spanish too, Rolf loved it! The guy with the big grin. At the end, she stars him down with wrinkled nose, so fun.
The program is recorded in 3 days but the artists get about 5 months to learn each other's singing. And to sing in their own way. They can also practice with the orchestra during the 5 months.
Great reaction and breakdown, again! You should check Floor´s other performances in this same TV show. There is Lady Gaga´s "Shallow"; crazy breath control especially at the end of the song. Another one is The Phantom at The Opera with the great Henk Poort (the older guy seen here watching Floor´s performance). His is a dutch opera singer with a huge voice.
This is without any doubt, the best reaction/vocal explanation of this amazing performance. Finally someone who knows what she's talking about due to their own experience. Kuddo's to you Soprano Notes, greetings from The Netherlands (Floor country).✌
This show Beste Zangers is so amazing and it was so fun to watch back in 2019. All the singers in that year was just mindblowinglly amazing. Floor's and the older gentleman Mr. Henk Port's Phantom of the Opera duet was the highlight of that season. Henk Port played the original Dutch Phantom and Andrew Lloyd Webber said that Henk Port is the best phantom he has ever seen.
@@slm50350 YES please. Vilja Lied and Phantom of the Opera. The first song she sang for Henk Poort, opening the show, and with Phantom - together with Henk - closing it.
As far as other Floor Jansen Beste Zangers performances go; Vilja Lied, Shallow, and Phantom Of The Opera would be my next three recommendations. But, they are all very good.
Your reactions are always so fun and informative! This was the song Floor was most worried about since it's so different from her usual. I think that's why her smile is so big at the end. The band for the show, the Marcel Fisser Band, did a lot of the work for the arrangements. Floor later went on a solo tour with them. Personal favourite from that tour is Face Your Demons, absolute amazing versatility and storytelling.
Just sent you an email with some information. Links to the full Beste Zangers shows with English subtitles. The back stories make the performances by all the artists better. The first show was kicked off by Floor paying tribute to Henk Port her childhood idle and inspiration that helped her realize she wanted to sing. Thank you Henk ... by the way love your reactions.
If I may: consider checking out some of Floor's earlier work in the band After Forever. They never got the recognition they deserved (IMO) but they were excellent, and the album Invisible Circles in particular is exquisite. The Song "Digital Deceit" in particular is an absolute banger. I've been a huge fan of Floor's from another part of the world for over 20 years now. It's incredible that she's only really taking now, so late into her career, but I am glad to see it. I don't know if you'll be able to find a live version of it anywhere, but this was a time when Lacuna Coil and Nightwish were babies as well. But there was After Forever putting out "opera metal" with Floor performing singing duties as well as music writing and arrangement duties way back in 1997. At this time, the only comparables would've been the fledgling Lacuna Coil (the band Evanescence shamelessly ripped off) and the baby Nightwish, as well another more obscure group like Tristania. There may be others, but the list is not very long. The first time I heard stumbled across the Decipher album, my mind was blown and I've never looked back. Floor is an absolute one-of-a-kind talent! Though I may miss the "heavy days" of After Forever, it's so great to see her continuing to succeed and love music. She's an inspiration!
At the time there was Within Temptation as well. They went in a lot more soft rock direction later, but their first work is much more metal. If you enjoy the "heavy days" of After Forever, you'd probably also like the first two albums of Within Temptation. I agree that After Forever was underrated, but they were well received in the metal scene here. I actually discovered them by going to a concert on a whim. It was at a bar I pretty much went to every week anyway, and it was only 10 bucks or so. I knew it was metal, so I just gave it a shot. They really blew me away. I had never heard anything like that. The first time I heard Floor singing she was standing like two meters from me. I won't get that chance anymore :)
So, as an opera singer, did you also checked out her performance for Henk Poort in Beste Zangers 2019 ? She did the "Vilja Lied" (the Song of Vilja) from the Operette "Die Lustige Witwe" (the Merry Widow) from Franz Lehar ? Also with a metal twist and singing the ultimate high tones at the end. You will love it !
My best advice: try ALL of Floor's performances on this show. Because they are each of them so different and she nails them all. Looks like these are the titles you did not analyse yet: Mama, Winner, Vilja Lied, I don't know a thing about love, Phantom of the opera (with Henk Poort). Can't wait to see and hear what you think :-)
Your analysis is consistently great. It's technical yet non-singers like me can easily understand. I love how at a certain point in the song, Floor ramps up the intensity and doesn't give the other singers and chance to breathe until the end. The 2019 season is the only full season of Beste Zangers that I've watched, but I quickly grew to like everyone on the show (the host I could take or leave) plus the band was AWESOME. You could pick nearly any performance from any of the singers and make a fantastic video out of it.
