Gary Jules attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California. Some of his early projects/bands were The Ivory Knights, Our Town Pansies, Woodenfish and The Origin.
Jules started off his solo recording career with the debut Greetings from the Side. Originally released by A & M, this album slipped through the cracks due to neglect on the label's part, and Jules was dropped. In 2001, together with friend Michael Andrews, Gary Jules recorded Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets. It was from this album that the remake of Tears for Fears' Mad World was subsequently used by Michael Andrews for Donnie Darko.
In December 2003, two years after Donnie Darko was released, Mad World finally reached the charts and became the Christmas Number One in the UK. In early 2004, the song surfaced in the US and Canada.
His most recent album, simply titled Gary Jules was released in 2006. The song Falling Awake from this album was recently used in the season 3 episode Six Days: Part Two of Grey's Anatomy.
Jules' Andrews' arrangement of "Mad World", was recently used in a trailer for the Gears of War for the XBOX 360, it was also used in a few episodes of CSI, Without a Trace, in some episodes of Dead Like Me, in an episode of Jericho, and an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Official Site: http://www.garyjules.com/
Whiskey for Everybody
Gary Jules Lyrics
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Look like a watercolor
When the streets rise up to meet the plane
Nobody notices
That I miss your face
More than anything in the world
I miss your face
More than anything in the world
To us and to all we left behind
A beautiful morning
You've got someplace to be
So if you have to go
Be sure and think of me
‘Cause I miss your face
More than anything in the world
And I miss your face
More than anything in the world
Whiskey for everybody
Whisper the words before you're out the door again
I believe that you were right
The seas are full and stars are falling
I believe that you were right
We were so young when we left home
From the fields the air over Dublin
Looks like a watercolor
And even in empty arms
I feel the weight of you
Oh I miss your face
More than anything in the world
And I miss your face
More than anything
Whiskey for everybody
To us and to all we left behind when we left home.
The lyrics to Gary Jules's song Whiskey for Everybody tell a story of a person who seems to be traveling or leaving a loved one behind in Dublin. From the airplane, the fields below look like a watercolor painting, but the singer cannot appreciate the beauty due to missing their loved one's face more than anything in the world. The sentiment of longing for the loved one's face repeats throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's overwhelming feeling of missing them. The phrase "whiskey for everybody" comes up twice, once toasting "us and all we left behind" and the other whispered before the singer leaves. The chorus also mentions a belief that the loved one was right, but it is unclear what they were right about.
The song has a wistful, reflective tone, and the additional melancholy of the slow tempo and acoustic guitar complement the bittersweet lyrics. The repeated use of "miss your face" also emphasizes the personal relationship between the singer and the loved one. The mention of whiskey could symbolize a desire to forget the pain of missing the loved one, or it could be a calming comfort that's shared with others over the feeling of loss.
Line by Line Meaning
From the air the fields over Dublin
Look like a watercolor
Looking down from above, the fields surrounding Dublin appear like a beautiful watercolor painting.
When the streets rise up to meet the plane
Nobody notices
As the plane descends to land in Dublin, people don't pay attention to the movement of the streets below.
That I miss your face
More than anything in the world
I miss your face
More than anything in the world
The singer deeply longs for the face of someone they've left behind, above all else in the world.
Whiskey for everybody
To us and to all we left behind
The singer proposes a toast with whiskey for everyone, in honor of themselves and all those they left behind.
A beautiful morning
You've got someplace to be
So if you have to go
Be sure and think of me
As the person they miss gets ready to go, the singer reminds them to keep the singer in mind, even during a busy day ahead.
‘Cause I miss your face
More than anything in the world
And I miss your face
More than anything in the world
Once again, the singer expresses how much they miss the face of the person who's gone, above everything else.
Whiskey for everybody
Whisper the words before you're out the door again
Another toast with whiskey, as the person prepares to leave once more, and the singer urges them to remember the words shared.
I believe that you were right
The seas are full and stars are falling
I believe that you were right
We were so young when we left home
Reflecting on past conversations, the singer believes that the person they're talking to was correct. They reminisce about their youth and how young they were when they left their home.
From the fields the air over Dublin
Looks like a watercolor
And even in empty arms
I feel the weight of you
Oh I miss your face
More than anything in the world
And I miss your face
More than anything
Once again, the singer reflects on the beauty of the Dublin countryside as seen from afar. They talk about feeling the weight of the person they miss, even in empty arms, and express how much they miss that person's face.
Whiskey for everybody
To us and to all we left behind when we left home.
Another toast with whiskey, this time in honor of themselves and everyone else they left behind when they set out from home.
Contributed by Charlie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.