SO MUCH FUN!!! Blind reaction to VoicePlay vs. Home Free - Survivor (Zombies vs. Hillbillies)

[@dj_410]

HAHAHA FORGOT TO CROP OUT THAT BEGINNING LOL!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@SBQDawn]

This was done way after the Sing off it was a battle they never had to do because HF was never in the bottom 2 and they went whole Ham on this for the fun of it and for the fans.

[@DravenGal]

I'm pretty sure it's a law or something that if there's music and zombie, there HAVE to be some Thriller moves or something in there...LOL!

[@zararias]

"What have they done to my beautiful boys?" LOL

[@kylefrandsen2665]

During the show, it wasn't known until the end who would be "facing off", so the groups would have to work up these collaborations ahead of time not knowing if they would be required to perform them. Voiceplay and Home Free were never up for elimination together, so never performed this during the show. However, they had so much fun with it that they decided to do it as their own project after the show. For the best showdown of the show, watch "Home Free vs The Filharmonics - I'm Alright - Caddyshack".

[@wendischambach6181]

As I recall, the other "Sing Off" elimination pairings seemed kind of competitive with a lot of back and forth. But Filharmonic and Home Free made a collaborative performance that was not competitive as much as a flat out great performance. It showed and paid off because I think the goal was to eliminate one group from each pairing but both Fil and HF survived and both groups out of another pairing were eliminated that week.

[@kristindunstan172]

I would love to see him react to all the Sing-Off performances with Home Free. I think he would really enjoy them.

[@kristindunstan172]

Most reactors I've seen react to this don't catch the lyric change to "My zombie taught me better than that." Good catch. 🙂

[@virginiathomas362]

When they performed this on the tour, Rob always got eaten at the end 😂

[@bjdefilippo447]

My favorite battle from the Sing Off is Home Free vs. The Filharmonics doing "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins (Theme from Caddyshack). The Filharmonics tried to get them to move a bit more, as they'd been pretty stiff on the stage. Not only is the sound great, but the performance is wonderful.

[@frankster1477]

A hill billy with an aluminum nonstick frying pan. Right. I think they really enjoyed this. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@mikkifullerton]

I'm STILL laughing at 'my zombie taught me better than that'...

[@barbarakennedy2667]

It was a cooperative effort as part of a post show tour. They went on from here to become great friends.

[@higglety230]

I do think you should look up the sing-off that was actually on the show with the group Philharmonics. Rob is adorable in it.

[@susanhorn4325]

Just to clarify…it’s the Filharmonic…they are Filipino Americans, hence the play on words. And the collaboration with Home Free is amazing.

[@rosiewoodhouse5503]

This is not my favorite of each group either. But YES for the Sing Off - Caddyshack with Philharmonics.

[@higglety230]

@@susanhorn4325 thank you. My spelling is always off.

[@susanhorn4325]

@@higglety230 No problem. That is a particularly easy mistake to make, since philharmonic is what the word really is😅

[@caitlinseaton7546]

Honestly I think it would be awesome if you check out the entire Sing Off journey with the judges comments. Watching Home Free and Voiceplay’s performances during Season 4 is definitely worth it!

[@lazylady8591]

This song was done after The Sing-Off. The groups were friends and did this for fun. Survivor was a song used for the bottom two groups to battle to stay on the show. Home Free was never on the bottom two Voice Play when they were on the bottom two had to perform "Bye bye bye" and they won that challenge.

[@caitlinkavanagh3298]

You are one of two reactors I've seen that caught the 'my zombie taught me better than that.' Great reaction! Honey joined them for the Sing Off, Rachael was slated to, but ended up having other obligations. Thanks for the reaction!

[@madmanatw]

I'm glad you noted that- I was coming into the comments specifically to note that so few reactors noticed "my zombie"!

[@rosswhite5975]

Rachel was selected for the X Factor and so wasn't available to do the sing-off with VP.

[@patriciamcl54]

Austin still wears that revolting furry hat, being one of those men who never throw clothes away.

