FIRST TIME HEARING Fastball - The Way REACTION

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  • FIRST TIME HEARING Fastball - The Way REACTION
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  • @harleycontrarian6111
    @harleycontrarian6111 2 роки тому +390

    This song was based on the disappearance of an elderly couple. The reality was tragic but the family was very touched by this tribute.

    • @Erikalynn1977
      @Erikalynn1977 2 роки тому +19

      I remember seeing that story it was so sad

    • @sheilameyers152
      @sheilameyers152 2 роки тому +16

      Wow never heard this song… have read other comments not a good story… so pleased to know it was a dedication to the couple!

    • @christopherbilko9243
      @christopherbilko9243 2 роки тому +7

      The rv was ran off overa cliff on a curve by a sleepy trucker.

    • @marygoodson4920
      @marygoodson4920 2 роки тому +9

      Never knew this was a real story.

    • @harleycontrarian6111
      @harleycontrarian6111 2 роки тому +29

      @@sheilameyers152 I watched an interview with the couple's adult children. They were amazed that a song about their parents had become a story with a happier ending. I can't hear this song without seeing this couple walking hand in hand down a road smiling.

  • @sourisvoleur4854
    @sourisvoleur4854 2 роки тому +47

    A good chunk of non-grunge, non-hair music of the 90s had a definite 60s vibe. Being a child of the 60s this is my favorite 90s music!

    • @johnathandavis3693
      @johnathandavis3693 2 роки тому +14

      "...non-grunge, non-hair music..."- Nailed it. I'm older too, and I liked a lot of those bands -Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Dee-Lite -a lot of them had that funky 60's -early 70's feel. It was a cool time....

  • @charlesallen2306
    @charlesallen2306 2 роки тому +130

    I totally forgot about this band. They a couple of hits in the 90's. FYI, I hope y'all consider Blues Traveler. I really think you'll dig them.

    • @mikepaulus4766
      @mikepaulus4766 2 роки тому +8

      BLUES TRAVELER! It is a moral imperative. Start off with All In The Groove

    • @charlesallen2306
      @charlesallen2306 2 роки тому +1

      @@mikepaulus4766 yep, and only live performances.

    • @reggaelion86
      @reggaelion86 2 роки тому

      @@mikepaulus4766 maybe too deep in their catalogue for first? Friggen love BT, but I think But Away is an easier intro to them

    • @johnplaysgames3120
      @johnplaysgames3120 2 роки тому +3

      @@reggaelion86 "But Anyway," in case J&A see your comment and go searching for the title. I also agree that deeper cuts are not necessarily the place to start. So many times, people recommend favorite songs from a band and forget that they journeyed to that song over time listening to the band. Reactors are hearing the band for the first time. Even if you prefer a deeper cut, better to start the reactor on the hits that got you into the band back in the day and start them on the journey the same way you did.
      For that reason, yeah, I'd suggest "But Anyway" or "Hook" because those will grab them out of the gate like they did for us... and THEN you can move them deeper into the catalog.

    • @bretthardin9239
      @bretthardin9239 2 роки тому +2

      Alone and The Mountains win again

  • @sparkle8400
    @sparkle8400 2 роки тому +55

    🎶 Paved in gold, never get old & gray...always thot this eluded to a heavenly journey. Still love this song 🎶

    • @jdeang3531
      @jdeang3531 2 роки тому +11

      The couple died. They will never get old and never be cold.

    • @sparkle8400
      @sparkle8400 2 роки тому +1

      Seemed like more than just physical death to me as suggested by "paved in gold", an illuminated path. ✨

    • @CyclingM1867
      @CyclingM1867 2 роки тому

      It's a beautiful tribute to the couple about whom it was written.

    • @Uhohlisa
      @Uhohlisa 9 місяців тому

      @@sparkle8400the paved in gold just refers to the happiness of the couple after they’ve made their mind. The singer is an atheist.

  • @h1dministries922
    @h1dministries922 2 роки тому +153

    Coming off this I would recommend "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers. It was a mid 90s massive hit and the lead singer is legendary Bob Dylan's son Jakob

    • @catherine-wyestael-9427
      @catherine-wyestael-9427 2 роки тому +7

      Exactly what I was going to say, "One Headlight" has to be next.

    • @robertmiller374
      @robertmiller374 2 роки тому +2

      That’s a great call. 6th Avenue Heartache also good. Counting Blue Cars, Angels or Devils, (others too) by Dishwalla

    • @DannyD714
      @DannyD714 2 роки тому +3

      lol 10 minutes ago i watched brad and lex react to "one headlight". then i came here and saw your comment.

    • @rufust.firefly4951
      @rufust.firefly4951 2 роки тому +2

      Gotta get around to some Third Eye Blind also.

