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1) The Tonics Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Manfred "Toni" Oberdörffer [Jerry Blow, Toni Tornado, Tony] (vocals, rhythm guitar), Horst Mewes (lead guitar, 1959-?), Günther Golz (bass, 1959-?), Joachim Hennings (drums, 1959-?), Helmuth Franke (lead guitar, 1960-68), Colin Milander [Colin Crowley] (bass, 1962-?), Erich "Long Erwin" Götze (drums, 1962-66), Volker Tonndorf (bass, ?-1965), Joachim "Benny" Bendorff (bass, 1965-?), Herbert Bornhold (drums, 1966-70), Hans Joachim "Hajo" Teschner (lead guitar, 1967-70)

2) The Tonics are a Scottish indie rock band from St. Combs near Aberdeen.

3) The Tonics, CA, United States.

4) The Tonics [NLD]

5) The Tonics, Vancouver, BC, Canada.Alexandra Morris (guitar, vocals), Jennifer McNeil (bass), Scream Niemann (guitar, vocals), Ford Pier (Farfisa organ, vocals)

6) The Tonics, 1970s British Pop Group, containing members Adrian Baker, Roy Morgan, Roger Whatling, and Paul Karas - released 4 singles before dissolving.

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The Tonics Lyrics

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Love is tragic, love is bold, you will always do what you were told
Love is hard, love is strong, you will never say that you belong
I don't when I got bitter, but love is surely better when it's gone
Cause you wanted more
More than I could give
More than I could handle
And a life that I can't live
You wanted more

More than I could bear
More than I could offer
For a love that isn't there
Love is color, love is loud, love is never saying you're too proud
Love is trusting, love is honest, love is not a hand to hold you down
I don't know when I got bitter, but love is surely better when it's gone
Cause you wanted more
More than I could give
More than I could handle
And a life that I can't live
You wanted more
More than I could bear
More than I could offer
For a love that isn't there
I gotta pick me up when I am down
I gotta get my feet back on the ground
I gotta pick me up when I am down
I don't know when I got bitter, but love is surely better when it's gone
Cause you wanted more
More than I could give
More than I could handle
And a life that I can't live
You wanted more
More than I could bear
More than I could offer
For a love that isn't there
You wanted more
More than I could learn
More than I could offer
And if only you would show
You wanted more
More than I could give

More than I could handle
And a life that I can't live

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Tonic's song You Wanted More, explore the theme of love and how it can sometimes be overwhelming and unattainable. The opening lines suggest that love can lead to tragedy and that individuals in love will often do what they are told regardless of their own desires. The subsequent lines highlight that love is difficult and powerful, causing one to feel like an outsider. The singer then comments that they are unsure when they became bitter, but they have determined that love is better when it is gone.

The chorus then repeats the phrase "you wanted more" to emphasize the idea that the other person in the relationship was seeking something beyond what was possible for the singer to give. The second verse explores different facets of love, describing it as being colorful and loud while challenging individuals to be honest and trustworthy. The singer then acknowledges the bitterness they feel but indicates that they need to pick themselves up and get back on track.

Interestingly, the final chorus adds the line "more than I could learn" implying that the singer had not only reached their limits but had also exhausted all opportunities to grow and experience something new. Overall, the song You Wanted More is a bittersweet reflection on the complexities of love and how it can lead individuals to feel helpless and overwhelmed.

Line by Line Meaning

Love is tragic, love is bold, you will always do what you were told
Love is both heartbreaking and courageous, and it may lead you to follow others' instructions blindly.

Love is hard, love is strong, you will never say that you belong
Love can be difficult to handle, but it can also give you strength, and may make you feel like you don't fit in anywhere else.

I don't when I got bitter, but love is surely better when it's gone
Despite the bitterness that comes with love, it can be more appreciated when it ends.

You wanted more More than I could give More than I could handle And a life that I can't live
Your expectations were too high for me to meet, and I couldn't handle them or the life you wanted us to have.

Love is color, love is loud, love is never saying you're too proud
Love can be vibrant and all-encompassing, and it encourages you to be humble and never too proud to admit your feelings.

Love is trusting, love is honest, love is not a hand to hold you down
Love should be built on trust and honesty, and should never limit your freedom or hold you back.

I gotta pick me up when I am down I gotta get my feet back on the ground
I need to motivate myself and find my footing when I feel lost or defeated.

