@@mochiluvr6753i kind of hate that lol. MCR fits into third wave emo like a glove. Bands in first and second wave hated the label too, but they were still integral parts of the emo scene at their respective times. Emo as a music genre is fickle to place ("the waves" describe vastly different sounds after all), but as a subculture with assosciated bands and artists its definitely a thing.
@runthemeows1197 Mostly new info to me. Thanks. But he wasn't irritated by the question, he seemed more baffled. Like "sure, we're emo, what's your point." They made enough great music that they deserve all the recognition they get.
I am externally grateful to this beautiful band. My friend had been ill, she had cancer. She'd managed to get a meet & greet ticket while she was somewhat well, but then fell very ill again and couldn't attend. Somebody managed to get them to speak to her on the phone, then they said they have nothing to do between sound check and the show, so they went to visit her in hospital with merch. RIP Shyla. Forever 18 ❤️
the concept of the black parade is that death comes in the form of your greatest memory, an idea behind the idea of "life flashing before your eyes" so the patient's greatest memory is that of seeing a marching band with his father. So that is what we see the marching band is his version of death coming to greet him.
The message I feel MCR wanted to convey through this was: “Why fear and mourn death? When we should meet it gracefully? Why not use death to celebrate a life? Triumphantly and defiantly. With pride, love and remembrance”?
MCR are awesome. They are unabashedly Emo, but in the best way. This whole album, The Black Parade, is a concept album about a guy dying of cancer. For this song, I think it's the guy talking about when his father was still around, he was asking the boy if he will continue to be a good person the way his dad tried to be. And the upbeat part, is so good, talking about how death can be a celebration of remembrance, and not always have to be sad. We need to remember those that we loved so that they never truly die. One of my top albums. Also, the lead singer, Gerard Way, wrote the graphic novel "The Umbrella Academy". If I remember correctly, Gerard had a lot of unresolved emotions after 9/11, and created the band to cope with that.
I don’t think they classified themselves Emo, but the emo kids I knew in highschool liked them. I liked them as well, although I was into prog metal and hip hop.
The entire Black Parade album doesn't have a bad song on it, they're all iconic. Legitimately would be dope to have a full album reaction. You were spot on that the guy has cancer, the album follows his journey starting from his diagnosis. First song is ironically called The End.
Absolutely part of an album concept. Basically, the album is about someone having their life flash before them. They are dying in a hospital (a song from the album is called Cancer) and seeing everything. The life hasnt kind to them, it becomes painfully clear. I won't spoil too much overall but you should DEFINETLY check out 'Famous Last Words' or 'I Don't Love You' from the same album. Just remember: every song is from The Patients life.
Wendigoon got a video where he explained the story of the album, and I would say that it's a really good explanation. Basically it has two perspective, which is the patient's and death's perspective. Each song represents either of their perspective. I would suggest watching that video if you want to know the story of the album.
I personally disagree on every song being from the Patient's perspective, like @milesparker6992 said, Wendigoon made a great video covering his interpretation of the album and imo it makes the most sense out of any other explanation
"I'm Not Okay" was my introduction to MCR. "Helena"is another popular song. "The Ghost of You" is my all time favorite MCR song, and with you BP being a military brat, the video should really touch you.
Yeah seriously my exact same sentiment. BLACK PEGASUS! YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ' I'm not okay' it's the one that made them famous. I will never skip it and listen to everytime. Like, share, subscribe! notifications on; Lets go!
"We'll carry on, we'll carry on And though you're dead and gone, believe me Your memory will carry on" This song helped me work through a lot when my father passed to cancer
G note still hits the heart off the bat almost 20 years later. This was the anthem of my generation! The album itself is in my top 5 albums released since 2000.
Ohhhh yeahhhh such a great band! I know people are going to say a lot of songs but I love The Ghost of You. Also the Black Parade is a concept album of a cancer patient and everything they go through.
My Dad passed of cancer in 2007. I spent 3 weeks caring for him as his health deteriorated until he died. I’m a metal fan but this album was on repeat and helped carry me through those frantic last days. His last spoken words were “I love you” to my Mom. Thanks for reacting to this, BP.
Man I feel with you. My dad passed away about 3 weeks at 69 with lung cancer. It happened so fast. All extended family got to say good bye and he was ready to go. It was heartbreaking but I'm glad we all got to say goodbye. I can't believe how it happened so fast. Cherish every second with your parents and your family, you think cancer can be a fighting thing but some it happens so fast and you don't even realize it happened and then you have a story book of what you wished you would have said to them. It's been 4 months and I still can't comprehend that he is gone. I was going to call him the other day but I forgot he was gone. I'm good though and a science person so I know this happens but Cherish the time you have. Peace!
@@justinhcmu very sorry for your loss. The passage of time, and the good memories we shared, are what got me through the period of mourning, and I hope can do the same for you. 🙏🏻
The singer of the band is into telling stories with their albums. Most of their albums are concept albums. The singer is also the creator of the Umbrella Academy show on Netflix and graphic novels.
Took it from Genius: MCR frontman Gerard Way said in an interview: "I’d like to think that when you die death comes for you however you want, and I feel that it’s your strongest memory-either from childhood or adulthood." For this particular character called ‘The Patient,’ his strongest memory is of being a child and his father is taking him to this parade. So when death comes to him, it comes in the form of a Black Parade.
