Finally someone shouts out the keyboardist living their best life back there.

@alancpt

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I love the keyboard player, awesome performance

@CarlD70

2 ай бұрын

Yes, thank God....totally loosing it in a great way...

@waynesworld7804

2 ай бұрын

I’m 70 and feel the same.

@donnam5891

19 күн бұрын

Yes me too. But the whole band gave 110%

"Strumming that Banjo like it ows her money" I've watched way too many reaction videos to this song and this is by far my favorite!

The guy that is “the embodiment of sitting on your porch” is Kasey’s Dad, Bill, with his awesome slide skills! ❤

@csemerton

5 күн бұрын

Im glad someone has acknowledged Bill. He is a consumate muscian.

The thing that impresses me the most about this performance is the way Kasey has moulded her interpretation of the song around the way Eminem has crafted his (brilliant) lyrics. The first 2 verses are written in the third person. They describe the fears and frustrations of a man looking from the outside. Her low key approach acts as a perfect narrative for these verses. In the third verse (things all changed) the lyrics switch to be written in the first person. This allows her to unleash the raw emotion of the 3rd verse. The fear, frustration and determination now become real because they are coming from within rather than the external narrative. A masterful performance.

@viperwolfknife630

2 ай бұрын

You're the first person I've seen point this out, and you nailed it! Great observation.

I'm 71 years old and THIS is the greatest live performance I have ever seen

@CarlD70

2 ай бұрын

Same here

@justinhurley7337

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

@davidhines68

2 ай бұрын

And one of the most unpredictable, in the best way.

@metricstormtrooper

2 ай бұрын

I'm 67 and it's the same here and I've seen quite a few tremendous performances in my time.

@JamesJoyce12

2 ай бұрын

You know there is Dire Straits Alchemy and AC/DC at River Plate - right. This is corner bar live karaoke night stuff.

I love the fact that her dad Bill Chambers is playing slide guitar.

@davidhines68

2 ай бұрын

@@stanroach2842 It's Brandon Dodd, no?

@devilsadvocate2548

2 ай бұрын

​@@davidhines68yep. Brandon Dodd.

@cyclone2515

10 күн бұрын

The guy playing slide guitar on his lap is definitely her father Bill Chambers

@patkristl3705

6 күн бұрын

​@@cyclone2515 definitely bill chambers

"she's strumming that banjo like it owes her money " that's got to be the quote of the week .just love your sense of humour

Sitting there the whole time thinking "wait for it, wait for it!" Almost everyone I've seen react to this has said something to the effect of it highlighting how good Eminem's writing/storytelling actually is. You're the only one that actually explained that twang effect so thanks for that. What a banger this rendition is, shame so few have seen it.

It's the first time I've seen/heard this performance and I was not expecting to tear up at all... but GOSH... I feel just a tad bad about saying it really makes me appreciate Eminem's lyrical genius more than his version of his own song, but I guess I never really picked up on all the lyrics before? This is slower and therefore easier to follow (ha, I sound like an old man; "I don't like any of that new-fangled rap music!" lol) so the story told in the lyrics shines through... couple that with one of the best performances ever? WOW... wow. I am in tears.

@samf6173

2 ай бұрын

I feel the same about Falling in Reverse's reimagined version of Papa Roach - Last Resort. The slower, ponderous telling of the the lyrics makes for a more impactful feeling of the message in a song. Both Eminem and Roach versions of their songs are angst-ridden, angry and lyrically superb, however these versions make them hit so different and make you appreciate those lyrics in a totally different way.

She's an amazing musician who's been on the road with the family band since she was a kid (that's her dad in the hat, sitting and playing lap steel) and she wrote this arrangement in lockdown. She's a 45 year old mother of three, an Australian hall of famer and a massive Eminem fan. She's lived this, she's been given grief by record companies, she's died on stage, she feels it to her core. This is now a staple of her live shows but this was one of the first try-outs with a live audience, which is why they're so blown away. They also were able to take the audio off the sound desk feed but they had no video, so they asked fans to send in phone footage to edit together.

Its the only time I've ever seen anyone shred a banjo and I'm so glad it was this woman!

@troyanstone65

2 ай бұрын

Totally!

