i'm obsessed with the way starkid fans in the audience SCREAM AND CHEER anytime they hear an amazing note in a song, i never notice it in larger broadway productions and it just makes my heart full when they go wild for an amazing voice and note ahhh
and the way that we absolutely LOSE IT any time a show makes a reference to another hatchetfield show whether in dialogue, instrumentals, or the appearance of any easter egg😍
I gotta say, the improvement on all fronts between Black Friday and Nerdy Prudes is really amazing. The song writing, the book, the costumes, like everything went up a notch. But, every single cast member improved so much vocally. Especially Jon. Like, I feel so proud of this stranger for how far he's come in his singing. He's obviously been working so hard, I remember my jaw dropping at the Nerdy Prudes opening.
As a vocal performance major, I am so unbelievably jealous of Jeff’s vocal range. He said it was something around three octaves (the average person has about two) and then there’s his control and support over his notes and breath??? I’d KILL to have that kind of skill god damn
@@d.nv.r no fr as well as like la de da day while not my fav is a really good song for introducing the singing virus thing and high school is killing me is such a banger start to npmd and like even outside of hatchetfield musicals like i just watched the vhs christmas carol digital ticket last night and the opening group number is literally so good
I'm so sorry to say that Dirty Girl is my favorite song in Nerdy Prudes Must Die. The harmony on "Dirty, Dirty girl, will you pray for me while our lovin' poisons the air" (not in the video) is sickening and I would give Angela Giarratana both of my kidneys
Dirty Girl really grew on me. I love the message and the repression behind it, really threw me back to my super religious days. Y'know, minus the murder.
Yeah, every time Dylan opens his mouth, you know a killer fuckin’ vocal is on the way. Black Friday was iconic because of him and Jeff. Also hearing Jon’s vocal evolution has me in tears, I love him so much Also also you are SO correct for the Monsters and Men appreciation.
i got to meet will branner and get his autograph when i was in nyc he’s the absolute sweetest when i mentioned npmd he had the biggest smile on his face
Can we just talk about how important Corey's voice is when they sing as a group. All of them are so essential but without Corey's voice I think half of it would sound a mess. I don't know how to explain it but his voice just grounds everything 🤩🤩
I know this has nothing to do with this video but I can never see Peter saying "yeah, but I don't want to" about Ruth the same knowing that Joey and Lauren are married irl.
oh man. oh man. haven't listened to the npmd soundtrack in a few months and holy shit I forgot just how GOOD it is. I remembered it being good but its even better than I remember
Obsessed with "You're not as cool as you think you are." Telling Peter he's trying to do something much greater than what she thinks he should have to. She says it a little mockingly, like ridiculing him will both deny her feelings for him and convince him not to do this. And Peter changes it completely, with "But you're as smart as I know you are." He's always believed Steph was smart, as we see in his song after she asks him to tutor her. He reminds her that no denial will get around what she has to do, and he knows she understands that. Another thing, "One of us is in love, it doesn't take a detective." Why is Peter saying only one of them? I think he knows he loves Steph, but after being bullied and isolated his whole life, he's unsure of if Steph truly loves him. This is backed up when Steph asks "What if you are wrong?" And he repeats it. They mean two different things- Steph is asking if it would be better for her to die instead, but Peter wonders if he could be wrong, that he isn't really what Steph treasures most. But when she asks, "What if I should go?" He immediately rejects the thought, determined to let Steph live. "If I really, really do love you, you'd have to say-" And he interrupts her, "I know." Its a star was reference, which I'm so normal about Pete doing that. Pete and Steph both have their own reasons for not confessing, Steph's is the one I'm less certain on.
Yeesss I was thinking about the subtle undertones and messages when I listened to this song yesterday. You make so many good points!! The writing and character work and musical motifs in the Hatchetfield series are so next level, I love it so much
I love hearing Jon in TGWDLM versus NPMD It shows his vocal range and growth in real time. Also his vocals in "Inevitable" do NOT get the appreciation they deserve.
