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Sugar Ray - Fly (The Bizarre Story) 

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The bizarre song that was an anomaly on the band's second record that saved Sugar Ray's career.
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Discover the fascinating journey of Sugar Ray, the Orange County band that defied the odds to create their iconic hit "Fly." From their humble beginnings to near break-ups, uncover the hidden stories and challenges that shaped their rise to fame.
Chapter Highlights:
Early Beginnings:
The band's name inspiration from boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
Frontman Mark McGrath's childhood and musical influences
Formation and early struggles of the band under the name Shrinky Dinx
Breakthrough Moments:
Creative marketing strategies and early setbacks
The pivotal role of producer David Khan
The unexpected creation of "Fly" and its initial reception
Rise to Fame:
The massive success of "Fly" and its impact on the band's career
Media skepticism and the "one-hit wonder" label
The band's diverse musical influences and evolving sound
Challenges and Triumphs:
Overcoming industry pressures and internal conflicts
Strategic moves that kept the band relevant and successful
Reflections on their legacy and continued influence in music
Join us as we dive deep into the untold history of Sugar Ray and their hit song "Fly." Learn how they navigated the rocky path to success, proving that with creativity and resilience, anything is possible.
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@Surge_LaChance
@Surge_LaChance 28 дней назад
I remember when the game Road Rash came out on N64... it had their song "Mean Machine" on it. It surprised me that it was the same band that was on the radio with "Fly" at the time.
@thebeardofpepew4538
@thebeardofpepew4538 27 дней назад
Me too! Exactly! 😂
@6maniac6metal6
@6maniac6metal6 27 дней назад
Same! I thought there had to be 2 bands named Sugar Ray lol
@robertparker6280
@robertparker6280 27 дней назад
OMG same here! And the other song "Hit the club".
@hamcheesecola
@hamcheesecola 26 дней назад
I had Road Rash on PS1 and remembered it being the song "Speed Home California" although I could be mixing it up as my dad bought me the CD because I liked it so much
@nimhard
@nimhard 27 дней назад
Their heavy stuff still kicks ass.
@robertlduncan12
@robertlduncan12 27 дней назад
First heard "Fly" at our local minor league team's game when the second baseman used it as his walk up song. Wasn't too long after it the video popped up on TV everywhere. I also remember wondering if it was Vanilla ice at the time, so I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one!
@gregoryhohmann102
@gregoryhohmann102 27 дней назад
Mean machine on Bevis and Butthead was awesome
@karlstrauss2330
@karlstrauss2330 28 дней назад
I’ve seen Sugar Ray a few times on the county fair/casino circuit. Mark McGrath is wild and a lot of fun
@apancher
@apancher 28 дней назад
They always seemed like they'd be fun live
@Jaheguru
@Jaheguru 28 дней назад
Unless you call them Sugar Gay 😅
@apancher
@apancher 28 дней назад
@@Jaheguru spend all day thinking that one up?
@Jaheguru
@Jaheguru 28 дней назад
@@apanchernope it’s from a clip that’s literally used in this video. 1:59 look up the full vid if you’re curious. Otherwise move on and have a nice day.
@karlstrauss2330
@karlstrauss2330 28 дней назад
@@Jaheguru I remember that video 🤣
@greyfox111483
@greyfox111483 27 дней назад
I remember first hearing Sugar Ray on the soundtrack of Escape From LA, not a great movie but the soundtrack had a lot of great alternative and hard rock tracks.
@MatthewGill-nv4tb
@MatthewGill-nv4tb 27 дней назад
10 seconds down. Toadies had a good song on there also
@1000poundsguitar
@1000poundsguitar 26 дней назад
Lemonade and brownies was killer front to back at that time. Classic
@thomaschavers
@thomaschavers 27 дней назад
I saw them twice at Spring Fest, in Pensacola, and they put on a good show. They even busted out songs from Lemonade and Brownies.
@laurisaarinen1126
@laurisaarinen1126 6 дней назад
Damn, a story about Sugar Ray is lot more wholesome than i thought. Especially the video with their moms, that's just adorable.
