Pentatonix - Mad World Reaction | Crying... Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Going Mad

[@sarahcoleman5269]

Aww, his speech afterward about trying to create positivity for people but the world is getting him down, I just want to give him a hug.

[@davidens8204]

me too

[@naominagler7290]

Exactly!!! I feel the same.

[@DadInTaiwan]

Wow, John's description of the current feeling of today is exactly how I feel. The tears are understandable.

[@elainecourteau6231]

Poignant! Emotional. Now you have to listen to their own “Happy Now”. You will feel better right away. Great reaction. 🤗

[@calhoun1968]

When five Angels from heavens first choir are born as humans with human limitations, they are still able to weave their magic into the world when and where it's needed!

[@lexymich3647]

Love this comment. I feel exactly the same way.

[@bettyreads222]

appreciate the honesty and yeah the timing of this release is beautifully relevant.

[@alankadair]

OK I must say this is the most honest reaction I have seen. And in a way I get exactly what you have to say John. But you speak of insignificance. Let me ask you a question. Have you thought about the joy you bring to your subscribers? They come to hear what you have to say. And no matter, whether your opinions are light or deep, many people receive joy from you and Lulu. You sir are a rare one that speaks from not only the heart, but the soul as well. And I for one will continue to watch and enjoy.

[@MLynn1987]

@alankadair What a kind and generous thing to say!

[@alankadair]

@@MLynn1987 thank you.

[@rosanacumberland5911]

You're doing a good thing! Nigerian saying that I heard from a friend: Sorrow shared is sorrow diminished. Joy shared is joy amplified!

[@lexymich3647]

This might seems like a small thing to you; when you said I'm not giving up, I'll never give up (paraphrasing). That was such a powerful statement, that I AM SURE will help someone and you literally have no idea. You could have even saved one persons life that was contemplating suicide today. Seriously. You have no idea what effect you have on your subscribers. This was proven to me last week. I have this thing I do where I give random people these sayings and one of them is don't give up. I was at a specialist drs appointment and an office manager said, "I still have the one you gave me 3 years ago. Its on my computer moniter and I think about you every single day." That shocked me. Like I said you never know how much you helped people with those words. Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@kwashingtonl]

The version you’re thinking of is Gary Jules’ version from the Donny Darko soundtrack. It was used in a video game commercial, that’s actually how I found it originally.

[@skylagaaia1683]

There are many who are experiencing what you are sharing, and I commend you on these videos that you put out as they do help alleviate the anxiety and frustration you describe of others who think they’re alone…’The Struggle Is Real ‘ but, ‘ ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE’..John Lennon!..smart man!, great song!

[@mecfstraveler]

I was surprised when I burst into tears listening to this song for the first time. I needed that acknowledgement that it's not just me and somebody else thinks the world has gone mad. I want to be honest so that I can be healthy and pretending that I like what's going on would be a blatant lie yet I find myself putting on the fake smile because I'm the parent. But it's not okay and there's times we need to allow ourselves 2 realize we aren't feeling alright about all this and then gather ourselves up and continue to exist and move forward without losing our self in the process and I'm refusing to change because there was nothing wrong with me before, despite what media would tell us. you can deal with it but don't let them brainwash you just because you're stuck in the house and that's the only then you hear or see unplugged from the TV and pick what you WANT to see on KZbin once in awhile. I actually haven't watched TV in a month or more. No longer interested

[@jo-annelebel9819]

Actually, when the is so dark your light will be brighter, keep your chin up and keep going!

[@bethcrandall1]

Thank you! Keep bringing light to the world! We are all feeling like that, but when we pool together we make a difference!

[@martycullison4095]

For all of us with Anxiety, we can Identify with this song. The 'shadow selves' walking behind them starts out going forward and they reverse and start going backwards. This is superbly shot and their emotion in their faces and voices just show how we feel when we are in an anxiety attack. 10 seconds in when Matt hits us with his first low note I got chills, and when Mitch said 'See right through me', I choke on a sob. I have seen this video over 25 times now and it still affects me. EVERYOEN READING THIS We are worth it, We are glorious, WE BELONG!

[@terrynewman2841]

Haunting and beautiful.

[@jeffg9203]

Love the reaction and it is bringing out emotions in many people........

