man, no matter how many years go by, this gets me every time! LOVE it. I love that Sarah M is on it, AND that at 3:50-4:00...you can see her getting emotional, because it's SUCH a powerful song!!! LOVEIT forever and ever!!! ~MBB
problem is that after 1993 run dmc spent too much time trying to hit, and remind us of who they were - rather than record, innovate, and not give a fuck. and a bunch of sucker producers decided that everything they made had to involve classic rock samples. bullshit. run dmc are kings, always will be. they sold themselves short. and i didn't come from cracked.fuckin.com. i came here from listening to them for years, seeing them live, shaking JMJ's fuckin hand and reading some decent bio books.
Beautiful message spoken through this song. It would help if you saw the documentary that detail why he made the song. There are many adopted or transplanted youth who might have the same feelings that he is addressing. It was revealed during the documentary that after the song was made Sarah told him she too was adopted.
@JohnHazl My (obviously crap) joke was pointing out that DMC had remixed rock songs in the past and I thought he might rap along to Rammstein. However unlikly. Ill get my coat.
@kerbal666 No, no, leave the coat. I just didn't get the Guns n Roses bit. When did DMC ever do GNR? Mostly asking because that would be fucking awesome.
You ever listen to "Cat's in the Cradle" and think, "Man, I wish DMC and Sarah McLachlan would collaborate on a remake of this song!!" The answer is "no," and this is why.
while I appreciate the message of the song, DMC's flow and lyrics make him sound like some 10 year old who's writing his first rap ever. This song makes me wonder how he ever became a famous rapper. Oh wait, that's right. His band mate was the head of the label's cousin
@CMontyBeAwesome He's old school. That's without autotune and samples and his vocabulary covers over 50 words repeated. Listen and enjoy you fucking tool.
DMc was at my school last year and he was telling his story it was really something and I don't think one person left that room without a tear. Great success story.
@Ladychaos5star DMC is the reason that many pair of Adidas didn't become felon shoes. That he never stopped reaching out to and working in the community gave a lot of kids hope.
I just learned about this song. Check out The Moth podcast on iTunes (from Jan 24th) to hear DMC tell the story of how he and McLachlan came together for this record.
its a shame he lost his voice years ago jus because he used to rap wit such intensity which put too much strain on his vocal chords...and he is the reason why alotta rappers have vocal coach's training them how to take care of their vocal chords...even wit what i call a "tone def" voice,he still went hard on this song
DMC credits Sarah McLachlans song 'Angel' for saving him from committing suicide in 1997. He was so moved he went out and bought all her music, stopping his dark thoughts. 3 years later he asked her to sing on his album. She has some amazing music.
@redhaireddog Darryl told a wonderful story on "The Moth" that you might appreciate. It's about how this song came about. Very powerful (remove the space after castroller.)
Never heard of sarah mclachlan before, however the only hip hop band I will listen to is DMC, go figure I was looking for mixes and came across this amazingly piece of music. I am sure Harry Chapin is happy his legacy still lives on through these two amazing singers.
My lil brother who is 10 now is adopted. We got him as soon as he was born. I wish more people would adopt and stop arguing about where someone adopts from. So many kids need families all over the world and most people just sit and slam other people for adopting outside the US when they do neither. All kids deserve homes, no matter where they came from.
Just heard the story behind this song on the radio...wow...can't stand rap...but I have to admit I will make an exception for this one...long time Cat Stevens fan...
Awesome song and message, I adopted my daughter, wife had her from a previous relationship but her natural father was never around. Im the only dad she has ever known and I love her like she was my own. People, if you can adopt, do it.
Clarify: The original song "Cats in the Cradle" was written by Harry Chapin. Not ironically, it's also about parenthood - in this case about the impact of a parent's business on a child. "When you coming home dad/I don't know when, but we'll get together then".
First, the song was written by the late Harry Chapin, from a poem his wife wrote to him. Both Darryl McDaniels and Sarah McLachlan are adult adoptees. DMC wrote this and recorded with the Chapin family blessing to chronicle his struggle to reconcile this truth hidden from him as a child. This is about both of their emotional realities.
