I understand Ren loves Animal Farm. This video is based quite a bit on that book. You can see on the whiteboard in the video 7 items that are directly from the book. Finally the 2 pigs - directly from the book. Outstanding analysis of REN’s use of his voice throughout this piece.

A lot of nursery rhymes are dark political stories long forgotten.

And the fact ren films his videos in one take is masterful. The choreography you need to pull it off is amazing.

Released the day before the Coronation of a new King ... well played sir ✌️

My brain dances when I listen to Ren. He gives me happy chemicals....never experienced that with any other "singer"......he's on another level.

Does anyone else remember the velvet portraits of dogs playing poker, which seemed to be on the walls of every house hold, in the 1980s? That little egg too me back…

I especially love that, while going down the stairs, you can hear Ren saying "yumyumyumyumyum" in the background. Or is it "meowmeowmeowmeowmeow"? Whichever it is, it's amusing.

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" “Contrary” is one way to describe a murderous psychopath. This popular English nursery rhyme, which reads like a solicitation for gardening advice, is actually-according to many-a recounting of the homicidal nature of Queen Mary I of England, a.k.a. Bloody Mary. A fierce believer in Catholicism, her reign as queen-from 1553 to 1558-was marked by the execution of hundreds of Protestants. (Silver bells and cockle shells, in this understanding, are actually torture devices, not garden accouterments.)

I LOVE that growl as a texture rather than a Main feature. And you are right ... REN is coming into himself and UNAFRAID to experiment. Now that he's had some good response with some really LEFT FIELD genius nonconforming art performances. George ORWELL would be proud. If they remake an "Animal Farm 2024" ... This will be the shoe in soundtrack. Who knows ... lets cast Ren with Johnny Depp and do it as a Blockbuster Macabre Music theater, in the spirit of Sweeney Todd. Now I'd even be excited to see a full GRIMM'S Macabre Fairy Tale music theater, dark and the way the brothers meant it to be !!!

George Orwell-Animal Farm--directly referenced throughout, both visually and lyrically.

Ren commented to another reactor that there will be singing in his next song! Cant wait to see your reaction to it ❤

I watch Knox Hill as well for the lyrical (& just about everything else,lol) breakdown and he caught that Ren is talking about, & the video characters are George Orwell’s Animal Farm 😁 I LoVe watching your reactions for your vocal breakdowns (& all your awesome facial expression in the excitement of it all❤) thank you for that and sharing your vocal mastery.

I totally agree with you with repeatedly listening to Rens music. I just can’t stop. It’s brilliant and addictive. Great analysis and reaction.

Ren is inspiring in so many ways. I equate him to that rare breed of performer, the David Bowie or Prince, who is not just a good musician and song writer, a story teller, but a performer, a visual artist, a philosopher. A troubadour of his time.

He is like the new Bowie. His music is radically different, and exciting. But has something unique in the broad appeal he exerts through different generations. Its themes are dark, but human and compelling. That extraordinary talent.

Very Orwellian and yup clock work, it's SOOO freaking good! Those background sounds just hit hard. ❤ love your appreciation and ability to point out new awesome layers.

Hey Chris! Glad you're enjoying Ren, he's super talented. Love all his music, but I hope he sings more so you can break it down! Loved your chalk outlines vid, which really helped me improve the way I sing it with a guitar! I'd recommend checking out songs of his with The Big Push. - It's alright - Englishman in new york. - I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop All the best man.

That growl is why id be thrilled to see him do a collab with Ashnikko! Her lyrics and visuals are insane too!!!

The "beatbox" in this song is similar to the one he does in "The Hunger"

REN is just an absolute mastermind with his songs in general. I've watched other youtubers break down the lyrics, beat, pacing, now vocals. He's just an absolute genius that needs WAY more recognition than he already has. Edit: Even the video has some pretty good easter eggs, it's not just a crazy video for the sake of craziness.

This whole video is around the book Animal Farm and George Orwell 1984. Read the wall in the beginning are the 7 rules right out of Animal Farm.

