My dad use to play this song when I was a kid. We aren't really in each others lives anymore but I play this song sometimes and it makes me think of all the good times we had together when I was a kid. Love ya dad .
@@TheJackalLiesI thought he was saying the music industry was always trying to dictate what they could and could not sing, and this was a big F U to the big name labels of the 80s and 90s. 😅 Whoops.
So Ive been singing this awesome tune in my head for the past 25 yrs and this is the first time ive ever "read" the lyrics. I feel like I have just learned some life lessons.
He's saying in the lyrics that the hook of the song is the cord progression. And that cord progression is CANNON IN D.. he is literally saying it doesn't matter what the lyrics are. As long as his voice follows the chord arraignment you the listener won't have a choice not to like it. And that chord progression is the classical song CANNON IN D.😅
My favorite thing about this song is that he pretty much tells you straight up that he's talking about nonsense and it's just that catchy part of the song that will keep you listening. He's basically trolling us all and we love him for it.
That whole section feels very Jack Black, Popper was ahead of his time ("We ride and we ride and we never subside, we ride till the planets collide, and if you say we do not ride, I'll tan your fuckin hide, RIDE!")
It’s like the pantomime. He thinks he’s saying nothing but he’s telling me everything... (Adapted from True Romance) RIP Dennis Hopper and Walken Rules.
@@kevinkoss7296 well it's only making fun of the people who like it but don't know what it's about. I'd say if anything, it gives a little unspoken Pat on the back to anyone that actually paid attention to the lyrics
Well here's a thought too, take and just read the lyrics poetically 🤔. Kinda can apply to people you may know, or situation perhaps. But I think that this to me is about kinda, tolerance. Like, you're pissed at someone, but bs excuses and flattering, right?! And the next thing you know you don't even bitch at them about their selfishness. You've been "hooked!" LoL idk?! Anyone please let me know what your thoughts are on it😉 , thanks👍. Have a great and blessed day 🌷🌷🌹🌺🐞🐛🍅. Happy Summer ☀️!
This song is about Blues Travellers hating the fame from their casual fans. They wrote this song to prove that any idiot will like the song as long as it's sung with inflection and a good hook.
@@robotfrank5171trolling at it's finest. It certainly worked on me. Being one of their most popular songs is just further proof of the truth behind the lyrics. They must have had a good laugh singing a song to people about how gullible and ignorant those people were.
@@andyp29 Actually No, They hate the fact that this is their Highest Grossing song. Think about i, you try to make a sociopolitical song only to be "type-cast" by it. It's a double-sided blade with no handle.
"and when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck I don't rely on luck because.." He calls it. Like Babe Ruth pointing the bat into left field before knocking the ball out of the park. Really an amazing song and that's the bitch of it, he made it to basically tell us we're shallow and we love it anyway. This is one of his most popular songs and its a joke. To be fair his voice and harmonica on any song, particularly one with a catchy hook is almost like cheating. Such an incredible sound he has.
My cat of 20 years was put down a few days ago.. and we always listened to this song after I got off work from a long week. It's Friday, and I miss him terribly. I'll always go back to this song, his memory as he was my best buddy
I was born in 1962 and turned 62 July 2024.great tunes the 80'S and 90's were the best. Got them ear buds in blasting that music. And locked the world outside. Still here August 2024!!!!
dacypher22 More than cynical, the song, the lyrics, the title and all of it show that they deliberately were making a parody about the fact that this chord progression is so popular that it's almost a magic formula in pop music. Pachelbel's Canon in D is the "formula" that is being used, and the song says basically that whenever they need a hit, it doesn't matter the topic or message, or anything else, but that "the Hook brings you back." :) And apparently they were right.
pixelFiend Right? I get a little pissy when I hear this song for like a microsecond because the lyrics are basically burning you for liking it. But his voice is still frikkin great and hey who doesn't like the canon. Love the song!
the biggest point of this song is that this guy never runs out of air!!!!!! Super talented and under rated. I could watch him play harmonica all day long.
@Paulonbass75 some folks just don't understand the show... and others do .. and sorry.. it can't be explained, you either get it or you don't... You, Don't. But that's why the world has the stylings of ,,,, Brittney Spears and Milli Vanilli and bubble wrap to keep you satisfied
Canon is ruined forever for me, but I love this song! Everytime I go to a wedding I will sing Hook in my head no matter how beautifully Canon is played. Thanks for making boring situations instantly more fun!
Wow! I just read the lyrics and realized that Blues Traveler was completely trolling the shit out of us back in the mid 90's, and I'm only figuring it out now about 20 years later. It's almost the Seinfeld version of a song since they really aren't singing about anything, but he's fine "[s]o long as [he] sing[s] with inflection." Touche.
