THE LAST MINUTE BLEW MY MIND! | Friends on the Other Side - Voiceplay | Acapella Reaction/Analysis

[@zararias]

Mortius: "Not sinister enough" VoicePlay: "Hold my voodoo doll..."

[@melissasnider9721]

😂😂😂

[@jadakidd1840]

Mortius: I feel like it lost a bit of sinister there Geoff 5 seconds later: DOOM DOOM DOOM

[@DravenGal]

“Yes I do know that, ‘cos you made a deal with the devil to sing that low!” Omigosh, that made me laugh so hard. Great reaction!

[@maloxi1472]

…then he ends with "Jesus Christ !!!" as if to exorcise the devil in Geoff 😄

[@DravenGal]

@@maloxi1472 LOL! 😆😆😆

[@johnkeeper9949]

No I was not ready, thank you for asking lol

[@Mangoat101]

@@maloxi1472 don't you dare exorcize his low voice!!

[@ASLLover666]

he had me ☠️

[@dmckim3174]

"No, I was _not_ ready, thanks for asking." When I saw the thumbnail I knew the bass drop was going to get you. "I do feel like it's missing just a bit of sinisterness." Contrast. They have plenty once hands shake and the deal is sealed, so having him come across more friendly is appropriate. The man is in sales, he wants his "clients" to feel comfortable and not like lambs being led to slaughter. To be clear, I might have a different perspective because I know what's coming and Mortius at this point doesn't.

[@girlonfireproductions]

The Geoff/Layne dubstep moment in this was EPIC… 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@wolfmomma]

11:54: Mortius "Come on" Voiceplay: "You asked for it" Drops that sick beat Mortius "I wasn't ready" LOLOLOL

[@reflexxuns4065]

Geoff: "doom, doom, doom". Sinister enough for ya? Fun reaction!

[@janetdw]

As a few others commentd, I think the friendly approach to Lawrence fits. Watch the body language, facial expression and even the seating. Especially since it seemed toned down for Eli's character. He seemed to have reservations about the whole thing - he spins around the table, while Cesar just plunks himself down. He even looks nervous when he picks up the card. Lawrence looked as if he needed to be cajoled. Cesar, with the recklessness of youth and privilege is ready to jump (haha🐸) in and J sounds more menacing. Cesar faces J most of the time, but Eli faces us and at times turns his head away. I am more of a visual learner. I sometimes have trouble processing things auditorily (is that a word?), so I pick up more cues from what I see. It is probably one of the reasons I prefer VP -usually a lot to see. (Did you notice that when J says "hoodoo" the sacrificial 🐔 is HeiHei from Moana?) Than you for not only pointing out the complexity of the "6" words in the "green I see" section, but singing it. I would not have understood your comment without it. I "really" learn a lot from you and I find myself listening not only more carefully, but trying to catch some of those moments on my own.

[@Stari27]

Personally I actually liked the change that one line it seemed to fit more to me he's trying to come off at the nice friendly helpful person he doesn't want to scare them before he has sealed the deal. Then the second it is sealed they get to see the real Doctor Facilier. By that time it's too late and there's no going back.

[@spiderfingers86]

Live-action Princess and the Frog with Jay as Dr. Facillier is brilliant casting

[@kyokonightstorm5844]

I like the lack of sinister. Makes the sudden shift in tone and direction feel that much more, well, sudden. Plays up the feeling of "oh, he's just a charlatan" but then once it is too late, you see the real face underneath.

[@pamtaylor989]

Your critique of that one line not being spooky enough? I thought 'Ha, buckle up for the spook!' and then Geoff/Layne's horror central kicked off and you freaked 😆

[@NakeyaeStreet]

Same thought

[@ChrisKing25]

I like it because it matches the evilness of the scene. Classic "deal with the devil", you enter a spooky place, then you're offered a little hope for your future (hence the lightness of the mood) but as soon as you shake hands... got you!!

[@chillneophite8863]

They brought the sinister at the end. The red glowing eyes were AWSOME.

