What do you do with that? What an amazing arrangement and performance. It goes from bluegrass to Pink Floyd "when the mood all changed". Kasey Chambers is known as a (very good) Country and Western singer - I think she blew her audience away with this. She feels the song because she's lived it. For years the Australian music industry treated her like shit because she was "not pretty enough." This performance says "Fuck you, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of!"
100%! Not Pretty Enough was her thumb to nose song to the record companies! Her first album The Captain was amazing and got massive kudos but the record companies shunned it and the songs released weren’t played on commercial radio. Wasn’t until she release Not Pretty Enough that they stood up and took notice. Kasey still went her own way and showed ‘‘em what’s what with awards out the kazoo and induction in the ARIA Hall of Fame as the youngest inductee ever. ❤😂
Our girl Kasey. A real treasure in the Country scene.Sometimes she ventures into other genres like this. Trust me, all first time reactors get hit as hard as you just did. That slide guitar player you noticed, is her dear old Dad. Must be one of the most proud fathers on the planet. The whole band is something special. She has a huge volume of work & awards, if you look through her history. She is actually on her "Campfire Tour" at the moment, around Australia. She's toured America. I'm glad you like her. I'm not a big fan of rap or Country. But this performance is really something special. Cheers man.
Her Dad, Bill Chambers, is on lap steel in this song and he’s also a master of delicate picking on dobro and a demon on slide guitar. Kasey’s brother is also in the band there on guitar. 🙂
785 boats. Once again with the knowledge and everybody else thank you so much for chipping in with that it really helps going forward. She is amazing she really snuck up on me and got me good. I got a funny story about it too. Thanks everybody for the time and support.
This has got to be the best cover of all time. She is a Bluegrass/Country singer in Australia. She took a 20 year old rap song, tore it completely up, & made it her motherfucking own!!! I have just watched it a dozen times tonight, & each time I have got goosebumps & tears flowing. The anguish in this performance is on another level! Her early career mirrored Eminem's which is why she chose this song. Her song, Am I Not Pretty Enough was her big fuck you to the radio stations who would not play her songs. Ironically, it became her first hit, played on every radio station in the country. Youngest woman to be inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame. Now you understand why she feels this song? The slide guitar is her father, Bill Chambers. Founder of the family band, The Dead Ringer Band, she & her brother joined as teenagers. Yes its is a banjo. She plays a multitude of instruments
"My!My My!" Sentiments exactly! Fantastic reaction to a most legendary performance by a very unexpected artist to come along and give it a melancholy feeling and mould it into her own musical masterpiece.
I’m not big into rap but I do listen to Eminem and love this song. When I watched this for the first time I was stunned. Did not expect that from this tiny looking lady with a banjo 😂 she was fantastic 😊
I had to laugh. Knowing the track, I knew that the rest of the band was about to come in as you talked about them. Perfect timing. The words as the same as Eminem's, the lyrical rhythm is also the same, it's the speed and the emotional impact she's changed. I love how she's so willing to bare her heart on stage. This was a full auditorium, but she kept them all spellbound for nearly 10 minutes. Wonderful. Oh, and her Dad is on Slide Guitar (front left).
LMAO that had to have been funny from your point of view. I thought I had saw some movement in the shadow, in the background and just was trying to figure it out and there they came out jamming that was absolutely awesome. She is amazing that band is amazing and I found out it's her dad in the band too. This is great. I love this kind of stuff for sure.
Hey Jeff , I’m not a rap fan either but how good is Kasey’s cover of this song . She makes it her own song and that’s how I see n hear it . She is a much respected artist here in oz . Great reaction 😊
That was amazing. She really got me good. I've been riding down some other songs of hers as I go through the comments and we'll get it worked in with my other material.
I love Eminem's lyrics too . . . especially when I can understand them. He's like a modern day Dylan sometimes. Like our host, my ear's not tuned to the speed and cadence. Plus, I'm old and my brain's slow. Check this out, if you can. Great lyrics. It's not like anything I've ever seen or heard before. It's a little rappy and a lot not. It's like his own genre. Very hard to describe but pretty easy to understand what's being said. It's by a guy named Ren who I just stumbled across and am now proselytizing. ua-cam.com/video/s_nc1IVoMxc/v-deo.html
They’ve probably explained Kasey below. She likes country music, she’s Aussie. She started singing like an Angel, but ended up shredding her banjo and going wild as if she was doing a few laps at Bathurst lol. That’s an Aussie for you lol 😊
Yep, like the women from down South in the USA, borne from a pioneering spirit, we Aussies are made of tough stuff. Our fathers taught us to get in and have a good go. 😃
I got a big laugh going right now because I just like the way you explain things. So enjoyable. Laraine 's here too and it is getting sassy. Made my evening I hope you have a great day see you tomorrow.
