Born in North London, Jack grew up on a die… Read Full Bio ↴Jack Allsopp - Just Jack
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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No Time
Just Jack Lyrics
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Have we rowed and thrown tantrums?
And how many times have we loaded
And cocked the hammers on our verbal guns?
And how many times has crockery and cutlery
And cups of tea been thrown at me?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, we got no time
Well, how many times have our friends
Warned us against this?
And I can't remember a time
When I have felt so restless
How many times have we said
I'm leaving you no matter what you do?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could kill you waist down?
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, no
We got no time left now
We got no time left
No time
The song "No Time" by Just Jack is a reflection on a relationship that is falling apart. The lyrics describe a tumultuous relationship where the couple argues frequently and fights with each other using verbal and physical attacks. The song also conveys a sense of sadness and regret over the time and effort invested in this relationship that has gone nowhere. The repetition of the phrase "We got no time" at the end of each verse emphasizes the idea that time is running out for this relationship.
Throughout the song, the singer highlights the frequency with which the couple argues, often resorting to physical violence. The lines "How many times has crockery and cutlery and cups of tea been thrown at me?" shows how domestic violence is affecting their relationship. The lyrics also convey a sense of exhaustion with the relationship as the singer questions if they will ever be able to finish what they started. Finally, the song ends with a repeated phrase "We got no time left now" which represents the finality of the situation and the couple's inability to reconcile.
Overall, "No Time" is a poignant and powerful song that captures the complexity of relationships and the emotions that come with them in a raw and honest way.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, how many times
Have we rowed and thrown tantrums?
How often have we argued and lost our tempers?
And how many times have we loaded
And cocked the hammers on our verbal guns?
How many times have we prepared to hurt each other with our words?
And how many times has crockery and cutlery
And cups of tea been thrown at me?
How many times have we thrown household items at each other in anger?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could cut you to the bone?
How many times have I intentionally said things that I knew would hurt you deeply?
How many times have we slept side by side
A thousand miles apart?
How many times have we been physically close, but emotionally distant?
How many times have we thought
We could finish something we could never even start?
How many times have we had unrealistic hopes and dreams for our relationship?
How many times have I said I love you
And I hate you in the same breath?
How many times have I had mixed feelings about you?
How many times have we tried
To grab something when there was nothing?
How many times have we tried to make something work when it was never meant to be?
We got no time
We got no time
We got no time left at all
No, no, we got no time
We don't have any time left to keep fighting and hurting each other.
Well, how many times have our friends
Warned us against this?
How often have our friends told us that our relationship was unhealthy?
And I can't remember a time
When I have felt so restless
I can't remember a time when I felt this uneasy and unhappy.
How many times have we said
I'm leaving you no matter what you do?
How many times have we threatened to leave each other?
How many times have I thrown words back at you
I knew could kill you waist down?
How many times have I intentionally said things to hurt you deeply?
See, I don't want to talk about it
The way you broke my heart
I hate so many things about you
I wouldn't know where to start
I don't want to discuss how much you hurt me, because there are too many things I hate about you to even begin to talk about them.
We got no time left now
We got no time left
No time
We don't have any time left to try and fix things.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JACK CHRISTOPHER ALLSOPP
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@femtoiremdo
2019 chilling at work and listening to just Jack, we got no time.... 😎
@thefunksoulsista
The album version of this reminds me of Jamiroquai, and that's a good thing. ;)
@acetennischick
I love the beat in that song! it's contagious!! What a song I really hope it get's to the top 10 on the Hit40UK chart!!
@gugukfuk6078
2020, listening to Jack in corona times
@BellyButton3004
Jack's so under-rated! Genius! SOooo catchy. Am go and get the album this week - this sold it to me!
@samleppard
Only just discovered this song, but i absolutly love it!!! Just jack is class, i dont no one song he has done that is not a TUNNEEEEE
@Muckydoggy1
This song and Videos amazin. The songs mint its amazing that they can make a video just the same quality. I love the british theme too. Just like all his videos. HE'S SO UNDERRATED. Long Live Britain!!! Long live Just Jack.
@spiderpig444
no time!!! allways time for Just Jack :)
@daansmits8992
JUST JACK OWNS BEST SONG EVER :)
@shetland535
Just Jack is Superb. Nice vid too!