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  • @yelnek4548
    @yelnek4548 3 місяці тому +95

    "When everything feels like the movies, and you bleed just to know you're alive." One of the best lyrics ever!

    • @RickReinster
      @RickReinster 3 місяці тому +3

      the way he says 'movies' gave me the chills

    • @laudanum669
      @laudanum669 3 місяці тому +1

      Rezeznik does write some great lyrics on of my favorite lines is from their song "Broadway". "See the young man sitting in the old man's bar waiting for his turn to die.

    • @amymbeauty8765
      @amymbeauty8765 2 місяці тому

      Facts!

  • @jamesstewart9523
    @jamesstewart9523 23 дні тому +2

    John Rzeznik was asked "What were you thinking when you chose the name Goo Goo Dolls?" His answer, "We certainly weren't thinking we'd be around for 30 years."

  • @seekexplorewander
    @seekexplorewander 3 місяці тому +35

    They're originally from Buffalo. You can easily find clips of a performance, for free, that they gave in their hometown about 20 years ago. It was POURING FNG RAIN ALMOST THE ENTIRE SHOW (it was outdoors). They didn't complain, they didn't cancel, they didn't cry like so many divas in the music industry. They just played their hearts out for two plus hours in a monsoon, and tens of thousands of people from their hometown stood in the rain, drenched beyond belief, singing along. It's amazing.

    • @jonathanmong4927
      @jonathanmong4927 Місяць тому

      I will say that with certain outdoor setups, it's actually unsafe to play the concert live, and that odds are the instruments they used during that gig can never be played again

  • @ZoneXV
    @ZoneXV 3 місяці тому +64

    My favorite version of this song is still the live version where they played it in the pouring rain. It's one of the top one's on UA-cam.

    • @paulfadeley3496
      @paulfadeley3496 3 місяці тому +17

      That is live in Buffalo New York on the 4th of July in the pouring rain!!!!! They were told to reschedule do to safety concerns and the refused to let us hometown fans down!!!! I was there in the soaking wet sea of humanity!!!

    • @kdbadk
      @kdbadk 3 місяці тому +10

      Truly one of the best things I've seen on UA-cam.

    • @brittreacts
      @brittreacts  3 місяці тому +6

      Legendary!

    • @andrewlonardo-roy8520
      @andrewlonardo-roy8520 3 місяці тому +5

      Has to be one of the best live performances of all time

    • @laudanum669
      @laudanum669 3 місяці тому +2

      I agree ! The whole concert is amazing, you could tell the band was having a lot of fun, even in the rain.

  • @mikefetterman6782
    @mikefetterman6782 3 місяці тому +72

    That instrument is just a mandolin. Like Ukeleles, they can be shaped into different models (like tiny models of 8 string guitar).

    • @carlradon2654
      @carlradon2654 3 місяці тому +5

      Yep, but the mandolin is tuned like a violin not a guitar, and while the violin has 4 strings, the mandolin's 4 string tones are in pairs; hence 8 strings.

    • @jonahhex8178
      @jonahhex8178 2 місяці тому

      ​@@carlradon2654I've been watching a lot of these reactions lately. I'm 51 and have been playing mandolin for thirty years. I'm absolutely shocked how many people don't know what a mandolin is! 😂

  • @VerchielxKanda
    @VerchielxKanda 3 місяці тому +36

    Oh, you DEFINITELY need to hear the studio version. It sounds so good with headphones on.

  • @jvsmith7888
    @jvsmith7888 3 місяці тому +41

    The Goo Goo Dolls are an incredible group and they have put out some fantastic music over the years. Check out some of their other songs like "Fallin' Down", "Name", "Slide", or "Broadway is Dark Tonight." I think you will really enjoy their music.

