Was This Evanescence Song Really That Iconic?!

Did this song define a genre? A year? A decade in music, perhaps? Bring Me To Life by Evanescence is one of those era defining songs that proliferated our hearts, souls and radio stations. What is it about this song? Why is it good? Is it all down to Amy Lee? Allow me to relive this song once more, 20 years later (yes this makes many of us feel old now), but this time listening a bit more carefully to hear what's really going. Did YOU like this song at the time? Is it impossible to hate it? Tell me.
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[@macfilms9904]

As I remember, the record company insisted on the rapping - it wasn't something Amy & the band wanted - it was forced on them. I believe that Amy has performed the song without the rap part.

[@TJ-vt6rt]

@ghost mall I actually think the opposite. I don't think she would have a career without that song and it's been nearly 20 years. Could the call and answer vocals have been done by another women ? Sure. But then you run the risk of going into the death metal female singers which wouldn't work at all. It needed that male vocal to contrast her voice.

[@TJ-vt6rt]

@@andrepereira744 Thanks

[@roxtar38]

Said the same above. I should read all the comments first. 😂

[@CorbCorbin]

It ruins the song.

[@TJ-vt6rt]

@ghost mall I get you dude but honestly, I am not a massive fan of this band or rather the Amy band so I read about her here and there. I bought the debut based on this song alone but I did a lot of that back then. Hundreds of albums based on one song I heard on the music channels of the day. Anyone remember "The Rasmus" 'I've been watching, I've been waiting" Catchy shit. Everything is hindsight and I honestly don't think, taking out his vocal or any other male vocal would make the song better or actually successful which was kind of my point. This isn't really about if the song can stand on it's own without the male vocal. We unfortunately can't un hear that now. It's drilled in to our mind that this is how the song sounds even if there are other versions. When the somewhat metal guitars kick in, the male vocal is needed in the song to contrast her almost operatic vocals. Yeah you could have thrown away the rap stuff but that was the time. However, the guys call and answer vocal is really a staple of the song. Here's a fun story for you. Based on this song I even went out and got the male singers first album. The band was called 12 Stones, just had to look it up. The first song was called 'Broken'. It was ok but then you realise it was just that generic sound of the day and strangely his vocal is almost mediocre on these songs. Oh, all hail to Finch and Trapt from that era. Terrible stuff (not Finch, they were alright). Trapt not so much. Sheesh, I wrote an essay. Sorry about that.

[@NinStardust]

LMAO 😂😂😂 what happened to you today Justin? This was even more chaotic than usual, and I LOVED it! But oof, your poor guitar! No one’s going to donate to your headphone fund until you buy a guitar stand! 😝

[@joolh7403]

😆

[@DF-ev4kb]

I mean I was laughing - must be the effects of wearing a suit in the heat

[@wendysuePNW]

🤣

[@jayteesgear]

Worst video EVER!!! Terrible band haha

[@bridgetyoung190]

I've always respected the hell out of Amy Lee's voice and musicianship - she's pretty skilled. Great look for you, Mr. Hawkins.

[@daiskii1983]

I've seen Seether live and without Amy Broken just isn't the same

[@joelybarish4618]

Agree, it's a shame her ego killed the band.

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

The song didn't have her originally.

[@jasonbates2687]

@@Oppetsismiimsitsitc bullshit

[@skeletonmodel]

I didn't really know the band that well, but wasn't she the one that had a lot of issues singing in key live? Maybe that was just based on 2 gigs I've seen and not fair

[@stef2432]

oh thanks for reviewing this, so many memories

[@mistermatix8241]

At 9:19 - 9:27, Justin entered the REAL DARKNESS and almost became a goth rock version of Gollum! "I've been livin'the lie!.....and bring meee the preciousnesssssss from the hobbitses!" Lookin' damn sharp there Justin!

[@TheShadowKarl]

Ha ha, that is exactly what I was thinking when he got to that part of the breakdown. I loved it and I was laughing a lot.

[@richardclark.]

Yes, goth gohhhlehmmzz. Many great song efects that episode! Just should get a job making noises with his throat and mouth somehow?

[@the1ucidone]

You're really getting better at these type of videos. I love this episode.

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Thanks!

