Completely unique... , i am 20 and i feel disgusted someone can consider it "odd" or "weird", this is art, just pure life into a song that is not even complex, it is simple but perfect, that kid has to listen to so much new selling music that his ears must have become deaf to emotions more than the actual audio, this type of music is for people that listen first with both mind and heart before the ears
No offense to younger generations, but I kinda think this is a song you appreciate more the older you get because you reflect back more vs younger people still have so much more time ahead of them yet to experience.
He thinks the song is weird ?? Have you heard the crap the youth of today pump out, it’s all forgotten within a year. Songs like this are timeless classics that are remembered.
I'm weeping as I type this,it just touches my soul so much. This precious song has no genre. It simply exists in the immense universe of awe inspiring deep beauty. It begins when the old man dies. It shows his life backwards to let us see what an amazing life he had. The indigenous chanting in the song is Taiwanese and not Native American,though it does esemble their chants. Here are the lyrics for you:: Lyrics Love Devotion Feeling Emotion Don't be afraid to be weak Don't be too proud to be strong Just look into your heart my friend That will be the return to yourself The return to innocence The return to innocence And if you want, then start to laugh If you must, then start to cry Be yourself don't hide Just believe in destiny Don't care what people say Just follow your own way Don't give up and use the chance To return to innocence That's not the beginning of the end That's the return to yourself The return to innocence That's return to innocence. The two singers were Kuo Ying-nan and Kuo Hsiuo-chu. It was written by Michael Cretu is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the German musical project Enigma, formed in 1990.
Many may not be familiar with his name, but millions across the globe will recognise this Taiwanese traditional singer's voice. A sample of his plaintive Elder's Drinking Song chant was used by Michael Cretu as the backbone for Enigma's Return to Innocence which went on to become one of Enigma's biggest selling singles. However Cretu had not obtained Difang's permission prior to using the chant which prompted a court-case in 1996 that saw the two settle out of court three years later with Difang being compensated. The controversy around the case propelled Difang into the international spotlight, and Dan Lacksman (whose most famous project had been the first Deep Forest album) approached him to produce an album together. Released by Rock Records Japan in 1998 Circle of Life is a mesmerising combination of Lacksman's usual electronic drumloops, ambient synths and sounds carefully constructed so as not to interfere with Difang's heart-felt singing based on traditional Taiwanese songs of love, work and celebration. Slower, more laid-back beats support songs like Visiting Song and the contemplative Fully Laden with Riches with its tinkling piano instrumentation and Difang's characteristic yodelling calls. However the more upbeat tracks like Love Song (with Deep Forest style lead synth-flute) and Working Song (with its dark string theme) are the real highlights of the album. As an obvious reference to the court-case with Enigma, Lacksman made his own, gentler modernisation of Elder's Drinking Song as well as including the original version of the chant unaccompanied on the CD. With the layered and more reverential sound of Circle of Life we see Lacksman mature as a world music producer, in comparison to his previous outings such as Pangea. Difang was a prominent producer and supporter of Taiwanese aboriginal artists. His last work was to be the solo-outing Across the Yellow Earth in 2001, sadly just as Difang was gaining much-deserved international acclaim, he passed away (blood poisoning due to a centipede bite) in March 2002 at the age of 82. His wife who, whose vocals accompanied Difang's chants, passed away a month later. Original song version" DIFANG - ELDERS DRINKING SONG" MV website : ruclips.net/video/6oHGUr6HEow/видео.htmlsi=ZP86bc408dDTh-0f
OMG! I haven't heard this since the 90s. I loved this song when It came out. It think I was in middle school at the time. So between 91 and 94. Wow! This song actually has me a bit emotional for the good old days. Quite apt really, especially with the line "return to innocence" Good choice of song, cousin Ryan. 🙏🏻👊
My favourite song of all time gives me shivers hearing it again, My Grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and after he got really unwell he had to be put into a care home, My mum would bring me and my brother over to see him and she had a tape she would put on in the car to probably stop me and my brother from hearing her cry, But this was the first song on that tape and I fell in love with it, Brings back great memories of my grandad when he was well, I never have stopped thinking about him hes always on my mind, I miss you Jim 😥
Thank you for sharing that. I'm sorry to hear that about your grandfather. I'm in the same process right now with my own father; it's not easy... but seriously, thank you for sharing that. 🙏🏻
I was 14 years old when i heard this song or watched in MTV for first time and I liked. I listened Enigmas "Voices of Enigma" when I was 12 and I liked it.
