Jimmy Bates one of their videographers did the editing for this and all of their Quarantine videos. He is so creative and managed to make all the quarantine videos interesting even though they recorded in separate locations. He walked the guys through what he wanted each of them to do, advised them on lighting, then he put it together. I love Jimmy.

@ruthcurfman7532

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - have always been so impressed with the quarantine videos!

@susanhorn4325

Жыл бұрын

Jimmy is a genius! I’m still in awe when I watch the Meet in the Middle video and I’ve watched it dozens and dozens of times!

@tonyfro23

Жыл бұрын

He's a genius

@KalaBearer

Жыл бұрын

Hat's off then to Jimmy Bates, with a name like that he could have been on the BIlly-oh-T

@caseyl9906

Жыл бұрын

Very well done videos during a pandemic! All I have seen from Home Free videos is interesting and well thought. Gotta give their producer Daren some love as well.

calling Leave Her, Johnny a break up sea shanty is actually fairly accurate all things considered. It's a sad song about having to leave their ship. It's normally not done with a tempo this fast but I kinda like it

@galadballcrusher8182

Жыл бұрын

Certainly fitting, cause as far i know it is played whenever British Navy retires a ship

@Crybaby-Media

Жыл бұрын

My favourite shanty by far . Man I love that song

@nickvandergragt653

Жыл бұрын

@@Crybaby-Media The "leave her" shanty is called a pump out song that was used when a trip was over and the crew left the ship The bilges where pumped by hand to dry the ship out before refit. So to say "its time for us to leave her". refers to the crew leaving the ship after a long trip. It was alos done much more slowly than is done here.

@xXBurnoutXxYT

11 ай бұрын

Core memory of playing assassins creed black flag and having that banger come on!

Adam is a major Dungeons and Dragons master, lots of medieval like cups and chalices, etc. Was perfect for this.

@sarahkinsey5434

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait for Elizabeth to watch Brother where they're all LARPing

@ashleyinskeep6914

Жыл бұрын

He's a DM?? Oof he just got cooler.

This was Chance's idea. He has done a couple sea shanty songs with The Hound and The Fox and thought it would be fun to do a medley. The Hound and The Fox wrote an original Sea Shanty, A Whistling Lad last year with a part specifically for Chance.

@aaronburdon221

Жыл бұрын

I'd recommend Hound and Fox to her as well. His voice compliments hers but hers is quite piercing.

@ragilmaulanasaputra9846

Жыл бұрын

Please react Iris - goo goo dolls (orchestra cover version) her voice is unique as in the movie surely you like

@owlplaysgames3910

Жыл бұрын

I’d be so excited if she discovered Hound and Fix soon!

Home Free put out an entire album (20tracks) during lockdown, most of them with the members seperated like this one. Very creative the way they put the video's together. Thanks again for the reaction!

"What will we do with the drunken sailor? Put him in charge of an Exxon tanker!" (Probably too long ago for most of your audience.)

@justinjohnson7250

Жыл бұрын

The Exxon Valdez March 24, 1989. Prince William Sound, Alaska.

@jamesroe8159

2 ай бұрын

lol good one

@whysrumgone

Ай бұрын

I love this, though "In command" both scans better, and is more authentic for a shanty. I'd swap it in for the longboat verse.

@World-Sojourner.22

Күн бұрын

❤ I remember…

I was just at their concert last night and it was fantastic. Every bit as good live as they are on video! They even used this as one of the close out numbers.

@barefootalien

Жыл бұрын

Aren't they incredible? I was at the seventh show of the Dive Bar Saints tour in Tucson AZ, and they totally blew me away!

@dennislloyd4018

Жыл бұрын

i went to their concert this past friday night was my first HF live event won't be the last!

As a self confessed, Home Fry Super Fan, I've seen this probably 100 times! Elizabeh, you amaze me how you can go over it in one reaction and still pull so much out of it that I never caught. I LOVE it when you cover Home Free, my favorite group! Saw them in concert last weekend! OMG, it was a greeeeat show! Thanks for all you do!

