I'm 63 and over the years I've heard this song, I've never heard it like this! I know it was written in the late 40's but it's been sung by many, GC takes it to another realm! Loved your analysis!!
This has been a favorite for most of my life. I have heard many of the numerous versions by so many different artists over the years, but Geoff has brought all the energy into this rendition. It is condensed into pure enjoyment. You cannot help but move to the tune as if you are riding a racing horse to either join them, or get out of the way of the stampede.
I have waiting for this analysis. I absolutely love Jennifer's reaction videos. The expert analysis combined with sheer goofiness when she fan girls it is so cute and funny. This particular song has been possibly my favorite since I was a child. My older brother (20 years older, he was in his thirties when I was a young teen) introduced me to Burl Ives version. From there I had to find every version I could find. Found over 100 versions in various languages and styles. This is my new favorite. Thank you, Jennifer!
Well, he did have his hands tied in both VoicePlay’s Mission: Jingle Bells and Panic! In Four Minutes: Part 1 and he sounded amazing. He even seemed to kinda be ok with it in Mission: Jingle Bells which was… interesting lol.
Great reaction Their names left to right... Jeff, Daryl, Geoff, and Jeoph. My favorite is Daryl with Jeff coming in a close second. Daryl can also sing super high like Barry Gibb.
Very old song. Many people have recorded versions of this song. But this is one of the best. Right up there with the one Johnny Cash did back in the 70s.
Don't forget his wife Kathy who also helps him. Sometimes she gets a little insisting with him when it comes to certain things. She is his production manager as well for Voice Play.
I have to admit that I was surprised when you reached out and channeled your inner Geoff and hit that note. All in all a wonderful reaction video. Thanks.
Great reaction, Jen!! There’s a really interesting bass line when the backup singers sing “As the riders loped on by him” (about 11:05 in your video). It’s very subtle and almost sounds instrumental but I think it’s a hum. Nice! This may turn out to be one of my favorite of Geoff’s arrangements because there’s so much going on-and I never even liked this song before this video. Check out the description-Geoff usually adds some funny bits in the notes and credits but this one is funnier than most.
Yes, this song was written in the late 1940s. It's a morality tale-warning-to a cowboy who's lost his way. From left to right, it's Jeff, Daryl, Geoff, Goff, and Jeoph.
Loved your reaction to this one. I loved Geoff’s take on this. I believe so far on his solo stuff, he does all of the arrangements, where on the VP stuff, he shares that with Layne and Eli and sometimes gets guest collaborators to co-arrange with them. I can’t wait for you to see the video that VP is dropping for Halloween! It’s fantastic! 😉
@@joeb4142 I have seen it. The patrons saw the finished video Monday. If the schedule stands as it has in the past, the RUclips premiere should be next Monday.
That was a fun song as was your reaction. I suspect one of these days you'll nail them low tones and shock us all. 😁Another most excellent reaction Jen. Looking forward to the next one!
Love your videos, your analyses. Frankie Laine was the original singer but when I was growing up Marty Robbins was who I heard sing this song (he was one of my dad's favorite singers along with Eddie Arnold). Marty was interesting in that he had no vocal training, such natural talent. I would recommend listening to his rendition of "Ghost Riders in the Sky". You might like his song "El Paso" just for fun. The older USA country songs were basically story-telling to music.
Frankie Laine recorded it in the late 50s and it's the one I remember but it had been done before that as it was written in 1948. I believe the first recording was in 1949.
The first version I heard was Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers back when television was in black-and-white. I was probably seven or eight so it was the late 50s.
Actually the original singer/writer of this song was Stan Jones, Western actor/singer, around 1948. You can find an audio rendition of his singing it here on RUclips
In addition to the hand movements helping to visualize the next note to sing, I think for the video with multiple takes with Geoff singing different parts, it looks like he is actually conducting the other Geoffs to keep in time was he records each part. He records one part, then watches and sings along recording the next part, then watches and listens to the two parts together as he sings and records the third part, and so on.
Good job, Geoff was a little easier on us than usual with the low notes but I love the Halloween spin he put on this classic! Jennifer, your getting better with your fry notes. Don’t forget with Halloween coming - voice play vs homefree in hillbillies vs zombies! Fun cover with a guest star. Love your channel! Low bass - Kenneth!❤
Thank you my dear for another wonderful reactions.....I love how you have so much fun listening to these tunes. I love how you try to sing Geoff's low notes....I am a Tenor/Baritone, and I can't even hit some of his lows. LOL Please Keep up what you are doing.
Great video. Did you check out the Johnny Gash regording? YT has a video of a live performance by Cash that is amazing. Always looking forward to your next project.
Jen, I adore it when you imitate what we are watching & hearing. Pause ALL you like. This is your channel... You do not know this song because you are too young. Geoff is amazing, such gifts... Great range with a warm presentation. Plus I so enjoy the costumes and fake beards... This man is an entertainer!!!! And speaking of talent, you have great pitch... Impressive! Talent. His low notes are so low, they are underground. Near the center of Earth.... A quick online search says the song was written in the late 1940's. And released in the 1950's..A tad before your time, love..... Oh by the way, your range is rather good also. Many of these notes you come close.. I am amazed by your ear & pitch.. Talent, girl! Merry Christmas to you and yours....
