Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life

[@mishima4630]

No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds

[@wysiwyg2489]

Sounds like you crystal meth LOL

[@kevinswift8654]

The fact that this needed to be said says a lot about the performance, lmao. But you're right, haha.

[@crazy680195]

Yes it is about meth!

[@kennygee2715]

seemed like a half-hearted lazy performance. But who knows, maybe he couldn't hear himself well or something.

[@jamesfarina5764]

I've seen them live twice and they are usually pretty tight in concert. This surprised me.

[@kennym.4664]

Seeing him forget the lyrics to his own song makes me feel so much better when I forget the lyrics of other people's songs. Haha! I can't tell you how many times I've had to stop and re-start a song because I forgot the lyrics. Thank you, Mr. Jenkins. I feel much better.

[@moleyboy9650]

Honestly this an amazing performance considering how many years have past, plus this is an incredibly complex song lyrically to sing and remember, he struggled a bit years ago, so this is impressive!! amazing band, i loved that their music was used in smallville too.

[@musicgrrrl1991]

He was diagnosed w/ chronic fatigue syndrome- plus people get older. At least they arent using auto-tune etc.. I saw Chris Cornell and even his voice changed RIP. Eddie Vedder had a voice coach to preserve his voice.

[@korrrrrrnn1]

the song was also about doing some harsh drugs. albeit alot better back then than the shit they put in it nowdays, and he could not sing every word like it was. the original is bad ass!!

[@paulwhite4855]

I do not get tired of this song! A++++

[@sheiladelapaz1551]

Never get old...same voice!! 💓💖 still one of my fave 90's band.

[@markmccormick4461]

mine too i was actually 13 in 1997

[@tristan7844]

Same voice?

[@michaelweber932]

Same singer, not nearly the same voice.

[@nikki1339]

How I imagine the people behind the camera when they heard the first beat of semi charmed life ...shit can’t censor the whole song can we?...

[@saulgoldstein2350]

The guitar player's eye-roll at :12 is priceless.

[@fernandeanderson8166]

2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes. No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds

[@RLomoterenge]

No playback! RESPECT!!!

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

People are so rude! The 90's are gone! He has gotten older! Not everyone's voice is gonna be the same after 20, 30 years. I don't mind hearing this at all. Shit, it's better than today's Pop trash! Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Halsey, any dude from One Direction, Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran, although I think he's cool. We need to hear real music, someone singing about something relatable for once!

[@BeastModeOC]

I say the same thing too. Today’s music is pure trash compared to the 90s and early 2000s. Most of the songs on my IPod are from that era. I don’t bother listening to the radio unless it’s a radio station that plays 80s, 90s, and early 2000s music.

[@hahno455]

I think his voice is freaking amazing! My favourite latest performance is the KFOG Private Concert, his voice is freak great!

[@t.e.burgos3263]

Are you really saying that Beyonce and Ariana are "pop trash"? Have you listened to any of their music or are you trying to be "edgy" by dismissing any and all pop music because music that people like "is not real music"? Gimme a break. I am a huge fan of Third Eye Blind, and I am not stupid enough NOT to see how talented Ariana Grande and Beyonce are. And BTW, pop music, like any other genre, has bad music and good music. Educate yourself.

[@nawfaleffendi9132]

@@t.e.burgos3263 chill.. Heheheh

[@TheAzewraith]

@@t.e.burgos3263 calm bro. The comment was posted 3 years ago hahaha. But i get u, u r right. Ariana,ed arent trash. They r so hugely talented only their music style isnt a preferences to someone else that doesnt mean they are trash

[@kulas1501]

long live the 90'sssss

[@poser_bob9781]

@@radicalturkey the people were just better. There was no social media to make everyone depressed and the music was amazing.

[@chloekay5470]

Hes 52. he sounds good

[@maxt4803]

Lol 52 likes

[@norrismantooth3]

That's a lot of makeup for 52. Left his wig and pumps at home.

[@kevinswift8654]

Unfortunately the band doesn't.

[@ntaylor77]

Capilah ! I saw them live in 1997. They’ve never been good.

[@anijp9275]

never could've guessed he was GAY GREAT HUMAN BEING AMAZING

[@tripodthedeadman6391]

they have the most meaningful band name.. you got your 3rd eye but only it is blind.. that could have you extraordinary.

[@gregcoles401]

Its also a English reference to a dick…

[@nathanpeterman2154]

The housewives are all clapping to a song they grew up listening too but still don't realize it is about crystal meth. And yes the song itself literally says "crystal meth" in the lyrics.

