When he says “me and you we almost had the same outcome Heath, cuz that Christmas, you know the whole pneumonia thing” it’s because eminem was in the hospital over Christmas Day, and heard that Heath Ledger, the actor died from prescription pills. If I’m not mistaken, he told people (or it was in the press) that he was in the hospital for pneumonia, not drugs. Just thought I’d share!
"It was bologna - was it the methodone, ya, think?" He canceled the last leg of his last Anger Management Tour and checked himself into rehab. The tour before that he left the Eurpoean leg early because Kim slit her wrists for attention, which he covers in 2005's Curtain Call's "When I'm Gone" about being in Sweden when it happened. After these incidents he stopped touring in the US for good. When he finally returned after his hiatus and prescription pill addiction, he does one off shows in Australia and that now. Won't do a US Tour anymore. Too bad I never caught the '99 SS Tour he did with Royce, he came to my town back then. But I heard he was all extasy'd up on that tour. And I didn't get into his music until "Forgot About Dre" & MMLP the following year anyway.
We’re here for the pauses, the breakdowns, and related stories the lyrics remind you of. Don’t feel the need to apologize for pausing, people who complain need to simply realize that this is for people who have heard the song and want to hear it get broken down and analyzed Keep up the awesome vids
People who complain about reaction chanel's pausing are just trolls they know it's coming they just want to complain about something if it wasn't pausing it be something else.
You catch the seriousness and humor at the same time. The lyrics are just relatable the way he intended to be. I'm glad you are catching the lyrics. Don't apologize for laughing. When you laugh you see the ridiculousness in the truth. This man is a hurt comedian at this point of his life.
Man been hoping you'd do this one! Can't wait for going through changes as well, very similar song, equally as good. I remember you said you did not want to get into the slim shady stuff but to be fair, after seeing so much from eminem, you definitely should! Just take it as humor and appreciate the deliberately provocative lyrics, and you should be in for some fun and catchy tunes
Slim stuff is so depedending on a track. Like Puke or on purpose bad song FACK is really something to hear from the bottom of the barrell. Going Thru Changes or Yellow Brick Road type of songs is the way to go at this point imo. Dude haven't even reacted to Lose Yourself. Then there is Space Bound and Love The Way You Lie kinda road not yet taken but like The Real Slim Shady or Without Me wouldn't be for example that bad detour.
The voice is the devil. It’s established in the song My Darling which is about “Slim” trying to fight off the devil when the devil comes back for his soul. Don’t wanna give away the story or how it ends. But it’s good. ruclips.net/video/J1bklziBkJg/видео.html
Deja vu was one that spoke to me on a personal level, I went through 7 years of painkiller addiction. Nobody could see it, I held a steady job, socialised normally, and practically had a "normal" existence. When Eminem released recovery, it gave me the kick I needed to get clean. Fantastic reaction pal, you still have a couple of unexplored areas to venture. I would suggest your next mission should be the notoriously scary Eminem diss tracks. Maybe start with the more recent Killshot MGK diss, but beforehand watch MGKs Rap Devil so you can compare the two. If you decide to try it, let is know and we can give you a bit of background on the beef. Maybe check out some of his interviews as well, he is so well spoken and you get a good look on how his mind works. Maybe look at his Sway interview. ❤️🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇲
When I was younger (i was 13) I related to the chorus because I was kind of lost in my mind dealing with undiagnosed mental illness but when I was in my early 20’s I had a serious problem with alcohol and when I was forced to get sober this song took on a whole new meaning. So glad Em’s music could reach you and you can relate to. That’s what he’s good at making songs to relate to and understand
I actually got to use this song on a project in rehab. They rarely allow music and stuff like that especially sharing and stuff like that but when I intertwined my story with this song then they said it was cool cause it was so true about addiction. Crazy stuff we do just to feel ok at the end of the day.
This song helped me through my own personal addiction and I’ve been listening to it in hard times. I used to take ambien, Xanax, opioids all day everyday just trying to kill my self. But on another note really great reactions, much love all the way from Australia. Keep up the videos and everything you do. I’ll keep enjoying the content no matter what it’s about!
This song..awww so hard to put into words what these songs do for us that are in recovery or those of us still struggling with addiction. I swear this man has dragged so many into the light so that we could find our road to recovery
This is song epitomizes why Eminem is my favorite artist. You can tell he never lies or writes something for the hell of it, at least in his serious songs. The way he delievers these lyrics paint a picture in themselves, like for example the line, «and you would think with all i have at stake». You start to think about the stakes he’s referring to, before delievering the next line «Look at my daughters face». Bit of a sporadic analysis, but powerful in my eyes!
Eminem is the master of framing really tragic and painful situations in a lighthearted way and injecting comedy into his self reflection to make it more palatable for not just us, but for himself. That never diminishes the point that he's trying to make, or the story he's trying to tell because the truth in his words always shines through. Everything he touches on in this song, all the behaviors of an addict, is straight facts, and it's brutally honest. And through all the masterful pictures he paints he never sacrifices the lyrics. It's so easy to get caught up in the story you may not even notice multi syllable rhyme schemes he's maintaining for an entire verse.
Please React to Eminem “Going Through Changes” it’s a banger also Deja Vu is possibly the best song off Relapse very introspective and yeah Em was never a junkie he was a drug addict tho he explained it once look up his interview about his drug addiction or even his 106 & Park interview in 2009 Em The Goat Of Hip Hop frfr✍🏽🐐🔥🎯💯(Also this Beat is fucking nasty Dr Dre put his foot in these beats on the Relapse album Dre still till this day hasn’t made theses types of unique beats like this for any other artist but Em I hope we get these types of Beats from Dre on an Eminem album soon hope he fully produces the album as well cause when him and Em link up it’s greatness and masterpieces come out within the process,also it’s a method behind Em’s madness it shows how versatile he truly is as not only a Hip Hop Artist but also a Music Artist just in general and it shows how conceptually genius he is within this song and more within his discography)
This song has always been one of my favorite Eminem songs. It's far too real for people who are going through this kind of struggle. I used to relate to it back in the day like 10 years ago now, but it's scary to know it hits even closer to home now. His "Damn..." at the end of the song always breaks my heart. It's a haunting personal tale of addiction.
