This is probably my favorite Home Free Song. The harmonies are so amazing. The arrangement was done by Club for Five an a cappella group from Finland. Tim called them to ask about their arrangement and Club for Five just gave it to HF. Which surprised the heck out of Tim because they were complete strangers. It's one of the reasons I love a cappella groups they are very giving to each other. Tim did tweak it by adding the echoes.
This is a HECK of an arrangement. And not only that, it’s baffling to me how well performed it is. Crazy… I may have to give that acapella group a listen sometime!
@@EthanDrewMusic you should listen to it. It is excellent but to me the Home Free version is more powerful. Something about the Harmonies being lower and darker.
This is a sad song and as always Home Free comes through! It is okay to cry, this song along with Home Free's rendition is going to make you cry. It did me too. Love your reaction!
Home Free is using an arrangement of this done by a Finnish a capella group called Club for Five. Tim requested their permission to use it, but they did put their own touch with it.
Their rendition of this song is hauntingly beautiful. The chorusing between the 2nd and 3rd verses always puts me in mind of people keening at a funeral. I think it's Home Free's ability to vocalize the emotional context of a song that elevates them to the next level. Too often a group can be technically perfect but without that emotional context it will still fall short.
Thirty-three years wearing Air Force blue (26 years 1974 to 2000) active duty. Those of us who are lifelong sworn to an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution are, to the last of us, willing to put ourselves wherever our nation needs us. For some, that means putting yourself voluntarily in harm's way. For some of those, they come back with scars, some not visible. For some others, they put down their lives. We, contrary to common belief, hate war more deeply than civilians do or can. The visual light passing through these singers and the mist hanging around them are symbolic of the fact that the horrors of war have little changed for centuries. This is not just the voice of one fallen soldier, it is the echoed voices of all the fallen The next war needs to involve just two people: the leader of the two nations at war. Let them be unarmed and go after each other. After all, it is their war; we just historically fight and die for it.
If you don't feel something while listening to this rendition, you must be dead inside. Home Free have so much emotion in their voices and I still shed a year every time I listen to this.
Home Free is unapologetically patriotic and they tackle many sensitive social issues head on without hesitation. They leave their egos at the door. Nothing is more important than the music and it's message. Even when they're doing a funny video, the music never suffers. I'm glad I found your channel tonight, thank you for allowing yourself to feel the music and its message. ❤
My mother was a gifted church organist, and on the closing of this song I am hearing her putting her most beautiful, profound Amen. Thank you, Home Free. Thank you, Drew,
Liked and subscribed. This is a Masterpiece. The words are amazing but Homefree made you feel it. Beautiful sad tribute for those who never made it home alive.
Thank you so much for subscribing, welcome to the Vocast Family! With this performance, you not only hear and feel, but you almost go to a place to where you can experience the story and meaning of this chilling yet moving song. Masterfully executed.
The harmonic blending of all five voices call to mind a huge old pipe organ being played solemn and low. There was a lot of symbolism at work as well. Ghostly silhouettes before the windows for a warrior slipping away, the image of the MIA-POW flag for the many lives lost in senseless wars.
Your reaction did the piece justice- To me as a former guitar player Dire straightsMark Knopfler made his guitar cry in this song ever so beautiful. Home Free`s version of this song made me weep as well- perfect, just perfect!
Darren Rust is their arranger…he’s in Minnesota, & he’s been with them since the “The Sing Off”, before Adam CHANCE , joined them in 2016. This song is just hauntingly chilling & just gets to you.
Typically Darren is their arranger, but after reading a comment, and doing the research, it appears the arranger for this one was a group from Finland!
I have always loved this song by Dire Straits but think Home Free did an excellent version of this song. Tim's natural breathy bass was awesome along with Chance's smooth baritone & loved it when all the guys were doing 5 part harmonies. Who would believe humming could sound so good. They gave it a very solemn feeling. These guys are my favorite a cappella group out there.
They’re incredibly talented. They really did an outstanding job in taking the solemn, sad, yet moving feel of this song and magnifying it, to the point of feeling the soldier’s pain in the song. Breathtakingly performed, and masterfully arranged.
This us a hauntingly beautiful which sends a powerful message. It's good to see his this affected you. Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and listen as you did.
Hauntingly beautiful. It’s one of my favorites and one of Home Free’s masterpieces I think. Loved the video, loved the echoes, loved Tim’s low notes. Tim and Chance looked ghost like in the windows. Love your reaction…it is a somber song. Home Free has so many good songs…try Helplessly Hoping, In the Blood, Understand, Save the World. 😀
This is so beautiful and so haunting. I had tears the first time I saw it. I see that others have already directed you to Club for Five for the arrangement. Their version is quite different since it is mixed male and female voices with instrumentation. Definitely worth a iksten. Home Free has several other "message" songs. I suggest their cover of Everybody Walking This Land. Awesome.
