FIRST Reaction to VoicePlay's Moana Medley | Veterinarian Reacts!
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Welcome one and all! This week is a mental health break and Dr. Em reacts to VoicePlay's Moana Medley with the incredible Rachel Potter. The break from a winter storm was greatly appreciated by Dr. Em, and we hope you enjoy the tropical vibes too!
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I hope everyone enjoys the tropical feel of this medley as much as I did! 🥰
The gentleman on the right who sang Maui's part is Earl Elkins, who sadly left the group for undisclosed personal reasons back in 2020. His final video with VoicePlay was their massive Covid collaboration Just Sing, and their first without him was the deeply moving The Heart of Life. Earl sings an astounding high tenor which isn't showcased in this particular video as well as it is in some of VP's others. ETA: Hei Hei had no singing parts in the movie; I think they just tagged Layne with his name because they needed a character for him and they share a certain off-the-wall zaniness.
Thank you so very much for explaining what I needed to know about Earl. This was my first VP video with him in it, and I am going to need to check out other videos where his range is shown off more!
@@VetMedCorner It's going back a ways, but a particular favorite of mine that puts Earl in the spotlight is their Queen in Five Minutes medley.
@@VetMedCorner You've actually seen Earl in Oogie Boogie, but I don't blame you for not recognizing him because in that video he had a full beard and was wearing makeup. Plus, Geoff is such a feature in that one, that it's hard to notice anything else. 😁
Ohmygoodness! You're totally right - I didn't recognize him 🤦
also it's appropriate that Hei Hei just makes sounds in the movie and Layne as the beat boxer is principally just making sounds for this medley.
Eli's name is pronounced L E it rhymes with belly. Earl. He is amazing as well as everyone that has ever been a part of Voiceplay.
Thank you for reacting to this one, I love it! Even though I'm an old guy, I only watched the movie recently (as I love animated films!), the section where Rachel is singing 'You Know Who You Are', when Moana goes to return the Heart Of The Ocean made me quite emotional! Thank you for all you do, and your lovely reply to Aurora, your reactions always cheer me up! ❤
I also had to go and rewatch the movie. It's so good! I'm glad you enjoyed the reaction ☺️
I don't remember if I've already recommended these but, "If I Was A Rich Man/Girl" featuring Ashley Diane, and "Just Sing" which is a HUGE collaboration with MANY other a capella artists. If/when you do that one, be sure to turn on the captions. They included information about who everyone is, as well as a few snarky remarks.
Ooooooo - these sound incredible!!
@@VetMedCorner I agree, these two are among my favorite videos.
Seconding! @@guypithecusthe1st453
Eli (pronounced El-lee) is "singing bass" during Geoff solo. 😮
(Sometimes in live performance, they will either double track Geoff or Eli actually sings bass.)
If you ever check out any of their minis, their cover of "I'm Too Sexy" he actually DOES sing bass for the first part of the song.
Thank you for pointing that out!!! I missed that the first time - it's incredible!
Thanks for this. This movie was such a joy to watch and when VoicePlay chose to do a medly of the sound track I knew it was going to be good. Another one that I think you might enjoy and will put a smile on your face is VoicePlay "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Featuring J.None.
Once I had filmed this, I went and re-watched the movie a few days later - it is so good!!
Ooooo The Lion Sleeps Tonight sounds amazing. Thank you for the recommendation ☺️
Until now, Layne and Geoff have split arrangements pretty close to 50/50. Until recently, Layne did most of the medleys. Going forward, Eli is joining the team and taking on full responsibility for every third arrangement/video (more or less.) I know that you think of this as a mental health break, but you showing up tonight was a mental health break for me. Tomorrow our hospice vet will be doing a final visit with my nearly 18 yr old Bichon Frise, and I am an absolute mess. Just seeing you helped calm me, and I thank you.
I am absolutely looking forward to seeing Eli take on some arrangements - how neat!
I am so sorry to hear about what you are currently going through with your Bichon Frise 💔 I hope that you can get some rest tonight and that tomorrow goes smoothly. These decisions are so incredibly tough and I will be thinking of your dog and of you. Always remember to be kind to yourself as you grieve 💜
Thank you, much appreciated. We've spent the day cuddling and eating peanut butter and shrimp and ice cream etc. Tomorrow, just before - it's Godiva chocolate. As a friend of mine said when she sent her dog on his way - " no dog should die without tasting chocolate."
If you want to see Eli's work - he did Creep recently and Eleanor Rigby about 3 years ago & they're both fabulous. @@VetMedCorner
That sounds like a lovely day - I'm so glad you get this time together.
Chocolate tomorrow is a great call. I'm also a huge chocolate fan, and love how more and more people are using it as a special last offering for their beloved dogs. 💜
I so enjoy and look forward to your VoicePlay reactions! This is such a wonderful, enjoyable medley; I think Geoff's voice makes a lot of people happy 😄 Stay warm up there in the snowlands!
Welcome back!!! I'm so glad you enjoy these videos - I'm developing into a huge VP fan! 😊
I'm just grateful we didn't lose power as it also got incredibly windy that night. 🌨️🥶❄️
Earl is one of the original members since before they even called themselves VoicePlay. He, Layne and Geoff met in Middle School and sang together in Chorus class since then. They began as a group in 1997 right out of school and Earl was there until 2020. He did not say why he was leaving, but it certainly appeared to be amicable. It COULD have had something to do with his having a medical emergency while on tour. He apparently came down with appendicitis away from home. And 2020 and Covid might also have had something to do with it. We just don't know. I also suggest "Queen in 5 Minutes" for a great example of his range and very unique 'tone'. Another one he really shines in was "Panic in 4 Minutes" (in 2 parts with "Trapped" as a prequel). Geoff has called it Earl's laser voice.