The show is about a couple of singers of different styles living together in a resort for a while. Each week, the show is centred on another artist, and the others perform that singer's song in their own way. And at the end, the singer the show was about has to choose which performance was the most touching one.
Excellent comments! Floor starts the Beste Zangers season with "the merry widow" singing for Henk Poort (an opera singer) and her all time favouriite. She gives it a metal vibe and Henk loves it. If you can please find a subtitled version, so will also get the context.
The concept of the show is pretty much what you said albeit that the nuance is that each episode is dedicated to one of the singers, the other singers then give him or her their own interpretation of the songs that highlighter singer made, or was influenced by. They do have a surprising short time to get the songs worked out, and eventho i am not 100% on how they do it, it goes a bit like this. The singers get together with the band (individually) to figure out which songs they want to sing, then depending on demand, the chosen songs get a new or adjusted arrangement to comply with the singer's vocal and music style. Then a few weeks later, but relatively short before recording of the actual show, there will be 2 (i believe) individual rehearsals of all the songs chosen by the singers, and get the songs to the level they want it to be at. Then during the show recording, on the day itself there is a 30 minute window where each singer can do one more rehearsal in private, and that evening they go live. I'm not sure how duets are done prior to the show. ty for the lovely reaction :)
Bravissima tu reacción Guapaaaa!!!. Siempre demuestras un alto nivel técnico y artístico.Your spanish is so good;maybe You can do your own version of this song...👏👏😎🙏💪🇺🇾🇧🇷🤡
Thank you for your reaction,with insight and respect. Dutch is a Germanic language so for Dutch people French, Italian and Spanish are harder to learn, Floor did her best working on the Spanish pronunciation on words. And past years she is also doing her best to learn some Swedish and Finnish, and last year she improved her German for the 2002 edition of the German television show Sing meinen Song (a tv show like Beste Zangers). That is a lot of languages next to Dutch and English. Oh, I love how you pronounce the word vibrato at the end :-)
At the end, when she finished the song, Floor was in a power stand like bodybuilder careful relaxing her muscles after a power move with a triumph expression “I did this!” So satisfactory, and I only watched her perform…😮
Very nice job. Always learn something when listening to you. Rolf is the guy in the white & grey print shirt with the dazzling smile. There used to be a longer video available, with the discussion before the song and English subs. In it Rolf describes how his girlfriend cheated on him then dumped him. He was madly in love and all set to marry her apparently. His music producer told him that there's a song in this experience and to write him an email describing it. Rolf wrote him a book. ;) This song is the result. I would love you to react to Floor's "Face Your Demons" from her solo show at the AFAS in Amsterdam as she uses a variety of vocal techniques to tell the story. She does it with a mix of pop and metal techniques for an audience that were a mix of both genre preferences. czcams.com/video/4sg1SVQ_QvQ/video.html This entire solo show was pro shot and has good sound so all of the songs are reaction-worthy. Here's a documentary on the show: czcams.com/video/Lnrswq-p03k/video.html
The beste zangers path is a nice Journey to start... are some really great artists in it and some really, really great performances! Some opera singers and rappers and opera singers rapping and vice versa..
You should do every song by Floor on Beste Zangers 2019, Henk's Sound of Silence, Tim's Nemo and "hey mr president (lyrics, not title), Tim & Floor doing Shallow and Emme Heesters version of Floor's own very emotion song "Strong". BTW, this was the best vocal breakdown reaction of this performance I've seen (and I've seen a lot).
I love watching Rolfe's head building pressure , getting ready to explode. The look on his face says " Oh my god, I wrote THIS". Imagine her up front of a Carlos Santana latin rock song...
Beautiful reaction as always. Glad that you are back with Floor. Please react to Nightwish The poet and the pendulum live in Wembley: one of her (and the band) best performance ever. Use subtitle and document about the story behind as already suggested. Thank you from Italy
I love that Floor borrows the band from this show for her solo stuff, I mean they worked together already so it's smart! Even when Floor sings a song that's not hers she just puts her spin on it while keeping true to the song. She's very very talented
Would love to see your analysis of Dead Boys Poem by Nightwish. Floor’s vocals in the song are stellar. I learn so much from your videos. Keep ‘em coming!!
Wow. I've watched the Bests Zangers videos dozens of times, and many reactions to them, but you picked out things I and others hadn't before. Subscribed!