Always, always, always enjoy your reactions to Geoff! Watching you try to match his tones (and whistling) is a hoot! Geoff doesalmost everything on his solo work. The arrangements are always his as well as the vision. Kathy helps with costumes and keeping the schedule. He sometimes uses Layne's company, Pattycake Productions. Makeup and beard wrangling are done by Rick Underwood. Eli (from Voiceplay) does his lighting and special effects when something out of the ordinary is needed. Extra camera crew is brought in (it was Layne for Way Down) if a stationary camera is not sufficient. He is the real deal and absolutely amazing. He started this one in June, so I'm not sure if he has another planned for Halloween.
13:19 YESSSSSS !!! You almost went into your subharmonic register there ! This would've been an accidental G2 in 1st subs or G1 in 3rd subs. Don't give up Jen. Embrace the rumble 😉
First of all, you ARE for everyone! It's just that not everyone has the good sense to realize it. Second, this was such a fun reaction! Now you are trying to whistle as well as singing subharmonics. The third is that last year I requested that you react to Geoff's " The Headless Horseman".I'm asking again. It's just all kinds of wrong not to include it during the Halloween season! Have a wonderful night!
I think it's so interesting how most of reactors don't know Ghost Riders in the Sky or In the Hall of the Mountain King, while I am so familiar with these songs, growing up with them and all of the variations other artists/composers have done. Yet I have never heard most of the pop songs that Voiceplay does, like Good 4 U or Encanto stuff. Maybe I should react for a completely different spin lol. People would be so annoyed with me going into We Don't Talk about Bruno with no clue what Encanto is. Or perhaps it would be entertaining 😅
“Ghost Riders in the Sky” was written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones. It has been covered hundreds of times since then. It has been a hit in every decade since it came out. I was born in 1949 and I probably heard it somewhere in 1956 at 7 years old. This song made me want to be able to play it so I took up the Piano, Guitar and Banjo. Yes I was able to play it at age 8 and have played it many times since.
Jen, you are a treasure! Love your reaction, and here's proof that you can hit that D3! I get so much out of your reactions, but I have to admit that I get the most joy out of the way you go for those low notes.
I love how the ghosts are always slightly in the background vocally, with the instrumentation being equal in volume to them. It’s pretty appropriate since they are sort of faded themselves. In this one I have to say I love the clones portions as much as I do his solo. There’s something about the way those voices blend with a little bit of I think you call it dissonance. I really like that effect.
I'm always surprised when people don't know the songs that _I_ know really well. I shouldn't be - I know this one mainly because my mum used to sing it to me...in the 1960s. A little time has passed since then! Anyway, really enjoying this version!
As someone else has pointed out Geoff has named his clones now. He started it in Way Down and now has named the extra one Daryl. I found that his diction is less clear on this. I usually find his enunciation very clear but this did sound a bit mumbled. at the start. I believe that the inspriration for the song came from old Native American legends of something similar. I love Geoff but I definitely now have a thing for the moustached version called Jeoph. (far right) Boy, he looks wicked. LOL Geoff arranges all his stuff. It's always noted in the credits below the title.
Geoff's version is as he stated, "different" than the original and most covers. Here is Marty Robbins' for comparison: ruclips.net/video/Aglh9u6nONg/видео.html Here is the version I was most familiar with performed by the Outlaws: ruclips.net/video/YmpvpypXKf0/видео.html Maybe for this year's Halloween themed songs you might have a go at Geoff"s version of "The Headless Horseman" here: ruclips.net/video/8rrg0ksSQdw/видео.html
The first one I heard perform this was Johnny Cash over my mom's record player when I was a kid. Not sure if he was the original or not, but it was my first exposure to it. You can find it on RUclips if you do a search for it. You'll pick up on a few different call-backs to Cash in Geoff's version here once you've seen and heard Cash himself. :) I love Geoff's version, too. So many CHILLS with his version! LOL Also, I really like the way you break things down in your analysis. You, Elizabeth and Peter are probably my main three for analysis reactions.
One of the earliest versions of this song was done by Vaughn Monroe with his big band. Another early one was by Burl Ives, folk singer best known as the narrator of the Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer cartoon. It was done in the 60s by many male singers who enjoyed success with story-songs, like Marty Robbins. Then of course the Cowboy singers, in particular the Sons of the Pioneers group. It has enjoyed periodic revivals by later rock and country artists. One of my favorites of the rock revivals was done by The Outlaws, back in the 1970s.
Stan Jones (the original composer and lyricist) wrote it in 1948, and has stated that it was based upon Native American stories told to him as a child in Arizona, so the story is at least a few centuries old.
And, of course, as Halloween approaches, Voiceplay's output is going to go through the roof. They're dropping something new in about 3 hours time (2am Sydney Australia time).