Kasey is amazing, another gutsy song "ain't no little girl" is worth a listen, different to this one yet still goosebumps. She has an amazing back catalogue, and many award's for her music, thanks for the great reaction.
I absolutely agree. I saw one of his videos called Stan and although it's not exactly my kind of music I thought it was well done and his writing ability was genius. I think I'm going to have to check this song out just to get some relevance of what I just saw from Kasey Chambers
As astronomical as this performance is - I feel it has even more impact when you know the Eminem version back to front. Because then you not only not miss all the words (because you know them already) but it also highlights how amazingly different and clever the new arrangement is. Glad you still enjoyed it in it's own right though.
Hahaha fantastic reaction, but your observation skill almost spoiled the surprise 😂, only a couple have picked up the movement in the background! She really makes a new song out of this classic Eminem toon! Adds so much more emotion and feeling. It is an amazing arrangement and performance. The original is fantastic and really fires you up. Kasey takes you on more of a journey. It does show the greatness of Eminem's lyrics.
It's just that accident that I'm always looking around trying to observe everything and I thought I saw some movement in the shadows. No worries they still got me good that was absolutely fantastic and she was amazing. I have more stuff from the comments to get to from her and love the fact that I found out her dad is in the band. This is so awesome.
If you want to hear more of her, I'd recommend 'Aint no little girl'. She's a well known Australian Country artist will just under a dozen albums to her credit.
Yes sir I have put that on my list I have seen it a few times now in the comments. She is amazing. I just love that performance. Definitely looking forward to some more I will get to it soon. Thank you for your time I do appreciate it.
I’m with you, including the goosebumps. I’m not into rap or country much either, but I just love this. Kasey has made this her own. She’s just taken Eminem to another level. What a tribute.👍
I love watching reactions to this cover by people who don't listen to, or don't have an "ear" for rap. This cover really highlights the Rhythm and Poetry aspect of rap. At least good rap is supposed to give you emotion while telling a story and/or a life lesson. Kasey absolutely kills this song. She brings an extra level of emotion to this song. Absolute fire.
She is a badass. She was simply amazing. I have more of her stuff written down from the comments and to hearing it. Thank you for your kind words and your time.
That's her Dad on the lap steel. Been in her band since day 1. Kasey played in her parent's band (Dead Ringer Band) since about 10yo with her brother Nash. Her solo career has been massive down here, very alt country but she can rock like crazy. Check out these for her country stuff Cry Like a Baby The Captain Not pretty enough Pony Ain't no little girl got similar energy to the Eminem cover but still very Kasey
Richard, thank you for the info and the help I appreciate the support. I have been reading about her dad and think that is so cool. I will write this all down in my notebook and get to it a little at a time. Take care.
@OccasionalOutlaw you're welcome! Kasey was my gateway (around 25 years ago) into so much great music such as Lucinda Williams, Fred Eaglesmith, Gram Parsons, Patty Griffin, Buddy and Julie Miller, and so many others..
Proves that songwriting & arrangement are everything. Give even a half decent performer a foundation & they both shine. She’s more than half decent 😉 & this reminds me a lot of intimate shows I’ve seen of members of the Carter/Cash family. Talk about the energy of being in the audience for those kinds of magical performances, when they’re trying out material tucked as far away from Nashville as one can reasonably get. Don’t know how I got so lucky, considering I’d never call myself a new wave of country/folk fan (or much of a rap fan, although there’s one album in my top 10 of all time). 🎶💜
G'day mate glad you're still going and got closer to the screen for us, your face is great. Side note, if you try a bit of K-pop you'll bump up your numbers wildly, I suggest starting with Blackpink, How You Like That or one of their other classics, you'll be shocked by their video's view numbers.
Thanks Jeff! One of Eminem's greatest hits and a travesty to mess with it by all accounts. Until you hear Kasey's version. I only listened to the original version and read the lyrics after seeing this one and I can see why it is such an inspirational anthem to the Hip Hop and rap community but although some of the diehard fans don't like what she has done the overall reaction is that hers is right up there and arguably better. His is widely listened to as massively inspirational, hers is inspirational + emotional. And well done to you. I loved your reaction you shared with us.
