Hi everyone, hope you’re having a fantastic day. Please remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. My PTX family is growing fast thousands have jumped onboard the Barry Bus so please consider joining them by clicking this link ua-cam.com/users/ItsmeBarry 👍 Today I have only one question for you... What is your favourite style of music that PTX performs? (pop, dance, country, Christmas, R&B, originals ...)
Hi Barry, enjoyed your review as always! Difficult question regarding what type of music I prefer that Pentatonix performs!!! Can’t give a preference - all of their music is so awesome, I really love everything they sing! If I prefer one type of music over another, with them, I’m going to love all types!👍🤗- From one of your Barry Babes😊
I'm not fond of pop music, generally speaking, so...I guess I prefer the "classics"...I think it's where they really, really shine: Hallelujah, Sound of Silence, Imagine. What can I say? I'm old and like the old music, haha. Also, most of their Christmas music is incredible! Mary, Did You Know and Silent Night are probably my favorites of that genre. Then there are also some of their original songs that are wonderful: Standing By, Light in the Hallway.
@@super_siri double bass is his primary voice range. A cello is an instrument. An instrument that Avi, a double bass, and Kevin both play. They aren't mutually exclusive.
@@ZebraGirl97 where did you find the info that avi plays the cello? He plays the guitar, I can find no reference to the cello. The person above was comparing avi's voice to a cello and I was saying to me it compares to a double bass. Thicker deeper... I'm very aware a cello is an instrument, so is a double bass. A male who sings that low is called a basso profundo, not a double bass.
Like for real 😃 when i watched the original mv after falling for the ptx version, i was like, ok, but her singing doesn't interprets the meaning - nor her agonizing on top of the piano 😑
I always think about Avi's voice as "tender". Even in its low is so enveloping and sweet. I don't know, I just adore his tone. I love them all but him and Kevin...aw, these two...
I've always thought of it being like taking the most plush blanket made of the softest velvet and just wrapping yourself in it. Enveloping is definitely a good word for it.
Avi's voice is soothing, like a hot drink that warms you to the core. Avi's voice is like a low rumbling thunder you hear off in the distance telling you a story. Avi's voice is like a soothing balm, a warm hand that reaches in and touches your very soul. That's what Avi's voice is to me.
I actually don’t care much for the original version of this song and didn’t listen to the PTX version for a long time. So STUPID of me. I know better 🙃. This is top 5 for me. Brilliant arrangement. Kirstie’s performance is STUNNING.
Avi’s voice and the cello have almost the same resonance. It’s gorgeous! They only do a handful of songs with the cello and like you said, it’s a treat when they include it. A different style song with the cello and lindsay sterling’s violin is “papatuoi”. Not sure if i spelled that correctly but it’s a fabulous song and super fun. Love your reactions as always. PTX destroys everything it touches. In a good way.
Avi's voice when he sings the lead in this reminds so much of a string instrument, I would have thought it was Kevin on the cello if I wasn't watching the video.
Avi's voice, Kevin beat boxing while chelloing, (in my world that is a word), the arrangement starting with Scott and they add one voice at a time, the emotion and then Kevin with Beyoncé and ending it....Lord have mercy!! Barry, you have to be one of the funniest, genuine and charming UA-camr I have seen☺. I love your reactions and you make me smile so thank you ☺
Lol just noticed this, classic example of mentioning everyone but the lead singer ( kirsty ) don't worry your not alone, it's particularly jarring on their rather be cover
Agreed! I particularly like his mid-range, although at either end he's amazing :) I'm 66 yrs old and have never fangirled in my life...until Avi, haha.
@@michelle32855 Such a blessing when that's happening when you're over 50 , LOL !! I'm 58 and feel the same , one day not listening to Avi , is one day not lived !!
I was prepared not to like this song, but then PTX worked their magic and I loved their version. So glad Kevin got to utilize his cello skills again. Loved seeing your entranced look while you were listening the first time through. PTX simultaneously brought out the extreme sadness of the song while also making it hauntingly beautiful. I also thought both Avi and Kirstie had amazing solos and I also loved that both Scott and Mitch stayed in the background for the whole song. So perfect in every way.
I have to agree. If they do a cover of a song that I haven't heard before, I usually look it up and end up liking pentatonix's version better. In a way, having PTX cover your song is kinda like weird al yankovic do a parody, means you made it in the music world.
I love watching you react - you are so expressive and I can see you go through all the same emotions I feel when I listen to Pentatonix. It's beautiful to see you displaying that. If you want to see Kirstie really shine, take a look at Shallow. She breaks my heart with the full emotion she can bring to her voice. Thanks for sharing!!
🌟Hey Barry Christmas is upon us YES to PENTATONIX Christmas! react to: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Winter Wonderland Carol Of The Bells Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful Amazing Grace The Grinch Rockin Around The Christmas Tree ....among others....
But Avi is the best. His newest stuff is a little dark but worth it. Checked out PTX new video Amazing Grace, featuring their new bass, Matt. It will take you to church and heaven, no lie. I promise it will make you weep. Am putting in my will to be played when I leave this earth.
They always used Avi to do the emotional singing because his voice carries emotion so well. Scott mentions it in the introduction before Avi solos with the song "Standing By". (No official video for that one, tour performances only, so using a live recorded performance is the only way to get it) ua-cam.com/video/GyARVE4ijrk/v-deo.html Given what happened a couple of years after they did "Say Something" there is another song that the 4 of them did soon after Avi announced with them that he was leaving called "Dancing on My Own" that you should do as well Barry. ua-cam.com/video/dyglnLD2joM/v-deo.html
And even when Scott wrote Light In the Hallway for his little nephew, he said he wrote it with Avi in mind to sing it...for that conveyance of emotion.
Good to see you again Barry! ❤️ I’m relatively new as well and getting familiar with their catalogue. Just listened to Can You Feel The Love Tonight (an intensely beautiful and intricate arrangement) and Light in the Hallway (Lisbon) and...well no words. Please put on your list! 🤗
filmed in landscape, set in portrait mode Barry, I really hope you noticed Kevin playing cello and beatboxing at the same time. Please react to their original song Run to You. It's emotional and really beautiful.
Since Christmas is almost upon us I suggest you to react to "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy", which earned them one of their GRAMMY awards. No words are spoken, only their voices as instruments. Also "Carol Of The Bells" which highlights Mitch's voice (sometimes it's hard to see where he even takes a breath). After you listen to those two any of their Christmas songs are wonderful.
First time hearing this from PTX. Beautiful. I've often wondered what they'd sound like w/ instruments other than their voices and w/ only one, the cello, it complimented them on a whole other scale of lovely. Thanks for the review, Barry. Hoping you've gotten great news on your writing. I'm still working on my novel. See ya next time for another great review.
