Jonathan Groff was the original King George on Broadway and in the cast recording. He left the show after about a year but came back for the Disney filming, so it is him in the TV clip you have (which was likely from the Disney movie). And yes, Groffsauce (his drool) is a normal occurrence for him.
i relate to him being really spitty tbh i swear ive got like. overactive saliva production. its pretty gross lmao. i also have hyperhidrosis so idk if its related to that (for me)
@@kiwiparfaits From what I’ve heard (from my almost 5 years in the Hamilton fandom) he did that on purpose to add to the craziness of the King. He even drank more water before he went on stage to try get more of it
@@Ivory81 I've heard those rumors, but I've also heard that it's not on purpose at all, Groff just really does spit a lot when he performs. I've heard people who have seen him live say to not sit in the front rows because you will end up getting spit on haha
We should not believe everything we hear 😉. I did hear that Groff himself said that he always spits when he sings, but I do not know if he was winking when he said it. 😊
I staged managed Jonathan Groff at Ephrata Performing Arts Center when he was in high school, and he not only drools and spits, he sweats like crazy! It's a testament to his amazing talent that you overlook all of that really quickly when he's on stage, and despite that quirk -- which is actually a physical condition -- you are completely mesmerized by his performances. In Hamilton, they made use of it to make King George look totally mad -- rabid, in fact. He's an absolutely brilliant performer.
Yes, and afterwards (at the end of the king’s first song) a character called the bullet is passing secret messages that get intercepted and she’s murdered.
@@YoBGS - they repeat, "A message from the king" three times just before the song begins. If you listen to the transition on the audio track, you'll get it.
Same! The nice little fourth-wall tapping there, with Seabury modulating the key to escalate, only to immediately back down. Literally, Alexander mocking him for blustering when he couldn't even rebut him, but using music language to convey that. XD
King George, played by the incredible Johnathan Groff originated the roll on Broadway. This is his voice you are listening to. He came back just for this recording after leaving the play. All the actors are the original cast as well for the film. The spitting is a running joke since Groff is known for his habit and IRL King George was known as the mad king.
I mean, when you rule one of the biggest empires of the time for 60 years, encompassing some of the most chaotic and stressful times in history, you're bound to lose a few marbles
@@Louis_2568I've been seeing a lot of people saying that it was filmed at some point in June of 2016 (And I think Johnathan had left before that point, and came back to film this)
Jonathan Groff was indeed the original King George the 3rd. He's an awesome King George and can't wait for you to listen to more of him as the musical goes on
I know you were startled by the sharp transition after "You'll Be Back," but if you think about it, the lyrics are literally about how King George is about to send massive amounts of troops to the colonies, and then in "Right Hand Man," they tell us that King George has just sent a ton of troops to the colonies. So thematically, it actually makes a lot of sense, it's just such a strong stylistic difference in the music and the shift from comedy to seriousness that makes it so jarring.
also fun fact the king and the guy in farmer refuted (on the side of the british) have the more traditional sounds! you'll be back was inspired by the beatles, i believe. the american side gets the more modern sound for the most part. edit: you brought this up in the video, nice! Also you didn't miss anything from the end of farmer refuted it's just british soldies coming in and going "silence a message from the king, a message from the king" and it goes right into You'll be back. Also, Johnathon Groff (the king. both in audio and the musical recording) was Kristoff in Frozen! he's very talented. I love that You'll Be Back is also written like a letter from a crazy ex. You will hear a LOT of "reprises" of songs and melodies. so much of the storytelling is done through that. it's cool as hell
The significance of Hamilton's "friends" plays directly into Washington's concerns about "working with a third of what congress has promised" because they bring. You'll remember in My Shot, Laurens talks about his dream of creating the first black battalion; Laurens ends up seeking approval from congress to recruit slaves to fight in exchange for their freedom and that brigade brings thousands of additional soldiers to the American side of the ware. Lafyette is a french aristocrat and also a brilliant fighter who contributed not only his military tactical genius to the war, but who was also essential in gaining aid from France for the American army. And Mulligan mentioned in My Shot that he's a "tailor's apprentice". In fact, Mulligan was a tailor for British officers and as a result was able to spy on the British army and send valuable information back to the American Army, including information that saved Washington's life multiple times. So actually, Hamilton's friends are indeed the solution to the lack of resources/manpower provided by congress.
Loving the Hamilton reactions! Here is how I would divide up the next ones: (A winters ball, Helpless, Satisfied) (Story of tonight reprise, wait for it) (Stay alive, 10 duel commandments, meet me inside, that would be enough) (Guns and ships, history has its eyes on you, Yorktown the world turned upside down) (What comes next, dear theodosia, non-stop) Thats up to the end of act 1 :)
"I am the very model of a modern major general," is one of the iconic lines from the Pirates of Penzance, which is a highly comedic English operetta from the mid-1800's. The song "Modern Major General" is actually meant to be very ironic, (much like the rest of the show), as Major General Stanley expounds on how he has extensive knowledge on every topic except for military strategy.
@maryswanson2412 There's actually a line in Modern Major General about how General Stanley can "whistle all the airs in that infernal nonsense Pinafore," so Gilbert and Sullivan apparently weren't above poking a little fun at themselves!
At the very end of "You'll Be Back", and before "Right Hand Man", the King starts walking off stage. Two female ensemble actors come on stage and pass a note from one to the other. A British soldier sees these colonists passing notes and come up behind the actress who now has the note, and snaps her neck. King George sees this from near the edge of the stage, and points his scepter at the dead woman, as if to say, "See what you get for defying me", and then he steps off the stage.
And missing all that is why it feels jarring to jump from the end of You'll Be Back to Here Comes The General. You don't get to see the transition in between.
