Hey all! Thank you so much for your continued support or encouragement! Wanted to put a couple of thoughts here re this video: - Thank you to those who have pointed out that Eli is waving a finger around at the beginning, not a carrot - I can see that now. I'd been told about the carrot gags, and since Layne had one at the end, when I went back to watch again, I assumed Eli had one too. - Just wanted to confirm there was no shade-throwing intended at Rick Underwood - this wonderful community has been furnishing me with a lot of insider info that I don't have a) because I'm new and b) because I don't want to watch much other material and potentially spoil these videos. I can see how my comments might have come across as being a touch blamey towards Rick, but I am aware that it was an aesthetic decision to reshoot Monster Mash, mutually agreed, and unfortunately he was unable to be there for the reshoot date. The one problem with not scripting any of this, is sometimes things come out wrong. To that end, I wanted to clarify that point. - You are all wonderful, and I'm overwhelmed with how everyone has been taking to supporting my work. Thank you all.
Rick Underwood always does all their complex make up (including Hoist the Colours and The Oogie Boogie Song) and he’s amazing! I didn’t interpret you as meaning anything negative, only that you were glad to see he’s work now that you recognised his name. I think the other make up person (sorry don’t remember their name) did the prosthetics. I thought that was a carrot in the beginning too! I’m not sure if we’re certain that it’s supposed to be a finger (confirmed by VoicePlay, I mean)?
@@veronicathunander4579 Amazing indeed! And I'm glad that didn't come across as negative - I can get inside my head a bit when it comes to that sort of thing. Certainly popular opinion seems to have settled on it being a finger, and it does look like that on a more careful look, but I also don't know if it's actually been confirmed.
I very nearly balked at watching this due to the running time, but I had to watch to see how much of that runtime was you laughing. I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this.
@@delord1619 Thank you for giving it a go. Honestly, I think my videos are going to be on the longer side in general, so please just enjoy what you enjoy and if the whole thing isn't for you, that's absolutely fine.
Great reaction! Thank you so much!!! Your laugh is awesome!! 😂 Your analysis is so great, I’m gonna put something out there for you… notice Geoff and I are the only ones who’s potion additives don’t go awry, and Caesar’s potion only works when I add a little sumthin’. 😜
Thank you so much, Elizabeth! I'm really flattered. Also, thank you for pointing that out! I must have watched this two dozen times since I recorded the reaction a couple of days ago, and I cannot believe how many things I keep seeing. I hadn't caught that one yet though - that's quite wonderful. :-D Congratulations on a stunning performance.
Funny story about the trees. Pattycake Productions is in the Oviedo Mall in Orlando Florida. Layne literally went into the parking lot and cut those "trees" branches off the trees and drag each in and set up one at a time. The masks are from Kidnap The Sandy Claws video. The kids wore them in the beginning.
I knew you would love this. To tell you true - this is NOT the way we played it in band. Geoff was (edited: videoing Layne) bringing trees from the parking lot into the studio. Rick Underwood was also makeup artist and beard wrangler in Ghost Riders in the Sky. There are 3 favorites that are in the Tony Wakim era that you should see. One is Phantom of the Opera, two is Road Trip - a live production from the Sing-Off Tour (get the one with 9 mil +), three is another live comedy the Full Chicken Song done in Michigan I think. Phantom is gorgeous and Tony is the Phantom, Road Trip is a story of 5 guys in one car trying to get somewhere, and the full Chicken Song is just a hoot (Eli is the chicken). That one might be a perfect Thanksgiving treat!
These all sound fabulous! I will check them out, for sure! Chicken Song would be great for Thanksgiving - I'm up in Canada, so we've had ours, but I'll flag the US date and try to get that out then. :-D
@@davidkreacts I really hope that VoicePlay gets the awards they should on this one. It is so perfectly done and the comedy is masterful. Elizabeth has been watching the reactions and commenting that she is not an opera singer, just pretends to be one when Layne asks her to. In this one, he added that final flourish to her lines saying the one just before that was too easy for her. Ha! At that range and speed?
@@davidkreacts What part of Canada? When I was in Chemical Engineering at Univ of Florida (lab tech and researcher). Had 4 labs and a pilot plant (digesting wood chipper for a paper mill that we built out back. We were working with companies to create an inline viscometer for the paper mills so workers would have a check on the viscosity and prevent explosions. I got to go up to Prince George and work in their paper mill with one of the in-line viscometers that I used my lab viscometer to compare the accuracy of new one. I was supposed to go up to BC in October but didn't get there until January. Dang, that was cold. It was 41C and F the morning I left and had to walk out on the tarmac to get to the plane. Once on I had my empty bag that I put almost all my clothes into and shoved it under the seat. My husband met me in Gainesville and it was 102 degrees warmer. I got down and kissed the ground. But I loved the Canadians who let me share their home (bed and breakfast), got me a humidifier since there's no humidity in that kind of air, took me to work and taught me to drive on snow and ice before they let me pick up my rental car, took me around town, asked me what I wanted for breakfast - something different? got a couple standards, bear sausage, moose stew in the evening. Had such a good time.
@@bjspeck4337 I'm so glad you had such a wonderful experience! I'm in Toronto, Ontario. Absolutely love it here - enough of a metropolis for me to feel comfortable (as a city boy), but so much quieter than London or NYC, which I found as a creative to be very claustrophobic, mentally speaking. I've been to Winnipeg in January and experienced -45 degrees, so I fully understand the shock and challenge in that kind of weather. The one good thing about how dry it is is that it doesn't get into your bones the way that a wet, London winter does.
@@bjspeck4337 Oh my goodness - seems like it's not only Geoff who Layne enjoys pushing out of their comfort zone! I am even more impressed by Elizabeth's operatic quality now - to someone who hasn't sung opera since I was about 15, it sounds very legit to my ear. And yes - all the awards - they deserve it for this.
That's probably the most fun video they've done to date. We just never know what's coming next. Every one a winner. :) Most of this was arranged by Layne but he also credits Geoff for suggesting the swing section. Tony Wakim gets a good showing in their Phantom of the Opera, In other videos yuo can always tell Tony by his amazing twinkly eyes. :) Layne was always a trickster, then J.None was too , and now Cesar has joined the madness. To hear more of Layne's voice you need to see the videos that dont include the beatboxing, such as Can't Help Falling in Love, True Colours which are pure harmony. A final note: we know that Layne loves to challenge Geoff to do more than he thinks he can. As friends since Middle School they gel so well. :)
regarding the captions: no, it's not the auto generated captions you need to worry about. in some of their videos, they have some funny bits in the captions, which is why we tell reactors to turn them on. but the auto generated ones are just distracting, as they're all wrong. (though that can produce some laughs as well, as some of them are hilariously wrong! but maybe that's something you can explore on your private time, lol) you can quickly tell auto generated and VoicePlay/Geoff provided captions apart, as auto generated only generates the captions one word at a time and often have a [music] in the captions, while VP/Geoff lyrics show up with a whole sentence at a time.
One of my favorite auto generated captions is from Geoff’s Headless Horseman. Instead of the line “ghosts and banshees” it says “ghosts and some cheese” and then I could not “un-hear” that. I had to go look up the words because I was so confused!
And to think that 2 weeks ago you had never heard of these guys! Please thank your friend for me. I really enjoy your reactions and am grateful that he got you hooked. Suggestion for your list: Jonathan Young doing Hellfire. He does a quasi metal version of that song which is fabulous. And of course, anything from Voiceplay and I am here for it.
I know, right?! Now I'm obsessed! :-P I have thanked him many times, and I'm grateful too. Thank you for the suggestion - I'm not familiar, and will enjoy checking him out.
Things I especially like: Eli and Cesar doing character voice harmony after the train whistle (which is definiteley vocal) Elizabeth's D6 Not really a fan of the body function sounds but the proof that all of the gentlemen are 12 years old The swing section at the end, which I think is the part that Geoff arranged We never lose In the Hall of the Mountain King no matter what they do to twist it Additional information: The trees in the front are real. Eli is holding a finger, not a carrot (I thought so too) Elizabeth lost a fake fingernail during filming They couldn't find the nail so they glued a leaf from one of the trees on Cesar lost his ears a couple of time, but they were easier to find and glue back on Elizabeth has sung with them before as an additional soprano, but this is the first time she is on screen Thanx for this leg of the journey!
I hear you on those comments. Normally I'm not a "toilet humour" person, but I actually did enjoy that on this occasion, which I think is telling of how well (and sparingly) it was used. The biggest one for me though is the fact that they never lose the original - to go so far in being wacky and still hold on to that is the mark of true arranging and performing skill. I love those additional tidbits of info too! I'm going to go and watch this and look out for them! You are very welcome - I'm glad to be on it. :-D
@@davidkreacts another view were like and this to a lot of the spike Jones song parodies of the 1940s and 50s. I remember hearing Cocktails for Two (“an enchanted rendezvous”) and being astonished that there were cowbells, klaxons, and glass breaking all incorporated into what had been a beautiful piece of music!
@@davidkreacts That's my position as well: I don't normally consider bodily-function sounds to be particularly funny or interesting, but VoicePlay just had the aplomb to make it work somehow. I would compare this to my stance on the use of profanity: I almost always find it puerile and a sign of poor communication skills, but in ST:Generations when the Enterprise D is about to crash into the planet and Data (who normally cannot even use contractions but has now spent most of the movie struggling with emotions, which he is experiencing for the first time due to the emotion chip that has fused to his neural net) looks at the screen and says "Oh, s___!", it is one of the funniest lines in the history of Hollywood. Exception that proves the rule: it only works because of the very unusual circumstances in which it occurs. Similarly, if e.g. Ursula had started belching in Poor Unfortunate Souls, that would've just been dumb. But here they are able to make it work. Briefly.
