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  • @guyren49
    @guyren49 2 года назад +318

    Boys, boys, boys - it's called IRONY. The Brits are big on it.
    He's so much in anguished love he can only protest the opposite. Love the picture on the wall lyric. The clues are everywhere. The vocalist is even mimicking crying the song.

    • @tomburke9955
      @tomburke9955 2 года назад +28

      Yes, the Brits are big on irony .The British, whilst having a generally reserved northern European nature, have a sophisticated appreciation of language and subliminal meaning. I believe the latter is strongly related to and compensates for, the former.

    • @bburgjaco
      @bburgjaco 2 года назад +44

      The singer is trying to convince himself he’s not in love but he really is.

    • @crimsonwizard2560
      @crimsonwizard2560 2 года назад +10

      Hell yeah.

    • @leonardshevlin7260
      @leonardshevlin7260 2 года назад +15

      Irony is big in some old country songs too.
      George Jones had a hit record in 1962 with "She Thinks I Still Care".
      Just because I asked a friend about her
      Just because I spoke her name somewhere
      Just because I rang her number by mistake today
      Just because I haunt the same old places where the memory of her lingers in the air
      Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be
      Just because I saw her and went all to pieces
      She thinks I still care

    • @leonardshevlin7260
      @leonardshevlin7260 2 года назад +12

      Bluesman Robert Cray has a song "I Guess I Showed Her" that is amusingly ironic as well.

  • @silverfox7673
    @silverfox7673 2 года назад +269

    It's simple fellas he's in denial and he is in love

    • @pubuapubua
      @pubuapubua Год назад +17

      Thank you! I just watched 3 reactions and every one was way off.
      He's trying to convince himself he could still get her back if he wanted...

    • @IMRDP
      @IMRDP Год назад +12

      Exactly.

    • @MrSpencerport
      @MrSpencerport Год назад +7

      It all depends on how well she acts towards the attention he's giving her, that's why there's always a caveat. He's looking reciprocation

    • @lightningtwostrikes4317
      @lightningtwostrikes4317 Год назад +5

      @@MrSpencerport he’s treading on eggshells.

    • @kenperkins7921
      @kenperkins7921 Год назад +5

      What you may not Know is , the 70s was loaded with not is the Super 70s were Loaded with the best singer song writers of all time!

  • @briankuczynski4375
    @briankuczynski4375 2 года назад +138

    You all missed the boat. It's a "thou dost protest too much." He loves her, but is trying not to admit his feelings.

    • @007ndc
      @007ndc 6 месяцев назад +4

      These guys are not mature enough yet to understand that.

    • @mariesmith9718
      @mariesmith9718 5 месяцев назад +2

      Exactly!

    • @Vinterfrid
      @Vinterfrid 4 месяца назад

      Well, after all they are North Americans, so one wouldn't really expect a deeper understanding.

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 3 месяца назад +2

      @@Vinterfrid Get over yourself.

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 3 месяца назад +1

      You're the one that missed the boat. Eric Stewart explains the song on a couple of videos on RUclips.

  • @armorer94
    @armorer94 2 года назад +207

    That is not a synth. That is the band members singing a single note in a tape loop. Hundreds of times. Then the mixing board was "played" like a keyboard, each channel playing a "note".

    • @jwine4145
      @jwine4145 2 года назад +28

      I saw a documentary on this. It was a real labor of love and perfection!

    • @stephenwalton8507
      @stephenwalton8507 2 года назад +6

      @Glen Plant I have the triple album they recorded to showcase the gizmo. It was quite the project. It's called "Consequences".

    • @bpagan7781
      @bpagan7781 Год назад +7

      Wow, I never heard that. I always thought it was a Mellotron. Hmm learned something new today!

    • @mrAThiker08
      @mrAThiker08 Год назад +7

      over 700 voices amazing

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 3 месяца назад +1

      @@bpagan7781 Same principle as a Mellotron.

  • @aquablushgirl
    @aquablushgirl 2 года назад +48

    He ABSOLUTELY loves her. He is protesting that he does not but he completely does. As Shakespeare wrote "The lady doth protest too much" in this case it is the man.

  • @armandourso1526
    @armandourso1526 Год назад +42

    It was a HUGE success in 1975, even here in Brazil. Revolutionary.