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Sadly, we don't get anything quite like Farmer Refuted again, but the Cabinet Meetings we get in Act 2 are done like rap battles, so that's something to look forward to.
Glad you're loving these songs! One thing that's a little funny is you mentioned songs with strong endings so the set can change. However, there isn't really any pause between songs in this play. The songs flow one after the other, and the set pieces are various pieces of light furniture brought in and out by cast members playing background characters. The turntable stage is often used to move people and furniture during songs. It's done so quickly and seamlessly that one might not notice the set up of a new screen until it starts.
There isn't any more for Farmer Refuted, other than the Company singing: "Silence! A message from the King! A message from the King! A message from the Kiiiiinnggg!" And when the King says "Everybody" in You'll Be Back in the live recording, he kinda glares at the audience, and *they* start singing along with the 'da-dada-da-da's!! (Also, fun fact, when Beyonce watched this on Broadway and saw King George's walk, she was like 'I'm stealing that!') (Also F for Aaron Burr, sir.)
I love how he says "everybody" in the live recording compared to the soundtrack version, which is how he originally did it on stage, but the more deadpan glaring kinda way makes it all the more perfect!
Fun fact: that recording of “You’ll Be Back” was from a PBS special they made for Hamilton and the actor who’s in the recording (Jonathan Groff) originally was King George from the musical. So congrats you did get to see an OBC (original broadway cast) recording of the song. 😅
20:00 in the show they do use prop guns, but before the pro-shot was released, whenever they did performances for television they would pull the props from the performance. Specifically they cut the props for their show at the Tony’s one year because that was the day of the gay night club shooting in Florida
You should make sure to react to Laurens Interlude later on(after dear theodosia, before non-stop) it’s not in the original soundtrack but it is part of the show/Disney movie
After the "Farmers Refuted" thing two soldiers cuts in and sings "A MESSAGE FROM THE KING!" Three times. The voice later fades out and the king enters! Oh the "everybody" part, it's still there. Just the actor made a different acting choice compared to the official recorded time and wjen the act was filmed. Instead of "EveRyBODy!!!" He said "everybody" quietly like someone missed the cue! By the way "everybody" part is when he tilted the head with an annoyed look!"
"The song is so pleasant that you wanna vibe with it" The song literally moments later: "I will brutally murder everyone you love until you can only love me :)"
Fun fact: the British invasion of New York was the biggest Naval invasion until D-Day. Done in August of 1776, it was the second major attempt to quell the rebellion after the British took Boston, then failed to concord, and finally got besieged by George and fleeing. The battle of long island/ new York quickly showed George was out-everythinged and this was the start of George's losing streak without dying or being captured
After you finish reacting to Hamilton, you should also check out 'Hamilton in 7 Minutes', it's a really good medley of all the major songs with some acapella mixed in
Reaction RUclipsrs that manage to successfully pull off the Herculean task of reacting to Hamilton without either pausing too much (as I evidently do to comment in response to literally everything) or sitting there silently in awe of the show are extremely impressive and you are one of few I have seen succeed.
Great video! About the time skip, there's a lot of that, specially later on. You have to remember that this musical covers over 40 years of history, in fact, there's one song alone that goes over like 7 years of Hamilton's life. In any case it's normal for you to be a little disoriented while watching separate videos and from such different "sources" 😂 What might help you to link these three is to kind of link them in sequence. Like Farmer Refuted introduces the idea of the people in the colonies resisting the independence movement and siding with the king. Then that scene is interrupted by the cast singing "silence, a message from the king!" which then introduces You'll be back. The King is basically reacting badly to the news of the revolution in the colonies, and then techincally does send many fully armed batallions: the 32 thousand troops in New York harbour. You know, the actual war is now on, so we need Washington to lead it. I wanted to comment that I really like how you focus on Lin's body language, I also think he does a fantastic job portraying Hamilton with small details like his posture. And! You also picked up a little on the fact that there are music genres assigned to different characters/situations/symbols. USA and the revolution are hip-hop/rap, the King has a Beatle-esque break up song, and so on. It's another layer of brilliance to this musical! Can't wait to see the next three songs and your reactions to them! True showstoppers 🤭🤭 Thanks for the video!
"I am the Very Model of a modern major general" Is from a musical called the Pirates of Penzance, it's a really fun song, you might have a good time reacting to it!
That is 💯 Jonathan Groff’s voice on the original and Jonathan Groff playing King George in your video, he’s amazing! You really need to just watch the whole thing on Disney Plus!
Dude... Lafayette alone is easily worth the "third of what our congress has promised" That dude was a tactical genius and constantly pulled Washington's ass out the fire. Washington was great at logistics and building coalitions... but he was not a great strategist.
The funny thing is when King George walks out he walks like he’s walking on a tightrope because that cape and crown were very heavy and he consistently walks like that even as the outfit slowly gets taken off each time when we see him time and time again Also everything kinda has to be super condense or else we’ll be here for hours like Hamilton in real life he didn’t meet his friends all together but we don’t have time to go through every single thing so we have to mesh things together. And yeah a lot of the war is a lot of retreating like a lot of our wins were when the British withdrew most of the time so it’s a miracle we won!
the fact that you grabbed the dream cutout during You'll Be Back is made even funnier by the multiple animatics people have of dream with that song XD (there are alot of dsmp hamilton animatics out there because of all the references Wilbur and Tommy threw in during the L'Manburg independence story arc - including a couple of covers of some of the songs by the dsmp members)
Thayne Jasperson is Samuel Seabury in Farmer Refuted. He is the only original cast member still doing the show on Broadway. My daughter and I saw Hamilton in March in NYC. Thayne was an amazing performer.