Hi Barry. Please check out their original Run to You. It’s 5 part harmony (including Kevin). Then, for a fun break check out another original Sing. It’ fun and stays in your head all day. Or at least that’s what it does for me. As for covers, try Gold. Thanks for the reaction ☮️💟😷
I wanted to reach through the camera and give you a hug every time you got misty-eyed. I love your connection to music and how you emote to us in the audience. Thank you for continuing your PTX reactions. I'm so thrilled. I'm excited for you to add Home Free to your platform also. It's an all male a capella group that have the same talent level as PTX. You will love their bass singer, Tim Faust as he is able to go a little lower than Avi. Ring of Fire is one that Avi joins them in singing around a camp fire. It's really good. But I have patience. There's so much PTX you still need to hear. Once again, another lovely reaction!
Just so you know, they have also collaborated with Lindsey Sterling, who is a dancing violinist, on a couple of videos. "Radioactive" was the one that I learned about PTX. "Papaoutai" is the only other one I know of with Lindsey Sterling. When Lindsey is in a video, Kevin also plays the Cello.
They did some live appearances a few years back with an orchestra backing them up. All the orchestra did was get in the way. But on these few tracks where Kevin plays his cello, the match-up is perfection. Plus, we even got a short vocal solo from him in this one too. Kevin was already a world-class cellist when he discovered his talent for beat boxing. And I really like the songs where Kirstie get the main lead. Her voice is so soothing.
Love this cover - Avi's voice is so warm and mellow - I just love his tone whenever he does a 'solo' part - like caramel chocolate or something. Kirsty knocks this out of the park and Kevin is amazing on the cello and beatboxing - what else to say - they are just the best.... thank you for your reaction, and here's to many. many more to come! I'll be watching.
Kirstie looks like she's about to cry in her delivery and it wrenches at my heart every time I watch it! Kevin is classically trained on the cello and when Scott discovered Kevin it was on his channel which he did what he called cello boxing on. It's basically beatboxing while playing the cello and he was doing a very difficult number. That's why they include Kevin's skill with the cello from time to time because that was his first Passion and he is just too good at it to never include it! In concert each member has a number that is their number. They are The Soloist and they get to choose the number that they do for their number. Kevin's number is always the cello with beatboxing and it's always stunning! The fans absolutely love Kevin's cello boxing and I'm so glad that the group as a whole and braces his being able to play his instrument! He named his cello "Beyoncé" by the way. 😉 and fans correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe at the very young age of 10 Kevin played his cello at Carnegie Hall! He is very accomplished on the cello and the warmth from this string instrument is perfect with the deeper emotional Pentatonix numbers. He also brings it for some very upbeat, fast paced songs like "Papatoui" ( they perform it in its native tongue of French) and The Marvelous violinist Lindsay Sterling joins them in that song which is worth a watch! She also joins them in their cover of Imagine Dragon's "Radioactive"! Kevin and Lindsay really get into the music on "Radioactive" , and I highly recommend it too! Lovely reaction as always! Thank you so much. 😊❤️
Oh I wondered what it is, like, I've heard the cello has a name but never was able to find the name itself, thank you. P.S. as soon as I finished reading your comment I got an ad for adidas Ivy park with Beyoncé 🤣 (unfortunately not the cello)
You are quickly becoming a favorite reactor of mine. I promise they have happy and energetic songs! Fun fact: Kirstin had an infection in her right eyelid right below where she got her eyebrow pierced. So, to me, it looks like shes been crying with swollen eyes....so appropriate for this song.
this song makes me cry, they are so emotionally invested too. I can feel it in the voices and their faces are literally desperate. The Cello was a perfect addition to this song. Kevin is so talented.
The cello adds a 6th harmony line that is stunning. My favorite part is when they add in the harmonies one by one... Scott, Avi, Mitch, Kirstin, cello. Also, they said it was filmed to look look like a painting or photograph which is why everyone was so still. Really hard for hand-singers like Scott & Mitch!! Scott was seriously gripping the backs of those chairs!
@@bluegreenglue6565 thanks for your consideration. i'm ok! it's a year ago now but some songs just make me remember the long tough year before he died of cancer. I'm sorry for your loss too💕
Another PTX song that features Kevin celloboxing is their cover of “Shallow”. It features Kirstie’s vocals as well. Two more treats are songs that have Kevin on the cello plus Lindsey Stirling on violin. Those are an Imagine Dragons cover of “Radioactive” and a Stromae cover of “Papaoutai”, performed in French.
Fantastic reaction! One thing that I would have liked to hear from you is the fact that Kevin is playing the cello and beat boxing at the same time. That is the equivalent of playing two instruments at once. Strings and percussion. Quite a qualitatious achievement, I believe.
This one really touched you. Thank you for sharing. Love when Kevin plays the cello (and beatboxing) he has some great music on his own YT-channel as well. All their arrangments are so brilliant and their voices suberb and yes, Avi.. phenomenal. I don't listen to much contemporary pop but I usually love the PTX version of all their covers of popsongs. No Christmas for me without PTX singing Mary did you know. Take care!
Sometimes it's hard to say you're hearing the cello or Avi or even Scott at times. The cello is smooth and resonant, and so are the singers. In the few pieces they use it, it's perfect and I'm not complaining it's use.
Marvelous reaction. They are so passionate here, you can feel the pain ! Love these people. This Pentaholic loves every song they sing. Can't get enough. Their new Christmas album is stellar and stunning. Do check it out. Thanks.
Thank you, Barry, for you reaction! The cover is undeniably gorgeous. I love wathch your reactions.They are always emotional, they touch the soul. Again thank you so much!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this version and I tear up every time. My favorite, and highly underrated, PTX cover. If I weren’t very happily married I’d totally camp out outside Avi’s house. I have a total music crush on him. 😆
... the trademark Pentatonix simplicity of staging works especially well with this cover -- I have never before felt the absolute DEPTH of ANGUISH meant to be expressed by the very repetitive lyric ... underscored by the unexpected cello, we are compelled to focus on their individual and collective interpretations ....
Oh Barry-I hope you realize that if you react to all their songs doing them only once a week, you’ll be several hundred years old by the time you finish! And you won’t regret a minute of it. Picture this, they’re carrying you to your grave and you’re telling them ‘I can’t go yet! I haven’t listened to all the PTX songs! I do highly recommend reacting to the solo work of our wonderful Avi Kaplan. Start with Change on the Rise, and be aware that he sings all the vocals including the low drone. While some are music only videos, the ones he does with video are stunningly beautiful. He is also a skilled photographer and knows how to get the images he wants. There definitely is an Avi fan club, to which Charlotte Van gave the wonderfully appropriate name ‘Avi-cionatos’. (Apologies, Charlotte, if I’ve spelled that wrong; I wasn’t Abe to go back to check.)
