Goo Goo Dolls - Name - Sound FX 1995 (First Performance)

The Goo Goo Dolls perform their hit song, Name, on Sound FX on 03/22/1995.
Armand John Petri - Tamberine

[@BrianPremo]

I’d give 10 years of my life to be able to re-live the 90s again.

[@Chef_Jeff69]

I’m from Seattle. I was 21 years old in 1990. I was in the clubs 2-3 nights a week between ‘89-‘94. I played in a band, worked in a record store, and saw/met just about everyone multiple times. The absolute best. I have so many stories. I just wish I could remember them. 🤔

[@democraticterrorismarchive1498]

I'd give 20

[@mourning_ghost]

If only we knew we were in the good 'ole days when we were in them.

[@devinm.6149]

You've re-lived it before?

[@vincevicente6606]

Just thinking about how good the 90's were makes me sad, sad because of the fact that we can't go back and relive those good ol' days.

[@llifton1]

"Scars are souvenirs you never lose. The past is never far." Utterly gut-punching line.

[@chase_james]

The 90s wasn’t a decade. It was an emotion.

[@SS-gx7tg]

I was born in 79, graduated in 98... moved away (from the midwest) to the west coast after graduating and never looked back. 2 years ago I went back to my home town for the first time since leaving, driving down my old street, around my old school, to all the houses where my friends used to live, ex gf's used to live, hit up our smoke spots with nothing but 90s music playing.. at one point I had to pull over and I uncorked it all, no idea what it was but man it was intense and I was glad for that moment but yeah, the 90s, the innocence, the feeling that the future would last forever and that life hadn't even really started yet. Ok enough dear diary here!

[@RJ-hm9gi]

Midwestern of origin too... Deep south now...Rick James is the name...strange these days....I miss those time to and so must respect really really...

[@notablezero8793]

i cant way I disagree

[@ShedDwellerMakerandRepairer]

90s is a permanent way of life.

[@rjkubr]

The 90s was also a golden era for country music.

[@TexasJackdaw]

My band got the opportunity to open for them back in 2001. We only did 3 cities with them, but for my part - they were wonderful. They had just did the “City of Angels” soundtrack. It was everywhere and the tour was growing every show. I had the gift of hanging with John. And I asked him how he wrote such a great song. He gave me the answer that changed my life as a songwriter: He said, “Dude, you’ve got to write through the “B” material to get to the “A” material. Saying that he didn’t sit down and write a hit. He sat down and wrote until he discovered something worthwhile. His management made sure that we were well fed, and had “plenty of booze”. They didn’t have to do that with an unsigned band (at the time) - but they treated us as equals. In fact, they would show up for our sound checks and grill the front of house mixer to “treat us right”. Just class through and through. So that’s my inside story of how they treated their “unknown” opening acts. True gentlemen all the way around. 🙏

[@charliecrackers4643]

Fantastic story. Thanks for sharing, sounds like a great time.

[@DanielFMcGuinness]

So cool, thanks for sharing

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

That is cool. Honest. True to life. Sry your band didn’t blow up. Maybe it did ?

[@ianlaldinliana]

That's an interesting anecdote dude. What's the name of your band?

[@Geotubest]

Wow, that's great to hear! Makes me love John and the Goo Goo Dolls even more! Made my day.

[@DaneWilcox]

The fact that this live interview performance sitting on a couch sounds the exact same as the professionally recorded studio version is just mind blowing. What amazing talent.

[@therealgabrielcash]

Or maybe the studio wasn't very professional... lol

[@steveyoung2877]

@@therealgabrielcash ....what

[@benharf4390]

I know, it's crazy that artists can actually sound like their recordings live... without lip singing to it 😅. That used to be what separated musicians, but then could you play even better than recordings like Mayer and Gary Clarke Jr would be put you on another level

[@DaneWilcox]

@@benharf4390 I wish music still was like that. I saw these people live and I was astonished by how they sounded like their actual recording

[@DaneWilcox]

I totally agree. I saw then a few months ago and I was amazed by how they sounded like the songs I heard on the radio growing up. Seriously amazing.