You wanted more More than I could learn More than I could offer And if only you would show
Your demands were beyond my ability and knowledge to meet, and I wish you had shown me what you truly wanted from me.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EMERSON HART, JEFFREY RUSSO, DAN LAVERY

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Comments from YouTube:

@hofx666

2y↑807

This era doesnt get enough credit. Loved the late 90s early 00s. What a time to be a teenager in high school. No social media, no stupid TikTok trends.

@jcm374

2y↑12

Perfectly said!

@laurenk5758

2y↑17

Agreed! Class of ‘97.

@chrisharris6165

2y↑22

Class of 02, and this one of my first cds back in junior high. I still jam this music. My teenage sons love it.

@timmyp8459

2y↑7

Amen brother!

@kanatislings9307

2y↑6

Hell yes !

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@CurvyAries

5y↑828

The nostalgia makes me wanna cry. Take me back to the 90s please.

@james_chatman

4y↑43

Yeah those nostalgia feels are real. Who else is living in this playlist?

@bahuer316

4y↑14

Take me too

@handofmud144

4y↑11

@@james_chatman I feel the same.

@hartt1

4y↑5

is this possible ? =(

@lindseybertke7999

4y↑7

Me too please..any day

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@the604zipcodevancity9

31w↑42

We don’t go searching for old songs, we search for old memories. The 1990’s 👌🇨🇦

@20thCenturyMan80

34w↑9

glad to be an 80s 90s kid. class of 98!

@JCole78

27w↑2

I’m a couple of years older than you (class of ‘96), and you’re spot on.

@danielvillarreal4635

Class of 1996

@Xstreamaudio

7y↑1.1K

I performed this song my senior year in high school at a dance cause my long time girlfriend dumped me for an older guy....but I meet my wife that night!....happily married 17 years...

@nickchislom9499

5y↑49

That story is the stuff that fairy tales is made of...👍🏾

@chriswillis753

5y↑8

Xstreamaudio congratulations 🎉🍾🎊

@AirAssault7

5y↑8

That's amazing.

@leegibson3285

5y↑10

Wow the best story ever dude 😁☀️👍

@ElAbril

5y↑3

Sorry bro

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@katej2284

4y↑363

Criminally underrated song. His voice is so nice.

@bjmcmahon722

3y↑3

Oh....this is true..we love his voice too

@ingrid_inthesky

2y↑4

It's got that ring in it from being pitch perfect. I just adore his vocal capabilities💖

@tazzhardwick1316

2y↑3

How is it underrated with 28,000 likes? Or are we to believe everyone just happened to hear it for the first time and love it...everyone except super ultra cool..you..stop it.

@valueinyou9931

2y↑2

Totally agree...that beat, his voice... 😍 And really a sneaky sexy video...

@calebhawkins6137

2y↑4

This man (Emerson Hart) absolutely is still a hero in the Birmingham Alabama music scene.

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@ewreck944

2y↑137

Tonic is one very underrated 90s alternative rock band

@petersonlafollette3521

26w↑1

Another hit out of the park...

@MrVonMengesdorf

17w

@@gforce1754you win sir

@recreatorband

Wanna hear some New Grunge? Check us out

@missescapade77

11y↑181

I love this song so much. Takes me back to 1999.

@seanchaney3086

2y↑4

Yep

@RobbieSuede13

1y↑7

Me too, The world was better back in 1999.

@evierodriguez82

50w↑3

Same!

@Kwazin_79

31w↑2

Came out in 1997

@Carlos-cz8tm

30w

Same here!!

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@_Fury

6y↑358

So I'm 33 years old now, still listening to this song, and still excited about the fact that it was filmed at my high school. John Burroughs H.S. Frickin Awesome.

@samhudson4469

5y↑5

That’s cool

@samhudson4469

5y↑2

@@Paul-nh4tk I'm 17 years old

@donnietrumpler9832

5y↑3

Oh whatever you got it from American Pie

@pascalmerschaudio

5y↑3

Also the End scene with the Kiss ?

@michaelkretchmer9859

5y↑2

I'm 38 and love this song since day 1 , what state his your high school in ?

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@nickm5807

24w↑4

How does this have less than 6 million views in 2023?? The song makes me feel like its 1999.

