"If you still care don't ever let me know" - one of the most devastatingly emotional lyrics of all time

@joshwag9136

2 жыл бұрын

Its a heavy song, maybe not loud heavy, but its dark, heavy on the heart.

@ivwolfxx985

2 жыл бұрын

" I only wish you werent my friend. then i could hurt you in the end.'' gets me every time

@vsm303

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...and:"it took the death of hope to let you go"

@mattbenson2034

2 жыл бұрын

The entire last verse will never not remind me of my first love. The way he put that feeling into words is masterful

@Liberty_76

2 жыл бұрын

Along with “it took the death of hope to let you go”

“Love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage.” That line gets me everytine

@Distinct._.Deadman

Жыл бұрын

Lmao this account that commented this is my alt and half a year later I discover it on another account

@paulagnew1201

2 ай бұрын

Same

He meant emotionally heavy. The song is not about Paul Gray, their bass player who died, but it kind of emotionally became connected to him. That's why Corey is almost in tears. Great video! Corey is just an incredible talent. Hope to see more of him on the channel! 😃

@WillJM81280

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it’s about his ex-wife ya?

@Skeleton647

2 жыл бұрын

@@WillJM81280 it's about his ex wife, and in the ending where he says "it took the death of him to let you go" he's talking about how to let his wife go he had to get caught up with pauls death

@mikedeftone28

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skeleton647 it's "death of hope"

@Maggai

2 жыл бұрын

@@WillJM81280 I think so.

@JunkWaffles

2 жыл бұрын

its took the death of hope to let you go. meaning he no longer has the hope of getting back together so he finally let her go

The emotion in his voice is so genuine. This was the last single the band released before the death of their original bassist, Paul Grey, and Corey performs this solo acoustic version in tribute to him as they were very close friends

@tosuismyu

2 жыл бұрын

I think he also wrote the song didn't he?

@franstraas2517

2 жыл бұрын

It seems Beth Beth Roars does not know about Paul Gray and his death. I think only than you are able to understand the song and Cory’s emotion.

@AlexAmez

2 жыл бұрын

@@franstraas2517 Not really imo. I did not know about it but the emotion is so raw that you don't need to know the backstory to hit you like a brick.

@kheidal

2 жыл бұрын

@@tosuismyu he didn't. Corey wrote it after the breakup/divorce of his ex, but didn't really want the song to "be out there". It was more a way for him to just deal with it at the time, but Paul read it and convinced Corey to record the vocals. Then after Corey left, Paul and Joey put the music on the track.. Corey heard the result the next day and just started crying. But Paul is also the one who convinced Corey to put the song on the album if I remember the interview with Corey correctly.

@zaynes5094

2 жыл бұрын

@@kheidal So I was right, it is emotionally connected to Corey now.

Can't watch that performance of Snuff without getting goosebumps. Corey at his finest.

I was lucky enough to attend this exact show in 2016. Being in the crowd for this song was a real trip. Corey's an amazing vocalist who projects some serious emotion in his performances

@Akshaylampard

2 жыл бұрын

You completed life mate! Cheers

@andrecardoso6941

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could say the same :(

@fuckinolive6053

2 жыл бұрын

LUCKY

@nicolasdubus669

Жыл бұрын

You really supported him well

@filipnagy2591

6 ай бұрын

Hmm no one mentioned his SpongeBob squarepants performance 😂🤔

I knew Corey pretty well back in the 90's. He was a great singer before he became a great 'screamer', although he was rock/metal vocalist back then too. Not saying he was a bad screamer, he just hadn't honed it to slipknot level yet. I think he is just a naturally gifted really good singer and a really cool guy to match. Was always a blast to be around and he lived, sleeped and ate rock & metal. His craft was his entire existence. I've seen people try to call him a fake online. Trust me he's legit.

@ProtusMose

2 жыл бұрын

Technically he wasn't a 'good' screamer back then. There's a reason he doesn't scream like he did on Iowa any more. It sounds amazing, but It's not sustainable and rips your throat to shreds. It's not healthy. Later on he developed a healthy fry.

