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Jump, Little Children — Mexico
Album: Between the Dim and the Dark
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Released: 2004
Length: 4:27
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I won't let you go
I won't let you go
Not to Detroit City
Not to Chicago

And I won't let you go
I won't let you go
Not to Mississippi
Not to Tupelo

But if you're going to leave,
I'm asking you, please
Go all the way to Mexico

I won't let you leave
I won't let you leave
Not with all my django
Emmy Lou and Steve

I won't let you leave
I won't let you leave
Not with my revival
Tucked down in its sleeve

But if you're gonna go
Take the ones you gave to me
All the way to Mexico

All the way to the shore of California Bay
And I'll be fine
'Cause I have taken you back for the last time

And I won't set you free
I won't set you free
Not to say it's over
And come right back to me

But if you're gonna go
I'm giving you the key
But only if you'll go to Mexico

All the way to the shore of California Bay
And I'll be fine
'Cause I have taken you back for the last time

So if you're gonna go
I'm giving you the key
But only if you go to Mexico
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 stahlwerk wrote:
Nice song, but his voice is thoroughly mutilated by autotune. So what if he didn't hit all notes perfectly? Isn't that what makes a performance human?

 
Good. It wasn't just me.

I'd have thought "no Autotune" would be the one immutable rule at RP. {#Stop}

Anything - any thing - else goes; I may hit PSD, but it's music for someone.
Posted 11 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Yikes, I didn't know I was supporting a top 40 radio station. Blech!!!!! This is just awful.
Posted 11 years ago by trissi    [ Reply ]
Nice song, but his voice is thoroughly mutilated by autotune. So what if he didn't hit all notes perfectly? Isn't that what makes a performance human?
Posted 11 years ago by stahlwerk    [ Reply ]
Bill! BILL! This just escaped out of the box marked 'not to be played again' you put it in in 2009! 
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
I'm going against the grain here .. I think this is a good enough song. Not great or nuttin', but good.
Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
More living proof that beef hormones are affecting our population.
Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
can i make it a 0 now?{#Frustrated}
Posted 15 years ago by evergreener    [ Reply ]
 evergreener wrote:

Exactly!
 
Sucko-frigging-barfo

Posted 15 years ago by rockasaurus    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
 
Exactly!
Posted 16 years ago by evergreener    [ Reply ]
I gave it a 2 but by the end of the song I was so annoyed I had to change it to a 1.  
Posted 16 years ago by evergreener    [ Reply ]
Carbon Leaf much?
Ok but pretty forgettable stuff...

Btw manbird: It was fun the first time, its overplayed now, OK?
Posted 16 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Lame, in a mediocre pop song sort of way.

