This got emotional... REACTION - Tom MacDonald - "Superman"

Wow, we didn't expect to get emotional over a Tom Macdonald song today but here we are. This one hit really deep.

[@Kidlitwriter]

He played the guitar for the track but not in the video. He's been playing for a couple years but isn't comfortable singing and playing at the same time yet. Understandable considering he is just getting comfortable with singing without rapping. Tom has a lot of songs that aren't political, that deal with addiction, depression, anxiety, etc. that are very touching and emotional. This isn't new for him if you listen to more than his political songs. He wrote this song because he said when a tragedy happens, people rarely take the time to mourn the innocent lives lost. They immediately jump on social media to find out which team they should scream their support for to earn the most virtue signal points.

[@christopherhooten4601]

its also (more than likely) a playback track for the video, its not like it was recorded at the same time so being off as not only an uncomfortable guitarist, but an independent artist that doesnt have people making it match up just cuz

[@David-gd1gs]

Good come back. who's the lib

[@christopherhooten4601]

@@David-gd1gs huh?

[@wesalker3479]

Tom has said, in an interview, that he is not yet proficient or confident enough at guitar to sing and play at the same time. He played the guitar, off camera and Nova dubbed it in during production. Nova's production skills have gotten crazy good over the last fiew years and you can see it in their work. If there's one thing that we can rely on it is that Tom won't knowingly lie to the HOG.

[@kathyborthwick6738]

Tom can play both guitar and piano! ❤#HangOverGang 👵🏽✌🏾

[@sharoncole4868]

He sings about humanity. The simplicity, heart really come thru to me. This song really touches me. I love his rap songs too🥰

[@tammiehuthmacher322]

Another great reaction. This song needs to be heard and the people need to be heard by those pushing us into all the conflicts. As for the guitar comment - Tom said a few days ago that he did play it when he made the beat but said he's not yet at the point he can sing and play guitar at the same time because he is self taught and doesn't have the time to sit down and level up that skill.

[@kathiyow6801]

Love this song it's so emotionally beautiful ❤. Love when tom sings he is so versatile 👌. Love reaction #HOG FOREVER

[@tjcuillier7024]

Tom played the guitar on the track, he discussed how it wasn't lined up on the video in one of his life streams.

[@christilehman-starr4428]

Good reaction guys! Again, Tom and Nova making people talk about the real issues with their art! Love you Hog family! HFF! Will someone come save us? Who will stop the killing? Will it have to be us? These are questions we all must answer. Same old Tom Watch Castles He’s here to make us talk to one another. Art can do that. Go Nova!!!! Wooooo!

[@donaldpaulson3920]

He said his main message was we all need to be better and just be our own Superman basically

[@scottrygg6275]

The first time I cried like a baby.❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@LaceyMediaProductions]

I'm sure it's already been said, but he did play the guitar on the original track, he just said that he is not in a place where he feels comfortable singing and playing guitar at the same time. It's something he's trying to work on, but since he pretty much runs his own production company and label, and it's just him and Nova, that type of skill has kind of been put on the back burner for the moment.

[@kingsfan62]

You can have Solas in the fact that Tom played the guitar for the track. He does play guitar/can play guitar. But yeah. Song is definitely a different Tom.

[@BreneRHD]

The S on superman's outfit is the Symbol of HOPE on Krypton.

[@shellybmya]

I love this song, it comes from the heart. This is amazing and what we need more of right now. Tom has a beautiful singing voice, we don't get to hear it often enough. Tom did play the guitar for the track. He's still teaching himself to play, but he's not to the place yet where he can sing and play at the same time, so you are right he's not playing the correct notes or strumming in time on the video. Maybe WE are superman. Wonderful reaction, guys. ❤🦸🔥 #HangOverGang #NovaRockafeller ❤🦸🔥

[@elaines3883]

Really enjoyed the discussions guys. #HOG

[@gregory6592]

Great reaction. Tom is humble about his guitar skills and says it a work in progress. At this point he can't sing and play guitar at the same time on camera. Tom still making music about real life, where others fear to go. For more music from Tom like this, check out - I Wish, Angels, Fighter, Sober. #HOG UK

[@absolutecrypto95]

hits you in the gut, When you watch his live he talks about that

[@James-dh8jj]

Tom MacDonald, best most relevant independent musician today imo. HOG 4ever.🔥🔥💙🙏👍

[@lakelanddentalarts]

I paused the video when one of you said Tom wasn't playing the guitar. From the expanded description section on Tom's YT page for this song: WRITTEN BY Tom MacDonald BEAT PRODUCED BY Tom MacDonald DIRECTED & SHOT by Nova Rockafeller VFX by Jared Potter MIXED & MASTERED by Evan Morgan Tom plays piano and guitar, but has said that he isn't great at playing an instrument and singing at the same time. I've been playing guitar for over half a century and had zero problems with the way Nova filmed and edited this video. The fact that she didn't have the guitar chords and strums perfectly matched up with the audio meant nothing to me because I understand the limitations that she works under and what her goal as a videographer was. She's a one-woman film crew working with a camera by herself, so when she's doing solo-videography she has to capture everything in one go when they're doing a day of filming after traveling to a location. Considering Tom's limitation about still working on being able to sing and play guitar at the same time, Nova mostly did a lot of close-ups of Tom's face when he was singing in time to the music track being played out of sight of the camera. She had Tom focusing on acting and emotion-expression while she directed and filmed. For her videography she went for cinematic-theme, not for live-filming a concert, and I thought she did a fantastic job with set creation, direction, filming shots, and editing. Joe E Sparks is a professional music-videographer by trade. He has a YT channel, did a reaction to this music-video, and he agrees with me that Nova did a beautiful job - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHWYqKCipapsmtE He also explained some of the limitations that Nova faced with not having the resources of a high-budget production and doing everything by herself. After watching his reaction, pay attention to the pinned comment from Tom & Nova about his reaction. Consider the irony of Tom asking where Superman is, and he got criticized in this reaction for not being enough of a Superman by having a limitation to his being able to play an instrument while singing. Ouch!!!