You really should hear their cover of "Everybody Walking This Land"! A great song with a great message. Make sure to keep rolling to hear Tim's message after the song.
I always liked the Dire Straits, but I only got really interested in this song through Home FreeYes, this version of Home Free will send shivers through your entire body! This is so emotional. Beautifully sung by Tim and Chance, but the background and harmony of Adam, Rob and Austin is also so beautiful. It looks like a choir or actually a kind of church organ sounds. And the whole setting of the video is just amazing. Simple but with so many details that makes it so profound
It’s an intricate arrangement, but it’s not so intricate that it detracts from the song and it’s story. It keeps the focus on the words and feeling of the song, rather than showing off the vocalists’ capabilities. Amazing!
I agree with you completely on the amount of bass that Tim uses in this song. And in most of Home Free songs they don't show off his bass too much, unlike Voice Play. The harmonies are amazing in this song, but it makes it so haunting.
This was an arrangement by a Finnish group called Club for Five, and Tim asked for and received their permission to use it. They also did an amazing cover of this.
Thank you for a great reaction. I think this song hits us vets a little different than it does non vets. Part of the "living in a different world" the song speaks to.
My hubby was in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm and he loved the Dire Straight version. Heck, he took the cassette with him (with a few others bands lol). He heard this version and didn't say anything for 2 days. He was a Grunt with the 101st (1/187 HHC), front lines but the deepness and arrangement made the song hit him differently. I know this may sound odd to most but, he was pissed that "everyone" left him for Iraq/Afghanistan. For some, you can take the man out of the Military but you can't take the Military out of the man. Thank you for reacting to this song.
Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate you! This song is on a whole new level already, and when you get an arrangement of this piece this amazing, it starts getting to where words can’t even describe it. Give your husband my regards, and thank him for his service for me. It’s because of people like him, that we stand free like we do.
@@EthanDrewMusic - I'm not sure most Amercans have any clue when or what the Falklands war was or what is was about - no disrespect intended but U.S. schools tend to only teach American history. I once saw the play "Cavalcade" and sitting behind me was an American couple (their accents were Texan). The play includes vignettes from the Boer war, WWI, WWII and the death of Queen Victoria. They were utterly confused because they'd never heard of the Boer war nor did they know which monarch was being mourned.
@@teresacartwright5406 I read about the song and how it was written about the Falklands War. I hadn’t heard of it before, up until hearing this and reading about it. I will say, it is interesting how education systems differ so heavily in what they teach across states within the US, as well as across countries.
When Adam Chance sings the verse you did not desert me my Brothers in Arms, gets me every time. I know a lot of soldiers have survivors guilt which the soldiers who passed wouldn't want them to have. When you watch Hacksaw Ridge you can see how these soldiers would have PTSD. I can't imagine watching friends killed around him.
Agreed. It’s a very haunting line, and it sent chills to my core. It’s baffling to me what these men and women go through. I have nothing but respect for them, and a love in my heart for them. And with songs like this that bring us a touch closer to what they’ve experienced, my respect grows for them even more.
Home Free always pays appropriate respect in their covers--especially to the content! Their talent is amazing--and I LOVE their 5-part harmony❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️ Such a genius touch to show the silhouette of the fellas in front of the window. I know some see it as a "ghost"y reference but it strikes me as a reflection of the POW/MIA flag. We'll never know just how many of those met the same fate as the soldier of this song. 😥
We need to be reminded of the lives that our veterans and active service members live, and the things that they deal with, both physically and mentally, and this cover does a good job of that. ❤️
I'm not savvy enough to find new reactors, but I am glad that your channel popped up. Most reactors are just over the top and it's all about them - not the song. You've peaked my interest and I'll have to subscribe now. I really do hope you'll react to more Home Free, as they are my favorite a cappella group - by far! I don't mind you sharing your thoughts and appreciation of the music. I can and have listened to this (and all Home Free) songs, so having a fresh perspective is enjoyable.
Thank you for subscribing, welcome to the Vocast Family! Your kind words are much appreciated! ❤️ That is something unique about me - I focus on the music and the intricate details within it, and if you walk away with a better appreciation for that music after watching my breakdowns/reactions, then I’ve accomplished my mission!
This is a military song bro. It's about loss, and leaving the field. We don't scout anymore for our government, so we say it's time to rest. Most of us became homeless, or hermits.
Than you for your service! It’s unfortunate that’s how things go for y’all, and that isn’t how it should be. You all should be loved, recognized, and taken care of better than you are.
