@@rozelleee my mumma always played this song when I was little really got into it when I was 7 18 now doe dam the feeling from the song makes me scream from the top of my lung😅
As a person born in the same year (about 9 months after this song came out), I really enjoy listening to it. I've first heard it in 2019 and just rediscovered it back in 2022. Still listening to this in 2023. :)
It's the realness of them. When it's a break up song, you can feel the bitterness in the song. If it's like a song calling people out for something, like Complicated by Avril Lavigne, you can feel how upset she is and how much she wants to get through to the person that they don't have to conform to others. And if it's a song like this, Fly by Hillary Duff, Drive by Incubus or The Middle by Jimmy Eat World, it's a positive message to people to believe in yourself and don't let others or self doubt hold you back. I don't hear a lot of new songs that feel real or have good, positive messages like that anymore, and part of the problem imo is that pretty much every Pop song now is produced, back in the 90's and 2000's, especially alt music, they were bands actually coming up with the music, now most pop singers have teams of people (I think some Beyonce song had 30 people writing it... X_X) writing the songs and producing the music for the sole purpose of making money.
to my fellow 90's kids, i know you are singing to this and remember the awesome moments during the 2000's. we might be at our 30's now but this era will always be memorable to us
The early 2000s: Linkin Park in concert, Smallville on the tube and singers like Vanessa Carlton, Norah Jones and Michelle Branch on the radio. Good times.
I was 19 when this song came out, now I'm 40, I remember buying this CD and would have this song on repeat. Michelle is so underrated; she didn't get enough credit. Man! I really miss this kind of music, I want to build a time machine, and go back to the early 2000's.
@@cachorro19 - I want to go back to 1-1-1990 and stay away from this political nightmare we're in! Maybe do my best to prevent it?... well, as the decade progresses; I was out of high school when it ended.
@@chrisrj9871 i dont know what you mean but maybe you are in your early 50s if you are from highschool 1990 In my case im still in my 30s but I really wish to go back early 2000s, turning back young again but saving my same memories, experience and intelligence
Same here, I thought that 2000s would always be the top and the most popular thing... wow, after almost 20 years, it is still the top, but.. it'll never be the same....
Dude this gives me chills. There's something about Michelle Branch that instantly puts me in a nostalgic sad state of mind. Music will never ever sound like this. I'm so glad I grew up in the early 2000's of music.
The reason why early 2000s music hit so hard is because its geniune. Back then artists would write their hearts out and perform at small cafe and bars to their loyal fanbase. Record labels would find them there and want to sell their music.
Also because of superior melody creation. Artists today cannot create melodies like this anymore. I notice late 90s and early 2000s all have the same melodic texture wheter that is in movies, shows, or video games.
Funny thing is that back in the 2000's, people used to say they missed the 90's. I did the same. :) I suppose it's all about perception and about the music each generation grew up with.
I feel bad for all those people who weren't growing up in the early 2000s. Looking back, it was like experiencing a little bit of magic. The music, the tv shows, the vibe... I miss it.
I was really young during this time but I remember it well and it gives me comforting feelings. Michelle Branch was actually the first 'CD' I got when I was 5 and would listen to it on my CD player on car rides
@@yespls4184 OMG the CD players 😍 where you had to actually bring all the CDs with you just to listen to a song from an album. The change we experienced is incredible.
When this song came out I had just graduated from college and I was waiting tables at the Cheesecake Factory. I didn’t know it at the time, but those were the best years of my life even though they seemed like the worst at the time.
Saying that I wanted to be a full fledged adult was the stupidest thing I ever said. I miss my childhood home, my friends, my weekends, and relatives who have past.
I esp remeber avril her and Carlton during this time(Britney Christina was in the middle of their career)...it was the time when you were sorta developing who you are as a person...I was like 12-13 during this time...
We need a revival of Music from a whole era of great Musicians. Starting back as far of 64 with the Beatles and Stones to the early 2000s. Music is Dead anymore, bring back all the Great Classics I say.
The music from this era just hits different. It’s this amazingly beautiful blend of joy, peace, and bittersweet acceptance. I don’t know if that makes sense but it’s the only words I can think of to describe how it makes me feel.
Music also really impacts people, and the way they feel. Look at the current generation now : they are so lost... all music they have is dumb, shallow, oversexualized, and it shows in the way they interract with others. I'm glad that I was born in 83 to have known this music era. It helped me a lot in my emotional developpment and that yes, it's ok to feel sad or melancholic sometimes, doesn't make you "boring" or "uninteresting". On the contrary, it gives you depth.
