Hootie & The Blowfish Perform 'Hold My Hand'

[@rainbowbunniie]

Darius’ voice is like a time capsule of the 90s. He still sounds great.

[@aeonicbutterfly9662]

He still sounds so good. And Colbert's practically beaming just introducing them. It's so wholesome!

[@37Raffaella]

He lost a lot of weigh, didn’t he?

[@lucky7even622]

Dude, it's uncanny. He's certainly has a gift, doesn't he? 🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@JRMillion]

Good way to put it

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

No, No it's not. They were enjoyed only by souless frat boy zombies. Rucker couldn't sing a Skinny Puppy or Ministry song if his potbelly depended on it.

[@hRt42kuo7jTtmk14]

I missed hearing that song for all these years. Welcome back. Bravo.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Know that you're still the Lamer you were in the 90s then.

[@hRt42kuo7jTtmk14]

Beeble Brox you mean as lame as your dad for not being polite to society and wearing a condom when he should have?

[@sullyvain]

1994 lonely nerd in my room drawing super heros jamming to "Hold My Hand" on my little clock radio, it's like it was just yesterday lol.

[@nick-dq1hh]

Hopefully you still draw :)

[@tfajsh]

Absolutely

[@tfajsh]

When I hear 90s music I can almost feel and see a beautiful spring day back when America was 👌🏻

[@jenniferdijames1671]

Darius, I remember when you sang that song. It was a long time ago.

[@ElmerFuddGun]

I don't normally watch the music guests but couldn't skip this classic tune!

[@nunchucktaylor3488]

I mean I feel the same way but you phrased this like you’re starring in an ad.

[@sabinekatsavrias4422]

ditto

[@JorgeTorresH]

You know a band is extremely good when they sound this great playing live. 😍

[@tacituskilgore8859]

They really do!

[@jimilee4609]

100% 👍

[@jimilee4609]

Absolutely Stunning Live Performance 👍👍👍

[@dont6441]

So true. Some bands sound like crap when playing live.

[@matthaze]

Kicking off the tour on the show that kick started their career 25 years ago. How cool is that.

[@JeffHysen]

3rd time performing the song on that stage.

[@scottnorwood659]

Same show and theater but with a different host

[@JoeSmith-iv3sf]

This is not the same show. This show is a absolute shit show!

[@happeharkore]

@@JoeSmith-iv3sf It's actually quite fantastic.

[@user-uj3zk2cx8t]

@@happeharkore It's actually not. Stephen Colbert is a leftist-cuck who sold himself out to his donors and liberal MSM.

[@thehulk372]

They all sound exactly like they did years ago! I loved every minute of this! Now I want to see them in concert

[@DougWittrock]

No. They sound even better. :)

[@martycech5844]

thehulk372 ... they still sound Great in concert !!!

[@kw2874]

Summer of ‘95 💜 ❤️ ♥️

[@tennisdude52278]

K Wade you look 20 years old tho

[@kw2874]

tennisdude52278 I’m 33. My picture is too tiny to tell lol

[@tennisdude52278]

K Wade my bad, I was distracted by how gorgeous you are 😳

[@bustercaps]

K Wade that was a great year and I had an awesome summer... I wish I could go back sometimes.

[@kw2874]

Redrook Magus me too ☺️

[@hbmyke1]

Take a second look at the lyrics for the song Drowning. "Why is (was....) the rebel flag hanging from the state house walls..?". Pretty brash statement from a bunch of South Carolina college kids. All these years later, that whole album still holds up. Congrats guys. Enjoy every second of your tour and thanks for the great music. Huntington Beach, Ca.

[@Sonny_VAL]

That guitarist is having a blast I love it. And man, Darius sounds literally exactly the same as he did back in '94 when this song came out. Super talented group of guys

[@AppyDancer]

Takes me back to driving the kids around in the minivan, cranking this up and all of us singing real loud, holding hands...! Great times!

[@michaelhofer9149]

Darius Rucker is the MAN regardless of which genre of music he sings!

