Vocal Coach Reacts | Ride the Cyclone: Sugar Cloud

[@emberwoodruff9698]

The carnie thing is rly sad, especially when you remember she died when she was 17!!! She wasn't even able to consent yet..

[@singwithAshley]

🥲

[@literallynobodyh851]

The story is from Canada, the age of consent there is 16 so technically she could consent according to Canadian law… still sad though

[@hayleyt4649]

@@literallynobodyh851 that’s actually not fully accurate. It’s 16 within limits. It would be a court determination about whether it would legally be considered non-consensual

[@saraholson5946]

It is my 12 year Olds favourite song and has been for a year and this is why she doesn't know the context and won't for several more years. My sister and I were talking about how it is possible to really love some songs without understanding their context like "Tomorrow Belongs to Me", Cabaret and "Little Bird", Man of La Mancha. Actually come to think of it Christmas Dream from the Odessa File is her favourite Christmas song so maybe it is a her thing.

[@lindsayschuster302]

After sex your brain is flooded with endorphins and adrenaline. The sex is the reason her death was so peaceful.

[@leojellyfish]

10:57 idk why but it’s so adorable that she let Jane hold the microphone!!

[@identitycris]

i think about that a lot! i think it's because throughout everything constance is a bit scared/rattled by jane's presence and now in her song she's trusting her with the mic, letting her get close!

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

I adore that you can see and hear and thus feel Constance gain confidence and energy throughout her song, especially having all her friends surrounding her and supporting her

[@xiooonline9920]

If it wasn’t for Jane Constance would be the one that deserves to be revived the most

[@singwithAshley]

I concur! Jane just takes us to new heights 🤪

[@inkfulpott9710]

honestly, i disagree. constance's whole character arc was about her finally being happy with herself during death. if she was brought back, it would've defeated her character.

[@xtracxts]

nah i think no one shouldve been brought back to life (thats only if jane wasnt there) because noel didnt even like his life that much and he just made up a fantasy in his head, mischa had a crappy life with a dead mom and adoptive parents who dont like him, ricky couldnt even speak or walk by himself so his life really wouldnt have been that good, ocean lived her life better then everyone else, and finally constance, her entire character and song is about how her death helped her realise how good her life was and how she was finally happy after death. if she was brought back to life it would just defeat her character..

[@SteamedPoi]

@@xtracxts well if Mischa survived he could eventually go to Ukraine, I wouldn’t doubt that he’d just run away one day

[@kitkat23210]

@@xtracxtsand plus if they all stayed dead they could hang out in the afterlife

[@GuiSmith]

I also just realised, the blue-ish purple light turns onto Constance as the music starts, maybe to fool us into thinking it’ll be a sad song, but the lights dramatically switch to warmer, happier tones, reaching their brightest when the confetti falls. Lighting is such a subtle but awesome tool. Edit: not blue, it’s a bit purple, which gives us a hint it’s not all blue and sad ahead of time

[@weltato]

The thing that really hits with this monologue, aside from the whole thing in general, is that Karnak tells the audience just before that Constance's favourite ride was The Cyclone. She died on her favourite ride 😢 On a lighter note, it's a pretty popular theory that the choir had more control over their movement/choreo in Sugar Cloud than in the other songs, because we have moments where they all freestyle with Constance. I won't spoil the potential reasons why in case you want to watch the whole show, but at the beginning he gives them a quick little demo of him controlling their actions with the line "Don't bore us, get to the chorus." It's a fun little way to explain why these dead teens are all suddenly able to dance around in such a stylised way. I love this song so much 😊 Also, I recommend reacting to It's Not A Game/It's Just A Ride. Probably after the rest of the songs might be best, but honestly it's such a good song that I don't think it matters too much. It's the last song of the show though, so the choice is yours ^-^ The symbolism and the story-telling of that song is so good imo. Edit: Oh! Also also, another sad thing, I always get the vibes that when she says "so you suck some more" she's not just talking about sucking on a jawbreaker (or a gobstopper, which is what they're called in England ^^) but she's also just talking about how she feels that _she_ sucks. I've made myself sad again now, aha 😅

[@singwithAshley]

I make these videos just so I can read your theories! Thank you so much! 🙏

[@weltato]

@@singwithAshley I'm glad you're enjoying the show! I honestly love watching people (especially vocal coaches) react to the RTC songs. I don't know if you'd consider looking at covers of these songs, but can I recommend Annapantsu's cover of The Ballad of Jane Doe? It's so pretty and has a different vibe to the original - the OG sounds melancholy but Anna's sounds almost angry or resentful.