She wasn't underrated though-- The Spirit Room was a massive hit both critically and commercially. She just didn't put out anything as big afterward and as a result faded from prevalence. It happens.
She was huge while she released the 1st and 2nd album with warner. She was even bigger when she collaborated with Santana twice... she was never underrated.
The sounds of youth. Ironically, as a youth, I wouldn't have listened to this song honestly and from the heart, but now, just ugh. Nostalgia is a killer. If you were a teenager from around 96/97 through around 04/05, whether you know it or not, we're all connected, forever. I hope you're doing great and happy! 😊
Kids who didn't grow up in the 2000's (born after 2001) are kind of already saying this. Especially the ones born in 2003-2006 as far as I see on Twitter
All You Wanted was released when I was in seventh grade. That was a horrible year for me - bullying, bad grades, and just feeling like I didn't belong. This song helped get me through that year. The chorus especially resonates with me: "If you want to, I can save you/I can take you away from here/So lonely inside, so busy out there/And all you wanted was somebody who cares." Michelle, that is all I wanted, and thank you for helping me deal with being a lonely 13-year-old boy who felt nobody cared about him.
Sitting here crying at 3am Wishing I was back in high school listening to this cd in my cd player in between classes! Take me back when there was no care in the world and being a adult was nowhere in my head. ❤
Lucy Edwards, All you Wanted by Michelle Branch was a crying song for me when I was little in the late 2000's and now i'm 14 and this song is still a crying but badass song for me today :)
I think most of us in our mid-late 30's now would consider this the 'American pie' generation of music.... so much nostalgia in my recommended playlist right now......
The Pretty of the Odd would you please listen to *Tears Clean My Eyes* by ninanile. It’s a song I wrote. I hope you’ll like it and I’d wish you’d share it ☺️
How is this song and others underrated. This song was played 24/7 on the radio on heavy rotation when it came out. Where were you? You could have not have heard this song on the radio unless you were dead. Not just this song but all her hits. 200 plus people don't know what they are taking about/thumb uping to.
It's not underrated, it was massively successful in any radio stations in 2002... It could've been No. 1 on American Top 40 if it wasn't block by P!nk's Don't Let Me Get Me... It stayed No. 2 for 8 weeks while Ain't It Funny by Jennifer Lopez was at No. 1 for 3 Weeks and Don't Let Me Get Me by P!nk was No. 1 for 5 weeks...
A lot of y'all are really reminiscing in the comment section,, I wasn't even born yet. I'm only 16 and I'm juST finding Michelle Branch. I'm obsessed with her music and she inspires me as a guitarist, so for everyone sad about this era being gone, just know there's a teenage girl trying to keep it alive :)
Nice! Keep it going! I just started college when Michelle hit the scene so the parties I went to all had her, Nickleback, Nelly, Usher, etc. playing. The music that played while you were having the time of your life really sticks with you. Good luck on your journey!
i miss girls with guitars, when I was a teen, it was these women who inspired me to learn guitar. Sheryl Crow, Juliana Hatfield, Melanie Doane, Jewel, Bonnie Raitt
Can someone explain why Juliana Hatfield didn't get bigger? I'd put "Spin The Bottle" and "Universal Heart-beat" alongside any other modern rock hit of the '90s.
What do you mean that you miss them? Aren't there more than ever before? Perhaps not in mainstream pop culture but search your way through RU-vid and you'll discover some true gems of today! 😊 Tash Sultana is personally my absolute favorite guitar-darling!✊💖 And drums-, and vocal- and whatnot-darling 😀
Back when the only thing you had to worry about was giving your computer aids with lime wire and the grey buffering bar loading faster then the red play bar
This song suddenly popped into my head randomly and, I didnt remember who sang it so I typed it into youtube now im here... I miss the old days man, it was so much simpler back then... To whoever is reading this, dont take life for granted, it moves fast and before you know it you are an adult wishing you could rewind time! 😥 😥 😥
I'm starting to realize that myself. I'm 25, will be 26 in a few months, but now I wanna do somethings that I never did once everything calms down a little bit
@@dragoncaptain678 Im right there with you! I just turned 31 years old January 31st 2021 and I STILL cant believe it... I wanna finally travel and do some things Ive never done when this covid thing is over...
