FIRST TIME HEARING Fastball - The Way REACTION
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- FIRST TIME HEARING Fastball - The Way REACTION
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This song was based on the disappearance of an elderly couple. The reality was tragic but the family was very touched by this tribute.
I remember seeing that story it was so sad
Wow never heard this song… have read other comments not a good story… so pleased to know it was a dedication to the couple!
The rv was ran off overa cliff on a curve by a sleepy trucker.
Never knew this was a real story.
@@sheilameyers152 I watched an interview with the couple's adult children. They were amazed that a song about their parents had become a story with a happier ending. I can't hear this song without seeing this couple walking hand in hand down a road smiling.
I totally forgot about this band. They a couple of hits in the 90's. FYI, I hope y'all consider Blues Traveler. I really think you'll dig them.
BLUES TRAVELER! It is a moral imperative. Start off with All In The Groove
@@mikepaulus4766 yep, and only live performances.
@@mikepaulus4766 maybe too deep in their catalogue for first? Friggen love BT, but I think But Away is an easier intro to them
@@reggaelion86 "But Anyway," in case J&A see your comment and go searching for the title. I also agree that deeper cuts are not necessarily the place to start. So many times, people recommend favorite songs from a band and forget that they journeyed to that song over time listening to the band. Reactors are hearing the band for the first time. Even if you prefer a deeper cut, better to start the reactor on the hits that got you into the band back in the day and start them on the journey the same way you did.
For that reason, yeah, I'd suggest "But Anyway" or "Hook" because those will grab them out of the gate like they did for us... and THEN you can move them deeper into the catalog.
Alone and The Mountains win again
A good chunk of non-grunge, non-hair music of the 90s had a definite 60s vibe. Being a child of the 60s this is my favorite 90s music!
"...non-grunge, non-hair music..."- Nailed it. I'm older too, and I liked a lot of those bands -Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray, Dee-Lite -a lot of them had that funky 60's -early 70's feel. It was a cool time....
This song is loosely based on the tale of two real-life individuals, Raymond and Lela Howard, an elderly couple who were both dealing with serious mental issues. Being residents of Texas, one day in 1997 they decided to attend an event called Pioneer Day in a nearby part of the state. In the process, they went missing and caught the attention of the media, upon which Tony Scalzo came up with this idealized account of their disappearance.
Their remains were found two weeks later in Arkansas.
Wow that's crazy! Didn't know the real story! I have heard the song though. Thanks for the info.
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@@lindahendricks1868 Howard died on impact. Lela apparently put the car in park, then crawled 20 feet away to die. The fact that she put it in park has always told me just how deep her mental issues were.
They both had early stages of Alzheimer’s dementia
Coming off this I would recommend "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers. It was a mid 90s massive hit and the lead singer is legendary Bob Dylan's son Jakob
Exactly what I was going to say, "One Headlight" has to be next.
That’s a great call. 6th Avenue Heartache also good. Counting Blue Cars, Angels or Devils, (others too) by Dishwalla
lol 10 minutes ago i watched brad and lex react to "one headlight". then i came here and saw your comment.
Gotta get around to some Third Eye Blind also.
That and 6th Avenue Heartache
🎶 Paved in gold, never get old & gray...always thot this eluded to a heavenly journey. Still love this song 🎶
The couple died. They will never get old and never be cold.
Seemed like more than just physical death to me as suggested by "paved in gold", an illuminated path. ✨
It's a beautiful tribute to the couple about whom it was written.
@@sparkle8400the paved in gold just refers to the happiness of the couple after they’ve made their mind. The singer is an atheist.
I was singing this to myself at work just a few days ago, wondering who it was by, great 90's hit! FLAGPOLE SITTA by HARVEY DANGER is another great 90's hit!!!!!!!!!
Damned 90s staple!!
VH1 and MTV were still actually playing videos then and this was definitely a staple!
I was gonna say the same thing...Flagpole Sitta.
YES!! 👍😃❣️
Paranoia paranoia someone’s always coming to get me.....
You should check out Toad the Wet Sprocket "Walk on the Ocean". They started in the late 80's but I think most of their best known songs are from the 90's.
Love toad the wet sprocket, somethings always wrong, one of my favs
All I Want by Toad was great too....super underrated band
I love Toad.
Love Toad one f my favorite bands.
All I Want by Toad
Great song!
Please react to "Silent Lucidity" from Queensryche!
One of the best ballads ever!
Jet city woman another good one!
Silent Lucidity is different for Queensryche, it's a bit of a Pink Floyd sound. Although I always thought that Operation Mindcrime sounds like The Wall if Pink Floyd was a metal band.
