Talking About Why I Love RENAISSANCE For 30 Minutes
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- This is more of a chatty video explaining some of my favorite parts of Renaissance Act 1 as well as how I feel about the album now that I've listened many more times :) This is not a reaction
Instagram: @beththeresevibes
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Timecodes:
Intro: 0:00
Renaissance Review: 0:51
TRACK 1 - I'M THAT GIRL: 2:07
TRACK 2 - COZY: 4:48
TRACK 3 - ALIEN SUPERSTAR: 8:10
TRACK 4 - CUFF IT: 11:00
TRACK 5 - ENERGY: 12:19
TRACK 6 - BREAK MY SOUL: 15:09
TRACK 7 - CHURCH GIRL: 15:41
TRACK 8 - PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA: 16:44
TRACK 9 - VIRGO'S GROOVE: 18:18
TRACK 10 - MOVE: 20:17
TRACK 11 - HEATED: 21:39
TRACK 12 - THIQUE: 23:37
Upcoming Formal Apology with tears to Renaissance 🥲: 25:12
TRACK 12 - THIQUE (Continued): 12:57
TRACK 13 - ALL UP IN YOUR MIND: 26:40
TRACK 14 - AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM: 27:30
TRACK 15 - PURE/HONEY: 28:45
TRACK 16 - SUMMER RENAISSACE: 29:48
Thoughts: 30:41
Ranking (New Ranking): 31:30
Thoughts (Continued): 31:40
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THANK U DJDJD I WAS LAZY 😭
@@BethThereseReacts HEHEHEH DON'T WORRY ALGOOD AHAHA
It's not controversial at all, it goes to show your reactions are real and not biased! That's what we love to see, I'm subscribing to this channel!
thank you sm!
In cozy when she starts naming all the colors she actually makes the pride flag ! HER MINNDD! 🤯
And the FLOW!!!! She is put her foot all up in that.
This was literally me my first listen I obviously had favorite parts within each song but I couldn’t really get into it because everything was so new new new new. New beats, new song structure, new vocal moments, just new so I was like “wait woah wait what” but after the first listen I was like okay now I know what I’m getting myself into and what genre or genres this album has. Then going into it after the first time I just fell in love it’s soooo good. I think the people who love this album the first listen were already exposed to other songs within these genres so it was easier to digest and process which is awesome. However, for the general public who hasn’t really been exposed to this culture of music it’s a little jarring at first but then we ease in and begin to love.
yes totally agree!
100% agree...upon 1st listen, I was left unimpressed and unable to get attached to the album. Only parts of some songs and a couple whole songs really engaged me in that 1st listen. So I gave it a 2nd listen, and immediately from the opening track I found it much more intriguing and quickly fell in love with it!!
Me too
Ya bc for me I loved the album so much the first listen but I understand if u needed time
Maybe someone should start doing second time reactions. It’s crazy to expect to digest an album in one sitting. Very few albums strike a cord with me at first listen
I just love this. Thank you so much for your first reaction, it was so valid and it was SO interesting to see and hear you react to it. It was honest and such a lovely display of how music works. Especially with this to complement it! I'm a die-hard Beyoncé-fan and my first time listening to Renaissance was so much like yours, just because it was so new, so different and so unique. I knew and recognized that I needed to digest it and change my initial expectations after the first listen, because she was giving us something totally different and I needed to switch it up, just like she had. Your reactions, the first and the second, is such a good representation of what this album did to me; completely change my outlook on genres and artistry. She introduced me to something I'd never even come close to, and I'm so grateful for it. And it's such an important journey, too, to acknowledge that just because you don't understand something the first time around (every time you said "I don't know how I feel about this!!!" I h e a r d you), giving it another go and trying to get into the mindset to receive it can just fundamentally change your entire experience. Thank you so much for sharing this and for the work you put into it!
As a Beyonce fan myself I completely understand what you mean. The first time I listened I panicked because I hated it. Now I literally CANNOT stop playing Idk.
Idk maybe because it’s such a different sound from what’s popular right now. And such a different sound for Beyoncé as well. We were all taken aback. But I can safely say It’s my favorite Beyoncé album. I haven’t enjoyed and album that much in a really long time.
