Their song Black Balloon is a hidden gem they sing.
@mattjo19704 ай бұрын
God I love that song
@2Muffins_in-an_Oven4 ай бұрын
Then pay the $$$ and they'll play it.
@SurvivorBri4 ай бұрын
It's not hidden at all. It's one of their greatest hits.
@aliselynch4 ай бұрын
For sure. Black Ballon must go on the list.
@leogothisoscar2714 ай бұрын
I don't know about hidden, it was a big hit, but it is definitely one of the best songs about a heroin addiction.
@laurel16344 ай бұрын
This song is representative of that melancholy 90's sound. "Scars are souvenirs you never lose." "Don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are?" A Gen X coming of age song. Takes me back to the year I graduated college.
@GuitarJohnny4 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Love this song and a great statement. Gen X '77 here. A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio! Favorite line
@marniethedyslexic64454 ай бұрын
That’s my favorite lyrics in this song. I feel them in my soul.❤️✌️🌼
@laurenherda24154 ай бұрын
The lyrics blow me away with this band, especially this song, the 90s were so different more emotion and deep
@chadjohns69554 ай бұрын
Amen, this song makes me think of so many fun times and good memories, we really had it good growing up in those times
@chadjohns69554 ай бұрын
@@GuitarJohnny I was born in '77 too, this song represents my late teens early 20's in many ways
@chrisnadge79894 ай бұрын
"A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio" is one of the best single lines in any song. And I am an unapologetic music snob who listens to a TON of music🙋♂️🏆
@skribe2 ай бұрын
His lyrics are filled with gems like that, love it
@davidschneide54222 ай бұрын
❤
@JWertz564 ай бұрын
Not sure if you’ve heard the song already or not, but “LONG WAY DOWN” by the Goo’s is simply AWESOME!! 🔥
@umji33894 ай бұрын
i like "aint that unusual".
@matthewcall39614 ай бұрын
May be my favorite song from them.
@maximuslongrod63614 ай бұрын
my first band ever played this song... even as a bunch of teens we always got a killer reception for it... can't deny its a rockin song...... plus Twister had a deadly soundtrack
@pauljeffrey934 ай бұрын
This is my favorite Goo Goo Dolls song !!! The line in the song where he said (Scars Are Souvenirs You Never Lose) I have it tattooed on me.
@Smoshy164 ай бұрын
I hope not because your spelling is atrocious :) Scars Are Souvenirs You Never Lose.
@silverlobo21354 ай бұрын
Sorry I think autocorrect mixed what you wanted to write. The ACTUAL lyric line is "Scars are souvenirs you never lose. The past is never far." Yes, it is a profound statement.)
@pauljeffrey934 ай бұрын
One of the downfalls of talk texting.
@Grizazzle4 ай бұрын
@@silverlobo2135 Kinda lame actually since a souvenir is usually something treasured, people don't treasure scars.
@tjstrongbone53734 ай бұрын
@@Grizazzle kinda of lame you don't know that ALL experiences are valid and valuable...many times not immediately apparent and some times the realization occurring years later.
@MrEriczamorez4 ай бұрын
One of the songs that encaptures the 90s. It just has this FEELING that sums up this decade. Female Friday, another song like this Stay by Lisa Loeb. This song is so beautiful and simple. Please check out Gin Blossoms next.
@Spaceydoodle4 ай бұрын
yes!! i love Stay by Lisa Loeb 🥰
@helindove22374 ай бұрын
If you like Lisa Loeb then you're in for a treat. I saw her name mentioned in a Facebook post from the Rob Squad about their new series on this channel called Rob Squad and the Creators. So, stay tuned!
@slomo17324 ай бұрын
Funny that you mention Lisa Loeb, I actually saw her open for GGD once. Great show.
@db49824 ай бұрын
"Better Days' from the Goo Goo Dolls is a beautiful song I think Amber would really appreciate.
@wiltchamberlainisthegoat134 ай бұрын
This is one of my very favorite 90s songs. It’s a real banger!
@jhawk964 ай бұрын
Rock Chalk!
@wiltchamberlainisthegoat134 ай бұрын
@@jhawk96 Jayhawk!! 😄
@stevesilva27804 ай бұрын
The acoustic at the end.
@kerwin7034 ай бұрын
This is the song that put the band on the map. From 1995's "A Boy Named Goo" album. "Slide" and "Iris" are from 1998's "Dizzy Up the Girl" -- which also includes "Black Balloon" that is mentioned in the comments a few times (and rightly so). Both albums are pretty incredible, top to bottom. Just a great band.
