Regarding the rain at the end, it calls back to the chorus for MG1 and MG2 You might want to go back and check out MG1 and MG2 as several things are developed there and alluded to in MG3. This is art that can stand on its own, but is enhanced by having some additional context. There are a lot of Easter eggs.
Money Game 1 is the introduction.... to "The Money Game Trilogy" (only guitar backing) Money Game 2 is the explaination.... of "The Money Game Trilogy" (Hip Hip track) Money Game 3 is the ramification.... of "The Money Game Trilogy" (classical music backing) Note: "Money Game 2" is the Lyric video...there is also an acapella poetry slam video "labeled as official video" but that includes only the very last verse of the song...keep that in mind if you watch the other parts as well.
If you look closely you can see the female violinist's bow get wet when rain came down in the wrong place. Kudos to her for staying still. She does move her bow out of the way but it still got wet.
There's definitely things you will have missed, having not watched the first two parts. The hoods and nooses for instance and the genius of delivering the chorus, from the first two parts, visually, at the end! :)
Ren is absolutely a musical genius. He wrote all the parts of this, including the piano and strings, which shows how multi-talented he truly is. If you haven't seen the Tales of Jenny and Screech (full version) definitely check it out. Great reaction ❤
Yes that's Ren playing piano at the beginning! He also composed the music for piano and strings, apart from the opening couple of bars of course. He directed the video and produced the music/audio. It was recorded live but it's not quite one take. They had to make a single edit, during the wheelchair sequence, as the 'rain machine' was malfunctioning. Yet another incredible, masterful performance from Ren! Overall, an absolute masterpiece... again! :)
@@distanceismyplastercast What is it with you pedants? It's blatantly obvious that the opening bars aren't completely original, as they're based on an extremely famous piece of classical music. Even so, it differs significantly from Grieg's piece, as certain experts on classical music have pointed out. Even if it were exactly the same, most people would take it as read, when hearing that Ren composed the music for piano and strings, that this didn't include the opening couple of bars. Everything apart from that, ie 99% of the music, was composed by Ren and even those opening bars are an original take, rather than a straight copy.
@@distanceismyplastercast - lBecause I disagreed with YOU and your petty pedantry and pointed out your factual error? lol. No wonder you're so defensive. Cognitive dissonance can be a bitch. :) Btw, if you think that was anger, you've obviously led a very sheltered life. As for the message in the Money Game songs, I understand it very clearly but I can't see how it bears any relevance to my previous post. I'm pretty anti-capitalist myself. I see greed as destructive and have never been led by consumption. I see immigration as largely positive. Even more so if we were to do away with borders. I'm no bigot. Quite the opposite in fact, having actively campaigned on a whole range of equality and justice issues throughout my life. Merely disagreeing with you is neither harassment nor bullying, no matter how you try to paint it as such, and yourself as some kind of 'victim' here, lol. As I said, I see no relevance between the content of my previous post and the 3 Money Game tracks. I'm afraid you'll have to enlighten me. :)
thank you for continuing to react and support my favourite artist ever the album is amazing please checkout track one seven sins its fire sending big love from the UK ❤❤
Ren sais "I'm not a rapper but I love to rap" ! He sings beautifully (all genres), raps (fast spitting as well) and he is a musical genius and a lyrical genius and a master story teller, a Shakespearian Bard of our time ! He writes all his lyrics, produces his beats etc, directs his videos and plays classical guitar and electric guitar and bass guitar and piano and drums and some cello etc ! He really is striving for a netflix series
The only cut is right before the water scene. This can stand stand alone but the first 2 are good as well. Rens album Sick Boi just hit number 1 in the UK 😊
great reaction!....Ren just got the UK #1 album and is sitting at number 54 in the US billboard, I beg our US friends to do all they can(share buy copies for friends anything) to move him up the charts so the Renvolution can be complete.
I think the first Money Game is vital to understanding what he means by, "money game." The money game is a culture. It's invisible and ubiquitous when you're playing (and we are all playing). What he's trying to do is change minds by exposing the culture. If enough people open their eyes and change their minds, the game won't be played and we can create a new culture. It's a message of hope. Watch the first two. The first is another, powerful one-take. The second is a lyric video, exposing another way of recognizing the game.
Absolutely check out parts 1 and 2. Both are superb. If you check out part 2, make sure it’s the lyric video version. The live version is good, but it’s not the complete song.