Hey, people, calm down! I don't like rap either, and yes, he kept only the chorus of the original song, but it has a feeling and the story isn't just the usual love-money-babes-yo-motherfuckers-yo one. So I like it and it doesn't seem as disrespect to me
RJHAMM2 - man that;s exactly the reason i came across this.. im an electronic trance guy.. i dont listen to rap at all.. only the old school stuff that actually made sense!.... this track's beautiful.. the chorus is chilling...!! i just wouldnt picture sarah singing the chorus of a rap song but hey:D.. it's all about different things.. diversity and peace!
ok guys.. really? don't offend this song. Find the background information to why he wrote this song. I was never a DMC fan, i don't like rap. But I came across this song, as I am a HUGE Sarah McLachlan Fan. And I prefer Chapin's version of course. But it's the meaning of the song that matters. He only used the chorus. If you hate it THAT much, keep it to yourself.
Very emotional song and video. I've always had a great deal of respect for DMC. Even more so when I found out he too was adopted, like me. Sarah is so beautiful and sings like an angel. Another adoptee.
Cats in the Cradle has always been emotional for me, growing up and watching my dad get older and pass away. and watching my own kids grow up. Overlay this with my own adoption, and this just brings me to tears.
All of you need to show some respect for DMC and realize that he has a vocal disease and show even more respect for Harry Chapin who created this song. Stop being TMZ critics and start appreciating true talents. I am sure everyone who criticized this song loves the twitter song.
i love run dmc, DMC maybe most of all. he was fucking awesome. and as much as i feel good about him coming to terms with being adopted and so on, and as much as i feel for him losing his voice, it just doesnt sound good anymore, and it breaks my heart, honestly, but his voice doesnt sound good anymore. thats just the honest truth.
great collaboration, theres just one thing thats bugging me about this song, and can somebody clairfy this for me, "cats in the cradle with a silver spoon" isnt that from aerosmiths song from way back in the early maybe mid 70s
I almost cried the night they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when DMC was talking about how his life was better becaus his birth mother gave him up to the parents who raised him and his friendship with Joe Simmons ( Reverend Run ) and Jam Master Jay. It was like this song was released a second time.
he has a speech problem (spasmodic dysphonia) i met him last year hes a really nice guy that why he sounds like that. he went to my school and talked about how he was adopted and why he sounds like that.he also spoke about sarah mclachlan and how he wanted to kill himself but everytime he was gonna do it he heard the song "angel" and he stop himself by the time he would finish listening to the song he changed his mind
You all know why he did this song, right? It's because that really happened to him. In behind the scenes for this video, he states that he was very close to committing suicide, and Sarah Mclachlan's song, "Angel" literally saved his life. So he asked her if she would do this video with him, and act as the angel that helped him through the conditions of his birth, and adoption. It goes out to all of those children who are just like him. It's further illustrated when we see his son at the end.
Great song, it shows what positive can come out of hip hop. Messages of hope, created through reinvention of pieces that may have been forgotten through time and reintroduced to a new generation.
I just have to admit however the combination of DMC and Sarah McLachlan doing a duet truly floors me. I never saw it coming, but this is a nice song.
This video has so much karma. It starts off with DMC taking off his trademark fedora and glasses and becoming Darryl McDaniels, the man and ends with DMC's son putting on the hat and glasses because of his admiration for his dad. Not to mention that Harry Chapin's version was about a father who spent no time with his son and DMC's version is about a son's quest to meet his biological mother without abandoning the love from the parents who raised him. I almost cry every time I see this.
Out of suicide depression, look for the "A&E private sessions", it was listening to Angel that got him out of depression. If you look it has other great quality video for any Sarah M. fan!
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i still could not understand why angelic voice like sarah's want to sing along with such horrendous, unmusical and gutter like voice of DMC why the attraction to such beastly black men by almost all those white angels. the world is really going crazy.
wasnt this a country song but jam master jay took it and made a story out of it in rap and rock....i feel sorry for jam master jay only one left in run dmc
Sarah looks hot in this video but have you seen her lately? In that ASCPA commercial, she looks like she's aged and gained weight. Whatever. Still a great performance in this song in the most unique of situations.
