Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)

[@thisgamerbro]

The fact that he can sing all that without losing his breath just shows how talented he is

[@papahamdrew9962]

Ye, I mean look at Eminem. It’s crazy

[@JadenYukifan28]

This guy was really good!! I loved the song

[@marvalice3455]

circular breathing

[@hackersagainsttoxics3263]

I though he did short and quiet breaths every time he stopped singing/talking

[@marioionion2]

Idk if its really a talent cuz we can train our lungs to last that much

[@gtagaming1193]

I know it’s sort of a joke song, but Scatman John actually had a pretty inspirational life. He was born with a stutter that made him too nervous to sing, so he played piano for most of his career. It was only in his 50s that he decided to become a scat performer and made this song as a way to inspire kids with stutters. It made him a worldwide hit, (especially in Japan for some reason) and he did two more notable songs before he died of lung cancer a few years later at 57. He was completely at peace when he passed, declaring: ‘Whatever God wants is fine by me ... I've had the very best life. I have tasted beauty.’ Scatman John. Legend.

[@quinnard9750]

Knowing he was at peace always is the best🥲

[@diegoacero2287]

Me XL 😂

[@strikeitoz7348]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@meansmean3804]

God bless him, and all of us.

[@josianedeblaere7295]

Surperbe chanteur

[@toxicway6244]

''Grandson, in my times this was the only skibidi we had.''

[@MulleMap]

Underated comment

[@nyeguy999]

Skibidi dip dip dip dip 🗣️🔥

[@t-baglord65FixTF2]

And the only one we needed

[@keijufruturg]

skibidi toilet if it was good

[@InfernoSheltersAchive]

Underatted comment

[@TallBoy-vf3tt]

Scatman wrote this song about his struggles in life with a stutter. The lyrics are quite inspirational really.

[@mikevaldez7684]

He was awesome

[@wololos]

I always thought it was about a stutterer falling down the stairs.

[@marcoscastro8569]

Well he speak about political stuff.. they say and do a lot of things that we don't know and not agree with it.. hidden message for sure with a good purpose

[@boyvsgaming]

it was so inspirational when he said "scapalabilidudabolpilybopilybgrbrgbrgrbvgrgbrgbrskipidumdudabadoo"

[@avas1989.miskolc]

OK. VIVA John Scatman: Scatman John USA 2023.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................................

[@uneekblaze8576]

All jokes aside, the lyrics are very real and moving, many kids find it funny but man, this is pure art at its finest

[@alistairwatt8767]

👍

[@uneekblaze8576]

@kassandra odessa it makes you really think, do we really have as many problems as we think we do?

[@uneekblaze8576]

@kassandra odessa very true, just as kids want attention adults seek it the same and what's worse is that they decide to seek it in the internet, i feel they do it because they have a crappy life and want people to have the same as them, they can't be happy so they want noone to be happy and therefore they troll in the internet, try to start arguments in the internet, they want things to burst into flames in the internet and so on

[@uneekblaze8576]

@kassandra odessa what i have found very effective is to return the rock to the person that throws it, not directly but noticeable and not really pay attention to what that kind of people have to say for or against you, aslong as you figure out what has to be done to "fix" the wrongs nothing else comes between

[@uneekblaze8576]

@kassandra odessa you are most welcome

[@Klebkatt]

For those who may not know, Mr. John is telling the listener to get out there and do whatever you want to do, because if he, a man with a pronounced stutter, can do something as amazing as sing and make a music video, then so can you. It's rather nice and touching.

[@Атласварвар]

Yeah rip, hope he watching us up from heaven

[@dennywidya]

@@Атласварвар what?

[@K.d_ship]

@@dennywidya scatman John is dead, he sadly passed in 1999

[@leonmareno4599]

@@K.d_ship He s dead on december 1999. Still listening his songs.

[@mmmjacqui3074]

Hell yea 😷like they say always b a u unicorn 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

[@jeffreybogard2713]

Scatman John's last public words were "Whatever God wants is fine by me ... I've had the very best life. ." He learned scat singing as a kid because of his severe stutter and became a modestly successful piano player prior to recording his album 'Scatman' and adopted the stage name 'Scatman John' He became a world famous pop star at the age of 53, recorded a song encouraging people with stutters, and died in 1999. He had an interesting story.

[@ghosteaaa7949]

woah cool

[@ywinne]

oh he died?! Really really sad

[@varadibalazs1250]

*57

[@ChimkenNugget]

From stutterer to world renowned rapper.

[@ChimkenNugget]

This means anything is possible!

[@Robin_Hood054]

*This* *is* *not* *song* *.* *This* *is* *timeless* *masterpiece* *.*

[@SuzanaDurmis]

Seratoru

[@RaoulLeDegueu]

since 1995 and more

[@MrQuijibo]

This guy had a severe stammer and decided to turn his biggest weakness into his biggest strength. Mad respect.

[@alviilmie1869]

MrQuijibo its a sad fact,but we loved him for that,and each time I think about now,it’s only people in 80-ies were so full of compassion,comparing to nowadays kids...

[@argjavier]

@@alviilmie1869 I'd disagree with that. The guy lived a miserable life because people would not accept him the way he was. Success came late in his life. A bittersweet history.

[@florin-pavelionica548]

Huy0

[@романпетров-с9б2е]

Круть.

[@Zeithri]

@@alviilmie1869 Ahahahahaha the 80's was full of compassion? What kind of utopia did you grow up in? I was born in the 80's and it's a decade I utterly love, but not even I would claim this! If anything, 80's was all about showing you could overcome adversity through determination and willpower, no matter who fought against you. 80's was all about Underdog stories, as well as action heroes and sci-fi.