[@broblerone413]

the fact that Constance's favorite ride was the Cyclone is so heartbreaking. so true about the metaphors and symbolism, too! RtC is full of those

[@GuiSmith]

One theory is that she didn’t just die on her favourite ride, but that she suggested they ride the Cyclone. There’s a bit of blame thrown at Ocean at the start by Ricky which might imply she was the one who suggested it, but maybe it was Constance who wanted to and Ocean (otherwise eternal control freak) let her friend pick the next ride. Another awful layer might be that she fooled around with the guy doing the inspections on the coaster, allowing the accident to happen in the first place. (This isn’t substantiated in the text or maybe even likely, but it’s plausible. Someone pointed it out in some theory video or comments section and it’s existed in the back of my head since.)

[@CrowLady0_0]

i always felt that the cyclone was her favorite ride BECAUSE it was the one to kill her (and the one to make her realize how beautiful life was)

[@broblerone413]

Constance's monologue always gives me goosebumps. this is such an underrated song, glad you're reacting to it!! (congrats on the twins, too!)

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you so much!!

[@jimmz6]

i think its so underated because it is imbetween ballad of jane doe and the ending i think they did it so there would be a high energy song imbetween the sadder songs i think that is also why they had this song is awsome giving misha 2 songs

[@Pokiandi]

My theory is that the first time she rode the Cyclone was when she died on it, the reason it is her favorite is cause it helped her realise how good her life actually was, and that she doesn't need more than what she already had

[@christinarivas8888]

Her monologue always makes me cry☹️

[@singwithAshley]

Yes!!!

[@madisondavis8097]

Honestly my favorite part of this song is the recorder because 1. Jane holds the microphone which is so sweet!! And 2. Mischa and Noel who are tipsy during this song dancing in the silliest ways possible

[@Xenkatze]

This song (just like basically every other character's song did) made me BAWL so hard for kind of a really personal reason: the recorder. In my mind, I associate recorders with childhood, the inherent silliness and innocence of kids. It's pure nostalgia in sound form. And to hear it in a song about realising that you were right to be happy as a child? That's so relatable to me and hits so hard.

[@total.nuggets]

“i want to live in the rtc ensemble” omg same ✋✋

[@cococoffee2305]

I swear that I’m never recovering from RTC. I’m too attached to all the characters. 😭And Constance was friggin amazing

[@singwithAshley]

Would you like more RTC content? If so, what would you love to see??!

[@hollys499]

Constance’s monologue always makes me cry

[@Ixshs3a]

I just realized that Ricky gave Constance the microphone he used in “ space age bachelor man “

[@Eklensjd8654]

saw someone say that the line "i see the gold i see the pink i see the blue" references the cyclone crashing at around sunset

[@SuperMikusama]

Please say you’ll watch the finale song!!! (from this version of the musical! Since the musical hasn’t been finalized the musical has changed over the years and this is the version that went viral)

[@singwithAshley]

I shall watch the finale song!🫡

[@DaniSamu34]

I love Constance too, Sugar Cloud is beautiful, and her monologue always makes me cry

[@singwithAshley]

Couldn't agree more!

[@tricerotopic9740]

Ok, so If you want to react to more rtc songs, I would recommend either uranium suite or fall fair suite. They are essentially two different songs for the same thing. Fall fair suite is the old one that used to be used, and uranium suite is the one on the cast recording. They both are the first song they sing together telling the story of their death. I definitely prefer fall fair suite but uranium suite is good too! They are so similar yet so different at the same time!

[@singwithAshley]

Can’t wait to have a listen! Thanks for watching!

[@maddie1077]

You still have a few other group songs left to react to. But when your done PLEASE PLEASE watch the production as a whole. It you like the songs already it’s so amazing seeing it all come together with a story line

[@Pip-Pirrup]

It's not a game/it's just a ride is the last song in ride the cyclone and the whole thing of it is like the choir trying to comfort each other after everything has happened I'd really recommend that one

[@katwim9169]

You need to listen to “it’s just a ride”. It’s not sad but it makes me cry every single time I listen to it because it really brings the story to a beautiful end.

