First Time Listening to The Darkness! Vocal ANALYSIS of "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"

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Not only have our Patrons been voting for The Darkness and "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" for quite some time, including the much talked about frontman and now RU-vidr Justin Hawkins (check out the link below to his RU-vid page), but Kirk has been running around the house singing the lyrics to this song in various styles for weeks. That intrigue piqued when I heard this video has a space Kraken!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to The Darkness for the first time, performing "I Believe In A Thing Called Love”.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain Год назад

Thank you for such kind words! Made my day x

@DavidWenzlick Год назад

Came here after watching your vid. I'm smiling throughout the entire video. Love this song and your channel.

@billnict1 Год назад

Legend.

@carmelopai4833 Год назад

pls pls pls if u two can have a Tea Time interview!!!!

@bananabanana8831 Год назад

Yeah Justin you two gotta do an interview .

@kidnurse1970 Год назад

So excited that you saw her reaction, Justin! Amazing voice! I'm only a few years older than you, so I grew up listening to that song! Can't wait for her to hopefully interview you. Thanks for sharing your gift of music/vocals with us 🙏

@SicsaM83 Год назад

The Darkness is criminally underrated as a rock band . Their current drummer is the son of the drummer from Queen 🤘

@justinrivera8637 Год назад

Roger Taylor! That’s so awesome

@ailblentyn Год назад

“Serious” people were always frightened of acknowledging them lest the puncturing of pretentions rub off on them.

@Joetime90 Год назад

Roger Taylor as a drummer needs his own vocal analysis if he hasn't had one done already.

@KSE828 Год назад

That’s funny cause Justin Hawkins reminds me a lot of Freddie Mercury.

@MarkCox21125150 Год назад

Agreed!

@liluglyboi 5 месяцев назад

this song exists just for Justin to flex how much better of a singer and guitarist he is then us mortals and nobody can tell me otherwise

@hannyfrost7662 Год назад

Justin Hawkins is one of the absolute best vocalists no one talks about. He totally should have been the next Freddie Mercury.

@naimi22 10 месяцев назад

THIS

@Shiek200 9 месяцев назад

My vote would have been Eric Nally when he was still doing things with Foxy Shazam's original lineup, their new stuff is still great but decidedly different from their classic-rock inspired origins which were very reminiscent of Queen.

@hannyfrost7662 9 месяцев назад

@@Shiek200 Never heard of Foxy Shazam. Just listened to a few songs. Now I'm kicking myself. lol. You weren't kidding though. That's some Freddie Mercury energy right there.

@rickclark7508 2 месяца назад

Sounds great but to be the next Freddie Mercury he would have to have made a cosmic shift in pop music. Which he did not unfortunately. Sounds like he had the ability but it would have taken a whole ass band that just wasn't was

@mitchelltrujillo6868 Месяц назад

The world wasn’t ready.

@Jenza82 Год назад

As many others I say get Justin on the channel. Dude's a global treasure! ❤

@ReubenAotearoa. Год назад

Dude managed to snag an interview with Beato, he’s next level now. Need more than a paltry 1.2 million subs to get him out of bed now! ;)

@questionableabsanity Год назад

@@ReubenAotearoa. I'm sure Justin would be thrilled to chat with Elizabeth... Be a good warm up for her before she gets to interview Robert Plant.

@skarlottt Год назад

Beato? When was that? Im gonna go check it out!

@skarlottt Год назад

@Questionable Absanity When is this happening? Robert plant? wear my brown pants

@fifis677 Год назад

He does have a reaction channel so it should be easy enough.

@Backpfeifengesicht45 Год назад

I love now she's blown away by the falsetto at the start. All I can think is wait 'til the end, girl.

@thomasbatone5503 Год назад

Love your username too f'n cool,seriously,whow(a whoa and a wow together)IE :new internet typing words,should be not too big a deal?I reckon.🤔

@YouTubeperson1337 10 месяцев назад

Gitzow!

@gwenUTUBE 7 месяцев назад

And to hear/watch them live…😊

@grantmcinnes1176 4 месяца назад

Lol. About 2 minutes in, looking at her grin from ear to ear and waiting with baited breath 😂

@therockbiter8140 Год назад

I paid $5 for this to be my ringtone on my Nokia 5150. Back then I thought it was basically a spoof of bands from the 80's, It took me a decade to really appreciate just how much talent these guys had.

@Chuckf66 8 месяцев назад

The 1970s glam-rock 80s hair band from the 00s we didn't know we needed & still don't fully deserve in the 2020s.

@freeman7079 7 месяцев назад

Same

@Elriuhilu 7 месяцев назад

I still think they were an affectionate parody, but that doesn't take away from their quality.

@user-hn4ix8ho8c 3 месяца назад

Love your music critiquing ability

@joemarr3555 Год назад

the unrequited love of space kraken for spaceship is a universal theme that everyone can empathize with

@00Anjie 11 месяцев назад

Aw! I ❤ Space Kraken. 😄

@michellepetrillo2235 Год назад

You need to interview him on your channel! He calls himself a guitar player first, then a singer. He reacts to music on his own channel and really breaks down the music portions. And he is HILARIOUS! And his accent is simply lovely… I could listen to him read a cook book all day, just to hear him! 😀❤️🥰

@flyingardilla143 Год назад

Exactly! I was thinking phone book initially, but cookbook would be better.

