The amount he matured as a person and in his music from early music (cleaning out my closet) to this song was great. I grew and matured with him so I have followed him greatly his entire career.

I bet when you started this eminem journey, you never imagined he'd bring so many emotions out. The man is a paragon.

The studio version has a lovely longer piece of singing from Nate. That ending gives me goosebumps, no matter how many times I listen to it. I highly recommend you find it and listen to it in your own free time. No point reacting to it again, but not taking in that ending would be a mistake. Trust me.

I am a huge Eminem fan. We are the same age, so the levels of his maturity went right along with me. When he was young and angry, so was I. When he grew a little and wanted to show the world he did better than he should have, I was there. And when I had kids and baby mama drama, and just wanted to be a father, he put out revival. It's almost like the soundtrack to my life.

I’ve heard this so many times but it still gets me every time. It shows how much he grew as a man and a person and being an addict he was able to get she was sick.

rock bottom is a super emotional song, he wrote it when he was in a super dark spot and when he recorded the original version of the song (both of which you can find on youtube, for the original just search original) he attempted to take his life

This song really has touched me, as I have a similar relationship with my parents and they don't know my kids either. But it has given me peace, especially as I've grown up and had my own children, to realize how broken my parents were and how toxic they are as people. I also did my best to be 'the man of the house' for my younger siblings. This song really resonates with me. Em really has matured a lot.

Love that you’re loving Eminem! Need more open minded people out there!

You know what I love about your reactions? The real excitement that comes over you when listening. It's contagious and makes me re-love these tracks all over again. Great work

I cannot overstate how gratifying it is every time someone discovers Eminem's music. It's challenging to the soul and to the mind, but it's cathartic and profoundly beautiful, too. He has this ability to create music that makes us turn inward and relive our own pain through intimate and visceral portrayal of his own. He's said and done things that I don't agree with more than once, but all of that is completely eclipsed by the fact that I know him through his art to be a fine human being, not beyond reproach, but never beyond redemption. All of us have that inside us, and he allows us to access it through his music. As you say sir, a "Rembrandt". He is among the greatest artists ever to walk this earth.

The meaning of the title comes from the idea that he and his mom are like two headlights. Parallel to each other, heading in the same direction but won’t cross paths as they drive on. He apologises and forgives her but knows that they won’t be able fully rebuild their relationship and he says “Ill always love you from afar”

I love how you went from not really being interested in this type of music, to having respect for the lyricism after a couple of vids, to now being a Stan like the rest of us 😂. Love the reactions, so hope that youtube let's you post Darkness, can't wait to see your reaction to that

Eminem’s dad actually sent him a letter after he saw him perform on TV (addressed to Eminem, not Marshall by the way, keep that in mind) and told him that he didn’t actually leave on his own accord, he just went to work as normal, and when he returned home, the mother (Debby) had moved away and taken Eminem with her. Apparently he now has a new family and children with a different woman. You can find the letter online. What Em says in this song about his father «apparently having trouble keeping up with every address», is a reference to that letter and him «not being able» to track Debby and Em back down after they left, while Em is saying he would have turned the world upside down looking for his own children if they were taken away from him. The father offered to meet back up with Em, but Eminem never went through with it, and then his father recently died without ever getting the chance to see his son again. Great reaction as always :) I recommend «You’re Never Over», it’s about Eminem’s best friend Proof and his feelings about him after his tragic and unfortunate passing. There is no official music video, but this fan-made video is pretty good kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdijY6h9nb_enmQ.html I also recommend «Deja Vu», which is about Eminem’s drug addiction, and a good companion piece would be «Not Afraid», which is about him overcoming his addiction and moving forward. «Deja Vu» doesn’t have a music video, so I’ll link the lyric video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p5x3ZdVez8vHeJc.html «Not Afraid» luckily has a great music video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJtdrK6ZqcqaZKc.html Finally, I would like to recommend «I Need A Doctor», which is about Eminem’s relationship with Dr. Dre kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jKdnapOo1bK8XYU.html

A hard song for me. My mum passed suddenly at the end of last year age just 47. I learnt she wasn't a bad mum as such just very sick. I wish there could have been a chance to at least try and fix things. Like Em said she was still beautiful because she was my mum 💔 Love your reactions

He released this on mother's day of whatever year it was, and it literally has brought tears to my eyes every time I hear it. Just super powerful.

Man if youve never heard em sing you have to do “halies song”!!!! He kills it and touches on his wife and halies relationship!!!