[@carrieallen]

“To Make You Feel My Love” is definitely a better side of Home Free lol

[@susanhorn4325]

Might I suggest that you watch both Home Free’s and VoicePlay’s journeys on the Sing Off…they were on the same season (Season 4). Home Free won the season, VoicePlay placed…5th. This was done after the show…both groups had to prepare it during the show in case they were in the bottom 2 and had to battle. And they did this song on tour. The Sing Off Tour was Home Free (winner), Filharmonic (4th place) and VoicePlay (5th). I think it was VoicePlay’s idea for them to do a video since they didn’t need any preparation…each group was filmed separately.

[@debbieholoquist2059]

I'm so glad you mentioned Filharmonic. If I remember correctly, Home Free and Filharmonic had a fantastic sing off.

[@danagiffin5492]

Honey was only part of Voice Play for their performances on the Sing Off. This video was made because the battle never made it on to the show. So Voice Play and Home Free decided to produce it independently because they had so much fun doing. The ad you saw at the end is not Honey Rochelle but Emoni Wilkens, an amazing voice as well. Voice Play has done several video's with her. Another good battle from the Sing Off is one between Home Fee and Filharmonics doing I'm Alright. Love watching your reviews keep up the good work!

[@Ameslan1]

Many of the members of Voice Play especially have experience in theatrical makeup because they used to sing and perform at Universal Studios Theme Park. I love this! So FUNNY!

[@bjspeck4337]

Sing-Off required VoicePlay to have a female vocalist. They asked Rachel Potter but she was busy on the X-Factor and doing well there. They got Honey and I think my favorite of what they did was Play That Funky Music. This one was slated for the show but VP was no longer on the show so it was done with the 2 groups in separate locations. Worked well. When they went on the Sing-Off tour, Honey bowed out and Emoni Wilkins (Wicked) took her place.

[@brendasorenson6186]

The producers for the Sing-Off had many "requirements." HF needed/ asked to be country, VP needed to add a female voice, and knows what else. They also wanted a couple singers to be highlighted or to be lead singer in each group; hence Austin was the main vocalist followed by Tim. Rumor has it that the producers wanted Austin to sing Colder Weather, but HF went with Rob, who was better suited for the lead. The judges focused primarily on the leads (with an occasional nod to the beat boxer) while ignoring the rest of group. (In HF'S case, Chris was ignored.) They also had the groups practicing 7 days a week with almost no downtime. Really, in Chris Rupp's History of Home Free videos, HF describes their Sing-Off experience much better.

[@changlyn100]

Home Free and Voiceplay were in the competition together and they are good friends. I'm a Home Fry!!!! This is good fun! Home Free won the competition

[@georgefisher1995]

Watch Home Free’s Sing Off : I’m Alright” with the Filharmonics!

[@ronsbrat525]

Awesome reaction as always DJ. This was supposed to be on the show but Voiceplay got voted off before they could show it. So after Sing Off was done Voiceplay and Home Free decided to put it on KZbin. They did However sing it against each other on the show. Voiceplay was in Florida and Home Free in Texas filming this. These guys are all friends to this day. Also.... Voiceplay released their new video on Patreon last Sunday. It is bad a**. Apocalyptic time again.

[@babyfry4775]

Just a lot of fun. Austin’s teeth…hahaha.

[@OmegaS-117]

I mentioned this in the comments on 1 of your other videos but you should do a reaction to both Voiceplay and The Bass Gang versions of Hide & Seek and they both Ft. Lauren Paley

[@minneyruth]

You need to react to "Make you feel my love" it should restore your thoughts about our "beautiful boys" lol

[@georgefisher1995]

I heard that line as “my zombie-mommy taught me better than that”

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

I believe that on the sing off they wanted Rachel Potter but she wasn’t available and the producers insisted that they needed a female vocalist with them. Although she is a great singer it changed the dynamic of the group and I think that contributed to them not doing as well as they might otherwise have done. It’s a very fun video and they guys are great friends Tim has appeared in just sing and Rob in their movie medley. Also as I think you have seen Both Geoff and Layne have arranged for them ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kelleyoneal2578]

I agree. I thought she seemed to think it was all about her. Didn't care for her.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

For me, she just never really fit in to the group. Nothing against her or her talent, she was just miscast so to speak.

