The Big Push - Bongo Bong (Manu Chao cover) | REACTION

[@NilZed1]

When Romaine began singing you looked surprised, at his fluency? I think.. Yes, he is French. Ren is Welsh, Gorran is English and Glenn (their absent drummer) is Irish

[@beverlywest7627]

Isn't Ren fantastic? That's why he has such a diverse audience. I am 68 years old, and I just completely LOVE Ren"s music, all of it.

[@sabrinaevans8746]

I’m 65! He’s really killing it in the cougar demographics

[@saragates2255]

He's the king of the bongo bong 🌟

[@sigally]

This is my take on why Ren hasn't blown up to the level he should be at. He's totally independent. (He does have a small team of talented friends). He wasn't able to do shows or typical promos for his 1st solo hip hop album Sick Boi although his album became #1 in the UK. For more than a year he's been in Canada getting treatment for the affects of his untreated Lyme disease all while traveling back and forth to England to record music videos. Hi Ren, his viral video has only been out a little more than a year ago. But things are changing a lot for him now. He's moving to LA, finishing up his 2nd album. Recorded these retakes and has a number of collabs already recorded. 2024 should be a good year for him.

[@jasonremy1627]

They have some great originals too! Sweet Little Lady (live acoustic version) is great

[@4ustube]

This looks to be where Ren's song "Murder" was filmed. You can see the window that Ren steps through.

[@GundogJake]

Yes, well known Brighton landmarks. Most of this in The Lanes. Must have got up very early to film the video, as these areas are always very busy during the day.

[@sputukgmail]

It’s also the roof Ren is sat on in Losing it when he does the fast rap part - and hes also sat on the stairs in Losing it that he walks down in Murderer. This is also the roof they did one of the lock down live performances from. It’s also where they were all living at the time :)

[@Dave1507]

@@sputukgmail it's also the stairs where romain recorded 75 bpm ;)

[@sputukgmail]

@@Dave1507 oh yeah - I was sure there were other things filmed there - and I think a couple or Romain’s videos are now you remind me (in his room I think).

[@wexfordgirl1]

I sing this for days after hearing it again for first time. Absolutely beautiful.

[@noelneyman421]

Totally agree with your reactions to Ren. Living legend for sure. Ren is the GOAT! Love TBP!❤

[@itsakittyting]

Smart of Ren to reference his other songs often, so reactors explore his discography ☺ i love this song so happy

[@motaman8074]

You are correct. Even better!!!!

[@tomturbo1317]

Yay!! That's all.

[@TheAxeification]

I'm sure this has been requested, but Swan Song by The Big Push is amazingly beautiful.

[@drealyn1486]

great reaction! Better than the original... gotta love that ish lol

[@terrieb13]

Thanks for another great Rensday!!! ☮️❤️😎

[@chuleta216]

Next has to be "I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop".

[@ulladencker60]

Love your reaktions. Chinchilla is dropping a video this evening for her latest song. Im so excited 💎💎💎

[@bethellen1962]

Just read they’re going to do a Reunion gig. Please oh please be true 🙏😊🙏 Thank you for sharing this!

[@stevecody9878]

One of my favourites ❤

[@khristianacampbell3356]

❤ my husband is from France! I made him translate for me!!! Now I have made him a Ren… Big Push fan!!! 😅

[@Pablopax4]

Your husband may like Ren and Romain's "French Song", the video is a montage of classic French movies from the 60's. It's on youtube.

[@serendipitish]

I love "French Song", and almost never see a reaction to it! You don't have to understand the French parts to appreciate the delightful playfulness of the way Ren and Romain bounce rhymes back and forth between the two languages. ❤

[@ravenwolfscorner]

More Big Push 🙏

[@blueisback3683]

Let's hope they do get back together, they are the 21st century Beatles. Keep going down the Big Push rabbit hole and you will agree.

[@gcarap]

Are you not aware Ren became the first indie artist EVER to have an album debut #1 in the UK this past October with Sick Boi? Point being he IS starting to blow up.

[@Courtneyp85]

I love this song and so does my 6 year old daughter.

