The original song was a favorite back in the day, so I wasn't sure how an acoustic version could live up to it. They have taken the song to a new level here. Awesome version.
@annamariepolaco2 жыл бұрын
This isn't a "cover" that is actually CANDLEBOX 💗
@mraycgz2 жыл бұрын
You should see a live version where after the solo they throw in a little bit of a Led Zeppelin song then dive right back into far behind. Fantastic.
@trevoratkins38652 жыл бұрын
Not a cover
@joliveres2 жыл бұрын
@@trevoratkins3865 I know it's not a cover per se, I should have said "acoustic version" (Changed it because people keep replying about it)
@kotamoon53622 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 a cover? Not a cover man 🤣🤣🤣 it's Candlebox lol. He just got old and hairier.
@BlueSkyFalling Жыл бұрын
This song was written for Andrew Wood, singer of Mother Love Bone. He died in Seattle on March 19, 1990, at the age of 24, following a drug overdose.
@MM-sq5pf5 ай бұрын
He took it while in MLB, then Eddie didn't have to die for PJ, only living OG grunge singer.
@School.Of.Athens4 ай бұрын
"Maybe" was changed last minute from "Annnnndy"
@AlfredoPonce-p3l15 күн бұрын
Punk rock bands
@chrishendrix5943 Жыл бұрын
Candlebox got a raw deal. Probably one of the best bands in the last 40 years.
@coreyandthecrew952 Жыл бұрын
It's such bs. This band is phenomenal
@joeshipley666 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievably talented band. Especially kevin
@curtismah1261 Жыл бұрын
I always thought they would blow up bigger than Pearl Jam, what happened? I played this CD until my player needed cleaning
@jeanwonnacott2718 Жыл бұрын
100 friggin percent!!❤❤ Jeannie
@bigd3087 Жыл бұрын
@@curtismah1261 I listen to this album from start to finish on the regular! "Don't You" and "Arrow"...makes you want to punch someone in the boy parts! 🤣
@jimmaltese1852 Жыл бұрын
He's protected his voice over the years, you can tell by how well he still sings! Very nicely done!
@BlyndCyclopz Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I was very impressed by this vocal performance. The 90s hard rock/grunge era provided is with some of the best songs and vocalists Earth has ever had.
@coryjackson6944 Жыл бұрын
Facts! What an experience to hear them live ❤
@michaellaursen5413 Жыл бұрын
I saw them live a couple years back and even going all out live his voice held up incredibly. Sounded like the 90's @@BlyndCyclopz
@TOTDKiller75 ай бұрын
Absolutely 👍🏻
@JackieTheBlade13 Жыл бұрын
Always felt Candlebox, and Blind Melon were the 2 most underrated bands of the 90's.
@lucaswhite26819 ай бұрын
And Sponge
@JC-qt8in6 ай бұрын
I agree, 3rd eye blind as well
@americanheretic79935 ай бұрын
That first Blind Melon album was so perfect. That CD gets car play so often. So comfy like a warm blanket on a cold day.
@willeustace39385 ай бұрын
Can’t forget Dishwalla
@sjwilson10794 ай бұрын
Blind melon yes, candlebox got a lot of love
@craigrichardville136110 ай бұрын
This version of the song brings the joys of life and yet tears to my eyes for the tragedies of life. Amazing voice and song!
@rolandgs659028 күн бұрын
Yes! 🙌 this comment. Should be the vibe of this all.
@christie53682 жыл бұрын
I really hope these guys know how iconic they are to so many people!!!
@lijax96062 жыл бұрын
one of the best song ever made
@Kevinmartin45 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great love ❤️ and support you show me as a special fan of mine😍, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks , and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my tracks ❤️may God bless you.
@JamesWhite-wz2pc Жыл бұрын
Just lost lost my wife of 35 yrs, 2 bouts of lung cancer and addiction. I'll be homeless in 1 month. I was her caretaker for 10+ yrs. I'm not disabled or quite 60 yrs old, I retired after 28 yrs at a local chemical co.,so they took her SSI from me. Off the soapbox. We absolutely loved Candlebox. In my truck, we used to scream at the top of of our lungs to "Candlebox Frogstomp" Peace y'all. Take care. ✌️
@zx7rou8122 жыл бұрын
Kevin's voice is still phenomenal.
