Stan (song) Grammy Awards, when he was facing all manner of criticism from GLAAD over his lyrics, Eminem responded by performing "Stan" with singer Elton John, who is openly gay, singing Dido's lines. Many of the profanities were substituted, for example, "You're like his favorite idol" in place of "You're like his fucking idol", and "stuff" for "shit". Recordings of this performance were available for download on Eminem's official website Eminem.com and, later, on his 2005 greatest hits release "". Christian rap artist KJ-52 recorded two songs: "Dear Slim" and "Dear Slim, Part II", attempting to contact Eminem and talk to him
Mockingbird (Eminem song) bit negative, saying that in the song "he still hates his ... ex-wife as much as he loves his daughter. Yawn." "The Boston Phoenix" called it "the address-to-his-daughter" song that is "more consistently remarkable than 'Mosh'". The video premiered on MTV "TRL" on February 21, 2005 and features Eminem sitting in a living room all alone watching home movies about his daughters. It also features footage with his mentor, Dr. Dre. This is the second video to feature Eminem with his glasses, the first being "Stan". Mockingbird (Eminem song) "Mockingbird" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fifth