13:46 I know that it was a joke but in all seriousness, ”old farts” are the ones we young people should be listening to! It’s the people who have experiences and know more than us, so I appreciate you pausing and telling what you think or have experienced. This is the way to prevent you having to tell anyone in the future ”I told you so”
Was surprised when I saw this one, it's one of my favorites but a bit more lowkey really good reccomendation, the description of the self deception and mental gymnastics used to justify your vices when deep inside you know it's wrong made/makes a real strong connection with me and it sounds like with you too, another great video!
This song is so powerful imo because it describes perfectly to someone who doesn't have depression and aren't an addict what it's like perfectly to struggle every day. And how easy it is to slip into some very bad things.. As someone who struggled for a time with pain pills, depression, self harm, this is what it's like perfectly to go over board possibly and just struggle constantly.
I definitely interpret that bass heavy demonic voice as "Shady". Em references "Slim Shady" as his shadow self, his evil side. Call it what you want, it's his dark side calling him...
Personally I am an alcoholic and as I got older have slowed down but never stopped and really hit hard when you were breaking it down. I loved this album when it dropped in 2009 I was 20 at that time. The whole voice in the background is why I love how he can make people who go through similar problems relate to his lyrics. Great words of wisdom and advice you have spoken. 👍
That's Em on the chorus. As you know he's not the greatest singer so he does layers of his voice, he does multiple takes (higher and lower) and layers them so they sound good:) Also, don't feel like you need to apologize or something! We are here for all of it, the pauses, the preaching, the personal stories, we love it all❤️
37 years and that bastard still whispers in my ear out of nowhere a few times a year. Keep going, you can do it. What we remember, we don't have to repeat.
Thanks so much, JJ! Don't turn your back on that enemy. I'm so grateful that you have those 12 years behind you. Don't fall for those tricks that can grab ya at an unexpected moment. This is a life-long demonstration of strength my friend. Blessings, brother!
I really think that 'If I Had' is an amazing song to check out. It's from his first LP and it really gives you an insight into his life before he was famous.
Song like this of his really hit home. I'm from WV, and I've lost more classmates, friends, and family over this shit. I ended up having a problem with alcohol myself. Recently had a rough bout with muscle relaxers. It's hard lyrics to relate to, there's a certain shame that comes along with it and is hard on your family and your career. Funny enough, work is where I picked up the speed habits in my 20s Thankfully I kicked the pill habit again and haven't had a drink or a line in months.
Loving your breakdowns and analysis of these songs! One song I'd suggest is Good News by Mac Miller. Amazing and deep song by an artist that is gone too soon.
The beginning is a masterpiece, it’s a emt radioing to the receiving hospital of the patients condition ( Marshall’s) mid 30s male found down, unresponsive, possible overdose, pulse is 60 and “thready” respirations 8, “intubated and bagging” bp 90 over palpating, cool, pale and diaphoretic, hes aspirated, GCS is 3, eta 10 minutes. I’m a trained Emt and I can explain these terms in the call. Pulse is 60 and thready is another way of saying it’s very weak and faint. He’s intubated and bagging meaning his airway was compromised and needed to have a device to assist his breathing with a bag valve mask, which is used to push air into the lungs. Bp 90 over palpitation, his systolic is extremely low and he might not be able to get an accurate reading for his diastolic pressure so he’s able to palpate it because it’s so low. Cool, pale and diaphoretic, very sweaty Aspirated means he already vomited GCS is the Glasscow coma scale, which is used to scale the responsiveness of the patient. The higher the number the better, his score was three so he was unresponsive and unable to communicate in almost all ways. After hearing the beginning I realized what It was. And that gives so much more insight on how close he was to death.
When you get excited and laugh louder and look to the side I always imagine you're looking for your wife it's hilarious to me! I love watching your eminem reactions! Keep it up!!
I'm struggling with prescription medication addiction right now ,,, and this video was really powerful thank you . I mean vids like this are things I will remember when I am out of this cycle .... they contribute to my getting better ... even if that isn't now.
I just wanna say I related to this song hard when it came it. I liked his relapse album. I struggled with active addiction years before this and around that time. However, I’ll be 10 years clean/sober in January 2024. I’ll always relate though, hearing Em’s redemption arc was certainly inspiring throughout my own journey.
I had an issue with alcohol years ago, I had just joined a band for the first time(drums) and wound up drinking beer all week, still "managing" to go to work thankfully but really partying on the weekend. I had that realization you spoke of when i sat back and realized how I was going every day like that and how if it continued, I would be in bad shape. I'm so glad I stopped when I did, now I rarely drink and don't miss it. Love the channel man ✌
I love how you're picking up the demon voice. He started doing that after his first few albums when he tried to shake that "Shady" image a little bit. Its a common theme on all of his albums since, it's definitely Shady. You heard it in Bad Guy as well for the whole last verse. It's basically the devil on his shoulder. I'm so happy you picked up on that, as well as knowing who DeShaun was.
@cbfwebs absolutely, prior to the SSEP hr was rapping much different. That demon voice was the introduction of SS, so he didn't do for a long time since he was the embodiment of Shady. Once he tries to shake the image he started bring it back. Phenomenal stuff.
@@Zskillit Exactly basically the spirit disconnects from the vessel and starts talking to him in his head like when he was inside the mirror on the SSEP intro. He definitely found his own niche no one else was doing. A great track that references all this is "My Darling" off the original Relapse Premium Edition.
