For those who don't know, these are scenes from the 1927 German silent film "Metropolis". It orignlly was released as a cut down version because of its length. It also received mixed reviews. Many critics praised it's special effects, but others called its story "naive". H. G. Wells described the film as "silly". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction called it "trite". Many also criticized its "Communist message". In 1984 a restored copy was shown with a rock music soundtrack. ( I went and saw that release in the theaters at the time.) Another version was shown again in 2001. Then in 2008 a damaged copy of the the director's original cut was found in Argentina. Missing or damaged parts of the film had to be blacked out. However, from that original director's cut along with another copy that was found in New Zeland, a new copy that was 95% reconstructed was released in Germany in 2010.
Rick Evans said he wrote the lyrics in 10 minutes in the back of a Volkswagen van after a night of partying and a lot of Mary Jane. He tried the song with a few bands he was playing with at the time, but the music wasn't right and it wasn't working. Zager thought the lyrics were intriguing, so he rewrote the music so it blended better with the lyrics. The first night they played it live they knew it was special because the crowd looked stunned and wanted to hear it again and again.
The film that shows in the video is called "Metropolis" (1927), which is a timeless classic film. Not only is it ahead of its time, but one of the greatest films ever made. 🎥👌
@@3DJapan the first ever sci-fi movie is Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon, and it's on UA-cam (it's under 15 minutes, well worth seeing once): ua-cam.com/video/ZNAHcMMOHE8/v-deo.html Metropolis is awesome though, although for whatever reason every single restoration of it is sped up which bothers me.
@@dracoargentum9783 Not to mention his love child Jesus who also promised to pop back in no time. I'm fed up waiting. They can piss of now as far as I'm concerned. :)
I always did like this song for having an ominous but hopeful feel, like maybe our kids’ future won’t be so bad… the line that always struck me is “he’s taken everything this old Earth can give, and he ain’t put back nothing.”
Talking about the USA, of course, but they didn't crack the Top 40 again anywhere else either. Their follow-up made it into the 40s in Canada but got nowhere in the states. They barely cracked the Top 100 in Canada and Australia with a couple of other tracks. Billboard officially ranked them the top "One Hit Wonder" of all-time as of the early '00s (based on their overall point system). Don't know if anyone has topped them since then.
THAT'S NOT 60'S GRAPHICS: Those are 1920's graphics. Specifically the classic 1927 Fritz Lang film "Metropolis" which was a dark vision of future human societal development. It is a silent movie that has impacted the concepts of thinkers, imaginers, movie makers and authors ever since.
"In The Year 2525" came out when I was in Junior High, and this song kinda freaked me out the first couple of times I heard it. I think Lex called it "predictive", and that is just how I felt. Almost a sense of hopelessness, we will not go on forever. Sad but ultimately true, I fear. Unless things change dramatically.
This one-hit wonder holds a ton of memories for me. I grew up with this song in Lincoln, NE, the hometown of Denny Zager & the late Rick Evans. They were kind of a big deal in 1969 with this all-time classic soaring to No. 1 on the charts. Zager, who still lives in Lincoln and reportedly now makes custom guitars, once taught guitar to one of my best friends. Or maybe it was Evans. Oh well. It was one of them. Just surreal seeing you all react to it. Great job, by the way. It will really make you think!
So happy you guys reacted to this. What a great time it is for us slightly older folk (59 - will be 60 soon) to get to see the younger generation on fantastic channels like yours discovering and enjoying songs from our youth. Brad, I've always liked your reactions, but probably even more lately (maybe it's just me) but it seems like you are "getting into" the songs more than ever now and that's the thing I love most about song reactions. I've probably spent a couple thousand hours over the years building a unique song library of 13,000 plus songs from many genres in hi-fidelity formats that I store on my "Cowon P1" (yeah, I'm a bit of an audiophile). If you ever run out of ideas for reactions I'm sure I could send suggestions that would keep you going for long time. Lots of songs I think people would enjoy your reaction to that may not be so readily recalled by a lot of us.
