Are you Hootie?

[blowtorch]

This is the only tune of theirs I ever cared for


I always pictured some band like the Jayhawks doing it

 

[staxman]

I can certainly understand if someone doesn't care for Hootie-- I've never even owned any of their albums . For me, Hootie is just a fond memory from their pre-fame days as a unknown bar band who played dives and small venues in the Carolinas. Sorta like REM fans who loved the band in Athens, GA. before their stardom. Just wondered if anyone had a similar feeling about a band--pre-fame.

 

[Frankencaster72]

One of the things I'm digging about my new subscription to itunes music is looking up music you remember fondly, but never got around to purchasing. If you are from South Carolina and are a hardcore University Of South Carolina soul man like me(the real USC), you're gonna have a soft spot for Hootie and the Blowfish-- a little bit country, rock, pop and soul all rolled into one. There was kinda of backlash against these guys when they became an "overnight sensation" with their"Cracked Rear View" multi-million selling album and the stink about quoting some lines from Dylan's "Idiot Wind" in one of their songs-- but to me, they will always be that great bar band in Five Points near the USC campus in Columbia, SC gigging around the state for 10 years prior to stardom. Say what you will about the band, but these guys loved gigging, playing original tunes, and respected their fans. So, I raise a glass on this beautiful Washington state afternoon-- a Carolina boy far from home- to Hootie & the Blowfish!



Great lyrics in this one, I think:


A cover they used play back in the day(it makes my eyes get misty with nostalgia) that they used in a Jim Carrey movie:

Hootie is still cool, and Darius Rucker is a top notch musician. The band was quoting lines from Bob Dylan because the were trying to honor him and get listeners to appreciate Bob Dylan as one of the greatest songwriters. In my opinion that was their intent. Glass raised here.

 

[Georox]

Yes, I like to play Wagon Wheel. It is a little past Hootie but I still like it. When I get frustrated trying to play something I am having trouble with I spin up Wagon Wheel for a while.

Can't stand the song. Hootie is just another of many jumping on the so called country bandwagon.
Who wrote the song?

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