@jamesbedford3774
@jamesbedford3774 25 дней назад
I never knew that the girl on the cover of 'Lemonade & Brownies' was Nicole Eggert. You learn something every day...
@yvettevitacaponigro
@yvettevitacaponigro 27 дней назад
Thank you for the post! 👍🏻✌🏼😊
@ponya3.66
@ponya3.66 28 дней назад
Love me some Lemonade & Brownies! Great songs like Iron Mic, BBW and Mean Machine. The breakdown in Dance Party U.S.A is fucking awesome. 😍🤘
@areamusicale
@areamusicale 27 дней назад
Mark Sayers McGrath (and the band) appears in the movie Fathers' Day (1997) and not just as cameo,. Mark has a big role in the movie. If i remember well in the movie also The Muffs appears (RIP Kim Shattuck).
@noelstaar
@noelstaar 27 дней назад
These are always the best. Thanks for another great episode
@NottyGurlStyle
@NottyGurlStyle 28 дней назад
My friend and I seen Sugar Ray at a concert at Coney Island High on St. Marks and it was a damn good show. I still have the pictures from that night. We got to talk to him for a bit and he was really nice! Love them! I have both their albums and I enjoyed them. Mean Machine on of my favorite tracks on their earlier album.
@andydhillon1977
@andydhillon1977 27 дней назад
You didn't "seen" Sugar Ray. You "saw" Sugar Ray. I notice many people misuse this word a lot lately. I wonder why.
@MrDlt123
@MrDlt123 28 дней назад
"Hey, I got your band's tape in the pizza box and I'd like you guys to come down to the studio and wax my Porche."
@warbound91
@warbound91 28 дней назад
I remember being a kid listening to the radio and when sugar ray came on it was like a breath of fresh air. Granted I was 7 years old but fly was such a unique song that it encusplated my fantasy of being on the beach away from the desert I lived in. I was surprised to learn when I was older that they were hated and were considered a joke
@schmidington
@schmidington 25 дней назад
I really like Sugar Ray, and now I have found the connection. What we lack in skill we make up for in craftiness. Lemonade and Brownies is such a fun album that I keep in rotation.
@thomaschavers
@thomaschavers 27 дней назад
I am amazed at how Sugar Ray could do both Nu Metal type music and do top 40/pop rock, too. Even though I do enjoy their more pop rock type albums, Lemonade and Brownies just can't be beat.
@2120musiclover
@2120musiclover 23 дня назад
Those guys were the kings of summer for a lil while there
@javi__...
@javi__... 27 дней назад
Mark is ten years older than I thought he was. He's almost a boomer!
@better.better
@better.better 27 дней назад
I mean when I see him on TV now, he looks pretty "used hard, and put away wet"... he was certainly easier on the eyes back in the day
@Devilinlimbo
@Devilinlimbo 25 дней назад
Great video essay. I love this song and it’s one of the most memorable hits when I was a kid in the 90s. Also, now i dont see Mark as a deuche anymore, he actually seems like an incredible marketer in his own right. Please do a part II 💎
@KaylaHiggins92
@KaylaHiggins92 28 дней назад
I wasn’t really a big fan of Sugar Ray, but I always thought Mark McGrath was really handsome 😊
@robsingletary2383
@robsingletary2383 16 дней назад
Typical comment for a female from that era....Looks came first & music didn't matter ......
@KaylaHiggins92
@KaylaHiggins92 16 дней назад
I was born in the 90’s, I’m allowed to think a man is attractive and not like his music 🙂
@alanmihatov765
@alanmihatov765 28 дней назад
Not sure if people buy albums anymore, but having the one released track sound like nothing else on the album was definitely a 90s thing. So many albums of mine got tossed after recording one (or maybe two) songs on tape. For the most part, albums released in the 70s and 80s had similar sounding tracks. You either loved it or hated it!
@ninji5226
@ninji5226 28 дней назад
I remember hearing floored after fly came out and thought it wasn't too bad, a lot heavier than I expected. Fly wasn't bad either it was just poppy and forgettable.