I thought the same things about Seinfeld, but the last burst shows it's also about anger against PC culture, similar to grunge but with a happy inflection. Awesome song!
I didn't watch Seinfeld, but even I know that "a show about nothing" didn't describe Seinfeld, it described (I think it was called "Jerry!"?) the show-within-a-show that Jerry was working on over the course of the series.
My teenage years in high school. Bring me back to great times in my life. I don’t care who u are, when u play this song turn it up loud and roll the windows down or drop the top and just blast it on a nice drive ,or just dance at home to this song and sing loud! Lol no way u will be in a bad mood after listening to this.
I remember listening to this upon release and never caught onto it. Today it’s like a musical Easter egg and I am thoroughly pleased with the message and results
+Heart Notes It's just as brilliant musically, “I know you’re going to like these chords no matter what lyrics I slap on them, even if you can’t put your finger on why,” it is derived from the traditional wedding song "Canon" in D by Pachelbel that's almost universally recognized.
That songs chord progression is the classical masterpiece CANNON IN D.. he us literally saying he sold out to sell music😂.. it only took me 30yrs to figure out
When I finally figured out the words to this song, I just started laughing over the perfection of it, and I have never been able to get it out of my head ever since. Bravo, Blues Traveler! So catchy, a perfect hook!
You have a point and perhaps that is what they were thinking but you must consider that many songs use this progression. Celine Dion, Brittany Spears, Green Day, Rage, Backstreet Boys, Izzy and many others and the key change and tempo of this song makes it obscure enough that most people would never see this link. Had they truly wanted to stick the middle finger out they might have been more obvious as some songs have like "rain and tears" by aphrodite'child or "all the young people" by Mott the hoople or "go West" by the pet shop boys or the Russian national anthem. I could go on all day listing because that's how music works there are millions of songs but relatively few chord progressions so any song can in a way be linked to another song.
Yes. The band spoke about the many different songs through out history that have used this chord progression. They wrote this song as an attempt to call out the musicians who continue the practice. They didn't intend the song to be a hit, and the lead singer John Popper hated playing it, but it's one of their most popular songs. Irony.
Ok maybe it did but honestly good music is good music if you grew up with this song or if you found in 5 minutes ago. It really doesn't matter you do not get a reward if you knew it longer people love it just as much as you do.
nico segura I know this is an ancient comment, but so true. Like what's wrong if I didn't know about the song until now? At least I found it now. Not my fault for being born in a generation that doesn't play this on the radio.
He's making fun of the listeners inability not to like the song because it's cord progression is the classical song Cannon in D. He's literally saying it doesn't matter what the lyrics are as long as he follows the cord progression with his voice. He's literally saying the HOOK in the song makes you like it.. and that hook is the classical piece - Cannon in D-.. only took me 30yrs to figure it out.
"And then begin to see what you are doing to me this MTV is not for free, it's so P.C. it's killing me so desperately I sing to thee ". My favorite verse .
Mine's the part where he goes from singing about the hook (the part of a song that catches the ear of the listener) to singing about the Hook (Captain James Hook, former Royal Navy, later privateer, and finally pirate in Neverland).
For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist-harmonica player John Popper, guitarist-mandolinist Chan Kinchla, bassist Bob Sheehan, drummer-percussionist Brendan Hill, and percussionist Bashiri Johnson.
Greatest song ever recorded in my opinion. Flawless execution on the instruments, crazy vocal range and the most meta lyrics ever written. Just beautiful.
This song brought me back to my dad reminding me to have my witz. The passion of music is limited financially so be aware of life. I here you you and you. Thanks yous
This song has such a inviting rhythm to it with great chord changes. Simple and uncomplicated, and Popper's somewhat over the top vocals are perfect. Great fun.
God I love this song. It builds so perfectly. The first two verses and the chorus basically describing the blind majority of music listeners as sheep and then hitting us with a legendary harmonica solo. The bridge may be my favorite part of this song though because if you dissect it line by line, in my personal interpretation it tells me that the world has become blind to what good music actually is and john popper and blues traveler refuse to make the mainstream garbage that sold back in the day and continues to sell today but rather they prefer to put out quality music that comes from the soul and the people that get stuck in the "hook" are just pawns in a chess game. This song is brilliant.
This song raises hope and attainable goals for me. The message is BRILLIANT , Coming from a very musical family, so gifted, so talented. To me I interpret, keep your dream alive, no matter how hard thing get, don't stop learning and growing or all you'll have is make Bel fairy dust!