@chrispowers83394 ай бұрын
Reruns all become our history….true today more than ever🙏
@Dale0888Jr4 ай бұрын
This is one of those bands that i didnt realize was so deep until i started listening to them again as an adult
@DPRyan-vd5pp4 ай бұрын
This means much more to us…we were in our 20’s when this song came out and now in our late 40’s-early 50’s…means so much more because we’ve lived our lives out … girlfriends, boyfriends, marriage, divorce, kids, etc…
@Darnaguen4 ай бұрын
I always say Johnny's voice is like a woolen blanket: warm, comforting, and a little scratchy. Such a lovely sound. This is also one of the songs I could listen to forever on repeat without getting tired of it. Something about the alternate tuning just gets to me.
@erinburg4 ай бұрын
I have loved this song since I first heard in 1995!!! Their whole Dizzy Up the Girl album is awesome from the first song to the last one … and they put on one heck of a great show
@alexfaulk66834 ай бұрын
This is the song that made them famous. They had been playing music for like 10 years at that point started thinking they weren’t gonna make it. The night radio DJ at KROQ in LA loved the song and would play it. Finally people started requesting it during the day and it blew up.
@jamesrippy11614 ай бұрын
YES!!!! Have been waiting months for y’all to listen to this masterpiece. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@carollandrum92234 ай бұрын
This song is from a very specific time in my life that I remember very fondly. The Goo Goo Dolls, Gin Blossoms, Matchbox 20 and others take me down memory lane. 😊
@adnap4 ай бұрын
"Don’t it make you sad to know that life… is more than who we are." ❤️
@katkonces56514 ай бұрын
The lyrics to this song are just beautiful- And now we’re grown-up orphans who never knew there names We don’t belong to no one, that’s a shame And scars are souvenirs you never lose The past is never far I think about you all the time But I don’t need the same Just gorgeous.
@MadMax-ut2wc4 ай бұрын
their
@erinweekes80984 ай бұрын
The thing you’re hearing in that guitar is alternate tuning. John Rzeznick seldom composes in standard tuning.
@jimmymac45594 ай бұрын
He uses a type of open tuning. It’s magical the way he pulls it off.
@wordygirlandco4 ай бұрын
❤John Rzeznik(say Resnik) lead singer. They have a great live cover of Give A Little Bit that I love among so many other songs.
@Leafsdude_4 ай бұрын
It makes sense. There's a clear "Give a Little Bit" vibe to "Name". Obvious out the gate that Rzeznik is a fan.
@nadzee71014 ай бұрын
"A Boy Named Goo" is a fine album.
@kittensugars4 ай бұрын
Name is the first song of theirs that got popular, and endeared them to me. So sad...so pretty.
@shanesutter80514 ай бұрын
"Scars are souvenirs you never lose" hits me everytime
@scottr65934 ай бұрын
They stayed at the Marriott Hotel I was bartending, 1995 in Scottsdale AZ. I got them drunk as hell and partied with them all night. They gave me 4 tickets to their show and I didn't even ask. Very down to Earth guys and one of my favorite memories in my life.
@aceblades86794 ай бұрын
Jay never fails to disappoint those who love songs being paused at the worst time possible.
@darthphaser29912 ай бұрын
Bingo. And they didn't even rewind it. I'm so triggered right now. The song is not very long. Like wtf..💔
@matti720334 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing Name, my all-time favorite song! Great reaction. Will be seeing the Goos again this weekend for the 24th time! I was able to see Johnny acoustic solo back in December and and it was magic. Thanks again for the great reaction.
@robertg73964 ай бұрын
I've see The Dolls in concert a few times, once when they opened up for Matchbox 20. They put on a great show! 🤟😎
@traceyvavrecan67144 ай бұрын
Always have a great time at their shows.
@Leafsdude_4 ай бұрын
Pretty sure they were co-headliners at the time. The Goos were definitely at least as big as MB20. Though, in fairness, I might be biased, as my first two albums of my own were Dizzy Up The Girl and Mad Season, lol.
@flyingburritobro684 ай бұрын
The only band deserving the title “The Dolls” is The New York Dolls who were often referred to as “The Dolls”.
@brittanybigelow7299Ай бұрын
YESSS! I was at that concert with Matchbox 20 in Mansfield, MA at the Xfinity Center! Great show! 🙌🏼😁♥️
@michaelperkins726812 күн бұрын
a 90's band that is STILL putting out new music today AND touring. You can't name many 90's bands still doing that. John Rzeznik's song writing is unmatched. The band needs to be put into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame with how many chart topping hits they have had over 30 years, and their longevity!
