The "Immigrants, we get the job done" line was so popular with audiences, LMM had to add extra bars to the pause afterward to allow for audience reaction, because the next lines kept getting drowned out!
The genius of Mulligan being a spy is that he doesn’t even have to sneak around to find information. He was a tailor. When the number of British soldiers getting their coats repaired increased, he would know that they were preparing to move out, and as the humble tailor doing their clothes, he was completely beneath their notice.
"See you on the other side." "'Til we meet again!" That is such a heartbreaking exchange, because they never saw each other again after Lafayette returned to France.
Also I'm so sad Mortius didn't point out that CASPER PREDICTED HISTORY HAS IT'S EYES ON YOU!! Back in Stay Alive Washington said "History will prove him wrong" about Charles Lee, and Casper said "Washington seems very aware of how history will perceive him". He is aware. Washington knows history has it's eyes on him. And now Hamilton knows it too. I'm sure that will have no repercussions :)
one note about "the world turned upside down" -- they mention its the song the people are singing in the streets, its because it is a real ballad from the time that people would sing in christmas, but they also sang it after the battle of yorktown.
Putting it here as well in case it was missed in the live chat: Hamilton did have his men attack without bullets. Instead they used bayonets on their muskets and rifles because the attack was at night and Hamilton didn't want "one stray gunshot to give us away" and, of course, Mortius was correct about how easy it would be for a gun to go off while climbing over it. However, the Americans had the advantage of surprise on their sides and the British soldiers were mostly sleeping. The bayonets were their real weapon of choice for that, as they could go throughout the town and kill the British soldiers without drawing attention.
Lin Manuel Miranda performed “Alexander Hamilton” the opening song in a slightly different version at the Obama White House “An Evening of Poetry, Music & Spoken Word” May 12, 2009 where Lin states he working on a hip hop concept album about the life of someone he thinks embodies hip hop Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. The audience laughs, but he explains. And the performs, and delights the crowd.
“I’m running with the Sons of Liberty” The Sons of Liberty were such chaotic little rabble rousers. The Boston branch were responsible for the Boston Tea Party. Eventually Hamilton went up again them when the SoL tried to wipe out the loyalists which was a violation of the Treaty of Paris (treaty that was signed at the end of the way, the Americans agreed not to persecute or unduly harass the remaining British loyalists that still lived in the colonies).
About the "take your bullets out your guns" line- I feel like it's important for Casper to also have the context of the shot heard round the world, aka the first (supposed) gunshot that started the Revolutionary War. Long story short there's a poem that says the first shot was shot on The Old North Bridge, a bridge between the settlements of Lexington and Concord. The American Revolutionaries and the British Redcoats stared each other down on the bridge, neither willing to fire the first shot that would lead to all out war- until a single gunshot rang out. That single gunshot lead to the first battle of the war. No one knows who fired the shot and whether it was intentional or a misfire, or even if things did happen that way or if the poem exaggerated things. But it's sort of the accepted version of events in American history, and adds context for why Hamilton would be wary about potential misfires.
Okay but Casper, if you like Lafayette you should try researching the real dude. The man was absolutely insane in the best way and just chaos incarnate
Fun fact for Casper: Lafayette had 30 pet dogs, 7 of them having been given to him by Gorge Washington himself Also please listen to the Beetlejuice broadway soundtrack
"History has its eyes on you" is praise, but also a warning. This war isnt going to be won by a man who only dreams of glory, but a man who understands the responsibility and the weight of his actions. The path of their story depends on this moment and many moments after. Handle it with care!
THE MORTIUS'S REACTION TO THE MULLIGAN REVEAL WAS THE BIGGEST MOOD I AM WHEEZING! I watched that whole bit four times over lmao, I was RIGHT THERE WITH Mortius being mad on my man Mulligan's behalf and been waiting for Yorktown this whole time waiting for just that reveal, amazing delivery on the vindication Mortius, 100/10 😂😂😂
12:01 Remember what Aaron Burr says at the end of the first song? When I studied American History in middle school, that was the ONLY thing I learned about Hamilton and Burr. And I grew up in the town where the first shot of the revolution was fired. Even in America, no one told their stories until this musical.
This might be cheating but my favourite song in the show is both of these songs. In my head they're one song because they transition so well into eachother. Yorktown is great on its own, but when following HHIEOY the emotion is just elevated even more.