Being in the mind of REN will have you questioning your upbringing 😂 Nursery rhymes are a menace😂 Njom, njom, njom 🤤 King of the Animal Realm

As mentioned It based on George Orwell's Animal Farm which is a big Skit on the Russian Revolution. Basically The animals had enough the the humans exploiting them. So they revolted and kicked the humans off They made up 7 rules last one, is all animals are equal (Communism) The 7 rules are written on the wall at the beginning of the Vid 😊

As I'm watching this with you and thinking about the vocal dynamics. It occurs to me that as he compared himself to a volcano/lava as he walks down the hallway at a steady pace but the video picks up speed as the blood flows down the stairs. It gives the feeling of something flowing faster downhill then the wave crashing through the hallway downstairs.

I was searching for your reactions to Eva Cassidy. I am pretty surprised she's not come up on your channel. I'm sure we'd all learn a lot from your take on her. She recorded a live album on stage in a DC jazz bar. Soon after she was diagnosed with cancer. Ten months later and she was gone. She should have been a superstar and remains largely unknown. A few tracks off that live album caught on in the UK, but few people in the US know of her. It's been more than 25 years since she passed. I bring her up here, because I love her for much the same reason I love Ren. Her ability to pack her vocals with emotion is flawless. She also self-accompanies on guitar and her chops are incredible. Besides her incredible technical singing ability, her voice was naturally delicious like a Patsy Cline or Chris Stapleton. I guess, if I had to pick a track to start with, "Fields of Gold." She has unique sensibility that lets her cover things in a way that makes them feel completely new while somehow retaining enough respect for the feel of the original. That is, I guess she's most known for her ability to interpret a song you already know.

This froze me in my tracks. I was covered in goosebumps. It was so powerful. I've watched it repeatedly and every time it's a full-body feeling.

You're like a kid in a candy store with a new Ren song. Love it! lol

I love the way you tease out all the techniques he has used, especially the subtle things that many of us don't realise are deliberate uses of his voice as instrumentation. It's exciting to watch someone Ren learnt from now analysing his music and breaking it down for future students.

Hey from Holland...🔥🤟🏻🔥REN DID IT AGAIN 🔥🤟🏻🔥🦁🦓🐷🦍🐼🐔🐸🐶🦊🦝🐱🐺🐮🦌🐭🐴 😜👍🏻 and I'm caught aigain by my curiosity looking for others people's reactions!! Love the positivity by so manny you tubers!!(ren chinchilla and the big push are genius refressing!!)🙋🏻‍♀️

Like ring around the rosie. That one is chilling!

Ren is just a genius.....in love with his music..thanks great reaction

Nursery rhymes were about other subjects not child like at all. Usually adults sang them to each other. Ren would know this being British. His lyrics remind me of Peter Gabriel using rhymes in early Genesis in a more sinister way. Think Nursery Cryme. Ren is expressing very British lyrics for the world to hear. Love his brash real way of expression!!! The Welsh have a new hero!!! 😊

This song hits hard. Its so intense and captivating. I will have it on repeat for the next several days trying to see/hear everything!🤗 Lol. The nursery rhymes growing up never occurred to me as disturbing til in was in my 20s with kids of my own. I never put 2 and 2 together til then and I've never looked at them the same after that. It's scary how naive one can be. Anywho. Peace and love always until there is no more!😊❤

I've had to relisten to it a few times as well, and I swear I hear new sounds each time, very cool !

Hellz yeeaaahh! Love the Ren content man. I had a feeling you'd like this one lol

A little bit of a Bobby McFerrin thing going on with him harnessing so much of his voice's expressive potential.

He's a genius from pain, creating music on a Prince level but using video in an incredibly good way. Beauty Is when u compose, produce, write and control production, genius. Great reaction, love the passion ❤.

Great reaction Chris! I think Ren tends to draw fans that like that type of experimentation and out of the box thinking when it comes to music and sound. He is so refreshing! I love all the little things I learn from the reactors I watch but your analysis of the vocals stand out among the others. I love listening to your thoughts. Thanks so much!

