My Chemical Romance - Mama Live - Old Guy Reaction

[@starjuiced]

The lyrics are "mama we all go to hell" haha, this performance is one of the best they've ever done for sure!

[@oldguyreactions]

Hahaha, I thought that is what they were saying then got confused. Lol Thanks for clarifying.

[@libtardsnowflake2594]

Someone has to go back to the My Chem blackboard!!

[@starrellison4676]

this performance isn’t a great example of this but their guitarist frank goes absolutely insane onstage, especially in old performances. like break things and injure people level, it’s so entertaining. he doesn’t go so crazy anymore bc of age and a car accident (he’s still a great performer) but his energy in those old shows is crazy and makes them so fun to watch. he also has some great backing vocals live.

[@kaotically]

frank is still pretty fun live tho, his solo band shows since then have a really good energy and it’s always fun to see him jump around lol

[@starrellison4676]

@@kaotically oh for sure, he’s always super entertaining :D

[@linda27254]

The album version features Liza Minnelli, you need to hear it. Plus they had toured for 18 months so his voice was shot lol

[@RoxxyFly]

I thought they broke up due to his health issues at the time

[@TheDorkEvilOne]

No, they broke up because they felt they couldn't continue creatively & would rather stop after a great album & stay best friends instead of keeping going & possibly putting out music they weren't proud of or have a falling out bc of the pressure.

[@BluMorpho86]

@@TheDorkEvilOne stole the words out of my mouth lol, apparently I heard as well that the album which "would" have been after danger days was called Paper Kingdom if they finished the album. (Take that with a grain of salt since I'm not 100 percent on that) It's unfortunate that MCR had broken up since then. I would have love to listen to that concept but at the same time I respect them for not releasing something they aren't proud of releasing ☺️☺️👍🏻👍🏻

[@actioncats]

@@BluMorpho86yep! and gerard said at comic con (i believe, it might have been another convention) that the paper kingdom’s concept was going to be about parents in a support group who had all lost their children in horrible ways, and that was something he didn’t wanna write about (something like that)

[@andrya3324]

They had a world tour planned and sold out before Covid, the dates are being rescheduled for 2021 and we can only hope for more!

[@PortgasDASCE]

I decided when I was 13 they were going to be my first concert and they broke up 2 weeks later. That being said I never went to one and now they’re back, I bought a ticket for their concert and it got canceled, but I think I’ll be able to make that dream come true. I can’t wait!

[@AmyAwesome81]

My oldest son is almost 24 (I'm 40) and it's my dream to go to an MCR concert together! I already have it arranged to have Black Parade played at my funeral. Words can't express our love for this band ❤

[@ellemartinez9705]

I had tickets for last October! Rescheduled for this October- I have waited so many years to see them. This band means so much to me. 😭

[@Jakeyisdead]

I had VIP tickets for Download Fest Australia and it got cancelled just 5 days before the show I fucking cried like a baby

[@michae95lompa]

Theoretically (but the odds are very slim) I’ll be able to watch them in July in Italy. I keep my fingers crossed, but the evolution of the pandemic in south Europe isn’t encouraging :(

[@Elliott_Grey_]

You remind me of a really fun and enthusiastic music teacher at a small high school kind of in the middle of nowhere who just loves his job and is the only teacher that hasn't given up on the kids

[@tsukimalrak]

You would literally love the whole Black Parade album start to finish! Love your reactions!

[@regiluthfi]

This song is about a mama's boy at war. Hence you can hear the siren when he scream mama or artilery barrage at the beginning. If you see the lyrics it's obvious.

[@artsmakesmusic7990]

It's also why the song starts with a "Mexican" style opening. Its actually meant to sound like an old time cabaret!

[@pamelavenegas5009]

You should read the genius on their songs. They go so in depth with the meaning and it’s all in one place. It’s a letter from a solider to his mother who was at war and his mom was judging him for what he’s done at war and this was basically his F U to her. Don’t quote me tho. I haven’t read it in a while 🖤

[@giovanac4820]

I heard this song was born out of a challenge someone proposed to the band. The person said "I bet you can't write a polka". And guess what they did hahaha

[@karlaisweird2063]

They broke up in 2013 but they returned in 2019

[@oldguyreactions]

They better start playing and rocking us out...haaaarrdddd! We need more.

[@e.k.5995]

@@oldguyreactions they had a whole tour planned for 2020 but had to postpone for 2021

[@Yas23gl]

Even tho this is one of the best performances they have (recorded), I wish you did the album version, to apreciate all the details of the composition, what a brilliant song

[@VeryVeryConfused]

i think mama is incomplete without that scream, it’s just so perfect to me

[@edwardbinion7485]

One of my favorite bands of all time!