@PXCharon

2 жыл бұрын

Truth. He was 100% Rockstar before he was a rockstar.

@insufferablethrashelitist9305

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProtusMose I was actually using the term "screamer" As an overall term for the more aggressive vocal style as opposed to more traditional singing.

@jennacarroll2651

2 жыл бұрын

This is everything. Corey is binary for the masses, they either love or hate him, but his vocal prowess cannot be denied. Thank you for your comment.

@jennacarroll2651

2 жыл бұрын

@@PXCharon Agreed.

The "it took the death of hope to let you go" line will turn on the tear machine every time for me... 😥

@suzannedavila1446

2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my fave lines of any song. I wanna get it tattooed on me .

@zaynes5094

2 жыл бұрын

@@suzannedavila1446 It’s a good one. Mine is “I can’t destroy what isn’t there, so if you love me let me go.”

For a complete 180*, react to his cover of the Spongebob Squarepants theme in the same set. =P

@JohnKerans

2 жыл бұрын

Are ya ready maggots?

@benschafer1660

2 жыл бұрын

This whole set is just great

@LeglessWonder

2 жыл бұрын

Just watch the whole damn show. Its amazing

@jonesininktattoos5243

2 жыл бұрын

The whole show was amazing... but thw maggots weren't ready for sponge Bob lol

@spagsketti

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeglessWonder yes it is amazing and I have watched it a lot. in the 100's of times.

"Angels lie to keep control", still my fav line of lyric from this song.

@Honken55

2 жыл бұрын

Truest line ever written 😉

Beth, I couldn’t agree more with you about rock/metal singers being able to create incredible ballads or emotional versions of their songs. Chester Bennington with the acapela version of Crawling which is a masterpiece; Extreme with More than Words; Chris Cornell with his version of Billie Jean; Prince with Purple Rain; Queen and Love of my life; Metallica with Unforgiven; Bruce Dickinson with Tears of the Dragon and many others!

@slipknot95maggot

2 жыл бұрын

Same goes for underlying music, isn't just vocals. Death, the quintessential Death Metal act not to mention a founding father of it, has one of the most sublime instrumental tracks with Voice of the Soul . And they didn't go "full soft" to get emotional, it's distorted and raw and searing Plus plenty of examples of heavy songs being reworked to fit the "unplugged" type rendition, adapted with acoustics or different tones; added melodies; etc

@slipknot95maggot

2 жыл бұрын

Same goes for underlying music, isn't just vocals. Death, the quintessential Death Metal act not to mention a founding father of it, has one of the most sublime instrumental tracks with Voice of the Soul . And they didn't go "full soft" to get emotional, it's distorted and raw and searing Plus plenty of examples of heavy songs being reworked to fit the "unplugged" type rendition, adapted with acoustics or different tones; added melodies; etc

@yung_doood

2 жыл бұрын

@@slipknot95maggot voice of the soul is the most beautiful piece of music i've ever heard

I recommend checking out Bother from this same set. The crowd is amazing.

@mrolsen6987

2 жыл бұрын

X2 on that comment! One of the most Epic crowd ever recorded!

@saiorexey6594

2 жыл бұрын

yesssss

Corey taylor: 50% emotional 50% anger 150% neck

This version of this song, pulls on my heart strings big time.

“My smile was taken long ago, if I change I hope I never know” shit hits different

Corey may be one of the top 5 vocalists around today. He does screaming like few others, has unbelievable control of his distortion (as is plainly evident in this performance), and can rock out with the best of them (as his Stone Sour performances can attest). He may not have the greatest range, or the silkiest tones, or do any one thing the best. But he can do it all as good as the best. The guy is almost unique, especially since Chris Cornell and Chester are gone. Few others besides those two can be as great at multiple styles as Corey is.

@sanjin8867

2 жыл бұрын

allegedly, he has 6 octave range

@FreeRangeHuman1

2 жыл бұрын

mike patton is worth mentioning. 8 or 9 octave range. very experimental. Corey is legendary too.