[@90AlmostFamous]

Mike Hofer ya man he sings anything but rap

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

FINALLY OH HELL YES !!!!!! Cracked Rear View is Hootie & the Blowfish's most successful album. It was the best-selling album of 1995, with 10.5 million shipments that year alone, eventually shipping 21 million copies to retailers by May 21, 2018. It is the joint 19th-best-selling album of all time in the United States.

[@laniwilliamson]

BRUTUSPLAC Now it’s the 9th best selling album of all times

[@restlesstraveler2]

Wow.....memory lane! I moved to Columbia in 1986 and did my master's there...........and HOOTIE and the BLOWFISH was just in its infancy. Now living in Germany and so bizarre to hear them now on the Colbert Show, but then again Stephen Colbert is from SC. What a great state! I really loved living there!

[@jackbruce8324]

One of my favorite bands and still sound as good as they did 20yrs ago.

[@Foxxhoundops]

Soul and love these guys are pure american. When we stop hating in favor of togetherness and good times. Drop a like in the name of a better America.

[@bowlersunanimous1983]

Indeed. We can sit at the dinner table together and still disagree on things. We can still breathe the same air and appreciate the fact that we are free to think and speak our minds.

[@alonzotanner1226]

I love this band. My cousin and I always got down to their music when we were kids in the 90s. While a lot of kids were listening to R&B and hip hop (Cuz we came up in Harlem, NY), sometimes we'd listen and sing along to this stuff. Glad they got back together too. I'd see them live now.

[@501photo]

HOOTIE!!!! For some reason this makes me tear up a little.

[@marthahaynes5858]

Same!

[@julieoliver4549]

Me too..that good feeling u had when u first heard it back then!! I LOVE MUSIC!!!

[@markgigiel2722]

That song is awesome. Keep rockin' Darius.

[@oxyman10]

He will always be Hootie in many peoples eyes.

[@marciacraven4032]

Sing it Darius!! Can't get enough of this song. Still listening in Dec. 2021

[@saxxa88]

Been listening to this ever since my dad introduced this song to me as a kid in the 90s. Awesome performance!

[@rubyred93chev]

*_And this is why the world fell in love with this band back in '94. There is only one Hootie and the Blowfish, and yes Darius Rucker and his bandmates still have it._* 🦉

[@alika207]

🐡

[@dont6441]

Love the Fish!

[@jamcofec]

Not a muso but that (is it rhythm guitar?) riff at about 2:40 is sensational... Fairly iconic song. Great band and good to see the original guys there.

[@alika207]

It’s a lead guitar solo! Love it!

[@iganciomunoz5684]

I just clicked to see what Mónica, Ross and Chandler went to see

[@seamussc]

Colbert and Hootie, all amongst South Carolina's finest.

[@pete9369]

Take it a step further... Chas.'s finest

[@seamussc]

Darius Rucker is a Charlestonian, but Hootie as the whole band is a product of Columbia and the University of South Carolina campus.

[@ADP12345]

Colbert is a douche though

[@LebanonStorm]

The video still holds up even 3 years later. The song holds up after all this time. One of the best Hootie and the Blowfish songs ever.

[@michaelscholze3564]

This is one of the best live performances I’ve ever seen. It sounds just like the radio version

[@CarlosDiaz-hf3qv]

I remember arriving here fresh from Costa Rica as a 16-year-old boy, back in 1998. That song, "Hold My Hand", was playing in my Uncle's radio, as he was driving us home from the Airport. I remember being really nervous and scared, as one arriving into a new country and culture knows the gut-wrenching experience well. But, somehow, hearing Rucker's voice at that moment, it gave me peace. So, I remember that this was the icebreaker question between my uncle--whom I had only met once or twice when I was 7 years old--and I. I broke the ackward silence by asking him, in that very silent car: "What is the name of that song?" . He translated into Spanish : "Hold My Hand, uhhh I think it means Toma Mi Mano". Even though I did not speak a word of English at that moment, hearing Darious' amazing, soothing voice, and knowing the name of the song he was singing; made me think at that moment: "Hold My Hand". I like the title of that song. I think It's going to be alright. I have a long way to go, but, "Hold My Hand". Now and then, and throughout the many years I have worked as an ER RN Nurse, when I am holding one of my patient's hands, that song often comes to mind. It's been a long way since that morning in my uncle's car. But, so far, it's been alright. Thank you Hootie and The Blowfish. You people Rock across boundaries, times and languages!!! Thank You!!!

