2) I brought my friend Jenny Ann Smith to the party. Adrian Begrand, writing for PopMatters, called the song a "spot-on, wonderfully shameless Cure imitation", and praised Flowers for his "charmingly overwrought depiction of a lover's spat “on a promenade in the rain.”" In her "Ask Hadley" column in The Guardian, Hadley Freeman noted the similarity of the song's storyline to that of Richard Marx's 1991 hit single "Hazard", and accused The Killers of "blatantly rip[ping] off" the latter. My favourite song is either Jacksonville or Was It Something I Said? THANKS :D. I can relate to the feelings, paranoia, and insecurities of the narrator. Next week's Song of the Week will be delayed until Monday 15th due to personal reasons. Often when the song is performed live, the line "she couldn't scream while I held her close", is often replaced by "she couldn't scream while I held her throat", or "she kicked and screamed while I held her throat", giving a more sinister feel to the song. A friend and I use to play a game, the goal of which was to speculate on whom might have murdered the titular Jenny using only lyrics from the band's songs as evidence. One of my favourite songs of all time. A: Both sentences are correct. Somebody Told Me 5. It is particularly praised for Stoermer's powerful and melodic bassline. When people get jelous, I beleive it´s because their vulnerable. I'm afraid not... "Jenny" is a character in three of the Killers' songs, "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine", "Midnight Show" and "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf" which are collectively known as the Murder Trilogy. The present-tense parts of the narration reveal that the narrator is being questioned in a police station ("tell me what you want to know / oh come on, oh come on, oh come on" and "I know my rights, I've been here all day and it's time / for me to go, so let me know if it's alright"), and that he is uncomfortable being placed under scrutiny ("I just can't take this, I swear I told you the truth"). Posted by 12 months ago. The CD, called Songs to Save Your Life, was compiled by Morrissey, "from his own record collection". Love it. Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna I played bass for a few years in a band heavily inspired by the killers. The lyrics really write a story and the sound is so deep. But we wondered if we'd ever get past that verse. The Murder Trilogy really really makes me want them to do a rock opera in the style of Quadrophenia or The Wall. Mr. Brightside 3. I thought it was awesome. 'Jenny' is the last part of a trilogy of songs. The Times wildly praised the song, saying "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine rejoices in a helicopter sound effect last heard when Oasis were going through their pompous phase, a bassline that New Order's Peter Hook would be proud of and a stupidly catchy melody that would fit primetime Duran Duran." Really makes you look at Midnight Show differently, I mean, I've got a blanket in the backseat on my mind..uh-oh. This is one of their songs that always sounds better live. And it could have been anybody. Basically, he commited a crime, assualt or manslaughter, against this girl Jenny. This song has nothing to do with Jenny, the album isn't really a continuous narrative :). But you don’t use commas with an appositive that’s restrictive (as in “My friend Jenny”). Post author By Pat and Stewart; Post date February 26, 2009; Q: Do you agree with the punctuation (or, rather, lack of it) in the following sentences? They totally ripped out a few of Rush's back pages for it, but MAN does it fit! I thought some of you might like to play too! It’s called nonrestrictive because she’s the only mother you have and has no need to be distinguished from others. You use commas with an appositive that’s nonrestrictive (as in, “My mother, Jenny Smith”). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The Times wildly praised the song, saying "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine rejoices in a helicopter sound effect last heard when Oasis were going through their pompous phase, a bassline that New Order's Peter Hook would be proud of and a stupidly catchy melody that would fit primetime Duran Duran.". But so yeah, nice one, think you pinned it down quite well. What did people think of Brandon's album Flamingo? By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. It is a part of The Killers' alleged "Murder Trilogy", three songs detailing the murder of a girl named Jenny, the other two being "Midnight Show", and "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf". Both Flowers and Stoermer have highlighted it as one of their favourite songs from Hot Fuss. Save some face, you know you’ve only got one Change your ways while you’re young TIL that the Killers wrote a "Murder Trilogy" of songs based on "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine". Heh, they really do write a story since this track is the third part in the Murder Trilogy. Bourbon is about killing Jenny, Midnight Show is the killer hiding the body, and Friend of Mine shows the thoughts of the killer as he's being interrogated about her death in police custody. Speaks volumes on the song. Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. I love the whole murder trilogy (leave the bourbon on the shelf, midnight show, and jenny was a friend of mine), She kicked and screamed while I held her throat. It's one of my favorites now. An appositive identifies the same thing or person by a different name. Only thing i would say is that this strikes similar chords with ultra rapid bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. He discovers that the girl, Jenny, is now involved with someone else. This was more common during Day & Age World Tour performances of the song. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Anything longer would require commas. Not a single, still a huge hit and in the majority of the shows they play even after 4 albums. You would surround the name with commas in those sentences only if Jenny were your only friend. It is featured as the first track on The Killers' first album, Hot Fuss. One of their finest songs, I hope they bring that sound back. In reviewing Hot Fuss, Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone highlighted "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" as sounding like "classic Duran Duran, all snaking bass lines and Flowers' elegantly wasted vocals — part ironic detachment, part fake-British-accent, part throat-shredding wail." Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. He was doing fine in jail. TIL that the Killers wrote a "Murder Trilogy" of songs based on "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine". I brought my mother, Jenny Ann Smith, to the party. Despite not being a single, "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" is one of The Killers' most popular and critically acclaimed songs. It’s super easy, we promise! ssmmmss liked this . 'Coming out of my cage' - Falling in love. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Spot on interpretation. Apples are known as the forbidden fruit - it's a biblical reference to the Garden of Eden, I think. http://soundcloud.com/justinsmf/starring-morgan-freeman-wonderbra. Jenny Was a Friend of Mine 2. Agreed, I like Hot Fuss but no other Killers albums and the bass line in Jenny was a Friend of Mine is sick. Smile Like You Mean It 4. Now, he's flashing back to her constantly and realizing that it was just a kiss, she probably didn't do much more than that and he killed her for it. Seems as though they're bringing their more rocky sound back for their next album, although what kind of 'rocky' I'm unsure. Sam's Town will always be my favourite. yeehawflowers liked this . He could just have been jealous at a flirtatious girlfriend during the chorus. Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna Great, great song. I love this song. Bourbon could be what he was kind of rambling to her as he killed her basically saying 'I would have been more than happy to drink alone, but you had to waltz in and ruin everything, and now look what happened.' I think the 'prostitute' idea came from the Moulin Rouge themed video. Don’t have an account? Cookies help us deliver our Services. I am a computer expert who loves a challenge. Linger:, edited by ipseudonym, daster96, jamietags, "Mr. Brightside" as written by Dave Brent Keuning Brandon Flowers, Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group.