I love this song. I can relate to every word of it. I taught both of my children well & now I have neither one of them. There's a pain like no other. A mother isn't supposed to bury her children. This last holiday was a really hard one. God sent me REN. Not only can I relate but other people's comments has been so crucial in pulling me out of the really dark road I was heading down.
I’m a mentally unwell mama of 3 sons and what you have been through is my nightmare. I wish you strength peace and self forgiveness as I know you must struggle. You are loved. ❤️❤️🇮🇪
The last verse is about Ren's friend who ended his own life... Ren wrote more than 1 song about him, and always gets emotional when he sings those lines to Joe
I do too. I agree with you ages a siren and he’s a bard . They are phenomenal together. I feel like I can not only feel the ⚡️ through them but almost see it. The body language, eyes, hands. Head, getting closer….. (I can’t stand watching a duet when they sing to the audience.. unless that’s what the song is set up to do) Also their voices almost blend into one at times and break perfectly. Love these two together Rens new album will have Two with Chinchilla a ballad and a rock vibe… I’d personally love for these two to Renify and chinchillafy--- Babe I’m gonna leave you ⚡️⚡️🤯🤯💕
Ren's friend committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, they never found his body. I think this song could be about how Ren felt about the death or from the perspective of his friend leading up to his suicide. Either way it is hauntingly beautiful. Some people are saying they are singing on a bridge.
You and I both. That was my first thought, and after all the dozens of reactions I’ve watched, and hundreds of comments I’ve read, you’re the first person to take this position. I thought I was just way off. Thanks
I cannot even begin to imagine how hard this performance was for him. I hope it provided some catharsis, or at least helped smooth the edges of the pain.
I love your reactions. This was such a powerful performance and their voices blend so well together. I agree with everything you say about their emotional intensity (Ren's friend Joe Hughes jumped off the Menai bridge at around 3.00 a.m. on 28 December 2010. Ren wrote the song Freckled Angels about him, and dedicated the album of the same name to him). Ren has been through so much pain (but he keeps getting stronger so maybe there is a message in there)
LOVED your reaction! This is my favorite Ren duet with anyone. The words are emotional enough, but the authentic raw realness of their bond when singing it makes me cry every single time, and I’ve watched it many times.
My husband suicided two decades ago. Kids were 15, 13, 9, 6. No amount of therapy could release the trauma buried deep down in the abyss - but this song! Ren's lyrics - The emotional/spiritual connection with Chinchilla. Her hauntingly beautiful voice projecting the intensity and range of emotions that I'VE kept buried deep down inside piled on top of the trauma of chidhood parental abandonment at 9. Debilitating Auto Immune issues, Chronic Diseases Constant and unrelenting pain and rigidity. Hospitals, Drs, surgeons, psychologists, psychiatrists, meds, meds and more meds - on the Big Pharma roundabout - Benzo addictions. Suicidal Ideologies! Medical profession gave up. Mum died 2019 Started a plan to regress my Chronic Diseases. weaned myself off 17 of 19 daily meds. Lost half my body weight. Health good 👍🏻 Jan 2020 Start studying 2020 Covid 😢 Dec 2020 Diagnosed with lung Disease (Never smoked) 2022 Mental Health a mess - anxiety, depression, ADHD, BPD, DID, and Anorexia 🥺 When Chinchilla sings my entire body reacts with hers, the emotional pain manifests as physical pain and I can feel it releasing from my twisting gut, it catches In my throat. Tears start to flow, but I can't take a breath until that primal wailing sound of utter despair is forced out of my throat releasing my breath with the weight of 50 years of repressed, despair and hopelessness. 😭 Many of Ren's songs have this effect on me. His lyrics echo my life and inner struggle. 'PENITENCE' featuring Molly McKinna is another that's beautiful yet sad - it hit me hard last night. 💔 It's not easy taking the journey with Ren, but it's incredibly cathartic ❤
not an easy read, but I sense an undertone of a desire to move forward and here's hoping you can "when I learned to soften, the dance became easier" I'll be forever grateful to Ren for those words 🙏
