WHAT A DUO! | REN ft CHINCHILLA - "CHALK OUTLINES" | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@RivvymusicReacts]

Thank you so much for tuning in. Without his fans, I would’ve never discovered REN. This has been a wonderful journey and can’t wait to see you guys in the next one! Love you all 💜🧡

[@TanyaQueen182]

Oh wow what an intro!!! Excellent guitar playing, sir!! And your smile was everything during the song!!

[@badwolf1587]

I giggled when he was eating it up, walking through the grocery store to the pharmacy. People were looking at me 🫡🐺

[@RivvymusicReacts]

😁💜

[@patriciaobrien6600]

This!! ❤❤

[@Dstinii]

Thank you so much for your reaction. I love your calm manner, insight, and passion for Ren's music.

[@jasonremy1627]

Love the guitar in the beginning!

[@ceekayy79]

The smile at Ren's singing voice....same 😂

[@piplevett4783]

#same

[@HermanThePlanetSmasher]

You have become the only reactor I can watch. Our empathy is on the same level, and it is hard to meet people who share that level of empathy. Thanks again for not being afraid to be real.

[@patriciaobrien6600]

I like this ❤❤ I feel the same 🎉

[@HermanThePlanetSmasher]

@@patriciaobrien6600 it’s nice to see so much love in a comment section. 🩵 These are my kind of people.

[@SonoraLovesMusic]

Definitely my new favorite, and you put it perfectly. He hit just the right points, and his face is so readable- and so relatable. ♥️♥️♥️

[@shirleywenlock-hot7460]

The delight on your face while Ren sings says everything. His voice transended his words necessitating going back to listen to the message which you interpreted so well. Ren refers to Chinchilla as his musical sibling and their collabs are amazing. Chinchilla is a rabbit hole you need to fall into head first, take that dive as her voice is mind-blowing. Even though she's signed, she's considered independent the way her contract was structured. Fantastic reaction as expected and I look forward to so many more that will hopefully include all of Ren's friends and collaborators each amazing in their own right. Beautiful guitar intro❤

[@carolweight5972]

I'm glad you have a soul big enough and open enough to accept all that Rens music has to offer along with the empathy/caring from of us all who you have allowed in. I pray you never lose that feeling of wonderment. Thank you x

[@SabiWhitefluff-fc5od]

Absolutely beautifully put. Like Ren, this guy is special.❤️

[@gerardpeterbrennan]

Ren is very occasionally played on BBC Radio 6 and Radio 1, but not often I don't think. I've heard rumours that he's doing a Radio 1 'Fire in the Booth' set, or may be soon. I don't often listen to the radio but I'll check that out if it happens. He's not very mainstream as yet, but hopefully he'll get there. I heard 'Humble' coming from a house across from me while I was waiting for the bus the other day, but I only know 1 other Ren fan that I didn't introduce him to.

[@DazzleMonroe]

You're rapidly becoming one of my new favourite reactors. Peace

[@LifeUpgradeTV]

Another great reaction from you. Your spirit shines through. Loved hearing you play the guitar at the beginning. Keep shining. ❤

[@RivvymusicReacts]

💜💚

[@arklilbro]

Your smile says it all

[@caseace79]

Little Easter egg in this video. In the beginning when REN opens the chair rather loudly and with force is a nod to a psychiatric condition called Cherophobia or the fear of being ok.

[@RivvymusicReacts]

Interesting!

[@gurulimbo]

Wow! The layers to this man! Thanks! 🤛😎👍🤟🤙

[@iamsquatty]

**ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED** congratulations! You have discovered new ren friend chinchilla! Beautiful voice, lots of good music from her as well and a few other collabs with ren including some upcoming ones 😁🥹💜 also, loved your little screeches tale intro there at the beginning, it sounded amazing! 😊

[@arklilbro]

Well done on the guitar riff

[@kellystahlke1516]

Loved your intro!!! Great reaction as well!

[@nicolefagala3270]

Spot on in your interpretation. Chinchilla says in her part Setreline and Seratonin which the former is an antidepressant and Seratonin is a chemical in the brain that it increases

[@dianecranker6026]

Sertraline = Zoloft. Everyday for the last 20 years. 🕊💊

[@kt_kroovy1031]

Beautiful reaction, my friend... you get it ♥️🦇♥️🦇♥️🦇♥️

[@RayasRealm]

Loved your reaction ♥️ Thank you. Chinchilla is an incredible artist in her own right, especially live. For more amazing vocals from Ren, check out Back on 74/Message in a Bottle retake!