@@Zskillit See and I love how the story deepens with each album that he brings Slim Shady back. After his hiatus, Relapse was billed as the return of Slim Shady over Dr Dre beats, and since I always wanted him to do that I was overly excited for that album...until it came out and wasn't what they pitched it as...was just a bunch of serial killer songs with lackluster and unfinished skeletal Dre beats without his traditional late 90s-2000s classic instruments in the beats. Imagine if we got actual classic Dre beats like what was on Xzibit's albums or Dre's own or The Wash soundtrack.. then with a actual return of Slim Shady with the battle rap punchlines, he would have been best in the industry then... imagine having one of the best beatmakers ever and never utilizing his beats on your albums. Lost opportunitys. That being said, the bonus tracks were well worth it. "My Darling" the actual take on what happened to the Slim Shady persona, and "Careful What You Wish For", the leftover intro and opening song to the scrapped King Mathers retirement album. But even on MMLP2 he alludes on "Evil Twin" and a few others about Shady, then on Kamikaze videos "Fall", "Venom" and "Lucky You" we got hints of the spirit chasing him and taking over again. It seems he can never escape Shady.
This song always hits home. Been 4 years sober from heroin/fentanyl/oxycodone. After getting my daughter taken away I have her back and another beautiful baby girl and a amazing wife. We are both 4 years sober. Thanks for reacting to this
Eminem, Marshall Mathers and Slim Shady are the top 3 rappers of all time! "These men" are incredible and have changed my life for the better! LIVING LEGENDS ! GOAT SHIT
if you listen closely you can hear an organ playing in the background during the hook. organs are usually used to imply death, so basically during addiciton, death is always in the background
OH WOW I JUST SEEN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF YOUR REACTION I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU HEAR IT ALL. 👍👍 Pause all you want, because I like hearing your take on what he is wrapping about. Hell yeah words! 👍 PROOF 👏👏👏 YOU KNEW! 😃 You are getting so good at your reactions! Loved this song and Reaction. 👏👏🤟🤟🤟
So excited for this one! I'm so glad that person requested it! Please add to your list My darling by Em ruclips.net/video/J1bklziBkJg/видео.html It's from the same album as this one. As he says on one of his songs (can't remember the name) "Encore (his album) I was on drugs, Relapse I was flushing them out".
Been listening to only hiphop/rap for 30 years and i love you reactions! Like how much you appriciate hiphop and how proud you look when you know stuff like know about proof! You keep suprising me sir! Well done
Dude you are doing so good! I'm half to see you grow and happy you are continuing to learn about Eminem. I know I have been asking for this for a long time and I don't want to bug you but I would love to see you react to the song Walk on water by Eminem hope you get the chance to see that masterpiece
I recommend "No love" from Eminem. It's a motivational song especially for kids/teenagers who are getting bullied. Sounds awesome and contains a bit of a very popular song you probably like (not gonna spoil you on what the song is)
Is it just me or this guy looks exactly like an older version of Ryan Reynolds? Haha love you man I'm watching your reactions non stop and it just trips me out to see how humble you are such an amazing man and I bet an amazing father
Y'all really need to stop telling this man, these voices are Slim Shady, Shady isn't a devil on his shoulder, he's the anger and frustration he feels personified, a way to vent and say things that a lot of us think but would never say out loud.
When I was in college I had rolled my ankle playing basketball, so I went to the campus healthcare. They had me take a generalized anxiety questionnaire. Instead of walking out with a wrap or pain meds for my ankle, I had a month supply of Xanax. And I found how easy it was to get addicted to the feeling of it and always wanting more. Within three months I had prescriptions for max doses of Klonopin, Valium, Ativan, and Ambien. All from different doctors. I went from using it to help with testing anxiety to needing it to get through the day without anxiety. I remember I would often listen to this song because I felt like Em and I could relate as addicts of the same type of drugs. That was in the early 2010's. Now I find myself unintentionally an addict of stimulants. If I don't take them I sleep for days straight, but if I take them I'm the best worker in the world. I just get a ton of heart palpitations and anxiety, which causes me to balance it out with Klonopin. I feel like I'm in this endless cycle of taking a med because I'm actually looking for help and then I find I have to balance it with another, and then the strength of each increases over time and I can't simply get off of it anymore.
It's an incredibly hard cycle to break. It can be done, but so very hard. One of my friends sister is hooked on heroin and she takes meds to stay "normal". Such a hard hood to break. Respect and blessings to you my friend.
You should not apologise at all for pausing or explaining your thoughts at all. It’s your experience! That’s what we are all here for. Keep doing what you are doing mate. We’re all in your corner lad. Stans like myself are in your corner!!
I know this is way behind what you entered, but I just had an appointment today, was told I needed to cut back and was trying to find “ verbiage “ figure out a way to get ONE extra drink 🍹! So thank you for this reaction…
Good Night Mr. Larry....Apart from the awesome videos and analyzation you do, I'm so thankful for the wise advices u give from your videos...it has helped me a lot because of the words u say and the scenarios you portray..im really thankful and full of gratitude to you because you have opened my eyes. I was someone in addiction that was struggling but listening this reaction and your wise words made me realize that it is a mind over matter game...i appreciate you a lot...keep doing the good reactions you do...be you and stay safe...From Javi...My little country from Belize..
Notice the artwork for this album. That's a mosaic of pills making his face. Also, when you opened the CD case, the CD art was the top of a prescription bottle and of course, when you take the CD out, there's artwork of a bottle full of pills behind that.
The Relapse CD was EHH like Em himself even said, but this is one of the few tracks off of it that are meaningful and relatable. Another track off Relapse I like is Old Times Sake. I like that song because of the beat and it's a nice laid back carefree track with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent on it as well.
Story about your dad hits close to home for me. I'm 31 and have been dealing with alcohol issues for the past 8 years after a brief stint with drugs and my father is certainly the reason for the addictive personality. Getting better but still on the mend. Love your reactions man.
Chris @7:58 In early recovery we are taught "first thought wrong" because, like in this song that guy in Em's ear will ALWAYS be there for us. Year's later the voice gets less loud but it will never go away. Part of the recovery is knowing the voice is there, knowing your addict mind will try to justify it but knowing that first thought is wrong and will lead back to what your trying to stay away from. I've been Meth free for 9 years now. Wanting to use is difficult. But it always beats wanting to quit, I never want to feel that again.
So psyched you did this one! I requested this back when you did "When I'm Gone". It's one of his most powerful songs when it comes to talking about addiction and one of my favorite songs of his. Definitely a bit of a hidden gem when you compare it to the popularity of many of his more well-known songs. You gave some great advise and insight here. Btw, you totally called me out with that Deshaun bit! Salute to you, sir!
