And who could have imagined the glory of Lara Fabian being discovered on an internet platform such as CZcams; so many years after these gorgeous concert performances?!
Her performances on the internet make up for all the internet porn and silly cat videos. I regret not knowing about her in my 40's, but I'm oh so grateful that the internet allowed me to discover her before my eventual death.
Regarding the second rendition, Lara was facing hard times , both on the personal (health, love betrayal and breakup) and professional (her progress blocked in the US by her own record company) sides. Her fanbase knew most of it and wanted to show support and they used this song, one of her biggest hits in France, replacing the title” Je t’aime / I love you” by “On t’aime / We love you”. I love how Lara, after the initial surprise, establishes a beautiful dialog with the crowd, giving them room to sing with her. It shows how benevolent and humble she is. The song itself is a gem, it was as I said one of her songs that reached the top 10 in France charts. But it even grew bigger after it and has become now a french classic, her most iconic french song. It is still attracting a lot of covers from the young french and canadian vocalists generation (Amir, Jeck, …). Most frenchmen know the song by heart. Surprisingly, it was also a massive success in russia and eastern europe: she became a superstar there thanks to it (and 15 years before her lengthy collaboration with Igor Krutoy that extended this even further) and the song is a MUST in russian karaoke and a recurrent in russian singer contests. Again many covers of this songs from eastern europe talents: Polina Gagarina, Sevara Nazarkhan, Katerina Maslova, Natalia Tsarikova, … As always with her biggest hits, Lara has performed it in many different ways: • Intense and powerful at World Music Awards 1999, • Subtle and delicate in her En Toute Intimité 2003 tour. • Classy and moving, performing with 2 vertebrae broken, at Royal Albert Hall in London (2011) • Jazzy in a recent perf (2018) with a band from Quebec The lyrics are also mesmerizing. Despite the title, it is not a classic love song but a breakup song instead. “Je t’aime” was written by Lara Fabian and Rick Allison, her longtime music producer and composer. He also had been her boyfriend for a few years, at the start of her career. This song was written when their love evolved to a friendship and a professional relationship . It speaks about a couple splitting while still having a lot of sentiments one for the other.
I thought they simply sang it because they do love her, but knowing she was facing hard times, it is even more powerful. Such support is even stronger than just love. Love and support do go hand in hand, but they are not always one and the same thing...
This second version literally saved her life! That wave of pure emotions led her out of the dark place she was living in,at the time.She realized then and there the purpose of everything she went through...One and only,magical Lara Fabian!🥰I,also,love your reaction,sincere and human...❤
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire! She is always stunning and very emotional at the same time - that is what I love about her. Salutations à la France. ❤
Now you know why madam Lara Fabian ,she is our Queen . Not only "Je t'aime" but all her song are like it full of emotion and kindness , amazing . Our Queen Madam Lara Fabian .
Thank you for sharing your reaction! I drove 10 hours to Canada a few weeks ago to see her for the first time. A once in a lifetime experience for me. I'm glad you are enjoying getting to know her!!
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed the reaction and I understand why you'd drive for 10+ hours to hear this lady live. Hopefully, I haven't missed all her performances in my neck of the woods and I will get to see her live one day, too.
@@AleksReacts I hope you do get the chance to see her one day! The in-person experience is of course unique and to witness the crowd is also really unforgettable. PS I'm not sure where you are located but I know she has a tour schedule online.
She is such a master of vocal control! Without a doubt the 2003 Olympia Concert is my favorite version of Je t"aime. The Le Zenith, 2001 version of course is the emotional favorite but I just love the tonal changes and delicate notes that highlight the Olympia version.
Even though there is no such thing as absolute perfection, she is certainly close to perfection, whichever version I watch. The rest is just a matter of the moment I guess...
@@AleksReacts Exactly, I love that, a matter of the moment! So many times I watch different performances of the same song and they will each satisfy certain emotions. Well said😊
The 2003 Olympia version is utterly magnificent and my favorite of her conventional performances. I would guess that t's haunting delicacy derives at least in part from her memories of the 2001 performance.
Glorious! No, really. It was such a nice idea to have the two performances lined up this way - Lara's connoisseurs were right, of course. Thank you for another great reaction.
However much the first was wonderful, the second one is still more touching, because it wasn't Lara singing from the heart alone. So many more hearts were invested in that one.
This was an experience! Thank you so much for suggesting this song @syllb7234 and @jamesp7709, as well as for asking for a double reaction and helping out with it @raquelra5878 and @ericsicard910. I hope you won't mind the lack of lyrical analysis - I was focusing on the sound rather than meaning.
Despite the title, this is in fact a love breakup song, but where ex-lovers still have a lot of sentiments one for the other. Here is a translation of the lyrics: Fine, there where1 Other ways to separate Some glass splinters May have helped us In this bitter silence I decided to forgive The mistakes we might make When we are loving too much Fine, the little girl In me often demanded you Almost like a mother You tucked me up, protected me I've stolen from you that blood The one that we should not have shared Out of words and dreams I want to scream Refrain: I love you, I love you Like a madman, like a soldier Like a movie star I love you, I love you Like a wolf, like a king Like a man who's not me You see, i love you that way Fine, I trusted you All my smiles, all my secrets Even those which only a brother Is the secret guardian of In this house made of stone Devil was watching us while we were dancing i wanted so much the war Of our bodies, who were in peace Refrain: I love you, i love you Like a madman, like a soldier Like a movie star I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Like a wolf, like a king Like a man who's not me You see, i love you that way You see, I love you that way
Oh, Eric, always good to see your comment. I do hope I met your expectations on this one, Lara certainly exceeded mine, as did her audience. The lyrics are clear to me (I listened to this many more times after recording), but I'm glad you're sharing them here as well. Thank you again! ❤❤❤
Wow, such a beautiful reaction! Lara herself said more than once that she was in a very dark place at that time, even contemplating/planning suicide. People knew she was having a hard time, as the french press was very openly cruel with her in multiple ocasions for really nonsense reasons, but I don't think her fans were fully aware at that moment that their demonstration of love was helping to save her life, and I think that's just beautiful. It shows how trully important is to show love to others, as we never know how much someone might need it.
Seems they knew she needed the love, but maybe not how much she needed it. Maybe some of them knew even that... Nevertheless, it was a glorious thing to behold.
Las dos versiones son hermosas, en la segunda ella totalmente emocionada casi no puede cantar, sin embargo lo hace maravillosamente a pesar de lo abrumada que esta, pero ella emocionada canta suave y deja que ellos canten con ella, otro muy buen video y muy bonita reacción.
This is one of the many versions of ""je t'amie"" Lara sings on stage through the years in many countries ...Each of them always different and so emotional and touching. In the second performance, Lara allows the audience the to sings the first voice... The pianist begins to play on the singing of the fans ...Lara follows, sings the second voice and dances withe her voice around the singing of the fans ... So beautiful, so well done ...Mara is always close whit her fans and withe the audience ...
I love the 2nd version which I have heard dozens of times either from her channel or from a reaction video and each time I tear up just knowing what she was going through in her life at the time. One reactor called the 2nd version "A Love Anthem" and many-many reactors also tear up.
Hello,merci j'adore tes réactions et je vois que lara t'embarque dans c'est émotion. Le live Paris bercy 2001 et vraiment d'une émotion exceptionnelle, j'ai jamais vu une autre osmose aussi forte que cette chanson de lara et son public ,ça donne la chair de poule. Sur ce concert Paris bercy 2001,il y a une chanson incroyable qui s'appelle tango ou lara chante assis sur une chaise une chanson qui parle de la danse tango,très très sensuel. Le concert en toute intimité est vraiment exceptionnel, dailleur ecoute la version de je suis malade, encore plu incroyable que la version que tu as écouter beaucoup de gens réagissent juste au concert de lara from love celui que tu as réagi avec quelques chanson ,dailleur il reste une chanson magnifique qui s'appelle you're not from here, mes il ya pzs que ce concert . Tu n'est qu'au débit de ton aventure avec lara . Tu na fais encore aucun duo de lara . Tu ka pas fais son album mademoiselle zhivago sorti en 2010 avec son concert à Moscou en 2010. Tu na pas réagi non plu à c'est chanson récente, lara a sorti une chanson il y a 3mois qui s'appelle ta peine. Continue à voyager avec lara . Et oui Éric sicard est incroyable ,il connais lara sur le bout des doigts
Merci beaucoup pour le compliment! Mon Dieu, c'est beaucoup! 😂 I did write it all up, and I am trying to get to know her, but I do need to go slowly to let it all sink in. Le voyage sera long, mais j'en suis sûr, agréable. Thank you so much for all the suggestions. Of course we agree on Eric. 😊
Thank you very much Aleks for double reaction. I like both versions of Lara and in both cases, I got chills. I hope you continue with this magnificent artist...
