🎵 Hootie & The Blowfish - Let Her Cry REACTION

[@willblood7082]

Darius has a one in a million voice. The band formed when these guys attended the University of South Carolina at the same time I did. The song is not about infidelity it’s about alcoholism. Darius wrote this song based on his own experience but, he was the alcoholic not the girl, he just flipped the roles for the song.

[@FadingThought]

Naw, he wrote the song about Bonnie Raitt after hearing the Black Crowes' She Talks to Angels. He's talked about it many times.

[@rhondafaulkner8397]

Used to see them for a $5 cover at The Cock Pit.

[@joseantoniogalante897]

I know the feeling literally, and now i'm gonna die from it, why? Cause i ruined my body with years of abuse, frankly i'm surprised everyday, when i wake up...

[@carolynschmidt5467]

Life can be depressing.

[@CliffReeds]

Darius said on the Dan Patrick show that he is “her” in the song.

[@TheNewRevolution]

If you didn't live through the 90s you have no idea how huge this record was. I can remember giving the album to my girlfriend. It was everywhere.

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

I saw Hootie and the Blowfish in concert in the 90s during the height of their popularity! The had mega-hits! This was one of my favorite songs by them! The girl in the song has a substance abuse problem and he feels helpless! Darius Rucker, the lead singer, is in country music now but still tours with Hootie… at times!❤️❤️

[@Tbass-yy8uc]

Used to see them in bars back in South Carolina before they got big. Knew all the guys in the band. I had a friend in the Navy that went to high school with Darius and was really good friends with him. We used to talk music all the time. It was really fun watching them go from playing in bars to getting their first record contract and then Superstars

[@surlechapeau]

) Brad & Lex, you’ll love their "Only Wanna Be with You" and “Time”!! One of the best albums of the 90s!

[@pooperpants4503]

Cracked Rear Window… they said Hootie was a garage band. Don’t matter, love them.

[@Ghost_PM11]

This song is so beautiful, and yet it always makes me feel terribly sad.

[@michaelmckinney1409]

This band was great. Darius has a voice I don't get tired of. He actually sings country solo.

[@DWtechfan]

This song takes me back to the 90's when the world was a simpler place and music was actually about talent and not a popularity contest. Great reactions!

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

That whole CRACKED REAR VIEW album is awesome. I had it on CD and cassette.

[@adnap]

I can’t believe you guys didn’t fully get the song. The last verse: “Last night I tried to leave, and cried so much I could not believe she was the same girl I fell in love with long ago.” “She went in the back to get high. I sat down on my couch and cried yelling, help me! Won’t you hold my hand and just let her cry.” This story is about being in a relationship and being in love with someone who has an addictive, self destructive personality. Drugs, sex, booze. Whatever will ease her pain. A pain she is struggling with with, which likely stems from childhood trauma. You can’t usually help these people. You have to “let her go” In the end, they have to help themselves. Period. That being said, Lex has an interesting and intuitive mind. The way that she can connect with memories she hasn’t had through music is absolutely unique. Hang on to her, she may save your life one day, Brad.

[@chadd3299]

One of my all time favorite songs. My mom went through it with my dad and then I repeated the cycle and went through it with a significant other that I stayed with and tried to fix. Despite the fact that the song speaks to me and should bring up bad memories since the lyrics are something I’ve lived, hearing it still puts a smile on my face. It isn’t about cheating per se; its about loving someone and having them turn to drugs/alcohol and you trying to stay and help them because you reminisce on how things used to be and you yearn for that. You know they can only help themselves but you can’t bring yourself to let go, so you stay in the misery and enable them. Cheating can indeed be a ramification of that cycle, but it’s incidental to the meaning of the song.

[@EssEll9791]

Yeah. Shit. I'm sorry you went through that. Me too. I was at a grocery store, when the full weight of this song's meaning, as you described, hit me like a fist to the guts. I had to compose myself. Was it him or me that had to cry? We both do. He'd never get well no matter how much I exhausted myself. Hell of an epiphany to have then and there but I have this song to thank for that.

