Hamilton Noob Listens to "Take A Break" & "Say No To This" | Hamilton X Springer??... 

Why didn't you tell me Hamilton would be.... THIS?!?! I don't know that I was READY for Alex to have THIS kinda side! Also, I just bought a suede jacket solely for my intro so please, consider subscribing. Have a great day!!

Fun history fact that's not in the show: Aaron Burr eventually represented Mariah Reynolds in her divorce. It wasn't exactly easy for a woman to sue for divorce at the time, but her husband was such an absolute jerk (and Burr was a great lawyer) that it was granted.

I love how Burr let's Hamilton narrate where he screws up his own life.

Eliza: Stay Hamilton: No Angelica: Stay Hamilton: No Maria: Stay Hamilton: LORD SHOW ME HOW TO SAY NO TO THIS Yobgs: ARE YOU SERIOUS

When the time comes, absolutely DO NOT split up Blow Us All Away, Stay Alive (Reprise), and It's Quiet Uptown. They are all part of the same story arc, and if you split them up you will lose some of the emotional punch. And I do mean punch.

As people tend to get this wrong, Peggy was not dead at this point. She was quite sickly, but she doesn't die until 1801.

What I noticed is that Burr is the one who always insults him on the opening of songs, but in "say no to this" Hamilton insults himself ! I found it was a good detail

To give you some context. Maria was being abused by her husband, James Raynolds and he might also threatened her with her daughter's life. We are not sure whether she knew that her husband would blackmail Alexander. I will explain more about what happened to her on another video so I won't spoil you what happened. As for his relationship with Angelica, what we know for sure is that they wrote letters to each other and that they were friends. Don't forget that in Non Stop when Angelica said that she's leaving to London to get married she told to Alexander _"Don't forget to write"_ so it's safe to assume that they were close. If something more happened between them is unknown. It is important to note that *in real life* when Angelica and Alexander met she was already married

YoBGS asks "How is he going to Screw this up?" and as the music transitions to "Say No to this" the rest of us are yelling "DUDE, you have no idea how bad this is about to get"

The first part of the musical is meant to paint Alexander in a good, positive light, while the second part is meant to show "Hey, he's human, and he is very much imperfect." Whilst this isn't exactly a revolutionary idea, it's very obvious that this is at play- especially later on in the second act. Oh and, this is the reason many of us mentioned that "Say No To This" is a very triggering song for some people lol

Ah yes “Penelope” my favourite Schuyler Sister. But in all seriousness if I’m not mistaken, Peggy (the third sister shown) had died fairly young from an illness at that point and she wasn’t very historically significant so they just decided not to really mention it. The Schuylers also had a 2-3 brothers and 2 other sisters. Also Mariah has the sane actress as Peggy which is very funny to think about for some reason.

Ah, yes, the catchy contemporary and r&b songs that describe the downfall point of Hamilton's life. Actually, if you think about it, the genres fit this point in Hamilton's life perfectly.

I think the song was absolutely supposed to hurt as much as it did. The thing that always gets me is the way the company seems genuinely distressed every time they say "no!" It's deliberately discordant, because it's supposed to make you as the listener feel even more uncomfortable.

When you say "i thought it was going to be political" that's the thing, this WAS political. Just like in the modern day in the US where we judge politicians for their private life, the same thing happened back then (though different things were viewed as good/bad). That's why he was so quick to pay up, he didn't want Eliza knowing and also didn't want this getting out to everyone. Especially at such a pivotal point in his career

The Macbeth reference at the start of take a break is cool because there is superstition that if you say the name of the play, it is unlucky. The song is at the start of his downfall. Ik that he technically says the name of the character and not the play, but still a cool detail. Excited for the starkid reactions :)

Hamilton did not deserve Eliza, period. By the end of this, you'll see what a wonderful person she was and how much she loved Alexander. If you think back to Satisfied you'll remember one of the reasons Angelica backed off and introduced Alexander to Eliza is because she knew that her sister would have sacrificed her desire for him if Angelica had made any hint that she wanted him. All through the musical we see Eliza steadfastly loving Alexander, and asking him to make just a little place in his heart and mind for her and their children... and he does this. I can't imagine how much this will shatter her heart when she finds out.