One of my favorite parts of this was the little "fart, hack, slurp, burp" segment with the guys...it goes by so quickly but it is hilarious. I love how they took an instrumental piece and told a visual and vocal story with no lyrics. They are so talented, and yes, you are absolutely right about them always selecting the perfect guest to feature. So much fun! The 3 masks are Lock, Shock, and Barrel from Nightmare before Christmas. :)
You are absolutely correct - it's amazing how much detail they can fit into a short space of time, and this just proves what stunning musicians and performers they are, not needing a single word or instrument to do all this.
I would watch an hour of your breakdown to this video😁 Ah, the masks. Those are a recall of Kidnap The Sandy Clause from Nightmare Before Christmas video. They do a lot of detail and Easter egg stuff in their videos. That's gonna be a new phrase for a sneaky surprise "I've been carroted!"
Aw, thank you! I'm starting to learn the extent of Easter egging that goes on, but I guess I started at the wrong end of their portfolio to catch them all! I'll get there (and will hopefully catch which order videos came in, so I don't think the older videos are Easter eggs of the newer ones!).
While I still love J. None's voice and performances, Cesar has been an awesome addition to the group. He has a childlike innocence and exuberance behind the scenes that can also show up in videos when appropriate. Yes, he often calls Layne Papi, and despite being only about a decade younger, often refers to Kathy and Geoff as Mom and Dad. One of the tipping points in bringing him aboard as a regular member, according to VP's intro video, is that he often brings the guys coffee, especially from a Cuban deli. He can make you laugh, as he did here, brings the sass in Good For U, We're Good, and Rich Man, and made me ugly cry in I Can't Make You Love Me -- and I'd never been affected by the original version. Geoff was the arranger and director and said he wept while editing it. When I need a pick me up, I watch Butter, for the silly fun going on in the background.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more by both of them, but I confess to being particularly impressed with the range Cesar has to offer in his performances, even in the few videos I've seen so far. I totally sympathise with giving bonus points to someone for supplying coffee. I always use the biggest mug in the building so I don't have to go and make it as frequently! ;-)
And I was just getting up to go to the bank but that will have to wait. I just have to listen to this first! And maybe after I get back. I played this in high school band and my instrument was the contrabass clarinet. This was such a treat. Glad to see you are enjoying it all. Elizabeth worked with Geoff in Disney.
You got a CONTRA at school? Damn, I'm jealous! I was a bass clarinetist and baritone saxophonist (just missed out on contrabassoon), but I never got anything deeper. Glad you're enjoying - thank you!
I got serious Disney Fantasia vibes. It’s fantastic!! Now, I want Voiceplay to do more instrumental pieces like this, string them all together into one long video and call it Voiceplaysia
Rick Underwood is the go-to makeup artist for VoicePlay, Geoff and Pattycake Productions. He was not at all at fault for Geoff doing the video over last year. He had done exactly what Geoff had asked. But Geoff decided the whole look of the video was darker than he wanted. The second time around, he used a larger and more colorfully lit set, chairs for the ‘monsters’ instead of starting them off on the floor and - perhaps the thing that had bothered him the most - his wife wasn’t looking so dead! But if Rick hadn’t been tied up the day of the reshoot, he would have been there. And you mentioned Cesar jumping around? They had to pause the shoot a couple of times to reapply his ears, which he kept shaking loose!
Thank you for the information. And no intention of throwing shade towards Rick - I realise my comment could come off that way. This is the problem of not scripting any of this - some things might not quite come out right. I was just excited to see his work, since I knew I'd missed it previously. And that's hilarious re Cesar! That doesn't surprise me - he's a very energetic performer!
@@davidkreacts Cesar's first appearance with the group was on "We're Good". He was featuring along with Adriana Arellano, and he won people over in an instant. With his first note, he snapped open a big folding fan, and it was Instant Cesar Sass, and everyone fell in love with him. His personality is just enormous.
I’m just now seeing your reaction to this. This particular arrangement is an absolute musical masterpiece for them to mix so many styles along with being to tell their story with no words. My favorite piece they’ve done.
I’m SO GLAD you enjoyed this video! (I had a feeling you would :) ) Layne actually dragged all those trees into the studio when they were setting the scene. Geoff remarked that Layne goes off to a distant planet to work on arrangements and then brings them back for the group to perform. It was deliciously wacky!
I can just imagine seeing Layne dragging trees around in the dark like someone dragging bodies into the woods, all maniac smile and darting looks, and everyone else sees it and do the “what is… you know what, i really shouldn’t ask… i saw nothing, back to coffee” internal dialogue haha.
It's a little finger that Elizabeth flicks away, not a carrot. Another Elizabeth(Zharoff) the Charismatic Voice dubbed the noises drunk Layne does burp-boxing. She has taken beat-boxing lessons from Layne. Talking about branching out, there's a reaction I sincerely long for.The CV, during her pregnancy last spring did a music video of her own, singing Pour Unfortunate Soul, a wonderful interpretation that deserves reacting to. There is a BUT though, you need to have seen The Little Mermaid Medley by VP first, before doing so. Spoiler- Geoff is still even Elizabeth Zharoff' s favourite Ursula. She wrote so herself in the comments to her video. 1949 there was a Swedish jazz pianist and entertainer that turned Grieg into Boggie woggie. That's the vibe Geoff is giving me here. Search for Charlie Norman Anitra's Dance, another piece from Peer Gynt. PS .360 by now.
Oh, that makes sense - I got caught up in the carrot gag! I love the idea of burp-boxing! I didn't know she'd taken lessons with him - I saw she had a chat, but I have been avoiding much external info for fear of spoiling some reactions. Now I've got a few done, I might look at that. I will have to watch EZ's Poor Unfortunate Souls, but I can appreciate needing to see VP's first. That's very high up my list as I love the music. I will have a look for that video too - thank you for the tip, I didn't know that interaction had happened. :-)
It's funny that you described Geoff as bumbling when describing his articulations in the beginning. They released a sneak peek promo pic for this on Patreon of them in this makeup. Everyone looked mischievious or evil, and then there was Geoff right on the end with this big smile and wide eyes. My favorite comment I saw (I don't remember who said it or how exactly they worded it) was one of those comments like...."Day 38 among them....they still don't suspect anything". I don't know, it just made me crack up because I thought, yeah, he does look like the odd man...er troll....out. Then I'm pretty sure that Cesar will sometimes call Layne Papi. I know he calls Geoff dad sometimes. Either way, when Cesar has his potion jar, he gives this little pleading, innocent look to Layne, and in my mind he's saying Papi can we please add this please. Then Layne just snatches it and throws it away like ew, no. I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction and analysis. My favorite part is when you described Cesar as a bloomin' jackrabbit. 🤣
Hahaha! I love the idea of infiltrator Geoff! That's amazing. I am definitely going to have to watch some BTS soon - I love everything I'm reading about their "off-stage" dynamic! Delighted that you enjoyed the video. :-)
I couldn't believe they managed to do this to the classic I learned in band. I love it - never get tired of it. I was incredibly disappointed in that no one who matters did not push the acapella awards to give VoicePlay an award for the creativity of this. I felt and still do believe they deserve it. I still thoroughly enjoy your reaction/analysis. Your laughter is infectious! And yes, my high school band got a contrabass clarinet. I was so glad I was first chair in the bass clarinet section. Always had a weakness for bass notes. One of the tuba guys actually taught me to use the string bass. We had a great band. For contest, our chosen selection was Candide. The night before our time up, it fell apart. It has 2 different time signatures depending on which instrument you had. As I said it fell apart. Mr. Scott our band director said we had better not do that tomorrow morning or we'd be walking home (about 150 miles). We were flawless, one of the judges just wrote down "WOW!" When our teachers were on strike later that year, that judge (One of Univ of South Florida professors) came over and directed us until the strike was over.
This is such an epic masterpiece! I'd even say it's my very favorite VP video! I love the storytelling too, how everything they add to the cauldron causes a change in the way they sing after drinking from it 🔥 Rick and Rennette did an amazing job, as always! Or like someone else said, the boys finally got the courage to show their own faces 🤪 Liz collaborated in a couple of videos before, just credited as a background voice, not seen at all. She's super great! I know you've shown all Geoff and VP videos, but you should really go over "Hide and Seek (Ding Dong!)", another Layne arrangement gem, the one they called their Halloween vid this year. It's fantastic too! Thanks for another great reaction, David! 😍
Thank you! And yes, epic indeed! I think the storytelling is particularly impressive given how much they do with no words - it's lights, props, vocalisations... so well done. Agreed with all of your comments! I've got Hide and Seek on the list - I'll have to do that post-season, I think - got a couple of other videos lined up before I pick my next one.
The Scottish play! Well, now I know you’ve got a theater background. LOL. One way you can usually guess whether it’s Layne or Geoff arrangement is Layne’s usually have his quirky sense of humor, and he gets a little more nuts with the perc-probably because he has come up with some new idea that nobody else knows about yet that he’s gonna work in (like burp-boxing). Geoff’s arrangements tend to have a bit more drama and a lot of layering and his transitions are amazing. Great reaction!!! Have you checked out We Don’t Talk About Bruno yet?
I'm sure it's been mentioned but the carrot started as a joke between Layne and former member J. None. It took on a life of its own and now you will often see Layne with a carrot in some form or fashion in their videos.
