Dave Matthews Band - Rapunzel - Dave Forgets The Words

[nmoney53]

LOL thats funny, i couldn't remember all the words to every song either, he plays it off well!!

[oneANGRYelf]

He wrote most of all these songs so he can change them or sing it however he wants.  What's the big deal?

[BIGMAYNEGREGG]

this made me hate the dave matthews band so much

[somaplay]

he is a genius, he improvise some lyrics whenever he wants. Not just in this one, he do it a lot. and that's one of those things that makes he a genius, i think

[Petesheeah]

haha he forgets the lyircs every show. no biggie hes still the man

[vaulterman24]

that just goes to show you that dave matthews is an incredible performer

[everydaydmbfan]

hahahaha! its awesome how he can totally get away with something like that, cause he just makes it work so well.

[agw1491]

that's what makes him awesome

[SurrealOasis]

omg he was soooooo highh lol!

[futureal123]

you're retarded

[kadleckyle]

@SurrealOasis your an idiot. Cant stand every single person who feels the need to put he was soooo high or soooo drunk in every dave clip

[kmlol69]

he played that off rather well

[Baybutt99]

thats just how he rolls

[itsouryear97]

haha dave is the man

[pkboswell101491]

so ballin

[ashalilove]

Ha!Ha!Ha! Dave is the best!

[Saultyness]

Da da da dicky dah la la la la kiss me. Halirious.. He actually says "I can't think of what to say".

[okokok32]

haha that is hilaroius

[Arvfor3]

no surprise, he has a lot of songs....i like how he keeps singing even if he messes up

[20metalhead10]

did this song come out after crash? cuz this was from 1998. maybe he hadn't come up with all the lyrics yet and he was improvising.

that or he just plain for got the lyrics haha.

[dixoncassara]

Rapunzel was on Before These Crowded Streets, released in April 1998, so yes it already had official lyrics.

[fightingfoos]

This is an example of what to do if you do forget the lyrics when singing, good job :D

[josiahdallas]

if i had HUNDREDS of awesome songs I might forget a lyric or two sometimes as well.

[mitchelcollins]

he ovbiously didnt forget...

[mrkermit86]

dave didnt forget the words. he frequentltly goes impromptu when he's live. he's just getting into it makes the show more personal for the crowd. RIP Leroi

[TEEDUB2440]

yes he does at 23 seconds he says "I Cant Think Of What To Say"

[dmb0091]

you're an idiot:).. Did you listen to what he said.."i dont know what to say."?

[gravitywheel]

Oops, disregard that. Someone linked me to this from a message board post entitled "1994,", soI thought that it was going to be the instrumental Rapunzel jam from 1994.

[gravitywheel]

Dave did not "forget the words."

There were no words yet. The song wasn't actually written until a few years after this.

[Jaycie47]

Forget the words or not the he still sounds great.

[Drummerdude1639]

lol

oh and btw stefan needs to give me his dolphin...now...

[mainelova]

i stand with bbr89 !

[nodachislayer]

Dave's allowed to forget lyrics. He's written hundreds of songs. Don't mess.

And yea, the way he talks onstage isn't the way he talks in real life, it's a voice he uses when he performs because it's more interesting to hear than his regular voice. He would fuck up LOADS more if he were high on stage, and probably not catch himself like he does here.

[bbr89]

Dave's never high on stage you dumbmotherfuckers. Christ there's a comment like that on every DMB video. You're all fucking retards.

[srhslaxgoalie]

Oh and honestly, he's prolly high when he was singing (like he usually is). Has anyone tried texting while high? It's damn near impossible to go a full text without reading what you had typed before to remember what you need to type next. But he's of course best when he's high since every concert is different. No song that they play in concert sounds the same.

[JoshuaS99Blog]

what an ignorant post

[srhslaxgoalie]

Really.. REALLY?! I bet youre one of the people that have never even BEEN to one of their concerts. Unless you really think the way he talks during concerts is how he normally talks, then youre ignorant. What the hell makes you think that hes not in any way intoxicated? And dont say because how complicated his music is. I bet most of the people saying that he is have been to WAY more concerts than you. And the guy below me for that matter. No one said anything about him being shit-faced...

[Drmstrack]

Dave hasnt been high on stage in years. I've been to like 40 shows. I know. drunk sometimes sure. But high, hasnt been since like 2001

[srhslaxgoalie]

Hmmmm... drunk?? I'm nearly certain that it would be a hell of a lot harder to play drunk than high. Again, no one said COMPLETELY gone. Difference between a little blazed and trashed is profound.