[@shirleykarr560]

Her presence definitely changed the group. It became Honey + Five Guys. She's the only collaborator who imo doesn't blend well with the guys.

[@leechowning8728]

Much like Pentatonix was more or less forced to get a base, although Avi helped them a lot he never had the same goals or vibe the other three had, Voiceplay was told that the show felt they would be more marketable if they had a woman. If they had been able to get Rachel they would probably have won, but Honey was an independent act and continued to treat the team as her backup singers... you notice almost none of the scene stealing we have come to expect from Geoff. I wish the show had been sponsored by someone who really knew Accapella music, if you watch clips where you see the judges you will quickly note that all three were fairly well known musical faces, but none from the accapella world.

[@lrfcowper]

Some of the executive meddling paid off -- it was The Sing-Off that pushed Home Free to go country instead of just another generic Midwest a cappella group. Of course even there they wanted it to be the Tim and Austin show, and HF had always given the lead to the person they felt fit the song best, meaning all four singers were lead singers. They butted heads with the execs over Rob's lead in Colder Weather and basically told the execs where to go. I think they had the ability to do that because they didn't really need the win. They wanted it, but not at the expense of compromising their group dynamic. VP and Honey didn't really have time to mesh before they were thrown together on the show. There was no time to find their footing, and I expect more than a little meddling went into the song selection and arranging. We never really got to see VoicePlay on the show, only The Sing-Off's vision of VP.

[@DavideBaroni]

This song had been prepared for the show, but never got to happen there. Yet there's a live version from the "Sing Off tour", where Voiceplay opened for Home Free, and it's just as fun as this. 🙂

[@iamsquatty]

It's always fun to watch these two together, you can tell how much of a bunch of nerds and dorks they all are and I love it 😊 💜🦌 #DJantlers #DJsHerd

[@alexwalker8440]

All participants had to work with another group, "just in case" they were in the bottom 2, in which case the judges would decide who'd stay and who'd go home. But they were never together in the bottom 2, so they didn't perform this. But during the Sing-Off tour (after the show) VP and HF performed this live. Honey was with them just for the competition, as they were told to add a female voice. This is so much fun!

[@Malmas7]

They were filmed in seperate locations. This was one they had to work up for the ultimate sing-off if they were in the bottom two at the same time. Because that never happened, they decided to film it anyways in costume. But they were definately not together when this was made. .

[@Rangatology]

Just happened across this channel - great to see an Aussie reacting to a. A Capella & B. Home Free !

[@rylanmalis1162]

You can tell how old this one is by looking at Geoff. His hair is so short!

[@19angelinamay77]

Man, your reaction to HF was hilarious! 🤣You should react to HF's Sing Off episodes. There are 5 of them I think. It's really neat to see them when they were younger. ^.^

[@sharonmortimer3843]

On the show they had a battle of the bottom 2 every week. Home Free never was on the bottom so they did this afterwards. To my knowledge she was only with them for The Sing Off. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.

[@DravenGal]

Congrats! You're the first reactor I've seen who caught the "Zombie taught me" joke.

[@geniej9093]

I find this performance grotesquely hilarious.