Loved your heart-felt reaction , your one of the most honest reactors out there, your reaction to Ren and Chinchilla I forgot how to be me between the song and lyrics and your reaction, its a double whammy of emotion and tears ,Ren is I feel the best and most relatable Artest right now , we ll relate to his music because its real thanks again
As usual, great reaction. As for "How to Be Me," Ren's best friend, Joe Hughes, committed suicide; Ren alluded to it in one of his songs, stating that he lost his best friend before he was 25. The pain of this loss is evident in a few of his songs, "Freckled Angels" being one examples. It is dedicated to Joe Hughes, who committed suicide on the 27th of December, 2010. Someone else commented that the video was shot at the bridge that Ren's friend jumped from. His body was never recovered. Their live performance of "Chalk Outlines" is still my favorite song, partly because I can relate to it due to my own daily struggles. Although, losing your best friend to suicide is also something I experienced when I was 19 y/o (almost 38 years ago). “How to Be Me” definitely runs a close second, though. I would also recommend their busking sessions in Brighton, performing “Sexual Healing” (Marvin Gaye cover) and “One Dance / Drunk in love” (Drake/Beyoncé cover); those performances are of a much lighter mood and very enjoyable. In case you didn't already know, Chinchilla (Daisy Bertenshaw) is 26 years old, from London, UK, and a rising star on the British music scene. She was a supporting act on Sting's 2019 European Arena tour and the opening act for the 2021 McFly tour. Chinchilla has also played some big European music festivals. Her songs "Cold Water" and "Shadows [Tails]" are beautiful, but her entire catalog is worth listening to. Here is the link to her YT channel: ua-cam.com/channels/Zc7gfR6BH-mGJh0_EgHAIQ.html I hope you will continue to dive into Ren's and Chinchilla's catalogs.
I knew this one would get you. Ren and Chinchilla together are amazing. The chemistry! Another collab he did, which made me cry like a baby was Crutch - featuring Bibi. 😢😢😢
The lyrics perfectly show how it feels to be left with a tragedy like that that happened to Ren's friend. My former girlfriend committed suicide two years ago and its still hunting me what went through her mind in her last moments. I think about those exits and decisions on my own a lot but gladly there is a voice, the one that Ren described in the end of "Hi Ren" that stops me from doing… stuff. I don't want anyone to feel like that and I hope that gives me the power to be "me".
I love it when you ramble like the way you did at the start of the song, and throughout. It's that moment when Ren's arrow hits your feels with Robin Hood's precision.
Brilliant reaction, as usual Brandon. I absolutely love that you truly "react" and are unafraid of sharing your emotions, even, and especially, when they are obviously pouring from you. I have said it before, and I will say it again ; " There should be more men, like you, who are unashamed of, and willing to share, publicly, their gentler, more vulnerable side " HUGE respect BIG man. Your empathy and humanity shine so brightly .... as well as your sincere love of true art. I am 100% with you. I am a 62 year old freelance Portrait Artist / Caricaturist who has been a singer songwriter since my rebellious teenage years. I have never witnessed anyone quite like Ren. His art is full of compassion and his duets with Chinchilla have a stronger emotional bond than any other duet i have ever heard. 😎Blessings brother. 🙏
This was another masterpiece. I’ve been hooked on everything Ren does but the connection these two have when they perform is so powered. The invisible string that you talk about and how it is more like a rope, I feel like it has a powerful magnetic pull to it that sucks the listener in. You almost feel like you are getting tangled up in their emotions. Chinchilla is a master at expressing herself with her body language. She even has a video on her page where it is just her showing expressions for a entire piece. Love your reaction.
I've just found you and look forward to watching more of your reactions. This is the best reaction I've seen to this video, and like the video your reaction is so moving. Subbed. Thank you ♥️🎶
Thank you so much for your sincere reaction. I have watched a ton of Ren reactions. This song is heart wrenching, you can feel it when they sing together. Their timing, their connection is incredible!! You have my sub.