@Crewonephotography

2 ай бұрын

Watch some John Butler for some awesome banjo playing.

@richardkenna149

2 ай бұрын

Shredding is not what she's doing tho, she's just laying into it. Shredding is a million notes per second which is what some serious banjo players can do, she's using the banjo for sonic texture and reinventing the song with it

@stevenmeyer9674

Ай бұрын

@@richardkenna149 She is basically using the banjo as a prop. She has joked that she doesn't even know how to play it.

@TheMookie1590

Ай бұрын

clearly homie never palyed banjo and kazooie

What did I just watch!?! You can't just take an Eminem song and make it better. She even went a step further and took his most popular song that introduced him to most of the world and made it her introduction to most of the world. To see this for the first time on my favorite reactors channel is even better.

@johnfive2440

Ай бұрын

Do you even know what you're talking about. Lose Yourself was not what introduced Eminem to the world. And she did not make this song better

@SheriffChuck81-qq5vq

Ай бұрын

@@johnfive2440 Why, yes I do. Lose Yourself is what launched him to superstar status due to the movie reaching beyond just the rapper/hiphop audience. She made this song better IMO. Evidently in your opinion she did not. Let me guess, you are a fan of rap.

@johnfive2440

Ай бұрын

@SheriffChuck81-qq5vq yet again, you have no idea what you're talking about. Go back and look at his first two albums. Those are what launched him, and it was before the movie... clearly, you said you don't like rap. Don't act like you know anything about it then. I like rap, I also like all genres of music. My favorite artists are The Beatles. I understand them all, you apparently have a narrow view of the world

@johnfive2440

Ай бұрын

@@SheriffChuck81-qq5vq seems like you might a fan of rap if you thought this song was good. Those are his words, his life

@SheriffChuck81-qq5vq

Ай бұрын

@@johnfive2440 You are getting hostile over your own misunderstanding of what I actually wrote. His first two albums are not what brought him to worldwide fame. Lose yourself was not just his biggest hit, it was the biggest hit in rap. That is what launched him to superstardom. Where did I say I don't like rap? You won't find that statement because it's not true so I didn't say such a thing. Ironically, your narrow view is what is keeping you from accepting that someone else my differ from your view.

She said it was a tribute to his brilliant song writing. She worked on it during the covid lockdown, with the band. She is the singer/songwriter. They professionally recorded the music, the fans went nuts, I think this was the first public airing of her version. She asked if aybody had footage, it was sent in, they put it together. Her big bro, guitar, backing vocals, producer had a bit to do with it. She sent it to eminem, he allowed her to put it on spotify. The guy on the chair on slide guitar, is her dad.

@panrak1492

2 ай бұрын

Not her brother on guitar and backing vocals. Also, not Eminem allowed to put it on Spotify, cause he no longer holds rights to the original song.

Kasey Chambers family moved to Southend on Australia's southern coast so they could pursue a music career. They started to play in local pubs as the "Dead Ringer Band" and when she turned 14, Kasey joined the band as lead singer. Their debut album “Red Desert Sky”, released in 1993 had Kasey's first recorded songwriting effort. That same year, the Dead Ringer Band won a Golden Guitar for Band of the Year. The Next year, “Australian Son” won for them an ARIA Award and a Mo Award for Best Country Music Group. The group disbanded in 1998 when Bill and Diane, [Casey's parents], separated. 'Taking over the band under a contract with EMI Australia, Kasey recorded her solo album “The Captain” in 1998, with her brother Nash as the producer and Bill playing the guitar. To the original recording done in Australia, additional recording was done in Nashville where American musicians Judy and Buddy Miller provided vocal and instrumental support.

I have watched dozens of reactions to this performance. Yours was the best. Incisive and knowledgeable. Thanks!

As an Aussie I really enjoy watching reactors discover another of our spectacular Aussie artists. Kasey has won 14 ARIA awards 10 APRA awards, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2018 and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Her father plays guitar on some of her performances. You definitely need to dip your toe/foot/arm/self into more Aussie music and artists .... we have so much talent down here.