@michellepetrillo2235 Год назад

@@flyingardilla143 Well to be fair, I was going to say the phone book, but I haven’t gotten one in YEARS and the younger kids probably don’t even know what one is- like cursive writing- it’s not a part of their generation… 🤣🤣🤣

@adampetten5349 Год назад

Wasn't there a guy who did a little cameo on that Rockstar movie who started as a guitar teacher. Became a pretty fair singer😂 From the same era with a pretty stratospheric range like the inimitable Hawkins.

@michellepetrillo2235 Год назад

@@adampetten5349 yes, that was Myles Kennedy, currently lead singer of Alter Bridge, lead singer of Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and a solo artist as well with two solo albums under his belt. Fun fact: Myles was the only one in the movie Rock Star who did his own vocals- so yes, that was him hitting that amazing high note. And he can hit those high notes live as well. Please look up Words Darker Than Their Wings Live at Royal Albert Hall- I get chills on top of chills even though I’ve heard it a hundred times. I’ve also seen Alter Bridge in concert 7 times…. Myles is also my future husband, but neither he nor his wife know it yet… 🤣🥰

@adampetten5349 Год назад

@@michellepetrillo2235 Glad your kidding...or a certain Ronnie James Dio song with Rainbow about a 'devoted' female fan comes to mind. 'They all laugh, but not me, cause I see'😂

@Scorpion-Gamer82 10 месяцев назад

Having seen The Darkness live twice, I can definitely say, no autotune or voice aids of any kind. Justin Hawkins is a great vocalist, end of. Standing in front of the stage is the only way to experience them live. Your ears will ring for a couple of hours after leaving the venue.

@nicolelange2660 7 месяцев назад

I’m 6 days out and my ears are still ringing!! Amazing!

@remedy9648 4 месяца назад

Agree!

@LandPirate1 Год назад

Their original Christmas song is an absolute banger.

@HellBatDC Год назад

Justin doesn't only have a great voice, he's got a great ear. When he is reacting to music he's always grabbing a guitar and he has the chord progressions figured out in seconds.

@DaP84 Год назад

Most musicians have relative pitch like that

@spoofmusic1 Год назад

@@DaP84 no, no they don’t

@olavjorvik94 Год назад

@@spoofmusic1 yes they do. I play in my couch, and I suck, but even I can play along with most songs first time. It’s really nothing special

@spoofmusic1 Год назад

@@olavjorvik94 not many people have perfect pitch, just a shame that you’re wasting your gift.

@olavjorvik94 Год назад

@@spoofmusic1 are we talking about relative pitch here (as is what you first answered to) or perfect pitch? I don’t have that. Justin don’t have that. We’re talking relative pitch here, as far as I can remember, and I read the comment 10 minutes ago. Not that hard to remember.

@stevenreeder1495 Год назад

Why the bathtub? Why the salami? This is actually the SECOND video for the song. There's a previous lower-budget video that originally premiered in the UK. This second video was created to break larger markets, with references to props in the original video. Thank you for succumbing to The Darkness!! ❤❤

@CthulhuSaves Год назад

And don't forget the unreleased sequel that picks up immediately after this video and continues the "story". Low quality recordings can be found here on RU-vid.

@javahead2000 Год назад

Bathtub..I think he's waking up from cryo-sleep, and the ice melted to water cause..err, he's hot?

@MrDMF567 9 месяцев назад

The Darkness are, by far, the greatest live show I’ve ever seen. They are ELECTRIC. Rock super hard, put on a great show, are hilarious. Incredible band.

@lovejones72 7 месяцев назад

Same. Saw them at the Vic in Chicago in their heyday. Opened with Black Shuck. Blew the doors out.

@nicolelange2660 7 месяцев назад

COMPLETELY agree!! That’s exactly how I describe them…ELECTRIC!

@famijher Год назад

So glad The Darkness is getting attention again. They're a great group, and deserved more love from America. I think the problem with the US at the time was that too many folks were taking the music too seriously, at the time. The whole point of The Darkness, is that they get the Joke, and you should, too. I was also very happy when I saw they had released a new album, last year, called Motorheart. They released a few videos, with lyrics for it, on their channel.

@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE Год назад

Here in England I was lucky to be able to appreciate all directions of the modern rock music of the time as a child. I imagine in American it was more focused on the "Nu-Metal" scene of the time, which I did enjoy too, bands like Linkin Park, Korn, the pop-punk bands like Sum 41/Greenday etc...

@donkeysaurusrex7881 Год назад

It was always a great song.

@frankenfurter58 Год назад

Don't blame America. It's the music industry calling the shots. 🙂

@kristineteall368 Год назад

I’m happy to know they are currently working on a new album!

@nathanbraun2067 Год назад

no, we got the joke. it was funny for a few weeks then we moved on to better music

@chrisggoodwin777 Год назад

One of my buddies sang this song at karaoke and came within about 99% of nailing all the high notes. To say I was impressed is a colossal understatement.