First time viewer, very interesting... I appreciate the "performance" on the, whole review, my favorite reviews and the professionals I respect the most acknowledge that fact... 'not the perfection of any one talent'...or in this situation, the multitude of talent. It is however, and more importantly what did you feel?.... New subscriber 👍 keep it up
I appreciate this reaction. Note to the editor: there's no need for background music to come in with every pause. Silence is fine, and is more appropriate when listening to a song in chunks, as it doesn't distract or disturb the natural flow.
You put words to exactly what I felt watching them perform together. There is so much trust here. It feels like a pas de deux but their voices are weaving themselves around each other , like smoke, you can see it and feel it… over and over we go , over the hills and the valleys below
Such a heartfelt reaction - thank you! I think you would really appreciate Chinchilla's singles Elements and Fingers. She is an amazing artist and her stage presence is top notch!
I love this song so much I watch every reaction to it. That's how I stumbled upon your channel... If you haven't seen Fingers LIVE by Chinchilla I HIGHLY recommend it. Sooo good-the sound, the performance, everything 🔥👌
Damn you... I'm always a little bit scared of a new (to me) Ren song. I have to space them out by a couple of days and I always feel some trepidation when going back in for more. Just based on people's thumbnails and titles, I've been avoiding this one for a while now... but I wanted to see your reaction, so... damn you. And thank you.
Love it a new uk subscriber and can I say American reactions are so amazing and so many of you compared to our fellow Brits!🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧 point some out RENEGADES xxx💙❤️💙❤️
@staceyjayneplatt9527 I’ve been told. Once, when out of the country, I would let my southern accent slip out at times just to get a reaction out of folks. It was a lot of fun.
How To Be Me Ren wrote this after his friend, Joe Hughes, committed suicide, at the age of just 19 😪by jumping off the Menai bridge at around 3.00 a.m. on 28 December 2010 - his body has never been recovered
Thank you so much for this video - so nice to watch. Appreciate the reaction and support and understanding of it all so much 💓
Waiting for your new material. 😊
Hi Chin - thank you for all the music and the vibes - the world needed it!
Love your voice and the emotion in it. Cheers luv.
🔥🔥❤️🔥🔥 Time is yours for the taking ❤️
AMAZING!
I love this song. I can relate to every word of it. I taught both of my children well & now I have neither one of them. There's a pain like no other. A mother isn't supposed to bury her children. This last holiday was a really hard one. God sent me REN. Not only can I relate but other people's comments has been so crucial in pulling me out of the really dark road I was heading down.
Sincere Condolences on your losses 💐
I'm so sorry. I hope you continue to find some solace in both your god and in Ren's music.
*hugs*
I’m a mentally unwell mama of 3 sons and what you have been through is my nightmare. I wish you strength peace and self forgiveness as I know you must struggle. You are loved. ❤️❤️🇮🇪
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The last verse is about Ren's friend who ended his own life... Ren wrote more than 1 song about him, and always gets emotional when he sings those lines to Joe
Chinchilla is a force, her and Ren together are theatre and genius.
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One of the best duets I've ever heard. Can't count how many times I've listened to it now.
I swear Chinchilla is the epitome of a sirens voice... its so beautiful. I always have chills hearing her
I do too. I agree with you ages a siren and he’s a bard . They are phenomenal together. I feel like I can not only feel the ⚡️ through them but almost see it. The body language, eyes, hands. Head, getting closer….. (I can’t stand watching a duet when they sing to the audience.. unless that’s what the song is set up to do) Also their voices almost blend into one at times and break perfectly. Love these two together Rens new album will have Two with Chinchilla a ballad and a rock vibe… I’d personally love for these two to Renify and chinchillafy--- Babe I’m gonna leave you ⚡️⚡️🤯🤯💕
Oh man, doing Ren and Chinchilla live on stream? That's balls, man. Respect.
Ren's friend committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, they never found his body. I think this song could be about how Ren felt about the death or from the perspective of his friend leading up to his suicide. Either way it is hauntingly beautiful. Some people are saying they are singing on a bridge.
I read they are on the bridge Joe jumped from...
@@frankensteinfpv Yes, they are.
You and I both. That was my first thought, and after all the dozens of reactions I’ve watched, and hundreds of comments I’ve read, you’re the first person to take this position. I thought I was just way off. Thanks
What made his suicide even worse for Ren was his body was never found, also this was filmed on the Menai bridge where he jumped from.