@Scottie_S

7y↑338

I'm fucking old...(coming up to 60 next year). A lot of my friends and acquaintances denied music beyond the mid 80's. As a musician, I was happy to hear anything that was new and original. I remember hearing so many good songs in the 90's. This was one of them. I loved Tonic. They were a real 'tonic' for the soul. My band used to cover "You Wanted More" and "Mean to Me". We didn't care if people liked it or not. We liked Tonic and the stuff they wrote, and it was a moment of self indulgence for us. We'd finish playing their stuff and look at each other with big grins on our faces. Mission accomplished. I know they still work, but it would be nice to see them on top again.

@cowboy742

7y↑15

I'm an old 80's metal drummer and I'm bumpin 50 and I still rock to tunes by tonic. I like "If you could only see" too. These are tunes that stand on their own, regardless of genre. They're awesome.

@carmelorafaeldtansengco1462

7y↑7

On a personal note, I loved the music until the mid 80's. After that, I noticed the songs that came out weren't as good. There seemed to be a lull. Things began to look up again in the early-mid 90's. This lasted all the way until the early 2000's. Again, this is just how I saw it. I love the music of the 70's and 80's. I also love the music of the mid to late 90's.

@marktwain7593

7y↑8

cowboy742
I was about to say the same thing couldn't stop reading comments... I'm pushing 50 I'm on the other side of the hill... and I play guitar this song and if you could only see.... they certainly will stand the test of time....

@drums892jackson7

7y↑5

brilliant

@markot563

7y↑21

The body may age but feeling old is a mindset. Stay young brothers and sisters.

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@chessie8583

4y↑318

I'm boarding a train out of 2020 and back to the 1990's, anybody want to tag along?

@diablow1411

4y↑4

Count me in!

@Jeff-zx6hn

4y↑3

please take me with you!

@SuperColonel91

4y↑1

Yea, but then you'd have to got through all of the bullshit in between

@normanhowe4938

3y↑2

You better not be foolin

@hanne9170

I WANNA GO NOOOOWWWWW!!!

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@ItBeYourOwn

2y↑98

I’m literally tearing up right now!! The nostalgia from this is both emotional and physical. Class of 1999 forever👏🏽!

@fwedwick01

1y↑4

C/o 98! But what’s a year….especially when it’s the good ones (96-99

@ItBeYourOwn

27w

@@gforce1754 what a beautiful comment!! Wow I feel this soooo much! And it’s sooo true the friendships, the memories, the CLOSENESS that you felt to these people in those years was so very special to me. We were on the brink of a new millennium and us teenagers at that time will never forget it. Somehow I feel closer to those people in my ‘99 class than my own family at times! LOL. I now work with a young lady who is 24 (she’s my assistant at my medical office) and she asked me the other day “what was it like?” I literally had no words bc I got choked up BUT she could tell by my facial expression that it was almost incomprehensible for her to grasp which made so very sad for her generation. Later on all I could say was if you never knew what it was like to sneak outside at night at 11pm to see your H.S sweetheart (when grounded) , or jump in a car full of friends when you get off work at the local mall or have your first kiss be to a matchbox 20 song….heck or even wait for the house phone to ring to talk to a relative bc we had NO cell phones then I can’t make you understand! She gave me a hug and such a sweet look. Ugh see now you got me in my feelings!! Thank you for letting me type this comment sorry so long! 😂🎓💕

@ItBeYourOwn

27w

@@fwedwick01 💕💕💕💕

@CJ-zb7ng

5y↑24

To this day, still a very underrated song from the American Pie franchise

@KrypticChambers

4y↑57

Why does this music make me wanna cry
..I didn't appreciate it in HS...Take me back..I wanna fall in love and listen to this music again...

@Orchid1933

3y↑5

aw, don’t be sad 💔 it’s not too late! With the right mindset you can still fall in love and live the life you want. Just don’t watch the news lol

@davo1093

3y↑1

Falling in love and listening to music when your hanging to see that person 😭😣

@pacadet

3y↑7

The nostalgia is real. The wanting to cry is the realization you can't ever go back.

@barbaracastillo6801

3y↑6

Falling in love is different in Highschool. I wonder if that can ever be recaptured? I have hope for you.

@chloe2501

Me too

@puniopenetrante

4y↑126

Damn, those who were born in the middle 80's were born at the exact time to to spend their teenage time listening to this.

@Forever_Thatter

3y↑5

raises hand and I still listen to this in 2021.