Mike that was fantastic. Yes the emotion just poured out of her and I loved it she got me good. I've been riding down some of the stuff in the comments and have more of her stuff to check out for sure. Thank you for the help and time I do appreciate your support. Be well mate.
For those of us whose ears aren't quick enough for rap this slows down the original song & let's us appreciate the original flow/cadence and rhymes while giving it a twist & highlighting the pain & sadness rather than using it as a hype up song. Props to both Kasey & Eminem.
She just leaves it all out there - what a Gem. Next stop 'Ain't no little Girl' - live version from the Bluegrass Underground - always check out her live stuff. You will love her.
Thanks for your great reaction i found it interesting near the start a couple of people in the Audience picked up on what song it was and let out a little cheer as the majority of her Audience is Country so i just found that really cool and yeah that is her Dad on the Slide Guitar so how cool is that mate yeah we love our Kasey down under
@OccasionalOutlaw whenI was listening to her I was thinking to myself..I recognize the words to this song, but I don't know her! Lol Then when she let it rip I recognized the lyrics and it was an Eminem song! Love her! ❤️
Great reaction!!! Really! Like, you stayed in your lane and gave just your perspective. Well done. The cover is amazing! It’s actually her father in slide guitar.
Love Kasey , seen her each year from 2000-2010 but if she did covers at shows it was more likely to be Carter family or Hank Williams senior covers , I like most of her songs but "ignorance" and " don't talk back" would be my favourites
Kasey was in covid lockdown and created her own version of the tune. It was performed but not officially filmed, the footage was created after Kasey asked her fans that were there to send her footage.
Thanks for doing this one! This gives me chills every single time I hear it. Kasey going from that resigned, laid back approach early in the song to the fighting emotion later is beyond powerful! 💪🏼 Kasey is very under appreciated and needs to be recognised more on an international scale! Kasey is a master of storytelling, conveying lyrics and emotion! She is an icon in the Australian music industry, mostly for country and folk, but has her own style and is never afraid to delve into something outside the box. She is just getting better as she gets older. I really hope that Eminem has seen this and appreciates that his song and lyrics were re-imagined in such a spectacular way. I guess he has as he did give her permission to upload to Spotify etc. Would really like to hear what he thought about it though. Where else would you see head-banging with a banjo, pedal steel guitar and rock band together? Kasey started her solo commercial career around the same time as Eminem and she was a big fan of his music. From what I understand, Kasey spent lockdown playing around with some of her favourite songs and this version of Lose Yourself is the result. Brilliant! Kasey has spent her whole solo career bucking the constraints of the record companies and always gone her way. She made it to the top in Aussie music anyway with many awards, becoming the youngest ever ARIA Hall of Fame recipient. BTW….how was that for breath and vocal control? Not to mention the awesome arrangement. ❤ Also, that was Kasey’s Dad, Bill, on the steel guitar. Full kudos to Eminem for his songwriting. Personally, the reason Kasey’s version affects me so much is all down to the fact that she did lose herself in the music, the moment during this performance. She is a true blue Aussie who will leave her soul bared on stage every single time. ❤
I'm with you mate, it doesn't fit my ear either, often I can't even pick up the words, especially when it's coming at you fast but I love this. Be well mate, see you on the next one
@@OccasionalOutlaw awesome, Jimmy Barnes has put together what I would call a super group called the barnestormers. It's him and 3 legends of the music industry. The first release is called Johny's gone, I'd love to see your reaction to it, you'd be the first on you tube to react to it. Keep up the great work mate, I'm loving it
@davidburnett93 I'm glad to hear Jimmy is doing his thing I thought I had read that he was having a health issue. If so I'm glad it's behind him and I will look for some of the Barnstormer Stormer stuff for sure. Thank you for the help and your time and support I do appreciate it.
@@OccasionalOutlaw your welcome mate. I believe he had a double hip replacement, I think that was as far back as January, I haven't heard of any other health problems but I too hope that he is well
Badass reaction Jeff to a badass cover. The original song is world renowned and could never have another better version. Thus said Tracey made this song her own and I listen to this version more than the original. Definitely not kicking Eminem down it's just that I also prefer singers over rappers.
Like you Jeff I never listened to much rap I had heard Eminem's song but never really heard the lyrics. I must say he had a horrific childhood. Kasey slowly telling the story then we get the full emotion of it.. but then POW the anger kicks in. And that band were just brilliant. Her dad was on the slide guitar in the cowboy hat. I'm sure Eminem has heard this as some have said he has. Great reaction Jeff so glad you reacted to this. Kasey is just brilliant! I'll leave a link for you to one of her original songs. I Ain't No Little Girl. ua-cam.com/video/fkZOIDErinM/v-deo.html
Kind of surprised they're not on Spotify I thought they were known for having everything. I know that feeling on losing some CDs Margaret. Not a good feeling.
