Originally, the song was about an unrequited love. He was going through a really ugly divorce and one of his closest friends was there to help him through it. At one point he thought she had feelings for him but when he confessed his love to her she not only rejected him but she completely abandoned the friendship too. Several months later one of his best friends and the bassist for Slipknot; Paul Gray, died of an overdose. The music video is really good too but it does have more of a movie-feel to it. It also has cameos by actor Malcolm McDowell and actress Ashley Laurence. This song... saved my life during my recent breakup... in more ways than one and I will just leave it at that.
@@reactivereplays5666 thank you for that. Just to give some context: we were a couple for 23 years (since we were 16) and best friends for 32 years (since we were 8) until 13 months ago when she decided she wanted something different. It wasn't for lack of proposal either because every time I brought it up she would shoot it down before I got the question out. She wanted to be "together but not together together" according to her and eventually I wasn't taking no for an answer anymore. So she dumped me before I could her; though I had no intention of dumping her, and completely ghosted me. Abandoned the relationship, and the friendship, we haven't spoken since. So I know EXACTLY what Corey was going through. I spent the first 3 months in a deep depression but I'm doing better now and doing it for myself for a change. Sorry for the tangent, it helps to get it out from time to time but I digress. Thanks again for the kind words, much appreciated. ❤️🩹
@JMulvy went through something similar but on a much smaller scale of time. I can't imagine how much hard it would be after so many years. Hope life's treating you better now and gets better moving forward
Thanks all, believe it or not it was a near death experience that snapped me out of my depression. Long story short, I was still in my "I wanna die" phase when I was absentmindedly crossing a four-way intersection in my town and I swear I DID NOT see this SUV coming right at me. It never slowed down, and did not turn at all. It just zipped past me doing at least 40 mph, and it came so close that I put my arms up defensively and it smacked my water bottle out of my hand and bruised my arm along the side door. Even after the very audible thumps, they didn't stop or slow down, they just kept driving to go up the hill. I finished crossing the road, picked up my water bottle and just thought to myself "I'm not ready to die yet". There was a woman in a blue sedan that saw everything and she was in absolute shock, at the thought of witnessing a potentially horrific hit and run. When I got home I broke down crying, just thinking of how stupid I had been to have even contemplated su!cide at one point. It was like despite all the things I had said, the universe called my bluff.
Corey Taylor said in interviews, that "It's a song about someone who helped you to go through a lot and suddenly they let you down. Someone that you were relying on but they were not feeling the same". It was driven a mixture of a previous bad relationship, and the overdose death of Slipknot's bass player Paul Gray. It's a great song. The guitar is detuned from E standard, to C# standard with the low C# dropped to B. The original video is worthy of a watch. An entirely different spin is put on it. I won't say more, as it would be a spoiler.
i think you would def like stonesour. . . more of a softer sound(similar to this song) than slipknot. . i also think you would really enjoy the official (slipknot) version of this song as well. . would make for a good 2nd part comparison to this
I think Amy would enjoy Stone Sour more than Slipknot, as they have more melodic stuff. That said, she should check out Vermillion parts 1 and 2 from Slipknot.
Originally it was a goodbye/love letter to a girlfriend he showed it to Paul Grey and Paul told him you have something here and helped him flesh it out it then became the tribute to Paul❤
The bands Korn, and Staind really helped me process my past trauma when I was in high school, but Slipknot helped me channel my anger that came with it in a more non self destructive way. Music truly is a form a magic.
Your reaction to the acoustic backing on this was fascinating! First thinking the guitar should carry more melody, and then at the end thinking it didn’t add much beyond keeping him on pitch. I’ve been listening to this kind of music for nearly 3 decades, and for me the backing does add so much. Not only is it pleasant to listen to the chord changes and pedal tones against the melody, but the spareness of it draws me into the music. Since there is so little going on harmonically-just chords we’ve all heard millions of times before-it almost demands active participation in the creation of the music (whether silently or out loud!). It prompts an intensity I feel in my whole body but particularly in the chest area-difficult to describe, but maybe some other listeners experience something similar? Very powerful. Solo a cappella wouldn’t have the same effect at all.
