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

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  • @maggiereneemusic
    @maggiereneemusic  Рік тому +36

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    • @wolfgangengel4835
      @wolfgangengel4835 Рік тому +7

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

    • @wolfgangengel4835
      @wolfgangengel4835 Рік тому +3

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

    • @gofyi
      @gofyi Рік 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 Рік тому +2

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

    • @towerofresonance4877
      @towerofresonance4877 Рік тому

      Mikhail Zlatopolsky! The loudest opera bass in history!

  • @Incubansoul
    @Incubansoul Рік тому +555

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

  • @dorkyvonmunchmunch9912
    @dorkyvonmunchmunch9912 Рік тому +205

    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  Рік тому +8

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

    • @Петърчо
      @Петърчо Рік 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").

  • @realburglazofficial2613
    @realburglazofficial2613 Рік тому +185

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

    • @dnrdni1466
      @dnrdni1466 Рік тому +14

      For me: AIC 1. SOAD 1A

    • @e.paradigm7415
      @e.paradigm7415 Рік 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?

  • @MikaTarkela
    @MikaTarkela Рік тому +90

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

  • @oojumaflip1
    @oojumaflip1 Рік тому +13

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

  • @ShawnsLoop
    @ShawnsLoop Рік тому +25

    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.

  • @imopen2
    @imopen2 Рік 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

  • @jasonmoore9295
    @jasonmoore9295 Рік тому +8

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

  • @mollyvarnum7762
    @mollyvarnum7762 Рік тому +14

    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....

  • @Darkshock25
    @Darkshock25 Рік 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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @L0vac
    @L0vac Рік тому +18

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

  • @jennyconfer7765
    @jennyconfer7765 Рік тому +11

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

  • @heorldofrock
    @heorldofrock Рік 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 3 місяці 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…

  • @avoncalling7886
    @avoncalling7886 Рік тому +7

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

  • @travisbeckner6849
    @travisbeckner6849 Рік 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 Рік 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 Рік 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!

  • @davidmcmullen6485
    @davidmcmullen6485 Рік тому +4

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

  • @BINGOOOOOO
    @BINGOOOOOO 8 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.

  • @dadjeans391
    @dadjeans391 Рік тому +4

    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

  • @TheSomeq
    @TheSomeq Рік 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 Рік тому +1

      Yes, Question! Is great

    • @IamError87
      @IamError87 Рік тому

      Dont forget about spiders also

    • @TheSomeq
      @TheSomeq Рік 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 Рік тому

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

  • @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)

  • @1938superman
    @1938superman Рік тому +9

    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.

  • @Vintech64
    @Vintech64 Рік тому +11

    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 Рік тому +1

      Attempted? ~1 million people died.

    • @richardsinclair7661
      @richardsinclair7661 3 місяці тому

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

  • @jurgnobs1308
    @jurgnobs1308 2 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.

  • @mjvdg4194
    @mjvdg4194 Рік тому +6

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

  • @chupitolepame5357
    @chupitolepame5357 Рік тому +6

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

  • @dna3930
    @dna3930 Рік 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 Рік 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.

  • @inf3rno1982
    @inf3rno1982 Рік тому +5

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

  • @BuzzaB77
    @BuzzaB77 Рік тому +5

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

  • @alexflores7652
    @alexflores7652 Рік 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.

  • @ReXtion88
    @ReXtion88 Рік 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

  • @clarissagarza7284
    @clarissagarza7284 Рік тому +1

    Hypnotize is a freaking BAAAANGER!!!!

  • @carmenohio8735
    @carmenohio8735 Рік тому +1

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

  • @arnelljames7777
    @arnelljames7777 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @jimidave6281
    @jimidave6281 Рік 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.

  • @Moncada10
    @Moncada10 Рік тому +1

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

  • @JU-ov5fo
    @JU-ov5fo Рік 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

  • @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.

  • @spfadden082711
    @spfadden082711 Рік тому +2

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

  • @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.”

  • @gabrielgarcia4906
    @gabrielgarcia4906 Рік тому +2

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

  • @shaneomacfan3
    @shaneomacfan3 Рік тому +6

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

  • @gegart01
    @gegart01 Рік тому +6

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

  • @mwhitehead1461
    @mwhitehead1461 Рік тому +4

    I recommend Aerials highly, and the video is intriguing.

  • @Edrogrimshell
    @Edrogrimshell Рік тому +4

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

  • @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

  • @ukdnbmarsh
    @ukdnbmarsh Рік тому

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

  • @trixiebella
    @trixiebella Рік тому +6

    Another classic! Great job Maggie!

  • @vaidas1217
    @vaidas1217 Рік тому +7

    Aerials by SoaD is a must 😉

  • @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…

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

    SOAD's 'Question' is a must.

  • @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.

  • @that-avr-drummer
    @that-avr-drummer Рік тому

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

  • @TheRober82
    @TheRober82 Рік тому +2

    Great reaction! System will shock you everytime..

