Grim Grinning Ghosts - VoicePlay A Cappella

[@dawnmuse6481]

Geoff did a great job of channeling Thurl Ravenscroft!

[@joshriley2936]

I love how they used the "hurry back!" and "dead center of the room" parts. Very iconic parts of the ride.

[@EricDG326]

I think the “dead center of the room” was their doing. All that the ride says is “Kindly step all the way in please, and make room for everyone. There’s no turning back now”

[@caljones]

@@EricDG326 pretty sure the cast members say it

[@EricDG326]

@@caljones Oh, that’s probably why I don’t recognize it. I’m really only familiar with the soundtrack, not the cast script.

[@caljones]

@@EricDG326 they might only say it in California. Here, the stretching room is an actual elevator because the ride is outside the boundaries of the park, and we have to get underneath the train tracks. Elsewhere, the stretching room is there just because it’s in California

[@JustGettinBy1321]

@@caljones They say it in Florida, too.

[@erronhammesvar5168]

Something about the fact they can only express themselves through facial expressions like this without body language gives off cursed vibes but damn this is great

[@extremepower5765]

Why no comments?

[@hypermonkeygames6772]

Aye that was my favourite Disney trock

[@mckaylamarille8630]

@@TheHauntedMansionArchive Don't you find the way their bodies are completely still while their faces are very expressive a litle unnerving?

[@mckaylamarille8630]

@@TheHauntedMansionArchive I see.

[@Mangy_1134]

Not to mention they’re statues lol

[@mignonetbeau]

Earl - his face is unique Tony - them brows are on point as per usual. Eli - his lips Lane - his eyes Geoff - Damn that makeup

[@blindpugproductions6332]

I paid $100 for a Disney ticket and rode only the Haunted Mansion ride all day so that I could sing this song over and over again. My family has since disowned me.

[@kimmimcknight3417]

LOL!!! Best comment!!

[@StarDolph]

Blind Pug: Hooman abducted by ghosts. I think they are possesses, they keep making weird noises.

[@brianl8481]

Worth it.

[@sarahmccandlish7247]

I will adopt you and we shall continually ride until we join their ranks lol

[@schmuckeye]

@@sarahmccandlish7247 .....Haha awesome

[@devonwalter6053]

I love the part Geoff sings from 1:11 to 1:16. It makes me realize that I'm definitely not a bass when it comes to singing.

[@eliskazajicova-mezzosopran2851]

And I read about him somewhere he is basbarytone.. :D I just cant understand his voice range!! Big big talent.

[@megelizabeth9492]

Since he’s actually singing in his natural chest voice, Wouldn’t he classify more as a true (and very rare) Basso Profondo? The original voice actor who sang this, Thurl Ravenscroft was.

[@joelwallenius2877]

Voice classification is not that simple. Geoff talks at a standard baritone pitch, as far as I've seen/heard. Basso profundi singers sound very strange when they speak. Look up Glenn Miller for example, or Casey Moo.

[@megelizabeth9492]

He can do a pretty dead on (ha!) impression of Thurl Ravenscroft on this song though. Most covers I've heard of it don't have a strong enough bass singer to pull it off. (Even the Dapper Dans usually fall a bit short.)

[@joelwallenius2877]

​@@megelizabeth9492 Yes he can, kind of... it could be that Geoff isn't classically schooled, or it's that his voice is a bassy baritone with an extremely extended low end. To my ears, Geoff's voice is not as thick/cavernous as e.g. the singers I mentioned. Those couldn't sound like normal people if they tried, but Geoff can, and does. I think.

[@Tcholico1]

I love Geoff so much and sometimes I think he is a little under appreciated. He has such an amazing voice

[@djrylau]

I love the subtle changes in head movement to make it seem much less 'human-like' and more rickety and 'statue-like'. That for me was what sealed this as one of my favourite music videos

[@nenej.phillips]

I replay this more than I want to admit to…

[@thepsychisin]

Geoffrey's voice is so ridiculously perfect........................ As is everyone else's....................... I can't stop listening to this!!!!!!!! I think my roommate probably hates me now....... This is basically all I've listened to for a straight week. Absolutely fantastic in every way!!!

[@abby58]

......geoffrey? is that his name? plz explain... :)

[@thepsychisin]

Abigail McKinney yes it’s the guy with the deep voice

[@FaiienWings]

@@abby58 Is his full name actually Geoffrey though???

[@kn3236]

@@abby58 it's Geoff

[@jameskaraganis2569]

I think my wife feels the same way about me now, and I only discovered this track a week ago.

