FLOOR just won "THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR" award in the Netherlands. 6 months ago they didn't even know who she was, this show and her performance changed all that.
@@ChrisPage68 exactly. But I'm happy for her that she's known in her own country as well now. She should be recorded and sent in space as an hello for aliens
@@HellStr82 for Hello to aliens it must be The Greatest Show on Earth in Wembley version. There is she, and Troy with that interstellar sound of his guitar...
I kinda felt like they were ashamed of themselves for not giving her the prize earlier. Like they had to make up for their mistake and finally acknowledge her as one of the greatest artists. Anyway, it’s a prestigious prize and she deserved it!
She's truly one in billions. I doubt we'll see anyone like her again. It goes so far beyond training and natural talent, her level of empathy combined with it is rare as shit. She can feel anything about the music she performs, and she can make anyone feel exactly what she's feeling at the drop of a hat. Singing abilities completely aside, that's an incredible thing to be able to do.
I'm glad she won, well deserved but the Popprijs is more an industry award. It's for a Dutch artist/group that did the most for Dutch music internationally in 2019. Says nothing about her amazing voice, her awesomeness or anyting. Still, more awards for Floor is a good thing.
Ruben wrote this song about his parents divorce. That is why it is hitting him so hard. This and Floors outstanding and genuine performance. Henk's parents also got divorced and he said that this performance hit him hard, even all these years later.
Tim Akkerman had recently gone thru a divorce with him having two small children in the relationship. So you can see that the song touched him as well. See the 4:51 mark.
MyLady, this reaction is SO VERY authentic, so deep, so inspiring, so intense, so extremely honest and beautiful...so meaningful...I'm so happy and honoured I was part of this, in feeling, what life and love is all about. A huge "Thank You" goes out from my heart to yours...
Agree, I burst into tears hearing that version first time 2 weeks ago on the live album "Decades". For long time NW fans that album is so good, Floor brings so much to the old songs, but she never tries to be like the other singers, she adds her own essence to the songs.
Christi,Floor made me cry and so did you,such were the purity of your reaction and emotions. You finished your critique with the most beautiful and heartfelt words,just the perfect panacea for sometimes such a hard and heartless World. You just showed the power of love and light. Thank you !! ❤
I was exactly the same, just about got a grip on myself & then with the final outro words at 13:12, started me again. Christi herself is a blessing to us all in this world with her messages of inspiration, love & joy.
If you want to watch Floor receive this gift of emotion herself, watch Emma perform Strong for her. It's a song that Floor wrote for her mother who deals with strong chronic pain, and she doesn't perform it anymore because she can't sing it without crying. Emma added a lot of her own feelings to the song - her mother, too, has had it rough, since she is a cancer survivor. Emma and Floor share that close emotional connection. But Emma thought that Floor deserved to hear the song addressed to herself as well, since she is now a mother too, with her own hardships and heavy responsibilities that should be acknowledged. It's honestly a gorgeous piece, performed by a beautiful voice and loaded with so much emotion. You should go see it. :')
As Meat Loaf sang: 'Not a dry eye in the house..' 😭 Thanks must also go to Floor's "little" sister (she's even taller than Floor!) Irene (a fantastic singer in her own right) for helping with the translation. 🤘
And thank you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable and authentic with us. Your poor husband will probably sob when he sees this video (if he wasn't in the room, that is). 😘
Floor Jansen showing that she could sing country and absolutely kill it. She could sing anything and be successful. I count myself so lucky that she's chosen Metal, though.
Metal is more or less a blank slate for any artist. You can express your art however you want, without too much of the confines of expected protocol and technique (as in opera). With pop and country, in my observations anyway, the studios have tight control on what you can do and how you do it. Maybe that's a reason why Floor chooses to stay in that genre. Plus, she's just that way, very bold and powerful in her singing, and she has to do the windmilling. So...metal it is!
@@fnglert You can't help but notice how she will inject a lot of powerful vocals into even the more pop-ish songs, like Everdream. In the Wacken 2013 version, she starts out by saying "now we'll do something a little softer...", and before long she's blowing out the speakers. OK, so much for softer, ha! But that's rock and metal. It's about the power and energy.
Ruben wrote the song about his parents' breakup and divorce. It hit some of the other artists as Henk shared his parents also divorced and Tim shared he and his wife were separated and the effect on their children. Floor and Irene took Ruben's sensitive song and really took it to another level - bravo to all involved. That means you too Christi, wonderful reaction and analysis.
Ruben was one of the most humble, generous artists on this show, and that is saying a lot! There was one episode where Emma sang a song in Dutch, which as primarily a youtube cover artist she genrally doesn't do. Among the great reactions that the audience had, they all encouraged her to sing more often in Dutch, and Ruben made a serious offer to write the songs for her. For Floor, this show gave her a great opportunity to play in other music genres and expand her exposure in her native country. Watching the reactions from the other singers who had, except for Tim and Henk, never heard of her her or any of her work, was terrific.
I think it's time to do another tear jerking song that was written by Floor: "Strong" sang by Emma in the show in the episode celebrating Floor. She wrote the song for her mother who was quietly fighting against pain caused by rheumatism and possibly other illnesses. Emma had her connection to the song through her mother who battled against cancer (and won that round).
Floor Jansen is starting her solo shows in the Netherlands this week, so I hope there will be some live recordings to react to in the future. Fingers crossed.
