All of us elder Gen X folks out here thinking, "just wait" as you were reacting to the earlier parts of the song. 🤣🤣🤣

@RopeResQ46

Ай бұрын

Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking. I also find this song both sad and happy at the same time. The thought that they were so unhappy that they needed to seek companionship elsewhere is sad to me, however because they were able to reconnect it's ultimately happy and I hope it helps with their communication with each other. I shake my head at the thoughts though as it's just a song, not real people, but that's where my mind goes.

@mlbw1966

Ай бұрын

Exactly

@megnotmegan1966

Ай бұрын

Yep

@kimzwolinski9919

Ай бұрын

👍😂

@MotoNomad350

Ай бұрын

💯

This song is a good example of why reaction channels work. WE KNEW - but you didn't know - that this song had a sweet happy ending.

@GraniteOwlBear

Ай бұрын

It has a happy ending, and also years of couples counseling to follow. They have both established that they will cheat on each other after all.

@orangeandblackattack

Ай бұрын

his face made laugh..we knew, he didnt. awesome!

@l-bird

Ай бұрын

Priceless!

@OgreProgrammer

Ай бұрын

​@@GraniteOwlBear Maybe? They might not have had a real commitment, just a casual relationship that became routine with no side relationships. People didn't talk about "Friends With Benefits" back then, but the idea certainly existed.

@rubyslippers8215

Ай бұрын

Naw...they didn't need counseling, never cheated on each other, and lived happily ever after. How do I know this? Because, to my knowledge, it's a fictional song and imaginary people always get happy endings when it's left up to me to predict the future! lol

I love it when people hear the last verse for the first time.

@IggyStardust1967

Ай бұрын

I just kept saying at every pause.... "Waaaaaaaaaaaait for it......"

@Jude_196

Ай бұрын

ME, TOO!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@madewithloveandbutter5598

Ай бұрын

Exactly!

@loristone9242

Ай бұрын

So satisfying and I sit there and grin like an idiot.

@midnightrider1100

Ай бұрын

I always liked the song but didn't listen to every word until about a year ago and I couldn't believe I missed the whole point of the song.

The look on your face when you figured out who she was.... PRICELESS!!!!

Remember SHE was sleeping, HE was reading the personal ads. It was HER ad.

@RollingRaider

Ай бұрын

Exactly! I think it takes a second listen to put that whole picture into focus. He was just reading the paper and happen to look at the Personal Column and loved the ad so he replied to her! Love it!

believe it or not, this was the LAST Hot 100 number 1 of the 70s.

@nim4464

Ай бұрын

awesome pfp

@grrrthemad1595

Ай бұрын

Possibly the first #1 of the 80's, as well.

@jakerazmataz852

Ай бұрын

It was released in Sept. Not much left of '79. 😁

@jakerazmataz852

Ай бұрын

@@grrrthemad1595 “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes was the number one song at the beginning of 1980. It remained at the top of the charts until January 5, 1980,..."

@leonardwashington6456

Ай бұрын

How apropos

I learned everything I know about dancing from this guy.

@kmach1000

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Jude_196

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣💃🕺💃🕺

@shelbyonehalf

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@kylesummers1565

Ай бұрын

Lol, Almost made me spit my first sip of a brew!

@Instantphojo

Ай бұрын

LOL!!!!😂 😂😂😂😂

“THIS DUDE A PROFESSIONAL CHEATER AND JUST PUT IT ON WAX” cracked me tf up 🤣 love ya BP

@thomasmacdiarmid8251

Ай бұрын

Well, that WAS the intention!

@briancasey3421

Ай бұрын

everyone overlooks that HER add was there first for him to find....

@jxchamb

Ай бұрын

​@@briancasey3421Exactly. Who knows how many one night stands she had before she answered his ad. Lol.

When you both try to cheat and still end up together. Thats how you know you’re truly meant to be.

The look on your face was just great.

@andreadeamon6419

Ай бұрын

Right!!! Never seen his eyes get so huge 😳

Barry Manilow's COPACABANA is the perfect follow-up 🥰

@highpath4776

Ай бұрын

Kate Bush Baboshka

@RENfan1265

Ай бұрын

absolutlly!!!!