Payton Henning Once I learned the chord progression was Pachebel's "Canon in C", everything made sense and I was able to nail the "fast" part but I'm constantly trying to match Popper's vibrato/waver at the end of held notes and fail miserably; his live performances are pretty consistent with the tune and all I think is "damn, that's dedication and talent and skill all wrapped up into one."
Lindsey Lou-who I read somewhere that Popper has a 7 year degree in Harmonica...perhaps it's just music theory and Harmonica is just his choice instrument???...the article also said he was 1 of like 3 or 4 people in about 50 or so years to earn that specific degree with that specific instrument.
Lindsey Lou-who yeah that pitch-bending he does at the end of lines is a really unique signature of Popper. It's always stuck out to me, implies a lot of emotion....it's like he's singing a wistful, teary-eyed, goodbye to the end of each verse.
This song always invokes such an emotion in me that sometimes i weep for the old times and memories of a different era.. 90's nostalgia brought me here, BUT THE HOOK WILL ALWAYS BRING ME BACK!!!
Nowhere Man actually...I was like 8 years old...& the song was catchy...but now that I'm old enough to understand how intelligent the lyrics are...THE HOOK BRINGS ME BACK Point being...whatever you said about "needing to be reminded" is stupid & you're prolly even older than I feel right now
John Popper & Blues Traveler are truly remarkable...Stand is my all time favourite, but it was so hard to narrow the margin to be able to say that...Awesome Music!
I love a band that lyrically dicks with us, and we love it! Hey, I fell victim along with the rest of you, and I still think that they're too cool. Much thanks for posting the lyrics so we can wallow! Peace!
This song is 4 levels deep...1. Peter Pan guys... no matter how much he loved her (Wendy)... Capt. Hook brought him back and he didnt want to grow up but stayed with the lost boys...2. The formula of the hit song... 3. The fact that the hook brings you back in all marketing and cases 3. that the song was telling you about the industry...4. Emma Stone (who the hell is that? LOL) geeze
Mary McDonough I am proud to say that i dont think i could pick emma stone out of a crowd of 2 people. but i still love blues traveler. Excellent observations on your description of the levels though.
This is the only song I've ever heard of this guy, I heard this song when I was younger and just am now coming back to it it sounds as great as a remember.
My dad loved blues traveler and to this day I’ve seen them live more than any other band. When I was about 3 my dad carried me on his shoulders (protective headphones in tow) to the front of the crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheater and the crowd kindly let us through. John Popper sang right to little 3 year old me.
When my family finds me in paradise? They will me at my best! drinking smoking gambling to music like this! God bless the blues traveler and their family!
Warren Hill um no .. the song is about the bullshit music industry that doesn't support true artistry but commercialized pop bs where you don't have to say anything of meaning so long as its catchy.
I gotta say when I was little I always thought it was "the heart brings you back." Lol. It made me think differently of the song when I found it was hook instead, haha. Still love it though. I kind of wish it did say heart though! 90's greatness, blues traveler definitely has a one of a kind sound.
2024 and the hook is still bringing me back.
❤ABSOLUTE classic!
My dad use to play this song when I was a kid. We aren't really in each others lives anymore but I play this song sometimes and it makes me think of all the good times we had together when I was a kid. Love ya dad .
Talk to your dad.
Sorry
Call him. Go see him. If he isn't on this earth anymore, go see him and tell him you miss him.
Call your dad!
Same here with me. No questions asked.
It wasn't just the hook. It was the amazing voice, the incredible harmonica playing, and the genius lyrics that made listening addictive.
You’re missing the point - he’s warning you that you’re being controlled by the music.
@@TheJackalLies
He’s referring to many things. Your comment seems to imply that listening to music is a bad thing?
@@TheJackalLiesI thought he was saying the music industry was always trying to dictate what they could and could not sing, and this was a big F U to the big name labels of the 80s and 90s. 😅 Whoops.
Jokes on you, it wasn't the hook that brought me back. It was that dope ass harmonica solo followed by that verse you spit...
The solo almost gave him a stroke
I don't think that's called spitting
Well, you’re not wrong
Truth
That's funny
So Ive been singing this awesome tune in my head for the past 25 yrs and this is the first time ive ever "read" the lyrics. I feel like I have just learned some life lessons.
He's saying in the lyrics that the hook of the song is the cord progression. And that cord progression is CANNON IN D.. he is literally saying it doesn't matter what the lyrics are. As long as his voice follows the chord arraignment you the listener won't have a choice not to like it. And that chord progression is the classical song CANNON IN D.😅
@@kennedy6971yup saying as long as it's a good beat the lyrics aren't important and he definitely proved that. Very talented!
