home free, how great thou art. For when you feel the need to witness one of their most beautiful productions.

This 1985 Dire Straights song was about a Falklands war soldiers who is mortally wounded and as he is dying talks about the brotherhood of his comrades and the futility of fighting each other. This was released for Veterans Day 2021.Tim Foust is the bass singer, he has a 5 octave range and can also sing higher tenor ranges. The background vocal harmonies are fantastic and the the last two notes sounded just like a church pipe organ. This to me is one of their signature masterpiece songs. Thank you for your great reaction and you have a blessed day

The last words of a wounded soldier, thanking his brothers in arms for being with him and not leaving him alone in his bewilderment, to his anger at the uselessness of war, to his sadness and resignation of what is coming, to his passing, the last note sounding like a pipe organ.

After 24 years in service I retired form the military in 2013. 4 tours in Iraq gave me so many brothers and sisters. You are so right about the bond among soldiers. This song hit home today. Thank you for doing this. :)

As a veteran this always makes me watery eyed

Haunting, Mesmerizing, Magical and a Beautiful Masterpiece

This five part arrangement was first done by the Finnish A Capella Group Club for Five. Tim asked their bass, Tuukka to send the arrangement. Tuukka loved and later praised the echo sequences Home Free added to put their stamp on it.

I like that you understand the brotherhood of the military.

Home Free sings this so beautifully that it brings me to tears, but it also touches my heart, I have family who have either served, or are currently serving. Thank you for your reaction & wonderful words, & I agree that we have more in common than different, we just need to respect each other. ❤️

This was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits about the war between UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. You might also like them singing 'Brother' a funny video but with another message of brotherhood

Too many have died in all these Wars. Beautiful tribute to those who never made it home. When Chance says you did not desert me my Brothers in Arms, gets me every time

As a combat veteran I can say that there truly are brothers in arms. I lost many in both of my deployments. I have escorted the coffins home. This song has a lot of truth to it. The thing about the military is the fact that everyone who served and those who are now serving will always be brothers in arms. This song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it

This is one of my favs!! A masterpiece from HF!! No one any better out there!!!❤

I strongly suggest you go straight from this to their cover of "Mayday". Tim Foust (the guy who doesn't look like a bass) starts "Mayday" too (although he has longer hair in that video, it's the same guy). I just saw these guys live and they're so much fun. Great sense of humor. As you go through their catalog, you'll get to see more of it.

21 year Vet here, not all the bonds are tight with all, some become a bond for life and the ones that are not as tight you can bet when it becomes tough they are the ones you can count on.

Yes Rosalie. Now you know why we love HF so much. The bass. The baritone. THE HARMONY!!! In my opinion this was music award worthy. Now you go from this to DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR and you realize just how brilliant they are at what they do.

Great reaction! I love home free. I also come from a military family and I was also raised I Germany. Thank you for this reaction. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏠🍟

There was mention of "Dire Straits", but the writing genius was Mark Knopfler. Please give him proper bows. His writing is economic and masterful.

Thank you for your service as your family for keeping or country safe ❤️🤍💙🦅

50,000 names on black shiny wall, once they and we who survived, rode to the sounds of the gun.. Now they who fell and we who still stand await the day we once more join in together to ride anew in brotherly love.

This wasn't about war.... this was about the men who fight the battles, facing the ultimate sacrifice every day. This describes every soldier who ever fought in any war in history. Each other is all you have.

heart wrenching and beautiful at the same time

I am a US Navy Vietnam Veteran and this rendition of Brothers in Arms chokes me up every time I hear it and I am not embarrassed to say I never have dry eyes during and especially at the end. . . Love the way HOME FREE does our Patriotic songs like this one and GOD BLESS THE USA with Lee Greenwood...

This is so beautiful. And sad. I think you would like their version of Everybody Walking This Land. It also has a very powerful message.

This one always makes me cry. Thank you ^_^

This is a cover of an arrangement by a Finnish group named Club for Five. Tim got permission from their bass singer to do it. A lot of people don't mention this. I really enjoy and appreciate your reactions and wish you much success in all you do.

I think you would appreciate their "Everybody Walking this Land." Powerful.

I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) You can not possibly know the good you have just done. Thank you for this and God bless you.

Excellent reaction... I'm a US MARINE vet

Original arangement is by acapella band "Club for five" and Tim was contact bass singer Juka to make their own version of this arangement..

