The Cloud Room, named after the Prohibition-era speakeasy at the top of the… Read Full Bio ↴The Cloud Room, named after the Prohibition-era speakeasy at the top of the Chrysler Building, is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York in 2004. The group comprises J Stuart (vocals/guitar), Jason Pharr (drums), Ben Nugent (keyboardist), and Jon Petrow (bass).

Drawing on the cool but insistent sounds of 80's post-punk acts such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division and Bauhaus in a style not unlike such contemporaries as Interpol, the Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party, Brooklyn's the Cloud Room became a buzz band when their superb single "Hey Now Now" became a sensation on college radio and music blogs in both America and the UK but, being an indie release, had difficulty getting airplay on Commercial American radio.

The Cloud Room are led by guitarist and singer J, who was born in San Jose, California and came to New York City to work in independent filmmaking, having been promised a job working on a Hal Hartley project (it was given to an NYU student at the last minute). J continued to work on the margins of the movie business, but never lost interest in his first love, music. In 2004, J suffered a health crisis, and was forced to wait eighteen days for the results of an HIV test. Distraught, J began working on songs, one of which was "Hey Now Now"; when he got the good news that his test came back negative, an overjoyed J decided to focus his energies on music.

Unhappy with the musicians he'd been working with, J recruited bassist Jonathan Petrow and drummer Jason Pharr from a friend's band, Morris Air (later known as Public), and hired David H (guitar) and Steven Milton (keyboards) through ads on Craig's List. Names for a Prohibition-era private nightclub located near the top of a Manhattan skyscraper, The Cloud Room's demos soon attracted the attention of the New York-based independent label Gigantic Music, and in 2005 they sent the band into the studio with producer Chris Zane to record their self-titled debut album, which earned rave reviews from hipster music journals as well as mainstream publications such as Spin, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Mark Deming, All Music Guide

In December 2008 the Cloud Room wrote a song for a Christmas compilation called 'An Indiecater Christmas' which was put out by Indiecater Records.

Blue Jean
The Cloud Room Lyrics

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Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing
I've been riding this train tryin' to see you again
Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing
You're all torn and you're frayed and you're starting to fade and we said

"Blue Jean, what's happening? What have you seen you poor old thing?"

Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing

I spent 30 damn days sleeping on this damn train
Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing
You're all torn and you're frayed and you're starting to fade and we said

"Blue Jean, what's happening? What have you seen you poor old thing?"

Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing
I've been wracking my brain to remember your face
Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing
I'm all torn and I'm frayed and I'm starting to fade and we said

"Blue Jean, what's happening? What have you seen you poor old thing?"

Overall Meaning

The Cloud Room's song "Blue Jeans" is a lamentation that speaks to the desire to be with someone who has been absent for a long time. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person who has been anxiously waiting to see their loved one again. The opening lines of the song, "Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing. I've been riding this train tryin' to see you again," immediately expresses the sense of longing the singer has for their missing companion.

The use of "you poor old thing" throughout the song adds to the solemnity and gloom of the lyrics, adding to the feeling of neglect that the singer feels towards their companion. The repeated lines "Blue Jean, where have you been?" and "You're all torn and you're frayed and you're starting to fade" adds to the sense of desperation the singer feels towards wanting to know what has caused their companion to be absent for so long.

Overall, "Blue Jeans" is a poignant, melancholic song that captures the many emotions of longing, reminiscence, and despair that come with the absence of a loved one.

Line by Line Meaning

Blue Jean, where have you been? In this song I sing
The singer is curious about the whereabouts of the Blue Jeans, and they're highlighting it in this song

I've been riding this train tryin' to see you again
The singer has been traveling by train with the hope of meeting the Blue Jeans again

You're all torn and you're frayed and you're starting to fade and we said
The Blue Jeans are in a bad condition, and the singer and someone else have noticed

"Blue Jean, what's happening? What have you seen you poor old thing?"
The singer and the other person are asking the Blue Jeans about what they have gone through since they are in such a bad state

I spent 30 damn days sleeping on this damn train
The singer has been on the train for 30 days for some unknown reason

I've been wracking my brain to remember your face
The singer is trying hard to remember the face of the owner of the Blue Jeans

I'm all torn and I'm frayed and I'm starting to fade and we said
The singer's clothes, just like the Blue Jeans, are in bad condition, and they, along with the other person, have noticed this

"Blue Jean, what's happening? What have you seen you poor old thing?"
The singer and the other person are still enquiring about the condition of the Blue Jeans since they are in a very worn-out state

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BENJAMIN NUGENT, JASON PHARR, JONATHAN PETROW, JONATHAN STUART

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