REACTION! Ren - Back on 74 / Message In A Bottle retake | Jungle | The Police 

REN posted a BTS making of this retake, it’s fascinating…from conception to recording it was completed in 10 days…it was shot one shot live in a local bar in Brighton. He added that whole rap/singing section in the middle of back on 74 that gave the song a nod to rapping and how it can be blended seamlessly into a retro sounding song. He was also playing the opening cords to message in a bottle while he was singing back on 74. Comparing his retake on these 2 songs….His version is much more intimate, a real vibe that improves on what where 2 already great originals. The raw quality of the singing without all the production on back on 74 is without a doubt something so sublime and more reminiscent of the seventies. The police performs what is a song about social isolation and loneliness much too fast for me personally. The Studio version is even more pop music sounding. For REN to take 2 songs that would never be thought of as being combined into a mash up is…🤯. He rehearsed with Sylvia and Scarlett once before the shoot and of course the day of the shoot on location at the bar…again 🤯 they sound like they have been performing together for years. The setting for the shoot was also perfection and while watching it you feel like you are there. I can’t think of anybody out there doing what REN is doing and at such a high level. Whether it is original material or his take on someone else’s music he makes it his own. The fact that he is an independent artist who produces such top tier musical art without all the so called bells and whistles….again 🤯. He is dropping another retake this coming Thursday🤗 Meanwhile he is working on his next album which should be out later this year and I cannot wait!!! Finally…here is a link to a rarely reacted to performance of REN when he was a member of The Big Push…busking in Brighton a song called Sinner Man that was performed by Nina Simone…he sheds his Telecaster on this one hope you react to it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bHEx2bPGlzI.htmlsi=rIFJAiKtqtYN5xfm

Yes, both Sting and Ren are highly influenced by Reggae and both have a similar tone range. Ren loves Sting ❤

I imagine Sting saying "who is singing like me, but sounds better?". I prefer Ren's voice over Stings. Sting sounds decent with his band (The Police) singing back up, but Ren's voice is beautiful on its own. Thanks for the reaction.

Ren put this all together, start to finish, in about 10 days while visiting his home base in Brighton, UK. Dude is just supremely talented!

I loved how you did this reaction. you took the time to shine on both originals ...that was very cool. you seem to be a vibe all on your own, as chill as the RENdition of jungle - police retake! thank you for the reaction! ♥️🎶🙏🎶♥️

Great reaction, i like the way you listened to both original versions after Rens Rendition ❤

Back on 74 by Jungle Rap Interlude by Ren Message in a bottle by The Police

It wasn't in 'a small studio room. It was in one of his local pubs, in Brighton. He came back for 10 days and did this while he was here. He's back in Canada again now, undergoing the final phase of his treatment. Hopefully he'll be back home in Brighton permanently, by the end of April. :) Btw, did you notice that this was another performance from Ren, recorded live, in a single take? :)

The Police Sting real name Gordon Sumner Andy Summers Stuart Copeland - drums Been a life long fan Enjoying Ren's music for sometime now He also did Englishman in New York by Sting with his band The Big Push Love everything he makes, 🎶 Thanks for the great reaction

I looked at your uploads so I could what you react to. Ren's Trilogy The Tale of Jenny and Screech (the 13 minute version has all 3 in the right order) is a storytelling song that is iconic.

The Police were a kind of Punk/Reggae/Jazz/Rock. A lot of people sent off messages in bottles when that song came out. One of them just washed up on a UK beach a little while ago! It was written by two eight-year old school girls who asked to be rescued from their maths teacher - forty years ago. The finder found the school and the girls and reunited with them.

Good to see you back on some of Rens stuff…. I’m still dying to see you react to some of REN’s rap stuff like losing it, illest of our time and the hunger 👍

Ren's rap between the 2 retakes.

Thank you for a great reaction. I'm here for Ren but very much enjoyed your taking the time to review both originals. I do like Ren's arrangement, being a slowed down, vibey version. His rap in the middle are his own lyrics, of course. 😃

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Absolutely love mate! Thank you!