@matthewarms3786 Год назад

I got a written "coaching" when i was working at Target when Permission to Land hit, this vid was part of the demo rotation on the TVs in the electronics section and was really bored one weekday afternoon and jumped on the PA system and rubbed some funk on my Hawkins impersonation (I'm a counter tenor and live in the 4th and bottom third of the 5th octave, especially back then when I was in college and practicing daily). Our manager was less than enthused, though I did get a round of applause from the front line cashiers :) I still love busting this out at karaoke nights, along with Eagle Fly Free (Kiske's vocal melody) by Helloween, and recently I have added Oceandeep by Beast In Black to the repertoire.

@chrisggoodwin777 Год назад

@@matthewarms3786 that's awesome! Best reason to get written up lol. I sing in a much lower register; I'd guess baritone with some lower tenor register, and some bass if I push it.

@wiredjerk Год назад

Oh yeah, this one is definitely on the karaoke playlist. I’m pretty sure anybody who’s ever listen to it more than once, and watch the video tried to sing this song karaoke. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if some places that had both pub crawl on karaoke night don’t have someone come in with the exact costumes. 😂

@mmmCrunchy Год назад

I used to destroy my voice on drives from out of town with The Darkness and Scissor Sisters. I can hit the notes, but I don't have the conditioning to do so without some damage.

@MrHrannsi Год назад

@@matthewarms3786 If you really can pull this off, here is a song for you, "Take hold of the flame" by Queensryche, good luck mate .

@JVMultiProds Год назад

I remember when these guys broke out in the early 2000s. Everyone ragged on them for being a "joke" band, but they really had the chops to rival many of the classic bands of the 70s and 80s. Cheers to a great (and hilarious) reaction, like always :)

@Liquessen Год назад

Nothing wrong with being funny! And even better if they're actually good at what they do!

@cupiderstunt Год назад

They were such fun!

@death-by-ego Год назад

I dont remember the joke band part. I remember people taking them as a tongue and cheek homage to those 70s and 80s bands like Queen

@JVMultiProds Год назад

@@death-by-ego not where I'm from 😂 most people I knew hated them because they were too ... glam. I guess I should have specified.

@BrokenWingman Год назад

Some of the best musicians are the goofiest fuckin' people

@OfficialMyxomatosis Год назад

Elizabeth, *I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU SO HAPPY WITH A VOCALIST BEFORE! YAAAASSSS!* _Your joy and constant stopping to smile in awe made my life so much better!_ *Thank you so much.*

@shaRkMP 11 месяцев назад

The live Darkness shows blew my mind. He changes his jumpsuits half a dozen times & rode the shoulders of the venue’s security through the crowd whilst singing. 😍

@Pushing_Pixels 5 месяцев назад

That sounds like a great show. Definitely worth the ticket price.

@garycoates4987 Год назад

You have to have a teatime with him,, his channel "Justin Hawkins rides again" is great! He's got such a great sense of humor

@BradleyOcchipinti Год назад

I love how she explains all the feeling that he's making her feel, as he sings the lyrics "I can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel"

@kensurrency2564 Год назад

excellent

@hannahm.9881 Год назад

😂 indeed

@spiral9088 Год назад

In the era when this song came out, they played it before the lights went down at almost every metal show. Hearing thousands of Lamb of God/Slayer/GWAR/Black Dahlia Murder/Cannibal Corpse fans belt it out at the top of their lungs is one of my favourite memories of all time!

@feral_orc Год назад

bring back more feel good rock, we all appreciate a happy headbang

@gregorybower2759 Год назад

Imagine several dozen men, sitting in a tent in the middle of the desert of a foreign land at 2 in the morning and just 1 makes the comment "I believe" and then suddenly everyone breaks out into song for a moment. Yes this happened, yes the Colonel had a shit fit, but it was worth with it.

@chasingturtles7769 Год назад

Before a Killswitch Engage concert I started singing loudly, and very drunkenly, Biz Markie. OH BABY YOU. YOU GOT WHAT I NEED. Everyone, Everyone started singing along. It was great hearing it and knowing that I started it. What a great memory, thanks for reminding me of it. oh, also from that concert I remember seeing someone upset because they weren't allowed to bring their giant snake into the concert with them hahaha

@twitch_steed707 Год назад

Just last year I saw GWAR and Nekrogoblikon and between bands they played "Sweet Caroline." Imagine a small venue packed with metal heads belting out the chorus at the top of their lungs. A core memory for sure.

@gregorybower2759 Год назад

@Twitch_Steed that is what metalheads do, all those what people vs what they are of us being giant softies really ain't that far off.

@betadecay6503 9 месяцев назад

Saw The Darkness live in 2018 and can confirm his voice is as good live as it is on record. He still looks good in a catsuit too 😂

@paddyodriscoll8648 Год назад

These guys did a great job. The glam aspect of 80s metal was always a bit tongue in cheek, and this song does great homage to those times, and makes us smile.

