MACKLEMORE X RYAN LEWIS - OTHERSIDE REMIX FEAT. FENCES [MUSIC VIDEO]
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- The Otherside Remix Music Video was filmed in various locations for about a year and a half throughout 2010-2011. It is the duo's second video collaboration with long time friend and director Jason Koenig (My Oh My).
VIDEO
Directed By: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis, Ben Haggerty
Edited By: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig
Produced By: Jenny Koenig, Tricia Davis
Additional Camera Work: Johnny Valencia
Starring: Ben Haggerty (Macklemore), Christopher Mansfield (Fences), Amy Huber (girl), Parker Reddington, Isaiah Sneed, Jacob Sneed, Dave Sneed and Noah Zavatsky.
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 7D
SPECIAL THANKS
Emmie Nielson
Zach Fleury
The Koenigs (Hood Canal)
Austin Brooks
Neha Nariya
Zoe Rain Baxter
Johnny Valencia
Ruhi Parashar
All the actors
MUSIC
Produced By Ryan Lewis
Featuring Christopher Mansfield (Fences)
Written By Ben Haggerty, Christopher Mansfield
Engineered and Recorded By Ryan Lewis
Violin by Andrew Joslyn
Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums By Zach Fleury
Piano, Drums By Ryan Lewis
Mixed By Ryan Lewis
Mastered by D-Sane
The Otherside Remix Feat. Fences is available on Macklemore X Ryan Lewis - VS. Redux on iTunes. - Hudba
I like Macklemore. He doesn't rap about smoking weed and fucking bitches. He's real.
Amen
true love the music Chantal Williams potter
Ever listen to Fort Minor?
ya
Hype Skaters
who's watching this on october-november-december 2015??
+Riccardo Marcon Im watching this during october 2016. How is 2015?
I am
+Riccardo Marcon In November ;D
+Riccardo Marcon November
+Riccardo Marcon me
Back again. April 2024.
Jesus Christ does it ever end?
4/19/2024 - Still here for a sound that reminds everyone, life is more then just a show.
Great video for people with a drug problem
***** or for people who life great videos
....or for people who like thrift shop.
***** Or people that have lost way to many way to young to drugs :(
No, this is a great video for everyone.
2024 been battling for the past 9 years today im four months sober
Really proud of you. I hope you’re doing well today my friend.
This song is so good that Im here in 2024 ❤
Just hit 30 days sober today. This song hits hard!
Congrats dude
I think this is my third comment, but ey I'm 121 days clean
That's amazing! i'm really proud! even tho i don't know you
Lacey Rivera That's fking awesome.
Cant just plus vote it. Good job. Keep doing what youre doing
Congrats bro keep it up
Lacey Rivera Sounds amazing. Keep it up! Congratulation :)
This song used to make me tear up and/or cry sometimes. I used to get high every day considered calling my life quits. This song did something to me and when I heard it I felt all the shame and guilt of my past. I was also addicted to the thrill of adrenaline. I lied and stole and never gave back. I found God, believe it or not, after being talked out of suicide by what I thought was an angel.
It was hard, but now I am cleaner. I only smoke weed every once in a while to relieve the stress of life (I consider it the lesser of two evils when compared to cancer sticks or alcohol), but other than that I stopped stealing, stopped denying I was on drugs, and. stopped contemplating my life and whether anyone would care if I disappeared. And now, I can listen to this song and smile.
way to go
thanks
That's great dude keep it up :D
Thanks. Its been getting better
Great to hear dude!
Struggling addict, whatever your poison is.. this song always makes you reflect on yourself. Just wish I could kick the addiction.
The comments on this really show how impactful and deep it is. People talking about their recovery, and people who have never touched a drug. Comments from 10 years ago and 10 weeks ago. Every line has a comment with someone saying its their favorite part of the song. I never noticed but it just occurred to me that when i first heard this song, i had never tried any drugs, just drank. Now im a smoker, use cocaine recreationally, weed the odd time, even mushrooms and mdma a few times a year. Im ashamed and dissapointed to listen to this song all these years later. I swore i was gonna be someone, and growin up everyone always does. I may not be where i want to be, and i wont get there overnight, but i can get better and i will get better. Love to everyone here affected by addiction, because it does affect everyone.
See swaggets this is music with meaning
Cheers for that mate, not sure if anyone said otherwise beforehand BUT THANKS FOR THE OBVIOUS COMMENT! IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY KNOW THIS !!!
Luke Duske Hey man think your Caps key is stuck buy a new keyboard or STFU
Wow bro did not mean to offend you
julian flores i think he was talkin about the other guy that was talking not you
I agree this song is very unique sounds nothing like red hot chili peppers
Clean for 2 days. Gotta start somewhere.
Alexandra, how are you? Keep going :)
hope your still sober living stay strong.
You can't have two weeks clean without two days. You can't have two months clean without two weeks...
Every minute is a success keep that in mind. Much love. Started 3years ago best move I've ever made hands down
Good luck man
My wife and I are 821 days clean and we keep music like this playing to remind us to never go back to that fentanyl/meth life again.
