Honestly this an amazing performance considering how many years have past, plus this is an incredibly complex song lyrically to sing and remember, he struggled a bit years ago, so this is impressive!! amazing band, i loved that their music was used in smallville too.
He was diagnosed w/ chronic fatigue syndrome- plus people get older. At least they arent using auto-tune etc.. I saw Chris Cornell and even his voice changed RIP. Eddie Vedder had a voice coach to preserve his voice.
the song was also about doing some harsh drugs. albeit alot better back then than the shit they put in it nowdays, and he could not sing every word like it was. the original is bad ass!!
Seeing him forget the lyrics to his own song makes me feel so much better when I forget the lyrics of other people's songs. Haha! I can't tell you how many times I've had to stop and re-start a song because I forgot the lyrics. Thank you, Mr. Jenkins. I feel much better.
The housewives are all clapping to a song they grew up listening too but still don't realize it is about crystal meth. And yes the song itself literally says "crystal meth" in the lyrics.
People are so rude! The 90's are gone! He has gotten older! Not everyone's voice is gonna be the same after 20, 30 years. I don't mind hearing this at all. Shit, it's better than today's Pop trash! Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Halsey, any dude from One Direction, Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran, although I think he's cool. We need to hear real music, someone singing about something relatable for once!
I say the same thing too. Today’s music is pure trash compared to the 90s and early 2000s. Most of the songs on my IPod are from that era. I don’t bother listening to the radio unless it’s a radio station that plays 80s, 90s, and early 2000s music.
Are you really saying that Beyonce and Ariana are "pop trash"? Have you listened to any of their music or are you trying to be "edgy" by dismissing any and all pop music because music that people like "is not real music"? Gimme a break. I am a huge fan of Third Eye Blind, and I am not stupid enough NOT to see how talented Ariana Grande and Beyonce are. And BTW, pop music, like any other genre, has bad music and good music. Educate yourself.
@@t.e.burgos3263 calm bro. The comment was posted 3 years ago hahaha. But i get u, u r right. Ariana,ed arent trash. They r so hugely talented only their music style isnt a preferences to someone else that doesnt mean they are trash
It’s only Stephen the lead singer who is original. He pretty much swindled everyone else in the original band by making a tiny corporation lead by Electra records called “third eye blind INC” so he didn’t have to give royalties and he fired everyone in the band...thus creating this off toned sad sight of bullshit such as this performance
Hope you're okay. They're starting another tour right now, if you haven't looked into it since writing your comment. Maybe they'll be close enough for you to attend.
@@mh2120 nice comment. But no battling many issues all of which is to complex to successfully fix one about 20 plus. Life threatening issues. God Bless. Thanks for the info. 🙏🏻💙🌎
Back in the 90's I thought of them as kind of a second rate band. (I was kind of a grunge snob). But now I'm like they are a thousand times better than any contemporary popular bands!
How does one forget the lyrics to this song? Especially if it's yours. No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds
He wasn't censoring himself LOL the words he messed up were "I believe in the sand beneath my toes". Definitely not the raciest part of the lyrics. Mistakes happen. I think it was a great performance overall. Real singing.
@@hoosthere Whoa, that's definitely the verse they left out! I didn't even know about that version. Just goes to show our national priorities. Feel free to sing about heroin on national television. But be sure to censor the sex!
Stephan Jenkins seems like he would be a difficult person to be around. And not one of those people in the studio knows it's about crystal-meth.. haha 2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes.
I saw them New years eve 2017 bringing in 2018. they actually put on an awesome show. his voice was great, full of energy, talked to the crowd, and he is not a fruitcake, or gay, or whatever you may think he is or comes off as. he is full on dude. and he is quite a smart guy. but that's just my opinion
April Simkins I agree April. Saw them last year on their "Summer God's" tour where they performed their enitre debut album, and performed it to perfection. People just like to troll and criticize every and any thing... it doesn't bother me, lol.
fruitcake? dude banged Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Vanessa Carlton, I think maybe Vanessa Carlton. and agreed, I saw them last month and they killed it. Such a good show. I'm going to see them again soon.