Hi The band The Warning have 2 songs in Spanish their own language. Some of the Beste Zangers with Floor have subs for them talking about the performance and info about the song.
Love your reactions! (Being honest, i only watch everything related to Floor/Nightwish) and yes this show (2019) is awesome! And awesome that you digged in what this sound means, you even heard Rolf version first❤️ Thanks! Floor made a reaction about Ghost love Score, at Wacken. She tells she had to hold herself in to not overpower that song. It was at the end of the concert and already had so much energy. She said it is hard to soften but it is needed to express the song. She has so much control yes❤️ love the piece of Romanticide too, stunning example!
Hi. Just found your page. If you haven't already you should do a reaction to Beste Zangers Phantom of the Opera with Floor and Henk Porte, I think is the spelling.
Rolf Sanchez lives very closeby and sometimes i speak him, for example just outside the supermarket and every time he gives a handshake or "box. By the way, if you want to see more before and after the song where they spoke about and the correct lyrics, then search Highly Combustible Reacts with this song and then you can see much more! ❤️
Jessica, nunca dejas de sorprenderme, tu español es estupendo. Sobre Floor no puedo decir nada, ya que creo que está dicho prácticamente todo. Como hispanohablante tan sólo comentar que tanto ella como tú habéis tenido el mismo problema con la J, que tiene un sonido gutural rasposo, mientras que ambas hacéis un sonido suave. También he escuchado que ella hace la H con una ligera aspiración (lógico pues canta normalmente en inglés), mientras que en español la H es completamente muda. De todas formas, vuelvo a aprovechar la ocasión para enviarte un grandísimo abrazo
Floor had to learn the entire setlist for Nightwish in 48 hrs so it would not suprise me if she learnt this in one day. As for a new language even if you get the words right you can still sound foriegn and less aurthentic if your not placing your vowals and accent closer to a native speaking Spaniel would speak. But thats understandable it takes time and Floor does these things with a short amount of time.
When you know that she learned the whole setlist of the Nightwish tour which included Wacken 2013 (which has 15 songs, some she already knew) in some 48 hours, I'd say 3-4 hours would be enough for a single song, and perhaps add another hour or so for the Spanish language? 😂
please, please, please do shoemaker from nightwish! heard it live in december and was crying. it was so damn beautiful! (and from beste Zangers please do Vilja Lied) :)
Lovely reaction and a nice analysis, as usual :) My personal opinion regarding what to react to from Beste Zangers by Floor would be Vilja Lied. It’s closer to your own area of expertise and I’d really love to hear what you have to say about the rendition. Have a great day!
Can you please react to Haley Reinhart with postmodern jukebox covering creep jazz style. Haley is not just any old singer she is a master vocal technician that will use every vocal color tastefully and effortlessly. She will blow your mind. 111 views and 58 weeks top of billboard jazz chart
Which beste zangers with Floor? All. Winner makes the original artist cry, and shall has a cool coice in how it's performed. Then the vilja lied one is also cool. Nice floor can sing at such a level in 5 languages.
Participants have to submit a list of songs that were important to them. That list is sent to all other participants 6 months in advance. So more than enough time, but the TV channel wants the quality of course to be good and all participants have a busy agenda as it is, of course. Floor Jansen said that she was extremely nervous to sing this song, as she does not speak Spanish at all. Floor did not say how many times she repeated this song, only that it took her a lot of effort. She did specify how long she and Henk Poort prepaired for their duet Phantom of the Opera. They rehearsed five times, mainly to synchronise the band to the more metal ground tones of their rendition.
TY. I wondered about this too.
She turned a sunny summer breeze into a raging thunderstorm.
You deserve way more subscribers, your analyses are some of the best on the tubes of you. I like how you specifically mentioned the octave leap on tantas, it's one of my favorite parts in the song.
I agree. I think the general audience may find her videos a little bit too complicated. Not to mention she doesn’t sell herself as a vocal coach, those of the people that are most often searched for outside of regular reaction people. Opera singers? Not as much.
Thank you both!
So true. I remember commenting something similar in another Jess NW reaction. Besides knowledge she's got great musical ears, catches things fast and accurately. Wouldn't be surprised if she also writes. Very nice reaction/analysis yet again. Bravo Jess ;)
I really like how she can explain things that I hear and love in song, that I can not even describe. I have learned so much watching and listening to these videos! Favorite videos were: twisted coil from Ayreon and Sancta Terra from Epica.
Rolf said he was suffering from having his heart broken.
