Opera Singer Reacts to System Of A Down "Chop Suey"

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  • @maggiereneemusic
    @maggiereneemusic  2 роки тому +36

    Who should I react to next? And just for you: ‘Sing Better Instantly" my FREE Singing Course: skl.sh/3aHdSuy and for EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS AND PERKS: www.patreon.com/MaggieRenee

    • @wolfgangengel4835
      @wolfgangengel4835 2 роки тому +7

      System of a down - Toxicity
      That has to be the next one 😊

    • @wolfgangengel4835
      @wolfgangengel4835 2 роки тому +3

      Serj Tankian = my favorite singer in Rock by far. He is like Zappa or Freddy Mercury for my generation.

    • @gofyi
      @gofyi 2 роки тому +2

      Probably the best SOAD song is a non-commercialized song called “Soldier’s Side”. By far probably one of the slowest songs they have but the amount of musical range and emotion makes this one (chop suey) look like a dumb hamster wheel with a fat hamster trying to run

    • @jackt883
      @jackt883 2 роки тому +2

      Oooh please could you do a Rammstein one? Something like Zeit, Ohne Dich, or Ich Tu Dir Weh?? 😁

    • @towerofresonance4877
      @towerofresonance4877 2 роки тому

      Mikhail Zlatopolsky! The loudest opera bass in history!

  • @Incubansoul
    @Incubansoul 2 роки тому +573

    Watching UA-cam convert opera singers to metal heads is one of my favorite pastimes 🤣

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  2 роки тому +56

      🤣🤣

    • @slayer18726
      @slayer18726 2 роки тому +29

      I'm glad I'm not the only one.

    • @Grizzlox
      @Grizzlox 2 роки тому +12

      Usually it's Nightwish doing that job

    • @anaisr-p2.085
      @anaisr-p2.085 2 роки тому +5

      That's so fun to watch them all fall for soad 💛

    • @alyshaharper8730
      @alyshaharper8730 2 роки тому +10

      I like seeing rappers being converted to.

  • @dorkyvonmunchmunch9912
    @dorkyvonmunchmunch9912 2 роки тому +211

    Very happy to sponsor this one. This song was one of my favorite early 00's songs. SoaD is definitely worthy of a deeper dive soon. 👇

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  2 роки тому +8

      So glad you enjoyed! Thanks so much! Can't wait to see you in 2 hours! 🤗💟

    • @Петърчо
      @Петърчо 2 роки тому +4

      @@maggiereneemusic and Dorky thank you both, respectively for sponsoring it and allowing it on YT.
      Firstable I want to point all that I didn't have any special message when Rosco asked, except for Maggie learning that this song has 1.2+B views on YT alone.
      As a side note, "npu3pak" stands for "призрак" (Bulgarian, Cyrillic), which translates as a ghost, literally. Origin of the nickname roots back in the days (the early 2000s) when Cyrillic wasn't well supported and we had to get creative online (mIRC, CS, Diablo 2, and so on) to type Cyrillic names using Latin letters (I believe it's called Phonetic String Matching and you can see how identical these words look but it's pronounced more like "prizrak").

  • @MikaTarkela
    @MikaTarkela 2 роки тому +94

    That last chorus hits right in the feels, damn it. Such a beautiful piano/keyboard part and the vocals are beautiful as well!

  • @realburglazofficial2613
    @realburglazofficial2613 2 роки тому +192

    Serj and Daron are probably the best vocal pairing in metal/alternative music ever. Their harmonies just compliment each other perfectly.

    • @dnrdni1466
      @dnrdni1466 2 роки тому +14

      For me: AIC 1. SOAD 1A

    • @e.paradigm7415
      @e.paradigm7415 2 роки тому +10

      100% agree!! I add that although both are talented artists in their own right, when they come together for System they are just magical. I absolutely love hearing how different yet harmonious their voices are, you just don’t hear that often in other well known bands.

    • @Crosis89
      @Crosis89 Рік тому +7

      Oh yeah man, their harmonies always put me somewhere else.