1) I do like hearing reactions from people that know the source music, so thank you for that (Between this, 1812, and Ride of the Valkyries are my three favorite classical pieces.) 2) Because of #1, this has passed Hoist the Colors as my favorite VoicePlay. 3) Many people miss out on the story-line and that voices change after tasting the potion. 4) Eli first time going through for me seemed 'bland' but on later hearings between the initial gravel voice and the quick high register makes me make up my mistake of his work 5) Can we say something about the beat boxing in this. My god. 6) And yes, starting with Geoff is always a good way to pull attention.
1) Excellent choices. I feel like for me I would also add Finlandia and The Enigma Variations to that list. 2) Understandable. I think I love them both for different reasons - the gravitas of Hoist is so incredible, but perhaps this does just eke out a victory. 3) That's a shame - I hope they find those things on later rewatches - they add so much to the experience. 4) I feel like first time it's hard to take everything in - that's part of the reason I do my videos with the two stages. 5) Yes, absolutely - it's phenomenal. I didn't say enough about it, but then also see point 4. 6) Glad you agree. ;-)
Interesting - I wonder if it wasn't ever recorded. I don't think Grieg was super-happy with the work, if I understand correctly - which is partly why he pulled out the music to turn it into the two suites.
Wanted to say thank you for the way you do your videos. I don't always have the time to listen to analysis, so watch the first part then come back later to watch the full video (with your analysis) when I do have time. Get a treat two times, but makes it easy to get a quick fix of joy the I only have a. moment or two! Now I really can't wait to see more of yo ur reactions, especially for Rich Man/Girl.
Thank you - I'm really glad that my style is allowing you to approach them as best suits your schedule. I totally get it - my days are incredibly hectic, and I don't get to watch as much as I'd like either. :-)
I enjoyed your reaction, analysis and interpretation as always, thank you! I think you’re now one of my favourite reactors, together with Jennifer Glatzhofer and Peter Barber. Thanks for sharing your joy and knowledge with us!
I will never hear this music again without this routine coming to mind. Also, I am always going to wonder just what was the ingredient that Cesar-troll was so very proud of at the beginning? Thanks Voiceplay.
Your analysis is fantastic! I learned so much about this song. And it’s not relevant, but that you called it “the Scottish Play” made me giggle. Theater kids unite! 😅 and you do have such a great laugh and sense of fun!
@@davidkreacts If you want something hing else funny from Voice Play then please do a reaction video to Voice Plays " One Minute Musical ( Miley Cyrus ) ". The music & lyrics are by Geoff Castallucci & it is hilarious. Also Voice Plays " One Minute Musical ( Light Bulb ) " music & lyrics by Eli. They are a bit older & not many people know of these. Because they are short you can do them both at the same sitting. Please please do them. You won't be sorry.❤️
I love this piece. It’s so much fun. It’s not the first time VoicePlay has done a song that has no lyrics, though. They have also done the Halo theme. I was super impressed with Elizabeth’s musicality and range, but also just the sheer speed and accuracy that she has!
I just subscribed because I've decided that I LOVE your way of reacting to the videos. There's a few reactors I enjoy who are quite into the technical aspects of the voice and the actual sounds and the choices they make and I like that and learn from it. You are obviously knowledgeable about what you're seeing but you concentrate on totally different aspects of your analysis, combining commentary regarding audio techniques, the actual VIDEO design, along with costumes and sets. You bring my attention to the various bits and pieces of the performance in a way that they don't. And I love THAT. Also, I strongly approve of the fact that you basically watch the video (mostly) uninterrupted first, so you get the full flavor of the piece before you go back and pick apart what you see. I sometimes get frustrated when a reactor pauses the video at what seems to me to be the most inopportune moment in order to discuss whatever they just observed, and then they miss what I feel is an important part of the performance because they broke the flow. In addition - I just really enjoy watching your obvious enjoyment of a group that I adore.
The voices at the end about the merchandise are all Layne. WONDERFUL reaction. This is totally one of my new top favorites. Lots of their stuff is funny, but this one is hilarious. It's been pointed out that the emotional tone between Layne and Geoff is quite different. Example: Both have a sense of humor, but Layne appears to prefer funny stuff, and his style of humor is more frenetic and crazy. (For instance, Geoff did Hoist the Colors, which is really quite tragic: All of them seemed a bit deranged in their own ways, but Layne's pirate character was speculated to be a "don't step on my shadow" kind of dangerous. So, even there he was touching comedy). Geoff more often has a dry humor, or something that's bouncy and fun. When Layne arranges something dramatic - I'm thinking now of True Colors - it's utterly heartbreaking and profound. (He also sings in True Colors). So perhaps we recognize them by the emotional tone as much as the actual arrangement. But if you find something in the actual arrangements that differs, I'll be interested to hear about it.
Thank you so much! That difference between their arrangement styles makes a lot of sense to me from what I've seen so far. I'm beginning to think that Geoff might have something of a traditional British dry wit kind of humour (which certainly explains why I enjoy his style so much - not to say I don't enjoy Layne's just as much). I'm looking forward to reacting to a more serious Layne arrangement too.
New sub here 😁 You're so funny and sympathetic. Your analysis are too good for me, I can't understand everything, cause I'm a German Your vids spread smiles ❤ Especially when you react to Geoff or VP
My favorite joke between Cesar and Layne in this... Cesar: Layne. How do you want me to act? Layne: Just act like your silly sassy self. Huldra Draco has a bunch of informative videos about Voiceplay. She has been a huge fan for many years. So knows Alot about them. They're all very interesting.
Haha! Good response. ;-) Yes, I'm going to check her channel out in a bit - I don't want to accidentally spoil moments for myself before I've done at least a few more reactions.
@@davidkreacts Gotcha. A good one to check out that's not a spoiler is the history of Voiceplay. It has all the past and present memories. Also.. "what does each member do?". That has lists of what each present member does to get these wonderful videos out to us. And so many non spoilers that are information based.
I just knew you would appreciate this piece! I am a soprano and I would love to do this with a group of friends. It looks like so much fun to sing. The little duets are masterful and of course Elizabeth was marvelous.
I knew this was one that would knock your socks off. And I'm glad you took the time to really dig in (despite your admission that you were only hitting the highlights); a lot of good analysis channels might still only give half the analysis you've provided here. Like I said before- length isn't an issue, because I am here for it all. And this song, I think, is one of their best, and something I bet Grieg himself might enjoy. (I've heard it said that Grieg wasn't terribly fond of this piece of music, due to its repetitive nature. Oddly enough, I've heard the same thing about Ravel and Bolero. One has to wonder why they wrote it that way.) In true VoicePlay style, they never hold still; you'll always be catching up, and really what better way to hold your audience's attention?
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I heard that about Grieg just yesterday - I always enjoyed the Suite version, but I think that's because it was the theme song for a series of audiobooks I had back when I was a kid - nostalgia is a powerful thing. I totally agree - there's no sense of it being overdone, but they will always keep something moving, and that's a great thing.
I suspect the “train whistle” could be vocal. They create very similar sounds in “If I Were A Rich Man”, the only difference is that this is a chord instead of solo notes. I could be wrong - but it sounds possible to me. When you get around to Rich Man, remember this train whistle and listen for the “chimes” to see what you think. 😊
You need to do a double feature. Hide and Seek w/Lauren Paley by Voiceplay and The Bass Gang. Both groups did the same song with her. And both are incredible.
Someone else recommended this - I was worried about the video being too long, but since I'm pushing hour-long videos anyway nowadays, I feel like it would be okay. :-P
As I understand it, Layne was also the one doing the voices during the outro. And yes, when you asked if they were saying actual words, as they were speeding up, I think someone (or more than one) was saying: "Let's go!" (and that might be repeated a couple bars later). It's hard to pin down *exactly* what sets the "Big" acappella groups (Pentatonix, Home Free, VoicePlay, Voctave, [another whose name I'm blanking on) apart from each other is that VoicePlay leans ever so slightly more toward the jazzier chords.
Thank you - I figured it was something, but just couldn't catch it! Love that Layne is adopting the two voices. And I can certainly understanding VP being jazzier - I'm looking forward to exploring the others.
This has a little McBeth, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, and a bit of Nightmare Before Christmas. Someone told me the object Eli is holding is a human finger. Not sure. Layne has this running joke with carrots.
It does indeed! Yes, I've seen several comments about the finger - I think I got caught up in knowing the carrot gag was a thing and misinterpreted what Eli was doing! :-P
What a great reaction! I really enjoy being part of your journey. Thinking back to my college days I think I know a great drinking game. We should take a drink everything we hear David say “so good”! 😉😉😂😂
@@davidkreacts As well you should but we can make them small shots of Tennessee Whiskey which is a fabulous VoicePlay video. Hint, hint. Did you see Elizabeth's comments. I love how she enjoys your reactions.
A comment elsewhere coined the term burpboxing for Layne's antics in this one. A classic instrumental done as a comedy acapella with burpboxing. Oookaay... 🤣
A double dose of Geoff/VP.... Perfect! Trust VoicePlay to take a rather repetitive piece of music (albeit wonderful) and make each section so different, interesting and hilarious! So glad to see you enjoying this masterpiece, 'the theatre kids of A Cappella' strike again! 🙂👍
Great reaction! if you want to Listen something „normal“ (no Halloween-Songs 😉), please listen to Bridge over Troubled water by voiceplay - I think you will like it!
What makes this video even funnier is that Layne is known as Carrot Lord. If you have time watch The saga of Layne the Carrot Lord, no need to react to it, but watch it and you'll have a whole new meaning to the ending.
