Jack Allsopp - Just Jack

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Born in North London, Jack grew up on a diet of dance music including, break dance, electro hip hop and house. A wannabe break dancer at eight, his love of dance music led him to start DJing at the age of fifteen and he soon became submerged in DJ culture and US garage.

After completing a degree in Furniture Design Jack enrolled on a community music production course, which heightened his awareness to the potential of sampling. This inspired Jack to concentrate on perfecting his sound by night and to take on a series of unfulfilling jobs by day.

"I've been a washer upper, a flower arranger, a runner for a TV post production company... I even worked at Gap for while. That made me all the more determined to work at the music. I would get this down time in a studio and be recording all night, and working at Gap all day. It was knackering but it was very inspiring time."

Jack's debut album, 'The Outer Marker' is a collection of songs about modern life, relationships and the pressures of social situations. Originally released by the independent label RG Records, Just Jack's debut album 'The Outer Marker' received fantastic reviews. 'The Independent' described it as "impressive", Q said, "masterful", the 'NME' said "Awesome. Welcome Just Jack, you rule!", and 'The Big Issue' saluted Jack as "The new troubadour of daily life in the UK".

"The Outer Marker" has recently been re-packaged and re-released and now includes extra tracks and the video for 'Snowflakes'. It has been receiving plenty of airplay and remixes from the likes of Aphrodite and a famous Cure bootleg of 'Snowflakes' is now thrusting Just Jack into the limelight.

Recently, Jack and his band played his third ever gig to a great crowd at the Glastonbury Dance Tent and he will be performing at the V Festivals later this summer.

Jack Allsopp on Just Jack:
"I never had heroes and never wanted to be like other musicians", he says. "I have no affiliations to anyone, I'm not part of a gang, I'm not a part of a scene and I don't have a sound that's obviously a part of a scene. I'm Just Jack."

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Let's Get Really Honest
Just Jack Lyrics

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Don't take me for a fool
Because I'm not the foolish kind
Well if you had a sledge hammer
You still couldn't break my mind
Well if I'm honest with myself, baby
I've gotta say
That you've got something about you
But please don't think for a minute

Lady
I couldn't get along fine without you

[Chorus]
In my life
Oh yeah
She was in my life
And now she's out of my life
Nothing but strife
So I don't mind

Don't take me for a fool
Because I'm not that kind of man
There are rules we try to follow
But I guess you would not understand
Well if I'm honest with myself, baby
I've gotta say
That you've got something about you
But please don't think for a minute
Lady
I couldn't get along without you

[Chorus]

Everything has to end

I guess this was no exception
We were gonna have to break connection

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Just Jack's song "Let's Get Really Honest" express the singer's sense of self-awareness and introspection after a failed relationship. He starts by stating that he is not a fool and his mind cannot be easily broken. He acknowledges that his ex-partner had something about them, but he can get along fine without them. The lyrics highlight that the end of a relationship can be painful, but the singer has come to terms with it and is willing to move on.

The chorus emphasizes that the ex-partner was an integral part of the singer's life, but now they are out of it, causing nothing but strife. The singer does not mind the fact that the relationship ended, as he knows everything has to come to an end eventually. The song stresses the idea that even though a relationship has ended, life goes on, and the singer is accepting of this fact.

The lyrics to this song signify that it is okay for a relationship to end, and that moving on is an aspect of life that one must learn to accept. The song speaks to people who may be going through a break-up or have gone through one, conveying the message that they are not alone and that it is okay to move on.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't take me for a fool
Please do not underestimate me

Because I'm not the foolish kind
I am not naive

Well if you had a sledge hammer
Even the strongest force cannot break my resilience

You still couldn't break my mind
My thoughts and beliefs cannot be easily manipulated

Well if I'm honest with myself, baby
If I tell the truth to myself, my dear

I've gotta say
I must admit

That you've got something about you
You have an appealing quality

But please don't think for a minute
However, do not assume

Lady
My dear

I couldn't get along fine without you
I can survive without you just fine

[Chorus]
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