Home Free - American Pie ft. Don McLean - Reaction - GREAT rendition!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Such a great rendition of this song! I am so very impressed and to see the Don himself featured in this version is an incredible treat!
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Hey Larry, missed you covering Home Free. Trust me they are more than "country music"...yes they do cover that genre but they are so much more. Don reached out to them, to help him celebrate his ICONIC song's 50th anniversary (this was released Oct 24th, 1971) and Don had a big hand in the video making. The video boxes were his idea & they used family films from his childhood, so they are very personal to Don himself.
Considering Don got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following them doing this, and he invited Home Free to attend and even perform, I think that's the answer to what Don thinks of HF and their talents!
Adam did this all in 1 take (if I remember right) and almost passed out. This was done during quarantine. Don was in Tennessee so him, Tim, and Austin did it at the studio there Chance recorded his on CA, Rob went into Darren Rusts studio in MN, and Adam R recorded his at home in his studio.
When Don got his Hollywood Star last year he invited Home Free (they did a shirt verse of this) and Weird Al. Don has said he's almost sang Weird Al's version of this. Don's kids love Weird Al's version. If you haven't heard it you should listen to it.
Also, it's been said that Don wants to collaborate with Home Free Again. I hope they can 🙂🙂
I'm not surprised he was lightheaded. It's a long song and he goes hard on the drums and then straight into harmonizing.
Don is 76 years old and still sounds good! They all won Telly awards for this video and Don finally got his star last year on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Home Free was there and sang some of the song at the presentation. Pretty cool huh?
💯% So very proud of our guy's! Phenomenal!
I second the vote that I have missed you doing more HomeFree. They definitely are not just a country group. Theirs so much more to them with all the different genres. But even the country songs are always an upgrade over the originals. These are very talented musicians who don't need instruments because they have Adam and Tim who can fill in whatever is needed sound wise. Please continue down the HomeFree road .I'll bet they grow on you like they do most people. They also have great collaborations with other stars. Thanks for the great reaction. 🦋🥀🦋🥀🦋
You mean Adam R., right? After all, two of the members have the same first name.
@@KBAFourthtime yes I do mean the Ruppster. I call the other one Chance. 🥰
@@judydavis7993 So do a lot of fans (and possibly the group). For me, I use the first name for both Adams, and their last initials, just to avoid confusion, simply because they were *both* first-named Adam.
Back when Chris was in the group, a last-name basis would have been confusing, simply because *his* last name was Rupp, too.
@@KBAFourthtime But he wants to be called Chance.
DON ASK THESE GUYS TO DO THIS and Home Free is much more than country I've missed your reactions was shocked to see you lol do our boys more often please there's no harmonies like these guys try LOVE TRAIN by the OJays
Actually, Tim initiated contact and they went back and forth about what each wanted to do.
Carol, great suggestion! 👍
Such a wonderful tribute ❤️🙌🙌
Edit: Tim reached out to Don McLean for this 50th anniversary tribute and I think they killed it 🥰
Actually, Tim initiated contact.
@@shercahn oh, thanks. I’d read it was initiated by DM. Sorry for spreading misinformation. Regardless, it was still an amazing collaboration, I love it.
@@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever - Tim talked about it in one of the interviews he did, but I can't remember which one it was.
Love this remake of this classic song. Can't believe it came out 50 years ago. Don McLean still has a good voice for his age. And love hearing all the guys take a turn in a verse. Poor Adam had to do such a long stretch of beatboxing but he nailed it. Think the song is about 8 min. long. Don McLean just received his Hollywood Star on the Walk of Fame recently & Home Free was invited to sing a portion of this song there. What an honor for them. "American Pie" pays tribute to the loss of 3 young legends who died so young (Buddy Holly, Richie Valens & The Big Bopper). A lot of references in the song are made to many artists from the early days of music including Elvis, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Byrds & others.
That's hilarious about Don almost singing Weird Al's version.