@@Jos_G. Unless something will be professionally shot, not likeley. But I do hope there will be a surprise appearance or two from other singers from the show, like Tim for example.
@@mykindamakeup Fundraiser needed $25,000 to have a show professionally shot. Had 31 days to raise it. Raised it in 3 hours. So yes, there will be a (free) video of one show.
@@alanfoster6589 my reply was a month ago, there was no fundraiser yet but I'm very aware there will be one from the last show, I'm sure it's going to be awesome!
You started this series with a Floor and Henk duet, which was my first introduction to her even before Nightwish. She then performs stunning songs in German, Dutch and Spanish. She wraps it up leaving everyone in tears, something that will never happen with Nightwish. As popular as Nighwish is and I do appreciate their approach to the genre, I left that behind in the early 80s with Pink Floyd, bless their souls. You give me an evening with Floor with a similar set as was performed on Beste Zangers and I'll be in the front row to bask in a truly sublime experience. Not sure that will ever come to be in my lifetime, but it is okay to dream I guess. Wish she was here.
You have to listen to this ruclips.net/video/Y46Lft_BZxo/видео.html definitely if you like Pink Floyd. This is a rendition from singer and band who are the inspiration for Floor. Enjoy
@@hansevers6407 I think my feelings about Pink Floyd are more past tense vs a time long ago. Not so much anymore. I think as much as I enjoyed seeing them perform The Wall back in 1980, my musical tastes have moved along. Course I'm old as shit, so I'm sure you understand. The band that recently raised my endorphins the most, and who would have loved to see live back in the 70s & 80s (if they had actually existed then), would be Caravan Palace (from the early part of this decade). Last concert I attended was PostModern Jukebox 3 years ago and not only was the music too loud for my ears so was the crowd. That's a damn sad condition for my ears, but I blame that on a ZZTop concert that left my ears ringing for three days. The point is I'm afraid, while your link was informative (thank you for that) I was not grabbed by the submission for more than a couple of minutes. That is not a value judgement of their music, just me & my current musical tastes. The first I learned of Floor with her duet with Henk on a reaction video. Then I went looking at her Nightwish performances and how they reminded me somewhat of Pink Floyd. Not a doppelganger but just the symphonic quality of the music. There are a couple of the Beste Zangers pieces that Floor sang that ended up on my playlist, more for their understated delivery over her belting. My lasting impression is, she's damn talented singer who needs more recognition for the broad qualities of her expertise. haha, I think I'm actually repeating myself after just now reviewing what my initial post said. Did I mention I was getting old?
And again another GREAT reaction of my favorite reactor. There are a lot of great reactors on RUclips, but with you I get the same feeling as with Floor: honesty, integrity, love, inner beauty, professionality. No self-glorification by method of dramatic gestures, overenthusiastic words or other weird behaviour. When you speak, you grab my attention like Floor does when she sings. Keep up the good work!
Floor is a human missile cruiser. When her radar system finds even a tiny bit of warmth and humanity behind our calm and stony facades, she launches her missiles straight to our hearts. And only possible reaction is to burst tears of joy. Greetings from snowy northern Finland!
@@lexusambassador Floor is really out of this world. Follow her if you like. There are dozens of her band Nightwish tracks around and all of her performances in dutch tv-show Beste Zangers 2019 are great. Enjoy the Goddess of Metal!
I've been following your page for a while & decided to revisit to see if I missed anything & your reactions are always so positive & lovely. Makes me smile in a big way. You know all about the technical stuff but you pick up on the stuff that isn't tangible, the feels I guess for want of a better term. I couldn't find your review of Floor doing Winner, I imagine it's a tear fest as well lol. Never lose your humanity 😊
Wonderful reaction. This was one of my favourite performances by Floor on this series, and it really showcases her ability to constantly vary parts of her vocal configuration, and to use that ability to tell a story. She's constantly changing the amount of cord closure and power she uses, and occasionally adds vibrato or rasp for further embellishment, but she does all that to help tell the story and not for its own sake. If you are looking for more Floor performances to react to, I'd again suggest Nightwish Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean live from Buenos Aires as it features Floor doing a lot of really cool stuff. Or if you want a performance where she uses her growling ability you could do Nightwish - Yours is an Empty Hope (Live), or ReVamp - Wild Card (MFVF XI).
Ruben is considered a country artist and Floor was kind of doing this song Patsy Cline style. She said she had trouble not losing it while singing. She said she could feel a beam of sadness coming from Rubin. You REALLY need to look at Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aires 2018.
A generosity of spirit. This is a tatooed, usually leather-clad METAL singer. She sings her heart out, and her heart is immeasurable. I think so many people shed tears because she's essentially a spiritual experience for us. A Spirit Jewel Experience, if you will.
Ruben's reaction afterwards... "OMG Floor, het is toch absurd hoe jij alles beter maakt, Godverdomme/ OMG Floor , It's absurd how you make everyting better, God damnit"
Love your response. It made me cry as well when I saw this on the show. Beautifully performed and received. Love your phrase "generosity of spirit". That is exactly it!
Omg, stop it, Christi. You made me sob like a toddler throughout the entire video. 😭 The song is already too emotional and row on its own. But you made the experience all the more intense. Couldn't agree more... Floor is a gift to be highly appreciated. We need more Best Zangers. 😪
Hi Christi. I love your reaction. He wrote it about his parents divorce . She makes everybody emotional with her storytelling. Floor's tour starts tomorrow. Ann Wilson of Heart says she has to find a way to tell a story when she is singing. Tim wenr through a divorce also. Your okay sweetie
I hope you've had a chance to watch the whole episode with subtitles. Reuben's first remark to Floor after the song was, "it's absurd how much better you make everything!"