[@nicomartins7874]

Me, when someone haven't watched The Princess and The Frog: 7:36 Seriously, it's an amazing movie! I loved it when I was a kid and still do, even if I haven't seen it in ages. Also, I absolutely _love_ Dr. Facilier foreshadowing his plan, like: "You just wanna be free _Hop_ from place to place But freedom takes _green!"_ He's just like, "Ayo, you wanna be free and have green- Here, I'll turn ya into a frog."

[@tracyz9155]

This was an experience. It’s so nice to get to enjoy J None’s vocal talent in another Halloween cover song. I have a VoicePlay Halloween playlist of “Grim Grinning Ghosts”, “What’s This”, “Kidnap the Sandy Claws”, “This is Halloween “, “Oogie-Boogie Song” and now this song. Plus Geoff did “Headlines Horseman” and now “Monster Mash”. So many to listen and react to. Thanks

[@elenageorgieva1370]

I'll add also " Once upon a dream" and " Superstition". 😉

[@Debs_Badger]

LOL "Headlines Horseman" made me laugh so hard. Autocorrect done got you, Tracy.

[@stevenshewfelt888]

Mortius survives another Voiceplay cover...this man must be made of steel,

[@delord1619]

He'll be incoherent before he gets halfway through The Monster Mash. :D

[@Someone-dv7hw]

4:17 I kind of feel like this is 4th wall breaking here "if you relax it will enable me..." audience be like 'oh yeah I can see where this is going let's settle into our comfortable zone' and then you're shook right out of it by that shiver inducing Geoffquake... why yes, do go ahead and do "anything you please" because you just took our souls hostage once again and it certainly is pleasing 😂

[@tigerdunn8557]

Loved your reaction to the base drop! Most of the reactions to this VoicePlay video don't realize that was Geoff doing that low note. So seeing you realize that was amazing!!!!

[@Broomrider1492]

Geoff is lurking in the shadows. Did you notice that J sprinkled glitter on Eli? Literally Eli as the Little man. OMG. Cesar dressed like a Disney Newsy. Layne with the bone in his nose. They do a great job of making each song their own.

[@MelodyKnightx]

I maybe different from other opinions but I kinda like how it’s friendly sales type song until the handshake. Then it gets evil … when it’s too late for them to change their minds

[@Xonslaught1]

I think in the movie Facilier comes off as hokey, and not a real villain, but more a used car salesman until they realize what he is actually doing

[@laundrygoddess4]

I love it whenever j none raps. The change in pace was really great. Love your analysis and attention to detail. I learn so much. The harmonies and beat just blew me away in this one.

[@rhov-anion]

6:52 Geoff didn't make a deal with the Devil. The Devil made a deal with Geoff. "I'll take an octave of your bass voice and make you a natural baritone, since everyone thinks the Devil should speak low, but in return I'll give you an extra octave in the tenor range." Geoff agreed, and then trained his voice to go down lower and taught himself subharmonics. Because Geoff is too talented for even the Devil to hold him back. (That's my "deal with the Devil" theory, at least.)

[@Tryst46]

Personally, I like the change from sinister to to an almost playful, "In your future, for you I see, exactly the man you always wanted to be." In reality a sinister approach toward a man like that would ring alarm bells, a playful and light hearted approach would work better. The guy needs cheering up, he's been pushed around by, what he considers, bad people all his life. A sinister aproach would be what he's expecting from someone who's about to push him around some more. The cheery approach is appealing to his bruised ego, almost as if offering payback and sending the happy vibes that he would feel from that payback. A real con man would know that ;) I think the character shift in that respect is more realistic for someone selling something, despite knowing that their acceptance will come back to bite them.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Sometimes emotionally abused people have been hurt and stepped on for so long, that when someone treats them with kindness and respect, they have no idea what do do what that or how to react. It's completely foreign and incomprehensible to their experience 😔 So sometimes, they actually respond best to the _negative_ pushing, at least until they've gotten some good therapy under their belts. You see it a lot in kids from really broken homes, whose parents fought and/or were really toxic to each other; if they manage to get into a healthy relationship, a lot of times they flounder, because they have no idea how to proceed. It's totally outside of the patterns their little duckling child brains imprinted. 😞

[@pineappletwoface3224]

You reacted to this pretty much exactly the same way I did, lol. Watching people reacting to that drop has been my second-favourite thing (after the drop itself, of course) for the past not-quite-three weeks.