    • @katarzynab946
      @katarzynab946 Рік тому +6

      @@dnrdni1466 Alice in Chains have great charmonies, but those of Daron and Serj are just iconic.

    • @IsaacDDuke
      @IsaacDDuke Рік тому

      Does anyone in thrash/heavy metal have harmonies?

  • @ShawnsLoop
    @ShawnsLoop 2 роки тому +26

    The pain and longing to just understand why, of feeling forsaken (whether it's true or not) in that last chorus cuts through me every time and brings me to tears. A great example of reading the lyrics hinting that it's a heavy comment on belief, but then you HEAR Serj sing it, and he makes those words hit so much deeper.

  • @oojumaflip1
    @oojumaflip1 2 роки тому +14

    First metal band to reach 1 billion views on this specific song on UA-cam 🤘

  • @mollyvarnum7762
    @mollyvarnum7762 2 роки тому +15

    Music lovers hear beauty in All music. Everyone has their preference granted. But to respect the musical aspect is sublime. Ty. Ty from all us metal heads that want ppl to HEAR what we hear....

  • @L0vac
    @L0vac 2 роки тому +21

    I like how Daron always looks like: "Coke? Not even ounce!"

  • @imopen2
    @imopen2 2 роки тому +22

    Deer dance, prison song, spiders, hypnotize, lonely day, lost in Hollywood, forest, needles, soldier side… these are just a few of the dozens of amazing songs by system

  • @jennyconfer7765
    @jennyconfer7765 2 роки тому +12

    Amen girl love SOAD no band can ever compare!! Even serj by himself is amazing !!!

  • @jasonmoore9295
    @jasonmoore9295 2 роки тому +8

    My favourite band of all time deserves a deep dive! Serj is an opera singer as well.

  • @1938superman
    @1938superman 2 роки тому +11

    10:20 You DEFINITELY need to hear more of System of a Down. They're amazing. Toxicity, Aerials, and many more. Spiders is another of their songs I really like that I don't hear people talk about much.

  • @chupitolepame5357
    @chupitolepame5357 2 роки тому +6

    They're an amazing band. Nice reaction Maggie, I'm looking forward for more SOAD reactions!

  • @travisbeckner6849
    @travisbeckner6849 2 роки тому +18

    "Sugar" was the first video most of us discovered SoaD, also their first one of the first album, definitely aa good. "Peepholes" and "P.L.U.C.K." are 2 more off the first album that go by unnoticed more often than not and they are awesome and you would enjoy the vocals on those as well

    • @TheChiraagG
      @TheChiraagG 2 роки тому +1

      Sugar was indeed the first song I heard and I can't believe it's been 20 years since I saw them live. I kept missing the Download Festivals they were at but I am so glad I caught them at their own gig in London in 2002.

    • @losxdescabezados
      @losxdescabezados 2 роки тому +1

      It sucks that most reactors start at the Toxicity album and only move forward, maybe stopping at the debut only to listen to Sugar. The self titled album is so good: I've been listening to that album from time to time for the last 20+ years!

  • @BINGOOOOOO
    @BINGOOOOOO 9 місяців тому +1

    Love System Of A Down. So Good. Glad you got to hear, watch and experience Them lol. Opera singers love opera singers lol.

  • @heorldofrock
    @heorldofrock 2 роки тому +4

    I saw a video recently of when SOAD was working with Rick Ruben on the song and Serj didn't know what he wanted to do with the Father section so Rick told him to go into his library and pull a random book and open to a random page and that is how they got the whole father section of the song.

    • @jamesw1313
      @jamesw1313 5 місяців тому

      If you didn’t go to church growing up, the book he grabbed was a Bible and opened it to when Christ was on the Cross.
      Father, why have you forsaken me…

  • @Darkshock25
    @Darkshock25 2 роки тому +35

    This is the first song I’ve heard that has VERY fast lyrics to sing in the verses back in the day. I would recommend checking out “Toxicity” and “B.Y.O.B.”, they’re both really good songs by this band. 😉

    • @Darkshock25
      @Darkshock25 2 роки тому +1

      Oh yeah! “Science” is one of the best songs in my opinion by this band too!

