The Silver Jews

Lyrics Tennessee The Silver Jews

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Tennessee


I saw the river playing in the valley
Rushing 'round a bend and skipping stones
I saw the meadow wobble in the moonlight
I've come to get my girl and take her home

Her doorbell plays a bar of Stephen Foster
Her sister never left and look what it cost her
We're gonna live in Nashville and I'll make a career
Out of writing sad songs and getting paid by the tear

Marry me and leave Kentucky
Come to Tennessee
'Cause you're the only ten I see
You're the only ten I see

I've looked through offices and honky-tonks for men man enough to be
Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee
Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee

Punk rock died when the first kid said
"Punk's not dead, punk's not dead"
You know Louisville is death, we've got to up and move
Because the dead do not improve

Goodbye you suckers and steady bad luckers
We're off to the land of club soda unbridled
We're off to the land of hot middle-aged women
Off tot he land whose blood runneth orange

Marry me and leave Kentucky
Come to Tennessee
'Cause you're the only ten I see
You're the only ten I see

I've looked through offices and honky-tonks for men man enough to be
Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee
Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee

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The lyrics TENNESSEE of THE SILVER JEWS is also present in the album Bright flight (2001)

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Biografia

The Silver Jews were an indie rock band from New York City, formed in 1989 by David Berman along with Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich of Pavement. Berman remained the only constant member throughout their existence, although Cassie Berman joined as a regular member in later albums. The band disbanded in 2009. Berman, a talented poet and writer, characterized the sound of The Silver Jews with introspective lyrics, often ironic and melancholic, exploring themes such as loneliness, alienation, and the search for meaning in modern life. The band's music was a mix of folk rock, lo-fi, and psychedelia, influenced by artists like Neil Young, The Velvet Underground, and Leonard Cohen. Among their most representative songs are 'Random Rules', 'How to Dispose of a Body' and 'Trains Across the Sea'.

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