The one thing about Home Free is that they love us veterans and the U..S. and I have always sead show with your actions not just your words and they have done that over and over again.
Great reaction! This is in my top ten of Home Free songs. Another one of their heavier songs is "One "Voice" which makes me cry every. Adam's beatboxing is phenomenal, but I love the songs without the beatboxing just as much as the others.
@@EthanDrewMusic Since it is Christmas time, I also highly recommend their version of "O Holy Night" which is in my top 5 Home Free songs. (I had to recover from surgeries last year so I wasted my time happily rating their covers.)
Thanks for your reaction. Sorry that several don't want analysis or discussion. I won't and don't apologize for others. That's up to them. I do not mind you sharing your thoughts at all. When they hit that high harmony followed by Tim's 'walk down' notes I get chills. Notice the MIA-POW flag in the video, too. Everyone can see right away how long you took to share your thoughts. For me, that's why I was interested in seeing what you had to say. Isn't discussion what we need more of? Thanks again. (Chance and The Fox + The Hound released 'Wayfaring Stranger' that I would love to hear your analysis and reaction to. It's stunning.)
Home Free is an amazing group. They don't do covers; they do upgrades. Home Fries (fans) do tend to be loyal to them, and to "our" reactors, so do lots of their songs. I especially like the cathedral organ effect in this song. Tim's range is G0 to A5. He doesn't do "unnecessary bass drops." The only beatboxing in this song is the sound of the wind. Thank you for your honest and caring reaction. I've subscribed.
Thank you for subscribing, welcome to the Vocast Family! I’ve been a long-time “Home Fry” myself. Tim’s “chest” range appears to bottom out at around G#/Ab1, while his growl and chest fry range appears to bottom out at the G0 (which is INSANE). I believe he has to dip into “head” voice to get into the fifth octave, but I can’t say that with 100% certainty yet. I need to take some time and really break down/evaluate his voice! Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate you stopping by and watching, as well as commenting! 💪🏼❤️
@@ericclayton6287 I’ve not covered opera before. I’d love to, but I know very little about it, so perhaps I should get more education on it before I give a breakdown on it. Maybe I could do just a first time reaction without much breaking down for one!
"We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" indeed. I say let the psychopathic billionaire oligarchs & banksters (& the politicians they own) go kill each other while we, the 99.99% of humanity, live our lives in peace. The Dire Straits original is striking in itself, & Club for Five are due major shine for this amazing arrangement (when Tim enquired with Tuukka about it, he just straight up sent him the arrangement & wished him well!), but this is *deeply* #Haunting. A profound song, sung profoundly. Sure as sh!t makes *me* cry (& I'm a stoney-faced auld Scotsman!), so don't be feeling alone there fella! ;)
And I'm with you in saying that we must do better in how we treat each other. Think of how people treat each other after a natural disaster or like 9/11. Nobody cares at those times what someone's background is. Only that people need help. And then when the worst is over, we go back to acting the same crappy way to the very same people we just worked so well with during the time of need. We need to retrain our brains and give common sense a try.
Like all art, there is intentionally room for interpretation. You are right in saying that the original was "about a soldier dying in battle and his brothers in arms watching him slip away." But, without changing lyrics, Home Free expanded the meaning. In their words: "The meaning of Brothers in Arms rings true across more than just when we’re at war overseas, but when we’re fighting amongst ourselves. When political and other divisions split us, we have to take a step back and remember that we always have more in common with each other than we have that is different. And we need to see all of our fellow human beings as the brothers and sisters we are, so we can live in a more harmonious society." You said you were not going to analyze and talk ... and then proceeded to do soanyway. Still, a good review.
Unfortunately, breaking down the music in a reaction/analysis video on this channel is inevitable for me. I do try my best to really enjoy/feel the music while I’m breaking it down, but my desire to help my audience understand the musical “genius” in these performances/arrangements just takes over sometimes. I will say, I do listen to the music several times over after filming! Nonetheless, thank you so much for stopping by and watching, as well as commenting, I appreciate you! ❤️
I'm typing this partway through, so I don't know if you remarked on this at all, but notice that you can see THROUGH the boys when they are standing between the camera and a light source. They are ghosts.
I did notice that they were transparent, but suggestion that they are ghosts of soldiers who didn't make it home makes the song even more haunting a d powerful.
I appreciate your attention to the lyrics and content of the song, along with your technical insights and commentary. I've watched another reactor who does musical breakdowns but has no real interest or understanding of the actual point of the song. Keep doing what you do - those who don't want commentary can go to the original of the video.
