First Time Hearing Mama by Floor Jansen | Mom's Passing Anniversary
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
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Today marks 14 years since I lost my mom. Grief is an interesting mistress and I wanted you all to be part of this journey with me. I thought it would be poetic to do a reaction to Mama by Floor Jansen from Beste Zangers Seizoen 12. To say it struck a chord would be an understatement.
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These are the lyrics of a song Floor sung (wich she wrote) in her first band after forever about being bullied: Just wanted to share that with you:
"Eccentric" ( Writer: Floor Jansen)
What do they see when they look at me?
Who are they to judge me
If they never spoke with me
Never looked without laughing
Never tried to see, see me
I can't believe that it is only me
The person to hate
The only left out
I can't believe how they can be so mean
If they could feel the brutal stings of their words
And the bitter cold when they laugh
Once more I'm running
Running away, I must hide
Can't take anymore
A fight to free me from an endless struggle with life
Running, tell me how far should I go
If they're all the same
This fight
I'm fighting my way through
I don't really want to be like them
The way they behave
The way that they live
I don't really need someone
No people like that
Someone in a world with wars and respite
A world without the feeling
I must be running
Running away, I must hide
Can't take anymore
A fight to free me from an endless struggle with life
Running, tell me how far should I go
If they're all the same
This fight
I'm fighting my way through
Oh boy, this is gonna be a tear jerker..
Well if we are allowed to introduce you to some stuff we are into. And i wouldn't dare to interrupt your new journey with Nightwish and Floor, but maybe this Track could be something for you and the important Message you are sharing.
Band is called: "In Flames - Stay with me"
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Don't ever let them use you
They will bring you to your knees
I'll try to lead you for awhile
But every time I talk to you
You're too afraid to see
Open your eyes
(Breathe in life)
Open your eyes
(Breathe in, breathe out)
Oh I, I can see the light
Stay with me
Away from the darkest of nights
Stay with me
Stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me
(Stay with me)
I don't know if you are ready
You should see where I have been
I don't know if you are ready
I don't know where to begin
Open your eyes
(Breathe in life)
Open your eyes
(Breathe in, breathe out)
Open your eyes
(Breathe in life)
Open your eyes
(Breathe in, breathe out)
Stay with me ..
Dear Amanda, I leave a like for you but I cant go on this journey with you. This song with Floors Voice and "strong", Floors Song for her mother, are at my blacklist at this time, 'cause I start to cry. I've lost my mom last september and it's still to fresh on my mind and hurts too much! But thank for your beautyful reviews on nightwish and Floors performances. She is so wonderful and such a kind person, I totaly love her
Don't be shamed or afraid to show emotions. We in NW army know how it is like. Nightwish, and especially Floor has this ability to drill straight into your emotional center with her singing. She knows how to tell the story what she is delivering.
The whole Nightwish Army is hugging you now and holding you up.
Hugs on the way! Floor is our best medicine, I get my dose emotions and tears each time I listen to her singing. Music is the best cure!
If you don't feel something when Floor sings, check for a pulse.
100% agree, you are either dead or deaf, hopefully the last but just make sure!
Sometimes we need more than a like button.. We need a respect button, a we care for you button and a we love you button... And the ability to hit them all at once..You deserve all of them!!💖
Thank you so much. So much love and respect back.
Floor is a storyteller. Nothing more nothing less. And that's why I love here so much
Every singer should be. In fact, one of the things that vocal teachers keep saying is: sing phrases, not notes. Singing notes is easy. Realizing what you are singing and carrying the message over to the audience is the harder part. You can sing technically perfect, but without the right expression, the music will always be bland.
Oh Floor is so much more
I cried with you. My Mom has been gone for 21 years. If I could hug you, as a Mother to 3 daughters, I would. Give yourself the room to know how much you are doing for your son. Love to you.
Thanks for the hugs and love 💖
i think a lot of us cried together.
Floor is singing the song that the blonde in red wrote for her mom. The show is artists singing the songs that meant something special to the person on the main chair. Floor also sings another song called Winner that makes me cry.. in a good way. It's a triumphant song. Please feel better. Check out Winner. Beste Zangers.
No wonder the blonde was so touched!
@@MentalAmanda the whole show is unique ,each person that has a day on the couch has a song they wrote or a song that has meaning for them sung back to them but reinterpreted.
@@MentalAmanda and you can see Floor react similarly if you do Strong by Emma which is a song Floor wrote about her mother :)
@@MentalAmanda
the blonde name is Samantha Steenwijk 😊
Listen to Floor Jansen "The Fight Goes On (song for War Child)" You will like this one to. Listen also to a song she wrote for her mother "Strong"
I think you’d love the song “Our decades in the Sun” by nightwish. They wrote this song kinda as a “thanks” to their parents for being so great for them. Nightwish has never performed this one live buy Floor has in one of her solo shows. ruclips.net/video/nrLS2OIJixg/видео.html Her mother also attended this concert.
