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My Morning Jacket => The Music => Topic started by: Olliges on Jun 26, 2006, 04:54 PM

Title: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: Olliges on Jun 26, 2006, 04:54 PM
I've been listening to both songs lately, well, forever and i just want to see what you guys come up with as interpretations for both songs. As Much input is greatly appreciated   :D
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: BH on Jun 26, 2006, 05:43 PM
To me, (I have no idea what Jim intended), Bermuda Highway is a plea to follow your dreams and never give up on what makes you happy.  
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Jun 26, 2006, 07:16 PM
They've both always had "following dreams" meanings to me but Bermuda Highway seems more introspective vs Nashvile to Kentucky's more general contemplative nature
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: aMD on Jun 26, 2006, 07:31 PM
i thought we weren't allowed to interpret songs on the forum.  Riny had to put me in my place last time I tried to extract meaning from some of Jim's lyrics.  Yo CC, what happened to that article?
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: ycartrob on Jun 26, 2006, 10:59 PM
Quotei thought we weren't allowed to interpret songs on the forum.  Riny had to put me in my place last time I tried to extract meaning from some of Jim's lyrics.  Yo CC, what happened to that article?

no, you're not supposed to interpret lyrics and get it wrong...
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: the_other_woman on Jun 26, 2006, 11:12 PM
that's funny.  i see why murph loves you people.  where is that stinkass anyway?
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: aMD on Jun 26, 2006, 11:35 PM
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no, you're not supposed to interpret lyrics and get it wrong...

Oh, I thought no one was wrong, everyone is right, because the lyrics have no particular meaning.  But I hope you're right tracy, because I'd rather be wrong then just pissing in the wind.  

I think Bermuda Highway is about Jesus by the way. ;)
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: CC on Jun 27, 2006, 04:56 AM
someone misinterpreted my interpretation. interpret away, please :)

Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: ycartrob on Jun 27, 2006, 09:18 AM
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Oh, I thought no one was wrong, everyone is right, because the lyrics have no particular meaning.  But I hope you're right tracy, because I'd rather be wrong then just pissing in the wind.  

I think Bermuda Highway is about Jesus by the way. ;)


I am usually terrible at interpreting lyrics. I always have been. I get hung up on lines rather than overall meaning. For instance, sometimes I walk around town looking at faces
wonderin why their bodies go to silly places

is a great line of free flowing thought. And then Oh, don't carve me out! Don't let your silly dreams,
fall in between the crack of the bed and the wall
.
To me, just fantastic streams of thought and consideration.

But aMD is right, 93% of all jacket songs are about Jesus.
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: cmccubbin25 on Jun 27, 2006, 12:17 PM
the Big JC or Jesus Quintana from the Big Lebowski?
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: ycartrob on Jun 27, 2006, 12:41 PM
Quotethe Big JC or Jesus Quintana from the Big Lebowski?

 :o
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: cmccubbin25 on Jun 27, 2006, 02:37 PM
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:o

i was joking...
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Jun 27, 2006, 06:43 PM
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Oh, I thought no one was wrong, everyone is right, because the lyrics have no particular meaning.  But I hope you're right tracy, because I'd rather be wrong then just pissing in the wind.  

I think Bermuda Highway is about Jesus by the way. ;)

BTW aMD--I think there is a message about music industry "sellouts" in Wordless Chorus I just think you got misinterpreted the 1st time around with people thinking you were referring to MMJ selling out somehow...
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: sweatboard on Jun 29, 2006, 04:19 PM
I always get frustrated that I don't understand the "Mabey I'm To Blame......For His Short Bitter Fucked Up Life" line.  Can someone offer some insight?
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: doEVILslittle on Jun 29, 2006, 05:30 PM
QuoteI always get frustrated that I don't understand the "Mabey I'm To Blame......For His Short Bitter Fucked Up Life" line.  Can someone offer some insight?


i dunno about that line but whenever i hear "sometimes i wonder why the meek guy got all the fame" i think of kurt cobain for some reason................

PREFACE: I am a nirvana fan, but i hate when people make a big deal about kurt cobain's suicide and about how DEEP he was. I'm a firm believer that if Cobain didn't commit suicide, he wouldn't be hailed as a "tortured genius" that he is hailed as by many

.......................maybe in that line jim is referring to his interest in the grunge era, and his sadness when finding out about cobain's death. Maybe he thought the pressure got to this meek figure and he couldn't take it, so jim's fandom of nirvana was the consequential cause of the suicide
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: BH on Jun 29, 2006, 05:53 PM
i don't want to get into this too deep because i don't have all the facts and i'm sure it's pretty personal but didn't one of jim's close friends from an old band commit suicide?

on a completely different note, it's good to "see" you back brian.
Title: Re: Bermuda Highway, Nashville to Kentucky
Post by: aMD on Jun 29, 2006, 06:04 PM
QuoteI always get frustrated that I don't understand the "Mabey I'm To Blame......For His Short Bitter Fucked Up Life" line.  Can someone offer some insight?

I figured it was about one of many of the great musicians who passed away at 27-8.  Or maybe the lot of them.