[@Kibaoftheleaves]

I am VERY impressed by that makeup!!

[@danab2625]

Kiba Bloodfang it was done by MCA! Super awesome 👏🏼

[@Positivepixies]

what

[@Retnick]

I think It is animated, but you may be right

[@Bro3liMor]

Marshmallow Pie I second that!

[@lizaaniq]

It is an animation

[@deyb.androo]

Tony's Quality never disappointed me Neither Did Eli's Amazing Riffs or Runs Layne's amazing beatboxing. Geoff, you never disappointed me. And let's not forget Earl's intense high notes. You Guys are so Perfect.

[@user-tn7ud5oi7d]

見てると楽しくなってくる

[@あか-i3m5j]

にほんじん

[@kingrash_0129]

にほんじん

[@さわ-v3s]

にほんじん

[@さわ-v3s]

これ好き

[@Ankoro11]

オリジナルの部分もあって好き

[@ashleeearl0712]

Who else is in love with Geoff's bass voice? 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@endra9733]

I wish I could nail the evil laugh like Geoff does.

[@XxMashadoxX]

A lot of practice

[@menslady125eif2590]

Disney, if you do not hire Geoff to play one of your villains, you are REALLY missing out!

[@54321blader]

I really appreciate the thematic accent Geoff gives himself for this. He sounds fantastically old frontiersman, even with the lower parts.

[@lemonshrikecatworthy7964]

Eli's facial acting here. He makes it look so stiff and statue-y, I love it!

[@ohso_gizmo]

This song is still seriously underrated!! It's been one of my favorite songs ever since first listened to it, there's definitely not enough people talking about this masterpiece! ✨✨

[@TroublesomeSlateTruck]

2:22-2:23, 2:24-2:25 And 2:26-2:27 (Singing Busts In Choirs) Ohhhhhhhhhhh! Grim Grinning Ghosts Come Out To Every Night.

[@TroublesomeSlateTruck]

2:09-2:10, 2:11-2:12 And 2:13-2:14 (Singing Busts In Choirs) Grim Grinning Ghosts, Grim Grinning Ghosts Come Out To Spooky Night At Every Night.

[@Summeryoy]

For real. I'm singing this song all year round.

[@cdstoc]

The singing busts have always been my favorite part of the Haunted Mansion. One time our "doom buggies" broke down right in front of them, so I had a nice long concert. This version is fantastic, from the singing, the arrangement, the acting and make-up, to the video editing.

[@jboy4202067]

Geoff has the best voice for this, especially for the extreme lows. It gives me chills every time.

[@devonwalter6053]

Best version of Grim Grinning Ghosts ever!

[@mariec9693]

Devon Walter I happen to enjoy Paint and Voctave's medley

[@davidthebossbruh3291]

Devon Walter True And This Is My Favorite Song

[@devonwalter6053]

Marie C Is that the version where he’s dressed at Jack Skelington and sings different songs like Grim Grinning Ghosts, etc? If that’s the one your talking about, that’s a good one as well!

[@Zeoproo]

To danceable

[@psychozombieproductions7739]

Devon Walter this one is pretty epic but the Original version is the best.

[@waylonfoskey2422]

I'm really glad I got to be part of this project! Turned out great guys!

[@Thevoiceplay]

Waylon! Thanks for all of your help in making this video a reality. Take care of that beard, brother!

[@lewhimsira]

I'm going into animation and just can't not appreciate the timing/spacing on this video, fits this incredible cover well 😍

[@ambermayo8237]

I love how Earl had to point with his tongue. That was great.

[@tim57243]

At 2:33.

[@bmsbasscannon1771]

I DIED when Earl pointed with his tongue!

[@kingpickol]

BMSbasscannon 1 pardon me I’m kinda new who earl?

[@xyvrixlabor7047]

The who is in outro

[@kingpickol]

Irene Cabalan okay thanks

[@JdPapiHardcore]

GEOFF THE LEGEND XD THAT BASS

[@DmitriasBehindTheWheel]

Ryan Barnett THAT ROCK THAT MIC THAT TREBLE!

[@_what._.]

I keep coming back to this every year. Such a masterpiece 🔥

[@CyntheaFireFairy42]

Disney needs to add this video to the haunted house. I would love to be standing in line waiting to get on the ride and watching it. It's absolutely brilliant.🎃🎃🎃🎃

[@steveanderson6180]

I grew up about 3 miles from Disneyland, so this song was familiar to me from a very early age. This was the first a cappella song I remember hearing, and I used to go on the Haunted Mansion ride extra times just to hear it. Thank you so very much for happy memories from half a century ago. Excellent arrangement and performance!!