Yorktown is my favorite song,but having the build up of history has its eyes on you makes it hit so much deeper Acting as a speech a general would give his soldiers before a fight
Oh good i can finally talk about my favorite hamilton thing!! If y'all remember the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL, the Tony's were right afterward. Hamilton was nominated for a record number of awards, and they were also slated to perform Yorktown during the broadcast. They made the decision to do it without guns, due to the tragedy, as well as changing the lyrics to "weapon WITH my hand."
17:20 Lin Manuel is from a Puerto Rican Family - in interviews around Encanto he mentioned his spanish is less good than his english but he does have bilingual first hand experience
Yorktown will NEVER fail to give me goosebumps. And it's NOT the act 1 finale, which is mind-boggling. It IS one of the most HYPE songs of the musical, a real emotional high that punches you in the face and you THANK it for it. c: But Act 2... well. Gird yourself against what's to come, because I guarantee you that even if you KNOW what's coming, it'll never hit the same as experiencing it.
Yep. This. To add a bit, there was a second workshop production in 2014, then in February 2015 it premiered Off-Broadway, and by August 2015 it premiered at the Richard Rogers Theatre on Broadway, where it continues to run and where Lin's Broadway debut In The Heights was run.
George's life before the Revolution is a whole other subject filled with a lot of incredible events, like him surviving a number of diseases that just one alone was known to kill a man or how he had *two* horses shot out from under him in battle and he kept going. The massacre that Washington is speaking about was just one of the many foul ups that often got forgotten after the Revolutionary War. We revere him in America as the Father of America, but as a commander he had a *lot* of mistakes on his record. That massacre at Fort Necessity was both Washington's first command, and a battle that directly led to the Seven Years War, which was the first major global conflict in history. So when he says he "Made every mistake" he was very aware of it. Its likely for this reason that later in life, and during the Revolution, Washington became more prone to listening to the advice of others.
How much Hamilton sees "history has it's eyes on you" as a compliment but Washington meaning it more as a warning that things will never be the same for him after this event is so telling on both of their characters.
When chernow wrote his biography of Hamilton, one quote he put in about the Battle of Yorktown, was a soldier remarking how perfect the code word of Rochambeau was, because if you said it fast it just sounded like you were saying Rush'em boys
Didn’t know the direct translation for "til we meet again" but I will bet a year's salary that LMM does and wrote it intentionally. It so fits his lyricism. 😊
Hamilton was a foot note in us history for us in US education they MIIIIIIIIIIIGHT say "he was one of the founding fathers he helped in the revolution mostly through writing for Washington." AND THATSSS A STRETCH
I definitely only knew Hamilton because A- he's basically the founder of our Federal Bank / currency, and most importantly B- he's on our $10 bill. That's it. I didn't know how important he was to the founding of our nation until this musical. I just thought he was the young nation's best banker. Haha
@@NoThankUBeQuiet Even though Hamilton wrote most of the Federalist Papers, they are generally taught as a group so most students only remember Madison's involvement because he goes on to be president.
Watching these reactions sometimes feel like I'm watching these for the first time. Which is great because feeling the hype of Mulligan's reveal is UNMATCHED!! So thank you guys for that!!
Another reason the ‘take the bullets out your gun’ strategy is risky is that loading a gun at that time was not a quick affair like it is today. So if you found yourself in a situation where the bayonet wasn’t cutting it, you likely wouldn’t have time to load and shoot your gun.
It’s sadly true that most Americans learn very little about Hamilton’s involvement in the revolution and beyond but I was fortunate: I had a teacher in 5th grade who loved Hamilton and taught the students he had a good chunk of the history shown in this musical. I especially remember the passion he had talking about Hamilton ordering his men to remove the bullets from their weapons so there would be no accidental shots which would alert the British. That was over four decades ago I had that teacher and yet I remembered most of what he taught us my entire life. I’m sure he was so overjoyed to find out about “Hamilton” when it came out and told everyone his story.
The Battle of Yorktown is one of my favorite songs plus historical moment! In history, Hamilton and Laurens led their individual battalions during the Siege of Yorktown where they captured Redoubt 10 during a night sneak attack. This capture is what would eventually lead to the Americans winning the Battle of Yorktown and the British's eventual surrender! (Laurens also helped draft the terms of surrender.) In the song it is established that Laurens is already in South Carolina, but this occurred after the events of Yorktown. Another side note, I remember in school learning about Hamilton very briefly, but once the musical hit the mainstream, he was front and center in a lot of lessons! Over the years I've learned a lot more about Hamilton through school and personal studying as he's become one of my favorite historical figures (in an academic sense.) It's very interesting to me how media can bring 'forgotten' historical figures into the narrative and get us all talking. Edit: Another side note: Aaron Burr was not present during the events of Yorktown. He was apart of the Battles of New York, Quebec, and Monmouth, but due to health issues had to resign in 1779. From there he began to study law!
