SONGWRITER REACTS TO "THE SHOW" ALBUM!! - Niall Horan Album Reaction

[@jessefrancesca]

What’s your fave song off the album??

[@JakobKenda]

the show

[@zoecollin2679]

On a night like toonight, I always listen to it when I’m riding on my bike in the evening it really feels like summer

[@caro0va]

Save my life and never grow up

[@kaskam57]

Science, must be love and never grow up ❤️ It’s really hard to choose one

[@AnnaliseW]

must be love

[@julinuttini]

about the how to fake a show lyric he said "I'm not saying we're all faking everything, but there are parts of you that you don't reveal… It's hard for me to explain. In some way, you're always trying to be the best version of yourself."

[@AverageMofo]

I love this album. it's brilliant lyrically and 'The Show' is basically a metaphor for life. he talks about so many mental human issues, I love that. Heaven is about how society puts a lot of pressure on ppl to achieve stuff by a certain age, Meltdown is of course about panic attacks (having a meltdown), The show is about how life is basically a show, and it's telling us that if we do not have difficulties in life how will we enjoy the ups and the more happy moments in life. Science is about depression. the word refers to our brain's chemistry. any emotion, for example, sadness is basically just a chemical reaction in your brain so it's just science and we should not let it break us down. I think it's overall a fan favorite and was also no. 1 on the billboard hot trending songs. Must Be Love delves into the complexities of the human mind and emotions. The songs explore a person's tendency to overthink and analyze everything and he is saying that if love comes along we should just go along with it and not question everything. I think the reason the chorus of the song is so simple is cause he is telling everyone to go with the flow and not overthink love.

[@AnnaliseW]

I’m just gonna add something, Must Be Love is talking about everything that the other 9 songs talked about but tying it together in one song :)

[@AverageMofo]

@@AnnaliseW yeah that's so true and its genius !

[@jessefrancesca]

Love this!!🙌

[@nevaehrose3235]

time stamps 1:36 heaven 2:56 if you leave me 4:51 meltdown 7:03 never grow up 10:19 the show 13:11 you could start a cult 15:26 save my life 16:39 on a night like tonight 18:23 science 19:46 must be love

[@jessefrancesca]

Omg thank you so much!!💖💖💖

[@123rockfan]

You Could Start a Cult sounds so much like 70’s folk, I love it

[@jessefrancesca]

YESSSSSS

[@sofiac.c]

He said that "the show" is a metaphor for life and its ups and downs. 12:58 In reference to the "how to fake a show" part, I think it's about how growth implies having to interact with other people even though we might not feel like it sometimes, so we try to hide how we feel by "faking a show" and "painting a smile" to prevent them from noticing. 17:55 not my brain inmediately thinking of coacoac when u said copy

[@miaarcher694]

Ah I’m so happy you liked the album! I’m positive all the songs will grow on you with more listens, they definitely did for me:) Excited for for Icarus Falls part two and other future videos

[@AnnaliseW]

“The Show” is pretty much a metaphor for life, the ups, downs anxiety’s, etc.. and he said that during Covid he did a lot of thinking about the past 10 years. Also, there is no heartbreak in this album. He’s extremely happy with where he is and is in a relationship! Meltdown & science are songs about anxiety but Science came from looking at people he knows and seeing their struggles but all the other songs are happy! 🩵 Never Grow Up is about what he wants from a relationship and what he doesn’t, coming from two things hes kinda experienced and seen! Sorry for the rambling :)

[@AnnaliseW]

The song “The Show” was the first song he wrote for the album then decided this was the start of the album… And You could start a cult sounds dark but came from him watching crime shows with his girlfriend so it’s actually a love song! (Niall played the guitar and harmonica on that song) One more thing: The chorus of Must Be Love is pretty much saying “if it feels right then it must be right” but the whole song is tying the album together by talking about everything he said in the other 9 songs in one song. If you’re wondering I have seen every. Single. Interview He’s done with this album but I’m actually done now but I could give you information about all the songs

[@jessefrancesca]

Omg I love that!!🙌

[@ED-fn8pq]

YES I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO REACT TO THIS! Thank youuu!

[@jessefrancesca]

Thank YOU for watching!!🥰🥰

[@caylianavl]

While I haven’t finished your reaction yet, you asked to comment down below about our thoughts on “faking a show”. I think Niall is referencing the no doubt countless times in 1D where they were just exhausted and didn’t want to perform an entire concert for multiple reasons but did it anyway because they had to. I think it’s a really beautiful way of explaining how to get through hard times even when it feels like you’ll break, how to be there for someone who’s suffering also, but manage to come across okay. It might sound negative but I think he’s basically saying that if life wasn’t filled with hardship we wouldn’t know how to handle it calmly when the storms do come, this, “fake a show”. Keeping it together when it feels like the world is falling apart.

