He's very much in love. Head over heels. He's just trying to deny it. That song has a really interesting story. They did tons of recording of the group's voices and mixed them to create that "airy" sound. Oh, and the woman's voice saying "big boys don't cry" was actually the record company's secretary.
You could not be more right! Many people, including our lovely hosts, misinterpret it based on the outward appearance of the lyrics. Yes, the guy is so in love but too proud to admit it! And the sound is divine. Thanks!
I'm surprised S&M didn't talk more about those dreamy multi-layered voices -- that was a totally different sound on the charts back in that great summer of 1975. It inspired Billy Joel to include a similar layering of voices on his big hit "Just the Way You Are."
Eric Stewart (the singer) wrote this "Tongue in Cheek" song in response to his wife's constantly telling him that he didn't tell her that he loved her enough times.....In reality, he loved her very much. The band searched high and low looking for the perfect voice to say the words "Big Boys Don't Cry" when their secretary/telephonist/tea maker etc. popped her head around the door while they were recording this, to tell them that they'd got a phone call and they all instantly knew that her voice was the exact voice that they were looking for. Eric and his wife are still married after more than 50 years......but it won't last..."It's Just a Silly Phase He's Going Through!"
They nearly binned the song because it wasn't working out. The secretary Kathy Redfern who voiced the big boys don't cry part, asked them what happened to that Not in Love song they were working on, she really liked it. So they went back to the song and added all the Moog synthesizer effects, and the song really worked. Check out ''Kathy Redfern, Strawberry Recording Studios'' if you want to see the face behind the voice.
Actually he’s in major denial- he’s definitely in love- keeps her picture on the wall to hide a nasty stain- tells her not to ask for it back- yeah, definitely all denial- Give it another listen to the lyrics.. you’ll see. 💜💙
Agreed. I'll be honest though, for the first 30 years of my life I thought the same thing. Once I really developed a passion for lyrics and I truly listened, I realized how wrong I was xxx
The lyrics sound like someone doing a bad job of insisting he's not in love. True. However, the story of the song has been told many times. His wife asked him why he didn't say he loved her more often and he said things like that lose their meaning when you say them all the time. So, he decided to go the other way in the song. It was a humorous response to his wife's comment, and all underscored by his genuine, and totally non denied love for his wife.
@@badplay156 I'm sorry but that makes no sense. Yes, the guy in the song IS in love. However, judging by the lyrics, it sounds like the other person is definitely into him to. 'Don't tell your friends about the two of us'; 'don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made'. Why would she think she'd got it made if she didn't like him too? The most convincing reading is that it's an immature response to a romantic relationship - he's trying to be too cool by denying he feels the same way as the other person. The idea that she has rejected him just isn't supported by the lyrics. And, as I've said repeatedly, we KNOW it's about his immature belief that telling his wife he loved her too often would diminish the meaning.
As a teen when this song came out I could not get enough of it...47 years later and it still sounds as beautiful as the first time hearing it in the summer of 75.
Shawn & Mel, their "The Things We Do For Love" and "Dreadlock Holiday" are next for you!! This song is an analog production masterpiece, with dozens and dozens of taped vocals for that sound your hearing. TH-cam has a video - The Making of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" .
When my older cousins introduced me to the local rock radio station this was one of the first songs I really liked...and kept listening to hear more. At the time I thought he was being brutally honest too...now I realize he was just in denial! 😊
This is about a man who is in love and denying it, he keeps her picture and telling her dont ask to give it back then tells her to wait a long time for him. This is clearly a man in love and trying to convince himself he is not. He is trying to tell her dont love her and she knows he does and we can all hear he does , listen to the song, we caught that when it came out , i caught it as a Kid. it was him trying to deny he loved her and convince himself I loved this song and how it sounded , great song
So many don't get the message here. He says right at the beginning that he's going through a funny phase, but the fact is he IS in love, but fears the commitment of going forward.
I love listening to music with the two of you. There is nothing more open between two people then sharing lyrics. I've been married 35 years and I think the two of you will last as long as my husband and I have.
Have a listen to their album "Original Soundtrack", the first cut is a trilogy starting with "Une nuit a Paris" (Part 1 - One Night in Paris, Part 2 - The Same Night in Paris, Part 3 - Later That Same Night in Paris). Just a great album
I hope you guys react to Little River Band. They have a rabbit hole of songs to go down. They were a band out of Australia. I think you'd love their soft rock style of music. Start with "Reminiscing", "Cool change", "Lady" and "Take It Easy on Me". Thanks!!
