Thy lyric isn’t “mean.” It is a man denying, in vain, that he’s still in love with a woman. It’s an incredible love song.
@ripvisitor
6 ай бұрын
of course not
@mglaid1989
4 ай бұрын
Oh. Do you think so, doctor? It couldn’t be more obvious that the lyricist is deeply in love. From the first set of lyrics.
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
Not really. It was simply the songwriter using a different way to tell his wife that he loves her without it sounding too cliche.
@darkprose
Жыл бұрын
Once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece.
@wheelsistheman
8 ай бұрын
The lead singer was having breakfast with his wife and she was complaining that he doesn't say I love you anymore, so he wrote it from the point of view of someone who is so in love that he's afraid to admit it to himself.
@ripvisitor
6 ай бұрын
yes right
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
It was simply the songwriter using a different way to tell his wife that he loves her without it sounding too cliche.
@christophersmith7460
Жыл бұрын
This track dates from 1975 and is considered one of the greatest songs of all time. The background sounds were made by taping and retaping the bands vocals ending up with over 100 tracks. Very innovative in its day. There are videos about the making of this track that are worth watching. This version has a horrible cut about 1 minute from the end.
@dab_family9405
Жыл бұрын
What he said. This song is great because it was meticulously crafted with insane skills. Also, I love how many dudes say he's NOT in love, when he so clearly is.
@cabdriveruk
3 ай бұрын
Written by band members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, Stewart came up with the idea for the song after his wife of eight years asked him why he didn't say "I love you" more often.
@reallybadgamer
3 ай бұрын
He was taught to deny his feelings (older generation) - "big boys don't cry" and thus he's trying his best to deny his love. He's in love.
@donp1964
Жыл бұрын
The lyrics aren't mean. It's about a guy who is frightened at the feelings he's having and denying that he's in love with this girl, even though he clearly is. It's more sad and sweet than "mean"
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
Not really. It was simply the songwriter using a different way to tell his wife that he loves her without it sounding too cliche.
@Paul-dz6fs
4 ай бұрын
The backing is a choir of their voices with over 80 tracks and harmonies .. never been done before or since. A one of a kind track.
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
Has been done many times since.
@baylessnow
Ай бұрын
624 voices from 3 men.
@cathyopthof8136
6 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs, ever! I got engaged right before this, and I felt so bad for this girl, until I realized he’s sooooo in love, he can’t help but deny it! The background layers are their voices!
@dab_family9405
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you got it. It physically hurts me when people don't. But I don't think he was being mean, it's more like he's trying to convince himself he's not. The target of his love doesn't buy his denial, I'm sure.
@chrisostneberg1817
9 ай бұрын
He is obviously in love. It's irony.
@joannaison8265
10 ай бұрын
And the lady saying big boys, don’t cry was there receptionist
@ripvisitor
6 ай бұрын
yep the secretary
@colty7764
2 ай бұрын
I use to think she was saying "be quiet, be quiet... " and did for years until I saw the lyrics or an explanation on the internet (decades later)
@johnmason9655
Жыл бұрын
He's actually so in love.
@michaelperkins8250
5 ай бұрын
I am from the UK and, and my mid sixties now, so my formative musical years were the 1970's. Listening to this track and many others, from this decade, and in some cases, for the first time in many years. It struck me watching this video, how very lucky, I and many others, were to live through such a rich, golden period of great music. And also, how blase I was, oblivious to the epic soundtrack, playing in the background. But rediscovering the music, has put a huge smile on my face................
@derrickparran
3 ай бұрын
True. So many people these days have never heard real music. They have no idea how awesome music was. Sad.
@Louisvillebilly
8 ай бұрын
Its a groundbreaking song and was cutting edge when it came out. The instrument you are asking about are hundreds of peoples voices played through a synth. Lastly the name 10cc, well that meaning isn't what you're thinking it is lol. I will let you find that one out 🙂
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
The instrument you are asking about are hundreds of peoples voices played through a synth. Not a synth.