[@davidbaron6647]

amazing cover band Pentatonix is the best!!!

[@Karen-Campos]

Appreciate the honest reaction. Pentatonix creates music that moves us & unites us. This is a mad world but we must be intentional about reaching out to each other. I read a comment that maybe they released this to coincide with Suicide Awareness. I don’t know. But what I do know is that this cover was amazing with intricate harmonies!! The silence break!! The surprises!! Mitch’s strong lower register! The way his gaze was piercing when he sang, “look right through me”. Phenomenal! Mitch & Matt brought spectacular harmonies the likes of which we’ve never heard so clearly before! Now go listen to Happy Now or Sing!! Both excellent uplifting PTX originals:)

[@lexymich3647]

So totally right, Karen.

[@xxcris20xx]

You say that in every video lmao.

[@lexymich3647]

@@xxcris20xx who does?

[@Karen-Campos]

Diasmc Coelho I am honored that you read my comments:) I have had a busy work week but I am doing my part to support reactors who support PTX which gets the word out about this amazing band! I try to personalize my comment & then add my opinion (which is the same) tho my respect for PTX’s talent individually & collectively grows with each listen! Have a marvelous day!

[@Karen-Campos]

Lexy Mich Hi Lexy! Hope your trip with your friend went safely!

[@df5199]

Recommend their cover of The Prayer.

[@deejay136]

You sharing what's in your heart is making a difference. There is still humanity and this is the best platform to show that. Thank you for your honest feelings. Much love 💘

[@chrisabel1833]

A favorite author of mine said "pain shared is lessened, joy shared is increased". Thank you for sharing of yourself.

[@rmac1042]

This has Donny Darko vibe because PTX is paying tribute to that movie in which it is featured.

[@smk828]

Oh John Master Lee - I get it. I'm there with you. And just hearing you express yourself relieved some of the heaviness in me. Even if for a moment I will remember the feeling of lightness i felt. Just subscribed to this and your other channel. Blessings to you. 🌸

[@wyolinus]

Can't say enough how much I appreciate and respect the true emotion and feelings you were brave enough to share in this reaction. I think anyone who says they haven't felt much the same in these crazy times is lying to themselves. For me, music is a remedy as nothing else can bring such acute feelings of sorrow, empathy, joy, love and passion. Peace and love and stay safe all!

[@marcycarlile3796]

You said everything I feel. You aren't alone.

[@DarkestFire64]

This was actually done by Tears for Fears (a duo yes) but the song took off after the movie Donnie Darko. Gary Jules reworked the song for that movie. Adam Lambert covered it on American Idol

[@sean1849]

Hey guys good to see you again

[@ingenious4t]

I’m with you John, my tears flowed the same as yours. The song is just perfect for today’s madness...

[@shannonkuebrich3819]

I really appreciate your real words after the video. This is my personal favorite from Pentatonix. I think that they all do a superb performance in showing the intensity of the lyrics.

[@Jaycelestra]

I commend you for doing KZbin with purpose. Bravo!

[@jkinney0420]

That game trailer was for "Gears of War" and man oh man, I felt the same way when I heard it. But tbh these guys just put everything else to shame. They bring me to tears every song I hear from them. Respect and love to you both!

[@stuartsiglain3972]

The song was written for the 6 children who were killed by their father, as well as their mother, at the end of WWII. He was a German Nazi. So very sad.

[@scottdaniello9908]

What' s in your heart frees your soul. I listen to reactions to songs that make me feel human again and stop and realize how fragile life is and we are only on this planet for a short time. These types of reactions, to me; help me cleanse my soul. I cried right along side you this morning. Keep doing what you do. You do make a difference. You help people feel human again. God Bless!

[@ReactToTheWorld]

Supporting each other is what the world needs more of. Thx for sharing Scott.

[@danellwein8679]

we alleviate suffering by sharing in suffering ... youtube helps in doing that ..

[@davidmurray2829]

Beautiful reaction 👍👍👍

[@krk84]

Don't forget the Tears for Fears version also! It has a more upbeat sound to it, though.

[@janetranslates]

And their "version" is actually the original. Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears wrote it.