  • @chrisgibson7591
    @chrisgibson7591 2 года назад +201

    Is trying to convince himself he's not in love but everything he does proves he is in love

    • @tracycampbell3060
      @tracycampbell3060 2 года назад +11

      Exactly

    • @floyd2222
      @floyd2222 Год назад +10

      @@tracycampbell3060 DUH!!! these boys (who normally seem very astute) have COMPLETELY MISSED THE POINT OF THIS SONG. The singer is CRAZY in love with the person he is singing about, but is. in. denial. sheesh. ;-) :-)

  • @robinakym2356
    @robinakym2356 2 года назад +241

    That’s not a ‘Sandy synth’ you’re hearing. It’s Eric’s vocals layered 48 times, singing each 16 notes of the chromatic scale. So you’re actually hearing 768 ‘ahhhh’s’

    • @erink695
      @erink695 2 года назад +19

      Each member recorded a held note the synth was used to layer n play ot as if it was a keyboard. Mastery.

    • @TheGreatGig73
      @TheGreatGig73 2 года назад +15

      Yes ,I heard that also which had to take forever to record.

    • @jdb8171
      @jdb8171 2 года назад +9

      Yes! They were going to leave it at the 768 ahhhhs, but added the melody as an afterthought.

    • @RhettAnderson
      @RhettAnderson 2 года назад +16

      Done as multiple tapes loops and not played with a keyboard, but instead was played on the mixing board. That's how I heard it.

    • @RhettAnderson
      @RhettAnderson 2 года назад +7

      This song and Ah! Leah! impressed me when I was young for having those layered vocals in an age where it was hard to do it. It sounded so novel at the time.

  • @walshaw2
    @walshaw2 2 года назад +41

    From Eric Stewart "At that time my wife and I had been married about eight years," Eric Stewart recalls, "and she asked me 'Why don't you say "I love you" more often?' I had this crazy idea in my mind that repeating those words would somehow degrade the meaning, so I told her 'Well, if I say every day "I love you, darling, I love you, blah, blah, blah," it's not gonna mean anything eventually.' That statement led me to try to figure out another way of saying it, and the result was that I chose to say 'I'm not in love with you,' while subtly giving all the reasons throughout the song why I could never let go of this relationship."
    It was clearly " Just a silly phase he was going through."....Even though he and his wife are still married after more than 50 years.

  • @rayeckert242
    @rayeckert242 2 года назад +66

    The “big boys don’t cry” section was vocalized by an office worker at the recording studio. She was just doing her job and ,before you knew it, she was on a million- selling single… Ain’t life grand. Always have been hypnotized by this tune. ( Dude WAS him love).

  • @rickpaul4216
    @rickpaul4216 2 года назад +31

    There's an entire documentary dedicated to this song. They tape looped every note in the scale vocally, played the tape and adjusted the volume knobs for the final mix. They basically played the mixer as a musical instrument. Totally unprecedented.

  • @cathyopthof8136
    @cathyopthof8136 Год назад +12

    He’s soooo in love, he can’t admit it! This song was#1. When I got engaged 48 years ago. I still adore it!

  • @dmwnc1959
    @dmwnc1959 2 года назад +47

    HUGE FLASHBACK….16 year old me absolutely LOVED this when it was released, and 63yo me still does. Oh, “The Things We Do For Love” … 🥰🥰🥰

    • @glendawest5256
      @glendawest5256 Год назад +6

      Like walking in the rain and the snow ...

    • @thetannaree
      @thetannaree Год назад +2

      @@glendawest5256 and there’s…No where to go and you’re feeling like a part of you is dyin’…

    • @dvincentblack
      @dvincentblack Год назад +1

      63 year old, same here. Heard the song for the first time on the radio in the car with my parents. I made them turn it up! Wow! They were both musicians so they did! They made me a musician too! 🎉😂

  • @yeahyeahcharlie
    @yeahyeahcharlie 2 года назад +19

    10cc is “art pop” on a whole different level. The intelligence of what they did (and the way they did it) is stunning.

  • @Critical_Thinker858
    @Critical_Thinker858 Год назад +9

    I hate to tell you this guys but, as a 6 year old, I got the meaning of this song when it first came out. He's desperately in love with this girl but in an effort to protect his feelings, he's doing his best to deny it; afraid to acknowledge it to himself or to the girl, for fear she'll break his heart.

  • @jwine4145
    @jwine4145 2 года назад +40

    Another hit of 10cc was ‘The Things We Do for Love’

  • @79BlackRose
    @79BlackRose 2 года назад +39

    Dreadlock Holiday is a very different vibe. Worth a listen.

  • @fullmoonprepping4024
    @fullmoonprepping4024 2 года назад +11

    This is a man in total denial. He doesn't want want to admit being smitten but rejected. But he is TOTALLY in love!

