FIRST TIME HEARING | Ren X Chinchilla - How To Be Me (live)

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  • @chinchilla_music
    @chinchilla_music Рік тому +523

    Aahh thank you so much for this reaction and the support - it’s so nice to hear 💓 made my day. Sending all the love!

    • @andrewcarter7791
      @andrewcarter7791 Рік тому +10

      Recently found your music through reactor’s, absolutely stunning!

    • @metracy42
      @metracy42 Рік тому +4

      Ren mixes all his music.

    • @valhallapodcast3196
      @valhallapodcast3196 Рік тому +7

      You are unreal.

    • @gurulimbo
      @gurulimbo Рік тому +4

      The voice of a troubled angel. Thank you for your emotional output. I feel these notes so fukin deep.

    • @maddalenacherchi
      @maddalenacherchi Рік тому +4

      Meravigliosa creatura! Love from Italy Chin❤❤❤

  • @jackiehale3730
    @jackiehale3730 Рік тому +2

    Did anyone else raise their hands towards the heavens during the singing of hallelujah? haha, I don't know why? I just did..

  • @marleeni1970
    @marleeni1970 Рік тому +21

    Love your honesty and your reactions ❤. The song Power actually touches on how he uses music as his coping skill. I'm sure these have probably already been suggested but look up his collaborations with Sam Tompkins doing Nina Simone, and mashup of shot the sheriff/zion/hip hop with his band Big Push. Literally anything by Ren is fantastic and so happy for him that he's now blowing up the internet after 10+ years of putting his music out there. You have a wonderful day strand hope you are feeling better soon, so digging the hat 😁

  • @benbattersby9239
    @benbattersby9239 Рік тому +14

    How either one of these 2 powerhouses don't overpower each other is incredible to see. They are both soooo in sync on every level including emotion and commitment.

  • @slindles
    @slindles 4 місяці тому +5

    As the mother of a teenage daughter with BPD, this song breaks me. She’s on meds. She has a therapist and psychiatrist. It’s still a battle everyday to keep her alive. The only thing she’s been holding onto this last year is that her leaving would kill me. I hope that one day, she can walk out of this tomb. It’s so incredibly lonely in there.

    • @hilarywilkes7853
      @hilarywilkes7853 2 місяці тому

      I feel for you as a Momma. My son has struggled with depression, attempts on his life, so many misdiagnoses and wrong medications. Just finally diagnosed with Paranoid schizophrenia, bipolar bpd, ptsd and anxiety and depression. It is heartbreaking and I relate to ren's music and so does my son. Hugs to you honey 😢❤

  • @stevecody9878
    @stevecody9878 Рік тому +34

    Nice reaction to this GENIUS of an authentic & true artist.
    A lot of Reacters are gaining lots of mileage out of Ren's content & it would be fantastic for him if you all start VERBALLY encouraging your followers to subscribe to his channel 🤔
    It's disappointing to see Hi Ren, alone, has been viewed approximately 8m times but he hasn't even reached 1m subscribers yet.
    Come on! Let's help him!
    Cheers 👍🍻

  • @Hexenkind1
    @Hexenkind1 Рік тому +19

    I am so grateful that ren as an artists exists. He and all of his collabs are just fantastic.

  • @behinddreaming
    @behinddreaming Рік тому +21

    I never thought I'd encounter another piece of music or musician who can talk to the darkness one can find themselves, especially after someone you love is lost through suicide. Guy Sebastian has written a couple of songs that speaks about his own loss and another to help someone through. Now there is Ren who has achieved this as well. He is extraordinary, so many layers that he has found a way to confront in what almost seems fearless.

    • @ep8009
      @ep8009 Рік тому

      Nf mansions is pretty good at it as well at least to me

  • @steveparker8065
    @steveparker8065 Рік тому +35

    Most of Ren's songs are innovative and touch people on a very deep level, I've never known an artist so dynamic and inspiring while speaking of the struggles we all face. A true prodigy!

  • @titanrem2010
    @titanrem2010 Рік тому +37

    How he has used this song to describe how he is feeling after the death/suicide of his friend is amazing ... And the two of them work beautifully together, as you said they are one in the same.

