You made me laugh saying Kevin didn’t get a chance to sing. Kevin is a genius with a drum kit is his mouth. His gifts are so numerous that I will list them He has perfect pitch, he is classically trained on the cello He invented cello/ boxing. Where he beat boxes and plays cello at the same time 🤯 He graduated pre med from Yale. He lived for a year and half in China and speaks Fluent Mandarin. He is a genius for real and a gift to all of us.

@johnholder4208

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget he's a really nice guy too.

@dennisfox2340

Жыл бұрын

@@johnholder4208 And now also a GIRL DAD !!

"Is my dog over there gonna get a chance?" - Your dog over there, Keven Olusola, is percussion. All of the beats and sound effects you hear in this song, and every other song, are ALL him. He's a genius-level beatboxer.... and celloist, but that's another story. He does sing sometimes and he has a lovely tenor voice. If you want to see him show off his beatboxing skills, listen to their Grammy-winning "Daft Punk Medley", if you want to hear him sing, try "Mary Did You Know?"

Kevin, (the black guy) is their beatboxer and doesn't always sing.. He is incredible! He sings on many of the songs and also plays cello occasionally. He had just finished his first year as a pre-med student at Yale University when Pentatonix approached him to join them in 2011. He speaks several languages (including Mandarin) and has his own channel.. Kevin Olusola They each have side projects.. 3 of them grew up together. The only change in the group in 11 years is the bass singer.. Avi (guy with beard) to Matt in 2017. Wonderful group! They love each other like family..

Don't worry about Kevin he is the worlds hardest working beat boxer he sings plays multiple instruments sold out Carnegie Hall Solo speaks 7 languages and was a international Ivy League Road Scholar studying medicine at Cambridge & Harvard & makes us all feel like massive underachievers . But we love him anyway

Welcome to the world of PTX . They have 250 plus originals and covers. Every one is brilliant. They have won 3 Grammys, toured the world and had television specials. We who love them welcome you. Penta =5. You are doing fine

Pentatonix has 3 Grammy wins in their earlier years. This one has over 665 million views but it was not a Grammy win for the group. Daft Punk (medley) was the first Grammy win, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy ( no words...no problem for PTX) their second Grammy win and a collaboration with Dolly Pardon of Jolene was the third Grammy win. They do both covers and originals. They are a diverse group and when they come together in song their voices are angelic and on another level. They are all musical geniuses yet remain humble and down to earth. Please react to Daft Punk and you will experience the amazing rhythm section of the basso profundo Avi (pronounced Ah-vee) Kaplan and the beatboxer extraordinaire Kevin Olusola at their finest. Imagine is another excellent choice. Kevin sings in this one and he is a tenor. I hope you will continue down the PTX rabbit hole. You will not be disappointed and the fans (a.k.a. Pentaholics) are amazing and will support you 100%.

This song is actually a cover of a 1984 Leonard Cohen tune. He reputedly wrote over 80 verses for this song. It's meant to describe that "many kinds of hallelujahs do exist, and all the perfect and broken hallelujahs have equal value."

Kevin (absolutely INCREDIBLE beatboxer, cello player, and speaker of several languages to name only a tiny part of who he is..) He does sing (tenor) on many songs and also has his own channel (Kevin Olusola).. He usually is busy with beatboxing. He joined PTX at their start instead of going back to school at Yale where he just finished his first year as a pre-med student. Some people research ahead of time and it doesn't take away from what they SOUND like.. ..but NO big deal.. You'll probably enjoy researching them a little when you fall in love with them. They have 11+ years of covers and originals to go through.. all of them incredible.. it's been said "they don't do covers.. they do upgrades!" They get better all the time.. they have also set the bar for all a capella groups now.

Kevin, the beatboxer is so busy providing the percussion and beat that he seldom gets a chance to show off his beautiful tenor voice. But when he does, It is beautiful. I think you might like their "Evolution" covers. You could start with Evolution of Rhianna. You might also like their covers of Havana, or New Rules X Are You That Somebody. I subbed in hopes that you will continue to react to this awesome Acapella group.

@ladyshar42

2 жыл бұрын

New Rules x Are You That Somebody is amazing So is Havana, lol

@bighawn2319

2 жыл бұрын

Hip…hip hop…hiphoppahnonamous

@mariondiemert430

2 жыл бұрын

Or Mary Did You Know and Amazing Grace.

