Aaron Lewis & Otan Vargas at the Music Box Borgata Atlantic City NJ

[thealmightyzephyr]

You rock man. Aaron Lewis is my favorite singer/song writer, and you blew his ass out of the water. Keep the good stuff coming. Thanks for inspiring me.

[natsch011]

hey otan im wondering if your working on new songs or even a new album

i would appreciate if you respond :)

[schizoe68]

@natsch011 Yes i am, thanks! hopefully I'll finish it next summer.

[livinondaedge73]

OMG, this is amazing!! What an awesome opportunity, and you did a great job!!! :)

[natsch011]

dude im so jealous

keep it up !

[Schutzstafell]

People need to Stfu

[brianjchristie68w]

Stop this crazy shit saying Otan sounds better then Aaron. No way! Granted Aaron did say that but he most likely was just being humble and giving the guy confidence. I don't take anything from Otan he does sound great. But by no means is he better then Aaron Lewis.

[Yeno7]

The Man him self said it " You sing it better than i do" Dude i woulda just snaped , AMAZING!!

[Bluevegas]

That was really cool of Aaron! Great job Otan!

[DillonPatton]

This is just epic. Hands down.

[lukki13]

i wasn't much of a staind fan... but when you started singing, gave me chills man. fucking chills. take it and run with it man. never stop :)

[Hickthu06]

Wow! That must of felt amazing man!

[saints311sublime]

OMFG...AMAZING...DAMN UR LUCKY..

[Dean20m]

Awesome mate, sound just like him, better??

[chrisgraphics2000]

There are some souls out there that just don't fit the template of an American Idol show and simply walk past it to find themselves on a stage one night alongside great names that resonate with the fabric of their heart. No judges, no hype. Just music and passion.

You have been one of them that day. Because it was meant to be so, from the day the world heard you fondle the strings of the guitar in the songs of Staind here on YouTube.

[cannabisbisbisbisbis]

was that supposed to be deep or someshit

[loisNclark11]

let him dude, he's congratulating the guy.

[Sooperball]

Fondle the strings. XDD

[wdfordy]

Otan, Ive been a fan for a long time and I am so happy for you, you deserve that from him and he spoke the truth .you kick ass and all I can say is wow, that was bad ass!!

[Corey8Pommer]

Oh my fuckin god^^

Otan you are awesome and Aaron said that you are performing his songs even better than him....gorgeous

[JenVonCastle]

wow my boyfriend would probably shit his pants if this happend to him! LOL! dude you are so freakin awesome!!

[jhon55]

I get chills every time I watch this, just imagining what otan must have been feeling while playing.

[petegrh]

imagine what Aaron was thinking while Otan played haha, " I gotta follow that?"

[ailleen09]

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a... song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.

[jdizzle850]

awesome!!this must of been like a dream!!you are right there with aaorn as my fav singers you two are great!!

[adaadrianyuri]

to be applauded and appreciated by your own idol is one of the most amaing things that could happen in your lifetime. otan pare, nasuntok mo na ang buwan. hehe!

[Doused09]

Fuckin' awesome!!

One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Aaron Lewis..... True nice guy.

And I'll tell you what..... I bet it was pretty tough to follow that lol.

Lee

(Doused)

[yrunaked4]

OMG Otan, been away from utube for awhile n when i come back i find this? I got so excited seeing u on the same stage with Aaron, what a dream come true this must have been and i hope it amped ur exposure tons, u deserve it. Bravo my friend and god bless.

[jlsparky7]

Amazing man! Huge fan of yours and Aarons. Great to see you made it on the same stage as him! Keep it up!

[Freestuff9er]

I'm so happy for you Otan. You were one of the first people I saw years ago on youtube that had real talent, and being able to play on the same stage as Aaron Lewis must have been amazing. No one deserved it more than you.

[westy44cal]

Unreal man I remember watching your videos like over a year ago and said you are by far the best cover of Aaron. Well I'm glad you made it this far n ur talents r recognized. Is Aaron better. Maybe he does a few other songs better than u but u really got this one nailed. Aaron may just have a little more range but it's pretty close. Now can u cover other tuff songs as well as Aaron, who knows. But u r really good n sound great hear even after that prick was yelling from the audience

[Janinchen11]

very amazin

[dubbsack07]

long way from sittin on your bed huh man.....fuckin bad ass as always bro.

[drftkngoro]

Whats up Otan!! Ambo to...

When r u going back here in the phil. lets get drunk dude...

[OneXxIII]

mabuhay ang pinoy!

[UnoHungLo]

OTAN..Thats was fucking badass man!!!

[flint757]

Dude if he didnt say it was someone else I would of thought it was him...great job

you have a career ahead of you...