    • @justrob2656
      @justrob2656 3 місяці тому

      Name is good yes, agreed, I remember that one

  • @spiderwayne
    @spiderwayne 3 місяці тому +57

    This song was written by the Goo Goo Dolls for the movie City of Angels. You should also watch both the music video and the movie. Here is a link to the music video ua-cam.com/video/jviS0mvxEXk/v-deo.htmlsi=6SPvQIr5pCo-YPfy

    • @nsm484
      @nsm484 3 місяці тому +10

      This song will always be on my 90's Alternative playlist... Classic.. and yes... those of us who knew of the song did have it on repeat... and still do!

    • @karensilvera6694
      @karensilvera6694 3 місяці тому +4

      I haven't seen that movie in years. Thanks for the reminder.

    • @buckeyegirl16
      @buckeyegirl16 3 місяці тому +3

      Worst ending to a movie ever (that I've seen). Movie was great up til the end. Will never watch it again.

    • @lfelton777
      @lfelton777 3 місяці тому +3

      I love that movie.

    • @O_Towne_Bear
      @O_Towne_Bear 3 місяці тому +2

      check out the original movies that it is based on first, both by Wim Wenders, "Far Away, So Close" and "Wings Of Desire"

  • @jonathanhenderson9422
    @jonathanhenderson9422 3 місяці тому +28

    You couldn't escape this song in the late 90s. Feels strange hearing this live version... it's so different from the studio version they played non-stop. Still an emotive masterpiece in either version. Goo Goo Dolls did start out as an alternative rock band in the vein of The Replacements, but after the success of this song they moved towards writing more ballads like this but they never had another hit quite this massive.

    • @christianrunfola9461
      @christianrunfola9461 2 місяці тому

      they actually were straight up punk in the mid/
      late 80s (known as the Sex Maggots), I kid you not. Saw them many times at the now closed Continental in Buffalo.

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless 2 місяці тому +1

      I think this is the most played song on American radio of all time, or was last time I checked

    • @jonathanhenderson9422
      @jonathanhenderson9422 2 місяці тому

      @@neilpatrickhairless Wouldn't surprise me. Great username btw!

  • @_Subaru_2024
    @_Subaru_2024 3 місяці тому +21

    Check out the song, "Slide" by the Goo Goo Dolls.

  • @paulfadeley3496
    @paulfadeley3496 3 місяці тому +12

    The Goo's as they are known here in their hometown of Buffalo New York started as a punk rock band!!!! BTW the rugs are usually on stage because bassist Robbie Takac hates things on his feet and prefers barefoot!

  • @Johne.8250
    @Johne.8250 3 місяці тому +21

    The radio version is pretty cool with strings in the background as well

    • @neilpatrickhairless
      @neilpatrickhairless 2 місяці тому

      David Campbell (Beck's Dad) arranged the strings

    • @Johne.8250
      @Johne.8250 2 місяці тому

      @@neilpatrickhairless awesome

  • @AlexSadof
    @AlexSadof 3 місяці тому +7

    This song was absolutely massive when it came out.

  • @tommack9395
    @tommack9395 3 місяці тому +9

    The song is named Iris - as in eye or camera - because he covets what he sees or pictures but does not have the words nor means to express it and shy's away from the attention.
    People toss the Goo Goo Dolls in post-grunge or punk-rock, though their first album was released in '87. John said "We had a gig and so we had to come up with some kind of a name just to play the show, it's just what they spouted out." The bass player Robby Takac was the original singer and John took over most the vocals by the third album.
    "A Boy Named Goo" is my favorite album by them because it's so raw, most people will know the songs "Name" and maybe "Naked" the former more acoustic and the second a shear rocker - likely my favorite. One thing I can say is John Rzeznik can write a song...

    • @AnusCampbell
      @AnusCampbell Місяць тому +1

      The original band was a 4 piece and went by the name Adam Von Zipper. Seen them many time at a bar called The Continental on Franklin St in downtown Buffalo.

  • @godcorrodedgod
    @godcorrodedgod 3 місяці тому +10

    Absolutley stunningly Beautiful song. Close to perfect.

  • @tbd-5160
    @tbd-5160 3 місяці тому +8

    Goo Goo Dolls (both the toy & the band) are from Buffalo. It's a rubber toy doll and when you squeeze it the eyes bulge out.