@lucasmcdonald0487Ай бұрын
Johnny Rzeznik is one of the best singers and one of my favorite. He wrote this for his parents who passed very close together and was raised by his sisters
@Sirie720623 күн бұрын
“Scars are souvenirs you never lose, the past is never far.”
@angelalunsford2005Ай бұрын
This song embodies middle school for me. Still have to turn it up every time I hear it. Deep lyrics (many have already mentioned my favorite): "Don't it make you sad to know that life is more than who we are."
@hazeltyler894 ай бұрын
John Rzeznik and the Goo Goo Dolls are so underrated. That sound and that voice. Love this song so much. Thank you for covering it. Great reaction as always. You two nail it every time.
@TheRatsCast4 ай бұрын
Back during the 90s, when this song was out, my roommate had me go with him and his girlfriend to the Korean restaurant because it had a karaoke bar in the back. She wanted him to sing, but the man can't carry tune, let alone Keri the beat of one. So he enlists me to sing for him. After a long look; I came upon this song, which I knew very well, so that was the song I sang. It will always be one of my favorite songs
@Citizenesse84 ай бұрын
Loved this song then and now. Still goes straight to my heart even now.
@GregDelR332 ай бұрын
Name is my all-time favorite Goo Goo Dolls song. Another absolute classic that flies a bit more under the radar, even though it was a big hit back in 1998, is Black Balloon. The band just puts out incredibly deep songs.
@BillGraper4 ай бұрын
Man, what a classic 90's song!!!
@davidcollins8974 ай бұрын
Goo Goo Dolls had a TON of hits, but to me their best song was "It's Over" which was never released on the radio, so a lot of people don't know about it. The absolutely sick bass drops layered in with the driving guitar during the chorus bring so much intensity. Add in the escalated auditory posture of the bridge and you just have a masterpiece.
@tylerhackner97314 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of the decade
@jP1999e2 ай бұрын
the most nostalgic song, makes me feel a yearning for times gone by
@Tobiasmax30004 ай бұрын
Good stuff. Check out also “Long way down”. It was on the soundtrack for the movie Twister. 🌪️
@smallfrey0084 ай бұрын
Might be my favorite band of all-time, i definitely recommend checking out more of their stuff!
@arnoldcox91284 ай бұрын
Yea he has such a calm soothing voice it puts you at ease
@Levi-ou2zm4 ай бұрын
“Here is gone” is one of my favorite googoo songs.
@mavfin87203 ай бұрын
One of the best songs of that time, imo. And we've all lived some of this, too.
@quincee33764 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! Apparently a girl i went to high school with married the lead singer. Not positive. But I grew up in Toronto and Goo Goo Dolls were from just across the border in Buffalo, NY.
@Inked-SmashАй бұрын
Name has hit me since I was a kid and black balloon since high school. They literally write my life ❤
@TheNotedHero4 ай бұрын
The Goo Goo Dolls' vibe always reminds me of Five For Fighting who came later. The song "100 Years" hits harder as time goes by.
@stevehamilton88244 ай бұрын
Just recently saw these guys live. They always put on a great show - "Long Way Down", "Black Balloon". This is a great tune! John Reznik wrote this about his childhood. His parents died when he was young and his sisters raised him - ""We're grown up orphans who never knew their names" reflects his past. His dad was an alcoholic and part of the song describes his moment of flirtation with an MTV VJ Kennedy where they shared a kiss and had romantic phone calls even though he was married at the time. Kennedy didn't want anyone to know her real name - "I won't tell no one your name" is inspired by that. time.
@scorpiouk59144 ай бұрын
The very first Goo Goo Dolls song that ever "caught my ears" was "We Are The Normal" from 1993. Great song!
@brendarobinson16564 ай бұрын
Not too many men can pull off a name like the Goo Goo Dolls! Love them!!
@robertg73964 ай бұрын
Jay and Amber, The lead singers "name" is Johnny Rzeznik. Pronounced "Reznik"
@johnreznick35064 ай бұрын
Indeed
@vickimartin65124 ай бұрын
“Scars are souvenirs you never lose.” Such a great line. Makes you look back on things…
@marcnovellino20284 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorites the acoustic guitar is done perfectly
@mkmstillstackin4 ай бұрын
Love Goo Goo Dolls! This is my all-time favorite of theirs...Thanks a ton! You guys nailed it. The slow haunting bass combined with the melodic strumming guitar, Amber as you pointed out so well, along with his voice, all just fits perfectly together.
