Gen X & Gen Z React To The Best 70s Songs Of All Time!

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- Who's the singer? Please, tell me you know the singer's name. ♪ Marie Antoinette ♪ - No idea. (bubble popping) ♪ A built-in remedy ♪ - Is this... Is this who I think it is? (bubble popping) - That's Freddie Mercury, right? - The Smiths? (bubbles popping) - [Gina] Today, we have our Gen Xers and our Gen Zers together to react to the greatest hits of the '70s. - Woo-hoo! - The '70s? - [Gina] Yeah. - He wasn't even born yet. (laughing) - What even happened during the '70s? (laughing) - You gotta put me on, you gotta put me on! (laughing) - Oh honey, you'll lose. (Lucas sighing) Sorry. Remember, you know, I listened to all of it. Seriously Boomer. (bubble popping) Hey, Boomer. (air whooshing) (electronic piano music) (Shirin laughing) (Shirin tapping table) - Look at those pants. ♪ Jeremiah was a bullfrog ♪ - Yes, he was. ♪ He was a good friend of mine ♪ - Uh, what? ♪ I never understood ♪ - I'm here for the mustache. - I feel like this should be on "Breaking Bad." ♪ Helped him a-drink his wine ♪ - When they're makin' meth. - "Joy to the World." (Jair laughing) ♪ Sing joy to the world ♪ - Oh my God, why do I know this? (Jack and Jason laughing) ♪ All the boys and girls now ♪ ♪ Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea ♪ - Very good. - [Gina] "Joy to the World," by do you know who, who it's by? - (sighing) I don't, (bubble popping) just a couple of cute, long-haired white boys. - [Gina] What is the first line of this song? - "Jeremiah was a bullfrog." - Did you know that originally that was not what Jeremiah was in the lyrics, and they had to change it 'cause no one liked what it actually was? What would you guess, "Jeremiah was a," what? ♪ Jeremiah was a ♪ - Bulldog. (buzzer blaring) - Oh. - Jesus? (buzzer blaring) - Freak. (buzzer blaring) - He was a skank. (buzzer blaring) - A squirrel. (buzzer blaring) - Ground dog. (buzzer blaring) - Groundhog. (buzzer blaring) - Jeremiah was a god? (buzzer blaring) - You're very close, "Jeremiah was a prophet." ♪ Jeremiah was prophet ♪ (bell chiming) (Jack and Jason laughing) ♪ We can take forever ♪ ♪ Just a minute at a time ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ - Look at that outfit. - Hey. ♪ More than a woman ♪ - I feel like it's popular on TikTok too. - This is why we have so many people in the world today, 'cause y'all had all the baby-making music. - You see, I wish this was still a thing to this day. - Disco, baby! - Yeah. - All these old songs keep coming back. Me saying "old." (laughing) - It's alright, I am old. - A remix of this song was done by British DJ, SG Lewis, and there was a 2021 dance craze to this song. - I might know the dance actually. (laughing) - Cool! ♪ More than a woman ♪ (funky rhythmic music) ♪ More than a woman to me ♪ - Oh, this is cool! ♪ More than a woman ♪ - When they do remixes, and especially dance versions of it, I'm on board. It's great, it's great. - He was ugh, ugh. ♪ Very superstitious ♪ - She knows every song. (laughing) - Who is this? ♪ Somethin' on the wall ♪ ♪ The writing's on the wall ♪ - Come on, Steve! - Do you know who that is? ♪ Very superstitious ♪ - Gimme like the first letter. - Wow, this is an old video. I mean, this is like... Wow. ♪ Fall ♪ (upbeat rhythmic music) (Shea humming) ♪ 13-month old baby ♪ - Every time I see Stevie Wonder, every time I see him perform, I think it's Eddie Murphy. I just think it's Eddie Murphy from "Saturday Night Live." (Jack laughing) - I know who it is, I know who it is, I just don't know the name. He's blind, right? - Yeah. - Do you know how hard that is to play an instrument and sing at the same time? - They about to break it down, he about to break it down. Break it down, watch. ♪ When you believe in things ♪ ♪ That you don't understand ♪ ♪ Then ya suffer ♪ - Y'all know Stevie Wonder can see though. (air