@ernestchitwood4971
6 ай бұрын
Interesting fact , the harmony in this song is all of them singing , then recorder over again 10 times
@GaryBonaducci
Ай бұрын
Plot twist: Yeah, he's in love 😊
@MarchMeadow
Жыл бұрын
Imagine being back in the70's listening to this song... and you're 16
@Turrican60
Жыл бұрын
I was 15 back in 1975 when this was released, and definitely in love. You never forget...😉
@TooDarnSoulful
7 ай бұрын
I was there at 15 - What a time to be alive.
@ripvisitor
6 ай бұрын
yeah tell me i was 14
@michaelmccormick4989
2 ай бұрын
I was 18 and when I heard this I thought it was the best song I had ever heard. Now in 2024 I'm 67 and I haven't changed my mind.
@nsasi66
10 ай бұрын
It is about his wife complaining that he doesn't tell her that he loves her when all the signs of the opposite were there ,he was being sarcastic because she wasn't paying attention at all...
@DanDolphin4
3 ай бұрын
Yeah you're not understanding the song correctly my friend. It's about the lead singer and his wife. He was on the road so much and they weren't together very often. So they got in an argument because she said that he doesn't say he loves her anymore. He felt by saying it all the time it devalues the meaning of love. So he wrote the song opposite of how he really felt. It's a brilliant piece. 🎤🎸🎥🎧
@mbrant4973
7 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, this is not the full version of the song. It actually runs a couple of minutes longer and is infinitely better. This was the radio edit
@SPHau
Ай бұрын
Yep and has to be listened to so as to appreciate just how great it is 👍 .
@stevefarms7494
Жыл бұрын
The smooth sounds you hear in the background is the band voices through out the whole song
@ripvisitor
6 ай бұрын
yup lot of work
@xenoxeno121
2 ай бұрын
576 voices. 3 singers x 12 notes (entire scale) x 16 tracks. Amazing!
@JuanGarnicaVera
2 ай бұрын
A very young Peter Quil, listen a classic track while his grandfather comes to inform that he has to see his mom for last time before she passes...
@blakkat4126
2 ай бұрын
It's not an instrument. It's their voices. The girl who did the "Be quiet..big boys don't cry " was an office worker in the studio who tried to run away when they asked her to help them on their song. She was so scared.
@Dave-fc4kq
Ай бұрын
youtube " the making of I'm not in love" all vocals multi tracking, bounce tracking.
@alexharbison4411
Жыл бұрын
The instrument you refered to is a voice. The band did this song with instruments and it just did not work. Substitute voices and you have this song.
@pmccservices
8 ай бұрын
from that album also check out, I’m Mandy fly me, and art for arts sake. They are a little bit weird, but very loved.
@michaelmccormick4989
2 ай бұрын
The Greatest song ever written 🇬🇧
@cathyopthof8136
6 ай бұрын
Eric Stewart was soooo handsome!!❤️❤️❤️
@clatyonvonisaacs9791
11 ай бұрын
That is not an instrument. That is the band doing all the octaves and then them looping it over the 100 different versions and then playing all them back and playing it over the mixing board. The woman saying "Big Boys don't cry" was the studio secretary and the tingling is a Christmas ornament. They could never play this song live and it sound likethis.
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
They only did one octave.
@SPHau
Ай бұрын
Check out the version " night of the proms " in the Neatherlands from some years ago .It will blow away any idea that this classic couldn't be performed live on stage .
@carmeloruiz6021
Жыл бұрын
Very accurate reaction. He is in denial and definitively love this girl. And everything you said was right. Nice reaction.
@toddhutchins2492
4 ай бұрын
The Professor of Rock had an excellent video on this song.
@billyt7081
10 ай бұрын
Great Reaction - Accurate Analysis.