Stronger then you’ll ever know🫶
You've got this, you've made it so far! You're success is seen and appreciated by those around you!
Thats big. That's 3 years now. Hope you still are, and if either of you relapsed its okay. Part of the journey. Doesnt mean you should give up, or that you deserve to suffer.
Who's watching in 2023?
There needs to be an auto replay button...
Nope.. because there are already serveral offers to loop YT videos.
In the easiest case, just add "replay" in front of "youtube" "replayyoutube.../watch?v=...."
I'm 15, this song effects me as well. My sister did drugs, and my older brother as well. My brother died about a year ago after OD. My sister is locked away currently. My father never really sees me... He's always gone in the military, not ever able to be here to stop any of us from doing drugs or anything. It's more of a fight for yourself thing. My mother's not home until late nights. Majority of the time, it's me and my little sister. And she gets closer and closer to all the stuff she shouldn't be trying to reach for in life. I try explaining it to her in so many ways. It's harder when you have someone you have to carry along. It hurts. You're not alone ***** . I can't tell you how it feels, I am sure you're probably feeling a lot worst than I am. The pain doesn't reach me, hold your head high. I know it's fucked up to say I'm used to it.
In which I'm not.. But it feels like it. Over top of all of this I get bullied at school. There's a whole story about it all. Keep fighting. That's what this song is here to help us do.
I used to have a life revolving around drugs not me but people around me and it isn't fun but Sry
+Exile Child I grew up in a similar situation. Best thing you can do is keep your head on right. laugh, a lot. as much as you can, about things people would think you'd be crazy to laugh about. as insane as it sounds, it can be the one thing that keeps you sane. Find something you like to do and aim go for it, work at it, learn all that you can about it. & when your fall.. (because every success story has some tales of rejection behind it.Everyone experiences failure, remember that..) brush yourself off and keep kicking. don't let failure wash you up or become an excuse to be like those that went before. be the exception. your sister will see this, and she'll want to be like you. an achiever. show her the right way, and help guide her, and when she makes mistakes, don't get mad or feel responsible, help her learn from them. It will work out! you are not alone! Keep your head up, one day all the pain will make sense.
Than your dad for his service for me I'm sorry abought your brother and sister things will get beder
+Exile Child
Wow...
I'm so sorry I'm also a girl
9 years sober tomorrow. If it wasn’t for otherside, I never would’ve made it.
Open your hands and accept Jesus Christ by saying his name Amen God bless all of you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Jesus is God people❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Macklemore needs that 2014 Grammy.
Macklemore
Raps about same sex marriage and drug abuse
Best known for having $20 in his pocket
I can always hold my tears in but this line gets me every time.
"Until your stuck, lookin in the mirror like, I cant believe who I've become."
4 years sober and still cry everytime.
hits hard
You should be so proud of yourself, stay strong ❤️
We may never know each other, but I know you're doing such a great thing to save your whole life. Stay strong buddy, I love u ❤
This entire song makes me cry everytime
You are a star . Everyday counts 😊
2023 and we still here
Wow..I've followed Ben & Ryans work for a long time now & when I heard 'Thrift Shop' I immediately bought 'THE HEIST' I knew I couldn't go wrong!
Then I purchased a few other older songs here & there.
But with money being tight I couldn't buy them all.
& I've heard the hype about this song & thought people were being dramatic how it changed them.
I just listened to this for the first time & I can honestly say it brought tears to my eyes...being a person who struggles with addiction & moderation thinking that it's cool to live like a rockstar with a students wallet! Lost my job to it. I've always needed help, but I've been snakey about it this whole time, I just don't know how to go about getting it.
Thank you Ryan & thank you Ben.
Keep the magic beat going!!
For those that don't understand the music video:
At the beginning when Macklemore is standing on the pier with the girl, he is saying goodbye to her and his whole life essentially. He drops everything, gets on the boat. The boat represents the "drugs" He is doing all these drugs and eventually he gets to the "Otherside" (the island he arrives on his boat) You see him looking around surprised when he first gets their because he never expected to get their. When he says "the sky gets heavy when your underneath it" he is saying that when your not "high" (above the clouds) on drugs, the world is a very hard/cruel. When Fences says "I want to sail away from here" he is trying to say Macklemore wants to leave the "Otherside" He wants his old life back sober. When Macklemore is running on the island, he is trying to find his boat. He wants to get away and leave. Notice all the tree stumps in the ocean? This represents withdrawl (sort-of) Its very hard to get off drugs because of all the side effects that come with it. These stumps delay him from leaving the island.
This is one of my favorite songs
Good call. Didn't watch the video that closely before.
Brilliant Ur right
HaloWarsGameplay Fences sings the chorus.
There*
Currymuncher Stay strong man.
This song kept me alive in 2012, during the worst times of my addiction. Here I am again... finding inspiration from this beautiful peace of art. If you're reading this, it can get better.
