Never heard of them, but the version that I remember takes me way back to the one that is performed by Roberta Flack

@MetalGeek464

26 күн бұрын

A timeless classic for sure.

@geo1962

26 күн бұрын

Yes, 1973, made popular by Roberta Flack, Who won 2 Grammys in 1974. Upstart band, the Fugees came much later. ;)

@pcproffy

25 күн бұрын

These gals sound good but it's a cover that didn't need to be made. The Fugees already got it done.

@zmadscientist

19 күн бұрын

The ORIGINAL of course was Lori Lieberman who wrote it and did the version that Roberta Flack heard on an airplane and was inspired to add her spin to it

OMG... Never heard of them and already looking them up Your breakdown on each one os so spot on (as usual). Awesome group of ladies here. Ty

Thank you SOOO much for reacting to Citizen Queen!!! I KNEW you'd love them! Some of my favorites by them are No TearsLeft to Cry, Don't Call Me Angel, Señorita, Never Enough, and Evolution of Girl Groups! Can't wait to see more! :)

I’m so looking forward to this! I love Citizen Queen’s music and I’m sure you will too!

@gryphoncompanion

26 күн бұрын

Everything up til Hannah left and the group moved away from a capella...

I've been a fan of Citizen Queen for a while now~ Can't wait to see more of their songs on this channel :)

It's amazing what the right tour guide can do when venturing into an unfamiliar genre. Thank you, Elizabeth.

The “bass” was so freakin strong! Like, the depth of her voice was nuts but also her low range is insane!!! I’m so impressed. Also; toward the end listen for her to hit that “killin me softly harmony”… that was masterful

BREAKING BENJAMIN - "I Will Not Bow"

Checked out the video. Wonderful voices, beautiful harmonies. The human voice many times is the best instrument!

I am absolutely loving what I hear from these young ladies. The beat boxer is solid

I had the privilege of seeing a premiere of the Kansas City Ballet that was an on stage a cappella choir with the dancers. It blew me away! If I can find a clip they uploaded, I will pass it on. I have always like stripped down vocals. I love the idea that your body IS the instrument. The to have the dancers using their bodies to tell the story - well I still nerd out over it. These women are amazing! They are not only talented but move around in those changes with such grace & confidence.

My cat did not like the la la la's I did, he is now ma ma ma-ing at me to express his dislike of my technique!😊

@tomsmith1580

26 күн бұрын

🙂

@animistchannel

26 күн бұрын

Since your cat has a sense of hearing at least 60 times greater than a human, the cat is a far better judge of what is good music. Personally, I thought it was a really bad choice of song for this treatment too. Roberta Flack's solo rendition gave it the introspection and longing it deserves. This over-stylized groupthink version is an abomination by compare. You can test this theory. Play Robert Plant's "Big Log" or "Heaven Knows" for your cat. I'll bet they like it a lot more :)

This is the song that introduced me to Citizen Queen and reeled me in. Very interesting to understand all the little things that make this arrangement and performance so good. Thanks! MB

Best female a cappella I ever heard, Linda Rondstadt, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris. (Trio) Have a listen sometime. You'll find out why those three are who they are and no one else is.

@tdig6546

19 күн бұрын

I like that trio! Yes they each had really unique sounding voices! Today's singerscare mediocre at best

you need to hear their No Tears Left to Cry cover it's their best hands down!

I have never seen more beautiful eyes than Elizabeth’s… every single time I see her face I’m blown away more than the last. Now as for Citizen Queen… holy crap this was AMAZING!

O WoW! Just got me a new favorite group! Thank you! They are amazing!

"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Robert Flack made it famous. Younger folks know it by The Fugees. This was an awesome version by Citizen Queen. The smallest act of kindness can have a huge positive impact.

@JonLaughton

25 күн бұрын

Roberta Flack. (Auto-correct typo, I'm sure.) Robert Flack was a cricketer... but maybe he sang in the shower :-) ("The Fugees?" Who are they?)

