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Even though I’m 60 years old… I always tear up at the end of Napoleon Dynamite .. The song is perfect for the innocence and love between those two it’s just perfect !! I remember those feelings

MY FAVE 80's song EVER! I've been waiting on a reaction to this! I never ever tire of this song...it instantly puts a smile on my face, puts me in a good mood and forces me to sing every word! Love!! LOL at your TMI comment!! 🤣

The quintessential 80's song. It's a masterpiece.

This is one of my favorite songs ever. When I hear this I can't explain what happens to me it's like a memory that's triggered by a sense I'm not in control of. I remember my youth and this being on the radio

This song and band is more than criminally underrated. This song is such a masterpiece

A Liger...It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic.

Oh, the 80s. Can we go back please?! ✌💞🎶

I think I was 12 when this came out and everything about it seemed so sophisticated: the name of the group, the name of the song, the juxtaposition of the vocal deliveries, the piano interlude. As much as I love 80s music this was a soothing departure from the flamboyance of the 80s and a bridge to the 90s.

Love this song. It takes me back to cruising the local back roads in the 80s, with the sun shining and the windows down.

Breathe - “Hands to Heaven”, “How Can I Fall” The Outfield - “My Paradise”, “All the Love In the World” Tears for Fears - “Woman in Chains” Icehouse - “Electric Blue” Escape Club - “I’ll Be There”

This song invokes a very specific young, desperately-in-love-but-afraid-to-look-stupid, painfully-awkward feeling from like, high school or something. We’ve all felt it at some point. ❤️

Oh thank you Jamel! One of my all time favorite songs! 🥰😍

Yessir! This made the end of Napoleon Dynamite so perfect!

Basically a One Hit Wonder, but this song is awesome. It's another song that has not left my playlist since it was released, be it on cassette, mix tape, cd, mp3, or streaming it's been persistently in my musical realm. Thanks for reacting and sharing with us! ~Be Blessed

"I caught you a delicious bass....you wanna play me?"

This is the perfect song to back to back with Yaz "Only You"

When In Rome started out as a British new wave trio consisting of vocalists Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann, and keyboardist Michael Floreale. Farrington and Mann had been members of a locally popular band called Beau Leisure when they decided to strike out on their own. This song was from their debut LP in 1988 and was an instant hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard Top 100. However, it turned out to be their only major hit. Farrington and Mann went on to other things, but they continued to stay in touch and write together. Floreale revived the group under the name When In Rome II in the mid-2000s with vocalist John Ceravolo and drummer Chris Willett. In 2009, Farrington and Mann reformed as When In Rome UK with drummer Rob Juarez. The band name was inspired by the idiom "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," which encourages adapting to the culture of the places we visit. Farrington got the idea when he and Floreale, both Manchester natives, were visiting London. He recalled in a 2012 interview with the newspaper The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania): "I distinctly remember dropping Mike off at a very unique food shop and saying something like, 'Let's try some of that,' followed by, 'When in Rome' - this was and still is my dad's favorite saying. This meant, of course, 'When in London, do as the Londoners do.' When Mike returned to the car, I said, 'How about When in Rome for the name of the band.' We both very enthusiastically agreed. When we both told Andrew, he gave the name his total blessing."

Canned Heat and now this, think I’m gonna watch Napoleon Dynamite tonight

❤ wow Amazing! It’s 2023 and yet still brings that soothing joy..

Bringing back memories! Love these tunes more now - nostalgia is powerful!

I heard this song in a 7/11 about a week ago and completely forgot about it. I immediately searched for it and played it like 20x at work. Made my day lol.

Mr. Video reacted to Napoleon Dynamite a few days ago, and now you're reacting to songs from the soundtrack. The universe is telling me to watch that movie tonight!

OMG one of my favorite 80s songs ever....

Great reaction video! One of my favorites as a teen in the 80s.

Berlin - Human League - Erasure - Dead or Alive all provide similar - Another one hit wonder band, these guys

Must be Napoleon Dynamite day! Play Forever Young and my day will be complete 😘

"...I'll follow you anywhere..." love this song! great choice

Now for the complete Napoleon Dynamite hat trick, please react to "We're Going To Be Friends" by The White Stripes.