Yeees!!! What a beautifull song!!
video not there anymore.
I guess Strong by Emma Heesters would fit right into this.
Emma only covered Floor's song, but at the very least she was able to finish singing it.
Floor usually cannot finish the song without crying; she managed it once for the first time either last year (or late 2019) but JUST BARELY. She was still crying afterward (and I totally don't blame her, knowing the story behind the song).
Emma does a great cover of Strong. Best performance of the show outside of Floor's.
@@NativeNewMexican I don't know... Personally, I think Emma and Henk's duet cover of 'Vivo Per Lei' beats Emma's cover of 'Strong'. THAT performance (VPL) was second only to Floor and Henk's duet cover of 'Phantom Of The Opera'. Just my own opinion though. :)
@@jamescurfman3284 I'd put Strong over Phantom... Floor's performance was amazing, but Henk's was horrible. I appreciate his choice to "step outside his wheelhouse" and try to do distortion, it was loving and a good shot, but it was as if you asked Jodie Foster to do stand up comedy with 3 weeks of practice. No matter how awesome they are in their "lane" they have to take the time and effort to become good at something that different. Sure, Foster could become an amazing stand up comedian, but not in that timeframe. Henk is an amazing vocalist, but he's nowhere close to a good distorted singer.
@@NativeNewMexican That is a valid point you try to make but I must disagree with your term. HORRIBLE? REALLY? With that attitude, you must be giving yourself away as one of those Classical Elitist snobs!
I will present a counterpoint; for such short notice, I think he did AMAZING!
Think about it VERY CAREFULLY. Henk's ENTIRE vocalist career (which spans more than forty years) had been spent having to adhere to very strict rules which include avoiding any sort of distortion (otherwise you may as well pack your bags and start looking for a real job). I think that you are part of that system or you would not call his vocals horrible. HOW ELSE can YOU SPECIFICALLY be SO salty over it?
Suddenly Henk FINALLY found himself in a place of independence where thinking outside the box is acceptable and even encouraged. He did a huge favor for somebody who he very quickly came to respect a great deal (and who just so happens to have had a crush on him since she was twelve years old when she saw one of his stage performances as the Phantom).
It's a tiny vocal flex that he is CLEARLY NOT used to doing, having only done it in one other performance before (on the same show). But look at what happened! Those videos both broke the internet! And they did so PRECISELY BECAUSE distortion is not in his usual wheelhouse! He is considered one of the living greats as a baritone in Opera and stage plays.
First, you are NOT Henk. You were NOT there, in his ear, telling him NOT to do that. EVEN IF you had been there and called him naughty or horrible, he would be the first person to laugh at you. You know his sense of humor, right? And his stance about 'Good music is good music.'
Second, you are clearly outvoted. Look at the difference in the likes/upvotes for that Phantom performance and look at the dislikes/downvotes. WAY unbalanced, which means that people LOVED that performance!
Girl, condolences. It is so hard to loose parents that young. And of course you've thought back on things and said why didn't I do this or that... you know, you're doing good now. Of course you miss her and of course it seems like yesterday. But also, you remember her in you heart vividly. Know that to be human is to err, but also know that the hardest thing after a fall is to stand up again and to go on. You're doing that and you're doing great. Remember the example your mother is. You also can do that. Condolences on your big losses.
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Dear amanda. Live is going to be better.. the loss will always stay . Lost both parents . My dad when i was 17 and my mom when i was 43. At the age of 17 it was the time that i really needed my dad. For school and for any other advise.
I was so heartbroken by it. It took 16 years to get back to the graveyard to take a visit to the grave of my dad. Before i could not handle it.
What send me to his grave was my newborn son. While my wife was ar home i took the baby to the grave to introduce it to his grandpa. And my dad.
Something and i dont know what triggerd me to do that. I found peace on that moment knowing grandpa met his grandchild. The hurting dissapeard and the peace came over me. The missing part is still there. Things you could have shared or questions you may have, remains unanwserd . I still have things a want to ask. But it changed to how would my dad solve it. Because you, me share dna from our parents and they way of uir upbringing
There is nothing stronger, than mothers love!!! Floor is an empath herself and can reflect variety of emotions through her singing . That's why we love her so much!!! Nightwish Shadow Unit is proud to be your subscriber and your shield or sword if needed . For my struggles I was alone and now I will do everything, to be there for others !!!
From the same show try Emma Heesters singing Strong. Floor wrote that song for her mother.