Perfect, loved reaction....She is fantastic. Now you need to react do Perdere Lamore (Italian classic) and Come Its Disent (from Charles Aznavour), I am sure you and we will adore. Greetings from Portugal...And Yentl medley (classic from Barbra Streisand) Molson ....If you do those reacts, you can go directly to heaven....lol..
Both added to the list! Hopefully, more than just reacting to a couple of pieces of music is needed to be considered good enough for heaven, but I'll do it anyway. Who knows?😉 Regardless, I'm ok here - I get to enjoy music and I get to meet so many wonderful people. Saudações a Portugal! ❤
Thank you Aleks for this wonderful double reaction, what a great surprise. Two completely different versions of the same song and i love both very much❤. And because you mentioned him, Lara actually always has excellent pianists like here Pierre Grimard who played in her band for years.
Thank you so much! Got roped into it, but it turned out to be a really good idea! I found the pianist so calming and pleasant, can't quite describe what it was about him. Thanks for sharing his name. ❤
Dear Aleks, Thanks for reacting to this two renditions of the same song. Eric explained perfectly what the second rendition was all about. I must have seen it more than 100 times, and all the times I end up with wet eyes and sometimes tears running over my face. It is so captivating. Every moment is great on the second one, but my favorite is when she stands up. It's like she is a phoenix rising from her ashes. Lara always says in interviews that this was one of the top three moments in her singing life. Next to the duet with Johnny and the duet with Maurane. Thanks for all your Lara content. I love it.
Dear Gerda! ❤ Oh, I loved that moment too although I intentionally did not read the backstory. I prefer reading Eric's explanations post festum, as I want the performance to be "intact" when I hear it. Still, without Eric I would NEVER know what it was about, so I do read them once I've heard the song. I bet it was one of the greatest moments - that was really something else, so many people sharing one and the same emotion and singing their hearts out. It was incredible. Oh, and thank you so much for helping out with the list, I am planning to go over most of it, if not all and I want to thank you for your understanding and patience. ❤
Here, in the first one, she intermittently seems to direct where she sings "je'taime" to the person in the story as well as to the audience. However, towards the end she was very much into the emotional state dictated by the story...a stunning raw performance. 👌⭐🌹♥️ I the second, the involvement of the audience clearly and greatly affected her performance...the audience drawing attention to themselves, wishing and wanting to become intimate with her as their beloved artist and so,... She fulfilled their wish by responding perfectly to their outcry. ...romancing their love for each other. It all happened in Paris, the city known for love and romance. ...giving the world THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVESTORY IN SONG! ❤⭐ Thank you for your reaction reaction. Not only is this a touching reaction but also one revealing part of the true artistry of Lara as a performing artist. Love you.❤
Thank you so much, Gregory! ❤ Listening for the first time, in the first one I felt she was only singing to the person in the story, but you're right, she does direct it at the audience as well. It was far more obvious in the second one, but my feeling is more like they started it by telling her they love her, not asking for it back, but being touched by their outpour of emotion, she naturally responded.
Thank you, Igor! 😊 I think she's getting more and more attention lately, or I probably would have never heard of her. Let's hope that the 2020's are her renaissance. ❤
@@AleksReacts lara is not unknown ww, she has topped charts in France, Brazil, … someone told me even once in Taiwan. Some of her albums have reached #1 in France, Belgium, Russia, … and she sold more than 25 millions of these. When she performs at Carnegie Hall in NYC it’s sold out almost immediately. But yes she became popular recently on YT due to covers from the new generation sof vocalists: Dimash first and foremost who covered several of her songs, but also Diana Ankudinova, Floor Jansen, Cakra Khan, Gabriel Henrique, … and all the filipinos because Broken Vow is a massive hit over there. It’s thru these covers that reactors checked at least one of her songs and you know how easy it is to fall in this rabbit hole when you do this 😀 They got hooked !
I was thinking more along the lines being as well knows as Beyonce (cuz I think Lara is BETTER). Now that would be a renaissance for the world to remember. 😉
@@AleksReacts you will know more about the background story here czcams.com/video/TyB6vXDdZBY/video.html Lara was supposed to be that big star and shared the stage with Michael Jackson, Whitney, Beyonce, …
@@AleksReacts Oh i agree with you, but Lara doesn't need a wind machine and dancers. She can do a concert only with a piano as an accompaniment. I think she is completely satisfied with her career at the moment😁
The first rendition was from her 2003 “En toute Intimité” concert in Paris. This is her favorite, and her fans’ favorite, concert. Here is the full concert with english subtitles, even for her speeches in between songs: czcams.com/video/NMHym4N4UXo/video.html Thanks Gabie / "Lara The Ring Fabian" for the translation
@@AleksReacts The only reason I won’t try to convince you to go watch this concert in full now is because I still want to see you reacting to some more songs, especially those ones I suggested, 🙏🏻 but, seriously, after you’re done with them, go, quietly, watch the whole thing. I’m telling you, it’s an experience! Lara will take you by the hand and tell you the most beautiful stories. ❤️
Dear Aleks ! I´m having a hard time believing you when you say you don´t have any musical knowledge. I can only explain my questioning by observing that you are a very sensitive and intelligent person proven by your great abilities with different languages. Éric´s suggestion for " Lara The Ring Fabian " channel is a must for you if you desire learning more about the wise and fascinating woman Lara is. ( in your spare time that is.) For me, Lara is like " chicken soup " for the heart embodied in one human being. She has a way and a life philosophy that is extremely healing for day to day broken hearts or life challenging ordeals. Gaby from the channel has put a lot of her heart to translate in english a big amount of her most impactful interviews and sometimes, funny ones. I highly recommend it also. Best regards madame.! ❤
That's precisely why I'm not going ahead, aside from the fact that it's never easy to let more than one song at a time into my brain. It needs some time to register and rest there, before I'm ready for the next one. I'll get to it, there's so much time ahead. ❤
Wait a minute, I do know your handle and I remember the Love from Denmark! Welcome back, Martin, I hope you enjoyed this one too. Kærlighed til Danmark! ❤
The first song is a " technical " presentation.... And the second..a marvelous sharing of memories !! Magnificent, both... but....the 2nd gets my vote,for impact!! 🎶👍🐺🧙♂️🦊👌🎶
Dear Aleks, thank you and thank you once again for this wonderful double reaction video ♥ Fighting and not cracking during the videos is an achievement itself. No one delivers like Lara ♥
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it, hopefully as much as I did. 😊 I survived and didn't crack, hah! It was tough, but it really was incredibly touching. ❤
@@AleksReacts”Winning”. Really? Sorry, hun, but your eyes and face expressions said otherwise. 🤣 You’re transparent as a pane of glass… Seriously, no worthy suppress your tears. Just let them flow and you’ll be fine. We totes get you… 😉
This concert is my favourit by Lara It's her favourit to. Masterclass and very intimite.❤❤❤ what can be different? Hahahaha...That was fun. Great reaction.❤
🇨🇦 Brilliant idea to double up these two performances !! So now lets get Aleks to react to a duet ! How about "Requiem pour un fou" with Johnny Hallyday ? 🇨🇦
🇨🇦 I would add one more to your list, but bring a box of tissues ! Try a reaction to "You're not from here" ! My favourite and the one that brings me to tears ! 🇨🇦
Thank you so much for your heartfelt reactions to both versions. I love the first version; I worship the second one. In the first version Lara exhibits her unsurpassed talents, confirming yet again that she is the best singer in the history of recorded music. In the second version she bares her soul, and what an exquisitely beautiful and gentle soul it is!. Her humility, her delicacy, her transparency, and her ability to accept and return love are all on full display and are unbelievably captivating. Her facial expressions are achingly beautiful; I'd could easily watch a muted version of the video just to see look at those again. This is hands down the tenderest moment on stage ever filmed. I'm not at all surprised that Lara is on record naming this performance as her favorite in her entire career. I've probably watched it close to 150 times since discovering Ms. Fabian by accident about a year ago, and it never fails to make me wet-eyed and choked up. Another youtube commenter once wrote of this performance, aptly: "I don't think I've ever seen a women make to love to 5000 people at once." You could call it a broken performance, since Lara is at times too emotional to sing. But like kintsugi, the cracks have been mended with gold, and the result is even more beautiful than it would have if unbroken. If you watch careful you will see backup singers sitting silently at the rear of the sage. These women wisely chose not to intervene in Lara's lovely dialogue with the audience. The musicians were fabulous, and even the camera work is sensational. The moment where she stands regally at the edge of the stage, and the camera pulls back to reveal her adoring crowd is magical!