    • @justrob2656
      @justrob2656 3 місяці тому +2

      Thanks for that! I learn something new everyday!

  • @angiemclain4411
    @angiemclain4411 3 місяці тому +11

    The studio version is better and they hit some higher notes. This is my absolute favorite song by them. I can see the scenes in the movie! Make sure you have a tissue if you watch the movie. It’s a good one.

  • @user-yw6bz4ty3y
    @user-yw6bz4ty3y 3 місяці тому +8

    You have to know the movie to understand the lyrics. Nicholas Cage is a guardian angel for Meg Ryan. He falls in love with her but she can’t see him or feel his touch. He sacrifices everything to become human and be with her…except that she dies in a tragic accident almost immediately afterwards. This song is his longing for her and ultimately the unrequited love.

    • @jeknechtphotography7106
      @jeknechtphotography7106 3 місяці тому +3

      City of Angels correct?

    • @user-yw6bz4ty3y
      @user-yw6bz4ty3y 3 місяці тому

      Yes, I was referencing City of Angels (which was loosely based on the German film Desire of Angels).@@jeknechtphotography7106

    • @stevem-h3562
      @stevem-h3562 2 місяці тому

      @@jeknechtphotography7106 Yep. Based on a film by Wim Wenders called Wings Of Desire which was set in Germany. And its a staggering film. Peter Falk's monologue is unbelievable. He plays the part of the Angel who had fell to earth before Cage's character - his best known line starts "I cant see you, but I can feel you", in the hospital room.
      Wings Of Desire is a brilliant film, but City Of Angels is a great story in its own right.

  • @aaronherbison7316
    @aaronherbison7316 3 місяці тому +11

    Its a Mandolin... Used a lot in country and bluegrass music

  • @bryanstoudenmire
    @bryanstoudenmire 3 місяці тому +7

    I've always loved this song

  • @Drewnah
    @Drewnah 3 місяці тому +4

    This song was everywhere in the late 90s and early 2000s. It was a bit overplayed, but I actually enjoy hearing it more now.

  • @TCB_SS2
    @TCB_SS2 3 місяці тому +4

    I think my favorite thing about this song is that it ended the lead singers years of writers block. Their album, A Boy Named Goo, is another great album. My favorite song by them, Name, is such a great song from the 90's.
    Another phenomenal reaction.

  • @marshabailey1121
    @marshabailey1121 3 місяці тому +6

    Lovethe Goo!!!!!! The name of the band was pretty random, as is the name of this song (John took it from a magazine article on Iris Dement he just picked up when pressed for a title). John Rzeznik is a great songwriter and a very witty guy. Love these guys!!! Other great songs include Sympathy, Slide, Name, Come to Me. Iris is one ot the alltime great songs.

  • @joshuacalebsmith
    @joshuacalebsmith 3 місяці тому +7

    I was so excited to see your reaction for this song. I knew it would be special! 😊

  • @detredwings21
    @detredwings21 3 місяці тому +3

    "I was thinking about the situation of the Nicolas Cage character in the movie. This guy is completely willing to give up his own immortality, just to be able to feel something very human. And I think, 'Wow! What an amazing thing it must be like to love someone so much that you give up everything to be with them.' That's a pretty heavy thought.

    • @clemmatangi601
      @clemmatangi601 3 місяці тому +1

      one. f the best story told and movies ever made City of Angels

  • @detredwings21
    @detredwings21 3 місяці тому +3

    Iris" is a song by American alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. Originally written for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels,

  • @Darnaguen
    @Darnaguen Місяць тому

    One of the most gorgeous songs ever written, period. Sung by a man of near-equal beauty. 🤭
    It's kinda cool how, when thinking of the story it was written for, the lyrics are quite literal in the context: a guardian angel falling in love with the human woman he is supposed to be guarding while staying unseen. But they're also something many people can relate to in various periods of our lives.
    All in all, no wonder the song is so universally beloved.

