True 😂 the ending literally happened when shit was finally getting good i thought the song playing was gomna transition into an epic scene instead we got the credits roll.
The look on Hesh's face as the song is ending is perfect. There is nothing worse than someone asking you to appraise a work they have created, or wholeheartedly endorsed, and then being presented with a piece of work that is manifestly crap. Hesh has expressed the awkwardness of this predicament superbly.
Frank Barbaro Look how red his face is when he's done with the song, too...great acting. You can tell the actor worked hard to lock in that expression of pain and embarrassment.
Been there. You WANT to like it. You know your friend put their heart n’ soul into it and worked hard on it. The worst is when they think it’s great. I get the vibe here that Chris really knows the song is lame, but doesn’t want to admit Adriana failed and it cost him $$$ and embarrassment.
@@rustyshackleford6874 nah there's plenty of good new music. It's easier than ever for a musician to record at their home and upload their work to the internet. A lot of it isn't good but there's so many people that a lot of it is good.
@@garrettwilson9664 you make a good point. But honestly throw enough shit out there and what you get is water down garbage. Years ago you needed talent to even get a chance now like you say just throw anything out there and hope something catches on. It’s only going to get worst.
And you think this is a hit? This chicanery? Oh he would've done worse. That lazy song writing. Do you really think someone just happens to compose like that? No! He made them use coke! Christopher!
The irony in this scene is genius. The song playing at the end is Dori Hartley - Nobody Loves me but you (1996). It was anything but a hit, in fact it doesn’t even exist on Spotify. But it damn well should have been a hit.
at first I thought Christopher was listening to Visiting Day in that scene, and I thought not great but not bad, could have potential. Kind of a Brett Michaels sound to the voice (hey Poison wrote 'hits' ) then oh yea, not Visiting day.
Massive genius and then there is this massive hunk of shit of a song. Meow duh duh dun meow duh dun dun meow 🐱 I like melt and even though Sharon’s chair wasn’t recorded in Denmark a hit is a hit.
_“Fine, great. He’s a great writer. However there’s one constant to the music business. A hit is a hit, and this my friend, is not a hit.”_ - Hesh Rabkin
the whole point of this arc I think was to show Chris never really was in the right environment to fulfill his dreams. Hesh was only "legitimate" media person in that entire circle who actually had chops in the music and entertainment industry to help Chris out fulfill his dreams as either a producer or filmmaker. Genius was clearly another gangster who was just playing with Chris to maybe hit on Adrianna, Carmine Jr. was a moron who released a mediocre straight to DVD film, and his other actor/writer friends were too scared or dismissive of him because he was in the mob.
Genius was just another gangster? LOL, you weren't watching the same show I was watching. Genius was just a guy who came up the hard way and made something of himself... whatever dabbling in illicit activities he may have had in the past (and we really don't know he had any) happened a while ago. What do you think the whole point of his threatening legal action against Hesh was in terms of who we were being told he was? Genius was a pretend gangster, using that image to advance his rather big music career; the Sopranos (Chris, for example) were the real gangsters.
@Lajos Nagy "So that "ooh wacka do wacka dooley do I'm so blue" that spring from your experience, or the little brother's?" "We had our own process." I have been waiting 7 months for someone to respond hahaha. Thank you friend.
Whoever wrote Hesh's lines knew what they were writing about. Check out the main riff of "Foxy Lady" (by Jimi Hendrix for you heathens), now that's a HEAVY ass riff right there! KK Downing of Judas Priest said the same thing in an interview. God damn Hendrix was so ahead of everyone else it ain't even funny.
As far as Christophers business sense goes, if he owned a funeral parlor people would stop dying
I feel like this line actually would have fit in the show lmao
Nice man
That's original
@@patm407 paulie or ralphie delivering
@@eduardoandrade8298 definitely Paulie lmao
"If I were a carpenter and you were a douchebag" Now that was a hit
followed by the b side of the album (whatever happaned there )
"south of the border, where the tuna fish play"
Now that was a hit
😂
🤣
@@heroedeleyenda05 south of da bordaaa, where rodolfo play
Hesh after seeing New Saints of Newark:
"I think it'suh, not good."
