SOOOO FUNNY!!!!! Blind reaction to VoicePlay - Road Trip

[@dianeschluter9995]

Stuck in Traffic was part on the 1 Minuet Musicals. In the vein of this you should check out their Acrimparella

[@lkayh]

Nothing like a fart joke to slay an audience. LOL.

[@trishaurvan9439]

Next on the VoicePlay comedy train is for sure the Chicken Song. It is hilarious! Tony and Eli will crack you up.

[@valeriephelps8017]

YAAAAS! Chicken Song!

[@letheardaw]

That's the Geoff our parents want us to meet. Viking Geoff is the one WE want to meet... And yes please, do the Chicken Song!

[@paula0721]

Long-haired Geoff is second only to long gray-haired Geoff. 🙌❤ Geoff has undoubtedly worked hard on his vocal techniques over the years!

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

now you have to find them doing the chicken song ( the version with Tony) it’s just as hilarious if you want to see Geoff looking good with short hair check out Eli and him doing Love Yourself it’s just 2 Geoffs and 3 of Eli but be sure to watch their interactions at the end. I’m loving your reactions and it’s great you get so much joy out of them ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DnDAddictUK]

One of my favourite VP pieces, really shows the fun side of the boys. It cannot be denied how far they have grown, especially Geoff. Part of it is because they keep challenging each other. Especially Layne when he arranges, he pushes Geoff to go lower and harder each time. It was nice to see you react to some of their earlier stuff to see where they have come from compared to where they are now. #DJantlers #DJsHerd

[@Juilene1965]

This one goes hand in hand with "The Chicken Song"...and you have to experience that one for some good laughs too! But i won't give anything away LOL BTW Earl was featured prominently in Boy Bands in 5 Minutes. So this is the 3rd time you've seen him at least LOL I think you reacted to Oogie Boogie song ..he was in there too. :)

[@AlbinoBlackMonkey]

It seems no one has told you, but you wanted to know about them doing Hercules. They do, they sing "Go the Distance"

[@christinestromberg4057]

Geoff says when asked what VP would do if asked to sing for the President, it would be this. It's always very popular. Yes Geoff with short hair and a bow tie is how you'll see him in some earlier videos. :) I think he's improved with age. Interesting note: Earl hates that song. Tiny Tim ruined it for everybody but it's a sweet old song, done properly. Do try to see their Death of a Bachelor, you'll see Earl in a whole new light. I just love it.

[@jamesigorreilly979]

This is Voiceplay on the sing-off TV show , which started their road to glory , ❤ Homefree and PenTonix were previous winners to this show ( this is 2014 I believe) ❤penatonix won 2012 , Homefree 2013! Voiceplay 2014

[@ruthrussell1329]

If you really want to experience Tony, watch The Phantom of the Opera. As happens, one member gets to be the leader of the song. Tony is the lead. If you love their more humorous bent, check out their The Chicken Song. It was filmed live at one of their performances by a fan.

[@joyvanderveer2282]

So glad you enjoyed this one. I laughed till i almost cried at times the first time I saw this. I am glad you got to see the young Geoff. He sure has changed visually as well as vocally. It was around this time that Tim Foust gave him some vocal exercises and helps that made him grow to the dragon breathing basement bass he is now. The difference is incredible. I am also just as amazed at how much of a rock master Eli was even then. They had so much fun doing this, and it showed. So much fun!

[@emeliecarlstrom2902]

Hahaha, im laughing so much that my tummy hurts.. This was soooo funny 😂.. What makes it even funnier is that Earl hates the tulip song

[@reallollabunny]

Geoff sure aged like fine wine 😊

[@dj_410]

100%!!!!

[@lrfcowper]

With a cappella groups, their videos are awesome, but the live shows are where they have so much crazy fun, both because they do things like this and because of crazy fan interactions.

[@maskedman5808]

you need this in your life!! Zombies vs. Hillbillies - Survivor (VoicePlay vs. Home Free)

[@Wildecat10]

I can’t speak to Earl ever rejoining them, but Tony has addressed that fairly recently in a couple of Zoom chats. Although he did enjoy performing, he much prefers being behind the scenes. And he said he thinks he sees more of the VoicePlay guys now than when he was a member. (He’s on set for a lot of their shoots.) I have a feeling we’ll keep asking and maybe wear him down someday.

