This is a perennial candidate for Angelina's best performance, and that is saying a lot. Sitting on a couch, reading the lyrics off a phone, one take, just sick.

You are correct. The original has a pounding piano with a woman naked in a bathtub to get more views. This arrangement by Angelina has a subdued guitar and a 12 year old girl in a plaid shirt sitting on a couch and reading the lyrics from her cell phone. Watch all of her hand movements and facial expressions as she emotes what becomes a total love song. Better than the original? No question!

When Angelina is with this guitarist, she is always 12 years old. He only worked with her for one very productive year. ❤👣

This is an example of absolute, total and almost overpowering emotion.

It has always been the magic of Angelina that she is able to emote lyrics that other singers including original singers fail to do with their own songs.❤❤❤❤❤

And she's READING THE LYRICS!! And still staying perfectly on pitch and in time, and infusing the massive emotion into the song that it requires, and adding her own touches, all in one take with no rehearsal, while sitting on a couch in some room in a house, with zero studio enhancements or production, and still sounding better than the original! The dictionary does not have enough words to describe this beautiful, brilliant, powerful yet gentle force of nature.

That’s why Angelina is Angelina. Can you realize that it was taped in one take 🎬🤪

One of AJ's very best "upgrades" !!!

Angelina is such a great storyteller: You really can see in your mind what she sings.

GOAT 🎉

Nice...great job.

One of her best. Just one of her best. I always say that, but what else can I say?

I have been waiting on you to get to this one! As much as I love love love all her other work, this one is IT for me. Plus, Angelina really needs to have a convoluted with you!

She's able to melt me. Thanks for your beautiful words!

I watched an interview with the guitar player. He just met her that day didn't know the song listened to it one time played it back as best he could then they recorded it. And his reaction as she's singing is of awe. It was recorded here in Orange County California not Norway.

I come back to this performance over and over again, never a least bit let down.

Thank you for an other wonderful and heart warming reaction. I am always waiting for the "Arab Man Monday".

Every performance video she made with Ivan at age 12 is gold.

This is her best work

Perhaps the fact that she sang a number of these classics (strange to talk about classics for an 18 year old) at her Las Vegas concerts indicates she may be trying that particular strategy already? She does appear to have a strong team behind her.

Boudy, I hope your back is not causing you as much pain. I can't recall any reactor who said they liked Rhianna's version of "Stay" better than this one by 12 year old Angelina. Being a Angelina angel requires incredible patience. Thankfully we have hundreds of videos to keep us entertained. We have no idea what the plan is for the release of her first full album on Republic or when or where her next concert will be. There is no reason to complain about it, because it falls on deaf ears. For me, what matters most is, Angelina appears happy and productive.

Whenever you see Angelina and Ivan Mendez (Guitarist) performing together Angelina is 12 years old.

Her guitarist Ivan Mendez talked about this one in his interview with Alan Papier: he said her final "Stays" were the most beautiful thing he had ever heard.... if you watch his face during the video you will see how moved he was by her voice.

Yes, you have hit the nail on the head with an LP of covers including a couple of her originals, she needs to be on the radio in the mainstream although I give credit to AJ for staying true to her roots she should have 50 million followers.

Remember with all these songs she sung on couch with a guitar player...all only practiced once, and then take two is what you see and hear!

She makes me cry

Aaah Monday and your reaction not to mention Angelina, thank you. But it is still Tuesday where I am.

It's even more amazing when you hear Ivan Mendez talk about the recording of this song. This little gal is real special.

Excellent! 🍁

I want a compilation CD of all these simple minimal production covers. Gimme NOW!

Yes Boudy, I'm absolutely agree with you, her ability to convey engaging emotions even when she was so young is surreal, her voice digs much deeper than Rihanna's voice... The ability this girl has to captivate and move the people who listen to her is absolutely incredible, as is her sensitivity in choosing and interpreting the songs.💛🧡❤

Just ❤❤❤

Her last 3 « stay » are incredible, she is unique and she is music.

The first song of AJ's I ever heard, still my favorite - at least top 5.

You've got to hear the new version from the Vegas concert! Unreal!