I love seeing how much Starkid has grown in terms of the settings, the storytelling, and the music most importantly. I swear the music has gotten so much better over the years
Completely Agree with this. All of Hatchetfield songs are absolute bangers. Imo this moments belong in this list: Jaime's "It is time... to DIIEE!" Lauren's "Just for Once" NT2 theme song and "Axe Man". Amazing vid!
finally some respect going to "If I Fail You"!!!! that song gets me every time, its half the reason i always describe black friday as the most thematic and emotionally rich out of the hatchetfield trilogy
My favourite part of the hachet town solo is that their posing like the paitings of mother mary (i think), i havent seen anyone mention it before, but im also certain the palms up with the sleeping pose behind her is a christian painting
@@iniratagen9740 yesss this is what I always say! She doesn’t understand anything about the subject so off course her fantasy would be weird and illogical
LITERALLY!!! Like that's why the songs so good too! It's such a great character study while being catchy as hell (also Angela is really hot) and I LOVE IT
Let It Out is probably my favorite Hatchetfield song, honestly. SO GOOD. The title song in Nerdy Prudes Must Die is a close second, especially "Cool As I Think I Am" in the background and Jon's "I'm not a loser!" on top.
After watching NPMD that was stuck on my head on a loop and fortunately i forgor about it but now after listening to it AGAIN....its gonna be back on loop 😂😂
2:25 I'm very surprised so many are sleeping in Monsters and Men like The simple choreo? FUCKIN BEAUTIFUL The bridge up til the end were my favorite parts
It’s videos like this that helped me appreciate Black Friday wayyyyyyy more than I did at first. It’s a disjointed plot, with songs in absolutely questionable places to put too much weight in too many odd spots for it to be anything other than all over the place… but every one of those pieces really did go disturbingly hard. Monsters & Men is like one of the most pointless songs in Starkid history but Curt and Jeff went SO. DAMN. HAAAAAAARD. Sins of writing are not sins of production. Long live Hatchetfield, baby
2:30 is so fucking real, i remember everyone putting it last on their ratings when it came out and I was like BUT THATS ONE OF THE BEST ONES?? THE LYRICS ??THE HARMONY?? THE EMOTIONS??
3:18 honestly what is it with Starkid making songs with questionably lyrics so good ?!?! Virginity Rocks is honestly one of my favourites Starkid songs. Other than including the whole song in this video, I especially love the quieter part towards the end
okay but I am SO happy to see Kim Whalen appreciation! She's such a lovely person! I was lucky to not only spend my birthday a couple years ago in a private zoom call with her and Curt, I also met her in person last october and she REMEMBERED ME! From just that one call!
that is SO COOL!!! i met her VERY briefly (like it was probably a 20 second interaction) during black friday’s run and even then she was so so so kind and sweet. she needs her own international holiday i think
i'm obsessed with the way starkid fans in the audience SCREAM AND CHEER anytime they hear an amazing note in a song, i never notice it in larger broadway productions and it just makes my heart full when they go wild for an amazing voice and note ahhh
it’s because we’re objectively the best and coolest fanbase ever
Because excitement can be contagious
@@d.nv.r honestly never found a fan base as positive and supportive as this one❤
and the way that we absolutely LOSE IT any time a show makes a reference to another hatchetfield show whether in dialogue, instrumentals, or the appearance of any easter egg😍
I think its considered a bit rude on broadway
Thank you for the Jon appreciation. All of his moments are bangers
absolutely! i almost feel like i should have included more of him
jon's delivery of 'i'm not a loser' makes me want to weep. EVERY TIME. AAAAAAAH
Richie deserved so much better he’s just baby 😭
the hell you doin here
@plutosdyingstar cries on the floor
@ :3
Nothing pains me more than dirty girl being such a banger. It makes me so uncomfortable to watch but it’s so amazing to listen to
literally!!!! it’s def a headphones-only song but it’s SO GOOD
“I am Dan Reynolds” is literally one of the biggest laughs I’ve ever had watching starkid I don’t even know why I love it so much
"Unfortunetly this is a banger" is so real lmao im asexual but I cant stop singing dirty girl
PREEEACCHHHH
Unus annus and Starkid fan? We are the same
@@teagancorridan we are essentially the same person
I feel like will's part in literal monster where he goes "a predator of my size" is some of the best vocals in that show
Jon’s “IM NOT A LOSER” gives me chills every time it’s so good!!
