Remember Third Eye Blind? Their track ‘Semi-Charmed Life’ is a hot slice of 90’s action featuring the kind of upbeat, jangly acoustic guitar that could truly only exist in a pre-9/11 world:
For reasons that elude even the sharpest thinkers, Third Eye Blind were invited to play an event in Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which coincided with the Republican National Convention. It was a charity event clearly pitched at Republicans – given that the ambit of the evening was ‘pro-American anthems’. Oorah.
But they didn’t do what organisers clearly expected. They didn’t, for example, play any of their big hits, including Semi-Charmed Life. They did however play much, much less popular anti-Republican anthem ‘Non-Dairy Creamer’.
They also used the onstage banter as a platform to support tolerance and inclusion, which some in attendance would argue are not pro-American values.
Third Eye Blind tonite at #RNCinCLE event: We believe in tolerance, acceptance ???? (Followed by boos) pic.twitter.com/WPRIEMZmEp
— Tina (@tinpant) July 20, 2016
Despite boos, they persisted. Allegedly, they played ‘Jumper’, the closest thing to a hit on the setlist, but punctuated the performance with lines like “Raise your hand if you believe in science,” to a chorus of boos.
.@ThirdEyeBlind trolls #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/zXIKWdO5Hj
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) July 20, 2016
This was an obvious stitch-up, as you can tell from their gracious replies to tweets from attendees.
@LWhiteGRLprob good
— Third Eye Blind (@ThirdEyeBlind) July 20, 2016
Nice one, dudes. Now continue your ungracious slide into the annals of history.
Source: Vulture.
Photo: Getty Images.
