Shinedown - The Crow & the Butterfly I Singer Reacts I

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Shinedown - The Crow & the Butterfly (Official Video) [4K Remaster]
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[@ki11atj49]

Shinedown is my favorite band since 2000. They have hits on every album they have

[@willl84]

I think they're #1 for most #1 songs ever followed by Godsmack I believe

[@courtneymoore3177]

One of mine along with Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore and Foo Fighters

[@edwardfortier2335]

This band is the best rock band out there, and have been for years, give them the recognition they deserve…

[@randyriegel8553]

I didn't even know who Shinedown was until I won 2 tickets from a radio station in early 2000's. I knew none of the songs but I liked them. And it was in a SMALL music hall. I still love their music. For me they are number 3 behind (1)Ozzy (2)Godsmack.

[@corpmonkeyfarts]

Shinedown was formed in 2001

[@maryhelenbuchele7342]

Shinedown has the most #1 singles on Billboard rock main stream chart of 40 years, Godsmack 2nd. This song was written from a dream Brent had. The boy showed him things only his mother would recognize. He hoped that she would hear the song & know her son is ok & she needs to let him go and move on. Brent said it in a interview. Love them met the band multiple times just sweetest guys you could every meet.

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

Wow I wouldn't have predicted Godsmack but it makes sense when I think about it more.

[@maxiplay3210]

I saw Shinedown at a festival last year and me a grown tatted up men cried the whole way through. Shinedown is such a underated band. They have so many banger songs and their singer is one of the best male rock vocalists out there. I would recommend their cover of Simple man

[@slashthe2nd]

Daylight or sympton of being human are 2 of the most recent ones from shinedown. These songs are very meaningful and mean a lot.❤

[@courtneymoore3177]

I second this. I think she would love them.

[@Brian-wq3qh]

Shinedown wrote this song following a letter from a fan who spoke of how her son had recently lost his battle to cancer. It is about this child’s battle and how the crow (cancer) chased the butterfly (the boy, still in his youth)

[@MikeyVengeace1987]

Incorrect. He had a dream about a mother whose child had died. Please research before posting.

[@tdb2012]

@MikeVengeace1987 is correct. Brent talked about his dream on Rockline back in the late 2000's (2008 or 2009, cant remember exactly which year). I'm sure if you take the time to poke around the internet long enough you could find that interview.

[@Bozo1992]

I was about to comment that he was wrong...I personally know shinedown (Zach is a tool and I'm blocked on everything he has Brent and Barry are amazing) but yea it came from a dream...the sons name was Trevor..

[@teresaks6983]

​@@tdb2012💯 Her daughter passed just before her son was born, Trevor, and Brent had a dream about it.

[@timl8302]

@@MikeyVengeace1987 This is correct. He wrote it very quickly. Although, it has helped allot people & family/friend survivors of drug ODs.

[@willl84]

Oh man time to start the Shinedown wormhole! Brent is such an underrated vocalist. Some more recent stuff I'd recommend would be Monsters, Enemies, Asking for it, Daylight, Dead Don't Die, Planet Zero. You really can't go wrong with anything. They're so good and they've been killing it for over 20 years now

[@HellfireDesigns5291]

Shinedowns have some bangers! Monsters, Dangerous, shed some light, breaking inside, Hope, america burning

[@bbrown6057]

The "Crow" represents death, which is always chasing us, the "Butterfly". A metaphor for we are all going to die.

[@Bluemoonfarm17]

This is my favorite Shinedown song. It’s about death chasing life. Very profound and moving.

[@Yamahaguy02]

My all time favorite Shinedown song has to be call me from the sound of madness album just relate to the lyrics so much.

[@susanlindner8626]

IMO - every song they have is great. I've met them a few times while shooting photos of their shows and meet & greet photos. They are really sweet guys.

[@RovaRussell]

Monsters, Call Me, Symptom of Being Human, Dead Don’t Die, Devil, How Did You Love, I’ll Follow, 45, Fly From the Inside, Shed Some Light.

[@SuperDoomspoon]

One my Favorite songs by Shinedown! Second Chance is another one….another although not an original but a Lynrd Skynrd cover-Simple Man! Great Reaction!