Don't worry, Yo. This affair is plot critical. The Room Where It Happened is good enough to be a solo, but (if I remember correctly) immediately afterward is Schyler Defeated? That song is so short you can either pair it with TRWIH, or have it as a 3-in-1 withe Cabinet Battle 2 and Washington on Your Side.

Why do we need to know this? Him not saying "no" changed the course of history... Love the "nobody needs to know" at the end, BTW. It's a line (and music) borrowed from "The Last Five Years" musical. Did you catch that Mariah was the same actress that played Peggy? Hamilton was a sucker for a woman in distress, leading back to his mother and it's highly likely that the Reynolds' played and extorted him intentionally. Either way, they certainly changed the course of history.

FYI: You’ve heard that counting melody before in this musical. It’s a callback to an earlier song.

Little Hamilton trivia: see how everything went to hell for Hamilton as soon as he said "Macbeth" out loud? The Scottish Play's Curse hits again...

My favorite thing in Say No To This is the company singing "NO NO" and "go go go!" in the background, as if the entire world is telling Hamilton NO DON'T DO IT ALEX NO

OK! So Peggy wasn't there that much in the musical because she died quite young. So they also cast the actress as Peggy to play Mariah. That's why Peggy's actress during the first song in this musical also says with the other two Schuylers "Me? I loved him." Yes, in a few songs Alexander's life is about to fall apart one by one. There's a ton of sad stuff in this act too.

No idea historically what their relationship was but from watching the musical I always took Hamilton and Angelica's relationship as an intellectual one rather than a physical one. I personally love the song Say No To This. Jasmine Cephas Jones doesn't get much to do in this musical but it's worth her being in it for THAT note alone. 17:59 Obviously don't condone cheating but this sets up that Alexander Hamilton is flawed, and that makes him human. It makes him a more relatable character then someone who is just smarter than everyone else. Humans are flawed.

"How is he going to screw this up?" In a most enfuriating way.

I love the perversion of the term “helpless” in “Say No To This”. Lin Manuel Miranda is a lyrical genius. There are so many lyrical references to other songs in this musical that it just highlights how interconnected the whole story is.

From the moment I heard the soundtrack, that line, "if you pay, you can stay"... Nothing to do with the story, but her voice!! I love her!

I LOVE that the chorus is yelling at hamilton through all of Say No To This like man wtf are you doing !! I'm the daughter of a cheating father so I feel you on the Anger regarding this song and entire situation. really unforgivable. but man the song slaps! 😂 the helpless callbacks hurt a LOT tho for sure

Man, this moment in the musical made me deeply, DEEPLY uncomfortable to the point where I actually just turned around and asked my sister to tell me when it's done.

IRL, it was Angelica who wrote, "My Dearest, Alexander," and A. Hamilton teases her about it in his reply.

I love the fact that Take a Break is the Calm before the Storm that is Say No to This. Jasmine Cephas Jones as Maria is amazing and her voice just knocks it out of the park with that sultry tone. One of my favorite Act 2 songs. Also, I give Anthony Ramos credit for trying his best to play a Nine year old in Take a Break. His mini rap always makes he smile.

"I mean, at least _they're_ happy. At least Phil's gonna be happy." Oh, you sweet, innocent, optimistic Hamilton noob.

Pretty sure it was deliberate that after Hamilton names "the Scottish Play" in a theatre, his life begins to spiral out of control...

your “how could YOU???” was perfect, had to pause to laugh

There is absolutely no proof that there was anything more than a flirtatious relationship between Angelica and Alexander. She was more likely to have had an affair with Jefferson since they were in Paris at the same time and they were also very good friends.

Gona put this here so it hopefully catches your eye in time: It's still a bit away, but their is a cut song between the songs "Rainolds Pamphlet" and "Burn". It's called "Congratulations" and is REALLY good. Just thought I'd pitch that to you, in case you want to include it in the reaction or use it for a Hamilton Bonus Day! (Also, the animatics for "Congratulations" are awesome.)

as they say.. "I'm not doing my homework, I'm taking a break, because what happened when my boi A. Ham didn't take a break? He did a *N o n o*" anyhow, Philip is adorable played by Anthony Ramos, every character Anthony plays is adorable because Anthony is amazing and adorable himself pft- i dont really have any facts here, besides the.. small funny that someone tweeted at Lin Manuel "Why didn't you tell me Philip Hamilton was hot?!" with a picture of how Philip looked and lin responded "I'M FAIRLY FUCKING SURE I DID" implying Anthony as his actor should've been enough proof PFT

You have learned Hamilton and predicted he would get in his own way before "Say No To This" even began! Love your insight on the play. I was on the floor at "Penelope?" 😂

I love how you knew something bad was going to happen after "Take a Break" because how wholesome it was lol. Also I have listened to these song a lot and did not put together that in "Say No To This" it has some "Helpless" in it and when you pointed that out, I just made me froze and just make this hurt so much more.