Well more than anything is about the message to those who were adopted. when D told Sara that he has just found out he was adopted she told him.. that OK D. because i was adopted too. what a crazy coincident. lol...
DMC drank a lot in his younger years and that really fucked up his voice for a long time and I know when he had his son in 1997 he had to clean his act up and he did. I'm very happy he found his mother too. I know both of those events in his life changed him forever and healed many of his wounds. This is a really great song and don't DMC and Sarah sound wonderful together?
He has a spasmodic disorder that makes it difficult for his vocal cords to work properly. If you've ever had a really sore throat/laryngitis, you have an idea of how difficult it is to speak in your familiar voice. His spasmodic disorder produces a very airy sounding voice as he has to push more air past the cords to reach an audible volume.
All said, DMC has taken what some would consider career-ending and ran with it. More power to him! :)
these two should show the kids how do a duet. that's right, i'm looking at you sean kingston and natasha bedingfield. could you two have produced a more painful music video?
i love DMC with everything and love Run-DMC forever but im sorry, this is just bad. he lot his voice and i know he's emotinal and i feel bad for him and everything, but that doesnt mean that this song is automatically good. im not trying to be mean, it honestly breaks my heart because im a huge fan but he really does not have the voice anymore.
man, no matter how many years go by, this gets me every time! LOVE it. I love that Sarah M is on it, AND that at 3:50-4:00...you can see her getting emotional, because it's SUCH a powerful song!!! LOVEIT forever and ever!!! ~MBB
maryblackbonnet 2 weeks ago
hmm didnt DMC sing this song with sarah because her music saved him when he went through his depression state or somthing like that?
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problem is that after 1993 run dmc spent too much time trying to hit, and remind us of who they were - rather than record, innovate, and not give a fuck. and a bunch of sucker producers decided that everything they made had to involve classic rock samples. bullshit. run dmc are kings, always will be. they sold themselves short. and i didn't come from cracked.fuckin.com. i came here from listening to them for years, seeing them live, shaking JMJ's fuckin hand and reading some decent bio books.
boxrock84 3 weeks ago
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boxrock84 3 weeks ago
this is a beautiful version of a beautiful song. this combo is touching and great!!
dmackler58 1 month ago
I love this song soooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kjpete10 1 month ago
Beautiful message spoken through this song. It would help if you saw the documentary that detail why he made the song. There are many adopted or transplanted youth who might have the same feelings that he is addressing. It was revealed during the documentary that after the song was made Sarah told him she too was adopted.
rowekmr 1 month ago
THIS. SONG. FUCKING. SUCKS!
monirhall1 1 month ago
@monirhall1 How? .3.
LinnechaRose20 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
I've been looking for this for years...I LOVE THIS REMAKE!!! :'D
LinnechaRose20 3 months ago
DMC sucks. Sarah McLachlan saves this otherwise pathetic song.
fadedyouthtube 3 months ago
@fadedyouthtube : It's not a pathetic song, his voice may not be the best now but his message is what matters the most. You obviously missed it.
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TackyRackyComixNEO 5 months ago
As cliche as this sounds, this speaks to me.
TackyRackyComixNEO 5 months ago
Respect to DMC
Lollonestyle 6 months ago
I don't especially care for rap, but really, this was an interesting, moving cover of the original song.
macsnafu 6 months ago
First Aerosmith and now Guns n roses! Whats next Rammstein?
kerbal666 6 months ago
@kerbal666 ...What?
JohnHazl 5 months ago
@JohnHazl My (obviously crap) joke was pointing out that DMC had remixed rock songs in the past and I thought he might rap along to Rammstein. However unlikly. Ill get my coat.
kerbal666 5 months ago
@kerbal666 No, no, leave the coat. I just didn't get the Guns n Roses bit. When did DMC ever do GNR? Mostly asking because that would be fucking awesome.