Before and after the king there was a little bit missed doing it this way. Wish you were able to use the Disney+ version. But still excellent. Hope you get to give it a real watch through from start to finish some day. Looking forward to the next three! They go together ;)
If I'm remembering correctly, they usually do have guns in the performances of the songs where a gun makes sense as a prop. However, there was a performance (or maybe a few performances) after the Pulse nightclub shooting where all the gun props were removed and the choreo was done without them. I don't know for sure, but that last recording may have come from that time, especially since around then Hamilton actually won an award.
"Are these the men with which I am to defend America?" Washington is actually quoted as saying this during the Battle of Kip's Bay. So the line is taken directly from history.
When he said something about not having a shoe around and then saying that if the crown fits, he should wear it, I immediately had to think of "If the shoe fits, wear it. If New York's in debt, why should Virginia bear it?" Also I just love Washington's introduction
The king is the same actor-singer from the original cast recording! It is Jonathan Groff. He was the original King George on Broadway and came back to do the recording for the film. So you saw and heard Jonathan Groff.
There is a short instrumental transition between “you’ll be back” & “Right Hand Man” that has King George killing a messenger. (This is the first death in the show & sets up an unlisted character called “the bullet”. She becomes the visualization of some bullets leaving guns & is the last person several characters interact with before they dye.)
YES that is the King George III in the original recording!! Jonathan Groff. You are missing the seconds of in-between time that transition one song into the next, it makes more sense.when you're watching it all in continuity.You've got King George singing about sending his armed battalions to remind us of his love; then after a (very short) bit with the British soldiery back in the Colonies, we hear that he has sent in British General Howe with his 32,000 troops on the water (also as for things moving fast... remember that the play opens in *1776)* REALLY REALLY REALLY looking forward to your react in the next, Winters Ball / Helpless / Satisfied sequence!!!!
@@YoBGS I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Little Shop of Horrors with Rick Moranis. I’m sure you are, anyway Jonathan played Seymour and I can’t stop listening to his cast recording.
I love that you did all three songs! I'm sure its been stated before, but make sure you get Winter's Ball and Satisfied in the same block - im sure that there are videos out there that have one leading right into the other as they're usually considered a parceled pair.
I commented on the last video about the crunched up timeline. These songs are a perfect example. The events described in "Farmer Refuted" six years PRIOR to the events of the Schuyler Sisters, and didn't involve Alexander Hamilton at all. The other two songs were a year AFTER the Schuyler Sisters. Also, the bit when both Miranda and Thayne Jasperson (playing Samuel Seabury) are both on the box, and it looks like Jasperson is about to fall off, causing Miranda to grin and pull him back up was an accident. Jasperson really did lose his balance and relied on Miranda to keep him from falling. Hence Miranda's momentary breaking of character.
if you want to find higher quality songs of Hamilton, you can watch the beautiful animatics made by some talented artists, or you could watch like this, your choice, I enjoy your reactions either way 👍
Watching with the closed captioning on can be a huge benefit. Sometimes the song is so fast or so many characters are singing different lyrics so it can really help decipher things. Because, it only becomes faster and more difficult as it goes on. It's brilliant & missing only a couple words can result in the loss of a great joke or plot point.
"[...] ..They got main character armor " 😬....now im not sayin' any spoilers or anything but-- .... Ya do remember this is *actual* history..just- rewritten as a musical....right?
Ive been waiting for “you’ll be back”. Man on the Internet did a cover/parody for Hades. Man on the Internet does a lot of amazing songs actually definitely worth checking out, and maybe reacting to them.
Make sure when you do the next two songs of Helpless and Satisfied you do them together. They are a reflection of the same period of time as seen by the two older schyler sisters and both are done really well.
I love You'll Be Back. It's such a fun bouncy song... until the lyrics hit you and starts reminding you of the stalker ex you can't get rid of. Lol The real, historical, King George was actually a little bit crazy. It's suspected by historians that he was bipolar and, as there was no way to offer effective treatment for that, people had to kinda live with it... or die with it in some cases.
You definitely picked up on the fact that the more radical the character the more "modern" their music. It goes further than just the difference between the colonists and the British. In the next songs, you will be able to see which is the more traditional sister and which is more radical by listening to their songs. In addition, note that although Washington is a rebel, he is much more conservative than Hamilton and crew so when he raps it is a more old-school type of rap than the others. And like everybody already pointed out, Jonathan Groff played King George originally and was asked to return for the filmed version to reconstruct the original cast. It is both him in the video and him singing and no he doesn't have any people around him when he says "everybody, now". This is technically a fairly small role in the film but he makes the most of it. Lin Manuel Miranda was apparently terrified when Hamilton debuted in London that the British would be mad about the way he eviscerates the King but apparently they thought it was great. Finally, I can't watch this sequence and not think of Russia and Ukraine. Putin practically quotes You'll Be Back in his speeches and the Ukrainians are so outunned, outmanned etc.
you'll be back is in the spirit pf a toxic relationship where the dude says she'll be back asking to take her back. Lin himself said this. we broke up with Britain cz it was abusive and King George is saying you'll be sorry that you broke up with me.
I know I'm way late to respond and perhaps this has been clarified in later videos, but I feel I need to comment a) for the algorithm gods and b) to get it out of my head lol There are a ton of time jumps in this show. They had to cover the entire life of Hamilton, but just going from his arrival in the colonies, it was pretty quick in the show. The first song basically covered his early life up to his arrival in 1772, and addressed the entire path of his life until his death. The second song then jumps to 1776 when Hamilton actually met Burr. From there it progressively jumps. Technically he didn't meet Laurens for another year after that. Then with the Schuyler Sisters, there's likely at least a few months' jump from Story of Tonight, because they'd have to have established the revolution and printed/sent out all their pamphlets. It runs super fast in the show, but that's because it had to span 32 years (1772, Arrival in the colonies to 1804, death) in a show limited to only a couple hours at most. I'll put away my nerd glasses now, I just felt the need to type this up lol I love the reactions, regardless.