@katharsis3754 Жыл бұрын
The lost brother of Brett Scallions
@diegomazzaron9191 Жыл бұрын
@@katharsis3754 Not so much, for me his voice is more like Chris Robinson from Black Crowes.
@thedappercook Жыл бұрын
@@diegomazzaron9191100% agree
@thedappercook Жыл бұрын
@@katharsis3754his voice is shot now. More like Chris Robinson Black Crowes
@brettsurrett45962 жыл бұрын
WOW they still sound awesome . His voice is still as good and clear as it was at the beginning of the bands career. Great band
@brianfrydl2741 Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Raw and beautiful. This song never gets old to me. I simply get older.
@coachryy10 ай бұрын
If any acoustic song can come close to such an unreal original classic, it’s this one.
@Roomer6452 ай бұрын
Come close? Nah, it's just okay. He deviates too much from the original
@marcs8780 Жыл бұрын
13 years old when this song came out. I remember buying the CD and playing this + YOU over and over again. Plenty of tough times came and went in my life, and Candlebox was always there for me.
@katherineconnor87327 ай бұрын
Same. And one of my best childhood friends od'd in 2007 and it took on a whole new meaning. Hard to listen to this without allll the feels 💙
@wTeej Жыл бұрын
Watching versions over 2 & 3 decades old makes you appreciate this song that much more
@nathanwestermann2 жыл бұрын
Super underrated. Shouldve been a regular radio rotation. Should still be in rotation!!!
@dESTRON76 Жыл бұрын
I thought it was?
@mooner2410 Жыл бұрын
I have to agree,wholeheartedly..
@MrStankyStank Жыл бұрын
It is. Its played constantly all over the US.
@boagrius32929 ай бұрын
I still hear it pretty often the radio thankfully
@pstx28163 ай бұрын
The rock and soft rock radio stations in Houston plays this song everyday, which isn't bad but that being said I think it's kinda sad they play their songs more than Alice in Chains or soundgarden which is weird. Houston radio stations suck. Queens of the stoneage songs for the deaf concept actually makes since to me now
@CAPE3000able2 жыл бұрын
Fall of 1994, what a great time! This is probably one of my favorite songs of the 90s.
@Roszmantra2 жыл бұрын
Iconic song from the 90’s amazingly performed.
@thezedable2 жыл бұрын
This song breaks back memories of the 90s when my life was simpler and the world was not as crazy as the 2020s
@johndeere8594 Жыл бұрын
Amen to that.
@OakLawnSpeedShop Жыл бұрын
Amen
@dqreps Жыл бұрын
Ditto
@stevechantal8305 Жыл бұрын
Yes you are right
@OakLawnSpeedShop Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@coachryy Жыл бұрын
one of the best acoustic versions of any song ever
@sonjajarrell38802 жыл бұрын
Omgosh...I'm in Candlebox heaven...
@bfmarx Жыл бұрын
Most underrated voice and songwriter.
@fanoftheboxtoo Жыл бұрын
fucking A right.......
@teresahoban1185 Жыл бұрын
I love this band in the music is so real there's no Auto-Tune no backup singers 100% raw beautiful music
@robinreimer78936 ай бұрын
💯
@chrissiemion547 Жыл бұрын
In the end, it's always the passion that moves me, and 30+ years in, I still feel it
@melissahall70092 жыл бұрын
Awesome ❤ I was just transported back to 17 years old, listening to this song on repeat.
@Kevinmartin45 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great love ❤️ and support you show me as a special fan of mine😍, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks , and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my tracks ❤️may God bless you.
@scottykato Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Just Amazing!
@twotragediesinlife667 Жыл бұрын
I loved this song when it first came out. After my husband’s death in 2020 is held an even more special place in my heart.
