Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525 (REACTION) with my wife

[@endapian]

Only 60 years and the lyrics become true.......!!!! Amazing!

[@bigbow62]

Believe it or not back in 69' on average.... they cared more about each other and the future of our planet than people do today ! 🌎

[@simon2077]

BINGO! I was a senior in H.S. in 1969. Back then music was designed more to make us think. Nowdays we live in a very selfish world. Back then people were by far much more concerned about our planet. When you have so many who are uneducated all this is very low on the totem pole. Unfortunately. I'm thankful I won't be around to see it.

[@KamikazeWeed]

@@simon2077 Concerned is different than actions, just because you shut your eyes and wont see doesnt mean nothing is happening. If any of you really ever cared about our planet it wouldnt be in this condition the first place.

[@leecowell8165]

A LOT MORE!

[@josephsmith9059]

I'm 71 now and I listen to this in the early 1970 it's a real History lesson thank you

[@josephsmith9059]

I still listen to it a good song even today

[@lindamartin4927]

Zager and Evans was an American duo and this song came out around the time I was a junior in high school which was 1969. I love this song. When you are that young you don't think about how gloomy they are picturing the future, you just love the music and keep singing. Now being a LOT older the lyrics seem to mean more as some of it seems like it may be our future. Thanks for this one. Brings back lots of memories.

[@productofthesixties4139]

Excellent response. Couldn't agree more. Haven't seen this particular video but the imagery goes well with the haunting music.

[@glendalangley1877]

Same here. I automatically loved it but didn’t especially pay that much to the lyrics way back then. I still love it and now it all makes sense.

[@zorosenor4900]

Its a warning pay attention 2 it !

[@tombrunholtz1063]

Who would have guessed that 2 teenagers from Nebraska could see that far into the future.

[@denisetinto1828]

"If woman can survive"? Today there is even an argument about what it means to be a woman. This song was almost prophetic in nature. It is extremely moving and powerful in its message. I would imagine a lot of people are intrigued if just hearing for the first time in the current world environment. 🇨🇦🥇🔥👍🎯💖

[@54nomore]

The video is from the 1929 silent movie "Metropolis." This great and haunting futuristic song on the coming downfall of mankind was written and performed 54 years ago. Was written back in 1969 and performed by Zager & Evans in 1969 too. It is one of the most clairvoyant and prophetic songs ever written. It boggles my mind of how prophetic they were in this song and how many of their predictions have come to pass. Great reaction to one of the greatest classic songs ever written.

[@diannecardenas9866]

The lyrics are so haunting. I heard this song in the 60's. The lyrics have stayed with me since then.

[@DavidBrown-ut5qi]

What a good reaction , I was working in a butcher's shop in 1969 in Wales. u k and this song came on the radio, I could not get it out of my head, now its 2023 and I regularly listen to it. All the best from Gorslas South West Wales. U K. :)

[@87ventus]

Man ,your wife has this song down... She's right on target. Awesome reaction.✌️

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

The lyrics are absolutely spectacular but the music is actually matching it!

[@dagmar.6954]

Zager & Evans were an American rock-pop duo active during the late 60's-70's. This futuristic song "In The Year 2525" was their biggest hit in 1969 so they are often classified as a one-hit wonder.

[@icmman7]

they were a 1 hit wonder, i was 11 when this song was released in summer of 1969.

[@Elaine8492]

Zager guitars are not only beautifully crafted but their playability and sound are superior to most (if not all) top brands. Maybe in the year 2525, and if I'm still alive, I'll be able to afford another one❤.

[@safespacebear]

In the 80s on a Little Rock radio station there was a DJ who had a late night show and would play odd songs. My parents and i were in the car headed home from a party in the early morning hours and i heard this song. I searched for it for like 15 years and finally met someone who knew it. It was pre internet so there was no google But that's the power of a song...even as a child with no ideas about music this song haunted me

[@gixxerboy555]

Rick Evans wrote this song to warn mankind of the dangers of technologie..it was 6 weeks #1 in American Billboards..back in 1969..

[@johnmarengo3988]

The song is from '69. The video is edited copy of the movie Fritz Lang's Metropolis, a silent film in 1920's. Yes, how did they know a hundred years ago? Because similar things were happening on a smaller level

[@debb713]

You both are gentle souls, love all your reactions.