    • @vladtheinhaler8940
      @vladtheinhaler8940 2 роки тому

      That and 6th Avenue Heartache

  • @AL13NM
    @AL13NM 2 роки тому +61

    I was singing this to myself at work just a few days ago, wondering who it was by, great 90's hit! FLAGPOLE SITTA by HARVEY DANGER is another great 90's hit!!!!!!!!!

    • @reggaelion86
      @reggaelion86 2 роки тому +3

      Damned 90s staple!!

    • @etc7070
      @etc7070 2 роки тому +4

      VH1 and MTV were still actually playing videos then and this was definitely a staple!

    • @t.s.9656
      @t.s.9656 2 роки тому +2

      I was gonna say the same thing...Flagpole Sitta.

    • @teresajarrell452
      @teresajarrell452 2 роки тому +2

      YES!! 👍😃❣️

    • @talkswithdave
      @talkswithdave 2 роки тому +1

      Paranoia paranoia someone’s always coming to get me.....

  • @golfbn
    @golfbn 2 роки тому +123

    This song is loosely based on the tale of two real-life individuals, Raymond and Lela Howard, an elderly couple who were both dealing with serious mental issues. Being residents of Texas, one day in 1997 they decided to attend an event called Pioneer Day in a nearby part of the state. In the process, they went missing and caught the attention of the media, upon which Tony Scalzo came up with this idealized account of their disappearance.

    • @doomhunter697
      @doomhunter697 2 роки тому +17

      Their remains were found two weeks later in Arkansas.

    • @lindahendricks1868
      @lindahendricks1868 2 роки тому +10

      Wow that's crazy! Didn't know the real story! I have heard the song though. Thanks for the info.

    • @joshuacoldwater
      @joshuacoldwater 2 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/SJjhzyV7Wak/v-deo.html

    • @chrismorgan9153
      @chrismorgan9153 2 роки тому +1

      @@lindahendricks1868 Howard died on impact. Lela apparently put the car in park, then crawled 20 feet away to die. The fact that she put it in park has always told me just how deep her mental issues were.

    • @DairwoodBarton27
      @DairwoodBarton27 2 роки тому +3

      They both had early stages of Alzheimer’s dementia

  • @jamescarswell3470
    @jamescarswell3470 2 роки тому +75

    You should check out Toad the Wet Sprocket "Walk on the Ocean". They started in the late 80's but I think most of their best known songs are from the 90's.

    • @marijolamb5459
      @marijolamb5459 2 роки тому +7

      Love toad the wet sprocket, somethings always wrong, one of my favs

    • @scottswenson383
      @scottswenson383 2 роки тому +9

      All I Want by Toad was great too....super underrated band

    • @lynnevetter
      @lynnevetter 2 роки тому +1

      I love Toad.

    • @dtibbs23
      @dtibbs23 2 роки тому +2

      Love Toad one f my favorite bands.

    • @woodchucknation
      @woodchucknation 2 роки тому +2

      All I Want by Toad

  • @Alberto_1965_BR
    @Alberto_1965_BR 2 роки тому +55

    Great song!
    Please react to "Silent Lucidity" from Queensryche!
    One of the best ballads ever!

    • @Josehernandez-kx8ny
      @Josehernandez-kx8ny 2 роки тому +4

      Jet city woman another good one!

    • @mikepaulus4766
      @mikepaulus4766 2 роки тому +2

      Silent Lucidity is different for Queensryche, it's a bit of a Pink Floyd sound. Although I always thought that Operation Mindcrime sounds like The Wall if Pink Floyd was a metal band.

  • @skinmeister1
    @skinmeister1 2 роки тому +34

    Great 90's reaction guys ... I became a Fastball fan after the initial success of this song! Try “Out Of My Head” by them next, you'll love!!

    • @heatherqualy9143
      @heatherqualy9143 Рік тому

      Out of My Head is one of the most frustrating songs for me. Absolutely beautiful…and ridiculously short. Like, you really couldn’t cobble together enough words to make another verse? Really? Makes it sound unfinished to me.

    • @Mister_Samsonite
      @Mister_Samsonite Рік тому

      @@heatherqualy9143 I love that song, and also feel it's a few minutes short - wish it was a lot longer. It gives me Squeeze "Tempted" vibes, but it's probably just the keyboard.

    • @annieberry4008
      @annieberry4008 3 місяці тому +1

      I love "Out of My Head"

  • @tarynkirchen5961
    @tarynkirchen5961 2 роки тому +22

    Such a good song, though it’s definitely sad. I heard on the radio that it was based on a true story. So glad you took a listen to this

  • @kellymoneymaker3922
    @kellymoneymaker3922 2 роки тому +22

    Great song. Based on an actual story.