JohnHazl 5 months ago
@JohnHazl You know what Ive done? For all these years I thought Cats in the cradle by Ugly kid Joe was GnR!!
Im such a spacko *face plam*
kerbal666 5 months ago
@kerbal666 Hahaha, that's what I thought you were saying :P No worries
JohnHazl 5 months ago
@kerbal666 It's not even by Ugly Kid Joe, though, it's by Harry Chapin.
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3kittygirl 6 months ago
You ever listen to "Cat's in the Cradle" and think, "Man, I wish DMC and Sarah McLachlan would collaborate on a remake of this song!!" The answer is "no," and this is why.
LappyMc 6 months ago 13
Thumbs up if you were sent here by Cracked.com
randonbwhite 6 months ago 232
@randonbwhite Cracked is literally the only reason I would ever listen to a collaboration between DMC and Sarah Mclachlan.
ShaneMacgowanFan93 6 months ago 7
@randonbwhite sure was lol thumbs up!
critt76 6 months ago 2
@randonbwhite fuck yea cracked sent me
trivium5 6 months ago 2
@randonbwhite I too had an experience where my suicide attempt was halted by a song: John Denver's "I want to live."
LillyEPS 6 months ago
while I appreciate the message of the song, DMC's flow and lyrics make him sound like some 10 year old who's writing his first rap ever. This song makes me wonder how he ever became a famous rapper. Oh wait, that's right. His band mate was the head of the label's cousin
CMontyBeAwesome 6 months ago
@CMontyBeAwesome He's old school. That's without autotune and samples and his vocabulary covers over 50 words repeated. Listen and enjoy you fucking tool.
cheapassassin 6 months ago 5
@cheapassassin thumbs up
xpoondiggy 6 months ago
Sarah and DMC were both adopted thats why they did the song together.
JackNashton69 8 months ago 4
@JackNashton69 was it DMC or Jam Master Jay that was adopted?
kdfisher547 8 months ago
dmc sounds a bit strained but i gotta say this is extremely good
DEATHEXISTFOREVER 8 months ago
Who was that guy who played Warrick Brown from CSI
MegaManXfan27 9 months ago
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MegaManXfan27 9 months ago
this is by farthest the best song done by two talented singers especially Sarah McLachlan
MegaManXfan27 9 months ago
I was really moved by his story on the moth. But, I have to admit, this is really bad...
captainampersand 11 months ago
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@captainampersand your an idiot. Please don't have children.
DaisyButterfly0728 9 months ago
sarah is an angel if u think thumbs up
seeeliwww 1 year ago 14
DMc was at my school last year and he was telling his story it was really something and I don't think one person left that room without a tear. Great success story.
Ladychaos5star 1 year ago
@Ladychaos5star DMC is the reason that many pair of Adidas didn't become felon shoes. That he never stopped reaching out to and working in the community gave a lot of kids hope.
lesterclaypool1 11 months ago 2
I just learned about this song. Check out The Moth podcast on iTunes (from Jan 24th) to hear DMC tell the story of how he and McLachlan came together for this record.
jipdogg44 1 year ago 3
its a shame he lost his voice years ago jus because he used to rap wit such intensity which put too much strain on his vocal chords...and he is the reason why alotta rappers have vocal coach's training them how to take care of their vocal chords...even wit what i call a "tone def" voice,he still went hard on this song
daghostsshadow 1 year ago
Thanks to Storycorps for cluing me into this story. How amazing that Daryl and Sarah were able to come together and how everything turned out!
artschoolgrrl 1 year ago 2
everything happens for a reason. :)
sweetmay73 1 year ago 2
Damn, now I'm all teary. This is really something.