Wow! Best comment ever! 👏🏻 That was such a great analogy: “A woman making love to 5.000 people at the same time.” And, yet, she manages to make each one of them feel special. The way Lara is able to establish such intimacy with the audience is mesmerising. She never fails to leave me in awe. 🙌🏻
@@raquelra5878 Thanks! It is incredible how you feel Lara is singing directly to you, even when watching a 24 year old performance on a iPhone. I felt exactly the same way watching her through binoculars when I flew to Ottawa last month to see her perform. Have you listened to Lara cover "I Will Always Love You?" Whitney Houston's version certainly deserves its iconic status, but Lara sings her version directly to you in a way that Whitney is too private to pull off. Whitney is majestic; Lara is intimate.
@@AdamReith Yes. She sang it beautifully. Lara is always very respectful to the original versions when doing covers, but she definitely leaves her very distinctive “mark”. 🙌🏻
Actually, it's a pity that these two versions were in a double pack. Compared to the Paris version, the En toute intimité version obviously has no chance here, although it is absolutely wonderful😕
You know, it IS partly your fault, both of you as well as Raquel, Daniela, Elizabeth and a few more cool people. 😂 Then again, none of that would have worked if Lara wasn't Lara. ❤
@@AleksReacts I've watched your reaction 5 times! 2001 was very emotional it get me every time, not many performances move me as this one. There's another one of Lara's performances that is emotion "Pas Sans Toi" (I believe this was from the same concert Paris 2001 based on Lara's attire, pianist and stage - Eric might be able to further elaborate.) not sure the order this performance took place before or after Je t'aime (unable to find the setlist). czcams.com/video/Bh7JfZa7lgY/video.html The next performance took place years later. I read that Lara had taken ill and had laryngitis days before the concert. So the trooper that she is she did the concert and addressed the audience that she may not be able to sing some of their favorite songs but backup singers to help. czcams.com/video/9cT4qc3JGWQ/video.html And finally in 2018 in Moscow. Here she goes in to detail in English how this song evolved over time... czcams.com/video/e-JhY-EUQkY/video.html - no subtitles
@rlew49ers Wow, that's a lot! I hope that means you liked it. 😊 I can do that when it's some else I'm watching, but I can't possibly watch myself more than the few times I have to when uploading, checking if it works, or checking for timestamps. I wrote up all 3 versions, but I'll likely react to one of those for a start. Maybe more once I come full circle. So, just to make sure nothing is lost, it's all on the list.
@danielakeller7532 Added the Bucharest version to the list too. As I said, there can be only one (for a start), but I have them all down for a future time.
My Dear Aleks, I hope you don’t get me wrong, but it was a pleasure to watch you crying 🙌🏻 But, seriously, it was a beautiful reaction and you were supposed to cry anyway… There’s really something about Lara that makes her unique: the way she conveys emotion. Aside from having an incredible technique (her breath control is really something else and she’s a master when easily travelling through high and low notes), she’s unafraid to take risks by being emotionally involved with the song and the audience in a very real and intimate way. It’s impossible to avoid being dragged in… I simply love how unapologetically emotional she is and one of the many things that fascinates me about her is how she can seem so powerful and vulnerable at the same time… how she manages to be such a relatable goddess. 🤎 Lara and her fans definitely have such a special bond! It’s a reciprocal love for sure. Thank you so much for accepting my suggestion! ❤️
Dear Raquel, it was hard to hold back tears and I did try not to, just raised that way I guess. Your suggestions was an excellent one and even though this was recorded last week, I keep going back to these performances. Both so beautiful, each in its own way. I am glad you enjoyed my reaction, as all others before, it was as real as they come. ❤ On a less emotional note, did I pronounce your name correctly? 😉
@@AleksReacts You really didn’t! You practically mimicked my very Brit father! 🙌🏻 But here’s a new suggestion to add to your list, Lara singing “Tout” (from her Un Regard 9 Concert) with a very “Bossa Nova” arrangement. My Brazilian mother simply loves it! czcams.com/video/SKHwFy_k_pA/video.htmlsi=Ymi9lEK4P-athOSc
I said - Ahh reaction from Aleks! There I go with my eyes closed! -...and so closed; I had not realized that it was a double reaction until I saw the second one (which was the interpretation that I knew) ha, ha, ha... Finally I find out the complete song! It's about ready, when you finish the reaction, to make the comment: "No no, this is not the most emotional one! You have to do another one! Anyway! Between despite and my ignorance of English... I think you have defined it very well, it has been the most precious gift from the public for an artist: Respect and admiration; returning love to a song that deserves be among the greats. By the way, speaking of greats, I don't know if they are on your list: Morissette Amon, Sohyang and Kz Tandingan... to give you some examples. I've seen you react to Angelina Jordan and Diana Ankudinova. In any case, when you enter one of them, with your permission I will suggest lesser-known songs that are a delicacy for an exquisite palate like yours. Thank you.
Oh, I read this comment multiple times, simply because it made my day! Thank you so much! ❤ For so many reasons: 1. Thank you for trusting my reaction enough to dive in with eyes closed! 2. Gotcha with the second reaction in this double - so happy it worked. 😂 3. Gotcha again! I have not yet reacted to Angelina Jordan - she keeps losing the polls in community, but something new by her will come up and maybe win. Or I'll just add her out of the blue, when I catch my breath @rlew49ers also mentioned Morissette Amon, and even though my queue is full to the brim, I have an idea that I will put to the poll again that might give some less prominent artists on this channel or anywhere really more of chance than the polls so far have. I'm writing them all in the list and will figure out a way to include more artists.
It is a pleasure, really. Your comment totally made my day. Now I'm going around like a proud 5-year old bragging how I did good. 😂 Joking of course, but it was very pleasant to read such a comment.
I know that you reacted 2 versions of this song. But the original with the extendend note u dont. Worth tô watch. IF u want i can send you the link. Realmente worth tô watch. You Will see Lara and her pure and Wilde version
Thank you, I will go back full circle, but it might be a tad bit too much to keep reacting to the same song by the same artist. Still, do send me the link, so that when I do go back, I'll know where to find it.
@@AleksReacts czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.htmlsi=a5UyE98HtJx8vsjf thank you for be só adorable. Enjoy the song and look the standing ovation before the songs end. She is my Life.
@@AleksReacts Thank you for be so adorable. THis version is amazing, the crownd made standing ovation in the midlle of the song. czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.html Enjoy. And thank you for react my universe
@@AleksReacts i send like the messages but looks like the algoritm is blockin the link. so just search for: Lara Fabian - Je T'aime (Live at World Music Awards, Monaco, 1999) Enjoy the audicence standing in the midle of teh song
Dear Aleks, I love your channel. You’re a very sensitive, beautiful, gold hearted woman. Beautiful soul. Thank you for your work ❤. What can I say about Lara? She’s just “on top of the heap of great voices”, as David Foster said. You should check out Lara’s performance of “Caruso” in Foster’s USA concert. ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤ I have already reacted to Caruso, so I don't know if I will react to different versions, but I will be sure to hear Foster’s USA concert version, if not upload a reaction to it. ❤
When I saw "Double reaction" I thought for a second it was the one I gave you.😂 I LOVE this double reaction! Great song for this for sure. There are 2 songs that over time morphed into love songs for her fans, instead of the original intention. Pas Sans Toi is the other, and the crowd sings along with it as well. Actually this whole concert is a beautiful love fest, though nothing beats the magic that happened on Je T'aime. She has done countless versions and performances, but just to round things out a bit for you there are 2 other versions you should hear, purely for your own enjoyment. This is the original version in a live performance, powerful and passionate: czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.htmlsi=cWyombpksRbCfmu3 And this is an amazing reworking of it that's a fan favorite: czcams.com/video/ssWmGVyjEoA/video.htmlsi=qTSXBo09YsytnxGQ
Ohhhh just rememberd..I would love to see you react to Chris Stapleton..Sometimes I Cry live at the Bing Lounge...maybe you get around to it sometime..have fun...