@everychannel1025

2 жыл бұрын

Myles Kennedy

@spacemiezy

2 жыл бұрын

No. He's in the Top-nothing

@insertgenericusernamehere2402

2 жыл бұрын

For me Corey, Mike Parton and Devon Townsend (in no particular order) are the top 3

I know its a late comment. Right neck tattoo means Father and left neck tattoo means Death. For me the line "it took the death of hope to let you go" is so powerful and makes me want to cry.

I never get tired of listening to this song. Corey has such an amazing voice ♥️♥️

Your eyes, when you get excited about music, make me realize why I've devoted my life to its elusive high.

Corey's neck tattoos can be translated to both Chinese and Japanese, but basically they mean father and death

“I couldn’t face a life without your light, but All of that was ripped apart when you refused to fight” that line gets me at the moment! Going through a divorce and it hits so real

This is one of my faves!!! He really gets me into my feelings, it makes me cry for him as well because he has that raw emotion oozing out of him. Love it!!

One of my favorite Slipknot songs, and hearing Corey sing it in a stripped down manner is just beautiful. You hear the pain in his voice, and that's what makes it so haunting. Corey has that ability to inspire emotion in you when you hear him sing. Thanks for listening to this one. Iowa Represent!

Corey Taylor is one talented...person. Love the Stone Sour stuff (Bother, Gone Sovereign, Absolute Zero, Silly World, etc.) in addition to the Knot stuff. Thanks so much for this one Beth.

This is a tune that I'd like to work into my own band's repertoire. Never got into Slipknot when I was a teenager but lately I've been really digging Corey's acoustic work.

"I still press your letters to my lips" bro...that line hits me so so hard u-u

Damn your on a roll girl, Chris Cornell and now Corey Taylor! Oh at the start when he says 'this is a heavy song for me', he's talking emotional. Not the usual Slipknot 'heavy'.

Thank you for all of your videos, Beth! You’re smile and personality are contagious. I love watching your content whenever I’m having a difficult day.

Corey is From iowa, I'm from Illinois, Neighbor State, This Guys has had a very hard upbringing and emotional life. "If I never found music i would still be comatose in that dumpster in De Moines" Corey Taylor.

First off, as someone who has never seen your channel, the little 'rar' at the end of the harmonizing shouldn't have caught me by surprise as much as it did, given it is in the name. Second, great reaction. Corey Taylor and Slipknot are incredible musicians if you can get past the rough exterior. It is worth it.

Great react and analysis Beth. I love this song, especially the acoustic version. It kicks me in the feels every single time. RIP Paul and Joey! 🤘🏼🖤

The Pain on his face really gives you the feels and show how much he has invested in this song

Watch the full concert. 100% something that will make you enjoy his music more.

Finally, thank you. This song basically saved my life after I left my fiancee. It was a terrible break-up right about the time the song came out and just knowing someone else out there felt the same way was somehow comforting even though it's so sad it really helped. Now it brings up all the sadness, anger, tears everytime I hear it but it's like it imprinted on my soul. If souls had songs this would be mine.

OMG I've been waiting for this video for sooooooo long

The thing that gets me about this performance is towards the end when he does the wail, you can hear the audience do it right in time to when it would be on the album, but Corey hadn't managed to get his composure back together by that point. And you can hear it in his voice when he steps back up to do the wail. That crowd was just amazing and it really is a part of the performance. You can feel the whole room as one being for this song.

You could quote any line in this song and call it emotionally devistating.

Cory Taylor is a great all around singer. Great voice. Love his live acoustic version of Wicked Game.

Its awesome how he can express all hes feelings and move the song to emotional an pasionate moment

we should be happy that we live in a time when we can hear and see him live. He's a legend. And one of the most amazing vocalists in my memory

Just saw Slipknot a few weeks ago for the first time. Slipknot is no joke live. Saw videos on KZread. Nothing compares to live in the moment. Corey Taylor just filled my soul with his voice. Beth, you alluded to a sincerity. You feel every word. With eight other members blasting hard, emotional metal. Thank you for this episode. Love you and this channel.