[@josephinemoser7213]

Glad you love MCR! I'd definitely recommend Desert Song. It was recorded when Gerard was extremely drunk and suicidal, so it is very haunting to listen to, so warning. His vocals are on point and it takes your breath away listening

[@2nd2ightQueer]

Holy shit this has to be the best performance they’ve ever done. I really liked the change to the end with the surprise party thing, it was so eerie and cool

[@gemin.r.j]

funny fact: gerard way used to say something different at the end of mama in every show, in Argentina he sang "feliz navidad" in spanish which blew our minds.

[@inkypaige4505]

They're in fucking mexico, in full fucking military uniforms, jumping around and dancing, that shit must have been exhausting but they went for it everytime

[@giovanac4820]

Mama!! It's one of their greatest songs! you chose well By the way, I highly recommend that you give Thank You For The Venom a listen. It's a goddamn banger

[@mistercobb8742]

Teenagers is good too.

[@AGrrrlsTwoSoundCents]

I'm still holding my ticket for their reunion tour, c'mon vaccine!!!!

[@annbellgrau]

Well Gerard actually said he didn't want MCR to become that old band that never quits and after years and years people are like "what, My Chemical Romance, I remember them from way back, they're still playing?" Like they would just be desperately trying to continue but no one cares anymore. So he wanted a good ending for the band, even though it was sad

[@macm.3889]

You said why, and you’re right. They “broke up” on good terms, not in the sense that there was drama between them, but in the sense that they were struggling to maintain their own lives. It’s funny that you said “an apocalypse band” because their last album they toured with, Danger Days, was set in 2019, in a post nuclear-apocalyptic California, which is why it’s so iconic they performed their first reunion show in California in 2019. (Fans are often called Killjoys by the way, because they’re the “rebel” characters in the Danger Days comics) But they were founded in 2001, Gerard was on his way to meet with CN execs to pitch a cartoon called Breakfast Monkey, except it was 9/11, which he witnessed. The band helped him process a lot of that, and he said it saved his life in multiple ways, but one of MCR’s core values was to be genuine, they wanted to help kids, and they never wanted to portray anything which they didn’t feel was true to them(hence them rejecting writing a song for Twilight 😂 and later the song Vampire Money, but ANYWAY) it became hard for them to maintain that velocity, after Danger Days, they released a compilation album of demos and old songs, and other things(The Light Behind Your Eyes is gorgeous by the way, so I would HIGHLY recommend it) and they broke up, feeling that that was right for them. I was a really young when that happened and became a fan after so the “history” is interesting, but what’s cool is that they continue to inspire people, and actually, artists like Yungblud, Paleye Royal, and others are heavily inspired by them, if not in genre, definitely in spirit. There’s this really cool interactive article by The NY Times called something like ”Before and After the Black Parade”? If you search “ny times mcr influence” you’ll probably find it that outlines track by track songs and artists which influenced and are influenced by mcr. So they do “carry on” : ) But anyway, some not so fun stuff : / Gerard was beginning to struggle with alcoholism again and Mikey was suicidal, thankfully he eventually got help, and therapy and mood stabilizers are working for Gerard. Mikey and Gerard between then and now continued making music and writing comics (Mikey: Electric Century(Band), aaaand Collapser(Comics) among other things) (Gerard: solo stuff(I’d recommend Brother and his collaboration with Wrongchilde called Falling in Love Will Kill You) and The Umbrella Academy among other things) Ray did solo stuff as well among other things : ) And Frank also stayed in music, having, and I’m still learning so sorry for any mistakes, three bands(Frank Iero and the Celebration, Frank Iero and the Patience and Frank Iero and the Future Violents) unfortunately, in 2016 while unpacking for a gig in Australia, they were hit by a bus, thankfully all of them survived, but Frank still has pain from the accident : ( They’ve done a lot that has made people struggling with their mental health feel comfortable and confident in learning how to cope, and it’s good that they seem in good places mentally now. They wanted to keep the integrity of what the had created and I think they have succeeded : ) I’m sorry for the information overload, I’m enjoying watching videos on your channel! “Fake Your Death” and “The Light Behind Your Eyes” are one’s which have never been performed live(the second of which never fails to make me cry, not in a bad way, the first of which was similar to what you said with “I’d rather burn out than fade away”, if I’m remembering correctly, it was the last new song they released) And actually, “Party Poison” was performed for the first time at the reunion show! It was really interesting because it’s an early version of Na Na Na! (And was named after G’s Danger Days character 😋)

[@amyfox369]

The beginning is the same on the album, it’s a polka rhythm, you hear it in a lot of different countries

[@oldguyreactions]

Interesting! It was a great song!

[@randomperson5579]

I definitely recommend Thank you for the venom, and the light behind your eyes (both by My Chemical Romance)

[@rangedweevil6150]

Even though in the official album version he sort of draws out the notes longer, the live performance is fairly faithful to the original

[@JackpotGSpot]

Old guy guess what? They’re BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andreaperez15]

they need to make music again and go on tour ❤

[@KaizerHiwatari]

My boy always sounds so out of breath. I am torn between rocking out and being slightly concerned lmao

[@lunam0thh_live]

I related to this reaction on a spiritual level 😌🤘

[@beeheart6529]

We will never get another band like MCR. They are perfection.