[@tiamariamunro]

Great intro, a genuine fan honoring Ren's work behind the scenes as well as on screen ❤

[@TanyaQueen182]

to REALLY hear Ren's vocal range, check out the song on his youtube with Sam Tompkins called "Earned It/Mans World/Falling" he goes high, he goes low, he will blow your mind :)

[@musochickburns8212]

And if you REALLY want to hear Ren hit a ridiculous note watch "The Big Push - Oh My Woman!"

[@farfromheaven29]

Excellent intro 👏😁👏😁 chinchilla is another incredible artist. Much love ✌️

[@Slymanno]

Holy crap Rivv - you can PLAY play ... Love it!❤

[@Lea-dq8ek]

'How To Be Me' Ren + Chinchilla...The duet which awakens my soul, my humanity and my despair unlike any other! Your reactions to Ren warm my heart! :-) Thank you for making a kranky old Australian woman smile with true joy! I am very much looking forward to having the privilege to watch your journey discovering Ren! It will be magnificent!! :-)

[@GabeHornne]

Can't believe you've learned screech's tale so quickly that was amazing !!! So talented

[@BellalunaGames]

Excellent guitar in the beginning! You’re very talented! Thanks for another fantastic reaction! You have very quickly become one of my favorite reactors. Much love ❤️❤️❤️

[@saradabennett9077]

Great guitar work❤ I love seeing your emotions shadow your face. It is so precious to see another hear my favorite songs for the first time. Thank You

[@nicolefagala3270]

Oh u r unlocking another great. Add to your list. Fingers by hunger tv, 1:5, little girl gone, all by Chinny! Etc etc. All great! Oh, another suet by these 2 is How to be me is AMAZING

[@707punky]

Check out Ren and Chinchilla's "How To Be Me." It's one of my absolute favorites. Also, Ren with Sam Tompkins "Blind Eyed". The Live version. Then check out Chinchillas "Fingers." Not only is Ren singularly a phenomenal artist, but he surrounds himself with equally talented artists. I'm so glad you found the Reniverse. Enjoy!

[@durk2272]

Thanks for the reaction your playing was excellent! 🎉

[@KarriSimone]

Look at you at your guitar skills 😉❤ You learned it like you said you would!! 😊

[@RivvymusicReacts]

🤗

[@RhondaTomassi]

Loved seeing you playing guitar. Ren is very soulful. He is an old soul. The years of pain and illness have made him very deep. His album sick Boi hit number one in the UK. Unfortunately he isn't mainstream in the US. I'd listen to more radio if he was. Thank you for the reaction. Chinchilla is awesome as well.

[@carolkellison9359]

I love your openness. Welcome to the RENegades

[@polyesterspecter]

This duet is absolutely incredible, but their other duet HOW TO BE ME (LIVE) is even more beautiful. Can't wait to see your reaction to that one. And amazing job on the guitar at the start of the video!

[@Lynxeye-Youtube]

These two, in such perfect harmony, actually make something vibrate in the soul of anyone who listens carefully to them, doesn't it?!...

[@MargaretKichenama]

❤❤Thank you for sharing ❤❤

[@annikawallnyqvist3893]

❤️‍🔥🇸🇪

[@AnchorFTW]

I love how you pick up on the meaning of the song very well. You can see your emotions and I can tell you have a true appreciation for the music. Can't wait to see more!

[@SnarksZ882]

In a matter of a few reactions, you have quickly become a reactor that I truly look forward, and one of the rare few that I rewatch, just because there is something incredibly soothing about your presence, and maybe it's how gentle you are with the creation of another, you listen and allow yourself to be vulnerable as you take it in, and that is incredibly comforting to me, being able to see others feeling similarly about something I've come to love, so thank you for another great reaction, and not to mention, sharing that bit at the beginning of you playing, you sounded great!

[@RivvymusicReacts]

Appreciate it. Glad to have you here 😊

[@t8r-8]

Your smile makes us all smile. Keep up these amazing reactions. We're all looking forward to them all.

