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Post by BFMR on Feb 23, 2004 19:08:21 GMT -5
not sure if the thread for this was started, but oh well...
I have always loved this, the song had such a strong message, and was sung very well... what did you guys think?
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Post by mst3k on Feb 23, 2004 20:43:41 GMT -5
Pretty good song... he sounded a lot like Elton John (even moreso on his followup, "Beautiful In My Eyes").
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Post by jimmy74747 on Feb 23, 2004 23:02:03 GMT -5
This is a really good song. In fact I just put the CD on. It has held up well.
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Post by reception on Feb 24, 2004 6:49:50 GMT -5
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Post by Slinky on Feb 25, 2004 9:51:59 GMT -5
Sorry guys, this is up there with "Butterfly Kisses" and "Christmas Shoes" as a song that instantly makes me cringe. I like the occasional sentimental song(see "Standing At The Edge Of..." ), but this is just too much.
Maybe I find something pathetic about the way "Jessie" strings Mr. Kadison along ("I swear this time it's gonna last" ) and he just goes right along with it ("You can sell any dream to me" ). Maybe I just don't like songs where singers mention their pets (Barry Manilow's "Mandy" is another I hate). Maybe I just associate the name "Jessie" with that girl on "Saved By The Bell". For whatever reason, this song just bugs me, and now that I've read this, it's going to be in my head the rest of the day.
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Post by Hervard on Feb 25, 2004 10:44:14 GMT -5
Maybe I just don't like songs where singers mention their pets (Barry Manilow's "Mandy" is another I hate). Wait a minute. You mean "Mandy" was one of Barry Manilow's pets and he was singing about her? EEEEEWWWWW! (thinking of the line "Oh Mandy, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking") |
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Post by Slinky on Feb 25, 2004 11:04:19 GMT -5
Wait a minute. You mean "Mandy" was one of Barry Manilow's pets and he was singing about her? EEEEEWWWWW! (thinking of the line "Oh Mandy, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking") Hehe... haven't you ever seen "Can't Hardly Wait"? It's about a dog! |
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Post by tico on Feb 25, 2004 12:29:12 GMT -5
I am correct to assume you're not a fan of "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo"? Anyway, I liked "Jesse". It became somewhat of an unlikely hit. First time I heard was on what was then called Casey's Countdown and I didn't think it would go anywhere.
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Post by reception on Jun 19, 2005 13:58:28 GMT -5
It peaked at #10 on the AC chart as mentioned on the US Music Survey.
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Post by benmcd2000 on Jun 19, 2005 21:36:18 GMT -5
I never liked this guy or any of his songs. He did have a unique voice though.
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Post by PaNdeM0niuM! on Jun 20, 2005 0:30:02 GMT -5
beautiful in my eyes is a better song than this
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Post by Hervard on Jun 20, 2005 16:17:16 GMT -5
Wait a minute. You mean "Mandy" was one of Barry Manilow's pets and he was singing about her? EEEEEWWWWW! (thinking of the line "Oh Mandy, you kissed me and stopped me from shaking") Hehe... haven't you ever seen "Can't Hardly Wait"? It's about a dog! So is Henry Gross's "Shannon". |
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Post by cartman2002 on Jan 8, 2007 21:37:21 GMT -5
Jesse reached #26 on the Hot 100 in 1994
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Post by johnnywest on Jan 8, 2007 22:40:26 GMT -5
I like "Jessie" by Carly Simon a lot better.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 9, 2007 10:20:35 GMT -5
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Post by dth1971 on Sept 19, 2007 10:02:43 GMT -5
"Jessie" by Joshua Kadison first made the AC chart in Summer 1993 but didn't hit the Top 40 Pop charts until late 1993-early 1994.
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Post by tico on Sept 20, 2007 14:27:18 GMT -5
Hehe... haven't you ever seen "Can't Hardly Wait"? It's about a dog! So is Henry Gross's "Shannon". Is this the infamous Casey Kasem/dead dog song? |
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