I was going to recommend this song months ago. I wasn’t sure I would get picked, so I am stoked to see someone else got to recommend it. This song holds a special place in my heart as when I hear it, I’m immediately a 10 year old all over again, and I’m riding back from a long trip with my father while this song came on the radio. It’s always been my time machine to my youth and happier times. But I digress. Do either of y’all have a song that can put you back in a certain place and time immediately when you hear it??? Keep putting out the amazing content. God bless.
We had this on 45 when I was a kid. Being a sci-fi and space nut, this song always hit me in the feels. The 60’s and 70’s had a good run of post-apocalyptic literature and movies and this song. Of course, Zagar and Evans didn’t give humanity enough credit for screwing things up: most of this has already happened!
I did some copywriting for Denny Zager. One day a big box appeared on my doorstep. It was an autographed guitar! What a nice gift…he was paying me for my work and didn’t have to send it. I still have it, obviously! He’s in the guitar-building business now, and you can buy his guitars online.
I really enjoy your reactions. You and MOST Americans are suffering from a thing they call "Normalcy Bias" A condition where, It is how it is, and this is how it always has been, and will be. Makes me recall Mr. Milk (no lie real name) when he caught me looking out the window spacing during world history. "Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it." It is scary how close to the edge civilization is. Keep up the good work.
Came back for second watch...And hope that humanity makes it to 2525. The world is getting crazier each moment! Love you guys! I just realized the song is prophetic, just 500 years off!
This was the #1 song of 1969. It stayed #1 on the pop charts more weeks than any other song that year. I was in the 1st grade at the time and would listen to the radio all day until this song came on.
I like the song because I think it's like a science fiction movie done in folk rock. It's like Brave New World in song form. I think the tempo helps a lot too, it has an action movie pace to it.
Holy cow! That is the origin of the theme song from Cleopatra 2525! That is an old CW style show from back in the day, always liked the theme song so I am happy to know it's origin.
I remember listening to this song as a kid in the late 80s (Dad always had the oldies on the radio) I always found it eerie and scary then, who knew it was somewhat predicting the future. Such a great song.
I am 74 and in 1969 my husband who is now dead loved this song. It was taken to our hearts and the film was a German silent film which was also very predictive of the future. That film was produced in the year my parents were born.
Wow. This was a song I was going to suggest, but thought you all would not go for or even like. This was an excellent song, imagination wise. And it was huge. I loved this song as a kid, listening to it on my transistor radio. AM radio. lol Also, there was a science fiction series called "Cleopatra 2525," which I have not seen yet as a whole, but did see the first episode and the intro music was this song.
A lot of science fiction tales are a glimpse into our future. IE in Star Trek there was a futuristic communicator now called a mobile (that is usually glued to our face) and doors opened automatically. computers were voice activated as are now televisions and we have Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant to talk to.
When this song broke, it really made everyone think about his or her mortality like no song before it. And, when I hear it today, I'm swept back to hearing it on the radio when my friends and I slept beneath the stars on the farm on warm summer nights. It's one of those songs that you know where you were and what you were doing at that time in your life. This is a great song.
This song has been running through my head for a couple of days now, so I just had to look it up and listen to it. I've always loved this song, even with its ominous lyrics. Another song with a similar feel is "Pets" (1993) by Porno for Pyros, formed by Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction.
I've always loved this song. But I totally agree with you both on how predictive this song has become. Shoot, those of us who were around in the 80s, be it kids, teens, or adults, we're far more active and social than we are now. Same can be said for the 90s to an extent. Good call!😘😘💖💖👏👏👏
Love this song. The music lends a desperate feel to the dystopian lyrics. Another great vision of dystopian future you should check out is Rush 2112. It's a long (album side) song, but well worth a listen.
When I was a kid I had the 45 record of this and played it over and over and over. My older brother came in my room smashed it and walked out. He is now a scientist, kind of ironic.
It’s fascinating that they should use shots from Fritz Lang‘s 1927 movie Metropolis I realize it’s quite famous for those of us who are into old films but you would think the new generation wouldn’t have no idea where this reference came from.