  • @johnfinlay4963
    @johnfinlay4963 2 года назад +100

    you guys should check out the story on how they recorded this song . its so amazing and innovative for the time

    • @williamweiss6128
      @williamweiss6128 2 года назад +7

      Oh yes. Amazing old school way they did this. Before the Synclavier. Love 10cc and Godley/Creme. Unique.

    • @tracycampbell3060
      @tracycampbell3060 2 года назад +5

      Yes!

    • @richardmarcotte3983
      @richardmarcotte3983 2 года назад

      Yes there is a video for that ruclips.net/video/U7-nOTw6BuQ/видео.html this is a comprehensive overview of how they made this song in the ERA of ANALOG

    • @williamweiss6128
      @williamweiss6128 2 года назад +5

      @@tracycampbell3060 don't have all the 10cc I need, either. Have the live one. So good. Need the rest. G/C? Have 3 of theirs. Also, plus 2 different History Mix lp's. Nice to be old.

    • @floyd2222
      @floyd2222 Год назад +3

      and LOTS copied/tried to copy this sound.... very influential on music at that time...

  • @Citizenesse8
    @Citizenesse8 2 года назад +39

    This is one of my absolute favorite songs. The layering that they had to do to get the sound that they were creating at the time was definitely a labor of love of music. Even Elton John wished that he could have created that sound. This was a massive hit.
    There is a cool documentary on how they made the song on RUclips that you all should check out.

  • @dannywachowski5880
    @dannywachowski5880 2 года назад +19

    I'm not into soppy music but there are exceptions - the unique sound in this gets me. The voice synth and electric piano adds so much texture in this track

  • @phillipridgway8317
    @phillipridgway8317 2 года назад +39

    He is in love, he is just in denial. The 'big boys don't cry' is referencing his repressed upbringing, being told not to show emotion, which has made him unable to express his love openly.

  • @brucewozniak9473
    @brucewozniak9473 2 года назад +24

    The Guinness book of record holder for most overdubs in a single song.
    Literally thousands of vocal overdubs.

  • @patriciastewart9711
    @patriciastewart9711 Год назад +5

    NOTHING sounded like this. It was hypnotic & addictive. Never gets old.The true sign of an original. I love this song.

  • @rachel-in-the-208
    @rachel-in-the-208 2 года назад +48

    I have always LOVED this song
    Spoiler Alert:
    He’s In Love. LOL
    You were SPOT ON about the “big boys don’t cry”
    But you are WRONG about what the song is about … you are stopping too much to comment and not really listening!!
    This song is not about his wife. … the wife was the inspiration!! (But it isn’t about her)

    • @davidwoolbright3675
      @davidwoolbright3675 2 года назад +4

      Exactly. This is the ultimate song of self denial. He is absolutely in love but won’t admit it to himself.

    • @ricknicosia2015
      @ricknicosia2015 Год назад +2

      you nailed it!

  • @bergkampmagoo5964
    @bergkampmagoo5964 Год назад +7

    At the time of this recording ( ‘75 ) , 10cc band members were : Eric Stewart , Graham Gouldman , Kevin Godley , & 🇺🇸 Lol Creme . And they were absolutely fantastic ❤️

  • @stevemccormack9948
    @stevemccormack9948 2 года назад +20

    Guy , you were talking about the lyrics but the big story here is the sound. That synth sound is nothing ordinary. They spent 3 weeks sampling their own voices and created over 600 voices - an ocean of voices. And after it was done they destroyed the device. Totally unique.

    • @gotham61
      @gotham61 10 месяцев назад +2

      Samplers didn’t exist in 1975. That would have been so-much easier. They recorded their voices onto multiple tracks of a 16 track recorder, layered hundreds of times

  • @jameswarner5809
    @jameswarner5809 2 года назад +21

    The multi-layered vocals like waves washing onto a beach at the end are just sublime.
    As everyone in the comments has said, this is a song about a man in denial.

  • @dennismoore3383
    @dennismoore3383 2 года назад +17

    10cc's The Things We Do For Love is the one you're wanting to hear. Very catchy ear candy.

  • @Laniefj
    @Laniefj Год назад +8

    He's so in love but so in denial. Classic 70's song.

  • @nightvid3607
    @nightvid3607 2 года назад +20

    So many layered vocals in this song. It's insane. Classic tune.