Let this version of singing be the one that prevails. Simplicity that makes a good song light up like a star. She has NO ego she has to let shine and can let all that light go to the song. No self indulgent runs that takes away from the words, no wailing to hide the meaning. Her voice is almost as naked as the truth in the song.
So stoked that I am going to see her at three of her shows. One of those is a sit-down concert and we are in the front row. I am surely going to need tissues, not gonna lie.
I came back to watch this today, 2 months later, just because I knew it would make me happy. When the world feels like it is falling apart, music is a wonderful form of therapy. 🥰
How beautiful, pure, moving and genuine your reaction is to this stunning performance by Floor. Rest assured the same happend to me choking up just like you did. And it makes your reaction so brilliant. Loved every bit of it
You SO need a hug, and so do I. She always emotionally breaks me down. Seeing how well she turns love songs into personal stories among us listeners, I have to say this. Floor Jansen and Dimash Kudaibergen need to have a duet together. Today they call it a collaboration, but I am old school. Like Dolly Parton with Kenny Rogers, or Aaron Neville with Linda Ronstadt, Dimash and Floor needs to happen.
What a beautiful reaction you feel so much! I've got so much respect for Ruben who writes this quality of songs at his young age. And of course Floor being at her most motherly who loves Ruben.
I just started listening to Floor with Nightwish a few weeks before this Beste Zangers show came out. I love her with Nightwish but when I watched her on this show I completely fell head over heels with her. She can do anything. Floor is by far my favorite female singer of all time. Great reaction. Floor hits me in the feels every time.
Hi Christi, beautiful reaction, to see how appreciative you are of how Floor brings this song to us. She has this presence that invokes the emotions every time... I guess we are convinced because she is true to herself and her art. Apart from being a fabulous singer in a technical way of course... Thanks again, always looking forward to your reactions, with love from the Netherlands! And.... next Wednesday we'll see this song in concert!!
For me the entire show, Beste Zangers, is THE CLOSEST THING to being an ACTUAL 'Reality Show' that I an think of. This is just SUPERB, the way they put the show together without having it as any real competition. It's just AMAZING and I SO WISH that we had something like it here! :)
This was a very emotional and a heartwarming performance by the goddess Floor. Now that you're done with Beste Zangers, I'd really suggest watching "Yours Is An Empty Hope"(Wembley), "Romanticide"(Wacken) and "Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean"(Buenos Aires 2018). You really get to see more of Floors vocal "colours" in these particular performances.
A great and sweet reaction, thank you. Floor is able to put so much emotion in her voice, she's in total control. The end of the song is mind blowing...
Floor's magic is that she feels the music, and she projects that emotion into her singing. And this show has displayed the unbelievable range of emotions she can project and infuse in the music. Pure magic.
Absolutely beautiful reaction, and how we've all felt when watching this. Saw another reactor, big burly guy who played it twice and broke down both times. Floor has that gift of touching us all deeper than any other singer I think I've ever heard. From the first time I heard her about three years ago, have been smitten by her and Nightwish. How fortunate we all are to have been able to share the discovery of this incredible woman and that surreal voice in a class of her own. Thank You!
Thank you that was awesome. I can’t think of a finer singer and performer who has the versatility and ability to entrance an audience like Floor. It’s like watching magic!
I love your reaction... i love the emotion... i love the song... i could not have explained it... and you just did... like i could share a dance with you on this one.. love your channel.. lots of love from the netherlands :) xx mr. Shay
Floor did it again, absolutely perfect perfomance. With Floor you can't go wrong! I am crying too, so much emotion. Thank you great reaction and analyse.
Floor's amazing everytime but this may be one of her best performances and I've been feeling like it was so underrated! It's not about great high epic notes, it's about how she tells a story while piercing your soul, I can't listen to the last part without crying, it just kills me. Floor has a huge range and is perfect at every style but THE EMOTIONS SHE MAKES YOU FEEL, that's her true magic. For more like this, please do Dead Boy's Poem from the Decades Bluray!
Let me say this. I love good singers and good rock music. I play guitar for so many years in metal banks an rock. This woman was the first woman to bring me a tear when I watched all her performances. She is good in many levels because she nails in every category. And for her to sing better live than most people in studio. I take my hat for her. Love your honesty in this channel.
I saw this probably more than 30 times and I'm getting wet eyes every singe time... Unbelievable... So I'm not surprised with your emotions at all! Thank you for this beautiful and sensere reaction ❤️
Thank you Christi, for doing this series of Floor's songs from the show, all fantastic! As others have said, there are a few more stand-out songs that some of the others did, hope you find the time to cover them as well! Cheers for an awesome 2020!
My favorite of all her performances in this show, I sob everytime I hear it. You can see it in Ruben’s eyes just how thankful he is for her performance of this
You have really been able to articulate so well what most of us see & hear when watching Floor perform, as you make your way through these videos! There was a very tender moment between the two of them when she comes off stage. Reuben says something along the line of "Jesus Floor, you make everything so much better" and she tells him what a beautiful song he's written as she hugs him. Would make even a stone golum get a little verklempt :). She did mention having to fight off the wave of emotion coming from Reuben as she was singing the song, though, so you really hit the nail on the head there.