"I don't want to talk about death right now!" Well, now you've got a song to put on when that feeling comes along. This song is ALL KINDS of cathartic.
the lead singer had this to say about the song. The singer looked back on the 2006 single, which featured on MCR’s third album ‘The Black Parade’, during the latest episode of Steve Baltin’s podcast My Turning Point (released yesterday, October 12). Way told the host that the process of writing ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ was “really collaborative” while revealing the overall meaning behind the track. “The triumph of the human spirit over darkness was something that was kind of built into the DNA of the band from the beginning,” he explained. “The self-actualisation, the triumph of the spirit and things like that, getting through really hard things.
You're pretty spot on. It's an anthemic song that certainly helped me carry on after my younger brother's passing. I think you should look at the lyrics because the 2nd half is more uplifting in a sense. I'm glad you reacted to this fantastic song.
My daughter introduced me to MCR. She was 100% on MCR and Panic At the Disco for about a year. She's moved on to some surprising genres. I never know if she's going to be listening to death metal or bluegrass or something in-between. I probably listen to MCR more than her, now. They have a surprising edge and can be very satisfying on a day when you're okay with not being okay.
Wikipedia-Welcome to the Black Parade" has been described as emo, pop-punk, alternative rock, and hard rock. My Chemical Romance started writing the song since their start as a band, although in a different style. It was inspired and heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra's "My Way", was slower, and was called "The Five of Us Are Dying". The band did not include it in their first two albums due to their feeling it was incomplete. After moving to Los Angeles to make their third album, they added a fast punk beat, changed the lyrics, and altered the chords of the chorus. The recording process was "very complex" due to the many layers in the song but "fun", according to guitarist Ray Toro, who extolled the end result: "My two favorite tracks are 'Welcome to the Black Parade' and 'Famous Last Words'. 'Welcome to the Black Parade' is like our 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It’s probably the most epic song on the record. I love how it came together." - Ray Toro Toro used a Les Paul with a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickup. His Marshall DSL100 amplifier broke down during preproduction, so instead he used a Marshall JCM800 borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo. The JCM800 continued to be used for the recording sessions, since the band liked its loud and "ball[sy]" sound
Everybody who was a teen in the early 2000s will know instantly what this song is the moment the first note plays, whether they were into the emo scene or not. Absolutely iconic of a generation.
Oh please, listen to Famous Last Words next. You're right that it is connected to Black Parade mv. And you’re right, the entire Black Parade album is a concept album, and tells a whole story about a man dying from terminal cancer. It's an amazing album all around
I was born in 80, and while this seems a little rocky for a funeral I kind of want it played at mine. This is an anthem. Though I'm dead and gone I'm comforted by the knowledge that part of me will carry on. In my kid. In my friends. I won't simply be lost to the void.
This song is absolutely brilliant. I think you got the point. The father was talking to the son (the one in the hospital bed) And father told son ‘you’ll join the black parade’. Meaning ‘you’ll eventually die too’ and join the parade. Meaning ‘welcomed in’ The ‘carry on’ is about memories. For example my grandmother died about 25 years ago. My family still talks about her. Recipe books, stories, etc.
This whole album makes me ridiculously emotional. A friend of mine died about a year after we graduated and his favorite song was "Famous Last Words" so now i can't listen to it without getting choked up. The way I feel about the subject matter is, it's healthy to meditate on death and find ways to process it and make your peace before you're forced to do so. I've never been afraid of death or even particularly bothered by it, i just get sad because my loved ones aren't here anymore. Music like this can be so helpful, outside of being good listening. And i love how triumphant and gopeful this song sounds, as if to show that death isn't an ending, merely a transition, and the Black Parade is a sort of victorious funeral march to welcome you to the other side. Another good example of this would be Blackstar by David Bowie. That was an album written by a man who knew he was going to die before long, and as difficult as it is to listen to sometimes, it's also a bit funny and hopeful. I think it'd be worth it for you to check out the title track and also Lazarus, in spite of what you say here. Give it a listen, sometimes the sadness is necessary to appreciate what it is to be happy.
I tend to think of this not only as being about death, but about adversity. "We'll carry on" if life is hard, if things get tough. It's not just after someone passes away, or in reference to memories of you after you pass. It's about being willing to keep fighting through all the bad shit life can throw at you, and recognize that at least some part of you is going to live on if you conduct yourself in a worthy fashion. Even if you don't believe in a soul, your memory will live on in the thoughts of others, and it's your job to make sure that it is a good one.
This song will grow on you the more you listen to it. It does give you hope that life is more than just breathing. I am a gen X headbanger that became a massive MCR fan over the past decade. They are deep, they make you think and their music is kick ass. My Helena should be your next review but The Ghost of You will blow you away. The video and song about going to war, is deep and amazing.
My Chem, the greatest.......the band names comes from a novel that Mikey Way saw when he worked in a book store. Irvine Welsh, Ectasy - Three Tales of Chemical Romance. The idea is that when you die you latch onto that one memory. In this case the Patient remembers the parade that he saw with his dad so when he dies, he is collected by the Parade itself
I will never not love this song, album, and band. I can't explain the feelings and what this album means to me, but it will forever be a, "God tier," album in my opinion. Others have said to check out the entire album. You 100% sure. The story telling is incredible.
Gerard Way said that he started the band after actually witnessing 9/11, the collapse of the towers, from the Staten Island ferry. He wanted to do something more meaningful with his life. I think he's around your age, born in the late 70s.