@@aharon59 I just checked out that song, and I don't think I ever heard that one. Apparently it was the band's first number one single in the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at the top in June 1973
One of my all time favorite songs. The way the produced this song back then was ground breaking, and there are a few short (15 min, or so) documentaries about it. Queen and Billy Joel later borrowed this technique for some of their songs. The documentary will also explain what @walshaw mentioned in his comment about the lyrics.
Hi Guys! So nice to see you this Sunday, I was hoping you would be on today. :). You know, I always thought this song meant something different. My take on it was that he really did love the girl, so much that he had to keep himself from crying "big boys don't cry big boys don't cry...". But that he was trying not to let her see how deeply he was hurt by her. So he was pretending that he didn't care about her. The part that made me feel that way was second verse when he said "he had her picture on the wall because it hid a nasty stain that was hiding there" and that he would not give it back. He was making an excuse because he treasured the picture. I don't know what the real meaning was suppose to be, but that is what I have always thought when I listened to the song. Have a great day!
I'm amazed at how in many of these reaction videos, the people reacting just DON'T GET IT. Of course he's in love, that's obvious from the lyrics as a whole, and the fact he's repeatedly denying it, is what the song is all about: It's about how society sees strength in a man if he suppresses his emotions, and sees weaknesses in admitting to them and illustrates how we're brought up to be that way; (the 'big boys don't cry' interlude expresses that perfectly.)
I agree the songs THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE and DREADLOCK HOLIDAY are gems. This song did very well on the charts and was another winner from the 70's. This song has a lot of meaning to it and not always favorable but was uniquely done.
The greatest English Group, that relatively few people have heard of. lol, Almost every track on every album and every single one was different. HOWEVER, the really Beautiful version is not this short one but the 6-minute version and on that one, you hear the "Choir" . Session musicians would come in and do these painstaking recordings for every instrument of an orchestra, one note at a time so that when they were all played together on a Mellotron it sounded like an orchestra. They then tried it with banks and banks of voices. The whole process took about a week. Three or four of them had to sing every note about 14 times, then put echo on it, which gave it that luxurious, velvety harmonic sound.
This song has been my favorite song for more than 40 years. Your reaction just supports how I feel about this song by 10cc. Thank you. I'm Not In Love. 🥰
One of my favorite bands. Recorded so many great songs but also did some weird stuff. Try listening to Art For Art"s Sake, Wall Street Shuffle, Good Morning Judge, Life Is A Minestrone, Donna, I'm Mandy Fly Me, The Things We Do For Love and Dreadlock Holiday. Later keyboard player Lol Creme and drummer Kevin Godley left to do Godley & Creme. They had a big hit with Cry. Famous for it's video that uses morphing of faces. 10CC still exist today but only bassist Graham Gouldman from the classic Line Up are still a member
if you really want your mind blown check out how this song was recorded its really pioneering in the recording industry so much was learned from this recording✌️
This song helped me through a hard breakup in the 70’s….the haunting sound really carried it. But I WAS in love,but the line” It’s just a silly thing I’m going through” got me to believe it and made it easier so I held on to that line.
One of the greatest songs ever written. Originally, it was supposed to be a calypso, but we're convinced that it would be better as a pop/rock song. As so many have pointed out, and you realized at the end,the brother's heart was shattered. Great story telling.
I know who I am in love with, you guys! Another brilliant, genuine reaction! I like the look of shock on your faces. I remember when this song was released. And I still love this song too. A pop/rock classic. 10cc made many great songs.
Shawn and Mel glad you’re back! Love this song. Another song that came out at the same time as this one, was “Holding on to Yesterday” by Ambrosia. I think you guys would enjoy reviewing that one!
10cc, with their first 4 or 5 albums just nailed it -- they had their own recording studio, so the production is superb. Fascinating group that deserves more attention. 'The Things we Do for Love' was a hit for them, but I also love 'Art for Arts Sake' and 'Don't Hang Up' which got college radio play back in the day. Two members split off, (Creme and Godley) and made a few interesting albums of their own and produced videos for Herbie Hancock and Duran Duran.
@@spinynormanbest6410 I particularly like 'I Pitty Inanimate Objects', where they tried to get a melody by manipulating the tape speed. I have never heard a sound like the ending bizarre choral vocals. As you say, masterful. (Not to mention 'The Party' and 'Snack Attack' which are... interesting.)