67 years old, and I have enjoyed a lot of great artists over the years, but Ren holds a unique position in terms of creativity and pure storytelling power. His talents are broad and deep, and he manages to focus all of them on his message in a riveting way. I hope he will be turning out much more music for many years, and never lose his perspective in the process. Honesty is power.
Thanks for sharing your comments. It's great to hear everyone's different perspectives especially as you mentioned that he gives us art and art itself provides many different interpretations.
Love to see you reacting again , please get in the rabbit hole, you'll be so amazed, and your channel will explode with subscriptions and like too. Till the next one .
Poetry in motion - that might be the best way to describe Ren. Click on a video...might be rap, might be hip hop, might be edm, might be spoken word...jesus....this is the most talented artist I've seen in my lifetime.
Ya your kind of missing a lot by not starting with MG 1&2. It took me a year to get to know REN’s catalog of music and even now when I go back and watch, I catch something new. That’s why I love REN. Enjoy the ride and appreciate you supporting this genius. Great reaction, looking forward to more. New subscriber here. REN was born in Wales UK
Ren is a theatrical director, artist, musician, performer blah blah, and wouldn’t we all like the privilege of hanging out with him (and Johnny Depp) for one night 😂❤
Quick point of fact. There were two cuts in the video (1) at the mirror after he takes his hood off, and (2) when the camera goes behind the wheel chair. Another point of fact, the reason he sounds like a poet is because: R.A.P. - as an acronym - stands for Rhythm And Poetry, so it is obvious that he will sound like a poet.
From a seasonal point of view... put your hand in the cookie jar and take more than you need... reminds me of kids on Halloween when they go to a house that leaves the candy out and the parents dump the whole thing into their kids bag... what did you just teach your kids?
Part 1 and 2 are also excellent, it’s not a continuation of stories like the tales so you can pick them up anything. The only thing you would have missed is that the melody of the chorus in 1 & 2 is played by the string quartet and the rain part of the chorus is represented by actual rain
A rapper from many years ago who in my opinion has held the crown of UK rap artists until Ren came along is "Silver Bullet" (aka Silvah Bullet). His rap called Undercover Anarchist was considered the fastestv vrap of the time, and the rap "20 seconds To Comply" sampled the movie 'Robocop'. Even today he is still legendary, though too unappreciated. Ren has taken rap from being accepted as an artistic form of music to it being pure art itself though.
I interpret the ending 4th wall breaking message to simply be that we must learn to not be greedy. People seem to connect him saying, "my solution?" and the potential end of the life of Jimmy as screen cuts to black as he's about to pull the trigger. I don't see it that way at all. In the 4th wall break he says, "our fate could be the same without this story to the wise", meaning we could end up where Jimmy is, regretting our life of greed which leads to spending a lot of time focusing on attaining a lot of wealth that you don't end up really caring about after a perspective shift later in life. The ending isn't a solution to the money game (I accept some view the end scene as a metaphor relating to the chorus of the money game part 1 + 2 though), just a story to the wise to see what can happen to those who try so hard to succeed in the money game.
Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan? The band is call "Lovebites" They all The Beautiful Queens Metal band right now in the earth. They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal. And they have a lot die hard fans too. The song is "The Hammer of Wrath" Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
It's ok to check part 3 before the others, each of the money game songs have kind of their own story and they don't follow each other, but part 3 was the best one for sure. Great reaction as always. The tale of Jenny and Screech and Violet you have to watch in order, or check the full version for all 3 songs combined.
Ren is not a rapper, He is an artist who happens to rap among other things
Rens album has just gone straight into number 1 in the UK. So happy he is getting his flowers.
Did you see the video of Rick Astley wishing him Luck? Pure class
@@claytonbearden7793 yeah I didn't even know Rick Astley released an album at the point either.
Awesome!
What a lad ren is he has all races and cultures totally lost for words and a album to hit no1 after years of troubles 👌💙
@@claytonbearden7793 Getting rick rolled from the man himself
If you haven't seen Money Game Parts 1 (live) & 2 (Lyric version) you will miss much of Ren's messaging.
The Tale of Jenny and Screech and Violet is an absolute MUST.
Yes please do this but make sure it’s the full version as it’s in order.
Definitely! But you definitely have to play them in order and all three.