This was one of my favorites in my 20's. It did make me nostalgic, but more of a nostalgia where the sad memories have faded and only the golden ones stay. It was nice to feel that again in my 60's.
My bro and I listened to this track on repeat one day on the way home. When he passed a few years later this one took on a hill new meaning. And now as an EMT it takes on new meaning. Life is precious. And this evokes that.
I love MCR but this album is a personal favorite and a masterpiece in my opinion. I am a big Queen fan, and I kind of agree what ppl here are saying that this song is kind of like the Emo Bohemian Rhapsody. The guitar in the end and the upward key change when the guitar chimes in on '" So listen here, because it's who we are! I'm just a man..." actually has a similar sound to Brian May's guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody, so it definitely struck that chord for me. I grew up listening to MCR and even though they are 'emo' they actually have some very uplifting music and it got me through some dark times in my teens. I would definitely love to see more reactions to their work! I always love your videos Black P! Keep it up!
The passionate "we'll carry on" always gets me in my feels.. I've told my bf I'd pick this to be played at my funeral, haha. Also, Famous Last Words I think is the only other one where they're wearing the same outfits and you'll likely find that one in the same vein of Black Parade.. the first sentence of the chorus is literally "I am not afraid to keep on living". Worth a reaction IMO, that song gets stuck in my head again every time I hear it. Most of their songs are pretty dark since this whole album deals with the concept of death but there are a few that aren't quite as dark as some of their others.
Also, if you really want to get into feels... their song Cancer is the heavy hitter... x.x My cousin passed last year from leukemia and I have a rough time with that song ever since.
Its all about death, 2 prespectives, first the one dying and joining the black parade (death) and the living carrying on with your memories. Famous Last Words its also great and Teenagers its a classic!
Hey Brother. It is Emo. The song is about a cancer patient that is about to die and on his last moments til the time of. When he passes on the first thing he sees is the Black Parade they will greet him an entertain him feel better. Because he is no longer with the living
The album The Black parade is about death and the stages of it. The patient is a cancer patient. I listened to this album like crazy after my uncle died. He went through several long illnesses and recovered from two, but the third got him. The album helped me. This song, especially. When I was about 8, my uncle took me to Pontchartain Beach in New Orleans the last summer it was open. It had been his favorite place as a child. I really felt like I connected with him for the first time on that trip. This song makes me think of that at the beginning.
My little bro and I had an afternoon where we had this song on repeat while I was driving him home. We were belting this out and laughing and having the best time. When he passed a few years later at 18 this song meant so much more. He is missed but when I do hear this it inspires me to do better and live life. ❤ Darkness in life can inspire the best in you, but it's a struggle to get there. It's worth it, though.
I believe the "patient" was played by Lukas Haas, who as a child actor was in The Witness with Harrison Ford (the Amish kid that witnessed the murder).
I love how this guy basically got the album concept spot on from the first time listening to one song. This is my favorite song off of this album and one of my favorite albums of all time, coupled by one of my favorite stories in fiction. Seriously Pegasus, if you haven't already listened to The Black Parade fully and you're reading this, you NEED to listen to this album in it's entirety. One of the genre defining concept albums, up there with Queen and Green Day in iconicity.
I was not a fan really until I saw them at a music festival. One of the absolute best performances I have seen. They had the entire stadium energized and into the performance.
Since losing my mom a few years ago, the line “sometimes I get the feeling she’s watching over me” hits differently. This song is amazing, and will remain one of my all time favourites
there's another song off of this album that actually did get me through a time when one of my best friends died when i was in high school. That song is Famous Last Words, and I still cry 99% of the time i hear it because it just throws be directly back into the headspace i was in back then. That being said, there's not a single skippable track on this album. They're all amazing.} and one of my favorite songs on the album almost didn't make it on. Disenchanted had basically already been cut from the album, but the bassist Mikey Way (brother of lead singer Gerard Way) wanted so badly for it to be on the album that he wouldn't shut up about it. He would sneak into his brother's room while he was sleeping just to whisper "disenchanted" in his ear. Eventually the rest of the band caved and let him put it on the album.
The Black Parade is a rock opera centering around the character of "The Patient". It is about his passage out of life and the memories he has of it. "The Patient" dies and death comes for him in the form of a parade. This is based on singer Gerard Way's notion of death appearing to a person in the form of their fondest memory, in this case seeing a marching band as a child.
The album is the black parade , they had so many great songs. The lead Singer also wrote the comics umbrella academy that was turned into a show on Netflix
Final Last Words which I think is there last song on the album got me through some tough times and still does. It's helped a lot of people try and live just one more day. They're an incredible band that's touched a lot of people
Omg MCR rabbit hole pleasseeee 🖤😭 their songs have such deep meanings and the whole The Black Parade album goes together it’s a conceptual album ! But obviously when your feeling less anxious and stuff. Would loveeee to see your thoughts on them !!
I don't know how I missed this reaction when it first came out but soooo glad I found it now. I still love MCR and I loved your reaction to it! Not only is the music and lyrics phenomenal but Gerard Way's theatrics are superb. More MCR please!!
I have an emotional connection to the song so hearing the first note instantly makes me tear up a bit. In 2018 I started high school; I had been in band class for my middle school years, but not in mb (marching band) because you have to be in high school to do mb. The show theme for my freshman year was Welcome To The Black Parade and so we had songs with the the word black in it like Back in Black, Black Hole Sun, and two others I can't think of. WTTBP was the opener and closer to the show. The slow part at the beginning of the song was the opener and the upbeat/fast part was the closer. All the other songs were in between the opener and closer. My band director was a genius for doing that. Oh how I miss that time of my life.