When a professional musician and singer truly connect with the lyrics they sing and sing from their heart, then that comes across so clear. As a musician myself it is very easy for me to tell when a song has a personal meaning to a performer. Not just a superficial meaning but a very deep and profound meaning. Because the voice have that something little extra to it that normally isn't present on other stuff the performer has done. It has some "Soul" to it, is probably the best way to describe it. You can feel it when you hear it. That's what we call magic
I found you today for the first time. What a wonderful medicine to my ears your interpretation was. Interlecual with a very soothing explanation of what you heard. I'm a medal-head and an old-time Rock listener. (I'm 64) I have listened to Slipknot for at least 12 or 13 years now. I would love to hear your interpretation of Snuff!
I will always love this song. I will always love this version of this song. I will always praise the emotion he feels and shows throughout the song, and how he pours himself into the song, as well as all of his works. But I must always inform everyone that this was followed immediately after by corey taylor and the entire audience singing the spongebob theme song to relieve everyone of the heaviness that this song inflicts upon anyone who sings or hears it.
A good reason to know (about) Slipknot is the fact that they really helped pioneer the heavy metal genre... the were one of the firsts, and helped pave the way for many bands later
For me this is the most emotional performance of this song i know. But a performance I also want to mention is the one on Resurrection Fest 2023 with Slipknot. Coreys Voice is noticeable raspy there and the instruments coming in as the song proceeds make it even more dense. For me personally Corey Taylor is a not only very good and also versatile singer. He can scream, shout, sing, rap, sound powerful, angry, vulnerable and connect all this in his own unique way.
I laughed at how delicately you framed your comment about wanting some arpeggios instead of plain chords. Corey is a vocallist primarily, and playing while singing is difficult so i can't fault him. I think you are right, it would have sounded lovely with some more expressive or intricate guitarwork, but there is something to be said for sticking to the basics. There's a reason metal musicians stick to a power note chugga chugga for 80% of the song. Then we do our silly showoff shreds for a bit, but we always go back to the raw chugging sound in the end.
other slipknot songs you might like are killpop, yen, vermillion parts 1 and 2 from his solo stuff - black eyes blue, from can to can't from stone sour - song #3, bother, through glass, tired, made of scars, say you'll haunt me i think you would like apocalyptica 3 cellos a drummer making metal music with artists. i don't care ft Dave Gontier, im not jesus ft Corey Taylor, not strong enough ft Brent Smith
MUST check out the original version with the full band, it’s much more powerful and enhanced. People only appreciate the lyrics and melodies but musicians will know what I am saying, the original version could moved you much more for sure, the phrase by the organ thing between sections, goose pumping.
I saw an interview and Corey said the song was about a woman (he said friend but I assume it was a woman) that helped him through a really difficult time in his life, a very close friend, and apparently he had feelings for this woman but she did not feel the same about him. So I guess he was in love and she was not.... but he said Paul (the bass player) really pushed Corey to write about the experience and the song was formed. I think Corey credits Paul for giving him the confidence to write about the sensitive topic...and when you add Paul's death some time later...you get a mixed bag of emotions from Corey when performing. He is channeling his feelings of hate/sorrow/anger about the woman he felt strongly about and the sorrow/grief of losing a friend/band member.
Amy, I would love for you to do covers of "Big Love" and "Go Insane" by Lindsey Buckingham, who plays them on acoustic guitar. He is self taught and uses the finger pick style, which fits the harp. Please, react to the video where he plays both back to back in concert to see him in action. He is so great on the guitar, that when he got kicked out of Fleetwood Mac it took 2 guitarists to replace him.
I appreciate your perspective on Snuff! Another song that has an amazing live performance attached to it, with powerfully driven emotional energy would be "Fiddler's Green" by "The Tragically Hip" The first is a heartfelt tribute to a young life gone too soon that the band avoided playing for many many years, until it was time. th-cam.com/video/35mJvcY104M/w-d-xo.html
Slipknot is one of my 5 favourite bands along with Queen, Tool, Pantera and Metallica. I have met Corey a couple of times and he was a good dude. As for the song, I like this performance and the studio version by Slipknot equally.
The studio version and this acoustic rendition are not too different. This one is arguably more "intense" and emotional as he was dedicating it to Paul. The loss of a love became the loss of a friend.
i don't agree with you about the flow part. i think the beauty in this piece lies in the rawness of the song, complimenting the lyrics even more. it's pure like it is right now, i think more flow would give the same effect as a beautifull woman wearing too much make up. she's pretty the way she is
I really feel like the content on this channel got lazier and lazier recently. We want to hear your perspective on the musicality and on the meanings of the songs. I feel like both SOAD and Slipknot songs you have done were lazy and did not do justice to the songs.