Posted 16 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
oldsinger wrote:
I really like the sound, but the early stuff was so much edgier. This is pretty oatmeal.
This song is definitely a little more pop-sounding than most of their stuff, which is either good or bad, depending on your opinion. I must say that I like this one better after hearing it a bunch. Seeing Jay play a solo version of it live helped me appreciate it more, also.
Posted 16 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
skyguy wrote:
John Mayer without the talent.
EXACTLY what I was thinking! My co-worker has Mayer's CD that plays endlessly in her cubicle - I am glad we are rooms apart!
Posted 16 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
nice sound, nasally whiny voice. why is that so popular lately?
Posted 16 years ago by fortyonejb    [ Reply ]
I don't understand this. Why does he/she have to go to Mexico?
Posted 16 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
anniebear wrote:
What the hell is with all the stalker songs on RP? Jeeze, not only is this a stalker song, but it sucks too. Badly.
What she said.
Posted 16 years ago by daveturnley    [ Reply ]
John Mayer without the talent.
Posted 16 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
Very interesting sound. Reminds me another band that I just can't put a name to. Now that's going to bug me the rest of the day.
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
What the hell is with all the stalker songs on RP? Jeeze, not only is this a stalker song, but it sucks too. Badly.
Posted 16 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
Montezuma's revenge, amigo. Don't blame it on the band. kindermanltd wrote:
WTF? on RP? I don't know what to say except that I feel sick now.
Posted 16 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
lathyris wrote:
Pretty much the worst song I've heard in awhile.
I don't like it either. Too wimpy or something. Between The Dim and The Dark is a good one by them though.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
WTF? on RP? I don't know what to say except that I feel sick now.
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
Pretty much the worst song I've heard in awhile.
Posted 17 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Lighten up Francis!
Mark1970 wrote:
It's one thing to say you just don't like something, but to make an idiotic comment like "sounds like Cher" when referring to this band shows everyone how very little you know about music.
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
prickelpit96 wrote:
oatmeal? When I translate this, I get 'Hafermehl', what doesn't make any sense in my eyes...
bland, like baby food or oatmeal. Sounds to me like a song they would play on Gray's Anatomy
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
oldsinger wrote:
I really like the sound, but the early stuff was so much edgier. This is pretty oatmeal.
oatmeal? When I translate this, I get 'Hafermehl', what doesn't make any sense in my eyes...
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
I really like the sound, but the early stuff was so much edgier. This is pretty oatmeal.
Posted 17 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
Jump is a great band and the mixing on their songs never does justice to the variety and skill they have as musicians. The accordion, upright bass, harmonica, cello, etc. almost never find their way to the front of the mix leaving them sounding more like generic rock than is fair. Someone needs to upload some live JLC where more of their true personality comes out.
Posted 17 years ago by wishlist    [ Reply ]
sarazbear wrote:
I like this song too! I am enjoying the Friday afternoon playlist! ~S.
Sober up, and this songs crappiness will reveal itself...
Posted 17 years ago by lionirons    [ Reply ]
I like this song too! I am enjoying the Friday afternoon playlist! ~S.
Posted 17 years ago by sarazbear    [ Reply ]
MTL_Robbie wrote:
Uninspired...run of the mill sappy song...
nailed it!!!!!!!! it's making me want to tear at my face.
Posted 19 years ago by moshevelvul    [ Reply ]
whow - I love that song! Thank you for playing those songs and please stay as far as possible away from that f*****g "we make not hits - we just play them" on most stations here in germany...
Posted 19 years ago by spchris    [ Reply ]
Uninspired...run of the mill sappy song...
Posted 19 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
lotus_65 wrote:
Well now, we've got a bit of passion here... at least with the feedback! I find myself agreeing with Mr. Prins more than not when it comes to the song feedback. This isn't one of those times, but it's not a good enough song to drill him like that, now is it? Can't we all just get along?!
I have NOTHING against Richard... I think he makes some very poignant and impressive comments, but this was WAY off base. Richard Marx and Cher are in the same category, but Jump isn't anywhere near that crap. Before condemning a band to that type of hell, you should try to appreciate them on every level.... live especially. These guys are truly amazing and should not be written off as some crappy trite flash-in-the-pan phenomenon.
Posted 19 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
Well now, we've got a bit of passion here... at least with the feedback! I find myself agreeing with Mr. Prins more than not when it comes to the song feedback. This isn't one of those times, but it's not a good enough song to drill him like that, now is it? Can't we all just get along?!
Posted 19 years ago by lotus_65    [ Reply ]
alexrinse wrote:
Very bland, middle of the road. Not my cup of tea.
Touché... That could easily have been made by some kind of Music Production Machine (TM).
Posted 19 years ago by Petter    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
sounds like Cher
It's one thing to say you just don't like something, but to make an idiotic comment like "sounds like Cher" when referring to this band shows everyone how very little you know about music.
Posted 19 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
Jay is the greatest.
Posted 19 years ago by zarathustra    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
sounds like Cher
In the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson: "You're a dope."
Posted 19 years ago by stevebeaver    [ Reply ]
entirely unimpressive.
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
Adios, already!
Posted 20 years ago by sola    [ Reply ]
This one's very...noteworthy.
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
rulebritannia wrote:
This is the perfect song for the moment. I'm just gonna close the door to my office and zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzzzz ......
Exactly the same feeling over here - thanks for the words to describe it.
Posted 20 years ago by amcallis    [ Reply ]
so much with the pretty.
Posted 20 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
That was pretty damned good. Last time I was impressed immediately by a sound it was Porcupine Tree... very cool..
Posted 20 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
shell wrote:
This song only. After reading your comments, why do you think this song has been chosen over others on the CD?
Well, I'm not sure what you mean by 'chosen', but Bill is currently playing 5 songs from this album in his Radio Paradise rotation. 'Mexico' was chosen as the 2nd single off the album to go to regular radio because it's a fan fave and most people who hear it like it the very first time. They have a hugely broad range of songs in their repertoire - this album is just a narrow slice. If you want to hear all of the songs from this album, go to (click here) and click on the music link and then the music player link. You can listen to all the songs in streaming audio. If you want to hear a much broader selection of songs, go to Amazon.com (you can click the album link above) and look for Jump Little Children and pick any 10 songs and I dare you to think they are not inventive. Or you could download live shows from the Live Music Archve - there are 90 shows on there. Try it...you'll like it... and you'll be surprised...I guarantee it! (click here)
Posted 20 years ago by vertigoviv    [ Reply ]
GolfRomeo wrote:
So have you heard the entire CD, or just this song of Jump's?
This song only. After reading your comments, why do you think this song has been chosen over others on the CD?
Posted 20 years ago by shell    [ Reply ]
sounds like Cher
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
shell wrote:
The Whitlams are a bit more inventive as musicians tho'. ....
So have you heard the entire CD, or just this song of Jump's?
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
This band sounds alot like an Australian band, The Whitlams - well at least the lead singer Tim Freedman. The Whitlams are a bit more inventive as musicians tho'. If I could work out how to upload I'd send a couple of tracks to the RP gurus. I'm working on it....
Posted 20 years ago by shell    [ Reply ]
Very bland, middle of the road. Not my cup of tea.
Posted 20 years ago by alexrinse    [ Reply ]
i'm so in love. damn it.
Posted 20 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Casper_Bonk wrote:
This is gawd-awful. I'd be droned to sleep by it if it didn't hurt my ears so much.
This is the perfect song for the moment. I'm just gonna close the door to my office and zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzzzz ......
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
GolfRomeo wrote:
Crap. That'll learn me to keep my posts short.
:) Brevity is your friend, but I completely agree.
Posted 20 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
This is gawd-awful. I'd be droned to sleep by it if it didn't hurt my ears so much.
Posted 20 years ago by Casper_Bonk    [ Reply ]
GolfRomeo wrote:
What a pleasure to make the first comment on this wonderful album. If you choose one disc to buy this year, make it this one. It's simply brilliant. You can't go wrong with their last effort 'Vertigo' either (when they were still called Jump, Little Children)... PS: I had the good fortune to hear them do the Star Spangled Banner a capella last weekend at the ball game, and it was so cool.
Crap. That'll learn me to keep my posts short.
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
What a pleasure to make the first comment on this wonderful album. If you choose one disc to buy this year, make it this one. It's simply brilliant. You can't go wrong with their last effort 'Vertigo' either (when they were still called Jump, Little Children)... PS: I had the good fortune to hear them do the Star Spangled Banner a capella last weekend at the ball game, and it was so cool.
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
The entire album is quite excellent.
Posted 20 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]