It is an incredible concept album so listening to the whole album helps to better understand this song. This song is about dying of cancer at an early age and that the parade is his most powerful memory he went to with his father. The parade is his journey.
WOW, you did such a fantastic job interpreting this video. Sometimes I feel like MCR was put on this earth to help people learn to interpret their grief, acceptance, and general feelings around death. They also do a really great job in their videos of getting their stories across with beautifully complex imagery. “The Ghost of You” is probably the most perfect (and admittedly, the most intense) example of this. I’ve never been able to watch it without crying. Such underrated champions of storytelling, I hope history looks back on them fondly.
As an MCR fan, thank you so much for actually listening to the lyrics and bringing your own interpretation. As someone who has listened to this since childhood, it's so refreshing to see somebody say anything other than "ew, goths." I am not a huge rap fan except for the ones that remind me of metal (tech, Eminem etc), but you gained a follower 🖤 this was so real.
MCR was apart of a battle of the bands competition years ago and they were the ones to elect the winner, they choose a band called Escape the Fate which was Ronnie Radke's first band, FYI.
Man I'd have suggested this ages ago!!! Missing out. The first time I heard this my mind was blown as the song completely changed up on me! Also, the drum breakdowns ❤️ also I will never comment again without SHOUTING OUT WHO MADE FIR AND TECH COLLAB! ❤😁
I absolutely loved this band when younger. The worst thing about being a rocker and liking this band when younger, was you didn't fit in anywhere. You were bullied for being a rocker anyways and then bullied by rockers for liking My Chemical romance, couldn't win back then.
And thank you sir for your reaction: This one was one of my favorites back in the time. The song builds up and the tension is very high... If this had been along with 70's heavy metal songs, I don't what category this would be placed?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song, band & the album. I was lucky to see them live when they toured Europe in 2008. Yeah, check out "Famous last words", probably my favorite song of that album. I don't recommend listening to this album while driving: I always sing along as loud as I can, pedal to the medal. Definitely not safe!
This song, and the whole The Black Parade album, are an absolutely iconic masterpiece. Gerard Way is also a comic book writer and artist, so he knows how to tell a story! "Famous Last Words" is kind of a follow-up to this, and it's equally as goosebumps enducing, if you'd like to check it out!
95% viewers knows when the first note hits..
wow you guys are legends!
The Epic G note!
Truth!
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Only 95%?
I said the same thing.
The Bohemian Rhapsody of Emo
Just don't say that to Gerard Way. He hates being called emo! 😁
@kennethriddle433 but he is....
But Frank, when asked, said doesn't all music that you like make you feel some kind of emotion? @kennethriddle433
@@mochiluvr6753i kind of hate that lol. MCR fits into third wave emo like a glove. Bands in first and second wave hated the label too, but they were still integral parts of the emo scene at their respective times. Emo as a music genre is fickle to place ("the waves" describe vastly different sounds after all), but as a subculture with assosciated bands and artists its definitely a thing.
@runthemeows1197 Mostly new info to me. Thanks. But he wasn't irritated by the question, he seemed more baffled. Like "sure, we're emo, what's your point." They made enough great music that they deserve all the recognition they get.
I am externally grateful to this beautiful band. My friend had been ill, she had cancer. She'd managed to get a meet & greet ticket while she was somewhat well, but then fell very ill again and couldn't attend. Somebody managed to get them to speak to her on the phone, then they said they have nothing to do between sound check and the show, so they went to visit her in hospital with merch.
RIP Shyla. Forever 18 ❤️
Wow. That was brilliant of them doing that ❤
@@MaxineWatt-jd8ho They made her dream come true for sure.
and now I'm crying
@@justjoddat Awh I'm so sorry x
wow this made me tear up. RIP. im sure she was an amazing soul. please take care
The way bro was absolutely flabbergasted through the entire video 🤣 MCR is amazing, definitely recommend reacting to the whole Black Parade album
the concept of the black parade is that death comes in the form of your greatest memory, an idea behind the idea of "life flashing before your eyes" so the patient's greatest memory is that of seeing a marching band with his father. So that is what we see the marching band is his version of death coming to greet him.
And black parade is also a funeral procession
@@ethanwilliams4559 ya that's how I always thought about it.
The message I feel MCR wanted to convey through this was: “Why fear and mourn death? When we should meet it gracefully? Why not use death to celebrate a life? Triumphantly and defiantly. With pride, love and remembrance”?
MCR are awesome. They are unabashedly Emo, but in the best way. This whole album, The Black Parade, is a concept album about a guy dying of cancer. For this song, I think it's the guy talking about when his father was still around, he was asking the boy if he will continue to be a good person the way his dad tried to be. And the upbeat part, is so good, talking about how death can be a celebration of remembrance, and not always have to be sad. We need to remember those that we loved so that they never truly die. One of my top albums. Also, the lead singer, Gerard Way, wrote the graphic novel "The Umbrella Academy". If I remember correctly, Gerard had a lot of unresolved emotions after 9/11, and created the band to cope with that.
I don’t think they classified themselves Emo, but the emo kids I knew in highschool liked them. I liked them as well, although I was into prog metal and hip hop.
