Honest Reaction | Ren - Money Game pt3
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- Ren - Money Game pt3
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The guy that took over for Ren on piano is a classically trained pianist and friend named Charlie
Not a friend to Ren though.
I just noticed his hand sign for the violin!! . He is performing and conduction backwards what he has, himself composed. 🤯🤯🤯
Then again with the gun.
Enjoyed your reaction and yes there were separate people for each part played. Ren wrote the entire musical score except for the dramatic piano opening which is from Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, a brilliant choice. Most impressive to me is the fact that he is rapping to a piano for most of the piece and how in sync they are. I understand that Ren was miked to Charlie Woof-Byrne, the pianist who played for most of the video so he could hear Ren and adjust his playing. Another bit of trivia, the one cut, which you correctly identified, was to move and protect the lavalier microphone from the rain machine. Just love this video and can’t wait for Ren’s next creation.
Oh that is awesome info! The rap with the piano is truly sublime sounding
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Notice the cellist on our left.
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The sprinkler system "malfunctioned" and soaked her, but she knew it was a one take and didn't flinch.
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(Needed a resting of the bow which was soaked and ruined)
@rogerstarkey5390 It wasn't ruined..Ren had it restrung for her.
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Yes, Ren composed all the music with the exception of the first piano movement which is apparently a classical piece (at least in part) by Grieg.
The string music is what he hums in part 1 and 2, just different tempo.
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He composed the piano on MiDi and then the pianist helped him convert it into something that could be played by a person.
First piano movement is also composed by Ren. It's not a 1:1 of "Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor" but it is heavily inspired by it.
The strings arrangement is actually playing the original money game chorus. Its just beautiful
Awesome! I can’t believe I didn’t notice that
and not enough people gice props to the violinist who holds her composure and doesn't break character. Even when that burst pipe is raining water down on her instrument. Her every instinct would have been screaming at her to save it at all costs.
@@TheHonestTakeand you hear in your head “rain rain rain rain.. a storm it comes our way…….” Brilliant
No wardrobe changes just a bunch of extras
In an interview his photographer said that Ren wrote all of the music parts for all the instruments.
Awesome reaction. Ren has extras so no wardrobe changes. And there is only one cut in the video and it happens when they spin Ren around in the wheel chair in front of the string section. There's an awesome behind the scenes making of Money Game Part 3 from a rector named Wolf Johnson that Ren invited to record everything and it's awesome seeing Ren practicing how he accomplished everything they did in this video.
The string section is playing the chorus from Money Game One and Two. It does sound absolutely amazing played with the strings.
Also the rope and bags over their heads represent money bags Ren said.
“Not to fangirl” - my favorite reaction from in one sentence! Great reaction to a great video! I’m glad you aren’t as stressed now.
Yes, he wrote the piano and strings both.
When the lead violin hits that b natural (right where you paused it on the 2nd listen of the string section), that's the exact moment my heart broke and tears came.
Yes REN made all the arrangements with the piano, and string, it was a live performance, with just one cut, exactly where you said. The piano was firstly played by him, and taken over by another performer. No costume changes. As you see all the other performers still in place when the camera panned around. It is a brilliant performance, with regards to absolutely everything that you see, hear and understand.
It’s not wardrobe changes, just a few different people
Right. 😂🤣
Still cool!
I’m glad you didn’t cut the ‘rant’ out. :)
Thanks for the reaction and yes, you should take care of your health because while we need money to survive, you can’t take it with you. Be good to yourself. 💜
The violins were playing the refrain from Money Game 1 & 2, and which he sang in the mirror at the beginning
He did write the strings and the piano himself. He choreographed everything with Samuel Perry Falvey as well ❤
Apparently the opening piano is by Grieg but he arranged it all ❤
"He is buy himself a seat in the senate"
So he is a US politician. Also saying later "follow the code of the land of the free..."
The string part is the hook of Money Game part 1 and 2, played on the violin... Wonderful ... And the rain at the end.... With no need to sing "rain rain rain rain, a storm it comes our way" ... Genius...
I love how the violins start playing the original money game theme....its such a catchy theme to just make you want to start humming!!
It was funny when you were trying to classify the music. Ren once called his style Bardcore and in this case I think the music is that too. Ren is playing in his own lane because he is willing to talk about stuff like this while acknowledging his own desire for a #1 album or making enough money that he won't have to worry about how to pay for his medical treatments anymore. In Ren's vision of where we should be no one would have to worry about how they would pay for medical treatment. He understands it's a balance.. he just hopes we stop listing so badly.