Soooo true . Beyoncé is my all time favorite artist and I HATED this album at first . How 3 days later I can’t stop listening to it Lmao I keeping hearing stuff I didn’t hear before . And I’m liking parts I didn’t like before .
It’s crazy lol the music is sooooo different and there’s soooooo much happening
How is this so common? When I first heard the album I was like “ummm…ok.” But since that Saturday after it dropped, it’s ALL listen to. It’s weird how so many people have that same reaction
SAME, I felt so guilty
@@CHEETAH69Beyonce was drawing inspiration from a scene and community that is rather underground in nature which means it's still being introduced to the media we all just had to let it bake in an oven for a little bit.
You're actually one of my fave Beyonce reactors, always looking forward to your new Beyonce reactions. And it's okay if you didn't like most of it the first time, we have different views and experiences. Also, you've been very respectful in every reaction. Can't wait for you to react to Beyonce visuals, especially Lemonade and Black is King. An performances around 2011 when she's pregnant.
thank you so much!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
YES PLS. THIS ONE. I BEG YOU. OMG
YAAASSSS for the HEATED redemption! lol Glad that most of the songs have grown on you and that you shared this listen with us as well. Beyonce truly is the gift that keeps on giving and we love to see it!
All Up in Your Mind is definitely one of the weirdest songs in Beyoncé's discography, its very Charli XCX from her, I love it
My favorites are America Has a Problem (the most underrated one), Thique and Heated, those are masterpiecessssss
AHAP is sooo underrated lol
@@BethThereseReacts ikr one of the top songs 😭
Interesting, that's the most Beyonce' song for me. It reminds me of her Sasha Fierce era.
I can see that track as an opener on her tour.
It’s nice to see that it grew on you and now you’re enjoying it. 💛
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I keep saying, this album gets better with every listen! Loved the honesty from you!
Even as someone who was obsessed with this album first listened, I’m still FINDING new cool things in the production. Idk if this is becuz Self Title is my favorite album but I love sexy and bold Yonce. Plastic Off the Sofu gave me Rocket vibes and Virgo Groove is literally a length of half of the songs on Beyoncé. And not just these just a lot of the songs give me self titled vibes with its next level production and sexiness with a Ballroom/House twist. To this day, I always have to play the last 15 secs of Plastic Off The Sofu with the weird “woo” and harmonies just to listen to Virgo Groove 😭 if I don’t I feel like I’m missing something 💀
got so many self titled vibes from parts of this album, loved to see it 💖 virgo’s groove to me is like a groovier version of a song from self titled lolol
I feel the sameee, self titled is her best album and one of my all time favorites, and I find a loot of that in Renaissance wich is now my second favorite
I love that you made this video! I'm the type of person that rarely likes songs/albums on first listen so I always feel for reaction channels whose first opinions are immortalised and the audience never knows if they've changed their mind. I actually did like Renaissance on first listen but like you it grew on me even more. While my heart does break a little that Pure/Honey is a skip for you, your top 4 is elite! :)
thank you! yeah it’s hard sometimes ngl
This album had me day one but so much more gets revealed with each listen and I can’t stop playing it. There was nothing wrong with your first reaction video at all. I can see how people’s first reactions are like “what did I just experience.” It’s an assault on your musical senses in the best way possible. The production, the vocals. Masterpiece.
Let's go Beth!!! I always have SO much fun watching you do these! So glad you kept listening and let the music move you a little bit. It's a vibe and I really appreciate you sharing your groove with us! Keep shining Sis! xoxo
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You and me are THE SAME. I am a hardcore Beyoncé hive protector (lol). 😭 But I was lost after after first listen. I was shocked and lost.
And after plenty of listens, it is a contender of the Holy trinity of her best albums. I don't have a favorite and the ranking are changing constantly.
Personally I love All Up In Your Mind, but I understand it’s not for everyone. I feel like it will really pop out visually like in a concert or movie. It’s high energy especially towards the end and very experimental.
