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The lyric they actually had a problem with in the song is the line paraphrased from the Bible (Jesus' prayer on the cross), sometimes called the Martyr's Prayer, and they thought copycats might use it as an anthem.
Metal singers don't use their vocal chords when they growl. They use what are called false chords. It's more like forcing air out than actually singing.
The song is about how death is perceived, depending on HOW you die, as to whether you get sympathy or ire. (Angel's deserve to die) The original total was "Suicide" the record company said No, so they cut the word in half, hence Chop-Suey.
The song was originally called "Suicide." But their record producers didn't think it would get much radio play time with that name, so it was changed to "Chop Suey." So "suicide" is in the lyrics, but "chop suey" is not.
@@matchu.j i agree, though to be honest, this was one of the first songs that got me interested. It's hard, it's soft, it's amazing, but not their best by a long shot.
@@EsoxLucius21 yeah toxicity isn't my favorite song...but it's a good starting place...everyone has their own subjective oppinion...I can respect the nostalgia..
My sister is good friends with the drummer of this group. He kept inviting her and her family to their concerts but she doesn't really like their music so she always declined. She described them as a bunch of Armenians so all they do is fight each other. She was finally convinced to attend a concert when the drummer said they were splitting up and this would be the last time she'd have a chance to see them live. So she and her family got the full backstage treatment and everything and got to hang out with the band. The group later got back together of course.
The title makes sense now. The song does mix things up. As for not performing at the Grammys I'm thinking bands that do that are focused on "the music" and don't care about the fame. I think the band wants to be outside of "the system" and show they are not influenced by popular culture. Thanks again, I learned something new about this song. Will enjoy it more next time it plays.
I love this song. Whenever I am in a bad, I will put this song on the jukebox. This is one of the many songs I listened too during my middle school years. Thanks again for another Awesome react video.
If you had ever heard the album version of the song, you would have heard Serj Tankian, the singer, say, right before they start playing, "We're rolling-" and then a word that is repeated after "self-righteous" many times in the song. That is why it's called Chop Suey - because of the similarity of the "suey" part of chop suey to the word for "self-unaliving". /watch?v=GK-DkHHAMIU
So very many small scale bands imitated this concept and sound in the early 2000’s. I worked as a roadie for a few of them, and it was a weird culture to live in.
So, Avril Lavigne is the new Paul McCartney, the Millennial's version of _"Paul is dead and has been replaced."_ Does anyone have an idea where the real Avril has gone, or is the theory just too, uhh, complicated? As I seem to recall, there is no item on a menu called Chop Suey. A documentary on the History Channel about life in the US western territories, mentioned that Chop Suey is supposed to have been invented by a Chinese chef in the late 1800's and served to miners, railroad workers, and others. It was a mixture of the day's leftovers, the contents of which could be questionable. There are other origin stories going back to China, but it is nevertheless true that, more than a century ago, restaurants in San Francisco proudly featured Chop Suey on their marquee in an effort to draw in non-Chinese customers.
I remember my mother used to buy cans of La Choy Chop Suey mix. It was basically vegetables and chicken and gravy. You could heat it and put it on top of rice. Not excusing it, just saying
Interesting! What do you mean rumor is actually from kind of a sad real life place. She performed a concert after her grandfather passed away, and was naturally not entirely with it. The rumor mill said that after that she…unalived herself. 
Happy Wednesday to you Diane. Hope you're doing well. A friend of mine has told me about this group and that they're Armenian, which is my friend's ethnic background. It looks like you thouroughly enjoyed this group based on your reactions, which I find fantastic. Thank you for sharing your reaction. Have a great rest of your week. All the best to you lovely lady. 😎✌️❤️🌹
Yes! This is my BAND! I've loved them since the beginning, and all these years and I'm still shocked at how popular they are! Back in the day I'd go to the record shop and thumb through the new music, their first album caught my eye (lol hard not too) I fell in LOVE, and a few weeks later I heard them on the radio!
At 10:35 I did not know System of the Down was on the Southpark Album Chef Aid (1998). I have heard the Cartman song come sail away and Chef Song. it had alot of famous artist on from the late 90s. The Band Primus sings the southpark into the the tv show.