I will, just going slow. I got all 3 requests from you and I will not skip over them. You are not asking for too much, and you're not the only one who asked. Don't worry, not forgotten, just going where the mood takes me along the whole list. ❤
Thank you so much. Yes, she is amazing. I love this...I love her...! Would like to see your reaction to Lara Fabian singing with Dimash and Aida Garafullina at the 65th Birthday Concert for Igor Krutoy at the State Kremlin Palace Nov 17, 2019. One of your subscribers has explained how Dimash has worshiped Lara Fabian since childhood. They met on the ice at rehearsal for the first time. There are videos out there of them all bundled up at rehearsal on the ice. Igor Krutoy has collaborated with Lara for years, and Dimash since 2018. Here’s their performance, the last of the evening: czcams.com/video/XaQFfqC3lnU/video.html And the full concert. It’s very good…! czcams.com/video/JxFIInXqaGk/video.html
Thank you as well! Yes, I remember that Dimash is a fan of Lara, even inspired by Lara. I've added the requests to the list and as with all, I'll do my best to get to them. 😊
As you like double reactions... you've reacted to Je Suis Malade from the From Lara With Love performance; watch her performance in 2003: czcams.com/video/BI6ysCN4CY0/video.htmlsi=b9IrHymqa87NKrBa I think you'll like it.
I don't know if I generally like double reactions. I enjoyed this one, not a blanket statement yet. 😉 At some point, I will run of of new stuff to listen to, so I will go back to some suggested versions of songs I've already heard. Therefore, I made sure I jotted this one down too. 😊
Thank you for the reaction, as always. If you want to see the most artistic performance of the Je Suis Malade (2003) you should consider reacting on this version: czcams.com/video/BI6ysCN4CY0/video.html&ab_channel=labraswan. That's the epic version. Thank you
Thank you so much! I still need to go over many more of her songs, but I'm sure I will go back and listen to various versions of already known songs. So, as always, I'm writing this one up. Thank you again. 😊
Dear Aleks… I don’t even know if, at this point, I’m still allowed to submit any more requests 🫣 but, whatever, I don’t care, so I’m …very casually… gonna drop this new wish list here for you to, please, add these performances to the bottom of your spreadsheet, if you’re up to, of course. Anyway, I don’t want you to give up on Lara any time soon, so, I’ll give you enough “Lara material” to last till the end of the year… 😂 : A real angel singing an acoustic version of “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan: czcams.com/video/GZQ3CZVoOE0/video.htmlsi=1QGjcl2xOIVsi2Hn “Evergreen” with full orchestra, conducted by John Williams. Simply heavenly: czcams.com/video/FTa1MdPN-Io/video.htmlsi=3sjlQlWjZzJ88dy- “For Always”, a duet with Josh Groban, once again, conducted by John Williams: czcams.com/video/oa8tB4wyzQ4/video.htmlsi=5PHmRV0bkPfEBCv_ The sweetest lullaby, “Bambina”. My little girl loves it… Well, I sure love it, bc it became my secret weapon that almost never fails to get her sleepy 🙌🏻 Thank you very much, Lara! (P.S. You can quit the video at 4:00, bc there’s just an interview after this mark): czcams.com/video/kYfmCjMV20Y/video.htmlsi=yEO256i4hBtU58XC “Immortelle”, from her “Nue” concert (2002). Love this version bc it is literally just Lara by herself on stage: czcams.com/video/KJTHSsxyrRI/video.htmlsi=T0QEb8H0Yq_clj4T “La Différence”, such a beautiful song about love and how foolish intolerance really is: czcams.com/video/awkUFrPpWnw/video.htmlsi=A5ieddgsfzSnJer_ Love this one too... “Je Me Souviens” from her “Un Regard 9” concert. Another gorgeous and emotional “dialogue” between Lara and the audience (PS : You can quit this vid at 3:40): czcams.com/video/M2V6wTaQ4Ko/video.htmlsi=P7rsrv8FxEX-e1a3 “J’ai Besoin de Parler”, about the imminent death of a relationship 😢 So touching and relatable. This one gets me every single time and I just can’t help shedding some tears: czcams.com/video/cvWfs1GJq5E/video.htmlsi=12CZzLGqRpF7JzKo And, the last one, but definitely not least, “Calling You”, bc I obviously couldn’t leave the “En Toute Intimité” masterpiece out: czcams.com/video/TdD3v0Vk_XU/video.htmlsi=ee6Vzuh6MlRE2aOL
You trickster! 😂 I've added them all, not planning on giving up on Lara anytime soon and I'm sure by the time I catch up, she'll be making more anyway. ❤
![So emotional!!! [Lara Fabian Reaction to Je t'aime]](/img/n.gif)
I'm 73 years old man and the Paris version makes me weep like a baby every time. Thank you for your appreciation of the gift who is Lara.
I try not to show too much emotion in these, but here it was not possible to entirely hide them. So, I understand you. ❤️
And who could have imagined the glory of Lara Fabian being discovered on an internet platform such as CZcams; so many years after these gorgeous concert performances?!
That‘s really true😁
I am glad it has been, otherwise I could have never heard her sing and that would really be a shame.
Her performances on the internet make up for all the internet porn and silly cat videos. I regret not knowing about her in my 40's, but I'm oh so grateful that the internet allowed me to discover her before my eventual death.
I rather like the silly cat videos. 🤣
Regarding the second rendition, Lara was facing hard times , both on the personal (health, love betrayal and breakup) and professional (her progress blocked in the US by her own record company) sides.
Her fanbase knew most of it and wanted to show support and they used this song, one of her biggest hits in France, replacing the title” Je t’aime / I love you” by “On t’aime / We love you”.
I love how Lara, after the initial surprise, establishes a beautiful dialog with the crowd, giving them room to sing with her.
It shows how benevolent and humble she is.
The song itself is a gem, it was as I said one of her songs that reached the top 10 in France charts. But it even grew bigger after it and has become now a french classic, her most iconic french song. It is still attracting a lot of covers from the young french and canadian vocalists generation (Amir, Jeck, …). Most frenchmen know the song by heart.
Surprisingly, it was also a massive success in russia and eastern europe: she became a superstar there thanks to it (and 15 years before her lengthy collaboration with Igor Krutoy that extended this even further) and the song is a MUST in russian karaoke and a recurrent in russian singer contests.
Again many covers of this songs from eastern europe talents: Polina Gagarina, Sevara Nazarkhan, Katerina Maslova, Natalia Tsarikova, …
As always with her biggest hits, Lara has performed it in many different ways:
• Intense and powerful at World Music Awards 1999,
• Subtle and delicate in her En Toute Intimité 2003 tour.
• Classy and moving, performing with 2 vertebrae broken, at Royal Albert Hall in London (2011)
• Jazzy in a recent perf (2018) with a band from Quebec
The lyrics are also mesmerizing. Despite the title, it is not a classic love song but a breakup song instead.
“Je t’aime” was written by Lara Fabian and Rick Allison, her longtime music producer and composer. He also had been her boyfriend for a few years, at the start of her career. This song was written when their love evolved to a friendship and a professional relationship . It speaks about a couple splitting while still having a lot of sentiments one for the other.
I thought they simply sang it because they do love her, but knowing she was facing hard times, it is even more powerful. Such support is even stronger than just love. Love and support do go hand in hand, but they are not always one and the same thing...
This second version literally saved her life! That wave of pure emotions led her out of the dark place she was living in,at the time.She realized then and there the purpose of everything she went through...One and only,magical Lara Fabian!🥰I,also,love your reaction,sincere and human...❤
Hvala, Tamara! Obviously, both versions are excellent, but the Paris one is somewhat magical... ❤
The second performance was truly the epitome of any artist's dream.
What more could one wish for? No award is bigger than that.
Can not get over her beatiful voice and looks and the way she performs. I feel like crying every time.
Je l ai déjà vu 50 fois et je pleure à chaque fois ,quelle émotion merci bonjour de France ❤
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire! She is always stunning and very emotional at the same time - that is what I love about her. Salutations à la France. ❤
Même après 23 ans , cette interprétation garde encore cette émotion du début ❤❤❤
@@AleksReacts merci
Now you know why madam Lara Fabian ,she is our Queen . Not only "Je t'aime" but all her song are like it full of emotion and kindness , amazing . Our Queen Madam Lara Fabian .
Thank you for sharing your reaction! I drove 10 hours to Canada a few weeks ago to see her for the first time. A once in a lifetime experience for me. I'm glad you are enjoying getting to know her!!
