The reason she can do this is coz this is her story too, she has also done the hard yards, fought the fight to perform, battled the establishment.This is definitely what you call a storytelling performance the lyrics were Eminem’s but the soul was Kasey & we are so proud of our Aussie sister

I showed this to one of my clients, who is a music nut (as am I). He's an elderly gentleman with an acquired brain injury, but he and I talk music non-stop, every Tuesday. He was so moved by this performance that he started crying, then I started crying, and it was fucking beautiful. That's the power of music. It transcends race, religion, age, sex, injury, health, language, background. It brings different people together effortlessly.

A quote from Kasey referring to this song: “Eminem has been one of my favourite songwriters for many years. We listen to a lot of him in our house. I’ve been mostly influenced in my life by writers who bravely put fearless emotion into lyrics and no one does that better than Eminem. I don’t really care too much about what genre music fits into, just that the sound comes from a real, authentic place from inside the artist."

The guy shredding on the lap steel is her father, Bill.

To be honest, when you said I'm ready , I laughed to myself and said, nop, you're not ready. Thank you so much I really enjoyed your reaction. Much respect .

Her beef is with her management. She's won 14 Aussie type Grammy awards. 9 #1 country/ folk albums and still finds it hard if not impossible to tour other countries 😊

She recognized the brilliance of Em's lyrics and added a whole new level of emotion to them. One of the best covers of any song, anytime, anywhere.

Fun facts . That's her brother on guitar with the harmony and her dad on the slider guitar. This was professionally audio recorded but not visually. They put out an appeal on facebook for fans to send in any footage they had and this is the result. great reaction. And .. Em has seen it and given her rights to profit from it on spotify etc.

Thanks for your pure, spontaneous reaction. I've watched 150+ KZfaqrs fall in love with Kasey and her epic brilliant, genius musical composition. It really is a re-imagined creation by Kasey and more emotionally profound. Her (and her band's) performance still gives me cascading tingly chills. All the best from Debbie in Australia. ✌☮🕯💙

Her song Not Pretty Enough is fire as it was a middle finger to the industry for thinking that shes wasn't

We love Kasey. She has always travelled her own path. Unique voice, great songwriter. So underrated. Love, love, love this reaction. ❤️

Not a cover but a re imagining

He has and he gave her the rights to release it on Spotify!

She killed this. Sometimes bring me to tears. The words are so much more potent in this light.

Recipe: 1 x Australian female country artist 1 x lyrics of one of the greatest songs 1 x prolonged COVID lock-down Musical genius.

Lyrics hit different huh? I'm not an Eminem fan, but this made me appreciate his lyrical ability

Eminem is touring parts of Australia this year! Hope the duo happens. Will let you know

em's lyrics are so packed with emotion she brings out all the pain and angst then the triump at the end. proves how timeless em's songs are.

An Aussie country singer and Eminem fan reworks his song into a rock anthem!

Please treasure your ability to truly feel the music to this degree! The reaction almost didn't need words as the expressions were saying plenty. But the words did help too! :)

There's only one thing as good as watching Kasey Chambers sing Lose Yourself for the first time and that's watching a true Eminem fan watching Kasey Chambers sing Lose Yourself for the first time. But you took it to a whole nother level. Fantastic!!

She kept it small in the beginning then the mood all changed. Loved your reaction. Thanks for appreciating Aussie music.