[Jsh222]

whos the doushe who yelled aaron lewis is better...

[linebacker187]

that was pretty fuckin badass

[jackson92124]

wow thats amazing, i remember watching your staind covers couple years ago, now you got to perform on stage for aaron, awesome. you deserved it. anyways I made a staind music video, check it out

[prerykutya]

congratulations, bro, I am so happy for you, u really deserved a place up there and you nailed it ;)

[NingXayakoummane]

im jealous...wow..

[xmaniac16]

dude aaron lewis really shoce you to sing his song??? damn thats a first he mustve heard about u then right?

[olivia717]

Wow, you rock!!!

[forgottentoes]

omfg id be shaking uncontrollably to where i couldnt even play it.. yu did a fantastic job.

[VegasPhoneMan]

I got turned onto Otan years ago bye a fellow youtuber who is a big Aaron fan, I've had the pleasure of seeing his posts over the last few years and am glad Aaron also saw them and I have to say, There is No one on this site more deserving then Otan. And to Aaron, Thank you for doing that and for allowing this vid and when you come back to Vegas, bring Otan! lol

[hermanstad]

shit what I would give for chance like that. my god performing on the same stage as aaron lewis...

[vicp71]

that was awesome keep up the good work man you rock!!

[higuetee]

Wow!

Sing on stage with an idol to be the best thing in the world, NATO Vargas congratulations, you were great.

[MysteryNomad]

So deserved !!!

[demonwithheart37]

I love how towards the end some guy yelled "I'm not gay, but I love you!"

Very cool cover, by the way.

[Coldweb1385]

Dude that was incredible!, i'm happy to see that aaron lewis is such an amazing person, you deserse it!

[spikeblk]

holy fucking shit dude. i gotta give u props. u gotta have some big brass ones to get up there like that.

[jenroc20]

Damn! I was there the day before...just missed you! You are great Otan...good luck with your career!  This was an awesome opportunity and I am so jealous. LOL

[mm14805]

congratulations Otan. its a dream come true for you. i can't imagine how you felt before, during and after the show. that was big of Aaron.

[bern1417]

"I wasn't really that good but it's sure an awesome experience".What does that mean?this vid is fucking incredible....simply fucking sick!

[AloneIfly]

you definitely deserve it !!

really great!

sometimes hard work really does pay off :)

[Wubbie5000]

Otan, I am so happy for you. Wow! What an honor... you were AMAZING! I love this. You are so talented!

[nearestfar]

fuck dude i just saw this vid..congrats dude im glad to see youre progressing in your passion. I wish you the best bro! Im in northern jersey, so youre not too far away from me. How did you get this opportunity? I cant seem to find the story anyone. Anyways best wishes bro, glad to see some of us underdogs are slowly climbing up the ladder. -vic

[kosybear]

Haha! Nice one bro! Awsome performed, and gratulation for singing up stage with Aaron! :D

[VegasPhoneMan]

ty for recording Raina

[schizoe68]

Pixie recorded this one, but I'm sure Raina has one too.

[VegasPhoneMan]

ahh sounded like Raina in background

[VegasPhoneMan]

Otan, I told you a few years ago that he would take notice, WTG my friend, Keep up with your music n you will be a star, best wishes, Kevin

[clifton592]

Dream come true is right! Great job dude!

[KornKutie75]

OMG Otan I just seen this.. i'm sooo excited for you!!!!

[noeLnose]

otan, u did it! i want it too :D hope someday u'll come to germany and sing for me and some people! would be more than great, u know ;)

[YankeeMao]

It's awesome! You're a lucky boy !

Don't stop to dream, follow your dreams, again and again. You have a beautiful and amazing voice.

That's a beautiful interpretation =)

(sorry for my bad english, i'm french...-.-")

Mao.

[nolan126]

otan is nolan man long time no talk you have really come a long way last year bro sooo happy for you man

[Korleone7777]

Good Job Bro! Bet it felt good playing that Gibson! You rocked it!

[ProbyWaN1337]

Congratulations man!

[rikimaruincubus]

yan... yan si otan.... dream come true bro...i'm very proud for you!!! mabuhay pinoy!!!

[CarbonPrey]

And the applause says it all. Thats one of the coolest things i have seen on you tube.

Hope to buy your cd one day !!!

[doolok]

thats awesome man! I'm happy for ya! You nailed it!

[surfbums1983]

Right on........

[sharknamedpeppy]

you rocked it bro! awesome!

[Zach2727]

I'm happy for you! You was awesome. I wish I had you're talent and voice.

