At least realize that my original intention when commenting on this song was to state that this song WAS INDEED inspired by a situation involving a suicide.
And, my own fault being that I stated that the "person" in this song "jumps to his death", what I should have said, was this person is contemplating jumping, maybe thinking that's the best solution.
David Lee Roth: "Jump" is a song that we wrote for several different reasons, primarily because it is leap year and secondly, because I was watching television one night and it was the five o'clock news and there was a fellow standing on top of the Arco Towers in Los Angeles and he was about to check out early, he was going to do the 33 stories drop - and there was a whole crowd of people in the parking lot downstairs yelling "Don't jump, don't jump" and I thought to myself, "Jump." So, I wrote it down and ultimately it made in onto the record, although in a much more positive vein. It's easy to translate it the way you hear it on the record as a "go for it" attitude, positive sort of affair - I jog, therefore, I am, approach.
Chinup- the above statement was typed by yourself. When David says that the song "ultimately made it onto the record, although(keyword in this statement) in a much more positive vein. It's easy to translate it the way you hear it on the record as a "go for it" attitude, positive sort of affair - I jog, therefore, I am, approach." he's explaining that most people have attached a certain label and attitude towards this song. When he talks about the "jogging", he is stating that people have taken this song at face value BECAUSE of the music. It's not neccesarily a "happy" song.
Just like "Every Breath You Take" by the Police is certainly a romantic sounding song, the original intent of the writer, Sting, was of a more dark, brooding, sinister flavor than what people have ultimately attached meaning towards it.
I think there is a happy medium here. David also contends that it was leap year when they wrote the song, so, really your contention that it is a play on words has merit, though the way the song SOUNDS isn't necessarily what the song is about.
This sure has been fun, I appreciate it. Now let's discuss Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry and try and find any hidden, subversive meanings within that. I might be able to find some...
At least realize that my original intention when commenting on this song was to state that this song WAS INDEED inspired by a situation involving a suicide.
And, my own fault being that I stated that the "person" in this song "jumps to his death", what I should have said, was this person is contemplating jumping, maybe thinking that's the best solution.
David Lee Roth: "Jump" is a song that we wrote for several different reasons, primarily because it is leap year and secondly, because I was watching television one night and it was the five o'clock news and there was a fellow standing on top of the Arco Towers in Los Angeles and he was about to check out early, he was going to do the 33 stories drop - and there was a whole crowd of people in the parking lot downstairs yelling "Don't jump, don't jump" and I thought to myself, "Jump." So, I wrote it down and ultimately it made in onto the record, although in a much more positive vein. It's easy to translate it the way you hear it on the record as a "go for it" attitude, positive sort of affair - I jog, therefore, I am, approach.
Chinup- the above statement was typed by yourself. When David says that the song "ultimately made it onto the record, although(keyword in this statement) in a much more positive vein. It's easy to translate it the way you hear it on the record as a "go for it" attitude, positive sort of affair - I jog, therefore, I am, approach." he's explaining that most people have attached a certain label and attitude towards this song. When he talks about the "jogging", he is stating that people have taken this song at face value BECAUSE of the music. It's not neccesarily a "happy" song.
Just like "Every Breath You Take" by the Police is certainly a romantic sounding song, the original intent of the writer, Sting, was of a more dark, brooding, sinister flavor than what people have ultimately attached meaning towards it.
I think there is a happy medium here. David also contends that it was leap year when they wrote the song, so, really your contention that it is a play on words has merit, though the way the song SOUNDS isn't necessarily what the song is about.
This sure has been fun, I appreciate it. Now let's discuss Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry and try and find any hidden, subversive meanings within that. I might be able to find some...