I know I keep commenting BUT it would be best to have A Winters Ball, Helpless, and Satisfied in one video bc the songs keep going right after each other like Aaron bur Sir and My Shot. Also the word play on the song names is amazing! Satisfied sounds like a happy song but it's sad and Helpless sounds like a sad song when its very happy :D
If I remember correctly, the play did have guns and other weapon props but they were removed for the official recording for Disney+. The Disney+ recording also censored many of the more vulgar language moments to make it more family friendly.
The original cast recording was done in a studio, while the Hamilton film was shot over 3 performances, two with audience and then 1 with just cameras set up in front and behind the stage (to get the King's walk)... I'm hoping you watched the Hamilfilm after reacting. Love this musical so much I spend hours watching reaction videos.... lol
Your comments about the spit 😂 Jonathan Groth is a notorious spitter, so nobody ever wants to sit in the front row when he's singing. Lol. When making the film, they thought about editing out the spit, but Lin thought it would be a more authentic experience to keep it in. With 'Right Hand Man', it's definitely one of my favorite songs in the show. The actors did such an amazing job of portraying the emotions that the characters were feeling at each particular time! And that line "Dying is easy, living is harder"? That always hits so hard because it's so TRUE! I have a lot of trouble with mental health issues, so I really get that feeling all the time. And I know the majority of the audience gets it, too. That line rings true for so many.
I love these reactions to hamilton they are very fun to watch. there is a really cool animator sizin who animates hamilton songs they are really good I would recomend watching them
"This is not this guy's voice" Of course not, we see Jonathan Groff and the voice is the one of Jonathan Groff. Why would someone think it's the same person? :D
The way it goes from comic relief to super serious 🧐 is very well done 👍 they are going from mad king looking to crush the revolution. To the British attack it works fela. The hopelessness of the situation just makes the achievement that much more special. It also shows perfectly no army can defeat a united people it’s beautiful 😍 never underestimate what the French navy in particular did for America 🇺🇸
3:24 Bro, look at the dude on the right, lol. He is completely dead inside. 9:10 Fun fact, the crown did NOT fit. And that's why he had to do the slow supermodel strut onto the stage. To keep the crown from falling of his head. Also, fun fact about George Washington. A common misconception is that he was a great military leader, but he really wasn't. He was actually more middling at best. What really set him apart is that he was exceptional at knowing when to retreat. This story does a good job of emphasizing that he isn't this god amongst men military leader by having his first appearance in the musical be about how he needs someone to help him and take the load off his shoulders and emphasizing just how hard he and the rest of the revolution's soldiers had it.
Jonathan Groff is the original King George....so the voice on the tape IS the same man you are watching now. King George went crazy twords the end of his rule, and Jonathan works that to the max. Awesome talent!
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Jonathan Groff was the original King George on Broadway and in the cast recording. He left the show after about a year but came back for the Disney filming, so it is him in the TV clip you have (which was likely from the Disney movie). And yes, Groffsauce (his drool) is a normal occurrence for him.
i relate to him being really spitty tbh i swear ive got like. overactive saliva production. its pretty gross lmao. i also have hyperhidrosis so idk if its related to that (for me)
@@kiwiparfaits From what I’ve heard (from my almost 5 years in the Hamilton fandom) he did that on purpose to add to the craziness of the King. He even drank more water before he went on stage to try get more of it
@@Ivory81 I've heard those rumors, but I've also heard that it's not on purpose at all, Groff just really does spit a lot when he performs. I've heard people who have seen him live say to not sit in the front rows because you will end up getting spit on haha
We should not believe everything we hear 😉. I did hear that Groff himself said that he always spits when he sings, but I do not know if he was winking when he said it. 😊
I staged managed Jonathan Groff at Ephrata Performing Arts Center when he was in high school, and he not only drools and spits, he sweats like crazy! It's a testament to his amazing talent that you overlook all of that really quickly when he's on stage, and despite that quirk -- which is actually a physical condition -- you are completely mesmerized by his performances. In Hamilton, they made use of it to make King George look totally mad -- rabid, in fact. He's an absolutely brilliant performer.
Also, "Farmer Refuted" is interrupted by the chorus singing "Silence, a message from the King!" and "You'll Be Back" begins immediatelly.
THANK YOU! That’s what i was missing, that transition seemed super abrupt
@@YoBGS how come you're not reacting to it from Disney+?
Yes, and afterwards (at the end of the king’s first song) a character called the bullet is passing secret messages that get intercepted and she’s murdered.
@@sethrothz The copyright gods would strike him.
@@YoBGS - they repeat, "A message from the king" three times just before the song begins.
If you listen to the transition on the audio track, you'll get it.
“Proving that Twitter arguments existed in 1776.” Great line.
And as a musician, I love the “don’t modulate the key then not debate with me” line.
Same! The nice little fourth-wall tapping there, with Seabury modulating the key to escalate, only to immediately back down. Literally, Alexander mocking him for blustering when he couldn't even rebut him, but using music language to convey that. XD
Yep. It doesn’t matter where/when you’re talking about people have always been people.
King George, played by the incredible Johnathan Groff originated the roll on Broadway. This is his voice you are listening to. He came back just for this recording after leaving the play. All the actors are the original cast as well for the film.
The spitting is a running joke since Groff is known for his habit and IRL King George was known as the mad king.
I mean, when you rule one of the biggest empires of the time for 60 years, encompassing some of the most chaotic and stressful times in history, you're bound to lose a few marbles
Wasn’t this Disney recording done before anyone left?
