The Worst Song That I Have Listened To This Year.

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[@JamesMarriott]

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[@araballs]

damn ig im early

[@cvvrsive]

EaRlY

[@stinky_mustard]

Yeeeeeeeees

[@SeerIncYT]

how did this happen

[@cringeanimate]

Hello jimmy

[@jschlattLIVE]

Your new song (and music video) is so damn good man. Proud to call you my friend

[@ebonyjohns1567]

Schlattttt!!!

[@f.7681]

Wowwza, it's Jschlatt

[@JamesMarriott]

brother thank you so much

[@smolabi]

wholesome "jschlatt"

[@logans7336]

@boluga 3 nice ip grabr

[@AlsoKnownAsTheOracle]

Elton John finished the game. He is simply completing the side tasks. It may be a little sloppy, but what can I say, he's a speedrunner

[@Ske1et0n45]

Lmaooo

[@deannas2778]

I hate how accurate that statement is yeah that's exactly it lol

[@tiaward8596]

And now I just lost the game😩

[@ONYXPROJ3CT666]

gotta love boomers 🤦

[@barbieLover321]

@@tiaward8596 NOO now i lost the game

[@bazinga7194]

As Nikocado Avocado once said, " Where words fail, music thrives, and if neither work get as fucking fat as possible"

[@mariac4127]

Why’s that lowkey my life motto now lol

[@Tanya.2007]

Underrated comment detected 📸

[@MrJagsterS]

HE FINALLY UPLOADS

[@orangecounty5189]

It’s been decades

[@aquaticfilly0974]

The reason he was gone so long is because he was learning a fourth language to flex even further

[@swazlord4126]

@boluga 3 caught me so off guard 😂😂

[@bekahb270]

Elton John has such a distinct and well known voice that's it's honestly a really weird choice to use that much autotune. I understand if they're maybe trying to modernize his sound, but when you're using someone as famous as Elton John, you would think they'd play to his strengths and find a way to compliment how he sounds naturally rather than butcher the audio into fitting a trap beat

[@emmabinns6335]

Exactly. It is just... so strange. You can barely recognise him. His voice can be so amazing and I hate what's been done to it in the latest songs.

[@antlereddruid8359]

James' Humour is just the definition of my last braincell talking to itself and I love it!

[@AxxLAfriku]

SUPRISE! I am the funniest YTer evah!!!! Just kidding, it was no surprise. Everybody knew already. HAHAHHAHA!!!! That was an amazing joke (it was real talk though). WAWAWAWAWA!!!! Good afternoon, dear an

[@snowyowl2784]

I've been awake for 2 days at this point and honestly James is more coherent than my remaining braincell right now.

[@fin___]

1,100th like lol

[@mangoiguess1650]

James being sponsored by Genshin is literally the last thing I was expecting but ngl I now really want to see him and maybe some of his friends playing it

[@abanana]

yea same, i didn't believe that will actually plays genshin but i can believe that james does

[@yuckysohma]

rightttt

[@dyfanturner4202]

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[@ninalove3044]

And it was an entertaining moment, I love James's sense of humor!

[@spl0sh285]

HONESTLY the way he said ‘teyvat’ really gritted against me though BAHAHA

[@trixy9]

Elton John's voice is warm and beautiful and pretty damn iconic for his music. What they did to it is awful...

[@Sillylilgrill]

Ikr

[@Sillylilgrill]

Poor guy

[@Pinely]

this is it, Elton John is done for!

[@Larcenics]

No!

[@-lovecassy_333]

@@Larcenics - yes

[@Larcenics]

@@-lovecassy_333 no.

[@ONYXPROJ3CT666]

was he already done for when he went on life support 😂

[@-lovecassy_333]

@@ONYXPROJ3CT666 - I mean he’s already getting there 👀

[@officialblimp]

charlie’s voice in “after all” sounds so good, but the way you described elton’s voice made me laugh so hard 😂

[@Lucaz99]

I know right? The mic bit made laugh loudly

[@allys744]

Especially when James mimicked Elton’s “After AAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL” ROTF

[@TeiFuyaSeeU]

Lowkey wouldn't be mad if music commentary was something you did more often

[@stxriesunfold]

THE VIBRATO ON THE WORD "YOU" SOUNDS LIKE THAT VOICE EFFECT THAT THE TIKTOKERS USE, OR WHEN PPL WERE VOCODING ONISIONS FAKE BREAKDOWN LMAO IT'S SO FUCKING FUNNY

[@apiglinchild8859]

"music is bad." my new favourite quote from James.

