Road Trip is, I believe their 4th most viewed video, and in one fairly recent Webchat, Geoff described it as a true organic success, having gained viral traction on its own over time rather than catching a particular wave of popularity.
The "seatbelt alarm" at 12:32 wasn't actually created with any of the guys' voices, it was actually Geoff's pitch pipe! After such a long break in the music they needed to get their pitch again, and Geoff found a super creative and funny way to incorporate it into the skit. Also look at Geoff's face right after Eli buckles his seatbelt - they're all incredible actors, but where Eli excels in voice acting, Geoff could totally be a stage or screen actor.
Geoff have all ready done musical work before voiceplay and so have his wife. In the video where he talks about his's wifes hearing loss, he talk about that musical work
Within the last couple years, Geoff was asked in an interview what VP would perform if they had a chance to play for the president, and he said they'd do Road Trip. It's a hit every time, every audience. Someone said Earl actually dislikes Tiptoe Through the Tulips but you'd never guess that from his performance. They wanted something that would be silly for anyone, not just those who remember Tiny Tim.
Their cover of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" (From Disney's "Haunted Mansion" attraction) and their Phantom of the Opera medley (with Rachel Potter) also feature Tony.
For sure! I think Mortius in particular would like that one. I'd also love to see his reaction to VP doing Elvira - I don't think they ever made a music video for it but the stage recordings are fab.
As I think I said somewhere else, this was filmed on the Sing-Off Tour - Home Free did a music video for Story of My Life at the same time, with the random black and white scenes. HF's equivalent of this is Guilty Pleasures, which is a skit they also did on the Sing-Off tour, but never did an official video of, although there are many fan recordings. If you ever feel like watching it, please don't go for the Derailed version first - people like to suggest it because it's funny, but if you've never seen how it's supposed to go first, you miss half the fun. I think one of the best versions is the one titled 20140308 Home Free - Guilty Pleasures
Speaking of chickens, when I was looking at other covers of ghost riders in the sky someone recommended checking out ghost chickens in the sky. It is a parody and it was on Hee Haw probably back when I was a kid. I recommend it just for the guffaws and watching the other people on stage trying to hold it together while this man is delivering this nonsense in deadpan.
I was going to suggest this one. During a Zoom call tonight with Layne and Tony, the Chicken Song came up and Tony started recalling the ways Layne would try to make him laugh by changing up his part. That was at the beginning, so Tony would have to try and keep from breaking up the whole rest of the song.
Some other ones you might love from this era are The Chicken Song (it's amazing, and arguably more hilarious than this) and Elvira, Geoff actually arranged this first and helped Home Free to arrange their version so it's quite good!! There _are_ many versions of their Elvira out there with different members but I would suggest the performance Brandon Turner posted. That one has Tony in it and be sure to watch Geoff when Earl sings lead :)
Also everyone thought Earl hit a bass note but it was actually Geoff that did that when he turns away to make it look like Earl did it. I love Geoff's ending note.
I can't tell ya how many times I've re-watched this. It's perfect for a day like today, just a horrific work day. Being able to laugh is just golden. Thank you so much for the reaction, loved it!!
This is one of my all time favorite videos from Voice Play! And if you haven't watched Phantom Of The Opera with Tony & Rachel Potter singing the leads, you REALLY need to react to that one! It's beautiful! 💖
If you ever are feeling down, WATCH THIS VIDEO! I have probably watched it 20 times and it never fails to put a smile on my face!! 😁 You have to admit, it put a smile on your face too and made you forget all your troubles, if only for 16 minutes and 48 seconds! Great reaction to a great video! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
When Geoff was blowing into the pitch pipe for the seat belt alarm, that tone and meter is referencing the warning sound for when the shield breaks in Halo. One of my favorite easter eggs for that whole video.
If you have seen their Phantom of the Opera you have seen Tony with them. I think you missed some of the humour by stopping to speak. This is one to just watch and enjoy. It's a parody of one of their road trips on tour. And was always a hit on the live shows.
Yeah, something else they have discussed on Patreon is the way that The Sing Off was a little restrictive in their format and vision, so the more theatrical things like this that were Voiceplay's strength didn't really get a chance to shine. The Sing Off tour (where this video was from) was a better showcase of what VoicePlay was all about back then than the actual competition was. The Sing Off competition was certainly a good thing for them, but they may have done even better had they been given full creative control.
