Jody Whitesides

Category: Throwback Thursday

  • He's My Best Friend By Jellyfish

    He's My Best Friend By Jellyfish

    jellyfish - he's my best friend

    There are times in a musician’s life when his or her mind gets blown. It usually happens when a trusted musician friend turns them on to a band and really gets them to listen. For me, I got the two prong approach from two separate groups of friends when it came to Jellyfish. I’ve chosen to introduce you to He’s My Best Friend by Jellyfish today as part of Throwback Thursday all because it came on in the car last night as I was driving.

    The Backstory

    Initially I was introduced to Jellyfish by a group of musician friends in Las Vegas. I didn’t give Jellyfish an adamant listen until I got schooled on their entire catalog by Jeff Scott Soto. At that point I became a huge fan of a band who had already parted ways by the time I had heard about them. What a drag. Their songwriting prowess is astounding. Pure amazing musical goodness that is easily on par with the likes of the Beatles.

    He’s My Best Friend

    Songwriters: Manning, Roger / Sturmer, Andy
    I’ve known him all my life
    It seems so inconceviable
    At thirteen we shooks hands but we’ve
    Been always inseparable
    He’s cinnamon on my toast we’re so
    CloseThat’s not to say we haven’t had our
    Share of arguments
    He’s so unpredictable he winks
    Acknowledgments
    When i would rather he closed his eye
    Than push me asideMy hand’s a five leaf clover
    It’s palm sunday over and over
    I never had the luck of swingers
    Till i was wrapped around your fingerHe’s my best friend
    He’s my best friend
    He’s my best friend
    I’m his best friend
    He’s my best friendYou don’t need a brain to have a
    Stroke of genius
    Or a beautiful girl to let down
    Your curls
    Cause growing up is hard enough
    When your a powderkeg for
    Powderpuffs
    (whether we’re stayin’ in or hanging out)
    I’d never ask another on a date to
    The ball
    He doesn’t need a rubber sweater or
    Alcohol
    Cause he gets tipsy from exchanging looks
    And a little misty reading sticky
    Blue dirty booksBut he’s my best friend
    He’s my best friend
    I’m his best friend
    He’s my best friend

    My hand’s a five leaf clover
    It’s palm sunday over and over
    I never had the luck of swingers
    Till i was wrapped around your finger

    He’s my best friend
    (we could hold hands for hours)
    He’s my best friend
    (in the bedroom or shower)
    He’s my best friend
    (i pick him up when he’s feelin down)
    He’s my best friend
    (i guess he’s always been hangin around)
    He’s my best friend
    (he gets lonely now and then)
    He’s my best friend
    (and he gets shy around another men)
    I’m his best friend
    (it seems i’ve reached the end of my best friend)

    Notice that they all line up in a line for the stage and that the lead singer is the drummer (Andy Sturmer) who is standing up at the set. That’s a fairly unique way to arrange a band on stage. I’m not familiar with anyone else that has done it. Added extra bonus points if you can actually figure out what this song is about. Definitely something most people and animals do on this planet.
    Enjoy!
    — Jody
  • Hero By Ozzy

    Hero By Ozzy

    We never stop learning, however when I was learning to initially play guitar, I was really into guitar oriented music. One of my favorite guitarists was Zakk Wylde. Which led me to Ozzy Ozbourne and his impressive stable of guitar players over the course of his career. Today I’m looking back at a song that I really liked from a musical standpoint and a lyrical standpoint.

    The song is Hero by Ozzy Ozbourne as it comes from No Rest For The Wicked. I couldn’t find an official video, but here’s a YouTuber’s upload of it. The way the guitar defines and moves this song is so awesome that it still strikes me years later. Everything about how the melody is working on the opening instrument to the powerful punch of the guitars setting a very crunchy base for the rest of song to latch on to, it’s a song that didn’t get a lot of attention but certainly deserved it from a songwriting perspective. At least that was my love of it.No Rest For The Wicked

    Being that I’ve written a different type of Hero song, that has a similar concept of hey – I’m not really a hero, I thought it would be a good idea to post the lyrics as well.

    Hero

    I don’t want to be a hero
    I don’t want to ever let you down
    No, I don’t want to let you down
    I could try to take you higher
    But I don’t want to wear a broken crown
    You know it brings me down

    Don’t think you’ll ever understand me
    I don’t even understand me
    Don’t have the power to annoint you
    And I don’t want to disappoint
    The fools no more
    The fools no more

    I couldn’t answer all your questions
    And if you’re lost I couldn’t find your way
    I couldn’t find your way
    You know you have to face the music
    You changed your tune and don’t know what to play
    So don’t you run away

    Everybody’s talking crazy
    Some think I am a devil maybe
    I don’t want to hear about it
    Don’t want to have to scream and shout
    At fools no more
    The fools no more

    So, I don’t want to be a hero
    Don’t want to sit upon your crippled throne
    I’ve got a life of my own
    I am not your destination
    Or a road that’s gonna lead you home
    So, baby please don’t go

    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go

    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go
    Please don’t go

    Writer: OSBOURNE, OZZY/WYLDE, ZAKK/SINCLAIR, JOHN/CASTILLO, RANDY
    Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

    I must be feeling heroic in a way as I’m calmly working towards my next step in music. Finished a trailer for spec yesterday, that I’ve already been told is really awesome. We’ll see how it turns out.

  • Rolling In The Deep Lyrics

    Rolling In The Deep Lyrics

    For today’s throwback thursday I’m going back only a short bit. Mostly because I’m digging on these words which make up rolling in the deep that were created and the voice that gave them power. That’s right, lets relive a little magic created by Ms. Adele. Man what a voice. Maybe it’s because she’s British. More likely it’s because she’s seriously talented. The two together are a potent combo. Don’t you agree?

    Rolling In The Deep

    There’s a fire starting in my heartRolling In The Deep
    Reaching a fever pitch and it’s bring me out the dark
    Finally, I can see you crystal clear
    Go ahead and sell me out and I’ll lay your ship bare

    See how I’ll leave with every piece of you
    Don’t underestimate the things that I will do
    There’s a fire starting in my heart
    Reaching a fever pitch and it’s bring me out the dark

    The scars of your love remind me of us
    They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
    The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
    I can’t help feeling

    We could have had it all
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    Rolling in the deep
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
    You had my heart inside of your hands
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    And you played it to the beat
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

    Baby, I have no story to be told
    But I’ve heard one on you and I’m gonna make your head burn
    Think of me in the depths of your despair
    Make a home down there as mine sure won’t be shared

    The scars of your love remind me of us
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
    The scars of your love, they leave me breathless
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me),
    I can’t help feeling,
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

    We could have had it all,
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    Rolling in the deep
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
    You had my heart inside of your hands
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    And you played it to the beat
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

    Could have had it all
    Rolling in the deep
    You had my heart inside of your hands
    But you played it with a beating

    Throw your soul through every open door
    Count your blessings to find what you look for
    Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
    You’ll pay me back in kind and reap just what you’ve sown

    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    We could have had it all
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
    We could have had it all
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    It all, it all, it all
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

    We could have had it all
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    Rolling in the deep
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
    You had my heart inside of your hands
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    And you played it to the beat
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

    We could have had it all
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    Rolling in the deep
    (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
    You had my heart inside of your hands
    (You’re gonna wish you never had met me)
    But you played it,
    You played it,
    You played it,
    You played it to the beat.

    Songwriter(s):Paul Epworth, Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

    Do I imagine that I’d ever do a cover of this? No. Not likely. However, I won’t rule it out – but I’d rather just enjoy Adele and the way she imagined it.

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