THIS GOT EMOTIONAL! SUZANNE VEGA- LUKA (REACTION)

[@betsybabf748]

Luka is a young boy being abused by his parents. This song was written to bring awareness to child abuse after the singer lived in an apartment where she suspected there was a case.

[@jasoncastellani6108]

This song reminds me of me and my sister. When we both lived at home we used to say this was our song. At the time we were in a very unhealthy living situation and we lived in apartment 2A in Queens NY, so between the abuse and second floor reference this was our song sadly enough

[@joefera8947]

Not true. Although a boy named Luka lived in her building, he was not abused. She had been thinking for years about writing a song about child abuse and she decided to make him the subject of the song. In reality, Suzanne was the abused kid.

[@mluirph]

@@joefera8947 She wrote this song in 2 hours. Yes, this song was about her.

[@joefera8947]

@@mluirph Yep. I watched an interview with her right before i posted.

[@Glaaki13]

yes and I guess Half thinks its funny

[@angelastcyr1781]

You can see Jai’s face change when she realized the songs meaning-God bless you Jai!

[@cameronpickard7456]

yes was moving

[@deedee-qf2ne]

Made me cry for her. I've been there too, I know her pain.

[@RobertClifford-fs1kc]

It's a shame she did not tell the child next to her to behave. Therefore she is also guilty in finding humor in child abuse.

[@bobbyleverett4747]

Bro why you gotta clown when a song about child abuse is being sung about? Disrespectful. I mean this is with respects cause I love y'all both jae was into it so dude don't joke

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

Some people unintentionally use humor when they are uncomfortable talking about specific subjects or events. It was probably just a reflex at that moment.

[@RobertClifford-fs1kc]

Stop making excuses for turds. ​@@Music-Is-Real-Love

[@RobertClifford-fs1kc]

Stop making excuses. He made a joke in the beginning. Was not man enough to retrack his ignorance ​@Music-Is-Real-Love

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

Just horrible timing.

[@PjRjHj]

​@@RobertClifford-fs1kc you have no idea if his reaction is immaturity or if it's a trauma reflex. Don't be so punitive

[@tomski120]

First time I've seen someone laughing and smiling while listening to this

[@robertmiller2633]

Think he was stoned

[@garybutler3911]

Tacky, insulting

[@chuckhutton5087]

@@garybutler3911Whatever. Half didn’t realize the song was from an abused young boy’s point of view. Besides , the video is rather deceiving in a way; it focuses on her as the singer rather than the young man in distress. Just my opinion. Powerful song, but a little confusing in how video is presented.

[@theviewfromstand12]

The understanding of the video doesn't deal with the issue of her looking like a victim herself, and him saying women with a mouth, women with an opinion, is equally abusive to men. Simply unbelievable.@@chuckhutton5087

[@michaelguyda9507]

YES😡😡😡!!!

[@justdone1068]

The young boy was telling his neighbor to ignore the sounds of fighting, and trying to get her to believe he is clumsy.

[@suzanneanderson6921]

There's nothing like getting hit as a child and being told not to cry by the abuser. It happens. Happened a lot to me in childhood.

[@frauleinmona]

I'm sorry that you were abused as a child. I can't even imagine the trauma that you had to endure. I hope that you're living a good life now and have been able to heal and find some peace.🙏💖

[@Yowza78]

She is singing about the opposite ... Where you keep getting hit until you cry. After that you don't ask why ... Sometimes what the abuses wants is the tears, the crying.

[@Katie84484]

♥

[@manna6618]

I am one of your kind Suzanne...much love to you princess. X

[@michaeldean846]

Your parent telling you after they hit you. You better stop your crying or I’ll give you a reason to cry.

[@AriMalatesta]

Actually, it's not about spousal abuse.. Luka was a 9 yr old who lived upstairs from her... she's just using her voice to to give him one.

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

💯.

[@Scary__fun]

Prince wrote Suzanne a letter back in 1987 where he called this song “the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time”. It was a hit song on the charts and shined a light on the topic of child abuse that wasn't spoken of hardly at all until this period.

[@somanyfeelz]

Prince was such a beautiful feeler. Such an amazing example of a creative, empathetic, musical genius

[@tkremarkTK]

I skipped past his sliding glass story because he's acting a fool! LOL

[@littleogeechee223]

Well, the kidding and joking sort of spoiled this for me. Great song, serious message.

[@robertmiller2633]

IKR

[@RobertClifford-fs1kc]

These two are stupid not serious people. Don't tell me the little girl got the point because she did not punch the little boy in the face.