As a true Canadian "Maritimer" who spent a good part of his young summer-life sailing the South Shore of Nova Scotia, THANK YOU, Elizabeth!! One of my two favorite sea shanties, ever!! "Bravo-Zulu!" 🤙⚓️🛟

@tarazeda9046

Жыл бұрын

Maritimes represent! It's been amusing watching the rest of the world discover shanties.

Did you notice they captured all of the songs in the ending conclusion to the medley? This was brillantly done and so much fun. Loved how you picked up on so many aspects to what was transpiring as this presentation was so full of things both vocally and performance wise...........

Good luck figuring out how to make Adam Rupp's castanet sounds! He never stops blowing my mind with effects like that. and it is hard to imagine anyone else duplicating some of what he does. Meanwhile, the only thing I love better than Home Free's sea shanty video is watching you react to it. You are always a delight to watch, and definitely one of the very best reaction channels on YoutTube.

We saw them perform this live in December, Tim's bass is felt as much as heard and I watched Adam trying to see how the castinets were made and it still doesn't compute in my brain. Such talented men and so personable too

@jasonsexton8869

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what exactly he's doing, but the agility of that man's tongue is astounding.

@davelindstrom6005

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonsexton8869 - That's what SHE said!😁😁😁😂😂🤣🤣

@jasonsexton8869

Жыл бұрын

@@davelindstrom6005 Not even going to complain about that, lol. Even I can admit his significant other is probably a very lucky woman as long as she can put up with the antics of him and the rest of them.

@strandalx

5 ай бұрын

Seeing this live would've been a dream come through. They're SOO amazingly good

How good are these guys? The fun & energy in this is infectious. This was done during quarantine so none of the guys were even together. The editing of this was great & was done in the Tik Tok style. Love all the guys parts, with Tim's rumbling bass underlying it all. And Adam's beatboxing is phenomenal as always including sea swells & castanets. Amazing how he increased the tempo from one song to another.

Fun reaction - they were very creative during that period. The video for "Meet in the Middle" (and the song) is still one of my favourites from Home Free.

@susanhorn4325

Жыл бұрын

Meet in the Middle is such a clever video. Mesmerizing to watch!

This is so much fun. Adam's castanets made me rewind many times to make sure that was really what I was hearing. Seems like he can do anything. I think he was the 'wave machine', too.

@cindyknudson2715

Жыл бұрын

The waves breaking against the bow 🙂

@johntucker4296

Жыл бұрын

Yes, of course, he's the "wave machine". Recall that he did the "jet flyover" at the end of 'God Bless the USA" with Lee Greenwood.

@kmwwrench

Жыл бұрын

@@johntucker4296 Is there anything he can't do? We have every kind of drum, every kind of cymbal, jet planes, waves, wind, insects, castanets, carillon bells....

@johntucker4296

Жыл бұрын

@@kmwwrench not very fair, is it.

@kmwwrench

Жыл бұрын

@@johntucker4296 And, good grief, I forgot the world famous harmonica! And the steel guitar. Just can't get over him.

I've never seen some one enjoy a song so much as The Charismatic Voice. Such a pleasure to watch some one experience pure bliss and joy!

I saw this when it first came out, it immediately struck me how good they did in those early years of lockdown, I really appreciated having this to listen to when things were all going insane out in the world

@super_siri

Жыл бұрын

They saved our sanity.

You should check out The Longest Johns if you enjoy these sea shanties. Brilliant vocal group that first brought my attention to Wellerman.

I kinda got the impression YOU LIKED IT 😂👍👍 This one they sometimes use as their "encore" song in their oncerts.....this one get the audience on their feet and clapping along and they encourage the audience sometimes to sing along....smart choices as it makes that audience delirious - they're going crazy and everyone has a smile on their face.

If anyone is interested, there's a group who go by the name Fisherman's Friends, based in the southwest of England. Listen to them and you get truly authentic shanties. There was a movie made about them if you want to look it up

@mikesocci5773

Ай бұрын

I love that group! I had no idea anyone else has heard of them! Let alone listen to them! 😂😂😂

@colrhodes377

Ай бұрын

@@mikesocci5773 I have been aware of them for many moons.