  • @johnplaysgames3120
    @johnplaysgames3120 2 роки тому +17

    Fastball "The Way" would fall into the genre "alternative indie" or MAYBE "alt-pop." Basically, in the '90s, there was a huge rise of music from smaller record labels (aka "independents" or "indies") and this is part of that time.

    • @Uhohlisa
      @Uhohlisa 9 місяців тому

      The genre is called Power Pop. Fountains of Wayne is a similar band

  • @Heru3005
    @Heru3005 2 роки тому +8

    This is one of those "soundtrack of my childhood" tunes. I was 13 in '98 and this song was EVERYWHERE that summer.

  • @sharoncromer1910
    @sharoncromer1910 2 роки тому +44

    The Reason by Hoobastank should be on your reaction list, too! It's a great song.

  • @brentcox7772
    @brentcox7772 2 роки тому +15

    Cool song! Try Mason Williams “Classical Gas “ from 1968!!🤘🔥

  • @kellylacroix1458
    @kellylacroix1458 2 роки тому +34

    A definite 90s must listen-to is "Tomorrow" by Silverchair. Still a great song to this day and the band members were 15 years old when it was recorded.

    • @Emee.M.
      @Emee.M. 2 роки тому +2

      Yes! I still consistently listen to their album Frogstomp.

    • @christopherhiggins2350
      @christopherhiggins2350 2 роки тому +1

      Great recommendation! That album is fire!

  • @tjhunger8644
    @tjhunger8644 2 роки тому +11

    Other jangled/indie rock bands similar to fastball worth a listen to Are:
    Better Than Ezra, (Good, or desperately wanting)
    Toad the Wet Sprocket (Fall Down, or All I Want)
    The Wallflowers, (One Headlight, or 6th Avenue Heartache) and
    The Gin Blossoms, (Hey Jealousy, or Found out About You)

    • @nadzee7101
      @nadzee7101 2 роки тому +2

      Good list👍

    • @fnjesusfreak
      @fnjesusfreak 2 роки тому +2

      For Gin Blossoms I also like "Allison Road".

    • @tjhunger8644
      @tjhunger8644 2 роки тому +2

      @@fnjesusfreak I'm a huge fan of Better Than Ezra they are in my opinion very underrated I've got over 40 downloads on my Spotify from them and I've got six gin blossom songs: Follow You Down, Hey Jealousy, Founder out about you, Allison Road, and Till I hear it from you

    • @fnjesusfreak
      @fnjesusfreak 2 роки тому +1

      @@tjhunger8644 I think for BTE all I got is Good. I have all of those from the Gin Blossoms.
      "Found Out About You" and "Hey Jealousy" are a bit personal to me.

    • @jmwall24
      @jmwall24 2 роки тому +1

      6th Avenue Heartache would be a good one, see if they recognize the Adam Duritz background vocals.

  • @bethmiller1840
    @bethmiller1840 2 роки тому +5

    I'm so pleasantly surprised that you reacted to this song! I heard it on the radio YESTERDAY (how weird is that??), and I thought of y'all!

  • @jen_alanfromchicago53
    @jen_alanfromchicago53 2 роки тому +6

    Different 90's, Bare Naked Ladies, 'One Week", it will be stuck in your head for days

    • @13chigrl
      @13chigrl 2 роки тому +1

      They have so many incredible songs!!

    • @teresajarrell452
      @teresajarrell452 2 роки тому +2

      YES!! 👍😃❣️

  • @barrycohen311
    @barrycohen311 2 роки тому +15

    This came out in the 90s, but it is really not part of any "genre." It is kind of unique and I give it props for that. It also had retro vibes and those clean, heavy reverb, guitar sounds of the 60s.

    • @xanajak
      @xanajak 2 роки тому +1

      Cake is the same way ... without a genre but goddamn great music.

  • @ScottKornfeld
    @ScottKornfeld 2 роки тому +9

    Fastball has several great songs. Start with "You're An Ocean", Out of My Head", "Fire Escape", "Slow Drag", "All I Was Looking for Was You" and "Funny How aIt Fades Away".

    • @luisrodriguez-ed7cd
      @luisrodriguez-ed7cd Рік тому +1

      You are missing, "are you ready for the fallout?"

    • @ScottKornfeld
      @ScottKornfeld Рік тому +1

      @@luisrodriguez-ed7cd Yes, that's another great one.

  • @musiclistsareus1029
    @musiclistsareus1029 2 роки тому +16

    Fastball has 7 albums, and they are still together, in fact they just released a 4 song EP this year. I think that 3 of their albums are flawless; All the Pain Money Can Buy, The Harsh Light of Day and Little White Lies-- not a bad song on any of them

    • @michlkwitz
      @michlkwitz 2 роки тому

      Totally agree. Miles' and Tony's solo albums are great, too.