Oh, yeah! I remember that Florida rain! 5 minutes, then 20 minutes later, 5 minutes. Raining on your side of the street, and sunny and dry RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. Also, driving through a band storm because of the direction the storm was headed, and the direction YOU were driving. I kinda miss that about Florida, lol! Not the fire ants!😂😂😂
This was my favorite song when I was a kid ....It was freaky but I dont think we have to go that far into the future to see these things....Another good freaky one hit wonder back in those days is "Fire" by Arthur Brown.
For those who don't know, these are scenes from the 1927 German silent film "Metropolis". It orignlly was released as a cut down version because of its length. It also received mixed reviews. Many critics praised it's special effects, but others called its story "naive". H. G. Wells described the film as "silly". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction called it "trite". Many also criticized its "Communist message". In 1984 a restored copy was shown with a rock music soundtrack. ( I went and saw that release in the theaters at the time.) Another version was shown again in 2001. Then in 2008 a damaged copy of the the director's original cut was found in Argentina. Missing or damaged parts of the film had to be blacked out. However, from that original director's cut along with another copy that was found in New Zeland, a new copy that was 95% reconstructed was released in Germany in 2010.
Thanks for that info. Interesting.
C3PO = "Maria".
Metropolis is a great move but you need to look at it like a play as that is all movies had to reference by. Good stuff
@@TheRetroManRandySavage Sadly many small minded americans think anything that's not red white and blue is communist.
Red is communist. Only blue and white are ok. …. LOL it’s a joke.
Sort of.
I am 65 years old and was a child when this came out. It was a creepy looking future and now its here. So sad
Me too!!
Same here. I'm 59
63 now and I remember when that song came out, we are heading in that direction.
I Was too! Remember every word still, lol.
They musta meant ten thousand years, metric!
Rick Evans said he wrote the lyrics in 10 minutes in the back of a Volkswagen van after a night of partying and a lot of Mary Jane. He tried the song with a few bands he was playing with at the time, but the music wasn't right and it wasn't working. Zager thought the lyrics were intriguing, so he rewrote the music so it blended better with the lyrics. The first night they played it live they knew it was special because the crowd looked stunned and wanted to hear it again and again.
This is a good msg. The main point being athe importance of Mary Jane.
When I was a kid in the 70's and listened to this, I thought it was nuts. I do not think that now, the song makes much more sense.
The film that shows in the video is called "Metropolis" (1927), which is a timeless classic film. Not only is it ahead of its time, but one of the greatest films ever made.
🎥👌
And a silent film, to boot!
The first ever sci-fi movie!
@@3DJapan the first ever sci-fi movie is Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon, and it's on UA-cam (it's under 15 minutes, well worth seeing once): ua-cam.com/video/ZNAHcMMOHE8/v-deo.html
Metropolis is awesome though, although for whatever reason every single restoration of it is sped up which bothers me.
@Norman Smithers How Dare You!!!!!!!
also used by Freddie Mercury for Love Kills video...brill
I always loved this song its a great tune ...... we are own worst enemy
They got the overall concepts right, the timeline was just much shorter than they imagined.
This ☝️
Right? You can do all of this now in 2022 before you get to the part where God shows up but the year isn't over yet...
@@bradprice8040 As a wise man once said "it ain't over till it's over"
@@bradprice8040 heh. we have been sitting "just before god shows up" for over 2000 years...
@@dracoargentum9783 Not to mention his love child Jesus who also promised to pop back in no time.
I'm fed up waiting. They can piss of now as far as I'm concerned. :)
I always did like this song for having an ominous but hopeful feel, like maybe our kids’ future won’t be so bad… the line that always struck me is “he’s taken everything this old Earth can give, and he ain’t put back nothing.”
That Malthusian line just shows the ignorance of the average hippy.
A #1 song for six weeks in 1969 and at one time was considered the biggest "One Hit Wonder" ever.
Talking about the USA, of course, but they didn't crack the Top 40 again anywhere else either. Their follow-up made it into the 40s in Canada but got nowhere in the states. They barely cracked the Top 100 in Canada and Australia with a couple of other tracks. Billboard officially ranked them the top "One Hit Wonder" of all-time as of the early '00s (based on their overall point system). Don't know if anyone has topped them since then.
