Moxy Fruvous - Stuck in the 90s

[UmbraFracta]

Look up Oscar Biscet and tell me what a wonderful place Cuba is again.

[WanderingWombat]

Man, Jian looked so young...

[4Dark2Star0]

Why is it that Fruvous songs like "Stuck in the 90's", "The Gulf War Song" and others still ring true to this day, nearly 2 decades later? Please tell me I'm not the only one who has noticed this.

[YearOfCam]

Sorry, but why, of all the strong points on their debut disc was THIS the first single they offered up? Was it because their publicity team felt nobody would accept them for their true strengths, the pure a cappella stuff, like Lazy Boy, or their signature tune King of Spain? Was that too 'edgy' or something? Ask any fan: This should not have been the first single! It's like telling the Barenaked Ladies to release 'What a Good Boy' instead of 'If I had 1,000,000 dollars' - doesn't make sense...

[octopibingo]

They say when you're young and not a liberal it means you have no heart, and if you're older and not a conservative it means you have no brain.

How old are they?

[grecomic]

Thanks Jian, for reminding about the time I wore acid-washed jeans.

[mariejeanfrancis]

Check out Jian today. Look up QTV on Youtube. He's the man.

What a guy. I used to own a Moxy Fru vest!!! Bought it at one of their concerts. Classic.

[datalal624]

It's funny. They're singing about the '90s...but it could just as easily apply to this decade. ...unfortunately. *sigh* Also...I wish I'd got to see these guys before they broke up. They had such gorgeous harmonies. :(

[4Dark2Star0]

@datalal624 that is one reason I love (and miss) Fruvous... the harmonies.

and as for songs standing true even decades later (this song is now almost 20 years old). Point and case - The Gulf War Song. listen to that one, and tell me that doesn't still apply today

[datalal624]

@4Dark2Star0 I have heard "The Gulf War Song". And yes, it's very eery how easily it applies to today's wars in the Middle East.

[williamsroth]

Just amazing! One of my favorite bands of all times. Thanks for finding and sharing.

[pannoni1]

I was stuck in the '70s yesterday and early this morning, and finally MADE it back to the '90s with all of the disco and earthy designs... wait a second, "WHATTT?? It's now possible to be STUCK in the '90s?" I feel old....

[Rowlins]

Fruvous pretty much defined my teenage years. They left the scene just as unceremoniously as they came, and the music scene will never again see a band quite like them ever again. Whenever I wax reminiscent about Fruvous and I get the unavoidable puzzled look from whomever I'm talking too, I always feel proud that I heard the music, saw the shows, and that I was there.

[LEFT4BASS]

I miss the 90'sv :,(

[gwxk]

Wow, these guys can really sing.

[stevenuenosmith]

I went to school with Mike Ford. Awesome guy and true musician.

[fucknametheives]

Jian looks better with short hair. Way better than the-stick-insect-in-a-vat-of-p­ubic-hair look he had in this vid.

[pannoni1]

I have never sent a text message! I have never written a blog! I have never downloaded anything from iTunes! I don't own a piece of music that uses Autotune! Fuck the 21st Century!

[Jeebus]

Haven't seen this video since like 1994 so I thought I'd search it. I had NO IDEA at all that CBC's Jian Ghomeshi was the lead singer of this band.

My mind is blown.

[lkjlkj5546]

@Jeebus Jian is not the lead singer of Moxy Fruvous, Dave Mathews was the main lead singer, although there is a couple songs that Mike, Murray and Jian were the lead singers off. :)

[callmeparker]

Dave Matheson. Not Dave Matthews.

[ppl00125]

the last comment is the strangest, weirdest thing i have ever heard. He is yucky!!! Yucky i say!!!

[nmorrill]

he is not yucky!! but neither is he a sugary confection, i suppose.

(i would most likely give him a high five, and then maybe buy a regular hot fudge sundae and share it with him.)

[fucknametheives]

I want to do Jian with hot fudge and cherries on top. Yum.

[pannoni1]

I don't own an iPod! I don't listen to any music made since 2000!

[ukeeken]

Funny to see Jian with long locks, wailin on that tamborine. I want to see a reunion on Q!

[sheepflock]

Ye, much like others here, I also recently REdiscovered them, I last listened to them when I was like 8-11, so it's been a good 7 years :)

Brings back good memories, and now I listen to their music from a whole other point of view! They actually have plenty to say and many of their vocal arrangements are simply genius!

Let's make a petition for them to get back together :P

[Fitchman]

God I miss these guys...

[Fitchman]

sigh * we will always have Lafayette Square...

[enoeritas]

i just found out about these guys a month ago

they are just mindblowing though

im hooked

[sannitig]

I was 9 the first time i heard these guys around 1993... I just rediscovered them....I really wish they got back together...this is about the closest you can get to real music.

[theelimann]

I second that, people today have no style or taste or even talent. I can barely watch MuchMusic these days without wanting to punch someone in the teeth after watching for 15 seconds. But its just motivating me to create some tunes.

