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
thank you for sharing this. I knew it was about the futility of war, but never knew the back story. Tim Foust is a BEAST..Have you heard his song "snowglobe" ? Home Free is perfection to my ears and soul.
I have a friend, and army officer who was responsible for returning our soldiers who had died in the Falklands. To be able to do your job while retaining the utmost respect for the sacrifice, especially while the deceased's brothers in arms were standing right there. He spoke about it at a Memorial Day presentation at the Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg MD where more American's died in a single day battle then any other time in our history. Moving on so many levels!
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.
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.
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. ❤️
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.
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. :)
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.
@@rosalieelliottofficial I stopped watching MSM several years ago, and my life is not as stressful. Now, I watch/listen to music and comedy, as well as enjoy nature....
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.
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
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
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
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Tim mainly added the echo sequences to the arrangement. I have heard the Club of Five song and it is also very good. I recommend that everyone go listen to their version too. I heard that Julia liked what Home Free did with song.
A small correction to your comment: the name of the bass is not Juka, it is Tuukka Haapaniemi. Tim contacted him and told their plans to do the song and Club for Five sent their arrangement to HF.
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.
These boys will make you cry from emotion and turn around and make you cry from laughing! They will touch you in so many ways, that’s why we love them so much!❤
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.
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.
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
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.
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...
@@larrymcauley3152 Welcome home to you and golfbuddy45 and thank you for your service. US Navy Vietnam Veteran as well as golfbuddy45, and Army strong!
@@larrymcauley3152 I was in before you, '63 to '70, thanks to ALL OUR BROTHERS WHO SERVED THEN AND SERVE TODAY!!! Lost 12 members of my High School during that war. . .
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.
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!
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.
like your reaction,, did my 20 years in the Army but I see where this song can also be about Police and Firemen, all ready to lay down their lives for each other.
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.
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.
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. 🥰
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.
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.
Their video of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer has a brief cameo of the Hound and the Fox with their son.as a toddler Their son actually claps in time with the carollers. Also therr is cameo of Tim's friend who introduced Tim to the future Mrs Foust. Then there is also Darren Rusk, Home Free's producer who plays the unhappy homeowner in the video. All of these various people are interconnected in one vast music community. The acapella world is a close noncompetitive world. Voice Play has close ties with Home Free even though they were competitors on The Sing Off. Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix performed in a video with Home Free. Home Free, Voice Play, and Pentatonix are considered three of the most outstanding acapella groups.
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
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
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 💥.
So Tim Foust is the Bass with 5+ octave range. He can actually sing high tenor in falsetto. Chance is the Bariton/Bass and he covers bass when Tim sings lead and has a 4 octave range himself. Adam Rupp is the Vocal Percussion but also can sing Tenor (seen in How Great Thou Art as well as here). Rob Lundquist has the beard and is the silky tenor, and Austin of course is the high tenor. There was also Chris Rupp who sang baritone/bass and was co-founder of Home Free with his brother Adam. Those are the main members since 2013 when Home Free was on "The Sing Off" show. Chris Rupp left in 2016 I believe and Adam Chance, called Chance to not confuse with Adam Rupp, replaced him.
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
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.
So much truth in one song. They always move me whether it is to tears or laughter, I never listen to their songs without taking a treasure away with me. Thank you for your shared reaction. You are right on target when you say we all bring our baggage along with us and maybe just letting someone who just needs to feel like they are being heard without letting our experiences lash out. Look through the filter of love, not hate.
First time I've seen you, I subscribed immediately. My late husband, Master Gunnery Sgt Brien H. Holland, USMC, Brien Two Bears, was a Shawnee Shaman and a Scout/Sniper with 114 confirmed kills. War tore his psyche to pieces. But, all in all, he would have rejoined immediately despite being shot 5 times during Desert Storm. He had 3 Purple Hearts, 2 with Clusters, and a Bronze Star. I love this song, we both adored Home Free, and I wish he could have heard this song on Earth. I suspect he's listening in his version of Heaven, with his ancestor, Tecumseh. Blessed be, thanks for the great reaction. Well done, young lady. Very well done indeed.
