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List Price: $12.99 | | Label: Umvd Import
Salesrank: 480785
Released: June 7, 2005 |
| Our Price: $0.86 |
| Used Price: $0.69 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Mockingbird Track Listing:
1. Mockingbird (Album Version)
2. Mockingbird (Instrumental)
3. Just Lose It (Dj Green Lantern Remix)
4. Mockingbird (Video)
Editorial Review:
An Autobiographical Single Taken from the Multi-million Selling Album 'encore'. Mathers Says, "Mockingbird is for Hailie [his Daughter] and Alaina [niece]," He Says. "it Explained a Lot of What was Happening to them and is Probably the Most Emotional Song I Ever Wrote." The Accompanying Video is Eminem's Directorial Debut with Quig. The Home Movie-style Video was Edited Together from Over 25 Hours Worth of Vhs Footage from Eminem's Own Collection and from Family Members. The Result Offers a Rare Glimpse Into the Rapper's Private Life.
Mockingbird Reviews:
Someone kill this mockinbird.. 
2006-05-08 - First of all, I have a lot of respect for Eminem. I'm not a massive fan or anything, but he genuinely did bring something new to the rap table, something which is still beyond most of the hopeless, bling obsessed, identikit idiots on MTV right now. He didn't rap about cars and girls and money like EVERY SINGLE OTHER RAPPER, he instead talked about his life, politics, controversy, celebrity.. he could be funny. He could be serious. Really - he could do it all. Oh, and forgive the past tense, but he's quit the business, apparently. I give THAT about a year.
Anyway, like I said - a lot of respect for Eminem for saying something NEW in hip hop. That's not to say he didn't say the same things over and over and over again (how many times did we have to hear that he hated his mother? We get it, guy).
Yes, family did play a large part in Eminem's music. When he wasn't "dissing" his mother or his ex-wife, he was throwing love at his daughter, Hailie. Like on this catastrophic effort, quite simply the worst single Eminem ever released (D12 efforts notwithstanding, that's more crap for another day).
Singing about (and indeed, to) your daughter is fine, but it's got to be done in a way, especially when it's coming from Mr Controversy Eminem, that doesn't make you want to gag. And when the opening lines are "Straighten up little soldier" the alarm bells begin to ring. When the song continues with "I'mma (sic) give you the world, buy a diamond ring for you, sing for you, I'll do anything to see you smile" you're not so much being sick as laughing hard and heartily.
And oh yes, he's going to sing for Hailie. Which means he's going to sing for us, too, giving one of the most fingernails down a blackboard chorus in years. You rap. You don't sing. Get Dido to do it for you next time again or something. Just.. don't ever sing. No matter how great the urge is.
This would be one of the last singles Eminem put out, but not before another (admittedly superior) vomit-fest about Hailie called "When I'm Gone". Seems that his biggest inspiration in life was also his creative Achilles heel. Go figure.
Not sure what Eminem is going to start rapping about when he inevitably returns. He milked the War/Bush ordeal to death (because, like, he really cared about it and stuff) and so I guess we can look forward to more verbal diarrhoea directed towards Hailie . Hold me back.
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weak Eminem song
2006-03-22 - This track is really quite annoying. I didn't like the original song either, though, so it's no putdown to Eminem. Regularly he is quite good and one of only two rap groups I like.
Classic Eminem 
2005-10-30 - Now i'm an honest person and i tell it as it is.Eminem is my favorite artist since forever.I've seen him in concert i own every song.And tellin it as it is,Encore was a letdown for me and pretty much all of the music world.I thought it was a good album but not great.It had highpoints and alot of lowpoints.And this song Mockingbird is one of it's highest points.You can picture everything Em is talking about and almost feel it.This is classic Eminem.
My Fave Song
2005-08-06 - One of my favorite songs. This is a really emotional song and it made me cry the first time I heard it. Eminem wrote it for his daughter Hailie and niece Alania. Plus, I can't stand Eminem and don't have any albums of his so if I love this song, it must be good!
Pretty generic 
2005-07-04 - Unimaginative hook, and Em sounds like he's about to fall asleep halfway through the track. How many times is Em going to rap about his daughter before Dre tells him it's getting old?
