I'm apparently the last person to find out that YES, all of THE GREATEST SHOWMAN songs are amazing
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There's a story behind the song "Never Enough", the actress isn't the one singing it, it's a young woman named Loren Allred who was one of the singers who sanged it in rehearsals and to help the actors with the singing.
But the actress decided that she should sing it in the movie because she was amazing.
Rebecca fegruson actually trained to sing it for months but couldn't do it to Loren's level, in the end they filmed her actually singing and dubbed over her. That's why it looks so realistic and people don't realise its Loren's voice not Rebecca's, because you can see the strain in Rebecca's face and neck muscles. Loren appeared on BGT and made it to the finals.
He should react to Lorren singing it live like on BGT
@@kellypritchard6516In fact I never realised before it was not Rebecca singing 😮
she also sang it recently at Scott Hoying's wedding for their first dance @@lalachristy5581
@@lalachristy5581I love how she sings it differently every time
I am convinced you decided as a young boy to avoid every single show, movie, and song just so you could make these reaction videos. There is no way you are this delayed to everything.
“As a young boy” lol the greatest showman came out 6 years ago - I was 22
@@MathewMcKennaI think they’re just talking about in general, although most of the stuff you react to came out around those times so the young boy thing still doesn’t make sense lol
@@hellcraigI mean, I have just listened to a Hamilton song for the first time
like I said in the first vid I’m not v into musicals
@@darkness_hound1375yeah I’m always late to stuff, I watched Hamilton for the first time at like the end of 2021
"It feels like he might be taking advantage of these people" Well that's certainly accurate to the real life history of the character
hell it applies to the character himself too
@@emackenzie Definitely true, though to a slightly lesser extent. Greatest Showman is what PT Barnum would've wanted people to view him as, with his real self being far more despicable.
@@AlanomalyOfficial oh yeah the character is definitely sanitized to be a palatable protagonist (like Jenny being the one to pursue and kiss him so he wasn't cheating on his wife) but he's still explicitly taking advantage of them- at least up to the end of the movie. Like the whole "no, no, that's too visible" when picking out their seats for Never Enough
@@emackenzie Very much so, and it's the entire build up to This is Me as well
the relly guy was a dick head
For the record, for "Never Enough" the actress on screen is Rebecca Ferguson, but the singer is Loren Alred. And you're right. Loren has an amazing voice!
Loren Allred is my sister's friend!
how did that come to be?@@Keegan00
I would have commented on this if he had this song in the first video. Love Loren. What a talented singer.
Sooooo now that you've heard Zac Efron's real voice, maybe it's time to get back in time and listen to him in Hairspray and in HSM2 and 3?
Just to check his evolution 😌
Yes, Hairspray!!
Yess!! Do hairspray!!
I frikin love hairspray!!
True true😂. I was like you watching the first one and basing it off of that is hysterical😂
Hairspray is the best!!
the fact that Disney were so convinced Zac couldn't sing, it took him doing a whole entire unrelated other musical movie (Hairspray) for them to be like, "oh shit he can sing" and therefore let him to all his own vocals for HSM 2 and 3
Hsm movies. He actually never sang due to puberty
@@CrazyCatMom24in the second and third he did
I heard it's because the songs were written in a key he couldn't sing great in, and rewriting the songs was too much work or smth
Fun fact in the other side the bartender is the choreographer he’s making sure all the cues hit right with the bottle and shot glasses
No way?? That’s so cool!
He was lowkey my favorite part of that scene, so that's a delight to hear!
It simply will not do that you haven't reacted to Tightrope from this movie/musical. One of the most emotional songs imo. Sung by Hugh Jackman's wife after he focuses more on his career than his family. Heartwrenching and worth a react.
Yes! I hope he will react to it
Me also! It’s such a forgotten song, yet it’s so so good.
yes!!! i requsted it on the previous video and was so sad it wasnt included in this video :( its one of my favourites from the movie
Yes! I feel like this song is so underrated! It's beautiful!