Brilliant, really pleased you're reacting to this one. It's so good, and is possibly my fave Em track. It really speaks to me. As a recovering addict myself, I can say this song is just so true, everything in it. I have no musical talent, nevermind talent like Em, but I swear listening to Deja Vu it is like it could've been written by me. Everything about how that voice in your mind convinces you to take more drugs by rationalising it in some way. Even little things like hiding things in video tape cases as he says in the song, is accurate to my experience of drug addiction. Kind of hard to put into words exactly what I mean, but this song just resonates with me so much, and I'm sure it describes how addiction is for millions of other ppl, as well as me. Eminem's music has genuinely helped me with coming off drugs as well. I remember years back when I hadn't been on it that long, I did cold turkey off heroin just curled up in front of a huge speaker with Marshall Mathers LP on full blast. It didn't take for good that time, but listening to Em, and having it on so loud so I could feel it while my body hurt so much from withdrawals actually helped me get through that cold turkey. Don't get on drugs anyone. It ruins your life so much.
Listening to eminem since the 90s and growing up we loved ems humor. You hear it in his music but in interviews too. He's very intense at times and people don't expect it but we loved it
Also, I love your pauses. Because I've heard the songs before, but I tend to be the guy who pauses and deep thinks with my friends analyzing stuff, sometimes they get annoyed, but they don't understand how you can get the music and flow and then separately get the words later. Never apologize, man! I love hearing your take on it. That's the whole point!
You probably won’t read this but. You have spoken so much truth about addiction with alcohol and pills, I can relate. Don’t feel like you shouldn’t pause the music to talk. It’s important that you do speak about it and discus issues around this subject. Keep doing you 💯 respect 🙏🏽
Not to sound like a broken record but related to the whole proof thing you neeeed to check out difficult. You'll really get a better understanding of just how hard Proof's death hit Marshall. It's not the most popular and most known song and it's probably not the song that will get you the most views but it is an important song to hear to understand how he felt
Absolutely love this song. I have chronic pains, been having them since I was 15 and never wanted to go to a doctor so I self medicated with weed, which isn't legal where I am making it even more of a hassle. At some point I was smoking 5-7 grams a day just to allow me to sleep, pretty sure I self induced insomnia into my life. Thanks for opening up about your own history with substance abuse Larry, you're a real one! Love your videos, keep it up
When he says “me and you we almost had the same outcome Heath, cuz that Christmas, you know the whole pneumonia thing” it’s because eminem was in the hospital over Christmas Day, and heard that Heath Ledger, the actor died from prescription pills. If I’m not mistaken, he told people (or it was in the press) that he was in the hospital for pneumonia, not drugs. Just thought I’d share!
Yeah, I remember it was on MTV news “Eminem in the hospital with pneumonia”.
"It was bologna - was it the methodone, ya, think?"
He canceled the last leg of his last Anger Management Tour and checked himself into rehab. The tour before that he left the Eurpoean leg early because Kim slit her wrists for attention, which he covers in 2005's Curtain Call's "When I'm Gone" about being in Sweden when it happened.
After these incidents he stopped touring in the US for good. When he finally returned after his hiatus and prescription pill addiction, he does one off shows in Australia and that now. Won't do a US Tour anymore.
Too bad I never caught the '99 SS Tour he did with Royce, he came to my town back then. But I heard he was all extasy'd up on that tour. And I didn't get into his music until "Forgot About Dre" & MMLP the following year anyway.
We’re here for the pauses, the breakdowns, and related stories the lyrics remind you of. Don’t feel the need to apologize for pausing, people who complain need to simply realize that this is for people who have heard the song and want to hear it get broken down and analyzed
Keep up the awesome vids
Thanks so much!
@@larryshair YOU THE MAN.
strongly agree
@@larryshair if they dont want pauses tell them to just listen to the song. We are here for how it relates.
People who complain about reaction chanel's pausing are just trolls they know it's coming they just want to complain about something if it wasn't pausing it be something else.
You catch the seriousness and humor at the same time. The lyrics are just relatable the way he intended to be. I'm glad you are catching the lyrics. Don't apologize for laughing. When you laugh you see the ridiculousness in the truth. This man is a hurt comedian at this point of his life.
Man been hoping you'd do this one! Can't wait for going through changes as well, very similar song, equally as good. I remember you said you did not want to get into the slim shady stuff but to be fair, after seeing so much from eminem, you definitely should! Just take it as humor and appreciate the deliberately provocative lyrics, and you should be in for some fun and catchy tunes
Slim stuff is so depedending on a track. Like Puke or on purpose bad song FACK is really something to hear from the bottom of the barrell. Going Thru Changes or Yellow Brick Road type of songs is the way to go at this point imo. Dude haven't even reacted to Lose Yourself. Then there is Space Bound and Love The Way You Lie kinda road not yet taken but like The Real Slim Shady or Without Me wouldn't be for example that bad detour.
FACK FACK FACK
The voice is the devil. It’s established in the song My Darling which is about “Slim” trying to fight off the devil when the devil comes back for his soul. Don’t wanna give away the story or how it ends. But it’s good.
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Yeah, he's definitely not ready for FACK or Kim, but the others should be okay Id think
LMFAO that DejaVu joke you did was honestly really funny. Your dad jokes are usually on point!
Deja vu was one that spoke to me on a personal level, I went through 7 years of painkiller addiction. Nobody could see it, I held a steady job, socialised normally, and practically had a "normal" existence.
When Eminem released recovery, it gave me the kick I needed to get clean.
Fantastic reaction pal, you still have a couple of unexplored areas to venture. I would suggest your next mission should be the notoriously scary Eminem diss tracks.
Maybe start with the more recent Killshot MGK diss, but beforehand watch MGKs Rap Devil so you can compare the two.
If you decide to try it, let is know and we can give you a bit of background on the beef.
Maybe check out some of his interviews as well, he is so well spoken and you get a good look on how his mind works. Maybe look at his Sway interview.
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Lets goo , i'm happy for you !