  • @jamesstewart9523
    @jamesstewart9523 23 дні тому

    The song name came from a magazine cover. It was written for the movie, "City of Angels" in 1998. It also redefined the band's sound. They have plenty of alt-rock songs.

  • @AVGuyhall
    @AVGuyhall 3 місяці тому +3

    This song is perfection. It grabs me every time I hear it. It was amazing in "City of Angels".

  • @jamesdavisjr6937
    @jamesdavisjr6937 3 місяці тому +3

    The instrument is a mandolin and this is a great song featured in a great movie city of angels

  • @99sheepy
    @99sheepy 3 місяці тому +8

    This song was on the City of Angels soundtrack. Not a bad soundtrack, also having Alanis Morisette's Uninvited.

  • @salexa171
    @salexa171 28 днів тому

    Such a class band. Wish I could hear this song for the first time again.

  • @arnoldcox9128
    @arnoldcox9128 3 місяці тому +3

    A song like this will never age

  • @davidkettell6236
    @davidkettell6236 3 місяці тому +8

    A Mandolin ,i believe ?

  • @seangilbert19658
    @seangilbert19658 3 місяці тому +1

    The song “black balloon” is one of my favorites from the Goo Goo Dolls!

  • @jeremiahandmaggiegutierrez3261
    @jeremiahandmaggiegutierrez3261 3 місяці тому +2

    The live version where they’re playing in the rain is epic.

  • @jeffmay8139
    @jeffmay8139 3 місяці тому +5

    You now need to rabbit-hole 'Slide', 'Name', 'Black Balloon', 'Sympathy', 'Here is Gone', 'Better Days', and 'Broadway'. You'll love the lyrics! John Rzeznik is a great songwriter/lyricist.

  • @mchambone101
    @mchambone101 3 місяці тому +3

    Another good Goo Goo Dolls performance I enjoy is "NAME-Sound FX 1995"

  • @mikeengler6727
    @mikeengler6727 3 місяці тому +2

    Its one of my all time favorites. You should listen to the studio versions of songs before the live ones because thats how most people know them best. Im very glad you did this song. Also, even though it went with the movie, i feel like the songs more broader meaning is about unrequieted love. Just my take. Love your channel. I watch it daily.❤

  • @deeboy4378
    @deeboy4378 3 місяці тому +2

    This is alternative Rock, Incredible era of music. . Very heart felt. . song still gives me chills . . Another good one from this time Is "Lightning Crashes" . by A group called "live"

  • @RobPresq1717
    @RobPresq1717 3 місяці тому +2

    The Goo Goo Dolls have always been a very underappreciated group.
    I love all of their songs and if you liked this one, you'll like most every other one of their hits.
    I don't even try to put them in a genre or classification, I just enjoy their music.
    Great reaction, you're reactions are wonderful to watch, as always.
    Keep doing what you're doing and much continued success.

  • @clintlandrum9498
    @clintlandrum9498 3 місяці тому +2

    I've always liked how Johnny R sings this song.

  • @tinagilbert8902
    @tinagilbert8902 3 місяці тому +2

    Awesome reaction to this iconic song and band (imo). I was in my 20's when this song came out and felt every bit of what u were feeling when u watched this... I still do today. It's a timeless human struggle....
    Because u loved it so much, I just want u to know that this particular performance was a "watered-down" performance.
    As others have said. the live in Buffalo NY in 2004 (in the POURING rain) is EPIC... and a true representation of the song and this band. I hope you revisit this one, even if just for yourself. It's even better than this. Peace and light to all...💞

  • @LadyBlue77
    @LadyBlue77 3 місяці тому +2

    As someone raised with out parents i love their song "Name"

    • @justrob2656
      @justrob2656 3 місяці тому +1

      LadyBlue77 Cheers to you! You are stronger than we know

  • @kenneth2875
    @kenneth2875 3 місяці тому +1

    Wikipedia-Rzeznik named the song after country folk singer-songwriter Iris DeMent, after he noticed her name in a concert listing in the LA Weekly newspaper