Pleeease
Yes, definitely all the songs of this movie slap. But it's not shocking considering that the people who wrote and composing it are Benj Pasek and Justin Paul who also did Dear Evan Hansen, and La La Land!
Also speechless from the live action Aladdin!
I love 'Never Enough' because it truly is an amazing song, but I feel like 'Tightrope' (the other female solo that you haven't seen yet) doesn't get enough love. Tightrope is simpler and less bombastic but very beautiful and heartfelt. If you do a part 3, you should listen to that one... but it might be the only song you haven't heard lol so idk if you can do a whole part three.
Yes! Tightrope is so underrated and so beautiful. Its def one I recommend it to people
Yes yes yes
Tightrope is truly such a gorgeous song and with the added context in the movie it's just heartbraking.
PLEASE DO A PART THREE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY WATCH THE SHOW AND LISTEN TO TIGHTROPE CUZ IT"S LITERALLY MY FAV
remember the bearded ladies song, “this is me” from your first video? You should check out the live version of that, from their green light session! A gorgeous moment captured on camera of the whole cast singing, and you get to hear all of those fantastic runs live
I cry every time
I swear I cry every time I watch that lol
I was just gonna comment this. When she gets choked up I cry every time
@@v69alixsame!
think i recommended this on his pt 1. praying he watches it. its like watching magic happen in real time.
From now on is inspirational in this form but the greenlight performance is something else! Hugh Jackman wasn't supposed to sing that day because he'd had surgery on his nose but he couldn't resist on this one. Ripped out most of his stitches doing it but it was worth it
it was gut-wrenching for Jeremy Jordan though who was covering him that day. Recommend you watch that video if you haven't... Still, outstanding performance from Hugh Jackman for sure
@@Jcat_Nguy23yea, really felt bad for Jeremy, and the fact that he didn’t end up getting to play Phillip
How did I know that both "Other Side" and "Never Enough" would give Mathew all of the best sort of chills?~
Since you've been doing some more musicals recently can I suggest you listen to songs from ride the cyclone? Specifically "the ballad of jane doe", "noels lament", and "fall fair suite" :D
Also if you do, make sure to watch with video, because the choreography just makes it SO much better
Absolutely SECONDED‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
YESSSS
YESSSSSSSSS
I SECOND THIS
SECONDEDDDDDDDD
My friends criticize Never Enough because they say “it’s just about someone never being satisfied!” and it drives me crazy because there’s so much greatness to this song! It’s symbolism and incredible storytelling as well as an amazing display of beautiful vocals!!!
I don't know, it's the only song of the movie I don't like. Maybe it's because the character singing it is so fucking unlikeable XD It just rubs me the wrong way :P
Jeremy Jordan (actor from the musical Newsies and the CW’s supergirl) had a show where he covered a bunch the songs because he was supposed to have Efron’s part. It would be interesting to see a reaction to that
I was about to comment this! Yes Jeremy is amazing, he was also supposed to sing in the greenlight performances but well... we know what happened there if you've watched the video 😅
Jeremy is one of the best Broadway performers out there, his voice is absolutely incredible. He deserves to be in the Broadway musical rendition of TGS
I’m still trying to imagine how absolutely AMAZING these songs would have been as a studio recording with Jeremy 😍 what I’d do to listen to the demos. The producers really did him dirty on this one :(
Yes! "How I saved the Greatest Showman" would be a great one
I love Zac Efron, I think he was a great choice for this movie, BUT Jeremy Jordan was absolutely ROBBED. He’s literally the reason the show could go on and they just threw him to the side at the last minute. It’s heartbreaking hearing him talk about what a stressful experience that all was :(
He was never meant to have Zacs role, he wanted it
I think there's only one main song left in the movie you didn't watch, and it's underrated by many. It's an emotional masterpiece and well performed too. I wish you would do a reaction to the whole movie so you could understand the plot now! :)
If you don’t mind me asking, which one was it? :)
@@meggy_davidsontightrope 😊
@@zoeychai4338I agree, it’s such a heartbreaking song!