[@christhrasher9892]

Went through the same with my ex. Stayed because I thought I owed it to her to put up with the lies, stealing, and cheating. She got hooked on pills and meth. I divorced her but I helped her through rehab. She engaged now but that's ok. My boys and I went through therapy and we working on ourselves.

[@jackndew2]

I understand, it was one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make after my wife of 15 years walked out on our son and I. It wasn't until after she left that I found out about her years long and well hidden coke addiction. I was devastated on multiple levels but the bottom line was she wanted a divorce. I reminded her that we were married "through sickness and in health" and that I couldn't grant her wish while she was sick (addicted). My son and I begged that she go to rehab and tell me with a clean and clear mind that she still wanted a divorce and I would agree, but she never did. She died of cancer complicated by her drug and alcohol abuse 13 months later, estranged from her only son. The death grip of addiction is incredibly cruel to loved ones.

[@kimetherington2252]

Hootie and the Blowfish back in the 90s was the band to watch their genre of music was unmatched! Darius Rucker's can sing...

[@mil2k11]

Darius' vocals are friggin' sick.

[@leighplant3593]

Are you all there

[@deanfaklaris9987]

Read the lyrics, it helps. He's in love with a woman who is a little messed up and parties too much. But, he's so hooked on her that he can't walk away like he knows he should. So, he stays and wishes she would leave if he can't. Wishes he could and just Let Her Cry. I believe it came from his own life when he was into one too interested in partying and not being a good boyfriend.

[@HandleTakenlol]

Poor guy

[@twenty3enigma]

I'd only been sober for a couple of years when this came out, so it was hard to listen to without falling apart. With over 26 years clean & sober now, it's wonderful. The lyrics are beautifully written, and Darius' voice is (omfg!) perfect.

[@canadaeast8358]

Been there

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Saw Hootie in Houston years ago at the Cynthia Woods Pavilion. It was the best concert I've ever been to and I've been to concerts all over the US including US Festival in California.

[@fandalorian49]

I always thought this song applied to any situation where someone knows the best thing for a relationship is for it to end

[@randerson7]

Cracked Rear View was one of the best albums ever made. So many great songs. Saw them live in 95. Great show! Great band!

[@monicawal5959]

Saw them 2xs in concert, this is their magic. They have so many unforgettable songs. Be sure to dig in and of course enjoy 😊

[@johncarpenter3751]

Whoah, it’s my teenage years all over again… god I miss the 90’s

[@curtisbowman3718]

The song isn’t about cheating. It’s about a relationship. The man wants to love the girl but the girl has such a toxic addiction that he has to “let her be” to save himself.

[@jovanisanfemio7641]

Can't you ever just chill and enjoy the music??!!

[@marenehanson5526]

Darius is wonderful singer. This song gives me cold chills. Makes me cry. His voice is so emotion filled. Love his switch to country music too.

[@chadmasters3935]

This is the song in the 90s that you played full blast when that girl broke your heart... driving 90mph down a back road drinking a beer crying "I loved her man!!"

[@SportZFan4L1fe]

😁

[@bigtaliberto3092]

This song still hits my heart, every dang time. Once dated a lady, "The one that got away", and I wont go into the details. But there was some sincere likeness to this song.

[@jasongrantmaier2660]

an amazing and iconic voice with this band and his country music. Never change the station when i hear it.

[@RyanHeafner]

Running from an Angel is an all time favorite for me, Cracked Rear View album was solid all the way through

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

This song was on Hootie’s debut album from the mid-90’s. It had a ton of radio airplay. Almost too much. I finally had to change stations when it came on because I’d heard it 200 times. 😵‍💫

[@snakeskinnerkyle]

When he went country, I was surprised but going back and listening, it's obvious. Definitely some good relaxing music

[@TheBlindGuitarSlinger]

Music is so great! This song just brought me back to ninth grade like a time Machine. Thank yall

[@TheFairyintheFishBowl]

Aaah yay finally!!! One of my favourite, favourites…I was around 16 when this came out…it holds good memories…❤️

[@darcieturner5423]

Omgoodness total flashback to my youth days, wow. This was THE SONG when it came out xo

[@chrisa4695]

I still love this song. I saw Hootie & the Blowfish for free about 20 years ago with The Smithereens as the opening act.