I agree ..its a crazy story
Regarding the rain at the end, it calls back to the chorus for MG1 and MG2
You might want to go back and check out MG1 and MG2 as several things are developed there and alluded to in MG3. This is art that can stand on its own, but is enhanced by having some additional context. There are a lot of Easter eggs.
Ren is just a genius. He recently got number 1 in the UK album charts.
Amazing! Happy for him!
He Literally made history as the first independent artist to have a number one album in the UK!
@@amyaeschbach3581 Yep that’s right
And without any mainstream radio play or concerts to promote, which is just insanity. Rick Astley got ren rolled lmao
Money Game 1 is the introduction.... to "The Money Game Trilogy" (only guitar backing)
Money Game 2 is the explaination.... of "The Money Game Trilogy" (Hip Hip track)
Money Game 3 is the ramification.... of "The Money Game Trilogy" (classical music backing)
Note: "Money Game 2" is the Lyric video...there is also an acapella poetry slam video "labeled as official video" but that includes only the very last verse of the song...keep that in mind if you watch the other parts as well.
I enjoyed your reaction! Keep going down the Ren rabbit hole. I am here for it. New sub.
If you look closely you can see the female violinist's bow get wet when rain came down in the wrong place. Kudos to her for staying still. She does move her bow out of the way but it still got wet.
Money game one is a live take. Took 186 tries to get the right one.
Money game 2 is a lryical official video. Glad to see Ren up on your channel
There's definitely things you will have missed, having not watched the first two parts. The hoods and nooses for instance and the genius of delivering the chorus, from the first two parts, visually, at the end! :)
Ren is absolutely a musical genius. He wrote all the parts of this, including the piano and strings, which shows how multi-talented he truly is. If you haven't seen the Tales of Jenny and Screech (full version) definitely check it out. Great reaction ❤
It's so much more than a song. This could be on Broadway it's so good.
The whole album is 🔥 #1 album!!!
Yes that's Ren playing piano at the beginning! He also composed the music for piano and strings, apart from the opening couple of bars of course. He directed the video and produced the music/audio. It was recorded live but it's not quite one take. They had to make a single edit, during the wheelchair sequence, as the 'rain machine' was malfunctioning. Yet another incredible, masterful performance from Ren! Overall, an absolute masterpiece... again! :)
The start of the piano piece in Grieg's piano concerto I
@@distanceismyplastercast What is it with you pedants? It's blatantly obvious that the opening bars aren't completely original, as they're based on an extremely famous piece of classical music. Even so, it differs significantly from Grieg's piece, as certain experts on classical music have pointed out. Even if it were exactly the same, most people would take it as read, when hearing that Ren composed the music for piano and strings, that this didn't include the opening couple of bars. Everything apart from that, ie 99% of the music, was composed by Ren and even those opening bars are an original take, rather than a straight copy.
@@Codex7777 Tjank you Mr Angry. Seems you've completely missed the point of Ren's message, including MG 1, 2 and 3.
@@distanceismyplastercast - lBecause I disagreed with YOU and your petty pedantry and pointed out your factual error? lol. No wonder you're so defensive. Cognitive dissonance can be a bitch. :) Btw, if you think that was anger, you've obviously led a very sheltered life. As for the message in the Money Game songs, I understand it very clearly but I can't see how it bears any relevance to my previous post. I'm pretty anti-capitalist myself. I see greed as destructive and have never been led by consumption. I see immigration as largely positive. Even more so if we were to do away with borders. I'm no bigot. Quite the opposite in fact, having actively campaigned on a whole range of equality and justice issues throughout my life. Merely disagreeing with you is neither harassment nor bullying, no matter how you try to paint it as such, and yourself as some kind of 'victim' here, lol. As I said, I see no relevance between the content of my previous post and the 3 Money Game tracks. I'm afraid you'll have to enlighten me. :)
thank you for continuing to react and support my favourite artist ever the album is amazing please checkout track one seven sins its fire sending big love from the UK ❤❤
Ren sais "I'm not a rapper but I love to rap" ! He sings beautifully (all genres), raps (fast spitting as well) and he is a musical genius and a lyrical genius and a master story teller, a Shakespearian Bard of our time ! He writes all his lyrics, produces his beats etc, directs his videos and plays classical guitar and electric guitar and bass guitar and piano and drums and some cello etc ! He really is striving for a netflix series
Isn't he brilliant, i love everything he's done so far and think the best is yet to come. Great reaction guys! ❤
Thank you!