[@Trouble-Clef]

The Hoot are such a hoot! Love ‘em!

[@romangeorgeh]

Wow ... What a fabulous memory! It's as if they never left!!

[@bradcruz1746]

These guys kick ass still!!! Sounding damnnn good!!! 2021~

[@guntherfurlong]

Man...these guys are still amazing in 2019!

[@Hermes_Agoraeus]

Ah, some post-Cold War pre-9/11 music.

[@stevemarshall4023]

So... the 90s?

[@helmiabdullah2271]

Lol

[@brandonyu9602]

Desert storm music?

[@AegisEpoch]

reading this comment made a momentary calm wash over me

[@joshualesicka2603]

I’m going to barrow that from you if you don’t mind

[@pm1225cp]

He's ad-libbing all over the place and I love it! And those harmonies are sweet too

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

The way he sings "walk upon the water" just brings me back every time.

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Classic throwback!

[@inspector29]

Saw em back in the day at Merriweather post in Md. Saw Darius about 5 yrs. ago in the RVA. and the end of the month in Va. Beach.. Hootie ROCKS 🎸.

[@michaelclarke8066]

They sound awesome, great performance and such a 90's jam

[@kreens07]

Thank you!!! I know my old man is jamming out with me from the heavens! So many memories from my childhood with my dad and the album!!

[@JasonAYoungdale]

See you in Phx tonight! One of my most favorite bands ever. You guys rock.

[@pavelmuratov9157]

Love this song

[@elcid92bulldog]

Stoked for you guys to come to Irvine. It’s been 19 years since we last saw you live. Going to school in Chucktown, you guys were a staple at the Music Farm that helped shape my musical taste.

[@lillyernst7300]

Oh 💕 that song brought back memories of their wonderful sounds!!! 😘. Miss them but Luv Daruis!!! 💃🏼

[@sharac63]

So great to see these guys back on the music scene! They're in good form musically and physically!

[@bigmaxy07]

That was a cracking album they had back in 95 or so. I played it heaps.

[@maaggiied2554]

I’m 20 and Jane to hootie and the blowfish all the time! Love them!

[@hhscadets0925]

I just saw them at CMAC in Canandaigua. Awesome performance!

[@lolaluna1085]

The 90s❤️

[@kamac8761]

Great album this was! Great to see him back. His voice is great.

[@jeffwhite8017]

Love me some hootie! Glad to see them back together touring!

[@JuanMoreGame]

Hot damn, that's the best I've seen on Colbert in ages, what a golden voice

[@jasonkh3943]

So thrilled to hear there's a new album incoming. This was my favourite band in high school, and I would kill for an LP that was catchy like CRV, conceptual like Fairweather Johnson, mature like Musical Chairs, and just all around heartfelt like we know 'em to be. Hoping for another classic! 🙏

[@edstirling]

i just started downloading this song from napster 10 minutes ago. it's almost done too, i can't wait to listen to it!

[@thesundog8833]

💙💙💙

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

These guys were my first concert ever. They sound just as good now as they did then.

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

@Kilo Mintoni I like them. If you don't, don't listen to them.

[@bmsmith5UB]

never gets old ❤

[@cherishireland9194]

Oh you guys made my day! I hope you come to Toronto on your tour. I miss good music.

[@demoanachica]

I'm 15 again listening to this

[@lavenderlove1212]

Can't wait to see them next year! Got my tix already! 🤟🎵

[@israeldelaluz]

I used to hate these guys and their music back in the day but watching them play and sing again today in 2019, really, really made me a happy man. They might not be Blur or Oasis, but man, they sure rock!! :)

[@nick-dq1hh]

Music is insane like that. So subjective. People don’t even understand why they may dislike something

[@amsutter33]

I still love that song! 🤗

[@postxtito]

They still doing great!!