@sylvanaire

Ай бұрын

Yes! I was coming into the comments to make the same suggestion. The stories in the 2 songs are totally different & yet they seem like a perfect pair. 😊

@mitzifrancis9843

Ай бұрын

@@sylvanaire That's so funny. I wasn't sure why Copacabana immediately came to mind but it's reassuring to know there must be some connection we recognize 😉

@proudmoon3

Ай бұрын

Another cliffhanger...

This song set a record. It was the last #1 song of 1979 and the first #1 song of 1980. So it was #1 in 2 decades

this starts off so sleazy and turns out wholesome and sweet. classic.

@thomasmacdiarmid8251

Ай бұрын

Well, they were both seeking to cheat on each other. At least they both realized that they were each other's special person. I'd say the real message is to keep on growing together and discovering new things about each other.

@lilly5157

Ай бұрын

It does not turn out sweet and wholesome. That couple had serious problems.

@AJ_Flanagan

Ай бұрын

But does it though?

@floyd2222

Ай бұрын

We are old buggers who heard this song first time around - no WAY this would have been a big-assed radio in hit in 1979 if it did not have this ending! ;-) Those of you commenting on here that these people have a f*cked up relationship, etc -- look in the mirror. Most of us are always hiding something from everyone, even our partners. Get real, people do their best but they have their secrets. Paying down a mortgage, doing the 9-5, raising kids.... it is all hard, most of the time. People loved this song, because they saw themselves in the story, and the ending was, basically there is a point to "us", and what they would probably want for themselves, maybe....?

@jxchamb

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Wholesome?? The lady was already cheating and he was just about to start. Even when I was a kid I understood how dark the song was.

The AH HA moment was precious to behold peg. Bwahaha 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

@Nastyn1nja808

29 күн бұрын

one of the reasons we all addicted to Reactions!!!!

@beverlyrussell8034

7 күн бұрын

I laughed out loud!

My wife and I chuckle whenever we hear this song. The way the pair of lovers in this song have a laugh ("You were going to cheat on me? I was going to cheat on you! How charming! Hahahahahaha!").

@RENfan1265

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

"Unibomber of Cheating!" Best line.

This is song shows why it's so important to honestly communicate in a relationship.

I was DIEING every time you stopped and tried to break it down! 😂 I was just like wait for it...wait for it...LMAO! Your reaction when the script was flipped...priceless! 😝

The look on your face when you realized they were meeting each other…PRICELESS!!😂

The Dahmer/Koresh/Dexter/Unabomber comparison!😂 Followed by BP's face to the last verse made it worth seeing!😂

@suicyco4life666

Ай бұрын

Rupert actually looks alot like Democrat Don.

@CelticSpiritsCoven

Ай бұрын

@@suicyco4life666 I hope Don changes his name, I wouldn't such a silly name attached to my name.

Everyone has heard this song. And most think it's a cheesy vacation track with a good hook. But those of us who have LISTENED to it know its true GENIUS. Love it! One of my favorite songs.

@philipem1000

Ай бұрын

Yes it's always fun to see people really listen for the first time.

@rubyslippers8215

Ай бұрын

I remembered the song playing on the radio from back in the day...but only the tune and the Pina Colada "hook" line. Like BP, my mouth hit the floor when I LISTENED to the lyrics and the true story unfolded. Wow...the guy was an amazing storyteller... Had me fooled! Loved it!

This song is just like a great thriller where you think you have the movie plot figured out only to be proven totally wrong at the end!

@cherylbrowning3303

Ай бұрын

Nailed it 🔨

@jimmykinney4086

Ай бұрын

@@cherylbrowning3303 Thank you very much. And if you like thrillers, if you haven’t already seen it, watch “Hypnotic” with Ben Affleck. I’m not a Big Ben Affleck fan but I’d watch that movie over & over. I would’ve bet that I had that movie figured out 5 or 6 times only to find out I was wrong every time!

