Labels hate me had to make this screen small

@stevepence229

3 жыл бұрын

the guy singing this song needs to get rid of the stache lmao

@jennhurl

3 жыл бұрын

"Labels hate me" 🤣

@leiper72

3 жыл бұрын

They should love you for bringing all these good old videos up again.. :)

@Roguefem76

3 жыл бұрын

Do they not get that reaction vids get the songs more attention? Weird.

@DaP84

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevepence229 nah, in his case the stache works! He died just 4 years after his break sadly

He died too young. This is legit THE man that helped me over my stuttering problem. I was inspired by this man's positivity.

@marshagreen9759

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Lt. Cmdr. Data. I like your comment and your acting.

@ursulaturner7980

3 жыл бұрын

@Lt.ComData... I love that!! My bf had a stuttering problem too when he was young. Its rough I'm sure. Congrats to you. Peace& Love✌❤

@TheIgisas

3 жыл бұрын

Very true

@jaminbroughton162

3 жыл бұрын

Respect brother

@TheIgisas

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaminbroughton162 ?

RIP John. Died just 4 years after this success

Scat is an old term for using the voice like an instrument that has been used, mainly in jazz for many, many years. Well known people like Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong used it wonderfully. Scatman Crothers was doing this in the 1930's. Love it!

@positroll7870

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the most famous contemporary example: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o32BqdeMisXTdqw.html

@Zephyr616

3 жыл бұрын

Even us modern rappers still use scat as a way to catch a beat

@szili76

3 жыл бұрын

Just don`t put the word ”scat” in the porn hub search bar...

@perryarthur1415

3 жыл бұрын

I heard of jazz singing.

@matty6598

Жыл бұрын

Scatman John actually payed tributed to Louis Armstrong in a song called Everybody Jam.

Part of what he’s talking about is about his own life. Growing up he had a stutter and wound up doing this, somewhat late in his life, considering when most people get their break. He unfortunately passed away just a few years after this, RIP.

@arandomnamegoeshere

3 жыл бұрын

And he died on stage performing if I remember right. Rather amazing person.

@Morhgoz

3 жыл бұрын

He was one the greatest heroes we ever had as mankind... So much positive energy and love! I hope I can achive mind ser he had some day!

@Bitsanddoings

3 жыл бұрын

He died of lung cancer in 1997 and he did have a stutter from a child and he heard scat music and practiced and performed the songs in local bars and on one night a song producer heard him and asked if he could sing a song, and he struggled so the producer wrote him that song to perform and over come his stutter, the producer then asked him to go on tour with the song after recording it on album, he then did and managed the tour before returning home and the cancer finally ending his life. That year few months later, but he was working on a second song that unfortunately no body ever heard it except the producer as he was due to record it week after he died unfortunately he never made it.

@LednacekZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bitsanddoings there was also scatman's world

@Snowman13230

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bitsanddoings what are u talking about, he released 3 albums before he died in 1999

4:52 "How does he GO so fast!?!?" 4:53 "I'm the SCATMAN!!!!"

@random_name_was_already_taken

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@raisa_cherry33

2 жыл бұрын

😂

This guy had a genuine belief that he could help people with his positive music. Not surprisingly he didn't have a lot of commercial success (there was a second song that was somewhat popular). He rolled all of his money into further albums and died in 1999, about 4 years after this was released.

@smokingwolf4152

2 жыл бұрын

We all go back to scatland in the end

@firestriker3580

2 жыл бұрын

He did have a lot of commercial success

@firestriker3580

2 жыл бұрын

Nope

This song was a huge hit in Europe, hitting number 1 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Spain and Switzerland. And the follow up single Scatman's World was also a big hit in Europe, going number 1 in Belgium, France, Finland, Germany , Hungary and Spain.

@bobblebardsley

3 жыл бұрын

I love this song, but I love Scatman's World even more. Awesome songs, both of them :)

@kamols7491

3 жыл бұрын

And Poland;)

@davebirch1976

3 жыл бұрын

And UK

@paulojrneto

3 жыл бұрын

@@davebirch1976 It was #3 in the UK.