[@bjspeck4337]

This is Geoff's brain child. Another comic side of VoicePlay is the full Chicken Song (also known as the Rooster Song). Same cast (make sure you get the one with Tony). It's an old Campfire Song or Scout song.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

This is how VoicePlay expressed their creative/theatrical side in the early days. Probably the worst of the several problems they had on the Sing-Off, was that these sorts of skits were how they mainly thought of themselves as a group, and that was how they were thinking of theatrics, and they didn't know how to turn it into the 3-4 minute pop songs that the show organizers seemed to want. So for example when the show handed them their ideal category ("movie song") on a silver platter, instead of doing the obvious thing (well, obvious in hindsight now) and going ok, let's do a half-pop-half-dubstep version of Poor Unfortunate Souls, or a K-pop influenced version of The Lonely Goatherd, or an R&B version of Singin' in the Rain, or even just a straight-up sung-in-harmony version of the number that the soldiers whistle in Bridge on the River Kwai, no, instead they just picked out a random movie that wasn't particularly noted for its music, picked out a song from it that nobody even cares about, and did the most forgettable thing ever. It's a song from a movie, and they sang it without instruments, so, it technically was what the show runners wanted, I guess? You can literally watch that performance, and ten minutes later not be able to remember what song they even did, it's that forgettable; this is why they lost. Fortunately, they moved on and got past that low point and are now doing wonderful things. (A good thing about their stint on the Sing-Off, is that being around the other groups that were on the show was apparently a good thing in a number of ways. Tim was a positive influence on Geoff, among other things.) Earl's performance is particularly notable or prominent in Queen, Boy Bands, and Moana.

[@reallollabunny]

That's interesting to know. I don't know and I never cared to research their participation in the Sing-Off. From today's perspective, I can see them easily winning that because they have such huge variety of songs and style that would appeal to a wide audience. It makes sense that they were a bit younger and less experienced back then and didn't always make the best choices. It's also interesting that Tim gave Geoff pointers when VP are older as a group than HF (1997 compared to 2001, right?) You know, all I care about is where they are now 😊

[@janetdw]

@@reallollabunny The network also demanded that they add a female singer. Originally they were going to use Rachel Potter who has collaborated with them many times and fits in really well. But she ended up on the X Factor as a finalist so they had to find someone else. In my opinion, while she has a great voice, she did not blend well at all with them. In most of the performances I saw featured her and they were just the background singers.

[@janetdw]

I also love the one that they did during their Partworks series. It’s Death of a Bachelor and although there are five parts it’s just Earl and Geoff.

[@reallollabunny]

@@janetdw yes, Janet, I heard about that. It's a travesty that Rachel had to be so talented that she got to the X Factor finals and couldn't help them win😁 but let's be honest, they would've been too OP with her in the mix. Did HF have a lady in their group at the time, or was that selective political correctness? :D

[@jennyo8596]

Please, please do VP with Rachel Potter doing Phantom of the Opera!!! It really showcases Tony!

[@Broomrider1492]

This is from the Sing-Off tour and was Geoffs' brainchild. After this, you need to do "The Chicken Song" again with Tony Wakim so, so funny. Earl disappeared after he left the group. They never said why he left only that he left for personal reasons.

[@chrisjung7139]

He went his own way, as far as I can find, stopped doing vocal stuff and focused on weightlifting. He was posting a lot on Instagram for a while but I didn't keep up with him as I am not using insta much at all. Earl Elkins Jr is his name so you can find him out there.

[@liisaara7242]

So glad you enjoyed this one! It's such a fun dip into their creativity and it was great to see you having fun with it!

[@barbarakennedy2667]

I knew you might like this one. I can't wait for you to see Boy Bands in Five Minutes.

[@AllAir_FernWillow]

I found the group randomly and so far I wholeheartedly agree with you about the band and wanting to be friends with all of the members. They seem like SOOOOOO fun. Would love to attend a live show

[@diannableichner5521]

I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it but Home Free and Voice Play was on the show Sing Off together. They also made a video together called I’m A Survivor Hillbillies vs Zombies if you want to check it out.

[@Naline1818]

Just to see your reaction to Geoff’s hair 😂😂😂 If you get to Home Free « guilty pleasures » or « songs that didn’t make the cut », you are going to be in for a treat 😁

[@karenponchak5304]

Did you notice "Shout" is when Geoff "gets woken up" by Tony and Eli's "bickering "?