[@kyles5513]

@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain review another Band-Maid song, go for their instrumental tracks like Onset official live video. That's the one that made lots of people respect them for actual musicians. Any way, up to you.

[@BewleyUK9]

Absolutely loving hearing you talk about these early 2000 bangers lately. They were the soundtrack to mine and many other people's awakening as rock fans. It won't be the most popular request, but I would love to hear you talk about NOFX. You've never really ventured into the American skate-punk sound and I'd love to hear your take on such a divisive yet interesting band. They don't have a lot of music videos to choose from, but you can't really go wrong with 'Stickin' in my eye' or 'Seeing double at the triple rock'.

[@jamielofts]

Evanescence - Fallen and Avril Lavigne - Let Go. These were two albums I was listening to a lot whilst going through a bad patch. Soon afterwards The Darkness came along with PTL. It was actually a good period for many bands thinking back on it.

[@mistermatix8241]

Permission To Land, I played that album to death. Saw The Darkness live twice at uni (they were supported by Young Heart Attack....also excellent, met Frenchie, YHA guitarist, and Jen, YHA lead singer, awesome people) The Darkness were of course absolutely brilliant. Permission is still one of my favourite albums, bought it day it released

[@lethybridtheorygolucastheo2191]

"Jamie Lofts" both musicians were my gateway into Rock and Metal. If I hadn't discovered Avril Lavigne (Despite only releasing two good albums) I wouldn't have got into Evanescence, Linkin Park, blink-182 Green Day,, Korn, Slipknot, Deftones, System Of A Down, Bring Me The Horizon, Three Days Grace, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Sum 41, Papa Roach, Limp Bizkit, Good Charlotte, No Doubt, Stone Sour, Metallica etc

[@denishristov92]

I haven't heard a bad song from Evanescence. By the way, the shorter hair really suits you, Justin!

[@frankshailes3205]

"Ere, 'ow comes 'e's all dressed up like Count Dracula?" Haha I love the Mick Jagger impersonations.

[@paulelverstone8677]

Amy Lee and Evanescence bridging that gap between ghostly, ethereal lyrics and hard rock. It is a great song and came about at a good time for them, as there was a lot of music in the early 00's just trying to pull in a bit of a different direction. This was one of the successes...

[@dualsportaddicts6019]

Hahahaha Your commentary about the screen Whisper has me laughing so hard I had to pull over on the side of the road

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Have you ever listened to Talk Talk's Colour of Spring, Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock. Not my usual guitar based stuff but these albums are a different level of quality. The late Mark Hollis was genius and his voice really gets into your soul.

[@markstarr7805]

Colour of spring is a superb album. Agree with you all the way.

[@johnthornley5244]

The later Talk Talk stuff absolutely defines the term "soundscape". I listen to Colour of Spring a lot and it always makes me sad that Mark Hollis is no longer with us

[@lainerichardson9533]

He truly was so amazingly talented. I heard one song, I ended up with all. So many Talk Talk songs in the soundtrack of my life.

[@FreeCatCheese]

I myself listen to Talk Talk's "Life's What You Make It" twice a week as a mantra/brain dump of sorts...

[@Liofa73]

Yeah, you can't even compare this thrashy stuff to albums like that. Night and Day when it comes to creativity.

[@Drinckx2]

Thanks for demonstrating that what this song needs is Gollum handling the rap part, my precious.

[@patch9113]

My Immortal and Love Exists are two of my favourite songs ever. Her version of I will follow you into the dark is amazing

[@perrymason866]

What a tune this really is. Nice one for going through this one for us, Justin! Amy Lee’s voice is just unbelievable.

[@ctyreman11]

The band are still going. Their next two albums after Fallen topped the American charts. Amy took a long break to have a family and movie soundtrack work.

[@ChrisElison]

'Call me when you're sober' is another good song by Evanescence!

[@StrangeDevice]

Justin Hawkins’s Amazon Wishlist: Headphones that won’t leave him. Guitar stand that’s fat enough for acoustic. Ring video doorbell. ADULT Indiana Jones hat. Phantom of the Paradise commemorative edition DVD. Speech ferapy book for those tricky “th” words.

[@fd9717]

I am dying

[@StrangeDevice]

@@fd9717 we can build this list together!

[@StrangeDevice]

Just add to it here.