Serai3 1 year ago
i heard of this guy because of msn lol... music saved from death or bad moments..
eaglewarrior82 1 year ago
Thumbs up if MSN.com brought you here
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bcldj39 1 year ago
DMC credits Sarah McLachlans song 'Angel' for saving him from committing suicide in 1997. He was so moved he went out and bought all her music, stopping his dark thoughts. 3 years later he asked her to sing on his album. She has some amazing music.
bcldj39 1 year ago 6
@bcldj39 get this from MSN.com?
xPGPRoDiGy97 1 year ago 2
@bcldj39 she's wicked...a true goddess
Trevrz1 11 months ago
@redhaireddog Darryl told a wonderful story on "The Moth" that you might appreciate. It's about how this song came about. Very powerful (remove the space after castroller.)
castroller. com/podcasts/TheMothPodcast/2137129-Darryl%20DMC%20McDaniels%20Angel
gene2u 1 year ago 30
@gene2u a very touching story indeed !!
TheConfuzzy 1 year ago
Never heard of sarah mclachlan before, however the only hip hop band I will listen to is DMC, go figure I was looking for mixes and came across this amazingly piece of music. I am sure Harry Chapin is happy his legacy still lives on through these two amazing singers.
Misconduc 1 year ago
Harry chapin= god
RippersChick 1 year ago
This is my loving sister da's favorite song /
mwolfr 1 year ago
i dont like rap but this is an exception.really well done.does original justice.
DEATHEXISTFOREVER 1 year ago
There are 15 retards who won't like this video...
Madeiras14 1 year ago
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My lil brother who is 10 now is adopted. We got him as soon as he was born. I wish more people would adopt and stop arguing about where someone adopts from. So many kids need families all over the world and most people just sit and slam other people for adopting outside the US when they do neither. All kids deserve homes, no matter where they came from.
PromosbyRicochet 1 year ago
my teacher wrote a book of dmc he is dmc's bokk writer and freind
psychozombie30 1 year ago
this song rocks
pdxrider 1 year ago
Even though DMC's voice sounds strained, they're still some sick rhymes.
fragfestchampion 1 year ago
Sarah looks hot in this! (as normal)
Balenciaga18 1 year ago 2
DMC son looks just like him when he was younger. Big glasses and all.
najeenixonnixon 1 year ago
Very interesting mix of two entirely different voices. I like it very much, and it has a very powerful message behind it.
paganboy1982 1 year ago
oops...meant to say Harry Chapin
Scarecrow3710 1 year ago
Just heard the story behind this song on the radio...wow...can't stand rap...but I have to admit I will make an exception for this one...long time Cat Stevens fan...
Scarecrow3710 1 year ago
her tits sag
akacpkiller21 1 year ago
with all due respect,listen to the words,not the voice!!!!!!!!
tinktoo0791 1 year ago
i feel sorry that he lost his voice a little
but he still is the best
fleetos2922 1 year ago
this song is good
didnt know that he still sang
fleetos2922 1 year ago
Awesome song and message, I adopted my daughter, wife had her from a previous relationship but her natural father was never around. Im the only dad she has ever known and I love her like she was my own. People, if you can adopt, do it.
kdfisher547 1 year ago
i love this song
MadEjaw 2 years ago 2
very very cool
prumott08 2 years ago
Yeah The Cat Stevens chorus is the best part. Glad to hear DMC holding it down.
Cyclonus84 2 years ago
dmc icon of hip hop still holding it down!!!
jestifered 2 years ago
Clarify: The original song "Cats in the Cradle" was written by Harry Chapin. Not ironically, it's also about parenthood - in this case about the impact of a parent's business on a child. "When you coming home dad/I don't know when, but we'll get together then".
xf14ae 2 years ago 3
First, the song was written by the late Harry Chapin, from a poem his wife wrote to him. Both Darryl McDaniels and Sarah McLachlan are adult adoptees. DMC wrote this and recorded with the Chapin family blessing to chronicle his struggle to reconcile this truth hidden from him as a child. This is about both of their emotional realities.
xf14ae 2 years ago 4
wow this song has a meaning behind plus cat stevins chorus killed it
weablewobble 2 years ago
That is not Cat stephens
NinaArgus10 2 years ago
Hey, people, calm down! I don't like rap either, and yes, he kept only the chorus of the original song, but it has a feeling and the story isn't just the usual love-money-babes-yo-motherfuckers-yo one. So I like it and it doesn't seem as disrespect to me
lfilikozis 2 years ago
how about you show some respect moron
Chapiel 2 years ago
Great tune, and a great story behind it too. DMC works with the Chapin family and World Hunger Year. And was that Tom Chapin as the Doctor???