Good one. Hugely popular in its day. Mel, you might have missed the whole point of the song: he’s just trying to convince HIMSELF, not her. A lot of guys are like, “I don’t want to get serious,” and make sure we know and then who is always the one who gets too serious too fast? The GUY! At least that’s bern MY experience. Probably cuz their friends all tell each other that girls always gotta get married, don’t let them trap you, etc
I remember when this song came out in 1975 and every time I hear it it takes me back to those sweet innocent days. I miss those times especially now with the world so crazy. This song is iconic for those who remember the 70's. Thank you for the great review.
Thanks so much, guys! I LOVE 10cc - they are amazing in terms of lyrics, harmony and instrumentation - they also do this LIVE... so talented... one happier song by them that you might appreciate is "The Things we do for Love"... th-cam.com/video/P0rf3_viTxk/w-d-xo.html look forward to more of your reactions!
This is the CORRECT reaction. For nearly 50 years, this song has always been to me "We're here, we're now, but we're not forever - get used to it" Completely bittersweet
The thing that's really says he loves her, is that in the chorus he says 'I'm not in love, it's because....' and the sentence ends there. Obviously that's just my opinion, and throughout the song he gives reasons for the picture on the wall etc. But for me personally, that half finished sentence says it all xxx
The three most common kinds you'll find in literature classrooms are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Verbal irony occurs whenever a speaker tells us something that differs from what they mean, what they intend, or what the situation requires.
How can you have missed the entire point of the lyrics of this song?! 🤣 He is _head over heels_ in love. The song is about self-preservation and vulnerability.
Hello, ustedes como pareja son especiales me gusta verlos reaccionando y opinando sobre canciones. En estas horas me ha gustado mucho las reacciones de ustedes a Last Train to London de ELO y está, de 10cc " I'm not love". Saludos, abrazos desde Chile, América Latina y Felicitaciones, los veo siempre
Hello Shawn and Mel. This is a man in denial.. He is afraid of the soft, mushy, vulnerable feeling of being in love. He is trying and failing to say that he's still a tough guy with a stone face.
Hint: When you ask yo woman if she is madly in love with you and she smiles and says yes, and the asks you the same thing, that's not the moment to hive-five her like Steph Curry just hit a game-winning three or something.
Its the background singing of...big boys dont cry. that gives it away. But u have to listen intently to hear it. Its what we go thru in a breakup. The pains done alone.
Yes a great sound. I remember this song very well. It was 1975, and I was a 19 yr old United States Marine on Okinawa. So many memories, then I received the dreaded Dear John Letter. She said, "I'm not in Love." Broke my heart.
1. He IS in love 2. They broke up and he's basically saying "Don't worry about me, I'll be ok... don't worry I'm not in love" 3. But he is in love 4. So he calls her up hoping to see her again. 5. She knows he's in love and sad ("Be quiet, big boys don't cry") 6. He keeps her picture to remind him of her 7. "I'm not in love. You'll wait a long time for me" 8. "I'm not in love. This is just a silly, post breakup phase" 9. But he is in love.
This is a masterpiece and you should watch how they came about making it...the sounds and techniques are wat before there time. Basically he loved her...just denial❤🔥
Yes, you were right in the end. He’s singing the opposite of what he’s feeling. That’s why this song was so popular when it first came out when I was about 15. These artists were definitely thinking outside the box when they wrote & arranged this song. Their secretary is doing the big boys don’t cry part lol. He’s crazy about this woman & he’s so scared that he’s in denial. This is a genius love song
Check out the 10cc discography. They had 11 singles in the top ten. Life Is a Minestrone, Art for Art's Sake, The Things We Do for Love, and 3 of those singles got to number 1 in the charts, they were Rubber Bullets, I'm Not in Love, and Dreadlock Holiday. They certainly weren't one hit wonders.
When you protest too much, it's usually the opposite....He is Deeply in Love, but he doesn't want to admit it to himself or anyone else because he's scared of getting hurt, that's why he still keeps her picture on on the wall and doesn't want to give it back! and Big Boys don't Cry!
Ya, he's SOOOOO in love. He's only hanging the picture on the wall to cover up a stain? It doesn't mean that much to him but don't ask for it back? Little lies people tell themselves because they don't want to admit the truth.
I don't get it. Back when this song came out everyone understood it was about being in a state of denial. Even men understood that the guy in the song was in love and is afraid to admit it. Honestly, what else do you think the "big boys don't cry" part was about? It goes to show how cynical people are now.