His agent or someone suggested he write it all in a letter and give it to him. Then they made a song out of it :)
Btw she blew the socks off all the contestants on the German version of this show last year too.
It's called Sing Meinen Song.
She rocked it!
Since Floor doesn't speak Spanish she just learned to sing this song phonetically, although she of course also learned the meaning so she could put in the emotional performance. She did translate two of the three Dutch songs she sang on the show to English so it was a bit surprising that she didn't translate this one, but I guess she saw it as a challenge to overcome.
as far as i know Shallow and Winner are original English songs not translated
@@transitambulance I wasn't thinking of 'Shallow' but of 'I Don't Know a Thing About Love', which is called 'Van de liefde weet ik niks' in the Dutch original.
You are correct on Winner though, I got mixed up when I changed what I was talking about in the post and it got mixed in with the Dutch songs in my head.
@@Evil_PeterPeter you're right, I forgot that one👍
During the show, she said that she wanted to do this in Spanish for all her Spanish-speaking fans.
Floor's sister Irene, who worked (at least at the time of the Beste Zangers taping) at a language learning company, helped Floor prepare for the languages she had to sing and/or translate.
When the producers of the show booked Floor, they knew that they were getting a tattooed lady that sang in a metal band. I imagine they were quite surprised at her level of diverse talent, professionalism and voice quality. (Metal music wasn't very popular or much played in the Netherlands -- at least prior to Floor's appearance on Beste Zangers.)
Seismologists in Western Europe confused the collective thud they registered on their seismographs for an earthquake, when in actuality it was the jaws of every person in the Netherlands dropping to the floor when they heard Floor sing during the premiere of episode one of that season.
Only metal fans knew who Floor was in her (my) own country the Netherlands......this show finally blew her up to the proportion she deserved for so many years. Easily our best singer and nobody knew.
Last november we saw her (again) with Nightwish and the mother of one of my friends, 73 year old grandmother, asked if she could come if one of us somehow couldn't go.....concert was posponed 2 times and 2 years due to covid.....lo and behold, one could not make it on the new date, so the 73 year old joined us.....and loved the experience.
Funny, as before she would always be like that metal of you guys is way too loud. Exactly the thing Floor has been advocating for.....it's so much more than that. Now people know....at least some more.
I'm spanish and I understand all the lyrics. She doesn't speak Spanish but she do a great job. It is not my favorite song but is very special because we can listen to her sing in my language.
Congratulations Jessica you have a very good Spanish pronutation.
I'm just wondering, is there a difference in pronunciation between Mexican and Spanish Spanish? Like is it a noticeable difference?
@@martinskartland She do not speaks Spanish. She learned the lyrics. She has mistakes but I can understand. She speaks Italian and
and this is a little help to pronounce better. She has difficulty to pronounce the words with "J" because that sound only exists in Spanish. I can feel that she worked hard the lyrics because there are words that she has a perfect pronunciation. Others words not so much, but the advantage we have is that we Spaniards can understand our mispronounced language. Other languages must be pronounced very well to be understood.
@@NotSoRespectedPanda Yes there are some differents words and accents but we can understand very well. But the original song is not "mexican" it is from República Dominicana. It is a Spanish a little more difficult to understand for me but not much more than the "mexican". If a person writes the lyrics of a song then usually he writes with an standard language. I didn't hear slang or strangers words.
@@javiermarsilla Not sure what you mean by that. Like the J in Juan and jota? That is a very common sound in The Netherlands. We have much more trouble pronouncing the c (like in cero), zeta and the double r. Zorro is a real tongue killer for us.
There's full episode with pre- and post song reactions. Rolf said that it the original song was of his broken relationship. The producer listened his sorrows and told him to write a letter to make a song of it. When he did that he got a comment: "we doing a song, not an album..."
The episodes were recorded in four days on Ibiza (mmmm... what a place to have a vacation!) , accompanied by a live band playing the songs. Mainly two episodes/day.
Oh wow thanks for all of this information Musta. It gives context to the storyline.
As you can see, Rolf's smile is brighter than my future and wider than my opportunities. 😁😆 (and you should do all the Floor's performances there)👍
She had about 4 days to learn it phonetically with help from her sister Irene ...who is a beast of a singer as well .....yes there's 2 of them .
Try " Winner " from beste zangers
Floor is so good at conveying emotions and telling stories. You should check out all the songs she did in Beste Zanger, especially Mama and Winner.
I think they prepare beforehand but the rehearsals and shows are recorded in a week. And Floor doesn't really speak spanish so she just learned how to sing this song. Also, beste zangers was Floor's breakthrough as a solo artist and that's why she now has more solo songs and a solo album coming up in March.