It is said that for artists to remain relevent they need to keep growing with their audience. I think a lot of artists take this to mean musically which is why they don't quite make the grade... Eminem has actually grown up, actively worked through his anger/sadness/struggles and shared them with his audience (many who either lived parallel lives or could just relate with their own issues and trying to overcome them) and actually GROWN with his audience- all while being an extremely gifted writer and master of word play. Sometimes I think it must sound like I'm kissing some Eminem a$$, but I really am just stating facts! 🤣🤣🤣 I was looking forward to your reaction on this one :)

By the way the Nate in this song he was referring to was his little brother who she lost custody of not the featured singer.

i about cried when i heard the emotion in eminems voice.

As for someone like myself, who grew up with this type of music. I can appreciate you, putting your prejudice aside and having a deeper perspective for those of the older generations who've said this music is just a fad. Thank you, I hope you do more content.

The album version has an extended bridge and final chorus from Nate that I think would have tipped you over the edge. It's really powerful. Shame they don't include it in the music video. Another amazing reaction and analysis of the song. Looking forward to the next one.

I cried through this entire song 🎵 😭

Early bird 🐦 I love your reactions. I always wanted to see someone reacting to Eminem for the first time but didn’t think there would be anyone left in the world that hadn’t listened to Eminem Lol jokes 🤗THANK YOU 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Learning Eminem's life story made me a fan for life. Down to substance abuse, the bullying and the volatile relationship with his mother. My "mother" and I had about the same relationship simply because I looked like my father who left and died, but she passed away by her own doing and I couldn't shed a tear. I recovered and had my kids and changed my outlook but before she passed, as my 1st son was being born, she said it was a shame I was bringing another me into this world. Holding my son, my anger turned to sadness because there is NOTHING, and I mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING that child could do to make me say anything close like that or feel anything but love for my child. My life flashed before me and I just felt sorry for her and wasn't angry anymore and happy she found peace because it was obvious she had her own demons.

The part where he says maybe his dad had trouble with keeping up with every address is Eminem saying that’s just an excuse to not find him, in an interview he once said , if Haley ever moved to the edge of the earth, he would still find her cause he would never give up, just a cool thing to hear , I have two daughters myself and I feel the same exact way. Basically saying his dad just didn’t want to find him . Love your videos thanks for sharing

His growth from when he first started is AMAZING! This man has learned from his mistakes and learned from others and just evolved into a person we can learn from. A song you should react next is “Leaving Heaven” from Em. He really dishes out his whole thoughts on his father thus ending his parents saga. Great video! I recommend Bad Husband or Beautiful after Leaving Heaven from Eminem next! Bad Husband goes deep into his woes with his ex wife and Beautiful is simply that. A song that he started doing these touching tracks.

This song is a tearjerker for sure especially that hug.

Your reactions are the best because they are so genuine and you clearly have a high level of intellect.

I think you can attribute the healthy attitude to not just the perspective of a matured father but also a sober one, he finally got his priorities straight and realized how poisonous that resentment had become. He's still going to hold on to some of that anger, especially towards his father, up next: Leaving Heaven.

the thing i like about your reactions Chris is you get the sentiment but you hild to it. you look passed one point of the songs and incorporate the other aswell. Thats the whole point of eminem. and in order to "get" eminem to the fullest you have to look past the stereotypes of rap and listen and peice together his lyrics, as well as understanding the context and looking at it in different ways. And you do it so subtly and well in your videos without focusing and doing an essay on it, this makes your videos extremely watchable - and believe me i get bored quickly

Larry.. I've been watching you watching Eminem for around, say.. 2/3 months. You've figured out the last 25 years of him. Every musician - not genre - but musician or music lover.. absolutely gets Em. Unreal.

Great review… you should try “Eminem - Leaving Heaven” it’s about his father

Been anxiously waiting for this, love the reactions man 🙂

Keep doing more Eminem loving them

i have a similar relationship with my mom and i remember hearing this song in the car for the first time and having to actually pull over and cry it out. coincidentally enough, my mom was the one who showed me marshall in the first place when i was little. his growth is inspirational.

As someone who grew up the oldest in a recovering mother household this song will always hit me so hard.

Larry I've been keeping up with you for a small journey now and will continue but I keep following because of how you show real feelings in your reactions. With you getting sick with covid I'm very glad to know you are still here with us. To be honest I wished I had a father like you and not like this man's (Marshall) father. My father tried to come in my life after I was in my late 20's early 30's and I did appreciate it cuz I was able to make peace before God took him home. Take care and love you brother

I love how your so real and not scared to show emotion in your reactions.. You really go in depth and give great feedback. Also you look past the stereotypes that are put on rappers etc.. And you just listen. Its such a soothing thing to watch man. Def my new fav reactor. Keep being you brotha!