Such an amazing song. I've been an Enigma fan since '91. Just started 11th grade and heard Sadness part 1 on the radio, and was a fan instantly. When I hear Return to Innocence it always makes me think about when we get older. We become more frail and more infant like, in a sense. Then when we pass on and we return to innocence. I love how many others appreciate and love this song as much as I do. Thanks for the reaction. I hope the young man's appreciation grows for this song. Great video.
I am 26! Made me tear up few times! The yelling vocals reminds me of Native American chanting! I’m Native American from Canada. I told my dad while driving that this song reminds me of us. They are called Enimga, kinda sounds like mikmaq. Ethnicity is mikmaq First Nations of the northeastern of Canada.
Excuse me...These yelling vocals are from Taiwan First Nation of Amis ! Let me show you the original song version " DIFANG - ELDERS DRINKING SONG" MV website : ruclips.net/video/6oHGUr6HEow/видео.htmlsi=ZP86bc408dDTh-0f Maybe you'll love it more after you hear it !?
Ok we have this incredible song and music video and the little boy call "weird"... i think you don't leave enough to understand all the meaning behind ( although i loved in a younger age) ... watch again in 20 years 😉
Hi from the UK! Great reaction video. I remember this when I was a kid in the 90s. This song as a personal favourite of mine and I come back to it often but I do think it becomes more meaningful as you get older and think back. Maybe ill show my son this in about 10 years time and see what he thinks about it. Im sure he will have the same reaction "weird" etc :D
I should've mentioned this in the video (I'm not sure why I didn't)... This may seem a little out there, but bear with me... This song has always reminded me of the morning after Halloween. In my mind Halloween has always been a transitional point, almost like the last night of the year, the day after is always a different feel than the day before. Halloween is such a mysterious and magical night, the day after always has remnants of the fun the night before; the leftover jack-o-lanterns, decorations, etc. Halloween also provides an opportunity to embrace that childhood wonder and, if you're fortunate enough, you can experience through your kids... I'm rambling now, but just know for whatever reason, I associate the "Return to Innocence" with the day after Halloween. I know it's weird, I'm weird, whatever.
OMG! I'm 18 and this dude older than me says "weird"?. So sad! Obviously he's an ordinary sheep that just follows the flock 🐑. He didn't even feel anything within himself! He desperately needs to live. I'm younger and now I can uderstand how older people feel, very dissapointed with this generation.
Segun mi apreciacion personal el mejor tema de la hIstoria de la musica por su alta e insuperable calidad y actualmente sigue vigente como el primer dia
Im with Ryder but also with you in that i get the emotion side now which i didnt get when i was a teen, time is a cruel thing, ill never accept im in the 40 zone ha, ill be forever 21😂perhaps it would be better to start off life old to young!
lol I love it! "The 40 Zone"!!! Great name for a nostalgic podcast! Haha Honestly, I feel like we're in our prime, "smart enough to know better, but still too young to care!" Haha
I'm a 90s teen, so this song brings those happy days back then, 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍new sub guys,.if possible, could you react to ... George......song is.... special ones,,.great Aussie artist, cheers mate
Cool! You and I are right in the same age bracket then!😄 Thanks for the sub! We really appreciate your support.😁... Ryder is 18 now and living in another state. We've got a ton of reactions (and other videos) that we've already filmed and have scheduled out over the next year+. So I'm not sure when we'll be able to film any new content together... But I'm interested in checking stuff out. When you say "George"... can you be more specific?