@kampi_050

3 жыл бұрын

you forgot the netherlands

Jay, "Scat" is a genre or technique of singing jazz. Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie were both singers of scat. This artist is fantastic at it.

@pamchilton8129

3 жыл бұрын

Al Jarreau did some scat also.

@lvlinda6

3 жыл бұрын

When John is “Scatting” it really sounds just like Louis Prima. (King Louie from the animated film “Jungle Book”.) M_Dunn you are right Scat is a vocal style in Jazz.

@QuinlanLJ

3 жыл бұрын

Two girls, one cup did some scat as well.

@NJH01

3 жыл бұрын

@@QuinlanLJ quality comment 👌🏼

@JakkFrost1

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the original "Scatman", Scatman Crothers.

Rip Scatman John. Other good songs he has is Scatmans World, Song of scatland, Scatmambo, Everybody Jam

@LastoftheMofreakins

3 жыл бұрын

Everybody Jam is underappreciated.

@jewjitsu7159

Жыл бұрын

@@LastoftheMofreakins i LOVE everybody jam

@williambenton9959

Жыл бұрын

Don't listen to U-turn it's my secret and I don't want anyone else to find my precious treasure. (It's so good 😭 I miss him so much)

The poster child for us stutterers. RIP, Scatman John. Missed but never forgotten!

This is a TUNE. I got this on Casette when it came out. RIP Scatman John

This gentleman had a major stuttering problem. Singing kept it under control... RIP

@Tomoslb1

3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating thing about stuttering it vanishes when you sing.

Thanks for finally getting to this one! "Cotton Eye Joe" - Rednex would be another fun, off beat, 90's dance one to listen to.

@ChrisReaa

3 жыл бұрын

I second this!

@JayveeTV

3 жыл бұрын

I did that one early last month. It got blocked in the US so I have to wait 30 days to post it. It should be available the 10th of this month

@TheRedWaltz24

3 жыл бұрын

@@JayveeTV Awesome! Thanks. In that case, not a dance song, but a weird 90's song that would be fun to react to, "Three Little Pigs" - Green Jelly.

@Jonny_Red

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRedWaltz24 hahaha omg thats bringing back memories all right blimey! 😀😀😀

@Ozzy_2014

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheRedWaltz24 spelled.jelly. pronouced jello. © by Kraft. Yo wolfie!!

Scatman John aka John Paul Larkin, that song is written, created and produced in Hamburg Germany and was part of the Eurodance era, beside of Dr. Albans- It's my life, Snaps- Rhythm is dancer, Haddaways- What is love, one of the most unique songs at this time and were played in a lot of discos and clubs. He was stuttering and they used that for the song.

@thefirm4606

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Snap definitely!

@robertzander9723

3 жыл бұрын

@@thefirm4606 something he should react to, prepared with his dance shoes.

This is how an American guy went to Europe and became famous in many parts of the world. A million copies of his albums were sold worldwide and his songs hit the charts. John Larkin (Scatman John) had suffred from a severe stutter since early childhood, and scat singing was the way to get rid of this disorder. This song is actually about it. It's a message to those who want to overcome problems like this and believe in themselves. But sadly, if he hadn't died a few years later, he could have released more wonderful songs. After his death his ashes were scattered at sea near Malibu in California...

I believe the song was written about and refers to his very bad stutter during his childhood and later life. He was very worried that he wouldn't make it as a singer because of this. His wife eventually convinced him to inbrace it and talk about it in his music along with Jazz scatt he had learnt to do. Hence the title of this song. So I believe he is saying although you may think you can't do something, do it anyway. Don't let anyone talk you out of what your gut says even if you try to talk yourself out of it! Quite a powerful message really when you think about it.

You can’t help but start dancing when you hear this song

RIP to the Legendary Scatman John!

He has a stutter. He had to overcome that. He died at the age of 57 of Lung Cancer, but still kept an optimistic view on life.