[Drmstrack]

lol its different for different musicians. some play better drunk, some play worse drunk. some play better high some play worse then. It depends on everyones reactions to w/e it is they do.

[fol2005]

Dave hasn't been high on stage for a long time. It started when his girls were born. Now his pre-concert routine consists of a little bourbon, that's all.

[buff33]

yes really...you're dumb

[MjGmusic]

haha

[clacroix11]

My apologies for the post.

[OGjb88]

it occasionally happens. i.e. live trax ants marching he gets the versus driving here on this highway and goes to visit his mommy mixed up. it came out as drivin here on his mommy. but hes written alot of songs and hes a genius so you cant blame him

[simplecreativity]

I don't ever hold it gainst him. He and the band play so well that it doesn't matter; his scat singing and little made-up lyrics fill in the missing bits perfectly. Before I really got into listening to DMB, I always used to think stuff like this was intentional :P

[silvermaroon]

Dave doesn't forget any lyrics. He mixes 'em up like everyone else should and sometimes nothings comes to him on the spot and it turns into magical moments like this

[lotas87]

no, he DOES forget lyrics. you are right he does switch his lyrics up. For instance "halloween" is almost always different words.

BUT dave has publicly said many times he forgets the words to his songs. Watch VH1 storytellers with the band.

its not a fault though, hell, dave has written probably sixty to a hundred GOOD songs, I would forget some lyrics too.

[OGjb88]

lmao

[srhslaxgoalie]

Also, it's funny how when he says "cant think, of what, to say", it goes well with the timing of the song. Epitome of a jam band for real haha

[Drmstrack]

He does it alllllllll the time(forgets the lyrics). Especially on rapunzel. Find one live version of rapunzel with the exact same lyrics as on before these crowded streets and i'll give ya 40 bucks. Its prolly cause there are so many lyrics in so many of his songs that he does this. Notice, a lot of his newer songs have very easy, repetitive lyrics.

[JayBTV]

Yes but he doesn't always sing "Can't Think of What to Say" - perhaps I should rename this....

[Drmstrack]

Oh yeah i got that part and heard that part, but im just stating its crazy how he always fumbles around

[pridesranger]

Hes probably drunk lol ?

[srhslaxgoalie]

...Or high lol.  It's funny because he does that "scat" type of singing all the time and had he not said anything, people probably wouldve not even noticed lol.

[justinm5892]

haha yeah really

[clacroix11]

Didn't Dave Matthews write this song? I find it hard to believe he forgot his own lyrics.

[dre2142]

?? He forgets his lyrics all the time.

[clacroix11]

But if they're his lyrics, he's not forgetting them. He's just revising them. :-)

[shwam17]

Hes written over 200 songs. Hes bound to forget a few lyrics. This is awsome though

[kidcooker]

no cock sucker hes not revising them hes the fukin man and can do what he pleases ok bitch wtf is with the smily face fag anyway awsome vid it made me laugh my fuckin ass off!

[ajdrabenstot]

hahaha dave is such a badass

[Roose63]

It's debateable. I don't think he missed but I could be wrong.

[MikeNee123]

looks like stefan didnt even notice that dave messed up

[onikinhas]

I think he did, I guess he just couldn't believe it for a second or two. You can see he takes a look at Dave at the last second, and I had the impression he was giggling.

[Kgmacattack]

yeah, he improvises a lot ofcourse because its a jam band, and thats how dave rolls, but he def messed up. I don't think he messed up radio city though.. could be wrong

[akangell]

yeah, it's on When the World Ends. He just starts to go into the wrong verse (actually, wrong chorus, but that sounds kinda funny) and then quickly catches himself and switches back to the correct one.

[Sodamlucky27]

Where?

[guitarguy31]

Thats funny, I do that all the time. What makes it really funny is I forget words I wrote!

[maskedmarauder]

he messes up all the time,like on radio city with tim. i forget the song i think it's #2 on the disc he sings a wrong verse and goes back to what it should be. he's human...i know i cant remember every word to every song.

[JayBTV]

The rare thing about this clip is that he sings "Can't think, of what, to say"....

[akane173]

no he definitely did forget, in an interview he said that he forgets the words all the time and just mumbles to cover it up

[swilber08]

actually nvm lol

my bad

[swilber08]

he didnt forget, its improvisation

he does that all the time

[b2squared]

Too Funny.....haaaaaaa

[brammurti]

mwahahaha he owns the show

[jimstocool]

thats hillarious. gotta love him