This is one of those "soundtrack of my childhood" tunes. I was 13 in '98 and this song was EVERYWHERE that summer.
Fastball "The Way" would fall into the genre "alternative indie" or MAYBE "alt-pop." Basically, in the '90s, there was a huge rise of music from smaller record labels (aka "independents" or "indies") and this is part of that time.
The genre is called Power Pop. Fountains of Wayne is a similar band
The lyrica "Anyone could see the road they were walking was paved with gold it's always summer they'll never get cold, they'll never grow old and gray" is a reference to eternal life in heaven, whose streets are paved with gold.
Cool song! Try Mason Williams “Classical Gas “ from 1968!!🤘🔥
Great 90's reaction guys ... I became a Fastball fan after the initial success of this song! Try “Out Of My Head” by them next, you'll love!!
Out of My Head is one of the most frustrating songs for me. Absolutely beautiful…and ridiculously short. Like, you really couldn’t cobble together enough words to make another verse? Really? Makes it sound unfinished to me.
@@heatherqualy9143 I love that song, and also feel it's a few minutes short - wish it was a lot longer. It gives me Squeeze "Tempted" vibes, but it's probably just the keyboard.
I love "Out of My Head"
Such a good song, though it’s definitely sad. I heard on the radio that it was based on a true story. So glad you took a listen to this
Please, Please, Please do a reaction to the group Garbage!!! It's a 90's rock band with female lead singer Shirley Manson. Her voice is captivating!!! My favorite songs are...
1. The trick is to keep breathing
2. When I grow up
3. Special
4. Push it
I think you guys will really enjoy them! There album Garbage 2.0 is amazing! EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THERE IS BADASS!!!
"No, Spunky!" XD Loved Rocco's Modern Life
I'm so pleasantly surprised that you reacted to this song! I heard it on the radio YESTERDAY (how weird is that??), and I thought of y'all!
I completely forgot about this band & song. Glad you listened to it because it’s one I always liked.
If you would like another unusual song from the 90s how about this one from 1996... the title of the song is "Hell" by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. You can add it to your catalog of unusual band name groups...
The Reason by Hoobastank should be on your reaction list, too! It's a great song.
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Hells yea I love that song
Who doesn't like some Hoobastank!?!?!?
Wife here..OMG..Totally taking me back to my early adulthood...Soooo 90's...So sad about this couple's disappearance..!!!..Glad their family approved of this tribute..
I thought this song was released before their bodies were found?
This came out in the 90s, but it is really not part of any "genre." It is kind of unique and I give it props for that. It also had retro vibes and those clean, heavy reverb, guitar sounds of the 60s.
Cake is the same way ... without a genre but goddamn great music.
Omg!! I haven’t heard this in years!
Y’all are doing all my favorite stuff!
Thank you 🙏
Great song
I love this song a lot. A song you should react to is One Headlight by the Wallflowers as well as One Week by Barenaked Ladies
ohh, I didn't recognize the name of the band or song, but I remember this playing on the radio a lot. ... as others have commented, it does have a cool 60's vibe.
Other jangled/indie rock bands similar to fastball worth a listen to Are:
Better Than Ezra, (Good, or desperately wanting)
Toad the Wet Sprocket (Fall Down, or All I Want)
The Wallflowers, (One Headlight, or 6th Avenue Heartache) and
The Gin Blossoms, (Hey Jealousy, or Found out About You)
Good list👍
For Gin Blossoms I also like "Allison Road".
@@fnjesusfreak I'm a huge fan of Better Than Ezra they are in my opinion very underrated I've got over 40 downloads on my Spotify from them and I've got six gin blossom songs: Follow You Down, Hey Jealousy, Founder out about you, Allison Road, and Till I hear it from you
@@tjhunger8644 I think for BTE all I got is Good. I have all of those from the Gin Blossoms.
"Found Out About You" and "Hey Jealousy" are a bit personal to me.
6th Avenue Heartache would be a good one, see if they recognize the Adam Duritz background vocals.
This was later 90's, leading to the 2000s. I loved that song and still do today. The love story behind this song is touching.
Fastball has 7 albums, and they are still together, in fact they just released a 4 song EP this year. I think that 3 of their albums are flawless; All the Pain Money Can Buy, The Harsh Light of Day and Little White Lies-- not a bad song on any of them
Totally agree. Miles' and Tony's solo albums are great, too.
I agree, Little White Lies is a great album and underrated. To me it's their Revolver or maybe Rubbrr Soul.