Born with an severe stuttering problem, loved jazz music but was afraid to do it because he thought he wouldn’t be accepted because of his stutter. Nearly died from a drug overdose but his wife saved him. They both ended up doing music and the rest is history. Truly a legend with positive, REAL, messages in his songs that have stood the rest of time. Not many folks when this song came out that were singing about their disabilities and raising awareness. Rest easy, Scatman!

He used to be a jazz musician for a long time before doing this genre change album, but the scatting is one of the jazz elements he kept.

Scatman John was huge in Japan when I was teaching there. I had him on minidisc.

@thefirm4606

3 жыл бұрын

Omg minidisc - cue twilight zone music 🤪

“Things you call dead haven’t yet had the chance to be born” He was the professional equivalent of Ansel Adam’s, discovering career success and popularity later in his life Never give up

His first pause had me laughing, in his mind he's like "wtf" 😂

@NorokVokun

3 жыл бұрын

i think we all were like that in our first time xD

My second favorite from him is “Scatman’s world”

@DarthRevan-lu6xp

3 жыл бұрын

I freakin' love that song. Scatman is so wholesome and uplifting.

Haha I love it... 90s Europe when we were growing together instead of apart 💕

Trivia: Scatman had a severe stutter all his life and wrote this song to get over it.

Scat singing was the original beatboxing. John Paul "Scatman" Larkin was one of the best. May he rest in peace.

Scat is old school jazz when the singer would playfully compete with the musicians instruments.

Lived this song as a child. Hello from England

Scat is an old term for nonsensical syllables used mainly in jazz, look into Louis Armstrong for more. Scat as in singing, not shit-man, as I originally thought this songs alluded too...

@rwxstudio7173

3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you researched and learned about this style of singing👍. I wish more people would be more willing to research like you did.

@ImThe5thKing

3 жыл бұрын

@@rwxstudio7173 I didn't have to research this because my music teacher in high school in my music development class said "scatting" when listing off vocal practices and we were all like "What did you just say?" and he promptly pulled up Scatman on the MASSIVE studio monitors hooked up to his computer. Gotta say we were all boppin in the middle of class

Now this is stuck in your head forever

@ximagnificent5279

3 жыл бұрын

POV?

A guilty pleasure of mine..Scatman is top! R.I.P. just seeing your joyful reaction actually made me have tears in my eyes. God Bless.

I think you should react to "Mambo No 5" by Lou Bega.

@HimanXK

3 жыл бұрын

T R U M P E T S

@E4439Qv5

3 жыл бұрын

A little bitta

@monmothma3358

3 жыл бұрын

I could never get what was so great about Mambo No 5...

@Ebbagull

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I *loved* that song as a kid!

@cranberrymerlin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ebbagull So did I! :)

What's crazy is this song came out in 1995 and Skat died in '99. Skat was also a prolific jazz pianist. He story is amazing

The look on your face at the beginning was priceless 😂😂😂👍😂

This song is so nostalgic for me 😍

I not only love this song - I found that man so inspiring. Not only did he overcome a severe stutter, he launched a pop career IN HIS 50s and took over the world! And then he died. :-( Left his mark though. Respect!

@arturolopez6804

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, man, I don't pay my Internet to cry. :'(

@RichardTheBigBunny

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturolopez6804 - Aw. BOOP! [*hug*]

I enjoyed your reaction to the Scatman! This song and album came out when I was still a young man in the 90's. I bought it in 1995, pretty soon after it came out (94). Scatman was one of my favourite artists because of his upbeat songs, positive lyrics, and the overall theme of overcoming his adversity (stuttering) through music. He died in 1999, but I was fortunate to send an email to him before that and I even got a reply! (Wish I still had the email!!)

I had completely forgotten about this song. Thanks for the memory!!

THE SCATMAN. TRUE LEGEND. RESPECT.

He was absolutely one of a kind! Love that you reacted to this song, it doesn't get enough attention! RIP Scatman John

Number one song to put you in a good mood.