[@Anuta6675]

Joining your mantra: They're coming back, coming back, coming back ....

[@sharis9095]

We're all putting out the "reunion" vibes... if wishing can make it so, it's a done deal. Actually, Gorran has begun posting music again and Romaine has a fair bit of new music so except for the drummer Glenn they are all still playing and they all say they're still friends and would love to play together again... even if only for 1 event. I feel for Glenn though, he's often overlooked and apparently is also a really good guitar player, he ended up on drums because he was the best drummer. (I've seen a video with Ren playing drums... he can hold the tempo but it's obviously not his best instrument.)

[@christinehutchinson767]

Awesome ❤😎🇬🇧

[@helenjarvis7755]

So cool

[@davidhasson1594]

Please do murderer the acoustic version 😊

[@sistermoon1970]

Ren respects music

[@SandraP3796]

Loved your reactions guys 😅😅

[@chucknorris5141]

So you're doing the Big Push after Taco Tuesday? Nice!

[@connorh7912]

You should do there English man in new York cover amazing

[@jabo22]

I think it's better than the original becuase the chorus is more pronounced in the mix whereas the original is too soft. Great song and much better than the original. And yes, that bass is killer. Three great musicians.

[@pisnis0077]

murrrrr

[@igofastr6]

Check out Avatar (the band) The Dirt I'm Buried In.

[@belspeth]

A double whammy before bed in Wales, Uk. Love it and thank you, always love your Ren reactions. Going to bongo bongo in my dreams.

[@AudioLunch]

Nice!!! Cheers! 🙏

[@albamartinez4987]

I totally agree with you! This song is my happy place. I cannot be sad when I hear this. The original, although brilliant at the time, can be a bit monotonous. But Ren and the gang have just arranged it so well that it just breathed in such life into it. I'm so happy you reacted to this gem 💎 Can't wait to your next Ren/Big Push reaction. Btw you could add solo Chinchilla to your list. Start with Fingers (Live for Hunger tv) for a demo to her incredible vocals. ❤

[@joshuadwatson]

Their cover of Fat Boy Slim’s Praise You is 🔥

[@GeminiPurPower]

Love it, one of my Big Push favorites next to Icarus.. 😂. What I love about Ren is he shares the spotlight. He’s so generous. Watch Gorran sing in Icarus.. it’s really good! Then the after video interview. Totally hilarious..of them in Greek God character. ❤❤❤❤you will love it!

[@MizCriz46]

YES! It's called "Behind The Push: Icarus". Every one of them can act!

[@lucygonzalez-zo5nz]

Yessss!!! I was hoping we would get 2 videos from ya today. The fact that you both are musicians and sound engineers you fellas always have great reactions. Thank you!

[@TobiiRheaStarr]

Psssttt they’re gonna do some form of reunion gig! Straight from the horses mouth my friends 😏😝🖤

[@gcarap]

In LA?

[@Emilie-one]

I cannot wait!!!!❤

[@wombles67]

Is it at secret garden party?

[@bethellen1962]

Your lips to God’s ears 🤞

[@DogDocKat]

The Big Push is just too amazing! They are just magical together. Definitely check out Romain Axisa and Gorran Kendall's solo work too. Really enjoyed this one 💜💜

[@tjmctube]

How? Just how....the f-ing guy just seems to cover it all with such excellence?

[@LoutTsu]

Absolutely love TBP! Their chemistry together is magic, and always so tight!

[@ClearTheRubble7]

No monkey can take Ren's place!! 🐵🐒 Not even King Kong! 🦍 I introduced this cover and a few other Big Push songs to a 78-year-old disabled woman I help take care of, and she has asked me to play Bongo Bong a few times, calling it "the monkey song." I thought she'd like TBP because they do a few 1950's and '60's covers (Johnny B. Goode, Be Bop a Lula, These Boots Are Made For Walking). And they also wrote a doo-wop song (Oh My Woman?) that's pretty amazing and interesting, because it turns a little "psychedelic" towards the end. Loved your reaction!

[@OjayCore]

Definitely better than the original 😂❤❤

[@Shiroar]

Their chemistry and energy is just amazing. Just friends who love music.