Every time i hear Floor sing i instantly feel the urge to cry like a baby. Her voice touches my soul like no other singer does. And it doesn't hurt that she is a stunning goddess of a woman to boot. What a great, raw and honest reaction Christi!
What really makes her great is how she COULD just slay every note with huge belts but instead she makes choices to fit the message of the song to pull out and convey emotion she uses all these tools in her repertoire to make it live. It’s not always about blowing people away with huge notes, even if you can do that. That’s why she’s special
This was a very special show.for me to watch because unfortunately we don’t see this type of positivity and support amongst artists here in North America. I’ve watched and re-watched these episodes several times. As I understand it Floor was hesitant to do this show at first but later joined on after finding out the show wasn’t about who is the best as the show title suggests. Turns out it was probably one of the best career choices she’s made with the exception of joining Nightwish. Still blows my mind that her homeland for the most part didn’t know her. They certainly do now and I couldn’t be happier for her. I still can’t watch her sing this without wanting to cry. Poor Ruben was a bucket that day.
I am going to see Floor in Groningen this weekend and following your reaction I am just going to burst into tears if and when she sings this song. Thank you for this great reaction. I always look forward to you videos. Carry on the fantastic work and following Goddess Floor. Tx
This is my favourite reaction of yours, you love this song as much as I do and I think it's your favourite as well as mine. You understand everything that's great about it, and I think you manage to make what was already a deep performance even deeper. Thank you, Christi.
Wow. You are so nice. Floor is a gift for the world. Beste Zangers is an annual show and enjoys lots of fans. It's such beauty that songs and singing them can create and bring intense bliss and warmth. I'm 52 years old but I cry like a baby when hearing beautiful music. I love hearing your craftmanship and the sincerity in your analysis. Thank you very very much. Love from The Netherlands.
Right after this video ends Rueben asks Floor how it's possible that everything she sings ends up better than the original. Of course, she deflects and tells him it's easy when the song is so good. Kind of a cool moment.
Beautiful heartfelt reaction, Christi. Thank you so much. ❤️ Makes me wonder if Floor had her daughter, Freja, in her thoughts at the end to add just that little extra emotion. Amazing song lyrics from Ruben. Amazing translation from Floor and her sister. Amazing performance by the band. Amazing performance from Floor. My heart is overflowing with love. ❤️❤️❤️
FLOOR just won "THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR" award in the Netherlands. 6 months ago they didn't even know who she was, this show and her performance changed all that.
bet they are sad they didnt know about her before
@@ChrisPage68 exactly. But I'm happy for her that she's known in her own country as well now. She should be recorded and sent in space as an hello for aliens
@@HellStr82 for Hello to aliens it must be The Greatest Show on Earth in Wembley version. There is she, and Troy with that interstellar sound of his guitar...
Well deserved. Finally after all these years, the talent and above all the hard work payed off. Really happy for her
I kinda felt like they were ashamed of themselves for not giving her the prize earlier. Like they had to make up for their mistake and finally acknowledge her as one of the greatest artists. Anyway, it’s a prestigious prize and she deserved it!
I have never seen/ heard anyone who can evoke a physical manifestation in the form of chills, goosebumps and tears like Floor Jansen...
I teared up at the second word.
Same feeling, she is so extraordinarily in that!
She's truly one in billions. I doubt we'll see anyone like her again. It goes so far beyond training and natural talent, her level of empathy combined with it is rare as shit. She can feel anything about the music she performs, and she can make anyone feel exactly what she's feeling at the drop of a hat. Singing abilities completely aside, that's an incredible thing to be able to do.
@@user-jy1bc3gw2q - exactly, spot on!
Well said Bri!!
I'm so sorry I have only 1 "thumbs up" to give you for this reaction. Because your feelings shown here. Thanks.
I put one thumbs up for you're comment, so maybe it's 2 together
Generosity of spirit is the best way anyone discribed Floor....
I think she was referring to the show, but yes.
This is why Floor won the best popsinger prize 2019 in holland,she is above everbody.
What makes it even bigger thing, she won over the Netherland's Eurovision winner !!!
I'm glad she won, well deserved but the Popprijs is more an industry award. It's for a Dutch artist/group that did the most for Dutch music internationally in 2019. Says nothing about her amazing voice, her awesomeness or anyting. Still, more awards for Floor is a good thing.
And to make matters worse (better) she does not even sing pop. :D
Ruben wrote this song about his parents divorce. That is why it is hitting him so hard. This and Floors outstanding and genuine performance.
Henk's parents also got divorced and he said that this performance hit him hard, even all these years later.
Tim Akkerman had recently gone thru a divorce with him having two small children in the relationship. So you can see that the song touched him as well. See the 4:51 mark.
Yeah you could see that this song rang true for all of them.
You must have so many Dutch fans now.. You earned a honorary Dutch passport!
MyLady, this reaction is SO VERY authentic, so deep, so inspiring, so intense, so extremely honest and beautiful...so meaningful...I'm so happy and honoured I was part of this, in feeling, what life and love is all about.
A huge "Thank You" goes out from my heart to yours...
" dead boy s poem" live buenos aires 2018....amazing
I second that
Christi will be in pieces! You've got to let her work up to that.. 😉
Yes that one. This moment my fav song... Beauty + sadness combined really nicely.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Agree, I burst into tears hearing that version first time 2 weeks ago on the live album "Decades". For long time NW fans that album is so good, Floor brings so much to the old songs, but she never tries to be like the other singers, she adds her own essence to the songs.
