Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) | REACTION
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This song has always fascinated me and to think so much of this has already happened 😮. Test tube babies, robots doing our work….I was born in 1957 and my husband and I were just talking about all the changes, discoveries and inventions have come about in our lifetime….only getting faster! Grandparents warned us! LOL Thanks for checking this one out.
When my mother was a baby (1933) her family moved from Arkansas to Colorado, traveling by a covered wagon pulled by mules. In 1969 as my family sat watching the first Moon landing on TV, I looked at my mom and said, "Just think. We've gone from Covered wagons to moon landings in one generation." - To which she responded, "Just think how far you'll go if you ever clean your room."
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@@taun856"space might be the final frontier but it's made in a hollywood basement" 😅
so true! We thought it was sci fi when it came out! They were prophets.
This song ended up being prophetic and decades ahead of its time. It IS grim, but I am glad you can appreciate it, and even LIKE it. It's very thought-provoking.
Great one from 1969. It’s kinda scary to think a lot of what they’re singing about then is relevant today!
This song scared me when I was a kid.😮
This and the song Timothy...
Me too!
Scares me now, moreso, as we watch elements of it come to pass. Neural-link, anyone?
Same
@@monkeysuncle2816also the part about test tube babies wild😮.
This song came out when I was ten. The lyrics were quite scary for a kid in elementary school, and not much different for this 64 yr old today 😞
Thats Funny I'm 64 as well and remeber thinking about these crazy lyrics
When this was released the year 2025 was unimaginable.
I really enjoyed this song when it was released. Very prophetic in many ways.
I was 15 years old and in the 9th grade when this song hit the airwaves. It was alarming to think of what was said in the lyrics were saying and the images that they created for me. But, it was a cool song that I never got tired of hearing. The Vietnam war was raging and every week you saw the body counts of killed and wounded. Protests against the war were getting more and more violent and songs were voicing the lack of support for the war was dwindling fast. There was never a dull moment and the music was indellibly burned into our daily lives. But all of this chaos brought about monumental changes. Like the end of the war in 1974 and gave 18 year olds the right to vote, in 1972. You had to be there.
I've heard this song when i was a kid. My mother told me this was going to come true. I don't think we are far off.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces' "Israelites" also came out in the summer of '69 and was the group's only U.S. hit -- a unique one at that, too. It was the first ska song to make the Billboard Hot 100, peaking
at #9.
Love that song!
Great tune!
Excellent choice!!!!❤
Desmond Decker had hits outside of the US, including 007 Shanty Town ( before Israelites)is one of the most important Rude Boy songs.
Very telling song for today!!!
Scared the crap out of me when I was a kid....
I was 8 in 1969 and remember everyone singin it.
I just remembered a great sax song that y'all will love: Junior Walker & All Stars - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) 1968
Oh! This is one great song! And so prophetic...
Oh ya, I was about 20 when this hit the charts & it did make you think. I didn't get a lot of what they were talking about but I sure do now. Denny Zager became a guitar maker after his music career & his son is still making guitars today. They sell only online from their website.
Another good one guy's! 1969 was an awesome year for music.
Amazing song and things in the song happened a lot earlier then predicted.
Finally someone reacts to this! This song was way ahead of it's time!
This is a freaky song that usually makes me depressed afterward
On the putting green at the golf course today and somebody was playing this. It's such a unique sound I picked up on it right away from 30 feet away.
Who needs eyes when virtual reality gets beamed directly to your brain with Neuralink.
I remember this song playing on the radio when I was kid. It was emotional to me. Haven't heard it since then. Takes me back in time.
"Not what you were expecting" That is what is so great about so much music from about 1965 -1985. Most everything did not sound the same.
Watch the version with movie Metropolis from 1920's Germany!