This is my favorite cover of theirs!!! I have been waiting to see you react to this!! I knew you would LOVE the qualitaciousness of this!! I really want you to react to some of their original songs!! Their whole first original CD was incredible!! I think my favorite song off of it is Ain’t Misbehaving only because I feel cheeky when I sing it 😂
@Barry took me a few hours to get on my laptop today its currently 21:30 on the US west coast I know its early morning for you now but this performance always makes me cry! your comment on Avi... he is a classically trained basso profundo and I feel like many others his /tone/ is truly like a Cello its truly beautiful Kevin Olusola created the technique called Celloboxing that is what he was doing in this performance another outstanding performance he uses that technique is the colab with lindsey stirling cover of Imagine Dragons Radioactive :-D
Love your emotional honesty and watching you experience a song, Barry. I’d love to see your reactions to Avi’s solo music! There are now 25+ original songs from which to choose. I recommend starting with his group Avriel and the Sequoias that he had at the end of his PTX days, then going in order up to his (newly released) first full album. It is amazing to see his growth and versatility. ❤️🥰
Interesting they have empty picture frames and they stand still - like a portrait. If you watch, you can see Scott's white knuckle grip on the chair back and see his arm move a few times, he is such a 'hand singer' it is almost impossible for him not to move. What a moving rendition. Avi does such a great job, I wish he would do more upper register stuff, his solo is awesome here.
Oh you've got it backwards... the cello isn't "OK" it's K.O. (as in Kevin Olusola). You should see some of his solo content and collabs with other artists on his own UA-cam channel. He's a musical genius.
I love the format!!! I wish all the reactions were done that way, at least all the song reactions. They're absolutely amazing as a group. It's like each person compliments another.
Thanks for another awesome reaction. I have to say this is one of my favorites of Thiers and AVI truely has such a beautiful tone to his voice.... I suggest it you haven't added it to you're list "Joy to the world" it's perfect for Christmas time coming and another great one.
Barry I have watched many reaction videos but then I found you! and immediately subscribed! I enjoy the way you truly love music!! By the way has any one ever told you that you and Ricky Gervais bear a resemblance which is great because I love that guy!! lol
You might want to catch some of Kevin Olusola's solo work as a one man band with singer. He's the beatboxer/cellist. And here he is creating a sound track one step at a time: ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=kevin+olusola+down
I didn't see in any of the reviews below that this song is probably most passionate because it was Avis swan song and they all knew he was leaving. They might have even picked it for that reason. Dancing on my own ( with only 4 of them and a cello) even included Kevin playing Avis lines on the cello.
A few things Barry. I love your format of two views with the reaction then the review. I know you were blown away by this piece but I would suggest that you also check out a collab they did with Lindsey Sterling (violin) - Radioactive. They are that flexible.
I recall the following videos: Dancing On My Own (first video they posted after Avi left), Say Something, Papatoui, Radioactive, Shallow, and Perfect. So 6 videos that I recall. I don't recall of any others.😊
Unfortunately, this song makes me remember how I couldn't get through the love of my life. We loved each other but just can't live together... fucking cry every time
The cello was one of the reasons that Kevin was recruited into Pentatonix in the first place. The trio (Mitch, Scott, Kirstie) was looking for a couple of additions to their group when they were going on the Sing-Off. They found Kevin's celloboxing videos (beat-boxing while playing cello), and were blown away. He is a first-class, yes even world-class, musician, both on the cello and also on saxophone. This is early enough in Pentatonix's career that Kevin didn't yet sing much, so seeing how they were able to use his voice to such effect here was really beautiful.
Barry, you MUST MUST MUST hear their new release of Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone. It’s so beautiful that I ugly cried. Truly, it has become my favorite PTX song ever.
Stopping off here. How am I gonna remember that? Oh, shoot. I'm not going to remember. Say something, say something, say something, SAY SOMETHING. Okay, maybe I'll remember. At least nine songs played through with commercials. Thank me later. 😜
@@ItsmeBarry "You're welcome". (Might be a good time to do it since tomorrow the conspiracy theorists are saying the world is ending. hehe Hey, no cloud cover here, so I'll get to see it. Close to a full one. Hope I don't go blind. (And no giants come out of the ground. Hear that one? SMH!) 😂
I think the few times they choose to add the cello (or piano in a couple cases) are always the perfects songs, and they serve to highlight their skill at the a capella in the rest of their songs. And Kevin is so ridiculously musically gifted, the way he can make a cello sing while beatboxing is wild, especially when he's playing Bach, as he has in their concerts (they also did a great mash up of the big cello using pieces which at the time were Radioactive, Say Something & Papatoie (spelling? Lol) That I've watched on some concert footage from 2015/16 tours, right after the Bach solo which was phenomenal). He also plays piano and saxophone, and can use a loop station like a beast, he also has perfect pitch. I'm sure someone will have mentioned, but the group started off as the Trio (Scott, Mitch & Kirstie) who knew each other through middle & high school. Then to enter the Sing-Off they needed to round the group out & Scott knew Avi (who, I believe, was studying to be an opera singer) from college, and then Scott found Kevin on YT when Kevin had a celloboxing video go viral. At that time Kevin didn't sing, then after the competition Kevin & Avi shared an apartment and Avi taught him to sing properly (I'm sure he no doubt picked it up quickly). I wonder who would have been most shocked by his stunning high tenor voice after hearing him beat boxing...most people assume he's "the other bass" until they hear him solo. I think aside from Wizard of Aahs! this is still the best vocal that Kirstie has given (second would likely be Season's of Love) on a single PTX song, her pure emotion in this and the notes she hits with such intensity are phenomenal. And sure we've seen her take lead in other songs before & done it exceptionally, but this was the one that really spotlighted what she can do & I just think it's still the best. Of course, she has many songs with stunning vocals though (Be My eyes, My Favourite Things, etc). I can only imagine she was so incredibly good on Broadway though.
Have you reacted to their cover of 'Mary Did You Know' yet, Barry? It's an American Christmas song, so not so well known over here in the UK, but it's gorgeous - and you'll get to hear more of Kevin singing in his lovely tenor voice!
i love how Avi and the cello sing a duet under everything else - sometimes a trio? it sometimes sounds as if Kevin is playing two lines simultaneously . . . i'm a woodwind player, so i don't even know if it's possible.
There's absolutely no point pulling my blanket tighter around me, these full-body chills are frissons, not cold. It's the same with all of their music. Goosebumps racing across every inch of me.