[@chriscross6045]

This is the most 90's set I've ever seen. It's like someone built Central Perk in Frasier's living room.

[@kaikutv5860]

Omg, that's so true! Can't unsee it now 😁

[@myyoutube7144]

This or Alice in Chains unplugged on MTV

[@DeanOMiite]

I remember when FX became a thing in 1993 (I think?) and they had a couple shows live from this apartment. This is where Tom Bergeron got his start, and Orlando Jones too (and only after leaving this comment did i realize that was freakin Jeff Probst!)

[@amyking4931]

@@DeanOMiite cool! I didn’t know that!

[@matthewolson2679]

I literally thought I saw Chandler in the audience for a moment, I even went back to look.

[@simonsweetingham1083]

The live audience had no idea how iconic the strumming of Name would become!

[@AK-jw7rx]

Yes. They are all vibing except that one lady in the turtle neck was NOT impressed! 😂

[@DocPicklez]

Nostalgia is the most addicting drug If i could just do it again.

[@hotwaff]

The 90's really did it culturally. The music, the movies, the internet. Everything kind of came together perfectly.

[@kissurapocalypse]

True that

[@infowazz]

great friggin times!!!!

[@JFinker73]

I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore, and whats ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to yooou.

[@serialgamist7381]

I was born this year and the 5 years I had in the 90s imprinted more than my whole life 20s were cool by we should of peaked at infrared

[@Freddy_Confetti]

It was the peak

[@BladeDoomer86]

That audience could tell they just witnessed a hit. Great performance

[@djorange1989]

I was in that audience and you are 100% correct

[@gregsalerno1434]

Thank you Buffalo NY !😎👌

[@TheGravygun]

I was there and this woman is very annoying

[@babybison2881]

​@@TheGravygunis that Karyn Bryant?

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

I agree. They were right rocking to it.

[@jonnymac007]

People had no idea just how big this song and band were going to be. What a treat to hear the first live performance! Love the Goo Goo Dolls still almost 30 years later

[@SuperDerezzed]

The host did.

[@scoobysnax3139]

agree!

[@rollotomassi4768]

Neither did they. They toured small bars and clubs for a decade. I saw them at a small local rock bar. Great show

[@jeremyjpegan]

30 years…. WTF

[@lovesgibson]

@@saltymember1062 ?

[@pseddon03]

Waited 30 years, taking my kids to see them live with matchbox 20 feb 2024, hell yeah!

[@grahamlowe314]

I saw them in chch brilliant

[@sandrareese4607]

Lucky! So jealous!

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

Matchbox 20 is still going strong. Their music as well as goo goo dolls will always be iconic.

[@markrussell6641]

Me too

[@joshc2324]

How was the show?

[@anyliss]

2023! And here we are, feeling those days on our hearts, dreaming about the 90s, what a decade. This band is a treasure.

[@Rick_Cleland]

😔😔😔

[@n6rcan]

Almost unimaginable how fresh everything it is from back then

[@christendomdefenderbeready3251]

This Would Now Be WHITE SUPREMACY In 2023 >> CLOWN WORLD

[@phattjohnson]

Most of us are wasting our time on social media instead of VIBIN' to live music like practically everyone in that studio!

[@aneedfortheory]

@@phattjohnson Exactly! Live in the moment ...

[@superlacroixboi]

“Don’t it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are” I’ve always loved that line

[@Chingas33]

Agreed. So deep 💯 this tune brings back nostalgia. Crazy 🥹

[@tlitzanto]

Same here, it always takes my breath away as 10 years of my life pass by...

[@richardnotgrass4749]

I see what you did there

[@gbayi64]

Me 2, that"s my favourite line. Love from Nigeria/

[@sirkayda7205]

But what does it mean?

[@johnmathews8246]

Can we just go back? We didn't realize how good we had it man

[@takenserious4554]

7:15 when he starts laughing about the premature clapping...this was such a good live music experience.

[@ardytanaleon9163]

the best bro… still he sang it nicely as fvcked

[@paultaylor4923]

Pretty sure everyone in the room came to the realization about halfway thru the song they just witnessed one of the greatest songs in musical ballad history that would still live on today and decade after decade.