Christi,Floor made me cry and so did you,such were the purity of your reaction and emotions.
You finished your critique with the most beautiful and heartfelt words,just the perfect panacea for sometimes such a hard and heartless World.
You just showed the power of love and light.
Thank you !! ❤
Well said, i feel the same.
I was exactly the same, just about got a grip on myself & then with the final outro words at 13:12, started me again. Christi herself is a blessing to us all in this world with her messages of inspiration, love & joy.
The song is about the divorce of Rubens parrents, and the emotion Floor puts in this song is just perfect.
If you want to watch Floor receive this gift of emotion herself, watch Emma perform Strong for her.
It's a song that Floor wrote for her mother who deals with strong chronic pain, and she doesn't perform it anymore because she can't sing it without crying.
Emma added a lot of her own feelings to the song - her mother, too, has had it rough, since she is a cancer survivor. Emma and Floor share that close emotional connection.
But Emma thought that Floor deserved to hear the song addressed to herself as well, since she is now a mother too, with her own hardships and heavy responsibilities that should be acknowledged.
It's honestly a gorgeous piece, performed by a beautiful voice and loaded with so much emotion.
You should go see it. :')
I second that! Floors song, Emma's performance and musical arrangement combines to something magical!
Hear, hear!
Just chiming in to agree 100% :D
Yes - Emma singing Strong, and Emmas Duet with Henk from the show are awesome
Yes please this request!!
As Meat Loaf sang: 'Not a dry eye in the house..' 😭 Thanks must also go to Floor's "little" sister (she's even taller than Floor!) Irene (a fantastic singer in her own right) for helping with the translation. 🤘
And thank you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable and authentic with us. Your poor husband will probably sob when he sees this video (if he wasn't in the room, that is). 😘
Floor Jansen showing that she could sing country and absolutely kill it. She could sing anything and be successful. I count myself so lucky that she's chosen Metal, though.
Metal is more or less a blank slate for any artist. You can express your art however you want, without too much of the confines of expected protocol and technique (as in opera). With pop and country, in my observations anyway, the studios have tight control on what you can do and how you do it. Maybe that's a reason why Floor chooses to stay in that genre. Plus, she's just that way, very bold and powerful in her singing, and she has to do the windmilling. So...metal it is!
@@jimmyboy131 Bold and powerful is right. If there's one thing Metal isn't, it's subtle. That's why I love it. So much energy~
@@fnglert You can't help but notice how she will inject a lot of powerful vocals into even the more pop-ish songs, like Everdream. In the Wacken 2013 version, she starts out by saying "now we'll do something a little softer...", and before long she's blowing out the speakers. OK, so much for softer, ha!
But that's rock and metal. It's about the power and energy.
@@jimmyboy131 To be fair you can put a lot of power and belting into pop songs as well.
Ruben wrote the song about his parents' breakup and divorce. It hit some of the other artists as Henk shared his parents also divorced and Tim shared he and his wife were separated and the effect on their children. Floor and Irene took Ruben's sensitive song and really took it to another level - bravo to all involved. That means you too Christi, wonderful reaction and analysis.
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Ruben was one of the most humble, generous artists on this show, and that is saying a lot! There was one episode where Emma sang a song in Dutch, which as primarily a youtube cover artist she genrally doesn't do. Among the great reactions that the audience had, they all encouraged her to sing more often in Dutch, and Ruben made a serious offer to write the songs for her.
For Floor, this show gave her a great opportunity to play in other music genres and expand her exposure in her native country. Watching the reactions from the other singers who had, except for Tim and Henk, never heard of her her or any of her work, was terrific.
And Sam singing in English in that smoky sultry voice of hers.. 😍
I think it's time to do another tear jerking song that was written by Floor: "Strong" sang by Emma in the show in the episode celebrating Floor. She wrote the song for her mother who was quietly fighting against pain caused by rheumatism and possibly other illnesses. Emma had her connection to the song through her mother who battled against cancer (and won that round).
YES!!! Please react to Emma Heesters singing Strong too Floor!!!
Yup. That song got me. The only one in the entire show.
Floor Jansen is starting her solo shows in the Netherlands this week, so I hope there will be some live recordings to react to in the future. Fingers crossed.
Hopefully with the same sound quality as BZ.
@@Jos_G. Unless something will be professionally shot, not likeley. But I do hope there will be a surprise appearance or two from other singers from the show, like Tim for example.
There is some footage online but it's all phone quality. Very metally sound but you can still great her greatness. 😉
@@mykindamakeup Fundraiser needed $25,000 to have a show professionally shot. Had 31 days to raise it. Raised it in 3 hours. So yes, there will be a (free) video of one show.
@@alanfoster6589 my reply was a month ago, there was no fundraiser yet but I'm very aware there will be one from the last show, I'm sure it's going to be awesome!
Omg, i was in the middle of eating and suddenly food stuck in my throat 😭 this song always make me cry
You started this series with a Floor and Henk duet, which was my first introduction to her even before Nightwish. She then performs stunning songs in German, Dutch and Spanish. She wraps it up leaving everyone in tears, something that will never happen with Nightwish. As popular as Nighwish is and I do appreciate their approach to the genre, I left that behind in the early 80s with Pink Floyd, bless their souls. You give me an evening with Floor with a similar set as was performed on Beste Zangers and I'll be in the front row to bask in a truly sublime experience. Not sure that will ever come to be in my lifetime, but it is okay to dream I guess. Wish she was here.
