Hailing from Western Australia, Watson began recording self-produced music as GUM in 2011. The alias is short for his nickname, Gumby. The project's first album, Delorean Highway, arrived on Spinning Top Music in 2014. He followed it a year later with Glamorous Damage, and the synth-hook-heavy Flash in the Pan saw release in 2016. Without relinquishing synths, a more streamlined psych rock defined The Underdog, which arrived on Spinning Top in 2018. Still putting out albums with Pond and on call for the live version of Tame Impala, Watson issued GUM's fifth long-player, Out in the World, in 2020.
There are others artists with the same name:
(2) Gum are a London based, four piece musical pop group. Gum were born on Thursday 15th September 2011 and are not dead yet.
(3) Back in the late '80s, Melbourne's Andrew Curtis and Philip Samartzis collaborated in the aurally volatile project simply called Gum. With little expertise or training, the two gathered up what objects they were familiar with, in particular thrift store turntables and soiled records. Eschewing their original attraction to the giants of Industrial Culture, Gum quickly developed an aesthetic privileging the caustic rupture of skipping records and smoldering surface noise, predating the current avant-turntablist aficionados like Philip Jeck, Janek Schaefer, and Otomo Yoshihide. With the publication of Gum's Vinyl Anthology, 23five, Inc uncovers the bulk of Gum's work, including all of the material from their self-published albums Vinyl and 20 Years in Blue Movies and Yet to Fake an Orgasm as well as several infamous compilation tracks and plenty of unreleased material.
(4) Gum is an indie rock band from CT/NY.
(5) Gum is the doom/sludge metal band from Italy.
Delorean Highway
Gum Lyrics
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On Delorean Highway
You don't look around you just need all the signs
On Delorean Highway
You scratch your head and wonder why?
On Delorean Highway
You can't seem to walk off you gotta lift your mind
Off Delorean Highway
But I have
Yes I have
Oh I have
Yes I have
If you listen very carefully
I could show you how to get there
It only takes a minute, or two, or three
But I'll show you how to get there
It's like television
to the infinite depreved
It's like a hand wave
Yeah into the story??????
It's like a hand
oh, it's like a hand
It's like a hand
Gum's song Delorean Highway is a track with ethereal and psychedelic undertones that delivers an impressionistic image of escaping reality through the metaphor of driving on a highway. The lyrics suggest a self-transcendence journey to overcome mundane struggles and reach freedom by entering into a surreal and dreamlike state of mind. The Delorean Highway represents a threshold where one surpasses the limits of everyday life and finds a gateway to a new dimension. The song suggests that this state of mind can only be reached by abandoning the analytical and rational mind and letting oneself float and be carried away in the journey.
The lyrics paint a vivid description of the experience, starting with the line "they go up, and you go down," where the singer suggests that others take the conventional route, while they go on an alternative path. Then Gum sings about how the rider cannot look around and has to follow the signs, an indication of how the journey is pre-determined and not relatable to everyday consciousness. Later, the lyrics explain the feeling of seeing things through a different lens on the Delorean Highway, making one scratch their head in confusion.
Overall, Delorean Highway describes a journey of stepping into the unknown and finding inspiration in the chaos that lies beyond the everyday routine. The singer offers guidance to the listeners, inviting them to join the trip and pointing out it doesn't take much effort to reach this magical place.
Line by Line Meaning
They go up and you go down
As you travel along the Delorean Highway, the hills and valleys create a sense of being moved both up and down.
On Delorean Highway
The road being referred to is the Delorean Highway.
You don't look around you just need all the signs
While traveling on this highway, there is no need to look around for directions, all the necessary signs are provided.
On Delorean Highway
The road being referred to is the Delorean Highway.
You scratch your head and wonder why?
At times, it might be difficult to understand the Delorean Highway, leading people to question why it is that way.
On Delorean Highway
The road being referred to is the Delorean Highway.
You can't seem to walk off you gotta lift your mind
When traveling on the Delorean Highway, you cannot just walk off of it, but you can elevate your thinking to understand it better.
Off Delorean Highway
This marks the end of the Delorean Highway section of the song.
But I have
The singer has a solution to understanding the Delorean Highway.
Yes I have
This solution is real and has been discovered by the singer.
Oh I have
This is an emphatic statement by the singer that they have indeed discovered the solution.
Yes I have
This marks a repetition of the singer's emphatic statement.
If you listen very carefully
The singer is about to reveal the solution, but urges the listener to be attentive and listen carefully.
I could show you how to get there
The singer can guide the listener to the solution.
It only takes a minute, or two, or three
The amount of time required to understand this solution is minimal.
But I'll show you how to get there
The singer reiterates that they can guide the listener to the solution.
It's like television
The solution is like a TV show, with different elements unfolding.
to the infinite depreved
These elements continue endlessly, without cessation.
It's like a hand wave
The solution is simple and can be compared to waving your hand.
Yeah into the story??????
This line is difficult to interpret and may be artistic expression without clear meaning.
It's like a hand
The simplicity of the solution is once again reiterated.
oh, it's like a hand
This is repeated to further emphasize the simplicity of the solution.
It's like a hand
This marks another repetition of the importance of simple solutions.
Contributed by Noah A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Max van Westerop
Tracklist:
0:00 - Delorean Highway
3:30 - Growin' Up
7:37 - The Sky Opened Up
10:07 - Misunderstanding
13:07 - Summer Rain
15:55 - 21st Century Radiation
19:07 - Pink Skies
22:20 - Living and Dying
26:27 - Day of the Triffids
28:16 - Can't See Past My Eyes
Max van Westerop
Tracklist:
0:00 - Delorean Highway
3:30 - Growin' Up
7:37 - The Sky Opened Up
10:07 - Misunderstanding
13:07 - Summer Rain
15:55 - 21st Century Radiation
19:07 - Pink Skies
22:20 - Living and Dying
26:27 - Day of the Triffids
28:16 - Can't See Past My Eyes
Wellison Bandeira
@Kai Tobey 26:48 S2
Venis Naim
🙌
Kai Tobey
26:47 - Day of the Triffids*
Omar Luna
WE LOVE YOU!!!
SEATTLEKID2o6
Bless your soul.
Oh Làlà
Such an incredible time we're living ... So many great bands & songs...
strolling Jack
I’m so happy to be alive at this time can’t wait to see where we’ll get
Marcel Zachary
@Kilian O'Brien If people took more control with major radio stations and corporations we could have good music and not just 1 style and thing but variety of things.
Ayberk Bilgin
Yeah but 70's-80's were better imo