[@dogfacedogface1]

Yes those were very lucky people in that room

[@iano4405]

nice classic

[@Kazockas]

Jeff Probst, Host of Survivor is also in the video if anyone is paying attn

[@dogfacedogface1]

@@Kazockas I thought he looked familiar I don’t watch that show.

[@titovillarroel3940]

You told it so well, thank you, I absolutely agree.

[@Obeyscreek]

At 7:57 she said: "I'm expecting big things from you guys. Mark my words, you're gonna be a hit!" What a bold prediction from here!

[@MariaCrisantaVRaya]

Yes and it did happened 🙂❤️

[@endezeichengrimm]

They were good. The songs were good. It was inevitable.

[@LostCause36]

Read it as I was hearing it.

[@LespaulStrat]

I found her annoying

[@paulstoddard9495]

This performance makes me realize how incredible it is that a man this young wrote something this wise and profound- truly incredible

[@haveaday1812]

Iris is an absolute masterpiece. He had the spark. Makes me really wonder if some people really did live past lives, and showed up on this Rock with a gift to just make the rest of us smile and be thankful they lived here, in this time.

[@daverz15]

Yes - an understanding of life from a young man. Lines like 'scars are souvenirs you'll never lose, the past is never far ', 'did you lose yourself somewhere out there?', and 'Don't it make you sad to know that life - is more then who we are' are prophetic, and not something I could have written at his age.

[@AK-jw7rx]

He's talking about he and his sisters as "grown up orphans.". Their parents both died when he was a teenager, he has been through a lot in his life

[@carltimmons3198]

the power in this song. is the lyrics matter more as you grow older. still listening in 2023

[@hessy21]

I remember hearing this in high school , sad bc I didn’t wanna grow up but it was too late. Now I’m 30 and there’s no turning back but this helped for 5 mins

[@Sam-mb4nt]

Scars are souvenirs you never lose, your past is never far,

[@beautifulwreck7296]

One of my all time favorite lyrics.

[@worldofwisdom617]

Such a dope line

[@Dreaklock]

This is so utterly 90s. I love it!

[@trap2fame]

95 actually utters utterly uttered 😂

[@fanzareli88]

what a better time

[@wanderlust16]

Yes, hearing this song again this year in fact lead me down the road of searching out that perfect alt 90s sound, and compiling a perfectly nostalgic playlist on Spotify for myself! Other strong contenders were 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins and High and Dry by Radiohead...

[@eward41]

If you were born between 1970-1985 and are here to tell about it, you've lived a life.

[@gardenstatr07]

88, but I still remember it on the radio as a kid

[@_munkykok_]

Wrong

[@Chertoff88]

Back when musicians could sing and play their own instruments. God I miss the 90's.

[@j.w.matney8390]

Hard to believe it's been 26 years. Still great. No auto tune, no tape backup, just the guys.

[@groyper1177]

I wonder what the kinds growing up with autotune will complain about when they're the boomers.

[@davekash1]

@@groyper1177 "Boomer" refers to a generation. You don't become a boomer just like younger kids won't grow into millennials.

[@groyper1177]

@@davekash1 I understand that. "When they're the boomers" means when they're the grumpy aging/dying generation.

[@morrisonreed1]

@@groyper1177 I hope you make it to your 60s , have a laugh when you get there

[@morrisonreed1]

26 years , thats terrifying . It seems like 10 . I guess thats the way goes with time . I met John at a small gathering 26 firkin years ago . Down to earth decent guy

[@DjWarp79]

And decades and decades after, this song already pass the test of time. Still one of the greatest alternative song ever made.

[@iano4405]

classic.

[@forwardfaith]

I played guitar in the 80s and 90s, then dropped it for many years after getting married, kids, etc, etc. When I picked it back up, this was the first song I learned.

[@infowazz]

I grew up in Buffalo area and remember when the Goo Goo Dolls were a little know punk band. I remember laughing at the name. They really came out with some universal hits that appealed to most everybody. A friend of mine sat next to the Robbie on an airplane and said he was the coolest dude ever. Super humble and funny.