Not sure if you are aware and thought you may find this interesting. Kasey Chambers is an Australian Country Artist, I believe her Dad was on the slide and maybe a brother somewhere in there also. Kasey' whole family used to play together in the 90's in a band called The Dead Ringer Band. Kasey is a known Star in Australia. I laughed out loud at your eargasm comment, that was hilarious and I agree. I can't listen enough to Kasey Chambers version of this song. Happy days.
I fn hate listening to country and western music. Childhood shit. But I can appreciate the poetry of the words. If you don't listen you are more lost I think. I love Kacey for who she is, and her music.
Get the lyrics from Eminem's original. Kasey sticks to it like shiit on a blanket. By listening to Kasey's rendition of this, I've grown quite some respect for Eminem's writing.
I think part of the problem to us old folks is rap can just sound like a rumble and jumble of sound to our warn out ears. My daughter at 13 loves it Ime but at 63 cant hear it like she does. I knew this song back in the early 2000 but heard more of the words with Kaseys' version.
I agree. If anyone can influence anyone’s opinion on rap, Ren can. He consistently shows he is a genius in any genre. His musicality, his wordplay, his singing, his clarity of diction (except when he accelerates to 10x speed lol), his self taught ability on so many instruments his mastery of the production process, his videography, every song he puts out is unique in its own right. All despite (or because of?) the tragedies he has endured in his own life. He is a visionary who is focused on the rights and wrongs of this crazy world and doesn’t shy away from the tough stuff through his talent and through his art. Well worth checking out, a necessity I would say, but it is some rabbit hole to step into :)
G'day Mate, You will have to checkout the rest of Kasey's other music even if it's by yourself, Do yourself a favor and have a listen.. Looks like you would enjoy a bit of Country Muzik 🪕🎸
She took me on a matt corby journey right there... the build, the storey, the passion. Felt
not into country or rap, but this is a performance that is beyond outstanding, it is unbelievable and deserves legendary status.
Well said and I 100% agree
Like you, not a huge rap fan, although there’s good stuff, but It shows how good Eminem is as a lyricist. It’s sublime.
And Kasey nailed it.
@@Bluemusic66 I thought she was amazing. I appreciate your time and support
@@OccasionalOutlaw seen her a few times. She’s country royalty in Australia.
Phenomenal interpretation and recreation of a classic. Best slide guitar I’ve ever heard and it’s her dad! A goddess much loved by Australians.
This has to be THE BEST live performance of 2022 by ANYONE - Kasey is a true artist
She just raised the bar on live performances for Every other performer from this moment onwards.
What do you do with that? What an amazing arrangement and performance. It goes from bluegrass to Pink Floyd "when the mood all changed". Kasey Chambers is known as a (very good) Country and Western singer - I think she blew her audience away with this. She feels the song because she's lived it. For years the Australian music industry treated her like shit because she was "not pretty enough." This performance says "Fuck you, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of!"
What do you do with that?. Right. She is amazing. I could tell she's a bit sassy. Good for her on all accounts.
100%! Not Pretty Enough was her thumb to nose song to the record companies! Her first album The Captain was amazing and got massive kudos but the record companies shunned it and the songs released weren’t played on commercial radio. Wasn’t until she release Not Pretty Enough that they stood up and took notice. Kasey still went her own way and showed ‘‘em what’s what with awards out the kazoo and induction in the ARIA Hall of Fame as the youngest inductee ever. ❤😂
Cool, someone else got the Pink Floyd vibes as well!
Aussie. She is awesome. Welcome to amazing talent from down under!
She got me good. Amazing girl
Our girl Kasey. A real treasure in the Country scene.Sometimes she ventures into other genres like this. Trust me, all first time reactors get hit as hard as you just did.
That slide guitar player you noticed, is her dear old Dad. Must be one of the most proud fathers on the planet. The whole band is something special.
She has a huge volume of work & awards, if you look through her history. She is actually on her "Campfire Tour" at the moment, around Australia. She's toured America.
I'm glad you like her. I'm not a big fan of rap or Country. But this performance is really something special. Cheers man.
Yep Kasey through this is connecting country and rap audiences in a way both will appreciate.
Her Dad, Bill Chambers, is on lap steel in this song and he’s also a master of delicate picking on dobro and a demon on slide guitar. Kasey’s brother is also in the band there on guitar. 🙂
@@Laraine3 Cool info Loraine. Thanks.