[@82gmccaballero]

My brother bought this cassette, and the next album I got for my birthday on CD. My grandmother went to Hastings and said I need a new CD that’s out for my grandson called Fairweather Johnson it’s by Herman & The Hooters! She said the clerk busted up laughing and said oh Hootie and the blowfish, follow me I’ll help you find it and ring you up?

[@dlsfield9770]

It's like time has stood still. Love Hootie and the Blowfish. Cracked Rear View is best album ever!:

[@lindablack3649]

Love this song too . Keep on rockin' Hootie And The Blow Fish !

[@larrybill2661]

Hello Linda how are you doing??

[@billholt2198]

Loved Hootie & the Blowfish back in the day...Glad to see them back ❤

[@burtmcaster4739]

Such a beautiful and simple song. Brings back memories from when I first heard it.

[@JKSSubstandard]

They still sound fantastic.

[@Mathew2190]

Anyone else get chills?

[@christopherwagner1467]

Can’t wait to see them in Raleigh!

[@laurie4200]

This never gets old. I remember when I first heard them. Partying with college boys. Great memories

[@BobTheMan2]

Yes this band was one of my favorites. Darius went Country

[@hfm3376]

They are great

[@mattjohnston2]

I was going to make some comment about how much I loved listening to this and the nostalgia it brought...and then saw that nearly every comment was already to that effect! 😂

[@ashleyvanhammer3448]

Yes! I've always loved this song! So glad to see the group coming back together to 'ave annuvah go! ❤

[@chrisrea7347]

Great to see Darius and the group again. Timeless joy.

[@ItsAaronRenner]

I’ve had my tickets for a couple months now...I can’t freaking wait for this tour to roll through!

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

Hootie sounds AMAZING AS FUCK!!! Mark Bryan is a smoke show, still so hot after are these years. They sound as beautiful as they did in the 90's, what a flashback!!

[@homeroyomero]

Sweet Melody

[@alicechin2705]

Reminds Me of Myself and My Kids singing along with Hooty and the Blowfish.

[@larrybill2661]

Hello Alice how are you doing??

[@llmitchellb]

I remember the first time they were on Letterman there. So awesome to see them again last night!

[@larrybill2661]

Hello Lori how are you doing??

[@owlet0]

L❤️VE HOOTIE!!!!!!!!

[@dandunning7731]

Those guitar and bass tones!

[@bobbybiggerstaff7269]

Absolutely love hootie and darious the wild one!

[@Trouble-Clef]

I could listen to Darius forever. In fact, I think I will 🎸

[@tonyfranco516]

Tears and cheers 🍻 awesome throwback

[@danab36330]

Love them❤️

[@ucplayer999]

Cant wait to see them in July in Cincinnati!

[@Scrumdiddlyumptious_]

Brings me back to high school! Yeeeeeeessssss!!! 💚💛💙💜❤️🧡

[@davidroesener2053]

This song never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@svenett]

I learned how to play this song on guitar like 25 years ago by watching a VCR recording of their performance on Letterman over and over 😂

[@justineveleth418]

between bare naked ladies pearl jam and hootie and the blowfish i was very happy to have been born in the 90s thanks hootie and the blowfish for keeping music alive-))

[@meganbullard87]

wow! i didn't know they got back together! this is amazing! chills the whole time!

[@LorraElizabeth]

Best live concert I ever went to.... ✌🏼❤️🌎

[@bannedbrother]

Absofuckinglutely still epic! Many tried over the years, but true skill and mastery will never be replaced! Brilliant and even better after all these years

[@Brad772006]

This just hit all kinds of nostalgia for me. Took me right back to 1994

[@jasonsnow5549]

You can’t stop Hootie, you can only hope to contain ‘em

[@Zonker66]

Look at the old guys and... damn, Hootie still sounds good live. So many modern artists sound like crap without a studio.

[@francesdavis2620]

Love this song! The stage looks so nice. Looks clean and sharp! 😊

[@kornfreak78]

And just like that, we're transported back to the 90's! I miss that decade... :(