Corey actually breaks down half way through as the song reminds him of his best friend and band mate who past away....great song and Corey is an awesome singer.

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@jacobnehme4853

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Tattoo means death im pretty sure if no one has answered yet

Great performance. I love his cover of Have You Ever Seen The Rain as well.

When my girlfriend broke up with me I heard this song so many times... there where some tears spend on this. Thanks for analyzing 🖖 live long and prosper

This performance was one of his best! Incredible.

Gabriel Henrique - I Want to Know What Love is (D7 note). What a voice! Incredible technique! Hugs from Brazil!

Goosebumps every time. Just wow 😳

One of the most impressive videos with Corey Taylor for me is still the behind the scenes to the song "From Can to Can't" (kzread.info/dash/bejne/e66lj6RuYM6WXbw.html) with Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, Scott Reeder and Butch Vig. The dynamics of these guys working together is really incredible.

@rynelson85

2 жыл бұрын

I've watched that video dozens of times, gonna watch it again right now!

@alexc7913

2 жыл бұрын

I love that song

@benschafer1660

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic song

"Angels lie to keep control" 💔gotdamn!!

His tattoo are Kanji, one means 'Father' (Right) and the other 'Death' (Left)

@BahrSRX

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I've been wondering about that myself.

@j4ck4low70

2 жыл бұрын

@@BahrSRX you're welcome! Im only in the beginning of learning Japanese but knew these! Knowing Corey's story makes it quite sad too

Phil Bozeman is another great example. Absolutely brutal lows…..and also the voice of an angel.

This performance was epic..lot of great song in this show..he even played spongebob squarepants in this show..😁

Beautifully said! I would love a live chelsea wolfe reaction, very powerful emotion when I saw her play flatlands, too!

Yeah Corey ist a fantastic musician!!! Look forward to see a reatct video from you about Volbeat!

The kanji tattoo on his neck is Japanese for “death.” I don’t recall the story behind it. It’s out there though.

How CMFT can sing the way he does in both songs like this and everything he does with slipknot after smoking cigarettes heavily since he was like 11 or something is truly incredible. The lung compactly issue alone is enough to cripple a singer. The man is super human. Cigarettes make you get a great “gravelly” distorted sound but I’m sure you’d agree it’s one of the worst habits for a singer to have, or a human for that matter. I’m a singer and I smoke too in case anyone thinks I’m being judgemental. Great reaction x

Great review Beth. Thank you for your insight. 🥰

This is the last song Paul Gray had a significant involvement with before his passing. Corey originally wasn't sure about publishing it under the slipknot label as it didn't fit their theme. Paul convinced him to do it, and the rest is history. It is easily one of the most significant and emotional slipknot songs now, and every fan of corey, knows how much this means to him. Hence his extreme emotion while singing it, whenever he looks up, he's looking to Paul

I agree Beth! I love you so much girl, lots of love from Brazil

One of the reason I love the unplugged series that MTV used to show you got to see rock bands out of their element and their could shine through some of the best where grunge bands but also other rock and metal bands too.

Arguably the greatest frontman of our day and age, his talent and range of ability as well as his command of the audiences attention is second to none. I’ve seen him live several times in Slipknot and also in Stone Sour. Check out his version of “Wicked Game” recorded with his other band Stone Sour. I promise you won’t be disappointed 👌

Im crying all night listening to this song.

His acoustic shows are amazing

The tattoo is 死 (si3) which is a Chinese character meaning "to die" or "be dead". Also, please don't apologize for being sassy. We like you being sassy :)

@loki200

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the teanslation 😊

@missstorrm

2 жыл бұрын

@@loki200 my pleasure :)

I love metal music, but more specifically, bands with singers that do a mix of screams and clean vocals. Some of my favs are Howard Jones from Killswitch Engaged, Corey Taylor from Slipknot, the 2 dudes from Our Last Night, and many many more

Bout time Beth!!!! J/K love your reactions! Keep it up.