"In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" is a 1969 hit song by the American pop-rock duo of Zager and Evans. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks commencing July 12, 1969. Due to Zager and Evans never releasing another charting single, it in turn effectively made them one-hit wonders. "In the Year 2525" opens with an introductory verse explaining that if mankind has survived to that point, they would witness the subsequent events in the song. The following verses jump the story approximately with 1000-year intervals, specifically 3535, 4545, 5555, 6565, 7510, 8510 and finally 9595. In each succeeding millennium, life becomes increasingly sedentary and automated: thoughts are pre-programmed into pills for people to consume; eyes, teeth, and limbs all lose their purposes due to machines replacing their functions; and marriage becomes obsolete because children are conceived in test tubes. The song ends after 10,000 years. By that time, humans have finally become extinct. But the narrator notes that somewhere "so very far away", possibly in an alternative universe, the scenarios told in the song have still yet to play out, as the song repeats from the top (but in the same key, tone, and speed as the previous verse) and the recording fades out. The overriding theme, of a world doomed by its passive acquiescence to and over dependence on its own overdone technologies, all while neglecting the unchecked exploitation of the Earth, struck a resonant chord in millions of people around the world in the late 1960s. The song was recorded primarily in one take in 1968, at a studio in a cow pasture in Odessa, Texas.
Remember this back then and people brushed it off now it's at the right time, brill song
Always loved this song and listening to it back in the 70's the words didn't really mean anything to me. It was the harmony that pulled me in. Enter the 2020's and it's like OMG.....is it all coming true?
As a kid, this song always gave me the creeps because everything sounded SO impossible.
When I was a kid this song was so memorable for me. Though young, I knew the song had deep implications and just had a interesting vibe. Good critique guys!!
I dare you to do "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.
Haven't heard that song in decades.
I always eagerly await new reactors to check out this song. Haunting yet prophetic.
This was one of the more famous of the 'one hit wonders' category of songs. An even better one hit wonder from that period was one that was about the A-bomb and the vietnam war - 'Eve Of Destruction" That one is worth a reaction.
Troglodyte (Caveman) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1972) .....check it out
#1 in the U.S. for six weeks is amazing. It was just after we landed on the moon and during Woodstock.
"The only thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't learn a damn thing from history"
Whenever I get a receipt with $25.25, or $35.35, or something similar, this song pops into my head and I sing the opening verse...The young cashiers never have a clue, lol.
I was 13/14 when this came out. I bought the single. It freaked me out. But going to Woodstock on my 14th birthday that year didn't freak me out! 😆😮
In the year 1969, when this song was released, I was living in Hawaii, not concerned with what the future held. Now, as you two said, all of that is upon us. Technology is advancing exponentially. How wild! Thanks for playing this song. First time I've heard it in over 50 years.
I was only about 8 when this song came out but it just didn't sound like anything else at the time on the radio. Remember Sugar Sugar by the Archie's was also on the radio at the same time but that was a happy song but this one was scary even if i didn't truly understand all of the lyrics i understood enough. And this song was off a few hundred years considering the first "test tube" baby Louise Brown was born les than a decade later.
Dang you dug deep... 😂 Love it!
I was a kid when this song came out and it really was a big song. I remember even as a kid, that it had you thinking.
Still plausible today. Great song!
One of my favorite songs relevant to today and so prophetic.
It's ironic, my dad hated this tune in the 60s. I rather liked it for its meaning. I can still see him driving our old 60s Impala and saying "what nonsense" when this song came on and then very deliberately changing the radio channel.... ha ha ha! Very prescient lyrics though!
The dawning of the Space Age brought intense speculation about the future.
Cool song! Try “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams!!🤘🔥
Heard this song occasionally all my life and never noticed the western theme. Brilliant unique song with lots to say. Driving it thru with energy!
I was in the 8th grade when this song came out and it scared me too. But just like George Orwell and Jules Verne, I think we tend to be pessimistic when we try to predict our future. We see all the technological advances, which can seem frightening, but we forget to consider how our humanity advances too. The song seems silly now, but it's fun to hear it again.
Makes me laugh all the time too! My dad loved the dramatic songs! This and Someone left my cake out in the rain (MacAurther Park), by Richard Harris. Another song you would never think would become popular, it was!
Another song along the same lines that came out just 8 years later is "Sparks of the tempest" by Kansas.
You need to watch the video. Chilling
I remember when this came out it was so wild but could be coming true.
Goofiness aside…many of the subject matters are coming, or brought, to fruition. The song is way before its time.
Prince’s 1999 blew our minds, in the 80’s…99’ seems like worlds away!
I went to school with cap guns strapped to my sides. So, hell yeah westerns were the thing in the 60s lol.
Denny Zager still sells low impact guitars (easier on the fingers). Just down the road from me.