"Synchronicity is a phenomenon in which people interpret two separate-and seemingly unrelated-experiences as being meaningfully intertwined, even though there is no evidence,The band, The Police, also have a song called "Synchronicity" which is a good eighties jam song." Is my comment.
Also First Time Hearing Chop Suey and seeing the Chop Suey Music Video. It does sound like it Jams with the faced paced Tempo and the pauses in the song while the lead singer looks around into the audience. Enjoyed seeing Your reactions to the song all great as System of the Down is singing. Thanks for making Wednesday Joyful Sharing the Music and Learning Journey. Sending Happy Good Vibes to You and Chewie.
I would like to take a moment to Say I appreciate your channel and I truly enjoy your genuine reactions and emotional responses to what you are hearing. And to that end I would like to strongly recommend a Metal Singer ( Russell Allen) From The Band Symphony X arguable one of the best Metal singers of his generation ...at least. The Song I would love you to hear and react to is (A Winters Dream: Prelude pt.1) off the Album (The Damnation Game) you won't be sorry. Past that anything Russell Sings is worth listening to so clean and powerful.
I knew this was gon be great watching her with this! She was totally invested. But every time their gorgeous harmonies kicked in, she melted into it. Really cool reaction to this fantastic song.
One of my favorite songs ever. I love the way you reacted to it. I'm over here headbanging & singing along with my eyes closed & I peek to see you like that 😆. Also, agreed. Blink-182 is fantastic. 🎶 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 🎵
very favorite SOAD song...chop suey is sortof a homonym of "self righteous suicide" sorta "self ri-chop-suey-cide" so they wouldn't get banned on radio and mtv for the title
Try Listening to Cyndi Lauper. Time After Time, She Bop, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, True Colors, The Goonies R Good Enough. She was also in a Band Called Blue Angels Before making Her own Albums.
SOAD and specifically this album (Toxicity) were a gateway to much heavier styles of music for an adolescent me. This album was also exactly as long as my bus ride to school so it was a good way to pass the time as long as my CD player didn't skip too much!
At 4:33 Sparkly Guitars are Awesome. I see Sparkly or Blinged Items Your the First One I Think Of. I am like Diane would like that since its Sparkly and Blinged.
Your facial expressions during some of these reactions are priceless! Thanks for all you do on your channel..... Watching is always such a pleasant way to spend a little time during the day! Sorry if that sounds a bit mild for a compliment, I don't mean it that way. 😆
After seeing this reaction, I'm certain you'll enjoy & appreciate the song you mentioned BYOB from SOAD's album "Mezmerize". It's the type of song where the melody is really groovin' & you can get into it well, just about as much as you see the club people dancing in parts of the video. It cuts back and forth between that vibe, & hard and serious. It seems to switch between two populations' differing attitudes toward the wars going on 20 years ago. Now I'M gonna go listen to it again.
GREAT reaction vid. The switch-ups in this song are awesome. While I am familiar with the song, there were a lot of great facts included here that I didn't know! And as a side note, I have heard the Avril Lavigne conspiracy 😂 Not a big conspiracy person, but that one is at least entertaining!
I like the juxtaposition between the fast paced metal parts of the song, and the beautiful slow parts. now that I know why the song has that title it makes sense.
Yep, that song hits hard, then gets ya with that melody. Pretty sure it's why "Weird Al" Yankovic included it in his medley Angry White Boy Polka. I don't listen to much from that group, but love Chop Suey. If you get back to The Doors, you may want to check out The End.
As for the bit about bad timing this wasn't the only group impacted by 9/11. A DC area band formed in 1997 called Burning Airlines (inspired by Brian Eno's 1974 song "Burning Airlines Give You So Much More") was in the midst of a North American tour on 9/11. According to Wikipedia, "Many clubs refused to display the band's name prominently and the band considered changing their name but decided the name was still appropriate and had taken a new meaning and relevancy. The band then abruptly split up in 2002." Oughta give early (pre-ambient) Eno a listen sometime.
At 11:15 Sounds like Chewies Ready to get some more snacks now that the Video is done. Looks like Chewie already got a good nap on the video. Give Chewie some Snacks, Treats, Water, Teddies, Toys, Cuddles, and Walks.
Definitely on my "drive fast/workout" playlist! Cheers Diane! 💚 ps- the comment about Rush was definitely on the money - their albums are works of art, lyrically and musically and the art on the album covers. Presto and Moving Pictures are my two favorite albums from them.