Omg I been waiting for this one so bad

what a song and what a reaction!

a little smile and eyes closed at the start... already gonna like it :P

I love how she was jamming to it at the end.

I just seen him Saturday night.. brilliant show

Greatest rock ballad ever made

Just found this. Such a beautiful reaction 😍

Screaming seems more strenuous than clean singing. Nobody could scream like a young Corey Taylor. Still listen to that first Slipknot album regularly. What a poet.

That first "oooh ooh", followed by Corey's one, that you commented arround 7:10 minutes, it's from a very talented fan in the audience, it take me some listenings to realize, since his voice is so similar to Corey's voice. Awesome!

@loki200

2 жыл бұрын

Where you the talented oooh ooh person? 😉😅

@EduardoFRSilva02

2 жыл бұрын

@@loki200 Hahah

Kiss unplugged - I still love you!! You must hear this!! 😍🤟

At 7:08, "What's that there for?" - Exactly. You just nailed the issue with most current music.

I love this performance. Greetings from Germany

I just saw slipknot on Saturday and he is absolutely freaking amazing!!!! Cory Taylor is awesome!

@luisaguilar5648

2 жыл бұрын

I was there too! My 5th time watching slipknot, they never disappoint

I love how into it you are! Beth, if you were to name your 3 fav artists, who would it be?

I was looking at your intro drawing and went "Rawr" out loud the EXACT time it went rawr😂😂 We def think similar lol

"I've got a feeling it's not going to be heavy" 🥲

The face you make at 5:02 ... I feel that. I've made that 1000 times listening to music

the thing about metal singers, especially mixed genre ones, is they can do literally everything vocally, all the voices and tricks get used. rap, yodel, croon, twang, growl, operatic or falsettos

I think the tattoo is the Eye of Horus. Love this one! More metal/metalheads please! And maybe some King Crimson?

The tatto on the left side of his neck means "death" in Mandarin I believe. The right side of his neck also has the Mandarin text for "father"

The song broken by seether ft amy lee has the same kind of feel. As well as dear agony by breaking benjamin and last to know by three days grace

i just googled his neck tattoo and got this answer :3 Neck - the number eight, representing his number in the band Slipknot.

There are two really great covers Corey has done that I think you would really enjoy. He covers Hunger Strike with Halestorm and Man in the Box with Dave Navarro, Taylor Hawkins, and Chris Chaney. They were absolutely amazing!

@thomasharris1670

Жыл бұрын

He slayed Love Gun too. Stone Sour made KISS look like a pile of crap on their own song lol

Hi Beth. Great you are more into metal now. You will find most metal fans get into it due to the emotional connection and the subject matter tends to lend itself to it. I got into it after years of singing in a church choir and both music forms still inspire and move me. Snuff I believe was an autobiographical song about Corey's ex wife/girlfriend and so the the emotion is all genuine. If I am wrong, please put me straight on the facts.

He did a version of Princes purple rain that was amazing as well. Just found ur channel really enjoying it!

CMFT tour. Great stuff. Check out other songs

It's funny, the band that's given my the most energy has also made me the most emotional. That's why Corey Taylor and the rest of the band deserve all the love that they get

Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel also sings very well on the song Hickory Creek. He is also once of the best death core singers out there but is able to clean up very well.

Finally! 😁👍 Now you have to react to the CROWD in the song Bother from the same concert. "Cory Taylor live in koko London" - One most Epic crowd ever recorded.

I am pretty tough lad but I cry EVERY DAMN TIME

This is not a song. It’s a feeling.

"IvE gOt A fEeLiNg iTs NoT gOiNg tO bE hEaVy" *Corey trying not to cry for half of the song*

@ttv.snakez1x402

Жыл бұрын

She thought he meant heavy like in heavy metal

1:42 like jonas renkse I recommend "gone" or "teargas" from "sanctitude" live for the soft side And "12 days of rain" for heavy side of him😁