Thank you for your kind words! I try my best to break down what you’re hearing, while also feeling the music. It’s a bit of a fine balance for songs like this! I try to make it known in each video that there’s a lot of pausing and talking, because they’re musical breakdowns. (: I appreciate your viewership and comment, it’s a pleasure to have you!
really enjoyed your reaction to this song. Don't care what others think about it since this is a reaction channel, if they don't like someone talking during it then go listen to the songs only and stay off of reaction channels. As for your "thank you" to those who served,,, I did my time starting during the Nam and ending after Desert Storm and my reply is that you and everyone else are worth it. Glad to hear the meanings you took away from this song. My only addition would be that the firemen and police officers can put themselves in this song too, especially in todays society.
Thank you for your service, sir. No words can truly describe how thankful I truly am for people like you that have served. I hope you enjoyed the video, and thank you for watching. It’s an honor to have you here.
Subscribed for Home Free will also stay for Marc Martel. Please The Sing Off season 4 episode 3. Home Free covers Ring of Fire by John Cash. Tim is amazing in it. I prefer that version over the official video ft. Avi Kaplan. Avi is wonderful, but if I want a review of Avi I'll watch a video just of Avi.
I know you are analyzing this for a reaction, but are you able to shut the analyzing part of your brain down when you are just listening to enjoy? It comes so natural to you when you hear something your brain is telling you about the notes and the chords. I am not saying this to be mean or anything, you really know your stuff!
I tried my best to do so in this piece. And unfortunately, no I can’t fully shut it down, as it’s in my nature. I will see if I can incorporate a way to do what you’re asking, but there’s no guarantees. I appreciate your understanding! Thanks for watching and for your kind words!
They are 5 fingers, forming a fist, that hits you HARD in the emotions.
Home Free always services the needs of the song without Fail they nail it !
This is probably my favorite Home Free Song. The harmonies are so amazing. The arrangement was done by Club for Five an a cappella group from Finland. Tim called them to ask about their arrangement and Club for Five just gave it to HF. Which surprised the heck out of Tim because they were complete strangers. It's one of the reasons I love a cappella groups they are very giving to each other. Tim did tweak it by adding the echoes.
This is a HECK of an arrangement. And not only that, it’s baffling to me how well performed it is. Crazy… I may have to give that acapella group a listen sometime!
@@EthanDrewMusic you should listen to it. It is excellent but to me the Home Free version is more powerful. Something about the Harmonies being lower and darker.
@@margfried8796 Home Free truly magnified the emotions that the original wants you to feel. Incredible!
I went to find Club for Five's version. Enjoy.
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@@barbarakennedy2667 thank you kindly!
Impossible to listen to without tears. Thank you for your reaction. Thank you to every service member, current or past, who has defended our country.
This is a sad song and as always Home Free comes through! It is okay to cry, this song along with Home Free's rendition is going to make you cry. It did me too. Love your reaction!
It’s a very sad song, but it’s a dose of humility. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate you ❤️
Home Free is using an arrangement of this done by a Finnish a capella group called Club for Five. Tim requested their permission to use it, but they did put their own touch with it.
Stunning, haunting, beautiful - simply a masterpiece. Thank you for such a heartfelt reaction!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
They sound like a massive, beautiful, church pipe organ. AMAZING!!!
Their rendition of this song is hauntingly beautiful. The chorusing between the 2nd and 3rd verses always puts me in mind of people keening at a funeral. I think it's Home Free's ability to vocalize the emotional context of a song that elevates them to the next level. Too often a group can be technically perfect but without that emotional context it will still fall short.
Thirty-three years wearing Air Force blue (26 years 1974 to 2000) active duty. Those of us who are lifelong sworn to an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution are, to the last of us, willing to put ourselves wherever our nation needs us. For some, that means putting yourself voluntarily in harm's way. For some of those, they come back with scars, some not visible. For some others, they put down their lives. We, contrary to common belief, hate war more deeply than civilians do or can.
The visual light passing through these singers and the mist hanging around them are symbolic of the fact that the horrors of war have little changed for centuries. This is not just the voice of one fallen soldier, it is the echoed voices of all the fallen
The next war needs to involve just two people: the leader of the two nations at war. Let them be unarmed and go after each other. After all, it is their war; we just historically fight and die for it.
Wow.
So we’ll said. Thank you for view.
If you don't feel something while listening to this rendition, you must be dead inside. Home Free have so much emotion in their voices and I still shed a year every time I listen to this.
Home Free is unapologetically patriotic and they tackle many sensitive social issues head on without hesitation. They leave their egos at the door. Nothing is more important than the music and it's message. Even when they're doing a funny video, the music never suffers. I'm glad I found your channel tonight, thank you for allowing yourself to feel the music and its message. ❤
Thank you for the kind words.