  • @deps6160
    @deps6160 2 года назад +20

    As a teenager at late 90s, I bought this album with loads of old songs and immediately I got hooked with this one. Never found it weird, just trippy and dreamy, like your body was flowing between dimensions. And yes its all about denial, but with great sense of humour. I love sad, dark songs (metal) but this is not a sad song. Love you guys!

  • @lwarrengrubb8841
    @lwarrengrubb8841 Год назад +10

    Beautiful song

  • @bryanCJC2105
    @bryanCJC2105 2 года назад +31

    "big boys don't cry" is what I remember the most because I was just a kid when this came out because that was a common thing I heard. I remember thinking "but they do".
    I think it's a man trying to tell himself that he isn't in love with this woman but he really is.
    He wants to make her believe that he isn't in love with her but he is. Maybe they broke up and he doesn't want her to think he still loves her but he does.
    Maybe it's a woman who wouldn't good for him and he knows it and wants to discourage her but he is in love with her anyways.

    • @alanskidadomdom3748
      @alanskidadomdom3748 2 года назад +4

      My interpretation of the song is that he is in love, but he doesn't want the girl to know it in case that knowledge blows the relationship.

    • @vrao8239
      @vrao8239 2 года назад +3

      Parece que se separaram, ele continua apaixonado, mas nega, ou tenta negar que ainda a quer.; daí fala tudo ao contrário do que está realmente sentindo ( está magoado)

  • @joemachine4714
    @joemachine4714 2 года назад +31

    "The Things We Do For Love" was a massive pop hit by 10cc.

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yup. That was their ONLY other big hit here in The States. I remember when it first came-out in 1978.

  • @PigsMightFly09
    @PigsMightFly09 2 года назад +10

    This is the most unique and beautiful song. It has such an ethereal quality to it and the lyrics are very clever.

  • @igoski1582
    @igoski1582 Год назад +4

    The guy in the song is so in love with the girl, he doesn't know what to do about it. So, he keeps lying to himself to try and make excuses for all the loving things he is doing and saying. He says he is not in love, but he in fact is very deeply in love with her. And the iconic back grown vocals are the 4 of them singing long held notes and redubbed hundreds of times on one track and played back like a musical instrument. IMO, one of the most remarkable songs of all time.

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 2 года назад +46

    10cc are a great English rock band from the 70's. This group was super talented as every member was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer & producer. "I'm Not In Love" was their biggest hit in 1975 but they had other songs such as "The Things We Do For Love", "Rubber Bullets", "The Dean & I", "The Wall Street Shuffle", "Silly Love", "Life Is A Minestrone", "Art For Art's Sake", "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" etc.

    • @tomburke9955
      @tomburke9955 2 года назад +7

      You left out the 'Dreadlock Holiday' track with its immortal lyrics "I don't like cricket, oh no, I love it.....". An absolute 10cc classic

    • @GinMae
      @GinMae 2 года назад +4

      Thanks, Dagmar - I love this one but "the things we do for love" is probably my favorite :)

    • @garymcghee2249
      @garymcghee2249 Год назад +2

      Good list. I'd add 'Somewhere in Hollywood', 'Good Morning Judge' and 'Flying Junk'.

  • @johnbryson1019
    @johnbryson1019 Год назад +4

    Big boys don,t cry. Big boys don,t cry. Classic.

  • @loristone9242
    @loristone9242 2 года назад +10

    You three are so genuine. You may not always interpret the songs as we heard or understood them during our time, but it is always such a pleasure to see you discover the music from years past. The way you speak about the unexpected details of the different music, and how you honor and appreciate it is refreshing. SO not contrived. Excellent reaction!!

    • @kmach1000
      @kmach1000 2 года назад

      So I always have the impression that they are making fun of the song.

    • @ViewsFromThe502
      @ViewsFromThe502  2 года назад +5

      Never

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 Год назад +4

    10cc were a producers band. They were geniuses in the studio and this song is their magnum opus.

  • @jamesdignanmusic2765
    @jamesdignanmusic2765 2 года назад +17

    Stockport is part of Greater Manchester. The band's classic line-up was Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme. Godley & Creme later left to form their own band and video production company - they made some of the top music videos fo the 1980s. And that is voices, not synth! This song was groundbreaking - pre digital - all four musicians recorded vocals dozens of times, which were then spliced together - there's a video on youtube of how it was recorded and it's eye-opening. And he's definitely deeply in love, and just as deeply in denial :)

  • @joekuul8769
    @joekuul8769 2 года назад +5

    When I was a kid listening to this on AM radio, I though she was saying "requesting quiet." It's still what I hear first, lol.

