smash mouth-why can t we be friends

[runedscope]

Honestly like this version better than the WAR one

[kelindo07]

Jjajajajaja this band makes me feel happy and moves all my body !!

[RadialCreations]

because you have been in jail for 10 years.

[IVIaedhros]

Hmm, I like the instrumentals and I like the voice, but it seems too fast.

[BroncoFanForever1]

I'm not crazy but, at about 0:57 am i seeing Michael Jordan?

[jachapa2]

MTV SHOWING MUSIC?!?!?! WHAT?!?!?!?

[dobh1]

240p..... we meet again

[Natedogqwe1]

the original is better.

[enbuoh1234]

they ruined it.....

[MrEhbaw]

I See u Walkin down the china town? ahahahah

[Slalza]

only if real life could be solved just like that...

[killerbetch]

i always thought it was sublime ahaha >....<

[Zman200111]

Check out sublimes cover

[mjrox2sing]

It's funny that at camp everybody always sung the firstpart of this and I had no clue wht they were singing. 2 days after this video pops up in my recomendations xD

[3drunkenturtles]

is it me or are there stereotyps in here like a white cop hastling a black guy and an indian dude driving a taxi

weel this is truly akward

[LavosXII]

eggs..

[JoswaR7]

Listen to the original cover by Reel Big Fish. So much better!!!

[lowriderbandfan]

@JoswaR7, The original song, recorded in 1975, is by the band WAR. Reel Big Fish never covered this. Peace.

[CeilingF4n]

@lowriderbandfan actually, they did. You're on the easiest website in the world to confirm this too.

[lowriderbandfan]

@CeilingF4n, Which I suggest you look into. Go to Reel Big Fish (official) facebook page. Straight from the the Reel Big Fish's text, "that would be Smashmouth". So I say again, Reel Big Fish has never covered this. Peace.

[BLACKOUTMK2]

Because you killed my family! There, question answered.

[dlwatso15]

The only way you can play this song is if you do it ska style. This song describes ska. Gotta love people skanking in a smashmouth video.

[RaffNolan]

the guy below me is retarted

[MrMagicUnicornPerson]

The guy below me tried to post a funny comment

[hahaNOify]

22 people dont have any friends

[chilleffect]

This song is awesome. Yeah, WAR was great by making this song back in '74.

[chantel3279]

Love this song brings back some pretty good memories :)

[thatguyinurroom69]

this song may be repetetive but its great all the same :) and if cops just started dancing when they pulled me over id love the police

[ashlynnhartt]

i wish people with unusually colored wigs would randomly start dancing ontop of tables in real life......

[skipperbub]

1:49 Looks like Louis Theroux, hehe :)

[PapaCzu1990]

this version kicks ass

[thewaygirlpeg]

Nooooo too fast! has to grooooooooooooooove

[jdawg1226]

This version sucks

[Imagine1world5]

@ vulcanstriker . Are you really ? Justin Bieber is 16 ... A KID!!! Grow up!

[theepicvideomaker110]

THUMBS UP IF U LIKE THAT COP AND BLACK GUY DANCING :D

[J0P0Productions]

19 People can't be our friends.

[LoserMillionaire]

why can`t we be friends , attitude, forever. 

[gabbahey66]

fucked up a good song

[txcambyism]

Why can't we be friends? because, you don't like me....

[AnilaLeon]

I want the doggie .^_^

[TheSkullisher]

nice intro sounds at guitar

[jackbliss]

I love Smash Mouth but this version kinda spoils a classic :(

[frantowntyson]

it was cool up to 0:33

original was 100000000000000000000000000000­00000000000000etc. times better

[Malunat13]

lmao at 1:38

[Aranx2o]

This is gay. :D

[TheYanimer]

@Aranx2o Yeah! is gay but i like it!

so what!