Zach Efron was also in Hairspray playing the lead character Link. He has an amazing voice in this musical as well. Just another one to look out for other than High School Musical.
It’s so much better watching a musical commentary when the person actually knows what they’re talking abt and has a musically inclined background 😂
You need to hear the behind the scenes performances they did of From Now On and This is Me. They are so good and raw. The story behind them too is so good as well.
yesterday me and 8 other marching bands played "the greatest show" together and it was amazing, now thats all I can think of when I hear abt this musical lol
Man, wish I could’ve done that.
@@DrWho160 it was so fun, we also played Barbie Girl and Shut Up and Dance
My marching bands closer is based of off “the other side” from the greatest show man and our ballad is hello by Adele and we have a trombone trumpet duet happening it all genuinely sounds so cool
Yeah Zac only sang once or twice in the original HSM (and only for a couple words or for a non-instrumental version) but for HSM2 and 3 he was the one singing. He was also in Hairspray with James Marsden! He's got a great voice :)
Another video of watching Matthew react to musicals, another day to recommend Ride The Cyclone
I second this, RTC is so
OUI OUI MON AMI
OUI OUI MON AMI
@@pizzazzioJE M’APPELLE LAFAYETTE
I believe the only song left you haven’t listened to is ‘Tightrope’ which is such an underrated gem imo. So while I doubt you’ll do another video on The Greatest Showman since you’ve seen almost all the songs, if you do I’d like to see ‘Tightrope’ included!
I hate that it’s not as popular as the rest, it’s so gorgeous
You HAVE to watch the greenlight versions of "From Now On" and This is Me" the raw vocals of the singers without studio enhancements will FLOOR you!!! Especially when you hear the story that Hugh had just had surgery the week prior ❤😊
3:35 “am I insane or does this sound like it could be an Avicii song?” I can’t unhear it now. Thanks? And you’re right, I hear it too.
Fun. Fact Never enough was lip synched a women called Loreen alred sang it but it's favourite song by far second to this is me
(No spoilers, just explaining a bit of the characters)
Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron) is the son of some uppity high society people and by joining the circus he's basically dishonoring his family name. He's also kinda depressed before joining the circus I think? Or at least an alcoholic (so basically depressed) He would only drink and work on his plays.
Phineas T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) starts the circus off with good intentions but kinda loses himself and the meaning behind the circus throughout the musical, at the end he realizes he was being a little bitch and tries to fix himself.
Jenny Lind (Rebecca Ferguson) is a professional opera singer, her singing is good but we don't like her (I don't at least)
(edited because I was writing these as I was watching the video)
Why don't you like Jenny Lind?
@@trixicenby999 (spoilers)
because she kissed Barnum on the lips in front of camera knowing he's a married man and his wife would see to "say goodbye"
@@lostisfound5130 Hi, I’ve watched the scenes She’s in, she never kissed him and it was never really shown if she had a romantic interest in him or not. She did saw what he was, someone using her talent for his own gain
@@trixicenby999 She created negative press against him of "cheating", which caused his wife to almost leave. That is NOT how to handle being used for his gain 😂
@@gachatana9656 I think that what she thought of him, she got vibes that he was into her and its not like his wife wasnt frustrated and sad towards him
The undertones of Jackman sorta taking advantage of the circus characters is warranted, since the character he’s playing in the movie certainly has good intentions but the real person he’s based on, PT Barnum, was absolutely taking advantage of the circus performers he hired.
I'm so happy you did "The Other Side"!! It's my fav from the movie and I loved seeing you blown away by it 😂
Zac does sing in VERY small parts of HSM. He sings the first four lines of Start of Something New, the first sentence of Breaking Free, and during the scene on the balcony however he does sing all Troy's songs in the sequels, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3
I love how humorous Matthew is.