We owe so much to Jeff Blim for writing ALL these songs
YES!!!!!
I absolutely ADORE Kims face shift right before "FUCK YOU CLIVESDALE" it gives me so much life frfr
BAHAHAHA YES i love the tone shift so much
Bryce’s solo in hatchet town is the best thing to ever happen to musical theater
AGREED
I love that at 2:08 while everyone else is doing something with their chairs, Grace is just praying on the chair
HELPPPP i’ve never noticed that 😭 the choreo is so so so perfect in this show
"why isn't this blasting from every speaker in north america" do you want mass amnesia, op? because that's how you get mass amnesia!!
i think it would be worth it
I gotta say, the improvement on all fronts between Black Friday and Nerdy Prudes is really amazing. The song writing, the book, the costumes, like everything went up a notch. But, every single cast member improved so much vocally. Especially Jon. Like, I feel so proud of this stranger for how far he's come in his singing. He's obviously been working so hard, I remember my jaw dropping at the Nerdy Prudes opening.
NPMD actually changed my brain chemistry
Actually though, I’ve been obsessed with NPMD since I’ve first watched it.
For real, been listening to it everyday lol
9:22 WHO WILL PRAY FOR YOUUUU WHEN YOUR BODY’S GONEEEEE THIS IS THE CONSEQUENCE FOR WHAT YOUVE DOOOOONE
*I'M NOOOOOOT A LOOOOSEEEER!!!*
i think i just realised why curt said pway instead of play is because it also could stand in as praying, since wiggly basically forms a cult
As a vocal performance major, I am so unbelievably jealous of Jeff’s vocal range. He said it was something around three octaves (the average person has about two) and then there’s his control and support over his notes and breath??? I’d KILL to have that kind of skill god damn
Dylan Saunders' voice is my roman empire tbh
if there’s one thing starkid excels at (besides like everything) it’s group/ensemble numbers
totally agree! feast or famine and hatchet town always come to mind when i think of fan favorite songs
@@d.nv.r no fr as well as like la de da day while not my fav is a really good song for introducing the singing virus thing and high school is killing me is such a banger start to npmd and like even outside of hatchetfield musicals like i just watched the vhs christmas carol digital ticket last night and the opening group number is literally so good
The genius of “line up our stories” being layered and in harmony, no one’s lining up the stories, it’s not gonna work.
“unfortunately this is a banger” REAL
“Unfortunately this is a banger” REAL
so glad you included the fuck clivesdale cheer
Jon's vocal improvement makes me so happy hes always been my favorite cast member and he gets better and better every show hes in
Yesss, and gradually going from almost no songs to being the main focus on the first song for a minute
To be fair he was nor given any true chance given to shine in his first appearance
The amount of times I've gone back to jon singing "im not a loser" is probably unhealthy
3:40 that is our Cinderella everybody
7:03 i love how your definition of a “cute paulkins moment” is them clinging to each other in terror and disgust bc same
LMAOOOOO we’re working with limited content!
He is dan Reynolds.
I would pay money for them to write and sing a song called "f*ck Clivesdale" sung by the lords in black XD I can't stop thinking of this
I don't think the Lord's in black would particularly care about Clydesdale but they might do that to make fun of the citizens of hatchet field.
I'm so sorry to say that Dirty Girl is my favorite song in Nerdy Prudes Must Die. The harmony on "Dirty, Dirty girl, will you pray for me while our lovin' poisons the air" (not in the video) is sickening and I would give Angela Giarratana both of my kidneys
its crazy how incredible the song really is, i completely agree with you!