[@alex-machina]

Your deep dives into wonderful performances are so gratifying! The majority of reactors give pretty shallow analyses. Yours are refreshingly thorough. Thanks for doing what you do 👏

[@bradcwikla3099]

Just before Eli speak as Dr. Facilier, J None sprinkles magic powder on him.

[@AadenKDragon]

6:02 I legit thought you were gonna say "Let Geoff hit it and quit it" and im now deceased 💀

[@billparrish4385]

Partly because you mentioned the original voice actor's name (and partly to feed the engagement algo), I'm really enjoying how close J None sounds like Keith David, especially in spots like 3:03. Talented guy!

[@JohnGunn]

I love your enthusiasm!! I haven't heard the original, but on Halloween, my kids wanted to watch the movie so I ended up finally seeing it, and couldn't get over how well they represented the style and costumes. It made me appreciate their video and performance even more!

[@samthibert6527]

At 5:40 Geoff slides down to an F1 chest note. Countable his lowest note

[@dawnburris6412]

How did I miss this when I BINGED YOUR VP analysis!!??!! Well good morning to me!! 🤣❤️

[@pretenciouskraken2689]

Anyone else internally "Babcock" like heyhey when they see him... somewhere around 6:08 ish mb earlier.

[@alexwalker8440]

I watched it already a zillion times, but it's a lot of fun to see your reaction!

[@reginaminton1135]

Thanks for reacting to this song. VP did a great job with this song. Enjoyed when you talked about the details of the song, a lot of fun listening and learning a bit more. Thank you

[@edithdavis2848]

J- None is awesome, so glad he popped in and did this. So great , Geoff (the cards, the cards) the whole group is marvelous.

[@natebaker3672]

During the rapping part, I was wondering how they would do it. I loved the fact that they made the chords very take 6esque, whether or not that was intentional. When the beat drops, it took me several listens to figure out what they did because it sounds Geoff ends up hitting that low note more quickly than would be humanly possible. I think Layne it making his beat go on the off notes to give it that sound, and then goes on to do his own thing after Geoff cuts off. Such a cool arrangement there.

[@pennyc7833]

As always, your reactions are so adorable! I love how enthusiastic and into the song you get.

[@Drake844221]

An amazing reaction, Mortius... I loved it, and how absolutely blown away by it you were XD Oh, it was a complete blast! Yeah, the job they did with this song was... just completely amazing. My whole family was blown away by it. One of the things that I loved about it is the fact that he actually follows a lot of the choreography of the original scene. The little leg dance he does toward the start, fluffing out his coat tails as he sits down, the crossed arms, the mask, the little head wave from side to side, and dat ending! They didn't precisely replicate it, but they didn't need to, and they really did it justice through and through. And heck, I was blown away by that techno bass drop at the handshake, myself. It works so well for it.

[@spiderfingers86]

Princess and the Frog is a great movie by VoicePlay. This is Dr. Facillier's song

[@isaacmartin503]

Being a newer subscriber coming from like the epic reactions it’s nice to see the older videos I will say I do love the gals and blokes opening a bit more but tie enthusiast works too😂

[@GodSponge]

I noticed that a couple times you took your eyes off the screen when you were having some great reactions. It looked a bit like you might have missed a couple of the really awesome visuals that went along with the music. Like right before Eli started singing, J sprinkled his head with some kind of magic dust. and the eyes at the very end. Please make sure you watch it again if you missed those! Love your analyses. I always learn something and the reactions are also quite fun. Looking forward to the Oogie Boogie analysis.

[@dorothyrosenberg1301]

Love the VP cover, and your reaction is spot on.