Sorry for your loss.
Floors mom is still alive she has strong bond whit her.
Floor's mother is still alive, but the song is about hiding your own pain to make it easier for your loved ones. And Floor's mom has been doing a lot of that because of the disease she has.
The eyes of Floor Jansen are the shine of your pure-soul!!!
If it's not yet on the list of videos to check out, add Floor's cover of Lady Gaga's "Shallow" from the same TV show to that list. You won't regret it.
Amanda, a lot of us have broken hearts for those we've loved and lost. May God's love and strength sustain you, and you find your wonderful and happy life.
very well said
You know what.. your heart it gold. You're going to be alright and I'm sure your mother would be proud of you.
For a very positive song by Floor, check out her version of "Winner" from that same tv show 🤗
All my love 💖
Yes! I was just going to suggest that! So special that it got the lion to cry. If you don't get what I mean, definitely watch the whole episode...very much worth it
I second that. Make sure it's the longer video where the songwriter Tim Akkerman himself explains why he wrote the song and what it's about.
Before Floor sung the song Tim said something like "- I know you your version of my song will be outstanding, but you will not make me cry. I can do this, you will not make me cry".
Have a look for yourself Amanda, and see if Tim could hold up his piece.
Cheers / B.
@@mbo191 if I recall right the name of his album was "Lions don't cry" 🙂
@@Doppeldropper - Yes that's right. I was about to write something more around that but that would be a spoiler for Amanda so I'll keep it to myself.
Cheers / B.
I buried my beloved mother at 2002. She was decendant of the people of Russian Carelia (near the Finnish border). So she was an orthodox christian and we all were Lutherans. The a little mystical orthodox funeral of my mom is the most beautiful and moving thing that i've ever wittnessed. I'm very attached to Floor, because she's a lot like my mother: big, strong, gentle, intelligent and independent woman. But only a mortal as we all are.
A tear jerker!
Nightwish has a song "Our Decades in the Sun". They had difficulties recording it, because it made them cry. Nightwish has never performed the song live. The comments on the lyric video tell how much the song means to many people, especially to those who have lost their parents.
Floor has performed the song 'solo', but to me there is no very good video available, an ok one though.
"Meadows of Heaven" is a beautiful one as well, with Anette, the 2nd female vocalist of Nightwish. Many comments saying they want the song to be played on their funeral.
There is fan made video with beatiful landscapes.
But, as you said, something happier next: Nightwish "I Want My Tears Back" Buenos Aires or
"Alpenglow" Wembley Arena. (You have not seen any song from the Buenos Aires concert.
(This was a subtle hint, lol.)
Great suggestion.
@@mjpmattos Agree.
Hi Risto. I saw one of Floor's solo live shows and so I've heard both 'Mama" and 'Our Decades In The Sun' sung live. Tearjerkers, I can tell you. Of course 'Strong' was another one of those and many, including Floor, had ttrouble keeping the eyes dry. I've lost both my parents and it's hard for me to listen to these songs.
By the way, did you manage to get your ticket for the Kaisaniemen park show?
oh I love that song. there’s something so special in the instrumentation/choir noises in the intro... makes me feel a way I can’t explain.
@@martine3293 Hello Martine! Yes, I got a ticket.
I am a full orphan too, I think that's the legal term. Lost my dad when I was 12 and became half orphan. It gives you some benefits if you lose a parent when you're under 18. S.it happens, but I'm ok with it now. Hope you are too, at least most of the time.
I lost my mom about 1,5 years ago and she loved Nightwish and Floor Jansen. Before she did pass away we had a really blast and I loved her so much and yet she did go away... I still can't really understand why but I have accepted that it was her time...
My mom and I bonded a lot over the British boyband BBMak. At 60, healthy and vibrant, I never did quite reach the point of accepting that it was her time. But I accept she wanted to be with my dad.
That's what we are missing in this world at this very moment. Sharing love and emotions. Respect and making this world a lovely place. People don't see the beauty of our planet anymore. They think how can we make people feel miserable and destroy it. Sad but true 😢...I lost my dear mom in 1980 only 56 years old. I am 65 now and you will carry it still with you the lost will never go away. You are a lovely woman. All the best 😘👍
Amanda, my Mum dìed last year. I miss her so much😪 you are so right, your Mother can never be replaced.
Im in the same boat dude
@@mpainter22 yes, i am 58y old, but that was the hardest time of my Life. And i have bad times before. I am Agnostic, but i hope she see the Meadows of Heaven.
Lost mine also 14 yrs ago, I was left with so many questions, she never got to experience her grandchildren
@@squishy5007 🥰the hardest day in Life .my Mum called Gisela.