We got to hear this live last night. We got to go to their concert in Orange, TX last night. It was unbelievable that the sounds they can make are so tight. Tim's bass notes literally rattled the place. You could feel the rumble in your chest he got so low. Adam's beatboxing can't be enjoyed to its fullest unless you hear and feel it live. This concert is a homecoming for Tim. He's from these parts. We are in what's called The Golden Triangle and we live in it in the Beaumont part of it. Tim is from Nederland, TX which is just south of us about ten miles or so. We really enjoyed the concert, just wish it had been a few hours longer. LOL I hope you get to see them live if you haven't already. They put on a heck of a party. That's their word instead of a concert. We love your reactions and look forward to seeing them in our feed.

14:11 the castanets sent you through a myriad of emotions so quickly, he really is SO good at doing those effects!

These guys can do no wrong when it comes to singing ❤️

Love, love, love your reactions. Thank you so much. I know that you'll be blown away and have tons to talk about when you see Home Free's "I Can't Outrun You". Another brainchild of Adam Chance who takes the lead. The video was also his idea and is so original and with the music stunning. Doesn't get reacted to a lot, but those that do are sometimes at a loss for words. Wouldn't happen to you though. But it is a rare melancholy Home Free.

@robert2salley894

Жыл бұрын

Amazing video. Listened to the Trace Atkins original. Home Free was faiithful to the original, yet so how added so much more....

@ruthcurfman7532

Жыл бұрын

I agree, a great song!

You just introduced me to something in the song that I missed the previous 50 gagillion times that I listened to it... the sound of the waves back and forth, just wow. Appreciate you and thanks bunches!

Couple years of watching and I still laugh at her genuine giggle and reaction to certain things and almost always home free.

Home Sea? Free Shanty? Anyway, this is one of those songs where as soon as it came out I thought "Elizabeth MUST analyze this!!" It took longer than I thought, but man, was it worth the wait!! ❤️👍 Also, now that you've got your pirate groove going, might I suggest checking out the band Alestorm? They are a Scottish band led by Christopher Bowes, the songwriter/mastermind that brought us Gloryhammer. Instead of epic fantasy metal, however, Alestorm play super-catchy "Pirate Metal" with topics like questing for treasure "Over the Seas", fighting Krakens (Leviathan, Death Throes of the Terror Squid), a sailor getting his limbs blown off and replaced with wooden ones (Wooden Leg), then taking real limbs from his assailants to replace the wooden ones only to have the new appendages turn on him (Wooden Leg 2: The Woodening), to getting drunk (most of the rest of their discography, lol). For a reaction, I would suggest Magnetic North or Zombies Ate My Pirate Ship because they have the most vocal variety.

@Belphegorite

Жыл бұрын

I was trying to figure out what the hell was going on in the Magnetic North video until I read a comment about it being a parody of a Lady Gaga video. I watched hers, then went back to watch Alestorm and could not stop laughing!

Never get tired of Home Free. :) One can hope that you some day will do a reaction of American Pie, which they recorded with the one and only Don McLean, and also a reaction of Folsom Prison Blues.

@archangelscalling

Жыл бұрын

Both fantastic songs and defenitly worth checking out. 😀

I've been missing your analysis of accapella music, specifically home free and voiceplay. Thank you for this.

Elizabeth breaking down Adam Rupp (a favorite tenor) vocal techniques, always makes me so happy. Rupp’s phenomenal Do you hear what I hear is my favorite cover of all time! It’s on your list I hope.

@donnam5891

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, I think its my favourite of theirs also. The arrangement is so complex and special. Well done, Adam Rupp. I also love this medley. I think they are all dressed in sailor costumes (not just pirate)from various eras. Sea shanties were actually work songs meant to help with the heavy lifting & boring work & also as entertainment for all those lonely months at sea. Love your reactions and analysis, mate. I learn so much!💕

I got to see them perform this live last April and it was incredible. If you ever get the opportunity to see them live I highly recommend it, they put on an amazing show

Here I go again making the same recommendation, haha….you really must do Home Free’s cover of “Brother in Arms”. It’s absolutely amazing.