That song could ONLY have been made in the '60's or '70's.
Grim but not totally unrealistic unfortunately.
This great song came out when I was just 10-years-old...but I already had my full sci-fi nerd on. It helped kindle the curiosity of the genre even more. As the years wore on, the rather musically upbeat song also served to remind that human technological advancement is indeed a two-sided coin....there is a convenience, but at what cost.
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Thanks for the post, no2all. Your point about the advancements in technology and the moral dilemmas have been covered in art for some time. In our lifetimes, outside of this song, the inherent issues are probably best known through the "Jurassic Park" series. However, it may be very surprising to learn that these concerns were being considered in literature over 200 years ago. English writer Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's classic Gothic horror novel "Frankenstein" (published when Shelley was incredibly only 20 years old) tells the cautionary tale that so many of us are aware of when the absolute drive for advancements happen without ethical safeguards. In many ways, "Frankenstein" became the foundation on all future art that predicted what might happen if technology/advancement ran rampant, even including this song. It is fascinating to consider this was a topic being communicated about in the early 1800s, yet it remains just as (if not more) relevant today.
As for the song, it appears that it has been documented as being sampled at least 4 times (all occurring from the late 1960s to the early 1980s). Given the song's well-known message, it should not be a surprise that the song has been documented as being covered at least 35 times. From what I could tell, it looks like the most famous artist or group to cover the song so far was R.E.M. in the mid 1980s. The first link above is to that live version (Please be aware that there were a very small number of choices available for the R.E.M. cover on RUclips and none were of great audio quality).
Perhaps in the most ironic twist to date, I observed that several individuals have apparently used artifical intelligence ("AI") technology to make videos for the song and posted them on RUclips. The second link above is to what appeared, after a quick glance, to what might have been the most sophisticated looking of those videos. As I wrote above, there is an irony that should not be ignored that using the technology that the song warns could irreparably damage humanity to make a video for the song itself. 🤖
Suggestion for your list: "Little Bit O' Soul" by The Music Explosion.
This song gave me nightmares, still does.
They should release it TODAY
LOL. One thing this song was not was expected. It still stand on its own uniqueness. Personally I think they were being optimistic with the dates. ; ) What you refer to as "Country" is actually "Folk Music" which was morphing into "Folk Rock" around this time.
"cowboys and aliens" hahahahaha
"From the Kingdom of Nye." Who's with me? RIP Art Bell.
Visage did an excellent cover of this classic 🤘
Shocking storytelling songs…
Have y’all done “Timothy” by The Buoys yet? Similar time frame to this one, I think.
“Can I get a side of fries with him?”
Liked it when it came out. Interesting song.
Been awhile since I heard it. Interesting indeed. 🤔
I was 20 and I remember thinking, if I'm still alive in 2020 (which was very far away in 69), this s**t could be reality. Hmmm. I'm 75 now.
Other good story songs:
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
W*O*L*D - Harry Chapin
Taxi - Harry Chapin
Sequel - Harry Chapin
Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
Night the lights went out in Georgia. Scared me.
So did Angie baby by Helen Redding.
YOU GOT IT -- "Maybe it's only yesterday" -- in other words, maybe this has all happened before, and we've built back up again, only to go through the same cycle of creation, evolution, growth, devolution and destruction again...and again...and again
Oh man, what a song for the times….wish y’all would have done the video it’s so good….makes your hair stand on end
I heard an interview many years ago and he said he came hime drunk from the bar and wrote it all that night 🤣
Don't forget "Venus"by Shocking Blue, you will enjoy 😎 thanks 👍
And all the western movies are saying...look at all the superhero movies you guys make. It never stops.
Yeah there are way too many of those too
I was 13 when this song came out and it fascinated me.
In the year 2025 the 502 will surely thrive.
Really enjoy your reactions guys! Keep on trucking👍
The video is tough.
This song predicted _The Matrix._
Have you guys ever checked out Kensington Pennsylvania? The people on drugs walks around ,no buddy sees them, walks around zombie like, I think that falls in with song
And when humans are going to awake, when are going to be aware and do the right thing to do?
I’ve always thought the sound was crappy even for 1969, but apparently this was recorded before they got signed to a big label.
This song was fascinating and a little scary. Very deep and makes you think. On another subject: have you guys reacted to "All Right Now" by Free? An old favorite.
