The Offspring - Gone Away | Singer Reacts |

[@MST3KNJ]

This song is such a raw exploration of the duality of mourning. How you can rage against the unfairness while still reeling from the misery of loss. Such an underrated song that anyone who has lost a loved one can relate to.

[@karl1tr0s]

I lost my dad a few years ago and every time I hear this song I sing it angry because "Pulled walked away before your time. I can't stand it, it's very unfair," but then I feel better. These songs are the ones that help you show your emotions a little and when it's over, you return to normal.

[@Samurai_Stoner]

Offspring are such a great band

[@skykn1ght78]

I LOVE seeing someone rediscover an old song and see it and hear it differently. Great reaction! Subscribed! I think this song is like a way to grieve giving a primal scream and pure energy.

[@Drew6132]

I'm 34 years old, I'm so glad I grew up with the music I did. My mate really loved the offspring! Brings back great memories.

[@bluegrassreb]

MY dear sister just passed. she loved this (as i do)... will always think of her. Gonna miss you Tonya!

[@HugoMeneses]

Hugs to you and to heaven!

[@Arbosh4]

I am so excited that I finally get to see The Offspring play live in January next year. Smash was a frequently played album during my high school years. The band still kicks ass and writes amazing and relevant songs.

[@JPindanga]

Saw Offspring live at Lolapallooza São Paulo, awesome perfomance!

[@davidward9737]

The original.. Yes!! This needs to get more love over 5FDP since alot of people think they originally did it and it was a remake.

[@vizion311]

5fdp butchered this song IMO.

[@davidward9737]

@@vizion311 I'm not a fan of their version and turning it into a war song.

[@maxa8838]

5FDP version was so great and it helped me to find this original version what is also great! So thank you 5FDP, they did cover to honor and respect Offspring. Both are so awesome! Maybe like bit more Ivan Moodys voice with these lyrics but Dexter also awesome

[@maxa8838]

​@@davidward9737 With these lyrics, topic can be many things

[@beaconlee]

5FDP butchered this totally. This version was perfection from the offspring. Should never have been touched

[@SneharthoDey]

Finally someone reacting to the Original!

[@NudocPRIME]

Much better then the five finger death punch version

[@alexandremaireno-ni4ec]

With rare exceptions, originals (like this one) tend to the better

[@davidward9737]

Totally agree, what is upsetting is younger people tend to think 5FDP originally did this.

[@ernestsalazar8026]

Way way better than that shameful remake

[@hugoz.7281]

It's what my older brother use to hear all the time. I miss him...

[@jordanrhodes929]

@@davidward9737 define “younger” lol. I’m 26 and grew up with FFDP but most of us are well aware that offspring did it first and better for what it’s worth. FFDP is known for different songs

[@jorgerodriguez2501]

Chevelle - send the pain below reaction

[@michaelserrano3689]

If remember correctly Dexter wrote this in memory of his girlfriend who passed away. It's a beautiful song

[@marc5384152]

nah its not, i saw a video couple time ago where they explain it, its about somethings hapenned when they was in ''vacation'' with his wife, ....they where in a store when someon starting shooting rounds everywhere, after that he wriht that song, like if him or his wife died in that tromatic experience ( sorry for my bad english ) ....................... if you whant to se that video search for '' The Offspring: Why 'Gone Away' Is So Misunderstood About Dexter Holland's Personal Life '' ( its the title of that video )

[@Thescottishguyreacts]

Marc is right everyone gets it wrong nobody died it’s him thinking what it would have been like if his wife was taken that day baskin robbins was shot up by young idiots

[@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers]

@michaelserrano3689 You're correct, he wrote this after his girlfriend was killed in a car accident. I don't know what (marc5384152) is talking about, but it has nothing to do with this song if it happened at all. 》Edit/Addition《 I checked out the video and channel (marc5384152) referenced and found that channel has a long history of posting videos with false information about subjects that have a polarizing aspect just to get views and comments on his channel. There's even a disclaimer at the beginning of his videos stating that he holds no accountability for the accuracy of the information in his videos

[@onurhankocaman]

​@@marc5384152that is true

[@duane8829]

His sister

[@gmatuz8276]

I can never listen to this song without tearing up, this song always makes me think of my niece that passed away in 2014 from a drug overdose. She was so young and had so much life ahead of her, I miss her so much

[@nd8490]

This came on the radio in 2015 as I was driving home from my father's funeral. Still hits me today.