It's middle school Voiceplay! If you haven't seen Tony in anything else, you need to react to their Phantom of the Opera. Tony does the outro and says that it is a departure for them because it is so theatrical. Rachel Potter joins them in that one. Please!!
Hello Mortius. Now that we are in 'the month of Halloween' I'd like to request that you react to another "oldie" video from Voiceplay (with Tony in it) Please react to their version of Grim Grinning Ghosts. I thoroughly enjoy watching your joyfulness
Musically speaking, the best thing with Tony in it is Phantom of the Opera, hands down. Nothing else from that long ago is even close to being as good. Road Trip, granted, is in a different category (it's basically a comedy skit). Along those lines, see also the Chicken Song.
Thank you for another great reaction to Voice Play. Did you know Geoff taught Layne how to beat box ? Please do a reaction to a mixture of " Geoff Beatboxing or Geoff The Beatboxer.) I think that's what it's called. It shows Geoff's Beatboxing skills. I believe that was before Layne started Beatboxing. Geoff was awesome !
Just watching your intro makes me real looking forward to the rest of this. Of course, I've loved this for a while. Have you done Phantom of the Opera? Then you've seen Tony. I still like getting this fix occasionally.
XD Heee! I suspect the people who recommended this to you of having done it to help you understand the Mountain King. Just... shenanigans. Chaotic, hilarious shenanigans. *That* is what's going on, both here and there. ;D
You should get a reactor Collab going. You, Peter Barber, Charismatic Voice, Maggie Renee and another tenor... Do up a song, maybe a round robin like peter hollens does and put it out for the Acapella groups to react to. You all show love for, and break apart their stuff, now it's their turn... I think I hay could work out great if you get a great song or a medley..
Such a fun reaction! Your laugh… 😁Question: do you ever have the group in the larger screen and you in the smaller one? Seems like that’s done more often but maybe I’m wrong. Just a bit hard to see a bunch of people so small. But you do you!
There is a 'promotional' video, they did, i think in 2012...called Crimpanella......check out thei talent......Mortius, how many times has Voiceplay 'broken' you?......>^^
Road Trip is, I believe their 4th most viewed video, and in one fairly recent Webchat, Geoff described it as a true organic success, having gained viral traction on its own over time rather than catching a particular wave of popularity.
The "seatbelt alarm" at 12:32 wasn't actually created with any of the guys' voices, it was actually Geoff's pitch pipe! After such a long break in the music they needed to get their pitch again, and Geoff found a super creative and funny way to incorporate it into the skit. Also look at Geoff's face right after Eli buckles his seatbelt - they're all incredible actors, but where Eli excels in voice acting, Geoff could totally be a stage or screen actor.
Geoff have all ready done musical work before voiceplay and so have his wife. In the video where he talks about his's wifes hearing loss, he talk about that musical work
That is indeed creative. I thought he was holding so still to not draw attention to the alarm being him with the pitch pipe.
Oh right, you NEED to watch The Chicken Song. there are two, one with Tony and one With Paul from toxic audio. Both are total gold
Within the last couple years, Geoff was asked in an interview what VP would perform if they had a chance to play for the president, and he said they'd do Road Trip. It's a hit every time, every audience. Someone said Earl actually dislikes Tiptoe Through the Tulips but you'd never guess that from his performance. They wanted something that would be silly for anyone, not just those who remember Tiny Tim.
I just love Tony’s and Eli’s faces during this, their expressions say everything and are hilarious! 😁
Their cover of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" (From Disney's "Haunted Mansion" attraction) and their Phantom of the Opera medley (with Rachel Potter) also feature Tony.
if you want to see more of tony, they did a phantom of the opera cover starring Rachel as a guest, one of my favorite classics from them
I suggest you check out A Crimpella it's about 10 years old. It will blow your mind. One of the most brilliant VP videos.
For sure! I think Mortius in particular would like that one. I'd also love to see his reaction to VP doing Elvira - I don't think they ever made a music video for it but the stage recordings are fab.