I'm so enjoying your dive into VoicePlay! Rick is absolutely awesome. And yes, you will get to recognize who arranges, though every so often they can still surprise you. This cover is just magical.
I mean if you have enough suggestions to do reactions until 2028 then I wouldn’t mind that xD But yeah it is a LOT to go through so it is definitely good to pick and chose what you want to react to. But I'm so excited to see the non voiceplay or geoff reaction because I'm curious to see who it is👀 Keep up the amazing work friend!💜
Love your reaction to this. One of the best covers that truly showcase Tony was phantom of the opera. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your reactions. Also road trip and chicken song are great ones that feature Tony.
There is a choral part to this, but you really have to look for it online. One of the lines is the trolls asking “may I hack him in his fingers”. It’s right after they are disenchanted because he won’t marry the kings daughter. The masks are from their production of Kidnap the Sandy Claws. The trees encroaching were due to Tony . In the behind the scenes, they open with Layne dragging in these big trees that Tony made him go get because “it didn’t look realistic enough and it needed trees in the foreground”. So thank you for noticing- I’m sure Tony will be pleased! Although Eli is technically a tenor, when they would tour and Geoff was singing lead Eli could fill in on the bassline. I have watched this so many times and I just noticed that when Geoff does that one low note before Layne does his little beatboxing solo everybody stops and put their head down. And as soon as he’s done they’ll “pop” back up. I try to watch each video concentrating on one character when they do something like this, but I get so distracted it takes me a lo-o-ong time to see it all. Others have noticed that each time someone takes a sip their voices change, but you’re the first one to point out the cauldron colors. Your background in musical theater really shows. It had never occurred to me that that up-and-down “motion” that they are vocalizing is like the cauldron bubbling and boiling. I don’t know if you noticed, but Geoff and Cesar are the only two that do not partake of the potion. They’re kind of sneaky that way! Cesar is Mr. Personality. During filming they had to stop a number of times because his ears kept falling off. He doesn’t do sitting still very well. Never apologize for taking too long when you’re actually contributing to our enjoyment. You could easily do a two hour video and most of us would stick around.
The "may I hack him in his fingers" line would lend credence to the comments that Eli throws a finger into the cauldron early on. It seems like that's unconfirmed, even though it definitely looks like it now someone has put the thought in my head. I saw the heads down moment on a later re-watch - it's astonishing how much detail there is in this video! "He doesn't do sitting still very well.": This does not surprise me in the least! I'm glad that you are enjoying my videos, and I appreciate the comments and the encouragement. :-)
If you haven’t gotten to it yet the other song they did for spooktober (ding dong) is amazing, and you should definitely check out the other version the Siren sang this year with The Bass Gang, two very different but very awesome renditions
I haven't - I'm wondering if I just do some of these after Hallowe'en - I don't see how else I'll be able to avoid them (read: have the self-control to avoid them) until next year!
@@davidkreacts oh yeah, totally worth watching anyway, and you shouldn’t force yourself to not have such chills and thrills in your life. Plus tictok will likely spoil it by next year…
@@davidkreacts Do 'em now! No reason they're limited to Halloween. There's the Bass Gang version, VoicePlay's full version in the Haunted Mansion set, and the mini duet VP did with Lauren's TikTok. Geoff parallels her soprano opening lines from down in the bassment (😆) and it's stunning.
As patrons of Geoff we got to see some footage of him with Rick's make up. I always love his work, but for Monster Mash he outdid himself. If they'd decided to use it I couldn't watch the video. Only in bright daylight maybe. 😂 Their humor is one of the reasons VoicePlay is my favorite group. That, their talent, voices, arrangements and choice of music. But their weird humor is a big part of it.
Ah, noted - I am going to join his Patreon shortly, so I'll have to back and look for that. I can understand re: the humour - they are indeed very playful, and the enjoyment and good humour between them is so utterly infectious!
At the end Layne throws in a carrot. Carrots have been a running joke with Layne ever since J None joined in 2018. Now he is obsessed with them. Gets them in as many videos as he can. Voiceplayas have named him "Carrot Lord". In this video he named himself Carrot Man.
@@davidkreacts In The Grinch that stole Christmas his pin on his jacket is a carrot. Huldra Draco has a video about the story. The thumbnail is his In The Hall Of The Mountain King costume. He uses carrot pens at home 🤣
I believe I read (from a patron) that the masks are from the video 'Friends on the Other Side'. And the trees are REAL... Layne dragged them into the studio!
The masks used for Lock, Shock and Barrel in Kidnap the Sandy Claws are hung in the trees. While it's possible that the masks from Friends from the Other Side are there, I haven't seen them.
I've watched this quite a few times, and I think the thing Eli has in his hand is an amputated finger, not a carrot. I really enjoy your analysis and reaction. The carrot is Layne's shtick.
A couple of others have said the same, so I think you're right. Got caught up in the anticipation of the carrot gag after I saw it at the end! Thank you - glad you enjoyed.
I actually started off with the thought that it was a finger and changed my mind when we got to Layne's carrot. It's amazing what your mind can tell you in spite of reality.
Actually.... what Ellie has isn't a carrot, but a FINGER!!! Ewwwww.... No wonder why she flicked it away! Who knows where that thing has been (up someone's nose probably), and ya don't want that in yer stew!!! 🤣
Hahaha! Goodness, the thought of that...! And yes, now that a couple of folks have said that, I can see it. I was carried away with the anticipation of the carrot gag! :-P
Auto-generated captions would only be of interest for the hearing-impaired, and on this video, not even for them, since there literally are no lyrics at all.
Hey all! Thank you so much for your continued support or encouragement! Wanted to put a couple of thoughts here re this video:
- Thank you to those who have pointed out that Eli is waving a finger around at the beginning, not a carrot - I can see that now. I'd been told about the carrot gags, and since Layne had one at the end, when I went back to watch again, I assumed Eli had one too.
- Just wanted to confirm there was no shade-throwing intended at Rick Underwood - this wonderful community has been furnishing me with a lot of insider info that I don't have a) because I'm new and b) because I don't want to watch much other material and potentially spoil these videos. I can see how my comments might have come across as being a touch blamey towards Rick, but I am aware that it was an aesthetic decision to reshoot Monster Mash, mutually agreed, and unfortunately he was unable to be there for the reshoot date. The one problem with not scripting any of this, is sometimes things come out wrong. To that end, I wanted to clarify that point.
- You are all wonderful, and I'm overwhelmed with how everyone has been taking to supporting my work. Thank you all.
Rick Underwood always does all their complex make up (including Hoist the Colours and The Oogie Boogie Song) and he’s amazing! I didn’t interpret you as meaning anything negative, only that you were glad to see he’s work now that you recognised his name. I think the other make up person (sorry don’t remember their name) did the prosthetics.
I thought that was a carrot in the beginning too! I’m not sure if we’re certain that it’s supposed to be a finger (confirmed by VoicePlay, I mean)?
@@veronicathunander4579 Amazing indeed! And I'm glad that didn't come across as negative - I can get inside my head a bit when it comes to that sort of thing.
Certainly popular opinion seems to have settled on it being a finger, and it does look like that on a more careful look, but I also don't know if it's actually been confirmed.
I very nearly balked at watching this due to the running time, but I had to watch to see how much of that runtime was you laughing.
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this.
@@delord1619 Thank you for giving it a go. Honestly, I think my videos are going to be on the longer side in general, so please just enjoy what you enjoy and if the whole thing isn't for you, that's absolutely fine.
@@veronicathunander4579 Confirmed by Elizabeth Garozzo in comments on another reactor video, can't remember which one.
Only Voiceplay can sing a song with no words, throw in a sniff, fart and burp and a killer carrot and get away with it. 🥕
Haha! I can't stop laughing at this! So true!!!
Ha!
Great reaction! Thank you so much!!! Your laugh is awesome!! 😂 Your analysis is so great, I’m gonna put something out there for you… notice Geoff and I are the only ones who’s potion additives don’t go awry, and Caesar’s potion only works when I add a little sumthin’. 😜
Thank you so much, Elizabeth! I'm really flattered.
Also, thank you for pointing that out! I must have watched this two dozen times since I recorded the reaction a couple of days ago, and I cannot believe how many things I keep seeing. I hadn't caught that one yet though - that's quite wonderful. :-D
Congratulations on a stunning performance.
I also noticed that Geoff and Cesar never drank the potion after adding ingredients too.
@@truckshackley373 So many details!
@@davidkreacts during the filming of this Cesar's ear kept falling off so they had to keep putting it back on.
“Right down in Geoff’s boots” is now my new favorite way of describing Geoff’s low notes 🤣🤣
Haha! I don't remember where I picked that up, but I do enjoy it as a description. :-D
Funny story about the trees.
Pattycake Productions is in the Oviedo Mall in Orlando Florida. Layne literally went into the parking lot and cut those "trees" branches off the trees and drag each in and set up one at a time.
The masks are from Kidnap The Sandy Claws video. The kids wore them in the beginning.
I knew you would love this. To tell you true - this is NOT the way we played it in band. Geoff was (edited: videoing Layne) bringing trees from the parking lot into the studio. Rick Underwood was also makeup artist and beard wrangler in Ghost Riders in the Sky. There are 3 favorites that are in the Tony Wakim era that you should see. One is Phantom of the Opera, two is Road Trip - a live production from the Sing-Off Tour (get the one with 9 mil +), three is another live comedy the Full Chicken Song done in Michigan I think. Phantom is gorgeous and Tony is the Phantom, Road Trip is a story of 5 guys in one car trying to get somewhere, and the full Chicken Song is just a hoot (Eli is the chicken). That one might be a perfect Thanksgiving treat!