[@Anthony-lz2dl]

There songs where hardcore i mean like it was heavy a song about crystal meth and a song about suicide (Jumper)

[@wysiwyg2489]

Disney kept playing it in their parks until someone brought it up the content to their attention LOL

[@najmikrisnawan189]

and nobody tell the children all over the world about the lyric mighty morphine power ranger

[@rogansayson]

If you like the song as you hear it, you don't effing care what it's about.

[@cheeseburns11]

There was more than one Karen in the front row and they demand to speak with the showrunner now.

[@sharonsocoloski5485]

I remember when they were on MTV the reality show. Been a fan ever since!❤

[@matttorrence2900]

He's wearing his RESIST t shirt. So stunning and so brave. LOL

[@RoninDays]

Love this and love this band, lol. They were amazing live the couple of times I caught them about 20 years ago :)

[@juzzie]

90s college rock … can’t beat it

[@iBEEMproject]

We love your music so much ❤ from philippines

[@davidpenc6350]

Loved karaoking this song!!

[@immattbailey]

Haha here’s Third Eye Blind with whatever they’re playing 😂😂love It

[@RAEN74]

just saw them live in Toronto (Beerfest) they killed it! (im sure they tired of playing this song lol) but its always going to be a banger!

[@skylineXpert]

got introduced to this through Guitar hero van halen & american pie. groovy even if it is about drugs

Hey, amazing video

[@jeffreylewis609]

Best 90’s kid song. Bar none

[@lastmanonearth3202]

You know the man is legend when he still sounds exactly as he did during his younger times

[@monicaford5106]

I can't believe they put this on tody show!😁

[@badderthanyou]

Old people rocking out to songs about meth. Nice!

[@HaileyAvaMartinez]

Everyone knows... einstein now go back to listening to Beyonce

[@UptempoMusicLessons]

I used to be a young, shithead punk too lol! Everyone gets old.

[@adamJKpunk]

☝🏻 fair

[@RLomoterenge]

No playback, though. Trumps whatever you listen to lol

[@andyreacts]

Not THAT old... you come to that age you'll realize there's still alot of life ahead of you

[@garla5851]

A W E S O M E ! ! 😍

[@falcon4548]

My one eyed snake is blind & The trouser trout trot are classics 💥💥💥😜

[@ufcrules1]

"The sky was gold it was rose I was taking sips of it through my nose and I wish I could get back there smiling in the pictures you would take"

[@taergehtsiram]

This really looked like they were going through the motions. But, I can understand. He's a different person today.

[@scottluebke5012]

Yeah, seemed disinterested in playing old songs. Probably was. But gotta do it for the fans.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Back in the 90's I thought of them as kind of a second rate band. (I was kind of a grunge snob). But now I'm like they are a thousand times better than any contemporary popular bands!

[@peters5041]

Lol it’s not hard to like them nowadays considering 99% of the contemporary music is utter garbage lol

[@marrkhicks]

This is fabulous

[@kasunmalindamalinda8957]

Stephan Jenkins seems like he would be a difficult person to be around. And not one of those people in the studio knows it's about crystal-meth.. haha 2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes.

[@RonaldReaganRocks1]

How does one forget the lyrics to this song? Especially if it's yours.

[@greendude608]

Years of drugs

[@skylinedrevn]

Way to many years of crystal meth

[@norrismantooth3]

It's not his. He paid $5500 to buy the rights from Herman Chunn, a rapper from "Puck and Zen".

[@leightonprince8856]

Can you imagine having hundreds or thousands of songs. It happens to everyone stop hating on shit you cant even fathom , chap.

[@giovannysegovia478]

I think he forgot the lyrics because they are wrong in the chorus ,they were not on time he is always changing musician they are never the same.

[@joshuawood362]

i love the 90's

[@adpbobcat]

He sound better live here than he did back in the day lol

[@Lisa-ev6lw]

Wow they still look and sound good💓

[@thomasag2765]

It’s only Stephen the lead singer who is original. He pretty much swindled everyone else in the original band by making a tiny corporation lead by Electra records called “third eye blind INC” so he didn’t have to give royalties and he fired everyone in the band...thus creating this off toned sad sight of bullshit such as this performance

[@thomasag2765]

Look at their 1996 1998 stuff live...totally different people and sound.

[@jaypeerivera]

2021 hus listening to this! 🍻

[@pali1H]

and i believe in the faith that grows

[@toddsmith1690]

Would love to see them before I pass. Would have to be ASAP. 🙏🏻💙🌎

[@mh2120]

Hope you're okay. They're starting another tour right now, if you haven't looked into it since writing your comment. Maybe they'll be close enough for you to attend.