I love this song. I love the sound of it, it’s so relaxing, but it’s also funny and deep at the same time. He’s pointing out that we sometimes take our spouses for granted and that if we look closer we can find that flame again.

He was born here in Cheshire in England, a village called Nantwich, where they have a Pina Colada day every summer, he showed up there a couple of years ago and sung it for the locals, who were all drinking Pina Coladas obviously 😁

@michellebaldwin6388

Ай бұрын

Wow, I didn’t know that. I don’t live too far (Wigan). When’s the next Pina Colada day? 🍍

@GT-mq1dx

Ай бұрын

I don’t drink anymore but if I just happened to be in that part of England on that day, I’d definitely be buying some piña coladas.

@user-cm5np2ge2y

14 күн бұрын

It's actually northwich not Nantwich

@kathleenswift7979

14 күн бұрын

@@user-cm5np2ge2y I always get them muddles up, then when someone mentions Middlewich as well, I'm even more confused🤣

Bwahahaha. There it is, the reveal. Worth the wait. Bwahahaha. First reviewer who didn't get mad and shut down over the song. You actually saw the beautiful irony

Was laughing, waiting for the last verse. Your face was hysterical!

Love this song. My husband and I have been married 43 years! We've had our ups and downs, but all these years later, we still love each other, still make each other laugh and still enjoy spending time with each other. It takes commitment to one another and a desire to make it work when you hit those dry spells or face some of life's harsher realities.

@fayesouthall6604

Ай бұрын

Hear hear, been married 24 years together 28. Laugh and spend time together.

@huchlvr

Ай бұрын

Congratulations! 39 years here on June 1. And yes, it's not always easy but there's comfort and love. I don't know whatt I would do if I didn't have hubby all of a sudden. Most of my life has been us together.

@sandralybrand9425

11 күн бұрын

I agree 💯! We were also married 43 years before cancer took him. We started out with strikes against us. He'd been married twice before and had 4 children from those marriages I had 1 child and we had 1 together. Dealing with ex wives and bringing the children together, not to mention financials. But we always found humor to get us through and we never gave up. The ex finally quit trying to come between us ( by using the children, which backfired by the way😂) The last 20 years before he passed, every weekend our house was full of children grandchildren and their friends. We were best friends and I sure miss him even after 10 years of his passing. ❤❤

The message of this song is communication...They both love the same things but didn't even realise it

I was a teen when this came out and my friends and I thought he looked like your math teacher singing about cheating! 😆

@user-qr8ki8ue4i

Ай бұрын

I was a pre-teen when it came out. It got a lot of airplay. But I am thinking more like a history teacher.

@terriertz5134

Ай бұрын

A substitute teacher.

Your reaction was priceless when you got the full meaning. Just shows that don't judge a song's meaning till the end.

This is one of those songs that you need to know all of the words to in order to truly appreciate it.

The story behind the making of this song is wild. He'd hired a studio and musicians to record another song but one of the studio musicians was so drunk he passed out and the session was scrubbed. In compensation he was offered a shorter slot the next day. But for some reason he couldn't record the same song. So that night he wrote this song but the original hook line was "If you like Humphrey Bogart..." It didn't scan right so he switched it on the fly in mid-recording.

This was the coolest thing to watch bc you can only get surprised by the lyrics once. And watching you be shocked was amazing!!!

Fun fact: in the years after this song, Rupert Holmes has success writing for Broadway musicals. He lives in the Hudson Valley.

@JeffreyTheTaylor

Ай бұрын

Yep, won two Tonys for the 1986 musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Had a very varied career.

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

This waz huge in 1979 the last number1 in song in the 70s

@NoCanDu

Ай бұрын

I’ve seen interviews with him. He’s so fascinating and hilarious! ❤

@phillyphan1225

Ай бұрын

My niece went to one of the Caribbean islands (don’t remember which one since this was about 20/ 25 years ago) with a friend she met in school-the classmate was house sitting and was told she could go with a guest. Anyway, when she came back a month later she said the house belonged to a guy she never heard of who sang a song called Escape but she forgot his name. I said Rupert Holmes!! She was shocked and asked how I knew..they were there she whole month and didn’t put it together. They both knew the song but never as anything but the Pina Colada song.