[@cowboy1165]

It's like an Orwellian style song (George Orwell) using song lyrics and visuals to send a message to the listener. Thank you for the song choice and reaction. Have a good day.

[@dougfriendly7676]

This is one of my favorite songs of the late '60s. I've been listening to it for over 50 years! Nice to see you feature it among your reactions.

[@TOSStarTrek]

The movie is Metropolis (1927). Considered by many as the first true Sci-fi movie. A landmark film of the time.

[@brendagrothier967]

In 1969 there was a large group of people who were concerned with social issues... The environment etc.

[@davidw.hulbertiv5211]

Really appreciate your perspective on this... Your reaction shows the same uneasiness I feel each time I listen to it...

[@rayvanhorn1534]

I remember when I first heard this. My brother had the 45 record, I knew even as a kid the lyrics were haunting. So powerful, thought-provoking & can be applied every single decade. So glad y'all discussed the meaning of this .

[@johnnyturner8514]

And to think they have found humans that are 10,000 years old. I also remember this when it came out, I was 14 getting ready for high school. You just sing along til one day it hits you. There was a lot of great music come out of the 60s. Does anyone remember Sock hops and bubble gum music?

[@susangille7255]

I remember hearing and liking this song which came out in 1969. what a delightful Flash from the past this was, sad and dark though it is.

[@kenthompson5723]

The song's lyrics were written by a poet. The function of a poet is to see into the future. And that's what makes this song, also called ""Exordium & Terminus" so powerful. That apocalyptic, forlorn background music perfectly blends with the lyrics, creating a song that has endured for over fifty years, and has been covered by over 60 artists and translated into 7 languages.

[@carolnoble4344]

Metropolis the silent film was done in the 1930s and was ahead of its time re the making of robots. The film is a great start for the song. 1969 was the year my husband, who is now dead, and I made this song our own IVF is tge same as choosing your own child from a glass tube. So many divorces now so many people don't think they need a spouse. We are being told to be worried about climate change and are not to be seen in the countryside or rural areas only in cities. These are just a few things the song is suggesting. That is why both are still relevant.

[@craigplatel813]

Metropolis is from 1927

[@da90sReAlvloc]

The video is from a 1920s German expression film called. Metropolis. By Fritz Lang

[@houseofbaboshka6456]

I loved watching you both and your wifes reaction was brilliant. You have a cool Mrs.🌻

[@tchampagne1494]

This song came out in the late 60s. So much of what they predicted is happening today, machines have taken over many of the jobs and we take pills to alter our moods. This was a time when the first sheep "Dollie" was cloned.

[@LindaVernon]

I had heard and appreciated this song since it came out in 1969, but I had never seen the video. I would say the question is not how could they predict so much of the future, but how we missed all the clues in the speculative films from the 20's. There was a lot of hope in the 60s about changes in the future, especially if we were warned of a future without those changes. Seems they could have started with "I the year *2025*

[@tommyhughes2264]

That was my reaction when i first heard this song, how did the know because it's happening already.They talk about man in 10,000 years and yet we already know that this planet is dying and we are all living now on borrowed time.

[@ericnordstrom4335]

The film you are watching is made in Germany and it is called Metropolis. It is a silent movie but was very powerful for the audience. Some of the lyrics in the video are actually coming true now. When they mention about machines doing things for people this already happening for example computers, tablets and phones are able to order and send things to your home by pushing a few buttons. I just wanted to say hello from Canada!

[@catcav29]

I was a teen when this came out. It was on the heels of the tv show Star Trek. I remember singing along to this. Still enjoy it but amazed at the insight. TYFS

[@joycejean-baptiste6285]

I grew up listening to this music on the radio. The Vietnam war was going on. Space travel was going on. I was 12 years old in 1969 when I heard this on the radio. Thanks for the video. What was going on in the world back then made this song apropos.

[@johnmarengo3988]

the video is from an old, old movie called Metropolis by director Fritz Lang, which was about the future, and that vid was made in the '20's

[@00kt86]

Dark, dark song, but I've loved it for years. Prophetic.

[@RR-vz2ld]

I took note of this song when it first came out, I'm that old, and it has been one of my all time favorites all these years. One of those where it seemed like someone was seeing the future.

