One of their ALL TIME BEST?? | Running up that Hill - VoicePlay | First Time Reaction/Analysis

[@laurentelesca3921]

Do you not actually know what “without further ado” means? 🤣🤣🤣

[@officialmortius]

😅

[@barbarabishop9362]

Just as an aside, I'm addicted to reaction videos and watch a couple dozen every day (and some I repeat, because they're just fun - like this one) and by my count, more than 90% of ALL reactors say that phrase, even those who don't have English as their first language. To be frank, it's starting to make me cross my eyes.

[@TrishaFreitag]

Thank you for making me feel like I"m not as weird as I thought! I'm addicted to them, too, and have a habit of returning to certain reactions when I need a laugh -- What It Do Dave and "We Don't Talk About Bruno" or SauceyDad with "Valhalla Calling" or "Warriors" are two big ones - as is Kazandra Brock -- her reactions leave me in stitches.

[@glennjanot8128]

When Layne stopped beatboxing, his voice became dominant for the entire run until Ashley started to float

[@rmdewberry2482]

My fave part!

[@dawnburris6412]

I’ve grown to love his voice so much!!❤

[@isilmiel]

Voiceplay: *sings* Mortius: *questions his existence* Viewers: Fucking superb you funky little reactor.

[@joyfulyes]

Exceptional!

[@wavelengthbh]

How does Mortemiss NOT laugh all the way through recording? Being there on recording with Mortius is gotta be the funniest experience ever XD

[@bjspeck4337]

VoicePlay just now dropped a new Mini - Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me). Notification just landed 23 minutes ago. I'd have known sooner but I was so caught up in your reaction to this one!

[@SeliahK]

I gotta say... watching Geoff forcing himself to keep singing without moving his hands made me laugh my fool head off. No wonder he wasn't singing words... Italians can't talk (or sing!) without our hands! 😂

[@kyokonightstorm5844]

Portuguese too. At least, that's what my family tells me.

[@kaleighhenderson7354]

In response to your question at 12:53, they are filming at the NEW Pattycake Productions studio (the old one got bought out by some tech giant and they had to move) and the lighting was all done in-house by Eli! He designs and runs the lighting for most if not all of VP's (and Geoff's) videos nowadays. Also, notice the cool reflections on the floor? VP kept the floor of the studio wet using mops for the entire shoot to make the set look more like the Upside Down! For me, all of the little details really take the video from good to (dare I say it?) EXCEPTIONAL.

[@cindyowens3965]

😄

[@christopheracall3530]

Voiceplay for the past year or so has been just knocking it out of the park. Great reaction!

[@Wildecat10]

It’s always so great to see your reactions. This was the first video filmed at the new location for Pattycake Productions. They weren’t even completely moved yet. But the 15’ ceilings (as opposed to 10’ in the old studio) is allowing for more flexibility in lighting and shooting. At the premier, Layne said the arrangement for this came quickly - only 5-6 hours. I’ll mention one thing you seemed to miss. Just before Ashley’s levitation, in the section with no beatboxing, Layne was singing the lead. It’s a voice we don’t hear often enough, but one we love to hear!

[@calebbonebrake6486]

My favorite part of the song is when they cut everything away and are just singing! Layne's voice is so prominent there, and it sounds so good!!!

[@j.vandenberg3323]

omfg i love Mason's editing LOL you two are a hoot

[@WoefulMinion]

Agreed! Mason has become an even more integral part of the channel since he upped his snarkiness.

[@MagicMason1000]

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@janetjenkins2111]

I love the fact that I'm not the only one that was broken by Voiceplay. Haven't seen stranger things yet but am beginning this week. ❤️

[@TrishaFreitag]

It's next on my list....I'm currently binge-watching Outlander with my daughter, who has never seen it.

[@richardlaundon]

Great reation to a song that I have loved since 1985. BTW did you realise you forgot to say Neck Tie Enthusiast in your intro :O

[@karenponchak5304]

Layne just 🤯 with this arrangement.

[@dwfarr]

This is one of the best VoicePlay videos I have ever seen. Thanks for the great reaction.