Another song you might want to hear is Barry McGuire. Eve of destruction. 1965
That was my first favorite song; it was a huge hit
THAT'S NOT 60'S GRAPHICS:
Those are 1920's graphics. Specifically the classic 1927 Fritz Lang film "Metropolis" which was a dark vision of future human societal development. It is a silent movie that has impacted the concepts of thinkers, imaginers, movie makers and authors ever since.
PS Clips from the same film are used in Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" music video, as well as in many, many other videos, programs and memes.
This movie was indeed so ahead of its time! 😳
@@Cosmic86x Not ahead of its time. It was planned.
@@taoist32 Obviously; they don't just turn up and start filming.
It's amazing how so many bands and people had so much insight. Love this song, glad you played it
Zager and Evans were from Lincoln, Nebraska and I remember following this song as it went from local to regional to national hit.
I'm from Omaha and was a baby when this song came out and became a huge hit!
Very proud of these guys!
"In The Year 2525" came out when I was in Junior High, and this song kinda freaked me out the first couple of times I heard it. I think Lex called it "predictive", and that is just how I felt. Almost a sense of hopelessness, we will not go on forever. Sad but ultimately true, I fear. Unless things change dramatically.
This one-hit wonder holds a ton of memories for me. I grew up with this song in Lincoln, NE, the hometown of Denny Zager & the late Rick Evans. They were kind of a big deal in 1969 with this all-time classic soaring to No. 1 on the charts. Zager, who still lives in Lincoln and reportedly now makes custom guitars, once taught guitar to one of my best friends. Or maybe it was Evans. Oh well. It was one of them. Just surreal seeing you all react to it. Great job, by the way. It will really make you think!
So happy you guys reacted to this. What a great time it is for us slightly older folk (59 - will be 60 soon) to get to see the younger generation on fantastic channels like yours discovering and enjoying songs from our youth. Brad, I've always liked your reactions, but probably even more lately (maybe it's just me) but it seems like you are "getting into" the songs more than ever now and that's the thing I love most about song reactions.
I've probably spent a couple thousand hours over the years building a unique song library of 13,000 plus songs from many genres in hi-fidelity formats that I store on my "Cowon P1" (yeah, I'm a bit of an audiophile). If you ever run out of ideas for reactions I'm sure I could send suggestions that would keep you going for long time. Lots of songs I think people would enjoy your reaction to that may not be so readily recalled by a lot of us.
So glad y’all reacted to this one ! This song freaked me out when I was a teen …imagine how it felt to see some of it come to fruition…!
Denny Zager has been making guitars for decades. I recently bought one for my wife to learn play on. It’s a beautiful easy to play instrument.
Love that you guys are speculating about our future...if we're smart enough to have one.
If nuclear war happens soon, we won’t have much of a future.
I was going to recommend this song months ago. I wasn’t sure I would get picked, so I am stoked to see someone else got to recommend it. This song holds a special place in my heart as when I hear it, I’m immediately a 10 year old all over again, and I’m riding back from a long trip with my father while this song came on the radio. It’s always been my time machine to my youth and happier times. But I digress. Do either of y’all have a song that can put you back in a certain place and time immediately when you hear it??? Keep putting out the amazing content. God bless.
You're welcome. I kept on requesting it in chat during their many live streams.
Am 70. Things in the song were sci-fi, seen on shows like 'Twilight Zone'. Now living them. Mind blowing
We had this on 45 when I was a kid. Being a sci-fi and space nut, this song always hit me in the feels. The 60’s and 70’s had a good run of post-apocalyptic literature and movies and this song. Of course, Zagar and Evans didn’t give humanity enough credit for screwing things up: most of this has already happened!
So true!
You remember the song "D. O. A."? That was a freaky macabre song right there!
Fun Fact: In the year 2525, Brad & Lex will have completed their 25252525th music reaction video
😂
*It's funny because you think there will be a UA-cam.*
@@hulkhatepunybanner no, it will be piped directly into subscribers’ brains. 🤗
it will not exist.2900. the change. rich will be k.k. the. trapist1 and eos2. xxxthe past
Lexi is such a pleasure to watch...!