Great to hear that brother! Keep it up man, god bless
Thanks Alex, you won’t believe how many people need to know someone else went through what they did
Hope you're doing alright man
Same buddy. Proud of you
Hope you are still doing good
Y'all with addiction don't worry. We know you're strong enough to climb out of the hole you stumbled into. Its hard to run on all cylinders and still get shot down, but stay on all cylinders and there will always be people who notice. Life will get better, no matter how many dark thoughts flood you're mind. The good ones are right around the corner stay looking, and you're bound to break through. YOU GOT THIS
Sitting here crying, was sober for four years and lost it all when the love of my life left. It’s getting dark, I came back to the song which helped me years ago. I swear I was gonna be someone.
You got this I got nothing but love for you. My girl left me a year ago and I went right back to using adderall everyday. Ungodly amounts a day. I know what you’re feeling. All I can say is just take it a day at a time. You ARE someone now you gotta take the steps to show the world that fact. Chin up, keep strong and keep going. Love.
And growing up everyone always does. Stay strong. Be someone.
Don't give up, try again. Jesus loves you.
Shit I’m near Denver and I’m tryna kick this fentanyl that’s been flooding the city
@@michaelpoppe6264 he said it right when i read that. Wow
Fuck, I should get clean.
Never too late
Hey man I went to rehab in august bro, can gladly say that I've been clean for six months! Gotta want that shit deep down though or these drugs will swallow you back up, I was using everything from Tramadol to heroin and trust me I get urges daily, when them demons enter my realm I throw on this tune, or starting over by him it's my little meeting inside headphones so I just gotta thank this man for real raps, thank you macklemore your songs get me through one day at a time!!!!
Coltin Powell keep it up brother! So many of us can relate to this... Beautiful lyrics, and every word is the story of my life, minus the cocaine part (I have a defib implanted in my chest...wouldn't be here!) ….and I am only pointing this stuff out so no one feels alone.... Literally, every word! I'm tapering off methadone right now and regret ever starting the shit, but it is what it is. If you need a safety net, it's good for that (along w suboxone- tried suboxone program first) but hard as hell to get off!! Don't know sully what drugs you are on but there's stuff like this out there. You need to find what works FOR YOU....
Hey Elizabeth, keep trucking pretty lady. When I came down I did it cold turkey, but I gad no choice because I went to jail. You know you can do this, and do it for YOU! Listen to these songs and work it. If you ever need somebody to talk to let me know. We addicts are a big misunderstood, judged, unapreciated, and often broken family that only we understand. I'm always here guns blazing ready to help a fellow soldier in this dark war.
SullySadface Commander Shepard you're using drugs now?
"We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won't be us"
That resonated. So true.
We all do.
Til it nearly was. Had a bad reaction on the needle. I was alone in a shitty motel room with my eyes and throat swelling shut projectile vomiting into the bathtub and my body on fire from the inside out. And I kept going with it til 16 days ago. That was a year ago. Death was right there knocking all along. But I'm not opening up that door again. Not Til I have to. I refuse to give my power away.
I remember my friend shouting this line out when we went to see Macklemore in 2014. Lost him to alcoholism 4 years later. He knew it all but he just couldn't get it right. Miss him a lot.
We live on the kinde edge of those drugs that give us life. Give us more of Colombians finest while snow and let us prey for immorality.
@@justaname7361 Sounds like you had cotton fever or a histamine reaction from shitty dope. Cotton fever usually happens if you reuse dirty/old filters or cottons.
This was my dad's favorite song, he listened to it all the time.
He loved Macklemore, Allman brothers, led Zeppelin and grateful dead. He wasn't the best dad, he had some pretty bad drug addiction issues, constantly mixing whatever he could find, more worried about his fix than us. I never really understood or liked this song until after I saw my grandpa break open the bathroom door and saw his body on the floor with a needle in the sink. I'm not typing this comment for your false or true sympathy. I'm far past that. But if you're in that place and you're fighting. DON'T STOP. If not for you, for your family, and what it does to them afterwards. Don't stop fighting. Please.
More of a constant surrender than a fight, just my experience
More people need to see this.
People don't have the ability to walk in someone elses shoes anymore and you a strong person for being able to understand that. Wish ya nothin but the best
Your dad loves/loved you to the moon and back I sure love my kids like that but unfortunately addiction is a terrible disease and I don't get to see my kids much anymore these days but they're on my mind every second of the day
@@sixtrey4368 actually just drove by his grave today, needed to hear this thank you
people can trash on mack but damn this song is powerful
so true. I had goose bumps for the whole duration of the song.
+Aydin Demir same
+Matt Thompson I found this song way back before Mack blew up, and it helped me through a time in which a lot of my friends were falling 'cause of lean, oxy, and xannies. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, I agree with what you said so fucking much.
It's a sad song but true
Pyrexity true😔
relapsed and overdosed several times since I was 19. I heard this song right before I went to my 4th treatment now I have been clean since July 4 2014. thank you macklemore for the support.
Thats awesome! Keep going ^-^
stay strong congratulations hope I make it
Good job! Keep it up
I don't know you, but i'm fucking proud of you. U made yourself a free man.. Stay strong. From a sober friend of QC Canada
👍👋👏🤗
7 days sober. Never thought I'd say that
5 weeks I'll be 2 years sober off meth.
