Yes, you are correct, it was both J None and Deejay in Man in the Mirror. This is such a beautiful cover and Deejay is perfect in it! I love that it’s a little bit subdued, it’s quite perfect in my ears. I’m so glad that you found the time to react to it, I enjoyed your reaction as always!
Although it’s originally a Micheal Jackson song Voiceplay always makes their covers their own. I would never expect them to do a song the same as the original. That’s what makes them so interesting. It’s a new song but in someway they will give a nod to the original. And to be real, no one should ever try to copy MJ
2 years later and this rings even more true. current super kinda borrows some ideas from GT which is interesting considering GT can’t exist in this timeline, like Trunks becoming Capsule Corp’s president, it does not change how lacklustre these arcs have been. Moro started strong and ended so poorly imo, Granolah is boring and raises a lot of questions retconning the story in ways that make it worse imo, and superhero is just Cell saga redux, but again more boring. People kept saying during the first couple arcs of super “oh just wait a bit, they’re still building things up and building the world after introducing the gods yadda yadda,” we are well past waiting for a good story at this point.
I think this arrangement by Geoff is definitely not what is expected. When you hear The Way You Make Me Feel in your head, one of the first things that pops in is that beat. However, I think that's precisely why this is so genius. It holds back, and even though there are no drums through the majority of this cover, you still hear them in your head. Then when they give us that bass drop and Layne comes in with the percussion it hypes me up every single time because it was earned. Not expected, but I totally love it. Great reaction and analysis as per usual. I can totally see where you're coming from on your critique, though. Even sitting I find myself moving around more than the guys while listening to this, and I don't understand how they can force themselves to sit so still. 😆
I have a silly question. VP has a bunch of different types/styles of microphones in this video - but since they are lip-synching to an already recorded studio master of the song, those mics aren't really doing anything. So, are the different types/styles of mics what they would actually use if they were performing the song live, or are they just whatever mics they could find on the day?
You're right that these particular mics in the video are just for show, but when they do perform live, in ideal situations, they utilize specialized mics, particularly for the bass and beatboxing. I'm no expert here, but the idea is that different mics can be built to have different sensitivites and you can fit the mic to the job you want it to do.
I was a teenager when MJ released this and I enjoyedit. I have to say that I thought VP blew it out of the water. I like it so much more than the original.
This is supberb, cool. smooth and sexy. You should know by now that VP create, then never, ever, recreate, if by that you mean copy. Again, they aren't MJ, the are VP. DeeJay has been with VP in a number of videos: Bamg. Butter, My Best Friend, Man in the Mirror, In My Room, and The Chipmunk Song, from memory. That old school lounge feel you can see to perfection in Geoff's Till Then. Trust me.
I thought it was interesting that Layne did no beat boxing until after Geoff's solo--half way through the song. He was doing lyrics, which is not the norm. Geoff was doing his walking bass for the percussion.
I love every bit of it. As always Voiceplay made this their own. Kept respect for the original but made this their own. They once said that if they can't change a song in some way while keeping the respect they refuse to do the song. Geoff did an amazing job with this. DeeJay Young is the perfect person to do MJ. Yes. Man In The Mirror with J None was the other MJ song they did. It was J None's last video as a VP member. J None came back 8 weeks later when he got out of Navy boot camp and did Friends On The Other Side. DeeJay has been in several other videos with VP..... You're My Best Friend, Bang, Butter, Christmas Don't Be Late.
I may have grown up in the age of MTV and VH1, but I never had cable, so the whole dance aspect of music videos bypassed me. So the lack of dance here has no effect in my expectations of the song. Musically, I like this better than the original. And it has a very VP stamp on it which I love.
I rewatched MJ's video again a few days ago for the first time in years. To tell the truth, the song was great but the video hasn't aged well. It felt a bit sleazy/creepy. Does that make sense?
The only thing I expect from VP is perfection. And, they do it every time. It's a cover, where they honor the original and in most cases make it better than the original. #Voiceplay is phenomenal.