[@fd9717]

Hahaha! an Alexa singing all day long: "Justin Hawkins Rides Again"

[@StrangeDevice]

@@fd9717 Yes!

[@mirapiccolo6601]

another great video and another great look!!!

[@onelapvideo]

3:52 - 4:35 is absolute genius. If I'm being honest, it is all genius - but that part specifically made me LOL in public. People are looking at me funny right now. Dammit...the Stan Smith comment got me, too. Now everyone in this cafe thinks I am crazy person just laughing at nothing...

[@zoesolanki961]

I love this song, loved your breakdown. You do make me laugh

[@dLectronique]

You sir, are hilarious. Started following you recently and thoroughly enjoying this series. Also, proper youtubers would 'put links in the description' and stick an affiliate link for your Silk pillow endorsement 😂

[@nikytamayo]

important stuff right there for those of us unwilling to give up our rock band locks despite this sweaty heat!

[@GizzyDillespee]

He should have a silk something endorsement

[@GizzyDillespee]

Pillow, shirt, knee scarf, or whatever

[@ninialintu]

Fun fact: according to Amy, the record label told them they needed a male rapper in the band in order to get a contract cause they wanted a female fronted version of Linkin Park or smth. They refused, but later on the label said they would sign them if they had a rapper feature the first single, and they agreed... so there was no rap part in the original version of the song, they added it by request. Also Amy didn't want this song to be the first/lead single, she wanted Going Under to be first but again the label insistied.

[@thebailey67]

Not sure if this song has aged that well. Amy sounds great. But the Rap part is pure cringe. Oh lord save us.

[@larrylindgren9484]

@@thebailey67 It was just bad. The only thing that saved it was a very pretty Amy Lee and that magical voice of hers. Out of the 85ish songs Amy has done this one with the male voice added ranks 85. It was just so out of place.

[@iliketrains3495]

Also the label originally wanted Mike Shinoda to be the rapper but he declined

[@ninialintu]

@@iliketrains3495 I didn't know that! I don recall seeing Mike collaborate with any other bands as a rapper

[@shellyt556]

@@iliketrains3495 not surprised. The rap they chose is Mike Shinoda-esque

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Fallen is a great album. I was 38 ( 😳 !!!) when it came out.

[@hereasafanofallsorts5164]

You managed to fit an entire self indugent solo into the intro - that's impressive - truly rock and roll 🤘

[@walterreynoldsmusic]

This band was excellent, the album Fallen is a truly great record.

[@fueledbypaintwater]

@Edward Elizabeth Hitler I've seen them live. They are amazing. They put on a heck of a show and the vocals are on point.

[@fueledbypaintwater]

@Edward Elizabeth Hitler they have gotten way better since. So far they have been one of the best shows I've been to.

[@fueledbypaintwater]

@Edward Elizabeth Hitler if you haven't seen them since, then I definitely reccomend you do. Like I said, they are amazing now and definitely worth the money. I saw them when they were on tour with Halestorm last year and the two singers performed a cover of Linkin Park's "Heavy". I seriously think you should check it out. Several recordings were posted online.

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

@Edward Elizabeth Hitler I don't think the output has been the same since Ben Moody left, he was a major driving force behind Fallen and penned a lot of the hits on that album (hence why his later band was called We Are the Fallen).

[@mistermatix8241]

Fallen is a fantastic album, there is no doubt about that. Better than The Open Door

[@LurgsHowToGuides]

Thanks for the tip on silk pillowcases, nice. Great song. My Immortal was even better. Their new album is great, Better without You is back to form.

[@brentfitz1990]

I was always a big fan of Amy Lee & Shaun Morgan (of Seether) together on the song ‘Broken’.

[@NoLimitsCommemorativ]

Shared a Bandwagon with Paul McCoy and 12 Stones in 2012 when we were touring with Taproot and Smile Empty Soul. It's crazy to see this song still being played and talked about to this day.