I would give almost anything for Casper and Mortius to do a version of History Has It’s Eyes On You, but based on Epic. A version with new lyrics directed at Odysseus. Maybe with Athena as Washington? Or a version with a much older Odysseus singing to Telemachus, talking about his failures as a captain, or something. This song is one of my favorites. It’s just so powerful.
I have yet to see an analysis that clocks “the drinking song they’re singing”. It’s an allusion to the story that Francis Scott Key told of the battle of Yorktown and how he heard the British drinking song that became the tune to the national anthem
Yorktown is one of the only things that makes me feel patriotic nowadays, I can almost feel the sort of atmosphere of a country just born. the uncertainty and hope and awe
If you want to know what Washington is talking about leading his mean into a massacre, it’s the massacre at Fort Necessity. It got a Simpson’s reference when 6:18 Bart remembered it after cramming and was allowed to graduate to the next grade.
Lin revealed the "whoa whoa whoa"s were based on the tones of the old AOL internet dial-up sound. Literally "shouting it from the rooftops" the first time we hear them, and the implications of them being sung behind "History has its eyes on me/you" is mind-boggling. Brilliant lyrics with layers and layers of meanings.
for the swearing(in this recording at least), it wasn’t a broadway thing, it was a disney thing because they rated it PG-13 edit: i think i misunderstood what mortius was saying😭 i meant that the show has like 3 or something F bombs but because of disney and the PG-13 rating they only get to have one unbleeped F bomb
I almost always have this thought process toward the end of this song, this feels like the end of Act 1 but its not because a story about America would end there. But this is Hamilton's story (and in this day and age, Non Stop hits differently when you know what he was proposing and how its being twisted now)
Anyone who stayed in New York during the British occupation were kind of considered Loyalists after the war and they could have a pretty hard time. Hercules Mulligan was one of them, so I believe (but my memory is fussy on the details, so read with a pinch of salt) Hamilton talked Washington into dipping into Mulligan's home or place of work when Washington was in New York after the war, to personally hand him payment for his services as a spy in the war. This public spectacle kind of shut up the people who were critiquing Mulligan.
"The world turned upside down" is the title of an actual British military tune, there are no words to it and the melody is different, but that line is a reference to the retreating army playing a song as they leave.
NO SPOILERS AHEAD JUST GENERAL MUSICAL STUFF I adore all of these Hamilton reaction and im so happy for more buuuuttt on the subject of more musicals once we get like through like the big 6 or so musicals i would LOVE to torture both and make Casper and Mortius watch an awful musical like Cats 2019 or worse (I love memory its on playlist but you get the point😂😂😂)
OH. MY. GOD. I legit stood up when you mentioned that you live in the Czech republic. I have been watching you guys for a WHILE now and i never caught that info. As a newbie musical nerd AND a fellow Czech citizen, i will say, that the world is small and there is no shortage of coincidences. ☀LOVE your content guys.
History is one of my favorite songs, wish it wasn't so underrated! And watching the actual play after usually listening to the soundtrack, it feels so much more emotional.
Back in the day, armies had musicians to help with marching and manoeuvres. Fife, drums, and bugle. So whenever the show is getting martial, you get the marching drums. It gives that driving forward, destiny feeling
Both the British and rebel armies had and used spies. Also, in terms of history, when the battle of Yorktown is going on, the French revolution is on the horizon. Let's just say the French Revolution makes the American Revolution look tame in comparison. There were probably instances in the American Revolution where things got out of hand and violent, but the majority of the violence was on the battlefield. Whereas the French Revolution, the majority of the violence, was on the streets, and people were getting their heads cut off left, right, and center. No one was safe.
Fun fact not hamilon releated at all your names together make MC main characters and Maycen and Mortius names become M&M candy i just thinks that neat 👍
I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned this perspective, but to me the drinking song mentioned in "Yorktown" has always suggested The Star-Spangled Banner. Yes, Francis Scott Key's lyrics weren't written until 30 years later, but I remember hearing that the tune we now use came from an old English drinking song. So to me that line has always foreshadowed what's to come by having retreating English soldiers singing what would become our national anthem.