When it rains, there's some erratic sprays that gets the violinist wet. She's a real trooper for not moving. They had to buy her a new bow.
The only cut is right before the water scene. This can stand stand alone but the first 2 are good as well. Rens album Sick Boi just hit number 1 in the UK 😊
He was born in Bangor North wales yes he plays piano at the start
The globe stopped spinning when he answered that call
great reaction!....Ren just got the UK #1 album and is sitting at number 54 in the US billboard, I beg our US friends to do all they can(share buy copies for friends anything) to move him up the charts so the Renvolution can be complete.
The piano and string pieces are gold. Kudos to the musicians and of course Ren and Sam!
Appreciate the reactions from both of you!
Our pleasure!
You really haven’t heard Ren sing yet. You should probably listen to Chalk Outlines by Ren with Chinchilla
Live version please!
I think the first Money Game is vital to understanding what he means by, "money game."
The money game is a culture. It's invisible and ubiquitous when you're playing (and we are all playing). What he's trying to do is change minds by exposing the culture. If enough people open their eyes and change their minds, the game won't be played and we can create a new culture.
It's a message of hope.
Watch the first two. The first is another, powerful one-take. The second is a lyric video, exposing another way of recognizing the game.
Absolutely check out parts 1 and 2. Both are superb. If you check out part 2, make sure it’s the lyric video version. The live version is good, but it’s not the complete song.
He is so good .. I cannot find the right words to describe his brilliance .
I say Ren for President/king/leader of the world!! Smart man he is ❤ Love your videos guys!
Enjoyed your reaction. I think it's the best one I've seen from you 👍
1&2 helps to understand where he is comming from, just brilliant!
You said it. A masterpiece.
Very very good reaction. Thank you !
67 years old, and I have enjoyed a lot of great artists over the years, but Ren holds a unique position in terms of creativity and pure storytelling power. His talents are broad and deep, and he manages to focus all of them on his message in a riveting way. I hope he will be turning out much more music for many years, and never lose his perspective in the process. Honesty is power.
👏🏼🔥👏🏼 I cannot get over this video. Incredible
Thanks for sharing your comments. It's great to hear everyone's different perspectives especially as you mentioned that he gives us art and art itself provides many different interpretations.
Yes, definitely check them out
Do Not overlook his older works!!!
Ain't a single bad track from him!
Love to see you reacting again , please get in the rabbit hole, you'll be so amazed, and your channel will explode with subscriptions and like too. Till the next one .
Great reaction! If not yet done I would recommend to listen to 'the tale of Jenny and screech' also a great performance in three parts
Ren is the Dr Suess of musical truth ❣️ and he was born in Wales. ❤❤
Brilliant reaction! ❤
Awesome job 🏴🔥🙏🇺🇸
Fantastic
Thank you
Poetry in motion - that might be the best way to describe Ren. Click on a video...might be rap, might be hip hop, might be edm, might be spoken word...jesus....this is the most talented artist I've seen in my lifetime.
Yes, you should do 1 & 2. Thanks
Ya your kind of missing a lot by not starting with MG 1&2. It took me a year to get to know REN’s catalog of music and even now when I go back and watch, I catch something new. That’s why I love REN. Enjoy the ride and appreciate you supporting this genius. Great reaction, looking forward to more. New subscriber here.
REN was born in Wales UK
Thoughtful, intelligent commentary.
🙌
REN is the master of the one take.
Really enjoyed this reaction!
Glad you enjoyed as much as we did!
Y’all gotta listen to the first two!!
Great insight! To completely understand Money Game 3, you should watch 1 & 2. (2 do the lyric video)
Ren is a theatrical director, artist, musician, performer blah blah, and wouldn’t we all like the privilege of hanging out with him (and Johnny Depp) for one night 😂❤
Money Game parts 1 and 2 are a must watch, they build up to part 3. Part 1 you will see is very creative. I hope you watch them!
yes please do part 1 and 2
Great reaction peeps!
Good idea to do 1 and 2. Provides context.