[@moist_spinach]

I JUST recently started giving Sugar Cloud more of a listen and I adore it so much. This is perfect timing!!

[@singwithAshley]

I did it just got YOU! 😂 thank you for being here!

[@Lauren_Nicks]

Same here it has been in my head for the last week

[@loganwood1112]

There's a plot theory that I saw and this is the only time/song everyone(the choir group) danced on their own. All the other times they were forced to but not this one. Just a fun interesting theory.

[@singwithAshley]

Oh yes! Super interesting!

[@thatsalaughandahalf]

If you want another (heart-raking) song, then I completely suggest “Incomplete” from a series called “Sanders sides”! It’s a series where a man named Thomas Sanders talks to the different facets of his personality, like his deciet, anxiety, creativity, etc! The same guy does his own songs and covers! Like “Landslide”(a cover) and his own song “Recipe for me” :)

[@singwithAshley]

Haha I grew up watching Thomas Sanders. Love him! I started watching him on Vine!

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

Wait was incomplete the Muppet song? I used to be so so into Sanders sides, dude. You're bringing me back. Imma rewatch the whole series now, you've turned me back

[@thatsalaughandahalf]

@@kade_the_frying_pan I LOVE THAT!! “Incomplete” is the puppet episode of Sanders sides yes! It’s “Learning new things about ourselves”!!! 10/10 episode

[@kade_the_frying_pan]

@@thatsalaughandahalf dude, I was so hyperfixated on Sanders sides. I then found musicals and got stuck here in Broadway land

[@julicorn2289]

i know the first mischa's song (you reacted to the second one before he has two) is VERY HEAVY on autotune but i think there are still a lot of interesting things happening, I love your reactions to RTC and i love your explaining, i am learning so much here

[@Ratburger_]

Omg finally!! This is my favourite song in the musical I’m so so glad you’ve reacted to this one :DD (P.S. The title says “sound” instead of “sugar”, not sure if you noticed)

[@singwithAshley]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!! IM SO SLEEPPPPYYYYYY

[@singwithAshley]

You deserve a reward. 🏆

[@Ratburger_]

No problem at all!! I know how you feel lol :)

[@-Mits-]

I just notice that most of the song have something to do with their favorite rides, in Sugar Cloud you can tell it’s a carousel. With Ocean how in bumper cars your mean to people by hitting them and she was making fun of the choir. Noel’s was the Ferris Wheel and at the end of his song people are going up and down. Ricky’s was the Graviton which is space his song is about space. Lastly Mischa’s was the shoot range and his first song was about rage. Idk if this is a good thing or I’m just stupid lol

[@singwithAshley]

Definitely gonna have to go back and check that out!!

[@letsdancekitties]

oh my goodness your babies are absolutely adorable, congratulations!!! im glad to see you back :D best of luck to you and your little ones ❤️

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you so much! Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@Moonie-fc4mh]

omg welcome back, and congratulations on the babies they're so cute!! ❤ don't feel pressured at all to post, stay safe!!

[@singwithAshley]

You are so sweet! You’re support makes me complete!❤

[@justlucy14]

seeing you react to ride the cyclone makes me so thrilled, especially as a professional vocal coach giving your comments and stuff is super cool. I'm a singer and I've learned so much from your videos :)) also i think it would be super cool if next you reacted to the finale song "it's not a game/it's just a ride" from ride the cyclone, it's probably in my top 3 from the musical and I'd love to hear what you'd have to say about it!

[@singwithAshley]

Loved that I’ve helped improve your singing voice! Thank you so much for watching!

[@mariafoti5147]

I’m playing Constance in my local theater. I’m so excited to perform this!!

[@TheAkkadianEmpire]

I know this is like 9 months later but congrats and break a leg!

[@Spacekingofearth]

I CLICKED SO FAST

[@letsdancekitties]

sameee ive been waiting for the next video

[@vale31097]

SAME

[@singwithAshley]

Yall are epic, I love yall

[@Spacekingofearth]

@@singwithAshley lmao ty, also congrats on the babies!

[@singwithAshley]

@@Spacekingofearth Thank you! They are a ton of work and I am oh so sleepy, but they are so worth it!

