Blues Traveler - Run-Around (Official Music Video) 

John Popper was a student of mine at Princeton High School, and his music was already cooking then! I'm glad his band has been so successful! Patricia Thomas

You know that blues traveler song? The one that goes... *proceeds to frantically and upsettingly imitate weird harmonica noises to the exact beat of the song*

Whoa I didn't think Danny would ACTUALLY be in the music video!!

I remember when my dad used to play this for me, just the main strumming pattern, and sing the abc's song to me in time with the melody. When he showed me the actual song, I was blown away and loved it as a kid, and now I'm 19, trying to learn this on the guitar for him to surprise him soon. I love you dad ❤

"We're gonna get content ID'd because you're _too perfect."_

The 90s will always be the time i remember life being the best...

When my dad passed away in 2003, I didn't realize how little left id have to remember him by. Except Blues Traveler. I remember being a kid and driving through downtown Phoenix with my dad, this song blaring on the radio. Its weird hearing a song or smelling a scent from the distant past and almost being teleported back to that place. Oh, the nostalgia.

Awesome song from 1995! I listened to Blues Traveler's "Run-Around" while watching some MTV in the Summer of 1995. Really great! 😊

Man 1994-95 was a good year for music 😀

Arin "Too Perfect" Hanson

Blues Traveler was a great band and very underappreciated. When you hear their music you are instantly transported back to the mid 90s.

Give me the mid 90s I sure could use those days about right now

This song will never, ever go out of style. An absolute masterpiece.

Have many people actually sat down and read the lyrics and taken them in? The man is a master with descriptive lyrics, making them fit both lyrically and contextually and it's just a pleasure on top of already good music....

You're in a bad mood, put this song on. Just a feel good, nostalgic song. Still love it. It reminds me of simpler times.

What he says in this song is basically telling what is going on in the industry. It's pure genius.

A story , A young kid is sad and depressed. This kid tries to take his own life . His parents find him on the kitchen floor and the kid is brought to the hospital. After months away from home the kid returns to his normal life . Feeling lost and alone the kid hears this song for the first time , it cheers the kid up . That little bit of cheering up saved this kids life . That kid was me . I’m still here in 2021 . God bless

That harmonica solo is otherworldly!

Wow, this has better camera work, better narrative, better character development than the last two hollywood movies I saw.

Who’s here in 2024 ?

I didn't realize both Arin and Dan were in this video

God, can you imagine how awesome life was to go to a Blues Traveler concert back in the 90's? Calling your friends on your landline phone, getting in the car and talking to each other, chilling, with no cellphone distractions? Fuck, man.

I remember being a kid and driving through downtown Phoenix with my dad, this song blaring on the radio. Its weird hearing a song or smelling a scent from the distant past and almost being teleported back to that place. Oh, the nostalgia.

The soundtrack of my summers when I was in my teens. Im 49 now. Love their music and this album was unreal.

This song has the ability to immediately transport me back to a certain summer when it was a hit! Love it.

I was John's English teacher. But one day in class after the Christa Mc Auliffe disaster, he sat on my desk and sang a song he had composed in response to what happened to her. I knew then that John had great talent and was primarily focused on his music. He and others would hang around my classroom during lunch to make music.

This guys harmonica playing puts me in such a good mood.

Brings me back to my high school days! Good times! 💙

I didn't realize until now why they had the Wizard of Oz characters. It's supposed to draw attention to the idea of the man behind the curtain pulling the strings.

Why do all the bands that the Grumps mention have a drummer that looks exactly like Arin?

The most gorgeous of all Dorothys, by my reckoning.

I was about 11 when this bombass song debuted, and I went bungee-jumping in Orlando, Fla., on my 12th birthday while "Hook" played on the radio. So, any classic Blues Traveler, instantly brings me back to the golden days of my childhood. 😀

Woah! Danny is really in the video xD

BLUES TRAVELER BROUGHT ME HERE!

I haven't heard this song in so long. Thank you Arin

Sitting in the passenger seat of my dads pickup heading to the cottage in northern Ontario. Me and my mom on the way to school in the morning. Back yard family party at the pool with tons of people having a great time. Doesn't matter where I am in life, this song always brings me back to those incredibly beautiful moments as a kid that I cherish more and more with every trip around the sun.

“It’s hard to say what it is I see in you, wonder if I’ll always be with you.” Every time I hear Sister Hazel I think of Run Around and every time I hear Blues Traveler I think of All for you. Never fails.