[@gordonbulcock2043]

Wow, how could anyone laugh and smile while listening to this song!

[@xoxxobob61]

The Melody of the Song is upbeat until you start listening to the Lyrics.

[@skylinerunner1695]

I know. Thank goodness for the woman in this video who connected early on to the song

[@LeyendasMusicales]

That guy laughing was terrible

[@scotties.3414]

Agreed

[@magovenor]

As most people know the background of this song, because of the upbeat introduction before any lyrics, many younger and those who have a certain preference musically wasn’t aware of what this song was about and its subject matter. Because it was sung by a female artist she automatically assumed that it was about a female in an abusive relationship. But if she listened to the song again, and alone it would be abundantly clear that it’s about child abuse.

[@LuvTadnDixie]

This song reminds me of when Janet Jackson was on "Good Times". She plays a young girl named Penny who lived in the same apartment building as the Evans family. When you first see her, she has a band aid on her forehead. Then when she took off her sweater, her upper arm was bandaged. When they asked her what happened to her arm she said she bumped into the stove when she tripped over her cat and some hot chocolate fell on her. So whenever they would ask her anything, she would lie and say she fell or whatever. She was covering up the abuse she was getting at the hands of her mother. Eventually, they figure out what's really going on and report it. It was a good episode.

[@frauleinmona]

That's right. I remember Willona was fitting Penny for a costume for her because Penny was going to be performing at some sort of event. And Willona took off Penny's shirt and there were all these bruises on her back and that's when Penny explained that she fell over her cat. Then they showed her mother getting angry with Penny while she was ironing and she unplugged the iron and walked towards Penny and was getting ready to burn her. Those were some really intense episodes.

[@TheGILBERTnetwork]

Watch Out Penny! 😂

[@Frostrazor]

yah she was one clumsy ass woman. ;-/

[@frauleinmona]

@@TheGILBERTnetwork 😳

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

I remember that episode- really good show!

[@PatriotPopps77]

I remember when this song came out a long time ago..I remember we had a classmate that was being abused by his alcoholic mother..it was sad..one time we were smoking a joint in an old garage and he told me about it and some shit he was going through..we were friends for a long time but I e haven’t seen or heard from him in years..I hope he is well.

[@greggburke7796]

Okay, time out folks. Did we smoke up before today's video? Because this is about a CHILD who lived upstairs, and the child's name was Luca. He was the one getting beaten, not a woman. He's telling the woman downstairs not to say anything because he thinks that his dad will beat him harder.

[@robertmiller2633]

I believe one of these two was stoned to the bone. Does he laugh at funerals too ???

[@chrissneyd9278]

Interesting seeing an adult laughing while listening to a song about a boy being abused.

[@frauleinmona]

Yeah, that really rubbed me the wrong way.

[@lolalilolily]

Yup that made me take my like back 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@frauleinmona]

@@lolalilolily I don't blame you.😕

[@martinl8574]

I was 19 when this was released, it shows the power of music, It stays with you! I haven't heard this song in 30 years, I still remember all the lyrics! An American Classic!

[@stewartlowery786]

he's sitting there laughing and joking during a song about child abuse... advice: listen to the damn lyrics

[@adelmoeduardoparedesalvare4572]

He Is a idiot

[@frauleinmona]

Suzanne Vega is singing this song from an abused child's eyes, Luka. He's the abused, not the woman.

[@danielcooper4455]

By far their worst reaction video they've ever done. It's a song about child abuse and he pauses in the middle and cracks some joke about a door. I mean, if you aren't going to invest your attention to the music then what's the point of making a reaction video?

[@fidel2xl]

WOW...I've never seen anyone LAUGH and look so gleeful while listening to this song about child abuse.

[@joanofarcxxi]

Back when this song came out and up until the mid 90s, domestic violence was not discussed. I was married and my husband abused me for years, and I never told anyone. But... my neighbors knew, they could hear it. They told me later after I got a divorce. It wasn't until after the OJ trial that dv came more openly into people's awareness and it started to be okay to discuss it. I ended up being a volunteer for dv awareness seminars and workshops sharing my experience with many others. DV is just as much a problem now as always. Awareness and resources have not been able to stop this sickness. Parents need to be better at not only teaching their kids about it, but preventing it in their own relationship with their so. Men and women need to learn to control and channel their emotions and express them without abuse. Peace. 🙏🌼🌷🌺🍀💜

[@feg3akatrey144]

I was taken aback by the levity and had to skip the story about the sliding door. After that I kept my eyes on Jai because I saw the moment she "got it" and it kinda broke my heart. While I know that hurt people hurt people, I still ache for those who've experienced abuse at ANYONE'S hand.