  • @dadjeans391
    @dadjeans391 2 роки тому +5

    So this album came out my senior year of high school, and even today I can listen to the entire thing without getting bored. I think if they had continued to put out albums they would be the biggest band on the planet

  • @mjvdg4194
    @mjvdg4194 2 роки тому +7

    Serj and Daron have some of the most amazing harmonies!!
    I definitely recommend Suggestion

  • @davidmcmullen6485
    @davidmcmullen6485 2 роки тому +4

    It’s the piano coming in at 9.39 on here that gets me everytime. Gives me goosebumps

  • @TheSomeq
    @TheSomeq 2 роки тому +39

    Nice reaction ) If you want more SOAD, then Toxicity, Hypnotize, Radio/Video, B.Y.O.B, Sugar, Aerials may be next. But I recommend "Question!" for really wild vocals. Also most of their songs have a deep meaning in them.

    • @tehs3raph1m
      @tehs3raph1m 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, Question! Is great

    • @IamError87
      @IamError87 2 роки тому

      Dont forget about spiders also

    • @TheSomeq
      @TheSomeq 2 роки тому

      Also just remembered Lonely Day for Daron's vocals, Holy Mountains and Serj's singles - Empty Walls, Sky is Over. And in duet with his father - "Bari Arakeel".

    • @velinion1
      @velinion1 2 роки тому

      I've loved every reaction I've seen to Aerials, but all the above are great.

  • @avoncalling7886
    @avoncalling7886 2 роки тому +7

    You might want to check out the lead singer, Serj Tankian - he’s an incredible, classically trained vocalist outside of rock. 😊

  • @trixiebella
    @trixiebella 2 роки тому +6

    Another classic! Great job Maggie!

  • @BuzzaB77
    @BuzzaB77 2 роки тому +6

    Armenia + Metal + Rick Ruben = A sound never heard before or since.

  • @alexflores7652
    @alexflores7652 2 роки тому +6

    Hey there kiddo I love seeing your reactions, sorry I've been gone. 👇. I first got turned onto this band back in 2000 a year before I got out of the Air Force. And the song that got me listening to them was Sugar.

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  2 роки тому +4

      YAY! So glad you are back! Hope to see you tonight?

  • @ukdnbmarsh
    @ukdnbmarsh Рік тому

    this is still a magnificent tune, it gives you serene peace and then blows your socks off, i love it !!!!

  • @carmenohio8735
    @carmenohio8735 Рік тому +2

    Serj has a 4 octaves range,registering from D2 to F5(-E6) Baritone.
    Allegedly, damn near the same as Freddy Mercury

  • @Vintech64
    @Vintech64 2 роки тому +12

    The lead singer Serj was trained in Armenian opera. He has gone one to appear in many musicals, and has performed vocals with many of the best Orchestras in the world. He now lives in New Zealand, and puts out his own solo music. Most of his music is to raise awareness about the atrocities that have happened to the Armenian people. Such as the attempted genocide of the Armenian people by the Turks.

    • @Петърчо
      @Петърчо 2 роки тому +2

      Attempted? ~1 million people died.

    • @richardsinclair7661
      @richardsinclair7661 5 місяців тому

      @@Петърчо The goal of the Armenian genocide was the complete eradication of the Armenian people. Seeing as they were unsuccessful, "attempted" is correct.

  • @dna3930
    @dna3930 2 роки тому +3

    This band is one of the few bands that I put the CD in and just let it play. Crazy good.

  • @marine6680
    @marine6680 2 роки тому +2

    I believe the band has stated that the lyrics “angels deserve to die” is in reference to how society will completely condemn a person over one aspect of themselves or bad deed they did, declaring them unworthy of redemption and even deserving bad things happen to them… Even if they are otherwise good people.
    So if the addiction angle others mentioned is accurate, then it fits pretty well. We as a society tend to write off addicts as hopeless cases not deserving sympathy.

  • @Dagobah359
    @Dagobah359 Рік тому +1

    Serj has said the song is about how people view/judge others differently depending on how they died, rather than just based on their life.