[vulcanstriker]

music is truly the way to bring people together........ except Justin bieber's, we are brought together to kill him

[GivinUReasonsToHate]

@vulcanstriker I THINK WE WILL BE GREAT FRIENDS

[blanbproductionshd]

@vulcanstriker well as long as we are all in agreence here. grab your forks and torches. beiber must be taken to the stake

[burhandouche]

@vulcanstriker indeed

[mmrhappyman]

@vulcanstriker amen

[Diosdepunteos]

@vulcanstriker lolololololololololol That comment make my day

[TheMarioo0]

@vulcanstriker hahaha wooord

[jjfan4824]

@vulcanstriker You just contradicted yourself.. it is more like "especially Justin Bieber's, we are brought together to kill him.." "Except" excludes him from bringing people together.

Brain's aren't needed to get thumbs up I guess.

[vulcanstriker]

@jjfan4824 THATS what was wrong. I always thought that there was something wrong about it, but i didn't know how to delete the comment at the time. I wasn't even aiming for thumbs up but thanks!

[studdedskull]

@vulcanstriker this doesent mean that i like him but why does everybody hate justin bieber??

[vulcanstriker]

@studdedskull Something about him just isnt right. It's like a dog sense when they dont like someone.

[CiV1LiZ]

@vulcanstriker Why can't we be friends? :D BE FRIEND WITH EVERYBODY!

[gladiussecus]

why can t we be friends?? hoo yeah, know i remember, fuck you, hahaha

[SCRUMPCIOUS59]

hahah i thought this was sublimelol

[evilass334]

i swear to god for the longest time i thought this song was from reel big fish -.-

[FedoraRanger]

@evilass334 Well they do have similar styles of music

[Chelms101]

the best part is :56 to :58

[sman3424]

i love how people care so much about other peoples youtube comments

[1fires]

war is better not battle war

[pinglauwa]

Wow.. This is bullshit.. What's up with Guy Fiery playing music?...

Go listen to some proper rock (Hint: Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Cream, Chuck Berry, Freddie King etc.)

[devon00789]

@pinglauwa if you don't like this music, why'd you listen to it you dooche bag.

[pinglauwa]

@devon00789 I love how the general reply for people that have no real arguments is ALWAYS "If you don't like it why are you here?"

Let me tell you why I'm here. I'm here because I was listening to the Orginial song by "WAR" And saw this version in the recommended. I was curious, who knows. It might have been good.. It wasn't. That is why I am here.

(Douche*)

[fatboy2800]

@pinglauwa I think the question you should be asking yourself is, why can't we be friends?

[pinglauwa]

@fatboy2800 Because I don't like insults.. And this verison is an insult towards the original version.

[pidrgu]

@pinglauwa did u come on this page JUST to bash this band? o.0 wow man. what did u hope to accomplish. we are smashmouth fans

[ChuckNorris924]

I suppose this was when MTV actually played music videos

[iCoffees]

WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS? WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?

Worst song ever.

[2StepMurder]

It's only now I realize how ridiculously lame his hair is...but i bet it was cool back then lol :P

[MasterRamsobi]

Why can't we be friends? A W E S O M E !

Why can't we be friends? S M A S H M O U T H

Why can't we be friends? R O C K S !

Why can't we be friends? THE SONG DOES, TOO!

[gameboy1833]

I like dat part when he askz why we cant be friends

[gameboy1833]

Personaly, I like this version better, but i always will have to give creddit to an original, still, there is absoulutley no reason to dis smash mouth. because theyre a perfictly good band

[savedbygrace430]

i like smash mouth i just have to go with WAR on this song

[JAHChrisJAH]

ah gawd they fucked up the song

[TheWookiepower]

Great song.

[StressFreeWorldWide]

original is better, nobody is original anymore

[jesseEar528]

totally ruined the song

[rsguides4you1]

@jesseEar528 ur stupid

[jesseEar528]

@rsguides4you1 well said, bitch.