@@Louis_2568I've been seeing a lot of people saying that it was filmed at some point in June of 2016 (And I think Johnathan had left before that point, and came back to film this)
On vibing with a villain's song and despising their guts... that is literally every classic disney villain song
Omg you're so true... I immediately thought of Gaston
Jonathan Groff was indeed the original King George the 3rd. He's an awesome King George and can't wait for you to listen to more of him as the musical goes on
Well he was the original on Broadway. Off Broadway it was Brian D'Arcy James
I know you were startled by the sharp transition after "You'll Be Back," but if you think about it, the lyrics are literally about how King George is about to send massive amounts of troops to the colonies, and then in "Right Hand Man," they tell us that King George has just sent a ton of troops to the colonies. So thematically, it actually makes a lot of sense, it's just such a strong stylistic difference in the music and the shift from comedy to seriousness that makes it so jarring.
Hamilton day is my favorite channel day too haha.
Next should be Winter's Ball, Helpless, and Satisfied all in one!
These were amaaaaazing!!
also fun fact the king and the guy in farmer refuted (on the side of the british) have the more traditional sounds! you'll be back was inspired by the beatles, i believe. the american side gets the more modern sound for the most part.
edit: you brought this up in the video, nice!
Also you didn't miss anything from the end of farmer refuted it's just british soldies coming in and going "silence a message from the king, a message from the king" and it goes right into You'll be back. Also, Johnathon Groff (the king. both in audio and the musical recording) was Kristoff in Frozen! he's very talented.
I love that You'll Be Back is also written like a letter from a crazy ex.
You will hear a LOT of "reprises" of songs and melodies. so much of the storytelling is done through that. it's cool as hell
He did it! Omg
The significance of Hamilton's "friends" plays directly into Washington's concerns about "working with a third of what congress has promised" because they bring. You'll remember in My Shot, Laurens talks about his dream of creating the first black battalion; Laurens ends up seeking approval from congress to recruit slaves to fight in exchange for their freedom and that brigade brings thousands of additional soldiers to the American side of the ware. Lafyette is a french aristocrat and also a brilliant fighter who contributed not only his military tactical genius to the war, but who was also essential in gaining aid from France for the American army. And Mulligan mentioned in My Shot that he's a "tailor's apprentice". In fact, Mulligan was a tailor for British officers and as a result was able to spy on the British army and send valuable information back to the American Army, including information that saved Washington's life multiple times. So actually, Hamilton's friends are indeed the solution to the lack of resources/manpower provided by congress.
Loving the Hamilton reactions! Here is how I would divide up the next ones:
(A winters ball, Helpless, Satisfied)
(Story of tonight reprise, wait for it)
(Stay alive, 10 duel commandments, meet me inside, that would be enough)
(Guns and ships, history has its eyes on you, Yorktown the world turned upside down)
(What comes next, dear theodosia, non-stop)
Thats up to the end of act 1 :)
Fully support this division of the songs!
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Don't forget Laurens Interlude between dear theodosia and non-stop
"I am the very model of a modern major general," is one of the iconic lines from the Pirates of Penzance, which is a highly comedic English operetta from the mid-1800's. The song "Modern Major General" is actually meant to be very ironic, (much like the rest of the show), as Major General Stanley expounds on how he has extensive knowledge on every topic except for military strategy.
I always thought it was HMS Pinafore! Gilbert & Sullivan. I love how LMM samples rap and pop lyrics but also theatre and musicals. Good call :)
@maryswanson2412 There's actually a line in Modern Major General about how General Stanley can "whistle all the airs in that infernal nonsense Pinafore," so Gilbert and Sullivan apparently weren't above poking a little fun at themselves!
This is the original king, actually. Jonathan Groff, a.k.a Kristoff from Frozen I and II, as well as one of the lead actors from Mindhunter.
And Spring Awakening, and Glee, and-
At the very end of "You'll Be Back", and before "Right Hand Man", the King starts walking off stage.
Two female ensemble actors come on stage and pass a note from one to the other.
A British soldier sees these colonists passing notes and come up behind the actress who now has the note, and snaps her neck.
King George sees this from near the edge of the stage, and points his scepter at the dead woman, as if to say, "See what you get for defying me", and then he steps off the stage.
That’s when The Bullet (Ariana) comes into play
And missing all that is why it feels jarring to jump from the end of You'll Be Back to Here Comes The General. You don't get to see the transition in between.
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Sadly, we don't get anything quite like Farmer Refuted again, but the Cabinet Meetings we get in Act 2 are done like rap battles, so that's something to look forward to.
Glad you're loving these songs! One thing that's a little funny is you mentioned songs with strong endings so the set can change. However, there isn't really any pause between songs in this play. The songs flow one after the other, and the set pieces are various pieces of light furniture brought in and out by cast members playing background characters. The turntable stage is often used to move people and furniture during songs. It's done so quickly and seamlessly that one might not notice the set up of a new screen until it starts.
There isn't any more for Farmer Refuted, other than the Company singing:
"Silence!
A message from the King!
A message from the King!
A message from the Kiiiiinnggg!"
And when the King says "Everybody" in You'll Be Back in the live recording, he kinda glares at the audience, and *they* start singing along with the 'da-dada-da-da's!!
(Also, fun fact, when Beyonce watched this on Broadway and saw King George's walk, she was like 'I'm stealing that!')
(Also F for Aaron Burr, sir.)
I love how he says "everybody" in the live recording compared to the soundtrack version, which is how he originally did it on stage, but the more deadpan glaring kinda way makes it all the more perfect!
