MMJ Into Jesus? Says Who?

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

I believe the point is as follows: a kindergartner would have said, "you're a fucking stupid asshole", whereas an educated and intellectually superior person would say, "this is a lot like talking to a brick wall (I was going to say a kindergartner but that's giving some of you too much credit)"

That's just it-I can't tell the difference here.  The intention is certainly there.

Like I said, religion is a thorny issue, affected by a myriad of things personal to the believer, regardless of the faith involved.  Kinda like RC Cola and corndogs versus Dr. Pepper and brauts-who's to say what's better, other than "in the eye of the beholder"?

Your own...personal....Jesus....

[Angry Ewok]

Wow, for a second I thought that was Keith Richards. Wow, Depeche Mode is fucking old.

[ManNamedTruth]

Will this ever get resolved?

[The DARK]

To rererequote: Love a song for the way it makes you feel. Doesn't matter exactly what it's about.

Will this ever get resolved?

None of the good threads ever do!  :)

[ycartrob]

Will this ever get resolved?

I already did on page 1:



from Z:

Wordless Chorus is about prayer (duhh!)

It Beats For You is about Jesus' heart (WHO COULD SEE AND NOT BELIEVE?)

Gideon is God

What A Wonderful Man = Jesus

Off the Record is about trying to keep sinful secrets from God (as if!)

Into the Woods is about seeking out the Lord through the absurdities of life

Anytime is about when it's right to accept Jesus

Lay Low is really Lay Lord

Knot Comes Loose means the knot of life (fear, haterd, etc...) is coming undone through God

DonDante is about the 2nd coming.


'nuff said  

[The DARK]

Will this ever get resolved?

I already did on page 1:



from Z:

Wordless Chorus is about prayer (duhh!)

It Beats For You is about Jesus' heart (WHO COULD SEE AND NOT BELIEVE?)

Gideon is God

What A Wonderful Man = Jesus

Off the Record is about trying to keep sinful secrets from God (as if!)

Into the Woods is about seeking out the Lord through the absurdities of life

Anytime is about when it's right to accept Jesus

Lay Low is really Lay Lord

Knot Comes Loose means the knot of life (fear, haterd, etc...) is coming undone through God

DonDante is about the 2nd coming.


'nuff said  

All MMJ songs are open to interpretation.

I, however, see Gideon as a sort of protest song against protest songs. The speaker in this song is calling Gideon an "animal" and refusing to accept him, even though he has God with him. It seems like a warning against rash protests, as we might not know what is best for us.

Just my 2 cents.

[ycartrob]

Gideon is actually about Keith Jarrett

[sweatboard]

Actually it's about this guy.......

[TheBigChicken]

Will this ever get resolved?

I already did on page 1:



from Z:

Wordless Chorus is about prayer (duhh!)

It Beats For You is about Jesus' heart (WHO COULD SEE AND NOT BELIEVE?)

Gideon is God

What A Wonderful Man = Jesus

Off the Record is about trying to keep sinful secrets from God (as if!)

Into the Woods is about seeking out the Lord through the absurdities of life

Anytime is about when it's right to accept Jesus

Lay Low is really Lay Lord

Knot Comes Loose means the knot of life (fear, haterd, etc...) is coming undone through God

DonDante is about the 2nd coming.


'nuff said  

more like 'nuff smoked ;D ;D

[ycartrob]

'scuse me, I meant Dale Jarrett; Gideon is about Dale Jarrett

[megisnotreal]

You know that part in "Into the Woods" when it's all "the hottest kind of lover I ever seen: E?" You know who E is?










Eric Estrada. I am not kidding.

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

no way, it's Englebert Humperdink.

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

i was telling my friend who loves MMJ about this thread and that "a lot of their songs seem like spirtual songs."

He said "I can see that, but they just sound like love songs to me"

Good Point.

Cant they be both? is that against the law of laws that two things cant be the same at any one time?

I like the love idea better.