The heydays of Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, etc.. Musicians who make good music.. Unlike today, artists sucks.. Can't stand listening or hearing their songs...
cris estacio Haha that's funny. Of course hipsters nowadays pretending modern music is, "so bad" and the early 2000's were supposedly so magical defend singers like say, Avril, even though she was extremely hated and was called a fake and a poser back when her debut album came out in 2002. I like Avril alright and have no problem with her, but something tells me that if Avril didn't debut in the 2000's you wouldn't be calling her one of the singers who makes good music. Oh, and Vanessa and Michelle were never that big of artists, so don't say modern music is according to you so terrible for not having artists like them when the 2000's never picked up on their music either.
+cris estacio I agree. Now I listen to a lot of older artists that I liked in the past and still like today. I find many new songs are not very melodic, but there are many newer songs that are very good as well.
Yeah I think of era of great music was 98-2003 a little bit of 2004 but by the time 2005 came everything was was becoming wack then we lost our music tv shows like TRL and 106 n park it was all the way over
I wish I could like all these comments. I love that I can stumble upon songs like this and cry tears of nostalgia and just go back to the moments of my freshman year
Whenever I here Michelle Branch’s name i recall Vanessa Carlton songs. If somebody brings up Vanessa Carlton I draw a blank. In a couple of months I’ll forget this song and go through the same issue when it arises. Can’t explain it.
Those were the days. The inequity of smart phones didn't rule people lives and not many people had to be cynical to feel high and mighty. Who you had good vibes with were the people you only dealt with
+Sammie O'Grady indeed. Pop music was way way better than before compared to today. Michelle Branch is more like Pop Rock. She is similar to Avril Lavigne. Both came out in early 2000s.
2022: I’m about to turn 33 and I constantly remind myself of Michelle Branch’s music now and then. I’ve always liked her music, those vibes and lyrics of hers and I get impressed everytime I realize I remember all the lyrics, especially those from the Hotel Paper album. She’s great and tonight I read about her past and recent years… Michelle, you’re a piece of my youth and always will be! Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹
The songs of this era all seem to have such a perfect summer feel to them. I'm thankful RU-vid has been created to hold all of them at the tip of our fingertips.
Another gem. I like how her producers layer and build up to the chorus. This is called MUSICIANSHIP... which is lacking nowadays. She also uses this technique on Breathe. She also ends the song with the opening line. I love this song to pieces. So many layers to it.
This could be a friends with benefits situation. The people cares about the other. But one person wants more (the girl) But is being lead on by someone who’s emotionally and physically distant who pays her little to no attention. That’s what I got and an going through.
@@patricklo1514 if he said I miss her she's shit then that won't make sense and he just called her shit if he says it like that but he said she's THE shit which means she's fucking awesome. Do you not understand English lmao grow a brain
“So lonely inside. So busy out there.” I love that line! For some reason it has a deep meaning to me. I understand it fully. I love this song! The 2000’s were golden times!
I’ve always heard it as “so know me inside” and it’s so much more hard hitting that the line is “so lonely inside”. Man. Where are lyrics like this now?
So tue. The 80s, 90s and early to mid-2000s have been and probably will always be the greatest decades for music ever. Sad to see how pop music turned to complete shite in the 2010s. One can only hope that the upcoming 2020s will see some changes in music and make good music return.
Being ashamed of liking music with female vocalists is cringe. Like, we get it, you only listen to Five Finger Death Punch and drill rap because you’re a big manly man and have to show everyone that you’re totally “NOT” gay at all 😂
Kevin Walsh how do you know? Obviously you've been listening to the wrong radio stations. Do young kids having fun and enjoying the music of your time offend you?
This is the era when you actually understand what the singer is singing about, because they pronounce it clearly instead of just mumbling the lyric away
I like that she says “if you want to, I can save you” It’s consensual saving, making sure the other person wants to be saved. Tones down the hero complex and attachment issues 😂
+Mark Speza That's because back then music was made by adults for adults to appreciate and children to look up to, aspire to. Nowadays, music is dumbed down and made for preteens who value image over talent. It's always what happens when they let talent-less children get involved with the entertainment industry. Everything loses it's quality and turns to shit: TV shows, music, you name it.
19 years and several heart breaks later, we're all much older and wiser and hopefully we've all come to the realization that you can't save anyone. You can only save yourself, and finding someone who cares goes both ways. If they're gone, it's on them.