My top 5 would be
1: Virgo’s Groove
2: Cozy
3: Break my soul
4: Cuff it
5: Summer Renaissance
And if you have time pls pls try out Confession on a dance floor by Madonna it’s such a great album
Your editing is not appreciated enough you have me rolling every video lmao! my favorites change so much I can't even say what is my favorite song but I loooove this album!
thank you so much hahaha
I listen to this album at 12 am I was so tired when I listened and I was pure confussion, so I understand ur first reaction, the other day I woke up and choose to listen just a few songs and now I'm obbsessed with everything.
first reaction: 🤨🤨🫠
second reaction: 🤩🥳💃
I just KNEW you would come back and enjoy it! Beyonce is nothing if not a risk taker and that's why I love her!
1 year later, still listening to this. Never gets old. Btw, in pure honey, the pure part is pretty much just a voguing song, perhaps it helps to look up some voguing dance to have something to picture during the songs. I love sometimes live performances changes the vibe to some songs a lot and that it is the case for this (not saying the live part of the song, just how voguing instead of the live performance vibes elevate the song for me. Voguing is such an aggressive or soft at times dance style.
My favs right now are Cuff it, Heated, I’m that girl, and Plastic on the sofa! This entire album is a bop!
Same Same. After the third listen it finally grew on me. Now i cant image a day without listening to the whole album and a world without it! First it felt chaotic, incomprehensible and just not Beyonceish to me. Almost like soulless dance music with her vocals on top, not connected, weirdly all cramped together.. I truly truly was unenlightened and just not ready!
Now my expectations are far beyond fulfilled. The production is fire, her vocals in all forms just woven in these sick beats and rhythms. I think its pure energy.
This is a fierce record!
Love your reaction😁🫱🏻🫲🏼🥳
All up in your mind is my favorite from the whole album it is so different from the electronic bass that gives it its aggressive sound and then the way Beyoncé uses her voice in different ways like she annunciates certain words and uses her growl voice on other words and uses staccato on “I tried”. Not to mention the lyrics which is about doing the work to get the one you love and for them to notice you.
The fact that everything you said was facts . Like I didn’t like it at first now I love almost every song . Every favorite part of each song you said was mine as well . I love this album it’s so complex you have to listen multiple times.
The only thing I disagreed on is the song all up in your mind . At first I didn’t like but now it’s a bop .
This music is to be heard at the bars and clubs , dancing , family events I love it . Cuff it and break my soul will be very big songs before the summer ends
Lmao 17:14 based on this part im sure you haven’t seen much of her live performances. 😂 Girl, you have no idea what she can do live. Her live versions are always better than her studio versions. A lot of people, mostly her fans, including me, would immediately prefer listening to her live than her studio versions whenever she does it live, cos it’s so much better. Im so excited to see her perform again live.
You should react to her live performances❤ if ever, for a starter, maybe you should try checking her live performance of
-Love on Top VMA 2011
-Stevie Wonder Tribute
-The Beautiful One/Sex on Fire - Glastonbury
-Listen live in Oprah
-Dangerously in Love Grammys 2004
I think that’s a good starter ✨
omg you listed the perfect videos to discover her live abilities!!! Two more suggestions: Halo in the hospital (acoustic and filmed on a potato but SLAY QUEEN) and If I Were A Boy at the Grammy Awards.
@@tommiedam4167 omgg how could i forget. Yessss!! Those two!!!
i’ve only seen her super bowl performance! (which was incredible obviously) looking forward to seeing more of her live!
Omg Speechless live too! The one where shes in the black and white dress.
Thank you so much for giving it a second chance/listen 😉 Appreciate your honesty
My least favorite song of this album is All up in Your Mind as well. Interesting thing about this album tho is that people have different top 5’s and least favorites. For some people their top favorites are someones least favorites, and vice versa. And based on the rankings i’ve seen on twitter, everyones rankings are just so different from one another, and all of the rankings would still makes sense. I think that would mean that there’s really not one song that you can actually say that it’s bad.