    • @ScottKornfeld
      @ScottKornfeld 2 роки тому

      I agree, Little White Lies is a great album and underrated. To me it's their Revolver or maybe Rubbrr Soul.

  • @rray848
    @rray848 2 роки тому +8

    If you would like another unusual song from the 90s how about this one from 1996... the title of the song is "Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. You can add it to your catalog of unusual band name groups...

  • @denisejustdenise
    @denisejustdenise Рік тому +2

    The tune is solid and stays with you. Based on a series of newspaper articles about a missing couple, the lyric line, "The children woke up and they couldn't find them" causes the listener to think the couple abandoned their minor children, but the couple actually had long been "old and gray", their children were adults in their 80s. Tragically, they drove into a ravine and passed away. The trip was one they took annually. And hey, this band from Austin, it appears at least, gave flamenco dancers a music video gig. 💃

    • @Uhohlisa
      @Uhohlisa 9 місяців тому

      I mean the song is just BASED on the story, it’s not 1:1. The song even says “they’ll NEVER get OLD AND GRAY”
      so yes their children were minors in this song.

  • @kellylaflash1016
    @kellylaflash1016 2 роки тому +3

    ohh, I didn't recognize the name of the band or song, but I remember this playing on the radio a lot. ... as others have commented, it does have a cool 60's vibe.

  • @darrellwhitman4756
    @darrellwhitman4756 2 роки тому +8

    This band is still around. They've released seven albums the latest being 2019. They just released a four song EP in March of this year.

    • @lynnevetter
      @lynnevetter 2 роки тому

      Gonna check em out, thanks for the info! I like hearing when bands keep on keepin' on. 🤘🏻

  • @sashar8990
    @sashar8990 2 роки тому +11

    Please, Please, Please do a reaction to the group Garbage!!! It's a 90's rock band with female lead singer Shirley Manson. Her voice is captivating!!! My favorite songs are...
    1. The trick is to keep breathing
    2. When I grow up
    3. Special
    4. Push it
    I think you guys will really enjoy them! There album Garbage 2.0 is amazing! EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THERE IS BADASS!!!

  • @traduseuse5895
    @traduseuse5895 2 роки тому +2

    This was later 90's, leading to the 2000s. I loved that song and still do today. The love story behind this song is touching.

  • @vinnygi
    @vinnygi 2 роки тому +4

    The verses of this song has almost the same melody as “Delilah” by Tom Jones.

  • @jsapcakrrow
    @jsapcakrrow 2 роки тому +2

    I completely forgot about this band & song. Glad you listened to it because it’s one I always liked.

  • @adnap
    @adnap 2 роки тому +10

    As many have stated, the song is based off of a true story where an elderly couple got in their car to travel to their destination, and never made it home.
    Listen to the words:
    The road that they walked on was paved in gold
    It’s always summer they’ll never get cold
    They’ll never get hungry
    they’ll never get old and gray
    You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
    They wont make it home
    but they really don’t care
    They wanted the highway
    They’re happier there today
    An idealized description of the afterlife.
    EDIT:
    I’m back.
    Now having done a bit of refresher research, here is the story in a nutshell.
    An elderly couple were in the newspaper and Fastball’s lead singer saw a headline that read:
    “Elderly couple missing.”
    He started to write the song based on the thought,
    “Where were they going without ever knowing the way?”
    After the song was finished and recorded, a car was later found matching the description of the missing couple.
    Sadly, they had lost control of the vehicle and driven off of a ravine falling into a canyon where they were found by some teenage motorists.
    The song would come to take on a much deeper meaning.
    On a good note, the family of the deceased couple were very touched by the tribute.
    Their story is now eternally immortalized in music.

  • @TheRedStateBlue
    @TheRedStateBlue 2 роки тому +4

    one of the things that defined the 90s was the sheer volume of really great songs by one hit wonder bands.

  • @Jonny.16
    @Jonny.16 5 місяців тому

    I’m 34 I spent two decades trying to remember this song. Just figured it out two days ago! lol . The RELIEF. I couldn’t remember the words I knew I’d recognize the song eventually once I heard it and I finally found it the other day. Used to sneak down and watch much music when I was like 9 and this would be on early in the morning ! Stuck with me and I finally figured it out

  • @joshhencik1849
    @joshhencik1849 2 роки тому +1

    "No, Spunky!" XD Loved Rocco's Modern Life

  • @pscm9447
    @pscm9447 2 місяці тому

    This song is one of my earliest memories of being on the highway in my father's car, somewhere between his home and my mother's. I was born in 1990 and the 90's feel of it is ingrained in my mind. For years I didn't remember the name of it and searched it without success until I found it again a few years ago. Really not a big deal, but it really remembers me my youth in the 90's for some reason. (btw I'm a French speaker from Quebec, so I learned English many years later, which means I really just remembered the melody of it and couldn't search anything based on the lyrics).