My husband has been sober for 1 year and 9 months. We now work closely with the rehab he attended. The people who get caught up in addiction aren't monsters or bad people. They are people that we love. I pray that everyone gets delivered from whatever holds them in bondage. This song to this day still brings tears to my eyes. To remember that this used to be my life. Shielding our kids from this. Watching my husband's chest while he slept to make sure he was still breathing. Waking up and thinking "is this really my life?"
I know this all too well. My significant other and father of our unborn child is still suffering, going to detox as I am typing right now. I'm crying while watching this video. Hardest thing ever to watch the person you love more than ever dying in front of you and there's nothing you can do. Reading all these comments with people who have all this clean time has given me hope. I pray for all who are suffering.
We're praying for you and your family! Looking back now, its almost like our memories are other people. I look at my husband now and can't imagine him ever making the decisions he used to make. This will come for you too. I'm believing for a miracle for you guys!
+jess.and.company its so true, been living like this for so long. countless times ive watched him OD, having to narcan him 4 or 5 times. hes been to 4 rehabs and 5 detoxes this year. this was the first time i had to walk away and stop enabling. was extremely hard but it allowed him to finally hit his bottom and hopefully work the program and stay clean. thanks for all the prayers and support
praying for you Carly. How is he??
My wife had watched me for last 10 years since we got married constantly watching making sure I was still breathing at night she has seen the same things but it had to take me to see what I finally had in front of me after a 2plus year hell I'll be 2 years clean in august anyone struggling think about u r family and get used help I am so thankful I was able to be blessed with a wonderful wife who has went through the hell it's not just addicts the family's need support as much as we do
New year, new opportunities to quit detrimental habits.Praying that each and everyone of you gets the strength to say no.
This song helped me in my recovery. Coming back to reflect on those who didnt make it with me to 2023. Thanks for the art. Timeless
This song is so underrated, you have to have been there to understand this song.............. I've been there and seen the effects on others.
Song is fucking shit bruv, I nearly gor through my main artery with a butter knife before the first 30secs was up. Get some ket in ya
123 days sober from fentanyl.. can’t
Believe I made it OUT of my addiction ..
Keep fightin, you're strong 💪
God love you.
Go Rosemary! 🙌🏽 🤍
I love reading all the comments about people being clean ! Congrats all of you! I wish I was only here because I like the song not because I lost someone to addiction.
InjectMorphineIntoMe Im sorry for your loss
im sorry, and finally clean, but damn, your username is funny lol.
Thankyou
This is probably one of his most underrated songs
I am so sorry I lost a girlfriend to overdose and I was an opioid and heroin user but I got clean and now its been four months I am here if you ever need it I lost so much I am 16 btw
Im genuinely depressed from looking t the comments section. To everyone who has a drug addiction problem: Yes. You can.
So sweet comments here... i am sober 496 days...
this was send to me today but i answerd it...
We Drank /use. . .
We drank for happiness and became unhappy.
We drank for joy and became miserable.
We drank for sociability and became argumentative.
We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious.
We drank for friendship and made enemies.
We drank for sleep and awakened without rest.
We drank for strength and felt weak.
We drank “medicinally” and acquired health problems.
We drank for relaxation and got the shakes.
We drank for bravery and became afraid.
We drank for confidence and became doubtful.
We drank to make conversation easier and slurred our speech.
We drank to feel heavenly and ended up feeling like hell.
We drank to forget and were forever haunted.
We drank for freedom and became slaves.
We drank to erase problems and saw them multiply.
We drank to cope with life and invited death.
I answer
We quit drinking/use for ourselves....
We quit drinking with help
We quit drinking and we get to be stronger
We quit drinking and we get to be healthy
We quit drinking and we get to be happiest
We quit drinking and we get to be good friend
We quit drinking and we get to be home
We quit drinking and we get to be humble
We quit drinking and we get to be better
We quit drinking and we get to be supportive
We quit drinking and we get to be honest
We quit drinking and we get to be believer
We quit drinking and we get to be strong
We quit drinking and we get to be confident
We quit drinking and we get to be independent
We quit drinking and we get to be ourselves
We quit drinking and we get to be thankful
We quit drinking and we get to be loved
We quit drinking and we get to be faithful
We quit drinking and we get to be respect
We quit drinking and we get to be responsible
We quit drinking and we get to be not scared
We quit drinking and we get to be respected
We quit drinking and we get to be involved
We quit drinking and we get to be Indoors
We quit drinking and we get to be conscious
We quit drinking and we get to be forgive
We quit drinking and we get to be free
We quit drinking and we get to be help for others
We quit drinking and we get to be believers
We quit drinking and we get to be trusted
We quit drinking and we get to be courage
We quit drinking and we get to be sincere
We quit drinking and we get to be fearless
We quit drinking and we get to be approved
We quit drinking and we get to be ourselves
We quit drinking and we get to be frie
We quit drinking and we get to be understood
We quit drinking and we get to be caring
We quit drinking and we get to be forgive ourselves
We quit drinking and we get to be there for you
We quit drinking and we get to be friends
We quit drinking and we get to be grateful
We quit drinking and we get to be calm
We quit drinking and we get to be lovers
We quit drinking and we get to be with
We quit drinking and we get to be believed
We quit drinking and we get to secure
We quit drinking and we get to see future
We quit drinking and we get to enjoy
We quit drinking and we get to be free from addiction
We quit drinking and we get to relax
We quit drinking and we get to sleep
We quit drinking and we get to believe in ourselves
We quit drinking and we get to be there for family
We quit drinking and we get to know we are enough
We quit drinking and we get to see our dreams come true
We quit drinking and we get to have a job
We quit drinking and we get to live
We quit drinking and we get to have real friends
We quit drinking and people understand us
We quit drinking and we get a hobby
We quit drinking and we get security
We quit drinking and we get honesty
We quit drinking and we get pease of mind
We quit drinking and we get new life
We quit drinking and we get work
We quit drinking and we get educated
We quit drinking and we get our family back
We did this together and We know that We can't do this alone.