@82pythons85

3y↑10

No... it’s more like those born between 1978-1984 (The Golden Child who got the best of both decades):

Then you were at least old enough to still remember 80’s culture, yet young enough to watch the awesome Saturday morning cartoons in the 80’s-mid 90’s, but you’d also be at just the right age for the emergence of grunge and the Cluelessness of high school in the 90’s.

@AudioInklined

3y↑6

Born in 1980, and that's exactly how it was in the 90s. That era was the last of the vibe this tune carries.

@ingrid_inthesky

3y↑3

I was born in '88 - this song reminds me of sunny Florida summers spent in the backseat with the windows down on the way to the park with not a care in the world<3 Honestly, at the same time, this song makes me so sad with my current heartbreak, so I can't listen too much :'(

@ericleonkingery9229

3y↑2

@@82pythons85 78 here and so true

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@nazzgull2822

6y↑80

I miss the 90's!!!!!!! Somebody build me a time machine!!! PLEASE!

@baggergurl16

6y↑4

Nazz Gull I think YouTube is the closest we'll get to a time machine.

@justiceforjuicy6765

9y↑480

American Pie soundtrack... too good

@coopsnz1

9y↑23

Also the movie

@Greg-yf4uo

6y↑16

Agreed! Movie, soundtrack, society... everything about the 90s was great!

@miguelsmith5993

6y↑28

If you dont get a lil emotional after these movies u didnt grow up in the 90s

@ahhwe-any7434

5y↑4

@@miguelsmith5993 I think this actually about the lack of emotion. .. that's me as a kid in the 90s. Apparently not much has changed... Not to imply that I didn't encounter heartache tho

@johnnyfain1693

5y↑1

Good fucking job dog

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@robinrhodes7053

9y↑164

I just watched American Pie for the zillionth time. The soundtrack is great and this song is awesome. The movie is epic

@czandlerjazeberol2825

3y↑11

american pie the best♥️

@Hajinrei

3y↑9

just watched American pie 1 and 2 today. never gets old!

@anonymous_guy_

2y↑7

The series never dies. The best one ever ❤️❤️

@synegra83

2y↑8

Back when soundtracks were great. Soundtracks use to be the best way to discover great music.

@supastar25

2y↑1

I decided to re-watch all the films recently and they were so good...they have all aged so well...that's when I remembered this song...the song captures the vibe in that time so well

@thetruth7453

34w↑4

What a Time to be young I was mainly more into hip-hop and gangster rap, but definitely this song, and the few other songs from American pie will always take me back to when I was young growing house parties, and trying to get laid even though we didn’t get laid, but we had a great time with those chicks and my friends And just natural from the alcohol to the cheap ass weed I’m so blessed to have this memories now at 40 this song takes me away

@brianhigginbotham432

8y↑177

Still an insanely great piece of songwriting.

@supastar25

2y↑5

Exactly...I looked up the lyrics to get the full picture and honestly it is genius writing...definitely an underrated song

@hanne9170

3y↑9

Tonic had the most interracial video of the 90s, without thinking about it. Way ahead of their time

@jeremiahm1413

33w↑7

Gives me goosebumps and takes me back to 1999 as soon as the opening riff starts.

@evierodriguez82

50w↑24

This song instantly reminds me of American Pie! I was 17 when this song was released. I'm glad I grew up when I did which were the 80's and 90's! ❤ The best decades!

@backintheday3097

46w↑1

Gen X all the way!

@evierodriguez82

46w↑1

@@backintheday3097 I'm technically a "Millennial" since I was born in '82 but growing up with cousins and siblings that are Gen X, I identify as a Gen X'er!

@evierodriguez82

46w↑1

@@backintheday3097 🙌🙌

@backintheday3097

46w↑1

@Evelina Rodriguez 🇵🇷 Well...I guess we can let that whole millennial thing slide since you've obviously got good taste in music! Haha! My wife and I both agree that the 80's and 90's were the two best decades to grow up in. We had the best movies. The best music. Definitely the best toys! And in case you couldn't tell from my profile picture, the best video games!

@lordpickle8424

45w↑1

I just turned 16 a month earlier and saw the movie with a group of friends from school. The girl I sat beside turned out to be 'my first' for a lot of life experiences a few months later, hehe. It was nice to be the bridge generation though between the pure and innocent pre-internet life and the hellish and corrupt world we live in now, lol. Life before the internet must seem so strange to the youth of today.