The rain is a visual of the chorus of the previous money games.
You really need to watch the behind scenes and the making of this video. It's really awesome, no wardrobe changes just stand in friends playing the parts.
I love it!
You keep talking about wardrobe changes, but many of them werent... i.e., you thought the 5 yr old Jimmy changed to step in as the 14 yr old Jimmy... but a few seconds later you can see the 5 yr old Jimmy still sitting in his spot... the guys sitting at the table after the phone call...thats the table where they were cutting the heroine or cocaine or whatever.
The camera work is so good and so sweeping its hard to keep track visually and makes the set seem so much bigger... excellent utilization of the space.
I was saying from the beginning i want the instrumental of this song. I am a huge fan of the piano and the piano of this song is so beautiful!
I love how little boss are made.to.the first two.money game for.eg the literal rain which references the rain rain rain line in the other two
Yep, stunning piece of work again from Ren, a story mostly about how nurturing can go wrong! Nope, no costume changes, notice how everyone remains in place. You'll recall Ren handing over piano duties at the start, his replacement then plays live throughout the rest of this one take. You spotted the cut, necessary to bring in the string quartet and remove/move his lapel mic, since he removes his jacket a short while later. Jacket probably removed to avoid a soaking since I think he only had one jacket if more takes needed!
Ren has restored my love of music and real talent. I am past 60 years, enjoyed alot of great live music in my youth, today all is so fake sounding, and the writing talent, well, just awful in most songs. Ren is multi talented, and I found your channel through this reaction, respect your thoughtfulness, LIKED AND SUBSCRIBED!
Thank you!
Thank you for not cutting that part out, the issue is not the system but the token of value, unfortunately people has no value in this society only the money they own is their value and that is utterly saddening
Yes he wrote it. You can also hear that same music (the music the strings are playing) tho its not the main music, in the Ren song Dominoes.
Yamaha lent them the piano!! It’s a Grand
Wow! grands are massive and its also like a 120k piano lol
@@TheHonestTake yup! Ren didn’t even know the monetary value until after the video came out, I think on his twitch stream
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Supplied and set up by Yamaha!
(He must have a fan at the local showroom)
During the behind the scenes video, I saw a can, soda or beer, sitting on top of the piano.😮
This is reference to Politicians from the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s from the United States and some from parliament.
I'm not sure how I missed you before, but I just now found your channel. I'm basically obsessed with watching Ren reaction videos and I've seen literally hundreds of them this year. I really enjoyed your reaction here, nice job. New sub, I'll go back and watch your Ren reactions in order.
From the UA-cam description for the video: "Song written, composed, arranged, and performed by Ren." According to Amy Shafer, LRSM, FRSM, RYC, in an analysis of the song on her "Virgin Rock" UA-cam channel, the very beginning is based on a piece by Edvard Grieg. In an interview Ren said he wrote the piano music, but could not, himself, play it all. He said parts of it, he created with midi and the classically trained pianist Charlie Wolf-Bryne, the second pianist completed it.
Also in an interview, Ren said that he wrote the music for the string quartet, and its based on the music from Money Game 1 and 2, and the quartet worked with him on the arrangement.
Also, from interviews with Ren, and also with Co-Director and Co-Producer Samuel Perry-Falvey, you identified correctly the single cut in the video. Ren said they had to do that, because of money and time constraints, in case something went wrong with the "rain" sequence. Ren only had the 1 suit and also they wouldn't have been able to get the floor dry for a re-shoot after it got wet during a take. They finished very late at night, although you're the only reactor to mention that Ren looked tired.
If you watch the rain sequence again, you'll notice that the viola player (according to the credits) to Ren's right gets a little wet, she makes a minor movement to protect her bow. The bow did get wet, and Ren paid to re-string it.
You would really like Ren's live performance video "For Joe." I didn't see it with a quick scan of your playlist. Ren recently wrote it and performed it outdoors overlooking Calgary, where you may know he's receiving clinical treatments. It's a keyboard piece and combines elements of Ren's works "Su!cIde," "Freckled Angels" and others. It's: "Ren - For Joe (Live Performance Video)." It's here: ua-cam.com/video/ebX5ZvrT6-o/v-deo.htmlsi=NbLdYNnMyYeNJiEd
Sorry this is so long. (edit): Also, on re-reading the comments I do see that parts of this are duplicated in other comments, my bad. Thanks again. 🙏
Awesome info! I’ll check these links out!