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Hi T, I’m a day late but I took yesterday off. Plus I’ve older comments to read but I’m going with most recent First because I want to and I’m the boss 👍 I’m sorry to hear you’ve had a bad week, I’m in the dark regarding anyone’s news if you’ve been sharing it with the others. I don’t get notifications for trouble section conversations unless they are a direct reply to me. I hope you feel better soon and a gorgeous comment from me has been know to cure many ailments 🤪 I recently changed the thumbnail to that video to try it more people to click on it, I broke my own rule by putting my face on it. I’m sure I’ll change it at a later stage. Here’s the link ua-cam.com/video/RSBIakgWWWU/v-deo.html
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Today I have only one question for you... What is your favourite style of music that PTX performs? (pop, dance, country, Christmas, R&B, originals ...)
All of them
Hi Barry, enjoyed your review as always! Difficult question regarding what type of music I prefer that Pentatonix performs!!! Can’t give a preference - all of their music is so awesome, I really love everything they sing! If I prefer one type of music over another, with them, I’m going to love all types!👍🤗- From one of your Barry Babes😊
I love their originals :) I think "Sing" is my favorite. Or "Can't Sleep Love" (Maybe all of them)
Yeah! Love the PTX view from the Barry Bus. Love from Uruguay!
I'm not fond of pop music, generally speaking, so...I guess I prefer the "classics"...I think it's where they really, really shine: Hallelujah, Sound of Silence, Imagine. What can I say? I'm old and like the old music, haha. Also, most of their Christmas music is incredible! Mary, Did You Know and Silent Night are probably my favorites of that genre. Then there are also some of their original songs that are wonderful: Standing By, Light in the Hallway.
Barry, Kevin is a world class cello player. He actually played Carnegie Hall as a teenager.
I thought that Kevin played saxophone 🎷 for his Carnegie Hall performance?
Gail, Kevin appeared there twice. His first appearance was on sax.
@@marygraham1959 thanks
"Vulnerable" is the word I use to describe this song, and their performance of it. It's so rare to really be able to hear vulnerability in a song.
Yes, Kevin can beat-box WHILE PLAYING THE CELLO. Dear Lord. Of course, that gives them two cellos -- the other is Avi.
Avi is a double bass...
@@super_siri double bass is his primary voice range. A cello is an instrument. An instrument that Avi, a double bass, and Kevin both play. They aren't mutually exclusive.
@@ZebraGirl97 where did you find the info that avi plays the cello? He plays the guitar, I can find no reference to the cello.
The person above was comparing avi's voice to a cello and I was saying to me it compares to a double bass. Thicker deeper...
I'm very aware a cello is an instrument, so is a double bass. A male who sings that low is called a basso profundo, not a double bass.
It was nice of ptx letting christina aguilera cover this track
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ha ha yes, how nice of them.
Absolutely! 👍 💖
I know, right!
Like for real 😃 when i watched the original mv after falling for the ptx version, i was like, ok, but her singing doesn't interprets the meaning - nor her agonizing on top of the piano 😑
Kevin's cello, Beyoncé by name, is like an extension of him. It was actually his celloboxing that attracted Scott to him for PTX.
I always think about Avi's voice as "tender". Even in its low is so enveloping and sweet. I don't know, I just adore his tone. I love them all but him and Kevin...aw, these two...
I've always thought of it being like taking the most plush blanket made of the softest velvet and just wrapping yourself in it. Enveloping is definitely a good word for it.
Avi's voice is soothing, like a hot drink that warms you to the core. Avi's voice is like a low rumbling thunder you hear off in the distance telling you a story. Avi's voice is like a soothing balm, a warm hand that reaches in and touches your very soul. That's what Avi's voice is to me.
One of the best descriptions i have heard is that his voice sounds furry and rich.
@@jelinenanashi9466 love it!
Absolutely the most tender thing in existence.
I actually don’t care much for the original version of this song and didn’t listen to the PTX version for a long time. So STUPID of me. I know better 🙃. This is top 5 for me. Brilliant arrangement. Kirstie’s performance is STUNNING.
Really? I’ve always loved this some, but the PTX version was actually the first time I ever heard it.
@@G-grandma_Army The original was fine. I didn’t go crazy over it like many people I know did. The PTX version is on repeat on my playlists. 😊
Avi’s voice and the cello have almost the same resonance. It’s gorgeous! They only do a handful of songs with the cello and like you said, it’s a treat when they include it. A different style song with the cello and lindsay sterling’s violin is “papatuoi”. Not sure if i spelled that correctly but it’s a fabulous song and super fun. Love your reactions as always. PTX destroys everything it touches. In a good way.
Isn't it "Papaoutai"? xD But I totally agree!
Avi's voice when he sings the lead in this reminds so much of a string instrument, I would have thought it was Kevin on the cello if I wasn't watching the video.
Yes! It's amazing how often that happens in lots of songs...also how he can sound like an organ. Amazing resonance.
Yes, I always think of this song as having a cello duet...
Check out pentatonix amazing grace
🌟Such BEAUTIFUL humans blessed with such BEAUTIFUL voices!🌟 We need Barry reacting to PENTATONIX MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK!!👏👏👏
Avi's voice, Kevin beat boxing while chelloing, (in my world that is a word), the arrangement starting with Scott and they add one voice at a time, the emotion and then Kevin with Beyoncé and ending it....Lord have mercy!!
Barry, you have to be one of the funniest, genuine and charming UA-camr I have seen☺. I love your reactions and you make me smile so thank you ☺
Lol just noticed this, classic example of mentioning everyone but the lead singer ( kirsty ) don't worry your not alone, it's particularly jarring on their rather be cover
Avi the guy with the beard has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.
Agreed! I particularly like his mid-range, although at either end he's amazing :) I'm 66 yrs old and have never fangirled in my life...until Avi, haha.
@@michelle32855 Such a blessing when that's happening when you're over 50 , LOL !! I'm 58 and feel the same , one day not listening to Avi , is one day not lived !!
@@michelle32855 We have a club of sorts! We Avi-cionados are a breed apart.
@@charlottevan_8 Truth! I'd zone out listening to him sing my grocery list! lol
@@michelle32855 I perfectly understand! I am 61 and tell everyone he is my man crush!
I was prepared not to like this song, but then PTX worked their magic and I loved their version. So glad Kevin got to utilize his cello skills again. Loved seeing your entranced look while you were listening the first time through. PTX simultaneously brought out the extreme sadness of the song while also making it hauntingly beautiful. I also thought both Avi and Kirstie had amazing solos and I also loved that both Scott and Mitch stayed in the background for the whole song. So perfect in every way.