For a deeper song, incredible metal, and some of the best musicianship... You should check out "Cemetery Gates" by Pantera. But the long version, *NOT* the official music video.
Wake Up (wake up)! Grab a brush and put on a little make-up!! Hard to believe this song is 23 years old. Seems like Y2K was only yesterday! How time flies, especially when one begins to age...like fine wine though! Enjoyed your reaction, Irish Girl Thanks for the musical journey!
I was going through my "liked videos" and ran into something that would make for an awesome reaction...though, I fear that you might have heard it before. It's called "Rising Roads" by this up and coming Irish artist, Diane Jennings. Here's the link to help you find it: ruclips.net/video/qrmlvf5MeRY/видео.html (Side note: I fell in love with the song when I first heard it 5-ish years ago...and still love it today. So there's that.)
An interesting video made enjoyable with the addition of your wonderful facial expressions. I don't think I have ever seen them before. Was ED equally blindsided, or is she immune to such things? The repeated shift between the melodic and intense portions of the song reminds me of the band Jinjer. Their song _Pisces_ is a popular target of RUclips channels that feature reaction videos. The reactions to the song often include similar expressions of surprise from the channel host(s), deservedly so. Check it out sometime. The singer does things with her voice that seem impossible to accomplish.
Checkout B.Y.O.B. and or Sugar next. My 2 personal favorite SOAD songs. However there is tons of other great ones for sure. Serg is on the short list of greatest male vocalists of the 90s. With Cornell and Layne Staley.
well...actually the way the name came about is they originally wanted to name it suicide, but the record label said no...so they cut suicide in half, hence Chop Suey.
Not sure if this is true but I heard that they grabbed a bible and randomly opened a page when they found the passage “Father into your hands I command my spirit.” They used it in the song. If that is true, super cool.
The title reminds me of the song Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group. Winter called it that because it was put together from pieces of other songs he'd been working on. It has nothing to do with the Mary Shelley story. It would be a good song to react to. I think you'd recognize the opening riff. You may know another song called "Chop Suey," from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Flower Drum Song." It's about mainstream American perceptions of what it means to be Chinese. Chop suey is a Chinese-American dish, invented in the U.S., and considered inauthentic by many in the Chinese-American community. On the other hand, chow mein (which you've had) is just stir-fried egg noodles ("chow"" means stir-fried, and "mein" means egg noodles). Chow mein can have different things mixed into it, like meat and vegetables, and is an authentic Chinese dish. BTW, water chestnuts are different from regular chestnuts. They're called that because they grow in water and look a little like regular chestnuts, but they're very crunchy, and don't have much flavor of their own (regular chestnuts grow on trees, are much softer, and are quite sweet). The Avril Lavigne replacement theory is like the old "Paul is dead" rumors. In 1966, some people started claiming that Paul McCartney had died in a car crash and had been replaced with a lookalike. Fans would go over the lyrics of Beatles' songs looking for clues, and since a lot of their songs were cryptic (especially the ones written by John Lennon), they had no trouble finding support for their ideas. In some cases, Lennon may have deliberately put clues into his lyrics just to mess with people. Charles Manson had ties to the music industry. The Beach Boys song "Never Learn Not to Love" is an altered version of "Cease to Exist," which Manson wrote. Dennis Wilson introduced Manson to a record producer, but he never got a contract. A bunch of songs were put on a do-not-play list after 9/11 by Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S. (the company is now called iHeartMedia). Some of these you can understand, like "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC and "Crash and Burn" by Savage Garden. Others were just silly, like "The Boy from New York City" by The Ad Libs and "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. Some were inexplicable, like "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas and "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones. There's a Wikipedia page devoted to this list of banned songs.
I didn't know about the band songs. The ones that you say don't make sense I kind of get, if you consider that there were accusations that people who had originally come from those countries were celebrating on rooftops
This is the most rockin' song about you-know-what. If you want to hear the smoothest, coolest song about you-know-what (and you are otherwise mentally healthy and happy), check out "Do Not Try This At Home" by Felix Da Housecat.
If one of the Nordic or Eastern European countries choose them to be their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest they might do better than some of the madcap entries from Finland, Norway and others of late.