@wickedlittletown2.04 ай бұрын
This song reminds me of my older brother, who I miss dearly. R.I.P. my beautiful brother. I love you. ❤ Thank you for the reaction. ❤
4 ай бұрын
So glad you’re looking into this group! I’ve loved listening to them for a long time. You might enjoy showing your children the Goo Goo Dolls appearance on Sesame Street maybe 25 years ago during which they performed a version of Slide reworded to be Pride. Elmo sang lead about making his bed and combing his hair etc., taking pride in his behavior. So cute! I appreciated that children’s show so much, that they would throw in something like that for the parents to enjoy! Around the same time, REM’s Furry, Happy Monsters is really cute too (Shiny Happy People tune, sung with muppet monsters displaying emotions). Great old bands with senses of humor.
@DWtechfanАй бұрын
The Goo Goo Dolls have so many great songs but this was the one that really started it for them in the mid 90’s. You should check out more of their work like “Big Machine”(one of my favorites), “Better Days”, “Dizzy”, “Sympathy”, and many many more. You’ll even love their newer stuff too.
@mikemartin80884 ай бұрын
Thank you two for reacting to this song! One of my favorites. The tuning is pretty cool as standard tuning looks like this E A D G B e and this song the tuning looks like this D A E A A e!
@keithsteinle7474 ай бұрын
He has a special guitar tuning known as a string breaker. He tunes the ( G string up to A { breaks } and B string down to A ) this gives his guitar a light 12 string sound .
@troypuls54244 ай бұрын
Just over 33 years ago I saw this band open up for The Replacements. Check out "Can't Hardly Wait" by The Replacements.
@chadjohns69554 ай бұрын
Boy, this song takes me back to my high school days
@DD-sw1ddАй бұрын
Once you turn 40. Anytime you hear this song it hits so hard. Memories of friends and family both gone and alive. Your own journey in life (successes and failures). How fast time flys and how the only thing really keeping your name, and the names of others you know, is your connection to others around you. Eventually, those images/pictures/vids in your phones, photo albums, and picture frames will be filled with nameless ppl looked upon by strangers wondering who they were and what they did. Strangers who are on their own journey to the same inevitable destination.
@matti7203312 күн бұрын
Yes! I'm in my mid 40s and I sometimes have similar thoughts about life and our journey. Sometimes when I drive through the country and see an old abandoned farm house, I wonder who used to lived there. What was their story? Did they have a family? What did they enjoy and hate? At some point, I think we'll all be unknown and forgotten.
@worldofwisdom6172 ай бұрын
" Scars are souveniers you never lose,, the past is never far. That so dope dont matter if the scar is physical or internal, you will remember were it came from and how it got caused.
@MikeCo324 ай бұрын
The lead singer Johnny Rzeznik wrote/performed a song for the Disney movie 'Treasure Planet', called "I'm Still Here" which is pretty good too.
@garysunshine96434 ай бұрын
Great song imo. Hidden gem
@joseph11722 ай бұрын
Ur playing poetry at its Best. GGD was The Band. I'm fifty years old and this brings back so many precious memories of being young and loving being young...😢 The reason GGD and Seattle rock grunge connects with you is because Seattle rock was music from the heart and what ppl go thru in life, it was kind of depressing music but because it was deep and connected. It wasn't artificial... settle rock helped me deal with my suicidal thoughts back in the day and i over came that part of my life...
@RAIDERS77FYT4 ай бұрын
Great reaction this one needed to be done..my favorite song from the goo goo dolls..🙏
@reneeburich94974 ай бұрын
They’re great seeing them live. We don’t miss a chance to see them when they’re near us.
@billschwener22834 ай бұрын
If you ever get a chance to see them live, DO IT!!!!
@user-eh8zq1vi4e4 ай бұрын
Love the blended guitars great strumming. I love the dolls. Crisp unique sound. His voice is great. Canadian Grandma Lori. C.
@robertg73964 ай бұрын
They did the soundtrack for a movie you really need to react to. "City of Angels". With Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan. Such a great movie
@FabFootballFanatic4 ай бұрын
The same soundtrack from Alanis Morissette "Uninvited"
@Boogity84 ай бұрын
They did a reaction to Iris already actually.
