Aloha Mike and Jess Thank you both for covering Iam's journey with so much heartfelt emotion. I wanted to post this on your channel in hopes that maybe you could pass on these sentiments to the folks at Mahalo Shoots. From the very start Lionel Ritchie has said that it is one thing to sing a song, but it is on another level to be able to deliver the Message. And throughout the season Lionel and Luke have praised Iam's ability to Tell the Story in his songs. Across Polynesia many of the Island cultures have a tradition of passing along their culture through chants and songs and there is a term of endearment for people blessed with this Storytelling ability and that is "Tusitala" (pronounced too see tah lah) storyteller. In fact it was a name bestowed upon and adopted by the famous writer Robert Lewis Stevenson. Iam is so much larger than life now, I think it would be great if they gave him the title of "Polynesia's Tusitala." Iam Tusitala Tongi..... has a nice ring to it....
@rodney9988
Жыл бұрын
it's always funny that Jess seems to know the songs and Mike never does, it's awesome to get both perspectives. You guys were the perfect accompaniment to Iam's Idol journey.
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Together with this community, we are slowly pulling Mike out from under the musical rock he's been living under😂😂Thank you for your kind words friend 💜💚
@Q_up
Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad IAM got to tell how special that song was to him and how it relates to his parents and a wonderful memory of his parents because many people need to realize our island is not just a melting pot of culture we love all genres of music. My parents loved their oldies but goodies. Lionel is a huge influence here on the islands any IAM showed that influence to the world singing an island version we’ve all grown up with of Lionel’s song. Yesssaaaahhhhh cheee hooo!!! Just some history before there were cowboys in the 1700’s we in Hawaii had paniolo Hawaiian cowboys so whenever you hear cheee hooo it stems from the calling “cheee cheeee” how our paniolo moved the heards.
@crystalblue4139
Жыл бұрын
Cheeeeehhhooooo from Central Florida! Mahalo for supporting our boy. Your reactions are the best, so positive and a joy to watch. 🤙🏼
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Well hello there fellow Floridian! 🥰Thank you so much for your kindness! 💜💚
@TennesseeYaya
Жыл бұрын
Iam can sing anything!!! I’ve been saying he can sing country!! And he looks like a seasoned performer! Go Iam! We love you! Thank you guys for supporting Iam! I feel like we’re all family.
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
He really can sing anything! 💜💚
@ellakaituu1044
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou Guys,thanks for supporting Iam,love your Channel ,love you both,youre amazing ❤
@lisan3024
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait for you guys to react to him and James Blunt. I can't believe it's over so happy for lam... I am going to miss American Idols reactions but I'm here to support you guys even though I was here for lam.
@carinalindberg7377
Жыл бұрын
I am so glad I got to hear Iam sing a country song! I could tell that he had the ability to bring out some twang, and with his story telling there was no doubt that he would rock it. If he had sung a country song earlier on in the show some of those country votes might have gone to him :D
@starrylaurie1119
Жыл бұрын
I heard an interview Iam gave where he says he loves country music. Thanks for your reaction videos. So much fun enjoying the performances with you! Feels like watching them with friends! 😁
@gatesurfer
Жыл бұрын
Actually, there is a fine tradition of country music in Hawaii, which stems from our paniolo (cowboy) culture. The story goes that the Hawaiian king received some cattle as a gift, but they soon got out of control and were trampling everything. So the Hawaiian king got some Mexican vaqueros to came over and teach the Hawaiians how to wrangle cattle. When they left, they left their guitars behind. That is how slack-key guitar got started, because the Hawaiians just started retuning the instrument to make it easier to play. There are dozens of tunings that slack-key guitarists use, each one with its own special characteristics, and you can make the same song sound very different depending on what tuning you use. The vaqueros also left behind a nascent "cowboy culture." So by the 1920s, there was a Hawaiian cowboy Ikua Purdy who competed on the mainland and won, and even now there are some Hawaii-born rodeo competitors on the national circuit. And along with that came the music. There's a woman Dita Holifield who is considered the Queen of Country Music in Hawaii, and there are some other country musicians as well. While Hawaii musicians might not have sung with the "twang" themselves, they certainly would be familiar with it. The best line in this song came early, "speaking the language in a voice that you never heard." Iam seemed to laugh a bit when he sang that line, kind of like he knew that none of us have heard a voice quite like his. And btw, Nicole Kidman was actually born in Hawaii, though of course she identifies as Australian.