Fun fact: that recording of “You’ll Be Back” was from a PBS special they made for Hamilton and the actor who’s in the recording (Jonathan Groff) originally was King George from the musical. So congrats you did get to see an OBC (original broadway cast) recording of the song. 😅
Definitely do the next three songs together! "A Winter's Ball", "Helpless", and Satisfied". For sure!
SO looking forward to that react!!
Samuel Seaburry was in no way a Contintental Congress journalist. He was a loyalist farmer who was also lowkey a King George III toady.
dude, the guy how is in the video is the original King George on the original recording hahaha
It’s not tho! I checked and the audio would not sync up to save my butt! It may be the same dude but they’re different performances lol
@@YoBGS yes of course the same dude but different recordings. The one on Disney in one and one is on the album
20:00 in the show they do use prop guns, but before the pro-shot was released, whenever they did performances for television they would pull the props from the performance. Specifically they cut the props for their show at the Tony’s one year because that was the day of the gay night club shooting in Florida
You should make sure to react to Laurens Interlude later on(after dear theodosia, before non-stop) it’s not in the original soundtrack but it is part of the show/Disney movie
After the "Farmers Refuted" thing two soldiers cuts in and sings "A MESSAGE FROM THE KING!" Three times.
The voice later fades out and the king enters!
Oh the "everybody" part, it's still there.
Just the actor made a different acting choice compared to the official recorded time and wjen the act was filmed.
Instead of "EveRyBODy!!!"
He said "everybody" quietly like someone missed the cue!
By the way "everybody" part is when he tilted the head with an annoyed look!"
"The song is so pleasant that you wanna vibe with it"
The song literally moments later: "I will brutally murder everyone you love until you can only love me :)"
The soundtrack is Jonathan Groff, so yes it’s his voice.
Fun fact: the British invasion of New York was the biggest Naval invasion until D-Day. Done in August of 1776, it was the second major attempt to quell the rebellion after the British took Boston, then failed to concord, and finally got besieged by George and fleeing. The battle of long island/ new York quickly showed George was out-everythinged and this was the start of George's losing streak without dying or being captured
After you finish reacting to Hamilton, you should also check out 'Hamilton in 7 Minutes', it's a really good medley of all the major songs with some acapella mixed in
Reaction RUclipsrs that manage to successfully pull off the Herculean task of reacting to Hamilton without either pausing too much (as I evidently do to comment in response to literally everything) or sitting there silently in awe of the show are extremely impressive and you are one of few I have seen succeed.
Great video! About the time skip, there's a lot of that, specially later on. You have to remember that this musical covers over 40 years of history, in fact, there's one song alone that goes over like 7 years of Hamilton's life. In any case it's normal for you to be a little disoriented while watching separate videos and from such different "sources" 😂
What might help you to link these three is to kind of link them in sequence. Like Farmer Refuted introduces the idea of the people in the colonies resisting the independence movement and siding with the king. Then that scene is interrupted by the cast singing "silence, a message from the king!" which then introduces You'll be back. The King is basically reacting badly to the news of the revolution in the colonies, and then techincally does send many fully armed batallions: the 32 thousand troops in New York harbour. You know, the actual war is now on, so we need Washington to lead it.
I wanted to comment that I really like how you focus on Lin's body language, I also think he does a fantastic job portraying Hamilton with small details like his posture. And! You also picked up a little on the fact that there are music genres assigned to different characters/situations/symbols. USA and the revolution are hip-hop/rap, the King has a Beatle-esque break up song, and so on. It's another layer of brilliance to this musical!
Can't wait to see the next three songs and your reactions to them! True showstoppers 🤭🤭 Thanks for the video!
"I am the Very Model of a modern major general" Is from a musical called the Pirates of Penzance, it's a really fun song, you might have a good time reacting to it!
That is 💯 Jonathan Groff’s voice on the original and Jonathan Groff playing King George in your video, he’s amazing! You really need to just watch the whole thing on Disney Plus!
5:47 they just saw a “Silence a message from the king a message from the king”
Dude... Lafayette alone is easily worth the "third of what our congress has promised" That dude was a tactical genius and constantly pulled Washington's ass out the fire. Washington was great at logistics and building coalitions... but he was not a great strategist.
The funny thing is when King George walks out he walks like he’s walking on a tightrope because that cape and crown were very heavy and he consistently walks like that even as the outfit slowly gets taken off each time when we see him time and time again
Also everything kinda has to be super condense or else we’ll be here for hours like Hamilton in real life he didn’t meet his friends all together but we don’t have time to go through every single thing so we have to mesh things together.
And yeah a lot of the war is a lot of retreating like a lot of our wins were when the British withdrew most of the time so it’s a miracle we won!
the fact that you grabbed the dream cutout during You'll Be Back is made even funnier by the multiple animatics people have of dream with that song XD
(there are alot of dsmp hamilton animatics out there because of all the references Wilbur and Tommy threw in during the L'Manburg independence story arc - including a couple of covers of some of the songs by the dsmp members)
Thayne Jasperson is Samuel Seabury in Farmer Refuted. He is the only original cast member still doing the show on Broadway. My daughter and I saw Hamilton in March in NYC. Thayne was an amazing performer.
A winters ball, Helpless, Satisfied can absoluty not be separated play them together
Hamilton days are my favorite days now, I love this series so much, these songs are so good
Groff KILLED it as mad King George!! He didn't blink ONCE!
The 'Modern Major General" line is a reference to "I am the Very Model" from The Pirates of Penzance
Before and after the king there was a little bit missed doing it this way. Wish you were able to use the Disney+ version. But still excellent. Hope you get to give it a real watch through from start to finish some day. Looking forward to the next three! They go together ;)
If I'm remembering correctly, they usually do have guns in the performances of the songs where a gun makes sense as a prop. However, there was a performance (or maybe a few performances) after the Pulse nightclub shooting where all the gun props were removed and the choreo was done without them. I don't know for sure, but that last recording may have come from that time, especially since around then Hamilton actually won an award.
