The best thing about all of this is that Sir Elton John approached him first, and publicly defended Em against people calling him a homophobic. Their friendship is freaking wholesome.

Elton john was also his sponsor during rehab

Maybe he's selective.

They BOTH literally risked their careers

If I remember correctly Elton's always had nothing but respect for him too. The Em hate in the early 2000's was mental.

И ты

Of course it is, he's a pro.

I thought it was playback at first, but no. He's just that good!

A true performer and genius

I wonder how he doesn't get annoyed by rapping the same hits at shows again and again when he has so many other great songs too

The 20 years made me feel old lol. But I agree it’s amazing especially for being 12y old

This being in 4k is the only thing I can think of that would make it better.

21 years ago 2001

4k has nearly always existed

i wonder if AI upscaling is good enough to make this 4K. if i can do it i'll come back to this thread and link it

Garbage 🗑

@@damason724 🤡

@@damason724 🧢

@@stefanoquadrino6816 Elton John all kinds of fuqd this song up. Or it woulda been good

@@damason724 no i think this version is better than original stan

Brothers from different mothers/backgrounds

Elton's great for crossover stuff. He also played on a version of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" with Miley Cyrus, Yo-Yo Ma and members of Metallica and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. As long as you're good at what you do he seems to be game to collaborate.

One of them is gay as well

@@fantstic16 Hey.....don't call out Eminem like that :D

Akon and Michael Jackson

yup

thought it was gonna be a gullible joke but u right!

@lord Derp take a penny, leave a penny.

everything is nowadays tho lol

Because of NAS

...or need.

it's like they both understand the feeling, it's especially rough when the emotion reaches across genres

I’m so mad that I was born in 1999. I would have loved to see this on tv 🥲

@@Eli-hd1yothe 90s were low key magical. Everyone got along. No one gave a shit. No one took offense. People spoke their mind and listened to ideas they didn’t agree with.

Absolutely see how people judge others it's messed up

I grew up with Elton John never thought those two would sing together especially royalty Sir Elton John

true

Cool

Aw that sounds sweet

Fr?

Damn I didn’t know that

@@peppemastria4483 Seriously. People tried to "cancel" Eminem well before cancel culture existed, claiming he was a homophobe because gasp, a dude from the streets had some homophobic sounding lyrics. He shut down the haters by doing this collab with Elton John, and they became lifelong friends. Elton John is one of his closest buds and ensures he always has a pal who understand drug abuse, that he can go to when he is considering relapsing. As far as I am concerned they are both legends as far as gay people are concerned, Elton John being gay himself, and Eminem being straight, but coming from a culture where being gay is kept low key, but coming out in great support of gay people and being great friends with one of the most flaming queens ever to show his support. I love and respect them both.

I know half way through the 3rd verse I was like shit I gotta rewind to pay more attention to Elton on the piano cuz he was getting it!

@@Sarah-py8bz For real.

He's so locked in, it's amazing just how jazzy that is without drawing attention to it unless you listen

​@@Sarah-py8bzthis is the greatest rendition of stan ever played for sure

Not 100% clean, but clean enough for him 😂💀

He the goat

@@goatmamba0824 ??

​@@H7H77he is the goat

@@H7H77 shut up man

The original is Didos own song White flag i think

It's insane but Dido also crushes it.

So we’re really here 11 years later

@@hamishmackenzie8921 never left

He's uncle Elton

Yeah what was the reason again Eminem was saved something about LGBTQ

How did he save him?

Always Will be

Was there any doubt?

Nunca va a dejar de ser una leyenda

Legends never die.

Не смотря на его друга, да

Elton John was a mentor during this period, calling Eminem once a week to check on him.[25] Eminem has been sober since April 20, 2008.[322]

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Absolute legends and also great friends making music history together

i get them on the side of my face lmao😭

Bruno Mars with Sting , Rihanna and the Marleys is on the top 3 too , imo .

​@@ippoleaI guess we forget MJ 1988 performance🤔

@@handsome-brute2666he’s a pphile

Mariah Carey Fly like a bird !

​@@handsome-brute2666nothing will ever be that

That's his uncle Elton

Who would not want to be friends with them two? Interesting stories from each.

It was a reply to all the ppl saying eminem was homophobic

Elton was his sponsor when he decided to get sober

This squashed a lot of crap in the media

That was aimed at the media at the time. It’s Eminem’s signature “salute”, but in that moment it was a nod at the press, who suggested he was homophobic.

Underrated? What

it's commonly known by pretty much everybody as one of the greatest live performances in grammy history, I think it's appropriately rated....

Прими это

No one underrated this. Lol.

@@yavukmusun8623 tsa yoke

FACTS

This and Zac Brown Band's live version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" are 2 of my favorites.

Right

That's a very good way to begin to listen to an artist

Thats wholesome. Enjoy it anon friend!

A new stan

What's interesting is Eminem did thia collab with Elton just so people would shut up about calling homopohobic all the time.

eminem and elton john are close friends bffr

Why

@@jackburns417 The media said Eminem was homophobic because of some lyrics and quotes I think. Elton said that's nonsense and did Stan together with him. They are still friends.

@@jackburns417 because the LGBT community came after Eminem hard for some of his lyrics in his album.

