MM Vol 1 - 017 - Goo Goo Dolls
MM Vol #017
Goo Goo Dolls
"Iris"
(1998)
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Genre:Alt Pop
art by complejo
Iris by Goo Goo Dolls i would have loved to have had in The Definitive 1000 Songs of all Time, guess it didn't pan out that way,well, since to the strict criteria i set, so i can only blame myself. Yea, i know the song is off a soppy film called "City Of Angels" and I'm gonna be blunt here..... I liked the film immensely, but I'm a sucker for non reality sometimes. There's just to much reality going on with life, if not to mention Television. 
City of Angels has a line i use to think often of "Seth is told that this is life, he is human, and that one day he will die as well. Cassiel then asks Seth that if he knew this was going to happen, would he still do it? Seth responds by telling him that he would rather have one instant with her, than an eternity without." I still stand by that thought. Its better to have loved, than never loved at all. Whatever you feel about the group or the song, it did make them popular and gave Goo Goo Dolls the break they needed and if it takes a film to do it ......... so be it.
The three words that aptly sum up the Goo Goo Dolls career to date – aspiration, attainment and the ability to surpass all expectations – are also the essential elements in the creation of Gutterflower, the trio’s brilliant new offering on Warner Bros. Records, featuring their stunning new single "Here Is Gone." "There’s no way we could rest on our laurels," asserts vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik on the collective mindset the band brought to the writing and recording of their fourth major label release. "No matter how successful we were going into this record, we all felt we were starting from scratch, as if we were making a record for the first time. Sure, you learn from experience, but the important thing is to keep it fresh, to stay alive to the possibilities and potential of the music. You can never take that for granted." ~ [Source:artistist.com]
Iris
art by Camilot05
The instrumentals in the song are heavily driven by guitar riffs and cellos, with a steady drum beat beneath. The theme of these lyrics ties in directly to the film, in which an angel falls in love with a mortal woman, and can only stay with her by giving up his angelic nature and becoming mortal.
It was the first song that the Goo Goo Dolls had been asked to write specifically for a film. Songwriter Johnny Rzeznik has been quoted as saying he broke several years of writer's block and several years of sobriety simultaneously the night he wrote this track. In the music video the band is shown high up in skyscrapers, watching the lives of people through telescopes. Seen throughout the video is the actor Nicholas Cage. This theme reflects on what the angels do in the film. Interspersed throughout the video are clips from the film depicting scenes where Seth is falling in love and deciding whether or not to give up being an angel. The song was named "Iris" by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik for Iris DeMent. Rzeznik found her name while flipping through a magazine, and thought it was a nice name, so he chose it for the song. Prior to this, some fans of the song have speculated that the title refers to the Greek messenger of the gods, Iris. This is thought supposedly because some angels are considered messengers and this song was written for the movie City of Angels (in which the main character is an angel).
It was the first song that the Goo Goo Dolls had been asked to write specifically for a film. Songwriter Johnny Rzeznik has been quoted as saying he broke several years of writer's block and several years of sobriety simultaneously the night he wrote this track. In the music video the band is shown high up in skyscrapers, watching the lives of people through telescopes. Seen throughout the video is the actor Nicholas Cage. This theme reflects on what the angels do in the film. Interspersed throughout the video are clips from the film depicting scenes where Seth is falling in love and deciding whether or not to give up being an angel. The song was named "Iris" by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik for Iris DeMent. Rzeznik found her name while flipping through a magazine, and thought it was a nice name, so he chose it for the song. Prior to this, some fans of the song have speculated that the title refers to the Greek messenger of the gods, Iris. This is thought supposedly because some angels are considered messengers and this song was written for the movie City of Angels (in which the main character is an angel).
art by madpapir
Upon its release, "Iris" became second of a string of hits from the film's soundtrack, City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture. (The first was Alanis Morissette's "Uninvited" and the third was Sarah McLachlan's "Angel.") On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at number nine for five weeks, and it spent a record eighteen weeks at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. It was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until after it had peaked (amazingly when it was allowed to chart "Iris" still cracked the top 10 at # 9) because no commercial single had been released. "Iris" had also peaked at # 8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and # 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts. The song was also a major international hit. "Iris" spent many months in the top thirty on the Ireland singles chart, and despite never charting higher than number five, it is the thirteenth biggest-selling single there. This song was also used in the production of the Bear by Anton Chekov performed by Rebecca Gove and Ioannis Bakogeorgos. Besides the song's success on the charts, "Iris" enjoyed critical acclaim. At the 41st Grammy Awards, "Iris" received nominations for "Record of the Year" and "Pop Performance by a Duo or Group." The song also garnered John Rzeznik a "Song of the Year" nomination. ~ [Source:Wikipedia]
For more Goo Goo Dolls see Number 052
For Alanis Morissette visit The Def 1000 #548
For Sarah McLachlan visit The Def 1000 #653
This song has a crowbarred rating of 86.2 out of 108 pts
Tags:Goo Goo Dolls, 1998, Alt Pop, Alanis Morissette, Sarah McLachlan, City Of Angels, Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan, YouTube, Music Video, Rolling Stone Magazine, Crowbarred, New Zealand, Crowbarred Unleashed, The Definitive 1000 Songs Of All Time, Mellow Mix Volume 1, Mellow Mix Volume 2, Mellow Mix Volume 3, Mellow Mix Volume 4, Mellow Mix Volume 5, Mellow Mix Volume 6, Mellow Mix Volume 7, Mellow Mix Volume 9, Mellow Mix Volume 10, Mellow Mix Volume 11, Mellow Mix Volume 12
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posted by crowbarred at 9:59 PM
3 Comments:
Great Song, Great Movie !!!
Im getting soppy in me old age
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