Well PokeDunya, perhaps you don't belong here. People like you are a dime a dozen: "do as I want or I'll leave." As a great poet once said, "bye Felicia."
Yes, I agree with Amy. I'm a pro guitarist and always thought these simple guitar strummers add very little to songs. Reason is the singers/guitarists are not good enough guitar players to do anything else. It's diffcult to play complicated guitar parts and sing great at same time. That's why songs like this need a 2nd player adding harmony and complexity imo
“It took the death of hope to let you go” is such a powerful lyric.
just like all the other lines in the song. to me it's: angles lie to keep control
Originally, the song was about an unrequited love. He was going through a really ugly divorce and one of his closest friends was there to help him through it. At one point he thought she had feelings for him but when he confessed his love to her she not only rejected him but she completely abandoned the friendship too. Several months later one of his best friends and the bassist for Slipknot; Paul Gray, died of an overdose. The music video is really good too but it does have more of a movie-feel to it. It also has cameos by actor Malcolm McDowell and actress Ashley Laurence. This song... saved my life during my recent breakup... in more ways than one and I will just leave it at that.
I'm glad you are still with us to share your story. Find more value in yourself and don't part your happiness in the hands of others
@@reactivereplays5666 thank you for that. Just to give some context: we were a couple for 23 years (since we were 16) and best friends for 32 years (since we were 8) until 13 months ago when she decided she wanted something different. It wasn't for lack of proposal either because every time I brought it up she would shoot it down before I got the question out. She wanted to be "together but not together together" according to her and eventually I wasn't taking no for an answer anymore. So she dumped me before I could her; though I had no intention of dumping her, and completely ghosted me. Abandoned the relationship, and the friendship, we haven't spoken since. So I know EXACTLY what Corey was going through. I spent the first 3 months in a deep depression but I'm doing better now and doing it for myself for a change. Sorry for the tangent, it helps to get it out from time to time but I digress. Thanks again for the kind words, much appreciated. ❤️🩹
@JMulvy went through something similar but on a much smaller scale of time. I can't imagine how much hard it would be after so many years.
Hope life's treating you better now and gets better moving forward
Glad you're still here brotha
Thanks all, believe it or not it was a near death experience that snapped me out of my depression. Long story short, I was still in my "I wanna die" phase when I was absentmindedly crossing a four-way intersection in my town and I swear I DID NOT see this SUV coming right at me. It never slowed down, and did not turn at all. It just zipped past me doing at least 40 mph, and it came so close that I put my arms up defensively and it smacked my water bottle out of my hand and bruised my arm along the side door. Even after the very audible thumps, they didn't stop or slow down, they just kept driving to go up the hill. I finished crossing the road, picked up my water bottle and just thought to myself "I'm not ready to die yet". There was a woman in a blue sedan that saw everything and she was in absolute shock, at the thought of witnessing a potentially horrific hit and run. When I got home I broke down crying, just thinking of how stupid I had been to have even contemplated su!cide at one point. It was like despite all the things I had said, the universe called my bluff.
Corey Taylor said in interviews, that "It's a song about someone who helped you to go through a lot and suddenly they let you down. Someone that you were relying on but they were not feeling the same".
It was driven a mixture of a previous bad relationship, and the overdose death of Slipknot's bass player Paul Gray.
It's a great song. The guitar is detuned from E standard, to C# standard with the low C# dropped to B.
The original video is worthy of a watch. An entirely different spin is put on it. I won't say more, as it would be a spoiler.
I wouldn’t watch the video though. Listen to the album audio.
@@saadesigner07 the video is good tho huh?
i think you would def like stonesour. . . more of a softer sound(similar to this song) than slipknot. . i also think you would really enjoy the official (slipknot) version of this song as well. . would make for a good 2nd part comparison to this
You are totally right my friend, great recommendation 🎉
Yes!! You should totally do a harp cover for this song!! I can't wait!!
It’s all about Corey’s voice ! Acoustic or with the band, it’s Corey’s voice!
I think Amy would enjoy Stone Sour more than Slipknot, as they have more melodic stuff. That said, she should check out Vermillion parts 1 and 2 from Slipknot.
Righttttttttt
That was a beautiful analysis, Amy. The song always has and always will leave tears in my eyes. But your words did as well. Thank you.
Originally it was a goodbye/love letter to a girlfriend he showed it to Paul Grey and Paul told him you have something here and helped him flesh it out it then became the tribute to Paul❤
The bands Korn, and Staind really helped me process my past trauma when I was in high school, but Slipknot helped me channel my anger that came with it in a more non self destructive way. Music truly is a form a magic.