@milissaleatherwood6837

Жыл бұрын

Evolution of Michael Jackson is my favorite "evolution of..." Songs.

The tall blonde, 1 st guy singing is Scott, he is a baratone but has a huge range and sings bass when the bass is singing a solo part. Second guy with log dark hair is Avi, the bass. he left the group in 2017 for family health reasons. The ONLY one to have left the group. The female, mezzo soprano, is Kirsten or Kirstie (rhymes with thirsty). She changes looks and hair color a lot. The guy with hat, Mitch, is a high tenor and has the voice of an angel, also changes looks ALOT. If you have to ask is that Mitch, it is. The beatboxer is Kevin, also plays cello. He plays cello in a handful of songs. The new bass that started in 2017 (so, not really new is Matt. It is all their voices unless you see an instrument. They on ocassion have collabed with people who have had instruments, again you will see the instruemnts if used. The "trio" Mitch, Scott and Kirstie went to high school together They put the group together in 2011 to be on the show on the sing off and found Kevin and Avi. They met the day before auditions and went on to win. They won $200,000 and a recording contract with Sony, who then a week later after they moved to LA, dropped them because they said a capella would never be popular. They decided to do it on their own on KZread and kicked ass. Eventually picked up by another label. Have since won 3 grammys and have not looked back. LOL there ya go. There are several songs you can hear Kevin/beatboxer sing. Their cover of Imagine, and their original Sing are a couple. Also their cover of Mary Did You Know.

@schuhschrank947

2 жыл бұрын

Kirstin

The entire song is about how a broken relationship affects someone. The line, "all I ever learned from love is how to shoot somebody who outdrew you" refers to lashing out before the other person gets a chance to hurt you. The lyrics are all brilliant.

@meghanmonroe

Жыл бұрын

Great answer.

@aduncaroo

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you typing this perfect response so I don’t have to attempt it lol.

@shelleyparsons5735

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It amazes me how many keep thinking is a religious song, especially when you can hear the lyrics so clearly in a version like this.

@ccormx

3 ай бұрын

Who broke your throne and cut your hair?

@DavidSprings

2 ай бұрын

​@@ccormx That's a jumble of the Bible stories of David and Bathsheba and of Samson and Delilah. David saw Bathsheba bathing on the roof and her husband, Uriah, served David (Israel) as a soldier. David kept sending Uriah into battle in hopes he'd be killed and so Bathsheba would be a widow he could take for his own, rather than a married woman that was forbidden to him. Likewise we have the story of Samson, who wanted Delilah. Samson's strength was in his long hair, and Delilah conspired with Samson's (Israel's) enemies to seduce him and cut his hair and rob him of his strength. In both cases, the desire for a woman led to the tragedies in the men's personal and public lives from then on. David's throne (his kingdom) was a mix of both brilliance and sad consequences, and Samson went from an undefeatable warrior to a blind slave, made to serve his enemies by grinding grain in the place of an ox. TLDR: Bathsheba broke David's throne, and Delilah cut Samson's hair.

Time to go down the rabbit hole!

Their version of this song is incredible. I didn't know this group before I heard this song. Discovering new things along the journey through life is joyful.

Private Arch Collie, PTX division, serial no. 560,673,897,124 reporting for duty... SIR! I'm a pentaholic, and I need more...

If you didn't know, their name comes from the pentatonic scale. Which is the 5 black keys on the piano.

This video was shot on the Great Salt Flats which get cold in winter so they weren’t sweating while singling. There are a number of deserts in cold climates across the globe.

I appreciate when a man can acknowledge the music gives you tears because it's so beautiful! Love this song. Great reaction. Thank you.

You got it right! Pen-tuh-tah-nix! Or just calling them PTX is easier lol Loved your reaction, would love to hear more Pentatonix! I'd suggest maybe Daft Punk (which they won a Grammy for) or maybe Evolution of Michael Jackson or Evolution of Rihanna. They're fantastic.

@jo-annelebel9819

2 жыл бұрын

Kevin also sings In Mary Did You Know, Sing, Need A Little Space(with Ateez)and maybe others

He was shinning the whole time...where do you think all those beats came from.....

Perfect and Daft Punk

Pen-ta-tonix. Welcome to the best Acapella group who ever existed. You will hear Kevin sing in other videos.