@stevechantal8305 Жыл бұрын
God bless you
@Poekoe19752 ай бұрын
I always say the pure soul of a song is revealed when it's played acousticly. And this is about as raw and powerfull as it comes.. I can not listen to it without shedding a tear, especially when the "but you couldn't share your pain, noooooooooo" and then when one of the best solo's of the last 3 decades starts in... One of the most heartfelt and pure songs ever
@kliggga Жыл бұрын
this is my mom’s favorite song, she says it was her and her brothers song before he passed away. i never got to meet my uncle, but every time I listen to this song I imagine what he was like, how close we would’ve been, all the trouble he would’ve helped me get into as I grew up. my mom always tells me I remind her of my uncle Kenny so much, I wish you didn’t have to leave us far behind🤘❤️
@ronniesmith4120 Жыл бұрын
Seen them do an acoustic show at the Hard Rock casino in Biloxi Mississippi a few years back. One of the best acoustic shows I've ever seen anyone do they absolutely killed it..
@1172mak2 ай бұрын
He didn’t destroy his vocals through the years so sounds just like he did in 1993. ❤
@DistrustUSАй бұрын
My absolute favorite band of all time. That unmistakable voice!! Memories of a good life…..😢
@noorrm Жыл бұрын
Song is kinda heartbreaking, as with many songs you don’t realize it until you read the lyrics, played this song over and over growing up, and just realizing now how heartbreaking it truly is. Amazing version.
@martindoll5884 Жыл бұрын
Written for Andrew Wood of Mother Love Band
@therodgodproject99422 жыл бұрын
FUCKING AMAZING !! .My dad had a Rock band in the 80's, he was a guitarist but he fell into heroin in the 80's and 90's .. He died last week with 57 years old The 90's were heavy , lot of drugs especailly heroin . Kevin is one of the few grunge survivors along with Eddie Vedder and others who still rock!!
@christinacanty44642 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry about the loss of your dad. May he rest in peace.
@therodgodproject99422 жыл бұрын
@@christinacanty4464 thank you 🖤
@coryjackson6944 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about your dad.. May God heal your heart ❤
@dmom17209 ай бұрын
This brought tears to my eyes!!! I lost one of my best friends to suicide in November of 2022. To me, this is arguably better than the original version.... THANK YOU CANDLEBOX for all the memories and music for the past 30 years.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘
@thekellyoshow5 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢
@edwardfordyce61743 ай бұрын
I along with millions of others I would assume have taken this deeply personal song and intertwined it in our lives. That first crush. That first kiss . Thank you Mr. Martin for this gift from somewhere not found on this earth.
@chrispghetto2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs, thank you!
@blockswheelswaps2 жыл бұрын
Top 3 of my favorite bands of all time candlebox rox!
@ryancwatson53492 жыл бұрын
Sounds phenomenal acoustic . His voice hasn’t withered at all
@kylemarrero38142 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Even as beautiful as the original
@tradeswithdbo Жыл бұрын
Kevin, you sound amazing and keep on keeping on. You've captured my feelings in this song since I was 5 years old in 1999. It has a special place for me
@Aggstastic24 Жыл бұрын
This is my child hood right here! Was browsing some older songs and I’ve gotten into acoustic as of late and wow! He still got it and this is an incredible rendition! The guitar 🎸 was outstanding 👏🏼
@kiethpederson7558 Жыл бұрын
Very well done one of those songs that can take you back in time and put you in the exact place and remember it like it was yesterday
@cwm1802 жыл бұрын
Wow, wasn't sure what to expect, but they still sound great
@DonTrump-sv1si29 күн бұрын
I like when a band plays the actual solo that was originally recorded as we hear in this performance
@DavidGeorge672 ай бұрын
Partied with these guys back in the day. How many great songs came from the untimely death of Andrew Woods, he was truly loved in the Seattle scene. Such an awesome band and how awesome do they sound today! Amazing....
@jcbuck223116 күн бұрын
Candlebox, my first concert in 1994. I’ll never forget it. And have been listening to them ever since. Great band and love this acoustic version! Wow!
@bryankburrs Жыл бұрын
That guy on lead guitar , is really good… and the singer can wail…🕺rock on!!
@Kevinmartin45 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great love ❤️ and support you show me as a special fan of mine😍, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks , and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my tracks ❤️may God bless you.