When I was younger (i was 13) I related to the chorus because I was kind of lost in my mind dealing with undiagnosed mental illness but when I was in my early 20’s I had a serious problem with alcohol and when I was forced to get sober this song took on a whole new meaning. So glad Em’s music could reach you and you can relate to. That’s what he’s good at making songs to relate to and understand
I actually got to use this song on a project in rehab. They rarely allow music and stuff like that especially sharing and stuff like that but when I intertwined my story with this song then they said it was cool cause it was so true about addiction. Crazy stuff we do just to feel ok at the end of the day.
Very cool!
You gotta hear “Brain Damage” it’s hilarious but at the same time it’s touching on a serious part of Eminem’s childhood
Might be too much shady tho
The only thing to be ready for in songs like these by eminem is how much he tends to exaggerate XD
@@carkua6512 Exeggaration sure, but he was beaten so bad he was in coma for almost a week though
@@DaP84That really is truth ?
@@GMarlboroG yeah, this is a widely known fact!
This hook (chorus) is by far the most relatable thing I have heard in my life, even though the context is completely different. Love the content btw!
Yea bc it really just is the feeling you have when you’re about to make the same mistakes you’ve always made. Super relatable
This song helped me through my own personal addiction and I’ve been listening to it in hard times. I used to take ambien, Xanax, opioids all day everyday just trying to kill my self. But on another note really great reactions, much love all the way from Australia. Keep up the videos and everything you do. I’ll keep enjoying the content no matter what it’s about!
Can I wish till I collapse?
It's a great song with a great message
This song..awww so hard to put into words what these songs do for us that are in recovery or those of us still struggling with addiction. I swear this man has dragged so many into the light so that we could find our road to recovery
Best alcoholic line someone ever said was probably stolen but well put. "Give me 1 it's too many, but 99 is never enough"
This is song epitomizes why Eminem is my favorite artist. You can tell he never lies or writes something for the hell of it, at least in his serious songs. The way he delievers these lyrics paint a picture in themselves, like for example the line, «and you would think with all i have at stake». You start to think about the stakes he’s referring to, before delievering the next line «Look at my daughters face».
Bit of a sporadic analysis, but powerful in my eyes!
Eminem is the master of framing really tragic and painful situations in a lighthearted way and injecting comedy into his self reflection to make it more palatable for not just us, but for himself. That never diminishes the point that he's trying to make, or the story he's trying to tell because the truth in his words always shines through. Everything he touches on in this song, all the behaviors of an addict, is straight facts, and it's brutally honest. And through all the masterful pictures he paints he never sacrifices the lyrics. It's so easy to get caught up in the story you may not even notice multi syllable rhyme schemes he's maintaining for an entire verse.
Please React to Eminem “Going Through Changes” it’s a banger also Deja Vu is possibly the best song off Relapse very introspective and yeah Em was never a junkie he was a drug addict tho he explained it once look up his interview about his drug addiction or even his 106 & Park interview in 2009 Em The Goat Of Hip Hop frfr✍🏽🐐🔥🎯💯(Also this Beat is fucking nasty Dr Dre put his foot in these beats on the Relapse album Dre still till this day hasn’t made theses types of unique beats like this for any other artist but Em I hope we get these types of Beats from Dre on an Eminem album soon hope he fully produces the album as well cause when him and Em link up it’s greatness and masterpieces come out within the process,also it’s a method behind Em’s madness it shows how versatile he truly is as not only a Hip Hop Artist but also a Music Artist just in general and it shows how conceptually genius he is within this song and more within his discography)
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Yes! Going through changes perfectly ties this one. Here's a quick link for Larry: ruclips.net/video/rS3SdUy3zh8/видео.html
great suggestion that's one of my favs
@@harshsinghbindra7471 music box is super abstract.. I don't think anything niche like that can be called the traditionally best song.
This song has always been one of my favorite Eminem songs. It's far too real for people who are going through this kind of struggle. I used to relate to it back in the day like 10 years ago now, but it's scary to know it hits even closer to home now. His "Damn..." at the end of the song always breaks my heart.
It's a haunting personal tale of addiction.
My darling is a good listen. I highly suggest it. It’s about him being in a battle with himself through his career.
Great genuine re-action as always. Starting to learn and catch more Em references and doubles every video. NOICCE!
While you're on this album, you should definitely check out "My Mom". It gives a bigger picture on his childhood and his relationship with his mother.
I've been sober 16 years that voice that devil never goes away still tempts me today just like it did day one
Keep moving forward my friend! 16 years is AWESOME!!!!
13:46 I know that it was a joke but in all seriousness, ”old farts” are the ones we young people should be listening to! It’s the people who have experiences and know more than us, so I appreciate you pausing and telling what you think or have experienced. This is the way to prevent you having to tell anyone in the future ”I told you so”
Was surprised when I saw this one, it's one of my favorites but a bit more lowkey really good reccomendation, the description of the self deception and mental gymnastics used to justify your vices when deep inside you know it's wrong made/makes a real strong connection with me and it sounds like with you too, another great video!
This song is so powerful imo because it describes perfectly to someone who doesn't have depression and aren't an addict what it's like perfectly to struggle every day. And how easy it is to slip into some very bad things.. As someone who struggled for a time with pain pills, depression, self harm, this is what it's like perfectly to go over board possibly and just struggle constantly.
I definitely interpret that bass heavy demonic voice as "Shady". Em references "Slim Shady" as his shadow self, his evil side. Call it what you want, it's his dark side calling him...
That voice never goes away no matter how long been sober but the voice isn't quite as loud after awhile
Personally I am an alcoholic and as I got older have slowed down but never stopped and really hit hard when you were breaking it down. I loved this album when it dropped in 2009 I was 20 at that time. The whole voice in the background is why I love how he can make people who go through similar problems relate to his lyrics. Great words of wisdom and advice you have spoken. 👍
Thanks so much. I really know how hard it is. You're a brave man, CP.