[@justitia257]

Beautiful

[@thomasmann4909]

Need to do more Shinedown for sure!!!!!

[@badguy62]

45, amaryllis, bully and save me are some of my favourites in terms of lyrics, arrangements and vocal ranges

[@YonkoLalev]

I think Shinedown are some kind of leaders in the post-grunge movement after the Cobain era with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, etc. They are the new coming of the classical hard rock.

[@TheStefan6969]

He did a ton of covers of favorite songs that influenced him etc. Definitely worth a dive into!!!

[@Veteran8181]

He wrote the song about the mom dealing with the death of her child and trying to move on

[@farmboymi]

Monster By Shinedown is 100% a MUST

[@gihans97]

enemies (i knew about SD becuase of Raw theme), 45, cut the cord , state of my head, get up, monsters, sound of madness , devour, 2nd chance, if you only knew - these great songs if you love this song

[@TheSupernaturalWolf41]

To all those producers who didn't sign them.😂😂😂😂😂. Will go down as one of the best bands of all time. I have heard all of them. They're already in the top 10. Brent is absolutely one of the besr Vocalist of all time. Top 5 now.

[@dantorrez2]

Yes! Amazing song! I’ve been waiting for you to do some Shinedown! Please do more! Also, check out Smith and Meyers. It’s a side project that Brent Smith and the guitarist Zack Meyers have. Their cover of Unchained Melody is amazing! It was done in one take! Definitely check it out!

[@goldenretrieverdad]

Daylight,Amarillis, How Did You Love and many more great Shinedown songs.

[@Bohemiahotrodandcustom]

Not my kind of music but I do like this song, even the video is really enjoyable. 👌 love your reaction.

[@TheAFDevil]

Girl you want the vocals? Shed Some Light, Daylight, and Monsters. Play them back to back in the headphones with your eyes closed. Brent has only gotten better with every year. At this point he doesn’t even need a mic.

[@OdinArrow28]

His live shows are truly the best. I’ve never seen a singer deliver every single time I see them.

[@metal00carn]

Brent Smith's voice is just incredible. Check out the side project Smith and Myers. His single take cover of Unchained Melody is fantastic.

[@kristianradulescu287]

Beautiful song, the ballad pace just contributes to deliver the deep message and the story behind it. I felt like that solo touched my soul ahahah and holy shot I've just seen that this channel has 99.700 subs going for the 100k yooooo, so happy for you Ray💪🏼

[@smily4]

Definitely listen to some of their new stuff! I would recommend first State of My Head, then (in no particular order) Monsters, Get Up, Devil, Symptom of Being Human, Daylight, Bully, Unity, Diamond Eyes, What a Shame (if you haven't heard it), Call Me, Black Soul, etc.

[@mavfin8720]

Love his voice. They do good music. One of my favorites of theirs is 'If You Only Knew'.

[@KeepinItRealAlways]

Since the release of this song it’s been my favorite Shinedown song

[@edwardfortier2335]

This is the best rock band on the planet… Period!!!

[@shadowfire_08]

Save Me Fly From the Inside Cry For Help Lady So Divine DEVIL Dead Don’t Die Atmosphere

[@OdinArrow28]

Dead don’t die, daylight, devil, amaryllis , soooo many to choose from. I saw you did unchained melody. You have to see Brent’s version. It’s under smith and myers. It’s incredible

[@markweber4854]

I believe the overarching theme is that the Crow represents death/loss and the Butterfly, unrequited life. I LOVE Brent Smith's voice! It's so pure and powerful an it just connects to your soul! I'd recommend anything from Amaryllis...45 and Fly From the Inside off of the first album... hell, pretty much any of their tunes!

[@TEXAS_SKOLDIER]

Forgot about this classic! Thank you for bringing it back into my life! 🤘🏻 How about *Gallows* by The Reality of Yourself? And congrats on the 100K!! 🏆

[@chrischupp9760]

I like some of their stuff

[@Terri6868]

Shinedown is my favorite. I’ll be seeing them 3 times this year. Latest video Symptom of being Human & Dead 💀 Don’t Die off of their latest album Planet Zero their 7th. 💯🔥

[@Polarbearr]

I got to see them live back in 2017, it was awesome

[@byxxdarkspiritxx898]

Like here to react going under- evanessence. I love the voice of Amy Lee, it's amazing and beautiful

[@nickbob0514]

My all time favorite band by far!