Nostalgia is real with this one. Jr HS dance, working up the courage to ask her to dance, then this song plays.

Now I have to watch Napoleon Dynamite tonight!!!! This song is amazing! Them HS days!!❤🤘😎 VOTE FOR PEDRO!!

The Psychedelic Furs, Ultravox, Roxy Music, Gene Loves Jezebel, Roman Holliday, Blancmange, The Bolshoi , Cutting Crew, Echo and The Bunnymen, Yaz, Visage, Fiction Factory, The Cult. Embrace the 80’s!!!!

The 80's have perhaps the greatest overall collection of "story telling" love ballads known to man.

In my top 100 songs of all time

Everyone here going to ignore Jamel saying he let his boys pop out of some ripped jeans and just keep on going?

I've seen Napoleon Dynamite dozens of times but I only recently found out that the movie continued after the credits.

Now you're pulling out the obscure favs!....Now, this is New wave the way it was meant to be! Thanks! Another classic one along these same lines is "The Great Commandment" by Camouflage! You won't regret it.

How about some Breathe " How can i fall". And " Hands to heaven" are two great ones.

Must be Napoleon Dynamite Day or something. First Canned Heat, now this. Check out Sturgill Simpson's version as well.

OMG Jamal!!! We're almost at 1 MILLION!!!! Let's GO!!! Happy New Year! ...you could never react to all our favorite tunes,..but i'll say this,..I never thought you'd react to this one. I was just a young man,..and heard these lyrics? Imma songwriter,guitar,piano,.. Imagine That LOL.

This is a another great one hit wonder from the 80s which takes me right back to the late 80s in that time machine in my head. Great times and fantastic memories....sometimes when I hear songs like this is doesn’t seem that long ago, and than I realize it has been 33 years....wow

Such a good song! Was happy to see you react to this one.

This is one of my favorite songs. Very soft and mellow.

Jamel, I've been feeling down as hell lately. This song "The Promise" is one of my all time favorite 80s songs. I came across your reaction video here. Immediately noticed your sweater and the writing. You're a genuine spirit man, seeing your energy and positive vibes in experiencing this classic... I thank you. Needed some positivity tonight.

you've gotta react to Under the milkyway by the church,, its fantastic and takes you into another galaxy~~~~

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl should be your next stop from here

this was the best kareoke song i ever did... my co singer died 3 years later but damned it was perfect.

Greetings from Belgium!

80's are the best! Remembering me and my late mom dancing while listening this song.

Hey Jamel! Love your channel definitely gonna pick me up one of those awesome sweatshirts. Love you. Keep up the great work!

I assume next you're going to do Forever Young by Alphaville.

Killer tune from my teenage years! The Beatles Abbey Road on your desk rules too!

That rare song that sounds better 30 years after it came out. The late 80s was saturated with good music across multiple genres so this song slipped through the cracks back then.

Man to man. I appreciate that when I need a moment with someone who reminds me of good lost friends, I can pull up your channel and almost instantly feel better. What you do is special. Keep it up friend!

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

One of my favorite tracks of the 80s.

This song is the 80's. It's what you think of the moment it starts. It's at every prom, it was an instant classic and will always be a song that is in my rotation.

Oh I love this song it brings back so many memories.

One of my favorite 80s songs ❤❤❤

Love your energy and spirit Jamel! Keep up the good vibes!

Essa música está marcada na vida de muita gente Jamal, é um sentimento de saudade, triste e felicidade ao mesmo tempo.

There is a stunning version of this song with an equally stunning video by Superfruit, the side project of Scott Hoying and Mitch Grassi from Pentatonix, that is well worth a watch.

Another great 80's song. There's a British band that came out the same year as this band -- 1988 called Breathe. The songs Hands To Heaven and How Can I Fall are songs worth checking out. Duran Duran is another 80's staple band worth checking out.

I'm like you Jamel, I think I've heard it before but can't put my finger on it. Probably when out shopping. Loved it though! So many great songs in the 80's. Thanks for keeping it fresh for us!

Jamel, if you're gonna react to this, you HAVE TO react to "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure, and "Space Age Love Song" by A Flock of Seagulls!!!! Sending love from Portland, Oregon!!!