785 boats. Once again with the knowledge and everybody else thank you so much for chipping in with that it really helps going forward. She is amazing she really snuck up on me and got me good. I got a funny story about it too. Thanks everybody for the time and support.
So glad this is going viral ❤
This has got to be the best cover of all time. She is a Bluegrass/Country singer in Australia. She took a 20 year old rap song, tore it completely up, & made it her motherfucking own!!! I have just watched it a dozen times tonight, & each time I have got goosebumps & tears flowing. The anguish in this performance is on another level! Her early career mirrored Eminem's which is why she chose this song. Her song, Am I Not Pretty Enough was her big fuck you to the radio stations who would not play her songs. Ironically, it became her first hit, played on every radio station in the country. Youngest woman to be inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame. Now you understand why she feels this song?
The slide guitar is her father, Bill Chambers. Founder of the family band, The Dead Ringer Band, she & her brother joined as teenagers. Yes its is a banjo. She plays a multitude of instruments
Well said. Perfectly said. Thank you for the information it is good to know moving forward. I appreciate your taking the time. Be well mate
Well said Andy (Captain Jones here bud...). I saw her sing this live at Taronga Zoo Summer Sessions this year.... mind blowing performance!
@@Scorcher62 So you're the Captain, I am no one? How are you, Brenda & the kids? Are you a Grandpa yet?
"My!My My!" Sentiments exactly!
Fantastic reaction to a most legendary performance by a very unexpected artist to come along and give it a melancholy feeling and mould it into her own musical masterpiece.
I’m not big into rap but I do listen to Eminem and love this song. When I watched this for the first time I was stunned. Did not expect that from this tiny looking lady with a banjo 😂 she was fantastic 😊
I had to laugh. Knowing the track, I knew that the rest of the band was about to come in as you talked about them. Perfect timing.
The words as the same as Eminem's, the lyrical rhythm is also the same, it's the speed and the emotional impact she's changed. I love how she's so willing to bare her heart on stage. This was a full auditorium, but she kept them all spellbound for nearly 10 minutes. Wonderful. Oh, and her Dad is on Slide Guitar (front left).
LMAO that had to have been funny from your point of view. I thought I had saw some movement in the shadow, in the background and just was trying to figure it out and there they came out jamming that was absolutely awesome. She is amazing that band is amazing and I found out it's her dad in the band too. This is great. I love this kind of stuff for sure.
So glad Kasey is finally getting recognition for her raw talent. Not only is she an amazing talent she's an amazing song writer in her own right.
She is amazing I have some more of her material coming up.
Hey Jeff , I’m not a rap fan either but how good is Kasey’s cover of this song . She makes it her own song and that’s how I see n hear it . She is a much respected artist here in oz . Great reaction 😊
This was the last song of her concert. She took hr downtime in lockdown to arrange this. I love it - start every day with it❤❤❤
That was amazing. She really got me good. I've been riding down some other songs of hers as I go through the comments and we'll get it worked in with my other material.
This song really shows off Eminem’s unparalleled lyricism
I love Eminem's lyrics too . . . especially when I can understand them. He's like a modern day Dylan sometimes. Like our host, my ear's not tuned to the speed and cadence. Plus, I'm old and my brain's slow.
Check this out, if you can. Great lyrics. It's not like anything I've ever seen or heard before. It's a little rappy and a lot not. It's like his own genre. Very hard to describe but pretty easy to understand what's being said. It's by a guy named Ren who I just stumbled across and am now proselytizing. ua-cam.com/video/s_nc1IVoMxc/v-deo.html
I've had great pleasure of seeing Kasey in concert in Melbourne Australia ...sensational
They’ve probably explained Kasey below. She likes country music, she’s Aussie.
She started singing like an Angel, but ended up shredding her banjo and going wild as if she was doing a few laps at Bathurst lol. That’s an Aussie for you lol 😊
Yep, like the women from down South in the USA, borne from a pioneering spirit, we Aussies are made of tough stuff. Our fathers taught us to get in and have a good go. 😃
I got a big laugh going right now because I just like the way you explain things. So enjoyable. Laraine 's here too and it is getting sassy. Made my evening I hope you have a great day see you tomorrow.
Kasey is amazing, another gutsy song "ain't no little girl" is worth a listen, different to this one yet still goosebumps. She has an amazing back catalogue, and many award's for her music, thanks for the great reaction.