It was a vocal hug. Their qualitaciousness (I love that word. lol) of sound is what makes us pentaholics.
I have to agree. If they do a cover of a song that I haven't heard before, I usually look it up and end up liking pentatonix's version better. In a way, having PTX cover your song is kinda like weird al yankovic do a parody, means you made it in the music world.
I love watching you react - you are so expressive and I can see you go through all the same emotions I feel when I listen to Pentatonix. It's beautiful to see you displaying that.
If you want to see Kirstie really shine, take a look at Shallow. She breaks my heart with the full emotion she can bring to her voice.
Thanks for sharing!!
🌟Hey Barry Christmas is upon us YES to PENTATONIX Christmas! react to:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Winter Wonderland
Carol Of The Bells
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
Joy To The World
O Come All Ye Faithful
Amazing Grace
The Grinch
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
....among others....
OMG!! I've recommended this song... Thank you so much!
Please, watch their new video "Amazing Grace". This one feels like heaven, I swear.
I have been in the PTX rabbit hole at least 6 hrs now, crushing on all of them (so easy to get sucked in)
But Avi is the best. His newest stuff is a little dark but worth it. Checked out PTX new video Amazing Grace, featuring their new bass, Matt. It will take you to church and heaven, no lie. I promise it will make you weep. Am putting in my will to be played when I leave this earth.
Barry, you must listen to Amazing Grace!! Talk about a perfect song for Pentatonix.. You will love it!!!
They always used Avi to do the emotional singing because his voice carries emotion so well. Scott mentions it in the introduction before Avi solos with the song "Standing By". (No official video for that one, tour performances only, so using a live recorded performance is the only way to get it) ua-cam.com/video/GyARVE4ijrk/v-deo.html
Given what happened a couple of years after they did "Say Something" there is another song that the 4 of them did soon after Avi announced with them that he was leaving called "Dancing on My Own" that you should do as well Barry. ua-cam.com/video/dyglnLD2joM/v-deo.html
And even when Scott wrote Light In the Hallway for his little nephew, he said he wrote it with Avi in mind to sing it...for that conveyance of emotion.
It's because he's such a beautifully emotional person, it just flows through every fiber of his being
Good to see you again Barry! ❤️
I’m relatively new as well and getting familiar with their catalogue. Just listened to Can You Feel The Love Tonight (an intensely beautiful and intricate arrangement) and Light in the Hallway (Lisbon) and...well no words. Please put on your list! 🤗
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Barry, I really hope you noticed Kevin playing cello and beatboxing at the same time.
Please react to their original song Run to You. It's emotional and really beautiful.
Yes, Run to you is amazing.
Run to You was written by Avi, chorus by Kevin according to them. It is the only song where they all get to sing no separate bass or beatboxing.
@@gailseatonhumbert9199 thanks for the info, I have been avoiding it but now I'm going to listen to it . Tysm
Since Christmas is almost upon us I suggest you to react to "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy", which earned them one of their GRAMMY awards. No words are spoken, only their voices as instruments. Also "Carol Of The Bells" which highlights Mitch's voice (sometimes it's hard to see where he even takes a breath). After you listen to those two any of their Christmas songs are wonderful.
Its ok, someone was chopping onions over here too.
The atmospherics are very good. Mesmerized by the emotional exhaustion in Kirsti's face and the cry at the end.
First time hearing this from PTX. Beautiful. I've often wondered what they'd sound like w/ instruments other than their voices and w/ only one, the cello, it complimented them on a whole other scale of lovely. Thanks for the review, Barry. Hoping you've gotten great news on your writing. I'm still working on my novel. See ya next time for another great review.
Hi Barry. Please check out their original Run to You. It’s 5 part harmony (including Kevin). Then, for a fun break check out another original Sing. It’ fun and stays in your head all day. Or at least that’s what it does for me. As for covers, try Gold. Thanks for the reaction ☮️💟😷
I wanted to reach through the camera and give you a hug every time you got misty-eyed. I love your connection to music and how you emote to us in the audience. Thank you for continuing your PTX reactions. I'm so thrilled. I'm excited for you to add Home Free to your platform also. It's an all male a capella group that have the same talent level as PTX. You will love their bass singer, Tim Faust as he is able to go a little lower than Avi. Ring of Fire is one that Avi joins them in singing around a camp fire. It's really good. But I have patience. There's so much PTX you still need to hear. Once again, another lovely reaction!
For a very similar vibe but even better, try their cover of "Shallow",
Just so you know, they have also collaborated with Lindsey Sterling, who is a dancing violinist, on a couple of videos. "Radioactive" was the one that I learned about PTX. "Papaoutai" is the only other one I know of with Lindsey Sterling. When Lindsey is in a video, Kevin also plays the Cello.
Oops! I didn't see your comment & told him the same thing, lol. Not copying, I promise! Just a case of great minds thinking alike. 😉
In this one Kristin's voice is captivatingly mesmerizing!! I can't get enough of this song... !!
They did some live appearances a few years back with an orchestra backing them up. All the orchestra did was get in the way. But on these few tracks where Kevin plays his cello, the match-up is perfection. Plus, we even got a short vocal solo from him in this one too. Kevin was already a world-class cellist when he discovered his talent for beat boxing. And I really like the songs where Kirstie get the main lead. Her voice is so soothing.
Love this cover - Avi's voice is so warm and mellow - I just love his tone whenever he does a 'solo' part - like caramel chocolate or something. Kirsty knocks this out of the park and Kevin is amazing on the cello and beatboxing - what else to say - they are just the best.... thank you for your reaction, and here's to many. many more to come! I'll be watching.
Kirstie looks like she's about to cry in her delivery and it wrenches at my heart every time I watch it! Kevin is classically trained on the cello and when Scott discovered Kevin it was on his channel which he did what he called cello boxing on. It's basically beatboxing while playing the cello and he was doing a very difficult number. That's why they include Kevin's skill with the cello from time to time because that was his first Passion and he is just too good at it to never include it! In concert each member has a number that is their number. They are The Soloist and they get to choose the number that they do for their number. Kevin's number is always the cello with beatboxing and it's always stunning! The fans absolutely love Kevin's cello boxing and I'm so glad that the group as a whole and braces his being able to play his instrument! He named his cello "Beyoncé" by the way. 😉 and fans correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe at the very young age of 10 Kevin played his cello at Carnegie Hall! He is very accomplished on the cello and the warmth from this string instrument is perfect with the deeper emotional Pentatonix numbers. He also brings it for some very upbeat, fast paced songs like "Papatoui" ( they perform it in its native tongue of French) and The Marvelous violinist Lindsay Sterling joins them in that song which is worth a watch! She also joins them in their cover of Imagine Dragon's "Radioactive"! Kevin and Lindsay really get into the music on "Radioactive" , and I highly recommend it too!
