Some generally haven’t heard the music (I teach ~150 high school seniors, I guarantee less than 20 know who Johnny Cash is, some that have may likely be due to the movie by Phoenix & Witherspoon).
Now, there is for sure people putting on an act. This especially became prevalent when the Queen movie came out:
I do watch some song react channels, but mostly it’s then actually offering something useful like an analysis of the lyrics/themes:
Though I do enjoy the genre ones like “Metal Heads react to Billie Eillish”:
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A large aspect though is humans liking to share experiences.
Not really the same, but when Dragon Ball Super was nearing its finale, a town (in Mexico?) live streamed the episodes in the plaza, just look at the crowd it drew despite the fact that everyone could have simply watched it in their own homes, also a testament to the love a ~30 year franchise basically coming to its end is able to gather:
And another form the finale:
Now, there is for sure people putting on an act. This especially became prevalent when the Queen movie came out:
I do watch some song react channels, but mostly it’s then actually offering something useful like an analysis of the lyrics/themes:
Though I do enjoy the genre ones like “Metal Heads react to Billie Eillish”:
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A large aspect though is humans liking to share experiences.
Not really the same, but when Dragon Ball Super was nearing its finale, a town (in Mexico?) live streamed the episodes in the plaza, just look at the crowd it drew despite the fact that everyone could have simply watched it in their own homes, also a testament to the love a ~30 year franchise basically coming to its end is able to gather:
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