[@Topunito]

What a guy. All of his songs are filled with deep, positive messages, combined with the goofy lyrics it just gives you the feeling that everything will be okay and you can make it if you believe. "Everybody stutters one way or the other so check out my message to you, as a matter of fact, I don't let nothin' hold you back if the Scatman can do it, so can you". Even if people didn't always get his message, his songs are still so much fun and brought joy to many. He suffered from severe stutter and he was ridiculed his entire life, but at one point he turned his stutter, his weakness, into his strength with these songs. Even though he only did this very late in his life and only enjoyed it for a few years before getting lung cancer, meaning he only got a few positive years and tons of years of being ridiculed, when he was close to death, he was still thankful for the life he lived. "Whatever God wants is fine by me ... I've had the very best life. I have tasted beauty." Rest In Peace, "Scatman" John Paul Larkin. 1942 - 1999. And sorry for being a Wikipedia page, I just think people should know this since so many are just here for the memes and don't know who he is.

[@EKrieger]

Thanks for all the info :) It's awesome reading comments like this.

[@danielr8967]

All i know he brough't colorfull and joyfull to the internet

[@chazbear28]

😭😭😭😭

[@SpaceShipDeathstar]

The citation "I have tasted beauty" hits very hard in this context. Many thanks for this.

[@Topunito]

@repartidor .jpg1 buen ingles

[@Taikamuna]

The only rapper Eminem was too afraid to diss

[@AlexPow0]

facts right here

[@thonkbot]

why is there only small replys

[@ГерасимФлоренко]

He wasn’t even rapper..

[@gabrielt.3842]

@@ГерасимФлоренко i don't have reddit but... r/woooosh

[@Poofee01]

Yes

[@Robin_Hood054]

*RIP* *John* *Scatman* *.* *Absolute* *Legend* *Singer* *Jazz* *.*

[@tonymo004]

This song is part of my childhood... simply fantastic.

[@sonalishringarpure4358]

me too.

[@b.unicornette7734]

It brings childhood memories.

[@JSR5909]

😊😊☺️

[@vittoriojuniorcapacchione5554]

Me too... Born in 1992

[@Gamerguy826]

I remember it from Garry's Mod. I still remember playing Sandbox with my friends. Good times.

[@viliametiko391]

When you can turn your weakness into your greatestest strength and inspire a planet..Scatman John is literally a Legend...

[@scintillam_dei]

Like when someone said I had no friends. I said.... I'm a lone wolf. :-) He's a cow in a herd.... heh he he heh! PS Most of your "friends" would throw you under the bus to save their skins. Fair-wather "friends" aren't friends. On facebook, I have almost 500, but half of them are random Indians who wanted to be "friends" despite ZERO communicaiton, ever! hahha.... ... BEE! Buh buh, buh ruh, bo!...

[@signalenergie]

Use your faults. Use yours defects. Then you're gonna be a star. - Edith Piaf

[@MennaurSchneeti]

i cant understand him

[@kenzanesrine2152]

@@MennaurSchneeti

[@misteral9045]

Scatman John started music because everyone made fun of him for having a stutter. He had a one hit wonder that was made famous because of the stutter, to which everyone ignored his cause and just consumed his goodwill.

[@aimps19]

R.I.P Scatman, he gave the world this glorius song. With that song he lives forever in our minds and hearts.

[@emmanuelmeysman820]

indeed

[@gentinmedia]

Aw man, I JUST found this, hes gone but never forgotten

[@TheHardStyleLife]

Always and for Ever !

[@nezhabenzeroual3944]

No rlp

[@emmanuelmeysman820]

@@nezhabenzeroual3944 Why ?

[@raion555]

彼のような歌い手は今後現れないかもしれないけど、自分の音を素直に表現できる世の中であって欲しいとは思う

[@guilhermeduarte7192]

Memes apart, this song is really wholesome. "As a matter of fact, I don't let nothin' hold you back If the Scatman can do it, so can you" It's quite touching, honestly.

[@Hazelcake]

IT MAKES ME CRY SOMETIMES

[@Bififress0r]

Even so more if you add the lines before that. He was actually a stutterer.

[@nicks4802]

Its a song about overcoming your own personal challenges. If the scatman can do it, so can you. Dude was just looking out for the homies, making sure everyone was on that good confidence shit.

[@haylinmartinez3287]

Los que siguen escuchando esta cancion en el 2021 sactman

[@ouravid]

i agree

[@ケツ毛-i6u]

Only the person himself can sing this song perfectly. That's how great Scatman is.

[@deg6788]

he truly was

[@ViklyMF]

*_Ｕｎｄｅｒａｔｅｄ ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔ_*

[@mslamborghini4476]

Faaaacts 😂😂😂😂😂

[@forresttilston6606]

I dont know, have you seen the cover done by that anime girl?

[@ladyhawkvonaltenburg4933]

sting bug channel LOL ya sure sweety

[@yaofanskra]

John Paul Larkin was born suffering from a severe stutter, which led him to an emotionally traumatic childhood. At 12 he began to learn the piano and later was introduced to the art of scat singing through records by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong etc. The piano provided him with a means of artistic expression to compensate for his speech difficulties, and he "hid behind the piano because he was scared to speak." He became a professional jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz culture. This was when he first decided to take a monumental step away from his insecurities and add singing to his act for the first time. His agent thought of combining scat singing with modern dance music and hip hop effects. Larkin was hesitant at first, terrified of being laughed at, worried that listeners would realize he stuttered.... so his wife, Judy, suggested that he talk about it directly in his music. Working with dance producers he recorded the first single, "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)". After his first big hit, he adopted the new name and persona of "Scatman" John. At age 53, Larkin became a worldwide star. In 1998 he was diagnosed with lung cancer, but he continued his musical work despite being told to take it easy from his workload. He released his fourth and final album and shortly afterwards was sent into intensive treatment. He died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 57. (for all the above, source: Wikipedia.) He was a kind soul that despite his health condition and horrible childhood was glad to have given others the courage to express themselves and felt grateful for having achieved fame even though late :) "If the Scatman can do it, so can you." He was the best. Edit: Thanks for the likes. No need to comment that I took it from wikipedia, thankyouverymuch, I SAY SO MYSELF in the comment, duh.🤭 (Read more carefully next time). I know lots of people wouldn't bother checking his bio, and I wanted them to know how great he was. That's all.