Thank you!! I didn't know any of that and have always wondered what this song was about. ❤❤
So I’m guessing it ties to the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, or am I just shooting in the wind lol
@@aaroncote6750 I don't think they are related, other that Gerard Way had a hand in writing both
Each of their albums is a complete story.
The entire Black Parade album doesn't have a bad song on it, they're all iconic. Legitimately would be dope to have a full album reaction. You were spot on that the guy has cancer, the album follows his journey starting from his diagnosis. First song is ironically called The End.
The End -> Dead is still one of my favorite 1-2 track punches. So damn good
You couldn't be more correct.
@@samvakarian the flatline going into dead is amazing.
Absolutely part of an album concept. Basically, the album is about someone having their life flash before them. They are dying in a hospital (a song from the album is called Cancer) and seeing everything. The life hasnt kind to them, it becomes painfully clear. I won't spoil too much overall but you should DEFINETLY check out 'Famous Last Words' or 'I Don't Love You' from the same album. Just remember: every song is from The Patients life.
Wendigoon got a video where he explained the story of the album, and I would say that it's a really good explanation. Basically it has two perspective, which is the patient's and death's perspective. Each song represents either of their perspective. I would suggest watching that video if you want to know the story of the album.
Two great recs. 👍
Cancer is such an incredibly powerful song.
I personally disagree on every song being from the Patient's perspective, like @milesparker6992 said, Wendigoon made a great video covering his interpretation of the album and imo it makes the most sense out of any other explanation
“And though your broken and defeated your weary widow marches on”…gives me the freaking chills. Phenomenal song!
"I'm just a man, not a hero. Just a boy who learned to sing this song."
“Who had to sing this song”*
"I'm Not Okay" was my introduction to MCR. "Helena"is another popular song. "The Ghost of You" is my all time favorite MCR song, and with you BP being a military brat, the video should really touch you.
Ghost of You is my favorite MCR song too. Favorite video too. I really hope he checks it out.
Yeah seriously my exact same sentiment. BLACK PEGASUS! YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ' I'm not okay' it's the one that made them famous. I will never skip it and listen to everytime. Like, share, subscribe! notifications on; Lets go!
Yes recommend all three of these. Ghost of you is also my favorite ❤
Also Famous Last Words
If I'm not mistaken the black parade album is a story beginning to end of someone dying of cancer
which was the song that had the video centered around a funeral? i think that's the only song i remember by them, but i remember it being pretty good
"We'll carry on, we'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone, believe me
Your memory will carry on"
This song helped me work through a lot when my father passed to cancer
G note still hits the heart off the bat almost 20 years later. This was the anthem of my generation! The album itself is in my top 5 albums released since 2000.
Yep this song gives me goosebumps EVERYTIME!!!!
Fun fact: Gerard Way, the Singer wrote the Umbrella Academy comics and was a co-executive producer in the series
Thanks for the cool info.😊
I loved MCR growing up, I had no idea he wrote those. That's awesome!
that tracks
He also drew all the cover art for this album. So very talented.
Oh wow that guy is crazy talented 😮
This song is such a roller coaster.. a literal epic of a track!
Ohhhh yeahhhh such a great band! I know people are going to say a lot of songs but I love The Ghost of You. Also the Black Parade is a concept album of a cancer patient and everything they go through.
The Ghost of You is one of my favorite music videos of all time. Great recommendation!
This.
I was going to recommend The Ghost of You as well! That was my ringtone as a teen in high school. :D
My Dad passed of cancer in 2007. I spent 3 weeks caring for him as his health deteriorated until he died. I’m a metal fan but this album was on repeat and helped carry me through those frantic last days. His last spoken words were “I love you” to my Mom. Thanks for reacting to this, BP.
good on ya man, im sure it was hard, but it takes strength of character to do that even for those you love. Hope you and yours are doing well.
@@dr.manhattan7313 thank you Dr.
Man I feel with you. My dad passed away about 3 weeks at 69 with lung cancer. It happened so fast. All extended family got to say good bye and he was ready to go. It was heartbreaking but I'm glad we all got to say goodbye. I can't believe how it happened so fast. Cherish every second with your parents and your family, you think cancer can be a fighting thing but some it happens so fast and you don't even realize it happened and then you have a story book of what you wished you would have said to them. It's been 4 months and I still can't comprehend that he is gone. I was going to call him the other day but I forgot he was gone. I'm good though and a science person so I know this happens but Cherish the time you have. Peace!
@@justinhcmu very sorry for your loss. The passage of time, and the good memories we shared, are what got me through the period of mourning, and I hope can do the same for you. 🙏🏻
His fondest memory is that trip to see the marching band with his dad. So much so that when death came, it was in the form of that same parade.
The singer of the band is into telling stories with their albums. Most of their albums are concept albums.
The singer is also the creator of the Umbrella Academy show on Netflix and graphic novels.
really? wow
This song has been on every workout mix of mine forever. Few songs make you want to run through a brick wall like this one does
Took it from Genius:
MCR frontman Gerard Way said in an interview:
"I’d like to think that when you die death comes for you however you want, and I feel that it’s your strongest memory-either from childhood or adulthood."
For this particular character called ‘The Patient,’ his strongest memory is of being a child and his father is taking him to this parade.
So when death comes to him, it comes in the form of a Black Parade.