@TheOnlyHawkeye666 10 месяцев назад

That's why I loved these guys and was so sad they didn't get very far. I'm a huge lover of glam rock and The Darkness are an amazing tribute to that era of rock

@BD-yl5mh 10 месяцев назад

That’s why I always found it funny that they often got considered parody… it’s like, glam was almost a parody to begin with? They’re not even parodying it… they’re just doing it

@jgsrhythm100 9 месяцев назад

Hugely influenced by 70's glam rockers far more than 80's check "The Sweet" - "Fox on The Run" (74) you'll see exactly what I mean.

@richmayes8451 Год назад

The guy on the lead guitar is Justin's brother Dan Hawkins. On bass, you have Frankie Poullain and on drums, Ed Graham. The Darkness got their inspiration from Queen, which is a coincidence as their current drummer is Rufus Taylor, son of Queen's Roger Taylor.

@brianpalay3760 Год назад

So many good clarifications in this concise comment. It deserves lots of upvotes for more visibility!

@richmayes8451 Год назад

@brianpalay3760 thanks. When the band was formed, Rufus would have been 9 years old. The single was released when he would have been 11. Also, Rufus has played drums alongside his dad with Queen on occasion, and while Roger has come on stage to sing, I'm in Love With My Car, Rufus has played on Roger's drum set.

@brianpalay3760 Год назад

@@richmayes8451 I was just thinking how impressive it would have been if Rufus played on this, ha. I got into The Darkness right when this hit came out. I was in college then.

@armynurseboy Год назад

Yeah, Darkness has that 70s/80s classic rock/glam sound.

@finding7 Год назад

I’ve had this song stuck in my head for 20 years. Here’s to 20 more!

@janacabenson8503 Год назад

YES

@sarahbee6881 Год назад

😂🎉

@num1Jaysta Год назад

Seriously same here.

@jadziamerryweather77888 Год назад

Same!

@laterreurrouge1917 4 месяца назад

you just gotta appreciate The Darkness's full embrace of rock-cheesyness - which is off the charts here. They pull it off in such an adorable and fun way, it's infectious. So entertaining

@therusseljournal 8 месяцев назад

I DIED! She paused right on the angles bumping ugly's and than she said "we're going to go back to the touching you part." My internal 8th grader lost it!

@actonman7291 Год назад

The Darkness are huge band and "Justin Hawkins ride again" channel is one of the best analysing all sort of songs with english wit.

@johnjohn37371 Год назад

Justin is brilliant...he recently did a two hour interview with Rick Beato on his own channel and it was enthralling. His voice is fantastic and it matches his YT content...one of my favorite people...

@MitchJohnson0110 Год назад

Love Rick Beato! Great channel

@skarlottt Год назад

Im watching that

@skarlottt Год назад

🧟🦀🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑

@billcoley4426 Год назад

Random aside: a Rick Beato/TCV crossover would be divine!

@TheCharismaticVoice Год назад

I really respect Rick and love his content, so I'll have to watch this interview!!!

@cookeymonster83 11 месяцев назад

As a Brit I do love when you can hear our accent in our musicians.

@scottrussell3862 10 месяцев назад

Always felt that the darkness where the worthy and spiritual successors to queen. Epic singer and epic musicians

@davesence6864 Год назад

The Whole permission to land album is amazing. The 'F' sound on everything is a common feature of some english accents in the UK, 'f' is used instead of 'Th'.

@hairychris444 Год назад

Yeah, the f/th is a very southern/south-eastern thing, quite a lot of the harder constanants get smothed off or dropped completely. Source: Growing up in "souf ampshire" I can't remember the last time I pronounced the H at the beginning of a word.....

@Byhythloh Год назад

I haven't listened to this song in so many years. I forgot what an absolute banger it is.

@emmy1038 Год назад

The Darkness was my favorite band when I was a teen. My husband is a bit older and had never heard them. They came to Canada a few years ago and I dragged my husband. He fell in love with the band and now listens to it on his own and always says he will take me again if they ever come back. Love Justin and the band. Great to see them here

@ElChuntyCabra 10 месяцев назад

yo u got a onlyfanz tho??

@synchronicity1470 3 месяца назад

aww, emmy, that made me cry. 😭 so damn sweet. ❤

@Ozzie8404 26 дней назад

Hair crimper has to be the most random tangent you’ve ever taken on one of these videos. I love it.

@nikkorocksalot5254 Год назад

The immediate sympathy for the Space Kraken is so pure 😂

@michellepetrillo2235 Год назад

Oh this will be good!!! You need to check out the lead singer, Justin Hawkins, on his RU-vid channel- Justin Hawkins Rides Again… ❤❤❤🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

@BrickNewton Год назад

I was going to say the same thing. Especially his interview with Rick Beato

@stenbak88 7 месяцев назад

Your expressions and attitude are pure gold. It’s as if I’m listening to one of my favorite songs for the first time all over again

@Miss_Camel 11 месяцев назад

I think I just saw little hearts in her eyes, she has a heart-on for his voice, look how giddy she is!!! She luurrrvveesss him!

@robbienancejr988 Год назад

It's impossible not to appreciate this song.