  • @neilpatrickhairless
    @neilpatrickhairless 2 місяці тому

    Tim Pierce played the mandolin and slide guitar solo on the studio version of this song. Killer player

  • @andrewlonardo-roy8520
    @andrewlonardo-roy8520 3 місяці тому +1

    In my opinion it’s the best song ever written. It’s one of the biggest songs of all time - was the most played song on radio for a then record 18 weeks in 1998 (just broken in 2021). I’m sure others have said it but their band name came from an ad for a Goo Goo Doll because they just needed a name and it stuck. Similar story with Iris - they needed a name for the song so the lead singer/songwriter saw the name of a singer Iris Dement in a magazine and said just call it Iris

  • @ememnicholas565
    @ememnicholas565 3 місяці тому +1

    I saw them outdoors on a perfect summer night in ATL. They were exceptional.

  • @CreativeGuy99
    @CreativeGuy99 3 місяці тому +2

    Yes, 90's rock band and they do have some pretty heavy upbeat songs as well.

  • @DarkAngel1985Mike
    @DarkAngel1985Mike 3 місяці тому

    This song was the theme song for the 1998 movie City of Angels about an Angel that falls in love with a human and he eventually gives up his immortality as an angel to be with her

  • @rantoppp
    @rantoppp 3 місяці тому

    This song was part of the soundtrack for the movie City of Angels. It's a good movie (kind of chick flick) but I really liked it, and this song fits it well.
    Their song Slide was a big hit and a good song!

  • @jeffreyanderson2777
    @jeffreyanderson2777 3 місяці тому +2

    Now check The Goo Goo Dolls song called Name

  • @roberttompkins6489
    @roberttompkins6489 3 місяці тому +2

    One of the better 90s songs.

  • @barrymuller5131
    @barrymuller5131 3 місяці тому

    I saw this band in a cozy venue and got close. They are so good. They have a live album in Buffalo. Soooo good.

  • @stephmom1971
    @stephmom1971 3 місяці тому

    He named the song Irish because when he was in his hotel room writing it, he saw in the magazine LA WEEKLY that Iris Dement was playing in town. He liked the name. Very random. Lol

  • @sarahb6012
    @sarahb6012 3 місяці тому +2

    If you enjoy the mandolin, you should listen to REM’s Losing My Religion. It uses the mandolin as a lead instead of a guitar. Glad you enjoyed this song. Another good song from that era is Collective Soul’s the World I Know.

  • @joankisloski6972
    @joankisloski6972 3 місяці тому +1

    The song came at a troubled time in Rzeznik’s life. . “I’m horrible at naming songs,” he says, “so it’s the last thing I do. I was looking through a magazine called LA Weekly and saw that a great singer-songwriter called Iris DeMent was playing in town. I was, like: ‘Wow! What a beautiful name.’

  • @nuncapasaran9374
    @nuncapasaran9374 3 місяці тому +4

    ok alright so we're just gonna bring the goo goo dolls into it and make a mfer cry in the middle of he afternoon huh

  • @refinedpenedits
    @refinedpenedits 3 місяці тому +1

    Please watch the original official video. The vocals go higher and are more pleading because of it. Packs a punch.

  • @c.s.m.k5737
    @c.s.m.k5737 3 місяці тому +1

    @Britt. You should hear more music from the mid 90s to the early 2000s. There so many good music of different genres in that period that many today are missing out on.

  • @TheGammaQuadrant
    @TheGammaQuadrant 3 місяці тому

    Dig your cap. I love your genuine reaction to this song. Yes, truly a moving masterpiece of music.

  • @heetcrusher2880
    @heetcrusher2880 3 місяці тому +2

    John was tasked with writing a song for a movie and he said that this song just came to him and was effortless and just flowed from him.

  • @karendavis2668
    @karendavis2668 3 місяці тому +1

    You should definitely listen to the studio version too! He's taking down the notes in this live version. ❤

  • @danacasey8543
    @danacasey8543 3 місяці тому

    "I just want you to know who I am". My theme song. My daughter and I have seen the Goo Goo Dolls in concert 4 times. I cry each time I hear this song, and my daughter cries to "Name". More Goo Goo Dolls please. For a truly romantic song about lasting love, listen to "Come To Me".