And agreed. They are fantastic in more than one way!
My mother was a gifted church organist, and on the closing of this song I am hearing her putting her most beautiful, profound Amen. Thank you, Home Free. Thank you, Drew,
Liked and subscribed. This is a Masterpiece. The words are amazing but Homefree made you feel it. Beautiful sad tribute for those who never made it home alive.
Thank you so much for subscribing, welcome to the Vocast Family!
With this performance, you not only hear and feel, but you almost go to a place to where you can experience the story and meaning of this chilling yet moving song.
Masterfully executed.
The harmonic blending of all five voices call to mind a huge old pipe organ being played solemn and low.
There was a lot of symbolism at work as well. Ghostly silhouettes before the windows for a warrior slipping away, the image of the MIA-POW flag for the many lives lost in senseless wars.
Yes, I agree! There’s a stark resemblance there, in a way!
It’s such a haunting, sad, yet moving piece. So many emotions!
Your reaction did the piece justice- To me as a former guitar player Dire straightsMark Knopfler made his guitar cry in this song ever so beautiful. Home Free`s version of this song made me weep as well- perfect, just perfect!
Darren Rust is their arranger…he’s in Minnesota, & he’s been with them since the “The Sing Off”, before Adam CHANCE , joined them in 2016.
This song is just hauntingly chilling & just gets to you.
Typically Darren is their arranger, but after reading a comment, and doing the research, it appears the arranger for this one was a group from Finland!
I have always loved this song by Dire Straits but think Home Free did an excellent version of this song. Tim's natural breathy bass was awesome along with Chance's smooth baritone & loved it when all the guys were doing 5 part harmonies. Who would believe humming could sound so good. They gave it a very solemn feeling. These guys are my favorite a cappella group out there.
They’re incredibly talented. They really did an outstanding job in taking the solemn, sad, yet moving feel of this song and magnifying it, to the point of feeling the soldier’s pain in the song. Breathtakingly performed, and masterfully arranged.
Agree with the pipe organ sound of these harmonies. Those last two notes sound like a final "Amen"
The ability to be deeply moved by a work of art is a beautiful gift.
This us a hauntingly beautiful which sends a powerful message. It's good to see his this affected you. Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and listen as you did.
Hauntingly beautiful. It’s one of my favorites and one of Home Free’s masterpieces I think. Loved the video, loved the echoes, loved Tim’s low notes. Tim and Chance looked ghost like in the windows. Love your reaction…it is a somber song. Home Free has so many good songs…try Helplessly Hoping, In the Blood, Understand, Save the World. 😀
I’ll see what I can do to line some of these up, thanks for watching and commenting!
This is so beautiful and so haunting. I had tears the first time I saw it. I see that others have already directed you to Club for Five for the arrangement. Their version is quite different since it is mixed male and female voices with instrumentation. Definitely worth a iksten. Home Free has several other "message" songs. I suggest their cover of Everybody Walking This Land. Awesome.
You really should hear their cover of "Everybody Walking This Land"! A great song with a great message. Make sure to keep rolling to hear Tim's message after the song.
Oooh, interesting! I may have to look into this one!
I always liked the Dire Straits, but I only got really interested in this song through Home FreeYes, this version of Home Free will send shivers through your entire body! This is so emotional. Beautifully sung by Tim and Chance, but the background and harmony of Adam, Rob and Austin is also so beautiful. It looks like a choir or actually a kind of church organ sounds. And the whole setting of the video is just amazing. Simple but with so many details that makes it so profound
It’s an intricate arrangement, but it’s not so intricate that it detracts from the song and it’s story. It keeps the focus on the words and feeling of the song, rather than showing off the vocalists’ capabilities. Amazing!
@@EthanDrewMusic I totally agree
I agree with you completely on the amount of bass that Tim uses in this song. And in most of Home Free songs they don't show off his bass too much, unlike Voice Play. The harmonies are amazing in this song, but it makes it so haunting.
It’s so haunting and solemn that you can feel it in your bones.
@@EthanDrewMusic That’s a very apt description - “you can feel it in your bones”!
This was an arrangement by a Finnish group called Club for Five, and Tim asked for and received their permission to use it. They also did an amazing cover of this.
I just read about that, this is so cool!
This was something good to listen to, both the song and the analysis.
Terrific reaction, thank you! Home Free us incredible and you do a great job of dissecting and educating.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’ve accomplished my mission if you learned something!
Great reaction!
Love your reaction to this beautiful old song. It's a masterpiece. Have you heard their version of "undivided"? It's a fantastic one as well.
