Hearing The Classics For The First Time

[pastafreak]

I've just discovered these two lads on YouTube. They post their reactions to rock, soul, country and western, classical opera. It's wonderful to watch how receptive and open minded they are ...I love their reactions. It's a joy to watch them.
TwinsthenewTrend

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCopm4iCRGWS6PkLB8uDe-Wg

[fiction-factory]

Thanks pasta- I've just enjoyed watching a couple of those- The Animals and Prince. May look at some more later.

[pastafreak]

Glad you've liked them ff. Their reaction to Dolly Parton singing Jolene is priceless.

[pastafreak]

Their reaction to House of the Rising Sun...

https://youtu.be/Tiim_2WdJw4

[Mamyalynne]

Marvellous - their reactions to Aerosmith,Carpenters and Pavarotti were great.

Real sponges aren't they, good to experience different genres.

[pastafreak]

It's the joy of being young and open to new...to them...sounds.

[Mamyalynne]

Beats closed hearts and minds into a cocked hat.

[pastafreak]

Doesn't it? I hope they stay that way.

[JimF]

Yes, this has been a thing on YouTube for a while now. Weeboo was one of the first I came across, probably because he is by his own admission a hip-hop guy who has totally absorbed himself in 70s prog!

From about 13:00 when the Battle section kicks off all the way through to the "Soon" ending is a joy to watch. He truly "listens without prejudice", to quote George Michael, and his reaction at the end is priceless!

[Mamyalynne]

Superb Jim , he went through every emotional hoop there - so good to see.

[JimF]

Here's another of my favourites. They're married and he's massively into the 'classics' but she's hearing them for the first time. The joy she is experiencing hearing this fantastic song for the first time is just wonderful!

[Mamyalynne]

She said something spot on at the beginning (I'm still listening) about the reaction of her inner 4 year old.

I have seen toddler's reactions to music like this and it is absolutely true - they get it.

[JimF]

I just love the way that the only thing she can do to something so beautiful is to laugh. Kind of like when Richard Burton first met Elizabeth Taylor. He said many times later in interview that she was just so beautiful that all he could do was laugh.

"Ha! Ha Awesome singing!"

[JimF]

Here's another!