The lead singer was having breakfast with his wife and she was complaining that he doesn't say I love you anymore, so he wrote it from the point of view of someone who is so in love that he's afraid to admit it to himself.
This track dates from 1975 and is considered one of the greatest songs of all time. The background sounds were made by taping and retaping the bands vocals ending up with over 100 tracks. Very innovative in its day. There are videos about the making of this track that are worth watching. This version has a horrible cut about 1 minute from the end.
What he said. This song is great because it was meticulously crafted with insane skills. Also, I love how many dudes say he's NOT in love, when he so clearly is.
One of the most beautiful songs, ever! I got engaged right before this, and I felt so bad for this girl, until I realized he’s sooooo in love, he can’t help but deny it! The background layers are their voices!
I am from the UK and, and my mid sixties now, so my formative musical years were the 1970's. Listening to this track and many others, from this decade, and in some cases, for the first time in many years. It struck me watching this video, how very lucky, I and many others, were to live through such a rich, golden period of great music. And also, how blase I was, oblivious to the epic soundtrack, playing in the background. But rediscovering the music, has put a huge smile on my face................
I'm so glad you got it. It physically hurts me when people don't. But I don't think he was being mean, it's more like he's trying to convince himself he's not. The target of his love doesn't buy his denial, I'm sure.
The lyrics aren't mean. It's about a guy who is frightened at the feelings he's having and denying that he's in love with this girl, even though he clearly is. It's more sad and sweet than "mean"
Written by band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, Stewart came up with the idea for the song after his wife of eight years asked him why he didn't say "I love you" more often.
Its a groundbreaking song and was cutting edge when it came out. The instrument you are asking about are hundreds of peoples voices played through a synth. Lastly the name 10cc, well that meaning isn't what you're thinking it is lol. I will let you find that one out 🙂
Yeah you're not understanding the song correctly my friend. It's about the lead singer and his wife. He was on the road so much and they weren't together very often. So they got in an argument because she said that he doesn't say he loves her anymore. He felt by saying it all the time it devalues the meaning of love. So he wrote the song opposite of how he really felt. It's a brilliant piece. 🎤🎸🎥🎧
It's not an instrument. It's their voices. The girl who did the "Be quiet..big boys don't cry " was an office worker in the studio who tried to run away when they asked her to help them on their song. She was so scared.
It is about his wife complaining that he doesn't tell her that he loves her when all the signs of the opposite were there ,he was being sarcastic because she wasn't paying attention at all...
The harmony harmony is in this song is the four members of the group singing over and over and over again on a four track, and then the four track went to a track. They ended up with something like 120 voices singing in the background, which sounds like a choir 4 people
That is not an instrument. That is the band doing all the octaves and then them looping it over the 100 different versions and then playing all them back and playing it over the mixing board. The woman saying "Big Boys don't cry" was the studio secretary and the tingling is a Christmas ornament. They could never play this song live and it sound likethis.
Check out the version " night of the proms " in the Neatherlands from some years ago .It will blow away any idea that this classic couldn't be performed live on stage .
Nice review and i was going to suggest that to really appreciate this work of art one needs to listen to the longer original album version .I never thought this classic could be reproduced live on stage until i heard the one of the band with full orchestra and choir at the night of the proms in the Neatherlands 2019 which shows the capacity of how deep the human voice can touch ones soul and is simply wonderful on the ears .Here it is :) ❤ruclips.net/video/WMjPJTPdPm4/видео.htmlsi=7YoYTcOQYLkmyYGq
Rumour has it that the band's name refers to the quantity of male ejaculate. Just saying. Whatever, you should listen to the full length version as this is spoilt by cropping. Definitely an all-time classic and probably the 1970s most iconic love song. Brilliant.
The Song was to his Ex-Wife the one he lost everything to... He just letting her know she lost a'lot when loosing him when she lost him she screwed up he is pouring his heart out... The Stains on the Wall is the fighting her and smashing things over the wall and making stains... Not NEW Love but OLD Love you know how we feel when you lost something we can never have back.. I am Not in Love means he will never have that Love he ONCE had.. BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY... BTW love the Ah Haa Shirt
not true, actually his wife complained he didnt say i love you much, he replied if he kept saying it, might weaken his "i love yous", so he decided to write this love song, which is one of the greatest
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Thy lyric isn’t “mean.” It is a man denying, in vain, that he’s still in love with a woman. It’s an incredible love song.
of course not
Oh. Do you think so, doctor? It couldn’t be more obvious that the lyricist is deeply in love. From the first set of lyrics.