This was a sort of *"Gag"* song, his wife of 9 years kept asking him why he never told her he loved her, and he was away on the road a lot in the 70s, so he wrote a song just the OPPOSITE, I guess showing that no matter what you say, you are still either in love, or not, this guy was truly in Love in the "Song, but just in denial" Meanwhile, this guy who wrote and sang the song has been Married to his wife now for almost 55 years. 🤣👌
*This song is somebody who is very much in love.. so much so that he's trying like hell to deny how he feels. He's trying to talk himself out of being in love. We've all been there, it doesn't work lol*
Everyone who is reacting to this song is A reading to much into it and not taking it in the manner that it was written !! He is in love with her , he's madly in love with her , he's in denial everything negative he is saying he doesn't mean !! It's funny how different generations read into this differently ?
So glad you are Reacting to the original with the main Composer singing. Other Reactors are Reacting to the Touring 10CC version with a different singer. As others say... HE WAS SO IN LOVE. 😂 This was a truly beautiful (multi layered) song as a joke to his wife. 😂 Beautiful melody, with the opposite meaning to how he felt. They had to lay each voice down over, and over (like Queen on Bohemian Rhapsody) to create the choir effect. No fancy technology back then. SUNG over and over. Result.. 😲 🔥 😢 ♥
10cc had two writing teams. Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman (you WILL have heard some of their songs). The other writing team is Godley and Creme. You'll love their video for "Cry" which was pioneering,. Michael Jackson pinched the idea. 😂
I rate 10CC as one of the top 5 British bands of the 70s. 3 outstanding writers and composers in Stewart, Godley and Creme.....the last 2 went on to produce some of the best pop videos ever. This track was the most requested on BBC Radio for several years....which says an awful lot for its power and longevity.
10CC had some amazing singers, all of them were brilliant especially Eric and Lol Creme. Graham Gouldman write lots of hits in the 60's before he became famous with 10cc. They really are a supergroup.
Sadly this is not the full 6 minute version which is even better. This is by far the most unique song i have ever heard. Its amazing and they layered the beatiful harmonies. Its a miracle how this song made. This song is from 1975. 47 years ago.
I have always thought this song was his inner struggle to not want to be in love but being totally in love. He is in denial. Haha. I think these are the things he is telling himself not her so much. They have great harmonies and he is a beautiful singer.
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He's very much in love. Head over heels. He's just trying to deny it. That song has a really interesting story. They did tons of recording of the group's voices and mixed them to create that "airy" sound. Oh, and the woman's voice saying "big boys don't cry" was actually the record company's secretary.
Yep, he is in love, he's just in denial.
You could not be more right! Many people, including our lovely hosts, misinterpret it based on the outward appearance of the lyrics. Yes, the guy is so in love but too proud to admit it! And the sound is divine. Thanks!
Exactly!!
I'm surprised S&M didn't talk more about those dreamy multi-layered voices -- that was a totally different sound on the charts back in that great summer of 1975. It inspired Billy Joel to include a similar layering of voices on his big hit "Just the Way You Are."
Yessir! Once you let it all sink in, you realize he is swimming in denial. It is such a gentle take on a very real struggle.
Eric Stewart (the singer) wrote this "Tongue in Cheek" song in response to his wife's constantly telling him that he didn't tell her that he loved her enough times.....In reality, he loved her very much.
The band searched high and low looking for the perfect voice to say the words "Big Boys Don't Cry" when their secretary/telephonist/tea maker etc. popped her head around the door while they were recording this, to tell them that they'd got a phone call and they all instantly knew that her voice was the exact voice that they were looking for.
Eric and his wife are still married after more than 50 years......but it won't last..."It's Just a Silly Phase He's Going Through!"
Thank you, Walshaw - I love learning new things like this!
They nearly binned the song because it wasn't working out. The secretary Kathy Redfern who voiced the big boys don't cry part, asked them what happened to that Not in Love song they were working on, she really liked it. So they went back to the song and added all the Moog synthesizer effects, and the song really worked. Check out ''Kathy Redfern, Strawberry Recording Studios'' if you want to see the face behind the voice.
Love this response x
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I’d heard the story before but never put quite this lovingly 😊
Actually he’s in major denial- he’s definitely in love- keeps her picture on the wall to hide a nasty stain- tells her not to ask for it back- yeah, definitely all denial- Give it another listen to the lyrics.. you’ll see. 💜💙
Agreed. I'll be honest though, for the first 30 years of my life I thought the same thing. Once I really developed a passion for lyrics and I truly listened, I realized how wrong I was xxx
I also agree. He was just trying to hide his own hurt and protect his heart. He was really in love and did not want to be hurt.
The lyrics sound like someone doing a bad job of insisting he's not in love. True. However, the story of the song has been told many times. His wife asked him why he didn't say he loved her more often and he said things like that lose their meaning when you say them all the time. So, he decided to go the other way in the song. It was a humorous response to his wife's comment, and all underscored by his genuine, and totally non denied love for his wife.