Fastball has several great songs. Start with "You're An Ocean", Out of My Head", "Fire Escape", "Slow Drag", "All I Was Looking for Was You" and "Funny How aIt Fades Away".
You are missing, "are you ready for the fallout?"
@@luisrodriguez-ed7cd Yes, that's another great one.
A definite 90s must listen-to is "Tomorrow" by Silverchair. Still a great song to this day and the band members were 15 years old when it was recorded.
Yes! I still consistently listen to their album Frogstomp.
Great recommendation! That album is fire!
You guys need to check out some Matchbox 20. Try How Far we’ve come or Bright Lights
Great song. Based on an actual story.
This band is still around. They've released seven albums the latest being 2019. They just released a four song EP in March of this year.
Gonna check em out, thanks for the info! I like hearing when bands keep on keepin' on. 🤘🏻
one of the things that defined the 90s was the sheer volume of really great songs by one hit wonder bands.
"The Way" is a great song. Please react to "Out of My Head" if you do another Fastball song. That song put me in my feelings back in the day.
absolutely "Out of My Head", came to see if it was suggested.
Personally, I always thought that they died on the road. Hence, seeing their shadows wandering. Also, the references to streets of gold, they'll never get old or hungry. That says Ghosts to me. I cry every time I hear it.
The tune is solid and stays with you. Based on a series of newspaper articles about a missing couple, the lyric line, "The children woke up and they couldn't find them" causes the listener to think the couple abandoned their minor children, but the couple actually had long been "old and gray", their children were adults in their 80s. Tragically, they drove into a ravine and passed away. The trip was one they took annually. And hey, this band from Austin, it appears at least, gave flamenco dancers a music video gig. 💃
I mean the song is just BASED on the story, it’s not 1:1. The song even says “they’ll NEVER get OLD AND GRAY”
so yes their children were minors in this song.
A perfect retro summer radio banger! Loved doing this with the kids' bands we taught!
Thanks for reacting to this. It's one of the songs from my earliest childhood that I remember SO fondly.
Different 90's, Bare Naked Ladies, 'One Week", it will be stuck in your head for days
They have so many incredible songs!!
YES!! 👍😃❣️
I remember calling in to the radio station, requesting this song. Then puttin on a music video 😎
My favourite is probably "You're an Ocean". Very welcome every single time it comes up on my retail job's playlist.
Love the channel! Think I have watched almost every vid post, love your reactions. I suggest you will love "Yazoo - Don't Go!" Great 80's dance synth and Alison Moyet's Booming Voice!
LOL, I requested this song just moments ago not knowing that you had already played it. Y'all got it goin' on!
This reminds me of Cake's style a bit. I dont believe you have reacted to them yet. "The Distance" is their biggest hit, but you would probably also enjoy their cover of "I Will Survive"
I use your videos to do my biking every morning. You bring me down memory lane as all of this music is my past. Nothing like a 59-year-old guy listening to your reactions with tears running down his face while riding 25 MPH on his bike for 1.5 hours every morning. I also love the positive vibe every day, even when it's not something you love you still find nice things to say. The list of what I think you would love is so long you could never finish it. The 60's-70's-and 80's were just absolutely saturated with amazing music and talent
I’m 34 I spent two decades trying to remember this song. Just figured it out two days ago! lol . The RELIEF. I couldn’t remember the words I knew I’d recognize the song eventually once I heard it and I finally found it the other day. Used to sneak down and watch much music when I was like 9 and this would be on early in the morning ! Stuck with me and I finally figured it out
Alternative is my lane of music!! I still have this song on my current playlist. Similar artists are: Matchbox 20, The Wallflowers, Hootie and the Blowfish, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Marcy Playground, Spin Doctors, Smash Mouth, Counting Crows, Semisonic, Everclear, Barenaked Ladies, The Verve Pipe, Sugar Ray, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Plain White T’s, Green Day, Addict, The White Stripes, Everlast
If you guys start exploring this genre of 90's pop, you HAVE TO check out Fountains of Wayne!
Mid 90s was alternative, post-grunge, power pop. Lots of different stuff. Some other bands to consider from that period are Days of the New, Tonic, Mad Season, Cake and Incubus. Love it when ya'll surprise me with a song I don't expect that I love.
All the way from Austin, TX! Also try their “Fire Escape”!
Nostalgia! High School! I remember the story too. Still love this song. That was a great album.
Now you've got to do Dirty Vegas...Days Go By...a great story song. Same Era of music but a different style, awesome dance song, the story will bring tears to your eyes...so compelling.
Great song and really great video!
Have you heard the acoustic version?