[@jenniferdavis4322]

I'm going to see them tomorrow in KCMO I'm super excited. Monsters is a great song but this one of my absolute favorite I got a tattoo for my brother who passed away in 2020 of a crow chasing a butterfly because this song makes me think of him so much and I loved watching your reaction.

[@77magakill]

They are so Amazing Live!! Definitely recommend seeing them live!!! I would suggest Symptom of Being Human and Her Name is Alice is great as well!!

[@fitz3489]

The Planet Zero album is def different compared to their others but vocally, the song Daylight might be his best song I’ve heard him sing ever. And he’s just as good live! Amazing

[@m2hmghb]

Shinedown is my favorite band. This song always gets me, especially when you understand where the song comes from. I would like you to react to Shinedown - 45 Live From Kansas City where he goes over where and what the song 45 comes from.

[@TatteredSanity1]

The crow is a mother, the butterfly is her child who passed.

[@Josh-nj1gw]

I've been the crow..I lost my butterfly to drugs and mental illnesses.. I wish I could've done something I think about it all the time

[@shawnrodgers2180]

Simple man by Shinedown will blow ur ear drums with Brent Smiths high notes

[@mattdaniels9280]

You should check out some stuff from the Smith and Myers its Brent the lead vocals and Zach the guitarist doing acoustic song covers/original songs, a few hits are Bad at Love, Not Mad Enough and Panic to name a few.

[@karlbecker8775]

Brent Smith is one of the best rock vocalists of this generation. Check out his cover of Simple Man. Thanks for the reaction!

[@scottdixon6033]

Great impact live

[@numbersabcdefg]

I did one album a night for like 3 weeks from Shinedown

[@darrenunah1099]

Love Shinedown. You need to react to Symptoms of being human. That is one of their latest songs.

[@davidward588]

They're awesone sauce 😆

[@TheFatherof2]

“Just like a crow chasing a butterfly, Dandelions lost in the summer sky, When you and I were getting high as outer space, I never thought you'd slip away.” The mom who is the crow is chasing her son aka the butterfly, because she can’t move on from his passing. Dandelions (a children’s book) lost in the summer sky, (a reference of loss) when you and I were getting high as outer space, (a referencing of the pure joy the mother and her son felt when she would read to him) I never thought you’d slip away, and you can do the rest bc it’s ya know, some deep asf, sad shit.

[@teresaks6983]

About a mother who lost Her daughter just before her son was born, Trevor, and Brent had a dream about it. It's easy info to find 😊

[@ragde2163]

Gorgeous in Yellow❤❤❤

[@vitaliiluzhanskyi5977]

Butterfly means that child had very short lifetime

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

FUN FACT: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Shinedown are both from Jacksonville, Florida. Also, it's very hot here today.

[@nomadstreams]

I would love to see just more shinedown in general! Maybe do Call Me or What a shame

[@capones1992]

If you enjoyed that and want something similarly beautiful I highly recommend Call Me, the acoustic version live in Kansas City. Or if you'd like something a little more upbeat so to speak either try Save Me, Adrenaline, Get Up, or Dead Don't Die

[@brunomarandini9149]

Please, please, please do the Save Me Acoustic Love in Kansas, it's SO BEAUTIFULL

[@csolgat]

Daylight A Symptom of Being Human Monsters Get Up Dead Don't Die Attention Attention Call Me These are from their most recent albums

[@paulashanks3129]

Not Strong Enough ft. Brent Smith with Apocalyptica ❤😊

[@carsonhill4996]

I love how you do your reactions compared to most. You don’t stop every 10 sec and then restart the song😂💀

[@czaku21]

From Shinedown try Diamond Eyes and Energy - IMO their best songs.

[@davidward588]

You were great to

[@skylerblake6969]

You gotta do more Shinedown

[@DarrellW_UK]

A trip down memory lane then, nice song plus a new band to me! You have good taste 😊 Had sort of Pearl jam vibes to me, maybe not quite the same as Eddie Vedder but still good. Nice reaction and breakdown, enjoyed it 🌹

[@andrewstoops2539]

I Dare you...is my favorite by them.