As I think I said somewhere else, this was filmed on the Sing-Off Tour - Home Free did a music video for Story of My Life at the same time, with the random black and white scenes.
HF's equivalent of this is Guilty Pleasures, which is a skit they also did on the Sing-Off tour, but never did an official video of, although there are many fan recordings. If you ever feel like watching it, please don't go for the Derailed version first - people like to suggest it because it's funny, but if you've never seen how it's supposed to go first, you miss half the fun. I think one of the best versions is the one titled 20140308 Home Free - Guilty Pleasures
3:10-3:17 Doors closing, being locked, Seat belts extended and buckled are those noises Mortius 😉
You should also check out The Chicken Song by Voice Play (live) from the same year.
Seconded!
Speaking of chickens, when I was looking at other covers of ghost riders in the sky someone recommended checking out ghost chickens in the sky. It is a parody and it was on Hee Haw probably back when I was a kid. I recommend it just for the guffaws and watching the other people on stage trying to hold it together while this man is delivering this nonsense in deadpan.
I was going to suggest this one. During a Zoom call tonight with Layne and Tony, the Chicken Song came up and Tony started recalling the ways Layne would try to make him laugh by changing up his part. That was at the beginning, so Tony would have to try and keep from breaking up the whole rest of the song.
It’s so cool that Geoff actually sounds like an actual upright bass in the first song, like he NAILS it .
have you heard then doing the chicken song it’s not on their website but someone recorded it live and it’s hilarious! ❤🏴
Mortius, I love this reaction (and you...obviously) and I haven't smiled this much in a while...you appear to have had a LOT of fun with this one...
You are vibing so hard that your white board at some point joining the fun.
Some other ones you might love from this era are The Chicken Song (it's amazing, and arguably more hilarious than this) and Elvira, Geoff actually arranged this first and helped Home Free to arrange their version so it's quite good!! There _are_ many versions of their Elvira out there with different members but I would suggest the performance Brandon Turner posted. That one has Tony in it and be sure to watch Geoff when Earl sings lead :)
Also everyone thought Earl hit a bass note but it was actually Geoff that did that when he turns away to make it look like Earl did it. I love Geoff's ending note.
@@marshayoung9387 And Geoff’s notes just before that ending note too
The chicken song! Tony has me in absolute hysterics in that one
Chicken Song Yes!
Thank you-I just listened to it twice, once just me, once when I dragged my husband in to watch it. So silly in a great way! Eli!
I can't tell ya how many times I've re-watched this. It's perfect for a day like today, just a horrific work day. Being able to laugh is just golden. Thank you so much for the reaction, loved it!!
This is one of my all time favorite videos from Voice Play! And if you haven't watched Phantom Of The Opera with Tony & Rachel Potter singing the leads, you REALLY need to react to that one! It's beautiful! 💖
I am broke! I sound like a coop full of sick chickens I am chocking from watching you loose your mind. Voiceplay always delivers.
their Rango theme is amazing, especially the one really popular live recording
If you ever are feeling down, WATCH THIS VIDEO! I have probably watched it 20 times and it never fails to put a smile on my face!! 😁 You have to admit, it put a smile on your face too and made you forget all your troubles, if only for 16 minutes and 48 seconds! Great reaction to a great video! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Tony is also in Survivor, which is VP & Hime Free.
m.th-cam.com/video/yYzwzbqUJXk/w-d-xo.html
When Geoff was blowing into the pitch pipe for the seat belt alarm, that tone and meter is referencing the warning sound for when the shield breaks in Halo. One of my favorite easter eggs for that whole video.
If you have seen their Phantom of the Opera you have seen Tony with them. I think you missed some of the humour by stopping to speak. This is one to just watch and enjoy. It's a parody of one of their road trips on tour. And was always a hit on the live shows.
This was filmed during The Sing Off Tour. Which took place not long after the show ended. Always enjoy watching your reaction to this song.
With performances like that they probably had won the Sing Off.
Nope. Home Free won that year.
Yeah, something else they have discussed on Patreon is the way that The Sing Off was a little restrictive in their format and vision, so the more theatrical things like this that were Voiceplay's strength didn't really get a chance to shine. The Sing Off tour (where this video was from) was a better showcase of what VoicePlay was all about back then than the actual competition was. The Sing Off competition was certainly a good thing for them, but they may have done even better had they been given full creative control.