    • @michaelmardling3152
      @michaelmardling3152 Рік тому +6

      also the fact they performed this at the bridge and spot it happened must of been hard.

    • @niklaswelzel
      @niklaswelzel Рік тому +4

      Plus, the video is shot on a bridge...for a reason 😞

    • @3X3NTR1K
      @3X3NTR1K Рік тому +1

      ​@@michaelmardling3152 I struggled just to explain to someone else about this context for the song. I can't even imagine how much strength it took to create this.

  • @Asperibra
    @Asperibra Рік тому +5

    Man the intensity of this song gives me goosebumps. Chinchillas vocals are offfff the charts

  • @debbieholoquist2059
    @debbieholoquist2059 Рік тому +29

    The two of them together is miraculous!

    • @jonneateh5815
      @jonneateh5815 Рік тому +1

      Chalk outlines is also great they blend so well

  • @simonjoseph7299
    @simonjoseph7299 Рік тому +12

    Bro its time to get to the goods. "Genesis" "Loosing It" "Life is Funny" pick one any one.... Your in for a trip. Straight b-Boy

  • @brade5874
    @brade5874 Рік тому +1

    I like your new hairstyle. Reminds me of the kid from mad max. Thanks for your awesome reactions sir .

  • @mranster
    @mranster Рік тому +2

    We can always count on you to get it, Mrlboyd. One of the things I find most compelling about Ren as an artist is his ability to find the universal in the personal. So he's singing about this specific tragedy in his life, but it touches so many of us, and says something about our own tragedies. For me, as someone with a life-altering chronic illness, I can relate to everything here in my personal experience. One does forget "how to be me," when illness takes away everything you once thought was you. I feel like we can all come together and be soothed by this voice of someone who can take that tragedy, and make something so beautiful.

  • @kimzwolinski9919
    @kimzwolinski9919 Рік тому +17

    Ren has a song called Diazepam. Really great song and video. Chinchilla has a song called Finger’s that I found on her UA-cam channel.

    • @janettahiri1160
      @janettahiri1160 Рік тому +3

      Fingers is incredible. Live version.

    • @jskyg68
      @jskyg68 Рік тому +2

      Chinchilla just agreed to an interview on Chris Liepe's channel, check out his reaction to "how to be me" and scroll down in the comments.

  • @elenaorujev3494
    @elenaorujev3494 Рік тому +6

    I always enjoy your reactions - what a hauntingly beautiful song. Ren impresses me every single time - he is so open and so raw - he gives himself to his music and to all of us!

  • @sch7194
    @sch7194 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful & dark 🔥🙏🔥

  • @jeffwilson3205
    @jeffwilson3205 Рік тому +129

    It’s a song about all the self-examination people do after someone close to them commits suicide. He’s literally haunted by the loss of his best friend and wondering what you could have done different…wondering if he’ll ever escape feelings of grief and guilt.

    • @gisobo
      @gisobo Рік тому +27

      For me, the song shows the perspective of the one who committed the suicide. But there is no 'right' or 'wrong' interpretation. It's up to you, which message you hear.

    • @behinddreaming
      @behinddreaming Рік тому +9

      That's how I see it too. I've needed to listen to it a few times to understand this point of view. I've seen this playing out amongst young men who have lost way too many friends to suicide. There is nothing that can take away the pain for those left behind. Yet Ren has found a way to express this loss in a beautiful, yet haunting piece.

    • @salishseamermaid
      @salishseamermaid Рік тому +11

      @@behinddreaming I hear it as a fluid blend of both perspectives, as Ren has clearly been the one in bed contemplating such things, as well.

    • @gr8tr8s33
      @gr8tr8s33 Рік тому +3

      @@salishseamermaid You can only articulate it that well through living it.

  • @metracy42
    @metracy42 Рік тому +2

    Ren mixes, writes, etc. everything himself & has suffered from psychosis among many other illnesses before properly diagnosed. This is mainly about his best friend killed himself jumping off a bridge & they never found his body 😢This young man has been through hell 😢

  • @Bearlissimo
    @Bearlissimo Рік тому +3

    Ren Ready for You, Heretic, Penitence any one of those, or the video with Bear McCreary which is called Patience (it's Ren singing & playing guitar).