The fact that my dad never met his only grandchild and my mom never met her only grandchild with my dad destroys me sometimes. It made post partum hell. I love you all and my inbox is always open if you guys just need to reminisce and keep the memory alive.
You are never alone, you are a part of your mother. She gave you life and by remembering your mother subtle teaching, her power, her guidance, she shall always be by your side. I know this because I have also lost my mother, struggled years with this. A young woman of 51 died in her sleep, no goodbye, no last words and last warm cuddle.
Realising that I am part of my mother, remembering her wisdom, faults and humor. Her way of living her life, gave me the convidence to take on life as is. Knowing that I could learn from her faults, pass on the wisdom and possitive teachings.
That Amanda is what I can give you, as a sort of shoulder to cry on.
As a young boy and adolescent, talking about your feelings was not something normal. Let alone crying. Mental health is very important, teaching this to my children and whoever wants to listen is one of my priorities in life. Surprising some one with a lovingly hug, just because you care.
My mom was only 60 and it was very sudden as well. I very much live my life now guided by the wisdom my parents gave me. But sometimes I find myself in situations where I think, "you never prepared me for THIS." I'm so happy that you've found peace and a way to honor her.
Your mother would be so proud of you....and we are here for you❤😘💖💞❣
That's the power of Floor.
She touches you in the heart.
And your mother's loss will never go away.
I still miss my mom, but the pain is a little less.
I hope you can find some comfort by listening to Floor Jansen songs.
Strength from the Netherlands.
Amanda... the best thing that I can say to you is what I began to tell myself for many days after I lost my Dad to Dementia 5 years ago... and what I still say to myself even now. He spent his entire life working, laying the foundation, and making sure that the very best of him was impressed and woven into the fabric of who I am. In those ways... I am him... and he will live on through me. Their life lessons and the impressions that they make on us... all of that love and kindness is energy that is transferred from them to us... and it never goes away. It is absolutely how they live on... and how they still protect us and look out for us. I know that my Dad is still a light on my path in life. He made sure of it. Your Mom is a precious part of the very best of you... the strength and the goodness and the voice of assurance that will always be the light on your path.
Very beautifully put 💖
Great reaction Amanda, beautiful song and great performance by Floor,
All the songs that Floor performed in beste zanger are awesome,
The phantom of the opera,
Vilja lied,
Que se siente,
About love i don't know a thing,
Shallow,
Winner.
Besides the songs of nightwish, afterforever, revamp and covers of songs like
Alone (heart),
Let it go,
Euphoria,
Ave Maria, etc. etc,
You will enjoy each song
This is one of the reasons why we love Floor so dearly: She can express and sing directly into our minds, souls and memories - she is unique - and as you said - she carries us safely through the emotional overload, she starts in our minds.
You felt it at once.
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And I have to tell you - with a big smile, but intense eyes: You are strong enough to trust AND learn from yourself. You cannot rely on anyone else - you are the most important person in your life - and your life affects your son. Don't ever by afraid of making mistakes - that's the only way to evolve!! At it is crucial that you can laugh of yourself and you mistakes - crucial!
Live now, and learn now, seek info, let your feelings free - and train you brain to think and be positive in everthing.
Greetings from Nightwish Army Denmark - and old guy (62) who loves every day including rain, storm, snow etc. The important things in life - that is your own responsibility..
We do have your back! You are an incredible person who has inspired me the short time I have been a part of this awesome group! Stay strong!! ❤️❤️❤️. We love you! I lost my mom and my best friend suddenly as well. It hurts because we were lucky enough to have the most wonderful mother’s and were so close. Many people do not have that, so we were blessed!!
I'm grateful every day that I knew such love.
Your a beautiful soul , Floor did a song from the same "Beste Zangers 2019" show that will touch your heart the song is "I Don't Know a Thing About Love"
A bit of a context to this show performance(s). Beste Zangers (“Best Singers”) is a Dutch show where singers come together and perform for each other. Each night one of the singers is the non-performing featured person on the center couch and the others perform songs for them that are near and dear to them. Sometimes they are originals of that featured person and sometimes they are non-originals that are just near and dear to them. “Mama” is a original song by Samantha Steenwijk (the blonde on the middle couch).
What’s great about this show is the talent of all the artists and their unique spin they put on other people’s music. For example Floor tends to mix in a bit of metal with the heavy guitar (big shoutout to the house band that does the arranging of the songs).
As a side note I definitely feel like you are a metal head and just don’t know it yet. The metal genre is often characterized as lyrically melancholy. Which is what draws Floor to it so much. Mix that with her off stage empathy and on stage presence, talent, and dedication... and well then end result is some amazing emotion and storytelling.
It's not Best Singers, it's Dear Singers.