So glad to see you come back around to Home Free! Awesome reaction, thanks!! I loved it. Can't wait for more. I still think you'd love Home Free's version of "Take Me Home Country Roads". You won't be disappointed, it's so much better than the version you reacted to before. ❤
So let's recall the collective abilities of Home Free.
-- 5 lead singers
-- 5 tenors
-- 3 baritones
-- 2 bass
-- 1 basso profundo
-- 5 beat boxers/vocal percussionists
-- 1 EXCEPTIONAL beatboxer/drum kit/ vocal percussionist
-- 5 proficiency for genres: (Pop/Country/R&B/Rock/Gospel/Rap/Blues/Musical theater/Comedy/Holiday/Doo Wop/dancers-in- training 😉 )
I laughed at the" dancers-in-training".
Lol 4 lead singers adam doesn’t take lead on singing he doesn’t feel comfortable with it because he’s not vocally trained like the others even though we all know what a fantastic voice he has . I hope one day he will take lead
i agree.
When Don sang it, everything that happened was relatively new, and it was more in memoriam. When Home Free sings it, it is more nostalgia. It's a difference of time and perspective. I love both, and I was around when the original hit the radios.
Woke up at 02:30 to catch your HF reaction. I think they are outpacing you with new releases. Have you watched HF's version of TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS yet. If you haven't, please watch it. You have to hear it. I think John Denver would have loved their cover.
You liked Take Me Home Country Roads with the Hound and The Fox....now listen to Home Free's versiin.
I'm not a country music fan/listener but I absolutely LOVE Home Free. I rarely have heard the original artists songs they cover. I don't feel the need to because their vocals are amazing.
Chris always love your reactions to Home Free, but you really need to do MAYDAY, then Butts Medley/Remix, and How Great Thou Art. Butts Remix is their funny side. Oh 1 more GOD BLESS THE USA featuring the one and only Lee Greenwood and 5he USAF Band this is also a Great Great rendition
John Mayers song In the Blood. They do a fantastic cover of it. Tim starts off and his voice is just amazing
The video won 3 Telly Awards...
DON McLEAN + HOME FREE WIN THREE TELLY AWARDS FOR SPECIAL COLLABORATION OF “AMERICAN PIE”
It's an amazing collaboration. I actually never liked this song much - until this version. It was incredible. Thank you for reaction!
Great reaction to an all-time classic that will never fade. Loved it Chris. You really really need to hear their cover of John Denver's classic Country Roads. It's incredible as well. All the best my friend.
Thanks Bo!
Thank you for another Home Free reaction! I was so happy to see this!! For more songs that are not crazy country try HF In the Blood, Unchained Melody, Seven Bridges Road, Helplessly Hoping ..Hope all is well with you and your family! 🤗❤️
HF are definitely professionals. By this time, HF had already partnered with Charlie Daniels, The Oak Ridge Boys, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Lee Greenwood, and now Don McLean. All idols of theirs. They really know how to allow and make the original artist 'shine' by always being so respectful with their arrangements. They say they always felt blessed to be able to partner with "The Greats". We Fries are very proud! They've also been invited to sing the National Anthem twice at the Minnesota Vikings games (since that was HF's original home and 2 of the members still live there). There are videos out there for all of them except Charlie Daniels; they never got to do a video with him as he fell sick during that time. They've also been invited to the CMA Awards; not to perform though (and are members), have also been invited to Nashville's huge CMA Fest for several years in a row, and invited to The Ryman and the Grand Ole Opry multiple times. Those last three are huge honors because they get to sing among Nashville's royalty and are very tough gigs to get. I also never liked country, just like you, but HF has changed my world! 😉 They have introduced me to other bands that I truly love today, but would never have considered before. Keep listening... you'll see what I mean.
I’ve missed you doing Home Free for awhile! Great reaction!
They are honoring Don! I love how they let him shine throughout the song. So many of the lyrics have been analyzed for all its meaning. When Don was asked what the song meant to him, he cleverly said- It means I never have to work again! 😊
I missed u not reacting to any Home Free videos. I'm glad to see that u'r back doing them Chris. I know that u'r not a Country fan, but, like I tell my sister, " Not all Country songs sound alike. Since they cover different artists their songs should sound different. Eh? " 😉 Oh boy could I suggest a list of songs! 😆 Perhaps Home Free's version of In the Blood? Pretty please. 😉😆. Take care & God bless you. Thank you for ur time. ❤🎧🎶🎵
Thanks TJ!
