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At the moment, when the band's frontman John Rzeznikwrote "Iris," his life wasn't working out the way he wanted. It looked like Goo Goo Dolls reached their peak in 1995 with their song "Name." Confidence in his songwriter abilities deteriorated. Moreover, his marriage collapsed, so he was forced to stay in a hotel in Los Angeles. Rzeznik recalled t...
Official music video
The official music video was directed by Nancy Bardawil. The video presents Goo Goo Dolls performance along with the scenes of the movie City of Angels.
Live version
Goo Goo Dolls presented the song on Letterman in 1998. The band plays this song at most of their live shows. Johnny Rzeznik admitted, that when he performs the song live, he tries to get back into the moment of the original intention of that song, recalling what he was thinking and feeling during the songwriting. That puts him back in the mood to play it over and over again. The official live video from the live performance in Buffalo on July 4, 2004. Goo Goo Dolls performed "Iris" live at th...
Notable covers
Ronan Keating covered the song in 2006 for the album "Bring You Home." New Found Glory made rock cover for their 2007 album "From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II." Sleeping With Sirens made an acoustic version of "Iris" for their EP "If You Were A Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack." "Iris" was also covered by a great number of artists.
Acoustic guitar: Iris tuning (B D D D D D). Electric guitar: standard tuning(E A D G B E). Bass guitar: standard tuning (E A D G). Mandolin: standard tuning (G D A E).
The main difficulty in playing this song is unusual fingerings, as the acoustic guitar tuned to B D D D D D. Though, the song is played rather easy, as the song is based on chord and arpeggio playing when only one or two strings are fretted.
Mandolin lesson
You can check the mandolin tab for the song here.
TeamRock.com "'The Story Behind The Song: Iris by Goo Goo Dolls' by Henry Yates"SongFacts.com "'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls"SongFacts.com "John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls"AbsoluteGoo.com "Throwback Thursday - 1998 - Guitar World interviews Goo Goo Dolls"Videography. as Director (16) Music video credits for Nancy Bardawil. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls (1998), Slide by Goo Goo Dolls (1998), Cowboy Take Me Away by Dixie Chicks (1999), Celebrity Skin by Hole (1998), One Wild Night by Bon Jovi (2001).
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Nancy Bardawil is known for According to Greta (2009), Club Dead (1994) and Mötley Crüe: Afraid (1997).
Big Canvas Films was founded by film director Nancy Bardawil and nurtured by Laura Stepping, corporate vagabond. We produce films and illuminate the way for storytellers. We work the way we live - engaged, inspired and deliberate.