NO FUCKING WAY 😂
It's middle school Voiceplay! If you haven't seen Tony in anything else, you need to react to their Phantom of the Opera. Tony does the outro and says that it is a departure for them because it is so theatrical. Rachel Potter joins them in that one.
Please!!
Hello Mortius. Now that we are in 'the month of Halloween' I'd like to request that you react to another "oldie" video from Voiceplay (with Tony in it) Please react to their version of Grim Grinning Ghosts. I thoroughly enjoy watching your joyfulness
Chicken Song is a must please! It is hilarious
You can tell the age of a Voice Play video by the length of Geoff's hair.
😂😂
They Are Very funny And Amazing from voiceplay at the same Time 😂🤣
Mortius you missed the whole fart joke!
Musically speaking, the best thing with Tony in it is Phantom of the Opera, hands down. Nothing else from that long ago is even close to being as good.
Road Trip, granted, is in a different category (it's basically a comedy skit). Along those lines, see also the Chicken Song.
I loved you reaction to this Mortius...So much fun!!
This had been a favorite since I saw VP live! I just love watching this one! Thank you ^_^
YEEES i love this one 😂
What a treat. So many great Mortius giggles.
classic VoicePlay, gotta love it!
Thank you for another great reaction to Voice Play. Did you know Geoff taught Layne how to beat box ? Please do a reaction to a mixture of " Geoff Beatboxing or Geoff The Beatboxer.) I think that's what it's called. It shows Geoff's Beatboxing skills. I believe that was before Layne started Beatboxing. Geoff was awesome !
Now that youve done road-trip you must do the chicken song. Watch the one with tony. There are several out there. 😮
OMG, I don't know how I missed it until now, that is just hilarious, so much fun!!
Good reaction you missed a little rewatch and enjoy lol good fun
Great reaction Mortius.
Iv e watched this many times and laugh every time lol
Oh Mortius
I love watching this video. I really needed a laugh today... Mortius obliged ..😀😀
I really love this xD
I forgot about this thing of beauty 😂 loved your reaction!
This is hilarious as heck. Another skit they did at the time you should search and find the Chicken Song.
Just watching your intro makes me real looking forward to the rest of this. Of course, I've loved this for a while. Have you done Phantom of the Opera? Then you've seen Tony. I still like getting this fix occasionally.
XD Heee! I suspect the people who recommended this to you of having done it to help you understand the Mountain King. Just... shenanigans. Chaotic, hilarious shenanigans. *That* is what's going on, both here and there. ;D
You should get a reactor Collab going. You, Peter Barber, Charismatic Voice, Maggie Renee and another tenor... Do up a song, maybe a round robin like peter hollens does and put it out for the Acapella groups to react to. You all show love for, and break apart their stuff, now it's their turn... I think I hay could work out great if you get a great song or a medley..
they have an actual music video version of this if you scroll far enough on the patreon! And yes it is also hilarious.
You should look at their phantom of the opera video from this era.
I cry laughing everytime I see this
If you look closely, you can see Geoff using a whistle for the seatbelt alarm.
Such a fun reaction! Your laugh… 😁Question: do you ever have the group in the larger screen and you in the smaller one? Seems like that’s done more often but maybe I’m wrong. Just a bit hard to see a bunch of people so small. But you do you!
I'm sure that I was on this road trip, or one like it.
There is a 'promotional' video, they did, i think in 2012...called Crimpanella......check out thei talent......Mortius, how many times has Voiceplay 'broken' you?......>^^
Do the chicken song next!!!!
layne broke mortius......lol
have you listened to voice play ... the chicken song
Next, watch The Chicken Song.
Did you get the fart joke though? I couldn't tell if you missed it or not. ☺️
Thanks for another great reaction!
You should react to.the chicken song next. Its hilarious 😂
It’s a shame Earl isn’t with them anymore, he’s a awesome vocalist.
Oh my goodness you missed this earlier?
It was air freshener, to get rid of the flatulence smell....
Hi Master how are you doing it Sunday
I'd like to see you do Celtic Woman's Amazing Grace: th-cam.com/video/HsCp5LG_zNE/w-d-xo.html