@shindigga420 Год назад

That whole album is great. "Love on the rocks with no ice" is a straight banger.

@micahvanzandt4619 Год назад

My favorite one by them. :)

@alexgreenwood404 Год назад

Its one of my all time favs

@ianmccullough7294 Год назад

Absolutely. It's been the closer every time I've seen them. Total banger.

@the.Aruarian Год назад

I absolutely love Black Shuck and Stuck in a Rut, too. Gotta love the grittiness of those tracks. And let's not forget Bald on One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back.

@jonathancornick5792 Год назад

@@the.Aruarian Bald is a great song.

@absolutely_senna 8 месяцев назад

15:13 Justin is the lead singer and guitarist, his brother is Dan and he is the rhythm/lead guitarist. 16:58 Rufus is the actual drummer and he is Roger Taylor's son (Roger Taylor is Queen's drummer), in this video the drummer is Ed Graham, unfortunately Ed left the band after the 3rd album due to health problems but Rufus is a strong drummer anyway. - About the song: this song comes from Permission To Land album and the original key is E Major but, to make the song a more powerful single, they decided to raise the key by 1 tone (I think) so what you hear in this video is not Justin's real falsetto even if he keeps the same vocal timbre. If you want to listen the original song in E Major from the album you can search it in RU-vid.

@RhomanysRealm 11 месяцев назад

Definitely get him on the channel. He’s hilarious and his live vocals are incredible. He’s got a full 5 octave range which is more even than Freddy Mercury!

@c1ph3rpunk Год назад

The guitar tone they managed to capture here still amazes me, it wails good ole Les Paul into a wall of screaming Marshalls. At 11 of course.

@quackodemon9822 Год назад

Nice, I bet Justin would love to do a tea time interview if you reach out to him!

@delivix 11 месяцев назад

HOLY SMOKES! There's a band that famously said "you don't always get what you want, but sometimes you get what you need " . Well, never for a moment did I think this analysis was something that I wanted, but by jingo its what I needed. I grew up in the UK and am of a certain generation where this song was firmly in the zeitgeist. As a fan of the channel, I would never have thought it would get on the radar. For me, this commentary, like the song, was utterly joyous and I'm so thankful. You are special, keep on keeping on.

@manna6618 Год назад

Justin is a farkin legend! Essex boys represent. :)

@Ophelia300 Год назад

I saw The Darkness sometime last year and Justin was messing around with the audience playing a sort of follow-the-leader game where he would sing and we'd have to sing it back, and he's honestly the only person I can think of to * truly * rival Freddie Mercury. He was incredible - absolutely belting out these vocal gymnastics and then carrying on the with concert. So talented! He also stopped everything at the beginning of this song and asked the audience very kindly (but also lightly scolded us) to put our phones down and just enjoy the music lol the whole venue really went crazy after that.

@scottmclelland9322 Год назад

i cant disagree the freddy ( with a lil jagger in the strut ) is the best description i can give

@StevieMoore Год назад

He did that when I saw him too!

@kristineteall368 Год назад

I love it when he does his Mick Jagger impression, he does it a lot of his channel. You can really tell how much he’s influenced him. I agree with the Freddy reference too.

@Rystefn Год назад

They also have the greatest Christmas song of all time. Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End). It's incredible.

@writerinprogress Год назад

Oh yeah! It was like he heard Freddie Mercury say "I'm going to make the most melodramatic, over-the-top Christmas song - behold 'Thank God It's Christmas!' And Justin just went "You're a legend, Freddie, but hold mah beer!"

@daved2352 Год назад

They used to play that around christmas in the rock club i frequented as a teenager and we always used to sing "christmas time, don't touch my bell-end"

@thehutch7728 Год назад

Pardon me, but Jon Lajoie’s The Best Christmas Song has already taken that award. 🤣🤣

@giovannirotondo1097 Год назад

We want this!

@nah-brah Год назад

Don't let the bells end

@apaperbagoftoast2513 Год назад

My fiance and I are playing this at our wedding, I'm not lying. It's one of our favorites 💚

@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603 Год назад

Would be super cool to play it at your reception with a choreograph dance between your then husband and you where you can really let it all go wild as far as you can take it together -then maybe if you want motion for guests to join the bash 🎉 🥂 to the end!

@apaperbagoftoast2513 Год назад

@@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603 yo, that's fuckin rad!!! I'll definitely add this to the plans, when we post our wedding on here you can see my crazy ass dance moves haha! And the Wifey's 💚🥂🎊

@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603 Год назад

@@apaperbagoftoast2513 OMG that’s amazing, THANK U for the consideration of doing that … with your then ‘wifey’(opps)! I’ve seen some really cool reception dance vids and really wish I’d thought of it with my husband… oh well, have fun with that and your life together!! 💃 🕺

@psychosean77 17 дней назад

This was me and my wifes wedding song! 29 full of love and from England, today is our 1 year anniversary so this was a perfect video to breakdown to watch. Thank you!

