I know this is absurd, but I always think it's about R.E.M. I know from twitter posts that he once hung out with Peter Buck, but...any other link is tenuous at best. It just, for some reason, always reminds me of R.E.M. Probably these lines: 'They're making requests / For songs that you never play.' To be honest, I don't actually think it's about R.E.M.; it's just what comes to mind.
Also, I think, if this song is meant to be about Jurado himself, it's a bit like Predictive Living thematically.
All I know is he's my favorite singer/songwriter and I love this song.
I know this is absurd, but I always think it's about R.E.M. I know from twitter posts that he once hung out with Peter Buck, but...any other link is tenuous at best. It just, for some reason, always reminds me of R.E.M. Probably these lines: 'They're making requests / For songs that you never play.' To be honest, I don't actually think it's about R.E.M.; it's just what comes to mind.
Also, I think, if this song is meant to be about Jurado himself, it's a bit like Predictive Living thematically.
All I know is he's my favorite singer/songwriter and I love this song.