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!

1. “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?”
2. “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 womb

   Comin’ 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?”

3. “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, yeah

   And we wake up in the breakdown
   With the things we never thought we could be, yeah

   I’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”

4. “Broadway”  – “The cowboy kills the rock star
   And Friday night’s gone too far
   The dim light hides the years
   On all the faded girls

   Forgotten but not gone
   You drink it off your mind
   You talk about the world like it’s someplace that you’ve been”

5. “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 are

   We 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 “

6. “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 aware

   I’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”

7. “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 you

   Cuz everything’s wrong
   But it’s alright
   Everything’s wrong
   Well, it’s alright

   You 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!