@briteskin
@briteskin 27 дней назад
I was lucky enough to catch probably all the bands that emerged in the mid-90's when they were paying their dues in the So Cal clubs. Shrinky Dinks were one of those I really enjoyed but they did seem likely the less likely to break out. Them and Incubus surprised me about the heights they reached.
@rosita061
@rosita061 28 дней назад
I heard of them through mean machine, and I really liked its punkyness. So it surprised me (at the time) when all the sudden they were poppy. Nowadays, I appreciate the exploration in different genres.
@MongoHongos
@MongoHongos 24 дня назад
If you look up 'Sell Out' in the encyclopedia, it should have a picture of Sugar Ray. Imagine driving around, rocking out to Lemonade and Brownies on your car's cassette deck, and then hearing 'Fly' or 'Every Morning' come on the radio. Jesus.
@wyrlismike
@wyrlismike 4 дня назад
Yeah, arguably the biggest sell outs in the last few decades, always thought that myself. For some reason it never really bothered me though. Like they just completely leaned into it and didn't try to hide it AT All!!!
@rtothec1234
@rtothec1234 6 дней назад
They were a fun band.
@Shawn-Leider
@Shawn-Leider 27 дней назад
It’s wild that’s the history. They seemed to just kinda appear and make dropping big poppy hits easy. And they were in a quiet way everywhere. Played constantly to this day but it wasn’t blatant because the music was so casual. So it’s wild to hear they really struggled.
@better.better
@better.better 27 дней назад
there's a struggle behind the success of every band
@Ashley-bs6ci
@Ashley-bs6ci 26 дней назад
I was 10 when this album came out and it was the first cassette tape I ever owned. I bought it because I loved the song "Fly" but I honestly loved the entire album and was never dissapointed by it. I have fond memories of playing this album with my parents in the car and my Dad turning it off when the song "Cash" came on. Yes, I was 10 years old haha.
@SoulforSale
@SoulforSale 27 дней назад
If you see Mark McGrath on the street he likes to be called sugar Ray
@ZDiddy7777
@ZDiddy7777 24 дня назад
David Cohn tried to do the impossible, steal the Sublime sound ..... instead, we found out how a soulless Sublime might sound..... "Fly" just proved how special Bradley Nowell really was
@allanvanuga9196
@allanvanuga9196 27 дней назад
Great video.
@jergervasi3331
@jergervasi3331 26 дней назад
A fun band. And McGrath is a very nice guy, super-cool and very friendly.
@darylmckay
@darylmckay 28 дней назад
Sugar Ray are just awesome and are a perfect soundtrack for summer and good times 😊
@thomaschavers
@thomaschavers 27 дней назад
especially the song Under The Sun.
@donliberty
@donliberty 26 дней назад
I thought Mean Machine was kind of a hit. Love that song.
@systemofadownsyndrome7715
@systemofadownsyndrome7715 28 дней назад
Lemonade and brownies was their best album
@MongoHongos
@MongoHongos 24 дня назад
It's their only album, as far as I'm concerned.
@lambknot
@lambknot 27 дней назад
I only know em from that Nick Mullen video of him getting punched for saying Sugar Ray sucks.
@undrtow0515
@undrtow0515 28 дней назад
L&B is their best album.
@tomstrawmyer4980
@tomstrawmyer4980 26 дней назад
I like their heavy music!🤘😁🤘
@winkstar9265
@winkstar9265 27 дней назад
Mark loved them young.
@davidleeashkenazi8992
@davidleeashkenazi8992 10 дней назад
16:25 lol love it
@6plus6bar
@6plus6bar 28 дней назад
Almost quit - Damn! Soooo close! Well, our gain is Entertainment Tonight’s . . . um, uh, loss? I’m not sure what a net loss for Entertainment Tonight looks like 😅
@patfrench8856
@patfrench8856 27 дней назад
The first song on "floored" called rpm is one hell of a banger. The music video doesn't do the actual song justice
@roadrsh7056
@roadrsh7056 26 дней назад
Lemonade and Brownies was one of my favorite albums. I lost interest the more pop they became.
