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It's simple fellas he's in denial and he is in love
Thank you! I just watched 3 reactions and every one was way off.
He's trying to convince himself he could still get her back if he wanted...
Exactly.
It all depends on how well she acts towards the attention he's giving her, that's why there's always a caveat. He's looking reciprocation
@@MrSpencerport he’s treading on eggshells.
What you may not Know is , the 70s was loaded with not is the Super 70s were Loaded with the best singer song writers of all time!
Boys, boys, boys - it's called IRONY. The Brits are big on it.
He's so much in anguished love he can only protest the opposite. Love the picture on the wall lyric. The clues are everywhere. The vocalist is even mimicking crying the song.
Yes, the Brits are big on irony .The British, whilst having a generally reserved northern European nature, have a sophisticated appreciation of language and subliminal meaning. I believe the latter is strongly related to and compensates for, the former.
The singer is trying to convince himself he’s not in love but he really is.
Hell yeah.
Irony is big in some old country songs too.
George Jones had a hit record in 1962 with "She Thinks I Still Care".
Just because I asked a friend about her
Just because I spoke her name somewhere
Just because I rang her number by mistake today
Just because I haunt the same old places where the memory of her lingers in the air
Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be
Just because I saw her and went all to pieces
She thinks I still care
Bluesman Robert Cray has a song "I Guess I Showed Her" that is amusingly ironic as well.
You all missed the boat. It's a "thou dost protest too much." He loves her, but is trying not to admit his feelings.
These guys are not mature enough yet to understand that.
Exactly!
Well, after all they are North Americans, so one wouldn't really expect a deeper understanding.
@@Vinterfrid Get over yourself.
You're the one that missed the boat. Eric Stewart explains the song on a couple of videos on CZcams.
That is not a synth. That is the band members singing a single note in a tape loop. Hundreds of times. Then the mixing board was "played" like a keyboard, each channel playing a "note".
I saw a documentary on this. It was a real labor of love and perfection!
@Glen Plant I have the triple album they recorded to showcase the gizmo. It was quite the project. It's called "Consequences".
Wow, I never heard that. I always thought it was a Mellotron. Hmm learned something new today!
over 700 voices amazing
@@bpagan7781 Same principle as a Mellotron.
He ABSOLUTELY loves her. He is protesting that he does not but he completely does. As Shakespeare wrote "The lady doth protest too much" in this case it is the man.
Is trying to convince himself he's not in love but everything he does proves he is in love
Exactly
@@tracycampbell3060 DUH!!! these boys (who normally seem very astute) have COMPLETELY MISSED THE POINT OF THIS SONG. The singer is CRAZY in love with the person he is singing about, but is. in. denial. sheesh. ;-) :-)
It was a HUGE success in 1975, even here in Brazil. Revolutionary.
He’s soooo in love, he can’t admit it! This song was#1. When I got engaged 48 years ago. I still adore it!
From Eric Stewart "At that time my wife and I had been married about eight years," Eric Stewart recalls, "and she asked me 'Why don't you say "I love you" more often?' I had this crazy idea in my mind that repeating those words would somehow degrade the meaning, so I told her 'Well, if I say every day "I love you, darling, I love you, blah, blah, blah," it's not gonna mean anything eventually.' That statement led me to try to figure out another way of saying it, and the result was that I chose to say 'I'm not in love with you,' while subtly giving all the reasons throughout the song why I could never let go of this relationship."
It was clearly " Just a silly phase he was going through."....Even though he and his wife are still married after more than 50 years.
And they’re still married.
That’s not a ‘Sandy synth’ you’re hearing. It’s Eric’s vocals layered 48 times, singing each 16 notes of the chromatic scale. So you’re actually hearing 768 ‘ahhhh’s’
Each member recorded a held note the synth was used to layer n play ot as if it was a keyboard. Mastery.
Yes ,I heard that also which had to take forever to record.
Yes! They were going to leave it at the 768 ahhhhs, but added the melody as an afterthought.
Done as multiple tapes loops and not played with a keyboard, but instead was played on the mixing board. That's how I heard it.
This song and Ah! Leah! impressed me when I was young for having those layered vocals in an age where it was hard to do it. It sounded so novel at the time.
