BEWITCHING! First Time Reaction to Ghost - "Dance Macabre"

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[@Britton_Thompson]

Doorman wasn't lying. When you mistake an occult ritual for a party and barge in anyway, you'll probably become their night's sacrifice

[@haysfut]

The sax in the beginning is from an instrumental song of theirs called Miasma, if you haven’t listened yet I 100% recommend it

[@renanvcb]

Miasma rocks! i love it!

[@BrutalMiller1]

This is about Papa Nihil. The OG papa. The papa of 1, 2, 3 and his bastard son Papa IV

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

And somehow, his father before him was a Papa, and his father's father, and his father's father's father, etc...

[@korydyer8200]

Ghost know how to put on a concert. I saw them in 2022 and they were amazing.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

Saw them last year in Chicago, man oh man, did the women lose their minds over "Mary on a Cross."

[@seandobson6221]

I’m a huge fan of the fact that at the beginning when they show up at the party it’s a little bit of a shout-out to Rocky Horror Picture Show with the weird guy who answers the door. Remember everyone Papa Emeritus loves us all. We find out later in the video that the dark haired guy is Papa and the woman he dances with is a younger version of Sister Imperator. Such a great song by such a criminally underrated band! The faceless ghouls have been a lot of different folks under the mask. Dave Grohl actually did a few shows as a faceless ghoul on drums for kicks.

[@MnemonicHack]

Dave Grohl just gets cooler and cooler.

[@MrMvidz]

Check out Cirice or He Is - great songs and very different from this one. The inspiration from ABBA is pretty spot on, both Swedish bands of course.

[@erickknutz5599]

2 very stellar recommendations. I also love Rats, Year Zero, and Pinnacle to the Pit.

[@digohw]

Please, Cirice for the next one. But all recommendations in here are great! I would like to see Stacey’s reaction to Cirice videoclip and her interpretation of the lyrics ❤

[@merekfield7640]

Saw Ghost at an all ages show back in 2016. Little guy, maybe 4-5 years old was dressed up like Papa Emeritus and was getting high fived and 🤘🤘 like crazy. Kid was loving it.

[@mattgagnon5866]

Was this is in Portland?

[@AdrianLabs]

Then he started singing Cirice and it all went crazy... sorry had to

[@HoseaMatthews55]

@@AdrianLabs😂

[@odin1483]

Please, do more Ghost, ALL their songs are amazing

[@henrikvidin]

Actually, at the party in the video, there are a huge number of celebrities from music, film and sports participating. Two of the most recognised is Kirk Hammet from Metallica and Phil Anselmo from Pantera, amongst others. Kirk and James Hetfield from Metallica are huge Ghost fans for a long time.

[@AdrianLabs]

That's not true sadly, there is another (first) version of the video for this song that Ghost released, this video has more of a social media/TikTok vertical format, it shows video shorts of different celebrities hearing/reacting to Dance Macabre, in that video you can see Kirk Hammett, Charlie Benante (Anthrax/Pantera), M. Shadows the lead singer of AVX7, Chino Moreno (Deftones), Phil Anselmo and some others rocking to it

[@henrikvidin]

@AdrianLabs Ahh, news to me! The reference is for this video. But you seem to have other information. I haven't TikTok, but I will see if I can find it elsewhere. 👍

[@erickknutz5599]

@@henrikvidin That makes way more sense.... I was gonna say, if either Kirk or Phil had been in the video I would have noticed for sure. But I haven't seen this other (first, original?) version, sounds really cool to look up and find if it's out there in the ether somewhere to watch.

[@henrikvidin]

@@erickknutz5599 yeah, for sure! I need to find the reference to these celebrities participating first. I think it was in the magazine Loudwire. Maybe i misread it. I'll find it! 😅

[@docproc144]

Ghost have it down man. Stacey dancing and nodding her head tells you all you need to know. I’ve always heard that if you’re making music the key is to get the girls to get up and move, and if you can do that, you’re probably going places. 🤘

[@placebo5466]

Couldn't agree more. Let the haters hate. I love the heavy shit but if you're not writing a catchy song. What are you doing?