I absolutely fucking love that Ren is getting all of this love. He's such a genuinely nice and caring person with incredible talent. He's been through so much hard times and as he continues to recieve treatment in Canada hopefully he gets most of his former health back to live a better life going forward.

Shoots and Ladders by Korn also uses nursery rhymes in their lyrics and points out what you were saying about the darkness in some of them.

I love his use of indian bols of tabla. Very creative and most people won't make the connection which is why it's so clever. Something people have heard but won't be familiar with. He is the king, the lion of this music jungle right now

Always appreciate your enthusiasm and fascination! You're one of us, for sure ;)

I was waiting for your breakdown... this gonna be fun! (edits coming as I listen to you break it down) EDIT1: I've listened to this a dozen or more times already and I'm still finding bits and pieces I've missed, although I'm not only focused on the vocals, the imagery alone is a masterclass on subtle references EDIT2: Ex. I only just now noticed the sound of the pin hitting the floor when he says 'Like I pulled out the pin' EDIT3: You say it more eloquently than I do, but I love the way he uses sounds he's generating to create the entire soundscape of the song EDIT4: Where you ask if he's harmonizing with himself, I think he's using

Chris, I’ve watched a lot of vocal analyses of Ren, but your are by far the best! I’m so impressed with how much you get in there, and take away so much from your first view. Keep it up!

YESSS I love seeing Ren grow, such a good artist

I love the insane giggle of his voice when hes talking about slitting the lambs throat.

"...in the mind of a cannibal king where chaos and anarchy roam." In the mind of a KING, where ANARCHY roams. "Anarchy" literally means "no king". Maybe the king cannibalized itself...

Absolute genius..... Ren sees where things are going. Not long kiddies. Animal Farm is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. Ren is intricate and masterful at every phase of production, layers, and layers that take you deep inside and down the rabbit hole.

ren's always original, you never know what you goona get from him.

Have you checked out Ren in The Big Push. They are a busking band Talk about talent! Ren sings but so do 2 other band members depending on what their playing. They play a lot of cover songs but they have originals, as well. Wade in the water/Nina Simone and I Shot the Sherrif/Road to Zion/Hip Hop are two of my favorite for vocals. I absolutely love how they mash up songs. There performances are live and they take you on a roller coaster ride. ❤

I'm running out of compliments for you videos Chris.Enlighthening!

❣️🔥🔥🔥❣️ Love it too much!!! 🦍🐑🐒

Great reaction Chris! Thank you for letting us share it with you. Have a great day!

So happy you did this fast. Its crazy good. It gets better everytime.

yeah there's harmonizer, in chorus too, just love it

Love your reactions, as always get something different from it to other reactions.

Lol I’ve listened to the video multiple times and I have watched multiple reactions to it as well. Many layers of symbolism in Rens lyrics

Totally agree with your commentary rens videos need too be watched over and over to find out all the easter eggs

I think what all the vocal coach reactors are missing are the Indian/Pakistani/Punjabi influence. The "Brrrrrrr" & trilled "r's." Straight Bhangra, man! And as for the "not quite beatboxing," see Sheila Chandra "Speaking in Tongues." kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y72Tnthyz86nmoE.html Lot of South-Asians living in the UK. I'm just say'n. ✌🏼

Your reaction is refreshing and unique! Great break down!! This song is 🔥. Subbed! You look like you’ve got great content and I’m here for it!

For example Mary Mary quite contrary is about Queen Mary OR Bloody Mary if you like. Just one example.

I would love for you to do some more of his singing vibe tracks like Humble / Ocean.

Omg I love the breathy rah .. ...

This guy is blowing up right now

I think this one is my favorite from Ren until now Really raw and aggressive the rhythm is so intense too!

It's amazing man! Can you ever did GRANDSON vocal ANALYSIS ? He's amazing

just seen his songs called bardcore amazing how pople need to give labels to everything and find a box to lock use in to long may ren escape boxes and labels..