This the only song I know of theirs. Glad u did it!!
the power of positivity!! Remember that your glass is ALWAYS half full ..... it can always get worse so remember that!!
As what's been posted here already, the song does have a melancholy vibe and, when you read the story behind it, it really comes out in the lyrics.
You get a like before I even watch. One of my favorite songs and one of my favorite reactions channels get it instantly. That's what's up!
"The Way" peaked @ #5 in 1998. It was Fastball's biggest hit. They charted 2 follow-up singles: "Fire Escape" (#86) and "Out of My Head" (#20) -- all 3 from their LP "All The Pain Money Can Buy."
'Out of my Head' was a great song! They had a number of great tunes with little fanfare 'Dark Street' is another fave.
I was OBSESSED with this song when it first came out. I was going into my senior year of high school at the time and getting ready to embark on my own life's journey. Like you, I was unaware of the sad story behind the song when I first heard it. I try to think of it as just a metaphor for life; the journey being at least as important as the destination.
Fastball has another song that I really like called "You're an Ocean."
I completely forgot about this song. Thanks for sharing. I just added it to my playlist. BTW - I would love to see you react to "All I Want" by Toad the Wet Sprocket or "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer. Both are great 90s pop songs.
I'm late to the party but in short, yeah, this is another "melancholy" 90's alternative rock song. The story behind the song is actually based on a tragedy, but it's been romanticized in the song.
It was written after a member of the band saw news reports about an elderly couple that had set out to visit a local festival but ended up disappearing.
The woman suffered from Alzheimer's and the man had just had brain surgery. The song basically works on the premise that the couple set out that day to have fun basically like when they were younger before they disappeared.
My wife and I drove on a trip to see her grandparents in Florida in 1998 and i remember this song being played OVER AND OVER
Love this song, great melody, like how they kick it in after the first verse.
GREAT band Jay & Amber!! Their music is often labelled in the category of "power pop". I have most of their albums - & there is SO much more good stuff!! Problem is it's unheard by most people. Best album IMO is 2009s "Little White Lies". The 1970s was good for Power Pop bands (Badfinger, Raspberries, Big Star). Pete Townsend of The Who coined the term "power pop", & 2 of their songs fit into this category (Substitute & Pictures Of Lily).
I always loved the sound of this song and the way that it’s put together. I never knew the backstory until just now, reading some of the comments. It’s sad. I will continue reading to see what ended up happening. Great choice guys 🌺✌️I just looked again and cannot find if there was a resolution. Were they ever found? Does anybody know?
Me too, Debbie!
It's fun to learn about songs you love like this, while watching reaction videos.
The story this song was based upon ultimately had a tragic ending. The couple in their 80's were returning home form a music festival in Temple, TX and became disoriented. Several weeks later, their car was discovered by hikers at the bottom of a ravine in Arkansas. The couple had perished in the crash, but that was not known by the writer of the song at the time. The video was was also produced before the discovery of the couple, thus the party-like theme of the video. The premise being that the couple had just left their past life behind to start a new one. The true conclusion of the story was anything but party-like.
This song is one of my earliest memories of being on the highway in my father's car, somewhere between his home and my mother's. I was born in 1990 and the 90's feel of it is ingrained in my mind. For years I didn't remember the name of it and searched it without success until I found it again a few years ago. Really not a big deal, but it really remembers me my youth in the 90's for some reason. (btw I'm a French speaker from Quebec, so I learned English many years later, which means I really just remembered the melody of it and couldn't search anything based on the lyrics).
This was the late '90s. I remember it well because these were my college years! This was when I also started listening to ska and neo-swing, and I'm surprised you haven't touched on the Brian Setzer Orchestra yet, what with your reactions to the Stray Cats. Would also love it if you reacted to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. This was like peak '97-'99.
Oh god, yes! I suggested Mighty Mighty Bosstones forever ago and still hoping they get around to them.
Ever have one of those days when you've had it with everything and you just want to chuck it all? That's what this sounds like to me.
I loved this song! I didn't know it was based on a true story though.
Still a great song ( now I'll just always think of the story that goes with it.)
Was waiting for this for a long time!! Thank you from 🇨🇦
Flashback! haven't heard this in years!!
I love this band. I've got all their albums. Tony Scalza is a great singer and guitar player.
This is a song you can blast while heading down the open road with all the windows down. I got my first speeding ticket to this song! 48 in a 35!😅
This is one of my favorite songs! If I remember right that older couple that this is based on is from Oklahoma. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.
You should check out a band called 'Train'...they have some really good songs like "Drive by", "Mermaid", and "50 ways to say goodbye".