You have to listen to this ruclips.net/video/Y46Lft_BZxo/видео.html definitely if you like Pink Floyd. This is a rendition from singer and band who are the inspiration for Floor. Enjoy
@@hansevers6407 I think my feelings about Pink Floyd are more past tense vs a time long ago. Not so much anymore. I think as much as I enjoyed seeing them perform The Wall back in 1980, my musical tastes have moved along. Course I'm old as shit, so I'm sure you understand. The band that recently raised my endorphins the most, and who would have loved to see live back in the 70s & 80s (if they had actually existed then), would be Caravan Palace (from the early part of this decade). Last concert I attended was PostModern Jukebox 3 years ago and not only was the music too loud for my ears so was the crowd. That's a damn sad condition for my ears, but I blame that on a ZZTop concert that left my ears ringing for three days.
The point is I'm afraid, while your link was informative (thank you for that) I was not grabbed by the submission for more than a couple of minutes. That is not a value judgement of their music, just me & my current musical tastes. The first I learned of Floor with her duet with Henk on a reaction video. Then I went looking at her Nightwish performances and how they reminded me somewhat of Pink Floyd. Not a doppelganger but just the symphonic quality of the music. There are a couple of the Beste Zangers pieces that Floor sang that ended up on my playlist, more for their understated delivery over her belting. My lasting impression is, she's damn talented singer who needs more recognition for the broad qualities of her expertise. haha, I think I'm actually repeating myself after just now reviewing what my initial post said. Did I mention I was getting old?
My eyes tearing up every time i see this video again
This is the type of show we need more of. Watching them all build each other up was a joy.
And again another GREAT reaction of my favorite reactor. There are a lot of great reactors on RUclips, but with you I get the same feeling as with Floor: honesty, integrity, love, inner beauty, professionality. No self-glorification by method of dramatic gestures, overenthusiastic words or other weird behaviour. When you speak, you grab my attention like Floor does when she sings. Keep up the good work!
Floor is just magical in the way she can convey emotion in music!!!! She is such a gift
Floor is a human missile cruiser. When her radar system finds even a tiny bit of warmth and humanity behind our calm and stony facades, she launches her missiles straight to our hearts. And only possible reaction is to burst tears of joy. Greetings from snowy northern Finland!
Pekka Karppinen You NAILED it on her my friend! She is bringing the world closer together! I love her soul.....
@@lexusambassador Floor is really out of this world. Follow her if you like. There are dozens of her band Nightwish tracks around and all of her performances in dutch tv-show Beste Zangers 2019 are great. Enjoy the Goddess of Metal!
Emma Heesters does a beautiful version of one of Floors songs: strong, a song she wrote for her mother
Floor did her own version of Strong last night in concert: ruclips.net/video/YZT6VEN1ZoE/видео.html
I've been following your page for a while & decided to revisit to see if I missed anything & your reactions are always so positive & lovely. Makes me smile in a big way. You know all about the technical stuff but you pick up on the stuff that isn't tangible, the feels I guess for want of a better term.
I couldn't find your review of Floor doing Winner, I imagine it's a tear fest as well lol.
Never lose your humanity 😊
And Ruben is a great songwriter at such a young age
Wonderful reaction. This was one of my favourite performances by Floor on this series, and it really showcases her ability to constantly vary parts of her vocal configuration, and to use that ability to tell a story. She's constantly changing the amount of cord closure and power she uses, and occasionally adds vibrato or rasp for further embellishment, but she does all that to help tell the story and not for its own sake. If you are looking for more Floor performances to react to, I'd again suggest Nightwish Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean live from Buenos Aires as it features Floor doing a lot of really cool stuff. Or if you want a performance where she uses her growling ability you could do Nightwish - Yours is an Empty Hope (Live), or ReVamp - Wild Card (MFVF XI).
Loved your reaction and what you said of the generosity of spirit. Beautiful how you showed your emotions, you have a beautiful soul.
Ruben is considered a country artist and Floor was kind of doing this song Patsy Cline style. She said she had trouble not losing it while singing. She said she could feel a beam of sadness coming from Rubin. You REALLY need to look at Dead Boy's Poem from Buenos Aires 2018.
I second that too
I second that as well!
Everytime I see this video, I can't help but seeing Floor in full mother mode just by the way she looks at Ruben.
A generosity of spirit.
This is a tatooed, usually leather-clad METAL singer.
She sings her heart out, and her heart is immeasurable.
I think so many people shed tears because she's essentially a spiritual experience for us.
A Spirit Jewel Experience, if you will.
Same here, i cried when i first listen to this. Floor's interpretation is so touching.
Bless you!!!! Now that’s an honest reaction. Thank you!
Ruben's reaction afterwards... "OMG Floor, het is toch absurd hoe jij alles beter maakt, Godverdomme/ OMG Floor , It's absurd how you make everyting better, God damnit"
Love your response. It made me cry as well when I saw this on the show. Beautifully performed and received.
Love your phrase "generosity of spirit". That is exactly it!
Omg, stop it, Christi. You made me sob like a toddler throughout the entire video. 😭
The song is already too emotional and row on its own. But you made the experience all the more intense.
Couldn't agree more... Floor is a gift to be highly appreciated. We need more Best Zangers. 😪
We all are "aan het janken' to put it in Dutch. Thanks for charing, i loved it and also your loving presentation.