@3rdjrh4 ай бұрын
They did this song live acoustic on some show in 95, it’s here on KZfaq. They don’t look like they would sing like this. It’s pretty cool though. They host says “you guys are gonna be hit someday” lmao
@TheNewRevolution4 ай бұрын
Oh my.... You're going to see tons of comments about the lyrics on this song. Everyone I know talked about them when this song came out. It's rare that a song has a profound line that really resonates with you and makes you think. This song is filled with those lines. Great song.
@dawnmguzman4 ай бұрын
WOW does NAME bring up a strong feeling of nostalgia for me!
@jeffbartholomew11524 ай бұрын
As soon as that first chord hit I was instantly taken back to being 21 and finishing up undergrad. Such a fun, simpler time before adulting set in! 😂😂
@362chop4 ай бұрын
They were so good for such a short time. Many hits.
@Spiderific4 ай бұрын
Try Black Balloon.. It's my favorite song from them ☮️
@MartinCook-ry6tt3 ай бұрын
The Lead Singer is The Amazing Johnny Rzeznik.
@Mttmkk4 ай бұрын
This song makes me nostalgic as hell for a time I never even had
@MommaHub19664 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤ Saw them free in Smyrna, GA in fall 2023.... incredible band!!!!
@ps53924 ай бұрын
Probably my favorite 90’s song. Such beautiful lyrics!
@adrianharies98494 ай бұрын
This song hit #1 on AT40 in 1995. It was one of my favorite songs of all time.
@seanfallon69983 ай бұрын
"Better Days" is another really great song by Goo Goo Dolls.
@gabrieltrevino9424 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful song. Johnny Rzeznik has his guitar tuned in a very unusual tuning where the 2 high strings are tuned to the same note, which gives it this gorgeous ringing sound. One of my favorites. Pronounced REZ-NIK btw.
@720kla4 ай бұрын
Seeing these guys are a bucket list thing for me. I love them. Thank you
@bethshadid20874 ай бұрын
The first song I heard from Goo Goo Dolls. This song was actually about a real person. Black Balloon should be next 🕊️💜
@PatmanXGames4 ай бұрын
This song came out when I was in high school and it brings me back to that time like it was yesterday. It truly has a perfect blend of everything. I also second the Black Balloon suggestion. That entire album really had some hits.
@Sparklegirl794 ай бұрын
OOh, you're reacting to another one of my very favorite songs! I'm glad y'all picked this one
@kingtbones2 ай бұрын
Amber mentioned the sound of the guitar. It is said that Johnny Rzeznik was as randomly turning the tuning knobs on his acoustic guitar when he was writing this song and needed to use a tuner to determine the notes after the fact so he could replay the song again without it sounding different. Therefore unless a guitar is specifically tuned for this song it will never sound right.
@Eve_of_Hearts4 ай бұрын
Black Balloon is my favourite one by them. Fire.
@user-vf1oj9lv3v4 ай бұрын
This song and Iris used to be 2 fave songs of my youngest daughter way back in the ‘90s. She was a preteen then and now in her 30s d so he still loves these songs. I love them too, this band headlined for Bush at the first concert I took my son to, he was 13 then.
@BobberDC4 ай бұрын
One of the fun things with Johnny Rzeznik is that he uses a lot of different tunings, which helps give the acoustic that ringing sound.
@danthemanBC4 ай бұрын
Goo Goo Dolls- Naked is a great tune as well.
@unjaded24 ай бұрын
LYRICS AND THAT ACOUSTIC GUITAR GETS ME EVERYTIME .
@christophercreathers86524 ай бұрын
One of the first songs I learned on guitar, one of those songs that remind me of my childhood.
@larryhudgins36474 ай бұрын
Amber, because of the tuning of his guitar, it creates a drone sound that is apart but in tune with the chords that he plays. Much like the drone of bagpipes. Great question!
@TwinkieGurlMeowMeow4 ай бұрын
Love thier musics back in the 90s. This song was played everyday/everywhere! Please do “Goo Goo Dolls - Big Machine “. ❤👍
@raoulvillacarlos519823 күн бұрын
Johnny is such an underrated guitarist and lyricist
@ivancoram47354 ай бұрын
"Don't it make you sad to know to know that life is more than who we are"
@andrewlonardo-roy85204 ай бұрын
You should check out the song Black Balloon next. It was another hit on the same album as Iris and Slide. John Rzeznik is the lead singer and songwriter. One of the best song writers of all time, he’s been recognized by the songwriting hall of fame. Name was their first big hit, on the album before Iris and Slide