For the confused Blues Traveler fans or casual song-goers: Game Grumps is a channel on RU-vid where two guys named Dan and Arin(and others, but mainly those two) play various video games and give humorous commentary over them. In one episode, Arin says "You know that one Blues Traveler song, the one that goes," and then proceeds to imitate the harmonica intro with his voice. That is how a lot of people found this song and are making references to it in the comments. Thank you for coming to my Ted-Talk.

"Run-Around" Oh, Once upon a midnight dreary I woke with something in my head I couldn't escape the memory Of a phone call and of what you said Like a game show contestant with a parting gift I could not believe my eyes When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend Who needs to humor me and tell me lies Yeah, humor me and tell me lies And I'll lie too and say I don't mind And as we seek so shall we find And when you're feeling open I'll still be here But not without a certain degree of fear Of what will be with you and me I still can see things hopefully But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down And shake me and my confidence About a great many things But I've been there I can see it cower Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings Of a bad play where the heroes are right And nobody thinks or expects too much And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights Singing hey babe let's keep in touch Hey baby let's keep in touch But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me And show me all the things no one else can see So what you feel becomes mine as well And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell What's yours and mine, the fishing's fine And it doesn't have to rhyme, so don't you feed me a line But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down Tra la la la la bombardier this is the pilot speaking And I've got some news for you It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop And there ain't a whole lot that you can do Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder Perhaps I've grown a little cynical But I know no matter what the waitress brings I shall drink it and always be full Yeah, I will drink it and always be full Oh I like coffee, and I like tea I'd like to be able to enter a final plea I still got this dream that you just can't shake I love you to the point you can no longer take Well all right okay So be that way, I hope and pray That there's something left to say... For you, now Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down Oh, yeah, now Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down

At least we were there. We shared that exact moment in Time and History. We will forever be connected,no matter how far apart we may become... Cheers Fam😢😊

Shots fired at counting crows

This is audio cocaine. A pure masterpiece.

this is gonna get content IDed for being TOO PERFECT.

I was introduced to these guys at woodstock 94 blew my mind he's great with the harmonica

As a kid I never realized these guys were OG trolls, their music was super-popular, made no sense, and made fun of the music industry the whole time

Crazy to think this song came out over 20 years ago

Love this song, It is definitely a blast from the past. And will be here in years to come.

The best harmonica player ever

Run-Around, featuring Dan Avidan as both the front man and bassist and Arin Hanson on drums vocals and harmonica

Columbia House 12 CDs for a penny brought me here. Thanks mom and dad's credit score!

I love how the band is behind the curtain like the Wizard of Oz himself was

This brings me right back to the 90's and waking up for school to Blues Traveler on mix 106.5. I'll never forget those days.

This song was in my head this morning! “I like coffee and I like tea!”

John Popper iz the best harmonica player I've ever heard. God Bless you.

I’m STILL rocking to this great music at 70 yrs old! Grandmother to nine and Great Grandmother to one. Never let the music die!!

Blues Travler got me through a lot. Still have a mean crush on John, 30 years later! Pleas get me me through the next 30 yrs!! Much love and respect

This is such a happy song, I remember dancing in a parking lot to it (playing from car radio) with friends. Some strangers joined in, nice memory.

Adam Duritz of Counting Crows : Nobody can dance as awkwardly as me. Guy on stage at 0:23 : Hold my beer...

Blues Traveler is a type of band if you are at a outdoor party and they are live you are in heaven :D

I just saw these guys live in Joliet, IL and they are electrifying live. Great band 😀

The 90s.....nothing like it. You'd be lying if you said you wouldn't drop everything and go back.

A story how Dan and Dorthy try to get in a game grumps show to finally see Jon and Arin live.

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen in my life. It is only after I got older that I realized and appreciated what was really going on .

Forevermore a 💯🦵🔚= LEGEND. My friend 💯🌍❤️

One of the greatest bluesmen who’s still alive!

One of the best songs ever written. The band from the 90s that didn't get enough play for their REAL shit.

The harmonica playing is so amazing.

I saw them open for Alman Bros when I was 15 . I can't believe I remember it it was ages ago. They were even better live. 🤸

this was on the radio constantly around 95-98 i guess ...good memories

We have a home video from like 95´ I was trying to walk to this song. While my dad is holding my sister on his shoulders dancing. And now im 26 . they are coming out to my town in kentucky in july to perform. gotta re-create thr video but with my kids on my dads shoulders now.

I'm waiting for the day where Game Grumps comments completely engulfs every video on youtube.

So amazing! They really showed what's possible with a harmonica. I had no idea that a harmonica could sound like that. When you really pay attention to the action in the music video, it's a funny parody of Wizard of Oz and commentary on how some performers are popular for looking a certain way, even if they aren't really that talented, while others somehow manage to finally get recognition for how talented they are even if they aren't pretty or handsome in a conventional way.

