The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an American garage rock band, which was … Read Full Bio ↴The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an American garage rock band, which was formed in New York in 1990. Singer Jon Spencer was previously the leader of the noise punk band Pussy Galore before hooking up with Judah Bauer (guitar) and Russell Simins (drums) to form the Blues Explosion, a band that was part of the 1990s alternative rock boom. This bass-less combo had their breakthrough in 1993 with the album "Extra Width" on Crypt Records. In 1994 "Orange", a more accessible album followed along with a growing base of fans.

1996 they released an album which is regarded as their masterpiece, "Now I Got Worry". An unwieldy mess of an album, Now I Got Worry, starts with a series of piercing screams and never stops confounding until the end. Featuring the legendary Rufus Thomas howling and barking on Chicken Dog, and The Dub Narcotic Sound System on Fuck Shit Up, Now I Got Worry was a glorious celebration of what an open mind(s) could do with white trash rock and roll.

Touring endlessly, JSBX gained a small but enthusiastic global audience. Subsequent albums were "Acme" (1998), "Xtra Acme USA" (1999), "Plastic Fang" (2002), "Damage" (2004) and the earlier "Crypt Style" (1992) and "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion" (1992).

Jon Spencer as well as the other members of the band had several side-projects. They recorded an album together with The Dub Narcotic Sound System. Jon Spencer played together with R.L. Burnside ("A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey"), David Holmes ("Bow Down to the Exit Sign"), The Honeymoon Killers ("Hung Far Low") and other artists. He is also a member of Boss Hog, along with his wife Cristina Martinez. Together with Matt Verta-Ray of Speedball Baby Spencer formed a rockabilly revival band called Heavy Trash which has released three albums. The band has also been associated in various ways with The Beastie Boys, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and others.

On the Blues Explosion's album "Damage" (2004) they left out the "Jon Spencer" prefix of the band's name to show that they are a genuine band.

Calvin
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Lyrics

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Sayang aku temani kamu sakit
Sayang aku temani kamu sehat
Sayang aku temani kamu senang
Kulakukan semua dengan cinta
Sayang kau bagai matahari pagi
Yang selalu datang tuk menghangati
Sayang bagiku kau sebuah puisi
Yang selalu bernyanyi di dalam hati

Sayang
Cintaku ini istimewa
Tak perduli engkau siapa
Kuterima apa adanya
Dan sayang
Ku berkupikir cintaku luas
Selama kau masih bernapas
Dekap aku jangan kau lepas
Sayang aku temani kamu sakit
Sayang aku temani kamu sehat
Sayang aku temani kamu senang
Kulakukan semua dengan cinta
Sayang kau bagai matahari pagi
Yang selalu datang tuk menghangati
Sayang bagiku kau sebuah puisi
Yang selalu bernyanyi di dalam hati
Sayang
Cintaku ini istimewa
Tak perduli engkau siapa
Kuterima apa adanya
Dan sayang
Ku berkupikir cintaku luas
Selama kau masih bernapas
Dekap aku jangan kau lepas
Sayang
Cintaku ini istimewa
Tak perduli engkau siapa
Kuterima apa adanya
Dan sayang
Ku berkupikir cintaku luas
Selama kau masih bernapas
Dekap aku jangan kau lepas

Sayang aku temani kamu sakit
Sayang aku temani kamu sehat

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are actually from the song "Calvin" by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and the lyrics are in Bahasa Indonesia. The lyrics are about the love the singer has for their significant other, and how they will be there through good times and bad. The lyrics repeat "Sayang aku temani kamu sakit" (My love, I'll accompany you when you're sick) and "Sayang aku temani kamu sehat" (My love, I'll accompany you when you're well), emphasizing the idea that true love is there through everything, and that love is accepting someone just the way they are.

The lyrics also contain metaphors to describe the singer's feelings for their love. They describe their love as a morning sun, always warm and present, and as a poem that sings within their hearts. The singer expresses that their love is special and accepts their significant other, no matter who they are or what they do.

Overall, "Calvin" is a love song that speaks of true, unconditional love, no matter the circumstances. The song tells the story of a love that is always there and always accepting, through sickness and health.

Line by Line Meaning

Sayang aku temani kamu sakit
My love, I'll be there for you when you're ill

Sayang aku temani kamu sehat
My love, I'll be there for you when you're healthy

Sayang aku temani kamu senang
My love, I'll be there for you when you're happy

Kulakukan semua dengan cinta
I'll do everything with love

Sayang kau bagai matahari pagi
Darling, you're like the morning sun

Yang selalu datang tuk menghangati
That always comes to warm everything up

Sayang bagiku kau sebuah puisi
To me, my love, you're like a poem

Yang selalu bernyanyi di dalam hati
That always sings inside my heart

Sayang Cintaku ini istimewa Tak perduli engkau siapa Kuterima apa adanya Dan sayang Ku berkupikir cintaku luas Selama kau masih bernapas Dekap aku jangan kau lepas
My love, my love for you is special. It doesn't matter who you are, I accept you for who you are. And my love, I think my love is big, as long as you're still breathing, hold me, don't let me go.

Sayang aku temani kamu sakit
My love, I'll be there for you when you're ill

Sayang aku temani kamu sehat
My love, I'll be there for you when you're healthy

Sayang aku temani kamu senang
My love, I'll be there for you when you're happy

Kulakukan semua dengan cinta
I'll do everything with love

Sayang kau bagai matahari pagi
Darling, you're like the morning sun

Yang selalu datang tuk menghangati
That always comes to warm everything up

Sayang bagiku kau sebuah puisi
To me, my love, you're like a poem

Yang selalu bernyanyi di dalam hati
That always sings inside my heart

Sayang aku temani kamu sakit
My love, I'll be there for you when you're ill

Sayang aku temani kamu sehat
My love, I'll be there for you when you're healthy

Writer(s): Judah Bauer, Russell Simins, Jonathan Spencer

Contributed by Amelia G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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