We are one big family with same disease with such different stories but WE understand each other so mutch.
WE are one big family who do this together and WE are never alone again.
-SíSí (Sigurveig)
Hope this helps for somebody. This is no joke to deal with... this is one hour/day at the time. Past is gone..Future is not here.. You just need to think about now nothing else. Stay strong and get help.
Who still listening this song in 2020?
I always do I'm clean 8 days now and this song helps..!
Mighty MOGUN Me, I’m actually one of the few successful codeine users,only because My older sibling is a doctor him self haaaa
The thought of leaving still lingers amongst it all.
I’m off a perc
Just sent this song to my nephew, who's recently begun the path of using.
Whats this? A rap song that isn't trashy? OOOOOO:
Hip-Hop* :)
Storm Freeman Pretty sure this is rap. Rap focuses more on the lyrics and context of the song rather than the beat. Hip Hop is more for clubs and something for girls to shake their asses to. But this is Rap, it really reminds me of old school rap. Guru, Rakim, Nas, Mos Def, KRS-One, Tupac and Biggie. Where rap actually meant something, it had a reason or message that would actually get people thinking. Or it was something people could relate to.
DocHollowDay R.A.P= Rhythm And Poetry
People are still liking this?
OtakuMudkipz You know we are.
And people say that rap isn't an art
This is an exception to the new age rap. Sorry but new age rap is far from art. its repetitive lyrics with an autotuner. Macklemore is an artist because he can capture the essence of a song. The 90s rap..that's art. They took time to write their lyrics and most used their own lives for inspiration. Now with the ghetto being glorified many rappers just talk about money hoes and toting guns. This is art though
Knowledgeabovetheory Newschool Hip Hop is crap. Oldschool hip Hop is art.
+Tha Tree this IS new hip hop
LowkeyRari
But not newschool
+Knowledgeabovetheory I appreciate the old school rap that you're talking about (tupac, nas, etc) and I listen to it from time to time...but i cant relate to that in any way, the same way I cant relate to most of the shit the majority of today's rappers sing about. but with
Macklemore... I've always had him close to my heart.
Never touched a drug my whole life, this song hits like a truck anyways. Can't imagine for someone with an addiction.
please keep it that way. i’m not religious but the devil does still exist on this earth and his name is amphetamine
Happy to hear youve never touched it, it really isnt explainable to someone whos never touched it so take it from those like me who made mistakes and now have to face the consequences and struggle daily getting clean. So please keep it that way and never touch it
Odds are very high that you have had a drug of some sort, many foods have compounds that have bioactivty. Coffee/tea/soda (often) contains caffeine. Turkey always contains tryptophan, which is an endogenous drug. Still a drug. Eggplant and green Tomatoes contain nicotine. Nutmeg contains myristicin, which is a very powerful dissociative at high doses. All animal meat contains various endogenous hormones. If you eat a cow, or drink milk, you are consuming their naturally occurring hormones (drugs). These are only a small portion of the examples of commonly eaten foods which contain drugs, many of which are controlled substances.
Your smart haha
@@sethborne consider that point missed lol
This was the Macklemore we all wanted smh
I'm not a drug addict but this song is deep. 'We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz' goosebumps anyone?
in more ways you can imagine
Filipe Nogueira been there done that be he is so right the words take me back to 1994 with my addiction I love this guy
I'm addicted to poppers - weed and tobacco mixed together. It gives you a hardcore headrush a lot of the times you do it. I always live for that rush... wish I could stop.
Metin Çinçin
UnderScore_Entertainment that's what music does you idiot
7 days clean. I've got a long way to go but hey, I'm proud of myself
+yosobro2140 As well you should be! That first week or so can be the hardest. I should know, I went through the first week of sobriety probably a hundred times :p I'm at 7 months, now, and life continues to vastly improve. You can do it! Good luck, mate
Keep going.
Congrats. Any sobriety is something to be proud of, stick with it.
+yosobro2140 my advice to you.... is one day at a time.... dont worry about yesturday dont worry about tomorrow it makes it alot easier to live in the moment and realise if you take it one day at a time you always feel better the next day it gets better and better each day trust me... i was sober off opiates for a whole year after a 3 year battle... turned 21 that was the hardest part of my recovery... then my nextdoor neighbor whom i grewup with got a bad batch of heroin and died.... and that was it i went and baught md 20/20 just remember 1 day at a time
+mikenike40 deep shit
Coming up on four years, third year of law school. Thank you, Macklemore, for this masterpiece.