@bradhughes510

25 күн бұрын

@@JonLaughton The Fugees are a hip hop group, they did a really great version of this, well worth checking out

@howardsmith3758

24 күн бұрын

It was composed by Lori Lieberman, Gimbel, and Fox, based on Lieberman's experience seeing Don McLean in a club. If you credit Lieberman's story, the two men (successful composers and producers) left Lieberman (struggling singer) off the credits. She recorded it first, in 1972, but when the Grammys were given to Roberta Flack, Fox and Gimbel for Flack's 1973 hit, Lieberman was unrewarded for her important role.

Stunning a cappella! And still the best voice analyst around. Thank you, always.

I love acapella, this ia a great group. Thank you for introducing me to Citizen Queen!

Finally some REAL SINGING!!! No auto tune or runs to cover the fact that they can't hold a note on tune. Very very nice. And they chose to cover a great song to begin with so with their talen + the song sung this is a hit.

I had not heard them before! Great stuff! I’m glad to hear someone new! Broaden my knowledge and experience!

Cool performance! Regarding a combination of different mics impacting the mix, that's quite common, especially in a recording situation vs live sound reinforcement. Using different mics can help the multiple instruments/voices to not compete for the same sonic real estate, making it easier to give each one room in the mix. Love the channel and keep up the awesome work!

Daaaang... Chills and tears in one song! BEAUTIFUL!!!

@thereseblair4292

19 күн бұрын

RIGHT! Thought it was just me

An all female a cappella group you say? I do love voice play and pentatonix,can’t wait to see this analysis

@TheCharismaticVoice

27 күн бұрын

It's so good!

@user-scott-pearce

26 күн бұрын

@@TheCharismaticVoiceyou’re right it was good!

@FrozenRose816

25 күн бұрын

Sadly the label they were on ruined them and the group as they are in this video no longer exists.

Their Evolution Of Girl Groups and Never Enough are SO good. Evolution just reminds me of what Pentatonix used to do, and Never Enough shows off how good Nina is.

@davidwatchesyoutube

26 күн бұрын

Well, both Scott Hoying and Ben Bram put this group together, so that's completely understandable.

Yay, Citizen Queen! Found them during lockdown, and am glad you are discovering them now. I hope you cover some of their other works, but especially Evolution of Girl Groups, because of all the styles they got to cover, and Bad Guy, because that's one of the ones where we get to hear Cora sing more rather than beatbox.

This is such a great song and has had some great covers made of it. This version pulls from some other great covers and combines them nicely. I really like this rendition!

@grievouserror

26 күн бұрын

I heard more than a dash of Fugees in there, too.

That ending.........................*mic drop*! Just wow! That was a journey, not just a song.

These ladies are not Citizen Queens but rather killer queens based on this performance. Must. Hear. More.😊

The piece running up to the cascade, as you called it, it put hairs up right on my neck. Fabulous.

Lovely to hear female a cappella! Thank you Elizabeth! An a cappella group lead by a woman is the "Choir Noir". Their work is truly stunning. They do an incredible version of "Doomsday" by the Architects, or "Silvera" by Gojira.

@wooshbait36

26 күн бұрын

I ain't reading allat lil' bro, but I'm happy for you, or sorry that happened? 🤷‍♂️

Love this song and these voices are incredible.

WOW!!!! That was beautiful.

The cry in the the curly haired singer's voice is outstanding and coveys the emotion of the lyrics beautifully. An outstanding version.

Beautiful!

May I suggest reacting to Hayley Williams from Paramore. Absolutely incredible vocalist!

I saw them when they opened for Pentatonix and they were incredible live!

Fantastic song. I have seen this video before and it is quite good. Glad you mentioned Lori Liebermann in the description. I think her original recording from 1972 is the best. Roberta Flack did it beautifully the next year and took it to #1. They should be listened to as well.