My parents are both big Dire Straits fans, so I played this rendition for them, and they seemed to like it. For myself, I find its minor-key sound chilling and heavy. A serious song about a serious subject that is seriously powerful.

Thank you for playing that song. you know we sit in your homes and the media paints one group of people as socialists or worse and another group as Nazis but i think it is strange that when I step out of the house. I just see people. Sometimes hurting people. people that I can ask if it is ok that I say a prayer for them. Or they play forward and buy my groceries like a total stranger did because I forgot my wallet. We didn't care about each others politics. We just cared. Don't let hatred rule us. Give peace a chance.

Beautiful video, with a powerful message.

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.

many thanks to Mark Knopfler for writing such an emotional, powerful piece of music, performed well in this cover........

I fell in love with this song and what I see as its bigger meaning. I’ve tried to listen to many Reactions to it. I find yours to be the Best of all. You don’t keep stopping it to tear it apart and miss the whole. These various Reactions show how this wonderful vision goes across the nations since it was written for the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina. It becomes universal. I has spent most of my working life serving the US military as both a Civilian and a loving Air Force Wife. I’ve seen veterans torn by the loss of their brotherhood. It is such an intense bond. There are those who worked this out by helping others, other veterans, other people, even other animals, find the common world to fight for these Brothers in Arms.

When the song does not require percussion or beat-boxing, Adam Rupp provides a 3rd tenor...and the resulting 5-part harmony is a wonder to behold. Be well, Duke

Thank you so much for your reaction to brothers in arms. Please when you have the chance, if you react to home free, everybody walking this land, I believe you would love it as I do. She message but much more direct.

This song was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits in the early 80's following the Falklands war.

Hauntingly beautiful yet sends a powerful message. They sound like a pipe organ. Notice there's no beatboxing. I really like how you are able to see things in a very unique perspective. Great analysis.

Rosalie, this is one of the most profound, intelligent reactions I have ever heard to the music Home Free has created... HF has a true genius of taking epic music and re-creating it in such powerful, unique ways for the next generation to experience. Your profound, authentic efforts to appreciate the work they put into their music is just stunning... thank you for your authenticity and honesty!! the way you took Mark Knopfler's lyrics and actually listened to it, deeply, was so wonderfully rewarding.... amazing reaction

they are incredible, every one is so talented, and Chance the baritone i guess has a wonderful voice, as they all do

I need the guitar solos of this song!

The song is from Mark Knopfler of the 1980s rock band Dire Straits. For the arrangement, you can thank the Finnish a capella group Club For Five.

That comment is mentioned by TIM at the end of the "Everybody Walkin' this Land"...if you react to that (and you should) let the video roll to the Message at the end.

I think you'd love Home Free's version of "Everybody Walking This Land"! A similar message to what you were saying in this video... we are all sharing this planet and have more in common than different. Make sure to listen to Tim's important message at the end of the song. I love Home Free! ❤

To hear Tim's true versatility, listen to his solo Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.

Home free are an amazing group. Tim Foust the base sang a G1 in that song. he sings 5 octaves. check out Tim and Peter Hollens doing Misty Mountains from the Hobbit. it's amazing. God bless.

Beautiful ❤️. Have you done "Helplessly Hoping" its perfection 🥰

Rosalie, you pretty much nailed it all. I consider this their top masterpiece (they have 2 others - Helplessly Hoping & How Great thou Art). This is a very very special cover of a Dire Straits song, written by the Straits leadsinger Mark Knopler in honor of those who lost their lives so needlessly during the 1982 Falklands War between Argentina vs the UK....the parts where Home Free is singing just notes & harmonies in the original it was all guitar solos. It's an extraordinary song lyrically. Home Free has used this platform to carry the messe that they think is important be damned what retaliation it brings them. When we had civil unrest in 2020 they produced, to me, one of their more profound videos - its a cover but a powerful one, written by Paul Kauthen, called "Everybody walkin' this Land" I urge you to react to it, and make sure to listen to Tim's message at the end....it's also showing that these guys continued to work & produce music even during the Quarantine times. I also urge you to explore some of their originals, and being the daughter of Cuban exiles, their cover of Brooks & Dunn's amazing song "Only in America" will touch your heart too.

Such a wonderful reaction, love the thoughts and feelings that you shared.

I spent 12 years, 4 Enlistments in the Army. War stopped me. I went to college and got a MA in World Religions. Reentered as a Captain becoming a Chaplin. Too many deployments into Afghanistan. Forced retirement in 2020 because of Diabetes. Total time was 22 years 7 months for my Army. This song floods my mind of all the young men and women that I held their hands over injuries both physically and mentality. When watching that last breath leave the body can never be forgotten.