[@marybrant9586]

There is so much lore and backstory to this band. Ghost has webisodes or what is called Chapters 1-17. They even have a full cinematic 2 1/2 hr Ghost movie coming out June 20th this year. Sister Imperatour made Papa Nihil....you need to deep dive into the lore...it's great fun

[@hannahl8]

My favorite band! Thanks for the great reaction. Every Ghost song is golden, please do more 🙏

[@iansimmons735]

Everyone's given you a good synopsis of the lore. This song, and 'Mary On A Cross', are probably the most poppy ones Ghost does.But even their heaviest ones are catchy as hell. Try *Cirice,* which is their most iconic song, and won a Grammy. And the video is fun, too!

[@toolshed7652]

Miasma, the intro is also a great tune. You get a snippet of it at the start of the video. You definitely have to go see them live. So good

[@RustyDust101]

Yeah, it's a great instrumental piece, however as such it doesn't lend itsself too much for a reaction video. I personally love it and can't suggest it highly enough.

[@chungfuduck]

If you want lore look for "Chapter Eight: Kiss The Go-Goat". There's 16 other chapters, but you asked for lore and more music, this is both and dove-tails with Dance Macabre. 😁

[@joehernandez4919]

Easiest way to describe this is the birth of Papa Emeritus and the girl is Sister Imperator.

[@Nightwalk444]

I miss when they made just good music and there was no cringy "lore" for tweens.

[@user-ft8mb6rm3b]

He is or call me little sunshine are a must.

[@asvagar8163]

that head bop you got was kinda exactly what i did when i listened to that song for the first time

[@Drescher1984]

You won't be disappointed to see them live

[@StrangMuZ6]

Pretty much him embracing his lifestyle and his ways into his beliefs. Love it

[@user-ct4jg1cn4h]

The first time I heard ghost. I was trying to find words to explain that i have heard everything in this before just not all together in one song. Then the first comment I read was "Mom your 80's music got into my Devils music." And I have never heard a better summery of Ghost's music since.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction Stacey!! I took to this song IMMEDIATELY upon hearing it! There's such an infectious vibe, rhythm & hook there - it's an earworm...and then comes the video!! For a lover of the 'macabre', this is right up my alley!! Ghost has their tongue placed firmly in cheek - it's glam rock as far as I'm concerned, like Twisted Sister (even brinking on 'shock' rock like Alice Cooper) - perhaps the only thing 'ABBA'-ish is that they're both from Sweden! Future recommendations: Miasma (instrumental with great sax solo! Comes right before Dance Macabre), Rats, He Is, Ghuleh/Zombie Queen, Year Zero, Cirice, Witch Image, Call Me Little Sunshine...so much evil goodness!! Cheers!

[@xScooterAZx]

This is the beginning of it all! Now,on to the next in the storyline! You are the only person on youtube who has pronounced Macabre the correct way. Well done!

[@g54b95]

At 12:21: your cat is like "Are you done talking yet??!! I'm trying to take a nap here."

[@kathrynchambers5344]

Girl, you're about to go through the funnest rabbit hole ever !!! I've been a Ghestie for 7 years.There's a meme on Facebook that says Ghost is a mix between Abba and Black Sabbath. Lol. It's true. Also, you're kitties are fabulous. I have 5.

[@MrTimothypjr]

You just witnessed the birth of the first Papa-Papa Nihil.

[@michaelmanier9447]

Ghost has so many awesome songs like marry on a cross , bible and many more. A band that's not out just for the money but just enjoying t creating music and having fun with their fans is so cool

[@SandTguy]

This song has a really cool 80s vibe to it.

[@hakonhammeras4248]

Love Ghost :) Got all their albums on vinyl,seen them live 4-5 times, they always deliverr great shows. If you havent seen the video for Life Eternal yet you must check it out :) Then you get an idea how the concerts are like,all the fans dressing up :)

[@revylokesh1783]

Ghost are a blast!