  • @adam.4487
    @adam.4487 2 года назад +6

    There is a video with an interview with some members showing how they put this song together, was pretty amazing what they came up with. It's a gorgeous song. Beautiful overlay of voices and how they did it was pretty smart and clever and very complex.

  • @debbiegoolsbyjackson95
    @debbiegoolsbyjackson95 2 года назад +5

    I was 20 years old, and had my 1st apartment ,when it came out. This song came on at the same time ,every night, on the radio right when I was going to bed. My stereo had a blue light on it lol. Between the light, and the song, it would always put me to sleep lol But, I love the song.

  • @davehess1019
    @davehess1019 2 года назад +8

    the next 10cc song you guys should check out is, " the things we do for love" great song

  • @cloudcoveredmoon0015
    @cloudcoveredmoon0015 2 года назад +14

    It's a bit late but may I just apologize to all the patrons of the Phoenix pub, Torrington Road, North End, Portsmouth that had to
    listen to this song repeatedly on the jukebox in 1975. It was me selecting this over and over again, guilty as charged.

    • @guyren49
      @guyren49 2 года назад +1

      Lol, oh that's classic. Those were the days 😀

  • @jwine4145
    @jwine4145 2 года назад +11

    The recording process these guys followed in the 70s was awesome!

  • @brianorzel1873
    @brianorzel1873 2 года назад +7

    I always thought that the singer was in denial. He protested and protested, but he really IS in love.

  • @paulstewart6203
    @paulstewart6203 Год назад +5

    Ty had a great take on the Big Boys Don't Cry part, I've been listening to the song since the late 70s and never thought of that, it does seem like it's his inner voice telling him not to cry over his feelings for her.👍

  • @deborahsawyer7900
    @deborahsawyer7900 Год назад +4

    I love it, "you can't dance to that." I laughed so hard at y'all.

  • @oldrockgeeser9426
    @oldrockgeeser9426 2 года назад +10

    10cc are very versatile and if you dive more into their catalog you'll find that they are a great band. My favorites are "The Wall street shuffle" "The things we do for love" "Feel the benefit (parts I-II-III)" "Dreadlock holiday"

  • @michaelbruns449
    @michaelbruns449 2 года назад +8

    Unforgettably haunting and mesmerizing.

  • @milo4222
    @milo4222 Год назад +3

    Interesting factoid on this was that the Female voice you hear saying "Big Boy's Don't Cry", was the Studio Receptionist. They brought her in to do that on the track..

  • @serenitynow818
    @serenitynow818 Год назад +4

    It’s not weird. It’s timeless. Timing is everything

  • @davidmaholchic6146
    @davidmaholchic6146 2 года назад +5

    Wonderful song here cannot wait to see your reactions love you guys

  • @racar47
    @racar47 2 года назад +16

    You referenced the line " I keep your picture on the wall", but listen to the next line, "it hides a nasty stain that's lying there." I've always felt that this song is about someone who is in love, but in denial about it, or afraid to admit it. Almost every other verse contradicts or makes an excuse for the one before it, in my opinion.

  • @GS-xt8fu
    @GS-xt8fu 2 года назад +7

    Listen to that song with your eyes closed just listen to the music. It’s great

  • @Retroearthling
    @Retroearthling 2 года назад +5

    The making of is insane. Way ahead of its time.

  • @triciakotuku554
    @triciakotuku554 2 года назад +12

    I was embarking on my first serious relationship when this came out. In my late teens feeling lots of feelings, most of which I couldn't identify but some were exciting and some were scary. I went to sleep every night listening to this for months on end. It was the perfect song for me at that time in my life. Now I realise I was slowly torturing myself 🙂 Thanks guys.

  • @dougreed2257
    @dougreed2257 3 месяца назад +2

    Lads, "i'm mandy fly me" is 10cc's best ever song!! From 1976,you WILL LOVE IT!!

  • @BobSoltis1
    @BobSoltis1 2 года назад +8

    Main songwriter and guitar player Graham Gouldman also wrote the huge hits "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul" for The Yardbirds; "Bus Stop" for The Hollies"; and a number of others.

    • @lindsaycrellin4588
      @lindsaycrellin4588 2 года назад +3

      Graham has released a song with Brian May called Floating in Heaven to commemorate the James Webb Space Telescopes first images its brilliant x

    • @BobSoltis1
      @BobSoltis1 2 года назад +3

      @@lindsaycrellin4588 - Thanks for the tip! That is an awesome song.

