Noah is actually a Taylor Swift fan. He’s complimented her song writing and credited her for inspiring him as a song writer. He was stoked to be at the eras tour.
Love your reaction! Just to offer a slightly happier interpretion: I always thought it was about a friend or sibling who is getting out of a small town while the rest of the family stays, with all the language about packing up, that’s why he’s saying they have to go far at the end in order to “go far” in life. So excited for more Noah reactions!
That's what I heard too. Like letting a child go off into the world. Even though it's painful to say goodbye to them, they wish them well and good success.
I can't remember where I heard it but I heard it was about Noah leaving his town even though most people stay there forever, and this is their message to him to support him in following his dreams, that everything will still be the same its always been, he's welcome back anytime. A lot of the album is about him not loving his home town even though everyone else seems to never want to leave!
As the oldest daughter who left behind my younger brother and kid sister and our small, conservative town, this song hits me in the C spot really really hard. I think about it from my siblings pov 😭
this song always makes me cry because I've been living in South Korea the past few years teaching English and my friends call me their "you're gonna go far" friend because of this song. It's so hard living so far away from everyone and I've missed so many important milestones and events in my friends and family's lives, but they never are mad about it and always tell me how much they are proud of me for going so far and living my dream life. "we're not angry at you love, we'll be waiting for you love" always hits a little extra hard for me 😭
Hey sorry this might be a bit random but I’m considering travelling to South Korea and was thinking about teaching English there, just wanted to ask what your experience has been like in South Korea as a foreigner teaching English?x
@@stephk1130 Personally, I absolutely love living in Korea and I love teaching! There are so many things here that I prefer over the US where I'm from. However, the work culture is really harsh and it's pretty tough being a foreigner especially if you live somewhere outside like Seoul and Busan (for context, I spent two years in Gwangju and nobody spoke English there and there were basically NO foreigners lol). My biggest tip is just research research research! Especially if you want to teach at a hagwon (private academy). There are some good ones out there but there are so many more horrible ones! But I think as long as you go into it well-informed and not completely romancing life in Korea (because as much as I love it here there are also so many aspects that suck so bad) everything will be good! :)
@@randomKP that’s great to know that must have been hard being somewhere where no one knew English, thanks for getting back to me and hope you continue to enjoy South Korea x
I always imagined he’s talking to his sibling. They moved away to pursue greater things they couldn’t in their small town. In the beginning he says he prays for a red light, probably because the destination will be maybe the airport? He misses him/her but is also kinda proud for them doing that.
i found this song when i was going through my final year of college and it felt so in line with the emotions of not only leaving my college town and the friends i’d made but also the beauty in moving on and forward in life keeping those you love close to you - always makes me cry
glue myself shut is an AMAZING song and i wish more people knew about it 😭 also, i've actually never heard anyone interpret this song in the way you guys did and it really opens up a whole new perspective (no pun intended) for me. it makes it even more heartbreaking
I know right?? I'm interested in how other people interpret the lyrics I've seen some stuff in the comments but I'll have to check other reactions! Thanks so much!! -J
Love you guys, thanks for adding another Noah Kahan song to the list, I for one appreciate that. 💜I think it's a flawless album as a whole. This song for me, (and taking into consideration that the album concept is all about having a complicated love/hate relationship with your small home town), I take as being about someone in his life who 'got out' while everyone else stays behind. Maybe it's for sister moving off to college, or a friend getting a bigger opportunity in life. Like, 'okay, well still be here for you, we'll be exactly the same if you want to come back, we love you' but with a bit of bitterness about it too because he's clearly shut this person down while drunk before and said: "it won't be by your own volition if you step foot outside this town". But finishes up with that acceptance of: "if you wanna go far, then you gotta go far". Anyway, that's just my personal take. The beauty of music is that it can be whatever you want or need it to be.
i definitely feel like this song could go either way. whether it’s about someone leaving town or what you guys were saying. just like any great art, it’s up for interpretation! there’s a lot more context in the full album, but i’m glad you guys were able to pull meaning on its own 🥹
i procrastinated watching this video for so long; but omg glue myself shut mentioned!!! easily one of his best and most underrated songs, right up there with bad luck
This song will always make me bawl. The first time I heard it was after I moved (again) and I was terrified my family would be upset with me for not choosing to come home again. Out of the blue my sister sent me a text with a link saying it always reminds her of me. Can definitely see the perspective of someone who passed away though, that makes it even more heartbreaking.
Oh wow I’d never heard this song before… I’ve only heard his popular songs/the singles. Guess I’m falling down a Noah Kahan rabbit hole today! Thanks for the video!!