The thing I remember from From Now On the most is the choreo and the drums.
The actual MVP of The Other Side is the bartender actually. But Zac and Hugh are stellar no lie.
The irony of Hugh’s character saying earlier in the scene that he wanted to give the audience something real for once but Rebecca Ferguson isn’t even the one doing the singing for Never Enough. It makes me laugh every time.
The bartender in the other side was actually the choreographer not just some background actor. I absolutely love the other side. My friend did a parody to it for one of her college projects and this project was for world environment day. I took the part of Hugh and lip synced his parts and my friend did Zac's. In the parody I was trying to get her to be more environmentally friendly. She just cut out the price negotiation and it worked perfectly.
Loren Allred is the one actually singing Never Enough, which has been noted on here. Loren had been a contestant on The Voice previous to doing this. She is actually the reason that I stopped watching The Voice, because she was robbed on that show. The show broadcasted multiple people that did not make the cut, but did not show Loren's audition. They did not show her next performance either. They showed her for the first time in the knockout round and it ticked me off because she couldnt develop a fan base for rhe next round which was the first round that the fans voted on, and she wound up not getting enough votes. I never watched rhe show again. The knockout round rhat they showed was an Amy Winehouse song and she was phenomenal.
They really need to give the bartender a raise for putting up with them XD
If you want to hear more of Zac singing you should defo do vids on HSM2 & 3 and Hairspray 2007, where Zac plays Link Larkin!
Every time Mathew uploads his quality gets better and better
Fun fact: I've got a special attachment to From Now On cause when I was in High School I was part of the mens choir and not only did we sing this song, but it was also the final song in the show and EVERY SINGLE CHOIR GROUP SANG TOGETHER. It gave me friggin goosebumps, and it's stuck with me ever since.
fun fact about the "other side" scene, the bartender is the choreographer for that scene
My dad was an amazing banjo player. Banjos being me such joy, and I hate how people discount them as instruments. Watching my dad with his banjo picks singing for me really helped me develop my love for music.
You should totally watch Hairspray if you haven't because Zac Efron sings in that, too and it was supposedly the film that proved to the people directing High School Musical that he could handle singing on his own after having learned. (And also the other actors / actresses have pretty great voices, too.)
So about Hugh Jackmans power ballad in From Now On- I’m pretty sure he was not supposed to sing that song. He got skin cancer or something (if anyone who knows this better wants to correct me go ahead) but the doctor said take it easy and don’t sing hard songs like this- but he did it anyway
it was for when they were filming/singing the songs trying to get the movie greenlit! they had someone else there originally to sing it but jackman decided to sing it anyway (and i believe he'd had nose surgery or something and wasn't allowed to sing because he had stitches or something similar)
He had nasal surgery to remove a skin cancer the day before they were getting the movie greenlit, and his doctor told him not to sing at all. The lyricists for the movie asked Jeremey Jordan (who played Phillip Carlyle in the greenlight version) to sing Jackman's parts while Jackman did everything else. In From Now On, he decided to sing after Jordan sang a bit of the beginning of the song. There's a video of it on youtube and I highly recommend watching it :)
definitely my favourite musical thanks for always making me smile 😁
In my opinion the most underrated song from this movie (and my favourite) is Tightrope. I hope you can check that one out at some point too. I love watching your reactions 🥰
YES
Great Reaction !!
Fun Fact: The lady who sings the song "Never" (The one he reacts to at the end) actually didn't sing the song. Someone else sings the song :)
Love this soundtrack!! If you are looking for more songs to react to I would recommend some Scooby Doo songs. Here are some good ones:
Scooby Doo: Pirates Ahoy- “That’s the Way We Go”
Scooby Doo: Pirates Ahoy- “Blow Ye Winds”
Scooby Doo and The Cyber Chase- “Hello Cyberdream”
Scooby doo and the Goblin King- “Goblin Oogie Boogie”
Scooby doo on Zombie Island- “It’s Terror Time Again”
Scooby doo and The Alien Invaders- “How Groovy”
Scooby doo! Mystery Incorporated- “Trap of Love”
Scooby doo and the Witch’s Ghost- “Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air”
Scooby doo and the Witch’s Ghost- “I’m a Hex Girl”
PLEASE I WOULD KILL FOR THIS
After that, you should listen (maybe off camera) to the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined. It's basically the songs of the movie sang by famous artists like Pink (with her daughter), Kelly Clarkson, and others! I think you could really enjoy it!