“He’s been practicing all day…he should be in the NBA” really got me 😂

YoBGS: This is way more light-hearted than I was expecting Me: Just you wait! Just you waiiit

Honestly, "Take A Break" was the beginning of Alex destroying himself. Had he gone upstate and taken a break, he would not have been so sleep deprived and exhausted, ultimately damaging his decision making ability.

Jasmine Cephas Jones is so underrated. Her vocals are amazing in this song and she never gets the attention she deserves

It all goes downhill from Hamilton saying Macbeth. Also, notice that Maria’s husband puts the chair in place when she sit’s on Hamilton’s lap? Literally every detail has layers upon layers.

Say No To This is such a bop but its so uncomfortable at the same time

The Room Where It Happens is my favourite song in the entire musical, I recently saw it live and it blew me away, chills, can’t wait to see your reaction to it. Please pay attention to the lyrics, the acting, and just how good it sounds in general. Say No To This is also one of my favourite songs. The high note Mariah hits at 17:57 is amazing, and not to mention her parts of the sings are so fun to sing

I love that Sydney James Harcourt plays not only James Reynolds, but he was Phillip Schuyler in Act 1, and will reappear in "Blow Us All Away".

Cheating is my trigger too and I was so mad when I got to this song. Now, I love Jasmine's singing so much that I can't help it! Also... just wait! :)

You forget the conversation he had with Washington before this. If he leaves to go on vacation for a few months, his plan won't go through Congress and they'll call for his removal from the Secretary of the Treasury position. He was flat-out told that he has to work something out to get it passed or he's out of a job.

The pause before Alexander says "the Schuyler sisters" is for Peggy because she died from a common cold

Fact: Same guy who plays Philip Schuyler (Eliza’s dad) also plays James Reynolds who gives off two women to Hamilton

"You must get through to Jefferson, sit down with him and compromise, don't stop 'til you agree." Damnit, Angelica, he took that last part way too genuinely and literally!

Say no to this is my kryptonite, I was singing along and the pauses bothered me so much I had to pause and listen to the song fully before coming back. Lmao, loved your reaction

I did a bit of research on eliza a bit ago and she was such an amazing woman. Loyal far beyond anything u could even comprehend. I personally think it might've been a bit of a polyamorous relationship. She knew about laurens and was ok with it (headcannon). But they didn't discuss Mariah beforehand. (The other thing I was going to reference here would've been a spoiler so I cut it out and replaced it with this sentence) But even after all of that. After the betrayal. She was strong and powered through and sh!t, I don't think this is a spoiler since it's real life, so: long after he died, she still only showed him love. As far as I know, she never remarried. She remained independant. And she confronted hamilton's enemies directly without visible fear.

Clicked so fast. Love your reactions. As for this one, Lin has hinted at the fact that Hamilton mentions 'Macbeth' which is a big no no in theatre. It is considered bad luck. So convenient that once he does ...things go on a downhill for him.

Historically, Hamilton and Angelica never had this kind of relationship. The love triangle is fictional for the musical, in reality when Eliza met Hamilton, Angelica was already married.

"The rule of Alexander Hamilton's life is that he's not allowed to be happy" Yep. It just gets worse from this. It's mostly his fault though which makes his character more interesting

As a musician, I really like the song Say No To This from music point of view. The music in background is omnious and guy wrenching. The way the song No! No! Say No to This! In different keys just so good followed by a harp. It sets up the environment musically. As a matter of fact, I like all hamilton songs musically and they fit the situation. But, this one hit me hard the most.

It takes SOOOOOOOO LOOOOOOOOONNNNGGG for Hamilton day to get here!

One of my fave things is that in pre production to take a break lIn asked whether philippa would manage to beat box for the scene and she replied with “I’ve been waiting for u to ask.”

"Take A Break" actually helped me survive having to read and learn about Macbeth in high school. Thanks, Lin!