If you’re struggling, please, get help. Talk to someone. Anyone. Because you never know how much is too much, and I promise you, there will be people who will miss you when you’re gone.
im 1 year and 3 months clean. this song hits me
+KRZ Congratulations, i'm proud of you and i'm sure many others are, keep up the good work!
+Khray May I ask, clean from?
ArcticSkateApparel nothing extreme. don't feel like saying it on the internet tho, I don't want to start a controversial argument.
Alright, well good job man!
+Khray good job men!!!!!!
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Two years sober here. 🤍
2024 and this is still so relatable.
In the beginning the girl walks away from him, this is like her saying she can't go down this path with him. The boat represents the drugs and the farther he gets the more the effects of his drug addiction affect his life. After he gets in the tub he reaches the island this represents the "Otherside" like spiritual transcendence. Him running back to the boat says that he still wants to live and will change his ways if he can make it back in time. Took me awhile but I finally get it:-)
ikr lol
Mother of god...............................
thank you for enlightening us.
Jacob Henderson no problem
snaps... this nigga be deeeep. thanks brah. I get my 3 months clean in 7 days :) and I can say your interpretation definitely represents addiction.
Maklemore Is famous for a reason, he makes music that MEANS SOMTHING
It's Macklemore not Makelmore
Kique Baritu He didnt say Makelmore
o WaKanda z it says Maklemore
MD46ter Yeah so maybe read what ive posted and who ive posted to.
o WaKanda z It also says the comment was edited.
In the song when released he said “I’ve seen OxyContin take 3 lives” but tonight at the concert he sang “I’ve seen OxyContin take 29 lives”
9 years later , if you're watching this right now you are a legend !
I see macklemore as more of a poet. He's so passionate in his words
And then there is the penis song also by him
Haha yeh then that xD
7 months and 2 weeks clean :)
+mckenzie grace proud of you, congrats
+Eleanor Davidson Thank you
Proud of u :P keep going!
Thank you
awesome!! keep going
Who is still here in 2021
I've listened to his music since 2009. When this came out in the end of 2010 I remember watching it at 200,000 views and it hit home. Thinking why doesn't he have more views, I tried to spread the news about him in the following years at school, but nobody listened because he wasn't Eminem and said "we don't care because he probably sucks". You and I were wrong. When he peaked in The Heist album of 2012 they said "this guy is great and why haven't we heard of him before." I just sat back and smiled as they looked like dumbasses knowing that I had more of an impact on myself than others.
But I knew the high off of the assumption that I knew his music long before others would ware off, but maybe it was to late. I never really knew this song would have a deeper meaning to me than ever right now. Some of my closest friends died the other day at the hands of a doped up driver. Now when I look back at this song it makes me never want to talk or take drugs again, in fact it brings a tear to my eye believing I had it rough in the South-suburbs of Chicago, but to others in a big city or small town, the loss of friends due to drugs can be related anywhere. They have the same feeling and twist in into something good. Their funerals are throughout this week and I'll listen to this song every now and then to be a stead-fast reminder never to take drugs and to hold on. To users or people who think it is cool to do drugs, listen to me. Your life is not worth the cost nor the high you get from them : Its worth what it is worth to other people. RIP
Me too I listened to can't hold us since it was released in 2011 and since then I tried to spread the word but no one would listen it's really fricken annoying that no one would listen until thrift shop.
Exactly ! People are just so mainstream now and won't think something's good unless everyone else likes it.
clean for 15 years
Good job, keep it up
Vladimír_Růžička (Old Channel) keep it up bro. I'm a year and a half off heroin
Keep it up man really
keep up the work.
MrVladimir03 are you 15 years old?! I had 6 years clean, but then I drank at six.. lol
Listened to this as a sober teen. 11 years later I’m an alcoholic and I’m in tears bc this just came up …. I swore I would someone!!!
In the same boat, man. I listened to this back in 2012. I was young, sober, in the Army. Now I'm an alcoholic whose life hasn't been the same since I left the Army.
I get it too. Don't give up brothers
1 year sober as of October 22 2023 from fentanyl. It is possible. Never thought I could do it.
Watching this after "I'm in love with the coco"
Just to restore faith in humanity
Hahahahahaha xd
I’ve been reading the comments and wanted to say congratulations to the people who are now sober. I know it is a dark journey and I pray that you find peace and use your past as motivation for yourself and others! God bless!!!!
I listened to this song alot as a teenager when it first came out, I didn't understand it like I do now. Gotdamn I need to get sober in 2024...
I've Seen Oxy and Codeine take many of my friends and families lives. My mom won't admit it, but she's ruled by that drug, She had back surgery and it fucked her up more now she lives by that bottle . Sadly, now I have to take these pills for my own pain management cause of a car accident. I'm so scared to take them, cause I don't wanna be like them. I don't wanna have to be scared of not having them or the fear of withdrawing . I don't want to live that life , i've seen it on repeat since 17.