@moonbeanification Год назад

The Hawkins Brothers and The Darkness are, in my opinion, God's gift to rock & roll ♥♥♥

@kramnosbor9534 Год назад

Dare I say, criminally underrated. The Darkness have so many good songs but are only really known for this (which also deserves all the love it gets)

@danielwilliams7161 Год назад

Ever listen to Wolfmother?

@14percentviking Год назад

Nothing synthesised about that high harmony, just great layering of a phenomenal vocalist. Superb!

@TheCharismaticVoice Год назад

Couldn't agree more!

@kevingreenhaw7372 13 дней назад

Justin Hawkins, I saw you @Slims in SF in 2003... The Darkness was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I hope you're well and SF loves you..

@tml0609 Год назад

Recorded, Justin's voice is super impressive. In person? I cried. Incredible. By far the most perfect vocal I've ever heard.

@Queenfairypants Год назад

No way this song is 20 years old 😱 I feel like at the time even though they were very successful, some people thought they were a joke band. But now they’re legendary and everyone has to listen to their Christmas song at Christmas!!! Love your insights 🥰

@Relyx Год назад

YEah people seem to misconstrue a band that knows how to have fun and doesn't take itself too seriously, with a joke band, when those two things aren't strictly the same.

@younglink309 Год назад

This song sounded 20 years old when it was new 20 years ago. Aged amazingly.

@j_reneeandrews2095 Год назад

Now, you need to react to Justin Hawkins performing a Van Halen tribute with Dave Grohl, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Josh Freese from the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert! The performance from Wembley Stadium is the best in my personal opinion. It was the very first time they all performed together and right from when the first note kicks in, you can tell it’s magic! Definitely a must-watch!👌🏻

@TheCharismaticVoice Год назад

Oooo I heard about this!

@j_reneeandrews2095 Год назад

Also, if you were going to pick one song out of the two from that tribute to use for a reaction video, I’d go with “On Fire”. That one showcases his vocals the best.

@Ravenstorm163 Год назад

Panam was also awesome

@mbwahaha Год назад

The best song in Taylor's tribute at Wembley was Justin singing Under Pressure, wih Queen and the Foo Fighters, i really really realy, really love it, its not perfect, but it was amazing. Even people that dont like justin said that he sang it really well. And im sure it ment a LOT to Justin, he has Queen's faces tatooed on his fingers XD.

@cameronkoch482 9 месяцев назад

This video is 23 mins of everything I want in a video. Sublime work.

@TheSimple46 Год назад

Justin is an absolute legend 😁👌

@TomWebbFilms Год назад

I saw them live 20 years ago when this album came out. They were amazing and Justin sang like that for 90 minutes with no trouble at all. I saw them again just over a week ago and if anything he sounds even better now! He may be the most complete rock front man ever, he has the voice, guitar skills and amazing stage presence and audience interaction. I really hope you can interview him as he is a lovely guy too!

@garykidson4489 Год назад

I saw them 20 years ago too, the whole night was amazing!

@NoName-ql1wk Год назад

Yes he is fantastic.

@twenty3enigma Год назад

The perfect LIVE video of this to check out would be their appearance on Later with Jools Holland (on the BBC) and that was about 20 years ago. Though they've had many tours since, and still are sounding great in 2022.

@mr.logicpants2835 Год назад

They are still great in concert. I have all 6 of their excellent albums. They rock!.

@NinStardust Год назад

@@mr.logicpants2835 They have 7! Motorheart is their latest, released at the end of 2021. HIGHLY recommend it! They’re currently working on a new one too! 🥰

@timruss3555 Год назад

Please do more of the Darkness, they are so great and very underappreciated.

@user-sw7js4jw7v Год назад

1000%

@portalboy3187 Год назад

10000%

@Matheus_Santos12 Год назад

YES

@Vinylvine22 8 дней назад

How is this song 21 years old already… I love this song. So good.

@abaker2302 Год назад

I remember the EXACT moment I discovered The Darkness & this video. T'was years ago in a suburban Target. I was in the electronics department & this video came on a display of TVs. I absolutely lost my mind. I was completely awestruck by Justin's vocals & howling with laughter. The vid was on a loop or maybe the electronics staff kept playing it to see how long I'd stand there watching & laughing. Their intersection of talent, cheeky humor, & sci-fi camp brings me so much joy every time I see it.

@Psycofunknska Год назад

I love the laugh at 6:40. Unchecked laughter is one of the purest things in the world

@evilacro Год назад

I'm glad you enjoyed The Darkness! Do give their catalog a listen, as they're much more than just a "joke band" - They're a legitimate, skilled hard rock outfit with songs ranging from tongue-in-cheek to movingly heartfelt. And if you ever have the chance to see them live, jump on it! They're one of the most flat-out fun bands you can see in concert. BTW, Justin and the other guitarist are brothers, so the moment of hair confusion is understandable!

@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec Год назад

Yes indeed they are almost untouchable as a live band! So much fun to see them really turning up the heat onstage.

@alanflint7732 Год назад

Nice comments.

@cas9065 Год назад

They are on tour right now!

@alanflint7732 Год назад

@@cas9065 but I'm stuck on Corfu. No decent bands come to Corfu. It's like the sweaty jockstrap of Greece.