Not really. It was simply the songwriter using a different way to tell his wife that he loves her without it sounding too cliche.
Once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece.
The lead singer was having breakfast with his wife and she was complaining that he doesn't say I love you anymore, so he wrote it from the point of view of someone who is so in love that he's afraid to admit it to himself.
yes right
It was simply the songwriter using a different way to tell his wife that he loves her without it sounding too cliche.
This track dates from 1975 and is considered one of the greatest songs of all time. The background sounds were made by taping and retaping the bands vocals ending up with over 100 tracks. Very innovative in its day. There are videos about the making of this track that are worth watching. This version has a horrible cut about 1 minute from the end.
What he said. This song is great because it was meticulously crafted with insane skills. Also, I love how many dudes say he's NOT in love, when he so clearly is.
The backing is a choir of their voices with over 80 tracks and harmonies .. never been done before or since. A one of a kind track.
Has been done many times since.
624 voices from 3 men.
One of the most beautiful songs, ever! I got engaged right before this, and I felt so bad for this girl, until I realized he’s sooooo in love, he can’t help but deny it! The background layers are their voices!
And the lady saying big boys, don’t cry was there receptionist
yep the secretary
I use to think she was saying "be quiet, be quiet... " and did for years until I saw the lyrics or an explanation on the internet (decades later)
I am from the UK and, and my mid sixties now, so my formative musical years were the 1970's.
Listening to this track and many others, from this decade, and in some cases, for the first time in many years.
It struck me watching this video, how very lucky, I and many others, were to live through such a rich, golden period of great music.
And also, how blase I was, oblivious to the epic soundtrack, playing in the background.
But rediscovering the music, has put a huge smile on my face................
True. So many people these days have never heard real music. They have no idea how awesome music was. Sad.
I'm so glad you got it. It physically hurts me when people don't. But I don't think he was being mean, it's more like he's trying to convince himself he's not. The target of his love doesn't buy his denial, I'm sure.
The lyrics aren't mean. It's about a guy who is frightened at the feelings he's having and denying that he's in love with this girl, even though he clearly is. It's more sad and sweet than "mean"
Not really. It was simply the songwriter using a different way to tell his wife that he loves her without it sounding too cliche.
He's actually so in love.
Written by band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, Stewart came up with the idea for the song after his wife of eight years asked him why he didn't say "I love you" more often.
Its a groundbreaking song and was cutting edge when it came out. The instrument you are asking about are hundreds of peoples voices played through a synth. Lastly the name 10cc, well that meaning isn't what you're thinking it is lol. I will let you find that one out 🙂
The instrument you are asking about are hundreds of peoples voices played through a synth. Not a synth.
Imagine being back in the70's listening to this song... and you're 16
I was 15 back in 1975 when this was released, and definitely in love. You never forget...😉
I was there at 15 - What a time to be alive.
yeah tell me i was 14
I was 18 and when I heard this I thought it was the best song I had ever heard. Now in 2024 I'm 67 and I haven't changed my mind.
The smooth sounds you hear in the background is the band voices through out the whole song
yup lot of work
Great Reaction - Accurate Analysis.
Interesting fact , the harmony in this song is all of them singing , then recorder over again 10 times
He is obviously in love. It's irony.
Unfortunately, this is not the full version of the song. It actually runs a couple of minutes longer and is infinitely better. This was the radio edit
Yep and has to be listened to so as to appreciate just how great it is 👍 .
Eric Stewart was soooo handsome!!❤️❤️❤️
Very accurate reaction. He is in denial and definitively love this girl. And everything you said was right. Nice reaction.
576 voices. 3 singers x 12 notes (entire scale) x 16 tracks. Amazing!
You seem really chill cool reaction
He was taught to deny his feelings (older generation) - "big boys don't cry" and thus he's trying his best to deny his love. He's in love.
A very young Peter Quil, listen a classic track while his grandfather comes to inform that he has to see his mom for last time before she passes...