[@unclefido6484]

🤘 🤘 HUGE for about 5 years! Dariuses voice is amazing! She nailed it again.

[@aks4204]

This is a great song! I saw Hootie back in the day(80’s)! He has such a beautiful voice.

[@richdiana3663]

I chased my daughter for 18 yrs as she went from drug to drug and loser bf to loser bf. She's still fighting her way back but she's surviving. That's really something with her.

[@MadMax-ut2wc]

Some people see an addict I see a $5 blow job

[@clodge5196]

🙏🏾

[@Amberhx1]

I hope she finds the peace she's searching for and gets better.

[@Dominomfer]

Jan 2024, I hope your daughter is still fighting.

[@kimberlys8422]

one of my favorite songs ever; usually I can't stand modern country music but this is quite nice and lovely.

[@sixslinger9951]

Man this band was so good! this brings back the 90s big time.

[@marklowe8087]

What a great blues rock voice! Not many of them anytime,then or now.Sad song but y get that given time.

[@jbmaps]

Hi Brad And Lex, I hope you and yours are all well. Hootie was a Phenom. I found his voice to be outstanding. Hootie was this band. I only wish he made more Music!

[@rodneytaylor1983]

He has. Darius Rucker is a country star now.

[@icanpreptoo6673]

I always interpreted the song as him singing about having the strength to just let her handle her business and do what she needs to do, figuring out how to support her while not getting to the point of crumbling himself.

[@neillenet291]

Listening to this it's no surprise that Darius Rucker went on to become a country music star. This is very country.

[@dfidanorm]

Ah this brings back memories of the pizza hut jukebox. My family used to go there once or twice a month. I would play bon Jovi hootie and the blowfish and Genesis. While were there.

[@josephkriegel3162]

I love that Brad gets right into the songs. So refreshing.

[@randall-king]

Cracked Rear View is one of the best selling albums of all time for good reason. Every song on the album is good and most are terrific.

[@johndef5075]

Drowning or Home are awesome Hootie songs❤

[@trex9263]

I always loved his voice. Great band from the 90s.

[@CB-gr1uk]

One of my favorite songs. Darius is making some great country music today!

[@marckusel5602]

Love this. One of my goto karaoke songs lol

[@brandonelkin3166]

God just brings back so many memories in the 90s I was into all types of music the 90s was the best decade for music the best rap, grunge was everywhere which I loved Alice In Chains and STP and metal was All about Pantera for me but I loved all types of music in the 90s

[@davidmyers5916]

"She went in the back to GET HIGH". I don't think it's about alcohol or cheating. She's an addict and it's destroying him as well. Anyone who's ever been in love with an addict knows this all too well. The song, written for Bonnie Raitt, was inspired by The Black Crowes' "She Talks to Angels." "Dad's the one she loves the most" (John Raitt is also a famous singer), "but Stipe's not far behind" (Michael Stipe, lead singer of REM).

[@armadillotoe]

I love Bonnie.

[@davidmyers5916]

@@armadillotoe Me too, my friend.

[@RichardinNC1]

From their debut album, filled with great songs.Took the world by storm when it came out. My Favorite is "Time".

[@sailorjerry2090]

First concert , I’m a mixed dude definitely left an impression afterwards. Love Rucker and he’s a reds fan !

[@armadillotoe]

Wonderful song and a wonderful voice.

[@RB-tx1fs]

Time travel for me… I’m in middle school again. Thanks so much for the reaction!

[@CoolCoyote]

great song

[@mikesheahan6906]

The Blowfish and Hootie do a great Cover of "Hey Hey What Can I Do" by your new favorite fellas Led Zepplin.