I LOVE how you do just enough research to really give context and meaning to a piece without spoiling the reaction. Listening to Rolf's original Salsa/Reggaeton version first was a great move! BTW, fun "fact" here, Rolf's jaw-on-the-ground expression didn't change much during the course of the show.
😂 The more he listened to Floor, it seemed the harder it was to pick his jaw back up! 🤣
What a fun reaction to watch here - and as usual, spot-on!!!!
Seeing Rolf’s expressions throughout the performance was so much fun. He was beaming!
Thanks for the compliments Jeff!
@@jessicasopranonotes As always, *definitely* among the very top of my favorite channels!
I would never let Floor sing one of mine. She just takes it, makes it rock and sings it ten times better
That was by far the best reaction I have heard to that performance. You have struck the right balance between analysis and appreciation. You have come a long way as a reactor on CZcams. Keep up the good work.
Yep 🤘
She recently participated in the German version of this program (Sing meinen Song) and those covers/songs were just beyond ridiculous. Especially "Can I call you home?" and her own song "Storm".
Jess I saw many guys who think they're ''voice coach'' etc, make story short you talk with sense, finally someone smart. You analysed top level
Great performance of Floor. My advise try to find the before and after by each song, they have sub. Titles and explain so much of why they choose a song
Legend has it that Rolf Sanchez never stopped grinning since that performance. :)
Floors latest single came out yesterday it is called invinsble
All her songs at Beste Zangers 2019 are highly recommended for your next video comments. Also the whole episode 4 is very special where Floor Jansen was the leading lady.
A great inspiration for Floor as wel as Simone from epica was Anneke van Giersbergen. Frontlady from the gathering. Oldschool symphonic metal. She did beste zangers last year. You'll love just aldu. It's pure happines
Rolf, had a breakup and was told by someone (producer?) to write a letter to her about the breakup and they'd make a song from that (They then on the show joked that his letter was so long it was an album, not a song) and this is what the song is about. Floor learned it phonetically working with someone who spoke Spanish. As the show was in recorded in Ibiza, there were quite a few around, but I don't know who they were or when it was done. She does know Marcela Bovio who is from Mexico and lives in Netherlands and she translated another song from Dutch to English, working with her sister Irene.
The songs sung are either those by the guest or their favorites. Emma hadn't really written anything, and Henk does Opera, Theater, etc.
As for which songs from this? Yes! all of them. Also Rolf's version of "Hotel California", Emma's version of Floor's "Strong" and really most any song from any of them for any of the others. This was a very good season of the series. Henk singing country was too cool, as was his learning distortion for singing to Floor Disturbd's version of "Sound Of Silence".
Floor started with Villa Lied to open the show, and she and Henk closed with Phantom, everything in between was damned good.
She is for sure one of a kind, so as you. Take care
You know how Floor will do the song, but when she ramps it up, oooh!
In Spanish too, Rolf loved it! The guy with the big grin.
At the end, she stars him down with wrinkled nose, so fun.
The program is recorded in 3 days but the artists get about 5 months to learn each other's singing. And to sing in their own way. They can also practice with the orchestra during the 5 months.
Great reaction and breakdown, again! You should check Floor´s other performances in this same TV show. There is Lady Gaga´s "Shallow"; crazy breath control especially at the end of the song. Another one is The Phantom at The Opera with the great Henk Poort (the older guy seen here watching Floor´s performance). His is a dutch opera singer with a huge voice.
She has done Shallow already, check it out!
This is without any doubt, the best reaction/vocal explanation of this amazing performance. Finally someone who knows what she's talking about due to their own experience. Kuddo's to you Soprano Notes, greetings from The Netherlands (Floor country).✌
This show Beste Zangers is so amazing and it was so fun to watch back in 2019. All the singers in that year was just mindblowinglly amazing. Floor's and the older gentleman Mr. Henk Port's Phantom of the Opera duet was the highlight of that season. Henk Port played the original Dutch Phantom and Andrew Lloyd Webber said that Henk Port is the best phantom he has ever seen.
Concur. Do this one next then Vilja Lied.
@@slm50350 YES please. Vilja Lied and Phantom of the Opera.
The first song she sang for Henk Poort, opening the show, and with Phantom - together with Henk - closing it.
As far as other Floor Jansen Beste Zangers performances go; Vilja Lied, Shallow, and Phantom Of The Opera would be my next three recommendations. But, they are all very good.