Yesss that’s my fav part of the song!! The harmonies in Hatchetfield shows are SO NEXT LEVEL I’M IN LOVE
Id give her all my organs honestly
Don't be sorry, you are so right
Not me singing dirty girl soup at work
I want max's actor's version of Confrontation from Jackyll and Hyde
Dirty Girl really grew on me. I love the message and the repression behind it, really threw me back to my super religious days.
Y'know, minus the murder.
But the murders the best part!
Let it out gives Jekyll and Hyde in the best ways
Absolutely
Yeah, every time Dylan opens his mouth, you know a killer fuckin’ vocal is on the way. Black Friday was iconic because of him and Jeff.
Also hearing Jon’s vocal evolution has me in tears, I love him so much
Also also you are SO correct for the Monsters and Men appreciation.
preach!!! and thank you!
I can't over the fact that Linda monroe and Craphole are the same person. Lauren is a chameleon, an unspeakable amount of talent.
Glad to see some “Fuck you Clivesdale” appreciation
i got to meet will branner and get his autograph when i was in nyc he’s the absolute sweetest when i mentioned npmd he had the biggest smile on his face
that’s so awesome!! i’ve literally never heard a bad thing about him
1:28 And thats why we need a paulkins song .
YES!!!
They've been through enough you want them to sing AGAIN?
@@LoghanIngerson they’re in hatchetfield they already gonna die at least we would have a song to listen :D
FINALLY some "if he gets me next that could be three" appreciation
Can we just talk about how important Corey's voice is when they sing as a group. All of them are so essential but without Corey's voice I think half of it would sound a mess. I don't know how to explain it but his voice just grounds everything 🤩🤩
I know this has nothing to do with this video but I can never see Peter saying "yeah, but I don't want to" about Ruth the same knowing that Joey and Lauren are married irl.
Literal Monster goes so hard for no reason it’s so good.
oh man. oh man. haven't listened to the npmd soundtrack in a few months and holy shit I forgot just how GOOD it is. I remembered it being good but its even better than I remember
Obsessed with "You're not as cool as you think you are." Telling Peter he's trying to do something much greater than what she thinks he should have to. She says it a little mockingly, like ridiculing him will both deny her feelings for him and convince him not to do this. And Peter changes it completely, with "But you're as smart as I know you are." He's always believed Steph was smart, as we see in his song after she asks him to tutor her. He reminds her that no denial will get around what she has to do, and he knows she understands that. Another thing, "One of us is in love, it doesn't take a detective." Why is Peter saying only one of them? I think he knows he loves Steph, but after being bullied and isolated his whole life, he's unsure of if Steph truly loves him. This is backed up when Steph asks "What if you are wrong?" And he repeats it. They mean two different things- Steph is asking if it would be better for her to die instead, but Peter wonders if he could be wrong, that he isn't really what Steph treasures most. But when she asks, "What if I should go?" He immediately rejects the thought, determined to let Steph live. "If I really, really do love you, you'd have to say-" And he interrupts her, "I know." Its a star was reference, which I'm so normal about Pete doing that. Pete and Steph both have their own reasons for not confessing, Steph's is the one I'm less certain on.
Yeesss I was thinking about the subtle undertones and messages when I listened to this song yesterday. You make so many good points!! The writing and character work and musical motifs in the Hatchetfield series are so next level, I love it so much
I love hearing Jon in TGWDLM versus NPMD
It shows his vocal range and growth in real time. Also his vocals in "Inevitable" do NOT get the appreciation they deserve.
IKRRR
Almost all of the NPMD songs give me chills
I love seeing how much Starkid has grown in terms of the settings, the storytelling, and the music most importantly. I swear the music has gotten so much better over the years
Seeing people appreciate Jon makes me so very happy
Jon's inevitable ascends me. It's like 48% of why The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals is my favourite Starkid musical.
