Have you ever imagined what it would be like to drive around in a car with Dan + Shay asking them questions and singing along with them to some of their hit songs? You have to look no further because I have you covered with the video at the end of this post.
In a video posted to YouTube on April 11, 2016, J.R., a radio DJ on K92.3 FM, drove the duo around town in his truck where he talked to them and also sang along with them to some of their most popular songs as well as songs from other artists.
He first stopped in the parking lot at the House Of Blues concert venue in Orlando, Florida. The radio host started off the session by playing "Can't Say No", a track off Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney's debut album Where It All Began. J.R. and Mooney sang along to it while the harmonist and producer of the duo (Smyers) laughed from the backseat.
Next, they all sang and jammed out to part of rapper R. Kelly's song "Ignition". Mooney was on a rapper's record label before he met Smyers. Stay tuned for a future post on that, which will include some of the songs he recorded during that time.
After that, J.R. asked the duo who the most famous person in their phone is. The duo responded with Ed Sheeran. You may remember my post from May 18 when I wrote about the guys covering Sheeran's song "Perfect" on The Elvis Duran Show.
The ride continued when J.R. mentioned to both of the guys that they each had a girlfriend. He proceeded to ask them "What is something you do that annoys them?" Mooney joked and said, "Everything." He thought more for a minute and responded, "I'm just kind of so perfect in a relationship" and then cracked up, as he sits next to the radio host in the front seat.
Now, the K92.3 afternoon host turned on "All About That Bass" by pop star Meghan Trainor and mentioned that the duo liked to hang out with her. They all jam to the chorus of her hit song.
The next song the trio all sing along to is "These Days" by Rascal Flatts, one of Mooney's biggest influences and favorite country groups growing up. The three of them sing the first verse and refrain loud and proud while driving along in J.R.'s truck.
At the end of the video, the radio DJ stopped at McDonalds to order a plain vanilla ice cream cone. The duo explained to him a concept called "coning", which consists of picking up the ice cream cone by the top (the ice cream) instead of by the cone. At the drive-thru when they were handed the ice cream cone, the radio host grabbed it by the ice cream, which had everyone laughing.
With the ice cream cone in Mooney's hand, the K-92.3 radio host played "From The Ground Up", the duo's newest single at the time in 2016. The duo sang along to it and Mooney swung the ice cream cone back and forth in his hand to the song's beat.
This video was a lot of fun to watch and comment on. From my experience interacting with Dan + Shay on social media, twice in person at meet + greets, and their presence on stage seeing them in concert six times so far, I know they are normal, genuine, funny, nice human beings to be around.
Below is the full video of J.R. driving around with the duo that was posted on April 11, 2016, courtesy of J.R. "J.R." Off Air YouTube channel!
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