[@karenponchak5304]

Love how you mimicked the choreography in Austin's verse. Like most everyone, you didn't catch the bgv lyrics - "see you later alligator". 🤫😉

[@karenponchak5304]

Also, if you want to understand the format of this arrangement better, Geoff and Eli explain it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKHLqZ2VpcSbhJI

[@WraithW69]

This wasn't part of the Sing off, but was a performance they would hae done if they sang off together. you can tell my the way they goofed off, very early rears of both groups / Sing off era. be very interstingt to see VP & HF do a new collab on something especially with their every improving talent. imagine Geoff & Tim hiotting their bass notes, I reckong they'd all play off each other perfectly

[@kristindunstan172]

You really should watch all Home Free's performances from Season 4 of The Sing-Off. The videos are all on KZbin, and the ones with the judges' comments are really good.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

This number was rehearsed for the show itself but never made it. I think this video was done with each group in their separate space; you never see VP and HF on screen at the same time. I have seen a live stage version of this where the Home Free abandon Rob when he's grabbed by the zombies at the end and all run off stage.

[@coastermaniacs]

voice plays go the distance , freinds on the other side, mr. grinch, hide and seek, enemy, and chimpmunk song Christmas dont be late deff got to check those out

[@wendischambach6181]

If you want more early performances from VoicePlay, try their "Road Trip" skit or the "Chicken Song." Their sense of humor is usually quite evident and fully on display, similar to Home Free.

[@AndieO]

This such a cute song. It's crazy how far both groups have come. I actually watched every season of the Sing Off when it aired. I was sad that they didn't go head to head at the time. 😂

[@dorothywest1951]

They did my beautiful Austin dirty with those teeth! This is good but I find it hard to watch😮,😱

[@lazylady8591]

Honey was associated and worked with Roberts Flack, a great singer. . She is primarily a solo singer. She was recruited by The Sing-Off producers to sing with Voiceplay in the competition. Honey has a very distinctive voice. Unfortunately, during The Sing-Off, Voiceplay was kind of reduced to back up singers to Honey. In contrast, Home Free had three lead singers, although Austin was the primary singer in the competition. Also Tim's bass was featured especially with Ring of Fire. There was no featuring of Geoff's bass during the contest. Home Free fans say that Tim actually helped Geoff to develop his bass during the competition. Home Free never expected to win the show. Then when it appeared that Home Free might win the show, the members of Home Free debated among themselves whether they actually wanted to win the conestt and be tied up with a record deal. A record deal isn't what many people assume that it is. Besides The Sing -Off competition wasn't that cut throat as the producers wanted it. It was more like Acapella camp with all the groups helping each other.

[@ronsbrat525]

Yes. Tim taught subharmonics. Geoff said that Home Free recently dropped the record label and went independent because they got tired of their bs and hassles. Voiceplay has been independent since day one in 1997. Layne and Geoff both went to college for audio engineering. They've been involved in music since middle school where they and Earl met.

[@sallymaria]

@@ronsbrat525 No, Tim doesn't do subharmonics - his lowest notes are growl and chest fry.

[@ronsbrat525]

@@sallymaria Yes. It was growl Tim taught Geoff. Sorry. Got it mixed up. Thank you 👍

[@liisaara7242]

So fun!!! Really glad you enjoyed this!

[@pennygarrity386]

Honey was an original member of VoicePlay. This was the song they were supposed to do if HF and VP ever went against each other in the Sing Off which they didn't but because they were all friends they decided to do this video for fun. I love watching Adam in this! He was just so goofy and looked like he was having so much fun.

[@ilonadever8249]

Everything I've seen says Voiceplay was all male from the beginning in 1997.

[@alashandra]

Honey wasn't an original member. She was brought in because the people on the Sing-Off told them to get a female voice to join them. They wanted Rachel Potter, but she had just been called up by X-Factor to compete there. So they got Honey in instead.

[@ilonadever8249]

@@alashandra That's what I thought, but I've been wrong before (but don't tell anyone).

[@pennygarrity386]

@@ilonadever8249 Well Honey was with the group during the Sing Off competition.

[@ShyAnn291]

@@pennygarrity386that doesn’t mean she was an original member though.

[@stephaniebunn4065]

Have you reacted to VP's Something Just Like This or Scars to Your Beautiful & All Time Low mash-up?