Our local gentleman from the travelling community who has his own pick up truck goes round on a Sunday morning with this song on really loud. He shouts out the window "I'm the scrap man" 😂 😂 😂

Brings me joy to watch someone experience his work for the first time.

I heard this for the first time yesterday; came across a live version, and I’m hooked.

Everyone I've seen react to this song is confused about the opening, but no one can resist that beat

Man went from 😐 to 😀 real quick lmao. Great reaction as usual!

This song always makes me think of the movie Nothing To Lose, the scene this song played to was SO funny!!!

@cocoidiea8643

3 жыл бұрын

I just posted the exact same comment then found yours. :)

@mrsmefi6208

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, came to post about this too! It is such a funny scene :'D

When he starts bopping his head 😂😂🙌 I love it!

The Scatman is the legend ! Amazing voice and from his own side to hjelp the people !

I was hooked on this song when it was released. Just one of those feel good factor tracks if you're ever feeling stressed. Love your first reaction, it was like ' what the heck is going on man?' - had me laughing out loud!!

This song was everything back in the day!

I swear to God every time I listen to this song it gives me goosebumps

Scatman John was massively popular in Japan, had some exclusive singles there too!

Edwyn Collins 'Never Known a Girl Like You Before' another big old 90s tune to react to

@babysluss68

3 жыл бұрын

Do you sing that line in his voice too or just me, never known a girl like you beforrrrrrre

@nettack

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, that sounded nothing like the 90s although it was released back then.

@lynda3860

3 жыл бұрын

brilliant song, loved orange juice rip it up also

@monmothma3358

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah Scatman is bound to remind you that one, as they were both in black-and-white and came out at around the same time. Whatever was the deal with Edwyn Collins and his one, but very original and cool, hit? I wonder...

I used to repeatedly play this song back in the day, one of my favourites! It was always fun to sing along to his lyrics.

How can anybody don't know Scatman? It's a legend.

First time on this channel, and first time I see a youtuber react to Scatman. I just want to listen it just again and again haha. I enjoyed the fact that you had fun to ear it, and for me I was very diving in too haha. Well I was smiling all along haha. Thank you! =D I'm a SCATMAN ba-ba-ba-ba-wi-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop! =D

This whole album is great! Every song makes you feel that way and it’s all a positive message! One of my top records that I enjoy listening to!

Its a beautiful how he took his stutter and used it as his own unique style of singing (scatting). R.I.P Scatman John, see you in scatland 😢

Thank you for reacting to this! Cab Calloway invented this technique of singing. I'd definitely recommend his songs as well. X3

i LOVED scatman john...!!!! So sad when he passed away. You have to listen to hes breakout song too.. LEGEND!!!

LMAO that first 5 seconds always makes me laugh

Ah yes.... John Scatman. Dude had a major stuttering problem throughout his life, but somehow turned that negative into a positive with lyrics such as "everyone stutters one way or the other so check out my message to you. As a matter of fact, don't let nothing hold you back. If the Scatman can do it, brother, so can you." Unfortunately, he passed away a few years after the release of this song but his message of positivity and a timeless classic ensured that his legacy will live on forever. Scatman's song is one of many during the dance craze of the late 90s. If you love this, then you'd definitely love Robin S' "Show Me Love", Haddaway's "What Is Love", Haddaway and Dr. Alban's duet song called "I Love The 90s", Faithless' "Insomnia" and "The Shamen's "Ebeneezer Goode"; all the songs I just listed were popular in the dance genre, especially here in the UK where I live. Thanks and keep up the awesome work.

Scatman John had a bad stutter through most of his life and he was able to either overcome or at least manage it through singing. That’s why he says “everyone stutters one way or the other so here’s my messsge to you: As a matter of fact, don't let nothin' hold you back If the Scatman can do it, brother, so can you”. You got it right that he had to overcome adversity to get where he was and he tried to inspire people with stuttering issues to push on and not give up.

@MichaelJones-mc7ud

3 жыл бұрын

And the best part he made this song when he was 52. He unfortunately died at the age of 57 but he really showed that it is never too late to do something you’ve always wanted to do.

rip scatman john the legend.

