| Jeremy Fisher – Singing On The Sidewalk Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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SunFest August 26th, 2006 Interview Most of the songs Jeremy plays have been tried out on various city corners, but “Singing On The Sidewalk” was actually written curbside in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. “I came up with it out of frustration when people weren’t stopping to listen,” Jeremy recalls. “I’m singing to the suits walking by that won’t look me in the eye, the street kids that always give me change, the drunks who always beg me for change, the Christians that try to convert me, the empathizers who think I’m homeless and leave nasty tuna sandwiches in my case, the girls who leave their photos and phone numbers in my case and my girl at home that I look so forward to seeing at the end of the day.” |
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| Jeremy Fisher – Lemon Meringue Pie Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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SunFest August 26th, 2006 Interview The incidents in this song actually happened to Jeremy quite literally. “After I’d written the song I realized that it’s the ultimate metaphor for teenage sexual experimentation,” Jeremy reflects. “That awkward, wonderful time, when you live your life in constant anticipation of discovering yourself and what lies ahead.” |
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| Jeremy Fisher – High School Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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SunFest is August 26th, 2006 Interview While penning “High School,” Jeremy remembered the awkwardness of a specific event. “I once went to a wedding reception and sat at a table with a guy I used to hang out with in High School. We went back and forth for a good half hour about all the stupid things we did back then and briefly touched on what we’d been up to since we were 16. Then he asked me how one of my relatives was doing and I couldn’t for the life of me figure out who the hell he was talking about. It turns out he thought I was someone else and I had to jog his memory as to who I was.” |
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| Jeremy Fisher – Shooting Star (In Spite Of It All) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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SunFest is August 26th, 2006 Interview Written about the deep regret Jeremy felt over one of his childhood friends who slipped off the edge of society due to psychological and drug problems. “Writing ‘Shooting Star (In Spite Of It All)’ helped me accept that it happened and understand that beating myself up for something I didn’t do is not going to help the situation.” |
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| Jeremy Fisher – Lay Down (Ballad Of Rigoberto Alpizar) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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From a news article: “When I think of politics or what politics has become, it’s so far from anything you can actually do in terms of songs. For me, if I bring up an issue that could be seen as political, I’m bringing it up for the reason that I see some kind of human element in there – that’s what makes the story interesting for me,” clarifies Fisher from British Columbia. “I’ve never thought that music in itself could change policy or it could really sway people – really, you’re preaching to the choir when you’re writing a song that has a political bent. “But, if you go after the human element of it – like [the song] “Lay Down (Ballad of Roberto Alpizar.” It doesn’t really take a side, it just says that maybe this passed, and there should’ve been some more discussion,” he continues when speaking of the song that tells the tale of a man who was murdered by an air marshal in a Miami Airport. “Maybe it wasn’t about right or wrong, maybe it’s about the greater picture – maybe it’s about democracy and human lives and how we treat people with mental disabilities. There’s a million different ways you could go, so I think the important thing is to tell the story and try to open up a different perspective. I don’t think songs as political statements really work.” http://www.pulseniagara.com/viewstory.php?storyid=3924 |
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| Jeremy Fisher – Scar That Never Heals Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Pulled this from a news article: The newest single is "Scar That Never Heals," the title for which is taken from a proverb of the Acholi people of northern Uganda -- "poyo too pe rweny," which translates as "death is a scar that never heals." Fisher says the song is a "love story" between a child and the country she grew up in. |
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