It's not your era. No offense
@KingofChicago17 Movies are movies, good writing is good writing I don't care who you are, and I've seen them all!
literally
True 😂 the ending literally happened when shit was finally getting good i thought the song playing was gomna transition into an epic scene instead we got the credits roll.
David Chase: "you wanna be a little more specific?"
"There's good and there's not good--this is not good." The delivery of this line is criminally underrated, and hilarious.
Seriously... The expression on Jerry Adler's face when he says "this is not good" just cracks me up.
😂😂😂 so true
It’s like the most New York Jewish delivery of that line that’s possible 😂
"Woke up this morning, got yourself a Gun"
Now, that's a hit..
Got myself a gun
Always hated it, its like store brand George Michael
@@jfr2045 lmao i love the opening but i gotta agree 100% with you on that
@@jfr2045 - then listen to the Nas version
Personally I've never enjoyed it that much but it's still a hit. It's stays in your head no matter if you like it or not
Up in Da Club!
Now that was a hit.
@ I can’t believe this yah shakin us down for a g note.
shake it and jiggle it. Now that's a song
R I P
WE KILLED THE CLUB
@@demianthorne7909 who wrote that track?
@@GasGotti Don't bitch to me.
“I want you to sanction a hit on Ralph Cifaretto”
now that’s a hit!
"Five hundred for insulting my wife. What's next Carmine, huh? HE GETS TO FUCK HER FOR A MILLION?"
@@StickerWyck 😂😂😂😂
Ralph slept with Ginny ?
@@carguy6512He wants to fuck her?
Sopranos rimshot - ‘Ba da boom ba da bing!’ 😂
"south of the border, where the tuna fish play"
Now that was a hit
Down the Mexico border
I smellllllllllll,.... what you're cooking
My favorite was the little known hit, “At the boardwalk, with his schlong in Jan’s mouth”
It almost led to a hit
Uncle June is in the ruff
"Don't Stop
Belieeeeving!"
Now that's a hit
NO!!!!
The song that ended Tony Soprano.. nice insinuation
should just be "dont stop.."
now that is a hit
I think what you meant to say was-
God I hate that fucking song
I think everyone cringed at the meow meow meow
show respect, the lead singer recorded in DENMARK!
Everyone cringed @ the Slim Shady song too. At first.
@@eriksixx1226 SPEAK FOR YOUR SELF SLIM HAS NEVER MADE ME CRINGE AT HIS MUSIC EMINEM IS THE GOAT
I can’t stop laughing when I hear it
I thought it was good honestly
I always like how at 0:03 Hesh looks at Chris like he not only hates this music but is disgusted that Chris is actually trying to pitch it to him
Hesh looks like he’s reconsidering whether he even enjoys music
@@timovangalen1589
I think Hesh was considering if that shit, could even be consider "music".
"Sitting on a park bench.. do do do do.."
Now that's a hit.
Feeling like a shinebox !
The look on Hesh's face as the song is ending is perfect. There is nothing worse than someone asking you to appraise a work they have created, or wholeheartedly endorsed, and then being presented with a piece of work that is manifestly crap. Hesh has expressed the awkwardness of this predicament superbly.
@Frank Barbaro: Loved how you summed this up
Frank Barbaro Look how red his face is when he's done with the song, too...great acting. You can tell the actor worked hard to lock in that expression of pain and embarrassment.
His wince at the end really sealed the deal lol
@@dextercooper3090 Thanks. Like most of us, l have been in Hesh's shoes and so this scene was kind of cathartic.
Been there. You WANT to like it. You know your friend put their heart n’ soul into it and worked hard on it. The worst is when they think it’s great. I get the vibe here that Chris really knows the song is lame, but doesn’t want to admit Adriana failed and it cost him $$$ and embarrassment.
“We worked really hard on it, now pay me” was always how Christopher sounded
lol
Sunk costs
"I think it'suh, not good."
My favourite line of the series.
