Gran Torino

I can't believe I'm the first to comment. Well the song seems to be what the movie revolves around, which is forgiveness and redemption.
These streets are old They shine with the things I've known And breaks through the trees Their sparkling

Your world Is nothing more Than all The tiny things You've left behind This is refering to the fact that everything changes in life accept for what you do not allow to change the Gran Torino his house these never change he is a prisoner to the Gran Torino and his way of life. He cherishes the car and it is the only thing that he has that gives him joy. Despite the atrocities of war and the things he confesses the Gran Torino is what keeps him sane almost and happy. When he confesses he no longer needs the car or anything he is at peace and he knows even if he is gone what he had done or had "the Gran Torino" will live on and be his legacy, a good memory or an accomplishment.

'Gran Torino' is a very powerful, nostalgic ballad. It really makes me think of how bittersweet memories of your life can be. Imagine looking back and having regrets, big regrets, and feeling pain. This song really moves me. I was born in the seventies so I have some nostalgia about muscle cars and what they mean to me. Whenever I see one whether it's cherry or not, I'm back in my head, back in the past, when they were all over the streets. The music, my family, how I used to be so full of hope for the future, my future. Now, I'm not innocent anymore. Times are tough, being an adult is tough, and sometimes I wish I could know what it feels like to be so full of hope and innocence again. That's what that song means to me.

I wrote this from far far away East Asia, a small island country Taiwan. That’s the power of great music, isn’t it. I have loved Clint Eastwood’s later movies for a long long time, and always admired his music for his films. But “Gran Torino” is not just something you fall in love with. It is like you got struck, instantly, by a hard blow of regretfulness, a unexpected reminder of those beautiful values you once treasured dearly but you gave up along the way, because you compromised to the commonness, or you just forgot somewhere in the past. Other than the solemnly touching melody (I think of it as the soul of a song), the great beauty of the lyrics (as well as the film itself) lies in the insistence of both tenderness and strength, of being gentle and also being firm. I guess guys understand the coexistence of such conflicting emotions best through their beloved vehicles! Stand to your principles, accept its bitter consequences. Dignity never come lightly. So difficult. Therefore, so beautiful.

Oh man..... What a beautiful song. Full of beauty and bittersweetness.

Jamie sings it just perfectly, with the right amount of melancholy.

For me this is an instant classic and a beautiful ending to the Eastwood movie.

"The world is nothing more than all the tiny things you've left behind..."

I love Jamie Cullum. His way of expressing bittersweet melancholy is unique. So after watching the movie, this tune made su much sense... The lyrics couldn't be more perfect. Deep and simple at the same time. That line "The world is nothing more than all the tiny things you've left behind" says to me everything about the main subject of the film and the fragility of our lives. It really touched me, brought me to tears like old Jamie tunes.

What a powerful song for a powerful movie. It really does sum up the movie.