    • @lindsaycrellin4588
      @lindsaycrellin4588 2 года назад +1

      @@BobSoltis1 it certainly is it’s brilliant x

    • @zennenn
      @zennenn Год назад +2

      Wow! What a talent, I had no idea.

  • @janster3000
    @janster3000 2 года назад +16

    He is in love, but doesn't want to admit it. Listen to it another time or two. Plus, don't be so analytical about the lyrics. It's a vibe. One of my favorite songs from the 70's.

  • @sharondavid-melly1498
    @sharondavid-melly1498 Год назад +3

    Beautiful song 💕Thank you

  • @sealdrup
    @sealdrup 2 года назад +5

    It is love. Listen to the lyrics....he definitely loves her.

  • @GinMae
    @GinMae 2 года назад +4

    thanks, guys! such a brilliant band... they do this amazingly live, as well... have you reacted yet to "Squeeze"...? they don't do similar songs, but one thing they have in common is almost perfect balance between the instrumentation and vocals...

  • @radone5896
    @radone5896 2 года назад +6

    This song is for romantics who need deep feelings to feel alive. The spoken words by the girl in the middle say everything, Big Boys Don't Cry, he is deeply in love but may be afraid to admit as it may cost him much pain if it doesn't turn out right so he has to try to protest. Try listening a few more times, this song was huge, but may be out of your wheelhouse if you're not true romantics, like those who cry listening to Chopin nocturnes. The echo background vocals that surge in and out were groundbreaking, had never been heard before.

  • @user-du1oo6ko4s
    @user-du1oo6ko4s 8 месяцев назад +3

    A great iconic group. The Wall Street Shuffle is another classic for those who don't know the groups music.

  • @geoffw913
    @geoffw913 2 года назад +4

    10cc owned their own studio which allowed them licence to express their Art Rock credentials! They were ironic, sarcastic, idiosyncratic and made some fantastic songs that were utterly unique! Try I'm Mandy Fly Me, Snack Attack, Rubber Bullets and avoid 10cc when Godley and Creme were not group members!

  • @mikeroche9986
    @mikeroche9986 2 года назад +4

    Yes, it’s layers on top of layers of each of their voices. That’s what makes the “synth” sound.

  • @dawnmclees
    @dawnmclees 2 года назад +6

    You guys have know idea how much fun and simple life was back then.

    • @dorkistan6344
      @dorkistan6344 11 месяцев назад

      If you are a white hetero man then your life was definitely simple and fun

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 3 месяца назад

      @@dorkistan6344 Can't keep race out of anything, can you?

  • @luminiferous1960
    @luminiferous1960 День назад +1

    Eric Stewart's wife Gloria complained to him he no longer told her he loved her. "If I said it all the time, it would lose its meaning," he protested, which to Gloria felt like a thin excuse.
    So, Eric secretly wrote "I'm Not In Love," an ironic song explaining exactly how deeply he adored Gloria, how desperately he pined for her when he was away, how he hung her picture on his wall and gazed at it - all without using those three little words.
    The narrator in the song definitely exhibits a case of "The lady doth protest to much, methinks."*
    *This is a line from the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The phrase is used in everyday speech to indicate doubt of someone's sincerity, and especially that someone who denies something very strongly is hiding the truth. In this sense the line is often misquoted as "Methinks the lady doth protest too much."

  • @TheGreatGig73
    @TheGreatGig73 2 года назад +3

    He is ABSOLUTELY in love.

  • @lewismaddox4132
    @lewismaddox4132 2 года назад +4

    I have to explain this...
    In a Tale Tell Heart, Poe goes on for two paragraphs about how he's not insane. "If I were insane, would I have done this, or thought that."
    I'm paraphrasing but at the end you're thinking, "This guy is batshit crazy".
    Same with this dude. You're not in love, how you do go on. Thou protesteth too much. He's in love.
    It's a great song to slow dance to. This song cemented the deal so many times. Disintegrating panties!

  • @deanhaight7258
    @deanhaight7258 4 месяца назад +1

    They achieved the sound in this song by layering their voices over & over to get this amazing sound.

  • @ga5957
    @ga5957 2 года назад +4

    He is naming off all the things a person does when they are in love... so she could see the signs.... in case she is in doubt.... but then he throws in the dark sarcasm “I’m not in love....”

  • @brendanfromireland
    @brendanfromireland 2 года назад +3

    He absolutely loves her, he doesn't want to admit it.