Sometimes it's like Larry David wrote some of the dialogue
lol really?
@@robr5786 what, he's fodder for seinfeld writers now?
@@LetzLaughhyeah lol there’s sooo many great lines how is that their fav
Its so true. A hit is a hit, and you know it when you hear it. It doesnt matter if it isn't your favorite genre of music, you can just tell.
@Cesar M nowadays with technology and auto tune it’s hard to tell what’s real
@@mickfunny4185 all that matters is the final product. A hit is a hit
@@mickfunny4185 New things = bad
@@rustyshackleford6874 nah there's plenty of good new music. It's easier than ever for a musician to record at their home and upload their work to the internet. A lot of it isn't good but there's so many people that a lot of it is good.
@@garrettwilson9664 you make a good point. But honestly throw enough shit out there and what you get is water down garbage. Years ago you needed talent to even get a chance now like you say just throw anything out there and hope something catches on. It’s only going to get worst.
“He Defecated Through a Sunroof” now that was a Hit.
And you think this is a hit? This chicanery? Oh he would've done worse. That lazy song writing. Do you really think someone just happens to compose like that? No! He made them use coke! Christopher!
@@art8463I brought him into my own studio. What was I thinking?
You've got to stop him!
"There's one constant in the music business; a hit is a hit!" Truer words were never spoken.
Lol, it's BS.
Hesh’s face while listening to the song. 😂😂😂
Christopher takes a drink of beer at the same moment the song says "and all temptation I resist"
wicked catch
This show is so fucking well-written that I wouldn't doubt it was intentional.
The irony in this scene is genius. The song playing at the end is Dori Hartley - Nobody Loves me but you (1996). It was anything but a hit, in fact it doesn’t even exist on Spotify. But it damn well should have been a hit.
at first I thought Christopher was listening to Visiting Day in that scene, and I thought not great but not bad, could have potential. Kind of a Brett Michaels sound to the voice (hey Poison wrote 'hits' ) then oh yea, not Visiting day.
The song, technically, is good and could be considered a hit, but to me it's cheesy as hell.
It’s a reach to say it’s a “hit”. It’s certainly better than that “meow” shit. It’s just a good solid album cut.
Spotify is lame
I don't see that song ever being a hit. It sounds like every song made during the late 90s. It's the definition of generic.
Richie punching Janice.
Now THAT was a hit!
No lie haha
😂😂😂😂
_You ought to know sweetie_
No, what happened next was a hit.
@@erickleefeld4883 it’s not good.
I don't know why but this is still one of my favorite scenes from the show. Hesch's "hit" song sticks with you.
Now that's a hit kid.
For the same reasons hesh explains, there s good and there is not good. And these scenes are great :)
For reasons we could not comprehend or codify, these are some of the best scenes in the series
well at least it was better than the 1st one lol
I dont understand it either...of all the scenes in the Sopranos I always go back to this
one the most...just perfect...
[Phil's head being crushed under rolling SUV]
"Now thats a hit."
Yes... 🤭🤭🤣🇦🇺
Hesh is all "the fuck is that meowing?"
nah they don't like bitches in this show. he would say what the fuck is that meowing?
Massive genius and then there is this massive hunk of shit of a song. Meow duh duh dun meow duh dun dun meow 🐱 I like melt and even though Sharon’s chair wasn’t recorded in Denmark a hit is a hit.
"There's good, and there's NOT good. This is NOT good."
"For reasons we couldn't comprehend or codify!" - HESH MOTHERFUCKIN RABKIN
The song became the ringtone for Christopher on Hesh's phone.
Meow Meow Meow
"I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world....."
Now that's a hit!
I mean tbh we don't like to admit that we end up listening to it unironically
Cannot be codified. Barbie girl is just as fucking stupid. But Meow is cringe and Barbie is a hit. Go figure.
They've recorded in Denmark after all.
it truly is.. also Turn Back Time by Aqua.. a band that is seemingly crap but has managed to produce several hits.
"get the fuck outta here stop wasting my time" hahaha hesh rules
"GO TAKE THE FUCKING DRUGS I'M FUCKING AROUND ANYMORE!"