I'm 60 yrs. old and I love this song. What a great band! I certainly don't expect you to like every song. Maybe some have to grow on you :)
I'm 60, too, and I will probably be up half the night now on an MCR binge. It always happens. 😂
I'm 61 and the kids were right about this album.
"I don't want to talk about death right now!"
Well, now you've got a song to put on when that feeling comes along. This song is ALL KINDS of cathartic.
This song really is the ultimate "Fuck you!" to death!
the lead singer had this to say about the song.
The singer looked back on the 2006 single, which featured on MCR’s third album ‘The Black Parade’, during the latest episode of Steve Baltin’s podcast My Turning Point (released yesterday, October 12).
Way told the host that the process of writing ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ was “really collaborative” while revealing the overall meaning behind the track.
“The triumph of the human spirit over darkness was something that was kind of built into the DNA of the band from the beginning,” he explained. “The self-actualisation, the triumph of the spirit and things like that, getting through really hard things.
You're pretty spot on. It's an anthemic song that certainly helped me carry on after my younger brother's passing. I think you should look at the lyrics because the 2nd half is more uplifting in a sense. I'm glad you reacted to this fantastic song.
My daughter introduced me to MCR. She was 100% on MCR and Panic At the Disco for about a year.
She's moved on to some surprising genres. I never know if she's going to be listening to death metal or bluegrass or something in-between.
I probably listen to MCR more than her, now. They have a surprising edge and can be very satisfying on a day when you're okay with not being okay.
Sounds like me and my daughter.
Wikipedia-Welcome to the Black Parade" has been described as emo, pop-punk, alternative rock, and hard rock. My Chemical Romance started writing the song since their start as a band, although in a different style. It was inspired and heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra's "My Way", was slower, and was called "The Five of Us Are Dying". The band did not include it in their first two albums due to their feeling it was incomplete. After moving to Los Angeles to make their third album, they added a fast punk beat, changed the lyrics, and altered the chords of the chorus. The recording process was "very complex" due to the many layers in the song but "fun", according to guitarist Ray Toro, who extolled the end result:
"My two favorite tracks are 'Welcome to the Black Parade' and 'Famous Last Words'. 'Welcome to the Black Parade' is like our 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It’s probably the most epic song on the record. I love how it came together."
- Ray Toro
Toro used a Les Paul with a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickup. His Marshall DSL100 amplifier broke down during preproduction, so instead he used a Marshall JCM800 borrowed from producer Rob Cavallo. The JCM800 continued to be used for the recording sessions, since the band liked its loud and "ball[sy]" sound
This comforted me after my mother passed away. Thank you for reviewing.
Everybody who was a teen in the early 2000s will know instantly what this song is the moment the first note plays, whether they were into the emo scene or not. Absolutely iconic of a generation.
That G note gets you in the feels every time
Oh please, listen to Famous Last Words next. You're right that it is connected to Black Parade mv.
And you’re right, the entire Black Parade album is a concept album, and tells a whole story about a man dying from terminal cancer. It's an amazing album all around
I FRICKIN LOVE THIS SOOOOONG!!!!
MCR is love, MCR is life
Teenagers, famous last words, im not okay, Helena, ghost of you... all bangers
I was born in 80, and while this seems a little rocky for a funeral I kind of want it played at mine. This is an anthem. Though I'm dead and gone I'm comforted by the knowledge that part of me will carry on. In my kid. In my friends. I won't simply be lost to the void.
My mom passed this past month. Forgot about this song. Thanks for reacting to it. This song really hits hard now.
My Dad passed 3 mnths ago feels for you, sending a hug.
god bless her soul, and I wish you strength
The black parade live was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen
This song is absolutely brilliant. I think you got the point.
The father was talking to the son (the one in the hospital bed)
And father told son ‘you’ll join the black parade’. Meaning ‘you’ll eventually die too’ and join the parade. Meaning ‘welcomed in’
The ‘carry on’ is about memories. For example my grandmother died about 25 years ago. My family still talks about her. Recipe books, stories, etc.
This whole album makes me ridiculously emotional. A friend of mine died about a year after we graduated and his favorite song was "Famous Last Words" so now i can't listen to it without getting choked up.
The way I feel about the subject matter is, it's healthy to meditate on death and find ways to process it and make your peace before you're forced to do so. I've never been afraid of death or even particularly bothered by it, i just get sad because my loved ones aren't here anymore. Music like this can be so helpful, outside of being good listening. And i love how triumphant and gopeful this song sounds, as if to show that death isn't an ending, merely a transition, and the Black Parade is a sort of victorious funeral march to welcome you to the other side.
Another good example of this would be Blackstar by David Bowie. That was an album written by a man who knew he was going to die before long, and as difficult as it is to listen to sometimes, it's also a bit funny and hopeful. I think it'd be worth it for you to check out the title track and also Lazarus, in spite of what you say here. Give it a listen, sometimes the sadness is necessary to appreciate what it is to be happy.
Great song for my first video here as a 40yo myself! Love this song!!!
I tend to think of this not only as being about death, but about adversity. "We'll carry on" if life is hard, if things get tough. It's not just after someone passes away, or in reference to memories of you after you pass. It's about being willing to keep fighting through all the bad shit life can throw at you, and recognize that at least some part of you is going to live on if you conduct yourself in a worthy fashion. Even if you don't believe in a soul, your memory will live on in the thoughts of others, and it's your job to make sure that it is a good one.