Love that you came back to Home Free! Thanks Elizabeth!

Tim Foust is appearing on The Bass Gang’s newest song if you want to check out a great new acapella group.

I don't watch a lot of reaction videos of yours but when I do I laugh so much because you have so much fun, your laugh is infectious and you are so very knowledgeable about music, love your videos, keep them coming!

There is a KZread video of Maggie Baugh, a guest artist on tour with them, pranked them by coming out dressed as a pirate at the start of this song. Listening to them trying to sing this while laughing is funny

It is always a pleasure to be here and love music with the charismatic voice! ❤!

I think you are brilliant and as a vocalist my self I am fascinated and mesmerized by your musical knowledge and your effervescent form of presentation conveying your analysis and thoughts ! I am so glad I discovered your KZread channel The Charismatic Voice! And to now be a part of the community! Thank you Rob

Did you notice how the tempo increased with each medley, and Tim filmed in a boat outside. Very, Very good!

This is the first I've heard this song and it's great! So much fun! Thank you for choosing to cover this one on your channel! :D

Hooked on a Feeling (feat. Tim Foust) this takes the classic song and flips it on its ear

For those who will inevitably wonder. "Leave Her Johnny" is a shanty that was often sung in response to coming back from a long voyage. The lyrics reference how miserable the conditions were on the voyage and call to the sailors, "Johhny" that it is time to leave "her", the ship behind.

Tim really anchors this medley with his bass line, t's always what stands out for me. He gives them a foundation to build and play off of.

@super_siri

Жыл бұрын

100% agreed

Love watching you giggle at some of the grunts they did (I do the same thing because it’s so perfectly timed)! So glad you checked this one out - it’s one of their most popular, and it’s apparently trending a lot in TikTok dancing shorts. In Leave Her Johnny, the “her” that is being left is most likely the ship. Early lyrics are “Tomorrow you will get your pay/and it’s time for us to leave her.” Adam is a dungeon master in D & D (check out his persona in Brothers, if you haven’t already seen it) and paints miniatures for that hobby (you can actually see part of his collection in one of their quarantine videos), so him having props like sculls and different “pirate” goblets isn’t unheard of for many serious gamers. And, yes, those were castanets he was mimicking. He’s simply amazingly talented (they all are)! Loved your reaction!

As someone wrote on the comments for that video, Tim just chills in the Mariana trench the entire time. The layering on that version is epic. This is the list of Shanties: 0:00 - The Wellerman 0:50 - Drunken Sailor 1:17 - Leave Her Johnny 1:48 - Cape Cod 2:21 - Santianna 3:40 - Medley They've altered lyrics in a couple of place, but those are the ones.

Almost as much joy from watching the expressions on your face as witnessing the immense talent of these guys. Thank you, Elizabeth

Re "leave her Johnny": when I could do the folk thing I always thought that it wasn't a breaking-up song but a ship-breaking-up song (time to abandon ship). But apparently this was a traditional song for telling the bosses what for at the end of a journey - there are other verses about awful bosses, pay, food & maintenance. I guess the need for unions is perrenial 😄 Thank you for reminding me of this medley and also how much I used to enjoy making folk music

I’m here for the 1:31 laugh. Always gets me. XD love these reactions!

It just struck me that Rob's voice is perfect to cover old Glenn Yarbrough songs.

🏴‍☠Arrr, Charismatic Capt'n Elizabeth, heave the anchor, set the reaction sails and release the Kraken 🏴‍☠

@joergojschaefer3521

Жыл бұрын

And of course an Arrrr for first mate Mister McCune and first gunner "Toothless" Mycroft McCune 🏴‍☠🏴‍☠

Your reaction to this great medley was so much fun !!! I smiled all the way through, so enjoyed your amazement to Adams unbelievable sounds that he can make. The guys really outdid themselves on this one !!