I'm a Vietnam veteran and everytime I here Brothers in arm it takes a piece of my heart. I'm been fighting PTSD since I came home.

This song is honor and tears.... And also forced wars, when they didn't wanna, sometimes we are forced to fight brothers in arms.

I lost my Marine grandson 5 years ago. He was 23 years old. I also have to grandsons served in the Air force. My family has always fought in every war! We love this country!

As a veteran, I can tell you it is stronger than the bond brother's have. I have brothers and they are somewhat close, but they haven't risked their lives or died in action to save mine. You forge families among the friends you choose in life that can be stronger than the ties you have with your actual relatives. For someone who lays it on the line for you, your family becomes the brothers to your right and left that put it ALL on the line. And the ones that pay that ultimate price only strengthen the bond you have with the ones that live through it with you.

Love your reaction. Very moving.

Great Post, Rosalie. And thank you for sharing it with us.

Love your reaction! Beautifully said

I love Home Free, this song and your reaction to it. I'd love to have you react to another of my favorite groups, Heart and their song Love Alive.

Vietnam veteran 1970 - 71 were are brothers for life.

The underlying message is told from the viewpoint of a dying soldier regretting the futility of war, of setting one group against another that does not really solve any problems. All soldiers are "Brothers in Arms" facing the same dangers, the same fear, the same determination to protect their homes and their comrads. We are of one world, we are living in different places, we are all ultimately human.

Mark Knopfler wrote this to express the futility of war and these guys gave a great cover.

I'm 62 and a vet, and consider everyone my brother and sister. Your a beautiful young lady and can see your heart and soul in your eyes sister.

Did you notice the double exposure of the soloists against the window? The frame of the window is visible through the singer. As if his ghost is there singing about his experience on the battle field.

You come across as a very perceptive person. Loving it, well done.

You have been loved...and are

Need to check out Walking this land

as a US Navy veteran I am going to thank you for your support!!! wish more would! would love to see your reaction to the 5fdp (the wrong side of heaven) offical video

Freedom is the ability to respond genuinely without fear of being cancelled. I am so glad you feel free to express your authentic self whether or not it lines up with your listeners' expectations. Some folk struggle to understand that you can enjoy the stuffing out of an artist without necessarily giving them max marks in every facet of performance.

this song hits me to the core each time I hear it. Not only are the words touching and TRUE, but the vocals touch my soul...I never get tired of this song and I share it with my family and friends. This is one of those songs, well done by Dire Straights in the 80's and yet again, Home Free makes it their own...Love your reaction, and have subscribed. Will be checking to see if you've reacted to Dimash or Chris Stapleton, 2 more artists that I admire.

I'm sure you will also appreciate the message in the song Everybody Walking This Land

I would say listen to any song except Mayday and Snowglobe. Not that you wouldn't live and appreciate those songs BUT if you know the guys and their "normal" parts then Mayday will be that more Wowing. Thanks for jumping on with us and Home Free we love our guys.

It’s a beautiful song. It is written by Dire Straits about the Falkland War in Argentina in the 80’s. That was guitar driven. This is voice driven. It’s so beautiful. Tim, the bass, is amazing. When you hear him live, his voice goes through you. What is amazing about him is that he has a 5 octave range so he can sing low like this and then sing high with the tenors….no kidding. I am not usually a country fan but have found many songs that are so good. I think it was Shawn Stockman (of Boyz II Men) who said country is just the “white man’s” R & B. He was a judge on the NBC show the Sing Off that Home Free won in 2013. He’s so right. What you said was so spot on. It’s love and compromise that will help us get through to one another. We’ve got to be kind and patient with others. I have military in my family too and this was gut wrenching. Such a good spin on the song. Loved the echoes. Some other songs you might like are What We Ain’t Got, Die a Happy Man. Tim and Austin write a lot of songs and Tim just wrote a sweet one you might like called What’s Left of My Heart. Great reaction and I subscribed. 🥰

USAF vet 1973/1993 thank you for the kind words, the brotherhood of arms far exceeds brothers love I love my brother but the brother who saves your life is way more than I have words to explain

Chance forms a trio with The Hound and The Fox, a husband and wife duo on quite a number of songs. Their version of Hurt is very heartbreaking.

So hauntingly beautiful but sad at the same time.