Once again, we had the same thoughts (most of them, at least). 😁 Yeah, this rendition sounds like "made for a lounge" or something. Jazzy vibes, groovy & swinging - scratching the border to "sexy time" songs (no red lights needed in the lounge, but you know...)😜. And then the final part with the beatboxing giving a more open feeling, more swing. I personally don't miss some dance moves, but I can understand the expectation or the wish for it. It would match the song and VP's version completely . ("Geoff moonwalking the stage" is an image I carry with me the next days!🤣) And don't pressure yourself! You don't have to be one of the fastest reactors, to be one of the favorite reactors (at least to me).😉 I always like your "1MannzOpinion", because you have one (opinion, I mean). You found or constitute what you are thinking - and that is comprehensible. Even if ones pov may differ, one can always understand why you see it your way. And that is what I like.
I really appreciate this comment. My audience is small but honestly I love yall. You're all so supportive. I'd take this small family over a huge channel any day. Thanks again!
Yes, Man in the Mirror was recorded the last day J None was with them, Deejay was with them for that one. Geoff's arrangement of this one is so intricate and downright sexy. Can you imagine trying to figure out what to do after that absolutely manic Classical Chaos? I think the decision to slow down and calm down after that was very deliberate on Geoff's part. I'm very old so not invested in seeing MJs moves or anything else specific, so I absolutely love it!
I actually prefer their cover. That jazzier slow groove is very intimate and sexy instead of MJs flashier take. I never really appreciated the original mostly because of that video felt almost threatening with following the girl in the street. This feels more like an emotional connection rather than plain lust. I get what you mean about ‘lounge’. I really want to slow dance to this. Not exactly MJs style. Really hope your finals went well!
Not sure how I missed this when you posted it, but I love this reaction. You catch so many details the first time out, and that makes it so much more fun. 😆
Who knew? Geoff DOES have a shirt with the sleeves still attached! Kathy must not have gotten to that one yet.... Geoff added some lyrics and music to the original - check out his comment in the description, I think it explains why pretty well. He spread them throughout the song, so at least he made it easy to figure out which were his new additions - if a line starts with the chorus or center Geoff singing "Big Iron", then that line and it's music is new. They come in pairs, so that also helps.
Hey, it weren't 119... 🤣 No! I wait with commenting, until I saw the whole video, of course! 😄 Besides of all mastery in musical/technically aspects (from vocals, layers, arrangement, etc), Geoff is a hell of a storyteller🤩. And he picks songs that tell a story (this one, but also "Don't mess around with Jim" before and others). It's the primary goal of singing (historically): Telling stories. Sadly, not every song in modern music tells a story as good as some older songs do. I love to listen to stories from Geoff.
Oh, Lord ! This cover is so smooth and sweet. I felt like riding a horse all through this song. But I missed the well known "Come on !" or "Let's go" from Geoff... It's true we've got a "Yeah!" though. Something is better than nothing, isn't it?
The way main Geoff looks so admiringly at his alter egos just cracks me up. It's so easy to think this is five identical brothers. And one and nineteen is actually 20. :) There was just Geoff and Kathy doing this one.
I grew up with my dad's stereo and he had a couple of Marty Robbins albums. Geoff did a wonderful job with this. Love the purity in his high voice line.
Loved your reaction! Just want to point out that this is two songs/videos in a row for Geoff where the guy we expected to be laid out on the ground was not the one who 'got' it in the end. A trend? maybe?
Every time I watch this or read comments I learn something new. Recently I read a comment from someone who pointed out that when Rachel took the book back from Eli his green magic went back into the fire. This time I noticed that when Eli threw his love spell and the pink clouds drifted down over Rachel and Layne , Eli was making conjuring hand gestures. I thought of Mr. Burns in the Simpsons with his little hand movements like doing bad stuff here. Some of those they changed so much in either tempo or the addition of the crazy beatboxing that it took a moment to identify which song it was. It took me forever to figure out that it was Fur Elise at the end. And then I looked at the description and found out that yes indeed it was. 🤦🏼♀️
As much as I loved each of these minis. I think my favorite was the Im Too Sexy for My Shirt mini because of the matching bandaid with the shirt. As well as the puppy cameo
As someone whose never seen Game of Thrones. I am interested to here the version that is played in that episode. This song is so interesting. Plus the music video is amazing