[@coops1964golf]

after a positively shite day at work ,nothing beats watching mr hawkins dissect an old classic.....bloody love this channel

[@beth79264]

I thought you were going to slag off my queen 😂glad that was not the case! I must have been about 9 or 10 when this song came out and I fell in love. It sounds so corny but this song genuinely changed my life, from that moment onwards I announced myself a goth, which went down great in school (not) but I look back with happy memories. Those were the days

[@kim_here]

I was generally uninterested at the time this came out, not into radio music and not into how polished it sounded. Every time I was involuntarily exposed to it I would always dread the moment the guy would chime in, stepping all over her song with his nonsense. Like she couldn't sell it on her own. I mocked him a lot. I started doing it again. I stand by my useless opinion. XXOO

[@bullhornzz]

Always enjoy the heck out of your videos Justin! You're an absolute LEGEND man! 👍

[@Mrs_Funshine]

One of your videos was recommended for me the other day. I watched it and am so glad I did. I stayed and have watched many more now as you make me laugh :-)

[@DanDavisHistory]

Can't stop watching these vids, binged so many today. Bloody good stuff.

[@notyetskeletal4809]

I can't listen to the version with the Durst-like attitude rap. The ones without are superb.

[@jacobN1993]

There's a band rehearsing up stairs. That cracked me right up

[@DrowningTimeOfficially]

Because of ''open fire'' i grew a mustache xD IT CHANEG EVERYTHING! :'D Btw that last E chord on that ''rides again'' tasty. I love your bands music

[@DrowningTimeOfficially]

Can I recommend something that was popular in that period and boomed after? I grew up with that music...Bullet for my Valentine but not ''tears don't fall'' but the scream aim fire album after the poison's hits like S.U.W.S. and H.O.B.

[@abbyhuntley3171]

The “asylum treatment” of that room certainly seems redundant when we realise he is fully able to open the window so widely as to climb out onto the ledge…

[@abbyhuntley3171]

Having said that, given her antics, I’d say Amy was more in need of a room with the “asylum treatment”!

[@saraho92]

Oh I remember playing that cd over and over and over again my baby blue discman. What a time to be alive!

[@blueskybry]

I've still got my baby blue discman 😂

[@TheNordicharps]

Great! Can't help thinking about Fairport Convention for some reason, must be the ledge.... Now there's a band that you should react to, god I miss Sandie Denny. Love you! Sally

[@leastselfawarepotassium]

This song was mind blowing when I first heard it as a teenager.

[@CraigSimmonds]

Would love to see a video on Architects or Enter Shikari - two criminally underrated UK bands!

[@LaMortDeLaMusique]

Bring Me to Life was kind of like nu metal's last hurrah at the pinnacle of mainstream rock and metal, before alternative rock returned via My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy etc. to take the throne as alternative music's commercial baby.

[@melancholyhummingbird2019]

I just thought you looked smart haha

[@001LadyMorgana]

My uncle died today and in a few hours i'm going to his wake. You intro made me laugh a bit. Thanks

[@vickygarnett7623]

Sorry for your loss. I hope the wake gave you the comfort you needed.

[@001LadyMorgana]

@@vickygarnett7623 Thank you 🙏

[@jacksgonefishing]

My new favourite channel on the tube of you, thanks Justin!

[@adriangavan]

justin you are ace on these videos. have you ever heard of the band called THE DARKNESS lol if so can you do a review on them please thanks you are ace i believe in a thing called love thats a good song to review mate cheers

[@keeklawless9248]

Was that a Stella Street Mick Jagger impression at the start? 👌

[@tobiasfrehley4568]

Gawd, I hated that song. I shamed my own kids for listening to it.

[@EelcoPeterzen]

Truly, your titles are throwing me for a loop, mr. Hawkins. I love The Darkness, which drew me to your channel, but I was almost annoyed when I saw this video pop up. "What do you mean, was this really that iconic? Yes!" Ah yes, true British irony. Thankfully, you did not disappoint. One of the first things you said about Evanescence is exactly what enraptures me to this band: her incredibly powerful voice. It's haunting. By the way, in search of more bands with heavy, but melodious guitars like Evanescence, I found The Darkness.

[@martinheath5947]

Take Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn' as the foundation, change the lyrics; shove a sh1t load of compression and clichéd metal distortion on it.... and have yourself a hit

[@nealesmith8018]

Torn wasn't hers

[@yvonnesanders4308]

She had the hit with it

[@carn5haun343]

Chaotic brilliance 👏

[@rael2099]

Their genre would be aptly described as numetal screamo pseudo-gothic. By this time with bands like Linkin Park, Limp Bizquit, Hoobastank, and all that rubbish, I started my transformation as a naysayer of anything in rock after that. It's truly cheesy and corny stuff. Americans killed rock, lol.