Well said, Nick!!
@@darkiee69 In this instance it is probably Best Singers. The original title of the program was The Best Singers of the Netherlands. But without this knowledge it could be either. Funny, because I knew the original title, I never realized the current title could have a different meaning.
I cried with you on this one😭
I lost my mom 7 years ago on my dad's birthday. After a 20 year struggle against all kinds of illness she was always strong and caring for me and my sisters.
She tried to never show her weakness to us, but i always knew when she needed support. I tried to help her as much as i could, even wanted to donate my kidney to her untill she got cancer for the 2nd time and the doctors cancelled the whole thing.
That was the trigger for me to fall in a deep depression, i had a burnout, had no energy left anymore to even do the simplest things. Got lost in my own mind and couldn't escape it. I was lucky that she was there for me during that period and i got through it.
But when she passed i had to stay strong for my sisters and felt i couldn't even grieve until i felt they were ok.
Also what didn't help that my father in law passed on my mom's first birthday just a few months later and still i couldn't grieve until i knew my girlfriend was ok.
You can take comfort in the beautiful relationship you had with your mom ad all the great memories she gave you.
I always say that the loss and the grief over time doesn't get less, but you learn to deal with it a bit better. Doesn't take away that at times it still hurts like it was yesterday.
I hope you stay strong and at least you have my support.
Moms can stay strong even when the world crumbles around them 💖
@@MentalAmanda Also Floor wrote a song for her own mother called Strong. It's also about her mom staying strong during her illness and not showing her weak side.
This was with her first band After Forever, but she sang them in her live shows last year also. In beste zangers Emma Heesters sang it to Floor and Floor said that song always makes her emotional. Her mom is still alive luckily, but she knows that it was really close to losing her.
This hurt, because I myself lost my father and because Amanda has such of glowing beautiful smile and to see her eyes well up, hurts.
honey , your mother DID NOT GO AWAY! she always lives within you. that is what makes you special and unique!
She would be super proud of you 💟🐏🐵
Thanks Diddy 🐵💖
Hi Amanda, thank you for sharing your emotions with us, that is not easy. Listen also to the song Strong by Emma Heesters in the same show as tribute to Floor Jansen. This song is written by Floor herself, it is about her mum struggling with daily artritis pain. I would recommend to add the subtitles to understand the meaning of this song.
Making a full room of really really talented professional musicians and singers misty-eyed with just your voice, only Floor can do that.
Another song that Floor wrote for her mother is called Strong and is performed by Emma Heesters on this show when her mother was ill. The concept of this show is that there are seven singers and each week the other six sing to the one in the middle.
I absolutely love Floor...HER emotions are genuine.
I lost my Dear Mom last year, on the 24th of November. This song is always for her in my mind because I love Floor and she is the best singer who can represents the emotions that her loss created. I love You Mom.
Floor is such a special person got to love her ❤️ you need a hug and Floor gives you that.
Her song strong is about her mother
In my opinion, the best way to be a strong amazing loving parent is with unconditional love... love your daughter and show her you love her like your mama loved you.
Floor does the same for all of us, elevating emotions to the surface.
Tears are the emotions of your soul that music brings to the surface.
🫂🫂🫂🫂 crying with you here 😭 so sorry to hear of your loss, something that will never leave you. Your mother obviously raised you well and I'm certain she'd be very proud 💕
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My condolences, Amanda. I lost my mother 17 years ago, still haven't processed it. One way I like to picture Floor is as a valiant Valkyrie, who will hold your hand in support. A very nurturing person.
don't ask your mom to tell you what to do, but ask yourself "what would mom do?". At that moment, your mom talks to you ;-)
I ask that to myself often too 💖
Hang in there! Most everyone who has lost a loved one feels with you. I lost my father almost 30 years ago. I had to leave him a couple of days before he died, since I had a job literally half a world away and had to return there. Because of that I was also unable to attend his funeral. It kills me to this day! I was young then; I felt so lost then without his advice. I have missed him since just like you miss your mom. But I have also learnt over the years that our lost ones never truly leave as long as we remember them! 🖤 from Germany
I willingly chose not to attend her funeral. She didn't want one anyway and her family (who had turned on her in her last years) held it against her will. Besides, I had my time with her and I didn't want my last memory of her to be in a coffin. I paid my respects in my own way. If they're out there somewhere, we don't need to go somewhere to honor them. They feel it regardless. 💖
Floor will take any song and turn it into a focused charge into anyones heart. But its a healthy way to jog the feelings. Missing your mom is only natural, not something you are supposed to "get over". Its just a part of life. You are clearly in the role yourself now so you are a winner. Like the song floor did in this show that you'd enjoy.
