| Counting Crows – Mr. Jones Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I have always felt like this song is a cautionary story about fame and the emptiness that often comes with dreams of stardom. The singer says that he wants to see himself on the television and that he'll finally be happy when everyone loves him. Mr. Jones could just be another version of the singer, or perhaps a fellow actor or singer who shares the same dreams. They hang out in bars and imagine the future, and just when they start to doubt their pursuit, the singer ends the song with "we're gonna be big stars", either as an honest statement or a shallow affirmation. Their dreams will pay off, right? |
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| Counting Crows – Mr. Jones Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I have always felt like this song is a cautionary story about fame and the emptiness that often comes with dreams of stardom. The singer says that he wants to see himself on the television and that he'll finally be happy when everyone loves him. Mr. Jones could just be another version of the singer, or perhaps a fellow actor or singer who shares the same dreams. They hang out in bars and imagine the future, and just when they start to doubt their pursuit, the singer ends the song with "we're gonna be big stars", either as an honest statement or a shallow affirmation. Their dreams will pay off, right? |
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| Terra Naomi – The Vicodin Song Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I love the piano music that accompanies this song! The song isn't just about drugs. It's a meditation on hopelessness that doesn't delve too deeply into despair. The singer is reaching out to someone. She knows that she needs help and a listening ear. |
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| Peter Bradley Adams – Los Angeles Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is such a beautiful song. I think that the "angels" he mentions are all of the people who traveled to LA in the hopes of achieving fame or some other unreachable dream. Some of them made it, but some of them became discouraged. Some of them even fell prey to the harsh lifestyle that accompanies fame. Los Angeles is characterized as a benevolent force that looks after these lost, discouraged angels. I think that the last line is particularly interesting: "your angels will go free". I believe that he is referring to all of the victims of Hollywood, both the living and the dead. When LA falls into the sea, it won't be a catastrophe because all of the people who are stuck in the glamorous purgatory of Hollywood will finally be free and at peace. This may be a decidedly metaphysical/supernatural interpretation of the song, but I couldn't help but picture the ghosts of tragic figures like Brittany Murphy, River Phoenix, and Heath Ledger all being set free from the simultaneously thrilling and terrifying city of Los Angeles. It was a beautiful image. :) |
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