With lyrics like "I want to wake up where you are" and "And what you are is beautiful," the upbeat "Slide" is easy to sing along with and is often thought of as a love song, but it's not. It's actually about a teenage couple facing a major life issue.
Goo Goo Dolls vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik said the song is about a pregnant teen girl, who was raised in a Catholic family, and she and her boyfriend are deciding whether to get married or have an abortion (via BuzzFeed). Available on YouTube, the popular video was shot by Nancy Bardawil in downtown Los Angeles near the El Dorado Hotel, according to VH1's "Pop Up Videos," and Bardawil used a 100-year-old camera to film parts of it. She also put water over the lens to achieve a blurred effect in the diner scenes. The song has also been used in televisions series, including "Dawson's Creek," "Bates Motel," and "The Duchess" (via Songfacts). The Goo Goo Dolls are still touring 25 years later, and you can bet, they're still playing "Slide."
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