With its crisp guitars and start-stop tempos, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" became a radio favorite worldwide, and Get Born sold over three million copies as a result. Jet also received seven ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) nominations, six of which were awarded to the band. European dates with Oasis followed in summer 2005, and the sophomore effort Shine On arrived in fall 2006. The band maintained a steady touring pace and contributed a song to the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack. Following a short break, Jet reconvened in 2008 to begin work on a third album, which arrived one year later as Shaka Rock. They toured as support for Green Day and Powderfinger, but went on hiatus in 2010 and were fully disbanded in 2012. Jet were back in business after several years, however, playing headlining shows in Australia during early 2017.Jet is an alternative rock band which formed in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of Nic Cester (vocals, guitar), Cameron Muncey (guitar, vocals), Mark Wilson (bass) and Chris Cester (drums). They have released three albums: "Get Born" (2003), "Shine On" (2006) and "Shaka Rock" (2009). The band has had international hits with the singles "Are You Gonna Be My Girl", "Look What You've Done", "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" and "She's A Genius". The band split in March 2012 but reformed in 2016.
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2. Jet were a glam rock band from London. They released one eponymous album in 1975 before splitting up. The band formed in 1974 with a line-up of Andy Ellison (vocals, ex-John's Children, solo artist), Martin Gordon (bass, ex-Sparks), Chris Townson (drums, formerly in John's Children and Jook), David O'List (lead guitar, ex-member of The Nice and an early member of Roxy Music) and Peter Oxendale (keyboards for a short-lived live version of Sparks). The bulk of the band went on to become the punk/new wave band Radio Stars.
3. Before Black 'N Blue, Jaime St. James began his professional music career while a student at Cleveland High School, where he and classmates Dan Kurth, Barry Pendergrass, and Ray Malsom formed the Molly Hatchet-inspired combo Jet. Jet are featured prominently in the 1977 Legend, the yearbook of Cleveland High School.
Shiny Magazine
Jet Lyrics
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In a pretty magazine
You don't even know
Where you are and what you've seen
Why do you lie?
Do you need to fill us fear?
What's that worth to you?
Oh we used to look up to you
Oh my god I know too well
Being sweet just doesn't sell
If you've got better things to do
I try to run but my legs ache
The photographs that I refuse to take
Oh will it never end
We are alone
Departed from our bones
What's that worth to you?
Oh we used to look up to you
Oh my god I know too well
Being sweet just doesn't sell
If you've got better things to do
Am I hiding again?
Am I hiding again?
Tell me how to live my life
Ooh ooh ooh
And the sun is shining down, yeah
And the sun is shining down
Oh my god I know too well
Being sweet just never sells
If you've got better things to do
Am I hiding again?
Am I hiding again?
Tell me how to live my life
Ooh ooh ooh
And the sun is shining down, yeah
Yeah the sun it's shining down.
The song "Shiny Magazine" by Jet is a critique against the superficiality and exploitation of fame and the media industry. The opening lines refer to seeing someone's face in a magazine, which could be interpreted as someone famous or an aspirational figure, who is presented as a shallow and unauthentic version of themselves. The singer questions this person's motives and integrity, asking why they feel the need to lie and manipulate their image to gain more attention and engender fear in others.
The chorus of the song is a reflection on the singer's own struggles with navigating the demands of the entertainment industry, acknowledging that being "sweet" or playing into what is expected of an artist in terms of their image and behavior may lead to success, but ultimately lacks authenticity and self-respect. The bridge of the song has a more introspective and vulnerable tone, with the singer asking if they are once again hiding and seeking external validation and direction on how to live their life.
Overall, "Shiny Magazine" can be seen as a commentary on the toxicity of striving for fame and the false promises of material success, suggesting that true happiness and fulfillment must come from within and be built on genuine connections and meaningful experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw your face
I came across an image of you
In a pretty magazine
The image was in a visually pleasing publication
You don't even know
You are not aware
Where you are and what you've seen
Of the details of your surrounds or experiences
Why do you lie?
Questioning the reason for dishonesty
Do you need to fill us fear?
Is fear what motivates your deception?
What's that worth to you?
What value do you place on this behavior?
Oh we used to look up to you
Previously, there was respect or admiration for you
Oh my god I know too well
I understand all too clearly
Being sweet just doesn't sell
Acting nice and agreeable isn't lucrative
If you've got better things to do
Perhaps you should focus on other priorities
I try to run but my legs ache
I struggle to escape my situation
The photographs that I refuse to take
I have opted to forgo capturing some moments
Oh will it never end
Will this cycle of dissatisfaction ever conclude?
We are alone
We are isolated
Departed from our bones
A can't-be-felt separation from our physical being
Am I hiding again?
Am I avoiding or concealing myself once more?
Tell me how to live my life
Directing a plea for guidance to an unidentified source
And the sun is shining down, yeah
The sun is currently visible
Oh my god I know too well
I am all too aware
Being sweet just never sells
Being amiable and kind isn't profitable
Yeah the sun it's shining down.
Confirming that the sun remains visible or expressive of hope.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: CHRISTOPHER CESTER, NICHOLAS JOHN CESTER
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African Defender
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