Thank you AMR for a great reaction , what can you say about her what hasn't been said, she is a pioneer ,blazing a trail that opens a new path of potentials that others will follow in years to come and it's full of humility, and sincerity, of compassion and real love, she is many things and the impact she has on peoples lives is real and beautiful, the admiration and love I have for her is seemingly without end.💜👣💎

I've seen every one of your AJ reactions, and I still can't get over that outro. Still makes me laugh…

Angelina and Ivan Mendez her guitarist in L.A. at the age of 12. These were jam sessions that they would do in the evening. Angelina would pick a song and Ivan would practice the cords then Angelina would say follow me. What is amazing is she is reading the lyrics and just kills this song! An amazing young lady and a consummate professional! 🇳🇴🇺🇸 One of her birthday presents when she turned 12 was the microphone!

Your LP suggestion is spot on and it's pretty muc what Linda Ronstadt did for her magnificent career

Boudy thanks again for your unwavering support of Angelina and for Angelina Monday. I break down Angelina's music as to favorites by age grouping and for me from age 7 to 12 this is in the top 5

There is no one on God's Earth who could improve on this 'at home' jam session that was performed on the spur of the moment with her friend Ivan. He just followed her lead and she had to refer to a tablet at her side for lyrics. She still was able to rearrange it 'on the fly', producing the most sensational rendition of this song that ever was, The emotion she learned from Billie Holiday is on full display here.

vocals with emotion

Beautiful, soaring dreamlike vocals from a 12 year old! Fantastic from start to finish, the first Angelina video I ever saw, and still my overall favorite for its incredible simplicity, just Ivan on the guitar and an angel from heaven on the mic. So glad you touched on the beautiful cracks and quirks in her voice, very much on display here, that make her the best vocalist we have going. Thanks again for another great reaction Boudy!

And of course, another beautiful performance from Angelina.

Killing u softly while glancing at the screen to read the lyrics. Straight up vocal assasin

Your so right....TALK TO SOMEONE... PLEASE HELP DO IT !!!!!!! we need this to happen .

💯 You rock dude.

Thanks so much for continuing to react to AJ

Fantastic reaction and I totally agree with you about the album 😊😊

Thank you for a wonderful reaction,you say what we feel.

Final prep for garden today, potatoes Wednesday, above ground veggies on the 9th😊 Thank you moon schedule😉 And I wait in anticipation for Angelina's couch session album😊❤️

The most astonishing thing about this song is that she most likely did it in one take, and it was recorded with a cell phone. It’s on my top Angelina songs list as are most of the ones these two did together.

Not the usual cheerful "bye" at the end, as she used to do back in the day, but a big smile of satisfaction from a singer who knows she's "nailed it".

Angelina is a savant that can do things with her skills nobody else can do. It is not just a beautiful voice but the ability to understand the intended message and feelings associated with that message and deliver a package that transcends you into that moment. Singing skills are off the charts but without understanding emotions and heartfelt feelings this would be just another song.

Please react to Angelina’s new documentary on you tube called Angelina Jordan 10 years in the making. It is a must watch.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

She's Doing it.... SIX years Ago !!

AM, Ivan Mendez her guitarist in L.A. recorded several jam sessioms with Angelina at her family home in LA. Angelina would pick a song and Ivan would paractice the cords and Angelina would start singing reading the lyrics off a screen. The magic begains and they both become one with the song, especially Ivan facial expression of joy lost in Angelina's captivating voice.

Great reaction 🎉❤ -and thank you for following up from the comment section 😉😘

This is 12 yo Angelina, blowing the mind of guitarist Ivan Mendez (Watch his stank faces), while they try out a song in an unrehearsed jam session. She does it on the fly as she feels it, usually in 1 take, 2 if Ivan messes up. Thankfully, Grandma Mery is there to record, otherwise we wouldn't have these magic moments. Another great reaction/commentary, so thanks!

You mentioned Teddy, take a listen to her recent TikTok rendition of I Lose Control. I agree, this one is much better than the original. AJ's voice at 12 is truly a wonder to behold!

Love your plan for an album of Angelina's phenomenal covers! I hope AJ's publisher is listening. And so glad you finally got to reacting to this one, Boudy. Stay is one of my all-time Angelina favorite covers. Hard to imagine a more perfect version of any song. She could do a double album release, covers + originals. Happy Monday!! I'm writing a new novel this week (not the whole thing, just working on it).