Yeah you're not understanding the song correctly my friend.
It's about the lead singer and his wife. He was on the road so much and they weren't together very often. So they got in an argument because she said that he doesn't say he loves her anymore.
He felt by saying it all the time it devalues the meaning of love.
So he wrote the song opposite of how he really felt.
It's a brilliant piece. 🎤🎸🎥🎧
The AM version
from that album also check out, I’m Mandy fly me, and art for arts sake. They are a little bit weird, but very loved.
It's not an instrument. It's their voices. The girl who did the "Be quiet..big boys don't cry " was an office worker in the studio who tried to run away when they asked her to help them on their song. She was so scared.
You got it,girl!!
The Greatest song ever written 🇬🇧
It is about his wife complaining that he doesn't tell her that he loves her when all the signs of the opposite were there ,he was being sarcastic because she wasn't paying attention at all...
youtube " the making of I'm not in love"
all vocals
multi tracking, bounce tracking.
The harmony harmony is in this song is the four members of the group singing over and over and over again on a four track, and then the four track went to a track. They ended up with something like 120 voices singing in the background, which sounds like a choir 4 people
Just 3 members. 624 voices in the end.
awesome !!!
They direct video’s and produce and made great music I got the 11 years old
Another great 10CC song is Dreadlock Holiday
Plot twist: Yeah, he's in love 😊
The Professor of Rock had an excellent video on this song.
Wish you still made videos
That is not an instrument. That is the band doing all the octaves and then them looping it over the 100 different versions and then playing all them back and playing it over the mixing board. The woman saying "Big Boys don't cry" was the studio secretary and the tingling is a Christmas ornament. They could never play this song live and it sound likethis.
They only did one octave.
Check out the version " night of the proms " in the Neatherlands from some years ago .It will blow away any idea that this classic couldn't be performed live on stage .
The instrument you refered to is a voice. The band did this song with instruments and it just did not work. Substitute voices and you have this song.
British band
There’s no digital instruments, but then it was all done their sales with their own voices
If you want faster, try 'Dreadlock Holiday' or 'Rubber Bullets' ...
Eco
Strange magic
Check out there other great song, The Things We Do For Love.
Listen to the Wall Street Shuffle by 10 cc
WOW- you may bethe first reaction to this video on RUclips who got it right- brava!
Rubber bullets
JAWS
watch the making of.....
Nice review and i was going to suggest that to really appreciate this work of art one needs to listen to the longer original album version .I never thought this classic could be reproduced live on stage until i heard the one of the band with full orchestra and choir at the night of the proms in the Neatherlands 2019 which shows the capacity of how deep the human voice can touch ones soul and is simply wonderful on the ears .Here it is :) ❤ruclips.net/video/WMjPJTPdPm4/видео.htmlsi=7YoYTcOQYLkmyYGq
High school lover
Air
This song was the singer trying to convence himself that he was not in love when he probable was.
Not really
Try some Queen blow your mind ❤
Rumour has it that the band's name refers to the quantity of male ejaculate. Just saying. Whatever, you should listen to the full length version as this is spoilt by cropping. Definitely an all-time classic and probably the 1970s most iconic love song. Brilliant.
You probably don't really want to know what 10cc is. Great reaction though.
It’s not instruments it’s records of their voices
The Song was to his Ex-Wife the one he lost everything to... He just letting her know she lost a'lot when loosing him when she lost him she screwed up he is pouring his heart out... The Stains on the Wall is the fighting her and smashing things over the wall and making stains... Not NEW Love but OLD Love you know how we feel when you lost something we can never have back.. I am Not in Love means he will never have that Love he ONCE had.. BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY... BTW love the Ah Haa Shirt
not true, actually his wife complained he didnt say i love you much, he replied if he kept saying it, might weaken his "i love yous", so he decided to write this love song, which is one of the greatest
Ex? They've been married over 50 years and still are.
Your comment betrays much more confidence than research. It should always be the other way around.
The song is about denial and with a small touch of British irony - brilliant !
Ambrosia, Holding on to yesterday is just a bit better this this song. This song is very good. love it.
SHE BROKE UP WITH HIM
The guy is just in denial, I wouldn't say it's mean. A lot of people have been in a relationship like this.