FIRST TIME REACTING TO | Harry Chapin "DANCE BAND ON THE TITANIC"

[@Yowza78]

According to legend, the band on the Titanic did indeed perform "Nearer My God to Thee" as the ship sank.

[@kennethkirchoff4824]

I heard the same thing

[@hectorsmommy1717]

There are differing accounts from survivors but that was mentioned by quite a few.

[@jamesj.navagh222]

Harry used to introduce this song by saying today's entertainers, including him, are like the dance band on the Titanic. Their job is to distract people from the literal and figurative icebergs that threaten us in a dangerous world.

[@chetstevensq]

Great song! Other favorites: Taxi and Sequel, Mr Tanner, Better Place To Be, Sniper, Mail Order Annie, W.O.L.D, Circle, Song That Made America Famous.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

Sniper is also a must listen.

[@badplay156]

Also add She Sings Her Songs Without Words, Shooting Star, Tangled Up Puppet, and There Was Only One Choice .... there are so many.... I could keep on

[@jimwoolridge5941]

Best story teller ever. Period

[@michaelputnam2532]

I was just thinking about other Chapin songs probably very few people today have heard and there are a ton. "Mail Order Annie" or "A Better Place to Be" would be really good for Britt.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

One of my favorites. When the Titanic movie came out the chorus of this song kept playing in my head. Slightly lightened the mood.

[@Pronzini1]

Harry wrote so many songs about things that really happened. You still need to react to "Mr. Tanner," my personal favorite.

[@jddelvec1870]

Please “Taxi” then “Sequel” written 10 years later the Taxi pt 2 sequel. “a better place to be” “Mr Tanner” “Coreys coming” “I wanna learn a love song” the greatest storyteller !!!

[@luvslyfe1]

She reacted to Taxi

[@markanderson9059]

One of my favorites and one of his last Santa

[@reneerocha1796]

Never heard this. 😊 A great one of his is “I Wanna Learn a Love Song” 😊

[@badplay156]

That is a slightly modified version of how he met his wife ... she was already divorced

[@jamielandis4308]

A favorite drinking song in college. “We Grew Up A Little Bit,” “Country Dreams,” and “There Only Was One Choice,” are all good songs from this album.

[@Carln0130]

These two are amazing songs by Harry. Mr Tanner, Better Place To Be. I really miss him. Saw him in concert three times and the wife and I had a great time each time. After being in some hopeless situations in work, I was known to break into the chorus from this song.

[@larryairgood4320]

"A Night To Remember" (1958, black and white) based on Walter Lord's researched book is generally considered the Most Accurate movie about the sinking of the Titanic, and so should be considered viewing. But Hollywood, prior to James Cameron's 1997 movie, had already in 1953 released "Titanic" starring Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb. This version has a stirring ending scene of the men singing in unison, to the women out in the ocean in their lifeboats, just prior to the Titanic sinking.

[@stuartarundale6219]

This was played on Radio Luxembourg's final night of broadcasting. They didn't back announce it so I didn't realise it was H Chapin till I saw this!

[@MD14k]

My mom really Loved him. I remember us listening to his albums on vinyl.

[@rosmeeker1964]

Somebody who is a real chapin fan recommended this. Thanks.

[@rosmeeker1964]

More Harry please.

[@badplay156]

I really believe he is underrated and unknown today. If you get CDs (showing my age) I would highly recommend The Gold Medal Collection, it is a double album honouring him for him posthumously being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his spearheading and devoting himself to many charitable works. It also contains a few snippets of interviews which highlight the wisdom and greatness of the man

[@shmoopa6595]

"The Rock", "Sniper", and " The Mayor of Candor Lied" are some other amazing Harry tunes

[@markjo9626]

I saw him sing The Mayor of Candor Lied live and the entire audience gasped at the end. Harry owned the crowd in a concert.

[@TimMead-uu7ez]

If you want to see Harry’s humorous side , react to “ The Odd Job Man”. Can’t wait to see your expressions as to go through it!