As a stutterer myself, Scatman's right, singing helps a lot in controlling your stutter. In general speaking more rythmically and with control of your voice helps minimizing or suppressing the stutter. I still find it tiring, so I don't use that all the time, just when there's something I really don't want to stutter on. :) Just knowing that you can control it if you want helps you being more at ease with talking.

@Lightning_Lance

Жыл бұрын

rhythm helps with more than just stuttering, it helps to learn other languages and accents too because everybody subconsciously uses some rhythm to speak so figuring out what rhythm they use is a great way to understand why they speak the way they do

@mr.dumbum8209

Жыл бұрын

If Scatman still alive, I'm afraid Eminem won't stand a chance...

It's impossible not to love the Scatman.

This is such a bop. I grew up on this song. Me and my sister regularly try to do the opening part lol even slowed down it sounds too fast haha

This song should be in everybody’s workout playlist!

I've been sleeping on this song! I play it and enjoy it because its catchy - I've never taken the time to listen to the lyrics! Love an inspirational message!! 💖

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 This is one of my favorite songs ever!! People's reaction to this song is sooo funny to me!

When you started nodding your head. we all knew what time it was lol we love this song.

This man is unknown in his country, but in Europe he is a legend. All his life, jazz has been promoting

28 years on this song is just as good as it was when it first came out.

The scatman dance is what you do when there is a huge spider 🕷 on you and you scared silly of em 😂

For those of you who are just now discovering Scatman for the first time: Welcome to the world of scatting! It’s like yodeling but way better?

Hits me right in the feels. Had this cassette as a kid. When I've grown up and checked the actual story of the man, damn.

Faithless insomnia bro please, always ask youl love it man

@thefirm4606

3 жыл бұрын

YES!

@pik-ull-deg5970

3 жыл бұрын

Chooooon!!! 😁

@monmothma3358

3 жыл бұрын

Aaaw I loved that one!

@TheRealSugaBabi

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! That song will change your life!

@mattpotter8725

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes, yes!!!

Cuz those things you call dead have yet to be born. That's deep scatman!

"Scatman" John Larkin went through hell, but he was a well of positivity. Rest in peace, Scatman.

as soon as i saw the thumbnail .."wooo!! J's in for a ride!!" ...and sure as truth ...you went on one lol. Scatman John had a struggling life, but also a rewarding one. you should check out his history ...if you're into that sort of thing

The kind of songs that gets stuk in ur head for ever lol

Another great song remembering me of my childhood. Scatman's world is another one you have to check out 😊

R.I.P. John Paul Larkin

Scatman... he was a true 90s legend.

What a 90's Eurodance Classic!!

I remember when this first came out, was all over the radio for awhile.

I found this song from watching a Good Humor ice cream commercial. “I’m the Good Humor man” was the jingle.

I remember this from when i was 12 or something. He had an album I think with maybe another two songs that got played a lot. I was never really into this type of music but his songs did have some great arpeggios.

What a reaction, best so far! oh, mnan! Keep that way, man!

This song makes the "nothing to lose-spider scene" legendary.

@najwaflowers7014

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

As a person who deals with a stutter, this man is a legend.

This song was inescapable when my younger kids were in their teens. It's great that he encouraged so many people to beat stuttering and other obstacles.

Lololol your face at the start. That's the point of watching y'all reactors 🤣

Also..i cannot say this enough..i keep saying..it..but i love how you just bob along man.. i love it..everything you react to you just fling yourself into it..and bob.. trance music..which imo this is...deserves to be bobbed to man.. not a lot of folk get it.. you dont even get it..but you bobbed along..thats ma life blood man..i love that.. yer always gonna be one of my fav youtubers cause of that ability tae have some fucking fun.. good guy.. wish ye all the luck in the world man.

Scatman John used his voice as an instrument, so you might try the "Timber" video from Coldcut/Hexstatic where working noises (in the wood) were used as percussion.

I love his vibe both scatman and jayvee