"Ghost Riders" was written and first recorded in 1948 by Stan Jones, made famous by Burl Ives one year later. Today, it had been recorded more than 300 times by artist inside and outside of Country Music. Including Johnny Cash, Christopher Lee (!), the Blues Brothers, Spiderbite and The Outlaws. :)
With all these various renditions, did you notice that the order of yippee yi ay and yippee yi oh had been switched over time? Stan Jones had ay first, oh was 2nd. Modern singers are oh first, ay second
@@sureevoltz4120 I do not know all the versions... :-D But it's true, some have the ye first, others the yo. I have the song in my program too and I do the ye first, the yo second. But anyway: It's a GREAT song! :)
OMG Jennifer, Geoff just released his new solo cover of I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas ( White Christmas ) & it is his absolute best ever. He will blow you away with this one. Please please do a reaction video of this one please ❤️
This was my first time hearing this version. Out of consideration for your channel I stuck through to the end. I’ve heard a few versions of this song and this is by far at the bottom of the list. His range is phenomenal, but the rest of the group really carried this one and made it tolerable.
Jennifer! I made it today! Yes! Hmm, a mug problem ... most women have shoe problems but hey, mugs are cheaper than shoes, right? 😁 Woo hoo! Low note practice! You've still got the D!! 😊 And a great attempt at the even lower ones. Well this was interesting. Definitely fitting for the approach of Halloween. Very well arranged by Geoff (Geoffs?). Anyway wonderful reaction and analysis as always Jen. I'm sure those light blue nails will be turning orange before too much longer. 😊 Or black! 😯
Geoff did a Fantastic Job at it. My favorite of all the people and groups that has covered this is the Highwaymen Made up of The Highwaymen, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
The original singer was Stan Lane 1948. It has been sung by many famous singers including Marty Robbins. The best version I ever heard was Riders in the Sky by the Highwaymen ( Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). This comes really close to their version.
This song was written by Stan Jones in 1948, hundreds of performers have recorded versions of the song including Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and Bing Crosby. It is based on the based on the American Civil War-era popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".
This was a favorite song of mine since the first time I heard it. Geoff has speeded it up (not quite double to my mind), but he still does a heck of a job. Very good reaction/analysis.
What an excellent choice of a rendition to be released for the Halloween season. Johnny Cash’s recording of it is my favorite song by him, and I think even the Man In Black would get a kick out of this.
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That was a fun one. And I am surprised how many of the reactors don't know the song. I mean, I am not THAT old.. :D And as hard as I try, there is no segway to recommend some Ayreon in this one. Maybe the ghost-theme as a link to Transitus, but that would be a whole album to get the story... Have a nice day and I'm looking forward to your other Spooktober videos!
Not all of the reactors are from the United States which is probably where it is most commonly heard. I’m not even sure they would’ve heard it in New York. But being a West Coast gal I heard it most of my life.
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@@janetdw I get that. But I'm from Germany and not even a country fan. And even here at least the Johnny Cash version is well known. That said, I had music nerds around me most of my life and my music taste was always "special" :D
This song has been around since 1948, written by Stan Jones and covered by such legends as Marty Robins and Johnny Cash. This rendition by Geoff introduces this classic to a new generation, such as yourself. Geoff's arrangement reminds me of Marty Robins and I think Geoff would do well covering more of his Western / Gunfighter ballads.
Deft analysis, spot on exactamundo. This particular rendition flashes back Vaughn Monroe and Frankie Laine recordings. Song seems to have been-and remains-de rigeur. A proven time-tested staple still fresh for occasional swipe.
Love your reactions and the way you explain the vocal techniques. I am a bass trombone player, so Geoff and Tim are right in my wheelhouse. I have one problem though. The videos you are listening to always have glitches and pop and crackle, making it hard to hear exactly what you are talking about. Your audio is perfect, so I don't know if it is the way you are adding the video, or something U tube is doing.
Great analysis Jen! You and Rob Lundquist could do a great whistling duet. My father drove us crazy with this song! Vaughn Monroe had the most popular version back then and he had the record; played it constantly. Geoff does take his Halloween seriously(sort of...). His versions of Bobby Pickett's "The Monster Mash" and Bing Crosby's "The Headless Horseman" plus this make a Halloween trilogy.
I’ve been wanting Geoff to do a cover of this song ever since I discovered him. I grew up listening to the Johnny Cash cover. I love songs that tell a story. Especially a rad story about ghost cowboys chasing the Devil’s herd across the sky as penance for their sins. Unsurprisingly, Geoff did it absolute justice.
@Jennifer Glatzhofer You tried to describe the 4 ghosts riders voices and hiw the interacted with the main Geoff. Would you say that the 4 ghosts riders voices were almost spectral in quality?
Everyone has done a cover of this song ... The Doors Marty robbins Johnny Cash. 30 Artists is the official count (not including Geoff or anyone that just covers it for Tik Tok or YT). I really Like what Geoff has done with it. This song has also been used in many Movie Soundtracks.