[@ebonyjohns1567]

“hold me closer autotuney dancer” 🕺🏼 my favourite Elton John song I must say

[@JDM-is-my-name]

Always makes me want to dancd

[@memeulousfan6602]

@@JDM-is-my-name dancd

[@jesstheawfullyhideousmess4922]

i love dancding to this

[@iamkiubi]

Autotuney dancdr

[@oricori9160]

i love elton john honestly … he literally doesn’t care he just does anything he wants

[@tylerhackner9731]

Same he’s awesome that way

[@slothy387pooh6]

Okay but who asked for Nicki Minaj and etc

[@greentaigo2552]

@@slothy387pooh6 Did you not read the comment you're replying to? Mans doesn't care who wanted anything he's just living his life

[@slothy387pooh6]

@@greentaigo2552 lol okay

[@Ifrozethebeans]

I feel bad for elton 🥲

[@nickadams91]

Charlie Puth sounds really good on the song but Elton sounds terrible, like he's stuck in a toaster.

[@alexisw8662]

i agree with your point about it being bad to write a song in 15 minutes and it reminds me of how paul mccartney wrote yesterday!! for anyone who doesn’t know, he literally woke up from a dream with the melody in his head, and because it was so easy he assumed he took it from something else. so he held onto it for months and asked around and no one claimed it so he turned it into yesterday. maybe if charlie and elton held onto their song for longer than 15 minutes they would have noticed their possible song theft!!

[@SparkyThaFox]

elton’s voice put thru autotune is like listening to a class of year 2’s doing a violin recital without practice

[@chasepennell4973]

I’m really glad that Elton is still making music…and I think him reaching out trying to make modern music like this is a good thing.

[@Larcenics]

I agree. I am literally the number one Elton John fan lmao

[@smsmsmsmsmsm]

Hopefully these are just the growing pains to him making more modern music that still fits his style

[@TheKazadoodle]

Here's a theory - Elton didn't sing any of the songs on this album, they used a voice modifier, they only used his name with his permission.

[@treesap4059]

oh my god :O that would be crazy

[@finnianjoseph-jan4281]

Pink phantom could've been so good 🥲🥲

[@thetimebeing4288]

Elton John sounds like he’s about to go into “I’m blue, Dabudeedabudai” at any moment

[@ecoRfan]

And yet that song does not use any vocal effects… but this? Sounds like digital effect overload.

[@jennyeikre6848]

I'm a huge Elton fan and I have "The Lockdown Sessions" record. I have to agree; those two are some of my least favorites. I really dislike the autotune in the song, especially with Elton's voice. It just felt very...not him. Also, it's by no means my favorite record, but I'm a collector so I have to buy everything, lol.

[@D_1522]

It relieves me to finally know someone else hears the "You've got a Friend in Me" in this song

[@petyreyvind9963]

Yes, that's what I thought!

[@elizabethwhite4850]

Technically, Elton doesn't write lyrics. Bernie writes the lyrics, Elton writes the melodies after being given the lyrics

[@emilyj298]

i know nothing about music, but listening to james just rant about is perfect

[@sunnuvajack6422]

Reminds me of Aretha Franklin’s cover of Rolling in the Deep that she did in her 70’s, the autotune on it is DREADFUL and completely ruins her angelic voice and subsequently the whole song. There’s a live performance of it which is 10x better than the recorded version. A good example of Elton John working with a modern artist is Save Rock and Roll which he did with Fall Out Boy, a piano driven ballad which isn’t too far out of his comfort zone.

[@takemyhand1988]

Oh god i remember that. How could anyone think to autotune the queen of soul? I don't think Aretha even knew autotune was used

[@sunnuvajack6422]

@@takemyhand1988 for sure, the mix was definitely out of her hands. Don’t know what her producer was thinking lol

[@mollyy.rosexo2577]

i love save rock and roll

[@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321]

@@mollyy.rosexo2577 yeah same

[@TotallyLegitHandle]

I'm sorry that a verified person copied your comment =(

[@officedrone6167]

Finally back after 4 months. It’s like the second coming.