The “big boys don’t cry” section was vocalized by an office worker at the recording studio. She was just doing her job and ,before you knew it, she was on a million- selling single… Ain’t life grand. Always have been hypnotized by this tune. ( Dude WAS him love).
There's an entire documentary dedicated to this song. They tape looped every note in the scale vocally, played the tape and adjusted the volume knobs for the final mix. They basically played the mixer as a musical instrument. Totally unprecedented.
Another hit of 10cc was ‘The Things We Do for Love’
10cc is “art pop” on a whole different level. The intelligence of what they did (and the way they did it) is stunning.
HUGE FLASHBACK….16 year old me absolutely LOVED this when it was released, and 63yo me still does. Oh, “The Things We Do For Love” … 🥰🥰🥰
Like walking in the rain and the snow ...
@@glendawest5256 and there’s…No where to go and you’re feeling like a part of you is dyin’…
63 year old, same here. Heard the song for the first time on the radio in the car with my parents. I made them turn it up! Wow! They were both musicians so they did! They made me a musician too! 🎉😂
The Guinness book of record holder for most overdubs in a single song.
Literally thousands of vocal overdubs.
768
@@juaneato 624
The line "I have your picture on my wall" is qualified with "It hides a nasty stain lying there"......totally denying his feelings. He gives but takes away....total denial. Good band.
This is a man in total denial. He doesn't want want to admit being smitten but rejected. But he is TOTALLY in love!
I'm not into soppy music but there are exceptions - the unique sound in this gets me. The voice synth and electric piano adds so much texture in this track
you guys should check out the story on how they recorded this song . its so amazing and innovative for the time
Oh yes. Amazing old school way they did this. Before the Synclavier. Love 10cc and Godley/Creme. Unique.
Yes!
Yes there is a video for that czcams.com/video/U7-nOTw6BuQ/video.html this is a comprehensive overview of how they made this song in the ERA of ANALOG
@@tracycampbell3060 don't have all the 10cc I need, either. Have the live one. So good. Need the rest. G/C? Have 3 of theirs. Also, plus 2 different History Mix lp's. Nice to be old.
and LOTS copied/tried to copy this sound.... very influential on music at that time...
Dreadlock Holiday is a very different vibe. Worth a listen.
Guy , you were talking about the lyrics but the big story here is the sound. That synth sound is nothing ordinary. They spent 3 weeks sampling their own voices and created over 600 voices - an ocean of voices. And after it was done they destroyed the device. Totally unique.
Samplers didn’t exist in 1975. That would have been so-much easier. They recorded their voices onto multiple tracks of a 16 track recorder, layered hundreds of times
He's so in love but so in denial. Classic 70's song.
I have always LOVED this song
Spoiler Alert:
He’s In Love. LOL
You were SPOT ON about the “big boys don’t cry”
But you are WRONG about what the song is about … you are stopping too much to comment and not really listening!!
This song is not about his wife. … the wife was the inspiration!! (But it isn’t about her)
Exactly. This is the ultimate song of self denial. He is absolutely in love but won’t admit it to himself.
you nailed it!
The multi-layered vocals like waves washing onto a beach at the end are just sublime.
As everyone in the comments has said, this is a song about a man in denial.
This is one of my absolute favorite songs. The layering that they had to do to get the sound that they were creating at the time was definitely a labor of love of music. Even Elton John wished that he could have created that sound. This was a massive hit.
There is a cool documentary on how they made the song on CZcams that you all should check out.
He is in love, he is just in denial. The 'big boys don't cry' is referencing his repressed upbringing, being told not to show emotion, which has made him unable to express his love openly.
Absolutely! You would have to be deaf to miss that.
Boom!
EXACTLY!!!
nailed it.
When I was a kid listening to this on AM radio, I though she was saying "requesting quiet." It's still what I hear first, lol.
10CC is one of all time favorite bands. Literally dozens of great songs. BTW, 10CC is the average size of a man's money shot.
10cc's The Things We Do For Love is the one you're wanting to hear. Very catchy ear candy.
Beautiful song
10cc were a producers band. They were geniuses in the studio and this song is their magnum opus.