Lovely reaction as always! Thank you so much. 😊❤️
Kevin’s cello is named Beyoncé!!!😄
Oh I wondered what it is, like, I've heard the cello has a name but never was able to find the name itself, thank you.
P.S. as soon as I finished reading your comment I got an ad for adidas Ivy park with Beyoncé 🤣 (unfortunately not the cello)
And his electric one is Mr. Carter! (the one he uses in his solo work mainly) Love it 😍
@@auntieangie6546 ooooohhh! Got it! Thank you! I'm new in the pentaholics world (just few weeks) so it's cool to learn this stuff!
You are quickly becoming a favorite reactor of mine. I promise they have happy and energetic songs! Fun fact: Kirstin had an infection in her right eyelid right below where she got her eyebrow pierced. So, to me, it looks like shes been crying with swollen eyes....so appropriate for this song.
As a cellist I like the way Kevin plays, he gets a beautiful tone from the instrument.
this song makes me cry, they are so emotionally invested too. I can feel it in the voices and their faces are literally desperate. The Cello was a perfect addition to this song. Kevin is so talented.
The cello adds a 6th harmony line that is stunning. My favorite part is when they add in the harmonies one by one... Scott, Avi, Mitch, Kirstin, cello. Also, they said it was filmed to look look like a painting or photograph which is why everyone was so still. Really hard for hand-singers like Scott & Mitch!! Scott was seriously gripping the backs of those chairs!
wow! now that you mention it, you can really see Scott's arm twitch a few times as he instinctively moves and stops himself.
Beautiful song, but so sad so sad😢
Make me think of the tragic Dead of my husband.
I'm sorry, friend. I also have lost my dear husband. I hope you are doing okay.
My condolences. It has been many years since mine died but it is never easy.
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thanks for your consideration.
i'm ok! it's a year ago now but some songs just make me remember the long tough year before he died of cancer. I'm sorry for your loss too💕
@@gailseatonhumbert9199 thanks for your consideration sorry for your loss too
@@amazinghibiskus it was years ago, 2004, but I do understand the pain of that loss. It takes a long time until it heals.
Such an emotional message in this song! 😢
Another PTX song that features Kevin celloboxing is their cover of “Shallow”. It features Kirstie’s vocals as well.
Two more treats are songs that have Kevin on the cello plus Lindsey Stirling on violin. Those are an Imagine Dragons cover of “Radioactive” and a Stromae cover of “Papaoutai”, performed in French.
Fantastic reaction! One thing that I would have liked to hear from you is the fact that Kevin is playing the cello and beat boxing at the same time. That is the equivalent of playing two instruments at once. Strings and percussion. Quite a qualitatious achievement, I believe.
Imagine how the cello would sound in the song radioactive when paired with a violin.
Pentatonix's cover of Radioactive, featuring Lindsey Stirling.
It's awesome
You should react to some of Kevin's solo tracks like his cover of Down and his original track Renegade
Each and every one of them could top the charts with solo careers... Thank God almighty that they choose to bring us these absolute gems.
This one really touched you. Thank you for sharing.
Love when Kevin plays the cello (and beatboxing) he has some great music on his own YT-channel as well. All their arrangments are so brilliant and their voices suberb and yes, Avi.. phenomenal. I don't listen to much contemporary pop but I usually love the PTX version of all their covers of popsongs. No Christmas for me without PTX singing Mary did you know. Take care!
Sometimes it's hard to say you're hearing the cello or Avi or even Scott at times. The cello is smooth and resonant, and so are the singers. In the few pieces they use it, it's perfect and I'm not complaining it's use.
Marvelous reaction. They are so passionate here, you can feel the pain ! Love these people. This Pentaholic loves every song they sing. Can't get enough.
Their new Christmas album is stellar and stunning. Do check it out. Thanks.
Thank you, Barry, for you reaction! The cover is undeniably gorgeous. I love wathch your reactions.They are always emotional, they touch the soul. Again thank you so much!
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this version and I tear up every time. My favorite, and highly underrated, PTX cover.
If I weren’t very happily married I’d totally camp out outside Avi’s house. I have a total music crush on him. 😆
Such a beautiful song! Kirsten sounds amazing. Love Kevin's cello. Great reaction Barry💖
I enjoy your reviews. I watch you feeling the same emotions PTX gives me. And your humor sprinkled in is lovely (to use your own words lol). Thank you
... the trademark Pentatonix simplicity of staging works especially well with this cover -- I have never before felt the absolute DEPTH of ANGUISH meant to be expressed by the very repetitive lyric ... underscored by the unexpected cello, we are compelled to focus on their individual and collective interpretations ....
Oh Barry-I hope you realize that if you react to all their songs doing them only once a week, you’ll be several hundred years old by the time you finish! And you won’t regret a minute of it. Picture this, they’re carrying you to your grave and you’re telling them ‘I can’t go yet! I haven’t listened to all the PTX songs!
I do highly recommend reacting to the solo work of our wonderful Avi Kaplan. Start with Change on the Rise, and be aware that he sings all the vocals including the low drone. While some are music only videos, the ones he does with video are stunningly beautiful. He is also a skilled photographer and knows how to get the images he wants. There definitely is an Avi fan club, to which Charlotte Van gave the wonderfully appropriate name ‘Avi-cionatos’. (Apologies, Charlotte, if I’ve spelled that wrong; I wasn’t Abe to go back to check.)
This is my favorite cover of theirs!!! I have been waiting to see you react to this!! I knew you would LOVE the qualitaciousness of this!! I really want you to react to some of their original songs!! Their whole first original CD was incredible!! I think my favorite song off of it is Ain’t Misbehaving only because I feel cheeky when I sing it 😂
@Barry took me a few hours to get on my laptop today its currently 21:30 on the US west coast I know its early morning for you now but this performance always makes me cry!
your comment on Avi... he is a classically trained basso profundo and I feel like many others his /tone/ is truly like a Cello its truly beautiful
Kevin Olusola created the technique called Celloboxing that is what he was doing in this performance another outstanding performance he uses that technique is the colab with lindsey stirling cover of Imagine Dragons Radioactive :-D
Hi Barry, it’s me, Christina. I had a few more songs I’d love to have you react and review: Be My Eyes/Love me when I don’t/My favorite Things.