I cannot even begin to imagine how hard this performance was for him. I hope it provided some catharsis, or at least helped smooth the edges of the pain.
It was filmed on a bridge but not the same bridge.
I love your reactions. This was such a powerful performance and their voices blend so well together. I agree with everything you say about their emotional intensity (Ren's friend Joe Hughes jumped off the Menai bridge at around 3.00 a.m. on 28 December 2010. Ren wrote the song Freckled Angels about him, and dedicated the album of the same name to him). Ren has been through so much pain (but he keeps getting stronger so maybe there is a message in there)
My interpretation is this song is about the overwhelming/crushing grief he felt at the loss of his friend
This is the future of music. Real, genuine human beings expressing their inspirational art with raw beauty and passion.
LOVED your reaction! This is my favorite Ren duet with anyone. The words are emotional enough, but the authentic raw realness of their bond when singing it makes me cry every single time, and I’ve watched it many times.
My husband suicided two decades ago. Kids were 15, 13, 9, 6. No amount of therapy could release the trauma buried deep down in the abyss - but this song! Ren's lyrics - The emotional/spiritual connection with Chinchilla.
Her hauntingly beautiful voice projecting the intensity and range of emotions that I'VE kept buried deep down inside piled on top of the trauma of chidhood parental abandonment at 9.
Debilitating Auto Immune issues, Chronic Diseases Constant and unrelenting pain and rigidity. Hospitals, Drs, surgeons, psychologists, psychiatrists, meds, meds and more meds - on the Big Pharma roundabout - Benzo addictions. Suicidal Ideologies! Medical profession gave up.
Mum died 2019
Started a plan to regress my Chronic Diseases. weaned myself off 17 of 19 daily meds. Lost half my body weight.
Health good 👍🏻
Jan 2020 Start studying
2020 Covid 😢
Dec 2020 Diagnosed with lung Disease (Never smoked)
2022 Mental Health a mess - anxiety, depression, ADHD, BPD, DID, and Anorexia 🥺
When Chinchilla sings my entire body reacts with hers, the emotional pain manifests as physical pain and I can feel it releasing from my twisting gut, it catches In my throat. Tears start to flow, but I can't take a breath until that primal wailing sound of utter despair is forced out of my throat releasing my breath with the weight of 50 years of repressed, despair and hopelessness. 😭
Many of Ren's songs have this effect on me. His lyrics echo my life and inner struggle.
'PENITENCE' featuring Molly McKinna is another that's beautiful yet sad - it hit me hard last night. 💔
It's not easy taking the journey with Ren, but it's incredibly cathartic ❤
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not an easy read, but I sense an undertone of a desire to move forward and here's hoping you can
"when I learned to soften, the dance became easier" I'll be forever grateful to Ren for those words 🙏
Loved your heart-felt reaction , your one of the most honest reactors out there, your reaction to Ren and Chinchilla I forgot how to be me between the song and lyrics and your reaction, its a double whammy of emotion and tears ,Ren is I feel the best and most relatable Artest right now , we ll relate to his music because its real thanks again
On the last verse you can see Ren cry.
This is a beautiful, haunting and sad song. R.I.P Joe Hughes, Ren's Freckled Angel!
I would like to see you do a reaction to a Chinchilla song called Fingers the live version ..her voice is outstanding
Absolutely! I just watched/heard the live version yesterday for the first time. What an amazing performance.
As usual, great reaction. As for "How to Be Me," Ren's best friend, Joe Hughes, committed suicide; Ren alluded to it in one of his songs, stating that he lost his best friend before he was 25. The pain of this loss is evident in a few of his songs, "Freckled Angels" being one examples. It is dedicated to Joe Hughes, who committed suicide on the 27th of December, 2010. Someone else commented that the video was shot at the bridge that Ren's friend jumped from. His body was never recovered.