Its about the addiction to it, but yeah so what? The song Sex And Candy by Marcy Playground is also about meth. Why does everyone act like this is such a huge thing to address?
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No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds
Sounds like you crystal meth LOL
The fact that this needed to be said says a lot about the performance, lmao. But you're right, haha.
Yes it is about meth!
seemed like a half-hearted lazy performance. But who knows, maybe he couldn't hear himself well or something.
I've seen them live twice and they are usually pretty tight in concert. This surprised me.
Never get old...same voice!! 💓💖 still one of my fave 90's band.
mine too i was actually 13 in 1997
Honestly this an amazing performance considering how many years have past, plus this is an incredibly complex song lyrically to sing and remember, he struggled a bit years ago, so this is impressive!! amazing band, i loved that their music was used in smallville too.
He was diagnosed w/ chronic fatigue syndrome- plus people get older. At least they arent using auto-tune etc.. I saw Chris Cornell and even his voice changed RIP. Eddie Vedder had a voice coach to preserve his voice.
the song was also about doing some harsh drugs. albeit alot better back then than the shit they put in it nowdays, and he could not sing every word like it was. the original is bad ass!!
The guitar player's eye-roll at :12 is priceless.
I do not get tired of this song! A++++
No playback! RESPECT!!!
Seeing him forget the lyrics to his own song makes me feel so much better when I forget the lyrics of other people's songs. Haha! I can't tell you how many times I've had to stop and re-start a song because I forgot the lyrics.
Thank you, Mr. Jenkins. I feel much better.
long live the 90'sssss
@@radicalturkey the people were just better. There was no social media to make everyone depressed and the music was amazing.
90s college rock … can’t beat it
2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes.
No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds
Hes 52. he sounds good
Lol 52 likes
That's a lot of makeup for 52. Left his wig and pumps at home.
Unfortunately the band doesn't.
Capilah ! I saw them live in 1997. They’ve never been good.
never could've guessed he was GAY GREAT HUMAN BEING AMAZING
i love this song
I remember when they were on MTV the reality show. Been a fan ever since!❤
Best 90’s kid song. Bar none
We love your music so much ❤ from philippines
they have the most meaningful band name.. you got your 3rd eye but only it is blind.. that could have you extraordinary.
Its also a English reference to a dick…
They sound great!
Haha here’s Third Eye Blind with whatever they’re playing 😂😂love
It
Love this and love this band, lol. They were amazing live the couple of times I caught them about 20 years ago :)
Gran cancion, una obra de arte,del pop rock.
The housewives are all clapping to a song they grew up listening too but still don't realize it is about crystal meth. And yes the song itself literally says "crystal meth" in the lyrics.
There songs where hardcore i mean like it was heavy a song about crystal meth and a song about suicide (Jumper)
Disney kept playing it in their parks until someone brought it up the content to their attention LOL
and nobody tell the children all over the world about the lyric mighty morphine power ranger
If you like the song as you hear it, you don't effing care what it's about.
There was more than one Karen in the front row and they demand to speak with the showrunner now.
People are so rude! The 90's are gone! He has gotten older! Not everyone's voice is gonna be the same after 20, 30 years. I don't mind hearing this at all. Shit, it's better than today's Pop trash! Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Halsey, any dude from One Direction, Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran, although I think he's cool. We need to hear real music, someone singing about something relatable for once!
I say the same thing too. Today’s music is pure trash compared to the 90s and early 2000s. Most of the songs on my IPod are from that era. I don’t bother listening to the radio unless it’s a radio station that plays 80s, 90s, and early 2000s music.
I think his voice is freaking amazing! My favourite latest performance is the KFOG Private Concert, his voice is freak great!
Are you really saying that Beyonce and Ariana are "pop trash"? Have you listened to any of their music or are you trying to be "edgy" by dismissing any and all pop music because music that people like "is not real music"? Gimme a break. I am a huge fan of Third Eye Blind, and I am not stupid enough NOT to see how talented Ariana Grande and Beyonce are. And BTW, pop music, like any other genre, has bad music and good music. Educate yourself.