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

😒🤔😑😶🤮

[@OvertravelX]

You hush with that "decades and decades" talk.

[@mrkevinp70]

An era that quickly said goodbye giving way to the digital age of music. It was a beautiful sunset that we didn't realize until it was gone. And that is what makes it sweet af.

[@falsedragon33]

It was well into the digital age. But before the corporate greed created American idol. Prince warned about the death of the music industry in the 80s. He was spot on.

[@thestandardbarber1708]

Well said

[@zaddy83]

Facts

[@erics2132]

Comments like these are ignorant. There are still plenty of great bands out there that are not "electronic" or "digital".

[@zaddy83]

@@erics2132 how is that comment ignorant? He never said there aren’t any bands that aren’t electronic, or digital, nor was that implied.

[@JDN_OrNothing]

Manager: How 90s do you want to dress for this TV appearance? Goo Goo Dolls: Yes.

[@SS-gx7tg]

strong Encino Man vibes to the singer's look here ! Classic 90s movie, all hail Brendan Frasier

[@kane00000]

You think they got advice on how to dress from their manager? Dude they are just posers and it doesn't take much effort to look like everyone else. Have you ever seen tick tock?

[@guitarandmore69]

Also gonna give you the lamest name ever 😂

[@kane00000]

@guitarandmore69 I'm pretty sure he actually admitted to saying their name was gay. That's honestly why I didn't get into them. They have an amazing howard stern performance though where there are like 40 gay dudes dressed up as bikers and fairies dancing. I think Howard is wearing assless chaps. And the music is good.

[@SangTran-zf5se]

Not many bands and lead singers sound great live with just acoustic. This shows true talent

[@FIshfood500]

He’s great

[@Naught359]

This was also 27 years ago. Voices fade over time, unfortunately.

[@luzceniceros4349]

Saw them live just last week. I was blown away by Johnny's voice!

[@thecollector616]

Seriously almost sounds better than the actual album

[@jjmah7]

This isn’t an incredibly hard song to sing tho, to be fair

[@Miamiflow885]

1995 was a great year, my parents were alive, I was loved and we had the biggest Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners imaginable. Sad to think those days are gone forever....

[@sunflower30stm]

😢🫶🏻

[@dakusch]

Man. This hit

[@zareh805]

❤️

[@jasonkirkness5450]

Sad that they are gone, but happy that we got to have them.

[@ultim8insannitee]

not gone forever, they passed you the baton

[@bruinruin591]

I'm glad to have been a 20-something throughout the 90's. What a time.

[@AK-jw7rx]

Same

[@heyheyhey33351]

A song filled with such sadness and nostalgia... You could tell the audience was feeling it.

[@rveats]

Can’t knock it, it went from casual laughing to something deeper than anyone was expecting. So beautiful

[@gutterflower65dc50]

She predicted correctly. They sure made it big

[@jiggleyboi23]

The fluidity and ease in the interview was so cool to see. Regular people having fun conversation and then they just absolutely kill it with an amazing live performance

[@ProcyonAlpha]

He also touched her leg when he said "dude" . That's sexual assault cancellation now adays.

[@allisgrace1313]

As the 90s were. 😁

[@dougschadel8094]

I grew up in the 80s and 90s and i always thought the 60s and 70s were rhe era to be in. Now looking back in 2024 we were in one of the best times. Simple life and good music. No cell phones or social media to obscure everything

[@jamesdavidson9626]

Agreed Doug !! .. I'm of the same opinion..I'm a 1970 model...I miss the 80's an 90 's

[@Steamerbeen]

90s people were wholesome & balanced. I miss those days

[@AJ0223]

Wholesome degeneracy

[@netrunners_anonymous]

the past is never far

[@shall2387]

I miss the 90s period, just felt so much better then..

[@TheOlRazzleDazzler]

@@AJ0223 I would take these guys over what we have now. Doesn’t seem to have improved.