"Are these the men with which I am to defend America?"
Washington is actually quoted as saying this during the Battle of Kip's Bay. So the line is taken directly from history.
The model of a modern major general from Pirates from Penzance always makes me smile.
YOBGS: Is it wrong to vibe with a tyrant? Asking for a friend
Me: Not if it's Jonathan Groff
And man I wish the Audio was live for You’ll be back!! The audience is hilarious 😂
Fun fact: George Washington actually said "Are these the men with which I am to defend America?" in real life like lmao that guy was not impressed
Actually in you'll be back the actor who was playing the king on the TV is the same guy from the original recording so no that was his actual voice
YoBGS, the Model of a Modern Major General line in Right Hand Man is from Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert and Sullivan).
When he said something about not having a shoe around and then saying that if the crown fits, he should wear it, I immediately had to think of "If the shoe fits, wear it. If New York's in debt, why should Virginia bear it?"
Also I just love Washington's introduction
The king is the same actor-singer from the original cast recording! It is Jonathan Groff. He was the original King George on Broadway and came back to do the recording for the film. So you saw and heard Jonathan Groff.
There is a short instrumental transition between “you’ll be back” & “Right Hand Man” that has King George killing a messenger.
(This is the first death in the show & sets up an unlisted character called “the bullet”. She becomes the visualization of some bullets leaving guns & is the last person several characters interact with before they dye.)
These reactions are non-stop ☺️
You just didn't made that pun
@@Fruity_one I did
_Gentlemen of the jury, I’m curious, bear with me_
@@peachykeen53 Are you aware that we’re making history?
@@Goose-c6s "This is the first murder trial of our brand new nation, the liberty behind deliberation"
YES that is the King George III in the original recording!! Jonathan Groff.
You are missing the seconds of in-between time that transition one song into the next, it makes more sense.when you're watching it all in continuity.You've got King George singing about sending his armed battalions to remind us of his love; then after a (very short) bit with the British soldiery back in the Colonies, we hear that he has sent in British General Howe with his 32,000 troops on the water (also as for things moving fast... remember that the play opens in *1776)*
REALLY REALLY REALLY looking forward to your react in the next, Winters Ball / Helpless / Satisfied sequence!!!!
The show's depiction of King George III is like if you took a sociopath and combined it with a bratty toddler.
AHHHHH finally! I've been waiting for the reaction to Mr Jonathan Groff ! he is outstanding.
That is so true. I’m glad I grabbed the clean audio bc my goodness he rules
@@YoBGS I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Little Shop of Horrors with Rick Moranis. I’m sure you are, anyway Jonathan played Seymour and I can’t stop listening to his cast recording.
I love that you did all three songs! I'm sure its been stated before, but make sure you get Winter's Ball and Satisfied in the same block - im sure that there are videos out there that have one leading right into the other as they're usually considered a parceled pair.
I commented on the last video about the crunched up timeline. These songs are a perfect example. The events described in "Farmer Refuted" six years PRIOR to the events of the Schuyler Sisters, and didn't involve Alexander Hamilton at all. The other two songs were a year AFTER the Schuyler Sisters.
Also, the bit when both Miranda and Thayne Jasperson (playing Samuel Seabury) are both on the box, and it looks like Jasperson is about to fall off, causing Miranda to grin and pull him back up was an accident. Jasperson really did lose his balance and relied on Miranda to keep him from falling. Hence Miranda's momentary breaking of character.
if you want to find higher quality songs of Hamilton, you can watch the beautiful animatics made by some talented artists, or you could watch like this, your choice, I enjoy your reactions either way 👍
5:22 just u wait for the cabinet meetings lol
Watching with the closed captioning on can be a huge benefit. Sometimes the song is so fast or so many characters are singing different lyrics so it can really help decipher things. Because, it only becomes faster and more difficult as it goes on. It's brilliant & missing only a couple words can result in the loss of a great joke or plot point.
Looking forward to my favourite part of the play coming up next!!
"[...] ..They got main character armor "
😬....now im not sayin' any spoilers or anything but-- ....
Ya do remember this is *actual* history..just- rewritten as a musical....right?
Ive been waiting for “you’ll be back”. Man on the Internet did a cover/parody for Hades. Man on the Internet does a lot of amazing songs actually definitely worth checking out, and maybe reacting to them.
this is THE king from the original and the actual person singing
Make sure when you do the next two songs of Helpless and Satisfied you do them together. They are a reflection of the same period of time as seen by the two older schyler sisters and both are done really well.
9:25 no its not wrong at all *still vibing to "be prepared" from the lion king*
All that the version of "Farmer Refuted" you had excluded was "Silence! A message from the king. A message from the king, a message from the king!"
These are some of the best songs
*hello and indeed*
I love You'll Be Back. It's such a fun bouncy song... until the lyrics hit you and starts reminding you of the stalker ex you can't get rid of. Lol
The real, historical, King George was actually a little bit crazy. It's suspected by historians that he was bipolar and, as there was no way to offer effective treatment for that, people had to kinda live with it... or die with it in some cases.
You definitely picked up on the fact that the more radical the character the more "modern" their music. It goes further than just the difference between the colonists and the British. In the next songs, you will be able to see which is the more traditional sister and which is more radical by listening to their songs. In addition, note that although Washington is a rebel, he is much more conservative than Hamilton and crew so when he raps it is a more old-school type of rap than the others. And like everybody already pointed out, Jonathan Groff played King George originally and was asked to return for the filmed version to reconstruct the original cast. It is both him in the video and him singing and no he doesn't have any people around him when he says "everybody, now". This is technically a fairly small role in the film but he makes the most of it. Lin Manuel Miranda was apparently terrified when Hamilton debuted in London that the British would be mad about the way he eviscerates the King but apparently they thought it was great.