I love the sincerity and emotion in your response. We all feel it.
Hi Christi. I love your reaction. He wrote it about his parents divorce . She makes everybody emotional with her storytelling. Floor's tour starts tomorrow. Ann Wilson of Heart says she has to find a way to tell a story when she is singing. Tim wenr through a divorce also. Your okay sweetie
I hope you've had a chance to watch the whole episode with subtitles. Reuben's first remark to Floor after the song was, "it's absurd how much better you make everything!"
Let this version of singing be the one that prevails. Simplicity that makes a good song light up like a star. She has NO ego she has to let shine and can let all that light go to the song. No self indulgent runs that takes away from the words, no wailing to hide the meaning. Her voice is almost as naked as the truth in the song.
She never hides anything.
So stoked that I am going to see her at three of her shows. One of those is a sit-down concert and we are in the front row. I am surely going to need tissues, not gonna lie.
I came back to watch this today, 2 months later, just because I knew it would make me happy. When the world feels like it is falling apart, music is a wonderful form of therapy. 🥰
How beautiful, pure, moving and genuine your reaction is to this stunning performance by Floor. Rest assured the same happend to me choking up just like you did. And it makes your reaction so brilliant. Loved every bit of it
You SO need a hug, and so do I. She always emotionally breaks me down. Seeing how well she turns love songs into personal stories among us listeners, I have to say this. Floor Jansen and Dimash Kudaibergen need to have a duet together. Today they call it a collaboration, but I am old school. Like Dolly Parton with Kenny Rogers, or Aaron Neville with Linda Ronstadt, Dimash and Floor needs to happen.
What a beautiful reaction you feel so much!
I've got so much respect for Ruben who writes this quality of songs at his young age.
And of course Floor being at her most motherly who loves Ruben.
I just started listening to Floor with Nightwish a few weeks before this Beste Zangers show came out. I love her with Nightwish but when I watched her on this show I completely fell head over heels with her. She can do anything. Floor is by far my favorite female singer of all time. Great reaction. Floor hits me in the feels every time.
ezra pound said only emotion endures, and Floor, in her rendition of the song, and you in your beautiful reaction bear this out.
Last part of the song was sung like a mother to her child. That is why it touched us so much. It was like a mother's love.
Hi Christi, beautiful reaction, to see how appreciative you are of how Floor brings this song to us. She has this presence that invokes the emotions every time... I guess we are convinced because she is true to herself and her art. Apart from being a fabulous singer in a technical way of course... Thanks again, always looking forward to your reactions, with love from the Netherlands!
And.... next Wednesday we'll see this song in concert!!
For me the entire show, Beste Zangers, is THE CLOSEST THING to being an ACTUAL 'Reality Show' that I an think of. This is just SUPERB, the way they put the show together without having it as any real competition. It's just AMAZING and I SO WISH that we had something like it here! :)
I've been pushing you to do this one for a while. Glad you finally got to it! This is probably my favourite performance of hers, besides "Winner".
OMG your reaction is everything ❤️ I cry every time I watch this performance.
I always comeback to this video if i want a good cry . 😢 between floor ,rueben and christi its impossible not too.
This was a very emotional and a heartwarming performance by the goddess Floor. Now that you're done with Beste Zangers, I'd really suggest watching "Yours Is An Empty Hope"(Wembley), "Romanticide"(Wacken) and "Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean"(Buenos Aires 2018). You really get to see more of Floors vocal "colours" in these particular performances.
Agreed, but I want her to watch the other singers from the show before she moves on.
*upvote*
Thank You for this Awesome Reaction #ShareLove
A great and sweet reaction, thank you. Floor is able to put so much emotion in her voice, she's in total control. The end of the song is mind blowing...
What a beautiful reaction - I'm sure most of us were in tears listening to this
Floor's magic is that she feels the music, and she projects that emotion into her singing. And this show has displayed the unbelievable range of emotions she can project and infuse in the music. Pure magic.
Pronunciation was correct. 👍
There's nothing more beautiful, than pure honest emotion.
Don't worry hon, listen to her older classical stuff or her classical performances with Epica like Stabat Mater Dolorosa...
YES! Agreed!:)
Yes, I was just about to post the link for Christie!
I love how genuine you are in your reactions! This one is a tear jerker for sure. ☺
Incredible song, incredible artistry and your reaction was a gift as well. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful reaction, and how we've all felt when watching this. Saw another reactor, big burly guy who played it twice and broke down both times. Floor has that gift of touching us all deeper than any other singer I think I've ever heard. From the first time I heard her about three years ago, have been smitten by her and Nightwish. How fortunate we all are to have been able to share the discovery of this incredible woman and that surreal voice in a class of her own. Thank You!
Thank you that was awesome. I can’t think of a finer singer and performer who has the versatility and ability to entrance an audience like Floor. It’s like watching magic!
Your reaction makes this beautiful song even more emotional.
Always fascinating when art touches you.
Floor is amazing . Lot of emotions with this incredible voice . What a control , she's a master😎😍 .
Another victim of Floor's phenomenal voice, we've all been there, love your reactions
every single performance of Floor in this show was outstanding. it was such a great gift for all of us, who love good music
one of the most beautiful and sincere reactions I have ever seen. thanks for the emotion you gave me.