[@AJ0223]

@@TheOlRazzleDazzler it was a precedent and our parents allowed it to be set

[@kimosavekamote6034]

It has always been my number one "traveling in a bus looking outside the window" song since it came out in the 90's.

[@leanlute7507]

Absolutely!!!¡

[@sybo59]

You might like “Roll Bus Roll” by Jeffrey Lewis.

[@jakejameson6803]

What an adorable fucking comment

[@UTAH100]

Why did you ride so many buses?

[@sybo59]

@@UTAH100 It’s a cheap way to get around, so probably that.

[@RanjitSouri]

Wow. What a privilege it was for each person to be in that room on that day. Wow.

[@gto11520]

amazing talent . no autotune, no cgi , just pure vocal and harmony

[@mjf8897]

there is no harmony, but you go off I guess.

[@gto11520]

@@mjf8897i meant instrumental harmony or synchronization without the use of computerized chords

[@heatherseliga7250]

I love the authenticity, music unadulterated, a band, guitars and natural singing voice, no garbage added by a studio. I wish all music sounded like this all the time.

[@UTAH100]

Meh- you would get tired of it too. The universe demands change. This was great though- as was watching Chris Cornell in one of his last unplugged performances live in Montclair at an old theatre. He was electric. He was used up and spit out- pushed to make his agent(s) money until he broke. The industry can be a meat grinder.

[@snipping.thorns.]

There is still a lot of good music out there. You just have to look for it. I'd be happy to recommend some artists

[@ADoveTailJoint]

@snipping.thorns. I’m all ears. Who are some great modern bands? I’m always on the lookout!

[@mcnutterfudgn]

There is a genre for this buddy. Stay in that lane with it. Lol

[@Irena-Irena]

Seeing them this Friday night in Franklin, Tennessee! ❤

[@jlvanvalk]

Freaking Jeff Probst 6 years before Survivor?! Wow. Who knew? Love Goo Goo Dolls. 'Name' is one of the most beautiful songs of the 90s.

[@ash2060]

IKR!!!??? My first reaction was 'That's the dude from Survivor!!!!'

[@natevm7888]

Probst!!!! Holy shitballs

[@Bradfordkeddy]

Doesn't the girl do UFC commentary for ESPN now?

[@VersePsychology]

@@Bradfordkeddy👍🏼 Her name is Karyn Bryant and she has an entire KZbin channel full of MMA content.

[@Bradfordkeddy]

@@VersePsychology thank you. She does commentary between fights. Thought it was the same girl. Been a few years. Small world.

[@nikb6176]

A time when people wrote songs that moved you, not just entertainment with words set to noise masquerading as music.

[@johnzellner9672]

Hard to see this without shedding a tear. Memories.

[@jeffreybouche3817]

I definitely teared up listening to this 😢 They’re absolutely wonderful live.

[@DzHarryNuttz]

This song has put me into a trance since it first came out. Hands down Name has always been my absolute favorite song!!!

[@rayday007]

I myself like this one and slide

[@shall2387]

I get the same feeling.. just stops you dead and makes you really think and reminisce

[@paulmullins4861]

He wrote it about MTV VJ Kennedy. They were dating at the time supposedly.

[@DzHarryNuttz]

@@paulmullins4861 I heard it was Winona Ryder that he wrote it for.

[@morrisonreed1]

@@shall2387 some times it seems a bit to much to bear , very strange

[@andrewondon]

I wish I was in that audience and watched how a star band was born

[@red5llaw]

Amazing how the number of people in the background just grows and grows!!

[@frontlinemedia4270]

Could you imagine being there, to just witness this greatness? Epic

[@kornfreak78]

The 90's really are the last great decade... Wish I could go back and relive it.

[@_munkykok_]

You can, if you go to Iraq

[@latenitecasuals7994]

Scars are souvenirs you never lose… the past is never far. Awesome lyric.

[@shortcutsunny]

Yep!

[@elizabethstops1574]

Mr. Reznik is definately an especially beautiful man. lots of class.

[@tmcmurra63]

This is called 'talent' kids. Just pure, raw, talent.