Timberbanktunes 2 years ago 2
RJHAMM2 - man that;s exactly the reason i came across this.. im an electronic trance guy.. i dont listen to rap at all.. only the old school stuff that actually made sense!.... this track's beautiful.. the chorus is chilling...!! i just wouldnt picture sarah singing the chorus of a rap song but hey:D.. it's all about different things.. diversity and peace!
vicotrance2007 2 years ago
ok guys.. really? don't offend this song. Find the background information to why he wrote this song. I was never a DMC fan, i don't like rap. But I came across this song, as I am a HUGE Sarah McLachlan Fan. And I prefer Chapin's version of course. But it's the meaning of the song that matters. He only used the chorus. If you hate it THAT much, keep it to yourself.
=)
RJHamm2 2 years ago 5
hahaha i remember the filming of thiss
Cmdelorenzo27 2 years ago
very good video! very emotional song!
SynthieAl 2 years ago 2
amazing. absolutely amazing.
gosengo124 2 years ago 2
Very emotional song and video. I've always had a great deal of respect for DMC. Even more so when I found out he too was adopted, like me. Sarah is so beautiful and sings like an angel. Another adoptee.
Cats in the Cradle has always been emotional for me, growing up and watching my dad get older and pass away. and watching my own kids grow up. Overlay this with my own adoption, and this just brings me to tears.
Thank you DMC and Sarah.
jbszee 2 years ago 3
please stop talking (it makes absolutely no sense).
aurajinv 2 years ago
STFU! Who asked for your opinion!
Chapiel 2 years ago
All of you need to show some respect for DMC and realize that he has a vocal disease and show even more respect for Harry Chapin who created this song. Stop being TMZ critics and start appreciating true talents. I am sure everyone who criticized this song loves the twitter song.
ChapinTierney 2 years ago 6
is that warrik(sp) that was on csi at bout 3:09 give or take
DEATHEXISTFOREVER 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it is
NinaArgus10 2 years ago
theres lots of bands that plays cats in the cradle
burnandbleed93 2 years ago
voice may sound didderent but he does sound better than some of these commercial rappers out today.
phychopat 2 years ago
Still got respect to Run-DMC
FinnishAirsoftplayer 2 years ago
i love run dmc, DMC maybe most of all. he was fucking awesome. and as much as i feel good about him coming to terms with being adopted and so on, and as much as i feel for him losing his voice, it just doesnt sound good anymore, and it breaks my heart, honestly, but his voice doesnt sound good anymore. thats just the honest truth.
theZodiacDigital 2 years ago
Harry Chapin in 1974:Cats In The Craddle
tmd0523 2 years ago
cool song
rio968 2 years ago
Sarah is an angel, and her voice is proof that God exists.
cesar5571 2 years ago 2
Sarah Mclachlan looks and sounds so beautiful. Keep doin ur thing, DMC, keep doin ur thing.
RandomUsername010 2 years ago 4
I love this song!
JoeJonasLuver69 2 years ago
DMC still has some damn good talent after all these years and sarah mclachlan is more beautiful than ever
sk8terboi8056 2 years ago
great collaboration, theres just one thing thats bugging me about this song, and can somebody clairfy this for me, "cats in the cradle with a silver spoon" isnt that from aerosmiths song from way back in the early maybe mid 70s
sk8terboi8056 2 years ago
Harry Chapin - 1974
RollerCoasterTycoon8 2 years ago
thank u for clarifying that, i was thinking back in the saddle again for some reason
sk8terboi8056 2 years ago
I almost cried the night they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when DMC was talking about how his life was better becaus his birth mother gave him up to the parents who raised him and his friendship with Joe Simmons ( Reverend Run ) and Jam Master Jay. It was like this song was released a second time.