I love your reaction... i love the emotion... i love the song... i could not have explained it... and you just did... like i could share a dance with you on this one.. love your channel.. lots of love from the netherlands :) xx mr. Shay
Floor did it again, absolutely perfect perfomance. With Floor you can't go wrong! I am crying too, so much emotion. Thank you great reaction and analyse.
If you want to experience the opposite in Floors range, I recommend "Yours is an empty hope" also great but completely different.
Yes, I wrote that it under another video. This is the exact opposite of what she does in "yours is an empty hope". It feels like a different woman.
The Wembley 2015 version gives full growl!
Yes, great Nightwish choice, or Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean from Buenos Aires.
Floor's amazing everytime but this may be one of her best performances and I've been feeling like it was so underrated! It's not about great high epic notes, it's about how she tells a story while piercing your soul, I can't listen to the last part without crying, it just kills me. Floor has a huge range and is perfect at every style but THE EMOTIONS SHE MAKES YOU FEEL, that's her true magic. For more like this, please do Dead Boy's Poem from the Decades Bluray!
I love this song so much, thank you, Christi. 🙂
Let me say this. I love good singers and good rock music. I play guitar for so many years in metal banks an rock. This woman was the first woman to bring me a tear when I watched all her performances. She is good in many levels because she nails in every category. And for her to sing better live than most people in studio. I take my hat for her. Love your honesty in this channel.
Very touching reaction! Many thanks for sharing with us!
I saw this probably more than 30 times and I'm getting wet eyes every singe time... Unbelievable... So I'm not surprised with your emotions at all! Thank you for this beautiful and sensere reaction ❤️
Thank you Christi, for doing this series of Floor's songs from the show, all fantastic! As others have said, there are a few more stand-out songs that some of the others did, hope you find the time to cover them as well! Cheers for an awesome 2020!
My favorite of all her performances in this show, I sob everytime I hear it. You can see it in Ruben’s eyes just how thankful he is for her performance of this
You have really been able to articulate so well what most of us see & hear when watching Floor perform, as you make your way through these videos! There was a very tender moment between the two of them when she comes off stage. Reuben says something along the line of "Jesus Floor, you make everything so much better" and she tells him what a beautiful song he's written as she hugs him. Would make even a stone golum get a little verklempt :). She did mention having to fight off the wave of emotion coming from Reuben as she was singing the song, though, so you really hit the nail on the head there.
Every time i hear Floor sing i instantly feel the urge to cry like a baby. Her voice touches my soul like no other singer does. And it doesn't hurt that she is a stunning goddess of a woman to boot.
What a great, raw and honest reaction Christi!
You should react to the others singers in that show too, they have their doze of amazing talent.
As i'm going to one of her solo-shows next sunday I gotta make sure I got enough tissues with me! 😉🥰
film it and post it
So lucky
I love your reactions, you really wear your heart on your sleeve which is so endearing. Just how good is Floor?
This is what music is all about: why I listen, why I listen with others, why I share it, and why I perform.
Beautiful, beautiful reaction to this beautiful song. The power of Floor strikes again!
What really makes her great is how she COULD just slay every note with huge belts but instead she makes choices to fit the message of the song to pull out and convey emotion she uses all these tools in her repertoire to make it live. It’s not always about blowing people away with huge notes, even if you can do that. That’s why she’s special
This was a very special show.for me to watch because unfortunately we don’t see this type of positivity and support amongst artists here in North America. I’ve watched and re-watched these episodes several times. As I understand it Floor was hesitant to do this show at first but later joined on after finding out the show wasn’t about who is the best as the show title suggests. Turns out it was probably one of the best career choices she’s made with the exception of joining Nightwish. Still blows my mind that her homeland for the most part didn’t know her. They certainly do now and I couldn’t be happier for her. I still can’t watch her sing this without wanting to cry. Poor Ruben was a bucket that day.
I am going to see Floor in Groningen this weekend and following your reaction I am just going to burst into tears if and when she sings this song. Thank you for this great reaction. I always look forward to you videos. Carry on the fantastic work and following Goddess Floor. Tx
This is my favourite reaction of yours, you love this song as much as I do and I think it's your favourite as well as mine. You understand everything that's great about it, and I think you manage to make what was already a deep performance even deeper. Thank you, Christi.
She hits you. Whatever she sings. She hits you everywhere,
Wow. You are so nice. Floor is a gift for the world. Beste Zangers is an annual show and enjoys lots of fans. It's such beauty that songs and singing them can create and bring intense bliss and warmth. I'm 52 years old but I cry like a baby when hearing beautiful music. I love hearing your craftmanship and the sincerity in your analysis. Thank you very very much. Love from The Netherlands.
It aches in the heart because everyone can relate... Because he's so sweet... Because her voice hits you like a bulldozer in the feels. ❤️
this show runs for many years already, you could, when you miss it, check another year 2016 for instance with O3ENE amongst others
You are "GORGEOUS!!" Take care. John.x. Greetings from Yorkshire England.x
Right after this video ends Rueben asks Floor how it's possible that everything she sings ends up better than the original. Of course, she deflects and tells him it's easy when the song is so good. Kind of a cool moment.
Beautiful heartfelt reaction, Christi. Thank you so much. ❤️
Makes me wonder if Floor had her daughter, Freja, in her thoughts at the end to add just that little extra emotion. Amazing song lyrics from Ruben. Amazing translation from Floor and her sister. Amazing performance by the band. Amazing performance from Floor. My heart is overflowing with love. ❤️❤️❤️