"BYOB" is "Bring You Own Bombs" System is EXTREMELY political and a bunch of their songs are criticism of like the Iraq War and the American military bombing the Middle East, for instance. Hence why they ALSO have no interest in performing at the VMAs like NSYNC or Britney Spears. They're singing about dark and serious subjects that they take seriously. They're an Armenian-American band, which is where a lot of their Middle Eastern sound comes from. They have ongoing support to have the Armenian Genocide officially recognized, and have multiple songs referencing it.
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The lyric they actually had a problem with in the song is the line paraphrased from the Bible (Jesus' prayer on the cross), sometimes called the Martyr's Prayer, and they thought copycats might use it as an anthem.
The song is called chopsuey because the label wouldn’t let them title it suicide. If you listen at the start they say “rolling suicide”
Metal singers don't use their vocal chords when they growl. They use what are called false chords. It's more like forcing air out than actually singing.
Ohhh 😮
Try to make the Gollum/the Ring girl sound very loudly with your lungs, not your vocal chords.@@DianeJennings
Not entirely true. For details check the charismatic voice yt channel.
I saw these guys in 2002 for Ozzfest! They were supporting this album and when this song started 75,000 people started jumping.
The song is about how death is perceived, depending on HOW you die, as to whether you get sympathy or ire. (Angel's deserve to die)
The original total was "Suicide" the record company said No, so they cut the word in half, hence Chop-Suey.
That’s really cool. I didn’t know that!❤
The song was originally called "Suicide." But their record producers didn't think it would get much radio play time with that name, so it was changed to "Chop Suey." So "suicide" is in the lyrics, but "chop suey" is not.
This song will wake you up more than a large cup of very dark coffee.
Chewie hitting his Q perfectly. 👍
“WAKE UP!” I prefer a more gentle approach. ED says never ever ever wake her
Huge system fan...i wouldn't put this in in my top 20 song's... worth a deepdive...start with toxity...
@@matchu.j i agree, though to be honest, this was one of the first songs that got me interested. It's hard, it's soft, it's amazing, but not their best by a long shot.
@@EsoxLucius21 yeah toxicity isn't my favorite song...but it's a good starting place...everyone has their own subjective oppinion...I can respect the nostalgia..
@@EsoxLucius21definitely what got them going but they certainly have a ton of other great stuff from that album.
My sister is good friends with the drummer of this group. He kept inviting her and her family to their concerts but she doesn't really like their music so she always declined. She described them as a bunch of Armenians so all they do is fight each other. She was finally convinced to attend a concert when the drummer said they were splitting up and this would be the last time she'd have a chance to see them live. So she and her family got the full backstage treatment and everything and got to hang out with the band. The group later got back together of course.
The title makes sense now. The song does mix things up. As for not performing at the Grammys I'm thinking bands that do that are focused on "the music" and don't care about the fame. I think the band wants to be outside of "the system" and show they are not influenced by popular culture. Thanks again, I learned something new about this song. Will enjoy it more next time it plays.
I luv that! 😊
I love this song. Whenever I am in a bad, I will put this song on the jukebox. This is one of the many songs I listened too during my middle school years. Thanks again for another Awesome react video.
Rock on!
At 6:34 Chewie is snoring into the Microphone He's taking a Nap from all the Excitement of the Music.
If you had ever heard the album version of the song, you would have heard Serj Tankian, the singer, say, right before they start playing, "We're rolling-" and then a word that is repeated after "self-righteous" many times in the song. That is why it's called Chop Suey - because of the similarity of the "suey" part of chop suey to the word for "self-unaliving". /watch?v=GK-DkHHAMIU
2:49 never thought I would see spirit fingers to SOAD but I’m here for it 😂😂😂
Hehe I do it my own way 🫣
@@DianeJennings 😂😂😂
So very many small scale bands imitated this concept and sound in the early 2000’s. I worked as a roadie for a few of them, and it was a weird culture to live in.
If I recall original name of the song was Self Righteous Suicide......they made them change it Chop Sui(cide)
Something like that
there are youtube videos with him just yelling 'wake up!' for 10 minutes as an alarm clock song 🤣
4:40 while I’m still catching my breath from the song, wondering about the lyrics, Diane chimes in with “sparkly guitar” 🤣 I love this channel
"Lonely Day" has Daron singing lead with Serj backing him. This is a slower, ballady song that shows the diversity of sound by SOAD.