That last scene gets me every damn time.
Ren commented later that he really didn't know about the age restrictions in American Government for the senate and being president. My headcanon says that it was more he had a senator in his pocket, and then also got the ear of the president... which, honestly is pretty plausible. New Subscriber here. need to go back and watch all the rest of your content now.
The string section is so melancholy. So haunting yet so beautiful and powerful
Ren has said that the end part of the video, from when the rain starts, is a visual depiction of the chorus from Parts 1 & 2 "Rain, rain, rain, a storm it comes our way" etc
Beautifully done video musically lyrically and his performance
Beautifully worded
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Thank you for a very real react... there is a level up diff between those who just ooo and ah and those who intellectually have experience, knowledge and a thinking mind, if that makes sense. The Patreon link didn't get me to you w this channel's name. Peace and Love man... i gotta roll through your work top to toe. 36K subs... lets get more comments for this man's work.
According to what I've heard it took them 2 changes but several takes.
Super reaction! Thanks so much!
I like your style and thoughts.
The "modern melody" the violins were playing is the chorus theme of Money Game 1 + 2 he was also humming at the beginning in front of the mirror.
It's indeed a beautiful arrangement and one can't go wrong with a string quartet 😁(although this has an extra Cello instead of the Contra Bass).
No flagging, but thank you for another thoughtful reaction. And thank you for the love! Right back at ya.
Thank you!
Hey if you want the secrets, Ren ask The Wolf Johnson to film a behind the scene you should watch it
Love your reaction
Your reaction and comments are on point. Rain, rain, rain, rain, a storm it comes our way. Thus time, he made it rain instead of singing. Subbed.
Ty!
The strings are playing REN’s money game song
Please check out ready for you ❤and also the band he was in the big push sympathy for the devil cover, war pigs and wade in the water/Nina simone/trouble so hard thanks ❤❤❤
I think we should create a system where we get to choose what our taxes fund. We should be able to delegate funds into the areas we deem appropiate. 5% social housing, 15% schools, 10% public healthcare, 10% infrastructure, 10% investment into green energy aso. The US uses 60-70% of the budget on the military, which is insane!!
Hm, as an european I believe most of my taxes are spent well. Also, if you donate to charities etc. you get a receipt and donations up to 20 % of your yearly income are fully tax deductible. So you can choose.... does that not work in the US?
The US has no way of tracking taxes or even a choice as to where they go. At least to my knowledge
The strings are a throwback to the hook in MG1 and MG2
UA-cam advertised this video on live street screens with the string quartet and his hands up.
What does this mean?
If you listen carefully to the string part you will catch the violins playing the same melody that Ren hummed in Money game 1. It is subtle and slower but ties it together.
The strings are beautiful.
The whole thing is amazing!
If you rewind a little, after pausing, you won't miss anything. :)
Great reaction!!! During the strings component, I always get distracted away from what Ren is saying because one of the violins is playing the Money Game melody. So good!! If you have not done a reaction to the song "For Joe" yet, you should, it came out right after the Suicide track.
Same! For Joe? I’ll check it out!
Ren has now done a few interviews talking about making this video and there is a behind the scenes film of it being made. I recall him saying it was extremely hot in the wear house. But I understand and agree 100% on the way our tax money is spent. Nothing is ever better or fixed and we’re just taxed on our taxes and taxed again. Just lies and more lies and corruption. I’m tired of it too.
Taxes are not the problem. In fact taxes are actually an amazing tool. The problem is how your taxes are used, not the taxes per se. Here in Portugal without taxes people would just die because they cannot afford healthcare. I am working as a volunteer in a small community and we have the senior director who is 86 yo and has to take 4000 Euros of medication every month. Minimum wage here is 680 Euros... And there are thousands of people in the same situation, plus families that cannot pay school etc ..
So, as you can see if your taxes are used as they should be used they are a good thing. Socialism in a nutshell.
One of the biggest empire of history, the Roman Empire, invented taxes and used them to build roads and aquedutes that are still used today.
@@1individeo SOME taxes are ok to help the poor, maintenance the streets and pay civil services. But pay checks are taxed on some nearly 50%, the working poor 30% between state, federal and local give me. Then that gets taxed again when you spend it on product and when you sell product, your property and taxed again in steps along the way. That is a huge problem right there, it is legal theft. Then you go into the problems you mentioned, the other half of the evil. The bloated tiny elite at the top get it all and decide your fates while holding it all. They give their orders and it goes down the line till that pillage is completed. Rinse and repeat for your entire life.