@@t.e.burgos3263 chill.. Heheheh
@@t.e.burgos3263 calm bro. The comment was posted 3 years ago hahaha. But i get u, u r right. Ariana,ed arent trash. They r so hugely talented only their music style isnt a preferences to someone else that doesnt mean they are trash
just saw them live in Toronto (Beerfest) they killed it! (im sure they tired of playing this song lol) but its always going to be a banger!
Loved karaoking this song!!
Wow they still look and sound good💓
It’s only Stephen the lead singer who is original. He pretty much swindled everyone else in the original band by making a tiny corporation lead by Electra records called “third eye blind INC” so he didn’t have to give royalties and he fired everyone in the band...thus creating this off toned sad sight of bullshit such as this performance
Look at their 1996 1998 stuff live...totally different people and sound.
This is fabulous
i love the 90's
My one eyed snake is blind & The trouser trout trot are classics 💥💥💥😜
Voice still lit 😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👌
Hey, amazing video
2021 hus listening to this! 🍻
He sound better live here than he did back in the day lol
Nice music.
All hands on deck yeah all hail 3rdeyeblind
You know the man is legend when he still sounds exactly as he did during his younger times
got introduced to this through Guitar hero van halen & american pie.
groovy even if it is about drugs
Today has a good sound tech.
"The sky was gold it was rose I was taking sips of it through my nose and I wish I could get back there smiling in the pictures you would take"
Great to see the real thing! Still
❤️❤️❤️
Would love to see them before I pass. Would have to be ASAP. 🙏🏻💙🌎
Hope you're okay. They're starting another tour right now, if you haven't looked into it since writing your comment. Maybe they'll be close enough for you to attend.
@@mh2120 nice comment. But no battling many issues all of which is to complex to successfully fix one about 20 plus. Life threatening issues. God Bless. Thanks for the info. 🙏🏻💙🌎
and i believe in the faith that grows
This really looked like they were going through the motions. But, I can understand. He's a different person today.
Yeah, seemed disinterested in playing old songs. Probably was. But gotta do it for the fans.
Good stuff come thru. I will never see this again
I can't believe they put this on tody show!😁
Good old days
Do the audience feel comfortable with a song that is about hard drugs?
It’s so danceable that it doesn’t even matter man
Honestly, I dont think they know. Or even care.
When this song was huge my girlfriend was desperately in love with the lead singer.
Me hang around and walking around pico rivera street in the end of 2000..damn. The 13 years old me
A summer --happy -- poppy - breezy song --- about ADDICTION !!!!
I had a cassete tape of this album
Back in the 90's I thought of them as kind of a second rate band. (I was kind of a grunge snob). But now I'm like they are a thousand times better than any contemporary popular bands!
Lol it’s not hard to like them nowadays considering 99% of the contemporary music is utter garbage lol
How does one forget the lyrics to this song? Especially if it's yours.
No matter how this performance went, the soul of the song still lives on in our hearts and minds
I think he was censoring himself for tv
He wasn't censoring himself LOL the words he messed up were "I believe in the sand beneath my toes". Definitely not the raciest part of the lyrics. Mistakes happen. I think it was a great performance overall. Real singing.
@@katekramer7679 is that why he didn't sing that one verse, the one the radio cuts out
@@hoosthere Whoa, that's definitely the verse they left out! I didn't even know about that version. Just goes to show our national priorities. Feel free to sing about heroin on national television. But be sure to censor the sex!
You obviously know nothing about being a songwriter, a singer, a performer... or a human.
I like this version better! Modern kick to it !
Time goes so fucking fast
Looks great for being 52 years on.
2:40 Oh. Ohhhhhhh. My version had this verse smudged out. Now I know. Great song anyway.
So fucking good
OMG!! The handsome guy is oooold!!!!
for me, it was 3eb for the best choice in my high school year.
This song being on TV just proves that most people don't listen to the lyrics of a song
I think he looks pretty good. By the way, about the other musicians, how many of them are from the original line-up?
The only other original member, is drummer, Brad.
🎶🎵💕
How does one forget the lyrics to this song? Especially if it's yours.
Years of drugs
Way to many years of crystal meth
It's not his. He paid $5500 to buy the rights from Herman Chunn, a rapper from "Puck and Zen".
Can you imagine having hundreds or thousands of songs. It happens to everyone stop hating on shit you cant even fathom , chap.
