Jackson's albums include Original Broadway cast recording with All Shook Up (2005), Xanadu (2007) and Finian's Rainbow (2009). He has one studio album with Michael Feinstein called The Power of Two (2009).
In films, Jackson portrayed 9/11 victim and hero Mark Bingham in the 2006 Academy Award nominated United 93 which earned him the Boston Society of Film Critics 2006 award for "Best Ensemble Cast". He has also appeared in the films Curiosity and Hysteria. On television, he is a recurring series regular on NBC's 30 Rock, portraying Jack/Danny Baker. He also guest starred on several series including; Lipstick Jungle, Life on Mars, Ugly Betty and more recently Glee.
He is openly gay and an LGBT rights supporter, as well as an ambassador for amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research) and the national ambassador for The Hetrick-Martin Institute. Jackson's partner, Monte Lapka, is a physicist; they have been together since 2000.
Me And My Shadow
Cheyenne Jackson Lyrics
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Like the seashore clings to the sea
Like you'll never get rid of your shadow
Frank, you'll never get rid of me
Let all the others fight and fuss
Whatever happens, we've got us.
We're closer than pages that stick in a book
We're closer than ripples that play in a brook
Strolling down the avenue
Wherever you find him, you'll find me, just look
Closer than a miser or the bloodhounds to Liza
Me and my shadow
We're closer than smog when it clings to L.A.
We're closer than Bobby is to J.F.K.
Not a soul can bust this team in two
We stick together like glue
And when it's sleeping time
That's when we rise
We start to swing
Swing to the skies
Our clocks don't chime
What a surprise
They ring-a-ding-ding!
Happy New Year!
Me and my shadow
And now to repeat what I said at the start
They'll need a large crowbar to break us apart
We're alone but far from blue
Before we get finished, we'll make the town roar
We'll make all the late spots, and then a few more
We'll wind up at Jilly's right after Toot's Shore
Life is gonna be we-wow-whee!
(here comes the party!)
For my shadow and me!
Say Frank?
What is it, Sam?
Do me a favor?
What do you want, now?
Would you mind taking it, just one more time?
From the top?
No! From the ending!
Wonderful!
And while we are swinging, to mention a few
We'll drop in at Danny's, The Little Club too
But wind up at Jilly's, whatever we do
Life is gonna be we-wow-whee!
(Wow!)
For my shadow and me!
Frank?
Oh, forget it Sam.
The song "Me and My Shadow" by Cheyenne Jackson is a declaration of the loyalty between two close companions, like two peas in a pod; they stick together in good and bad times. The lyrics offer a string of analogies about how steadfast the bond is between the two, where they stick together like a wallpaper on a wall, like a shore on the seawater, or even like a shadow that one can never get rid of.
The song's chorus talks about how inseparable they are, closer than anything else in the world. They are like the pages that stick in a book or the ripples that swirl in a brook. They are always together, strolling down the avenue, and wherever one finds the other, you will always see the pair, sticking together like glue.
The song ends with a call to celebrate the friendship between two companions, ending their night at Toot's Shore and Jilly's, enjoying their life in a "we-wow-whee" manner.
Line by Line Meaning
Like the wallpaper sticks to the wall
Our friendship is strong and unbreakable.
Like the seashore clings to the sea
Our friendship is inevitable and unchanging.
Like you'll never get rid of your shadow
Our friendship is everlasting.
Frank, you'll never get rid of me
I'll always be there for you, no matter what.
Let all the others fight and fuss
We don't need anyone else but ourselves.
Whatever happens, we've got us.
No matter what obstacles we face, we'll face them together.
Me and my shadow
Our unbreakable friendship.
We're closer than pages that stick in a book
We're inseparable.
We're closer than ripples that play in a brook
Our bond is unbreakable and always present.
Strolling down the avenue
We're always together on our journeys.
Wherever you find him, you'll find me, just look
We're always together, no matter where we are.
Closer than a miser or the bloodhounds to Liza
Our friendship is closer than anything else.
We're closer than smog when it clings to L.A.
Our bond is unavoidable and always present.
We're closer than Bobby is to J.F.K.
Our friendship is unbreakable and always present.
Not a soul can bust this team in two
No one can break our friendship.
We stick together like glue
Our bond is strong and permanent.
And when it's sleeping time
When the day ends.
That's when we rise
That's when we start our adventures.
We start to swing
We start having fun.
Swing to the skies
We have fun, no matter what.
Our clocks don't chime
Our timing is perfect.
What a surprise
We always have fun, no matter what.
They ring-a-ding-ding!
We enjoy life to the fullest.
Happy New Year!
We greet each and every day with joy.
And now to repeat what I said at the start
I'll say it again.
They'll need a large crowbar to break us apart
No one can break our bond.
We're alone but far from blue
We don't need anyone else to be happy.
Before we get finished, we'll make the town roar
We're going to have so much fun.
We'll make all the late spots, and then a few more
We'll have fun everywhere we go.
We'll wind up at Jilly's right after Toot's Shore
We'll have fun no matter where we end up.
Life is gonna be we-wow-whee!
We're going to have so much fun, it's going to be amazing.
(here comes the party!)
It's time to have fun!
Say Frank?
Can I talk to you?
What is it, Sam?
What do you want?
Do me a favor?
Can you do me a favor?
What do you want, now?
What do you need now?
Would you mind taking it, just one more time?
Can we do it one more time?
From the top?
Can we start from the beginning?
No! From the ending!
No, let's start from the ending!
Wonderful!
Great!
And while we are swinging, to mention a few
While we're having fun, let me tell you a few things…
We'll drop in at Danny's, The Little Club too
We'll have fun at Danny's and The Little Club.
But wind up at Jilly's, whatever we do
We'll definitely end up at Jilly's.
Life is gonna be we-wow-whee!
We're going to have so much fun, it's going to be amazing.
(Wow!)
Amazing!
For my shadow and me!
Together, we'll have so much fun!
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer
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