[ratchetisfake]

me too.

[sweatboard]

I've always felt like MMJ is the most Romantic band I've ever heard.  

Top three driving forces behind MMJ songs....

1. Romance
2. Spirituality
3. Erik Estrada

[megisnotreal]

I've always felt like MMJ is the most Romantic band I've ever heard.  

Top three driving forces behind MMJ songs....

1. Romance
2. Spirituality
3. Erik Estrada

all mmj songs are about a spiritual romance with erik estrada

[mjkoehler]

I've always felt like MMJ is the most Romantic band I've ever heard.  

Top three driving forces behind MMJ songs....

1. Romance
2. Spirituality
3. Erik Estrada

all mmj songs are about a spiritual romance with erik estrada

I knew it

[RedPatokaSea]

I think we can all agree that spirituality plays a significant role in My Morning Jacket's music.  I think Jim leaves that spirituality open for each individual to interpret for themselves and I think he does it on purpose.  He has gone out of his way on several occasions to make the point that he believes in excluding no one.  He has also made the point that the structured part of spirituality that we call "Religion" get's a bit messy.  I could see Jim singing a Christian song and turning around and playing a Jewish song right after that and it making complete sense.  I think the spirituality in the song is the same in any language (if you will ;)) so if Jim sings a song about God and then sings one about Buddha that's awesome because they are both on this forum and obviously both fans of My Morning Jacket.

^^Very well put!  This thread has pulled forth a slew of emotions and reactions ... first, the urge to vomit along with some sadness, frustration, anger which was later mixed in with some sense of reassurance and some good laughs.  

Christians need to stop trying to claim JJ ... he made it blatantly obvious how he feels in the linked video.  Just let the love of MMJ be shared.  Spread the light!  

BTW, here's my vote for Jim's, What a Wonderful Man:

[Remmi]

I'm not sure what video you're referring to, but in Bham Jim gave a little talk about religion prior to singing "That's Heaven to Me."  He was very vague and referred to an ambiguous deity saying, among other things, he believes in the Force (?).  Anyway, my two cents are that there is obviously plenty of religious imagery in MMJ's lyrics, but to call them Christian or Muslim or Buddhist or to say this song is about Jesus or that song is about Ra or whatever, is shooting from the hip at best.  These lyrics aren't explicit enough to draw de facto conclusions, IMHO.   That said, to say Jim James or Carl or Patrick or whoever is or is not a Christian, Buddhist, etc, is not only speculative, but dangerous, since only God can judge the heart of a man.  Here ends the rant.

"That's Heaven to Me" URL:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h__nkSdtxd0

[aMD]

I'm not sure what video you're referring to, but in Bham Jim gave a little talk about religion prior to singing "That's Heaven to Me."  He was very vague and referred to an ambiguous deity saying, among other things, he believes in the Force (?).  Anyway, my two cents are that there is obviously plenty of religious imagery in MMJ's lyrics, but to call them Christian or Muslim or Buddhist or to say this song is about Jesus or that song is about Ra or whatever, is shooting from the hip at best.  These lyrics aren't explicit enough to draw de facto conclusions, IMHO.   That said, to say Jim James or Carl or Patrick or whoever is or is not a Christian, Buddhist, etc, is not only speculative, but dangerous, since only God can judge the heart of a man.  Here ends the rant.

"That's Heaven to Me" URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h__nkSdtxd0  ".

I don't know if I'm the "you" you were referring to, but if I am, yes that's the video I have refered to and linked about five times in this thread.  But I guess six times is a charm.  But the problem is in order for the video to have any impact you have to click on the link, watch the video, and (here's the important part) listen to and comprehend the ideas he is attempting to communicate.  That may not sound like a lot to you or I Remmi, but for some that's just asking too much. As Paul Simon says, "People hear what they want to hear and disregard the rest".  

If you're wondering what video I'm referring to, it's this one:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h__nkSdtxd0