You pathetic schlapa
_“Fine, great. He’s a great writer. However there’s one constant to the music business. A hit is a hit, and this my friend, is not a hit.”_
- Hesh Rabkin
One constant to the MUSIC business
Yeah it’s true, and you’ve either got it or you don’t
I liked their first hit 'get out of our way and don''t be so gay.'
Straight to the top!
Best lyric ever
That one was still 1000x better than the meow song😂
When Furio knocked the bee offa da hat
That was a hit!
😂😂😂😂😂
“Up in da Club. Now that is a hit!”
If I was Christopher I would've said: "Look, Hesh, they''ve recorded in Denmark!!!"
I always imagine Hesh saying that line "Now that's a hit" when the Kinks song starts playing at the Bing
livin on a thin line!!!
imagine Hesh listening to Cardi B
It's true, music is subjective but a hit is a hit.
"I did 20 years "
Now that's a hit
Even Chrissy should've known how bad that was.
NoMoreYouSure1000 actually I kinda like it
i freakin love it, the 4th meoooow i really felt it
Too many drugs
@@IAMSOUND99 XD
His brain was too far up adriannas twat to know any better lol
They've recorded in Denmark I heard
MAN, comments by the sopranos community are the best. You made my day
😂 beautiful
Lol
“Well, hats off.”
*"WHERE ARE THE FUCKIN' CHORUSES?!"*
That song was a hit. For years it stuck in my head. Meow. Lol
😂😂😂😂😂
"Come on get the fuck out of here and stop wasting my time!"
For some reason I love the way he says that.
haha. meow dun dun dun. meow dun dun dun. I wonder if it was hard for the people that made that to not laugh the entire time.
You’ve might of wrote this given your name and all.
It was impossible not to laugh at this comment....nevermind the song. 🤣🤣🤣
"Ex-CYOOZ ME! But I've recorded ...in DENmark!"
Well, that explains the rotten smell.
"Go home and get yuh fuckin shine box,"
Now that's a hit
Yeah Hesh was a great character totally funny as hell and dead serious respect for this old geezer he’s class act
Hesh was right to drop this one🤣 "For reasons we couldn't comprehend or codify, pathetic schlepper" 😂
Hesh with the mic drop
"Under the Boardwalk...."
Now that's multiple hits.
reminds me of the time Chris and Little Carmine were trying to pitch "Cleaver" to Sir Ben Kingsley
That “meow” song kills me every time.
Chris couldnt sell water to a burning man. I love it. lol
You really made me laugh out loud. I've gotta borrow this line. Boom!👍
Bobby at the train store.
Now THAT'S a hit.
the whole point of this arc I think was to show Chris never really was in the right environment to fulfill his dreams. Hesh was only "legitimate" media person in that entire circle who actually had chops in the music and entertainment industry to help Chris out fulfill his dreams as either a producer or filmmaker. Genius was clearly another gangster who was just playing with Chris to maybe hit on Adrianna, Carmine Jr. was a moron who released a mediocre straight to DVD film, and his other actor/writer friends were too scared or dismissive of him because he was in the mob.
He has a lot of DVDs under his subspecies, though.
Cleaver was awesome
Genius was just another gangster? LOL, you weren't watching the same show I was watching.
Genius was just a guy who came up the hard way and made something of himself... whatever dabbling in illicit activities he may have had in the past (and we really don't know he had any) happened a while ago.
What do you think the whole point of his threatening legal action against Hesh was in terms of who we were being told he was?
Genius was a pretend gangster, using that image to advance his rather big music career; the Sopranos (Chris, for example) were the real gangsters.
@@773SleepyHollow tony badass
There was also the fact that, well, Chris was an idiot.
Massive genius went on a different project and years later came up with the billboard hitter up in the club
this is one of the best scenes in the whole series
Christafuh snorting an entire g in one line with that canopy of a nose
Now that’s a hit
That look on Hesh's face tells it all.
"Sitting on a park bench, dududududu" Now that was a hit.