At a younger age listening to old Eminem and now listening to some of the newer songs now... This is the perfect example of the evolution of songs and true artist that Eminem is. He will forever be the Greatest to me.

The raw emotional facial reactions, love it. This song gets me every time.

Thank you for this. It’s great to see someone “get” tracks like these. It’s really helpful to lots of people to be able to see an example of what healing generational trauma looks like. Forgiveness of her and himself sets him free, and it doesn’t mean that he is letting her back in, just accepting what happened and who she is. I love the like “foster care, that cross you bear, few may be as heavy as yours”. Acknowledging that she probably has some pain over the situation and she has to live with it. I have been estranged from my mom since I was a child, and this track really helped to lead me to a place of healing because it made me think about the situation differently and from different perspectives. I’m sure others will say this, but “Leaving Heaven” has a verse about his father, who recently died, and how he felt about it. When he first got famous, his dad’s two other children tried to reach out to him and his father did some interviews and held up Marshall’s baby pictures. His kids didn’t even know their father had another child. So, the man wrote in to newspapers asking for Marshall to contact him, that he’s sorry, etc. but then said that he had a serious illness and couldn’t afford life saving medical treatment etc. that had to hurt to think the man was hoping to get some money right after his mom sued him.

I've been listening to eminem for over half my life and I love watching your reaction videos. I'd recommend the song "Leaving Heaven" which is about his father.

Commented on another post a while ago on Eminem…. Lost my father… I remember he used to record me rapping em… he opened up his mind and saw the same thing you did .. thank you for these videos you help me more than you can ever know

i cant stop myself from crying everytime i hear this song. His music has always brought me comfort in all the tough moments in my life and this song is defintely one of my favorites. its too beautiful

When Em went rehab and quit with the pill addiction he really matured. He's an incredible success story.

I feel like with this song (and after listening to some of his other music) that you are FINALLY seeing why millions of us love Eminem so much and just respect him not only as the most prolific rapper in history but as a human to go from where he came from to where he is now. Welcome to the club! 😁

I appreciate you going through his catalog with an open mind. I'm not alone in saying this, but this man's music is what got me through some of the most difficult times in my life.

Leaving heaven is another good song from Eminem regarding his father

This song had a huge impact on my life. It came at a time where I needed to forgive and it helped me with just that. I'm glad to see you enjoy it as much as I do. Love your videos.

Eminem - legacy would be good but I dont think there is an official music video.

So glad you reacted to this one! One of my favourites.

this guy seems like such an awesome dude to hang out with

By FAR one of my favorites songs by Eminem. Oh and "Space Bound" and "The Way I Am"

Eminem Leaving Heaven is about his dad

Em will be spoken about many years from now. He's eclipsed music at this point. True legendary artist. It doesn't happen very often

Halieys song is the best example of em singing in my opinion definitely one to add to the long eminem react lists

I knew you’d love it !!!

It's amazing to see him as a young man who was admittedly reckless and on drugs and had so much rage when he made cleaning out my closet to an older healthier and sober man able to let go of that rage and understand that his mom went through things as well and her actions could have been because she didn't have a healthy way of dealing with things and actually did her best regardless

Another great reaction and I love your perspective on songs.

This shows incredible strength of character I think he is so impressive, not just in his musicality but in his strength as a person, huge respect xx

I am in recovery myself and a big part of it is letting go of resentments and making amends. In my humble opinion I think this was his way of doing that. Great reactions

Better late than never, stay on this Em train, you won't regret it. I will say, not all songs will be to your liking but, just take time to admire the lyrics, double entendres etc.. and you'll see him for the genius he is!

NEW SUB!!!! I have been binge watching your videos and haven’t finished or stopped enjoying your reactions yet. -I’ve heard you say many times you are old so you don’t really know his music. My dad is 60 almost 61 and he knows some of it, but not all of it. You’re never too old to listen to Eminem. 💝

You’re gonna stop making me cry every morning. Love these videos. Watching you experience Eminem’s greatness really hits me in My soft spot. My Band and Stepping Stones next!

Ohhh man I've been waiting for this one. The first time I heard it when it came out it made me tear up. Great video as always buddy.

I really would love to see your take on certain Linkin Park songs, culminating in Mike Shinoda’s solo project after things all went down.

Just went on a binge watch, watching all of these Em reactions! been absolutely loving them

Such an amazing song. Every aspect.

So insane. YT just showed me this channel a while ago. Ive been watching reactions for an hour now. And this just uploaded. Awesome! Great reactions mate!!!!! Keep it yo Ive been an Em fan for over 20 years now. I would recommend Castle and Arose as good songs for a reaction

You should react to Eminem- Leaving heaven he talks about his dad in it

I’ve listened to this song hundreds of times, but man hearing you hear it for the first time has me damn near teary eyed.