@TheCharismaticVoice

27 күн бұрын

I agree, and thank you for noticing, Ken! I try to give all the credits I can as they're very well deserved.

@felipequiroz-borrero1642

26 күн бұрын

Great analysis. I would love to hear your take on Adele’s voice. Or the male Adele being Sam Smith. His songs Pray and I’m not the only one, are two that come to mind. The soulfulness of their voices and their amazing range really keep me listening. I would love to learn more about how they can evoke these emotions with their singing.

I just re-listened to all three versions. All are good but The Fugees (Lauryn Hill) version is my favorite.

@markh.7650

23 күн бұрын

We tend to prefer what we first experience. Since I'm a geezer, I prefer Roberta's version, although the Fugees did a respectable job with the updated version for the 90s.

Absolutely gorgeous

Holy god this is like the most indulgent comfort food for the ears.

I've got a new group to add to my list! These women are incredible

I'd love to see you interview them, and hopefully they're producers / arranger, this was super cool

Killing me softly with dipthongs. More a cappella, please--particularly from these ladies!

"Evolution of Girl Groups" and their covers of "Bad Guy" and "Never Enough" are good too. Sadly, two of the original members have left leaving only Kaedi, Cora, and Nina in the group as of this writing. After Hannah left in 2022 to focus on her solo career, they abandoned their pure A cappella roots. Kayla just recently left to pursue other ventures, so the future of the group is unknown.

The squirrel that gets me is the insertion of very short unisons throughout. The contrast with the lush harmony really stands out.

Love this:)

Holy Crap. I've never heard of Citizen Queen but they had me literally at the very first note. Holy Crap!

I love a Cappella done well, and this group does it very well. Excellent arrangement, killer vocal percussion, and very talented and expressive singers. Going to ho add them to my subscriptions. I agree about the little gems of ear candy/squirrel in this. You should check out Duwende, they just dropped a redo of Stevie Wonder's I'll Be There. Fantastic arrangement and execution. Thanks!

The second from the right chic gave me goosebumps, she really had some emotion that got through. Wow.

They ARE good!!

Came across your channel from seeing all the Electric Callboy (awesome vids btw) and I think you would really enjoy some the band Bleed From Within. They are an incredible group and they did just come out with a new song called "Hands of Sin" maybe a week ago, also "I Am Damnation" & "The End of All We Know" are fantastic

I really hope you see their "Evolution of Girl Groups". It's truly a wonder! 💙

One beatboxer who will blow your mind is Taras Stanin. His cover of "I Don't Wanna Know" is incredible.

I love how you can almost 100% of the time, tell when Scott Hoying has had his hands on something. 😂 Like, if citizen queen didn’t upload this, I’d be willing to bet PTX would have it on the next album 😂😂

I loved CQ back when they were a an all-girl a capella group. I wish they had stayed that way.

@FrozenRose816

25 күн бұрын

Yes. The worst thing that ever happened to them was getting signed, they got turned into a Fifth Harmony clone.

Club for Five is an a cappella group from Finland you may know of. Great chemistry between them, They are amazing.

As always when there is a capella on the menu, it's time for me to recommend Hellscore, the metal full a capella choir. They just recently published an amazing video with a cover of Give me chocolate by Babymetal that you absolutely want to see.

I loved your reaction to CQ's version of Killing Me Softly. I'm pretty sure you'd love their Evolution of Girl Groups medley, too. Please give us your reaction to this compilation. It'll give you even more of a feel for who sings what parts! Also, theirversion of Lost In Japan is pretty cool, too.

Have you reacted to U2??? With or Without You is good. Where the Streets Have No Name is good too. Sunday bloody Sunday. Lots to choose from. Also Tasmin Archer singing Sleeping Satellites How Soon Is Now by the Smiths Damn i wish i was your love by Sophie B Hawkins Come to my window Heavy I'm the only one The letting go- all by Melissa Etheridge Ordinary by Paula Cole Prey to you Let it Rain- by Kristen Hall Painless Make it end- Baby Animals Expose- I'll never get over you (getting over me) Res- They Say Vision Raul Malo- Here Comes the Rain is my favorite, but he's a great vocalist.