I concur
excellent analysis and as always with some interesting insights that help us appreciate the performance all the more
Absolutely wonderful analysis. Thank you!
Uhhhh💖You have to look for the other performances of the show...amazing!! 😻✨✨✨ Floor is pure gold
Great reaction
Your reactions are always so fun and informative! This was the song Floor was most worried about since it's so different from her usual. I think that's why her smile is so big at the end.
The band for the show, the Marcel Fisser Band, did a lot of the work for the arrangements. Floor later went on a solo tour with them. Personal favourite from that tour is Face Your Demons, absolute amazing versatility and storytelling.
Just sent you an email with some information. Links to the full Beste Zangers shows with English subtitles. The back stories make the performances by all the artists better. The first show was kicked off by Floor paying tribute to Henk Port her childhood idle and inspiration that helped her realize she wanted to sing. Thank you Henk ... by the way love your reactions.
If I may: consider checking out some of Floor's earlier work in the band After Forever. They never got the recognition they deserved (IMO) but they were excellent, and the album Invisible Circles in particular is exquisite. The Song "Digital Deceit" in particular is an absolute banger. I've been a huge fan of Floor's from another part of the world for over 20 years now. It's incredible that she's only really taking now, so late into her career, but I am glad to see it.
I don't know if you'll be able to find a live version of it anywhere, but this was a time when Lacuna Coil and Nightwish were babies as well. But there was After Forever putting out "opera metal" with Floor performing singing duties as well as music writing and arrangement duties way back in 1997. At this time, the only comparables would've been the fledgling Lacuna Coil (the band Evanescence shamelessly ripped off) and the baby Nightwish, as well another more obscure group like Tristania. There may be others, but the list is not very long.
The first time I heard stumbled across the Decipher album, my mind was blown and I've never looked back. Floor is an absolute one-of-a-kind talent! Though I may miss the "heavy days" of After Forever, it's so great to see her continuing to succeed and love music. She's an inspiration!
At the time there was Within Temptation as well. They went in a lot more soft rock direction later, but their first work is much more metal. If you enjoy the "heavy days" of After Forever, you'd probably also like the first two albums of Within Temptation. I agree that After Forever was underrated, but they were well received in the metal scene here. I actually discovered them by going to a concert on a whim. It was at a bar I pretty much went to every week anyway, and it was only 10 bucks or so. I knew it was metal, so I just gave it a shot. They really blew me away. I had never heard anything like that. The first time I heard Floor singing she was standing like two meters from me. I won't get that chance anymore :)
So, as an opera singer, did you also checked out her performance for Henk Poort in Beste Zangers 2019 ? She did the "Vilja Lied" (the Song of Vilja) from the Operette "Die Lustige Witwe" (the Merry Widow) from Franz Lehar ? Also with a metal twist and singing the ultimate high tones at the end. You will love it !
1st: thanks for your reactions, they are really great!!
2nd: is anyone as happy as me that Floor sounded like Gianna Nannini at 11:28? 😁
My best advice: try ALL of Floor's performances on this show. Because they are each of them so different and she nails them all. Looks like these are the titles you did not analyse yet: Mama, Winner, Vilja Lied, I don't know a thing about love, Phantom of the opera (with Henk Poort). Can't wait to see and hear what you think :-)
Your analysis is consistently great. It's technical yet non-singers like me can easily understand. I love how at a certain point in the song, Floor ramps up the intensity and doesn't give the other singers and chance to breathe until the end. The 2019 season is the only full season of Beste Zangers that I've watched, but I quickly grew to like everyone on the show (the host I could take or leave) plus the band was AWESOME. You could pick nearly any performance from any of the singers and make a fantastic video out of it.
The show is about a couple of singers of different styles living together in a resort for a while. Each week, the show is centred on another artist, and the others perform that singer's song in their own way. And at the end, the singer the show was about has to choose which performance was the most touching one.
I'm sure you've heard, but, in case you haven't: Rob and Austin (Home Free) released a version of *Nessun Dorma.*
Excellent comments! Floor starts the Beste Zangers season with "the merry widow" singing for Henk Poort (an opera singer) and her all time favouriite.
She gives it a metal vibe and Henk loves it. If you can please find a subtitled version, so will also get the context.
czcams.com/video/JN80AfHiUTY/video.html
The concept of the show is pretty much what you said albeit that the nuance is that each episode is dedicated to one of the singers, the other singers then give him or her their own interpretation of the songs that highlighter singer made, or was influenced by.
They do have a surprising short time to get the songs worked out, and eventho i am not 100% on how they do it, it goes a bit like this.