Wow I didn't realize that I saw it so soon after it's debut. My school took us September of 2015. They made us write an essay on Alexander hamilton so we had the history going into it but we had no idea how good it would be until it started
if u want another musical to react to after this or epic i HIGHLY recommend death note the musical. there isnt any good recordings of the whole musical and most animatics dont do the whole songs so i recommend just listening to the songs without visuals but the musical is so good and the artists in the concept album do such a great job
22:14 I am also so dissapointed by the f-word censor! My friends and I always had the joke, that Mulligan was the only one who was allowed to swear uncensored in the musical. And they took it away :,) The line just hits so much better without the censor!
When I was in school, the social studies textbook we got had a single 7 sentence paragraph about Hamilton, and that was it. So yea...Glad we got a musical about him :D
So, Mortius, one of the reasons we were not taught much about Alexander Hamilton in school is because the Reynolds affair caused such a scandal and basically drove him out of politics. And even though he endorsed Jefferson in the election, they NEVER got along. So when Hamilton died early at 47, Jefferson lived another 22 years and did a lot to basically write Hamilton out of history. Alexander's infamously short temper caused him to make a lot of enemies and burn a lot of bridges, so there were not many left to take up for him and push back on Jefferson's narrative. Jefferson lived to tell the story, and though Eliza outlived him, finding a biographer who could make their way through the sheer tonnage of Hamilton's papers ("You really do write like you're running out of time") was always an issue. No one finished within her lifetime.
Honestly, it sucks that they censored the F-bombs, but when I first heard it was going to be on Disney+, I was worried they'd end up cutting "Say No To This" because that song is musical porn. Melodic orgasming.
Before Lin, I thought Alexander Hamilton was a president, and that's why he was on the $10 bill. I mean, I was also an idiot and thought the same thing about Benjamin Franklin for a lot longer than I'd like to admit.
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The "Immigrants, we get the job done" line was so popular with audiences, LMM had to add extra bars to the pause afterward to allow for audience reaction, because the next lines kept getting drowned out!
The genius of Mulligan being a spy is that he doesn’t even have to sneak around to find information. He was a tailor. When the number of British soldiers getting their coats repaired increased, he would know that they were preparing to move out, and as the humble tailor doing their clothes, he was completely beneath their notice.
I suppose he could also have added some flaws to their uniforms to make them less useful, too. 😆
@@disableddragonborn "oops i accidentally left a loose thread that will cause the pants of every british solider to come apart" 😅
@@gothic_ace2037 Sabotage their uniforms, and they're a lot less productive. 😂
Casper: Apologies Hercules Mulligan i was not familiar with your game
"See you on the other side." "'Til we meet again!" That is such a heartbreaking exchange, because they never saw each other again after Lafayette returned to France.
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Is that a refrence to "Who lives who dies who tells your story?"
@@Isabellaeisen87yep
Also I'm so sad Mortius didn't point out that CASPER PREDICTED HISTORY HAS IT'S EYES ON YOU!! Back in Stay Alive Washington said "History will prove him wrong" about Charles Lee, and Casper said "Washington seems very aware of how history will perceive him". He is aware. Washington knows history has it's eyes on him. And now Hamilton knows it too.
I'm sure that will have no repercussions :)
My favorite part of Yorktown is the delivery of "Freedom for America! Freedom for France!" It just gives me goosebumps every time
one note about "the world turned upside down" -- they mention its the song the people are singing in the streets, its because it is a real ballad from the time that people would sing in christmas, but they also sang it after the battle of yorktown.
That’s so cool actually! This is why I love watching these because you get loads of information.❤
Don't worry, Casper, we all deserve a mulligan now and again.
The dude is the namesake of "I fucked up, can i get a redo?"
Putting it here as well in case it was missed in the live chat:
Hamilton did have his men attack without bullets. Instead they used bayonets on their muskets and rifles because the attack was at night and Hamilton didn't want "one stray gunshot to give us away" and, of course, Mortius was correct about how easy it would be for a gun to go off while climbing over it. However, the Americans had the advantage of surprise on their sides and the British soldiers were mostly sleeping. The bayonets were their real weapon of choice for that, as they could go throughout the town and kill the British soldiers without drawing attention.
so it's like how odysseus led the men to war but without the horse haha (sorry, the reference was there and I can't stop it 😭)
@@marii.trd_ pretty much lol
Lin Manuel Miranda performed “Alexander Hamilton” the opening song in a slightly different version at the Obama White House “An Evening of Poetry, Music & Spoken Word” May 12, 2009 where Lin states he working on a hip hop concept album about the life of someone he thinks embodies hip hop Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. The audience laughs, but he explains. And the performs, and delights the crowd.
