I think this song was recorded by them for the lgbtq+ community. When you put it into their prospective it becomes so much more then "just" an amazing song sang by amazing people💗
It was in response to the Pulse massacre. Where we lost so many loved ones and allies. Pulse was a gay club. A place in gay history where we could have a safe haven. The straight world thinks the only purpose of a gay club was debauchery and sin. It was a place where you didn't have to watch your back all the time. That one misplaced word or misinterpreted gesture could condemn us. We could lose our jobs, homes, families, friends, freedom and even our lives. Trying to find a companion to share your life was a minefield. We lived in constant fear and hypervigilance. If we played our cards right and didn't slip up we could pass. Something other marginalized people did not have the luxury of. The hate was not only condoned but encouraged. Physical violence was the common solution. Usually in greater numbers and with weapons like baseball bats. Brave men. We suffered constant raids and attacks from police and vigilante "concerned citizens". Then the AIDS crisis happened and homophobia flared up exponentially. We were denied housing, hospitalization, treatment, ambulance service. etc., etc., etc. ad infinitum. That's when I came out. We got organized and realized that we had to do this on our own. And we did. We took care of each other and lost so many to that terrible virus. During all this we had our clubs and bars. Sneered at and made the butt of many a homophobic joke. I was beaten, spit on, life threatened and for a time was being followed. Simply for coming out. For saying three words. I. Am. Gay. I used to drive down to Albuquerque to frequent the clubs there. The only thing we had for the LGBTQ+ community in my area was hate. When I walked through those doors the weight of the world dropped from my shoulders and I could relax. I was with my own kind. The Pulse massacre was a blow to my heart. Not only were we murdered in record numbers but in our safe places. In our havens. Superfruit chose this song to help heal and give us strength. They invited and collaborated with fellow singers who were members of the LGBTQ+ community. And from that we get this masterpiece. I cry every time I watch it.
In order of appearance: SCOTT HOYING (Pentatonix, Superfruit) MITCH GRASSI (Pentatonix, Superfruit) BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM (Appeared on America's Got Talent 2016, 4th place; you should react to his performance of Radiohead's "Creep" from that show) MARIO JOSE (React to his videos of "Lost On You" with Scott Hoying and "You Will Be Found" with Vincint and two other friends) MARY LAMBERT (Was featured with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their song "Same Love"; React to the Grammy Awards presentation of that as well as her own song "Secrets")
As beautiful as this one is, and it is, it is always weird to me that people use it as an introduction to Superfruit since it's such an anomaly. Superfruit was a side-project of Mitch and Scott from Pentatonix (they put it on hiatus in 2019). It started as a comedy vlog they did when they were roommates. Eventually they added some music... first skits like the Frozen medley with Kirstin and Defying Gravity from the Wicked musical. Then they did medleys kind of like Pentatonix, but different. Their album medleys (as opposed to Evolutions) particularly stand out. More a showcase of their voices than recreating complete songs. They did Beyoncé's self-titled album, Rihanna's Anti and Taylor Swift's 1989. And eventually they released an album as a duo with 16 original songs co-written by them. Way different than Pentatonix but just as amazing. Really innovative stuff. 15 of them have music videos. This particular song was one they put together with friends in the industry in response to the Pulse nightclub shooting. Everyone on this track is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. They have a couple other songs with other artists, but none of the other "duets" were studio-produced or carried so much meaning.
That's correct. Superfruit is Scott and Mitch's (from PTX) project where they have a lot of fun... I.e check where they include Kirsten (PTX) for a Frozen cover...
I was delighted to see you react to this awesome cover, as a Pentaholic i would love some more reactions to PTX and Superfruit .They are on a different level of perfection
SuperFruit was a separate channel of Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, both members of Pentatonix. Their last post was on February 14th, 2019, and I don't expect them to restart SuperFruit. However, they put out two albums (I believe) and posted a lot of stuff, most of which is inceredibly funny. This cover, however, was dead serious. Scott and Mitch are both gay, and were deeply affected by the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in 2016, so they got together with three friends who are also members of the LGBTQ+ community to produce this song as a response to the massacre. The first soloist is Scott Hoying. The second is Mitch Grassi. The third is Brian Justin Crum. The fourth is Mario Jose. And the fifth is Mary Lambert. Ben Bram, sometimes known as "the sixth member of Pentatonix," played the piano for them. This song speaks to me of defying the odds, and hope for the future, and empowerment. I have it on my permanent playlist.
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Beautiful! The third singer is Brian Justin Crum. He participated on America’s Got Talent in 2016. He did an amazing rendition of Radiohead’s Creep.