You should listen to Alan's interview of Ivan Mendez her guitarist for about 6 months when she was 12.

this is such a beautifully pure sound.....so folksy so brilliant...i think there is really a place for her to sing with just guitar accompaniment...it really allows her voice and her vocal emotion to be front and center. Hope she does some of this in 2024. absolutely love what she does here.

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to this one! I recommended it a while ago because it's my favorite and thought you would love it too! It's better in the most soulful way ❤

Could not have said it any better, thanks for her constant support. one Angel to another.

Boudy, Good evening my friend. Can you believe it was just 10 months that I first heard of Angelina. It's been quite the journey for both of us. It was these home sessions with Ivan Mendez that made me fall in love with Angelina's music, her melismas sent me to heaven. Alan Papier's interview with Ivan is a must see for insights on what it was like to play with such a genuine talent. You're looking good, stay well and positive. ♾Rb

Not only 12 but this was only the second or third time she had sung it. These jam sessions with Ivan are a treasure house, just watch his face. Her musical instinct is a one off.

Exactly. The passion and realism she emotes in this song has made it one of my all time favorites. Her newer work is great but the feelings she's able convey at this age, and in this song in particular makes it striking.

She could do Bohemian Rhapsody, Suspicious Minds, Stay, You Say, Born To Die, Unchained Melody, and as change of pace, Feeling Good, It’s A Man’s World, Cry Me A River, Diamonds Are Forever, Faded, and Born To Die, Then Shield, A Million Miles and Finaly Diamonds. ❤❤❤

One of my favorite tracks, now one of my favorite reactions to this Angelina performance. If you haven’t then you should watch Alan Papier’s interview with Ivan Mendez and the classics Angelina and Ivan Mendez made at their first time recording together. Till then Cheers from Australia 🦘🇦🇺

She is brilliant! She was 12 years old. You're hair looks wonderful. 😇🌺

One of my favorites. I feel this song.

AbgeLina invites the oLd SouLs n Her Body 2 Perform Her Songs. She's onLy 10 at the Time of This Recording & it's Jus impossibLe for a 10 yrs oLd 2 Sound Like This. it's RidicuLous. 🔥🍾🍹🍷👍

I have listened to this version of this song at least 2000 times ,it's on my play list ,you mentioned Teddy Swims ,right now there is a shorton TikTok of Angelina sing Teddy's song WHEN I'M NOT NEXT TO YOU , it will blow your Sox off , got a million views in the first 12 hrs ,, she really turn that incredible voice loss

Screw that. I don't want Angelina conforming to anything that's " popular today". "Popular today" is a cesspool.

👍 für mich ist sie was Besonderes. Diese Stimme ist einmalig 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

When you said, at one point, "you don't miss the harmony," I think you hit on one of the most distinctive qualities of Angelina's singing. She creates, in real time, her own harmonies as she sings. Her swoops, vibratos, quavers, etc, all create a kind of rich, layered effect as though she is singing harmony simultaneously with the melody--all without overdubbing. And she's synaesthetic--she resonates across time, layering sounds, emotion, colors, dynamics, rhythm-- all varying and reinforcing each other at once

sometimes i think ,actual stars like teddy swims are influenced by Angelinas way to creat these emotion in her style ...i don't believe that they are don't know Angelina , just so good she is ...thank you for your wonderful reaction

Great Reaction and Analysis 👍🙏👣😎💯

She sang this in Las Vegas and it was much slower and beautiful

It’s something in the way she colors outside the lines, as an artist, I want her to stay.☑️👌🙃 JP

Thanks for all your incredible reactions makes me happy 😊 I watch every Monday Angelina with you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ wild bill

This song has stayed in my top 20 Angelina songs all these years. I prefer it to the origional. Did you notice where Rihanna goes up ANGELINA goes down.

It’s just a simple trying out songs guitar session, that happens to end up bringing more to the original.