I'm surprised that you've never heard this song before - a very iconic song. "Ghost Riders In The Sky" was a song written by Stan Jones in the late 1940s and successfully recorded by Vaughn Monroe, Burl Ives, Peggy Lee, and Bing Crosby in 1950, all of whom enjoyed massive hit versions that year. It's been covered by many artists over the years. :-) 😀
I would say the word Herd has an almost rothic R. Probably a little overflow from the south into the southwest. It sounds right for the setting/region. It's such a great mystical cowboy song! We have a popular parody of it in boy scouts called Ghost Chickens In The Sky.
I am not really that familiar with the song neither, I think the only place that I have heared it (that I can remember) is in the movie Ghost Rider. This is definitely a new spin on the song, and I love that everyone of the ghosts have their own personality 🤠❤️ thank you for this analysis and the giggles 😄😃
HI Jen , I am one of your subs. I get the biggest kick out of some of the song suggestions you get. “ Hey Jen...... Do a video of Donnie and the Donuts doing “Stop picking my nose hair” ”. Some of the requests are pretty far out as you well know. Back in the day ( right after the 3rd ice age) there was an all girl rock band in the 80's called Vixen. As you well know, rock bands are kind of a guys thing. You are one of a handful of girls who has learn to play an instrument and perform. Because they were girls , they were pretty much ignored. That shouldn't have happened. A lot of todays girl pop stars are vocalists, but they can't play anything. There really aren't that many girl bands and there should be more. Of all the girls bands that have come along thru the years from the Runaways to the Bengals to the newer K pop girl bands, these girls (Vixen) were very, very good musicians. I am a musician and I can tell you that you would notice the same. They had a few hits in the 80's and did a few things with MTV , back when MTV actually played music. I am hopeful you will at least drop test this video I will link. These girls were a real 80's rock band and it will be worth checking this out if only for the hair ( Aqua net, the wind never had a chance ). One reality of this, these girls are now your Grandmothers age. Not kidding. They are all in there 60's today. Jen , this will not disappoint you and it will not be a waste of your time Thanks Jen. We love you. With love from Florida ruclips.net/video/mQOmDUnt8Hs/видео.html
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I'm 63 and over the years I've heard this song, I've never heard it like this! I know it was written in the late 40's but it's been sung by many, GC takes it to another realm! Loved your analysis!!
Grew up hearing this song and have heard it in almost every way it's been done and Geoff's version really is unique 😍
Johnny cash the outlaws . Willie Nelson. Waylon Jennings.chris christoferson.
@@garrycreech956kris kristofferson
This has been a favorite for most of my life. I have heard many of the numerous versions by so many different artists over the years, but Geoff has brought all the energy into this rendition. It is condensed into pure enjoyment.
You cannot help but move to the tune as if you are riding a racing horse to either join them, or get out of the way of the stampede.
I have waiting for this analysis. I absolutely love Jennifer's reaction videos. The expert analysis combined with sheer goofiness when she fan girls it is so cute and funny. This particular song has been possibly my favorite since I was a child. My older brother (20 years older, he was in his thirties when I was a young teen) introduced me to Burl Ives version. From there I had to find every version I could find. Found over 100 versions in various languages and styles. This is my new favorite. Thank you, Jennifer!
Hahah thanks!
I have a theory that if you tied Geoff's hands down he wouldn't be able to sing.
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Please, don't tie his hands down!😉
Or talk. He's Italian after all.
Well, he did have his hands tied in both VoicePlay’s Mission: Jingle Bells and Panic! In Four Minutes: Part 1 and he sounded amazing. He even seemed to kinda be ok with it in Mission: Jingle Bells which was… interesting lol.
Hahahahahaha
Great reaction
Their names left to right...
Jeff, Daryl, Geoff, and Jeoph.
My favorite is Daryl with Jeff coming in a close second.
Daryl can also sing super high like Barry Gibb.
I like Daryl too! 🤣🤣🤣
You missed Goff
Yeah, it's hard to resist a man with a beard and wearing a leather duster.
Very old song. Many people have recorded versions of this song. But this is one of the best. Right up there with the one Johnny Cash did back in the 70s.
Oh Jen, you look so adorable trying to reach those low notes! 😍🤠🎶
Yeah I Give her credit as She actually hits some of them!
That is great exercise for to expand her vocal range, love her reaction to his low notes made me funny to see her hitting those notes.
@@Zman26448 yea hit them an octave or 2 above
I’m trying hahah!
I tell ya...she's what Voiceplay is missing. 😎
I enjoy your videos. You have the perfect balance of reaction and explaining what’s happening
Great review as usual, Jennifer. Always enjoy the twinkle in your eye when you review one of Geoff's vocals.
Thank you!
Geoff loves his Halloween themes, and he loves story-telling songs. This is great example of both! Thanks for your lovely review Jen!
Thanks 😁
You can always check in his credits - but he does his own arranging: "Arranged, Produced, Filmed, Performed and Edited by Geoff Castellucci"
Don't forget his wife Kathy who also helps him. Sometimes she gets a little insisting with him when it comes to certain things. She is his production manager as well for Voice Play.