I think it's denial because it's the only way he can survive. He's desperately in love and it isn't returned
@@badplay156 I'm sorry but that makes no sense. Yes, the guy in the song IS in love. However, judging by the lyrics, it sounds like the other person is definitely into him to. 'Don't tell your friends about the two of us'; 'don't get me wrong, don't think you've got it made'. Why would she think she'd got it made if she didn't like him too? The most convincing reading is that it's an immature response to a romantic relationship - he's trying to be too cool by denying he feels the same way as the other person.
The idea that she has rejected him just isn't supported by the lyrics.
And, as I've said repeatedly, we KNOW it's about his immature belief that telling his wife he loved her too often would diminish the meaning.
Someone is lying to themselves on this song. He couldn't be more in love, it's not possible. One of the great "LOVE" songs ever written.
He IS in love, that's what makes this song brilliant. Lyrics were important in the 70's. Sad to hear the lack of meaningful lyrics these days.
He's totally in denial...never get tired of listening to this song...timeless
He's talking to himself, he's trying to convince himself that he's not in love, actually he's head over heels in love.
The ultimate denial song... He was desperately in love. This song took "layering" to another level. the complex overdubs were superb.
As a teen when this song came out I could not get enough of it...47 years later and it still sounds as beautiful as the first time hearing it in the summer of 75.
Like any beautifully crafted piece of art, it doesn't diminish with age.
I was 9 when it came out. It was and still is my favorite song ever.
I still think of the girl I let go 43 years ago, and wonder why ? . The foolishness of youth 😢
This is so 70s! He is in love. He just doesn't want to admit it. Great reaction
Completely dishonest he is in love and won't admit it to himself
Exactly!!
Shawn & Mel, their "The Things We Do For Love" and "Dreadlock Holiday" are next for you!! This song is an analog production masterpiece, with dozens and dozens of taped vocals for that sound your hearing. TH-cam has a video - The Making of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" .
Love Dreadlock Holiday!
Good Morning Judge is a fun one too
I don’t like reggae, I love it
Guys, he’s in love. It’s a denial song.
Man, are y'all missing the point!
When my older cousins introduced me to the local rock radio station this was one of the first songs I really liked...and kept listening to hear more. At the time I thought he was being brutally honest too...now I realize he was just in denial! 😊
This is about a man who is in love and denying it, he keeps her picture and telling her dont ask to give it back then tells her to wait a long time for him. This is clearly a man in love and trying to convince himself he is not. He is trying to tell her dont love her and she knows he does and we can all hear he does , listen to the song, we caught that when it came out , i caught it as a Kid. it was him trying to deny he loved her and convince himself I loved this song and how it sounded , great song
My favorite love theme from my school years!!!! I love the fact that the guy is in love, but in completely denial. “Big Boys Don’t Cry!” ♥️
DENIAL AIN'T JUST A RIVER IN EGYPT!! Of COURSE he's in love! Man's crazy over her! ✌ ❤
Man’s a weirdo😅
So many don't get the message here. He says right at the beginning that he's going through a funny phase, but the fact is he IS in love, but fears the commitment of going forward.
I love listening to music with the two of you. There is nothing more open between two people then sharing lyrics. I've been married 35 years and I think the two of you will last as long as my husband and I have.
Have a listen to their album "Original Soundtrack", the first cut is a trilogy starting with "Une nuit a Paris" (Part 1 - One Night in Paris, Part 2 - The Same Night in Paris, Part 3 - Later That Same Night in Paris). Just a great album
It's basically about a man "Lying to himself." He was indeed still in love with her.
Yeah a weirdo
I hope you guys react to Little River Band. They have a rabbit hole of songs to go down. They were a band out of Australia. I think you'd love their soft rock style of music. Start with "Reminiscing", "Cool change", "Lady" and "Take It Easy on Me". Thanks!!
Yes please!!
Reminiscing
Cool change
Lonesome loser
Lady
Take it easy on me
@@karenj3611 Absolutely, and I might also add The Night Owls
@@l-bird and Rubber Bullets.
@@aharon59 I just checked out that song, and I don't think I ever heard that one. Apparently it was the band's first number one single in the UK Singles Chart, spending one week at the top in June 1973
He really is in love but he’s just saying that so he won’t get let down or hurt
He Is Deeply In Love,, BUT,, He Is Trying To Convince Her & More Importantly Himself That He's NOT..Also Known As Denial.