[@MerchantOfAlba]

Agreed! Thank you for sharing! 😊

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[@leecowell8165]

Yep.. YOU need to listen to these lyrics! Years ahead of its time. Think about it. This was back in the SIXTIES! When this came out I was in my mid 20's and my parents were in their mid 40's but when I bought this record (on a 45 vinyl) I told them YOU need to listen to this! But you guys may wanna sit down for this. After it played my Mom couldn't even talk. Blown away... totally. I was recently playing this and my neighbor heard it. She's in her mid 50's she'd never heard it. She said WOW I need to record this! So I replayed it for her up close and personal like. She started crying like a baby. Yeah I had to take her phone and control it as she completely lost it. "Here I'll burn a CD for you". I don't have a player I told her to get one... yeah CD's are forever (and they're the ONLY recording media that is).

[@rickcarter7495]

this always has been 1 of my favorite songs. I remember listening to this in my Dad's truck on an 8-track tape. it is amazing how even 53 years ago they actually said a few things that have sort of happened....and looks like we are headed toward it.

[@rebeccawilson9933]

This is a great song. I was a baby when this came out and I have lived it ever since. The lyrics are indeed very gloomy, I think it was written as a cautionary tale. If we don't straighten up this will happen. Unfortunately, as is true for most of these warnings, it has been ignored and we are moving too rapidly towards this bleak prediction. You can look to the past and see the future, humans tend to live the same story without learning our lesson. I loved your reaction, and this is a wonderful song. I enjoy how expressive you are., I have to say, if English is not your native language, I am quite impressed with your fluency. You are well spoken no matter what.

[@MerchantOfAlba]

Thank you so much for your kind words! And we agree with everything you said said above about how the world going in a very dark direction, but us people are missing all the signs. This song is timeless! Can be easily applied to today's world! Have a nice day and stay safe! 😊

[@bertstevens5368]

I heard it 1970

[@johnmaloney5912]

Your wife was so on point when she said that when we’re younger we’re not able to understand the message, it’s so true. Another song with a deep meaning is Pink Floyd’s Time, never grasped the message till later on in life.

[@rogeriooliveira3980]

A song from the past. Made to our days....or to the future to come

[@timothymyers6827]

This came out a LONG time ago. I was in High School, late 1960's.....................

[@mustangbill65]

This song came out in my day..And you have to come and realize..It's all in God's hands..Focus on that !!!

[@willasacco9898]

I feel the same way. I have heard this song, maybe 60 or 70 times, and still has some eerie, disturbing effect. I think that it actually scared me when I first heard it as a young teenager. It is completely unique. I never thought of it that way, but you are right that the lyrics and melody clash, which makes it more powerful.

[@chall3018]

Oh my gosh this was blast from the past!! I was only 8 when this song came out, but I remember listening to it when I was a teenager and honestly, not much since then. Wow...thank you so much for doing this one!!!

[@richardcramer1604]

I love this version of the video of "In the Year 2525" using scenes from the fantastic silent dystopian movie "Metropolis"; of course in 1969 they didn't make a video for the song so we just heard the audio and made up visions in our head. There is another version that I'm quite fond of which uses scenes from the movie "Lucy". I like both that one and this one.

[@FeguerFineArt]

Zager builds custom acoustic guitars now and I have one, they play and sound beautiful. This song came out in 1969.

[@jonbrooks5246]

#1 for several weeks!

[@peteanthony7638]

The video are clips from a German film made in 1927 called Metropolis the song 40 years later how well they go together

[@wardandrew23412]

I was in 5th grade when this song played on the radio. It quickly became one of my favorites.

[@patticrichton1135]

This song was released summer of 1969, it was all over the radio when my parents, sister and I took a month long road trip across the U.S. I had just graduated from Kent State University, and this song gave me the creeps.....not a great future. It STILL gives me the creeps. The video is scenes from the 1920s silent movie "Metropolis" which was about a dystopian future. I have seen the movie and it is creepy too, but very interesting

[@allenlandis9686]

The Movie in the Video was made in 1925 and the song In the year 2525 was recorded in 1965 the really told about the future

[@bigchefee]

I was 10yrs old when this song came out. the music is so amazing, even to this date. But the lyirics have become so fightening these day. song makes more sence now than then to me. God Bless Us all . One of my fav songs of the times.

