[12] Shot at Westlake High School, in Thousand Oaks, California, the video stars Alyssa Milano as the girl of Hoppus' affection. Without a doubt, Aja is my favorite album, quite possibly the greatest album ever recorded. is about the comedian Andy Kaufman, who often seemed like he was from another planet. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. With Bernie Taupin, Martin co-wrote the #1 hits "We Built This City" and "These Dreams." Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. [8][11] It also reached #44 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [12] Hoppus' original idea was that the band would be playing on the deck of an old cruise liner as it sank. Here, again, Donald Fagen replaced “ever” with “never” though on live recordings, which may or may not have featured Fagen on lead, I’ve heard it done as written. Josie song meanings Add your thoughts 34 Comments. Hosanna in the highest! R… "Paper Planes" was inspired by M.I.A. Familiar form for the names Josephine or Joanne. “She’s the pride of the neighborhood,” we’re told, and the song, at this point, has definite messianic overtones. Thanks for reading and for your comments.

While most of the songs on the album fuse jazz with rock, Allmusic critic Stewart Mason describes "Josie" as the album's "most conventional rocker." Our hero spends the rest of the song in seduction mode, trying to convince this girl (probably and ex-girlfriend) to have a one-night-stand. Change ). Songfacts®: This song tells the story of a very popular girl who's the desire of all the young men in a blue-collar neighborhood. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Don Breithaupt sees an influence from the Delta blues, particularly in the "stark open fifths and lyric-driven rhythm," but Breithaupt also notes that it incorporates "exotic open chords derived from the parallel Phrygian scale."

"[9] Seguin Gazette-Enterprise reviewer J.J. Syrja describes the song as "a tasty ditty about a community girl in the truest sense of the word. "Midnight Train To Georgia" was originally "Midnight Plane To Houston," but was changed to sound more R&B. “She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire.” The lyrics speak of celebrations, hats and hooters, rallying in the street, completely overturning the established order. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Usually they just left fans guessing. The original video was to depict the band performing on a sinking cruise liner, but the video was scrapped after filming. [12] When the band received the first edit, the band members decided to scrap it and start over. The album, which I’ve recently learned was composed as they returned to their native New York from the West Coast, is all about coming home, and returning to the familiar. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild. [8], Josie was released as the third single from Aja, following "Peg" and "Deacon Blues. Containing only seven songs, it proves that less is definitely more, and Josie is a fitting end, leaving the listener wondering what could possibly follow it. At their show in Alpharetta in 2009, Becker segued into it from an improvised jam, and as soon as he hit the first cord, everyone knew what was coming. [14] Although "Josie" did not receive extensive MTV play, it was regardless viewed as an incredible success for the upstart band. They couldn't even help themselves," Hoppus recalled in 2001. To this day, I rarely listen to individual songs from it, preferring instead to hear the album in its entirety from Black Cow all the way to Josie. [14] The food fight scene was completed in one take by necessity, as the cafeteria was destroyed afterward. In 2013, Saturday Night Live did a skit based on this song where host Josh Hutcherson speaks in the song's lyrics, trying to convince Josie's friend to have an affair. [4][2], Billboard Magazine described "Josie" as a "rhythmic rocker" and praised its "outstanding vocals," "funky, steady beat" and "wry lyrics. The song contains one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in music. [6] "I felt really bad for her because she showed up on the set and it was just her and a bunch of perverted dudes who did nothing but stare at her breasts. Hoppus's vocal range spans from G#3 to F#4. ( Log Out /  At their show in Alpharetta in 2009, Becker segued into it from an improvised jam, and as soon as he hit the first cord, everyone knew what was coming. [16], "Show Review + Photos + Setlist: Blink 182 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Tuesday, September 29", "Is Josie a real person you used to date or someone that you made-up for blink-182 song purposes?

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