[YERZON2007]

SMASH MOUTH IS A AWESOME FUCK GREAT SINGER ARGEE WITH ME PEOPLE

[stratosphera1001]

Genial =)

[Hh4hooch26]

Half of smash mouth looks like the same person lol

[Coolinbnyoncrack]

This is such a goofy interpretation of the song, but it's not really bad at all. It's an interpretation and should be treated as such.

[gigagroove]

Interesting band, I'd heard so much about them, like their vibe. Seem pretty cool, although the War version hits home harder, there's is a fresh approach. Respect. No more corporate wars.

[milky5432]

@gigagroove yer theres a bit to much tempo in this :L

[musicislife123465]

wow crappy band and not that great of a song

[zackirwin6001]

I like wars better, sorry smash mouth.

[therealsteamingpile]

How to Ruin A Great Song 101

Wow this versions sucks

[Spaghetti745]

Wars version is definitely better. 

[eiddie98]

This is Just a Faster Version OF Wars Version >_>

[ZyxthePest]

I'm a little perplexed about why people don't understand the concept of a cover song...but whatever.

[TheDeafknight]

this sucks ass

[nedlobnorac]

so much than wars version i like this one from 0:00 to 3:10

[left4deadsparta23]

i like this version better :D

[ViirusFTW]

Want a youtube Background?

Message me.

1600 ms points for BG + Logo

[InitialDrifterZ]

XD the black people who dance in this video are hilarious! I love this song

[danigsl]

teeemazoooo xDDD

[grasspie]

not better than the orginal version... But then you could say Nothing is better than the original

[UglyDolls2]

@grasspie yer right i dont really like it ether

[ULTIMATECOOLDUDE1234]

ah man, my first album! FUSH YU MANG!

[Kyle1996ish]

HORRIBLE version

[Slaught1004]

MAN,,,,,SUCH A GUD CLASSIC

[rosariofan101]

@Slaught1004 yea i know right

[Rubanas]

Opening was good, but it is too fast for this song.

[FroznYogurt]

This video is so 90's haha. I love this song!

[Alle1222]

what type of music is this called? Like.. fast rock, trumpet and fast singing? Cuz I'm looking for a song that have the same rythm as this one called My superman or just superman.. I'm not really sure. It's really killing me! I have to find that song! someone knows the bands name, tell me!

[Jellydan18]

@Alle1222 Maybe you are talking about Superman by Goldfinger, hope this helps :S

[andhellomyneighbor]

@Alle1222

Songs that sound like fast rock, fast singing, and usually have trumpets is SKA.

[entertheunbound]

@Alle1222 the style is called ska, the song you're probably thinking of is superman by goldfinger. other ska bands you can try are reel big fish, sublime, and 311

[edalchemy]

dang, what happened to this group!!?! want em back with this style of music!!

[darkraie]

bad ass song

[skirm123]

Why did u destroy this classic song?

[thebingandbongshow]

its funny its a bar filled with white people and then a black guy pops up at 0:56.

[CrazyLegs911]

WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS!??!?! *Cry*

[Rofl33t1]

WAS THT LEWIS

[jcfan1000]

its sad when someone make an awseome song and then someone has to redo it and ruin it. i bet that half the people who like this song haven't heard the original and give these guys credit.

[lowriderbandfan]

@jcfan1000, Hi, that's great that you give RESPECT to the originators of this song. Personally, as a WAR fan I don't mind this version, because it brings back to the younger generation, a classic song. But the original artists should never be forgotten, no matter what version you prefer, and they are still out there on the concert circuit performing this song and all their great WAR songs, but they are now known as the LOWRIDER BAND. Peace.

[jmzeldafan]

this music came out in final destination 4 but different

[lowriderbandfan]

@jmzeldafan, In Final Destination 4 that was the original version by WAR. Peace.

[bioshock013]

well um if you like the war version why are you watching this lol?

[oldehove1]

Great song!