These all sound fabulous! I will check them out, for sure! Chicken Song would be great for Thanksgiving - I'm up in Canada, so we've had ours, but I'll flag the US date and try to get that out then. :-D
@@davidkreacts I really hope that VoicePlay gets the awards they should on this one. It is so perfectly done and the comedy is masterful. Elizabeth has been watching the reactions and commenting that she is not an opera singer, just pretends to be one when Layne asks her to. In this one, he added that final flourish to her lines saying the one just before that was too easy for her. Ha! At that range and speed?
@@davidkreacts What part of Canada? When I was in Chemical Engineering at Univ of Florida (lab tech and researcher). Had 4 labs and a pilot plant (digesting wood chipper for a paper mill that we built out back. We were working with companies to create an inline viscometer for the paper mills so workers would have a check on the viscosity and prevent explosions. I got to go up to Prince George and work in their paper mill with one of the in-line viscometers that I used my lab viscometer to compare the accuracy of new one. I was supposed to go up to BC in October but didn't get there until January. Dang, that was cold. It was 41C and F the morning I left and had to walk out on the tarmac to get to the plane. Once on I had my empty bag that I put almost all my clothes into and shoved it under the seat. My husband met me in Gainesville and it was 102 degrees warmer. I got down and kissed the ground.
But I loved the Canadians who let me share their home (bed and breakfast), got me a humidifier since there's no humidity in that kind of air, took me to work and taught me to drive on snow and ice before they let me pick up my rental car, took me around town, asked me what I wanted for breakfast - something different? got a couple standards, bear sausage, moose stew in the evening. Had such a good time.
@@bjspeck4337 I'm so glad you had such a wonderful experience! I'm in Toronto, Ontario. Absolutely love it here - enough of a metropolis for me to feel comfortable (as a city boy), but so much quieter than London or NYC, which I found as a creative to be very claustrophobic, mentally speaking.
I've been to Winnipeg in January and experienced -45 degrees, so I fully understand the shock and challenge in that kind of weather. The one good thing about how dry it is is that it doesn't get into your bones the way that a wet, London winter does.
@@bjspeck4337 Oh my goodness - seems like it's not only Geoff who Layne enjoys pushing out of their comfort zone!
I am even more impressed by Elizabeth's operatic quality now - to someone who hasn't sung opera since I was about 15, it sounds very legit to my ear.
And yes - all the awards - they deserve it for this.
That's probably the most fun video they've done to date. We just never know what's coming next. Every one a winner. :) Most of this was arranged by Layne but he also credits Geoff for suggesting the swing section. Tony Wakim gets a good showing in their Phantom of the Opera, In other videos yuo can always tell Tony by his amazing twinkly eyes. :) Layne was always a trickster, then J.None was too , and now Cesar has joined the madness. To hear more of Layne's voice you need to see the videos that dont include the beatboxing, such as Can't Help Falling in Love, True Colours which are pure harmony. A final note: we know that Layne loves to challenge Geoff to do more than he thinks he can. As friends since Middle School they gel so well. :)
It is the most enjoyable, creative form of madness and I'm here for it! Looking forward to checking out a Tony video soon.
This may have been one of Lane’s most energetic roles haha
I can believe that!
regarding the captions: no, it's not the auto generated captions you need to worry about. in some of their videos, they have some funny bits in the captions, which is why we tell reactors to turn them on. but the auto generated ones are just distracting, as they're all wrong. (though that can produce some laughs as well, as some of them are hilariously wrong! but maybe that's something you can explore on your private time, lol) you can quickly tell auto generated and VoicePlay/Geoff provided captions apart, as auto generated only generates the captions one word at a time and often have a [music] in the captions, while VP/Geoff lyrics show up with a whole sentence at a time.
Thank you for the clarification - I figured that was the case, but wanted to be sure. :-)
One of my favorite auto generated captions is from Geoff’s Headless Horseman. Instead of the line “ghosts and banshees” it says “ghosts and some cheese” and then I could not “un-hear” that. I had to go look up the words because I was so confused!
@@janetdw I ran into that one during my breakdown actually!
Caesar on his bright days is definitely squirrel on coffee as a character, its awesome
Haha! That's a perfect description. :-)
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Well if they can do this to In the Hall of the Mountain King, I really, really want to see what they could do with the William Tell Overture.
YES! I'm here for this!
That... could indeed be interesting. Ten to one they'd dress Layne up as a white horse.
And to think that 2 weeks ago you had never heard of these guys! Please thank your friend for me. I really enjoy your reactions and am grateful that he got you hooked.
Suggestion for your list: Jonathan Young doing Hellfire. He does a quasi metal version of that song which is fabulous. And of course, anything from Voiceplay and I am here for it.
I know, right?! Now I'm obsessed! :-P I have thanked him many times, and I'm grateful too. Thank you for the suggestion - I'm not familiar, and will enjoy checking him out.
lol, Layne's voices during the credits always make me laugh. such a Smeagol/Gollum vibe 🤣🤣
Absolutely! I didn't realise both voices are Layne - that's fantastic!
Stop eating the merchandise!!
@@lkayh Right?!
Things I especially like:
Eli and Cesar doing character voice harmony after the train whistle (which is definiteley vocal)
Elizabeth's D6
Not really a fan of the body function sounds but the proof that all of the gentlemen are 12 years old
The swing section at the end, which I think is the part that Geoff arranged
We never lose In the Hall of the Mountain King no matter what they do to twist it
Additional information:
The trees in the front are real.
Eli is holding a finger, not a carrot (I thought so too)
Elizabeth lost a fake fingernail during filming
They couldn't find the nail so they glued a leaf from one of the trees on
Cesar lost his ears a couple of time, but they were easier to find and glue back on
Elizabeth has sung with them before as an additional soprano, but this is the first time she is on screen
Thanx for this leg of the journey!
I hear you on those comments. Normally I'm not a "toilet humour" person, but I actually did enjoy that on this occasion, which I think is telling of how well (and sparingly) it was used. The biggest one for me though is the fact that they never lose the original - to go so far in being wacky and still hold on to that is the mark of true arranging and performing skill.
I love those additional tidbits of info too! I'm going to go and watch this and look out for them!
You are very welcome - I'm glad to be on it. :-D
@@davidkreacts another view were like and this to a lot of the spike Jones song parodies of the 1940s and 50s. I remember hearing Cocktails for Two (“an enchanted rendezvous”) and being astonished that there were cowbells, klaxons, and glass breaking all incorporated into what had been a beautiful piece of music!
@@janetdw That is a great comparison - I hadn't thought of that.
@@davidkreacts That's my position as well: I don't normally consider bodily-function sounds to be particularly funny or interesting, but VoicePlay just had the aplomb to make it work somehow.
I would compare this to my stance on the use of profanity: I almost always find it puerile and a sign of poor communication skills, but in ST:Generations when the Enterprise D is about to crash into the planet and Data (who normally cannot even use contractions but has now spent most of the movie struggling with emotions, which he is experiencing for the first time due to the emotion chip that has fused to his neural net) looks at the screen and says "Oh, s___!", it is one of the funniest lines in the history of Hollywood. Exception that proves the rule: it only works because of the very unusual circumstances in which it occurs.
Similarly, if e.g. Ursula had started belching in Poor Unfortunate Souls, that would've just been dumb. But here they are able to make it work. Briefly.
One of my favorite parts of this was the little "fart, hack, slurp, burp" segment with the guys...it goes by so quickly but it is hilarious. I love how they took an instrumental piece and told a visual and vocal story with no lyrics. They are so talented, and yes, you are absolutely right about them always selecting the perfect guest to feature. So much fun! The 3 masks are Lock, Shock, and Barrel from Nightmare before Christmas. :)
You are absolutely correct - it's amazing how much detail they can fit into a short space of time, and this just proves what stunning musicians and performers they are, not needing a single word or instrument to do all this.
I would watch an hour of your breakdown to this video😁
Ah, the masks. Those are a recall of Kidnap The Sandy Clause from Nightmare Before Christmas video. They do a lot of detail and Easter egg stuff in their videos.
That's gonna be a new phrase for a sneaky surprise "I've been carroted!"
Aw, thank you! I'm starting to learn the extent of Easter egging that goes on, but I guess I started at the wrong end of their portfolio to catch them all! I'll get there (and will hopefully catch which order videos came in, so I don't think the older videos are Easter eggs of the newer ones!).
Me too. He threatened an hour and a half, and my heart leapt. Cool!
@@bjspeck4337 Haha. Maybe for one video!
I love seeing someone who laughs as much as I do when I watch this! Great voices, great characters, and so much fun!
Thank you! I don't know how anyone couldn't laugh - this is SO enjoyable!
While I still love J. None's voice and performances, Cesar has been an awesome addition to the group. He has a childlike innocence and exuberance behind the scenes that can also show up in videos when appropriate. Yes, he often calls Layne Papi, and despite being only about a decade younger, often refers to Kathy and Geoff as Mom and Dad. One of the tipping points in bringing him aboard as a regular member, according to VP's intro video, is that he often brings the guys coffee, especially from a Cuban deli. He can make you laugh, as he did here, brings the sass in Good For U, We're Good, and Rich Man, and made me ugly cry in I Can't Make You Love Me -- and I'd never been affected by the original version. Geoff was the arranger and director and said he wept while editing it. When I need a pick me up, I watch Butter, for the silly fun going on in the background.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more by both of them, but I confess to being particularly impressed with the range Cesar has to offer in his performances, even in the few videos I've seen so far. I totally sympathise with giving bonus points to someone for supplying coffee. I always use the biggest mug in the building so I don't have to go and make it as frequently! ;-)
Just for laughs, watch the video where they introduce Cesar as an official member of Voiceplay. It's hilarious.