yeah i feel like there’s a song for everyone! there’s not one that’s plain bad although we all have different specific tastes and rankings
I’m glad that you like the album, it’s on constant repeat for me at the moment ( great to work out on 😜). My taste for music grew as I got older. I was that kid that loved rock, & pop, but because of my siblings, was exposed to what they were listening to as well. Now I practically love all genres. The album is dedicated to her late uncle Johnny( love the verse “ uncle Johnny made my dress, that cheap spandex, she looks a mess” 😂😂😂). Again I will say, never feel the need to apologize TO ANYONE if you ever feel differently about any music you review. The people who would argue with you over that…🤔🤔🤔🤔they’re the problem. 😉🤭 P.S. While the music is a love letter to her LGBT Fans for the most part, it’s also for everyone who just want to let loose, dance & enjoy life after what we all had to deal with the past two years.😊😊
thank you for this commennttt💕
You should react to her tour videos now !! Also I hope you know who uncle Johnny is now and how that ending is special
I had the exact same experience as you had. First I genuinely liked three songs and that was about it. Now I have fights with my friends on what are the favorites on the album, because they are all so good!!!
America Has a Problem is definitely my favorite at the moment. It’s a sample of Kilo Ali’s song (Cocaine) America Has A Problem which is a song about a girl that’s as addictive as cocaine which explains Beyoncé’s lyrics “Tony Montana with the racks” but then it uses 80s hip hop synths which is The Regan “War on Drugs Era” which gives the song another meaning like “America has a [drug] problem” and Beyoncé is the drug to represent that the whole country is addicted to her whether it’s fans that love her to the point of obsession or conversatives that constantly attack her and try to diminish her. It’s genius.
While it’s not lyrically “deep”, self-empowerment without apology seems to be a running theme throughout the album. As well as wanting to praise the music artists of popular and club music from the 70-90s. She also wanted to tribute the black lgbtq people who have contributed so much to the culture and to her popularity. And yes, it’s a near great album. It took me aback a bit on first listen as well.
yeah definitely!!
I’m so glad you made this video!!! Even tho i have probably listened to the album A LOT, new vocals, beats ect hits harder each time. Now you have reviewed every solo album from yoncé, Do you have a list from Least to most favourite album wise? And will we ever have Destiny’s Child Album Reviews?
Also we share the same skips on this album😭 They just don’t bop like the others!
it’s sooo hard to rank her albums but as of right now i’d say: 1) lemonade/bday 2) beyoncé 3) renaissance 4) DIL 5) 4 6) sasha fierce although i swear it’s always changing lol. i still have to listen to the gift. and yes i want to do destiny’s child but i don’t have time at the moment, hopefully soon
All up in your mind was love at first sight for me, I felt like I was possessed by something
Yessssss u did it again
I was hitting u back when u did ur react again i love so much the album soooooo deeeeep
In America Has a Problem, a lot are speculating the problem is the War on Drugs. The Drug Lord line and “your ex-dealer dope, but it ain’t crack enough” are referencing Jay Z’s past as a crack-cocaine dealer, “Tony Montana with the racks” is a Scarface reference, and main beat sample (and title) is from Kilo Ali’s song Cocaine (America Has a Problem) which talks about the ups and downs of drug use using a woman named Cocaine as a metaphor for those ups and downs, so here Bey is flipping the narrative where she is the woman and her love is so addicting that “You can’t get no higher than this. Nope!”
Beyoncé is my favorite artist ever, but I had the same reaction on this album!!The first time I was so confuse ‘cause it was so different from her other album. But then, after a second listen I was so capture by the sound of it. It just needed time. She’s so incredibile. A true artist who’s not afraid to experiment and play with new sounds.
Cozy is #1 smash if she promotes it.
Aha! I knew you’d grow to like it with more listens. 😊 It’s definitely a grower if you’re not used to this type of music. I’m glad you gave another try. ❤️
yes definitely not used to this music haha 🥰
The ending of Heated is inspired by the vogue ball chanting that The MC does when there’s a vogue battle…look some up on RUclips. I love how she takes that influence and makes it her own and as someone who has been part of this subculture im just so proud that our community has come this far 😭
And Pure Honey samples a vogue anthem by Kevin Aviance…and when song hits them vogue balls…HUNNY
After almost 7 months of listening, I am just starting to like All Up In Your Mind 🤣 and Beyoncé just released a chill and very sexy version of cuff it. And once again...SHE PUT CRACK ON IT 🔥
Ps. AND I MISS THE LA LAs IN ENERGY 😭
Plastic off the sofa goes crazy vocally!