Shoutout to Eli as well, he did all the 3D backgrounds and effects...!😊
I have to admit that I was surprised when you reached out and channeled your inner Geoff and hit that note. All in all a wonderful reaction video. Thanks.
As usual, a great analysis from Jen. I never expect anything less than excellent on this channel.
Thank you😁
Great review/reactions. It really looked like you enjoyed this one. And thank you again for sharing this with us.
Thank you!
Ghost Riders are Jeff, Daryl, Goff, and Jeoph according to the shooting list. So it's like The Ghost Riders featuring Geoff Castellucci.
"I need to stop buying mugs but this one reached out to me".....sigh....it's like a direct quote from my life 🤣
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Great reaction, Jen!! There’s a really interesting bass line when the backup singers sing “As the riders loped on by him” (about 11:05 in your video). It’s very subtle and almost sounds instrumental but I think it’s a hum. Nice! This may turn out to be one of my favorite of Geoff’s arrangements because there’s so much going on-and I never even liked this song before this video.
Check out the description-Geoff usually adds some funny bits in the notes and credits but this one is funnier than most.
Yes, this song was written in the late 1940s. It's a morality tale-warning-to a cowboy who's lost his way.
From left to right, it's Jeff, Daryl, Geoff, Goff, and Jeoph.
Loved your reaction to this one. I loved Geoff’s take on this. I believe so far on his solo stuff, he does all of the arrangements, where on the VP stuff, he shares that with Layne and Eli and sometimes gets guest collaborators to co-arrange with them. I can’t wait for you to see the video that VP is dropping for Halloween! It’s fantastic! 😉
Have you seen it?!? #jealous
@@joeb4142 I have seen it. The patrons saw the finished video Monday. If the schedule stands as it has in the past, the RUclips premiere should be next Monday.
@@StephanieGraham0129 Nice!
Another great review. Geoff is really having a fun time with his videos and you can tell.
That was a fun song as was your reaction. I suspect one of these days you'll nail them low tones and shock us all. 😁Another most excellent reaction Jen. Looking forward to the next one!
Love your videos, your analyses. Frankie Laine was the original singer but when I was growing up Marty Robbins was who I heard sing this song (he was one of my dad's favorite singers along with Eddie Arnold). Marty was interesting in that he had no vocal training, such natural talent. I would recommend listening to his rendition of "Ghost Riders in the Sky". You might like his song "El Paso" just for fun. The older USA country songs were basically story-telling to music.
Frankie Laine recorded it in the late 50s and it's the one I remember but it had been done before that as it was written in 1948. I believe the first recording was in 1949.
It was also done by The Outlaws, and I know Johnny Cash had a cover as well.
Thank you!
The first version I heard was Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers back when television was in black-and-white. I was probably seven or eight so it was the late 50s.
Actually the original singer/writer of this song was Stan Jones, Western actor/singer, around 1948. You can find an audio rendition of his singing it here on RUclips
In addition to the hand movements helping to visualize the next note to sing, I think for the video with multiple takes with Geoff singing different parts, it looks like he is actually conducting the other Geoffs to keep in time was he records each part. He records one part, then watches and sings along recording the next part, then watches and listens to the two parts together as he sings and records the third part, and so on.
Good job, Geoff was a little easier on us than usual with the low notes but I love the Halloween spin he put on this classic! Jennifer, your getting better with your fry notes. Don’t forget with Halloween coming - voice play vs homefree in hillbillies vs zombies! Fun cover with a guest star. Love your channel! Low bass - Kenneth!❤
Thank you my dear for another wonderful reactions.....I love how you have so much fun listening to these tunes. I love how you try to sing Geoff's low notes....I am a Tenor/Baritone, and I can't even hit some of his lows. LOL Please Keep up what you are doing.
Voiceplay is premiering their new video tomorrow, friday at 11am eastern...
Hide and Seek. Thumbnail is the guys plus Lauren their guest singer.
Love your reaction so much jenn your the best hope you have a absolut great time 🥰👌
Thank you😁
So glad you got to this so quickly! I love how he arranged and performed this one. And I have the same mug addiction!
😂😂 here’s to mug addictions hahah!
Great video. Did you check out the Johnny Gash regording? YT has a video of a live performance by Cash that is amazing. Always looking forward to your next project.
Jen,
I adore it when you imitate what we are watching & hearing. Pause ALL you like. This is your channel... You do not know this song because you are too young. Geoff is amazing, such gifts... Great range with a warm presentation. Plus I so enjoy the costumes and fake beards... This man is an entertainer!!!! And speaking of talent, you have great pitch... Impressive! Talent. His low notes are so low, they are underground. Near the center of Earth.... A quick online search says the song was written in the late 1940's. And released in the 1950's..A tad before your time, love..... Oh by the way, your range is rather good also. Many of these notes you come close.. I am amazed by your ear & pitch.. Talent, girl! Merry Christmas to you and yours....
Always, always, always enjoy your reactions to Geoff! Watching you try to match his tones (and whistling) is a hoot!