[@detredwings21]

Darius Rucker recalled that he had just listened to the song "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crowes for the first time and was listening to a record by blues singer Bonnie Raitt and "in one stream of consciousness" wrote the lyrics to the song.[3]

[@terra274]

You couldn't get away from the band back in the 90s on college radios ...Great choice of song guys

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction! Darius Rucker has a very recognizable and distinctive voice. Hootie and the Blowfish has a very successful run of hits and albums back in the day. Darius left the band for a solo career as a country singer and has had several hits in that genre.

[@alanh7247]

love this guy's voice. good stuff.

[@trod3898]

They are amazing in concert!!! Great band! Darius' voice is amazing. Listen to his other music, too!

[@leighhorne1670]

I loved hearing him sing Wagon Wheel.

[@sharonsheridan2696]

Old Crow Medicine Show. Originals My husband played this way before Darius made popular. Just giving props to original artists. We've listened before it was mainstream, my kids knew the lyrics♥️

[@beokayian5378]

She says, "Dad's the one I love the most But Stipe's not far behind". A nod to Michael Stipe and R.E.M.

[@clarekoloski8259]

Love love love Darius Rucker!!! Great sultry voice!!! 🥰❤💃

[@wild8757]

Hootie and the blowfish were gigantic for a while there!

[@paigemimms4343]

Darius Rucker fan right here ♥️. Hootie days were awesome. Thanks for your reaction guys!

[@cindyphifer970]

Love Darius Rucker and Hootie and the Blowfish. You should check out the video and song by Darius, Wagon Wheel

[@canadaeast8358]

Remind me of my teenage years. Good song too

[@richardfritz8797]

Cracked Rear View was the top-selling album of 1995, and to date has sold over 21 million copies, making it one of the best-selling US releases of all time. “Let Her Cry”, the song that tells the story of a relationship with a woman who struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. It finds meaning in trying to be patient, to remember the love that the two first shared, and stay by her side through these hard times. Stripe was a popular street drug/ acid and sometimes 1995 - 2000 same name stripe was a kind of Heroine. This girl in the song has alcohol and drug problem.

[@CCDzine]

'Wagon Wheel' by this singer, Darius Rucker!

[@edh6841]

Christ this takes me back.

[@TruthIsNotTemporary]

He knows she’s in there (her head) somewhere and he just keeps waiting and waiting and waiting for her to realize where she is better off at !!!

[@barriehull7076]

In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish contributed the song "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin is a tribute album by various artists dedicated to Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on March 14, 1995. Many of the appearing artists were signed to Atlantic or an affiliate at the time of the release.

[@christopherhuot2826]

Luv Darius's voice, SMOOTH

[@Joseph-bq4xv]

O.M G. Lex is a Hoot!! Great Reaction you guys!! 😉😜🤪.. LOVE It!!😅

[@tonkatoy3636]

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

[@hlawrencepowell]

Darius Rucker is amazing. Check out his cover of Bob Dylan's Wagonwheel.

[@dennissurface8111]

wagon wheel was done originally by old crow medicine show idk where you get Dylan from

[@hlawrencepowell]

@@dennissurface8111 Bob Dylan wrote it for the soundtrack to Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. It was never used, but years later Old Crow contacted Dylan and asked if they could use it. He said they could and Old Crow added a verse. This is common knowledge. I would ask how you didn't know this.

[@dennissurface8111]

@@hlawrencepowell I can't stand Dylan is probably why I didn't know that. He annoys the hell out of me lol

[@medinadg]

Ketch Secor if OCMS wrote the 3 verses and composed most of wagon wheel. Bob Dylan had a one-off drunken outtake of the chorus of wagon wheel, so technically he's a co-writer. But, it's really an OCMS/Dylan co-written song, not a cover.

[@hlawrencepowell]

@@medinadg Agreed. Dylan did write one verse, the melody, and the chorus, although OCMS discarded the Dylan verse as far as I can figure out. Dylan quite often just sang a song into a tape recorder rather than write it down, which he did with this. He also sang Knockin' on Heaven's Door into a recorder so the record company would have a copy of it. I think that version is on Biographe. Note both songs were for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.