@@CousinRyan the band is called, Goerge......song is ... special ones,... cheers mate. It's a mid to late 99s tune from Australia,....and yes return of innocence means more as we get older mate
@@aribob2012 Oooooh, I'm sorry, I misread your previous comment, totally my bad... The lead singer's (is that Katie Noonan?) voice reminds me a bit of Alanis Morissette. Great song and video, totally '90's!!! Thanks for sharing! 😁✌🏻
It’s indigenous song from Taiwan. They stole the song and still earning views and benefits. The original is called 老人飲酒歌 which means ‘’Elders drinking song’’ sung by 郭英男 and his wife.
I'll have to look that up. I really only know them for this song... In fact, I think the CD had with this song on it was a compilation with several artists and not just Enigma. I think the CD was called "Pure Moods". I don't know how that just popped into me head, especially when I struggle to remember things that actually matter. lol
Go listen to playboi carti cause that’s clearly what u resonate with, which is fine but acknowledge the fact that u clearly have a poor taste in music.
This song from Enigma is genre world folk music, so now react to another genre of world folk music, called klezmer (jewish music) this song is a modern version of jewish music, so please react to Amsterdam Klezmer Band(live at Sziget 2012)- Op Een Goppe(At A Party)
Hi Jos! I appreciate both of your recommendations! I'm going to check them out! My son and I film these reactions in batches (and all of our other content together) when he's with me during the summer and then schedule them out of the following months. So, it will be some time before he and I film any new videos together. But seriously, thank you for checking out our videos and I will definitely watch/listen to the music you've recommended.
Completely unique... , i am 20 and i feel disgusted someone can consider it "odd" or "weird", this is art, just pure life into a song that is not even complex, it is simple but perfect, that kid has to listen to so much new selling music that his ears must have become deaf to emotions more than the actual audio, this type of music is for people that listen first with both mind and heart before the ears
Those people are enlightened because they are closer to energy, because they are connected to energy through a spectrum
Agreed. This is a masterpiece!!
Makes me feel old 😕 it's still the bomb.
No offense to younger generations, but I kinda think this is a song you appreciate more the older you get because you reflect back more vs younger people still have so much more time ahead of them yet to experience.
So true!
He thinks the song is weird ?? Have you heard the crap the youth of today pump out, it’s all forgotten within a year. Songs like this are timeless classics that are remembered.
So true. This song in particular really stands out from anything else mainstream releases in the same era.
I'm weeping as I type this,it just touches my soul so much.
This precious song has no genre. It simply exists in the immense universe of awe inspiring deep beauty. It begins when the old man dies. It shows his life backwards to let us see what an amazing life he had. The indigenous chanting in the song is Taiwanese and not Native American,though it does esemble their chants. Here are the lyrics for you::
Lyrics
Love
Devotion
Feeling
Emotion
Don't be afraid to be weak
Don't be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence
The return to innocence
And if you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don't hide
Just believe in destiny
Don't care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don't give up and use the chance
To return to innocence
That's not the beginning of the end
That's the return to yourself
The return to innocence
That's return to innocence. The two singers were Kuo Ying-nan and Kuo Hsiuo-chu.
It was written by Michael Cretu is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the German musical project Enigma, formed in 1990.
Thank you for this! 🙏🏻 I'm gonna pin your comment.😊
@@CousinRyan Thank you. It's the truth. :}
@@xScooterAZx yes yes same girl
Native Americans came from Asia. Hence the similarities.
@@abigailt9197 Yes,I know. My Father was 3/4th Native American.
You get it when you're older I think. When you have enough life to look back on rather than a life just to look forward to.
I agree!