[@sbareg]

Thanks you very much for this testimony to his memory, I always wondered who he was 😊👍

[@Japhnac]

pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz pianist in the 70s and 80s, playing in jazz clubs. In 1990, he moved to Germany and discovered an appreciative jazz

[@TonyEjerJiang]

Thanks for writing all that. It is a very smooth writing.

[@Mondkuh]

thx 4 sharing, i didnt know !

[@ForeverYoungAaron]

Got me tearin up a little during the song now. Especially because he went into the “Everybody stutters” part

[@Miguelmora-mx8ji]

Anyone listening in Juny 2024 this song beautiful, Mr. Scatman a brilliant man Rest In Peace. Thank you for sharing this video. From Concepción city the best place to live , CHILE 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.

[@kanapuro]

im here

[@jocivansulterio9417]

I'm here from Brazil

[@АндрейЛевченко-д8щ]

Я живой ещё 😂😂

[@pablobasile9450]

el mejor lugar para vivir chile? jaja

[@Zloi_Kot_177]

@@pablobasile9450 Ты глупый человек!

[@lac_null3822]

Router: Generate a secure password. Password:

[@IRON_KING_KNIGHT]

“I type the password” “Password incorrect try again” Me: FUCK

[@clairduffy60]

Cant understand a bloody word! Is it just me???

[@bicyclewaltz5879]

@@clairduffy60 you can't understand a bloody word? clearly you misunderstand. this song contains no words in the first place - it contains only scatman.

[@clairduffy60]

@@bicyclewaltz5879 scatman is scarier than - Wordy Rappinghood.

[@clairduffy60]

@@bicyclewaltz5879 And The Only rhyme That Bites. Try that for size.

[@ididabarrelroll]

RIP Scatman John, absolute legend.

[@blvckdog5267]

Was this dude really rapping?

[@CONT1818]

Yes

[@CONT1818]

@@blvckdog5267 “this dude” child

[@blvckdog5267]

@@CONT1818 it was a question ass answer or stfu

[@raishonstanley1313]

This is one of my favorite song by him wish they this song on amusement park ride like the music express

[@santilheno123]

He was a great man. When he was near to die, he said that he had such a wondeful life, and, even he was dying, he fells happy cause he did everithing he wanted! Such a great message for us!

[@LameMule]

Amen.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

That's incredible. Thanks for sharing that I didn't know this.

[@peppa7778]

I want future me to be like hem

[@chasingsol]

I always think of that when I hear this song. The exact quote was: "Whatever God wants is fine by me … I’ve had the very best life. I have tasted beauty.“

[@santilheno123]

@@chasingsol, thanks for sharing this text! Totaly amazing!

[@ambrosia-sh8dc]

いつ聴いても新しい…✨ そして、MVのコマ割りの様なデザイン？もお洒落で古さを感じない。

[@市村雄基-w9n]

俺もそう思う

[@aaboud123]

The lyrics detail how Scatman John overcame his difficulties with stuttering by turning them into the ability to scat-sing, and encourages listeners who stutter not to give up

[@Cloudwondergirl]

Adam Aboud that's so cool! thank you sharing your knowledge

[@KaezerMusik]

damn, I thought he was the poop man

[@AndresMartinez-pn2pz]

I had no idea about this. I stutter, so it totally gets me!

[@Rob-326]

He is like Rowan Atkinson with the stuttering, he couldn't act because of the stuttering and was stuttering a lot normally.But when he started playing somebody else (acting) his stuttering would disappear.Even though he overcame that he still was denied because he wasn't that good looking.So he made his own show (Mr. Bean) and now he is one of the most well known actors.The lesson from this story is to not give up.Just like Scatman John with his stuttering it was the same with Rowan.They both overcame their problems.And again the lesson is: Don't give up on your hopes and dreams.If you try hard enough it can happen.

[@martinbunting3374]

Adam Aboud lol well said.

[@Виталий-ю2ь1щ]

Как же гремел легендарный трек от Джона Скэтмена в 90-е...спасибо ему...помним,скорбим... Приятно вспомнить свою молодость... И даже по нынешним меркам 2021 вокал и мелодия просто супер... Русские тоже слушали и слушают до сих пор... 👍👍🤟

[@ozmozys6495]

Точняк....

[@zamanium7517]

Помним да но что скорбить-то ..

[@izabelle4488]

@@zamanium7517 он умер же

[@удаляюканал-у5ф]

111 лайков

[@СветланаСавицкая-ы4п]

А с какой скоростью он пел. Молодец. Супер.

[@georgek2222]

Eminem: I'm the fastest rapper! Scatman: Hold my beeeeerermburepambapmabamer

[@sanjuanhwolf1032]

haha

[@sanjuanhwolf1032]

*_take mi like_*

[@dopewithjonn3934]

😂😂🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@Cosmosi_]

Thanks for the laugh

[@sofiakotsovou8086]

Ελλαδα παντού

[@alekscortez6472]

Шедевр кассетных 90х) Скэтмен стал незабываемой легендой😉от этой музыки прям в дрожь берет😸

[@TopsideCrisis346]

This song has more artistry and brilliance than anything that got nominated for a Grammy in 2020... 🔥😎🔥

[@Good-Win2015]

so true!