Corey Taylor is one of the greatest artists of our time. Every single time I hear this song I almost tear up because it hits so close to home.
Your reaction to the acoustic backing on this was fascinating! First thinking the guitar should carry more melody, and then at the end thinking it didn’t add much beyond keeping him on pitch. I’ve been listening to this kind of music for nearly 3 decades, and for me the backing does add so much. Not only is it pleasant to listen to the chord changes and pedal tones against the melody, but the spareness of it draws me into the music. Since there is so little going on harmonically-just chords we’ve all heard millions of times before-it almost demands active participation in the creation of the music (whether silently or out loud!). It prompts an intensity I feel in my whole body but particularly in the chest area-difficult to describe, but maybe some other listeners experience something similar? Very powerful. Solo a cappella wouldn’t have the same effect at all.
When a professional musician and singer truly connect with the lyrics they sing and sing from their heart, then that comes across so clear.
As a musician myself it is very easy for me to tell when a song has a personal meaning to a performer.
Not just a superficial meaning but a very deep and profound meaning.
Because the voice have that something little extra to it that normally isn't present on other stuff the performer has done.
It has some "Soul" to it, is probably the best way to describe it.
You can feel it when you hear it.
That's what we call magic
Yes! Amy, That was said so wonderfully, by you, Thank-you, Take care 🙂
Glad you like it. Corey's voice is my favorite of all and I love this performance.
So many lead singers of the metal genre actually do have amazing voices.
I found you today for the first time. What a wonderful medicine to my ears your interpretation was. Interlecual with a very soothing explanation of what you heard. I'm a medal-head and an old-time Rock listener. (I'm 64) I have listened to Slipknot for at least 12 or 13 years now. I would love to hear your interpretation of Snuff!
Corey killed it in this performance. The raw emotion is humbling and inspiring.
Men process trama differently. Depression, then Anger, and then Resolution. The opposite of Love is not Hate, it's Indifference.
Sometimes the anger and depression can be swapped, and sometimes you get them at the same time.
I will always love this song. I will always love this version of this song. I will always praise the emotion he feels and shows throughout the song, and how he pours himself into the song, as well as all of his works. But I must always inform everyone that this was followed immediately after by corey taylor and the entire audience singing the spongebob theme song to relieve everyone of the heaviness that this song inflicts upon anyone who sings or hears it.
A good reason to know (about) Slipknot is the fact that they really helped pioneer the heavy metal genre... the were one of the firsts, and helped pave the way for many bands later
Metal started in the 70's with black sabbath, slipknot released their first album in 1999 not really pioneer work at that point 😂
GREAT REACTION SALUDOS FROM ARGENTINA
I'd love to see you react to Lorna Shore. Specifically Will Ramos one take performance of "To the Hellfire"
The video makes this performance some much more personal. Great choice!
This is my favorite Slipknot song/Corey Taylor song! 💙💙
Harp cover???
YES PLEASE 🙏🙏
I would really like to see you cover the studio version :)
For me this is the most emotional performance of this song i know.
But a performance I also want to mention is the one on Resurrection Fest 2023 with Slipknot.
Coreys Voice is noticeable raspy there and the instruments coming in as the song proceeds make it even more dense.
For me personally Corey Taylor is a not only very good and also versatile singer. He can scream, shout, sing, rap, sound powerful, angry, vulnerable and connect all this in his own unique way.
Look up the 2011 nye one. Also a great one.
Good song and great explanation.
謝謝.
I laughed at how delicately you framed your comment about wanting some arpeggios instead of plain chords. Corey is a vocallist primarily, and playing while singing is difficult so i can't fault him. I think you are right, it would have sounded lovely with some more expressive or intricate guitarwork, but there is something to be said for sticking to the basics. There's a reason metal musicians stick to a power note chugga chugga for 80% of the song. Then we do our silly showoff shreds for a bit, but we always go back to the raw chugging sound in the end.
Great Job!
Stone sour. Awesome band
other slipknot songs you might like are killpop, yen, vermillion parts 1 and 2
from his solo stuff - black eyes blue, from can to can't
from stone sour - song #3, bother, through glass, tired, made of scars, say you'll haunt me
i think you would like apocalyptica 3 cellos a drummer making metal music with artists. i don't care ft Dave Gontier, im not jesus ft Corey Taylor, not strong enough ft Brent Smith
MUST check out the original version with the full band, it’s much more powerful and enhanced. People only appreciate the lyrics and melodies but musicians will know what I am saying, the original version could moved you much more for sure, the phrase by the organ thing between sections, goose pumping.