This song will grow on you the more you listen to it. It does give you hope that life is more than just breathing. I am a gen X headbanger that became a massive MCR fan over the past decade. They are deep, they make you think and their music is kick ass. My Helena should be your next review but The Ghost of You will blow you away. The video and song about going to war, is deep and amazing.
Homie got thrown off the deep end into one of the best damn songs ever written.
My Chem, the greatest.......the band names comes from a novel that Mikey Way saw when he worked in a book store. Irvine Welsh, Ectasy - Three Tales of Chemical Romance. The idea is that when you die you latch onto that one memory. In this case the Patient remembers the parade that he saw with his dad so when he dies, he is collected by the Parade itself
Thank you for not constantly stopping and talking through the whole thing. Awesome review to one of the greatest songs ever written.
I will never not love this song, album, and band.
I can't explain the feelings and what this album means to me, but it will forever be a, "God tier," album in my opinion.
Others have said to check out the entire album. You 100% sure. The story telling is incredible.
Gerard Way said that he started the band after actually witnessing 9/11, the collapse of the towers, from the Staten Island ferry. He wanted to do something more meaningful with his life. I think he's around your age, born in the late 70s.
yup he's an older millennial so he's 40 something
This song ALWAYS gives me goosebumps.
This was one of my favorites in my 20's. It did make me nostalgic, but more of a nostalgia where the sad memories have faded and only the golden ones stay. It was nice to feel that again in my 60's.
Your lyrical analysis is phenomenal. You pretty much hit the nail on the head, even down to the kid having cancer
My bro and I listened to this track on repeat one day on the way home. When he passed a few years later this one took on a hill new meaning. And now as an EMT it takes on new meaning. Life is precious. And this evokes that.
That's one of the best albums. It's certainly one of the best emo albums of all time.
Omg! The Black Parade album is just iconic! Disenchanted was my favourite ❤
I love this song!! So glad you reacted to it!
I love MCR but this album is a personal favorite and a masterpiece in my opinion.
I am a big Queen fan, and I kind of agree what ppl here are saying that this song is kind of like the Emo Bohemian Rhapsody.
The guitar in the end and the upward key change when the guitar chimes in on '" So listen here, because it's who we are! I'm just a man..." actually has a similar sound to Brian May's guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody, so it definitely struck that chord for me. I grew up listening to MCR and even though they are 'emo' they actually have some very uplifting music and it got me through some dark times in my teens. I would definitely love to see more reactions to their work!
I always love your videos Black P! Keep it up!
The passionate "we'll carry on" always gets me in my feels.. I've told my bf I'd pick this to be played at my funeral, haha.
Also, Famous Last Words I think is the only other one where they're wearing the same outfits and you'll likely find that one in the same vein of Black Parade.. the first sentence of the chorus is literally "I am not afraid to keep on living". Worth a reaction IMO, that song gets stuck in my head again every time I hear it. Most of their songs are pretty dark since this whole album deals with the concept of death but there are a few that aren't quite as dark as some of their others.
Also, if you really want to get into feels... their song Cancer is the heavy hitter... x.x My cousin passed last year from leukemia and I have a rough time with that song ever since.
Its all about death, 2 prespectives, first the one dying and joining the black parade (death) and the living carrying on with your memories. Famous Last Words its also great and Teenagers its a classic!
Hey Brother. It is Emo. The song is about a cancer patient that is about to die and on his last moments til the time of. When he passes on the first thing he sees is the Black Parade they will greet him an entertain him feel better. Because he is no longer with the living
MCR showed what emo music COULD be!
Not could be, IS. MCR is the golden standard for emo rock music.
The album The Black parade is about death and the stages of it. The patient is a cancer patient. I listened to this album like crazy after my uncle died. He went through several long illnesses and recovered from two, but the third got him. The album helped me. This song, especially. When I was about 8, my uncle took me to Pontchartain Beach in New Orleans the last summer it was open. It had been his favorite place as a child. I really felt like I connected with him for the first time on that trip. This song makes me think of that at the beginning.
My little bro and I had an afternoon where we had this song on repeat while I was driving him home. We were belting this out and laughing and having the best time. When he passed a few years later at 18 this song meant so much more. He is missed but when I do hear this it inspires me to do better and live life. ❤ Darkness in life can inspire the best in you, but it's a struggle to get there. It's worth it, though.
I love how when the song took off your jaw hit the floor.❤❤❤ Great reaction video to an unbelievable song!
I believe the "patient" was played by Lukas Haas, who as a child actor was in The Witness with Harrison Ford (the Amish kid that witnessed the murder).
I love how this guy basically got the album concept spot on from the first time listening to one song. This is my favorite song off of this album and one of my favorite albums of all time, coupled by one of my favorite stories in fiction. Seriously Pegasus, if you haven't already listened to The Black Parade fully and you're reading this, you NEED to listen to this album in it's entirety. One of the genre defining concept albums, up there with Queen and Green Day in iconicity.
Here we go.... Great song,great band ... ty for the reaction of this masterpiece
I was not a fan really until I saw them at a music festival. One of the absolute best performances I have seen. They had the entire stadium energized and into the performance.
One of the best and most original band names of all time! Great song!