@izonozi

2 ай бұрын

Farnsy & Barnsy just to name a couple 👍

@cindywelch2108

Ай бұрын

It's about time Kacey gets the credit she deserves

@dedideification

13 күн бұрын

Let us not forget Vanessa Amarosi as a great example of Australian musical talent

@cyclone2515

10 күн бұрын

I’d add Tina Arena to that list.. her vocal range is amazing

The “guy on the end” playing slide guitar is her dad, Bill Chambers. Kasey first went on stage as part of her dad’s country band The Dead Ringers in the 1990s, before going solo over 20 years ago. She’s one of the most highly awarded Australian artists in the country, with a substantial catalogue worth checking out.

@heffatheanimal2200

2 ай бұрын

A sound tech friend of mine once showed me a short low res vid of Kasey and Bill jamming in a studio between takes. They each had a lap steel and were doing a kind of dueling-banjos session, and absolutely tearing the paint of the walls. It was incredible!

@SheldoFett

2 ай бұрын

Also, isn't the dude in the yellow light her brother?

@Reneesillycar74

2 ай бұрын

@@SheldoFett No it’s her long time band member Brandon Dodd. He is very talented as well✌🏼

This is one of the best reviews of Kasey Chambers version of Lose Yourself. Thank you.❤

Stepped into a Kasey Concert - Did Ya!? 😄 Yes, she's incredible. Kasey is an absolute Aussie Legend, and far more than 'Country'. She's a creative and fearless genre hopping singer/songwriter who has won just about every music award there is to win here, and no doubt deserves far more. Loved your - as ever - uber-skillful 'unpack' of what she's doing in this composition, as well as her vocal prowess. {You know... when you hollered "No Way!" your accent was very Aussie!} And I too loved the 'Mad Muppet' on the Keyboard! 🤣😂

I agree this artistic explosion out of Kasey Chambers and her band highlights the genius of Eminem’s lyrics. It’s excruciatingly plain to see that all the lyrics connected with something deep in Kasey’s psyche, that she heard him, opened her mouth, and *this* came out. I think it’s the most pain and fear-based anger I’ve heard from a singer. (And yet - hauntingly beautiful.). They all should be damned proud of themselves. I’m in awe.

@richardkenna149

2 ай бұрын

Warrior mother personified

I've seen many people react to this and I recall one reactor asking "Why is the audience still sitting down and not up and rocking out ?" My answer: 1. Why would you disrupt such a masterpiece ?; and 2. It takes a while to gather your senses after the final notes in this performance to be able to show any reaction.

I wish I could like this 100 times! Your ability to demonstrate the techniques you're talking about blows my mind, and with one of my favourite performances as the subject - nirvana. All the thumbs up!

Kasey Chambers is an amazing singer songwriter country singer and story teller. I love that this has gone viral because I have been a fan of this incredible artist for years. What a lot of people don't know is that this was a encore performance. So the recording came from someone in the audience etc. makes it spectacular

I love when an artist reinvents a song from another genre in a way that still shows how great said other writer was. It's a completely new song in every way, yet it still serves to highlight just how good a writer the original artist is. An amazing performance in every sense of the word.

My gods! Her breath control!!!

@ray.shoesmith

2 ай бұрын

It's a literal case of 'shes got a great set of lungs'

I’ve watched SOOOO many reactions to this song, and yours is by far my favourite- the enjoyment and amazement you expressed was so worth seeing. Kasey is an amazing artist, and she sounds exactly the same singing this song in a theatre as she does in a small town country pub. Can’t say there’s a song of hers that I don’t like. She pulled apart the original song and told it with a different inflection.. Eminem’s is rapid and angry all the way through, he’s angry at the world, angry at his situation in life. Kasey’s storytelling begins as desperation, and despair, then you feel her back straighten and she faces everything with fire in her gut. Please listen to more of her music if you haven’t already, she’s so amazing.

Pure feminine, mama bear RAGE. More potent than anything else... I love Kaseys performance for this. I was waiting for your review specifically to capture the nuances. Didn't disappoint. Love from Australia.

the bloke on the slide guitar is her dad, with whom she has been touring since she was 12 years old in his dead ringers band

The slide guitar in the outro break is immense. Lifts it to a whole new place (again). Well done Dad, well done.