@@glamgal28 I'm seeing them live on the 21st. I suspect they will be great
@@kennedy6971 that's awesome!
Listen to it again after first listening to cannon in D.
My favorite thing about this song is that he pretty much tells you straight up that he's talking about nonsense and it's just that catchy part of the song that will keep you listening. He's basically trolling us all and we love him for it.
Zach Naegele the hook!
Zach Naegele
Its all about Peter Pan and mr.Hook
❤️
canon in d major is played in background lmao meaning the tune is re-used anyways
Words cannot express how much I love these guys. We grew up together in NYC.
It still amazes me sometimes that a band THIS fantastically talented actually became popular on the radio. Almost gives you hope for the future.
Hi this is 5 years later and there is hope!
That is the whole point of this song lol
When Im Feeling Stuck and Need A Buck I Dont Rely on Luck.......
One of the greatest lyrical lines ever. Very underrated track.
That whole section feels very Jack Black, Popper was ahead of his time ("We ride and we ride and we never subside, we ride till the planets collide, and if you say we do not ride, I'll tan your fuckin hide, RIDE!")
This song is fucking genius when you really think about it.
MisfitPunish3r it's a song that's makes fun of you for liking it, it's perfect
MisfitPunish3r
Can you explain why?
It's very existential, it goes to great lengths to explain that the meaning of the lyrics are themselves meaningless
It’s like the pantomime. He thinks he’s saying nothing but he’s telling me everything...
(Adapted from True Romance)
RIP Dennis Hopper and Walken Rules.
@@kevinkoss7296 well it's only making fun of the people who like it but don't know what it's about. I'd say if anything, it gives a little unspoken Pat on the back to anyone that actually paid attention to the lyrics
Never knew the words to this song. Now I feel bad, the hook really did bring me back, and the words really didn't matter...
Well here's a thought too, take and just read the lyrics poetically 🤔. Kinda can apply to people you may know, or situation perhaps. But I think that this to me is about kinda, tolerance. Like, you're pissed at someone, but bs excuses and flattering, right?! And the next thing you know you don't even bitch at them about their selfishness. You've been "hooked!"
LoL idk?! Anyone please let me know what your thoughts are on it😉 , thanks👍. Have a great and blessed day 🌷🌷🌹🌺🐞🐛🍅. Happy Summer ☀️!
@@teresapollard4672 mission accomplished
This song is about Blues Travellers hating the fame from their casual fans. They wrote this song to prove that any idiot will like the song as long as it's sung with inflection and a good hook.
@@robotfrank5171trolling at it's finest. It certainly worked on me. Being one of their most popular songs is just further proof of the truth behind the lyrics. They must have had a good laugh singing a song to people about how gullible and ignorant those people were.
@@andyp29 Actually No, They hate the fact that this is their Highest Grossing song. Think about i, you try to make a sociopolitical song only to be "type-cast" by it. It's a double-sided blade with no handle.
Oh damn, I forgot how amazing this song is. The lyrics, the singing, the harmonica. Just outstanding.
"and when I'm feeling stuck and need a buck I don't rely on luck because.."
He calls it. Like Babe Ruth pointing the bat into left field before knocking the ball out of the park. Really an amazing song and that's the bitch of it, he made it to basically tell us we're shallow and we love it anyway. This is one of his most popular songs and its a joke.
To be fair his voice and harmonica on any song, particularly one with a catchy hook is almost like cheating. Such an incredible sound he has.
Damn SKIPPY!
"If I'm doin' my job
It's your resolve that breaks."
My cat of 20 years was put down a few days ago.. and we always listened to this song after I got off work from a long week. It's Friday, and I miss him terribly. I'll always go back to this song, his memory as he was my best buddy
Pets are deep if not deeper than family.. I have experienced what you are going through.. sorry
I was born in 1962 and turned 62 July 2024.great tunes the 80'S and 90's were the best. Got them ear buds in blasting that music. And locked the world outside. Still here August 2024!!!!
99% of everyone that’s heard this song and sing along with it haven’t the slightest idea how brilliantly crafted this song is.
Well, you see... doesn't matter what I say as long as I sing with ✦☆✭ 𝓘𝓃𝒻𝓁𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 ✭☆✦
because the hook brings you back
👏 yes! Brilliant!
Agreed ❤
The most meta song to song ever and it’s wonderful to boot ✌️❤️
This was one of the most inspirational songs to me in my song writing and for it's time. I still find it amazing after all this time.
It never gets old, and so relatable to humanity in general.