Love your emotional honesty and watching you experience a song, Barry. I’d love to see your reactions to Avi’s solo music! There are now 25+ original songs from which to choose. I recommend starting with his group Avriel and the Sequoias that he had at the end of his PTX days, then going in order up to his (newly released) first full album. It is amazing to see his growth and versatility. ❤️🥰
Interesting they have empty picture frames and they stand still - like a portrait. If you watch, you can see Scott's white knuckle grip on the chair back and see his arm move a few times, he is such a 'hand singer' it is almost impossible for him not to move. What a moving rendition. Avi does such a great job, I wish he would do more upper register stuff, his solo is awesome here.
Oh you've got it backwards... the cello isn't "OK" it's K.O. (as in Kevin Olusola). You should see some of his solo content and collabs with other artists on his own UA-cam channel. He's a musical genius.
I love the format!!! I wish all the reactions were done that way, at least all the song reactions. They're absolutely amazing as a group. It's like each person compliments another.
I demand to know who Annie is, and why you're always doing this stuff without her.
Annie Forder Adieu deserves to hear this too! 👊❤
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@@jenniferackerman511 😊
@@jenniferackerman511 she's entitled you know
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Hilarious
You react to the complete person. individualy . I love that you love and appreciate each singer
Thanks Barry
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One of my favorites for just relaxing, along with Run To You. I've added Imagine to this list.
Thanks for another awesome reaction. I have to say this is one of my favorites of Thiers and AVI truely has such a beautiful tone to his voice.... I suggest it you haven't added it to you're list "Joy to the world" it's perfect for Christmas time coming and another great one.
Barry I have watched many reaction videos but then I found you! and immediately subscribed! I enjoy the way you truly love music!! By the way has any one ever told you that you and Ricky Gervais bear a resemblance which is great because I love that guy!! lol
You might want to catch some of Kevin Olusola's solo work as a one man band with singer. He's the beatboxer/cellist. And here he is creating a sound track one step at a time: ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=kevin+olusola+down
Just beautiful, they are beautiful singers.👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️
Hey Barry, will you be react to Avi and Kevin's solo work?
I didn't see in any of the reviews below that this song is probably most passionate because it was Avis swan song and they all knew he was leaving. They might have even picked it for that reason. Dancing on my own ( with only 4 of them and a cello) even included Kevin playing Avis lines on the cello.
Kevin also plays alto saxophone and the piano. And speaks Mandarin. And was Pre Med /Asian Studies at Yale.
A few things Barry. I love your format of two views with the reaction then the review. I know you were blown away by this piece but I would suggest that you also check out a collab they did with Lindsey Sterling (violin) - Radioactive. They are that flexible.
Kevin plays the cello in 4 of their videos, and the fact that he's celloboxing at the same time is just mind-blowing.
@Ofra Cohen hmm wonder which 2 I've missed? please let me know which 6
I recall the following videos: Dancing On My Own (first video they posted after Avi left), Say Something, Papatoui, Radioactive, Shallow, and Perfect. So 6 videos that I recall. I don't recall of any others.😊
@@dianad3080 oh ok i see which I forgot, I appreciate it
The cello is also in 2 of their new songs that don’t have videos (yet?): Cologne - At Home, & Thank You - We Need a Little Christmas.
I do love this song even though it makes me cry 😢😢😢🙏❤️🇬🇧🙏❤️🇬🇧
Beautiful: @3:43; Barry catches his breath. But why though? You'll only lose it again -_- lol
Kirstie looked like she was about to have a breakdown, Looked like it thats for shure.
You can really tell Kirstie, Scott and Mitch have musical theater background. They know how to get their acting through their performances.
Unfortunately, this song makes me remember how I couldn't get through the love of my life. We loved each other but just can't live together... fucking cry every time
The cello was one of the reasons that Kevin was recruited into Pentatonix in the first place. The trio (Mitch, Scott, Kirstie) was looking for a couple of additions to their group when they were going on the Sing-Off. They found Kevin's celloboxing videos (beat-boxing while playing cello), and were blown away. He is a first-class, yes even world-class, musician, both on the cello and also on saxophone. This is early enough in Pentatonix's career that Kevin didn't yet sing much, so seeing how they were able to use his voice to such effect here was really beautiful.
Barry, you MUST MUST MUST hear their new release of Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone. It’s so beautiful that I ugly cried. Truly, it has become my favorite PTX song ever.
Stopping off here. How am I gonna remember that? Oh, shoot. I'm not going to remember. Say something, say something, say something, SAY SOMETHING. Okay, maybe I'll remember. At least nine songs played through with commercials. Thank me later. 😜
I’ll thank you now 😘
@@ItsmeBarry "You're welcome". (Might be a good time to do it since tomorrow the conspiracy theorists are saying the world is ending. hehe
Hey, no cloud cover here, so I'll get to see it. Close to a full one.
Hope I don't go blind.
(And no giants come out of the ground. Hear that one? SMH!) 😂
Yes, the best group around. Sometimes hard to listen, I cry so much. Really enjoy your reactions.
Just shared with my Pentatonix Facebook group. 🥰
One of my faves! Thank you for reacting. You're great!
I think the few times they choose to add the cello (or piano in a couple cases) are always the perfects songs, and they serve to highlight their skill at the a capella in the rest of their songs. And Kevin is so ridiculously musically gifted, the way he can make a cello sing while beatboxing is wild, especially when he's playing Bach, as he has in their concerts (they also did a great mash up of the big cello using pieces which at the time were Radioactive, Say Something & Papatoie (spelling? Lol) That I've watched on some concert footage from 2015/16 tours, right after the Bach solo which was phenomenal). He also plays piano and saxophone, and can use a loop station like a beast, he also has perfect pitch.
I'm sure someone will have mentioned, but the group started off as the Trio (Scott, Mitch & Kirstie) who knew each other through middle & high school. Then to enter the Sing-Off they needed to round the group out & Scott knew Avi (who, I believe, was studying to be an opera singer) from college, and then Scott found Kevin on YT when Kevin had a celloboxing video go viral. At that time Kevin didn't sing, then after the competition Kevin & Avi shared an apartment and Avi taught him to sing properly (I'm sure he no doubt picked it up quickly). I wonder who would have been most shocked by his stunning high tenor voice after hearing him beat boxing...most people assume he's "the other bass" until they hear him solo.
I think aside from Wizard of Aahs! this is still the best vocal that Kirstie has given (second would likely be Season's of Love) on a single PTX song, her pure emotion in this and the notes she hits with such intensity are phenomenal. And sure we've seen her take lead in other songs before & done it exceptionally, but this was the one that really spotlighted what she can do & I just think it's still the best. Of course, she has many songs with stunning vocals though (Be My eyes, My Favourite Things, etc). I can only imagine she was so incredibly good on Broadway though.
I enjoy your reactions. You have an entertaining way about you. I love listening to them.
