At a recent concert the lead singer announced that this song is a true story. He didn't say if the crash happened to their band roadie or another band.
@DebM The song was inspired by a real person who was part of Smash Mouth's stage crew before they were signed. Smash Mouth performed this song on 9/15/2024 at the Lodi Grape Festival, and the man who inspired the song joined them on stage, so he is very much alive and well and not killed in a train collision. I captured that song and others in this video. You can see him close up at the start and finish of the song. I met him backstage and he is very nice and maintains a close connection to the band to...
@DebM The song was inspired by a real person who was part of Smash Mouth's stage crew before they were signed. Smash Mouth performed this song on 9/15/2024 at the Lodi Grape Festival, and the man who inspired the song joined them on stage, so he is very much alive and well and not killed in a train collision. I captured that song and others in this video. You can see him close up at the start and finish of the song. I met him backstage and he is very nice and maintains a close connection to the band to this day. https://youtu.be/-rqCXFeN8nY
At a recent concert the lead singer announced that this song is a true story. He didn't say if the crash happened to their band roadie or another band.
@DebM The song was inspired by a real person who was part of Smash Mouth's stage crew before they were signed. Smash Mouth performed this song on 9/15/2024 at the Lodi Grape Festival, and the man who inspired the song joined them on stage, so he is very much alive and well and not killed in a train collision. I captured that song and others in this video. You can see him close up at the start and finish of the song. I met him backstage and he is very nice and maintains a close connection to the band to...
@DebM The song was inspired by a real person who was part of Smash Mouth's stage crew before they were signed. Smash Mouth performed this song on 9/15/2024 at the Lodi Grape Festival, and the man who inspired the song joined them on stage, so he is very much alive and well and not killed in a train collision. I captured that song and others in this video. You can see him close up at the start and finish of the song. I met him backstage and he is very nice and maintains a close connection to the band to this day. https://youtu.be/-rqCXFeN8nY