  • @barbaraswinford6677
    @barbaraswinford6677 2 роки тому +6

    Personally, I always thought that they died on the road. Hence, seeing their shadows wandering. Also, the references to streets of gold, they'll never get old or hungry. That says Ghosts to me. I cry every time I hear it.

  • @ericsmith6615
    @ericsmith6615 2 роки тому +2

    Wife here..OMG..Totally taking me back to my early adulthood...Soooo 90's...So sad about this couple's disappearance..!!!..Glad their family approved of this tribute..

    • @RB01.10
      @RB01.10 6 місяців тому

      I thought this song was released before their bodies were found?

  • @zgardner1000
    @zgardner1000 2 роки тому +2

    This reminds me of Cake's style a bit. I dont believe you have reacted to them yet. "The Distance" is their biggest hit, but you would probably also enjoy their cover of "I Will Survive"

  • @Compuman202
    @Compuman202 2 роки тому +13

    You guys need to check out some Matchbox 20. Try How Far we’ve come or Bright Lights

  • @markfadness9204
    @markfadness9204 2 роки тому +2

    "The Way" peaked @ #5 in 1998. It was Fastball's biggest hit. They charted 2 follow-up singles: "Fire Escape" (#86) and "Out of My Head" (#20) -- all 3 from their LP "All The Pain Money Can Buy."

    • @navbuoy
      @navbuoy 2 роки тому

      'Out of my Head' was a great song! They had a number of great tunes with little fanfare 'Dark Street' is another fave.

  • @DC_Prox
    @DC_Prox 2 роки тому

    One of the more remarkable things about 90s music is how broad the "alternative" umbrella was. The grunge sound was a big part of it, but there were loads of different kinds of sounds that were welcome. The alternative scene started as a movement to make music that was rooted in popular music but didn't constrain itself to the cliches that got onto the charts. Of course, it turned out that the people really wanted to hear that stuff, so it became what was on the charts, but it literally started as an alternative to the popular sounds of the day, so the diversity was a feature, not a bug.

  • @Calinicus72
    @Calinicus72 Рік тому +1

    This is a song you can blast while heading down the open road with all the windows down. I got my first speeding ticket to this song! 48 in a 35!😅

  • @rokkkrinn2793
    @rokkkrinn2793 2 роки тому +6

    I love this band. I've got all their albums. Tony Scalza is a great singer and guitar player.

  • @user-ou9it2oh5u
    @user-ou9it2oh5u 4 місяці тому

    Omg!! I haven’t heard this in years!
    Y’all are doing all my favorite stuff!
    Thank you 🙏
    Great song

  • @larsa.8096
    @larsa.8096 4 місяці тому +1

    Yes, the 90's actually had good music like this, not only the grunge stuff. Love this song.

  • @kevintucker1172
    @kevintucker1172 2 роки тому

    My wife and I drove on a trip to see her grandparents in Florida in 1998 and i remember this song being played OVER AND OVER

  • @UseByDate-Expired
    @UseByDate-Expired 2 роки тому

    The song is about Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who drove to a nearby Pioneers Day dance. Then kept on going. He having just had brain surgery, and her suffering from Alzheimer's disease. They were found at the bottom of a ravine in Arkansas. 13 days later. . I covered this song

  • @erickenneycreative
    @erickenneycreative 2 роки тому

    This song was a huge hit. It was helped in 96/97, in part, by the big band/ swing dance resurgance that included bands like the Brian Setzer orchestra, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, etc

  • @MikeParadigm
    @MikeParadigm 2 роки тому +1

    I'm late to the party but in short, yeah, this is another "melancholy" 90's alternative rock song. The story behind the song is actually based on a tragedy, but it's been romanticized in the song.
    It was written after a member of the band saw news reports about an elderly couple that had set out to visit a local festival but ended up disappearing.
    The woman suffered from Alzheimer's and the man had just had brain surgery. The song basically works on the premise that the couple set out that day to have fun basically like when they were younger before they disappeared.

  • @back2black717
    @back2black717 2 роки тому +7

    I loved this song! I didn't know it was based on a true story though.
    Still a great song ( now I'll just always think of the story that goes with it.)

  • @mayaspikes9524
    @mayaspikes9524 2 роки тому +8

    "The Way" is a great song. Please react to "Out of My Head" if you do another Fastball song. That song put me in my feelings back in the day.

    • @TheReign5136
      @TheReign5136 2 роки тому +1

      absolutely "Out of My Head", came to see if it was suggested.