[@cjscala87]

Did I really watch you try to put your headphones on for a minute? Yesterday I watched you tune your guitar for a couple minutes.. what has my life become ?!

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

I appreciate your persrverence

[@TomPapasBread]

@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain ^ What happens when you drop an 'E'

[@Sticky_Tea]

@@TomPapasBread you tune it down to D Then you get DADGBE Drop d tuning

[@craybil]

It might have been 6 seconds. Not a full minute.

[@Liofa73]

You didn't ... you can skip ahead in the video, it's allowed.

[@tonyhenry2685]

Another great video Justin. Keep it coming quick and thick. Also loved the video you did on Rory Gallagher, he and you are two of my favourite artists.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

Evanescence's new album is one of my favourite new-albums-nobody-cares-about this year

[@damjanp7920]

i get hate whenever i say this but i think it's their best album when it comes to the themes and lyricism. All the other ones (apart from self titled for the most part) to me sound like stuff made for depressed teenage girls while the bitter truth is pretty mature lyrics wise. Musically maybe less catchy than fallen but not far from it and in my opinion overall just a better album. I've listened to it like 50 times by now, while I can get through the entirety of fallen without rolling my eyes like 20 times at the cringy lyrics

[@larrylindgren9484]

@@damjanp7920 Amy's said the same thing when she listens to it. It can make her go yuck in spots. Fallen is bad by any means. Without Amy's voice Fallen would have been nothing whatsoever. It sales nothing and EV would have been gone in a month forever. She saved a very average album with that voice of hers. Her being crazy hot didn't hurt either to help get the band on every TV show at the time.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

@@damjanp7920 well, I don't think "music for depressed girls" is automatically bad (I was and am a depressed girl) but otherwise I agree

[@maxted13]

Song of my teens! Paul McCoy on male vocals too. His band 12 Stones were massive at the time too, with both bands signed to Wind-up records. Also he was not known for rapping

[@ThePortchris]

Justin, I find listening to your eloquent voice addictive and I come away from your videos with better pronunciation, clarity of thought and an even stronger English accent... Much better than my usual stuttering swollen coarse voice that sounds as bad as boiling pork smells. This of course means that you're better for my health and therefore can never stop doing this. Cheers 😉

[@knutvedoy]

Thanks for the videos! Giving a super thanks and hoping for a review of Strange Fruit - The flame still burns. A song and a movie that shaped a huge part of my taste in music 🔥 cheers from Norway

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Thank you!!!

[@darrynhall5632]

One of the greatest fiction band movies of all time. The soundtrack was epic. Love Bill Nighy singing and the performance.

[@DiegoDeschain]

The whole Fallen album is a gem, love it from start to finish.

[@Zimx02]

I was so disappointed listening to that album. I thought Evanescence was gonna be one of the best bands ever based on the singles, only to find out they were the only good songs.

[@carpediemearth]

Fallen is bogged down by mediocre, monotonous guitarist that was in the band then. Their other albums are far better.

[@DiegoDeschain]

@@carpediemearth You have yourself to blame for looking for the wrong things in that album then. Fallen is an album that is supposed to be enjoyed for what it is, a melodic, and hook-driven rock album with good pop sensibilities. The edge is barely there, more on the band's image than anywhere else, you're not supposed to be looking for amazing guitar work on Fallen of all albums. I enjoy Fallen the same way I enjoy an Avril Lavigne album or Linkin Park album, it's just fun pop. If I want to "get serious" I'll go listen to Terminal Redux by Vektor, Hand. Cannot. Erase. by Steven Wilson, any Opeth classic, Haken, DT, Symphony X, there I'll rightfully expect - and succeed - to find god tier guitar work.

