Iris - Goo Goo Dolls (Cover by Colm R. McGuinness)

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2023
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  • @ColmRMcGuinness
    @ColmRMcGuinness  9 місяців тому +229

    Thanks for watching! Drop any suggestions below! 🙏

    • @LadyTuatha1
      @LadyTuatha1 9 місяців тому +2

      'Wish I was back home in Derry' purleeeeze

    • @leticiarosa8460
      @leticiarosa8460 9 місяців тому +11

      🌬 "Dust in the Wind"
      I think it would be a good cover too with your style. 👀
      Awesome cover, I loved it! 💜

    • @larryyacumada55
      @larryyacumada55 9 місяців тому +8

      The hammer and the anvil song

    • @JoshAnderson-pv5nu
      @JoshAnderson-pv5nu 9 місяців тому +10

      I'd love to see a Ghost Riders in the Sky cover from you. With your absolutely beastly bass vocals itd be amazeballs

    • @jonathanplatt8126
      @jonathanplatt8126 9 місяців тому

      dust in the wind would be awsome especially like a tavern version@@leticiarosa8460

  • @ForeverWog
    @ForeverWog 9 місяців тому +663

    I feel most songs can be upgraded with the addition of an Irish accent.

    • @ParkerUAS
      @ParkerUAS 9 місяців тому +37

      Just about everything can be upgraded with an Irish accent.

    • @ExHavic
      @ExHavic 9 місяців тому +18

      And whiskey

    • @cassandrasimplex7544
      @cassandrasimplex7544 9 місяців тому +19

      ​@@ExHavicTrue, whiskey is also upgraded by an Irish accent.

    • @jasoncox7244
      @jasoncox7244 9 місяців тому +12

      Even among Irish accents, this dude is friggin' amazing

    • @Tom-sq2yy
      @Tom-sq2yy 9 місяців тому +17

      @@cassandrasimplex7544 and an irish accent is upgraded by whiskey. a beautiful circle

  • @26sonicfan
    @26sonicfan 9 місяців тому +486

    As someone who grew up with Treasure Planet, this song has some deep rooted nostalgia, thank you so much for doing this

    • @Mylstrydr
      @Mylstrydr 9 місяців тому +45

      Agreed, both Iris and I'm Still Here are both great nostalgia songs... they have very similar feels and themes. Definitely peak Goo Goo Dolls.

    • @petermims7334
      @petermims7334 9 місяців тому +19

      He does the song from treasure planet and does a great job, you should listen to it.

    • @myu2k2
      @myu2k2 9 місяців тому +15

      Treasure Planet and City of Angels, both under rated gems with kickass Goo Goo Dolls songs.

    • @WulfyFang3
      @WulfyFang3 9 місяців тому +22

      Oh my Gods...I never realized the man who sang I'm Still Here is the singer from The Goo-Goo Dolls! No wonder that song and Iris always made me think of each other! 😂

    • @Fentoozler926
      @Fentoozler926 9 місяців тому +4

      @@WulfyFang3 Me either! I'm totally mindblown. And I have both songs in my favorite playlist. 🤣

  • @ScottishAxolotl
    @ScottishAxolotl 9 місяців тому +272

    I am shook by the sheer talent on display here. The rasping screams, the soft lows, the metal guitars mixed with pipes and fiddles. . just. . . Never stop making music Colm. . .please.

    • @toddmaliepaard9777
      @toddmaliepaard9777 9 місяців тому +9

      Colm is my favorite solo artist making content right now, I try to push out his music to everyone I can.

    • @unclebozo9845
      @unclebozo9845 6 місяців тому +1

      the last bit with the metal guitars mixed with the folk instruments almost reminds me of something out of Bloodywood's catalog despite them being from a completely different part of the world!

  • @nopenotme1138
    @nopenotme1138 9 місяців тому +224

    Most covers fail to capture the yearning and desperation in the lyrics. This one does not. Heartbreaking and beautiful, as it should be. ❤

    • @georgg.5730
      @georgg.5730 9 місяців тому +4

      THIS

    • @donnarowe8618
      @donnarowe8618 9 місяців тому +15

      I think it's the grit in his voice. Most covers are too smooth. Colm sang it like he meant every word!

    • @mr.stuffdoer8483
      @mr.stuffdoer8483 9 місяців тому +2

      Not sure what covers of this you listen to then, Breaking Benjamin and Jonathan Young did great

    • @GlitterEnby
      @GlitterEnby 9 місяців тому +4

      Agreed. Iris is, first and foremost, a song about pain. And a lot of covers lose that, but not this one.