[@kezmet5998]

hmm, considering how the time to first pause is decreasing, if you keep going at this rate you'll be pausing at -2 seconds on the next Voiceplay reaction! 🤣

[@ChrisKing25]

Love, love the reaction!! And Mason's appearances are awesome! This was an "exceptional" video!

[@totoro123]

I’ve never seen you break so badly. I can imagine you needed a lie down after. 😅

[@b.buster.]

Look at Ashleys cassette before she closes it.

[@lisahuff818]

Thanks for the suggestion. Love it!

[@edithdavis2848]

Hope you both get into your dream house soon. Hope you recover from the awesome reaction.

[@thelivingmiracle]

28 seconds in and I'm already laughing at the mic "bonk" edit 🤣

[@laundrygoddess4]

Mason is the bomb diggity. I am not sure what that means but my younger coworkers assure me it's a great compliment

[@MagicMason1000]

@@laundrygoddess4 I also don't know what that means but I'll take it as a compliment if it's meant as one haha! :)

[@kyokonightstorm5844]

Once she starts floating, all of the guys are frozen too. I'm guessing that's a Stranger Things reference (I've not seen it but I can appreciate the theatrical elements of the video) but the effect of them all being frozen save for their singing in that moment is just so good. The fear on their faces makes more sense too. In the same vein, when the guys all immediately check on Ashley after she drops down, that feels genuine because it likely was, as they probably wanted to make sure she had not landed wrong. As someone who has sprained her ankle from a drop half that height, I can say it is a genuine concern.

[@JPTLN]

AKA twenty minutes of Mortius just getting completely boggled. Also, as soon as I saw ""Exceptional" Counter: 1" with that sound effect, I knew it was going to be a real good time.

[@rulab]

Good Sir, you were utterly broken. I need some of this video as reaction gifs just because...YES... Added this to my private playlist AND the Mortius/VP/Geoff playlist that makes me smile...you are, again, amazing...I hope things continue to improve 💗💗

[@Drake844221]

This is really awesome. I love this cover, and I love how intensely it broke you right out of the gate XD

[@radbrad1935]

So happy to hear that your situation is improving and that you guys have a move in date :) hopefully the transition continues to go smoothly for you. :)

[@caitlinkavanagh3298]

Had to watch this three times before commenting. Loved it!!! Thank you so much for your reactions and for continuing reacting in spite of not having ideal conditions. I'm so glad you are. I really look forward to your reactions. I have been listening to this song on loop since it came out on Patreon. I'm addicted to it.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Hmm, my favorite of all time (Hoist the Colours of course) was last year; so for my favorite this year, I think I have to either go with Bruno or Enemy. Both of which (like this one) are songs I never would have cared about if VoicePlay hadn't covered them. Or, wait. Am I allowed to pick Way Down? Because that video is hilarious and I love it.

[@neomercury4279]

So glad to hear that you have a move in date. And Mortimiss making a surprise appearance there was fun to see. Glad you two are doing well.

[@sprinklesandjewels804]

Love your videos. The editor is amazing. Love seeing the funny stuff from their end. Hope the move in goes well. Much love! ❤️

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

so glad you watched till the end Eli did the lighting for this and it was filmed at Pattycakes new studio ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@idaengest4069]

Mortius, are you ok after that reaction🤔😂 one of my favorite covers and videos of all time ❤

[@ChrisHaar]

Cesar has his own vibe going on during this video. You can tell just how much fun he was having.

[@ashbii7632]

Awesome reaction as always! I absolutely agree that this is one of the best of the year.

[@anaestay6698]

They are exceptional. Eli is killing is part, is very 80's like singing!

[@Aurora-cv5to]

the sound effects of the fall are just the best. Such unexpected events/sounds. I wonder if you have listened to the minis from last year - Layne arranged a whole series that were basically synth and computer sounds from the group. Everything from Simpson's theme to APP themes to Bob's Burgers and more. I was wondering then... it was like a playground, a bunch of 60 second performances in which everyone learned to make non-human sounds with their voices.... I knew there'd be some interesting performances ahead building on that, and there sure have. This one was the most amazing for that type of sound so far...