Ohhhh! Man! Snake, I have watched well over a 100 reactions to this & hands down 10000% yours is the freakin best!! Knowing you’re a mad Em fan I was so pumped when I saw this pop up, and was filled with anticipation & excitement to see what you would think & how you would react. I got even more goosebumps watching you “feel & appreciate” this mind blowing homage to the great Eminem!! I’ve even mentioned it a few times in comments on Ren reactions when I could see in your history you hadn’t reacted to it. Raw unadulterated Brilliance! I was totally blown away when I first “experienced” this Phenomenal performance, amazing arrangement & pure to the emotional interpretation of Em’s masterpiece - just legendary!! Em gave her his permission to release on Spotify, that says it all 👏👏👏 She is aged 46 at the time of this performance 2022. I’ve always been a fan of Kasey, she is a freakin amazing & talented musician, artist & woman (from Australia, youngest ever inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame). But this was next level genius & so personal for her. She has lived every second of this story. The performance wasn’t filmed, she put a post out after the show to fans present to please send in any footage, the compilation of which you see. The band killed it, matching & building with her energy brilliantly. Long time band member Brandon (I thought it was her brother but have since been corrected) on guitar & the vocals that nurtured the momentum & her dad on slide guitar making it sing like a phoenix - all of them together made this one of the all time best live, for me a rebirth, not a cover, that I’ve ever heard, seen & felt….to my core. I’m going to watch your reaction over & over - I had chills from my head to my toes with you. Thank you thank you for your fabulous reaction & respect shown to Kasey and for putting on your “hoodie” as approval & for standing up for her, I damn near cried 👏👏👏👏she worked on this arrangement over lockdown & is a huge Em fan herself & had always wanted to do this at some stage - it’s just the absolute best!!! A million thank you’s Snake - you’re the bomb my man 👏👏🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

Kasey really is an amazing artist. On a little side note - no one ever seems to notice how pumped and into it, the keyboard player is

She opened up a can of whoop ass - best quote ❤

What I love about this song is you can see his song speaks to her on such a deep level. We all felt the emotion and that is talent.

Dude, you would've passed out if you saw it live. 🤣🤣 I almost did.

Love this! The first half sounds like the sorrow of someone who knows they had 1 chance and they missed it. The second is like she somehow sees another chance and she knows she has to go for it with every ounce of her being. She literally left it all out there in this performance!

I don't think I've seen anyone else notice Kasey grab the pick before she starts shredding the banjo! Nice pickup!

I've watched so many Reactions to this and yours is by far the best I've ever seen! Heaps of people have "attempted" to sing along and failed, but you obviously know the song that well you easily picked up Kasey's cadence and matched it. Your excitement matched mine when I first heard it and I still get chills. Excellent Reaction! Thanks.

It was mobile phone footage. This was the first public performance. They had it recorded, the fans said it was special, so she asked for footage. Her big bro harmonised, her dad is on the steel guitar. He was in "the dead ringer band," when she was a kid, she and her bro joined after they grew up. She worked on this tribute, with the band during covid. She is a country singer songwriter, had some big crossover hits. The captain, not pretty enough, I Aint no Little girl.

I hear that Eminem does a pretty good version of this song too.

Country singer doing the WORK! Australian singers are so passionate and varied but still so damn relevant even decades later.

Putting the hood up. That's what great music is all about, no matter what genre/style. We all have our own version of "putting the hood up" whether it's internal or external expression. Great feel = great music.

'The Fairy Voice Mother' said......."Kasey beats that banjo like it owes her money"!..........if you want true emotion and talent from your artists, just check out Kasey's performance...................for real..........

She understood the assignment ❤️‍🔥

She was playing in the beginning but the mood all changed

Yes all the footage was recorded by audience members on their phones. They made a good audio recording and asked people to send any phone images they captured in and made a video out of it.

The guy on the lap slide? That's her Dad Bill Chambers! And the clip was put together from the footage that fans were asked to send in as there were no professional cameras there that night. How cool..

Kasey was born in Mount Gambier (my hometown) in in 1976 to Diane and Bill of Dead Ringer band fame. I was priveledged to buy fish and chips from their shop in Southend on many occasions. The Dead Ringers were beloved of the country music scene in the South-East of SA and I was lucky enough to see them live on multiple occasions. That's her dad, Bill, on slide guitar in this video.

This was a final encore for Kasey's country music audience most of them wouldn't even know the song and she still gets a roaring standing ovation at the end!! Best cover I've ever seen! Great reaction Man. Jon from Aus

First time I heard this I couldn’t stop playing it for months. Still listen every opportunity I get. So good!

Our Kaset can rock out hard. Thats her Dad on the lap steel. She is well known for wringing every last drop out of that dish rag, often breaking down in tears after a song. Gotta love the girl.

I've seen quite a few reactions to this song and yours is one of if not the most heartfelt, genuine ones out there. The thing is, your reaction to it embodies the exact same emotion and understanding that makes it a great song in the first place, and also the inspiration Kasey was guided by when creating it. Pretty sure a couple of the other band members had a say as to the composition in this bc with repeated listens you hear how good all their parts are. Peace.