One of my all time favorite songs. The way the produced this song back then was ground breaking, and there are a few short (15 min, or so) documentaries about it. Queen and Billy Joel later borrowed this technique for some of their songs. The documentary will also explain what @walshaw mentioned in his comment about the lyrics.
Hi Guys! So nice to see you this Sunday, I was hoping you would be on today. :). You know, I always thought this song meant something different. My take on it was that he really did love the girl, so much that he had to keep himself from crying "big boys don't cry big boys don't cry...". But that he was trying not to let her see how deeply he was hurt by her. So he was pretending that he didn't care about her. The part that made me feel that way was second verse when he said "he had her picture on the wall because it hid a nasty stain that was hiding there" and that he would not give it back. He was making an excuse because he treasured the picture. I don't know what the real meaning was suppose to be, but that is what I have always thought when I listened to the song. Have a great day!
I'm amazed at how in many of these reaction videos, the people reacting just DON'T GET IT. Of course he's in love, that's obvious from the lyrics as a whole, and the fact he's repeatedly denying it, is what the song is all about: It's about how society sees strength in a man if he suppresses his emotions, and sees weaknesses in admitting to them and illustrates how we're brought up to be that way; (the 'big boys don't cry' interlude expresses that perfectly.)
Lex did.
I agree the songs THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE and DREADLOCK HOLIDAY are gems. This song did very well on the charts and was another winner from the 70's. This song has a lot of meaning to it and not always favorable but was uniquely done.
Neanderthal Man as well. Trippy.
Puking charts or giving opinions? For me, yes, i love this song.
10cc were one of the biggest bands of the 70's and they're are still active today. Check out their back catalogue, you won't be disappointed
The greatest English Group, that relatively few people have heard of. lol, Almost every track on every album and every single one was different. HOWEVER, the really Beautiful version is not this short one but the 6-minute version and on that one, you hear the "Choir" . Session musicians would come in and do these painstaking recordings for every instrument of an orchestra, one note at a time so that when they were all played together on a Mellotron it sounded like an orchestra. They then tried it with banks and banks of voices. The whole process took about a week. Three or four of them had to sing every note about 14 times, then put echo on it, which gave it that luxurious, velvety harmonic sound.
This song has been my favorite song for more than 40 years. Your reaction just supports how I feel about this song by 10cc. Thank you. I'm Not In Love. 🥰
He's very much in love with her. He's too proud to admit it. Must listen to it again😊
The lead singer that wrote this song said his wife complained about him never saying that he loved her. He very much did.
One of my favorite bands. Recorded so many great songs but also did some weird stuff. Try listening to Art For Art"s Sake, Wall Street Shuffle, Good Morning Judge, Life Is A Minestrone, Donna, I'm Mandy Fly Me, The Things We Do For Love and Dreadlock Holiday. Later keyboard player Lol Creme and drummer Kevin Godley left to do Godley & Creme. They had a big hit with Cry. Famous for it's video that uses morphing of faces. 10CC still exist today but only bassist Graham Gouldman from the classic Line Up are still a member
Yes great memories od all these songs 🎵 💖💫💖
if you really want your mind blown check out how this song was recorded its really pioneering in the recording industry so much was learned from this recording✌️
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That was one of my favorite songs as a teenager! I still love it today. ❤️
Scared crap as a teen listening to this creepy vibe
He’s differently in love but he’s trying to deny it.
This song helped me through a hard breakup in the 70’s….the haunting sound really carried it. But I WAS in love,but the line” It’s just a silly thing I’m going through” got me to believe it and made it easier so I held on to that line.
One of the greatest songs ever written. Originally, it was supposed to be a calypso, but we're convinced that it would be better as a pop/rock song.
As so many have pointed out, and you realized at the end,the brother's heart was shattered. Great story telling.
I know who I am in love with, you guys! Another brilliant, genuine reaction! I like the look of shock on your faces. I remember when this song was released. And I still love this song too. A pop/rock classic. 10cc made many great songs.
Shawn and Mel glad you’re back! Love this song. Another song that came out at the same time as this one, was “Holding on to Yesterday” by Ambrosia. I think you guys would enjoy reviewing that one!
10cc, with their first 4 or 5 albums just nailed it -- they had their own recording studio, so the production is superb. Fascinating group that deserves more attention. 'The Things we Do for Love' was a hit for them, but I also love 'Art for Arts Sake' and 'Don't Hang Up' which got college radio play back in the day.
Two members split off, (Creme and Godley) and made a few interesting albums of their own and produced videos for Herbie Hancock and Duran Duran.