Geoff doesalmost everything on his solo work. The arrangements are always his as well as the vision. Kathy helps with costumes and keeping the schedule. He sometimes uses Layne's company, Pattycake Productions. Makeup and beard wrangling are done by Rick Underwood. Eli (from Voiceplay) does his lighting and special effects when something out of the ordinary is needed. Extra camera crew is brought in (it was Layne for Way Down) if a stationary camera is not sufficient.
He is the real deal and absolutely amazing. He started this one in June, so I'm not sure if he has another planned for Halloween.
He's very talented. Love to watch your reactions. Peace always.
13:19 YESSSSSS !!! You almost went into your subharmonic register there !
This would've been an accidental G2 in 1st subs or G1 in 3rd subs.
Don't give up Jen. Embrace the rumble 😉
I live for her giggles. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hi, Jen 😆Great job, I learn something from you every time you react. LOVE the way you try to sing those bass notes. Keep trying 🙃🙃
Thank you! I shall hahah😁
Fantastic reaction love your brake downs love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing 👍
Thank you!
He continued the names for the "clones" from Way Down, adding one. From left to right: Jeff, Daryl, Geoff, Goff, and Jeoph
First of all, you ARE for everyone! It's just that not everyone has the good sense to realize it. Second, this was such a fun reaction! Now you are trying to whistle as well as singing subharmonics. The third is that last year I requested that you react to Geoff's " The Headless Horseman".I'm asking again. It's just all kinds of wrong not to include it during the Halloween season! Have a wonderful night!
Ah thanks!! And yes, gotcha 😁
I think it's so interesting how most of reactors don't know Ghost Riders in the Sky or In the Hall of the Mountain King, while I am so familiar with these songs, growing up with them and all of the variations other artists/composers have done. Yet I have never heard most of the pop songs that Voiceplay does, like Good 4 U or Encanto stuff. Maybe I should react for a completely different spin lol. People would be so annoyed with me going into We Don't Talk about Bruno with no clue what Encanto is. Or perhaps it would be entertaining 😅
I am 76 and I have heard this song many times. I love this version best. Excellent job Geoff.
Geoff said he spent sooooo many days editing this. I love this song which was first recorded by Stan Jones. Enjoyed your reaction Jen ☺️
“Ghost Riders in the Sky” was written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones. It has been covered hundreds of times since then. It has been a hit in every decade since it came out. I was born in 1949 and I probably heard it somewhere in 1956 at 7 years old. This song made me want to be able to play it so I took up the Piano, Guitar and Banjo. Yes I was able to play it at age 8 and have played it many times since.
Hi Jennifer hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Jen, you are a treasure! Love your reaction, and here's proof that you can hit that D3! I get so much out of your reactions, but I have to admit that I get the most joy out of the way you go for those low notes.
Hahah proof! Thank you 😁
Always enjoy your analysis.
Geoff did an amazing job on this song and love the video.💗💗
Absolutely love your facial expressions!
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17:00 thank you Jen, I try to tell people that hand motions honestly help me but everyone keeps trying to tell me it's for show when it's not
At this point (without hearing the other versions) that Geoff Castellucci has the best version of the song since Johnny Cash. 🤩
Just ordered Geoffs t-shirt and coffee mug for this song cover.
I love how the ghosts are always slightly in the background vocally, with the instrumentation being equal in volume to them. It’s pretty appropriate since they are sort of faded themselves. In this one I have to say I love the clones portions as much as I do his solo. There’s something about the way those voices blend with a little bit of I think you call it dissonance. I really like that effect.
Yes exactly!! 😁
I'm always surprised when people don't know the songs that _I_ know really well. I shouldn't be - I know this one mainly because my mum used to sing it to me...in the 1960s. A little time has passed since then! Anyway, really enjoying this version!
As someone else has pointed out Geoff has named his clones now. He started it in Way Down and now has named the extra one Daryl. I found that his diction is less clear on this. I usually find his enunciation very clear but this did sound a bit mumbled. at the start. I believe that the inspriration for the song came from old Native American legends of something similar. I love Geoff but I definitely now have a thing for the moustached version called Jeoph. (far right) Boy, he looks wicked. LOL Geoff arranges all his stuff. It's always noted in the credits below the title.
You and I have the same taste in clones, Christine
Geoff's version is as he stated, "different" than the original and most covers. Here is Marty Robbins' for comparison: ruclips.net/video/Aglh9u6nONg/видео.html Here is the version I was most familiar with performed by the Outlaws: ruclips.net/video/YmpvpypXKf0/видео.html Maybe for this year's Halloween themed songs you might have a go at Geoff"s version of "The Headless Horseman" here: ruclips.net/video/8rrg0ksSQdw/видео.html
Love, loved it.
Nice reaction Jennifer! Geoff's vocal range is so amazing! By the way, you almost did subharmonic register in 13:19 and 16:53 !!
😱😱 woah ahah! Thank you!
@6:50 - Geoff and the Castelluccis ..?