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed the reaction and I understand why you'd drive for 10+ hours to hear this lady live. Hopefully, I haven't missed all her performances in my neck of the woods and I will get to see her live one day, too.
@@AleksReacts I hope you do get the chance to see her one day! The in-person experience is of course unique and to witness the crowd is also really unforgettable. PS I'm not sure where you are located but I know she has a tour schedule online.
I'll keep checking, it will happen one day. 😊
@@slkelise Were you at the concert in Ottawa?
@@danielakeller7532 Yes I was! 😀
She is such a master of vocal control! Without a doubt the 2003 Olympia Concert is my favorite version of Je t"aime. The Le Zenith, 2001 version of course is the emotional favorite but I just love the tonal changes and delicate notes that highlight the Olympia version.
Yes, i feel the same way, along with this slightly bluesy version of 2018 czcams.com/video/ssWmGVyjEoA/video.htmlsi=p9RhxHa02MKf0-Nx
Even though there is no such thing as absolute perfection, she is certainly close to perfection, whichever version I watch. The rest is just a matter of the moment I guess...
@@AleksReacts Exactly, I love that, a matter of the moment! So many times I watch different performances of the same song and they will each satisfy certain emotions. Well said😊
Thank you! It just seems logical to me... Glad I'm not the only one. 😊
The 2003 Olympia version is utterly magnificent and my favorite of her conventional performances. I would guess that t's haunting delicacy derives at least in part from her memories of the 2001 performance.
Glorious! No, really. It was such a nice idea to have the two performances lined up this way - Lara's connoisseurs were right, of course. Thank you for another great reaction.
Glad you enjoyed it, Alex! Thank you so much for sticking around and yes, they tricked me into this great enjoyment.
As she always sings from the heart the second version was even more filled with emotions and made it so real.
However much the first was wonderful, the second one is still more touching, because it wasn't Lara singing from the heart alone. So many more hearts were invested in that one.
This was an experience! Thank you so much for suggesting this song @syllb7234 and @jamesp7709, as well as for asking for a double reaction and helping out with it @raquelra5878 and @ericsicard910. I hope you won't mind the lack of lyrical analysis - I was focusing on the sound rather than meaning.
Despite the title, this is in fact a love breakup song, but where ex-lovers still have a lot of sentiments one for the other.
Here is a translation of the lyrics:
Fine, there where1
Other ways to separate
Some glass splinters
May have helped us
In this bitter silence
I decided to forgive
The mistakes we might make
When we are loving too much
Fine, the little girl
In me often demanded you
Almost like a mother
You tucked me up, protected me
I've stolen from you that blood
The one that we should not have shared
Out of words and dreams
I want to scream
Refrain:
I love you, I love you
Like a madman, like a soldier
Like a movie star
I love you, I love you
Like a wolf, like a king
Like a man who's not me
You see, i love you that way
Fine, I trusted you
All my smiles, all my secrets
Even those which only a brother
Is the secret guardian of
In this house made of stone
Devil was watching us while we were dancing
i wanted so much the war
Of our bodies, who were in peace
Refrain:
I love you, i love you
Like a madman, like a soldier
Like a movie star
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Like a wolf, like a king
Like a man who's not me
You see, i love you that way
You see, I love you that way
Oh, Eric, always good to see your comment. I do hope I met your expectations on this one, Lara certainly exceeded mine, as did her audience. The lyrics are clear to me (I listened to this many more times after recording), but I'm glad you're sharing them here as well. Thank you again! ❤❤❤
C'est une femme fantastique ❤❤
Je suis d'accord.
She sings also in spanish quedate!!❤❤❤
I've added it to the list and actually plan to react to that one relatively soon. Quite a few people recommended it. ❤
Wow, such a beautiful reaction!
Lara herself said more than once that she was in a very dark place at that time, even contemplating/planning suicide. People knew she was having a hard time, as the french press was very openly cruel with her in multiple ocasions for really nonsense reasons, but I don't think her fans were fully aware at that moment that their demonstration of love was helping to save her life, and I think that's just beautiful. It shows how trully important is to show love to others, as we never know how much someone might need it.
Seems they knew she needed the love, but maybe not how much she needed it. Maybe some of them knew even that... Nevertheless, it was a glorious thing to behold.
Las dos versiones son hermosas, en la segunda ella totalmente emocionada casi no puede cantar, sin embargo lo hace maravillosamente a pesar de lo abrumada que esta, pero ella emocionada canta suave y deja que ellos canten con ella, otro muy buen video y muy bonita reacción.
¡Muchas gracias, me alegro mucho que te haya gustado mi reacción y que estemos de acuerdo!
She was going through a severe depression known through the tabloids, Lara's Fans embraced and held her up in this moment! thumbs up!
The second version is clearly more than it seems, and what it seemed like at first glance was still more than enough.
Best reaction ❤
Thank you, very kind of you to say so. ❤
This is one of the many versions of ""je t'amie"" Lara sings on stage through the years in many countries ...Each of them always different and so emotional and touching.
In the second performance, Lara allows the audience the to sings the first voice...
The pianist begins to play on the singing of the fans ...Lara follows, sings the second voice and dances withe her voice around the singing of the fans ...
So beautiful, so well done ...Mara is always close whit her fans and withe the audience ...
I love the 2nd version which I have heard dozens of times either from her channel or from a reaction video and each time I tear up just knowing what she was going through in her life at the time. One reactor called the 2nd version "A Love Anthem" and many-many reactors also tear up.
Hello,merci j'adore tes réactions et je vois que lara t'embarque dans c'est émotion.
Le live Paris bercy 2001 et vraiment d'une émotion exceptionnelle, j'ai jamais vu une autre osmose aussi forte que cette chanson de lara et son public ,ça donne la chair de poule.
Sur ce concert Paris bercy 2001,il y a une chanson incroyable qui s'appelle tango ou lara chante assis sur une chaise une chanson qui parle de la danse tango,très très sensuel.
Le concert en toute intimité est vraiment exceptionnel, dailleur ecoute la version de je suis malade, encore plu incroyable que la version que tu as écouter beaucoup de gens réagissent juste au concert de lara from love celui que tu as réagi avec quelques chanson ,dailleur il reste une chanson magnifique qui s'appelle you're not from here, mes il ya pzs que ce concert .
Tu n'est qu'au débit de ton aventure avec lara .
Tu na fais encore aucun duo de lara .
Tu ka pas fais son album mademoiselle zhivago sorti en 2010 avec son concert à Moscou en 2010.
Tu na pas réagi non plu à c'est chanson récente, lara a sorti une chanson il y a 3mois qui s'appelle ta peine.
Continue à voyager avec lara .
Et oui Éric sicard est incroyable ,il connais lara sur le bout des doigts
Merci beaucoup pour le compliment! Mon Dieu, c'est beaucoup! 😂
I did write it all up, and I am trying to get to know her, but I do need to go slowly to let it all sink in. Le voyage sera long, mais j'en suis sûr, agréable. Thank you so much for all the suggestions. Of course we agree on Eric. 😊
Lara is magic.
Thank you very much Aleks for double reaction. I like both versions of Lara and in both cases, I got chills. I hope you continue with this magnificent artist...
Thank you! Oh, I sure intend to continue. 😊
I watched this concert on CZcams a few days ago, and the whole concert was magical.
I'm not allowed to, yet. As someone said, the sacrifice of being a reactor. 😂
Perfect, loved reaction....She is fantastic. Now you need to react do Perdere Lamore (Italian classic) and Come Its Disent (from Charles Aznavour), I am sure you and we will adore. Greetings from Portugal...And Yentl medley (classic from Barbra Streisand) Molson ....If you do those reacts, you can go directly to heaven....lol..
Fantastic recommendations!
She already reactet to Perdere L‘amore
@@danielakeller7532 you are righ, tks, I found here...gonna watch now....
Thank you, Daniela! ❤
Both added to the list! Hopefully, more than just reacting to a couple of pieces of music is needed to be considered good enough for heaven, but I'll do it anyway. Who knows?😉 Regardless, I'm ok here - I get to enjoy music and I get to meet so many wonderful people. Saudações a Portugal! ❤
Thank you Aleks for this wonderful double reaction, what a great surprise. Two completely different versions of the same song and i love both very much❤. And because you mentioned him, Lara actually always has excellent pianists like here Pierre Grimard who played in her band for years.
