{"id":8198,"date":"2011-06-08T07:09:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T11:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnesimpson.com\/blog\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2011-06-07T20:14:22","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T00:14:22","slug":"midweek-music-break-the-jolly-boys-and-the-passenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnesimpson.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/midweek-music-break-the-jolly-boys-and-the-passenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Music Break: The Jolly Boys and “The Passenger”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember The Jolly Boys, the Jamaican mento<\/a> combo last mentioned at RAMH<\/em> at the foot of this post<\/a> for their cover of Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab”? Here’s the “official” video for “The Passenger<\/a>” (an Iggy Pop<\/em> composition!), about which their YouTube channel says:<\/p>\n

The video for “The Passenger” by The Jolly Boys, takes the form of a filmic documentaryesque journey with lead singer Albert Minott captured on The Jolly Boys tours earlier this year. It is particularly interesting that the 72 year old Jamaican had never been over the Atlantic in his life; his observations on life in a Europe that he had only ever seen in movies and on TV was an insight. We will be seeing the full documentary of this later in the year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amy Winehouse… Iggy Pop… You can’t say these guys exactly reach for the obvious, hmm?<\/p>\n

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Lyrics:<\/p>\n

The Passenger<\/em><\/strong>
\n (by Iggy Pop; performance by The Jolly Boys)<\/em><\/p>\n

I am the passenger
\nI ride and I ride
\nI ride through the city’s backsides
\nI see the stars come out of the sky
\nYeah they’re bright in a hollow sky
\nYou know it looks so good tonight<\/p>\n

I am the passenger
\nI stay under glass
\nI look through my window so bright
\nI see the stars come out tonight
\nI see the bright and hollow sky
\nOver the city’s a rip in the sky
\nAnd everything looks good tonight<\/p>\n

La la la la lalalala…<\/p>\n

Get into the car
\nWe’ll be the passenger
\nWe’ll ride through the city tonight
\nWe’ll See the city’s ripped backsides
\nWe’ll see the bright and hollow sky
\nWe’ll see the stars that shine so bright
\nAnd everything was made for you and me
\nAll of it was made for you and me<\/p>\n

La la la la lalalala…<\/p>\n

He rides and he rides
\nHe sees things from under glass
\nHe looks through his window’s eye
\nHe sees the things he knows are his
\nHe sees the bright and hollow sky
\nHe sees the city asleep at night
\nHe sees the stars are out tonight
\nAnd all of it is yours and mine
\nAnd all of it is yours and mine
\nSo let’s take a ride and ride and ride<\/p>\n

La la la la lalalala…
\nLa la la la lalalala..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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