@@1individeo maybe where you live but not the case in California
@@GeminiPurPower If you removed taxes inflation would sky-rocket. Money is created every time somebody takes out a loan, and then it's destroyed again when taxes are collected. Tax is not how the Government pays for stuff. If taxes weren't there then money would continually be created through debts, and never destroyed. This would quickly devalue all money already in the system, because more and more dollars would represent a fixed amount of resources. If one dollar is x resources and you double the amount of dollars in the system, then one dollar now represents x/2 resources and so is worth only half as much.This is the purpose of taxes, not actually paying for stuff. Government work is paid for by expending actual resources. Reducing taxes doesn't make people better off, it just increases inflation.
@@gerardpeterbrennan then I want a say on where my taxes are spent and fees, can’t forget about the fees. Not lining the pockets of bureaucrats and paying pensioners exorbitant and obscene amounts of money..
The strings are written by Ren.
If you listen you'll hear its the music for Money Game. He's so freaking clever!!! Those strings are amazingly beautiful, aren't they?!?
The string quartet is playing the variation of the humming theme from Money Game pt 1 and 2. Yes, Ren wrote it all
You know I'm sitting here just checking out my subscriptions I saw you with Ren and I hopped to it. All of the comments are interesting, factual, etc. the main point for me though as a Ren fan is how appreciative I am to whatever higher power decided not to take Ren. He has gone through so much beginning at a relatively young age and it breaks my heart. He's basically a protégés. I've neither heard nor seen anyone like him ever. And he's so brave, so persistent, the epitome of never give up, never give in, and no matter what it is always possible to reach your dreams.
I like how self-aware you are. Its inspiring.
Thank you! I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life and hopefully can share what I’ve learned. I’m inspired that you’re inspired!
Great insight and reaction, thank you 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍
Love your reactions! Can’t wait to see some for The Big Push, Ren’s former band. MG3 is his magnum opus for sure tho, his and Sam and their whole team. I get chills every time and cry.
I really liked that you did not cut that out.. And i know exactly what you mean.. And it is not easy to say it better then Ren just did.. ;)
ren is conducting from the wheel chair, just follow his hands.
He had a bunch of extras (friends) to help with this video. The nurse was a pretty built dude. lol
no cuts, one shot
Great reaction. Love that you appreciate the genius of Ren.
Ren was not referencing any particular person in this . I missed the MG theme in the strings myself. The BTS by the Wolf Johnson is realkt interesting and showed how the magazune switch was done on the gun. Nice reaction.
Great reaction man
I love how REN inspires
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Absolute masterpiece! I have watched this over 100 times it’s fantastic 🖤
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Yes, he composed it all (even the parts he musically was incapable). The best thing to do is to watch the BTS video by Wolf Johnson, on Wolf's channel and I think on Ren's by now. It's utterly fascinating and really makes you understand the breadth and depth of his genius. 🌈ᥫ᭡
Loved your point about him always showing the duality of who he is.
Ren composed the music (except the bit of Grieg he used at the start), much of it on things like midi because he isn't capable of playing it himself, though he plays some piano and a bit of cello.
Yes, I like you! Liked and subscribed and enjoyed your reaction to this Ren masterpiece 😊🎉
Thank you! I like you too and appreciate your honesty, THT FAMILY!
The string part came from Money game I think.
I'm told the start of the vocals came from Jenny and Screech, then he morphed into the money game theme.... After that, it was all money game.
Just found your channel and loved your reaction to this staggering performance, subbed and looking forward to catching up on your previous reactions and indeed future ones.
Not quite. It was, "If you manipulate the data then a lie will sell itself," but close. I think he's referencing a mix of British and USA politics and life.
So many people act like they live by themselves on an island, not realizing that we are interdependent. I was taking a walk through a park in Vegas several years back, when I had a conversation with someone who said he was a factory owner (in Canada, no less). He hated unions and thought it was his *responsibility* to pay his employees as little as possible, since he felt that he was best at using money. If that man is reading this now, I still think you are what I said I thought you were. You would be nothing without other people to do your work for you.
I found your reaction to be very thoughtful. I wish you well and hope your life improves and you can get all the massages that you want.
Sincerely,
A masseuse.