@island_music
Жыл бұрын
Hawai'i had cowboys before there were cowboys
@pacboe
7 ай бұрын
Some interesting revelations there! Aloha from New Caledonia...
@Motown8
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for entertaining us throughout the season with your reaction videos of Iam. Thank you. 🤙🏽🙏🏽
@mikemailei4491
Жыл бұрын
love the reaction I'm a fan now. Iam won little did we know the world won with Iam. When Iam sang the banana pancakes with Jack Johnson I was like this kid took me back to my early 20's, he knows the classics he sings all genres this kids singing the classics is amazing. Also got my merch last week just came in same black shirt and a hat.
@asinatefotu5436
Жыл бұрын
You guys did an amazing job love you guys reaction I know we all have IAM Tongi's Spirit just gives us joy and happiness great reaction thank you Loving Beautiful Couple for your reaction love n support to our ANGEL and God's Given Miracle Magical Wonderful SUPERSTAR ofa atu God blessed.
@ivanabremond-gu5tn
Жыл бұрын
Il est adorable et chante merveilleusement bien ❤❤.
@joshuaeti2609
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jake and Jess for supporting Iam you guys are beautiful and awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much friend 💚💜
@fesuluaitiapula-dorris8143
Жыл бұрын
Y'all wait till you watch his second song! Do you have your dance shoes on? 😂 oh gosh he's so good! He can sing any song they give him! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@josephlopesi8043
Жыл бұрын
I can see your wife, knows the song very well Bro your wife is giving hint on the lyrics in your marriage Bless you both
@linuspena0816
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for what you do, much appreciated...MAHALO NUI LOA.....ALOHA from the Island
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure friend! 💜💚
@jacobtanner2391
Жыл бұрын
Crack me up you both, mahalo for the reactions, always awesome and heartfelt. Maika'i 🤙💯, Ahui Hou, Malama Pono 🤙💯
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! Ofa atu friend! 💜💚
@Imua2
Жыл бұрын
Mahalo for supporting Iam...❤
@keithjuda3243
Жыл бұрын
Yessahhh blessahhh!!
@keithjuda3243
Жыл бұрын
Iam my family from hilo we love you
@taimoala1245
Жыл бұрын
Love it y'all :) Yessar.
@elizabethtoki332
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@keahisalvador1186
Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous!
@sydkaai8896
Жыл бұрын
He’s awesome as are you two…Yessah
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Thank you friend! 💜💚
@cassiep5363
Жыл бұрын
Thank you again ♥️
@island_music
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact - small world - Nicole Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i
@keithjuda3243
Жыл бұрын
My family love iam we from marshallese
@fesuluaitiapula-dorris8143
Жыл бұрын
Amazing of course!! 😅❤
@keokipinao876
Жыл бұрын
I love your reactions.
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it friend!
@mahaloshoots
Жыл бұрын
Yesssahhhh Blesssahhhhh No Stresssahhhh!!! Mahalo for the shout out!!! Team Tongi!!!!
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
"Yesssahhhh Blesssahhhhh No Stresssahhhh!!!" Love this saying!!! Much aloha friend 💚💜
@PolyPride29
Жыл бұрын
He is a country boy Hawaiian style..Kahuku that is.
@RNTV
Жыл бұрын
Love it💜💚
@markhaufekai8172
Жыл бұрын
Yeeeeessaaaaaahhhhhh ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@rudir6826
Жыл бұрын
James and Iam duet reaction 🙂👍
@keithjuda3243
Жыл бұрын
Yesssa blessa!!
@BenSua
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@oshirokim
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact- Nicole Kidman was born in Honolulu,Hawai’i!
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