  • @Lou-xq9br
    @Lou-xq9br Рік тому +19

    There voices together is just mesmerising & beautiful ❤ heartbreaking song tho 💔
    Ren is outstanding & definitely deserves every success

  • @stranger2Utube
    @stranger2Utube Рік тому +1

    The range of emotions you were going through was amazing, especially that you rarely show emotions in a very visible way. While you were saddened and troubled you at the same time couldn't stop smiling from being overjoyed by how good this is. One of the best reactions of yours that I've seen (and I've seen many and they are all good).

  • @simplysimon9868
    @simplysimon9868 Рік тому +4

    They're singing on a bridge where Rens friend, Joe Hughes, took his own life.
    Chinchilla and Rens voices are so harmonic together.
    Ren's album Freckled Angels was dedicated to Joe.
    Chinchilla recently opened for Sting on tour. Check out some of her music when you can man 🙏

    • @StephiesCorner
      @StephiesCorner Рік тому +1

      Not the same bridge. That was a rumor that was debunked.

  • @dianesorensen2549
    @dianesorensen2549 Рік тому +2

    I love that round robin towards the end. And the line about "your savior died too soon" is just inspired-and true. This is so great❤

  • @philk9227
    @philk9227 Рік тому +3

    Great reaction

  • @dianeemanuel8541
    @dianeemanuel8541 Рік тому +5

    I’ll do happy you listened to this haunting song.
    You might want to check out Ren’s band Big Push busking. Wade in the Water/Nina Simone/ Trouble so Hard. You might enjoy is Retake of the Verve’s Bittersweet Symphony.

  • @Asperibra
    @Asperibra Рік тому +2

    Chinchilla - “Elements” is fiiire and totally deserves checking out

  • @heavenwithin81
    @heavenwithin81 Рік тому +2

    Chinchilla has beautiful control of her voice.

  • @woodywoodman2319
    @woodywoodman2319 Рік тому +9

    FYI... Chinchilla replied below! Show her the Love she deserves!!!

  • @personhere2346
    @personhere2346 Рік тому +1

    I stumbled upon REN literally yesterday, and have not stopped exploring his videos since! This is a once in a generation talent- the raw emotion he puts into his art is beyond amazing! Sick bou next plz :)

  • @salishseamermaid
    @salishseamermaid Рік тому +12

    Ren and Sam Tompkins together is another pairing to check out. Their busking video medley of Earned It/Man's World/Falling is really good, as is Blind Eyed (the M.C. Sessions version is beautifully mixed and has excellent sound quality).

  • @KIBICKE94
    @KIBICKE94 Рік тому

    Brilliant reaction! Thks

  • @lisamayreed6399
    @lisamayreed6399 Рік тому +3

    I really appreciated your reaction...someone who experienced most of what ren has in his life and how I as a person living with bipolar can relate to him. His artwork, your willingness to speak his truth. It means the world to so many. I generally keep quiet using emojis to show how I feel about music but this touches my soul. God bless ren and anyone dealing with chronic issues and may healing come.

  • @belindamelville2270
    @belindamelville2270 Рік тому +6

    Beautiful but tragic..❤❤💔💔💔💔

  • @D.Netten
    @D.Netten Рік тому +1

    you must do. Ren - life is funny 🔥🔥🔥🔥for real 💯 👊🏼 and love the reaction Thx ✌🏼

  • @michelle3830
    @michelle3830 Рік тому

    Thanks for looking at this song. Love love it

  • @tomlester8681
    @tomlester8681 Рік тому +2

    Have ever experienced something like this? Like, finding someone that is creatively so special. I feel like I did when discovered Prince's deep catalog or Peter Gabriel. , but I feel like this is going to go even further than those greats. I feel like we are whitnessing the birth of a mega star. I could see ren (and sam) going on to make epic records, movies, videos, etc. I'm not sure there is anything Ren can't do.

  • @joseypinion6426
    @joseypinion6426 Рік тому +7

    If you want some fun out of Ren watch Losing It. It's so good. Love your reactions. Still loving that smile when you hear something you like. ❤

  • @sherribrock2726
    @sherribrock2726 Рік тому +9

    This was written about a friend of REN’s who ended his life.