  • @echopryme
    @echopryme Рік тому +1

    For an opera singer... you should hear 'Aerials' by them. Vocals are ALOT more dynamic, and the "scoops" he pulls are crazy (both up and DOWN... to like a two octave down on a single end-line scoop)

  • @jurgnobs1308
    @jurgnobs1308 4 місяці тому +1

    the song is largely about how different society judges mental illness and physical illness. we commend people for beating cancer. we mourn them respectfully when they succumb to it. we often disrespect those who die from mental illness. and we often disrespect them during their suffering aswell.

  • @thetalantonx
    @thetalantonx Рік тому +1

    7:35 - When you talked about that run, I said aloud, "...Serj, man." You can hear the influence of his Armenian background in those runs.

  • @spfadden082711
    @spfadden082711 2 роки тому +2

    The biggest surprise for me was how good the guitarist was at singing.

  • @christorbert7004
    @christorbert7004 Рік тому +1

    Imagine being 21 when this came out and just it blowing your mind. It was just a time for music

  • @vaidas1217
    @vaidas1217 2 роки тому +7

    Aerials by SoaD is a must 😉

  • @shaneomacfan3
    @shaneomacfan3 2 роки тому +6

    Yup, big fan of SOAD, you should check out Hypnotized, B.Y.O.B. and Toxicity.

  • @that-avr-drummer
    @that-avr-drummer 2 роки тому

    I love that you point out and respect the drums...thank you for that 🙂

  • @svtpower03
    @svtpower03 9 місяців тому

    Go to almost any metal concert and in between bands when they play music, if this song comes on the entire crowd will sing along with it. Everybody knows the words because the song is so iconic

  • @Edrogrimshell
    @Edrogrimshell 2 роки тому +4

    You should listen to Serj's solo works, Empty Walls is a good one, as is Sky is Over.

  • @veRGe02
    @veRGe02 Рік тому +4

    Great song and reaction. This band has so many bangers. Tool does too.

  • @mwhitehead1461
    @mwhitehead1461 2 роки тому +4

    I recommend Aerials highly, and the video is intriguing.

  • @deusifer30
    @deusifer30 Рік тому

    This is my 17year old son’s favorite band ever…and he is angry he missed their heyday…but got to see them at Sick New World this year…so happy I could give him that…

  • @ReXtion88
    @ReXtion88 2 роки тому +8

    You should definitely react to Aerials, it's a very strong candidate for being SoaD's best song, really interesting melodic choices and a lot of power in the writing and the performance. What a band

  • @inf3rno1982
    @inf3rno1982 2 роки тому +5

    I've seen several reaction videos to this particular song, you are the first who "caught" the Bible references.

  • @TheRober82
    @TheRober82 2 роки тому +2

    Great reaction! System will shock you everytime..

  • @arnelljames7777
    @arnelljames7777 2 роки тому +4

    The lyrics Father into your hands I commend my spirit.....is actually a bible verse that they pick at random when they were writing the song with Rick Ruben.

  • @JU-ov5fo
    @JU-ov5fo 2 роки тому +2

    Aerials, spiders, holy mountains, revenga, streamline and byob all by system of a down are worth listening to as well.
    Honestly all of SOAD is worth listening to tbh

  • @gorgarath
    @gorgarath 2 роки тому +2

    Don't know how I missed you posting this. Love SoaD. Saw them live with Slipknot back in 2001. Right up in the front for System and then in the mosh pit for Slipknot. Was a great night. 👇

  • @crystalmartin3060
    @crystalmartin3060 Рік тому +1

    They originally called the song Suicide, but changed it to Chop Suey (chopped suicide in half). It definitely focuses on how there is a stigma associated with suicide, hence all the accusations and answers and asking "the Father" "Why have you forsaken me?"

  • @clarissagarza7284
    @clarissagarza7284 2 роки тому +1

    Hypnotize is a freaking BAAAANGER!!!!

  • @thetalantonx
    @thetalantonx Рік тому +1

    9:04 - As a song it's looking at the difference in how society treats people who died of a drug overdose after self-medicating, or got drunk and got in a car accident, and people who just outright committed suicide.