  • @danlaudonudiobooks5840
    @danlaudonudiobooks5840 2 роки тому +1

    I remember calling in to the radio station, requesting this song. Then puttin on a music video 😎

  • @BlueProphet7
    @BlueProphet7 Місяць тому

    Thanks for reacting to this. It's one of the songs from my earliest childhood that I remember SO fondly.

  • @damonhines8187
    @damonhines8187 2 роки тому +1

    A perfect retro summer radio banger! Loved doing this with the kids' bands we taught!

  • @ZOSO900
    @ZOSO900 Рік тому

    My favourite is probably "You're an Ocean". Very welcome every single time it comes up on my retail job's playlist.

  • @TracyfromNC
    @TracyfromNC 2 роки тому +9

    Now you've got to do Dirty Vegas...Days Go By...a great story song. Same Era of music but a different style, awesome dance song, the story will bring tears to your eyes...so compelling.

    • @BigTroyT
      @BigTroyT 2 роки тому +1

      Great song and really great video!

    • @parkercovieo9103
      @parkercovieo9103 2 роки тому +1

      Have you heard the acoustic version?

  • @rozequinn1519
    @rozequinn1519 2 роки тому +3

    Their song Out Of My Head is an absolute favorite of mine!

  • @markbryant4932
    @markbryant4932 2 роки тому

    The lyrica "Anyone could see the road they were walking was paved with gold it's always summer they'll never get cold, they'll never grow old and gray" is a reference to eternal life in heaven, whose streets are paved with gold.

  • @matthintz9468
    @matthintz9468 2 роки тому +1

    As what's been posted here already, the song does have a melancholy vibe and, when you read the story behind it, it really comes out in the lyrics.

  • @bevil4aday
    @bevil4aday 2 роки тому +10

    To keep the 90s vein going fpr Female Friday tomorrow, you guys should do one, or more, of the following;
    Joan Osborne - One of Us
    Natalie Merchant - Carnival or Kind and Generous
    Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
    Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
    Natalia Imburglio - Torn
    Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery

    • @nadzee7101
      @nadzee7101 2 роки тому +2

      Add to your list anything by Belly/Tanya Donelley, Juliana Hatfield, or Aimee Mann.

    • @muffinamy83
      @muffinamy83 2 роки тому +2

      Definitely should hit Tori. 'Silent All These Years', her biggest hit, is the place to start, I think, but Cornflake Girl is also a good choice. My personal favorite on Little Earthquakes is 'Happy Phantom', no one ever talks about that one. Great and difficult piano in it (I'm a pianist.)

    • @bevil4aday
      @bevil4aday 2 роки тому +2

      @@nadzee7101 yes! I can't believe I forgot about Belly! For shame on me.

    • @bevil4aday
      @bevil4aday 2 роки тому +2

      @@muffinamy83 Tori is an exceptional artist.

    • @nadzee7101
      @nadzee7101 2 роки тому +1

      No worries. If you did not know Belly released a new album in 2018 called Dove. It is pretty solid, sounds a bit more like Tanya's solo material then the first 2 Belly albums.

  • @GinaGeeILuvu
    @GinaGeeILuvu 2 роки тому +1

    In MY opinion the couple in the song went on a “journey “ together! Sounds like they died because “the roads they walked on was paved in gold, it’s always summer, they’ll never get cold, never get hungry, never get old and gray”…sounds like heaven to me! I don’t know how they died but they went together! However, that’s just always has been my take on this song! ❤️❤️

  • @damonslaughter16
    @damonslaughter16 2 роки тому +1

    One of the few songs I can barely make it through without crying. My grandmother passed of Alzheimer's and this song is a kick to the gut

    • @RB01.10
      @RB01.10 6 місяців тому

      I’m so sorry to hear that!
      It is interesting though since the song sounds kind of sounds upbeat yet are about a depressing story (granted it was released before the full truth was known)

  • @kevinmartin9259
    @kevinmartin9259 Рік тому

    the power of positivity!! Remember that your glass is ALWAYS half full ..... it can always get worse so remember that!!

  • @Dee-JayW
    @Dee-JayW 2 роки тому

    Was waiting for this for a long time!! Thank you from 🇨🇦

  • @TexasRivermedic
    @TexasRivermedic 2 роки тому +1

    Alternative is my lane of music!! I still have this song on my current playlist. Similar artists are: Matchbox 20, The Wallflowers, Hootie and the Blowfish, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Marcy Playground, Spin Doctors, Smash Mouth, Counting Crows, Semisonic, Everclear, Barenaked Ladies, The Verve Pipe, Sugar Ray, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Plain White T’s, Green Day, Addict, The White Stripes, Everlast

  • @OronOfMontreal
    @OronOfMontreal Рік тому

    Musically, this song is based on the melody of a mid-century Latin hit called "Besa me mucho" (Kiss me a lot). This explains the Mid-Century Moderne look of the sets, backdrops and props on set, in the video.