I'm not into rap, either, so I never realized what a good songwriter Eminem was before hearing this.
I’m not into rap either but I’ve learned from this that Eminem is a wordsmith.
I absolutely agree. I saw one of his videos called Stan and although it's not exactly my kind of music I thought it was well done and his writing ability was genius. I think I'm going to have to check this song out just to get some relevance of what I just saw from Kasey Chambers
As astronomical as this performance is - I feel it has even more impact when you know the Eminem version back to front. Because then you not only not miss all the words (because you know them already) but it also highlights how amazingly different and clever the new arrangement is. Glad you still enjoyed it in it's own right though.
Hahaha fantastic reaction, but your observation skill almost spoiled the surprise 😂, only a couple have picked up the movement in the background!
She really makes a new song out of this classic Eminem toon! Adds so much more emotion and feeling. It is an amazing arrangement and performance. The original is fantastic and really fires you up. Kasey takes you on more of a journey. It does show the greatness of Eminem's lyrics.
It's just that accident that I'm always looking around trying to observe everything and I thought I saw some movement in the shadows. No worries they still got me good that was absolutely fantastic and she was amazing. I have more stuff from the comments to get to from her and love the fact that I found out her dad is in the band. This is so awesome.
Eminem must have heard and approved Kasey's version as he has allowed her to put it on her streaming sites.
If you want to hear more of her, I'd recommend 'Aint no little girl'. She's a well known Australian Country artist will just under a dozen albums to her credit.
Yes sir I have put that on my list I have seen it a few times now in the comments. She is amazing. I just love that performance. Definitely looking forward to some more I will get to it soon. Thank you for your time I do appreciate it.
I’m with you, including the goosebumps. I’m not into rap or country much either, but I just love this. Kasey has made this her own. She’s just taken Eminem to another level. What a tribute.👍
I love watching reactions to this cover by people who don't listen to, or don't have an "ear" for rap. This cover really highlights the Rhythm and Poetry aspect of rap. At least good rap is supposed to give you emotion while telling a story and/or a life lesson. Kasey absolutely kills this song. She brings an extra level of emotion to this song. Absolute fire.
Best cover ever. Bloody brilliant. She brings the soul and emotion to EMINEM's lyrics.
She Ain’t No Little Girl.
Told you so
Glad you got around to it
That was badass. She is awesome.
Band Great, Kasey Great, Review great.
She is a badass. She was simply amazing. I have more of her stuff written down from the comments and to hearing it. Thank you for your kind words and your time.
That's her Dad on the lap steel. Been in her band since day 1. Kasey played in her parent's band (Dead Ringer Band) since about 10yo with her brother Nash. Her solo career has been massive down here, very alt country but she can rock like crazy.
Check out these for her country stuff
Cry Like a Baby
The Captain
Not pretty enough
Pony
Ain't no little girl got similar energy to the Eminem cover but still very Kasey
Richard, thank you for the info and the help I appreciate the support. I have been reading about her dad and think that is so cool. I will write this all down in my notebook and get to it a little at a time. Take care.
@OccasionalOutlaw you're welcome! Kasey was my gateway (around 25 years ago) into so much great music such as Lucinda Williams, Fred Eaglesmith, Gram Parsons, Patty Griffin, Buddy and Julie Miller, and so many others..
It took this performance to truly appreciate Em's lyrics in this song!
Proves that songwriting & arrangement are everything. Give even a half decent performer a foundation & they both shine. She’s more than half decent 😉 & this reminds me a lot of intimate shows I’ve seen of members of the Carter/Cash family. Talk about the energy of being in the audience for those kinds of magical performances, when they’re trying out material tucked as far away from Nashville as one can reasonably get. Don’t know how I got so lucky, considering I’d never call myself a new wave of country/folk fan (or much of a rap fan, although there’s one album in my top 10 of all time). 🎶💜
It seems everyone gets Goosebumps from this . Its something special alright .
Only in Australia, oi oi oi🤠
G'day mate glad you're still going and got closer to the screen for us, your face is great. Side note, if you try a bit of K-pop you'll bump up your numbers wildly, I suggest starting with Blackpink, How You Like That or one of their other classics, you'll be shocked by their video's view numbers.
I am getting ready to start a new channel dedicated just for music. I will check it out for sure
Devine lyrics with a Devine voice. He is a rap god.
Thank you for reacting to this amazing phenomenal cover! Kasey is incredible!
I totally agree!
Thanks Jeff!
One of Eminem's greatest hits and a travesty to mess with it by all accounts. Until you hear Kasey's version.
