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A story of obsession, told with the innocent charm of a 1950s Motown classic.

We took Eminem's dark masterpiece, "Stan," and reimagined it as a lost radio hit from another era.

This is what it sounds like when a cry for help is disguised as a love song.

What other song tells a story that would be even more powerful in a different genre?

#Eminem #Stan #Motown #Storytelling
Transcript
00:00My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
00:15The morning rain clouds up my window, and I can't see at all
00:27And even if I could, it'd all be grey, but your picture on my wall
00:38It reminds me that it's not so bad, it's not so bad
00:44My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
00:54The morning rain clouds up my window, and I can't see at all
01:06And even if I could, it'd all be grey, but your picture on my wall
01:17It reminds me that it's not so bad, it's not so bad
01:23Dear Slim, I wrote you, but you still ain't calling
01:29I left my cell, my pager, and my home phone at the bottom
01:35I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not have got em
01:42There probably was a problem at the post office or something
01:46Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot em
01:52But anyways, fuck it, what's been up man, how's your daughter?
01:59My girlfriend's pregnant too, I'm bout to be your father
02:05If I have a daughter, guess what I'm a caller
02:11I'm a name of Bonnie, I read about your Uncle Ronnie too
02:16I'm sorry, I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn't want em
02:22I know you probably hear this everyday, but I'm your biggest fan
02:29I even got the underground shit that you did with Scam
02:36I got a room full of your posters and your pictures, man
02:42I like the shit you did with Rockers too
02:46That shit was fat
02:49Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back
02:52Just a chat, truly yours
02:56Your biggest fan
02:59This is fan
03:01My tea's gone cold
03:04I'm wondering why
03:07I got out of bed at all
03:11The morning rain clouds up my window
03:17And I can't see at all
03:23And even if I could, it'd all be great
03:29But your picture
03:32On my wall
03:34It reminds me that it's not so bad
03:38It's not so bad
03:40Dear Slim, you still ain't called a rope
03:43I hope you have the chance
03:46I ain't mad, I just think it's fucked up
03:49You don't answer plans
03:51If you didn't wanna talk to me outside your concert
03:57You didn't have to, but you could've signed an autograph for Matthew
04:03That's my little brother, man
04:06He's only six years old
04:09We waited in the blistering cold for you for four hours
04:13And you just said no
04:16That's pretty shitty, man
04:18Your life is fucking idle
04:22He wants to be just like you, man
04:25He likes you more than I do
04:28I ain't that mad
04:30But I just don't like being lied to
04:33Remember when we met in Denver
04:36You said if I write you, you would write back
04:39See, I'm just like you in a way
04:42I never knew my father neither
04:45He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
04:51I can relate to what you're saying in your songs
04:57So when I have a shitty day
04:59I drift away and put them on
05:03Cause I don't really got shit else
05:05So that shit helps when I'm depressed
05:09I even got a tattoo with your name across the chest
05:15Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
05:21It's like adrenaline
05:23The pain is such a sudden rush for me
05:27You see, everything you say is real
05:30And I respect you, cause you tell it
05:33My girlfriend's jealous
05:35Cause I talk about you 24-7
05:39But she don't know you like I know you slim
05:43No one does
05:45She don't know what it was like for people like us growing up
05:51You gotta call me, man
05:52I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose
05:56Sincerely, you're
05:58Stan, P.S.
06:00We should be together too
06:01My tea's gone cold, cold, cold
06:04I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
06:10The morning rain clouds up my window
06:16And I can't see at all
06:18And even if I could it all be great
06:19But your picture on my wall
06:21It reminds me that it's not so bad
06:23It's not so bad
06:25It's not so bad
06:26It's not so bad
06:27Ooh
06:28Ooh
06:29Ooh
06:30Ooh
06:31Ooh
06:32It's not so bad
06:33Ooh
06:34Ooh
06:35Ooh
06:37Ooh
06:38Ooh
06:40Ooh
06:41Ooh
06:42Ooh
06:43Ooh
06:45Ooh
06:46Ooh
06:47Ooh
06:48Ooh
06:51ćșœ
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