I really like how in the little lamb lines he studders a bit like sheep noises :D

Late to the party, I know, but I was getting strong V for Vendetta vibes there towards the end. Solid. 💪

Loved your insights!

I'm still absorbing tbis one, so much to take in. I am not sure if you have heard our Aussie John Farnham known as The Voice. I'd be interested to hear your reactions. He sings any genre. Suggestions: Help with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar Grenada with Anthony Warlow And heaps more live performances. He underwent cancer surgery last year which included jaw reconstruction so it is doubtful whether he will sing again, but we are lucky to have 50 plus years of his performances. He is much loved ❤

So many moving parts ! Love your reactions ❤

Love your vocal breakdowns. This is such an interesting song. I absolutely love it already.

Oh wow, listened to this the first few times on my phone. Now in my car I can appreciate the bass lines!! Wow, this is a powerful song and excellent production!

Great reaction... I love watching what you pick up!

I was waiting for you to react to this one!

😮❤ as per usual great reaction

This track makes me think of where the wild things are. I look forward to seeing/hearing your take on the vocal layer's too. I've definitely been experimenting with my voice as well ❤️

I’ve been loving your reactions to Ren, but PLEASE DO A BUSKIG VIDEO! Either the I Shot the Sheriff mash up or Wade In the Water mash up. Sheriff is really fun, but I think Wade is more impressive.

Wouhou first comment! I just listened to Animal Flow :D

OMG Chris - I heard a new (old) Ren song from 7 yrs ago and it's a radio ready song. It's called 'Fire' from the 'Frecked Angels' album. I just saw a reaction to it and i cant find any other reactions. Its being slept on big time! Please have a look at it. You'll love it. ❤

I love this song already. Im a huge orwell fan.

The Renbit hole… deep, dark and beautiful

great reaction about this new issue by the great artist Ren

Korn describes the violence in the nursery rhymes in Shoots and Ladders

For more disturbing content behind things like nursery rhymes, I hear that the Brothers Grimm had some dark things in their fairy tales...

I hit a point in this video I need to comment on cos it made me laugh so hard. You're a renowned vocal coach and you're clearly loving the originality of Ren but he does a grunt at one point and you pause it and only reaction you could give at the time was to look at the camera, shrug and chuckle slightly. I love that Ren has made people who do this on a daily basis literally speechless with his talent XD 3:24 the moment

Hey Chris you should watch Knox Hills breakdown of this, you may find it enlightening on the rap side of things. :)

Often Ren has meaningful songs, other times he just wants to have fun.

Wonderful job

Ren explained in his twitch feed how he recorded the 'beat box' type parts 'for all you producers out there' 😁 He said 'close mic', and 'compress the shit out of it' and 'EQ it by boosting the mids'. I'm definitely going to try it.

thankyou for this - i love the vocal abilities , those growls and huffs of distain. i've always liked Jack white for that too.

This begins with a nod to the Oompa Loompa music and ends up with Ren walking with his cane like Willy Wonka at the beginning of his factory tour. He also heavily referenced Willy Wonka in Hunger.

Love thisssssss!!!

I think he's changed the pitch and frequency under his vocal for the harmony sounding part

Love the analysis! Check out Knox Hill’s reaction to this as the song is based on George Orwells, animal farm, and the political and cultural connotations reflected in his lines about parliament later on in the song. You’ll see George Orwells seven rules on the whiteboard in his opening scene.!!

Gotta comment to come back to this one too lol

These lyrics would fit so well in a death metal songs 😅

Shakespeare hasn't a patch on him😊I love how he uses all his voices. You'd swear he's a trained actor based on his enunciation and emphasis. His spoken word and rap is never boring because his voice is so expressive and musical. 😊Love your breakdowns man. ❤Must look at your voice lessons.

Another great analysis Chris. Might have been mentioned earlier and you're right. Lots of nursery rhyme's are borne from dark things. E.g "Ring a Ring o' Roses", in the UK, is alleged to be a song about the Bubonic plague!