There are longer versions of this available with subtitles explaining the meanings of the songs to the artists and why they wrote them/mean so much to them , Winner has already been mentioned but About Love i dont Know a Thing is a real tearjerker .
reading your mom died 14 years ago and you get emotional brings tears in my eyes. im crying with you. being strong is keep trying to do your best and if you do already your kids will be crying on a song like this when your gone thinking how they can be as strong as you. btw i hope your kids are around 50 or 60 when that happens atleast.
I know it's silly, but I want my son to sing Perfect Fan by the Backstreet Boys to me one day. Preferably first while I'm here and then after I pass to memorialize me 💖
Loved this one Amanda. You have so much pain inside. It is wonderful to let it out and feel renewed from the emotional release. I lost my dad 9 years ago. It is something that I will carry to my grave. A special man once said "Life is all about suffering". We as humans must take that suffering and put it on our back or in the deep dark place, and carry it with us our whole life. It is the burden we all have and must learn to deal with so that we can continue to live and find contentment. Our loved ones would want that for all of us. Keep those special memories near to your heart. Find your bliss and dance with the joy of life. This is our personal mission in life. Be well Amanda! 💖🙏🙏🙏😊💎
Floor absolutely crushed the "Beste Zangers" show. Before this she was relatively unknown in the Netherlands, afterwards she was a star.
She also sang songs in German, Spanish and a number in English. The premise of the show is that a group of singer's from different genres get together. Each week one of them will be the ' featured' guest and all of the others will pick a song that has something to do with them to cover.
Don't miss any of these, Floor absolutely killed everything she did.
But, can I also vote for "I want my tears back" in Buenos Aires 2019. I would love to see you smiling for once, and that song will do it. 💝
.sorry. great reaction
That thumbs down was an accident
You r the mum your son deserves you r probably like your mum in so so many ways Amanda and you learnt it all from your momma
I am a big floor fan ..... she has a rare quality to touch your soul whit her singing ... and I know the feeling of losing a mom overnight .... also off a heart attack 10year ago [ I was now child any more like you then] it still hearts.... but ... cry and think of the good times .. see is in your hart
I am happy you react on songs that got something to do with healt isseus, mental healt problems and i like you find songs from Nightwish and Floor that belong in this serie, thank you very mutch and please stay on this track with youre channel..
Oh boy.......
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All the love and all the strength, Lady!!!.
it hurts seeing tears come from those beautiful eyes. i am so sorry for your loss!
lost my dad a few years ago. didn't get to say goodbye, he lived far away. moments i wish i could speak to him. ask him for help. i know i disappointed him. all any of us can do is to live on the way our parents tried to teach us. take what they gave us and build our own lives. sometimes we end up in different places than they might have envisioned for us. but that's how life works. things don't always go how we want. can you keep going when it knocks you down, because it will. scrapes and bumps and heartache and failure. cry or rage, if you need to, but, keep going.
I know I disappointed my parents too and I don't think I'll ever really make peace with that fully. But I have made peace with my emotions. Today I need to cry, tomorrow I may fly.
Amazing reaction and openness....it's so easy to struggle in this life...but opening up as you have and continue to do is not only inspiring it's therapeutic and shows your strength and ability to improve in your life and as a MOM...Bravo Amanda..and Thank You....you are never alone and I say this to you...your mother is looking upon you with so much love❤❤❤
I lost my mother at the age of 14 ..... so i can feel your emotions very , very well !
All my love 💖 Here if you ever need to talk.
Yup, this is the only way to react to this song.... This is the true power of music and the storytelling of Floor. We'll have your back... no worries.
Thank you so much for posting this. I've been a Nightwish fan for some time, but hadn't heard this before. Her voice, the lyrics, and your commentary have my tears flowing. I want my mama too. I lost her at age 14, 30 years ago, and have felt lost in times of hardship without her, even all these years later. The pain remains, it just receded into the background, surfacing now and then to release the emotions. Right now watching this was one of those times. Thanks again. I love your openness and caring.
I'm humbled that I could help facilitate that release ❤️
From the same program there is a song called Stronger. Floor wrote this for her mother who held up a strong face eventhough she was suffering from a desease that caused her a lot of pain. Always putting her children before her own well being. Floor is NOT the one singing it here but one of the others sung it for her.
Each singer is known for a different genre and Samantha (Blond wearing red) is known for singing 'life' songs.
You are not alone and you are so strong even when you think you don't. You are so brave ❤. God bless you and full your life with joy. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
being led by the hand of a super natural empath vocal wonder......cant beat that.....she took me to my darkest place at the right time ......youre doing great and i like your reaction there is absolutely no shame in being emotional 😘
Floor take your feelings, modify them and give them back to you, that is what make her special.