[@divinexxvenus4959]

he comes

[@thezonaiarchitect]

I think the best recent cover Elton's done is the one he did with Gorillaz. Sure, it has rap in it, but it's EXECUTED CORRECTLY. edit: wow that Metallica joke caught me very off guard

[@artwitha.g.8955]

Exactly!! The rap part even grew on me after a while! But Elton's part there is so fitting

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

I love how you act like having any kind of rapping means something must be worse. You remind me of when I was 14, before I listened to My Beautiful Dark Twister Fantasy and went "oh my god, music can be like this?"

[@thezonaiarchitect]

@@SuperNuclearUnicorn this was two months ago, stuff has changed, I think I... said that wrong lmao the rap part grew on me, it just felt kind of out of place to me at first

[@annaliseinengland3059]

James' voice being toned up at the end was SO unnerving XD

[@mystoxxiide9043]

james getting sponsored by genshin impact feels like a fever dream

[@caoimhefhkhdd]

me when will

[@user-mr2yr9ch8p]

After All is such a strange song too, because Charlie's vocals fit perfectly and yet, Elton's completely FUCKING don't. If this was just a solo single by Charlie Puth, i would've loved it.

[@eMe_peridot_hare]

7:50 Dear gourd, what've they done to our guy Elton? It sounds like his voice has been canned... or like one of those cursed Squidward UTAU voicebanks. Hysterical stuff but absolutely ridiculous for a real person with actual singing ability to sound like that. Fantastic to see a new video on the channel btw, hell yeah!

[@wushiwashi]

oh my god the comparison to cursed utau is too close, thats just makes it even more cursed

[@spookidraw2436]

" _Unhinged musician destroys Elton John with nothing but Toy Story_ "

[@mekimusic]

i like how the genshin event james talks about in the sponsored segment has finished days before the video came out

[@caoimhefhkhdd]

shhh don’t tell mihoyo

[@splishsplashtrash417]

I love how james talks about Genshin like I don't play it for hours everyday

[@caoimhefhkhdd]

samr

[@Dr_Crayon]

Remember when James use to upload once a month?

[@wendythepixiestick8780]

You know it’s a good James Marriott video when it’s over twenty minutes

[@abanana]

james' music heals my sprained leg i have been listening to your songs every single day

[@sophiegrylls9493]

Same, every single fucking day:))

[@Shadow-ki4kb]

YESSSSS, JAMESSSS, I was having a bad day today but this made my day better

[@cassidyb.3531]

Sorry about your bad day :(

[@iCharlee]

I haven’t watched you in a few months so I thought I’d drop in and see what all you’ve been up to. One video. This is the only new video.

[@ratherryan]

James' commentary on autotune hitting all the right notes.

[@itsannapop]

11:52 yo....💀 that autotuned vibrato should be *ILLEGAL* .

[@ch6rista]

please start posting again, we miss you :(

[@canigetawaffle6844]

Throughout this video my mind kept supplying the lyrics of ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ whenever the chorus was played. I honestly thought I was going mad! I’m so glad that I’m not the only one who heard it.

[@zestrangehuman2019]

“I come to you with all things music.. I come” *war flashbacks to James’ Twitter threads*

[@Bubby850]

James just plays Genshin for the story If you watched the podcast, you know

[@No-is2cj]

I really don't like Cold Heart, it's just bland. It feels like you've been handed a lush platter of beautifully crisp and soft bread, coated with soft, smooth butter, so fresh it's still warm, and you ignore that, and choose the dry, stale, ASDA's own brand stale bread that was incorrectly wrapped. That latter bread being Cold Heart. Compared to other songs on the UK charts. Ngl I don't like the majority of songs in the charts anymore, they were good for a few months and then it went downhill

[@danielsgarden9283]

Fucking hell u perfectly summed it up, it is cheap nasty shit indeed

[@thatinsomniacat3am150]

I did not expect to hear James talking about out king, our himbo, our dearest idiot, Itto, crushing him (same tho), but it really made my day

[@amygrace4912]

Really enjoyed this video! I really like your music analyzing videos however this one has been one of the best. I low how you explained all of the technicalities and as I'm studying music technology at the moment this was just really interesting to me. Thanks, James! Love to see more of this from you in the future

[@urmom7768]

come back i need these type of videos again

[@reezygal3332]