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@asianprince911

13y↑50

You know something’s wrong with the world when a song as awesome as this hasn’t even hit 200K yet...!!!

@Forever_Thatter

3y↑8

Well I can testify that it has in 2021. 4,747,016 views.

@suprchickn7745

29w↑2

...and a million more in late September 2023

@drwrule2002

14y↑32

How can these guys not be legends of the 90's? I loved every song they had!

@DUO63657

4y↑49

Stil listening to this in 2020, bring back some memories in 1999-2000.

@CShell1101

4y↑3

The 90s weren't perfect but it had a damn fine soundtrack.

@AudioInklined

2y↑2

So, so, sooo much 90s in this video.. ♡ those were the days*

@borismcfinnigan3430

3y↑34

This band is a big part of the soundtrack to my teenage years.

@dlmac8626

7w↑4

" Love is surely better when its gooo oone "...... never a truer word spoken. Man i miss my youth. What a time to grow up.

@kristalcampbell3650

2y↑25

Such a quality pop rock song honestly. This was on constant repeat.

@kylearmstrong21

3y↑7

TONIC UNDERRATED!

@noirwolfcreations8827

9y↑290

i freakin love this song, Who's watching this still in 2015?

@montaguesummers

9y↑3

Better question: Who's still typing that stupid question on comment threads in 2015?

@noirwolfcreations8827

9y↑5

Jesse Williams that's me dude

@montaguesummers

9y↑1

THE BIG BAD WOLF
I see that.

@noirwolfcreations8827

9y↑3

Jesse Williams oh i thought u didn't :3

@cathyr1560

+THE BIG BAD WOLF I am

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@valzykan4444

3y↑5

I’m 56 and I love the 90’s music

@galaxypurplebrielle129

4y↑2

ah.. 90"s..the best

@RDC_Autosports

3y↑6

2021 and i’m here cause i wanna go back to there

@DarkBrother363

7y↑41

I Don't Know When I Got Bitter

But Love Is Surely Better When It's Gone

@hanne9170

4y↑7

This video is so beautiful. I miss the 90s.

@surejan7787

11w↑3

How is it that I can go 20 years without hearing this song, then all of a sudden it’s playing on the radio stations again? I heard it three times in the last two weeks on my local alt station.

@marlinfan8able

8y↑78

most of today's generation don't know great music of the 90's...like tonic

@jhonesjns22

8y↑2

+marlinfan8able You got my LIKE! \o/

@ahhwe-any7434

🤔 he looks like cakes singer

@holyreality02

do you honestly think this is "great music" lmao fuck off

@synegra83

@@holyreality02is all about perspective. in this case feelings, emotions, the melody and that basss progression make this song great to me. Also the fact that is from American pie soundtrack influenced a lot on how you view this song.

@zackvanhoose

5y↑55

Great song at a perfect time. Takes me back to garage bands, highschool heartbreak, and teenage angst. If I only knew how easy those days were at the time!

@Morjesta

2y↑4

We were so wrong wanting to grow up

@mattrodgers2911

42w↑2

Enjoy your youth everyone. It goes by too fast!

@clowe5142

37w↑1

I'm 52 you're going to blink your eyes and you will be too enjoy it all

@suprchickn7745

29w

@@clowe5142Preach it

@kathymyers7279

4y↑15

I’m 60. What a drag. Except for music like this , still expressing for me the depths of what I can’t.

@WhoaBo

2d↑1

Kathy you're drunk. Again.

@kathymyers7279

@@WhoaBo Thankyou!

@stage51manager

4y↑2

I miss the 90s!

1999 ROCKED!!!

Custodian, Custodial, Janitors RULE!!!! AWESOME!!! COOL!!!

@sweetsoulrevue4547

3y↑4

Nostalgia ! 90s alternative. Brings back memories

@VWDiMattia

10y↑70

Takes me back to late 90's and high school ...ol the good ol days how I miss you.

@justinvlach7573

10y↑8

I know what you mean I remember when American Pie came out on VHS Along with the Scream thrillers

@KerryWaldrip

4y↑3

My dudes. I'm most impressed with those buffer skills. I can attest. Much love.

@starlynne1395

6y↑11

Why can't we have music like this anymore

@kristianclark9672

23w↑4

Holy moly as a 42 year old this song brings me back to my teenage years and almost brings me to tears because of it. And American Pie lol

@flatlandrory

8y↑65

Fuck me,what an epic song. Nostalgia

@douglasmcconnell8116

1y↑2

Trip back to the 90's love it...