And I was just getting up to go to the bank but that will have to wait. I just have to listen to this first! And maybe after I get back. I played this in high school band and my instrument was the contrabass clarinet. This was such a treat. Glad to see you are enjoying it all. Elizabeth worked with Geoff in Disney.
You got a CONTRA at school? Damn, I'm jealous! I was a bass clarinetist and baritone saxophonist (just missed out on contrabassoon), but I never got anything deeper. Glad you're enjoying - thank you!
😄😄 Your reaction was priceless 🤣! Yes, VP adds alot of humor and subtleties in their videos! Keep going, David, you're on a roll!
Thank you so much! Hard not to have a good time with this one for sure!
I got serious Disney Fantasia vibes. It’s fantastic!! Now, I want Voiceplay to do more instrumental pieces like this, string them all together into one long video and call it Voiceplaysia
Actually, yes - that makes complete sense to me. I'm here for Voiceplaysia!
Rick Underwood is the go-to makeup artist for VoicePlay, Geoff and Pattycake Productions. He was not at all at fault for Geoff doing the video over last year. He had done exactly what Geoff had asked. But Geoff decided the whole look of the video was darker than he wanted. The second time around, he used a larger and more colorfully lit set, chairs for the ‘monsters’ instead of starting them off on the floor and - perhaps the thing that had bothered him the most - his wife wasn’t looking so dead! But if Rick hadn’t been tied up the day of the reshoot, he would have been there.
And you mentioned Cesar jumping around? They had to pause the shoot a couple of times to reapply his ears, which he kept shaking loose!
Thank you for the information. And no intention of throwing shade towards Rick - I realise my comment could come off that way. This is the problem of not scripting any of this - some things might not quite come out right. I was just excited to see his work, since I knew I'd missed it previously.
And that's hilarious re Cesar! That doesn't surprise me - he's a very energetic performer!
@@davidkreacts Cesar's first appearance with the group was on "We're Good". He was featuring along with Adriana Arellano, and he won people over in an instant. With his first note, he snapped open a big folding fan, and it was Instant Cesar Sass, and everyone fell in love with him. His personality is just enormous.
@@CynicalTesuji Amazing! I look forward to seeing that. :-)
I’m just now seeing your reaction to this. This particular arrangement is an absolute musical masterpiece for them to mix so many styles along with being to tell their story with no words. My favorite piece they’ve done.
Absolutely agree - there is just so much in this while both remaining true to the spirit of the original and making it their own.
I’m SO GLAD you enjoyed this video! (I had a feeling you would :) ) Layne actually dragged all those trees into the studio when they were setting the scene. Geoff remarked that Layne goes off to a distant planet to work on arrangements and then brings them back for the group to perform. It was deliciously wacky!
Deliciously wacky is exactly right - so perfect for this, despite how serious the Grieg orchestral version sounds!
I can just imagine seeing Layne dragging trees around in the dark like someone dragging bodies into the woods, all maniac smile and darting looks, and everyone else sees it and do the “what is… you know what, i really shouldn’t ask… i saw nothing, back to coffee” internal dialogue haha.
It's a little finger that Elizabeth flicks away, not a carrot.
Another Elizabeth(Zharoff) the Charismatic Voice dubbed the noises drunk Layne does burp-boxing. She has taken beat-boxing lessons from Layne.
Talking about branching out, there's a reaction I sincerely long for.The CV, during her pregnancy last spring did a music video of her own, singing Pour Unfortunate Soul, a wonderful interpretation that deserves reacting to.
There is a BUT though, you need to have seen The Little Mermaid Medley by VP first, before doing so. Spoiler- Geoff is still even Elizabeth Zharoff' s favourite Ursula. She wrote so herself in the comments to her video.
1949 there was a Swedish jazz pianist and entertainer that turned Grieg into Boggie woggie. That's the vibe Geoff is giving me here. Search for Charlie Norman Anitra's Dance, another piece from Peer Gynt.
PS .360 by now.
Oh, that makes sense - I got caught up in the carrot gag!
I love the idea of burp-boxing! I didn't know she'd taken lessons with him - I saw she had a chat, but I have been avoiding much external info for fear of spoiling some reactions. Now I've got a few done, I might look at that.
I will have to watch EZ's Poor Unfortunate Souls, but I can appreciate needing to see VP's first. That's very high up my list as I love the music.
I will have a look for that video too - thank you for the tip, I didn't know that interaction had happened. :-)
It's funny that you described Geoff as bumbling when describing his articulations in the beginning. They released a sneak peek promo pic for this on Patreon of them in this makeup. Everyone looked mischievious or evil, and then there was Geoff right on the end with this big smile and wide eyes. My favorite comment I saw (I don't remember who said it or how exactly they worded it) was one of those comments like...."Day 38 among them....they still don't suspect anything". I don't know, it just made me crack up because I thought, yeah, he does look like the odd man...er troll....out.
Then I'm pretty sure that Cesar will sometimes call Layne Papi. I know he calls Geoff dad sometimes. Either way, when Cesar has his potion jar, he gives this little pleading, innocent look to Layne, and in my mind he's saying Papi can we please add this please. Then Layne just snatches it and throws it away like ew, no.
I thoroughly enjoyed this reaction and analysis. My favorite part is when you described Cesar as a bloomin' jackrabbit. 🤣
Hahaha! I love the idea of infiltrator Geoff! That's amazing.
I am definitely going to have to watch some BTS soon - I love everything I'm reading about their "off-stage" dynamic!
Delighted that you enjoyed the video. :-)
@@davidkreacts my favorite part of being a patron of theirs (VP and Geoff) are the bts videos. They're a crazy, fun group. 😁
I couldn't believe they managed to do this to the classic I learned in band. I love it - never get tired of it. I was incredibly disappointed in that no one who matters did not push the acapella awards to give VoicePlay an award for the creativity of this. I felt and still do believe they deserve it. I still thoroughly enjoy your reaction/analysis. Your laughter is infectious! And yes, my high school band got a contrabass clarinet. I was so glad I was first chair in the bass clarinet section. Always had a weakness for bass notes. One of the tuba guys actually taught me to use the string bass. We had a great band. For contest, our chosen selection was Candide. The night before our time up, it fell apart. It has 2 different time signatures depending on which instrument you had. As I said it fell apart. Mr. Scott our band director said we had better not do that tomorrow morning or we'd be walking home (about 150 miles). We were flawless, one of the judges just wrote down "WOW!" When our teachers were on strike later that year, that judge (One of Univ of South Florida professors) came over and directed us until the strike was over.
This is such an epic masterpiece! I'd even say it's my very favorite VP video!
I love the storytelling too, how everything they add to the cauldron causes a change in the way they sing after drinking from it 🔥
Rick and Rennette did an amazing job, as always! Or like someone else said, the boys finally got the courage to show their own faces 🤪
Liz collaborated in a couple of videos before, just credited as a background voice, not seen at all. She's super great!
I know you've shown all Geoff and VP videos, but you should really go over "Hide and Seek (Ding Dong!)", another Layne arrangement gem, the one they called their Halloween vid this year. It's fantastic too!
Thanks for another great reaction, David! 😍
Thank you! And yes, epic indeed! I think the storytelling is particularly impressive given how much they do with no words - it's lights, props, vocalisations... so well done. Agreed with all of your comments! I've got Hide and Seek on the list - I'll have to do that post-season, I think - got a couple of other videos lined up before I pick my next one.
The Scottish play! Well, now I know you’ve got a theater background. LOL.
One way you can usually guess whether it’s Layne or Geoff arrangement is Layne’s usually have his quirky sense of humor, and he gets a little more nuts with the perc-probably because he has come up with some new idea that nobody else knows about yet that he’s gonna work in (like burp-boxing). Geoff’s arrangements tend to have a bit more drama and a lot of layering and his transitions are amazing.
Great reaction!!! Have you checked out We Don’t Talk About Bruno yet?
Ah, thanks for the info - that makes sense. I haven't checked that out, no, but it's on the list for sure.
I'm sure it's been mentioned but the carrot started as a joke between Layne and former member J. None. It took on a life of its own and now you will often see Layne with a carrot in some form or fashion in their videos.
It was mentioned in passing in a couple of comments a while back, but I'm still discovering what it means! ;-)
@@davidkreacts Huldra Draco has a great video explanation on her UA-cam channel (she's a super-fan and has commented several times on your videos).
@@par500dragon7 For sure. I'm going to check her videos out once I've seen more for myself. Don't want to spoil things if I can avoid it. :-)
1) I do like hearing reactions from people that know the source music, so thank you for that (Between this, 1812, and Ride of the Valkyries are my three favorite classical pieces.)
2) Because of #1, this has passed Hoist the Colors as my favorite VoicePlay.
3) Many people miss out on the story-line and that voices change after tasting the potion.
4) Eli first time going through for me seemed 'bland' but on later hearings between the initial gravel voice and the quick high register makes me make up my mistake of his work
5) Can we say something about the beat boxing in this. My god.
6) And yes, starting with Geoff is always a good way to pull attention.
1) Excellent choices. I feel like for me I would also add Finlandia and The Enigma Variations to that list.
2) Understandable. I think I love them both for different reasons - the gravitas of Hoist is so incredible, but perhaps this does just eke out a victory.
3) That's a shame - I hope they find those things on later rewatches - they add so much to the experience.