[@carpediemearth]

@@DiegoDeschain I'm not looking for expert solos or even solos, Fallen doesn't even rank on a basic listenable level for guitar; that guitarist's "riffs" are far below basic, frequently repetitive throughout the album that it almost feels like you're listening to the same songs multiple times if it weren't for the singer's vocal melodies and non-guitar melodies. It's essentially the same guitar play throughout 99% of the album just with a few effects. The guitar on that album might as well have been replaced by synths and probably sounded better cause there was no effort or imagination whatsoever in the guitar writing/playing. I read that the engineer even had to loan the guitarist his guitar gear. I wouldn't call Fallen a gem from start to finish. The only thing listenable in it are Amy Lee's voice and melodies; the guitar sucks 99% of it and the session drums are subpar at best; I can't even comment on bass as I don't remember even registering it. Fallen is also way overproduced. It's unfortunate because many of the songs are fundamentally solid but monotonized and stripped of musicality and dynamics because of the sorry excuse for a guitarist. He should've put his ego aside and let others who know about music and are creative take the reigns. You're way off, the genre doesn't matter. The fact that the guitar, which is supposed to "support" most of the album, is extremely basic and repetitive and does nothing remotely creative to support the songs is the problem. Some of the songs on Fallen have aged badly on the record precisely because of his crappy, mediocre guitar play that tried to imitate the basics of nu-metal/rap rock of the time as well. I remember an early interview saying that the guitarist was a big fan of rap rock of that era, so no surprise.

[@DiegoDeschain]

@@carpediemearth so...we agree. Great.

[@brandonyoakum1283]

Justin, love the material brother been watching from day 1. But I need a review of my favorite band Creed. Make it happen lol cheers

[@johnnyjohnsonmusic]

Iconic? NO. I believe the rapper dude was added to the bands line up at the insistence of the record label and was brought in by the label for the role. I could be wrong but I think I read that somewhere. Amy lee is a seriously talented human and I reckon that without the fashionable for that time bad rap shit in their this song would have been a timeless classic. But alas "the man" and his insatiable greed smeared shit all over a great piece of art.

[@jeffdonoho2448]

Their re-recorded version of Bring Me to Life, without Paul McCoy, is leaps and bounds better. That is in my opinion, of course. Did you just become Gollum singing that rappers part?

[@rahee8864]

I love the way you dissect the music. Makes me hear things in a different way! I would love for you to check out the cure (especially the „wish“ record is my fave) or more of the 1975! I think you would find some gems on the third record

[@Goth114]

Great review as always Justin. I loved Evanescence back in the day...really loved them. Saw them in Cardiff too, brilliant live. I've always identified with anything gothic; musically, aesthetically, literary and in movies...especially the old Hammer horror movies. I agree, Amy has a beautiful, haunting voice, not unlike Enya's. She sang 'My Immortal' live in Cardiff, just her and her keyboard...mesmerising 😍 The Count Dracula look suits you...very handsome 🕸️🧛🦇🍷☠️ 😀

[@bewaremusic3933]

Man, I would love to see You talk about "Solas" by The Answer.

[@Roll-Some-Dice]

I’m laughing my head off to this one! Brilliant, albeit I am now headless…☹️

[@CommittedMusicians]

NICE “STINGERS” ON THE INTRO MUSIC BRO!

[@charliebluechaos4963]

Omg my gods. Your guitar!!! I felt that in my soul haha. You look absolutely fabulous♡ I'm probably the only opposition in this. The song is solid, her signing is alright (although theres an amount of stress definitely going on in this album version.) In my ears this was somewhat average as I started on opera and most of my peers could do something similar. It's not easy, but also not out of the ordinary. The composition's dynamic is very similar to a Linkin Park type formula. All coupled with the idea that she was basically forced to do it that way and she described being stressed and crying in the studio because she was being forced...it's just not something I'm into. Much respect to them never the less. And much love to you Mr. Hawkins♡

[@kristi5555bt]

A favorite song

[@DutcherDog]

I never heard of this song , and after listening to it I don’t feel like I’ve missed anything .

[@restlss]

I’m not a fan, but ‘my immortal’ is just too good. Still gives me goosebumps every single time I hear it.

[@carpediemearth]

From the same album, Hello >>> My Immortal

[@maketheworldabetterplace4evry1]

I LOVE this song and have listened to it often, but have I ever noticed the whispering I wonder? 🤔 Also always wanted to be able to sing like Amy Lee. ❤️

[@swampje1985]

This is the song that introduced me to Evanescence, but Going Under really made me love them. I'm glad this song provided them with their breakthrough, but it's far from my favourite Evanescence song. 😇

[@CinemaPuree]

First off, I'm a big fan of both the Darkness and this channel. I noticed some similarity to Stephen Toast in your vocal inflections. Would you say you're influenced by his vocal stylings, or do all English people talk this way?