I didn't get notification of this. Grr. Yeah, a great rendition. Not a real full on A cappella fan, but dang, this is chillingly good. The original haunts me to this day-used only hear it as a kid on rainy nights in Raleigh. 🤔

Was on a DakhaBrakha bender and your Tati interview popped up. That looked like you both had a great time. That's all. Love your channel. Oh, I didn't know y'all are here in Tucson!?! I don't know if you perform around here but I have to look now.

I would love to see your react to twenty one pilots, tyler joseph, the singer is an incredible vocalist with so much emotion in his voice. If you do check them out you would have to start off by listening to "Trees" live at the fox theatre where it's just such an amazing concert OR holding onto you live ! They also have such an amazing storyline that has been going on since 2015 or maybe before which is based off tyler's struggle with depression !

Wonderful performance. A group I was not familiar with, which is my favorite part of this channel. I would love to see you react to another all female acapella ensemble, Lyyra. They are a recently formed 6 voice ensemble from the UK based Voces8 Foundation. This group is US based, and has one EP out. They just dropped video for there version of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies", and it's phenomenal. The bass work is stunning.

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

You need to do a video on Gino Vanelli's "Living Indie Myself" - I've worked with voice coaches here in Montreal and all of them have said that Gino has by far the best voice control out of most singers. He was positively massive in the 1970s and 80s but definitely an overlooked artist worth looking into.

I’m a new follower, so have gone back through the back catalogue picking favourite bands. I find your Christmas morning expressions of bands you’ve heard for the first time . Having no musical talent at all I have always analysed to a lesser degree and I find your synopsis of groups like this that are not my cup of tea strangely addictive. Incidentally Killing in the name of, Rage against the Machine was a Xmas number 1 in the uk in 2009.

The make up, those shadows and 2 sparks on each eyes nice, the bit box lady, the soft tone and smile of the lady in the mid, the soft bass of the right corner lady, and i hearing wyclef behind. I recommend, The Music "Breakin´", and Razorlight "Gonden Touch", Arctics Monkeys "R U Mine"🥳

Other songs of theirs i recommend are evolution of girl groups and never enough. After those, Cora, the beatboxer takes the lead in bad guy with nina assisting with the beatboxing. Also, from left to right: Cora, Nina, Hannah, Kaleigh, Kadee.

I would like you to analyze a Brazilian song called "Águas de Março," especially the version sung by Tom Jobim and Elis Regina. The song talks about the changes in life, using the period of March as a metaphor, which represents the end of summer and the rainy season in Brazil.

Thank You so much for your content! Have you yet, or will you consider reviewing anything by Sadé and/or Seal? Love ❤️

Awesome analysis! I'm old enough to remember the Roberta Flack version, and my favorite is the Fugees with the ethereal echo behind Lauryn Hill's voice... but these ladies did this song solid justice. Recommendation/request: virtually anything by The Offspring, but definitely "Gone Away"

Great analysis Elizabeth, I was impressed by the Beat Boxing for me she seems like the unsung heroine of the group. I suggest, "Judie Tzuke - For You" and "Miranda Sex Garden - Gush Forth My Tears" for more A Cappella.

Elizabeth, you gotta do Bon Jovi's live version of Always (Wembley 1995). I defy you not to get goosebumps. I've never seen a more passionate ballad live, it gets me every time! Really incredible.

You going to have to do Lorena McKennett with Mummers Dance! Younger years, she flows with the song so to say, older, she takes command of the song!

Like it here if Elizabeth reminds you Emilia Clarke with her facial expressions. 😀

Harmonies! For more of this, Jacob Collier's Little Blue is exceptional.

Gorgeous harmonies and interesting they're nearly all using different microphones. I see a Shure SM7B of course, a small Neumann instrument mic and other types.