I believe I heard Obama himself put it later that ‘he came out and said that and everyone laughed but no one was laughing by the end of the song’
“I’m running with the Sons of Liberty” The Sons of Liberty were such chaotic little rabble rousers. The Boston branch were responsible for the Boston Tea Party. Eventually Hamilton went up again them when the SoL tried to wipe out the loyalists which was a violation of the Treaty of Paris (treaty that was signed at the end of the way, the Americans agreed not to persecute or unduly harass the remaining British loyalists that still lived in the colonies).
About the "take your bullets out your guns" line- I feel like it's important for Casper to also have the context of the shot heard round the world, aka the first (supposed) gunshot that started the Revolutionary War. Long story short there's a poem that says the first shot was shot on The Old North Bridge, a bridge between the settlements of Lexington and Concord. The American Revolutionaries and the British Redcoats stared each other down on the bridge, neither willing to fire the first shot that would lead to all out war- until a single gunshot rang out. That single gunshot lead to the first battle of the war. No one knows who fired the shot and whether it was intentional or a misfire, or even if things did happen that way or if the poem exaggerated things. But it's sort of the accepted version of events in American history, and adds context for why Hamilton would be wary about potential misfires.
Okay but Casper, if you like Lafayette you should try researching the real dude. The man was absolutely insane in the best way and just chaos incarnate
Fun fact for Casper: Lafayette had 30 pet dogs, 7 of them having been given to him by Gorge Washington himself
Also please listen to the Beetlejuice broadway soundtrack
He also gifted an alligator to a us President. This man was chaos incarnate
@@sarahhandberg5185 That is true!
@@monacatowa4924 I mean, WHO DOES THAT
@@sarahhandberg5185 Idfk man
@@sarahhandberg5185 no, John Adams gifted HIM an alligator. He had to give it back because he had no idea what to do with it 😭
"History has its eyes on you" is praise, but also a warning. This war isnt going to be won by a man who only dreams of glory, but a man who understands the responsibility and the weight of his actions. The path of their story depends on this moment and many moments after. Handle it with care!
THE MORTIUS'S REACTION TO THE MULLIGAN REVEAL WAS THE BIGGEST MOOD I AM WHEEZING! I watched that whole bit four times over lmao, I was RIGHT THERE WITH Mortius being mad on my man Mulligan's behalf and been waiting for Yorktown this whole time waiting for just that reveal, amazing delivery on the vindication Mortius, 100/10 😂😂😂
20:19 Dude i was dying mortius xD pulling out the dipsh-t full voice xD
12:01 Remember what Aaron Burr says at the end of the first song? When I studied American History in middle school, that was the ONLY thing I learned about Hamilton and Burr. And I grew up in the town where the first shot of the revolution was fired. Even in America, no one told their stories until this musical.
This might be cheating but my favourite song in the show is both of these songs. In my head they're one song because they transition so well into eachother. Yorktown is great on its own, but when following HHIEOY the emotion is just elevated even more.
Yorktown is my favorite song,but having the build up of history has its eyes on you makes it hit so much deeper
Acting as a speech a general would give his soldiers before a fight
Can we talk about how even on HIS OWN channel Caspar keeps himself small and in the corner and Mortius big and taking up most of the screen?
Yeah, revolt against the oppressors!!!
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@@CFEntertains I had a feeling that it'd be something like that but still I couldn't help but notice it
Oh good i can finally talk about my favorite hamilton thing!!
If y'all remember the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL, the Tony's were right afterward. Hamilton was nominated for a record number of awards, and they were also slated to perform Yorktown during the broadcast. They made the decision to do it without guns, due to the tragedy, as well as changing the lyrics to "weapon WITH my hand."
17:20 Lin Manuel is from a Puerto Rican Family - in interviews around Encanto he mentioned his spanish is less good than his english but he does have bilingual first hand experience
Yorktown will NEVER fail to give me goosebumps. And it's NOT the act 1 finale, which is mind-boggling. It IS one of the most HYPE songs of the musical, a real emotional high that punches you in the face and you THANK it for it.
c: But Act 2... well. Gird yourself against what's to come, because I guarantee you that even if you KNOW what's coming, it'll never hit the same as experiencing it.
I think its also interesting to remember the story is being narrated and "told" to us by Burr, the man who shoots Hamilton
Hamilton's composition started in 2008, the first song had it's debut in 2009. The first workshop was in 2013.