@curtispavlovec Жыл бұрын
Wow! Absolutely fantastic performance. I’ve been on a Candlebox retro binge recently and re-discovered many tunes. This is legit one of the very best acoustic performances I’ve ever heard and this song is timeless; it hits harder today than it did back then.
@jennyf10122 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Then and today !!!!
@Kevinmartin45 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great love ❤️ and support you show me as a special fan of mine😍, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks , and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my tracks ❤️may God bless you.
@michaelmutton33796 ай бұрын
Humble man with a humble family. He deserves all things good that come his way.
@bethanystarr-lj5kd3 ай бұрын
Beautiful song. Kevin is humble. My parents love you and I understand why you're amazing
@ao-tv2wd14 күн бұрын
Incredible thank you. I lost a good friend recently and no other song seems to capture just how mad I am at him and at myself
@macdad1592 жыл бұрын
I believed that this band was going to explode. Great band and great songs.
@Solomanium2 жыл бұрын
Same. I thought they had Guns N' Roses potential for a follow up. Just goes to show you how hard it is to capture lightning in a bottle twice.
@kayfabe63992 жыл бұрын
They sold millions of albums. They did ok. Even without the lead guitarist and probably other original member(s) ,Kevin is still able to tour as Candlebox thirty years after they were popular.
@jondonnelly2 жыл бұрын
man, that note he hits @2:57 gave me goosebumps
@chopper44842 жыл бұрын
Try 1:57 in their cover of Turn Me Loose kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWm0iJKal5eojas He’s still got great pipes
@dianaaguilera60302 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making rewind 🤣
@stevechantal8305 Жыл бұрын
Yes my friend
@AustinFarley-d4d28 күн бұрын
Finally saw them in late 2023 after having tickets 5 times and never getting to go. Absolutely fantastic! One of the greats.
@TheNotoriousLUMP2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping me grieve my mother. 05 feels like yesterday so often God bless
@Construccid Жыл бұрын
Cuanta nostalgia escuchar esta canción en esta versión acústica. Ya pasaron 30 años, 30 years dude! 90s!!
@mariar26122 жыл бұрын
How does this not have more views. So good!
@DeuceDropper Жыл бұрын
Saw them play back in the day, Malibu beach, Long Island. The greatest concert I’ve ever seen by FAR.
@DueForARenaissance2 жыл бұрын
Woah. That was a great performance.
@MrStankyStank Жыл бұрын
Saw these guys 12 years ago live on SLC. At that time they were essentially forgotten and unknown. Im so glad they are played more and get the recognition they deserve. Tiok me years to re discover them. They were forgotten in the early 00s because of all the other incredible music in the 90s.
@Barcodeali2 жыл бұрын
one of my all time favourite bands! So underrated in my opinion.
@jeanwonnacott2718 Жыл бұрын
I have loved you guys FOREVER! I am 60 now. Glad we both survived it....me almost no. Opiates since 1995. I got clean on Suboxone 5 years ago. Lonnnngggg time out there...I forgave myself...others did not, so I left them Far Behind...❤❤❤Jeannie in Lakeport California
@mikeyID2 жыл бұрын
Candle Box is so special to me. YOU GUYS ROCK 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼Hope to see you play the pacific NW soon
@coreyandthecrew952 Жыл бұрын
On tour with 3 Door Down this summer. Seeing them in Bend.
@mikeyID Жыл бұрын
@@coreyandthecrew952 thank you for the heads up 🙏🏻
@coreyandthecrew952 Жыл бұрын
@Mike Olson lawn tix are cheap also. Looks kike they have a seated section up front. They must think we are getting old ir something
@Everythingisgoingtobealright Жыл бұрын
Every time I hear this I think about what an amazing guy Andy must have been.
@dmom17202 ай бұрын
THIS AN ACOUSTIC BANGER!!!! The emotion and notes from Kevin, plus master guitar skills take this version to an entirely different level!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸
@0hypershock Жыл бұрын
Man, his voice is still so rich & full. How awesome after many years of performing.
@alanneri57992 жыл бұрын
“Don’t bury him yet, I’d love to add to the speeches”
@suew.9971 Жыл бұрын
OMG. That was SO AWESOME. Guitar and voice. Doesn't get better than that. Fantastic! LOVE his voice!!!