Em does a fairly good job of covering Kasey's song!!!

Kasey smashing on a banjo.. Brought up living in a bus, playing in her family band. Her bro is playing guitar and her Dad is playing slide guitar in this.. Grew up in some of the most Arid parts of South Australia, playing country gigs, and catching rabbits for dinner.. A 48 year old Mum with kids, with a 3 decade touring music career, that has lived every word..

Em enjoyed this version enough to allow her to put it up on Spotify!

I've known Kasey's music for many years. I was never a real fan but liked her style, and her original music. I also know, and have watched her dad, Bill, perform at The Lion's Den in Far North QLD where I used to live. That bloke playing the slide, sitting down with hat, I'm pretty sure that's Bill. Anyway, I only heard this cover a little while ago and have watched a couple of reaction videos...But man, I had that same reaction to this song. Kasey absolutely killed it. And may I offer an opinion about why she sings with such passion? Her career and life have been a rollercoaster and the lyrics to this song really resonate with her. Just my thoughts. As Johnny Cash owned 'Hurt', Kasey has owned this song. If anyone has an inkling to hear another cover that completely changes the tone of the song, search for The Seabellies, and their cover of 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again' by The Angel. If you've never heard the original, maybe listen to that first.

Time to dive into Aussie Pub Rock now mate!.👍 Cold chisel live playing "Wild thing". Spider bait official video of Black Betty!. Midnight Oil live doing Stand in line. The Angels live in Melbourne doing "am I ever gonna see your face again". John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes doing "when something is wrong with my baby ". Pick it up and run it all from there mate!.👍👍👍 Zebedee from Oz. 👍

Eminem has seen it and gave Kasey permission to put it on Spotify, so safe to say he approves! Kasey takes it to a whole new level, I reckon watching American's reacting to this cover is a new national sport for Aussies but your reaction was one of the best I've watched!

Thanks for the great reaction, I've watched all of them on KZfaq and still can't get enough of this version, she's Brilliant and I'm really glad to know she Australian too.

I’ve been waiting for this! I thought you’d appreciate the artistry and her love of Em. The same raw passion in a totally different way. Best rewritten cover ever. We know you’re feelin it when you stand up!

Ms Kasey has been through the hard times and here she is with a smackdown version of a great song. Fabulous reaction!!!! Shivers chills goosebumps to the max

Brother snake. I absolutely love seeing you appreciating this song. Someone who loves Kasey Chambers and who absolutely loves your reaction videos. We are proud to call her out. Own. She is a massive fan of Eminem. Love again from Perth Western Australia. Happy New Year Brother

Brother, that’s the only reaction out of the many (100?) I’ve checked out where each step of the way you were doing exactly what I was doing my first time seeing it. I mean, without the pausing. I was like, ok, alright, I dig it. Then ‘whoa’, I’m really digging this (goosebumps). Then it was ‘this is fucking crazy!’, and then ‘I’M FLOATING I’M JUMPING I’M CHOKED UP I’m SO HAPPY I’M SEEING THIS HOLY SHIT’!!!!! I think you paused at all the best spots and your commentary was crazy observant. Yours is the best reaction to this performance I’ve seen- you matched the rise in energy exactly as the song did! I cracked up when you mentioned Em’s build up to the climax as I knew what was coming and knew you’d mention hers vs his… awesome, man. Cheers

❤you reacted like me first time I heard it . This one is fire ❤you to😊

Loved your reaction. Totally agree with everything you said. A brilliant interpretation and performance.

Still get chills and i still tear up a little. Cant help it

Complete fire. Great reaction. Her song now.

Can feel Kasey’s pain and torment throughout the performance.

Fantastic reaction.. great reimagination of a brilliant song. Kasey put her all into this.

Your reaction, in my opinion is right up there with Knox Hill, Stevie Knight, and Cliff Beats. They are the best in the business as far as i am concerned and you have just earned yourself another subscriber. Great breakdown brother.