I have not, I may have to look into it!
appropriate response for a heavy message..good job...Applause to Dire Straits to create this and to Home Free for a perfect rendition
Loved your emotions, it's nice to see someone who cares
Good song and reaction. Thank you!
I wanted it to feel genuine, even though it was a bit embarrassing, haha!
This is a gut wrenching masterpiece!
That it is!
Great reaction from you and I also cried with you. Have a blessed day.
Masterpiece from HF!! I bet ive listened to this 100 times!! One of my favorites from them!!
Thank you for a great reaction. I think this song hits us vets a little different than it does non vets. Part of the "living in a different world" the song speaks to.
I agree. I know this song is in a different ballpark for y’all. Thank you for your service. It’s my pleasure to give back to vets through my content.
My hubby was in Desert Shield/ Desert Storm and he loved the Dire Straight version. Heck, he took the cassette with him (with a few others bands lol). He heard this version and didn't say anything for 2 days. He was a Grunt with the 101st (1/187 HHC), front lines but the deepness and arrangement made the song hit him differently. I know this may sound odd to most but, he was pissed that "everyone" left him for Iraq/Afghanistan. For some, you can take the man out of the Military but you can't take the Military out of the man. Thank you for reacting to this song.
Thank you for watching and commenting, I appreciate you! This song is on a whole new level already, and when you get an arrangement of this piece this amazing, it starts getting to where words can’t even describe it.
Give your husband my regards, and thank him for his service for me. It’s because of people like him, that we stand free like we do.
A lot of people don't have a clue about the meaning of the song these guys do and pays it respect.
Agreed, I had to do some extra research on it! It’s a heavy one, that’s for sure!
@@EthanDrewMusic - I'm not sure most Amercans have any clue when or what the Falklands war was or what is was about - no disrespect intended but U.S. schools tend to only teach American history. I once saw the play "Cavalcade" and sitting behind me was an American couple (their accents were Texan). The play includes vignettes from the Boer war, WWI, WWII and the death of Queen Victoria. They were utterly confused because they'd never heard of the Boer war nor did they know which monarch was being mourned.
@@teresacartwright5406 I read about the song and how it was written about the Falklands War. I hadn’t heard of it before, up until hearing this and reading about it.
I will say, it is interesting how education systems differ so heavily in what they teach across states within the US, as well as across countries.
Thanks for an honest reaction. Bless you.
The chords in this arrangement always remind me of a pipe organ.
I get that vibe too! Pipe organs are hauntingly gorgeous, without a doubt. Thanks for watching and commenting ❤️
When Adam Chance sings the verse you did not desert me my Brothers in Arms, gets me every time. I know a lot of soldiers have survivors guilt which the soldiers who passed wouldn't want them to have. When you watch Hacksaw Ridge you can see how these soldiers would have PTSD. I can't imagine watching friends killed around him.
Agreed. It’s a very haunting line, and it sent chills to my core. It’s baffling to me what these men and women go through. I have nothing but respect for them, and a love in my heart for them.
And with songs like this that bring us a touch closer to what they’ve experienced, my respect grows for them even more.
Thanks for sharing your feelings. I cried the first 10 or more times I heard this - so don’t be concerned about crying.
Home Free always pays appropriate respect in their covers--especially to the content! Their talent is amazing--and I LOVE their 5-part harmony❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️
Such a genius touch to show the silhouette of the fellas in front of the window. I know some see it as a "ghost"y reference but it strikes me as a reflection of the POW/MIA flag. We'll never know just how many of those met the same fate as the soldier of this song. 😥
We need to be reminded of the lives that our veterans and active service members live, and the things that they deal with, both physically and mentally, and this cover does a good job of that. ❤️
It reminds me of a Georgian chant. So respectful, so beautiful.
I'm not savvy enough to find new reactors, but I am glad that your channel popped up. Most reactors are just over the top and it's all about them - not the song. You've peaked my interest and I'll have to subscribe now. I really do hope you'll react to more Home Free, as they are my favorite a cappella group - by far! I don't mind you sharing your thoughts and appreciation of the music. I can and have listened to this (and all Home Free) songs, so having a fresh perspective is enjoyable.
Thank you for subscribing, welcome to the Vocast Family! Your kind words are much appreciated! ❤️
That is something unique about me - I focus on the music and the intricate details within it, and if you walk away with a better appreciation for that music after watching my breakdowns/reactions, then I’ve accomplished my mission!
I so agree w/ treating others better. Love and kindness go a long way!
I’m always gonna advocate for it!
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This is a military song bro. It's about loss, and leaving the field. We don't scout anymore for our government, so we say it's time to rest. Most of us became homeless, or hermits.