Chris should have mentioned to Hesh that Ritchie had once recorded in Denmark.
That animal Blundetto wacking Billy Leotardo.
Now that was a hit! Literally.
I really enjoyed the song. I wish they would've done more with it.
"Woke up this morning"
Now that's a hit
Christopher doing coke : now thats a hit
LOLOL!! GOD CHRISTOPHER WAS AN IDIOT!! LOL!
Hesh: "I think it's NOT GOOD"
Christopher: "wanna be a lil more specific?"
SportsLover lol that's right!
Ralph beating Tracee
Now that's a hit
"wrong way down a one way street" now that's a hit
Hesh is clearly lying about him meeting Jimi Hendrix 😂
0:22 my thoughts after watching The Many Saints of Newark
"We're going to plan B" - shuts off the TV
“For reasons we can’t comprehend or codify” that’s a great line. Gonna steal that
When Eugene asked Little Paulie to do him a favour and hold this . . . . now that was a hit!
Hey how could it not be a hit??! The leader singer has recorded in Denmark!
You don't need to be Hesh to categorize that song as complete crap. If they played that in an elevator, everyone would get off at the wrong floor.
“I love Vegas, every moment. Ooh it’s my favorite atmosphere”
Now that’s a hit!
What Tony gave that animal Blundetto , now that was a hit.
Barney Google, with the goo-goo-googly eyes...
Greatest hit.
“Sacré blue, where is me mama” … now that was a hit
"under the boardwalk, with his schlong in Jan's mouth"
...now THAT was a hit
I saw Jimi Hendrix say “meow, meow.”
**Up In The Club plays**
Hesh: Now that's a hit!
That singer should have “spiked up” when Christopher told him to. Then they would’ve gotten that hit.
Hesh knows music better than anyone. Remember he wrote 6 gold records.
Co-wrote.
@Lajos Nagy "So that "ooh wacka do wacka dooley do I'm so blue" that spring from your experience, or the little brother's?"
"We had our own process."
I have been waiting 7 months for someone to respond hahaha. Thank you friend.
No song could ever be a hit with that many “meows”.
When Ralph Bashed That Poor Girls Brains in.. " That Was a Hit "
Chris: This vito is a a great shineboxer hesh!
Hesh: a shinebox is a shinebox.
They should've got Massive Genius on the track. Would've been straight fire!!
Me and the wife still laugh about those idiotic MEOWS
Gotta love Chris man 😂😂😂
Whoever wrote Hesh's lines knew what they were writing about. Check out the main riff of "Foxy Lady" (by Jimi Hendrix for you heathens), now that's a HEAVY ass riff right there! KK Downing of Judas Priest said the same thing in an interview. God damn Hendrix was so ahead of everyone else it ain't even funny.
Hendrix kept his watch a little fast, because he was ahead of his time.
They most definitely didn't know shit, Hendrix played blues Rock he had little to do with Heavy Metal
@@tahamohammedi5898 Hendrix was a heavy influence on Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Metallica
"A hit is a hit and this my friend is shit" Would have been hilarious if he said that.
Walt Whitman ova hea
@@MarceloRomero360 😁
If only The Sopranos was an animated adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book.
0:45 "I don't know what you call it: talent, charisma, magic"
I appreciate the Lithuanian subtitles. Otherwise I would have no idea what happened here.
"I did twenty years in the f'ing cannnnnnnnn"
Now, that's a hit!
who said that? nobody ever mentioned it
Hesh knows his music...
"The Pine Barrens", now that was a hit!
Tony Blundetto now THAT was a hit!
I don't see how Christopher thought a song without a chorus would be considered a hit.
The Beatles, the Beatles, Beatles, that's been 40 frickin' years now. It makes me sick.
Ron P that's led though a collection of talent that comes around every hundred years
hesh was like "shoulda kept it at three meows"
Livia: I don't like filone...now thats a hit!
Christopher should’ve played Hesh some Whole Lotta Red, he would’ve loved it
This song was recorded in Denmark 🇩🇰
You know what was a hit? Up in da club