[@janicelucas8561]

Grew up with this song in the '60's. Didn't understand what they were talking about back then, BUT now makes more sense. Their idea of the future, pretty much dead on. Great song!!!

[@remmymafia3889]

First time watching your KZbin channel- and I actually was perusing all the video presenters such as your wife and you, and came upon two incredibly, socially relevant songs from the 60's. This one, was released in 1969, and the two individuals (Zager and Evans) who recorded this one hit wonder, (but a masterpiece nonetheless) were like a streaking comet in space, as their releases other than this one, never registered on the charts. The other song, which, you both will enjoy, is a song released in 1967 by an individual named Barry McGuire, called "Eve Of Destruction". Please locate that one, if for no other reason than to enjoy yourself. I loved the sincere interchange between both of you- very encouraging to see and hear.

[@adam.4487]

The ending is what is most powerful. I'm writing this one week until Earth Day. What has man taken from earth, what have we put back? Only our dead bodies.

[@waynejones1054]

I bought this record in 1969. Loved it then and I still love it for all the reasons you've said. 👍👍

[@bradlaurain5887]

I am 70 yrs old during this time when this song came out, we were not sure of the future, will history repeat itself?

[@petecraig9666]

Remember it in 3rd grade. Played it on music day for my class. Even back then it was profound in my young mind and in some ways influential.

[@stevebendel]

Lol I’m from the future, and your Chanel is still going strong

[@Lugnut73]

for me to think of the "future" i'm thinking 5-10 years. but to think 10,000 years into the future is mind boggling. the 1st time i heard this song, i became a fan. great reaction to a great song! 👍

[@judydavis7993]

Boy does that song bring back a lot of memories. I think I have an old vinyl 45 of this somewhere. Yes it was a pretty depressing kind of song and of course at 16 we couldn't even think of being around in the year 2022? 🤣

[@dougtripp2431]

I believe the main message of this song is what happens when people think that mankind should be determined by science, not by a moral/ethical foundation and framework. Just because we can do something through science, doesn't mean we should.

[@davidrudd9846]

Not bad for a couple of farm boys from Nebraska!!

[@thomasjacques5286]

The song was released in 1969.

[@janetlawson4482]

I remember hearing this as a very young child, such an upbeat musical background to extremely serious lyrics, as a toddler I liked the song, as a 50+ it’s scary. But the condition of the world is scary.

[@liszacharysmith]

Metropolis! Silent film from 1927!!

[@bartek3725]

And in this oryginal film there was a videocall :o , in 1927...

[@ernestobernard1424]

I was ten years old when this song came out. I loved it then as I do today. Everything they sang about was a warning of the things to come and it’s been and are being manifested today. I would say that we as human beings have fast tracked this song cause of technology. We’ve fast tracked it by five half a century almost that it’s mind boggling to think that we have cell phone and other electronic gadgets for our convenience today. From test tube babies to AI and robots and soon flying cars to blue beams and talks about going to Mars and space travel its just unbelievable how quickly we’ve pushed the envelope. And to not forget and adding God in the song is letting us know that there is still hope. And hope will save us from this world.

[@markmurphy558]

I have to say I am really enjoying your channel. You have such a wonderful European view point which is so refreshing for an American of a certain age. Where are you guys from.

[@MerchantOfAlba]

Hello and thank you kindly. I'm Polish and Andrei is Romanian 😊

[@missdeebates]

The visuals are taken from the Fritz Lang silent movie METROPOLIS, which you must watch. The song 2525 was released in 1969.

[@Human2Ai2030]

LSD allows you to see the future 😉😅🤣 I Love it ! The song that is 😉

[@yayamii]

I’m pretty sure that you were already told, but man, you look exactly like young Saruman! By the way, one of my all time favorite songs!

[@sr71ablackbird]

the video are segments from a movie called `metropolis'

[@Wallace1272]

THIS SONG CAME OUT ON July 12, 1969. I WAS 12.🖤💜🤎❤💛💔💔💔.

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

I really enjoyed your reaction to a great song! the song was so insightful and scary!

[@joepollard3228]

The video consists of clips from the silent movie "Metropolis". The song is 65 years old.