[@theviewfromstand12]

Couldn't believe how he compared physical male on female abuse to women 'running their mouths' . . i.e. having an opinion, a thought, and voicing it. Shocking. We think we've come so far, and then you see this kind of caveman behaviour.

[@bdmention]

Hilarious story about walking through a slider door while reacting to a song with a serious subject matter. WTF?

[@Nacedah]

Seriously, what is his problem?

[@notabritperse]

Her: This is deep. Him: That reminds me of the FUNNIEST SHIT!!!

[@Vanillaskygirl]

This song is amazing. It always makes me reflect and also makes me want to cry. Luka is a song about child abuse. Luka is a boy who the singer suspected was being abused. There is nothing more heartbreaking than abuse of any kind, especially towards an innocent child. Thank you for sharing your reaction with us.

[@wrldcurious]

Thank you for bringing it back to the message of the song. She said it, too many Moms and little kids suffering because of it. Appreciate the delicate nature with which she reacted and her genuine vulnerability. Good luck to you both and may god bless you.

[@KatFoster-gx2xo]

Half you need to stop it. Jai's eyes were rolling back so hard she almost fell out of her chair. Also, don't tell stories in the middle of video reactions. Wait until the end for that okay?

[@skylinerunner1695]

Luka is the little boy that this singer met. She wrote the song about the boy called Luka.

[@UnGranSaurio]

cheer up Jai, you survived and you will not allow anyone around you go through that

[@lisalewis2334]

I heard this song years ago and couldn't stop crying as at that time I was in the same situation. Abuse is not ok. It can destroy a child. The system needs to be given an over haul. I was taken from my mother at 12 months old and adopted by a family whose maternal figure and her son abused me in every possible way. It's just not ok. Much love from Killeen TX

[@jimwise4307]

Dude. Read the room.

[@mahsuri1284my]

In my first language (Malay), the word "luka" means hurt or injured.

[@nadiamerk8369]

Obviously the whole thing went over his head!

[@theviewfromstand12]

Not at all. He, like her, read it as a song about abuse, which it is, just both of them thought it was partner abuse. He then compared physical male abuse against women to women 'running their mouthes', that is having something to say . . an opinion. No wonder she connected with the song, I'm sure any woman living with him would.

[@blujurnee]

Jai so sorry you and your Mom were abused 😢❤ I was as well. Sending you both love ❤️🙏

[@ThefetchNZ]

What is the man in this reaction hiding that he can’t be present in this reaction.

[@manna6618]

You are a genuine princess Jai...X

[@suzanneanderson6921]

I see you Jai. Hugs.

[@margaretd319]

Yeah, him laughing during a song about child abuse...

[@juliemartin4267]

The song is about the child Luka being abused. Suzanne Vega is telling the story as if Luka is talking to her

[@BrianParsons-or1lv]

Love you guys man, keep up the great work

[@TriciaAnn86]

Don't sweat it Jai ... My dad walked right thru our back screen once .. literally mom yelled "this ain't no damn barn!" He went THRU it 😂😂😂

[@StephenDouthart]

She gets it. He grins like an idiot

[@petertuplin7759]

Heartfelt song, also the 10000 Maniacs have a similar song called "What's the matter here"

[@michaelguyda9507]

These two are off of what the song is about!!! I mean, c-mon, there's even a little boy in the video!!! "My name is Luka...", is her, Suzanne narrating what the little boy is saying!!!

[@Aries41474]

Hell, I think we've all walked into a shiny clean door before. They need to put a lil sticker on there or somethin. 😂

[@susanrawnsley5030]

🙋‍♀

[@leroyrs]

80s songs hit you sometimes when they have a very uplifting sound but a complete different meaning.

[@peachykeen7634]

It’s how they were able to talk about dark things people weren’t able to discuss IRL…

[@helenfb74129]

Jai, You are wonderful. Sending you good vibes and big hugs.

[@construct3]

Luka is a boy's name. "They" only hit until you cry. It's not one person that's doing the hitting. It's both of them.

[@Aries41474]

I actually forgot about this song. Haven't heard it in years. Great lyrics, though a sad story. Love you guys channel!

[@curtcoeurdelion]

A beautiful song telling a sad story.