Many may not be familiar with his name, but millions across the globe will recognise this Taiwanese traditional singer's voice. A sample of his plaintive Elder's Drinking Song chant was used by Michael Cretu as the backbone for Enigma's Return to Innocence which went on to become one of Enigma's biggest selling singles. However Cretu had not obtained Difang's permission prior to using the chant which prompted a court-case in 1996 that saw the two settle out of court three years later with Difang being compensated. The controversy around the case propelled Difang into the international spotlight, and Dan Lacksman (whose most famous project had been the first Deep Forest album) approached him to produce an album together. Released by Rock Records Japan in 1998 Circle of Life is a mesmerising combination of Lacksman's usual electronic drumloops, ambient synths and sounds carefully constructed so as not to interfere with Difang's heart-felt singing based on traditional Taiwanese songs of love, work and celebration. Slower, more laid-back beats support songs like Visiting Song and the contemplative Fully Laden with Riches with its tinkling piano instrumentation and Difang's characteristic yodelling calls. However the more upbeat tracks like Love Song (with Deep Forest style lead synth-flute) and Working Song (with its dark string theme) are the real highlights of the album. As an obvious reference to the court-case with Enigma, Lacksman made his own, gentler modernisation of Elder's Drinking Song as well as including the original version of the chant unaccompanied on the CD. With the layered and more reverential sound of Circle of Life we see Lacksman mature as a world music producer, in comparison to his previous outings such as Pangea. Difang was a prominent producer and supporter of Taiwanese aboriginal artists. His last work was to be the solo-outing Across the Yellow Earth in 2001, sadly just as Difang was gaining much-deserved international acclaim, he passed away (blood poisoning due to a centipede bite) in March 2002 at the age of 82. His wife who, whose vocals accompanied Difang's chants, passed away a month later.
Original song version" DIFANG - ELDERS DRINKING SONG" MV website : ruclips.net/video/6oHGUr6HEow/видео.htmlsi=ZP86bc408dDTh-0f
OMG! I haven't heard this since the 90s. I loved this song when It came out. It think I was in middle school at the time. So between 91 and 94.
Wow! This song actually has me a bit emotional for the good old days.
Quite apt really, especially with the line "return to innocence"
Good choice of song, cousin Ryan. 🙏🏻👊
Yeah, this song really hits me in the feels, Man! 🙏🏻👊🏻
I remember i was 17 at the time , the very first time i heard it
I thought it was weird, but then i kept hearing it and then i loved it
This song is like whiskey. 🥃 every time I come back to it , for some reason it’s just better.
I can totally get behind that!
My favourite song of all time gives me shivers hearing it again, My Grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and after he got really unwell he had to be put into a care home, My mum would bring me and my brother over to see him and she had a tape she would put on in the car to probably stop me and my brother from hearing her cry, But this was the first song on that tape and I fell in love with it, Brings back great memories of my grandad when he was well, I never have stopped thinking about him hes always on my mind, I miss you Jim 😥
Thank you for sharing that. I'm sorry to hear that about your grandfather. I'm in the same process right now with my own father; it's not easy... but seriously, thank you for sharing that. 🙏🏻
@@CousinRyan Sorry to hear that mate, I hope your Grandad is ok, Love & prayers from Ireland, And thanks for the reply much appreciated.
Kids: "its weird".
Adult: Its a masterpiece.
You need to have more experience to understand the meaning of the song.
I completely agree!
I've always liked this song, even as a teen, but the meaning definitely gets deeper as the years pass.
@@CousinRyan I also liked him as a young man and more especially as an adult now 💪.
I was 14 years old when i heard this song or watched in MTV for first time and I liked. I listened Enigmas "Voices of Enigma" when I was 12 and I liked it.
This song is a timeless masterpiece . Cretu at his best.
WHEN YOU ARE DYING YOU RETURN TO YOUR CHILHOOD THATS WHY THE FILM IS RUNNING BACKWARDS
Such an amazing song.