[@BrandonKBills]

There is gonna be a Ghost movie in theatres late June!

[@Eirath]

I'd say you should watch the video for "Kiss the Go-Goat" next. It will make this whole "The Beginning" thing start to make more sense. As Ghost became more popular Tobias started to create fictional stories around the band. For instance, on their first album his identity is Papa Emeritus, then on their second album he changed the design of the Papa-look and now he called himself Papa Emeritus II and in interviews said things like "Yeah, the old Papa was a real asshole, so we got rid of him". When the album this song is on (the 4th album) came out he took upon another personality, Cardinal Copia. Copia was later raised to Papa-status. So he's created this little universe where there is a fictional history about the evolution of Ghost and the alleged satanic cult behind the band. All tongue in cheek.

[@Grimlock1975]

The best bands have their own lore :)

[@moonchildah]

Great summary!

[@wmgilliland2582]

The sax part at the beginning is from the Song "Miasma" (generally they lead in to "Circe" with "Miasma" in live shows.

[@Maulyr]

Ghost are amazing and Tobias Forge is a genius TBH! Dance Macabre (Dance of the Dead - ish) is another great track that works on multiple levels. This track is from their 2018 album Prequelle, themed around the great plague/Black Death which decimated medieval Europe & also how the Church took advantage of that to gain more control. As other people have explained, the video is a nod to Rocky Horror and other 80s/90s sp00py films and shows the origin of character Papa Nihil in 1969, who is closely related to the current incarnation of Papa Emeritus (the fourth, who was Cardinal Copia for the Prequelle album cycle but got promoted for the following Impera album). The song to me initially came off as a romantic "this is our last night together" song for me but when plugged into the context of the album as a whole, it can be interpreted as doomed lovers spending one last night together where "there's a sting in the way you kiss me" changes from having undertones of the kissee (is that even a word?!) suspecting that it's their last kiss before breaking up to being someone who loves the kisser so much that they're willing to die with them by contracting the(ir) plague. Rats! is very similar; on a casual listen it's clearly about rats and their fleas spreading the plague, but if you pay attention to the very first verse the context changes to refer to priests of the Church instead. Ghost are absolutely fantastic - I'm glad that you've found a band where one person puts so much effort into realising their vision and thoroughly appreciated it. :D

[@andreasnordin9023]

Cirice has a great video and is a BANGER in my book.

[@docproc144]

Certified banger 🔥

[@Prsboy78]

Would love for you to do a reaction to "Ghost the story so far". It explains the lore, the change of costumes, the different Pappas and will give you more perspective on why Ghost is different from anything else. You will love them more I can guarantee that.

[@mattblatchley2061]

the dance team is so freeking🔥🔥🔥from this album...GOTTA do "Rats"

[@michaelhansen5353]

It is basiclly Tobias Forges project, he can play all instrument. some songs he is the only writher in. In the start he wanted another swedish singer for the project. But he didnt want to do it. So tobias had to sing himself

[@daveyadict_]

I love this song and this video is awesome and seems like a throwback

[@HalkerVeil]

The fact you DONT have a musical background makes it so much better. I am so tired of hearing vocal coaches only hear voice mechanics and pay no attention to the music at all.

[@marybrant9586]

Check out the official video Life Eternal by Ghost.....so incredibly beautiful. It became my very favorite in such a short time..I've been a fan since late 2022. I wish I had discovered them so much earlier

[@there_is_no_gary_only_zuul]

Everytime I see this music video I imagine it's how the Winchester brothers would end up if they weren't hunters

[@pdxkid6969]

Stacy's Mom, got it going on.. 😂😂😂

[@Raddadsaz]

btw the song playing at the party is Miasma. No lyrics, but AWESOME

[@1717gonzo]

brief synopsis from the artist-Europe is in turmoil from the 1340's plague. People are dying in the streets. Pubs are full of people partying like it's the last night of their life. The song captures this in a disco dance way.