This song relates to my childhood and relationship with my mum in so many ways and it always brings me to tears everytime I listen to it

If you want to hear Eminem singing, I recommend Hailie’s Song. It’s nothing ground breaking in terms of singing as hes a rapper obviously but it is another really heartfelt song and has quite a nice catchy hook with it I found this video if you’d like, it’s an unofficial music video but it is explicit: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbRnqNxhqZ66pGg.html

You should try listening to Kendrick Lamar! Very lyrical, tons of meaning, I’d recommend “How much a dollar cost” or “The art of peer pressure”

I love how heartfelt your reactions are 💗 Em has a way of making you feel all kinds of emotions depending on the song 🫶🏼

I love your Eminem reactions, you can see they truly are the first time you’ve listened to the songs. It reminds me of the first time I heard his songs and how I felt listening to them. Keep up the great work

If you want to hear eminem actually singing on a song instead of rapping try listening to “Hailie’s song”

You should do I Need A Doctor! You gotta watch the whole video with it too. Unedited full music video here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jKdnapOo1bK8XYU.html

This a good song as an Em fan I do not listen to it much. I do watch the video from time to time as I think the video is really good. Hard to watch this video without feeling a little sad but proud of how much it takes to have this outlook he has on his life now.

Love you're reactions because it's almost like letting me listen to these songs for the first time all over again, really respect the openness and the courage to put aside you're prejudices for the genre and be able to dip your toes into some of the amazing songs. I think every genre has their shitty pop songs with no substance and every genre has there profound substantial songs with endless depth, love the videos good sir please keep them coming!

Love your Eminem series man keep it up! I highly recommend you check out his song Beautiful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ad2okpeosLLXdqc.html

hey i watch you all the way from brazil, realy good reactions man, eminem is a goat

I love your reactions so much cause you actually understand what he's saying and telling us. I'm glad you're going through these truthful heartfelt songs before anything else.

Mad RESPECT from Italy 🇮🇹 Eminem é un vero poeta e tu sei un vero gentiluomo!

Eminem sings in hailies song.. truly a gem 💎

Man. This song always gets me.

I love that you can tell from your face when a lyric hits you in the heart. As popular as he is, he still doesn't get the credit he deserves imo.

I don't know what song you plan to do next but no matter the song , I am strapped in ready for the ride!!!

Man you reactions to eminem are the absolute BEST!!

Watching your deep and connected emotional journey on Em has been a pleasure, Sir.

Man I love to watch people get to go on this journey of discovering who eminem really is. Because he is such a polarising figure... I always say there's two types of people in this world. Those who thing eminem is the goat. And those that have never really listened to his stuff.

So in Cleanin' Out My Closet, him digging a grave means the same thing as CLEANING OUT HIS CLOSET. He is burying the feud with his mother and when you clean out your closet, you are cleaning out all the negative shit in your life. And the whole situation with his mom is done and he's not going to rap about it anymore. And to be honest, I'm glad. Like he says, "I'm sorry momma, I never meant to hurt you, I never meant to make you cry, but tonight, I'm cleanin' out my closet." He never meant to hurt her with his words, but he's saying he's sorry and that he's done with the whole situation once and for all. Him digging a grave is him burying his past, burying this feud and just saying goodbye to the negativity. Videos are made to sometimes make you think. Filling a grave up metaphorically means that he is burying his past. It doesn't mean there is an actually body in there. Listen to the words, then watch the video. It's the visual representation of the words.

Out of the craziest rap beefs, Jay-Z vs Nas, Eminem vs His mom.. are the only ones that ended beautifully..

you're welcome for the link! loved the reaction!

I think everyone who watches these videos appreciates your son for starting this channel with/for you it's awesome

I had a rough relationship with my mother. I have OCD and dysphorc mania it was a rough time growing up, my mom was the only one always there for me, but she was the one who got it the worst. All my anger was let out on her when she was just trying to push my through the hardships of life. I listen to this song and hurt just thinking of my life as a little kid when we were best friends to when i blamed everything on her. Thank you for amazing reactions.

First time I heard this song I cried in my car, sooooo feeling the driving away part🥺

Such lyricism ❤️❤️❤️

“Where do these thoughts come from?” A genius, the goat🐐✍️🎼

Not sure if you’ve reacted to this before but Em has sung a little bit on a song named Hailie’s Song. It’s actually a great emotional song and dedicated to his little girl. Unfortunately there’s no music video but would still be a great heart-felt listen. Really loving the reactions! Great content!