@user-di7yf8fv9t

19w↑2

Take me back please i miss the 90s

@ssjcajas

17w↑1

Crazy they had this banger and "If You Could Only See".

@scootstix

4y↑13

Tonic is so crazy underrated

@FelixTruvere

3y↑5

Valentine’s Day 2021. 11 year relationship & TODAY this is the song I’m feeling at 2:22am.

@retromousex5118

8w↑1

This song brings back happy memories.

@jjpopnfresh6822

5y↑1

The music is good by itself, such a heavy riff.

@cannibal666

4y↑7

I'm a death.thrash.n black metal guy but I always loved the modern rock from the 90s tonic great music 💀👹💀💥AHS

@Hbb-cx3uk

4y↑2

I gotta pick me up when I am down

@juliadeetruchsess

12y↑12

Why aren't there more "official" Tonic videos?!?! Such a great band.

@drenRa

4y↑19

90's were an end of an era. Glad I could be a part of of it! So much great music to delve into during my formative years.

@frankietank1966

22w↑3

Miss these kinds of bands totally stripped down, dedicated more to their music, than their image. Tonic is ear candy at its finest and always flexing their charisma

@gregfreer9211

6y↑10

Hugely overlooked and underated band. Tonic put out some fantastic music.

@Mr_Bob_Loblaw

26w↑2

As the credits rolled in the movie theater for “American Pie” this song came on. Stopped me in my tracks. ‘98 or ‘99. Good times.

@korymillett6455

10y↑857

I don't care what anyone says the world definitely went to shit after the 90's. Musically, socially, and economically. No wonder people were so afraid of Y2K cause in way the world did end.

@Hdsnlprk

10y↑34

Cudnt agree with u more!! I'm so glad I grew up in the 90s!!

@timsroom4606

10y↑24

Hell yeah i miss the 90's

@voitlung

9y↑31

Spot on! As someone who grew up in the 90s appreciating music from the 60s 70s and (sort of 80s) with the 90s producing the absolute best rock, grunge, alternative, and metal, I just cant seem to understand what the hell happened in the 2000s and especially todays music..... and now we have Kanye West and Tayor Swift described as "Artists"

@korymillett6455

9y↑4

Mike Nelson I agree with what you said about Kanye West, but Taylor Swift is not so bad I can stomach her.

@blaketriksdurst

9y↑8

Kory Millett there are still some bands out there who are good, and they influence new ones to be just as good. I mean if you can't see that; you are one of the people who are part of the problem with this world.

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@Kamijin01

8y↑4

Seriously, one of the most nostalgic tracks ever.

@jaimekarasek5798

Andie Garcia I have to agree

@seanpoquette9421

8y↑31

American pie..ahh miss those hs days and the 90s

@galactic0s999

Awesome, I was born in 93. It would've been dope to fully experience the epic 90s era

@realmadmohican

39w↑1

Tonic is one of the best, without a doubt

@amandarosee87

4y↑32

I was fortunate enough to grow up in the 90s when music was truly amazing. Music is my life I would much rather listen to music than do pretty much anything else. My kids are fortunate to have me as their mother so they can learn about all awesome music from the 90s.

@kathymyers7279

4y↑1

Dragon I loved that. We boomers had to teach our kids about the Beatles and Yes, and Dylan. Your kids ARE lucky Mom. It’s what they learn at home that sets them apart. Cultures sooo important!

@zilveari4011

8y↑100

Freshman year in high school. This song is so full of nostalgia.

@jtthurman1873

8y↑6

I think I was in 9th or 10th grade....hot damn, music was so good then

@zilveari4011

7y↑2

SF Giants Dynasty I think you forgot how to math. American Pie was in theaters when I was 17.

@zilveari4011

7y↑2

SF Giants Dynasty Wow, way to be a complete shitlord. Bye Felicia.

@stephenprice9245

6y↑1

Love that for you

@deadartist8827

4y↑1

Senior year heartbreak.

@moonbaby1985

9y↑15

Still listening in 2015. I miss the 90s.

@martinpowell6392

Rachel Malley 2017 are you still listening?

@SleepyJoesDOJ

2024 and I want more

@PollyGammy

7y↑15

This is one of the most musically and lyrically strong bands of the 90s. I hate that they didn't go farther. One hell of a voice too.