[@frankster1477]

This was done as part of the Sing Off tour, eight or nine years ago. What did you look like back then? I can't say I've improved, but then I'm older than dirt. If you'd like to really hear Tony, check out Voiceplay's Phantom of the Opera video. More Geoff in a bow tie. I agree with you--long hair just suits some men better.

[@tomykomiyamoto8742]

I love this an HF's " guilty pleasures " piece. Love your reaction, thank you! ❤

[@shadowlynx1958]

I want to hang out .... and play D&D with them!

[@ginawever6016]

I watched this so many times...it never gets boring... Still laughing at it. 😅 hmm, maybe that's telling more about me than the video 🫣🤭hahaha...and seeing you enjoying this and laughing makes me laughing even harder. Thanks 👍😁

[@caitlynsams5314]

You should definitely check out their “Chicken Song” since you liked this one. It’s just as silly.

[@shirleykarr560]

In a chat that detoured to the topic of short vs long hair for Geoff, Kathy shared that back when VP was touring (pre-2017) and fans wanted a pic with the group, they would often hand their camera to Geoff. Pretty sure she did not mean as a selfie because of his long arms. I've often seen "adorkable" used to describe Geoff with short hair and a bow tie. They even joke during the outro of a video where he's wearing a bright pink bow tie (they're all wearing something pink) that it's brought to you by ... Pepto Bismol. Since they don't want to tour, I'm hoping VP will do a livestream concert. Wouldn't this skit be fun with Cesar in the backseat middle, and Ashley in the front?

[@dj_410]

Omg I love love to see some Cesar Sass in there haha

[@lrfcowper]

Adam Rupp of Home Free has multiple stories of people mistaking him for a roadie or venue staff. Also the time he was standing right next to someone in an airport who looked right past him and exclaimed, "OMG, is that Tim Foust?! I love Home Free!" (It might have been Austin instead of Tim, but you get the idea.) Nothing like that to take you down a peg, I guess...

[@vallynmar]

Probably my absolute favorite video of theirs. Glad you reacted to it. And I agree with you Geoff, and the group as a whole have grown soo much.

[@hwyla4416]

I think the best comment I've seen regarding Short Hair Geoff with a Bow Tie is that he's 'adorkable' and I find that so true! I think I've mentioned it before, but another great old one this same group has done is "Cruella de Vil" found on Disney's KZbin channel. But yes, they were different back then.

[@lkreinmiller-author]

Now do The Chicken Dance. You can hear Tony in Phantom of the Opera and Grim Grinning Ghosts. Earl, too.

[@kimberleyharvey8175]

I love Grim Grinning Ghosts, and it would make a great double-feature as there is both a live (filmed, I think, in their hotel room while on tour) and production video on their channel.

[@ginawever6016]

BTW....I just listened for the first time at _the Wellerman-misty mountains_.....mind-blowing!!!! All base voices.... you are going to fall off your chair!!! Guaranteed 😅

[@valerielandon3089]

I’m so glad you did this one. It is a favorite. ❤

[@wandafarmer7669]

Love the way you react 👏you are fire . 🚒🚒

[@ronniephillips3677]

Love this video ❤ Home Free's "Guilty Pleasures" is also hilarious 🤣

[@SweetCuttlefish-AshleyE]

They have all definitely grown and keep pushing themselves to be better. I think Geoff is probably the most noticeable because he spent most of his early career doing base/rhythm/support, so he hadn't developed his solo voice nearly as much as the other guys had at this point. It seems like getting featured more over time, and especially doing his own channel, has really helped him to find his own sound. And of course, with the low notes, just getting older helps :D

[@terimingle8957]

What a fun time!! Don’t know who I laughed at more them or you DJ!! ❤

[@kamianya]

I didn’t appreciate Voiceplay enough when I headed into the Sing Off concert. Seeing this live was the thing that made me really start to appreciate them….and then it took years for me to fall back in love because they all have grown SO much. Especially since Home Free was after them, and they just KILLED it then.

[@ThouShaltNot]

Every single minute of this is comedy gold, can never get enough! Earl doin Enya kills me every time XD #DJsHerd #DJantlers

[@ilonadever8249]

I know that they did this while on tour, but this may have been the first time that they did it. I can only find one piece that Earl did after he left Voiceplay, I doubt you will see him work with them again. Great reaction!!