I like your idea of the "blended" album concept, mixing in covers with originals using the same sound design, instrumentation, and style of arrangement to create a singular, cohesive sound for a particular album. Then, the next one could be different and unique as well, and just keep creating albums that showcase her versatility over time. I've also thought that since she's already written over 100 songs with so far 13 that she has recordings of, if you go back to when she was about 11 with "What is Life?", that she could release an album of original music every couple of years, and in between, release an album of covers of songs, any of which, original or cover, could chart really well, maybe even #1's, that before she's even 40, she could have a catalog of recordings of impeccable quality that would shame most artists, let alone possibly a "live" recording of her in concert! Think about it, Adele, a tremendous songwriter and singer, has put out 4 total albums in her career...and she's considered one of the very best, period. What would Angelina be able to do? She could blow everyone out of the water. The older greats, like Sinatra, or Fitzgerald could put out two albums a year, and their concerts were events!!

Those gorgeous (closed?)vibratos at the end of the phrases just melt me!!❤

❤❤❤Love her rendition of this song.I agree better than original.

You just found my all-time favorite recording from Angelina - one of which I never tire. BTW, she received that wonderful Neumann TL 102 mike in April of 2018. She had turned 12 on January 10. That mike made a world of difference in her recordings. She has since upgraded to the TLM 103, but now usually uses an old, huge, 1950's-era studio mike that probably belongs to Universal or Rob Christie, and may have a better dynamic range - which is needed for her voice.

Thank you Body, - monday monday - so good to be - it was all that I hoped it to be 🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶😊👍 I must must must say, if you have not seen Alan Papier`s interview with this lucky guy, Ivan, in the video, you should definitely do so, as soon as you get a few minutes of free time. He tell us all about how he was contacted by Angelina`s family, and how these videos of 2018 came to be made and released. And Angelina`s norwegian "guy", - Egil Clausen, spoke to Alan as well, about HIS experiences with Angelina through several years (and still going on occationaly), and theire collaboration in videos, as well as in conserts and performances. These interviews are treasures almost to the level of theire music videos with Angelina. They will put you in a state of joy and awe. They are both to be found on Alan`s channel. Of course 🤨 Stay safe and well B. As we await THE album 🤗 BTW; 👣 - this is clearly one of my favorits. No doubt👣

A Masterpiece IMO ❤

Great reaction to an even greater performance 🙂 This is definitely up there among her very best performances IMO. And I think you're quite right about the way the market works today. It NOTHING like it used to be, even only 15 years ago. You gotta be ON the ball to PLAY the ball and score. I have a feeling you've lost trust in RR's marketing of her, which is very easy to do, and I have been thinking the same at times. But then I think NAH.... They HAVE to know what they have on their hands in her, and they HAVE to have a plan. She can easily be one of the more "lucrative" artists they have tbh. After all, in the biz, when everything is said and done, MONEY is the driver. Pretty much everywhere, not just the music industry. She IS working on her debut album, and I have a feeling that we will see a massive change with that. Nowadays, perhaps even more so than in the past, all it really takes to "make" it is ONE song. Then the social platforms like TT and all the others will do the job for her. It's gonna be super interesting to see how things play out over the next year or so 🙂 Btw, whenever you see Angelina and Ivan Mendes play together, Angelina was ALWAYS 12. Never 11, never 13. I hope your back is feeling a lot better as well 😊 Take care! Love from Norway ♥♥♥♥♥

Thank you for a wonderful reaction as always. This is definitely one of her best renditions of Stay. With that said, please listen to her latest rendition from Las Vegas. Big Angie fan recorded a very good version ❤

Vegas everynody was talking about her shows. If you have not already done it her official short documentary ANGELINA JORDAN 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING. Not only has it great Vegas gootsge, her voice over, it has the clip of her singing with the mike as an 18 month old baby. Her matinée and evening concert had between them 40 songs.

you know your job boy !

Almost 100K🎉🎉 Nice seing you, trist you’ll doung better 🫶🏻🙏🏻 and preaching to the choir here…. Couldn’t agree more… on all points ❣️ Isbinneklem ( Mama polarbear hug) 🤗 from Arctic Norway 🤗

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Nice react! Might try “Born to Die”. Another dandy from about the same age…

That was the first or second take, too. You make some great points about what sets Angelina's covers apart. The little touches are so full of emotion that you'd swear she's lived the story. I also love guitarist Ivan Mendez's accompaniment. It's great to have you back and feeling better, Boudy!

Angelina is so unique.......she put more feelings in a song than original singers......even Adele's songs became better with Angelina