I love her excitement when listening to music. She is a great musician and notices all the amazing little nuances in different versions of songs.

This is probably my favorite medley from Home Free, especially "The Wellerman". I grew up in a small town on the North Carolina coast, close to the Graveyard of the Atlantic, and sea shanties are a big thing out there.

I just saw them live last weekend and was right against the stage. They did this and my body shook the whole time.😊❤

WATCHED YOUR REACTION AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS, SO GOOD, LOVE YOUR REACTIONS!

Everything on sailing ships back in the day was done by hand and needed sometimes over a hundred men working together as one. Sea shanties grew because it was a way to keep time and also to 'give heart' and distract from what was often backbreaking work. For example on warships such as HMS Victory it required up to 144 men to raise the anchors. Often a 'fiddler' would sit atop the capstan to play a shanty for the men to work along to!

I'm not sure what to say other than this was a very fun video to watch both for homefree video and you reactions and analysis Elizabeth. Thank you for sharing this with us. May you continue to have a good one. Have fun take care

These guys are so talented

Glad you enjoyed this one, appreciated your knowledgeable take on it. Another quarantine song with interesting video editing is is "Meet in the Middle"

Another of their cleverly edited videos during quarantine was Meet in the Middle

I really ejoyed just watching how much fun Elizabeth was having with this one! These guys really harmonize well.

I've just got to say, you must be aware that you are the master of bringing us a unique, and inspiring way, to interpret familiar music in a fresh new setting. THANK YOU.

Thank you for a wonderful reaction to one of my favorite You Tube groups. I am so glad that your enjoyed yourself. You do a great job of sharing your joy with your followers.

Adam Rupp is a total Roleplay/LARP nerd and one of the "meet Home Free" background videos shows just a small part of his play space....So it doesn't surprise me that he would have a large selection of mugs

Love your break down and analysis of this offering it was early in their lockdown videos and creativity was encouraged.

I remember when this came out, I had to watch it like 20 times in a row. I'm even more of a rock and metal head. It's like 5 different songs rolled into one. It's so good!

One of the best edited videos they (Jimmy) came up with during quarantine was "Meet In The Middle". It's crazy good. The transitions in it are off the charts!! Great video and song! Also on TikTok are several 'duet' videos done with this as well as dance. Most are done with the Wellerman piece since that's the one that started the TikTok trend. Theirs has become really(!) popular.

The second song, Leave Her Johnny, is more of a breakup song to a ship. The crew would air their grievances with the ship as they unload their cargo and effects.

It's about time Home Free got a bit of love again. As to how many props Adam Rupp has available in his house: well, all of them to be honest. We got a good look into his house during their lockdown videos and his shelves are groaning under the weight of fantasy thing-a-ma-bobs. You have a soul-sibling there Elizabeth. Adam Rupp got to indulge in his fantasy alter ego in Home Free's extremely fun, fun video for Brother. Would strongly urge you to check that one out if you want a good laugh. Oh.. the song Brother is extremely well performed too and gives the opportunity to hear a bit more of Adam Chance's solo vocal.

As usual, blown away by something I've never heard before because of this channel. The harmonies these guys create together are phenomenal! Thank you Elizabeth and crew for creating such entertaining content!

I just saw them live for the first time, and they did this song as part of their encore. They were just as increadible live as in the studio! 10/10 would recommend

There music IS fantastic and appreciate your points and insights on their performances, but what makes your videos - is YOU, your enthusiasm, expressions, energy and light hearted enjoyment. Thank You for your time and work, YOU make the videos ALL the more fun and enjoyable - you’re amazing lol 🔆

Didn't realize the ocean waves swishing sound or the R sound until you pointed them out. I've heard this song well into the hundreds of times since it's release.