[@michaelhansen5353]

The whole album where this song is about the medevil plague in europe. And Dance Macabre is one last dance before we die. A lot people even chistians. They thought god hated them. The plague came from rats.

[@livedandletdie]

I mean, Ghost's 3 first albums are the best they've ever made, and then there's 1 or 2 decent songs on the newer albums, but out of all of the songs, when I first heard Dance Macabre on the radio, here in Sweden, as Ghost is a Swedish band, I hadn't heard the song before, and I couldn't even make out the lyrics because the volume was so quiet in the taxi cab, and I immediately knew that it was a Ghost Song, because this is the most Ghost, Ghost Song out there.

[@matthewbubulka6149]

One song from Ghost that really needs more attention is Absolution! Not many seem to talk about it or do reactions to it. I would deeply appreciate if you checked it out sometime.

[@CarlDalach-px4cj]

That fearful dude became Papa Emeritus

[@Jessica-lt8ug]

Its the Original Papa Nihil and Sister Imperator! omg 😍

[@MrLA666]

I once seen Ghost perform as an opener to Iron Maiden. How great is that? Speaking of which: you could react to Maiden’s Phantom of the Opera, then hear Ghost’s cover to it. 😊

[@user-xq7mh5kg6bvvf3]

Hello Wonder Woman! Great reaction as always! An affectionate greeting from a rainy Italy ❤❤❤

[@kevinmoore2929]

I'm so happy you can pronounce Macabre correctly I'm subscribing!

[@ninja_tony]

I LOVE Ghost, so glad you’re getting back to them again. I hope you get to check out their songs Cirice, He Is, and From the Pendulum to the Pit, they are all vastly different. Me, 1 minute into the video: “I want to party!” Me, 2 minutes into the video: “I no longer want to party” Me, 3 minutes into the video: “Nevermind, I want to party again!” lmao 😂

[@Ralonmithos]

”Pinnacle”

[@coryfisher5777]

When I first heard this song when the album was released, I immediately coined the phrase "Satanic Dance Metal" to best describe how it sound to me. *Edit - Also, this song is about the tradition of throwing a "party" during the black plague. Basicly if you caught the plague you only had a few days left to live. So people just said "fuck it" and started having parties at the end of thier life. I don't remember all the details, but it's out there if you want to read about it.

[@damienmaynard8892]

Rocky Horror meets Thriller and Blade....... Bring on the dancing ghouls! edit: ABBA? Have you seen and heard "Spillways" by Ghost? It is THE ABBA piano from "Money, Money, Money" and something else........!

[@LastValkirian]

so apparently this song and video was inspired by parties that people threw during dark times where they would party hard and let everything out because they knew they or the people they loved could/would die tomorrow. the album this is from has the black death/plague as a kind of background theme across all the songs on the album. in the video the guy who gets the skull makeup is supposed to be Papa Nihil the first singer of ghost also the antipope in the bands fiction the album though was the introduction of cardinal Copia as the new front man of the band after papas Emeritus 1,2 and 3 on the previous albums. all of them are really Tobias in different costumes and masks the singer doesn't change just the character he plays. the album after this Called Impera, cardinal Copia was promoted to the new antipope and renamed Papa Emeritus IV after the death of Papa Nihil, they have fun papaganda videos you can watch for some of the lore.

[@CaptainGarisen-bl3vp]

My most favourite song from Ghost is Absolution. Recommend the live audio version they released 2 weeks back!

[@dobroplayer7]

Ghost are the WWF of music! Over the top on purpose. Loved them day 1

[@Chris_Gangstad]

••• DEEPER MEANING?? This vid is a bit of the band's "lore" - the beginning of the band - previous comments spelled this out well. BUT i think this video goes a bit deeper than that - into Tobias's actual history. He uploaded the original Ghost recordings onto MySpace in March 12, 2010 and it took off instantly. After midnight the phone rang and they found out Tobias's brother had colapsed and died at his home of a undiagnosed heart condition. Tobias: "It felt like some weird trade: the band for my brother. It was like, 'This has happened, there's nothing I can do with it, I've just got to take the ball and run with it.' And I've been running with it ever since." So this video actually makes me very sad, because i suspect we are seeing the "trade" that Tobias speaks of, retold in "Ghost-lore" story form.