By interesting you mean masterful right 😏😏
@@spinynormanbest6410 I particularly like 'I Pitty Inanimate Objects', where they tried to get a melody by manipulating the tape speed. I have never heard a sound like the ending bizarre choral vocals. As you say, masterful. (Not to mention 'The Party' and 'Snack Attack' which are... interesting.)
Good one. Hugely popular in its day. Mel, you might have missed the whole point of the song: he’s just trying to convince HIMSELF, not her. A lot of guys are like, “I don’t want to get serious,” and make sure we know and then who is always the one who gets too serious too fast? The GUY! At least that’s bern MY experience. Probably cuz their friends all tell each other that girls always gotta get married, don’t let them trap you, etc
The word to unlock this song is 'irony'.
I remember when this song came out in 1975 and every time I hear it it takes me back to those sweet innocent days. I miss those times especially now with the world so crazy. This song is iconic for those who remember the 70's. Thank you for the great review.
Thanks so much, guys! I LOVE 10cc - they are amazing in terms of lyrics, harmony and instrumentation - they also do this LIVE... so talented... one happier song by them that you might appreciate is "The Things we do for Love"... th-cam.com/video/P0rf3_viTxk/w-d-xo.html look forward to more of your reactions!
This is the CORRECT reaction. For nearly 50 years, this song has always been to me "We're here, we're now, but we're not forever - get used to it" Completely bittersweet
The thing that's really says he loves her, is that in the chorus he says 'I'm not in love, it's because....' and the sentence ends there. Obviously that's just my opinion, and throughout the song he gives reasons for the picture on the wall etc. But for me personally, that half finished sentence says it all xxx
The three most common kinds you'll find in literature classrooms are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Verbal irony occurs whenever a speaker tells us something that differs from what they mean, what they intend, or what the situation requires.
How can you have missed the entire point of the lyrics of this song?! 🤣 He is _head over heels_ in love. The song is about self-preservation and vulnerability.
Hello, ustedes como pareja son especiales me gusta verlos reaccionando y opinando sobre canciones. En estas horas me ha gustado mucho las reacciones de ustedes a Last Train to London de ELO y está, de 10cc " I'm not love". Saludos, abrazos desde Chile, América Latina y Felicitaciones, los veo siempre
Hello Shawn and Mel. This is a man in denial.. He is afraid of the soft, mushy, vulnerable feeling of being in love. He is trying and failing to say that he's still a tough guy with a stone face.
Background sounds were recorded 128 times to get that sound
On the contrary, he is lying to himself, he is so in love, indeed! Head over heals!
you 2 missed the boat on this one
One of the most underrated British groups.
He's trying to convince himself his actions are not love.
Great song. You'll never see a group like that again. RIP great music.
Man he is just speaking the truth but this song was good
Hint: When you ask yo woman if she is madly in love with you and she smiles and says yes, and the asks you the same thing, that's not the moment to hive-five her like Steph Curry just hit a game-winning three or something.
Its the background singing of...big boys dont cry. that gives it away. But u have to listen intently to hear it. Its what we go thru in a breakup. The pains done alone.
Yes a great sound. I remember this song very well. It was 1975, and I was a 19 yr old United States Marine on Okinawa. So many memories, then I received the dreaded Dear John Letter. She said, "I'm not in Love." Broke my heart.
Actually, he felt exactly 💯 opposite of what he's saying here. And to prove it.....He married her.....For real! 💞🎶
1. He IS in love
2. They broke up and he's basically saying "Don't worry about me, I'll be ok... don't worry I'm not in love"
3. But he is in love
4. So he calls her up hoping to see her again.
5. She knows he's in love and sad ("Be quiet, big boys don't cry")
6. He keeps her picture to remind him of her
7. "I'm not in love. You'll wait a long time for me"
8. "I'm not in love. This is just a silly, post breakup phase"
9. But he is in love.
This is a masterpiece and you should watch how they came about making it...the sounds and techniques are wat before there time.
Basically he loved her...just denial❤🔥
Yes, you were right in the end. He’s singing the opposite of what he’s feeling. That’s why this song was so popular when it first came out when I was about 15. These artists were definitely thinking outside the box when they wrote & arranged this song. Their secretary is doing the big boys don’t cry part lol. He’s crazy about this woman & he’s so scared that he’s in denial. This is a genius love song
This song got chopped but I tell you as a young kid the impact of many one hit wonders was wild. Just an amazing song for real
Very far from being one hit wonders Hank.
Check out the 10cc discography. They had 11 singles in the top ten. Life Is a Minestrone, Art for Art's Sake, The Things We Do for Love, and 3 of those singles got to number 1 in the charts, they were Rubber Bullets, I'm Not in Love, and Dreadlock Holiday. They certainly weren't one hit wonders.