[@southernhippie9058]

I was really looking forward to this reaction and you did not disappoint. This is one of their best.

[@BiasWordSmith]

Killed it. This is the best voice band ever. A top 10000 song to a top 10

[@cerosaroset2263]

Mortius, I swear, you have some of my favorite reaction videos. I've probably rewatched your Dragonborn reaction more than 20 times.

[@kanelbulle59]

Haven’t seen this yet BUT you always makes me smile and I really needed that today. Thank you and I’ll return in 20min 😂❤️

[@kanelbulle59]

Aaaand done! When you almost paused the video too early, I got an ad and was like “NOO” because I thought that you paused hahah. Still it’s so amazing and I love your reaction to all sounds! And something fun, we both stick our tongues out! (ELLLAAAAA AWWW, tireeed dooog😂)

[@ericbogerd5306]

Love watching someone as giddy as I was the first time I listened to this one, truly AMAZING!

[@blackenreed1425]

Some exceptional synonyms for you: Outstanding, extraordinary, remarkable, unusually good, special, especial, excellent, phenomenal, prodigious, unequalled, unparalleled, unrivalled, unsurpassed, unsurpassable, unexcelled, peerless, matchless, second to none, in a league of their own, first-rate, first-class, of the first order, of the first water, A1, top-notch, tip-top, stellar. By the way, you paused/rewound/unpaused so frequently that my screen couldn't cope and froze and I had to restart - well, someone has to take the blame, don't they??

[@barbarabishop9362]

Re-watching/listening to this reaction I suddenly heard a really REALLY high two-note bop at 4:45 just as Ashley sings "It doesn't hurt me." Also, Geoff displays the most amazing collections of "slides" from time to time throughout. Watch his hands and when he looks like he's pulling notes from the ground, pay attention to his voice as he goes through a short series of immensely graceful octave glides (possibly called "portamento" if I'm not mis-reading my google search.) First time I could find it in this video is at 7:18. (Soon after which Mortius goes into total breakdown.) Never seen Stranger Things and never heard this song before this video was released. I did really very much enjoy your reaction to the Hound and the Fox cover - they were wonderful. But VoicePlay and Pentatonix are ranked and #1 and #1 in my heart, so I have to say THIS is my favorite.

[@Trickpants]

I had a rough couple of days that left me feeling pretty awful today - But your reaction genuinely cheered me up, Mortius. Your excitement seriously is infectious!

[@christinestromberg4057]

Sp much 80s vibe in this. Oldies like me remember it well. I keep hearing hints of George Michael in this. I don't know Stranger Things but have a vague idea of what it's aabout. However it doesn't matter a bit. I love this.

[@chandlercarter349]

Love these videos so much! Keep it up Mortius

[@creationsbychancecan]

You really got shook up. Are you sure you're OK? I loved the end of this video especially the expressions on their faces.

[@zamorvex]

i bealieve the begging note is geoff as it has destincted tonation of throat singing. and definetly is hitting those super low notes beyond lanes range from what ive seen of lane singing

[@cynthiaross9438]

Double check their cover of “Hoist the Sails”. Listen to the first round of “Yo ho’s”. Layne seems to be hanging down in Geoff’s neighborhood. I’m thinking he may have picked up subharmonics too.

[@simmerplayer2747]

It has to be Geoff doing that sound because Layne and Eli are going back and forth making the electronic, doo de dah sound at the same time.

[@laundrygoddess4]

Layne is doing percussion so it has to be Geoff but Layne actually hit an A0 before Geoff did so he can go that low

[@cynthiaross9438]

@@simmerplayer2747 I’m pretty sure Cesar is on that electronicish doo doo sound all the way through. He did a similar sound in “If I Were A Rich Man”

[@simmerplayer2747]

@@cynthiaross9438 not that sound. Its right at the beginning of the song where Layne is making a sound that Eli is going back and forth with him. Its before Ashley closes the Walkman, before Cesar starts his singing

[@parkerbrown-nesbit1747]

Voiceplay has a tendency to take songs that are good songs and elevating them to something else.

[@Jennymit21]

YES!!