I only listened to the original version and read the lyrics after seeing this one and I can see why it is such an inspirational anthem to the Hip Hop and rap community but although some of the diehard fans don't like what she has done the overall reaction is that hers is right up there and arguably better. His is widely listened to as massively inspirational, hers is inspirational + emotional.
And well done to you. I loved your reaction you shared with us.
@michaelbambri Thanks Michael, my sentiments exactly. You have saved me a lot of typing 🤣😂🤣😂
Mike that was fantastic. Yes the emotion just poured out of her and I loved it she got me good. I've been riding down some of the stuff in the comments and have more of her stuff to check out for sure. Thank you for the help and time I do appreciate your support. Be well mate.
Thank you Katrina I appreciate the help and support. Be well.
For those of us whose ears aren't quick enough for rap this slows down the original song & let's us appreciate the original flow/cadence and rhymes while giving it a twist & highlighting the pain & sadness rather than using it as a hype up song. Props to both Kasey & Eminem.
She just leaves it all out there - what a Gem.
Next stop 'Ain't no little Girl' - live version from the Bluegrass Underground - always check out her live stuff.
You will love her.
Thanks for your great reaction i found it interesting near the start a couple of people in the Audience picked up on what song it was and let out a little cheer as the majority of her Audience is Country so i just found that really cool and yeah that is her Dad on the Slide Guitar so how cool is that mate yeah we love our Kasey down under
She is Amazing
Well that took me for a surprise!! Love it!
Yeah Kat. I had never heard of her. She surprised me too.
@OccasionalOutlaw whenI was listening to her I was thinking to myself..I recognize the words to this song, but I don't know her! Lol Then when she let it rip I recognized the lyrics and it was an Eminem song! Love her! ❤️
@@WildKatProspecting I have never heard the Eminem version not too big on rap but I will check it out I think
Other great Aussie artist 👏
Great reaction!!! Really! Like, you stayed in your lane and gave just your perspective. Well done. The cover is amazing! It’s actually her father in slide guitar.
Thank you so much!!
Hello there watching here from Philippines and sending some love and support. Nice to meet you
Thank you Beth. Nice to meet you too. I appreciate the time. Be well.
Love Kasey , seen her each year from 2000-2010 but if she did covers at shows it was more likely to be Carter family or Hank Williams senior covers , I like most of her songs but "ignorance" and " don't talk back" would be my favourites
Kasey was in covid lockdown and created her own version of the tune. It was performed but not officially filmed, the footage was created after Kasey asked her fans that were there to send her footage.
Thanks for doing this one! This gives me chills every single time I hear it. Kasey going from that resigned, laid back approach early in the song to the fighting emotion later is beyond powerful! 💪🏼 Kasey is very under appreciated and needs to be recognised more on an international scale! Kasey is a master of storytelling, conveying lyrics and emotion! She is an icon in the Australian music industry, mostly for country and folk, but has her own style and is never afraid to delve into something outside the box. She is just getting better as she gets older. I really hope that Eminem has seen this and appreciates that his song and lyrics were re-imagined in such a spectacular way. I guess he has as he did give her permission to upload to Spotify etc. Would really like to hear what he thought about it though. Where else would you see head-banging with a banjo, pedal steel guitar and rock band together? Kasey started her solo commercial career around the same time as Eminem and she was a big fan of his music. From what I understand, Kasey spent lockdown playing around with some of her favourite songs and this version of Lose Yourself is the result. Brilliant! Kasey has spent her whole solo career bucking the constraints of the record companies and always gone her way. She made it to the top in Aussie music anyway with many awards, becoming the youngest ever ARIA Hall of Fame recipient. BTW….how was that for breath and vocal control? Not to mention the awesome arrangement. ❤ Also, that was Kasey’s Dad, Bill, on the steel guitar. Full kudos to Eminem for his songwriting. Personally, the reason Kasey’s version affects me so much is all down to the fact that she did lose herself in the music, the moment during this performance. She is a true blue Aussie who will leave her soul bared on stage every single time. ❤
Great rendition, thanks for reacting.
Thank you too!
I'm with you mate, it doesn't fit my ear either, often I can't even pick up the words, especially when it's coming at you fast but I love this. Be well mate, see you on the next one
Well said David I agree 100%. She is amazing. I have suggestions for more of her stuff I will definitely check it out
@@OccasionalOutlaw awesome, Jimmy Barnes has put together what I would call a super group called the barnestormers. It's him and 3 legends of the music industry. The first release is called Johny's gone, I'd love to see your reaction to it, you'd be the first on you tube to react to it. Keep up the great work mate, I'm loving it
@davidburnett93 I'm glad to hear Jimmy is doing his thing I thought I had read that he was having a health issue. If so I'm glad it's behind him and I will look for some of the Barnstormer Stormer stuff for sure. Thank you for the help and your time and support I do appreciate it.