Wow, heard this song thousands of times when I was younger and never picked-up how cynical it was haha.
dacypher22 Nice.
dacypher22 More than cynical, the song, the lyrics, the title and all of it show that they deliberately were making a parody about the fact that this chord progression is so popular that it's almost a magic formula in pop music. Pachelbel's Canon in D is the "formula" that is being used, and the song says basically that whenever they need a hit, it doesn't matter the topic or message, or anything else, but that "the Hook brings you back." :) And apparently they were right.
pixelFiend I could not have explained it better. Excellent job. I love the song I love this group
pixelFiend by the way I flagged your comment by mistake. Sorry about that.. LoL.
pixelFiend Right? I get a little pissy when I hear this song for like a microsecond because the lyrics are basically burning you for liking it. But his voice is still frikkin great and hey who doesn't like the canon. Love the song!
NOTHING drags me back to the 90's like this song! I can't remember the exact year, but I was born in '73
73 babies are the best 🎉❤
@@angelcitygirl I've always felt the same. Especially the ones that were '92 high school graduates
Years and years later I still come back to this song, so beautiful
Yeah, I mean that hook just brings you....back.
the biggest point of this song is that this guy never runs out of air!!!!!! Super talented and under rated. I could watch him play harmonica all day long.
I could picture Jack Black nailing this song dead on
The harmonica solo too.
You ain't lying dude, I always think the same thing lol dudes really talented
You just put a smile on my face
@Paulonbass75 some folks just don't understand the show... and others do .. and sorry.. it can't be explained, you either get it or you don't... You, Don't. But that's why the world has the stylings of ,,,, Brittney Spears and Milli Vanilli and bubble wrap to keep you satisfied
@@GottaKnowJoeHobbies uh... ok.. boomer..?
Thanks for captioning the harmonica solo.
Yeah! I didn't know what was happening until I saw the caption, thank God.
Right! All this time I thought it was a saxophone
He could have been lying that it was even a harmonica in the first place mayn
haha haha. dude, it sounds nothing like a saxophone.
What if you're watching this video and you're deaf? You'd have no way to tell the difference.
That is a work of goddamned genius.
+Guy Fawkes Damn Straight.
Hook
Guy... Excellent comment. Funny and accurate
All these years of never knowing the lyrics to the song and 20 years later after all the times and moments, and those are the lyrics hahah
Still holds up. Fucking amazing.
Canon is ruined forever for me, but I love this song! Everytime I go to a wedding I will sing Hook in my head no matter how beautifully Canon is played. Thanks for making boring situations instantly more fun!
O M G. I never noticed that, but now? 😳
Canon?! My mind is blown!
Wow! I just read the lyrics and realized that Blues Traveler was completely trolling the shit out of us back in the mid 90's, and I'm only figuring it out now about 20 years later. It's almost the Seinfeld version of a song since they really aren't singing about anything, but he's fine "[s]o long as [he] sing[s] with inflection." Touche.
I thought the same things about Seinfeld, but the last burst shows it's also about anger against PC culture, similar to grunge but with a happy inflection. Awesome song!
Just realized the very same thing myself!
Jason Lee ksmlaj!sl Hui
I didn't watch Seinfeld, but even I know that "a show about nothing" didn't describe Seinfeld, it described (I think it was called "Jerry!"?) the show-within-a-show that Jerry was working on over the course of the series.
They hated there main stream following.
I just gotta say, that is one of the best harmonica soloes I've ever heard!
Jimmy Saint yes!
I'd have to disagree Run around had a better one... But all by the same people so fuck it
THE... best
My teenage years in high school. Bring me back to great times in my life. I don’t care who u are, when u play this song turn it up loud and roll the windows down or drop the top and just blast it on a nice drive ,or just dance at home to this song and sing loud! Lol no way u will be in a bad mood after listening to this.
I remember listening to this upon release and never caught onto it. Today it’s like a musical Easter egg and I am thoroughly pleased with the message and results
Saw him perform this on an old roseanne episode, so much feeling..words are nothing...still brings chills💝
oh my gosh I did not know the words to this song
and the part with Peter Pan was fucking brilliant
Haha peter pan 😂😂
+Heart Notes It's just as brilliant musically, “I know you’re going to like these chords no matter what lyrics I slap on them, even if you can’t put your finger on why,” it is derived from the traditional wedding song "Canon" in D by Pachelbel that's almost universally recognized.
+Heart Notes laughing so hard right now
You took the words right out of my head about Peter Pan.
You've got to hand it to the guy! Lmao. ;)
Heart Notes mmeee neeether ! Umm, .. good God yes
One of the GREATEST BANDS EVER!!! John Popper may be the most talented man on a harmonica to ever live. Dude is B.A.D.