4) I feel like first time it's hard to take everything in - that's part of the reason I do my videos with the two stages.
5) Yes, absolutely - it's phenomenal. I didn't say enough about it, but then also see point 4.
6) Glad you agree. ;-)
@@davidkreacts Yah, for me two of them are just 'fun', while the other... how can you say no to a piece written for Cannons.
Grieg was my dad's favorite composer so we listened a lot, and I do not recall ever hearing a sung version.
Interesting - I wonder if it wasn't ever recorded. I don't think Grieg was super-happy with the work, if I understand correctly - which is partly why he pulled out the music to turn it into the two suites.
When this VP video came out I thought to myself Grieg would have liked this version himself!
So, so, SO glad that you found this one! It's really next level even for them, and seeing you enjoy it is just a joy.
It absolutely is incredible! And I'm glad - I had a lot of fun with this one. :-)
Wanted to say thank you for the way you do your videos. I don't always have the time to listen to analysis, so watch the first part then come back later to watch the full video (with your analysis) when I do have time. Get a treat two times, but makes it easy to get a quick fix of joy the I only have a. moment or two! Now I really can't wait to see more of yo ur reactions, especially for Rich Man/Girl.
Thank you - I'm really glad that my style is allowing you to approach them as best suits your schedule. I totally get it - my days are incredibly hectic, and I don't get to watch as much as I'd like either. :-)
Oh that's a good one too.
I enjoyed your reaction, analysis and interpretation as always, thank you! I think you’re now one of my favourite reactors, together with Jennifer Glatzhofer and Peter Barber. Thanks for sharing your joy and knowledge with us!
Thank you so much! I am sincerely flattered. :-)
I will never hear this music again without this routine coming to mind.
Also, I am always going to wonder just what was the ingredient that Cesar-troll was so very proud of at the beginning?
Thanks Voiceplay.
Haha! Right? I wonder that too. :-D
Your analysis is fantastic! I learned so much about this song. And it’s not relevant, but that you called it “the Scottish Play” made me giggle. Theater kids unite! 😅 and you do have such a great laugh and sense of fun!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Theatre kids unite indeed!
I've heard people speak of Geoff singing in the basement, but never in his boots. 😂😂😂
Love it!
Haha! I think my grandfather used to use that expression, and it stuck with me. :-)
Another wonderfully insightful analysis... Thank you!
You're welcome - I'm glad you enjoyed!
Thank you for another great reaction to Voice Play. Your reactions are priceless.
Thank you so much!
@@davidkreacts If you want something hing else funny from Voice Play then please do a reaction video to Voice Plays " One Minute Musical ( Miley Cyrus ) ". The music & lyrics are by Geoff Castallucci & it is hilarious. Also Voice Plays " One Minute Musical ( Light Bulb ) " music & lyrics by Eli. They are a bit older & not many people know of these. Because they are short you can do them both at the same sitting. Please please do them. You won't be sorry.❤️
I love this piece. It’s so much fun. It’s not the first time VoicePlay has done a song that has no lyrics, though. They have also done the Halo theme. I was super impressed with Elizabeth’s musicality and range, but also just the sheer speed and accuracy that she has!
Ah yes - I'm looking forward to Halo. Will get to that in due course. Agreed re Elizabeth's performance - her precision is astonishing.
The masks of Locke, Stok, and Barol are great eastereggs. (Original spellings used rather than the reprint spellings)
I appreciate the dedication to the original. :-) And yes, they are - looking forward to checking out Sandy Claws.
I just subscribed because I've decided that I LOVE your way of reacting to the videos. There's a few reactors I enjoy who are quite into the technical aspects of the voice and the actual sounds and the choices they make and I like that and learn from it. You are obviously knowledgeable about what you're seeing but you concentrate on totally different aspects of your analysis, combining commentary regarding audio techniques, the actual VIDEO design, along with costumes and sets. You bring my attention to the various bits and pieces of the performance in a way that they don't. And I love THAT.
Also, I strongly approve of the fact that you basically watch the video (mostly) uninterrupted first, so you get the full flavor of the piece before you go back and pick apart what you see. I sometimes get frustrated when a reactor pauses the video at what seems to me to be the most inopportune moment in order to discuss whatever they just observed, and then they miss what I feel is an important part of the performance because they broke the flow.
In addition - I just really enjoy watching your obvious enjoyment of a group that I adore.
Thank you so much, Barbara! I really appreciate the kind words, and I'm glad that you're enjoying my videos. :-)
I wish I could give this video 50 likes. I love your analysis, and your laughter is so contagious!
The voices at the end about the merchandise are all Layne. WONDERFUL reaction. This is totally one of my new top favorites. Lots of their stuff is funny, but this one is hilarious.
It's been pointed out that the emotional tone between Layne and Geoff is quite different. Example: Both have a sense of humor, but Layne appears to prefer funny stuff, and his style of humor is more frenetic and crazy. (For instance, Geoff did Hoist the Colors, which is really quite tragic: All of them seemed a bit deranged in their own ways, but Layne's pirate character was speculated to be a "don't step on my shadow" kind of dangerous. So, even there he was touching comedy). Geoff more often has a dry humor, or something that's bouncy and fun. When Layne arranges something dramatic - I'm thinking now of True Colors - it's utterly heartbreaking and profound. (He also sings in True Colors). So perhaps we recognize them by the emotional tone as much as the actual arrangement. But if you find something in the actual arrangements that differs, I'll be interested to hear about it.
Thank you so much!
That difference between their arrangement styles makes a lot of sense to me from what I've seen so far. I'm beginning to think that Geoff might have something of a traditional British dry wit kind of humour (which certainly explains why I enjoy his style so much - not to say I don't enjoy Layne's just as much). I'm looking forward to reacting to a more serious Layne arrangement too.
Love this reaction, and I adore your laugh! Great job!
Thank you very much! :-)
Voiceplay is always crazy impressive. Fun!
Absolutely!
New sub here 😁
You're so funny and sympathetic. Your analysis are too good for me, I can't understand everything, cause I'm a German
Your vids spread smiles ❤
Especially when you react to Geoff or VP
Vielen Dank! Both for the kind words and for the sub. I am glad that my excitement and enthusiasm carry through the language barrier.
My favorite joke between Cesar and Layne in this...
Cesar: Layne. How do you want me to act?
Layne: Just act like your silly sassy self.
Huldra Draco has a bunch of informative videos about Voiceplay. She has been a huge fan for many years. So knows Alot about them. They're all very interesting.
Haha! Good response. ;-) Yes, I'm going to check her channel out in a bit - I don't want to accidentally spoil moments for myself before I've done at least a few more reactions.
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Gotcha. A good one to check out that's not a spoiler is the history of Voiceplay. It has all the past and present memories.
Also.. "what does each member do?". That has lists of what each present member does to get these wonderful videos out to us.
And so many non spoilers that are information based.
@@ronsbrat525 Gotcha - thank you for the tips. :-)
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No problem. My pleasure 🥰
I just knew you would appreciate this piece! I am a soprano and I would love to do this with a group of friends. It looks like so much fun to sing. The little duets are masterful and of course Elizabeth was marvelous.
Agreed! It would be awesome to sing!
I knew this was one that would knock your socks off. And I'm glad you took the time to really dig in (despite your admission that you were only hitting the highlights); a lot of good analysis channels might still only give half the analysis you've provided here. Like I said before- length isn't an issue, because I am here for it all. And this song, I think, is one of their best, and something I bet Grieg himself might enjoy. (I've heard it said that Grieg wasn't terribly fond of this piece of music, due to its repetitive nature. Oddly enough, I've heard the same thing about Ravel and Bolero. One has to wonder why they wrote it that way.) In true VoicePlay style, they never hold still; you'll always be catching up, and really what better way to hold your audience's attention?
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I heard that about Grieg just yesterday - I always enjoyed the Suite version, but I think that's because it was the theme song for a series of audiobooks I had back when I was a kid - nostalgia is a powerful thing.
I totally agree - there's no sense of it being overdone, but they will always keep something moving, and that's a great thing.
I suspect the “train whistle” could be vocal. They create very similar sounds in “If I Were A Rich Man”, the only difference is that this is a chord instead of solo notes.
I could be wrong - but it sounds possible to me.
When you get around to Rich Man, remember this train whistle and listen for the “chimes” to see what you think. 😊
Noted - thanks for the tip. I'll be doing that some time soon-ish, and I will do my best to remember.
Came back a year later to watch your enjoyment again! (And show friends)
I knew you were going to love this one.
Haha! Yeah, having seen it, this was a given for me, for sure! ^_^
You need to do a double feature. Hide and Seek w/Lauren Paley by Voiceplay and The Bass Gang. Both groups did the same song with her. And both are incredible.
Someone else recommended this - I was worried about the video being too long, but since I'm pushing hour-long videos anyway nowadays, I feel like it would be okay. :-P
As I understand it, Layne was also the one doing the voices during the outro.
And yes, when you asked if they were saying actual words, as they were speeding up, I think someone (or more than one) was saying: "Let's go!" (and that might be repeated a couple bars later).
It's hard to pin down *exactly* what sets the "Big" acappella groups (Pentatonix, Home Free, VoicePlay, Voctave, [another whose name I'm blanking on) apart from each other is that VoicePlay leans ever so slightly more toward the jazzier chords.
Thank you - I figured it was something, but just couldn't catch it! Love that Layne is adopting the two voices. And I can certainly understanding VP being jazzier - I'm looking forward to exploring the others.
Layne was a baritone before becoming a beatboxer.