I think this song was recorded by them for the lgbtq+ community. When you put it into their prospective it becomes so much more then "just" an amazing song sang by amazing people💗
It was in response to the Pulse massacre. Where we lost so many loved ones and allies. Pulse was a gay club. A place in gay history where we could have a safe haven. The straight world thinks the only purpose of a gay club was debauchery and sin. It was a place where you didn't have to watch your back all the time. That one misplaced word or misinterpreted gesture could condemn us. We could lose our jobs, homes, families, friends, freedom and even our lives. Trying to find a companion to share your life was a minefield.
We lived in constant fear and hypervigilance. If we played our cards right and didn't slip up we could pass. Something other marginalized people did not have the luxury of. The hate was not only condoned but encouraged. Physical violence was the common solution. Usually in greater numbers and with weapons like baseball bats. Brave men.
We suffered constant raids and attacks from police and vigilante "concerned citizens". Then the AIDS crisis happened and homophobia flared up exponentially. We were denied housing, hospitalization, treatment, ambulance service. etc., etc., etc. ad infinitum. That's when I came out. We got organized and realized that we had to do this on our own. And we did. We took care of each other and lost so many to that terrible virus. During all this we had our clubs and bars. Sneered at and made the butt of many a homophobic joke. I was beaten, spit on, life threatened and for a time was being followed. Simply for coming out. For saying three words. I. Am. Gay. I used to drive down to Albuquerque to frequent the clubs there. The only thing we had for the LGBTQ+ community in my area was hate. When I walked through those doors the weight of the world dropped from my shoulders and I could relax. I was with my own kind. The Pulse massacre was a blow to my heart. Not only were we murdered in record numbers but in our safe places. In our havens. Superfruit chose this song to help heal and give us strength. They invited and collaborated with fellow singers who were members of the LGBTQ+ community. And from that we get this masterpiece. I cry every time I watch it.
In order of appearance:
SCOTT HOYING (Pentatonix, Superfruit)
MITCH GRASSI (Pentatonix, Superfruit)
BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM (Appeared on America's Got Talent 2016, 4th place; you should react to his performance of Radiohead's "Creep" from that show)
MARIO JOSE (React to his videos of "Lost On You" with Scott Hoying and "You Will Be Found" with Vincint and two other friends)
MARY LAMBERT (Was featured with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their song "Same Love"; React to the Grammy Awards presentation of that as well as her own song "Secrets")
they recorded this after the tragedy in the LGBTQ+ club in Orlando Florida. because they are all LGBTQ+ too. and they took a stand
As beautiful as this one is, and it is, it is always weird to me that people use it as an introduction to Superfruit since it's such an anomaly.
Superfruit was a side-project of Mitch and Scott from Pentatonix (they put it on hiatus in 2019). It started as a comedy vlog they did when they were roommates. Eventually they added some music... first skits like the Frozen medley with Kirstin and Defying Gravity from the Wicked musical. Then they did medleys kind of like Pentatonix, but different. Their album medleys (as opposed to Evolutions) particularly stand out. More a showcase of their voices than recreating complete songs. They did Beyoncé's self-titled album, Rihanna's Anti and Taylor Swift's 1989. And eventually they released an album as a duo with 16 original songs co-written by them. Way different than Pentatonix but just as amazing. Really innovative stuff. 15 of them have music videos.
This particular song was one they put together with friends in the industry in response to the Pulse nightclub shooting. Everyone on this track is a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
They have a couple other songs with other artists, but none of the other "duets" were studio-produced or carried so much meaning.
That's correct. Superfruit is Scott and Mitch's (from PTX) project where they have a lot of fun... I.e check where they include Kirsten (PTX) for a Frozen cover...
They released this right after the Pulse tragedy happened in Orlando.I LOVE your reactions!!
Brian Justin Crum's version of Creep - the version on AGT is on my "everyone must see at least once" list.
Check out more Superfruit. It is Scott and Mitch from Pentatonix. You can’t go wrong with anything of theirs.
I was delighted to see you react to this awesome cover, as a Pentaholic i would love some more reactions to PTX and Superfruit .They are on a different level of perfection
So lovely. Hold on to all the beauty you can.
SuperFruit was a separate channel of Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi, both members of Pentatonix. Their last post was on February 14th, 2019, and I don't expect them to restart SuperFruit. However, they put out two albums (I believe) and posted a lot of stuff, most of which is inceredibly funny.
This cover, however, was dead serious. Scott and Mitch are both gay, and were deeply affected by the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in 2016, so they got together with three friends who are also members of the LGBTQ+ community to produce this song as a response to the massacre.
The first soloist is Scott Hoying. The second is Mitch Grassi. The third is Brian Justin Crum. The fourth is Mario Jose. And the fifth is Mary Lambert.
Ben Bram, sometimes known as "the sixth member of Pentatonix," played the piano for them.
This song speaks to me of defying the odds, and hope for the future, and empowerment. I have it on my permanent playlist.