  • @NOLAgenX
    @NOLAgenX Рік тому +1

    I know how he feels. One of my closest friend od’d on oxy purposefully 4 years ago on NYE. To this day I sob when I think of him. I constantly ask him why, but he never answers. Thanks for your reaction.

    • @noram2977
      @noram2977 Рік тому +1

      Im so sorry for your loss. Suicide leaves a wound that never heals.

    • @NOLAgenX
      @NOLAgenX Рік тому +1

      @@noram2977 You are very kind. Thank you!

  • @Vmcf1968
    @Vmcf1968 Рік тому

    god i love this so much. chinchilla you are such a power house. you bring out deaths from ren voice we dont get to see sometimes.

  • @christineraffa-diggon
    @christineraffa-diggon Рік тому +1

    The trust they have with each other, Next Level. I trust them also. ❤❤❤

  • @rkoutz
    @rkoutz Рік тому +7

    This song is about his friend that suddenly took his own life.

  • @michaelaghmalone-hansen5656
    @michaelaghmalone-hansen5656 Рік тому +2

    They are filming on a bridge, his friend, who he referred to at the end, threw himself off the Menai Bridge in the middle of the night.

  • @DavidSmith-cc5hk
    @DavidSmith-cc5hk Рік тому

    Chinchilla - Fingers (live)
    Ren - Throw a dart.
    Every. Single. Song. Is. Amazing.

  • @GenericThomas
    @GenericThomas Рік тому +1

    Ren is hands down my favorite artist overall that I've been introduced to since LP got me through my teens

  • @wademedlin6831
    @wademedlin6831 Рік тому +1

    Love your hat.

  • @CharlotteLopp
    @CharlotteLopp Рік тому

    This is the most beautiful song ive ever heard in my life

  • @Tessimistic420
    @Tessimistic420 Рік тому

    🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥 #Ren #Chinchilla

  • @daddoudan
    @daddoudan Рік тому

    Total BRILLIANT!!!

  • @sukimarmelaide4030
    @sukimarmelaide4030 Рік тому +1

    I so thoroughly adore you, Sir.
    I literally couldn't be happier to see that •you• specifically, are reacting to this young man with many of his phenomenal collaborators.
    This song was written about/to/for his dear friend who took his life.
    Because life is like that, it so happened that Ren was the friend in his circle whose location was physically closest, at that moment, to the bridge where his friend presently was at when Ren got the call.
    Because life is like that, Ren arrived two minutes too late.
    This friend was apparently the one who had the funniest stories, who always made them all laugh, who was a brilliant light.
    Because life is like that, he had confided just a week before to Ren that he was troubled.
    I don't know when in Ren's timeline, from that event, that his physical illness began, but I imagine that specific night must have tremendously impacted the state of his mental health.
    You are doing such a respectful and impressive job reacting to this material. Thank you for being you.

    • @ScottyRosencrance-dq4pj
      @ScottyRosencrance-dq4pj 5 місяців тому

      Wow….NO ONE puts together that REN is human and THIS Likely played a major part in where he was sent within his body. WOW, great job. Thank you

  • @vickihammond5576
    @vickihammond5576 Рік тому +1

    ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥Ren and Chinchilla busking cover Marvin Gaye sexual healing and drake/Beyoncé one dance/drunk in love also Ren and his former band the big push busking I shot the sheriff/road to Zion/hip hop you will encounter another aspect of Ren as a singer performer and guitarist. He really is quite something special!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @shazza175
    @shazza175 Рік тому +1

    More Ren reactions please!

  • @johnnyeproductions
    @johnnyeproductions Рік тому +1

    This song was written for a dear friend of Ren's who tragically took his own life... off a bridge, and his body was never found. They recorded this on a bridge, not THEE bridge... but yeah. It's about the pain he's felt since

  • @davideastham
    @davideastham Рік тому +1

    This song is another heart wrenching tribute to his friend.

  • @kevinlawes591
    @kevinlawes591 6 місяців тому

    One take! Boom!!!! 😍

  • @belindamelville2270
    @belindamelville2270 Рік тому +4

    Would like you to react to my favorite Ren track...Heretic, please😊

  • @drc500free
    @drc500free Рік тому +1

    Would love to see you react to some of his rap - The Hunger, Power, Genesis, etc.
    The Hunger is probably his best technical piece in terms of really dense bars.