First watch of one of your reactions if I recall correctly and I'm in. I felt you were genuine and that means lots to me. I sub'd because of Ren reaction. Looking forward to other choices you make and the take you have on them. Great reaction man...truly enjoyed this.
Good call on the reflection of Ren in the piano fallboard (had to look up what it's actually called). It's definitely intentional on the part of Sam and Ren, since the camera pauses there. You're the only reactor I've seen who pointed it out. Mirrors, reflections, dualities are a constant theme in Ren's music and videos. When we talk about being in the Ren rabbit hole (an Alice in Wonderland reference), it might be more accurate to say we've "gone through the Looking Glass" instead. 🙃
There were multiple people in each of those scenes not just one person changing clothing.
This is not a one-take but a one-shot with only 1 cut behind the wheelchair. Ren says it himself say in this video - ua-cam.com/video/FGTC1abjwcE/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared&t=3135 around 52 minutes in.
MG3 Behind The Scenes including the last part of the song with the strings (an overhead view of the actual shoot) - ua-cam.com/video/CdEFYPef7RU/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
What do you think tax is for in principle? From each according to their means, to each according to their needs. We’ve tried systems of philanthropy, we even have tax incentives now to give to charity etc - that doesn’t work. That’s why you need a system which organises it to re-distribute the wealth to offset the inevitable inequity which capitalism leads to.
We don’t have a perfect solution but we know there are better ways than the unfettered rampant capitalism experiment that America has been running with - at least if you measure success on the basis of people’s happiness and the sustainability of it rather than absolute “growth” (which is skewed by those at the top doing well while the majority suffers) - and that’s social democracies.
In multiple studies over multiple decades, that system has shown itself to lead to the happiest overall citizens. You have people paying much more tax than in the US but happy to do so, because they see the money is being used for good, you have people with access to healthcare that isn’t dependent on being a slave to the wage, with mandated holiday pay, with generous maternity and paternity pay, with a penal system that focuses on helping people become better citizens when they leave, not making money for the people running it which incentivises treating people like animals and actually encouraging recidivism and locking up ever more of the population etc.
We know these systems are not perfect, but they are MUCH better than anything else. But America has had more than 100 years now of its people being programmed to reject any notion of “socialism” out of hand because it threatens those at the top of the tree. That’s why what Ren says rings true to me - it’s too late to fix things with the older generations, but we have to start with the next - or at least, we have to stop indoctrinating them to be dedicated capitalist machines like Jimmy - living a “successful” but hollow life simply chasing “mine mine gimme”.
We have to teach kids the value of community, how to seek happiness - and I think first is to realise that politics, money, national borders etc are all just human inventions and they can ALL change. They HAVE to change or else we, as a species, will probably not survive.
There is work to be done reinventing society and it will take generations, but we can make a start by looking at the systems that work best now - and learning from them, learning that pure rampant capitalism is failing us, it’s an experiment well past it’s time to give up on - and stop the knee jerk rejection of the notion of socialism (not communism, not authoritarianism - but democratic socialism).
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Great reaction video!! This song is getting people talking about our current situation and we all agree it's messed up beyond belief
OMG & FFS, how many times do we need to hear you say did that person do a wardrobe change. 🤣🤣What on Gods Green Earth makes you think it's only one other person in this video with Ren? It's a freeken one shot bro and if you look past Ren you'll still see everyone holding their original positions of Jimmy's past lol. Other then that hope you enjoyed and hope to see more Ren reactions. Cheers ✌
lol yeah I realized it after the fact, hey points for honest reactions haha
Who is doing wardrobe changes??? These are all different people
There are 2 acoustic versions of Ren's I think you'd enjoy reacting to. Murderer acoustic live, (amazing) and Animal Flow acoustic. Very different, but both musically stunning Both are live.
My understanding all the music was comosed by him
3:04 You're a real RENegade when you can tell its Ren even with a bag over his face "Thats Ren right? That looks like is nose' LOL
It seems to me Jimmy is of Ren’s creation
That’s what I was thinking because he references both Europe and American politics
Highly recommend watching the BTS video on the making of this.
This might be the best reaction to this track I’ve seen 🤘
Thank you!!!
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Great reaction! I just discovered your channel and will be watching all your Ren reactions. Ren is a true musical genius and this video and song are so amazing! ❤❤
Awesome! Thank you!
New subscriber here. Great reaction, you noticed some things no one else had mentioned. Im looking forward to checking out your other Ren reactions.