[@debrabouchez4270]

Mortius you're just too precious!

[@galadballcrusher8182]

I think i know where the idea about that visual with the gold dust on Eli came from.I recall Geoff mentioning once that on one of the shows he was in they were dressing as ghostbusters and then Beetlejuice would show up entered each of them in sequence and while possessing them "made them" sing diferent songs.

[@ginawever6016]

Maybe not spooky at first haha...but mind-blowing after downbeat 😅 it's a stunning cover. Thanks for your wonderful reaction!😊

[@sephiesinging7734]

I love your reactions 😁 everytime you freak out about something that happens, I get super happy. i love your dancing at 3:09

[@kbarbee3212]

Reasoned critique. I approve.

[@madmanatw]

I've watched a couple of your other reactions, but this is the one that earned you a subscription. Your glee is joyous to see. Keep it up!

[@bendavies2940]

Any one else find it funny that lane is dressed like the gator in all dogs go to heaven lmao

[@shirokitsune6715]

you should have been ready you already know geoff got friend in the other side O_o

[@jprince3714]

The clean chest bass from Geoff in this cover is more something I would expect from Tim Foust, he claims to be less skilled in those super-low chest notes, but he nailed it in this cover song. There's a chance I just can't identify the difference between a clean chest note and subharmonics, but it doesn't sound like subharmonics to me

[@timberwolf5422]

Mortius: For those of you who somehow have not heard the original piece, first of all, fix that. Those who haven't heard the original piece: YESSIR MORTIUS SIR!

[@nikkibanning176]

This song is fabulous. Loved your glee at watching it, fun stuff.

[@jaceyswainston4965]

IVE WAITED SO LONG AND IM SO FLAD YOU LIKED IT!!! Love ya Mortius💕💕

[@davidsumpter4933]

They definitely did the original justice.

[@mr.science9750]

As always - outstanding reaction!! Looking forward to the Oogie Boogie song!

[@maskedmallard537]

I loved everytime Voiceplay made you lose your mind! And I also like the analysis side of things. It helps me notice things on subsequent listenings that I didn't notice the first (oh, who am I kidding, the fiftieth!) time around. So when I find a channel that does both, I gotta sub! I think you made me like Friends On The Other Side even more and now I want to get out my copy of The Princess & The Frog to compare. P. S. Have you ever considered doing a reaction &/or analysis with The Charismatic Voice? I feel like you and Elizabeth would really vibe together. She also likes to dig into the technical aspects of a piece.

[@officialmortius]

Oh I would be absolutely thrilled to get to even meet Charismatic Voice much less, but I know she is very busy so I’m sure the logistics of such a thing would be quite difficult

[@vendulafilipovska7268]

REALLY love your reactions ;)

[@joywright8794]

Spine tingling in many vastly different ways!

[@JaviaMusic]

This might just be my new favorite reaction from you. Lots of fun

[@Regina316]

XDD Oh, I almost died laughing here. Why? Well, because J did in real life exactly what his character was supposed to do. He bamboozled you. Made you think he was being friendly. Made you, even knowing what sort of a character he was, still believe he wasn't going to be quite that bad. And then, just as you minorly complained about his lack of evil, he showed you that no, he wasn't that bad. He was *worse.* ...please don't get me wrong. I'm not laughing *at* you. It's just too perfect. It works just so well. XD

[@officialmortius]

That’s a great point!

[@Regina316]

@@officialmortius * minorly freaks out* Eeee! Thank you! =^.^=

[@-.NYX.-]

Me again.. HI!! I love your reactions!! Much love♥

[@Z-LightfulMemories]

When I saw your vid up, I was so excited. Knew you'd be giddy over that last minute!

[@Iansco1]

And what he does not tell us is next audition he is stealing that end.