    • @Sazmalihth
      @Sazmalihth Місяць тому

      I agree with everyone here it is the heartbroken sounding voice that most covers cannot get, but Colm's does

  • @Sheamuscz
    @Sheamuscz 9 місяців тому +204

    One of my favourite songs of all time covered by the epic Irish man with a wide vocal range. Amazing job, Colm.

  • @christophergamman5214
    @christophergamman5214 9 місяців тому +107

    This is my wife's favorite song forever. We had no idea how bad we needed you go cover it. 11/10

  • @Stillcrazyafteralltheseyears27
    @Stillcrazyafteralltheseyears27 9 місяців тому +140

    Thank you 🙏🏼. We lost our son in the Army and this was the last song I sang to him at his funeral. He was a proud Irish ☘️ boy. This song had special meaning to him. You see he took his own life. RIP PFC Cody 🥾🪖🎖️🪖🎖️

    • @mamachadders
      @mamachadders 9 місяців тому +12

      Condolences at your loss. 😢

    • @theidahospud
      @theidahospud 9 місяців тому +9

      As a Vietnam vet--You comment brought tear to my eyes--my condolences for your loss,

    • @KecS
      @KecS 9 місяців тому +5

      🫂🙏

    • @cloverbeespring5416
      @cloverbeespring5416 9 місяців тому +4

      I'm sorry for your loss. 💞🙏

    • @mistformsquirrel
      @mistformsquirrel 9 місяців тому +4

      So sorry for your loss.

  • @massiveeyebrows2429
    @massiveeyebrows2429 9 місяців тому +91

    My man, I cant even begin to tell you how beautiful this is. You absolutely killed it, and it sounds like you put your soul into this one.

  • @JoshAnderson-pv5nu
    @JoshAnderson-pv5nu 9 місяців тому +34

    The vocals of this are insane. Colm you're easily one of the best singers of our generation, hands down

  • @chimera4021
    @chimera4021 9 місяців тому +22

    Goo Goo Dolls - Iris lyrics:
    And I'd give up forever to touch you
    'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
    You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
    And I don't wanna go home right now
    And all I can taste is this moment
    And all I can breathe is your life
    And sooner or later, it's over
    I just don't wanna miss you tonight
    And I don't want the world to see me
    'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
    Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
    And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
    Or the moment of truth in your lies
    When everything feels like the movies
    Yeah, you bleed just to know you're alive
    And I don't want the world to see me
    'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am
    And I don't want the world to see me
    'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am

  • @edschmid123
    @edschmid123 9 місяців тому +37

    That last chorus when the heavy kicked in gave me chills, so intense

    • @biorph8597
      @biorph8597 9 місяців тому

      So amazingly intense, I have to go back and keep listening to it.

    • @Brellic
      @Brellic 4 місяці тому

      Seriously, I nearly sobbed. Took me back to hearing it the first time when I was an emotional teenager back in the 90's.

  • @JB-cx3be
    @JB-cx3be 9 місяців тому +25

    It really doesn’t matter what song, genre or setting you sing or play in. Every single song you produce is a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us.

  • @Daisilodavi
    @Daisilodavi 9 місяців тому +4

    With the light bars set to blue/purple, I kept expecting them to switch to red and Colm to tear into "Celtic rock" mode... and instead he just spent the full 3:52 reminding everyone that he's an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist IN ADDITION TO being a professional composer and an internet sensation of a singer. Brava.

  • @matthewarzoumanian1786
    @matthewarzoumanian1786 9 місяців тому +24

    Dude is ripped, makes fantastic music, and has incredible talent and character. What a beast, cheers mate 🍻

  • @WojciechP915
    @WojciechP915 8 місяців тому +5

    This man is a national treasure for Ireland.

  • @DariusOfPersia
    @DariusOfPersia 9 місяців тому +21

    Absolutely brilliant as always! We don't deserve you, Colm!

  • @hjorhrafn
    @hjorhrafn 9 місяців тому +8

    "Iris" is one of the most memory laden songs in my life, and this version is absolutely wonderful. There are times I've listened to the song and felt like the quiet, resigned sound Johnny used was perfect. Other times, it feels like it needs to build to this seething rage against the vagaries of fate and the pain of the world. You've captured that so perfectly here.
    Thank you for sharing this. I don't know if I needed it today, but I will at some point down the road.

  • @apathywins
    @apathywins 9 місяців тому +6

    Gosh. This arrangement. The strings. The longing. The raw emotion. Color me impressed! Well done as always!

  • @Lee-vn8xg
    @Lee-vn8xg 9 місяців тому +17

    I can't wait for this song to hit spotify, I think this may be my favorite of your covers to date, which is saying a lot. The emotion you pour into this performance is incredible and does this song so much justice! And the instrumentals are perfect, and the build up to that heart-wrenching last few lines? Chef's kiss, amazing.