[@teradrew7555]

Oh dang. Beautiful intro.

[@yilomina2047]

Love the intro! This duet is remarkable - I get chills every time. Anything they do together is equally, if not more, amazing. Thank you for sharing another heartfelt reaction with us. I'm glad you're doing Sick Boi next!

[@BoredBro2zzz]

That intro was amazing man. IM SOOOO GLAD TO SEE YOU REACTING TO IT

[@Tucapps-Ren-ergade]

As Ren said in slaughter house "the sword of Damocles". Impending doom. I scared of being ok.

[@annatraustadottir4387]

Good reaction, and understanding.

[@Hear2helpu754]

Very nice intro to Screeches Tale. That is one of my favorite acoustic intros.

[@GM-in2io]

❤. Another great reaction. You should do Ren with his band The Big Push. “I Shot the Sheriff /Road to Zion/ Hip Hop live (Ren wearing red suspenders)❤. & I love your guitar playing.For more Chinchilla do her”Fingers” live for HungerTV.

[@KittyInTheGarden]

And also Chinchillas live version of her song 1:5.

[@nickibridges2898]

1:5 is a gut punch for me 💔😭 but it's INCREDIBLE!​@@KittyInTheGarden

[@KittyInTheGarden]

@@nickibridges2898 it's heartbreaking

[@Nanersbananers]

Fabulous guitar playing at the beginning. Thank you for this reaction, warms my heart seeing someone appreciate these songs as much as I do.

[@steviehinton9403]

I love your reactions and love that you can be vulnerable with us. You are not alone!

[@albamartinez4987]

❤❤❤Fantastic intro and reaction!! Can't wait for more! I recommend for songs that show off his vocal range you choose his Fred Again mashup (where he takes 5 EDM songs by Fred Again and mashes them into 1 acoustic song), Wade in the Water/Troubles so hard by him and his band The Big Push live, I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/ Hip Hop again by The Big Push (pick the one where Ren is wearing the Red Suspenders/braces as its the best version) and Back on 74/Message in a Bottle Retake where Ren sings his version of these two songs by Jungle and The Police. All are fantastic ❤ With regards to Sick Boi, once you've listened to it, make sure to watch a 30 odd minute video Ren made about what happened this year. Then ...and only then, I suggest watching Kujo Beatdown bc otherwise it may be difficult to understand what's going on. ❤ Here is the link to Ren's explanation kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWiVkpWagr-VfaMsi=Sq2jFQetk5rGg00C

[@anthonyprecord232]

I'm really starting to love your reactions and you're very talented. Keep doing what you're doing. You're a gift to this world.

[@elisazaccheo3270]

Love your reaction! Your expressions and words encapsulate how I have felt. You'll love the live performance of "How to Be Me" also ft. Chinchilla. It's gorgeous and equally as powerful. Ren also has fun songs, as well as rap. Back on 74/Message in a Bottle Retake, Murderer video AND live acoustic versions (you should do them back- to- back), Money Ties, Power, Illest of Our Time, The Hunger, For Joe, and Bittersweet Symphony acoustic version. After that, try some of his catalog with the band The Big Push! After that, go back to many earlier songs of his. His range has no end!

[@TheTigger31]

You really connect to his lyrics. You get it! Love how much you enjoy his artistry. Thank you for your honesty and insights.

[@kiprock2383]

Your amazing thanks ❤❤❤❤

[@dianecranker6026]

Riv, such beautiful guitar playing. Thank you for that! Sertraline = zoloft, everyday for the last 20 years. This has become my anthem. I love it so very much! Thank you for just being you. Happy holidays. 💙🎶🕊🎵

[@RivvymusicReacts]

@@dianecranker6026 🤗💜

[@davidhabgood]

Commenting early in your reaction to compliment you on your guitar playing.

[@musochickburns8212]

Beautiful job playing the intro to Screech's Tale! ☺️💕 I really appreciate your reaction style and you really get the meaning of these songs. You're going to love Ren (and everyone he collabs with) 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💕

[@deanweir8458]

Fantastic guitar playing 😮😊

[@philflynn9161]

Awesome guitar playing! And awesome reaction ❤

[@maureenyates9534]

That was amazing and wonderful surprise! You're very talented. ❤

[@Megnky920]

Your guitar opening was fantastic! ❤ Great reaction. Really enjoying your journey here!