[@carinalindberg7377]

Did you catch that Geoff and Layne portray the Friends on the Other Side? 😁 I haven't seen the original so I can't compare, but it seems to me that for most people to make a deal with the other side they had to think they were dealing with someone "nice". It fits perfectly to me. Without the softness the effect of the desk wouldn't have been so dramatic, and fun! To me that's what a cover is about, to enhance. Thanks for the reaction!! 🥰🙏

[@snoman1973]

Mortius, and I mean the with the utmost respect. You are the hyper reactor. And in my opinion the most entertsining reactor to watch. PLEAS keep up the good work.

[@samuelmncedisi1065]

I'd genuinely like to see reactors who are musicians, do covers of the songs that they critique and show the version in which they would have sung the song, concerning the parts they felt iffy about.

[@leechowning2712]

"I feel like it lost a little bit of the 'this is the villian'"... ah, but you haven't gotten there yet. You will. Trust me, if the music had dropped like that in the original, we would not be asking 'is this the villian'....we would be considering Dr F to be the most terrifying villian since Minister F from Hunchback.

[@cindyowens3965]

I love to watch your reactions. They are a lot of fun and very informative. I would really love to hear your analysis of the Hu and Litzy Hale singing Sonf of Woman.

[@jaimeeking8584]

Jnone literally sounds like the Shadow man from the movie

[@marlahudgins7038]

Watching you watch this made my day

[@ellicooper2323]

I like Voiceplay. Couple of questions please. Who is who? Whom is who? Who is who else? Whatever. I’ve yet to come across an introduction. Home Free introduces everyone at their concerts. I think I’d like these better if I knew who to root for. (Except for Geoff, of course.) Edit: I forget what my second question was.

[@EbonRaven]

Looks like you never got a reply, and may have figured all this out in the intervening months... :) Layne (bone through his nose) is the resident human percussionist (beatboxer). Geoff, you already know. J. None (Dr. Facilier, main singer character here) is a former VoicePlay singer who left recently to join the Navy as a singer. Eli (pronounced L-EE; playing Lawrence the little man) is a wildly talented baritone with lungs that I think extend to his knees. Go watch This is Halloween for a good example of his lung capacity), and Cesar (the one in the newsboy cap) is the newest member of VoicePlay and is a tenor. They are still looking for another tenor to add to the group, as they've had two members leave in the last year, but in the meantime, they do a lot with guest artists.

[@ellicooper2323]

@@EbonRaven Thank you.

[@hwheelez24]

Just noticed Jay slip in a little old south slave speak, he say if yous had a wife , instead of if you had a wife, nice touch j.

[@ericturner7824]

Because of all the visuals in the animation....song is stretched out for the visuals, but here, no visuals, so shortened or condensed song......>^^

[@gabrielleclennon6589]

Are you ready? Mortius and Me: No, I wasn’t ready thank you for asking. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ninjaoftheswords1393]

Love the vid!

[@par500dragon7]

Love this video! Great reaction!

[@graysontillier]

Geoff Giggle ™

[@Kuronosa]

Pretty sure that deep-ass bass hit during the transition from "Nice Guy" to "Sinister Voodoo Artist" is Geoff....I'm a Baritone and can hit pretty low, but i have some friends that are Bass and they can make that vibration-level sound sometimes....

[@Kelgar_]

I have two suggestions for you my good sir. 1) Watch a live performance from Home Free (whether it be a song or a little skit they do along with their songs). I recommend either "Songs that didn't make the cut" or "Your Man". 2) A different Acapella arrangement group, The Bass Gang. 4 basses in one song. what could go wrong? my favs from them are "My Boy" and "Bury a Friend" but all of their songs are great

[@JamesNelmondo]

I preferred your rendition ;) Keep 'em rolling, love your reactions.