  • @philgonzalez5953
    @philgonzalez5953 3 місяці тому +3

    Black balloon and lazy eye. Great songs .

  • @samirawestling1026
    @samirawestling1026 3 місяці тому

    It was on replay for me when I was a teenager in the late 90's! Lots of love from Sweden

  • @kristinabushnell3652
    @kristinabushnell3652 3 місяці тому

    Oh my goodness what a beautiful man 😂. Love The Goo Goo Dolls. Some other really goods ones of theirs are Slide, Black Balloon, Name, and Broadway. Great reaction!! 🙂

  • @DevInvest
    @DevInvest 2 місяці тому

    The live in Buffalo performance is legend.

  • @korymunday9896
    @korymunday9896 3 місяці тому

    This is by far one of their best songs!

  • @Theressomethingwrongwiththem
    @Theressomethingwrongwiththem 3 місяці тому

    This song is the story of the half-dead angel (Nicolas Cage) from the movie City of Angels, and the mortal he falls desperately in love with (Meg Ryan). He feels alive but knows he is not.

  • @user-yd2pt8db6s
    @user-yd2pt8db6s 3 місяці тому

    Goo goo dolls name came from a true detective magazine ads about a hoo goo doll, they needed a name to perform that night at a show, found magazine ad, took the name

  • @nrdztx
    @nrdztx 3 місяці тому +2

    Summer of 98, what a time to be alive!!
    Studio version is way better because he takes it way higher on the chorus.

    • @Literallyme1234
      @Literallyme1234 19 днів тому

      yeah, john couldn't go higher in this as he was a lot older

  • @rray848
    @rray848 3 місяці тому +1

    This song was on the City of Angels soundtrack. It was written for the movie. Great soundtrack. Every song was gorgeous. U2, Alanis Morissette, Paula Cole, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton... you can put the soundtrack on and play it all the way through. This version of this song is slightly different. Maybe it is just because I'm use to that version but I like it better than this one. Thank you for the reaction.

  • @wiseartwork3031
    @wiseartwork3031 3 місяці тому +1

    the best Recording of this song was Live in Buffalo NY where he sang the song in the pouring rain was the best!! Super poetic

  • @rusyakel8918
    @rusyakel8918 3 місяці тому +2

    Great song, you need to watch the Actual video 😊

  • @dartmart9263
    @dartmart9263 2 місяці тому +1

    You need to watch City of Angels to understand why the song has that “moodiness”. Love your channel!!!

  • @ettiennemalan8487
    @ettiennemalan8487 Місяць тому

    This is from one of my favourite all time movies which I've only ever watched once cause I Just can't watch it again. I don't want to spoil the first impression I have of it, it was so heart brokenly perfect.

  • @kyleg334
    @kyleg334 3 місяці тому +1

    This was huge when I was a teenager.

  • @glassontherocks
    @glassontherocks 3 місяці тому

    It is a Mandolin. Steve Earl played one in Copperhead Road.

  • @darweezy2270
    @darweezy2270 3 місяці тому

    This song is one of my top 5 all time favorites. The live in Buffalo is simply beyond words. Top tier concert performance.

  • @jennujor1551
    @jennujor1551 3 місяці тому +1

    And this version was very dialed down vocally...hope you listen to the studio one so you can hear them reach the higher notes while the music revs up!

  • @matthewdooley7855
    @matthewdooley7855 2 місяці тому

    This song delivers a specific emotion, but it's hard to explain. There's a few groups that use the mandolin - REM used it in "Losing My Religion", it's normally a bluegrass thing, Ricky Skaggs is the master of it (and pretty much anything else with strings).

