Ren - Hi Ren REACTION // I CAN'T LISTEN TO THIS AGAIN

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  @TonyMiller423 · 3 years ago

  This is why so many people are hooked on watching reactions of this song. While we can't listen to it again for the first time, we can watch others reacting to it for the first time, a close second. It's just that good.

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  @Foxholeatheist · 1 year ago

  Just a note: This wasn't recorded in a studio. It was recorded live as you see it. From what I hear, he did four takes straight through, and picked the one he liked the most, and that was it.

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  @jeffwilson3205 · 3 years ago

  Good things to know about Ren:<br><br>1: this was performed live and audio is a single take…only took 4 tries. Video has a few cuts for closup shots, but the audio is continuous. Ren clearly likes pushing the boundaries of filmed musical performance. Jenny and Screech is 3 single 1-take moving audio and video performances. And before everyone yells at you, do a reaction to the full versions with all 3 tales.<br><br>2: Ren has been very sick for a long time. He was bitten by a tick and contracted Lyme disease. He was misdiagnosed for many years and treated for mental disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome instead of the actual disease he had. The combination of the psychiatric drugs he took and years of untreated Lyme disease left him in a state where he would spend 23 hours a day in bed. He was finally properly diagnosed with Lyme disease and related autoimmune problems and got stem cell treatments that made him feel better, but he is still quite ill. He wrote this song, Sick Boi, and a few others that haven’t come out yet, but is currently in Canada receiving intensive daily treatments so he can’t fully enjoy the success he is finally getting…though he has been watching reaction videos and commenting on them, so don’t be shocked if he drops by.<br><br>3: He got his start busking in London and Brighton, is talented in just about every facet of making music, and was signed by Sony right before he got sick. He was unable to produce music so Sony dropped him. He’s a staggering talent who writes performs, directs, sings, raps (Ren can Rap Rap), produces, plays most instruments, and and is clearly an incredible actor. Waiting for his first streaming series.<br><br>4: he collaborates with lots of other cool artists…you’ll enjoy his collaborations with Chinchilla. He also has a band called The Big Push<br><br>5: Go and read his community page…it’s worth it<br><br>6: welcome aboard…you’re right, I can never see this for the first time again, so I watch reaction videos so that I can see other people have that experience…it’s magical<br><br>SUBSCRIBED!

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  @Mike-wk1dm · 3 years ago

  If the Grammys had an ounce of integrity, they would have this man play this song live uncut for the world to hear.

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  @martyn1678 · 6 months ago

  ive been watching hi ren reaction videos all week and all i can say is, Ren must be super proud now! the sound is so Profound

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  @AJCsr · 3 years ago

  I am an addict. (30 yrs In recovery)<br>I have listened to this song at least 50 times since i first heard it yesterday &nbsp;!<br>I have listened to at least two dozen people listen to it for their 1st time, and watched their reactions to it, including yours. &nbsp;The first time I heard it, I was thinking of multiple personalities &nbsp;or a schizophrenic mind created this. After listening to many people share their own personal views, I&apos;ve come to think it speaks to Ren&apos;s own inner struggles. I believe everyone, to some degree, on some level, should be able to relate to this powerfully performed statement on the life experience ! <br>Im pretty sure i will listen to it at least 100 more times. I will also recommend &nbsp;it to all of my adult children to listen to ! &nbsp;<br>Thank&apos;s Ren,<br>Amazing work !

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  @davidjones4252 · 3 years ago

  I totally get what you’re saying about not listening to it again. It seems that it won’t ever have the same impact it did the first time you watched it. I honestly felt the same way when I first saw it… and then I watched it again, and again, and yet again, ad infinitum… true, it doesn’t hit exactly the same way as the first time, but it does hit, and serves as a reminder that we are all human.

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  @angiebevan8739 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Ren was not acting!!!! This is his life!!! &nbsp;He opened up his heart and told us the story of his life and the demons he faced! 😢

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  @guitar_noodle · 3 years ago (edited)

  The cool thing is this is live recording. A live performance. The tale of Jenny and screech and chalk outlines are other great ones to check out

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  @mikepiccione886 · 3 years ago

  I absolutely listen to this song at least a 100 times now and it seems to get better and better every time😊

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  @kennethmichael5404 · 3 years ago

  This is the kind of artistry that gives &quot;broken&quot; people hope. Ren, through this performance piece, has become to a lot of people exactly what he stated in the song, &quot;...the voice that you hear when you loosen the noose on the rope&quot;. So powerful, so impactful. The song structure itself is incredible. It starts off as a battle between his positive (Angel) and negative (Demon) aspects, the negative then makes an overpowering last ditch effort to reign supreme, tearing free and trying to take control, but ultimately fails as the final act, being the &quot;God&quot; aspect, emerges Triumphant, though still acknowledging and accepting that it will ALWAYS be a battle because we are all &quot;a coin with 2 different sides&quot;. It&apos;s a beautifully cathartic and raw musical masterpiece. Ren is truly special. Welcome to the Ren rabbit-hole, it&apos;s a trip worth taking. This was the 4th take he did and yes, it was done live. Wait until you hear some of his other stuff, especially his storytelling (&quot;The Tale of Jenny &amp; Screech&quot;). You haven&apos;t even touched the breadth of this young man&apos;s talent yet.<br><br>The pig character (imo) represents the doctors and therapist who have essentially butchered him for years through their misdiagnosis. It&apos;s the system that focuses on peddling more pills than on genuinely trying to help to fix broken/ill people, caring more about profit than individual health. The bastardization of the hippocratic oath. He literally thought he was going insane because he was told repeatedly that the pain and symptoms he was experiencing were all in his head (psychosomatic). He had reached a point where he literally resigned himself to dying before he reached 30. Turns out he had Lyme&apos;s disease the whole time and it ran rampant through his system for 10 years, even to the point of causing brain damage. Ironically, if Ren hadn&apos;t gone through what he has, would he have ever made the art he has? There&apos;s no question that his suffering has shaped his music and now he&apos;s finally getting the recognition he undoubtedly deserves. I&apos;ve said it before, I&apos;ll say it again, Ren is special.

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  @AndyLongden · 3 years ago

  It was recorded live. He&apos;s mic&apos;d up and guitars plug in. Another level!

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