Elton did a similar thing with Axl, twice actually.

please dont call me hater, i like elton john. but some songs, and tones dont fit for every singer. imo opinion i prefer dido sings some notes completely even, and doesnt play around with the notes that much. if you do that to some old classic the identity of how it sounded gets lost a bit for me. he sings it a bit too snappy for me here.

The only part I don't like about Elton's version is the way he says "picture". It's too choppy and it doesn't flow very well

Well, Elton did have a very painful childhood just like Eminem....

@@coooolibri 8 months later. Dido definitely owns the song, no doubt about it. Ser EJ, though, does an absolutely fantastic job here adding his touch to it

I love that part!

He flipped off the cameras because of him knowing the controversy that would surround Elton John and him performing together, so he’s not flipping off the audience but instead the journalists.

He flipped the people that said he's a homophobic

wow that's pretty cool

Dude, it was insane. At that time, Eminem was mister controversial, media tried to cancel him, tried to not playing his songs and cause Em said a few things in his songs, people called him homophobic. That he got Elton John to perform with him and they becoming very good friends and are still to this day, it was HUGE and shut people up

Absolutely. Live music has an energy studio can't replicate. And Elton brings it on his verse

Gee time isn’t friendly to anything, bro

Correct...like mac donalds or Ikea put some sugar in it and the mainstream will consume it...such poor quality...brainless and zero talent. filling their pockets..only thing that concers them..buying gucci toilet paper or something

Yes I’m old school rap fan too.The young,no have nothing on the og’s of the game.Its not true rap no more.

@@jordanspencer7992 there’s still plenty of lyrical rappers. Rap has become such a big genre that most listeners are casual and don’t listen to lyrics that much and just want catchy lyrics

🤣🤣 For sure

Who asked

@@suizidezummitnehmen9730 who asked? Who asked you to reply dumbass

@@locahermosa8144 who asked you to ask me who asked you forehead

@@suizidezummitnehmen9730 STFU

@@locahermosa8144 or what?

Both "Stan" and "The Real Slim Shady" appeared on the same album though, namely "The Marshal Mathers LP", so that's not really valid, as you surely can see, friend

@@DumbNumbThumb Thanks for your overall asinine rebuttal. 😩

@@CellarDoorx06 Hey, it wasn't me who didn't check the facts. Mistakes can be made: you can fudge up spelling or grammar and it wouldn't affect the message you're trying to convey. But factual mistakes are the worst kind - they twist the actual data and depict you in unfavourable light. As a translator I was taught to avoid them at [almost] any cost. So, I know that its better to check your info twice before putting it into words. Wishing you all the best in the future!😀

@Kirill Nalivaiko infinity's facts are still valid though? Eminem released the real slim shady first and afterwards he went to perform at the grammys (unless he performed at the grammys sometime before he released the real slim shady but idk about that)

@@CellarDoorx06 I thought they made an interesting comment

i think when he gets in the moment he forgets to censor himself lol

imagine a day where you could be able to express yourself by saying whatever the hell you want on the grammys and mainstream media. Think about it this way, eminem got as big as he with cussing. So why should he censor something that is apart of what got him nominated in the first place

@@ripwakez955 I mean, Will Smith didn't have to cuss in his raps to sell records.... so. But then again, I can just imagine that Eminem would say something like "well I do, so fuck him and fuck you too!"

I liked the part where he said "bitch" but literally couple lines later changed "shit" to "shut"

@@johanneswielenga6902 i wanna finish the line but i think the youtube algorithm will think i'm being mean to you... lol

Almost 2023 and still vibing to this

@@unknown_to_everyone same 😁

Almost 9473 and still vibing to this

2024 and it still hits

@@SenatorLeiaOrganaSolo 45 minutes after your reply and it still hits

And it gets funkier around 4:56

Yes yes yes. I remember slim. Then Eminem, and then there was STAN. This shot made me siddown and LISTEN. Blew my damn mind bomb 💣 🔥

I thought it was pretty choppy. But almost every comment here is going on about how great Elton was. I like the original better, but Elton John f*cking rules (more as a solo artist than doing the chorus for Em.) I’m glad he performed with Em, but the contrast of Dido’s very smooth voice sounds better to me with this song. I’m glad everyone else loved Elton’s version though. Hopefully a lot of new people discovered his old songs through this. ❤

It took me a while to realize he was, too, since he does it so smooth

He said shit a few times lol. Can’t blame him too much because he was probably so used to it

It’s meant literally tho, it’s just used as a second version of the slang used in a less serious hyperbole way

There’s levels of standom 😂😂

I think the piano is a perfect addition for sure, but I do prefer dido's performance on the hook, her voice works perfectly with the vibe of the song

@@bobslayer1285 they both hit is similar but different ways, I think I prefer this one though.

Bernie Taupin probably arranged it for him...like, uh, his whole career

@@kevinwalsh4652bernie taupin never worked with the music it was only his lyrics you buffoon. elton composed all the music to his lyrics in a matter of minutes in fact

@@kevinwalsh4652Bernie writes the lyrics of Elton’s songs, Elton writes the music so he’s the one who came up w the arrangement and how it’s played here

Нет

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Да

ooooooooooh. i might have to disagree. his most unique to me is hailie's song. very vulnerable, especially in a time the media was tearing him to shreds, and he tried to do something new as he never really sang instead of rapped before. stan is beautiful too though.

You were probably a child..

@@johnshaw4137 Seeing as I’m almost 50, I don’t think so. I was probably bringing up kids.

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Lol!@@johnshaw4137