HE FINALLY CAME BACK AFTER THREE MONTHS😭😭😭

[@certifiedgamer5676]

Glad to see you back bud loved the vid and your music keep doing what you're doing

[@nolongerexists8949]

James sponsored by Genshin is a fucking fever dream

[@dragonloverka61701]

Miss you James. You haven’t posted in a min so I’m rewatching all your videos

[@ryanfever8686]

Modern day Elton John is just the “hello fellow kids” meme in a person

[@OSCARMlLDE]

I don't think this is the case at all. Elton John doesn't have to fight for musical relevance because hello, he's fucking _Elton John_ . He collaborates with younger artists because it seems he's genuinely interested and excited by the progress of music, and he demonstrates his approval by working with up-and-coming artists. Other folks in the comments have mentioned his slightly older collabs with Fall Out Boy and Gorillaz, both of which I forgot were Elton John features because he fits in so cleanly. He just happened to have a few collaborators this time around that his songwriting ethos doesn't mesh well with.

[@jasminelambert3753]

Personal opinion: key changes are super fun to sing especially in musicals and choirs

[@genericname8727]

I didn’t know people thought they were bad. I liked that bit he played and didn’t understand the issue with it tbh. I’m no music expert or anything but I actually find some of James’s music a little “flat” sounding (might not be the best word choice for the issue I have, idk) and something like a key change might improve some of his music (though I don’t think that’s the only way to make it feel less “flat” to me). I think more variation in his singing in general might help the sound. Again though, I’m no music expert. Normally I wouldn’t be writing a critique under someone’s video like this but he’s clearly got no issue commenting about other artist’s so I figure this opinion isn’t inappropriate to share here.

[@potato.pancake]

yeah as a musical theatre nerd i don’t mind key changes, but like, they definitely need to be timed well…

[@takemyhand1988]

@@genericname8727 I think you should use "bland" rather than flat because flat is already a musical term

[@prime2974]

Hey man love the vids if music makes you happy bro go for it your a great and funny dude we all just want our fav creators happy and if that's music just keep on that grind and keep releasing bomb shit love you bro no homo have a happy holidays

[@fishtick]

before you even brought it up, i was like "this is literally 'youve got a friend in me'...."

[@BrankoVT]

I love Elton John, but this album was hit-or-miss. I really liked Finish Line for example. His earlier collaboration with Ozzy Osborne was good too. But either some artists pushed their vision too much in this collaboration or Elton pushed his vision not enough. The visions don't always mash well.

[@Grace-ze5ol]

James it has been forever we missed you man

[@georgiaokiedokie2210]

I could listen to James talking about this kinda stuff for hours, the way he presents everything is v understandable but also interesting and enjoyable, would love to see more of this kinda stuff in the future. Plus idk like its easy to tell James is genuinely passionate about this which is very clear with how he speaks about it ! ^^

[@jennatandy6272]

I miss Gnomeo and Juliet now… simpler times.

[@maxrona137]

NGL when I saw "The Lockdown Sessions" I was just glad it wasn''t one of those garbage anit-vax songs that have ruined my opinions of some other artists

[@mariac4127]

Oh shit which songs are you talking about? I’m curious cause it would prob change my opinion too

[@maxrona137]

@@mariac4127 Eric Clapton and Van Morrison, who I honestly cared very little about until I needed to dislike their bad takes

[@mariac4127]

@@maxrona137 definitely good to know thanks Yeah for sure a bad take is a bad take regardless of who it is imo

[@takemyhand1988]

@@maxrona137 I mean Eric Clapton was always considered a bad person

[@milexsbaby8778]

i've felt ill all week and this made me feel so much better

[@meganeadon5088]

ur pfp LMAO

[@milexsbaby8778]

@@meganeadon5088 i forgot i still had that lmao

[@meganeadon5088]

@@milexsbaby8778 it's amazing please keep it🙏

[@idonthavealife4615]

@@meganeadon5088 I agree lmao

[@dimples5966]

@@meganeadon5088 i agree 🪱🪱

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Dude I was just binging through your old Videos today, what a crazy coincidence!

[@frutalse]

James, I just wanna say thank you. I watched this video when it first came out. Not only is it extremely entertaining, it also helped me and my friend get our best ever score in a pub quiz yesterday. I am eternally grateful.

