Happy Jack

General CommentI always thought this song had a religious overtone. I am not a very religious person, but here me out on this
Breakdown:

Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man = Jack=J Jesus =J, Jesus died young, but he died as a human being

He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man= He lived in the sand ( desert ) at the isle of man ( isle=land, the land of man = Earth )

The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key ( singing= professing, he would "take the wrong key" and profess something different )

So they rode on his head on their furry donkey ( So they tortured him )

The kids couldn't hurt Jack ( Jesus is a holy being to catholics, they could only hurt him physically )
They tried and tried and tried ( many different things were tried to torture him, crown of thorns, cross, whippings, ect...)
They dropped things on his back ( When Jesus fell with the cross )
And lied and lied and lied and lied and lied ( According to catholics, jesus was telling the truth, these people were speaking differently, therefore they lied )

But they couldn't stop Jack, or the waters lapping ( They couldnt stop Jesus from his goal of opening the gates of heaven, just like you cant stop the waters lapping )
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy ( they didnt stop jesus from achieving his ultimate goal, and returning to his father )

Oppinions Welcome!

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General Commenti don't know for sure.. but i always thought this song was about someone with a lower IQ that all the kids made fun of.. but he just didn't care.

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General CommentI always felt this song was about children being hurtful doing painful things to one another and telling lies to not get into trouble. It's about growing up. It's a message to children and adults that don't let anyone take away your happiness. If you come across mean people forget about them, just keep moving forward and live happily in your own world. That is what Jack is doing and just like you can never stop the waters from lapping, because they just keep going and going, then for sure you be like the waters and keep on rolling through life....

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General CommentTo me, this song is about doing your own thing, and ignoring others who get in your way.

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General CommentHappy Jack sounds like somebody who doesn't let things get him down to me.

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General CommentYou see that....ISLE OF MAN, That's where I'm from, that's where I live. I love this song. Apparently my mate's dad was mates with a few guys from the who, apparently it's about him....but I highly doubt that. I would not go near the sands on the Isle of Man...we have all Sellafield waste coming our way. Aaaaaanyway, I just love this song. I think it's quite depressing in a way, but also inspiring.

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General Commentheh, this song is in an H2 commercial now. Its a good use of the song in my opinion. The idea of the commercial and song go very well together.

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General CommentIf I had a H2 go-cart and I could off-road, I'd be happier than Jack Sprat would be in a vegetable patch.

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General CommentI thought I heard that this song was about masterbation back when I was young.

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General CommentNo, this one's not about masturbating. That's Pictures of Lilly. And by the way, good music should only be used for good cars. Hummers are the worst fucking car ever to come off an assembly line. I'm a fan of "Rock and Roll" in the Cadillac ads.

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