[@MoreKellBellPlease]

This one just makes me smile and move ♥

[@MoreKellBellPlease]

The Big Push is seriously my favorite band. I pray they reunite!

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Actually Manu Chao´s "Bongo Bong" released 1998 was already a cover version of the song titeled "King of the Bongo" released in 1991 by the French Alternative Rock + Ska punk band "Manu Negra" and Manu Chao was the singer of that band which was founded by him and his brother in the 80ties way before he started his solo career at 1998. "King of the Bongo" had musically a total different vibe (=had a bit more agressive singing performance with dominant drums as background and had no reggae vibe at all but was more like a punk music vibe) than "Bongo Bong" and also didn´t have the then from Manu Chao added "Je aime taime plus" part sung by his girl friend who by the way also participated from time to time at "Manu Negra" songs already. But my favourite song from that particular Manu Negra album was the song "Out of time man" which got then covered over a decade later by Mick Harvey for one episode of the TV show "Breaking Bad".

[@anastasiagreene5967]

Thanks for that!😊

[@GundogJake]

Love this! Ren used to busk with TBP at the top of my street in Brighton, fans would block Ship Street/Duke Street on a Saturday afternoon to see this talent. Good days…Rumour had it he was signed by Sony, but got dumped when he became ill with Lymes disease, bet they’re kicking themselves now if that’s accurate…

[@serendipitish]

Ren was signed with Sanctuary, a subsidiary of Sony, in the Trick The Fox days, at the very beginning of his illness. They had started to record tracks for an album, but he became too sick to continue, and they mutually agreed that he wouldn't be able to fulfill the "produce and promote 1 album in [time frame]" contract. They not only let the contract expire gracefully, they let him keep the masters that had already been recorded. Those formed the basis of about half the tracks on his "Freckled Angels" album, released independently 4-5 years later. It certainly wasn't the way anyone wanted it to go, but Sony weren't dicks about it. (Regrets? I'm sure they have a few!)

[@vornamenachname9905]

Yo check out Ren's interpretation of "English man in Ney York".

[@MissMeKate]

They're fantastic aren't they! As you love your drums, Sweet Little Lady live by The Big Push has Ren play a tiny bit.

[@mikegonzales4199]

I was going to say I may be looking through Ren colored glasses Buuut NO, this was way better than the original.

[@KittyInTheGarden]

Plus, Ren is almost definitely Disco Doc, and he's taught me loads about music.

[@MoreKellBellPlease]

Almost better than the original? Nahhhh, definitely better!

[@stacy4823]

This is one of my favorites by The Big Push. They just make me smile when I listen to them. I am glad to see all the solo projects that they are all putting out.

[@letmejustsay]

You guys need to see The Big Push - I shot the sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip hop. That is a must watch.

[@alexiaspaedt-mcintosh5311]

It makes me so happy to see how jazzed you get!

[@mldkenny]

Whenever I need lifting I stick this on, The Big Push are just amazing , I love each of them individually but together they are IMO one of the best bands ever!

[@optimistinmyprime]

WooOOoooooooo! Better than the original. Awesome.

[@Oitsugina93]

Love seeing you react to my favs...Your desire to see them together again will grow❤

[@kylefrandsen2665]

Romaine was the man in the mask for "Money Game 1".

[@momstin58]

Yay! You’ve finally gotten to my favorite TBP song/ video!! LOVE this one. You guys are rocking your reactions 💜

[@momishka7]

The song ft Bibi on the Demos called Ahiahiahoah has a whole Bruce Willis movie reference section and is also being slept on. Check it. ❤❤❤❤

[@stevejarvis4174]

Ren is bigger then Jesus....cmon the beatles said it ..and they were mediocre...ren is something else

[@joshuawiedenbeck6944]

Beatles never rapped. Plus, Ren writes all of his own music. Definitely better than the Beatles.

[@supasoulproductions]

Love me some Big Push!! I put up a remaster of their Heart Attack video on my channel to bring out that great Gorran vocal. The level of talent is this band is just astounding. Great reaction to a killer cover!

[@salishseamermaid]

Love love love this cover!!