[@alexwalker8440]

What an exceptional reaction! 😉. Lots of fun to watch you! And of course VP nailed it, they're so amazing!!

[@gracetheatre23]

I loved your reaction to this! I knew that you would like it, this has also become one of my top favorite voiceplay covers. Just the arrangement, the video, and the lighting make this cover so good. I have been listening to it nonstop since it came out last week. Thanks for the great reaction and for making me smile, I appreciate you!

[@bjspeck4337]

This is exceptional by VoicePlay. It may be my favorite. I do love Stranger Things and this version of the song is so beautiful. I don't know how they do this.

[@leslieholland7843]

Great reaction, as always. You always make me literally laugh out loud, thanks for that!

[@carinarodebak9419]

Love your reactions Mortius. I' m so glad you manage to deliver under the circumstances. I sincerely hope you and Mortimiss soon are safely in your House of Dreams.

[@CapriUni]

At the start, when you commented on the Fox and the Hound's visuals for this song, I couldn't help thinking: "Oh, boy, when the video gets to ~spoiler~, he's gonna break (in a good way)!" [tangent] Just had a thought for a future series suggestion, inspired by this: same songs covered by different artists. It would give a chance to highlight the importance of arrangement, independent of lyrics and melody.

[@janetdw]

I think that’s a great idea as long as it doesn’t become the dreaded competition. Because when each participant does their best, I hate to see somebody say “oh it wasn’t as good.” The composition of each group is different, the resources available to them are different and their musical choices are different. I always hate it when I see somebody say “oh no this one was much better”. There are some I like better, but I don’t think necessarily it was truly “better”, it just appeals to me personally more. I do not care for country music. But Home Free is so talented that I watch the videos anyway just in case this is one where the country-ness doesn’t overwhelm the musicality for me. It in no way means that they aren’t immensely talented - it’s just that that particular piece doesn’t resonate with me. That was a really really long involved unnecessarily personal response to your comment but I’m leaving it there. Regardless of how I feel about competition. It’s still a brilliant idea.

[@CapriUni]

@@janetdw Oh, yeah ... no. Like you, I don't want any sort of competition to go on. I guess it's just my old "Recovering English Major" vibe kicking in (spend ~mumble~ years writing "compare and contrast" essays, and eventually, it becomes hard wired in the brain). ...And 99% of the country music I like was written pre-1985, so...

[@janetdw]

@@CapriUni Yes! I love some of the old standards like Patsy Cline‘s Crazy, some Johnny Cash, the “old timers”. It’s just a whole different genre as far as I’m concerned. And yes, I get the English major thing. I remember that from school and I hated it😖

[@CapriUni]

@@janetdw question (for the sake of my personal hypothesis): were you more of a math person?

[@janetdw]

@@CapriUni Nope. I took algebra geometry and pre-Calc, but at that point counselors intervened and recommended that I be “more realistic in my expectations for a career (sub-text: for my gender)”. There weren’t a lot of women engineers so I would be wise to do some thing else. I caved -I am of a far older generation and women were trained to be compliant and I wasn’t much of a rebel. Fortunately I love to read, so I took every single English class that my school offered - and there were a lot of them. I went to a magnet school before they were such a thing. I took classes in Canterbury tales, Beowulf, a seminar on Hamlet, the Bible as literature, folk songs as poetry, modern satire. If there was a class that involved reading at my school I was there. (We didn’t have a traditional eight class days at my school. We had 27 fifteen minute periods and classes could last anything anywhere from two periods to 12 periods. It was very much like college. In fact I was able to challenge the college prerequisites for English, math and biology because the community college was taught at my high school while they waited for a campus to be built.). We were fairly close to Stanford University and participated in a lot of their experimental education programs. As a result I never had to take a grammar class (which is probably pretty obvious from my run on sentences.) Instead, in seventh grade I took linguistics. No diagramming sentences for me! I don’t regret all the classes I took and I don’t regret my choices, but I always wonder what would’ve happened if I had been born 30 years later. They wouldn’t even let me take mechanical drawing in eighth grade because “everybody knows girls are bad at math and science”. When they told me only boys could take it I asked what part of their body they held the pencil with - and that is now part of my permanent school record. 🤣. My one act of rebellion. They probably would’ve suspended me but my father was with me and laughed so hard he fell off the chair so they just huffed and gave me a dirty look.