[@sebastiancamacho1794]

Debatable but it is true

[@rebeccaallen2505]

100% 🥰🔥✌👌

[@abrahamgarza537]

Truth!!!!

[@laughingdaffodils5450]

It's far better than your faint praise.

[@leaflee2066]

My uncle is mentally disabled and this has always been his absolute FAVORITE song! Every time we have a family event, I always make sure to request this song to get him up on the dance floor so he can dance his heart out. He gets so into it and we always love seeing him so happy. It's the best feeling. :)

[@djmarsone5209]

God Bless You Uncle.💯🙏😇🎂🎉

[@ashkhol]

that’s funny because I saw this exact comment on another video

[@biularamos47]

Ef hgfghjf

[@jay-white]

​@@ashkhol Pump up the Jam?

[@paulwoodford1984]

Your uncle made the fatal error of going full tard. Never go full tard

[@Alanthos17]

As a child, this man stuttered. This was a cause for insecurity even later in his life. But you know how it goes; if the Scatman can do it, so can you.

[@thesilentsiren]

He used it as a coping mechanism to his advantage.

[@bassamma8114]

:'D

[@four321zero]

oh so its just him trying to frame a sentence?

[@mequedo]

Thats so beautiful.

[@kaznowik815]

😄👍 brilliant

[@hn6357]

これめっちゃ聴いたよー！なつかしい！

[@d.j.mulcahy1657]

This was always a great song for me as a kid, and it's even better after learning about Scatman John's story.

[@dm9489]

I agree. It really changes the way you look at the song when you hear about Scatman John and how he got into this genre of music. Sad that the world lost Scatman John way too early...😪

[@magnifcentmarie8703]

well his last words inspire greatness because he said "whatever god does to me is fine."

[@seanhamilton2434]

hi i watch his story thanks for putting it in. rip always in are hearts

[@kaleishaallen9054]

Cap

[@julianwaldburger9507]

@@dm9489 vh

[@grimgigi3888]

彼の「人から見た短所は必ずしも自分が短所と思うものではない」という考えが大好きです。

[@caulist]

?????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@ГалинаРешет]

Согласен и тут вспоминается Иисус Христос,многие подумали ,что Он слаб ,но этим Он победил смерть и власть ада.

[@PaulBoos]

I will say, I wish he was still around. This is talent...

[@tonyhawkboofer]

I think we all wish he was still around

[@tecnec2234]

Yeah you are right

[@AlejandroMartinez-tp6jd]

Un un i opón

[@na.latinica]

He have new song with mambo no5 singer :)

[@bassandbeer]

😢😢😢😢😢 John Scatman was a LEGEND, he made People BELIEVE.

[@桐生一馬-k8t]

現代でも色褪せない❤

[@gigiones3671]

Well said, bravo.

[@МаксимШинин-л5н]

はい！

[@voodoo2006]

Scatman is so humble that in this song he tells that he isn't special, and everyone can be like him. All he does is scatting and if he can do it, so can you.

[@jedvaladez3466]

Yay

[@argentin2306]

Stutter: :). ;)

[@Abyssalvoid0]

truuuue

[@hellbusterdragon]

Exactly! I just understood the lyrics.

[@nenavayanu439]

"The wifi password is on the back of the router" The back of the router:

[@readisgooddewaterkant7890]

it is polish

[@Migixkem]

skabadebapbjdublurl rondlnorolbro onrndlnrl donrlndonrlndo e ojbhibihebjkdeb hkedndejlbclkednljdb

[@hinata8781]

Inndkd'dkxkxkdooxoxlxxlkckfkd

[@ManuelMoralesManny]

damn broh I've never lol with a comment jajajajaja

[@knightrdrx]

Don't get it

[@coremedia]

Eminem: I'm the rap God! Scatman: Hold my bobidobibibidob

[@roblaa3198]

🤣👍👌

[@HiGotch]

Eminem : Im the rap god Scatmam: Hold my beerbadabadabivadabop

[@Warlord4Hikage]

You are right

[@ckay8145]

people who think rapping is about beeing fast

[@coremedia]

@@ckay8145 chill it's just a joke man

[@andreac1629]

Qué maravilloso tema. Todos lo amabamos. Pero pocos lo podían tratar de cantar. Sonaba cuando las discotecas tocaban y retumbaban por el sonido de la buena música. Qué juventud maravillosa!!!. Esa es mi opinión.

[@baconeggs7967]

Rest In Peace Scatman John 1942-1999 He died because of the lung cancer, at 57 year of his life. Too early.

[@Name-wg9gi]

=(

[@adrix77]

Rest in peace

[@RavioloComboli]

Rest In Peace. 57 is such a young age to die at.

[@jamesds5016]

R.I.P scat man John. His music will always live :(

[@iamnotashit1613]

I wish he resurrects

[@Franporky19]

Thanos: I'm inevitable Iron man: I'm Iron Man Scatman: I'M THE SCAATMAAAN WEEPAPAPARAPA

[@alyy8778]

yes sirrrrrrr

[@montajcabi4406]

this is not funny please shut the fuck up

[@alejobacigalupo3388]

@@montajcabi4406 no u

[@montajcabi4406]

@@alejobacigalupo3388 go back to your roblox

[@unofrmpluto]

You should be a stand-up comedian

[@blusoldier5253]

People are actually still watching this. Legends, all of you

[@arthursantosbosslesoares7392]

hello There

[@peterpetrovic4502]

Hello good fellow

[@rat7927]

: )

[@verakotik]

Hi everyone)

[@coldseraphim]

This music reminds me of many good things

[@sidpheasant7585]

John died in 1999 aged just 57. Not old, but older, and performing in a sharp suit. Iconic. His wife (who died last year) suggested that, since her husband had developed the courage to sing as well as play, he ought to make direct reference to stammering and stuttering in his lyrics, which he did. But the song has some tremendously powerful lyrical messages. The first is that stuttering as harnessed might actually form a new genre of music, which was the idea of the scat. But beyond even that we hear certain prophetic-sounding lyrics: Why should we be pleasin' any politician heathens who would try to change the seasons if they could? This references the idea from the book of Ecclesiastes that "to everything there is a season". The questioning of politicians' rights, when they are non-believers is striking. The message about the seasons continues later with a very telling: I'm the professor, and all I can tell you is while you're still sleepin', the saints are still weepin' 'cause things you call dead haven't yet had the chance to be born. The politicians of the Earth are thus contrasted with the saints... This is very much a la 1 John 5:19...

