JJ Grey & Mofro: 99 Shades of Crazy

I became a fan of JJ Grey and Mofro after hearing their song Somebody Else.
I became a fan of JJ Grey and Mofro after hearing their song Somebody Else.
I was reminded of this great/slow cover of Van Halen’s Jump, by Mary Lou Lord. I shared it on the blog a lifetime ago, back when I had a small “audioplayer” mp3 Flash module in the sidebar some sixteen years ago. But I doubt very many of you reading this now remember that time.
“He took me in,
gave me shelter, a bed,
crust of bread and a job.
Treats me like dirt,
calls me a slob,
which I am…”
“Turn it off if you want to
Switch it off, it will go away
Turn it off if you want to
Switch it off or look away”
“Play your rock n’ roll
on the stereo,
push the cruise control,
disappear into the groove
Take the photograph,
try to make it last,
then the awkward laugh,
doesn’t make it true”
“Move your feet you tiny people
You’ve been hiding for so long
Behind your statues and your steeples
Does that hit too close to home?”
“I’ve taken to leaning these past few days
A little too heavy on my walking cane
Cause I’m afraid she’s swinging my way
That wrecking ball”
“Old man give me endless time
Never let these ties sever
It’s breaking bottles in the yard
Never still my mind again”
“I ain’t no Butch Cassidy or Sundance Kid
But I stole your heart with just one kiss
You were there by my side when the only reward
Was riding shotgun in that Honda Accord”
Was reminded of The Hood Internet recently, and got lost in this incredibly long remix video (clocking in at 30+ minutes).
Lots of 90’s favorites in there, and a kind of non-stop wave of nostalgia at every turn.
“Mamma told me angels are watching us
In a green Volkswagen van
In the cities of hippies and angels
Just singing along to a Amy Grant”
“And then you had to bring up reincarnation
Over a couple of beers the other night
And now I’m serving time for mistakes
Made by another in another life time”
“Anger, he smiles towering
In shiny metallic purple armor
Queen Jealousy, envy waits behind him
Her fiery green gown
Sneers at the grassy ground”
Well, somehow… one of her sea shanties actually got into my brain. And I woke up one morning with it in my head. Which feels really weird, since this is by all accounts her fault… and now it it’s something I can’t seem to get rid of.
“Why does everybody always act so tough, when all anybody wants is to find a friend?
Why does everybody always try to hide the heart that hidden has no use?”