Here for more pentatonix!!🙂

"That doesn't seem like a healthy relationship." BINGO. That is what this song is about, a very unhealthy relationship. People sometimes get confused because Cohen uses quite a bit of Biblical imagery, but what this song is about is the end of a toxic relationship.

If you wanna hear how their names are pronounced search for their first Grammy win (for Daft Punk). They've also earned Grammys for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies (by singing an instrumental piece without words) , and Jolene with Dolly Parton.

Dude, I'm a hard souled old combat medic ... Like I treated horrible stuff... but this shit brings me to tears

Best acepella group out they voices & bodies they instruments ‼️

So many people have not heard of them so don't feel bad. It's great that people just discover them bc we get to live vicariously through you again.

Subscribed! I love seeing people discover the talent of Pentatonix. To hear how beautiful Kevin's (beatboxer) voice is, listen to their version of Mary, Did You Know? or Imagine, or both! :-)

I didn't see it in the other comments... but there are NO instruments... everything is from them... no bass guitar, drums or etc. It makes it even more amazing.

I really enjoyed your reaction, Marqus! "Hallelujah" has so many lyrics that have been added over the years since its first writing; some uplifting and some sad and depressing, like the bit you noticed where "all I ever learned from love was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you" and "it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah." I think it's saying that even in your lowest, most miserable circumstances and even if you're not sure anymore that it'll do any good, you can still say a prayer to a higher power ("Hallelujah" literally means "praise God"), even if you have to croak the words out.

@voidmstr

2 жыл бұрын

He says HALLELUJAH when the girl who tied him to the chair gets him off in the kitchen, but thanks for playing.

Pen - tuh - TAH - niks They're probably cold. That's dry lake Coyote (I think it's called that) in the Mojave desert in winter during sunset.

Sound of silence…those bass notes hit harrrrrd

You have been Mitch slapped, he’s the dude in brimmed hat!

These are people who did not let anyone tell them that they could not chase their dreams.trust me. They won an accapella singing contest that gave them a recording contract and the label dropped them the week after but they continued to grind putting videos up on you tube and built their fan base that way. They are now living their dream. The bass singer left to go solo in 2017. The new bass actually had dreamed of being in PTX for years so his dream came true as well. You might want to try their covers of "imagine" and "shallow".

You got it right Marquis ❣️❣️❣️

Beautiful ❤❤

No need to apologize for the pronunciation of the groups name. Many have mispronounced the name. Doesn’t bother me, I’m just happy to see another reaction to Pentatonix. You may also enjoy their renditions of Can’t Hold Us, Problem, Bohemian Rhapsody, and The Prayer. Hoping you continue down this rabbit hole. Greetings from Tennessee 🤗🇺🇸

Kevin has a gorgeous voice! Check out their covers of Imagine or Amazing Grace (he also does the intro to Can't Hold Us) to hear it!

If you really wanna hear kevin (the beatboxer) go at it with his vocals then i highly recommended their “mary did you know” which is also a song they covered that makes me tear up every time i play it.

At the two minute mark I was rubbing my hands like a movie villain waiting on the Mitch slap 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hey, Marqus! I’m also late to the party with PTX. The only thing I’d ever heard by them was “That’s Christmas To Me”. Then a couple of months ago I stumbled across “Hallelujah” and had the same reaction you did- watery eyes and goosebumps for days. Anyway, I’m now a full-blown PTX fan and a new Subscriber to your channel.

the beat boxer also plays cello and sings. he does everything.

You may be late but you’re very welcome to the party! Pentatonix is mind blowinging talented and versatile group, hope u fo more. ❤️🙌🙌

Keven also sings in the end of amazing grace...and a bigger part in "imagine" every single one of them is awesome!!!

Reaction suggestion, in addition to Pentatonix (any of their videos are AWESOME, by the way): if you've not seen it before, take a peek at "Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk" here on KZread. It's dance clips from movie musicals of decades ago, precision-synchronized to the song. JAW-DROPPING. And near its end is a clip from "Jumpin' Jive Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers" which is also on KZread and features the entirety of the Nicholas Brothers' incredible dance acrobatics. Watching it will make you cringe and wonder how they have any boy bits left!

It’s four syllables- PEN-ta-TON-ix. Subscribed from Florida. Recommend their Daft Punk (medley). They won their first Grammy for it.