[@vanhopecomedy]

2022 and this song is still stuck in my head.

[@fattypondue]

Dude, same 😉

[@Jack-o-lantern-i3h]

yeah

[@Hideor]

every tf2 players nightmare

[@gillisleathwood1223]

@Hideor you mean fantasy

[@rvd698]

KZbin algorithm 😂

[@HenWithATie]

Top 10 Rappers Eminem was too afraid to diss

[@black.baron_angel]

DedexMan DM But he’s still nervous to try and challenge John’s legacy

[@lecoleeternelle]

настаящий дагестанец

[@nigelwilliams3433]

just no

[@nigelwilliams3433]

not even same genre

[@decuzreidy1278]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@vitaliy5442]

Большой и огромным поклон этому человеку, в его возрасте многие опускают руки, а он достиг успехов!

[@captainnemo3252]

светлая память павлу ларкину

[@zamanium7517]

Красава за комментарий

[@ЧужойЧеловек-м2л]

Виталий5442, поклон нужно делать Богу, а не этому певцу, он знаменит это да, но он такой же слабый человек как и мы все

[@ТирионЛаннистер-ц1ф]

@@ЧужойЧеловек-м2л что за хуйню ты написал?

[@danielchao6041]

What a remarkable joyful song. Almost impossible to forget due to its uniqueness.

[@deanstephenson8194]

This guy is my hero. Seriously. I used to stutter badly, couldn't string a sentence together if I tried... "As a matter of fact, let nothing hold you back, if the Scatman can do it, so can you!". More true words were never expertly rapped. Thanks dude!

[@haoh1523]

you just opened my eyes... i mean ears (never tried to ever understand a sentence in over 10 years)

[@OriginalMindTrick]

I was a stutterer as a kid as well. Absolute hell at times. My stuttering wasn't that bad as some luckily.

[@robo08ify]

Same here. I still stutter occasionally, but nowhere near as bad as when I was a kid. I’m 66 years old.

[@jamesfoord169]

Such a positive song!

[@aldowardhana6818]

yup that's so fuckin' true I'm also feeling that :'(

[@somerandomguy2991]

Girlfriend: He's probably thinking about other girls. My brain:

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Lmao)))

[@mrtposepranker3598]

My friends:He's probably thinking about getting new friends Me:

[@TheRumpelstinskin]

BITCH, DON'T LIE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A GF

[@arseface726]

Tiny Hands Donald Maybe Santa can get me the definition of joke so I can show it to you!

[@Branbran1993]

Tiny Hands Donald 😂😂😂

[@imdraconlion3357]

Scatmans message: don’t let nothin’ hold you back if the Scatman can do it so can you

[@artaxerxeseh30]

Well i obviously cant sing this song

[@ragingstiffy926]

i thought was bout shit fettish xD

[@Max_Le_Groom]

Is there an alternative meaning to Scat that I don't know about?

[@mdtaylor2274]

Your avatar is really cool! What's it from?

[@dlmlb]

@@Max_Le_Groom Google "Scat singing"

[@カリメロ-q1r]

何年経っても聴くし、カッコいい！！

[@cobracommander6420]

This song brings back so many different memories for many people, which adds to the GREATNESS of this song!

[@jtonthatrack3984]

Ds flipnotes?

[@HarunSarıman]

Ölümsüzlük teknolojisi mikro işlemci robotu teknolojisi var olan bu teknoloji ölümsüzlügü bir filimde simgeliyor filmin adı durdurulamaz güç bu filimde bu teknoloji görülüyor ve ismi söyleniyor yani var olan bir teknoloji ölümsüzlük teknolojisi olarak görülmüş Harun Sarıman.

[@HarunSarıman]

Ölümsüzlük teknolojisi mikro işlemci robotu teknolojisi var olan bu teknoloji ölümsüzlügü bir filimde simgeliyor filmin adı durdurulamaz güç bu filimde bu teknoloji görülüyor ve ismi söyleniyor yani var olan bir teknoloji ölümsüzlük teknolojisi olarak görülmüş Harun Sarıman.🇹🇷

[@michel8828]

better than most rappers 2019 ( better lyrics and No autotunes ⭐)

[@mundoestranho4323]

Yes

[@johnneyshepard1656]

Michel led zepplen

[@Labyriiint]

@Joseph Stalin alright joseph stalin

[@mikihirai335]

@Joseph Stalin gulag time!!!

[@Chris-nm9qb]

lyrics xD

[@山下雅裕-b3l]

懐かしいです ありがとう😊

[@lukeshaw3375]

I’ve been listening to his songs and his little positive lines in his songs have been putting a smile on my face, may you rest in peace mr scatman John

[@hypeexiano]

Это божественно, так танцую, что уже три пары тапок стёр 🎤🎼🎹🎶

[@hypeexiano]

He had such a severe stutter that he could barely give an interview, but he was 🔥 at music and rapping. Much respect for this legend.