Thank you so much! Got roped into it, but it turned out to be a really good idea! I found the pianist so calming and pleasant, can't quite describe what it was about him. Thanks for sharing his name. ❤
It is my life!!!!!!°°°°°++++!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Aleks, Thanks for reacting to this two renditions of the same song.
Eric explained perfectly what the second rendition was all about.
I must have seen it more than 100 times, and all the times I end up with wet eyes and sometimes tears running over my face. It is so captivating.
Every moment is great on the second one, but my favorite is when she stands up. It's like she is a phoenix rising from her ashes.
Lara always says in interviews that this was one of the top three moments in her singing life. Next to the duet with Johnny and the duet with Maurane.
Thanks for all your Lara content. I love it.
Dear Gerda! ❤
Oh, I loved that moment too although I intentionally did not read the backstory. I prefer reading Eric's explanations post festum, as I want the performance to be "intact" when I hear it. Still, without Eric I would NEVER know what it was about, so I do read them once I've heard the song.
I bet it was one of the greatest moments - that was really something else, so many people sharing one and the same emotion and singing their hearts out. It was incredible.
Oh, and thank you so much for helping out with the list, I am planning to go over most of it, if not all and I want to thank you for your understanding and patience. ❤
She has the most beautiful voice❤️❤️❤️
She' does indeed ❤️❤️❤️
Here, in the first one, she intermittently seems to direct where she sings "je'taime" to the person in the story as well as to the audience. However, towards the end she was very much into the emotional state dictated by the story...a stunning raw performance. 👌⭐🌹♥️
I the second, the involvement of the audience clearly and greatly affected her performance...the audience drawing attention to themselves, wishing and wanting to become intimate with her as their beloved artist and so,... She fulfilled their wish by responding perfectly to their outcry. ...romancing their love for each other. It all happened in Paris, the city known for love and romance.
...giving the world THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVESTORY IN SONG! ❤⭐
Thank you for your reaction reaction. Not only is this a touching reaction but also one revealing part of the true artistry of Lara as a performing artist.
Love you.❤
Thank you so much, Gregory! ❤
Listening for the first time, in the first one I felt she was only singing to the person in the story, but you're right, she does direct it at the audience as well. It was far more obvious in the second one, but my feeling is more like they started it by telling her they love her, not asking for it back, but being touched by their outpour of emotion, she naturally responded.
Lara❤
Great reaction Alex..I always felt like Lara never really got a chance to properly break through worldwide..
Thank you, Igor! 😊 I think she's getting more and more attention lately, or I probably would have never heard of her. Let's hope that the 2020's are her renaissance. ❤
@@AleksReacts lara is not unknown ww, she has topped charts in France, Brazil, … someone told me even once in Taiwan. Some of her albums have reached #1 in France, Belgium, Russia, … and she sold more than 25 millions of these.
When she performs at Carnegie Hall in NYC it’s sold out almost immediately.
But yes she became popular recently on YT due to covers from the new generation sof vocalists: Dimash first and foremost who covered several of her songs, but also Diana Ankudinova, Floor Jansen, Cakra Khan, Gabriel Henrique, … and all the filipinos because Broken Vow is a massive hit over there.
It’s thru these covers that reactors checked at least one of her songs and you know how easy it is to fall in this rabbit hole when you do this 😀
They got hooked !
I was thinking more along the lines being as well knows as Beyonce (cuz I think Lara is BETTER). Now that would be a renaissance for the world to remember. 😉
@@AleksReacts you will know more about the background story here czcams.com/video/TyB6vXDdZBY/video.html
Lara was supposed to be that big star and shared the stage with Michael Jackson, Whitney, Beyonce, …
@@AleksReacts Oh i agree with you, but Lara doesn't need a wind machine and dancers. She can do a concert only with a piano as an accompaniment. I think she is completely satisfied with her career at the moment😁
J'adore ❤❤❤
The first rendition was from her 2003 “En toute Intimité” concert in Paris.
This is her favorite, and her fans’ favorite, concert.
Here is the full concert with english subtitles, even for her speeches in between songs: czcams.com/video/NMHym4N4UXo/video.html
Thanks Gabie / "Lara The Ring Fabian" for the translation
One day, I will listen to the whole concert, but not just yet. I have them all jotted down, this one as well. 😊
@@AleksReacts The only reason I won’t try to convince you to go watch this concert in full now is because I still want to see you reacting to some more songs, especially those ones I suggested, 🙏🏻 but, seriously, after you’re done with them, go, quietly, watch the whole thing. I’m telling you, it’s an experience! Lara will take you by the hand and tell you the most beautiful stories. ❤️
Dear Aleks ! I´m having a hard time believing you when you say you don´t have any musical knowledge. I can only explain my questioning by observing that you are a very sensitive and intelligent person proven by your great abilities with different languages. Éric´s suggestion for " Lara The Ring Fabian " channel is a must for you if you desire learning more about the wise and fascinating woman Lara is. ( in your spare time that is.) For me, Lara is like " chicken soup " for the heart embodied in one human being. She has a way and a life philosophy that is extremely healing for day to day broken hearts or life challenging ordeals. Gaby from the channel has put a lot of her heart to translate in english a big amount of her most impactful interviews and sometimes, funny ones. I highly recommend it also. Best regards madame.! ❤
That's precisely why I'm not going ahead, aside from the fact that it's never easy to let more than one song at a time into my brain. It needs some time to register and rest there, before I'm ready for the next one. I'll get to it, there's so much time ahead. ❤
@@raquelra5878 I totally agree with you, this concert is something very special and we all love it very much. 😊
Love Lara ❤️
Love from Denmark ❤️
Wait a minute, I do know your handle and I remember the Love from Denmark! Welcome back, Martin, I hope you enjoyed this one too. Kærlighed til Danmark! ❤
@@AleksReacts
I love your reactions to Lara ❤️
Thank you! I keep doing reactions to Lara because many are right, I am hooked. ❤
The first song is a
" technical " presentation....
And the second..a marvelous sharing of
memories !!
Magnificent, both...
but....the 2nd gets
my vote,for impact!!
🎶👍🐺🧙♂️🦊👌🎶
Yes on all counts. Both are exceptional, but the 2nd one just gets you right in the heart. ❤
The best female singer of our time
Gracias! Maestria pura, una grande de todos los tiempos. Saludos desde Málaga 🇪🇸🎻
Malaga is my favorite ice cream flavor, you're from a great city if that's where it was invented. ❤
Dear Aleks, thank you and thank you once again for this wonderful double reaction video ♥ Fighting and not cracking during the videos is an achievement itself. No one delivers like Lara ♥
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it, hopefully as much as I did. 😊
I survived and didn't crack, hah! It was tough, but it really was incredibly touching. ❤
@@AleksReacts Yes, I noticed you fightiing! 😃 I enjoyed it very much. Thank you once again ♥
Shhh, don't tell anyone. I was winning. 😉
@@AleksReacts You won! Don't tell anyone, but it was a landslide victory for you. I know, when it's time to stop resisting, so I gave up early 😃
@@AleksReacts”Winning”. Really? Sorry, hun, but your eyes and face expressions said otherwise. 🤣 You’re transparent as a pane of glass… Seriously, no worthy suppress your tears. Just let them flow and you’ll be fine. We totes get you… 😉
When our village fills our cup, not just for those there, but for those watching. Sublime.🙏🏻
That's a very beautiful view. 🙂
This concert is my favourit by Lara It's her favourit to. Masterclass and very intimite.❤❤❤ what can be different? Hahahaha...That was fun. Great reaction.❤
Thank you! I wasn't expecting a choir of thousands fans, but that was goooood! ❤
@Alek, encantadoras tus reacciones a Lara Fabian, adoré ❤
¡Muchas gracias! Me alegro que los estés disfrutando. ❤
❤ gracias
🇨🇦 Brilliant idea to double up these two performances !!
So now lets get Aleks to react to a duet ! How about "Requiem pour un fou" with Johnny Hallyday ? 🇨🇦
I know it is on her list. Love that rockopera vibe for 80000 in stade de France. Big and intens, but also intimate.