The singers get together with the band (individually) to figure out which songs they want to sing, then depending on demand, the chosen songs get a new or adjusted arrangement to comply with the singer's vocal and music style.
Then a few weeks later, but relatively short before recording of the actual show, there will be 2 (i believe) individual rehearsals of all the songs chosen by the singers, and get the songs to the level they want it to be at.
Then during the show recording, on the day itself there is a 30 minute window where each singer can do one more rehearsal in private, and that evening they go live.
I'm not sure how duets are done prior to the show.
ty for the lovely reaction :)
sometimes it's a song that means a lot to one of the other participants as well! but this song absolutely floored me (pun intended)
Bravissima tu reacción Guapaaaa!!!. Siempre demuestras un alto nivel técnico y artístico.Your spanish is so good;maybe You can do your own version of this song...👏👏😎🙏💪🇺🇾🇧🇷🤡
Thank you for your reaction,with insight and respect. Dutch is a Germanic language so for Dutch people French, Italian and Spanish are harder to learn, Floor did her best working on the Spanish pronunciation on words. And past years she is also doing her best to learn some Swedish and Finnish, and last year she improved her German for the 2002 edition of the German television show Sing meinen Song (a tv show like Beste Zangers). That is a lot of languages next to Dutch and English. Oh, I love how you pronounce the word vibrato at the end :-)
Hello Jessica
That was another nice reaction, thank you 😊
Great analysis
At the end, when she finished the song, Floor was in a power stand like bodybuilder careful relaxing her muscles after a power move with a triumph expression “I did this!” So satisfactory, and I only watched her perform…😮
One of my favorites from that series. Can't understand a word but she just slays every second!! Enjoyed your reaction!
Very nice job. Always learn something when listening to you.
Rolf is the guy in the white & grey print shirt with the dazzling smile. There used to be a longer video available, with the discussion before the song and English subs. In it Rolf describes how his girlfriend cheated on him then dumped him. He was madly in love and all set to marry her apparently. His music producer told him that there's a song in this experience and to write him an email describing it. Rolf wrote him a book. ;) This song is the result.
I would love you to react to Floor's "Face Your Demons" from her solo show at the AFAS in Amsterdam as she uses a variety of vocal techniques to tell the story. She does it with a mix of pop and metal techniques for an audience that were a mix of both genre preferences. czcams.com/video/4sg1SVQ_QvQ/video.html
This entire solo show was pro shot and has good sound so all of the songs are reaction-worthy. Here's a documentary on the show: czcams.com/video/Lnrswq-p03k/video.html
yeas ! :D more beste zangers and Floor please ^^
The beste zangers path is a nice Journey to start... are some really great artists in it and some really, really great performances! Some opera singers and rappers and opera singers rapping and vice versa..
An incredible analysis, Jess! I haven’t watched that performance in a while, so it was a treat to watch it again, and to hear you break it down!
You should do every song by Floor on Beste Zangers 2019, Henk's Sound of Silence, Tim's Nemo and "hey mr president (lyrics, not title), Tim & Floor doing Shallow and Emme Heesters version of Floor's own very emotion song "Strong".
BTW, this was the best vocal breakdown reaction of this performance I've seen (and I've seen a lot).
You are a cool reactor! No one does it like Floor. This is why she is considered one of the best, if not the best singer today. Thanks!
Henk just sitting there thinking, "She's gorgeous and her singing is amazing...but I haven't a clue what she's saying" ;).
Fantastic analysis
I love watching Rolfe's head building pressure , getting ready to explode. The look on his face says " Oh my god, I wrote THIS".
Imagine her up front of a Carlos Santana latin rock song...
If you haven't heard NW and Floor do "Shoemaker", just do it. For me the peak of Tuomas and Floor collaboration.
I concur 🤘
Beautiful reaction as always. Glad that you are back with Floor. Please react to Nightwish The poet and the pendulum live in Wembley: one of her (and the band) best performance ever. Use subtitle and document about the story behind as already suggested. Thank you from Italy
I love that Floor borrows the band from this show for her solo stuff, I mean they worked together already so it's smart!
Even when Floor sings a song that's not hers she just puts her spin on it while keeping true to the song. She's very very talented
Floor....who else?
Bless you!!
Thanks
Thank you for another great reaction! I really loved the fact that you made your "homework"
Would love to see your analysis of Dead Boys Poem by Nightwish. Floor’s vocals in the song are stellar. I learn so much from your videos. Keep ‘em coming!!