@Mynamesalexa
8 ай бұрын
The AM version
@thyprophetisaiah13806
2 ай бұрын
You seem really chill cool reaction
@mansonmydog
Жыл бұрын
Another great 10CC song is Dreadlock Holiday
@SPHau
2 ай бұрын
Nice review and i was going to suggest that to really appreciate this work of art one needs to listen to the longer original album version .I never thought this classic could be reproduced live on stage until i heard the one of the band with full orchestra and choir at the night of the proms in the Neatherlands 2019 which shows the capacity of how deep the human voice can touch ones soul and is simply wonderful on the ears .Here it is :) ❤kzitem.info/news/bejne/uIOgtn6KiZaBoGksi=7YoYTcOQYLkmyYGq
@brian5154
Жыл бұрын
British band
@phillipridgway8317
Жыл бұрын
If you want faster, try 'Dreadlock Holiday' or 'Rubber Bullets' ...
@andrewgeorge4294
6 ай бұрын
The harmony harmony is in this song is the four members of the group singing over and over and over again on a four track, and then the four track went to a track. They ended up with something like 120 voices singing in the background, which sounds like a choir 4 people
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
Just 3 members. 624 voices in the end.
@bryanforis1839
Жыл бұрын
They direct video’s and produce and made great music I got the 11 years old
@bigtreefoot
2 ай бұрын
Listen to the Wall Street Shuffle by 10 cc
@chriswissler6724
Жыл бұрын
The Song was to his Ex-Wife the one he lost everything to... He just letting her know she lost a'lot when loosing him when she lost him she screwed up he is pouring his heart out... The Stains on the Wall is the fighting her and smashing things over the wall and making stains... Not NEW Love but OLD Love you know how we feel when you lost something we can never have back.. I am Not in Love means he will never have that Love he ONCE had.. BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY, BIG BOYS DON'T CRY... BTW love the Ah Haa Shirt
@heatherstevely4373
6 ай бұрын
not true, actually his wife complained he didnt say i love you much, he replied if he kept saying it, might weaken his "i love yous", so he decided to write this love song, which is one of the greatest
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
Ex? They've been married over 50 years and still are.
@davidstone9981
Ай бұрын
Your comment betrays much more confidence than research. It should always be the other way around.
@HalfassDIY
9 ай бұрын
Check out there other great song, The Things We Do For Love.
@Turrican60
Жыл бұрын
Rumour has it that the band's name refers to the quantity of male ejaculate. Just saying. Whatever, you should listen to the full length version as this is spoilt by cropping. Definitely an all-time classic and probably the 1970s most iconic love song. Brilliant.
@joannaison8265
10 ай бұрын
There’s no digital instruments, but then it was all done their sales with their own voices
@user-by8un2ll7n
2 ай бұрын
Wish you still made videos
@dougwill8850
4 ай бұрын
You probably don't really want to know what 10cc is. Great reaction though.
@cathyopthof8136
6 ай бұрын
You got it,girl!!
@DaveK0526
6 ай бұрын
WOW- you may bethe first reaction to this video on KZitem who got it right- brava!
@raystevens2380
Ай бұрын
Rubber bullets
@BlueMagicx
2 ай бұрын
watch the making of.....
@astrofabio68
Жыл бұрын
awesome !!!
@michaelisles4756
6 ай бұрын
Try some Queen blow your mind ❤
@raffaeleandreini776
7 ай бұрын
Eco Strange magic
@danbaldwin9511
Жыл бұрын
This song was the singer trying to convence himself that he was not in love when he probable was.
@Coowallsky
2 ай бұрын
Not really
@joannaison8265
10 ай бұрын
It’s not instruments it’s records of their voices
@toddhering7804
Жыл бұрын
JAWS
@raffaeleandreini776
7 ай бұрын
High school lover Air
@ViciousAlienKlown
6 ай бұрын
The guy is just in denial, I wouldn't say it's mean. A lot of people have been in a relationship like this.
@TooDarnSoulful
7 ай бұрын
The song is about denial and with a small touch of British irony - brilliant !
@danbaldwin9511
Жыл бұрын
Ambrosia, Holding on to yesterday is just a bit better this this song. This song is very good. love it.
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