So I keep the bottles and pretend I take them , but really I just suffer in pain, cause the thing that can relieve it can cause me more pain down the road. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. But, I rather be damned in pain then damned and mentally ruled by a drug.
+Snow Anaya (NeoWaste) I would do the same thing. Those pills are very dangerous. I know so many people addicted to them.
Karly Mignault I know , I don't take them. They give me Tramadol as well and I still don't want it. I rather weight train, becoem stronger . I don't want these pills to ruin me. I've seen it kill and ruin so many of my friends. I refuse to be one of them.
Im sorry about the situation but you can honestly use this as a poem, solgan, in a contest, etc it sounds really good
Krystal Pringles That's so sweet thank you. I just looked back on my words . All of it came from the heart. This song just made me think of everyone i've lost and everyone i know that's losing their fight to these drugs.
Snow Anaya
Np...Just remember stories like yours and the stories like the people you lost can prevent others from having to same stories.... share this with as many people as you can so we can help stop the cycle 😉💙💜
One of the only songs I actually understand what the artist is trying to say
Coming back to this song after almost 6 years, the lyrics are more powerful than I knew them to be
Big respect toMacklemore for his impressive backbone and courage
Blows away all the stuff other rappers say about drugs =*)
A lot of people think macklemore is a joke because he made thrift shop, but honestly he is one of the best. Convince me otherwise.
I would say he's decent at the skill of rapping but gets a lot of hate just because his style is different. The content and lyrics of some his songs are insanely good though.
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Lol thrift shop has made billion views. And its a fun song! 😉💖
Got us in the first half
Just been listening to macklemoor. You don't need convincing.
my buddy who passed away... this was one of his favorite songs... now i just sit here broken screaming in tears at his picture.... please come back man...
Well your bud had the most jank taste in music ffs, and why you screaming at a picture? The fuck is wrong with you? You asking for the party coats to rock up you jut job. You belong with your mate
It was my mom. She never got up. It was her. She really liked Macklemore, too
7 years ago I lost my little brother to an accidental overdose. he was only 17 years old and I was 2 years older. he was my best friend. someone gave him something when he was drunk. I lost it after he passed. looking for anything to take away the pain. I didn't care about anything or anyone. lost most relationships I had with anyone who I was close to. I lost about 40 lbs and was very thin. I looked so sick. I became someone I did not know, and definitely did not like. this song helped me through the toughest times.
I am almost 2 years clean now, in the process of starting my own business, found the love of my life, and I am now very healthy. I now feel all emotions again and have begun to except the death of my baby brother. Rest In Paradise Jay
Good on you man. Keep at it.
Bradley Hall hope your doing well.
Very inspiring, for real.
Bradley Hall so proud of you. It's so hard to beat the grief and addiction. Once you do we find peace on the other side of it worth more than any buzz. Keep your head up
So proud of you! I lost my brother 4 year's ago to an overdose and I myself am celebrating 10 year's clean. Keep your head up and keep pushing. You got this.
8 months without the needle. This song still chokes me up. Thought id never make it out. It was a hopeless and destructive life. I have this song to thank for a lot of motivation to push through.
Same.
The needle is hard to kick.
Glad you made it though.
Keep it up!
4 years without the needle
I'm 2 years still chokes me up every time. Nah I cry...
Mason Sims same. keep moving forward. never become stagnant
Can’t wait for the day I can truly say that I’m sober. Stay strong and know you’re all inspirations to people like me.
R.I.P. Sierra Carrol. I had a huge crush on you and never said anything before you passed. Everyday I live with that regret.
Everyone who's struggling please don't give up ! I believe in you n your not alone..
Thank you teens react.
Macklemore is an extremely talented artist, i hope drugs won't destroy his life.
M. Dieng what are you saying? He doesn't do drugs.
this is about how he over came his addiction
Unfortunately, it's unclear whether or not he's overcome his drug problems completely...he relapsed again some time around 2014 and later said he was taking things day by day.
Mack does a good Ted talk that addresses this. It's a great video, very motivating.
M. Dieng I think that now he's clean for his daughter Sloane... He loves her so much
This used to be one of my favorite songs when I was 15. Just loved everything about it, saw my family and their issues with addiction and always swore it wasn’t gonna be me. 19-23 years old I was addicted to marijuana. (I know it’s “not addictive”) but I wasn’t just smoking at night or whatever from the moment I got up to when I went to bed, gravs, dabs, bongs and blunts 24/7. A lot of money wasted, even more time wasted and dreams and opportunity missed out on. Today I am 6 months off of it and I’ve never felt better. Here and there I just want to have a night where I fire it back up but I know that I can’t just have one night because it’s gonna be a habit again. This is for those who don’t realize it’s an issue, if you can’t live without it then get off of it. See your potential, see who you can become when you’re awake and facing those problems. I know “marijuana addiction” is a tough thing bc most people stigmatize it for not being addictive but it is. Get your shit together, finish that education, travel to that place you want and get get that job. This life is short milk every ounce of life you can out of this. 🖤
As Macklemore said "weed is not a drug?! That's denial, groundhogday you repeat each time"
That line is fucking underrated.