[@ericgaudet5488]

Be looking forward to seeing if Rachel does a reaction to there cover of Simple Man from Lynyrd Skynyrd done by Shinedown.

[@pometele]

Have you listened to J-Metal yet? I suggest you try Lovebites. They touch on a few genres, like power metal, thrash, hard rock, power ballads and even prog. They have many great songs and stellar live performances. I suggest to start with Swan Song (with Chopin intro), live.

[@SulaimanAgung30]

❤❤🫰

[@JDHall-b1r]

Hey girl James here I'm new here was wondering if you ever listen to the group Giant. If not you are missing out their album last of the runaways was awesome the songs I'm a believer, I'll see you in my dreams, Innocent Days, Chained & Stay are some of their best. I am a fan of reaction videos and really enjoy watching someone hearing some of the older songs for the first time. They are Rockers please check them out. Thanks

[@tragedy0102]

monsters, get up, 45, devil,

[@1607josh]

Please react to John Moreland's you don't love me enough to cry. You will love it.

[@trz0370]

They do a great cover of simple man l

[@OTLWReefer]

When you and I were gettin' high as outer space- he used to be a addict with he ex wife i think but quit for his kids there's a old interview he talks about it love the video btw if you listen to shinedown beyond the sun it was a song wrote by Christopher Rice from 3AE who passed in a car a car accident after making this song brent heard it and wanted to cover it he respects the artist and never plays the song live or anything great song thooo

[@teresaks6983]

About a mother whose daughter passed just before her son was born, Trevor, and Brent had a dream about it.

[@SihitamsihitamSihitam]

❤

[@adamedwards2261]

Great friends of mine actually so I’m a little biased.

[@lawrencehavrvey]

Listen to Monsters, Get up and symptom of being human. Would love to see your reaction

[@AgenteusaRR]

Shinedown, such an underrated band, i love them , bought all their albums, think Brent screwed up a little trying to go multiple ways in sound, they recovered but its never going to be big unfortunately :W

[@serafimtvortcov]

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[@Shurororu]

Please listen to Ado songs, she's a japonese singer, I highly recommend Tot Musica, is a theme song from One Piece film Red.

[@geoffkn17]

"You and I where getting high as outer space" Just referencing his addictions of the past

[@Zen.Ka.]

Hope to see reactions of Hoobastank (First of me is a masterpiece) or Placebo (Begin the end or Sleeping with ghosts). 2 bands a bit underrated !

[@courtneymoore3177]

I think Brent Smith said it was based off of a dream he had.

[@teresaks6983]

💯 A mother's daughter passed just before her son was born, Trevor, and Brent had a dream about it.

[@Smiwolf]

My favorite band

[@courtneymoore3177]

Dylan mininite (probably spelled it wrong) before he got the biggest ♥️

[@joseolivarez9516]

is about a mother that lost his son to cancer(crow)

[@teresaks6983]

She lost her daughter just before her son was born, Trevor, and Brent had a dream about it.

[@lobouchiha6268]

Not a shinedown song but "incubus-if not now when" live in studio is a very beautiful song

[@jodale1972]

While their official videos are awesome, you should really watch some of their live performances as they are magical.

[@D4635-c4i]

do .45 next!

[@JohnCullati]

Hello again. Tried to respond to your reply regarding Babymetal suggestions. Wouldn't go through. Have a few more if your interested. Black Babymetal ( Moa and Yui ) 1. GJ 2. Sis Anger. 3. Onedari Daisakusen. Any live performances between Legend 1997 and 2016. Also, I know you like crowd interaction. You may like Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997 Appocalypse, and Megitsune Live at Budokan. Hope this helps. You have a fan.

[@rcguitarcovers8614]

its like if elton john was born this era and fronted a metal band

[@bufordteejustice1119]

Shinedown started strong but now just make rock radio "hits".

[@sixzty1524]

100k EZ

[@joseynguanzo1315]

Do this band

[@Josh-nj1gw]

Go back to the "leave a whisper" album

[@raaab1212]

Do symptom of being human

[@ryanritter9520]

Symptom of Being Human......