  • @bernardcrowley1816
    @bernardcrowley1816 2 роки тому +3

    Love this song, great melody, like how they kick it in after the first verse.

  • @garyseven5791
    @garyseven5791 2 місяці тому

    LOL, I requested this song just moments ago not knowing that you had already played it. Y'all got it goin' on!

  • @margysama3393
    @margysama3393 2 роки тому +10

    I love this song a lot. A song you should react to is One Headlight by the Wallflowers as well as One Week by Barenaked Ladies

  • @danielcameron9857
    @danielcameron9857 2 роки тому +7

    If you guys start exploring this genre of 90's pop, you HAVE TO check out Fountains of Wayne!

  • @K4OSR
    @K4OSR 2 роки тому +6

    Still watching so I don't know if you figured out what happens in the song but it is based on a true story. The band heard a news report of an elderly couple with health that decided to commit suicide by driving away from home and dissappear in to the Arizona desert. They didn't want to burden the family. The "children" were the adult kids of the couple. If I recall, the car was found weeks later but I don't think the couple were found.

    • @benjalucian1515
      @benjalucian1515 2 роки тому +1

      It wasn't suicide. It was dementia. They got lost and couldn't find their way back home. Police stopped them but didn't realize they were in distress. Car eventually left the road and ended up at the bottom of the ditch, hundreds of miles from where they were supposed to be. The couple died. This song was based on theories before their bodies were found

    • @toriboy25
      @toriboy25 2 роки тому +1

      The wife had Alzheimer's and the husband was recovering from a brain surgery. Their car was found in Arkansas. Not Arizona. They were both in the car at the bottom of a ravine.

    • @UseByDate-Expired
      @UseByDate-Expired 2 роки тому +1

      The song was written before the couple was found.

  • @standupp2885
    @standupp2885 2 роки тому +1

    Great song and story about an elderly couple that apparently was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and they just woke up one morning and drove off, leaving it all behind. Another great song by Fastball is "Outta My Head".

  • @user-jd5ls1ro9o
    @user-jd5ls1ro9o Рік тому

    Love how they pause right before the first hook and don’t even bother to rewind a little before resuming. all the time

  • @GRIZZLYSGEAR
    @GRIZZLYSGEAR 2 роки тому

    Rocko: SPUNKY!!!
    Heffer: That was a hoot!

  • @SheaHarris
    @SheaHarris Рік тому +1

    Just a great song. I've heard the song described as a melody from beginning to end. Thought it would hook you more since it's so catchy. Most 90s music isn't grunge.

  • @umji3389
    @umji3389 2 роки тому

    when i first moved to south carolina, it was my first introduction to a modern pop station, and this and "iris" by goo goo dolls was CONSTANTLY on the radio.

  • @ZZ-du4ef
    @ZZ-du4ef 2 роки тому

    Ever have one of those days when you've had it with everything and you just want to chuck it all? That's what this sounds like to me.

  • @41sledge
    @41sledge 2 роки тому +3

    Mid 90s was alternative, post-grunge, power pop. Lots of different stuff. Some other bands to consider from that period are Days of the New, Tonic, Mad Season, Cake and Incubus. Love it when ya'll surprise me with a song I don't expect that I love.

  • @etc7070
    @etc7070 2 роки тому +2

    This was the late '90s. I remember it well because these were my college years! This was when I also started listening to ska and neo-swing, and I'm surprised you haven't touched on the Brian Setzer Orchestra yet, what with your reactions to the Stray Cats. Would also love it if you reacted to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. This was like peak '97-'99.

    • @TheRobotDevil
      @TheRobotDevil 2 роки тому +1

      Oh god, yes! I suggested Mighty Mighty Bosstones forever ago and still hoping they get around to them.

  • @mikeschulewitz4674
    @mikeschulewitz4674 2 роки тому

    I use your videos to do my biking every morning. You bring me down memory lane as all of this music is my past. Nothing like a 59-year-old guy listening to your reactions with tears running down his face while riding 25 MPH on his bike for 1.5 hours every morning. I also love the positive vibe every day, even when it's not something you love you still find nice things to say. The list of what I think you would love is so long you could never finish it. The 60's-70's-and 80's were just absolutely saturated with amazing music and talent

  • @BTSlipperypete
    @BTSlipperypete 2 роки тому +3

    This song brings me back to my first year of high school and makes me realize how old I'm getting. Definitely check out their song "Fire Escape", another great song with an... interesting video.

  • @HRConsultant_Jeff
    @HRConsultant_Jeff 2 роки тому

    I met these guys in my restaurant about a week before this song hit MTV. Very nice people and they mentioned to keep an eye out for the video.

