Blind Melon - St. Andrew's Fall (Live on 2 Meter Sessions, 1993)

American rockband Blind Melon perform 'St. Andrew's Fall' of their 1995 record "Soup" on Dutch music show "2 Meter Sessies". Filmed on November 10, 1993.

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About 2 Meter Sessions
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Based in the Netherlands, 2 Meter Sessions is an independent, ongoing (new) music platform with a great legacy. Monthly we film 3 to 4 sessions with promising and breakthrough acts from all over the world.

Many well-known acts have visited the show; from James Taylor, Elliott Smith and David Crosby to Damien Jurado, Ben Howard and Josh Ritter, via Radiohead, Nirvana, Coldplay and Foo Fighters. Archive footage can regularly be seen in (theatrical) documentary movies, like “Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (with footage of our session with INXS, filmed in 1997), “Heaven Adores You” (with footage of our session with Elliott Smith, filmed in 1998) and “All I Can Say” (with footage of our session with Blind Melon, filmed in 1993).

The show started back in 1987 by radio presenter Jan Douwe Kroeske. On his popular national radio show he persuaded New-Zealand band Crowded House to play a couple of songs. The response of the public was so great, that 2 Meter Sessions quickly became a household name. In 1993, the show made a successful transition to national television. From there the show became a national phenomenon, for over 10 years, with filmed sessions of new talent, breakthrough acts and arrived career artists. Almost a million of 2 Meter Sessions cd’s were sold in the Netherlands.

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#BlindMelon #ShannonHoon

[petemainacc]

This band was so good. Each of them adding small elements without attempting to hijack the song.

[irisliniado]

Whenever I hear him I become 16 again.
I always wanted to be 16, and free.

[cameronnorton]

Dude I found out there is a super sad story behind this song.

"One night we were playing in Detroit at this old church that had been converted into a music hall, called St. Andrew's Hall. And after the show, we were standing up in our dressing room, and it had these windows so you could look down and see all the people leaving the club. And I was standing there looking out when I noticed all these people starting to congregate over on the corner. We were arguing about a monitor mix or something stupid from the gig, I don't know. But my attention was caught by all these people on the corner. I thought man... is there a fight going on or something? Then I see someone point up and I look and there's this girl on the edge of the building, 20 floors up. It wasn't someone from the show; it was a hotel next door to the club. I was like, 'Holy s--t, you guys, there's a girl up there.' We had the most horrific view.

There's about two hundred people, all watching by now, and of course you get all the heartless ones that start heckling and screaming when you should really understand that someone for whatever reason is deliberating life or death here. It was unbelievable. There were people yelling 'Jump!' I thought, 'My God, what's going on here?' All of a sudden there was this dead calm, and this girl stood up and she jumped, and we were all standing there. And I mean it seemed like it took forever for her to fall. It was one of those situations where you don't want to look but something in your mind makes you watch and will not let you take your eyes away from it, because you're going to learn something from it. I mean, not only did I learn that monitor mixes were irrelevant to life, it just... phoosh! Nobody was able to say a thing for the next three hours. We just got in the van and drove. Rogers [Stevens - Blind Melon guitarist] had actually left the hall and was down on the street when it happened. It was something that really scarred us all. She was just 26, and no one knew why she jumped. She took her secret with her. They thought she might have tested positive for AIDS, but she wasn't. She wasn't pregnant, she had a job... she just suffered from depression. It could have been anybody. It was really sad. And that's what 'St. Andrew's Fall' is all about."

[maryhannahsmith]

This version is so beautiful. He had such an amazing voice. RIP Shannon❤

[EVLDED]

4 guitars! 4 Guitars to make this wall of Blind Melon sound. Their riffs have always been so amazing!

[ricardoburil]

Shannon reminds me somewhere in a good place. Used to listen Blind Melon during 90's with my brother and we still listen 20 years after, with the same love.
Eternal Shannon!

[theskepticalskeptic]

The 2nd half of this song gives me absolute chills - powerful

[mh-sofk]

The great Shannon Hoon! Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.

[kevinclair]

Im so blessed to have seen them twice.

[jdm]

Such a beautiful man. Rest easy Shannon ❤

[Vercingetorix.Rising]

For me, this is it . Their greatest moment.
Maybe the greatest moment ever, just, in the world

[caliblue]

Ong this is the best ever. Literally an angel in our presence 💜

[paulinacarlisle]

Shannon makes daisies and sunshine float through my brain precious soul .. he's all around us 💛

[HaleXF]

Long live the '90s! Miss those days much.

[MarcoZJ]

There are angels who cannot stay here too long, He immediately calls them back to His side.

[DragondelRey]

2:20 discover blind melon was a experience cant describe
pink floyd as well, same feeling...

[bradleylovej]

What an incredible song! Their collection is so deep, you can just stumble across great songs easily with this band

[PaulWalker-ts]

So many people don't know how sweet this music is. Buy the sky

[Rustybits]

This is my favorite song from them. Can't get enough!

[wirmeth]

Amazing voice of Shannon! He sang so effortlessly, flawlessly beautiful. I did not know about this live session! Thank you for sharing this.