[@steveanderson6180]

P.S. Geoff's homage to the legendary Thurl Ravenscroft is fantastic.

[@admdave]

I grew up near D-Land too! Euclid and Orangethorpe. Saw the fireworks from my Bedroom window. 9:30pm like clockwork.

[@rhov-anion]

Both my brother and sister worked at Disneyland, and both met their future spouses there. I was the rebel who worked at Knott's. I said if I worked at Disney, the ONLY thing I'd want to do is the Haunted Mansion. My brother told me it doesn't work that way, you might be rotated to other rides. Forget that! Knott's was fun, more laid back, plus I could get Mrs. Knott's Chicken on Fridays. Yum!

[@jaythom7159]

Everything about this video was amazing,...harmonies, videography, "spookiness"...gold star gents!

[@Thevoiceplay]

Thanks!

[@roypounds7704]

I must confess that passing by the "Grim Grinning Ghosts" in the Haunted Mansion, next to the Medium in the Seance room are my favorite scenes that I enjoy seeing ride after ride. I really "Dig" the way these vocal performers made their own voice-sound effects too.

[@PhnyxLee]

2:38 You can hear someone trying not to laugh as Earl uses his tongue to point downward

[@ljk5464]

That was extremely funny!

[@gboard17]

Grim Grinning Ghosts. I'm a one man band on youtube.

[@kerrygrella9608]

Earls facial expressions are so animated ❤

[@douglasbaker4562]

I am still watching this even after 2 years! I'll watch every Halloween Season!

[@ssgjohnny94]

that A1 made me get goose bumps

[@alexcrowell3207]

How do you tell if its an A1?

[@ssgjohnny94]

Im a low baritone and range is a Eb2 but i know an A1 when i hear it

[@ssgjohnny94]

Alex Crowell 1:00

[@jrdog123]

He does a G1 in a different cover

[@ssgjohnny94]

White Christmas

[@SpammingY]

The really low singing in the original is a trademark, you've done homage well here, mesmerizing

[@FABULOUSdango-omochi]

毎年ハロウィンに聴きに来てるわ‥不気味で最高

[@theoryfox]

My Mom and I believe that if this video was redone it would be done better because Voiceplay has grown as artists. ❤

[@Enterprise-D666]

Grim Grinning Ghost’s lyrics VoicePlay We've been dying to have you (Mwahahahaha!) Oh, well the crypt doors creek and the tombstones quake Spooks come out for a swinging wake Happy haunts, materialize And begin to vocalize Grim Grinning Ghosts, come out to socialize When the moon climes high on the dead oak tree Spooks are awake for the midnight spree Creepy creeps with eerie eyes Start to shriek and harmonize Grim Grinning Ghosts, come out to-to-to socialize Now don't, close your eyes and don't try to hide For a silly spook may sit by your side Shrouded in the daft disguise They pretend to terrorize Grim Grinning Ghosts, come out to socialize Well, the ghouls begin to shed there skin And demons shake their bones (Shake their bones) A banshee sails into the night And sing their frieghtful tone (Deep Voice) Welcome, foolish mortals To the haunted mansion (Mwhahahahahaha!) Please move to the dead center of the room A-when you hear the knell of a requiem bell Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell Restless bones etherealize Raise of spooks of every size Grim Grinning Ghosts Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize When the crypt doors creek and the tombstones quake (Ahhhh!) Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize (Mwhahahahaha!)

[@maniamadjy4874]

thanks

[@WakkasLove]

Thanks for this! Those lyrics are fire. They just don't write songs with substance like this anymore!

[@MWFVE3783]

Who's copying the song

[@MWFVE3783]

The Haunted Mansion at Special Agent Oso's House

[@wandererwerewolf477]

Now there went some notes I haven't heard since Thurl Ravenscroft passed. :) Gorgeous work, guys. (And the period looks suit you, too.)

[@Thevoiceplay]

Pour one out for Mr. Ravenscroft. The legend lives on...

[@innaschein1822]

Tony is such a good singer! I absolutely love his voice and his parts in this video! I could listen to him all day long

[@kidragakas]

I break this out every Halloween when we have trick or treaters come by and the kids always adore it 💕

[@JC-ew5ss]

This is my 2023 visit to this youtube to get in the mood! Still great! Hope they use this for any modern remake at the Disneyland HM.