@dan12con2 жыл бұрын
Great performance
@joaopaulob802 жыл бұрын
Pica demais !!! Pqp ! Só quem viveu nos anos 90 sabe! A energia daquela década. Consigo sentir até o cheiro da minha juventude com essa música ! 👏👏👏 Obrigado !!!
@brassteeth3355 Жыл бұрын
You're right Joao. You had to be there to really "get" it. Greetings from Texas
@joaopaulob80 Жыл бұрын
@@brassteeth3355 Tks bro. We r together !!! Greetings from São Paulo - Brazil !!! 🤜💥🤛
@thekellyoshow5 ай бұрын
This song kept me alive during very dark times, for over 30 years now.
@martishlaishram18375 ай бұрын
That guitarist is awesome❤
@PastarocketS-sb7nk2 жыл бұрын
Tone was spot on! 👍👍🤟
@kurudave Жыл бұрын
It still is awesome and haunting. How amazing it's affect is on my mood even now .
@desolategrey2 жыл бұрын
Seen over 25 shows since 1992 never a weak one
@shadowdefensegear Жыл бұрын
Brian Quinn is the man! I used to hangout with him and the band Octane in Philly years ago. Nice to see him still playing
@Jwhip21 Жыл бұрын
Used to go see Octane twice a month 😃
@robertkerr8734 Жыл бұрын
I didnt know them personally but I have my first octane album signed by all of them 👍🏻 So many great shows.
@ericbitzer52476 ай бұрын
Wow octane! That's a blast from the past for me.
@thomasrector11832 жыл бұрын
These guys have always been awesome.
@diversedad79546 ай бұрын
One of my favorite albums. So good all the way through.
@JorgeCruz-mi5gc5 ай бұрын
This song always hits me hard. Early 90s, I lost many classmates and friends. One was murder and to this day, no one found her killer. Those who lost at a young age had their demons we didn't know about.
@dinishaaaliyah2 жыл бұрын
wow wow wow!! 😢🤘🏾 love you candelbox see you soon
@Shammrock62 Жыл бұрын
He is singing about his friend. What a gift.
@ronevans92773 ай бұрын
Trying to get my kids to learn …. So much great music out there this version of the original is what I experienced of so many rock club live versions back in the 90s. I would pay $5-$15 to be in a shoulder to shoulder crowd and hear phenomenal music at the time that others weren’t aware of…. This is phenomenal.. and I’ll share with kids. Appreciated.
@fanhead78782 жыл бұрын
His best performance ever. 🥹👏🏽💛
@MaxwellAlvesOliveira9 ай бұрын
His Pitch is spot on! The guitarrist is also greta, play that solo on acoustic is hard. Incredible.
@evilflowx Жыл бұрын
I love this song so much! Always reminds me of bygone times.
@christopherbenson99428 ай бұрын
Brings me right back to my 20's....what a great time for music....voice still sounds amazing brutha....
@StarrLawCriminalDefense Жыл бұрын
All time favorite - another great performance
@tobieslone3574 Жыл бұрын
Gonna see these guys in July!! Ive been a fan for many, many moons. Never seen them live and I'm so excited!!
@apmech46166 Жыл бұрын
Killer arrangement. So glad they did this and I got to hear it!
@ARA-yq6jg Жыл бұрын
Never grows old... Love CandleBoX
@martinsrenovations364 Жыл бұрын
Few singers from back in the day still sound great. He still sounds great.
@rachel.en31012 жыл бұрын
Fantastic as always! 🖤
@Kevinmartin45 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great love ❤️ and support you show me as a special fan of mine😍, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks , and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my tracks ❤️may God bless you.
@Lenspappy2 жыл бұрын
So damn good just so damn good
@davidsargent5410 Жыл бұрын
One of my favs guy has such of an amazing voice absolutely awesome
@bobm95092 жыл бұрын
Beautiful version.
@DaveandDebe Жыл бұрын
Incredible voice, brings me back to the days 🤘
@AdamG-c7n11 ай бұрын
Wow . Beautiful . Always loved this song . Great version .