SMOOTH MCGROOVED ARIN UR TO GOOD

This song is still fun in 2021. I love that I can enjoy different genres of music.

It's strange how a song like this sounds so friggin' good now and back when I was in my late teens/early 20's when it was new I didn't pay much attention to it... What a great generation of music. Glad I was able to experience it.

This is just one of those songs that instantly puts me in a goid mood whenever it comes on, such a good vibe

Oh, Once upon a midnight dreary I woke with something in my head I couldn't escape the memory Of a phone call and of what you said Like a game show contestant with a parting gift I could not believe my eyes When I saw through the voice of a trusted friend Who needs to humor me and tell me lies Yeah, humor me and tell me lies And I'll lie too and say I don't mind And as we seek so shall we find And when you're feeling open I'll still be here But not without a certain degree of fear Of what will be with you and me I still can see things hopefully But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down And shake me and my confidence About a great many things But I've been there I can see it cower Like a nervous magician waiting in the wings Of a bad play where the heroes are right And nobody thinks or expects too much And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights Singing hey babe let's keep in touch Hey baby let's keep in touch But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me And show me all the things no one else can see So what you feel becomes mine as well And soon if we're lucky we'd be unable to tell What's yours and mine, the fishing's fine And it doesn't have to rhyme, so don't you feed me a line But you Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down Tra la la la la bombardier this is the pilot speaking And I've got some news for you It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop And there ain't a whole lot that you can do Oh sure the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder Perhaps I've grown a little cynical But I know no matter what the waitress brings I shall drink it and always be full Yeah, I will drink it and always be full Oh I like coffee, and I like tea I'd like to be able to enter a final plea I still got this dream that you just can't shake I love you to the point you can no longer take Well all right okay So be that way, I hope and pray That there's something left to say... For you, now Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down Oh, yeah, now Why you wanna give me a run-around Is it a sure-fire way to speed things up When all it does is slow me down

This a cool interpretation of the Wizard of Oz and it’s super smooth. Love it since my childhood

Just had to come back again to this song. As because I was watching one of my favorite episodes of Roseanne and I seen when Blue's Traveler was one of their friends from school and happened to sing this song on there. But no matter what this is still an awesome song and he is one heck of a Harmonica artist. Very underrated band and person 🎶

RIP Ken Ober, Iykyk was a HUGE part of my teen years, coming home from 8th grade just smoked a bowl me and the homies turn on Remote Control and make cheese quesadillas in the microwave. I miss the ease of life back then. Kids will never know how different it was back 80s n 90s. 🙂

Sing it!! BLUES TRAVELER !! STILL LISTENING IN 2019

This song always makes me want to go play in the sunshine. I'm 56. It has snowed 18" in the last 24 and hasn't stopped yet. It's dark. . . . . . . .. Where's my mittens?

My dad once played the mountains win again after a trip west to Idaho and I got hooked on this album. All I can feel when listening to any of these songs is goofing off in my computer classes with my friends junior year. Time is fleeting, enjoy it while it lasts.

The Wizard of Oz and The Blues Travelers

Blues Traveler cannot be duplicated. Imitated maybe but never duplicated.

Love the '90s. I use to come home about 4AM high as hell, and it seems this song was always playing on one of those video channels. Brings back memories.

this group never gets old. still listening in 2024

Blues Traveler, John Popper in particular, incredibly underrated.

What a wonderful song with fantastic lyrics; how can anybody not enjoy this music???

Arin you're gonna get content ID'd.

Damn that guy's a master on the harmonica.

When I was in my early teens watching this on MTV I always thought it was about a dumb girl trying to get into a party. As an adult, I now realize John was making a statement as a Blues musician about how the band was expected to look in the 90's (aka like Nirvana and other popular grunge artists at the time) in an era when that brand of music had widely fallen out of fashion. Blues Traveler is still one of the Greatest!

I LOVE this album. It was so awesome to see/ hear them play in person, too....they were incredible. (God, I hope live music comes back soon.)

I can listen to this song every day and not get tired of it.

Is it only me or does this song give me a happy boost on a bad day. Love this song

John Popper's voice is so authentic! My cousin used to sing this with all her little heart when we were kids!!

This song never fails to make me feel better

After years of this song being a faded memory I can now appreciate the band and songs

Still one of my all-time favorite music videos!

I just wanna say my Pop,who was born in 1917, he was 50 when myMom had me ,and he loved rhythm guitar (stray Cats ) He would’ve really loved this rest in peace Pop🙏🏼❤️