It's about time....your falling behind your Home Free reactions....lol! I love it when your eyes get really big and so does the smile on your face.
You gotta check out some of the releases from Tim's album "Pieces of Me", it all Doo-Wop music, you will not be disappointed!
Hi Larry Thank you for reacting to Home Free again. This song came out in 1971 and Don asked Home Free to make a 50th anniversary remake of this classic. Remember Home Free leans country but they can cover many genres. They have a great R &B cover of Boyz2Men song END OF THE ROAD I think you would like. A rock cover of U2’s I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR by Peter Hollens featuring Home Free is another great non country song. This song also has a nice surprise in it I think you would enjoy. Th,and again for your great reaction and have a blessed day.
I love these guys, I just found them about 6 months ago and I can’t stop listening to them
Never liked country, not a music person, love Home Free.
God Bless the USA ft Lee Greenwood and members of the Air Force Choir. Trust me it’s worth it.
That sounds amazing. How can I ignore the Air Force??? On the top of my list!
Time to take the country by the horns!!! Please check out Home Free’s “The Gambler” and /or “Folsom prison blues”!! I promise you will be blown away!
Great reaction, as always! I always love watching you break down Home Free’s songs and appreciate them for their special genius. If you haven’t yet, I think you’re ready for Mayday. And you should check out Butts Remix (prepare to laugh!) and the Facebook release (due to some YT copyright issue) of Ain’t Goin’ Down (Til the Sun Comes Up) - it is absolutely incredible!
Thank you so much for finally coming back to Home Free!
This was done during quarantine.
Great reaction, Larry. So happy to see you back with a Home Free video. Their harmonies are to die for! Love this collaboration with the Legend himself. I've watched it many times, and still get goosebumps every time. Cheers!
i'm right there with you on country music. i grew up with it in my home, but i always disliked it. but---i love Home Free. by the way, Don has the absolutely most pure voice.
They show so much respect to the older artists they cover. They do outstanding covers of "God Bless the USA" with Lee Greenwood, and "Children Go Where I Send Thee" with Kenny Rodgers shortly before he passed away. They also do "Elvira" with the Oak Ridge Boys, but that might be just a little too country for you. However, their take on "Folsom Prison Blues" is whole lot less country than Johnny Cash's. I think you would enjoy it. (Look out for Tim though.)😍
I JUST got finished recording God Bless the USA. Incredible! Drops on the 25th.
Welcome to the non-country catalog of Home Free. They may lean country but are SO much more than that. I do like your reactions; I hope you'll continue to explore all the variety HF has to offer.
The memory boxes are such a creative way to continue to put out videos--in spite of quarantine! 🥰
And goodness--one wonders how the amazing Adam Rupp was able to beatbox through such a long song without passing out!! 🤯
Don liked HF version So much that he invited them to sing this the day he receive his star on Hollywood Boulevard!!
Nice back story!!! Thanks!
The fact that all of these guys can sing in the same vocal range despite their natural vocal ranges is amazing.
I love all of Home Free's collaborations. My favourite is the one with Oakridge Boys.
Perhaps this was produced during covid quarantine.
Alright, time for some honesty. Although they harmonize well, this is a travesty. Does anyone know what the song is about? It IS a meloncholy song, not some upbeat hullabaloo. This version doesn't come close to the storytelling of the original.
Mr. McLean asked to collaorate with Home Free. Can't be mad at that.
This is the only collaboration Don has ever did on this song. Last year Don got a star on the Walk of Fame. He invited Home Free and Weird Al to be there with him and his wife.
Done during quarantine, he asked them to do this for the 50th anniversary. They even did the dedication of the start on the side walk with Don. Thanks for coming back to HomeFree. Missed that.
