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.
Biography by MacKenzie Wilson
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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.
Sweet Young Thing
Jet Lyrics
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Lives a block away
It's your sugar lips that
I could kiss all day
I climbed the stairs
To the 13th floor
If your a sweet youg thing
Come on and open the door
Open your I said open your door
She's not there
I said she's not there
Well I drove down the block
With my face hanging low
I hear the noise so what's goin' on
Well I sneek to the window
Peep through the glass
Everbody's dancin' and
Havin' a real good time
So have a real good time
I said have a real good
I see my chick with some guy
What about me
Hey sweet young what you doing there
Yeah whose that creep whose touching your hair
As he holds you tight I have to shut my eyes
Hey sweet young thing
You've grown very wild
I said you've grown very wild
Yeah so wild
The song “Sweet Young Thing” by Jet is about a young man who is infatuated with a girl who lives nearby. He offers to kiss her because of her “sugar lips,” and he goes up to the 13th floor to see her. However, when he gets there, she isn’t home. He hears music and sneaks to the window to discover that she is inside dancing with another guy. He becomes jealous and angry at the situation, wondering why she is with that “creep” instead of him.
The lyrics express a common teenage experience of struggling to navigate romantic relationships, particularly in a world where social events and appearances are so important. The singer’s jealousy and disappointment reflect the pain and confusion of unrequited love, as well as the challenges that come with trying to understand how to build strong and meaningful connections with others.
Overall, the song is a reflection of the complications and difficulties inherent in human relationships, particularly when we tend to see others as objects of desire rather than as complex and multifaceted individuals. Jet’s lyrics capture the emotional intensity of youthful romantic experiences, and offer a window into the often-painful realities of trying to find love and connection in a complicated world.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey sweet young thing
The singer is addressing a young, attractive person.
Lives a block away
The person the singer is addressing lives close by.
It's your sugar lips that I could kiss all day
The singer finds the person's lips attractive and wants to kiss them multiple times.
I climbed the stairs to the 13th floor
The singer went up many flights of stairs to reach the person's apartment on the 13th floor.
If you're a sweet young thing, come on and open the door
The singer is asking the person to let them in if they are indeed a young and attractive person.
Open your door yeah comin, open your I said open your door
The singer is requesting for the person to open their door so they can enter.
She's not there, I said she's not there
Upon arriving at the apartment, the singer discovers that the person is not home.
Well I drove down the block with my face hanging low
Feeling rejected, the singer leaves the person's apartment building feeling sad.
I hear the noise so what's goin' on
The singer hears noise coming from another location and is curious about what is happening.
Well I sneek to the window, peep through the glass
The singer secretly approaches a window to see what is happening inside without being noticed.
Everbody's dancin' and havin' a real good time
People inside the location are having a fun time dancing and enjoying themselves.
So have a real good time, I said have a real good
The singer tells the people inside to continue having fun.
I see my chick with some guy, what about me
The singer sees the person they were seeking, with another person, causing them to feel jealous.
Hey sweet young what you doing there
The singer is asking what the person they were pursuing is doing at the location.
Yeah whose that creep whose touching your hair
The singer does not approve of the person touching the young woman's hair and refers to them as a 'creep'.
As he holds you tight I have to shut my eyes
The sight of the other person holding the young woman tightly is painful for the singer to see.
Hey sweet young thing, you've grown very wild
The singer notices that the person they were pursuing has changed and become more rebellious.
I said you've grown very wild, yeah so wild
The singer reiterates that the young woman has changed and become more wild than they remembered.
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