NOTHING sounded like this. It was hypnotic & addictive. Never gets old.The true sign of an original. I love this song.
"big boys don't cry" is what I remember the most because I was just a kid when this came out because that was a common thing I heard. I remember thinking "but they do".
I think it's a man trying to tell himself that he isn't in love with this woman but he really is.
He wants to make her believe that he isn't in love with her but he is. Maybe they broke up and he doesn't want her to think he still loves her but he does.
Maybe it's a woman who wouldn't good for him and he knows it and wants to discourage her but he is in love with her anyways.
My interpretation of the song is that he is in love, but he doesn't want the girl to know it in case that knowledge blows the relationship.
Parece que se separaram, ele continua apaixonado, mas nega, ou tenta negar que ainda a quer.; daí fala tudo ao contrário do que está realmente sentindo ( está magoado)
As a teenager at late 90s, I bought this album with loads of old songs and immediately I got hooked with this one. Never found it weird, just trippy and dreamy, like your body was flowing between dimensions. And yes its all about denial, but with great sense of humour. I love sad, dark songs (metal) but this is not a sad song. Love you guys!
I hate to tell you this guys but, as a 6 year old, I got the meaning of this song when it first came out. He's desperately in love with this girl but in an effort to protect his feelings, he's doing his best to deny it; afraid to acknowledge it to himself or to the girl, for fear she'll break his heart.
I love it, "you can't dance to that." I laughed so hard at y'all.
Lads, "i'm mandy fly me" is 10cc's best ever song!! From 1976,you WILL LOVE IT!!
"The Things We Do For Love" was a massive pop hit by 10cc.
Yup. That was their ONLY other big hit here in The States. I remember when it first came-out in 1978.
Listen to that song with your eyes closed just listen to the music. It’s great
So many layered vocals in this song. It's insane. Classic tune.
10cc are a great English rock band from the 70's. This group was super talented as every member was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer & producer. "I'm Not In Love" was their biggest hit in 1975 but they had other songs such as "The Things We Do For Love", "Rubber Bullets", "The Dean & I", "The Wall Street Shuffle", "Silly Love", "Life Is A Minestrone", "Art For Art's Sake", "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" etc.
You left out the 'Dreadlock Holiday' track with its immortal lyrics "I don't like cricket, oh no, I love it.....". An absolute 10cc classic
Thanks, Dagmar - I love this one but "the things we do for love" is probably my favorite :)
Good list. I'd add 'Somewhere in Hollywood', 'Good Morning Judge' and 'Flying Junk'.
Interesting factoid on this was that the Female voice you hear saying "Big Boy's Don't Cry", was the Studio Receptionist. They brought her in to do that on the track..
I always thought that the singer was in denial. He protested and protested, but he really IS in love.
He is ABSOLUTELY in love.
It's a bit late but may I just apologize to all the patrons of the Phoenix pub, Torrington Road, North End, Portsmouth that had to
listen to this song repeatedly on the jukebox in 1975. It was me selecting this over and over again, guilty as charged.
Lol, oh that's classic. Those were the days 😀
This is the most unique and beautiful song. It has such an ethereal quality to it and the lyrics are very clever.
I was 20 years old, and had my 1st apartment ,when it came out. This song came on at the same time ,every night, on the radio right when I was going to bed. My stereo had a blue light on it lol. Between the light, and the song, it would always put me to sleep lol But, I love the song.
the next 10cc song you guys should check out is, " the things we do for love" great song
You referenced the line " I keep your picture on the wall", but listen to the next line, "it hides a nasty stain that's lying there." I've always felt that this song is about someone who is in love, but in denial about it, or afraid to admit it. Almost every other verse contradicts or makes an excuse for the one before it, in my opinion.
100% Right...
Stockport is part of Greater Manchester. The band's classic line-up was Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme. Godley & Creme later left to form their own band and video production company - they made some of the top music videos fo the 1980s. And that is voices, not synth! This song was groundbreaking - pre digital - all four musicians recorded vocals dozens of times, which were then spliced together - there's a video on youtube of how it was recorded and it's eye-opening. And he's definitely deeply in love, and just as deeply in denial :)
You three are so genuine. You may not always interpret the songs as we heard or understood them during our time, but it is always such a pleasure to see you discover the music from years past. The way you speak about the unexpected details of the different music, and how you honor and appreciate it is refreshing. SO not contrived. Excellent reaction!!