With the memories images, I think there is a connection somehow in there. I noticed behind Adam (when you said the images were weird) it is an anatomy diagram of the mouth and throat - basically the mechanics of beatboxing. I am going to have to go back through it and see if there are any other subtle connections in the memory boxes. Also at the end, the background vocals make it sound like a prayer or hymn. The respect is palatable. I know I had heard that Tim had reached out to Don a few years ago about doing the song and he had given his approval but for whatever reason, Home Free didn't do it then. So when the 50th anniversary of the song came up, Don contacted them about doing it now. And magic happened. When Don got his star, he requested Weird Al and Home Free to be there.
wow, wow, wow! i can't get over how well Don has maintained his voice
There is a video of Don getting his Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Home Free flew out to LA for the ceremony. The star is appropriately placed in front of the Pie Hole restaurant. This video was Don's idea. He had seen how Home Free had worked with other legends.
He asked them to do it for the 50th anniversary of the song
FYI ...Home Free likes reactors....so multiple pausing and video doctoring....not needed. Home Free does ALL music......
They truly understand the power and weight of dynamics and they maximize it in this song, especially… Love it!
Homefree has sung with many...check out Kenny Roger's with Homefree.........Homefree featuring Lee Greenwood and the Air Force singing Sergeants
This song is amazing I love both versions
I just watched GR video!! Where was I?? I literally live 45 minutes south. That was SO COOL!!!
Chris, as far as I am informed, Mr. Don McLean asked Home Free to do this, .... and they happily agreed.
As of last week, a post on HF page says they will be singing the title song on Don's new album, later this Spring. It's called American Boys. Can't wait!!
Larry, Country music continues to evolve and they have some of the best vocalists of any other genres, also Home Free did a great job on this rendition! By the way, I feel the same way about Rap / Hip Hop
Amazing! He was 75 when they did this - he sounds great!
Larry, they just dropped a great cover of Garth Brooks song "Aint Goin Down Til The Sun Comes Up" but they had to preview it on their Facebook page. Simply amazing.
Ooh....ooh...wow....wow....you crack me up bro.....love your reactions, especially of Home Free......First thanks to Don for this classic piece of America.....thanks to Home Free for a excellent co er and last but not least thanks for the great reaction....👍🔥💯
This is a special song to music and so proud Homefree get to be a part of it! Love Homefree! Great reaction! Thanks 🎶🇺🇸🎶
This song proves once again that a person doesn’t have to like country to like Home Free. Their catalog is so diverse. You’ll find many more gems in it.
How's that for "country" ????
If you want country music... Kevin Bloody Wilson is the best. 😄🙌🏻
Don won 3 awards for the video. It was done during the pandemic.
Home Free is known for uplifting music, except for those very serious songs.
They may have been limited on what they could put in the memory boxes due to licensing.
Kenny rogers, Oakridge boys, and Alabama approached HF to record with them. Those performances are available
This version was released on the 50th anniversary of American Pie's original release. Don approached HF and asked them to perform this with him. It was arranged by their genius arranger Darren Rusk. You can see him in this video they released of the making of this video .ruclips.net/video/BNsBjr86eDE/видео.html&ab_channel=HomeFree
Larry, this was done during isolation...shot at each ones home with green screen...making it even more meaningful!!! Don sought them out, and he is looking forward to doing more with HOME FREE/
Oh, you really need to watch/react to “Austin Brown & Tim Foust sing ‘My Maria’ in the Backyard”. Oh, such BEAUTIFUL harmonies!
Hi Larry! I know you've wanted to hear Adam Rupp do a drum solo. Well this is one of the best ones; Home Free: Drum Solo [SPM ST15]. I would love to hear your take on it. He's an amazing talent. Then once you've heard that check out; Home Free - 9 to 5 + Beatboxing Breakdown, October 27, 2015. This shows their collective talent. I think you'll be more than glad you listened to them. Great reactions, keep it up.
I have found your observation to be accurrate. Home Free DOES make country music palpable for many people. That's just their magic.