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.
Great reaction. And nice take on perception..and don't get me started on the haters, I hope you take them in stride and remember that they are meaningless as far as most of us are concerned. I sure hope you treat them like water on a duck's back:-) Please just keep doing what you're doing. your channel exploding speaks for itself. hugs..
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
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.
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.
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.
Home Free always pays appropriate respect in their covers--especially to the content! Their talent is amazing--and I LOVE their 5-part harmony❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️ Such a genius touch to show the silhouette of the fellas in front of the window. I know some see it as a "ghost"y reference but it strikes me as a reflection of the POW/MIA flag. We'll never know just how many of those met the same fate as the soldier of this song. 😥
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.
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.
The ghostly images of Tim and Chance framed in the windows evokes the POW-MIA flag, to me. Imagery in this video carries a lot of meaning as well. Tim's slow and minimal movements during his parts shows a weak and fading character, as well as his breathy singing shows effort to be heard as he speaks to his friends.
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
such an amazing song!! thank you for this information. very interesting!! thank you also for the kind comment. Have a blessed day! :)
One day the Argentinian soldiers and English soldiers were friends next day they were killing each other in the name of their country
thank you for sharing this. I knew it was about the futility of war, but never knew the back story. Tim Foust is a BEAST..Have you heard his song "snowglobe" ? Home Free is perfection to my ears and soul.
I have a friend, and army officer who was responsible for returning our soldiers who had died in the Falklands. To be able to do your job while retaining the utmost respect for the sacrifice, especially while the deceased's brothers in arms were standing right there. He spoke about it at a Memorial Day presentation at the Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg MD where more American's died in a single day battle then any other time in our history. Moving on so many levels!
@@rosalieelliottofficial They have another song along a similar theme led once more by Tim and Chance called 'Everybody Walkin' This Land'.
home free, how great thou art. For when you feel the need to witness one of their most beautiful productions.
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.
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.
Thank you for your service
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.
That by far is my favorite version of Do you hear what I hear as well as O holy night
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. ❤️
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.
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. :)
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. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏠🍟
Hi Sandra!
This is one of my favs!! A masterpiece from HF!! No one any better out there!!!❤
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.
Yes!! Exactly what you said. If we didn’t watch the news, life would somehow simply just keep going. Well said, Troy! I appreciate you commenting
@@rosalieelliottofficial I stopped watching MSM several years ago, and my life is not as stressful. Now, I watch/listen to music and comedy, as well as enjoy nature....
Beautiful.
heart wrenching and beautiful at the same time
Thank you for your service as your family for keeping or country safe ❤️🤍💙🦅
I like that you understand the brotherhood of the military.
As a veteran this always makes me watery eyed
Thank You for your service, take care & God bless. 🇺🇸
Thank you, Sherry, for taking the time to thank our veterans.
thank you for your service, Scott.
Thank you for serving. And always!
EXTREME appreciation to you sir! Thank you & God Bless ♥️🇺🇸💪🏻
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.
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
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
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
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”.
You forgot to mention "Dive Bar Saints", "Born In The USA", "Castle On The Hill" and "Yours".
Chance has an original on his solo channel too.
@@mjackson780 Song for Home is one of my absolute favorites!
When you listen to " COVER ME UP" Please watch after the end of video for an Amazing surprise!!!
Cover me up is one of my favorites as is Hopelessly Hoping...
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.
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.
Thank you for your service, Rick. And for commenting.
they are incredible, every one is so talented, and Chance the baritone i guess has a wonderful voice, as they all do
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.
There was mention of "Dire Straits", but the writing genius was Mark Knopfler. Please give him proper bows. His writing is economic and masterful.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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 one always makes me cry. Thank you ^_^
Original arangement is by acapella band "Club for five" and Tim was contact bass singer Juka to make their own version of this arangement..