[@lukeshaw3375]

@@hypeexiano I know, 😯it was crazy, glad he found his happy place to deal with it though

[@ElbisPen]

Me encanta este Temazo Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop. Bendiciones ❤

[@edith1315]

I always loved this song, but a few years ago I learned the story of "Scatman", he was an amazing person that overcame a lot of difficulties in his life, a true good example to follow, since then the song turned to a whole different meaning for me. Rest in peace John Paul Larkin

[@kathyriou2653]

Pour

[@pepepotamo4819]

A man with a big heart

[@kathyriou2653]

Bonjour 👋 et

[@kathyriou2653]

C'est vraiment très normal

[@MainHeroe]

Que triste 😢

[@residentelect]

"I hope that the kids, while they sing along to my songs or dance to it, feel that life is not that bad at all. Even for just a minute." I was one of those kids in 1995, and singing along to this song in 2018, I'm still reminded that life isn't all that bad. Thank you Scatman ❤

[@xjmoe83]

👌 Right on

[@adamclowes8571]

i forgot how sick it was...hahha. i still listen to this AND 'Mc Skiba(dee)' love it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqKuY2Ovjsh0fMk

[@residentelect]

Adam Clowes +Jon M I still think the 90's was the best decade for music. Grunge, Hip Ho and metal coming out of the US, Britpop and Indy from the UK, and the Eurodance/House from the likes of Germany, Holland and Spain. Everything just seems so manufactured these days. Targeted towards kids spending money. Promoting promiscuity and vast wealth. "Artists" (and I use that term loosely) no longer have any soul. They no longer make music which speaks to the kids about what really matters in life, like bands such as Oasis The Verve, Pulp, Run DMC, NWA, Nirvana, and artists such as Bjork, Alanis Morrisette and Tupac Shakur did.

[@riukasoulripper8252]

Resident Elect Same here

[@axelilshin6083]

Same

[@Adrian-SuperNova]

I want to go back in time again, the best time of my life, I'm glad I'm from that generation, I miss those great old days.

[@kenpomaster20]

Over two decades later and I still love this song! RIP Scatman John!

[@landyandy7]

One of those timeless songs

[@maxsyruj5872]

Actually 3 decades for some

[@RandoWisLuL]

@@maxsyruj5872 yep HIIIII 3 decades here. Well, 29 years technically. I remember this on MTV the year it came out. I was watching this and my mom thought it was weird/funny because she was/is a metal head. So she was used to Slayer, this was out of her world. I danced to this in front of a Zenith (or maybe Sony Trinitron, cant remember exactly. we had 2 tvs) CRT tv that had a huge ass on it and was heavy as shit. I thought he was silly because i was used to metal and rock. So his studder ( he had a studder and you can hear it in other songs) made me laugh when i was young. I was around 5 then.

[@TacoStacks]

This brought back so many memories.

[@t_tough0476]

I shat myself

[@troll4life662]

Yeah there was so many Mario 64 videos that played this that I used to watch when I was a kid back when fair use was a thing instead of I want to profit off of somebody’s hard work so I will copyright strike them.

[@jak7826]

@@t_tough0476 *scat myself

[@sabihinam1429]

69th like

[@empanada02]

Yeah it does

[@kyleholloway3470]

Haven't heard this song in over 10 years. Can't believe how fast the memories of listening to this came back.

[@Mini_Mic]

...but it hasn't been ten years yet.

[@mloogyui5789]

@@Mini_Mic, i will open a mystery. This song was made more than 10 ago... In 1995...

[@Мирич-з4е]

@@mloogyui5789 Kids nowadays think that every song on KZbin was released in the same year, when the video was uploaded.

[@tajahnaecaldwell457]

@@Мирич-з4е 0

[@aeyes1314]

@@Mini_Mic this is an old ass song

[@1StIwY1]

80s to early 2000s. The best decades human kind have gone through. Unforgettable, unbeatable times.

[@eaglemgtow2789]

TRUE❤

[@th3ninja]

Not in Russia 💀

[@DavidHinkin]

Facts!

[@LOL-BrainRot]

RIP Scatman John, absolute legend

[@ЛарисаЮркова-ю7м]

Как такое возможно??? Скетмэн Джонс это что-то 😮

[@MvV-eu1ir]

​@@ЛарисаЮркова-ю7м Thank You❤

[@justanothergamer1723]

he died in like 1999....

[@neohadolfsson2975]

so?@@justanothergamer1723

[@jamesvr32]

@@justanothergamer1723yea so R. I. P.

[@laylover7621]

This song actually has a positive message. Neat.

[@aidandangiolillo415]

yeah! its really encouraging and nice! if the scatman can do it, so can you!

[@ias7431]

Æ

[@msfritz9158]

@@ias7431 æ

[@kirboxd3021]

All of scatmans songs do!

[@harvinquirozsoraluz2741]

@@ias7431 ``°

[@eudanielleal]

Scatman was way ahead of his time!

[@scrubzero4383]

facts

[@jshamlay3340]

are you referring to mumble rapping?

[@scrubzero4383]

@@jshamlay3340 lmfao

[@gerardogarcia4883]

rvjenteiveunrkczikz or

[@cashk1257]

Daniel Leal Very true

[@Robin_Hood054]

*The* *definition* *of* *a* *jazz* *masterpiece* *.*

[@prabhdeep__]

Lol This song is blowing up AGAIN on youtube. When it appeared in my recommendations I was surprised. At the same time, views were rocketing up. You know Susan's looking out for The Scatman. R.I.P

[@zekotheretard]

my friend left me *ali a intro*

[@Max_Le_Groom]

I'm your 💯th like.

[@prabhdeep__]

Cyka blyat thanks for likes comrades

[@hippiebassist942]

We are waiting for the Deity of Scatman to return.

[@loosecannon8340]

Wasn't looking for this, but the KZbin algorithm had other ideas. I was in my teens when this song came out.