[@davidmurray2829]

Totally agree with the feelings you expressed. I do believe reaction vids are a kind of community a way to share something that brings us joy. Thanks for doing what you do 👍👍👍

[@ijjira7331]

Wow amazing lulu and master Lee stay safe stay healthy stay humble wow amazing I love this tandem God bless you all

[@shannonkuebrich3819]

You are making a difference just by what you say. We are all there in that”Mad World” because today’s society is so MAD! Please keep doing what you are doing, great job!💕💕💕

[@amandaw6872]

Right there with you, with that feeling and how you relate to this song because of it. Great reaction video! First one to pull me out of a "clinical logical" listen to the song and really feel it.

[@ruesparks]

It's not an accident that they released this cover now in 2020. I think in some way we're all feeling that David and Goliath moment, where the world is an insurmountable wall we can't climb. There was a post on twitter today by Dr. Aisha Ahmad about us hitting that '6 month mark' of any sustained crisis where there's this collective slump in motivation and innovation. She talks of how she always hit that slumps in disaster zones, and the way to power through is with a head towards survival, not necessarily flourishing. If we can collectively keep moving we will find that joy and creativity again that we had early on, we will adapt. In the meantime, take care of yourselves everyone!

[@VivaCohen]

Great reaction. Trust me, it makes a difference to hear someone else say they feel the same way about the world.

[@michelleorlando3702]

Wonderfully personal reaction. I wanted to hug you. ❤

[@ReactToTheWorld]

virtual hugs still mean alot❤

[@veraekberg]

❤ a heart from Sweden to you! You brighten my day anyway!

[@ReactToTheWorld]

Much love from Vegas to Sweden 💖

[@elcarto22]

Not to break the mood, but it's just good to see that Mitch has actually regained a little weight. Also, here he shows that his own incredible voice has a range that is, in it's own, as wide as Scott's. I don't think I've ever heard him sing this LOW, and he does it perfectly.

[@shannonkuebrich3819]

I really appreciate your comments at the end of the video. 💕💕💕

[@abieshleman8313]

The blurred images of them walking in the background are in reference to the movie Donnie Darko. If you ever find yourself in a mood to explore the darker ironies of fate and destiny, I would definitely recommend the movie.

[@mariy6254]

Beautiful reaction guys. I can relate very much to your feelings of how hard it is to cope with the world right now.

[@dishmurphy6539]

It really is a Mad World. Tears for Fears wrote the song in the eightieth but it’s still relevant today.

[@isoron]

What flashes in my mind with this song talking about children and school is the vision of a room of kids in masks with flexiglass walls between them. That is madness!

[@ReactToTheWorld]

Me thinks that the fear of wearing masks is madness

[@isoron]

@@ReactToTheWorld Quite the opposite - there is absolutely no evidence that masks prevent anything but social psychosis!

[@ReactToTheWorld]

@@isoron There must be a lot of doctors out there who wonder why they have to wear masks... ever since the last century.

[@dianeburgess3467]

I can definitely relate to John's feelings. 2020 feels like wading through treacle backwards in a Force 10 gale. It's a real struggle

[@martycullison4095]

I have shared this to Pentaholics fan group on FB, we love reactors, and we tend to be as loyal to them as we do PTX. Hope you do more!

[@Scrub_Jake]

Man you should really react to Pentatonix - Evolution of Michael Jackson to juxtapose this video! It has Literally Everything! Perfect harmonies, riffs, runs, high notes, low notes, transitions, amazing beatboxing, MJ nostalgia AND it’s all done in one take live! Pleeeease watch it for us! 🙏 Wuddup PTX Fam! Hey sean?????

[@martycullison4095]

Liked and subscribed, hope to see many more reactions to PTX

[@garylushman615]

absolutly brilliant song love Pentatonix, great group always great songs, have you listern to Home Free or Voiceplay??

[@Tubby3307]

Hang in there mate, cheers from Australia 😏😎

[@rogerramjet5214]

Please............react to The Prayer by Pentatonix.........possibly their best yet......another Grammy?