Since losing my mom a few years ago, the line “sometimes I get the feeling she’s watching over me” hits differently. This song is amazing, and will remain one of my all time favourites
there's another song off of this album that actually did get me through a time when one of my best friends died when i was in high school. That song is Famous Last Words, and I still cry 99% of the time i hear it because it just throws be directly back into the headspace i was in back then. That being said, there's not a single skippable track on this album. They're all amazing.}
and one of my favorite songs on the album almost didn't make it on. Disenchanted had basically already been cut from the album, but the bassist Mikey Way (brother of lead singer Gerard Way) wanted so badly for it to be on the album that he wouldn't shut up about it. He would sneak into his brother's room while he was sleeping just to whisper "disenchanted" in his ear. Eventually the rest of the band caved and let him put it on the album.
A classic that is recognizable within the first note played. One of the greats!
Amazing band. One of my favorites. Listen to Famous Last Words
The Black Parade is a rock opera centering around the character of "The Patient". It is about his passage out of life and the memories he has of it. "The Patient" dies and death comes for him in the form of a parade. This is based on singer Gerard Way's notion of death appearing to a person in the form of their fondest memory, in this case seeing a marching band as a child.
Your face at the end 😂 I’m BEGGINGGGG you to react to Famous Last words by MCR. It’s my favorite one!
Watching people just *get* a song the moment it hits is something magic. This was fantastic.
One of my favorite songs 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 They have many amazing songs!!!
The album is the black parade , they had so many great songs. The lead Singer also wrote the comics umbrella academy that was turned into a show on Netflix
Final Last Words which I think is there last song on the album got me through some tough times and still does. It's helped a lot of people try and live just one more day. They're an incredible band that's touched a lot of people
Omg MCR rabbit hole pleasseeee 🖤😭 their songs have such deep meanings and the whole The Black Parade album goes together it’s a conceptual album ! But obviously when your feeling less anxious and stuff. Would loveeee to see your thoughts on them !!
I don't know how I missed this reaction when it first came out but soooo glad I found it now. I still love MCR and I loved your reaction to it! Not only is the music and lyrics phenomenal but Gerard Way's theatrics are superb. More MCR please!!
Absolutely love MCR, they have so much meaning behind the songs they made.
So glad you have found them, hope you do more.
I have an emotional connection to the song so hearing the first note instantly makes me tear up a bit. In 2018 I started high school; I had been in band class for my middle school years, but not in mb (marching band) because you have to be in high school to do mb. The show theme for my freshman year was Welcome To The Black Parade and so we had songs with the the word black in it like Back in Black, Black Hole Sun, and two others I can't think of. WTTBP was the opener and closer to the show. The slow part at the beginning of the song was the opener and the upbeat/fast part was the closer. All the other songs were in between the opener and closer. My band director was a genius for doing that. Oh how I miss that time of my life.
This song never gets old and I loved your reaction!
It is an incredible concept album so listening to the whole album helps to better understand this song. This song is about dying of cancer at an early age and that the parade is his most powerful memory he went to with his father. The parade is his journey.
WOW, you did such a fantastic job interpreting this video. Sometimes I feel like MCR was put on this earth to help people learn to interpret their grief, acceptance, and general feelings around death. They also do a really great job in their videos of getting their stories across with beautifully complex imagery. “The Ghost of You” is probably the most perfect (and admittedly, the most intense) example of this. I’ve never been able to watch it without crying. Such underrated champions of storytelling, I hope history looks back on them fondly.
I Remember when this first came out, I'm 32 now. This still gives me chills. 1 note just 1.
I would love a deep dive into Emo... The Used, AFI, Brand New, etc.
As an MCR fan, thank you so much for actually listening to the lyrics and bringing your own interpretation. As someone who has listened to this since childhood, it's so refreshing to see somebody say anything other than "ew, goths." I am not a huge rap fan except for the ones that remind me of metal (tech, Eminem etc), but you gained a follower 🖤 this was so real.
my favorite band growing up. still a fav today
The Ghost of You, is one my favorite songs from them.
MCR was apart of a battle of the bands competition years ago and they were the ones to elect the winner, they choose a band called Escape the Fate which was Ronnie Radke's first band, FYI.
Man I'd have suggested this ages ago!!! Missing out. The first time I heard this my mind was blown as the song completely changed up on me! Also, the drum breakdowns ❤️ also I will never comment again without SHOUTING OUT WHO MADE FIR AND TECH COLLAB! ❤😁
I absolutely loved this band when younger.
The worst thing about being a rocker and liking this band when younger, was you didn't fit in anywhere.
You were bullied for being a rocker anyways and then bullied by rockers for liking My Chemical romance, couldn't win back then.
Loved your analysis and patience throughout the whole song❣️
This is the song of a Generation, The beaten & the damn. Anyone who was an Emo/scene kid back in 2008 resonates with this song very deeply.
And thank you sir for your reaction: This one was one of my favorites back in the time. The song builds up and the tension is very high... If this had been along with 70's heavy metal songs, I don't what category this would be placed?
Dude you HAVE to check out more of their music. So glad to see you hear this
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song, band & the album. I was lucky to see them live when they toured Europe in 2008. Yeah, check out "Famous last words", probably my favorite song of that album. I don't recommend listening to this album while driving: I always sing along as loud as I can, pedal to the medal. Definitely not safe!
The song is actually about the lead singer’s mother dying. But her memory will never go away.
Been looking forward to seeing this reaction absolute masterpiece
This song, and the whole The Black Parade album, are an absolutely iconic masterpiece. Gerard Way is also a comic book writer and artist, so he knows how to tell a story! "Famous Last Words" is kind of a follow-up to this, and it's equally as goosebumps enducing, if you'd like to check it out!