i think this album quickly became one of my top fave albums of all time but yeah all up in your mind is BY FAR the song i like the least. nothing would change for me if that song wasnt on the album like i wouldnt miss it AT ALL
Thank you for making a follow up video Beth. I have personally tried listening several times, with headphones, with lyrics and without etc. Still, not for me. I even went to the extreme of making sure that Spotify doesn’t recommend it anymore. Just like you said, not for everyone.
Once again, love your reviews and your honesty.
yeah it’s not gonna be for everyone and that’s ok! you gave it a chance & that’s great 🐝💕
I love Heated outro
I don’t hate Pure/Honey as a whole but I absolutely adore the 2nd half (Honey) Honey deserved to be its own track but it makes sense why she combined the two. although I like Pure, I find myself skipping to Honey quite often lol. this is my favorite Beyoncé album tho, I love it so much!
my current ranking is:
1. Cuff It
2. Virgo’s Groove
3. America Has a Problem
4. Alien Superstar
5. Summer Renaissance
6. Heated
7. Energy
8. All Up In Your Mind (now let me tell you..this was also at the very bottom until a couple days ago. I blasted it in the car and the production and bass is so amazing and it’s been stuck in my head ever since..definitely a grower!)
9. Cozy
10. Move (I love the 2nd half more than the first half..still great as a whole)
11. Church Girl
12. Plastic Off the Sofa
13. I’m That Girl
14. Pure/Honey (this would be in my top 5 if Honey was it’s own track)
15. Thique
16. Break My Soul (now I absolutely adore this song so just because it’s last doesn’t mean I hate it but i’ve heard it 10,000 times that I feel it’s fair to put it below everything else lol)
it’s so hard to rank this album bc you’ll feel like you did one song or the other wrong 😭 gooood ranking tho 💕🐝
@@BethThereseReacts I agree. my ranking has been changing every 2 business days but one thing’s for sure: Cuff It & Virgo’s Groove have remained my Top 2 since Day 1 lol.
Virgos groove is a jam
The first time I listened to it it felt like a sensory overload. But the more I listen to it the more I get it and I love it!!
I'm glad and I really appreciate you taking a 2nd time to listen to this album. I love this album that it's on repeat all day. And regarding on what you said about the album, it could be that it is too explicit to the common ears. Beyoncé is CUSSING SWEARING 🤣 . But that's fine, not everybody can love a song on the first listen.
Also, she went hard on the vocals here - she didn't really do high belts, but she went off with her harmonies and RUNS. She had to remind the girlies that she can sing. ♥️
Beyonce just released her Break my soul Queens remix with Madonna. it’s EVERYTHING
You've finished her solo albums. Omg. Yass. Congrats, Beth.
Pls react to the visuals, start with Lemonade and then Black is King (Musical Film). And then the LIVE performances of all Lemonade era. You won't regret it. Omg. Pls.
If she wasn’t feeling energy and Thique I doubt she’ll like black is king 😅 atleast not on first listen
Btw, in the song Cozy, the colors she mentioned were the colors of the gay pride flag. A lot of people don’t realize it lol
I love ur reactions ur having fun keep it up big like for support
thank you i appreciate it :)
I agree. It does get better every time you listen to it. It grew on me. Also, America has a problem is in reference to the drug problems of the 80s. Hence the late eighties beat and rap style.
I love watching your Beyoncé reactions and journey
thank you so much!
I wish you had gotten to listen to the Lion King album before she dropped Renaissance because maybe you wouldn't feel so weirded out by the afrobeats. The Gift would've been a more palatable experience to these sounds for someone who isn't familiar with them
Heated has grown on me and now is my favorite of the album. Sooo good.
right?! it’s inching closer to being in my top 2-3 with every listen
The album is toooooo perfect
we love u no matter what.