I really love the way you guys interpreted these lyrics. I’ve always heard it as someone leaving their small town and their loved ones cheering them on but as someone who lost their mom to suicide I really love what you said❤
I always though it was about someone going off to college or leaving their home town but as they did that they also left all these people close to them
Also, great reaction as always guys, thank you 😊 if it's what I'm suspecting it's "about", it's somewhere between what Jake made a solid argument for and a suggestion Alex made. There is a track on the standard edition called Orange Juice that I feel like this song taps into. Big trigger for C-Spot warning, but I think you'd all love the song 💕
Ooh I love Noah Kahan, hope you continue! But please keep your spots on the screen it’s strangely jarring 😂 Also, comparing his writing to Taylor’s is the biggest compliment you could give him! I saw him live in Amsterdam a few months ago, and when he sang this song he said “do we have any people who are not from Amsterdam? This is for you” and I’m not from the Netherlands, I’ve been away from home for three years now and I literally balled my eyes out I couldn’t even sing along 😅
It could be since the person he’s talking about in Orange Juice is finally back but I always thought that this song is like from a parent point of view or a group of friends/people from Noah’s hometown you know? Like they’re talking about him leaving to reach his dream of becoming a musician.
Do you have a source for that? Because there has to be more to the context than what you are saying. I'm thinking it has something to do with the context of the Orange Juice narrative.
Noah is actually a Taylor Swift fan. He’s complimented her song writing and credited her for inspiring him as a song writer. He was stoked to be at the eras tour.
He’s literally the guy version of her lol.
Love your reaction! Just to offer a slightly happier interpretion: I always thought it was about a friend or sibling who is getting out of a small town while the rest of the family stays, with all the language about packing up, that’s why he’s saying they have to go far at the end in order to “go far” in life. So excited for more Noah reactions!
That's what I heard too. Like letting a child go off into the world. Even though it's painful to say goodbye to them, they wish them well and good success.
I can't remember where I heard it but I heard it was about Noah leaving his town even though most people stay there forever, and this is their message to him to support him in following his dreams, that everything will still be the same its always been, he's welcome back anytime. A lot of the album is about him not loving his home town even though everyone else seems to never want to leave!
Yes the whole album is about his relationship with his hometown and all the dynamics…I agree
I feel like No Complaints by him will definitely hit the Cspot for all 3! I cry every time I hear it.
this was my 2nd option!! i couldn’t do that to them tho 🤣
@@alyzzzzard5089 🤣🤣
As the oldest daughter who left behind my younger brother and kid sister and our small, conservative town, this song hits me in the C spot really really hard. I think about it from my siblings pov 😭
this song always makes me cry because I've been living in South Korea the past few years teaching English and my friends call me their "you're gonna go far" friend because of this song. It's so hard living so far away from everyone and I've missed so many important milestones and events in my friends and family's lives, but they never are mad about it and always tell me how much they are proud of me for going so far and living my dream life. "we're not angry at you love, we'll be waiting for you love" always hits a little extra hard for me 😭
Hey sorry this might be a bit random but I’m considering travelling to South Korea and was thinking about teaching English there, just wanted to ask what your experience has been like in South Korea as a foreigner teaching English?x
@@stephk1130 Personally, I absolutely love living in Korea and I love teaching! There are so many things here that I prefer over the US where I'm from. However, the work culture is really harsh and it's pretty tough being a foreigner especially if you live somewhere outside like Seoul and Busan (for context, I spent two years in Gwangju and nobody spoke English there and there were basically NO foreigners lol). My biggest tip is just research research research! Especially if you want to teach at a hagwon (private academy). There are some good ones out there but there are so many more horrible ones! But I think as long as you go into it well-informed and not completely romancing life in Korea (because as much as I love it here there are also so many aspects that suck so bad) everything will be good! :)
@@randomKP that’s great to know that must have been hard being somewhere where no one knew English, thanks for getting back to me and hope you continue to enjoy South Korea x
I always imagined he’s talking to his sibling. They moved away to pursue greater things they couldn’t in their small town. In the beginning he says he prays for a red light, probably because the destination will be maybe the airport? He misses him/her but is also kinda proud for them doing that.
I’m PANICKING I didn’t think we’d get another Noah reaction!!🤩 thank you aly 🫶🏽
i found this song when i was going through my final year of college and it felt so in line with the emotions of not only leaving my college town and the friends i’d made but also the beauty in moving on and forward in life keeping those you love close to you - always makes me cry
glue myself shut is an AMAZING song and i wish more people knew about it 😭
also, i've actually never heard anyone interpret this song in the way you guys did and it really opens up a whole new perspective (no pun intended) for me. it makes it even more heartbreaking
I know right?? I'm interested in how other people interpret the lyrics I've seen some stuff in the comments but I'll have to check other reactions! Thanks so much!! -J
I went to his concert back in April and it was genuinely one of the best shows I’ve ever seen
Love you guys, thanks for adding another Noah Kahan song to the list, I for one appreciate that. 💜I think it's a flawless album as a whole. This song for me, (and taking into consideration that the album concept is all about having a complicated love/hate relationship with your small home town), I take as being about someone in his life who 'got out' while everyone else stays behind. Maybe it's for sister moving off to college, or a friend getting a bigger opportunity in life. Like, 'okay, well still be here for you, we'll be exactly the same if you want to come back, we love you' but with a bit of bitterness about it too because he's clearly shut this person down while drunk before and said: "it won't be by your own volition if you step foot outside this town". But finishes up with that acceptance of: "if you wanna go far, then you gotta go far".