Pentatonix is a fun ride! Few can harmonize with such perfection ~ ~ Very much enjoyed your reaction, Marqus! Newly subscribed, hoping to see you respond to many more PTX videos! The beatboxer, Kevin O'lusola' has a short beautiful solo in "Mary Did You Know" which is another incredible PTX video!

He’s been beatboxing and percussion the whole time

Happy you found them. Keep going. 😃🤗

Welcome to the Pentatonix train. They have a new member now Avi was replaced by Matt. The man who didn't sing is the beatboxer Kevin he is awesome. Pentatonix Are u that somebody is awesome 😍 You cracked me up! Those onions love to ride the dam subway! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@yvettemaldonado3725

2 жыл бұрын

You would love Mary did you know and The sound of silence to start

Yes you’re saying the name right, it’s based off the pentatonic music scale which is 5 notes per octave. They have 5 members = Pentatonix 👍

Love to watch new reactors (to PTX) not realizing that it's A Capella

No weak link in the group. All the best at what they do. 'The prayer' is my favorite but I get goose bumps and tear up at so many of their songs.

you have to listen to all their stuff. it's a trip you have to experience. btw, love your Bruce Lee❤

Hi!!!! Your "dog" is the beatbox.. he keeps everything together... human percussion.. Subscribed. Greetings from Perú

If you want to hear the Beatboxer, Kevin, sing, che k out Mary, Did You Know. Amazing Grace, or Imagine. He has a beautiful voice too.

Kevin sings beautifully, and is the soul of the group, there is no cohesion without his beatboxing. He has a beautiful tenor, that you see in amazing grace. As far as I know he is the inventor of cello-boxing

Greetings from Finland! More PTX reactions, please!!!

I love first reactions on Pentatonix

I understand. I just found ptx in the last year or so because of this song. It’s amazing they do it all without any instruments! If you want to see them when they were first “babies” try Evolution of Michael Jackson. I also like Daft Punk Melody that they won a Grammy for I believe. The bass singer (dude with long dark hair & beard) eventually left and they have a new bass who is an amazing guy. For the newer stuff with him, my favorites are Sound of Silence, Butter x Dynamite, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, and 90’s Dance Melody.

I am so happy to watch your first reaction to PTX! You will really enjoy diving down the rabbit hole with this group. This won't be the only song they do that will bring out the emotions and awe!! Glad to see you join the Pentaholics.

You can hear Kevin Olusola (beatboxer) sing in Mary Did You Know, Evolution of Michael Jackson and a few others. Or, you can see his zolo work - start with his cover of Down by Marian Hill.

This group is Amazing. Kevin the beat boxer is the best and has an amazing voice as well.

Yeah, they were hot! It was meant for release as part of a Christmas album, so they are all bundled up, but between shots, they had to have their faces mopped up and drink the water, because yeah, it's a desert. The original song was by Leonard Cohen, a Jewish Canadian, and he uses Bible references to express the extremes of a dire romantic relationship, so you are completely right about that. Kevin Olusola (beatboxer) has a very pretty voice, but he's the only one who does what he does, so he rarely gets a chance to sing. You can see him harmonizing on this one, in the beginning, before he starts the body percussion. But check out Amazing Grace - he has a solo, and a key one (wait for it), as well as their cover of John Lennon's Imagine. Also, you can see/hear him play the cello and beatbox at the same time in Radioactive, Say Something (with a bonus little vocal solo at the end), and Shallow.

So glad I found your channel and reaction to PTX! 🥰🤗 Subbed in hopes to hear more! Sincerely, Pentaholic from Louisiana

It was over 100 degrees during filming. Welcome to PTX

Please react to Pentatonix singing Kiss From A Rose. You will hear Kevin in this one

Do sound of Silence & their evolution videos next yo..I saw them live it was LIFE CHANGING 😭😭😭😭😭 They UNMATCHED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Everything they touch turns into a masterpiece! And they sound even BETTER live! Here are some more amazing pieces by PTX that will blow your damn mind! Amazing Grace, Sound of Silence, Mary, Did you Know, Over the River, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sing! All epic!

Subscribed for, hopefully, more Pentatonix reactions. Enjoyed this one, thank you. Welcome to the rabbit hole. You won't be disappointed.