[@coffeeandtatuaje]

Your reaction ramped mine up so much. Loved it

[@veronicathunander4579]

Loved your reaction/analysis! Good luck with your moving in next week, I’m so happy for you!

[@veronicathunander4579]

Ella’s so cute! 😊

[@cybergeek11235]

"Exceptional counter: 1" when i tell you i *cackled*...

[@godimlarge]

Voiceplay is so good at adding intricacy to their arrangements without getting overly muddled or bogged down

[@annaspurlock439]

Love to see you enjoy this one. I like it too! I hope you are able to react to Yellow Flicker Beat from the Bass Gang someday!!! The absence of your reaction to that one (which is my favorite from May the bass be with you v2) feels like a gap in my heart!!!

[@brendaswolfe1435]

I love your reactions so much! I never cared for this song. It just didn't hit my radar which considering I was in marching band when this song originally came out and even though I heard all the new music on everyone's radios. Anyway, I loved it in Stranger Things and I loved Voiceplay's version even more. As for your move. I have been praying for you ever since I heard that you were stuck in a hotel waiting to move in after a cross country move. I did a cross country move from Ohio to Oklahoma with friend who I've known since high school and are like brother/sister to me. He got a new job and they looked at me and said "you're coming right?" and here I am. But the move rough. The pandemic screwed everything up. I didn't come for a year after they moved. They put a tiny home on their property for me and it wasn't ready for 2 months after I moved. I lived with them and was lucky not to be bleeding money on hotel costs. I hope all is well for yinz and all goes well for you . I was really relieved to hear that you have a move in date. Blessings!!

[@heatherdelgado9303]

For me, Kate Bush's original is just so soulless. Other than this one, I prefer Within Temptation's cover which this is more reminiscent of, imo.

[@jeanneplace6871]

I like that Geoff snaps his fingers and it goes to chorus.

[@sarawlindgreen3115]

I have to agree with you in regard to this as being one of the best from Voiceplay. I absolutely love it, even though I have to admit, that beside the song being really good, some of my love for this probably also has to do with how well it captures the vibe from the series, and I'm so glad you actually watched Stranger Things because I think that really makes a big difference when it comes to this cover ❤️

[@addeesevier]

Layne’s beatboxing is so unreal 😮

[@r.d.stratford106]

This absolutely made my day! I so enjoy your reactions, Mortius.

[@jessicahedman3048]

love your reactions!

[@chillneophite8863]

Love it. The fastest VoicePlay Dhaka broken you. That’s fun. Any video where we get to hear Layne singing is amazing.

[@danielbeshers1689]

The cake is a lie, but the spike does not.

[@shirleykarr560]

Loved the touch of the Walkman and bootleg cassette. Ashley is dead on with the blue eyeshadow and apparel, though they could have used half a can of AquaNet to get her bangs high enough for the 80s. LOL! Loved your reaction, and the necktie. Which knot is that? Shoutout to Mortimiss and Mason. Hello!

[@jackyfriedman1963]

Been waiting for you to watch this. Love your reaction.

[@dancing_fig]

Congratulations on having a move-in date - that's fantastic news! And I'm glad that you liked their cover - I'm not a fan, but I think that my love for the original is likely the reason in this case. I just can't get behind them switching it over to being so upbeat. (And maybe in a major key?) But your reaction has helped me to appreciate the technical parts more. Covers/remakes that futz with genres can be a ton of fun - I really adore Me First and the Gimme Gimmes punk take on Gordon Lightfoot and Billy Joel, for instance. But I think I like songs that are in minor keys too much to be sanguine about them getting cheerful. ;)

[@mattc8637]

Either that is a high subharmonic or Geoff learned overtone singing

[@laundrygoddess4]

He did overtones in Kidnap the Sandy clause too

[@Kamarovsky_KCM]

@@laundrygoddess4 However he said that those were unintentional, which only shows how amazing his singing skills are, so much so as to allow him to use those hard techniques without even meaning to!