I saw an interview and Corey said the song was about a woman (he said friend but I assume it was a woman) that helped him through a really difficult time in his life, a very close friend, and apparently he had feelings for this woman but she did not feel the same about him. So I guess he was in love and she was not....
but he said Paul (the bass player) really pushed Corey to write about the experience and the song was formed. I think Corey credits Paul for giving him the confidence to write about the sensitive topic...and when you add Paul's death some time later...you get a mixed bag of emotions from Corey when performing. He is channeling his feelings of hate/sorrow/anger about the woman he felt strongly about and the sorrow/grief of losing a friend/band member.
Yes, please do a harp cover of this. YES YES YES.!
Corey has the voice that fits almost everything, He could even sing the Spongebob theme song and make it sound good.!
Lamb of God - Overlord.
Did she just call "Brothers In Arms" by Dire Straits a heavy Metal song....?
Amy, I would love for you to do covers of "Big Love" and "Go Insane" by Lindsey Buckingham, who plays them on acoustic guitar. He is self taught and uses the finger pick style, which fits the harp. Please, react to the video where he plays both back to back in concert to see him in action. He is so great on the guitar, that when he got kicked out of Fleetwood Mac it took 2 guitarists to replace him.
This man does a fantastic cover of the theme music to Spongebob squarepants. ;-)
I appreciate your perspective on Snuff!
Another song that has an amazing live performance attached to it, with powerfully driven emotional energy would be "Fiddler's Green" by "The Tragically Hip"
The first is a heartfelt tribute to a young life gone too soon that the band avoided playing for many many years, until it was time.
th-cam.com/video/35mJvcY104M/w-d-xo.html
You sell yourself short by only searching for live performance. Some art is meant to be experienced as it stands. Still a 👍
It basically is a balled yes
The Acoustic version is very similar to the album one.
Slipknot is one of my 5 favourite bands along with Queen, Tool, Pantera and Metallica. I have met Corey a couple of times and he was a good dude. As for the song, I like this performance and the studio version by Slipknot equally.
Alguna vez reaccionará a una cancion de anime, que tiene muchas excelentes melodías, AOT por ejemplo.
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Corey Taylor and Apocalyptica is worth a listen - no live version, but it doesn't need the video to be interesting.
The studio version and this acoustic rendition are not too different. This one is arguably more "intense" and emotional as he was dedicating it to Paul. The loss of a love became the loss of a friend.
React Eric Clapton concerto for eletric guitar!!
You really should have watched the cinematic music video for this one.
If you did truley feel this song, you should watch the official video by Slipknot.
Please react to the Cure !
I’m telling ya, do bring me the horizon
Do paradise by the dashboard light next please ❤
Omg..she is putting me to sleep.
His girl left him.
Knowing the bee gees were white was my greatest wtf moment
IMO, the solo Corey acoustic version is better than the Slipknot version.
Get these likes to 666 and hold
i don't agree with you about the flow part. i think the beauty in this piece lies in the rawness of the song, complimenting the lyrics even more. it's pure like it is right now, i think more flow would give the same effect as a beautifull woman wearing too much make up. she's pretty the way she is
The lyrics is about a girl, the tribute is to a man. Am i wrong?
It was for his ex-wife who cheated on him. But this song also reminded him of his beloved friend/bandmate who tragically passed away around 2008-10
@@TheQQQEU wasnt it the other way around? anyway good song
The studio version is so much better.
I really feel like the content on this channel got lazier and lazier recently. We want to hear your perspective on the musicality and on the meanings of the songs. I feel like both SOAD and Slipknot songs you have done were lazy and did not do justice to the songs.
Boo hoo
The musicality? How much analysis do you want on three chords in standard time, played on an acoustic guitar?
Well PokeDunya, perhaps you don't belong here. People like you are a dime a dozen: "do as I want or I'll leave." As a great poet once said, "bye Felicia."
Yes, I agree with Amy. I'm a pro guitarist and always thought these simple guitar strummers add very little to songs. Reason is the singers/guitarists are not good enough guitar players to do anything else. It's diffcult to play complicated guitar parts and sing great at same time. That's why songs like this need a 2nd player adding harmony and complexity imo
holy awkward. Jesus loosen up and cut the high faluten pretentious bull shot and just review a song.