The band's moniker comes from a discarded coat James saw while walking through the remains of his favorite bar the morning after it burned down. The coat had the letters "MMJ" embroided on it. The band has released seven albums so far: "The Tennessee Fire" (1999), "At Dawn" (2001), "It Still Moves" (2003), "Z" (2005), "Evil Urges" (2008), "Circuital" (2011) & "The Waterfall" (2015). The band's breakthrough came when their 2003 single "One Big Holiday" became one of the most played songs on college radio that year. 2008's "I'm Amazed" was also a sizable hit, peaking at #6 on Billboard's Triple A (adult album alternative) Singles chart.
The Circuital songfacts reports that "Circuital" was recorded inside a church’s converted gymnasium in the band's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Said frontman Jim James: “I hate the phrase ‘going back to our roots’, but for this record we came home and made it in Kentucky. And it just felt a lot like it did when we were first starting out.”
James co-produced the record with Tucker Martine. The pair first worked together when James appeared on Laura Veirs ' album "July Flame" in 2010, which Martine, Veirs’ husband, also produced.
My Morning Jacket guest stared in the American Dad Episode "My Morning Straitjacket" where Stan Smith becomes obsessed with them and decides to become a groupie. The edisode was first aired November 22 2009.
Phone Went West
My Morning Jacket Lyrics
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If there's a wrong
He could make it right
Is there still a lock on your front door?
Is there still a lock on yer back door?
Tell me I'm wrong, tell me I'm right
Tell me there's nobody else in the world
Tell me I'm right
Tell me there's nobody else in the world
The lyrics to My Morning Jacket’s “Phone Went West” are quite intriguing and can be interpreted in different ways by different people. The first few lines of the song suggest the need for a doctor to fix what is wrong. It could be referring to a relationship that is falling apart or a person who needs help in some way. The line “if there's a wrong, he could make it right” suggests that there is a problem that needs fixing, and the doctor is the only one who can help.
The second stanza of the song appears to be a question to someone about the locks that are still on their front and back doors. This could be seen as a metaphor for the emotional barriers we put up to protect ourselves from getting hurt. The repetition of “tell me I'm wrong, tell me I'm right” could be the singer's plea to someone to be honest about their feelings towards him. The lines “Tell me there's nobody else in the world, tell me I'm wrong, tell me I'm right...” suggest that the singer wants to know that he is the only person in the other person's heart, and he wants them to tell him the truth.
Overall, the lyrics could be interpreted as a search for emotional connection with someone. The desire for someone to validate and reciprocate their feelings. The need for honesty and for that other person to be the only one in the world that matters.
Line by Line Meaning
Is there a doctor in the house tonight?
Is someone here who can fix what's broken?
If there's a wrong
He could make it right
If there's a problem, he has the solution
Is there still a lock on your front door?
Is there still a lock on yer back door?
Do you still feel the need to protect yourself and your home?
Tell me I'm wrong, tell me I'm right
Tell me there's nobody else in the world
Tell me I'm wrong
Tell me I'm right
Tell me there's nobody else in the world
Confirm or deny my feelings of loneliness and isolation
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: Jim Edward Olliges Jr.
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ezx699
perfect song to sit back to and do nothing. Best Beach day chill song
Victor Radilla
I just witnessed the best beach sunset of my life while this was playing in my airpods
Lisa A
My heart feels both full and empty listening to this.
PaganHippie
I listen to them every morning at work super blasted
C. M. Bigler
How this hilarious and low key most relatable comment on the board has only 1 👍🏻 is a travesty.
PaganHippie
@C. M. Bigler yeah I guess there's only 1 person who agrees
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01년에 어느 라디오 방송에서 이들 음악이 나오는데 너무 좋아서 이 앨범 찾아서 들어보니 장난 아니었음 특히 이곡은 앨범을 들으면 들을수록 최고의 명곡
Andrew G
Saw MMJ live at High Sierra Music Fest in Quincy like in 2011. Amazing. Was living there at the time. The band helped me through some heavy times.
Thomas Zumpetta
My son was born 2 days ago. I made a playlist of songs to play in that first moment of skin to skin contact. When it was time, I hit shuffle, and put faith in god, a higher power, however you want to describe it. This was the first song that played. I loved this song before, but now it is forever the embodiment of the happiest moment of my life. Only to be followed by “ I will sing you songs” after. And when my wife got wheeled into the room, “love of my life” by queen played at the perfect time. My life has been changed forever, and my morning jacket is the soundtrack of that first magical moment. Thank you.
Mr Redeyes
This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read