  • @davidfarr5182
    @davidfarr5182 2 роки тому

    This song made me think of another song by a great group. The group's name is Cage the Elephant. The song is Ain't No Rest for the Wicked. It is more recent than most of the music that you guys listen to, but it has almost a psychedelic feel that I thunk you guys will enjoy.

  • @nicoletripp2257
    @nicoletripp2257 2 роки тому

    The band is from Austin TX, written about a couple that was from Salado TX, actually not far from me. They died, so that’s why they don’t care, streets are paved in gold. Video takes some dramatic pauses in the song that are not part of real song. Other hit was “ Out of my Head” . Same time and type music in the 90s check out The Wallflowers, lead singer is Jacob Dylan ….Bob Dylan‘s son “ One headlight “ “ 6th Avenue heartbreak “ where their two biggest songs. Also check out Smashmouth “ Walking on the Sun”

  • @tk72231968
    @tk72231968 2 роки тому +3

    You should check out a band called 'Train'...they have some really good songs like "Drive by", "Mermaid", and "50 ways to say goodbye".

    • @richardrenfroe676
      @richardrenfroe676 2 роки тому +1

      And drops of Jupiter was one of there songs I believe

  • @JustaGirlinCleveland
    @JustaGirlinCleveland 2 роки тому

    When our kids were little in the 90's, when we'd have a hectic day with them my husband and I would sing this to each other with an evil grin lol

  • @toddmccoskey3010
    @toddmccoskey3010 2 роки тому

    I am new to the channel. I have watched over 40 videos in the last two days. I love ❤️ you guys. Great chemistry. Keep rocking it 😎

  • @jaimiewarren8687
    @jaimiewarren8687 8 місяців тому

    I remember that really well. They ended up the way they wanted and didn’t want to be stopped. The children were adults though it sounds more sinister in the song. The optimistic view of them never getting old and grey and being happier than they ever were before made me love this song. ❤️

  • @bmeggs19
    @bmeggs19 2 роки тому

    There's a band called "Pavement". A 90s indie rock band that had a unique sound. "Cut Your Hair" is a really good taste of their sound.

  • @sonkaldo
    @sonkaldo 2 роки тому

    Love you guys. So refreshing to see real lovers of music. Love from🇦🇺

  • @debbiechang5781
    @debbiechang5781 2 роки тому +7

    I always loved the sound of this song and the way that it’s put together. I never knew the backstory until just now, reading some of the comments. It’s sad. I will continue reading to see what ended up happening. Great choice guys 🌺✌️I just looked again and cannot find if there was a resolution. Were they ever found? Does anybody know?

    • @mbenoit77
      @mbenoit77 2 роки тому +1

      Me too, Debbie!
      It's fun to learn about songs you love like this, while watching reaction videos.

    • @Leftycraig48
      @Leftycraig48 10 місяців тому +1

      The story this song was based upon ultimately had a tragic ending. The couple in their 80's were returning home form a music festival in Temple, TX and became disoriented. Several weeks later, their car was discovered by hikers at the bottom of a ravine in Arkansas. The couple had perished in the crash, but that was not known by the writer of the song at the time. The video was was also produced before the discovery of the couple, thus the party-like theme of the video. The premise being that the couple had just left their past life behind to start a new one. The true conclusion of the story was anything but party-like.

  • @tedter7200
    @tedter7200 2 роки тому

    You get a like before I even watch. One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite reactions channels get it instantly. That's what's up!

  • @ZenoWatson
    @ZenoWatson 2 роки тому +1

    Love the channel! Think I have watched almost every vid post, love your reactions. I suggest you will love "Yazoo - Don't Go!" Great 80's dance synth and Alison Moyet's Booming Voice!

  • @adamgrocco
    @adamgrocco 2 роки тому +1

    Flashback! haven't heard this in years!!

  • @davidspencer7475
    @davidspencer7475 2 роки тому +2

    I completely forgot about this song. Thanks for sharing. I just added it to my playlist. BTW - I would love to see you react to "All I Want" by Toad the Wet Sprocket or "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer. Both are great 90s pop songs.

  • @bakilacat1
    @bakilacat1 2 роки тому +1

    This the only song I know of theirs. Glad u did it!!

  • @beverleyeliane
    @beverleyeliane 2 роки тому

    This has been one of my fav songs since I was a kid! So nostalgic ❤️

  • @SuprousOxide
    @SuprousOxide 2 роки тому +5

    One of Fastball's other songs "Out of my head" was adapted by Machine-gun Kelly for his song "Bad Things". I was really surprised when I heard that obscure song by an obscure 90s band in the middle of a modern pop song

  • @donnalawrence4666
    @donnalawrence4666 2 роки тому +9

    Absolutely love this song. Thanks for the reaction.