whooshing) That man is not blind. (Jair laughing) He ain't blind. Stevie Wonder can see, y'all didn't know that? - [Gina] So how old do you think Stevie Wonder was when he was signed? - 12. - Whoa. - I don't even know how old he is now. - I wanna say he was in his teens. - [Gina] Age 11. - Darn it, I just missed it. (Shea smacking table) - And he got his first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when he was 13, with the song "Fingertips." (air whooshing) ♪ Roxanne ♪ (low rhythmic music) ♪ You don't have to put on the red light ♪ - But I'm gonna sing along. (laughing) - This is... You said '70s. - [Gina] This is '78. - It is, huh, that's right. - "You don't have to be a prostitute." ♪ Roxanne ♪ - You don't. Mm-mmm. - Uh, so what is this song about? - Roxanne. (everyone laughing) - Who's Roxanne? (Jason laughing) (Shirin laughing) - Wait, does it start- - Should I even be doing that? - With a "P"? - So I was not even 10 years old when it came out, but I knew about the song. I didn't find out till later, I'm almost positive, it's about Roxanne who was a prostitute. - Sting, of The Police, got this idea when he saw prostitutes for the first time in Paris. - Aw. (heart thudding) - [Gina] And he wondered what it would be like to fall in love with one of them. - Now, that's beautiful. ♪ Wicked wind whispers ♪ - The Eagles! (gentle rhythmic music) - He looks like Bob Ross. - I don't know why this is remindin' me of: ♪ I can feel in it callin' in the ♪ ♪ I got a few of my own ♪ - Their music has spanned all these decades- - But not into my decade. - It's like a nice relaxing vibe. - Look at that 'fro, look at that 'fro. - I have never heard this. ♪ Ooh ♪ - But I feel like I need to go back to the '70s. - I like this. - Yeah, such a vibe. - It's sexy. ♪ One of these nights ♪ - What drugs were being done in the '70s? - [Gina] So, you know the song "Hotel California"? - Yeah. ♪ Hotel ♪ - [Gina] Think "Hotel California." - The Eagles? Really? - [Gina] It is, it's the Eagles. - Oh, I wouldn't have got that. - [Gina] It's the Eagles. - This is why we're like. - Exactly! I'm the Gen X and she's a Gen Z! - Kinda like yin and yang. - Yin and yang! (laughing) (air whooshing) ♪ She keeps her Moet et Chandon ♪ - Not the fur coat, honey. Yes. - Who's the singer? Please, tell me you know the singer's name? - No idea. (bubble popping) ♪ A built-in remedy ♪ - Is this... Is this who I think it is? - That's Freddie Mercury, right? - The Smiths? (bubbles popping) - So this is Queen. - Are you serious? - Oh, I know it's Queen. - It's Freddie Mercury! Oh my God! - No idea. ♪ She' a killer queen ♪ - Oh my God! - I love it. - I'm deceased, it's Queen! - It seems like it was a popular hairstyle. - That!? No. - Yeah. - You know, as they performed, he wasn't sweating, he had on that hot coat. And I don't know why I just said to myself, "I wonder if his armpits musty." (laughing) He look a little musty. - It's okay. - Yeah, must is good sometimes girl, ain't nothin' like a little must. Ooh baby, a good pheromone! Oh! (Jair laughing) I'm so sorry, I got excited, stop. (Gina laughing) (Shea clearing throat) - And guess what this song is also about? - A prostitute. - It sure is. - What? (air whooshing) - I sense a trend- - Ooh. - I sense a trend. - Yeah. - Is that what this topic is about? (Jack laughing) (air whooshing) ♪ Feel it growin', day by day ♪ - That mic is tiny, that's all I know. - It's like a little Tic Tac. - Um... (laughing) ♪ Some are happy, some are sad ♪ - Who is this? - They all look like Jesus with this hairstyle. - Yes. (Jack laughing) - Look at all this hair. What I'm learning is that men- - I know, he need to trim that mustache, that's gettin' on my nerves. Like, you eat- - Men in the '70s were really about that body hair! - That generation wanted to go against it all, so facial hair, long hair. - You know, his armpits like this, you could just braid 'em and put some beads on 'em. - So, do you know this band? - I have never heard this in my life. ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ Listen to the music ♪ - Look at that hat! - I know. (laughing) - What is the drummer wearing? - It is such a vibe. - Yeah, it's like a chicken hat, I think. (Shirin laughing) - The Doobie-Doobie Who, like (laughing) I have no idea. - Not Scooby-Doobie, no not that. - The Doobie Brothers! - The Doobie... He looks like he- - Yeah, he look like he just smoked a doobie. - Right, the drives the Mystery Van. - Oh, in "Scooby-Doo." - You know, "Scooby-Doo." - Ooh, that's cute. But the music, when listening to the music, you felt like, you know, you was at church. - Yeah. ♪ Whoa ♪ (Shea clapping rhythmically) ♪ Listen to the music ♪ - Amen! (air whooshing) - Yes! (Jair laughing) A-ya-ya, mmm. - Can I get an Amen? - Yes! (Jair laughing) - They were all stoned. That's why the guy was wearing the chicken hat. ♪ Someone told me long ago ♪ (swaying rhythmic music) ♪ There's a calm before the storm ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ It's been comin' for some time ♪ - Oh, I might know this actually. - Boy, they look current, don't they? - This is not one of the bands I really followed, one I liked, but. ♪ I know ♪ (Shea laughing) - It's looks like- - Well, the truck does! See, that's an old truck. - Yeah. - Look at that baby, ooh. ♪ I wanna know ♪ ♪ Have you ever seen the rain ♪ - Aw! - It puts me in my feels. (Jason and Jack laughing) ♪ Have you ever seen the rain ♪ - "Rain!" (laughing) ♪ Comin' down ♪ - But that's not them, that's a bunch of actors. - That's beautiful. - I did, it was givin' "Perks of Bein' a Wallflower." - Oh my God, totally. - [Gina] Have you heard of Creedence Clearwater Revival? - [Lucas And Shirin] Mm-mm. - [Gina] No? (air whooshing) - But it's so soothing to me. (air whooshing) ♪ I'm every woman ♪ - Oh, now you know we know this one. ♪ It's all in me ♪ ♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪ (Jack laughing) - The way he looks at me- - Come on. - He's like, "You know this." - Come on. - I love that green and orange one. - Whoa. - So, you never heard the Whitney Houston version? - Who? - Whitney Houston? - Yes. ♪ Me ♪ ♪ I can read your thoughts right now ♪ - Is it the same person? - Nah. ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ - Oh yeah, yeah! - That's cool. - Wow. That's cool for that time. ♪ I can cast a spell ♪ ♪ With secrets you can't tell ♪ - My dad would play this song all the time, he loves her. - And we are every woman, women go through so much. (Jair smacking table) Do you know we the only ones who can bleed every month and don't die? Let a man bleed for three days, he's gone. - Is that Chaka Khan? - It is, it is. Do you know who covered the song in '93? - Whitney Houston? (bubble popping) - [Gina] It sure is. - Whitney... Oh, good for you, you weren't even born yet. - But I say '93, and you weren't born yet so. - Yeah, no, unfortunately. (Jason and Jack laughing) (air whooshing) ♪ Carry on my wayward son ♪ (Jack laughing) ♪ There'll be peace when you are gone ♪ ♪ Lay your weary head to rest ♪ - I did not know this is what he looks like. ♪ Don't you cry no more ♪ (heavy rhythmic music) - Great start. - My dad loved this song. (heavy rhythmic music continues) It's giving Carrot Top. (Jason and Jack laughing) - You know this song, oh you know this song! - Yeah! - Hey! But that bass is bad. I wanna call him Strawberry, he's so red and Irish. - "He's so red and Irish." - Come here, Strawberry! - And that amount of hair that that guy had, I mean, it's just so thick and full. I would just be a pool of sweat at the end. - [Gina] Do you know who this is, what band? - Uh... - The Strawberry Man. - "Carry on"... Kansas, right? - [Gina] Yes. - Wow. (air whooshing) ♪ Like a heartbeat drives you mad ♪ ♪ In the stillness ♪ - And they were all married to each other at one