“But Anyway” by Blues Traveler

"But Anyway" leads off Blues Traveler, the jam band's self-titled 1990 debut. John Popper and Chan Kinchla wrote it, and it rolls along with the easy, rambling swagger of a band that would rather stretch out than sit still.

It took its time finding a wider audience. Six years on it climbed to number 5 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart and to 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40, the same year the band turned up in the comedy Kingpin, playing it over the closing credits in Amish clothes. The video leaned on that gag, cutting clips from the film in among concert footage from assorted venues.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.