[@DJEylisium]

This song really hits different when you know Johns life story. I bet the people who bullied him when he was younger because of his stuttering really got told when he climbed the charts! He had years of bullying which led to years of depression and turned to alcohol. He then later turned his biggest weakness into his biggest strength. R.I.P John Larkin

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

more people should do that...

[@check9089]

Ваш комментарий заставил меня заинтересоваться историей этого человека. То, что я узнал, потрясло и пробрало до слез и мурашек по коже! Отныне для меня всё творчество Jonathan Paul Larkin - символ преодоления и победы над собой.

[@jimg1787]

Only cowards bully.

[@exotikz7905]

So ur saying I can be the next scatman 🙌

[@DJEylisium]

@@exotikz7905 I doubt you could become THE next Scatman but you could definitely become A Scatman

[@ぱるるーと-b4o]

今聞いても色褪せやんなー❤

[@BraeburnTV]

When you realize this came out in 1995, before auto tune existed: Scatman John sang that chorus perfectly. It sounds like auto tune but it’s not . . . . dude was just really precise.

[@slowbroplum]

there was autotune in 1995..

[@BraeburnTV]

@@slowbroplum No. 1997, and it was really obvious sounding and primitive. Think Cher “Do You Believe In Life After Love”. It didn’t start getting more natural sounding for another 5 years or so.

[@erickempke2036]

@@BraeburnTV Vocoding, speech synthesis and the like has existed since the 60s, and been in use in popular music since the 70s at the earliest. As the vocal on this track here was almost certainly heavily comped, quantized chopped up and resampled in a dance music production environment (rather than being a continuous live performance) there is the possibility that it was also pitch corrected to the track, and the technology certainly existed to do so. It is true that the style in pop/dance music that is called to mind by the term "autotune" was only formalized as a sort of trope around the late 90s, and eventually would have been packaged as various hardware/software suites to make it available as a kind of 'off the shelf' effect, but those same elements of technology would have been available and used by the producers of this track. Not to take away anything from John's skill as a vocalist

[@bradj6000]

There were other tricks innthe recording studio even in the 80's

[@zbiggyjunior1548]

True ✌

[@voltaspeeder17]

Loved this song since i first heard it. And more than 20 years later, I'm still here. An absolute classic!!

[@Сам-х1л]

Поёт о себе? Или о чем то другом. Хотелось бы узнать. В 90 г. У нас была популярная тема. ❤

[@TimPoint]

Самое время в 2021 выдать это в рекомендации! Прекрасный фастфлоу!!! Искреннее спасибо, ютуб!!!

[@sunlitoaster49]

?

[@Technology-Repair-Proto]

RIP to a legend. If you have a look at his Wikipedia, he had one heck of a stutter as a kid, and was mercilessly bullied for it. He decided to take this and turn it into song, which in my opinion is the true mark of a good, kind soul. Even his Wiki picture has him smiling, and we need people like John here now more than ever.

[@TF2-PONY]

*He’s speaking the language of gods*

[@eyeofcthulhu9602]

he is speaking the language of scats

[@tadeussnemeth]

Yep he is speakiing all at the same time 😎😎

[@petergriffinhentai4724]

He's speaking Enchantment Table.

[@stevefidler6802]

Lmao ultra instinct scat man.

[@mo-s-]

No, that's lolcat with a monsic accent...

[@loki.odinson]

I love all the positive energy in this song. It's contagious.

[@AlexandreBellenguez]

Mon arrière-grand-père adoré cette merveille et moi aussi ❤

[@ГеоргийТуаев-т9ь]

John Scatman 1942-FOREVER

[@olegcromwell8428]

Forever!

[@forzaitaly1]

Lol, I thought you were giving out his phone number!!!

[@karinahernandezo5580]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Romchikthelemon]

Точно.

[@paveldvorak1503]

TRUTH

[@everton6122]

Scatman John foi sucesso na minha juventude e até hoje ouço e curto demais

[@ilking4792]

Dzmgmd

[@aedes947]

Como esquecer quando o Scatman se candidatou a presidência em 2010

[@totallyawesomesteph]

It is so hard not to love this man, especially after you know his origins. 2019 and we still love you, Scatman ♡

[@JackDaloots]

"As a mater of fact, let nothing hold you back. If the Scatman can do it, so can you." -Scatman's Message, never forget.

[@Sparkledash1]

i think it's a very underrated song, when it comes to send a motivational message. Just because you have certain handicaps, dosen't mean you can't do them. Scatman John was a stutterer, but that didn't stop him from becoming a pop sensation in the 90s.

[@Grovliom]

But clearly hes a scatman

[@lamekskater1319]

agreed. extremely underrated

[@Max_Le_Groom]

WOW

[@dumanlayo]

Sparkledash1 perro

[@svin7987]

Stuttering isn't the same as being paralyzed. I don't think there're any equivalent benefit from that.

[@thepastavatars7939]

If you grew up listening to this kind of music,THEN YOUR CHILDHOOD WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheEmj1986]

Tell me about it @❤😉

[@Tuupoification]

Well, then my teen years was awesome. Cheers.

[@thepastavatars7939]

@@Tuupoification cheers mate!

[@melliecat]

It was.

[@parker5471]

Does listening to it on Flipnote Studio count?

[@jasonbourn80]

R.I.P Scatman.This song never die.