point. - What? (Shirin laughing) - You know it, you know it, watch. - Look at Jesus. (Jair laughing) - It's not Dixie Chicks or anybody, right? (Jason laughing) - Oh, Stevie... ♪ And what you lost ♪ - Damn. - My mom loves Fleetwood Mac, she has the same hairstyle. ♪ Thunder only happens when it's rainin' ♪ - I can't remember who the main girl was, what her name- ♪ Players only love you ♪ - I like it though. ♪ When they're playin' ♪ - If I were to say "Stevie"? - Stevie Nicks, yes. - Yeah! Thank you, wow. - She was on a Miley Cyrus track. (Jack and Jason laughing) ♪ They will come and they will go ♪ - [Gina] Yeah, who was this? - Girl, that was Fleetwood Mac. - Yeah, you got it! - You didn't know that? - I didn't! - [Gina] All the band members were like dating each other- - Got it. - [Gina] And this was the breakup album. Everyone in the band was going through a breakup when this album came out. - Wow. - Yeah. - [Gina And Shirin] The ultimate breakup album. - Yeah. (air whooshing) (crowd cheering) ♪ Hey, hey, mama ♪ ♪ Said the way you move ♪ ♪ Gonna make you sweat ♪ ♪ Gonna make you groove ♪ (heavy rhythmic music) - [Gina] Who did you guess earlier, Lucas? - Led Zeppelin. - I've heard this beat. - It's the hair. - But do you know this band? - They were all so skinny. - It's an interesting beat. - "Black Dog." - And none of them had hair on their chest. - If I were to say Led- - Zeppelin? - There ya go, yeah. - Okay, there we go. - (gasping) Led Zeppelin? - Yup, I do, exactly. (air whooshing) - Elton John. - Immediately, he's like- - It says his name on his jersey. - I had that shirt. (laughing) ♪ Now the poor get fat ♪ ♪ But the fever's gonna catch you ♪ - They are turnin' up! ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ - If I say Sharon, you don't know who this is? - I have no idea. - What episode did you do of Sharon, and you got just beat up on? (tape rewinding) - I only know Elton John from the Dua Lipa song right now. (someone gasping) Yeah, or "Tiny Dancer" because of Britney Spears. (laughing) (tape fast-forwarding) - I wonder if I'm there! No, nevermind. (laughing) - This isn't Elton John. - It is. - There's no way that's Elton John. - It is Elton John. - Where? - That was at the Dodger Stadium, right? ♪ Sniffin' pots of glue ♪ - Come on, harmony. ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ I'm a bitch, I'm a bitch ♪ - See, it says "Elton John"? - Oh. ♪ Stone-cold sober, as a matter of fact ♪ - Elton John? - [Gina] Yes! - It says "Elton John," and that's at Dodger Stadium if I'm not mistaken. - I have never seen this man in my life. - Them glasses. (bubbles popping) - Yes. - Oh my God, you got it. - The bitch is back. - "The bitch is back." (laughing) - And this was actually the first hit song with the word "bitch" in the title. - Wow. - And they tried editing out the word "bitch," but it appears 42 times in the song. (air whooshing) How do you feel? - Yes. I feel great, I feel great. I don't know about Jack. - I'm kind of surprised I knew some of those, not gonna lie, but it was from the torture of my parents playing it in the car. - It was so much fun to hear them all again, you know? And then I was surprised by the ones that I didn't remember. - I'm just happy. - Yeah, it's such a vibe. - It was such a vibe. - It really does... That's why I said, I was like... Not that it's because of drugs, but I was like, "What drugs were they on?" 'Cause it really feels like you just leave your... It's the kinda music. - And you can feel it. (Shea humming ascendingly) (Jair laughing) ♪ It's in me, me ♪ - Is Stevie Nicks: ♪ Big, black horse and a cherry tree ♪ (Jack laughing) - I wanna know, was it coke? What was it, what was the drug of the '70s? - That was ecstasy. (Jair gasping) Mushrooms.
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Length: 15min 5sec (905 seconds)
Published: Tue May 07 2024
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