[@DhruvKajalkar07]

What a great album...notice the difference in the songwriting niall conveys a message without painting a picture while writers like louis convey a message by painting a picture of their life incidences

[@alwayslou28]

So what brought Louis here?

[@kennethleng]

right when i started this video i knew you would absolutely love the album

[@joellem625]

Stopp you have to start reacting to 5 seconds of summer I think you would really fall in love with their music and lyrics!

[@Niallschillingbox28]

Love this smm! Could you also react to harrys albums? And nobody is watching by zayn?

[@Tabemonoxx]

I think "how to fake a show" describes having to keep up a facade even when times are tough. This probably references to heartbreak weather as that album was released right at the start of the pandemic and all his plans for that album were cancelled, but he had to show that he was fine for the fans. Also, "the show" as the title for the album makes sense to me because the album focuses a lot on the theme, life, which is a lot like a show. Just my thoughts.

[@Marissa2892]

To put it simply, the show is a metaphor for life.

[@liaistotallyfine]

The Show is like a religious experience

[@123rockfan]

June Bug is so good!

[@jessefrancesca]

Omg thank you so much that means a lot🥹🥹❤️❤️

[@rachell4973]

Re: The Show. What I think Niall means by the chorus: I think he means if we didn't have the bad things we wouldn't know how to get through them to the good side, so fixing tears, faking show, painting a smile (which I love that lyric) means we have the building blocks to get to the good side again. What my Autistic brain does with it is: I mask, I'm autistic of course I do and it so it sort of hits this personal thing of how hard life can be and how I have to do this really irritating thing to survive it but in the end I will find places and people I can be myself with so I get to the good part too. Honestly, it's just one of my favorite songs on the album. The Show, Meltdown and Science mean so much to me as someone who struggles with mental health/neurgodivergency issues. My top five are: The Show, Science, If You leave Me, On a NIght like to tonight and Must be love but honorable mention to the acoustic of Meltdown (which I HIGHLY recommend) then the rest of the album ties for 6th place LOL. Like I've had Never Grow Up stuck in my head for days LOL.

[@Prince_Etherial_]

18:35 The best reaction ever seen

[@lumatasia98]

The show is a metaphor for life. In the song when he says how to fake a show it refers to going on when you're in pain because life doesn't stop for you no matter what you are going through.

[@mattjamesss1]

Jess bestie love you lots ❤

[@ewakajtkowska854]

This album is amazing ❤🎉🎉🎉

[@JakobKenda]

12:55 not only did he name the whole song after the lyric but the whole album. i don't get it either tho

[@AverageMofo]

the entire album 'the show' is a metaphor for life. The songs represent different parts of life. 'The Show' song is also abt life in general. 'Fake a show', and 'paint a smile' basically means the world moves on with or without you. No matter what is going on in your personal life, you put on a brave face, put on a fake smile, and go do your job. You never want to show other people the wrecked side of yourself

[@zoecollin2679]

Please react to good riddance deluxe version

[@col0rfhul]

anyone else just sitting here admiring how beautiful jesse is..?

[@jessefrancesca]

Stop you are so sweet🥹🥹❤️❤️

[@col0rfhul]

@@jessefrancesca you're actually the best😭😭😭

[@Iyany2pressuh]

KID KROW PLSSS

[@jessefrancesca]

It may or may not be my next reaction vid!!👀

[@preciouslyloveem]

in my own opinion, i think the show is about the band not being ready to come back together, and that they have it good the way they do now. like «got plans better hurry cause time flies» is kinda self-explanatory. but with «we’re still not ready for the ride» can mean that they are not ready to come back. «how to fake a show» is about how most of their time in the band, or at least most of what they showed to the public, was fake and that they had to like ‘act’ for the cameras when they were in the bad periods in the band. and the whole chorus in the show can be about the fact that they wouldnt be where they are right now without the band, both the good and bad. if that makes sense. thats my own opinion tho

[@AverageMofo]

I mean you can interpret it how you want. But its not really about the band it's a genius metaphor for life itself. Their lives don't really revolve around the band anymore :(

[@kevinking8300]

Conan grays kid krow

[@jessefrancesca]

May or may not be my next reaction video 😉😉

[@harunkosovac2561]

Sta ti je bona smiri se nisi na selu