[@gilfinzi922]

he hasnt got aclue lol, how can you laugh at that, get alife dude

[@hazelmaylebrun6243]

This isn't about a woman being abused. It's about a kid.

[@andrewmoore5628]

He's not reading the room, ha!

[@norsechick]

Laughing your way through a song about child abuse. Interesting. Jai - take the wheel!

[@mikemiller3069]

Suzanne was telling the song from the perspective of the little boy in the video.

[@lolalilolily]

Wow, first time I've seen someone cracking jokes during reactions to this song. For real bro? It really is a bad look

[@corygivan5507]

Half is drunk. It'd be better if he wasn't.

[@josepholszewski2565]

C'mon Half, My tv's 80 something inches. 🤣

[@Frostrazor]

not the girl singer singing in first-person. Luka was the young boy in the video - she was telling his story. He (Luka) was being abused by his parent(s).

[@pennytipp]

Yes, lived through spousal abuse but luckily made it out alive.

[@ariconsul]

A song with a soft tone but a brutal, sad message.

[@PeeWeeHermitGames]

Love you guys. Love Suzanne Vega too. Always loved this song, I’m glad to see people finding her music. Please listen to her song “solitude standing”

[@heatherlynnfairfield]

To those of us Gen X’ers who grew up in abusive homes … this song was our anthem. It was like someone finally saw us.

[@cameron4599]

My first reaction to watching my first reaction of you two. I love how the lady stops the bops and listens. The man makes jokes. The lady serious and thinking and listening. The man bops and smiles. The lady serious face til the end now. The man recognise it’s a dark song. They both understand. Good reaction video. I’m following now. You two would like to react to Marianne Faithfull ‘Times Square’ from blazing away concert, the video where she talks about addiction at the beginning.

[@joannemartin2639]

I love this song, I first heard it back in the 80s when it first come out, and its always stayed with me. Such harrowing content

[@jeffparsons6509]

Wow.. great song with emotional depth. I’m just glad Luka grew up to be one of the best Guards in the NBA

[@sf0tacticalguy]

Half? I love you, brother but, you're gonna pay for needling Jai like that. Just don't be shocked when it happens. Love you, Jai!

[@ploppill34]

Down vote for him constantly joking about child abuse😢

[@kevinp8175]

did you notice the young boy in the video, tells you what this is about, wake up

[@billybarnes4228]

on 2000 gogo i just watched the singer talking abiut the making of this song. she felt bad about the song because it depressed everyone wherever she played it but her manager said lets do this. One of her neighbors later on told her that everyone has been through some kind of abuse at some time in there life. she actually wrote this song in two hours. was very interesting. i had forgot about this song. now i keep watching everyone react to it. just subscribed. everyone needs to watch for others that need help i believe in this the world is upside down for everyone especially in our time. sorry if this was to long. was a bad time for a door joke but reast was ok. peace...

[@blujurnee]

I always thought this song was about the little boy being abused 😢

[@frauleinmona]

You're right. It *is* about a little boy being abused. The little boy being "Luka".

[@furdmcnerdiii89]

Bad choice for comedic intro slick .... 😭📷 cant believe Im the only one who doesn't see the humor here ... or the comparison to men being abused in relationships. Polls just in bro ... nobody is laughing. UNSUBSCRIBED

[@J4zzlady]

I know, "this reminds of a message I read somewhere... what was it again....? And men can be abused, when women shout at them too"...?? 😮😢😮😢

[@Bekka_Noyb]

such a powerful song 😪

[@62egoodwin]

Always watching on the big screen !!

[@jasoncastellani6108]

This song reminds me of me and my sister. When we both lived at home we used to say this was our song. At the time we were in a very unhealthy living situation and we lived in apartment 2A in Queens NY, so between the abuse and second floor reference this was our song sadly enough

[@avib.2681]

Brhh.. you gonna have chill out on that weed smoke bro.. you not reading the room right..lol

[@MariaSanchez-sf6oj]

place and time... place and time...

[@BOOMNERD51]

Sad and powerful!

[@bobkinney7913]

God bless you, I hope the rest of your life is filled with peace, tranquility and healing.

[@carlbaker7242]

He, yall are hitting on a personal favorite. Any neglect to a child , Hell is to good place for you.

[@frauleinmona]

I like this song too and it yes, it was unfortunate, that the message was somehow misunderstood, but that was definitely uncalled for. I understand that you're disappointed, but saying that Hell is too good for them is a very cruel thing to say. They're both good, kind people.

