Does Train maybe not suck?

El Diablo · #1 03-09-2006, 05:17 AM

Simple question. Does the band Train perhaps not suck? Before answering, listen to that Drops of Jupiter song again.

nation · #2 03-09-2006, 05:21 AM

Best lyrics of that song

Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you’re wrong

Hold your friends to that standard and you'll have good friends.

billygrippo · #3 03-09-2006, 05:21 AM

never heard of em. ill give em a listen.

Nick B. · #4 03-09-2006, 05:22 AM

ED,
I can't really answer your question, but everytime that song played my college golf coach would mention how he went to high school with the lead singer.

siccjay · #5 03-09-2006, 05:24 AM

Stern turned me onto them. A lot of their songs suck but Drops of Jupiter does not suck.

siccjay · #6 03-09-2006, 05:27 AM

Am I Reaching You Now? also does not suck.

Madtown · #7 03-09-2006, 05:46 AM

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Best lyrics of that song

Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you’re wrong

Hold your friends to that standard and you'll have good friends.

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Reminds me of a situation that I'm quasi-involved in right now.

And, um, no. If one of my best friends is wrong, I'm gonna tell him he's wrong. I'd rather have a friend who's willing to stand up and tell me when I'm in the wrong than some toadie who backs me no matter what.

Oh, and Train sucks balls.

chisness · #8 03-09-2006, 05:49 AM

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I believe this song is from a man's perspective about a woman. The only place one could make the mistake is when he refers to himself as a "plain ol' Jane." I don't believe this is a gender specific phrase as "plain ol' Joe" just sounds stupid. I don't think they were in a relationship but I would say that he was her best friend, and wanted more. She, on the other hand wanted to see the world.

This is where our views do kind of meet. She decided she needed to see more of the world and left on a vacation to, lets say, LA for example as it's filled with "stars". And when she got back, she thought she was so much better than him because she had seen the world, mingled with the stars, etc. The atmosphere, a term essentially used to described the container around the Earth which would then explain that anything out side of it was outer space where the stars are. In this song it's a similar reference, but it's about reality. She went and mingled with the stars, but when she goes back to her home town and back to reality she was back in the atmosphere.

The meaning of this song is not that of explaining what she did. Notice that almost this entire song is an ongoing barrage of questions. He's essentially saying, "Yeah, I see that you've done all of these wonderful things, and I'm sure they make you feel like you are more important than everyone else here, but did any of them actually make you happy?"

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http://www.songcrossfire.com/train-drops_of_jupiter.php

theweatherman · #9 03-09-2006, 06:02 AM

Naw dude, train sucks hard.

nincomepoop · #10 03-09-2006, 06:15 AM

Actually this band is in fact horrible, it's a proven fact.