[@maddie1077]

Congrats on the twins!!!!! They are so precious, absolutely adorable. Love the names! ❤🎉

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you so much!!!

[@DuckyTheParasaurolophus]

Congrats! Hope everything has and will go well for you and the little ones (and that you don’t get too sleep deprived!). This has to be one of my favourite songs from the musical. So excited you’ve got round to it😄

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you enjoyed watching!

[@sarahandluna7417]

This song is one of my favorites from RTC because it shows the theme of the musical, live being a roller-coaster. Mostly with here sad to happy/sad monologue then a happy up beat song makes you have a lot of emotion! Thank you for reacting to it! :)

[@MissMarigold32]

Congratulations on the newborns! I don't know if you alredy awnserd this but I really hope you react to "nee birthday song" it happens right after the ballad of jane doe chronologically, and while it's short it is such a sweet song and just overall moment for the characters

[@charlesashton3757]

I still get a chill every time I listen to that song

[@dalu1198]

I love these videos and i can't wait for you to see the full musical and check everything you noticed in the songs

[@nicoisball]

i love this series!! i would love to see you react to uranium sweet or its just a ride!!

[@singwithAshley]

🫡

[@Skirt553]

Would love to hear your analasys of "Karnak's Dream of Life", also from Ride the Cyclone.

[@singwithAshley]

🫡

[@Yourapplefriend]

I'm glad to see you back! I hope you and your family are doing well!

[@singwithAshley]

You are so sweet! I hope you enjoyed the come back video!

[@amandaturner4991]

I just saw this live in Washington DC the other day and was sitting near the front and got some confetti as a souvenir from this song.. Btw, Ashley, there's nothing wrong with crying! You are so cute! I'm really enjoying your reactions and find them to be really informative. Thanks! ❤️❤️

[@singwithAshley]

Wow! This is so sweet Amanda! Thank you so much for watching! I am so glad my videos are helping!

[@amandaturner4991]

@@singwithAshley yeah, I just discovered your videos yesterday. I really like the idea of the remote control. It makes so much sense.

[@willonastring]

before you said you were trying not to wake the babies, i could tell you were talking quieter than the other videos but i thought "wow, she must have been really really affected by the monologue" lol

[@Askyire]

Oh my goodness , yay! Welcome back and love your reactions!

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you!! 😊

[@ΟΛΟ-β]

6:41 you know we got em when you can hear the shakiness in the voice while explaining to maintain ✨ professionalism ✨ Jokes aside good to know you loved the musical as us Cyclone fans (and you watched the musical! Which I am VERY late to ahaha). I enjoyed you breaking down the methods used in their songs, good luck to future projects

[@spookEye]

Congratulations on the new babies!!

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you!! 😊

[@gumballgun]

so glad youre back! :) your babies are so cute!

[@singwithAshley]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed!

[@Lila-po4cq]

OMG IM SO HAPPY ITS OUT NOW!!!

[@parker1829]

PLEASE do fall fair suite!! it is one of my favorite songs in the musical

[@melodyissleepy]

I’m a really big fan of a bunch of musicals, and I was wondering, maybe you could react to “all you wanna do” from six the musical or “seventeen” or “beautiful” from heathers. :)

[@singwithAshley]

Those are good ones!

[@silent_syren]

IM EARLY AND HAVENT WATCHED YET BUT OMG IM SO EXCITED I LOVE THIS SONG

[@nicolemast4531]

A year late but when Constance was playing the instrument, Noel and Mischa the two in the back, are supposed to be tipsy which I find really funny

[@Angelicwings1]

Love her work in this song

[@SuprS1lly]

I love that mischa and noel are tipsy in this lol (im pretty sure kholby said it was his favourite part because of it)

[@Nuh-uh19]

I love that you actually only talk over while the video is playing when you actually needs something important to say, you don't talk over endlessly about something irrelevant. And i love how you use texts when you don't wanna talk over while reacting, IT'S THE MOST GENIUS REACTING VIDEO IDEA I've seen( and im not even exaggerating). But be careful with the stickers though like ( 5:40 ). There was this time a few years ago, that i overused stickers and people said I'm "millennial coded" and i thanked them. Till my friend told me it's actually an insult for overusing emoji's, stickers, GIFs, or movie clips/meme ( i'm only in my early '20s ) So that's when i lessen the use of these stuff and they went away, just like that. So yeah, idon't want you to get those kind of guys in your comment box lol. But overall you're awesome and I can't get over with the Text idea💙💙

[@singwithAshley]

Thanks for the feedback! It’s truly appreciated! All the love 💕

[@a.arizpe3536]

I'm kinda late for this but congrats on your babies! They're so cute! And really nice video! Sugar Cloud is my favorite RTC song :)

[@singwithAshley]

Awe thank you so much for watching! I hope I did it justice!