Kevin was known for his Celloboxing before he joined PTX.
This is one of my favorite songs. The original. They did a beautiful job.
I listen to this song on repeat a lot.
I love Kevin's cello-boxing! This is one of my favorites! ( I say that about all of their songs) :D
If you liked Kevin with his cello you should check out their cover of Shallow.
Kevin doing a great drum beat while playing the cello...
Kevin studied under the great Yoyo Ma if I'm not mistaken!
Has no one told Barry that Kevin's Cello's name is Beyoncé yet? ;)
Please react to Pentatonix
Be My Eyes
Amazing Grace
Have you reacted to their cover of 'Mary Did You Know' yet, Barry? It's an American Christmas song, so not so well known over here in the UK, but it's gorgeous - and you'll get to hear more of Kevin singing in his lovely tenor voice!
i love how Avi and the cello sing a duet under everything else - sometimes a trio? it sometimes sounds as if Kevin is playing two lines simultaneously . . . i'm a woodwind player, so i don't even know if it's possible.
There's absolutely no point pulling my blanket tighter around me, these full-body chills are frissons, not cold. It's the same with all of their music. Goosebumps racing across every inch of me.
Hey B ☘️….
Lá fhéile Páraig sona dhuit! ☘️
I hope you are having a great day!
Ummm, so yeah….have I lost it that me safe space and place has disappeared? 🫥 You know, and remember, “Winner Takes it All’ by Barry? I cannot find it and that deserves a huge protest 🪧 sign, like a billboard!!! With flashing lights that scream “Warning and Alert 🚨 female ain’t happy ‼️”
The roughest week I have had in a very, very long time and now I cannot find me safe space and place? This is a total and complete disaster of a situation. And I do mean of epic proportions. 🪧 Boo 👻 and Hiss 🐍!!!!
Sigh 😑
T ✌🏻 ❤️ and 🫳🏻🫴🏻
Hi T, I’m a day late but I took yesterday off.
Plus I’ve older comments to read but I’m going with most recent First because I want to and I’m the boss 👍
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had a bad week, I’m in the dark regarding anyone’s news if you’ve been sharing it with the others. I don’t get notifications for trouble section conversations unless they are a direct reply to me. I hope you feel better soon and a gorgeous comment from me has been know to cure many ailments 🤪
I recently changed the thumbnail to that video to try it more people to click on it, I broke my own rule by putting my face on it. I’m sure I’ll change it at a later stage. Here’s the link ua-cam.com/video/RSBIakgWWWU/v-deo.html
@@ItsmeBarry Hey B ☘️!!!
Well, don’t I feel silly? I was just looking 👀 for me old safe space and place thumbnail! Okay, thank you! (And be glad yourself cause we were gonna cuss and discuss if you had taken it down, just sayin. 😬 I wonder who would have won that? 🤔)
Oh well, as for this disaster of a week, I have said a little bit in the trouble section 😈 but I haven’t written a 5 part comment series on it? I am moving on beyond it all, whatever that means? 🤷🏼♀️ Or trying to anyway? 🤷🏼♀️
Anywho….
We have been watching “The Voice” and AB decided to be a judge. She turned her little lawn chair around and me and her mom sang 4 songs but we only got a chair turn 2 of the 4 times? 😬 We were told by our judge we would have more chair turns if we could remember the words? I think that is fair? 🤷🏼♀️ And 50% ain’t bad? 🧐
Whatcha been up to? Anything new? How are you doing? 🤔
I lost VOD again and had to cancel me plane ✈️ ticket. I am working on a new plan that is Tip Top Secret! 🤫 He can run but he cannot hide forever. Me ringtones are very important! I shall not be denied (well I might be but let’s not be negative about it, yeah?) 👍🏻
My Operation Bug 🐜 🐛 🐞 B ☘️ was a complete and total failure. You may not have read those comments yet? Started off with a solid bang 💥 but fizzled out during the trying to move beyond bad week. I am working on a new plan though. (I bet you are so very excited about that (not))!! Good plan, good plan! 👍🏻
Me book is calling me name! It is part of the attempt to move beyond the bad week plan which basically involves ignoring it all. Not sure if this is a good plan, good plan but it ain’t a bad plan, bad plan either? 🤷🏼♀️ Sure beats crying more about it, I do know that much. 👍🏻
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Happy 100 Disney! 💥
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Prepare thyself for ridiculous…. 🙄
Ummm, Happy Puppeteer Day? Or something like that? 🤔
I mean puppets kinda sorta give me the creeps? Sesame Street puppets are okay but the ones that look like humans? Yeahhhh, they are kinda creepy. And scary. Maybe not clown 🤡 scary but kinda clown scary. Ya know? The way a puppets mouth moves and their arms and legs all of it controlled by humans….yeah that entire thing is creepy and scary. 😟 If I woke up with a puppet in bed next to me I would probably scream like a girl. Which I try to never, ever do? 😬
But….Happy Puppeteer Day! 🤷🏼♀️
AB asked me the other day if I would fight someone that was mean to me? 🤨 A normal person would probably answer no immediately but nobody has ever accused me of being normal? So I asked her how mean? She said, very mean, hit you in your face kind of mean. I looked around and we were alone so nobody to bail me out? I told her the truth…..that if someone was beating me up or beating my family up or beating my friends up or anybody I cared about up….then yes, I would to keep everybody I cared about safe. But the thing about that kind of decision is that if you get caught you must accept the consequences….no matter what they might be. She said, yeah that makes sense. That would have been a great stopping point but, welllllll…..advice from the bros kinda sorta kicked in and I told her that talking them out of it is best but if that failed the best thing would be to not get caught. To always be thinking of options in all situations. 😬 She said, that makes sense. 🤨
Jeez Louise (apologies Louise whoever you are) AB has already elbowed a boy and hit him with her horns. That was difficult to figure out but we think she meant her hands? But he hit her first sooooo….. 🤷🏼♀️
I am not sure advice from T ❤️ via the evil bros 😈 is the best in the world but 🤷🏼♀️? 🤔
I am not sure what is going on with me and your woman Annie? I had a stomach bug yesterday and she has a sore throat today? 😬 I am better today, I can at least finally eat but if hers turns worse….back to the doc she goes! 👍🏻
How ya doing? What’s been going on? I need some news 📰! 👍🏻
Not much else to report. I am trying to have a better week than last week but starting off with a stomach bug on Sunday is not a great start? 😬
Happy find your puppet or puppeteer day (or something like that?) 💥
Happy 100 Disney! 💥
Oh, annnndddd, say something! Get it? 🧐
T ✌🏻 ❤️ and 🫳🏻🫴🏻