Another video of Eminems reactions is always great. Not Afraid by Eminem next? :D
That's Em on the chorus. As you know he's not the greatest singer so he does layers of his voice, he does multiple takes (higher and lower) and layers them so they sound good:)
Also, don't feel like you need to apologize or something! We are here for all of it, the pauses, the preaching, the personal stories, we love it all❤️
37 years and that bastard still whispers in my ear out of nowhere a few times a year. Keep going, you can do it. What we remember, we don't have to repeat.
Keep on moving forward!!
I have been sober just over 5 year and that voice telling him to just have one drink for me still lingers
When you realize it never goes away, you can me mentally prepared to deal with it as it will never be a surprise...
100% I’ve been clean from heroin for 12 years now and this song hits me and your advice is spot on
Thanks so much, JJ! Don't turn your back on that enemy. I'm so grateful that you have those 12 years behind you. Don't fall for those tricks that can grab ya at an unexpected moment. This is a life-long demonstration of strength my friend. Blessings, brother!
Your commentary on this one really means a lot to me, and I’m sure to other people too, thank you ☀️♥️
I really think that 'If I Had' is an amazing song to check out. It's from his first LP and it really gives you an insight into his life before he was famous.
Song like this of his really hit home.
I'm from WV, and I've lost more classmates, friends, and family over this shit. I ended up having a problem with alcohol myself.
Recently had a rough bout with muscle relaxers.
It's hard lyrics to relate to, there's a certain shame that comes along with it and is hard on your family and your career. Funny enough, work is where I picked up the speed habits in my 20s
Thankfully I kicked the pill habit again and haven't had a drink or a line in months.
Loving your breakdowns and analysis of these songs! One song I'd suggest is Good News by Mac Miller. Amazing and deep song by an artist that is gone too soon.
Would love a review of both albums , Swimming and circles !!
This is my favorite Eminem song. Thank you for reacting to it I’ve been waiting for this one!!
I genuinely love these reactions, you’re so insightful and real with these songs, keep it up!
Thanks so much!
You should react to lil dicky, specifically his Tim Westwood freestyle, I think you’d love his comedic style
The beginning is a masterpiece, it’s a emt radioing to the receiving hospital of the patients condition ( Marshall’s) mid 30s male found down, unresponsive, possible overdose, pulse is 60 and “thready” respirations 8, “intubated and bagging” bp 90 over palpating, cool, pale and diaphoretic, hes aspirated, GCS is 3, eta 10 minutes.
I’m a trained Emt and I can explain these terms in the call. Pulse is 60 and thready is another way of saying it’s very weak and faint.
He’s intubated and bagging meaning his airway was compromised and needed to have a device to assist his breathing with a bag valve mask, which is used to push air into the lungs.
Bp 90 over palpitation, his systolic is extremely low and he might not be able to get an accurate reading for his diastolic pressure so he’s able to palpate it because it’s so low.
Cool, pale and diaphoretic, very sweaty
Aspirated means he already vomited
GCS is the Glasscow coma scale, which is used to scale the responsiveness of the patient. The higher the number the better, his score was three so he was unresponsive and unable to communicate in almost all ways.
After hearing the beginning I realized what It was. And that gives so much more insight on how close he was to death.
When you get excited and laugh louder and look to the side I always imagine you're looking for your wife it's hilarious to me! I love watching your eminem reactions! Keep it up!!
I'm struggling with prescription medication addiction right now ,,, and this video was really powerful thank you . I mean vids like this are things I will remember when I am out of this cycle .... they contribute to my getting better ... even if that isn't now.
Strength to you mu friend. You can do this.
@@larryshair I really appreciate you responding to this !! Thanks so much . you have great energy .
@@FernStone You as well!
Can’t wait for 8mile movie reaction! Yes!
IM SO GLAD TO BE HERE!
So happy you get to experience this amazing human being ! Thank you for opening your mind and loving it. Makes me so happy
the pipe organ playing during the chorus is such an insane detail that enhances the song so much, and i've never noticed it until now
I just wanna say I related to this song hard when it came it. I liked his relapse album. I struggled with active addiction years before this and around that time. However, I’ll be 10 years clean/sober in January 2024. I’ll always relate though, hearing Em’s redemption arc was certainly inspiring throughout my own journey.
Love how transparent you are. Reaches so many people. Same can be said for Eminem that's the reason he has so many fans. He hides literally nothing
Thanks Coty!
Made my day again. Long day at work. Needed that smile 😃!!! Thanks Chris. So glad you're there. NAMASTE. patti
Thanks! You as well!
Loved this reaction! Def a song I really related to. 8 years clean now
I had an issue with alcohol years ago, I had just joined a band for the first time(drums) and wound up drinking beer all week, still "managing" to go to work thankfully but really partying on the weekend. I had that realization you spoke of when i sat back and realized how I was going every day like that and how if it continued, I would be in bad shape. I'm so glad I stopped when I did, now I rarely drink and don't miss it. Love the channel man ✌
Thanks so much OM!
I love how you're picking up the demon voice. He started doing that after his first few albums when he tried to shake that "Shady" image a little bit.
Its a common theme on all of his albums since, it's definitely Shady. You heard it in Bad Guy as well for the whole last verse. It's basically the devil on his shoulder. I'm so happy you picked up on that, as well as knowing who DeShaun was.
Also was the original Shady voice on Ssep
@cbfwebs absolutely, prior to the SSEP hr was rapping much different. That demon voice was the introduction of SS, so he didn't do for a long time since he was the embodiment of Shady. Once he tries to shake the image he started bring it back. Phenomenal stuff.
@@Zskillit Exactly basically the spirit disconnects from the vessel and starts talking to him in his head like when he was inside the mirror on the SSEP intro. He definitely found his own niche no one else was doing.
A great track that references all this is "My Darling" off the original Relapse Premium Edition.
@cbfwebs bro we are absolutely on the same level 🤣
I freaking love My Darling for that reason.