Tim mainly added the echo sequences to the arrangement. I have heard the Club of Five song and it is also very good. I recommend that everyone go listen to their version too. I heard that Julia liked what Home Free did with song.
A small correction to your comment: the name of the bass is not Juka, it is Tuukka Haapaniemi. Tim contacted him and told their plans to do the song and Club for Five sent their arrangement to HF.
@@santtu_8576 Yes..wrong letter escaped...
Love your reaction. Very moving.
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.
Such a wonderful reaction, love the thoughts and feelings that you shared.
Love your reaction! Beautifully said
Beautiful video, with a powerful message.
These boys will make you cry from emotion and turn around and make you cry from laughing! They will touch you in so many ways, that’s why we love them so much!❤
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.
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.
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
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.
Vietnam veteran 1970 - 71 were are brothers for life.
thank you for your service, Jerry!
Thank You for your service, God bless. 🇺🇸
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.
I saw Club For Five performing this song live in the summer. It was truly awesome and their other songs as well
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...
thank you for your service. It's a special song and outstanding rendition.
Welcome home my brother. Glad you are here. Vietnam Army 70-71.
@@larrymcauley3152 Welcome home to you and golfbuddy45 and thank you for your service. US Navy Vietnam Veteran as well as golfbuddy45, and Army strong!
@@larrymcauley3152 I was in before you, '63 to '70, thanks to ALL OUR BROTHERS WHO SERVED THEN AND SERVE TODAY!!! Lost 12 members of my High School during that war. . .
God bless you for your service and devotion to our country and our people. You have all my respect. ❤️
This song always brings tears...
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.
Thank you for your service!! and thank you very much for your kind words. It means a lot!!
A very strong and deeply emotional performance! Homefree has a special ability to sing straight into our souls !
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.
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!
I think you would appreciate their "Everybody Walking this Land." Powerful.
This is, hands down, the most comprehensive reaction to this song I've seen and heard.
thank you very much!!
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 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.
like your reaction,, did my 20 years in the Army but I see where this song can also be about Police and Firemen, all ready to lay down their lives for each other.
Very valid! well said. thank you for your service!
@@rosalieelliottofficial you, like everyone else, were worth it!
@@charliemike7458 Humbled by that reply. Thank you!
Beautiful ❤️. Have you done "Helplessly Hoping" its perfection 🥰
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.
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.
thank you for sharing that and elaborating on what brotherhood means. Thank you also for your service.
@@rosalieelliottofficial ❤
Jim Mcnett
This song and its arraingmemt and its delivery touches tjthis vet
Thank god for his grace.
You have been loved...and are
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 makes me cry every time and I have no military in my family ... props to those in the military
I need the guitar solos of this song!
I'm sure you will also appreciate the message in the song Everybody Walking This Land
So hauntingly beautiful but sad at the same time.
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. 🥰
I love your post, so full of truth.
that's amazing he can do that!! wow! what a group.
@@barbarakennedy2667 Thank you so much Barbara!
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 agree. they did it so well. more Dimash coming soon :) thank you for subscribing and the kind comment.
@@rosalieelliottofficial looking forward to it!!
Thank you for reacting to this one; it's MUCH appreciated!
We are brothers who have a brother hood that no time can chang listen to the words and feelings of loos
Hauntingly beautiful 🎶👏❤️
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.
How Great Thou Art definitely delivers the pipe organ sound near the end.
Their video of Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer has a brief cameo of the Hound and the Fox with their son.as a toddler
Their son actually claps in time with the carollers. Also therr is cameo of Tim's friend who introduced Tim to the future Mrs Foust. Then there is also Darren Rusk, Home Free's producer who plays the unhappy homeowner in the video. All of these various people are interconnected in one vast music community.
The acapella world is a close noncompetitive world. Voice Play has close ties with Home Free even though they were competitors on The Sing Off. Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix performed in a video with Home Free. Home Free, Voice Play, and Pentatonix are considered three of the most outstanding acapella groups.