So, Avril Lavigne is the new Paul McCartney, the Millennial's version of _"Paul is dead and has been replaced."_ Does anyone have an idea where the real Avril has gone, or is the theory just too, uhh, complicated?
As I seem to recall, there is no item on a menu called Chop Suey. A documentary on the History Channel about life in the US western territories, mentioned that Chop Suey is supposed to have been invented by a Chinese chef in the late 1800's and served to miners, railroad workers, and others. It was a mixture of the day's leftovers, the contents of which could be questionable. There are other origin stories going back to China, but it is nevertheless true that, more than a century ago, restaurants in San Francisco proudly featured Chop Suey on their marquee in an effort to draw in non-Chinese customers.
I remember my mother used to buy cans of La Choy Chop Suey mix. It was basically vegetables and chicken and gravy. You could heat it and put it on top of rice. Not excusing it, just saying
Interesting!
What do you mean rumor is actually from kind of a sad real life place. She performed a concert after her grandfather passed away, and was naturally not entirely with it. The rumor mill said that after that she…unalived herself. 
At 2:42 Enjoying seeing You Dance to Chop Suey's Hyper Sounds. Got Me Dancing to the Hyper Sonic Sounds too.
Fun band! And fun reaction Diane. Saw them one time and was very very fun. Thanks Diane! And of course Chewy.
Happy Wednesday to you Diane. Hope you're doing well. A friend of mine has told me about this group and that they're Armenian, which is my friend's ethnic background. It looks like you thouroughly enjoyed this group based on your reactions, which I find fantastic. Thank you for sharing your reaction. Have a great rest of your week. All the best to you lovely lady. 😎✌️❤️🌹
Yes! This is my BAND! I've loved them since the beginning, and all these years and I'm still shocked at how popular they are!
Back in the day I'd go to the record shop and thumb through the new music, their first album caught my eye (lol hard not too) I fell in LOVE, and a few weeks later I heard them on the radio!
Happy Weird Wednesday Diane! I used to listen to heavy rock music, but then I spilled soda on my radio - now it only plays Pop music. Boop!
At 5:55 makes sense with all the elements of the song being put together.
Chef from South Park was Isaac Hayes!! He was a R&B/soul singer and musician, best known for the Oscar winning "Theme from Shaft"!
At 10:35 I did not know System of the Down was on the Southpark Album Chef Aid (1998). I have heard the Cartman song come sail away and Chef Song. it had alot of famous artist on from the late 90s. The Band Primus sings the southpark into the the tv show.
"Synchronicity is a phenomenon in which people interpret two separate-and seemingly unrelated-experiences as being meaningfully intertwined, even though there is no evidence,The band, The Police, also have a song called "Synchronicity" which is a good eighties jam song." Is my comment.
There are two songs named Synchronicity. One and Two. Both songs are from the album titled Synchronicity.
@@jameswilson7790 What a coincidence!
At 8:45 Interesting, I did not know Avril Lavigne did a cover of Chop Suey I like that it was described as Chopilcated.
Also First Time Hearing Chop Suey and seeing the Chop Suey Music Video. It does sound like it Jams with the faced paced Tempo and the pauses in the song while the lead singer looks around into the audience. Enjoyed seeing Your reactions to the song all great as System of the Down is singing. Thanks for making Wednesday Joyful Sharing the Music and Learning Journey. Sending Happy Good Vibes to You and Chewie.
@@DianeJennings all the emotions emojis of Diane and Chewie. 🎉🥂☘🇮🇪
At 1:36 Now System of the Down is in High Gear Jamming
I would like to take a moment to Say I appreciate your channel and I truly enjoy your genuine reactions and emotional responses to what you are hearing.
And to that end I would like to strongly recommend a Metal Singer ( Russell Allen) From The Band Symphony X arguable one of the best Metal singers of his generation ...at least. The Song I would love you to hear and react to is (A Winters Dream: Prelude pt.1) off the Album (The Damnation Game) you won't be sorry. Past that anything Russell Sings is worth listening to so clean and powerful.
I knew this was gon be great watching her with this! She was totally invested. But every time their gorgeous harmonies kicked in, she melted into it. Really cool reaction to this fantastic song.