[@BenchChan]

@@laundrygoddess4 he confirmed in his vid they were high subs which he practiced

[@DravenGal]

Just finished Season 4 last night. I was very sad with who died. Wanted them back next season! But I sure enjoyed this season. I was surprised with how much stuff I guessed.

[@mordimer00]

Ashley has an amazing voice, and she's a great match for the boys. I love this.

[@EbonRaven]

Layne singing and not percussion really threw me the first time I heard this. It took me another listen or two to realize what the sound difference was. 🤣

[@hannah9419]

.... the spike xD love ya Mason

[@ilonadever8249]

Didn't know the song, haven't seen the series, don't care. It's Voiceplay and they are magnificent! Great reaction, Mortimus, hey to Mortimiss!

[@barbarabishop9362]

Ditto!

[@risperdude]

When Cesar sings "Tell me we both matter." The cry in his voice breaks me.

[@WoefulMinion]

An interlude is music between other music. A "pre-words interlude" would be a prelude (and at the end, a postlude). 🙂

[@cindyowens3965]

I had so much fun watching your reaction I had to go back and watch it a second time. They broke my mind too!

[@atomknight8361]

The overtones in the beginning is most likely Geoff as its just subharmonics in a higher octave

[@melindahancock8518]

You haven't heard the beginning of Home Free's Listen to the Music. It is fun too!

[@suzybailey5501]

I'd not seen Stranger Things when this dropped, (trying to do a fast catch up now and enjoying it) so the acting and details were a little lost on me. However, I always enjoyed the somewhat mad genius that is Kate Bush, so was really looking forward to VP's rendition and of course they did not disappoint, everything about this was amazing, the lighting, harmonies, arrangement etc,. were wonderfully done! Thank you for another thoroughly entertaining reaction! 🙂👍

[@mamiemartinson4649]

Beginning note/effect Low part Geoff/whirr Layne.

[@creationsbychancecan]

Have you reacted to Pentatonix's cover of Dreams? There is so much for you to analyze plus their harmonies are sooooo tight. Of course you will get Mitch slapped too

[@loreleivalentine1233]

I thought this was a Placebo song for the longest time, no idea they covered it 😭

[@aaronunsfe]

The fact that in that end part everyone cant move accept there faces and head.

[@melodiemalone2317]

Voiceplay are new song, check voiceplay mini Yo ho from pirates of caraibbian it released few hours ago (and I love it 😻)

[@jessicacifelli5496]

This video was brought to you by the word "Exceptional" 🤣

[@TrishaFreitag]

Geoff is throat-singing, I think. LOLOL They aren't human, I tell you!!!!!

[@toddlower5546]

"Very rarely disappoints me" -- Rarely, really, when?

[@laundrygoddess4]

He wasn't the biggest fan of greatest showman

[@officialmortius]

Greatest Showman and Bang are the only two I can think of off the top of my head. And I also didn’t love their Can’t Help Falling in Love, but that has more to do with my distaste to the original song than anything they did

[@letsmaybeLP92]

waiting for you to react to the amazingness that is Peter Hollens. (Can be a collab with Tim Foust or Home Free if you like)

[@bjspeck4337]

It's in the new Pattycake Studios.

[@MagicMomma]

Mason, the spike 🤣

[@MagicMason1000]

"Spike" is the name of that Mario enemy, if you didn't know :)

[@MagicMomma]

I did. So funny. Love your commentary.

[@eriklind8489]

He was channeling his inner Brian...Whhhip

[@DravenGal]

You’re welcome for the reminder to not pause! 😘

[@ernestmac13]

While not accopella; you should listen to Placebo's rendition of this song, as I think an accopella version done in much the same style would also be amazing, not that the Bass Gang's version isn't amazing.

[@eriklind8489]

Ya know...I wouldn't mind if Ashely joined them permanently....she fits so well.

[@rickwoodham4570]

Please react to MayTree's version of Running up that hill

[@funfacts-media]

Morteas what did you think of episode 9?

[@officialmortius]

It was amazing!