Than you for your service!
It’s unfortunate that’s how things go for y’all, and that isn’t how it should be. You all should be loved, recognized, and taken care of better than you are.
New sub here for more Home Free music. Thank you for this and future HF reactions!! Cheers!
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Love the analysis and HF. It's a great 5 part harmony! Love it!!!
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As the Brother in Arms closes the eyes of the young Soldier to be the lines in our palms.
The one thing about Home Free is that they love us veterans and the U..S. and I have always sead show with your actions not just your words and they have done that over and over again.
I can relate. I love veterans and active service members. Y’all don’t get enough recognition. Thank you for watching, and thank you for your service!
@@EthanDrewMusic thanks brother it was a honor for us to serve this great nation.
Great reaction! This is in my top ten of Home Free songs. Another one of their heavier songs is "One "Voice" which makes me cry every. Adam's beatboxing is phenomenal, but I love the songs without the beatboxing just as much as the others.
Thank you! I appreciate your viewership and comment! I may have to give that one a try
@@EthanDrewMusic Since it is Christmas time, I also highly recommend their version of "O Holy Night" which is in my top 5 Home Free songs. (I had to recover from surgeries last year so I wasted my time happily rating their covers.)
Thank you for your beautiful reaction.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your reaction. Sorry that several don't want analysis or discussion. I won't and don't apologize for others. That's up to them. I do not mind you sharing your thoughts at all. When they hit that high harmony followed by Tim's 'walk down' notes I get chills. Notice the MIA-POW flag in the video, too. Everyone can see right away how long you took to share your thoughts. For me, that's why I was interested in seeing what you had to say. Isn't discussion what we need more of? Thanks again. (Chance and The Fox + The Hound released 'Wayfaring Stranger' that I would love to hear your analysis and reaction to. It's stunning.)
Thank you for your kind words!!!
I’ll see what I can do line that up, stay tuned!
This is such a somber, emotional song !
Shoulda won a Grammy!
Hauntingly beautiful ❤
Agreed!
Great, emotional and real reaction! Thank you !
I found this song BROTHER'S IN ARMS. Home Free did a beautiful job on this song. I loved your reactions on this haunting and ghostly song.😢❤❤❤❤❤
Home Free is an amazing group. They don't do covers; they do upgrades.
Home Fries (fans) do tend to be loyal to them, and to "our" reactors, so do lots of their songs.
I especially like the cathedral organ effect in this song.
Tim's range is G0 to A5. He doesn't do "unnecessary bass drops."
The only beatboxing in this song is the sound of the wind.
Thank you for your honest and caring reaction. I've subscribed.
Thank you for subscribing, welcome to the Vocast Family! I’ve been a long-time “Home Fry” myself.
Tim’s “chest” range appears to bottom out at around G#/Ab1, while his growl and chest fry range appears to bottom out at the G0 (which is INSANE). I believe he has to dip into “head” voice to get into the fifth octave, but I can’t say that with 100% certainty yet. I need to take some time and really break down/evaluate his voice!
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate you stopping by and watching, as well as commenting! 💪🏼❤️
Have you heard Rob and Austin sing the aria Nessun Dorma?
I have not! I believe it’s an opera cover, right?
From Turandot by Puccini. The best known rendition is by Pavarotti.
@@ericclayton6287 I’ve not covered opera before. I’d love to, but I know very little about it, so perhaps I should get more education on it before I give a breakdown on it. Maybe I could do just a first time reaction without much breaking down for one!
Just go for it, sit back and enjoy it, it took a lot of persuasion from Austin to get Rob to do it x
@@EthanDrewMusic Reacting would be just fine. There have been many who have analyzed.
The arrangement was taken from a Finnish group Club for Five with their blessing and lightly modified.
"We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" indeed. I say let the psychopathic billionaire oligarchs & banksters (& the politicians they own) go kill each other while we, the 99.99% of humanity, live our lives in peace.
The Dire Straits original is striking in itself, & Club for Five are due major shine for this amazing arrangement (when Tim enquired with Tuukka about it, he just straight up sent him the arrangement & wished him well!), but this is *deeply* #Haunting. A profound song, sung profoundly. Sure as sh!t makes *me* cry (& I'm a stoney-faced auld Scotsman!), so don't be feeling alone there fella! ;)
And I'm with you in saying that we must do better in how we treat each other. Think of how people treat each other after a natural disaster or like 9/11. Nobody cares at those times what someone's background is. Only that people need help. And then when the worst is over, we go back to acting the same crappy way to the very same people we just worked so well with during the time of need. We need to retrain our brains and give common sense a try.
I concur.