Your facial expressions during this made me laugh so much! I love this band
One of my favorite songs ever. I love the way you reacted to it. I'm over here headbanging & singing along with my eyes closed & I peek to see you like that 😆.
Also, agreed. Blink-182 is fantastic. 🎶 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓶𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 🎵
Today is Ice Cream Cake Day. Ice Cream cake is so good in the summer times. A Reese's Peanut butter Chocolate Ice Cream Cake sounds good as a Dessert.
System of a Downs’ ability to work with negative space is phenomenal!
At 1:05 the guitar intro is good. I like the the lights on stage are going in a sequence.
very favorite SOAD song...chop suey is sortof a homonym of "self righteous suicide" sorta "self ri-chop-suey-cide" so they wouldn't get banned on radio and mtv for the title
These guys are Armenian Americans and they are very proud of their heritage and sprinkle their music with some of their traditional sounds
@@mattblatchley2061that’s very cool
❤❤❤❤❤ your music reactions.i just❤❤❤the expressions you get. You are such a sweetheart. Also❤❤❤your dog.
Try Listening to Cyndi Lauper. Time After Time, She Bop, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, True Colors, The Goonies R Good Enough. She was also in a Band Called Blue Angels Before making Her own Albums.
Their eyes are so beautiful, they are beyond us humans, they are from another dimension.
8:24 I’d say it was the right call since it featured the line “self righteous suicide” heavily
Saw them awhile ago. Love your reaction to this vid. Actually I've loved all your reacts. LOL 😂😅😂
2:27 🤣 the intensity! Aaaaahhhh😆
SOAD and specifically this album (Toxicity) were a gateway to much heavier styles of music for an adolescent me. This album was also exactly as long as my bus ride to school so it was a good way to pass the time as long as my CD player didn't skip too much!
That’s actually a really cool coinkidink! Luv it
I remember hearing this song first hit the radio, and Serj's vocals still give me chills.
At 4:55 I know when being taught how to sing music teachers say to use Your lungs diaphragm. It helps the vocal chords alot.
At 6:42 Its interesting the director Marcos Siega also worked with Blink-182 and Papa Roach. Bling 182 is a good band for sure.
Listening to this now trying to "Wake Up" and go to work. 😵💫
This little girl thought about "Chow Mein" until she reached the part "Self-righteous Suicide"
At 4:33 Sparkly Guitars are Awesome. I see Sparkly or Blinged Items Your the First One I Think Of. I am like Diane would like that since its Sparkly and Blinged.
Your facial expressions during some of these reactions are priceless! Thanks for all you do on your channel..... Watching is always such a pleasant way to spend a little time during the day! Sorry if that sounds a bit mild for a compliment, I don't mean it that way. 😆
😊 thank you
I've been waiting for you to react to this song. Also please react to Papa Roach
At 5:45 Good to know the main ingredients in Chop Suey
Jinjer - Pisces (Live Session)
Thanks for reacting to it Diane!
My pleasure!!
After seeing this reaction, I'm certain you'll enjoy & appreciate the song you mentioned BYOB from SOAD's album "Mezmerize". It's the type of song where the melody is really groovin' & you can get into it well, just about as much as you see the club people dancing in parts of the video. It cuts back and forth between that vibe, & hard and serious. It seems to switch between two populations' differing attitudes toward the wars going on 20 years ago. Now I'M gonna go listen to it again.
😊my first time hearng them myself. Kinda like the song! Chop suey is very appropriate!!😊😊😊
Hello Diane and Chewie. Happy Wednesday.
Hello 😊
GREAT reaction vid. The switch-ups in this song are awesome. While I am familiar with the song, there were a lot of great facts included here that I didn't know! And as a side note, I have heard the Avril Lavigne conspiracy 😂 Not a big conspiracy person, but that one is at least entertaining!
Right?! She’s even responded to it recently
Happy Weird Wednesday.I really love this video.
Today is Onion Day. Some Onions Rings and Fries sound good. Add some Sweet and Sour Chicken or Chicken Nuggets with BBQ sauce.
I like the juxtaposition between the fast paced metal parts of the song, and the beautiful slow parts. now that I know why the song has that title it makes sense.
Yes! I luv getting the backstories
The title was Suicide. But they had to chop SUI... And rename it.