I think he forgot the lyrics because they are wrong in the chorus ,they were not on time
he is always changing musician they are never the same.
third eye blind self titled album is the best album in the world 🌏
Messed up a bit there Stephan haha sounded great though!
Messed up a bit there Stephan haha sounded great though!
he sound better now wow age did him good
Stephan Jenkins
seems like he would be a difficult person to be around.
And not one of those people in the studio knows it's about crystal-meth.. haha
2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes.
They had lots of great songs. The one hit wonder attribution is bunk
He's wearing his RESIST t shirt. So stunning and so brave. LOL
Old people rocking out to songs about meth. Nice!
Everyone knows... einstein now go back to listening to Beyonce
I used to be a young, shithead punk too lol! Everyone gets old.
☝🏻 fair
No playback, though. Trumps whatever you listen to lol
Not THAT old... you come to that age you'll realize there's still alot of life ahead of you
20 years later and know on has noticed that he says doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break.
the entire song is about doing crystal meth and we all noticed a long time ago
Bahahahaha
I wonder if the studio knew what the lyrics were before they aired it
Resist what? Anyone know what that shirt is about?
This is actually a good version by Stephan
I saw them New years eve 2017 bringing in 2018. they actually put on an awesome show. his voice was great, full of energy, talked to the crowd, and he is not a fruitcake, or gay, or whatever you may think he is or comes off as. he is full on dude. and he is quite a smart guy. but that's just my opinion
April Simkins I agree April. Saw them last year on their "Summer God's" tour where they performed their enitre debut album, and performed it to perfection. People just like to troll and criticize every and any thing... it doesn't bother me, lol.
Hi Stephen. We know its you posting as April Simkins.
fruitcake? dude banged Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Vanessa Carlton, I think maybe Vanessa Carlton. and agreed, I saw them last month and they killed it. Such a good show. I'm going to see them again soon.
Back when music was good and people actually played instruments
I never realized it until I saw this performance but, it sounded a lot like that Hanson mmm bop song. Lol
Wasn't the whole song about doing METH?
Linda Boreham heroin I believe?
Bahahaha fun !
yes Meth
Crystal meth mentioned as clear as day
Its about the addiction to it, but yeah so what? The song Sex And Candy by Marcy Playground is also about meth. Why does everyone act like this is such a huge thing to address?
Proof that people make up their own lyrics.
This was on the today show?! Don't they know what this songs about?!
at 3:14 even the keyboardist start playing guitar, he was like " fuck this shit, let's play guitar to get some chicks"
*I've been grinding my teeth to this for years. They're sharP af.*
funny this song is played on daytime TV when it's about getting head and getting high.
At least they didn’t censor them respect lmao
"How it going to be"
Did the lead singer forget the lyrics? And it seems they decided to skip some parts... Great song. They did a pretty good job overall
Surprised they were allowed to sing this on Today and not even change up the words
2:44 He had those "fark I don't wanna be here" eyes.
Bills to pay.
No way, he actually doesn’t like to sing that “dirty and filthy song”
shittt
Is it just me or did they cut out part of the bridge?
They did. I've seen them do that in other live videos from the 90s. Makes it more TV friendly, I suppose. Otherwise it's a bit long.
What the hell is with the 900 same comments?
Yeah, weird.
Poor Stephen never did learn to hit that high note
What a cute feller! Charlize Theron agreees. :)
Omg that lead singer sounds just like Terry from Reno911
The lead singer reminds me of mark hoppus for some reason
Sweaty Boner69 ahahah I think the same, when he speaks his voice sounds a little alike
Sounds like hoppus
SweatyBoner69Hoobastank yeah bro haha same
i always thought this as well
Yeah
Hope they didn't cut the coda part that is a time when he must do a falsetto
Such as
No no and I won't run for my life
And not one of those people in the studio knows it's about crystal-meth.. haha
Nick Twaddell Bahahahaha. They are high !!!!
They should've done jumper
When you click on a video because you think it's a cover band, only to realize....
😂
Yup
Save the singer. It’s mostly a cover band.
Sounded like one. Except a cover band probably would have done it more justice.