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@@EthanDrewMusic I'll be waiting
Like all art, there is intentionally room for interpretation.
You are right in saying that the original was "about a soldier dying in battle and his brothers in arms watching him slip away." But, without changing lyrics, Home Free expanded the meaning. In their words:
"The meaning of Brothers in Arms rings true across more than just when we’re at war overseas, but when we’re fighting amongst ourselves. When political and other divisions split us, we have to take a step back and remember that we always have more in common with each other than we have that is different. And we need to see all of our fellow human beings as the brothers and sisters we are, so we can live in a more harmonious society."
You said you were not going to analyze and talk ... and then proceeded to do soanyway.
Still, a good review.
Unfortunately, breaking down the music in a reaction/analysis video on this channel is inevitable for me. I do try my best to really enjoy/feel the music while I’m breaking it down, but my desire to help my audience understand the musical “genius” in these performances/arrangements just takes over sometimes. I will say, I do listen to the music several times over after filming!
Nonetheless, thank you so much for stopping by and watching, as well as commenting, I appreciate you! ❤️
Love this group! Please react to them regularly! Subbing today.
There’s more from them on the docket, thank you so much for the subscription! Welcome to the Vocast Family! ❤️
I'm typing this partway through, so I don't know if you remarked on this at all, but notice that you can see THROUGH the boys when they are standing between the camera and a light source. They are ghosts.
I did notice that they were transparent, but suggestion that they are ghosts of soldiers who didn't make it home makes the song even more haunting a d powerful.
Veterans love this one.
I appreciate your attention to the lyrics and content of the song, along with your technical insights and commentary. I've watched another reactor who does musical breakdowns but has no real interest or understanding of the actual point of the song. Keep doing what you do - those who don't want commentary can go to the original of the video.
Thank you for your kind words! I try my best to break down what you’re hearing, while also feeling the music. It’s a bit of a fine balance for songs like this! I try to make it known in each video that there’s a lot of pausing and talking, because they’re musical breakdowns. (:
I appreciate your viewership and comment, it’s a pleasure to have you!
Thank you ❤️ 🏠🍟
Great reaction! You have a good ♥!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching and commenting! I like to think I do have a good heart, haha!
really enjoyed your reaction to this song. Don't care what others think about it since this is a reaction channel, if they don't like someone talking during it then go listen to the songs only and stay off of reaction channels. As for your "thank you" to those who served,,, I did my time starting during the Nam and ending after Desert Storm and my reply is that you and everyone else are worth it. Glad to hear the meanings you took away from this song. My only addition would be that the firemen and police officers can put themselves in this song too, especially in todays society.
Thank you for watching, it’s a pleasure to give back!
And agreed, first responders need recognition also. I was one for 5 years, haha!
Another meaningful song They do is Don't Laugh at Me , about bulling
I am a disabled vet who survived an aneuris
Thank you for your service, sir. No words can truly describe how thankful I truly am for people like you that have served. I hope you enjoyed the video, and thank you for watching. It’s an honor to have you here.
Subscribed for Home Free will also stay for Marc Martel.
Please The Sing Off season 4 episode 3. Home Free covers Ring of Fire by John Cash. Tim is amazing in it. I prefer that version over the official video ft. Avi Kaplan. Avi is wonderful, but if I want a review of Avi I'll watch a video just of Avi.
Thank you so much for the subscription, welcome to the Vocast Family! Let me see what I can do to line that up!
Sounds like a pipe organ.
The lowest note tim hits in here is a G#1
Good stuff!
You look like you could be related to Adam Chance!
I don’t see it that much, but thank you, haha!
I know you are analyzing this for a reaction, but are you able to shut the analyzing part of your brain down when you are just listening to enjoy? It comes so natural to you when you hear something your brain is telling you about the notes and the chords. I am not saying this to be mean or anything, you really know your stuff!
I tried my best to do so in this piece. And unfortunately, no I can’t fully shut it down, as it’s in my nature.
I will see if I can incorporate a way to do what you’re asking, but there’s no guarantees. I appreciate your understanding! Thanks for watching and for your kind words!
My ears have always heard "We're FORCED to make war on our brothers in arms". I think it's more realistic, as well. Anyone agree???
We're FOOLS to make war on our brothers in arms makes more sense and it is the correct lyric
@@annebiebrich9155 I know it's the correct word.
@@encrypter46 sorry
Sorry but that's what's referred to as a mondegreen - the word in the lyric actually is "fools".
My ears are like yours. All this time, I thought Tim was saying "forced".
I would love to watch more of your Home Free reactions, but 30 minutes is a bit too long for me. Pity.
They won’t all be like this! I hope you’ll stay tuned for more! :)