YES!
@@MentalAmanda Amanda here is a song Floor wrote for her mother who went thru a painful illness, she recovered btw, and was in the audience at this performance
Floor Jansen - Strong @ Doornroosje, Nijmegen - January 23rd 2020
ruclips.net/video/YZT6VEN1ZoE/видео.html
@@MentalAmanda btw you should do a NW reaction with Sonny VC !
This may be the most moving video I've ever watched. The combination of the song, Floor, and your emotional connection was just heart breaking. I lost my mother 30 years ago when I was 28 and she was 52. Easily the worst day of my life.
Agreed. It was the worst thing I've ever gone through.
You're amazing Amanda, there's one proud mom watching from above.
I just discovered your reaction channel and you are amazing. I lost my Mom 2 yrs ago and it has been hard emotionally. I miss her love always. I met my spiritual husband shortly after her death which was due to an unexpected heart attack. If it wasn't for me meeting Christian and Nightwish, I am pretty positive I would not be here today. God bless you Sweetheart and have a groovy day...
Great song choice Amanda. I am so sorry you lost your mother at such a young age. I can see how much she meant to you. Just remember she is watching over you and is very proud of how far you have come. I can see how this channel is helping you and others with the healing of mental health. I myself struggle every day with depression and anxiety that I know was not caused by a traumatic event in my life. I was just born with it and it never affected me until I was in my late 30's. Now it is a daily battle. The crazy thing is when I started watching talented people sing On RUclips I realized it took my mind so far away that I didn't feel depressed and my anxiety became very manageable. Once I discovered Nightwish with Floor, Dimash, and many other great vocalists or bands I had found a temporary cure. Now I love watching people react to my favorite artists every morning and evening before bed instead of self-medicating. Music can truly heal. I just hope when you think about your mother that you think about all the great times you shared and all that she has taught you. It seems to me that she has done a fantastic job with you. Keep doing what you do Amanda.
Floor has a beautiful song that she wrote for her mother called Strong. I believe that song will hit you hard but in a good way. Make sure you have some tissue ready. Her song Strong was also covered for her on Beste Zanger's season 12 by Emma Hesters who does an absolutely amazing version. Warning- Floor cries every time she sings that song and also cried during Emma's version.
I also had a genetic predisposition to depression and anxiety. Situations just made it worse. The way I think of it is that genetics loads the gun but we pull the trigger. We can do things (or not do things) that will either exacerbate it or help us heal from or even just manage it better. It seems you found one of those things with music ❤️
It was a beautiful reaction, and virtual hugs. I hope you continue your Floor and Nightwish journey. You do whatever songs you want, but just hate seeing you crying. Sometimes tears help.
Floor helps to take you to the dark place .. and holds you hand ... thank you for this Amanda ... you have a good way with words ...
So as always, not afraid to show your emotions and thereby help us all to know we are NOT alone after all.
Thank you so much for this reaction
This was such a beautiful reaction! Thank you for sharing yourself with us.
Amanda...as I’m sure you know, grief is not a linear process. You don’t go from A to B to C
and never back to A or B again. At any given moment, we go back to A and start again. Or
go to Z and rest awhile.
You have a strength that amazes. Your willingness to “lean into” the pain is beyond inspirational.
Allowing yourself to feel the emotions in front of an audience is a courage most only aspire to.
I waited too long, but have seen the light....subbed.
Newyearsday 2002 I received the message that my mother got a heartattack. She survided but was rushed into hospital. A few days later she got major surgery (bypass) but the doctors told us that she problably wouldt live very long because of the state she was in. She is still alive today, but still: every day can be her last day. 2 weeks ago she fell in the bathroom, was again rushed into hospital. But again she survived. Talking about a strong woman :) Since that newyearsday in 2002 every time I visit her I hope she is still alive and not laying dead on the bed/couch/floor. So many times I said goodbye in my prayers. My dad died in 2002. 6 months after my mom could have died. Strange year. I do feel your pain, your sadness. Only thing I want to do right now is to give you a big hug.
It was a heart attack for my mom too. Two years almost to the day after my dad. We were getting ready to go out for breakfast. She was healthy one minute and BAM, being rushed to the hospital the next. She had surgery, came out fine, had an episode in the middle of the night and never came back. It really makes you hold on to your loved ones tighter. Thanks for the hug! 💖
I really love to here Floor singing and you talking, both touch my hearth.