Thats so real
2:09 not grace doing the cross over her chest mid choreo😂
Going from burry the bully to if I fail you seems illegal
i love nothing more than emotional whiplash
The lords of black 's song is stuck in my head permanently since first listening to it
7:27 Putting Nerdy Prudes Must Die after Perky’s Buds was emotional and musical whiplash I was NOT prepared for 🥲
pull it! pack it! light it up! :3
*WHO WILL PRAY FOR YOUUU!!-*
how good jon and lauren sound together makes me want a paulkins duet reeeaaal bad
like i just wanna look at what their sheet music looks like for the parts with all the layers cuz that shits CRAZY
If you’re serious, MuseScore has a ton of starkid sheet music
Completely Agree with this. All of Hatchetfield songs are absolute bangers.
Imo this moments belong in this list:
Jaime's "It is time... to DIIEE!"
Lauren's "Just for Once"
NT2 theme song and "Axe Man".
Amazing vid!
you’re totally right!! i’d love to make a part 2 at some point
Going from the pot birds to Max singing 'who will pray for you' is the kind of whiplash I love Starkid for
4:00 im so excited for Bryce to be the new protagonist for the cinderella musical shes gonna slay so hard
the entirety of what if tomorrow comes and i would not be maad
finally some respect going to "If I Fail You"!!!! that song gets me every time, its half the reason i always describe black friday as the most thematic and emotionally rich out of the hatchetfield trilogy
My favourite part of the hachet town solo is that their posing like the paitings of mother mary (i think), i havent seen anyone mention it before, but im also certain the palms up with the sleeping pose behind her is a christian painting
i have to admit i’m not very well versed in christian art, but if that’s true that’s super cool! i loveeee the detail put into this show
Curt's solo in Monsters and Men gives me chills EVERY TIME
I do the smoke club dance and the "BUUURY THE BUUULLY" dance religiously
I randomly spin because of Bury/Bully The Bully while singing Let It Out
@@ThatOneArchivist so real of you
I feel like dirty girl gets too much shit bc it's so fucking weird but good GOD it's a good song
I love that song tho. Ya it's weird. But it's so good
It’s so silly and I love Angela 😭
It's weird because it's a repressed sexual fantasy of someone inexperienced. It makes sense for it to be weird
@@iniratagen9740 yesss this is what I always say! She doesn’t understand anything about the subject so off course her fantasy would be weird and illogical
LITERALLY!!! Like that's why the songs so good too! It's such a great character study while being catchy as hell (also Angela is really hot) and I LOVE IT
Let It Out is probably my favorite Hatchetfield song, honestly. SO GOOD.
The title song in Nerdy Prudes Must Die is a close second, especially "Cool As I Think I Am" in the background and Jon's "I'm not a loser!" on top.
YESSS all such amazing favs
someone get angela putenesca giovvanna giarratana harding a tony stat
Every time i see Jagerman all i remember is the live going: "JERMA?!" "OMG JERMA IS RIPPED!"
Anyone else think Curt Mega is aging backward? I swear he looks younger in NPMD than he did in Spies Are Forever.
i hate that dirty girl is a good song. but it is.
Definitely a song you don't want family hearing
I listen to it at school, on the way to school, on the way back from school, at home, EVERYWHERE-
After watching NPMD that was stuck on my head on a loop and fortunately i forgor about it but now after listening to it AGAIN....its gonna be back on loop 😂😂
I was one of the many asexuals panicking about it during the premiere but I must admit I quite enjoy it when the visuals are removed
he is Dan Reynolds🫡😢
3:17 WHY DID THEY FEEL THE NEED TO MAKE THIS STUPID SONG SO GOOD??? I CANNOT STOP REPLYING THAT PART
FANTASTIC question
TO KEEP US FROM HAVING FUCKIN SEX THATS WHY
'thank u dylan saunders' we all say in unison
2:25 I'm very surprised so many are sleeping in Monsters and Men like
The simple choreo? FUCKIN BEAUTIFUL
The bridge up til the end were my favorite parts
Fuckin' Traaaaaanscendent
It’s videos like this that helped me appreciate Black Friday wayyyyyyy more than I did at first. It’s a disjointed plot, with songs in absolutely questionable places to put too much weight in too many odd spots for it to be anything other than all over the place… but every one of those pieces really did go disturbingly hard. Monsters & Men is like one of the most pointless songs in Starkid history but Curt and Jeff went SO. DAMN. HAAAAAAARD. Sins of writing are not sins of production. Long live Hatchetfield, baby
2:30 is so fucking real, i remember everyone putting it last on their ratings when it came out and I was like BUT THATS ONE OF THE BEST ONES?? THE LYRICS ??THE HARMONY?? THE EMOTIONS??