Go on, you’re allowed to say it…….. it is even better isn’t it. It’s got even more desperation, more feels. It opens you up. It’s fucking beautiful

Awesome reaction! You had no idea how much your day was going to change after watching this! People the world over have drawn inspiration from Em's song. After a tragic incident last year, I have drawn inspiration from Kasey's version. Everything from the lyrics, the musicians on stage, the phone footage and of course Kasey's heart wrenching voice, builds the drama and tells the story. All set in the mostly unseen stunning heritage listed Civic Theatre in Newcastle. G'day mate from Australia.

She's been allover this year, ❤❤❤ she's amazing.

I read somewhere Em doesn't own the rights to this song. His label from the early days does. The article said she did get permission from them.

At last. A bona fide first-time reaction. :)

Phenomenal reaction! I love Kasey's spin on this song. Credit to Em's great lyricism. I enjoy seeing others feel this take as much as I did first time ❤

I didn't know what I was seeing, not being a musician or related experience (I learned what happened from you experienced people), but when she took the pick off the neck of the banjo.... I knew something was fixing to happen. Love your reaction, sir.

You said it bro. That’s a special song. When you get a skilled artist, they can take an amazing song and show how they can make it shine. That’s a great way to tribute what they love too.

She Aint No little Girl

I watch this video almost every night. After a long, stressful, exhausting day at work. For some reason, the mix of her hauntingly beautiful badass voice, along with the bands heavy perfection and your reaction not only relaxes me but techarges me to continue the next day. Thank you. Keep doing what you're doing. It makes a difference.

i loved watching your expression change from what the fuck, to OK, i think i know what's happening, to HELL YEAH...

The lap steel player is her daddy.

Ive seen all the reactions to Kasey doing this song and yours handsdown is the best. Im subscribing cause you appreciate how talented Kasey is.

I heard this for the first time today. Went straight to your channel, couldn't wait to hear your reaction!!!

LOVED this, great vid man ❤❤

I so thoroughly enjoyed watching you experience this for the first time. It was such a beautiful true experience of utter sensory overload. I could see it in your entire body and in your physical reactions the way you started crossing your arms and rubbing your tingly goosebumps and just the excitement of it all is so much fun to share. And people wonder if magic is real.

Just had to pop back, because I needed to watch this again...,it's my favourite reaction to kasey....thank you, your energy is awesome x

What a phenomenal cover! Thank you for this wonderful reaction!

Love this so much.

fantastic reaction

She does an incredible job. - mango

Great reaction to an amazing artist!

Omg yess i clicked so fast 😄

Goosebumps everytime man. Great reaction absolutely loved it. 🫶 New sub for this 🤙

The man on the lap slide is her father

The 3 best covers of all time...this one, falling in reverse, last resort and sound of silence by disturbed.

I've watched hundreds of reactions to Kasey's cover of this coz I love it so much. Your reaction was great. Yes we felt it with you. Yeah we love him here in Oz. The guy on the slide is her dad. It's a family band. x Aunty Linda x

If you liked this you might like Cold chisel doing Bow River. Pick the live version done in the round. Best.

She has a unique powerful voice and you can tell she is feeling it👌Enjoyed it

Kasey really loved this song she sang the first two verses slower as they were in the third person, the third verse is in first person.

Loved your response, particularly being a huge eminem fan, you still gave it kudos for being a piece of art in its own right. Shit, she's good.

Your reaction and insight is first class and the raw emotion you were feeling and genuine appreciation really came through. Thanks for a great review of a great performance.

Eminem was so impressed when he heard Casey's version that he gave her approval to release it on Spotify. The man on the lap slide is Casey's father. Before the song Casey requested that anyone taking phone footage, send it to her for the clip.

Hey how about they both face each other as music battle like was on mms movie 😂

The beauty of this is that slow part almost goes on too long and then it all kicks off and you realise that she lulled you into a certain way of thinking about the song deliberately before "the mood all changed". Whats weird is I've sat at the next table to her whilst her family eats a meal and she's a smallish non-descript woman who you would never expect to have the power in her that she shows in things like this.

Em has seen it and he allows her to profit from it

Kasey Chambers is a musicians musician 😎🎸👧🏻

Aww glad you enjoyed this I saw it a while back sorry I didn't recommend it to you knowing you are a big fan of Eminem.. I just assumed you had seen it 😮 very talented young lady great performance 😍❤️