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.
Times Like This
Jet Lyrics
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So I guess that I might as well
Feel the way I want to feel
From the Hollywood hills down to Ecuador
Everyone's the same when they hit the floor
We feel the way we want to feel
When you're on your own, you're on your own
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
Times like this
You and me are just history
Like a black and white picture on a color TV
We take our secrets to the grave
We want this and we want it that way
All we ever talk about is what we say
We take our secrets to the grave
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
When you're on your own, you're on your own
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
We just lost control, we lost control
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
You need you're rock and roll, you're rock and roll
times like this wooo oooo oooo
Times like this
Times like this
Times like this
Times like
When you're on your own, you're on your own
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
We just lost control, we lost control
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
You need you're rock and roll, you're rock and roll
The opening lines of Jet's song "Times Like This" express a sense of utter hopelessness and despair. The singer acknowledges that everything has gone to hell and there's no point in fighting it anymore. Instead, the only option left is to feel however they want to feel. It's a reflection of a larger societal malaise where people feel like the world is falling apart, and they're powerless to stop it.
As the song progresses, the lyrics move between generalizations and more specific references. The Hollywood hills and Ecuador represent different ends of the world, but the collapse of society and the sense of powerlessness is universal. The line "everyone's the same when they hit the floor" implies that we're all equally vulnerable when something goes wrong-- whether it's a financial crisis, a natural disaster, or a political upheaval.
The reference to a "black and white picture on a color TV" is a vivid image that captures the sense of isolation and disconnection that the singer feels. They're like a relic from an earlier time, out of place and out of touch with the world around them. All they have left are their secrets, which they plan to take to the grave. The repetition of the phrase "times like this" throughout the song underscores the sense that these times are uniquely challenging and require a different kind of response than in the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything's just gone to hell
Everything has gone wrong
So I guess that I might as well
Given that everything has gone wrong, might as well give into the feeling of the moment
Feel the way I want to feel
Let my emotions guide me through this difficult time
From the Hollywood hills down to Ecuador
Regardless of location, people react similarly to difficult times in their own ways
Everyone's the same when they hit the floor
Everyone responds in the same way when faced with adversity
We feel the way we want to feel
Everyone deals with difficult times in their own unique way
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
These difficult times are trying and uncertain
When you're on your own, you're on your own
In times of difficulty, everyone has to rely on themselves
You and me are just history
Our relationship is over and done with
Like a black and white picture on a color TV
Our relationship feels like a piece of the past compared to everything happening around us
We take our secrets to the grave
We keep our thoughts and emotions to ourselves, even if they would help us through tough times
We want this and we want it that way
We have specific plans and desires but they don't seem to be working out in times like these
All we ever talk about is what we say
Our communication is lacking in depth and meaning
Times like this wooo oooo oooo
These uncertain times are difficult for everyone
We just lost control, we lost control
Things have taken a turn for the worse, and we feel powerless
You need you're rock and roll, you're rock and roll
In order to power through these times, we need something that makes us feel alive and invigorated, like rock and roll music
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARK WILSON, CHRISTOPHER CESTER, CAMERON THANE MUNCEY, NICHOLAS JOHN CESTER
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Recie Strange
This was my favorite song as an edgy 8 year old lol still love it though 12 years later
RADIOSLAVE
So underrated rock band ever where "Times like this"
Diana M. Bahena J.
Jet es lo mejor!!
Jordan K
i'm listening to Jet on the highest volume my ears can handle, oh yeah....
Chloe Smyth
listening to the album start to finish. its no longer suckish :D
Cloudsof Grey
Jet was a very good band with albums that had hit after hit, good songs and great songs. Unfortunately, they broke up. And now two members are doing and band called Damn Dogs or something. its a disco type genre.
HowToLiveOnEarth
ummm this album is amazing...
Scott Larson
luv it
Austin Hewitt
DamnDogs is awesome, I would not say it is disco. Sound a lot like the band Cake mixed in with some JET.
Life and Gaming
Austin Hewitt cake is awesome