A group since 1997?!?! Woah!!!!
Thank you for all the info - it's so greatly appreciated!!!
@@VetMedCorner The 'storyline' for 'Queen in 5 Minutes' was based on Earl's medical issue...! This one was done after J. None had joined the group.
@@raycardy4843 And Rachel is temporarily filling the opening created by Tony Wakim's leaving the group to work on getting Pattycake Productions up and running.
Valhalla Calling and Dragonborn Come are some of my favs from VoicePlay
Thank you for the recommendations, I will add them to my list 🙌
Kayne and Geoff do about half each of the arrnagements, with a few by Eli (his name rhymes with jelly) .The guy on the right is ex member Earl Elkin Jnr who was a founder member but left in 2020. And they always leave you wanting more. :)
Layne learned the water drop sound on a school bus in high school
Great job l love these guys
Me too! I've become such a huge fan!!!! 😍
So glad you enjoyed this medley. Another, would be the Frozen II medley. Other songs you might like are their Viking songs (Valhalla Calling and My Mother Told Me), Sea Shanties (Drunken Sailor & Hoist the Colors), Gaming covers (Skyrim's Dragonborn Comes & Halo), and Disney's Hell Fire from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Enjoy!
There's so many to get to!!!! I'm so excited ☺️
This is their most watched video which always surprised me although it is fantastic! ❤
Really? The most watched!?!?? It's definitely joined my playlist! I thoroughly enjoyed it 😍
I enjoy your reactions so much, although I have to confess, I only watch the ones for Voiceplay and Geoff. I just read your response to Aurora; what a kind and loving person you are.
I have a couple of suggestions. You commented on the ending - with Voiceplay you are never quite sure they are done. Try their version of Drunken Sailor. You might think it's over twice before it really is.
And if you want to hear Layne sing a full verse of something (he has the sweetest baritone), try their version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. And I just realized how much more you will enjoy it because of the (computer generated) animals.
Thank you for the recommendations - I am enjoying working my way through the VP catalogue!
I think with this one I was so invested that the end completely surprised me 😅
Happy to have you hear ma'am, Voiceplay is a good choice for some mental health break, cause i use their videos for some cheering up.
Also a little tidbit here, Eli's name is pronounced 'El+E' and not 'El+Eye'. Lots of people get that wrong, i still get that wrong.
If you want to watch something with Earl in it ma'am, i recommend their "The Death of a Bachelor" video that they did, its just Him and Geoff by themselves, they dis it as a request from the fans years ago but it showcases a lot of whay they both can do
Thank you so much for correcting my pronunciation of Eli's name - I will try remember for the next one!!
That suggestion sounds incredible, an Earl and Geoff song could be perfection. I will definitely add it to my list for a future mental health break video 💪
Eli's full first name is Eliezar, thus shortened to "el-ee"@@VetMedCorner
Geoff and Layne have been trading off the project jobs. Eli recently did another project in Creep and he will be added to the rotation. Earl is Maui, an original member before they had changed the name from 4:2:Five (1997) to VoicePlay (2010). VoicePlay did ask Rachel to join them several yrs ago but she was on her way to Nashville. Hear her and Tony (baritone a while back) in VP's Phantom of the Opera, she is also in Wicked and Greatest Showman, also Attention doesn't get the attention it deserves.
For some of Earl's best, check out Queen in 5 Minutes! It's fabulous.
I will absolutely add that to my list for a future mental health break - thank you!
Earl Elkins Jr was a founding member of Voiceplay back when they were still known as 4:2:five. He Layne and Geoff meet in Jr High and became fast friends. Unfortunately, he decided to leave for personal reasons (don't know what they were but there have been speculation that it had something to do with his health). You'll see him in the older videos.
You've actually already seen him, but he had a beard in Oogie Boogie Song.
I hadn't ever heard of their previous name - 4:2:five. Thank you so much for the info!!
Ooooooo - he was in Oogie Boogie Man, but I completely didn't recognize him as the same person 🤦
Eli prononce elee like jelly !
Thank you!!
Another VoicePlay video featuring Rachel Potter that doesn't get enough people reacting to it (IMO) is Phantom of the Opera. It has yet another version of VoicePlay, when they still had a full 5-member group, and would introduce to you Tony Wakim, who is partners with Layne in Pattycake Productions, the studio where many of VoicePlay's (and Geoff's) videos are filmed. The song really shows off Rachel's high range, and it was the start of VoicePlay becoming more theatrical in their presentations.
I had wondered while watching this if the lower theatrical production was because of budget at the time? I do very much enjoy their acting and costumes and all the rest!!!
@@VetMedCorner While VP has the reputation as "the theater kids of a cappella", there are certainly a large percentage of their videos where things are kept pretty simple - often just them sitting in a row (or two rows, with Layne and Geoff in front of the others). Many of their medleys are done in that way. PotO is definitely a theatrical piece!
Ah, good to know - thank you 😊
With VoicePlay videos, let the credits play out. Sometimes there are extras, and often the background music is from the karaoke track (which they release to their Patreons).
I'll try remember this for next time! Thank you!