Yep. This. To add a bit, there was a second workshop production in 2014, then in February 2015 it premiered Off-Broadway, and by August 2015 it premiered at the Richard Rogers Theatre on Broadway, where it continues to run and where Lin's Broadway debut In The Heights was run.
George's life before the Revolution is a whole other subject filled with a lot of incredible events, like him surviving a number of diseases that just one alone was known to kill a man or how he had *two* horses shot out from under him in battle and he kept going.
The massacre that Washington is speaking about was just one of the many foul ups that often got forgotten after the Revolutionary War. We revere him in America as the Father of America, but as a commander he had a *lot* of mistakes on his record. That massacre at Fort Necessity was both Washington's first command, and a battle that directly led to the Seven Years War, which was the first major global conflict in history. So when he says he "Made every mistake" he was very aware of it.
Its likely for this reason that later in life, and during the Revolution, Washington became more prone to listening to the advice of others.
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How much Hamilton sees "history has it's eyes on you" as a compliment but Washington meaning it more as a warning that things will never be the same for him after this event is so telling on both of their characters.
When chernow wrote his biography of Hamilton, one quote he put in about the Battle of Yorktown, was a soldier remarking how perfect the code word of Rochambeau was, because if you said it fast it just sounded like you were saying Rush'em boys
Fun Fact: There are 36-American cities named after Lafayette and more Streets/Avenues/Blvds than I can name.
Lmao, not "KEEP MY WIFE'S NAME OUT YA MOUTH!" 🤣🤣🤣
Didn’t know the direct translation for "til we meet again" but I will bet a year's salary that LMM does and wrote it intentionally. It so fits his lyricism. 😊
Hamilton was a foot note in us history for us in US education they MIIIIIIIIIIIGHT say "he was one of the founding fathers he helped in the revolution mostly through writing for Washington." AND THATSSS A STRETCH
Disney allowed *one* of the F-words (of three rather than two, I think) - and by cutting Mulligan's one, the picked the wrong one.
Yeah there was this one, Washington on your side and say no to this, but he doesn’t actually say the full word in say no to this
Yeah, Say No doesn't count. I'm thinking of Mulligan, Southern Democratic Republicans, and Sit Down John.
@@awmperry Yeah, and the one they kept is the one where they don't even say the full word. It 100% should have been this one.
Two actual f-bombs, plus a "who the eff is this?" and a "fuuuuuuuh"
@@awmperry sit down john is censored on the album and i assume on the live play too
I definitely only knew Hamilton because A- he's basically the founder of our Federal Bank / currency, and most importantly B- he's on our $10 bill. That's it. I didn't know how important he was to the founding of our nation until this musical. I just thought he was the young nation's best banker. Haha
You didn't learn about the federalist papers?
@@NoThankUBeQuiet Even though Hamilton wrote most of the Federalist Papers, they are generally taught as a group so most students only remember Madison's involvement because he goes on to be president.
Watching these reactions sometimes feel like I'm watching these for the first time. Which is great because feeling the hype of Mulligan's reveal is UNMATCHED!! So thank you guys for that!!
If i had the first f-drop in a musical i would absolutely use my whole chest lmao make it count! 🎉
Another reason the ‘take the bullets out your gun’ strategy is risky is that loading a gun at that time was not a quick affair like it is today. So if you found yourself in a situation where the bayonet wasn’t cutting it, you likely wouldn’t have time to load and shoot your gun.
The it wasn’t Disney that wanted the censorship, Lin wanted it to reduce the rating from R to PG13
Not sure you noticed that the bullet shakes hands with someone in this song and it is a clue
It’s sadly true that most Americans learn very little about Hamilton’s involvement in the revolution and beyond but I was fortunate: I had a teacher in 5th grade who loved Hamilton and taught the students he had a good chunk of the history shown in this musical. I especially remember the passion he had talking about Hamilton ordering his men to remove the bullets from their weapons so there would be no accidental shots which would alert the British. That was over four decades ago I had that teacher and yet I remembered most of what he taught us my entire life. I’m sure he was so overjoyed to find out about “Hamilton” when it came out and told everyone his story.
The Battle of Yorktown is one of my favorite songs plus historical moment! In history, Hamilton and Laurens led their individual battalions during the Siege of Yorktown where they captured Redoubt 10 during a night sneak attack. This capture is what would eventually lead to the Americans winning the Battle of Yorktown and the British's eventual surrender! (Laurens also helped draft the terms of surrender.)
In the song it is established that Laurens is already in South Carolina, but this occurred after the events of Yorktown.