[@sephiesinging7734]

I have a two month subscrption to VoicePlays patreon so my name is in the credits of their video (Persephone Silvers) which means it's in this video as well 🤣 that makes me so happy! My name is in a Mortius video technically

[@billparrish4385]

Just starting out, and I'm liking the "drinking game 'Really' counter" in the top corner! :)

[@billparrish4385]

OK, just finished watching, and I must say I'm impressed. I'm getting commentary on this performance that just doesn't exist on other channels. Your professional interest in the piece they're covering, your insights, musical analysis, and note-for-note knowledge of it, enabling you to highlight the departures from the original, really adds an interesting element. And I'm impressed by the generous and respectful way you handled the slight disagreement on that one change. I've seen some reactors who seem to delight in pointing out things they don't agree with as if they're flaws in the performance, in which they're 'right' and the cover artists are 'wrong', which just comes across as arrogant and self-gratulatory. I usually don't finish watching those, and seldom come back to those channels, as it seems disrespectful to the cover artist I came to their channel to see reviewed -- I'm obviously a fan, so why go out of their way to antagonize me? But yours was handled, as I say, generously and respectfully, which allowed me to 'hear' your reasons, and once heard, I in fact agreed with you, and respected the analysis. Too long a comment, I know, but just to let you know I'm glad to be a new subscriber! Some quality reactions happening here, sir!

[@officialmortius]

@@billparrish4385 thank you for the kind and well thought out words! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content, there’s plenty more to come

[@dmckim3174]

@@billparrish4385 Bill, you put into words exactly why I prefer Mortius and a few others. You don't have to be rude, put down the audience and generally be a jerk if you don't like a piece of music. Find something to analyze in what they are doing, say you don't like how they did this part but you admire their skill and ability. Unfortunately reactor is looking for a fight lately and it won't help his channel grow, contrary to his belief. If someone doesn't have anything to say beyond "I don't like this, they suck" they aren't very interesting.

[@billparrish4385]

@@dmckim3174 Mortius knows his stuff, that's for sure. And he's _polite_ about it -- sadly, an increasingly rare quality these days, in all areas of life, and important to support wherever it's found.

[@dmckim3174]

@@billparrish4385 I agree with you that we need to support and encourage positivity, there is plenty of negativity in the world.

[@Irontalyn]

I feel like a lot of people miss how much movement Geoff is doing in the baseline because of how much other stuff is going on. If you listen he is hitting a ton of different notes and its just really cool. I may have listened to this song a few too many times and that's why I am noticing. It's right after the bass drop if you are curious.

[@margfried8796]

Home Free is releasing Brothers in Arms Tomorrow. Please, please react to it. It's so amazing.

[@philbertlawrence1233]

It sounds like from the fresh Prince bell air

[@chrish3969]

I dunno, you lost the inherent sinister tone, but in exchange you have Geoff punctuating his speech with notes straight from Satan's wine cellar.

[@kellywilliams364]

I imagine you enjoy watching Disney movies with your wife just to hear all the music....

[@risaAflores222]

I enjoyed this review and analysis! I'm a new subscriber, and I'll be watching your previous vids in the next few days. Looking forward to the Oogie Boogie reaction. In the spirit of Halloween, could you also please review and react to Pentatonix doing Making Christmas?

[@stevenshewfelt888]

did Geoff go down to the crossroads to sing that low?

[@tonystenbak6914]

They killed hei-hei

[@rehtwoLrM]

Err, When I liked this video I was #666... should I be concerned? Lol, j/k, love your videos as well as your ties!

[@letsmaybeLP92]

Can you react to Peter Hollens this is halloween featuring Geoff and Brian Hull?

[@SilentSong123]

I really prefer voice plays version compared to the original

[@Phripheoniks]

Looooooved this! And its awesome that you take time to actually speak your mind. Also, would you agree that they've borrowed the bassline for the "shake my hand"-drop from Taylor Swift's "...Ready for it?", it sounds so gooooood Also also, I found another group that modulates like madlads(as in, lets the lead steer the modulation like Voctave)! Its "When a maaaaan loves a woman", covered by Home Free kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6HcmIOjm6yErLc

[@traceywilson8204]

reminds me of the fresh prince lol

[@SerenityRose30]

Have you heard home free vs. Voiceplay Zombies vs. Hillbillies #subscriber#

[@embran8486]

Eli a bit too refined and upstanding looking for being that weasel of a Lawrence. Almost like he's the prince from the get-go.

[@isaaccodm2639]

React to Zombies vs Hillbillies Ft homefree