Anyway, that's just my personal take. The beauty of music is that it can be whatever you want or need it to be.
His delicate singing comes from his masterful vocal control. He's so good at making you 'feel' the song
i definitely feel like this song could go either way. whether it’s about someone leaving town or what you guys were saying. just like any great art, it’s up for interpretation! there’s a lot more context in the full album, but i’m glad you guys were able to pull meaning on its own 🥹
SO excited to see another Noah Kahan reaction! Fingers crossed we see some more in the future, he's incredible!
i procrastinated watching this video for so long; but omg glue myself shut mentioned!!! easily one of his best and most underrated songs, right up there with bad luck
This song will always make me bawl. The first time I heard it was after I moved (again) and I was terrified my family would be upset with me for not choosing to come home again. Out of the blue my sister sent me a text with a link saying it always reminds her of me. Can definitely see the perspective of someone who passed away though, that makes it even more heartbreaking.
More Noah Kahan we LOVE HIM 🫶🏻
i love noah!! nice react ♥
You need to do this whole album honestly
This version is great but when he turned it into a duet with Brandi Carlisle it became something truly amazing & beautiful imho.
YES!!!! I love Brandi Carlile
Would recommend the song “Your needs, my needs”. Will show you a different side of Noah’s voice.
Agreed. And interestingly, he's said it's the same beginning but different ending of this song i.e. sending them off with anger vs love
Yay more Noah Kahan! Thanks😊
Ty for introducing me to this artist ... beautiful song great reaction
Oh wow I’d never heard this song before… I’ve only heard his popular songs/the singles. Guess I’m falling down a Noah Kahan rabbit hole today! Thanks for the video!!
I really love the way you guys interpreted these lyrics. I’ve always heard it as someone leaving their small town and their loved ones cheering them on but as someone who lost their mom to suicide I really love what you said❤
thank you for requesting this aly!!
The Jake and Evan switcheroo blew my mind, and so did this dudes voice 🤯🖤
Beautiful. Those lyrics hit deep.
Oh that's definitely an error on Alex 🤣 I'm the power bottom of the group 💀 -J. Editing.... What do you mean? 🤣🤣🤣
@@TAHBofficial Maybe the redness in his eyes contributed to Alex's mistake 😆
ALYYY THANK UU
Wish this was the Brandi collab version. Two angels
I can't not hear the Brandi collab every time...I sing the harmonies still haha
Not as well as THE Brandi Carlile though of course
I always though it was about someone going off to college or leaving their home town but as they did that they also left all these people close to them
Also, great reaction as always guys, thank you 😊 if it's what I'm suspecting it's "about", it's somewhere between what Jake made a solid argument for and a suggestion Alex made.
There is a track on the standard edition called Orange Juice that I feel like this song taps into.
Big trigger for C-Spot warning, but I think you'd all love the song 💕
OMGGGGG YESSS!!!!
Ooh I love Noah Kahan, hope you continue! But please keep your spots on the screen it’s strangely jarring 😂
Also, comparing his writing to Taylor’s is the biggest compliment you could give him! I saw him live in Amsterdam a few months ago, and when he sang this song he said “do we have any people who are not from Amsterdam? This is for you” and I’m not from the Netherlands, I’ve been away from home for three years now and I literally balled my eyes out I couldn’t even sing along 😅
Please listen to Growing Sideways by Noah! My favorite. It’s so beautiful and very much Taylor vibes in the raw honesty.
more noah reactions plsss
For those that know the Stick Season album... I wonder if this is the person Orange Juice was about?
It could be since the person he’s talking about in Orange Juice is finally back but I always thought that this song is like from a parent point of view or a group of friends/people from Noah’s hometown you know? Like they’re talking about him leaving to reach his dream of becoming a musician.
You should listen to call your mom but him.
But the C spot might not be able to handle it 😢
My dad committed suicide and I relate to this song deeply. Thank you for great reactions!
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I sent you a donation request a while ago for Anyway by Noah Kahan. No rush just something I totally think you’ll like when you get around to it!
We saw that! Thank you so much!! ❤️
OMG YOU TOO EVAN i’m out here catching strays 😭
Them saying occasional joiner as if you’re not on every weekend 😭😭
@@tralala1865 thank you omg real recognizes real 🙂↕️
@@alyzzzzard5089 it’s like they don’t even care about their viewers 🙄🙄
@@tralala1865 i know evan’s so mad he ever told us about that comment and we took it and ran with it 💀
Orange Juice next
Hi, react Bibi & Jackson Wang - Feeling Lucky.
always a hater jake!! 🙄 (also thank you for holding back on the nicknames LMAO)
it's about a child growing up and moving away.
Do you have a source for that? Because there has to be more to the context than what you are saying. I'm thinking it has something to do with the context of the Orange Juice narrative.
Well that’s how you interpreted it. We all hear things differently.
@@emmavinkIn concert, Noah mentioned this song was inspired by his own moving away from home to pursue his music career professionally.