[@Broomrider1492]

They did this on The Sing-Off Tour and when it was over they decided to do this video together. Honey is one of many collaborations. They needed a female to be in the mix for The Sing-Off.

[@ronsbrat525]

This was also done the same time as Road Trip.

[@shaneomacfan3]

I would love it if you did a reaction to Austin, Tim and Friends doing My Maria by Brooks and Dunn. I have been obsessed with it since I found out about it 3 days ago.

[@beckycollins7930]

If you like this, watch the battle on the show with Filharmonic, “I’m Alright”. So so funny and the music and beatboxing is amazing

[@shercahn]

I vote for doing the Sing Off Journey. I prefer doing the performances individually rather than doing all their performances in one video. You also might like to see how the judges reacted to Home Free.

[@JillPeterson-dr6ox]

You should check out VP Chicken Song (make sure you watch the MN version, but then watch the one with Paul instead of Tony (he got stuck at an airport and couldn't make the show)) They came up with this song if they ever found themselves in the bottom two, but that never happened. So they decided since both groups liked it to preform it during the Sing Off tour.

[@OmegaS-117]

Can’t wait to see this

[@kathrynphelps9771]

Recommend you watch 'Just sing' from Voiceplay WITH the subtitles on as, it advises so you can see loads of people who have collaborated with Voiceplay over the years.

[@DravenGal]

What's really interesting is that they were in two different locations when they made this.

[@wisdomplaysbtd6144]

i love laynes makeup, it makes him look so scary, especially because hes very wide and super tall

[@peggyshadrick5658]

You should watch their sing off performance with The Philharmonic. Season 3 of the Sing Off.

[@sjenny5891]

Geoff has grown so much since the Sing Off. I can't help but wonder if they would win if they competed with the groups they have today.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

This is by a rather wide margin the best thing (and, probably not a coincidence, also by far the most theatrical thing) that VP did in connection with the Sing-Off or while Honey was with them. Honey was (probably still is) a talented singer, but for whatever reason VP did not make particularly good use of her talent. At this point in their career, VP was accustomed to defining themselves as a group in terms of their theatrics, which they were used to exercising in the form of musical skits like Road Trip, Auditions, the Chicken Song, and so forth; and at the time, they couldn't figure out how to turn that stuff into the 3-5 minute pop songs the show runners wanted, so instead they just tried to sing like all the other groups and got lost in the crowd. The show even handed them the category "movie song" on a silver platter, and instead of doing anything theatrical at all, they picked a random song that had been used in a random movie nobody cared about and did an acapella version of it, which ended up being the most forgettable thing VP has ever done. They could film themselves standing in line at the grocery store and it would be more memorable than that number. I've watched it three times. All three times, I completely forgot what the song even was within five minutes after watching it. If they'd done Poor Unfortunate Souls with Geoff as Ursula (even without the makeup and costuming and post-editing effects), or Hoist the Colours (again, even without the amazing make-up), the judges would've been scraping their jaws off the floor, but no. After they competed and lost and went on the Sing-Off tour and it was all over and Honey moved on to other (presumably vocal) endeavors, Tony had the idea for their Phantom of the Opera video, which, if you haven't seen yet, you really must. THAT set them on the path to being what they are today.

[@sallymaria]

Honey was a friend of the group, who joined them for the Sing-Off because they wanted a female voice. The only other VP thing I know she appeared in is Just Sing, which is awesome. (ETA - this is wrong, see the replies) She didn't go on the Sing-Tour with them, so there are live versions of this with Emoni, who you may have seen working with VP since.

[@karenponchak5304]

She also did two songs with them that are mentioned in Just Sing. One is their ARTPOP medley (Lady Gaga). I forget the other off the top of my head.

[@Debs_Badger]

Actually, she did three songs with VoicePlay. ARTPOP (as Karen mentioned), Get Lucky, and Feel This Moment.

[@karenponchak5304]

@Debs Badger I always forget Feel This because it's the only one without a separate video from the Sing Off performances.