[@TakamiPROJECT]

The last part of this song is like an anthem haha

[@silh3345]

You should react to sing by mcr since you reacted to na na na. The music video for sing is a continuation of the story of the na na na music video

[@wiktoria.j]

Great reaction! You should react to Helena by MCR too, I think you're gonna love it!

[@oldguyreactions]

its coming soon

[@ifnotformyshoulders]

Yesss, you should definitely listen to the studio version. I like both!

[@zemineriver8043]

You should check out a band called "Car seat headrest" they're much more mellow but they also have a lot of songs that are super fun

[@maxsecret69]

We need more good bands!! Like Mcr, Queen, other legendary bands from the 70s/80s, they're so awesome! But thankfully Queen is still going on tours, even though we don't have Freddie and John, we have Roger and Brian.

[@wagawaffles]

Just recently found your channel, love it. I would love for you to react to "Isak Danielson - Power" I feel like you could get a good meaning out of it like with all of your other reactions. Also "Zhavia Ward - Candlelight", I feel like you could also get another great meaning from it. And one more if I'm being greedy is "Disturbed - The Sound of Silence"

[@oldguyreactions]

I have sound of silence coming out December 29th. I cannot wait to put it out there. It is going to be a guest reaction with me. I will look into the other ones. Put them on the list.

[@redpandapowa]

Mexico, baby!

[@Honzy87]

you really should watch the original music video and carefully listen to the lyrics to fully understand it. this song has a really special meaning, you'd be surprised. the whole album tells its own story, simmilar as the other albums

[@mindihunt1930]

I don't know if you'll even see this, but I'd love to watch you react to The Black Parade Is Dead. It's a full live concert and the spectacle is AMAZING. I'd pay to see you put the whole show on a playlist. Also, you need to react to Cancer. One of their best but it's a killer.

[@funghoul3673]

It's kinda hard to hear what exactly he is saying in live performances sometimes lol

[@fieldsofmercury1291]

The album version is even better and with liza minelli and yeah they do that guitar style for this song on the album. This is one of the best live performances ever though.

[@WangoTango_]

I commented a few weeks ago. Go ahead and listen to Time-NF

[@oldguyreactions]

I am going to listen to a lot of NF, just reacted to NF "Why did you leave us" or something like that. oh boy, I have to release that one in January since this is a joyous season. I literally cried. That one was brutal.

[@chrisbarton6760]

You asked why they broke up, one of the reasons Gerard gave for their split was that he didn’t think the band was relevant anymore 😖. We will ALWAYS need MCR!! Thank god they came back 😬😝

[@marchevitzcurtis205]

Mama we all go to hell baby . The greatest MCR song of all times to me

[@Pilutta100]

Subscribing, apocalypse rant did it for me,lmao

[@Goldun-nah]

I love ya old guy. I came here cuz of Lana… I’m staying cuz of MCR!!!! Hell yeah!!!

[@oldguyreactions]

Hell Yeah! Thank you!

[@Joshistired]

Please React to Green day It's an AWESOME BAND❤️ REACT TO BASKET CASE by them

[@adhutch23]

you sweet summer child.

[@HelloWorld-uq9yx]

HELL!

[@HelloWorld-uq9yx]

Yup we all go there! Lol

[@ishajac3637]

Dude, you couldn't have stopped this song at a worse spot. Hahaha, that build up is the whole shit.

[@pillcollins9635]

Throw some Pantera in the mix, no particular song because they’re all great!

[@cindydoe1663]

Won’t lie, I don’t think the music is Mexican it’s just the Catholicism and closeted energy that made the crowd so lively

[@beikmnau]

they broke up because if they didnt gerard would problably kill himself he said he had suicidal toughts because he was on it mentally very bad so breaking up the band and focusing on himself saved his life we need alive gerard more than dead gerard and incomplete band ily killjoys

[@elijahlukejames]

The best mcr song

[@isadorapl1772]

Hello, I'm from Brazil and I love your reactions. Could you react to Now United? It's a group with people from different countries.

[@oldguyreactions]

I will look them up.

[@giovanac4820]

Olha os BR aê kkkkkkkk

[@John-ef9xf]

CRANK ITTTTTT

[@Divinatio666]

SABATON

[@itsjd8083]

You should react to mirrors by Justin Timberlake

[@oldguyreactions]

Awesome, I have never heard Justin Timberlake. I am going to write that down.

[@nagarkoti6757]

What goes around by Justin Timberlake

[@vickym2607]

We need an apocalypse with masks, devastation and zombies? turn on the news bro 😂

[@oldguyreactions]

Dang, I hope they sound good! I will turn on the news.

[@fridde8554]

can you please react to yungblud? here are some song suggestions: Parents, Polygraph eyes, Mars, Kill somebody

[@RoxxyFly]

Lol have you heard appcolypica theyre a really good band not very apocolyptic tho

[@takarkino9829]

Yo!

[@jaredbaker8453]

First!