Quick point of fact. There were two cuts in the video (1) at the mirror after he takes his hood off, and (2) when the camera goes behind the wheel chair. Another point of fact, the reason he sounds like a poet is because: R.A.P. - as an acronym - stands for Rhythm And Poetry, so it is obvious that he will sound like a poet.
From a seasonal point of view... put your hand in the cookie jar and take more than you need... reminds me of kids on Halloween when they go to a house that leaves the candy out and the parents dump the whole thing into their kids bag... what did you just teach your kids?
The “money game” makes realise how close the US and UK (and all of the English speaking world) are 🥺
He is that good at everything I wouldnt be surprised to see him play the next James Bond with his crazy acting skills !
He’s our modern Shakespeare. Pure genius
For more rapper & piano…Dave - Black (Live at the Brit Awards). One love.
Sublime
Great reaction guys.
Thank you!! 😁
Born in Wales lived in England recently in Canada getting treatment
No one talks about how this entire video was a single shoot. One shot I admire talent. They killed it
Ren was born in Bangor
Awesome and insightful reactions!
🙌 👊
Great reaction from both of you!
Thank you!
The acting skills alone.
“Those riches to to concrete when his perspective evolved”my life genuinely 😂😢❤🙄🤦♂️
Part 1 and 2 are also excellent, it’s not a continuation of stories like the tales so you can pick them up anything. The only thing you would have missed is that the melody of the chorus in 1 & 2 is played by the string quartet and the rain part of the chorus is represented by actual rain
nice reaction
a great reaction and yeah this is undoubtedly the most complex video him and sam have made so far, it really does feel like a short movie!
Bangor, same town as me.
A rapper from many years ago who in my opinion has held the crown of UK rap artists until Ren came along is "Silver Bullet" (aka Silvah Bullet). His rap called Undercover Anarchist was considered the fastestv vrap of the time, and the rap "20 seconds To Comply" sampled the movie 'Robocop'.
Even today he is still legendary, though too unappreciated.
Ren has taken rap from being accepted as an artistic form of music to it being pure art itself though.
Awards for a reason ❤
My God it a master piece
I interpret the ending 4th wall breaking message to simply be that we must learn to not be greedy. People seem to connect him saying, "my solution?" and the potential end of the life of Jimmy as screen cuts to black as he's about to pull the trigger. I don't see it that way at all. In the 4th wall break he says, "our fate could be the same without this story to the wise", meaning we could end up where Jimmy is, regretting our life of greed which leads to spending a lot of time focusing on attaining a lot of wealth that you don't end up really caring about after a perspective shift later in life. The ending isn't a solution to the money game (I accept some view the end scene as a metaphor relating to the chorus of the money game part 1 + 2 though), just a story to the wise to see what can happen to those who try so hard to succeed in the money game.
I agree! his solution isn't the gun - it's telling the story of the gun. Everything is subject to change, including the trajectory of humanity's tale.
You can understand part 3 why everyone has a bag on their head better when you see part 1 and 2
SEVEN SINS! REN!
Anglesy Wales.
Is that near hollyhead?
Just before he gets the phone call, he spins the globe a symbol that his world is about to spin out of control?
Good
Again first like first comment huraaaa🎉 we want do reaction to this music too🤰🏼🙋🏻♂️♥️
OMG. YOU HAVENT HEARD HIM SING YET. CHAULK OUTLINES
“Solve all your problems” but nobody else’s
1 & 2 please!
Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan?
The band is call "Lovebites"
They all The Beautiful Queens Metal band right now in the earth.
They are really really World class musicians. Phenomenal.
And they have a lot die hard fans too.
The song is "The Hammer of Wrath"
Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Big thanks🙏
if you haven't done the tale of Jenny and Screech u need to do them make sure its full video
Hippity hoppity on down the rabbit hole.
Idk why you guys get negative comments I enjoy this channel.
It's ok to check part 3 before the others, each of the money game songs have kind of their own story and they don't follow each other, but part 3 was the best one for sure. Great reaction as always. The tale of Jenny and Screech and Violet you have to watch in order, or check the full version for all 3 songs combined.
All in 1 take
Much like Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip, Ren is a poet, or more precisely a bard. A Shakespeare of our times.
u really need to do Money game part 1 and 2
I'm not sure of what could possibly motivate a reactor to think that the best place to start a reaction to a three part song is with the third song. 😮
on the table there was 5 bullets Ren on put 4 in at the end you hear a click so i think it Jammed