YOU AIN'T TELLIN NO LIE LOL
That songs chord progression is the classical masterpiece CANNON IN D.. he us literally saying he sold out to sell music😂.. it only took me 30yrs to figure out
Fuck the hook, this harmonica solo is bringing me back
Blind people watch these videos too......
More songs need harmonicas!
I agree
Wouldn’t the harmonica be your hook then
That Solo is golden
Absolute genius lyrics! "No matter how much Peter loved her, What made the Pan refuse to grow, was that the Hook brings your back"
When I finally figured out the words to this song, I just started laughing over the perfection of it, and I have never been able to get it out of my head ever since. Bravo, Blues Traveler! So catchy, a perfect hook!
Pachelbel's Cannon in D. Exact chord progression. Which is why it's even more of a huge middle finger to the music industry.
+Bryson Gobel true, but I'm sure a conscious effort was made to use this progression as an extension of the song's theme
You have a point and perhaps that is what they were thinking but you must consider that many songs use this progression. Celine Dion, Brittany Spears, Green Day, Rage, Backstreet Boys, Izzy and many others and the key change and tempo of this song makes it obscure enough that most people would never see this link. Had they truly wanted to stick the middle finger out they might have been more obvious as some songs have like "rain and tears" by aphrodite'child or "all the young people" by Mott the hoople or "go West" by the pet shop boys or the Russian national anthem. I could go on all day listing because that's how music works there are millions of songs but relatively few chord progressions so any song can in a way be linked to another song.
The 4th chord for this song is a Major III, whereas Pachabel used a Minor III...
... but other than that, yeah exactly the same...
the musical "the wedding singer" uses the progression in multiple songs
Yes. The band spoke about the many different songs through out history that have used this chord progression. They wrote this song as an attempt to call out the musicians who continue the practice. They didn't intend the song to be a hit, and the lead singer John Popper hated playing it, but it's one of their most popular songs. Irony.
Blues Traveler brought me here, as it should have for everybody else.
Ok maybe it did but honestly good music is good music if you grew up with this song or if you found in 5 minutes ago. It really doesn't matter you do not get a reward if you knew it longer people love it just as much as you do.
The hook brought you here.
nico segura I know this is an ancient comment, but so true. Like what's wrong if I didn't know about the song until now? At least I found it now. Not my fault for being born in a generation that doesn't play this on the radio.
The 90s brought me here
They are the best concert I’ve ever been to.
As a songwriter myself, I would just like to say that John popper is my all time favorite lyricist in any universe or time line.
Wow THIS BROUGHT BACK memories. I cried tears of nostalgia wow.
Gawddamn i miss the 90's...ya feel me in 2020.......
This song will always be in my heart. The best times of my life was the 90's. I hear this song I can't help but think of the good times
When he says, "I ain't telling you no lie," it keeps getting progressively more emotional in all three choruses. It's beautiful.
Why do I cry Lol
He's making fun of the listeners inability not to like the song because it's cord progression is the classical song Cannon in D. He's literally saying it doesn't matter what the lyrics are as long as he follows the cord progression with his voice. He's literally saying the HOOK in the song makes you like it.. and that hook is the classical piece - Cannon in D-.. only took me 30yrs to figure it out.
@@kennedy6971well aren't u clever!! Good to know! ❤
@kennedy6971 and I will follow like the good little sheep submissive that I am.
I've loved this song since it came out, Blues Traveler was one of the key bands of my teenage years
This song pulls my heart strings. Beautiful and relatable :)
The hook brought me back. The harmonica solo kept me
"And then begin to see what you are doing to me this MTV is not for free, it's so P.C. it's killing me so desperately I sing to thee ".
My favorite verse .
Mine's the part where he goes from singing about the hook (the part of a song that catches the ear of the listener) to singing about the Hook (Captain James Hook, former Royal Navy, later privateer, and finally pirate in Neverland).
I caught his harmonica at one of his shows. He's amazing live still to this day.
Mattie Snead yes he is!
Mattie Snead I saw them open for The Rolling Stones. Great show!
I thought the singer passed away?
@@michaelflanagan1185 comment was made 7 years ago
For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist-harmonica player John Popper, guitarist-mandolinist Chan Kinchla, bassist Bob Sheehan, drummer-percussionist Brendan Hill, and percussionist Bashiri Johnson.
This always song almost my tears eye up...
RIP Bobby Sheehan.
Greatest song ever recorded in my opinion. Flawless execution on the instruments, crazy vocal range and the most meta lyrics ever written. Just beautiful.