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We love youuuu❤️🐝
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Yess I 💕 this reaction 💜
thank you so much💖
oh btw u should listen to “The Gift”! it’s not a full beyoncé project, but she makes appearances on most tracks, and its a really good listen! i like to think of it also as a predecessor to some of ‘Renaissance’ (namely Energy, Move, & Heated)!
planning on it! :)
I'm always feeling personally attacked😅 because most people rank All Up In Your Mind very low when I feel like I'm having an awakening every time it comes on.
I guess it's the Superpower of RENAISSANCE.🤷🏿
It just grew on me … AFTER THE TOUR ENDED
all up in ur mind is top 3 for me omg😭😭
& that’s valid! just a personal preference 🥰
In the color section of COZY she is actually describing the Daniel Quasar's "progress" pride flag for people of color, trans individuals, and those living/lost to HIV and AIDs. Super cool moment in the album!
OHHH i didn’t catch that!
I love how she deceived us making us think that church girl would be the slow down when it was actually plastic off the sofa
Love your reactions
thank you so much!
I know it that you will love this album
Now that you're done with her solo work, can you do Destiny's Child?
Go off on cuff it sis we see u
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I love the edit the SpongeBob Meme is why I love u
hahah thank you💖💖💖
I didn’t even give this album a chance the first time I listened. I hated the sound lol I listened to 15 seconds of each song and hated it lol I wasn’t used to this sound from beyonce… once I bought tickets to the concert I forced myself to listen to it not now I love it lol so I get it… cozy and Virgos groove are my favorite lol and I’m a Virgo so I have to love it lol
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I KNEW SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN AHAHAHHAA
Yaaaaaas! First to comment! 🥰
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You have to react to the Gift! It’s one of my favs.
planning on it!
It's impressive how the bey hive didn't eat you up, but I think every one felt a little weird listening to it the first time
lol some ppl came for me but others were v nice
You should react to the tour
I tried! It was going to get blocked everywhere due to copyright 💔
@@BethThereseReacts that sucks I saw it in person it was amazing
Not sure if anyone's told you, but the colors in Alien Superstar are the colors of the LGBTQIA+ Flag :3
qhat backgroun music u use its like so UGHH
It’s called Dream Land
@@BethThereseReacts thank you i love it sm
@@BethThereseReacts ah cant findit
@@Nikolayevsk no one ever can 😩 i promise it exists lmao i found it in the youtube audio library
@@BethThereseReacts AHH STILL
I'm not even gonna lie... I goes HARD for Queen Bey but "Ms. All Up In Your Mind" is a NO for me, at the moment.. I'm trying to let it grow on me but it hasn't clicked like all of the other tracks from the album.. Maybe one of these days lol it'll do it for me
you should react to the break my soul remix ft madonna and the gift album plzz
Yea right ,this album is a grower
I'm with u Beth I didn't care much for all up in your mind either but her vocals was really good and the lyrics but the production is a no for me.
All Up In Your Mind is for nobody.
lmao the savagery 😂😭
React to Lion King: The gift
when is glory reaction coming
it’s gonna be a sec, this is a busy month for me and it’s probably going to be longer. i’ll have it up as soon as i’m able
you seem much more energetic and almost more… mentally present in this video, i feel like maybe u were a bit tired and out of it during the og reaction😭😭😭
my brain legitimately left my body after hearing i’m that girl for the first time. the rest was just a fever dream 😂😅😭
The biggest barrier to folks liking the album is either an inexperience with or non-exposure to House music and queer club/ballroom culture. It is a whole world that exists outside of what people enjoy in the mainstream that is a place for people to feel and dance. More than that people expect Beyonce to SANG and be nice when this whole album is all about capturing an attitude and a flow.
Please Tove Lo discography next 💖
Put some respect on pure/honey 😂
love parts of it! lmao. i do respect her i just don’t vibe with her entirely 🤪
also hated reputation haha
I'm so happy you got the full experience...I never do a 1st listen to a song through my crappy phone. And, you could still come away and not like it if it's not your taste but at least you've listened to it like it was created to be listened to. That's only fair to the artist.
P.S. Don't let the BeyHive intimidate you...They're nuts! I know because I am one.🤣
hahaha i’ve heard they’re crazy🐝🐝🐝