Yes, thank you, Gerda! It's not only on my list, it's on my list because @Royal_BLT put it there. 😂 I know, I know, I will get to it. ❤ to @Royal_BLT
🇨🇦 I would add one more to your list, but bring a box of tissues ! Try a reaction to "You're not from here" ! My favourite and the one that brings me to tears ! 🇨🇦
It has been added! 😉
Thank you so much for your heartfelt reactions to both versions. I love the first version; I worship the second one. In the first version Lara exhibits her unsurpassed talents, confirming yet again that she is the best singer in the history of recorded music. In the second version she bares her soul, and what an exquisitely beautiful and gentle soul it is!. Her humility, her delicacy, her transparency, and her ability to accept and return love are all on full display and are unbelievably captivating. Her facial expressions are achingly beautiful; I'd could easily watch a muted version of the video just to see look at those again.
This is hands down the tenderest moment on stage ever filmed. I'm not at all surprised that Lara is on record naming this performance as her favorite in her entire career. I've probably watched it close to 150 times since discovering Ms. Fabian by accident about a year ago, and it never fails to make me wet-eyed and choked up. Another youtube commenter once wrote of this performance, aptly: "I don't think I've ever seen a women make to love to 5000 people at once."
You could call it a broken performance, since Lara is at times too emotional to sing. But like kintsugi, the cracks have been mended with gold, and the result is even more beautiful than it would have if unbroken.
If you watch careful you will see backup singers sitting silently at the rear of the sage. These women wisely chose not to intervene in Lara's lovely dialogue with the audience.
The musicians were fabulous, and even the camera work is sensational. The moment where she stands regally at the edge of the stage, and the camera pulls back to reveal her adoring crowd is magical!
I could not have said it better. The second version breaks one's heart and mends it at the same time. ❤
Wow! Best comment ever! 👏🏻 That was such a great analogy: “A woman making love to 5.000 people at the same time.” And, yet, she manages to make each one of them feel special. The way Lara is able to establish such intimacy with the audience is mesmerising. She never fails to leave me in awe. 🙌🏻
@@raquelra5878 Thanks! It is incredible how you feel Lara is singing directly to you, even when watching a 24 year old performance on a iPhone. I felt exactly the same way watching her through binoculars when I flew to Ottawa last month to see her perform.
Have you listened to Lara cover "I Will Always Love You?" Whitney Houston's version certainly deserves its iconic status, but Lara sings her version directly to you in a way that Whitney is too private to pull off. Whitney is majestic; Lara is intimate.
@@AdamReith Yes. She sang it beautifully. Lara is always very respectful to the original versions when doing covers, but she definitely leaves her very distinctive “mark”. 🙌🏻
Actually, it's a pity that these two versions were in a double pack. Compared to the Paris version, the En toute intimité version obviously has no chance here, although it is absolutely wonderful😕
8500 attendees.
It felt like a lot more than that.
@@AleksReacts Darn right !!!
🇨🇦 It worked Eric ! We got Aleks hooked on Lara ! 🇨🇦
I think it was already the case to be honest 😂
But we don’t have any credit here: it’s an easy win with Lara 😀
You know, it IS partly your fault, both of you as well as Raquel, Daniela, Elizabeth and a few more cool people. 😂 Then again, none of that would have worked if Lara wasn't Lara. ❤
I cried against. 50+ big guy😢.
I didn't. 😂 Big girls don't cry. 😉
Lara is so sweet
I think that is a big part of her attraction - with all that talent and her magnificent voice, she manages to be "cute" the way a child would be.
Thanks from France!
De rien. Cordialement à la France!
En toute intimité was in 2003 and the Live from Paris in 2001.
Both great, but I admit, the 2001 really got me.
@@AleksReacts I've watched your reaction 5 times! 2001 was very emotional it get me every time, not many performances move me as this one.
There's another one of Lara's performances that is emotion "Pas Sans Toi" (I believe this was from the same concert Paris 2001 based on Lara's attire, pianist and stage - Eric might be able to further elaborate.) not sure the order this performance took place before or after Je t'aime (unable to find the setlist).
czcams.com/video/Bh7JfZa7lgY/video.html
The next performance took place years later. I read that Lara had taken ill and had laryngitis days before the concert. So the trooper that she is she did the concert and addressed the audience that she may not be able to sing some of their favorite songs but backup singers to help.
czcams.com/video/9cT4qc3JGWQ/video.html
And finally in 2018 in Moscow. Here she goes in to detail in English how this song evolved over time...
czcams.com/video/e-JhY-EUQkY/video.html - no subtitles
@@rlew49ers I think one of the best „Pas sans toi“ is this one from Bucharest 2024 czcams.com/video/Q4KMahKQQ3o/video.htmlfeature=shared
@rlew49ers Wow, that's a lot! I hope that means you liked it. 😊
I can do that when it's some else I'm watching, but I can't possibly watch myself more than the few times I have to when uploading, checking if it works, or checking for timestamps.
I wrote up all 3 versions, but I'll likely react to one of those for a start. Maybe more once I come full circle. So, just to make sure nothing is lost, it's all on the list.
@danielakeller7532 Added the Bucharest version to the list too. As I said, there can be only one (for a start), but I have them all down for a future time.
My Dear Aleks, I hope you don’t get me wrong, but it was a pleasure to watch you crying 🙌🏻 But, seriously, it was a beautiful reaction and you were supposed to cry anyway… There’s really something about Lara that makes her unique: the way she conveys emotion. Aside from having an incredible technique (her breath control is really something else and she’s a master when easily travelling through high and low notes), she’s unafraid to take risks by being emotionally involved with the song and the audience in a very real and intimate way. It’s impossible to avoid being dragged in… I simply love how unapologetically emotional she is and one of the many things that fascinates me about her is how she can seem so powerful and vulnerable at the same time… how she manages to be such a relatable goddess. 🤎 Lara and her fans definitely have such a special bond! It’s a reciprocal love for sure. Thank you so much for accepting my suggestion! ❤️
Dear Raquel, it was hard to hold back tears and I did try not to, just raised that way I guess. Your suggestions was an excellent one and even though this was recorded last week, I keep going back to these performances. Both so beautiful, each in its own way.
I am glad you enjoyed my reaction, as all others before, it was as real as they come. ❤ On a less emotional note, did I pronounce your name correctly? 😉
@@AleksReacts Ha! Yup! You’ve nailed the British accent of my name! 🙌🏻 Perfect!
Glad I didn't mess it up. 😂
@@AleksReacts You really didn’t! You practically mimicked my very Brit father! 🙌🏻 But here’s a new suggestion to add to your list, Lara singing “Tout” (from her Un Regard 9 Concert) with a very “Bossa Nova” arrangement. My Brazilian mother simply loves it!
czcams.com/video/SKHwFy_k_pA/video.htmlsi=Ymi9lEK4P-athOSc
Hahahaha, that is so cool! Of course, I've added the new suggestion to the list. ❤
I said - Ahh reaction from Aleks! There I go with my eyes closed! -...and so closed; I had not realized that it was a double reaction until I saw the second one (which was the interpretation that I knew) ha, ha, ha... Finally I find out the complete song!
It's about ready, when you finish the reaction, to make the comment: "No no, this is not the most emotional one! You have to do another one!
Anyway! Between despite and my ignorance of English...
I think you have defined it very well, it has been the most precious gift from the public for an artist: Respect and admiration; returning love to a song that deserves
be among the greats.
By the way, speaking of greats, I don't know if they are on your list: Morissette Amon, Sohyang and Kz Tandingan... to give you some examples.
I've seen you react to Angelina Jordan and
Diana Ankudinova.
In any case, when you enter one of them, with your permission I will suggest lesser-known songs that are a delicacy for an exquisite palate like yours.
Thank you.
Oh, I read this comment multiple times, simply because it made my day! Thank you so much! ❤
For so many reasons:
1. Thank you for trusting my reaction enough to dive in with eyes closed!
2. Gotcha with the second reaction in this double - so happy it worked. 😂
3. Gotcha again! I have not yet reacted to Angelina Jordan - she keeps losing the polls in community, but something new by her will come up and maybe win. Or I'll just add her out of the blue, when I catch my breath
@rlew49ers also mentioned Morissette Amon, and even though my queue is full to the brim, I have an idea that I will put to the poll again that might give some less prominent artists on this channel or anywhere really more of chance than the polls so far have. I'm writing them all in the list and will figure out a way to include more artists.
@@AleksReacts thank you❤
It is a pleasure, really. Your comment totally made my day. Now I'm going around like a proud 5-year old bragging how I did good. 😂 Joking of course, but it was very pleasant to read such a comment.
I also like the second part more. So touching ....
That's what makes me like it too. It's the emotion, rather than the technical sides of it...