Not only was she killing it, but she was killing it softly with her song … :-)

Big fan of yours, and always enjoying your videos (especially the ones from the grunge era) Since you went a cappella on this video, I suggest checking out a Cuban female band called Sexto Sentido (song is Canto a Eleggua), they have some amazing harmonies! Cheers!

I’ve been waiting for an analysis where I can suggest something other than rock/metal/grunge (even though I love those genres), but I’d love to see you do a vocal analysis on Taylor Swift. Especially to see how much her voice has improved since her first couple of albums. I’ve watched a ton of reaction videos from people who have never listened to her music turn into huge fans.

Holy smokes that ending was great

Would absolutely LOVE if you gave Fiona Apple a listen. Incredible pianist with a deep, broody, jazzy alto voice. I recommend Paper Bag, Slow Like Honey, Fast As You Can, Not About Love, Every Single Night, I Want You To Love Me and Shameika. She won Alternative Album of the Year at the 2020 Grammy's for her album Fetch The Bolt Cutters. Dave Grohl said that album helped him survive the pandemic! I think you'd really enjoy her

Someone else already recommended them here, but I really think you should check out October Project. The lead singer, Mary Fahl, has an extraordinarily beautiful alto voice which works so well with the music and the lyrics. Any of the songs from their first album would be great for you to listen to, but the one that got radio play the most was Be My Hero.

This is one of those times that Elizabeth brought me to a song I'd have never heard otherwise. Glad for it too. That was dope. Do Bridge City Sinners next! Libby's voice is wild. See if you can get a camera down her neck to get a peak at the demons in her soul.

They are so talented!! Cora beatboxes and sings, like Layne in VoicePlay. Would you react to solo artists who beatbox and sing, or groups where all members beatbox and sing? I think you'd like Jairo's "Begin By Letting Go."

Hi, listening to this female group is a perfect segue to suggest LAURA NYRO, whom I crossed over. Lesser known, late 60s, early 70s, her songs are most heard on covers by others. Study her in the texts and give her a spin. You may probably heard her work but by others like When I die by Blood Sweat and Tears. Wedding Bell Blues, Stone Cold Picnic. More

Their version of Never Enough is SOOO GOOOD

She makes me melt every time I hear her sing 'fingers' (14:40 for example). I kept having to remind myself that there wasn't a real bass drum because it sounded so realistic.

One thing I think it would be interesting to see your reaction to (though I don't know how well it'd do views-wise) is some of the stuff Bobby McFerrin does with audience participation or showing off his vocal skills, because for someone known for a terrible novelty song from the 80's (which is, afaik, the only a capella song to top the billboard charts) but his vocal and general musical skills are off the charts (like there's a popular video where he effectively turns the audience into a musical instrument, but his solo a capella stuff is great too)

I was deep diving into your channel and saw your doing research on what makes a good scream, that is amazing. I think you should give Isis a listen,. Their track "Ghost Key" is unbelievable

If you like beautiful voices and sweet harmonies, give a listen to "Bluebird" by Paul McCartney and Wings off of their 1976 live album "Wings Over America".

I just love the way you talk. I just like the way you talk. Could say it again.

Would love to see you do Jet City Woman or Another Rainy Night by Queensrÿche

"No Tears Left To Cry" should be your next reaction. They are great.

You should check out Architects. Sam Carter's vocals are unbelievable. You got powerful screams and beautiful cleans. I'd say the live version of "Royal Beggars" shows his ability to scream the best. "Impermanance" live from Abbey Road is probably the best demonstration of his cleans and any live version of "Gone with the Wind" is pure emotion.

I teally like the original version of the song by Lori Lieberman. It's not that well known sadly.

@TheCharismaticVoice

27 күн бұрын

I agree. I cited it in the description so folks know it's not a Fugees song.

Home Free just released a video of "Your Man" that's a MUST watch!

Ben Bram (PTX arranger) helped find the members for this group. This sounds to me like one of his arrangements.