[@Willowiam]

James: I've been gaming. Me, ready for Raid Shadow Legends: James, saying Genshin instead: Me: Wait what

[@thomasinajefferson9971]

Hey James, at 19:49-19:50 totally reminded me of that part in Elton’s “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues” where he sings, “laughing like children, living like lovers” … sounds the EXACT SAME. It gave me a ‘nam flashback to when my mom would play that nonstop when I was little bc I HATED it. Check it out lol

[@drvortex6195]

james its been so long i feel your beard running down my ... oh how i cry in sorrow i just dug my own burrow you havent uploaded in so long i want to feel the long slipy video your amazing

[@b.est.jarovoja]

omg i love that mihoyo sponsored james this is actually the collab i didn’t know i wanted but i definitely needed

[@TheChief005]

“It sounds like a cyborg” exactly

[@willewiking98]

the music you worked on were great, love gold, and glad to have you back here and on s2w

[@JazzLingard]

would love to see more music review stuff in the future this was really interesting !!

[@fungusthe3rd624]

Your music commentary/critic videos are my favorite please do more

[@mrkzuckerburf5639]

Great to see you back James, I listed to gold for the first time the day after it came out absolutely loved it then went back to listen to your other stuff I fucking love slow down so much. And then at first I didn't like him but after recent events wow I think it's become my new favourite song so please keep making music your really talented and keep taking care of yourself👑💙

[@DrogenFruit]

You know its sad when James has a better upload schedule on will's second channel

[@marapines]

I demand a mashup of this song and you've got a friend in me. I must hear it for myself.

[@amelinnorthwind]

killing santa claus from danny gonzalez is the best christmas song ever

[@midgematic8659]

Gotta admit,,, I’m a fan of “After all” (I’m also a fan of pineapple pizza, so that theory is spot on. I was just born feet up ig) but when James brought up the painful riff of “You got a Friend” I had to stare into space for a bit. *They are the same song.* Is that why I like it? I have no idea

[@manyachan6983]

I'm so happy someone else sees same problems in popular songs (and even more, it makes me educate)

[@apoorvanimse8823]

Thankyou for the bits of music production info love your music and yt videos! Keep going ❤

[@abanana]

omg congrats on almost 2 mil!!!

[@gabsonmars]

I would love to see a video where James shows us his favourite songs and musicans and why he likes them

[@emstink]

Elton John in After All sounds like he's singing into the microphone from 20 foot away

[@skaigamer2529]

When you’re waiting for James to upload a new video so in the meantime you rewatch all the old ones 😌💯

[@liz8640]

happy that you’re back james! i hope you’re doing better after your break!

[@cryptidfenic5030]

At least when Elton John was on the Fall Out Boy song it was actually good

[@sylvies5078]

save rock and roll absolutely slaps patrick stump and elton john sound so good together

[@minajones8341]

Hope you’re doing better mentally! Glad to see you posting on your own channel again!

[@tomm_67]

The ad before this video was someone saying to an Alexa, play Elton John, Lol Cracking stuff as always James

[@cheshirewolf1574]

It's like having two covers of the same song and having someone mix them together with a mobile app

[@Stormzy2heaven]

Finally my favorite old british tory is back posting videos

[@Degop-MeatCat]

I'm so glad you're back, you've made my day.

[@jackbolen4532]

Glad you’re back James missed your videos the last few months

[@weedlechu]

15:47 YOO I LITERALLY STARTED MENTALLY SINGING THE LYRICS TO YOU GOT A FRIEND IN ME EARLIER ON IN THE VID WHATT!! It sounds that similar that even while I was half paying attention my brain caught on (I was drawing while watching this vid)

[@adamg.manning6088]

Shocked to see the number of people in the comments actually defending this song and Charlie Puth, the sentient McDonalds soft play area. That said, I’m incredibly impressed with James’s music and analysis; it got pretty Beato up in here at times.

[@NatalieValentina6]

I also hear an interpolation/rip-off of Elton's "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"...I guess if you just GOTTA steal, stealing from yourself is the safest bet.😆

[@mattyfox_]

I really want to see a video where James just talks about his own music maybe show behind the scenes footage of the making of any of the songs

[@megan1785]

it took me until the second mention of sonic to realise you were talking about music not the hedgehog but. this is such a cool vid!!