[@YonkoLalev]

Great song, great singer and frontman! Credits for the choice also...❤🎉

[@TheSoberDoc_]

I couldn't listen to this song for a long time after my mom passed in 2017. It'd break my heart any time it came on the radio.

[@cherylmontgomery9753]

Love this song, such deep meaning. I have heard this song before and absolutely love it. Every word he sings is so true in different ways to different people. Didn't know who did this song so thank you for showing me this beautiful song that I can now put a title to the group who performs this song. Now I must get their CD!!! Loved your reaction. ❤😊❤😊❤😊

[@tarinindell8217]

Theyre a wonderful band. Also, obligatory mention that Dexter, the singer, has a phd.

[@paulfadeley3496]

In molecular biology!!

[@Zeroaegis]

@@paulfadeley3496 Ok, but that's...like...the easiest biology....

[@bobcobb3654]

Stand mic gives more movement, but the mic they used is like a pendulum, which plays more for the atmosphere the video is creating. And I was a college freshman when this tune came out and had dealt with a friend’s death, so to me, the song hit the right beats.

[@920WASHBURN]

Offspring doesnt get enough credit

[@armyoftodd2693]

About 7 years ago my mom was in the hospital for the last time. The rest of the family wanted to pull the plug but me and my sister wanted to take a day to talk about it because we knew our mom would want at least that. So we did and decided that it would be best to let her go. So we got in the car and this was the first song that came on. I immediately hit skip and was like, nah not today. Took like 5 years before I finally said ok and didn't skip the song when it came up.

[@connectionlostmigrating99]

Can't wait to see them again and again in concert

[@zackiej89]

I've seen them twice live, such a great show each time

[@ryanakahoward5246]

this was my middle school music!!! i miss this!!

[@Canadianfreedomfighter]

I used to listen to this song for hours a day after my mom died from cancer. This song is actually how I felt at the time. 😢

[@samuelmeier1617]

:(

[@mike_0213]

This is so much better then the Five Finger Death Punch cover, to me anyways. I know people like the meaning of the FFDP video, but I remember when this version came out, so maybe that is why I like it better.

[@rileyxxxx]

I feel you. my sister used to listen to guns n roses in her teens, while I listened to trash. and now its vice versa.

[@PaulGuy]

People use "iconic" way too often these days, to describe things that are just good, not emblematic of something. This song is truly iconic, it captures the essence of The Offspring, and even the whole rock movement at that point in time.

[@Xyrin]

Funny that you mention Avenge Sevenfold's song, because I have both that and this song to remind me of my best friend who is no longer here.

[@CptSlow89]

I covered this song on my channel. Always liked this band. Smash with Dookie is, for me, the best punk rock album.

[@egaMage]

Please, please do the summary at the end :) Otherwise one of my favorite songs. Five finger death punch does a nice cover of this ! And again, your sister has epic music taste!

[@vaughnnewman8903]

My favorite song of theirs; more Pop/Rock than Punk but a great song none the less.

[@insane0042]

I want this played at my funeral.

[@joeldunsmore5159]

I understand Ive probably forgotten more songs and bands then i remember, and the only way to trigger those memories is to see someone elses reaction or mention

[@lambo_90]

This song was covered by Five Finger Death Punch with very minor changes to the lyrics and a reaction done by you that you had posted here on KZbin about 10 months ago.

[@robertsimmons1716]

You have a beautiful voice!

[@RtotheK605]

I love how you ad-libbed a Starkid musical song when you realized your copy-paste error.