[@generaldudd7381]

The rhing is Karnak said her favorite ride is the Cyclone before her monolog 😢

[@bellaorsmth]

fall fair ride when??💯💯

[@bellaorsmth]

CONGRATS BTWW

[@singwithAshley]

🫡

[@prettyswagngl3706]

Omg I feel like I’m showing my aunt my new interest and like trying to get her approval, amazing videos 👍👍👍

[@singwithAshley]

Am I the aunt?? Thank you for watching!!

[@lindsayschuster302]

Omg you saying you love constance made me think of Ocean right before "I love you guuuuuuuys"

[@s04p11]

Constance has the same birthday as me haha (we also share the same problems too)

[@gabzzerzz4637]

YOUR MAKEUP LOOKS AMAZING IN THIS

[@audreyprimate]

i love how at the end she calls it sound cloud

[@singwithAshley]

I accidentally labeled the video that too! #MomBrain #whatDayIsIt?

[@stynx_quietus2092]

I’d recommend fall fair suite, all of them sing in it so you get to really hear their voices together 🙏

[@sierramarie1698]

Hii I love your videos, you should listen to fall fair suite!! Also your babies are so cute, are they twins?

[@singwithAshley]

HII! Thank you so much for watching! And FFS is totally on the list! We want this ride to be complete! Also, yes, they are twins!

[@alannamulligan]

You should listen to "This song is awesome" Its from Ride the Cyclone !! 🤗

[@singwithAshley]

🫡

[@justlikekristen5942]

ur babies are so cute omg and im so glad ur back!!! u should react to dead mom!

[@singwithAshley]

Glad to be back! Thank you for watching!

[@lillywalker8464]

3:15 you should know by now that this musical is about dead kids

[@kaiisstars]

hi! could you react to some of the other songs such as: (the opening songs;) - fall fair suite - uranium suite - waiting for the drop - tragic fact (other rtc songs;) - it’s not a game/it’s just a ride - the new birthday song - this song is awesome I really hope you see this! I love your ride the cyclone videos ^^

[@okay._.._.9351]

Sugar Cloud 😭

[@gi4nn1s20]

I clicked jn like 0.1 secs! Loving the content!

[@lemonleviart2121]

you should watch life on mars from the lazarus musical ! the actor was only 15 when she was in it

[@singwithAshley]

I issue this song to my students a ton! It was refreshing to hear Sophia Anne Caruso’s clear voice after all that rasping in Beetlejuice!

[@Saki_IkeaStore]

ITSS BEE. SO LONG ARTGG 😭😭

[@singwithAshley]

🤣 this message gave me an option to translate to English 🤣🤣🤣

[@Saki_IkeaStore]

@@singwithAshley HELJP LOLL

[@Cyberpixxxie]

PLEASE IM BEGGING react to Lizzie the Musical vocals!

[@singwithAshley]

Lizzie Maguire?

[@Cyberpixxxie]

@@singwithAshley oh my goodness thank you for responding 😭 Lizzie Borden

[@lemonleviart2121]

you should react to killing a little time from the lazarus musical too ! its a very underrated musical and was one of david bowies final projects

[@singwithAshley]

I really enjoy “ life on mats” from this show! I’ll give it a listen!

[@Kaiisdoingdru6s]

you should react to a heathers song, maybe freeze your brain or dead girl walking :)

[@sophiehilde323]

Congrats on the twins Ashley! So happy for you! I totally missed this series, thanks for coming back! Hope you are doing well xoxo!

[@FilmingWithEllie]

Love watching your reactions to this music & congrats on the two little ones!! I was wondering if you have a contact email, as i’m looking for some work experience and would love to edit your next couple videos for free & was wondering if you’d be interested ☺️