# Anyone have some good "first reaction" videos? (first reaction to hearing a piece of music .) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355 "2020-12-06T02:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/61 "2021-02-07T01:40:23Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Yeah, I like Jamel/Jamal, he seems pretty genuine in his love of music in general and just about every song he listens to. I stumbled across him critiquing Zeppelin’s _Achilles Last Stand_; he was grooving big time. I almost spit my drink across the room when he complemented John Bonham’s drumming: **He beats those drums like they owe him money**. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/62 "2021-02-07T09:15:31Z")
I like Jamel\_AKA\_Jamal. He’s a pretty positive person in general. Andy & Alex talk about the songs in more detail than most, though I am a bit incredulous that college-aged people who play one or more instruments aren’t VERY familiar with some of the songs already. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RZRNqxxpEVU/maxresdefault.jpg "Born On The Bayou - Creedence Clearwater Revival | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZRNqxxpEVU) It seems SNL has discovered reaction videos. From this week’s episode: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Sf-sMJ2PwyY/maxresdefault.jpg "Weekend Update: TwinsTheNewTrend on Songs They’ve Never Heard Before - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf-sMJ2PwyY) ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/63 "2021-02-07T14:54:28Z")
All reactions to Band Maid are similar, they can not believe these young ladies can ROCK. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8nwVQ98Ugs) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/64 "2021-02-07T15:09:43Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > It seems SNL has discovered reaction videos. From this week’s episode: I haven’t checked out any more reaction videos yet, I do want to give them a fair shot, but my first exposure to them, just popping up by chance on YouTube, they seemed a lot like the SNL skit. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/65 "2021-02-07T15:56:35Z")
I must have seen more than a hundred reaction vids by more than a half-dozen people/teams (because I apparently HAVE that kind of time) and yeah, they mostly seem like the SNL skit. You’d think just ONE person would not like ONE song, ONE time, but no. Hell, a lot of songs _I_ like, I was kinda iffy on the first time I heard them, but they LOVE these songs the ‘first’ time they hear them, every time. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/66 "2021-02-07T16:08:15Z")
Wow, that guy so completely checks every, “reaction video host” box, I legit thought he was parodying the genre. I had to look at his channel awhile to figure out if it was all some elaborate gag video. Woman have been ‘rocking’ for 50 years, at least. Anyone who hasn’t noticed hasn’t been paying attention. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/67 "2021-06-12T04:05:37Z")
Metallica cover of Loverman. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bWsay56Qkpc/maxresdefault.jpg "METALLICA First Reaction to LOVERMAN (by Nick Cave) Garage Inc. (SEXYYYY Song)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWsay56Qkpc) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/68 "2021-06-12T13:06:58Z")
This extremely stoned gent’s reaction to Sympathy for the devil is hysterically funny. He got quite confused trying to guess the singer’s name. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sNRJV02rpyg/maxresdefault.jpg "CONFUSED MYSELF!! | The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (Official Lyric Video)(REACTION!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNRJV02rpyg) ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/69 "2021-06-12T20:08:04Z")
Oh dear, that was so very funny. Thank you for that link. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/70 "2021-06-13T01:26:31Z")
@rocking_chair Assuming you were referring to my Sympathy link, yeah that guy cracks me up every time I watch him try so very very earnestly to answer the question “Won’t you guess my name?” ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/71 "2021-06-13T04:49:28Z")
Yeah, Leo’s a very…unique individual. I love the way he yips every time he flops on the couch. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/72 "2021-06-13T06:30:34Z")
Seems to have little sympathy and politesse for the devil, though. If he met the gentleman in question, his soul would be laid to waste with a quickness, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/73 "2021-06-13T18:04:13Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Assuming you were referring to my Sympathy link, yeah that guy cracks me up every time I watch him try so very very earnestly to answer the question “Won’t you guess my name?” “Oh! It was right there in the title!” ROFL ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/74 "2021-06-13T18:51:30Z")
“He did a lot, whoever this man is. This is deep!” ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/75 "2021-06-13T20:48:20Z")
Indeed, I am referring to the sympathy link. When he thought it might be Jesus… scared the cats laughing. Woo,woo. Is that the devil call?! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/76 "2021-06-13T21:03:43Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Woo,woo. Is that the devil call?! “Is he on his way??” this guy was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/77 "2021-06-13T22:19:09Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > I must have seen more than a hundred reaction vids by more than a half-dozen people/teams (because I apparently HAVE that kind of time) and yeah, they mostly seem like the SNL skit. You’d think just ONE person would not like ONE song, ONE time, but no. Hell, a lot of songs _I_ like, I was kinda iffy on the first time I heard them, but they LOVE these songs the ‘first’ time they hear them, every time. [Know the post here is 5 months old] File Drawer effect; you don’t see the reactions where they dislike the song. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/78 "2021-06-13T23:08:03Z")
I’m afraid this isn’t particularly kind, but it’s hilarious: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fkfIMoCemsE/hqdefault.jpg "ADULTS REACT TO FERGIE'S NATIONAL ANTHEM (Memes and Performance!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkfIMoCemsE) ---
**Author:** ![txtumbleweed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/79 "2021-06-14T02:20:15Z")
If you haven’t discovered him yet, Fil of Wings of Pegasus gives a professional level analysis in his reaction videos and covers a lot of the overlooked players from the country music scene. He’s great at pointing out little things in the video that you might miss, kind of like the better broadcast analysts for something like an NFL game. Here Fil takes the time to point out how the band has been looping until they get the verbal cue to smoothly go on after Roy and Johnny have their banter. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Smm1rCkqyqk/hqdefault.jpg "British guitarist reacts to two country LEGENDS! Johnny Cash and Roy Clark!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smm1rCkqyqk) When it comes to Queen, I have a hard time believing that even a child born in the deepest reaches of Africa is not born knowing all the words to Bohemian Rhapsody. However, The Mathews Fam double-take upon realizing that yes, Vanilla Ice did lift that rift from Queen is priceless. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NrXsQK8xfTg/maxresdefault.jpg "Queen Under pressure Live at Wembley (Review!!!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrXsQK8xfTg) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355/80 "2021-06-14T04:28:41Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > He got quite confused trying to guess the singer’s name. “The devil! The damn DEVIL!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-some-good-first-reaction-videos-first-reaction-to-hearing-a-piece-of-music/927355.md?page=5)