And drops of Jupiter was one of there songs I believe
Just a great song. I've heard the song described as a melody from beginning to end. Thought it would hook you more since it's so catchy. Most 90s music isn't grunge.
To keep the 90s vein going fpr Female Friday tomorrow, you guys should do one, or more, of the following;
Joan Osborne - One of Us
Natalie Merchant - Carnival or Kind and Generous
Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Natalia Imburglio - Torn
Sarah McLachlan - Building a Mystery
Add to your list anything by Belly/Tanya Donelley, Juliana Hatfield, or Aimee Mann.
Definitely should hit Tori. 'Silent All These Years', her biggest hit, is the place to start, I think, but Cornflake Girl is also a good choice. My personal favorite on Little Earthquakes is 'Happy Phantom', no one ever talks about that one. Great and difficult piano in it (I'm a pianist.)
@@nadzee7101 yes! I can't believe I forgot about Belly! For shame on me.
@@muffinamy83 Tori is an exceptional artist.
No worries. If you did not know Belly released a new album in 2018 called Dove. It is pretty solid, sounds a bit more like Tanya's solo material then the first 2 Belly albums.
In MY opinion the couple in the song went on a “journey “ together! Sounds like they died because “the roads they walked on was paved in gold, it’s always summer, they’ll never get cold, never get hungry, never get old and gray”…sounds like heaven to me! I don’t know how they died but they went together! However, that’s just always has been my take on this song! ❤️❤️
Their song Out Of My Head is an absolute favorite of mine!
Mine too
Yes, the 90's actually had good music like this, not only the grunge stuff. Love this song.
Great song and story about an elderly couple that apparently was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and they just woke up one morning and drove off, leaving it all behind. Another great song by Fastball is "Outta My Head".
I met these guys in my restaurant about a week before this song hit MTV. Very nice people and they mentioned to keep an eye out for the video.
I am new to the channel. I have watched over 40 videos in the last two days. I love ❤️ you guys. Great chemistry. Keep rocking it 😎
When our kids were little in the 90's, when we'd have a hectic day with them my husband and I would sing this to each other with an evil grin lol
FINALLY, a reaction channel reacting to my ALL-TIME favorite band. I have all their albums; Miles the guitarist does regular livestreams, they're still making albums. (I was obsessed with Tony's voice as a teen in the 90s 😊)
"Falling Upstairs" from their 2009 album is hands down my top ten list of fav love songs.
My mom's friends with Diana Zuniga, the guitarists mom. They went to Westlake High together in Austin. I've never met either of the Zunigas myselfs
This song brings me back to my first year of high school and makes me realize how old I'm getting. Definitely check out their song "Fire Escape", another great song with an... interesting video.
Fire Escape rocks!
This has been one of my fav songs since I was a kid! So nostalgic ❤️
Love you guys. So refreshing to see real lovers of music. Love from🇦🇺
Used to hear this in the background everywhere you'd shop. It got a lot of play.
Amber got it. The song was a tribute to an elderly couple and their passing. Since you made it to thr late 90s, might as well hit the 00s. I suggest you react to Morningwood and the song Morningwood. Song includes references to rock, disco, and heavy metal. Lead singer is amazing.
Love this song, Check out ‘one headlight’ The wallflowers - same era. Very underrated song in my opinion.
Bob Dylan’s son: Jakob Dylan and his band
I thought that was their biggest hit though ?
when i first moved to south carolina, it was my first introduction to a modern pop station, and this and "iris" by goo goo dolls was CONSTANTLY on the radio.
Rocko: SPUNKY!!!
Heffer: That was a hoot!
One of the few songs I can barely make it through without crying. My grandmother passed of Alzheimer's and this song is a kick to the gut
I’m so sorry to hear that!
It is interesting though since the song sounds kind of sounds upbeat yet are about a depressing story (granted it was released before the full truth was known)
Loved this band and this album. This was the song that put them on the radar. My favorite song from this one was still Fire Escape. Got my 19 year old daughter hooked on these guys too
Another good song by Fastball is "Sooner Or Later". Nice driving rock music.
This song is based on the true story of Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who drove to the annual Pioneer Day festival 10 miles away in Temple and didn't return. She had Alzheimer's disease and he was recovering from brain surgery.
Thirteen days after the Howards went missing, they were found in Hot Springs, Arkansas, about 400 miles from their destination; they were still in the vehicle (an Oldsmobile Delta 88), which had veered off the side of the road and was hidden in brush. Scalzo had finished writing the song when he learned that the couple had died.
The verses of this song has almost the same melody as “Delilah” by Tom Jones.
An exit to eternal summer slacking.....I have always loved that line.