@alhollywood6486
@alhollywood6486 28 дней назад
I thought this was about Psychedelic Bee!
@rnrtruestories
@rnrtruestories 28 дней назад
It is mentioned in the story
@alhollywood6486
@alhollywood6486 28 дней назад
​@@rnrtruestories Lol, should have watched the whole thing before I posted😂
@roymartin500
@roymartin500 28 дней назад
​@@alhollywood6486happens to the best of us.
@larrydanadavid2435
@larrydanadavid2435 26 дней назад
Sugar Ray recently played a sold out show to over 70,000 diehard fans. The epic concert took place inside Mark McGrath’s head.
@braudhadoch3432
@braudhadoch3432 18 дней назад
People love to hate beautiful people
@beezysbeatz4924
@beezysbeatz4924 27 дней назад
0:45 .....BRA, errrrrr, BRUH! 😅
@philsophkenny
@philsophkenny 20 дней назад
@MedalionDS9
@MedalionDS9 28 дней назад
The band caught a lot of shit for going poppier because of Fly despite they started out kinda wild and heavy punky and nu-metal like at the start.. I can appreciate both sides of the band tbh. I've actually been following their bassist, Murphy Karges, on youtube since the pandemic... he was talking about Sugar Ray songs, breaking them down, playing and teaching bass for Sugar Ray and other bands/artists he liked... cool guy.
@beezysbeatz4924
@beezysbeatz4924 27 дней назад
BRA, errrrrr, BRUH! 😅
@joendrsn
@joendrsn 27 дней назад
i thought they only had one or two songs??!
@monkiespukerabbits
@monkiespukerabbits 28 дней назад
I've honestly never liked the song Fly. It's catchy, but something about it annoyed the heck out of me from the 1st listen. Oh well, I'm sure my taste in music would annoy some people. That's the good thing, there's plenty of music for everyone.
@davidleeashkenazi8992
@davidleeashkenazi8992 10 дней назад
Wait, Sugar Ray and Crazy Town aren't the same group? what!
@x0rn312
@x0rn312 7 дней назад
A band named Shrinky Dink signed a 1 million dollar deal based on a video for a song called Caboose?
@Jaheguru
@Jaheguru 28 дней назад
Love me some Sugar Gay! 🥵
@stornkolson
@stornkolson 25 дней назад
Ay, the lil yachty record rocks. They're as nice as sublime
@robertwright1084
@robertwright1084 27 дней назад
Floored was a great album, the only song on that album I wasn't a fan of was "FLY", go figure LOL
@McMickitty
@McMickitty 27 дней назад
Carona Del Mark Highschool.... lol
@motorcity7137
@motorcity7137 27 дней назад
Looks like McGrath really cashed in to afford all that bad facial work
@beezysbeatz4924
@beezysbeatz4924 27 дней назад
11:15 .....wait, tf? 🧐
@claybecker13
@claybecker13 27 дней назад
Sugar gay
@Microtonal_Cats
@Microtonal_Cats 7 дней назад
I always assumed it, but now that I've heard all this, Every....single...Bit of their bio screams "talentless insecure posers"
@MedalionDS9
@MedalionDS9 28 дней назад
I remember the different versions of "Fly" on radio back in the day, without Super Cat, and without the rapping bit or even without the heavy guitars... it was ridiculous. Those elements are part of what makes the song... the song... it's a Reggae pop song... why is cutting out the reggae part necessary, or the rapping and heavy guitar section bad... just weird decisions all around.
@fnjesusfreak
@fnjesusfreak 27 дней назад
The version that got play here on Kiss 98.5 (WKSE) was the one without Supercat.
@livejay9062
@livejay9062 5 дней назад
I would have never guessed Mark McGrath would have been the guy that wanted to stay heavy. I absolutely hated Fly, and their pandering to 14 year old girls.