@@OccasionalOutlaw your welcome mate. I believe he had a double hip replacement, I think that was as far back as January, I haven't heard of any other health problems but I too hope that he is well
Badass reaction Jeff to a badass cover. The original song is world renowned and could never have another better version. Thus said Tracey made this song her own and I listen to this version more than the original. Definitely not kicking Eminem down it's just that I also prefer singers over rappers.
Like you Jeff I never listened to much rap I had heard Eminem's song but never really heard the lyrics. I must say he had a horrific childhood. Kasey slowly telling the story then we get the full emotion of it.. but then POW the anger kicks in. And that band were just brilliant. Her dad was on the slide guitar in the cowboy hat. I'm sure Eminem has heard this as some have said he has. Great reaction Jeff so glad you reacted to this. Kasey is just brilliant! I'll leave a link for you to one of her original songs. I Ain't No Little Girl. ua-cam.com/video/fkZOIDErinM/v-deo.html
That was great. She is amazing. She really got me good. I will check out some more for sure thank you for the link. I hope all is well. Take care.
I wish the old Dead Ringer Band albums were on Spotify. I've lost my cd's and they were the best.
Kind of surprised they're not on Spotify I thought they were known for having everything. I know that feeling on losing some CDs Margaret. Not a good feeling.
Not sure if you are aware and thought you may find this interesting. Kasey Chambers is an Australian Country Artist, I believe her Dad was on the slide and maybe a brother somewhere in there also. Kasey' whole family used to play together in the 90's in a band called The Dead Ringer Band. Kasey is a known Star in Australia.
I laughed out loud at your eargasm comment, that was hilarious and I agree. I can't listen enough to Kasey Chambers version of this song. Happy days.
Nice one mate 🇦🇺
Thank you! Cheers!
Pull up Eminem's lyrics to Lose Yourself so you get an idea of what she is singing. Liked and subbed.
I think just for relevance I'm going to have to check out his video. Thank you for the time and support I do appreciate it.
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KICKASS!!!
And she's a Aussie country singer. On the slide is her father. She comes from a family of muso's.
That's our Kasey. Janice Joplin reincarnated.
I was thinking the same thing as I watched it she reminded me of Janice
@@OccasionalOutlaw We are showing our age remembering Janice!
Right
I fn hate listening to country and western music. Childhood shit. But I can appreciate the poetry of the words. If you don't listen you are more lost I think.
I love Kacey for who she is, and her music.
RIght
That's her dad on the slide... they've played together since she was a young girl :D
Get the lyrics from Eminem's original. Kasey sticks to it like shiit on a blanket. By listening to Kasey's rendition of this, I've grown quite some respect for Eminem's writing.
Worlds first country, folk, bluegrass, rock, heavy metal, rap song…
I got to get back to her soon I'm working my way down the list to get there because she is amazing.
I think part of the problem to us old folks is rap can just sound like a rumble and jumble of sound to our warn out ears. My daughter at 13 loves it Ime but at 63 cant hear it like she does. I knew this song back in the early 2000 but heard more of the words with Kaseys' version.
The man on the slide guitar is her father.
Here is an example where we need a word stronger than “epic”. What word should we use?
I think you are a nice man
thank you kindly kirsty
That's her old man on lap steel.
Try some Ren.
I agree. If anyone can influence anyone’s opinion on rap, Ren can. He consistently shows he is a genius in any genre. His musicality, his wordplay, his singing, his clarity of diction (except when he accelerates to 10x speed lol), his self taught ability on so many instruments his mastery of the production process, his videography, every song he puts out is unique in its own right.
All despite (or because of?) the tragedies he has endured in his own life. He is a visionary who is focused on the rights and wrongs of this crazy world and doesn’t shy away from the tough stuff through his talent and through his art. Well worth checking out, a necessity I would say, but it is some rabbit hole to step into :)
Torture Chambers!
G'day Mate, You will have to checkout the rest of Kasey's other music even if it's by yourself, Do yourself a favor and have a listen.. Looks like you would enjoy a bit of Country Muzik 🪕🎸
I'm not a huge country music fan but there are a few artists that I do like their Vibe and their tone. Not to mention the energy and emotion.
She is amazing.