[@kathiyow6801]

Tom doses play the guitar 🎸

[@ecoffey71]

He is playing.but he said he isn't good enough to sing and play at the same time.He also has said that he is just not been playing long and still learning to play

[@AmethystEmpressDivineTarot6589]

I love seeing all the HOG comments setting the guitar thing straight! Keep it up fam ❤ #hog 4life!

[@johnstewart2473]

He has been playing guitar for at least 8 years. If you go way back to GFBF (The band that he and Nova started) he was playing the guitar. It was definitely him playing the guitar, because he messed up, and apologized while they were filming. He also plays the piano. I don't know enough about playing the guitar, to know if he's actually playing it in the video. But, he definitely recorded it in the booth

[@jenniferclark8051]

Thank God there are men and women who are willing to sacrifice. The world will never be simple. Defense is necessary. And noble men and women willing

[@kelliej200]

Love this song #hangovergang

[@silverdye7424]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@iluvrolaz]

Just subbed! Great reaction!

[@toodlescae]

Yeah the strumming not synched up with the guitar playing he did on the track drove me nuts too. I had to stop watching his hands and focus on his face. I know he can play guitar but I also know he's not proficient enough to feel comfortable playing and singing at the same time on video yet.

[@sharonsanderson8855]

Major point here… the message is so much more important than whether Tom played the guitar on camera or not, as has been explained by several HOG fam… #HOG4LIFE

[@margaretsargent1084]

TOM CAN PLAY GUITAR ( IN STUDIO ) , HE CAN'T PLAY GUITAR AND SING AT THE SAME TIME ( per TOM ON HIS LIVE ) , OTHER THAN THAT YOU ARE CORRECT !

[@tinymusikcodottv-Musikverse99]

A song sung by a girl went viral on TIKTOK and youtube fandom around 6 years ago. It has hundreds and mil;lio0ns of views!! This is the song but the lyrics have been changed!!!

[@miraculousladybug713]

💜💜💜

[@annbjorg6140]

Great reaction 🤘🏼#HOG

[@zachbrown210]

If you haven't cried during a Tom MacDonald song then you definitely aren't listening to the right ones, or you don't have any of his albums. He's been doing this forever

[@garybutruce7339]

4 years of Trump zero wars, just say 'in! #Trump2024 #TrumpisSuperman

[@margaretsargent1084]

#SUPERMANS🧡🧡ORANGE🧡🧡

[@-i.cats-]

Agreed! #Trump2024

[@patrickflannery198]

An amendment international/law should be written that anyone in government who Votes for war must send the first closest family member of age to front line, man or woman no exception. I am not sure we would be fighting much if we did.

[@mflambert]

you guys almost got there... Trump is superman in this

[@TheSILENTBOB180]

Like you said nobody wants the war till it comes too you

[@cheryltomlin6761]

❤✊🙏💜🔥👍

[@beckyleavitt7808]

On Discord he said he can't play and sing at the same time. lol. There are no good guys.

[@margaretsargent1084]

#HOGARMY # NOVASdaCHIT #HOGLOVE2HOGFAM

[@mahaval]

Tom did play the guitar for the song. But for the video he is not coordinated enough to play the guitar and sing at the same time… Yet.

[@aprilhebert8710]

we need god he is saying, who else has super powers.

[@flowersinherhair]

Your first take is that he isn't playing in the video? He put down the track separately. You didnt hear his message? Flaws? Wtf

[@user-mc9md8bt1p]

He played the guitar in both the track and video but wen u make a music video the track is going to be played over the original sound Hence why music videos don't sound like ur there live but why even the criticism anyway lol 😂can u do what he does?

[@jenniferclark8051]

Where is that real Superman! When God comes, it will be completely different.

[@CysMix1]

False I've tried to talk to liberals in a civil manner and try to understand their side and got spit in my face.

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

You don't know how to strum a guitar. Tom is doing it correctly; most people who 'play' guitar do not.

[@ChaseAndRemmingtonMusic]

Tom talked about not actually playing the guitar in this music video. He actually played the guitar for the audio recording just not the music video.

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

Uh, yeah. A music video is just lip synching to the lyrics and fake-playing the instruments. That's the way it's been done longer than I've been alive, and I'm 60 years old and a guitar player. My point is that he was strumming the way strumming should be done.@@ChaseAndRemmingtonMusic

[@jasonmoore3786]

Who actually plays an instrument in music videos. SMH