I know that there's no accounting for personal taste, but I think that you do yourself a HUGE disservice by categorically eliminating an entire genre of music. I could name numerous examples of songs that you would actually love. For example, The Song Remembers When by Trisha Yearwood.
Please react to HARRY MACK!
He's got an army here on RUclips and we'll all come to subscribe and see your videos. Any Omegle Bars. Just turn off the captions, see the whole thing and feel free to pause any time you like. Let's see how many bars you catch ☺️
Thank you
You should check out Home Free doing songs like, O' Jay's Love Train, Doobie brothers Listen to the music, Justin Timberlake Can't stop this feeling, Boys II men's End of the road. Mayday definitely has some surprises in it
FYI Home Free dropped yesterday Vincent with Don McLean he seems to like them
For as much as you say you don''t like country groups, you seem to really like Home Free a lot, even with their occasional twangs. They do many genres that you should check out-you should hear them do Sir Mix A Lot, Sisqo, Queen, etc. in the Butts Remix (medley of butt songs) Very clever, very funny and totally entertaining. Thanks for the change, I was getting a little burned out on Eminem although I like him. BTW- I have seen Don McLean's live performance from the 70's many times-you're right, it's wonderful! So is his Vincent.
Are you from anywhere near Grand Rapids? We lived in Southwest Michigan for over 40 years. So glad you
have Home Free a chance on this collaboration with Don. One of the things I like best about Home Free is
the way they approach social issues through music.
Not sure if you have reacted to those Home Free videos. Immigration, suicide, bigotry, they are all there.
Make sure you listen to Tim's statement at the end of
"Everybody's Walken' This Land". Stay well.
Hey larry, would you ever consider looking into the MTV Unplugged series, which takes popular artists of the 90's and gets them to play acoustic versions of their songs on live TV.
I'd love if you ever watched Pearl Jam's performance of "Black" on Unplugged.
Your openness to new and old music alike is why I think you'll appreciate it.
I'll leave the link below if your interested:
ruclips.net/video/5ZH2it92ZmA/видео.html
All these people keep going on and on about how great PTX is but look how man STARS have asked HF to collab with them on their songs. Don McClean, The Oak Ridge Boy,, Alabama and Lee Greenwood just to name a few.
Thank you for reacting to this classic! When I saw your very first Home Free reaction (One Man Band) I thought this would hit your sweet spot with following comment: "For this reactor I recommend American Pie with Mister Don McLean Himself." I look forward to more Home Free reax from you! One collab that I love a lot is "Children Go Where I Send Thee" with Kenny Rogers. It is absolutely delightful and again they allowed the star to shine while being flawlessly amazing in their own right.
We get it. Most Country is all about drinking, partying, fornicating, dogs, cheating and revenge. Doesn't help that the sleazy pop culture has taken it over. HF does a great job of reviving a lot of the old classics that made country amazing.
Don invited them to do the 50th anniversary edition because he trusted them to do it justice. He sang the main parts then let them fill in around him. If you haven't seen Elvira with the Oak Ridge Boys, that one is also a classic from the 80s that I grew up on. HF has such a respect for the original artists. Look up Star of Bethlehem and Christmas in Dixie where they team up with Alabama and Oak Ridge Boys. They also did The Gambler with Kenny Rogers and Dolly Pardon was thrilled to let them do To the Moon and Back and they absolutely blew us away with it. You have to check it out.
Just a phenomenal reaction.
I like the upbeat feel, but the somber tone of the lyrics always wrenches you.
Thanks again. Keep going on Home Free. Maybe Fishin in the Dark for an older fun one. Also recommend Champagne Taste and Hillbilly Bone for upbeat fun ones. They're country-ish, but not overly so. It'll help your progression. The former is an original.
Yes, thank you Don. And now I have to thank you Larry for the Grand Rapids version. Quite the undertaking.
So thanks for the call out on the Grand Rapids, American Pie video, I just sent a post via Facebook to Home Free asking them to put it on the play list for the June 5th Grand Rapids Michigan show. 🙏. Fingers crossed.