[@TenNineD]

God I wish music now had that. I’m 16 and all I listen to is old music cuz it has this

[@budsodalsky]

I remember 1995 when I met my wife, and this song was new on all radio stations back then. It's so hard to believe that it has been almost 30 years! 30 years ! Curt Cobain had just died a year or so before, music was on its last hurrah and none of us knew it. Smashing Pumpkins, Cranberries, wow it was ll so good. Hootie. etc.

[@esl4058]

Wow. Had no intention of listening to this past a few bars but ended up listening to the whole thing. what an incredible performance.

[@bigtb]

X2

[@loganwolfpack]

X3

[@chucknovy7694]

Same here❤

[@AlexKomnenos]

Same here bro

[@ponyshowdown]

It’ll do that

[@miguelperezmusic369]

I never got into this band when they were really going off. But now years later I realize how amazing they are. Wow.

[@sharerofmany]

You take that comment back right now 😊

[@ReverendBrown.]

I took my daughters to their very first concert. It was the Goo Goo Dolls.

[@perc3136]

@@ReverendBrown.that was my first concert too! When i was a toddler lol

[@WrathofArminius]

I like this. I was too busy with Nirvana, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone to really get too deep into Collective Soul and Goo Goo Dolls, Verve Pipe and Vertical Horizon. But they did eventually hit my radar. And they all rule. Oh… and someone exactly like you say is Amy Winehouse. When she was alive I wanted nothing to do with it. Now, many years later… absolute genius. Happens. We grow.

[@markRgroene]

I'm in the same boat. Never got hooked back in the day. Then all the sudden I started really liking them maybe only about 3 years ago. I missed out! But now I listen to them every day

[@Matchaddict82]

Dude is one hell of a singer no auto tune no effects stripped down to the very core and still sounds like the record

[@BayAreaSun]

If music like this sinks you into sorrow its because you lived in a timeless era where music is embedded with your fondest memories. The 80s and 90s just gave us the best of times with artist and people who live on forever in music like this.

[@Obeyscreek]

I was 18 when I bought my A Boy Named Goo cassette in 1995!

[@maxwellhouse750]

The first concert I took my teenage daughter to was the Goo Goo dolls at Wolftrap in VA. We were on the lawn which is a hillside. Beautiful weather. The two warm up acts were just ok. It was time for them to come on. It was now dark. All of a sudden bright white lights flashed out towards the crowd as they we’re literally leaping up in the air as they started their first song. I remember my daughter just saying, “woah that is cool”. Neither of us are very outspoken so the fact that she had said this made me know she was truly floored by what just happened. It’s a memory we both cherish and she even brought it up recently when we heard one of their songs. Some memories just last forever and give you goosebumps when you relive it in your mind just for a moment.

[@Scarface_313]

Beautiful.

[@MusicMAN-lr9pq]

The 90's is the best damn years of my life.

[@impressiveprogressive7343]

There will never be another decade of great music like the 90s.

[@BamaGuy9999]

Damn, this gives me chills. After all these years this song never gets old.

[@gervasedoyle9127]

This is why this era is the best. Unfiltered and yet so raw and beautiful. We had to see each other face to face or call a landline that someone's mom picked up.

[@dailyseharihari]

it's an incredible performance for the first national tv appearance.

[@rpkett]

What a gem.

[@mightyORFEN]

My dad really liked this band. He passed away what seems like yesterday but was 2 years ago. I miss him a lot. This is a great band. The 90's were so different. Seemed so innocent. Probably wasnt but still.

[@goldstandard3734]

Sorry for your loss🕊️🙏🏼

[@JohnSmith-qk7zj]

The 90's weren't innocent, but they certainly more genuine.

[@YouTube_can_ESAD]

Sorry for your loss. The 90’s were different because the GOP had fully mastered their Disinformation game and Citizens United wasn’t a thing yet- a thing that allowed hostile billionaires and foreign entities to contribute untold money to influence the United States Political and Judicial Elite that lean hard right. Back then it was just Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin screaming into a microphone and not a complete separate/right wing hate machine pumping out lies after lies in their psyop/culture war.

