My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Music => Topic started by: tripingbillies on Nov 29, 2006, 09:21 PM

Title: Magheetah
Post by: tripingbillies on Nov 29, 2006, 09:21 PM
Ok, i love this song but what exactly is magheetah?  What is everyones opinion on what the song is about?
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: FarmerYoda on Nov 29, 2006, 09:24 PM
my cat's name.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: aMD on Nov 29, 2006, 09:54 PM
my guitar
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ycartrob on Nov 29, 2006, 11:43 PM
Quotemy guitar

You really think that song is about your guitar? Give me a break.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 30, 2006, 12:12 AM
ahhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhh Dylan's guitar.  That's what I hear.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Adam2 on Nov 30, 2006, 12:45 AM
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You really think that song is about your guitar? Give me a break.

I think he means mahgeetah = "my guitar"
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 30, 2006, 12:53 AM
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I think he means mahgeetah = "my guitar"


what?
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ycartrob on Nov 30, 2006, 01:38 AM
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I think he means mahgeetah = "my guitar"

Oh, so it's about your guitar.

Whatever man.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Adam2 on Nov 30, 2006, 01:42 AM
"mahgeetah" is a phonetically spelled version of the words "my guitar".  "mah" = my, "geetah" = guitar.  Jim is singing about his guitar.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 30, 2006, 01:48 AM
I don't understand what you mean by that....Phonetically......is that some greek word or something???
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Nov 30, 2006, 02:45 AM
Its not til i realized he says mahgeetah in the song that i understood what it meant
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 30, 2006, 03:23 AM
QuoteIts not til i realized he says mahgeetah in the song that i understood what it meant


I hear a bunch of thier music is that way.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: BH on Nov 30, 2006, 09:57 AM
Why would Jim sing about my guitar?  I don't even have a guitar.  You guys are idiots.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Tore on Nov 30, 2006, 12:28 PM
my guitar = [mah:geetah:]
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Ghosts_on_TV on Nov 30, 2006, 12:51 PM
Wait...Jim is singing about My Guitar? Rad.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ycartrob on Nov 30, 2006, 12:54 PM


While magheetah gently weeps...
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: peanut butter puddin surprise on Nov 30, 2006, 01:04 PM
he's singing about a guitar, possibly his.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Ghosts_on_TV on Nov 30, 2006, 01:10 PM
Quotehe's singing about a guitar, possibly his.

Then why isn't it called Ahhgeetah?
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ycartrob on Nov 30, 2006, 01:36 PM
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Then why isn't it called Ahhgeetah?

maybe it's like, "Mmmmmmmm       ahgeetah"
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: peanut butter puddin surprise on Nov 30, 2006, 01:42 PM
the play on the word "guitar" is pretty slick, regardless of whose guitar it is actually about...no?
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ycartrob on Nov 30, 2006, 01:51 PM
Quotethe play on the word "guitar" is pretty slick, regardless of whose guitar it is actually about...no?

considering it took me 6 live shows, listening to it countless times on disc and never hearing him singing mahgeetah, to figure it out?

yes  :-/
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 30, 2006, 01:58 PM
Now if I could just figure out what the hell he's singing at the end of Steam Engine.........I know that day will come and when it does I'm fairly certain that the truth about our place in the Universe will be revealed to me and at that moment the sky will part and a flood of purple rain will pour down upon me and God will sing "Purple Rain.........PURPLE RAIN!!!!!" and all will be right.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: ycartrob on Nov 30, 2006, 02:31 PM
QuoteNow if I could just figure out what the hell he's singing at the end of Steam Engine


I think he is saying Tom's beard backwards over and over and over and over and...
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: BH on Nov 30, 2006, 03:26 PM
I heard thru the grapevine that Jim wrote a song for an upcoming solo album called Mahmneekord.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Billo on Nov 30, 2006, 05:37 PM
Maybe he is Guided by Voices
Bee Thousands, Bee Thousands....
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: megisnotreal on Nov 30, 2006, 07:46 PM
QuoteI heard thru the grapevine that Jim wrote a song for an upcoming solo album called Mahmneekord.

nice. ;)
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: evilPaauwe on Dec 02, 2006, 05:54 PM
QuoteI heard thru the grapevine that Jim wrote a song for an upcoming solo album called Mahmneekord.


oh my word.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: EC on Dec 03, 2006, 09:05 AM
holy fuck bermuda hitchhiker, that just made me laugh so hard i woke up my roommate.  woooooooo fun on sunday.

dudes, magheetah is written about me.  it's my name.
fact.
sorry.
deals wit it.
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: jrod00 on Dec 04, 2006, 06:24 PM
I think Magheetah is one of the top 10 best rock songs ever written.  
Title: Re: Magheetah
Post by: Hawkeye on Dec 04, 2006, 09:34 PM
This thread is hilarious