So I always have the impression that they are making fun of the song.
Never
At the time of this recording ( ‘75 ) , 10cc band members were : Eric Stewart , Graham Gouldman , Kevin Godley , & 🇺🇸 Lol Creme . And they were absolutely fantastic ❤️
He is in love, but doesn't want to admit it. Listen to it another time or two. Plus, don't be so analytical about the lyrics. It's a vibe. One of my favorite songs from the 70's.
10cc are very versatile and if you dive more into their catalog you'll find that they are a great band. My favorites are "The Wall street shuffle" "The things we do for love" "Feel the benefit (parts I-II-III)" "Dreadlock holiday"
It is love. Listen to the lyrics....he definitely loves her.
Ty had a great take on the Big Boys Don't Cry part, I've been listening to the song since the late 70s and never thought of that, it does seem like it's his inner voice telling him not to cry over his feelings for her.👍
There is a video with an interview with some members showing how they put this song together, was pretty amazing what they came up with. It's a gorgeous song. Beautiful overlay of voices and how they did it was pretty smart and clever and very complex.
He is naming off all the things a person does when they are in love... so she could see the signs.... in case she is in doubt.... but then he throws in the dark sarcasm “I’m not in love....”
The recording process these guys followed in the 70s was awesome!
Big boys don,t cry. Big boys don,t cry. Classic.
This song is for romantics who need deep feelings to feel alive. The spoken words by the girl in the middle say everything, Big Boys Don't Cry, he is deeply in love but may be afraid to admit as it may cost him much pain if it doesn't turn out right so he has to try to protest. Try listening a few more times, this song was huge, but may be out of your wheelhouse if you're not true romantics, like those who cry listening to Chopin nocturnes. The echo background vocals that surge in and out were groundbreaking, had never been heard before.
Unforgettably haunting and mesmerizing.
I was embarking on my first serious relationship when this came out. In my late teens feeling lots of feelings, most of which I couldn't identify but some were exciting and some were scary. I went to sleep every night listening to this for months on end. It was the perfect song for me at that time in my life. Now I realise I was slowly torturing myself 🙂 Thanks guys.
They achieved the sound in this song by layering their voices over & over to get this amazing sound.
Wonderful song here cannot wait to see your reactions love you guys
It’s not weird. It’s timeless. Timing is everything
The making of is insane. Way ahead of its time.
You guys have know idea how much fun and simple life was back then.
If you are a white hetero man then your life was definitely simple and fun
@@dorkistan6344 Can't keep race out of anything, can you?
Don't listen to what the lyrics say, listen to what they mean. I'm not in love but...
The guy in the song is so in love with the girl, he doesn't know what to do about it. So, he keeps lying to himself to try and make excuses for all the loving things he is doing and saying. He says he is not in love, but he in fact is very deeply in love with her. And the iconic back grown vocals are the 4 of them singing long held notes and redubbed hundreds of times on one track and played back like a musical instrument. IMO, one of the most remarkable songs of all time.
A great iconic group. The Wall Street Shuffle is another classic for those who don't know the groups music.
Main songwriter and guitar player Graham Gouldman also wrote the huge hits "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul" for The Yardbirds; "Bus Stop" for The Hollies"; and a number of others.
Graham has released a song with Brian May called Floating in Heaven to commemorate the James Webb Space Telescopes first images its brilliant x
@@lindsaycrellin4588 - Thanks for the tip! That is an awesome song.
@@BobSoltis1 it certainly is it’s brilliant x
Wow! What a talent, I had no idea.
Such a great tune! Nice choice!
10cc owned their own studio which allowed them licence to express their Art Rock credentials! They were ironic, sarcastic, idiosyncratic and made some fantastic songs that were utterly unique! Try I'm Mandy Fly Me, Snack Attack, Rubber Bullets and avoid 10cc when Godley and Creme were not group members!
thanks, guys! such a brilliant band... they do this amazingly live, as well... have you reacted yet to "Squeeze"...? they don't do similar songs, but one thing they have in common is almost perfect balance between the instrumentation and vocals...