This song brought me back to my dad reminding me to have my witz. The passion of music is limited financially so be aware of life. I here you you and you. Thanks yous
You know you're great musicians when you write/perform a catchy song that's about writing/performing a catchy song. Damn, boys.
This song has such a inviting rhythm to it with great chord changes. Simple and uncomplicated, and Popper's somewhat over the top vocals are perfect. Great fun.
Old age brought me here lol still love this song
:')
Right, what's this Emma Stone crap brought people here? I will have to goole that! Lol
There was so many phonies back then, blues traveller was not among them,.....
Like a fine wine.
Yes!! Best generation ever!!
Hearing this song got me hooked instantly.
Where tf did these guys go? His voice and delivery is legendary 😭
God I love this song. It builds so perfectly. The first two verses and the chorus basically describing the blind majority of music listeners as sheep and then hitting us with a legendary harmonica solo. The bridge may be my favorite part of this song though because if you dissect it line by line, in my personal interpretation it tells me that the world has become blind to what good music actually is and john popper and blues traveler refuse to make the mainstream garbage that sold back in the day and continues to sell today but rather they prefer to put out quality music that comes from the soul and the people that get stuck in the "hook" are just pawns in a chess game. This song is brilliant.
Mass hypnosis... I wish more would recognize. Godspeed my friend.
This song raises hope and attainable goals for me. The message is BRILLIANT , Coming from a very musical family, so gifted, so talented. To me I interpret, keep your dream alive, no matter how hard thing get, don't stop learning and growing or all you'll have is make Bel fairy dust!
Believe in yourself!
I brought myself here. On that you can rely.
Love it!
I completely forgot about this song for a while, but the hook brought me back
Hah
Am I the only one that continues to repeat the song till they can sing it in tune with the song. :)
Nope
Payton Henning Once I learned the chord progression was Pachebel's "Canon in C", everything made sense and I was able to nail the "fast" part but I'm constantly trying to match Popper's vibrato/waver at the end of held notes and fail miserably; his live performances are pretty consistent with the tune and all I think is "damn, that's dedication and talent and skill all wrapped up into one."
+Payton Henning guilty. lol
Lindsey Lou-who I read somewhere that Popper has a 7 year degree in Harmonica...perhaps it's just music theory and Harmonica is just his choice instrument???...the article also said he was 1 of like 3 or 4 people in about 50 or so years to earn that specific degree with that specific instrument.
Lindsey Lou-who yeah that pitch-bending he does at the end of lines is a really unique signature of Popper. It's always stuck out to me, implies a lot of emotion....it's like he's singing a wistful, teary-eyed, goodbye to the end of each verse.
Best harmonica solo in any song EVER. Blues Traveler are some of the REAL ones.
This song always invokes such an emotion in me that sometimes i weep for the old times and memories of a different era.. 90's nostalgia brought me here, BUT THE HOOK WILL ALWAYS BRING ME BACK!!!
I thank emma stone for reminding me of this great band.
DrCalviny I'm too
DrCalviny same xD
DrCalviny If you thought they were so great you wouldn't have needed reminding.
Nowhere Man
Because this song is like what? 20 years old? Sorry but not everyone thinks like you do.
Nowhere Man actually...I was like 8 years old...& the song was catchy...but now that I'm old enough to understand how intelligent the lyrics are...THE HOOK BRINGS ME BACK
Point being...whatever you said about "needing to be reminded" is stupid & you're prolly even older than I feel right now
Saw Blues Traveler along with Hootie and the Blowfish early 2000s at Pine Knob. Awesome show!
John Popper & Blues Traveler are truly remarkable...Stand is my all time favourite, but it was so hard to narrow the margin to be able to say that...Awesome Music!
Whenever I'm tempted to feel nostalgic about the 90s, I remember songs like this.
It looks like the Hook brang me back again in 2024!
I heard this on the radio in a restaurant and had to hear it again 😂
"And the HEART brings you back" thought me for the last 20 years
I thpught the same thing for a long time. Great song and genius lyrics..
Glad I'm not the only one!
for so long... ugh lol
The Hulk brings you back lol
wow you guys are all geniuses for understanding the meaning of this song that's literally stated in the lyrics. good job.
Hahahaha
Yep love it all day°
I'm not picking up what you're throwing down...
That's kinda what makes it so awesome.
*jeniuses
I can't believe that someone would thumbs down this song! It's so good. One of my first cd's I bought in middle school
Because the lyrics are wrong. Lol
@@hammondj82 I didn't even remember making this comment. I never paid attention to the lyrics on the screen I guess, or didn't notice they were wrong
i guess the hook just wasnt good enough for them
@@gingermaniac5484 love it 😂
My nanny ( Irish grandmother) used to play around a lot when I was young and that's how I came to love their music.