  • @beast0339
    @beast0339 9 місяців тому +5

    God I remember this song from when I was a kid.
    I was only a toddler, barely a child in the latter half of the 2000s, but I was old enough to remember songs like this when my parents would play them on occasion.
    Iris, Shadow of The Day, The Kill and Sex is On Fire are the songs I remember the most from that time. Would love to see more covers of music like this

  • @ColtonRMagby
    @ColtonRMagby 9 місяців тому +6

    This song hits the emotional side of me so hard, I'm crying. When a song makes you cry, you KNOW it's top tier on any list.

    • @abelwolf7141
      @abelwolf7141 8 місяців тому

      Maybe cus you’re a softy

  • @RomBombadil
    @RomBombadil 9 місяців тому +15

    This song has always had a very special place in my heart, and your arrangement mixed with the rawness of your vocals... wow, absolutely floored me, man.
    I honestly think this is my favorite cover you've ever done. 10/10, gonna have this on loop for the rest of the weekend.

  • @alexisharper241
    @alexisharper241 9 місяців тому +3

    A clash of serene beauty and raw emotion; the facial expression at the end shook to the core. Absolutely stunning, all around!

  • @PrairieDad
    @PrairieDad 9 місяців тому +1

    The vocal/flute bit for the instrumental bit before the final chorus was perfection.

  • @jonathanseely9441
    @jonathanseely9441 9 місяців тому +5

    I'm sending this to my mom. She's the one that got me hooked on this song. Your cover is so full of emotion like you're waiting for it to boil into a good solid cry. It is so hauntingly beautiful...captivating. that's the word.

  • @js_musicmedia8981
    @js_musicmedia8981 9 місяців тому +7

    That last impact left me shell-shocked. What an incredible cover!

  • @trathanstargazer6421
    @trathanstargazer6421 9 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful, simply beautiful.

  • @JustsomerandomnNebraskan11
    @JustsomerandomnNebraskan11 9 місяців тому +7

    Good heavens, this is beautiful. Great work as always.

  • @michaelbushee3968
    @michaelbushee3968 9 місяців тому +2

    God, that edge of a scream in the first chorus feels like a heart breaking. Then that last chorus hits the chest like a truck. You more than did this song justice.

  • @KecS
    @KecS 9 місяців тому +4

    This song holds so many memories and you made it even more beautiful.

  • @b.r.52
    @b.r.52 9 місяців тому +4

    This was one of my favorite songs for the a decade ago.
    Thanks for the wonderful cover Colm

  • @_Ulfhednarrr
    @_Ulfhednarrr 9 місяців тому +3

    I was speechless the first listen but now I think I have enough words for a comment. This song was a big part of my youth. I was a very angsty teenager. You managed to take a song that’s already one of the most iconic songs of its time and elevate it in ways I didn’t think were possible. Well done, Colm, well done.

  • @dumbofreak
    @dumbofreak 9 місяців тому +4

    I forgot how much I loved this song. I really needed to hear this today too.

  • @JHKimbrell
    @JHKimbrell 9 місяців тому +10

    One of my favorite songs since ever and you’ve done it absolute justice! Beautiful job!

  • @GlitterEnby
    @GlitterEnby 9 місяців тому +3

    Iris is probably the song that means the most to me in the entire world, and it's really rare that I come across a cover of it that I like. This one is in some ways very different than the original, but stirs my soul in all the same ways, and I love it.
    And the yell at the end is just perfect. It reinforces the pain and loneliness, which I think is the backbone of the original but sometimes gets diminished in covers.

  • @86larsonrd
    @86larsonrd 9 місяців тому +1

    Too freaken talented. Cello. The voice, the banjo and the violin were not enough, you have to master the flipping Cello!

  • @whasianrice
    @whasianrice 9 місяців тому +3

    This is such a nostalgic song for me, and the grit and emotion you sang it with has me in tears. You knocked it out of the park as you always do.

  • @sommersturm3349
    @sommersturm3349 9 місяців тому +4

    Already 13 days ago? How could I miss this? My favourite artist with one of my favourite songs - Thank you so much!! Your version ist absolutely beautiful ❤

  • @ffximasterroshi
    @ffximasterroshi 9 місяців тому +2

    Perfect voice for this song absolutely incredible and brought me to tears ❤️♥️❤️♥️

  • @JonahIronstone
    @JonahIronstone 9 місяців тому +3

    Absolutely gorgeous. Your voice is perfect for the emotion in this song.

