On September 15, 2008, he performed his song "Rock and Roll" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Eric has also performed "Rock and Roll" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Eric debuted his single "Ok It's Alright With Me" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on July 24, 2009
His song "Rock and Roll" was used in the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and was included in the soundtrack. "Rock and Roll" was also used as the song to end the final episode of 2008 series of Packed to the Rafters. Packed To The Rafters was the highest rating Australian show in 2008. It was featured in the Platinum selling Packed to the Rafters soundtrack. "Rock and Roll" went on to get a number #1 position on the Australian airplay chart in early April 2009.
"Rock and Roll" has reached a number #1 position on the ARIA Australian Singles Chart and has been certified Platinum in Australia. "Rock and Roll" has also reached Gold in New Zealand and Gold in Norway. "Rock and Roll" also reached #1 airplay in the United States.
The Watching You Watching Him Songfacts says that Hutchinson's sophomore major label album, Moving Up Living Down, was recorded with Mike Elizondo (Eminem, Regina Spektor) in California and Martin Terefe (Jason Mraz, James Morrison) in London after Hutchinson penned the songs at home in New York City.
Hutchinson has also been named an AOL "About To Pop" artist, Yahoo! Who's Next Artist, MSN "One To Watch" Artist and a "VH1 You Oughta Know" Artist.
Jettison
Eric Hutchinson Lyrics
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To lighten your load
Let me drown
So you can take the high road
Throw me overboard
'Cause you're playing your role
Easier to place the blame
And you can tell me
It was a necessity
It was out of your hands
That I'll never understand
And you can tell me
It was an emergency
That you didn't have a voice
But I know it was your choice
And we all have things we can live without
And that makes me yourâ?¦ Jettison
Throw me overboard
When the water's getting rough
When the going gets too tough
I guess you've just had enough
Throw me overboard
But you said you wouldn't bail
When the weather's getting bad
It's just easier to sail
And you could say that you
That you don't know what to do
That you'd stay if you could
But we know you never would
And you could that that you
That you always kinda knew
That you'd wanna work through it
But we know you can't commit
And we all have things we can live without
And that makes me yourâ?¦ Jettison
When you don't care enough to stick around
When you're just trying to search for higher ground
You're afraid
Dropping anchor makes you fall apart
You've got it made
The end of me becomes your brand new start
And we all have things we can live without
And that makes me yourâ?¦Jettison
Throw me overboard
To help you stay afloat
You will risk the crew
As long as you can save the boat
Throw me overboard
'Cause you're playing your role
Easier to place the blame
Eric Hutchinson's song "Jettison" is essentially about being discarded by someone you care about. The lyrics are symbolic of a relationship where one person has decided to end things and is not interested in mending the relationship or being accountable for their actions. The person wants to leave the relationship without feeling bad about it and is using their role or other circumstances to justify abandoning the relationship. The song opens with the desire to be thrown overboard to ease the burden of the other person's responsibilities. The line "Let me drown so you can take the high road" highlights the fact that the person wants to be done with the relationship and retain their high position in the other person's life.
The line "And we all have things we can live without, and that makes me your Jettison," is a statement of acceptance of the situation. The singer is acknowledging that they are just one of the things that the other person can discard to lighten their load. The song is an example of how sometimes people grow apart, and one person is ready to move on while the other person is not. In the end, the singer knows that they must accept their fate and be thrown overboard.
Line by Line Meaning
Throw me overboard
Get rid of me in order to make your journey easier.
To lighten your load
To make your journey easier by reducing the weight on your vessel.
Let me drown
Allow me to perish for your own benefit.
So you can take the high road
So you can appear better than me because of my absence.
Throw me overboard
Get rid of me in order to make your journey easier.
'Cause you're playing your role
You are fulfilling your expected part in this situation.
Easier to place the blame
It is more convenient for you to assign responsibility elsewhere.
And you can tell me
You have the ability to make excuses to me.
It was a necessity
It was essential for your survival.
It was out of your hands
You had no control over the situation.
That I'll never understand
That I will never be able to comprehend.
And you can tell me
You have the ability to make excuses to me.
It was an emergency
It was a critical situation.
That you didn't have a voice
You were incapable of expressing your opinion.
But I know it was your choice
But I am aware that you had a say in the matter.
And we all have things we can live without
We all have aspects of ourselves that we can discard.
And that makes me your Jettison
And that makes me the aspect of yourself you chose to discard.
Throw me overboard
Get rid of me in order to make your journey easier.
When the water's getting rough
When the situation is becoming difficult.
When the going gets too tough
When the situation becomes unbearable.
I guess you've just had enough
You have reached your limit.
Throw me overboard
Get rid of me in order to make your journey easier.
But you said you wouldn't bail
You promised to stick around and help.
When the weather's getting bad
When the situation is deteriorating.
It's just easier to sail
It's easier to leave than to stay and face the problem.
And you could say that you
You have the option of telling me that you
That you don't know what to do
That you are not sure how to handle the situation.
That you'd stay if you could
That you would remain if you had the option.
But we know you never would
But we are aware that you simply won't.
And you could that that you
You have the option of telling me that you
That you always kinda knew
That you were always aware.
That you'd wanna work through it
That you would want to fix the problem.
But we know you can't commit
But we understand that you are unable to make a long term commitment.
And we all have things we can live without
We all have aspects of ourselves that we can discard.
And that makes me your Jettison
And that makes me the aspect of yourself you chose to discard.
When you don't care enough to stick around
When you don't care enough to stay in the situation.
When you're just trying to search for higher ground
When you are attempting to find a better situation for yourself.
You're afraid
You are scared.
Dropping anchor makes you fall apart
Staying in one place brings you to pieces.
You've got it made
You are in a good position.
The end of me becomes your brand new start
My leaving leads to a new beginning for you.
And we all have things we can live without
We all have aspects of ourselves that we can discard.
And that makes me your Jettison
And that makes me the aspect of yourself you chose to discard.
Throw me overboard
Get rid of me in order to make your journey easier.
To help you stay afloat
To ensure your survival in the situation.
You will risk the crew
You will endanger others on the vessel.
As long as you can save the boat
As long as the vessel remains intact, you are content.
Throw me overboard
Get rid of me in order to make your journey easier.
'Cause you're playing your role
You are fulfilling your expected part in this situation.
Easier to place the blame
It is more convenient for you to assign responsibility elsewhere.
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