I've been an Enigma fan since '91. Just started 11th grade and heard Sadness part 1 on the radio, and was a fan instantly.
When I hear Return to Innocence it always makes me think about when we get older. We become more frail and more infant like, in a sense. Then when we pass on and we return to innocence.
I love how many others appreciate and love this song as much as I do.
Thanks for the reaction.
I hope the young man's appreciation grows for this song.
Great video.
I am 26! Made me tear up few times! The yelling vocals reminds me of Native American chanting! I’m Native American from Canada. I told my dad while driving that this song reminds me of us. They are called Enimga, kinda sounds like mikmaq. Ethnicity is mikmaq First Nations of the northeastern of Canada.
Excuse me...These yelling vocals are from Taiwan First Nation of Amis !
Let me show you the original song version " DIFANG - ELDERS DRINKING SONG" MV website : ruclips.net/video/6oHGUr6HEow/видео.htmlsi=ZP86bc408dDTh-0f
Maybe you'll love it more after you hear it !?
It’s a beautiful song with heart and soul
Ok we have this incredible song and music video and the little boy call "weird"... i think you don't leave enough to understand all the meaning behind ( although i loved in a younger age) ... watch again in 20 years 😉
Hi from the UK! Great reaction video. I remember this when I was a kid in the 90s. This song as a personal favourite of mine and I come back to it often but I do think it becomes more meaningful as you get older and think back. Maybe ill show my son this in about 10 years time and see what he thinks about it. Im sure he will have the same reaction "weird" etc :D
Hi!
Yeah, this video definitely takes an "aged perspective" to fully grasp (appreciate?) the message.
This is a legendary Classic
💯
It was a very weird time for music and I loved it! Late 80s early 90s... anything you wanted to hear was out there. Miss those times.
I agree! It was weird in the best way possible!
I should've mentioned this in the video (I'm not sure why I didn't)... This may seem a little out there, but bear with me... This song has always reminded me of the morning after Halloween. In my mind Halloween has always been a transitional point, almost like the last night of the year, the day after is always a different feel than the day before. Halloween is such a mysterious and magical night, the day after always has remnants of the fun the night before; the leftover jack-o-lanterns, decorations, etc. Halloween also provides an opportunity to embrace that childhood wonder and, if you're fortunate enough, you can experience through your kids... I'm rambling now, but just know for whatever reason, I associate the "Return to Innocence" with the day after Halloween. I know it's weird, I'm weird, whatever.
Nothing weird about that! Its all about being honest!
@@dominicreyes419 Thanks for the understanding.😊🙏🏻
No 1 in uk when it came out.
I absolutely love this song!!!!!
The sampled Led Zepplin drums there are brilliant!!
What is weird about the song? It’s a simple song about the cycle of life.
OMG! I'm 18 and this dude older than me says "weird"?. So sad!
Obviously he's an ordinary sheep that just follows the flock 🐑. He didn't even feel anything within himself!
He desperately needs to live.
I'm younger and now I can uderstand how older people feel, very dissapointed with this generation.
I think it is a great song
Good song! I haven't heard that in a long time.
The best ❤
weird, great kid you raised there, that's the only comment
Segun mi apreciacion personal el mejor tema de la hIstoria de la musica por su alta e insuperable calidad y actualmente sigue vigente como el primer dia
Amazing song with haunting vocals. The kid just doesn't get it.
"Haunting vocals" is such an amazing way to describe this song! YES!!!
He doesn't get it. I tell him that all the time! lol
Im with Ryder but also with you in that i get the emotion side now which i didnt get when i was a teen, time is a cruel thing, ill never accept im in the 40 zone ha, ill be forever 21😂perhaps it would be better to start off life old to young!
lol I love it! "The 40 Zone"!!! Great name for a nostalgic podcast! Haha
Honestly, I feel like we're in our prime, "smart enough to know better, but still too young to care!" Haha
@@CousinRyan ha love that quote, of course too young to care! The 40 Zone - 18 year olds with 20-something years experience!