[@phyllisfranks7739]

There's actually a fan video of them doing this when they were still 4 to 5, and before Tony and Eli, so it's been around longer than the sing off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3rJoJ6Ids-cirM

[@allisoncameron-dicker2737]

Great reaction.... I love this too, always makes me laugh out loud and puts tip toe through the tulips in my head for the rest of the day... I believe that Earl actually hates that song, so he was a good sport to sing it on this......... For more fun, you should listen to The chicken song (full). It's actually a live video from the audience, so the audio isn't[ the best but you get the whole experience.... Then also Elvira, which again is live and audience filmed but it shows the sense of humour and camaraderie between Geoff and Earl especially.... :D

[@KaaSerpent]

They've actually had Tony back a time or two. I believe he was The Grinch? And he was in the video they put together with ALL their collaborators as well.

[@rulab]

This was so much fun on the live! And watching it again was still SO MUCH FUN... You are so repeatable...I think I can watch 100 times and not get bored...lol

[@starstuff84]

The song selection for this medley shows how deep the talent goes with these gentleman.

[@AnaArantes]

I can't stop watching this!!! 😂 Your laughter is delightful!!! 😘

[@n3v3r.MoR3.84]

I'm not sure if you reacted to it yet but Tony does the voice of the Phantom in the Phantom of the Opera cover

[@tari6085]

You're absolutely right, they've come a long way (especially Geoff). I think a Road Trip 2 is in order if Earl and Tony ever want to sing with them again.

[@marshayoung9387]

Layne & Tony wrote a song called Stuck In Traffic, the music & lyrics are all them. It is even funnier than Road Trip.

[@teresacartwright5406]

I hadn't seen this before and it's funny as hell! By the way, you have a gorgeous smile!

[@dj_410]

Awww thank you! 🥰

[@tari6085]

I just have to comment again. Your laughter is contagious, I swear. The sibling vibe in their video is SO HIGH. Tony has a very nice voice. You can tell this is one of those road trips that starts VERY early in the morning and they're on the road before breakfast, so absolutely no one in that car is caffeinated yet. Been there so many times.

[@caitlinkavanagh3298]

Just love this one! They better still have this in their lineup when they go on the road again, I so want to see this live!! Earl's voice is just amazing, nothing short of perfection. I just love watching the expressions on Tony and Eli's faces, especially Tony. They need to talk Tony into being a feature on a song, would LOVE to hear him again.

[@dj_410]

I really need to hear more Tony songs!!!

[@EbonRaven]

@@dj_410 Phantom of the Opera...

[@janetdw]

@@dj_410 For Halloween (or before), be sure to watch their cover of Grim Grinning Ghosts. They have two versions - one in “full” costume and one that was done live while they were on the road. I saw it before I saw Phantom and was blown away by Tony’s voice.

[@thomashayes6952]

You need to take out their cover of Daddy Sang Bass

[@jackyfriedman1963]

Awesome reaction DJ. This is one of my favorite live songs they did. Another is Chicken Song. It is also hilarious.

[@dj_410]

This was so so entertaining! I loved it!!

[@ronsbrat525]

@@dj_410 😉👍

[@rebeccarose7405]

What incredible fun! 😂❤

[@shilohauraable]

If you want to hear some amazing Tony, react to their Phantom of the Opera with Rachel Potter! It's awesome! 💖

[@paula0721]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I never tire of watching this video of them, I would really like to see them do a complete cover of each of these songs.

[@neighbourlady]

Love this! I knew you would get the passing-air part - so many don't get that! Your first encounter with Earl was in Ooogie Boogie - he was one of the background "monsters" Love your reactions! -Another old-oldie for the theater kids - The Chicken Song.. You want to see acting with this old crew and laugh your bum off? The chicken song... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKjKq2x4hranjas

[@ericturner7824]

This was probably done during the Sing-Off......not sure just HOW long ago......but YES, IT IS GEOFF!.

[@BlueZebra1955]

I had the same reaction you did when first seeing short-haired, baby Geoff. 🤣

[@rhov-anion]

Another one from around the same era as this is "I Love Me" with Emoni (from "Wicked") giving a really beautiful message at the end, and a quick guest appearance from Earl's hubby. (Always adorable to see the VP spouses.)

[@desireecox9358]

Thank you for my smile for today.

[@garyharris8097]

You need to do the "chicken song", that o e is so funny too!