@cindywelch2108

Ай бұрын

That whole band rocks it out

This brings me to tears, especially with watching someone seeing it for the first time. It’s fucking incredible

This was nuts! It starts off as this cool, folksy version of a rap song....and then all hell breaks loose! "You better lose yourself in the music, the moment. You own it, you better never let it go." Indeed!

@goannaj3243

2 ай бұрын

and the mood all changed.

Hi Lolli, Thanks for introducing me to Kasey. This is an amazing performance and I'm going to take a dive into her music. I'm really writing this to express my admiration for you, though. I just found your channel a few days ago and can't stop watching you. I'm really impressed with your technical knowledge of voice production and the production of our videos, but just can't get over your nerdy goodness and beauty. Especially when you put your glasses on. It's not just a looks thing, though. I think what really gets me is that you make yourself so available. I feel like your soul is reaching out and caressing and tickling and exciting and playing with me, all the while teaching me about voice. I can't help but to love you and thank you for sharing yourself with me. You inspire a real connection with your audience and want you to know that I see you and thank God for you.

I was on the verge of tears hearing this. This performance hit me so hard.

Eminem brought the lyrics, Kasey brought the emotion. Thank you for the reaction, loved it. Best "cover" ever.

@XxKidnoffxX

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree

@Amanda-uc5jq

2 ай бұрын

I think Eminem’s version has plenty of emotion just a different type. For me the difference is Kasey drags you into that emotion, even if you dont want to be & then on an entire journey from sad & hopeless to anger & determination. Em’s to me is more of a I don’t give shit it’s my story & fu emotion & less of a journey through different emotions.

@kennethdodemaide8678

2 ай бұрын

@@Amanda-uc5jq I agree

She has lived and breathed the lyrics,and it just poored out of her,Brilliant!👏👏👏

Thanks for picking out the piano player as his energy is electrifying. 😂 also I love your channel and all the wonderful personality you put in it.

I need memes of Lolli’s facial expression when the full band kicked and when Kasey said she was going to tear the roof off! 😂

now you know why so many requested this, this version is a banger, this performance is dynamite! Everyone that was at this performance raves about it. Kasey Chambers is a huge Eminem fan and really understood the lyrics and themes well. You correctly identified what a great musician and performer Kasey is known to be by those that have followed her career. Great analysis and reaction as always.

Loved your reaction! This was recorded at the last Australian show of Kasey’s Behind the Barricades tour, which had been postponed from 2021 due to COVID restrictions. The tour was to celebrate 20 years since the release in 2001 of her acclaimed Barricades and Brickwalls album. I believe Lose Yourself was one of her encore songs consistently on this tour (it certainly was played in Canberra) and Kasey and her people decided to record it in Newcastle. I understand the audience was told in advance it was going to be recorded. Kasey put the call out on social media for fans’ footage of the song to mix in with the footage that had been taken (most of the black and white stuff). Her dad, Bill Chambers, is on the slide guitar, and Brandon Dodd on lead guitar.

I’d finally managed to get to where I could not get all choked up while watching reactions to this incredible performance and then you come along with this, Lolli! Your joy (and Kasey’s execution of the song) has me dang near blubbering. And I love it. I’m a 56-year old man and Kasey does something to my entire being when I watch this. I am so happy you enjoyed it so much. You’re the best! Cheers, Dignan

Hearing our Fairy Voice Mother harmonize with herself rocked my world! Is it just me?

They KNEW they did something amazing that night. Read up on the history of how this was made. Probably the best musical video of 2023. I had never heard of her (them) before this song (my niece's reaction channel turned me on to her).. now I have listened to almost everything she (they) have produced.

Finally, someone mentioned the keys player!!! 1000% commitment, to the point where you kinda wonder if the cover was their idea in the first place.

I have been dying to see Lolli's reaction to Kasey ever since she agreed to do it. I have been a Kasey fan for decades but this performance is epic. I think Lolli will love it.

Pardon my acronym but JFC that was incredible!!! What a mind blowing performance. I sat stunned for a moment with tears on my face. Can’t wait to explore her music. You are a gem as usual!!

the Best Thing that the mankind has broght to this World, is MUSIC !!!