@traceythompson1092

Ай бұрын

​@@JeffreyTheTaylorI was in the Mystery of Edwin Drood in High School....great times!

This song points out how important communication is in a relationship.

BP: 🎶👀😱🤯🤦‍♀ Me: 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤩

I heard this song a million times and then one day I LISTENED to it......

That's why it was the biggest song as it was

My favorite BP reaction EVER

It’s amazing how many relationships fall flat due to communication from both sides

Yes!!!! Another one I can cross off of my list!! I love throwing this one at reactors and watching the realization come across their faces when it finally hits what this song is actually about! The twist at the end gets everyone!! 😆 Love it!!

@allenruss2976

2 ай бұрын

My ex hated this song with a passion. For some reason I always had the compulsion to hum it around the house

He’s won 3 Tony awards, multiple Drama Desk awards and the Edgar award. Talented dude

Love it when people finally HEAR IT! 😂 Thanks, best reaction ever!

You're face was perfect! we all knew....and we knew you didn't know....and we all just sat and waited till the curtain dropped. You did not disappoint.

Love this - was waiting for your reaction at the twist - but he does look like a maths teacher! 😂

Don’t be dissing on Rupert Holmes, I personally dig his understated teacher/dad vibes 🥰 He has pure musical talent with his career writing for Barbara Streisand and other artists. Not too many people were into Yoga in the 70’s, it was considered for the earthy hippy dippy types ✌🏽 His song, ‘Him’ is another catchy tune.

Fact is Rupert Holmes looks like a math teacher from the middle school somewhere in the Midwest.

LOL now you got to do the streak

That is quintessential 70's fashion straight out of the Sears catalog!

🤣🤣I was waiting for your reaction to the verse where his wife comes in and you didn't disappoint😮.🤣🤣

Old Movie Stars Dance To Uptown Funk

Great example of what happens when you get ahead of the lyrics and say things that suddenly blow up in your face. Live and learn.

Terrific reaction!! We older folks love love love this one. You can sing to it because you know all the words!!!

Rupert Holmes is a very successful singer/song writer/hit song producer. He sang on many studio groups... like Timothy from the Buoys.

This song does a wonderful job of pointing out the importance of good communication in a relationship.

As others have said, I was so happy to see you react to this song, and it did not disappoint. You love the songs that tell a story, and this one is priceless. Rupert did not waste a syllable in this one, and that plot twist is unforgettable once you hear it.

I still just love watching your reactions. Catching up on worlds you never knew existed.

Between the Margarita song and the Pina Colada song, these songs told the messages of those times.

So funny to see someone discover how well songs were written back then. It makes you all of a sudden realize that things are not quite what you think based on half a story 🙂

The song is actually about COMMUNICATION, he is saying if you take the time to communicate with your partner you will always have a better relationship.

The guy who wrote, and who is singing, this song is also the author of a (hopefully) fantasy book called "Murder your employer." Make of that what you will.

Written by Rupert Holmes. Fun happy 😊 song 🎵. Definitely 👍 in yacht rock 🎸. He wrote a song for the Tongan 🇹🇴 American group in 1985. Suggested video 📹: The Jets perform You Got It All.

Spontaneous is working, I’m loving it. ❤️❤️❤️👵🏼 Gmaw

Your facial expressions 😂😂😂 I’m dead! 💀😂😂

classic.. just timeless and classic...

You gotta remember this was decades before Social Media everyone used personal ads back in the day....

You were wondering what he looks like he looks like a Rupert

Wait for it...wait for it ... wait for it...BAM! Watching your reaction was worth it. As others mentioned we knew the twist.

I was working at a record store when this came out. People would come in and ask for "That Pina Coleda song" -(The first pressings only used the Escape title but the changed it because no one knew it by the title.) Rupert Holmes was an accomplished songwriter long before this song, having worked with the likes of Barbara Streisand. Before that, he wrote the hit song "Timothy" in 1970, the only top song hit written about cannibalism! 😀

@denicesanders4586

Ай бұрын

Oh oh, Uncle Budzey.