  • @filosofae
    @filosofae Рік тому +1

    nice! one of my favorites

  • @gegart01
    @gegart01 2 роки тому +6

    Wanna more soad on this channel! Question official video is just for you😁

  • @jimidave6281
    @jimidave6281 2 роки тому +6

    The vocal scream exchange between Serj and Daron always struck me as the emotions of anger and desperation of someone contemplating taking their life - followed by the questioning of the abandonment by God in their hour of need. It's beautiful, but full of anguish and despair. I always thought that the chorus and end section of the song purposefully resembled the liturgical music of the Eastern Orthodox Church as part of the overall theme for this reason.

  • @Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort
    @Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort 2 роки тому +1

    SOAD's 'Question' is a must.

  • @Moncada10
    @Moncada10 Рік тому +1

    Aerials- System of a Down should absolutely be your next one. The singing is second to none

  • @nineteenninetyfive
    @nineteenninetyfive 5 місяців тому

    I knew a few people who were studying classical music at university. They were all into really heavy metal. I think its a balance.

  • @gabrielgarcia4906
    @gabrielgarcia4906 2 роки тому +2

    The songs: Question! And Spiders are so deep...

  • @tristanlyons2883
    @tristanlyons2883 7 місяців тому

    I think she will appreciate his singing as he comes from a classically trained background like herself.

  • @noahl.5092
    @noahl.5092 2 роки тому +1

    Lonely day is great as well, but then again you can't go wrong with any of their songs

  • @sekara9866
    @sekara9866 2 роки тому +1

    Had no idea how to dance to this until it came on in the club. It just works...

  • @brentfreeland5834
    @brentfreeland5834 Рік тому

    Love the piano

  • @trishap.6931
    @trishap.6931 Рік тому +3

    Love your channel! This song was originally called suicide. And, it’s about how we judge people based on their demise. Here’s a quote from the guitarist/vocalist…
    “It occurred to me how we are judgemental towards people, even in death,” explains Daron. “If someone died in a car accident, you'd say, 'Oh, poor thing.' But if they died in a car accident while they were drunk, that would change your whole perception of how they died, and judging his or her death a in a different way. For some reason, that thought was weird to me.”

  • @Iansco1
    @Iansco1 8 місяців тому

    SOAD was a band we all liked but never realized how great they were till they were gone.

  • @krisdavis3888
    @krisdavis3888 2 роки тому +1

    it's my understanding that this song is about addiction, as a recovering addict myself, I can attest to the message, so many good people I've known are addicts, and we are used to but tired of being judged, to everyone else they think why can't you just stop? but it's not that simple usually...I think this song is trying to relate to that experience

  • @sykheincosmonaughty5628
    @sykheincosmonaughty5628 Рік тому

    It always cracks me up that the song after this on the album is 'Bounce' XD such a tone shift!

  • @system_killer
    @system_killer 2 роки тому +1

    какие прикольные рожицы получаются. :)

  • @heavymetalbass1116
    @heavymetalbass1116 Рік тому

    They are really good

  • @cestrella0108
    @cestrella0108 2 роки тому +5

    Nice review; SOAD doesn't have one bad song. Music, lyrics, it's a journey each time.

  • @UberDurable
    @UberDurable Рік тому

    Intense is how to describe this song!

  • @dunessanful
    @dunessanful 2 роки тому

    system of a down ariels, hypnotize or B.Y.O.B are all very interesting songs that a successors to this

  • @GeorgeSmith-ev8jp
    @GeorgeSmith-ev8jp Рік тому

    Fun fact, the song was originally named Suicide but the record execs said that’s a no go. So the band “Chopped” the name suicide to Suey (sui) thus Chop Suey.

  • @drmorcoch9338
    @drmorcoch9338 2 роки тому

    they're an excellent band

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 2 роки тому

    Glad you like system of a down they are really good serj made a solo album and the single empty walls is really good

  • @atvena
    @atvena Рік тому

    I bet when you read the final lyrics you didnt think it would be as epic as it was

  • @SkIzOjImBo
    @SkIzOjImBo Рік тому

    For the growl you have to lower your voice tune A LOT. At the point you feel your vocal cords shaking and safely "squeeze" the area where your nose tunnel cross the throat.
    But they don't growl in System. They scream (witch is the same technique but you have to "squeeze" less and push more air)
    Not everyone can do it too it's reserved for certains tones of voice but I think almost everyone can do at least one of the 2. It's just hard to learn. I do both.