I love how enthusiastic you are!! 😁 Those giggles are precious! 🤣

You are the first reactor who has commented on the waves and only the second to mention the cassettes! Thank you 🙏🏼 👏🏻

I would love to hear your reaction to the original OG of acapella shanties, Stan Rogers. Northwest Passage was once chosen as Canada's alternate national anthem. Other great accompanied works include The Mary Ellen Carter and Fogarty's Cove. Despite his giant persona and rumbly baritone, his songs were often very delicate and introspective; The Land Behind the Plow as a case in point. In a similar vein would be the haunting Newfoundland classic, Sonny's Dream by the also late Ron Hynes.

Such a fun video to watch and listen too, as they all are..never get tired of hearing them..Love your reaction to this collection of Shanties..always a joy listening to you with your reactions..

Fantastic reaction/analysis to a fantastic medley. This is one of my favorites!

You're enthusiasm for vocals is so infectious! I thoroughly enjoy watching you nerd out to music. Your reactions have changed the way I listen to music and given me additional appreciation.

Ons thing i really liked about this song is Tim stayed in the background. He has such an overwhelming personality and "hey, ain't I'm the mostest awesomest bass voice you have ever heard" voice. I love listening to him, but he stayed in the background and the other guys just shone. The whole group seems to be best friends to each other, and makes everything better.

Hello, Elizabeth, thank you for yet another great analysis! Just wanted to add that Adam's "castanets" sound is produced by repeating "t" and "k" consonants very fast. A technique that wind instrument players do often learn to fasten up their staccatos.

Just finished watching Home Free's NEW song! It's sooooo great! Another Home Free song I would LOVE to hear your take on would be Brother in Arms. This one is going to blow you away!

So much fun! Thank you for sharing!

Leave her, Johnny is a very famous sea shanty from the UK from the 1800s. :) Glad you checked this one out. It really put a smile on my face the first couple of hundred of times I listened to it. Ohhh, who am I kidding, I'm still smiling.

Love the sound of Tim and Chance singing in harmony down in the basement together

I love this stuff. So much fun, Elizabeth. You seem to know how to find interesting things to analyze. Thanks!

So very excited to see that I’m not the only one fangirling over these lads!! 💜💜💜

Another a cappella group I love is Straight No Chaser. They are brilliant and HILARIOUS! You can literally click on any video and it’s amazing. Their original medleys are awesome (movie theme songs is a personal favorite) and 95% of the videos are live, fan recorded from concerts. They encourage it! They also do a 50’s version of Tennessee Whiskey…

Great fun to watch you find so much delight in this.

Love this medley!!! I hadn’t heard of sea shanties before Home Free did one. Chance is the one who loves shanties on TikTok and brought the idea to the boys. They were hesitant. We, the fans, love it! You’re right that it’s so creative. And you’re one of only a few who heard the castanets sound from Adam. And I think you’re the only reactor who heard the swell sounds too! HF is amazingly talented. Tim didn’t move much as he was standing in a boat and was afraid he’d fall over but I loved his bass sounds. So good! Lots of fun and hey kept us entertained during the pandemic. Great reaction! 🥰

This is a fun review, really enjoyed it. Thanx for making me listen to songs which I wouldn't have picked by myself but have so much fun with your review.

Oh god finally, I have been waiting for this analysis vid for like 2 years from the first time I saw it.

This is so fun!!! Thank you!!

The boys found several ways to sell their roles. Don't know if you noticed Elizabeth, but Tim was outdoors. Can't remember for sure but I think he was in his brother-in-laws back yard. He was standing in a boat while he videoed his part.

Adam Rupp is a massive Dungeons and Dragons fan and avid player, that's one of the reasons for all the props he uses in this video. All of the various cups, skulls, and other props are things he's picked up over the years that have a medieval feel, or look, that he enjoys and they also happened to work for this video, too.

You are infectious! In a good way! I love, love, love how you love music.

I love sea shanties! You should do The Longest Johns. Some of my favorites is Parting Glass (feat. Natalie Holms) and Santiano (feat. Skald)

Love your reactions, so honest. Love the happy giggles. ❤️

I loved this too. Thank you. I like the first song very much!

Love it! Love it! Love it! --- Oh, they did keep us through & during "the times" ... consistent they were! Be Safe