[@georgesideris9547]

I love your reactions your face expressions you are extremely beautiful and charming Raychel❤

[@stratusmind]

Sloan, I would gladly trade places. You were by far a better person. I miss you and I love you, wherever you are.

[@vernhoke7730]

Hmm, my musical taste hasn't really changed much since my teens a bit over 50 years ago. Finding newer stuff that satisfies it isn't that easy, though.

[@darksparda07]

next Avenged Sevenfold The Stage please

[@corycooper9878]

Sounds like your sister has great taste in music. You should do a reaction with her in the future.

[@alltree78]

Offspring kicks ass!

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

I read the inspiration for this song was someone close to him passing away from Cancer

[@ru2yaz33]

I didn't recognize the title and artist, but I remember the song.

[@gzfamily2223]

Shinedown - Through the Ghost

[@endezeichengrimm]

Peak Offspring.

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

The original is much rawer than five finger death punch's iteration. It's not made for money but for what it means to Dexter.

[@impulse3257]

You should react to Billy Howerdel's recent solo album - song called Free and Weightless. He is the second vocalist in A Perfect Circle.

[@Jasper0o0]

Is it just me, or.. I just thought…. With so much crap going on in the world today, rock would make a big resurgence.

[@GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward]

noctura does a great cover of this classic

[@Reelfilms1998]

Can you do Lost or G by Avenged Sevenfold next?

[@carl8229]

Pretty sure Dexter is an actual rocket scientist or something very similar.

[@tarinindell8217]

Phd in molecular biology, and has done a fair amount of research into HIV, even got a paper on it published in 2013

[@bossmigs8063]

Have you done a reaction for - A Perfect circle- The Packsge You’re adorable 😊

[@SUPERSCHMOO]

my favorite song of theirs, gotta get away being their second and pay the man being excellent. their IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE is an amazing album much better when they're serious than the goofy songs, but those get them money tho

[@tiffanyalberti2029]

Please react to The Offspring The Kids Aren't Alright Music Video

[@thepsychophonic]

@rayactions Indeed, FFDP did a version of this song, to which you already reacted. But nothing to do with one interpretation with the other. The version by FFDP (a band that I like a lot, although not exactly that version) is simply a normal song, with respect to which the virtues it has are not from the version itself, but from the beautiful composition of lyrics and music from the original song, which Dexter Holland composed after having endangered his life and that of his wife in a shooting in which they were accidentally involved (although there is an erroneous legend that Holland composed it in honor of a deceased girlfriend). However, the original Offspring song is a marvel, far, far superior to the FFDP version, not least because Ivan Moody's voice is a very good voice, but Dexter Holland is simply one of the 40s or 50s (I would say i) best vocalists in rock history.

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

This is one of my favorite OFFSPRING songs, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH covered it, NOTHING LIKE THIS, this is a great song, Dex is a great singer also has a PHD

[@unwokeatheist]

Think Five Finger Death Punch version lost the desperation that is so obvious in the way the offspring does it

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

@@unwokeatheist EXACTLY, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH tries to keep it slow and dark, I'm not a fan of them.

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

@unwokeatheist they covered BAD COMPANY too, and the kids today, HAVE NO CLUE about the original

[@unwokeatheist]

@@CoreyWickramasekeraI think the 5 finger version is a song that we have heard the sad depressed loss done better. This hits an emotion not hit as often. A band that did that well back in the Day was Stabbing Westward

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

@@unwokeatheist I remember them, only remember one song, can't remember the name

[@NDE239]

The Offspring * Bad Habit * Genocide * Smash

[@shawnfate2656]

They do a slow piano version of this as well

[@beatnik420thtc8]

Sometimes when they play it live he plays on a piano

[@nathanmintz8185]

You should do a reaction of the cover this song by Noctura.

[@devinup3981]

Noctura does a cover of this song that is really nice.

[@courtneymoore3177]

Adam's song by Blink 182

[@trevalarose8155]

Several months ago you reacted to the Five Finger Death Punch cover of this song.