  • @svtpower03
    @svtpower03 7 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

  • @cestrella0108
    @cestrella0108 Рік тому +5

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

  • @noahl.5092
    @noahl.5092 Рік тому +1

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

  • @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?"

  • @sekara9866
    @sekara9866 Рік тому +1

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

  • @tristanlyons2883
    @tristanlyons2883 5 місяців тому

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

  • @nineteenninetyfive
    @nineteenninetyfive 3 місяці 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.

  • @ATShovo
    @ATShovo Рік тому +3

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

  • @veRGe02
    @veRGe02 Рік тому +4

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

  • @gorgarath
    @gorgarath Рік 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. 👇

  • @krisdavis3888
    @krisdavis3888 Рік 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

  • @Grizzlox
    @Grizzlox Рік 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

  • @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.

  • @Iansco1
    @Iansco1 7 місяців тому

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

  • @filosofae
    @filosofae Рік тому +1

    nice! one of my favorites

  • @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.

  • @dunessanful
    @dunessanful Рік тому

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

  • @kengaroo67
    @kengaroo67 Рік тому +1

    This is my morning alarm on my phone.

  • @GeorgeSmith-ev8jp
    @GeorgeSmith-ev8jp 11 місяців 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.

  • @sykheincosmonaughty5628
    @sykheincosmonaughty5628 Рік тому

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

  • @Touchpadse
    @Touchpadse Рік тому +1

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

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  Рік тому +1

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

  • @AwesomeFish12
    @AwesomeFish12 Рік тому +1

    I don't know why I ended up here, but I'm glad I did. On very, very rare occasions the "algorithm" makes a correct mistake.

  • @DarkAngel1985Mike
    @DarkAngel1985Mike Рік тому

    I always took the song to mean that the people who commit suicide are angels meaning they are good people who just couldn’t stand the pain of the life they were given so the singer is sad when those angels had to die to find peace, because I have almost been one of those angels many going back to the 3rd grade

  • @rbpattersons81
    @rbpattersons81 Рік тому

    Serj and Daron are also trained opera singers.

  • @thetalantonx
    @thetalantonx Рік тому

    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.

  • @atvena
    @atvena Рік тому

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

  • @NondescriptMammal
    @NondescriptMammal Рік тому

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

  • @davidnajor7536
    @davidnajor7536 Рік 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.

  • @system_killer
    @system_killer Рік тому +1

    какие прикольные рожицы получаются. :)

  • @BeardedKayakFishing
    @BeardedKayakFishing 10 місяців тому

    SOAD is pure awesomeness

  • @towerofresonance4877
    @towerofresonance4877 Рік тому +2

    As an opera singer, can you react to Mikhail Zlatopolsky next?

    • @maggiereneemusic
      @maggiereneemusic  Рік тому +2

      I don't think I know who that is so feel free to sponsor it or recommend it in discord. Thanks for your comment. 🤗

  • @bryanforis1839
    @bryanforis1839 Рік тому +1

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

  • @UberDurable
    @UberDurable Рік тому

    Intense is how to describe this song!

  • @C3po87
    @C3po87 Рік тому

    watch system of a down "aerials" and you will learn more about the band,the vocals are on top there

  • @drmorcoch9338
    @drmorcoch9338 Рік тому

    they're an excellent band

  • @aratakasuga4095
    @aratakasuga4095 Рік тому

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

  • @slongf15
    @slongf15 Рік тому

    Toxicity and Aerials are my favorites of theirs.

  • @ginaarendtson9478
    @ginaarendtson9478 Рік тому

    Serj has a classical album btw

  • @WilBgames
    @WilBgames Рік тому

    So the song is about people, rock stars and such, who take drugs to cope with the pressures of the world and end up dying to an OD. The line "I cry when angels deserve to die" is a commentary on how some people and media will treat these deaths like the person deserved to die, even though they didn't hurt anyone. The "father" bits at the end are referencing the words of Jesus on the cross as retold in the bible, "Father into your hands I commit my spirit" and "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"

  • @AB-te1ci
    @AB-te1ci Рік тому

    Thanks for the feedback
    Armenia 🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲

  • @Damoinion
    @Damoinion Рік тому

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

  • @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.

  • @simonrobinson10
    @simonrobinson10 Рік тому

    Song was originally called 'suicide' but the record execs blocked it - they called it 'cjop suey' (suey-cide...) as a piss take.
    There is a shot of them eating chop suey in the vid, nothing to do with the rest of the video as a nod to it
    4 billion views+ for that video!

  • @stacym31
    @stacym31 Рік тому

    Chop Suey (suicide "chopped" in half). It was going to be titled Suicide, but decided on Chop Suey.

  • @prefono
    @prefono Рік тому +1

    I don't think there was much technique in their screaming, in fact Serj had a wonderful voice and today it's like hearing Donald Duck sing with a sore throat.