I really loved your reaction. Truly honest!

Right - Pen-Ta-Ton-Icks, and currently they have over 5 billio veiws of their channel after being together for only 11 years.

Gr8 reaction. Thx for sharing.

check out their cover of Mary, Did You Know if you want to hear Kevin, the black guy, sing. He's extremely talented. Fluent in Chinese, cello player and amazing beatboxer, went to Yale, has the qualifications to be a doctor, and he has a nice voice too. Pen-ta-tonix is all a capella, meaning there are no instruments. Kevin does all the beatboxing and drum sounds, and Avi(guy with the beard who was replaced with another bass guy named Matt) does the deep bass sounds.

You can also hear Kevn solo in their cover of John Lennon's song Imagine.

If you want to see Kevin the beatboxer sing check out his solo cover of down his name is Kevin olusola, he is crazy talented, or merry did you know ptx, he sings as well. Cheers

Pentatonix fans are usually very kind. We also love watching someone discover how amazing PTX is for the first time.

You're right. A reaction should be first time hearing it. No research👍

You are saying it right 👍

You got it . Pen-ta-tonic,

My Dawg. Hahaha... Kevin! Merry Christmas from the Holy Land - Utah. If you want your Pentatonix mind to be blown (yes, you said it correctly) you've gotta' check out their Daft Punk medley as well as Bohemian Rhapsody. Much 💕 love.

Kevin (beatboxer) is amazingly talented. If you want a glimpse into what he can do, check out some of his solo work. Highly recommend his KOver of 'Down'. It's a rollercoaster ride.

Always happy to see new reactors to Pentatonix. They are so amazing you will not regret getting caught in the PTX rabbit hole.

Kevin Olusola (KO) is a beautiful singer and gets parts in a lot of songs, but beat boxing is his thing mostly. He also plays the cello and is a genius, so don't count him down. Every Pentaholic loves Kevin.

Great reaction!❤🎵

You're right! I appreciate you enjoying it for the first time with all of us! You're doing just fine! 🥰

You're saying their name just fine! 😁😁

Reading about their accomplishments is not cheating but listening to anything they’ve recorded BEFORE reacting to would, in my opinion, be cheating.

To outshoot somebody who outdrew you - make them to be the bad person in a failed relationship after they made that first move to end the relationship.

Wait for the Mitch-Slap ♥️ grab some tissues ✌️🙌

I agree with you on not doing research first. What is "fun" for subscribers is seeing your reaction to phenomenal performers like Pen-ta-TA-nix (it's Greek for FIVE VOICE SOUNDS.

So was I but I'm addicted hence their fans are called pentaholics.

I cried the first 20 times I heard this...nice job my friend

Kevin shines in the Little drummer boy.. watch that one

I’m from honolulu, Hawaii.

You were Mitch slapped.

Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! Just subbed in hopes that you can make more PTX reactions. And Kevin, the beatboxer, doesn't sing often as he is busy making the beats! 😅 But he does have nice solos in Mary Did You Know and at the end of Amazing Grace My Chains Are Gone. And ge has a rap segment in Sing. The fans (Pentaholics) are a loyal bunch and will love it if you create a PTX Playlist! 🙂🤗💕

First attempt at their name was wrong but nailed it afterwards. Kevin the beat boxer doesn't sing often because of his beat boxing work, but he did start singing more especially the inspirational songs. If you continue following them then I welcome you to the Rabbit Hole, its a Hell of a Ride.

Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole. I loved your reaction. I subbed to see more PTX reactions. Do Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone), The Prayer and Bohemian Rhapsody. It is amazing what this group can do and they are all so versatile. One of my favorites is Sound of Silence where we get to enjoy Scott's baritone voice. They are all so multitalented that you forget there are no instruments used unless Kevin (beatboxer) is playing the cello or Scott (tall blonde) is playing the piano. They make all the sounds with their voices and don't do anything that can't be done in a live show. They sound just as good live. There has only been one change and Avi left in 2017 and Matt took over the base sounds and he has a beautiful voice. People often think there are new group members because Mitch (big hat) and Kirstie always change their looks. Welcome to the beautiful world of Pentatonix. Check out Kevin singing and playing cello (looping). kzread.info/dash/bejne/e3ueyZNyY8uaf84.html

I really think you would enjoy the song "Mary did you Know" by Pentatonix