  • @amandathibodeau4996
    @amandathibodeau4996 2 года назад +4

    He's basically talking to himself trying to convince himself that he's not in love. When he really is.

  • @jaimegarcia6114
    @jaimegarcia6114 Год назад +3

    Beautiful song from my youth. Still fresh as the first day I heard it....

  • @robertwalker1803
    @robertwalker1803 2 года назад +3

    A haunting and beautiful 70’s song…

  • @pzpete
    @pzpete 2 года назад +9

    Don't listen to what the lyrics say, listen to what they mean. I'm not in love but...

  • @novacrowsnest597
    @novacrowsnest597 2 года назад +8

    For us of a certain age, this was pure AM gold. If you think about it this was a good nighttime during song. Wildman Jack & American Top 40 💫💫

  • @Spazzmatazzz
    @Spazzmatazzz 2 года назад +6

    She dumped the guy and he wants her back!
    "I keep your picture upon the wall, it hides a nasty stain that's lying there. So don't you ask me to give it back. I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me.".
    This guy wants her back and he can't admit it!

  • @GC-sf7kx
    @GC-sf7kx 2 года назад +3

    In memory of the great Lamont Dozier check out The quiets too loud, with the great Phil Collins. You will love the sax rift.

  • @cindysimpson1046
    @cindysimpson1046 Год назад +3

    Had always loved this song. Big memories of it the summers of 1975 and 1976. You need to react to "The Things We Do For Love". More upbeat and you get to hear their voices so much more!

  • @jathygamer8746
    @jathygamer8746 2 года назад +9

    "Big boys don't cry. Big boys don't cry..."
    A song that could grab a kid's attention before he really gets into music 🎧 💓 🎶

  • @SWLinPHX
    @SWLinPHX Год назад +1

    You guys the mastery of this amazing song is it was done BEFORE and WITHOUT a synthesizer. They overdubbed their voices dozens of time to get that unique sound. There's even a video on the making of this song.

  • @soulgalorememories9921
    @soulgalorememories9921 2 года назад +38

    The line "I have your picture on my wall" is qualified with "It hides a nasty stain lying there"......totally denying his feelings. He gives but takes away....total denial. Good band.

  • @mikeferraro8917
    @mikeferraro8917 2 года назад +3

    This has always been on my playlist!

  • @clareshaughnessy2745
    @clareshaughnessy2745 2 года назад +5

    OMG, this takes me back to school discos. This was the song that all the girls wanted to be asked to do a slowy (slow dance) to. The actuality of it was that most of us stood round looking hopeful and then resigned

    • @jimcarlson6157
      @jimcarlson6157 2 года назад +1

      it was embarrassing to sprout wood 🪵 while slow dancing 🕺

  • @skylilly1
    @skylilly1 2 года назад +3

    Such a great tune! Nice choice!

  • @tompahlgooglesucks
    @tompahlgooglesucks 2 года назад +5

    He obviously loves her. Keeps a picture of her on the wall to hide a stain, really? but he ain't going to give it back? He's just playing tough guy, he's in love

  • @richardwallace5226
    @richardwallace5226 Год назад +2

    One of the greatest songs ever to have been released. Truly majestic It takes you into another World

  • @dahoss5405
    @dahoss5405 2 года назад +5

    The dude is completely in denial. He is just trying to convince himself that he is not in love while the truth is he is in fact deeply in love. He's not even actually telling her any of this, he's thinking about it all in his head.

  • @seanconnors1613
    @seanconnors1613 Год назад +3

    This song is used at the very beginning of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie. When Peter is in the waiting room at the hospital.

  • @valeriegibson8096
    @valeriegibson8096 2 года назад +4

    You want a different sound from 10cc? Dreadlock Holiday is the one you should try next!! A very cool song. 😘