[@kerringhostdragon7426]

All right then I have a request for you please. There is a group called rainbow. The song would be called stargazer. It is the lead guitar player from an old band called deep purple with their front man. Ronnie James Dio. dio went on to have a solo career and also was the second lead singer for a band you might have heard of called Black Sabbath

[@FL_CORPSE]

Im always sang this song in videoke

[@sedes77]

Pls listen Silverchair - emotional sickness

[@williamkramer9731]

Thank God it's not the ffdp version

[@FL_CORPSE]

Please react swallowed by bush. Maybe this song stuck to your mind also or im very sure. You get a surprise.

[@jamieferrara6456]

Honored to be the 293rd view of this vid 😂

[@seancutler1516]

I can't finish it.... reminder of losing my parents

[@orphy6869]

THIS VERSION IS SUPERIOR

[@akashii7615]

One ok rock - stand out fit in

[@thenihilisticphilosopher2957]

Since you like deep singer voices, try Saviour Machine: Carnival of Souls, Legion, or Jesus Christ (all can be found live)

[@LunaticReason]

I dont know if you take requests but End of Heartache by Killswitch Engage please

[@aceblackmind]

woooww One My Fav Band in teeanger.. Hai raya, Pleas React Dimash New Song I've Got You... i Think you will like it.

[@Mr.Sidenote]

I just don't know how you could remember this unless your sister listened to the Greatest Hits album for years after its release. Then, why would she know this song? She would have to be a lot older than you, or your parents were into The Offspring and your sister liked it from a very young age.

[@MichaelBonneau-q2f]

You reacted to 5 finger death punch 's video of this song about a year ago. They sound very different.....but still recognizable as the same song. You picked up on the lyrics but didn't connect them

[@Ovetimetransam92]

Anyone else want to see her do snuff by slipknot?

[@courtneymoore3177]

I think she has already

[@ChadHuisinga]

The only Offspring song that is true and heartfelt…. They nail this song to the wall and envelope all the emotions, beautifully….. Their one true masterpiece of pop/rock.

[@mino74tauro]

React to Soda Stereo - Profugos

[@Corey-pi6mm]

Send them with guns n' roses Metallica

[@WheresWaldo05]

Yep. I am sure when you were younger, you were no doubt a Taylor Swift fan girly.

[@ShadowRyu]

My wife died over a year ago now. I still can't listen to this song anymore. I liked your vid, but forgive me for not watching 😢

[@ayonbarua4810]

Requested songs in ur link. Hope you'll check it.

[@feryffchannel7874]

Please reaction.. The offspring hammerhead live t mobile playground 2008.... ☺☺☺

[@hugoflores8090]

Now react to Watain

[@trukatv7344]

In The Offspring version you strongly feel the anger and frustration that you can't change what happened, but Five Finger Death Punch conveys the sadness better. 2 brilliant versions of the same song

[@kennys3912]

Can you please react to forest nella fantasia

[@ratmouth]

As much as I love the original, I think the piano version they released a few years ago hits me more.

[@valerii.piasetskyi]

No

[@ernestsalazar8026]

The original is the best, not that crappy rendition 5fdp tried to do

[@courtneymoore3177]

I'm not really a fan of ffdp

[@TheLifesentence2278]

if you Wanna learn about wireless microphones watch Garth Brooks videos from the 90's

[@cbdawg4242]

FFDP cover of this song is excellent!!! Harder feel to a heavy topic

[@mem1701movies]

This chick

[@seangrover6101]

Great reaction to a great song. Five Finger Death Punch does a great cover of this also.

[@valerii.piasetskyi]

Not great. Pop cover

[@ajxbekel]

Bmth mom

[@chunkyblewtuna197]

Crrrrriiiinnngggeeeeee

[@eRacingMedia]

Five finger death punch covered this song… that one is hard to handle.

[@WheresWaldo05]

Do you ever not remember any song? Kind of defeats the purpose of first time reacting channels.

[@GottaLookInwardToSeeOutward]

cute but u talk too much