[@frauleinmona]

@@jennmillenn Oh my gosh!! I feel horrible!! Did I really just make that mistake? I better apologize! Thank you very much, Jenn for letting me know that I misunderstood the op's comment! Ohh, I can't believe it!!😨🙏

[@frauleinmona]

Carl, Jenn brought to my attention that I misinterpreted your comment and I'm very sorry for the response I left for you. I apologize that I misread your message. I hope that you can understand and accept my apology.😊

[@frauleinmona]

@@jennmillenn Oh, no, no, no. *You* didn't make me feel bad Jenn. *I* made myself feel bad for misunderstanding Carl's post. I'm so very glad that you brought that mistake to my attention. If you didn't, I might have looked *really* bad. But, now, at least I have a chance to redeem myself.😊 And you are so sweet as well.🤗 Thank you *very* much for your kind words!🙏😽🍀❤

[@carlbaker7242]

@@frauleinmona NO problem . It's all about the kids.

[@jazzminb]

Everything is really good from this album the song is from.

[@joshualaird5303]

In the first grade we had 2 twin classmates, a boy and a girl (Philip and Mandy) both VERY shy. One day they came to school and Mandy had two huge black eyes and what I suspect was a broken nose. The counceler came to our classroom and quietly asked them to come with her. We never saw them again.

[@scottNNJ]

Wow. This must leave so many questions (I’m not sure how much you comprehended in the first grade). I hope they got to a safe place … but it must be doubly traumatic to remove the victim from the environment than to remove the threat. I’m not sure when that was, but today I think they wouldn’t try to disrupt every aspect in their lives - they’d keep them in the same school with same peers, but go back to a safe place after. Easier said than done though - and there’s no clear answer.

[@unclelink]

This, Zombie by Cranberries, Winds of Change by Scorpions and What It's Like by Everlast all have powerful messages in them.

[@jeffheim163]

Abuse is abuse. It’s crazy how deep ones insecurities can run and for them to abuse others so that the victim experiences/feels their own “I’m a victims” pain, is very very saddening. Why continue that pain? Much love people. Remember not only to do something nice for a total stranger, but to remind any of your loved ones how much they are blessing in this creators plain.

[@J4zzlady]

Well, he really did not read the room...!! 😮😢

[@JJ_LovesMusic]

I'm reaching all my peeps out there to let you know that Dax has a powerful new music video that the world needs to hear called The devil's calling. MUST WATCH!!!!!!

[@doctorteethomega]

She understood. And what's so intense about that is Luka is a boy's name. So many kids had this situation. Hugs. #mynameisluka

[@Iamageniusru1982]

Such an excellent song, the upbeat melody distracts you from the serious message

[@Almcingrid3663]

This is such a sad song from the perspective of an abused child.

[@Yowza78]

The song is about child abuse specifically, not spouse abuse. Although the interpretation can work wither way.

[@lgwappo]

I broke the cycle of abuse in my family by not reproducing. My dad beat me up, screamed at me & called me names. His dad did the same to him. His dad also murdered 2 people & committed suicide.

[@KatMartin-si4pl]

I'm so sorry you had to go through all that....I hope you find happiness.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Suzi said in an interview not too long ago, that she was talking about that song, and abuse in general with a friend of hers. And she told Suzi, "I don't know anyone who hasn't been abused." And that struck deep. If you gotta hit someone, or consider it, it's time to go. Forever.

[@jacqueline4514]

This is definitely a tough one; you’re a beautiful soul, Jai

[@willfromyadkinville]

this song hit hard!

[@christieowens7364]

Go on sugar, you made the right move. Up and onwards. Love and blessings. ❤

[@61rudster]

Great song. But you guys completely missed the point. Luca is a boys name. She’s talking about the little boy that lives upstairs. He was getting physically abused and trying to tell her for help but at the same time, not telling on his parents because he was afraid.

[@Jamienomore]

I walked into a Door once. What made it so bad was the Door was lying on the grass at the time.

[@Armyaunt73]

I think too many people turn a blind eye to abuse. There us NO EXCUSE to abuse a child & you bet your sweet ass I would step in if I saw and/or heard it.

[@1lthrnk]

It took till my 30 year reunion to find out that a couple classmate’s figured out what was going on but they were being abused. I received it but a llot of mine was because I distracted my dad away from my mom and brothers. I was trying to keep them from being abused. Mine was illegal in the 70’s

[@merrytowncrafts]

Good point Half! Men get abused too; but it seems almost no one thinks about that.