[@WilliamHill-kz8ql]

If you look at the singer he much more aged. (It's a mask, Tobias Forge is 42). But he has the same face and white iris in his left eye. So I'm guessing "the beginning" is how he was created.

[@GP-eh6xi]

ghost's timeline is....wibbly-wobbly. papa, the main vocalist, gets younger with each album for awhile. they use the masks for this. this is clearly the "start" of "papa" the "anti-pope" because of the play around with time and sound styles, they are basically the only band that can release a single that was "performed" decades before it was released in the storyline (eg kiss the goat).

[@steveshaw6644]

The guy that answers the door is their guitarist.

[@1988Jay]

*There's no such thing as 80s Dance Metal* Ghost: Hold my beer..

[@antivanti]

They used to be a bit heavier before but it was always more rock than metal. I saw an interview where he said the original idea was basically to make worship music for non-believers. Btw 'Papa Emeritus' means retired pope

[@IRanOutOfPhrases]

They still bring the heavy. I kind of disagree with the notion that some people put out that they've gotten softer. Prequelle was probably the 'softest' album sure, but it still has Rats and Faith on it. Imperium kicks it back up with Hunter's Moon, Twenties, Respite.... I'd also slip in "Watcher in the Sky" as an old school heavy. And I feel like Call Me Sunshine fits a heavier vibe.

[@OwiggumX]

Love Ghost

[@Flum666]

the band has like 5 different stories on how it began, but it's only 1 dude, so who knows. I saw them back in 2018 with Metallica and Tobias was like a magician with a huge tophat and a cloak, and weirdly enough like a Jack Skellington suit and a red scarf, great show.

[@IRanOutOfPhrases]

You seem to be getting the vibe of Ghost perfectly. A mish mash of genres is exactly what they do. Really hope you go for more. If you want a completely different sound from them: He Is If you want something heavier: Year Zero Cirice (grammy winner) Stuff on their original album is great too with a little bit of a grittier feel: Ritual Stand By Him Honestly, it's really hard to find bad songs by them. The album this comes from (Prequelle) has a general theme of a 'world ending' plague. (Album came out before covid hit.) This song in particular is meant to be about one lover mourning that their partner is on their death bed ("Something within your eye said this could be the last time before its over"). Romantic yes, but also morbid. And then I think there's also accounts that during the black plague that people would dance in the streets until they literally died, which is likely some of the inspiration behind the song title.

[@chadoconnor1625]

Ghost has a Movie coming out on June 20th only in select theaters but its of their concert they did in the Kia Forum this past year I'm going to it I highly recommend going to see it while you can

[@redvelvetrose]

Just to add; it’s coming out on June 20th and that weekend, ONLY. After that, no more showings until it’s released on streaming/DVD/VHS/laserdisc/whatever.

[@gus5349]

More Ghost please ❤

[@SoulSlave92]

Seen them twice, their very good live !

[@chasethepops-n-flix2485]

Cirice is a must, love your channel 💚🍀

[@thecrazynoemad]

The dark haired guy, the one of the 2 going to the party, and dancing with the girl, that’s actually the singer of ghost lol

[@sekara9866]

It's an origin story, but it's not Tobias in the video.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

The guy who answers the door reminds me of Riff Raff, I wonder if Meatloaf is on the menu?

[@ronaldocosta1302]

Hello Stacey. Nice reaction as always. I suggest that you later check out Ghost's version of Iron Maiden's 'Phantom of the Opera'. But it would be cool if you saw Iron Maiden themselves playing this song first. Here's one more suggestion: Iron Maiden - 'Phantom of the Opera' - Live at Ullevi

[@_Wolfsbane_]

Yes, it's supposed to be the birth of Papa. Also, try Spillways ... it's very ABBA-ish, complete with Benny's studio piano.