  • @andreav83
    @andreav83 9 місяців тому +1

    This is perfection. I got chills from the first bowing of the cello.

  • @EtheraVenlivrenVari
    @EtheraVenlivrenVari 9 місяців тому +4

    Already with just the first few seconds I could tell this was going to be a good one too, Mr. Colm. You absolutely smashed it!

  • @OrganicReactionz
    @OrganicReactionz 9 місяців тому +1

    I am BLOWN away. This is incredible.

  • @Jiffedup
    @Jiffedup 9 місяців тому +1

    You have made me cry so many times... drunk or sober. God damn brother your good. You hit the right songs and note for this one washup. Thank you

  • @maximusoctivus1302
    @maximusoctivus1302 6 місяців тому

    I love the touch of Irish instruments

  • @HollyAtTheNaturista
    @HollyAtTheNaturista 9 місяців тому +3

    Was going to say it's a hell of a range to go from wanting to go on a viking raid in one song to wanting to slow dance with a lover in the other...but then you killed it when the ending and proved you can do both without breaking a sweat.
    Well done! Another favorite done 10/10.

  • @tyranyx40
    @tyranyx40 9 місяців тому +6

    Man I feel this is one of your best covers. You sang it with such passion. Good job man

  • @TasareAlda
    @TasareAlda 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful, just absolutely beautiful.

  • @TheCreepypro
    @TheCreepypro 8 місяців тому +2

    now this is how you cover the goo goo dolls! feel free to do it again whenever you wish!

  • @oraghallaigh4421
    @oraghallaigh4421 9 місяців тому +2

    As someone who loves your covers, loves this song, and is a hopeless romantic who cannot express how he feels to that someone, this song hits right in the feels.
    Really touching and powerful, and a killer ending. Great job, Colm

  • @AQuietVoice2022
    @AQuietVoice2022 9 місяців тому +1

    Easily the best cover of this song I have ever heard.

  • @nefarius6879
    @nefarius6879 2 місяці тому

    Amazing rendition!
    Beautiful Vocal use of passion and power.

  • @starstuff84
    @starstuff84 9 місяців тому

    So raw and powerful. Thank you.

  • @monzo3974
    @monzo3974 9 місяців тому

    This song makes me cry every single time without fail

  • @gentlemanlygerry
    @gentlemanlygerry 7 місяців тому

    That was utterly fantastic. Period. 👏👏👍👍🙃✌️

  • @foobarjackson4513
    @foobarjackson4513 9 місяців тому +3

    wow this really hit that spot for me. this song is my calm in the storm and my reminder that things will be alright. hearing from you in your unique style gave me absolute chills

  • @cheriebell9048
    @cheriebell9048 9 місяців тому +2

    I can’t wait until this lands on Spotify. You have done another amazing job.

  • @sarahtonin382
    @sarahtonin382 9 місяців тому +1

    Oh Colm....you've done it again. Amazing.

  • @kylesparks1826
    @kylesparks1826 9 місяців тому +1

    Was not expecting this but I'm glad it happened.

  • @Ryan-ji4jp
    @Ryan-ji4jp 9 місяців тому +1

    This need to be a movie soundtrack

  • @durindeplays3704
    @durindeplays3704 9 місяців тому +3

    The most Irish man to ever Iris

  • @joemcnerney8765
    @joemcnerney8765 9 місяців тому +1

    Great job Colm. Fantastic voice

  • @Dillon_Calhoun
    @Dillon_Calhoun 9 місяців тому +3

    3:30 Not gonna lie, the emotion on your face got me in the feels. Amazing cover as always.

  • @D0nnyB0y
    @D0nnyB0y 9 місяців тому +2

    Growing up where the band originated, my mother has had such an infatuation with the Goo Goo Dolls all her life, and she instilled that into me at a very young age. Thank you for doing one of my favorite songs ever such justice, bud.

  • @paulboger3101
    @paulboger3101 9 місяців тому

    Simply beautiful.

  • @ravennahblack8522
    @ravennahblack8522 4 місяці тому

    Most covers don't improve a song... This one does!!

  • @heckolo1122
    @heckolo1122 9 місяців тому +1

    MADE MY DAY, Chief's kiss. Thank you sir, you music capability is inspiring!

  • @pamparam8347
    @pamparam8347 9 місяців тому +1

    I don’t often comment on videos, but when I do, it’s because it witnessed something damn special.
    @Colm_R_McGuiness , bravo, good sir, bravo. Very handsomely played!

  • @Urbxx
    @Urbxx 9 місяців тому

    Duude, the flute, so goooooood!