@cas9065 Год назад

@@alanflint7732 Leave a comment on Justin's response to this reaction and ask them to stop by!

@DSGodiva Год назад

This song was everywhere when it came out. The video is hilarious but the song itself is such a banger. "Love on the Rocks with No Ice" is my personal favorite from The Darkness.

@sarahburns870 8 месяцев назад

I think his voice is incredible I love how he brought a sense of humour to his showing the you shouldn't take things to seriously all the time showing that you can have a bit of fun sometimes 😄😄😄😄♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@moonrabbit2774 Год назад

A Justin interview would be amazing! The man literally advocated for cooking everything in duck fat at the expense of his long time friendship with a goose greaser!

@kirkmccune7944 Год назад

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@rangerrecon Год назад

He just did a 2+ hour RU-vid video with Rick Beato.

@TheCharismaticVoice Год назад

Well, then we know he can be trusted!

@hinjurock70 Год назад

Huh? Is that some type of metaphor?

@moonrabbit2774 Год назад

@@TheCharismaticVoice my thoughts exactly

@wiltchamberlain9920 Год назад

"Childlike glee." That's how I describe your face when you hear so many of these singers. Just... you're so damn excited to hear them and it's *awesome*. It makes me smile as well each time you go back and do a little jump and smile when something else catches your attention. I absolutely adore it. Keep being awesome.

@Ndihrkop Год назад

I agree. She gets genuinely excited and even though I don't know what she's talking about I get excited for her. I always say her face reminds me of a Disney character the way she gets excited.

@faithismespeaks6848 Год назад

@@Ndihrkop , I agree, she has cute teeth with sort of little fangs it is adorable, I want to see her reaction to "barbarian". Don't know about her being a Disney character, If Disney perverted her she would lose that cuteness we all love.

@mhakes-to5vw 5 месяцев назад

This is my all time second favorite song. Absolutely love the darkness. Perfect song to jam out to in the car.

@ryanburget4434 29 дней назад

I had a buddy write every lyric to this song on the door of my locker in high school! Fantastic I love this song!

@jameswright5572 Год назад

A band I always thought should have been even bigger than they are. Tons of talent and just a fun rock band.

@strippingwelsh1 11 месяцев назад

They kinda disappeared before making the big arenas, and the comeback was kinda limited to jsut the rock scene that already knew them but yes - one of the best bands of past decades.

@Cadinho93 Год назад

This song and video pays homage to Queen who were a huge influence. Basically, their whole discography is amazing like a modern day Queen. Also, Fun Fact: Roger Taylor's son Rufus Tiger Taylor is now playing the drums for The Darkness.

@michellepetrillo2235 Год назад

Another fun fact- Justin Hawkins (lead singer) has the four faces of Queen tattooed on the fingers of his left hand- one face on each- so he has his drummers dads face tattooed on his finger!! 🤣❤️

@douglashenrysr748 Год назад

I see the reference to Queen, but he also that that Steven Tyler dressing going on.

@andreasschmitt1887 Год назад

@@douglashenrysr748 Look at the very early Queen, it looks very same...

@palmarolavlklingholm9684 Год назад

Homage to Queen? Can't see how. Nothing in the video reminds one of Queen,. The music is pretty much as far from Queen's style as possible, and the guys vocals were definitely as far from Freddy's as humanly possible. Don't misunderstand me. He does have a very good voice, and the band is really good. But I don't see how anyone could ever compare them to Queen. It would be like comparing Luciano Pavarotti to Johnny Cash. Both the best in their own types of music.

@palmarolavlklingholm9684 Год назад

@@douglashenrysr748 I can see a little Steven Tyler parody in this, but nothing at all reminds me of Queen.

@fabiogiacomelli3410 10 месяцев назад

I saw them live back in 2012, and @JustinHawkinsRidesAgain blew my mine. Till today, one of the best concerts I've ever seen in my life.

@saddingus7850 4 месяца назад

absolutely love your reactions to all the talented people you react to. such joy

@jrchanning Год назад

The Darkness are a fantastic band, Justin is the singer and lead guitarist, his brother Dan is the other guitar player (lead and rhythm), Frankie is the bass player and the drummer was Ed Graham, the drummer with the band now is Rufus Taylor and the son of Queen drummer Roger Taylor, this was a terrific reaction, love it !! 😄

@markusparkus68 Год назад

His vocals are unbelievable live....he does transfer his vocal style superbly in concert.....please do check out live versions of this song...😁

@maureenpilgrim4207 9 месяцев назад

I was just thinking about checking them out live, good to know it's available. After this video, it's cool watching the reactions.

@3monthbender 6 месяцев назад

I feel like everything about this song and video is simultaneously an homage and a full send up of everything about '80's pop/rock hair metal.

@ezeikiel23 Месяц назад

Saw them live a couple of months ago, his voice is still impressive, especially live!

@thomasmcd Год назад

In my mind, only based on watching their separate YT channels, Justin Hawkins and Elizabeth would have amazing conversations. Seems like a great option for a Tea Time vid if the stars align to make it possible

@NZappone53 Год назад

"Open Fire" is one of the best rock songs of the past decade or so. A criminally underrated Darkness single.