@@Zskillit See and I love how the story deepens with each album that he brings Slim Shady back. After his hiatus, Relapse was billed as the return of Slim Shady over Dr Dre beats, and since I always wanted him to do that I was overly excited for that album...until it came out and wasn't what they pitched it as...was just a bunch of serial killer songs with lackluster and unfinished skeletal Dre beats without his traditional late 90s-2000s classic instruments in the beats. Imagine if we got actual classic Dre beats like what was on Xzibit's albums or Dre's own or The Wash soundtrack.. then with a actual return of Slim Shady with the battle rap punchlines, he would have been best in the industry then... imagine having one of the best beatmakers ever and never utilizing his beats on your albums. Lost opportunitys.
That being said, the bonus tracks were well worth it. "My Darling" the actual take on what happened to the Slim Shady persona, and "Careful What You Wish For", the leftover intro and opening song to the scrapped King Mathers retirement album.
But even on MMLP2 he alludes on "Evil Twin" and a few others about Shady, then on Kamikaze videos "Fall", "Venom" and "Lucky You" we got hints of the spirit chasing him and taking over again.
It seems he can never escape Shady.
This song always hits home. Been 4 years sober from heroin/fentanyl/oxycodone. After getting my daughter taken away I have her back and another beautiful baby girl and a amazing wife. We are both 4 years sober. Thanks for reacting to this
Eminem, Marshall Mathers and Slim Shady are the top 3 rappers of all time! "These men" are incredible and have changed my life for the better!
LIVING LEGENDS ! GOAT SHIT
I don't comment on hardly any videos on RUclips. But I absolutely love your reactions. Keep doing what your doing. You are doing a excellent Job 👏👏👏
Thanks so much Sean!
if you listen closely you can hear an organ playing in the background during the hook. organs are usually used to imply death, so basically during addiciton, death is always in the background
OH WOW I JUST SEEN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF YOUR REACTION I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU HEAR IT ALL. 👍👍 Pause all you want, because I like hearing your take on what he is wrapping about. Hell yeah words! 👍 PROOF 👏👏👏 YOU KNEW! 😃 You are getting so good at your reactions! Loved this song and Reaction. 👏👏🤟🤟🤟
lol, thanks so much Debbie!
So excited for this one! I'm so glad that person requested it! Please add to your list My darling by Em ruclips.net/video/J1bklziBkJg/видео.html
It's from the same album as this one. As he says on one of his songs (can't remember the name) "Encore (his album) I was on drugs, Relapse I was flushing them out".
Thats talkin to myself. Another great song off one of his best albums in my opinion. Finally with a clear head he can look at his life and reflect
@@ajarmour403 oh right, that's the one! Totally agree, it's up there.
Ya "My Darling" is a great one!!!
Classic.. 💐 💐 💐 To the Greatest 👑 🐐.. Respect. 🤘🏻
13:23 amen
And thanks for the rant after I needed to hear that
As a hardcore Em fanatic, this one is easily one of my favorites. Always gives me goosebumps.
Been listening to only hiphop/rap for 30 years and i love you reactions! Like how much you appriciate hiphop and how proud you look when you know stuff like know about proof! You keep suprising me sir! Well done
This is by far one of the BEST reactions I’ve ever seen to this song. I would love to see you react to more Eminem songs.
Thanks so very much!
This one is probably my most listened eminem song, atleast it was the most listened song of 2021 for me. I love this one so much.
Dude you are doing so good! I'm half to see you grow and happy you are continuing to learn about Eminem. I know I have been asking for this for a long time and I don't want to bug you but I would love to see you react to the song Walk on water by Eminem hope you get the chance to see that masterpiece
I recommend "No love" from Eminem. It's a motivational song especially for kids/teenagers who are getting bullied. Sounds awesome and contains a bit of a very popular song you probably like (not gonna spoil you on what the song is)
REQUEST: My Darling - Eminem. It's on this same album - and it's Eminem vs Shady - on each shoulder. You'll enjoy it :)
Is it just me or this guy looks exactly like an older version of Ryan Reynolds? Haha love you man I'm watching your reactions non stop and it just trips me out to see how humble you are such an amazing man and I bet an amazing father
Thanks so much, Andre!
Great reaction, and yes that is Eminem by himself on the chorus he just doubled up his voice with 2 recordings
Omg yessss..... thanks u..... this hits 🏡 😔 😟 🙁 😥 😞 over 600 days clean just turned 41 2 days ago....... never thought I'd get here ❤
That's absolutely fantastic!!!! Congrats, man. I know it must be incredibly hard to make that achievement. Blessings brother.
@@larryshair may I suggest DMX slipping ?????
Y'all really need to stop telling this man, these voices are Slim Shady, Shady isn't a devil on his shoulder, he's the anger and frustration he feels personified, a way to vent and say things that a lot of us think but would never say out loud.
Thank you for sharing part of your experiences and your honest advice. Perfect message for your listeners!!! 💕💕💕
When I was in college I had rolled my ankle playing basketball, so I went to the campus healthcare. They had me take a generalized anxiety questionnaire. Instead of walking out with a wrap or pain meds for my ankle, I had a month supply of Xanax. And I found how easy it was to get addicted to the feeling of it and always wanting more. Within three months I had prescriptions for max doses of Klonopin, Valium, Ativan, and Ambien. All from different doctors. I went from using it to help with testing anxiety to needing it to get through the day without anxiety. I remember I would often listen to this song because I felt like Em and I could relate as addicts of the same type of drugs. That was in the early 2010's. Now I find myself unintentionally an addict of stimulants. If I don't take them I sleep for days straight, but if I take them I'm the best worker in the world. I just get a ton of heart palpitations and anxiety, which causes me to balance it out with Klonopin. I feel like I'm in this endless cycle of taking a med because I'm actually looking for help and then I find I have to balance it with another, and then the strength of each increases over time and I can't simply get off of it anymore.
It's an incredibly hard cycle to break. It can be done, but so very hard. One of my friends sister is hooked on heroin and she takes meds to stay "normal". Such a hard hood to break. Respect and blessings to you my friend.
This song reminds me of a lot also man! Thanks for sharing
I really enjoyed your insight on this one, thank you
Your insight didn’t seem preachy at all. I liked to hear your thoughts. Keep up the good work man
You should not apologise at all for pausing or explaining your thoughts at all. It’s your experience! That’s what we are all here for. Keep doing what you are doing mate. We’re all in your corner lad. Stans like myself are in your corner!!