Wow. I've watched the Bests Zangers videos dozens of times, and many reactions to them, but you picked out things I and others hadn't before. Subscribed!
LOL.... Henk Porte looked scared! Great reaction, always love them!
Hi The band The Warning have 2 songs in Spanish their own language. Some of the Beste Zangers with Floor have subs for them talking about the performance and info about the song.
Just to be clear, Ralphs IS the guy who is watching her and is mesmerized...
You can make Floor do a nonmetal song, but some metal (air guitar) is ingrained in her.
Quality reaction!
Love your reactions! (Being honest, i only watch everything related to Floor/Nightwish) and yes this show (2019) is awesome! And awesome that you digged in what this sound means, you even heard Rolf version first❤️ Thanks!
Floor made a reaction about Ghost love Score, at Wacken. She tells she had to hold herself in to not overpower that song. It was at the end of the concert and already had so much energy. She said it is hard to soften but it is needed to express the song. She has so much control yes❤️ love the piece of Romanticide too, stunning example!
I’m here in the middle of the livestream!!!!
Hope you enjoyed!
The breathy tone at the beginning is a bit of an homage to Sanchez's original version, before she launches into Full Floor.
I like how you listened to the original first. I've done the same thing with all of Floor's covers. Guess whose version I always like the best? 😊🤘
Hi. Just found your page. If you haven't already you should do a reaction to Beste Zangers Phantom of the Opera with Floor and Henk Porte, I think is the spelling.
love your reaction....great breakdown
I love to see uncle Henk enjoying the shit out of this :)
Rolf Sanchez lives very closeby and sometimes i speak him, for example just outside the supermarket and every time he gives a handshake or "box. By the way, if you want to see more before and after the song where they spoke about and the correct lyrics, then search Highly Combustible Reacts with this song and then you can see much more! ❤️
The las part she was a little out of breath, but kept de quality high! Muy bien hecho Floor, estoy Felice!
Jessica, nunca dejas de sorprenderme, tu español es estupendo. Sobre Floor no puedo decir nada, ya que creo que está dicho prácticamente todo. Como hispanohablante tan sólo comentar que tanto ella como tú habéis tenido el mismo problema con la J, que tiene un sonido gutural rasposo, mientras que ambas hacéis un sonido suave. También he escuchado que ella hace la H con una ligera aspiración (lógico pues canta normalmente en inglés), mientras que en español la H es completamente muda.
De todas formas, vuelvo a aprovechar la ocasión para enviarte un grandísimo abrazo
Floor had to learn the entire setlist for Nightwish in 48 hrs so it would not suprise me if she learnt this in one day. As for a new language even if you get the words right you can still sound foriegn and less aurthentic if your not placing your vowals and accent closer to a native speaking Spaniel would speak. But thats understandable it takes time and Floor does these things with a short amount of time.
Hi, nice reaction
When you know that she learned the whole setlist of the Nightwish tour which included Wacken 2013 (which has 15 songs, some she already knew) in some 48 hours, I'd say 3-4 hours would be enough for a single song, and perhaps add another hour or so for the Spanish language? 😂
Great reaction 💋😊🤘
"Winner" is another great song from Beste Zangers
please, please, please do shoemaker from nightwish! heard it live in december and was crying. it was so damn beautiful! (and from beste Zangers please do Vilja Lied) :)
Lovely reaction and a nice analysis, as usual :)
My personal opinion regarding what to react to from Beste Zangers by Floor would be Vilja Lied. It’s closer to your own area of expertise and I’d really love to hear what you have to say about the rendition.
Have a great day!
Ronald is correct, and in show Floor said that she got pronouncing help from her friends to this song.
Can you please react to Haley Reinhart with postmodern jukebox covering creep jazz style. Haley is not just any old singer she is a master vocal technician that will use every vocal color tastefully and effortlessly. She will blow your mind. 111 views and 58 weeks top of billboard jazz chart
You should listen to here do Vilja Lied for Henk Poort. You could appreciate it more than most I think.
Wow, great "decomposition" of the song...
Grtzzz NL.
I like your style You should give a listen to Beth Hart Am I The One..... Live She is amazing with Joe Bonamassa I'd Rather Go Blind as well
Which beste zangers with Floor? All. Winner makes the original artist cry, and shall has a cool coice in how it's performed. Then the vilja lied one is also cool. Nice floor can sing at such a level in 5 languages.
if you like floor please check out vilja lied she did on beste zangers
I totally agree with the critic, my language is Spanish and I had sometimes a hard time understanding what she was singing
Reaja ao Gabriel Henrique com a musica don't stop belivien