[@abbymathews5088]

Love your reactions. Audio Lunch kills it again! Nothing like your Ren reactions. 😉❤️✌️

[@aroma101524]

One of my favourite but I think I say that with every song 🤷🏻‍♀️❤️

[@iamsquatty]

Ren was born to be a masterful musical artist 😊💜💜

[@CirTap]

The original has loads of percussion but no bassline. Goran totally nailed this. Romain's original from Toulouse, southern France, hence his thick French pronunciation.

[@Jinxy44]

I defy anyone not to be smiling from the first few notes. It’s amazing. I enjoyed your enthusiasm too. Cheers for the reaction. ❤️

[@redzwestisbest]

If you want to hear Ren just jamming out on a guitar to an old blues song... try this The Big Push busking session: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHmoqWWYhayfsKs

[@leehallam9365]

Let's hope you are right about The Big Push. I don't see any reason why not, they broke because Ren went to Canada, not because they fell out.

[@sammyd8860]

This one also makes me smile - so good ! Who knew a ukelele break could sound so cool ?!

[@Lou-xq9br]

❤

[@Irvspanish]

So fun to watch ya'll reaction to this amazing cover! I love the original, but you are right this is next level!

[@ryleymanandgrandad]

just subbed love the content hi fay scotland

[@michesole7015]

Big smile here ! Instant happy vibes ❤

[@Barzo7]

Great job again lads! Thanks

[@violetlobster]

The Big Push - I Shot the Sheriff next :-)

[@troy9er]

Great reaction as always!!! Keep em coming.

[@bevc5349]

Love you guys! ❤❤

[@dave.james007]

👍👍✌️

[@GW-kf1be]

❤❤❤

[@mcguigance]

Yay ..more more more of Ren @ his friends @ bandmembersb pleaseb

[@morecrayonsplzmcw4836]

🔥

[@alisonsteffenswinchester]

If you're lying in a bed for years and can't do anything... what would you do? Films, Netflix, music.... and friends 🧡... Time well spent. Love your reaction. 😊

[@libby215]

Your facial expressions were so engaging: watching you, watching them - good job chaps 🙃

[@flint818]

like your reactions! if you are looking for and ORIGINAL and not a cover, may I suggest "Precious" or "Dignity" or "Sweet Little Lady"... there's a bunch more, but that's a good starting point.

[@dawnpatterson8708]

Please do For Joe. It takes a song of pain and turns it into one of HOPE. I just found you yesterday. I have been going through your playlist. You two are AMAZING. Thank you. ❤🤗❤

[@CirTap]

If... WHEN TheBig Push play their reunion concert I'll drop everything, buy tickets and go wherever this happens. A million followers are waiting for Ren and the Boyz to be live on stage again..😊

[@jacks9624]

Such fun... And dang, how tight they are when they play... For the next week: Why, my woman? Please?

[@jeffreyallen-uw9uh]

Your reaction cracked me up -they're awesome AF!! TC Gents:)

[@stuartmbrown66]

Great to hear your reaction, love the original, but this was a beautiful interpretation. Chapeau Big Push

[@mrsainsburys1]

Sooooooooo glad you did this, this is too 5 for me, simply perfect setting, an unexpected unplanned video while they were chilling with food n wine on the roof top, awesome job, thank you 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍

[@svZia-Switch51]

I really hope they come back

[@Courtneyp85]

The Big Push's cover of Englishman in New York is better than the original too

[@Bonjovicrzy]

My vote for the next song is The Big Push These Boots are Made for Walking & Praise You on Praise You their harmonies are killer Do not get me wrong love the original song, but you are right this version is lots better Ren said on his last song release premier chat The Big Push boys are talking but it was the timing they are working on even if they do not get back together full-time an occasional new song or gig or busking gig would be heaven they are way too good not to do something ... ... You need to check out Gorran Kendall and Romain Axisa solo stuff their solo stuff is wonderful too Romain is a genius on the guitar and his voice is hauntly angelic . And Gorran's solo stuff reminds of the music of the 70s like Bob Dylan , Cat Sevens etc ... love Gorran's live busking sessions he does lately