[@AlvenmodFoto]

Oh Spillways is an absolute must for the next reaction, she will love it!

[@DarkMatterBurrito]

The homage to Thriller at the end is great.

[@_LucasFernandes10]

Ghost is amazing song

[@Robert_Herring]

Catchy song, but is actually about the Black Death. The video is part of there origin story. Ghost have a whole set of video stories that go more in depth. The videos are hilarious, and help understand the theater that is Ghost.

[@danrue3263]

Gotcha ❤

[@1717gonzo]

"If you have ghost" (lyric video) would be my request...i'm sure you will get many more different requests. Great reactions

[@CarlDalach-px4cj]

It's really good music

[@manhattanmike6959]

I subscribed just on the intro alone 🤘🤘

[@renanvcb]

And thus Papa Nihil has came to be!

[@erkjan]

Welcome to Ghost family

[@absea7918]

ABBA is Swedish pop royalty. It's a compliment, even though some metal "gatekeepers" use it as an insult. Ghost is from Sweden as well, so that is also a connection. "Cheeky" is a great term to describe Ghost. They have fun. The chorus is "I wanna Bewitch you", not 'Be With You", which is very on brand.

[@MrWhitearchon]

mary on a cross is really good as well

[@Drummerjeffkazee]

My favorite band since 2010!!! You should check out the band the Struts. They are just a great rock band...you will love them. Start out with could've been me.

[@mfschampions2345]

Faith! He is!

[@MrXentinel]

Tobias Forge writes a story.. Clever

[@BrutalMiller1]

also how do people not notice the nod to the Thriller dance? LOL.

[@peternilsson801]

The beginning= He became Papa Emeritus. Well, it’s my guess.

[@mrmagnus420]

Please do more Ghost!!!

[@BerishStarr]

There are some "lore videos" on Ghost's KZbin site. Gives you some story 😁Just go through them from oldest to newest.

[@wendyperdue6650]

My 25 year old daughter said Ghost is just a Satanic Bon Jovi 😂😂

[@larteonceagain]

Ghost has a lore, and this is supposed to be the first time Papa Nihil or zero first met sister Empirator. And these, did not obviously die of The Plague, whis the album has as a theme :-). Ghost has made several chapters that's really funny and where you can learn about the lore. Ghost "changes" singer for every album ( so far, probably a new Papa next album), but it's of cource Tobias that has been every character. Papa I, Papa II and Papa III was all Papa Nihils and, we think, Sister Imperators children. But it's a good idea to check these chapters out. Tobias is always funny.

[@chadvarnell1889]

Being called the ABBA of whatever seems like a complement. It has probably been 40 years or more since they made music (as far as I know). But people of all ages all over the world still know ABBA........

[@tubelious]

as u like the vibe on this track, you should definitely check out Carpenter Brut's remix from Ghost's YT channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmmpeYaEfshmras it is even more everything, disgustingly hooky and groovy. Absolute banger. "Ghost: alright we made an amazing 80's themed song, what else could we do to it Carpenter Burt: sniffs a line of coke "DISCO BABY"" :D

[@RustyDust101]

The nod in the intro to the movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is very obvious once you've seen it. The guy opening the door has the perfect Richard O'Brien / RiffRaff posture and intonation. While I adore the movie it has NO chance of being reacted to as it is basically a musical in movie form so it will be struck down due to copyright issues in a heartbeat. Edit: in the making of video for this the female background dancers cursed the hard marble floor. They had to choreograph all women to crawl forward simultaneously so many times while smiling seductively that after they finally finished it all they were all pissed off at their hurting knees. It took far too many takes for it to be perfect.

[@SuperMichaelbrandt]

Awesome Swedish rock I love them❤❤

[@sharonbrown5417]

That nobody has ever mentioned "Dirty Loops" on the channel is a failure. They will be one of your favorite bands, but you don't know it yet. Check out - Work Shit Out, Follow The Light or watch their version of Michael Jackson's Thriller.