[@toddsmith1690]

@@mh2120 nice comment. But no battling many issues all of which is to complex to successfully fix one about 20 plus. Life threatening issues. God Bless. Thanks for the info. 🙏🏻💙🌎

[@gonstotwriter]

When this song was huge my girlfriend was desperately in love with the lead singer.

[@vinnyvidivici]

Today has a good sound tech.

[@GuitarLessonsMadeEasy]

great performance,that is a hard tune to do man, Try singing it, I'm 53 I wouldn't have the air lol...band sounds great !

[@thesystemhasfailed]

Here's Their Eye Blind with whatever they are playing!

[@Steve-vf7se]

Good stuff come thru. I will never see this again

[@AlwaysHalloween000]

i love this song

[@richardcwiakala]

A summer --happy -- poppy - breezy song --- about ADDICTION !!!!

[@zacstevens2171]

I never realized it until I saw this performance but, it sounded a lot like that Hanson mmm bop song. Lol

[@valdegomez4581]

Me hang around and walking around pico rivera street in the end of 2000..damn. The 13 years old me

[@lindaboreham3633]

Wasn't the whole song about doing METH?

[@sawyersteidler877]

Linda Boreham heroin I believe?

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Bahahaha fun !

[@z044408]

yes Meth

[@indowithbadenglish3775]

Crystal meth mentioned as clear as day

[@nathantugend4231]

Its about the addiction to it, but yeah so what? The song Sex And Candy by Marcy Playground is also about meth. Why does everyone act like this is such a huge thing to address?

[@jcoolverine3483]

at 3:14 even the keyboardist start playing guitar, he was like " fuck this shit, let's play guitar to get some chicks"

[@jeffw3108]

They sound great!

[@communicationbreakdown256]

I saw them New years eve 2017 bringing in 2018. they actually put on an awesome show. his voice was great, full of energy, talked to the crowd, and he is not a fruitcake, or gay, or whatever you may think he is or comes off as. he is full on dude. and he is quite a smart guy. but that's just my opinion

[@BigMannyP]

April Simkins I agree April. Saw them last year on their "Summer God's" tour where they performed their enitre debut album, and performed it to perfection. People just like to troll and criticize every and any thing... it doesn't bother me, lol.

[@norrismantooth3]

Hi Stephen. We know its you posting as April Simkins.

[@2fast2nick]

fruitcake? dude banged Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Vanessa Carlton, I think maybe Vanessa Carlton. and agreed, I saw them last month and they killed it. Such a good show. I'm going to see them again soon.

[@iangraham5320]

20 years later and know on has noticed that he says doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break.

[@gorillaboardwalk4443]

the entire song is about doing crystal meth and we all noticed a long time ago

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Bahahahaha

[@algrenbaltazar2380]

Good old days

[@TrowelWalls]

Just think he pulled that outa the Air ty SJ

[@spritleyno.7276]

This song being on TV just proves that most people don't listen to the lyrics of a song

[@colins7771]

This is actually a good version by Stephan

[@soyunperdedor1967]

2:40 Oh. Ohhhhhhh. My version had this verse smudged out. Now I know. Great song anyway.

[@dahdjhekdk5292]

How does one forget the lyrics to this song? Especially if it's yours. No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds

[@jrosemusso]

I think he was censoring himself for tv

[@katekramer7679]

He wasn't censoring himself LOL the words he messed up were "I believe in the sand beneath my toes". Definitely not the raciest part of the lyrics. Mistakes happen. I think it was a great performance overall. Real singing.

[@hoosthere]

@@katekramer7679 is that why he didn't sing that one verse, the one the radio cuts out

[@katekramer7679]

@@hoosthere Whoa, that's definitely the verse they left out! I didn't even know about that version. Just goes to show our national priorities. Feel free to sing about heroin on national television. But be sure to censor the sex!

[@Slashh222]

You obviously know nothing about being a songwriter, a singer, a performer... or a human.

[@fatimacrook5293]

2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes. The lead singer reminds me of mark hoppus for some reason No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds

[@Gngrcpl]

He’s like, “fuck I gotta sing this song for the 82,000th time!”

[@uschdog]

Resist what? Anyone know what that shirt is about?

[@BrentMurray94]

Messed up a bit there Stephan haha sounded great though!

[@rtothes936]

*I've been grinding my teeth to this for years. They're sharP af.*

[@slimjimphantom6294]

Back when music was good and people actually played instruments

[@BD-xn2dp]

Poor Stephen never did learn to hit that high note

[@selenadiaz2665]

Looks great for being 52 years on.

[@AGinap-g1u]

funny this song is played on daytime TV when it's about getting head and getting high.

[@claudiosanhuezaaraneda1276]

Gran cancion, una obra de arte,del pop rock.