  • @itsakittyting
    @itsakittyting Рік тому +3

    This live version is 100 times better than the studio version, I love it!

    • @janettahiri1160
      @janettahiri1160 Рік тому +1

      I wonder about this. Its the same with Chinchilla. Its like the studio versions are very downplayed. Methinks they need a different kind of studio.

  • @silentwhisp4r670
    @silentwhisp4r670 Рік тому +1

    Awesome Reaction! Ren doesn't miss!

  • @NilZed1
    @NilZed1 Рік тому +3

    Ren is a true poet. His illness and situations like his friend’s suicide give him a point of view that is older than his years. There’s a lot of party happy youthful look to the future he missed out on in his twenties but on the other hand he’s already done ‘middle age’.

    • @supertuscans9512
      @supertuscans9512 Рік тому +1

      I’m not sure I entirely agree with that. I actually think that because of more than a lost decade of his youth he hankers after those lost years.
      REN’s lyrics often represent the mind of a 21 year old Uni student as opposed to a 33 year old man.
      Don’t get me wrong, I still think he is talented to an absurd degree, because he is so multifaceted in what he can do and how well he he can do it all. REN’s don’t come around very often.

    • @NilZed1
      @NilZed1 Рік тому +1

      @@supertuscans9512 it's kind of both, really. He knows pain and loss in a way 21 year olds don't.

  • @gminusmark
    @gminusmark Рік тому +5

    I Love your Ren Reactions, I've been following you for a few years, It struck me when you reacted to "Hi Ren" There's a line that says "Played On Guitar, Plan B Did it" You may be the only reactor who has done a bunch of Plan B reactions (Ill Manors was one) a couple of years ago & have also done Ren, I wonder if you made the connection when he said that?

  • @gcarap
    @gcarap Рік тому +5

    This song is about Ren's friend Joe Hughes, who committed suicide at age 19 by jumping off of the very same bridge that Ren and Chinchilla are singing on here.

    • @StephiesCorner
      @StephiesCorner Рік тому +1

      Not the same bridge. That was a debunked rumor.

  • @titob243
    @titob243 Рік тому

    Check out chalk outlines both of them singing again

  • @ScottyRosencrance-dq4pj
    @ScottyRosencrance-dq4pj 5 місяців тому

    Your words from 7:45 until the end, was brilliant
    I can’t thank you enough!

  • @deejayturtle
    @deejayturtle Рік тому +1

    WOW, I know Ren's in the UK but it sounds like he's been to a Baptist church or two on Sunday. Having said that I am not sure if that's a wig or a hat @MRLBOYD MUSIC so pick the one that applies. "That Keeps from H Mack is really working out for ya huh?" or "Damn what you doing with Bert Kreischer's hat?" (Sorry I couldn't resist.)

  • @UKmarlee
    @UKmarlee Рік тому

    Yes! You'll love this one!😂 fact!😊

  • @NothingOnEvents
    @NothingOnEvents Рік тому

    Just caught this and comment 100, woohoo lol
    Anyway, for Chinchilla please check out the live version of Fingers

  • @dennisvernonhaydock
    @dennisvernonhaydock Рік тому +1

    This is my favorite song by Ren. I can't believe I've never checked out Chinchilla until seeing her collabs with Ren. I knew she was an up-and-coming UK singer, and she'd toured with Sting, but I didn't know how remarkable she was. I think this live performance and the lyrics of her song "Fingers" are stunning.
    ua-cam.com/video/KK56SwMFzdc/v-deo.html

  • @charleenk71
    @charleenk71 Рік тому

    Loved your breakdown!

  • @tomfoolery9749
    @tomfoolery9749 Рік тому +2

    Please take a look at Chinchilla - Fingers live HungerTV

  • @xdaniedx
    @xdaniedx Рік тому +4

    This is dedicated to one of his best friends that committed suicide by jumped off the bridge that they filmed this video on. Unfortunately they never found his body 😢

  • @iamlpinthe312
    @iamlpinthe312 Рік тому +4

    They have that Blood Harmony. At times their expressions mirror one another, the eye contact implies so much trust between them- they are on the ride together. This is a very difficult song for Ren to perform. He’s done it on IG and completely broke down and couldn’t finish the last “solo” verse. He came back and did it. Then he wrote that he contemplated not posting him completely “ an emotional mess” but said F- it! Suicide among males are 4X that of females because we are conditioned not to feel and express our emotions.