[@ericturner7824]

There i s a video from 10 years ago with the same line-up called "A Crimpella", i think it may have been a 'promotional' to get gigs....check it out........>^^

[@janetdw]

Another one of their promotionals is a Dasani water commercial that’s really quite good. They don’t sing - it’s all percussion with water bottles.

[@WraithW69]

This was fun, hadn't seen this in ages & had forgotten about this I Can't believe it's only your 2nd intro to Earl. I think my very first VP performance I was introduced to was Moana, where they all get a good go at vocals & a young Geoff too lol, I would highly recommend Moana featuring Rachel Potter. & again thanks for the fun start to my day

[@kenmclain4085]

Hmmmmm. Voice Play vs Home Free doing Survivor must have been before this by just a little bit. It features Honey, who was part of the group during The Sing Off.

[@dj_410]

Ohh I haven't heard any Honey yet

[@EbonRaven]

@@dj_410 Honey was with them for the Sing-off because they got told they needed a female singer. They had asked Rachel Potter, but she was doing another singing competition at the time, so they brought in Honey. VoicePlay vs Home Free Survivor was a song that they had recorded as their song for if they ended up going up against Home Free at the end of an episode, but when VP got eliminated, they hadn't used the song. But they liked it enough that they worked with HF to get a video recorded. It's HILARIOUS, and I highly recommend doing a reaction to it.

[@delord1619]

So you want more Earl? Watch VP's What's This? cover from Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@ctrimbath828]

I met Earl at animal kingdom. I didnt know for sure it was him and i told my friend that i think thats the guy from voice play, he overheard me and smiled and gave a big nod. He took pics with us and seemed like a genuinly nice guy.

[@iamsquatty]

Loved watching this with everyone on the live stream, also love seeing you laugh! 💜🦌 #DJantlers #DJsHerd

[@katrinakhalatians2776]

You should check out The Chicken Song next, there is a lot I can say about Geoff but it's not appropriate for the KZbin comment section. Hate to break it to you but that is Geoff in the bowtie

[@ASLLover666]

fun fact earl hates the song running through the tulips lol

[@smallfamily2604]

You should do Voiceplay's live Chicken Song! It's just as good as this one to me

[@HAnnB24]

I absolutely agree with everyone suggesting The Chicken Song, I will add a Home Free one, it's a derailed live performance "Home Free's Guilty Pleasures HILARIOUSLY derailed!" it's taken from someone's phone so a little shake-y but amazing none the less. I laugh so much every time I watch it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoLPkJpnZamqY5o&ab_channel=Donna

[@jamesparson2476]

The rooster song is another great comedy performance.

[@SBQDawn]

Home Free was on this Tour with them and Adam Rupp had to leave for his Daughters Birth so there is at least one video out there of HF with Fill in Beatboxer called Heatbox (3rd one to enter stage) a very talented friend of theirs >>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYimfJpji9mqlac and of course Adam Rupps version of this battle is right here>>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5bKqauegbyeqas They All are Great ! I will always Adore Adam more.

[@R989D]

They redid it with j none instead of tony more recently. It’s on KZbin under “The complete Voiceplay experience”. After “anyway you want it”.

[@hollyryalsgrubb1273]

Tears of laughter every time!

[@AMaineIRL]

Beep boop bop bop bleep blep blop blip

[@kellywilliams364]

For more comedy from a capella groups you really should check out Home Free's story time with Tim titled Natemares

[@christinadowdican3268]

If you still want to see more of Home Free'a funny side check out their live edition of Guilty Pleasures. You'll laugh your butt off ❤😂😅😊❤

[@misskatie1986c]

voiceplay doing elvira is good geoff goes so high

[@DavidFloPe]

You need to react to “sing” by VoicePlay, you really need it (don’t forget to activate cc)

[@UncleJesterr]

You gotta listen to their version of "Elvira" as well

[@jerlynneallison6361]

I would LOVE to see Earl come back for a song collaboration!!! I'm not sure why he left (I hope and 🙏 it wasn't because of prejudice because he's openly gay, that would 💔💔) He is such an AMAZING talent!! I love this video and you did fantastic reacting to it! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Tiewaz]

Given that VP is based in Florida...I honestly have my suspicions. 😞

[@joymed987]

He left because of personal issues that had more to do with his health. Earl has known Geoff and Layne for a long time as he was one of the original members