That was amazing ❤✌️🙂

See Jungle perform this live at the 2024 Brit award show. Also had some dancers with them. It was awesome. I also think Rens rendition of Stings Message in a Bottle was so much nicer, slower and easier to enjoy for my ears.

NICE Reintroduction!

This man smooth as butta, baby!

Yes sting has a reggae vibe. Could you react to Sting " Roxanne " . You will hear it .

All police music had a STRONG Reggae influence

Thank you! ❤

Recommendation. The Police. "The bed's too big without you" Live. Hamburg. 1980

Thank you for taking the time to react to the original. 😊

When was the last time Ren had a #1 album topping the Billboard charts for 4 MONTHS! - Unlike the monster success of Synchronicity by The Police

More Ren of course!

Sting and Andy Summers, both English. Stewart Copland drummer American.

Radio version of MIAB woukd have been bettter for comparison but was still awesome to watch! ❤

Thank you 🙏❤ King of The Mix ❤ for your 🐷 Ren - 🍾 Back on 74 / Message In A Bottle Retake reaction! #ren #sickboi #backonseventyfour #messageinabottle #retake BTS - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gYScobd-04c.html ... the original songs and videos are well worth your time, and when you're there, leave a comment that Ren brought you to them! Jungle - Back on 74 (2023) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q3lX2p_Uy9I.html The Police - Message In A Bottle (1979) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MbXWrmQW-OE.html

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Glad you reacted to this. Haven't seen you in a while. I'd love to see you react to more of Ren's music. . He's done some amazing things that you haven't seen. I would love for you to get the views on this but I'm afraid the thumbnail will turn people off because it sounded like you liked it. . I clicked to look at comments first before I watched.

I don’t like the original of Back on 74 and I think Sting is seriously overrated lol. I am obsessed with RENs version of both songs and his rap in the middle. Much better speed for them plus Ren sang message in a bottle half an octave higher than Sting which is impressive. Yes to more Ren, always yes! 🖤 Back on 74/ Message in a bottle Bassist - Kai Lacey Singers - Sylvia Mwenze & Scarlett Fae Cinematography- Sam Perry-Falvey {BACK ON 74} Keep it rockin', doin’ the same thing And we get high on the breakdown And we were watching from the same time But that don't change what I think now. And we were talking 'bout the same crime No, we don't hide when it rains now I learned my lesson at the same time Ooh, ooh ooh ooh where did it Go, back on 74 Call this place my home Never gonna cry anymore Where did it all go Ooooh ooooh ooooh ooooh ooooh Keep it rockin', doin' the same thing And we get high on the break down And we were watching from the same time But that don't change what I think now And we were talking 'bout the same crime No, we don't hide when it rains now I learned my lesson at the same time Ooh, where did it Go, back on 74 (when I noticed you) Call this place my home Never gonna cry anymore Where did it all Go, let it go Let it go Ooh, let it go Let it go Let it go Ooh (Guitar Solo) Let's take em back to 74 inherently poor/pour Myself on the (Break down) Talk is secondary, first my speciality, Naughty bars on a (Take down) Rap/wrap like nicotine, sound so addicting, Click click Zippo flick, caddy daddy hit the green Soak up dopamine, I mean dope scheme Take more head than the blade of a guillotine, uh Filipina - you shoulda seen her She likes girls but I turned Tina Angelina wanna raid her tomb Ocarina with the Zelda moves Sound so smooth, wax strip groove Don't stay still when I make that move Thought for food, colour scheme nude Massive like jungle, shy but rude And the world is yours, That's a Nas shout out with an awkward…pause Cos the world is flawed when the power makes money and the money makes wars And the world is more than a place in space on a spinning ball But for now that's all, back to 1974 Go, back on 74 Call this place my home Never gonna cry anymore Where did it all go Ooooh ooooh Ooooh ooooh {MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE} Just a lonely day, an island lost at sea, oh Another castaway, nobody here but me, oh More loneliness than any man could bear Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh (Let it go) Sending out an SOS (Let it go) Sending out an SOS (Let it go) Sending out an SOS (Let it go) Sending out an SOS (Let it go) Message in a bottle, yeah (Let it go) Message in a bottle, yeah

I would change you're thumbnail if i were you. Looks like you're hating on Ren.