WHOA!!!!!! I have never seen the guy singing this song!! I’m in SHOCK!! He looks like my English teacher from the 70’s.😂😂😂😂

The cycle of most relationships ... after time, you don't necessarily get bored but you do often get complacent and take things for granted. Find a way to change things up, talk, etc. It was great to see your reaction .when you're unrealized ... then you thought about everything you'd said. 😂😂😂 Great reaction (as always)!!! 💞

Rupert Holmes is no stranger to writing songs that generate attention. He wrote and played piano on one of the most infamous pop songs to become an international hit. "Timothy" by "The Buoys", released in 1970. You should listen to it on- or off-air. Can't lie, it would be fun to see you react to it and try to decipher why it was so controversial.... 😊

Oh my days your face 😂what a brilliant reaction made my day

This song got a second life when it made the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack. Love it 😁😁

I think if the song did not have a happy ending it would not have become such a classic, gigantic hit. And funnily, Rupert gives Dahmer vibes at first, but by the end...he's adorable!!! Lol Love your channel, ❤ to the new baby.

LMAO!!! 😂

This was before "style" mattered MORE than the music or musician. Another great one by Rupert Holmes is "HIM".🥂

@proudmoon3

Ай бұрын

Ah yes, another song about cheating. lol Good tune.

@Caseyd1966

Ай бұрын

I always had a soft song for Nearsighted - cuz I wore glasses

One of the most deepest, thoughtful lovestories I’ve ever heard, with a wink and a serious message at the same time. When it comes to relationships my big goal is to never ever stop trying to get to know and learn from that one that you once fell in love…. Never stop being curious, adventurous about you, your partner and your relationship. And let things go as well ❤

I needed this laugh today. That reveal was perfect 😂

oh your face!!!! Love that

This used to be one of my go to karaoke songs. Love it.

@seanroberts4011

Ай бұрын

Oooh, karaoke songs. Can't say this was one of mine; I'm more of a 'Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)' by Looking Glass guy.

Rupert Holmes looks more like a Math Teacher than a singer

lmao that reaction was priceless. Not one to watch while your family is sleeping at 3 amish because you are gonna wake their ass laughing. So glad you did this song. The song is brilliant lol Great reaction!

My favorite part was when you said "What if this chick is trash?"....let the man cook.

The last #1 on the billboard charts for the decade of the 1970's

The look on your face was priceless when you realised that it was his old lady who was the cheater in the personal ads not him stepping out on her but her stepping out on him. Keep reacting brother

The Preppy look was actually becoming popular at this time. 😂

One of his other songs 'Him' went to #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Best reaction to this tune ever!!!

This was actually a very popular song in the 70's. I love the reactions because they are all caught by surprise.

So funny.. you think everyone knows this song, until you watch these reactions❤

Loving your reaction to this, again, another one of those songs where people don't think of the lyrics! I was sitting there from the beginning waiting for you to get to the last verse just to see your expression! Cheers brother!

He looks like my science teacher back in the day!

This reaction made my day!! 😂😂😂 That shocked face when reality hit. ☠️

That face when he gets to the last verse is great.

Gawd I love your reactions. Facial reactions verbal reactions........

I never got a "married" vibe from this. It seemed like the living together thing that everyone was doing back then, because the economy was crap and you needed someone to share the rent, so you might as well sleep together too. 😁 Things were different pre-AIDS. I always liked it because it seemed like they finally communicated instead of just going through the motions and maybe it could become a.lasting relationship.

The look in your face😂😂 Priceless!😂😂😂❤

Now you know why this song is timeless and awesome.

They both tried to cheat and they both failed at it. Kinda funny. The look on your face at the end was priceless. Might have been better if Rupert didn't dress like a math teacher from the 70s though. Classic story of two people who've been together so long and thought they knew each other so well, they stopped communicating. Then they find out they really didn't know each other as well as they thought.