Jukebox the Ghost is a Washington, D.C.-born, Brooklyn-based three-piece rock band. The band consists of Ben Thornewill (vocals & piano), Tommy Siegel (vocals & guitar) and Jesse Kristin (drums). Since 2006, Jukebox the Ghost has toured extensively.
In 2003, Ben, Tommy, and Jesse met while attending George Washington University. Shortly after, they formed a band called The Sunday Mail. They took a semester's break to study abroad, and re-formed upon returning as Jukebox the Ghost. They came up with the name after combining lyrics from a Captain Beefheart song and a line from the book Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov.
In 2008, they released their first album "Let Live & Let Ghosts", and began playing new songs in concerts.
Jukebox the Ghost recorded a cover of Ace of Base's "Beautiful Life" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 2, which was released in November 2008.
Following their tour with Ben Folds in early April 2009, they began their headlining tour in the UK with Nightmare of You. They began their headlining tour with Jenny Owen Youngs back in the United States on April 30 in Chicago, IL. This tour lasted into June, at which point they temporarily stopped touring to concentrate on their next album, "Everything Under the Sun." The band began recording for the new album on September 29th, 2009 at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
In February 2010, Jukebox the Ghost toured across Europe with Adam Green of The Moldy Peaches. This was followed by a separate tour in the United States with bands Tally Hall and Skybox. They will begin touring once again in late May 2010 with the band Free Energy, and will be playing at Lollapalooza in Chicago this August.
"The Popular Thing," a song from their upcoming album, is featured in the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Miss Templeton's 7000th Dream
Jukebox the Ghost Lyrics
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But she can't recall his face
She hears knocking on her door at night
But he never leaves a trace
She's had seven thousand nights with the very same scene
Repeated again and again in her dreams:
A muffled scream, and a broken fall as the moonlight streams in from down the
Man with a briefcase and hollowed out eyes spoke...
Over and over again...
Over and over again...
Stranger things have happened in my time
Stranger things have happened in my time
The lyrics to Jukebox the Ghost's song "Miss Templeton's 7000th Dream" is a story of a woman who recognizes a man's voice on the phone but cannot recall his face. She also hears knocking on her door at night, but the man never leaves a trace, leaving her in confusion and fear. She has had seven thousand nights with the same recurring dream, which plays over and over in her mind. The dream is of a muffled scream and a broken fall as the moonlight streams in from down the hall. In her dream, the stars stoop down to sing their goodbyes while a man with a briefcase and hollowed-out eyes speaks to her. The song's chorus emphasizes the strange happenings in the woman's life, stating that "stranger things have happened in my time."
The lyrics of the song are an exploration of the woman's subconscious mind, merging her dreams and reality. The man and his actions haunt her, leaving her in a state of confusion and fear. While her mind is struggling to decipher the meaning behind the recurring dream, the man's face and identity remain elusive, making matters worse. The chorus, alluding to "stranger things" happening, adds a sense of mystery to the song, highlighting the woman's subjective experience of the world. The song's title, "Miss Templeton's 7000th Dream," further underscores the dream-like nature of the lyrics, hinting that it may have been inspired by a surreal dream.
Line by Line Meaning
She recognizes the voice on the phone
She identifies the voice over the phone.
But she can't recall his face
She can't remember the face of the person on the call.
She hears knocking on her door at night
She perceives a knocking sound from her door while sleeping at night.
But he never leaves a trace
The person behind the knocking never reveals himself.
She's had seven thousand nights with the very same scene
She has dreamt the same scene for seven thousand times.
Repeated again and again in her dreams:
The dream sequence frequently repeats in her sleep.
A muffled scream, and a broken fall as the moonlight streams in from down the
In her dream, she hears someone screaming and then falling as moonlight enters from the lower end of a corridor.
End of the hall, it's just the stars stooping down to sing their goodbyes while a
She imagines that it's the stars bending down and humming farewell tunes.
Man with a briefcase and hollowed out eyes spoke...
In the dream, a man with a briefcase and sunken eyes uttered something.
Over and over again...
The same dream plays repeatedly.
Over and over again...
The dream sequence never alters.
Stranger things have happened in my time
I have witnessed weirder things in my life.
Stranger things have happened in my time
More exceptional and unusual events have occurred during my lifetime.
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Written by: TOMMY SIEGEL
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