[@Cassa0505]

Dear Mr. Lee, don´t feel dishearted or disoriented. I think it´s normal these days to question ourselfs. Cause everthing we knew seems to turn upside down. But that´s not the case. It´s just the other side of the same medal. The dark side of the moon, if you like. We all know that it is up there, although we never saw it. And it´s just the same old fellow that leeds us through the night. I´m just an old german sailor who knows, like all the other sailors too, that it´s hard when you become a playball to fate, in the center of a storm. All you can do is to hold the course and work as hard as you can to keep ship and crew alive. Well now the "storm" rages all over the world and where ever you are. Hold your course, keep your eyes on the horizon and you and your dear ones will make it through. Stay as you are, safe your ground ......... and we´ll make it through these hard times together. Stay safe and healthy.

[@anatristan7303]

100 percent agree with the reaction. Nobody wants to get political but being in the US where our president doesn’t have a pet, no pictures of family together, helping people, bringing in by zoom music, poetry, art, where instead of compassion, it’s is mockery, anger, lies instead of plans. Bad things happen with every president. But this one has made everything worse. He has replaced hope and cooperation with lies and hate. It is exhausting, depressing. It hurts.

[@lindstheteacher1611]

Have you seen the peace agreement trump has coordinated? It is historic. Joe Biden wants to burn down America. Can you stand for that?

[@jcsims1206]

Nobody wants to get political but I'm going to do it anyway. 🙄 Your perspective is just that, YOUR perspective. There are many positives in our world today but the media can't profit from them.

[@THSeaNotes]

The evil comes in many forms. Hang tough and recognize it when is stares you in the face. We are being stared at by many different faces. Fight it! Resist it! Kill it! Only then can we begin to heal.

[@beyondviolet]

I showed this cover to my mom and she liked it, and she almost never likes anything I show her lol

[@woodlark391]

The feelings elicited by this one-of-a-kind arrangement, and performance, boil up inside and threaten to implode. All isn't lost! Get a 📝note pad...or your best device📱, and list 5 things in your life that make you happy. List the memory of a loved one; a love song; a photograph; your child; fun. 🎊Tomorrow, begin a new page, and now you're keeping a gratitude journal.

[@yvettemaldonado3725]

Beautiful reaction

[@godisgreat8462]

Great review

[@stevenmurphy2445]

Can't really comment on this but I feel your pain bother.

[@lindstheteacher1611]

3:40 me as an online graduate student, 1st year. I know no one.

[@josiesandiford5929]

You have forget Marcellito now bravo

[@mertyigit5070]

Please react to Turkish Pop Music Ece Ronay Galaksi...Thanks.

[@mrtmdr]

Have you reacted to them doing Imagine? If no it has to happen.

[@MaggieGueder]

Please react to Loïc Nottet - Million Eyes live @ madmoizelle

[@sofiase7901]

❤️🙏❤️

[@kayelynpenelopelong5167]

Thank you for speaking to us on a real level. It's so true for alot of us. The only way we can change our oppressive, depressing climate in our Country is to Vote Nov. 3, 2020 for a New President that will take positive steps toward unity & brotherly love. Vote Biden/ Kamala 2020! 🌊

[@cheistina]

Il mondo e pazzo e Io ho paura 😱😭

[@bimlakumari2175]

Please react on DESI HOOPERS (an Indian group) 2015 world of dance fianl 1st place

[@cherylholtom9455]

Simon and Garfunkel didn't sing it, it was Tears for Fears and it was must faster.

[@sattvadevi]

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗😊😊

[@ermanb2575]

please reaction jinjer judgement and punishment one take thank you :)

[@chrisenglert3958]

I'd also like to recommend you check out Home Free, a five man acapella group who is the only one I prefer over PTX. They really are amazing and if you love 5 part harmonies and one of the best beatboxers in the world you gotta check them out. Thanks for the reaction!!

[@chrisenglert3958]

Great performance but I will always prefer the Gary Jules version overall. Just a personal preference.

[@jeffbaumbach9439]

You two need to each have a good set of headphones. Your missing the full experience.

[@dionisionamocatcat5431]

why no Filipinos singer audition this season 2020, maybe they realize the exploitation for viewership and a bias in term on how Simon who want's to win. In truth only Marcelito Pomoy had gathered a 40M+ viewership in all of agt history. This season none of the contestant even got a 20M+ views, it seems KARMA has taken it's course, just an opinion.. . PEACE TO ALL..

[@ryanpatriot6241]

Gray Julius mad world I think that’s the best one and you guys haven’t covered it.