[@retaded6421]

i love the music and the statue with hair everywhere but on his head

[@esa7780]

かっこいいです！！

[@モンスト総合大学教授オールア]

日本人いたー

[@モンスト総合大学教授オールア]

非課金様〜

[@さわ-v3s]

これ好き

[@amandajenks8868]

I just happened to come across this when I was googling images for a phone case. This makes me so incredibly giddy and happy lol. The grinning ghosts are my favorite!

[@alwaysaugust4436]

I have been singing this in my head for the longest time and I'm so happy you made this!

[@alwaysaugust4436]

and the noise he makes at 1:10 is so cool! how do you even do that?!

[@jackcottrgan3385]

its hard to learn i can sing the whole song no problem ( but i was a bust for holloween one year in disney)

[@adrianazanaty9193]

I just stumbled across VoicePlay by accident and I am so impressed by their voices, the creativity, and the animations. What a great cover!

[@TheSylversword21]

Any else love the lowest note Geoff hits at 1:00? I love his bass!!!!

[@dmytrotsvyntarnyi799]

A1

[@ashleeearl0712]

Yes! 😍😍😍

[@jonedwards5953]

bring this to disneys attention . i want this to actually be played!

[@TheRubySpider]

Can’t get enough of this song, and your production value is always out of this world. Keep up the amazing work!

[@MsSilentH]

wow the combo of the makeup and prosthetics and whatever effects are on their faces during movement and blinking was extra creepy, love it! Also, I could listen to every halloween song ever sung by these guys!

[@Cybertoy00]

Wow, I am impressed by both your vocal abilities and the visual effects you have.

[@JoshJenrayAK47]

The beat and the bass alone are enough to hypnotize…!

[@kovassb7050]

Really like the effects on the heads, speeding them up to look inhuman

[@laceypiotrowski9253]

From 1:01 - 1:06 I get goosebumps everytime! There's something about those notes that are absolutely beautiful. 🎶💗💀 Great job guys!

[@timbaumann9046]

I grew up in So. Cal. in the 1960's and the BEST, ABSOLUTE BEST ride at Disneyland was AND STILL IS the Haunted Mansion... It's been copied MANY times but, NEVER BESTED. Then, and now, it STILL IS the KING of Spooky Houses. This was one of the last attractions that Walt had any DIRECT control over and it shows. There have been MANY attractions over the years from Disney, but like so MANY, they have fallen by the wayside... BUT STILL TO THIS DAY, the Haunted Mansion from ALL the different theme parks around the world it has had MORE visitors arguably to this one attraction than any other. And the Singing Busts are one of the MANY reasons just why this place is so popular. Thanks for this, I totally enjoyed it!!!

[@robertpennington1381]

6 years ago and this wonderful video only now shows up on my list ...

[@LindaRMarks]

SCARY! DELIGHTFUL!

[@RMoribayashi]

Wonderrful voices and dead on faces, I'm sure Thurl and his fellow ghosts are very proud.

[@cinderelladays_s]

すごいわほんと最高すぎ

[@bifieri]

oh my god this is the first song i'd ever heard from you guys and it got me hooked last year! sooo happy you made this video. amazing!!

[@MuppetHell]

Same!

[@Schnookiecake]

Same here!

[@Chrille9320]

Same here two years ago.

[@Dracona63]

The first two I saw were Once Upon A Dream and Phantom of the Opera. Love these guys so much!

[@yo_its_jax8741]

Same

[@HiQueenJenn]

This is still my favorite rendition of this song, and best video too.

[@261tallguy1]

You guys are absolutely awesome

[@carlylawler3025]

I swear I have watched this a million times...this should be going viral! I bet this took a lot of time and work!

[@mariannemclaughlin3352]

These guys are the greatest A Cappella group I've heard in a long time.

[@さわ-v3s]

いい曲

[@jackwooten]

THE best version ever! What talent!

[@jameshaswell2345]

I cannot count how many times I watch this video. VoicePlay is awesome!

[@Ragnawak]

Since it's this time of year again, I come back listening to this masterpiece.

[@oceano901]

Thurl Ravenscroft an Walt would be proud of you guys. Amazing job.

[@Thevoiceplay]

YAAAAS! Thurl is (was) the best!

[@ErynIstar]

lol, YAAAAS :)

[@NoahTownsend]

I've been listening to this non-stop, no joke, it is the greatest thing ever! I love you guys

[@夏眠-b9c]

最近になってVOICE PLAYのこと知りました！個人的にめちゃめちゃ好きです!!