  • @Tatev157
    @Tatev157 Місяць тому +1

    So you’re telling you listen to them for the first time? I don’t believe you!

  • @rbpattersons81
    @rbpattersons81 2 роки тому

    Serj and Daron are also trained opera singers.

  • @ATShovo
    @ATShovo 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for an amazing reaction
    SOAD IS THE BEST BAND EVER ✝️🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻

  • @joachimmuller4930
    @joachimmuller4930 Рік тому

    They aren't using false cord growls in that song. This is fry scream, I think. It works without using your false vocal cords just by bringing a lot of thightness to the actual cords.

  • @Grizzlox
    @Grizzlox 2 роки тому

    Serj is one of the best and most unique male vocalists in Rock, but even if you took him away this band would still be killin it

  • @aratakasuga4095
    @aratakasuga4095 Рік тому

    I would love to hear you react to more system of a down tbh.

  • @ginaarendtson9478
    @ginaarendtson9478 2 роки тому

    Serj has a classical album btw

  • @diogomartins9349
    @diogomartins9349 2 роки тому +1

    Very cool reaction! Should do SOAD - "Aerials" next! Subscribed!

  • @codydsimmons615
    @codydsimmons615 Рік тому

    I learned very recently (after years of listening to this song) that they originally wanted to call it suicide but it’s called Chop Suey (Suicide chopped in half). There’s also a little funny bit in the video where they are eating Chinese takeout presumably chop suey in reference to the song. But it’s actually a really deep song that since I’ve known the meaning of it gives me chills now every time I listen to it!

    • @WilBgames
      @WilBgames Рік тому +1

      Yeah the record label didn't want to put out a song called suicide. So they "chop"ped the "sui"cide.

  • @BeardedKayakFishing
    @BeardedKayakFishing Рік тому

    SOAD is pure awesomeness

  • @NondescriptMammal
    @NondescriptMammal 2 роки тому

    Yeah he definitely has one of the best growls in all of rock history

  • @Damoinion
    @Damoinion 2 роки тому

    My favorite SoaD track is "Spiders"....(most of the time), closely followed by B.Y.O.B.

  • @Touchpadse
    @Touchpadse 2 роки тому +1

    Another one bites the dust! Welcome to the System of a Down world

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for the welcome and for your suggestion! 🤘🤗

  • @mikenolan8044
    @mikenolan8044 2 роки тому +4

    Glad to see that the great grandchildren of classic rock are alive and well. Generation after generation continues to invent new genres and variations on them but that is what rock has always been about, breaking down barriers and reinventing itself. 👇🏻

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  2 роки тому

      So glad you enjoyed! Can't wait to see you in 2 hours! 🤗💟

  • @kengaroo67
    @kengaroo67 2 роки тому +1

    This is my morning alarm on my phone.

  • @arthy27
    @arthy27 Рік тому +2

    Definetely you need to listen to "toxicity"

  • @bryanforis1839
    @bryanforis1839 2 роки тому +1

    Maybe a year ago you would like it as song great music

  • @luiscesarcervanteslazarino8067

    Congratulations

  • @benneterbaugh3652
    @benneterbaugh3652 Рік тому

    Now you need to check out the cover of this by The Dead South.

  • @chrisburrelljr9270
    @chrisburrelljr9270 2 роки тому

    At 4:44 I didn't realize how pointy his nose was

  • @davidnajor7536
    @davidnajor7536 2 роки тому

    Mind, Peephole, I E A E A I O, B.Y.O.B., Sad Statue, Hypnotize, Holy Mountains, Vicinity of Obscenity, are the System Of A Down songs you just have to do if you're as cool as I think you are.
    Oh yeah, also Cigaro. You'll love it.