@user-cv8qe9ru8c
@user-cv8qe9ru8c 28 дней назад
Wow first on a sugar ray vid. Strange way to be first. Not expected
@keithmichael112
@keithmichael112 28 дней назад
Congratulations
@jonbourgoin182
@jonbourgoin182 28 дней назад
Answer The Phone is an underrated Sugar Ray song, it's like Sugar Ray going pop-punk
@garyv2498
@garyv2498 2 дня назад
LOL someone thought he was Vanilla Ice? C'mon. really?
@roymartin500
@roymartin500 28 дней назад
Ha! I used to have bleached tips like his, not because of McGrath as I was going to beauty school at the time and during our down time a few of the girls would do it. Btw, those were probably the best two years of my life, being one of three straight guys in 85 class size of girls/women. Those were the days!
@iyeetsecurity922
@iyeetsecurity922 25 дней назад
Only half of their first album was worth listening to in their career.
@childofthe80s
@childofthe80s 28 дней назад
Saved??? You mean that’s the song that got him the role in Sharkado 2?? Well whaddya know about that…?
@davidcastanuela7752
@davidcastanuela7752 26 дней назад
I couldn't finish this video. it turns out sugar is boring as hell
@Chris-vu2zk
@Chris-vu2zk 26 дней назад
SUGAR GAY
@beezysbeatz4924
@beezysbeatz4924 27 дней назад
13:00 ....sorry but its hard to take a dude seriously when he's wearing contour makeup and he's not in a Glam Metal band
@OneOfThePetes
@OneOfThePetes 28 дней назад
Christ, if they were called "The Tories", then they would have NEVER done anything in the UK.
@russell2910
@russell2910 28 дней назад
Fun fact..mark mrgraf was named after macgruff the crime dog . His uncle was smokey the bear. He turned a young fan into a dog in a magic trick.
@TranceMasterJack
@TranceMasterJack 27 дней назад
Scruff McGruff Chicago Illinois 60612
@gypsydildopunks7083
@gypsydildopunks7083 27 дней назад
Why have you neglected Propagandi? Canada's Best Political Punk band, probably North America's Best. They are awesome
@jimjohnson724
@jimjohnson724 27 дней назад
let's agree to one thing: one-hit wonders they were not... i think every morning is their best song though
@stewartdowouis9218
@stewartdowouis9218 28 дней назад
Their Howard Stern Show appearances are entirely responsible for their breakout success. Cannot be overstated.
@pamelapoulos5019
@pamelapoulos5019 25 дней назад
Sugar ray. Theor music eas as cringe worthy as Marks face lifts.
@suryadas6987
@suryadas6987 28 дней назад
Not sure how not liking rap music makes you "racist". 😂 Interesting video, bhai. I had no clue about McGrath's history. I just assumed he was just some jock.
@manvo
@manvo 28 дней назад
The dude narrating is Ai right? Like that's 100% a soulless look behind those eyes isn't it?
@zachpeat5076
@zachpeat5076 27 дней назад
No one liked him
@Matchaddict82
@Matchaddict82 28 дней назад
Band is horrible
@Kyle7K
@Kyle7K 27 дней назад
Have to agree with Mark on this one. Such a terrible and generic song. I call these songs "fly high in the sky" songs because there are so many of them, they are generic AF with only the most basic lyrics. Please stop with the "fly high in the sky" songs and put a little effort into writing something at least mildly creative.
@WatchingWithMyEyesClosed
@WatchingWithMyEyesClosed 27 дней назад
It’s so easy yet…you don’t have a hit just like it yet right? 🤣
@satansalley6526
@satansalley6526 23 дня назад
God these guys were just utter rubbish🤢🤮🤮🤮🤧😴🤮🤮🤧
@robsingletary2383
@robsingletary2383 16 дней назад
McGrath looked like he was in a Boy Band or sold jeans at Abercrombie or The Gap in the mall which is why in the late 90's he became the face of that band.....FACTS
@charliebosch3
@charliebosch3 27 дней назад
You make your podcast so interesting it's amazing I just wanted to let you know that Jesus loves you
@pollyanna147
@pollyanna147 28 дней назад
Sugar gay
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