And I already said it in the previous video, but Jeremy Jordan "The Day I Saved The Greatest Showman" is a must watch too. Obviously his voice is amazing, he's famous on Broadway, but the story he told is very interesting!
I loved the greatest showman a few years ago and just watching someone react to it made me cry. I wish I could experience it for the first time again.
Personally, my favorite part of the video was the minute long tirad (not negative) about never hearing Zac Efron sing and the lore of him not actual singing in the first high school musical movie 😂😂
Also, i would absolutely love to see a reaction video to the whole movie. see how the songs connect
You need to hear the second time "Never Enough" was sang with all the emotions and her trynna hold her breathe not to cry on stage. It is BREATHTAKING
Love this!
There’s a medley of this by Voiceplay that I highly recommend. Voiceplay in general. Also their member, Geoff, if you’ve never heard him.. prepare yourself. Fair warning. He’s got amazing solo stuff as well.
Anyway, thanks for this! Looking forward to more, especially more JATP.
Cheers!
Well. Now you have to react to the songs in the other HSM movies, where Zac Efron sings
Drew Seeley Sings HSM1, but Zac Efron fought for the right to sing in HSM2 & 3 and it was amazing. This is why you should watch all the movies. BTW "Never Enough" is sung by someone else.
You need to watch the live versions of how the movie got greenlit one of em hugh sung from now on he wasnt supposed to sing during the movie only act as he had a cancer cut from his nose the day prior to filming but it got to that song and he said f it and sung he ruptured his stitches and had to get new ones but he did and its him singing all his songs in the movie thanks hugh
13:50 Ironically, it's not just the vibes of the show, but also from history. People can whine all they want that people in his circus were put on a show, but in their times it was still shitload better than lots of the alternative which were being put on a show by medical people, random person in a shop or begging on the street.
Every time I watch this I always get caught off guard with the word choice at 4:51. “Right at the start” makes me get Running Home to You flashbacks every time.
Sad fact :When the movie first came out me and my family bought the CD and showed it to my grandpa who is sadly dead and when Never Enough came on it was the first time I ever seen him cry that’s how nice the song is
i love it when people appreciate good music
At 5:22 there is a man beating on the ceiling while Mathew describes the excellent percussion. It is my personal belief that "drywall" should be added to the list of instruments which Mathew is expected to comment upon.
YESS! These are by far the best songs! Glad you did part 2
I didn't know it wasn't Zac Efron signing in HSM
_I've been living a lie_
he sang in the sequels
13:50 Well, that was the original PT Barum guy, who the film was based on. Thats what he did. The musical is just.......a musical, and a beautiful idea
But yes, it has THE best musical songs ever!!!
Gotta love the greatest showman
The movie is about Hugh Jackman neglecting his family and throughout the movie he grows further and further apart and this song is him saying I’m now going to remedy that
One of my favorite memories is watching my son watch never enough for the first time. He was maybe 7/8 and had stars in his eyes.
Now I would love to see you react to Jeremy Jordan performance at 54 Bellow explaing how he saved the Greatest Showman, you’ve heard his voice before in the Tangled The Series songs too.
Ah, finally he's reacting to this ❤
words cannot describe the pure homosexuality that ran through my body when i first watched the other side scene
Same lmao
‘Never enough’ gives me chills and makes me want to cry it’s so beautiful!!