@peterbaker1879 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely!

@logannewman4532 Год назад

I've always marveled over the pure light produced by The Darkness.

@TheJosep70 6 месяцев назад

Ahhh this video is so good... And your comments made it even better. Thanks!

@fallrecords Год назад

The first time I saw the Darkness, Justin came out and did what seemed like a two minute head stand which led into what was one of the best rock concerts I've seen... they were phenomenal. If you can't have fun at a Darkness show, you can't have fun!

@julianlawrence-ball2279 Год назад

What I love about the Darkness is that at first glance they seem like a piss take rock band. But what they are are a brilliant pastiche of 70s Glam Rock music played by first rate musicians with a killer vocalist in Justin who take their job very seriously. And he’s done a brilliant reaction to your reaction, so go check him out. Edit.. “fing is lazy English mainly southern I’m not sure the American accent lends itself to a lazy “th” so fing-thing, fink-think, fick-thick. And yes that’s a sausage, see Justin’s reaction to know why. Dan is Justin’s brother so that’s why you got them mixed up

@saulstandoff8331 Год назад

And the you realize the Rufus is rogers from queens kid... lol.

@stevenpetryk6985 Год назад

And that isn't Rufus, Rufus is their current drummer, thats Ed Graham

@zayfardplays7742 Год назад

It wasn't a sausage. I was smoked cheese

@ralphmuccilli4798 Год назад

You said it better than I did in my comment.

@Coffeeology Год назад

@@saulstandoff8331 HOLY SHIT WHAT???????

@harryr2431 10 месяцев назад

I dont know who you are, but you brought a tear to my eye, legitimately I searched for "The Darkness" because i wanted to jam out and I ended up here

@stevenpillivant1733 Год назад

Love on the rocks with no ice…what a tune! These guys were tongue in cheek, but were good at the same time. Love them!

@brentj.peterson6070 Год назад

Awesome tune!

@PieterKleij Год назад

He's the master of Entertainment. His brother is almost always wearing a Thin Lizzy shirt, which is awesome in itself. Saw them a few times live, always a good time. So good actually that I slept in a bus stop afterwards. Great band, great guy. And this line is already immortal; My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel.

@maxxschneider5534 Год назад

Yes

@camdenC34 Год назад

Casting my vote to try and get Justin on the channel, the dude is just the best!

@ladylisaromance8129 Год назад

I like when I can hear their accent pop through. But he sounds like this live, too. I’m American too and only knew this song but his vocals are stunning. He reminds me a bit of Freddy Mercury, but has a distinctive sound all his own.

@CymruEmergencyResponder 8 месяцев назад

Seen them live and they were just as good live! Criminally underrated band and vocalist!

@matthewgonzales3970 Год назад

Someone described them to me once as "Queen meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Being a 70's rock fan, I enjoy their approach to song craft, and love that they do it with such over-the-top campy goodness! Great band.

@stevenkmiller Год назад

I would've described him as the love child of Freddie Mercury and Russell Brand.

@matthewgonzales3970 Год назад

@@stevenkmiller yes, indeed!

@aderoberts550 Год назад

They have described themselves as straight queen and gay AC/DC

@choppingpenguin Год назад

@@aderoberts550 That is freakin' HYSTERICAL!!! 🤣😂🤣

@zappath1108 Год назад

For a future Christmas episode you should really do Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) by The Darkness. Absolutely my favorite Christmas song of all time. The music video is also a masterpiece. :D

@bagginssupercat Год назад

Seconded!! Its an absolute smasher!!!

@kerryoliver2935 Год назад

I came here to say this too. Elizabeth definitely needs to react to this at Christmas!

@charlesbronson5235 6 месяцев назад

I go see these guys every time they’re in the Boston/ East Coast area. Absolutely amazing voice and the rest of the band are excellent also. But Justin is quite the showman for sure 😂👍🏻💪🏻✌🏻🎸

@eccentricpiggymom 5 месяцев назад

I'm SOOOOOOO happy you did this song! I LOVE this song. I could be having the worst day and if this song comes on, I'm immediately in a good mood and can't hold still. 😂

@Tristana.Keauna Год назад

Hands down, one of the best music videos to ever be made. The guitars! The vocals! The kraken!

@brandonjackson5865 Год назад

My only complaint is they didn’t have enough Marshall cabs during the guitar solo lol .

@airbo0309 Год назад

“Love is only a feeling” is A MUST LISTEN 🤘🏻🔥 My favorite The Darkness song

@rhythmandblues_alibi 7 месяцев назад

Me tooooo. It gets me every time. So much emotion 🖤

@annkelly0072 Год назад

Omg I forgot how amazing & fun this song was! I was smiling & laughing & jamming through this entire vid. Thank you for reintroducing this song & underrated band to us.

@tankgrrl 5 месяцев назад

I just watched this one again after watching it months ago. I love how excited you get by Justin and 6:50 just makes me happy how giddy you get. =D PS - at 14:30 that's his brother Dan. So yes the wavy locks run in the family.