daddymak9 2 years ago 5
this is one of the best songs i ever heard,
not just coz of the way it sounds,but because of the message and meaning,
dmc still has it
class song
duckie0306 2 years ago 3
what the fuck?
yourpalshawn 3 years ago
he has a speech problem (spasmodic dysphonia) i met him last year hes a really nice guy that why he sounds like that. he went to my school and talked about how he was adopted and why he sounds like that.he also spoke about sarah mclachlan and how he wanted to kill himself but everytime he was gonna do it he heard the song "angel" and he stop himself by the time he would finish listening to the song he changed his mind
Ani0227 3 years ago 7
You all know why he did this song, right? It's because that really happened to him. In behind the scenes for this video, he states that he was very close to committing suicide, and Sarah Mclachlan's song, "Angel" literally saved his life. So he asked her if she would do this video with him, and act as the angel that helped him through the conditions of his birth, and adoption. It goes out to all of those children who are just like him. It's further illustrated when we see his son at the end.
garceaj 3 years ago 5
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Wow way to ruin a classic song
chrisschin2 3 years ago
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dmc raps wierd as shit. sarah is sexy.
ibz1111 3 years ago
In all fairness, DMC lost his voice around 93-94. So his voice sounds REALLY strained, even when he's just speaking.
UdoShan 3 years ago 16
@UdoShan In all fairness, the drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm!
fuzzfoot 1 year ago
u need help its on there ill help u find ut or send it to u
redsox3366 3 years ago
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dear god dmc looks like a demon :O
and his rapping voice is horrendous.
too bad coz i really like the chorus :(
jadoreurdior 3 years ago
same here T.T
alexander4583 3 years ago
I love Sarah, I met her twice and DMC is really cool :)
JoeJonasLuver69 3 years ago 3
Great song, it shows what positive can come out of hip hop. Messages of hope, created through reinvention of pieces that may have been forgotten through time and reintroduced to a new generation.
I just have to admit however the combination of DMC and Sarah McLachlan doing a duet truly floors me. I never saw it coming, but this is a nice song.
GeneralBulldog54 3 years ago 3
anytime i hear this song
i wanna cry, i'm adopted so
it really reaches out to me
and it makes me happy when knowing
that i am adopted and i have a wonderful life.
Sarah's voice is just so beautiful.
xoZiggy 3 years ago
This video has so much karma. It starts off with DMC taking off his trademark fedora and glasses and becoming Darryl McDaniels, the man and ends with DMC's son putting on the hat and glasses because of his admiration for his dad. Not to mention that Harry Chapin's version was about a father who spent no time with his son and DMC's version is about a son's quest to meet his biological mother without abandoning the love from the parents who raised him. I almost cry every time I see this.
daddymak8 3 years ago 5
It was Sarah McLachlan's music that pulled him out of a depressed funk and inspired him to work with her...
UncleJ4 3 years ago 3
Out of suicide depression, look for the "A&E private sessions", it was listening to Angel that got him out of depression. If you look it has other great quality video for any Sarah M. fan!
synergy79 3 years ago
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i still could not understand why angelic voice like sarah's want to sing along with such horrendous, unmusical and gutter like voice of DMC why the attraction to such beastly black men by almost all those white angels. the world is really going crazy.
duhme18 3 years ago
dickhead
spartanpride15 3 years ago 7
Wow, not a rap fan, but this kicks ass.
And quite frankly I don't see what's so messed up about his voice either, I've heard way worse.
Postscript624 3 years ago 3
Sarah's a goddess, yo. NEVER disrespect a woman like that. DMC's voice may very well be breaking because this song means a lot to him.
quineshiatownsel 3 years ago 22
I absoloutly love this song so much!!
JazSMGfan 3 years ago 3
I like it
cyberruck 3 years ago
is that the dude from CSI at 3:11?
chillphil27 3 years ago
yea it is
Lynnae914 3 years ago
yup
hank1231 3 years ago
yes
AceCombatOnline 2 years ago
@chillphil27 Yeah that is Gary Dourdan aka Warrick Brown from CSI.
animeloverxoxox1 1 year ago
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he sux, she owns. simple as that.