  • @gwynethzen77
    @gwynethzen77 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @Jason_xofilos
    @Jason_xofilos Рік тому

    Brilliant? Would expect anything else from Ren x Chinchilla? Great reaction.

  • @DaisyTheBlue
    @DaisyTheBlue Рік тому

    This gives me Civil Wars vibes. I love them.

  • @mjw2k12
    @mjw2k12 Рік тому

    more ren please!!

  • @BrianLee-cq2hc
    @BrianLee-cq2hc Рік тому +1

    The first two verses are not written from Ren's perspective, they are written from the perspective of his best friend, Joe, who took his life one evening by jumping from a bridge. The last segment of the song is written from Ren's perspective.

  • @pauldurrant8907
    @pauldurrant8907 Рік тому +1

    Check out chalk outlines live version or one dance/ drunk in love from ren and chinchilla both are good too

  • @def_not_dan
    @def_not_dan Рік тому +1

    Very nice hat, sir.

  • @alexlowe8829
    @alexlowe8829 Рік тому

    THX Champ!

  • @janettahiri1160
    @janettahiri1160 Рік тому

    I have seen no reactions to Chinchillas 'Fingers' the live version only. Totally brilliant song in my opinion.

  • @DavidSmith-cc5hk
    @DavidSmith-cc5hk Рік тому

    ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @UKmarlee
    @UKmarlee Рік тому

    U clappin for ren! Is like a knight hood the king!😂

  • @asl7235
    @asl7235 Рік тому

    I talk to the dead most nights, passed friends and family members. Talk to as in its not a 2 way conversation, its normal.

  • @vanessamcfadden8335
    @vanessamcfadden8335 Рік тому

    👍🏽

  • @lunardruidcyprian6572
    @lunardruidcyprian6572 Рік тому

    Chalk Outlines

  • @Taratara-uc8pn
    @Taratara-uc8pn Рік тому +1

    Great reaction - Love this collaboration - Ren is awesome and Chinchilla is right there with him in this song....she writes all her own stuff - Fingers (The live version) has spectacular vocals and is totally unique ua-cam.com/video/KK56SwMFzdc/v-deo.html

  • @Simon...........
    @Simon........... Рік тому

    Yo and no-ones talking bout Mr B's Hat?!
    I specifically like that kind of hat.
    Certified geezer

  • @Diamonddog59
    @Diamonddog59 Рік тому

    Try Ren Bittersweet Symphony Retake, it shows his joyful side

  • @IratePuffin
    @IratePuffin Рік тому

    Have you checked out The Hunger or Chalk Outlines yet? One is rap the other is with Chinchilla. Both very different but well worth the listen!

  • @Theredeemedchild2
    @Theredeemedchild2 Рік тому

    Unleash the archers - awakening
    React to it when you want to feel energized. Power metal is no joke! (It's probably not quite what you think)

  • @DavidFarthing
    @DavidFarthing Рік тому

    its abt a mate of Rens that took his life im lead to belive

  • @Gwenmusicchannel112
    @Gwenmusicchannel112 Рік тому

    Yes I relate my boyfriend took his own life I will talk more about it live on Instagram it is the same on my UA-cam so yes they are so haunted and it stuck with me today and forever

  • @nthsum5509
    @nthsum5509 Рік тому +1

    Hey man. I was looking around on Ren's page and he's subscribed to your old channel, but not this one.
    You might want to put announcements on the old page linking to this one to make sure that he sees it.

  • @Nonya12608
    @Nonya12608 Рік тому +3

    This song is so moving and they sounds great together. But, she always points at his face so close with her nails, I'm always afraid she is going to stab him.

  • @jacobblalock9647
    @jacobblalock9647 Рік тому +1

    React to Jack Vidgen-Hello from the voice his voice is insane

  • @stormingjales
    @stormingjales Рік тому

    RIP Joe.

  • @DVDFHardTarget
    @DVDFHardTarget Рік тому

    What a performance and so sad. That hat just killed me Sir! :)