Guys have you done 10 Years After and their song, I'd Like To Change The World? 😁
I never thought about it but it does sound like a coffee brand. haha! It is a very memorable song however.
Chase & Sanborn has been around since 1864.
Nick and Ryan, if you like story songs I have two for you from Canadian folk/pop icon Gordon Lightfoot. If you haven't listened to them yet on your channel do yourselves a favour and react to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (a true tragedy) first and then The Railroad Trilogy (a history lesson). Keep up the great work and your interesting and entertaining reactions.
Zager makes and sells guitars.
It should have been titled In The Year 2025. The Year 2525 is a fairytale.
I found it interesting that the lyricist distinguished the survival of men and women. "Will men be alive?.." versus " Can women survive?"
You say you like story songs? How about three charting singles written and released by one man in 1959, 1966, and 1976 - and all three about one deadly fight over a woman but from the perspective of three different people. Listen to them in the order they were released - El Paso, Feleena (from El Paso), and El Paso City by country megastar Marty Robbins. As far as I know, it's a musical trifecta that's never been equaled.
Year 2525 is Only 501 years from now. It's only a blink of the eye in this Grand Universe.
The prophets of doom are always out there. Dime a dozen.
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Interesting reaction from the guys. I can't recall a video where they cut it up but also were so serious at other points. Some of my favorite lines from this reaction are: Nick-"(Zager & Evans) just sounds like a coffee brand," Ryan, in response-"(Zager & Evans) sounds like a restaurant," Nick replying, "A restaurant that sells the best coffee." Nick, talking about the "western" type soundscape, said "They made the same Western 6,000 times." Ryan, in reply, "Same sherriff and the same horse over there as the last movie." 😂
I also have to admit that I was quite amused by the guys' reactions at the start of the song. Nick seemed legitimately shocked and Ryan looked like he was eating a lemon drop that he thought was cherry. 😂 However, it was interesting to see both get more and more into the song as it went along.
The comments about the "western" sounding music likely came from the popularity in America during the mid to late 1960s of what were called "Spaghetti Westerns." That derisive title was used because many of the films, due to the geography and budget constraints, were filmed in Italy. The "spaghetti western" soundtrack was largely written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. He did the music for many of Clint Eastwood's famous westerns during that period. The first link above is to Morricone's legendary theme song to "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." Nick's and Ryan's comments about the repetition of those movies was funny, but I have to give a "shout out" to "High Plains Drifter," which may be the best of all the "spaghetti westerns." I don't want to give too much away for those that haven't seen it, but it is not the typical western from that period and the story (which was adapted from a novel) is very innovative for that time. The second link above is to an official trailer for "High Plains Drifter."
Nick brought up an intriguing point about the fascination with Western civilization. That can go even further to America's long desire to conquer the frontier. This idea was largely laid out by the American historian Frederick Jackson Turner, who theorized that Americans had to find the "next frontier" to overcome. In a sense, it could be argued that technology, in this song, is the "frontier" to be conquered, but at what cost?
As for the song's message, the idea that people in the future no longer need eyes, teeth, arms, and legs is likely based on the concept of de-evolutuon. If people don't need and use their body parts, they will cease to function and likely be lost in future generations. This is what Nick referred to when he said people "stopped being humans" in the song. Nick and Ryan also brought up the very relevant point about the song not necessarily being the future, but the past repeating itself. Since Albert Einstein and many recent developments in Physics, many scientists are becoming more convinced that time is truly relative. This can lead to other hypothesis like the multi-verse as well.
As a final thought, the context of this song also needs to be understood. America was fighting in Vietnam, the Cold War with the USSR was very much a concern, the civil rights movements continued, and the "space race" was well underway. So to a large extent, Zager and Evans were living in a world that was changing very dramatcally as well. In the movies of this period, Stanley Kubrick's classic "2001" is released with much of the same message as the song. However, some films attempted a similar theme but may not have succeeded as well. The third link above is to the official movie trailer for the Sean Connery starring film "Zardoz." Fair warning in advance, that movie is OUT THERE. 😂
Soft Cell covered this
The years mentioned are irrelevant, it's a simple tale of self destruction as seen from over fifty years ago.
Try what a fool believes Kenny loggins and Michael McDonald version