Brings back memories of a great time in cold lake canada. Ask the taps bar personell if they like this song hehe!!

[Alphagirl27]

war sings it WAAAY better my cat sleeps to wars and he ran to this crap

[kylelegend]

pause at 0:53 thts why we cant be friends

[Machinegunkitteh1]

they killed this song war sings it better

[Famguy279]

@Machinegunkitteh1 boo hoo go listen to war then you big baby.

[PastaRastaKing]

@Machinegunkitteh1 nah smash mouth owns this song makes it enjoyable, sort of like you just want to get up and dance =P

[findurlove4707]

my dads birth day

[BurnAfterEating]

they fucking ruined it . a Ska version of a great fusion song i mean really, what the hell.

[lauriipink95]

Mola mucho



[anthony21266]

@lauriipink95 you mean mucho malo?????

[jaikoda1]

i luv dis song

[Deisy5086]

i remember my fried singing this song b4 a game my reply was"there r 2 many reason why we cant be friends josh"

[jjrc1414]

smash mouth rocks.

[supervegeta1345]

smash mouth best rock band

[stickdudeking777]

@supervegeta1345 Best might be stretching it. They're a good beach rock band.

[LaLiZ3407]

i love this song. it always make me smile :))

[freakzilla100]

who the hell dislikes this song.idiots thats who

[Deisy5086]

@freakzilla100 actually the people who like the other version might dislike this one =) i like this one better though

[freakzilla100]

@Deisy5086 well i mean this song in general but what eve

[yoyopopqwerty]

ok its waaay better when well ANYBODY else sings it

[rawr5443]

He reminds me of Emeril Lagasse

[MsDance2themusic]

@rawr5443 ??????? how???? now that u mention it he reminds me of Guy Fieti or watevr the dude from diners driveins and dives last name is

[PoohShooes]

this is ok i guess..lolwhen i was small this was my favorite band

[theblahman]

nah, not for me, the war original just has this great slow laid back quality to it that is as important to the song as the music and the lyrics, this version just has a rushed quality that kinda offends my ears a bit,

[MsDance2themusic]

@theblahman thts cuz this version has a whole diffrent meaning

[lowriderbandfan]

@MsDance2themusic, I don't feel this version has a different meaning to WAR's original, just a different beat. I personally like both versions of this song, but am biased towards WAR's original because I am a WAR fan. I do give props to Smash Mouth for recognizing a great song and putting their spin on it, but I don't want people to forget where it all began. Peace.

[MsDance2themusic]

@lowriderbandfan i see where ur coming from but i do think the meaning is a bit different. i actually like this version better.

[theblahman]

@MsDance2themusic yeah lowriderbandfan is spot on there, its the same song presented differently, the only other meaning it could have is to piss of War fans

[gokukzl]

love this song i singed it and played it on guitar at school talent show

[steve13rock]

a perfect cover!

[gokukzl]

yeah

[KohryuTheMetalMole]

This song is gud, just not as gud as the original.

[Alien8990]

Sounds like a song The Beatles would do, heheh.

[Aristeo509]

I like the one by War better, but this one's okay.

[MrCraigary123]

i have this song on a sublime cd

[morbidflorist12]

come back mid-90's....

[billyboy892]

fuck! I tought this was Reel Big Fish!

[TheAdamrodriguez]

i like the song but not the video

[BynineB]

Sing this song, and people fighting will instantly begin to breakdance!

Dude!

[karlaluvvyy]

i love this sonnnnggg!!!!amazing..my music is so diverse

[ethe09]

that should tell the other countrey in war wtih my countrey the usa that we have peace that should be the usa message song for peace in war

[THEBADDOG117]

JAJAJAJAJA QUE CHIDA SALU2

[severnaparklaxer2]

so this isnt by sublime

[danyRo123]

I thought this was by sublime!!!!!!

goddamit! ruined my day!

[CoryLX]

@danyRo123 Fail.