I did some copywriting for Denny Zager. One day a big box appeared on my doorstep. It was an autographed guitar! What a nice gift…he was paying me for my work and didn’t have to send it. I still have it, obviously! He’s in the guitar-building business now, and you can buy his guitars online.
u guys r so insightfull..respect...
What an amazing concept for a song! I've never heard this band/song before, that was really cool!!
You guy's are right , man has reached his peak, we are now devolving not evolving.
I heard that when I was a kid. It freaked me out, sooo creepy. One hit wonder but they left their mark. So well done.
This was #1 for seven weeks in the summer of 1969. Recorded in a Texas cow pasture by two guys from Lincoln, Nebraska.
To be fair - the STUDIO - was located in a big field. The Odessa Symphony Orchestra played the orchestral parts.
I would have guessed someplace further west, and south from Lincoln.
@@BobSoltis1 Thanks, Robert. I didn’t know that.
I really enjoy your reactions. You and MOST Americans are suffering from a thing they call "Normalcy Bias" A condition where, It is how it is, and this is how it always has been, and will be. Makes me recall Mr. Milk (no lie real name) when he caught me looking out the window spacing during world history. "Those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it." It is scary how close to the edge civilization is. Keep up the good work.
Glad that the re exploration of music has started. Love reaction vids .
Great idea Brad! I wish some artist would do an up to date cover of this song.
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones" - Albert Einstein
Came back for second watch...And hope that humanity makes it to 2525. The world is getting crazier each moment! Love you guys! I just realized the song is prophetic, just 500 years off!
I was 10 when this came out. Never paid much attention to the lyrics at that age. It has a great beat, and it's fun to dance to. 😊
Great song....lyrics are awesome!
My biology teacher in high school used to play this during class all the time.
Great song…. Love how it got you guys thinking 🤔 ! Frances
My mum got the single of this song and we always listened to it when me and my siblings were kids.Great song
Oh, wow! This rings true for today. I remember this song when it came out...a one hit wonder.great song!
One of the most incredible songs ever! Deep!
Now it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what, he never knew, now man's reign is through
Glad you played this . Creepy predictions 😜! You both pick awesome music to never hear it before . Love your channel 😍
The first time I heard this song was in the movie gentleman broncos. Great movie, great song. Love y'all's reactions. Keep up the good work!!
Enjoy watching people that are 30 or 40 years younger. When l see kids like this l believe there is still hope 🙏.
Love your UA-cams, love you guys! God bless.
This song has so much truth within the lyrics.
4:21. Inspiration for CP3O in Star Wars. The scenes are taken from the 100-year old German classic movie Metropolis.
This was the #1 song of 1969. It stayed #1 on the pop charts more weeks than any other song that year. I was in the 1st grade at the time and would listen to the radio all day until this song came on.
Always loved this when it was on the radio when I was a kid.
Both the song and the film Metropolis are truly great works of art!
I was 15 years old when this song came out. I always thought the song was eerily prophetic. I still have this on a 45rpm record. Lol !
I like the song because I think it's like a science fiction movie done in folk rock. It's like Brave New World in song form. I think the tempo helps a lot too, it has an action movie pace to it.
God is always sending messages thru every forum
Thanks Futurama for introducing me to this great track
Holy cow! That is the origin of the theme song from Cleopatra 2525! That is an old CW style show from back in the day, always liked the theme song so I am happy to know it's origin.
I remember listening to this song as a kid in the late 80s (Dad always had the oldies on the radio) I always found it eerie and scary then, who knew it was somewhat predicting the future. Such a great song.
The conclusion of the film "Metropolis," --and our hope for the future: "The mediator between head and hands must be the heart"
This song came out when I was a child. I was always fascinated with melody.
A song that really makes you think about the existence of the earth and humans.
I am 74 and in 1969 my husband who is now dead loved this song. It was taken to our hearts and the film was a German silent film which was also very predictive of the future. That film was produced in the year my parents were born.
Wow. This was a song I was going to suggest, but thought you all would not go for or even like. This was an excellent song, imagination wise. And it was huge. I loved this song as a kid, listening to it on my transistor radio. AM radio. lol
Also, there was a science fiction series called "Cleopatra 2525," which I have not seen yet as a whole, but did see the first episode and the intro music was this song.