[@tjh5716]

I found Ren about two years ago and my musical world I thought I knew for 50 years was instantly altered. The intelligence of the lyrics and the originality of the arrangements. You may need an upbeat one. Ren does have very fun and upbeat songs also. One of my favorites is Power. You’re going to get tons of recommendations and approaches. The renegades have good insights here. Your journey started just as it should. So excited to see where you go next.

[@nicolefagala3270]

Wow! Watch you my guy!! Love from Charleston, SC 🇺🇸

[@elledee36]

For rens vocals, definitely check out back on 74 retake 😊

[@kevingbreen]

Beautiful guitar playing at the start of this one brother. I subscribed a few videos back becuse I can see in your reactions the same impact that Ren's music has had on so many of us and it brought me great joy watching your smile slowly creeping from ear to ear with this track. So glad you enjoyed it and got to learn about just how talented Ren is vocally. I can recommend Ren's live performance of How to Be Me with Chinchilla to hear just how good they both are at controlling their vocals and one of the most haunting and beautiful tracks I've ever heard; and for me that's really saying somehting as I adore Thom Yorke and Radiohead for their haunting beauty in their music. I always look forward to your next reactions and after Sick Boy I would consider Ren's song Cruth feat. Bibi. Another sung and vocally haunting track that seems to somehow capture the essential essence of what it's like being stuck in the middle of life altering depression. Have a wonderful Christmas and new year brother.

[@judir9196]

Perfect sense! Always waiting for the shoe to drop. ❤

[@carolineoconnor5752]

Love that you loved it ❤

[@darkmatter6714]

Wow, you’re great on the guitar! To showcase his versatility, while this is still fresh in your head, I would suggest a complete opposite number - Down On The Beat. BTW Ren produces and masters his own music and videos. Love from UK 🇬🇧

[@KatHot567]

I love your reactions: very honest and emotionally mature. And great guitar playing!!

[@ML_SE]

👍 🤓🇸🇪

[@amynichols2223]

Just stumbled across your reaction and the authenticity of your face and also your words is exactly how I felt when I heard this first. Thank you for your sincerity x

[@lynette.]

I always play How to be me live straight after this it's another example of the hauntingly beautiful blend of their voices.

[@salishseamermaid]

This is one of my favorite songs, from ANY artist. ❤ A couple more great examples of Ren's singing are his Fred Again mashup, and a street performance with The Big Push, covering Wade In The Water/Trouble So Hard/Nina Simone. (There are many others, but these are two of my favorites.)

[@mrpatrickhobot]

Anybody carrying weight in their soul eventually finds a Ren song that is utter catharsis. I'm pretty happy this reactor has found him. It's going to be a great journey.

[@Q.Q.]

Appreciated your reaction, thoughts. Most reactions are sorely wanting. Yours was substantive.

[@janinewalker1748]

❤❤❤

[@Cabiriad]

Wow! great Intro :)

[@CyndeLooWho]

Wow!! Beautiful!!

[@Yipples-BookClubofOne]

It's as though I can feel the music touching your soul. It is a joy and a privilege to be sharing your journey into Ren. I believe you will connect with his story and his message to humanity. He released 8 'chapters' telling his story, with tracks accompanying them. He is a great story teller. In answer to your question, no Ren is not played on the radio in the UK. His music is too layered for the mainstream media, and some of his messaging too true for a world driven by money. To quote Ren though... 'Everything is subject to change We could build utopias if individuals were taught to use their brains'

[@ItsMeTeenuhLeigh]

The fact that you learned how to play screech's tail put a huge smile on my face. Thank you for that

[@adam.4487]

I must say your guitar playing was wonderful and a nice surprise. Now for the lyrics in Rens song, I get it! My world is upside down right now. When I begin to think things were better or getting better and might stay OK, something happens. I am constantly waiting for the next shoe to drop, or the shit to hit the fan. Right now shoes and shit is tangled up in a big fan, it's a mess. Right now it's even worse, so I no longer wish for a perfect beautiful day, because I don't want to ruin it. I don't anticipate but I will dream of a day, but keep my expectations very low.