[@Debs_Badger]

@@karenponchak5304 I don't understand what you mean? They did "Feel This Moment" on the show (and there are videos of that out there) and they also did a separate video for it that they released before the show even aired?

[@sallymaria]

@@karenponchak5304 Thank you.

[@haroldblack6110]

I don't believe this was part of the Sing Off... I've watched the whole thing...the time they battled to stay on the show was with Philharmonic when they did I'm All Right from Caddy Shack... definitely worth a reaction!!

[@ajisegundo2268]

not a clip from the show! clips from the sing-off happen live on a stage with an audience and the judges, i recommend watching the performances from both groups in season 4!

[@pamelagoodman7559]

Austin is such a good actor

[@belinda9696]

No, they had to learn this performance in case they were in the bottom 2, and Home Free never was in the bottom 2 so they decided to dress up and just make a video out of their efforts. Home Free also did a short performance they didn't use in the bottom 2 or "Bye Bye Bye" and put it in a video also. Honey was just with Voiceplay during Sing Off as far as I know, although I think she's popped up in a video or two of theirs also.

[@richardlester9241]

hope you didn't hurt yourself laughing while watching......lol

[@roniboyd613]

I hope he stayed in his chair!

[@antknee6]

As others have suggested you need to react to Voiceplay's performance of "Just Sing" (with the Captions ON). It may actually shatter some beliefs you have about Voiceplay.

[@shirleykarr560]

There is a version of this song they performed live on stage, no make-up or costumes. Fun choreography and no disturbing prosthetic teeth. Emoni Wilkins competed with a different group that season but joined VP on the tour instead of Honey, and has collaborated with them several times since. Honey is a longtime friend with the guys and has the distinction of being the only collaborator of theirs whose voice I dislike. It just doesn't blend well with them. They weren't VoicePlay on the show, they were Honey + Five Guys.

[@stanrock2225]

This was fire

[@debrabouchez4270]

They said "my zommie taught me better than that". Combining zombie/mommy

[@pamelagoodman7559]

HF always winds up collaborating vs competing

[@JoanN63]

My two favorite a capella groups. So hilarious, but also so good. I laugh tears every time I see it. This is the Sing off competition: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYPGqIiao7CJa5o

[@fullmetalcrusader]

Voiceplay won of course they ate the competition

[@dj_410]

It was really a song they could sink their teeth into 🤣

[@davelister2]

Voiceplay didn’t win that season of The Sing Off, but to be fair they lost to Home Free. Prior to the sing off Voiceplay were very much the improv/medley type of group, the single song format was very different and a somewhat difficult adjustment that I believe is what led to them ultimately being eliminated. For an example of their performance style check out ‘Road Trip’ the Queen medley is another example along with some of the other medley’s they’ve done over the years, including the little mermaid, Moana, Wicked and the Billie eilish and Panic! Songs they’ve done. All suggestions for the polls, of course.

[@gretchenfraley3898]

In the competition itself Home Free won and I believe Voice play was 3rd place

[@LS-vz6nk]

VoicePlay always said the show held them back because they had to do what the show wanted not what they wanted 😡

[@risperdude]

Both VP and HF were pretty seasoned by the time they were on Sing Off. Voice play had been together since 1997, though there were member shifts, Earl Geoff and Layne had been there since the beginning. (Not as familiar with HF's history so I'll quit while i'm ahead.

[@sallymaria]

Yes, HF started in 2000, by Chris and Adam Rupp, and they were the two remaining original members by the time they were on the Sing-Off.

[@minneyruth]

I hate to say it but I think Voice play was better 😳🤦‍♀️LOL

[@peggyshadrick5658]

Season 4, sorry!

[@gizmokat8321]

If I am honest, I watched the sing off. VoicePlay was not good enough at the time, Honey was one of the problems too. She didn't fit. They didn't use Geoff enough either.

[@changlyn100]

This wasn't part of the show.

[@ShyAnn291]

I don’t know what I think about that girl, not my favorite though.