The first one I heard perform this was Johnny Cash over my mom's record player when I was a kid. Not sure if he was the original or not, but it was my first exposure to it. You can find it on RUclips if you do a search for it. You'll pick up on a few different call-backs to Cash in Geoff's version here once you've seen and heard Cash himself. :)
I love Geoff's version, too. So many CHILLS with his version! LOL
Also, I really like the way you break things down in your analysis. You, Elizabeth and Peter are probably my main three for analysis reactions.
Thanks so much😁
One of the earliest versions of this song was done by Vaughn Monroe with his big band. Another early one was by Burl Ives, folk singer best known as the narrator of the Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer cartoon. It was done in the 60s by many male singers who enjoyed success with story-songs, like Marty Robbins. Then of course the Cowboy singers, in particular the Sons of the Pioneers group. It has enjoyed periodic revivals by later rock and country artists. One of my favorites of the rock revivals was done by The Outlaws, back in the 1970s.
Stan Jones (the original composer and lyricist) wrote it in 1948, and has stated that it was based upon Native American stories told to him as a child in Arizona, so the story is at least a few centuries old.
Thanks for this. It’s one of my personal favorites. I’m gonna start referring to GC as the Tone Arranger.
Vaughn Monroe made it famous I believe, & the Southern Rock Band The Outlaws did it in the late 70's
Great job love watching you and your reaction and Geoff won't have to chase the devils herd for he is a god so talented bye beautiful
The JeffTones!!! LOL Awesome description!!!!
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Sorry I guess it should be.
The GeoffTones!!
Always love when you try the low notes, I think you are hitting lower notes than ever in this one!
@13:19 did Jen just hit a subharmonic G2? That definitely sounded more than just fry to me.
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And, of course, as Halloween approaches, Voiceplay's output is going to go through the roof. They're dropping something new in about 3 hours time (2am Sydney Australia time).
Jen! Check out Tim Waurick. Start with "go the distance". I promise you will love it!! I'd love to hear your analysis!
Your lows are as good as always. Keep going and you'll be the bass on your band, soon.
"Ghost Riders" was written and first recorded in 1948 by Stan Jones, made famous by Burl Ives one year later. Today, it had been recorded more than 300 times by artist inside and outside of Country Music. Including Johnny Cash, Christopher Lee (!), the Blues Brothers, Spiderbite and The Outlaws. :)
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With all these various renditions, did you notice that the order of yippee yi ay and yippee yi oh had been switched over time? Stan Jones had ay first, oh was 2nd. Modern singers are oh first, ay second
@@sureevoltz4120 I do not know all the versions... :-D
But it's true, some have the ye first, others the yo.
I have the song in my program too and I do the ye first, the yo second.
But anyway: It's a GREAT song! :)
Damn I love this song!! Geoff blew this one out of the water. I really think geoff would look good in a beard...lol. Always an awesome reaction!!
I agree !
In one of the chats he said that if he grew a beard it would come in all gray!
OMG Jennifer, Geoff just released his new solo cover of I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas ( White Christmas ) & it is his absolute best ever. He will blow you away with this one. Please please do a reaction video of this one please ❤️
This was my first time hearing this version. Out of consideration for your channel I stuck through to the end. I’ve heard a few versions of this song and this is by far at the bottom of the list. His range is phenomenal, but the rest of the group really carried this one and made it tolerable.
Jennifer! I made it today! Yes! Hmm, a mug problem ... most women have shoe problems but hey, mugs are cheaper than shoes, right? 😁 Woo hoo! Low note practice! You've still got the D!! 😊 And a great attempt at the even lower ones. Well this was interesting. Definitely fitting for the approach of Halloween. Very well arranged by Geoff (Geoffs?). Anyway wonderful reaction and analysis as always Jen. I'm sure those light blue nails will be turning orange before too much longer. 😊 Or black! 😯
Geoff did a Fantastic Job at it. My favorite of all the people and groups that has covered this is the Highwaymen Made up of The Highwaymen, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
The original singer was Stan Lane 1948. It has been sung by many famous singers including Marty Robbins. The best version I ever heard was Riders in the Sky by the Highwaymen ( Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). This comes really close to their version.
This song was written by Stan Jones in 1948, hundreds of performers have recorded versions of the song including Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and Bing Crosby. It is based on the based on the American Civil War-era popular song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".
This was a favorite song of mine since the first time I heard it. Geoff has speeded it up (not quite double to my mind), but he still does a heck of a job. Very good reaction/analysis.
What an excellent choice of a rendition to be released for the Halloween season. Johnny Cash’s recording of it is my favorite song by him, and I think even the Man In Black would get a kick out of this.
That was a fun one. And I am surprised how many of the reactors don't know the song. I mean, I am not THAT old.. :D
And as hard as I try, there is no segway to recommend some Ayreon in this one. Maybe the ghost-theme as a link to Transitus, but that would be a whole album to get the story...
Have a nice day and I'm looking forward to your other Spooktober videos!
Not all of the reactors are from the United States which is probably where it is most commonly heard. I’m not even sure they would’ve heard it in New York. But being a West Coast gal I heard it most of my life.