  • @connorandrews2859
    @connorandrews2859 9 місяців тому +1

    Holy mother of goats - Didn´t expect that scream at the ending...! o.O

  • @jenniferadams370
    @jenniferadams370 9 місяців тому +4

    I had no idea how badly I needed you to cover this song until right now. Fantastic job!

  • @JL_Artistry
    @JL_Artistry 9 місяців тому +2

    Your videos are the highlight of every week ❤

  • @rasenshuriken9076
    @rasenshuriken9076 9 місяців тому +1

    This is one of my top 10 favorite songs, like, EVER. Your cover did it every possible justice.

  • @TheGhostofMyMiddleFinger
    @TheGhostofMyMiddleFinger 9 місяців тому

    HELL YAH
    a lot calmer compared to the usual badassness, i love it!!!!

  • @jdlstoryteller
    @jdlstoryteller 9 місяців тому +2

    I praise God for your music, sir. Thank you for putting your all into this one. It shows in spades.

  • @azmodanthelesser192
    @azmodanthelesser192 9 місяців тому

    If I could like more then once I would, Brilliant !!!

  • @HarveyMidnight
    @HarveyMidnight 9 місяців тому +1

    Well, geez, UA-cam stopped sending me your vids for some reason.. even though I'm subbed n"all-- I said to myself, "where the hell has Colm been?" .. so I searched, found this, and literally CRIED! You are such an awesome musician!

  • @heidilw70
    @heidilw70 9 місяців тому +2

    One of my favorite songs of all time. Love this version Colm! ❤️

  • @juicyspydrgaming
    @juicyspydrgaming 6 місяців тому

    That drop though!!! I'm still trying to get my jaw off the floor 😲

  • @HospitalerSt
    @HospitalerSt 9 місяців тому

    You outdo yourself with this one. I feel like some ninjas are cutting onions in here again, damn.

  • @boleebo2925
    @boleebo2925 9 місяців тому +1

    This is simply beautiful. I typically DO NOT like remakes, but this is every bit as perfect as the original

  • @EliSkylander
    @EliSkylander 9 місяців тому

    Expected: Colm McGuiness folk cover.
    Gets: Colm McGuiness folk metal cover.
    Is not: disappointed.

  • @beccisharp
    @beccisharp 9 місяців тому +1

    This is one of my all time favourite songs and I never knew how much I needed to hear this version

  • @FairyGod
    @FairyGod 9 місяців тому +1

    dude the ending just gave me goosebumps, was not expecting that🤘🤘

  • @veryhungrycaterpillar3052
    @veryhungrycaterpillar3052 9 місяців тому +4

    Nice one brother 👏🐛 fantastic cover as always

  • @edspencer2488
    @edspencer2488 9 місяців тому

    Pleading to hear "Helplessly Hoping" with your three part harmony... Gods, what Magick you evoke, lad!

  • @hollyberry0602
    @hollyberry0602 9 місяців тому +1

    This is truly the best version of this song I have ever heard. This blew my mind.
    Easily one of the best musicians I've ever had the pleasure of listening to!

  • @joelgogo2170
    @joelgogo2170 7 місяців тому

    I'm just here for the astonishing metal tones on this track

  • @anastasianorthern2925
    @anastasianorthern2925 9 місяців тому +1

    I just wanted to say thank you again for the love and feelings that you put into every song and every cover. it's priceless.
    I wish you warmth and inspiration to do what your heart wants.

  • @Fentoozler926
    @Fentoozler926 9 місяців тому +2

    This was absolutely amazing! Another fantastic cover!

  • @betsysmall2396
    @betsysmall2396 8 місяців тому

    Wow and wow!!!

  • @felixoyola-rosa923
    @felixoyola-rosa923 9 місяців тому +1

    This was absolutely phenomenal

  • @jen0718
    @jen0718 9 місяців тому

    Whoa, I liked it with the screamo at the end 😮

  • @johnsmith8906
    @johnsmith8906 9 місяців тому

    10 seconds in....and it's the cover version I didn't know I needed.

  • @allankatch2651
    @allankatch2651 9 місяців тому

    This has got to be one of my favorite ones. Bravo

  • @arihyo6564
    @arihyo6564 5 місяців тому

    I was not expecting that. This cover was absolutely fantastic.

  • @jameshenryk
    @jameshenryk 9 місяців тому +1

    the irish accent adds another degree of emotion to this song i think its the best cover you have done

  • @LunaSolaste
    @LunaSolaste 9 місяців тому +1

    I love the low growl this song has! It adds such character

  • @sebastianwhite4715
    @sebastianwhite4715 9 місяців тому

    Man, as a man who listened to the Goo Goo Dolls on the way to my little league games, this is super nostalgic.