Love this song! My daughter always played it when she was in high school! 2000💗
He's not talking nonsense. He's saying nonsense gets on the radio, but he wants to burn the cities to the ground. Pretty reasonable, honestly.
This is one my favorites songs since ever. When I saw Emma Stone saying "My next song is Hook" I knew she was going to be amazing.
The Hook brought me back
😂😂😂😂
Same
The harmonica brought me as it does in ever song 🤣
I used to live in Texas now I move to Kentucky this song is everywhere 😍👏🏻
Still listening in 2018. The hook brings me back!
I listen to this song every day. Brings my spirit up
I love a band that lyrically dicks with us, and we love it! Hey, I fell victim along with the rest of you, and I still think that they're too cool. Much thanks for posting the lyrics so we can wallow! Peace!
I'm here because this is a great song.
May 6, 2024… 64 years young and listening to this beauty ❤
I Always wanna Dance when I hear this 🎶 dance 💃
Can't wait to see them in NY with my twin brother in June! I miss the 90s so much.
Genius message by a genius band
ed young ❤️
ed young Can't tell if you're joking.
Yeah, I think it's clever AND it's pretty. :)
ed young , got to love the blues travelers
10 months later, but, why would he be joking?
This song almost always makes my eyes tear up
This always song almost makes my tears eye up...
It's the Pachabel Cannon in D with lyrics. I love singing along with the middle part.
This song is 4 levels deep...1. Peter Pan guys... no matter how much he loved her (Wendy)... Capt. Hook brought him back and he didnt want to grow up but stayed with the lost boys...2. The formula of the hit song... 3. The fact that the hook brings you back in all marketing and cases 3. that the song was telling you about the industry...4. Emma Stone (who the hell is that? LOL) geeze
Mary McDonough I am proud to say that i dont think i could pick emma stone out of a crowd of 2 people. but i still love blues traveler. Excellent observations on your description of the levels though.
This is the only song I've ever heard of this guy, I heard this song when I was younger and just am now coming back to it it sounds as great as a remember.
My dad loved blues traveler and to this day I’ve seen them live more than any other band. When I was about 3 my dad carried me on his shoulders (protective headphones in tow) to the front of the crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheater and the crowd kindly let us through. John Popper sang right to little 3 year old me.
This man has an amazing voice. 👏😁
The irony is lost on some, the song is brilliant.
Luis Franco 🎶🤾🎶
Most genius lyrics ever written.
This song is about addiction, though superficially formulaic songs and refrains.
No. It’s about the music formula. That no matter what the song is about, the hook grabs you. It literally was a song trolling the music industry
Amen
Watching Roseanne years ago made me like Blues Traveler.
One of the BEST vocalists of my generation for sure. The control of his voice is unparalleled!!!
When my family finds me in paradise? They will me at my best! drinking smoking gambling to music like this! God bless the blues traveler and their family!
emma stone brought me...."peter"?? thats make the song connected to TASM about the love story (i mean remind me with TASM)
you're right, they released this in 1995 in anticipation for the remake of a film that would be made for another 7 years.
He's talking about Peter Pan, isn't he?
Because he said the hook brought them back. Is he referring to Capt. Hook?
Beth Brittingham but web shooter is same LOL
I think the hook does refer to Captain Hook and then reason the hook brought him back was that fighting Hook gave Peter purpose.
Warren Hill um no .. the song is about the bullshit music industry that doesn't support true artistry but commercialized pop bs where you don't have to say anything of meaning so long as its catchy.
I gotta say when I was little I always thought it was "the heart brings you back." Lol. It made me think differently of the song when I found it was hook instead, haha. Still love it though. I kind of wish it did say heart though! 90's greatness, blues traveler definitely has a one of a kind sound.
emma stone brought me here... but the hook brings me back ;)
LMAO xD Ikr?
ajajaja me too she is fucking awesome but the all i do is win is better
One of the songs that I almost forgot. But Emma brought me back here from the Lip Sync
you win.
indeed =]
I can't believe that for 30 freaking years, I thought he was saying, "...the HEART brings you back."
Me too
Incredible music. Absolutely timeless.
Easily one of the best songs from the 90s.
This song came out when I was a teenager. It opened my eyes to the real world.
I came here after watching the lip sync battle between Emma Stone and Jimmy Fallon. I liked how it sounded =)
Exactly
YES
same!
same!
Yep!
Seen him watching Roseanne show. I forgot how much I loved his music. Glad I can listen to it on here 😊
I love this song and the fact that all its about is a catchy sound and a great hook.