There is no band, no song, no video, no sound, that is more ānowā than AJR. The band ā three brothers born and raised in New York City ā has achieved a startling quick level of success with āIām Ready,ā a buoyant electro-pop single thatās taking off on social media. The numbers: over 1.5M views on YouTube, thousands of singles sold each week, features in Billboard, the NY Post, and on MTV. Festival performances in front of 10,000+ people.
AJR started to become popular with their track "Weak", which they wrote in a few hours and released 16th September 2016, that was made Platinum in 5 countries, including the US, and Gold in 4 more. It has more than 500 million Spotify streams.
They followed this up with their album The Click, released 9th June 2017, featuring the single Weak as well as "Drama" and "Sober Up", the latter of which features Rivers Cuomo. The album reached no. 1 on Mediabase's alternative singles chart the following year. An extended "Deluxe" version of the album was released 21st September 2018, including an acoustic version of Pretender, a track they worked on with Steve Aoki and Lil Yachty.
30th January 2019 saw the release of "100 Bad Days", which was performed on Jimmy Kimmel on 11th March (coinciding with the release of another single, "Birthday Party"), and got included on Taylor Swift's "Playlist by ME!" in May of that year. Dear Winter was released 5th April, and got a sequel, Dear Winter 2.0, on 25th October.
Neotheater was their next album. It was debuted 26th April 2019 and was possibly where the band got noticed the most, hitting number one on Billboard's Top Rock and Top Alternative charts, and 8th on the Top 200 Albums. It featured 100 Bad Days, Birthday Party, and Dear Winter.
"Bang!" came next on 13th February 2020, at first intended for a Deluxe version of Neotheater, but later integrated into their next album OK Orchestra. "Bummerland" was then released 31st August 2020. 22nd of December 2020 saw the release of My Play, 2 days after they announced OK Orchestra as an album. Then 17th February 2021 saw the release of "Way Less Sad".
OK Orchestra, often teased as OKO, was released 26th March 2021, featuring these 4 singles and a track with the Blue Man Group. Merchandise was release on the 23rd March, and a game called OKO World was released on the 21st.
Alice By The Hudson
AJR Lyrics
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You had so much to give
For giving me time
Darling, had enough
And now I understand
So put your hands in mine
Baby I will take you far away
Don't you know these are our golden days
Now won't you say you see it in me
Tamarinds and skinny jeans
Oh won't you be my summer love
Take you walking through the garden
And take my heart when summer comes
Take me to your special place
The one by the river in summer
I'll keep you safe
And don't be afraid of the love that you have
I won't let you down like the other boys did
I found you
Darling I found you oh
Baby I will take you far away
Don't you know these are our golden days
Baby all the other boys they don't see what I see
Now won't you say you see it in me
Tamarinds and skinny jeans
Oh won't you be my summer love
Take you walking through the garden
And take my heart when summer comes
The lyrics of AJR's "Alice By The Hudson" suggest that the singer is trying to convince his lover to trust him and take a chance on their relationship. He acknowledges the love that she wasted on someone else but says that he sees something special in her that other boys don't. He wants to take her away from her past and make new memories with her. The singer wants to show her a new world and take her to his special place by the river in summer where he promises to keep her safe from harm. He tells her not to be afraid to love him because he won't let her down like the other boys did. He tells her that he found her and encourages her to see what he sees in her.
The lyrics evoke a sense of adventure and youthful optimism. The singer wants to take the listener on a journey of self-discovery and new experiences. The use of tamarinds and skinny jeans suggests a desire to break away from conventional norms and try new things. The song's chorus emphasizes the importance of seizing the moment and making the most out of life's golden opportunities.
Line by Line Meaning
Wasted, wasted love
The love that was given before was wasted
You had so much to give
There was a lot of love to give
For giving me time
The love was shown by giving time
Darling, had enough
The person didn't want to continue with the same old love
And now I understand
The person understands why the love has ended
So put your hands in mine
The person wants to help the other get over their past love
Baby I will take you far away
The person wants to take the other to a better place
Don't you know these are our golden days
The current moment is a great time to be together
Baby all the other boys they don't see what I see
Others don't appreciate the person as much as the artist does
Now won't you say you see it in me
The artist wants the other to acknowledge their love and feelings
Tamarinds and skinny jeans
Sensual and trendy things that the singer might associate with the other person
Oh won't you be my summer love
The artist wants the other to be their love for the summer
Take you walking through the garden
The singer wants to share beautiful experiences with the other
And take my heart when summer comes
The singer is willing to give their heart to the other when the time is right
Take me to your special place
The singer wants to get to know the other's favorite place
The one by the river in summer
The artist wants to visit the other's special place in the summer
I'll keep you safe
The artist will protect the other
And don't be afraid of the love that you have
The singer wants the other to embrace their love
I won't let you down like the other boys did
The singer promises to not hurt the other like their previous loves did
I found you
The artist believes they have found their true love in the other person
Darling I found you oh
The artist addresses the other affectionately and emphasizes their love
Lyrics Ā© O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Adam Brett Metzger, Jack Evan Metzger, Ryan Joshua Metzger
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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[Verse 1]
Wasted, wasted love
You had so much to give for giving every time
Darlin', had enough
And now I understand, so put your hands in mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, I will take you far away
Don't you know these are our golden days?
Baby, all the other boys - they don't see what I see
Now, won't you say you see it in me?
[Chorus]
Oh, tambourines and skinny jeans
Oh, won't you be my summer love?
Take you walking through the garden
Take my heart when summer comes
(Yeah, take my, take my heart)
[Verse 2]
Take me to your special place
The one by the river in summer
I'll keep you safe
And don't be afraid of the love that you had
I won't let you down like the other boys did
I found you
Darlin', I found you (oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, I will take you far away
Don't you know these are our golden days?
Baby, all the other boys they don't see what I see
Now won't you say you see it in me?
[Chorus]
Oh, tambourines and skinny jeans
Oh, won't you be my summer love
Take you walking through the garden
Take my heart when summer comes
(Yeah, take my, take my heart)
@charlottetheunicorn8863
LYRICS-
Wasted, wasted love
You had so much to give
For giving me time
Darling, had enough
And now I understand
So put your hands in mine
Baby I will take you far away
Donāt you know these are our golden days
Baby all the other boys they donāt see what I see
Now wonāt you say you see it in me
Tamarinds and skinny jeans
Oh wonāt you be my summer love
Take you walking through the garden
And take my heart when summer comes
Take me to your special place
The one by the river in summer
Iāll keep you safe
And donāt be afraid of the love that you have
I wonāt let you down like the other boys did
I found you
Darling I found you oh
Baby I will take you far away
Donāt you know these are our golden days
Baby all the other boys they donāt see what I see
Now wonāt you say you see it in me
Tamarinds and skinny jeans
Oh wonāt you be my summer love
Take you walking through the garden
And take my heart when summer comes
@artsysundae
I swear I played this song like 40 times today and just discovered it.
@lexybauder
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@artsysundae
@lexy bauder ???
@fefur5268
Same
@andylopez1181
Me too
@ritapitasunshine
Thatās what happens when you get sucked into the AJRmy
@XxyiejiaxX
THAT CHORUS THOUGH UGH I LOVE YOU GUYS
@nitegamer2692
The forgotten song š
@lexybauder
Yesss
@gumgumgumgumgumgum
The real ones donāt forget this masterpiece