Very emotional reaction. About Floor.. She is an empath so she is very good at showing her emotions because she finds them in what she is doing. About you.. Sorry for your lost. I think she did a great job raising you.. And that it's showing with this journey that you took on helping others.. I'm not trying to put any pressure on you, but you have thousands of people that look up to you and have your back. And I think that is amazing. Be proud of yourself, you are still here, you are still strong, you are still growing, and definitely you are loved. Stay safe 🤘😁🤘
I want to share her love and light with every person I come across, so I don't feel TOO much pressure. It's an honor that others trust me 💖
YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE WITH THE NIGHTWISH FAMILY AT YOUR BACK
You don't realize it by your momma taught you everything you needed. It is clear she loved and nurtured you to LIVE YOUR LIFE ... yes she is physically gone, but every breath you take, every moment of your life, she is with you ... when you do miss her and need her to hold you ... close your eyes and put yourself in her loving arms ... feel it ... you remember ... take strength from that and LIVE!!!
Floor has written song of her Mother *Strong* .
Extremely proud of you for taking on the stigma of mental health, and for having the courage to be vulnerable. That was a huge challenge for me when I got sober and faced my depression head on.
Another outspoken artist who writes about her challenges is Tatiana Shmailyuk from Jinjer. While "Pisces" is a great introduction to their work, I also recommend "Pit of Consciousness", where she goes into detail on her struggle with depression.
Stay safe, and thank you for doing this.
People don't realize how hard depression can kick in after going into recovery for addiction! Proud of you. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you
Everyone fails. It's the way of the Universe. Proud of you for continuing to fight and learning acceptance!
So hard to watch you struggle through that. Lost my mother 29 years ago and I still have those bad days when I miss her so much. Love to you. Stay strong.
When your eyes turn into diamonds,than your heart is reaching us and your Mama smiles at you..Thank you.
I felt I was crying 😢 with ya Amanda
I can feel the tears 😭 in your eyes it makes me want to cry 😢 with you Amanda
I'm really sorry for your loss Amanda. It's really good you're sharing your emotions with us. I lost my dad when I was younger too. I was 25 and you were 15 (correct?) when you lost your mom. Both ages are dangerous when you lose your guidance. Stay strong, keep faith!
Bless your heart. I was 22.
Floor is an empath so she can sing with such emotion even tough man fall for it. It was a song by the blond woman sung by floor. Floor,s mother is still among us but had an illness which made floor write the song Strong.
Don't feel like you've failed! Look at you now, I've only watched three of your videos so far and it looks like you're holding up a light to help others find their way... You're a beacon in the dark and that takes so much strength, it's extremely admirable. Even if songs like this bring pain, know that there are people here that feel it with you and it's not wasted because pain can help us find perspective as long as we try to understand why we're feeling it.
Bless you, what ray of light you are.
So sorry for your loss. Your pain was plain to see. Be as strong as you can be and ensure that any perceived regrets you may have are remedied with the interactions with your own offspring. Stay safe 🤘✌
Your strength is truly inspiring, and I'm sure your mom is very proud of you♥ Thank you for sharing this with us.
I do love how you show your emotions. I lost my girls few years ago and still don't know why I am not allowed to see them. I still live with that pain and it hurts me to see people like you suffer from your losses.
I hope you have strength to cope with your loss. I sometimes don't. Stay strong. Don't be alone
We all have those moments where we just break. The fact that we get back up still means we are strong 💖
Thank you for being so real! ❤️
You are a wonderfull person and I'm sure a great mother for your son. Stay strong, look forward and never give up your kindness and strength. 🤗
She is Right There With You Right Now!
Beautiful song, sung by a beautiful human being,.."strong" is another tear jerker, i cry without fail...
❤️ for you. So brave to react this song. ❤️
Very touching!
About 12 years ago I almost lost mother to a heart attack. I was attending the Royal Institute of Technology (in Stockholm, Sweden) at the time and living at home to save money (no student loans, yay ).
One morning just as I was about to leave for class, mom was walking up the stairs and I could tell something was wrong. I offered to drive her to the nearest clinic and she agreed (do she also must have known something was wrong). I drive back home and went to class. Thanks to some attentive nurses in the waiting room she is still alive, they saw her lips turn blue and called for an ambulance and administered nitroglycerin. She had surgery and recovered, and has had several preventative procedures since then.
She has easy outlived her estimated life span, but ever time I'm close to my parents place and see an ambulance, I fear that mom is in it.
I might have saved her life that day, but the last few years I have caused nothing but problems due to my depression and alcoholism.
Thanks for sharing your story and showing that there is hope.
It's so good you were there and I'm so happy your mom is still fighting! You have your own battles too it seems. Here if YOU need someone.
@@MentalAmanda Yes, I sure am fighting through some battles myself. I sure could need someone.
I don't think I have ever written down my journeys, and not in English so it will probably take some time to share my story. It is also quite scary to ponder having all my shortcomings and failures collected in one place.