A swan song is one last song before the death/end of something. This song in itself is the swan song for the human race & the earth; 'for murdering old mother (mother nature) we'll dance on the moon' and 'on the shoulders of man and his bag full of bombs, bell tolling destruction our final swan song'.
I love everyone's expression the first time they see Ren playing the Melodica. It's a cross between confusion, amusement and respect. Probably because we all played something like it as a kid and it sounded like a dying cat. It's a bit of a shock to realize it can actually sound good.
U should check out their cover of Praise You by Fatboy Slim! It's one of my favorite covers they do next to What kind of woman is this!! U will love everything they do!!
Song written by Gorran in 2016. When he was first buskung by himself, he was kniw as the bob dylan guy. He is traveling, and bysking in Spain right now. He us the youngest if them, just turned 29. The Big push is a treasure chest of variety. Romain wrote Dignity with Ten adding the chorus. Another good one.
If you want to see even more unusual Ren, then his uni band Trick the Fox is a good way to compare the artist he was back when Sony were interested in him before he got sick, with the artist that his struggles made him. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p8MuNCCzH2o.htmlsi=N9eo-9xcc-LVbN9n
The Big Push are so awesome. Bongo Bong , and Praise You are another two beauties! But there are many others really worth watching. Romain and Gorran are also amazing as solo perfoprmers
The Big Push was Ren's last band. Before that he sang/played with Trick The Fox. The other two have their own rabbit holes to dive into: Gorran Kendall (in the middle) and Romain Axisa (to the right) have great songs on their channels as well. Gorran is currently busking in Malagá.
Pursuing their own respectful individual music careers that well represent their own styles. I absolutely love each of these guys just depending on what you’re vibing. You mentioned the folk in this piece…that would be Gorran’s influence. IMO he is our modern day Dylan check him out “If” is my favorite! Romain has a baritone voice combined with his guitar skills can rip through one soul…”time after time” is a fine example! Thank you for acknowledging each of these guys! Anyone who has the privilege of performing with Ren is worthy of respect👍🏻
During the global "shutdown" the 3 of them were flat-mates. "Live Nation" did 3 or 4 live strems of The Big Push. Was great! Check those out also. It is a song mourning the death of Mother Earth.
You need to watch their version of Englishman in New York (live). In that you will see Sting's influence on Ren - and also in Ren's latest video released last Thursday (Back on 74 - Message in a Bottle Retake). There are some really good busking sessions of The Big Push out there. Ren cut his teeth busking, along with being born with a guitar in his hands..
Not sure if you read the comments but.....check out "The Big Push " live at the Brighton Dome Sept 9th, 2022 ! The video is on The Big Push's page ! It was their last concert before Ren had to leave for more medical treatments in Canada. It is the full concert, about 1hr and 40 mins ! It was amazing !
think this is my favourite big push song! the 'air piano' makes me laugh every time tho, and in my head i would love to believe ren was just walking around a charity shop and spotted it and thought it would be fun to try!! Works so well in this track i think! great reaction as always dude
Not only shoukd jump down the Big Push rabbit hole, but check out Romain and Gorran's solo work. I really hope we get a TBP reunion in the future, but theyre all great on thrir own too.
You should check out Icarus by The Big Push but make sure to watch the video with the "behind the scenes" video at the end. The song itself is great and the "behind the scenes" video is hilarious. I really like The Big Push and hopefully they'll be making an album soon. Gorran and Romain have been pushing their music recently and a reunion show in Brighton would be amazing. There are random videos of them playing concerts on RU-vid as well. Hopefully they didn't have a falling out. I think Glen the drummer is now in Australia. One can dream.
What do you see with the eyes in your head? Pitiful struggle, or are you content? Fear and anger so garishly clothed, resignation and ignorance tied up in bows A king to a pauper, a sad wizened clown A joke an' a punchline, people all 'round Rose-tinted glasses and no-one is sane A big waltzing blindfold, we are what we play We are what we play, and nothing is sane What can he hear with his ears in his hands? Her silently weeping, his head in the sand Patiently lurking in water in wine, he'll drown by her tears, or choke on his time For what we've forsaken and taken too soon Before murdering old mother, we'd dance on the moon Deaf to the thunder that silently cracks, we're holding our breath until her collapse What do you feel with your heart in your chest? Some few thousand years, could soon come to rest Do you feel the butcher? The bullet that bores With corkscrewing chaos and mighty a roar What do you feel with your heart in your chest? Some few thousand years could soon come to rest On the shoulders of man and his bag full of bombs Bell tolling destruction our final swan song.