@glennwickert5088

5y↑1

Tonic put out some great albums.

@moakley

10y↑87

argh 97 was such a good year for rock music

@kikeaguilar1695

9y↑11

all the 90s man

@jasonstarliper53

9y↑3

It was one of the best

@noirwolfcreations8827

9y↑7

the 90's rocks were the bests

@Beloved_Kate

6y↑2

Yes it sure was!

@caesareinacaylan9045

6y↑1

missin the good ol days..nothin beats the 90s

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@miguelgomezvillarino8919

7y↑12

I love the way they combined strong rock'n'roll guitars with sweet and melodic parts

@petersonlafollette3521

26w↑1

Lyrics also make the songs memorable the more you hear them- no flash in the pan.

@darkmatter9726

The Xennial nostalgia is incredible here. Class of 2000 especially.

@gcrauwels941

Watched American Pie again after a long time. Loved this song then and now. Really enjoyed Joey Waronker's drum work in this.

@davssportswear4976

7y↑8

i freakin love this song, Who's watching this still in 2016?

@catherinesmyth7298

2y↑10

I was in high school when this song came out. Wonderful memories! 90's! 😀

@douglab222

12w↑1

Man how I miss the 90s.

@skuzlebut82

5y↑4

I miss the music of the 90's.

@josepgabarrosperez3227

8y↑264

American Pie soundtrack ;)

@edmonk6432

8y↑9

I just fucked a table talk eclair pie. It hurt

@add1cc

josep gabarrós pérez yeah...1996.....

@RomanSionis85

Heard this in a cafe earlier. Asked someone who worked there who it was and he asked his boss then came back to tell me but later I soon realized coming on here that I was given the wrong artist. Then I realized that American Pie was on TV last night and I remember I watched the whole end credits. That was why the song was so familiar because I'd heard it twice in less that a day. So happy I've found it cus I'd have gone nuts otherwise.

@confusedaf1112

6y↑7

"This one time at band camp I stuck a flute in my-"

@johnhenry6152

This song speaks volumes!

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@spiderz81

31w↑4

Anyone else feel like this guy bears a slight resemblance to Louis CK🤣

@WairudokadoUzumaki

I'm here in 2024.... I forgot about this song until I searched for my favorite 90's music yesterday....

@WWS5097

6y↑1

Still rolling the windows down and turning the radio up to this in 2018

@kloe6095

3y↑4

Why do I feel like this kinda music Is slowly coming back I think were all tired of pop 😂

@queenofhearts4475

11y↑3

Love is trusting love is honest. Love is not a hand that holds you down.

@NonLegitNation2

god the nostalgia hits me like a freight train when I watch this.

@hanne9170

4y↑3

This video is so beautiful. The 90s were so amazing

@shawnmetty1456

8y↑68

this song is awesome I like to blast it loud when I'm drinking beer

@LuisGarcia-vd8lv

That's what I'm doing now!!

@gS0yeUE0udz7d

Great

@frediii88

2y↑4

Really liked the bass parts and drumming of this gem. So underrated .

@johnmatejcek3549

1y↑1

I am 58 and loved them soo much. BTW, soaring eagle casino tonight, Tonic and Live, me and my 38 year old daughter are there 😀 gonna probably cry.

@JimTeal3rd

2y↑1

If you can listen to this song without desk-drumming, you are a stronger man than I.

@MJSNEAKERHEAD2003

10y↑6

American Pie!! Great movie and great song that will never get old! Reminds me of high school!

@allyforester46n2

2y↑5

Love Tonic. ❤

@mattdaddymatt7690

5y↑2

Anyone else listen to this once a day?

@jeffpierce9296

45w↑1

This takes me back. There was a radio station in Dallas, TX called, The Edge 94.5FM (KDGE). Played 80's-90's Alternative Rock. Sadly, it doesn't exist anymore, except in my mind. Lots of great late nights.

@snkg.7052

8y↑54

2016 ..and this song still rocks !!!

@MrMackmonster

7y↑1

SNK G. It sure does!!!!

@ronnajade5598

10y↑43

American Pie soundtrack, so nostalgic, I listened to it every day after i saw the movie

@thetrustysidekick3013

2y↑1

Still here baby! Still here for my fix of nostalgia!

@matteldridge2588

31w

Class of ‘01 checking in. Great freaking tune!

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