Great choice again. Very prophetic lyrics i own a copy the movie from this video. It scared my wife back in the early 70's. Keep up the good choices.
Amazing how a song from the sixties makes you think about the future
This song was such a mood back in the day! It was a very hot summer!
My mom had the 45 of this and I played the hell out of it as a kid. I found the music boppin' and the lyrics interesting.
That movie was 1927 sci-fi, 60's sci-fi looked groovy... Barbarella(1968) Green Slime(68) Planet of the Apes(68) Fahrenheit 451(66)
We are almost already there, its not going to be as long as 2525.
A lot of science fiction tales are a glimpse into our future. IE in Star Trek there was a futuristic communicator now called a mobile (that is usually glued to our face) and doors opened automatically. computers were voice activated as are now televisions and we have Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant to talk to.
This song is crazy. Scared me as a kid. Lol 😂
Summer of 1969, I was 9 years old, in YMCA summer camp in High Rolls, New Mexico when I first heard this song.
One of the greatest songs ever written
When this song broke, it really made everyone think about his or her mortality like no song before it. And, when I hear it today, I'm swept back to hearing it on the radio when my friends and I slept beneath the stars on the farm on warm summer nights. It's one of those songs that you know where you were and what you were doing at that time in your life. This is a great song.
When this came out in 1969 it seemed like science fiction, now it is starting to happen...scary!!
I think Lex was really getting into the song. This is one of my favorite songs I heard growing up still love to this day.
This song has been running through my head for a couple of days now, so I just had to look it up and listen to it. I've always loved this song, even with its ominous lyrics. Another song with a similar feel is "Pets" (1993) by Porno for Pyros, formed by Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction.
FINALLY !!! Thank you!
I've always loved this song. But I totally agree with you both on how predictive this song has become.
Shoot, those of us who were around in the 80s, be it kids, teens, or adults, we're far more active and social than we are now. Same can be said for the 90s to an extent.
Good call!😘😘💖💖👏👏👏
I bought this record when it came out. I'm old lol.
Love this song. The music lends a desperate feel to the dystopian lyrics. Another great vision of dystopian future you should check out is Rush 2112. It's a long (album side) song, but well worth a listen.
Barry Mcguire "Eve Of Destruction" (1965)
When I was a kid I had the 45 record of this and played it over and over and over. My older brother came in my room smashed it and walked out. He is now a scientist, kind of ironic.
liar
It’s fascinating that they should use shots from Fritz Lang‘s 1927 movie Metropolis I realize it’s quite famous for those of us who are into old films but you would think the new generation wouldn’t have no idea where this reference came from.
They thought they were clips from the 60’s.
the song is older than me, but I have always known it. love it
Great tune, and brilliantly utilized in the underrated "Gentlemen Broncos".
I had only heard the Futurama version of this song. I had no idea it was a real song. 🤯
Oh, yeah! I remember that Florida rain! 5 minutes, then 20 minutes later, 5 minutes. Raining on your side of the street, and sunny and dry RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
Also, driving through a band storm because of the direction the storm was headed, and the direction YOU were driving. I kinda miss that about Florida, lol! Not the fire ants!😂😂😂
This was my favorite song when I was a kid ....It was freaky but I dont think we have to go that far into the future to see these things....Another good freaky one hit wonder back in those days is "Fire" by Arthur Brown.
I particularly liked the way they used this song on Futurama
I wore out the first 45 of this song on my turntable that
turned into a record suitcase with a turntable inside
This song scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.
1927 German Movie... Metropolis...
One of the greatest one hit wonders is how my older bro described this song.
Love this, and test tube babies huh.
This was created in 1969... and those predictions are scary accurate.
None of them are accurate. none of this has happened. Not one thing,
Great t-shirt Brad,,,love it
Your "welcome to florida" comment at the end is the classic inside joke.
Such a great song to listen to while cruising around and drinking beer. At least that's what we did in high school. 😉
this was also the theme song for the Sci-fi Show Cleopatra 2525