Hootie & the Blowfish - You Never Even Called Me By My Name - Charleston, SC 8/24/13

[@Nightrain76]

He went country and went directly to the best country song ever!!!

[@olli4528]

And seemingly made the worst performance of the song, judging from some in the comments.

[@krismathes01]

I was there and sang every word! So much fun!

[@chadredmond51]

He should’ve sang one from “That Other” DAC album 😂

[@KTVBOSTON]

I bet you'd like that....

[@davidpellman8157]

This is the Hootie we should have received. A kick ass country band we should have had back then

[@jamesboyd2394]

What a great job!!! Darius Rucker..I just found out that my ancestors first landed in the states by way of South Carolina...from Germany..but originally Scotland...I love your song "Beers and Sunshine"...cheers

[@efrainzavala1919]

The best country song ever Amen 😁

[@jamesbercot9711]

Thanks, Steve

[@allanbarsness6076]

love the song

[@aquagirl9228]

Term of endearment!!! Really pretty simple.

[@THEgamecockgirl]

As a Carolina girl I DO remember GROUP and this song!!!,

[@sheilaschnee9444]

I’m obsessed.

[@cnrmoose]

"SHE GOT RUN OVER BY A DAMNED OL' TRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!" WHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnstaub359]

AWESOME!

[@jbod2018]

Outlaw Country!!! Love it

[@bengood1883]

Hootie went country. GOOD move...welcome to Nashville!

[@lonnellpantos3375]

Dang It's Jamesville, NY..tada 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉😊

[@lonnellpantos3375]

❤🎉🎉😊 you were once in Janesville, NY around the time of the year that the Balloon Fest was going on and I saw you on stage 🤣 yippee it was the best 👏

[@francisclause4668]

These guys knocked me off my feet in 1995

[@jeffreyboarman4032]

North Carolina's been very very good to me

[@lettie4988]

Great Job ❤ Love me Some David Allan Coe❤

[@lonnellpantos3375]

Correction... Janesville, NY

[@hockeymom49721]

I think they did well but he still shouldv'e said Merle Haggard instead of Brad Paisley.

[@ToddLehmanSTL]

Hillbilly deluxe

[@johnlafever3162]

He misses the entire point of the song as a tribute to giving a finger to Nashville for never truly accepting anyone referenced. While Darius Rucker may have had his own trouble being fully accepted in Nashville, Brad Paisley sure hasn’t.

[@jimjones3605]

@@johnlafever3162 The entire point of the song is pay respect to country music in a satirical way. The original song didn't reference anyone.

[@johnlafever3162]

@@jimjones3605 bullshit! The song is about the politics of towing the line in Nashville, and how painful it is talking to the walls waiting on the phone to ring! Both songwriters Steve Goodman and originally unnamed John Prine were having the same issue, everyone they named in the song, that struggled being fully accepted without major confrontation. As a matter of fact, John Prine didn’t want his name on it because he was afraid of future ramifications. As he said it was a song they wrote as a satirical song after partying in their despair. It was Steve Goodman that chose to have outlaw and convicted felon, David Alan Coe sing it as it was perfect for him. Even the backing vocalists when referencing hello walls, which is a song about waiting on a call while in despair, which was a hit sung by Nashville star, Faron Young, who after three decades of being loved by the Nashville brass, were actually singing about someone that was cut off and dropped by the execs. He destroyed his marriage and drank himself to death being very vocal about his struggles of going from top star to never getting a call. Ironically the big hit of a song, was written by Willie Nelson who had his own struggles fitting in with the Nashville scene and eventually left for Austin and the outlaw scene. The song has deep meaning throughout it. It’s not just some funny song for drunks to sing along with. You don’t screw with the song, and you don’t change the name with someone that doesn’t fit the bill. Brad Paisley is loved by Nashwood and Vegasville! He is no outsider!

[@PrinceJediMaster]

@@jimjones3605 you mean other than The great Jennings, Pride and Haggard

[@TheLH562]

They’re real? Thought it was just a key and peele skit

[@1dering11]

Hootie after Nickelbag is the band I heard being used for comedy the most. Good stuff though.

[@KTVBOSTON]

Yet combined, they've sold 75 million records and sell out tours continuously throughout their careers. It is always funny to find out what bands people who mock these bands listen to.

[@1dering11]

@@KTVBOSTON I don’t know, I didn’t ask…

[@KTVBOSTON]

You crybabies in the comments just bring people back here so thanks...

[@MJAngelLove]

Instead of Brad Pasley try this “You don’t have to call me Troy Gentry “. I am a Hootie & The Blowfish Michael Jackson and Montgomery Gentry fan.

[@josephhume2805]

Peter...nice try

[@TyJacksonMusic]

My uncle was there please Darius don’t embasrass your self it doesn’t hit the same

[@KTVBOSTON]

Ha!

[@lawlessnetwork1]

no comparison to the original

[@KTVBOSTON]

Is anything ever?

[@joegonzalez1941]

Sometimes just leave the song alone, don't freak up the original song!

[@redvue04]

This is the perfect example of why I hate darius rucker.

[@KTVBOSTON]

Explain...

[@murph3001]

????? ,____ meaning ??

[@brennenrichards2585]

?

[@johnlafever3162]

@@KTVBOSTON he doesn’t seem to understand to song! because every name in the song is there for a reason, including DAC’s, along with Haggard, Pride, and Jennings, as well as the reference to Faron Young, with the Hello, Hello lyric. It’s a tribute to the great country star that fell out of Nashville management’s graces, fell into despair, alcoholism and ultimately committed suicide. All of the names had their struggles fitting in, as did the writers. The point of being use to never being called by your name is you are never called, as in Hello walls! Brad Paisley “IS” Nashville! That’s why it’s Bullshit!

[@TyJacksonMusic]

I agree

[@onemoretime101]

Sad display of Steve Goodman’s writing. And changing the words .... a no no

[@KTVBOSTON]

By Darius performing it, brought thousands of new fans to the song. NOW more people know who David Allen Coe is. Not a bad job at all.

[@your_royal_highness]

Steve Goodman wrote the damn song with John Prine and had he lived past age 36 he’d probably be a lot more famous, or a lot less obscure.

[@johnlafever3162]

@@your_royal_highness what’s your problem? Do you even understand why John Prime chickened out putting his name on it? It wasn’t because it was silly as he now claims that it’s so successful. It was because it was a big middle finger at Nashville for never fully accepting either one of their folksy writing styles. David Alan Coe was the perfect artist to perform the song, a Nashville songwriter, and performer in his own right that was never fully accepted by the brass in Nashville, even before he went to prison. Every person referenced in the song has a history bucking the system in Nashville or having some sort of their own personal struggle, clear down to Faron Young referenced in the Hello Walls music, is a reference to his suffering from alcoholism and depression from what the successful Nashville star said was Nashville abandoning him, until he committed suicide.

[@murph3001]

Says who

[@markrush5942]

how sad is this.... goodman is puking in his grave

[@KTVBOSTON]

Who is the goodman you speak of? lol

[@thomasRivers215]

KTVBOSTON Steve goodman, the writer of this song

[@KTVBOSTON]

Ohh! Goodman, with a capital G.. Now it makes sense.. Yeah, I am sure he would have been just fine with it...

[@nic7071]

mark rush David Allan Coe made it famous though.

[@masyelraf]

Goodman and Prine wrote it and gave it to David Allen Coe. Coe sang it with the voices of Haggard, Pride, and Jennings.