ONTD Original: Where Are They Now? WGWG Edition

[sorryeden]

Long before there was Taylor Swift, there were white guys with guitars (WGWG) taking over the music charts in the early '00s. Close your eyes and imagine if Swift created an army of blonde Swifties who made music similar to hers. That's a chilling thought. It was kind of like that, in which it was hard to tell these guys apart. Without further ado

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[yonkers]

i have been a jason mraz stan since 2003. i recently found a recording of a show i went to in vancouver in 2004 and i listened to it and cried for an entire day lol.

[yonkers]

[xaristotlex]

unfortunately I've greatly disliked everything jason mraz has released for over a decade, but he was amazing back in the early-mid 2000s! he has an incredible voice and I still listen to his early live albums a lot. he's leagues beyond the others in this post despite his recent music imo.

also he lives in my hometown and I know a bunch of people who have run into him surfing lol

[williammiller]

Same here!

[picturemegone]

idk if Howie Day would apply here but he gives me similar vibes

Ghost is probably my fave

[sorryeden]

Omg I loved Collide ♥️

[crazyfreakyaj]

I loooooved the entire album Stop All The World Now. He recently came here to play at our more intimate jazz club settting.

[therearewords]

I'm tickled.

[hyperpop]

I hate that I still know these songs so well

I exclusively associate Bad Day with losing American Idol, what a legacy. I know Ryan from the Ashlee Simpson show (during the pinnacle of mtv reality programming), and idk if Dashboard Confessional counts but Chris Carraba was probably my fav WGWG from that era

[pi_lady]

This throwback, I had Hands Down on repeat for months.

[epicdonald]

ahh that time in history when every song sounded like it was written to be featured on grey's anatomy