“Take a Break” just lives rent free in my head lol. It’s such a bop. Also I both hate and love “Say No to This.” Hate because Hamilton is an idiot who should have just taken a break and spent a little time with his family, and love because jasmine sounds amazing in this song.

3:27 “Elizas kinda getting screwed” well not anymore shes not

Ah yes, the song when the company isn't there to sing backup, but to yell NO at AH because WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! 🤣

Also note Alexander's constant "she said, she looked" etc. in say no to this. Very he said/she said, forcing you to view this particular instance through a very narrow window.

him: this all feels really separated from the rest of it h a v e y o u r e a d t h i s

Say no to this was like the one song I could never listen to when I first got into Hamilton, it was just too... "Spicy" Also 18:51 Trust me, we need to know this

8:46 "This hoop skirt must be full of oxygen for her to get through those verses." OMG right? Lol I'm really enjoying these Hamilton videos.

Alexander is not allowed to be 'satisfied' just like Angelica says, " He will never be satisfied."

This song is what made me fall in love with the musical, mainly because Alex is stupid and apparently is afraid to show it which you will learn later, and the actress who plays maria, jasmine cephas jones. She has an amazing voice and I've been following her career ever since I first heard her sing this.

I love second act of Hamilton its just soo tragic with so many interconnected plot threads.

A note: Angelica and Alexander never really had this sort of relationship in real life. It was mostly thrown in for theatric's sake.

Say No To This is also the only song narrated by Hamilton, as it is something we have personal written accounts from him about it

I adore your pauses and commentary! I love your enthusiastic and points of view! You make me fall in love with Hamilton all over again. I enjoy hearing your voice, if I want to just watch Hamilton, I can do so!❤

“He should be in the NBA” 🎵 🗣️

i have listened to say no to this 4 times, cause I listened to the whole playlist by myself, someone reacting to the playlist, watching the play in person and watching the play on disney plus. I still feel uncomfy listening to it cause of the amount of spice it has.

"This is already so much more light hearted than I was expecting!" 😬😬😬

“Why do we need to know this ?”😂😂 love your reactions 😂

FUN FACT: "Say no to this" Could have been way sadder. In the original cut version, Angelica and Eliza both started singing "helpless" and "satisfied" in the middle of the song

Your Hamilton videos are my favorite, and nothing makes me as happy after a stressful day at work than seeing a new video posted.

"I trust you'll understand my reference to another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play" There is a very old belief in theater culture that saying the name of the Macbeth play on a stage means bad luck _Literally the very next line:_ "They think me Macbeth" You get exactly one guess as to how well the second act is going to play out for Hamilton lol

Aaron Burr never really knows anything while the story of Hamilton plays out. He kind of switches from past Burr (the one who is interacting and speaking with other people) and present Burr (the one who is speaking to the audience, typically looking out into the audience, which you’ll see much more in the very next song). So the Burr who seems to know everything actually does, because he’s lived through it! Essentially he is narrating the story. Great video, love seeing your reactions and hope I could help clear things up for any future songs you react to!

Immediate red flag that he starts his letter to Angelica with a line from Macbeth that is literally Macbeth talking about how meaningless life is.

I've been enjoying these reactions but this one is by far my favorite! The looks you give as all of this is sinking in are priceless. Also, many of the questions/points you raise will be addressed later on so I'm excited to watch you see it all play out.

This is a very important part of the show, also where is the appreciation for this song and their voices serious dude

You’ve written My Dearest, Angelica *me who failed English not knowing what the difference is* Also also, when Hamilton is done, plz consider reacting to Halfy Draws and her DSMP animation-songs if u haven’t already