[kiko801]

You have gone a long way my friend... congratulations you made it.... more power

[uncere4ever]

Biggest props to you man. That is one of my dreams and just seeing that it is possible gives me hope that maybe someday i`ll share the stage with him too..

[smj1245]

you should just tour with aaron you can sing better than him an you both kick ass.

[EaDshOt]

5 Stars dude ! Your voice is freaking amazing !!!

[jewisassy]

good job , otan... you deserve the respect... you're an inspiration to us all.

[JessNyle]

wow..

[qwnsnob79]

omg that is unbelievably awesome! congrats!!!!!!

[icomdy3kyle]

wow ! congrats!

[rosiev2]

so awesome Otan!!

[g0ddessw]

im so happy for you :)

[KeiserUniversity]

dude your gonna get signed im telling you!!!!!!!!

[evylmerol]

You know men, I also like staind, to me is "The Great", looking for some staind videos I find you, and I just discover to another greath one, damn Otan, Just enjoy, congratulations man¡¡¡¡¡

[AceRichter]

congrats man, talk about dreams coming true...

[EGeasy]

Congratulations Otan! U sang this better than Aaron Lewis! Did you get a chance to play your song "Alone"? Cause I keep on listening to that one over and over again!

Cheers from Amsterdam,

Eric

[schizoe68]

Aaron is just an amazing person! for him to do this is just unbelievable, this is the reason why I like him and his music, hes a real person, a rock star without the rock star attitude no drama just pure talent! he is so humble and nobody can sing his songs better than he does. I'm just lucky to have a hero like him : )

[msj4d3]

CONGRATS!!!!! That is so freaking awesome!!

[mel121528]

Crazy awesome bro. You totally derserved that and it's cool to know Aaron knows who you are. CONGRATS!!!

[torosax]

Dude, that's fuckin amazing!! Congrats man! Thanks for sending me the video buddy!

[kyeent]

dude you fucking made it!!!! nice job. I hope this leads the road to a deal for you.

[xdeadlockxfan]

That must've been amazing to go up on a big stage like that in front of that crowd! Nice job Otan!

[ttorey]

nice, congratulations

[roller11781]

congrats!!!! gave me goosebumps just thinking about how awesome that must've been!

[piperstube]

me tooo it was freekin beutiful

[mely311]

tang ina bro!! galing mo saludo ako syo!! mabuhay ang pinoy!!!

[growcivic]

nice man,Congrats!

that was awsome

[haha420000]

Tha'ts awesome for you! You deserved it... great performance.

[robfrancisco]

Wow! Congratulations, brother! That's an experience that most musicians only dream of, and you nailed it! Keep up the good work!

[crusader037972]

so fucking jealous of you. your hard work paid off bro.

[vr4007]

wow man, thats soo awsome, congrats.

[staind687]

Wow dude that was awesome. Congratulations!

[staindfan0127]

congrats man I would love to do that. You deserve it and you sound great.

[nici1611]

wow otan i'm so proud!!!!

[RoadRunner7272]

Otan, awesome man! Dream come true hey! Respect to you & Aaron!!

Your Australian fan!

[sblxi]

I'm so happy for you, man! You sounded great!

[karp47551]

Otan, you stole the show. Welcome to the bigs.

[staindinchains]

otan, wow this is something i'd dream to do, gratulations bro, you did it justice! wow just wow, aaron lewis is an amazing man

[gerussiel]

wow! good job! i bet u had the best valentines day EVER. :) happy for u. long time no talk. hehe. tc!

[guitarrockercch]

Otan, you did it bro! congratulations! I know this has to be the one of the happiest days of your life! Its been great watching you come this far!

[icpnick02]

amazing performance. must have been a great rush with the crowd. deffinently and experience you wont ever forget

[xerosthemonk]

That is amazing, Otan! Chance of a lifetime bro and that is great you got to meet one of the artists that influenced you so much. Not many people can say that. Great job man \nn/(^__^)\nn/

[biglos168]

Otan, this is amazing brother...i'm glad you not only got to meet him but to sing for him and the crowd must of been awsome...i hope this is open all outlets for you my friend you have the talent, all you need is a chance...god bless

[KEVRO]

otan msg me =P

[Shadowdenied]

Fucking lucky bum! I love both of you! *drools*

[showmelight]

wow, congrats bro!

[divazoe04]

I love Otan He sings beautiful and he kick ass!!!!

[CJSpooks]

Amazing! :)

[kikmedown]

You lucky ass mother of of all lucky ass f'ers. Awesomeness and greatness. Congrats.

[Italaingod30]

Congatz dude you are big time now Bro!!!!!!!!

[babyhulk510]

Dude, that's a freakin dream come true!!!! That' s awesome!!