[@robertroman7433]

R.I.P TO SCATMAN JOHN

[@GONDAINAGONDAINAGOYAN]

この曲を聴くと、なぜか冬の航空自衛隊浜松基地を思い出す。 1995年の冬、当時俺は高校生で毎日バスに乗って高校に通っていたんだけど、その途中でいつも航空自衛隊浜松基地のT-4練習機が頭上をかすめて飛んでいくんだ。 外は遠州のからっ風が吹きすさび、雲一つない空、夕日が西のほうに沈んでいくその中を、T-4練習機が着陸していくのをずーっとずーっと見ていた。 その時にウォークマン（その当時使ってたのはカセットテープのウォークマンだった）で繰り返し繰り返しこの曲を聴いていたのを昨日のことのように思い出す。

[@morbius109]

Scatman John used his stutter to inspire, encourage, and entertain. I’ve loved his music since it first came out, and you can’t deny the way it just lifts you up and makes you feel good. Taken from us far too soon...RIP Scatman, we miss you.

[@GoldFishEatSouls]

What's awesome about that is he really did this music to prove you can do anything with a speech impediment stutter or whatever it is as long as you believe in yourself and give it your all

[@Evanflame-rk9xu]

In this song he says everyone stutters in one way or another, saying if he can do it so can you. As long as people do stuff he still lives in a way.

[@Svobodnodoom]

Если узнать немного из его жизни ,то вы поймёте какую гордость он испытывает от произношения своих слов .Я родился когда этот хит вышел )

[@groylipounce1037]

можешь прояснить ?

[@aLeXisPaNoV]

Етого исполнителя давно уже нет в живых.

[@ОлексійУкраїнець-л3н]

@@groylipounce1037 Конечно можно прояснить,нужно просто посмотреть это видео.Тогда всё станет понятно.А именно то,что это были песни с глубоким смыслом,а не просто их быстрое произношение. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpXMhpSeetGkrM0

[@ИгорьВладимировичМ-ов]

Хит в России был озвучен с экранов кабельного Тв примерно 1994 год. Скэтмен - это жанровое пение с изображением своей ( звуком) Джазовой инструментации. губами, голосом, языком и т.д. Часто пение - НЕ НЕСЁТ НИКАКОГО Смысла произнесённых слов. Чувак с видео поёт.. Everybody stutters one way or the other Все заикаются так или иначе, So check out my message to you. Поэтому послушай, что я скажу тебе, As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back. На самом деле, не позволяй ничему себя сдерживать, Everybody's sayin' that the Scatman stutters Все говорят, что Скэтмен заикается, But doesn't ever stutter when he sings. Но он не заикается, когда поет. Смысл петь .. этой текстовой музыки, чтоб не заикаться?

[@ИгорьВладимировичМ-ов]

@@groylipounce1037 Чувак поёт Скэтмен ( схожий с русской скороговоркой) чтоб не заикаться!

[@pirulacticomen]

Excelente compositor siempre pensó que su música sacaría del dolor a los niños se preocupaba mucho por la infancia y dejó un legado muy importante que en paz descanse

[@yurapineroscastro]

Asi es. 😊👏

[@claytonbeauchamp6995]

Yea

[@CRIEG777]

Друг, спасибо тебе за то что сохраняешь такие хорошие песни, you respect ❤

[@Alex-eb9kj]

Спасибо за песни нашей молодости! ☺️👍

[@estelapis9806]

This man reminds me of my grandpa. He died 7 months ago while I was in the Army, I couldn't go to his funeral because I was on mission on an island outside the country. Thank You for this song Scatman John.❤ Rest in Peace.

[@TodGeist]

PARAPARAPARAPA PI PA RA PA RA PO PI PA RA PA RA PO

[@TodGeist]

@@MWO1997 osaka from azumanga daioh

[@ginoalbertofranceschetti]

maaan that sucks

[@ginoalbertofranceschetti]

@@MWO1997 bro... 💀

[@ertugaksoy]

Producers : We need a song that is fantastic but weird too Scatman has entered the chat.

[@nope24601]

The visual presentation is an excellent analogy for scat. Simple and direct. Good work!

[@KingGrio]

Dude grew up unable to speak properly and getting bullied because of a heavy stutter, and died of lung cancer at 57 only 4 years after making a hit song. I don't care terribly much for this song, but I really feel for this dude. RIP Scatman John.

[@mrswild1437]

Is this bullshit? Or you fo real 😲

[@an18yearoldmongolianguy]

@@mrswild1437 They're for real.

[@albertl.matlock6118]

I didn't know that. That's crazy.

[@chippyonline001]

The "if the scat man can do it then so can you" part hits kinda different now with this in mind.

[@matousplacek6699]

@@chippyonline001 scat man might do it but sry im not scat man, stuttering really sucks

[@leandromachado1784]

1994 Forever this song! RIP Scatman

[@lalaure]

This right.a 12ans j écoutais ca en boîte.J ai 37ans et j ai l impression d avoir eu 3vies deja

[@noahliam5912]

This song never die Rest in peace Scatman 🙏

[@izac90210]

This song makes me happy

[@azzeddinebounab6607]

Love note dead Nevers sooooooo 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@giulio7034 Nobody was going to.

[@newhandle_2552]

WAIT WHAT TF?????

[@-kami-121]

@@giulio7034 666likes

[@anilkanacherry6154]

This man created his own genre... the scatman genre...a new kind of music, but there is no one yo continue his legacy!!!

[@Pleiades00]

This isn’t what I was looking for, but I’m not disappointed

[@lorenzvonmatterhorn369]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂lmao

[@fricka4798]

ikr? i swear ive heard a song the goes "beep boop bop di di di di do do- and it like slowly gets higher and then turns into remix-like music. it might actually be a remix of this

[@azprosyx]

@@fricka4798 its the original

[@velvetvic5862]

Eminem: Im the Rap God Scatman: Hold my beer

[@famonk2674]

toraveleru98 haha

[@mohamaddavarzani7997]

scatman the beginner of human super sonic speed (;

[@muradakhmed1793]

Hahhaahha

[@hollowrussian9318]

He is the one to stop emeinem

[@Idothinkysaurus]

Scatman: I'm the Scatman.