[@IamDoogy]

Wearing a "RESIST" shirt? All of these showbiz airheads think we're just dying to know what they think about everything. His voice in this video makes me think there may have been some "studio magic" done on his previous albums.

[@spencerwillock]

I mean yeah i'll agree his voice is garbage now but... you do get that this is 20 years after the original came out right? Voices don't hold up forever.

[@IamDoogy]

@@spencerwillock Yes, voices don't hold up forever. Thus, the "may have been" rather than a definitive statement that his voice has always sucked.

[@DueForARenaissance]

In the studio, takes are unlimited. Record the song 10 times, stitch together the best bits, and if anything is still rough, punch in unlimited takes on that section, phrase, or note and tada, good vocals.

[@raisa_cherry35]

Voice still lit 😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👌

[@draftd.6254]

Time goes so fucking fast

[@kafkaseyebrows]

she's so uncomfortable 1:20

[@dogpd3]

Kinda creepy

[@DK_Son]

2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes.

[@GLG1957]

Bills to pay.

[@starclusters7245]

No way, he actually doesn’t like to sing that “dirty and filthy song”

[@2fast2nick]

And not one of those people in the studio knows it's about crystal-meth.. haha

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Nick Twaddell Bahahahaha. They are high !!!!

[@estebanestipular444]

Nice music.

[@99900062]

Great to see the real thing! Still

[@LoneStarStinger]

I wonder if the studio knew what the lyrics were before they aired it

[@SPACEANDUNIVERS]

So fucking good

[@angelashaffer4892]

Surprised they were allowed to sing this on Today and not even change up the words

[@rgeorge9260]

Did the lead singer forget the lyrics? And it seems they decided to skip some parts... Great song. They did a pretty good job overall

[@GLG1957]

Proof that people make up their own lyrics.

[@Rll440]

for me, it was 3eb for the best choice in my high school year.

[@drewdude7960]

This was on the today show?! Don't they know what this songs about?!

[@Bork98]

You'd think he'd learn how to sing live after 20 years.

[@Dextermoon1]

lolllll

[@fairefozza6406]

Ass. I assume you don't even know the first thing about singing

[@krissanders987]

Bork98 he sounds perfect..

[@lilbrookswr21]

Well he is also 50 now

[@nikki1339]

Bork98 I think it’s like his style or something, this kinda talky voice was pretty common when h debuted

[@gardoolaguer3447]

All hands on deck yeah all hail 3rdeyeblind

[@Meyzen76]

When you click on a video because you think it's a cover band, only to realize....

[@raisa_cherry35]

😂

[@diggestbik3238]

Yup

[@benjaminkaarst]

Save the singer. It’s mostly a cover band.

[@kevinswift8654]

Sounded like one. Except a cover band probably would have done it more justice.

[@hzmano]

third eye blind self titled album is the best album in the world 🌏 Messed up a bit there Stephan haha sounded great though!

[@theengine75]

Soccer moms dancing to meth songs. Priceless lmao

[@jennyjaney2875]

What a cute feller! Charlize Theron agreees. :)

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

And this version of the band only has one original member - while 2 of the other originals (including the co-author of most of their best known songs, Kevin Cadogen) and the REPLACEMENT guitarist had formed their own band - and were doing the songs from the first album BETTER. Unfortunately, Jenkins had gotten the copyright and trademark to the band name - and harrassed anyone that he got forced out of the band if they even MENTIONED they were "former members".

[@chrishanson1738]

Stephan Jenkins seems like he would be a difficult person to be around.

[@kevinswift8654]

Yes.

[@dogpd3]

He is... I don’t know how his band members can stand him

[@VlogEpicness]

I would have thought this was an imitation band.

[@dogpd3]

Well... it is

[@kjsi3966]

OMG!! The handsome guy is oooold!!!!

[@pauliegambino7832]

This is not Third Eye Blind. this is Mouse Rat and that's Andy Dwyer.

[@benjaminkaarst]

They would be bigger than the Chili Peppers if they would have stayed together.

[@austindarnell-fg9xg]

I know this is 3 years old but this is the worst opinion I have ever heard in my life. 3 years later and it’s still bad. Better than RHCP?!?! crazy

[@brianschnurr3254]

@@austindarnell-fg9xg Agree with you.

[@michaelssali]

It was better with Kevin Cadogan.

[@Dextermoon1]

i second that

[@danpoulin1654]

I third that!

[@BobbylightRCE]

Dan poulin i fourth that!

[@krazyksssicheck4264]

5th! So many great songs lost because of Jenkins greed

[@manlymen552]

No question, wrote alot of the songs

[@frankiemae1302]

This why live will always be superior to lip sync, tracks etc. Forgetting the lyrics and keep going. Yes indeed!