[@witch_haunts_ghost]

Your suit is spectacular! Goff night forever, innit! Here is some dollars towards your new headphones. Much love!

[@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain]

Haha! You're far too kind and shouldn't have!!

[@abbyhuntley3171]

Hello Justin Hawkins! With Muse’s new album Will of the People coming out in ten days, and remembering you saying you love Black Holes and Revelations, I’d love to hear you do a breakdown of that album because it’s one of my favourites too (I also love the artwork so much, it’s my laptop desktop picture!). Love the vampy look!

[@SparkieNeisti]

Second this!

[@abbyhuntley3171]

@@SparkieNeisti it’s a bloody great album!

[@jozboi]

New favorite channel. Please do a malevolence track. Id love to know what you think

[@GearreportdotCom]

What’s the deal with “see you on the ice”? I played hockey for years. “See you on the ice” could be a casual forward looking statement to a friend or teammate. Or, a challenge to an opponent. ie. Warning that a can of whoop ass was going to be opened.

[@godofspacetime333]

Justin Hawkins is a master of riddles and double entendres.

[@GearreportdotCom]

@@godofspacetime333 no doubt. But that doesn’t help me decode it.

[@paulfinn8928]

Looking like Super Hans today Justin 😂😂

[@themindlesschefofficial]

"is it goth night tonight?" 😂 every night should be a goth night with YOU my friend 💙 that look works for YOU very well

[@damjanp7920]

let's be real, is there a look that hasn't worked for him yet? 😂

[@themindlesschefofficial]

@@damjanp7920 YOU are absolutely correct 🤣

[@charleslord2941]

Hi Justin, if at all possible, could you demonstrate the Koto? Mandolin? part in the song 'Last of Our Kind' please? It's during the final Chorus section(s). It's rather cool so I've been trying to work it out by ear, but sadly to no avail. Thanks! 🙂

[@themindlesschefofficial]

Justin The Gothnight Hawkins

[@Christopher_Bachm]

Great look! Extended theme song is a plus. Your guitar playing is as wonderfully straight from the hip, as are you. Big fan...

[@technocracylao]

Are you going to discover and react to The Chats? Would be good timing as their new album is released this Friday. Even though I live in the same part of the world to them, I only found out about them a few weeks ago via the Pat Finnerty What Makes this song Stink Ep.7 and have been listening to them pretty much everyday since (well along with the new Wormrot album) . . . I reckon both their music and videos will be right up your alley! Identity Theft probably being a good place to start.

[@anarchodandyist]

Very good song. Still a great listen when it comes on the radio.

[@treecreeperguitars772]

Brilliant episode that Justin,,Nice one 😁✌

[@sjion]

I hate how much I enjoy you videos 🤬 Love you long time 😏

[@trevorpatterson8482]

Question for the Q&A Episodes :) Has Singing and playing guitar always come naturally to you? Are there any complicated guitar melodies that are tricky to sing over live?

[@q3znw6j88aywnwy]

Those T1s are very easy to repair

[@evfan8936]

Amylee is amazing 💜

[@Shads62]

Been totally our classed by floor jansen....so come on. talk about Nightwish. The most reacted to symphonic metal band on youtube

[@jessekauffman3336]

Broken is amazing

[@micksguitarsarecool]

I saw in an interview Amy Lee did that they rapping in the middle was forced on them by the record label, they almost died on that hill and left the label.

[@joannemorris1689]

Stupendous...again.

[@will-6668]

I really enjoyed your breakdown, if you get a chance listen to the original version without the douchey rap that the record company forced them to have in there

[@lewisb85]

I just remember that the other guys came from hardcore/death metal band living sacrifice. Who were an influential band on the Christian extreme metal scene them and zao there was no heavier Christian bands. I an just imagine some evanescence fan buying a Living Sacrifice record expecting more of the same but then getting the face shredding brutality.

[@akeeraurfav]

U need to check out Genenis Owusu, or si6fthix, or one of my fav bands The Butterfly Effect