This has a little McBeth, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, and a bit of Nightmare Before Christmas. Someone told me the object Eli is holding is a human finger. Not sure. Layne has this running joke with carrots.
It does indeed! Yes, I've seen several comments about the finger - I think I got caught up in knowing the carrot gag was a thing and misinterpreted what Eli was doing! :-P
@@davidkreacts I loved your scenario about the carrot though. It would have made a lot of sense.
This is loads of goblin fun. Your reaction is priceless.
The trees are actually branches from some of the trees around the Oviedo mall where Pattycake is located. Layne cut them off and dragged them in.
I love that. :-)
What a great reaction! I really enjoy being part of your journey.
Thinking back to my college days I think I know a great drinking game. We should take a drink everything we hear David say “so good”! 😉😉😂😂
Works for me!
I'm concerned for all your livers... :-P
@@davidkreacts As well you should but we can make them small shots of Tennessee Whiskey which is a fabulous VoicePlay video. Hint, hint. Did you see Elizabeth's comments. I love how she enjoys your reactions.
@@bjspeck4337 I like the way you think!
@@lisahuff818 We all should meet in Orlando one day. Maybe we can get VoicePlay to join us!
A comment elsewhere coined the term burpboxing for Layne's antics in this one. A classic instrumental done as a comedy acapella with burpboxing. Oookaay... 🤣
Amazing and accurate!
A double dose of Geoff/VP.... Perfect! Trust VoicePlay to take a rather repetitive piece of music (albeit wonderful) and make each section so different, interesting and hilarious! So glad to see you enjoying this masterpiece, 'the theatre kids of A Cappella' strike again! 🙂👍
Thank you so much - and they certainly do! I'm glad the 2-for-1 seems to have gone down well (though definitely not something I can manage often).
Great reaction! if you want to Listen something „normal“ (no Halloween-Songs 😉), please listen to Bridge over Troubled water by voiceplay - I think you will like it!
Thank you! That's very high up the to-do list. Got a couple to do first, but I'm excited to head what they do with that.
What makes this video even funnier is that Layne is known as Carrot Lord. If you have time watch The saga of Layne the Carrot Lord, no need to react to it, but watch it and you'll have a whole new meaning to the ending.
I have heard things about the Carrot Lord, yes! I will definitely check that out.
I'm so enjoying your dive into VoicePlay! Rick is absolutely awesome. And yes, you will get to recognize who arranges, though every so often they can still surprise you. This cover is just magical.
Thank you so much!
Loved your intro!
Yay! Glad someone got it! ^_^
Just Sing is the only one I know of for the Closed Captioning.
Fair enough - good to know.
love your laughter ❤
amazing reaction as always!
I mean if you have enough suggestions to do reactions until 2028 then I wouldn’t mind that xD But yeah it is a LOT to go through so it is definitely good to pick and chose what you want to react to. But I'm so excited to see the non voiceplay or geoff reaction because I'm curious to see who it is👀 Keep up the amazing work friend!💜
Thank you - I will do my best! I think that reaction will drop this coming weekend.
Love taking this journey with you Daivd! Thank you, Sir :)
You are welcome! Glad to have you along. :-)
Great reaction love Voiceplay soooo much. Elizabeth is great in this. Epic cover.
Thank you! And yes, she really is.
Love your reaction to this. One of the best covers that truly showcase Tony was phantom of the opera. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your reactions. Also road trip and chicken song are great ones that feature Tony.
I will be doing Phantom soon, for sure! It definitely appeals to my musical theatre nature!
@@davidkreacts Happy, happy!
There is a choral part to this, but you really have to look for it online. One of the lines is the trolls asking “may I hack him in his fingers”. It’s right after they are disenchanted because he won’t marry the kings daughter.
The masks are from their production of Kidnap the Sandy Claws.
The trees encroaching were due to Tony . In the behind the scenes, they open with Layne dragging in these big trees that Tony made him go get because “it didn’t look realistic enough and it needed trees in the foreground”. So thank you for noticing- I’m sure Tony will be pleased!
Although Eli is technically a tenor, when they would tour and Geoff was singing lead Eli could fill in on the bassline.
I have watched this so many times and I just noticed that when Geoff does that one low note before Layne does his little beatboxing solo everybody stops and put their head down. And as soon as he’s done they’ll “pop” back up. I try to watch each video concentrating on one character when they do something like this, but I get so distracted it takes me a lo-o-ong time to see it all.
Others have noticed that each time someone takes a sip their voices change, but you’re the first one to point out the cauldron colors.
Your background in musical theater really shows. It had never occurred to me that that up-and-down “motion” that they are vocalizing is like the cauldron bubbling and boiling.
I don’t know if you noticed, but Geoff and Cesar are the only two that do not partake of the potion. They’re kind of sneaky that way! Cesar is Mr. Personality. During filming they had to stop a number of times because his ears kept falling off. He doesn’t do sitting still very well.
Never apologize for taking too long when you’re actually contributing to our enjoyment. You could easily do a two hour video and most of us would stick around.
The "may I hack him in his fingers" line would lend credence to the comments that Eli throws a finger into the cauldron early on. It seems like that's unconfirmed, even though it definitely looks like it now someone has put the thought in my head.
I saw the heads down moment on a later re-watch - it's astonishing how much detail there is in this video!
"He doesn't do sitting still very well.": This does not surprise me in the least!
I'm glad that you are enjoying my videos, and I appreciate the comments and the encouragement. :-)
If you haven’t gotten to it yet the other song they did for spooktober (ding dong) is amazing, and you should definitely check out the other version the Siren sang this year with The Bass Gang, two very different but very awesome renditions
I haven't - I'm wondering if I just do some of these after Hallowe'en - I don't see how else I'll be able to avoid them (read: have the self-control to avoid them) until next year!
@@davidkreacts oh yeah, totally worth watching anyway, and you shouldn’t force yourself to not have such chills and thrills in your life. Plus tictok will likely spoil it by next year…
@@davidkreacts Do 'em now! No reason they're limited to Halloween. There's the Bass Gang version, VoicePlay's full version in the Haunted Mansion set, and the mini duet VP did with Lauren's TikTok. Geoff parallels her soprano opening lines from down in the bassment (😆) and it's stunning.
@@ConnorSinclairCavin Valid point.
The masks are an easter egg from their cover of Kidnap the sandy claws
Nice - I'm looking forward to seeing that.
As patrons of Geoff we got to see some footage of him with Rick's make up. I always love his work, but for Monster Mash he outdid himself. If they'd decided to use it I couldn't watch the video. Only in bright daylight maybe. 😂
Their humor is one of the reasons VoicePlay is my favorite group. That, their talent, voices, arrangements and choice of music. But their weird humor is a big part of it.
Ah, noted - I am going to join his Patreon shortly, so I'll have to back and look for that. I can understand re: the humour - they are indeed very playful, and the enjoyment and good humour between them is so utterly infectious!
38:05 apparently Elizabeth said she was surprised not to have any 'really high' nites in this arrangement. Makes me wonder what her top octave is.
That is astonishing! I'm curious now!
We all die at the •Poof• haha
Understandable! ;-)
At the end Layne throws in a carrot. Carrots have been a running joke with Layne ever since J None joined in 2018. Now he is obsessed with them. Gets them in as many videos as he can.
Voiceplayas have named him "Carrot Lord". In this video he named himself Carrot Man.
Just by chance, I haven't come across as many of the carrot references, but I'm looking forward to exploring the lore of the Carrot Lord more. :-)
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In The Grinch that stole Christmas his pin on his jacket is a carrot.
Huldra Draco has a video about the story. The thumbnail is his In The Hall Of The Mountain King costume.
He uses carrot pens at home 🤣
@@ronsbrat525 That's amazing!
Layne does the2 trolls during the credits.
Nice - love that he's both voices (though given how much he does with his voice, that doesn't surprise me!).
I believe I read (from a patron) that the masks are from the video 'Friends on the Other Side'. And the trees are REAL... Layne dragged them into the studio!
The masks used for Lock, Shock and Barrel in Kidnap the Sandy Claws are hung in the trees. While it's possible that the masks from Friends from the Other Side are there, I haven't seen them.
It’s true the trees are real. But the masks are Lock, Shock and Barrel from the Nightmare Before Christmas.
@@Wildecat10... that's right! I remember now. Thanks!
Replying to all three of you at once - thank you for the tip - I look forward to seeing them when I get to Sandy Claws.
@@davidkreacts They were also used in Pattycake Productions Oogie’s Boogie, part of the Villians Lair series.
Living up to the #TheatreKidsOfACappella.
Absolutely!
You mentioned about layne singing. Try their cover of If I were a rich man
It's on the list! Definitely going to go through some of their musical theatre pieces soon.
I've watched this quite a few times, and I think the thing Eli has in his hand is an amputated finger, not a carrot. I really enjoy your analysis and reaction. The carrot is Layne's shtick.
A couple of others have said the same, so I think you're right. Got caught up in the anticipation of the carrot gag after I saw it at the end! Thank you - glad you enjoyed.
I actually started off with the thought that it was a finger and changed my mind when we got to Layne's carrot. It's amazing what your mind can tell you in spite of reality.
Actually.... what Ellie has isn't a carrot, but a FINGER!!! Ewwwww.... No wonder why she flicked it away! Who knows where that thing has been (up someone's nose probably), and ya don't want that in yer stew!!! 🤣
Hahaha! Goodness, the thought of that...! And yes, now that a couple of folks have said that, I can see it. I was carried away with the anticipation of the carrot gag! :-P
Auto-generated captions would only be of interest for the hearing-impaired, and on this video, not even for them, since there literally are no lyrics at all.