Larry I love your videos! can you start reacting to Harry Mack's omegle bars.. I think this dude will blow your mind with his talent..
Larry, I wanta sit down and talk with you about Don McLean and American Pie. =) I just watched the Grand Rapids “Event” very impressive. All the little side show tid bits - the flames on the bridge, I had to rewind and watch that again. Thanks for the recommend.
Back to your reaction video, I discovered Home Free by watching this video. I’d been RUclips surfing and saw that McLean was singing a current version of American Pie. After playing it a few times, I started looking for information on this backup group, Home Free. Hahaha
I sang this song over and over with my friend in the 70s. I never got tired of it. I’ve listened to it at least 10 times since watching your video. Don’s voice is still sharp. After listening to the other versions of him singing this song, you can tell his voice has aged, but in a great way. Love it.
I’m not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but, Home Free sang at McLean’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. This video starts when they guys are singing. You can back it up and hear their intro, or go back further and listen to Wierd Al.
m.ruclips.net/video/HcceHp4vaCQ/видео.html
I found this commentary/documentary on McLean and American Pie, I think you will like it.
m.ruclips.net/video/VsZFiMo8TIc/видео.html
I love this song, but I can't help but hear the Weird Al version every time I hear it since I heard Al's parody first. "Oh my my, this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later, now he's just a small fry"
I see you've reacted to Home Free and Pentatonix, but not Voiceplay. You should definitely check them out. They are my favorite acapella group. And the bass, Geoff Castellucci, has a lot of solo songs too.
Eminem fan here for this song!
Hearing you talk of being gently eased into Country, I am compelled to suggest Darius Rucker, 'Wagon Wheel'. - ruclips.net/video/hvKyBcCDOB4/видео.html
I am not a particular fan of Country either, but I love his voice, how he uses it, and the plain simple appeal of this song .
pop country is crap... country to me equals dolly and "patsy cline: the music of pain"... the "butts" remix/medley is also fun if you want to stay with home free...
Please react to Eminem Bad Husband! Love your channel!
I really enjoyed the energy and ageless enthusiasm in this. Your appreciation is SO relatable. edit: Came back to say, yes! Thank you for that video link, what a joyous thing!
I didn't know about this! Nice react ❤️❤️
This is one of my favourite songs since it came out in 1971. This rendition with home free is amazing also. They haven't changed much in the song, which is good as far as I am concerned, but the backing just adds a wonderful depth to it. Have you done a reaction to Home Free's How Great Thou Art, if so I can't seem to find it. The harmonies are beautiful I think you would enjoy it.. Thank you for sharing.
"the jedi i admire the most met darth maul, and now he's toast"... "my, my, this here anakin guy may be vader some day later but for now he's small fry"... filking is an even MORE sincere form of flattery than imitation...
I can't hear this song without thinking of Weird Al's Star Wars parody
American Pie is an anthom. Don sought Home Free on this 50th anniversary, not to make it better, but to pay it an homage. The song is a tragic story along with the changes that came. This is not Elvis`s "Viva Las Vegas". You lost me. Stop taking the chewables.
I love ya larryshair, but I hate to say it, this is one time I was getting very very annoyed at you stopping the video, it seemed like, every few seconds. I realize your thing is to comment on different aspects of the songs, and most of the time I really like your comments, but this was overkill. I was hollering and cussing at ya, every time you stopped. I'd just be getting back into it, and bam. gggrrr LOL
As far as your memory of the song being more somber, it only was at the beginning and the end, just like they did it. It might just sound more upbeat because of the added voices and the way the beat boxing sounds.
Pllllllllzzzzzz do "Im Not Racist" by Joyner Lucas, the N word is used alot but the message behind this song is sooooo powerful, always 2 sides to a story
Can you please react to Kim by Eminem & I'm Not Racist by Joyner Lucas?
I know the original. Don's voice has aged, of course. But it seems like the group can take the sound back to where the original was.
I have never listened to this-- the original is so good, such a part of my youth, that I was afraid of them ruining it. But they add so much. Excellent stuff...