[@DwayneShaw1]

"I slipped and a scrunchie saved my life" is the best opening line to a story since, "Everything was fine until the cops showed up ..." If you like this, check out Indigo Girls ' Romeo and Juliet" (written by Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2G2q2mebtqseM0 Speaking of great opening lines - Todd Snider "The Devil You Know" ... "Helicopters over the house again ... "

[@Pahdopony]

Just about any Indigo Girls song will do! Love them more than I can even say…

[@jerihalter1339]

I love Hootie & the Blowfish!

[@briansmith8405]

This entire album is amazing! I believe it was or still is one of the top 10 selling albums of all time! Still listen to this regularly

[@hifijohn]

Interesting band, they came out of nowhere and sold tons of copies of that album by their next album they were already on the way out, by the album after that, everyone had already forgotten about them and they were playing small town food festivals.

[@steverusso177]

love this tune

[@Tman1776]

It's about being in love with someone who's an addict and dealing with the emotions that that brings out in you

[@glennwhittaker1417]

You are good people, love the reactions and positive vibes.

[@villaincorp7728]

Darius is my fave male vocalist of all time. From Hootie to his country career. But i liked him best in Hootie. I played Hootie and the Blowfish at my mom's funeral, actually. I played "I'm Going Home", for my mom.

[@byronlee8745]

By watching the reaction, I can tell you both enjoyed this song. New subscriber here!

[@PHILPOP2]

Such a great song.

[@Ted35577]

Great voice and good dude

[@randytorres8211]

Per Songfacts "Let Her Cry" was the follow-up to Hootie & the Blowfish's debut single "Hold My Hand," and it also scored great success. The song is about a man struggling to cope with his alcoholic wife, something covered the same year in the motion picture When A Man Loves A Woman. Frontman Darius Rucker stated in numerous interviews that he wrote the song based on his past, but with the genders reversed - he was the irresponsible drunk whose long-suffering girlfriend tried to keep things together.

[@wheresatari668]

I always just thought of their relationship as being pretty much identical to Forrest Gump and Jenny. I could be wrong, of course, and I never looked up anything about it, but that's just how it hits me just listening to it.

[@MrPreacherman75]

I’ve listened to and sung along with this song since 1994, but never really thought about the lyrics that much… it is definitely about substance/alcohol abuse… when a drunk starts crying you don’t console them, you let them cry… when they start drunk singing and dancing you let them sing, when they get obstinate and walk out, you let them go… because it’s the drugs or the alcohol… then in the morning you don’t lecture them, you just them be…

[@michaelthornton311]

Darius sat at a bar one night, and heard someone playing The Black Crowes' She Talks to Angels and thought to himself "I want to write that song." So he wrote Let Her Cry.

[@Devian016]

This song makes me cry

[@RobinT-treehugger]

no, not cheating, its about a partner with a drug problem.

[@dbsagacious]

I cannot stress how huge this band was in the 90's. It was almost like our generations Beatles. One of the biggest selling albums of all time, and you couldnt turn on a radio without hearing a Hootie song. They were a MASSIVE hit, and rightfully deserved. Darius' voice is legendary to this day

[@sheilapascarella]

one of my favs!!!!

[@danielkesselring9172]

Saw em in Charleston a bar .. they were just getting going.. I dug the shit out of them..😎👍🏻🎸🇺🇸

[@billofalltrades2633]

Great artist, awesome song!

[@JEREMY99218]

Darius is one of my Top 5 favorite male vocalists. The song is about addiction and substance abuse. As a college student living in Virginia in the 90s I got to see HATBF when they were a "college band" performing at colleges around the southeast just before their first album blew up.

[@johnphillipsjr7238]

He’s not even in the top ten🤦‍♂️

[@joshkrause3518]

Darius Rucker wrote this song after hearing She talks to Angels by the black crowes. He meant it to compliment that song, like another perspective of the same girl.