Yep, that song hits hard, then gets ya with that melody. Pretty sure it's why "Weird Al" Yankovic included it in his medley Angry White Boy Polka. I don't listen to much from that group, but love Chop Suey.
If you get back to The Doors, you may want to check out The End.
As for the bit about bad timing this wasn't the only group impacted by 9/11. A DC area band formed in 1997 called Burning Airlines (inspired by Brian Eno's 1974 song "Burning Airlines Give You So Much More") was in the midst of a North American tour on 9/11. According to Wikipedia, "Many clubs refused to display the band's name prominently and the band considered changing their name but decided the name was still appropriate and had taken a new meaning and relevancy. The band then abruptly split up in 2002." Oughta give early (pre-ambient) Eno a listen sometime.
At 11:15 Sounds like Chewies Ready to get some more snacks now that the Video is done. Looks like Chewie already got a good nap on the video. Give Chewie some Snacks, Treats, Water, Teddies, Toys, Cuddles, and Walks.
yummy 🤤
@@DianeJennings Chewie loves Your homemade snacks. Your a good cook. 🤤
"Why'd you leave the kids on the table - You wanted to" - misheard lyrics 101.
Today is Sunglasses Day. You want to be cool wear sunglasses everyone looks cooler where sunglasses plus it protects You eyes outdoors.
Try Listening to The Cars. lots of the albums are really good. The Best of the Cars album rocks.
The name of the song was very imaginative.and when they invited the fans to participate that was awesome.
Very cool 😎
Like it? Freaked out? Scared? All three at the same time!
Diane "how can I say I didn't like a song without saying it" 😂
Try Listening to the Go-Gos. Belinda Carlisle Music is good too. She's the Lead Singer of the Go-Gos.
I feel like she will know the Go-Go's
Today is National Bingo Day. Games that give You prizes are good. Plus there's usually Food and Drinks at Bingo games too.
Fun part is their best song doesn't even have music video . If you want to dig deeper to their song you can check out sad statue ,deer dance, needles.
I was surprised you didn't react to this song back then, but I didn't comment anything xD
Definitely on my "drive fast/workout" playlist! Cheers Diane! 💚
ps- the comment about Rush was definitely on the money - their albums are works of art, lyrically and musically and the art on the album covers. Presto and Moving Pictures are my two favorite albums from them.
Awesome! Thank you! Maybe we’ll try them soon
For a deeper song, incredible metal, and some of the best musicianship... You should check out "Cemetery Gates" by Pantera. But the long version, *NOT* the official music video.
hypnotize, byob, sugar
Wake Up (wake up)! Grab a brush and put on a little make-up!! Hard to believe this song is 23 years old. Seems like Y2K was only yesterday! How time flies, especially when one begins to age...like fine wine though! Enjoyed your reaction, Irish Girl Thanks for the musical journey!
Gracias! It’s quite bossy actually when you think about it!
Good video.
I was going through my "liked videos" and ran into something that would make for an awesome reaction...though, I fear that you might have heard it before.
It's called "Rising Roads" by this up and coming Irish artist, Diane Jennings.
Here's the link to help you find it: ruclips.net/video/qrmlvf5MeRY/видео.html
(Side note: I fell in love with the song when I first heard it 5-ish years ago...and still love it today. So there's that.)
An interesting video made enjoyable with the addition of your wonderful facial expressions. I don't think I have ever seen them before. Was ED equally blindsided, or is she immune to such things?
The repeated shift between the melodic and intense portions of the song reminds me of the band Jinjer. Their song _Pisces_ is a popular target of RUclips channels that feature reaction videos. The reactions to the song often include similar expressions of surprise from the channel host(s), deservedly so. Check it out sometime. The singer does things with her voice that seem impossible to accomplish.
😂 is it?
Ohhh I have many faces up my sleeve
Checkout B.Y.O.B. and or Sugar next. My 2 personal favorite SOAD songs. However there is tons of other great ones for sure. Serg is on the short list of greatest male vocalists of the 90s. With Cornell and Layne Staley.
At 0:25 Chop Suey and Chow Mein is making Me Hungry need to add some eggs rolls too.
Haha sure thing!