[@VicInNocal]

@@JohnSmith-qk7zj Also just classier, I mean just look at the people in the audience in this video, they all look like adults, and are dressed and groomed. Nowadays you'd have a bunch of people trying to be "individuals" with like neck tattoos and dreadlocks and nose rings or something lol

[@jasonmccale1604]

@@VicInNocal Funny thing is, we all thought these people looked like kids/unprofessional at the time. Same thing forever.

[@conmanxxx]

Kept waiting for Jeff Probst to say "The tribe has spoken: That was awesome!" 👍😎

[@laurelgirard8475]

Johnny is so young but his voice is incredible!

[@scoobysnax3139]

AGREE! I just got to see them perform for the first time and he STILL sounds the same. I melted.❤

[@armyroh04]

Seen Goo Goo Dolls in concert 3 times, they're awesome live.. Man the 90s had some of the best music ever!!

[@jpaiteimanche]

John’s guitar skills are so underappreciated.

[@edwardbraverock7649]

That’s one of the best live performances. Just hit the spot.

[@iano4405]

classic song

[@MrHugepants]

hell yeah hit my gspot too

[@FLHPI02]

Absolute magic.

[@SpiritualStuntman]

The joy on Robbie’s face is contagious 😊❤

[@MrNight-iw9md]

This is how it was in the 90’s. Honest, open and energetic, no one worried about offending anyone, no agenda, quality musicians. It was a great time in society. Just enough technology, but not all consuming. This video encompasses the 90’s alternative scene.

[@heythere6983]

They had the same agendas as now just not as overt bc of the tech available. Infact all the good ol years people reminisce on were the years setting up the things today, keep you distracted so you won’t believe what’s coming and now all of a sudden here it is. Thing is every generation notices things too slow and it’s the same cycle over and over. You can watch a tak show from the 70s and they’ll throw in climate change and political jabs in there and you’ll see it’s exactly the same . It’s just people in general are massively naive and are too busy trying to take it easy to notice where the world is headed and the ones who call it out look like weirdos to all of them

[@Bianca0414]

Exactly

[@MrNight-iw9md]

@wlndbeach the indie/punk scene isn’t what is being pushed by mainstream media today, and never was. “Underground” 90’s punk music was the soundtrack to my coming of age. Back in the 90’s, this kind of musical content was regularly on MTV. Sure, they had a bunch of garbage too, but music content and interviews like this were still mainstream. Sure there were political agendas, but they weren’t so laser focused and being pushed by every major artist for the fear of being cancelled. PC was more of a consideration than a weaponized expectation, and cancel culture didn’t really exist.

[@bridgetkaufman1]

i mean this was pop top 40, not indie punk. underground stuff is still there, you’re just old now

[@MrNight-iw9md]

@@bridgetkaufman1 My whole point is that in the 90’s (and prior) this kind of interview with musicians was MAINSTREAM. Agendas weren’t pushed as hard by artists or the outlets promoting them. Not sure what that has to do with indie bands existing, or that I somehow “got old” and thought that indie music ceased to exist 😂

[@MackDaddyVic]

That was fucking magical! I can only imagine what it was like for all of those people to sit there and hear this in person. Probably one of the best days in history.

[@raulduke2nd161]

I wonder if they had any idea just how powerful this song was, like maybe they picked it for just that reason. Either way, I am glad they did. This is and forever will be a true gem.

[@Indeewoods]

Epic song and they sing it just like the one we all heard on the radio for the first time. Not many bands can do that.

[@Indeewoods]

At a later date I just read my own comment and hit “like” then realized I wrote it.😂 🍻

[@dleclerc]

I love how everyone on set looks like extras on Friends! LOL! This has always been one of my favorite songs from the 90’s.

[@chrisrob722]

I miss my 90s! I’m 40 years old now. The feeling I get watching this is like no other. Reminds me of playing my Mario kart on super Nintendo rainbow Road.

[@InuranusBrokoff]

Right there with you.