Kasey used the c-vid shutdown to create this arrangement. As I saw one person say, that is her Dad on slide guitar. At about the same time Em came out with this Kasey had trouble getting airplay so she wrote "Not Pretty Enough", about her industry struggle. She identified with Em and appreciated his work even though the genres seem world's apart ........... not really both story telling in their own style.

The brilliance of Em's lyrics unleashed with a new level of emotional interpretation. The best cover of any song I've experienced. Your breakdown was also top tier. Well done.

You, and Chris, are the Queen & King breaking the techniques while demonstrating exactly what you’re talking about. Every video is damn captivating because you engage all of your knowledge, wit, charm, and an amazing personality, all while you’re teaching us. Edit: Forgot to mention this performance reminds me of Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt. I’ll never hear Lose Yourself the same way after watching Kasey destroy (in the best way) this song. In my head, it’s not Em’s song anymore, it’s hers.

Your ability to dissect and mimic is astounding. Love your channel

That's Kasey's dad on lap steel guitar. I would recommend trying one of her original songs. Try Ain't no little girl (bluegrass underground version)

best performance of hers i've seen, Rattlin Bones is another fave song of hers for me

Wonderful analysis of this song. Kasey Chambers’ version pays such great tribute to Eminem’s lyrics.❤

Kasey singing Ain't No Little Girl, also shows the passion she shares in her performances. She sure leaves nothing on the stage when she sings.

Her performance of Ain't no little girl is another must listen by her.

A transformation that’s up there with Johnny Cash making Hurt his own and John Farnham’s evolution of The Beatles -Help!! In my opinion 3 of the best “covers” of all time. I say “covers” because I believe they are so much more than that.

That performance is actually NUTS

Great reaction, and I have watched many of this, one of my favourite live performances ever. They had to call in fan phone videos to make the video as it wasn't filmed. So glad they did that. Kasey starts in that deep water vibe, so melancholy, like treading water, which needs the slow pace, so we can feel the potential for sinking forever into despair or pain, and then transitions into the moving anger which comes out of the deep waters like a behemoth from the depths, the band supporting with such vital energy. A masterpiece of story telling from the brilliant, iconic lyrics of Eminem, Kasey makes it her song. Genius.

When a cover is it's own original ❤

Damn what a performance! Now this is a live concert you dream of been to!

This version devastates me every time. In the most beautiful way possible.

Amazing performance. I haven't been able to stop watching it (and reactions to it) since I first saw it a couple months ago 👍

I can't believe there were no tears! I get a little watery eyed e everytime I hear this masterpiece! ❤❤

You know you made a immortal song that will echo through history. When covers like this is build on it. Deconstruction music this way for me shows what songs will stand the test of time. There are many great songs. But sometimes it takes the most magical cover of a great song, to prove just how brilliant it really is, and make it last forever. When I first heard this.. Cant even remember how long ago, my mind was just blown. There is a good story behind it to. She is now one of the biggest names in Australia. But in her young years, she was making music with her father. A country singer in Australia where its not that big. So she went to the US to find her own place in music. And in that period Eminem released Lose Yourself. And she connected with the song. Her struggle with music, and finding her way through. And then some 20 years later, this is recorded. When she have made it, won awards and all that. That song have followed her, means something to her. And even though she made it, she found her music. This song is still very important to her.

This rendition is so damn good. The emotion conveyed, my god.

Wow! Did not knew this one. Amazing! What a transformation! And what a banger! Great rocky piece with massive 60s and 70s vibes. Super cool! Thank you😊 This made my very late starting weekend🙃

You're awesome. Could listen to you all day. Funny, knowledgeable and really well edited.

The technical blended with just the right amount of heartwarming shenanigans. ❤ one of the harder reactions done masterfully

phenomenal editing! Subscribed.

Disappointed I couldn’t be at the premiere for this one, but rapt that you managed to get to it. Pretty much everything I had hoped for in that reaction. Absolutely sensational Lolli. Watched this with my partner who is a singer and Kasey fan and she adored your analysis. You absolutely nailed it some many times and reflected how in your reaction how most of us felt the first time seeing this masterpiece. Thanks for taking the time to add this one into your busy schedule 😊

Love your reaction, I’ve been blessed to see Kasey preforming this live, before this video at the Byron Bay Blues Festival 2022, it was next level 🤯🎶 If you want to hear another song from Kasey, try Ain’t No Little Girl

Tim Minchin gives us all the proof we need that piano is cool.