@@DianeJennings Very True Some Sweet and Sour Chicken with the sauce and stir fried vegetables and fried rice too
my favorite song from soad is "sugar". "b.y.o.b' and "toxicity"are cool too
I'd love to see a reaction video of The Hu's song Wolf Totem. They are a Mongolian Metal band, with a very distinct sound.
well...actually the way the name came about is they originally wanted to name it suicide, but the record label said no...so they cut suicide in half, hence Chop Suey.
When 911 happened I already had this cd. It really had an impact on me and my views.
Not sure if this is true but I heard that they grabbed a bible and randomly opened a page when they found the passage “Father into your hands I command my spirit.” They used it in the song. If that is true, super cool.
The title reminds me of the song Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group. Winter called it that because it was put together from pieces of other songs he'd been working on. It has nothing to do with the Mary Shelley story. It would be a good song to react to. I think you'd recognize the opening riff.
You may know another song called "Chop Suey," from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Flower Drum Song." It's about mainstream American perceptions of what it means to be Chinese. Chop suey is a Chinese-American dish, invented in the U.S., and considered inauthentic by many in the Chinese-American community. On the other hand, chow mein (which you've had) is just stir-fried egg noodles ("chow"" means stir-fried, and "mein" means egg noodles). Chow mein can have different things mixed into it, like meat and vegetables, and is an authentic Chinese dish.
BTW, water chestnuts are different from regular chestnuts. They're called that because they grow in water and look a little like regular chestnuts, but they're very crunchy, and don't have much flavor of their own (regular chestnuts grow on trees, are much softer, and are quite sweet).
The Avril Lavigne replacement theory is like the old "Paul is dead" rumors. In 1966, some people started claiming that Paul McCartney had died in a car crash and had been replaced with a lookalike. Fans would go over the lyrics of Beatles' songs looking for clues, and since a lot of their songs were cryptic (especially the ones written by John Lennon), they had no trouble finding support for their ideas. In some cases, Lennon may have deliberately put clues into his lyrics just to mess with people.
Charles Manson had ties to the music industry. The Beach Boys song "Never Learn Not to Love" is an altered version of "Cease to Exist," which Manson wrote. Dennis Wilson introduced Manson to a record producer, but he never got a contract.
A bunch of songs were put on a do-not-play list after 9/11 by Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S. (the company is now called iHeartMedia). Some of these you can understand, like "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC and "Crash and Burn" by Savage Garden. Others were just silly, like "The Boy from New York City" by The Ad Libs and "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. Some were inexplicable, like "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas and "Ruby Tuesday" by The Rolling Stones. There's a Wikipedia page devoted to this list of banned songs.
I’m not familiar with that one actually! Great info as always thanks
I didn't know about the band songs. The ones that you say don't make sense I kind of get, if you consider that there were accusations that people who had originally come from those countries were celebrating on rooftops
And it happened on a Tuesday morning
Thanks Diane! This type of music is not really my cup of tea, but I always appreciate being exposed to something new (well, new for me anyway 😎).
Glad you enjoyed it! I guess we’re keeping open minds. Good to see what’s out there
@@DianeJennings absolutely!
After this, something more chill and giggles. "Lounge Against the Machine"
This is the most rockin' song about you-know-what. If you want to hear the smoothest, coolest song about you-know-what (and you are otherwise mentally healthy and happy), check out "Do Not Try This At Home" by Felix Da Housecat.
If one of the Nordic or Eastern European countries choose them to be their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest they might do better than some of the madcap entries from Finland, Norway and others of late.
😂😂😂 very good one Tony! Your best ever dare I say 😂😂😂
Diane goes on quite a journey
I try to take interesting twists and turns 😊
@@DianeJennings please stretch first, don't want you getting cramps
Chop soui was an American dish created to feed the Chinese railroad workers building our transcontinental railroad.
0:31 I get the 2 confused as well 😅
"BYOB" is "Bring You Own Bombs"
System is EXTREMELY political and a bunch of their songs are criticism of like the Iraq War and the American military bombing the Middle East, for instance.
Hence why they ALSO have no interest in performing at the VMAs like NSYNC or Britney Spears.
They're singing about dark and serious subjects that they take seriously.
They're an Armenian-American band, which is where a lot of their Middle Eastern sound comes from.
They have ongoing support to have the Armenian Genocide officially recognized, and have multiple songs referencing it.