I am 40, and this is definitely my favorite song of the 80s!!

Such a beautiful song. Glad you survived the Canned Heat dancing. lol

It’s one of the better dance/club tracks from the 80’s. Strangely emotive...

The whole your ball is gonna fall out....damn, that made my night. Funniest reaction video moment ever!

when the dj played this song at junior high dances...takes me way back!

One of my all time fav 80s cuts

This was my high school’s junior year prom theme song.

I love this Jamal...thank you

Love, Love, Love this song!

Clive Farmington and Andrew Mann (the 2 singing the song) still tour with other 80s groups and sound fabulous!

OMG how did I miss this? Love this song !!

The 80s were the best for everything. Music TV shows movies cars fashion sports game shows and school. Truly missed everyday.

I bloody love this channel!!!!

Jamel_AKA_Jamel: Thank you for being you. Watching, seeing, and hearing your reactions to songs I’ve loved my entire life, feeds my soul the same way keeping good music alive, and relating to people feeds yours.

Though I’ve heard this song a million times, I’d never seen the video before and now I’m confused as to who was singing when haha. It’s fun to see these old videos that I might’ve missed, and even better watching with you! I’m so glad you did this one! I used to get so excited when this song came on the radio.

Love Sturgill Simpsons country version of this. Would also like to see Jamel react to some Sturgill Simpson.

Man, these tunes, they're for the ages, my friend, no doubt about it. It's incredibly profound and just makes so much sense, right? And here's the thing, sometimes people mistakenly think everyone is the same, huh? But no one is identical, man. Each person is truly unique, buddy. Have you ever thought about it? Nobody is a carbon copy of another, and these guys were genuinely one-of-a-kind in a unique narrative, in a singular moment. So, my friend, you won't find another person exactly like them. Sure, someone might come close, but an exact match won't happen, right? Nobody can replicate these guys. They found success, continue to do so because they're genuinely unique, man. You can't replace something that's truly one-of-a-kind, right? It just doesn't exist. So, it's quite intriguing how sometimes people, by doing something everyone else does, think they're just like everyone else. They're not, man. Every individual is unique, you know? No one is a duplicate. It's pretty sad, isn't it? Forget about getting lost in the crowd because no one is just another face in the crowd. Each person is a distinctive creation of God, and when they pass away, that's it-no more of the same person. Unless God resurrects them, right? Otherwise, it's a done deal. The whole idea of a digital footprint, saying that, right? But there's no identical digital footprint, huh? It's quite fascinating.

Long time no hear. Thanks for that! ✌️

This song has some of the most beautiful lyrics.

Hahahaha! Love the commentary at the end!!!

Looooooove. So glad you caught this one. 😎❤️

Hey! First you react to "Canned Heat", and now "The Promise"? Today must be Napolean Dynamite sound track day lol! Good stuff!!!

Ooooh my heart!! This is my song. 💕💕💕

Love the 80s and I love this song! Thanx brother!

The riff is sick. These times were amazing.

I fkn love this song. Glad youre diggin brah

I love this song it is one of my favorites of all time .

Great song. One of my all time favourites that gets played in full...every time it comes on.

Love the sweatshirt, Jamel. 👍🏻

This is right in line with so much Brit pop/dance music of the 80's. Takes be back to Ramstein Air Base in early 80's. This, and other similar tunes, have a distinct European flavor that a lot of yanks haven't experienced.

Ahhh the 80s. Nice nice nice song..... I remember this song. Might be kind if a 1 hit winder in the US.

Lucky i was in my 20s during this era....clubs and bars every weekend! Now 57 and wonder where the TIME went. My advice to young people...have fun,enjoy this time in your lives!!

I love this song! My son sang this song with his band to his wife on their wedding!! She got "I promise you I will" and a microphone tattooed on her arm to celebrate! 💗💗🥰🥰

Dude!! My man with the Napoleon Dynamite reference!!! That's exactly how i found out about the song as well. Such a banger

Epic 80's love song... like Ultravox's "Dancing with Tear's in My Eyes" , Icicle Works' "Whisper to a Scream" and my personal favorite "No Promises" by Icehouse... try them too...