TRUTH!! it’s so underrated it kills me
@@d.nv.ryes ITS SO GOOD it gets stuck in my head like I'm just randomly sitting there and my brain goes STEEEP INTO THE BLAAACK AND WHITE
3:18 honestly what is it with Starkid making songs with questionably lyrics so good ?!?! Virginity Rocks is honestly one of my favourites Starkid songs. Other than including the whole song in this video, I especially love the quieter part towards the end
Finally some appreciation for the nightmare time songs!! I feel like the nt series tends to get overlooked by everyone
i love kim whalen i wish she was real
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's so true
YES FINALLY SOME TAKE ME BACK APPRECIATION I LOVE KIM SO MUCH
it’s the BEST!!! i always get chills listening to it
LITERALLY MY FAVORITE SONG IN BF! I get chills every time
i love the bully the bully appreciation
Love the use of the Nerd Chorus in some of the songs in NPMD was a wonderful way to use the theme
Agreed, especially in Nerdy Prudes Must Die, with how it sounds like it is Ritchie working up the courage to fight back
Corey's vocals are frickin POWERFUL, I wish he had more solos in TGWDLM :)
8:44 when it says “I believe in you” Angela (grace) points up at God😂😂😭
If I fail you one more time makes me sobbbbbb, honestly the whole tim/father plot line stole the show for me in Black Friday
I JUST noticed Grace pointing up at Heaven (or at the Black and White??) when she sings “I believe in you and you believe in me”
IIIIIIM NOT A LOOOSER😭🔥This got me crying 😭😭😭 How does Jon go from that to the lords of black?!?! How?! Theyre all so good😭
8:24 is probably the part that made The Summoning my comfort song for a good couple days. Which was very odd.
2:15 I LOVE THIS PART BC YOU CAN HEAR COREYS DEEP VOICE IN THE BACKROUND IT SOUNDS SO FOOD
omg thank you for pointing that out, i’ve never noticed and it’s so great
When Black Friday came out, I had Dylan’s songs all on repeat, I will always love his vocals, so good!
You completely missed mrs. Tessburger's absolutely insane opera part in Hatchet Town. Plus that song is so underated.
if dylan isn't playing a dad with a ballad i aint watching
I have a crush on every single male in Starkid. I'm so gay for everyone help
I have a crush on every in Starkid. I'm so help
i have a crush on every single female in Starkid. I'm so gay for everyone help
@@bqualitysnake6549 so fucking real XD
@@marspooky I swear on my life, Starkid is gonna make me bi
I am so insane about Jon and Angela you don’t even know, not in a romantic or s3xual way they’re just really pretty 💀🙏
OH MY GOD YOU INXLUDED DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH ME actually one of my favourite songs and people just dont ever include itttt
YESSSS of course!! i always get chills when i listen to it
Dylan’s random screams feed me- just the beautiful vocals of Kim Whalen with Dylan just going “PLAY!!!!!!” in the background-
I _live_ for Kim Whalen's high notes.
no literally her voice is like my lifeline
1:28 really makes me wish there was a duet for Paul and Emma, at least in Black Friday or one of the Nightmare Time episodes.
please!!! fingers crossed for a duet one day🤞🤞
okay but I am SO happy to see Kim Whalen appreciation! She's such a lovely person! I was lucky to not only spend my birthday a couple years ago in a private zoom call with her and Curt, I also met her in person last october and she REMEMBERED ME! From just that one call!
that is SO COOL!!! i met her VERY briefly (like it was probably a 20 second interaction) during black friday’s run and even then she was so so so kind and sweet. she needs her own international holiday i think
the vocals in the entirety of Hatchet Town give me CHILLS every time
Also: agreed. Dylan Saunders Tony award winner WHEN!?