Their live performance of "Chalk Outlines" is still my favorite song, partly because I can relate to it due to my own daily struggles. Although, losing your best friend to suicide is also something I experienced when I was 19 y/o (almost 38 years ago). “How to Be Me” definitely runs a close second, though. I would also recommend their busking sessions in Brighton, performing “Sexual Healing” (Marvin Gaye cover) and “One Dance / Drunk in love” (Drake/Beyoncé cover); those performances are of a much lighter mood and very enjoyable.
In case you didn't already know, Chinchilla (Daisy Bertenshaw) is 26 years old, from London, UK, and a rising star on the British music scene. She was a supporting act on Sting's 2019 European Arena tour and the opening act for the 2021 McFly tour. Chinchilla has also played some big European music festivals. Her songs "Cold Water" and "Shadows [Tails]" are beautiful, but her entire catalog is worth listening to. Here is the link to her YT channel: ua-cam.com/channels/Zc7gfR6BH-mGJh0_EgHAIQ.html
I hope you will continue to dive into Ren's and Chinchilla's catalogs.
I knew this one would get you. Ren and Chinchilla together are amazing. The chemistry!
Another collab he did, which made me cry like a baby was Crutch - featuring Bibi. 😢😢😢
you can see how emotional he got in this performance. when the last verse starts you can see the tears on his face.
The lyrics perfectly show how it feels to be left with a tragedy like that that happened to Ren's friend. My former girlfriend committed suicide two years ago and its still hunting me what went through her mind in her last moments. I think about those exits and decisions on my own a lot but gladly there is a voice, the one that Ren described in the end of "Hi Ren" that stops me from doing… stuff. I don't want anyone to feel like that and I hope that gives me the power to be "me".
You gotta do Fingers by chinchilla the live version. She is in my top three female artists.
I enjoyed your reaction. I hope you will be reacting to Chinchillas new music when its out? The first single is out in around a fortnight I believe!
Part of the 8hr...lol. "Invisible thread" has stuck with me ever since, Coach. WONderFULLy expressed.
Bless your humanity. I feel it too. Ren's music is special and Chinchilla with ren is a perfect combo..
Chinchilla uses her high register amazingly in Demand Respect and the LIVE version of Fingers - they are both stunning
I love it when you ramble like the way you did at the start of the song, and throughout. It's that moment when Ren's arrow hits your feels with Robin Hood's precision.
Such a heartfelt and moving reaction to this profound performance.
This song is perfect in every way 😊 it draws you in emotionally and you connect with it! They are both so talented! Thank you for your reaction 😊
Brilliant reaction, as usual Brandon. I absolutely love that you truly "react" and are unafraid of sharing your emotions, even, and especially, when they are obviously pouring from you. I have said it before, and I will say it again ; " There should be more men, like you, who are unashamed of, and willing to share, publicly, their gentler, more vulnerable side " HUGE respect BIG man. Your empathy and humanity shine so brightly .... as well as your sincere love of true art. I am 100% with you. I am a 62 year old freelance Portrait Artist / Caricaturist who has been a singer songwriter since my rebellious teenage years. I have never witnessed anyone quite like Ren. His art is full of compassion and his duets with Chinchilla have a stronger emotional bond than any other duet i have ever heard. 😎Blessings brother. 🙏
This was another masterpiece. I’ve been hooked on everything Ren does but the connection these two have when they perform is so powered. The invisible string that you talk about and how it is more like a rope, I feel like it has a powerful magnetic pull to it that sucks the listener in. You almost feel like you are getting tangled up in their emotions. Chinchilla is a master at expressing herself with her body language. She even has a video on her page where it is just her showing expressions for a entire piece.
Love your reaction.
This song breaks me every single time 🥺
Great reaction.❤
Best reaction I've seen yet... Oh, PLEASE check out Ren's live performances with his former band, The Big Push... Just pick ons... They are ALL FIRE!!
I missed the live 🥺
But happy to be part of the rewatch crew!!!
Traveling through their emotions together. Love that!