[@phillip8443]

I am glad you discovered Harry he was the best story song writer before he was a songwriter he made documentaries so he just put music to them check out a better place to be you won't be disappointed

[@quinjesuis9187]

I love this song, never heard it, beyond awesome ❤️‍🔥

[@jimmcgowan9592]

Welcome to the Chapin fan club. Best story teller. So many great songs. To see more of the humourous side try 30000 pounds of bananas (the live version from Hamilton Ontario is the best version) and odd job man. For more that are like movies A better place to be., Mail order Annie and the Mayor of Candor lied. Also Mr Tanner. But you really need to react to Sniper. An absolutely amazing song based on an actual event

[@jonstreng7850]

I have such a sweet connection to the music of Harry Chapin. My mother and biological father finalized their divorce in 1974 when I was 5. 3 years later my mother married a gentleman named Ron who was a big fan of Harry and Bob Seger among others. For four years, from 76-80, my parents, Ron and Darlene and two other couples they knew went to benefit concerts done by Harry. Tragically, that all ended, in 1981, when Harry Chapin died from internal injuries from an auto accident in New York. He was only 38. My mom, at the time, was 32 and my stepdad was 33. It's very sad 😢 hearing anything from him now because my stepdad passed away last August.

[@thesecretjewishspacelaser9959]

For a great story, try “The Mayor of Candor Lied”. Listen to the end.

[@rittherugger160]

Not the drummer. He said he was strumming so, he was playing something with strings. There is a hint that it was a guitar but that instrument was quite rare for a band that played to that echelon of society at that period of time. If there were guitars being played on the Titanic it would most probably down in steerage where all the poor people were.

[@farfromperfek]

If you like him, Jim Croce will blow you away.

[@alanpeterson4939]

Mr. Tanner is a must do of Harry Chapin.

[@Pauba1946]

You should check out30,000 pounds of bananas. Another fun Harry Chapin song.

[@swcoder]

Well, this is a first reaction for me as well lol.

[@JohnThorsson-yo4qq]

Another song where he messes with tempo and voice perfectly is “Sniper.”

[@audiemccall5332]

I commented earlier and said his daughter was Mary Chapin Carter ,Her last name is Carpenter.

[@thesecretjewishspacelaser9959]

Actually, Mary Chapin Carpenter is a distant cousin of Harry, not his daughter.

[@georgeseanor]

50,000 lbs of bananas , another fun one

[@phillip8443]

It was 30000 pounds of bananas but they are right it was his fans favorite song live

[@georgeseanor]

@@phillip8443 oops!! Typo

[@phillip8443]

No big deal I saw Harry dozens of times that was his most popular live great choice

[@jimmcevers9443]

Very timely tune... anniversary of the Titanic sinking is 14 April!

[@pamagnolia]

Great song!!😅

[@richardkint6531]

First time I heard this song. Harry was a geat storyteller. His life was too short. Died in a car crash on the LIE in NY. Another great song was W.O.L.D., about life as a radio DJ. (familiar to me). Another great song was "I Wanna Learn A Love Song". Good reaction Britt although I think you could interrupt the song quite as often. 😎

[@stephenhuber1219]

Sequel & WOLD

[@Zarab923]

Need to react to ‘Raymond’ by Brett Eldridge!!! And the locket by Lauren Alaina!!!

[@debbiebuck9231]

Please react to Harry's Shooting Star and Bluesman. Thanks!

[@davidkettell5726]

Wow Britt ,you managed to find one even i did not know,well done. I am still laughing about the damn Bananas . H9w is your hair different every day ? i have had the same haircut for the last fifty years ?

[@jasonurroz570]

No one ever does "Bummer" ... Do "Bummer". I've been waiting for someone to do "Bummer". You have a lot of subscribers. People need to hear that story!

[@audiemccall5332]

You should give his daughter a listen,Mary Chapin Carter “ I feel lucky is one of her many hits

[@hectorsmommy1717]

She is not related to Harry. Chapin is her middle name and her last name is Carpenter, not Carter. Having said that, she is definitely someone Britt should listen to.

[@rosmeeker1964]

@@hectorsmommy1717 but the Chapin sisters are his nieces.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

@@rosmeeker1964 Daughters of Tom Chapin who used to have a kids TV show on Sunday Mornings called Make a Wish. Harry wrote some of the songs used in the show, as did Tom and the other musical brother Steve. Eldest brother Jim never got into music. Harry's daughter Jen Chapin is also a singer-songwriter.

[@garybradford8332]

What? Too soon?

[@JT-KSOL79]

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