I know that you reacted 2 versions of this song. But the original with the extendend note u dont. Worth tô watch. IF u want i can send you the link. Realmente worth tô watch. You Will see Lara and her pure and Wilde version
Thank you, I will go back full circle, but it might be a tad bit too much to keep reacting to the same song by the same artist. Still, do send me the link, so that when I do go back, I'll know where to find it.
@@AleksReacts czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.htmlsi=a5UyE98HtJx8vsjf thank you for be só adorable. Enjoy the song and look the standing ovation before the songs end. She is my Life.
@@AleksReacts Thank you for be so adorable. THis version is amazing, the crownd made standing ovation in the midlle of the song. czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.html Enjoy. And thank you for react my universe
@@AleksReacts czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.html Thank you for be so adorable.
@@AleksReacts i send like the messages but looks like the algoritm is blockin the link. so just search for: Lara Fabian - Je T'aime (Live at World Music Awards, Monaco, 1999) Enjoy the audicence standing in the midle of teh song
Dear Aleks, I love your channel. You’re a very sensitive, beautiful, gold hearted woman. Beautiful soul. Thank you for your work ❤.
What can I say about Lara? She’s just “on top of the heap of great voices”, as David Foster said. You should check out Lara’s performance of “Caruso” in Foster’s USA concert. ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤ I have already reacted to Caruso, so I don't know if I will react to different versions, but I will be sure to hear Foster’s USA concert version, if not upload a reaction to it. ❤
Oh Aleks I love your reactions. I’m so glad you did these. Your reaction was spot on. Thankyou so much x
Thank you kindly! It was an experience and a sweet one, too.
When I saw "Double reaction" I thought for a second it was the one I gave you.😂 I LOVE this double reaction! Great song for this for sure. There are 2 songs that over time morphed into love songs for her fans, instead of the original intention. Pas Sans Toi is the other, and the crowd sings along with it as well. Actually this whole concert is a beautiful love fest, though nothing beats the magic that happened on Je T'aime. She has done countless versions and performances, but just to round things out a bit for you there are 2 other versions you should hear, purely for your own enjoyment. This is the original version in a live performance, powerful and passionate: czcams.com/video/UsQ1F7o6ogE/video.htmlsi=cWyombpksRbCfmu3
And this is an amazing reworking of it that's a fan favorite: czcams.com/video/ssWmGVyjEoA/video.htmlsi=qTSXBo09YsytnxGQ
Oh yeah the 2018 version from the Microphone show, i love it😊
The 2018 is simply gorgeous! Lara is like good wine. She just gets better and is always reinventing her songs. 😍
@@raquelra5878 Yes, it sounds incredible, but she's actually getting better and better and honestly, her 2024 voice is now my favorite😊
@@danielakeller7532 Yup! Her Adagio’s very recent performance alongside Hauser made me literally sob with joy, if that makes any sense. 😭😂
@@raquelra5878 Oh yeah😁 and also at the concerts in Canada, her voice was fantastic.
You're French is very good ! you heard the "Chante pas, Lara" 😉
Thank you! I still think it was just good hearing, as it is only 2 words in French and my French is kinda rusty. 😊
Ohhhh just rememberd..I would love to see you react to Chris Stapleton..Sometimes I Cry live at the Bing Lounge...maybe you get around to it sometime..have fun...
Knowing your music taste, there's a good chance I'd like that. Not sure when, but I will give it a listen. Thank you again! 😊
🇨🇦 If you would like to catch a small glimpse of her process, try reacting to "I am A-WA" ! 🇨🇦
I will, just going slow. I got all 3 requests from you and I will not skip over them. You are not asking for too much, and you're not the only one who asked. Don't worry, not forgotten, just going where the mood takes me along the whole list. ❤
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Thank you so much. Yes, she is amazing. I love this...I love her...! Would like to see your reaction to Lara Fabian singing with Dimash and Aida Garafullina at the 65th Birthday Concert for Igor Krutoy at the State Kremlin Palace Nov 17, 2019. One of your subscribers has explained how Dimash has worshiped Lara Fabian since childhood. They met on the ice at rehearsal for the first time. There are videos out there of them all bundled up at rehearsal on the ice. Igor Krutoy has collaborated with Lara for years, and Dimash since 2018. Here’s their performance, the last of the evening:
czcams.com/video/XaQFfqC3lnU/video.html
And the full concert. It’s very good…!
czcams.com/video/JxFIInXqaGk/video.html
Thank you as well! Yes, I remember that Dimash is a fan of Lara, even inspired by Lara. I've added the requests to the list and as with all, I'll do my best to get to them. 😊
hello, it s Paris 2001, not 2021
Thank you, typo corrected. ❤
As you like double reactions... you've reacted to Je Suis Malade from the From Lara With Love performance; watch her performance in 2003: czcams.com/video/BI6ysCN4CY0/video.htmlsi=b9IrHymqa87NKrBa
I think you'll like it.
I don't know if I generally like double reactions. I enjoyed this one, not a blanket statement yet. 😉 At some point, I will run of of new stuff to listen to, so I will go back to some suggested versions of songs I've already heard. Therefore, I made sure I jotted this one down too. 😊
+1
Thank you for the reaction, as always. If you want to see the most artistic performance of the Je Suis Malade (2003) you should consider reacting on this version: czcams.com/video/BI6ysCN4CY0/video.html&ab_channel=labraswan. That's the epic version. Thank you
Thank you so much! I still need to go over many more of her songs, but I'm sure I will go back and listen to various versions of already known songs. So, as always, I'm writing this one up. Thank you again. 😊
Dear Aleks… I don’t even know if, at this point, I’m still allowed to submit any more requests 🫣 but, whatever, I don’t care, so I’m …very casually… gonna drop this new wish list here for you to, please, add these performances to the bottom of your spreadsheet, if you’re up to, of course. Anyway, I don’t want you to give up on Lara any time soon, so, I’ll give you enough “Lara material” to last till the end of the year… 😂 :
A real angel singing an acoustic version of “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan:
czcams.com/video/GZQ3CZVoOE0/video.htmlsi=1QGjcl2xOIVsi2Hn
“Evergreen” with full orchestra, conducted by John Williams. Simply heavenly:
czcams.com/video/FTa1MdPN-Io/video.htmlsi=3sjlQlWjZzJ88dy-
“For Always”, a duet with Josh Groban, once again, conducted by John Williams:
czcams.com/video/oa8tB4wyzQ4/video.htmlsi=5PHmRV0bkPfEBCv_
The sweetest lullaby, “Bambina”. My little girl loves it… Well, I sure love it, bc it became my secret weapon that almost never fails to get her sleepy 🙌🏻 Thank you very much, Lara! (P.S. You can quit the video at 4:00, bc there’s just an interview after this mark):
czcams.com/video/kYfmCjMV20Y/video.htmlsi=yEO256i4hBtU58XC
“Immortelle”, from her “Nue” concert (2002). Love this version bc it is literally just Lara by herself on stage:
czcams.com/video/KJTHSsxyrRI/video.htmlsi=T0QEb8H0Yq_clj4T
“La Différence”, such a beautiful song about love and how foolish intolerance really is:
czcams.com/video/awkUFrPpWnw/video.htmlsi=A5ieddgsfzSnJer_
Love this one too... “Je Me Souviens” from her “Un Regard 9” concert. Another gorgeous and emotional “dialogue” between Lara and the audience (PS : You can quit this vid at 3:40):
czcams.com/video/M2V6wTaQ4Ko/video.htmlsi=P7rsrv8FxEX-e1a3
“J’ai Besoin de Parler”, about the imminent death of a relationship 😢 So touching and relatable. This one gets me every single time and I just can’t help shedding some tears:
czcams.com/video/cvWfs1GJq5E/video.htmlsi=12CZzLGqRpF7JzKo
And, the last one, but definitely not least, “Calling You”, bc I obviously couldn’t leave the “En Toute Intimité” masterpiece out:
czcams.com/video/TdD3v0Vk_XU/video.htmlsi=ee6Vzuh6MlRE2aOL
You trickster! 😂 I've added them all, not planning on giving up on Lara anytime soon and I'm sure by the time I catch up, she'll be making more anyway. ❤
@@AleksReacts Trust me, I’m not being tricky, I’m being thoughtful! 😊 I just don’t want you to miss out wonderful things! 😉
I must do something about my sense of humor. I meant it in an endearing way. ❤
@@AleksReacts Haha! You really have to, bc I got yours, but you haven’t got mine now! 😂 I was just teasing you. 🤗
Oooooook, so our sense of humor is actually the same. 😂