Thank you!
New subscriber here 😁 I fell down the Ren rabbit hole a few weeks ago and think he's the most fantastic artist to come along in decades 😀🤓 i just wanted you to know how much I've enjoyed all 12 of your Who is Ren reaction videos soooooo much 😁😀🤓😎 yup you've done a great job thank you 🙏 hope you keep it up 🙂 wishing you health wealth and happiness ❤️ also watched your non-Ren reaction videos too 🙂 your love and appreciation for music really shines through and i think you are very good at reacting and very natural 🙂
Awesome! Thank you for the encouragement! I’ve actually been discouraged with my recent metrics but it’s comments like these that invigorate me to keep going!
Credit to @ChiefReacts! for being the only reactor I've heard who mentions that the violins are playing the melody that is hummed throughout Money Game 1 & 2 (right after the line "We're all part of this whole money game") and in Money Game 3 (hummed into the mirror just before "Let me tell you a story.."). Even Knox Hill didn't mention it, but Chief picked up on it immediately. I point this out only because it's a pretty strong clue that Ren conceived the string music. Great reaction - sorry about all the people who are letting you have it for the costume change comment. Consider it a testament to how strongly some people can relate to Ren - it makes them feel as if they created the work themselves and are therefore entitled to be offended by every misinterpretation of their art.
It’s fine! In hindsight I should have relaxed but its an honest reaction and it was speaking to me!
But as He said.."Money is an invention" to control.every inch of Land belongs to US "All" and not 1 Person...Water belongs to everyone....Food could be for everyone if everyone was taught to plant food for himself to live.so as He said "we can build Utopias" if everyone taught to use there brain.
Fabulous reaction as always 🤗❤
Ty!
It all starts with looking for approval jimmy’s dad was abusive jimmy would never had got his approval! Be careful what you repeat to your children let them have their own dream!
Lets get a bit deeper.
"Jimmy comes in out ot the rain..."
A reference back to "Rain, rain, rain, rain, a storm it comes our way"... Started in part 1.
Ren wad wearing the poncho, protection, as he represented (imo) "the system".
The point that the guitarist ("us") gsins as you said "a face" or sight/ awareness, allows us to become aware of thhise contrlling the system at which point there are 2 choices.
They burn us
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Having lost anonymity.... (control/ protection ... The Poncho)
...,They burn. (I would think he means revolution)
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Its about their control, our naivety, our willingness to "go with the flow" when "theres no left, theres no right"... They ALL work the system while "in the middle, we sleep"...
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Just btw, for context.
Have you listened to "Won't get fooled again" by The Who?
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If not, you should react while MG3 is fresh.
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Written 53 years ago, it speaks on the same subject.
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"The parting on the left, is now a parting on the right...."
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I have a feeling Ren knows it well, he has covered their songs with The Big Push.
I liked your reaction and I loved your rant. To me you were authentically trying to think through a societal issue that none of us have an easy answer for. I appreciate that there are other people concerned with this, and who ask the question of what we could do differently. Incidentally I answered a (UK) government survey recently and said I thought the biggest issue facing the country was inequality and the divide between rich and poor. When asked what we could do about it I spoke about how the system is rigged to be this way but if we could incentivise the rich to contribute to poorer communities AND build bridges between the two worlds it might be a start.
The thing you said about your dream made me start in my seat and go back 😧 I'd love to say your prophetic ☺️ but what might be more likely is you shared similar ideas represented by a common symbology we're all consciously or unconsciously aware of - you've probably heard of the collective unconscious if you know Jung. Pretty cool either way.
Sorry for the super long response but Ren provokes so much thought and then your response provokes mine and we can can connect, and I think that's the beauty of Ren. He brings people and ideas together because he so beautifully and poetically expresses our shared humanity. Thanks and peace 🙏✌️
Thank you!!!
Ren is 🎼🦄✨ 🤘😊👍💙🇫🇮
You can't see the other extras out in the wide effn open?
There is like 20 plus people
Go back to the line in Money Game 1.
"Turns a Saint into a sinner, a child into a killer.... His finger on the trigger....."
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Jimmy was that child (imo)
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If Ren conceptualised this episode years after 1+2, then weaving in the story of Jimmy and recounting that line was genius.
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I wonder if the idea of that child being corrupted to the point he paid the ultimate price was always in Rens' mind....?
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Have you noticed that Ren does this a lot, referencing a line, or a character from one song in another?