YEEES MATHEW BACK WITH ANOTHER THE GREATEST SHOWMAN VIDEO 😲😲😲😲
I cannot emphasize this enough, you NEED to watch the movie. The story is incredible, it's such a comfort movie for me. All of the characters are played so well and obviously the music is beyond. These clips don't do it justice. Genuinely, when you get a chance, watch the musical in full. I can guarantee you will not be disappointed!
OMG YAY i was hoping you'd listen to more of them!
now you need to listen to “The Greatest Showman” but the one at the beginning of the movie, the one you listened to in the first video was at the end of the movie!
5:33 if you pay attention, in the background, you can see that the pounding kick drum sound is coming from the tall man getting on the bar counter and hitting the ceiling lol
Rebecca Ferguson was playing the part of a historical figure - Jenny Lind (known as the Swedish Nightingale) and her acting was awesome. Loren Allred's voice was perfect for the song
Im happy you got to hear From now on and Never Enough but im still mad Tighrope didn't made the cut for neither of two videos. Great video though! its great to see your reactions to my fav songs
Yesss The Other Side is my favorite. I actually performed it once for a musical theater class performance.
i was waiting for when you'd do never enough i knew you'd love it it's literally spine chilling!
Come Alive is one of my go-to “get yourself amped and GOOOO!” Tracks. Especially the Years and Years version from the Reimagined album.
Tightrope is a really underrated song from this movie.
I recommend watching the British Got Talent version of Never Enough by Loren, she does such an amazing job at changing up some of the notes!! 🤩
Lauren Alred actually sang Never Enough. The actress requested to lipstick her track because it was so good. 😊
You should check out the cover album that was made.
Never enough was a song I loved so much that in 2020 I practiced singing the song. I struggled holding high notes, because I’m an alto at base, but now I can hit those high notes with ease.
When it comes to high school musical bit with Zac Efron, yes it wasn't him singing in the first one because he was still discovering and working on his singing voice. But it him singing in the 2nd and 3rd movies
The comment about Zac Efron not singing in HSM 1 was ironic because he reacted to never enough where the actress isn’t the one singing 😂
The songs may seem familiar because they came out with a different version of all the songs sung by famous artists that were played on the radio. Both versions are amazing! Pink, Kelly Clarkson, and more!
Fun fact! If you go back and watch The Other Side, yoi can see that Hugh Jackmans character isnt actually drinking most of the shots, but Zac Efrons character drinks every single one hes given. Implying that Hugh got Zac drunk enough to lower his inhibitions to get him to agree to a deal.
My mom loved this movie and these songs so much she went to see it in the theater over 50 times! No joke!
"Omg... ZENDAYA😍" that’s such a mood😂😂😂
hey you should do a part 2 for Liv and Maddie!! definitely check out ‘What A Girl Is’ and some of the songs from Sing It Loud/Sing It Louder/Sing It Live (which is a show inside the liv and maddie show lol).
In my last year of primary school each grade had a musical/dance number in the school play and our grade had the huge final number. We used the song "from now on" and i got such nostalgia from this video.
Hugh singing the first song is when their circus was burnt down and they were all sad and his wife had left him. He's running to his wife.
Second song he's asking Zac to be part of the circus but not as a performer. They agree on a payment amount. This is him trying to get him on board.
Please watch the movie. You'll enjoy it and understand the context of the songs.
Lorent who sings Never Enough does go higher in her Britain's Got Talent audition. She originally sang it for the actor to learn but they thought she sounded better and kept her version.
It's an amazing song. They all are
I highly recommend watch the video of Keala Settle singing This is Me live (behind the scenes). It's a fantastic emotional performance.
In the live version of Never Enough she does go higher and its just *chefs kiss*
you should DEFINITELY listen to Tightrope- it's one of my favourites from this movie
omg I've been waiting for this since forever BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T DO TIGHTROPE
Tightrope please, I'm worried that there aren't enough songs to make a part 3 but I love Tightrope 😭