I love Shawn's reaction lol right through the heart!!!!😢😢😢🤣🤣🤣
When you protest too much, it's usually the opposite....He is Deeply in Love, but he doesn't want to admit it to himself or anyone else because he's scared of getting hurt, that's why he still keeps her picture on on the wall and doesn't want to give it back! and Big Boys don't Cry!
10 cc has so many great songs. Wallstreet Shuffle, Good Morning Judge, Rubber Bullets, etc..
Ya, he's SOOOOO in love. He's only hanging the picture on the wall to cover up a stain? It doesn't mean that much to him but don't ask for it back? Little lies people tell themselves because they don't want to admit the truth.
I don't get it. Back when this song came out everyone understood it was about being in a state of denial. Even men understood that the guy in the song was in love and is afraid to admit it. Honestly, what else do you think the "big boys don't cry" part was about? It goes to show how cynical people are now.
PS: I think u guys officially win the jaw-drop award of the year at 3:03, hehehe! So precious!
He is definitely in love, just in complete denial. Probably been hurt in the past, and is trying to protect himself, but definitely deep in love
This is actually the radio (shorter) version. The album version adds about another 2 1/2 minutes.
This was a sort of *"Gag"* song, his wife of 9 years kept asking him why he never told her he loved her, and he was away on the road a lot in the 70s, so he wrote a song just the OPPOSITE, I guess showing that no matter what you say, you are still either in love, or not, this guy was truly in Love in the "Song, but just in denial" Meanwhile, this guy who wrote and sang the song has been Married to his wife now for almost 55 years. 🤣👌
*This song is somebody who is very much in love.. so much so that he's trying like hell to deny how he feels. He's trying to talk himself out of being in love. We've all been there, it doesn't work lol*
I’m Mandy fly me by 10cc
let's just say nobody sings that passionately about someone they don't love. ❤️✌️
Come on, guys.
It's really not that hard.
He is most definitely in love but just won't admit it.
He's got to try to tell her he's not because he doesn't want to admit his vulnerability. He's in 100%
Everyone who is reacting to this song is A reading to much into it and not taking it in the manner that it was written !! He is in love with her , he's madly in love with her , he's in denial everything negative he is saying he doesn't mean !! It's funny how different generations read into this differently ?
My EX hated this song. He’s sayin he loves you. STFU!
So glad you are Reacting to the original with the main Composer singing. Other Reactors are Reacting to the Touring 10CC version with a different singer. As others say... HE WAS SO IN LOVE. 😂 This was a truly beautiful (multi layered) song as a joke to his wife. 😂 Beautiful melody, with the opposite meaning to how he felt. They had to lay each voice down over, and over (like Queen on Bohemian Rhapsody) to create the choir effect. No fancy technology back then. SUNG over and over. Result.. 😲 🔥 😢 ♥
10cc had two writing teams. Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman (you WILL have heard some of their songs). The other writing team is Godley and Creme. You'll love their video for "Cry" which was pioneering,. Michael Jackson pinched the idea. 😂
What he's saying he really really loves this girl but he doesn't want her to know.
He's trying not to be that guy.
If I had a nickel for every time this was played on FM radio back in the day, I'd be a rich man.
The Greatest Single EVER Released 😍😍😍😍😍
I rate 10CC as one of the top 5 British bands of the 70s. 3 outstanding writers and composers in Stewart, Godley and Creme.....the last 2 went on to produce some of the best pop videos ever. This track was the most requested on BBC Radio for several years....which says an awful lot for its power and longevity.
He is in love but trying to convince himself he's not to protect his heart.
10CC had some amazing singers, all of them were brilliant especially Eric and Lol Creme. Graham Gouldman write lots of hits in the 60's before he became famous with 10cc. They really are a supergroup.
Singers & writers a-plenty…
He's deeply in love ❤️....
but he's in denial
He's not in love.................................But he was.
Sadly this is not the full 6 minute version which is even better. This is by far the most unique song i have ever heard. Its amazing and they layered the beatiful harmonies. Its a miracle how this song made. This song is from 1975. 47 years ago.
He is in love ....
Why does he keep calling her? He is in love and will not admit it.
This is the honesty women want-no, the song is about a guy in denial.
I have always thought this song was his inner struggle to not want to be in love but being totally in love. He is in denial. Haha. I think these are the things he is telling himself not her so much. They have great harmonies and he is a beautiful singer.
THe ultimate lying to themselves song...
Like many men--he can't admit to it--he's in Denial--big time.