Finally, I can't watch this sequence and not think of Russia and Ukraine. Putin practically quotes You'll Be Back in his speeches and the Ukrainians are so outunned, outmanned etc.
The King George in the video is the original cast member (Jonathan Groff) he left the show after one year but came back for the disney recordings :)
Most of the clips from the Disney film are available on RUclips.
you'll be back is in the spirit pf a toxic relationship where the dude says she'll be back asking to take her back. Lin himself said this. we broke up with Britain cz it was abusive and King George is saying you'll be sorry that you broke up with me.
That has to be the coolest intro for a general, ever! 😁
Make sure to Watch Lawrence interlude before non stop
I know I'm way late to respond and perhaps this has been clarified in later videos, but I feel I need to comment a) for the algorithm gods and b) to get it out of my head lol
There are a ton of time jumps in this show. They had to cover the entire life of Hamilton, but just going from his arrival in the colonies, it was pretty quick in the show. The first song basically covered his early life up to his arrival in 1772, and addressed the entire path of his life until his death. The second song then jumps to 1776 when Hamilton actually met Burr. From there it progressively jumps. Technically he didn't meet Laurens for another year after that. Then with the Schuyler Sisters, there's likely at least a few months' jump from Story of Tonight, because they'd have to have established the revolution and printed/sent out all their pamphlets. It runs super fast in the show, but that's because it had to span 32 years (1772, Arrival in the colonies to 1804, death) in a show limited to only a couple hours at most.
I'll put away my nerd glasses now, I just felt the need to type this up lol I love the reactions, regardless.
I know I keep commenting BUT it would be best to have A Winters Ball, Helpless, and Satisfied in one video bc the songs keep going right after each other like Aaron bur Sir and My Shot. Also the word play on the song names is amazing! Satisfied sounds like a happy song but it's sad and Helpless sounds like a sad song when its very happy :D
i don't know why no one gets this: King George literally went mad. his spit is a nod to that, as well as being a theatre acting practice.
If I remember correctly, the play did have guns and other weapon props but they were removed for the official recording for Disney+. The Disney+ recording also censored many of the more vulgar language moments to make it more family friendly.
You'll be Back is c!Dream's theme during the L'manburg war for independence.
"ohh, if the shoe fits wear it" :D
You want to know how more like Facebook this argument was ? It was a letter opposition
Because OF COURSE it was… lol
The original cast recording was done in a studio, while the Hamilton film was shot over 3 performances, two with audience and then 1 with just cameras set up in front and behind the stage (to get the King's walk)... I'm hoping you watched the Hamilfilm after reacting. Love this musical so much I spend hours watching reaction videos.... lol
One of my fav songs of this musical is: Yorktown. and Im so exided for your reaction cause if u like right hand man you will like that one asswell :D
“…I am the model of a modern major general…” = Pirates of Penzance 😁
Yay I was waiting for this!!!!!
Your comments about the spit 😂 Jonathan Groth is a notorious spitter, so nobody ever wants to sit in the front row when he's singing. Lol. When making the film, they thought about editing out the spit, but Lin thought it would be a more authentic experience to keep it in.
With 'Right Hand Man', it's definitely one of my favorite songs in the show. The actors did such an amazing job of portraying the emotions that the characters were feeling at each particular time! And that line "Dying is easy, living is harder"? That always hits so hard because it's so TRUE! I have a lot of trouble with mental health issues, so I really get that feeling all the time. And I know the majority of the audience gets it, too. That line rings true for so many.
✋️ I've been spat on by Groff while sitting front row twice and loved it both times.
You should react to Lins first big hit!! It’s called “in the Heights” and you should watch the movie clips of the songs!!! Lin’s also in it💀
LMM has stated the "You'll Be Back" was written to sound like a British breakup song.
I love these reactions to hamilton they are very fun to watch. there is a really cool animator sizin who animates hamilton songs they are really good I would recomend watching them
Not SIZIN, but rather, SZIN.
@@robertschrumpf2534 And it's pronounced like "Shin" 😄
Lets be honest, we all vibe with king George in this instance xD
"This is not this guy's voice" Of course not, we see Jonathan Groff and the voice is the one of Jonathan Groff. Why would someone think it's the same person? :D
Modern Major General is from Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance. It is the quintessential patter song.
I appreciate the “Catch me if you can” reference.
The way it goes from comic relief to super serious 🧐 is very well done 👍 they are going from mad king looking to crush the revolution. To the British attack it works fela. The hopelessness of the situation just makes the achievement that much more special. It also shows perfectly no army can defeat a united people it’s beautiful 😍 never underestimate what the French navy in particular did for America 🇺🇸
Jonathan Groff is also the voice of Kristoff in Frozen.
3:24
Bro, look at the dude on the right, lol. He is completely dead inside.
9:10
Fun fact, the crown did NOT fit. And that's why he had to do the slow supermodel strut onto the stage. To keep the crown from falling of his head.
Also, fun fact about George Washington. A common misconception is that he was a great military leader, but he really wasn't. He was actually more middling at best. What really set him apart is that he was exceptional at knowing when to retreat. This story does a good job of emphasizing that he isn't this god amongst men military leader by having his first appearance in the musical be about how he needs someone to help him and take the load off his shoulders and emphasizing just how hard he and the rest of the revolution's soldiers had it.
Jonathan Groff is the original King George....so the voice on the tape IS the same man you are watching now. King George went crazy twords the end of his rule, and Jonathan works that to the max. Awesome talent!