  • @thathawaiiandude787
    @thathawaiiandude787 2 года назад +3

    Another good reaction, brothers.
    One of my ALL-TIME favorite tunes. I was born in 1968. And, feel very blessed to have been able to grow up in the 70’s and 80’s world of the greatest music, imho.
    Ryan….you were, oh, so close on the voices being the sounds you were hearing…yet, waaay off in thinking the song was about the pov of the writer/singer(Eric Stewart) not being in love with his wife. If you listen to the lyrics again ….but, through the lens of an adult male trying to be all tough about his emotions and, maybe not wanting to seem vulnerable(in love…yet, in reality, very much loves his lady), as MANY males tend to do(adult, teens or young kids) then you’ll see the sarcasm behind the lyrics.
    The voices you DID hear, were actually layers of voices painstakingly put together by the band on old reels. In a time before drum machines, auto-tune and all the technology that is enjoyed by artists in todays music world….artists back in those days had to really think outside the box to come up with innovative ways to bring to life the sounds they had in their heads and to share it with the listeners.
    Here is a great, short, documentary of the making of “I’m Not in Love” with a few band members sharing their hard work that brought us this amazing, ground breaking song.
    ruclips.net/video/3oxe4mlsQos/видео.html
    Another great song(I’m not sure if you all reacted to it, yet)…that is in the same vein as “I’m Not in Love” is a tune called “Dream Weaver” by GARY WRIGHT. If it doesn’t sound familiar by title, you may have heard it in movies/tv shows or commercials…because it’s been used in SEVERAL. It is another tune that is very cool while using headphones/earbuds.
    10cc had another hit that I really liked since I heard it as a kid, about 8-9yrs old. “The Things We Do for Love” is catchy, nice melodically made song. The lyrics, as always with 10cc, was very cool and relatable in many peoples lives/relationships.
    Again, great reaction and love the channel, brothers. Keep up with the great vibes…and I commend you three for having open minds to, pretty much, every genre of music. I never quite understood why anyone would only want to pigeonhole themselves to one or two types of music. My way, ever since I was a kid that knew I wanted to make music a huge part of my life, would always be…if a song moved my mind, my emotions(happy or sad), my heart, my feet and my booty, I didn’t care WHAT GENRE I was listening to, it was a song that I’m going to keep listening to. I was never those “….Backstreet Boys are my guilty pleasure band…” type of music listeners. If I liked a tune….I’d put it on one of dozens and dozens of iTunes playlists🤙🏾🎼
    Also, there is DEFINITELY an artists you three should, at least, give a listen to on youtube. (if you haven’t yet. I haven’t seen it while scrolling through your list). You may have heard one of her songs little snippet on TikTok because it was pretty popular a couple years ago
    But….look for the video for:
    AURORA: Live at NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT. She was about to turn 18 at that show. Her vocal range and technique is incredible.
    It consists of three songs….a cover of OASIS’ “Half the World Away”…..”Runaway”(which was the TikTok snippet)….and “Murder Song(5,4,3,2,1)”. Her vocals are incredible. And this was live. Her studio albums are great. But, she is one artist that elevates her live performances. And, almost never sings or arranges the songs the same way in each performance. And they STILL sound amazing. She writes all her stuff except for about 10 or so songs that she covered, that is so drastically rearranged, and done superbly, you’d think most were written by her.
    She has a heck of a bunch more very good songs with very cool music videos to them……”The River”….”Dreamer”….”Warrior”….”Queendom”….”The Seed”….these are, lyrically, pretty powerful. Especially, The Seed and the River.
    But, besides the NOBEL PEACE performance…..my ultimate fave is one she did a LIVE show at a cathedral named, Nidarosdomen, with her goosebumps-inducing vocals to her original song titled “Through the Eyes of a Child”. There is a VEVO video of that song done a cappella by AURORA that makes the hair on the back of my neck buzz from the notes she hits and carries, seemingly, effortlessly.
    I’m not sure if you guys watched the animated “Frozen” movies. But, in “Frozen 2”….the song “Into the Unknown”, there is a Siren character that is singing in a high note trying to catch the main character’s attention. That Siren’s singing voice is AURORA.
    BUT….Aurora has recorded her own version of “Into the Unknown”. And, in true Aurora fashion when covering other artists songs….she rearranged the song and sounds pretty cool, imho. I liked the original and it’s uptempo vibe. But, the Aurora’s stripped back and minus double digit beats per minute tempo really brought the song in a nice direction too.
    Hope to see you folks do a few of Aurora’s stuff. At least the Nobel Peace prize ones. I think you all would like her style and intense emotion and delicate vocals.
    Mahalo again! And much Aloha, guys🎼🤙🏾🤙🏾

  • @christopherhuot2826
    @christopherhuot2826 2 года назад +3

    SMOOTH best describes this song!

  • @dexstewart2450
    @dexstewart2450 2 года назад +2

    Lennon and McCartney, Godley & Creme, Difford and Tilbrook: Beatles, 10CC, Squeeze - three generations of superb singers and songwriters. Squeeze - Pulling Muscles from a Shell

  • @womanonthinice1276
    @womanonthinice1276 2 года назад +3

    Best time in my teen years having all these amazing bands!