[@RivvymusicReacts]

Sending some 💜 for things to be better

[@patriotpaula2324]

Here for the journey. Watching your smile as he sang was like watching a kid open the best Christmas present ever. Every one of Ren's songs will find a special place in your heart❤

[@petersilie8549]

What an Intro! Respect, Sir 💪

[@marianneszijj]

Beautiful Jenny/Screech guitar intro and reaction. This song also hit me “like a frikkin’ truck!” as you said and it helped me take stock of how I was dealing with depression and anxiety. I now try better to use more tools in my toolbox to deal with the storms life throws at us. That was almost two years ago. 🥰 Sick Boi is a good choice as it is the title track from his hiphop album and is another showcase of this swiss-army knife of an artist. As for Chinchilla, she is also a force of nature and Ren calls her his musical sibling. I highly recommend you check out anything with her name on it! There are many incredible paths to follow for more of Ren’s many talents, including the phenomenal band called The Big Push! Ren’s first viral song is called “Blind Eyed” and he recorded it with his friend Sam Tompkins, who is another multi-talented artist. There are several incredible live versions that are all fantastic. I always opt for LIVE versions when it comes to anything with any of these artists. They invariably will knock your socks off! It’s really a new British Invasion! Cheers from California! 💔❤️‍🩹❤️

[@badwolf1587]

🤔😏👍🤣🫡🐺😎💯💙

[@joanm2232]

love seeing the smiles and joy. Jeff Buckley's freedom and experimenting on vocals has really influenced Rens vocals. His music has not gotten to radio yet.

[@mrioa]

i don't know about mainstream in the uk, but his album Sick Boi was released about a year ago and entered the uk album charts at #1 (look up his reaction hearing the result on live radio, so wholesome!). one of his songs even occassionally made it to some alternative music stations here in austria: Down On The Beat. also, great guitar intro, emotions and thoughts. keep 'em coming!

[@shirleywenlock-hot7460]

Like many of us you also suffer from cherophobia, the fear of being happy. From the Greek "chero" to rejoice. Trauma issues causing us to think of the imminent day of reckoning if we allow ourselves to be happy.

[@RivvymusicReacts]

💯

[@waylander_nq6702]

Love your reaction. Good job.

[@piplevett4783]

so excited to follow your journey!

[@kathleenwykle736]

Thanks for sharing your skill ❤

[@danielbeard7045]

LOVED that intro! What an homage ❤

[@garysherwin3316]

The loud chair is an Easter egg , cherophobia ( pronounced chair ) is the fear of being happy

[@BoredBro2zzz]

Main stream in our hearts

[@elledee36]

0:36 😮 wow!

[@MoondustMaia]

Really enjoyed your guitar work in the introduction. Impressed how quickly you were able to work that out. Great reaction on Chalk Outlines. It is a beautiful song. My favorite duets of Ren's that I have heard are the two with Chinchilla - Chalk Outlines and How to Be Me.

[@davidhabgood]

Great reaction, I feel you have a really nice balance between reaction, analysis and commentary.

[@KittyInTheGarden]

Loved your guitar intro! There's also a more produced version of this song with a beautifully simple arrangement. It should have been a massive radio hit, as should their other song to date, How to be Me. They have two more songs coming soon on Ren's new Slaughter House album. I don't listen to music radio these days, so I couldn't tell you if he is starting to get some airtime yet. If you're going to tackle Kujo Beatdown, I would suggest you react to Sick Boi first, followed by Ren's explanation video as to why Sick Boi was taken down, not necessarily to react to, but for context. Kujo Beatdown also references another fantastic song you haven't heard yet, Money Game Part 3, but it won't affect your understanding too much and you can go back and fill in the gaps later. For a fantastic example of Ren's vocal range (in terms of pitch) check out Earned it/Man's World/Falling with Sam Tompkins, a long time friend and musical collaborator with a voice like butter. You might be interested to watch Ren's video Diazepam, which is the generic name for Valium, so related to anxiety.

[@RivvymusicReacts]

Thank you for the insight!

[@garysherwin3316]

Bonus unlocked ... a new player has entered the game ( chinchilla )

[@marilynshealy2010]

I loved your intro. You played so well. I liked your review. Thank you.