"How's he gonna screw this up"? 🤣🤣 15 seconds later you find out

This whole thing IS supposed to hurt the way you were feeling; especially juxtaposed against "Take a Break", where Hamilton is surrounded by love and family, for him to withdraw and sink into being vulnerable to temptation. Handful of interesting points; 1) You're about to see, but Hamilton was interrogated on potentially doing some insider trading with Phillip Schuyler (Eliza and Angelica's dad). They found discrepancies in where money was going, and the OFFICIAL statement was this whole affair- extorted for extramarital activities. But there's evidence to suggest he actually and very much WAS conducting insider trading, and that this was meant to cover for that. After all, if he's using money for extortion, that might ruin his reputation but his position in the government wouldn't be affected/the faith in a new, fragile government isn't broken. 2) There's a good chance that Maria Reynolds was, as many women were at the time, illiterate. A big part of the scandal was that they'd been exchanging damning letters. There's speculation that Hamilton forged those letters as part of his cover story, and no one would've listened to a woman suspected of, uh, well, THIS, back in the day. 3) Others have pointed out, Maria is played by the same actress who played Peggy Schuyler, which is why we don't see Peggy in the second half of the musical. While Lin has said "She was dead by this point", she WAS still alive, just very sickly. She did die not too long after, but this is a musical about drama, not necessarily historical accuracy. XD Alexander and Angelica met when she was already married, and she was actually very HAPPILY married at that- they had friendly letters that bordered on flirtatious, but there's no real evidence of infidelity there. He didn't represent Levi Weeks in his murder trial, he and Burr weren't involved in the Duel that takes place in "Ten Duel Commandments", he wasn't really THE CLOSEST with Washington... But this is a musical, everything's gotta serve narrative purpose and be dramatic and over the top. You've picked up on the Helpless connection- something Alex says HERE, but he notably does NOT say the word "Helpless" with Eliza when she's singing the song. He will never be Satisfied, nothing will ever be Enough, he feels Helpless against the flow of time (hence fighting so hard after Laurens died). Everything connects to these specific themes, along with "Ten Duel Commandments". Speaking of, the beginning of "Take A Break"? The melody/harmony is from "Ten Duel Commandments". They count just like they do in that song. Just pointing that out ;D ANYWAY thank you for going through and reacting to all this, it's been a pleasure seeing your thoughts so far, and I look forward to the rest-- but, uh. Prepare yourself. You will NOT be ready.

This was so great! I am glad you enjoyed Take a Break. I heard somewhere that there are very few female duet moments on Broadway and I absolutely loved that one! And YUP that comes back later.

To be fair, if you look closely at Hamilton's expressions toward Angelica right before he breaks away and says "I have to get my plan through Congress," it's pretty clear that the real reason he's saying "no" is because he's already feeling too tempted to cheat with Angelica, and he's trying to avoid putting himself in a situation where that might happen.

"Take A Break" is the only reason I survived having to read Macbeth in high school.

Cant wait for the a. Burr and a.Ham

“I don’t think her name is Congress”. WHAT!!!! 💀💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

welp can't wait for the next Hamilton song

Alexander actually flips the letter in take a break and Eliza looks him up and down afterwards like she knows something is wrong.

When I heard Hamilton was going to be on Disney+ and be censored to avoid angering the mouse, I thought they'd have to cut "Say No To This" since the end of it is essentially harmonic orgasming.

Idk if you caught it, but the part where Eliza and Phillip are at the piano and right before Alex's part writing to Angelica, the countdown is the same melody as "The Ten Duel Commandments", foreshadowing Phillip's death even when he is 9 years old when the song occurs.

I heard "I don't have any rapping nine-year-olds." as "I don't have any rampant nine-year-olds." and immediately knew I misheard, but the fact that even if I didn't realize I misheard, it wouldn't make less sense to me is really funny.

The counting en francais with Philip messing up “sept” (7) is intentional

I don't watch or know anything about sports but that John Madden bit genuinely made me laugh.

The fact that Hamilton sings in perfect harmony with Angelica but not with Eliza is intentional. Eliza, poor bird, only wants to be loved and is the very soul of niceness but Alexander's character, as portrayed in the musical, is not really the kind of man that would make for a good husband to such a demure wife. She never really challenges him and he lights up when it comes to matters of mind. Meanwhile his relation with Angelica is one of equals. They are both witty, flirtatious, shrewd, stubborn etc and, after all, she's the only character that manages to read him at first sight. Washington thinks Alex is a kid, Burr thinks he is a fool, Eliza thinks he is good husband material... but Angelica? After their very first "2 minutes, maybe 3 minutes" conversation she described in Satisfied, Angelica tags him as being: - extremely clever - eager to impress - lustful - over-anxious - way too ambitious for his own good - very cold when it comes to chosing between love and rising up in society aaaand lacking in self-awareness! In all of which she ends up proven right up to the last courtain. Her "He will never be satisfied!" is repeated again and again throughout the play for a reason, after all...