

In case a half-minute of music on the show was not nearly enough ’90s-alt a cappella for you, you can listen to the full song online: HBO confirmed to Vulture that Girls used the version of “Semi-Charmed Life” the real-life Obertones put out in 2002 on an album called Stop/Review. It’s got everything you would hope for in an a cappella cover, including a slowed-down intro and far too much beat-boxing. In and of itself, that would be a fun, specific little a cappella grace note in the episode, but then, later, we actually get to hear the “Semi-Charmed Life” cover in question. It was a disaster.” Hannah defends the group’s cover of Third Eye Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life”: “It’s cozy!”

He complains, “He was so terrible at harmony that we had to arrange, like, ten ’90s alt songs for him. On tonight’s episode of Girls, Elijah talks about Facebook-stalking a guy who used to be in the Oberlin Obertones with him, who was cast as the male lead in Kinky Boots on Broadway. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: thirdeyeblind, thirdeye, thirdeyedblind, threeeyeblind, eyeblind. Watch popular content from the following creators: Jay D Stryder(jaydstryder), Music Archive(mtvarchive), Rock N’ Roll(exploringrock), karileigh(reginaphalange1219), Delayed toddler Parenthood(dadavidcoe).

Anyone who has spent time in or around college a cappella groups, whether or not by choice, knows of their love of cover arrangements, specifically needlessly baroque ones of songs from the mid-’90s. Discover short videos related to Third Eye Blind on TikTok.
