
Goo Goo Dolls – Favorite Songs
Who here used to listen to/still listens to The Goo Goo Dolls? Back in high school my friend Amy and I absolutely loved them and listened to them all the time. I loved their catchy songs and lyrics and listening to their music got me through a lot of high school. Well, they are coming to town for an anniversary tour next week and Amy and I are going! We first heard about their concert months ago but tickets were sold out before we got the chance to buy them but we got really lucky and Amy won tickets!
I’ve seen them in concert before (back in high school or college) so it’s been years since I’ve seen them perform. It’s also been years since I’ve actually given their music a good listen. In preparation, I’ve been listening to their music on Spotify. I don’t really know their newer music, but since it’s an anniversary tour I’m hoping that they’re mostly playing their old stuff! Since I’m going through their old music I thought I’d round up my top favorite songs by them!
Here are just some of my favorites, in no particular order, along with a line or two (or more…) from the lyrics that I love!
- “Slide” – “And I’ll do anythin’ you ever dreamed to be complete
Little pieces of the nothin’ that fall
Oh, May
Put your arms around me
What you feel is what you are
And what you are is beautiful
Oh, May
Do you wanna get married
Or run away?” - “Black Balloon” – “A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon that was your wombComin’ down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone’s prayer?” - “Here is Gone” – “You and I got somethin
But it’s all and then it’s nuthin to me, yeah
And I got my defenses
When it comes through your intentions for me, yeahAnd we wake up in the breakdown
With the things we never thought we could be, yeahI’m not the one who broke you
I’m not the one you should fear
We got to move you darlin
I thought I lost you somewhere
But you were never really ever there at all” - “Broadway” – “The cowboy kills the rock star
And Friday night’s gone too far
The dim light hides the years
On all the faded girlsForgotten but not gone
You drink it off your mind
You talk about the world like it’s someplace that you’ve been” - “Name” – “And scars are souvenirs you never lose
The past is never far
Did you lose yourself somewhere out there?
Did you get to be a star?
And don’t it make you sad to know that life
Is more than who we areWe grew up way too fast
And now there’s nothing to believe
And reruns all become our history
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio
And I won’t tell no one your name
And I won’t tell ’em your name “ - “Big Machine” – “Ecstasy is all you need
Living in the big machine now
Oh, you’re so vain
Now your world is way too fast
Nothing’s real and nothing lasts
And I’m awareI’m in love but you don’t care
Turn your anger into lust
I’m still here, but you don’t trust at all
And I’ll be waiting” - “Two Days in February” – “You say you got no faith in things that you can’t see
Well, I’m sorry I ain’t there with you, but you ain’t here with me
And I’m down in all my fears
I ain’t cryin’ no tears over youCuz everything’s wrong
But it’s alright
Everything’s wrong
Well, it’s alrightYou said that this is crazy, you’re half a world away
Well, I’m sittin’ here and thinkin’, but I didn’t know what to say
So I said something I can’t touch, I always want way too much anyways”
You might’ve noticed that the infamous “Iris” is not on the list. That’s because it’s definitely not a top song for me! I think I got so tired of it because it was overplayed in the 90s when it was on the “City of Angels” soundtrack. Anyway, these are just 7 songs I love! There are plenty more, I’m sure, but these are the first ones that I can immediately say I love.
I’m looking forward to the show next week and will definitely write a recap!


4 Comments
TheMakeupCase17
I have a couple of their albums. Haven’t listened to them in ages though. Was never a big fan but I liked some songs.
lifeaccordingtojamie
I don’t know any of their new stuff but my friend looked up their set list from the past few shows and saw that it’s mostly old stuff which I was hoping since it’s an anniversary tour lol. Hopefully the show will be good!
TheMakeupCase17
I think they played at Busch Gardens this past spring during the Food & Wine Festival.
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