[@richg0404]

It's easy to be effected by the video along with the song but they weren't created together. The song was written in 1968 by Rick Evans and much later someone paired the song with this video which is from the 1929 silent movie Metropolis which was one of the first "science fiction" futuristic movies.

[@brucemiller3405]

This song came out the same year I entered Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE, where Zager and Evans attended and met each other. The song was on the radio and has been in our minds ever since. Interestingly, not much reference to Zager and Evans on the campus, which I visit a couple times each year. No need, in a lot of people's head.

[@HalkerVeil]

It's starting to become popular again because what they said is becoming truth in some way or another.

[@reymonti5504]

Loved song, very popular in Perú at that time.

[@davidcollver6155]

The 1927 movie was added to the music many many many years later after 1969 they were put together to make this music video.

[@johnsavio4601]

You guys are funny as hell I was laughing the whole time😂

[@icmman7]

i memorized every word to this song and still know them verbatim.

[@Dan-un4jy]

To understand this song you must know the era, and preferable lived it to feel what it mimicked to some. It addressed so many humanitarian issues that it was universal to adaptation. This was a powerful song to many young men. Eighteen years old and about to be kidnapped into military service. Indoctrinated patriotism. Sinfully accomplished with an unethical lottery that left the affluent children untouched. Powerful men in America found a reason to hate enough to 'fabricate' a war. The war machine agreed. Every boy needed a uniform, a weapon, and ammo. 'Bodies for Bullets' profit was more important than life. (still is today) This song asks for reasoning. The dead look for God's retribution. This song appears to relate in how long that can take. When I saw Dominica's facial and head shake reaction (7:40 ) to "Maybe it was only yesterday?" it spoke for her. Maybe it is only yesterday? If humanity doesn't wake up from this mechanical slumber it's in .... yesterday becomes today.

[@johngibson7693]

All young people need to watch this video as a warning. But I fear the Genie is out of the bottle.

[@redcan5254]

05:41 ... And there Lies the Million Dollar Question ... Who are these ... Love the Reaction (!!) ... July 20 2022 (23:51 hrs)

[@jimmymccarter1140]

Such a cute couple!

[@teecup89]

It's a powerful song.

[@firstnamelastname9013]

👏👏👍👍

[@llschnitz]

Whoever decided to pair the video with this song is an absolute genius. The lyrics themselves are creepy, ominous, and disturbing, and so is the video. Paired together, they are a bit terrifying, especially the part where the corpses are playing pan flutes like some kind of demonic pied piper. Terrible warnings about the dehumanization of technology, reminiscent of when Robert Oppenheimer, one of the creators of the first atomic bomb, who when witnessing its detonation, famously quoted a Hindu scripture and said, "“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds".

[@mikedeer2641]

this song came out in 1969 when i was 12 yrs old

[@matthewm9666]

Released in 1969. Fun fact: 1+9+6+9 = 25 ...Two contributing musicians, Q.E.D. 2525

[@gillianmcmullan6023]

As prophetic and a warning as 1984.

[@joerenaud8292]

Interesting contrast is the black and white film they used for this song was a juxtaposition because those scenes came from the 1927 movie, "Metropolis", which was a very long silent movie about a robot that could steal the hearts of men and corrupt them.

[@michaelnoviello6302]

Nice work guys!!!......To change up a bit, Please try "Changes" by Loggins and Messina!...Please!

[@lennonmccartney5222]

1969...... adelanta la tecnologia , ciencia excelente tema , estaba en secundaria cuando la escuche por primera vez excelente recuerdo un grandioso tema

[@radionetuhf3397]

Я обратил внимание, что люди НЕ СЛУШАЮТ МУЗЫКУ и ТЕКСТ, а комментируют видеоКЛИП! Эта песня настолько крутая, что , ОБЫЧНО, не заходит с первого раза...ведь смотрите в суть, в философский посыл автора...вот это круто - увидеть будущее из 1969г!!!!

[@MrShuer57]

The video was an old movie, the song was edited to movie later by by someone on you tube

[@craigplatel813]

The video uses scenes from fritz Lang's 1927 classic film metropolis

[@michaelvincent8208]

Those earbuds you are wearing. I made a set of those in 1972.