I've watched so many reactions to this song... Was hoping you would react to it one day. This is the reason I watch reactions, just getting to proper relive the excitement I felt when watching it the first time. Your reaction is perfect to it. As for the cover itself, to me, its what a cover should be... Making it your own. Em's original gets you pumped, but I find Kasey's version really makes you feel and connect with the lyrics. But like you said, it makes you appreciate Em more for his ability with writing great lyrics.

Fire! The best reaction I’ve seen and I’ve seen dozens! Thank you!

Rewatching this and somehow I’d missed the best Lolliism the first time: ‘“I was playing in the beginning the mood all changed” (pause) Didn’t it fucking just.’ I scared my dog with my quite loud ‘HAAAA!’ Such perfect timing.

I am loving everything about your style, your beauty, your humor, your editing... you are absolutely killing everything you do!

Wow. Love Kasey's version. Love that it highlights the amazing lyrics. And i absolutely love your analysis 💕

Just earlier today I sent this to my GF with the caption "I can shoot you a link if you are ready to cry happy/triumphant/angry/life is hard tears, its an emotional journey" and "Her performance really highlights how amazing Em's writing is too" Shame the premier is 4am Perth time, I doubt I'll be up. Keen to check out your reaction over my morning coffee though.

@billeaton9562

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, same location and same early morning start, at least it gets the heart pumping while trying not to spill the coffee.

@Quinctili

2 ай бұрын

same same same.​@@billeaton9562

Such a journey vocally, musically, and emotionally, thanks for taking us along for your first listen and giving us your insights as always!

I've been waiting sooo long for you to react to this song ❤ loved your facial reactions changing during this one ❤ glad you love our Kasey 🇦🇺 was great to see you dumb founded for a change 😂

I've probably watched a hundred reaction to this brilliant rendition, and yours was one of the best. You're pretty funny too🙂 Thanks!

Nice to see Kasey still creating great music. She was well known in the early 2000's in the Australian music scene, amazing talent.

You should absolutely react to the live/acoustic version of Spiritbox - Constance. Courtney flexes her clean vocals on it, sooooo strong!

I am *SO* excited about this one, OMG. ❤❤❤

Been waiting for you or TCV to react and analyse this awesome performance, and to be educated as to some of the skill & technique that makes this amazing song such a joy to experience time and time again. Thank u

What a fantastic reaction to an amazing cover performance! Really enjoyed your analysis! Thank you!

Kasey Chambers - Not Pretty Enough ❤️🇦🇺

@pauldowlan3285

2 ай бұрын

The Captain

Fantastic reaction and breakdown, I've watched many many reactions and this is one of the best!

The best reaction i have ever ! seen . This masterpiece deservs it. Thank you ❤️👍

This is better than the original sorta in the way of Johnny Cash's version of Hurt.

Watched it again - great reaction and analysis

Mr Mathers approved this for Spotify - that's an official endorsement on his part! 👍😎

@petecordoni7534

Ай бұрын

Excellent point. That's a classy move, to enable one's ego to relax over a child in a Song... Masterclass rating on the Vocals expert to enhance the minutiae to details coverage...

@izzyasmart1

Ай бұрын

Moreso, he only very rarely does that.

The keyboardist was living his best life! Check out ‘Ain’t no Little Girl’ and ‘The Captain’ by Kasey. Feminist icon indeed!!!

I love love love, how this made your brain melt exactly how we said it would.

Hi Lolli, glad you were able to do this one. I must admit to a bit of nervousness due to the intensity of the performance, but honestly, I should have known better. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 All the best, MB

I love this song. And the third verse kicking in with the absolutely filthy slide guitar is just epic.

Thank you for reacted to this soul changing performance from my home town in Australia. Casey is one of our national musical treasures

I come back to this cover/original every now and then. Your reaction compliments her performance. You are as amazing as she is. Love you.

She sang it with feeling coz she lived the travelling music life from an early age and understands the struggle

Thank you thank you thank you