[@Floodbait_117]

This is the song that introduced me to voiceplay I have not looked back since

[@hpynoodle]

This video makes me so happy. I'm so glad I found you guys. You're GREAT!!❤

[@ciarasmith8729]

You should collab with Home Free again. I swear to god if Geoff Castelucci, Tim Foust, and Avi Kaplan were in the same song i would die.

[@Thevoiceplay]

They can't be in the same room at the same time, the world would end.

[@marcusmatthews5003]

Big homie ciara Yo: yes, they should all cover a song

[@chrystalbrower4181]

VoicePlay it'll be worth it

[@MrJdsenior]

Recently found out Sam uses and Octaver for the lows (not the highs, though), guess not everyone can get down where the three you mentioned venture (octave ONE), but it's still great stuff. ;-)

[@Kyle_S_Campman]

VoicePlay But doesn't the curious side of y'all at least wanna try it?

[@tudor-octavian4520]

My God, this is amazing. Great group, great voices, great people. Good luck, guys!

[@Acapella4life]

This group is the bomb

[@mikebarton6378]

I enjoyed this , sight and sound was perfect

[@Flammedesnefs]

First time : there for the incredible make up and effect 😲 Second time : there for Goeff's amazing bass 🤩 Third time : there for Eli's incredible rif and beautiful high notes... 🥰 Layne is hilarious ! 😂

[@nameno-zh2ox]

I can’t help but listen to this dozens of times EVERY SINGLE DAY. Fantastic arrangement!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielmcdonald2058]

Yo, that song was tight as hell! 😎🙂🤟

[@santacruz01pca]

This is such a treat. How cleverly conceived and brilliantly implemented. I love all of your work, VoicePlay and Geoff. I am so glad I chanced to discover your delightful, generous existences. A very lucky day. Thanks lots.

[@stvp68]

Every ad for the new HM movie beings me back to this video (summer 2023)

[@brennanlangless8912]

Will admit your group I stumbled across in the recommendation list now I don’t want to stop finding your songs added to favorites

[@mrs.b6719]

Who's still jammin this September 2018 and praying like CRAZY they're at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party this year? I'm going September 16th... The Dapper Dans do a great job of this song, BUT NOTHING COMPARES to Voice Play. BEST I'VE EVER HEARD!!!! I'm a Haunted Mansion freak and collector, and listen to this all the time when I miss being at Disney. Luv, love, LOOOOOVE you guys!!!

[@PigWIthGlasses]

Everything Voiceplay does is awesome!

[@Gri.Wa-san]

ピアノの課題で出されたので聞きに来ました。めっちゃオシャレな曲ですね､､､

[@日焼け-v2b]

最近一番ハマっている動画ですね…最高にカッコいい!!耳が幸せです

[@nicolecoleman8165]

This is amazing. Love the makeup. And that bass singer, absolutely spot on. The harmony was also wonderfully done and everything flowed together in a delightfully spooky version of this song. Well done all!

[@daniellister6912]

That bass singer does an excellent job imitating the late Thurl Ravenscroft, who originally sang it for the Haunted Mansion ride; Ravenscroft also did the narrative on Jungle Cruise, the talking tree Tangaroa outside the Tiki Room, sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the animated special, and was the ORIGINAL Tony The Tiger! Inasmuch as I also do voices, it is my sincere hope that I may do similar work

[@StirlingWestrup]

Only every been on the Haunted Mansion ride once, and it was decades ago, but this brought it all back. It was AMAZING!

[@TMendocino]

OMG! This was the best thank you! How incredible.

[@JC-ew5ss]

This is my 2024 visit to this youtube to get in the mood! Still great! Hope they use this for any modern remake at the Disneyland HM.

[@MaksimGlebov-u8k]

Twenty years ago I was at Disneyland and I still remember the attraction "haunted mansion"

[@coraawe2598]

This is my favorite thing on the internet. You guys are absolutely amazing and so talented. Gives me chills. Have to watch over and over again. Kudos!!!

[@bluewatchmaster5411]

I want these singing busts in my hallway, so any time I walk down, I can hear them singing! :D

[@ComatoseRat]

BlueWatch Master this is something I also desire

[@KK-xb2ep]

聴いてて見てて楽しい♥️

[@childoffenrir5892]

This is one of my favorites. I'm happy listening to this song anytime.

[@jenna6301]

That song was excellent I love it listen to it in music all the time perfect.

[@ccjj85101014]

This would be so awesome being played at Disney's Haunted Mansion while waiting in the queue!!

[@ljk5464]

I totally agree with you!

[@zapadap1328]

Yes, but the song is the best part, and this would kill the surprise for new riders