↑ "Blues Traveler Chart History (Pop Songs)".↑ "Blues Traveler Chart History (Mainstream Rock)".↑ "Blues Traveler Chart History (Alternative Airplay)".↑ "Blues Traveler Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)".↑ "Blues Traveler Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".↑ "Blues Traveler Chart History (Hot 100)".↑ " Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9856." RPM.↑ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 2749." RPM.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ↑ Run-Around (US CD single disc notes).↑ This link shows all the songs that have been segued into for 2002.↑ Blues Traveler - Run-around on YouTube (VEVO)."Staten Island indie filmmaker's 'Dream' project gets screened a decade later". ↑ Reifer, Jodi Lee (November 30, 2010)."The Ultimate Nineties Alt-Rock Playlist". ↑ "100 Of The Best 90s Alternative Songs: When The Underground Went Mainstream".↑ "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995"."Songs From The Wood: 30 Years of Bearsville Studios". "The Poignant & Epic Saga of Featherhead and Lucky Lack" – 5:11.Track listingĪll songs are written by John Popper except "Trust in Trust", lyrics written by John Popper and music written by Chan Kinchla.
While Blues Traveler recorded part of the third verse as "I shall drink in and always be full / yeah I will drink in and always be full", Popper originally wrote the second line as "My cup shall always be full." When they perform the song live, the band uses the original lyrics. The last half of the song is sung as the normal version. However, when they perform this version, it is as a segue into another song. This new version of the song, referred to as "Fucked Run," brings out the depressed and slower side of the song that Popper felt when he wrote it. Starting in late 1998, the band began experimenting with a different sound. The band originally played the song much slower, as Popper wrote it to reflect a depressed mood however, they sped it up before recording it. In Blues Traveler's live shows, "Run-Around" has been played 997 times (as of February 2016) which is roughly 54% of the shows since its debut. The song was ranked number 76 in VH1'S 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s.
The name appearing on the license was misspelled as "Dorthy". Īlthough the video for this song shows a Kansas driver's license, the license shown was not the current design but instead the design the state used in the mid to late 1980s. She and the other three are quickly whisked away and the curtain is yanked shut by the club owner ( Ken Ober) as the song ends.
As Dorothy begins to realize something is amiss, her dog Toto slips past the bouncers and pulls open a curtain to expose the real band. Finding a club-goer passed out nearby, Dorothy transfers the stamp on his hand to her own and to the hands of her three companions, and they are able to get inside.īy this time, several brief shots of the actual band have been seen they are playing the song in a darkened back area, with several bouncers guarding the entrance, and the onstage group is only lip-synching and miming in time. They rush to the locked back door, where they catch a glimpse of the show. She is turned away by the doorman, as are three other people whose appearances resemble the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and Tin Woodman characters. Dorothy Gale (Diana Marquis), the main character of the story, tries to get into the club. The video for the song has a Wizard of Oz motif, with Blues Traveler playing behind a curtain in a nightclub while a young, "hip" and more "photogenic" group appears to be playing the song. She was also the subject of a later song, " Felicia". According to guitarist Chan Kinchila the two still remained close friends after the events of the songs. Popper had a crush on her, but was worried because they also shared a close friendship. The song tells of the relationship Popper had with original bass player Felicia. The 1994 show was significant because it took place at the famous CBGB and the show introduced a number of songs that were to be on their next album, Four.
The first full band performance of the song took place the next time it was played, February 21, 1994. "Run-Around" debuted on June 24, 1993, during a solo show featuring Blues Traveler frontman John Popper. ( November 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.