Blue Man Group Hears 'Welcome To The Black Parade' For The First Time

Ever wondered how the Blue Man Group would react to human music? Watch as they listen to “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance for the very first time and attempt to play along. What are they listening for? How do they immediately craft an appropriate drum part? Tune in and find out!

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Lesson Overview
01:28 - First Listen
06:12 - Performance
11:08 - Performance Analysis
11:51 - Listening To The Original
13:30 - Outro
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[bluemangroup]

Wow! All of us at Blue Man Group are so grateful for the love around this video so far. Many of your comments have moved the entire company to tears and we love to hear your stories.

This was one of the most fun and most musically challenging things we have done! To figure out how the Blue Man and Josh would perform this together on stage and what the Blue Man version of it would be in such an incredibly short amount of time took work from our entire NYC cast and crew. An example of what creative collaboration can do to create something magical. 💙

On behalf of Blue Man Group WE LOVE YOU! - Hailey Jester, Sr Social Media Manager

[dt-hfvz]

who the hell would’ve ever imagined that one day someone would say “you know, blue man group really added something to that mcr song.”

[BraceDeville]

Chad Smith - "What was that? My Chemical Romance or some shit?"
Blue Man Group - Stares blankly

[channingchills]

RIP Bob Bryar, the drummer on this track. He passed away today. What an iconic album.

[thefakefrydryce]

The fact that they stayed in character for this video made it 1000x better

[krining]

This is not a drum session. This is a full blown concert 🤘🏻

[just_voices]

The fact the blue man group wanted to do a video like this with drumeo was freaking insane. And way better than I expected

[Zeracheil]

The amount of talent needed to pull this off is absolutely insane. It wasn't just a single person improving a drum line. It was multiple different people on multiple different percussion instruments and lighting all working to create a seamless show on the fly.

[BrandonToews]

The video we never knew we all wanted.

[scootinand]

I really hope MCR sees this, I know they'll smile big at it

[celinedirkes]

Props to the lighting techs who were also creating a performance on the fly

[mommytaurus]

this postpartum mama didn’t realize this was going to make me emotional.. black parade was already emotional enough but this was so beautiful

[Xanthan]

My dad was a drummer, and I remember he ordered one of the first Blue Man Group performances on pay per view in the late nineties or early 2000s. Fast forward years later, and because of my interest in the band he becomes enamored with The Black Parade due to it being a concept album, which he loved because of bands like Queen. I sorely wish he could see this performance now. It moved me to tears, with how it exemplified how beautiful drums can be.

[bloodydominations]

I love how they never break character. I went to see their “rock show” many years ago, and it was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.

[ChknPtP]

My middle school girlfriend and I met in Band class in the 7th grade, where our band director would often play clips of Blue Man Group. Her favorite band was My Chemical Romance. She took her life a few years later. This video was not a video I clicked on expecting to cry to, but I guess that's the power of music. Love you, Sophie.

[GeorgeSmith-zevk]

I have a son with autism who LOVES blue man group.. and he LOVED this when I showed him.. thank you blue man group…

In my son’s words “ it was goated “ … thank you for bringing a smile to my son’s face.. means so much to me..

[marccardiff]

This is a very emotional song, and the group managed to convey that emotion without changing their facial expressions. Brilliant.

[danielxsstuf]

Brandon just got a Blue Man Group concert for free

[bmac]

This title has me demanding answers to questions I never thought I'd ask

[cynthiasotland]

I am a classical pianist for 40 years and have always been a drummer/percussionist at heart. My musical tastes are vast because I appreciate the creative process! I am loving Drumeo ! I am a huge fan of My Chemical Romance!