Hi Rosalie, you should check out the original artist dire straits a British band of quality .
This song was written by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits in the early 80's following the Falklands war.
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
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
gladly. Thank YOU for your service, Mikki. Thank you also for the suggestion. I'll make a note and see what I can do in due time.
Haunting, Mesmerizing, Magical and a Beautiful Masterpiece
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 💥.
many thanks to Mark Knopfler for writing such an emotional, powerful piece of music, performed well in this cover........
Keep up the good work, love your reactions 👍
So Tim Foust is the Bass with 5+ octave range. He can actually sing high tenor in falsetto. Chance is the Bariton/Bass and he covers bass when Tim sings lead and has a 4 octave range himself. Adam Rupp is the Vocal Percussion but also can sing Tenor (seen in How Great Thou Art as well as here). Rob Lundquist has the beard and is the silky tenor, and Austin of course is the high tenor. There was also Chris Rupp who sang baritone/bass and was co-founder of Home Free with his brother Adam. Those are the main members since 2013 when Home Free was on "The Sing Off" show. Chris Rupp left in 2016 I believe and Adam Chance, called Chance to not confuse with Adam Rupp, replaced him.
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
Hits me literally in my Soul😔🇺🇸
I love your reaction and how you break it all down.
thank you, Larry!
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.
I love that!! yes! agreed. Such a powerful song
So much truth in one song. They always move me whether it is to tears or laughter, I never listen to their songs without taking a treasure away with me. Thank you for your shared reaction. You are right on target when you say we all bring our baggage along with us and maybe just letting someone who just needs to feel like they are being heard without letting our experiences lash out. Look through the filter of love, not hate.
First time I've seen you, I subscribed immediately. My late husband, Master Gunnery Sgt Brien H. Holland, USMC, Brien Two Bears, was a Shawnee Shaman and a Scout/Sniper with 114 confirmed kills. War tore his psyche to pieces. But, all in all, he would have rejoined immediately despite being shot 5 times during Desert Storm. He had 3 Purple Hearts, 2 with Clusters, and a Bronze Star. I love this song, we both adored Home Free, and I wish he could have heard this song on Earth. I suspect he's listening in his version of Heaven, with his ancestor, Tecumseh. Blessed be, thanks for the great reaction. Well done, young lady. Very well done indeed.
Enjoying your HF reactions!! Love the deep dive you make into these songs, too! Never heard of Dire Straits until HF covered their song. 🔥
thank you :)
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.
Great reaction. And nice take on perception..and don't get me started on the haters, I hope you take them in stride and remember that they are meaningless as far as most of us are concerned. I sure hope you treat them like water on a duck's back:-) Please just keep doing what you're doing. your channel exploding speaks for itself. hugs..
THANK YOU!!! :) Thank you very much!! I'm grateful for you and others like you
I love America as well.
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
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.
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.
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.
Love your dialog on this song. I heard the phrase "hurt people, Hurt People" during a conflict in my life and the perspective that brings.
Home Free always pays appropriate respect in their covers--especially to the content! Their talent is amazing--and I LOVE their 5-part harmony❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️
Such a genius touch to show the silhouette of the fellas in front of the window. I know some see it as a "ghost"y reference but it strikes me as a reflection of the POW/MIA flag. We'll never know just how many of those met the same fate as the soldier of this song. 😥
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.
So amazing all this comes from 5 men!!
I served on the USS Ranger during the Vet Nam war... and I love this rendition of this song...
thank you for your service :)
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.
oh wow! i missed that! that is significant. thank you for letting me know
The ghostly images of Tim and Chance framed in the windows evokes the POW-MIA flag, to me.
Imagery in this video carries a lot of meaning as well. Tim's slow and minimal movements during his parts shows a weak and fading character, as well as his breathy singing shows effort to be heard as he speaks to his friends.