@@janetdw I get that. But I'm from Germany and not even a country fan. And even here at least the Johnny Cash version is well known. That said, I had music nerds around me most of my life and my music taste was always "special" :D
Marty Robbins did a version and I believe Sons of the Pioneers did one as well.
This song has been around since 1948, written by Stan Jones and covered by such legends as Marty Robins and Johnny Cash. This rendition by Geoff introduces this classic to a new generation, such as yourself. Geoff's arrangement reminds me of Marty Robins and I think Geoff would do well covering more of his Western / Gunfighter ballads.
Deft analysis, spot on exactamundo. This particular rendition flashes back Vaughn Monroe and Frankie Laine recordings. Song seems to have been-and remains-de rigeur. A proven time-tested staple still fresh for occasional swipe.
I love this version of the song, but I also love the version in the movie "ghost rider"
Love your reactions and the way you explain the vocal techniques.
I am a bass trombone player, so Geoff and Tim are right in my wheelhouse.
I have one problem though. The videos you are listening to always have glitches and pop and crackle, making it hard to hear exactly what you are talking about. Your audio is perfect, so I don't know if it is the way you are adding the video, or something U tube is doing.
Great analysis Jen! You and Rob Lundquist could do a great whistling duet. My father drove us crazy with this song! Vaughn Monroe had the most popular version back then and he had the record; played it constantly. Geoff does take his Halloween seriously(sort of...). His versions of Bobby Pickett's "The Monster Mash" and Bing Crosby's "The Headless Horseman" plus this make a Halloween trilogy.
I’ve been wanting Geoff to do a cover of this song ever since I discovered him. I grew up listening to the Johnny Cash cover. I love songs that tell a story. Especially a rad story about ghost cowboys chasing the Devil’s herd across the sky as penance for their sins. Unsurprisingly, Geoff did it absolute justice.
Hey Jennifer 👋 sorry I haven't been able to get free as much lately 😆 😅 retired finally and seems like I'm busier now than when I was working
Thank you!! And amazing news! 😁
You should check out Geoffs tutorial on how he sings so low on his youtube channel!🧐😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🎼👋👍😃
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You tried to describe the 4 ghosts riders voices and hiw the interacted with the main Geoff. Would you say that the 4 ghosts riders voices were almost spectral in quality?
Everyone has done a cover of this song ... The Doors Marty robbins Johnny Cash. 30 Artists is the official count (not including Geoff or anyone that just covers it for Tik Tok or YT). I really Like what Geoff has done with it. This song has also been used in many Movie Soundtracks.
That was fun.
I'm surprised that you've never heard this song before - a very iconic song. "Ghost Riders In The Sky" was a song written by Stan Jones in the late 1940s and successfully recorded by Vaughn Monroe, Burl Ives, Peggy Lee, and Bing Crosby in 1950, all of whom enjoyed massive hit versions that year. It's been covered by many artists over the years. :-)
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I said once before Geoff is an alien and can split into 5 when he needs to.
I would say the word Herd has an almost rothic R. Probably a little overflow from the south into the southwest. It sounds right for the setting/region.
It's such a great mystical cowboy song! We have a popular parody of it in boy scouts called Ghost Chickens In The Sky.
AND LET THEM BE FOREVER HENCEFORTH KNOWN AS THE GEOFF-TONES. :)
I am not really that familiar with the song neither, I think the only place that I have heared it (that I can remember) is in the movie Ghost Rider. This is definitely a new spin on the song, and I love that everyone of the ghosts have their own personality 🤠❤️ thank you for this analysis and the giggles 😄😃
HI Jen , I am one of your subs. I get the biggest kick out of some of the song suggestions you get. “ Hey Jen...... Do a video of Donnie and the Donuts doing “Stop picking my nose hair” ”. Some of the requests are pretty far out as you well know. Back in the day ( right after the 3rd ice age) there was an all girl rock band in the 80's called Vixen. As you well know, rock bands are kind of a guys thing. You are one of a handful of girls who has learn to play an instrument and perform. Because they were girls , they were pretty much ignored. That shouldn't have happened. A lot of todays girl pop stars are vocalists, but they can't play anything. There really aren't that many girl bands and there should be more. Of all the girls bands that have come along thru the years from the Runaways to the Bengals to the newer K pop girl bands, these girls (Vixen) were very, very good musicians. I am a musician and I can tell you that you would notice the same. They had a few hits in the 80's and did a few things with MTV , back when MTV actually played music. I am hopeful you will at least drop test this video I will link. These girls were a real 80's rock band and it will be worth checking this out if only for the hair ( Aqua net, the wind never had a chance ). One reality of this, these girls are now your Grandmothers age. Not kidding. They are all in there 60's today. Jen , this will not disappoint you and it will not be a waste of your time Thanks Jen. We love you. With love from Florida ruclips.net/video/mQOmDUnt8Hs/видео.html
Enjoyed the reaction as always. I'm I just crazy like that, or does Jen look like a sister to Aubrey Plaza?
yre th only person whos noted tht th ghosts hv ghostlike vocals...
Every note you say i hit it! Is actually 1 octave lower lol
good thing I watched it the day it came out watch ghost rider movie the first one.