[@CraigTodd924]

Most definitely

[@brysimm404]

Dammit - such a great song! Played this as a college radio DJ back then. The 90s really was the last great decade. So glad to be Gen X 😊

[@Sonnee1991]

The intimacy of this song is unreal. I hadn’t heard it performed outside of the recorded album before this video. Such a powerful song!

[@Ryan-yo4dg]

You're beautiful

[@scoggy7]

Great singing gets you noticed...great song writing makes you famous. They got both.

[@ia5662]

I love how utterly unpretentious this is - they know they are playing in the TV studio in front of a live audience, but as soon as they begin, they are back in the garage together as a band. Even the audience is cooler than today's - no phones up, everybody extremely engaged, listening closely and nodding their heads enjoying it, right in the moment - ZERO DISTRACTIONS. How about Survivor's Jeff Probst in there too haha - I really love the humor of the band, launching into a country rendition as the outro music and having fun, not taking themselves too seriously like seemingly every artist today. Every move a modern pop star makes is like a curated action designed to elicit a specific response or convey an image. These guys didn't give a shit, they just played awesome music.

[@mat11trick]

Well put.

[@aoreizi]

Considering this was the 90s, what would the audience do with their brick phone? It could only call 😂

[@brettadkins7563]

Nostalgia has rose colored glasses

[@brandonerwin7031]

You can tell who the young people are in the comments. Your point wasn't about technology. It was about that everyone was completely engaged with the experience. Which is a cool thing to remember about simpler times.

[@anthonydefuria9224]

@@jaydouglas8845 yeah no smart phones…. and the world was a better place for it. As I write this from my iPhone lol

[@chrisandrews3275]

I was fortunate enough to be born in 69, took my lumps as a youngster in the 70's, grew up in the 80's, partied in the 90's, and would never give that up. 54 now in 2024, and full of life experiences, at work the youngsters always ask about 70's, 80's and 90's, they were born early 2000's.

[@Magyarleanzo]

I was in my senior year of high school, and I remember I liked this song a lot. It only took me until my 40’s to really appreciate it and understand it. Forever grateful for this song ❤️‍🩹

[@Grt_cooking]

2023…still one of the greatest hits everrrr. Thank God for them.

[@gunsandpoker7432]

This song is mesmerizing. Throws me back to that special place in time.

[@james2520vienneau]

what a great version, glad i found this

[@Goawaypleasenow]

Almost 30 years later and I just saw them live finally in June! THEY WERE THE BEST BAND I have EVER EVER EVER seen live! Johnny Reznick is a friggin machine! They sound even better live than recorded and I was in 90s highschool heaven!

[@akhmadyahin]

90's never dies.....

[@trxe420]

The tuning for this is crazy, love it

[@shortcutsunny]

Hahaha yep

[@ambrooks5]

Yessir it is. Johnny loves those fuckered up tunings lol

[@jeffb8562]

Just about all their songs are

[@digginholes]

Witnessing a hit being born.

[@strawberry12four]

This is a great performance, it’s really tight and the vocals are flawless

[@davidbyerly9846]

They just look like young punk skater kids- then they crush a really melodic and melancholy acoustic song like true serious studio pros. Excellent!

[@arunp3425]

Wow! Love this song... And also how they switched from goofball joking around to an absolute professional recording-quality, rocking performance ❤️😎🤘

[@mistahemi4458]

Such a classic, i miss the 90’s

[@Alexfeaster66]

What id give to relive these days again with my father i miss him so damn much.

[@christianalvarado53]

The 90s seemed mellow and no one seem to have a care at all. Just pure joy and bliss.

[@spaceghost8995]

Yeah sure mellow like Nirvana and Alice In Chains right?

[@jeffwangerin8089]

You clearly didn’t grow up in the 90s.

[@Glostahdude]

Was the greatest decade. For so many reasons, hard to list them all!

[@midwestdepressed]

Doing some great shit melodically on the guitar, some lead and rhythm at the same time. All while sounding excellent vocally

[@BlaqueDNA]

Music was so damn good across all genres in the 90’s!🎉

[@TheZAnders84]

I saw the Goo Goo Dolls live for the first time a few weeks ago. John still sounds great all these years later!