Another side note, I remember in school learning about Hamilton very briefly, but once the musical hit the mainstream, he was front and center in a lot of lessons! Over the years I've learned a lot more about Hamilton through school and personal studying as he's become one of my favorite historical figures (in an academic sense.) It's very interesting to me how media can bring 'forgotten' historical figures into the narrative and get us all talking.
Edit: Another side note: Aaron Burr was not present during the events of Yorktown. He was apart of the Battles of New York, Quebec, and Monmouth, but due to health issues had to resign in 1779. From there he began to study law!
I would give almost anything for Casper and Mortius to do a version of History Has It’s Eyes On You, but based on Epic. A version with new lyrics directed at Odysseus. Maybe with Athena as Washington? Or a version with a much older Odysseus singing to Telemachus, talking about his failures as a captain, or something. This song is one of my favorites. It’s just so powerful.
Alexander was given command of a battalion. A group of men to lead. He still answered to General Washington, but he had subordinates.
17:48 this scene always reminds me of the horse and the indent when Odysseus is talking about his wife and son mid battle
2012 I believe was when Lin showed it for the first time at the whitehouse
I have yet to see an analysis that clocks “the drinking song they’re singing”. It’s an allusion to the story that Francis Scott Key told of the battle of Yorktown and how he heard the British drinking song that became the tune to the national anthem
The euphoria of "WE WON" makes me tear up every time
YIPPEEEEEEEE, History Has Its Eyes On You LET'S GOOOO
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Yorktown is one of the only things that makes me feel patriotic nowadays, I can almost feel the sort of atmosphere of a country just born. the uncertainty and hope and awe
If you want to know what Washington is talking about leading his mean into a massacre, it’s the massacre at Fort Necessity. It got a Simpson’s reference when 6:18 Bart remembered it after cramming and was allowed to graduate to the next grade.
Lin revealed the "whoa whoa whoa"s were based on the tones of the old AOL internet dial-up sound. Literally "shouting it from the rooftops" the first time we hear them, and the implications of them being sung behind "History has its eyes on me/you" is mind-boggling. Brilliant lyrics with layers and layers of meanings.
for the swearing(in this recording at least), it wasn’t a broadway thing, it was a disney thing because they rated it PG-13
edit: i think i misunderstood what mortius was saying😭 i meant that the show has like 3 or something F bombs but because of disney and the PG-13 rating they only get to have one unbleeped F bomb
I almost always have this thought process toward the end of this song, this feels like the end of Act 1 but its not because a story about America would end there. But this is Hamilton's story (and in this day and age, Non Stop hits differently when you know what he was proposing and how its being twisted now)
Yorktown never fails to motivate me beyond belief. Like, if I was American, by god would I be hearing bald eagle screams in the distance
im so excited for the finaleeeee non-stop is SOOOOOO GOOD
Anyone who stayed in New York during the British occupation were kind of considered Loyalists after the war and they could have a pretty hard time. Hercules Mulligan was one of them, so I believe (but my memory is fussy on the details, so read with a pinch of salt) Hamilton talked Washington into dipping into Mulligan's home or place of work when Washington was in New York after the war, to personally hand him payment for his services as a spy in the war. This public spectacle kind of shut up the people who were critiquing Mulligan.
I was born American but I live in Australia now. It’s usually kind of embarrassing to be American nowadays, but Yorktown gives me chills
"The world turned upside down" is the title of an actual British military tune, there are no words to it and the melody is different, but that line is a reference to the retreating army playing a song as they leave.
Hamilton was filmed over 2 nights of shows and then the cast came in on their Monday off to do the close up shots without an audience.
History has its on eyes you gives me spine chills every time, it’s just so good
🤔 27:12 this pitch may have worked on me to join the patreon just to see the end of Act 1 right now
19:42 Rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts
Edit: (also yes, us history curric, but idk if it was middle school or high(
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I adore all of these Hamilton reaction and im so happy for more buuuuttt on the subject of more musicals once we get like through like the big 6 or so musicals i would LOVE to torture both and make Casper and Mortius watch an awful musical like Cats 2019 or worse (I love memory its on playlist but you get the point😂😂😂)
OH. MY. GOD. I legit stood up when you mentioned that you live in the Czech republic. I have been watching you guys for a WHILE now and i never caught that info. As a newbie musical nerd AND a fellow Czech citizen, i will say, that the world is small and there is no shortage of coincidences. ☀LOVE your content guys.