[missbookworm94]

@sannitig Totally agree, this is such great music. My sister can't stand it when I play Moxy Fruvous, she refuses to see the beauty of the music and the talent it takes to sing a cappella. They make me proud to be Canadian :D

[rustypshakelford]

they sound like wierd al

[Padre4321]

Sound exactly like Barenaked Ladies. Who came first?

[stphocas]

They came about the same time. 1988-89.

[anjiaoshi]

Früvous came first, but BNL were the first to get a major-label CD release. Früvous disbanded around the same time BNL went mainstream.

[cynthia2602]

Those who don't get it are so"stuck in the

90's. ..These guys are having such a blast and at the same time,trying to get the rest of us to "Get It"

[bb3ca201]

It's so weird seeing Jian in his younger days again. I, like so many others, wore out the tape (and many years later, bought a replacement at a good, old fashioned record store) when it first came out. Nostalgia takes over when I listen to this, and my sentiments are the same. Oh, for the 80's and 90's -- I miss them...

[ZennLa13]

Jian os so cute!

[sixtiescatfight]

Ha! I remember Jian went he worked at FAB on Queen Street. I'd go in there everytine I visited T.O. just to see him....I'm so glad to see he made a name for himself!

[pixoholic]

I love this song. They're frigging amazing.

[needlescrape123]

I love the fact that they all sing, and they are REALLY good singers!

[anjiaoshi]

And all baritones, which makes them easy for me to sing along with!

[epistrophy68]

I love the "Muskrat Love" undercurrent on this song. Totally brilliant. I only discovered this band a few months ago, long after they were done. Can't believe I missed out on them.

[rootinfinity]

I've never seen a fruvous video before. I LOVE this album. i listened to it like nuts when it first came out. these guys completely helped shape the way i sing. i have played this album so many times. thanks for this upload.

[joeyrahim]

I miss the 90`s, it was simple...welcome to a complex era, I am stuck in the 90`s, and lost.

[Bearfoot]

I'm stuck in the 80s my friend. I know the feeling.

[daysleeper236]

Jian Ghomeshi was so young back then! I listen to him on Q every night on CBC Radio. Moxy Fruvous reminds me of BNL. Awesome sound.

[UnstoppableDrew]

Man I miss seeing these guys live.

[rjnesbitt]

What a great friggin' band

[87falcon]

Brings back some child hood memories

[Ccacwd2]

I agree with atsooc's comment from 4 months ago. VIVA LA FRUVOUS!!!!!

[ELECTRAfied26]

Where did you get the videos?

[Dunkin256]

Maplemusic . com had them on some unlinked page. The url is maplemusic . com / artists / mox / media.asp

[mpfw]

I almost wish I would've gotten stuck in the 90s. Ahhh, Clinton, Grunge and a jadded sense of hope.

[Dunkin256]

Well said; I concur.

[jeffvanderhoeden]

@mpfw Clinton was a rapist, not someone I'd list as one of my favorite elements of the 90s. To each their own tho..

[starguard]

@mpfw So True

[Melegorm]

"Don't you know what it's like/to be lost and older?" Man - why can't there be more lyrics like this? An amazing and talented group.

[theElrin]

too Bad they stayed grass roots.

Great bunch of cats.

[delsara]

My little girls were born listening to this song..really...in the hospital. They were born to luv Fruvous. Funny the 90's were already over.

[atskooc]

the world would be a better place if fruvous were still together.

[ami2024ever]

IAWTC

[TheUmopepisdn]

Omg, did Früvous break up?

[j2n4me]

In like, 2001.

[Musicjuicebox]

soon i'll be thirty i don't want to be thirty

[dwitch]

I miss Fruvous! *sigh

[chiakinakaike]

LOL seems so few others (like me) have seen their videos, in spite of having seen them live so many times. :p  Thanks again, Dunkin256.

[BrowncoatFairy]

Thanks for posting this. Being from VA I never got a chance to see their videos, but got to catch 6 or 7 live shows. Wow they look so young in this video!

[ivorysista]

pure pleasure to the female senses to see jian ghomeshi singing and looking way too fine (when he still had his long hair). mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[DukeOfFortuneMan]

Beautiful. I've been a huge fan for a while. I've only seen a few music videos, though, keep it up.

[dexterriley]

Does anyone know if there is any video footage of River Valley off of Bargainville?.. that aside Terrific thanks for posting!!

[user192021]

Holy shit Moxy Fruvous!! I've seen them live. Super under-rated band.

[annathy]

Wow, I have seen them live numerous time, but never had a chance to see ANY of their videos.

Thanks!!

[jonoversion19]

haha, i love this song!

[gloamingchild]

Thank you SO much for uploading this, I've been a huge Fruvous fan since I first heard them in '94.

[Dunkin256]

No problem, fellow Fruhead. I just wish the video quality was a bit better, but the source video wasn't great to begin with. Copy of a copy, ya know.