  • @MrPreacherman75
    @MrPreacherman75 3 місяці тому

    This song has a great backstory... it was written for the movie "City of Angels" with Meg Ryan and Nick Cage... But you should check out the studio version or the Live video of them in the rain... He changes the melody a bit in this version... Also, Goo Goo Dolls are a rock band almost a bit punkish in their early music.

  • @jefformsby5604
    @jefformsby5604 3 місяці тому +1

    The small guitar like instrument is a mandolin.

  • @DarkAngel1985Mike
    @DarkAngel1985Mike 3 місяці тому

    Love this song, it was the song with many girlfriends around 98-99

  • @ericwilliams1031
    @ericwilliams1031 3 місяці тому

    They started as a punk metal band in the 80s and picked the name at random from a toy ad in a magazine and never changed it. They were very popular in the mid 90s through early 2000s. Songs like
    "Name"
    "Big Machine"
    "Dizzy"
    "Slide"
    "Here Is Gone"
    "Sympathy"
    "Stay With You"
    "Naked"
    "All That You Are" and many more...

  • @tomkelly8774
    @tomkelly8774 3 місяці тому

    One of the biggest bands of the nineties... They were prolific in movie soundtracks and on the radio..✌️

  • @allengray5748
    @allengray5748 3 місяці тому +1

    Part II 😁 Gotta raise votes and voices!! You will go absolutely GAA GAA for GOO GOO when you see the official video. Also Great; NAME, SLIDE and HERE IS GONE!! Why GOO GOO DOLLS?? It was said the first name was bad so they went with another bad one and gathered many fans and was too afraid to change it again!! 🕊️☮️

  • @lunadyana3330
    @lunadyana3330 3 місяці тому +1

    I sure wish youd listen to more studio versions/official videos before going to the live takes. Knowing the way a songs was intended to be heard is what can make a live version so special. Without that context, its harder to really appreciate the live version

  • @MidwestFarmToys
    @MidwestFarmToys 3 місяці тому

    Heard this song riding the school bus about 5 times an hour. It got old REAL quick 😂

  • @jasonhobbs9636
    @jasonhobbs9636 3 місяці тому

    That’s a mandolin. It is chorded and tuned just like a fiddle but has doubled sympathetic and octave strings and is a fretted instrument played with a pick instead of a bow like a fiddle.

  • @rhernes32
    @rhernes32 2 місяці тому

    Boyz II men does an amazing cover of this song. They performed it on Jimmy Fallon

  • @NGANGOY
    @NGANGOY 3 місяці тому

    Oh you should see that one concert where it was raining and they're doing this song..

  • @lantose
    @lantose 3 місяці тому

    The instrument is a mandolin and on the recorded #1 hit song Iris, the mandolin was played Tim Pierce who is one of the renowned session guitarists in LA! He has a phenomenal guitar channel on UA-cam and has played on way over a thousand songs, many you have heard in some very popular bands! The lead guitar on Little Runnaway by Bon Jovi was played by Tim!

  • @justinchapman4971
    @justinchapman4971 3 місяці тому

    He wrote this song for the movie city of angels but at the same time he was going through somethings relationship wise

  • @Latinomicz
    @Latinomicz 3 місяці тому

    They got so many hits, it's crazy. This is probably their most iconic. You can look up *Ahem*, Slide, Long Way Down, Big Machine, Broadway, Before It's Too Late, Name, Here is Gone, Rebel Beat, Black Balloon, Better Days... I'll stop there. Though yeah, they're quite incredible.

  • @kevincaulder20
    @kevincaulder20 3 місяці тому +1

    Try the song LONG WAY DOWN for a more rockin' song from them. You will love it. Enjoy

  • @omgxxiiitsmadiii1
    @omgxxiiitsmadiii1 3 місяці тому +1

    The band started out as a punk band.

  • @pamagnolia
    @pamagnolia 3 місяці тому

    This is an awesome song!! Great to hear it again. Nice to see you enjoy it!!

  • @codyclaeys2008
    @codyclaeys2008 3 місяці тому

    This song chosen by the band singer was from the singer Iris dement who he read about in a magazine shes a great singer