@@carolb9208 Haha Yes! Exactly!😁🤘🏻
Young Man..... You're missing out the point of " BEING UNIQUE"!!!!
Cousin i know your not doing reactions but its always refreshing hearing and seeing your honest authentic perspective
You've always been an enthusiastic and positive influence here on our channel, I really appreciate you!
@@CousinRyan Much appreciated cousin that's what family is all about
I'm a 90s teen, so this song brings those happy days back then, 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍new sub guys,.if possible, could you react to ... George......song is.... special ones,,.great Aussie artist, cheers mate
Cool! You and I are right in the same age bracket then!😄
Thanks for the sub! We really appreciate your support.😁... Ryder is 18 now and living in another state. We've got a ton of reactions (and other videos) that we've already filmed and have scheduled out over the next year+. So I'm not sure when we'll be able to film any new content together... But I'm interested in checking stuff out. When you say "George"... can you be more specific?
@@CousinRyan the band is called, Goerge......song is ... special ones,... cheers mate.
It's a mid to late 99s tune from Australia,....and yes return of innocence means more as we get older mate
@@aribob2012 Oooooh, I'm sorry, I misread your previous comment, totally my bad... The lead singer's (is that Katie Noonan?) voice reminds me a bit of Alanis Morissette. Great song and video, totally '90's!!! Thanks for sharing! 😁✌🏻
@@CousinRyan yeah katie....she awesome
It’s indigenous song from Taiwan. They stole the song and still earning views and benefits. The original is called 老人飲酒歌 which means ‘’Elders drinking song’’ sung by 郭英男 and his wife.
If by weird you mean brilliant then yeah you’re right, unlike the shit of the last 13 years of chart music
Exactly!
DO YOU WANT TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE MUSIC OR MEANS , FAST 💨 FORWARD TODAY IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
Hello, I would like you to react to the song La ciudad de la furia by the old school band: Soda Stereo, from Argentina. Thank you. All the best.
React to "Amén" by enigma. Please
This is amazing....
Native American chant enhancements make this!!!
It's amazing
Wrong..It’s Taiwanese Native Chantings.
m.ruclips.net/video/MSH7ivxyN3w/видео.html
m.ruclips.net/video/6oHGUr6HEow/видео.html
Not everything is about America
Come on... one of you were Def tapping your toes under the table...
No hate, but I thought it's weird when I was 10. Since 16 I've got it. Perhaps it's cool to not understand it, sometimes it's better to be more plain)
Not my fav of theirs. Sadness is. But one i have not heard or seen the clip of for many a moon.
I'll have to look that up. I really only know them for this song... In fact, I think the CD had with this song on it was a compilation with several artists and not just Enigma. I think the CD was called "Pure Moods". I don't know how that just popped into me head, especially when I struggle to remember things that actually matter. lol
@@CousinRyan one song has been driving me nuts. Been trying to remember it.
Wired the most disrespect do your homework 👎
Go listen to playboi carti cause that’s clearly what u resonate with, which is fine but acknowledge the fact that u clearly have a poor taste in music.
This song from Enigma is genre world folk music, so now react to another genre of world folk music, called klezmer (jewish music) this song is a modern version of jewish music, so please react to Amsterdam Klezmer Band(live at Sziget 2012)- Op Een Goppe(At A Party)
Hi Jos! I appreciate both of your recommendations! I'm going to check them out! My son and I film these reactions in batches (and all of our other content together) when he's with me during the summer and then schedule them out of the following months. So, it will be some time before he and I film any new videos together. But seriously, thank you for checking out our videos and I will definitely watch/listen to the music you've recommended.
Please!!!
Can you react to GOVINDA JAYA by: Kula Shaker ???❤❤❤
Dude youre weird. This is a classic.