IoIomg 3 years ago
no no u do not say that about the best music artist ever
THEGODFATHERANDMARIO 3 years ago
his voice may not sound good but he will always have more repsect then you -.-
rrefs 3 years ago
wasnt this a country song but jam master jay took it and made a story out of it in rap and rock....i feel sorry for jam master jay only one left in run dmc
acdcboy14 3 years ago
Huh? Jam Master Jay got killed. DMC and Run are still alive.
ShinDrakken 3 years ago
i though all of them died besides 1 of them
acdcboy14 3 years ago
opps......fuck im a dumbass...my bad
acdcboy14 3 years ago
This is a great duet. Both artists are the top of their genre.
I love the Jam Master Jay hat on the mic stand.
AerosolAssassin 3 years ago
Sarah looks hot in this video but have you seen her lately? In that ASCPA commercial, she looks like she's aged and gained weight. Whatever. Still a great performance in this song in the most unique of situations.
daddymak8 3 years ago
Well you know she had a second child?
And I think she still looks great=)
Evfan1789 3 years ago 2
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No, I didn't know she had a second child. Maybe that's why she looks like she's aged big time.
daddymak8 3 years ago
hmm. people get older...and have kids. besides -- she sounds good.
HeartRocksOut 2 years ago 2
he cant sing properly becuase he has a voice disorder called Spasmodic dysphonia.
thats is y his voice is all messed up
and they are horrible duo lol
Nikperu10 3 years ago
his voice is absolutely terrible! her voice is good. Cat's in the cradle is a good song, this isn't particularly.
thewhyteshadow 3 years ago
come on this song is pretty dope. admit it
MaskedPsychoPath 3 years ago 2
yeah kind of
i liked when it first came out
Nikperu10 3 years ago
Harry Chapin is rolling over in his grave.
DrMatt7 3 years ago
Well more than anything is about the message to those who were adopted. when D told Sara that he has just found out he was adopted she told him.. that OK D. because i was adopted too. what a crazy coincident. lol...
themelshow 3 years ago
WOW this song should of never been made....orianal is better...kinda creepy
575razorblade 3 years ago
yes! anything with her brand on it is gold.
crob647gtx 3 years ago
My sister found me after 43 years a few weeks ago. I understand this song and love it!!
jigggawatt 3 years ago 3
what happened to DMC voice?
KillaKlump 3 years ago
DMC drank a lot in his younger years and that really fucked up his voice for a long time and I know when he had his son in 1997 he had to clean his act up and he did. I'm very happy he found his mother too. I know both of those events in his life changed him forever and healed many of his wounds. This is a really great song and don't DMC and Sarah sound wonderful together?
RealTime88 3 years ago 2
He has a spasmodic disorder that makes it difficult for his vocal cords to work properly. If you've ever had a really sore throat/laryngitis, you have an idea of how difficult it is to speak in your familiar voice. His spasmodic disorder produces a very airy sounding voice as he has to push more air past the cords to reach an audible volume.
All said, DMC has taken what some would consider career-ending and ran with it. More power to him! :)
downwithutube 3 years ago 3
these two should show the kids how do a duet. that's right, i'm looking at you sean kingston and natasha bedingfield. could you two have produced a more painful music video?
idefineweird 3 years ago
i love DMC with everything and love Run-DMC forever but im sorry, this is just bad. he lot his voice and i know he's emotinal and i feel bad for him and everything, but that doesnt mean that this song is automatically good. im not trying to be mean, it honestly breaks my heart because im a huge fan but he really does not have the voice anymore.
theZodiacDigital 3 years ago
no, im just saying, and it really doesnt bother me
jaqua524 3 years ago
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bet none of you know that this is a remake, the ruined the original, harry chapin-cats in the craddle
jaqua524 3 years ago
obviously the chapin family didnt think it was bad or they wouldnt have let them do it.