You DEFINITELY have to have a listen to Home Free singing Go Rest High on that Mountain, and How Great Thou art....the Harmonies are next level
We must protect Larry at all costs. God bless him
lol, thanks EG! I think I've found my own bodyguard in you!
I know this is way behind what you entered, but I just had an appointment today, was told I needed to cut back and was trying to find “ verbiage “ figure out a way to get ONE extra drink 🍹!
So thank you for this reaction…
Good Night Mr. Larry....Apart from the awesome videos and analyzation you do, I'm so thankful for the wise advices u give from your videos...it has helped me a lot because of the words u say and the scenarios you portray..im really thankful and full of gratitude to you because you have opened my eyes. I was someone in addiction that was struggling but listening this reaction and your wise words made me realize that it is a mind over matter game...i appreciate you a lot...keep doing the good reactions you do...be you and stay safe...From Javi...My little country from Belize..
Thank you so much for your kind words, Javier! Blessings to you brother!
Notice the artwork for this album. That's a mosaic of pills making his face. Also, when you opened the CD case, the CD art was the top of a prescription bottle and of course, when you take the CD out, there's artwork of a bottle full of pills behind that.
The Relapse CD was EHH like Em himself even said, but this is one of the few tracks off of it that are meaningful and relatable. Another track off Relapse I like is Old Times Sake. I like that song because of the beat and it's a nice laid back carefree track with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent on it as well.
Story about your dad hits close to home for me. I'm 31 and have been dealing with alcohol issues for the past 8 years after a brief stint with drugs and my father is certainly the reason for the addictive personality. Getting better but still on the mend. Love your reactions man.
Thanks Kyle! Remember... one day at a time...
@@larryshair Yes sir! Hopefully as I follow you on your reaction journey I'll be able to share my sobriety journey with you.
Chris @7:58
In early recovery we are taught "first thought wrong" because, like in this song that guy in Em's ear will ALWAYS be there for us. Year's later the voice gets less loud but it will never go away. Part of the recovery is knowing the voice is there, knowing your addict mind will try to justify it but knowing that first thought is wrong and will lead back to what your trying to stay away from.
I've been Meth free for 9 years now.
Wanting to use is difficult.
But it always beats wanting to quit, I never want to feel that again.
Thanks so much EA. So glad to hear you are beating this!
So psyched you did this one! I requested this back when you did "When I'm Gone". It's one of his most powerful songs when it comes to talking about addiction and one of my favorite songs of his. Definitely a bit of a hidden gem when you compare it to the popularity of many of his more well-known songs. You gave some great advise and insight here.
Btw, you totally called me out with that Deshaun bit! Salute to you, sir!
Brilliant, really pleased you're reacting to this one. It's so good, and is possibly my fave Em track.
It really speaks to me. As a recovering addict myself, I can say this song is just so true, everything in it. I have no musical talent, nevermind talent like Em, but I swear listening to Deja Vu it is like it could've been written by me. Everything about how that voice in your mind convinces you to take more drugs by rationalising it in some way. Even little things like hiding things in video tape cases as he says in the song, is accurate to my experience of drug addiction.
Kind of hard to put into words exactly what I mean, but this song just resonates with me so much, and I'm sure it describes how addiction is for millions of other ppl, as well as me.
Eminem's music has genuinely helped me with coming off drugs as well. I remember years back when I hadn't been on it that long, I did cold turkey off heroin just curled up in front of a huge speaker with Marshall Mathers LP on full blast. It didn't take for good that time, but listening to Em, and having it on so loud so I could feel it while my body hurt so much from withdrawals actually helped me get through that cold turkey.
Don't get on drugs anyone. It ruins your life so much.
Listening to eminem since the 90s and growing up we loved ems humor. You hear it in his music but in interviews too. He's very intense at times and people don't expect it but we loved it
Never stop doing these videos please and thanks
Thanks!
Also, I love your pauses. Because I've heard the songs before, but I tend to be the guy who pauses and deep thinks with my friends analyzing stuff, sometimes they get annoyed, but they don't understand how you can get the music and flow and then separately get the words later. Never apologize, man! I love hearing your take on it. That's the whole point!
You probably won’t read this but. You have spoken so much truth about addiction with alcohol and pills, I can relate. Don’t feel like you shouldn’t pause the music to talk. It’s important that you do speak about it and discus issues around this subject. Keep doing you 💯 respect 🙏🏽
Thanks so much, Kustom! Respect back to you my friend!
@@larryshair thankyou for responding ❤️🔥
@@larryshair if you have the time or the narrative I’ll drop a link for you to check out. ruclips.net/video/LqWhkED0qlI/видео.html
Or this one ruclips.net/video/Gmf46S5gbT8/видео.html
Or this one ruclips.net/video/xlNwtHsJ1Zs/видео.html
LARRRRRY... BEST REACTIONS OUT THERE ... HIGE FAN BRO. LOVE YOU.
Thanks again!!!!
U make me fall in luv with em all over again he's the best with telling his own truth
U r such a nice person! thank u for reacting Eminem songs
Thanks so much!
I guess millions of people have already told you, but great reaction, Larry. About the chorus, it's just Eminem.
Love these videos, still waiting for “my darling” 🤞🤞
Not to sound like a broken record but related to the whole proof thing you neeeed to check out difficult. You'll really get a better understanding of just how hard Proof's death hit Marshall. It's not the most popular and most known song and it's probably not the song that will get you the most views but it is an important song to hear to understand how he felt
Absolutely love this song. I have chronic pains, been having them since I was 15 and never wanted to go to a doctor so I self medicated with weed, which isn't legal where I am making it even more of a hassle. At some point I was smoking 5-7 grams a day just to allow me to sleep, pretty sure I self induced insomnia into my life. Thanks for opening up about your own history with substance abuse Larry, you're a real one! Love your videos, keep it up
Thanks so much! 5-7 grams a day must have been expensive. Blessings to you my friend. I know how it is.
that paramedic at the start is spitting bars though
Pause as many times as you like and thanks for the advice you are awesome and we love you to 🤗❤️