In memory of the great Lamont Dozier check out The quiets too loud, with the great Phil Collins. You will love the sax rift.
I have to explain this...
In a Tale Tell Heart, Poe goes on for two paragraphs about how he's not insane. "If I were insane, would I have done this, or thought that."
I'm paraphrasing but at the end you're thinking, "This guy is batshit crazy".
Same with this dude. You're not in love, how you do go on. Thou protesteth too much. He's in love.
It's a great song to slow dance to. This song cemented the deal so many times. Disintegrating panties!
Oh my goodness. I was 11 when this song came out and I understood then what the song meant. He Is In Love!!! only in denial. Well, you got me to comment. Hope it helps the algorithm.
Absolute MUST HEAR Classics,,
Argent "Hold Your Head Up"
Head East "Never Been Any Reason"
Vanilla Fudge "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Free "All Right Now"
"Big Boys Don't Cry." HEART BEAT HEART BEAT HEART BEAT.
I loved this song soooo much! When it came out, I had just gotten engaged! I wanted to dump my fiancé, and engaged. I wanted to drop my fiancé, and go marry this sexy singer! We always want what we cant have!!
She dumped the guy and he wants her back!
"I keep your picture upon the wall, it hides a nasty stain that's lying there. So don't you ask me to give it back. I know you know it doesn't mean that much to me.".
This guy wants her back and he can't admit it!
Nice guess!
You guys the mastery of this amazing song is it was done BEFORE and WITHOUT a synthesizer. They overdubbed their voices dozens of time to get that unique sound. There's even a video on the making of this song.
This song is TOTAL Tongue-In-Cheek. British humor is DRY and SARCASTIC. I know this because I am 39% British! This is a GREAT song and nothing like it existed back them!
Beautiful song from my youth. Still fresh as the first day I heard it....
For us of a certain age, this was pure AM gold. If you think about it this was a good nighttime during song. Wildman Jack & American Top 40 💫💫
Wolfman Jack - but mos def!
A haunting and beautiful 70’s song…
Those synth sounds are nothing but multi-tracked voices. Totally unique.
I'm late to the game, but you can watch his eyes when he's singing. His girlfriend (or wife) is standing on the other side of the studio, in his line of sight, and he's smiling at her at times, and trying to make her laugh at other times, and he's totally in love with her. There's also a "Making of" video about this specific song. Look it up off-line. It's pretty amazing.
He obviously loves her. Keeps a picture of her on the wall to hide a stain, really? but he ain't going to give it back? He's just playing tough guy, he's in love
A slow dance song when you would grab your girl's butt.
Then it would get awkward when it got to the Big Boys Don't Cry section of the song.
Then the song would kick back in and you could continue being Pepe LePew.
the singer is definitely in love
One of the greatest songs ever to have been released. Truly majestic It takes you into another World
Lennon and McCartney, Godley & Creme, Difford and Tilbrook: Beatles, 10CC, Squeeze - three generations of superb singers and songwriters. Squeeze - Pulling Muscles from a Shell
Jonathan King was actually the one who signed & gave the name to the band which had come to him in a reoccurring dream. It had nothing to do with semen, which btw, contents are usually only measured at about 3-4 cc on a good day. 😃
Lyricist Eric Stewart created the song when his wife asked him why he didn't say "I Love you" more often. His response was that if he told her he loved her every day, then eventually it wouldn't mean as much anymore~What!!! Nonetheless, these are some quirky lyrics about a male who is falsely denying his love toward a female whom is dealing with insecurities about it. 😕
This was awesome guys; enjoyed hearing each of your reasoning & little disputes about the song meaning & band name. Also, I am digging your shirts! 👍 😊
Stay safe out there. ❤
Yes, it’s layers on top of layers of each of their voices. That’s what makes the “synth” sound.
Beautiful song 💕Thank you
Had always loved this song. Big memories of it the summers of 1975 and 1976. You need to react to "The Things We Do For Love". More upbeat and you get to hear their voices so much more!
"Big boys don't cry. Big boys don't cry..."
A song that could grab a kid's attention before he really gets into music 🎧 💓 🎶