History is one of my favorite songs, wish it wasn't so underrated! And watching the actual play after usually listening to the soundtrack, it feels so much more emotional.
Back in the day, armies had musicians to help with marching and manoeuvres. Fife, drums, and bugle. So whenever the show is getting martial, you get the marching drums. It gives that driving forward, destiny feeling
Casper, your heart at the end there - so inclusive! My old millennial a** was happy to see that half of the heart was the "old style" :D
Mortius, your acting in the last reaction - Casper's prediction - was very good... 😊
my favorite song. eyes on you so goooood
Was waiting for that Mulligan reveal lol
The Hamilton extra Benjamin Franklin performed by The Decemberists 🔥
History Has its Eyes On You is definitely my favorite of the underrated songs
Both the British and rebel armies had and used spies. Also, in terms of history, when the battle of Yorktown is going on, the French revolution is on the horizon. Let's just say the French Revolution makes the American Revolution look tame in comparison. There were probably instances in the American Revolution where things got out of hand and violent, but the majority of the violence was on the battlefield. Whereas the French Revolution, the majority of the violence, was on the streets, and people were getting their heads cut off left, right, and center. No one was safe.
Fun fact not hamilon releated at all your names together make MC main characters and Maycen and Mortius names become M&M candy i just thinks that neat 👍
Rochambeau was metioned in guns and ships; "...Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts..."
Rochambeau was the French general who led the forces Lafayette had requested from France. 😀
I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned this perspective, but to me the drinking song mentioned in "Yorktown" has always suggested The Star-Spangled Banner. Yes, Francis Scott Key's lyrics weren't written until 30 years later, but I remember hearing that the tune we now use came from an old English drinking song. So to me that line has always foreshadowed what's to come by having retreating English soldiers singing what would become our national anthem.
There are three songs left from the cast album but four scenes left in act I.
20:21 I'm sorry why is no one talking about this? "Mortius why"😂
2012 was when they performed some songs at the White House of I remember correctly, not they shoe was still a work in progress at the time I believe
Wow I didn't realize that I saw it so soon after it's debut. My school took us September of 2015. They made us write an essay on Alexander hamilton so we had the history going into it but we had no idea how good it would be until it started
if u want another musical to react to after this or epic i HIGHLY recommend death note the musical. there isnt any good recordings of the whole musical and most animatics dont do the whole songs so i recommend just listening to the songs without visuals but the musical is so good and the artists in the concept album do such a great job
"He just dabbed so we are not doing this." 😂
"I might be overanalyzing." Almost definitely not. With Lin, there's no overanalyzing. Every detail is significant and means something.
22:14 I am also so dissapointed by the f-word censor!
My friends and I always had the joke, that Mulligan was the only one who was allowed to swear uncensored in the musical. And they took it away :,)
The line just hits so much better without the censor!
Technically, "you have no control who lives, who dies" is incorrect. It's called murder. 🤣
When I was in school, the social studies textbook we got had a single 7 sentence paragraph about Hamilton, and that was it. So yea...Glad we got a musical about him :D
‘Cries in poor’ ill see you boys next week 🎉
9:25 What I'm hearing is that Mortius could only play Polites.
Thx for the reaction
Cannot wait to see act two!
History Has Its Eyes On You is probably my favorite song in Hamilton
So, Mortius, one of the reasons we were not taught much about Alexander Hamilton in school is because the Reynolds affair caused such a scandal and basically drove him out of politics. And even though he endorsed Jefferson in the election, they NEVER got along. So when Hamilton died early at 47, Jefferson lived another 22 years and did a lot to basically write Hamilton out of history. Alexander's infamously short temper caused him to make a lot of enemies and burn a lot of bridges, so there were not many left to take up for him and push back on Jefferson's narrative. Jefferson lived to tell the story, and though Eliza outlived him, finding a biographer who could make their way through the sheer tonnage of Hamilton's papers ("You really do write like you're running out of time") was always an issue. No one finished within her lifetime.
Honestly, it sucks that they censored the F-bombs, but when I first heard it was going to be on Disney+, I was worried they'd end up cutting "Say No To This" because that song is musical porn. Melodic orgasming.
Booooo YT, let Caspar swear!
I really hope you two look at Les Mis too at some point. I need it
Mortius, I think you thought 2012 because that was around the time Lin workshopped it at the White House.
Before Lin, I thought Alexander Hamilton was a president, and that's why he was on the $10 bill. I mean, I was also an idiot and thought the same thing about Benjamin Franklin for a lot longer than I'd like to admit.