I have been smoking weed from 17yo, I am now 25 and I made zero progress in life in that time. Missed on some "once in a life opportunities" as well because of it
Feeling like a failure. I live like a junkie, I can't be bothered to do shit. I made 90 days sober twice, but relapsed each time. Now I am 15 days sober and I will never come back, I can't. Otherwise I will be failure till I die.
Weed isn't destructive to everyone who smokes, but it certainly is for me.
Like you I was super into this song when I was 16. Lol. I also had a major marijuana issue from 18-21. Smoked every day. Took Adderall every day. Smoked cigarettes, drank, the whole nine yards.
I quit 4 years ago and haven't touched it since.
@@hansthecreator7172 how you holding up
@@hansthecreator7172 We want an update.
🙏🏼 AMEN 🙏🏼 20 YEAR ADDICT. CLEAN FOR ALMOST 5 ❤ GOD HEALS.
God loves u more than u know. Keep up the strength, great things are waiting for u (:
3 years clean today. 4 years ago I thought I'd die a heroin addict. It gets me emotional.
Respect
Erin C how are you doing?
respect
Thanks guys! 4 years next month
Stay stronge brother 💜
50 days, Clean. It feels good.
I hope it's more than 50 now. 😀
I am high right now.
+Morel Mackernasey relapse is a part of recovery. mistakes are made. we learn from them. listen to Starting Over by him if you haven't already. Keep your head up.
+Jo Thacker Appreciate that. :)
I remember listening to this when my friend showed me it in 2012, when I was a freshman in high school. Now I’m starting medical school soon and I just randomly remembered this. I’ve never been addicted, but I hope that as a doctor I’ll be able to treat people from a different perspective when dealing with addiction than the norm.
Thank you. Sincerly.
Thank you. Please share with your colleagues. So many physicians don't know how addiction tears us apart.
Please do. Be careful because if you piss off the wrong people it wont be good. Ask any pharmacy tech the ratio of opiates to ALL other meds
You shouldn't be on here you fucking know it all. Get some class A's in your system and come back to me, tell me your experience
Please treat addicts good bc a lot of doctors don't from my experience 😞
Two weeks sober. Honestly thought opiates were going to be the death of me.
R.I.P to those that died because of this
one of the best, most real rap songs... i have EVER listened to.
*If they don’t play this song at my funeral I’m not coming.*
💯
@@emilyhayward3221thank fuck for that, you would make a scene anyway
If your addiction is weed don’t comment lmao
Hah, I should come here for peace more often. People commenting on Can't Hold Us and Thrift shop are just butthurt little Kendrick fanboys who are upset that he didn't win something at the grammys. They need to calm the fuck down like, seriously. Whereas here, it's so peaceful...
kendrick's hit was really good though. It was an anti-drinking anthem. I'm not butthurt, but there are other good rappers besides macklemore. But, not gonna lie, most rap was awful this year. Macklemore and Kendrick were the exceptions. Jay Z complained about how hard he has it in "Holy Grail." Drake had an unbelievably boring song called "Started From the Bottom", and Lil Wayne, had an unbelievably gross song called "Bitches Love me."
Saltyoven Yep, I never said he was a bad artist or anything! I was only saying is that his fans were really annoying commenting on other video's of Macklemore's saying he's shit because Kendrick didn't get anything at the Grammy's.
Darragh Leahy Mega Mack fan, Mega K dot fan, I love the heist, but lyrically and flow and beats, GKMC is a superior album, but we also have to take into account that The Heist has a much broader appeal. Both are awesome, but that's just my opinion. Can't wait for both of their next albums
Saying that Macklemore deserved a Grammy over Kendrick is so retarded, MAAD City , Swimming pools and even bitch don't kill my vibe have much more meaning than songs about getting stuff cheaper or how gay people should be more respected in the rap community
Easily the best song he's ever made.
If someone wonder where is the original Otherside, it was a promotion released on NoCopyrightSounds but on 2013 the promotion channel turned into a label, and that meant delete all the songs from 2011 - 2012 including this, because NCS didn't had the permissions to keep the upload on the channel.
Actually u can find the original song in fan channels
Hope all the Macklemore fans understand.❤
When people shit on Macklemore I show them this masterpiece and leave them to cry themselves to sleep
'Drug Dealer' brought me back here.
me too...and my like playlist. hugs.
Allie Schuyler same here. drug dealer is awesome and all but this one really hits me in the feels
Kristina Adams I know for me at least, I like both, but the ONLY reason this is a lil better than DrugDealer is because of the chorus. This one is more musical or melodic, but Drug Dealer hits home a lot harder for me.
Allie Thomas same..Ive just sent both to a friend of mine who's just had their leg amputated below the knee..they're screaming they're in pain..I totally think its valid but we were heavily in our addiction together I've got 7 years clean and I sent both songs to remind them to keep their head above water and to remember the friends we've buried and don't get in deep again.
Allie Thomas what???
“The fact of it is is that most people that rap like this talkin about some shit they haven’t lived” is My by far all time favorite lyric line I love it sm
You have lived a sheltered life
@@AlyssaSands No need to be rude, that's the last thing people need in these comments. You're better then that.