I've watched so many reactions to this, and I think yours may be my favorite rain. I felt the same way. This song is a flawless masterpiece ❤
One of my favourite few toy to this masterpiece. Thank you 🙏
Really enjoyed that, I love Ren and that duet was amazing. He's an extraordinary poet ❤
This is one of the haunting one xxx i can relate
I've just found you and look forward to watching more of your reactions. This is the best reaction I've seen to this video, and like the video your reaction is so moving. Subbed. Thank you ♥️🎶
The eye contact kills me!!! Wow!!!
Oh you have such a passionate connection with this track. I can see you really understand it deep down.
Thank you so much for your sincere reaction. I have watched a ton of Ren reactions. This song is heart wrenching, you can feel it when they sing together. Their timing, their connection is incredible!! You have my sub.
First time viewer, very interesting... I appreciate the "performance" on the, whole review, my favorite reviews and the professionals I respect the most acknowledge that fact... 'not the perfection of any one talent'...or in this situation, the multitude of talent. It is however, and more importantly what did you feel?.... New subscriber 👍 keep it up
I appreciate this reaction.
Note to the editor: there's no need for background music to come in with every pause. Silence is fine, and is more appropriate when listening to a song in chunks, as it doesn't distract or disturb the natural flow.
You put words to exactly what I felt watching them perform together. There is so much trust here. It feels like a pas de deux but their voices are weaving themselves around each other , like smoke, you can see it and feel it… over and over we go , over the hills and the valleys below
hey Brandon, they complement each other so well.........
Sublime performance. I just can't even get my head around it. Loving your Ren reactions!
3 minutes in about to cry. Real always finds real ❤️
I’m late coming to this… I love this song, and your reaction! They are indeed inspired by each other.
I would love to hear your thoughts on Chichilla’s live version of Fingers!
It's beautiful, they have such special chemistry xxx
Wonderful reaction thank you 😊
Beautiful! Thank you!
I love your emotional connection to music. It hits me to
Such a heartfelt reaction - thank you! I think you would really appreciate Chinchilla's singles Elements and Fingers. She is an amazing artist and her stage presence is top notch!
Beautiful but tragic❤❤❤❤
Great reaction! Thanks so much for getting it up on youtube. The vocals on this on are hauntingly beautiful and they balance each other so well!
I love this song so much I watch every reaction to it. That's how I stumbled upon your channel... If you haven't seen Fingers LIVE by Chinchilla I HIGHLY recommend it. Sooo good-the sound, the performance, everything 🔥👌
On it, for sure! Welcome to the channel 😁
After watching your reaction to Chalk Outlines, I followed you right here!! Much Love! ❤
LOVED your reaction. So considered, thoughtful and authentic. New sub ❤
Awesome reaction
Damn you...
I'm always a little bit scared of a new (to me) Ren song. I have to space them out by a couple of days and I always feel some trepidation when going back in for more.
Just based on people's thumbnails and titles, I've been avoiding this one for a while now... but I wanted to see your reaction, so... damn you.
And thank you.
Thank you!
Great review! Ren is genius.❤
Wow......that really hit you hard. Beautiful review ❤
Excellent discussion
Love it a new uk subscriber and can I say American reactions are so amazing and so many of you compared to our fellow Brits!🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧 point some out RENEGADES xxx💙❤️💙❤️
lol, thank you. It’s about time we were good at something! Still can’t beat certain British accents, though. Some of the sexiest in the world 🌍!
@@tnae ❤️💙 Ah that’s very sweet of you!! we also love the American accents 🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
@staceyjayneplatt9527 I’ve been told. Once, when out of the country, I would let my southern accent slip out at times just to get a reaction out of folks. It was a lot of fun.
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great stuff!
If you haven't seen For Joe yet, watch that.
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Ren father was a theater coach i believe.
Okay found you today an thought I was already sub'd but sub'd ya again for more #chinchilla and #Ren
when will the next part of the Inside reaction come?
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How To Be Me Ren wrote this after his friend, Joe Hughes, committed suicide, at the age of just 19 😪by jumping off the Menai bridge at around 3.00 a.m. on 28 December 2010 - his body has never been recovered
This one is so haunting! For a slightly lighter side of Ren, please try his retake on “Bittersweet Symphony”. ua-cam.com/video/3Q6uCrpzbPY/v-deo.html
PS... Chinchilla commented below!!
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