This is, hands down, the most comprehensive reaction to this song I've seen and heard.

If you enjoy "world music" try Ladysmith Black Mambazo led by Joseph Shambalala. It's an African Zulu group, who were invited by Paul Simon to sing at his Graceland concert in South Africa and the album.

This song always brings tears...

The bonds of brotherhood are not just in the soldiers. That same bond runs with in the families of those left behind as the spouse father or brother goes into the battle fields. The bases full of those left behind bond ever bit as strongly as the soldier. It's our support that gets us through a sameness.

this song makes me cry every time and I have no military in my family ... props to those in the military

Thank you for reacting to this one; it's MUCH appreciated!

Rosalie, this song is over 30yrs old & fantastic, a anti war song from a fantastic band stated earlier plz check it out.

You need to check out Tim Foust singing Stay / Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow to blow your mind!

Tim and Chance are dead, singing to their Brothers who survived. As a combat veteran who lost soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, I can’t get through this version without pausing.

tim foust is an amazing vocalist. he also has a 5 octave range. his solo songs "come go with me" and "will you still love me tomorrow/stay" show his vocal range and talent

The song has lost nothing of its topicality, on the contrary, the message is more current than ever. It is very emotional. The guys did a fantastic job. Tim and Chance's voices are phenomenal! Wow 💥.

I reall y was impressed with this song it is deep and I am a vet so it really touches me in a big way thanks for doing this one. I have one for you to add to your list somewhere it is Five Finger Death Punch and the song is wrong side of heaven that one will make you feel so many things and it will make you cry but it is one that is important and should be heard and listened to and video seen. your ride or die forever Ey OOOO by the way your mom was right your all heart and everyone should be able to see that in the empathy you show .

The Marines have a saying on the battle field...."no one is left behind"....our brothers in arms...

its the music ty ty ty

So amazing all this comes from 5 men!!

Home Free's five-part harmony, with its 'church organ' effect, can be heard...and experienced... in a number of their songs. Adding to other recommendations for some Chance, 'Castle on the Hill.' 'One Man Band,' 'Finally Free,' and 'Helplessly Hoping.' Video trivia; when group shot of guys is tighter on Chance, most likely when Tim's huge dog, Satchmo, is sleeping at Chance's feet. ETA: Chance has some amazing solo work (big fan of his cover of Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License'). Check him out when he teams up with The Hound and the Fox.

I love America as well.

The original with Dire Straits is as beautiful, Marc Knopler makes a heartfelt guitar playing that made me cry first time i heard it. And they are British, not American. And Tim Foust has such a beautiful voice

Thanks for the reaction, good to see they did not disappoint, in this for them ' Deep Stuff' when it comes to sending a message but the harmonies on this are unsurpassable. They are usually a lot more cheerful, at times quite goofy even. So what next from them to listen to?. There'll be plenty of recommendations no doubt which is inevitable with Home Free being so versatile. Personally, my recommendation is just to pick a song from their list you know and like to see what they can do with that, they just won't let you down.

This was a deep reaction to a powerful song. This is what I love about Home Free, they can elicit emotions in every song, be it sadness, silliness, reverence or love. They just released a beautiful love song that is an original written bt Tim Foudt and 2 others. It talks about our brokenness and ability to love. What's Left Of My Heart. It is gorgeous.

Yes, this version of Home Free will send shivers through your entire body! This is so emotional, especially with what is happening in Ukraine. Beautifully sung by Tim and Chance(which is just amazing), 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. It is visually so good. Simple but with so many details that makes it so profound I am Dutch (or Indisch/Indo as they call us). My father spent 4 years in the Japanese camp. Often in isolation. My father survived because of a fellow prisoner, who sometimes secretly gave him bread and drink. This fellow inmate became his best friend until his death. My father had become a hard man and we were raised that way. He died in 1969 (3 days before my 6th birthday) from the physical effects of the war. His friend watched us until his own death.

You mentioned that you like Chance’s voice. I have a few suggestions: “I Can’t Outrun You “; pure 5 part harmony, Chance directed the video, and it’s hauntingly beautiful; “Cover Me Up “, an emotional song; “Workin’ For a Livin’”, their take on Huey Lewis and the News, with a nod to “Anchorman”. And for another 5 part harmony,”Helplessly Hoping”. Two must do Rob leads are “End of the Road”, which is stunning, and “Blue Ain’t Your Color”.

I am not even an America and This song give me chills every-time i listen to it…. Loved your reaction thank you for this reaction…😊